3/12/2015

NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION

512 N. Salisbury Street
Archdale Building - Ground Floor Hearing Room
Raleigh, North Carolina

March 12, 2015
9:00 a.m. 

General Statute § 138A-15 mandates that the Chairman inquire as to whether any member nows 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.

Gerard Carroll, Chairman Presiding

I.    Preliminary Matters

1.  Call to Order
2.  Swearing-in Ceremony
3.  Approval of minutes from the Commission meeting on January 8, 2015

II.   Action Items

1.   15-08  Request for the Adoption of the Hearing Officer's Recommendations
     on Proposed Amendments to the Underground Storage Tank Rules in
     15A BCAC 02N .0304, .0903, and .0904
     (DWM) Ruth Strauss

Attachment A - UST Rules

2.   15-09  Hearing Officer's Report on Clerical Revision to A5A NCAC 02Q .0711
     (526)
     (DAQ) Robin Barrows

Attachment A - Hearing Record

3.   15-10  Request for 30-day Waiver and to Proceed to Hearing on
      Permanent Amendments to Clarify Applicability of Prevention of
      Significant Deterioration (PSD) Rule for Greenhouse Gases and 
      Title V Applicability Rule (528)
      (DAQ) Patrick Knowlson

Attachment A - Summary Table ( p A1)
Attachment B - Proposed Rule Amendments - 15A NCAC 02D (pp B1-5)
   .0544 and 02Q .0502
Attachment C - Fiscal Note (pp C1-12)
Attachment D - 6-23-14 U.S. Supreme Court Decision Utility (pp D1-52)
   Air Regulatory Group (UARG) v. Environmental Protection Agency
   (EPA) (No. 12-1146)
Attachment E - 7-24-2014 EPA Memo on Next Steps (pp E1-6)

4.   15-11   Request for 30-day Waiver and to Proceed to Hearing on Revisions
                to Reflect S.L. 2014-120 Repeal of Source Reduction and Recycling
                Reporting Requirement (530)

Attachment A - Summary Table
Attachment B - Proposed Rule Amendments - 15A NCAC 02Q .0206 (pp B1-7)
   .0304, .0507
Attachment C - Regulatory Impact Analysis (pp C1-11)

                    THIS ITEM HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA
5.    15-12   Request for 30-day Waiver and to Proceed to Hearing on Revisions
        to Open Burning Rules to Reflect S.L. 2014-120 (529)
       (DAQ) Joelle Burleson

 Attachment A - Summary Table (p A1)
 Attachment B - Proposed Rule Amendments - 15A NCAC 02D (pp B1-7)
     .1902, .1903
Attachment C -  Regulatory Impact Analysis (pp C1-15)

6.    15-13    Request for Approval to Proceed to Public Comment on
        S.L. 2013-413 (H74) Periodic Review of Rules Report for 15A NCAC 02D
        and 02Q
        (DAQ) Joelle Burleson

POWERPOINT PRSENTATION

Attachment A  - 02D Report Spreadsheet
Attachment B - 02Q Report Spreadsheet
        

7.    15-14    Request Adoption of Amendments to 15A NCAC 02B .0269 and
        15A NCAC 02B .0274 and Approval to Transfer to 15A NCAC Subchapter
         02R per 26 NCAC 02C .0408 and "30-day waiver"
         (DWR) Jeff Manning

Attachment A - Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0269
Attachment B - Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0274

8.     15-15    Towns of Cary, Apex, Morrisville, and Wake County Interbasin
         Transfer Certification Modification
         (DWR) Evan Kane

POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

Attachment A - Final Cary IBT Hearing Officer's Report
Attachment B - Environmental Assessment (EA)
Attachment C - Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)

III.     Concluding Remarks

By Committee Chairs
By Directors
By Commission Members
By Counsel
By Chairman

Adjournment 03-12-15