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Safety.’’ The 1995 and 1996 conferences

brought together representatives from

the principal Federal and State food

safety organizations who discussed their

views on the best ways to apply limited

resources to improve farm-to-table food

safety.

This year’s conference will explore

ways in which Federal and State

partnerships can be organized to

maximize valuable resources and

facilitate the management of food safety

concerns at the State and local levels.

California, which has developed

successful partnerships with Federal

agencies, will highlight some of its

experiences. Other States also are

encouraged to discuss their recent

initiatives in farm-to-table food safety.

Representatives from USDA, FDA, the

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention, and State food safety

agencies have been invited to

participate and discuss other topics of

mutual interest.

Done at Washington, DC on October 24,

1997.

Thomas J. Billy,

Administrator.

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BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration

Designations for the Idaho (ID),

Lewiston (ID), and the State of Utah

Areas

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: GIPSA announces the

designation of Idaho Grain Inspection

Service, Inc. (Pocatello), Lewiston Grain

Inspection Service, Inc. (Lewiston), and

the Utah Department of Agriculture

(Utah) to provide official services under

the United States Grain Standards Act,

as amended (Act).

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 1, 1997.

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, 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 2, 1997, Federal Register

(62 FR 29707), GIPSA asked persons

interested in providing official services

in the geographic areas assigned to

Pocatello, Lewiston, and Utah to submit

an application for designation.

Applications were due by July 1, 1997.

Pocatello, Lewiston, and Utah, the only

applicants, each applied for designation

to provide official services in the entire

area currently assigned to them.

Since Pocatello, Lewiston, and Utah

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 Pocatello, Lewiston,

and Utah are able to provide official

services in the geographic areas for

which they applied. Effective December

1, 1997, and ending November 30, 2000,

Pocatello, Lewiston, and Utah are

designated to provide official services in

the geographic areas specified in the

June 2, 1997, Federal Register.

Interested persons may obtain official

services by contacting Pocatello at 208–

233–8303, Lewiston at 208–746–0451,

and Utah at 801–392–2292.

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

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

Dated: October 24, 1997.

Neil E. Porter,

Director, Compliance Division.

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BILLING CODE 3410–EN–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration

Opportunity to Comment on the

Applicant for the Northeast Indiana (IN)

Region.

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: GIPSA requests comments on

the applicant for designation to provide

official services in part of the geographic

area currently assigned to East Indiana

Grain Inspection, Inc. (East Indiana).

DATES: Comments must be postmarked,

or sent by telecopier (FAX) by December

2, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be

submitted in writing to USDA, GIPSA,

Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch,

Compliance Division, STOP 3604, Room

1647-S, 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 August 21, 1997, Federal

Register (62 FR 44439), GIPSA asked

persons interested in providing official

services in the Northeast Indiana area,

currently assigned to East Indiana, to

submit an application for designation.

There was one applicant: Northeast

Indiana Grain Inspection, Inc., a

proposed organization to be established

by Steve Walker to be located at

Hoagland, Indiana, applied for

designation to provide official services

in the Northeast Indiana region. The

Northeast Indiana region consists of the

following geographic area, in the State

of Indiana:

Bounded on the North by the northern

Lagrange and Steuben County lines;

Bounded on the East by the eastern

Steuben, De Kalb, Allen, and Adams,

County lines;

Bounded on the South by the

southern Adams and Wells County

lines; and

Bounded on the West by the western

Wells County line; the southern

Huntington and Wabash County lines;

the western Wabash County line north

to State Route 114; State Route 114

northwest to State Route 19; State Route

19 north to Kosciusko County; the

western and northern Kosciusko County

lines; the western Noble and Lagrange

County lines.

The following grain elevator, located

outside of the above contiguous

geographic area, is part of this

geographic area assignment: E. M. P.

Grain, Payne, Paulding County, Ohio

(located inside Lima Grain Inspection

Service, Inc.’s, area).

GIPSA is publishing this notice to

provide interested persons the

opportunity to present comments

concerning the applicant. Commenters

are encouraged to submit reasons and

pertinent data for support or objection

to the designation of this applicant. All

comments must be submitted to the
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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: October 24, 1997.

Neil E. Porter,

Director, Compliance Division.

[FR Doc. 97–28850 Filed 10–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration

Opportunity for Designation in the

Detroit (MI), Keokuk (IA), and Michigan

(MI) 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 Detroit Grain Inspection

Service, Inc. (Detroit), Keokuk Grain

Inspection Service (Keokuk), and

Michigan Grain Inspection Services, Inc.

(Michigan), will end April 30, 1998,

according to the Act. GIPSA is asking

persons interested in providing official

services in the Detroit, Keokuk, and

Michigan areas to submit an application

for designation.

DATES: Applications must be

postmarked or sent by telecopier (FAX)

on or before December 2, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Applications must be

submitted to USDA, GIPSA, Janet M.

Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance

Division, STOP 3604, Room 1647–S,

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

Detroit, main office located in Emmett,

Michigan, Keokuk, main office located

in Keokuk, Iowa, and Michigan, main

office located in Marshall, Michigan, to

provide official inspection services

under the Act on May 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 Detroit, Keokuk, and Michigan end

on April 30, 1998, according to the Act.

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

the following geographic area, in the

State of Michigan, is assigned to Detroit.

Bounded on the North by the northern

Clinton County line; the eastern Clinton

County line south to State Route 21;

State Route 21 east to State Route 52;

State Route 52 north to the Shiawassee

County line; the northern Shiawassee

County line east to the Genesee County

line; the western Genesee County line;

the northern Genesee County line east to

State Route 15; State Route 15 north to

Barnes Road; Barnes Road east to

Sheridan Road; Sheridan Road north to

State Route 46; State Route 46 east to

State Route 53; State Route 53 north to

the Michigan State line;

Bounded on the East by the Michigan

State line south to State Route 50;

Bounded on the South by State Route

50 west to U.S. Route 127; and

Bounded on the West by U.S. Route

127 north to U.S. Route 27; U.S. Route

27 north to the northern Clinton County

line.

The following grain elevator, located

outside of the above contiguous

geographic area, is part of this

geographic area assignment:

Countrymark, Inc., St. Johns, Clinton

County (located inside Michigan Grain

Inspection Services, Inc.’s, area).

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

the following geographic area, in the

States of Illinois and Iowa, is assigned

to Keokuk.

Adams, Brown, Fulton, Hancock,

Mason, McDonough, and Pike

(northwest of a line bounded by U.S.

Route 54 northeast to State Route 107;

State Route 107 northeast to State Route

104; State Route 104 east to the eastern

Pike County line) Counties, Illinois.

Davis, Lee, and Van Buren Counties,

Iowa.

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

the following geographic area, in the

State of Michigan, is assigned to

Michigan.

Bounded on the North by the northern

Michigan State line;

Bounded on the East by the eastern

Michigan State line south and east to

State Route 53; State Route 53 south to

State Route 46;

Bounded on the South by State Route

46 west to Sheridan Road; Sheridan

Road south to Barnes Road; Barnes Road

west to State Route 15; State Route 15

south to the Genesee County line; the

northern Genesee County line west to

the Shiawassee County line; the

northern Shiawassee County line west

to State Route 52; State Route 52 south

to State Route 21; State Route 21 west

to Clinton County; the eastern and

northern Clinton County lines west to

U.S. Route 27; U.S. Route 27 south to

U.S. Route 127; U.S. Route 127 south to

the southern Hillsdale County line; the

southern Hillsdale and Branch County

lines; the western Branch County line

north to the Kalamazoo County line; the

southern Kalamazoo and Van Buren

County lines; and

Bounded on the West by the western

Michigan State line north to the

northern Michigan State line.

Michigan’s assigned geographic area

does not include the following grain

elevator inside Michigan’s area which

has been and will continue to be

serviced by the following official

agency: Detroit Grain Inspection

Service, Inc.: St. Johns Coop., St. Johns,

Clinton County.

Interested persons, including Detroit,

Keokuk, and Michigan, 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 Detroit, Keokuk, and

Michigan areas is for the period

beginning May 1, 1998, and ending

April 30, 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.).