Air Quality Rules Readoption, Group 1 Hearing Request
Environmental Management Commission
May 11, 2017
Department of Environmental Quality
Rule Groups &Anticipated General Timing
(subject to change)
Group Rules*
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2
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Tentative General Timing (Subject to Change)
Target Stakeholder Meeting Target EMC Adoption
02D .0100, .0200,
.0300, .0400, .1300,
.2000, .2200, .2300
02Q .0100, .0200,
.0300, .0400, .0500,
.0800, .0900
02D .1100, .1200,
.1700, 02Q .0700
December 2, 2016^
January 2018
March 6, 2017^
Early 2018
Summer 2017
Summer 2018
02D .0540, .1800,
.1900
02D .0600, .2100,
.2600
02D .0500, .0900,
.1000, .1400
Fall 2017
Fall 2018
Early 2018
Late Spring/Summer
2019
Summer/Fall 2019
Spring/Summer 2018
*Some rules may shift groups as process progresses
^Indicates date meeting held.
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Group 1 Rules
15A NCAC 02D
SECTION .0100 - DEFINITIONS AND REFERENCES
SECTION .0200 - AIR POLLUTION SOURCES
SECTION .0300 - AIR POLLUTION EMERGENCIES
SECTION .0400 - AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
SECTION .1300 - OXYGENATED GASOLINE STANDARD
SECTION .2000 - TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY
SECTION .2200 - SPECIAL ORDERS
• 12/2/2016 - Stakeholder Meeting
• 1/11/2017 - Concept to Air Quality Committee (AQC)
• 1/14/2017 - Stakeholder comment period ended, one set of
comments received, focused on updating landfill and other
terminology and related requirements; to be considered
further in conjunction with Landfill Rules Emissions Guidelines
update effort and in broader context of other rules as continue
readoption process
• 3/8/2017 - Draft rules to AQC
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Group 1 Rules Preliminary Updates
15A NCAC 02D
SECTION .0100 - DEFINITIONS AND REFERENCES
-4 rules (1 modified without substantive change, and 3
amended to update format of units, references agency
name/address, provide web address for referenced documents)
SECTION .0200 - AIR POLLUTION SOURCES
-2 rules (without change)
SECTION .0300 - AIR POLLUTION EMERGENCIES
-7 rules (1 without change, 2 without substantive change, 4
with substantive change to make administrative changes, e.g.,
update Department name, formatting, capitalization and
punctuation; update who proclaims alerts at different levels to
Secretary level)
SECTION .0400 - AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
- 7 rules (7 without substantive change - change to update
.0405 to reflect 2015 Ozone NAAQS being handled separately)
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Group 1 Rules Preliminary Updates
15A NCAC 02D
SECTION .1300 - OXYGENATED GASOLINE STANDARD
-5 rules (5 repeals of rules formerly contingency measure for
carbon monoxide (CO) limited maintenance plan; no longer
needed)
SECTION .2000 - TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY
-5 rules (2 without change, 2 without substantive change,1 with
substantive change; requirements set federally and reflected in
rule; updates to affected areas based on attainment status,
clarifications, and cross reference updates)
SECTION .2200 - SPECIAL ORDERS
-5 rules (3 without change, 1 without substantive change, 1
with substantive change requirements statutorily set; administrative
process reflected in rule; update to reflect online posting per statute
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Group 1 Rules Tentative Timing
(subject to change)
• 1/11/2017
Concept to Air Quality Committee (AQC)
• 3/9/2017
Draft Rules to AQC
• 5/11/2017
Request to Proceed to Comment and Hearing to
Environmental Management Commission (EMC)
• 6/15/2017
8/14/2017
Public Comment Period and Hearing
• 11/10/2017 Readoption by EMC
• 12/21/2017 Rules Review Commission Approval
• 1/1/2018
Tentatively Effective
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