[Federal Register: November 8, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 215)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

 
Federal Land Managers' Air Quality Related Values Work Group 
(FLAG)

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service, in cooperation with the U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest 
Service, is announcing the availability of, and accepting comments on, 
the draft FLAG Phase I Report.
    The Federal Land Managers' Air Quality Related Values Work Group 
(FLAG) was formed to develop a more consistent approach for the Federal 
Land Managers (FLMs), i.e., National Park Service, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, and U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, to 
evaluate air pollution effects on their resources. The FLAG effort 
focuses on the effects of the air pollutants that could affect the 
health and status of resources in areas managed by the three agencies, 
primarily such pollutants as ozone, particulate matter, nitrogen 
dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrates, and sulfates. In Phase I, FLAG 
formed subgroups that concentrated on four issues: (1) terrestrial 
effects of ozone; (2) aquatic and terrestrial effects of wet and dry 
pollutant deposition; (3) visibility; and (4) process and policy 
issues. The draft report contains issue-specific technical and policy 
analyses, recommendations for evaluating air quality related values, 
and guidelines for completing and evaluating new source review permit 
applications. These recommendations and guidelines are intended for use 
by the FLMs, permitting authorities, permit applicants, and other 
interested parties.

DATES: Written comments on the FLAG report must be received by January 
7, 2000.
    The FLMs will conduct a public meeting to discuss the FLAG report 
on December 15, 1999, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn 
Lakewood, 7390 W. Hampden Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80227; (303) 980-9200. 
The meeting agenda is as follows: 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.--Process and 
Policy Issues, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon--Visibility Issues, 1:00 p.m. 
to 3:00 p.m.--Ozone Issues, and 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.--Deposition 
Issues. Each session will include a 30-minute overview of the FLAG 
recommendations, followed by one and one-half hours for questions and 
discussion. To aid in meeting planning, please contact John Bunyak at 
the address below if you plan to attend the public meeting.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the draft FLAG Phase I Report can be obtained from 
John Bunyak or downloaded from the Internet at: http://www.aqd.nps.gov/
ard/flagfree/ Mail comments to: John Bunyak, Air Resources Division, 
National Park Service, P.O. Box 25287, Denver, Colorado, 80225. E mail 
comments can be sent to john__bunyak@nps.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Bunyak at the above address or by 
calling (303) 969-2818.

    Dated: October 25, 1999.
John Bunyak,
Acting, Chief, Air Resources Division.
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