[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 199 (Friday, October 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55896-55897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-26925]


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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 
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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