1. Department of Environmental Quality
Upcoming Air Quality rules and the H74 Review Process
July 13, 2016
Mike Abraczinskas
Department of Environmental Quality

2. Topics
Upcoming rule making actions
H74 rule review process

3. Air Quality rule-making - 2016
Amendments to 02D Odor control of Feed Ingredient Manufacturing Plants
Per S.L
July 2016 EMC – request to proceed to hearing
January 2017 EMC – hearing officer’s report
Mid-2018 – potential effective date of rule

4. Air Quality rule-making - 2016
Repeal of 02D – Heavy Duty Idling Restrictions
Amendments to 02D – Volatile Organic Compound rules
September 2016 EMC – hearing officer’s report
November 1, 2016 – potential effective date

5. Air Quality rule-making - 2016
Amendments to 02D & Adoption of 02D – Startup, Shutdown and Malfunction State Implementation Plan Call
September 2016 EMC – hearing officer’s report
November 1, 2016 – potential effective date

6. Air Quality rule-making - 2016
Amendments to Sewage Sludge Incinerator rules
September 2016 AQC – either present draft rules or a pathway to take delegation of the Federal Plan for this source category
November 2016 EMC – request to proceed to public hearing (if necessary)
March 2017 EMC - hearing officer’s report (if necessary)
May 1, 2017 – potential effective date (if necessary)

7. H74 - Air Quality Rule Review Process
2016 – DAQ internal review of rules
Review rules and underlying assumptions/information
Needed? Up-to-date?
Develop and organize concepts for stakeholder discussion

8. H74 - Air Quality Rule Review Process
2017 – Group rules as an orderly way to proceed…
Potential groupings:
Rules where no changes are recommended
Rules needing technical corrections
Rules with ongoing/potential litigation
Rules with statutory deadlines
Rules to repeal
Rules with substantive changes
Rules by topic areas of interest
Emission standards (02D .0500)
Incinerators
Toxics
Non-Title V permitting
Title V permitting
Open burning, odor, fugitive dust
Hold stakeholder meetings
Start “easy” groups through the rule-making process

9. H74 - Air Quality Rule Review Process
– Take remaining groups through the rule-making process
Miscellany:
State Implementation Plan revisions might be necessary for some changes
Generate technical background documents when making changes
Law/policy changes during the process
Projected work load:
HIGH

10. Thank you Questions? Mike Abraczinskas
Deputy Director
NC Division of Air Quality
Department of Environmental Quality