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Meeting Details
Date / Time	11/16/2026  1:00 pm
Type	Physical Location Only
Location	DEQ Northern Regional Office, Conference Room 1, 13901 Crown Court, Woodbridge, VA 22193
Board Website	http://www.deq.virginia.gov
Agenda document	agency has not posted
Purpose of the meeting Public Hearing – Air Quality State Implementation Plan Revision C26 Notice of action: The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on a proposed revision to the Commonwealth of Virginia State Implementation Plan (SIP). The SIP is a plan developed by the Commonwealth in order to fulfill its responsibilities under the federal Clean Air Act to attain and maintain the ambient air quality standards promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Act. The Commonwealth intends to submit the regulation to EPA as a revision to the SIP in accordance with the requirements of § 110(a) of the federal Clean Air Act. Regulations affected: The regulation of the board affected by this action is Emission Standards for Stationary Sources Subject to Case-by-Case RACT Determinations, Article 51 of 9VAC5-40 (Existing Stationary Sources), Revision C26. Purpose of notice: DEQ is seeking comment on the issue of whether the regulation amendments should be submitted as a revision to the SIP. Public comment period: October 19, 2026, to November 18, 2026. Public hearing: A public hearing will be conducted at the Northern Regional Office in conference room 1 at 1:00 pm on November 16, 2026. The Northern Regional Office is located at 13901 Crown Court, Woodbridge, VA 22193. Public comment stage: The regulation amendments are exempt from the state administrative procedures for adoption of regulations contained in Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act by the provisions of § 2.2-4006 A 4 c of the Administrative Process Act because they are necessary to meet the requirements of the federal Clean Air Act and do not differ materially from the pertinent EPA regulations. Since the amendments are exempt from administrative procedures for the adoption of regulations, DEQ is accepting comment only on the issue cited above under "purpose of notice" and not on the content of the regulation amendments. Description of proposal: The proposed revision consists of adding new requirements for the case-by-case determination of reasonably available control technology (RACT) needed in order to meet the EPA 0.070 parts per million (ppm) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone. On December 6, 2018 (83 FR 62998), EPA amended Subpart CC to 40 CFR Part 51, which covers the implementation of the 2015 8-hour ozone standard. The Northern Virginia Ozone Moderate Nonattainment Area and Stafford County, which correspond to the Northern Virginia Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) and Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) Emissions Control Areas, and which are part of the Ozone Transport Region (OTR), must meet the RACT requirements of 40 CFR 51.1316. This section of the EPA rule specifies dates by when RACT must be implemented in the OTR. The state regulations must be consistent with the federal regulations in order for the state to continue to implement RACT. Federal information: This notice is being given to satisfy the public participation requirements of federal regulations (40 CFR 51.102) and not any provision of state law. The proposal will be submitted as a revision to the Commonwealth of Virginia SIP under § 110(a) of the federal Clean Air Act in accordance with 40 CFR 51.104. It is planned to submit all provisions of the proposal as a revision to the SIP. How to comment: DEQ accepts written comments by email and postal mail. In order to be considered, comments must include the full name, address and telephone number of the person commenting and be received by DEQ by the last day of the comment period. All materials received are part of the public record. To review regulation documents: The proposal is available on the DEQ Air Public Notices for Plans web site: https://www.deq.virginia.gov/news-info/shortcuts/public-notices/air. The documentation may also be obtained by contacting the DEQ representative named below. The public may review the documents between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm of each business day until the close of the public comment period at the following DEQ locations: 1) Central Office, 22nd Floor, 1111 E Main St, Richmond VA, 804-698-4000, and 2) Northern Regional Office, 13901 Crown Court, Woodbridge VA, 703-583-3800. Contact for public comments, document requests and additional information: Julia Wack, Policy Analyst, Office of Air Data Analysis and Planning, Department of Environmental Quality, PO Box 1105, Richmond VA 23218 (phone 804-432-3581, email julia.n.wack@deq.virginia.gov).
Meeting Scope	Public hearing to receive comment on a proposed stage X General business of the board   Discuss particular regulations / chapters

Contact Information
Name / Title:	Julia N. Wack  / Policy Analyst
Address:	P.O. Box 1105 Richmond, 23218
Email Address:	julia.n.wack@deq.virginia.gov
Telephone:	(804)432-3581    FAX: ()-    TDD: ()-
Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities, such as sign language interpreters and/or real-time captioning services, are available upon request. Please send accommodation requests to the meeting contact as early as possible but no later than seven business days before the date of the meeting.