[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 179 (Monday, September 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 75526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20981]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc. No. AMS-FGIS-24-0056]


Opportunity To Comment on Applicants for the Southeast Texas U.S. 
Grain Standards Act Designation Area

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Midsouth Grain Inspection Service and Grain Inspection 
Services of Texas, LLC have applied for designation under the U.S. 
Grain Standards Act to provide official services in the Southeast Texas 
designation area. The geographic area is described in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section below. The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is 
asking for comments on these applicants.

DATES: Comments must be received by October 1, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
concerning this notice and view the applications:
    To Submit Comments: Go to Regulations.gov (https://www.regulations.gov). Instructions for submitting and reading comments 
are detailed on the site. All comments must be submitted through the 
Federal e-rulemaking portal at https://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.
    To 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 https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Weiland, Grain Marketing 
Specialist, Telephone 202-989-5995; Email: [email protected] 
or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the July 18, 2024 edition of the Federal 
Register (89 FR 58327), AMS requested applications from persons 
interested in providing official services under the U.S. Grain 
Standards Act in the Southeast Texas designation area. There are two 
applicants for the Southeast Texas area: Midsouth Grain Inspection 
Service (Midsouth Grain) and Grain Inspection Services of Texas, LLC 
(Texas Grain). Both applicants are currently designated official 
agencies and both applicants have applied for the entire unassigned 
area.
    The Southeast Texas designation area includes the following 
counties in Texas: Aransas, Bee, Brazoria, Brooks, Calhoun, Cameron, 
Chambers, Colorado, Dimmit, Duval, Fort Bend, Galveston, Goliad, 
Harris, Hidalgo, Jackson, Jefferson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kennedy, 
Kleberg, La Salle, Live Oak, Matagorda, McMullen, Nueces, Refugio, San 
Patricio, Starr, Victoria, Waller, Webb, Wharton, Willacy, and Zapata. 
This area excludes any established or future export port locations, 
which are serviced by the Federal Grain Inspection Service.
    This notice provides interested persons the opportunity to comment 
on the quality of services provided by Midsouth Grain and Texas Grain. 
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). All comments should be submitted 
through the Federal e-rulemaking portal at https://www.regulations.gov.
    AMS considers applications, comments, and other available 
information, such as audit reports and site visits, when determining 
which applicants will be designated.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k.

Melissa Bailey,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-20981 Filed 9-13-24; 8:45 am]
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