Federal Land Managers' Air Quality Related Values Work Group (FLAG)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Federal Land Managers' Air Quality Related Values Work Group

(FLAG)

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service, in cooperation with the U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest

Service, is announcing the availability of, and accepting comments on,

the draft FLAG Phase I Report.

The Federal Land Managers' Air Quality Related Values Work Group

(FLAG) was formed to develop a more consistent approach for the Federal

Land Managers (FLMs), i.e., National Park Service, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, and U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, to

evaluate air pollution effects on their resources. The FLAG effort

focuses on the effects of the air pollutants that could affect the

health and status of resources in areas managed by the three agencies,

primarily such pollutants as ozone, particulate matter, nitrogen

dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrates, and sulfates. In Phase I, FLAG

formed subgroups that concentrated on four issues: (1) terrestrial

effects of ozone; (2) aquatic and terrestrial effects of wet and dry

pollutant deposition; (3) visibility; and (4) process and policy

issues. The draft report contains issue-specific technical and policy

analyses, recommendations for evaluating air quality related values,

and guidelines for completing and evaluating new source review permit

applications. These recommendations and guidelines are intended for use

by the FLMs, permitting authorities, permit applicants, and other

interested parties.

DATES: Written comments on the FLAG report must be received by January

7, 2000.

The FLMs will conduct a public meeting to discuss the FLAG report

on December 15, 1999, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn

Lakewood, 7390 W. Hampden Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80227; (303) 980-9200.

The meeting agenda is as follows: 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.--Process and

Policy Issues, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon--Visibility Issues, 1:00 p.m.

to 3:00 p.m.--Ozone Issues, and 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.--Deposition

Issues. Each session will include a 30-minute overview of the FLAG

recommendations, followed by one and one-half hours for questions and

discussion. To aid in meeting planning, please contact John Bunyak at

the address below if you plan to attend the public meeting.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the draft FLAG Phase I Report can be obtained from

John Bunyak or downloaded from the Internet at: http://www.aqd.nps.gov/

ard/flagfree/ Mail comments to: John Bunyak, Air Resources Division,

National Park Service, P.O. Box 25287, Denver, Colorado, 80225. E mail

comments can be sent to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Bunyak at the above address or by

calling (303) 969-2818.

Dated: October 25, 1999.

John Bunyak,

Acting, Chief, Air Resources Division.

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