Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 148 / Friday, August 1, 1997 / Notices 41335

ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, Janet M.

Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance

Division, STOP 3604, 1400

Independence Avenue, S.W.,

Washington, DC 20250–3604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janet M. Hart, telephone 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 March 3, 1997, Federal Register

(62 FR 9412), GIPSA asked persons

interested in providing official services

in the geographic areas assigned to

Denver and East Indiana to submit an

application for designation.

Applications were due by April 1, 1997.

Denver and East Indiana, the only

applicants, each applied for designation

to provide official services in the entire

area currently assigned to them.

Since Denver and East Indiana were

the only applicants for the respective

areas, 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)(l)(B),

determined that Denver and East

Indiana are able to provide official

services in the geographic areas for

which they applied. Effective September

1, 1997, and ending August 31, 2000,

Denver and East Indiana are designated

to provide official services in the

geographic areas specified in the March

3, 1997, Federal Register.

Interested persons may obtain official

services by contacting Denver at 303–

292–5361 and East Indiana at 765–289–

1206.

Authority: Pub. L. 94–582, 90 Stat. 2867,

as amended (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.)

Dated: July 24, 1997.

Neil E. Porter,

Director, Compliance Division.

[FR Doc. 97–19925 Filed 7-31-97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–F

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration

Opportunity for Designation in the

Lima (OH) and Virginia Areas

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The United States Grain

Standards Act, as amended (Act),

provides that official agency

designations will end not later than

triennially and may be renewed. The

designations of Lima Grain Inspection

Service, Inc. (Lima), and the Virginia

Department of Agriculture and

Consumer Services (Virginia), will end

January 31, 1998, according to the Act.

GIPSA is asking persons interested in

providing official services in the Lima

and Virginia areas to submit an

application for designation.

DATES: Applications must be

postmarked or sent by telecopier (FAX)

on or before September 2, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Applications must be

submitted to USDA, GIPSA, Janet M.

Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance

Division, STOP 3604, 1400

Independence Avenue, S.W.,

Washington, DC 20250–3604.

Applications may be submitted by FAX

on 202–690–2755. If an application is

submitted by FAX, GIPSA reserves the

right to request an original application.

All applications 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, telephone 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 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. GIPSA designated

Lima, main office located in Lima, Ohio,

and Virginia, main office located in

Richmond, Virginia, to provide official

services under the Act on February 1,

1995.

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. The designations

of Lima and Virginia end on January 31,

1998, according to the Act.

Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act,

the following geographic area, in the

State of Ohio, is assigned to Lima.

Bounded on the North by the northern

and eastern Williams County lines; the

northern and eastern Defiance County

lines south to U.S. Route 24; U.S. Route

24 northeast to State Route 108;

Bounded on the East by State Route

108 south to Putnam County; the

northern and eastern Putnam County

lines; the eastern Allen County line; the

northern Hardin County line east to U.S.

Route 68 (excluding all of Sidney,

Ohio); U.S. Route 68 south to U.S. Route

47;

Bounded on the South by U.S. Route

47 west-southwest to Interstate 75;

Interstate 75 south to the Shelby County

line; the southern and western Shelby

County lines; the southern Mercer

County line; and

Bounded on the West by the OhioIndiana State line from the southern

Mercer County line to the northern

Williams County line.

Lima’s assigned geographic area does

not include the following grain elevator

inside Lima’s area which has been and

will continue to be serviced by the

following official agency: East Indiana

Grain Inspection, Inc.: Payne

Cooperative Association, Payne,

Paulding County.

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.

Interested persons, including Lima

and Virginia, 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.

Designation in the Lima and Virginia

areas is for the period beginning

February 1, 1998, and ending January

31, 2001. Persons wishing to apply for

designation should contact the

Compliance Division at the address

listed above for forms and information.

Applications 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: July 24, 1997.

Neil E. Porter,

Director, Compliance Division.

[FR Doc. 97–19926 Filed 7-31-97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–F

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration; United

States Standards for Beans

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration, USDA.