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| 00-23948 | Notice of Availability of Recommendations From the Task Force on Agricultural Air Quality Regarding Agricultural Burning and Voluntary Measures; Solicitation of Comments | Notice | The purpose of this notice is to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force (AAQTF) recommendations regarding an air quality policy on agricultural burning and on a voluntary (incentive based) control measures policy to address RACM/BACM requirements for particulate matter (PM) nonattainment areas. Section 391 of the 1996 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act (FAIR) directs the Chief of the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a task force to address agricultural air quality issues. The AAQTF includes representation from agricultural producers, air quality researchers, agricultural industry representatives, medical researchers and State air quality and USDA staff. On November 10, 1999, the AAQTF forwarded a series of recommendations to the USDA in response to implementing provisions of the Clean Air Act and the concerns of agricultural producers to retain the valid use of fire as a management tool in support of agricultural production. In February 2000, Secretary Glickman forwarded these recommendations to EPA Administrator Browner as written for consideration in the development of future policies impacting agricultural burning. The recommendations provide guidance on reducing air pollution impacts caused by burning in support of agricultural production. It identifies a two-tier approach to the regulation of agricultural burning by Agricultural Burning Managers. Along with these recommendations the AAQTF also submitted recommendations to the Administrator related to a voluntary (incentive based) control measures policy to address RACM/BACM requirements for agricultural operations in PM nonattainment areas. The EPA is seeking public comment on both sets of AAQTF recommendations as it prepares to begin developing policies to address the air quality impacts of agricultural burning and the use of USDA's incentive based programs/practices in meeting RACM/BACM requirements. Since the voluntary measures recommendations are relatively brief they have been included in this notice. The agricultural burning recommendations however are too lengthy to include here. To obtain copies of the agricultural burning recommendations via the Internet, use the following Internet address: http:// www.nhq.nrcs.usda.gov/faca/aaqtf.html. This document can also be found at http://www.nhq.nrcs.usda.gov/faca/. To obtain hard copies call Robin Dunkins at 919-541-5335, or Elvis Graves at 919-541-5436. | 2000-09-18 | 2000 | 9 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/09/18/00-23948/notice-of-availability-of-recommendations-from-the-task-force-on-agricultural-air-quality-regarding | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-09-18/pdf/00-23948.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | The purpose of this notice is to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force (AAQTF) recommendations regarding an air quality policy on agricultural burning and on a voluntary (incentive based) control... |