34610 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 126 / Friday, June 29, 2001 / Notices

require an alternative means for

communication of information (Braille,

large print, audiotape, etc.) should

contact USDA’s Target Center at (202)

720–2600 (voice and TDD).

Signed at Washington, DC, on June 25,

2001.

Mary T. Chambliss,

Acting General Manager, Foreign Agricultural

Service.

[FR Doc. 01–16444 Filed 6–28–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–10–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation

Service

Task Force on Agricultural Air Quality

AGENCY: Natural Resources

Conservation Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

SUMMARY: The Task Force on

Agricultural Air Quality will meet to

continue discussing critical air quality

issues in relation to agriculture. There

will be emphasis on obtaining a greater

understanding about the relationship

between agricultural production and air

quality. These meetings are open to the

public.

DATES: The meetings will be

Wednesday, July 18, 2001, and

Thursday, July 19, 2001, from 9 a.m. to

4 p.m. Written material and requests to

make oral presentations should reach

the Natural Resources Conservation

Service, at the address below, on or

before July 12, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at

the Adam’s Mark Hotel, 1550 Court

Place, Denver, Colorado 80202;

telephone: (303) 893–3333, in the Silver

room. Written material and requests to

make oral presentations should be sent

to George Bluhm; University of

California; Land, Air, and Water

Resources; 151 Hoagland Hall, Davis,

California 95616–6827.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions or comments should be

directed to George Bluhm, Designated

Federal Official, telephone: (530) 752–

1018; fax: (530) 752–1552; e-mail:

bluhm@crocker.ucdavis.edu.

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

July 18th and 19th meeting produced

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.

Draft Agenda of the July 18 and 19

Meeting

Welcome to Denver, Colorado

Colorado State Official

Approve minutes of the Washington,

DC, March 27–28, 2001, AAQTF

meeting.

EPA Update

National Academy of Sciences Scientific

Assessment request

Status of the Agricultural Burning

policy

Status of the Voluntary Compliance

policy

Status of the CERCLA/EPCRA

recommendation

Subcommittee business

Research Priorities and Oversight

Subcommittee

ARS Agricultural Air Quality Research

efforts

CSREES Agricultural Air Quality efforts

/ Initiative for Future Agriculture and

Food Systems

Emissions Factors Subcommittee

Discussion: An Emission Factor, What

is it? Who creates it? How is it changed?

Emission Factor Survey

Title V Permit Subcommittee

Title V Deferral Recommendation

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation

Subcommittee

Action Plan

Priority for Actions

Voluntary/Incentive Based Program

Subcommittee

Agricultural Burning Subcommittee

New Topics

Aerobic and Anaerobic Bioremediation

for Treating Animal Waste

Biomass to Energy Panel

E-diesel, diesel reformulated

Carbon Sequestration

Next Meeting, time/place

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 present oral

presentations during the meeting.

Persons wishing to make oral

presentations should notify George

Bluhm no later than July 12, 2001. 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 July 12,

2001.

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 please feel free to contact

George Bluhm.

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).

To file a complaint of discrimination

to USDA, write Director, Office of Civil

Rights, Room 326–W, Whitten Building,

1400 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20250–9410, or call

(202) 720–5964 (voice and TDD). USDA

is an equal opportunity provider and

employer.

Signed at Washington, DC, on June 15,

2001.

Pearlie S. Reed,

Chief, Natural Resources Conservation

Service.

[FR Doc. 01–16376 Filed 6–28–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–16–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA)

Inviting Applications for the ValueAdded Agricultural Product Market

Development Grant Program (VADG)

(Independent Producers)

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative

Service (RBS), USDA.

ACTION: Notice of extension of

application deadline and clarification of

previous notice.

SUMMARY: The Rural BusinessCooperative Service (RBS) extends the

second round (June 27, 2001) deadline

for submitting applications for grant

funds to help independent producers

enter into value-added activities under

section 231(a) of the Agriculture Risk

Protection Act of 2000 announced in a

notice of funds availability (NOFA)

published March 6, 2001, at 66 FR

13490. This action is also taken to

provide additional information that

clarifies the definition of independent