Agenda Item III-1_Presentation

Department of Environmental Quality
Rule Readoption Cleanup –Part A
Air Quality Committee Meeting –July 13, 2022
Overview
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Department of Environmental Quality
•The Rule Readoption Cleanup project began early 2022 after rules staff identified several minor
errors while working with rules for other purposes.
•An internal and external stakeholder outreach effort began in February 2022.
•Over 30 rules were identified during this process as requiring further attention. The scope for the
cleanup is restricted to changes which will not increase or decrease regulatory burdens.
•Part A of the project is a set of ten rules which fall under the narrow scope of NC G.S. §150B-
21.5(a)(5) typographical errors.
•Part A typographical errors will not require going to notice, hosting a public hearing, or review by
the Rules Review Commission (RRC). They are eligible for codification following approval by the
Environmental Management Commission (EMC).
•Part B of the project is anticipated to be presented as an action item for the September 2022 Air
Quality Committee (AQC) meeting.
Proposed Revisions
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Rule Summary
D .0538 Typographical (Punctuation)
D .0605 Typographical (Mistakenly added an “8” removed to correct history note)
D .0608 Typographical (“is” changed to “are”)
Q .0706 Typographical (Deleted extraneous “to”, removed extra space before a period)
D .0943 Typographical (“1” next to degree symbol removed, error was obscured in editing view)
D .0944 Typographical (“produce” changed to “product”, “e” intended to be “t”)
D .0945 Typographical (“represents” changed to singular “represent”)
D .0949 Typographical (“time” changed to “times”)
D .1418 Typographical (EPA acronym where the “A” corrected to “achievable” from “available”)
D .1709 Typographical (Added the “60.” To correct the 40 CFR reference number)
D .2608 Typographical (Deleted the extraneous word “be” in last sentence)

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Tentative Rulemaking Timeline(Subject to Change)
March 2022 Concept Presented to Air Quality Committee (AQC)
July 2022 Draft Rules to the Air Quality Committee (AQC)
•September 2022 Draft Rules to the Environmental Management Commission (EMC) for final approval.
•October 2022 Tentatively Effective
Recommendation
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The Director recommends that the Committee approve the proposed rule
amendments for presentation to the EMC in September 2022 for final
approval.
Contact
Department of Environmental Quality
Carrie Pickett
Rule Development Branch
NC Division of Air Quality
919 707 8463 office
[e-mail]
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Patrick Knowlson, EIT
Rule Development Branch Supervisor
NC Division of Air Quality
919 707 8711 office
[e-mail]
Department of Environmental Quality
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