11712 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 52 / Thursday, March 19, 2009 / Notices 

• Fax: (202) 690–2755, to the 

attention of: Karen Guagliardo. 

• E-mail: 

Karen.W.Guagliardo@usda.gov. 

• Mail: Karen Guagliardo, Review 

Branch Chief, Compliance Division, 

GIPSA, USDA, STOP 3604, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3604. 

• Internet: Go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting and reading 

comments online. 

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(b)). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Guagliardo at 202–720–7312, 

e-mail Karen.W.Guagliardo@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

7(f)(1) of the United States Grain 

Standards Act (USGSA) (7 U.S.C. 71– 

87k) 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. 

Under section 7(g)(1) of the USGSA, 

designations of official agencies are 

effective for 3 years unless terminated 

by the Secretary, but may be renewed 

according to the criteria and procedures 

prescribed in section 7(f) of the Act. 

Areas Open for Designation 

Idaho 

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

the following geographic area, in the 

State of Idaho, is assigned to this official 

agency: 

The southern half of the State up to 

the northern boundaries of Adams, 

Valley, and Lemhi Counties. 

Lewiston 

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

the following geographic area, in the 

States of Idaho and Oregon, is assigned 

to this official agency: 

In Idaho: 

The northern half of the state down to 

the northern boundaries of Adams, 

Valley, and Lemhi Counties. 

In Oregon: 

The entire state of Oregon, except 

those export port locations within the 

State which are serviced by GIPSA. 

Ohio Valley 

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

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, Tennessee. 

Utah 

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

the entire State of Utah is assigned to 

this official agency. 

Opportunity for Designation 

Interested persons or governmental 

agencies, including Idaho, Lewiston, 

Ohio Valley, and Utah, may apply for 

designation to provide official services 

in the geographic areas specified above 

under the provisions of section 7(f) of 

the USGSA and 7 CFR 800.196(d). 

Designation in the specified geographic 

areas is for the period beginning October 

1, 2009, and ending September 30, 2012. 

To apply for designation or for more 

information contact the Compliance 

Division at the address listed above or 

visit the GIPSA 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, 

Lewiston, 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 applicants. Submit all 

comments to the Compliance Division at 

the above address or at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

In determining which applicant will 

be designated, we will consider 

applications, comments, and other 

available information. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k. 

Alan R. Christian, 

Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, 

Packers and Stockyards Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–5985 Filed 3–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Rhode Island Advisory 

Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, that a planning meeting 

of the Rhode Island Advisory 

Committee will convene at 9 a.m. on 

Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at the Rhode 

Island Urban League, 246 Prairie 

Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island. The 

purpose of the planning meeting is for 

the Committee to work on its racial 

profiling report. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments. The address 

is U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 

Eastern Regional Office, 624 Ninth 

Street NW., Suite 740, Washington, DC 

20425. Persons wishing to e-mail their 

comments, present their comments at 

the meeting, or who desire additional 

information should contact Alfreda 

Greene, Secretary, at 202–376–7533 or 

by e-mail to: ero@usccr.gov. 

Hearing-impaired persons who will 

attend the meeting and require the 

services of a sign language interpreter 

should contact the Regional Office at 

least ten (10) working days before the 

scheduled date of the meeting. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Eastern 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, 

http://www.usccr.gov, or to contact the 

Eastern Regional Office at the above email or street address. 

The meeting will be conducted 

pursuant to the rules and regulations of 

the Commission and FACA. 

Dated in Washington, DC, March 13, 2009. 

Christopher Byrnes, 

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit. 

[FR Doc. E9–5859 Filed 3–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–931] 

Circular Welded Austenitic Stainless 

Pressure Pipe From the People’s 

Republic of China: Countervailing Duty 

Order 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 


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