AQC Agenda_10July2024

NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
July 10, 2024
10:15 A.M. – 11:15 A.M.
Air Quality Committee Agenda
Dr. Herbert Kim Lyerly, Acting 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. The public may attend in person or via the state web conferencing
links posted online 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…………Acting Chair Dr. H. Kim Lyerly
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 May 8, 2024.
II. Concepts:
1. Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Coal-Fired Electric Generating
Units (566)
(Katherine Quinlan, DAQ)
PowerPoint Presentation
2. Revisions to Permit Rules to incorporate Pre-Permitting Activities Provisions of Session
Law 2023-134, Section 12.11(e) (565)
(Joelle Burleson, DAQ)
PowerPoint Presentation
III. Action Items:
1. None
IV. July EMC Agenda Items:
1. Request for Approval of Proposed Rule and Regulatory Impact Analysis to Proceed to
Public Comment on Amendment to 15A NCAC 02D .0410, PM2.5 Particulate Matter, to
incorporate the Revised National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) (562)
(Brad Nelson, DAQ)
PowerPoint Presentation
Attachment A - Draft Rule, 15A NCAC 02D .0410
Attachment B - Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA)*
*updated and re-approved by the Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) on
June 11, 2024 to reflect the 2023 PM2.5 monitoring data that was certified on April 30,
2024.
V. Informational Items:
1. Update on Rulemaking to Implement EPA’s Emission Guidelines for Control of
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sector (563)
(Katherine Quinlan, DAQ)
PowerPoint Presentation
2.< Director’s Remarks (Mike Abraczinskas, DAQ)
3.* Calendar and Status of Ongoing DAQ Rule Development Projects
Note: This item now combines the previous information items “1995-2023 Air Quality
Committee and Environmental Management Commission Calendar” and “Status of
Rulemaking Hearings and Rule Development” in a condensed document focused on only
ongoing DAQ rule development projects. The DAQ has provided an archived calendar
and status document on its website with historical concepts that remained on the calendar.
The archived calendar can be found at the following webpage:
https://www.deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/air-quality/air-quality-planning/air-quality-rules-
regulations/air-quality-committee
VI. < Closing Remarks……………………………………………… Acting Chair Dr. H. Kim Lyerly

Adjournment: The next Air Quality Committee Meeting is scheduled for September 11, 2024.
The time and location will be determined as the date approaches.
Division of Air Quality Resources
Ambient Information Reporter (AIR) Tool
Jointly developed by the State Climate Office of North Carolina and DAQ to provide past, current, and
forecasted air quality and weather conditions.
Active Air Permit Applications Status Reports
View a list of all air permit applications currently being processed by DAQ.
Civil Penalty Assessments
View reports for the past 12 months detailing civil penalties assessed by DAQ.
Special Orders by Consent (SOCs)
View the content of SOCs at public notice and active SOCs issued by the EMC.