Designation for the Amarillo, TX; Cairo, IL; State of Louisiana; State of North Carolina; Belmond, IA; State of New Jersey; and State of New York Areas, 52924 [2010-21456]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
• Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 167 (Monday, August 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 52924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21456]


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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 167 / Monday, August 30, 2010 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the Amarillo, TX; Cairo, IL; State of Louisiana; 
State of North Carolina; Belmond, IA; State of New Jersey; and State of 
New York Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designation of the following 
organizations to provide official services under the United States 
Grain Standards Act, as amended (USGSA): Amarillo Grain Exchange, Inc. 
(Amarillo); Cairo Grain Inspection Agency, Inc. (Cairo); Louisiana 
Department of Agriculture and Forestry (Louisiana); North Carolina 
Department of Agriculture (North Carolina); and D. R. Schaal Agency, 
Inc. (Schaal).

DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Karen W. Guagliardo, Branch Chief, Review Branch, Compliance 
Division, GIPSA, USDA, STOP 3604, Room 1647-S, 1400 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen W. Guagliardo, 202-720-8262 or 
Karen.W.Guagliardo@usda.gov.
    Read Applications: All applications and comments will be available 
for public inspection at the office above during regular business hours 
(7 CFR 1.27(c)).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the March 31, 2010, Federal Register (75 
FR 16068), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide 
official services in the geographic areas presently serviced by the 
agencies named above. Applications were due by April 30, 2010. GIPSA 
received no applications for the areas presently serviced by Amarillo, 
Cairo, and North Carolina and subsequently requested applications for 
these areas in the June 25, 2010, Federal Register (75 FR 36348). 
Applications for this announcement were due by July 26, 2010.
    Amarillo, Cairo, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Schaal were the 
sole applicants for designations to provide official services in these 
areas. As a result, GIPSA did not ask for additional comments.
    GIPSA evaluated all available information regarding the designation 
criteria in section 7(f)(l) of the USGSA (7 U.S.C. 79(f)) and 
determined that Amarillo, Cairo, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Schaal 
are qualified to provide official services in the geographic areas 
specified in the March 31, 2010, and June 25, 2010, Federal Register 
for which they applied. These designation actions to provide official 
services in the specified areas are effective October 1, 2010, and 
terminate on September 30, 2013.
    Interested persons may obtain official services by calling the 
telephone numbers listed below:

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                                                                                    Designation     Designation
              Official agency                Headquarters location and telephone       start            end
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Amarillo...................................  Amarillo, TX (806-372-2152)........       10/1/2010       9/30/2013
                                             Additional Location: Guymon, OK....
Cairo......................................  Cairo, IL (618-734-1316)...........       10/1/2010       9/30/2013
Louisiana..................................  Baton Rouge, LA (318-428-5453).....       10/1/2010       9/30/2013
                                             Additional Locations: Jonesville,
                                              Oak Grove, Opelousas, LA.
North Carolina.............................  Raleigh, NC (919-733-4491).........       10/1/2010       9/30/2013
                                             Additional Location: Elizabeth
                                              City, NC..
Schaal.....................................  Belmond, IA (641-444-7292).........       10/1/2010       9/30/2013
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    Section 7(f)(1) of the USGSA authorizes GIPSA's 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 (7 U.S.C. 
79(f)(1)).
    Under section 7(g)(1) of the USGSA, designations of official 
agencies are effective for 3 years unless terminated by the Secretary; 
however, designations may be renewed according to the criteria and 
procedures prescribed in section 7(f) of the Act.

    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 71-87k.

Marianne Plaus,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-21456 Filed 8-27-10; 8:45 am]
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