Proposed Rule for Ambient Air Quality Standards- Public Hearings This proposed rulemaking would establish ambient air quality standards for hydrogen sulfide and ammonia. These rules are intended to establish the ambient air quality standards recommended in the Iowa Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Air Quality Study to the extent that they are consistent with the intent of the CAFO legislation, SF 2293. The proposed rules can be found at: www.state.ia.us/epd/epcmintz/02jul22a.htm Click on agenda item number 10. An informational meeting will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 5 p.m. on September 11, 2002, in the conference rooms of the Air Quality Bureau of the Department of Natural Resources, located at 7900 Hickman Road, Suite 1, Urbandale, Iowa. At the informational meeting, department staff will be available to answer questions on any of the proposed rule revisions. Four public hearings will be held. The dates, locations and time of these hearings are: September 17, 2002 at 7 P.M. in Room 108A of the Iowa Lakes Community College's Gateway North Center, located at 1900 North Grand Avenue in Spencer, Iowa. September 24, 2002 at 7 P.M. in the conference room of the Iowa Western Community College, located at 906 Sunnyside Lane, Atlantic, Iowa. September 30, 2002 at 7 P.M. at the North Iowa Area Community College's Muse-Norris Center, located at 500 College Drive, Mason City, Iowa. October 2, 2002 at 7 P.M. in the conference rooms of the Urbandale Public Library, located at 3520 86th Street in Urbandale, Iowa. Comments may be submitted orally or in writing during the public hearings. All comments must be received no later than October 4, 2002. Written comments should be directed to Bryan Bunton, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Air Quality Bureau, 7900 Hickman Road, Suite 1, Urbandale, IA 50322, FAX 515-242-5094, [log in to unmask] Erin Jordahl Director, Iowa Chapter Sierra Club 3839 Merle Hay Road, Suite 280 Des Moines, IA 50310 515-277-8868 [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask]