AQC Meeting Agenda_09Mar2022

AIR QUALITY COMMITTEE 512 N. Salisbury Street
Archdale Building - Ground Floor Hearing Room
Raleigh, North Carolina
March 9, 2022
10:15 A.M. – 11:15 A.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 January 12, 2022.

II. Concepts:
1. Revisions to Correct Errors Introduced During Rule Readoption Process (555)
(Carrie Pickett, DAQ)
PowerPoint Presentation

2. Revisions to Allow Electronic Submittal of Documents (556)
(Katherine Quinlan, DAQ)
PowerPoint Presentation
III. Action Items:
1. None
IV. March EMC Agenda Items:
1. * Request for Approval of Hearing Officer’s Report on Proposed Rule Revisions to
Nitrogen Oxides State Implementation Plan Rules, 15A NCAC 02D .1400 and Final
Approval of Fiscal Note (552)
(Brad Nelson, DAQ) Attachment A – Hearing Officer’s Report
Attachment B – Fiscal Note

PowerPoint Presentation

V. Informational Items:
1. Update on fire at Winston Weaver fertilizer plant
(Minor Barnette, Forsyth County Environmental Assistance and Protection)
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 May 11, 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.