FEDERAL LAND MANAGERS

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FEDERAL LAND MANAGERS AQRV WORKGROUP (FLAG)
CONSTRUCTING A CONSISTENT PROCESS
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PURPOSE

• FLAG is an interagency workgroup whose objective
  is to achieve greater consistency in the
  procedures Federal Land Managers (FLMs) use in
  identifying and evaluating air quality related
  values (AQRVs).

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Federal Land Manager (FLM)

• With respect to any lands in the United States,
  the Secretary of the Department with authority
  over such lands
• DOI--delegated to the Assistant Secretary for
  Fish and Wildlife and Parks
• DOA--delegated to the Forest Service and
  redelegated to the Regional Forester or
  individual Forest Supervisor

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AQRV

• A resource, as identified by the FLM for one or
  more Federal areas, that may be adversely
  affected by a change in air quality. The
  resource may include visibility or a specific
  scenic, cultural, physical, biological,
  ecological, or recreational resource identified
  by the FLM for a particular area.

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MANDATORY CLASS I AREAS INCLUDE

• National Parks gt 6,000 acres
• Natl Wilderness Areas gt 5,000 acres
• International Parks

-- in existence on August 7, 1977.
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FLAG ORGANIZATION

• Leadership Committee (Air Quality Chiefs from
  FWS, NPS, and USFS)
• Coordinating Committee (representatives from FWS,
  NPS, and USFS)
• Project Manager
• Subgroups

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SUBGROUPS ARE ADDRESSING

• Visibility
• Terrestrial effects of ozone
• Aquatic and terrestrial effects of wet and dry
  deposition
• Process and policy issues

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TASKS

• Define sensitive AQRVs
• Identify the critical pollutant loads (or
  levels), when possible, and the criteria that
  define adverse impacts
• Standardize the methods and procedures for
  conducting AQRV analyses
• Recommend monitoring tools and protocols

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PHASED APPROACH

• Phase I addressing issues that can be resolved
  without the collection of new data
• Phase II will address more complex issues may
  require additional data collection

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TIMELINE

• November 1999 - Draft Phase I report available
  for public review
• December 15, 1999 - Public meeting in Denver to
  discuss the draft FLAG report
• November-December 1999 - 60 day public review
• June 2000 - Final report distributed
• To be determined - Initiate work on Phase II

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FLAG QUESTIONS??

• Project Manager John Bunyak(303) 969-2818
  Ozone Bob Musselman [phone]Deposition
  Ellen Porter [phone]Visibility Mark
  Scruggs [phone] Policy Bruce Bayle
  [phone]web page http//www.aqd.nps.gov/ar
  d/flagfree