[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 105 (Thursday, May 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27045-27046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13202]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Opportunity for Designation in the Aberdeen (SD) Area and the 
State of Missouri

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration 
(GIPSA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act), 
provides that official agency designations will end not later than 
triennially and may be renewed. The designations of Aberdeen Grain 
Inspection, Inc. (Aberdeen), and the Missouri Department of Agriculture 
(Missouri) will end November 30, 1996, according to the Act, and GIPSA 
is asking persons interested in providing official services in the 
Aberdeen and Missouri areas to submit an application for designation.

DATES: Applications must be postmarked or sent by telecopier (FAX) on 
or before June 29, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Applications must be submitted to Janet M. Hart, Chief, 
Review Branch, Compliance Division, GIPSA, USDA, Room 1647 South 
Building, P.O. Box 96454, Washington, DC 20090-6454. Telecopier (FAX) 
users may send applications to the automatic telecopier machine at 202-
690-2755, attention: Janet M. Hart. If an application is submitted by 
telecopier, GIPSA reserves the right to request an original 
application. All applications will be made available for public 
inspection at this address located at 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., 
during regular business hours.

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 Act 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. GIPSA designated 
Aberdeen, main office located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and Missouri, 
main office located in Jefferson City, Missouri, to provide official 
inspection services under the Act on December 1, 1993.
    Section 7(g)(1) of the Act provides that designations of official 
agencies shall end not later than triennially and may be renewed 
according to the criteria and procedures prescribed in Section 7(f) of 
the Act. The designations of Aberdeen and Missouri end on November 30, 
1996.
    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the USGSA, the following geographic 
area, in the States of North Dakota and South Dakota, is assigned to 
Aberdeen.
    Bounded on the North by U.S. Route 12 east to State Route 22; State 
Route 22 north to the Burlington-Northern (BN) line; the Burlington-
Northern (BN) line east to State Route 21; State Route 21 east to State 
Route 49; State Route 49 south to the North Dakota-South Dakota State 
line; the North Dakota-South Dakota State line east to U.S. Route 83; 
U.S. Route 83 north to State Route 13; State Route 13 east and north to 
McIntosh County; the northern

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McIntosh County line east to Dickey County; the northern Dickey County 
line east to U.S. Route 281; U.S. Route 281 south to the North Dakota-
South Dakota State line; the North Dakota-South Dakota State line east;
    Bounded on the East by the eastern South Dakota State line (the Big 
Sioux River) to A54B;
    Bounded on the South by A54B west to State Route 11; State Route 11 
north to State Route 44 (U.S. 18); State Route 44 west to the Missouri 
River; the Missouri River south-southeast to the South Dakota State 
line; the southern South Dakota State line west; and
    Bounded on the West by the western South Dakota State line north; 
the western North Dakota State line north to U.S. Route 12.
    Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the USGSA, the following geographic 
area, the entire State of Missouri, except those export port locations 
within the State which are serviced by GIPSA, is assigned to this 
official agency.
    Interested persons, including Aberdeen and Missouri, 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 December 1, 1996, and ending November 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: May 10, 1996
Neil E. Porter
Director, Compliance Division
[FR Doc. 96-13202 Filed 5-29-96; 8:45 am]
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