# (. l . MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT 1800 Washington Boulevard • Baltimore MD 21230 

# 0 MDE 4to-s37-3ooo. t-8oo-633-61o1 Martin O'Malley Governor Anthony G. Brown Lieutenant Governor



## June 3, 2011 

## CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION Robert M. Summers, Ph.D. Secretary



## This is to certify that the "Maryland Department ofthe Environment (MOE) Notice ofPublic Hearings Concerning Proposed Amendments to Air Quality Regulations and Submission ofRegulations to the Env ironmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval as part ofMaryland's State Implementation Plan (SIP)'' was published on MOE'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/pageslregcomments. aspx Web publication ofthe notice was at the request ofDeborah Rabin, Regulations Coordinator ofthe Air and Radiation Management Administration ofMOE .

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### MDE Public Meetings, Hearings and Request for Comments

... MDI! Calend•r The complete listi ng of MOE**pub ll** **~~;** meetings an d hearing s I!J p ott ii d I n tile HDr; Qlnndnr Please call or email contact person c o ted in the meeting detilils for any questions or to send a comment.

... Notice of Public Hurlng• Concerning PropoMd Amendment. 

### to Air Quality Regulation• and Subml••ion of Regulation• 

### to the Environment.! Protection Agency (EPA) for approval •• part of Maryland'• State Implementation Plan (SIP), The Maryland Department of the Environment ;lves Notice of Public Hearings**Con emlng**  Proposed Ame l'l(l ments to A! r Quality Regulations and SubmlSslon of Regulations to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a.,. pr oval as part of Maryland's State Implementation**n** (SIP). 1. Opilclty Amendments Under COMAR 2.6.11.01 This action w. ll amend Regulatj o111 s .10 and . 11 under COMAR 26, 11 . 01 General AdmlnlstratiVI! Provisions. The purpose of this action I s to remove the references to Technrcal Memorandum 9 D-O 1 from the Department's opacity regulations under COMAR 26 . 11.01.10 and CO MAR 26.11 . 01 . 11 and cll rify that the Quality Assurance/Quality Control for Continuous Opaclty Monitors (COM) ! snow located In COMAR 26 . 11.31 . (See pmPOsftd Action,) (See Te<:bniQII SupPOrt QOGument) 2.. Clarlftc.tlan of Permit to Con.truct •nd Permit to Oper•te I!Xemptlona This "tlon amends Regu lations . 01, .10 and . 13 under COMAR 26.11 .0 2 Perm its, Approva l'S , and Registration. The purpose of this actiO n Is to (1) clarify requirements under COMAR 26. 11.02 . 1 0 X ( Sources Exempt from Permits to Construct and Approvals) and (2) clarify what**nstallatlons** must obta i n 11 State Permit to Operate under 26.11.02.13 (Sources Subject to State Permits to Operate. ) (See pmnosed Art!pn ) (See l§bnlgtl Sngpgrf QQ<:nment.) 3. Uthotr•phlc and Letter PreA Printing This action will amend Regulation . 11 under CO MAR 26. 11.19 Volatile Organ ic Compounds from**Spe c~** **fl c**  Processes to incorporate EPA's CTG for [l thograph l c and letterpress pri nti ng I nto Mary land ' s cu rrent regulations for the control or volaW e org11nlc compounds (VOC). (See Pmoosed AaiQn . ) (SM l§hnlcal Supoorf pocyment.) The full text of the proposed acti ons appe11red In the Maryland Reg ister and at httn·/fwww dSd state md y:s/mdreahster/mdreglf!ter 

### osax on April 22, 2011. The Proposed Actions are also attached to this he11ring noti ce. Ple11se note that the dilte for the public hearing and end of the comment period have changed from what was published In the Apri l 22, 2011 Issue of the Maryland Register. The corrected date Is I ndicated be' ow 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 Radl11tlon 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 alr quality control offices. Public hearings on the proposed actions will be held on July 11, :Z011 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 emalled to drablnOmde.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. Anyo ne needing special accommodations at a public hearing should contact the Department'' Fair Practices Office at ( 410) 537· 3964. TlY users may contact the Department through the Maryland Relay Service <It 1·800· 735·2258 .

... Requat for Comment. on Maryland'• Ambient Air Monitoring Network Plan for Calendar Year 2012 A thirty-day public comment period for Maryland's Ambient Air Monitoring Network Pl11n for Calendar Yeilr 2012 wilt take place from Mav 23, 2011 through June 23, 2011. Written comments concerning the network plan**c;~n** be submitted to the Department on or before June 23, 2011, and should be sent to Ms. Janice Lafon at MOE's address or em11iled to jlafonOmde.state.md.us. Click Jw:& for more Info.

... Request for Comment. on Maryland's Demonstration 

### to lu.tlfy tl'!e Exclu•lon of an Air Quality Exceedance Due 

### to an Exceptional Event: The Van Dusen Fire and tl'!e 24-Hour Aver•g• PM2.5 l!xceedance on february 11, 2011 A 30-day public comment period for Maryland's Demonstration to Justify the Exclus on of an Air Quality Exceed11nce 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 luna 17, 2011, and should be sent to Ms. Janice Lafon by mall at 1800 Washington Blvd, Suite 730, Baltimore, MD 21230 or by email to jlatooOmde mttt rod us, Click llete for more details.

... Notice of Public Hurlng Concerning Submittal of MDI! and Public Service Commiulon (PSC) Material• to tl'!e environmental Protection Agency (I!PA) a• Revl1lon• 

### to Maryland'• State Implementation Plan The Maryland Department of the Environment (MOE) gives notice of a public hearing concerning submittal of the following MOE and Public Service Commission (PSC) materials to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as revisions to Maryland's State Implementation Plan: 1. MDI •mendmanc. to Regulatlona 

### .oe •nd .10 under COMAR :Z6.11.0:Z Permit., Approval., and Regi.Uatlon (effective date: November 1e, ZOOt). The amendments clarified permit to construct and 11pproval requirements for electric generating stations that are not required to receive a Certificate of Public C o nvenience and Necessity (CPCN) from the PSC before commencing construction. (See pmoovd and Final A<:tlgns ond AdAPted Begulotlgns,) http:f/WWW.mde.state.md.uS/aboubnde/AboutMDEHome/Pagesjaboutmde/reqcomments.aspx[S/26/20111 1 :21:41 AM]

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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 MOE Field Office Personnel 5/31/201110:49 AM 

## Subject: Notice of Public Hearings Please confirm receipt CC: 

### Angelo Blanca; Horacia Tablada; Jay Sakai; Rich Eskin; Tad Abum Attachments: 

### Opacity Aniend 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 heari ngs con cern i ng proposed amendments to air quality regulations and submission of regulations 

### to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approv al 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 un der COMAR 26.11.01 General Administrative Provisions. The purpose of this action is to remove the references to Tech nical Memorandum 90·01 

### from the Departmenrs opadty regulations under COMAR 26.11.01.10 

### and COMAR 26.11.01.11 

### an d darify 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 Permlb, Approvals, and.Reglstratlon. The purpose of this action is 

### to (1) darify requirements under COMAR 26.11.02.10X 

### (Sources Exempt from Pennits 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 Pennits to 

### Operate. 3. Uthographlc 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 regul ations for the control ofvolatile organic compounds (VOC). 

## The full text 

## of the proposed actions appeared in the Marvland Register and at htto://www.dsd.state.md.us/mdreaister/mdreaister.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, 20111ssue of 

### the Maa1and Realster. The corrected date Is Indicated below and 

### will also be noted In the June 3, 20111ssue of 

### the Marvland Realster. The technical support documents 

### (TSOs) are available 

### for public review on the Maryland Department of the Environment's website at the following address: htto;Uwww.mc!e.state.md.uslaboutmde/oaaes/regcommeots.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 malse 

# these materials available jn your 

## office fur oublic 

## review. Public hearings on the proposed actions will 

### be held on July 11, 2011 at 10 a.m. at the Department 

### ofthe 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, Regula ti ons Coordinator, Air and Radiation Management Administration, Department of 

### the Environment, 1800 

### Washington Boulevard, Suite 730, 

### Baltimore, Maryland 2123D-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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### & Radiation Management Administration Maryland Dept. of the Environment 1800 Washington Blvd ., Suite 730 Baltimore, MD 21230 Telephone Number: (410)-537-4414



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# M~E'Reci~for COmments IJ .. z. PSC amendment. to Regulations . 01 and . oz. new Regulation .01, and the I'IICodlftcat:lon of axlatlng Regulation .01 to be Regulation . 07 undw COMAR ZD.7t.D1 General (effective date: December Z8, ZOOt), These amendments clarified t llat mod lfl catj onJ t o power**~!~ ants**  are w b j ect t o the F ederal Clean Ai r Act . The appropriate portions of§§ 7·205, 7·207, 7 · 207. 1 a11d 7 · 208 of the**i~ ll** **c** UtLIIty C o mpani es Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland w i ll illso be subm i tted to EPA to be approved 11 part of Maryland's SIP . (See 

### pmpose<l and Flntl A(tlpna and Adopted Beo uJattgos • Bcfevant porttons pf Annotated Codt pf MaNitnd . J J , PSC**regut.tlo~** under COMAR Z0. 7t . OZ Admlnlatrat:lve Pravlalona and COMAR Z0. 7t . OJ Detlllle of Filing Requlremenb -**Genen~tlng** stations. (See Begu(atlpns . ) 4 , PSC letter bl MDI! datled January ZS, Z011 that ducrfbee the PSC prac- for making campletenue determinations for applications for new and modl"ed electric llefl8nltlng stations. ISU Letter . ) The full text of the MOE and PSC materlals listed above are available for public revi- 011 the Mary land Dep artment of the envi ronment•s**webs~te** at the faltowino address: bnp •ttwww mde 

### st•tt md usJaboutmdetpagestreocommentJ '10' These materials will illso available for rev iew at the foll owing lociltlonst the Air and Radiation Management Administrat ion; reQ ional otrlces of the Department I n Cumberlilnd and Sa li sbury ; all local ai r quality control otrlces ; and local health departments In those cou11ties not having separate a i r q uil li ty control otrlteS. A public hearing on submittal of the mate ri als descri bed above to the U. S. EPA for approval as revisions to Maryl and' 5 SI P will be held on April 131 ZD11 at 10 a . m . at the Department of the Envl ronmellt, 1800 Wash i ngton Boulevard, 1s t Floo r Conference Rooms, Baltimore, Maryland 2123 0·1720. l11terested persons are Invited to attend and express their views. Comme11ts may be ma lted to Deborah R abi n, Reguletlo ns Coordinator, Air and Radiation Management Adm ini stration,**Departmer~t** of the ! nvl ron mellt, 1 800 W1shl ngton Boulevard, Suite 730, Baltimore, Maryland 21230·1720, o r ema iled to drab l n O 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 mora Informat ion, call Deborah Rabin at (410) 537-3240. Anyone needing special acx:ommodatlons at a public hearing should contact the Depilrtment' s Fa i r Practices Otrlce at (410) 537· 3964 . TTY users may con t act the Department through the Maryland Re lay Service at 1·800· 735·2258. • Merylend Department of the l!nvlronment Proposed C:.le ndar Yeer 2011 Standerd Pennlt Application Turnaround Times. Please diCk here · for more ltlforma t!On .**Acroba~** - IS**red** to view alt d pnnt t he PDF r. la. II you do ,,,... ..... PlOt hr;e**~** dick o n the Icon to the lllth t. .lllii.........

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# Debbie Rabin - Notice of Public Hearings - · Please Confirm Receipt From: 

## To: Date: Debbie Rabfn All Mlrzakhalill; Cecily Beall; Diana Esher; John 

## Benedict; Joyce Epps; Linda Janey; Michael Dowd 5/31/2011 10:48 AM 

## Subject: Notice of Public Hearings - Please Confirm Receipt CC: 

## 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 PUBUC 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 AgenCf 

### (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 Provt1lon1. 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 darify 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 

### Exemption• 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) darify requirements under 

### COMAR 26.11.02. 10X (Sources Exempt from Permits to Construct and Approv.als) and 

### (2) darify what installations must obtain a State Permit to Operate under 

### 26.1 1.02.13 (Sources 

### Subject to state Permits 

### to Operate. 

### 3. Lithographic and 

### Letter Press 

### Printing This action win amend Regulation .11 

### under COMAR 26.11.19 Volatile Organic Compounds from Spedftc 

### Processes 

### to incorporate EPA's 

### CTG for lithographic and letterpress printing into Maryland's current regulations for the conb"ol of volatile organic compounds (VOC). 

### The full 

## text of the proposed actions appeared in the Marvland Realster and at 

## htto:/fwww.dsc;t.state.md.us!mdreaister/mdreqister.aspx on April 22, 2011. The Proposed Actions 

## are also attached 

### to this hearing notice. Please note that 

### the data 

### for the public hearing and end of

### the comment period have changed from 

### what was publllhed In the April 22, 20111ssue of

### the Marvtand Reqlst:er. The corTeCted data Is 

### Indicated below and 

### will also 

### be noted In the June 

### 3, 20111uue of 

### the Mandand Rlalltlr. The technical support documents (TSDs) are available 

### for public review 

### on the Maryland Department of the Environmenrs website at the following address: http ://wyNi.OJde.state.md.ys{aboytmde/paocs/reooomments.asox The proposed actions and supporting documents are also available for review 

### at the following locations: the I>Jr 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 

### heerlnp on 

### the proposed 

### ac:tionl will 

### be 

### held on 

### July 11, 2011 at 10 a.m. at 

### the Department of 

### the 

### Environment, 

### 1800 Washlngton Boulevard, 

### 1st 

### Floor 

## Conrerenc:e Rooms, 

### a.ltlmore, Maryland 

### 21230-1720. Interested persons 

### are invited 

### to attend and express their 

### views. Comments may 

### be mailed 

### to Deborah Rabin, Regulations Coordinator, I>Jr and Radiation Management Administration, Department of the Environment, 

### 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 

### 730, Baltimore, Maryland 

### 21230·1720, or emailed 

### to drabln@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 Practlces Office at 

### (410) 537·3964. TTY 

## file://C:\Documents and Settings\drabin\Local Settings\Temp\XPgrpwise\4DE4C788MDE... 5/31/2011users may contact the Department through the Maryland Relay Service at 

### l·SOD-735·2258. 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 

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### Ms. Debbie Rabin June 2, 2011 Regulations Coordinator, Air & 

### Radiation Management Administration Maryland Department ofthe Environment 1800 Washington Boulevard Suite 730 

### Baltimore, MD 21230-1720 

### STATE CLEARINCHOllSE REviEW PROCESS



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### Project Description: Proposed Amendments to State Implementation Plan: Opacity amendments (COMAR 26 . 11.0 

### I): 

### Clarification ofPermit to Construct and Pennit to Operate Exemptions (COMAR 26 . 11 .02); 

### Lithographic and Letter Press Printing (COMAR 26 . 11.19) : 

### Public Hearings 7/ 11 / 11 

### Project Location: Maryland Clearinghouse Contact: Bob Rosenbush Dear Ms. Rabin: 

# O Thank you for submitting your project for intergovernmental review . Partici pati on in the Maryland Intergovernmental Revi ew and oordination (MIRC) process helps ensure project consistency with plans, programs, and objectives of State agencies ·and local governments. Notice ofyour application is bei ng provided to State and local public officials throug h the lntergovemmenta/Monitor, 

### which is 

## a database ofprojects received by the State Clea rin ghouse for Intergovernmental A ssistance. This information may be viewed at http ://planning .ma ryb nd .gov/ cmi r cpubl ic / , 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 fonn" 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. Ifyou need as si stance or ha\'e questions, contact the State Clearinghouse staffperson 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.

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