318 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 2 / Tuesday, January 4, 2011 / Notices 

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] 

BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Designation of Minot Grain Inspection, 

Inc. To Provide Official Class X 

Weighing Services 

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the 

designation of Minot Grain Inspection, 

Inc. to provide official Class X weighing 

services under the United States Grain 

Standards Act, as amended (USGSA). 

DATES: Effective Date: January 4, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Karen W. Guagliardo, 

Branch Chief, Review Branch, 

Compliance Division, GIPSA, USDA, 

STOP 3604, Room 1647–S, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3604. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen W. Guagliardo, 202–720–8262 or 

Karen.W.Guagliardo@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GIPSA 

reviewed this action and determined it 

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 June 1, 2009, Federal Register 

(74 FR 26188), GIPSA announced the 

designation of Minot to provide official 

inspection services under the Act, 

effective July 1, 2009, and terminating 

June 30, 2012. Subsequently, Minot 

requested GIPSA 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 Minot is qualified 

to provide official weighing services in 

their currently assigned geographic area. 

Minot’s present designation is amended 

to include Class X weighing within their 

assigned geographic area, as specified in 

the June 1, 2009, Federal Register (74 

FR 26188), effective January 4, 2011, 

and terminating June 30, 2012. 

Under section 7(g)(1) of the USGSA, 

designations of official agencies are 

effective for no longer than 3 years 

unless terminated by the Secretary; 

however, designations may be renewed 

according to the criteria and procedures 

prescribed in section 7(f) of the Act. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k. 

J. Dudley Butler, 

Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2010–33141 Filed 1–3–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Designation for the Columbus, OH; 

Dallas, TX; and Decatur, IN Areas 

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the 

designation of the following 

organizations to provide official services 

under the United States Grain Standards 

Act, as amended (USGSA): Columbus 

Grain Inspection, Inc. (Columbus); Gulf 

Country Grain Inspection Service, Inc. 

(Gulf Country); and Northeast Indiana 

Grain Inspection, Inc. (Northeast 

Indiana). 

DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Karen W. Guagliardo, 

Branch Chief, Review Branch, 

Compliance Division, GIPSA, USDA, 

STOP 3604, Room 1647–S, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3604. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen W. Guagliardo, 202–720–8262 or 

Karen.W.Guagliardo@usda.gov. 

Read Applications: All applications 

and comments will be available for 

public inspection at the office above 

during regular business hours (7 CFR 

1.27(c)). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the May 

25, 2010, Federal Register (75 FR 

29310), GIPSA requested applications 

for designation to provide official 

services in the geographic areas 

presently serviced by the agencies 

named above. Applications were due by 

July 1, 2010. 

Columbus, Gulf Country and 

Northeast Indiana were the sole 

applicants for designations to provide 

official services in these areas. As a 

result, GIPSA did not ask for additional 

comments. 

GIPSA evaluated all available 

information regarding the designation 

criteria in section 7(f)(l) of the USGSA 

(7 U.S.C. 79(f)) and determined that 

Columbus, Gulf Country and Northeast 

Indiana are qualified to provide official 

services in the geographic areas 

specified in the May 25, 2010, Federal 

Register for which they applied. These 

designation actions to provide official 

services in the specified areas are 

effective January 1, 2011. The 

designation for Columbus and Northeast 

Indiana will terminate on December 31, 

2013; Gulf Country’s designation will 

terminate on December 31, 2011. 


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