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C1IMARYLANDDEPARTMENTOF’THEENVIRONMENT2AIRANDRADIATIONMANAGEMENTADMINISTRATION345PUBLICHEARING678Implementation,Maintenance,andEnforcementofthePM2.59NationalAmbientAirQualityStandard10StateImplementationPlan111213Thehearingintheabovemattercommencedon14Wednesday,March26,2008,attheMDEHeadquarters,15McntqomeryPark,1800PashinqtonBoulevard,Baltimore,16Maryland.171819BEFORE:DEBORAHRABIN,HearingOfficer2021Reportedby:RobinBoggess 

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921 -5555CC2C1APPEARANCES23ONBEHALFOFTHEMARYLANDDEPARTMENTOFTHEENVIRONMENT:4DEBORAHRABIN5RegulationDevelopmentCoordinator6RegulationDevelopmentDivision-ARMA7MarylandDepartmentoftheEnvironment81800WashingtonBoulevard,Suite7309Baltimore,Maryland212301011JIMWILKINSON,Planner12AirQualityPlanningDivision(13AirandRadiationManagementAdministration14MarylandDepartmentoftheEnvironment151800WashingtonBoulevard,Suite73016Baltimore,Maryland212301718192021ForTheRecord,Inc.(301)870-8025-www.ftrinc.net-(800)921-5555C31INDEX23Speaker:Page:4DeborahRabin,MDE4567891012131415161718192021ForTheRecord,Inc.(301)870-8025-www.ftrinc.net-(800)921-5555CC4c1PROCEEDINGS23(10:17a.m.)4MS.RT\BIN:Goodmorning.Onbehalfofthe5DepartmentoftheEnvironmentandtheAirandRadiation6ManagementAdministration,Iwouldliketowelcomeyouto7thispublichearing.8MynameisDeborahRabinandIamthe9RegulationsCoordinatorfortheAirandRadiation10ManagementAdministration.Iwillserveashearing11officerfortoday’shearing.12Iwouldliketoaskallofyouinattendance13todaytopleasesignin,ifyouhaven’talreadydoneso.14Thiswillhelpustokeepanaccuraterecordofthe15peoplewhoparticipateinthehearing.Also,copiesof16theproposedStateImplementationPlanandthe17Department’sstatementareavailableonthetablefor18yourinformation.19Thishearingconcernstheproposed20Implementation,Maintenance,andEnforcementofthePM2.521NationalAmbientAirQualityStandardStateForTheRecord,Inc.(301)870-8025-www.ftrinc.net-(800)921-5555

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051ImplementationPlan.2Thepurposeofthishearingistogiveyouthe3opportunitytocommentonthisproposedplanwhich4outlinesMaryland’sauthorityregardingthe5Implementation,Maintenance,andEnforcementofthePM2.56NationalAmbientAirQualityStandard.7NoticeofthispublichearingappearedinThe8BaltimoreSunonFebruary22,2008andTheMaryland9DepartmentoftheEnvironment’swebsiteonFebruary20,102008andremainedonthewebsiteuntiltoday’shearing.11Thehearingwillproceedinthefollowing12order.First,Mr.JimWilkinsonwillmakeastatementon13behalfoftheAirandRadiationManagement14Administration.AfterMr.Wilkinsonisfinished,Iwill15callonanyelectedofficialorgovernmentofficialwho16wantstomakeastatement.Then,Iwillcalluponanyone17elsewhoindicatedonthesign—insheetthatheorshe18wouldliketomakeastatement.19Whengivingyourstatement,pleasecomeup20front,identifyyourselfandyouraffiliation,andgive21yourstatementloudlyandclearly.Arethereany 

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# (800) 921-5555CC6c1questions?2(Noresponse.)3MS.RABIN:Asummaryofallcommentsreceived4willbeansweredinwritingandpublishedwiththefinal5StateImplementationPlandocument.6IwillnowcallonMr.Wilkinson.7Pleaselettherecordshowthatnoonehascome8toattendthishearing.Therefore,wearesubmittingthe9hearingstatementintotherecord.1011StatementoftheAirandRadiation12ManagementAdministrationC)13MarylandDepartmentoftheEnvironment14ForthePublicHearingConcerningthe15Implementation,Maintenance,andEnforcementofthePM2.516National.AmbientAirQualityStandard17StateImplementationPlan18HeldonMarch26,200819MR.WILKINSON:Goodmorning.MynameisJim20Wilkinson.IamaPlannerintheAirQualityPlanningForTheRecord,Inc.(301)870-8025-www.ftrinc.net-(800)921-5555C

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C71Division,AirQualityPlanningProgramoftheAirand2RadiationManagementAdministration,MarylandDepartment3ofEnvironment(MDE)4ThispublichearingconcernsMaryland’s5proposedplanforimplementation,maintenance,and6enforcementofthePM2.5NationalAmbientAirQuality7Standard.8Thispublichearingisbeingheldpursuantto9federallawfoundat42U.S.C.§7410(a)and40CFR10Parts51.102and251.Itisalsobeingheldin11conformancewiththeStateAdministrativeProcedureAct,12undertheStateGovernmentArticle,beginningatSection13l0101.14NoticeofthispublichearingappearedinThe25BaltimoreSunonFebruary22,2008,andTheMaryland16DepartmentoftheEnvironment’swebsiteonFebruary20,172008andremainedonthewebsiteuntiltoday’shearing.18Copiesofthesenoticeswillbesubmittedwith19theformalSIPsubmissionpackagetotheU.S.EPA.20CopiesoftheproposedSIPweresubmittedfor21reviewtotheStateClearinghouseandarealsosubmitted 

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8 c1atthistimeintothehearingrecord.Copieswerealso2madeavailableforpublicinspectionontheMaryland3DepartmentoftheEnvironment’swebsite,attheAirand4RadiationManagementAdministrationofficesinBaltimore,5Cumberland,andSalisbury,andatalllocalhealth6departmentsorlocalairqualitycontroloffices.7Thepurposeofthishearingistoprovidethe8publicwithanopportunitytoformallycommentonthe9proposedSIPdocument.10SUMMARYOFPROPOSEDSTATEIMPLEMENTATIONPLAN11Thepurposeofthisdocumentistoexamine12Maryland’sStateImplementationPlan(SIP)anddetermine(13ifallnecessaryairqualitymonitoring,implementation,14maintenance,andenforcementmeasuresforthePM2515NationalAmbientAirQualityStandard(NAAQS)arein16place.17§110(a)(2)oftheCleanAirActprovidesa18detailedlistingofvariousrequirementsforstate19implementationplansregardingthenationalambientair20qualitystandards.InthisSIPdocument,each21subparagraphfrom(A)through(M)isbrokendown,withForTheRecord,Inc.(301)870-8025-www.ftrinc.net-(800)921-5555

C.CC91variousprovisionssupportingtherequirements.Should2anyportionofMaryland’sstateimplementationplanbe3foundlacking,apromptsubmittaltocorrectsuch4deficienciesmustbemade.5Theambientairqualitymonitoring/datasystem6sectionofthisdocumentunder§110(a)(2)(B)isintended7toreplaceMaryland’sairqualitymonitoringnetworkSIP8revisionofDecember20,1979approvedbythe9EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)onAugust31,198110(FR46:43677)-11CONSIDERATIONOFCOMMENTS12TheDepartmentwillconsiderallpertinent13comments,andrevisetheproposedplanifnecessary,14beforemakingafinaldecisiontoadopttheplanand15submitittotheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyfor16approvalasaMarylandStateImplementationPlan(SIP)17ThecommentperiodforthisSIPendsby5p.m.18today,March26,2008.1920MS.RABIN:Thiswillconcludethepublic21hearingregardingtheproposedplanfortheForTheRecord,Inc.(30])870-8025-www.ftrinc.net-(800)921-5555C101Implementation,Maintenance,andEnforcementofthePM2.52NationalAmbientAirQualityStandard.3Lettherecordreflectthatitisnow10:20,4andthishearingisofficiallyconcluded.5(Whereupon,thehearingwas6concluded.)789101112131415161718192021ForTheRecord,Inc.(301)870-8025-www.ftrinc.net-(800)921-5555

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