[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54760-54761]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26912]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Opportunity for Designation in the Lincoln (NE), Memphis (TN),
and Omaha (NE) Areas
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
(GIPSA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act),
provides that official agency designations will end not later than
triennially and may be renewed. The designations of Lincoln Inspection
Service, Inc. (Lincoln), and Omaha Grain Inspection Service, Inc.
(Omaha), will end April 30, 1997, according to the Act, and the
designation of Memphis Grain Inspection Service (Memphis) will end May
31, 1997, according to the Act, and GIPSA is asking persons interested
in providing official services in the Lincoln, Memphis, and Omaha areas
to submit an application for designation.
DATES: Applications must be postmarked or sent by telecopier (FAX) on
or before December 2, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Applications must be submitted to USDA, GIPSA, Janet M.
Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance Division, STOP 3604, 1400
Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20250-3604. Applications may
be submitted by FAX on 202-690-2755. If an application is submitted by
FAX, GIPSA reserves the right to request an original application. All
applications will be made available for public inspection at this
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.
Section 7(f)(1) of the Act authorizes GIPSA's Administrator 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. GIPSA designated
Lincoln, main office located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Omaha, main
office located in Omaha, Nebraska, to provide official inspection
services under the act on May 1, 1994. GIPSA designated Memphis, main
office located in Memphis, Tennessee, to provide official inspection
services under the act on June 1, 1994.
Section 7(g)(1) of the Act provides that designations of official
agencies shall end not later than triennially and may be renewed
according to the criteria and procedures prescribed in Section 7(f) of
the Act. The designations of Lincoln and Omaha end on April 30, 1997,
and the designation of Memphis ends on May 31, 1997.
Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the USGSA, the following geographic
area, in the States of Iowa and Nebraska, is assigned to Lincoln.
Bounded on the North (in Nebraska) by the northern York, Seward,
and Lancaster County lines; the northern Cass County line east to the
Missouri River; the Missouri River south to U.S. Route 34; (in Iowa)
U.S. Route 34 east to Interstate 29;
Bounded on the East by Interstate 29 south to the Fremont County
line; the northern Fremont and Page County lines; the eastern Page
County line south to the Iowa-Missouri State line; the Iowa-Missouri
State line west to the Missouri River; the Missouri River south-
southeast to the Nebraska-Kansas State line;
Bounded on the South by the Nebraska-Kansas State line west to
County Road 1 mile west of U.S. Route 81; and
Bounded on the West (in Nebraska) by County Road 1 mile west of
U.S. Route 81 north to State Highway 8; State Highway 8 east to U.S.
Route 81; U.S. Route 81 north to the Thayer County line; the northern
Thayer County line east; the western Saline County line; the southern
and western York County lines.
Lincoln's assigned geographic area does not include the following
grain elevators inside Lincoln's area which have been and will continue
to be serviced by the following official agency: Omaha Grain Inspection
Service, Inc.: Goode Seed & Grain, McPaul, Fremont County, Iowa; and
Lincoln Grain, Murray, Cass County, Nebraska.
Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the USGSA, the following geographic
area, in the States of Arkansas and Tennessee, is assigned to Memphis.
Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Lee, Mississippi, Phillips, Poinsett,
and St. Francis Counties, Arkansas.
Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman,
Haywood, Henderson, Lauderdale, Madison, McNairy, Shelby, and Tipton
Counties, Tennessee.
The following grain elevators, located outside of the above
contiguous
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geographic area, are part of this geographic area assignment:
Continental Grain Co., Tiptonville, Lake County, Tennessee (located
inside Cairo Grain Inspection Agency, Inc.'s, area); and Lockhart-
Coleman Grain Company, Augusta, Woodruff County, Arkansas (located
inside Arkansas Grain Inspection Service's area).
Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the USGSA, the following geographic
area, in the States of Iowa and Nebraska, is assigned to Omaha.
Bounded on the North by Nebraska State Route 91 from the western
Washington County line east to U.S. Route 30; U.S. Route 30 east to the
Missouri River; the Missouri River north to Iowa State Route 175; Iowa
State Route 175 east to Iowa State Route 37; Iowa State Route 37
southeast to the eastern Monona County line;
Bounded on the East by the eastern Monona County line; the southern
Monona County line west to Iowa State Route 183; Iowa State Route 183
south to the Pottawattamie County line; the northern and eastern
Pottawattamie County lines; the southern Pottawattamie County line west
to M47; M47 south to Iowa State Route 48; Iowa State Route 48 south to
the Montgomery County line;
Bounded on the South by the southern Montgomery County line; the
southern Mills County line west to Interstate 29; Interstate 29 north
to U.S. Route 34; U.S. Route 34 west to the Missouri River; the
Missouri River north to the Sarpy County line (in Nebraska); the
southern Sarpy County line; the southern Saunders County line west to
U.S. Route 77; and
Bounded on the West by U.S. Route 77 north to the Platte River; the
Platte River southeast to the Douglas County line; the northern Douglas
County line east; the western Washington County line northwest to
Nebraska State Route 91.
The following grain elevators, located outside of the above
contiguous geographic area, are part of this geographic area
assignment: T&K Evans, Elliot, Montgomery County, Iowa; Hemphill Feed &
Grain, and Hansen Feed & Grain, both in Griswold, Cass County, Iowa
(located inside Central Iowa Grain Inspection Service, Inc.'s, area);
Farmers Coop Business Association, Rising City, Butler County,
Nebraska; Farmers Coop Business Association (2 elevators), Shelby, Polk
County, Nebraska (located inside Fremont Grain Inspection Department,
Inc.'s, area); and Goode Seed & Grain, McPaul, Fremont County, Iowa;
Lincoln Grain, Murray, Cass County, Nebraska (located inside Lincoln
Inspection Service, Inc.'s, area).
Omaha's assigned geographic area does not include the following
grain elevators inside Omaha's area which have been and will continue
to be serviced by the following official agency: Fremont Grain
Inspection Department, Inc.: Farmers Cooperative, and Krumel Grain and
Storage, both in Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska.
Interested persons, including Lincoln, Memphis, and Omaha, are
hereby given the opportunity to apply for designation to provide
official services in the geographic areas specified above under the
provisions of Section 7(f) of the Act and section 800.196(d) of the
regulations issued thereunder. Designation in the Lincoln and Omaha
geographic areas is for the period beginning May 1, 1997, and ending
April 30, 2000. Designation in the Memphis geographic area is for the
period beginning June 1, 1997, and ending April 30, 2000. Persons
wishing to apply for designation should contact the Compliance Division
at the address listed above for forms and information.
Applications and other available information will be considered in
determining which applicant will be designated.
Authority: Pub. L. 94-582, 90 Stat. 2867, as amended (7 U.S.C.
71 et seq.)
Dated: October 15, 1996
Neil E. Porter
Director, Compliance Division
[FR Doc. 96-26912 Filed 10-21-96; 8:45 am]
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