[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66958-66959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-31271]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Opportunity for Designation in the Barton (KY) and North Dakota
(ND) 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 J. W. Barton Grain
Inspection Service, Inc. (Barton), and North Dakota Grain Inspection
Service, Inc. (North Dakota), will end June 30, 1996, according to the
Act, and GIPSA is asking persons interested in providing official
services in the Barton and North Dakota areas to submit an application
for designation.
DATES: Applications must be postmarked or sent by telecopier (FAX) on
or before January 30, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Applications must be submitted to Janet M. Hart, Chief,
Review Branch, Compliance Division, GIPSA, 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-
690-2755, attention: Janet M. Hart. If an application is submitted by
telecopier, 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' 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
Barton, main office located in Owensboro, Kentucky, and North Dakota,
main office located in Fargo, North Dakota, to provide official
inspection services under the Act on July 1, 1993. 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
Barton and North Dakota end on June 30, 1996.
The geographic area presently assigned to Barton, in the States of
Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee, pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the
Act, which may be assigned to the applicant selected for designation is
as follows:
In Indiana: Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Jennings,
Jefferson, Lawrence, Martin, Orange, Perry, Scott, Spencer, and
Washington Counties.
In Kentucky: Bounded on the North by the northern Daviess, Hancock,
Breckinridge, Meade, Hardin, Jefferson, Oldham, Trimble, and Carroll
County lines;
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Bounded on the East by the eastern Carroll, Henry, Franklin, Scott,
Fayette, Jessamine, Woodford, Anderson, Nelson, Larue, Hart, Barren,
and Allen County lines;
Bounded on the South by the southern Allen and Simpson County
lines; and
Bounded on the West by the western Simpson and Warren County lines;
the southern Butler and Muhlenberg County lines; the Muhlenberg County
line west to the Western Kentucky Parkway; the Western Kentucky Parkway
west to State Route 109; State Route 109 north to State Route 814;
State Route 814 north to U.S. Route Alternate 41; U.S. Route Alternate
41 north to the Webster County line; the northern Webster County line;
the western McLean and Daviess County lines.
In Tennessee: Bounded on the North by the northern Tennessee State
line from Sumner County east;
Bounded on the East by the eastern Tennessee State line southwest;
Bounded on the South by the southern Tennessee State line west to
the western Giles County line; and
Bounded on the West by the western Giles, Maury, and Williamson
County lines North; the northern Williamson County line east; the
western Rutherford, Wilson, and Sumner County lines north.
The geographic area presently assigned to North Dakota, in the
State of North Dakota, pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, which
may be assigned to the applicant selected for designation is as
follows:
Bounded on the North by the northern Steele County line from State
Route 32 east; the eastern Steele County line south to State Route 200;
State Route 200 east-southeast to the State line;
Bounded on the East by the eastern North Dakota State line;
Bounded on the South by the southern North Dakota State line west
to State Route 1; and
Bounded on the West by State Route 1 north to Interstate 94;
Interstate 94 east to the Soo Railroad line; the Soo Railroad line
northwest to State Route 1; State Route 1 north to State Route 200;
State Route 200 east to State Route 45; State Route 45 north to State
Route 32; State Route 32 north.
North Dakota's assigned geographic area does not include the
following grain elevators inside North Dakota's area which have been
and will continue to be serviced by the following official agency:
Grain Inspection, Inc.: Norway Spur, and Oakes Grain, both in Oakes,
Dickey County.
Interested persons, including Barton and North Dakota, 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 specified geographic areas is for
the period beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1999. 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: December 18, 1995
Neil E. Porter
Director, Compliance Division
[FR Doc. 95-31271 Filed 12-26-95; 8:45 am]
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