Proposed Posting, Posting, and Deposting of Stockyards, 17071-17072 [06-3301]

Download as PDF 17071 Notices Federal Register Vol. 71, No. 65 Wednesday, April 5, 2006 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Proposed Posting, Posting, and Deposting of Stockyards Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: SUMMARY: We propose to post nine stockyards. We have received information that the stockyards meet the definition of a stockyard under the Packers and Stockyards Act and, therefore, need to be posted. Posted stockyards are subject to the provisions of the Packers and Stockyards Act. We have posted one stockyard. We determined that the stockyard meets the definition of a stockyard under the Packers and Stockyards Act and, therefore, needed to be posted. We are also deposting two stockyards. These facilities can no longer be used as stockyards and, therefore, are no longer required to be posted. DATES: For the proposed posting of stockyards, we will consider comments that we receive by April 20, 2006. For the deposted stockyards, the deposting is effective on April 5, 2006. ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. You may submit comments by any of the following methods: • E-Mail: Send comments via electronic mail to comments.gipsa@usda.gov. • Mail: Send hardcopy written comments to Tess Butler, GIPSA, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 1647–S, Washington, DC 20250–3604. • Fax: Send comments by facsimile transmission to: (202) 690–2755. • Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver comments to: Tess Butler, GIPSA, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 1647–S, Washington, DC 20250–3604. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) administers and enforces the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921, as amended and supplemented (7 U.S.C. 1–229) (P&S Act). The P&S Act prohibits unfair, deceptive, and fraudulent practices by livestock market agencies, dealers, Facility No. * * * 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 inclosures, 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 requires the Secretary 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. After giving notice to the stockyard owner and to the public, the stockyard will be subject to the provisions of Title III of the P&S Act (7 U.S.C. 201–203 and 205–217a) until the Secretary deposts the stockyard by public notice. This document notifies the stockyard owners and the public that the following nine stockyards meet the definition of stockyard and that we propose to designate the stockyards as posted stockyards. Stockyard name and location NC—177 ......................................... GA—227 ......................................... FL—138 .......................................... GA—228 ......................................... GA—229 ......................................... MO—286 ......................................... TX—349 .......................................... PA—161 .......................................... FL—139 .......................................... Cliffside Horse Auction, Mooresboro, North Carolina. Friendship Farm Livestock Auction, Bartow, Georgia. Col. Jerry Colvin d.b.a. C.J. Auctions, Lamont, Florida. Triple R. Ranch, Lavonia, Georgia. Red Barn Livestock Auction, Inc., Sylvester, Georgia. Miller County Regional Stockyards, Eldon, Missouri. Rio Grand Classic, El Paso, Texas. Johas Lee Fisher & Jacob B. Fisher d.b.a. Fishers Quality Dairy Sales, Ronks, Pennsylvania. Arcadia Stockyard, Arcadia, Florida. This document also notifies the public that the following stockyard meets the definition of stockyard and that we have posted the stockyard. We published a notice proposing to post the stockyard on July 6, 2004 (69 FR 40597). wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES stockyard owners, meat packers, swine contractors, and live poultry dealers in the livestock, poultry, and meatpacking industries. Section 302 of the P&S Act (7 U.S.C. 202) defines the term ‘‘stockyard’’ as follows: We received no comments in response to the proposed posting notice. To post a stockyard, we assign the stockyard a facility number, notify the owner of the stockyard facility, and send notices to the owner of the stockyard to post on display in public areas of the stockyard. The date of posting is the date on which the posting notices are physically displayed. Facility No. Stockyard name and location CA–192 ................................ Red Ryder Ranch, Lancaster, California ..................................................................... VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:10 Apr 04, 2006 Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05APN1.SGM Date of posting 05APN1 May 23, 2005. 17072 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 65 / Wednesday, April 5, 2006 / Notices Additionally, this document notifies the public that the following two stockyards no longer meet the definition of stockyard and that we are deposting the facilities. We depost a stockyard when the facility can no longer be used as a stockyard. Some of the reasons a facility can no longer be used as a stockyard include: the facility has been moved and the posted facility is abandoned, the facility has been torn down or otherwise destroyed, such as by fire, the facility is dilapidated beyond repair, or the facility has been converted and its function changed. Facility No. Stockyard name and location SC–125 ................................ IA–149 .................................. York Stockyard, Inc., York, South Carolina ................................................................. Fairfield Livestock Auction, L.L.C., Fairfield, Iowa ....................................................... Effective Date This deposting is effective upon publication in the Federal Register because it relieves a restriction and, therefore, may be made effective in less than 30 days after publication in the Federal Register without prior notice or other public procedure. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 202. James E. Link, Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. [FR Doc. 06–3301 Filed 4–4–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–EN–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Utilities Service Georgia Transmission Corporation; Notice of Intent To Hold Public Scoping Meetings and Prepare an Environmental Assessment Rural Utilities Service, USDA. Notice of intent to hold public scoping meetings and prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA). AGENCY: wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES ACTION: SUMMARY: USDA Rural Development administers rural utilities programs through the Rural Utilities Service. USDA Rural Development (the Agency) intends to hold public scoping meetings and prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) in connection with potential impacts related to projects proposed by Georgia Transmission Corporation (GTC), with headquarters in Tucker, Georgia. The proposal consists of the construction of approximately 55 miles of 500 kilovolt transmission line and approximately 13 miles of 230 kilovolt transmission line, a 500/230 kilovolt substation and a switching station. The 500-kilovolt transmission line project would be located in Putnam, Morgan, Walton and Oconee Counties, Georgia. The 230 kilovolt transmission line projects would be located in Walton County, Georgia. The substation and switching station are also located in Walton County, Georgia. In addition, a 230 kilovolt transmission line in Walton and Oconee Counties and VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:34 Apr 04, 2006 Jkt 208001 a 230/115 kilovolt substation in Oconee County are included in the proposal as a connected action. GTC is requesting the Agency provide financing for the proposed action. DATES: The Agency will conduct two Scoping Meetings in an open house format, seeking the input of the public and other interested parties. The meetings will be held from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m., on April 17 & 18, 2006. ADDRESSES: The April 17, 2006 meeting will be held at the Carver Middle School Gymnasium, Monroe, Georgia, ZIP: 30655, Phone: 770 270–7741 or 770 267–6000. The address is 1095 Good Hope Road, Monroe, Georgia. The April 18, 2006 meeting will be held from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m., at the MadisonMorgan Cultural Center, Madison, Georgia, ZIP: 30650–1640, Phone: 706– 342–4743. The Community Center address is 434 South Main Street, located on South Main Street between Foster Street and Hill Street. An Electric Alternatives Evaluation and Macro Corridor Study Report, prepared by Georgia Transmission Corporation, will be presented at the public scoping meetings. The Report will be available for public review at the Agency’s address provided in this notice, at the Agency’s Web site: https:// www.usda.gov/rus/ water/ees/ea.htm, at Georgia Transmission Corporation, 2100 East Exchange Place, Tucker, Georgia 30084 and at the: Morgan County Library: 1131 East Avenue, Madison, GA, 706–342–1206. Eatonton Putnam County Library: 309 North Madison Avenue, Eatonton, GA, 706–485–6768. Walton-Monroe Public Library: 217 West Spring Street, Monroe, GA 30655, Phone: (770) 267–4630. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Strength, Environmental Protection Specialist, USDA Rural Development, Utilities Programs, Engineering and Environmental Staff, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 1571, Washington, DC 20250–1571, telephone (202) 720–0468. Mrs. Strength’s e-mail address is stephanie.strength@wdc.usda.gov. PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Date posted April 18, 1960. May 19, 1959. Georgia Transmission Corporation proposes to construct a 500 kilovolt transmission line between the proposed East Walton 500/230 kV Substation located in the vicinity of Highway 186 and Jones Woods Road in Walton County, Georgia to Georgia Power Company’s proposed Rockville Switching Station that would be located approximately 3 miles southwest of Wallace Dam and 1 mile east of the intersection of the existing Scherer-Warthen 500 kV and Eatonton Primary-Wallace Dam 230 kV Transmission Lines in Putnam County, Georgia. The approximate length of the 500 kV Transmission Line is 55 miles. Georgia Transmission Corporation also proposes to construct a 230 kilovolt transmission line between the proposed East Walton 500/230 kV Substation and the proposed Bostwick Switching Station. The proposed Bostwick Switching Station would be located in the vicinity of the intersection of Georgia Transmission Corporation’s existing East Social Circle-East Watkinsville 230 kV Transmission Line and the proposed East Walton-Rockville 500 kV Transmission Line. The approximate length of the East WaltonBostwick 230 kV Transmission Line would be 3 miles. In addition, Georgia Transmission proposes to construct a 230 kilovolt transmission line between the proposed East Walton 500/230 kV Substation and MEAG Power’s proposed Jack’s Creek Switching Station that would be located in the proximity of GTC’s LG&E Monroe Substation. The approximate length of the proposed East Walton-Jack’s Creek 230 kilovolt Transmission Line is 9 miles. Lattice steel towers ranging in height from 80to 150-feet would support the proposed East Walton-Rockville 500 kV conductors. It would require a right-ofway of 180 feet. Guyed and unguyed concrete or steel poles ranging in height from 80- to 120-feet would support the East Walton-Bostwick 230 kV and the East Walton-Jack’s Creek 230 kV conductors. Both lines would require a right-of-way of 35 feet if located parallel to a road; 75-feet if located parallel to an existing transmission line; or 100-feet SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\05APN1.SGM 05APN1

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statements of organization and functions are examples of documents 
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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 65 / Wednesday, April 5, 2006 / 
Notices

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Proposed Posting, Posting, and Deposting of Stockyards

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We propose to post nine stockyards. We have received 
information that the stockyards meet the definition of a stockyard 
under the Packers and Stockyards Act and, therefore, need to be posted. 
Posted stockyards are subject to the provisions of the Packers and 
Stockyards Act. We have posted one stockyard. We determined that the 
stockyard meets the definition of a stockyard under the Packers and 
Stockyards Act and, therefore, needed to be posted. We are also 
deposting two stockyards. These facilities can no longer be used as 
stockyards and, therefore, are no longer required to be posted.

DATES: For the proposed posting of stockyards, we will consider 
comments that we receive by April 20, 2006.
    For the deposted stockyards, the deposting is effective on April 5, 
2006.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. You may 
submit comments by any of the following methods:
     E-Mail: Send comments via electronic mail to 
comments.gipsa@usda.gov.
     Mail: Send hardcopy written comments to Tess Butler, 
GIPSA, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 1647-S, Washington, DC 
20250-3604.
     Fax: Send comments by facsimile transmission to: (202) 
690-2755.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver comments to: Tess 
Butler, GIPSA, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 1647-S, 
Washington, DC 20250-3604.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration (GIPSA) administers and enforces the Packers and 
Stockyards Act of 1921, as amended and supplemented (7 U.S.C. 1-229) 
(P&S Act). 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 of the P&S Act (7 U.S.C. 202) defines the term 
``stockyard'' as follows:

    * * * 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 inclosures, 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 requires the Secretary 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. After giving notice to the stockyard owner 
and to the public, the stockyard will be subject to the provisions of 
Title III of the P&S Act (7 U.S.C. 201-203 and 205-217a) until the 
Secretary deposts the stockyard by public notice.
    This document notifies the stockyard owners and the public that the 
following nine stockyards meet the definition of stockyard and that we 
propose to designate the stockyards as posted stockyards.

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           Facility No.                  Stockyard name and location
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NC--177...........................  Cliffside Horse Auction, Mooresboro,
                                     North Carolina.
GA--227...........................  Friendship Farm Livestock Auction,
                                     Bartow, Georgia.
FL--138...........................  Col. Jerry Colvin d.b.a. C.J.
                                     Auctions, Lamont, Florida.
GA--228...........................  Triple R. Ranch, Lavonia, Georgia.
GA--229...........................  Red Barn Livestock Auction, Inc.,
                                     Sylvester, Georgia.
MO--286...........................  Miller County Regional Stockyards,
                                     Eldon, Missouri.
TX--349...........................  Rio Grand Classic, El Paso, Texas.
PA--161...........................  Johas Lee Fisher & Jacob B. Fisher
                                     d.b.a. Fishers Quality Dairy Sales,
                                     Ronks, Pennsylvania.
FL--139...........................  Arcadia Stockyard, Arcadia, Florida.
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    This document also notifies the public that the following stockyard 
meets the definition of stockyard and that we have posted the 
stockyard. We published a notice proposing to post the stockyard on 
July 6, 2004 (69 FR 40597). We received no comments in response to the 
proposed posting notice. To post a stockyard, we assign the stockyard a 
facility number, notify the owner of the stockyard facility, and send 
notices to the owner of the stockyard to post on display in public 
areas of the stockyard. The date of posting is the date on which the 
posting notices are physically displayed.

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              Facility No.                        Stockyard name and location               Date of posting
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CA-192..................................  Red Ryder Ranch, Lancaster, California....  May 23, 2005.
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    Additionally, this document notifies the public that the following 
two stockyards no longer meet the definition of stockyard and that we 
are deposting the facilities. We depost a stockyard when the facility 
can no longer be used as a stockyard. Some of the reasons a facility 
can no longer be used as a stockyard include: the facility has been 
moved and the posted facility is abandoned, the facility has been torn 
down or otherwise destroyed, such as by fire, the facility is 
dilapidated beyond repair, or the facility has been converted and its 
function changed.

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              Facility No.                        Stockyard name and location                 Date posted
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SC-125..................................  York Stockyard, Inc., York, South Carolina  April 18, 1960.
IA-149..................................  Fairfield Livestock Auction, L.L.C.,        May 19, 1959.
                                           Fairfield, Iowa.
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Effective Date

    This deposting is effective upon publication in the Federal 
Register because it relieves a restriction and, therefore, may be made 
effective in less than 30 days after publication in the Federal 
Register without prior notice or other public procedure.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 202.

James E. Link,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 06-3301 Filed 4-4-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-EN-P
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