69884 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 230 / Wednesday, December 1, 2004 / Notices 

Official agency Headquarters location and telephone 

Northeast Indiana ............................................... Hoagland, IN—260–639–6390 

Authority: Pub. L. 94–582, 90 Stat. 2867, 

as amended (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.).

Donna Reifschneider, 

Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration.

[FR Doc. 04–26289 Filed 11–30–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Opportunity To Comment on the 

Applicants for the Minnesota Area

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. (04–

03–C)

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: GIPSA requests comments on 

the applicants for designation to provide 

official services in the geographic area 

currently assigned to the Minnesota 

Department of Agriculture (Minnesota).

DATES: Comments must be postmarked 

or electronically dated on or before 

January 3, 2005.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments on this notice by any of the 

following methods: 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver to 

Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch, 

Compliance Division, GIPSA, USDA, 

Room 1647–S, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250. 

• Fax: Send by facsimile transmission 

to (202) 690–2755, attention: Janet M. 

Hart. 

• E-mail: Send via electronic mail to 

Janet.M.Hart@usda.gov. 

• Mail: Send hardcopy to Janet M. 

Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance 

Division, GIPSA, USDA, STOP 3604, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3604. 

Read Comments: All comments will 

be available for public inspection at the 

office above during regular business 

hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janet M. Hart at (202) 720–8525, e-mail 

Janet.M.Hart@usda.gov.

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 September 1, 2004, Federal 

Register (69 FR 53404), GIPSA asked 

persons interested in providing official 

services in the Minnesota areas to 

submit an application for designation. 

There were three applicants for the 

Minnesota area: Minnesota, Sioux City 

Inspection and Weighing Service 

Company (Sioux City), both currently 

designated official agencies; and 

Kathleen Duea proposing to do business 

as Southern Minnesota Grain 

Inspection. Minnesota applied for 

designation to provide official services 

in the entire area currently assigned to 

them. Sioux City applied for all or part 

of the following Minnesota Counties: 

Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, 

Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nobles, 

Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, 

Watonwan, and Yellow Medicine. 

Southern Minnesota Grain Inspection 

applied for all or part of the area 

currently assigned to Minnesota, and 

specified all or part of the following 

Minnesota Counties: Blue Earth, 

Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Martin, 

Murray, Nobles, and Watonwan. GIPSA 

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 the 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. GIPSA will 

publish notice of the final decision in 

the Federal Register, and GIPSA 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.).

Donna Reifschneider, 

Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration.

[FR Doc. 04–26288 Filed 11–30–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Opportunity for Designation in the 

Georgia, Cedar Rapids (IA), Montana, 

and Lake Village (IN) Areas, and 

Request for Comments on the Official 

Agencies Serving These Areas

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. (04–

04–A).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The designations of the 

official agencies listed below will end in 

June 2005. Grain Inspection, Packers 

and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) 

is asking persons interested in providing 

official services in the areas served by 

these agencies to submit an application 

for designation. GIPSA is also asking for 

comments on the quality of services 

provided by these currently designated 

agencies: Georgia Department of 

Agriculture (Georgia); Mid-Iowa Grain 

Inspection, Inc. (Mid-Iowa); Montana 

Department of Agriculture (Montana); 

and Schneider Inspection Service, Inc. 

(Schneider).

DATES: Applications and comments 

must be postmarked or electronically 

dated on or before January 3, 2005.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

applications and comments on this 

notice. You may submit applications 

and comments by any of the following 

methods: 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver to 

Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch, 

Compliance Division, GIPSA, USDA, 

Room 1647–S, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250. 

• Fax: Send by facsimile transmission 

to (202) 690–2755, attention: Janet M. 

Hart. 

• E-mail: Send via electronic mail to 

Janet.M.Hart@usda.gov. 

• Mail: Send hardcopy to Janet M. 

Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance 

Division, GIPSA, USDA, STOP 3604, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3604. 

Read Applications and Comments:

All applications and comments will be 

available for public inspection at the 

office above during regular business 

hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janet M. Hart at 202–720–8525, e-mail 

Janet.M.Hart@usda.gov.