[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 92 (Thursday, May 13, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25866-25867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11978]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Designation Amendment for North Dakota (ND) to Provide Official 
Services in the Southern Illinois (IL) Area

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration 
(GIPSA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Under the United States Grain Standards Act (Act), GIPSA has 
amended the designation of North Dakota Grain Inspection Service, Inc. 
(North Dakota), to include the former Southern Illinois area.

DATE: Effective on April 26, 1999.

ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, Janet M. Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance 
Division, STOP 3604, Room 1647-S, 1400 Independence Ave., S.W., 
Washington, DC 20250-3604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet M. Hart, telephone 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 March 3, 1999, Federal Register (64 FR 10270), GIPSA 
announced the designation of North Dakota to provide official 
inspection services under the Act effective July 1, 1999, and ending 
March 31, 2002. North Dakota asked GIPSA to amend their geographic area 
to include the former Southern Illinois area, due to the purchase of 
the designated corporation, Southern Illinois Grain Inspection 
Services, Inc. (Southern Illinois).
    Section 7A(c)(2) of the Act authorizes GIPSA's Administrator to 
designate an agency to provide official services within a specified 
geographic area, if such agency is qualified under section 7(f)(1)(A) 
of the Act. GIPSA evaluated all available information regarding the 
designation criteria in Section 7(f)(1)(A) of the Act, and determined 
that North Dakota is qualified.
    GIPSA announces designation of North Dakota to provide official 
inspection services under the Act, in the former Southern Illinois, 
area effective April 26, 1999, and ending March 31, 2002, concurrently 
with the end of North Dakota's current designation.
    Pursuant to section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following additional 
geographic area, in the State of Illinois, is assigned to North Dakota.

    Bounded on the East by the eastern Cumberland County line; the 
eastern Jasper County line south to State Route 33; State Route 33 
east-southeast to the Indiana-Illinois State line; the Indiana-
Illinois State line south to the southern Gallatin County line;
    Bounded on the South by the southern Gallatin, Saline, and 
Williamson County lines; the southern Jackson County line west to 
U.S. Route 51; U.S. Route 51 north to State Route 13; State Route 13 
northwest to State Route 149; State Route 149 west to State Route 3; 
State Route 3 northwest to State Route 51; State Route 51 south to 
the Mississippi River; and
    Bounded on the West by the Mississippi River north to the 
northern Calhoun County line;
    Bounded on the North by the northern and eastern Calhoun County 
lines; the northern and eastern Jersey County lines; the northern 
Madison County line; the western Montgomery County line north to a 
point on this line that intersects with a straight line, from the 
junction of State Route 111 and the northern Macoupin County line to 
the junction of Interstate 55 and State Route 16 (in Montgomery 
County); from this point southeast along the straight line to the 
junction of Interstate 55 and State Route 16; State Route 16 east-
northeast to a point approximately 1 mile northeast of Irving; a 
straight line from this point to the northern Fayette County line; 
the northern Fayette, Effingham, and Cumberland County lines.
    Effective April 26, 1999, North Dakota's present geographic area 
is amended to include the area formerly assigned to Southern 
Illinois as described above. North Dakota's designation to provide 
official inspection services ends March 31, 2002. Official services 
in Illinois may be obtained by contacting North Dakota d.b.a. 
Illinois Official Grain Inspection at 618-632-1921.

    Authority: Pub. L. 94-582, 90 Stat. 2867, as amended (7 U.S.C. 
71 et seq.).

    Dated: May 4, 1999.
Neil E. Porter,
Director, Compliance Division.
[FR Doc. 99-11978 Filed 5-12-99; 8:45 am]
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