83 FR 64311 - Designation for the Georgia Area Consisting of the Entire State of Georgia

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service

Federal Register Volume Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 240 (December 14, 2018)

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing the designation of D.R. Schaal Agency, Inc. (Schaal) to provide official services under the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as amended. The realignment of offices within the U.S. Department of Agriculture authorized by the Secretary's Memorandum dated November 14, 2017, eliminates the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) as a standalone agency. The grain inspection activities formerly part of GIPSA are now organized under AMS.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 240 (Friday, December 14, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc. No. AMS-FGIS-18-0076]


Designation for the Georgia Area Consisting of the Entire State 
of Georgia

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing the 
designation of D.R. Schaal Agency, Inc. (Schaal) to provide official 
services under the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), as 
amended. The realignment of offices within the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture authorized by the Secretary's Memorandum dated November 14, 
2017, eliminates the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration (GIPSA) as a standalone agency. The grain inspection 
activities formerly part of GIPSA are now organized under AMS.

DATES: Applicable Date: October 1, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Sharon Lathrop, Compliance Officer, USDA, AMS, 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 April 17, 2017, Federal Register (82 
FR 18101), AMS requested applications for designation to provide 
official services in the Georgia Area.
    The current official agency designated in the Georgia Area, the 
Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA), and Schaal were the only 
applicants for designation to provide official services in the Georgia 
Area. As a result, AMS asked for additional comments in the July 24, 
2017, Federal Register (82 FR 34276).
    On September 12, 2018, the GDA rescinded its application for 
designation to provide official services in the Georgia Area. This left 
Schaal as the only remaining applicant for designation to provide 
official services in the Georgia Area. AMS evaluated the designation 
criteria in section 7(f) of the USGSA (7 U.S.C. 79(f)) and determined 
that Schaal is qualified to provide official services in the geographic 
area specified in the Federal Register on April 17, 2017. The 
designation to provide official services in the Georgia Area is 
effective October 1, 2018, and will be incorporated into Schaal's 
current designation which is effective from October 1, 2016, to 
September 30, 2021.
    Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting this 
agency at the following telephone number:

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                                                    Headquarters location and       Designation     Designation
                Official agency                             telephone                  start            end
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Schaal........................................  Belmond, IA, 641-444-3122.......       10/1/2016       9/30/2021
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    Section 7(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)).

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

    Dated: December 11, 2018.
Greg Ibach,
Under Secretary, Marketing and Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2018-27142 Filed 12-13-18; 8:45 am]
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