Task Force on Agricultural Air Quality

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

first time in FY 2000 to discuss the relationship between agricultural

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 Tuesday, November 9, 1999 at 9 a.m. and

continue until 5 p.m. The meeting will resume Wednesday, November 10,

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1999 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Written material and requests to make oral

presentations should reach the Natural Resources Conservation Service

on or before November 1, 1999.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Doubletree Guest Suites,

2515 Meridian Parkway, Durham, NC 27713, telephone (919) 361-4660.

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: Questions or comments should be directed to

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

fax (530) 752-1552, e-mail [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 November 9 and 10, 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 November 9 and 10, 1999 Meeting

A. Welcome to North Carolina by State and local officials

B. Fire Emission Joint Forum, Peter Lahm, FS

C. EPA Update, Sally Shaver, EPA

1. PM health effects

2. EPA research update

3. Technical tools--Monitoring, modeling and inventories

4. Regional haze rule

5. NAAQS litigation

6. Air toxics

D. Business, Pearlie Reed, Chief, NRCS and Chairman, AAQTF

1. Approve minutes of the June 22 and 24, 1999 AAQTF meeting

2. Voluntary program subcommittee report, Calvin Parnell, Acting

Chairman

3. Agricultural burning subcommittee report, Robert Quinn, Chairman

4. Research priorities and oversight subcommittee report, Dennis

Trotter, Chairman

5. Confined animals and emission factors subcommittee report, John

Sweeten, Chairman

6. Monitoring and health effects subcommittee report, Phillip

Wakelyn, Chairman

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

November 9 and 10, 1999 meeting. Persons wishing to make oral

presentations should notify George Bluhm no later than November 1,

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 November 1, 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: October 7, 1999.

Lawrence E. Clark,

Deputy Chief for Science and Technology, Natural Resources Conservation

Service.

[FR Doc. 99-26925 Filed 10-14-99; 8:45 am]

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