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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration
Proposed Posting of Stockyards
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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 and the public of the
posting status of all these facilities, and
to provide an opportunity to comment
on whether the facilities should be
posted.
For the proposed posting of
stockyards, we will consider comments
that we receive by April 10, 2008.
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 H. Tess Butler, GIPSA,
USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Room 1633–S, Washington, DC
20250–3604.
DATES:
• Fax: Send comments by facsimile
transmission to: (202) 690–2755.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver
comments to: H. Tess Butler, GIPSA,
USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Room 1643–S, Washington, DC
20250–3604.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
The Grain
Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration (GIPSA) administers
and enforces the Packers and Stockyards
Act of 1921 (7 U.S.C. 181–229) (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:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
* * * 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
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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. To post a stockyard, we
assign the stockyard a facility number,
notify the owner of the stockyard
facility, and send an official posting
notice to the owner of the stockyard to
post on display in public areas of the
stockyard. The entire process is referred
to as posting. The date of posting is the
date on which the posting notices are
physically displayed. A facility that
doesn’t meet the definition of stockyard
in the P&S Act isn’t posted and
therefore isn’t subject to provisions of
the Packers and Stockyards Act. A
posted stockyard can be deposted. We
depost a stockyard when the facility can
no longer be used as a stockyard.
This document notifies the stockyard
owners and the public that the
following 16 facilities meet the
definition of a stockyard and that we,
therefore, propose to post them. If we do
not receive comments about these
facilities, we expect that they will be
posted by DD/MM/YY. If we receive
comments that these facilities do not
meet the definition of a stockyard, these
facilities may not be posted, or the
posting may be delayed while we
consider the comments.
Facility number
Stockyard name and location
AL–195 ........................................................................................................
AL–196 ........................................................................................................
AR–180 ........................................................................................................
AR–181 ........................................................................................................
CO–156 .......................................................................................................
GA–231 .......................................................................................................
MO–288 .......................................................................................................
MS–176 .......................................................................................................
NY–176 ........................................................................................................
SC–162 ........................................................................................................
TN–197 ........................................................................................................
TN–198 ........................................................................................................
RS Auctions, Clayton, Alabama.
Clay County Goat & Poultry Auction, Goodwater, Alabama.
King Livestock Goat and Sheep Auction, North Lonoke, Arkansas.
G.P. Rivers d.b.a. Rivers Horse Center, Lewisville, Arkansas.
Western Slope Cattlemen’s Livestock Auction, LLC, Loma, Colorado.
Thomas County Stockyards, Inc., Thomasville, Georgia.
CRS Sales LLC, Hughlandville, Missouri.
Cuevas Auction, Picayune, Mississippi.
Howard W. Visscher, Hilltop Dairy Auction, Savannah, New York.
Claxton’s Auction Co., LLC, Ruffin, South Carolina.
Jimmy Brown d.b.a. JB Livestock Auction, Gleason, Tennessee.
Wallace P. Mitchell d.b.a. Mitchell’s Trade Center & Auctions, Inc.,
Castalian Springs, Tennessee.
Middle Tennessee Sheep and Goat Sale, LLC, Dickson, Tennessee.
Hereford Livestock Exchange, Hereford, Texas.
Blythe Livestock, LLC, Courtland, Virginia.
Turenne Livestock Market, Thorp, Wisconsin.
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TN–199
TX–350
VA–163
WI–150
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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 202.
James E. Link,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business—Cooperative Service
Request for Proposals: Fiscal Year
2008 Funding Opportunity for 1890
Land-Grant Institutions Rural
Entrepreneurial Outreach and
Development Initiative
Rural Business—Cooperative
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Initial notice of request for
proposals.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Business and Cooperative
Programs are administered through
USDA Rural Development. USDA Rural
Development announces the availability
of approximately $1.5 million in
competitive cooperative agreement
funds. USDA Rural Development hereby
requests proposals from 1890 LandGrant Universities and Tuskegee
University (1890 Institutions) for
competitively awarded cooperative
agreements for projects that support
USDA Rural Development’s goals and
objectives of providing technical
assistance for business creation in
economically challenged rural
communities, for educational programs
to develop and improve upon the
professional skills of rural
entrepreneurs, and for outreach and
promotion of USDA Rural
Development’s programs in small rural
communities with the greatest economic
need. Project proposals must be
designed to overcome currently
identified economic problems and lead
to sustainable economic development.
Project proposals that address both
traditional and nontraditional business
enterprises are encouraged. This
initiative seeks to create a working
partnership between USDA Rural
Development and the 1890 Institutions
through cooperative agreements. A
cooperative agreement requires
substantial involvement of the
Government agency in carrying out the
objectives of the project.
Cooperative agreements will be
awarded to the project proposals
receiving the highest scores as
determined by a peer review panel of
USDA employees knowledgeable of the
subject matter. Awards will be made to
the extent that funds are available.
However, USDA Rural Development is
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making no commitment to fund any
particular project proposal or to make a
specific number of awards. Eligible
applicants must provide matching funds
equal to at least 25 percent of the total
project costs.
DATES: Paper copies of applications
must be postmarked and mailed,
shipped, or sent overnight no later than
May 12, 2008, to be eligible for FY 2008
funding. Electronic copies of
applications must be received by May
12, 2008, to be eligible for FY 2008
funding. Late applications are not
eligible for FY 2008 funding.
ADDRESSES: You may obtain application
guides and materials for the 1890 LandGrant Institutions Rural Entrepreneurial
Outreach and Development Initiative
(1890 REOD Initiative) at https://
www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/oa/1890.htm
or by contacting Edgar L. Lewis,
Program Manager, USDA Rural
Development, Cooperative Programs,
Mail Stop 3252, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–
3252, telephone: (202) 690–3407, e-mail:
edgar.lewis@wdc.usda.gov.
Final paper applications for an 1890
REOD Initiative cooperative agreement
may be submitted via the U.S. Postal
Service to USDA Rural Development,
Attention: 1890 REOD Initiative, Mail
Stop 3250, 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20250, or via UPS,
FedEx, or similar delivery service to
USDA Rural Development, Attention:
1890 REOD Initiative, Room 4016, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250. The telephone
number that should be used on FedEx
or similar packages is (202) 720–7558.
Submit electronic cooperative
agreement applications using the
Grants.gov Web site at https://
www.grants.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Edgar L. Lewis, Program Manager,
USDA Rural Development, Cooperative
Programs, Mail Stop 3252, Room 4204,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–3252,
Telephone: (202) 690–3407, TDD
Federal Information Relay Service: 1–
800–877–8339, e-mail:
edgar.lewis@wdc.usda.gov, or visit the
program Web site at https://
www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/oa/1890.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Overview
Federal Agency: Rural Business—
Cooperative Service.
Funding Opportunity Title: 1890
Land-Grant Institutions Rural
Entrepreneurial Outreach and
Development Initiative (1890 REOD
Initiative).
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Announcement Type: Initial
Announcement.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.856.
Key Dates: Cooperative agreement
applications may be submitted on paper
or electronically according to the
following deadlines.
Paper copies must be postmarked and
mailed, shipped, or sent overnight no
later than May 12, 2008, to be eligible
for FY 2008 funding. Electronic copies
must be received by May 12, 2008, to be
eligible for FY 2008 funding. Late
applications will not be considered for
funding.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
This solicitation is issued pursuant to
7 U.S.C. 2204b(b)(4) and Executive
Order 13256 (February 12, 2002),
‘‘President’s Board of Advisors on
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities.’’
Several other Federal statutes and
regulations apply to project proposals
considered for review and to
cooperative agreements awarded. These
include, but are not limited to:
7 CFR part 15, subpart A:
Nondiscrimination in Federally
Assisted Programs of the Department of
Agriculture—Effectuation of Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
7 CFR part 15b: Nondiscrimination on
the Basis of Handicap in Programs or
Activities Receiving Financial
Assistance,
7 CFR part 3015: Uniform Federal
Assistance Regulations,
7 CFR part 3017: Governmentwide
Debarment and Suspension
(Nonprocurement),
7 CFR part 3018: New Restrictions on
Lobbying,
7 CFR part 3019: Uniform
Administrative Requirements for Grants
and Agreements with Institutions of
Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other
Non-Profit Organizations,
7 CFR part 3021: Governmentwide
Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace
(Financial Assistance),
7 CFR part 3052: Audits of States,
Local Governments, and Non-Profit
Organizations.
USDA Rural Development was
established under the authority of the
Department of Agriculture
Reorganization Act of 1994. The mission
of USDA Rural Development is to
enhance the quality of life for rural
Americans by providing leadership in
building competitive businesses,
including sustainable cooperatives that
can prosper in the global marketplace.
USDA Rural Development meets these
goals by investing financial resources
and providing technical assistance to
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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.
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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 and the public of the posting status of all these facilities,
and to provide an opportunity to comment on whether the facilities
should be posted.
DATES: For the proposed posting of stockyards, we will consider
comments that we receive by April 10, 2008.
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 H. Tess Butler,
GIPSA, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 1633-S, Washington, DC
20250-3604.
Fax: Send comments by facsimile transmission to: (202)
690-2755.
Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver comments to: H. Tess
Butler, GIPSA, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 1643-S,
Washington, DC 20250-3604.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration (GIPSA) administers and enforces the Packers and
Stockyards Act of 1921 (7 U.S.C. 181-229) (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. To post a stockyard,
we assign the stockyard a facility number, notify the owner of the
stockyard facility, and send an official posting notice to the owner of
the stockyard to post on display in public areas of the stockyard. The
entire process is referred to as posting. The date of posting is the
date on which the posting notices are physically displayed. A facility
that doesn't meet the definition of stockyard in the P&S Act isn't
posted and therefore isn't subject to provisions of the Packers and
Stockyards Act. A posted stockyard can be deposted. We depost a
stockyard when the facility can no longer be used as a stockyard.
This document notifies the stockyard owners and the public that the
following 16 facilities meet the definition of a stockyard and that we,
therefore, propose to post them. If we do not receive comments about
these facilities, we expect that they will be posted by DD/MM/YY. If we
receive comments that these facilities do not meet the definition of a
stockyard, these facilities may not be posted, or the posting may be
delayed while we consider the comments.
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Facility number Stockyard name and location
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AL-195.......................................... RS Auctions, Clayton, Alabama.
AL-196.......................................... Clay County Goat & Poultry Auction, Goodwater, Alabama.
AR-180.......................................... King Livestock Goat and Sheep Auction, North Lonoke, Arkansas.
AR-181.......................................... G.P. Rivers d.b.a. Rivers Horse Center, Lewisville, Arkansas.
CO-156.......................................... Western Slope Cattlemen's Livestock Auction, LLC, Loma, Colorado.
GA-231.......................................... Thomas County Stockyards, Inc., Thomasville, Georgia.
MO-288.......................................... CRS Sales LLC, Hughlandville, Missouri.
MS-176.......................................... Cuevas Auction, Picayune, Mississippi.
NY-176.......................................... Howard W. Visscher, Hilltop Dairy Auction, Savannah, New York.
SC-162.......................................... Claxton's Auction Co., LLC, Ruffin, South Carolina.
TN-197.......................................... Jimmy Brown d.b.a. JB Livestock Auction, Gleason, Tennessee.
TN-198.......................................... Wallace P. Mitchell d.b.a. Mitchell's Trade Center & Auctions, Inc., Castalian Springs, Tennessee.
TN-199.......................................... Middle Tennessee Sheep and Goat Sale, LLC, Dickson, Tennessee.
TX-350.......................................... Hereford Livestock Exchange, Hereford, Texas.
VA-163.......................................... Blythe Livestock, LLC, Courtland, Virginia.
WI-150.......................................... Turenne Livestock Market, Thorp, Wisconsin.
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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 202.
James E. Link,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-6090 Filed 3-25-08; 8:45 am]
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