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Vol. 88, No. 219 

Wednesday, November 15, 2023 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–FGIS–23–0051] 

Opportunity To Comment on 

Applicants for the Texas Central U.S. 

Grain Standards Act Designation Area 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Plainview Grain Inspection 

and Weighing Service, Inc. (Plainview) 

and Grain Inspection Services of Texas, 

LLC (Texas Grain) have applied for 

designation to provide official U.S. 

Grain Standards Act services in the 

Texas Central designation area. The 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is 

asking for comments on these 

applicants. 

DATES: Comments must be received 

before December 15, 2023 to be assured 

consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments 

concerning this notice and view the 

applications. 

To Submit Comments: All comments 

must be submitted through the Federal 

e-rulemaking portal at https:// 

www.regulations.gov and should 

reference the document number and the 

date and page number of this issue of 

the Federal Register. Instructions for 

submitting and reading comments are 

detailed on the site. All comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be included in the record and will be 

made available for public inspection. 

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. 

To Read Applications and Comments: 

If you would like to view the 

applications, please contact us at 

FGISQACD@usda.gov. All comments 

will be available for public inspection 

online at https://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. 

Ricardo Espitia, Compliance Officer, 

Federal Grain Inspection Service, AMS, 

USDA; Telephone: (202) 699–0246; or 

Email: FGISQACD@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

April 3, 2023, Federal Register (88 FR 

19605), AMS asked persons interested 

in providing official U.S. Grain 

Standards Act services in the Texas 

Central designation area to submit an 

application. There are two applicants 

for the Texas Central area: Plainview 

Grain Inspection and Weighing Service, 

Inc. (Plainview) and Grain Inspection 

Services of Texas, LLC (Texas Grain). 

Plainview is currently a designated 

official agency, and Texas Grain is a 

new business requesting designation. 

Plainview applied for designation to 

provide official services for part of the 

unassigned Texas Central area, 

specifically, Coke, Coleman, Ector, 

Glasscock, Midland, Runnels, Sterling, 

and Winkler counties. Texas Grain 

applied for the entire unassigned area. 

The unassigned area in the state of 

Texas includes the counties of: 

Anderson, Angelina, Atascosa, Austin, 

Bandera, Bastrop, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, 

Bosque, Brazos, Brewster, Brown, 

Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Camp, 

Cherokee, Coke, Coleman, Collin, 

Comal, Comanche, Concho, Cooke, 

Coryell, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, 

Dallas, Delta, Denton, DeWitt, Eastland, 

Ector, Edwards, Ellis, El Paso, Erath, 

Falls, Fannin, Fayette, Franklin, 

Freestone, Frio, Gillespie, Glasscock, 

Gonzales, Grayson, Gregg, Grimes, 

Guadalupe, Hamilton, Hardin, Harrison, 

Hays, Henderson, Hill, Hood, Hopkins, 

Houston, Hudspeth, Hunt, Irion, Jack, 

Jasper, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Karnes, 

Kaufman, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, 

Kinney, Lamar, Lampasas, Lavaca, Lee, 

Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Llano, Loving, 

McCulloch, McLennan, Madison, 

Marion, Mason, Maverick, Medina, 

Menard, Midland, Milam, Mills, 

Montague, Montgomery, Morris, 

Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Orange, 

Palo Pinto, Panola, Parker, Pecos, Polk, 

Presidio, Rans, Reagan, Real, Red River, 

Reeves, Robertson, Rockwall, Runnels, 

Risk, Sabine, San Augustine, San 

Jacinto, San Saba, Schleicher, Shelby, 

Smith, Somervell, Stephens, Sterling, 

Sutton, Tarrant, Terrell, Titus, Tom 

Green, Travis, Trinity, Tyler, Upshur, 

Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Van Zandt, 

Walker, Ward, Washington, Williamson, 

Wilson, Winkler, Wise, Wood, Young, 

and Zavala. This area excludes any 

established or future export port 

locations, which are serviced by FGIS. 

AMS is publishing this notice to 

provide interested persons the 

opportunity to comment on the quality 

of services provided by Plainview and 

Texas Grain. In the designation process, 

comments citing reasons and pertinent 

data supporting or objecting to the 

designation of the applicant(s) are 

particularly helpful. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record 

and made available for public 

inspection at https:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

AMS considers applications, 

comments, and other available 

information, such as audit reports, when 

determining which applicants will be 

designated. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k. 

Melissa Bailey, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25144 Filed 11–14–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–FGIS–23–0029] 

Opportunity for United States Grain 

Standards Act Designation in Decatur, 

IN and Marshall, MI 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS) is seeking persons or 

governmental agencies interested in 

providing official services in the areas 

noted below to submit an application 

for designation. Designation provides 

for private entities or State 

governmental agencies to be an integral 

part of the official grain inspection 

system (https://www.ams.usda.gov/ 

services/fgis/official-grain-inspectionweighing-system). Designated agencies 

work under the supervision of the 

Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) 

and are authorized to provide official 

inspection and weighing services in a 

defined geographic area, as appropriate. 


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