99-22553. Designations for the Hastings (NE), Aberdeen (SD), Missouri, Decatur (IL), Grand Forks (ND), McCrea (IA), and South Carolina Areas  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 169 (Wednesday, September 1, 1999)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 47759-47760]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-22553]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
    
    Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
    
    
    Designations for the Hastings (NE), Aberdeen (SD), Missouri, 
    Decatur (IL), Grand Forks (ND), McCrea (IA), and South Carolina Areas
    
    AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration 
    (GIPSA).
    
    ACTION: Notice.
    
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    SUMMARY: GIPSA announces designation of the following organizations to 
    provide official services under the United States Grain Standards Act, 
    as amended (Act):
    
    Hastings Grain Inspection, Inc. (Hastings);
    Aberdeen Grain Inspection, Inc. (Aberdeen);
    Missouri Department of Agriculture (Missouri);
    Decatur Grain Inspection, Inc. (Decatur);
    Grand Forks Grain Inspection Department, Inc. (Grand Forks);
    John R. McCrea Agency, Inc. (McCrea); and
    South Carolina Department of Agriculture (South Carolina).
    
    EFFECTIVE DATES: November 1, 1999, for Hastings, December 1, 1999, for 
    Aberdeen and Missouri, and January 1, 2000, for Decatur, Grand Forks, 
    McCrea, and South Carolina.
    
    ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance 
    Division, STOP 3604, Room 1647-S, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, 
    Washington, DC 20250-3604.
    
    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.
    
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        In the April 1, 1999, Federal Register (64 FR 15724), GIPSA asked 
    persons interested in providing official services in the geographic 
    areas assigned to Hastings, Aberdeen, Missouri, Decatur, Grand Forks, 
    McCrea, and South Carolina to submit an application for designation. 
    Applications were due by April 30, 1999. Aberdeen, Decatur, Grand 
    Forks, McCrea, and South Carolina were the only applicants for their 
    respective areas, and each applied for designation to provide official 
    services in the entire area currently assigned to them.
        There were two applicants for the Hastings area: Hastings and 
    Kansas Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Kansas). Hastings applied for 
    designation to provide official services in the entire area currently 
    assigned to them. Kansas, a designated official grain inspection agency 
    operating in Kansas, Colorado, and Wyoming, applied for designation to 
    provide official services in the western portion of the Hastings area.
        There were three applicants for the Missouri area: Missouri, 
    Kansas, and North Dakota Grain Inspection Services, Inc. (North 
    Dakota). Missouri applied for designation to provide official services 
    in the entire area currently assigned to them. Kansas applied for 
    designation to provide official services in the western portion of the 
    Missouri area. North Dakota, a designated official grain inspection 
    agency operating in Illinois as Illinois Official Grain Inspection, 
    applied for the eastern portion of the Missouri area.
        In the April 1, 1999, Federal Register, GIPSA asked for comments on 
    the official services provided by Hastings, Aberdeen, Missouri, 
    Decatur, Grand Forks, McCrea, and South Carolina. There were two 
    comments to the April 1, 1999, Federal Register, both from grain 
    industry customers of Missouri, and both supporting designation of 
    Missouri.
        In the June 1, 1999, Federal Register (64 FR 29259), GIPSA asked 
    for comments on the applicants for the Hastings and Missouri areas. 
    Since Aberdeen, Decatur, Grand Forks, McCrea, and South Carolina were 
    the only applicants for their respective areas, GIPSA did not ask for 
    comments on them.
        There were 19 comments to the June 1, 1999, Federal Register, on 
    the applicants for the Hastings area: 13 comments from Hastings grain 
    customers supporting Hastings, 1 from Hastings supporting themselves, 
    and 5 comments (3 from grain firms, 1 from a railroad, and 1 from a 
    popcorn company) supported designation of Kansas.
        There were 21 comments to the June 1, 1999, Federal Register on the 
    applicants for the Missouri area: 19 comments from legislators of 
    Missouri and 2 from grain companies all supporting designation of 
    Missouri. There were no comments on Kansas or North Dakota.
        GIPSA evaluated all available information regarding the designation 
    criteria in Section 7(f)(1)(A) of the Act and, according to Section 
    7(f)(1)(B), determined that Hastings and Missouri are better able than 
    any other applicant to provide official services in the geographic 
    areas for which they applied.
        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 Aberdeen, Decatur, Grand Forks, McCrea, and 
    South Carolina are able to provide official services in the geographic 
    areas for which they applied.
        The following organizations are designated to provide official 
    services in the geographic areas specified in the April 1, 1999, 
    Federal Register.
    
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                                                                        Designation     Designation
                             Official agency                               start            end          Telephone
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    Hastings........................................................      11/01/1999       9/30/2002    402-462-4254
    Aberdeen........................................................      12/01/1999       9/30/2002    605-225-8432
    Missouri........................................................      12/01/1999       9/30/2002    573-751-5515
    Decatur.........................................................      01/01/2000       9/30/2002    217-429-2466
    Grand Forks.....................................................      01/01/2000       9/30/2002    701-772-0151
    McCrea..........................................................      01/01/2000       9/30/2002    319-242-2073
    South Carolina..................................................      01/01/2000       9/30/2002    843-554-1311
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        Interested persons may obtain official services by calling the 
    telephone numbers listed above.
    
        Authority: Pub. L. 94-582, 90 Stat. 2867, as amended (7 U.S.C. 
    71 et seq.).
    
        Dated: August 23, 1999.
    Neil E. Porter,
    Director, Compliance Division.
    [FR Doc. 99-22553 Filed 8-31-99; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 3410-EN-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
09/01/1999
Department:
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
99-22553
Dates:
November 1, 1999, for Hastings, December 1, 1999, for Aberdeen and Missouri, and January 1, 2000, for Decatur, Grand Forks, McCrea, and South Carolina.
Pages:
47759-47760 (2 pages)
PDF File:
99-22553.pdf