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[Federal Register: July 22, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 140)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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: Beth.Sauerhaft@usda.gov.
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
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
Emerging Issues Committee
Research Committee
Policy Committee
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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