[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 66958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-31270]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Designation for the Alton (IL), Columbus (OH), and Farwell (TX)
Areas
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
(GIPSA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: GIPSA announces the designation of Alton Grain Inspection
Department (Alton), Columbus Grain Inspection, Inc. (Columbus), and
Farwell Grain Inspection, Inc. (Farwell), to provide official services
under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act).
EFFECTIVE DATES: April 1, 1996, for Alton; March 1, 1996, for Columbus;
and February 1, 1996, for Farwell.
ADDRESSES: Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance Division,
GIPSA, USDA, Room 1647 South Building, P.O. Box 96454, Washington, DC
20090-6454.
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 1, 1995, Federal Register (60 FR 39147), GIPSA asked
persons interested in providing official services in the geographic
areas assigned to Alton, Columbus, and Farwell to submit an application
for designation. Applications were due by August 30, 1995. There were
four applicants: Alton, Columbus, and Farwell each applied for
designation to provide official inspection services in the entire areas
currently assigned to them; California Department of Food and
Agriculture, applied for the Yuma County, Arizona, portion of the
Farwell area.
GIPSA requested comments on the applicants in the September 29,
1995, Federal Register (60 FR 50542). Comments were due by October 30,
1995. GIPSA received no comments by the deadline.
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 Alton and Columbus are able to provide
official services in the geographic areas for which they applied, and
that Farwell is better able to provide official services in the
geographic area for which they applied. Effective April 1, 1996, and
ending January 31, 1999, Alton is designated to provide official
inspection services in the geographic area specified in the June 1,
1995, Federal Register. Effective March 1, 1996, and ending January 31,
1999, Columbus is designated to provide official inspection services in
the geographic area specified in the June 1, 1995, Federal Register.
Effective February 1, 1996, and ending January 31, 1999, Farwell is
designated to provide official inspection services in the geographic
area specified in the June 1, 1995, Federal Register.
Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting Alton
at 314-838-1961, Columbus at 614-474-3519, and Farwell at 806-481-9052.
Authority: Pub. L. 94-582, 90 Stat. 2867, as amended (7 U.S.C.
71 et seq.)
Dated: December 18, 1995
Neil E. Porter
Director, Compliance Division
[FR Doc. 95-31270 Filed 12-26-95; 8:45 am]
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