[Federal Register: January 29, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 19)] [Notices] [Page 4635-4636] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr29ja99-38] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Designation for the Northeast Indiana (IN) Area AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA), USDA. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: GIPSA announces designation of Northeast Indiana Grain Inspection, Inc. (Northeast Indiana), to provide [[Page 4636]] official services under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act). EFFECTIVE DATE: February 1, 1999. ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance Division, STOP 3604, Room 1647-S, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-3604. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet M. Hart, at 202-720-8525. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the December 21, 1998, Federal Register (63 FR 70386), GIPSA asked persons interested in providing official services in the Northeast Indiana area to submit an application for designation. Applications were due by January 15, 1999. Northeast Indiana, the only applicant, applied for designation to provide official services in the entire Northeast Indiana area. GIPSA evaluated all available information regarding the designation criteria in Section 7(f)(l)(A) of the Act and, according to Section 7(f)(l)(B), determined that Northeast Indiana is able to provide official services in the Northeast Indiana geographic area. Effective February 1, 1999, and ending January 31, 2002, Northeast Indiana is designated to provide official services in the geographic area specified in the December 21, 1998, Federal Register. Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting Northeast Indiana at 219-639-6390. Authority: Pub. L. 94-582, 90 Stat. 2867, as amended (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.). Dated: January 22, 1999. Neil E. Porter, Director, Compliance Division. [FR Doc. 99-2171 Filed 1-28-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-EN-P