[Federal Register: June 3, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 106)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

[01-04-S]

 
Designation for the Georgia, Mid-Iowa (IA), Montana, Oregon, and 
Schneider (IN) Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA announces designation of the following organizations to 
provide official services under the United States Grain Standards Act, 
as amended (Act):

Georgia Department of Agriculture (Georgia);
Mid-Iowa Grain Inspection, Inc. (Mid-Iowa);
Montana Department of Agriculture (Montana);
Oregon Department of Agriculture (Oregon); and
Schneider Inspection Service, Inc. (Schneider).

EFFECTIVE DATES: July 1, 2002.

ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance 
Division, STOP 3604, Room 1647-S, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, 
Washington, DC 20250-3604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet M. Hart at 202-720-8525, e-mail 
Janet.M.Hart@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 4, 2001, Federal Register (66 FR 63015), GIPSA 
asked persons interested in providing official services in the 
geographic areas assigned to the official agencies named above to 
submit an application for designation. Applications were due by January 
2, 2002.
    Georgia, Mid-Iowa, Montana, Oregon, and Schneider were the sole 
applicants for designation to provide official services in the entire 
area currently assigned to them, so GIPSA did not ask for additional 
comments on them.
    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 Georgia, Mid-Iowa, Montana, Oregon, and 
Schneider are able to provide official services in the geographic areas 
specified in the December 4, 2001, Federal Register, for which they 
applied. Interested persons may obtain official services by calling the 
telephone numbers listed below.

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                Official agency                    Headquarters location and telephone     Designation start-end
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Georgia........................................  Atlanta, GA, 404-656-3600; Additional     07/01/2002-06/30/2005
                                                  Service Location: Tifton, GA.
Mid-Iowa.......................................  Cedar Rapids, IA, 319-363-0239;           07/01/2002-06/30/2005
                                                  Additional Service Location: Clayton,
                                                  IA.
Montana........................................  Helena, MT, 406-444-3144; Additional      07/01/2002-06/30/2005
                                                  Service Location: Great Falls.
Oregon.........................................  Salem, OR, 503-986-4620; Additional       07/01/2002-06/30/2005
                                                  Service Location: Pendleton, OR.
Schneider......................................  Lake Village, IN, 219-992-2306.........   07/01/2002-06/30/2005
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    Authority: Pub. L. 94-582, 90 Stat. 2867, as amended (7 U.S.C. 
71 et seq.).

    Dated: May 8, 2002.
David R. Shipman,
Deputy Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-13784 Filed 5-31-02; 8:45 am]
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