Notice2021-22995
United States Grain Standards Act Designation Opportunities and Request for Comments on Official Agencies Providing Services
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October 21, 2021
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Abstract
United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA) designations of official agencies listed in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below will end on prescribed dates. We are seeking persons or governmental agencies interested in providing official services in areas presently served by these agencies to submit an application for designation. In addition, we request comments on the quality of services provided by the following designated agencies: Northeast Indiana Grain Inspection, Inc. (Northeast Indiana); State Grain Inspection, Inc. (State Grain); J.W. Barton Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Barton); Farwell Commodity and Grain Services, Inc. (Farwell Southwest); Northern Plains Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Northern Plains); Plainview Grain Inspection and Weighing Service, Inc. (Plainview); Sioux City Inspection and Weighing Service Company (Sioux City); and the Montana Department of Agriculture (Montana). 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 201 (Thursday, October 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58247-58249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22995]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No AMS-FGIS-21-0053]
United States Grain Standards Act Designation Opportunities and
Request for Comments on Official Agencies Providing Services
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA) designations of
official agencies listed in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below will end on
prescribed dates. We are seeking persons or governmental agencies
interested in providing official services in areas presently served by
these
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agencies to submit an application for designation. In addition, we
request comments on the quality of services provided by the following
designated agencies: Northeast Indiana Grain Inspection, Inc.
(Northeast Indiana); State Grain Inspection, Inc. (State Grain); J.W.
Barton Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Barton); Farwell Commodity and
Grain Services, Inc. (Farwell Southwest); Northern Plains Grain
Inspection Service, Inc. (Northern Plains); Plainview Grain Inspection
and Weighing Service, Inc. (Plainview); Sioux City Inspection and
Weighing Service Company (Sioux City); and the Montana Department of
Agriculture (Montana). 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.
DATES: Applications and comments for areas of designation terminating
on 12/31/2021 currently operated by Northeast Indiana and State Grain
must be received by November 22, 2021.
Applications and comments for areas of designation terminating on
3/31/2022 currently operated by Barton, Farwell South, Northern Plains,
Plainview, and Sioux City must be received between 11/1/2021 and 11/30/
2021.
Applications and comments for areas of designation terminating on
6/30/2022 currently operated by Montana must be received between 1/3/
2022 and 2/1/2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit applications and comments concerning this Notice
using any of the following methods:
<bullet> To apply for USGSA Designation: Go to FGISonline and then
click on the Delegations/Designations and Export Registrations (DDR)
link. You will need to obtain an FGISonline customer number (CIM) and
create a USDA eAuthentication account prior to applying.
<bullet> To submit Comments Regarding Current Designated Official
Agencies: Go to <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a> (<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>).
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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> and should
reference the document number, 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 individuals or entities
submitting comments will be made public on the internet at the address
provided above.
Read Applications and Comments: If you would like to view
applications, please contact us at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a1e7e6e8f2f0e0e2e5e1d4d2c5c08fc6ced7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bff9f8f6eceefefcfbffcaccdbde91d8d0c9">[email protected]</span></a>. All comments will
be available for public inspection online at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Austyn Hughes at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b6f0f1ffe5e7f7f5f2f6c3c5d2d798d1d9c0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5d1b1a140e0c1c1e191d282e393c733a322b">[email protected]</span></a> or
816-266-5066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Designations of official agencies listed
below will end on the prescribed dates:
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Headquarters location Designation
Official agency and telephone end
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Northeast Indiana Grain Decatur, IN, 260-341- 12/31/2021
Inspection, Inc. 7497.
State Grain Inspection, Inc.... Savage, MN, 952-808- 12/31/2021
8566.
J.W. Barton Grain Inspection Owensboro, KY, 270-683- 3/31/2022
Service, Inc. 0616.
Farwell Commodity and Grain Casa Grande, AZ, 520- 3/31/2022
Services, Inc. 560-1674.
Northern Plains Grain Grand Forks, ND, 701- 3/31/2022
Inspection Service, Inc. 772-2414.
Plainview Grain Inspection and Plainview, TX, 806-293- 3/31/2022
Weighing Service, Inc. 1364.
Sioux City Inspection and Sioux City, IA, 712-255- 3/31/2022
Weighing Service Company. 0959.
Montana Department of Great Falls, MT, 406- 6/30/2022
Agriculture. 452-9561.
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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)). A
designated agency may provide official inspection services and/or Class
X or Class Y weighing services at locations other than port locations.
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. See also, 7 CFR 800.196 for
further information and guidance. Please note that sampling, weighing,
and inspections conducted under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946
are conducted through cooperative agreements with AMS under the
auspices of current official agency designation. See 7 U.S.C. 1621 et
seq., as amended for further information.
Designation Application Locations
The following list identifies designated official agencies
currently operating and specific areas of operation that are open for
designation applications. Please review the additional information
provided via separate Federal Register notice for complete
understanding of locations needing service designation. These are
listed in order of anticipated designation termination date.
Northeast Indiana: Areas of designation include parts of Indiana.
Please see the December 12, 2016, issue of the Federal Register (81 FR
89428) for descriptions of areas open for designation.
State Grain: Areas of designation include parts of Minnesota.
Please see the July 3, 2017, issue of the Federal Register (82 FR
30818-30819) for descriptions of areas open for designation.
Barton: Areas of designation include parts of Indiana, Kentucky,
and Tennessee. Please see the March 22, 2017, issue of the Federal
Register (82 FR 14676-14677) for descriptions of areas open for
designation.
Farwell Southwest: Areas of designation include parts of Arizona
and California. Please see the January 10, 2017, issue of the Federal
Register (82 FR 2939) for descriptions of areas open for designation.
Northern Plains: Areas of designation include parts of Minnesota
and North Dakota. Please see the March 22, 2017, issue of the Federal
Register (82 FR 14676) for descriptions of areas open for designation.
Plainview: Areas of designation include parts of Texas. Please see
the March 22, 2017, issue of the Federal Register (82 FR 14679) for
descriptions of areas open for designation.
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Sioux City: Areas of designation include parts of Iowa, Minnesota,
Nebraska, and South Dakota. Please see the March 22, 2017, issue of the
Federal Register (82 FR 14677) for descriptions of areas open for
designation.
Montana: Area of designation includes April 17, 2017, issue of
Montana. Please see the April 17, 2017, issue of the Federal Register
(82 FR 18100) for descriptions of areas open for designation.
Opportunity for Designation
Interested persons or governmental agencies may apply for
designation to provide official services in geographic areas of
official agencies specified above under provisions of section 7(f) of
the USGSA and 7 CFR 800.196. Designation in specified geographic areas
for Northeast Indiana and State Grain begins January 1, 2022.
Designation in specified geographic areas for Barton, Farwell
Southwest, Northern Plains, Plainview, and Sioux City begins April 1,
2022. Designation in specified geographic areas for Montana begins July
1, 2022. To apply for designation or to request more information on
geographic areas serviced by these official agencies, contact
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a6e0e1eff5f7e7e5e2e6d3d5c2c788c1c9d0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1553525c464454565155606671743b727a63">[email protected]</span></a>.
Request for Comments
We are publishing this Notice to provide interested persons the
opportunity to comment on the quality of services provided by the
Northeast Indiana, State Grain, Barton, Farwell Southwest, Northern
Plains, Plainview, Sioux City, and Montana 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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
We consider applications, comments, and other available information
when determining which applicants will be designated.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k.
Erin Morris,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-22995 Filed 10-20-21; 8:45 am]
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