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December 8, 2026, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Purpose: To receive comments on the proposed revisions to and readoption of 15A NCAC 02A, Organization of Environmental Management Commission, and 15A NCAC 02I, Hearings. Also, to receive comment on the accompanying regulatory impact analyses (RIAs) for the proposed rule actions.

Additional background information is available in the public notice announcement attached below.

October 30, 2026, 11am - 12pm

This meeting will take place via MSTeams and in room 2301 at the NC DEQ office (217 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27603) from 11:00-12:00 on October 30, 2026. 

Attendees must check in at the front desk with a government-issued ID and obtain a visitor pass to participate in-person.  The meeting link is contained within the agenda.

November 4, 2026, 9am - 10am
The N.C. Oil and Gas Commission will meet in Raleigh on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, for its regular quarterly meeting. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m.
December 9, 2026, 9am - 4:30pm
The State Water Infrastructure Authority will meet in Raleigh, in person and virtually, on Dec. 9, 2026.
November 17, 2026, 6pm - 7pm

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public hearing on five proposed shellfish bottom and/or water column lease applications in Onslow County at 6 p.m. Tuesday, November 17, 2026. The hearing will be held in person and virtually via Webex pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-202(f).

December 1, 2026, 6pm - 9pm

Purpose: To receive comments on the proposed readoption of air quality rules in 15A NCAC 02D .0100, .0200, .0300, .2000, and .2200 and the associated regulatory impact analysis (RIA). These are referred to as the “Group 1” rules. 

Additional background information is available in the public notice announcement attached below.

December 1, 2026, 6pm - 9pm

Purpose: To receive comments on the proposed rule revisions to 15A NCAC 02D .0401 pursuant to the Petition for Rulemaking and separately for the proposed readoption of 15A NCAC 02D .0401 and the repeal through readoption of 15A NCAC 02D .0402 through .0410, as well as the regulatory impact analysis (RIA) that encompasses both actions. These are referred to as the “Group 0” rules.

Additional background information is available in the public notice announcement attached below.

October 29, 2026, 10:30am - 11:30am
The NC Division of Marine Fisheries Standard Commercial Fishing License Eligibility Board will meet at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 29 by conference call. This meeting was previously scheduled for Oct. 14.
October 14, 2026, 6pm - 7pm
The NC Marine Fisheries Commission Nominating Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the NC Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries Central District Office, 5285 Highway 70 W, Morehead City.
November 5, 2026, 4pm - 7pm

The Flood Resiliency Blueprint will host a series of in-person public open houses to share draft products from the French Broad River Basin Action Strategy and gather community feedback on flood resilience approaches, community preferences, and regional priorities.