11/14/2013

NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION

 512 N. Salisbury Street
Archdale Building - Ground Floor Hearing Room
Raleigh, North Carolina
 
November 14, 2013
9:00 a.m.
 
General Statute § 138A-15 mandates that the Chairman inquire as to whether any member knows 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.
 
 
Benne C. Hutson, Chairman, Presiding
 
I.  Preliminary Matters
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of minutes from September 12, 2013 Commission Meeting
 
II.  Action Items
 
1.  13-25  Election of a vice-chair to the Environmental Management Commission (p 1)

2.  13-26  Amendment of Internal Operating Procedures of the Environmental (p 1)
               Management Commission of North Carolina to Establish Page Limits on 
               Briefs in Contested Case Proceedings
               (AG) Mary Lucasse
 
Attachment A - Article XI (revised with new section 9) (pp A1-2)
 
3.  13-27  Hearing Officer's Report on Revision of Arsenic Acceptable Ambient (pp 1-3)
               Level (AAL) (514) 

               Overview of NCDENR Secretary’s Science Advisory Board (SAB)
               (DAQ) Lori Cherry
 

        Attachment A – Hearing Record Arsenic AAL (pp A1-740)
         (DAQ) Donnie Redmond
        Attachment B - July 2013 EMC Minutes of Action Item 13-20 Hearing (pp B1-14)
           Officer's Report on Revision of Arsenic Acceptable Ambient Level 
           (AAL) (514)
        Attachment C - Gaston County Ltr dated 8-30-2013 (p C1) 

        (July EMC Meeting Questions) - POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
        (SAB) Dr. Thomas Starr, Chairman
        (DAQ) Lori Cherry
        (DWR) Kathy Stecker
 

4.  13-28  Hearing Officer’s Report on Inspection/Maintenance (IM) (p 1)
               Rules Revision (517)
               (DAQ) Steven Vozzo
 
Attachment A – Hearing Officer’s Report
 
 
5.  13-29  Request for Approval of Emissions Reductions Beyond Clean (p 1)
              Smokestack Act 2013 Report
              (DAQ) Sushma Masemore
 
Attachment A – Emission Reductions Beyond CSA 2013 Report (pp A1-9)
 
 

6.   13-30  Presentation of the WQC’s Recommendation on a Petition for (p 1)
                Rulemaking to Reclassify a Portion of the Dan River 
                to Class C
                (DWR/WQC) Commissioner Steve Tedder

                Caswell County
                   Attachment F - NC General Statute §150B (pp F1-3)
                   Attachment G - Roxboro Water Supply Plan (pp G1-4)
                   Attachment H - Environmental Assessment 4.25.06 (pp H1-13)
                   Attachment I - Yanceyville Water Supply Plan (pp I1-4)
                   Attachment J - NCDENR Ltr 7.12.12 (pp J1-2)
                   Final Submittal - NCDENR Report of Proceedings 3.17.11
                     (same document as Attachment A under DWR Attachments below)

               Roxboro 
                  Attachment K - Roxboro Submission Cover Page and Exhibits A-M (pp K1-107)

     DWR Attachments 
        Attachment A – Dan River – Report of Proceedings for WS (pp A1-107)
           Reclassification
        Attachment B – Dan River – History (p B1)
        Attachment C – Dan River – Milestones (p C1)
        Attachment D – Dan River – Memo (p D1)
        Attachment E - Dan River Petition (p E1)
 

 7.  13-31  Brunswick County Interbasin Transfer (IBT) Determination (p 1)
               (DWR) Ian McMillan 

Attachment A – Brunswick County IBT Hearing Officers (pp A1-57)
  Report
 
 
 8.  13-32 Request for Adoption of a Proposed Rule and Rule (p 1)
              Amendments under the Jordan Lake Nutrient Strategy
              in Accordance with 2009-2012 Session Laws
              (DWR) Jason Robinson
 
Attachment A – Jordan 2009-2012 SL Changes (pp A1-158)
 
9.  13-33  Central Coastal Plain Capacity Use Assessment Report (pp 1-2)
              (DWR) Nat Wilson             
  
 
         10. 13-34  Request Approval of Delegation of the Neuse Buffer Program to the (p 1)
                         Town of Hillsborough
                         (DWR) Jennifer Burdette
 
Attachment A - Town of Hillsborough Neuse Buffer Program to the (pp A1-11)
  Delegation Request
Attachment B - Hillsborough Unified Development Ordinance Sections (pp B1-18)
  3.10, 4.5.3.8 and 6.20.16
 
III.  Information Items
1.  13-19  Periodic Review and Expiration of Existing Rules
              (Office of General Counsel) Jennifer Everett
 
Attachment A– 150B – Administrative Procedure Act - 2013 (pp A1-26)
Attachment B – H74 Periodic Review and Expiration of Rules (p B1)
 
 
 (ITEM 13-20 HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA)
2.   13-20   Water Quality Rulemaking in Response to Session Law 2012-143
               (DWR) Evan Kane
 
3.  13-21  Shale Gas Development and Air Quality
    (DAQ) Mike Abraczinskas
 
 
4.  13-22   Revision to Selection Procedure for Special Air Permit Appeals
               Committee to Conform to Section 128 of the Federal Clean Air Act

                     Attachment A – January 10, 2013 Resolution of EMC (p A1)
 
IV.  Concluding Remarks
     By Commission Members
     By Directors
     By Counsel
     By Chairman
 
Adjournment 11-14-13