Cancellation of California's Delegation and Designation and the Opportunity for Designation in the California Area, 2844 [05-885]
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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 11 / Tuesday, January 18, 2005 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Sierra County, CA, Resource Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Sierra County Resource
Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet on
January 27, 2005, in Downieville,
California. The purpose of the meeting
is to discuss issues relating to
implementing the Secure Rural Schools
and Community Self-Determination Act
of 2000 (Payments to States) and the
expenditure of Title II funds benefiting
National Forest System lands on the
Humboldt-Toiyabe, Plumas and Tahoe
National Forests in Sierra County.
DATES: The meeting will be held
Thursday, January 27, 2005, at 10 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Memorial Hall in Downieville, CA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann
Westling, Committee Coordinator,
USDA, Tahoe National Forest, 631
Coyote St., Nevada City, CA 95959,
(530) 478–6205, e-mail:
awestling@fs.fed.us.
Agenda
items to be covered include: (1)
Welcome and announcements; (2) status
of previously approved projects; and (3)
review of and decisions on new projects
proposals for current year. The meeting
is open to the public and the public will
have an opportunity to comment at the
meeting. The meeting will be
rescheduled if weather conditions
warrant.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: January 10, 2005.
Steven T. Eubanks,
Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 05–897 Filed 1–14–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration
[04–CA–A]
Cancellation of California’s Delegation
and Designation and the Opportunity
for Designation in the California Area
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The United States Grain
Standards Act, as amended (Act),
provides that official agency
designations will end not later than
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triennially and may be renewed. The
California Department of Food and
Agriculture (California) is designated to
provide official inspection and weighing
services until December 31, 2005,
according to the Act. California is also
delegated to provide export services.
California advised Grain Inspection,
Packers and Stockyards Administration
(GIPSA) that they will cease providing
official services on May 1, 2005.
Accordingly, GIPSA is announcing that
California’s delegation and designation
will be canceled effective April 30,
2005. GIPSA is asking for applicants for
domestic service in the California area.
DATES: Applications and comments
must be postmarked or electronically
dated on or before February 17, 2005.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit
applications and comments on this
notice. You may submit applications
and comments by any of the following
methods:
• Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver to
Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch,
Compliance Division, GIPSA, USDA,
Room 1647–S, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250.
• Fax: Send by facsimile transmission
to (202) 690–2755, attention: Janet M.
Hart.
• E-mail: Send via electronic mail to
Janet.M.Hart@usda.gov.
• Mail: Send hardcopy to Janet M.
Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance
Division, GIPSA, USDA, STOP 3604,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–3604.
Read Applications and Comments:
All applications and comments will be
available for public inspection at the
office above during regular business
hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Janet M. Hart at 202–720–8525, e-mail
Janet.M.Hart@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
action has been reviewed and
determined not to be a rule or regulation
as defined in Executive Order 12866
and Departmental Regulation 1512–1;
therefore, the Executive Order and
Departmental Regulation do not apply
to this action.
Section 7(f)(1) of the Act authorizes
GIPSA’ Administrator 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. GIPSA designated
California, headquarters in Sacramento,
California, to provide official inspection
services under the Act on January 1,
2003.
Section 7(g)(1) of the Act provides
that designations of official agencies
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will end not later than triennially and
may be renewed according to the
criteria and procedures prescribed in
section 7(f) of the Act. The designation
of California ends on December 31,
2005, according to the Act. However,
California asked GIPSA for a voluntary
cancellation of their designation
effective April 30, 2005. Accordingly,
California’s designation will cease
effective April 30, 2005, and GIPSA is
asking for applicants to provide official
service.
Pursuant to section 7(f)(2) of the Act,
the following geographic area, the entire
State of California, except those export
port locations within the State, is
assigned to this official agency. For
export service after April 30, 2005,
contact Michael Johnson, Federal State
Manager, telephone number 916–376–
1930. Interested persons are hereby
given the opportunity to apply for
designation to provide official services
in the geographic areas specified above
under provisions of section 7(f) of the
Act and section 800.196(d) of the
regulations issued thereunder. Persons
wishing to apply for designation should
contact the Compliance Division at the
address listed above for forms and
information, or obtain applications at
the GIPSA Web site, https://
www.usda.gov/gipsa/oversight/
parovreg.htm.
Authority: Pub. L. 94–582, 90 Stat. 2867,
as amended (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.).
David R. Shipman,
Deputy Administrator, Grain Inspection,
Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 05–885 Filed 1–14–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Announcement of Grant and Loan
Application Deadlines and Funding
Levels
AGENCY:
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice of funding availability
and solicitation of applications.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service
(RUS) announces the Fiscal Year (FY)
2005 funding levels available for its
Distance Learning and Telemedicine
(DLT) grant, combination loan-grant and
loan programs. In addition, RUS
announces the minimum and maximum
amounts for DLT combination loangrants and loans applicable for the fiscal
year and the solicitation of combination
loan-grant and loan applications.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
[04-CA-A]
Cancellation of California's Delegation and Designation and the
Opportunity for Designation in the California Area
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act),
provides that official agency designations will end not later than
triennially and may be renewed. The California Department of Food and
Agriculture (California) is designated to provide official inspection
and weighing services until December 31, 2005, according to the Act.
California is also delegated to provide export services. California
advised Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)
that they will cease providing official services on May 1, 2005.
Accordingly, GIPSA is announcing that California's delegation and
designation will be canceled effective April 30, 2005. GIPSA is asking
for applicants for domestic service in the California area.
DATES: Applications and comments must be postmarked or electronically
dated on or before February 17, 2005.
ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit applications and comments on this
notice. You may submit applications and comments by any of the
following methods:
Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver to Janet M. Hart, Chief,
Review Branch, Compliance Division, GIPSA, USDA, Room 1647-S, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250.
Fax: Send by facsimile transmission to (202) 690-2755,
attention: Janet M. Hart.
E-mail: Send via electronic mail to Janet.M.Hart@usda.gov.
Mail: Send hardcopy to Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review
Branch, Compliance Division, GIPSA, USDA, STOP 3604, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3604.
Read Applications and Comments: All applications and comments will
be available for public inspection at the office above during regular
business hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet M. Hart at 202-720-8525, e-mail
Janet.M.Hart@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This action has been reviewed and determined
not to be a rule or regulation as defined in Executive Order 12866 and
Departmental Regulation 1512-1; therefore, the Executive Order and
Departmental Regulation do not apply to this action.
Section 7(f)(1) of the Act authorizes GIPSA' Administrator 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. GIPSA designated
California, headquarters in Sacramento, California, to provide official
inspection services under the Act on January 1, 2003.
Section 7(g)(1) of the Act provides that designations of official
agencies will end not later than triennially and may be renewed
according to the criteria and procedures prescribed in section 7(f) of
the Act. The designation of California ends on December 31, 2005,
according to the Act. However, California asked GIPSA for a voluntary
cancellation of their designation effective April 30, 2005.
Accordingly, California's designation will cease effective April 30,
2005, and GIPSA is asking for applicants to provide official service.
Pursuant to section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic
area, the entire State of California, except those export port
locations within the State, is assigned to this official agency. For
export service after April 30, 2005, contact Michael Johnson, Federal
State Manager, telephone number 916-376-1930. Interested persons are
hereby given the opportunity to apply for designation to provide
official services in the geographic areas specified above under
provisions of section 7(f) of the Act and section 800.196(d) of the
regulations issued thereunder. Persons wishing to apply for designation
should contact the Compliance Division at the address listed above for
forms and information, or obtain applications at the GIPSA Web site,
https://www.usda.gov/gipsa/oversight/parovreg.htm.
Authority: Pub. L. 94-582, 90 Stat. 2867, as amended (7 U.S.C.
71 et seq.).
David R. Shipman,
Deputy Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-885 Filed 1-14-05; 8:45 am]
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