[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 29839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13451]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc No. AMS-FGIS-19-0027]


Opportunity for Designation in the South Carolina Area

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The interim designation of the South Carolina Department of 
Agriculture will end on September 30, 2019. We are asking persons or 
governmental agencies interested in providing official services in the 
areas presently served by this agency to submit an application for 
designation. The realignment of offices within the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture authorized by the Secretary's Memorandum dated November 14, 
2017, eliminates the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration (GIPSA) as a standalone agency. The grain inspection 
activities formerly part of GIPSA are now organized under the 
Agricultural Marketing Service.

DATES: Applications must be received by July 25, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit applications concerning this Notice using any of the 
following methods:
     Applying for Designation on the Internet: Use FGISonline 
(https://fgis.gipsa.usda.gov/default_home_FGIS.aspx) and then click on 
the Delegations/Designations and Export Registrations (DDR) link. You 
will need to obtain an FGISonline customer number and USDA 
eAuthentication username and password prior to applying.
     Mail, Courier or Hand Delivery: Jacob Thein, Compliance 
Officer, USDA, AMS, FGIS, QACD, 10383 North Ambassador Drive, Kansas 
City, MO 64153.
     Email: [email protected].
    Read Applications: All applications will be available for public 
inspection at the office above during regular business hours (7 CFR 
1.27(c)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Thein, 816-866-2223 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 7(f) of the United States Grain 
Standards Act (USGSA) authorizes the Secretary to designate a qualified 
applicant to provide official services in a specified area after 
determining that the applicant is better able than any other applicant 
to provide such official services (7 U.S.C. 79(f)). Under section 7(g) 
of the USGSA (7 U.S.C. 79(g)), designations of official agencies are 
effective for no longer than five years, unless terminated by the 
Secretary, and may be renewed according to the criteria and procedures 
prescribed in section 7(f) of the USGSA.

Area Open for Designation

State of South Carolina

    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the USGSA, the following geographic 
area in the State of South Carolina is assigned to the South Carolina 
Department of Agriculture: In South Carolina.
    The entire State, except those export port locations within the 
State, which are serviced by the South Carolina Department of 
Agriculture.

Opportunity for Designation

    Interested persons or governmental agencies may apply for 
designation to provide official services in the geographic area 
specified above under the provisions of section 7(f) of the USGSA and 7 
CFR 800.196. Designation in the specified geographic area in South 
Carolina is for the period beginning October 1, 2019, to September 30, 
2024. To apply for designation or to request more information, contact 
Jacob Thein at the address listed above.

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 71-87k.

    Dated: June 20, 2019.
Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-13451 Filed 6-24-19; 8:45 am]
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