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information, contact Mark Wooden 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 Jamestown 

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. Submit all comments to Mark 

Wooden at the above address or at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

We consider applications, comments, 

and other available information when 

determining which applicants will be 

designated. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k. 

Randall D. Jones, 

Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, 

Packers and Stockyards Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18631 Filed 9–1–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Amendment to the Designation of MidIowa Grain Inspection 

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of amendment. 

SUMMARY: The Grain Inspection, Packers 

and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) 

is amending Mid-Iowa Grain Inspection, 

Inc.’s (Mid-Iowa) geographical territory 

to include the area previously 

designated to Central Illinois Grain 

Inspection, Inc. (Central Illinois). MidIowa purchased Central Illinois effective 

July 1, 2017, and met the requirements 

specified by regulations issued under 

the United States Grain Standards Act 

(USGSA), as amended. The designation 

of Mid-Iowa is from July 1, 2016, to June 

30, 2020. 

DATES: July 1, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sharon Lathrop, 816–891–0415 or 

FGIS.QACD@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

7(f) of the USGSA (7 U.S.C. 71–87k) 

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 7 U.S.C. 79(g), designations of 

official agencies are effective for no 

longer than 5 years, unless terminated 

by the Secretary, and may be renewed 

according to the criteria and procedures 

prescribed in 7 U.S.C. 79(f). 

Mid-Iowa Designation 

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

USGSA, the following geographic area, 

in the States of Iowa, Illinois, and 

Minnesota, is assigned to this official 

agency. 

In Iowa 

Bounded on the north by the northern 

Winneshiek and Allamakee County 

lines; bounded on the east by the 

eastern Allamakee County line; the 

eastern and southern Clayton County 

lines; the eastern Buchanan County line; 

the northern Jones and Jackson County 

lines; the eastern Jackson and Clinton 

County lines; southern Clinton County 

line; the eastern Cedar County line 

south to State Route 130; bounded on 

the south by State Route 130 west to 

State Route 38; State Route 38 south to 

Interstate 80; Interstate 80 west to U.S. 

Route 63; and bounded on the west by 

U.S. Route 63 north to State Route 8; 

State Route 8 east to State Route 21; 

State Route 21 north to D38; D38 east to 

V49; V49 north to Bremer County; the 

southern Bremer County line; the 

western Fayette and Winneshiek County 

lines. 

In Illinois 

Carroll and Whiteside Counties 

Bounded on the north by State Route 

18 east to U.S. Route 51; U.S. Route 51 

south to State Route 17; State Route 17 

east to Livingston County; and the 

Livingston County line east to State 

Route 47; bounded on the east by State 

Route 47 south to State Route 116; State 

Route 116 west to Pontiac, which 

intersects with a straight line running 

north and south through Arrowsmith to 

the southern McLean County line; the 

southern McLean County line east to the 

eastern DeWitt County line; the eastern 

DeWitt County line; the eastern Macon 

County line south to Interstate 72; 

Interstate 72 northeast to the eastern 

Piatt County line; the eastern Piatt, 

Moultrie, and Shelby County lines; 

bounded on the south by the southern 

Shelby County line; and a straight line 

running along the southern Montgomery 

County line west to State Route 16 to a 

point approximately one mile northeast 

of Irving; and bounded on the west by 

a straight line from this point northeast 

to Stonington on State Route 48; a 

straight line from Stonington northwest 

to Elkhart on Interstate 55; a straight 

line from Elkhart northeast to the west 

side of Beason on State Route 10; State 

Route 10 west to the Logan County line; 

the western Logan County line; the 

southern Tazewell County line; the 

western Tazewell County line; the 

western Peoria County line north to 

Interstate 74; Interstate 74 southeast to 

State Route 116; State Route 116 north 

to State Route 26; and State Route 26 

north to State Route 18. 

In Minnesota 

Fillmore, Houston, Olmstead, Wabasha, 

and Winona Counties 

The following grain elevators are not 

part of this geographic area assignment 

and are assigned to: ChampaignDanville Grain Inspection Departments, 

Inc.: East Lincoln Farmers Grain Co., 

Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois; Okaw 

Cooperative, Cadwell, Moultrie County, 

Illinois; ADM (3 elevators), Farmer City, 

Dewitt County, Illinois; and Topflight 

Grain Company, Monticello, Piatt 

County, Illinois. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k. 

Randall D. Jones, 

Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, 

Packers and Stockyards Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18636 Filed 9–1–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration 

Opportunity for Designation in the 

Lincoln, Nebraska, Area; Request for 

Comments on the Official Agency 

Servicing This Area 

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and 

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA), 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of opportunity for 

designation. 

SUMMARY: The designation of the official 

agency listed below will end on March 

31, 2018. We are asking persons or 

governmental agencies interested in 

providing official services in the areas 

presently served by this agency to 

submit an application for designation. 

In addition, we are asking for comments 

on the quality of services provided by 

the following designated agency: 

Lincoln Grain Inspection Service, Inc. 

(Lincoln). 

DATES: GIPSA will consider applications 

and comments received by October 5, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit applications and 

comments concerning this notice using 

any of the following methods: 

• Applying for Designation on the 

Internet: Use FGISonline (https://

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fgis.gipsa.usda.gov/default_home_

FGIS.aspx) 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. 

• Submit Comments Using the 

Internet: Go to Regulations.gov (http://

www.regulations.gov). Instructions for 

submitting and reading comments are 

detailed on the site. 

• Mail, Courier or Hand Delivery: 

Sharon Lathrop, Compliance Officer, 

USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, 10383 

North Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, 

MO 64153. 

• Fax: Sharon Lathrop, 816–872– 

1257. 

• Email: FGIS.QACD@usda.gov. 

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(c)). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sharon Lathrop, 816–891–0415 or 

FGIS.QACD@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 

Lincoln 

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

United States Grain Standards Act, the 

following geographic area in the States 

of Iowa and Nebraska is assigned to this 

official agency. 

In Iowa and Nebraska 

Bounded on the north (in Nebraska) 

by the northern York, Seward, and 

Lancaster County lines; the northern 

Cass County line east to the Missouri 

River; the Missouri River south to U.S. 

Route 34; U.S. Route 34 east to Interstate 

29; bounded on the east by Interstate 29 

south to the Fremont County line; the 

northern Fremont and Page County 

lines; the eastern Page County line south 

to the Iowa-Missouri State line; the 

Iowa-Missouri State line west to the 

Missouri River; the Missouri River 

south-southeast to the Nebraska-Kansas 

State line; bounded on the south by the 

Nebraska-Kansas State line west to 

County Road 1 mile west of U.S. Route 

81; bounded on the west by County 

Road 1 mile west of U.S. Route 81 north 

to State Highway 8; State Highway 8 

east to U.S. Route 81; U.S. Route 81 

north to the Thayer County line; the 

northern Thayer County line east; the 

western Saline County line; the 

southern and western York County 

lines. 

The following grain elevators are not 

part of this geographic area assignment 

and are assigned to: Omaha Grain 

Inspection Service, Inc.: Goode Seed & 

Grain, McPaul, Fremont County, Iowa; 

and Haveman Grain, Murray, Cass 

County, Nebraska. 

Opportunity for Designation 

Interested persons or governmental 

agencies may apply for designation to 

provide official services in the 

geographic area specified above under 

the provisions of section 7(f) of the 

USGSA and 7 CFR 800.196. Designation 

in the specified geographic area in Iowa 

and Nebraska is for the period beginning 

April 1, 2018, to March 31, 2023. To 

apply for designation or to request more 

information, contact Sharon Lathrop 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 Lincoln 

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. Submit all comments to 

Sharon Lathrop at the above address or 

at http://www.regulations.gov. 

We consider applications, comments, 

and other available information when 

determining which applicants will be 

designated. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k. 

Randall D. Jones, 

Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, 

Packers and Stockyards Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18633 Filed 9–1–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Housing Service 

Notice of Solicitation of Applications 

(NOSA or Notice) for the Multifamily 

Preservation and Revitalization (MPR) 

Demonstration Program Under Section 

514, Section 515, and Section 516 

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Rural Housing Service 

(Agency) announces the timeframes to 

submit pre-applications to participate in 

a demonstration program to preserve 

and revitalize existing Multi-Family 

Housing (MFH) projects currently 

financed under Section 514, Section 

515, and Section 516 of the Housing Act 

of 1949, as amended. Under this 

demonstration program, existing Section 

515 Rural Rental Housing (RRH) and 

Sections 514/516 Off-Farm Labor 

Housing (FLH) projects may be 

revitalized to preserve the ability of 

rental projects to provide safe and 

affordable housing for very-low, low, or 

moderate-income residents. The goal for 

projects participating in this program 

will be to extend their affordable use 

without displacing tenants because of 

increased rents. RRH projects include 

properties designated as senior, family, 

mixed, congregate and cooperative 

housing with currently outstanding 

Section 515 loans. FLH projects include 

only off-farm properties with currently 

outstanding Section 514 loans. 

This Notice does not provide any 

additional units of Agency Rental 

Assistance (RA) for projects financed 

under Section 514, Section 515, and 

Section 516. 

DATES: Pre-applicants selected under 

this Notice to submit final applications 

will be funded to the extent an 

appropriation act provides sufficient 

funding at the time of final application 

approval. The amount of funding 

available will be posted in the Rural 

Development (RD) Web site, http://

www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/

housingpreservation-revitalizationdemonstration-loans-grants. 

Pre-application submission deadlines 

for these opportunities are: 

(1) For pre-applications requesting 

multiple MPR funding tools [including 

debt deferral of eligible Section 514 or 

Section 515 loans] complete preapplications as defined in this Notice 

must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time December 1, 2017. 

(2) For any MPR applicants requesting 

debt deferral only for eligible Section 

514 or Section 515 loans, complete MPR 

pre-applications may be submitted on 

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