# MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT 

# MDE 1800 Washington Boulevard • Baltimore MD 21230 410-537-3000. 1-800-633-6101 

# --o Martin O'Malley 

### Governor Anthony G. Brown Lieutenant Governor



## January 11, 2011 CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION Robert M. Summers, Ph.D. Acting Secretary



## This is to certifY that the "Maryland Department ofthe Environment (MDE) Notice ofPublic Hearings Concerning Proposed Amendments to Two Subtitles ofTitle 26 ofthe Code ofMaryland Regulations (i.e, Subtitle 09 on Maryland C02 Budget Trading Program and Subtitle 11 on Air Quality) and Submission to EPA ofMaryland's State Implementation Plan" was published on MOE's web site on January 11, 2011. It will remain posted on the site until February 16, 2011
. The notice in 

## full with links 

## to technical supporting documents may be found in the following web address : http ://www.mde.stat e .md
.us/AboutMDE/pages/regcomments .aspx Web publication ofthe notice was at the request ofDeborah Rabin, Regulations Coordinator ofthe Air and Radiation Management Administration ofMOE.

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• Notice of Public Hearings Concemlng Proposed Amendments to Twa subtitles of Title 26 of the Code of M•rvl•nd Regul•tlans (I.e, Subtitle 09 on M•rvl•nd C02 Budget Tr•dlng Progr•m and Subtitle 11 on Air Qu•llty) and Submission to EPA of Maryland's State Implementation Plan The Maryland Department of the Environment gives notice of public hearings concerning: • Proposed amendments to regulations under two (2) Subtitles of Title 26 of the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR):

- Subtitle 09 Maryland C02 Budget Trading Program

- Subtitle 11 Air Quality • Submission of spedflc regulations (noted where approprtate) to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval as part of Maryland's State Implementation Plan. The proposed actions are brtefly described below : 1. Opeclty Requirement. for Fuel Bumlng Equipment that DemonW.te Compliance with COM Data. (SKJ:mf Merged Do<:ument. and EPA Merged oocument;) a. The following COMAR regulations which became effective on May 17, 2010 will be submitted to EPA for approval a s part of Maryland's State Implementation Plan. These adopted regulations contain requ i rements to demonstrate compliance with visible emission limitations through the use of continuous opacity monitors (COMs) (see Maryland Register Proposed and Fino! Artlpns): (1) Amendments to Regulations .01 and
. 05 under COMAR 26.11.01 General Admin strative Provisions. (2) Repeal of Regulations .10 and .11 under COMAR 26.11
. 01 General Administrative Provisions, to be replaced wtth New Regullltions .10 and .11 under COMAR 26.11.01 General Administrative Provisions. The repealed Regulat on . 11 was a State-only regulation that was not subm itted to EPA for approval as part of Maryland's State Implementat.on Plan. (3) Amendments to ·Regulatlons
. 01 and
. OS of COMAR 26.11
. 09 Control of Fuel-Burning Equipment, Stati onary Internal Combustion Engines, and Certain Fuel-Burning Installations. b. This action also Includes a proposal to amend Regulations
. 10 and .11 under COMAR 26
. 11.01 General Administrative Provisions and Regulations
. 01 and
. OS under COMAR 26.11.09 Control of Fuel-Burning Equipment, Stationary Internal Combustion Engines, and Certain Fuel-Burning Installations. The purpose of this proposed action Is to make minor administrat ive corrections to the Department's opadty regulations that became effective May 17, 2010. These administrative corrections will also be submitted to EPA for approval as part of Maryland's State Implementation Plan. (SCe ta.-tb Tcehnlql Supoort Document
. ) c. Incinerators - Opacity This action will amend Regulations .02, and .04, .0?, and .08 under COMAR 26.11.08 Control of Incinerators. The purpose of this action Is to: (1) clartty requirements for Incinerators that demonstrate compliance with visible emissions (VE) standards through use of continuous opacity monitors (COMs); and (2) delete the applicability of the Department's Technical Memorandum 90·01 (TM) for incinerators equipped with COMs
. Only the proposed addition of Section .021 and the proposed amendments to Regulation .04 will be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency {EPA) for approval as part of Maryland's State Implementation Plan. This action also announces that the current COMAR 26
. 11.08 definitions under Regulation .01 related to Section .02I and the amendments to Regulation .04 will be submitted to EPA for approval as part of Maryland's State Implementation Plan
. 

### <.Sca..J.c.. Technical Support Qocument,) 

### :z. Quality A
.. urance/Quallty Control Procedures for Contlnuau• Opadty Monlton This action (1} repeals Regulations
.01-
. 15 under COMAR 26
. 11.31 Small Business Pollution Complianc e Loan Progr am to reflect the repeal of the Small Business Pollution Compliance Lo11n Fund effective October 1, 2009 (Hou se Bill 14 16} ; and (2) codifies the quality assurance and quality control procedures for continuous opacity monitors unde r new Reg ulati ons .01- .12 under a new chapter, COMAR 26
. 11
. 31 Quality Assurance Requirements for Continuous Opa city Monitors ( C OMs). The purpose of this action Is to discontinue the use of the Department's Technical Memorandum 90 · 0 1 (TM90·0 1 ) "Continuous Emission Monltortno (CEM) Policies and Procedures" for the fuel burning equipment and replace TM90·01 w ith this new chapter. This action will be submitted to EPA for approval as part of Maryland's State Implementati on Plan. (SU Technic;al Support Dgcument,) 3. EPA's PNVentlon of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Title Y Greenhouse Gas Tellarfng Rule ("Tailoring Rule) This action will amend (1) Regulation .01 under COMAR 26
. 11.01 General Administrative Provisions; (2) Regulations .01 and .12 under COMAR 26.11
. 02 Permits, Approvals, aod Registration; and (J) Regulation .14 under COMAR 26.11.06 General Emission Standards, Prohibitions, and Restrictions. This action will Implement the requirements of the U
. S. Environmental Protectloo Agency's rEPA") final Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule ("Tallortng Rule"), which was published In the Federal Register on June 3, 2010 (75 FR 31514)
. This action will be submitted to the 

## u.s. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval as part of Maryland's State Implementation Plan. (See Tccbolql SupPPrt QO<:yment.) 4. Requirements Regarding Buslnen M•chlnes and Pl••tle Part. Coating This action amends Regulation
. 07 and adopts new Regulation ,0?·2 under COMAR 26.11.19 VolaMe Organ k: Compounds

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. flc Processes to adopt EPA's Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG) for business machines and plast c parts coating. This action will be submitted to the 

### u.s. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval as part of Maryland's State Implementation Plan. (Sec Technical SupRPrt Qocumcnt , ) 

### s. Drum •nd P•ll Co•tlng This**e~ctlon** amends Regulation .13 under COMAR 26.11. 1 9 Vol atde Organ i c Compounds from Specific Processes to adopt the requirements of the EPA's CTG standards that ror drum
. an d**pe~ll** c oati ng. This acti on w i ll be subm i tted to the U.S. Envlronmentlll Protection Agency (EPA) for approval as part of Maryland' s State Implementation Plan. (Sec**Jccbnl&~l** Suoggrt pocumc:pt
. ) 1. Low l!ml
.. lon• Vehlde Provr•m Upd•ta Amc:nd Regul ation .02 und er COMAR 26 . 11. 3 4 Low Em issions Vehicle Program to update Maryland's Clean car regulations to refl ect t he chang es made to t he Cal ifo rni a Low Emissio n s Vehicl e Progr am (I.e., CAL.EV or Oean Car Program) since the last Maryl and upda t e I n 2009. Th is a cti on will be submitted to the U. S
. E nvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval as part of Mary land's State Implementation Plan. (See Ipplc.ol Sypoott Qoxymcpt,) 7 , Amen · dment. to U1•d Oll•nd W••ta Combustible Flulda Requirem.nts Thi s a ction will a mend R eg ulatio ns .01,
. 02 11nd .1 0 unde r C O MAR 26.11
. 09 Control of Fuel-Burning Equipment, Stationary Inte rnal Combust ion Engines, and Ce rtain Fuet· Bumlng I n s teUatlons to am end Maryland's requirements regarding the burn i ng of used oil and wast e combustible fluid. (Su Tecbn!Qtl suooort pocumept
. ) 1. Vohantary Ren-•ble Set·••lde Account This a ction will a m end R eg ul at ion . 0 2 under COMAR 26.09.01 Gene ral Administ rative Provisions and Regulation .08 under COMAR 26 .09.02 Applicabil ity, Dete rm i n i n g Complian ce , a nd Allowance D istrib ution
. These amendments al'fect: (1) defi n itions; ( 2 ) c:ll glb Uity fo r pa rtldpat lo n In the Volun ta ry Ren ewabl e Set - aside Account (VERSA); (3) submission date for th e V ERSA ; ( 4) V ol unta ry R enewable C02 Em issio n s Factor ; ( 5 ) add itio nal eva luation In the two year rev i ew for the VERSA; and (6) removal of power purch ase cont ract requirement In the VERSA
. (Sec T!!cbnlc.al SuQI)Qrt Poc;yment.) 9. Requirements for CUrtailment Service Provtden Thi s action will : ( 1 ) 11mend Reg ul ati on .10 und er COMAR 26
. 11.02 P e rm its, Approvals, and Registration; (2) amend Regula ti on . 0 1 and repeal Regulat i on .08 ·1 und er COMAR 26.1 1. 09 Con trol of Fuel-Burning Equ i pment, Stationary Internal Combu stion En gi n es , a nd C erta in Fuel- Burning Inste lla t lons; and (3) a dopt n ew Regulations
.01

- . 04 under COMAR 26.11
. 3 6 D istributed G en e rat io n . The action estebllshes annual reporti n g req u i rements for Curtailment Service Providers ( CS Ps) a nd detll ll s minor cla n flcatlons relating to emergency genera t ors and load shaving units. (See TcchnlQtl Support Qo<:umcnt.) The full text of the proposed action s will ap pea r In the Mctrylctnd Register and at http·llwww dscf state md,ysJmdregtsterlmdreglstec.ISPX on January 14, 2011. The t echnical su pport documents ( IS Ds) are av aila ble for public review on the Maryland Department of the Environment's website at the following address : bttn · llwww rode 5tate rod ustoboutmdetoaoevrcq,omments ospx The proposed a cti ons and su pporting documents are also availab l e for revi ew at the followi ng locations: the Air and Radi ation M ct nage m ent Adm i n istr ation; region al offi ces o f the Department In Cumberland and Silllsbury ; all local air quality control offices; and local hnlth departments In tho se counties not having separate air quality control offices
. Public hearings on the proposed actions will be held on February 15, 2011 at 10 a.m. at the Department of the Environment, 1800 Wash i ngton Boulevard, 1st Floor Conference: Roams, Baltimore, Maryland 21230·1720. Interested person s are Invited to attend and expre ss the i r views. Comments may be mailed to Deborilh R11bln, Regulations Coord i n ator, A i r and Rad l 11t lon Man ag ement Admin istr ation, Depart me nt of the Environment, 1800 Wash i ngton Boulc:vard , Suite 730, Balti more, Ma ry land 2 1 23 0· 1720, or em alled to dr ab l n O m de
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. Comments must be rece ive d not later than February 16, 2011, or be s ubm itted at the hearing. For more I nformation, call Deborah Rab i n at (410) 53 7· 3240. Anyone needing speci al**a~:commodatlons** at a public hearing should contact the Department's Fair Prctctlces Office at (410) 537-3964. TTY users may contact the Department through the Maryland Relay Service at 1·800·735

- 2258.

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From: Debbie Rabin 

## To: CC: 

### All County Environmental Health Directors; All County Health Officers;
... Horacia Tablada; Jay Sakal Date: 1/13/2011 6:15PM 

## Subject: Notice of Public Hearings • Please confirm receipt MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THI! ENVIRONMENT 

### AIR 

# a RADIAnON MANAGEMENT AOMINISTRAnON 

### NOnCI! OF PUBUC HI!AIUNGS The Maryland Department 

### of the Environment gives notice 

### d public hearings 

### concerning: • proposed amendments to regulaHons under 

### two 

### (2) Subtitles d 

### Title 

### 26 of the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR): o Subtitle 

### 09 Maryland C02 Budget Trading Program o Subtltie 

### 11 Air Quality • submission or spedftc regulations (noted where appropriate} to 

### the 

### Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval as part 

### d Maryland's State Implementation Plan. The proposed acHons 

## are briefly 

### described below: 

### 1. Opacity Requlrementa 

### for Fuel aumlngl!qulpment that Demonstratll CompUance with 

### COM 

### Data. a. 

### The following 

### COMAR regulations 

### which became effective on May 

### 17, 2010 will be 

### submitted to EPA for approval as 

### part of Maryland's State 

### Implementation Plan. These adopted regulaHons contain requirements to demonstrate compliance with visible emission limitations through 

### the use of continuous opadty monltDrs (COMs): (1} Amendments to Regulations 

### .01 and
.OS under COMAR 

### 26.11.01 General Administrative 

### Provisions. (2} Repeal of Regulations


### . 10 and
. 11 under COMAR 

### 26.11.01 General Administrative Provisions, 

### to be replaced with New RegulaHons 

### .10 and 

### .11 under COMAR 

### 26.11
.01 

### General Administrative Provisions. 

### The repealed Regulation 

### .11 was 

### a State-only regulation that was 

### not submitted 

### to EPA for approval as part 

### d Maryland's State Implementation Plan
. 

### (3) Amendments 

### to Regulations 

### .01 and 

### .05 of COMAR 

### 26
. 11.09 Control of 

### Fuef-Bumlng Equipment, Stationary Internal**~** Engines, and certain Fuei·Bumlng Installations. b. 

### This action also lndudes a proposal to amend Regulations


### . 10 and .11 under COMAR 

### 26.11.01 

### General Administrative Provisions and Regulations 

### .01 and 

### .OS under COMAR 

### 26.11
.09 Ccntrol 

### of 

### Fuef-Bumlng**~Stationary** 

### Internal Combustion Engines, 

### and Certain Fuei-Bum l ng Instanations. The purpose or th is 

### proposed action is to make minor 

### adtnlnlstratlve corrections to the 

### Department's opacity regulations 

### that became efl'ectMI May 

### 17, 2010
. These administrative corrections 

### will also be submitted to EPA for approval as part 

### d Maryland's State Implementation Plan. 

### c. Indnerators • Opacity This action will amend Regulations


### .02, and
. 04, 

### .07, and .08 under COMAR 

### 26.11.08 Control 

### of Indnerators. The 

### purposed this action Is 

### to: (1) darifV requirements for incinerators that demonstrate ccmplianat 

### with visible em issions (VE) 

### standards through use of continuous opacity monitorS (COMs) ; 

### and (2) delete 

### the appllc:.abillty of the Department's Technical Memorandum 90·01 (TM) 

### for tndneratcn equipped with COMs. Only 

### the proposed addition 

# or Section
.021 and 

### the proposed amendments to Regulation .04 will be submitted 

### to the U
. S
. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval as 

### part of Maryland's State Implementation Plan. This action also announces that the current COMAR 

### 26
. 11.08 definitions under Regulation 

### .01 related to 

### Section 

### .021 and 

### the amendments 

### to Regu lation
. 04 will 

### be submitted to EPA 

### for approval as part of Maryland•s State Implementation 

### Plan. 

# z. Quality Assurance/Quality 

### COntrol Procedu,... for 

### Continuous Opacity 

### Monlton This action (1) repeals Regulations 

### .01 • .15 under COMAR 

### 26
. 11
. 31 Smalllllslness Pollution Compliance loan Program to reflect the repeal 

### of the Small Business Pollution Compliance Loan Fund effective October 

### l, 2009 (House 

### Bill1416); and (2) cod ifies the quality assurance 

### and qual ity control pnxedures for continuous opacity monitors under new Regulations


### .01

- . 12 under a new chapter, COMAR 

### 26
. 11.31 Quality Assurance Requirements 

### for Continuoos Opacity Monitors (COMs)
. 

### The purpose of this action is to discontinue 

### the use of 

### the Department's Technical Memorandum 9D-01 (TM91l-01) "Continuous Emission Monitoring (CEM) Policies and 

### Procedures" for the 

### fuel burning equ i pment and replace 

### TM90·01 with this 

### new chapter. This action 

### will be 

### submitted to EPA for approval as part of Maryland's State Implementation Plan. 

### 3. EPA's 

### Prevention of 

### Significant Detertoratlon (PSD) 

### and 

## ntle V 

### Greenhouse Gu

### Tailoring Rule ("Tailoring Rule) This action will amend 

### (1) Regulation


### . 01 

### under COMAR 

### 26.11.01 General Administrative Provisions; 

### (2) Regulations


### .01 and


### . 12 under COMAR 

### 26.11
.02 Perm its, Approvals, 

### and Registration ; 

### and (3) Regulation .14 under COMAR 

### 26.11
.06 General Em iSSion Standards, Proh ibitions, and Restrictions. This 

### action will implement the requ i rements of the U
. S. Environmental 

### Protection Agency's ( " EPA") final Prevention 

### of Significant 

### Deterioration and 

### ntle V Greenhouse 

### Gas Tailoring Rule ('Tailori ng Rule"), whichwas published in the Federal Register on June 3, 2010 (75 FR 31514). This action will be subn11tted 

### to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval 

### as part of Maryland's State Implementation 

### Plan. 4. Requirements Regarding Busfneu Machines and Plastic Parts Coating This action amends Regulation .07 and adopts 

### new Regulation .07-2 under COMAR 26
. 11.19 Volatile Organfc Compounds from Specific 

### Processes 

### to adopt EPA's 

### COntrot Techniques Guidelines 

### (CTG) for business machines and plastic parts coating. 

### This action will be subm i tted 

### to the U.S. 

### Environmental Protection Agency 

### (EPA) for approval 

### as part of Maryland's State Implementation Plan. 

### 5. Drum and 

### Pall Coating This action 

### amends Regulation 

### .13 under COMAR 

### 26.11
. 19 Volatile Organic Compounds 

### from Specific 

### Processes 

### to adopt the requirements 

### d the EPA's CTG standards that 

### for drum and pall coating. Thls 

### action 

### will be 

### submitted 

### to the U.S. Environmental 

### Protection Agency (EPA) 

### for approval 

### as part of Maryland's State Implementation Plan. 

### 6. Low Emlalon. Vehlde Progrem Update 

### Amend Regulation .02 under COMAR 26.11.34low Emfssfons Vehicle Program to update Maryland's aean Car regulations 

### to reflect 

### the changes made 

### to the Callfomia Low Emissions Vehicle Program (I.e., CALEY or Cean Car Program) since the last Maryland update In 

### 2009. This action wiH 

### be submitted to the U.S. 

### Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval as part of Maryland's State Implementation Plan. 7. Amendment. to Uled 011 

### and Wast. COmbultlble Fluids Requirement. This action will amend Regulations 

### .01,
.02 and .10 under COMAR 

### 26.11.09 Control of Fuei-Buming Equipment, StatlonaJY 

### Internal Combustion Engines, and 

### Certain Ft.lei-Bumlng Installations to amend Maryland's requirements regarding the burning 

### of used 

### oil and waste combustible fluid
. 

### 8. Voluntary Renewable set-ulde 

### Account Thls action will amend Regulation .02 under COMAR 26.09.01 General Administrative Provisions and Regulation .08 under COMAR 

### 26
. 09
.02 Applicability, Determining Compliance, and Allowance Distribution. These amendments affect: (1} definitions; 

### (2) eligibility 

### for participation i n the Volunta!"f Renewable set· aside t\ax)unt 

### (VERSA); (3) 

### submission date for the VERSA; 

### (4) VoluntaJY 

### Renewable C02 Emissions Factor, 

### (5) additional evaluation In the 

### two year 

### review for the 

### VERSA; 

### and (6) removal 

### of power pUrChase contract requirement I n the 

### VERSA. 9. Requirement. 

### for CUrtailment**Servia~** Providels This actlon 

### will: (1) amend Regulation 

### .10 under 

### COMAR 26
. 11
.02 Permits, Approvals, and Registration; 

### (2) amend Regulation 

### .01 and 

### repeal Regulation 

### .08-1 under COMAR 

### 26
. 11.09 

### Control of Fuel-Burning Equipment, 

### Statronary Internal Combustion Engines, and Certain Fuel-Burning 

### Installations; and 

### (3} adopt 

### new Regulations


### .01

- .04 under COMAR 

### 26.11.36 Distributed GeneratiOn. The 

### action estabHshes annual reporting requirements 

### for Curtailment Service Providers (CSPs} and details minor daritlcatiOns relating 

### to emergency generators and load shaving units. The full 

### text r:l the proposed actions 

### will appear In 

### the Maryland 

### Bealst:er 

### and at http;/fwww,dsd,state.md.U$'fl'ldrcgjster/mdregistec.aspx on January 14, 2011. 

### The 

### tec:hnlall support documents {TSOS) are available 

### for public review on 

### the Maryland Department 

### of the Environment's 

### website 

### at the following address: http;/lwww,m!1e.state,md,us/aboubndefoaaeslreocommeots.asox The proposed actions and supporting documents are also available 

### for review 

### at the following locations: the 

### /IJr and Radiation Management Administration; regional offices of the Department in Cumberland and 

### Salisbury; all local air quality conb'ol offices; and 

### local health departments In 

### those counties not having separate air quality control 

### offices. Please make these materials avaj(able In vour otnce for 

### oubl!c reyjew. Public heartnga on the proposed action. will 

### be 

### held on February 15, 2011at 10 a.m. at the Department 

### of the Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, 1st Floor Conference Rooms, Baltimore, Maryland 21230·1720. Interested persons are invited 

### to attend and express 

### their vi ews. Comments may 

### be mailed 

### to Deborah Rabin, Regulations Coordinator, A;r and Radiation Management Administration, Department 

### of the Environment, 

### 1800 Washington Boulevard, 

### Sutte 730, Baltimore, Maryland 

### 21230-1720, or emailed 

### to drabln·,§?mde
. state,md,us, or faxed 

### to (410) 537-4223. Comment. must 

### be received not later than 

### February 11, 2011, or 

### be submitted at the hearing. For more information, call Deborah Rabin at (410) 537-3240. Anyone needing special accommodations at a public hearing should contact the Departmenrs Fillr 

### Practices 

### Office at 

### (410) 537-

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### users may contact the Department through the Maryland Relay 

### Service at 1-SQ0-735-2258.


### Deboi'M Rabin, Regulations Coordinator Air • 

### Radiation Management Administration Maryland Dept. of 

### the 

### Envtronment 1800 Washington Blvd., Suite 730 

### Baltimore, MD 21230 Telephone Number: 

### (410)-537-4414 

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## (17 13i2011) Debbie Rabin - Notice of 

## Public Hearings - - 

## Please confirm receipt**------ ------** **--~------------~----------~--------** 

## From: To: CC: Date: 

## Subject: Debbie Rabin 

### All Mlrzakhallll; Ceclly Beall; Diana Esher; John Benedict; Joyce 

### Ep••• Bob Rosenbush; Chris Cripps; Cristina Fernandez; Dave campbell; Davl••• 

## 1/13/2011 6:15PM Notice of Public Hearings - Please conftrm receipt MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OP TH! ENVIRONMENT AJR 

# a RADIAnON MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRAnON 

### NOnCE OF PUIUC HEARINGS lhe Maryland Department 

### d the Environment gives notice 

### d public hearings concerning: • proposed amendments 

### to regulations under two (2) Subtitles 

### r4 

### ntre 26 of the 

### Code of Maryland RegulaUons {COMAR): 

### o Subtltte 09 Maryland C02 Budget Trading Program o Subtitle 

### 11 AJr Quality • subm ission 

### d specific regulations (noted where appropriate) 

### to the Environmental Protection Agency {EPA) 

### for approval 

## as part of Maryfand's State Implementation Plan. The proposed actions are briefly described 

### below: 1. Opildty Requlremln
.. for Fuellumlng Equipment 

### that 

### Demonstrate Compller1e11 

### with COM 

### DetL a. 

### lhe following 

### COMAR regulations 

### which 

### became 

### efl'ec:tlw on May 

### 17, 2010 wiU 

### be 

### submitted 

### to EPA 

### for approval as part 

### of Maryland's State Implementation Plan. These adopted regulations contain requirements 

### to demonstrate compliance with visible emission limitations through the use 

### d continuous opadty monltDrs (COMs): 

### (1) Amendments 

### to Regulations


### .01 and


### .OS under COMAR 

### 26
. 11.01 General Administrative 

### Provisions. 

### (2) Repeal of Regulations


### . 10 and
. 11 under COMAR 

### 26
. 11.01 General Administrative 

### Provisions, 

### to be replaced 

### with New Regulations 

### .10 and .11 under 

### COMAR 26.11.01 General Administrative 

### ProYislons. 

### lhe repealed Regulation .11 was 

## a State-only regulation that was 

### not submlttl!d 

### to EPA 

### for approval as 

### part d Maryland's State 

### Implementation Plan. (3} Amendments 

### to Regulations 

### .01 and .05 

### of COMAR 26.11.09 

### Control 

### d Fuel·Bumlng Equipment. Stationary Internal Combustion Engines. 

### and Certain Fuel-Burning Installations. b. This adion also Includes a proposal 

### to amend Regulations


### . 10 and 

### .11 under COMAR 26.11.01 

### General Admlnlstrattve Provisions and Regulations
. 01 and 

### .OS under COMAR 

### 26
. 11.09 Control 

### r4 Fuel-Burning Equipment, Stationary Internal Combustion Engines, and Certain Fuel-Burning**Irml~** 

### lhe purpose of this proposed action Is to make minor administrative comldlons to 

### the Department's opacity regulations that 

### became effective May 

### 17, 2010. 

### These administrative corrections wil l also 

### be submitted 

### to EPA far approval as part 

### r4 Maryfand's State Implementation Plan
. 

## c. Incinerators - Opadty
. This adlon will 

### amend 

### Regulations
.02, and
.04, .07, and .08 under COMAR 26.11
. 08 

### Control of Indnerators. 

### The purpose 

### of this action 

### Is 

### to: (1) darify requirements for Incinerators that demonstrate compliance with visible emissions (VE) 

### standards through 

## use d continuous opacity monltDrs 

### (COMs) ; and (2) delete the applicability 

### of 

### the Department's Technical Memorandum 

### 90.01 (TM) far incinerators equipped with COMs. Only 

### the proposed 

### addlUon of Section 

### .021 and 

### the proposed amendments 

### to Regulation 

### .04 will 

### be submitted 

### to the 

### U.S. Environmental Protection**~** (EPA) far approval as 

### part d Maryland's State Implementation Plan. This 

### action also announces that 

### the current COMAR 

### 26.11.08 definitions under Regulation 

### .01 related to Section 

### .021 and 

### the amendments to Regulation .04 will 

### be submitted to EPA 

### for approval as 

### part of Maryland's Stata 

### Implementation Plan
. 

# z. Quellty Auurence/Quellty Control**~for** 

### Continuous Opacity MonftDrl This action (1) repeals Regulations .01·
. 15 underCOMAR 26.11
.31 Small Business Pollution Compliance Loan Program 

### to reflect the repeal of the Small Business Pcllutlon Compliance Loan Fund effective 

### Octnber 1, 2009 (House Bill1416); and {2} codifies the quality assurance and quality control procedures 

### for continuous opacity monitofs under new Regulations .01 • .12 under a new chapter, COMAR 26
. 11
. 31 Quality Assurance Requirements 

### for Continuous Opadty Monitors (COMs). 

### The 

### purpose of this action is to discontinue 

### the use 

### of the Department's Technical Memorandum 90·01 (TM90-01) "Continuous Emission Mon itoring (CEM) Polides and Procedures• for the 

### fuel buming equipment and replace TM90-01 with this 

### new chapter
. This action will 

### be submitted 

### to EPA for approval as 

### part of Maryland's State Implementation Plan
. 3. EPA's Prevention 

### ot Slgnlftc:ant Deterioration (PSD) and ntle V Greenhouse Gal Tailoring Rule ("Tailoring Rule) lhis action win amend (1) Regulation .01 under COMAR 26
. 11
.01 

### General Administrative Provisions; (2) Regulations .01 and
. 12 under COMAR 26
. 11
. 02 Pennits, Approvals, and Registration; and (3) Regulation
. 14 under COMAR 26.11.06 General Emission Standards, Proh i bitions, and Restrictions. This action will implement the requirements of 

### the U. S. Environmental Protedlon Agency's ("EPA") final Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule ("Tailoring Rule" ), which 

### Pagwas published in the Federal Register on June 3, 2010 (75 

### FR 31514)
. This action 

### will be submitted 

### to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval 

### as part of Mal'(land's State Implementation Plan. 4. Requirements Regarding Buslneu Machines and Plastic 

### Partl Coating This 

### action amends Regulation .07 and adopts new Regulation
.07-2 under COMAR 26.11.19 Volatile Organic Compounds from Speoflc 

### Processes 

### to adopt EPA ' s Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG) for business 

### machines 

### aod plastic parts coabng. This action wdl be 

### submitted 

### to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval as part of Mal'(land's State Implementation Plan
. 

### 5. Drum and Pall Coating 

### This 

### action amends**R~ation** . 13 under COMAR 26.11.19 Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific Processes 

### to adopt the requirements of the EPA's 

### CTG standards that for drum and pail coating. Th i s 

### action will 

### be submitted 

### to the U.S. 

### Environmental Protection Ageocy (EPA) 

### for approval as part 

### d Malyland's State Implementation 

### Plan. I. Low 

### Emissions Vlhlde Program Upclabt Amend Regulation .02 under COMAR 26.11
. 34 

### Low Emissions Vehicle Program 

### to update Maryland's Oean 

# car regulations 

### to reflect the changes made 

### to the california 

### Low Em i ssions Vehlde Program (I.e., CALEV or Oean car Program) since the last Matyland update In 

### 2009. This action 

### wil be submitted 

### to the U
.S
. 

### Environmental 

### Protection Aqency (EPA) 

### for approval 

## as part 

### of Maryland's State Implementation Plan. 

### 7. Amendmentl to Used 

## ou and 

### Waste Combustible Fluldl**Requirement~** Th is aCtion 

### will amend Regulations .01, .02 and
. 10 under COMAR 26.11.09 Control of Fuel-Burning Equipment, Stationary Internal Combustion Engines, and Certain Fuel-Burning Im1allatlons 

### to amend Maryland's requirements regarding the burning 

### d used 

### oil and 

### waste combustible 

### ftuld
. B. Voluntary Renewable 

### Set·alde 

### Account This action 

### will amend Regulation
. 02 

### under COMAR 26.09
. 01 General Administnltive Provisions and Regulation .08 under COMAR 26.09.02 Applicability, Detenninlng Compllance, and 

### Allowance 

### Olstri butlon. 

### These amendments atrect: (1) definitions; (2) eligibility 

### for participation In the Voluntary 

### Renewable Set-aside 

### Account (VERSA); (3) submission date for the VERSA; (4) Voluntal'( Renewable 

### C02 Em issions 

### Factor; (5) additional evaluation 

### In the 

### two year review 

### for the 

### VERSA; and (6) removal ot 

### power J)li'Chase oontract requirement In the VERSA. 

### 9. Requlrementa 

### tor CwtaUment: Service 

### Provlden This action 

### will: (1) 

### amend Regulation . 10 

# ..mer COMAR 26
. 11.02 Permits, Approvals, 

### and Registration; (2) amend Regulation .01 and repeal Regulation


### .08·1 under COMAR 26.11.09 Control of Fuel-Burning Equipment, Stationary Internal Combustion 

### Engines, and Certain Fuel-Burning 

### Installations; 

### and (3) adopt 

### new 

### Regulations
.01

- .04 

### under COMAR 26.11
. 36 

### DISbibuted Generation
. The action establishes annual 

### reporting requirements 

### for Curtailment Service Providers (CSPs) and details minor dariflcatlons relating 

### to emergency 

### generators and 

### load shaving 

### lM1Its. The 

### full 

### text of the proposed actions 

### wtfl appear In the Maryland Bf9i:jh!r 

### and 

### at httD:Uwww.dsd.state.md.us{mdrcgister/mdregister.aSQX on JanUIIry 

### 14, 2011. The tedmlcal support documents (TSDs) 

### are avai lable 

### for public review on the Maryland Department 

### of the Environment's website at the following 

### address: htto : l/www
. ms1e,state,md.U5/aboutmdelpages.lregcomments.asox 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 

## otnc.es. Public hearings on the proposed aCtions will be held on 

### February 15, 2011 at 10 a . m. 

### at the Department of the 

### Environment, 1800 

### Washington Boulevard, 1st floor 

### 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, Maryfancl21230.1720, or 

### emailed 

### to**drabm mcje** **state.md ys,**  or faxed 

### to (410) 537-4223. Commentl must 

### be received not later than 

### February 11, 

### 2011, or 

### be submitted at the hearing
. 

### For more information, call Deborah Rabin at (410) 537-3240. Anyone needing special accommodations at a public hearing should contact the Department's Fair Practices Office 

### at (410) 537· 3964
. 

## m users may contact the Department through the Maryland Relay Service at 1-800.735· 2258.**Page ~** 

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### Deborah Rabin, Regulations Coordinator Air & Radiation Management Administration 

### Maryland Dept. of the 

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### Baltimore, MD 21230 Telephone Number: (410)·537-4414

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### Project Description: Pr oposed amendments to subtitles 09 and I I ofTi tle 26 i n COMAR; submission of specific regulations for approval as part ofthe State's Im plementation Plan ; Opacity Requi rements for Fuel Burning Equipment that Demonstrate Compliance wi t h Conti nuous Opacity Monitor (COM) Data ; Quality A ssurance/Quality Control Procedures for COMs; EPA's Prevent i on of Sign ificant Deteriorat ion {PSD} and Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule ("Tailoring Rule"); Requirements Regardi ng Business Machines and Plastic Parts Coating ; Drum and Pail Coating ; Low Emissions Vehicle Program Update ; Amendments to Used Oil a nd Waste Combustible Fl uids Requirements ; Voluntary Renewable Set-aside Account; Requirements for Curtailment Service Providers : public hearing 2/1512011 Project Location: Maryland Clearinghouse Contact: Bob Rosenbush
o ear Ms
. Rabin: Thank you for submitting your project for intergovernmental review
. Part icipation in the Maryland Intergovernmental Revi ew and Coordination (MIRC) process helps ensure project consistency with plans , programs, and objectives of State agencies and local governments. Notice ofyour application is being provided to State and local public officials through the /nteuovemmental Monitor, 

### which is a database ofprojects received by the State Clearinghouse for Intergovernmental Assistance. This information may be viewed at http://planning.maryland
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. The project has been assigned a unique State Application Identifier that should be used on all documents and correspondence
. All MIRC requirements have been met in accordance with Code ofMaryland Regulations {COMAR 34
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. Ifyou need assistance or have questions, contact the State Clearinghouse staffperson noted above at 410-767-4490 or through e-mail at brosenbush@mdp.state.md
. us. Thank you for your cooperation with the MlRC process.



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## Statement of the Air and Radiation Management Administration Department of the Environment for the Public Hearing Relating to Proposed new Regulations .01

- .12 under a new chapter, COMAR 26.11.31 Quality Assurance Requirements for Continuous Opacity Monitors (COMs) held on February 15, 2011 Baltimore, MD My name is Deborah Rabin. I am the Regulations Coordinator for the Air and Radiation Management Administration, Department of the Environment. This public hearing is being held pursuant to the requirements of 40 CFR Section SI.I 02 and Sections 2-30I 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 I 0-I0 I. Notice ofthis hearing appeared in the: Maryland Register on January I4, 20I1; MDE's website from January 11, 2011 through February 16, 2011; Baltimore Sun on January I4, 201I; Washington Post on January 13, 201I; and the St. Mary's Enterprise on January 14, 2011. Copies ofthese notices were submitted for the record. Copies ofthis proposed action and supporting documents were made available for review by the State Clearinghouse and are also submitted at this time into the hearing record. Copies were also 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 oftoday's hearing is to give the public an opportunity to comment on proposed new Regulations .01

- .12 under a new chapter, COMAR 26.11.31 Quality Assurance Requirements for Continuous Opacity Monitors (COMs). 

## Summary The purpose ofthis action is to: (1) Repeal the current regulations under CO MAR 26.11.3 I to reflect the repeal of the Small Business Pollution Compliance Loan Fund effective October 1, 2009 (House Bill 1416); and



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## (2} Codify the quality assurance (QA} and quality control (QC) procedures for continuous opacity monitors (COMs)
. The procedures are currently contained in the Department's Technical Memorandum**90~0** 

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## (TM). This action will be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval as part ofMaryland's State Implementation Plan. Background: TM**90~0** 

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## was adopted in 1991 

## when continuous emissions monitoring requirements were first promulgated by the State. Those regulations were approved as part ofthe Department's continuous emission monitoring program by the EPA on February 28, 1996. 

## It is now necessary to promulgate a regulation codifying the QA and QC procedures found in the TM because the Department proposes to terminate its 

## use. Specifically, the QA and QC procedures for COMs which are currently applied through 

## use ofthe TM will be incorporated in this new chapter, COMAR 26
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## These proposed regulations incorporate by reference the current federal performance and design specification requirements for the operation of opacity monitoring systems. To the extent that the EPA adopts revised requirements in the future, the Department will review those federal procedures and consider amendment ofits regulations to adopt and incorporate any federal QA and QC procedures. Sources Affected and Location: This action affects any source required to install and operate COMs, including fuel burning equipment with a heat input capacity of 100 

## million Btu per hour, cement plants and municipal waste combustors
. These sources currently utilize the proposed QA and QC procedures, as 

## found in Part II 

## ofTM**90~0** 

## I. Consideration of Comments 

## The Department will consider all comments before making a decision to adopt these new regulations.

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## MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT 2 

## AIR AND RADIATION MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION 3 

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## PUBLIC HEARING 6 

## 7 REPEAL OF THE SMALL BUSINESS POLLUTION COMPLIANCE 8 LOAN PROGRAM UNDER COMAR 26.11.31 AND 9 ADOPTION OF NEW COMAR 26.11.31 QUALITY ASSURANCE 10 REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTINUOUS OPACITY MONITORS (COMS) 11 12 13 14 The hearing in the above matter commenced on 15 Tuesday, February 15, 2011, at the MDE Headquarters, 16 Montgomery Park, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, 17 Maryland. 18 

## 19 BEFORE: DEBORAH RABIN, Hearing Office r 20 21 Reported by: Linda Metcalf 

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## A P P E A R A N C E S 

## 2 3 ON BEHALf Of THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT Of THE ENVIRONMENT: 4 

### 5 KATHLEEN PERRY 

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## Legislative Coordinator 7 

## Regulation Development Division 8 

## Air and Radiation Management 9 Maryland Department of the Environment 10 1800 Washington Boulevard 11 Baltimore, Maryland 21230 12 13 

## DEBORAH RABIN 14 Regulation Development Coordinator 

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## 16 Maryland Department of the Environment 17 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 730 18 Baltimore, Maryland 21230 19 20 21
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## 2 3 Speaker: Pa g e : 4 

## Katherine Perry, MDE 4 

## 5 Deborah Rabin, MDE 6 6 

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## 2 3 MS. PERRY: 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 Kathleen Perry and I am the 8 Legislative Coordinator for the Air and Radiation 9 

### Management Administration. I will serve as hearing 10 officer for 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 regulations found in the 19 Code of Maryland Regulations, Title 26, Subtiile 11, Air 20 Quality. The Secretary of the Department proposes to: 21 (1} repeal Regulations .01

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## 26.11.31, Small Business Pollution Co mpliance Loan 2 

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## (2) adopt new Regulations .01

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## new chapter, COMAR 26.11.31, Quality Assurance 5 

## Requirements for Continuous Opacity Monitors (COMs). 6 

## The purpose of this hearing is to give you the 7 

## opportunity to comment on this action. 8 

## The Opportunity for Public Comment for this 9 

## proposed action appeared in the Maryland Register, Volume 10 38, Issue 2, Page 121 on January 14, 2011. 11 The hearing will proceed in the following 12 order. First, Deborah Rabin will make a statement on 13 behalf o f the Air and Rad i at i on Management 14 Administra t ion. A f ter Ms. R a bin i s finished, I will call 15 

## on any elected o ff icial or government official who wants 16 to make a statement. Then, I wi ll call upon anyone else 17 who indicated on t he sign- i n s heet that he or she would 18 like to make a s t atement. 19 

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## 1 (No response.) 2 MS. PERRY : I will now ca ll on Ms. Rabin. 

## 3 MS. RABIN: My name is Deborah Rabin. I am the 4 

## Regulations Coordinator for the Air and Radiation 5 

## Management Administration, Department of the Environment. 6 

## I would like to enter my hearing statement into the 7 record. 

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## 9 Statement of the Air 

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## Relating to Proposed new Regulations .01 - .12 under a 14 

## new chapter, COMAR 26.11.31 Quality Assurance 15 

## Requirements for Continuous Opacity MOnitors (CONS) 16 

## held on February 15, 2011 17 Baltimore, MD 18 My name is Deborah Rabin. I am t he Regulations 19 Coordinator f or the Air and Radiation Manag e ment 20 Administration, Department of the Environment. 21 This public hearing is being held pursuant to
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## the State Administrative P r ocedures Act under the State 5 

## Government Article, beginni ng at Section 10-101. 6 

## Not i ce o f this heari ng appeared in the: 7 

## Maryland Register on January 14, 2011;MDE's website from 8 

## January 11, 2011 thr ough February 16, 2011; Baltimore Sun 9 

## on January 14, 2011; Wa s h i ngton Po s t on January 13, 2011; 10 and the St. Mary's Ente r p r ise on January 14, 2011. 11 Copies o f these notices we r e submitted for the record. 12 Copies o f this proposed action and supporting 13 documents were made available for review by the State 14 Clearinghouse and are also submitted at this time into 15 the hearing record. Copies were also made available for 16 public inspection at the Air and Radiation Management 17 

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## Salisbury, and at all local health departments or local 19 

## air quality control offices. 20 The purpose of today's hearing is to give the 2 1 public an opportunity to comment on proposed new For The Record, Inc
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## Regulations .01

- .12 under a new chapter, COMAR 26.11.31 2 

## Quality Assurance Requirements for Continuous Opacity 3 

## Monitors (COMs). 4 

### Summary 5 

## The purpose of this action is to: 6 

## (1) Repeal the current regulations under COMAR 7 

## 26.11.31 to reflect the repeal of the Small Business 8 

## Pollution Compliance Loan Fund effective October 1, 2009 9 

## (House Bill 1416); and 10 (2) Codify the quality assurance (QA) and 11 quality control (QC) procedures for continuous opacity 12 monitors (COMs). The procedures are currently contained 13 in the Department's Technical Memorandum 90-01 (TM). 14 

## This action will be submitted to the U.S. 

## 15 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval as 16 part of Maryland's State Implementation Plan. 17 Background 

## 18 TM 90-01 was adopted in 1991 when continuous 19 emissions monitoring requirements were first promulgated 20 by the State. Those regulations were approved as part of 21 the Department's continuous emission monitoring program
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## 9 1 by the EPA on February 28, 1996. It is now necessary to 2 promulgate a regulation codifying the QA and QC 3 procedures found in the TM because the Department 4 proposes to terminate its use. Specifically, the QA and 5 QC procedures for COMs which are currently applied 6 through use of the TM will be inco r porated in this new 7 chapter, COMAR 26.11.31. 8 These proposed regulations incorporate by 9 reference the current federal performance and design 10 specification requirements for the operation of opacity 11 monitoring systems. To the extent that the EPA adopts 12 revised requirements 

## in the future, the Departmen t will 13 review those federal procedures and consider amendment of 14 its regulations to adopt and incorporate any federal QA 15 and QC procedures. 16 Sources Affected and Location 

## 17 This action affects any source required to 18 install and operate COMs, including f uel burning 19 equipment with a heat input capacity of 100 million Btu 20 per hour, cement plants and municipal waste combustors. 21 These sources currently utilize the proposed QA and QC
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## procedures, as found in Part II o f TM 90-01. 2 

## Consideration of Comments 3 The Department will consider all comments 4 

## before making a decision to adopt these new regulations. 

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## MS. PERRY: Thank you, Ms. Rabin. Are there 7 

## any comments? 8 

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## MS. PERRY: Please let the record reflect that 10 nobody has shown up to comment on t his notice of proposed 11 action. This will conclude the public hearing regarding 12 repeal of the Small Business Pollution Compliance Loan 13 Program under COMAR 26.11.31 and adoption of new COMAR 14 26.11.31, Quality Assurance Requirements for Continuous 

## 15 Opacity Monitors (COMs). 16 Let the record reflect that it is now 11:30 and 

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## 18 (Whereupon, the hearinq was conc1uded.) 19 

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## I, Linda Metcalf, do hereby certify that the 4 

## foregoing transcription was reduced to typewriting v i a 5 

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