[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 15 (Monday, January 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 3653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1632]


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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 
second 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, February 15, 2000 at 8:30 
a.m. and continue until 5:00 p.m. The meeting will resume Thursday, 
February 17, 2000 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Written material and 
requests to make oral presentations should reach the Natural Resources 
Conservation Service on or before February 7, 2000.

ADDRESSES:  The meeting will be held at the Amerisuites, 6080 
Bluebonnet Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70809, telephone (225) 769-4400/
Fax (225) 769-7444. 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, 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 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 February 15 And 17, 1999 Meeting

A. Welcome to Louisiana by State and local officials
B. Business, Pearlie Reed, Chief, NRCS and Chairperson, AAQTF
1. Approve minutes of the November 9 and 10, 1999 AAQTF meeting
2. Update on Agricultural Burning Policy recommendation
3. Update on Voluntary Program recommendation
C. GIS as an Emission Factor Tool, LDEQ Staff
D. Subcommittee Reports, Pearlie Reed, Chief, NRCS and Chairperson, 
AAQTF
1. Confined animals and emission factors subcommittee report, John 
Sweeten, Chairperson
2. Research priorities and oversight subcommittee report, James 
Trotter, Chairperson
3. Monitoring and health effects subcommittee report, Phillip Wakelyn, 
Chairperson
E. EPA Update, Sally Shaver, EPA
F. 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 
February 15 and 17, 2000 meeting. Persons wishing to make oral 
presentations should notify George Bluhm no later than February 7, 
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 February 7, 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 as soon as possible.

    Dated: January 11, 2000.
Lawrence E. Clark,
Deputy Chief for Science and Technology, Natural Resources Conservation 
Service.
[FR Doc. 00-1632 Filed 1-21-00; 8:45 am]
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