[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 230 (Wednesday, December 1, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 67246-67247] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-31086] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Designation for the California, Kankakee (IL), Washington, Alabama, and Springfield (IL) Areas
Agency
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA), USDA.
Action
Notice.
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Summary
GIPSA announces designation of the following organizations to provide official services under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act):
California Department of Food and Agriculture (California); Kankakee Grain Inspection, Inc. (Kankakee); Washington Department of Agriculture (Washington); Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (Alabama); and Springfield Grain Inspection, Inc. (Springfield).
EFFECTIVE DATES: February 1, 2000, for California, Kankakee and Washington, and March 1, 2000, for Alabama and Springfield.
Addresses
USDA, GIPSA, Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance Division, STOP 3604, Room 1647-S, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-3604.
For Further Information Contact
Janet M. Hart at 202-720-8525.
Supplementary Information
This action has been reviewed and determined not to be a rule or regulation as defined in Executive Order 12866 and Departmental Regulation 1512-1; therefore, the Executive Order and Departmental Regulation do not apply to this action. In the July 1, 1999, Federal Register (64 FR 35586), GIPSA asked persons interested in providing official services in the geographic areas assigned to California, Kankakee, Washington, Alabama, and Springfield to submit an application for designation. Applications were due by July 30, 1999. California, Kankakee, Washington, Alabama, and Springfield, the only applicants, each applied for designation to provide official services in the entire area currently assigned to them. Since
California, Kankakee, Washington, Alabama, and Springfield were the only applicants, GIPSA did not ask for comments on the applicants. GIPSA evaluated all available information regarding the designation criteria in Section 7(f)(1)(A) of the Act and, according to Section 7(f)(1)(B), determined that California, Kankakee, Washington, Alabama, and Springfield are able to provide official services in the geographic areas for which they applied. The following organizations are designated to provide official services in the geographic areas specified in the April 1, 1999, Federal Register.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Designation Designation Official agency start end Telephone ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- California...................................................... 02/01/2000 12/31/2002 916-654-0743 Kankakee........................................................ 02/01/2000 12/31/2002 815-365-2268 Washington...................................................... 02/01/2000 12/31/2002 360-902-1921 Alabama......................................................... 03/01/2000 12/31/2002 334-415-2531 Springfield..................................................... 03/01/2000 12/31/2002 217-522-5233 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California's geographic area specified in the July 1, 1999, Federal Register was amended by the August 13, 1999, Federal Register (64 FR 44196), to include the geographic area formerly assigned to Los Angeles Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Los Angeles). GIPSA canceled Los Angeles' designation on August 27, 1999, according to their request. Interested persons may obtain official services by calling the telephone numbers listed above.
Authority: Pub. L. 94-582, 90 Stat. 2867, as amended (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.).
Dated: November 19, 1999. Neil E. Porter, Director, Compliance Division. [FR Doc. 99-31086 Filed 11-30-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-EN-P