FGIS-945 Application for Registration

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
FEDERAL GRAIN INPSECTION SERVICE
QUALITY ASSURANCE AND COMPLIANCE DIVISION

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION

FORM APPROVED OMB NO. 0581-0309. No Certificate of Registration may be
issued unless a completed application has been received (7 U.S.C. 87f-1). According to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no agency may conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.
The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0581-0309. The time required to
complete this information collection is estimated to be 2 minutes per response including the time
for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data
needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

UNDER SECTION 17A OF THE UNITED STATES GRAIN STANDARDS
ACT , AS AMENDED.
1. Name of Applicant to be registered (individual or firm).

2a. Address (Street and number, city, state and zip code).

2b. Include mailing address if different than 2a.

3a. If a corporation or association, designate state in which incorporated.

3b. Date Incorporated

4. Full names of directors and principal officers (include titles) for business specified in item 1 above.
Name (Last, First, Middle Initial)

Title

5. List names of all persons with 10% or more ownership (control relationship) in the business specified in item 1 above.

6. List names and locations where applicant listed in item 1 above is engaged in buying, handling, weighing, or transporting grain for sale in foreign
commerce.
Name

Address (Street & No., City and State)

7. Does applicant own 10% or more interest in any other business(es) engaged in buying, handling, weighing, or transporting grain for sale in
interstate commerce? YES (If YES, answer questions 8 through 11) NO (If No, skip questions 8 through 11, go to item 12)

FORM FGIS-945 (1/21) Previous editions are obsolete. Expires XX-XX

8. List the name(s) and location(s) for any interstate commerce grain business in which applicant has a control relationship. Attach a separate page for
each such business.
Name

Address (Street & No. City and State and Zip Code)

9. List names and locations where business listed in item 8 above is engaged in buying, handling, weighing, or transporting grain for sale in interstate
commerce. (Do not repeat name and address listed in item 8).
Name

Address (Street & No. City and State and Zip Code)

10. List full legal names of directors and principal officers (include titles) for the business specified in item 8 above).
Names of directors and officers

Titles

11. Names of all persons with 10% or more ownership interest in business specified in item 8 above.

12. Person to contact regarding this application
Name

Telephone No. (Include area code)

13. Registration Fee Annual Fee (See Instructions) $_________

CERTIFICATION: I certify that the answers given on this application for
registration are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Submit prescribed fee with completed application Payment should be
by check, draft, or money order payable to: Federal Grain Inspection
Service, USDA

Signature
Title

FORM FGIS-945 (1/21) Reverse

Date

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING FGIS 945
Persons Required to Register:

GENERAL

Any person who buys, handles, weighs or transports grain for sale in foreign commerce in excess of 15,000 metric tons in the preceding
or current calendar year must register unless otherwise exempted by Section 17A of the United States Grain Standards Act. Persons
required to register include, but are not limited to:
a.

Any grain elevator, warehouse, or other handling facility that loads or ships any bulk or sacked grain in a final carrier or
container in which the grain is to be transported from the United States (applicants with more than one such facility need only
register once) or,

b.

Any person who acquires ownership of grain thereafter directly exports such grain or causes such grain to be directly exported
from the United States without further handling of such grain by a grain elevator, warehouse, or other grain storage or
handling facility.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICANT
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE FORM

1.

Enter the name of the individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other business entity regularly engaged in
foreign commerce grain business. Regularly engaged in foreign commerce grain business is defined as the business of
buying, handling, weighing, or transporting grain for sale in foreign commerce in excess of 15,000 metric tons in the preceding
or current calendar year. An applicant with more than one such facility need to register only once.

2.

Enter business address of applicant (include mailing address if different).

3.

Enter the State in which the business (e.g. corporation, association, etc.) incorporated and the date.

4.

Enter the name(s) of directors and principal officers (include titles) for business specified in 1 above.

5.

Enter names of individuals, partnerships, corporations, associations, or other business entities with 10 percent or
more ownership interest in the business specified in 1 above. Ownership interest owned by a spouse, minor children, and
relatives living in the same household must be included in determining the 10 percent ownership interest.

6.

Enter the names and location where applicant listed in 1 above is engaged in buying, handling, weighing, or
transporting grain for sale in foreign commerce.

7.

If applicant own 10 percent or more interest in any other business(es) engaged in buying, handling, weighing, or
transporting grain for sale in interstate commerce please check “yes” and complete 8 thru 11. If not, please check “no” then
proceed to 12.

8.

Provide the information for each business that buys, handles, weighs, or transports grain for sale in interstate commerce in which:
The applicant own 10 percent or more ownership interest; or
The applicant has a control relationship (10 percent or more ownership interest) in any other business in which that business
has a 10 percent or more ownership in any other firm engaged in buying, handling, weighing, or transporting grain for sale
in interstate commerce. For example, Company A ( the applicant) owns 10 percent of Company B and Company B owns 10
percent or more ownership interest in firms C, D, and E. The applicant must provide the information for firms C, D, and E. List
the firm name and address. Use a separate page to identify each additional business.

9.

Enter names and locations where business listed in 8 is engaged in buying, handling, weighing, or transporting grain for
sale an interstate commerce. (Do not repeat name(s) and address(es) listed in 8).

10.

Enter full legal names of directors and principal officers including titles for the business specified in 8.

11.

Enter names of individuals, partnerships, corporations, associations, or other business entities with 10 percent or more
ownership interest (control relationship) in the business specified in 8. Ownership interest owned by a spouse, minor children,
and relatives living in the same household must be included in determining the 10 percent ownership interest.

12.

Please provide name and telephone number of an individual who has knowledge of information provided on this application.

13.

If the answer to 7 is NO, the annual fee is $135. If the answer to 7 is YES, the annual fee is $ $270. Provide signature, title,
and date of the person completing FGIS-945.

The United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA), 7 U.S.C. 87f-1, requires the registration of all
persons engaged in the business of buying grain for sale in foreign commerce. In addition, those
individuals who handle, weigh, or transport grain for sale in foreign commerce must register.
The USGSA regulations, 7CFR 800.30-39, define foreign commerce grain business as persons who
regularly engage in buying for sale, handling, weighing, or transporting grain totaling 15,000 metric
tons or more during the preceding or current calendar year.
Submission and Contact Information
Prospective registrants should contact the Investigative and Enforcement Branch of FGIS’s Quality
Assurance and Compliance Division with questions or for application forms. Interested parties must
submit registration applications in writing along with the required fee to:
USDA, AMS, FGIS, QACD, IE Branch, STOP 3604
1400 Independence Ave., SW, Room 1647-S
Washington, DC 20250-3604
Telephone: 202-720-0203
Fax: 202-690-2755
[email protected]