[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 317-318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-33139]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Opportunity for Designation in the State of Georgia and State of 
Montana Areas; Request for Comments on the Official Agencies Servicing 
These Areas

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The designations of the official agencies listed below will 
end on June 30, 2011. 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. In 
addition, we are asking for comments on the quality of services 
provided by the following designated agencies: The Georgia Department 
of Agriculture (Georgia) and the Montana Department of Agriculture 
(Montana).

DATES: Applications and comments must be received by February 3, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit applications and comments concerning this notice 
using any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Applying for Designation on the Internet: Use FGISonline 
(https://fgis.gipsa.usda.gov/default_home_FGIS.aspx) and then click 
on the Delegations/Designations and Export Registrations (DDR) link. 
You must obtain an FGISonline customer number and USDA eAuthentication 
username and password prior to applying.
    <bullet> Submit Comments Using the Internet: Go to Regulations.gov 
(http://www.regulations.gov). Instructions for submitting and reading 
comments are detailed on the site.
    <bullet> Hand Delivery/Courier Address: Karen W. Guagliardo, Review 
Branch Chief, Compliance Division, GIPSA, USDA, Room 1647-S, 1400 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250.
    <bullet> Mail: Karen W. Guagliardo, Review Branch Chief, Compliance 
Division, GIPSA, USDA, STOP 3604, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20250-3604.
    <bullet> Fax: Karen W. Guagliardo, 202-690-2755.
    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(c)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen W. Guagliardo, 202-720-8262 or 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3d765c4f5853136a137a485c5a51545c4f59527d484e595c135a524b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b507a697e75354c355c6e7a7c77727a697f745b6e687f7a357c746d">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 7(f)(1) of the United States Grain 
Standards Act (USGSA) (7 U.S.C. 71-87k) 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. 
Under section 7(g)(1) of the USGSA, designations of official agencies 
are effective for 3 years unless terminated by the Secretary, but may 
be renewed according to the criteria and procedures prescribed in 
section 7(f) of the USGSA.

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Areas Open for Designation

Georgia

    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the entire State of 
Georgia, except those export port locations within the State, which are 
serviced by GIPSA, is assigned to this official agency.

Montana

    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the entire State of Montana 
is assigned to this official agency.

Opportunity for Designation

    Interested persons or governmental agencies may apply for 
designation to provide official services in the geographic areas 
specified above under the provisions of section 7(f) of the USGSA and 7 
CFR 800.196(d). Designation in the specified geographic areas is for 
the period beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2014. To apply 
for designation or for more information, contact Karen W. Guagliardo at 
the address listed above or visit GIPSA's Web site at http://www.gipsa.usda.gov.

Request for Comments

    We are publishing this notice to provide interested persons the 
opportunity to comment on the quality of services provided by the 
Georgia and Montana 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 
applicants. Submit all comments to Karen W. Guagliardo at the above 
address or at http://www.regulations.gov.
    We consider applications, comments, and other available information 
when determining which applicant will be designated.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k.

J. Dudley Butler,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-33139 Filed 1-3-11; 8:45 am]
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