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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.).
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Dated: October 24, 1997.

Neil E. Porter,

Director, Compliance Division.

[FR Doc. 97–28853 Filed 10–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration

Designation for the Fostoria (OH) Area

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: GIPSA announces the

designation of Fostoria Grain

Inspection, Inc. (Fostoria), 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 area assigned to

Fostoria to submit an application for

designation. Applications were due by

July 1, 1997. Fostoria, the only

applicant, applied for designation to

provide official services in the entire

area currently assigned to them.

Since Fostoria was the only applicant

for the area, GIPSA did not ask for

comments on the applicant.

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 Fostoria is able to

provide official services in the

geographic area for which they applied.

Effective December 1, 1997, and ending

November 30, 1998, Fostoria is

designated to provide official services in

the geographic area specified in the June

2, 1997, Federal Register.

Interested persons may obtain official

services by contacting Fostoria at 419–

435–3804.

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. 97–28854 Filed 10–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration

Notice of Request for Extension and

Revision of a Currently Approved

Information Collection

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice

announces the Grain Inspection, Packers

and Stockyards Administration’s

(GIPSA) intention to request an

extension for and revision to the

currently approved information

collection for ‘‘Regulations Governing

the National Inspection and Weighing

System Under the United States Grain

Standards Act and the Agricultural

Marketing Act of 1946.’’

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by January 2, 1998.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Contact Sharon Vassiliades, ARTS,

GIPSA, USDA, STOP 3649, 1400

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, D.C. 20250-3649, or FAX

202 720–4628, telephone: 202 720–

1738, e-mail: svassili@fgisdc.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

United States Grain Standards Acts

(USGSA) and the Agricultural

Marketing Act (AMA) were enacted to

facilitate the marketing of grain,

oilseeds, pulses, rice, and related

commodities. These statutes establish

standards and terms which accurately

and consistently measure the quality of

grain and related products, provide for

uniform official inspection and

weighing, provide regulatory and

service responsibilities, and furnish the

framework for commodity quality

improvement incentives to both

domestic and foreign buyers. The

Federal Grain Inspection Service of

USDA’s Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration establishes

policies, guidelines, and regulations to

carry out the objectives of the USGSA

and the AMA.

The USGSA, with few exceptions,

requires official certification of export

grain sold by grade. Official services are

provided, upon request, for grain in

domestic commerce. The AMA

authorizes similar inspection and

weighing services, upon request, for

rice, pulses, flour, corn meal, and

certain other agricultural products.

Conversely, the regulations

promulgating the USGSA and AMA

require specific information collection

and recordkeeping necessary to carry

out requests for official services.

Applicants for service must specify the

kind and level of service desired, the

identification of the product, the

location, the amount, and other

pertinent information in order that

official personnel can efficiently

respond to their needs.

Official services under the USGSA are

provided through FGIS field offices and

delegated and/or designated State and

private agencies. Delegated agencies are

State agencies delegated authority under

the Act to provide official inspection

service, Class X or Class Y weighing

services, or both, at one or more export

port locations in the State. Designated

agencies are State or local governmental

agencies or persons designated under

the Act to provide either official

inspection services, Class X or Class Y

weighing services, or both, at locations

other than export port locations. State

and private agencies, as a requirement

for delegation and/or designation, must

comply with all regulations, procedures,

and instructions in accordance with

provisions established under the

USGSA. FGIS field offices oversee the

performance of these agencies and

provide technical guidance as needed.

Official services under the AMA are

performed, upon request, on a fee basis

for domestic and export shipments

either by FGIS employees, individual

contractors, or cooperators. Contractors

are persons who enter into a contract

with FGIS to perform specified

inspection services. Cooperators are

agencies or departments of the Federal

Government which have an interagency

agreement or State agencies which have

a reimbursable agreement with FGIS.

Title: Regulations Governing the

National Inspection and Weighing

System Under the USGSA and AMA of

1946.

OMB Number: 0580–0013.

Expiration Date of Approval: February

28, 1998.

Type of Request: Extension and

revision of a currently approved

information collection.

Abstract: The United States Grain

Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.) and

the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946

(7 U.S.C 1621 et seq.) provide that

USDA inspect, certify and identify the

class, quality, quantity and condition of

agricultural products shipped or