[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 27 (Monday, February 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7527-7528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02625]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Doc No. AMS-FGIS-19-0097]


Opportunity for Designation in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Area; 
Request for Comments on the Official Agency Servicing This Area

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The designation of the official agency listed below will end 
on June 30, 2020. We are asking persons or governmental agencies 
interested in providing official services in the area presently served 
by this agency to submit an application for designation. In addition, 
we are asking for comments on the quality of services provided by the 
following designated agency: Mid-Iowa Grain Inspection, Inc. (Mid-
Iowa).

DATES: Applications and comments must be received by March 11, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit applications and comments concerning this notice 
using the following methods:
     To apply for Designation: Use FGISonline (https://fgisonline.ams.usda.gov) 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.
     To submit Comments: Go to Regulations.gov (http://www.regulations.gov). Instructions for submitting and reading comments 
are detailed on the site. Interested persons are invited to submit 
written comments concerning this notice. All comments must be submitted 
through the Federal e-rulemaking portal at http://www.regulations.gov 
and should reference the document number and the date and page number 
of this issue of the Federal Register. All comments submitted in 
response to this notice will be included in the record and will be made 
available to the public. Please be advised that the identity of the 
individuals or entities submitting comments will be made public on the 
internet at the address provided above.

READ APPLICATIONS AND COMMENTS:  All comments will be available for 
public inspection online at http://www.regulations.gov. If you would 
like to view the applications, please contact us at [email protected] 
(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

    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the USGSA, the following geographic 
area, in the States of Iowa, Illinois, and Minnesota, is assigned to 
Mid-Iowa:

In Iowa

    Bounded on the north by the northern Winneshiek and Allamakee 
County lines; bounded on the east by the eastern Allamakee County line; 
the eastern and southern Clayton County lines; the eastern Buchanan 
County line; the northern Jones and Jackson County lines; the eastern 
Jackson and Clinton County lines; southern Clinton County line; the 
eastern Cedar County line south to State Route 130; bounded on the 
south by State Route 130 west to State Route 38; State Route 38 south 
to Interstate 80; Interstate 80 west to U.S. Route 63; and bounded on 
the west by U.S. Route 63 north to State Route 8; State Route 8 east to 
State Route 21; State Route 21 north to D38; D38 east to V49; V49 north 
to Bremer County; the southern Bremer County line; the western Fayette 
and Winneshiek County lines.

In Illinois

    Northern Area: Carroll and Whiteside Counties.
    Central Area: Bounded on the north by State Route 18 east to U.S. 
Route 51; U.S. Route 51 south to State Route 17; State Route 17 east to 
Livingston County; and the Livingston County line east to State Route 
47; bounded on the east by State Route 47 south to State Route 116; 
State Route 116 west to Pontiac, which intersects with a straight line 
running north and south through Arrowsmith to the southern McLean 
County line; the southern McLean County line east to the eastern DeWitt 
County line; the eastern DeWitt County line; the eastern Macon County 
line south to Interstate 72; Interstate 72 northeast to the eastern 
Piatt County line; the eastern Piatt, Moultrie, and Shelby County 
lines; bounded on the south by the southern Shelby County line; and a 
straight line running along the southern Montgomery County line west to 
State Route 16 to a point approximately one mile northeast of Irving; 
and bounded on the west by a straight line from this point northeast to 
Stonington on State Route 48; a straight line from Stonington northwest 
to Elkhart on Interstate 55; a straight line from Elkhart northeast to 
the west side of Beason on State Route 10; State Route 10 west to the 
Logan County line; the western Logan County line; the southern Tazewell 
County line; the western Tazewell County line; the western Peoria 
County line north to Interstate 74; Interstate 74 southeast to State 
Route 116; State Route 116 north to State Route 26; and State Route 26 
north to State Route 18.

In Minnesota

    Fillmore, Houston, Olmstead, Wabasha, and Winona Counties.

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    The following grain elevators are not part of this geographic area 
assignment and are assigned to: Champaign-Danville Grain Inspection 
Departments, Inc.: East Lincoln Farmers Grain Co., Lincoln, Logan 
County, Illinois; Okaw Cooperative, Cadwell, Moultrie County, Illinois; 
ADM (3 elevators), Farmer City, DeWitt County, Illinois; and Topflight 
Grain Company, Monticello, Piatt County, Illinois.

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 Iowa, 
Illinois, and Minnesota is for the period beginning July 1, 2020, to 
June 30, 2025. To apply for designation, please apply at FGISonline 
(https://fgisonline.ams.usda.gov); or, to request more information, 
contact Jacob Thein at the address listed above.

Request for Comments

    In this designation process, we are requesting comments on the 
quality of services provided by the Mid-Iowa official agency. We are, 
also, interested in receiving comments citing reasons and pertinent 
data supporting or objecting to the designation of an applicant. Such 
comments should be submitted through the Federal e-rulemaking portal at 
http://www.regulations.gov.
    We consider applications, comments, and other available information 
when determining which applicants will be designated.

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

    Dated: February 4, 2020.
Bruce Summers,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-02625 Filed 2-7-20; 8:45 am]
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