AQC Meeting Agenda_11May2022

AIR QUALITY COMMITTEE

512 N. Salisbury Street
Archdale Building - Ground Floor Hearing Room
Raleigh, North Carolina

May 11, 2022
11:30 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.
Shannon M. Arata, Chair, Presiding

In the event the previously scheduled Committee meeting adjourns prior to the estimated
adjournment time, the other Committee meeting may be called to order, by the Chair, fifteen
minutes after the previous meeting adjourned.
This meeting will occur in the Ground Floor Hearing Room of the Archdale Building at 512 N.
Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC. Commissioners, staff, and scheduled speakers will attend in-person.
Limited seating will be available to the public. Face coverings are optional for employees and
visitors. Meeting audio and presentations will be broadcast via the state web conferencing link
posted on the Environmental Management Commission website at:
https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-commissions/environmental-
management-commission/meeting-information
Items marked with an asterisk (*) will be presented orally at the meeting only upon a request by a
Committee member and can be approved where required as a group. Also, items marked with a
less-than sign (<) have no agenda item pages in the package.

I. Preliminary Matters:

1. Call to Order and Notice of NCGS § 138A-15………………Chair Shannon M. Arata

General Statute § 138A-15 mandates that the Chair inquire as to whether any member knows of
any known conflict of interest or appearance of conflict with respect to matters before the
Commission. If any member knows of a conflict of interest or appearance of a conflict, please so
state at this time.

2. Approval of minutes from the Air Quality Committee meeting on March 9, 2022.

II. Concepts:

1. Revisions to Rule 02D .0516 (557)
(Brad Nelson, DAQ)

PowerPoint Presentation

III. Action Items:

1. None

IV. May EMC Agenda Items:

1.* Request for Approval of Hearing Officer’s Report on Proposed Revisions to Title V
Rules, 15A NCAC 02Q .0103 and .0500, and Final Approval of Regulatory Impact
Analysis (553)
(Katherine Quinlan, DAQ)

Attachment A – Hearing Officer’s Report
Attachment B – Fiscal Note

PowerPoint Presentation

V. Informational Items:

1. House Bill 951
Presenter Bios

Supplementing Existing Regulatory Processes and Establishing the Carbon Plan to
Reduce Carbon Emissions in North Carolina’s Electric Power Sector
(Christina Cress, Bailey & Dixon, LLP)

PowerPoint Presentation

Impact on Long-Range Utility Planning
(Peter Ledford, North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association)

PowerPoint Presentation

2. < Director’s Remarks (Mike Abraczinskas, DAQ)

3.* 1995-2022 Air Quality Committee and Environmental Management Commission
Calendar

4.* Status of Rulemaking Hearings and Rule Development

VI. < Closing Remarks…………………………………………………….…Chair Shannon M. Arata

Adjournment: The next Air Quality Committee Meeting is scheduled for July 13, 2022. The time
will be determined as the date approaches. AQC meetings are held in the Ground Floor Hearing
Room of the Archdale Building where Commissioners, staff, and scheduled speakers are
encouraged to attend in-person. Due to COVID-19 protocols, limited seating will be available to
the public.