AQC Agenda_11March2026

NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
March 11, 2026
10:15 A.M. - 11:15 A.M.
Air Quality Committee Agenda
Michael Ellison, 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 Michael Ellison
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 12, 2025.
II. Concepts:
1. Rule Revisions for Website Noticing of Draft Air Permits (570) (Ashley Hosken, DAQ)
PowerPoint Presentation
III. Action Items:
1. Request for Approval to Proceed to the EMC to Request Approval of Proposed
Readoption Schedule for Air Quality Rules in 15A NCAC 02D and 02Q
(Joelle Burleson, DAQ)

PowerPoint Presentation

Proposed Readoption Schedule
Existing Rules, 15A NCAC 02D and 02Q

2. Request for Approval to Proceed to the EMC to Proceed to Public Comment and Hearing
on Proposed Revisions to 15A NCAC 02Q .0807 to Add Title V Exclusionary Provisions
for Non-Emergency Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (RICE) and
the Accompanying Regulatory Impact Analysis (569) (Brad Nelson, DAQ)

PowerPoint Presentation

Draft Rule, 15A NCAC 02Q .0807
Regulatory Impact Analysis

IV. March EMC Agenda Items:
1. Request for Approval of 30-day Waiver and Request for Approval of the Schedule for
Readoption as part of the Periodic Review of Existing Rules for 15A NCAC 02D and
02Q (Joelle Burleson, DAQ)
Attachment A – Readoption Schedule
Attachment B – Existing Rules

PowerPoint Presentation
2. Request for Approval of Hearing Officer’s Report and final adoption of Regulatory
Impact Analysis and Proposed Rules 02Q .0114, .0501, and .0507 pursuant to the Pre-
Permitting Provisions of Session Law 2023-134, Section 12.11(e)-(g) as amended by
Session Law 2024-1, Section 4.13 (566) (Katie Quinlan, DAQ)

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

PowerPoint Presentation
V. Informational Items:
1. < Director’s Remarks (Mike Abraczinskas, DAQ)
2. * Calendar and Status of Ongoing DAQ Rule Development Projects
VI. < Closing Remarks………………………………………………………… Chair Michael Ellison

Adjournment: The next Air Quality Committee Meeting is scheduled for May 13, 2026. 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.