AQC Meeting Agenda_07Sept2022

AIR QUALITY COMMITTEE

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

September 7, 2022
11:30 A.M. – 12:30 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 July 13, 2022.

II. Concepts:

1. None

III. Action Items:

1. Request for Approval of Proposed Rule Revisions to Proceed to EMC for Approval to
Proceed to Public Hearing on the Revisions to Allow Electronic Submittal of Documents
(556)
(Katherine Quinlan, DAQ)

PowerPoint Presentation

Draft Rules
Draft Fiscal Note

IV. September EMC Agenda Items:

1.* Request for Approval of Proposed Rule Revisions and Regulatory Impact Analysis and to
Proceed to Public Hearing on the Amendments to Sulfur Dioxide Emissions from
Combustion Sources 15A NCAC 02D .0516 (557)
(Brad Nelson, DAQ)
PowerPoint Presentation
Attachment A – 15A NCAC 02D .0516 Proposed Amendment Attachment B – Regulatory Impact Analysis
2.* Request for Approval of Proposed Rule Revisions to Correct Errors Introduced During
the Rule Readoption Process (555) Part A
(Carrie Pickett, DAQ)

PowerPoint Presentation
Attachment A – Proposed Rule Revisions

V. Informational Items:

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

2.* 1995-2022 Air Quality Committee and Environmental Management Commission
Calendar

3.* Status of Rulemaking Hearings and Rule Development

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

Adjournment: The next Air Quality Committee Meeting is scheduled for November 9, 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.