65FR38241 Task Force on Agricultural Air Quality
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Posting-number: Volume 65, Issue 119, Page 38241
[Federal Register: June 20, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 119)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Task Force on Agricultural Air Quality
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Task Force on Agricultural Air Quality will meet for the
third time in FY 2000. Special emphasis will be placed on obtaining a
greater about understanding the relationship between agricultural
production and air quality. The meeting is open to the public.
DATES: The meeting will convene Tuesday, July 18, 2000 at 9 a.m. and
continue until 4 p.m. The meeting will resume Wednesday, July 19, 2000
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Written material and requests to make oral
presentations should reach the Natural Resources Conservation Service,
at the address below, on or before July 12, 2000.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hall of States, 444 Capitol
Street NW, Rooms 333/335, Washington, DC 20001, telephone (202) 624-
8670/fax (202) 624-8588. Written material and requests to make oral
presentations should be sent to George Bluhm, University of California,
Land, Air, and Water Resources, 151 Hoagland Hall, Davis, CA 95616-
6827.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions or comments should be
directed to George Bluhm, Designated Federal Official, telephone (530)
752-1018, fax (530) 752-1552, email bl...@crocker.ucdavis.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. Additional information
about the Task Force on Agricultural Air Quality, including any revised
agendas for the July 18 and 19, 2000 meeting that occur after this
Federal Register Notice is published, may be found on the World Wide
Web at http://www.nhq.nrcs.usda.gov/faca/aaqtf.html.
Draft Agenda of the July 18 and 19, 2000 Meeting
A. Welcome to Washington, DC
1. USDA Official
2. EPA Official
B. Approve minutes of the February 15, 17, 2000, AAQTF meeting
C. Subcommittee Reports
1. Confined animals and emission factors
a. Air quality technology transfer white paper for concentrated
animal feeding
b. EPA Interim guidance on the CERCLA Sec. 101 (10)h Federally
Permitted Release Definition for Certain Air Emissions--(Impact on
animal operations)
2. Research priorities and oversight
a. ARS Agricultural Air Quality Research Program
b. ARS/EPA research strategy to improve accuracy of emission
forecasting
c. CSREES Agricultural Air Quality Research Program
3. Monitoring and health effects
4. Agricultural burning
5. Voluntary compliance
D. Task Force charter
E. Public input (Time will be reserved before lunch and at the
close of each daily session to received public comment. Individual
presentations will be limited to 5 minutes)
Procedural
This meeting is open to the public. At the discretion of the Chair,
members of
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the public may present oral presentations during the July 18 and 19,
2000 meeting. Persons wishing to make oral presentations should notify
George Bluhm no later than July 12, 2000. If a person submitting
material would like a copy distributed to each member of the committee
in advance of the meeting, that person should submit 25 copies to
George Bluhm no later than July 12, 2000.
Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact
George Bluhm.
Dated: June 15, 2000.
Lawrence E. Clark,
Deputy Chief for Science and Technology, Natural Resources Conservation
Service.
[FR Doc. 00-15491 Filed 6-19-00; 8:45 am]
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