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Environmental Quality Rule Updates: Air Monitoring and Emission Reductions Progress Report

Stay informed about the recent updates in the Department of Environmental Quality's Group 5 Rules related to air quality monitoring, reporting, recordkeeping, risk management, and emission reduction credits. Learn about the regulatory changes, stakeholder meetings, and the anticipated general timing for rule readoption. Keep track of key dates and developments for compliance with environmental regulations.

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Environmental Quality Rule Updates: Air Monitoring and Emission Reductions Progress Report

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  1. Draft Air Quality Rules Readoption, Group 5 EMC Meeting – March 14, 2019 Department of Environmental Quality

  2. Rule Groups & Anticipated General Timing * Some rules may shift groups as process progresses. ** 02D .1000 and .1700 are on separate tracks from the rest of rules up for readoption. 02D .1000 effective July 1, 2018. # 02D .2300 deferred from Group 1 for further DAQ consideration post stakeholder; to be processed with Group 5. Department of Environmental Quality

  3. H74 Group 5 Rules • Monitoring, Reporting, Recordkeeping • 15A NCAC 02D .0600, Monitoring: Recordkeeping: Reporting • NC Risk Management Program Rules (CAA Section 112(r)) • 15A NCAC 02D .2100, Risk Management Program • NC Source Testing Rules • 15A NCAC 02D .2600, Source Testing • 06/28/2018 Stakeholder Meeting • 07/13/2018 Stakeholder Comments Due • 01/09/2019 Draft Rules to Air Quality Committee (AQC) • 03/14/2019 Request to Proceed to Hearing to Environmental Management Commission (EMC) Department of Environmental Quality

  4. H74 Group 5 Rules Preliminary UpdatesNC Monitoring, Reporting, Recordkeeping Rules - 15A NCAC 02D .0600 Department of Environmental Quality

  5. H74 Group 5 Rules Preliminary UpdatesNC Monitoring, Reporting, Recordkeeping Rules - 15A NCAC 02D .0600 Department of Environmental Quality

  6. H74 Group 5 Rules Preliminary UpdatesNC Risk Management Program Rules - 15A NCAC 02D .2100 Department of Environmental Quality

  7. H74 Group 5 Rules • Recent Federal Activity on Risk Management Program (RMP) Rules (CAA Section 112(r)) • 01/26/2017 EPA published in FR delaying effective date of RMP amendments rule for a short period • EPA delayed effective date of June 14m 2017 RMP rule amendments on March 16, 2017 and June 14, 2017 • 08/17/2018 U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued its decision vacating the June 14, 2017 rule (82 FR 27133) which had initially delayed the effective date of the amendments rule until 02/19/2019 • 9/21/2018 Court issued mandate making the RMP amendments rule effective • 12/03/2018 FR Announcement • Amendments to Risk Management Program published in FR 01/14/2017 are in effect • Adjustment to NC rule not needed at this time Department of Environmental Quality

  8. H74 Group 5 Rules Preliminary UpdatesNC Banking Emission Reduction Credits Rules – 15 NCAC 02D .2300 Department of Environmental Quality

  9. H74 Group 5 Rules Preliminary UpdatesNC Banking Emission Reduction Credits Rules – 15 NCAC 02D .2300 Department of Environmental Quality

  10. H74 Group 5 Rules Preliminary UpdatesNC Source Testing Rules – 15 NCAC 02D .2600 Department of Environmental Quality

  11. H74 Group 5 Rules Preliminary UpdatesNC Source Testing Rules – 15 NCAC 02D .2600 Department of Environmental Quality

  12. H74 Group 5 Rules Preliminary UpdatesNC Source Testing Rules – 15 NCAC 02D .2600 Department of Environmental Quality

  13. H74 Group 5 Rules • Fiscal Note approved by Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) on November 26, 2018 as having little to no impact on state or local governments and no substantial economic impact. • 15A NCAC 02D .2602 has minor impact to private sector in form of preparation and submittal of a written plan for achieving compliance for those sources submitting a non-compliant test report. • Cost estimated to be $5,076 per year over the next five years. • 4 hours labor at $141/hour • Total cost of $564 • Estimate of total cost derived based on historical average number of NOVs issued per year for a non-compliant test report • Written plan starts process of attaining compliance sooner as opposed to waiting for 40-90 day DAQ review period. • The plan will reduce time facility is in non-compliance and thus reduce exposure of pollutants to North Carolina citizens. Department of Environmental Quality

  14. Group 5 Rules Tentative Timing(subject to change) • 3/7/2018 Concept to Air Quality Committee (AQC) • 6/28/2018 Stakeholder Meeting • 1/9/2019 Draft Rules to AQC • 3/14/2019 Request to Proceed to Comment and Hearing to Environmental Management Commission (EMC) • 4/15/2019- Public Comment Period and Hearing 6/14/2019 • 9/12/2019 Readoption by EMC • 10/17/2019 Rules Review Commission Approval • 11/1/2019 Tentatively Effective Department of Environmental Quality

  15. Next Up • Next Group… • H74 Group 6 Rules • 15A NCAC 02D .0500, Emission Control Standards • 15A NCAC 02D .0900, Volatile Organic Compounds • 15A NCAC 02D .1400, Nitrogen Oxides • Also: • 02D .0403, Total Suspended Particulate Matter • Stakeholder meeting tentatively scheduled for mid 2018. Department of Environmental Quality

  16. H74 Group 5 Rules • DAQ requests approval to proceed to proceed to public comment and hearing on the proposed readoption of Group 5 Rules - 15A NCAC 02D .0600-.0615, .2100-.2104, .2300-.2311, and .2600-.2621 and the associated fiscal note. Department of Environmental Quality

  17. Contact Joelle Burleson, EIT, CPM Senior Regulatory Advisor Division of Air Quality, Planning Section North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 919 707 8720    office joelle.burleson@ncdenr.gov Department of Environmental Quality

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