[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 128 (Monday, July 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 41049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16541]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

[99-05-s]


Designation for the Kansas (KS), Minot (ND), and Tri-State (OH) 
Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA announces designation of the following organizations to 
provide official services under the United States Grain Standards Act, 
as amended (Act): Kansas Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Kansas); Minot 
Grain Inspection, Inc. (Minot); and Tri-State Grain Inspection Service, 
Inc. (Tri-State).

EFFECTIVE DATES: September 1, 2000, for Kansas; and October 1, 2000, 
for Minot and Tri-State.

ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance 
Division, STOP 3604, Room 1647-S, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., 
Washington, DC 20250-3604.

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.
    In the December 1, 1999, Federal Register (64 FR 67246), GIPSA 
asked persons interested in providing official services in the 
geographic areas assigned to Kansas, Minot, and Tri-State to submit an 
application for designation. Applications were due by December 30, 
1999. Kansas, Minot, and Tri-State, the only applicants, each applied 
for designation to provide official services in the entire area 
currently assigned to them. Since these they were the only applicants, 
GIPSA did not ask for comments on the applicants.
    GIPSA evaluated all available information regarding the designation 
criteria in section 7(f)(l)(A) of the Act and, according to section 
7(f)(1)(B), determined that Kansas, Minot, and Tri-State are able to 
provide official services in the geographic areas, specified in the 
December 1, 1999, Federal Register, for which they applied. Interested 
persons may obtain official services by calling the telephone numbers 
listed below.

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                                            Designation
             Official agency                   term          Telephone
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Kansas..................................  09/01/2000-06/    785-233-7063
                                                 30/2003
Minot...................................  10/01/2000-06/    701-838-1734
                                                 30/2003
Tri-State...............................  10/01/2000-06/    513-251-6571
                                                 30/2003
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    Authority: Pub. L. 94-582, 90 Stat. 2867, as amended (7 U.S.C. 
71 et seq.).

    Dated: June 14, 2000.
Neil E. Porter,
Director, Compliance Division.
[FR Doc. 00-16541 Filed 6-30-00; 8:45 am]
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