80_FR_41125 80 FR 40991 - Designation for the Montgomery, AL; Essex, IL; and Savage, MN Areas

80 FR 40991 - Designation for the Montgomery, AL; Essex, IL; and Savage, MN Areas

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 134 (July 14, 2015)

Page Range40991-40992
FR Document2015-17211

GIPSA is announcing the designation of Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (Alabama); Kankakee Grain Inspection, Inc. (Kankakee); and State Grain Inspection, Inc. (State Grain) to provide official services under the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 134 (Tuesday, July 14, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 134 (Tuesday, July 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40991-40992]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17211]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the Montgomery, AL; Essex, IL; and Savage, MN 
Areas

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designation of Alabama Department of 
Agriculture and Industries (Alabama); Kankakee Grain Inspection, Inc. 
(Kankakee); and State Grain Inspection, Inc. (State Grain) to provide 
official services under the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), 
as amended.

DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Eric J. Jabs, Deputy Director, USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, 
10383 North Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO 64153.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric J. Jabs, 816-659-8408 or 
[email protected].
    Read Applications: All applications and comments will be available 
for public inspection at the office above during regular business hours 
(7 CFR 1.27(c)).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the August 26, 2014, Federal Register (79 
FR 50886), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide 
official services in the geographic areas presently serviced by 
Alabama, Gulf Country, Kankakee, and State Grain. Applications were due 
by September 25, 2014.
    Alabama, Gulf Country, Kankakee, and State Grain were the sole 
applicants for designation to provide official services in these areas. 
As a result, GIPSA did not ask for additional comments.
    GIPSA evaluated the designation criteria in section 79(f) of the 
USGSA (7 U.S.C. 79(f)) and determined that

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Alabama, Kankakee, and State Grain are qualified to provide official 
services in the geographic area specified in the Federal Register on 
August 26, 2014. This designation action to provide official services 
for the specified areas for Alabama, Kankakee, and State Grain is 
effective January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2017.
    GIPSA did not receive applications from any qualified applicants 
for the geographic area previously serviced by Gulf Country. GIPSA will 
be seeking additional applications under a separate notice in the 
Federal Register. In the interim, GIPSA will provide official services 
in the geographic area previously serviced by Gulf Country.
    Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting these 
agencies at the following telephone numbers:

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                                                                                    Designation     Designation
              Official agency                Headquarters location and telephone       start            end
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Alabama....................................  Montgomery, AL (251) 438-2549......        1/1/2015      12/31/2017
Kankakee...................................  Essex, IL (815) 365-2268...........        1/1/2015      12/31/2017
State Grain................................  Savage, MN (952) 808-8566..........        1/1/2015      12/31/2017
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    Section 79(f) of the 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 79(g) of the USGSA (7 U.S.C. 79(g)), designations of 
official agencies are effective for no longer than three years unless 
terminated by the Secretary; however, designations may be renewed 
according to the criteria and procedures prescribed in section 79(f) of 
the USGSA.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k.

Larry Mitchell,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-17211 Filed 7-13-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                                                                                                                                                                           40991

                                                    Notices                                                                                                        Federal Register
                                                                                                                                                                   Vol. 80, No. 134

                                                                                                                                                                   Tuesday, July 14, 2015



                                                    This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER                     Standards Act (USGSA) authorizes the                  contact Eric Jabs at the address listed
                                                    contains documents other than rules or                   Secretary to designate a qualified                    above or visit GIPSA’s Web site at
                                                    proposed rules that are applicable to the                applicant to provide official services in             http://www.gipsa.usda.gov.
                                                    public. Notices of hearings and investigations,          a specified area after determining that
                                                    committee meetings, agency decisions and                                                                         Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k.
                                                                                                             the applicant is better able than any
                                                    rulings, delegations of authority, filing of                                                                   Larry Mitchell,
                                                                                                             other applicant to provide such official
                                                    petitions and applications and agency
                                                                                                             services (7 U.S.C. 79(f)). Under section              Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and
                                                    statements of organization and functions are
                                                                                                             79(g) of the USGSA (7 U.S.C. 79(g)),                  Stockyards Administration.
                                                    examples of documents appearing in this
                                                    section.                                                 designations of official agencies are                 [FR Doc. 2015–17210 Filed 7–13–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                             effective for three years unless                      BILLING CODE 3410–EN–P
                                                                                                             terminated by the Secretary, but may be
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                                renewed according to the criteria and
                                                                                                             procedures prescribed in section 79(f) of             DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
                                                    Grain Inspection, Packers and                            the USGSA.
                                                    Stockyards Administration                                                                                      Grain Inspection, Packers and
                                                                                                             Areas Open for Designation                            Stockyards Administration
                                                    Opportunity for Designation in                             Pursuant to Section 79(f)(2) of the
                                                    Specified Geographical Areas in Texas                    United States Grain Standards Act, the                Designation for the Montgomery, AL;
                                                                                                             following areas are available for                     Essex, IL; and Savage, MN Areas
                                                    AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and
                                                                                                             designation.                                          AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and
                                                    Stockyards Administration, USDA.
                                                                                                             Texas                                                 Stockyards Administration, USDA.
                                                    ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                                                                                   ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                               Bounded on the North by the northern
                                                    SUMMARY:    The Grain Inspection, Packers                El Paso, Hudspeth, Culberson, Reeves,                 SUMMARY:    GIPSA is announcing the
                                                    and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)                    Loving, Winkler, Ector, Midland,                      designation of Alabama Department of
                                                    is asking persons or governmental                        Glasscock, Sterling, Coke, Runnels,                   Agriculture and Industries (Alabama);
                                                    agencies interested in providing official                Coleman, Brown, Eastland, Stephens,                   Kankakee Grain Inspection, Inc.
                                                    services in Texas to submit an                           Young, Jack, Montague, Cooke, Grayson,                (Kankakee); and State Grain Inspection,
                                                    application for designation. Applicants                  Fannin, Lamar, Red River, Morris, and                 Inc. (State Grain) to provide official
                                                    must specify the geographical area(s)                    Marion county lines.                                  services under the United States Grain
                                                    and include the county (or counties) for                   Bounded on the East by the eastern                  Standards Act (USGSA), as amended.
                                                    which you are applying.                                  Red River, Morris, Marion, Harrison,                  DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2015.
                                                    DATES: Applications must be received                     Panola, Shelby, Sabrine, Newton,                      ADDRESSES: Eric J. Jabs, Deputy Director,
                                                    by August 13, 2015.                                      Orange, Jefferson, Chambers, Harris,                  USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, 10383
                                                    ADDRESSES: Submit applications                           Galveston, Brazoria, Matagorda, Jackson,              North Ambassador Drive, Kansas City,
                                                    concerning this Notice using any of the                  Calhoun, Refugio, Aransas, San Patricio,              MO 64153.
                                                    following methods:                                       Nueces, Kleberg, Kennedy, Willacy, and
                                                                                                                                                                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric
                                                       • Applying for Designation on the                     Cameron County lines.
                                                                                                               Bounded on the South by the Texas                   J. Jabs, 816–659–8408 or Eric.J.Jabs@
                                                    Internet: Use FGISonline (https://
                                                                                                             State Line.                                           usda.gov.
                                                    fgis.gipsa.usda.gov/default_home_                                                                                 Read Applications: All applications
                                                    FGIS.aspx) and then click on the                           Bounded on the West by the western
                                                                                                             Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata, Webb,                and comments will be available for
                                                    Delegations/Designations and Export                                                                            public inspection at the office above
                                                    Registrations (DDR) link. You will need                  Maverick, Kinney, Val Verde, Terrell,
                                                                                                             Brewster, Presidio, Jeff Davis, Hudspeth,             during regular business hours (7 CFR
                                                    to obtain an FGISonline customer                                                                               1.27(c)).
                                                    number and USDA eAuthentication                          and El Paso county lines.
                                                    username and password prior to                             Excludes export port locations                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
                                                    applying.                                                serviced by GIPSA’s League City Field                 August 26, 2014, Federal Register (79
                                                       • Mail, Courier or Hand Delivery: Eric                Office, Beaumont Sub-office, and                      FR 50886), GIPSA requested
                                                    J. Jabs, Deputy Director, USDA, GIPSA,                   Corpus Christi Duty Point.                            applications for designation to provide
                                                    FGIS, QACD, 10383 North Ambassador                                                                             official services in the geographic areas
                                                                                                             Opportunity for Designation
                                                    Drive, Kansas City, MO 64153.                                                                                  presently serviced by Alabama, Gulf
                                                       • Fax: Eric J. Jabs, 816–872–1257.                      Interested persons or governmental                  Country, Kankakee, and State Grain.
                                                       • Email: Eric.J.Jabs@usda.gov.                        agencies may apply for designation to                 Applications were due by September 25,
                                                       Read Applications: All applications                   provide official services in any or all of            2014.
                                                                                                             the geographic area(s) specified above                   Alabama, Gulf Country, Kankakee,
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                                                    will be available for public inspection at
                                                    the office above during regular business                 under the provisions of section 79(f) of              and State Grain were the sole applicants
                                                    hours (7 CFR 1.27(c)).                                   the USGSA and 7 CFR 800.196.                          for designation to provide official
                                                                                                             Applications must include the county                  services in these areas. As a result,
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric
                                                                                                             (or counties) for which you are                       GIPSA did not ask for additional
                                                    J. Jabs, 816–659–8408 or Eric.J.Jabs@                    applying. Designation in the specified                comments.
                                                    usda.gov.                                                geographic area(s) is for a period of no                 GIPSA evaluated the designation
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     Section                   more than three years. To apply for                   criteria in section 79(f) of the USGSA (7
                                                    79(f) of the United States Grain                         designation or for more information,                  U.S.C. 79(f)) and determined that


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                                                    40992                                  Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 134 / Tuesday, July 14, 2015 / Notices

                                                    Alabama, Kankakee, and State Grain are                              is effective January 1, 2015, to December                          notice in the Federal Register. In the
                                                    qualified to provide official services in                           31, 2017.                                                          interim, GIPSA will provide official
                                                    the geographic area specified in the                                   GIPSA did not receive applications                              services in the geographic area
                                                    Federal Register on August 26, 2014.                                from any qualified applicants for the                              previously serviced by Gulf Country.
                                                    This designation action to provide                                  geographic area previously serviced by                               Interested persons may obtain official
                                                    official services for the specified areas                           Gulf Country. GIPSA will be seeking                                services by contacting these agencies at
                                                    for Alabama, Kankakee, and State Grain                              additional applications under a separate                           the following telephone numbers:

                                                                                                                                                                                                               Designation    Designation
                                                                   Official agency                                               Headquarters location and telephone                                              start          end

                                                    Alabama ...........................................   Montgomery, AL (251) 438–2549 .............................................................              1/1/2015     12/31/2017
                                                    Kankakee .........................................    Essex, IL (815) 365–2268 .........................................................................       1/1/2015     12/31/2017
                                                    State Grain .......................................   Savage, MN (952) 808–8566 ....................................................................           1/1/2015     12/31/2017



                                                       Section 79(f) of the USGSA authorizes                            members and other stakeholders on the                              and reproduced at the Regional
                                                    the Secretary to designate a qualified                              same topic.                                                        Programs Unit, as they become
                                                    applicant to provide official services in                              Members of the public can listen to                             available, both before and after the
                                                    a specified area after determining that                             the discussion. This meeting is available                          meeting. Persons interested in the work
                                                    the applicant is better able than any                               to the public through the following toll-                          of this Committee are directed to the
                                                    other applicant to provide such official                            free call-in number: 888–337–8198,                                 Commission’s Web site, http://www.
                                                    services (7 U.S.C. 79(f)).                                          conference ID: 6979265. Any interested                             usccr.gov, or may contact the
                                                       Under section 79(g) of the USGSA (7                              member of the public may call this                                 Midwestern Regional Office at the above
                                                    U.S.C. 79(g)), designations of official                             number and listen to the meeting. The                              email or street address.
                                                    agencies are effective for no longer than                           conference call operator will ask callers
                                                    three years unless terminated by the                                to identify themselves, the organization                           Agenda
                                                    Secretary; however, designations may be                             they are affiliated with (if any), and an                          Welcome and Introductions
                                                    renewed according to the criteria and                               email address prior to placing callers                               10:30 a.m. to 10:35 a.m.
                                                    procedures prescribed in section 79(f) of                           into the conference room. Callers can                                  Vicki Limas, Chair
                                                    the USGSA.                                                          expect to incur charges for calls they                             Panel Presentations on School-to-Prison
                                                                                                                        initiate over wireless lines, and the                                  Pipeline in Oklahoma
                                                       Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k.
                                                                                                                        Commission will not refund any                                       10:35 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
                                                    Larry Mitchell,                                                     incurred charges. Callers will incur no                            Question and Answer Session with OK
                                                    Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and                        charge for calls they initiate over land-                              Advisory Committee
                                                    Stockyards Administration.                                          line connections to the toll-free                                    11:30 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–17211 Filed 7–13–15; 8:45 am]                         telephone number. Persons with hearing                             Open Comment
                                                    BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P                                              impairments may also follow the                                      11:50 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
                                                                                                                        proceedings by first calling the Federal                           Adjournment
                                                                                                                        Relay Service at 1–800–977–8339 and                                  12:00 p.m.
                                                                                                                        providing the Service with the
                                                    COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS                                                                                                             DATES: The meeting will be held on
                                                                                                                        conference call number and conference
                                                                                                                        ID number.                                                         Friday, August 28, 2015, at 10:30 a.m.
                                                    Notice of Public Meeting of the                                                                                                        CDT.
                                                    Oklahoma Advisory Committee for a                                      Member of the public are also invited
                                                                                                                        and welcomed to make statements at the                             PUBLIC CALL INFORMATION: DIAL: 888–
                                                    Meeting To Hear Testimony on Civil
                                                                                                                        end of the conference call. In addition,                           337–8198, Conference ID: 6979265.
                                                    Rights Concerns School-to-Prison
                                                    Pipeline in Oklahoma                                                members of the public may submit                                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                        written comments; the comments must                                Melissa Wojnaroski, DFO, at 312–353–
                                                    AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil                                    be received in the regional office by                              8311 or mwojnaroski@usccr.gov.
                                                    Rights.                                                             June 13, 2015. Written comments may                                  Dated July 8, 2015.
                                                    ACTION: Announcement of meeting.                                    be mailed to the Midwestern Regional
                                                                                                                                                                                           David Mussatt,
                                                                                                                        Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights,
                                                    SUMMARY:   Notice is hereby given,                                                                                                     Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
                                                                                                                        55 W. Monroe St., Suite 410, Chicago,
                                                    pursuant to the provisions of the rules                             IL 60615. They may also be faxed to the                            [FR Doc. 2015–17077 Filed 7–13–15; 8:45 am]
                                                    and regulations of the U.S. Commission                              Commission at (312) 353–8324, or                                   BILLING CODE 6335–01–P
                                                    on Civil Rights (Commission) and the                                emailed to Administrative Assistant,
                                                    Federal Advisory Committee Act that                                 Carolyn Allen at callen@usccr.gov.
                                                    the Mississippi Advisory Committee                                  Persons who desire additional                                      COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
                                                    (Committee) will hold a meeting on                                  information may contact the                                        Notice of Public Meeting of the Indiana
                                                    Friday, August 28, 2015, at 10:30 a.m.                              Midwestern Regional Office at (312)                                Advisory Committee for a Meeting To
                                                    CDT for the purpose of hearing                                      353–8311.
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                                                                                                                                                                                           Discuss and Vote on Potential Project
                                                    testimony on civil rights concerns                                     Records and documents discussed
                                                                                                                                                                                           Topics
                                                    relating to school-to-prison pipeline in                            during the meeting will be available for
                                                    Oklahoma on the basis of race or color.                             public viewing prior to and after the                              AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil
                                                    The testimony heard during this                                     meeting at http://facadatabase.gov/                                Rights.
                                                    meeting will be used to prepare the                                 committee/meetings.aspx?cid=269 and                                ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
                                                    Committee for its in person meeting on                              clicking on the ‘‘Meeting Details’’ and
                                                    September 11, 2015, in Oklahoma City                                ‘‘Documents’’ links. Records generated                             SUMMARY:  Notice is hereby given,
                                                    where it will hear from community                                   from this meeting may also be inspected                            pursuant to the provisions of the rules


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesEffective Date: January 1, 2015.
ContactEric J. Jabs, 816-659-8408 or [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 40991 

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