[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 220 (Thursday, November 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78718-78719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25248]
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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 220 / Thursday, November 16, 2023 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-FTPP-23-0008]
Proposed Posting and Posting of Stockyards
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is taking action to
post stockyards under the Packers and Stockyards Act (P&S Act).
Specifically, we are proposing that 15 stockyards now operating subject
to the P&S Act be posted. Also, we are posting 10 stockyards that were
identified previously as operating subject to the P&S Act. We
determined that the stockyards meet the definition of a stockyard under
the P&S Act and, therefore, they have been posted.
DATES: For the proposed posting of stockyards, comments received on or
before December 18, 2023 will be considered.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments concerning
this notice. Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:
Internet: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: (202) 690-3207.
Mail, hand delivery, or courier: Dora Malykin, USDA, AMS,
1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 2097-S, Washington, DC 20250-3601.
Instructions: All comments 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 for public inspection. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna A. Ash, Marketing Specialist,
AMS, Packers, and Stockyards Division; Telephone: (202) 720-0222 or
Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AMS administers and enforces the P&S Act of
1921 (7 U.S.C. 181 et seq.). The P&S Act prohibits unfair, deceptive,
and fraudulent practices by livestock market agencies, dealers,
stockyard owners, meat packers, swine contractors, and live poultry
dealers in the livestock, poultry, and meatpacking industries.
Section 302(a) of the P&S Act (7 U.S.C. 202(a)) defines the term
``stockyard'' as ``any place, establishment, or facility commonly known
as stockyards, conducted, operated, or managed for profit or nonprofit
as a public market for livestock producers, feeders, market agencies,
and buyers, consisting of pens, or other enclosures, and their
appurtenances, in which live cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or
goats are received, held, or kept for sale or shipment in commerce.''
Section 302(b) of the P&S Act (7 U.S.C. 202(b)) requires the
Secretary of Agriculture to determine which stockyards meet this
definition, and to notify the owner of the stockyard and the public of
that determination by posting a notice in each designated stockyard.
Once the Secretary provides notice to the stockyard owner and the
public, the stockyard is subject to the provisions of Title III of the
P&S Act (7 U.S.C. 201-203 and 205-217a) until the Secretary de-posts
the stockyard by public notice. To post a stockyard, we assign the
stockyard a facility number, notify the stockyard owner, and send an
official posting notice to the stockyard owner to display in a public
area of the stockyard. This process is referred to as ``posting.'' The
date of posting is the date that the posting notices are physically
displayed at the stockyard. A facility that does not meet the
definition of a stockyard is not subject to the P&S Act and therefore
cannot be posted. A posted stockyard can be ``de-posted,'' which occurs
when the facility is no longer used as a stockyard.
We are hereby notifying stockyard owners and the public that the
following 15 stockyards meet the P&S Act's definition of a stockyard
and that we propose to designate these stockyards as posted stockyards.
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Proposed facility No. Stockyard name and location
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AL-198............................... Rocking L Horse Sales LLC, Mount
Hope, Alabama.
AL-199............................... Dennis Horse Sales, Audalusia,
Alabama.
AR-185............................... Hilltop Acres Goat & Sheep
Auction, LLC, Romance, Arkansas.
AR-186............................... Johnny Smith Livestock,
Plumerville, Arkansas.
GA-238............................... Southern Blitz/Heart of Dixie
Boer Goat Sale, Harlem, Georgia.
IN-169............................... Monroe Livestock Auction, LLC,
Monroe, Indiana.
MO-290............................... Show Me Horse Sale, Barnett,
Missouri.
MO-292............................... Lord S Nemo Auction, Kirksville,
Missouri.
MO-291............................... Owensville Auction LLC,
Owensville, Missouri.
MD-121............................... Wolfe Agricultural Actions, Inc.,
Thurmont, Maryland.
NY-180............................... Lakeview Sales Barn, Penn Yan,
New York.
OH-161............................... BLT Livestock, Inc., Maryville,
Ohio.
OK-226............................... D&D Auction Barn, LLC, Gans,
Oklahoma.
TN-219............................... Prestige Horse Sales, LLC,
Shelbyville, Tennessee.
VA-165............................... Cedar Grove Auctions, Charlotte,
Virginia.
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We are also notifying the public that the stockyards listed in the
following table meet the P&S Act's definition of a stockyard and,
therefore, we have posted these stockyards. On May 14, 2020, we
published a notice in the Federal Register (85 FR 28928) proposing to
post these 10 stockyards. Since we received no comments to our
proposal, we assigned the stockyards a facility number and notified the
owners of the stockyard facilities. Posting notices were sent to each
stockyard owner to display in public areas of their stockyard. The
table below reflects the date of posting for these stockyards.
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Stockyard name and Date of
Facility No. location posting
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NY-178....................... Davis Livestock Sales, 07/15/2020
Inc., Gouverneur, New
York.
NY-179....................... Argyle Livestock Station, 07/15/2020
LLC, Argyle, New York.
OK-266....................... Geary Livestock Market, 07/15/2020
LLC, Geary, Oklahoma.
OK-227....................... McDaniel Livestock 07/15/2020
Exchange LLC, Valliant,
Oklahoma.
TX-358....................... Mort Livestock Exchange, 07/16/2020
Canton, Texas.
TX-359....................... Amarillo West Stockyards 07/16/2020
LLC, Wildorado, Texas.
PA-164....................... Double E. Auction Service 07/16/2020
LLC, Quarryville,
Pennsylvania.
KY-190....................... Triple C. Auctions, 07/17/2020
Ewing, Kentucky.
FL-141....................... Cattleman's Market of 07/15/2020
Okeechobee LLC,
Okeechobee, Florida.
ND-134....................... Bismarck Livestock 07/15/2020
Auction, LLC, Bismarck,
North Dakota.
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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 202.
Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-25248 Filed 11-15-23; 8:45 am]
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