81 FR 71477 - Designation for the Olympia, WA Area

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 200 (October 17, 2016)

GIPSA is announcing the designation of the Washington State Department of Agriculture (Washington) to provide official services under the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 200 (Monday, October 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 71477]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25015]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation for the Olympia, WA Area

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GIPSA is announcing the designation of the Washington State 
Department of Agriculture (Washington) to provide official services 
under the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended.

DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2015.

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 August 26, 2014, Federal Register (79 
FR 50886), GIPSA requested applications for designation to provide 
official services in the geographic areas presently serviced by 
Washington. Applications were due by September 25, 2014.
    The current official agency, Washington, was the only applicant 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 USGSA 7 U.S.C. 79(f), 
and determined that Washington is qualified to provide official 
services in the geographic areas specified in the Federal Register on 
August 26, 2014. This designation to provide official services in the 
specified areas of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington is effective January 
1, 2015, to December 31, 2017.
    Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting this 
agency at the following telephone number:

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          Official agency             Headquarters location       Telephone          start       Designation end
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Washington........................  Olympia, WA..............    360-902-1888         1/1/2015       12/31/2017
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    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. 2016-25015 Filed 10-14-16; 8:45 am]
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