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Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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October 3, 2008
Meetings: Implementation of Farm Bill Amendments to the Packers and Stockyards 57588–57589 [E8–23413] PDF Notice Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Implementation of Farm Bill Amendments to the Packers and Stockyards; Notice of Town Hall Meetings AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice of Town Hall Meeting. SUMMARY: This notice announces three Town Hall meetings to allow interested parties to provide advice and recommendations to the Department of Agriculture's Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards... [read document]
 
October 2, 2008
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals 57319–57320 [E8–23260] PDF Notice Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces our intention to request a 3- year extension and revision of a currently approved information collection for... [read document]
 
September 29, 2008
Requests for Applications: Opportunity for Designation in Texas 56546–56547 [E8–22870] PDF Notice Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Opportunity for Designation in Texas AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice and Request for Applications. SUMMARY: The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is providing services in east Texas on an interim basis. GIPSA is asking persons interested in providing official services in all or part of the unassigned areas of Texas to submit an... [read document]
 
September 26, 2008
Solicitation of Nominations for Members of the Grain Inspection Advisory Committee 55812 [E8–22675] PDF Notice Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Solicitation of Nominations for Members of the Grain Inspection Advisory Committee AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice to solicit nominees. SUMMARY: The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is seeking nominations for individuals to serve on the Grain Inspection Advisory Committee (Advisory Committee). The Advisory Committee meets twice... [read document]
 
September 2, 2008
Designation: Aberdeen, SD, Decatur IL, Hastings NE, Fulton IL, Missouri, and South Carolina Areas 51268–51269 [E8–19539] PDF Notice Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Designation for the Aberdeen, (SD), Decatur (IL), Hastings (NE), Fulton (IL), Missouri, and South Carolina Areas AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: We are announcing designation of the following organizations to provide official services under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (USGSA): Aberdeen Grain Inspection, Inc. (Aberdeen); Decatur... [read document]
 
Designation: Jamestown, ND, Lincoln, NE, Memphis, TN, and Sioux City, IA Areas 51269–51271 [E8–19538] PDF Notice Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Opportunity for Designation in Jamestown (ND), Lincoln (NE), Memphis (TN), and Sioux City (IA) Areas, and Request for Comments on the Official Agencies Serving These Areas AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The designations of the official agencies listed below will end on March 31, 2009. We are asking persons interested in providing official services in... [read document]
 
July 7, 2008
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals 38394–38395 [E8–15300] PDF Notice Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: This notice announces our intention to request a revision of a currently approved information collection in support of the reporting and recordkeeping requirements under the Packers and Stockyards Act. This approval is required... [read document]
 
June 2, 2008
Designations: Georgia, Montana, and Cedar Rapids, IA Areas 31430 [E8–12236] PDF Notice Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Designation for the Georgia, Montana, and Cedar Rapids (IA) Areas AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: We are announcing designation of the following organizations to provide official services under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (USGSA): Georgia Department of Agriculture (Georgia); Montana Department of Agriculture (Montana); and... [read document]
 
Designations: Alabama, Essex, IL, Springfield, IL, Savage, MN, and Washington Areas 31431–31432 [E8–12194] PDF Notice Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Opportunity for Designation in Alabama, Essex (IL), Springfield (IL), Savage (MN), and Washington Areas, and Request for Comments on the Official Agencies Serving These Areas AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The designations of the official agencies listed below will end on December 31, 2008. We are asking persons interested in providing official... [read document]
 
April 29, 2008
Designation for the Maryland, New Jersey, and New York Areas 23181–23182 [E8–9324] PDF Notice Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Designation for the Maryland, New Jersey, and New York Areas AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: We are announcing designation of the following organizations to provide official services under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (USGSA): Maryland Department of Agriculture (Maryland); and D. R. Schaal Agency, Inc. (Schaal). DATES: Effective... [read document]
 
April 24, 2008
Proposed Posting of Stockyards; Correction 22128 [E8–8901] PDF Notice Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Proposed Posting of Stockyards; Correction AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for comments; correction. SUMMARY: The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration published a notice in the Federal Register (73 FR 15969) on March 26, 2008, announcing that 16 facilities now meet the definition of a stockyard under the Packers and Stockyards Act... [read document]
 
Meetings: Grain Inspection Advisory Committee 22128 [E8–8902] PDF Notice Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Advisory Committee Meeting AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meeting. SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this constitutes notice of the upcoming meeting of the Grain Inspection Advisory Committee. The Grain Inspection Advisory Committee meets twice annually to advise GIPSA on the programs and services we deliver under... [read document]
 
April 21, 2008
Weighing, Feed, and Swine Contractors 21286 [E8–8554] PDF Proposed Rule Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration 9 CFR Part 201 RIN 0580-AA99 Weighing, Feed, and Swine Contractors AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of reopening of comment period. SUMMARY: We published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register on February 11, 2008 (73 FR 7686), asking for comments on proposed amendments to four existing scales and weighing regulations issued under... [read document]
 
March 26, 2008
Applicants for Cedar Rapids, IA Area of Northeast Iowa, Southeast Minnesota, and East Texas; Request for Comments 15968 [E8–5538] PDF Notice Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Opportunity To Comment on the Applicants for the Cedar Rapids, IA Area Consisting of Northeast Iowa, Southeast Minnesota, and East Texas AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: GIPSA requests comments on the applicants for designation to provide official services in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa area that was open for designation. Gulf... [read document]
 
Proposed Posting of Stockyards 15969–15970 [E8–6090] PDF Notice Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Proposed Posting of Stockyards AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: This notice announces that 16 facilities now meet the definition of a stockyard under the Packers and Stockyards Act and therefore we propose to post signs identifying these facilities as posted stockyards. The purpose of this notice is to inform stockyard owners... [read document]
 
March 3, 2008
Designations: Owensboro, KY et al 11386–11387 [E8–3978] PDF Notice Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Designation for the Owensboro (KY), Bloomington (IL), Iowa Falls (IA), Casa Grande (AZ), Fargo (ND), Grand Forks (ND), Plainview (TX), and Amarillo (TX) Areas AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: We are announcing designation of the following organizations to provide official services under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (USGSA): J.W.... [read document]
 
Designations: Aberdeen, SD et al.; Request for Comments on the Official Agencies Serving These Areas 11387–11389 [E8–3980] PDF Notice Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Opportunity for Designation in Aberdeen (SD), Decatur (IL), Hastings (NE), Fulton (IL), Missouri, and South Carolina Areas, and Request for Comments on the Official Agencies Serving These Areas AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The designations of the official agencies listed below will end on September 30, 2008. We are asking persons interested in... [read document]
 
February 15, 2008
Opportunity to Comment on the Applicants for Maryland, New Jersey, and New York 8851–8852 [E8–2878] PDF Notice Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Opportunity To Comment on the Applicants for Maryland, New Jersey, and New York AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: GIPSA requests comments on the applicants for designation to provide official services in Maryland, New Jersey, and New York. Maryland Department of Agriculture (Maryland) applied for Maryland. D. R. Schaal Agency,... [read document]
 
Designation in Georgia, Cedar Rapids (IA), and the Montana Areas, and Request for Comments on the Official Agencies Serving These Areas; Correction 8851 [E8–2949] PDF Notice Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Correction of the December 3, 2007, Federal Register Notice Announcing Opportunities for Designation in Georgia, Cedar Rapids (IA), and the Montana Areas, and Request for Comments on the Official Agencies Serving These Areas AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice correction. SUMMARY: On December 3, 2007, GIPSA published a notice in the Federal Register announcing that... [read document]
 
February 11, 2008
Weighing, Feed, and Swine Contractors 7686–7690 [08–577] PDF Proposed Rule Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration 9 CFR Part 201 RIN 0580-AA99 Weighing, Feed, and Swine Contractors AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: We propose to amend four existing scales and weighing regulations issued under the Packers and Stockyards Act (P&S Act) to ensure that payments by live poultry dealers and swine contractors to poultry and swine production contract growers are... [read document]
 
February 8, 2008
Swine Contractors 7482–7484 [E8–2376] PDF Proposed Rule Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Proposed Rules Federal Register DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration 9 CFR Part 201 RIN 0580-AB01 Swine Contractors AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: We propose to add ``swine contractors'' to the list of regulated entities subject to specific regulations under the Packers and Stockyards Act (the P&S Act). In 2002, Congress added swine contractors as entities regulated under the... [read document]
 
February 1, 2008
United States Standards for Beans 6111–6112 [E8–1819] PDF Notice Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration United States Standards for Beans AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice of reopening of comment period. SUMMARY: We published a notice in the Federal Register on April 17, 2007 (72 FR 19169), inviting comments regarding the revision of the U.S. Standards for Beans. The proposed revisions would provide applicants for service with an optional grade designation for bean... [read document]
 
United States Standards for Whole Dry Peas, Split Peas, and Lentils 6112–6113 [E8–1820] PDF Notice Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration United States Standards for Whole Dry Peas, Split Peas, and Lentils AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice of reopening of comment period. SUMMARY: We published a notice in the Federal Register on April 17, 2007 (72 FR 19169), inviting comments regarding the revision of the U.S. Standards for Whole Dry Peas, Split Peas, and Lentils. The proposed revisions would... [read document]
 
December 5, 2007
Agency designation actions: Various States 68555–68556 [E7–23530] PDF Notice Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Opportunity for Designation in Maryland, New Jersey, and New York AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for applications. SUMMARY: The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) has received inquiries, letters, and requests for official services in the currently unassigned states of Maryland, New Jersey, and New York. GIPSA plans to... [read document]
 
December 3, 2007
Agency designation actions: Various states 67884–67885 [E7–23248] PDF Notice Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Opportunity To Comment on the Applicants for the North Central Texas Region, and the South Central California Region AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: GIPSA requests comments on the applicants for designation to provide official services in north central Texas, and the applicant for south central California. Enid Grain... [read document]
 
Agency designation actions: Various States 67885–67886 [E7–23239] PDF Notice Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Opportunity for Designation in Georgia, Cedar Rapids (IA), and Montana Areas, and Request for Comments on the Official Agencies Serving These Areas AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The designations of the official agencies listed below will end on June 30, 2008. We are asking persons interested in providing official services in the areas served by... [read document]
 
Agency designation actions: 67886–67887 [E7–23243] PDF Notice Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Designation for the Columbus (OH), Farwell (TX), and Decatur (IN) Areas AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: We are announcing designation of the following organizations to provide official services under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (USGSA): Columbus Grain Inspection, Inc. (Columbus); Farwell Grain Inspection, Inc. (Farwell); and... [read document]
 
November 6, 2007
Meetings: Grain Inspection Advisory Committee 62624–62625 [E7–21747] PDF Notice Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Advisory Committee Meeting AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meeting. SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this constitutes notice of the upcoming meeting of the Grain Inspection Advisory Committee. The Grain Inspection Advisory Committee meets twice annually to advise GIPSA on the programs and services we deliver under... [read document]
 
October 5, 2007
Ethanol production, differentiating grain inputs and standardized testing of ethanol production co-products; USDA role 56945 [E7–19733] PDF Proposed Rule Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Proposed Rules Federal Register DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration 7 CFR Chapter VIII RIN 0580-AB00 The Role of USDA in Differentiating Grain Inputs for Ethanol Production and Standardizing Testing of the Co-Products of Ethanol Production AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice of reopening and extension of comment period. SUMMARY: We published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal... [read document]
 
September 4, 2007
Agency designation actions: 50654–50657 [E7–17297] PDF Notice Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Opportunity for Designation in Owensboro (KY), Bloomington (IL), Iowa Falls (IA), Casa Grande (AZ), Fargo (ND), Grand Forks (ND), and Plainview (TX) Areas, and Request for Comments on the Official Agencies Serving These Areas AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The designations of the official agencies listed below will end on March 31, 2008. We are... [read document]
 
Agency designation actions: Various States 50654 [E7–17279] PDF Notice Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Designation for the Amarillo (TX), Cairo (IL), Louisiana, North Carolina, and Belmond (IA) Areas, and Opportunity for Designation To Provide Official Services in the North Central Texas Region AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: We are announcing designation of the following organizations to provide official services under the United States Grain... [read document]
 
August 20, 2007
Committees; establishment, renewal, termination, etc.: Grain Inspection Advisory Committee 46437–46438 [E7–16294] PDF Notice Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Solicitation of Nominations for Members of the Grain Inspection Advisory Committee AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice to solicit nominees. SUMMARY: We are seeking nominations for people to serve on GIPSA's Grain Inspection Advisory Committee. The Grain Inspection Advisory Committee meets twice annually to advise GIPSA on the programs and services we deliver under... [read document]
 
August 14, 2007
Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.: Tariffs; acceptance of non-tiered volume-based rate discounts; policy change 45415–45416 [E7–15814]