Notice2023-25144
Opportunity To Comment on Applicants for the Texas Central U.S. Grain Standards Act Designation Area
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Published
November 15, 2023
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Agriculture DepartmentAgricultural Marketing Service
Abstract
Plainview Grain Inspection and Weighing Service, Inc. (Plainview) and Grain Inspection Services of Texas, LLC (Texas Grain) have applied for designation to provide official U.S. Grain Standards Act services in the Texas Central designation area. The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is asking for comments on these applicants.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 15, 2023)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25144]
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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 219 / Wednesday, November 15, 2023 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-FGIS-23-0051]
Opportunity To Comment on Applicants for the Texas Central U.S.
Grain Standards Act Designation Area
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Plainview Grain Inspection and Weighing Service, Inc.
(Plainview) and Grain Inspection Services of Texas, LLC (Texas Grain)
have applied for designation to provide official U.S. Grain Standards
Act services in the Texas Central designation area. The Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS) is asking for comments on these applicants.
DATES: Comments must be received before December 15, 2023 to be assured
consideration.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments
concerning this notice and view the applications.
To Submit Comments: All comments must be submitted through the
Federal e-rulemaking portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and should
reference the document number and the date and page number of this
issue of the Federal Register. Instructions for submitting and reading
comments are detailed on the site. All comments submitted in response
to this notice will be included in the record and will be made
available for public inspection. 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.
To Read Applications and Comments: If you would like to view the
applications, please contact us at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#adebeae4fefceceee9edd8dec9cc83cac2db"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="97d1d0dec4c6d6d4d3d7e2e4f3f6b9f0f8e1">[email protected]</span></a>. All comments will
be available for public inspection online at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Ricardo Espitia, Compliance
Officer, Federal Grain Inspection Service, AMS, USDA; Telephone: (202)
699-0246; or Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2e6869677d7f6f6d6a6e5b5d4a4f00494158"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0345444a505242404743767067622d646c75">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the April 3, 2023, Federal Register (88
FR 19605), AMS asked persons interested in providing official U.S.
Grain Standards Act services in the Texas Central designation area to
submit an application. There are two applicants for the Texas Central
area: Plainview Grain Inspection and Weighing Service, Inc. (Plainview)
and Grain Inspection Services of Texas, LLC (Texas Grain). Plainview is
currently a designated official agency, and Texas Grain is a new
business requesting designation. Plainview applied for designation to
provide official services for part of the unassigned Texas Central
area, specifically, Coke, Coleman, Ector, Glasscock, Midland, Runnels,
Sterling, and Winkler counties. Texas Grain applied for the entire
unassigned area.
The unassigned area in the state of Texas includes the counties of:
Anderson, Angelina, Atascosa, Austin, Bandera, Bastrop, Bell, Bexar,
Blanco, Bosque, Brazos, Brewster, Brown, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell,
Camp, Cherokee, Coke, Coleman, Collin, Comal, Comanche, Concho, Cooke,
Coryell, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Dallas, Delta, Denton, DeWitt,
Eastland, Ector, Edwards, Ellis, El Paso, Erath, Falls, Fannin,
Fayette, Franklin, Freestone, Frio, Gillespie, Glasscock, Gonzales,
Grayson, Gregg, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hamilton, Hardin, Harrison, Hays,
Henderson, Hill, Hood, Hopkins, Houston, Hudspeth, Hunt, Irion, Jack,
Jasper, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Karnes, Kaufman, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble,
Kinney, Lamar, Lampasas, Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Llano,
Loving, McCulloch, McLennan, Madison, Marion, Mason, Maverick, Medina,
Menard, Midland, Milam, Mills, Montague, Montgomery, Morris,
Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Orange, Palo Pinto, Panola, Parker,
Pecos, Polk, Presidio, Rans, Reagan, Real, Red River, Reeves,
Robertson, Rockwall, Runnels, Risk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto,
San Saba, Schleicher, Shelby, Smith, Somervell, Stephens, Sterling,
Sutton, Tarrant, Terrell, Titus, Tom Green, Travis, Trinity, Tyler,
Upshur, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Van Zandt, Walker, Ward, Washington,
Williamson, Wilson, Winkler, Wise, Wood, Young, and Zavala. This area
excludes any established or future export port locations, which are
serviced by FGIS.
AMS is publishing this notice to provide interested persons the
opportunity to comment on the quality of services provided by Plainview
and Texas Grain. In the designation process, comments citing reasons
and pertinent data supporting or objecting to the designation of the
applicant(s) are particularly helpful. All comments will also become a
matter of public record and made available for public inspection at
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
AMS considers applications, comments, and other available
information, such as audit reports, when determining which applicants
will be designated.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71-87k.
Melissa Bailey,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-25144 Filed 11-14-23; 8:45 am]
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