The Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to 198 Neb. Admin. Code §003, relating to pesticide application. The amendments would require that when pesticides are loaded on a fixed-wing aircraft for application, the loading will take place on a load-out pad. The hearing will be September 17, 2009. http://www.sos.ne.gov/rules-and-regs/regtrack/details.cgi?proposal_id=0000000000000762.