AQC Agenda_12March2025

NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
March 12, 2025
10:15 A.M. – 11:45 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.
3. Approval of minutes from the Air Quality Committee meeting on January 8, 2025.
II. Concepts:
1. None
III. Action Items:
1. Request for Approval to Proceed to the EMC to Request Approval to Proceed to Hearing
on Proposed Revisions to 15A NCAC 02D .1904, Air Curtain Incinerators, and 15A
NCAC 02Q .0810, Air Curtain Burners, and Regulatory Impact Analysis (567)
(Anna Delahunt, DAQ)
PowerPoint Presentation
Draft Rules, 15A NCAC 02D .1904 and 15A NCAC 02Q .0810
Regulatory Impact Analysis
2. Request for Approval to Proceed to the EMC to Request Approval to Proceed to Public
Comment on Agency Determination Reports for Periodic Review of Rules in 15A NCAC
02D and 02Q (568)
(Joelle Burleson, DAQ)
PowerPoint Presentation

Initial Determination Report for 15A NCAC, Subchapter 02D
Initial Determination Report for 15A NCAC, Subchapter 02Q

Current Rules in 15A NCAC 02D and 02Q

IV. March EMC Agenda Items:
1. Request for Approval of Hearing Officer’s Report and final approval of Regulatory
Impact Analysis for Rule Amendments to Permit Review Timelines and Definitions
Pursuant to Session Law 2023-134, Section 12.11(a)-(c), as amended by Session Law
2024-1, Section 4.13 (564)
(Katherine Quinlan, DAQ)
PowerPoint Presentation
Attachment A – Hearing Officer’s Report
Attachment B – Regulatory Impact Analysis
V. Informational Items:
1. Overview of Exceptional Events Demonstration for Revised PM2.5 NAAQS
(Sara Kreuser, DAQ)
PowerPoint Presentation
Final Exceptional Events Demonstration submitted to EPA on February 6, 2025
2. Update on Pre-Permitting Provisions of North Carolina Session Law 2023-134, Section
12.11, as amended by Session Law 2024-1, Section 4.13
Draft Letter
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 May 7, 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
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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.