Federal Register: March 2, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 41)
DOCID: fr02mr07-21 FR Doc E7-3647
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr02mr07-21
ACTION: Agency designation actions:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Opportunity To Comment on the Applicants for the Savage (MN) Area
DATES: Comments must be postmarked or electronically dated on or before April 2, 2007.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
GIPSA requests comments on the applicants for designation to provide official services in Minnesota.
SUMMARY:
Minnesota,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
This action has been reviewed and determined not to be a rule or regulation as defined in Executive Order 12866 and Departmental Regulation 15121; therefore, the Executive Order and Departmental Regulation do not apply to this action.
In the December 8, 2006, Federal Register (71 FR 71122), GIPSA asked persons interested in providing official services in the Savage, Minnesota, area to submit an application for designation.
There were three applicants for the Savage area: MidIowa Grain
Inspection, Inc. (MidIowa) and State Grain Inspection, Inc. (State Grain) both
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currently designated official agencies. North Dakota Grain Inspection
(North Dakota) also applied but subsequently withdrew its application.
State Grain applied for designation to provide official services in the
entire area currently assigned to them. MidIowa applied for all or
part of the area currently assigned to State Grain. GIPSA is publishing
this notice to provide interested persons the opportunity to present
comments concerning the applicants. Commenters are encouraged to submit
reasons and pertinent data for support or objection to the designation
of the applicants. All comments must be submitted to the Compliance
Division at the above address. Comments and other available information
will be considered in making a final decision. GIPSA will publish
notice of the final decision in the Federal Register, and GIPSA will send the applicants written notification of the decision.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.
Pat DonohueGalvin,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Karen Guagliardo at 202-720-7312, e- mail Karen.W.Guagliardo@usda.gov.