[Federal Register: March 3, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 41)] [Notices] [Page 10270-10271] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr03mr99-30] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Designation for the Plainview (TX), Barton (KY), and North Dakota (ND) Areas AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: GIPSA announces designation of the following organizations to provide official services under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act): Plainview Grain Inspection and Weighing Service, Inc. (Plainview); J.W. Barton Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Barton); and North Dakota Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (North Dakota). EFFECTIVE DATES: June 1, 1999, for Plainview and July 1, 1999, for Barton and North Dakota. ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance Division, STOP 3604, Room 1647-S, [[Page 10271]] 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20250-3604. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet M. Hart, at 202-720-8525. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This action has been reviewed and determined not to be a rule or regulation as defined in Executive Order 12866 and Departmental Regulation 1512-1; therefore, the Executive Order and Departmental Regulation do not apply to this action. In the October 1, 1998, Federal Register (63 FR 52678), GIPSA asked persons interested in providing official services in the geographic areas assigned to Plainview, Barton, and North Dakota to submit an application for designation. Applications were due by October 30, 1998. Plainview, Barton, and North Dakota, the only applicants, each applied for designation to provide official services in the entire area currently assigned to them. Since Plainview, Barton, and North Dakota were the only applicants, GIPSA did not ask for comments on them. GIPSA evaluated all available information regarding the designation criteria in Section 7(f)(1)(A) of the Act and, according to Section 7(f)(1)(B), determined that Plainview, Barton, and North Dakota are able to provide official services in the geographic areas for which they applied. Effective June 1, 1999, and ending March 31, 2002, Plainview is designated to provide official services in the geographic areas specified in the October 1, 1998, Federal Register. Effective July 1, 1999, and ending March 31, 2002, Barton and North Dakota are designated to provide official services in the geographic areas specified in the October 1, 1998, Federal Register. Interested persons may obtain official services by contacting Plainview at 806-293-1364, Barton at 502-683-0616, and North Dakota at 701-293-7420. Authority: Pub. L. 94-582, 90 Stat. 2867, as amended (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.). Dated: February 22, 1998. Neil E. Porter, Director, Compliance Division. [FR Doc. 99-5224 Filed 3-2-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-EN-P