46246 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 169 / Tuesday, September 2, 1997 / Notices

Olmsted, Wabasha, and Winona;

Minnesota applied for designation to

provide official services in the entire

Minnesota area; Sioux City Inspection

and Weighing Service Company,

applied for designation to provide

official services in the Minnesota

counties of Murray, Nobles, Pipestone,

and Rock.

GIPSA is publishing this notice to

provide interested persons the

opportunity to present comments

concerning the applicants. Commenters

are encouraged to submit reasons and

pertinent data for support or objection

to the designation of these applicants.

All comments must be submitted to the

Compliance Division at the above

address. Comments and other available

information will be considered in

making a final decision. GIPSA will

publish notice of the final decision in

the Federal Register, and GIPSA will

send the applicants written notification

of the decision.

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

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

Dated: August 14, 1997

Neil E. Porter

Director, Compliance Division

[FR Doc. 97–23128 Filed 8–29–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration

Designations for the Minot (ND),

Southern Illinois (IL), and Tri-State

(OH) Areas

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: GIPSA announces the

designation of Minot Grain Inspection,

Inc. (Minot), Southern Illinois Grain

Inspection Service, Inc. (Southern

Illinois), and Tri-State Grain Inspection

Service, Inc. (Tri-State), to provide

official services under the United States

Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act).

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 1997.

ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, 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 April 1, 1997, Federal Register

(62 FR 15456), GIPSA asked persons

interested in providing official services

in the geographic areas assigned to

Minot, Southern Illinois, and Tri-State

to submit an application for designation.

Applications were due by April 30,

1997. Minot, Southern Illinois, and TriState, the only applicants, each applied

for designation to provide official

services in the entire area currently

assigned to them.

Since Minot, Southern Illinois, and

Tri-State 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 Minot, Southern

Illinois, and Tri-State are able to provide

official services in the geographic areas

for which they applied. Effective

October 1, 1997, and ending September

30, 2000, Minot, Southern Illinois, and

Tri-State are designated to provide

official services in the geographic areas

specified in the April 1, 1997, Federal

Register.

Interested persons may obtain official

services by contacting Minot at 701–

838–1734, Southern Illinois at 618–632–

1921, and Tri-State at 513–251–6571.

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

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

Dated: August 14, 1997

Neil E. Porter

Director, Compliance Division

[FR Doc. 97–23126 Filed 8–29–97; 8:45 am]

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BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY

NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting; Department of

Interior, National Park Service,

Blackstone River Valley National

Heritage Corridor

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

Notice of Meeting

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with Section 552b of Title 5, United

States Code, that a meeting of the

Blackstone River Valley National

Heritage Corridor Commission will be

held on Monday Sept. 29 1997.

The Commission was established

pursuant to Public Law 99–647. The

purpose of the Commission is to assist

federal, state and local authorities in the

development and implementation of an

integrated resource management plan

for those lands and waters within the

Corridor.

The meeting will convene at 7:00 PM

in the Function Room at the Millbury

Senior Center, 1 River Street, Millbury,

MA for the following reasons:

1. Vote on 10 year plan

2. Budget for FY98

It is anticipated that about twenty

people will be able to attend the session

in addition to the Commission

members.

Interested persons may make oral or

written presentations to the Commission

or file written statements. Such requests

should be made prior to the meeting to:

Susan K. Moore, Executive Director,

Blackstone River Valley National

Heritage Corridor Commission, One

Depot Square, Woonsocket, RI 02895,

Tel.: (401) 762-0250.

Further information concerning this

meeting may be obtained from Susan K.

Moore, Executive Director of the

Commission at the aforementioned

address.

Susan K. Moore,

Executive Director BRVNHCC.

[FR Doc. 97–23306 Filed 8–28–97; 11:51; am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

ADMINISTRATION

Exporters’ Textile Advisory

Committee; Notice of Open Meeting

A meeting of the Exporters’ Textile

Advisory Committee will be held on

October 7, 1997. The meeting will be

from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Main

Conference Room on the sixth floor at

the office of Milliken & Company, 1045

6th Avenue, New York, New York.

The Committee provides advice and

guidance to Department officials on the

identification and surmounting of

barriers to the expansion of textile

exports, and on methods of encouraging

textile firms to participate in export

expansion. The Committee functions solely as an

advisory body in accordance with the

provisions of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act.

The meeting will be open to the

public with a limited number of seats

available. For further information or

copies of the minutes, contact William

Dawson, (202) 482–5155.

Dated: August 26, 1997.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc.97–23149 Filed 8–29–97; 8:45 am]

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