Al2-L»ncaster Farming, Saturday, June 27, 1981
DER sets public meetings
for hazardous
HARRISBURG - Mary T.
Webber, special deputy secretary
of the Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Resources and
chairman of the Commonwealth’s
Hazardous Waste Facilities
Planning Advisory. Committee,
will preside at public meetings on
Thursday, July 9, in the Council
Chambers of Norristown Borough
Hall, 235 East Airy Street,
Norristown; and Wednesday, July
22, in Room 41, Education
Building, 333 Market Street,
Harrisburg, on proposed criteria
for siting hazardous waste
facilities.
The proposed “Preliminary
Environmental, Social and
Economic Criteria and Standards
for Siting Hazardous Waste
Treatment and Disposal
Facilities,” prepared by DER with
the cooperation of the 14-member
advisory committee, was
published in the April 25 Penn
sylvania Bulletin for a 90-day
public comment penod ending
July 23.
Copies of the proposed criteria
also are available from DER
Hazardous Waste Management
Division, Box 2063, Harrisburg, PA
17120. Recommendations and
comments on the criteria,
prepared under a mandate of the
Solid Waste Management Act of
1980, should be sent to that ad
dress.
The committee has asked that,
where possible, those planning to
speak at the meetings, register
with the division. Speakers are
requested to bring written copies
fi
or summaries of their comments.
If approved, the criteria will be
applied to all prospective and
existing hazardous waste treat
ment and disposal facilities which
must be permitted under the act.
The proposed criteria define
environmental, social and
economic factors which must be
considered to assess the geologic,
WASHINGTON. D.C. - The
public has until July 30 to comment
on U.S. Department of Agriculture
proposals to change regulations
under the Federal Seed Act
Thomas H. Porter, an official
with USDA’s Agricultural
Marketing Service, said the
proposal includes changes in ways
of testing agricultural hnd
vegetable seed, standards for
certified seed and botanical names
of certain seed.
Porter said there will be two
public hearings on the changes—
one in Washington, D.C., July 22,
and the other in'Denver, Colo.,
July 30.
The July 22 hearing session will
begin at 9 a.m., in rm. 2096 of the
South Agriculture Bldg., 14th and
Independence Ave., S.W. The July
30 session will begin at 9 a.m., in
rm. 239 of the Denver Federal
n
USDA proposes changes
in federal seed act regs
nou
waste
hydrologic, soils, air and water
quality, natural, scenic, aesthetic
and economic impact ot locating
each hazardous waste facility.
The criteria also defines how the
effects of each facility should be
assessed in relation to tran
sportation, population , land use,
ownership, and proximity and
possible compensation to the host
municipality.
Bldg., 1961 Stout St.
Porter said the proposed
changes are the result of requests
from several sources: the
Association ot Official Seed
Analysts, the Association of Of
ficial Seed Certifying Agencies and
the International Seed Testing
Association.
Written comments should be
sent in duplicate to: Hearing
Clerk, rm. 1077-S, USDA,
Washington, D.C. 20250, where
they will be available for public
review.
Those who want to speak at the
public hearings should contact the
AMS Livestock, Poultry, Gram
and Seed Division, rm. 260 A-S,
Washington, D.C., 20250.
The proposal was published in
the June 10 Federal Register,
which is available at many public
libraries.
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v Farm Calendar
Today, June 27
Pa. Holstein Asso. State Sale.
Eastern Regional Jr. Angus Heifer
Show, Montgomery County
Fairgrounds, Gaithersburg,
Md.; concludes tomorrow.
PA Red Cherry Showers annual
meeting, 6:30 p.m„ Lamp Post
Restaurant, Gettysburg.
PA Polled Hereford Assn. Field
,Day, JDH Farm, Dover, 104
p.m. '
Northeastern States Jr. Angus
Preview Show, Allentown
Fairgrounds, 8:30 a.m.
Sunday, June 28
National Holstein Assn. 96th an
nual convention, Baltimore,
Md., continues through July 2.
Ephrata Area Young Fanners
Picnic and Pig Roast, Ephrata
Community Park, 12:30 p.m.
Monday, June 29 .
Penn Ag’s Annual Grain Meeting,
Speaker Daniel Amstutz,
Treadway Inn, Lancaster, 6:30
p.m.
Tuesday, June 30
Holstein-Frman
OPtV.
Now Is The Time
To Feed Shrubs
After Flowering Period
Most people know that their
plants do better if they’re fer
tilized...but many ask when is the
best time to feed shrubs.
One important thing to
remember is that shrubs need
feeding immediately following ■
their flowering period. For small Once a plant isiirmly and fully
shrubs, use one half a handful of a established... and in good growing
complete fertilizer...such as a 5-10- condition ... then it may not need
*nr s-m-io or a similar analysis, regular fertilizer application.
menr IB
' Assn. Meeting, Baltimore
Hilton, Baltimore, Md., con
cludes tomorrow.
Penn State Potato Farm Open
House, Mashannon Farm, all
day with tour at 1; 15 p.m.
Lancaster Conservation District
_ Monthly Board Meeting, 7:30
p.m., Farm.and Home Center,
Lancaster.
Cereal Crops Day, Rock Springs
Agronomy Research Farm,
West of Pine Grove Mills on
Route 45,9:30-4.
Economics of Agnculture-Panel
Discussion, Millersville State
College, 9-12:00.
County Board of Agriculture
Meeting, Extension Center,
Flenunington, New Jersey, 8
p.m..
Thursday, July 2
York County 4-H Livestock
Judging Contest, Warrington
Green Farm. -
Saturday, July 4
Happy Independence Day!
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The fertilizer should be placed on
the surface of the soil around the
plant and lightly raked in.
After you’ve applied the plant
food to the soil, it should be soaked
in with rain or a healthy watering.
Larger plants, of course, may'be
given a larger amount of plant
food.
Wednesday, July 1