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comments are encouraged, particularly 

if the material cannot be presented 

within the time limits for the Public 

Forum. Written comments may be 

submitted prior to the April 24th 

meeting by sending them to Donna 

Short at the address given below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

more information regarding this 

meeting, contact Donna Short; Sweet 

Home Ranger District; 4431 Highway 20; 

Sweet Home, Oregon 97386; (541) 367– 

3540. 

Dated: March 11, 2009. 

Dallas J. Emch, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. E9–5799 Filed 3–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Designation for the Jamestown, ND; 

Lincoln, NE; Memphis, TN; and Sioux 

City, IA Areas 

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing 

designation of the following 

organizations to provide official services 

under the United States Grain Standards 

Act, as amended (USGSA): Grain 

Inspection, Inc. (Jamestown); Lincoln 

Inspection Service, Inc. (Lincoln); 

Midsouth Grain Inspection Service 

(Midsouth); and Sioux City Inspection 

and Weighing Service Company (Sioux 

City). 

DATES: Effective April 1, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, Karen 

Guagliardo, Chief, Review Branch, 

Compliance Division, STOP 3604, Room 

1647–S, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20250–3604. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Guagliardo at 202–720–7312, email Karen.W.Guagliardo@usda.gov. 

Read Applications: All applications 

and comments will be available for 

public inspection at the office above 

during regular business hours (7 CFR 

1.27(b)). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

September 2, 2008, Federal Register (73 

FR 51269), GIPSA requested 

applications for designations to provide 

official services in the geographic areas 

assigned to the official agencies named 

above. Applications were due by 

October 1, 2008. 

Jamestown, Lincoln, Midsouth, and 

Sioux City were the sole applicants for 

designation to provide official services 

in the areas currently assigned to them, 

so GIPSA did not ask for additional 

comments on them. 

GIPSA evaluated all available 

information regarding the designation 

criteria in section 7(f)(l) of the USGSA 

(7 U.S.C. 79(f)) and determined that 

Jamestown, Lincoln, Midsouth, and 

Sioux City are able to provide official 

services in the geographic areas 

specified in the September 2, 2008, 

Federal Register, for which they 

applied. These designation actions to 

provide official services are effective 

April 1, 2009, and terminate March 31, 

2012. 

Interested persons may obtain official 

services by calling the telephone 

numbers listed below. 

Official agency Headquarters location and telephone Designation 

start 

Designation 

end 

Jamestown ........................ Jamestown, ND (701–252–1290); Additional Location: Appleton, MN ................... 4/1/2009 3/31/2012 

Lincoln ............................... Lincoln, NE (402–435–4386); Additional Location: Farwell, TX .............................. 4/1/2009 3/31/2012 

Midsouth ............................ Memphis, TN (901–942–3216); Additional Locations: North Little Rock, AR and 

Stoneville, MS.

4/1/2009 3/31/2012 

Sioux City .......................... Sioux City, IA (712–255–8073); Additional Locations: Fort Dodge, IA; Windom, 

MN.

4/1/2009 3/31/2012 

Section 7(f)(1) of the USGSA 

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 (7 

U.S.C. 79(f)(1)). 

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 USGSA. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k. 

Alan R. Christian, 

Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, 

Packers and Stockyards Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–5983 Filed 3–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Opportunity for Designation in the 

Pocatello, ID; Lewiston, ID; Evansville, 

IN; and Utah Areas and Request for 

Comments on the Official Agencies 

Serving 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, 2009. We are asking 

persons or governmental agencies 

interested in providing official services 

in the areas served by these agencies to 

submit an application for designation. 

We are also asking for comments on the 

quality of services provided by these 

currently designated agencies: 

Idaho Grain Inspection Service, Inc. 

(Idaho); 

Lewiston Grain Inspection Service, Inc. 

(Lewiston); 

Ohio Valley Grain Inspection, Inc. (Ohio 

Valley); and 

Utah Department of Agriculture and 

Food (Utah). 

DATES: Applications and comments 

must be received on or before April 1, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit 

applications and comments on this 

notice by any of the following methods: 

• To apply for designation, go to 

‘‘FGISonline’’ at https:// 

fgis.gipsa.usda.gov/ 

default_home_FGIS.aspx then select 

Delegations/Designations and Export 

Registrations (DDR). You will need a 

USDA e-authentication, username, 

password, and a customer number prior 

to applying. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Karen 

Guagliardo, Review Branch Chief, 

Compliance Division, GIPSA, USDA, 

Room 1647–S, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250. 


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