BUSINESS MEMO: EPA PLANS PUBLIC MEETING TODAY IN KANSAS CITY

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a public meeting today concerning air quality standards for ozone and particulate matter.

The EPA is be seeking public reaction on the two air standards.

Mary Nichols, assistant administrator for air and radiation, Washington, and EPLA Region 7 Administrator Dennis Grams of Kansas City, will conduct the daylong event, beginning at 10 a.m.

The Clean Air Act requires a review of air quality standards every five years, with the opportunity for public input.

The morning segment will center on health and environmental effects of ozone and particulate matter. The afternoon session is devoted to implementation of those ozone and particulate matter standards.