[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 106 (Thursday, June 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35044-35045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13322]


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Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 106 / Thursday, June 1, 2000 / 
Notices

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

[00-02-a]


Opportunity for Designation in the Virginia, Frankfort (IN), and 
Indianapolis (IN) Areas, and Request for Comments on the Official 
Agencies Serving These Areas

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration 
(GIPSA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The designations of the official agencies listed below will 
end in January and February 2001. 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 services provided by these currently designated 
agencies:

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (Virginia);
Frankfort Grain Inspection, Inc. (Frankfort); and
Indianapolis Grain Inspection and Weighing Service, Inc. 
(Indianapolis).

DATES: Applications and comments must be postmarked or sent by 
telecopier (FAX) on or before June 30, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Applications may be obtained at www.usda.gov/gipsa/, under 
Designation Application Forms. Applications and comments must be 
submitted to USDA, GIPSA, Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch, 
Compliance Division, STOP 3604, Room 1647-S, 1400 Independence Avenue, 
SW., Washington, DC 20250-3604. If an application or comment is 
submitted by FAX, 202-690-2755, GIPSA reserves the right to request an 
original application. All applications and comments will be made 
available for public inspection at this address located at 1400 
Independence Avenue, S.W., during regular business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet M. Hart at 202-720-8525.

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.

1. Current Designations Being Announced for Renewal

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               Official agency                             Main office                Current designation terms
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Virginia....................................  Richmond, VA........................         02/01/1998-01/31/2001
Frankfort...................................  Frankfort, IN.......................         03/01/1998-02/28/2001
Indianapolis................................  Indianapolis, IN....................         03/01/1998-02/28/2001
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    a. Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic 
area, the entire State of Virginia, except those export port locations 
within the State, is assigned to Virginia.
    b. Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic 
area, in the State of Indiana, is assigned to Frankfort.
    Bounded on the North by the northern Fulton County line;
    Bounded on the East by the eastern Fulton County line south to 
State Route 19; State Route 19 south to State Route 114; State Route 
114 southeast to the eastern Fulton and Miami County lines; the 
northern Grant County line east to County Highway 900E; County Highway 
900E south to State Route 18; State Route 18 east to the Grant County 
line; the eastern and southern Grant County lines; the eastern Tipton 
County line; the eastern Hamilton County line south to State Route 32;
    Bounded on the South by State Route 32 west to the Boone County 
line; the eastern and southern Boone County lines; the southern 
Montgomery County line; and
    Bounded on the West by the western and northern Montgomery County 
lines; the western Clinton County line; the western Carroll County line 
north to State Route 25; State Route 25 northeast to Cass County; the 
western Cass and Fulton County lines.
    Frankfort's assigned geographic area does not include the following 
grain elevators inside Frankfort's area which have been and will 
continue to be serviced by the following official agency: Titus Grain 
Inspection, Inc.: The Andersons, Delphi, Carroll County; Frick 
Services, Inc., Leiters Ford, Fulton County; and Cargill, Inc., Linden, 
Montgomery County.
    c. Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic 
area, in the State of Indiana, is assigned to Indianapolis.
    Bartholomew; Brown; Hamilton, south of State Route 32; Hancock; 
Hendricks; Johnson; Madison, west of State Route 13 and south of State 
Route 132; Marion; Monroe; Morgan; and Shelby Counties.

2. Opportunity for Designation

    Interested persons, including Virginia, Frankfort, and Indianapolis 
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. Persons wishing to apply for designation 
should contact the Compliance Division at the address listed above for 
forms and information.

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Designation Terms

Virginia
    02/01/2001-12/31/2003
Frankfort and Indianapolis
    03/01/2001-12/31/2003

3. Request for Comments

    GIPSA also is publishing this notice to provide interested persons 
the opportunity to present comments on the Virginia, Frankfort, and 
Indianapolis official agencies. Commenters are encouraged to submit 
pertinent data concerning the Virginia, Frankfort, and Indianapolis 
official agencies including information on the timeliness, cost, 
quality, and scope of services provided. All comments must be submitted 
to the Compliance Division at the above address.
    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: May 17, 2000.
Neil E. Porter,
Director, Compliance Division.
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