Rules Review
N.C. Gen. Stat. §150B-21.3A, adopted in 2013, requires state agencies to review existing rules every 10 years. The Department of Environmental Quality's rules are located by subchapters in Title 15A of the NC Administrative Code. The Department's rules will be reviewed on a schedule established by the Rules Review Commission. As rules become available for public comment, links will be available below.
The Department is required to evaluate each of the existing rules and make an initial determination from one of these two classifications:
- Necessary – Means any rule other than an unnecessary rule.
- Unnecessary – Means a rule that the agency determines to be obsolete, redundant, or otherwise not needed.
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, the Environmental Management Commission is seeking public comment on the initial determinations and its existing rules. Public comment means written comments objecting to the rule, in whole or in part, or objecting to the initial determination of the rule as necessary or unnecessary.
The comment period begins January 19, 2024, and ends on March 26, 2024.
Please specify which rule citation (ex: 15A NCAC 02K .0101) your comment corresponds to.
To view the Environmental Management Commission's initial determinations for each rule, click here. To view the Environmental Management Commission's existing rules, click here.
To submit electronic comments, email here: damsafety@deq.nc.gov
Or mail written comments to:
Depart. of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
Dam Safety Program
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, the Department of Environmental Quality is seeking public comment on the initial determinations and its existing rules. Public comment means written comments objecting to the rule, in whole or in part, or objecting to the initial determination of the rule as necessary or unnecessary.
The comment period begins Feb. 23, 2024, and ends on May 3, 2024.
Please specify which rule citation (ex: 15A NCAC 01A .0101) your comment corresponds to.
To view the Department of Environmental Quality's initial determinations for each rule, click here and here. To view the Department's existing rules, click here and here.
To submit electronic comments, email here: Jennifer.Everett@deq.nc.gov.
Or mail written comments to:
Depart. of Environmental Quality
Jennifer Everett
General Counsel Office
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
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