70994 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 235 / Wednesday, December 8, 2004 / Notices 

as prescribed in section 7(g)(1) of the 

Act. Persons wishing to apply for 

designation should contact the 

Compliance Division at the address 

listed above for forms and information.

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

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

Dated: December 2, 2004. 

Donna Reifschneider, 

Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

[04–A–W] 

Designation of Kansas to Provide 

Class X or Class Y Weighing Services

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration (USDA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: GIPSA announces the 

designation of Kansas Grain Inspection 

Service, Inc., (Kansas) to provide Class 

X or Class Y weighing services under 

the United States Grain Standards Act, 

as amended (Act).

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 8, 2004.

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, 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 May 22, 2003, Federal Register

(68 FR 27983), GIPSA announced the 

designation of Kansas to provide official 

inspection services under the Act, 

effective July 1, 2003, and ending June 

30, 2006. Subsequently, Kansas asked 

GIPSA to amend their designation to 

include official weighing services. 

Section 7A(c)(2) of the Act authorizes 

GIPSA’s Administrator to designate 

authority to perform official weighing to 

an agency providing official inspection 

services within a specified geographic 

area, if such agency is qualified under 

Section 7(f)(1)(A) of the Act. GIPSA 

evaluated all available information 

regarding the designation criteria in 

Section 7(f)(1)(A) of the Act, and 

determined that Kansas is qualified to 

provide official weighing services in 

their currently assigned geographic area. 

Effective June 25, 2004, and 

terminating June 30, 2006 (the end of 

Kansas’ designation to provide official 

inspection services), Kansas’ present 

designation is amended to include Class 

X or Class Y weighing within their 

assigned geographic area, as specified in 

the November 22, 2002, Federal 

Register (67 FR 70397). Official services 

may be obtained by contacting Kansas at 

785–233–7063.

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

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

Dated: December 2, 2004. 

Donna Reifschneider, 

Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

[04–TX–A] 

Opportunity for Designation in South 

Texas

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) has 

received inquiries, and several letters 

from the grain industry in Texas 

indicating a need for designating an 

organization to provide official services 

in South Texas. GIPSA is asking persons 

interested in providing official services 

in unassigned areas of South Texas to 

submit an application for designation.

DATES: Applications and comments 

must be postmarked or electronically 

dated on or before January 7, 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.

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 United States 

Grain Standards Act, as amended (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. 

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. 

GIPSA is asking for applicants to 

provide official services in South Texas. 

The South Texas area being considered 

for assignment to the applicant or 

applicants selected for designation, 

pursuant to Section (7)(2) of the Act, is 

as follows: 

Bounded on the north by the northern 

Jack, Wise, Denton, Collin, Hunt, Delta, 

Franklin, Titus, Morris, and Marion 

County line east to the Texas State line; 

Bounded on the east by the eastern 

Texas State line south to the southern 

Texas State line; 

Bounded on the south by the southern 

Texas State line west to the western Val 

Verde County line; 

Bounded on the west by the western 

Val Verde, Edwards, Kimble, Mason, 

San Saba, Mills, Comanche, Erath, Palo 

Pinto, and Jack County lines north to the 

northern Jack County line, excluding 

those export port locations served by 

GIPSA. 

Opportunity for designation.

Interested persons 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 section 800.196(d) of the 

regulations issued thereunder. 

Designation in the specified geographic 

areas is for a period of no more than 3 

years. Persons wishing to apply for 

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designation should contact the 

Compliance Division at the address 

listed above for forms and information, 

or obtain applications at the GIPSA Web 

site, http://www.usda.gov/gipsa/

oversight/parovreg.htm.

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: December 2, 2004. 

Donna Reifschneider, 

Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), Grain Inspection, 

Packers and Stockyards Administration 

(GIPSA) is announcing an opportunity 

for the public to comment on its 

intention to request an extension for a 

currently approved information 

collection, ‘‘Guidelines for Preparation 

of Research Proposal.’’ These guidelines 

provide instructions for submitting 

grant proposals requesting funds from 

GIPSA for research to develop 

procedures and equipment that may be 

used to measure grain quality.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by February 7, 2005, to be 

assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

comments on this notice. You may 

submit comments by any of the 

following methods: 

• E-mail: Send comments via 

electronic mail to 

comments.gipsa@usda.gov.

• Mail: Send hardcopy written 

comments to Tess Butler, GIPSA, USDA, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 

1647–S, Washington, DC 20250–3604. 

• Fax: Send comments by facsimile 

transmission to: (202) 690–2755. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver 

comments to: Tess Butler, GIPSA, 

USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Room 1647–S, Washington, DC 

20250–3604. 

Instructions: All comments should 

make reference to the date and page 

number of this issue of the Federal 

Register. 

Background Documents: Information 

collection package and other documents 

relating to this action will be available 

for public inspection in the above office 

during regular business hours. 

Read Comments: All comments will 

be available for public inspection in the 

above office during regular business 

hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steven N. Tanner, Director, Technical 

Services Division, USDA, GIPSA, FGIS 

Technical Center, 10383 N. Ambassador 

Drive, Kansas City, MO 64153–1394; 

telephone (816) 891–0401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

Section 4a of the United States Grain 

Standards Act (USGSA; 7 U.S.C. 71 et 

seq.), GIPSA is responsible for 

establishing grain standards which 

accurately describe the quality of grain 

being traded and for applying these 

standards uniformly in a nationwide 

inspection system. Section 16e of the 

USGSA authorizes the agency to 

conduct a continuing research program 

for the purpose of developing methods 

to improve accuracy and uniformity in 

grading grain. To carry out this 

authority, GIPSA maintains an external 

research program under which research 

scientists are invited to submit research 

grant proposals that include the 

objectives of the proposed work; 

application of the proposed work to the 

grain inspection system; the procedures, 

equipment, personnel, etc., that will be 

used to reach the project objectives; the 

cost of the project; a schedule for 

completion; qualifications of the 

investigator and the grantee 

organization; and a listing of all other 

sources of financial support for the 

project. GIPSA utilizes the Guidelines 

for Preparation of Research Proposals to 

assist grant applicants with preparation 

of grant proposals. 

Title: Guidelines for Preparation of 

Research Proposal. 

OMB Number: 0580–0014. 

Expiration Date of Approval: February 

28, 2005. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The Grain Inspection, 

Packers and Stockyards Administration 

is interested in supporting research to 

develop procedures and equipment that 

may be used to measure grain quality. 

The Guidelines for Preparation of 

Research Proposal provides instructions 

for submitting grant proposals 

requesting funds from GIPSA for this 

purpose. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

for this collection of information is 

estimated to average 20 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Organizations who 

employ scientists and engineers who do 

research and development on 

procedures and equipment that may be 

used to provide measurement of grain 

quality. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 2. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 40 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Cathy McDuffie, 

the Information Management Specialist, 

at (301) 734–5190. 

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or forms of information 

technology. All responses to this notice 

will be summarized and included in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will also become a matter of 

public record.

Donna Reifschneider, 

Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration.

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Agenda and Notice of a Change to the 

Public Meeting of the Florida Advisory 

Committee Which was Published in 

Federal Register on November 29, 2004 

(Doc #) 26264

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights, that a meeting of the 

Florida Advisory Committee to the 

Commission will convene at 8:30 a.m. 

and adjourn at 1:30 p.m. on December