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Division of Air Quality Directory
| Topic | Contact |
|---|---|
| 112(r) | Mike Reid |
| One-Stop Permit Coordination and Assistance | DEQ Environmental Assistance and Customer Service 1-877-623-6748 or 919-707-8100 |
| A/C Compressor Disposition | Waste Reduction: 919-715-6506 |
| Acid Deposition / Acid Rain | Randy Strait |
| Acid Rain Data | Joette Steger |
| Adjudicatory Permit Form | Mark Cuilla |
| Air Awareness: Environmental Education, Media, & Businesses | Jonathan Navarro, Shawn Taylor |
| Air Compressor Permit | DOA Standards Division: 919-733-3313 |
| Air Quality Action Day | Elliot Tardif, Jonathan Navarro, Shawn Taylor |
| Air Quality Monitoring Data | Joette Steger |
| Air Toxics Support | Jim Bowyer, Steven Walters |
| Alternative Fuels | Brian Phillips |
| Ambient Monitoring Procedures | Joette Steger, Patrick Butler |
| Animal Crematoria / Incinerators | Regional Offices, Gary Saunders |
| Annual Air Pollutant Emissions Report | Tammy Manning, Regional Offices |
| Anti-Idling Policy / Idle Reduction | Brian Phillips |
| Artwork / Graphics | Jerome Moore, Shawn Taylor |
| Asbestos (Demolition Notification, etc.) | Asbestos Program: 919-707-5950 |
| Asphalt Plant Calls (Misc.) | Regional Offices, Shawn Taylor |
| Asphalt Plant Testing Protocols | Shannon Vogel |
| Attainment / Nonattainment Areas | Randy Strait |
| Autobody Shops | Steve Hall, Tony Pendola |
| Auto Emissions / Inspections | Dave Willis, Brian Phillips |
| Automobile Registration Denial | 877-421-0020 or 919-861-3185 |
| BACT Analysis | Booker Pullen |
| Boilers, Steam | Gary Saunders |
| Brochures & Publications | Shawn Taylor |
| Budget | Michele Godwin |
| Carbon Monoxide Monitoring | Kay Roberts, Joette Steger |
| Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Areas | Randy Strait |
| CFC Exams (Certifications) | EPA: Wendell Reed - 404-562-9215 |
| CFCs (Chlorinated flourocarbons) see also "Refrigerants" | EPA: Wendell Reed - 404-562-9215 |
| Civil Penalties | Steve Hall, Amy Vanderkop, Gary Saunders |
| Clean Air Act Requirements | Mike Abraczinskas, Randy Strait, Robin Barrows |
| CMAQ Congestion Mitigation | Sheila Blanchard |
| Combustion Turbines Test Reports | Shannon Vogel, Gary Saunders |
| Committee Hearings / Meetings (AQC, EMC) | Joelle Burleson, Katie Quinlan |
| Complaints / Companies | Regional Offices |
| Complaints / Indoor Air | Epidemiology: 919-707-5900 |
| Complaints / Outdoor Air | Regional Offices |
| Complaints / Workplace Air | Occupational Health, Epidemiology: 919-707-5900 |
| Compliance Assurance Monitoring (CAM) | Samir Parekh, Gary Saunders |
| Compliance / Status of Test Reports | Shannon Vogel, Gary Saunders |
| Conformity / General | Andy Bollman |
| Conformity / Transportation | Todd Pasley, Randy Strait, Sheila Blanchard, Brian Phillips |
| Continuous Emissions Monitoring (CEM) | Dennis Igboko, Regional Offices |
| Contrails from Jet Aircraft | Marion Herz, U.S. EPA: 202-564-1084 |
| Crematoria / Animals | Regional Offices, Gary Saunders |
| Database Queries | Shawn Taylor |
| Demolition Notification (Asbestos) | Asbestos Program: 919-707-5950 |
| DEQ Environmental Assistance and Customer Service | DEQ Environmental Assistance and Customer Service 877-623-6748 or 919-707-8100 |
| Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) grants | Sheila Blanchard, Brian Phillips |
| Dry Cleaners | Waste Management: 919-707-8200 |
| Early Action Compacts | Randy Strait |
| Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure | Dave Willis, Steven Rice, Brian Phillips |
| Electronic Questions & Repairs | Derrick House |
| EMC Air Questions: Rules & Amendments | Joelle Burleson |
| EMC Air Questions: Meeting Agenda, dates, membership, etc. | Lois Thomas: 919-707-9023 EMC Home Page |
| Emergencies (Reporting) |
If you have an environmental emergency, don’t hesitate to call right away: 800-858-0368 |
| Emissions (Automobile) Testing | Dave Willis, Brian Phillips |
| Emission Factors, Stationary Sources | Tammy Manning. Mark Cuilla |
| Emission Factors, Transportation | Todd Pasley, Randy Strait |
| Emission Fees | Mark Cuilla, Connie Horne |
| Emissions, Fugitive - Complaints | Regional Offices |
| Emissions, Fugitive - Rules | Joelle Burleson |
| Emissions, Landfill Gases | Tammy Manning, Booker Pullen, Massoud Eslambolchi |
| Emissions Inventory (Area) (Non Point) | Kevin Ours, Tammy Manning, Andy Bollman |
| Emissions Inventory (Biogenic) | Randy Strait |
| Emissions Inventory (EPA or another State) | Tammy Manning |
| Emissions Inventory (Highway Mobile) | Todd Pasley, Randy Strait |
| Emissions Inventory (Industry Point Source) | Tammy Manning, Regional Offices |
| Emissions Inventory (nonroad Mobile) | Randy Strait |
| Emissions Inventory (Point for Modeling) | Ming Xie, Randy Strait |
| Emissions Inventory (Point Source) Data Queries | Tammy Manning |
| Emissions Inventory (Toxics) | Tammy Manning, Robin Barrows |
| Emission Reduction Grants | Sheila Blanchard, Brian Phillips |
| Emission Reports & Retrievals | Tammy Manning |
| Enforcement / Hearings / Fasttrack Cases / Action | Thaochi Vu, Gary Saunders, Steve Hall |
| Environmental Education for Air Awareness | Jonathan Navarro |
| Environmental Indicators Report | Joette Steger |
| Environmental Justice | Mike Abraczinskas, Shawn Taylor, Renee Kramer |
| Environmental Permits Information and Coordination | DEQ Environmental Assistance and Customer Service 877-623-6748 or 919-707-8100, or Mark Cuilla |
| Environmental Policy Act | Connie Horne |
| Environmental Stewardship Initiative | esi@ncdenr.gov |
| Episodic Ozone Controls | Randy Strait |
| Equipment, Monitoring | Derrick House |
| ERC | Mike Abraczinskas |
| Ethanol | Brian Phillips |
| Fluoride Standards | Joelle Burleson |
| Forecast Meteorologists | Elliot Tardif, Bradley McLamb |
| Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) | Shawn Taylor |
| Freon Hotline (Federal) Atlanta | EPA: Wendell Reed - 404-562-9215 |
| Fuels Report - Sulfur Content | Regional Offices, Dennis Igboko, Gary Saunders |
| Fugitive Emissions - Complaints | Regional Offices |
| Fugitive Emissions - Rules | Joelle Burleson |
| Furniture MACT | Katie Quinlan |
| Gasoline / Gas Vapor | Melanie Henderson, Scott Albright, Brian Phillips |
| Gases from Landfills | Eslambolchi.Massoud, Booker Pullen |
| Geographic Information Systems | Todd Pasley |
| Glycol Ethers | Jim Bowyer |
| Grants | Brian Phillips, Sheila Blanchard |
| Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Andy Bollman, Tammy Manning |
| Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP) / Title III | Joelle Burleson, Nancy Jones |
| Health Concerns / Animal Production | Epidemiology: 919-707-5900 |
| Hog Farms (see also Pig Farms or Nitrogen Deposition) | Gary Saunders or Regional Offices |
| HON (Hazardous Organic NESHAPS) | Katie Quinlan, Robin Barrows |
| Human Resources | Wendy Minich |
| IBEAM Data Base - Compliance | Bernard McKee |
| IBEAM Data Base - Emissions | Tammy Manning |
| Incineration | Regional Offices |
| Incinerator Emissions (Inventory) | Tammy Manning |
| Incinerator Rules | Joelle Burleson, Katie Quinlan |
| Indoor Air | Epidemiology: 919-707-5900 |
| Indoor Air Quality Information Clearinghouse | U.S. EPA 1-800-438-4318 or 1-301-585-9020 |
| Initial Notification Report for HAPs / Title III | Katie Quinlan, Regional Office |
| Inspection & Maintenance (I/M) | Dave Willis, Brian Phillips |
| Inspection Waiver for Cars and Trucks | 877-421-0020 or 919-861-3189 |
| Insulation (Home & Industrial) | Epidemiology: 919-707-5900 |
| Inventory Reports for Medical Waste Incinerators | Tammy Manning |
| ISO 14000 | Don Burke 919-707-8131 and Davis Conners 919-707-8129 |
| Laboratory, DAQ | Jim Bowyer |
| Landfills, gas emissions | Booker Pullen, Massoud Eslambolchi |
| Lead Based Paint | Environmental Health: 919-715-3293 |
| Legislation | Robin Barrows, Mike Abraczinskas |
| MACT (Maximum Achievable Control Technology) | Robin Barrows |
| Mercury or CO2 Relating to Clean Smokestacks | Randy Strait, Robin Barrows |
| Mercury: Concerns about a Facility | Regional Offices |
| Meteorological Data | Elliot Tardif, Tom Anderson |
| Method 5 | Shannon Vogel, Gary Saunders |
| Mobile Sources: Implementation | Brian Phillips, Dave Willis |
| Mobile Sources: Planning (modeling, alternative fuel vehicles, VMT, I/M) | Todd Pasley, Randy Strait |
| Mobile Source Emissions Reduction Grants | Sheila Blanchard, Brian Phillips |
| Modeling Protocol / Guidance | Tom Anderson |
| Modeling Requirements: Permits / Toxics | Tom Anderson |
| Modeling Requirements: Planning | Elliot Tardif |
| Mold - Indoors | DHHS Office of Epidemiology: 919-707-5900 |
| Monitoring Stations | Joette Steger, Derrick House |
| Motor Fuel Sticker Tags | N.C. Motor Fuels - Toxics Division: 919-733-3409 (voice mail) |
| MTBE | Brian Phillips |
| National Emissions Standards for HAPS | Robin Barrows |
| North Carolina Analyzer Specifications | Dave Willis |
| NESHAPS | Robin Barrows |
| New Source Review Permit Requirements | Mark Cuilla, Booker Pullen |
| New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) | Shannon Vogel, Gary Saunders |
| News Media & Press Releases | Shawn Taylor |
| Nitrogen Deposition (Hog or Pig Farms) + Animal Production | Gary Saunders |
| Noise (Complaint Referrals) | N.C. OSH: 919-733-3322 |
| Non-Attainment | Randy Strait, Tammy Manning |
| NOD (Notice of Deficiency) | Regional Offices, Gary Saunders, Steve Hall |
| NOV (Notice of Violations) | Regional Offices, Gary Saunders, Steve Hall |
| Odor: Complaints | Regional Offices, Gary Saunders, Shawn Taylor |
| Opacity Reports | Dennis Igboko |
| Open Burning (Reporting Violations) | Regional Offices |
| Opening Burning (Civil Penalties) | Thaochi Vu, Gary Saunders, Steve Hall |
| OSHA Training | Cassandra Scott |
| Outdoor Burning | Regional Offices |
| Outside Involvement Committee | Betty Gatano |
| Ozone Alert | See: "Air Quality Action Day" |
| Ozone Ambient Levels | Jeff Gobel, Joette Steger |
| Ozone Attainment / Planning | Randy Strait, Tammy Manning |
| Ozone Forecasts | Elliot Tardif, Bradley McLamb |
| Ozone Stratospheric Hotline | EPA: 800-296-1996 |
| Paint, Booth | Tony Pendola (DEQ Environmental Assistance and Customer Service) |
| Paint, Lead Based | Environmental Health - Ed Norman: 919-715-3293 |
| Particulate Matter | Travis Funderburk, Joette Steger |
| Particulate Matter Attainment Planning | Randy Strait, Tammy Manning |
| Particulate Matter Forecast Mets | See: "Forecast Meteorologists" |
| Payments for Civil Penalties | Amy Vanderkop |
| Performance Partnership | Michele Godwin |
| Permit Application Fees | Mark Cuilla, Connie Horne |
| Permit for Service Station Air Compressor | DOA Standards Division: 919-733-3313 |
| Permit Requirements | Mark Cuilla |
| Pesticides being sprayed | Dept. of Agriculture/Pesticides Division: 919-733-3556 |
| Photochemical Modeling | Elliot Tardif, Randy Strait |
| Pig Farms (see also Hog Farms or Nitrogen Deposition) Animal Production | Gary Saunders |
| Pollen Database | Jim Bowyer, Nathan Miller |
| Pollution Prevention & Environmental Assistance | (for DEQ) DEQ Environmental Assistance and Customer Service 877-623-6748 or 919-707-8100 (for Air Quality) Bernard McKee: 919-707-8438 |
| Powerlines - Dangers of Living Near Them | Epidemiology: 919-707-5900 |
| Printing MACT | Robin Barrows |
| Program Funding | Michele Godwin |
| Program Planning | Mike Abraczinskas |
| Program Policy | Mike Abraczinskas |
| PSD: Prevention of Significant Deterioration - Monitoring | Joette Steger |
| PSD: Prevention of Significant Deterioration - Permitting | Booker Pullen |
| Public Hearings - Rule Development | Joelle Burleson, Shawn Taylor |
| Public Information | Shawn Taylor |
| Radar Profilers | Elliot Tardif, Bradley McLamb |
| Radon Monitoring | NC Radiation Protection Section Radon Program: 828-712-0972 |
| Recommendations for Enforcement | Gary Saunders, Steve Hall |
| Refrigerants (CFC's) | EPA - Wendell Reed: 404-562-9215 |
| Regional Strategic Implementation Plan | Randy Strait, Mike Abraczinskas |
| Regulations / Rules | Joelle Burleson |
| Released Quantity of Toxics (RQ) | N.C. Emergency Management: 919-825-2255 |
| Risk Management Planning | Mike Reid |
| Safety Equipment / Safety Issues | Cassandra Scott |
| Sampling - Ambient Air | Joette Steger, Jim Bowyer, Patrick Butler |
| SARA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) | N.C. Emergency Management: 919-825-2255 |
| Secretaries' Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) | Mike Abraczinskas |
| Small Business Assistance Program | Tony Pendola DEQ Environmental Assistance and Customer Service 877-623-6748 or 919-707-8100 |
| Small Business Ombudsman | Tony Pendola DEQ Environmental Assistance and Customer Service 877-623-6748 or 919-707-8100 |
| Smoke From Vehicles | Steven Rice, Brian Phillips |
| Solvents / Adhesives | Jim Bowyer |
| Source Ambient Sampling | Joette Steger |
| Source Dispersion Modeling | Tom Anderson |
| Source Sampling | Shannon Vogel, Gary Saunders |
| Source Testing Reports, Review | Shannon Vogel, Gary Saunders |
| Stack Testing | Shannon Vogel, Gregg O'Neal, Jim Hammond |
| Stage I & Stage II Vapor Recovery | Melanie Henderson, Scott Albright, Brian Phillips |
| State of the Environment Report | DEQ Public Affairs: 919-707-8602 |
| State Implementation Plan (SIP) | Randy Strait, Tammy Manning |
| Stationary Source Guidelines | Gary Saunders, Steve Hall |
| Sulfur Content of Fuel Reports | Regional Offices, Dennis Igboko, Gary Saunders |
| Sulfur Dioxide Monitoring | Jeremy Pope, Joette Steger |
| Synthetic Minor Permitting | Regional Offices |
| Tank Truck Tightness Certification | Melanie Henderson, Scott Albright, Brian Phillips |
| Tax Certifications | Regional Offices |
| Tier II Report | N.C. Emergency Management: 919-825-2255 |
| Title IV Permitting / Acid Rain | Ed Martin, Mark Cuilla |
| Title V Permitting | Mark Cuilla |
| Title V Retrievals & Reports | Kathy Hash |
| Toxics: Chemical Questions | Jim Bowyer |
| Toxics: Emissions Inventory | Tammy Manning, Robin Barrows |
| Toxics: Investigations | Jim Bowyer |
| Toxics: Permit Reviews | Mark Cuilla |
| Toxics: Release Inventory (TRI) | N.C. Emergency Management: 919-825-2255 |
| Toxics: Regulations & Applicability | Joelle Burleson, Katie Quinlan |
| Training (Technical) | Cassandra Scott |
| Transportation Conformity | Todd Pasley, Sheila Blanchard |
| Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) | Sheila Blanchard, Brian Phillips |
| Trends Report / Air Quality | Tammy Manning |
| Underground Storage Tanks (Permitting Fees) | Waste Management: 919-707-8171 |
| Underground Storage Tanks (Vapor Recovery) | Melanie Henderson, Scott Albright, Brian Phillips |
| UST Forms | Scott Albright |
| Vapor Recovery | Brian Phillips, Scott Albright, Melanie Henderson |
| VISTAS, Visibility / Regional Haze | Randy Strait, Mike Abraczinskas |
| VOC (Volatile Organic Chemicals) Testing | Shannon Vogel, Gary Saunders |
| Volkswagen Settlement | Brian Phillips |
| VOC Permit Requirements | Booker Pullen |
| VOC Rules | Joelle Burleson |
| Waivers, Vehicle Emissions Inspection | 877-421-0020 or 919-861-3185 |
| Waste Management | Main Number: 919-707-8200 |
| Weather Forecasts | Elliot Tardif, Bradley McLamb |
| Webmaster | Shawn Taylor |
| Web Site Address | /about/divisions/air-quality |
| Wood Furniture MACT | Robin Barrows |
| Woodstoves | Regional Offices, Jonathan Navarro |
| Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Charging Infrastructure | Dave Willis, Steven Rice, Brian Phillips |
| Zoning Consistency Determination Requests | Regional Offices |