Designation for the Essex, Illinois; Savage, Minnesota; Alabama; and Washington Areas, 61533 [2017-28033]
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Thursday, December 28, 2017
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
Designation for the Essex, Illinois;
Savage, Minnesota; Alabama; and
Washington Areas
under the United States Grain Standards
Act (USGSA), as amended. The
realignment of offices within the U.S.
Department of Agriculture authorized
by the Secretary’s Memorandum dated
November 14, 2017, eliminates the
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) as a
standalone agency. The grain inspection
activities formerly part of GIPSA are
now organized under the Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS).
DATES: Applicable Date: January 1,
2018.
Jacob Thein, Compliance
Officer, USDA, AMS, 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 July
3, 2017, Federal Register (82 FR 30817–
30820), GIPSA requested applications
ADDRESSES:
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice of designation.
AGENCY:
AMS is announcing the
designations of Kankakee Grain
Inspection, Inc. (Kankakee); State Grain
Inspection, Inc. (State Grain); Alabama
Department of Agriculture and
Industries (Alabama); and the
Washington Department of Agriculture
(Washington) to provide official services
SUMMARY:
for designation to provide official
services in the geographic areas
presently serviced by Kankakee, State
Grain, Alabama, and Washington.
Applications were due by August 2,
2017.
Because the current official agencies,
Kankakee, State Grain, Alabama, and
Washington, were the only applicants
for designation to provide official
services in these areas, 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
Kankakee, State Grain, Alabama, and
Washington are qualified to provide
official services in the geographic areas
specified in the Federal Register on July
3, 2017. These designations to provide
official services in the specified areas of
Kankakee, Alabama, and Washington
are effective January 1, 2018, to
December 31, 2022. The designation to
provide official services in the specified
area of State Grain is effective January
1, 2018, to December 31, 2018.
Interested persons may obtain official
services by contacting this agency at the
following telephone number:
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Official agency
Headquarters location and telephone
Kankakee .........................................
State Grain .......................................
Alabama ...........................................
Washington ......................................
Essex, IL, 815–365–2268 .........................................................................
Savage, MN, 952–808–8566 ....................................................................
Montgomery, AL, 251–438–2549 ..............................................................
Olympia, WA, 253–820–3756 ...................................................................
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)).
Dated: December 21, 2017.
Bruce Summers,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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Kootenai National Forest, Lincoln
County, Montana Montanore Project
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Notice of intent to prepare a
supplemental environmental impact
statement.
ACTION:
The Kootenai National Forest
(KNF) will prepare a Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS)
on a proposed federal action, which is
approval of a Plan of Operations for the
Evaluation Phase of the Montanore
Project (Project) The Project is a
proposed underground copper and
silver mine located about 18 miles south
of Libby, near the Cabinet Mountains
within the Libby Ranger District,
Kootenai National Forest, Lincoln
County, Montana. The Montanore
Project is proposed by Montanore
Minerals Corp. (MMC), a subsidiary of
Hecla Mining Co.
SUMMARY:
Scoping is not required for an
SEIS (40 CFR 1502.9(c)(4)). The Forest
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Service is not inviting comments at this
time. The draft SEIS is expected to be
available for public review and
comment in the first quarter of 2018 and
the final SEIS is expected to be issued
in the second quarter of 2018. The
comment period for the draft SEIS will
be for 45 days from the date the
Environmental Protection Agency
publishes the notice of availability in
the Federal Register.
Kootenai National Forest,
31374 U.S. Highway 2, Libby, MT
59923.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lynn Hagarty, Project Coordinator,
Kootenai National Forest, Supervisor’s
Office, 31374 U.S. Highway 2, Libby,
MT 59923–3022. Inquiries can be made
by phone at (406) 293–6211 or via email
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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.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
Designation for the Essex, Illinois; Savage, Minnesota; Alabama;
and Washington Areas
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of designation.
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SUMMARY: AMS is announcing the designations of Kankakee Grain
Inspection, Inc. (Kankakee); State Grain Inspection, Inc. (State
Grain); Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (Alabama); and
the Washington Department of Agriculture (Washington) to provide
official services under the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA),
as amended. The realignment of offices within the U.S. Department of
Agriculture authorized by the Secretary's Memorandum dated November 14,
2017, eliminates the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration (GIPSA) as a standalone agency. The grain inspection
activities formerly part of GIPSA are now organized under the
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS).
DATES: Applicable Date: January 1, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Jacob Thein, Compliance Officer, USDA, AMS, FGIS, QACD,
10383 North Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO 64153
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Thein, 816-866-2223,
[email protected] or [email protected].
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 July 3, 2017, Federal Register (82 FR
30817-30820), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide
official services in the geographic areas presently serviced by
Kankakee, State Grain, Alabama, and Washington. Applications were due
by August 2, 2017.
Because the current official agencies, Kankakee, State Grain,
Alabama, and Washington, were the only applicants for designation to
provide official services in these areas, 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 Kankakee, State Grain,
Alabama, and Washington are qualified to provide official services in
the geographic areas specified in the Federal Register on July 3, 2017.
These designations to provide official services in the specified areas
of Kankakee, Alabama, and Washington are effective January 1, 2018, to
December 31, 2022. The designation to provide official services in the
specified area of State Grain is effective January 1, 2018, to December
31, 2018.
Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting this
agency at the following telephone number:
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Kankakee................................... Essex, IL, 815-365-2268............ 1/1/2018 12/31/2022
State Grain................................ Savage, MN, 952-808-8566........... 1/1/2018 12/31/2018
Alabama.................................... Montgomery, AL, 251-438-2549....... 1/1/2018 12/31/2022
Washington................................. Olympia, WA, 253-820-3756.......... 1/1/2018 12/31/2022
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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)).
Dated: December 21, 2017.
Bruce Summers,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-28033 Filed 12-27-17; 8:45 am]
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