[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 169 (Thursday, September 1, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-21508]
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[Federal Register: September 1, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Opportunity to Comment on the Applicants for the Minnesota and
Mississippi Areas, and Maricopa, Pinal, and Yuma Counties, AZ
AGENCY: Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: FGIS requests interested persons to submit comments on the
applicants for designation to provide official services in the
geographic areas currently assigned to the Minnesota Department of
Agriculture (Minnesota), the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and
Commerce (Mississippi), and Maricopa, Pinal, and Yuma Counties Arizona.
DATES: Comments must be postmarked, or sent by telecopier (FAX) or
electronic mail by September 30, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted in writing to Janet M. Hart,
Chief, Review Branch, Compliance Division, FGIS, USDA, Room 1647 South
Building, P.O. Box 96454, Washington, DC 20090-6454. SprintMail users
may respond to [A:ATTMAIL,O:USDA,ID:A36JHART]. ATTMAIL and FTS2000MAIL
users may respond to !A36JHART. Telecopier (FAX) users may send
comments to the automatic telecopier machine at 202-720-1015,
attention: Janet M. Hart. All comments received will be made available
for public inspection at the above 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.
In the July 1, 1994, Federal Register (59 FR 33950), FGIS asked
persons interested in providing official services in the geographic
areas assigned to Minnesota and Mississippi to submit an application
for designation. There were five applicants for the Minnesota area:
Minnesota applied for the entire area currently assigned to them;
Southern Minnesota Grain Inspection, Inc., applied for all or part of
the Minnesota area; Mid-Iowa Grain Inspection, Inc., applied for the
Minnesota counties of Fillmore, Houston, Olmsted, Winona, Wabasha,
Goodhue, and Dakota, or any area inclusive of the city of Winona; D. R.
Schaal Agency applied for all or any part of the Minnesota counties of
Faribault, Freeborn, and Mower; and Sioux City Inspection and Weighing
Service Company applied for the Minnesota counties of Murray, Nobles,
Pipestone, and Rock. Mississippi, the only applicant for the
Mississippi area, applied for designation in the entire area currently
assigned to them.
In the July 1, 19 94, Federal Register (59 FR 33949), FGIS asked
persons interested in providing official services in Maricopa, Pinal,
and Yuma Counties Arizona to submit an application for designation.
Applications were due by August 1, 1994. There were two applicants: The
California Department of Food and Agriculture (California) applied for
Yuma County Arizona, and Farwell Grain Inspection, Inc., applied for
all three counties in Arizona.
FGIS is publishing this notice to provide interested persons the
opportunity to present comments concerning the applicants. Commenters
are encouraged to submit reasons and pertinent data for support or
objection to the designation of these applicants. All comments must be
submitted to the Compliance Division at the above address. Comments and
other available information will be considered in making a final
decision. FGIS will publish notice of the final decision in the Federal
Register, and FGIS will send the applicants written notification of the
decision.
Authority: Pub. L. 94-582, 90 Stat. 2867, as amended (7 U.S.C.
71 et seq.)
Dated: August 17, 1994
Neil E. Porter
Director, Compliance Division
[FR Doc. 94-21508 Filed 8-31-94; 8:45 am]
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