Task Force on Agricultural Air Quality Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Task Force on Agricultural Air Quality Meeting

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The reestablished Task Force on Agricultural Air Quality will

meet for the first time to discuss the relationship between

agricultural

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production and air quality. Special emphasis will be placed on

promoting a greater understanding of agriculture's impact on air

quality and the role it plays in the local and national economy. The

meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will convene Wednesday, March 3, 1999 at 9:00 a.m.

and continue until 4:00 p.m. The meeting will resume Thursday, March 4,

1999 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Written material and requests to make

oral presentations should reach the Natural Resources Conservation

Service on or before February 26, 1999.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, telephone

(202) 720-4525. Written material and requests to make oral

presentations should be sent to George Bluhm, University of California,

Land, Air, Water Resources, 151 Hoagland Hall, Davis, CA 95616-6827.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Questions or comments should be directed to

George Bluhm, Designated Federal Official, telephone (530) 752-1018,

fax (530) 752-1552, email [email protected].

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 March 3-4, 1999 meeting that may appear 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 March 3-4, 1999 Meeting

A. Introduction to the Task Force

1. Member introductions

2. Task Force charge

3. FACA rules

B. Plenary

1. Agricultural air quality issues

2. Organization of the Task Force

C. Old business

1. Minutes of the August 18, 1998 AAQTF meeting

2. Recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture on the

voluntary program and research priorities

3. Subcommittee on Agricultural Burning report to the AAQTF

D. New business

1. EPA's draft implementation guidance for the revised ground-

level ozone and particulate matter NAAQS and a regional haze program

E. Set date and location for next meetings

Procedural

This meeting is open to the public. At the discretion of the Chair,

members of the public may present oral presentations during the March

3-4, 1999 meeting. Persons wishing to make oral presentations should

notify George Bluhm no later than February 26, 1999. 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 February 26, 1999.

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 as soon as possible.

Dated: January 27, 1999.

Lawrence E. Clark,

Deputy Chief for Science and Technology, Natural Resources Conservation

Service.

[FR Doc. 99-2362 Filed 2-1-99; 8:45 am]

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