Designation for the Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area
| Published date | 14 August 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 49616 |
| Record Number | 2020-17851 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Agricultural Marketing Service |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 158 (Friday, August 14, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 158 (Friday, August 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 49616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17851]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc No. AMS-FGIS-20-0051]
Designation for the Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing the
designation of Mid-Iowa Grain Inspection, Inc. (Mid-Iowa), to provide
official services under the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA),
as amended.
DATES: July 1, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Austyn Hughes, (816) 891-0456 or
[email protected].
Read Applications: If you would like to view the applications,
please contact us at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the February 10, 2020, Federal Register
(85 FR 7527), AMS requested applications for designation to provide
official services in the geographic area presently serviced by Mid-
Iowa. Applications were due by March 11, 2020.
AMS received two applications for designation. These applicants
were Mid-Iowa and Midwest Grain Inspection, Inc (Midwest). Mid-Iowa is
the current official agency in the assigned territory and has applied
for the entire territory. Midwest is a new business, requesting
designation in two counties in Iowa (Clinton and Jackson) and two
counties in Illinois (Carroll and Whiteside) within the territory.
AMS evaluated each application against the designation criteria in
section 7(f) of the USGSA (7 U.S.C. 79(f)) and determined that Mid-Iowa
is better able to provide official services in the geographic area
specified in the Federal Register on February 10, 2020. The designation
to provide official services in the specified area of Mid-Iowa is
effective July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2023.
Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting this
agency at the following telephone number:
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Headquarters location and Designation
Official agency telephone start Designation end
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Mid-Iowa.................................. Cedar Rapids, IA, 319-363-0239.... 07/01/2020 6/30/2023
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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.
Bruce Summers,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-17851 Filed 8-13-20; 8:45 am]
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