Opportunity for Designation in the South Carolina Area

• Published date: 25 June 2019
• Citation: 84 FR 29839
• Record Number: 2019-13451
• Section: Notices
• Court: Agricultural Marketing Service,Agriculture Department

Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 122 (Tuesday, June 25, 2019)

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 25, 2019)]
                [Notices]
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                [FR Doc No: 2019-13451]
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                DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
                Agricultural Marketing Service
                [Doc No. AMS-FGIS-19-0027]
                Opportunity for Designation in the South Carolina Area
                AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
                ACTION: Notice.
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                SUMMARY: The interim designation of the South Carolina Department of
                Agriculture will end on September 30, 2019. We are asking persons or
                governmental agencies interested in providing official services in the
                areas presently served by this agency to submit an application for
                designation. 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 the
                Agricultural Marketing Service.
                DATES: Applications must be received by July 25, 2019.
                ADDRESSES: Submit applications concerning this Notice using any of the
                following methods:
                 Applying for Designation on the Internet: Use FGISonline
                (https://fgis.gipsa.usda.gov/default_home_FGIS.aspx) and then click on
                the Delegations/Designations and Export Registrations (DDR) link. You
                will need to obtain an FGISonline customer number and USDA
                eAuthentication username and password prior to applying.
                 Mail, Courier or Hand Delivery: Jacob Thein, Compliance
                Officer, USDA, AMS, FGIS, QACD, 10383 North Ambassador Drive, Kansas
                City, MO 64153.
                 Email: [email protected].
                 Read Applications: All applications will be available for public
                inspection at the office above during regular business hours (7 CFR
                1.27(c)).
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Thein, 816-866-2223 or
                [email protected].
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 7(f) of the United States Grain
                Standards Act (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)). Under section 7(g)
                of the USGSA (7 U.S.C. 79(g)), designations of official agencies are
                effective for no longer than five years, unless terminated by the
                Secretary, and may be renewed according to the criteria and procedures
                prescribed in section 7(f) of the USGSA.
                Area Open for Designation
                State of South Carolina
                 Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the USGSA, the following geographic
                area in the State of South Carolina is assigned to the South Carolina
                Department of Agriculture: In South Carolina.
                 The entire State, except those export port locations within the
                State, which are serviced by the South Carolina Department of
                Agriculture.
                Opportunity for Designation
                 Interested persons or governmental agencies may apply for
                designation to provide official services in the geographic area
                specified above under the provisions of section 7(f) of the USGSA and 7
                CFR 800.196. Designation in the specified geographic area in South
                Carolina is for the period beginning October 1, 2019, to September 30,
                2024. To apply for designation or to request more information, contact
                Jacob Thein at the address listed above.
                 Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k.
                 Dated: June 20, 2019.
                Erin Morris,
                Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
                [FR Doc. 2019-13451 Filed 6-24-19; 8:45 am]
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