Opportunity for Designation in the Georgia Area; Request for Comments on the Official Agency Servicing This Area, 18101-18102 [2017-07699]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)
Notice of Intent To Certify Alabama
Department of Agriculture and
Industries (Alabama); Request for
Comments
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
We are asking for comments
on the quality of services provided by
this Delegated State: Alabama
Department of Agriculture and
Industries (Alabama).
DATES: Comments must be received by
May 17, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
concerning this notice using any of the
following methods:
• 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:
Jacob Thein, Compliance Officer, USDA,
GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, 10383 North
Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO
64153.
• Fax: Jacob Thein, 816–872–1257.
• Email: Jacob.D.Thein@usda.gov or
FGIS.QACD@usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jacob Thein, 816–866–2223,
Jacob.D.Thein@usda.gov or
FGIS.QACD@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
79(e)(2)(A) of the United States Grain
Standards Act (USGSA) designates that
if the Secretary determines, pursuant to
paragraph (3) of Section 79(e), that a
State agency is qualified to perform
official inspection, meets the criteria in
subsection (f)(1)(A) of Section 79, and (i)
was performing official inspection at an
export port location under this chapter
on July 1, 1976, or (ii)(I) performed
official inspection at an export port
location at any time prior to July 1,
1976, (II) was designated under
subsection (f) of Section 79 on
December 22, 1982, to perform official
inspections at locations other than
export port locations, and (III) operates
in a State from which total annual
exports do not exceed, as determined by
the Secretary, five per centum of the
total amount of grain exported from the
United States annually, the Secretary
may delegate authority to the State
agency to perform all or specified
functions involving official inspection
(other than appeal inspection) at export
port locations within the State,
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including export port locations which
may in the future be established, subject
to such rules, regulations, instructions,
and oversight as the Secretary may
prescribe, and any such official
inspection shall continue to be the
direct responsibility of the Secretary.
Any such delegation may be revoked by
the Secretary, at the discretion of the
Secretary, at any time upon notice to the
State agency without opportunity for a
hearing. Under Section 79(e) of the
USGSA, every five years, the Secretary
shall certify that each State agency with
a delegation of authority is meeting the
criteria described in subsection (f)(1)(A).
Delegations shall be renewed according
to the criteria and procedures set forth
in Section 79 (e)(2)(B) of the USGSA.
Area of Delegation
Alabama
Pursuant to Section 79(e)(2) of the
USGSA, the following export port
locations in the State of Alabama are
assigned to this State agency.
In Alabama
All export port locations in the State
of Alabama, except those export port
locations within the State, which are
serviced by GIPSA.
Request for Comments
We are publishing this notice to
provide interested persons the
opportunity to comment on the quality
of services provided by the State of
Alabama. We are particularly interested
in receiving comments citing reasons
and pertinent data supporting or
objecting to the delegation of the
applicant. Submit all comments to Jacob
Thein at the above address or at https://
www.regulations.gov.
All comments are available for public
inspection at the office above during
regular business hours (7 CFR 1.27(c)).
We consider comments and other
available information when determining
certification.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k.
Randall D. Jones,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection,
Packers and Stockyards Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)
Opportunity for Designation in the
Georgia Area; Request for Comments
on the Official Agency Servicing This
Area
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The designation of the official
agency listed below will end on June 30,
2017. 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:
Georgia Department of Agriculture
(Georgia).
SUMMARY:
Applications and comments
must be received by May 17, 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–
1257.
• Email: FGIS.QACD@usda.gov.
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
DATES:
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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
State of Georgia
Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the
United States Grain Standards Act, the
following geographic area in the State of
Georgia is assigned to this official
agency.
In Georgia
The entire State, except those export
port locations within the State, which
are serviced by GIPSA.
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
Georgia is for the period beginning July
1, 2017, to June 30, 2022. 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 Georgia
Official agency
Northeast Indiana ......
Decatur, IN
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)
Designation for the Decatur, IN Area
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
GIPSA is announcing the
designation of Northeast Indiana Grain
Inspection, Inc. (Northeast Indiana) to
provide official services under the
SUMMARY:
In the
December 12, 2016, Federal Register (81
FR 89428), GIPSA requested
applications for designation to provide
official services in the geographic area
presently serviced by Northeast Indiana.
Applications were due by January 11,
2017.
The current official agency, Northeast
Indiana, was the only applicant for
designation to provide official services
in this area. As a result, GIPSA did not
ask for additional comments.
GIPSA evaluated the designation
criteria in section 79(f) of the USGSA (7
U.S.C. 79(f)) and determined that
Northeast Indiana is qualified to provide
official services in the geographic area
specified in the Federal Register on
December 12, 2016. This designation to
provide official services in the specified
area of Northeast Indiana is effective
January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2021.
Interested persons may obtain official
services by contacting this agency at the
following telephone number:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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260–341–7497 ...........................................................................................
Randall D. Jones,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection,
Packers and Stockyards Administration.
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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k.
Randall D. Jones,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection,
Packers and Stockyards Administration.
United States Grain Standards Act
(USGSA), as amended.
DATES: Effective January 1, 2017.
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.
Headquarters location and telephone
Section 79(f) of the 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)). All
applications and comments are
available for public inspection at the
office above during regular business
hours (7 CFR 1.27(c)).
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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.
All applications and comments will
be available for public inspection at the
office above during regular business
hours (7 CFR 1.27(c)). We consider
applications, comments, and other
available information when determining
which applicants will be designated.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; 2017–2019
Company Organization Survey
U.S. Census Bureau,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
comments must be submitted on or
before June 16, 2017.
SUMMARY:
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Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at PRAcomments@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Carrie Hill, Economic
Statistical Methods Division, U.S.
Census Bureau, Room 5H069,
Washington, DC 20233–6100 (or by
email at Carrie.Anne.Hill@census.gov)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
I. Abstract
The Census Bureau conducts the
annual Company Organization Survey
(COS) to update and maintain a central,
multipurpose Business Register (BR)
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)
Opportunity for Designation in the Georgia Area; Request for
Comments on the Official Agency Servicing This Area
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The designation of the official agency listed below will end
on June 30, 2017. 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: Georgia Department of Agriculture
(Georgia).
DATES: Applications and comments must be received by May 17, 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, 816-872-1257.
Email: FGIS.QACD@usda.gov.
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
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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
State of Georgia
Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the United States Grain Standards
Act, the following geographic area in the State of Georgia is assigned
to this official agency.
In Georgia
The entire State, except those export port locations within the
State, which are serviced by GIPSA.
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 Georgia
is for the period beginning July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2022. 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
Georgia 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.
All applications and comments will be available for public
inspection at the office above during regular business hours (7 CFR
1.27(c)). We consider applications, comments, and other available
information when determining which applicants will be designated.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k.
Randall D. Jones,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration.
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