# 2025-15828: USDA Opens Applications to Replace Seven Grain Inspection Agencies

2025-15828, Designation Opportunities for United States Grain Standards Act, is a Federal Register notice from Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service published 2025-08-20, effective The United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA) designations for seven official agencies, Champaign-Danville Grain Inspection Departments, Inc. (Champaign-Danville Grain Inspection), Eastern Iowa Grain Inspection and Weighing Service, Inc. (Eastern Iowa Grain Inspection), Enid Grain Inspection Company, Inc. (Enid Grain Inspection), Fremont Grain Inspection Department, Inc. (Fremont Grain Inspection), Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Maryland Department of Agriculture, Omaha Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Omaha Grain Inspection), will end on the dates listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-15828
- Title: Designation Opportunities for United States Grain Standards Act
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Agriculture Department; Agricultural Marketing Service
- Citation: 90 FR 40556
- Published: 2025-08-20
- Effective: The United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA) designations for seven official agencies, Champaign-Danville Grain Inspection Departments, Inc. (Champaign-Danville Grain Inspection), Eastern Iowa Grain Inspection and Weighing Service, Inc. (Eastern Iowa Grain Inspection), Enid Grain Inspection Company, Inc. (Enid Grain Inspection), Fremont Grain Inspection Department, Inc. (Fremont Grain Inspection), Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Maryland Department of Agriculture, Omaha Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Omaha Grain Inspection), will end on the dates listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

USDA Opens Applications to Replace Seven Grain Inspection Agencies

## Summary

Seven official grain inspection agencies will lose their designations soon, and the government is inviting new groups to apply to take over their inspection and weighing jobs. If you’re a private company or state agency interested in stepping up, now’s your chance! This change could affect who checks grain quality and when, so don’t miss the deadlines or the chance to weigh in.

## Abstract

The United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA) designations for seven official agencies, Champaign-Danville Grain Inspection Departments, Inc. (Champaign-Danville Grain Inspection), Eastern Iowa Grain Inspection and Weighing Service, Inc. (Eastern Iowa Grain Inspection), Enid Grain Inspection Company, Inc. (Enid Grain Inspection), Fremont Grain Inspection Department, Inc. (Fremont Grain Inspection), Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Maryland Department of Agriculture, Omaha Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (Omaha Grain Inspection), will end on the dates listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is requesting designation applications from private entities or state governmental agencies that would like to provide official inspection and weighing services for the areas presently served by these seven agencies. In addition to this request for applications, AMS seeks comments on the quality of services provided by the official agencies mentioned above.

## Effects PRIA read

- Seven Grain Inspection Designations Ending: mixed, low. Seven official grain inspection agencies (Champaign-Danville; Eastern Iowa; Enid; Fremont; Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry; Maryland Department of Agriculture; Omaha) will have their United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA) designations end on the dates listed in the notice's Supp…

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## Sources
- [2025-15828 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/20/2025-15828/designation-opportunities-for-united-states-grain-standards-act)
- [2025-15828 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-20/pdf/2025-15828.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15828 (as of 2026-06-08).