Animal
Feeding
Operations
Air
Compliance
Agreement
Signup
Period
Extended
Contact:
Stacie
Keller,
202­
564­
4355
/
keller.
stacie@
epa.
gov
(
06/
23/
05)
EPA
is
extending
the
deadline
for
the
Animal
Feeding
Operations
(
AFO)
Air
Compliance
Agreement
signup
period
to
July
29,
2005,
in
order
to
provide
more
time
for
the
AFOs
operators
to
make
informed
decisions
about
participation.
The
deadline
for
operators
to
sign
the
agreement
was
previously
extended
to
July
1,
but
will
now
close
on
July
29.
The
agency
has
not
changed
the
agreement
since
it
was
published
in
the
Federal
Register
Jan.
31,
2005.

The
extension
notice
will
be
published
in
the
Federal
Register
this
month.
For
information
about
how
to
sign
up,
go
to:
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
compliance/
resources/
agreements/
caa/
cafo­
agrhowtosignup
html
The
agreement
is
part
of
the
agency's
ongoing
effort
to
minimize
air
emissions
from
AFOs
and
to
ensure
that
they
comply
with
the
Clean
Air
Act
and
other
laws.
The
period
for
public
comment
on
the
agreement
ended
May
2,
2005.
To
view
public
comments
and
EPA
responses,
go
to:
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
compliance/
resources/
agreements/
caa/
cafo­
agr­
response­
com.
html
The
primary
goals
of
the
Air
Quality
Compliance
Agreement
with
AFOs
are
to
reduce
air
pollution,
ensure
compliance
with
applicable
Clean
Air
Act,
Comprehensive
Environmental
Response,
Compensation
and
Liability
Act
(
CERCLA)
and
Environmental
Planning
and
Community
Right­
to­
Know
Act
(
EPCRA)
provisions,
monitor
and
evaluate
AFOs
emissions,
and
promote
a
national
consensus
on
methods
for
estimating
emissions
from
AFOs.
For
more
information
on
the
agreement,
go
to:
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
compliance/
resources/
agreements/
caa/
cafo­
agr­
0501.
html
Release
date:
06/
23/
2005
