[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 230 (Friday, December 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 68625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26262]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc. No AMS-FGIS-21-0043]


Opportunity To Comment on Applicants for the West Lafayette, 
Indiana U.S. Grain Standards Act Designation Area

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In the June 28, 2021, Federal Register, AMS asked persons 
interested in providing official U.S. Grain Standards Act services in 
the West Lafayette, Indiana designation area to submit an application. 
There are two applicants for the West Lafayette, Indiana area: 
Champaign-Danville Grain Inspection Departments, Inc. (Champaign) and 
North Dakota Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (North Dakota). Both 
applicants are currently designated official agencies and applied for 
designation to provide official services for the entire area formerly 
assigned to Titus Grain Inspection, Inc. Each applicant is also 
currently serving in an interim designation capacity. The geographic 
area is described in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below. We are asking 
for comments on these applicants.

DATES: Comments must be received by January 3, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments concerning this Notice using any of the 
following methods:
     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: If you would like to view the 
applications, please contact us at [email protected]. All comments will 
be available for public inspection online at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Austyn Hughes at [email protected] or 
816-266-5066.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The area, in the State of Indiana, includes 
Benton (east of U.S. Route 41), Carroll (north of State Route 25), 
Fountain (east of U.S. Route 41), Jasper (south of U.S. Route 24), 
Newton (east of State Route 55 and south of U.S. Route 24), Pulaski, 
Tippecanoe, Warren (east of U.S. Route 41), and White Counties.
    The following grain elevators are part of this interim geographic 
area assignment. In Champaign-Danville Grain Inspection Department, 
Inc.'s area: Boswell Chase Grain, Inc., Boswell, Benton County, 
Indiana. In North Dakota Grain Inspection Service, Inc.'s area: The 
Andersons, Delphi, Carroll County; Frick Services, Inc., Leiters Ford, 
Fulton County; and Cargill, Inc., Linden, Montgomery County, Indiana.

Request for Comments

    We are publishing this Notice to provide interested persons the 
opportunity to comment on the quality of services provided by the 
Champaign and North Dakota official agencies. In the designation 
process, we are particularly interested in receiving comments citing 
reasons and pertinent data supporting or objecting to the designation 
of the applicant(s). Such comments should be submitted through the 
Federal e-rulemaking portal at http://www.regulations.gov.
    We consider applications, comments, and other available 
information, such as audit reports, when determining which applicants 
will be designated.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k.

Melissa Bailey,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-26262 Filed 12-2-21; 8:45 am]
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