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Jamestown .................................................... Jamestown, ND ............................................ (701) 252–1290 4/1/2012 3/31/2015 

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Midsouth ....................................................... Memphis, TN ................................................ (901) 942–3216 4/1/2012 3/31/2015 

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Section 79(f) of the USGSA authorizes 

the Secretary 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 (7 U.S.C. 79(f)). 

Under section 79(g) of the USGSA, 

designations of official agencies are 

effective for no longer than three years 

unless terminated by the Secretary; 

however, designations may be renewed 

according to the criteria and procedures 

prescribed in section 79(f) of the 

USGSA. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k. 

Alan R. Christian, 

Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, 

Packers and Stockyards Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5250 Filed 3–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Opportunity for Designation in the 

Pocatello, ID; Evansville, IN; and Salt 

Lake City, UT Areas; Request for 

Comments on the Official Agencies 

Servicing These Areas 

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The designations of the 

official agencies listed below will end 

on September 30, 2012. We are asking 

persons or governmental agencies 

interested in providing official services 

in the areas presently served by these 

agencies to submit an application for 

designation. In addition, we are asking 

for comments on the quality of services 

provided by the following designated 

agencies: Idaho Grain Inspection Service 

(Idaho); Ohio Valley Grain Inspection, 

Inc. (Ohio Valley); and Utah Department 

of Agriculture and Food (Utah). 

DATES: Applications and comments 

must be received by April 4, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit applications and 

comments concerning this notice using 

any of the following methods: 

• Applying for Designation on the 

Internet: Use FGISOnline (https:// 

fgis.gipsa.usda.gov/ 

default_home_FGIS.aspx) and then click 

on the Delegations/Designations and 

Export Registrations (DDR) link. You 

will need to obtain an FGISOnline 

customer number and USDA 

eAuthentication username and 

password prior to applying. 

• Submit Comments Using the 

Internet: Go to Regulations.gov (http:// 

www.regulations.gov). Instructions for 

submitting and reading comments are 

detailed on the site. 

• Mail, Courier or Hand Delivery: Eric 

J. Jabs, Chief, USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, 

QACD, QADB, 10383 North Ambassador 

Drive, Kansas City, MO 64153. 

• Fax: Eric J. Jabs, 816–872–1258. 

• Email: Eric.J.Jabs@usda.gov. 

Read Applications and Comments: 

All applications and comments will be 

available for public inspection at the 

office above during regular business 

hours (7 CFR 1.27(c)). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

J. Jabs, 816–659–8408 or 

Eric.J.Jabs@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

79(f) of the United States Grain 

Standards Act (USGSA) authorizes the 

Secretary 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 (7 U.S.C. 79(f)). Under section 

79(g) of the USGSA, designations of 

official agencies are effective for three 

years unless terminated by the 

Secretary, but may be renewed 

according to the criteria and procedures 

prescribed in section 79(f) of the 

USGSA. 

Areas Open for Designation 

Idaho 

Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the 

USGSA, the following geographic area, 

in the State of Idaho, is assigned to this 

official agency. 

The southern half of the State of Idaho 

up to the northern boundaries of 

Adams, Valley, and Lemhi Counties. 

Ohio Valley 

Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the 

USGSA, the following geographic area, 

in the States of Indiana, Kentucky, and 

Tennessee, is assigned to this official 

agency. 

• In Indiana: Daviess, Dubois, 

Gibson, Knox (except the area west of 

U.S. Route 41 (150) from Sullivan 

County south to U.S. Route 50), Pike, 

Posey, Vanderburgh, and Warrick 

Counties. 

• In Kentucky: Caldwell, Christian, 

Crittenden, Henderson, Hopkins (west 

of State Route 109 south of the Western 

Kentucky Parkway), Logan, Todd, 

Union, and Webster (west of Alternate 

U.S. Route 41 and State Route 814) 

Counties. 

• In Tennessee: Cheatham, Davidson, 

and Robertson Counties. 

Utah 

Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the 

USGSA, the following geographic area, 

the entire State of Utah, is assigned to 

this official agency. 

Opportunity for Designation 

Interested persons or governmental 

agencies may apply for designation to 

provide official services in the 

geographic areas specified above under 

the provisions of section 79(f) of the 

USGSA and 7 CFR 800.196(d). 

Designation in the specified geographic 

areas is for the period beginning October 

1, 2012 and ending September 30, 2015. 

To apply for designation or for more 

information, contact Eric J. Jabs at the 

address listed above or visit GIPSA’s 

Web site at http://www.gipsa.usda.gov. 

Request for Comments 

We are publishing this notice to 

provide interested persons the 

opportunity to comment on the quality 

of services provided by the Idaho, Ohio 

Valley and Utah official agencies. In the 

designation process, we are particularly 

interested in receiving comments citing 

reasons and pertinent data supporting or 

objecting to the designation of the 


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applicants. Submit all comments to Eric 

J. Jabs at the above address or at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

We consider applications, comments, 

and other available information when 

determining which applicants will be 

designated. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k. 

Alan R. Christian, 

Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, 

Packers and Stockyards Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5245 Filed 3–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P 

BROADCASTING BOARD OF 

GOVERNORS 

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice 

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, March 8, 

2012, 3:15 p.m. 

PLACE: Middle East Broadcasting 

Networks, Suite D, 7600 Boston Blvd., 

Springfield, VA 22153. 

SUBJECT: Notice of Meeting of the 

Broadcasting Board of Governors. 

SUMMARY: The Broadcasting Board of 

Governors (BBG) will be meeting at the 

time and location listed above. At the 

meeting, the BBG will consider a 

resolution to award and present David 

Burke Distinguished Journalism 

Awards, three resolutions honoring 

employees for their service, a resolution 

honoring the 10th anniversary of Radio 

Sawa, and a resolution for 2012 policy 

statements on sexual harassment and 

equal employment opportunity. The 

BBG will receive and consider a report 

from the Governance Committee 

regarding Board leadership, Board 

operating procedures, and the status of 

BBG-sponsored grantees consolidation 

and future structure for U.S. 

international broadcasting. The BBG 

will recognize the anniversaries of 

Agency language services and receive a 

budget update and an update on the 

Commission on Innovation. The BBG 

will receive reports from the 

International Broadcasting Bureau 

Director, the Communications and 

External Affairs Director, the VOA 

Director, the Office of Cuba 

Broadcasting Director, and the 

Presidents of Radio Free Europe/Radio 

Liberty, Radio Free Asia, and the 

Middle East Broadcasting Networks. 

The meeting is open to public 

observation via streamed webcast, both 

live and on-demand, on the BBG’s 

public Web site at www.bbg.gov. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Persons interested in obtaining more 

information should contact Paul 

Kollmer-Dorsey at (202) 203–4545. 

Paul Kollmer-Dorsey, 

Deputy General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5417 Filed 3–1–12; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 8610–01–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Arkansas Advisory Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that a planning meeting of the 

Arkansas Advisory Committee to the 

Commission will convene by conference 

call at 2 p.m. and adjourn at 

approximately 3:30 p.m. on Monday, 

April 2, 2012. The purpose of this 

meeting is to continue planning civil 

rights project. 

This meeting is available to the public 

through the following toll-free call-in 

number: (866) 364–7584, conference call 

access code number 56024166. Any 

interested member of the public may 

call this number and listen to the 

meeting. Callers can expect to incur 

charges for calls they initiate over 

wireless lines, and the Commission will 

not refund any incurred charges. Callers 

will incur no charge for calls they 

initiate over land-line connections to 

the toll-free telephone number. Persons 

with hearing impairments may also 

follow the proceedings by first calling 

the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–977– 

8339 and providing the Service with the 

conference call number and contact 

name Farella E. Robinson. 

To ensure that the Commission 

secures an appropriate number of lines 

for the public, persons are asked to 

register by contacting Corrine Sanders of 

the Central Regional Office and TTY/ 

TDD telephone number, by 4 p.m. on 

March 26, 2012. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments. The 

comments must be received in the 

regional office by May 2, 2012. The 

address is U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights, 400 State Avenue, Suite 908, 

Kansas City, Kansas 66101. Comments 

may be emailed to frobinson@usccr.gov. 

Records generated by this meeting may 

be inspected and reproduced at the 

Central Regional Office, as they become 

available, both before and after the 

meeting. Persons interested in the work 

of this advisory committee are advised 

to go to the Commission’s Web site, 

www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Central 

Regional Office at the above email or 

street address. 

The meeting will be conducted 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the Commission and 

FACA. 

Dated in Washington, DC, February 29, 

2012. 

Peter Minarik, 

Acting Chief, Regional Programs 

Coordination Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5244 Filed 3–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Louisiana Advisory Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that a State Advisory 

Committee (SAC) meeting of the 

Louisiana Advisory Committee to the 

Commission will convene on Thursday, 

March 29, 2012 at 2 p.m. and adjourn 

at approximately 5 p.m. (CST). The 

meeting will convene at BERIA Bank, 

1101 East Admiral Doyle Drive, Suite 

202, New Iberia, LA 70560. The purpose 

of the meeting is to conduct a briefing 

and planning meeting to collect 

preliminary information concerning 

potential racial disparities in the high 

incarceration of African-Americans in 

state-operated prisons. 

The meeting is open to the public or 

through the following toll-free call-in 

number 1 (866) 364–7584, conference 

call access code number 56366308. Any 

interested member of the public may 

call this number and listen to the 

meeting. Callers can expect to incur 

charges for calls they initiate over 

wireless lines, and the Commission will 

not refund any incurred charges. Callers 

will incur no charge for calls they 

initiate over land-line connections to 

the toll-free telephone number. Persons 

with hearing impairments may also 

follow the proceedings by first calling 

the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–977– 

8339 and providing the Service with the 

conference call number and contact 

name Farella E. Robinson. 

To ensure that the Commission 

secures an appropriate number of lines 

for the public, persons are asked to 

register by contacting Corrine Sanders of 

the Central Regional Office and TTY/ 

TDD telephone number, by 4 p.m. on 

March 22, 2012. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments. The 

comments must be received in the 


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