AQC Agenda_7may2025

NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
May 7, 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 March 12, 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 Rules to Incorporate the Pre-Permitting Construction Activity Provisions of
Session Law 2023-134, Section 12.11(e)-(g) as amended by Session Law 2024-1, Section
4.13 (566)
(Joelle Burleson, DAQ)
PowerPoint Presentation
Draft Rules
Regulatory Impact Analysis

IV. May EMC Agenda Items:
1. Request for Approval to Proceed to Public Comment and Hearing on Proposed Revisions
to 15A NCAC 02D .1904, Air Curtain Incinerators, and 15A NCAC 02Q .0810, Air
Curtain Burners, and Fiscal Note (567)
(Anna Delahunt, DAQ)
PowerPoint Presentation
Attachment A – Draft Rules, 15A NCAC 02D .1904 and 15A NCAC 02Q .0810
Attachment B – Regulatory Impact Analysis
2. Request for 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
Attachment A – Initial Determination Report for 15A NCAC, Subchapter 02D
Attachment B – Initial Determination Report for 15A NCAC, Subchapter 02Q
Attachment C – Current Rules in 15A NCAC 02D and 02Q
V. Informational Items:
1. Overview of Recent EPA Actions Relating to Federal Air Quality Regulations
(Mike Abraczinskas, DAQ)
PowerPoint Presentation
2.< Air Quality Permits During Emergencies
(Commissioner Bill Yarborough, EMC)
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 July 9, 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.