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[Federal Register: October 31, 1994]
VOL. 59, NO. 209
Monday, October 31, 1994
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Federal Grain Inspection Service
Opportunity for Designation in the Jinks (IL) Area
AGENCY: Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act),
provides that official agency designations shall end not later than
triennially and may be renewed. The designation of Jinks Grain Weighing
Service (Jinks) will end February 28, 1995, according to the Act, and
FGIS is asking persons interested in providing Class X or Y weighing
services in the Jinks geographic area to submit an application for
designation.
DATES: Applications must be postmarked or sent by telecopier (FAX) on
or before November 30, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Applications must be submitted to Janet M. Hart, Chief,
Review Branch, Compliance Division, FGIS, USDA, Room 1647 South
Building, P.O. Box 96454, Washington, DC 20090-6454. Telecopier (FAX)
users may send applications to the automatic telecopier machine at 202-
720-1015, attention: Janet M. Hart. If an application is submitted by
telecopier, FGIS 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 FGIS' 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.
FGIS designated Jinks, main office located in Homer, Illinois, to
provide Class X or Y weighing services under the Act on March 1, 1992.
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 Jinks designation ends on February 28, 1995.
In the September 1, 1994, Federal Register (59 FR 45258), FGIS
asked persons interested in providing Class X or Y weighing services in
the geographic area assigned to Jinks to submit an application for
designation. There were no applicants for the Jinks area. FGIS is again
asking persons interested in providing Class X or Y weighing services
in the geographic area assigned to Jinks to submit an application for
designation.
The geographic area presently assigned to Jinks, pursuant to
Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, which will be assigned to the applicant
selected for designation is as follows:
Bounded on the North by the Iroquois County line east to Illinois
State Route 1; Illinois State Route 1 south to U.S. Route 24; U.S.
Route 24 east into Indiana, to U.S. Route 41;
Bounded on the East by U.S. Route 41 south to the southern Fountain
County line; the Fountain County line west to Vermillion County (in
Indiana); the eastern Vermillion County line south to U.S. Route 36;
Bounded on the South by U.S. Route 36 west into Illinois, to the
Douglas County line; the eastern Douglas and Coles County lines; the
southern Coles County line; and
Bounded on the West by the western Coles and Douglas County lines;
the western Champaign County line north to Interstate 72; Interstate 72
southwest to the Piatt County line; the western Piatt County line; the
southern McLean County line west to a point 10 miles west of the
western Champaign County line; a straight line running north to U.S.
Route 136; U.S. Route 136 east to Interstate 57; Interstate 57 north to
the Champaign County line; the northern Champaign County line; the
western Vermilion (in Illinois) and Iroquois County lines.
Interested persons, including Jinks, are hereby given the
opportunity to apply for designation to provide Class X or Y weighing
services in the geographic area 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 specified geographic area is for
the period beginning March 1, 1995, and ending no later than February
28, 1998. 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 24, 1994.
Neil E. Porter,
Director, Compliance Division.
[FR Doc. 94-26902 Filed 10-28-94; 8:45 am]
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