Official Agency Directory

Marketing and Regulatory Programs

Agriculture Marketing Service

Federal Grain Inspection Service

Quality Assurance and Compliance Division

Kansas City, MO

November 2018

Official Agency Directory

Non-Discrimination Policy

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.)

To File an Employment Complaint

If you wish to file an employment complaint, you must contact your agency's EEO counselor (USDA EEO Counselor List ) within 45 days of the date of the alleged discriminatory act, event, or in the case of a personnel action. Additional information can be found online at .

To File a Program Complaint

If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form (USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form ) found online at ascr., or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 202509410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at program.intake@.

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Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities and you wish to file either an EEO or program complaint please contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339 or (800) 845-6136 (in Spanish).

Persons with disabilities who wish to file a program complaint, please see information above on how to contact us by mail directly or by email. If you require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) please contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Definition of Terms

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Full Names of Official Agencies and their Abbreviations

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Official Agency Contact Information

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AMA Only States

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Delegated Only State

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Delegated and Designated States

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Designated States

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Designated Private Agencies

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Official Service Providers Listed by State

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Monitoring, FGIS Field Offices, States which Official Agencies Serve, and

AMA Agreements

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USGSA National Map, Official Agency Geographic Areas and FGIS Field Offices

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AMA National Map, Official Agency Geographic Areas and FGIS Field Offices

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Individual State Maps USGSA

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Definition of Terms

Official Agency: States and privately owned entities designated and/or delegated by the Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) to provide official inspection and/or weighing services under the authority of the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA). Only entities listed in this Directory are recognized as Official Agencies (OAs) by FGIS.

Designation: Provides permissive official domestic inspection and/or weighing services under the USGSA.

Delegation: Provides official mandatory export inspection and weighing services under the USGSA, at export port locations. Only States are delegated to perform export inspection and weighing services.

Commodity Sampling Agreements under the AMA of 1946: FGIS may enter an agreement with a State to have State employees perform certain Federal functions related to providing inspection and weighing services under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (AMA). Specifically, Federally-trained and licensed State employees perform a number of voluntary services, including sampling, bulk weighing, check-loading, check-weighing, condition examination, condition of container examination, stowage examination, sanitation inspection, falling number testing, and related services for rice, dry beans, peas, split peas, lentils, hops, and processed grain products. These functions are performed by Federally-licensed State employees under the supervision of a State manager. A FGIS manager provides general oversight and monitoring of the program. FGIS reimburses the State for work performed by State employees.

Commodity Inspection Agreements under the AMA of 1946: FGIS may authorize OAs to provide certain official services under the AMA. OAs perform a wide range of voluntary inspection activities and related functions for rice, dry beans, peas, split peas, lentils, hops, and processed grain products. These functions are performed by Federally-trained and -licensed OA employees who are under the direct supervision of OA program managers. A FGIS manager provides general oversight and monitoring of the program. The OA collects fees for these services and pays FGIS a predetermined percentage of these fees for FGIS oversight.

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Full Names of Official Agencies and their Abbreviations

AMA ONLY STATES Idaho State Department of Agriculture New Mexico Department of Agriculture Oregon Department of Agriculture Wyoming Department of Agriculture

DELEGATED ONLY STATE Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

DELEGATED AND DESIGNATED STATES Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries South Carolina Department of Agriculture Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Washington Department of Agriculture

DESIGNATED STATES Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Maryland Department of Agriculture Missouri Department of Agriculture Montana Department of Agriculture North Carolina Department of Agriculture Utah Department of Agriculture and Food

PRIVATELY OWNED OFFICIAL AGENCIES Aberdeen Grain Inspection, Inc. Amarillo Grain Exchange, Inc. J. W. Barton Grain Inspection Service, Inc. Cairo Grain Inspection Agency, Inc. California-Agri Inspection Company, Ltd.

Idaho State New Mexico

Oregon Wyoming

Wisconsin

Alabama South Carolina

Virginia Washington

Louisiana Maryland Missouri Montana North Carolina

Utah

Aberdeen Amarillo

Barton Cairo California-Agri

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PRIVATELY OWNED OFFICIAL AGENCIES ? CONTINUED Champaign-Danville Grain Inspection Departments, Inc. Detroit Grain Inspection Service, Inc. Eastern Iowa Grain Inspection and Weighing Service, Inc. Enid Grain Inspection Company, Inc. Farwell Commodity and Grain Services, Inc. Fremont Grain Inspection Department, Inc. Hastings Grain Inspection, Inc. Idaho Grain Inspection Service, Inc. Grain Inspection, Inc. Kankakee Grain Inspection, Inc. Kansas Grain Inspection Service, Inc. Keokuk Grain Inspection Service Lincoln Inspection Service, Inc. Michigan Grain Inspection Services, Inc. Mid-Iowa Grain Inspection, Inc. Midsouth Grain Inspection Service Minot Grain Inspection Service, Inc. North Dakota Grain Inspection Service, Inc. Northeast Indiana Grain Inspection, Inc. Northern Plains Grain Inspection Service, Inc. Ohio Valley Grain Inspection, Inc. Omaha Grain Inspection Service, Inc. Plainview Grain Inspection and Weighing Service, Inc. D. R. Schaal Agency, Inc. Sioux City Inspection and Weighing Service Company State Grain Inspection, Inc. Titus Grain Inspection, Inc. Tri-State Grain Inspection Service, Inc.

Champaign Detroit

Eastern Iowa Enid

Farwell Southwest Fremont Hastings Idaho

Jamestown Kankakee

Kansas Keokuk Lincoln Michigan Mid-Iowa Midsouth

Minot North Dakota Northeast Indiana Northern Plains

Ohio Valley Omaha

Plainview Schaal

Sioux City State Grain

Titus Tri-State

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Official Agency Contact Information

AMA ONLY STATES

Idaho State Department of Agriculture P.O. Box 790 Boise, ID 83701 Street address: 2270 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, ID 83712 Celia Gould, Director Brian Oakey, Deputy Director Lloyd Knight, Division of Plant Industries Administrator Jared Stuart, Ag Section Manager 2270 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, ID 83712 E-mail: Jared.Stuart@agri. Website: agri.

New Mexico Department of Agriculture MSC 3189, Box 30005 Las Cruces, NM 88003-8005 Street address: 3190 S. Espina, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8005 Jeff M. Witte, Director/Secretary Anthony J. Parra, Deputy Director David Lucero, Marketing and Development Division Director Stacy Gerk, Licensed Sampler E-mail: SGerk@nmda.nmsu.edu Website: nmda.nmsu.edu

FAX 208-334-2170

208-332-8620 FAX 575-646-8120

575-646-4929 575-646-4929

Oregon Department of Agriculture 635 Capitol Street Salem, OR 97301 Street address: 635 Capitol Street, Salem, OR 97301 Alexis Taylor, Director Lisa Hanson, Deputy Director Lindsay Eng, Director, Market Access & Certification Programs Kevin Bailey, District Manager, Shipping Point Inspection, Salem District 503-986-4666 635 Capitol Street, Salem, OR 97301 E-mail: Kbailey@oda.state.or.us Website:

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Wyoming Department of Agriculture 2219 Carey Avenue Cheyenne, WY 82002 Street address: 2219 Carey Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82002-0100 Doug Myamoto, Director Stacia Berry, Deputy Director Hugh Uhden, Technical Services Division Manager Dale Heggem, Licensed Inspector 2219 Carey Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82002 E-mail: Dale.Heggem@ Website:

FAX 307-777-6593 307-640-1806

DELEGATED (ONLY) STATE

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection P.O. Box 8911 Madison, WI 53708-8911 Street address: 2811 Agriculture Drive, Madison, WI 53704 Ben Brancel, Secretary Jeff Lyon, Deputy Secretary Sandy Chalmers, Administrator Jeremy S. McPherson, Director, Bureau of Business Trade Practices Email: jeremy.mcpherson@datcp.state.wi.us Greg Ukkola, Manager ? Superior Office 404 Tower Avenue, Superior, WI 54880 E-mail: Gregory.Ukkola@ Website:

FAX 608-224-4939

608-224-5105 715-392-7854 FAX 715-392-7847

DELEGATED AND DESIGNATED STATES

Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries 1445 Federal Drive Montgomery, AL 36107-1123 John McMillan, Commissioner Jeff Jeffers, Shipping Point Inspection Director Frank Guesnard, Chief Inspector P.O. Box 244, Mobile, AL 36601 E-mail: mobileinspection@agi. Website: agi.

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334-240-7400 334-240-7231 251-438-2549 FAX 251-438-2637

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