AQC Agenda_8January2025

NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
January 8, 2025
10:15 A.M. – 11:15 A.M.
Air Quality Committee Agenda
Charlie Carter, 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……………………… Chair Charlie Carter
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 November 13, 2024.
II. Concepts:
1. None
III. Action Items:
1. None

IV. January EMC Agenda Items:
1. Request for Approval of Hearing Officer’s Report on Amendments to 15A NCAC 02D
.0410, PM2.5 Particulate Matter, and final approval of Regulatory Impact Analysis (562)
(Brad Nelson, DAQ)

Attachment A – Hearing Officer’s Report
Attachment B – Regulatory Impact Analysis

PowerPoint Presentation
V. Informational Items:
1. Update on Rulemaking to Implement EPA’s Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas
Emissions from Fossil Fuel-Fired Steam Electric Generating Units (EGUs) pursuant to 40
CFR Part 60, Subpart UUUUb (566)
(Katherine Quinlan, DAQ)
PowerPoint Presentation
2. Overview of Exceptional Events Demonstration for Revised PM2.5 NAAQS
(Sara Kreuser, DAQ)
PowerPoint Presentation
3.< Director’s Remarks (Mike Abraczinskas, DAQ)
4.* Calendar and Status of Ongoing DAQ Rule Development Projects
VI. < Closing Remarks………………………………………………….………… Chair Charlie Carter

Adjournment: The next Air Quality Committee Meeting is scheduled for March 12, 2025. 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.