The Department of Environmental Quality will hold a hearing next month for the adoption of proposed rules 15A NCAC 01X .0101-.0106, .0201-.0203, and .0301-.0303, “Express Permitting,” as required by S.L. 2023-134, s. 12.13.(b).
The hearing will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March18, 2025, in the Ground Floor Hearing Room of the Archdale Building in Raleigh. Online attendance will also be available via Webex.
The proposed rules provide additional detail, clarification and consistency for the review of requests for express permitting in the Express Review Program established under G.S. 143B-279.13.
Additionally, the rules establish the permits to which the program applies, the eligibility requirements for applicants desiring express review, the submission requirements for requests for express review and related applications, the procedures by which requests for express review will be evaluated and the timelines under which accepted applications will be processed.
Rules Adoption Hearing:
- When: 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, 2025
- Where: Ground Floor Conference Room, Archdale Building, 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh 26704 and via Webex Meeting
- Meeting ID: 2422 533 2079
- Passcode: 3ZxNYsP323E
- Join by phone: +1-415-655-0003 US Toll
- Access code: 2422 533 2079
- Passcode: 39969773
Public comment period opens on March 3, 2025. Comments can me submitted via email at adam.parr@deq.nc.gov, or mailed to:
Adam Parr 1612 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC, 27699
Comments must be submitted no later than May 2, 2025.
For more information, visit DEQ’s Proposed Rules site.