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STATEMENT OF 



ADELA BACKIEL 



DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY 



NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT 



UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Before the 



Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources 

 Committee on Government Operations 

 United States House of Representatives 



Concerning "Federal Efforts to Maintain and Improve Air Quality in 

 National Parks and Wilderness Areas " 



April 29, 1994 



MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE: 



Thank you for the opportunity to participate in your examination of 

 Federal and State protections afforded pristine Class I air quality 

 regions such as National Parks and Wilderness Areas. I am accompanied 

 by Dennis Haddow, Air Quality Program Manager for the Rocky Mountain 

 Region of the Forest Service. 



The management of designated Class I areas within the U.S. Department 

 of Agriculture falls under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service and 

 I will confine my remarks to the efforts of that agency. My testimony 

 will address each of -the areas you requested. 



