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Vol. 86, No. 121 

Monday, June 28, 2021 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No AMS–FGIS–21–0043] 

Opportunity for Designation in the 

West Lafayette, Indiana Area; Request 

for Comments on the Official Agency 

Servicing This Area 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The designation of the official 

agency listed in SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION below will end on the 

prescribed date. We are asking persons 

or governmental agencies interested in 

providing official services in the area 

presently served by this agency to 

submit an application for designation. 

The Agricultural Marketing Service 

(AMS) encourages submissions from 

traditionally underrepresented 

individuals, organizations, and 

businesses to reflect the diversity of this 

industry. AMS encourages submissions 

from qualified applicants, regardless of 

race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, 

gender identity, national origin, 

religion, disability status, protected 

veteran status, or any other 

characteristic protected by law. In 

addition, we are asking for comments on 

the quality of services provided by the 

following designated agency: Titus 

Grain Inspection, Inc. (Titus). 

DATES: Applications and comments 

must be received by July 28, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit applications and 

comments concerning this Notice using 

any of the following methods: 

• To apply for Designation: Use 

FGISonline (https://

fgisonline.ams.usda.gov) 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. 

• To submit Comments: Go to 

Regulations.gov (http://

www.regulations.gov). Instructions for 

submitting and reading comments are 

detailed on the site. Interested persons 

are invited to submit written comments 

concerning this notice. All comments 

must be submitted through the Federal 

e-rulemaking portal at http://

www.regulations.gov and should 

reference the document number and the 

date and page number of this issue of 

the Federal Register. All comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be included in the record and will be 

made available to the public. Please be 

advised that the identity of the 

individuals or entities submitting 

comments will be made public on the 

internet at the address provided above. 

Read Applications and Comments: 

All comments will be available for 

public inspection online at http://

www.regulations.gov. If you would like 

to view the applications, please contact 

us at FGISQACD@usda.gov (7 CFR 

1.27(c)). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jessica Dreier at FGISQACD@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

designation of the official agency listed 

below will end on the prescribed date: 

Official agency Headquarters location and telephone Designation end 

Titus Grain Inspection, Inc ........................................................ West Lafayette, IN, 765–497–2202 ......................................... 6/30/2021 

Section 7(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 

7(g) of the USGSA, designations of 

official agencies are effective for no 

longer than five years, unless terminated 

by the Secretary, and may be renewed 

according to the criteria and procedures 

prescribed in section 7(f) of the USGSA. 

Areas Open for Designation 

Titus: Area of designation includes 

parts of Indiana. Please see the March 

29, 2016, issue of the Federal Register 

(81 FR 17431) for the description of the 

area in Lafayette, Indiana, open for 

designation. 

Opportunity for Designation 

Interested persons or governmental 

agencies may apply for designation to 

provide official services in the 

geographic area of the official agency 

specified above under the provisions of 

section 7(f) of the USGSA and 7 CFR 

800.196. Designation in the specified 

geographic area for Titus begins July 1, 

2021. To apply for designation or to 

request more information on the 

geographic area serviced by this official 

agency, contact Jessica Dreier at the 

address listed above. 

Request for Comments 

We are publishing this Notice to 

provide interested persons the 

opportunity to comment on the quality 

of services provided by the Titus official 

agency. In the designation process, we 

are particularly interested in receiving 

comments citing reasons and pertinent 

data supporting or objecting to the 

designation of the applicant. Such 

comments should be submitted through 

the Federal e-rulemaking portal at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

We consider applications, comments, 

and other available information when 

determining which applicant will be 

designated. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k. 

Erin Morris, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13703 Filed 6–25–21; 8:45 am] 

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