Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 248 / Wednesday, December 27, 1995 / Notices 66959

Bounded on the East by the eastern

Carroll, Henry, Franklin, Scott, Fayette,

Jessamine, Woodford, Anderson,

Nelson, Larue, Hart, Barren, and Allen

County lines;

Bounded on the South by the

southern Allen and Simpson County

lines; and

Bounded on the West by the western

Simpson and Warren County lines; the

southern Butler and Muhlenberg County

lines; the Muhlenberg County line west

to the Western Kentucky Parkway; the

Western Kentucky Parkway west to

State Route 109; State Route 109 north

to State Route 814; State Route 814

north to U.S. Route Alternate 41; U.S.

Route Alternate 41 north to the Webster

County line; the northern Webster

County line; the western McLean and

Daviess County lines.

In Tennessee: Bounded on the North

by the northern Tennessee State line

from Sumner County east;

Bounded on the East by the eastern

Tennessee State line southwest;

Bounded on the South by the

southern Tennessee State line west to

the western Giles County line; and

Bounded on the West by the western

Giles, Maury, and Williamson County

lines North; the northern Williamson

County line east; the western

Rutherford, Wilson, and Sumner County

lines north.

The geographic area presently

assigned to North Dakota, in the State of

North Dakota, pursuant to Section

7(f)(2) of the Act, which may be

assigned to the applicant selected for

designation is as follows:

Bounded on the North by the northern

Steele County line from State Route 32

east; the eastern Steele County line

south to State Route 200; State Route

200 east-southeast to the State line;

Bounded on the East by the eastern

North Dakota State line;

Bounded on the South by the

southern North Dakota State line west to

State Route 1; and

Bounded on the West by State Route

1 north to Interstate 94; Interstate 94

east to the Soo Railroad line; the Soo

Railroad line northwest to State Route 1;

State Route 1 north to State Route 200;

State Route 200 east to State Route 45;

State Route 45 north to State Route 32;

State Route 32 north.

North Dakota’s assigned geographic

area does not include the following

grain elevators inside North Dakota’s

area which have been and will continue

to be serviced by the following official

agency: Grain Inspection, Inc.: Norway

Spur, and Oakes Grain, both in Oakes,

Dickey County.

Interested persons, including Barton

and North Dakota, 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 specified geographic

areas is for the period beginning July 1,

1996, and ending June 30, 1999. 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.)

Dated: December 18, 1995

Neil E. Porter

Director, Compliance Division

[FR Doc. 95–31271 Filed 12–26–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–F

Designation for the Grand Forks (ND)

Area

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: GIPSA announces the

designation of Grand Forks Grain

Inspection Department, Inc. (Grand

Forks), to provide official inspection

services under the United States Grain

Standards Act, as amended (Act).

EFFECTIVE DATES: January 1, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review

Branch, Compliance Division, GIPSA,

USDA, Room 1647 South Building, P.O.

Box 96454, Washington, DC 20090–

6454.

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.

Grand Forks Grain Inspection, Inc.,

asked that their designation be

terminated effective December 31, 1995,

due to a change in ownership and the

dissolution of the company. In the

September 5, 1995, Federal Register (60

FR 46108), GIPSA asked persons

interested in providing official services

in the Grand Forks area to submit an

application for designation.

Applications were due by September 11,

1995. Grand Forks Grain Inspection

Department, Inc., the new corporation

and the only applicant, applied for

designation to provide official

inspection services in the entire area

specified in the September 5, 1995,

Federal Register.

GIPSA requested comments on the

applicant in the October 6, 1995,

Federal Register (60 FR 52366).

Comments were due by November 2,

1995. GIPSA received no comments by

the deadline.

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 Grand Forks is able to

provide official services in the

geographic area for which they applied.

Effective January 1, 1996, and ending

December 30, 1996, Grand Forks is

designated to provide official inspection

services in the geographic area specified

in the September 5, 1995, Federal

Register.

Official services may be obtained by

contacting Grand Forks at 701–772–

0151.

AUTHORITY: Pub. L. 94–582, 90 Stat. 2867,

as amended (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.)

Dated: December 19, 1995

Neil E. Porter

Director, Compliance Division

[FR Doc. 95–31268 Filed 12–26–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–F

Cancellation of Designation for the

South Texas Region (TX)

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Quanta Lab (Quanta) was

scheduled to begin providing official

inspection services January 1, 1996;

however, Quanta has asked that this

designation be canceled.

DATES: Effective Date January 1, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review

Branch, Compliance Division, GIPSA,

USDA, Room 1647 South Building, P.O.

Box 96454, Washington, DC 20090–

6454.

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 United States

Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act)

authorizes the GIPSA Administrator to

designate a qualified applicant to