Opportunity for Designation in the West Lafayette, Indiana Area; Request for Comments on the Official Agency Servicing This Area, 33967 [2021-13703]

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• Agricultural Marketing Service
• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 121 (Monday, June 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 33967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13703]


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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 121 / Monday, June 28, 2021 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc. No AMS-FGIS-21-0043]


Opportunity for Designation in the West Lafayette, Indiana Area; 
Request for Comments on the Official Agency Servicing This Area

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The designation of the official agency listed in SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION below will end on the prescribed date. We are asking 
persons or governmental agencies interested in providing official 
services in the area presently served by this agency to submit an 
application for designation. The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) 
encourages submissions from traditionally underrepresented individuals, 
organizations, and businesses to reflect the diversity of this 
industry. AMS encourages submissions from qualified applicants, 
regardless of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender 
identity, national origin, religion, disability status, protected 
veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. In 
addition, we are asking for comments on the quality of services 
provided by the following designated agency: Titus Grain Inspection, 
Inc. (Titus).

DATES: Applications and comments must be received by July 28, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit applications and comments concerning this Notice 
using any of the following methods:
     To apply for Designation: Use FGISonline (https://fgisonline.ams.usda.gov) 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.
     To submit Comments: Go to Regulations.gov (https://www.regulations.gov). Instructions for submitting and reading comments 
are detailed on the site. Interested persons are invited to submit 
written comments concerning this notice. All comments must be submitted 
through the Federal e-rulemaking portal at https://www.regulations.gov 
and should reference the document number and the date and page number 
of this issue of the Federal Register. All comments submitted in 
response to this notice will be included in the record and will be made 
available to the public. Please be advised that the identity of the 
individuals or entities submitting comments will be made public on the 
internet at the address provided above.
    Read Applications and Comments: All comments will be available for 
public inspection online at https://www.regulations.gov. If you would 
like to view the applications, please contact us at [email protected] 
(7 CFR 1.27(c)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Dreier at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The designation of the official agency 
listed below will end on the prescribed date:

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                                 Headquarters location
        Official agency              and telephone       Designation end
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Titus Grain Inspection, Inc...  West Lafayette, IN,            6/30/2021
                                 765-497-2202.
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    Section 7(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 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

    Titus: Area of designation includes parts of Indiana. Please see 
the March 29, 2016, issue of the Federal Register (81 FR 17431) for the 
description of the area in Lafayette, Indiana, open for designation.

Opportunity for Designation

    Interested persons or governmental agencies may apply for 
designation to provide official services in the geographic area of the 
official agency specified above under the provisions of section 7(f) of 
the USGSA and 7 CFR 800.196. Designation in the specified geographic 
area for Titus begins July 1, 2021. To apply for designation or to 
request more information on the geographic area serviced by this 
official agency, contact Jessica Dreier 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 Titus 
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. Such 
comments should be submitted through the Federal e-rulemaking portal at 
https://www.regulations.gov.
    We consider applications, comments, and other available information 
when determining which applicant will be designated.

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

Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-13703 Filed 6-25-21; 8:45 am]
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