Opportunity for Designation in the Urbana, Illinois; Sandusky, Michigan; Davenport, Iowa; Enid, Oklahoma; Keokuk, Iowa; Marshall, Michigan; Council Bluffs, Iowa; Fremont, Nebraska; Annapolis, Maryland; Amarillo, Texas; Cairo, Illinois; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Raleigh, North Carolina; Belmond, Iowa; and Ogden, Utah, Areas; Request for Comments on the Official Agencies Servicing This Area
| Published date | 22 February 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 10530 |
| Record Number | 2021-03468 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Agricultural Marketing Service,Agriculture Department |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 33 (Monday, February 22, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 33 (Monday, February 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10530-10531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03468]
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 33 / Monday, February 22, 2021 /
Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No AMS-FGIS-20-0068]
Opportunity for Designation in the Urbana, Illinois; Sandusky,
Michigan; Davenport, Iowa; Enid, Oklahoma; Keokuk, Iowa; Marshall,
Michigan; Council Bluffs, Iowa; Fremont, Nebraska; Annapolis, Maryland;
Amarillo, Texas; Cairo, Illinois; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Raleigh,
North Carolina; Belmond, Iowa; and Ogden, Utah, Areas; Request for
Comments on the Official Agencies Servicing This Area
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The designations of the official agencies listed in
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below will end on the prescribed dates. We
are asking persons or governmental agencies interested in providing
official services in the areas presently served by these agencies to
submit an application for designation. The Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) encourages submissions from traditionally
underrepresented individuals, organizations, and businesses to reflect
the diversity of this industry. AMS encourages submissions from
qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, age, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability
status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected
by law. In addition, we are asking for comments on the quality of
services provided by the following designated agencies: Champaign-
Danville Grain Inspection Departments, Inc. (Champaign); Detroit Grain
Inspection Service, Inc. (Detroit); Eastern Iowa Grain Inspection and
Weighing Service, Inc. (Eastern Iowa); Enid Grain Inspection Company,
Inc. (Enid); Keokuk Grain Inspection Service (Keokuk); Michigan Grain
Inspection Services, Inc. (Michigan); Omaha Grain Inspection Service,
Inc. (Omaha); Fremont Grain Inspection Department, Inc. (Fremont);
Maryland Department of Agriculture (Maryland); Amarillo Grain Exchange,
Inc. (Amarillo); Cairo Grain Inspection Agency, Inc. (Cairo); Louisiana
Department of Agriculture and Forestry (Louisiana); North Carolina
Department of Agriculture (North Carolina); D.R. Schaal Agency, Inc.
(Schaal); and Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (Utah).
DATES: Applications and comments must be received by March 24, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit applications and comments concerning this Notice
using any of the following methods:
To apply for Designation: Use FGISonline (https://fgisonline.ams.usda.gov) 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.
To submit Comments: Go to Regulations.gov (http://www.regulations.gov). Instructions for submitting and reading comments
are detailed on the site. Interested persons are invited to submit
written comments concerning this notice. All comments must be submitted
through the Federal e-rulemaking portal at http://www.regulations.gov
and should reference the document number and the date and page number
of this issue of the Federal Register. All comments submitted in
response to this notice will be included in the record and will be made
available to the public. Please be advised that the identity of the
individuals or entities submitting comments will be made public on the
internet at the address provided above.
Read Applications and Comments: All comments will be available for
public inspection online at http://www.regulations.gov. If you would
like to view the applications, please contact us at [email protected]
(7 CFR 1.27(c)).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Diaz-Lopez, (816) 266-5240, or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The designations of the official agencies
listed below will end on the prescribed dates:
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Headquarters
Official agency location and Designation end
telephone
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Champaign-Danville Grain Urbana, IL, 217-344- 3/31/2021
Inspection Department. 9306.
Detroit Grain Inspection Service, Sandusky, MI, 810- 3/31/2021
Inc. 404-3786.
Eastern Iowa Grain Inspection Davenport, IA, 563- 3/31/2021
Company, Inc. 322-7149.
Enid Grain Inspection Company.... Enid, OK, 580-233- 3/31/2021
1122.
Keokuk Grain Inspection Service.. Keokuk, IA, 319-524- 3/31/2021
4695.
Michigan Grain Inspection Marshall, MI, 269- 3/31/2021
Services, Inc. 781-2711.
Omaha Grain Inspection Service, Council Bluffs, IA, 3/31/2021
Inc. 712-256-2590.
Fremont Grain Inspection Fremont, NE, 402- 6/30/2021
Department, Inc. 721-1270.
Maryland Department of Annapolis, MD, 410- 6/30/2021
Agriculture. 841-5769.
Amarillo Grain Exchange, Inc..... Amarillo, TX, 806- 9/30/2021
372-8511.
Cairo Grain Inspection Agency, Cairo, IL, 618-734- 9/30/2021
Inc. 0689.
Louisiana Department of Baton Rouge, LA, 9/30/2021
Agriculture and Forestry. 318-428-0116.
North Carolina Department of Raleigh, NC, 919- 9/30/2021
Agriculture. 733-4491.
D.R. Schaal Agency, Inc.......... Belmond, IA, 641- 9/30/2021
444-3122.
Utah Department of Agriculture Ogden, UT, 801-392- 9/30/2021
and Food. 2292.
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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,
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.
Areas Open for Designation
Champaign, Detroit, Eastern Iowa, Enid, Keokuk, Michigan and Omaha:
Areas of designation include Wisconsin and parts of Michigan, Illinois,
Iowa, Indiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Ohio and Nebraska. Please see the March
29, 2016, issue of the Federal Register (81 FR 17428-17431) for
descriptions of the areas open for designation.
Maryland and Fremont: Areas of designation include Maryland and
parts of Iowa and Nebraska. Please see the March 29, 2016, issue of the
Federal Register (81 FR 17431-17432) for descriptions of the areas open
for designation.
Amarillo, Cairo, Louisiana, and Utah: Areas of designation include
Louisiana; Utah; and parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Illinois, Kentucky, and
Tennessee. Please see the July 1, 2015, issue of the Federal Register
(80 FR 37581 (only with respect to Utah)) and the August 24, 2016,
issue of the Federal Register (81 FR 57882-57885) for descriptions of
the areas open for designation.
North Carolina and Schaal: Areas of designation include New Jersey,
South Carolina, New York, Georgia, North Carolina, and parts of Iowa
and Minnesota. Please see the June 3, 2020, issue of the Federal
Register (85 FR 34160-34161) for descriptions of the areas open for
designation.
Opportunity for Designation
Interested persons or governmental agencies may apply for
designation to provide official services in the geographic areas of the
official agencies specified above under the provisions of section 7(f)
of the USGSA and 7 CFR 800.196. Designation in the specified geographic
areas for Champaign, Detroit, Eastern Iowa, Enid, Keokuk, Michigan and
Omaha begins April 1, 2021. Designation in the specified geographic
areas for Fremont and Maryland begins July 1, 2021. Designation in the
specified geographic areas for Amarillo, Cairo, Louisiana, North
Carolina, Schaal, and Utah begins October 1, 2021. To apply for
designation or to request more information on the geographic areas
serviced by these official agencies, contact Joshua Diaz-Lopez at the
address listed above.
Request for Comments
We are publishing this Notice to provide interested persons the
opportunity to comment on the quality of services provided by the
Champaign, Detroit, Eastern Iowa, Enid, Keokuk, Michigan, Omaha,
Fremont, Maryland, Amarillo, Cairo, Louisiana, North Carolina, Schaal,
and Utah official agencies. In the designation process, we are
particularly interested in receiving comments citing reasons and
pertinent data supporting or objecting to the designation of the
applicant(s). Such comments should be submitted through the Federal e-
rulemaking portal at http://www.regulations.gov.
We consider applications, comments, and other available information
when determining which applicants will be designated.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k.
Bruce Summers,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
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