[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 149 (Thursday, August 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 40192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19379]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Designation for the Central Iowa (IA) and Montana Areas
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
(GIPSA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: GIPSA announces the designation of Central Iowa Grain
Inspection Service, Inc. (Central Iowa), and the Montana Department of
Agriculture (Montana) to provide official services under the United
States Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act).
EFFECTIVE DATES: September 1, 1996.
ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch,
Compliance Division, STOP 3604, 1400 Independence Ave. 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 March 1, 1996, Federal Register (61 FR 8025), GIPSA asked
persons interested in providing official services in the geographic
areas assigned to Central Iowa and Montana to submit an application for
designation. Applications were due by March 30, 1996. Central Iowa and
Montana, the only applicants, each applied for designation to provide
official inspection services in the entire areas currently assigned to
them.
Since Central Iowa and Montana were the only applicants, 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 Central Iowa and Montana are able to
provide official services in the geographic areas for which they
applied. Effective September 1, 1996, and ending August 31, 1999,
Central Iowa and Montana are designated to provide official services in
the geographic areas specified in the March 1, 1996, Federal Register.
Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting
Central Iowa at 515-266-1101 and Montana 406-452-9561.
Authority: Pub. L. 94-582, 90 Stat. 2867, as amended (7 U.S.C.
71 et seq.).
Dated: July 24, 1996.
Neil E. Porter,
Director, Compliance Division.
[FR Doc. 96-19379 Filed 7-31-96; 8:45 am]
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