[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 11867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6227]
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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
discuss the relationship between agricultural production and air
quality. The meeting is open to the public.
DATES: The meeting will convene Wednesday, April 8, 1998 at 8:30 a.m.
and continue until 5:00 p.m. The meeting will resume Thursday, April 9,
1998 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Written material and requests to make
oral presentations should reach the Natural Resources Conservation
Service on or before April 3, 1998.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held April 8 at the Texas A&M University
Agricultural Research and Extension Center, 6500 Amarillo Boulevard
West, Amarillo, Texas 79106, telephone (806) 359-5401. On April 9 the
meeting will be held at the Ambassador Hotel, 3100 I-40 West, Amarillo,
TX, 79102, telephone (806) 358-6161. Written material and requests to
make oral presentations should be sent to George Bluhm, University of
California, Land, Air, Water Resources, 151 Hoagland Hall, Davis, CA
95616-6827.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George Bluhm, Designated Federal
Official, telephone (916) 752-1018, fax (916) 752-1552.
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 April 8-9, 1998 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/BCS/air/farmbill.html.
Draft Agenda of the April 8-9, 1998, Meeting
I. Wednesday, April 8
A. Opening Remarks
1. Call meeting to order--George Bluhm, DFO
2. Introduce new chair person and Chief of NRCS--Pearlie Reed
3. Welcome to Texas research--John Sweeten and Calvin Parnell, Jr.
4. Welcome to Texas operations--John Burt, NRCS State Conservationist,
Texas
5. Agricultural Air Quality Management in Texas--Dr. John Baker, Texas
Natural Resource Conservation Commissioner
B. Past Actions
1. Past agricultural air quality research efforts--Bill Hambleton
2. ARS agricultural air quality research--Dick Amerman
3. CSREES agricultural air quality research--Berlie Schmidt
4. EPA air research relative to agriculture--Sally Shaver
5. Air quality research needs subcommittee--Jim Trotter
C. Status Reports
1. Agricultural burning subcommittee--Robert Quinn
2. MOU between USDA and EPA--Sally Shaver
3. Local leadership--Dennis Tristao
4. Health effects--Victor Chavez and Sally Shaver
D. Public Input
II. Thursday, April 9
A. Call Meeting to Order--George Bluhm
B. Opening Remarks--Pearlie Reed
C. Status Reports, continued
1. Odorants--John Sweeten
2. PM research issues--Manuel Cunha, Robert Flocchini, Keith Saxton
3. Ozone research issues--Joe Miller
4. Monitoring issues--Calvin Parnell, Jr.
5. Haze Criteria
D. Public Input
E. New Issues
1. Conservation application and carbon sequestration in the CRP--Dr.
Ted Elliot, Colorado State University
2. Emerging issues--George Bluhm
F. Set Date and Location for Next Meeting
G. Public Input
Procedural
This meeting is open to the public. At the discretion of the Chair,
members of the public may present oral presentations during the April
8-9 meeting. Persons wishing to make oral presentations should notify
George Bluhm no later than April 3, 1998. 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 April 3, 1998.
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.
Lee P. Herndon,
Director, Institutes Division.
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