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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration
Opportunity for Designation in
Decatur, IN; Request for Comments on
the Official Agency Servicing These
Areas.
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration (GIPSA),
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The designation of the official
agency listed below will end on
December 31, 2016. We are asking
persons or governmental agencies
interested in providing official services
in the areas presently served by this
agency to submit an application for
designation. In addition, we are asking
for comments on the quality of services
provided by the following designated
agency: Northeast Indiana Grain
Inspection, Inc. (Northeast Indiana).
DATES: Applications and comments
must be received by January 11, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit applications and
comments concerning this Notice using
any of the following methods:
• Applying for Designation on the
Internet: Use FGISonline (https://fgis.
gipsa.usda.gov/default_home_
FGIS.aspx) and then click on the
Delegations/Designations and Export
Registrations (DDR) link. You will need
to obtain an FGISonline customer
number and USDA eAuthentication
username and password prior to
applying.
• Submit Comments Using the
Internet: Go to Regulations.gov (https://
www.regulations.gov). Instructions for
submitting and reading comments are
detailed on the site.
• Mail, Courier or Hand Delivery:
Sharon Lathrop, Compliance Officer,
USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, 10383
North Ambassador Drive, Kansas City,
MO 64153.
• Fax: Sharon Lathrop, 816–872–
1258.
• Email: FGIS.QACD@usda.gov.
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(c)).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sharon Lathrop, 816–891–0415 or
FGIS.QACD@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
79(f) of the United States Grain
Standards Act (USGSA) authorizes the
Secretary to designate a qualified
applicant to provide official services in
a specified area after determining that
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the applicant is better able than any
other applicant to provide such official
services (7 U.S.C. 79(f)). Under section
79(g) of the USGSA, designations of
official agencies are effective for no
longer than five years, unless terminated
by the Secretary, and may be renewed
according to the criteria and procedures
prescribed in section 79(f) of the
USGSA.
Areas Open for Designation
In Indiana
Bounded on the North by the northern
Lagrange and Steuben County lines;
Bounded on the East by the eastern
Steuben, De Kalb, Allen, and Adams
County lines; Bounded on the South by
the southern Adams and Wells County
lines; and Bounded on the West by the
western Wells County line; the southern
Huntington and Wabash County lines;
the western Wabash County line north
to State Route 114; State Route 114
northwest to State Route 19; State Route
19 north to Kosciusko County; the
western and northern Kosciusko County
lines; the western Noble and Lagrange
County lines.
The following grain elevator is part of
this geographic area’s assignment. In
Michigan Grain Inspection Services,
Inc.’s area: Trupointe Elevator, Payne,
Paulding County, Ohio.
Opportunity for Designation
Interested persons or governmental
agencies may apply for designation to
provide official services in the
geographic areas specified above under
the provisions of section 79(f) of the
USGSA and 7 CFR 800.196. Designation
in the specified geographic area in the
State of Indiana is for the period
beginning January 1, 2017, to December
31, 2021. To apply for designation or to
request more information, contact
Sharon Lathrop at the address listed
above.
Request for Comments
We are publishing this Notice to
provide interested persons the
opportunity to comment on the quality
of services provided by the Northeast
Indiana official agency. In the
designation process, we are particularly
interested in receiving comments citing
reasons and pertinent data supporting or
objecting to the designation of the
applicant. Submit all comments to
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Larry Mitchell,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration.
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Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the
United States Grain Standards Act, the
following geographic area, in the State
of Indiana, is assigned to this official
agency.
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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k.
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Sharon Lathrop at the above address or
at https://www.regulations.gov.
We consider applications, comments,
and other available information when
determining which applicants will be
designated.
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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 and Belmond, IA; Minnesota;
New Jersey and New York Areas
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration (GIPSA),
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
GIPSA is announcing the
designations of 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) to provide official services
under the United States Grain Standards
Act (USGSA), as amended.
DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Sharon Lathrop,
Compliance Officer, USDA, GIPSA,
FGIS, QACD, 10383 North Ambassador
Drive, Kansas City, MO 64153.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sharon Lathrop, 816–891–0415,
Sharon.L.Lathrop@usda.gov or
FGIS.QACD@usda.gov.
Read Applications: All applications
and comments are available for public
inspection at the office above during
regular business hours (7 CFR 1.27(c)).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
August 24, 2016, and August 30, 2016,
Federal Register (81 FR 57882 through
57885 and 59598), GIPSA requested
applications for designation to provide
official services in the geographic areas
presently serviced by Amarillo, Cairo,
Louisiana, North Carolina, and Schaal.
Applications were due by September 23,
2016, for the areas presently serviced by
Amarillo, Cairo, Louisiana, and North
Carolina, and September 29, 2016, for
the area presently serviced by Schaal.
The current official agencies:
Amarillo, Cairo, Louisiana, North
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Opportunity for Designation in Decatur, IN; Request for Comments
on the Official Agency Servicing These Areas.
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
(GIPSA), USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The designation of the official agency listed below will end
on December 31, 2016. We are asking persons or governmental agencies
interested in providing official services in the areas presently served
by this agency to submit an application for designation. In addition,
we are asking for comments on the quality of services provided by the
following designated agency: Northeast Indiana Grain Inspection, Inc.
(Northeast Indiana).
DATES: Applications and comments must be received by January 11, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit applications and comments concerning this Notice
using any of the following methods:
Applying for Designation on the Internet: Use FGISonline
(https://fgis.gipsa.usda.gov/default_home_FGIS.aspx) and then click on
the Delegations/Designations and Export Registrations (DDR) link. You
will need to obtain an FGISonline customer number and USDA
eAuthentication username and password prior to applying.
Submit Comments Using the Internet: Go to Regulations.gov
(https://www.regulations.gov). Instructions for submitting and reading
comments are detailed on the site.
Mail, Courier or Hand Delivery: Sharon Lathrop, Compliance
Officer, USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, 10383 North Ambassador Drive, Kansas
City, MO 64153.
Fax: Sharon Lathrop, 816-872-1258.
Email: FGIS.QACD@usda.gov.
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(c)).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Lathrop, 816-891-0415 or
FGIS.QACD@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 79(f) of the United States Grain
Standards Act (USGSA) authorizes the Secretary 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)). Under section 79(g)
of the USGSA, designations of official agencies are effective for no
longer than five years, unless terminated by the Secretary, and may be
renewed according to the criteria and procedures prescribed in section
79(f) of the USGSA.
Areas Open for Designation
Northeast Indiana
Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the United States Grain Standards
Act, the following geographic area, in the State of Indiana, is
assigned to this official agency.
In Indiana
Bounded on the North by the northern Lagrange and Steuben County
lines; Bounded on the East by the eastern Steuben, De Kalb, Allen, and
Adams County lines; Bounded on the South by the southern Adams and
Wells County lines; and Bounded on the West by the western Wells County
line; the southern Huntington and Wabash County lines; the western
Wabash County line north to State Route 114; State Route 114 northwest
to State Route 19; State Route 19 north to Kosciusko County; the
western and northern Kosciusko County lines; the western Noble and
Lagrange County lines.
The following grain elevator is part of this geographic area's
assignment. In Michigan Grain Inspection Services, Inc.'s area:
Trupointe Elevator, Payne, Paulding County, Ohio.
Opportunity for Designation
Interested persons or governmental agencies may apply for
designation to provide official services in the geographic areas
specified above under the provisions of section 79(f) of the USGSA and
7 CFR 800.196. Designation in the specified geographic area in the
State of Indiana is for the period beginning January 1, 2017, to
December 31, 2021. To apply for designation or to request more
information, contact Sharon Lathrop at the address listed above.
Request for Comments
We are publishing this Notice to provide interested persons the
opportunity to comment on the quality of services provided by the
Northeast Indiana official agency. In the designation process, we are
particularly interested in receiving comments citing reasons and
pertinent data supporting or objecting to the designation of the
applicant. Submit all comments to Sharon Lathrop at the above address
or at https://www.regulations.gov.
We consider applications, comments, and other available information
when determining which applicants will be designated.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k.
Larry Mitchell,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
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