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EED : My s ta temen t i s h e r e , s ubmi t t i ng 2 i n t o t h e r ecord . My n ame is H u s ai n W a h e ed . I a m t h e 3 Publi c H e alt h En g in e e r of t he Reg ula tio n D e v e l o pment 4 D i v i si o n o f th e Air a n d Radi a tio n Ma na geme n t 5 A d mi n i st rat i o n , Departmen t o f th e Env i r o nm e n t . A nd my 6 s ta temen t i s given t o you . 7 M S . RABI N: Fo r th e record . 8 MR . WAHEED: Fo r t he re cord . 9 1 0 Statement of the Air and Radiation 11 Management Administration 1 2 Department of the Environment 1 3 for the Public Hearing Relating to 14 Proposed Amendments to Regulation .01 Applicability and 1 5 Exemptions under COMAR 26.11.35 Control of Volatile 1 6 Organic Compounds from Adhesives and Sealants 1 7 held on March 18, 2009 Baltimore, MD 1 8 MR . WAHEED : My n ame i s H u s a i n Wa heed . I am 1 9 t h e Pub li c H e a lt h En gi ne e r o f t h e R e g u lati on Devel opm e nt 20 D i vi si on o f th e Ai r a nd Radia tio n Ma nageme n t 2 1 Admini st r a t i o n , D e p a r tment o f t h e En vi r o nme n t . 

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­ 3 3 01 e t . s e q . o f th e En vi r o nment Ar t ic le , A n no t a te d Code 4 o f M ar yland . It i s a lso b ei ng hel d in co nformance wi t h 5 the S ta t e Admi n is t r a t iv e Pro ce dure s Ac t un de r the Sta te 6 Gov e r nme n t Artic le, b eg i n n i ng a t S ecti on 1 0- 10 1 . 7 Noti ce of this h earing a pp eare d in the 8 Mary l a n d Regi s ter o n Febru ary 1 3 , 2 00 9 ; Ba ltimore Su n o n 9 Fe b ru a r y 1 3 , 2009 ; St . Ma ry 's Ente rpri se on Fe brua ry 1 3 , 10 2009 ; Cumber la nd Time s-N ew s on Feb ruar y 1 3 , 2009 ; 1 1 Fre d eri c k N e ws-Po st o n Fe b ruar y 13 , 2009 ; S a l is b u ry Dail y 1 2 Time s on Fe bru ar y 1 3, 2 009 ; Washing to n Pos t o n Feb ru a r y 1 3 12 , 2009 ; a nd th e MOE' s webs i te fr om Fe b ru ar y 1 2, 2009 14 t hro u g h M a r c h 1 8, 2009 . 1 5 Cop ies o f th e s e no t ices were s ubm i t te d f o r th e 16 rec ord . 17 Cop i es o f th e p ro pose d ac t ion a nd s uppo r t i ng 1 8 d o c um ents w e r e s ubm it t e d f or r eview t o the St ate 19 Cl ear i ngho us e a nd a re al s o s ubmi t te d a t this time int o 20 t h e hear ing record . Cop ies w e r e a lso m a de ava il ab le f or 21 p ub l ic inspect io n a t th e Ai r and Radi at i on M an agement 

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### 3 Summary of Amendments 4 COMAR 2 6 . 11 . 3 5 . 01 , App li cab i lit y an d 5 Exe m pti on s , is b e ing ame nd e d to limi t t he app l icab i l ity 6 o f VOC s ta ndards f or s i ng le - p ly roo f m emb r ane 7 in sta l la t io n an d re p ai r a d he s iv es , s i ng l e - p ly ro o f 8 m e m b r ane s e a l a nt s a nd s i n gl e- p l y r oof m e mbran e adh e s iv e 9 p r imer s accord i ng t o th e f o ll o wing sc h e d u le : 1 0 ( 1 ) Fo r t h e yea r 2 0 0 9 , f r om Ma y 1 5 t h rou g h 1 1 Se ptembe r 15; 1 2 (2) Fo r th e ye ar 20 10 a nd 20 1 1 , f r om May 1 1 3 thr ou gh S e p t e mber 30 ; a nd 1 4 (3 ) On a n d a f te r J a nu a ry 1 , 2 0 12 . 1 5 Maryland's State Implementation Plan (SIP) 1 6 The s e a me ndmen ts wi l l be s ubmitted t o th e u . S . 17 En vi r o nme n tal Prote ct i o n Ag e n c y as a re v i si o n t o 1 8 M a r yl and ' s S tate I mpl eme nt a t i o n Pl an . 1 9 Consideration of Comments 20 Th e Department wi l l c o ns ide r a l l c ommen t s 2 1 be fo r e m a ki n g a de cisi on t o a d op t t h es e a m en dme nt s . 

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