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 December 17, 2009 

CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION 

This is to certify that the “Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) Notice of Public Hearings 

Concerning Proposed Amendments to Air Quality Regulations” was published on MDE’s web site on 

December 17, 2009. It will remain posted on the site until the public hearings have been held on January 21, 

2010. The notice in full with links to technical supporting documents may be found in the following web 

address: 

http://www.mde.state.md.us/AboutMDE/reqcomments.asp

Web publication of the notice was at the request of Deborah Rabin, Regulations Coordinator of the Air and 

Radiation Management Administration of MDE. 

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 DIANA ALEGRE 

 MDE Webmaster 

 

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The complete listing of MDE public meetings and hearings is posted in the MDE Calendar. Please call or email

contact person cited in the meeting details for any questions or to send a comment.

 Notice of Public Hearings Concerning Proposed Amendments to Air Quality Regulations

The Maryland Department of the Environment gives notice of public hearings concerning proposed amendments to air quality

regulations and submission of regulations to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval as part of Maryland's

State Implementation Plan (SIP). The actions are briefly described below:

1. Adhesives and Sealants – Electronic Systems

Amend Regulation .15 under COMAR 26.11.19 Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific Processes to repeal the general

emission standard for adhesives under COMAR 26.11.19.15C(4) and replace it with the proposed source-specific VOC

Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) emission limitation for the application of adhesives and sealants to specialty

electronic systems and subsystems for defense and homeland security. This source category is exempt from requirements

under COMAR 26.11.35. (See Technical Support Document .)

2. Paper, Film and Foil Coatings

Amend Regulation .07 under COMAR 26.11.19 Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific Processes to adopt the requirements

of the EPA Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG) for paper, film and foil coating. EPA develops CTGs as guidance on control

requirements for source categories. States can follow the CTGs or adopt more restrictive standards. MDE proposes to adopt

the CTG standards for paper, film and foil coatings. (See Technical Support Document .)

3. Industrial Cleaning Solvents

Adopt new Regulation .09-1 under COMAR 26.11.19 Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific Processes to adopt the

requirements of the EPA CTG for industrial cleaning solvents. (See Technical Support Document .)

4. Flexible Packaging Printing

Amend Regulation .10 and adopt new Regulation .10-1 under COMAR 26.11.19 Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific

Processes to adopt the requirements of the EPA CTG for flexible packaging printing. (See Technical Support Document .)

5. Lithographic and Letterpress Printing

Amend Regulation .11 under COMAR 26.11.19 Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific Processes to adopt the requirements

of the EPA CTG for lithographic and letterpress printing. (See Technical Support Document .)

6. Flat Wood Paneling Coatings

Amend Regulation .32 and adopt new Regulation .33 under COMAR 26.11.19 Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific

Processes to adopt the requirements of the EPA CTG for flat wood paneling coatings. (See Technical Support Document .)

7. Recent Public Service Commission (PSC) Regulatory Action to Clarify that Modifications to Power Plants are

Subject to the Federal Clean Air Act

On November 5, 2009, the Public Service Commission adopted amendments to Regulations .01 and .02, new Regulation .06,

and the recodification of existing Regulation .06 to be Regulation .07 under COMAR 20.79.01 General. The changes to this

chapter were proposed in the Maryland Register on September 11, 2009. The Final Action will be published on December

18, 2009 (effective date: December 28, 2009). The action implements amendments to §7-205 of the Public Utility

Companies Article enacted by the General Assembly in 2006 to conform to federal Clean Air Act requirements as they pertain

to modifications of stationary sources, including power plants. The action clarifies what modifications are subject to the PSC

process and which ones are exempt. This notice is to inform the public that the Department of the Environment will submit

this PSC regulatory action and the appropriate portions of §§ 7-205, 7-207, 7-207.1 and 7-208 of the Public Utility

Companies Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland to be approved by EPA as part of Maryland's SIP.

All of the regulatory actions described above will be submitted to the U.S. EPA for approval as revisions to Maryland's SIP.

The full text of the 6 proposed actions will appear in the Maryland Register and at http://www.dsd.state.md.us/mdregister/

on December 18, 2009. The technical support documents (TSDs) are available 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

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 7 actions listed above will be held on January 21, 2010 at 10 a.m. at the Department of the

Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, 1st Floor Aeris Conference Room, 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 January 21, 2010, 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. TTY users may contact the Department through the Maryland Relay Service at 1-800-735-2258.

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 Notice of a 30-Day Comment Period on Proposed Amendments to Chapters .01, .02, and .14 in

COMAR 26.10 (Oil Pollution and Tank Management)

In the December 18, 2090 edition of the Maryland Register, MDE is proposing amendments to Chapters .01, .02, and .14 in

COMAR 26.10 (Oil Pollution and Tank Management). In addition the proposal includes the adoption of a new Chapter 16,

Trained Facility Operators. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 requires the states adopt regulations governing training of

underground storage tank (UST) facility operators. These amendments as well as the new Chapter address the following:

1. The updating of certain reference Standards (Chapters 1 and 2).

2. The correction of certain statute references (Chapters 1 and 14).

3. A clarification to regulations pertaining to the UST facilities located in the high risk groundwater use area (Chapter 2).

4. UST facility operator training (Chapter 16) requirements will:

a. apply to "federally" regulated UST systems.

b. establish three classes of operators:

Class A: Persons having primary responsibility for the UST operation and maintenance (owner or

general manager)

Class B: Persons having daily on-site responsibility for the UST operation and maintenance (shift

manager)

Class C: Daily, on-site employees having primary responsibility for addressing emergencies presented

by a spill or release from an UST system (cashier).

At a minimum each UST system must have a designated Class A, B, and C operator.

c. implement this training as follows:

The vendors will establish certification programs to provide training for Class A and B operators.

Class A, B or operator trainer may provide training to Class C operators.

Owners or operators will be required to maintain records documenting the training received for all

Class A, Class B, and Class C operators.

Reciprocity with other state programs will be allowed if MDE determines the training program is as

stringent as Maryland's.

A Public Hearing will not be scheduled, however, a 30-day comment period is in effect until the close of business on

January 19, 2010. If anyone has questions concerning the amendments/new chapter, they may contact Herb Meade or

Greg Sonberg of the Oil Control Program at (410) 537- 3442. Written comments may be sent to Gail Castleman, Regulations

Coordinator, Land Management Administration, 1800 Washington Blvd, Baltimore MD 21230-1719. Comments may be faxed

to Ms. Castleman at (410) 537-3156 or emailed to gcastleman@mde.state.md.us

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