MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT 

 1800 Washington Boulevard • Baltimore MD 21230 

 410-537-3000 • 1-800-633-6101 • www.mde.state.md.us 

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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) gives 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 2012 Revision to 2002 Base Year Emissions; 

and Serious Area Attainment Demonstration 

A public hearing will be held on Friday, July 19, 2013, 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 reclassified the Baltimore, Maryland 

Nonattainment Area as a “serious” nonattainment area.

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 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 progress being made to improve air quality in the 

Baltimore Nonattainment Area and the efforts underway 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 Radiation Management Administration to comply 

with the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA) and with EPA requirements for the Baltimore 

region as stated in EPA’s reclassification of the Baltimore region (77 Fed. Reg. 4901, February 1, 

2012). 

The public hearing will be held as required by federal law (Clean Air Act at 42 U.S.C. 7410 (a) and 40

CFR 51.102). After consideration of comments received, 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/AirQualityPlanning/Pages/programs/airprograms/air_planning/index.aspx 

Note: the public library systems in the region can be used 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 Washington Boulevard, Suite 730, Baltimore, 

Maryland. For more information, contact Mary Jane Rutkowski at (410) 537-3240. 

 

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 EPA 40 CFR Part 81, Federal Register, Vol. 77, No. 21, February 1, 2012, pp. 4901-4903.
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Comments may be sent to Mary Jane Rutkowski, Maryland Department of the Environment, Air and 

Radiation Management Administration, 1800 Washington 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 received by 5:00 P.M. on July 19, 2013, or be 

submitted at the hearing.

Persons in need of special accommodations should contact the Department's Office of Fair Practices at 

(410) 537-3964 at least five (5) business days in advance 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 at (410) 537-3240 (Toll free in Maryland call 

1-(800) 633-6101 ext. 3240), or via email at MaryJane.Rutkowski@Maryland.gov.