NC DEQ: Rules in the Hearing Process
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given for one public hearing to be heard by the. North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality concerning the proposed amendments to air quality rules. PURPOSE:
To receive comments on adoption of, amendments to, and repeal of permit exemption related rules. Rule 15A NCAC 02Q.0102, Activities Exempted From Permit Requirements, is proposed for amendment to simplify the rule to make it easier to understand. New exemption requirements are also added. Facilities with actual emissions less than five tons per year of each specified pollutant and total aggregate actual emissions of 1O tons per year would be exempt from permitting. Facilities that are not exempt and have total aggregate actual emissions less than 25 tons per year would be eligible for registration instead of obtaining a permit. Rule 15A NCAC 02Q .0302, Facilities Not Likely To Contravene Demonstration, is proposed for repeal since the rule is duplicative of the requirements contained in the revised Rule 15A NCAC 02Q .0102. Rule 15A NCAC 02Q .0318, Changes Not Requiring Permit Revisions, is proposed for adoption to allow facilities to make minor changes without first modifying their permit. Rule 15A NCAC 02Q .0903, Emergency Generators And Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines, is proposed for amendment to add an exemption from permitting for stationary reciprocating internal combustion engines if the engine is the only source of emissions at the facility. NOTE: The proposed repeals and amendments considered in these hearings, if adopted, will be effective statewide and submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency to be included in the North Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP); if they are later adopted by a local air pollution control agency, then that agency will enforce them in its area of jurisdiction.
DATES AND LOCATION:
November 4, 2015, 6:00 P.M. Archdale Building, Ground Floor Hearing Room, 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC 27604
COMMENT PROCEDURES:
All persons interested in these matters are invited to attend the public hearings. Any person desiring to comment is requested to submit a written statement for inclusion in the record of proceedings at the public hearing. The hearing officer may limit the length of oral presentations if many people want to speak. The hearing record will remain open until November 30, 2015 to receive additional written statements. To be included, the statement must be received by the Division by November 30, 2015.
INFORMATION:
Copies of the proposed rule changes may be downloaded at http://www.ncair.org/rules/hearing/. Copies of the proposals may also be reviewed at the regional offices of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality, located at the following cities: Asheville Fayetteville Mooresville Raleigh Washington Wilmington Winston-Salem
828/296-4500 91 0/433-3300 704/663-1699 919/791-4200 252/946-6481 910/796-7215 336/776-9800
Comments should be sent to and additional information concerning the hearings or the proposals may be obtained by contacting: Ms. Joelle Burleson Division of Air Quality 1641 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1641 (919) 707-8720 Phone/Fax [email protected]
DATE:
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Sheila Holman, DAQ Director
To receive comments on adoption of, amendments to, and repeal of permit exemption related rules. Rule 15A NCAC 02Q.0102, Activities Exempted From Permit Requirements, is proposed for amendment to simplify the rule to make it easier to understand. New exemption requirements are also added. Facilities with actual emissions less than five tons per year of each specified pollutant and total aggregate actual emissions of 1O tons per year would be exempt from permitting. Facilities that are not exempt and have total aggregate actual emissions less than 25 tons per year would be eligible for registration instead of obtaining a permit. Rule 15A NCAC 02Q .0302, Facilities Not Likely To Contravene Demonstration, is proposed for repeal since the rule is duplicative of the requirements contained in the revised Rule 15A NCAC 02Q .0102. Rule 15A NCAC 02Q .0318, Changes Not Requiring Permit Revisions, is proposed for adoption to allow facilities to make minor changes without first modifying their permit. Rule 15A NCAC 02Q .0903, Emergency Generators And Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines, is proposed for amendment to add an exemption from permitting for stationary reciprocating internal combustion engines if the engine is the only source of emissions at the facility. NOTE: The proposed repeals and amendments considered in these hearings, if adopted, will be effective statewide and submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency to be included in the North Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP); if they are later adopted by a local air pollution control agency, then that agency will enforce them in its area of jurisdiction.
DATES AND LOCATION:
November 4, 2015, 6:00 P.M. Archdale Building, Ground Floor Hearing Room, 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC 27604
COMMENT PROCEDURES:
All persons interested in these matters are invited to attend the public hearings. Any person desiring to comment is requested to submit a written statement for inclusion in the record of proceedings at the public hearing. The hearing officer may limit the length of oral presentations if many people want to speak. The hearing record will remain open until November 30, 2015 to receive additional written statements. To be included, the statement must be received by the Division by November 30, 2015.
INFORMATION:
Copies of the proposed rule changes may be downloaded at http://www.ncair.org/rules/hearing/. Copies of the proposals may also be reviewed at the regional offices of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality, located at the following cities: Asheville Fayetteville Mooresville Raleigh Washington Wilmington Winston-Salem
828/296-4500 91 0/433-3300 704/663-1699 919/791-4200 252/946-6481 910/796-7215 336/776-9800
Comments should be sent to and additional information concerning the hearings or the proposals may be obtained by contacting: Ms. Joelle Burleson Division of Air Quality 1641 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1641 (919) 707-8720 Phone/Fax [email protected]
DATE:
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Sheila Holman, DAQ Director
