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### and #Reviewing Authority" as used in 40 CFR Parts 52.21 and 52.1116. 2. Sintering Plants Amendments to Regulation .03 under COMAR 26.11.10 Control of Iron and Steel Production Installations regarding sintering plants located at a steel mill and equipped with water scrubbers for control of particulate matter. The amendments will include specific**~inimum** 

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MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION NOTICEOF PUBLIC HEARINGS The Maryland Department of the Environment gives notice ot public hearings concerning proposed amendments to air quality regulations. The proposed actions are briefly described below: 1. Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)Update

Amendments to Regulation .01 under COMAR 26.11.01 General Administrative Provisions and Regulation .14 under COMAR 26.11.06 Gen. eral Emission Stan. dards, Prohibitions, and Restrictions to (') update the adoption 01 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) PSD federal requirements found under 40 CFR Part 52,21 to include the changes in the July " 2008 edition of the Code of Federal Regula- 

### I tions (CFR); and (2) clar- i Ily the meaning of the terms "Administrator" and "Reviewing Authority" as used in 40 CFR Parts 52.21 and 52.1116. 2. Sintering Plant.

Amendments to Regu. lation ,OJ under COMAR 26.11.10 Control of Iron and Steel Production Installations regarding sintering plants located at a steel mill and equipped with water scrubbers for control of particulate matter, The amendments will include specfic minimum values for the water flowrate and scrubber pressure drop for the existing scrubbers to assure that continuous compliance with particulate matter requirements is achieved. 3. R. Paul Smith Power i Station Electric Generating Units

Amendments to Regulations .02 and .03 underCOMAR 26.11.27 Emission limitations forPower Plants to establish NOx and S02 emission limits for R, Paul Smith Power Station electric generating units, An annual emission cap will be set for NOx and S02, An ozone season emission cap will also be setfor NOx emissions, 

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I The 3 regulatory ac­ tions desCribed above will Interested persons are inbe SUbmitted to the U,S, vited to anend and exEPA for approval as revi­ press Iheir views, Comsions to Maryland's State ments may be mailed to Implementation Plan Deborah Rabin, Regula­ (SIP). , lions Coordinator, Air and Radiation Management The full text of these pro-' Administration, Departposed actions Will

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The Maryland Department 01 the Envnonrnecu Cjl'w'as notice 01 pUblic hearings concerning proposea amendments 10 air Quality regulations The proposed actions are briefly oescribed below
1**E'~S'go'ficaot Dete[JQral!onJ.P~**  Amendments 10 Regulation 01 under COMA A 2b.l1.01 General Aominlstrati

.... e Provisions and Regulation 14 under COMAA 26.11i)6 General Emrssron Standards. Ptotutntions. 3M**A~stllCljons** to f 1) update the adoption 01 tne U.S En\lHonrioenlai Protection Agency (EPA) PSD led· eret requirements found under 40 CFA Part 52.21 to Include the changes In the July 1. 2006 editIOn of 1he Code of Fed· era, Regulations (CFR): and (21 CLarify the meantng of the terms "A.dministrator" and "Re'w'iewlng Authority" as used in 40 CFR Parts 52.21 and 52.1116.
2. Siotering piaots Arnendmenl5 to Regulation 03 undef COMAR 26.11 10 Control of Iron and SleEtl Production InstaUations regardklg sintering plants locaIed al a steer mlrt and equipped wilh water SCNbbers lor control 01 particulate mal· ter. The amendments will include specific minimum 'w'akJes for the water flow rate and scruober pressure drop tor the existing scrubbers to assure that connnucce compliance with particulate rnalter requirements is achie'led.
3 . .B.....PJwlSmIt£qwer Station Electnc Geoerattng Unl1:i Amendment! to ReguLations .02 and 03 urlOer COMAR 28.11 27 EmiSSIOn UmitatlOf1s lor Power Plants to establish NOx and 502 emiSsion limits tor R. Paul Smrttl power Station electric generating units. An annual &rflisSK>n Gap will be set for NOll and 502. An ozone season emisston cap will also be set tor NO

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__ -rlelllSlC! and at htUUlwww did a.latt3 rod j-I:ilIT!dfm;jISIer! on April 24. 2009. The techncer**~LJppon** documents (lS0s) are ,h'allable for occnc revrew 0[1 The**~aryland** Deparlmefll of the Er-vrronrnera's websue at ttte folloWing address.**b.UQ....:LwwwJU~jja1luDd** ,I;**'Abcl1iMOElr~** The prcpcsed actions itfld supportlny Joccments are arsc a"arlart!e far -ev.ew at 1M !olklwW1g locations: tne AIr and Hacrauon Manayoment Admnustraton, regIonal otlces of It'w1 Oep.antnent In Cumberland and Sc:tllSOUry: aU local aJf ejU3'lt)' cor-not oeces- anc local I"eaJth departments In these coc.ot.es not 118vln!j**'.o;:~·a~i1le** a.r 4uatity control offices.
lJubile**hElanntl~** en rne**P;OPU~€'d** dC!iL":::; "iii oe h.;!d en May 28.**~009** at 10 a m at the Depa-tn-ert :Jf toe Envucnment ld(}O 'Ni:lt,hniJIOfl BO",:u.dra 1S1 Fluor "ens Conference Rooms Bartenore. Maryld.nd 21230·1720. 1[1lel65IOO persons are ,n'w'ited to attenc and**~.lI~f8SS** men IIleWS Comments may be marled to Detx..lah Rabtn Regulations Coordinator, Air and Radiation Managernenl Admin rstranon. Department of the Environment, 1800 'Oalihinglon Boutevard. Suite 730, Beltrmore. Maryland :212"".,,0 1720. or emailedtodrabin@mdestattLmd.us

. or taxed 10 (410) 537-4223. Comments must be recerv e=d not later than May 28. 2009, or be submlned at**~e** neanng. For more mforru.tion, cat! Oeboratl RabN1at (410) 537·3240 Anyone needlng specI81 accommodations at a .public**h~aring** should. contact the Oepartmenl's Fair PractK:eS omce at (410)**537-~.** rrv users may contact the Oepartment 1I1rough the Maryland Relay service at '-800-73f>.225l1 GEORGE 5 ABURN, JR Cirector AIr & RadiatiOn Management Admintstratton _ .: ""nl24

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: MARYLAND DEPT. OF THE ENVIRONMENT PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO AIR aUAlIT REGULATIONS. 

## Was published on 4/24/09.MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AIR" RADIATION MANAGEMENT ADMINISmATIOH NOTICE OF PUBUC HEARINGS The Maryland Department 01 "'e EnvlrDnment gIVes notice of pcbllc heanngs concerning proposed amendments to air quality regula· nons. The proposed .cnons are oriefty descr:bed below 1. Prevention 01 Sillllflcant DeterioralJon iPSO) Update Amendments to RegulabOn .01 under COMAR 2&.11.01 General Adminiltratlve Provlsla", and Regulation .14 cnde' COMAR 2&.11.116 General Emlillon S1lIndard8, Prohibitions, and Restrtctionl to (') update the adoption ot the U.S. EnVifonmental Protecnon Agency (EPA) PSD federal requ"emenls found under 40 CFR Part 52.21 to include the changes Inlhe July 1. 2008 edition 01 Ihe Code 01 Federal Regulations (CFR), and (21 clanfy ti,e mean,ng of the terms -Administrator" and "ReVieWing Aultlority' as"sedIn40 CFR Parts 5221and 52.1116. 2. Sin18ring Plang Amendments to Regulahon .03 under COMAR 2&.11.10 Controlof Iron and Steel Production InstaUlllons regarding sintenng plants located at a sleel miU and equipped with water scrubbers for control of particulate matter. The amendments w'll include specifIC minimum values forthe water llow rate and scrubber pressure drop tor !he existing scrubbers to assure that connneocs compliance wi'" partiallate matter requirements is achieved. 3. R PaulSmith 

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### Ma!J'Iilnl! and at hltD:lIwww.dsdslate !TId uslmdreglsterl on April 24, 2OOIl. The tecl1nical support documents (TSDs) are available tor public review on the Maryland Department of the Environment'a website at the following address: http/lwww.mdestate !TId usiAboutMQElreocommentsaSll The proposed actions and supporting documents are also available tor review at the following locations: lt1B Air and Radialion Management Administration: regional officas of lt1B Department in Cumberland and Salisbu/y: all local air qualrty conuol OUICBS, and local heal'" departments in thoSe counties not having separate air quality control otlials. Public hearings on "'e proposed actions Will be held on May 28, 200Il atl0 a.m althe Department of lt1B Environment, 1 BOO Washington Boulevard, lSI FIOOf Aeris Conference Rooms. Baitimole. Maryland 21230-1720. Interested persons are invited 10**a~end** and express their views Comments maybe rraned 10 Deborah Rabin. Regulations Cooronato(. Air and Rediation Management Administration, Department of lt1B EnVIronment. 1 BOO Washington Boulevard. SUite 730. Baltimore. Maryland 21230-1720, 01 emaiIed to drabin@mde.stalemdus or faxed to (410) 537-4223. Comments mUSI be receilled not later than May28. 2OOIl. 01 be SUbmitted at the hearing. For more Information call Deborah Rabin al (410) 537-3240. Anyone needing special accommodations al a pubtic '·ear 

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### 5196.35 SO\ID Legats**\Ionlhl~'** I"'''kf \umllfr: IIOK8·1J77-042421HI9:\lARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AIR & RADIATION MANAGEMENT**,AD~UNISTRATION** NOTICE OF PUBUC HEARINGS The Maryland Department of the Environment gives notice of .public hearings concerning proposed amendments to air qualii ty regulations. The proposed actions are briefly described below: ;1. fuyention of Sienificant Deterioration lPSD) Update

Amendments to Regulation .01 under COMAK 26.11.01 General Administrative Provisions and Regulation .14 under COMAR 26.11.06 General Emission Standards, Prohibitions, and Restrictions to (1) update the adoption of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tEPA' PSD federal requirements found under 10 eFR Part 52.21 to include the changes in the July I, 2008 edition of the Code of Federal Regulations tCFR); and (2) clarify the meaning of the terms "Administrator" and "Reviewing Authority" as used in 40 CFR Parts 52.21 and 52.1116. 2. Sintering Plants Amendments to Regulation .03 under COMAK 26.11.10 Control of Iron and Steel Production Installations regarding sintering plants located at a steel mill and equipped WIth water scrubbers for control of particulate matter. The .amendrnents will include specific minimum values for the water flow rate and scrubber pressure drop for the existing scrubbers to assure that continuous compliance with particulate matter requirements is achieved. 3. 

### R. Paul Smith Power Station Electric GeneratinM Units

Amendments to Regulations .02 and .03 under COMAK 26.11.27 Emission Limitations for Power Plants to estab­ lish NOx and S02 emISswn limits for R. Paul Smith Power Station electric generating units. All annual emission cap will be set for NOx and S02. An ozone'season emission cap 

### will also be set for NOx emissions.

The 3 regulatory actions described above will be submitted to the U.S. EPA for approval as revisions to Maryland's State Implementation Plan (SIP).

The full text of these proposed actions will appear in the Maryland Register and at http://www.dad state 

### IUd yg(mdregis

### l&rL on April 24, 2009. The technical support documents (TSDs) are available for public review on the Maryland Department of the Environment's website at the following address:' bllillLwww.mde.state.md.uslAboutMDF.!J:Nwmments.aIlP

The proposed actions and supporting documents are also available for review at the following locations: the Air and Radiation Management Administration; regional offices of the Department in Cumberland and Salisbury; all local air quality control offices; and local health departments in those counties not having separate air quality control offices.

Public hearings on the proposed actions will be held on May 28, 2009 at 10 a.m. at the Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Ist Floor Aeris Conference Rooms, Baltimore, Maryland 21230-1720.

Interested persons are invited to attend and express their VIews, Comments may be mailed to Deborah Rabin. Rel,'Ulations Coordinator, Air and Radiation Management Administration, Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 730, Baltimore, Maryland 21230­ 1720 or em ailed to drabin@mde.state.md.us, or faxed to (410) 537 -4223. Comments must be received not later than May 28. 2009, or be submitted at the hearing. For more information, call Deborah Rabin at !4101 !537-3240.

Anyone needing special accommodations at a public hearing should contact the Department's Fair Practices Office at 1410) 5:37-3964 TTY users may contact the Department through the**~laryland** Relay Service at 1·800-735-2258. GEORGE S. ABURN, 

### JR. Director Air & Radiation Management Administration t::-.iT 17041 H 4-24-09**4/Ej/2IDO!~)** 

### Debbie Rabin - Notice of Public Hearings re: Air Quality Regulation Amendments Please Confirm Receipt Page



## From: Debbie Rabin 

## To: All County Environmental Health Directors; All County Health Officer s;

... 

## CC: Angelo Bianca; Bob Rosenbush; Horacio Tablada; Jay Sakai; Tad Ab urn 

## Date: 4/6/2009 11:29 AM 

## Subject: Notice of Public Hearings re: Air Quality Regulation Amendments

- Please Confirm Receipt

In 

### May 2009, the Air and Radiation Management Administration will hold public hearings concerning the following proposed actions:


### 1. Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Update Amendments to Regulation 

### .01 under 

### COMAR 26.11.01 General Administrative Provisions and Regulation 

### .14 under 

### COMAR 26.11.06 General Emission Standards, Prohibitions, and Restrictions to (1) update the adoption of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) PSDfederal requirements found under 40 CFRPart 52.21 to include the changes in the July 1, 2008 edition of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR); and (2) clarify the meaning of the terms "Administrator" and "Reviewing Authority" as used in 40 CFRParts 52.21 and 52.1116. 

### 2. Sintering Plants Amendments to Regulation 

### .03 under 

### COMAR 26.11.10 Control of Iron and Steel Production Installations regarding sintering plants located at a steel mill and equipped with water scrubbers for control of particulate matter. The amendments will include specific minimum values for the water flow rate and scrubber pressure drop for the existing scrubbers to assure that continuous compliance with particulate matter requirements is achieved. 

### 3. R. Paul Smith Power Station Electric Generating Units Amendments to Regulations 

### .02 and 

### .03 under 

### COMAR 26.11.27 Emission limitations for Power Plants to establish NOx and S02 emission limits for R. Paul Smith Power Station electric generating units. An annual emission cap will be set for NOx and S02. An ozone season emission cap will also be set for NOX emissions. The 3 regulatory actions described above will be submitted to the U.S. EPAfor approval as revisions to Maryland's State Implementation Plan (SIP). The full text of these proposed actions will appear in the Maryland Register and at http://www.dsd.state.md.us/mdregister/ on 

### April 24, 2009. The Technical Support Document will be available on that date for public review on the Maryland Department of the Environment's website at the follOWing address: http://www.mde.state.md.us/AboutMDE/reqcomments.asp Please make these materials available in your office for public review. Public hearings on these proposed actions will be held on 

### May 28, 

### 2009 at 10 a.m. at the Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, 1st Floor Aeris Conference Rooms, Baltimore, Maryland 21230-1720.
Interested persons are invited to attend and express their views. Comments may be mailed to Deborah Rabin, Regulations Coordinator, Air and Radiation Management Administration, Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 730, Baltimore, Maryland 21230-1720, or emailed to drabin@mde.state.md.us, or faxed to (410) 537-4223. Comments must be received not later than 

### May 28, 

### 2009, or be submitted at the hearing. For more information, call Deborah Rabin at (410) 537-3240. Anyone needing special accommodations at the public hearings should contact the Department's Fair Practices Office at (410) 537­ 3964. TIY users may contact the Department through the Maryland Relay Service at 1-800-735-2258.

Deborah Rabin, Regulations Coordinator Air 

### & Radiation Management Administration Maryland Dept. of the Environment 1800 Washington Blvd., Suite 730 Baltimore, MD 21230 Telephone Number: (410)-537-4414

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## Subject: Notice of Public Hearings re: Air Quality Regulation Amendments

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In 

### May 2009, the Air and Radiation Management Administration will hold public hearings concerning the following proposed actions:


### 1. Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Update Amendments to Regulation 

### .01 under 

### COMAR 26.11.01 General Administrative Provisions and Regulation 

### .14 under 

### COMAR 26.11.06 General Emission Standards, Prohibitions, and Restrictions to (1) update the adoption of the 

### U.S. Environmental Protection Agenc.y (EPA) PSD federal requirements found under 40 CFRPart 52.21 to include the changes in the July 1, 2008 edition of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR); and (2) clarify the meaning of the terms "Administrator" and "Reviewing Authority" as used in 40 CFRParts 52.21 and 52.1116.


### 2. Sintering Plants Amendments to Regulation 

### .03 under 

### COMAR 26.11.10 Control of Iron and Steel Production Installations regarding sintering plants located at a steel mill and equipped with water scrubbers for control of particulate matter. The amendments will include specific minimum values for the water flow rate and scrubber pressure drop for the existing scrubbers to assure that continuous compliance with particulate matter requirements is achieved. 

### 3. R. Paul Smith Power Station Electric Generating Units Amendments to Regulations 

### .02 and 

### .03 under 

### COMAR 26.11.27 Emission Limitations for Power Plants to establish NOx and S02 emission limits for R. Paul Smith Power Station electric generating units. An annual emission cap will be set for NOx and 502. An ozone season emission cap will also be set for NOx emissions.
The 3 regulatory actions described above will be submitted to the U.S. EPAfor approval as revisions to Maryland's State Implementation Plan (SIP).

. The full text of these proposed actions will appear in the Maryland Register and at http://www.dsd.state.md.us/mdregister/ on 

### April 24, 2009. The Technical Support Document will be available on that date for public review on the Maryland Department of the Environment's website at the following address: http://www.mde.state.md.us/AboutMDE/regcomments.asp Public hearings on these proposed actions will be held on 

### May 28, 2009 at 10 a.m. at the Department of the EnVironment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, 1st Floor 

### Aerts Conference Rooms, Baltimore, Maryland 21230-1720.
Interested persons are invited to attend and express their views. Comments may be mailed to Deborah Rabin, Regulations Coordinator, Air and Radiation Management Administration, Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 730, Baltimore, Maryland 21230-1720, or emailed to drabin@mde.state.md.us, or faxed to (410) 537-4223. Comments must be received not later than 

### May 28, 2009, or be submitted at the hearing. For more information, call Deborah Rabin at (410) 537-3240. Anyone needing special accommodations at the public hearings should contact the Department's Fair Practices Office at (410) 537­ 3964, TTY users may contact the Department through the Maryland Relay Service at 1-800-735-2258.
Deborah Rabin, Regulations Coordinator Air 

### & Radiation Management Administration Maryland Dept. of the Environment 1800 Washington Blvd., SUite 730 Baltimore, MD 21230 Telephone Number: (410)-537-4414

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## Statement of the Air and Radiation Management Administration Department of the Environment for the 

# Public Hearing Relating to Proposed Amendments to Regulations .02 and .03 under COMAR 26.11.27 Emission Limitations for Power Plants held on May 28, 2009 Baltimore, MD 

# My name is Carl York. I am the Special Projects Manager for the Regulation Development Division of the Air and Radiation Management Administration, Department of the Environment. This public hearing is being held pursuant to the requirements of 40 CFR Section 51.102, 40 CFR Part 60.23(c), 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart E, a nd Sections 2-301 et.seq. of the Environment Article, Annotated Code of Maryland. It is also being held in conformance with the State Administrative Procedures Act under the State Government Article, beginning at Section 10- 101. Notice of this hearing appeared in the: Maryland Register on April 24, 2009; MDE's website from April 21, 2009 to May 28, 2009; Baltimore Sun on April 24, 2009; Saint Mary's Enterprise on April 24, 2009; Cumberland Times-News on April 24, 2009; Frederick News-Post on April 24, 2009: Salisbury Daily Times on April 24, 2009; and the Washington Post on April 23, 2009. Copies of these notices were submitted for the record. Copies of the proposed amendments and supporting documents were submitted for review to the State Clearinghouse and are also submitted at this time into the hearing record. Copies of the proposed amendments and supporting documents were made available for public inspection at the Air and Radiation Management Administration offices in Baltimore, Cumberland, and Salisbury, and at all local health departments or local air quality control offices. The purpose of today's hearing is to give the public an opportunity to comment on the proposed amendments to Regulations .02 and .03 under COMAR 26.11.27 Emission Limitations for Power Plants. Summary

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# 2 The purpose of this action is to establish NOx and SO 2 

# emission limits for the R. Paul Smith Power Station electric generating units. An annual emission cap will be set for NOx and SO 2 

# and an ozone season emission cap for NOx emissions. The Healthy Air Act authorizes the Department to establish emission caps for the facility based on a determination that the facility is needed to maintain electric service reliability in the PJM region. The emission caps must not exceed the highest level of emissions measured at the facility for calendar years 2000 through 2004. The proposed action sets an annual emissions cap of 1,390 tons and an ozone season cap of 545 tons for NOx. The annual SO 2 

# cap is 4,590 tons. At the end of 2011, the Department will re-evaluate emissions from this facility.
Submittal to EPA
These amendments will be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for approval as a revision to Maryland's State Implementation Plan.
Consideration of Comments The Department will consider all comments before making a decision to adopt these amendments.
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# For The Record, I nc. ( 301) 870- 8025

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. n et - ( 800) 921- 5555 1 MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
2 AIR AND RADIATION MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION
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4 PUBLIC HEARING
5 TO AMEND REGULATIONS .02 AND .03
6 UNDER COMAR 26.11.27
7 EMISSION LIMITATIONS FOR POWER PLANTS
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10 The hearing in the above matter commenced on
11 Thursday, May 28, 2009, at the MDE Headquarters,
12 Montgomery Park, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore,
13 Maryland.
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15
16 BEFORE: DEBORAH RABIN, Hearing Officer
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19 Reported by: Linda Metcalf
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6 Regulation Development Division - ARMA
7 Maryland Department of the Environment
8 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 730
9 Baltimore, Maryland 21230
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12 Special Projects Manager
13 Regulation Development Division - ARMA
14 Maryland Department of the Environment
15 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 730
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2 - - - - - 3 MS. RABIN: Good morning. On behalf of the
4 Department of the Environment and the Air and Radiation
5 Management Administration, I would like to welcome you to
6 this public hearing.
7 My name is Deborah Rabin. I am the Regulations
8 Coordinator for the Air and Radiation Management
9 Administration. I will serve as hearing officer for
10 today's hearing.
11 I would like to ask all of you in attendance
12 today to please sign in, if you haven't already done so.
13 This will help us to keep an accurate record of the
14 people who participate in the hearing. Also, copies of
15 our regulation proposal, support documents, and the
16 Department's statement are available on the table for
17 your information.
18 This hearing concerns Air Quality Regulations
19 found in the Code of Maryland Regulations, Title 26,
20 Subtitle 11, Air Quality. The Secretary of the
21 Department proposes to amend Regulations .02 and .03

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2 Plants.
3 The purpose of this hearing is to give you the
4 opportunity to comment on this action.
5 The Opportunity for Public Comment for this
6 proposed action appeared in the Maryland Register, Volume
7 36, Issue 9, Page 678 on April 24, 2009.
8 The hearing will proceed in the following
9 order. First, Mr. Carl York will make a statement on
10 behalf of the Air and Radiation Management
11 Administration. After Mr. York is finished, I will call
12 on any elected official or government official who wants
13 to make a statement. Then, I will call upon anyone else
14 who indicated on the sign-in sheet that he or she would
15 like to make a statement.
16 When giving your statement, please come up
17 front, identify yourself and your affiliation, and give
18 your statement loudly and clearly. Are there any
19 questions?
20 I will now call on Mr. York.
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4 Statement of the
5 Air and Radiation Management Administration
6 Department of the Environment
7 for the Public Hearing Relating to
8 Proposed Amendments to Regulations .02 and .03
9 under COMAR 26.11.27
10 Emission Limitations for Power Plants
11 held on May 28, 2009
12 Baltimore, MD
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14 MR. YORK: My name is Carl York. I am the
15 Special Projects Manager for the Regulation Development
16 Division of the Air and Radiation Management
17 Administration, Department of the Environment.
18 This public hearing is being held pursuant to
19 the requirements of 40 CFR Section 51.102, 40 CFR Part
20 60.23(c), 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart E, and Sections 2-301
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2 State Administrative Procedures Act under the State
3 Government Article, beginning at Section 10-101.
4 Notice of this hearing appeared in the Maryland
5 Register on April 24, 2009; MDE's website from April 21,
6 2009 to May 28, 2009; Baltimore Sun on April 24, 2009;
7 St. Mary's Enterprise on April 24, 2009; Cumberland
8 Times-News on April 24, 2009; Frederick News-Post on
9 April 24, 2009; Salisbury Daily Times on April 24, 2009;
10 and The Washington Post on April 23, 2009.
11 Copies of these notices were submitted for the
12 record.
13 Copies of the proposed amendments and
14 supporting documents were submitted for review to the
15 State Clearinghouse and are also submitted at this time
16 into the hearing record. Copies of the proposed
17 amendments and supporting documents were made available
18 for public inspection at the Air and Radiation Management
19 Administration offices in Baltimore, Cumberland, and
20 Salisbury, and at all local health departments or local
21 air quality control offices.

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. n et - ( 800) 921- 5555 1 The purpose of today's hearing is to give the
2 public an opportunity to comment on the proposed
3 amendments to Regulations .02 and .03 under COMAR
4 26.11.27, Emission Limitations for Power Plants.
5 Summary
6 The purpose of this action is to establish NOx
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# and SO emission limits for the R. Paul Smith Power
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10 emission cap for NOx emissions.
11 The Healthy Air Act authorizes the Department
12 to establish emission caps for the facility based on a
13 determination that the facility is needed to maintain
14 electric service reliability in the PJM region. The
15 emission caps must not exceed the highest level of
16 emissions measured at the facility for calendar years
17 2000 through 2004.
18 The proposed action sets an annual emissions
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# NOx. The annual SO cap is 4,590 tons. At the end of
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2 Submittal to EPA
3 These amendments will be submitted to the
4 United States Environmental Protection Agency for
5 approval as a revision to Maryland's State Implementation
6 Plan.
7 Consideration of Comments
8 The Department will consider all comments
9 before making a decision to adopt these amendments.
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11 MS. RABIN: Again, let me emphasize that no one
12 has come to attend this public hearing; therefore, this
13 will conclude the public hearing regarding proposed
14 amendments to Regulations .02 and .03 under COMAR
15 26.11.27, Emission Limitations for Power Plants.
16 Let the record reflect that it is now 10:23,
17 and this hearing is officially concluded.
18 (Whereupon, the hearing was concluded.)
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3 I, Linda Metcalf, do hereby certify that the
4 foregoing transcription was reduced to typewriting via
5 audiotapes recorded by me; that I am neither counsel for,
6 nor related to, nor employed by any of the parties to the
7 case in which these proceedings were transcribed; that I
8 am not a relative or employee of any attorney or counsel
9 employed by the parties hereto, nor financially or
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