Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 169 / Tuesday, September 2, 1997 / Notices 46245

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

designation of Frankfort Grain

Inspection, Inc. (Frankfort), will end

February 28, 1998, according to the Act.

The designation of Indianapolis Grain

Inspection and Weighing Service, Inc.

(Indianapolis), will end March 31, 1998,

according to the Act. GIPSA is asking

persons interested in providing official

services in the Frankfort and

Indianapolis areas to submit an

application for designation.

DATES: Applications must be

postmarked or sent by telecopier (FAX)

on or before October 1, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Applications must be

submitted to USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, 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

Frankfort, main office located in

Frankfort, Indiana, to provide official

services under the Act on March 1,

1995. GIPSA designated Indianapolis,

main office located in Indianapolis,

Indiana, to provide official services

under the Act on April 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 designation

of Frankfort ends on February 28, 1998,

according to the Act. The designation of

Indianapolis ends on March 31, 1998,

according to the Act.

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;

Buckeye Feed and Supply Company,

Leiters Ford, Fulton County; and Cargill,

Inc., Linden, Montgomery County.

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.

Interested persons, including

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.

Designation in the Frankfort area is for

the period beginning March 1, 1998, and

ending February 29, 2001. Designation

in the Indianapolis area is for the period

beginning April 1, 1998, and ending

February 29, 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: August 14, 1997

Neil E. Porter

Director, Compliance Division

[FR Doc. 97–23127 Filed 8–29–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–F

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration

Opportunity to Comment on the

Applicants for the Minnesota Area

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: GIPSA requests comments on

the applicants for designation to provide

official services in the geographic area

currently assigned to the Minnesota

Department of Agriculture (Minnesota).

DATES: Comments must be postmarked,

or sent by telecopier (FAX) or electronic

mail by October 1, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be

submitted in writing to USDA, GIPSA,

FGIS, Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review

Branch, Compliance Division, STOP

3604, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.,

Washington, DC 20250–3604.

Telecopier (FAX) users may send

comments to the automatic telecopier

machine at 202–690–2755, attention:

Janet M. Hart. All comments received

will be made available for public

inspection at the above 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.

In the June 30, 1997, Federal Register

(62 FR 35147), GIPSA asked persons

interested in providing official services

in the geographic area assigned to

Minnesota to submit an application for

designation. There were three

applicants: Mid-Iowa Grain Inspection,

Inc., applied for designation to provide

official services in the Minnesota

counties of Filmore, Goodhue, Houston,
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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]

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–F

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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