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 Shari T. Wilson 

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Robert M. Summers, Ph.D. 

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Martin O’Malley 

Governor 

Anthony G. Brown 

Lieutenant Governor 

 July 22, 2010 

CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION 

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

Maryland's Conformity Regulations Under COMAR 26.11.26” was published on MDE’s web site on July 

22, 2010. It will remain posted on the site until the public hearings have been held on August 31, 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. 

 By: 

 DIANA ALEGRE 

 MDE Webmaster 

 

Attachments: 

Copy of web page as published. 
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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 Hearing on Maryland's Conformity Regulations Under COMAR 26.11.26

The Maryland Department of the Environment gives notice of a public hearing concerning:

1. Maryland's Conformity regulations under COMAR 26.11.26;

2. Submission of these regulations to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval as part of Maryland's

State Implementation Plan (SIP), and

3. A Maryland document titled "Revision to Maryland’s Transportation Conformity State Implementation Plan" that

contains commitments required by federal law.

The following regulations under COMAR 26.11.26 will be submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for

approval as part of Maryland's State Implementation Plan (SIP):

COMAR 26.11.26.01 – Purpose and Scope

COMAR 26.11.26.02 – Definitions

COMAR 26.11.26.03 - Transportation Conformity

COMAR 26.11.26.04 - Transportation Conformity – Consultation in General

COMAR 26.11.26.05 - Transportation Conformity – Interagency Consultation Requirements

COMAR 26.11.26.06 - Transportation Conformity – Conflict Resolution Associated with Conformity Determinations.

COMAR 26.11.26.07 - Transportation Conformity – Public Consultation Procedures

COMAR 26.11.26.08 - Transportation Conformity – Interagency Consultation Procedures

COMAR 26.11.26.09 - General Conformity

The full text of the Conformity regulations is available for public review at this website and the Division of State

Documents website at the following address:

http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/subtitle_chapters/26_Chapters.aspx#Subtitle11.

The regulations 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.

The document titled "Revision to Maryland’s Transportation Conformity State Implementation Plan" is available for public

review at: http://www.mde.state.md.us/Programs/AirPrograms/air_planning/index.asp

The public hearing will be held on August 31, 2010 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 September 1, 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.

 Notice of Intent to Submit a WQA of Sediment for Middle Patuxent River in Howard County,

Maryland

A 30-day public comment period for the draft document will take place from July 15, 2010 through August 13, 2010. To view

the complete document, please click here.

A copy of the draft document has been placed in the Howard County Library – Central Library, 10375 Little Patuxent

Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044 (410-313-7800).

Anyone wishing to review the draft document and supporting information or needing technical information may contact Mr.

Jeff White by mail at MDE/SSA, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 540, Baltimore, MD 21230, or by telephone at 410-537-

3884 (outside the Baltimore area, dial 1-800-633-6101 x3884) during normal business hours.

Written comments concerning the draft document may be submitted to the Department on or before August 13, 2010 and

should be sent to Mr. White at the above address or emailed to jjwhite@mde.state.md.us. If the Department determines

there is sufficient interest, a public hearing on the analysis may also be held. All comments received during the comment

period will be considered and the draft document may be revised accordingly prior to its submittal to the EPA for approval.

 Notice of Intent to Establish TMDL of Sediment for Bynum Run Watershed in Harford County,

Maryland

A 30-day public comment period for the draft documents will take place from June 23, 2010 to July 23, 2010. To view the

complete document, please click here.

A copy of the draft documents has been placed in the Harford County Public Library- Bel Air Branch, 100 E Pennsylvania Ave,

Bel Air, MD 21014 (410-638-3151) and Abingdon Branch, 2510 Tollgate Rd, Abingdon, MD 21009 (410-638-3990).

Anyone wishing to review the draft document and supporting information or needing technical information may contact Tony

Allred by mail at MDE/SSA, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 540, Baltimore MD 21230-1718, or by telephone at 410-537-

3582 (outside the Baltimore area, dial 1-800-633-6101, x3582) during normal business hours.

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Written comments concerning the draft documents may be submitted to the Department on or before July 23, 2010 and

should be sent to Mr. Allred at the above address or emailed to 'tallred@mde.state.md.us' . All comments received during

the comment period will be considered and the draft documents may be revised accordingly prior to their submittal to EPA

for approval.

 Notice of Intent to Establish TMDL of Sediment for Cabin John Creek Watershed in Montgomery

County, Maryland.

A 30-day public comment period for the draft documents will take place from June 23, 2010 to July 23, 2010. To view the

complete document, please click here.

A copy of the draft documents has been placed in the Harford County Public Library- Bel Air Branch, 100 E Pennsylvania Ave,

Bel Air, MD 21014 (410-638-3151) and Abingdon Branch, 2510 Tollgate Rd, Abingdon, MD 21009 (410-638-3990).

Anyone wishing to review the draft document and supporting information or needing technical information may contact Tony

Allred by mail at MDE/SSA, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 540, Baltimore MD 21230-1718, or by telephone at 410-537-

3582 (outside the Baltimore area, dial 1-800-633-6101, x3582) during normal business hours.

Written comments concerning the draft documents may be submitted to the Department on or before July 23, 2010 and

should be sent to Mr. Allred at the above address or emailed to 'tallred@mde.state.md.us' All comments received during the

comment period will be considered and the draft document may be revised accordingly prior to submittal to EPA for approval.

 Notice of Intent to Establish Total Maximum Daily Loads of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) for

Northeast and Northwest Branches of the Nontidal Anacostia River, Montgomery and Prince George's

Counties, Maryland

A 30-day public comment period for the draft document will take place from July 7, 2010 to August 5, 2010. To view the

complete document, please click here.

Copies of the draft document have been placed in the Montgomery County Public Library – White Oak Branch, 11701 New

Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20904 (240-622-2492), and the Prince George’s County Memorial Library – Greenbelt

Branch, 11 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770 (301-345-5800).

Anyone wishing to review the draft document and supporting information or needing technical information may contact Mr.

Jeff White by mail at MDE/SSA, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 540, Baltimore, MD 21230, or by telephone at 410-537-

3884 (outside the Baltimore area, dial 1-800-633-6101 x3884) during normal business hours.

Written comments concerning the draft document may be submitted to the Department on or before August 5, 2010 and

should be sent to Mr. White at the above address or emailed to jjwhite@mde.state.md.us. If the Department determines

there is sufficient interest, a public hearing on this matter may be held. All comments received during the comment period

will be considered and the draft document may be revised accordingly prior to submittal to EPA for approval.

 Notice of Intent to Establish TMDL of Sediment for Seneca Creek Watershed in Montgomery County,

Maryland

A 30-day public comment period for the draft document will take place from July 7, 2010 to August 5, 2010. To view the

complete document, please click here.

Copies of the draft document have been placed in the Montgomery County Public Library - Rockville Branch, 99 Maryland

Ave., Rockville, MD 20850 (240-777-0140), the Montgomery County Public Library - Germantown Branch, 12900 Middlebrook

Rd., Germantown, MD 20874 (240-777-0110), and the Montgomery County Public Library – White Oak Branch, 11701 New

Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20904 (240-622-2492).

Anyone wishing to review the draft document and supporting information or needing technical information may contact Mr.

Jeff White by mail at MDE/SSA, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 540, Baltimore, MD 21230, or by telephone at 410-537-

3884 (outside the Baltimore area, dial 1-800-633-6101 x3884) during normal business hours.

Written comments concerning the draft document may be submitted to the Department on or before August 5, 2010 and

should be sent to Mr. White at the above address or emailed to jjwhite@mde.state.md.us. If the Department determines

there is sufficient interest, a public hearing on this matter may be held. All comments received during the comment period

will be considered and the draft document may be revised accordingly prior to submittal to EPA for approval.

 Notice of Public Hearings Concerning Proposed Amendments to Air Quality Regulations and

Submission of Regulations to EPA for Approval as Part of Maryland's State Implementation Plan

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. Definition of Fuel Burning Equipment

This action will amend (1) Regulation .01 under COMAR 26.11.01 General Administrative Provisions; and (2)

Regulation .01 under COMAR 26.11.09 Control of Fuel-Burning Equipment, Stationary Internal Combustion Engines,

and Certain Fuel-Burning Installations. The action will remove the word "furnace" from the definition of fuel burning

equipment in COMAR 26.11.01.01B(17) and remove the definition “fuel burning equipment” from COMAR 26.11.09.01.

(Technical Support Document )

2. Distributed Generation Amendments

This action will amend Regulation .08-1 under COMAR 26.11.09 Control of Fuel-Burning Equipment, Stationary

Internal Combustion Engines, and Certain Fuel-Burning Installations. The purpose of this action is to: (1) clarify the

applicability of this regulation and the application of the 10-hour exclusion; (2) require load shaving units to install a

time meter to record total operating time; and (3) clarify the procedures for securing NOx allowances for compliance

purposes. (Technical Support Document )

3. Large Appliance Coating

This action will amend Regulation .06 under COMAR 26.11.19 Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific Processes to

adopt the requirements of EPA's Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG) for large appliance coating. (Technical Support

Document )

4. Lithographic and Letter Press Printing

This action will amend Regulation .11 under COMAR 26.11.19 Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific Processes to

incorporate EPA's CTG for lithographic and letterpress printing into Maryland's current regulations for the control of

volatile organic compounds (VOC). (Technical Support Document )

All of the actions described above except the distributed generation amendments will be submitted to EPA for approval as

revisions to Maryland's State Implementation Plan (SIP).
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The full text of the proposed actions will appear in the Maryland Register and at http://www.dsd.state.md.us/mdregister/ on

July 2, 2010. Links to the technical support documents (TSDs) are provided with proposed action decriptions above.

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 August 4, 2010 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 August 4, 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.

 Draft Total Maximum Daily Loads of Bacteria for Impaired Recreational Areas in Marley Creek and

Furnace Creek of Baltimore Harbor Basin in Anne Arundel County, Maryland

A 30-day public comment period for the draft document listed above will take place from June 22, 2010 to July 21, 2010. To

view the complete document, please click here.

A copy of the draft document has been placed in Anne Arundel County’s North County Area Library, 1010 Eastway, Glen

Burnie, MD 21060 (410-222-6270).

Anyone wishing to review the draft document and supporting information or needing technical information may contact Ms.

Melissa Chatham by mail at MDE/SSA, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 540, Baltimore MD 21230-1718, or by telephone at

410-537-3937 (outside the Baltimore area, dial 1-800-633-6106, x3937) during normal business hours.

Written comments concerning the draft document may be submitted to the Department on or before July 21, 2010 and

should be sent to Ms. Chatham at the above address or emailed to mchatham@mde.state.md.us.

 Notice of Tentative Determination to Modify the General Permit for Stormwater Associated with

Construction Activity (NPDES Number MDR10, State Discharge Permit Number 09GP)

The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) has reached a tentative determination to modify the General Discharge

Permit for Storm Water Discharges associated with Construction Activity, MDR10 (General Permit). Principally, the

modification incorporates the Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Construction and Development Point

Source Category, 40 CFR Part 450. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has promulgated these regulations applicable

to construction sites. More information on the proposed modifications is available here.

MDE has scheduled a public hearing regarding the tentative determination for Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 1:30 p.m., at MDE,

Aqua/Aeris/Terra Conference Rooms, 1800 Washington Blvd., Baltimore, MD. Attendees should park in the Blue Lot

accessible from Washington Blvd.

Additionally, the written public comment period for the referenced draft permit is extended. Written comments concerning

the draft document may be submitted to the Department on or before August 2, 2010, and should be sent to Ms. Karen

Smith at MDE's address or emailed to ksmith@mde.state.md.us.

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