Proposed Posting, Posting, and Deposting of Stockyards, 41909-41911 [2017-18637]

Download as PDF 41909 Notices Federal Register Vol. 82, No. 170 Tuesday, September 5, 2017 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 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Docket No. APHIS–2016–0049] Notice of Decision; Cold Treatment of Grapefruit From Australia Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: We are advising the public of our decision to amend cold treatment schedule T107–d–3 in the Plant Protection and Quarantine Treatment Manual to include grapefruit from Australia. In a previous notice, we made available to the public for review and comment a treatment evaluation document that described the treatment schedule and explained why we have determined that it is effective at neutralizing certain target pests on grapefruit from Australia. DATES: The cold treatment schedule T107–d–3 will be authorized for use on grapefruit from Australia beginning September 5, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Dorothy C. Wayson, Senior Regulatory Policy Specialist, Imports, Regulations and Manuals, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737– 1231; (301) 851–2036. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The regulations in 7 CFR chapter III are intended to prevent the introduction or dissemination of plant pests and noxious weeds into or within the United States. Under the regulations, certain plants, fruits, vegetables, and other articles must be treated before they may be moved into the United States or interstate. The phytosanitary treatments regulations contained in 7 CFR part 305 (referred to below as the regulations) set out standards for treatments required in 7 CFR parts 301, 318, and 319 for fruits, vegetables, and other articles. mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:43 Sep 01, 2017 Jkt 241001 In § 305.2, paragraph (b) states that approved treatment schedules are set out in the Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Treatment Manual.1 Section 305.3 sets out the processes for adding, revising, or removing treatment schedules in the PPQ Treatment Manual. In that section, paragraph (a) sets out the normal process for adding, revising, or removing treatment schedules. In accordance with § 305.3(a)(1), we published a notice 2 in the Federal Register on September 16, 2016 (81 FR 63735–63736, Docket No. APHIS–2016– 0049), in which we announced the availability of a treatment evaluation document (TED). The TED recommended amending treatment schedule T107–d–3 to extend its applicability to grapefruit from Australia. The treatment would effectively mitigate the pest risk from Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt)) and provide exporters with the option to have grapefruit from Australia cold-treated at 3 °C or below for 14 days to meet U.S. entry requirements. We solicited comments on the notice for 60 days ending on November 15, 2016. We received two comments by that date. They were from a State plant protection agency and a foreign agriculture department. Both commenters were in favor of amending treatment schedule T107–d–3 to include grapefruit from Australia. One commenter stated that it should be emphasized that the treatment is applicable only to fruit coming from areas free of Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly, Ceratitis capitata (Weidemann)). We agree with the commenter and note that treatment schedule T107–d–3 is approved for mitigation of Queensland fruit fly only. As treatment for Medfly requires a longer cold treatment to ensure mortality of all immature stages, T107–d–3 will apply only to fruit coming from Medfly-free areas of Australia. 1 The PPQ Treatment Manual is available at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/ manuals/index.shtml or by contacting the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Manuals Unit, 92 Thomas Johnson Drive, Suite 200, Frederick, MD 21702. 2 To view the notice, the treatment evaluation document, and the comments we received, go to https://www.regulations.gov/ #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2016-0049. PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Therefore, in accordance with the regulations in § 305.3(a)(2), we are amending the PPQ Treatment Manual and making available a new version of the manual that reflects this addition to T107–d–3. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781– 7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3. Done in Washington, DC, this 30th day of August 2017. Michael C. Gregoire, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. [FR Doc. 2017–18703 Filed 9–1–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Proposed Posting, Posting, and Deposting of Stockyards Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA), USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: GIPSA is taking several actions to post and depost stockyards under the Packers and Stockyards Act (P&S Act). Specifically, we are proposing that 11 stockyards now operating subject to the P&S Act be posted. We are also posting seven stockyards that were identified previously as operating subject to the P&S Act and deposting two stockyards that no longer meet the definition of a stockyard. DATES: GIPSA will consider comments received by October 5, 2017. ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. You may submit comments by any of the following methods: • Mail, Courier or Hand Delivery: Irene Omade, GIPSA, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 2530–S, Washington, DC 20250–3604. • Submit Comments using the Internet: Go to https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. Instructions: All comments should refer to the date and page number of this issue of the Federal Register. The comments and other documents relating to this action will be available for public SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\05SEN1.SGM 05SEN1 41910 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 170 / Tuesday, September 5, 2017 / Notices inspection during regular business hours. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Ash, Program Analyst, Litigation and Economic Analysis Division at (202) 720–0222 or Donna.A.Ash@ usda.gov. GIPSA administers and enforces the P&S Act of 1921 (7 U.S.C. 181 et seq.). 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 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 enclosures, 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 of Agriculture 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. Once the Secretary provides notice to the stockyard owner and the public, the stockyard is subject to the provisions of Title III of the P&S Act (7 U.S.C. 201– 203 and 205–217a) until the Secretary Proposed facility number Stockyard name and location FL–141 ............................................ KY–190 ........................................... LA–148 ............................................ MS–182 ........................................... OK–219 ........................................... OK–220 ........................................... OK–221 ........................................... SC–165 ........................................... TN–216 ........................................... TN–217 ........................................... WV–119 .......................................... Gulf Coast Livestock, Madison, Florida. Franklin Livestock Market, Inc., Franklin, Kentucky. Southwest Horse Sale, LLC, Bush, Louisiana. Trade Day Auction, LLC, Philadelphia, Mississippi. Watson’s Auction Service, Maud, Oklahoma. Daniel’s Hog and Goat Sale, Howe, Oklahoma. Glover Auction & Livestock, LLC, Lawton, Oklahoma. Willie Hester, d/b/a Willietakeit Auctions, Pelzer, South Carolina. Ricky Kepley, d/b/a Cumberland City Stockyards, Cumberland City, Tennessee. Dickson Horse Sale, Dickson, Tennessee. Parkersburg Livestock Market, Mineral Wells, West Virginia. We are also notifying the public that the stockyards listed in the following table meet the P&S Act’s definition of a stockyard and that we have posted the stockyards. On October 17, 2016, we published a notice in the Federal Register (81 FR, 71477–71479) of our proposal to post these seven stockyards. Since we received no comments to our proposal, we assigned the stockyards a facility number and notified the owner of the stockyard facilities. Posting Facility number KY–189 MS–181 NC–182 NC–183 ..................................... .................................... ..................................... ..................................... mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES PA–164 ..................................... SD–173 ..................................... TN–215 ..................................... deposts the stockyard by public notice. To post a stockyard, we assign the stockyard a facility number, notify the stockyard owner, and send an official posting notice to the stockyard owner to display in a public area of the stockyard. This process is referred to as ‘‘posting.’’ The date of posting is the date that the posting notices are physically displayed at the stockyard. A facility that does not meet the definition of a stockyard is not subject to the P&S Act, and therefore cannot be posted. A posted stockyard can be deposted, which occurs when the facility is no longer used as a stockyard. We are hereby notifying stockyard owners and the public that the following 11 stockyards meet the definition of a stockyard, and that we propose to designate these stockyards as posted stockyards. notices were sent to the owner of the stockyard to display in public areas of the stockyard. The table below reflects the date of posting for each stockyard. Date of posting Stockyard name and location Blue Grass Stockyards of Albany, LLC, Albany, Kentucky ......................................................... Cattlemens Stockyard, LLC, West Point, Mississippi .................................................................. Walton L. Standridge d/b/a Standridge Auction, Hamlet, North Carolina ................................... Vale Enterprises, LLC d/b/a Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange, Shelby, North Carolina. Nicholson Livestock Market, Factoryville, Pennsylvania ............................................................. Kramer’s Auction, LLC, Colman, South Dakota .......................................................................... Alexandria Stockyard, Inc., Alexandria, Tennesse ...................................................................... Finally, we are notifying the public that the following stockyards no longer meet the definition of a stockyard and are being deposted. We depost stockyards when the facility can no longer be used as a stockyard. The reasons a facility can no longer be used as a stockyard may include the following: (1) The market agency has moved and the posted facility is abandoned; (2) the facility has been torn down or otherwise destroyed, such as Stockyard name and location MA–104 .................................... NB–146 ..................................... Crowley’s Commission Sales, Inc., Agawam, Massachusetts .................................................... Kearney Livestock Market, Inc., Kearney, Nebraska ................................................................... 17:43 Sep 01, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 11/08/2016 11/14/2016 11/08/2016 by fire; (3) the facility is dilapidated beyond repair; or (4) the facility has been converted and its function has changed. Facility number VerDate Sep<11>2014 11/07/2016 11/07/2016 11/07/2016 11/07/2016 E:\FR\FM\05SEN1.SGM Date posted 05SEN1 03/14/1972 02/22/1938 41911 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 170 / Tuesday, September 5, 2017 / Notices Authority: 7 U.S.C. 202. of Agriculture (Montana) to provide official services under the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended. DATES: July 1, 2017. ADDRESSES: Jacob Thein, Compliance Officer, USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, 10383 North Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO 64153. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Thein, 816–866–2223, Jacob.D.Thein@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 April 17, 2017, Federal Register (82 FR 18100), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide official Randall D. Jones, Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. [FR Doc. 2017–18637 Filed 9–1–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Designation for the Montana Area Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA), USDA. ACTION: Notice of designation. AGENCY: GIPSA is announcing the designation of the Montana Department SUMMARY: services in the geographic areas presently serviced by Montana. Applications were due by May 17, 2017. The current official agency, Montana, was the only applicant for designation to provide official services in these areas. As a result, GIPSA did not ask for additional comments. GIPSA evaluated the designation criteria in section 7(f) of the USGSA (7 U.S.C. 79(f)) and determined that Montana is qualified to provide official services in the geographic area specified in the Federal Register on April 17, 2017. This designation to provide official services in the specified area of Montana is effective July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2022. Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting this agency at the following telephone number: Designation start Official agency Headquarters location and telephone Montana ...................................................... Great Falls, MT, 406–444–3144 .................................................... Section 7(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)). Randall D. Jones, Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. [FR Doc. 2017–18634 Filed 9–1–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Opportunity for Designation in the Memphis, Tennessee, Area; Request for Comments on the Official Agency Servicing This Area Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA), USDA. ACTION: Notice of opportunity for designation. AGENCY: The designation of the official agency listed below will end on March 31, 2018. 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: mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:43 Sep 01, 2017 Jkt 241001 Midsouth Grain Inspection Service (Midsouth). Applications and comments must be received by October 5, 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: Mark Wooden, Compliance Officer, USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, 10383 North Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO 64153. • Fax: Mark Wooden, 816–872–1257. • 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: Mark Wooden, 816–659–8413 or FGIS.QACD@usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 7(f) of the United States Grain Standards DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Designation end 7/1/2017 6/30/2022 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 7(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 7(f) of the USGSA. Areas Open for Designation Midsouth Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the United States Grain Standards Act, the following geographic area in the States of Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas is assigned to this official agency. In Arkansas The entire State of Arkansas. In Mississippi The entire State of Mississippi, except export port locations within the State, which are serviced by GIPSA. In Tennessee Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman, Haywood, Henderson, Lauderdale, Madison, McNairy, Shelby, and Tipton Counties. In Texas Bowie and Cass Counties. E:\FR\FM\05SEN1.SGM 05SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41909-41911]
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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 
(GIPSA), USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA is taking several actions to post and depost stockyards 
under the Packers and Stockyards Act (P&S Act). Specifically, we are 
proposing that 11 stockyards now operating subject to the P&S Act be 
posted. We are also posting seven stockyards that were identified 
previously as operating subject to the P&S Act and deposting two 
stockyards that no longer meet the definition of a stockyard.

DATES: GIPSA will consider comments received by October 5, 2017.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. You may 
submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Mail, Courier or Hand Delivery: Irene Omade, GIPSA, USDA, 
1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 2530-S, Washington, DC 20250-3604.
     Submit Comments using the Internet: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting 
comments.
    Instructions: All comments should refer to the date and page number 
of this issue of the Federal Register. The comments and other documents 
relating to this action will be available for public

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inspection during regular business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Ash, Program Analyst, Litigation 
and Economic Analysis Division at (202) 720-0222 or 
Donna.A.Ash@usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GIPSA administers and enforces the P&S Act 
of 1921 (7 U.S.C. 181 et seq.). 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 
enclosures, 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 of 
Agriculture 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. Once the Secretary 
provides notice to the stockyard owner and the public, the stockyard is 
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 stockyard owner, and send an official posting notice to the 
stockyard owner to display in a public area of the stockyard. This 
process is referred to as ``posting.'' The date of posting is the date 
that the posting notices are physically displayed at the stockyard. A 
facility that does not meet the definition of a stockyard is not 
subject to the P&S Act, and therefore cannot be posted. A posted 
stockyard can be deposted, which occurs when the facility is no longer 
used as a stockyard.
    We are hereby notifying stockyard owners and the public that the 
following 11 stockyards meet the definition of a stockyard, and that we 
propose to designate these stockyards as posted stockyards.

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     Proposed facility number            Stockyard name and location
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FL-141............................  Gulf Coast Livestock, Madison,
                                     Florida.
KY-190............................  Franklin Livestock Market, Inc.,
                                     Franklin, Kentucky.
LA-148............................  Southwest Horse Sale, LLC, Bush,
                                     Louisiana.
MS-182............................  Trade Day Auction, LLC,
                                     Philadelphia, Mississippi.
OK-219............................  Watson's Auction Service, Maud,
                                     Oklahoma.
OK-220............................  Daniel's Hog and Goat Sale, Howe,
                                     Oklahoma.
OK-221............................  Glover Auction & Livestock, LLC,
                                     Lawton, Oklahoma.
SC-165............................  Willie Hester, d/b/a Willietakeit
                                     Auctions, Pelzer, South Carolina.
TN-216............................  Ricky Kepley, d/b/a Cumberland City
                                     Stockyards, Cumberland City,
                                     Tennessee.
TN-217............................  Dickson Horse Sale, Dickson,
                                     Tennessee.
WV-119............................  Parkersburg Livestock Market,
                                     Mineral Wells, West Virginia.
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    We are also notifying the public that the stockyards listed in the 
following table meet the P&S Act's definition of a stockyard and that 
we have posted the stockyards. On October 17, 2016, we published a 
notice in the Federal Register (81 FR, 71477-71479) of our proposal to 
post these seven stockyards. Since we received no comments to our 
proposal, we assigned the stockyards a facility number and notified the 
owner of the stockyard facilities. Posting notices were sent to the 
owner of the stockyard to display in public areas of the stockyard. The 
table below reflects the date of posting for each stockyard.

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                                                                                                      Date of
                Facility number                            Stockyard name and location                posting
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KY-189........................................  Blue Grass Stockyards of Albany, LLC, Albany,         11/07/2016
                                                 Kentucky.
MS-181........................................  Cattlemens Stockyard, LLC, West Point,                11/07/2016
                                                 Mississippi.
NC-182........................................  Walton L. Standridge d/b/a Standridge Auction,        11/07/2016
                                                 Hamlet, North Carolina.
NC-183........................................  Vale Enterprises, LLC d/b/a Cleveland County          11/07/2016
                                                 Agriculture & Livestock Exchange, Shelby, North
                                                 Carolina.
PA-164........................................  Nicholson Livestock Market, Factoryville,             11/08/2016
                                                 Pennsylvania.
SD-173........................................  Kramer's Auction, LLC, Colman, South Dakota.....      11/14/2016
TN-215........................................  Alexandria Stockyard, Inc., Alexandria, Tennesse      11/08/2016
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    Finally, we are notifying the public that the following stockyards 
no longer meet the definition of a stockyard and are being deposted. We 
depost stockyards when the facility can no longer be used as a 
stockyard. The reasons a facility can no longer be used as a stockyard 
may include the following: (1) The market agency has moved and the 
posted facility is abandoned; (2) the facility has been torn down or 
otherwise destroyed, such as by fire; (3) the facility is dilapidated 
beyond repair; or (4) the facility has been converted and its function 
has changed.

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                Facility number                            Stockyard name and location              Date posted
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MA-104........................................  Crowley's Commission Sales, Inc., Agawam,             03/14/1972
                                                 Massachusetts.
NB-146........................................  Kearney Livestock Market, Inc., Kearney,              02/22/1938
                                                 Nebraska.
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    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 202.

Randall D. Jones,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-18637 Filed 9-1-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3410-KD-P
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