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MARYLAND DEPARTM ENT Of THE ENVI RONMENT
 

AI R AND RA DIATI ON MANAG EMENT ADM IN ISTRATI ON
 

PUBL I C HEARI NG
 

AMENDMENT TO COMAR 2 6 . 1 1 . 3 5 . 0 1
 

RE : ADHE S I VES AN D SEALANTS REQUIREMENT S
 

Th e h e a ri ng in t h e a bove ma t te r comme nced o n 

Wed nesda y , Ma r ch 28 , 2 0 09 , a t the MOE He adqua r t ers, 

Mo n tgomery Pa r k, 1 8 0 0 Was h i ngto n Bo u lev a rd , Ba l t imore , 

Mary l a nd . 

BEfORE: DEBORAH RAB IN , He a ring Of f i c e r 

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A P P EA RAN C E S
 

ON BEHALF OF THE MARY LAND DEPARTME NT OF THE ENVI RONME NT : 

DEBORAH RABIN 

Reg u lat ion Deve lopment Coo rdi na tor
 

Regulat i on Deve lopment Division - ARMA
 

Ma r y l a nd De p artme n t of t he En vironme nt
 

1800 Was h ington Bou l e v a r d , Suite 730
 

Ba l timo r e , Mary land 2 12 3 0
 

HUSAIN WAHEED 

Pu b l i c He a l th En g i neer
 

Regulat i on Deve lopment Div ision - ARMA
 

Ma r yla nd Depa r t men t o f t he En vi r onment
 

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Ba l t i more , Ma r yl a n d 2 1230
 

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1 PRO C E E DIN G S 

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3 MS . RABIN: Good mo rn ing . On b eh a l f o f t h e 

4 Depa rtme n t o f the En vironm e nt a nd t he Ai r a nd Rad ia t i o n 

5 Ma nagemen t Admin i str a t ion , I woul d l ike t o wel c ome y o u t o 

6 t his p ub l i c h e a r i ng. 

7 My name i s Deborah Rab i n . I' m the Reg u lat i ons 

8 Coo r d i nat or f or t h e Ai r a nd Ra di a t i on Manag e me nt 

9 Administration . I will serve as he aring o f f i ce r f or 

1 0 t od a y' s he a ri n g . 

1 1 I wo u l d l i ke t o ask a l l o f yo u in a tte nd a n c e 

1 2 toda y t o pl ea se s ign in , i f yo u h a v e n ' t a lready d o ne so . 

1 3 This will h el p us t o ke ep a n ac c u r a t e r e cord o f the 

1 4 p eople who parti c ipa te i n t he he aring. Al so , cop i e s o f 

1 5 o ur r e gu lation p ropo sal , s uppo rt do c ume nts , and the 

1 6 Depa r t men t 's stateme n t a re a va ilable on t he t a b l e f or 

1 7 yo u r informat i on . 

1 8 Th i s h e a ri n g c o n c ern s Ai r Qual it y Re gu l a ti o n s 

1 9 f o un d i n the Cod e o f Ma r y la nd Reg ulat ion s , Titl e 2 6 , 

2 0 Subt itle 1 1 , Ai r Qua lity . Th e Se creta ry o f t h e 

2 1 Depa r tment p ropose s t o amend Re g u lati o n . 0 1 u nde r COMAR 

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1 26 . 1 1.35 , Co n t rol o f Emi ssions fr om Vo l a t i l e Orga n ic 

2 Comp ounds fr om Adhe siv es and Se a l a n ts . 

3 Th e p u rpose o f thi s he aring i s t o g i v e yo u the 

4 oppo rtunity t o comment on this actio n. 

5 Th e Op p o r t u n i t y f o r Pu b l i c Commen t f or this 

6 propo s ed action appe a r ed in the Maryl and Re gister, Vo l ume 

7 3 6 , I s sue 4 , Pa ge 3 63 o n Fe brua r y 1 3, 2 0 0 9 . 

8 Th e h earing will proc e e d i n the f ollowing 

9 o rder. First, Mr . Husa i n Wa heed wi l l make a s tatement on 

10 behalf o f the Ai r and Ra d i a t ion Man a g ement 

1 1 Administration . Afte r Mr . Wa heed i s finishe d, I wi l l 

1 2 calI o n any e lect e d offi c ia l or gov e rnment offi c i a l wh o 

1 3 wants to make a s tateme n t . Th en, I wi l l ca l l u p on a nyo ne 

1 4 el s e who ind i c ated on t h e sign - i n s hee t that h e or s he 

15 would like to make a sta temen t . 

16 Wh e n g i v ing yo u r s tateme n t , p l e ase come up 

17 fr o n t, identify yourself and you r affi l ia t i o n , a nd g ive 

18 your sta t emen t lou d ly and c lea rly . Are the r e a n y 

1 9 q u est ions ? 

20 (No response.) 

21 MS. RAB IN : I wi l l n ow ca lI on Mr . Waheed . 

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1 MR. WAHEED: 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 Hu s ai n Wa h e ed . I am t h e 

3 Publi c He alth En g ine e r of t he Reg ula tion De v e l o pment 

4 Di v i si o n o f the Air a n d Radi a tion Ma na geme n t 

5 Ad mi n i strati o n , Depa rtmen t o f the Env i r o nme n t . And my 

6 s ta temen t i s given t o you . 

7 MS . RA BI N: Fo r the record . 

8 MR . WA HEED: Fo r t he record . 

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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 

17 held on March 18, 2009 Baltimore, MD 

1 8 MR . WA HEED : My name i s Hu s a i n Wa heed . I am 

1 9 t h e Pub lic He a lth En gi ne e r o f t h e Re g u lati on Devel opm e nt 

20 Di vision o f the Ai r a nd Radia tion Ma nageme n t 

2 1 Admini str a t i o n , De p a r tment o f t h e Envi r o nme n t . 

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1 This p ub l ic h earing i s be i ng h eld purs ua n t t o 

2 the r e qu i reme n ts o f 4 0 CFR Sect ion 51 .1 02 a nd Sect ions 2 ­

3 3 01 e t . s e q . o f the En vi r o nment Ar t icle , An not a ted Code 

4 o f Maryland . It i s a lso b eing hel d in conformance wi t h 

5 the Sta t e Admi n ist r a t ive Procedure s Ac t un de r the State 

6 Gov e r nme n t Artic le, b eg i n n i ng a t Section 1 0- 10 1 . 

7 Noti ce of this h earing a ppeare d in the 

8 Maryl a n d Regis ter o n February 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 rprise on Februa ry 1 3 , 

10 2009 ; Cumberla nd Time s-New s on Februar y 1 3 , 2009 ; 

1 1 Fr e d eri c k Ne ws-Po st o n Fe b rua r y 13 , 2009 ; Sa l isb u ry Dail y 

1 2 Time s on Fe bruar y 1 3, 2 009 ; Wash ington Post o n Febru a r y 

1 3 12 , 2009 ; a nd the MOE' s webs i te fr om Fe b ruar y 1 2, 2009 

14 t hro u g h Ma r c h 1 8, 2009 . 

1 5 Cop ies o f the s e not ices were s ubm i t ted f o r the 

16 record . 

17 Cop i es o f the p ropose d act ion a nd s uppo r t i ng 

1 8 d o c uments we r e s ubmitt e d f or r eview t o the St ate 

19 Cl ea r i ngho us e a nd a re als o s ubmi t ted a t this time int o 

20 t h e hearing record . Cop ies we r e a lso ma de ava ilab le f or 

21 p ub l ic inspect ion a t the Ai r and Radi at i on Man agement 

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1 Administration o f f i c e s in Baltimore , Cumbe r land , and 

2 Sa l isbur y , and a t a l l l o c al hea lth departments o r l o c al 

3 air qual ity con t ro l o f f ice s . 

4 The purpo se o f t oda y ' s h e aring i s t o g ive the 

5 pu bl i c an o p po r t un i ty t o c omme n t on the proposed 

6 a mendmen ts to Regu lati on . 01, App li c abilit y a n d 

7 Ex e mption s under COMAR 2 6 . 1 1 . 35 , Co n trol of Volatile 

8 Or g ani c Compoun ds fr om Ad he s i ves and Se a lant s. 

9 Background 

10 COMAR 26 .11 . 35 , Con trol of Vol a t i le Or g an i c 

1 1 Compounds from Adhesives and Sealants , was a dopted on 

1 2 J anuar y 11 , 2 008 . The regu lations a f f e c t a l a r g e number 

1 3 o f sou rces and materials and pro vide s i g n i =icant 

1 4 r educti ons o f VOCs . Du e t o the l a r g e sca l e i mp a c t o f the 

15 regu l ations , the Departme nt a dop ted the standard s aft e r 

16 a n extensive a n al ysis a nd o u t r e ac h effo rt i n 2 0 07 . Th e 

1 7 purpo se was to g i v e a ffecte d s ources an d ma n u f a ct u r e rs 

1 8 s u f fi ci ent time to t est n ew ma te r i a l s and make proce ss 

1 9 c h a nge s to me et t he n e w s t anda rds . 

2 0 In J a n ua r y 2 0 08, the EPDM Roo fin g Ass oc ia tion 

2 1 rais ed concern s a bout the VOC limit a t ion s f or r oofing 

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1 adhesives when app l ied at l o we r t e mp era t u re s. EP DM 

2 recommended a seasona l p hase -in t o the VOC regu lat ion , 

3 requ iring t h e u se of VOC - compl ia nt adhes ives du r i ng the 

4 warme r " o z on e season" mont hs wh i le cont i n u i ng to a llow 

5 hi gh er VOC adhe s i ves d u r i ng t he c o lder mo n t hs fo r a 

6 pe r iod o f t ime n e c e s s a r y to develop a new l o w- VOC 

7 techno l og y that co u l d b e eff e ctive o n a ye ar-roun d basis . 

8 The Depa rtme nt r e qu e ste d the OTC t o review t h e s e concerns 

9 wi t h t h e int enti o n o f rea ch i ng consen sus a mong s tates as 

1 0 t o h o w to address t hi s i s s u e. The OTC d id not ma ke 

11 c ha nges t o the mo d el ru le a fter i t s r e v i e w, but rather 

1 2 l eft i t up to the s t a tes t o dec i de on how t o re spo nd t o 

1 3 t he request . A number of states have dec ided to g ive 

1 4 non -ozone sea son exempt ion in t he initial y ea r s o f 

15 imp leme nta t ion . The Department met wi t h man u fact urers , 

1 6 i nstallers and a s sociati on r e pres e nt ative s r ega rd i ng 

1 7 additiona l t ime in the non -ozone season period t o bet ter 

18 t ra in a nd mo dify p ra c t ice s f o r the u se o f n e w ma t eria l s 

1 9 a t l o wer t e mp e r atu r e s. As a result of d iscussions and i n 

2 0 o rder t o provide mor e time f o r t r ai ning, t h e Department 

2 1 agreed t o provide a l imited exempt ion for t h e n on -ozon e 

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1 p eriod i n t he in i ti a l p h as e o f i mpl e men t i n g t he 

2 re gu lat ion . 

3 Summary of Amendments 

4 COMAR 2 6 . 11 . 3 5 . 01 , App licabi lit y and 

5 Exe mption s , is b e ing ame nd e d to limit t he app l icabi l ity 

6 o f VOC s ta nda rds f or s i ng le - p ly roo f memb r ane 

7 insta l lat ion and rep ai r a d he s ives , s i ng l e - p ly ro o f 

8 memb r ane s e a l a nts a nd s i n gl e-p l y r oo f me mbrane adh e s ive 

9 p r imers accord i ng t o the f o llowi ng sch e d u le : 

1 0 ( 1 ) Fo r t h e yea r 2 0 0 9 , f r om Ma y 15 t h rou g h 

1 1 Septembe r 15; 

1 2 (2) Fo r the ye ar 20 10 a nd 20 1 1 , f r om May 1 

1 3 through Se 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 ame ndmen ts wi l l be s ubmi tted t o the u . S . 

17 Envi r o nme n tal Protecti o n Age n c y as a re v i si o n t o 

1 8 Ma r yl and ' s State I mpl eme nt a t i o n Pl an . 

1 9 Consideration of Comments 

20 Th e Departme nt wi l l c o nside r a l l c omment s 

2 1 be fo r e ma ki n g a de cision t o a d opt t h es e amendme nts . 

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2 MS . RABI N: Woul d anyone like to c omme n t o n 

3 this proposed a ct i on? 

4 (No response.) 

5 MS . RABIN : Pl e a s e l et t h e record s how tha t n o 

6 o n e c a me t o a t tend t his p ub l ic h ea ri n g , t h e r efo r e , t his 

7 wi l l con c lud e t h e p ub l ic hearing regarding t he proposed 

8 ame ndme n t t o Reg u lat i o n . 0 1 und e r COMAR 2 6 . 1 1 .35 , Co n t ro l 

9 o f Emi s sio n s o f Vo la t i le Org an ic Comp o unds f rom Adhes ives 

1 0 and Sea lants . 

11 Please l et t h e r e c ord r efl e ct t h at it i s now 

1 2 12 :30 a n d this heari ng is o f f i c i a l ly conc l uded . 

1 3 (Whereupon, the hearing was concluded.) 

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CERTI FICATE OF COU RT REPORTER 

I, Li nd a Me tcal f , do he reby c e r t i fy that the
 

foreg o ing t r a n s c ri p t i o n wa s reduced t o t ypewriting v ia
 

aud iot a p es recorded by me ; that I am neither co un s el for ,
 

n or re lat ed to , nor emp loye d b y an y of the parties t o the
 

ca s e in wh ich these pro ceedings wer e trans cribed ; that I
 

a m not a re lative o r employee o f an y atto rney o r c o un s e l
 

emp loye d by t he parties h e r e t o , nor fi nanc ially or
 

o t h e rw i s e i n t e r e s t e d in the out come of the action .
 

LI NDA METCALF 

Co u r t Re po r t er 

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