81 FR 17432 - Advisory Committee Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 60 (March 29, 2016)

Page Range		17432-17432
FR Document		2016-07004

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this constitutes notice of the upcoming meeting of the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) Grain Inspection Advisory Committee (Advisory Committee). The Advisory Committee meets annually to advise the GIPSA Administrator on the programs and services that GIPSA delivers under the U.S. Grain Standards Act. Recommendations by the Advisory Committee help GIPSA better meet the needs of its customers who operate in a dynamic and changing marketplace.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 17432]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07004]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Advisory Committee Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this 
constitutes notice of the upcoming meeting of the Grain Inspection, 
Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) Grain Inspection Advisory 
Committee (Advisory Committee). The Advisory Committee meets annually 
to advise the GIPSA Administrator on the programs and services that 
GIPSA delivers under the U.S. Grain Standards Act. Recommendations by 
the Advisory Committee help GIPSA better meet the needs of its 
customers who operate in a dynamic and changing marketplace.

DATES: May 17, 2016, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and May 18, 2016, 8:00 
a.m. to noon.

ADDRESSES: The Advisory Committee meeting will take place at GIPSA's 
National Grain Center, 10383 N. Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 
64153.
    Requests to orally address the Advisory Committee during the 
meeting or written comments may be sent to: Administrator, GIPSA, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 3601, 
Washington, DC 20250-3601. Requests and comments may also be faxed to 
(202) 690-2173.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terri L. Henry by phone at (202) 205-
8281 or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Advisory Committee is to 
provide advice to the GIPSA Administrator with respect to the 
implementation of the U.S. Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 71-87k). 
Information about the Advisory Committee is available on the GIPSA Web 
site at http://www.gipsa.usda.gov/fgis/adcommit.html.
    The agenda will include service delivery overview and the grain 
standards act, quality assurance and compliance updates, field 
management overview, international program updates as they relate to 
outreach, and technology and science initiatives.
    For a copy of the agenda please contact Terri L. Henry by phone at 
(202) 205-8281 or by email at [email protected].
    Public participation will be limited to written statements unless 
permission is received from the Committee Chairperson to orally address 
the Advisory Committee. The meeting will be open to the public.
    Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of 
communication of program information or related accommodations should 
contact Terri L. Henry at the telephone number listed above.

Larry Mitchell,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-07004 Filed 3-28-16; 8:45 am]
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Jasper (south of U.S. Route 24), Newton DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Public participation will be limited to
(east of State Route 55 and south of U.S. written statements unless permission is
Route 24), Pulaski, Tippecanoe, Warren Grain Inspection, Packers and received from the Committee
(east of U.S. Route 41), and White Stockyards Administration Chairperson to orally address the
Counties. Advisory Committee. The meeting will
Advisory Committee Meeting be open to the public.
The following grain elevators are part
of this geographic area assignment: In AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Persons with disabilities who require
Stockyards Administration, USDA. alternative means of communication of
Champaign-Danville Grain Inspection program information or related
Department, Inc.’s area-Boswell Chase ACTION: Notice of advisory committee
meeting. accommodations should contact Terri L.
Grain, Inc., Boswell, Benton County, Henry at the telephone number listed
Indiana. In North Dakota Grain SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal above.
Inspection Service, Inc.’s area-The Advisory Committee Act, this
Andersons, Delphi, Carroll County; Larry Mitchell,
constitutes notice of the upcoming
Frick Services, Inc., Leiters Ford, Fulton meeting of the Grain Inspection, Packers Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and
County; and Cargill, Inc./Valero and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) Stockyards Administration.
Renewable Fuels, LLC., Linden, Grain Inspection Advisory Committee [FR Doc. 2016–07004 Filed 3–28–16; 8:45 am]
Montgomery County, Indiana. (Advisory Committee). The Advisory BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P
Committee meets annually to advise the
Opportunity for Designation GIPSA Administrator on the programs
and services that GIPSA delivers under DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Interested persons or governmental
the U.S. Grain Standards Act.
agencies may apply for designation to Grain Inspection, Packers and
Recommendations by the Advisory
provide official services in the Stockyards Administration
Committee help GIPSA better meet the
geographic areas specified above under needs of its customers who operate in a
the provisions of section 79(f) of the Designation for the Pocatello, ID;
dynamic and changing marketplace. Evansville, IN; Salt Lake City, UT; and
USGSA and 7 CFR 800.196. Designation
DATES: May 17, 2016, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 Columbia, SC Areas
in the specified geographic areas in p.m.; and May 18, 2016, 8:00 a.m. to
Cedar Rapids, IA is for the period noon. AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and
beginning July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2020. Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ADDRESSES: The Advisory Committee
Designation in the specified geographic ACTION: Notice.
meeting will take place at GIPSA’s
areas in Fremont, NE; State of Maryland;
National Grain Center, 10383 N. SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the
and Lafayette, IN, is for the period
Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, designation of Idaho Grain Inspection
beginning July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2021. Missouri 64153.
To apply for designation or to request Service (Idaho); Ohio Valley Grain
Requests to orally address the
more information, contact Eric J. Jabs at Inspection, Inc. (Ohio Valley); Utah
Advisory Committee during the meeting
the address listed above. Department of Agriculture and Food
or written comments may be sent to:
(Utah); and South Carolina Department
Request for Comments Administrator, GIPSA, U.S. Department
of Agriculture (South Carolina) to
of Agriculture, 1400 Independence
provide official services under the
We are publishing this Notice to Avenue SW., STOP 3601, Washington,
United States Grain Standards Act
provide interested persons the DC 20250–3601. Requests and
(USGSA), as amended.
opportunity to comment on the quality comments may also be faxed to (202)
690–2173. DATES: Effective October 1, 2015.
of services provided by the Mid-Iowa,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ADDRESSES: Eric J. Jabs, Deputy Director,
Fremont, Maryland, and Titus official
Terri L. Henry by phone at (202) 205– USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, 10383
agencies. In the designation process, we
8281 or by email at Terri.L.Henry@ North Ambassador Drive, Kansas City,
are particularly interested in receiving
usda.gov. MO 64153.
comments citing reasons and pertinent
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric
data supporting or objecting to the
designation of the applicants. Submit all purpose of the Advisory Committee is to J. Jabs, 816–659–8408 or Eric.J.Jabs@
provide advice to the GIPSA usda.gov.
comments to Eric J. Jabs at the above
Administrator with respect to the Read Applications: All applications
address or at http://
implementation of the U.S. Grain and comments are available for public
www.regulations.gov. inspection at the office above during
Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 71–87k).
We consider applications, comments, Information about the Advisory regular business hours (7 CFR 1.27(c)).
and other available information when Committee is available on the GIPSA SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the July
determining which applicants will be Web site at http://www.gipsa.usda.gov/ 1, 2015, Federal Register (80 FR 37581),
designated. fgis/adcommit.html. GIPSA requested applications for
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k. The agenda will include service designation to provide official services
delivery overview and the grain in the geographic areas presently
Larry Mitchell, standards act, quality assurance and serviced by Idaho, Ohio Valley, Utah,
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Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and compliance updates, field management and South Carolina. Applications were
Stockyards Administration. overview, international program due by July 31, 2015.
[FR Doc. 2016–06997 Filed 3–28–16; 8:45 am] updates as they relate to outreach, and The current official agencies, Idaho,
BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P technology and science initiatives. Ohio Valley, Utah, and South Carolina,
For a copy of the agenda please were the only applicants for designation
contact Terri L. Henry by phone at (202) to provide official services in these
205–8281 or by email at Terri.L.Henry@ areas. As a result, GIPSA did not ask for
usda.gov. additional comments.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of advisory committee meeting.
Dates		May 17, 2016, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and May 18, 2016, 8:00 a.m. to noon.
Contact		Terri L. Henry by phone at (202) 205- 8281 or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 17432

81 FR 17432 - Advisory Committee Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREGrain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 60 (March 29, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration