[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 232 (Monday, December 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 63818]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30414]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Designations for the Decatur (IL), Grand Forks (ND), McCrea (IA)
Areas and the State of South Carolina
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
(GIPSA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: GIPSA announces the designation of Decatur Grain Inspection,
Inc. (Decatur), Grand Forks Grain Inspection Department, Inc. (Grand
Forks), John R. McCrea Agency, Inc. (McCrea), and the South Carolina
Department of Agriculture (South Carolina) to provide official services
under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act).
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1997.
ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance
Division, STOP 3604, 1400 Independence Avenue S.W., Washington, DC
20250-3604.
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 June 28, 1996, Federal Register (61 FR 33706), GIPSA asked
persons interested in providing official services in the geographic
areas assigned to Decatur, Grand Forks, McCrea, and South Carolina to
submit an application for designation. Applications were due by August
1, 1996. Decatur, Grand Forks, McCrea, and South Carolina, the only
applicants, each applied for designation to provide official services
in the entire area currently assigned to them.
Since Decatur, Grand Forks, McCrea, and South Carolina were the
only applicants for the respective areas, GIPSA did not ask for
comments on the applicants.
GIPSA evaluated all available information regarding the designation
criteria in Section 7(f)(l)(A) of the Act; and according to Section
7(f)(l)(B), determined that Decatur, Grand Forks, McCrea, and South
Carolina are able to provide official services in the geographic areas
for which they applied. Effective January 1, 1997, and ending December
31, 1999, Decatur, Grand Forks, McCrea, and South Carolina are
designated to provide official services in the geographic areas
specified in the June 28, 1996, Federal Register.
Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting
Decatur at 217-429-2466, Grand Forks at 701-772-0151, McCrea at 319-
242-2073, and South Carolina at 803-554-1311.
Authority: Pub. L. 94-582, 90 Stat. 2867, as amended (7 U.S.C.
71 et seq.)
Dated: November 20, 1996
Neil E. Porter
Director, Compliance Division
[FR Doc. 96-30414 Filed 11-29-96; 8:45 am]
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