## MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRON MENT

1800 Washington Boulevard • 

### Baltimore MD 21230

410-537-3000 • 

### 1-800-633-6101 • 

### www.mde.state.md.us

Recycled Paper www. mde.state.md.us TTY Users 1-800-735-2258 Via Maryland Relay Service Robert M. Summers, Ph.D.

Secretary Martin O’Malley

Governor

Anthony G. Brown

Lieutenant Governor



### Notice of Public Hearing on Air Quality Plan

The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) gi ves notice of a public hearing concerning the Baltimore Serious Nonattainment Area 0.08 ppm 8 -Hour Ozone State Implementation Plan Demonstrating Rate of Progress for 2008, 2011 and 2 012 Revision to 2002 Base Year Emissions;

and Serious Area Attainment Demonstration

A public hearing will be held on Friday, July 19, 2 013, at the Maryland Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21230 – First Floor Conference

Room – 2:00 P.M.

On February 1, 2012 (effective March 2, 2012) EPA r eclassified the Baltimore, Maryland

Nonattainment Area as a “serious” nonattainment are a. 1 As a serious nonattainment area for 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) , the Baltimore region is required to meet the requirements defined in the Clean Air Act, Section 182 (d) and to submit a revised serious area SIP by September 30, 2012.

The Serious Area Attainment Plan describes the prog ress being made to improve air quality in the

Baltimore Nonattainment Area and the efforts underw ay to assure that all necessary steps are taken to reach the federal health standard for ground-level ozone by 2012. The plan has been prepared by the Maryland Department of the Environment Air and Radi ation Management Administration to comply with the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA) an d with EPA requirements for the Baltimore region as stated in EPA’s reclassification of the B altimore region (77 Fed. Reg. 4901, February 1, 2012).

The public hearing will be held as required by fede ral law (Clean Air Act at 42 U.S.C. 7410 (a) and 40 CFR 51.102). After consideration of comments receiv ed, the plan will be finalized and submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval.

The proposed plan document has been made available on the Maryland Department of the

Environment's website at
http://www.mde.state.md.us/programs/Air/AirQualityP lanning/Pages/programs/airprograms/air_planning/ind ex.aspx Note : the public library systems in the region can be u sed for Internet access to view the document.

Copies of the document can be viewed at the offices of the Maryland Department of the Environment, Air and Radiation Management Administration, 1800 W ashington Boulevard, Suite 730, Baltimore, Maryland. For more information, contact Mary Jane Rutkowski at (410) 537-3240.

1 EPA 40 CFR Part 81 **, Federal Register** , Vol. 77, No. 21, February 1, 2012, pp. 4901-4903.Page 2

Recycled Paper www.mde.state.md.us TTY Users 1-800-735-2258 Via Maryland Relay Service Comments may be sent to Mary Jane Rutkowski, Maryla nd Department of the Environment, Air and Radiation Management Administration, 1800 Washingto n Boulevard, Suite 730, Baltimore, MD, 21230; emailed to MaryJane.Rutkowski@Maryland.gov; or faxed to (410) 537-3203, attn: Mary Jane Rutkowski. Comments must be receive d by 5:00 P.M. on July 19, 2013, or be submitted at the hearing.

Persons in need of special accommodations should co ntact the Department's Office of Fair Practices at (410) 537-3964 at least five (5) business days in a dvance of the hearing. TTY users should contact the Department through the Maryland Relay Service at 1- (800) 735-2258.

For more information, contact Mary Jane Rutkowski a t (410) 537-3240 (Toll free in Maryland call 1-(800) 633-6101 ext. 3240), or via email at MaryJane.Rutkowski@Maryland.gov

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