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10530 

Vol. 86, No. 33 

Monday, February 22, 2021 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No AMS–FGIS–20–0068] 

Opportunity for Designation in the 

Urbana, Illinois; Sandusky, Michigan; 

Davenport, Iowa; Enid, Oklahoma; 

Keokuk, Iowa; Marshall, Michigan; 

Council Bluffs, Iowa; Fremont, 

Nebraska; Annapolis, Maryland; 

Amarillo, Texas; Cairo, Illinois; Baton 

Rouge, Louisiana; Raleigh, North 

Carolina; Belmond, Iowa; and Ogden, 

Utah, Areas; Request for Comments on 

the Official Agencies Servicing This 

Area 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The designations of the 

official agencies listed in 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below will 

end on the prescribed dates. We are 

asking persons or governmental 

agencies interested in providing official 

services in the areas presently served by 

these agencies to submit an application 

for designation. The Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS) encourages 

submissions from traditionally 

underrepresented individuals, 

organizations, and businesses to reflect 

the diversity of this industry. AMS 

encourages submissions from qualified 

applicants, regardless of race, color, age, 

sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, 

national origin, religion, disability 

status, protected veteran status, or any 

other characteristic protected by law. In 

addition, we are asking for comments on 

the quality of services provided by the 

following designated agencies: 

Champaign-Danville Grain Inspection 

Departments, Inc. (Champaign); Detroit 

Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Detroit); 

Eastern Iowa Grain Inspection and 

Weighing Service, Inc. (Eastern Iowa); 

Enid Grain Inspection Company, Inc. 

(Enid); Keokuk Grain Inspection Service 

(Keokuk); Michigan Grain Inspection 

Services, Inc. (Michigan); Omaha Grain 

Inspection Service, Inc. (Omaha); 

Fremont Grain Inspection Department, 

Inc. (Fremont); Maryland Department of 

Agriculture (Maryland); Amarillo Grain 

Exchange, Inc. (Amarillo); Cairo Grain 

Inspection Agency, Inc. (Cairo); 

Louisiana Department of Agriculture 

and Forestry (Louisiana); North Carolina 

Department of Agriculture (North 

Carolina); D.R. Schaal Agency, Inc. 

(Schaal); and Utah Department of 

Agriculture and Food (Utah). 

DATES: Applications and comments 

must be received by March 24, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit applications and 

comments concerning this Notice using 

any of the following methods: 

• To apply for Designation: Use 

FGISonline (https://

fgisonline.ams.usda.gov) and then click 

on the Delegations/Designations and 

Export Registrations (DDR) link. You 

will need to obtain an FGISonline 

customer number and USDA 

eAuthentication username and 

password prior to applying. 

• To submit Comments: Go to 

Regulations.gov (http://

www.regulations.gov). Instructions for 

submitting and reading comments are 

detailed on the site. Interested persons 

are invited to submit written comments 

concerning this notice. All comments 

must be submitted through the Federal 

e-rulemaking portal at http://

www.regulations.gov and should 

reference the document number and the 

date and page number of this issue of 

the Federal Register. All comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be included in the record and will be 

made available to the public. Please be 

advised that the identity of the 

individuals or entities submitting 

comments will be made public on the 

internet at the address provided above. 

Read Applications and Comments: 

All comments will be available for 

public inspection online at http://

www.regulations.gov. If you would like 

to view the applications, please contact 

us at FGISQACD@usda.gov (7 CFR 

1.27(c)). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joshua Diaz-Lopez, (816) 266–5240, or 

FGISQACD@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

designations of the official agencies 

listed below will end on the prescribed 

dates: 

Official agency Headquarters location and telephone Designation end 

Champaign-Danville Grain Inspection Department ................................................... Urbana, IL, 217–344–9306 ..................... 3/31/2021 

Detroit Grain Inspection Service, Inc ........................................................................ Sandusky, MI, 810–404–3786 ................ 3/31/2021 

Eastern Iowa Grain Inspection Company, Inc ........................................................... Davenport, IA, 563–322–7149 ................ 3/31/2021 

Enid Grain Inspection Company ............................................................................... Enid, OK, 580–233–1122 ........................ 3/31/2021 

Keokuk Grain Inspection Service .............................................................................. Keokuk, IA, 319–524–4695 ..................... 3/31/2021 

Michigan Grain Inspection Services, Inc ................................................................... Marshall, MI, 269–781–2711 ................... 3/31/2021 

Omaha Grain Inspection Service, Inc ....................................................................... Council Bluffs, IA, 712–256–2590 ........... 3/31/2021 

Fremont Grain Inspection Department, Inc ............................................................... Fremont, NE, 402–721–1270 .................. 6/30/2021 

Maryland Department of Agriculture ......................................................................... Annapolis, MD, 410–841–5769 ............... 6/30/2021 

Amarillo Grain Exchange, Inc .................................................................................... Amarillo, TX, 806–372–8511 ................... 9/30/2021 

Cairo Grain Inspection Agency, Inc .......................................................................... Cairo, IL, 618–734–0689 ......................... 9/30/2021 

Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry ................................................... Baton Rouge, LA, 318–428–0116 ........... 9/30/2021 

North Carolina Department of Agriculture ................................................................. Raleigh, NC, 919–733–4491 ................... 9/30/2021 

D.R. Schaal Agency, Inc ........................................................................................... Belmond, IA, 641–444–3122 ................... 9/30/2021 

Utah Department of Agriculture and Food ................................................................ Ogden, UT, 801–392–2292 ..................... 9/30/2021 


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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 33 / Monday, February 22, 2021 / Notices 10531 

Section 7(f) of the United States Grain 

Standards Act (USGSA) authorizes the 

Secretary 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 (7 U.S.C. 79(f)). Under section 

7(g) of the USGSA, designations of 

official agencies are effective for no 

longer than five years, unless terminated 

by the Secretary, and may be renewed 

according to the criteria and procedures 

prescribed in section 7(f) of the USGSA. 

Areas Open for Designation 

Champaign, Detroit, Eastern Iowa, 

Enid, Keokuk, Michigan and Omaha: 

Areas of designation include Wisconsin 

and parts of Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, 

Indiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Ohio and 

Nebraska. Please see the March 29, 

2016, issue of the Federal Register (81 

FR 17428–17431) for descriptions of the 

areas open for designation. 

Maryland and Fremont: Areas of 

designation include Maryland and parts 

of Iowa and Nebraska. Please see the 

March 29, 2016, issue of the Federal 

Register (81 FR 17431–17432) for 

descriptions of the areas open for 

designation. 

Amarillo, Cairo, Louisiana, and Utah: 

Areas of designation include Louisiana; 

Utah; and parts of Texas, Oklahoma, 

Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee. 

Please see the July 1, 2015, issue of the 

Federal Register (80 FR 37581 (only 

with respect to Utah)) and the August 

24, 2016, issue of the Federal Register 

(81 FR 57882–57885) for descriptions of 

the areas open for designation. 

North Carolina and Schaal: Areas of 

designation include New Jersey, South 

Carolina, New York, Georgia, North 

Carolina, and parts of Iowa and 

Minnesota. Please see the June 3, 2020, 

issue of the Federal Register (85 FR 

34160–34161) for descriptions of the 

areas open for designation. 

Opportunity for Designation 

Interested persons or governmental 

agencies may apply for designation to 

provide official services in the 

geographic areas of the official agencies 

specified above under the provisions of 

section 7(f) of the USGSA and 7 CFR 

800.196. Designation in the specified 

geographic areas for Champaign, Detroit, 

Eastern Iowa, Enid, Keokuk, Michigan 

and Omaha begins April 1, 2021. 

Designation in the specified geographic 

areas for Fremont and Maryland begins 

July 1, 2021. Designation in the 

specified geographic areas for Amarillo, 

Cairo, Louisiana, North Carolina, 

Schaal, and Utah begins October 1, 

2021. To apply for designation or to 

request more information on the 

geographic areas serviced by these 

official agencies, contact Joshua DiazLopez at the address listed above. 

Request for Comments 

We are publishing this Notice to 

provide interested persons the 

opportunity to comment on the quality 

of services provided by the Champaign, 

Detroit, Eastern Iowa, Enid, Keokuk, 

Michigan, Omaha, Fremont, Maryland, 

Amarillo, Cairo, Louisiana, North 

Carolina, Schaal, and Utah official 

agencies. In the designation process, we 

are particularly interested in receiving 

comments citing reasons and pertinent 

data supporting or objecting to the 

designation of the applicant(s). Such 

comments should be submitted through 

the Federal e-rulemaking portal at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

We consider applications, comments, 

and other available information when 

determining which applicants will be 

designated. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k. 

Bruce Summers, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03468 Filed 2–19–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc No. AMS–FGIS–20–0061] 

Mycotoxin Test Kit Design 

Specifications and Performance 

Criteria 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; reopening of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the comment period is reopened for the 

notice that was published in the Federal 

Register on December 18, 2020. The 

publication invited comments on the 

changes that the Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS) proposes to its existing 

mycotoxin test kit criteria. 

DATES: Comments are due by March 24, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: To submit comments: Go to 

Regulations.gov (http://

www.regulations.gov). Instructions for 

submitting and reading comments are 

detailed on the site. Interested persons 

are invited to submit written comments 

concerning this notice. All comments 

must be submitted through the Federal 

e-rulemaking portal at http://

www.regulations.gov and should 

reference the document number and the 

date and page number of this issue of 

the Federal Register. All comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be included in the record and will be 

made available to the public. Please be 

advised that the identity of the 

individuals or entities submitting 

comments will be made public on the 

internet at the address provided above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas A. Weber, Analytical Chemistry 

Branch Chief, Technology and Science 

Division, Federal Grain Inspection 

Service, AMS, USDA; telephone (816) 

891–0449; or email Thomas.A.Weber@

usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice 

seeking comments on proposed changes 

to mycotoxin test kit criteria was 

published in the Federal Register at 85 

FR 82427 on December 18, 2020. The 

original 30-day comment period 

provided in the notice closed on January 

19, 2021. As of January 11, 2020, four 

stakeholders submitted comments 

requesting an extension of the comment 

period. AMS is reopening the comment 

period to ensure that interested persons 

have sufficient time to review and 

comment on the notice. The comment 

period is reopened for 30 days from the 

date of publication of this notice. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k, 7 U.S.C. 1621– 

1627. 

Bruce Summers, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03469 Filed 2–19–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Economic Development Administration 

Notice of Petitions by Firms for 

Determination of Eligibility to Apply for 

Trade Adjustment Assistance 

AGENCY: Economic Development 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice and opportunity for 

public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Economic Development 

Administration (EDA) has received 

petitions for certification of eligibility to 

apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance 

from the firms listed below. 

Accordingly, EDA has initiated 

investigations to determine whether 

increased imports into the United States 

of articles like or directly competitive 

with those produced by each of the 

firms contributed importantly to the 

total or partial separation of the firms’ 


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