[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 140 (Tuesday, July 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 43343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18506]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service


Task Force on Agricultural Air Quality

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Task Force on Agricultural Air Quality will meet to 
continue discussions on critical air quality issues in relation to 
agriculture. Special emphasis will be placed on obtaining a greater 
understanding about the relationship between agricultural production 
and air quality. The meeting is open to the public; a draft agenda of 
the meeting is attached.

DATES: The meeting will convene Thursday, August 28, 2003, at 8:30 
a.m., continue until 5 p.m., and will resume Friday, August 29, 2003, 
from 8:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Individuals with written materials, and those 
who have requests to make oral presentations, should contact the 
Natural Resources Conservation Service, at the address below, on or 
before August 19, 2003.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Renaissance Tulsa Hotel and 
Convention Center, 6808 South 107th East Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 
telephone: (918) 307-4024. Written material and requests to make oral 
presentations should be sent to Dr. Beth Sauerhaft, USDA-NRCS, Post 
Office Box 2890, Room 6158, Washington, DC 20013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions or comments should be 
directed to Dr. Beth Sauerhaft, Designated Federal Official; telephone: 
(202) 720-8578; fax: (202) 720-2646; 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 August 28 and 29, 2003, meeting that occur after this 
Federal Register Notice is published, may be found on the World Wide 
Web at http://fargo.nserl.purdue.edu/faca.

Draft Agenda of the August 28 and 29, 2003, Meeting of the AAQTF

A. Welcome to Oklahoma
    [sbull] Local and NRCS Officials
B. Discussion of May minutes
C. Discussion of National Emissions Inventory of Ammonia from Animal 
Husbandry
D. Discussion of USDA-NASA opportunities for collaboration
E. EPA update
F. Subcommittee Presentations
    [sbull] Emerging Issues Committee
    [sbull] Research Committee
    [sbull] Policy Committee
    [sbull] Education/Technology Transfer Committee
G. US Forest Service Healthy Forest Initiative
H. Invited Speaker
I. Next Meeting, Time/Place
G. Public Input (Time will be reserved before lunch and at the close of 
each daily session to receive public comment. Individual presentations 
will be limited to 5 minutes).

Procedural

    This meeting is open to the public. At the discretion of the Chair, 
members of the public may give oral presentations during the meeting. 
Persons wishing to make oral presentations should notify Beth Sauerhaft 
no later than August 19, 2003. 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 30 copies to Beth Sauerhaft no 
later than August 19, 2003.

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 
Beth Sauerhaft.
    USDA prohibits discrimination in its programs and activities on the 
basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, sexual 
orientation, or disability. Additionally, discrimination on the basis 
of political beliefs and marital or family status is also prohibited by 
statutes enforced by USDA (not all prohibited bases apply to all 
programs). Persons with disabilities who require alternate means for 
communication of program information (braille, large print, audio tape, 
etc.) should contact the USDA's Target Center at (202) 720-2000 (voice 
and TDD). The USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on July 10, 2003.
Bruce I. Knight,
Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
[FR Doc. 03-18506 Filed 7-21-03; 8:45 am]
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