98-19998. Task Force on Agricultural Air Quality

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 143 (Monday, July 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40095-40096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19998]


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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 hold a 
teleconference to discuss the relationship between agricultural 
production and air quality. The meeting is open to the public.


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DATES: The teleconference will convene Tuesday, August 18, 1998, at 
11:20 a.m. EDT and continue until 5:00 p.m. EDT. Written material and 
requests to make presentations should reach the Natural Resources 
Conservation Service on or before August 14, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written material and requests to make 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 [phone], fax [phone], email 
[e-mail].

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 18, 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/faca/aaqtf.html.
    Participants are advised that the entire proceedings of the 
teleconference will be recorded. Minutes from the teleconference will 
be published and available to the public after October 1, 1998.

Teleconference Access Instructions

    In order to determine the number of phone lines needed for this 
teleconference, members of the public wishing to participate are asked 
to contact the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Washington, 
D.C. at [phone] for access numbers and dialing instructions.

Draft Agenda of the August 18, 1998, Meeting

A. Opening Remarks
    1. Call the meeting to order and explain the meeting process--
George Bluhm, Designated Federal Official
    2. Opening remarks of the Chair--Pearlie Reed
B. Past Actions
    1. Air quality research needs subcommittee report--Jim Trotter
    a. National Research Council activities--Tim Strickland
    2. Agricultural burning subcommittee report--Robert Quinn
    3. Model MOU for voluntary compliance with bad actor clause--Dennis 
Tristao and Manuel Cunha
    4. Recognition of committee for past efforts--Pearlie Reed
C. New Issues
    1. Reconstitution of the AAQTF charter--Gary Margheim
    2. Reconstitution of the AAQTF membership--Gary Margheim
    3. Suggested date and location of a future meeting--committee
D. Public Input
E. Adjourn

Procedural

    This meeting is open to the public. At the discretion of the Chair, 
members of the public may provide input during the August 18, 1998 
teleconference. Persons wishing to make oral presentations should 
notify George Bluhm no later than August 14, 1998.
    If a person submitting material would like a copy distributed to 
each member of the committee in advance of the teleconference, that 
person should submit material to Jeff Graham, curator of Task Force 
documents, by August 17, 1998. Material should be in electronic format 
suitable for posting to the Internet. Mr. Graham may be reached via 
phone at [phone] or email at [e-mail]. Handouts for 
presentations to Task Force members will be posted to the Web address 
listed above before the meeting, as they become available.

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: July 21, 1998.
Thomas A. Weber,
Deputy Chief for Science and Technology.
[FR Doc. 98-19998 Filed 7-24-98; 8:45 am]
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