98-5082. Opportunity for Designation in the Fremont (NE) and Titus (IN) Areas and Request for Comments on the Fremont and Titus Agencies  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 40 (Monday, March 2, 1998)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 10187-10188]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-5082]
    
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
    
    Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
    
    
    Opportunity for Designation in the Fremont (NE) and Titus (IN) 
    Areas and Request for Comments on the Fremont and Titus Agencies
    
    AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration 
    (GIPSA), USDA.
    
    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 designation of Fremont Grain 
    Inspection Department, Inc. (Fremont), and Titus Grain Inspection, Inc. 
    (Titus), will end August 31, 1998, according to the Act. GIPSA is 
    asking persons interested in providing official services in the Fremont 
    and Titus areas to submit an application for designation. GIPSA is also 
    asking for comments on the services provided by Fremont and Titus.
    
    DATES: Applications must be postmarked or sent by telecopier (FAX) on 
    or before March 31, 1998. Comments are due by May 31, 1998.
    
    ADDRESSES: Applications and comments must be submitted to USDA, GIPSA, 
    Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance Division, STOP 3604, 
    Room 1647-S, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-3604. 
    Applications and comments 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 and comments will be made 
    available for public inspection at this address located at 1400 
    Independence Avenue, SW., during regular business hours.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet M. Hart, at 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 
    Fremont, main office located in Fremont, Nebraska, and Titus, main 
    office located in West Lafayette, Indiana, to provide official 
    inspection services under the Act on September 1, 1995.
        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 Fremont and Titus end on August 31, 1998, 
    according to the Act.
        Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic 
    area, in the States of Iowa and Nebraska, is assigned to Fremont.
        Carroll (west of U.S. Route 71); Clay (west of U.S. Route 71); 
    Crawford; Dickinson (west of U. S. Route 71); Harrison (east of State 
    Route 183); O'Brien (north of B24 and east of U.S. Route 59); Osceola 
    (east of U.S. Route 59); and Shelby Counties, Iowa.
        In Nebraska:
        Bounded on the North by U.S. Route 20 east to the Pierce County 
    line; the eastern Pierce County line; the northern Wayne, Cuming, and 
    Burt County lines east to the Missouri River;
        Bounded on the East by the Missouri River south-southeast to State 
    Route 91; State Route 91 west to the Dodge County line; the eastern and 
    southern Dodge County lines west to U.S. Route 77; U.S. Route 77 south 
    to the Saunders County line;
        Bounded on the South by the southern Saunders, Butler, and Polk 
    County lines; and
        Bounded on the West by the western Polk County line north to the 
    Platte River; the Platte River northeast to the western Platte County 
    line; the western and northern Platte County lines east to U.S. Route 
    81; U.S. Route 81 north to U.S. Route 20.
        The following grain elevators, located outside of the above 
    contiguous geographic area, are part of this geographic area 
    assignment: Farmers Cooperative, and Krumel Grain and Storage, both in 
    Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska (located inside Omaha Grain Inspection 
    Service, Inc.'s, area).
        Fremont's assigned geographic area does not include the following 
    grain elevators inside Fremont's area which have been and will continue 
    to be serviced by the following official agencies:
        1. Hastings Grain Inspection, Inc.: Farmers Cooperative Grain 
    Company, Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska; and
        2. Omaha Grain Inspection Service, Inc.: Farmers Coop Business 
    Association, Rising City, Butler County, Nebraska; and Farmers Coop 
    Business Association (2 elevators), Shelby, Polk County, Nebraska.
        Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic 
    area, in the State of Indiana, is assigned to Titus.
        Bounded on the North by the northern Pulaski County line;
        Bounded on the East by the eastern and southern Pulaski County 
    lines; the eastern White County line; the eastern Carroll County line 
    south to State Route 25; State Route 25 southwest to Tippecanoe County; 
    the eastern Tippecanoe County line;
        Bounded on the South by the southern Tippecanoe County line; the 
    eastern and southern Fountain County lines west to U.S. Route 41; and
        Bounded on the West by U.S. Route 41 north to the northern Benton 
    County line; the northern Benton County line east to State Route 55; 
    State Route 55 north to U.S. Route 24; U.S. Route 24 east to the White 
    County line; the western White and Pulaski County lines.
        The following grain elevators, located outside of the above 
    contiguous geographic area, are part of this geographic area 
    assignment: Kentland Elevator & Supply, Inc., Boswell, Benton County; 
    Dunn Grain, Dunn, Benton County; Kentland Elevator & Supply, Inc., Earl 
    Park, Benton County; Demeter, Inc., Raub, Benton County (located inside 
    Champaign-Danville Grain Inspection Departments, Inc.'s, area); and The 
    Andersons, Delphi, Carroll County; Frick Services, Inc., Leiters Ford, 
    Fulton County; and Cargill, Inc., Linden, Montgomery County (located 
    inside Frankfort Grain Inspection, Inc.'s, area).
        Titus' assigned geographic area does not include the following 
    grain elevators inside Titus' area which have been and will continue to 
    be serviced by the following official agency: Schneider Inspection 
    Service, Inc.: Frick Services, Inc., and Farmers Grain, both in 
    Winamac, Pulaski County.
        Interested persons, including Fremont and Titus, 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 Sec. 800.196(d) of the regulations issued 
    thereunder. Designation in the Fremont and Titus areas is for the 
    period beginning September 1, 1998, and ending August 31, 2001. Persons 
    wishing to apply for designation should contact the Compliance Division 
    at the address listed above for forms and information.
        GIPSA also is publishing this notice to provide interested persons 
    the opportunity to present comments on the Fremont and Titus official 
    agencies. Commentors are encouraged to submit
    
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    pertinent data concerning the Fremont and Titus official agencies 
    including information concerning the timeliness, cost, quality and 
    scope of services provided. All comments must be submitted to the 
    Compliance Division at the above address.
        Applications, comments, 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: February 23, 1998.
    Neil E. Porter,
    Director, Compliance Division.
    [FR Doc. 98-5082 Filed 2-27-98; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 3410-EN-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
03/02/1998
Department:
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
98-5082
Dates:
Applications must be postmarked or sent by telecopier (FAX) on or before March 31, 1998. Comments are due by May 31, 1998.
Pages:
10187-10188 (2 pages)
PDF File:
98-5082.pdf