[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 190 (Thursday, October 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 52678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26238]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Opportunity To Comment on the Applicants for the Alton (IL) Area
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
(GIPSA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: GIPSA requests comments on the applicants for designation to
provide official services in the geographic area assigned to Alton
Grain Inspection Department (Alton).
DATES: Comments must be postmarked, or sent by telecopier (FAX) by
October 31, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted in writing to USDA, GIPSA, Janet
M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance Division, STOP 3604, Room
1647-S, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20250-3604.
Telecopier (FAX) users may send comments to the automatic telecopier
machine at 202-690-2755, attention: Janet M. Hart. All comments
received will be made available for public inspection at the above
address located at 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., during regular
business hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet M. Hart, telephone 202-720-8525.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This action has been reviewed and determined
not to be a rule or regulation as defined in Executive Order 12866 and
Departmental Regulation 1512-1; therefore, the Executive Order and
Departmental Regulation do not apply to this action.
In the August 3, 1998, Federal Register (63 FR 41224), GIPSA asked
persons interested in providing official services in the Alton area to
submit an application for designation by September 1, 1998. There were
two applicants: Alton and the Missouri Department of Agriculture. Each
applied for designation to provide official services in the entire
Alton area.
GIPSA is publishing this notice to provide interested persons the
opportunity to present comments concerning the applicants. Commenters
are encouraged to submit reasons and pertinent data for support or
objection to the designation of the applicants. All comments must be
submitted to the Compliance Division at the above address. Comments and
other available information will be considered in making a final
decision. GIPSA will publish notice of the final decision in the
Federal Register, and GIPSA will send the applicants written
notification of the decision.
Authority: Pub. L. 94-582, 90 Stat. 2867, as amended (7 U.S.C.
71 et seq.).
Dated: September 24, 1998.
Neil E. Porter,
Director, Compliance Division.
[FR Doc. 98-26238 Filed 9-30-98; 8:45 am]
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