Opportunity To Comment on Applicants for the Texas Central U.S. Grain Standards Act Designation Area, 78283 [2023-25144]

Agencies

• Agricultural Marketing Service
• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 78283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25144]


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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 219 / Wednesday, November 15, 2023 / 
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[[Page 78283]]



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc. No. AMS-FGIS-23-0051]


Opportunity To Comment on Applicants for the Texas Central U.S. 
Grain Standards Act Designation Area

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Plainview Grain Inspection and Weighing Service, Inc. 
(Plainview) and Grain Inspection Services of Texas, LLC (Texas Grain) 
have applied for designation to provide official U.S. Grain Standards 
Act services in the Texas Central designation area. The Agricultural 
Marketing Service (AMS) is asking for comments on these applicants.

DATES: Comments must be received before December 15, 2023 to be assured 
consideration.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments 
concerning this notice and view the applications.
    To Submit Comments: 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. Instructions for submitting and reading 
comments are detailed on the site. All comments submitted in response 
to this notice will be included in the record and will be made 
available for public inspection. 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.
    To Read Applications and Comments: If you would like to view the 
applications, please contact us at [email protected]. All comments will 
be available for public inspection online at https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Ricardo Espitia, Compliance 
Officer, Federal Grain Inspection Service, AMS, USDA; Telephone: (202) 
699-0246; or Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the April 3, 2023, Federal Register (88 
FR 19605), AMS asked persons interested in providing official U.S. 
Grain Standards Act services in the Texas Central designation area to 
submit an application. There are two applicants for the Texas Central 
area: Plainview Grain Inspection and Weighing Service, Inc. (Plainview) 
and Grain Inspection Services of Texas, LLC (Texas Grain). Plainview is 
currently a designated official agency, and Texas Grain is a new 
business requesting designation. Plainview applied for designation to 
provide official services for part of the unassigned Texas Central 
area, specifically, Coke, Coleman, Ector, Glasscock, Midland, Runnels, 
Sterling, and Winkler counties. Texas Grain applied for the entire 
unassigned area.
    The unassigned area in the state of Texas includes the counties of: 
Anderson, Angelina, Atascosa, Austin, Bandera, Bastrop, Bell, Bexar, 
Blanco, Bosque, Brazos, Brewster, Brown, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, 
Camp, Cherokee, Coke, Coleman, Collin, Comal, Comanche, Concho, Cooke, 
Coryell, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Dallas, Delta, Denton, DeWitt, 
Eastland, Ector, Edwards, Ellis, El Paso, Erath, Falls, Fannin, 
Fayette, Franklin, Freestone, Frio, Gillespie, Glasscock, Gonzales, 
Grayson, Gregg, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hamilton, Hardin, Harrison, Hays, 
Henderson, Hill, Hood, Hopkins, Houston, Hudspeth, Hunt, Irion, Jack, 
Jasper, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Karnes, Kaufman, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, 
Kinney, Lamar, Lampasas, Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Llano, 
Loving, McCulloch, McLennan, Madison, Marion, Mason, Maverick, Medina, 
Menard, Midland, Milam, Mills, Montague, Montgomery, Morris, 
Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Orange, Palo Pinto, Panola, Parker, 
Pecos, Polk, Presidio, Rans, Reagan, Real, Red River, Reeves, 
Robertson, Rockwall, Runnels, Risk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, 
San Saba, Schleicher, Shelby, Smith, Somervell, Stephens, Sterling, 
Sutton, Tarrant, Terrell, Titus, Tom Green, Travis, Trinity, Tyler, 
Upshur, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Van Zandt, Walker, Ward, Washington, 
Williamson, Wilson, Winkler, Wise, Wood, Young, and Zavala. This area 
excludes any established or future export port locations, which are 
serviced by FGIS.
    AMS is publishing this notice to provide interested persons the 
opportunity to comment on the quality of services provided by Plainview 
and Texas Grain. In the designation process, comments citing reasons 
and pertinent data supporting or objecting to the designation of the 
applicant(s) are particularly helpful. All comments will also become a 
matter of public record and made available for public inspection at 
https://www.regulations.gov.
    AMS considers applications, comments, and other available 
information, such as audit reports, when determining which applicants 
will be designated.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k.

Melissa Bailey,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-25144 Filed 11-14-23; 8:45 am]
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