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SW., Washington, DC 20250–3604.

Telecopier (FAX) users may send

comments to the automatic telecopier

machine at 202–690–2755, attention:

Janet M. Hart. All comments received

will be made available for public

inspection at the above address at 1400

Independence Avenue, SW., during

regular business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janet M. Hart at 202–720–8525, e-mail

janhart@gipsadc.usda.gov.

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.

In the December 1, 2000, Federal

Register (65 FR 175237), GIPSA asked

persons interested in providing official

services in the Fremont area to submit

an application for designation. There

were two applicants for the Fremont

area: Fremont and Sioux City Inspection

and Weighing Service Company (Sioux

City). Fremont applied for designation

to provide official services in the entire

area currently assigned to them. Sioux

City, a designated official grain

inspection agency operating in Iowa,

Nebraska, and South Dakota, applied for

designation to provide official services

in all or part of the Fremont

geographical area.

GIPSA is publishing this notice to

provide interested persons the

opportunity to present comments

concerning the applicants. Commenters

are encouraged to submit reasons and

pertinent data for support or objection

to the designation of the applicants. All

comments must be submitted to the

Compliance Division at the above

address. Comments and other available

information will be considered in

making a final decision. GIPSA will

publish notice of the final decision in

the Federal Register, and GIPSA will

send the applicants written notification

of the decision.

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

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

Dated: February 20, 2001.

David R. Shipman,

Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection,

Packers and Stockyards Administration.

[FR Doc. 01–5648 Filed 3–7–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration

[01–01–A]

Opportunity for Designation in the

Amarillo (TX), Cairo (IL), Fostoria (OH),

Louisiana, North Carolina, Belmond

(IA), and Wisconsin Areas, and

Request for Comments on the Official

Agencies Serving These Areas

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA),

USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The designations of the

official agencies listed below will end in

September and November 2001. GIPSA

is asking persons interested in providing

official services in the areas served by

these agencies to submit an application

for designation. GIPSA is also asking for

comments on the services provided by

these currently designated agencies:

Amarillo Grain Exchange, Inc.

(Amarillo); Cairo Grain Inspection

Agency, Inc. (Cairo); Fostoria Grain

Inspection, Inc. (Fostoria); Louisiana

Department of Agriculture and Forestry

(Louisiana); North Carolina Department

of Agriculture (North Carolina); D. R.

Schaal Agency, Inc. (Schaal); and

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture,

Trade and Consumer Protection

(Wisconsin).

DATES: Applications and comments

must be postmarked or sent by

telecopier (FAX) on or before March 31,

2001.

ADDRESSES: Submit applications and

comments to USDA, GIPSA, Janet M.

Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance

Division, STOP 3604, Room 1647–S,

1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20250–3604; FAX 202–

690–2755. If an application is submitted

by FAX, GIPSA reserves the right to

request an original application. All

applications and comments will be

made available for public inspection at

Room 1647–S, 1400 Independence

Avenue, SW., during regular business

hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janet M. Hart at 202–720–8525, e-mail

janhart@gipsadc.usda.gov.

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 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.

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.

1. Current Designations Being

Announced for Renewal

Official agency Main office Designation

start

Designation

end

Amarillo ......................................................................... Amarillo, TX .................................................................. 12/01/1998 11/30/2001

Cairo ............................................................................. Cairo, IL ........................................................................ 11/01/1998 09/30/2001

Fostoria ......................................................................... Fostoria, OH ................................................................. 12/01/1998 11/30/2001

Louisiana ...................................................................... Baton Rouge, LA .......................................................... 10/01/1998 09/30/2001

North Carolina .............................................................. Raleigh, NC .................................................................. 10/01/1998 09/30/2001

Schaal ........................................................................... Belmond, IA .................................................................. 12/01/1998 11/30/2001

Wisconsin ..................................................................... Madison, WI .................................................................. 12/01/1998 11/30/2001.

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

Act, the following geographic area, in

the States of Oklahoma and Texas, is

assigned to Amarillo.

In Texas:

Bounded on the North by the TexasOklahoma State line to the eastern Clay

County line;

Bounded on the East by the eastern

Clay, Archer, Throckmorton,

Shackelford, and Callahan County lines;

Bounded on the South by the

southern Callahan, Taylor, and Nolan

County lines;

Bounded on the West by the western

Nolan, Fisher, Stonewall, King, and

Cottle County lines; the western

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Childress County line north to U.S.

Route 287; U.S. Route 287 northwest to

Donley County; the southern Donley

and Armstrong County lines west to

Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River;

Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River

northwest to State Route 217; State

Route 217 west to FM 1062; FM 1062

west to U.S. Route 385; U.S. Route 385

north to Oldham County; the southern

Oldham County line; the western

Oldham, Hartley, and Dallam County

lines.

Beaver, Beckham, Cimarron, Ellis,

Harper, Roger Mills, and Texas

Counties, Oklahoma.

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

Act, the following geographic area, in

the States of Illinois, Kentucky, and

Tennessee, is assigned to Cairo.

Randolph County (southwest of State

Route 150 from the Mississippi River

north to State Route 3); Jackson County

(southwest of State Route 3 southeast to

State Route 149; State Route 149 east to

State Route 13; State Route 13 southeast

to U.S. Route 51; U.S. Route 51 south to

Union County); and Alexander,

Johnson, Hardin, Massac, Pope, Pulaski,

and Union Counties, Illinois.

Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton,

Graves, Hickman, Livingston, Lyon,

Marshall, McCracken, and Trigg

Counties, Kentucky.

Benton, Dickson, Henry, Houston,

Humphreys, Lake, Montgomery, Obion,

Stewart, and Weakley Counties,

Tennessee.

Cairo’s assigned geographic area does

not include the following grain elevator

inside Cairo’s area which has been and

will continue to be serviced by the

following official agency: Memphis

Grain Inspection Service: Cargill, Inc.,

Tiptonville, Lake County, Tennessee.

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

Act, the following geographic area, in

the State of Ohio, is assigned to

Fostoria.

Bounded on the North by the northern

and eastern Fulton County lines; the

eastern Henry County line; the northern

and eastern Wood County lines; the

northern Sandusky County line east to

State Route 590;

Bounded on the East by State Route

590 south to Seneca County; the

northern Seneca County line east to

State Route 53; State Route 53 south to

Wyandot County; the northern Wyandot

County line; the northern Crawford

County line east to State Route 19; State

Route 19 south to U.S. Route 30;

Bounded on the South by U.S. Route

30 west to the western Hancock County

line; and

Bounded on the West by the western

Hancock County line; the southern

Henry County line west to State Route

108; State Route 108 north to U.S. Route

24; U.S. Route 24 southwest to the

Henry County line; the western Henry

and Fulton County lines.

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

Act, the following geographic area, the

entire State of Louisiana, except those

export port locations within the State

which are serviced by GIPSA, is

assigned to Louisiana.

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

Act, the following geographic area, the

entire State of North Carolina, except

those export port locations within the

State which are serviced by GIPSA, is

assigned to North Carolina.

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

Act, the following geographic area, in

the State of Iowa, is assigned to Schaal.

Bounded on the North by the northern

Kossuth County line from U.S. Route

169; the northern Winnebago, Worth,

and Mitchell County lines;

Bounded on the East by the eastern

Mitchell County line; the eastern Floyd

County line south to B60; B60 west to

T64; T64 south to State Route 188; State

Route 188 south to C33;

Bounded on the South by C33 west to

T47; T47 north to C23; C23 west to S56;

S56 south to C25; C25 west to U.S.

Route 65; U.S. Route 65 south to State

Route 3; State Route 3 west to S41; S41

south to C55; C55 west to Interstate 35;

Interstate 35 southwest to the southern

Wright County line; the southern Wright

County line west to U.S. Route 69; U.S.

Route 69 to C54; C54 west to State Route

17; and

Bounded on the West by State Route

17 north to the southern Kossuth

County line; the Kossuth County line

west to U.S. Route 169; U.S. Route 169

north to the northern Kossuth County

line.

Schaal’s assigned geographic area

does not include the following grain

elevators inside Schaal’s area which

have been and will continue to be

serviced by the following official

agencies:

1. Central Iowa Grain Inspection

Service, Inc.: North Central Farm

Service, Chapin, Franklin County; and

Land O’Lakes Elevator, d.b.a. Rockwell

Ag Center, Rockwell, Cerro Gordo

County.

2. A. V. Tischer and Son, Inc.: West

Bend Elevator Co., Algona, Kossuth

County; Stateline Coop, Burt, Kossuth

County; Gold-Eagle, Goldfield, Wright

County; and North Central Coop,

Holmes, Wright County.

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

Act, the following geographic area, the

entire State of Wisconsin, except those

export port locations within the State, is

assigned to Wisconsin.

2. Opportunity for Designation

Interested persons, including

Amarillo, Cairo, Fostoria, Louisiana,

North Carolina, Schaal, and Wisconsin,

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. Persons wishing to apply

for designation should contact the

Compliance Division at the address

listed above for forms and information.

DESIGNATION TERMS

Amarillo .......... 12/01/2001 to 09/30/2004.

Cairo .............. 10/01/2001 to 09/30/2004.

Fostoria .......... 12/01/2001 to 09/30/2004.

Louisiana ........ 10/01/2001 to 09/30/2004.

North Carolina 10/01/2001 to 09/30/2004.

Schaal ............ 12/01/2001 to 09/30/2004.

Wisconsin ....... 12/01/2001 to 09/30/2004.

3. Request for Comments

GIPSA also is publishing this notice

to provide interested persons the

opportunity to present comments on the

Amarillo, Cairo, Fostoria, Louisiana,

North Carolina, Schaal, and Wisconsin

official agencies. Commenters are

encouraged to submit pertinent data

concerning these official agencies

including information on the timeliness,

cost, quality, and scope of services

provided. All comments must be

submitted to the Compliance Division at

the above address.

Applications, comments, 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: February 20, 2001.

David R. Shipman,

Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection,

Packers and Stockyards Administration.

[FR Doc. 01–5646 Filed 3–7–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration

[00–03–S]

Designation for the Detroit (MI),

Keokuk (IA), Michigan (MI), Champaign

(IL), Eastern Iowa (IA), and Enid (OK)

Areas

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA).

ACTION: Notice.