# MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT 1800 Washington Boulevard**.~altimore** 

## MD 21230 

# MDE 410-537-3000 • 1-800-633-6101

Martin O'Malley Robert M. Summers, PhD. Governor Secretary Anthony G. Brown Lieutenant Governor 

# 'OCT 1 

# 7 ?011:

Mr. Shawn M. Garvin Regional Administrator (3RAOO) 

### U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III 1650 Arch Street Philadelphia PA 19103-2029 Dear Mr. Garvin: The purpose of this letter is to submit the enclosed State Implementation Plan (SIP) Revision 

### # 11- 07 concerning the types of sources that are exempt from permit to construct requirements. This SIP Revision includes amendments to Regulation .10 under COMAR 26.11.02 Permits, Approvals, and Registration. This SIP Revision does not include the amendments to Regulations .01 and .13 of this chapter. The Notice of Proposed Action was published in the Maryland Register on April 22, 2011. A public hearing was held on July 11, 2011. The action was adopted on August 1, 2011. The Notice of Final Action was published on August 12, 2011 and the amendments became effective on August 22, 2011. All administrative procedures were properly followed throughout the adoption process. I certify that the electronic copy of this SIP submittal (enclosed) is an exact duplicate of the official hard copy. If you have any questions concerning this SIP action, please feel free to call me at (410) 537-3084 or 1V1r. George (Tad) S. Aburn, Jr., Director of the Air and Radiation Management Administration, at (410) 537-3255. Sincerely,

Robert M. Summers, PhD. Secretary RMS:dhr Enclosure

www.mde.sIaIC.md.u TTY Users 1-800-735-2258 Via Maryland Relay Service**- " ..**

**Department of**  **the Environment**  

# TECHNICAL **SUPPORT DOCUMENT**  **Amendments to**  **COMAR 26.11.02.01**  

## Definitions, **COMAR 26.11.02.10**  

## Sources **Exempt from**  **Permits**

**to Construct**  **and Approvals,**  **and COMAR**  **26.11.02.13** 

## Sources **Subject to**  **State**

**Permits To**  **Operate Purpose**  **of the**  **Amendments** 

## The **purpose of**  **the amendments**  **is to:**  **(1) clarify**  **the requirements**  **under COMAR**  **26.11. 02.**  **1 OX**  **(Sources Exempt**  **from Permits**  **to Construct**  **and Approvals)**  **which must**  **be met**  **in order**  **for an**  **installation not**  **otherwise exempted**  **under sections**  **A-W of**  **the regulation**  **to obtain**  **an exemption**  **from the**  **Permit to**  **Construct requirements.**  **(2) clarify**  **what installations**  **must obtain**  **a State**  **Permit to**  **Operate under**  **26. 11.**  **02.13 (Sources**  **Subject to**  **State Permits to**  **Operate) and**  **exclude: (a)**  **sources that**  **emit insignificant**  **amounts of**  **air pollutants,**  **(b) sources**  **that are**  **not subject**  **to extensive**  **air pollution**  **control regulations,**  **and (c)**  **sources that**  **traditionally have**  **elicited very**  **little interest**  **from communities**  **and individual**  **citizens in**  **the public**  **participation process.**  **This action**  **will be**  **submitted to**  **the U.**  **S. Environmental**  **Protection Agency**  **(EPA) for**  **approval as**  **part of**  **Maryland's State**  **Implementation Plan.**  **Background** 

## COMAR **26.11.02.01 Definitions**  **The definition**  **of the**  **term solvent-based**  **materials** 

## was **added to**  **COMAR 26.11.02.01B**  **Terms Defined**  **as it**  **applies to**  **the sources**  **listed in**  **COMAR 26.11.02.**  **13A(28), (54),**  **and (59).**  **COMAR 26.**  **1 1.02.**  **1 OX**  **Sources Exempt**  **from Permit**  **to Construct**  **and Appr** **ovals COMAR**  **26.11.02.10 exempts**  **certain installations**  **from the**  **Permit to**  **Construct requirements.**  **The current**  **language in**  **COMAR 26.11.02.10X**  **fails to**  **include volatile**  **organic compounds**  **(V OC)**  **among the**  **air pollutant**  **emissions limits**  **which trigger**  **the Permit**  **to Construct**  **exemption for**  **installations not**  **otherwise described**  **in the**  **regulation. The**  **amendments correct**  **this error**  **of omission**  **by including**  **a limit**  **for VOC**  **emissions. In**  **addition ,**  **the current**  **language limits**  **the emissions**  **analysis to**  **the "expected**  **uncontrolled emissions"**  **from the**  **proposed installation.**  **The amendment**  **replaces "expected**  **uncontrolled emissions"**  **with the**  **term "pre-control**  **potential-to-emi t.**  **" The**  **amendment clarifies**  **the**

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## regulation's **intent to**  **exempt only**  **those installations**  **which can**  **not exceed**  **the regulatory** 

**emissions limits**  **due to**  **physical design**  **constraints before**  **t he**  **use of**  **pollution control**  **equipment. COMAR**  **26.11.02.13 Sources**  **Subject to**  **State Permits**  **to Operate**  **COMAR 26.11.02.13**  **includes a**  **list of**  **all air**  **pollution sources**  **that are**  **required to**  **obtain a**  **State Permit**  **to Operate.**  **The types**  **of sources**  **listed in**  **COMAR 26.11.02.13**  **that are**  **subject to**  **State Permit**  **to Operate**  **requirements are**  **also subject**  **to the**  **public participation**  **process. The**  **public participation**  **process is**  **often lengthy**  **and can**  **be expensive.**  **The amendments**  **clarify which**  **sources must**  **obtain a**  **State Permit**  **to Operate,**  **and exempt**  **those sources**  **which do**  **not significantly**  **impact ambient**  **air quality**  **and have**  **rarely drawn**  **citizen or**  **community interest during**  **the public**  **participation process.**  **These sources will**  **still be**  **required to**  **comply with**  **the Permits**  **to Construct**  **regulations. Permits**  **to Construct**  **are enforceable**  **documents which**  **include all**  **emission standards**  **and limits,**  **operating conditions,**  **and testing,**  **monitoring, record**  **keeping and**  **reporting requirements**  **applicable to**  **the source.**  **Permits to**  **Construct do**  **not expire**  **unless: (1)**  **the affected**  **equipment or**  **process is**  **never installed,**  **(2) the**  **equipment is**  **removed from**  **the source,**  **or (3)**  **the equipment**  **is modified**  **in a**  **manner such**  **that a**  **new Permit**  **to Construct**  **would be**  **issued. Aff**  **ected Sources**  

## COMAR **26. 11.**  **02. 1** **OX** 

## Sources **Exempt from**  **Permit to**  **Construct and**  **Appr ovals**  **Sources with**  **"pre-control potential**  **to emit"**  **levels of**  **air pollution**  **below the**  **Permit to**  **Construct exemption**  **level would**  **not require**  **a Permit**  **to Construct.**  **COMAR 26.**  **11.02.13 Sources**  **Subject to**  **State Permits**  **to Operate**  **Sources with**  **equipment or**  **processes that**  **are physically**  **incapable of**  **producing significant**  **air pollution**  **emissions will**  **no longer**  **be required**  **to obtain**  **a State**  **Permit to**  **Operate. In**  **2007, t**  **he Department**  **issued (or**  **renewed) twenty-five (25)**  **State Permits**  **to Operate.**  **Under the**  **amended regulations,**  **two (2)**  **of the**  **twenty-five (25)**  **sources would**  **have potentially**  **been exempt**  **from State**  **Permits to**  **Operate and**  **public participation**  **requirements. In**  **2008, thirty**  **(30) State**  **Permits to**  **Operate were**  **issued (or**  **renewed). Under**  **the amended**  **regulations one**  **(1) of**  **the sources**  **would have**  **potentially been**  **exempt. In**  **2009, twenty-seven**  **(27) State**  **Permits to**  **Operate were**  **issued (or**  **renewed). Under**  **the amended**  **regulations three**  **(3) of**  **the sources**  **would have**  **potentially been**  **exempt. Examples**  **of equipment**  **or processes**  **to be**  **removed from**  **the State**  **Permit to**  **Operate list**  **include: reactors,**  **distillation columns,**  **evaporators and**  **strippers that**  **have pre-control**  **potential to**  **emit of**  **less than**  **20 lbs**  **of VOC**  **per day**  **for the**  **equipment to**  **be permitted**  **and pre-control**  **potential to**  **emit of**  **less than**  **100 lbs**  **of VOC**  **per day**  **for the**  **entire premises. Sources that**  **would be**  **affected by**  **these amendments**  **exist statewide.**  **Requirements**



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## These **amendments will**  **not add**  **any additional**  **requirements for**  **existing or**  **new sources.** 

**Expected Emissions**  **Reductions** 

## No **emissions reductions**  **will result**  **from these**  **amendments. All**  **of the**  **existing emissions**  **limits as**  **well as**  **all applicable**  **monitoring, record**  **keeping and**  **reporting requirements**  **will remain**  **the same.**  **Comparison to**  **Federal Standards**  

## There **is no**  **corresponding federal**  **standard to**  **this proposed**  **action. Estimate**  **of Economic**  **Impact** 

## These **amendments will**  **reduce costs**  **for certain**  **low emission**  **sources that**  **are currently**  **required to**  **go through**  **the public**  **participation process**  **to obtain**  **a Permit**  **to Construct**  **and a**  **State Permit**  **to Operate.**  **The Department**  **will save**  **staff time**  **and expenses**  **by not**  **having to**  **conduct public**  **review for**  **equipment or**  **processes that:**  **(1) are**  **physically incapable of**  **producing significant**  **amounts of**  **air pollution,**  **(2) are**  **not subject**  **to extensive**  **air pollution control**  **regulations, or**  **(3) have**  **traditionally elicited**  **very little**  **interest from**  **communities and**  **individual citizens during the**  **public participation**  **process. While**  **cost reductions**  **are difficult**  **to estimate,**  **no increased**  **cost to**  **affected sources**  **or the**  **Department will**  **be incurred**  **as a**  **result of**  **these amendments.**  **These amendments**  **will reduce**  **costs for**  **certain low**  **emission sources**  **that are**  **currently required**  **to go**  **through the**  **public participation**  **process to**  **obtain a**  **Permit to**  **Construct and**  **a State**  **Permit to**  **Operate. Economic**  **Impact on**  **Small Businesses**  

## The **impact on**  **small businesses**  **is expected**  **to be**  **minimal and**  **positive. Such**  **impacts will**  **include a**  **reduction in**  **the time**  **and cost**  **associated with**  **obtaining Permits**  **to Construct**  **and State**  **Permits to**  **Operate.**

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# COMAR 26.11.02.10 Merged Text 10/3/11

Title 26 DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT Subtitle 11 AIR QUALITY Chapter 02 Permits, Approvals, and Registration Authority: Environment Article, §§1-404, 2-103, 2-301—2-303, 2-401, 2-402, and 2-404, Annotated Code of Maryland

26.11.02.10 

# .10 Sources Exempt from Permits to Construct and Approvals. A person may construct or modify or cause to be constructed or modified any of the following sources without first obtaining, and having in current effect, a permit to construct: A. Electric generating stations that receive a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) under Public Utilities Article, §§7-207 and 7- 208, Annotated Code of Maryland; B. Motor vehicles, steamships, tugs, and railroad locomotives; C. Fuel-burning equipment and space heaters using gaseous fuels or No. 1 or No. 2 fuel oil with a heat input less than 1,000,000 Btu (1.06 gigajoules) per hour; D. Repealed. E. Stationary internal combustion engines with an output less than 500 brake horsepower (373 kilowatts) and which are not used to generate electricity for sale or load shaving as that term is defined in COMAR 26.11.36.01B; F. Bench scale laboratory equipment used exclusively for chemical or physical analysis or experimentation; G. Portable brazing, soldering, or welding equipment; H. Comfort air conditioning or comfort ventilating systems which are not designed to remove emissions generated by or released from specific units of equipment; I. Water cooling towers and water cooling ponds unless used for evaporative cooling of water from barometric jets or barometric conden sers, or used in conjunction with an installation requiring a permit to operate; J. Equipment used exclusively for steam cleaning; K. Grain, metal, plastic, or mineral extrusion presses;



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### L. Porcelain enameling drying ovens; M. Unheated VOC dispensing containers or unheated VOC rinsing containers of 60 gallons (227 liters) capacity or less; N. Equipment used for hydraulic or hydrostatic testing; O. The following equipment or an exhaust system or collector servicing exclusively this equipment: (1) Blast cleaning equipment using a suspension of abrasive in water; (2) Commercial bakery ovens with a rated heat input capacity of less than 2,000,000 Btu per hour; (3) Kilns used for firing ceramic ware, heated exclusively by natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, electricity, or any combination of these; (4) Confection cookers where the products are edible and intended for human consumption; (5) Drop hammers or hydraulic presses for forging or metal working; (6) Die casting machines; (7) Photographic process equipment used to reproduce animage upon sensitized material through the use of radiant energy; (8) Equipment for drilling, carving, cutting, routing, turning, sawing, planing, spindle sanding, or disc sanding of wood or wood products; (9) Equipment for surface preparation of metals by use of aqueous solutions, except for acid solutions; (10) Equipment for washing or drying products fabricated from metal or glass, provided that no VOC is used in the process and that no oil or solid fuel is burned; (11) Laundry dryers, extractors, or tumblers for fabrics cleaned with only water solution or bleach or detergents; (12) Containers, reservoirs, or tanks used exclusively for electrolytic plating work, or electrolytic polishing, or electrolytic stripping of brass, bronze, cadmium, copper, iron, lead, nickel, tin, zinc, and precious metals; (13) Breweries with an annual beer production less than 60,000 barrels; and (14) Municipal solid waste landfills that have a design capacity of less than 500,000 tons of municipal solid waste and that are not major sources; P. Natural draft hoods or natural draft ventilators; Q. Containers, reservoirs, or tanks used exclusively for: (1) Dipping operations for coating objects with oils, waxes, or greases, where no VOC is used; (2) Dipping operations for applying coatings of natural or synthetic resins which contain no VOC;



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### (3) Storage of butane, propane or liquefied petroleum, or natural gas; (4) Storage of lubricating oils; (5) Unheated storage of VOC with an initial boiling point of 300°F (149°C) or greater; (6) Storage of Numbers 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 fuel oil and aviation jet engine fuel; (7) Storage of motor vehicle gasoline, having an individual tank capacity of 2,000 gallons or less; (8) The storage of VOC normally used as solvents, diluents, thinners, inks, colorants, paints, lacquers, enamels, varnishes, liquid resins, or other surface coatings and having a capacity of 2, 000 gallons (7.6 cubic meters) or less; R. Gaseous fuel-fired or electrically heated furnaces for heat-treating glass or metals, the use of which does not involve molten materials; S. Crucible furnaces, pot furnaces, or induction furnaces, with a capacity of 1,000 pounds (454 kilograms) or less each, in which no sweating or distilling is conducted, or any fluxing conducted, using chloride, fluoride, or ammonium compounds and from which only the following metals are poured or in which only the following metals are held in a molten state: (1) Aluminum or any alloy containing over 50 percent aluminum, if no gaseous chloride compounds, chlorine, aluminum chloride, or aluminum fluoride is used; (2) Magnesium or any alloy containing over 50 percent magnesium; (3) Lead or any alloy containing over 50 percent lead; (4) Tin or any alloy containing over 50 percent tin; (5) Zinc or any alloy containing over 50 percent zinc; (6) Copper; or (7) Precious metals; T. Vacuum cleaning systems used exclusively for industrial, commercial, or residential house-keeping purposes; U. Charbroilers and pit barbecues as defined in COMAR 26.11.18.01 with a total cooking area of 5 square feet (0.46 square meter) or less; V. Hazardous waste incinerators, as defined in COMAR 26.13.01.03B(33), and for which a hazardous waste facility permit has been applied or issued by the Department under COMAR 26.13.07; W. Sheet-fed letter or lithographic printing presses with a cylinder width of less than 18 inches; and X. Other installations if:



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### (1) The proposed installation is not subject to any source-specific State or federal limitation or emissions standard, including any mass emissions rate limitation, pollutant concentration limitation, material formulation standard, equipment performance standard, or work practice standard; (2) The emissions contain not more than 1 pound per day of a Class I toxic air pollutant, as defined in COMAR 26.11.15.01B(4); and (3) The pre-control potential-to-emit from the proposed installation, combined with any potential increase in emissions from other installations that could be caused by the proposed installation, is less than 1 ton per calendar year for: (a) Volatile organic compounds; (b) Each pollutant for which there is a federal ambient air quality standard; and (c) Each Class II toxic air pollutant, as defined in COMAR 26.11.15.01B(5).



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### PROPOSED ACTION ON REGULATIONS 562

MARYLAND REGISTER, VOLUME 38, ISSUE 9, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2011 Economic Impact on Small Businesses The proposed action has minimal or no economic impact on small businesses. Impact on Individuals with Disabilities The proposed action has no impact on individuals with disabilities. Opportunity for Public Comment The Department of the Environment will hold a public hearing on the proposed action on May 25, 2011 at 10 a.m. at the Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, 1st Floor Conference Rooms, Baltimore, Maryland 21230-1720. Interested persons are invited to attend and express their views. Comments may be sent 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. Comments must be received not later than May 25, 2011, or be submitted at the hearing. For more information, call Deborah Rabin at (410) 537-3240. Copies of the proposed action and supporting documents are available for review at the following locations: The Air and Radiation Management Administration; regional offices of the Department in Cumberland and Salisbury; all localair quality control offices; and local health departments in those counties not having separate air quality control offices. Anyone needing special accommodations at the 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. .10 Continuous Opacity Monitoring Requirements. A.

―E. (text unchanged) F. [Technical Memorandum. ] Fuel burning equipment subject to the COM requirements in COMAR 26.11.09.05 [is not] are subject to the COM requirements contained in [Technical Memorandum 90-01 “Continuous Emission Monitoring (CEM) Policies and Procedures,”] COMAR 26.11.31 [ except for Part II Quality Assurance Requirements for Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems]

. .11 Continuous Emission Monitoring Requirements. A.

― C. (text unchanged) D. Monitoring and Determining Compliance. (1)

― (2) (text unchanged) [ (3) Technical Memorandum. Except for fuel burning equipment subject to the COM requirements in COMAR 26.11.09.05, use of COMs and CEMs for enforcement purposes shall be as specified in the Department’s Air Management Administration Technical Memorandum 90-01 “Continuous Emission Monitoring (CEM) Policies and Procedures,” which is incorporated by reference. ] ROBERT M. SUMMERS, Ph.D. Acting Secretary of the Environment 

# Subtitle 11 AIR QUALITY 26.11.02 Permits, Approvals, and Registration Authority: Environment Article, §§ [ 1-101, ]1-404, [2-101—] 2-103, 2-301—2- 303, 2-401, [2-403 ] 2-402 , and 2-404, Annotated Code of Maryland 

### Notice of Proposed Action [11-128-P] 

### The Secretary of the Environmen t proposes to amend Regulations .01 , .10 , and .13under COMAR 26.11.02 Permits, Approvals, and Registration

. Statement of Purpose The purpose of this action is to: (1) Clarify the requirements under COMAR 26.11.02.10X (Sources Exempt from Permits to Construct and Approvals) which must be met in order for an installation not otherwise exempted under §§A—W of the regulation to obtain an exemption from the Permit to Construct requirements. (2) Clarify what installations must obtain a State Permit to Operate under 26.11.02.13 (Sources Subject to State Permits to Operate) and exclude: (a) sources that emit insignificant amounts of air pollutants, (b) sources that are not subject to extensive air pollution control regulations, and (c) sources that traditionally have elicited very little interest from communities and individual citizens in the public participation process. This action will be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval as part of Maryland’s State Implementation Plan. Background: COMAR 26.11.02.10X Sources Exem pt from Permit to Construct and Approvals: COMAR 26.11.02.10 exempts certain installations from the Permit to Construct requirements. The current language in COMAR 26.11.02.10X fails to include volatile organic compounds (VOC) among the air pollutant emissions limits which trigger the Permit to Construct exemption for installationsnot otherwise described in the regulation. The amendments correct this error of omission by including a limit for VOC emissions. In addition, the current language limits the emissions analysis to the “expected uncontrolled emissions” from the proposed installation. The amendment replaces “expected uncontrolled emissions” with the term “pre-control potential-to-emit.” The amendment clarifies the regulation’s intent to exempt only those installations which can not exceed the regulatory emi ssions limits due to physical design constraints be fore the use of pollution control equipment. COMAR 26.11.02.13 Sources Subject toState Permits to Operate: COMAR 26.11.02.13 includes a list of all air pollution sources that are required to obtain a State Permit to Operate. The types of sources listed in COMAR 26.11.02.13 that are subject to State Permit to Operate requirements are also subject to the public participation process. The public participation process is often lengthy and can be expensive. The amendments clarify which sources must obtain a State Permit to Operate, and exempt those sources which do not significantly impact ambient air quality and have rarely drawn citizen or community interest during the public participation process. These sources will still be required to comply with the Permits to Construct regulations. Permits to Construct are enforceable documents which include all emission standards and limits, operating conditions, and testing, monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements applicable to the source. Permits to Construct do not expire unless: (1) the affected equipment or process is never installed, (2) the equipment is removed from the source, or (3) the equipment is modified in a manner such that a new Permit to Construct would be issued. Affected Sources: COMAR 26.11.02.10X Sources Exem pt from Permit to Construct and Approvals: Sources with “pre-control potential-to-emit” levels of air pollution below the Permit to Construct exemption level would not require a Permit to Construct.

### PROPOSED ACTION ON REGULATIONS 563

MARYLAND REGISTER, VOLUME 38, ISSUE 9, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2011 COMAR 26.11.02.13 Sources Subject toState Permits to Operate: Sources with equipment or processes that are physically incapable of producing significant air pollution emissions will no longer be required to obtain a State Permit to Operate. In 2007, the Department issued (or renewed) twenty-five (25) State Permits to Operate. Under the amended regulations, two (2) of the twenty-five (25) sources would have potentiallybeen exempt from State Permits to Operate and public participation requirements. In 2008, thirty (30) State Permits to Operate were issued (or renewed). Under the amended regulations one (1) of the sources would have potentially been exempt. In 2009, twenty-seven (27) State Permits to Operate were issued (or renewed). Under the amended regulations three (3) of the sources would have potentially been exempt. Examples of equipment or processes to be removed from the State Permit to Operate list include: reactors, distillation columns, evaporators and strippers that havepre-control potential-to-emit of less than 20 lbs of VOC per day for the equipment to be permitted and pre-control potential-to-emit of less than 100 lbs of VOC per day for the entire premises. Sources that would be affected by these amendments exist Statewide. Requirements: These amendments will not add any additional requirements for existing or new sources. Expected Emissions Reductions: No emissions reductions will result from these amendments. All of the existing emissions limits as well as all applicable monitoring, record keeping, and reporting requirements will remain the same. Comparison to Federal Standards There is no corresponding federal standard to this proposed action. Estimate of Economic Impact I. Summary of Economic Impact. These amendments will reduce costs for certain low emission sources that are currently required to go through the public participation process to obtain a Permit to Construct and a State Permit to Operate. The Department will save staff time and expenses by not having to conduct public review for equipment or processes that: (1) are physically incapable of prod ucing significant amounts of air pollution, (2) are not subject to extensive air pollution control regulations, or (3) have traditionally elicited very little interest from communities and individual citizens during the public participation process. While cost reductions are difficult to estimate, no increased cost to affected sources or the Department will be incurred as a result of these amendments. Revenue (R+/R-) II. Types of Economic Impact. Expenditure (E+/E-) Magnitude

A. On issuing agency: (E-) Unable to Estimate B. On other State agencies: NONE C. On local governments: NONE Benefit (+) Cost (-) Magnitude

D. On regulated industries or trade groups: (+) Unable to Estimate E. On other industries or trade groups: NONE F. Direct and indirect effects on public: NONE III. Assumptions.(Identified by Impact Letter and Number from Section II.) A. The Department will save staff time and expenses by not having to conduct public review for equipment or processes that: (1) are physically incapable of producing significant amounts of air pollution, (2) are not subject to extensive air pollution control regulations, or (3) have traditionally elicited very little interest from communities and individual citizens during the public participation process. D. These amendments will reduce costs for certain low emission sources that are currently required to go through the public participation process to obtain a Permit to Construct and a State Permit to Operate. Economic Impact on Small Businesses The proposed action has minimal or no economic impact on small businesses. Impact on Individuals with Disabilities The proposed action has no impact on individuals with disabilities. Opportunity for Public Comment The Department of the Environment will hold a public hearing on the proposed action on May 25, 2011 at 10 a.m. at the Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, 1st Floor Conference Rooms, Baltimore, Maryland 21230-1720. Interested persons are invited to attend and express their views. Comments may be sent 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. Comments must be received not later than May 25, 2011, or be submitted at the hearing. For more information, call Deborah Rabin at (410) 537-3240. Copies of the proposed action and supporting documents are available for review at the following locations: The Air and Radiation Management Administration; regional offices of the Department in Cumberland and Salisbury; all localair quality control offices; and local health departments in those counties not having separate air quality control offices. Anyone needing special accommodations at the 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. .01 Definitions. A. (text unchanged) B. Terms Defined. (1)—(49) (text unchanged) (50) “Solvent-based materials” means any material that contains 25 percent or more VOC by volume as applied, in the volatile portion of the material. [ (50) ] (51)—[ (55) ] (56)(text unchanged)

### PROPOSED ACTION ON REGULATIONS 564

MARYLAND REGISTER, VOLUME 38, ISSUE 9, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2011 .10 Sources Exempt from Permits toConstruct and Approvals. A person may construct or modify or cause to be constructed or modified any of the following sources without first obtaining, and having in current effect, a permit to construct: A.—W. (text unchanged) X. Other installations if: (1) The proposedinstallation is not subject to any sourcespecific State or federal limitation or [ emission] emissionsstandard, including any mass emissions rate limitation, pollutant concentration limitation, material formulation standard, equipment performance standard, or work practice standard; (2) [The expected uncontrolled emissions are less than 1 ton per calendar year of each pollutant for which there is a federal ambient air quality standard or which is a Class II toxic air pollutant as defined in COMAR 26.11.15.01B(5), and] The emissions contain not more than 1 pound per day of a Class I toxic air pollutant, as defined in COMAR 26.11.15.01B(4); and (3) [The emissions contain not more than 1 pound per day of a Class I toxic air pollutant, as defined in COMAR 26.11.15.01B(4). ] The pre-control potential-to-emit from the proposed installation, combined with any potential increase in emissions from other installations that could be caused by the proposed installation, is less than 1 ton per calendar year for: (a) Volatile organic compounds; (b) Each pollutant for which there is a federal ambient air quality standard; and (c) Each Class II toxic air pollutant, as defined in COMAR 26.11.15.01B(5). .13 Sources Subject to State Permits to Operate. A. Except for a source that is covered by a Part 70 permit, a person may not operate or cause tobe operated any of the following sources without first obtaining, and having in current effect, a State permit to operate as required by this regulation: (1) General and by-product waste incinerators of 2,000 [pounds/hour (907 kilograms/hour) ] pounds (907 kilograms)or more per hour rated capacity, crematoriums, pathological [ and] incinerators, incinerators burning special medical waste as defined in COMAR 26.13.11.02B, and sewage sludge incinerators; (2) Fuel-burning equipment, hot oil heaters, and stationary combustion turbines with a maximum rated heat input capacity of 50 million [Btu/hour (52.8 gigajoules/hour) ] Btu (52.8 gigajoules)or more per hour; (3) Glass melting furnaces of 1 [ton/hour (907 kilograms/hour) ] ton (907 kilograms)or more per hour throughput, or 1 ton (907 kilograms) or more capacity; [ (4) Sintering machines—metallic ores and mineral products; (5) Coke ovens—all types of 1 ton/day (907 kilograms/day) or more throughput; (6) Scarfing machines—metalproducts only, all sizes; ] [ (7) ] (4)Metallurgical furnaces involving molten metal holding 1 ton (907 kilograms) or more of metal or having a throughput greater than 500 [pounds/hour (227 kilograms/hour) ] pounds (227 kilograms) per hour; [ (8) ] (5)(text unchanged) [ (9) ] (6)By-product recovery furnaces [

—] of 1 ton (907 kilograms) or more capacity or 1 [ton/hour (907 kilograms/hour) ] ton (907 kilograms)or more per hour throughput; [ (10) ] (7)Lime kilns [—all types and sizes ] ; [ (11) ] (8)Cement kilns [—all types and sizes ] ; [ (12) ] (9)Other kilns of 1 [ton/hour (907 kilograms/hour) ] ton (907 kilograms)or more per hour throughput; [ (13) ] (10)

—[ (15) ] (12)(text unchanged) (13) Installations associated with chemical production facilities, including reactors, distillation columns, evaporators, and strippers, that have: (a) A pre-control potential-to-emit for VOC of 20 pounds or more per day; and (b) Are located at a premises that has a total pre-control potential-to-emit for VOC of 100 pounds or more per day from all chemical production processes subject to COMAR 26.11.19.30; (14) Mineral products or metallic ore through-circulation dryers of 5 tons (4540 kilograms) or more per hour throughput or 5 tons (4540 kilograms) or more capacity; [ (20) ] (15)Spray dryers of 1 ton (907 kilograms) or more capacity or 1 [ton/hour (907 kilograms/hour) ] ton (907 kilograms)or more per hour dry product throughput; [ (16) Chemical reactors of 1 ton (907 kilograms) or more capacity or 1 ton/hour (907 kilograms/hour) or more throughput; (17) Varnish or resin cookers—all types of 500 pounds (227 kilograms) or more capacity or 500 pounds/hour (227 kilograms/hour) or more throughput; (18) Distillation equipment of 1,000 gallons/hour (3.8 cubic meters/hour) or more capacity; (19) Through-circulation dryers—mineral products or metallic ores, of 5 tons/hour (4540 kilograms/hour) or more throughput or 5 tons (4540 kilograms) or more capacity; ] [ (21) ] (16)Crushers, hammermills, shredders, grinders, classifying screens of 5 [tons/hour (4540 kilograms/hour) ] tons (4540 kilograms) or more per hour throughput; [ (22) Ball mills and roller mills—dry type of 2 tons/hour (1810 kilograms/hour) or more throughput; ] (17) Dry type ball and roller mills of 2 tons (1810 kilograms) or more per hour throughput; [ (23) ] (18)VOC storage tanks required by State or federal regulationsto have [vapor control] VOC recovery or controldevices, except gasoline storage tanks at gasoline dispensing facilities not located at a bulk gasoline plant or a bulk gasoline terminal, as those terms are defined by COMAR 26.11.13.01B ; [ (24) ] (19)Motor vehicle fuel storage tanks, except for diesel fuel, with a capacity of 40,000 gallons (151 cubic meters) or more [that are required to have vapor control devices] ; [ (25) ] (20)Gasoline tank truck loading racks outloading 20,000 [gallons/day (75.7 cubic meters/day)] gallons (75.7 cubic meters)or more per day ; [ (26) Chemical reclamation process equipment; ] (21) VOC recovery installations, including distillation units and condensers, used to recover VOC for reuse in processes at a premises that has a total pre-control potential-to-emit for VOC of 100 pounds or more per day from all VOC recovery installations; [ (27) ] (22) Inorganic chemical or pigment [chemical process equipment] production installationsof 1 ton (907 kilograms)[per hour] or more per hour rated [capacity] product throughput; [ (28) ] (23)Coating, decorating, and impregnating lines with integral drying ovens at which [coatings or adhesives containing VOC ] solvent-based materialsare applied by automatic equipment to surfaces at a premises that has a total pre-control potential-to-emit for VOC emissions of 100 or more pounds per day from all coating, decorating, and impregnating lines; [ (29) ] (24) “Web printing ” press lines with integral drying ovens as defined in COMAR 26.11.19.01B; [ (30) ] (25) Grain elevators and terminals of 10,000 [bushels/hour] bushels or moreper hour grain leg capacity; [ (31) ] (26)

—[ (37) ] (32) (text unchanged) [ (38) ] (33) Pulverized material separators with 1 ton (907 kilograms) or moreper hour [or more] capacity; [ (39) ] (34)Honeycomb core manufacturing[ equipment] installations;

### PROPOSED ACTION ON REGULATIONS 565

MARYLAND REGISTER, VOLUME 38, ISSUE 9, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2011 [ (40) ] (35)Yeast production [equipment] installations; [ (41) ] (36)Plastic credit card manufacturing [ equipment] installations; [ (42) ] (37)Magnetic tape manufacturing [ equipment] installations; [ (43) ] (38)Coal or ore export loading or unloading [ equipment] installations; [ (44) ] (39)Petroleum-contaminated soil treatment [ facility] installations; [ (45) ] (40) Stainless steel manufacturing [ equipment consisting of

] installations includingelectric arc furnaces, argon-oxygen decarbonization vessels, re-heat furnaces, pickling lines, or slab and billet grinding; [ (46) ] (41)Catalyst manufacturing [ equipment consisting of ] installations includingreactors, calciners, dryers, crushers, or classifying systems; [ (47) ] (42)Primary aluminum production [ equipment consisting of ] installations including potlines, anode bake ovens, reverbatory furnaces, or alumina handling systems; [ (48) ] (43) [Titanium] Installations associated with titanium dioxide production [ equipment] facilities, including chlorination reactors, oxidation reactors, and spray driers, of 1 ton (907 kilograms) or more per hour physical capacity or 1 ton (907 kilograms) or more per hour throughput capacity; [ (49) ] (44)Automobile or truck production and assembly [lines] premises; [ (50) ] (45)(text unchanged) [ (51) Industrial waste or waste oil disposal or treatment equipment located at commercial facilities that collect or consolidate this waste from various sources; ] (46) Waste oil disposal, treatment, or recovery installations located at commercial premises that collect or consolidate materials containing waste oil from mo re than one premises unless: (a) The total pre-control potential-to-emit for VOC from all such installations is less than 20 pounds per day; (b) The total pre-control potential-to-emit for Class I toxic air pollutants from all such installations is 1 pound or less per day, and for Class II toxic air pollutants is less than 1 ton per year; (c) Incoming waste materials, and any recovered oils, are not heated to a temperature greater than 212 o

### F during any phase of transfer, processing or storage; and (d) Such installations do not require control equipment to comply with any Maryland air pollution control regulation, including regulations that prohibit odor and nuisance beyond facility boundaries; [ (52) ] (47)Synthetic fuel, rocket fuel, or explosives production [ equipment consisting of reactors , dryers, extruders, or mixers] premisesof 500 pounds (227 kilograms) or more per hour product [ capacity or 500 pounds/hour (227 kilograms/hour) or more] throughput; [ (53) Pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment consisting of reactors, dryers, centrifuges, or mixers of 500 pounds (227 kilograms) or more capacity or 500 pounds/hour (227 kilograms/hour) or more throughput; ] (48) Synthesized pharmaceutical manufacturing installations that: (a) Have a pre-control potential-to-emit for VOC of 15 or more pounds per day; or (b) Are located at a premises that has a total pre-control potential-to-emit for VOC of 33 pounds or more per day from all synthesized pharmaceutical manufacturing processes; [ (54) ] (49) [ Specialty] Shoe or footwear manufacturing [lines] installations; [ (55) ] (50)Asphalt blowing and asphalt building products saturation or roll coating [ equipment] installations; [ (56) ] (51) Slab, billet, or ingot re-heat furnaces with a maximum rated heat input capacity of 50 million [Btu/hour (52.8 gigajoules/hour)] Btu (52.8 gigajoules)or more per hour; [ (57) Fiberglass or other polyester resin products production equipment with total plant-wide use of polyester resin greater than 50 tons per year; (58) Paint manufacturing equipment consisting of mixing or blending vessels of 250 gallons (1 cubic meter) or more capacity or 250 gallons/hour (1 cubic meter/hour) or more throughput; (59) Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) products compounding and forming, impregnating, laminating, mixing, extruding, and drying equipment; ] (52) Polyester resin productsmanufacturing installations, including installations manufactu ring reinforced plastic products such as fiberglass, at a premises with a total polyester resin consumption of more than 50 tons per year; (53) All alkyd resin reactors and alkyd resin thin-down tanks; (54) Solvent-based paint manufacturing installations with a potential product throughput of 250 or more gallons per hour; (55) Flouropolymer products compounding and forming, impregnating, laminating, mixing, extruding, and drying installations; [ (60) ] (56) Hot-mix asphalt concrete production[plants] installations; [ (61) ] (57)[Equipment] Installationsused to treat wood with creosote or chrome copper arsenate (CCA) by impregnation in a pressurized vessel; [ (62) ] (58)Iron and steel production installations as defined in [ COMAR 26.11.10.01B(2)(c) ] COMAR 26.11.10.01B; [ (63) Adhesive manufacturing equipment consisting of mixing, blending, or reactor vessels of 50 gallons (0.2 cubic meter) or more capacity or 50 gallons/hour (0.2 cubic meter/hour) or more throughput; ] (59) Solvent-based adhesive manufacturing installations located at a premises with a tota l pre-control potential-to-emit for VOC of 50 pounds or more per day from all such installations; [ (64) ] (60) — [ (65) ] (61)(text unchanged) B. In determining whether a source has the potential to have a significant impact on air quality, for purposes of §A [ (65) ] (61) of this regulation, the Department shall consider the following: (1)—(3) (text unchanged) C.—E. (text unchanged) F. A State permit to operate i ssued by the Department under §A [ (64) ] (60) of this regulation is not a required permit to operate under Environment Article, §2-404(a)(1), Annotated Code of Mar yland. G.—H. (text unchanged) ROBERT M. SUMMERS, Ph.D. Acting Secretary of the Environment 

# Subtitle 11 AIR QUALITY 26.11.19 Volatile Organic Compounds from

Specific Processes Authority: Environment Article, §§1-101, 1-404, 2-101—2-103, 2-301—2- 303, 10-102, and 10-103, Annotated Code of Maryland 

### Notice of Proposed Action [11-126-P] 

### The Secretary of the Environment proposes to amend Regulation .11 under COMAR 26.11.19 Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific Processes

.**821** 

## Errata

**COMAR 10.27.07.05**  **At 38:1**  **Md. R.**  **28 (January**  **3, 2011),**  **col. 2,**  **line 8**  **from the**  **bottom: For:**  **as a**  **nurse practitioner**  **by any**  **nationally certifying**  **body that**  **was the**  **Read: as**  **a nurse**  **practitioner by**  **any national**  **certification body**  **that was**  **the [11-14-52)** 



### COMAR **10.43.17.02 In**  **COMAR 10.43.**  **17.02B(6)(c)(iii), the**  **cross-reference is**  **corrected as**  **follows: For:**  **(iii) Laying**  **on of**  **hands, consisting**  **of pressure**  **or movement,**  **with the**  **exception of**  **such techniques**  **described in**  **§B(7)(a) of**  **this regulation**  **on a**  **fully clothed individual**  **to specifically**  **affect the**  **electromagnetic energy**  **or energetic**  **field of**  **the human**  **body. Read:**  **(iii) Laying**  **on of**  **hands, consisting**  **of yressure**  **or movement,**  **with the**  **exception of**  **such techni**  

### �**ues described**  **in §B(6)(a)**  **of this**  **regulation on**  **a fully**  **clothed indiVidual**  **to specifically**  **affect the**  **electromagnetic energy**  **or energetic**  **field of**  **the human**  **body. [11-14-59)** 



### COMAR **10.43.19.03 At**  **37:26 Md.**  **R. 1809**  **(December 17,**  **2010), col. 2 l**  **i n** **e 30**  **(rom the**  **bottom: For:**  **(iv) Stationary;**  **Read: (iv)**  **Stationery; [11-14-50]** 



### COMAR **26.11.02.01 At**  **38:9 Md.**  **R. 563**  **(April 22,**  **20 II),**  **column 2,**  **lines 2**  **- 4**  **from the**  **bottom: For:**  **(50) "Solvent-based**  **materials" means**  **any material**  **that contains**  **25 percent**  **or more**  **VOC by**  **volume as**  **applied, in**  **the volatile**  **portion of**  **the material.**  **Read: (50)**  **"Solvent-based materials"**  **means any**  **material that**  **contains 25**  **percent or**  **more VOC**  **by volume**  **as applied,**  **in the**  **volatile portion**  **of the**  **material. [11-14-47)**  

### COMAR **26.11.13.03A For:**  **(3) Inspection Requirements.**  **A person**  **owning a**  **gasoline or VOC**  **storage tank**  **subject to**  **§A(1)(a) of**  **thi s**  **regulation shall: Read:**  **(3) Inspection**  **Requirements. A**  **person owning**  **a gasoline**  **or VOC**  **storage tank**  **subject to**  **§A(l)(b)(i) of**  **this regulation**  **shall:** 

### COMAR **26.11.13.04A For:**  **(3) Test**  **Procedures. (a)**  **Testing for**  **leak-tight conditions,**  **as required**  **in §A(l)(b)(ii)**  **of this**  **regulation, shall**  **be conducted**  **as prescribed**  **in Method 1008 of**  **the Department's**  **Technical Memorandum**  **91-01, "Test**  **Methods and**  **Equipment Specifications**  **for Stationary**  **Sources" (January**  **1991) which**  **is incorporated**  **by reference**  **in COMAR**  **26.11.0l.04C.**

**(b) The**  **test procedures**  **to determine**  **mass emission**  **rate compliance**  **as required**  **in §A(I)(a)**  **of this**  **regulation, shall**  **be as**  **prescribed in**  **Method 1009**  **of the**  **Department's Technical**  **Memorandum 91-01,**  **"Test Methods**  **and Equipment**  **Specifications for**  **Stationary Sources"**  **(January 1991),**  **which is**  **incorporated by**  **reference in**  **COMAR 26.11.01.04C.**  **Read: (3)**  **Test Procedures.**  **(a) Testing**  **for leak-tight**  **conditions, as**  **required in**  **§A(J,) b)(ii)**  **of this**  **regulation, shall**  **be conducted**  **as prescribed**  **in Method**  **1008 of**  **the Department's Technical**  **Memorandum 91-01,**  **" Test**  **Metfiods and**  **Equipment Specifications**  **for Stationary**  **Sources" which**  **is incorporated**  **by reference**  **in COMAR**  **26.1l.0l.04C. (b)**  **The est**  **procedures to**  **determine mass**  **emission rate**  **c o**  **m pl** **i aq** **ce as required**  **in §A(1)(a)**  **of this**  **regulation, shall**  **be as**  **prescribed in**  **Method 1009**  **of the**  **Department's Technical**  **Memorandum ..9**  **1-0], "Test**  **Methods and**  **Equipment Specifications**  **f o**  **r Stationary**  **Sources", which**  **is incorporated**  **by reference**  **in C9MAR**  **26.11.01.04C.**



### COMAR **26.11.13.05A For:**  **(2) Us** **e the**  **certification test**  **procedures as**  **prescribed in**  **Method 1007**  **of the**  **Department's Technical**  **Memorandum 9]-0],**  **� 'Test**  **Methods and**  **Equipment Specifications**  **for Stationary**  **Sources" (January**  **1991), which**  **is incorporated**  **by reference**  **in COMAR**  **26.11.01.04C; and**  **Read: (2)**  **Use the**  **certification test**  **procedures as**  **prescribed in**  **Method 1007**  **of the**  **Department's Technical Memorandum**  **91-01, "Test**  **Methods and**  **Equipment Specifications**  **for Stationary**  **Sources", which**  **is incorporated**  **by reference**  **in COMAR**  **26.11.0l.04C; and** 



### COMAR **26.11.19.26C For:**  **(2) Except**  **as provided**  **in §C(3)**  **of this**  **regulation, a**  **person subject**  **to this**  **regulation with**  **actual VOC**  **emissions of**  **100 pounds**  **or more**  **per day**  **shall also**  **use an**  **improved application**  **method such**  **as: Read:**  **(2) A**  **person subject**  **to this**  **regulation with**  **actual VOC**  **emissions of**  **100 pounds**  **or more**  **per day**  **shall also**  **use an**  **improved application**  **method such**  **as: [11-14-46]** 

**MARYLAND REGISTER,**  **VOLUME 38,**  **ISSUE 14,**  **FRIDAY, JULY**  **1, 2011** 

### FINAL ACTION ON REGULATIONS 1014

MARYLAND REGISTER, VOLUME 38, ISSUE 17, FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 2011 system [[who was]] and have beenrated as a satisfactory or effective teacher; and (4) (proposed text unchanged) G. (proposed text unchanged) NANCY S. GRASMICK State Superintendent of Schools 

# Title 26 DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT Subtitle 11 AIR QUALITY 26.11.01 General Administrative Provisions

Authority: Environment Article, §§1-101, 1-404, 2-101—2-103, 2-301—2- 303, 10-102, and 10-103, Annotated Code of Maryland 

### Notice of Final Action [11-127-F] 

### On July 29, 2011, the Secretary of the Environment adopted amendments to Regulations .10and .11under COMAR 26.11.01 General Administrative Provisions . This action, which was proposed for adoption in 38:9 Md. R. 561—562 (April 22, 2011), has been adopted as proposed. Effective Date: August 22, 2011. ROBERT M. SUMMERS, Ph.D. Secretary of the Environment 

# Subtitle 11 AIR QUALITY Notice of Final Action [11-025-F] 

### On July 29, 2011, the Secretary of the Environment adopted amendments to: (1) Regulations .10and .11under COMAR 26.11.01 General Administrative Provisions ; and (2) Regulations .01and .05under COMAR 26.11.09 Control of Fuel-Burning Equipment, Stationary Internal Combustion Engines, and Certain Fuel-Burning Installations

. This action, which was proposed for adoption in 38:2 Md. R. 104—106 (January 14, 2011), has been adopted with the nonsubstantive changes shown below. Effective Date: August 22, 2011. Attorney General’s Certification In accordance with State Government Article, §10-113, Annotated Code of Maryland, the Attorney General certifies that the following changes do not differ substantively from the proposed text. The nature of the changes and the basis for this conclusion are as follows: Regulation 26.11.01.11E(2)(a): The removal of this paragraph eliminates an apparent conflict regarding the appropriate data reduction averaging time for Continuous Emissions Monitors (CEMs) in 26.11.01.11. The conflict was created when the language of Regulation 26.11.01.10D(2)(a) was erroneously duplicated and inserted as Regulation 26.11.01. 11E(2)(a). Regulation .11 applies only to CEMs, whereas Regulation .10 applies only to Continuous Opacity Monitors (COMs). The language of Regulation .11D(2), Data Reduction, reads: “A CEM used to monitor a gas concentration shall record not less than four equally spaced data points per hour and automatically reduce data in terms of averaging time consistent with the applicable emission standard”. The language in Regulation .11D(2) is correct for CEMs and applies to several different monitors, each specific to different federal air quality standard. Consequently, when Regulation .11E(2)(a) is eliminated the requirement to “reduce all data to six-minute block averages calculated from 24 or more equally spaced data points” will still exist for COMs, as appropriate in Regulation .10D(2)(a). Elimination of Regulation .11E(2)(a) does not increase the requirements or stringency of the regulation and it does not decrease the benefits of the regulation. 

## 26.11.01 General Administrative Provisions

Authority: Environment Article, §§1-101, 1-404, 2-101—2-103, 2-301—2- 303, 10-102, and 10-103, Annotated Code of Maryland 

### .11 Continuous Emission Monitoring Requirements. A. — D. (proposed text unchanged) E. Record Keeping and Reporting Requirements. (1) (proposed text unchanged) (2) CEM Data Reporting Requirements. [[ (a) A CEM shall automaticallyreduce all data to 6-minute block averages calculated from 36 or more equally spaced data points. ]] [[ (b) ]] (a)— [[ (e) ]] (d) ROBERT M. SUMMERS, Ph.D. Secretary of the Environment 

# Subtitle 11 AIR QUALITY 26.11.02 Permits, Approvals, and Registration Authority: Environment Article, §§ [ 1-101, ]1-404, [2-101—] 2-103, 2-301— 2-303, 2-401, [2-403 ] 2-402 , and 2-404, Annotated Code of Maryland 

### Notice of Final Action [11-128-F] 

### On August 1, 2011, the Secretary of the Environment adopted amendments to Regulations .01 , .10 , and .13 under COMAR 26.11.02 Permits, Approvals, and Registration . This action, which was proposed for adoption in 38:9 Md. R. 562—565 (April 22, 2011), has been adopted as proposed. Effective Date: August 22, 2011. ROBERT M. SUMMERS, Ph.D. Secretary of the Environment 

# Title 33 STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS Subtitle 16 PROVISIONAL VOTING 33.16.02 Provisional Voting Documents and

Supplies

Authority: Election Law Article, §9-403, Annotated Code of Maryland 

### Notice of Final Action [11-152-F] 

### On July 28, 2011, the State Board of Elections adopted amendments to Regulation .01under COMAR 33.16.02 Provisional Voting Documents and Supplies . This action, which was proposed

### PROPOSED ACTION ON REGULATIONS 730

MARYLAND REGISTER, VOLUME 38, ISSUE 12, FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2011 Copies of the proposed action and supporting documents are available for review at the following locations: The Air and Radiation Management Administration; regional offices of the Department in Cumberland and Salisbury; all localair quality control offices; and local health departments in those counties not having separate air quality control offices. Anyone needing special accommodations at the 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. 

# Subtitle 11 AIR QUALITY 26.11.02 Permits, Approvals, and Registration Authority: Environment Article, §§ [ 1-101, ] 1-404, [2-101—] 2-103, 2-301—2- 303, 2-401, [2-403 ] 2-402 , and 2-404, Annotated Code of Maryland



### Notice of Change to Opportunity for Public Comment [11-128-P] 

### The Opportunity for Public Comment notice for COMAR 26.11.02.01 , .10 , and .13 , which was originally published in 38:9 Md. R. 562 (April 22, 2011), has been changed. The hearing and deadline for comments have been rescheduled,and the new date appears in the corrected notice below. Opportunity for Public Comment The Department of the Environment will hold a public hearing on the proposed action on July 11, 2011 , at 10 a.m., at the Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, 1st Floor Conference Rooms, Baltimore, Maryland 21230-1720. Interested persons are invited to attend and express their views. Comments may be sent to Deborah Rabin, Regulations Coordinator, Air and Radiation ManagementAdministration, Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington B oulevard, Suite 730, Baltimore, Maryland 21230-1720, or emailed to drabin@mde.state.md.us. Comments must be received not later than July 11, 2011 , or be submitted at the hearing. For more information, call Deborah Rabin at (410) 537-3240. Copies of the proposed action and supporting documents are available for review at the following locations: The Air and Radiation Management Administration; regional offices of the Department in Cumberland and Salisbury; all localair quality control offices; and local health departments in those counties not having separate air quality control offices. Anyone needing special accommodations at the 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. 

# Subtitle 11 AIR QUALITY 26.11.19 Volatile Organic Compounds from

Specific Processes Authority: Environment Article, §§1-101, 1-404, 2-101—2-103, 2-301—2- 303, 10-102, and 10-103, Annotated Code of Maryland 

### Notice of Proposed Action [11-126-P] 

### The Opportunity for Public Comment notice for COMAR 26.11.19.11 , which was originally published in 38:9 Md. R. 565 (April 22, 2011), has been changed. The hearing and deadline for comments have been rescheduled, and the new date appears in the corrected notice below. Opportunity for Public Comment The Department of the Environment will hold a public hearing on the proposed action on July 11, 2011 , at 10 a.m., at the Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, 1st Floor Conference Rooms, Baltimore, Maryland 21230-1720. Interested persons are invited to attend and express their views. Comments may be sent to Deborah Rabin, Regulations Coordinator, Air and Radiation ManagementAdministration, Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington B oulevard, Suite 730, Baltimore, Maryland 21230-1720, or emailed to drabin@mde.state.md.us. Comments must be received not later than July 11, 2011 , or be submitted at the hearing. For more information, call Deborah Rabin at (410) 537-3240. Copies of the proposed action and supporting documents are available for review at the following locations: The Air and Radiation Management Administration; regional offices of the Department in Cumberland and Salisbury; all localair quality control offices; and local health departments in those counties not having separate air quality control offices. Anyone needing special accommodations at the 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. 

# Title 31 MARYLAND INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION Subtitle 10 HEALTH GENERAL 31.10.41 Assignment of Benefits to Nonpreferred

Providers Authority: §§2-109, 14-205.2, and 14-205. 3, Annotated Code of Maryland 

### Notice of Proposed Action [11-149-P] 

### The Acting Commissioner of the Maryland Insurance Administration proposes toadopt new Regulations .01—.07 under a new chapter, COMAR 31.10.41 Assignmentof Benefits to Nonpreferred Providers . This new chapter is being proposed pursuant to Ch. 537, Acts of 2010. Statement of Purpose The purpose of this action is toestablish the procedure for nonpreferred providers who are physicians, including on-call physicians and hospital-based physici ans, to accept an assignment of benefits. An assignment of benefits refers to a patient authorizing an insurance carrier to reimburse a health care provider directly rather than reimbursing the patient. The new chapter includes disclosure language that must be provided to patients when a nonpreferred provider, who is a physician, but who is not an on- call or hospital-based physician, wishes to accept an assignment of benefits. If a patient does not provide an assignment of benefitsto the nonpreferred provider, and the patient submits a claim for services to the carrier, then the carrier is required to provide certain information to the patient. The information that must be provided and the notification method is also set forth in these regulations. A nonpreferred provider who is an on-call or hospital-based physician who accepts an assignment of benefits must consider payment from the insurance carrier to be payment in full and the

## Statement of the Air and Radiation Management Administration Department of the Environment for the Public Hearing Relating to Clarification of the Types of Sources that are Exempt from Permit to Construct and Permit to Operate Requirements held on July 11, 2011 Baltimore, MD My name is Deborah Rabin. I am the Regulations Coordinator for the Air and Radiation Management Administration, Department of the Environment. This public hearing is being held pursuant to the requirements of 40 CFR Section 51.102 and Sections 2-301 et. seq. of the Environment Article, Annotated Code of Maryland. It is also being held in conformance with the State Administrative Procedures Act under the State Government Article, beginning at Section 10-101. Notice of this hearing appeared in the: Maryland Register on April 22, 2011(hearing date/end of comment period revision published in the Maryland Register on June 3, 2011); and MDE's website from May 26, 2011 through July 11, 2011. Copies of these notices were submitted for the record. Copies of this proposed action and supporting documents were made available for review by the State Clearinghouse and are also submitted at this time into the hearing record. Copies were also made available for public inspection at the Air and Radiation Management Administration offices in Baltimore, Cumberland, and Salisbury, and at all local health departments or local air quality control offices. The purpose of today's hearing is to give the public an opportunity to comment on proposed amendments to Regulations .01, .10 and .13 under COMAR 26.11.02 Permits, Approvals, and Registration. The proposed amendments were published in the Maryland Register on April 22, 2011. Summary The purpose of this action is to: (1) clarify the requirements under COMAR 26.11.02.10X (Sources Exempt from Permits to Construct and Approvals) which must be met in order for an installation not otherwise exempted under sections A-W of the regulation to obtain an exemption from the Permit to Construct requirements. (2) clarify what installations must obtain a State Permit to Operate under 26.11.02.13 (Sources Subject to State Permits to Operate) and exclude:

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## (a) sources that emit insignificant amounts of air pollutants; (b) sources that are not subject to extensive air pollution control regulations; and (c) sources that traditionally have elicited very little interest from communities and individual citizens in the public participation process. (3) the definition of the term solvent-based materials was added to COMAR 26.11.02.01B Terms Defined as it applies to the sources listed in COMAR 26.11.02.13A(28), (54), and (59). Errata Please note that a publication error was made in the Proposed Action published in the Maryland Register . The new definition (50) "Solvent-based materials" was not italicized as it should have been. That error was corrected by the Division of State Documents staff and published in the July 1, 2011 Maryland Register, Volume 38 , Issue 14 , page 821

. State Implementation Plan This action will be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval as part of Maryland's State Implementation Plan. Affected Sources COMAR 26.11.02.10X Sources Exempt from Permit to Construct and Approvals Sources with “pre-control potential to emit” levels of air pollution below the Permit to Construct exemption level would not require a Permit to Construct. COMAR 26.11.02.13 Sources Subject to State Permits to Operate Sources with equipment or processes that are not capable of producing significant air pollution emissions will no longer be required to obtain a State Permit to Operate. Examples of equipment or processes to be removed from the State Permit to Operate list include: reactors, distillation columns, evaporators and strippers that have pre-control potential to emit of less than 20 lbs of VOC per day for the equipment to be permitted and pre-control potential to emit of less than 100 lbs of VOC per day for the entire premises. Sources that would be affected by these amendments exist statewide. Requirements These amendments will not add any additional requirements for existing or new sources. Expected Emissions Reductions No emissions reductions will result from these amendments. All of the existing emissions limits as well as all applicable monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements will remain the same.

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## Consideration of Comments The Department will consider all comments before making a decision to adopt these amendments.

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**under COMAR**  **26. 11.**  **02, Permits,**  **Approvals, and**  **Registration.**

**The purpose**  **0 this**  **hearing is**  **to give**  **you the**  **opportunity to**  **comment on**  **this action.** 

**A revision**  **to the**  **Opportunity for**  **Public Comment**  **this proposed**  **action appeared**  **in the**  **Maryland Register,**  **Volume 38**  **, I s**  **sue 12,**  **Page 73**  **0 on**  **June 3,**  **2011. The**  **revis included**  **a ng**  **date and**  **end of**  **comment period date**  **change. The**  **original Opportunity**  **for Public**  **Comment section**  **was published**  **in Maryland**  **Register on**  **April 22,**  **2011 (Volume**  **38, I s**  **sue 9,**  **Page 563)** 

**. The**  **hearing will**  **proceed in**  **the following**  **order. rst,**  **Deborah Rab**  **will make**  **a statement**  **on behalf**  **of the**  **Air and**  **Radiation Management**  **Administration. After**  **Ms. Rabin**  **is finished,**  **I will**  **call**

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**P e rmit**  **to Operate**  **Re quirements** 

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**2 3**  **4 5**  **6 7**  **8 9**  **10 11**  **12 13**  **14 15**  **16 17**  **18 19**  **20 21**  **7 This**  **publ hearing**  **is being**  **held to**  **the requirements**  **of 40**  **CFR Section**  **51. 102**  **Sections 2-**  **301 et. seq.**  **of t**  **Environment Article,**  **Annotated Code**  **of Maryland.**  **It is**  **also being**  **held in**  **with the**  **State Admi**  **strative Procedures Act**  **under the**  **State Government Arti**  **, beginning**  **at Section**  **10-101.**

**Notice of s**  **hearing appeared**  **t Maryland**  **Register on**  **April 22,**  **20ll(hearing e/end**  **of comment**  **period published**  **in the**  **Maryland Register**  **on June**  **3, 2011);**  **and MOE's**  **website from**  **May 26,**  **2011 through**  **July 11,**  **2011.**

**Copies of**  **these notices were**  **submitt for**  **the record.**  **Copies of**  **this proposed**  **action and**  **ing documents**  **were available**  **for review**  **by State**  **Clearinghouse and**  **are so**  **submitted at**  **this time**  **o the**  **hearing record.**  **were also**  **made available**  **public inspection**  **at the**  **r and**  **Radiation Management**  **Administration ces**  **in Baltimore,**  **Cumberland, and**  **Salisbury, and**  **at all**  **local health**  **departments or**  **local air**  **quality control**  **offices.**



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**2 3**  **4 5**  **6 7**  **8 9**  **10 11**  **12 13**  **14 15**  **16 17**  **18 19**  **20 21**  **8 The**  **purpose of**  **today's hear is**  **to give**  **public an**  **opportunity to**  **comment on**  **proposed amendments**  **to Regulations**  **.01, . 1**  **0 and**  **.13 under**  **COMAR 26.**  **11.02 Permits,**  **Approval s,**  **and Registration.**  **proposed amendments**  **were publ**  **i in**  **the Maryland**  **Register on**  **April 22, 2011.**  **Summary The**  **purpose of**  **this action**  **is to:** 

**(1) clarify**  **the irements**  **under COMAR**  **26.11. 02.**  **10X (Sources**  **from Permits**  **to Construct**  **and Approvals)**  **which must**  **be met**  **in order**  **for an**  **instal ion**  **not othe**  **se exempted**  **under sections**  **A-W of**  **the ation**  **to obtain**  **an exemption**  **from the**  **Permit to**  **Construct requirements.** 

**(2) clarify**  **what stallations**  **must obtain**  **a State**  **Permit to**  **Operate under**  **26.11.02.13 (Sources**  **Subject to**  **State s**  **to Operate)**  **and exclude:** 

**(a) sources**  **emit insignificant**  **amounts of**  **air pollutants;** 

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**2 3**  **4 5**  **6 7**  **8 9**  **10 11**  **12 13**  **14 15**  **16 17**  **18 19**  **20 21**  **(c) sources**  **that traditionally have**  **elic ited** 

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### (3) **the definition**  **of the**  **term solvent-based**  **als was**  **added to**  **COMAR** 

### 26.11.02.01B **Terms Def**  **applies to**  **the sources**  **listed in**  **COMAR** 

### 26.1l.02.1 **(28), (54), and**  

### (59) **. Errata**  **Please note**  **that a**  **publication error**  **was made**  **in the**  **Proposed Action**  **published in**  **the Maryland** 

**The new**  **ion** 

### (50) **"Solvent-based als"**  **was not**  **italicized as**  **should have been.**  **That error**  **was corrected**  **by the**  **Division of**  **State Documents**  **staff and published**  **in the**  

### 1, **20 11**  **Maryland Reg**  **ister, Volume**  

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### 821. **State Implementation**  **Plan**

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**1 Construct**  **and Approvals**  **2 Sources**  **with rol**  **potential to /I**  **3 1**  **s of**  **air pollution**  **ow the**  **Permit to**  **Construct 4**  **ion level**  **would not**  **re a**  **Permit to**  **Construct. 5**  **COMAR 26.**  **11. 02.**  **13 Sources**  **Subject to**  **State Permits**  **to 6**  **7 Sources**  **with or**  **processes are**  **8 not**  **capable of**  **producing s**  **cant air**  **pollution 9**  **ssions will**  **no longer**  **red to obtain a**  **State 10**  **t to**  **Operate. 11**  **Examples of**  **equ or**  **processes to**  **12 from**  **the State**  **Pe t**  **to Operate**  **list ude:**  **13 reactors,**  **distillation columns,**  **evaporators and**  **strippers 14**  **have pre-control**  **to emit of**  **less 20**  **15 Ibs**  **of VOC**  **per day**  **for equipment**  **to be**  **and 16**  **potential to**  **of less**  **than 100**  **of VOC**  **17 per**  **day for**  **the entire**  **ses. Sources**  **that would**  **be 18**  **af by**  **these amendments**  **st statewide.**  **19 Re**  **quirements 20**  **These amendments**  **will not**  **add any**  **addit 1**  **21 s**  **for existing**  **or new**  **sources.** 

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**Exp ected**  **E m issions**  **Reductions**

**No emiss**  **reductions will**  **result from**  **amendments. All**  **of existing**  **emissions limits**  **as well** 

**as all**  **applicab le**  **monitoring, record**  **keeping and** 

**ing requirements**  **will remain**  **same. Co** **nsideration of**  **Co mments**  **The Department**  **will consider**  **al l**  **comments making**  **a decis**  **to adopt**  **these amendments.** 

**MS. PERR**  **Y: Thank**  **you, Ms.**  **Rabin. Are**  **there comments?** 

**(No response.)**  **MS. PERR**  **Y: s**  **wil l**  **conclude public**  **regarding sed**  **amendments to**  **Regulations . 0**  **1, . 1**  **0 and**  **. 1 3**  **under COMA**  **R 26.**  **11. 02,**  **Permits, Approvals, and**  **Registration.**

**Let the**  **record ect**  **that it**  **is now**  **10:29**

**a. m.**  **, and**  **this hearing**  **is cially**  **concluded.**

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**Metcalf, do**  **hereby certi**  **that the**  **ion was**  **reduced to**  **t ing**  **via 12** 

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# NO ONE ATTENDED THE PUBLIC HEARING**Debbie Rabin**  **- Comments**  **due May25**  **for COMAR26.11.02** 

**From: To:**  **Date: Subject:**  **Peggy J**  **Horst <phorst@wlgore.com>** 

**Peggy J**  **Horst <phorst@wlgore.com>,**  **<drabin@mde.state.md.us> 5/24/2011**  **6:09 PM**  **Comments due**  **May25 for**  **COMAR26.11.02 Page**  **1 of**  **2**

**CC: Lisa**  **A Walton**  **<lwalton@wlgore.com>, William**  **L Livingston**  **<wlivings@wlgore.com>,**

**Mary M**  **MaloneyHuss <mmaloney@wlgore.com>, <mgurley@mde.state.md.us>,**  **<cwheeling@mde.state.md.us>**

**Ms. Deborah**  **Rabin Regulations**  **Coordinator, Air**  **and Radiation**  **Management Administration Maryland**  **Department of**  **the Environment**  **1800 Washington**  **Boulevard, Suite**  **730 Baltimore,** **MD 21230-1720**  **Email: drabin@mde.state.md.us**  **RE: COMAR26.11.02**  **(.01), (.10)**  **& (.13)**  **Permits, Approvals**  **& Registration**  **Notice posted**  **MD Register**  **April 22,** **2011 Hearing**  **& comments**  **due by**  **May 25,**  **2011 at**  **lOam IB**  **Floor Conference**  **Room C0MAR26.11.02.13**  **Sources Subject**  **to State**  **Permits to**  **Operate "(55**  **)** 

### Flouropolymer **products compounding**  **andjorming, impregnating,**  **laminating, mixing,**  **extruding, and**  **drying installations;**  **" Dear**  **Ms. Rabin,**  **W.L. Gore**  **& Associates,** **Inc. is**  **commenting on**  **the above**  **referenced regulatory**  **changes. After**  **review of**  **the changes,** **we feel**  **that the**  **wording should**  **reflect the**  **defin itions**  **and wording**  **referenced in**  **COMAR 26.11.19.30**  **"Control of**  **Volatile Organic**  **Compounds from**  **Chemical Production**  **and Fluoro** 

# p**olymer Material**  **Installations". Gore**  **is proposing**  **to modify**  **the proposed**  **wording in**  **(55 )**  **to read**  **as follows:**  

### "(55) **Flouropolymer material**  **(FPM) process**  **installations that**  **treat FPM**  **so that**  **its shape**  **or form**  **is** 

### permanently **changed and**  **that results**  **in VOC**  

### emissions **greater than**  **20** 

### lbs **per day**  **into the**  **air. "**  **As you**  **are aware,** **Gore utilizes**  **two primary**  **triggers for**  **PTO:** 

# 1) **as proposed**  **by MDE:**  **" (23)**  **Coating, decorating,** **and impregnating**  **lines with**  **integral drying**  **ovens at**  **which solvent-based**  **materials are**  **applied by**  **automatic equipment**  **to surfaces**  **at a**  **premises that**  **has a**  **total pre-control**  **potential-to-emit for**  **VOC emissions**  **of 100**  **or more**  **pounds per**  **day from**  **all coating,** **decorating, and**  **impregnating lines;"**  

# 2) **as proposed**  **by MDE:**  **"(55 )**  **Flouropolymer products**  **compounding and**  **forming, impregnating,**  **laminating, mixing,** **extruding, and**  **drying installations;**  **" Our**  **proposed change**  **is consistent**  **with the**  **definition in**  **COMAR 26.11.19**  **.30B(7), however**  **does not**  **include FPM**  **coating installations,**  **as defined.**  **Since Gore**  **utilizes PTO (23)**  **for coating**  **with integral**  **drying ovens,** **our FPM**  **coating/impregnating lines**  **will still**  **trigger PTOs.**  **Additionally, Gore**  **is proposing**  **to consolidate**  **the language**  **around "compounding**  **and forming,** 

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**impregnating, laminating,** **mixing, extruding,** **and drying**  **equipment". Using**  **the language**  **in COMAR26.11.19.30,** **we propose**  **to use**  **the terms**  **"shape or**  **form" which**  **accurately describe our**  **processes. The**  **terms "shape**  **or form"**  **easily fits**  **the majority**  **of the**  **Gore processes**  **of compounding,** **forming, impregnating, laminating,**  **and drying.**  **Other process**  **units, that**  **do not**  **fit the**  **"shape or**  **form" terms,** **fall under**  **PTO (23)**  **for coating/impregnating.**  **As you**  **see above**  **in our**  **proposed wording,** **Gore is**  **also requesting**  **to add**  **a deminimus**  **statement to**  **(55 ),**  **so as**  **not to**  **overburden the**  **State with**  **new applications.**  **MDE's proposed**  **wording will**  **result in**  **man y**  **processes requiring**  **permitting, which**  **"are physically**  **incapable of**  **producing significant**  **amounts of**  **air pollution".**  **We estimate**  **that MDE's**  **proposed language**  **will require**  **at least**  **15 units**  **to obtain**  **new permitting.**  **We feel**  **that our**  **proposed changes**  **will continue**  **to capture**  **point sources**  **that have**  **emissions, without**  **flooding the**  **State with**  **applications for**  **units with**  **insigni ficant**  **emissions. Please**  **feel free**  **to call**  **me if**  **you have**  **any questions**  **regarding our**  **comments or**  **would like**  **to discuss**  **this further.**  **Thank you,**  **Peggy J.**  **Horst Environmental**  **Engineer W.L.**  **Gore &**  **Associates, Inc**  **Elk Mills**  **I Facility**  **501 Vieve's**  **Way Elkton,** **MD 21921**  

### (410) **506-3627, cell**  **(443) 309-4065**  **fax** 

### (410)506-3805 **phorst@wlgore.com tA**  **Please consider**  **the environment**  **before printing**  **this email** 

**file://C:\Documents and**  **Settin g**  **s\drabin\Local Settings\Tem** **p\XPgrpwise\4DDBF44EMD... 5/26/2011** **DEPARTMENT OF**  **THE ENVIRONMENT**  **AIR AND**  **RADIATION MANAGEMENT**  **ADMINISTRATION**

**RESPONSE TO**  **COMMENTS**

**for the**  **PUBLIC HEARING**  **held on**  **July 11,2011** 

**in BALTIMORE,** **MD related**  **to Proposed**  **Amendments to**  **Regulations .01,**  **.10 and**  **.13 under**  **COMAR 26.11.02 Permits,** **Approvals, and**  **Registration.**

**Purpose of**  **Hearing: The**  **purpose of**  **this hearing**  **is to**  **allow for**  **public comment on**  **the Department's**  **proposal to**  **amend Regulations**  **.01, .10**  **and .13**  **under COMAR**  **26.11.02 Permits,**  **Approvals, and**  **Registration.**

**The purpose**  **of the**  **amendments is**  **to: (1)**  **clarify the**  **requirements under**  **COMAR 26.11.02.1**  **OX (S**  **ources Exempt**  **from Permits**  **to**

**Construct and**  **Approvals) which must**  **be met**  **in order**  **for an**  **installation not**  **otherwise exempted**  **under sections**  **A-W of**  **the regulation**  **to obtain**  **an exemption**  **from the**  **Permit to**  **Construct requirements.**  **(2) clarify**  **what installations**  **must obtain**  **a State**  **Permit to**  **Operate under**  **26.11.02.13**

**(S ources**  **Subject to**  **State Permits**  **to Operate)**  **and exclude:**  **(a) sources**  **that emit**  **insignificant amounts**  **of air**  **pollutants, (b)**  **sources that**  **are not**  **subject to**  **extensive air**  **pollution control**  **regulations, and**  **(c) sources**  **that traditionally**  **have elicited**  **very little**  **interest from**  **communities and**  **individual citizens**  **in the**  **public participation**  **process. Date**  **and Location:**  **The public**  **hearing was**  **held on**  **July 11,**  **2011 at**  **the Department**  **of the**  **Environment, 1800**  **Washington Boulevard,**  **1st Floor**  **Conference Room,**  **Baltimore, Maryland**  **21230. Hearing**  **Officer: Deborah**  **Rabin, Regulations**  **Coordinator, within**  **the Air**  **and Radiation**  **Management Administration,** **served as**  **Hearing Officer.**  **Attendance: No**  **one attended**  **the public**  **hearing Statement:**  **The Department's**  **statement was**  **submitted into**  **the record**  **by Deborah**  **Rabin, Regulations**  **Coordinator, within**  **the Air**  **and Radiation**  **Management Administration**  **Administration.**

**1 Comments**  **and Responses:**  **The comments**  **that Department**  **received during**  **the 30-day**  **comment**

**period that**  **relate to**  **the proposed action**  **have been**  **s umm** **arized and**  **the Department's**  **responses are**  **given below. COMMENT:**  **W.L. Gore**  **& Associates,**  **Inc. submitted**  **a comment**  **via electronic**  **mail on**  **May 24,**  **2011 in**  **reference to**  **proposed amendments**  **to COMAR**  **26.11.02.13A (55**  **) Sources**  **Subject to**  **State Permits**  **to Operate.**  **W.L. Gore**  **& Associates,**  **Inc. stated**  **that the**  **wording should**  **reflect the**  **de finitions**  **and wording**  **referenced in**  **COMAR 26.11.19.30**  **"Control of**  **Volatile Organic**  **Compounds from**  **Chemical Production**  **and Fluoropolymer**  **Material Installations".**  **W.L. Gore**  **& Associates,** **Inc. proposed**  **modifying the**  **current proposed**  **amended language**  **to read**  **as follows:**  

### "(55) **Flouropolymer material**  **(FPM) process**  **installations that**  **treat FPM**  **so that**  **its shape**  **or form**  **is permanently**  **changed and**  **that results**  **in VOC**  

### emissions **greater than**  **20** 

### lbs **per day**  **into the**  **air. "**  **RESPONSE: The**  **proposed amended**  **language of**  **COMAR 26.11.02.13A** **(55 )**  **which reads**  

### "F **louropolymer products**  **compounding and** **forming, impregnating,**  **laminating, mixing,**  **extruding, and**  **drying installations**  **" was**  **developed specifically for**  **the processes**  **at W.L.**  **Gore &**  **Associates, Inc.**  **On July**  **11, 2008,**  **at the**  **request ofW.L.**  **Gore &**  **Associates, Inc,** **amendments to**  **COMAR 26.11.19.30**  **Volatile Organic**  **Compounds from**  **Speci fic**  **Processes were**  **finalized in**  **a notice**  **of emergency**  **action to**  **change the**  **term** 

### polytetrajluoroethylene **(PTFE) to**  

### jlouropolymer **material (FPM).**  **The current**  **proposed amendments**  **to COMAR**  **26.11.02.13 Sources**  **Subject to**  **State Permits**  **to Operate**  **are administrative**  **changes to**  **make the**  **regulation language**  **of COMAR**  **26.11.02.13 Sources**  **Subject to**  **State Permits**  **to Operate**  **more consistent**  **with COMAR**  **26.11.19.30 Control**  **of Volatile**  **Organic Compounds**  **from Chemical**  **Production and**  **Fluoropolymer Material**  **Installations, as**  **well as**  **industry and**  **EPA terminology.**  **The Department's**  **intent was**  **to correct**  **an inconsistency**  **in the**  **regulatory language.**  **The non**  **substantive change**  **does not**  **subject any**  **new sources**  **not previously**  **subject to**  **the regulation,** **to become**  **subject to**  **the regulation**  **as amended.**  **W.L. Gore**  **& Associates,**  **Inc. can**  **submit a**  **proposal to**  **have the**  **regulation amended**  **at a**  **later date.** 

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### Debbie **Rabin -**  **Notice of**  **Public Hearings**  **Please confirm**  **receipt**

**From: To:**  **Date: Debbie**  **Rabin**

**All County**  **Environmental Health**  **Directors; All**  **County Health**  **Officers; All**  **MDE Field**  **Office Personnel**  **5/31/2011 10:49**  **AM Subject:**  **Notice of**  **Public Hearings**  **Please confirm**  **receipt CC:**  **Angelo Bianca;**  **Horacio Tablada;**  **Jay Sakai;**  **Rich Eskin;**  **Tad Aburn**  **Attachments: Opacity**  **Amend in**  **MD Reg**  **4-22-20 11.**  **pdf; Permit**  **Clarifications NPA**  **in MD**  **Reg 4-22-**  **2011.pdf; 26-11-19-11**  **NPA in**  **MD Reg**  **4-22-2011.pdf**

**MARYLAND DEPARTMENT**  **OF THE**  **ENVIRONMENT AIR**  **& RADIATION**  **MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION** 

**NOTICE OF**  **PUBLIC HEARINGS**  **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.**  **Opacity amendments**  **under COMAR**  **26.11.01**

**This action**  **will amend**  **Regulations .10**  **and .11**  **under COMAR**  **26.11.01 General**  **Administrative Provisions.**  **The purpose**  **of this**  **action is**  **to remove**  **the references**  **to Technical**  **Memorandum 90-01**  **from the**  **Department's opadty**  **regulations under**  **COMAR 26.11.01.10**  **and COMAR**  **26.11.01.11 and**  **clarify that**  **the Quality**  **Assurance/Quality Control**  **for Continuous**  **Opacity Monitors**  **(COM) is**  **now located**  **in COMAR**  **26.11.31. 2.**  **Clarification of**  **Permit to**  **Construct and**  **Permit to**  **Operate Exemptions** 

**This action**  **amends Regulations**  **.01, .10**  **and .13**  **under COMAR**  **26.11.02 Permits,**  **Approvals, and**  **Registration. The**  **purpose of**  **this action**  **is to**  **(1) clarify**  **requirements under**  **COMAR 26.11.02.10X**  **(Sources Exempt**  **from Permits**  **to Construct**  **and Approvals)**  **and (2)**  **clarify what**  **installations must**  **obtain a**  **State Permit**  **to Operate**  **under 26.11.02.13**  **(Sources Subject**  **to State**  **Permits to**  **Operate. 3.**  **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). The**  **full text**  **of the**  **proposed actions**  **appeared in**  **the Maryland**  **Register and**  **at http://**  **www .dsd.state.md.us/mdreqister/mdreqister.aspx**  **on April**  **22, 2011.**  **The Proposed**  **Actions are**  **also attached**  **to this**  **hearing notice.**  **Please note**  **that the**  **date for**  **the public**  **hearing and**  **end of**  **the comment**  **period have**  **changed from**  **what was published**  **in the**  **April 22, 2011**  **Issue of**  **the Maryland**  **Register. The**  **corrected date**  **is indicated**  **below and**  **will also**  **be noted**  **in the**  **June 3,**  **2011 Issue**  **of the**  **Maryland Register.**  **The technical**  **support documents**  **(TSDs) are**  **available for**  **public review**  **on the**  **Maryland Department**  **of the**  **Environment's website**  **at the**  **following address:**  **http://www.mde.state.md.us/aboutmde/pages/regcomments.aspx 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. Please**  **make these**  **materials available**  **in your**  **office for**  **public review.**  **Public hearings**  **on the**  **proposed actions**  **will be**  **held on**  **July 11,**  **2011 at**  **10 a.m.**  **at the**  **Department of**  **the Environment,**  **1800 Washington**  **Boulevard, 1st**  **Floor 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 July**  **11, 2011,**  **or be**  **submitted at**  **the hearing.**  **For more**  **information, call**  **Deborah Rabin**  **at (410)**  **537-3240.**

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**Anyone needing**  **special accommodations**  **at a**  **public hearing**  **should contact**  **the Department's**  **Fair Practices**  **Offi ce**  **at (410)**  **537-3964. TIY**  **users may**  **contact the**  **Department through**  **the Maryland**  **Relay Service**  **at 1-800-735-2258.**  **Deborah Rabin,**  **Regulations Coordinator**  **Air &**  **Radiation Management**  **Admini$l:ration Maryland**  **Dept. of**  **the Environment**  **1800 Washington**  **Blvd., Suite**  **730 Baltimore,**  **MD 21230**  **Telephone Number:**  **(410)-537-4414**

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### Debbie **Rabin -**  **Notice of**  **Public Hearings**  **- Please**  **Confirm Receipt** 

**From: To:**  **Date: Debbie Rabin** 

**Ali Mirzakhalili;**  **Cecily Beall; Diana**  **Esher; John**  **Benedict; Joyce**  **Epps; Linda**  **Janey; Michael Dowd**  **5/31/2011 10:48**  **AM Subject:**  **cc: Notice**  **of Public**  **Hearings -**  **Please Confirm**  **Receipt**

**Chris Cripps; Cristina Fernandez;**  **Dave Campbell;**  **David Arnold;**  **Hal Frankford; Kathleen**  **Cox; Marcia Spink;**  **Marilyn Powers**  **Attachments: Opacity**  **Amend in**  **MD Reg**  **4-22-2011.pdf; Permit**  **Clarifications NPA**  **in MD**  **Reg 4-22-**  **2011.pdf; 26-11-19-11**  **NPA in**  **MD Reg**  **4-22-2011.pdf**

**MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF**  **THE ENVIRONMENT**  **AIR &**  **RADIATION MANAGEMENT**  **ADMINISTRATION**

**NOTICE OF**  **PUBLIC HEARINGS**  **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.**  **Opacity amendments**  **under COMAR**  **26.11.01**

**This action**  **will amend**  **Regulations .10**  **and .11**  **under COMAR**  **26.11.01 General**  **Administrative Provisions.**  **The purpose**  **of this**  **action is**  **to remove**  **the references**  **to Technical**  **Memorandum 90-01**  **from the**  **Department's opacity**  **regulations under**  **COMAR 26.11.01.10**  **and COMAR**  **26.11.01.11 and**  **clarify that**  **the Quality**  **Assurance/Quality Control**  **for Continuous Opacity**  **Monitors (COM)**  **is now**  **located in**  **COMAR 26.11.31.**  **2. Clarification**  **of Permit**  **to Construct**  **and Permit**  **to Operate**  **Exemptions**

**This action**  **amends Regulations**  **.01, .10**  **and .13**  **under COMAR**  **26.11.02 Permits,**  **Approvals, and**  **Registration. The**  **purpose of**  **this action**  **is to**  **(1) clarify**  **requirements under**  **COMAR 26.11.02.10X**  **(Sources Exempt**  **from Permits**  **to Construct**  **and Approvals)**  **and (2)**  **darify what**  **installations must**  **obtain a**  **State Permit**  **to Operate**  **under 26.11.02.13**  **(Sources Subject to**  **State Permits**  **to Operate.**  **3. 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). The**  **full text**  **of the**  **proposed actions**  **appeared in**  **the Maryland**  **Register and**  **at http://www.dsd.state.md.us/mdregister/mdregister.aspx**  **on April**  **22, 2011.**  **The Proposed**  **Actions are**  **also attached**  **to this**  **hearing notice.**  **Please note**  **that the**  **date for**  **the public**  **hearing and**  **end of**  **the comment**  **period have**  **changed from**  **what was**  **published in**  **the April**  **22, 2011**  **Issue of**  **the Maryland**  **Register. The**  **corrected date**  **is indicated**  **below and**  **will also**  **be noted**  **in the**  **June 3,**  **2011 Issue**  **of the**  **Maryland Register.**  **The technical**  **support documents**  **(TSDs) are**  **available for**  **public review**  **on the**  **Maryland Department**  **of the**  **Environment's website**  **at the**  **following address:**  **http://www.mde.state.md.us/aboutmde/pages/regcomments.aspx 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 July**  **11, 2011**  **at 10**  **a.m. at**  **the Department**  **of the**  **Environment, 1800**  **Washington Boulevard,**  **1st Floor**  **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**  **July 11,**  **2011, 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.**  **TIY**

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**Deborah Rabin,**  **Regulations Coordinator**  **Air &**  **Radiation Management**  **Administration Maryland**  **Dept. of**  **the Environment**  **1800 Washington**  **Blvd., Suite**  **730 Baltimore,**  **MD 21230**  **Telephone Number:**  **(410)-537-4414 Page**  **2 of**  **2**

**file:IIC:\Documents and**  **Settin g** **s\drabin\Local Settings\Temp\XPgrpwise\4DE4C788MDE...**  **5/3112011 Martin**  **0 'Malley** 

**Governor Antho'!J**  **G. Brown**  **U. Governor**  

# Maryland Department 

# of Planning

**June 2,**  **2011**

**Ms. Debbie**  **Rabin Regulations**  **Coordinator, Air**  **& Radiation**  **Management Administration**  **Maryland Department**  **of the**  **Environment 1800**  **Washington Boulevard**  **Suite 730**  **Baltimore, MD**  **21230-1720 STATE**  **CLE ARINGHOUSE REVIEW**  **PROCESS State**  **Application Identifier:**  **MD20110519-0320 Richard**  **Eberhart Hall**  **Secretary Matthew].**  **Power Depury**  **Secretary**

**Project Description:**  **Proposed Amendments**  **to State**  **Implementation Plan:**  **Opacity amendments**  **(COMAR 26.11.01);** 

**Clarification of**  **Permit to**  **Construct and**  **Permit to**  **Operate Exemptions**  **(CO MAR**  **26.1 1.02);**  **Lithographic and**  **Letter Press**  **Printing (COMAR**  **26.11.19): Public**  **Hearings 7/11111**  **Project Location:**  **Maryland Clearinghouse**  **Contact: Bob**  **Rosenbush Dear**  **Ms. Rabin:**  **Thank you**  **for submitting**  **your project**  **for intergovernmental**  **review**

**. Participation**  **in the**  **Maryland Intergovernmental**  **Review and**  **Coordination (MIRC)**  **process helps**  **ensure project**  **consistency with**  **plans, programs,**  **and objectives**  **of State**  **agencies and**  **local governments.**  **Notice of**  **your application**  **is being**  **provided to**  **State and**  **local public**  **officials through**  **the Intergovernmental**  **Monitor, which**  **is a**  **database of**  **projects received**  **by the**  **State Clearinghouse**  **for Intergovernmental**  **Assistance**

**. This**  **information may**  **be viewed**  **at http://planning.maryland.gov/emircpublic/.**  **The project**  **has been**  **assigned a**  **unique State**  **Application Identifier**  **that should**  **be used**  **on all**  **documents and**  **correspondence. One**  **form is**  **enclosed with**  **this letter.**  **The "Project**  **Status Form"**  **should be**  **completed and**  **returned after**  **you receive**  **notice that**  **your project**  **was approved**  **or disapproved** 

**. All**  **MIRC requirements**  **have been**  **met in**  **accordance with**  **Code of**  **Maryland Regulations**  **(COMAR 34.02.01.04-.06)**  **and this**  **concludes the**  **review process**  **for the**  **above referenced**  **project. If**  **you need**  **assistance or**  **have questions,**  **contact the**  **State Clearinghouse**  **staff person**  **noted above**  **at 410-767-4490**  **or through**  **e-mail at**  **brosenbush@mdp.state.md.us. Thank**  **you for**  **your cooperation**  **with the**  **MIRC process.** 

**LCJ:BR Enclosure** 

**cc: Katheleen**  **Blinebury**

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## June 3, 2011

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This is to certify thatthe “Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) Notice of Public Hearings Concerning Proposed Amendments to Air Quality Regulations and Submission of Regulations to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval aspart of Maryland's State Implementation Plan (SIP)” was published on MDE’s web site on May 26, 2011. It will remain posted on the site until July 11, 2011. The notice in full with links to supporting documents may be found in the following web address: http://www.mde.state.md.us/AboutMDE/pages/reqcomments.aspx Web publication of the notice was at the request of Deborah Rabin, Regulations Coordinator of the Air and Radiation Management Administration of MDE. By:

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. Please call or email contact person cited in the meeting details for any questions or to send a comment. 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 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). 1. Opacity Amendments Under COMAR 26.11.01 This action will amend Regulations .10 and .11 under COMAR 26.11.01 General Administrative Provisions. The purpose of this action is to remove the references to Technical Memorandum 90-01 from the Department’s opacity regulations under COMAR 26.11.01.10 and COMAR 26.11.01.11 and clarify that the Quality Assurance/Quality Control for Continuous Opacity Monitors (COM) is now located in COMAR 26.11.31. ( See Proposed Action .) ( See Technical Support Document ) 2. Clarification of Permit to Construct and Permit to Operate Exemptions This action amends Regulations .01, .10 and .13 under COMAR 26.11.02 Permits, Approvals, and Registration. The purpose of this action is to (1) clarify requirements under COMAR 26.11.02.10X (Sources Exempt from Permits to Construct and Approvals) and (2) clarify what installations must obtain a State Permit to Operate under 26.11.02.13 (Sources Subject to State Permits to Operate.) ( See Proposed Action. ) ( See Technical Support Document .) 3. 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). ( See Proposed Action .) ( See Technical Support Document .) The full text of the proposed actions appeared in the Maryland Register and at http://www.dsd.state.md.us/mdregister/mdregister.aspx on April 22, 2011. The Proposed Actions are also attached to this hearing notice. Please note that the date for the public hearing and end of the comment period have changed from what was published in the April 22, 2011 Issue of the Maryland Register. The corrected date is indicated below and will also be noted in the June 3, 2011 Issue of the Maryland Register. 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 July 11, 2011 at 10 a.m. at the Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, 1st Floor 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 July 11, 2011, 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.

Request for Comments on Maryland's Ambient Air Monitoring Network Plan for Calendar Year 2012 A thirty-day public comment period for Maryland's Ambient Air Monitoring Network Plan for Calendar Year 2012 will take place from May 23, 2011 through June 23, 2011. Written comments concerning the network plan can be submitted to the Department on or before June 23, 2011, and should be sent to Ms. Janice Lafon at MDE's address or emailed to jlafon@mde.state.md.us. Click here for more info. Request for Comments on Maryland's Demonstration to Justify the Exclusion of an Air Quality Exceedance Due to an Exceptional Event: The Van Dusen Fire and the 24-Hour Average PM 2.5 Exceedance on February 19, 2011 A 30-day public comment period for Maryland’s Demonstration to Justify the Exclusion of an Air Quality Exceedance Due to an Exceptional Event: The Van Dusen Fire and the 24-Hour Average PM2.5 Exceedance on February 19, 2011 will take place from May 17 through June 17, 2011. Written comments concerning the demonstration may be submitted to the Department on or before June 17, 2011 , and should be sent to Ms. Janice Lafon by mail at 1800 Washington Blvd, Suite 730, Baltimore, MD 21230 or by email to jlafon@mde.state.md.us . Click here for more details. Notice of Public Hearing Concerning Submittal of MDE and Public Service Commission (PSC) Materials to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as Revisions to Maryland's State Implementation Plan The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) gives notice of a public hearing concerning submittal of the following MDE and Public Service Commission (PSC) materials to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as revisions to Maryland's State Implementation Plan: 1. MDE amendments to Regulations .09 and .10 under COMAR 26.11.02 Permits, Approvals, and Registration (effective date: November 16, 2009). The amendments clarified permit to construct and approval requirements for electric generating stations that are not required to receive a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) from the PSC before commencing construction. ( See Proposed and Final Actions and Adopted Regulations .) Problem Solver | Maryland.gov | Online Services | State Agencies | Phone Directory

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http://www.mde.state.md.us/aboutmde/AboutMDEHome/Pages/aboutmde/reqcomments.aspx[5/26/2011 11:21:41 AM] 2. PSC amendments to Regulations .01 and .02, new Regulation .06, and the recodification of existing Regulation .06 to be Regulation .07 under COMAR 20.79.01 General (effective date: December 28, 2009). These amendments clarified that modifications to power plants are subject to the Federal Clean Air Act. The appropriate portions of §§ 7-205, 7-207, 7-207.1 and 7-208 of the Public Utility Companies Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland will also be submitted to EPA to be approved as part of Maryland's SIP. ( See Proposed and Final Actions and Adopted Regulations ; Relevant Portions of Annotated Code of Maryland .) 3. PSC regulations under COMAR 20.79.02 Administrative Provisions and COMAR 20.79.03 Details of Filing Requirements — Generating Stations. ( See Regulations .) 4. PSC letter to MDE dated January 25, 2011 that describes the PSC process for making completeness determinations for applications for new and modified electric generating stations. ( See Letter .) The full text of the MDE and PSC materials listed above are available for public review on the Maryland Department of the Environment's website at the following address: http://www.mde.state.md.us/aboutmde/pages/reqcomments.aspx These materials will 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. A public hearing on submittal of the materials described above to the U.S. EPA for approval as revisions to Maryland's SIP will be held on April 13, 2011 at 10 a.m. at the Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, 1st Floor 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 April 13, 2011, 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.

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