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# Martin O’Malley Governor
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# July 22, 2010

CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION

This is to ce rtify that the “Mar yland Department of the Environmen t (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 pub lic hearings have been held on August 31, 2010. The notice in full with links to technical supporting do cuments 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, Regula tions Coordinator of the Air and Radiation Management Ad ministration of MDE.

By:

DIANA ALEGRE MDE Webmaster

Attachments:

Copy of web page as published.

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## MDE Public Meetings, Hearings and Request for Comments

MDE Calendar
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:

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. 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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### MDE Request for Comments

http://www.mde.state.md.us/AboutMDE/reqcomments.asp[7/2  /2010  :03:47 $ M] 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:

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. 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 )

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. 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).

### MDE Request for Comments

http://www.mde.state.md.us/AboutMDE/reqcomments.asp[7/2  /2010  :03:47 $ M] 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

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### 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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