December 12, 2007

CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION

This is to cerIif that the “Maryland Department ofthe Environment (MDE) Notice of Public Hearings

Concerning Proposed New Air Quality Regulations and Amendments under COMAR 26.11.19 and

26.11.35” was published on MDE’s web site on December 12, 2007. It will remain posted on the site until

the public hearings have been held on January 23, 2008. The notice in fill with links to technical supporting

documents may be found in the following web address:

http: //wwwmde.state .mdus’AboutMDE/reqcomments asp

Web publication ofthe notice was at the request ofDeborah Rabin, Regulations Coordinator ofthe Air and

Radiation Management Administiafion of MDE.

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EnviroMatters MDE Public Meetings, Hearings and Request for CommentsDirections to MDE 

A list of MDEs public meetings and hearings are available in the MOE CalendanPlease call or email contact person cited in meeting details for materials for commentand other questions.

Public Hearings Concerning Proposed New Air Quality Regulations and 

Amendments 

The Maryland Department of the Environment gives notice of public hearings concerning

proposed new air quality regulations and amendments. The proposed actions are brieflydescribed below:

(1) adopt new Regulation .32 under COMAR 26.11.19 Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific Processes to establish volatile organic compound (VOC) emission limits andstandards for the commercial application of coatings and non-coating materials to woodproducts. The regulation codifies limits consistent with those in existing air quality

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2) amend Regulation .30 under COMAR 26.11.19 volatile Organic Compounds fromSpecific Processes, and adopt new Regulations .01 - .07 under a new chapter, COMAR

26.11.35 Control of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from Adhesives andSealants to establish emissions limits for adhesive application and manufacturingoperations under COMAR 26.11.19.30 and VOC standards for over 40 categories ofadhesives, sealants, adhesive primers, sealant primers and cleaning solvents under new

COMAR 26.11.35 (L?rtrirISIu:Lshcjnn.Ø.

These actions will be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for approval

as revisions to Maryland’s State Implementation Plan.

The frill text of these new regulations and amendments will appear in the Maryland

Register and at n,trn:,/,’anvw.dsd,stae.mdus/rndreaister/ on December 21, 2007.

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 oftices.

Public hearings on the proposed actions will be held on January 23, 2008 at 10

am, at the Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, 1stFloor Aqua Conference Room, 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 January 23, 2008, or besubmitted at the hearing. For more information, call Deborah Rabin at (410) 537-3240.

Anyone needing special accommodations at the public hearing should contact theDepartment’s Fair Practices Office at (410) 537-3964. flY users may contact the

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Written comments are being sought by MDE concerning appropriate uses of CCBs

and appropriate design standards for the use of CC8s: in structural fills or building sites;as roadway fill and in highway ernbankments; as a soil conditioner or soil amendment;and as an ingredient in products such as ccccrete, MDE also seeks comments related tothe characterization of CCBs for beneficial uses; reporting requirements and approval by

MDE of beneficial uses; and standards for the environmental monitoring of beneficial useapplications.

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