81 FR 46895 - Designation for the West Sacramento, CA; and Richmond, VA Areas

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 138 (July 19, 2016)

Page Range		46895-46895
FR Document		2016-16982

GIPSA is announcing the designation of California Agri Inspection Co., Ltd. (California Agri); and Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (Virginia) to provide official services under the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 138 (Tuesday, July 19, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16982]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the West Sacramento, CA; and Richmond, VA Areas

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designation of California Agri 
Inspection Co., Ltd. (California Agri); and Virginia Department of 
Agriculture and Consumer Services (Virginia) to provide official 
services under the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as 
amended.

DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Sharon Lathrop, Compliance Officer, USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, QACD, 
10383 North Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO 64153.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Lathrop, 816-891-0415, 
[email protected] or [email protected].
    Read Applications: All applications and comments are available for 
public inspection at the office above during regular business hours (7 
CFR 1.27(c)).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the July 1, 2015, Federal Register (80 FR 
37580), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide 
official services in the geographic areas presently serviced by 
California Agri and Virginia. Applications were due by July 31, 2015.
    The current official agencies, California Agri and Virginia, were 
the only 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 California Agri and Virginia 
are qualified to provide official services in the geographic areas 
specified in the Federal Register on July 1, 2015. This designation to 
provide official services in the specified areas of California and 
Virginia is effective January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2018.
    Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting these 
agencies at the following telephone numbers:

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              Official agency                Headquarters location and telephone       start            end
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California Agri............................  West Sacramento, CA 916-374-9700...        1/1/2016      12/31/2018
Virginia...................................  Richmond, VA 804-786-3501..........        1/1/2016      12/31/2018
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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)).

Larry Mitchell,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-16982 Filed 7-18-16; 8:45 am]
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Dated: July 6, 2016. and Consumer Services (Virginia) to serviced by California Agri and Virginia.
Thomas L. Tidwell, provide official services under the Applications were due by July 31, 2015.
Chief, U.S. Forest Service. United States Grain Standards Act The current official agencies,
[FR Doc. 2016–16977 Filed 7–18–16; 8:45 am] (USGSA), as amended. California Agri and Virginia, were the
BILLING CODE 3411–15–P DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2016. only applicants for designation to
ADDRESSES: Sharon Lathrop, provide official services in these areas.
Compliance Officer, USDA, GIPSA, As a result, GIPSA did not ask for
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FGIS, QACD, 10383 North Ambassador additional comments.
Drive, Kansas City, MO 64153. GIPSA evaluated the designation
Grain Inspection, Packers and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: criteria in section 79(f) of the USGSA (7
Stockyards Administration Sharon Lathrop, 816–891–0415, U.S.C. 79(f)) and determined that
Sharon.L.Lathrop@usda.gov or California Agri and Virginia are
Designation for the West Sacramento,
FGIS.QACD@usda.gov. qualified to provide official services in
CA; and Richmond, VA Areas
Read Applications: All applications the geographic areas specified in the
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and and comments are available for public Federal Register on July 1, 2015. This
Stockyards Administration, USDA. inspection at the office above during designation to provide official services
ACTION: Notice. regular business hours (7 CFR 1.27(c)). in the specified areas of California and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the July Virginia is effective January 1, 2016, to
SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the 1, 2015, Federal Register (80 FR 37580), December 31, 2018.
designation of California Agri GIPSA requested applications for Interested persons may obtain official
Inspection Co., Ltd. (California Agri); designation to provide official services services by contacting these agencies at
and Virginia Department of Agriculture in the geographic areas presently the following telephone numbers:

Designation Designation
Official agency Headquarters location and telephone start end

California Agri .................................. West Sacramento, CA 916–374–9700 ................................................... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018
Virginia ............................................. Richmond, VA 804–786–3501 ................................................................ 1/1/2016 12/31/2018

Section 79(f) of the USGSA authorizes ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments be used are the same in both the
the Secretary to designate a qualified to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental stateside and Puerto Rico operations.
applicant to provide official services in Paperwork Clearance Officer, Optimizing Self-Response, one of four
a specified area after determining that Department of Commerce, Room 6616, key innovation areas for the 2020
the applicant is better able than any 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Census, is focused on improving our
other applicant to provide such official Washington, DC 20230 (or via the methods for increasing the number of
services (7 U.S.C. 79 (f)). Internet at jjessup@doc.gov). people who take advantage of self-
Larry Mitchell,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: response options and refining the
Requests for additional information or questionnaire content to increase the
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and
copies of the information collection efficiency and effectiveness of census
Stockyards Administration.
instrument(s) and instructions should operations, and at the same time
[FR Doc. 2016–16982 Filed 7–18–16; 8:45 am]
be directed to Robin A. Pennington, reducing costs.
BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P
Census Bureau, HQ–2K281N, Another key innovation area for the
Washington, DC 20233; (301) 763–8132 2020 Census is Reengineering Field
(or via email at robin.a.pennington@ Operations. Making our methods for
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE census.gov). enumerating the households that do not
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: initially respond more efficient can
Census Bureau
contribute to a less costly census while
I. Abstract maintaining high-quality results. Our
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; 2017 Puerto Rico The Census Bureau will conduct a redesigned methods need to be tested in
Census Test 2017 Puerto Rico Census Test, with Puerto Rico because of a number of
components designed to test new differences from stateside operations.
AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, approaches or validate existing A test in Puerto Rico includes a
Commerce. approaches and systems integration review of other innovations that are
ACTION: Notice. related to (1) Address Canvassing, unique to this U.S. territory. Because of
including In-Office and In-Field the unique structure of addresses in
SUMMARY: The Department of components; (2) Optimizing Self- Puerto Rico, newly defined algorithms
Commerce, as part of its continuing Response, including contact strategies, were necessary to update and maintain
effort to reduce paperwork and language support, and questionnaire the address frame. These algorithms
respondent burden, invites the general content; (3) Update Enumerate, make it now possible to refresh the
public and other Federal agencies to including technical and operational address frame with U.S. Postal Service
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take this opportunity to comment on testing; and (4) Nonresponse Followup, data. Another innovation is the
proposed and/or continuing information including technological and operational introduction of the self-response
collections, as required by the improvements. The Address Canvassing methodology that in the past has been
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. component of the 2017 Puerto Rico the standard methodology used in urban
DATES: To ensure consideration, written Census Test is included in the Address and suburban areas of the States. In the
comments must be submitted on or Canvassing Testing package because the 2000 and 2010 censuses, data collection
before September 19, 2016. background, description, and systems to throughout Puerto Rico used only the

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Contact		Sharon Lathrop, 816-891-0415, [email protected] or [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 46895

81 FR 46895 - Designation for the West Sacramento, CA; and Richmond, VA Areas

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREGrain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 138 (July 19, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration