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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. The proposed actions are briefly described below:
1. Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Update Amendments to Regulation .01 under COMAR
26.11.01 General Administrative Provisions and Regulation .14 under COMAR 26.11.06 General Emission Standard3, Prohibitions, and Restrictions to (1) update the adoption of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) PSD federal requirements found under 40 CFR Part 52.21 to include the changes in the July 1, 2008 edition of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR); and (2) clarify che meaning of the terms #Administrator U 

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52.1116. 2. Sintering Plants Amendments to Regulation .03 under COMAR 26.11.10 Control of Iron and Steel Production Installations regarding sintering plants located at a steel mill and equipped
with water scrubbers for control of particulate matter. The amendments will include specific**~inimum** 

### values for the water flow rate and scrubber pressure drop for the existing scrubbers to assure :hat
:GntinuoJs compliance with particulate matter requirements is achieved. 3. R. Paul Smith ?cwpr


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### Generating Units Amendments to Regulations .02 and .03 under COMAR 26.11.27
Emission Limitations for Power Plants to establish NOx and S02 emission limits for R. Paul Smith
Power Station electric generating units. An annual emission cap will be set for NOx and 502. An

ozene season emission cap will also be set for NOx emissions. The 3 regulatory actions**descrlD.~U** 

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The Maryland Department of the Environment gives notice 

### ot public hearings concerning proposed amendments to air quality regulations. The proposed actions are briefly described below:

1. Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)Update

Amendments to Regulation .01 under COMAR 26.11.01 General Administrative Provisions and Regulation .14 under COMAR 26.11.06 Gen. eral Emission Stan. dards, Prohibitions, and Restrictions to (') update the adoption 

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I The 3 regulatory ac­ tions desCribed above will Interested persons are inbe SUbmitted to the U,S, vited to anend and exEPA for approval as revi­ press Iheir views, Comsions to Maryland's State ments may be mailed to Implementation Plan Deborah Rabin, Regula­ (SIP). , lions Coordinator, Air and Radiation Management The full text of these pro-' Administration, Departposed actions Will

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The Maryland Department 01 the Envnonrnecu Cjl'w'as notice 01 pUblic hearings concerning proposea amendments 10 air Quality regulations The proposed actions are briefly oescribed below

1**E'~S'go'ficaot Dete[JQral!onJ.P~**  Amendments 10 Regulation 01 under COMA A 2b.l1.01 General Aominlstrati

.... e Provisions and Regulation 14 under COMAA 26.11i)6 General Emrssron Standards. Ptotutntions. 3M**A~stllCljons** to f 1) update the adoption 01 tne U.S En\lHonrioenlai Protection Agency (EPA) PSD led·
eret requirements found under 40 CFA Part 52.21 to Include the changes In the July 1. 2006 editIOn of 1he Code of Fed·
era, Regulations (CFR): and (21 CLarify the meantng of the terms "A.dministrator" and "Re'w'iewlng Authority" as used in 40 CFR Parts 52.21 and 52.1116.

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Arnendmenl5 to Regulation 03 undef COMAR 26.11 10 Control of Iron and SleEtl Production InstaUations regardklg sintering plants locaIed al a steer mlrt and equipped wilh water SCNbbers lor control 01 particulate mal· ter. The amendments will include specific minimum 'w'akJes for the water flow rate and scruober pressure drop tor the existing scrubbers to assure that connnucce compliance with particulate rnalter requirements is achie'led.

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Amendment! to ReguLations .02 and 03 urlOer COMAR 28.11 27 EmiSSIOn UmitatlOf1s lor Power Plants to establish NOx and 502 emiSsion limits tor R. Paul Smrttl
power Station electric generating units. An annual &rflisSK>n Gap will be set for NOll and 502. An ozone season emisston
cap will also be set tor NO

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The J regulHtory actions described above WIll be subrmtted II) the U S. EPA tor approval as reVisaons to Maryland's Slate nnpieme-neuon Plan (SIP).

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The prcpcsed actions itfld supportlny Joccments are arsc a"arlart!e far -ev.ew at 1M !olklwW1g locations: tne AIr and Hacrauon Manayoment Admnustraton, regIonal otlces of It'w1 Oep.antnent In Cumberland and Sc:tllSOUry: aU local aJf ejU3'lt)' cor-not oeces- anc local I"eaJth departments In these
coc.ot.es not 118vln!j**'.o;:~·a~i1le** a.r 4uatity control offices.

lJubile**hElanntl~** en rne**P;OPU~€'d** dC!iL":::; "iii oe h.;!d en May 28.**~009** at 10 a m at the Depa-tn-ert :Jf toe Envucnment ld(}O 'Ni:lt,hniJIOfl BO",:u.dra 1S1 Fluor "ens Conference Rooms Bartenore. Maryld.nd 21230·1720. 1[1lel65IOO persons are ,n'w'ited to attenc and**~.lI~f8SS** men IIleWS Comments may be marled to Detx..lah Rabtn Regulations Coordinator, Air and Radiation Managernenl Admin rstranon. Department of the Environment, 1800 'Oalihinglon Boutevard. Suite 730, Beltrmore. Maryland :212"".,,0 1720. or emailedtodrabin@mdestattLmd.us

. or taxed 10 (410) 537-4223. Comments must be recerv e=d not later than May 28. 2009, or be submlned at**~e** neanng. For more mforru.tion, cat! Oeboratl RabN1at (410) 537·3240

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: MARYLAND DEPT. OF THE ENVIRONMENT PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO AIR aUAlIT REGULATIONS.



# Was published on 4/24/09.MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AIR" RADIATION MANAGEMENT ADMINISmATIOH NOTICE OF PUBUC HEARINGS

The Maryland Department 01 "'e EnvlrDnment gIVes notice of pcbllc heanngs concerning proposed amendments to air quality regula·
nons. The proposed .cnons are oriefty descr:bed below



### 1. Prevention 

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### iPSO) Update

Amendments to RegulabOn .01 under COMAR 2&.11.01 General Adminiltratlve Provlsla", and Regulation .14 cnde' COMAR 2&.11.116 General Emlillon S1lIndard8, Prohibitions, and Restrtctionl to (') update the adoption ot the U.S. EnVifonmental Protecnon Agency (EPA) PSD federal requ"emenls found under 40 CFR Part 52.21 to include the changes Inlhe July 1. 2008 edition 01 Ihe Code 01 Federal Regulations (CFR), and (21 clanfy ti,e mean,ng of the terms -Administrator" and "ReVieWing Aultlority' as"sedIn40 CFR Parts 5221and 52.1116.

2. Sin18ring Plang

Amendments to Regulahon .03 under COMAR 2&.11.10 Controlof Iron and Steel Production InstaUlllons regarding sintenng plants located at a sleel miU and equipped with water scrubbers for control of particulate matter. The amendments w'll include specifIC minimum values forthe water llow rate and scrubber pressure drop tor !he existing scrubbers to assure that connneocs compliance wi'" partiallate matter requirements is achieved.



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The 3 regulatory actions described above will be submitted to the U.

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### :\lARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
AIR & 

### RADIATION MANAGEMENT**,AD~UNISTRATION** 

### NOTICE OF 

### PUBUC HEARINGS
The Maryland Department of the Environment gives notice of .public hearings concerning proposed amendments to air qualii 

### ty 

### regulations. The proposed actions are briefly described below: ;1. fuyention of Sienificant Deterioration lPSD) Update

Amendments 

### to Regulation .01 under COMAK 26.11.01 General Administrative Provisions and Regulation 

### .14 under COMAR 26.11.06 General Emission Standards, Prohibitions, and Restrictions to 

### (1) update the adoption of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tEPA' PSD federal requirements found under 10 

### eFR Part 52.21 to include the changes in the July I, 

### 2008 edition of the Code of Federal Regulations tCFR); and (2) clarify 

### the meaning of the terms "Administrator" and "Reviewing Authority" as used 

### in 40 CFR Parts 52.21 and 52.1116.

2. Sintering Plants
Amendments to Regulation .03 

### under COMAK 26.11.10 Control of Iron and Steel Production Installations regarding sintering plants located at a steel mill and equipped WIth water scrubbers for control of particulate matter. The .amendrnents 

### will include specific minimum values for the
water flow rate and scrubber pressure drop for the existing scrubbers to assure that continuous compliance with particulate matter requirements is achieved.
3. 

### R. Paul Smith Power Station Electric GeneratinM Units

Amendments to Regulations .02 and 

### .03 under COMAK 26.11.27 Emission Limitations for Power Plants to estab­ lish 

### NOx and S02 emISswn limits for 

### R. Paul Smith Power Station electric generating 

### units. All 

### annual emission cap 

### will be set for NOx and S02. An ozone'season 

### emission cap 

### will also be set 

### for NOx emissions.



### The 3 regulatory actions described above will be submitted 

### to the U.S. EPA for approval 

### as revisions 

### to Maryland's State Implementation Plan (SIP).

The full 

### text of these proposed actions 

### will appear in the Maryland Register 

### and at http://www.dad 

### state 

## IUd yg(mdregis

### l&rL on April 24, 2009. 

### The technical support documents (TSDs)



### are available for public review on the Maryland Department of the Environment's website at the following address:' bllillLwww.mde.state.md.uslAboutMDF.!J:Nwmments.aIlP

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 

### May 28, 2009 at 10 a.m. at the Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Ist Floor Aeris Conference Rooms, Baltimore, Maryland 21230-1720.

Interested persons are invited to attend and express their VIews, Comments may be mailed to Deborah Rabin. Rel,'Ulations Coordinator, Air and Radiation Management Administration, Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 730, Baltimore, Maryland 21230­ 1720 or em ailed to drabin@mde.state.md.us, or faxed to (410) 537 -4223. Comments must be received not later than May 

### 28. 2009, or be submitted at the hearing. For more information, call Deborah Rabin at !4101 !537-3240.

Anyone needing special accommodations at a public hearing should contact the Department's Fair Practices Office at 1410) 5:37-3964 TTY users may contact the Department through the**~laryland** 

### Relay Service at 1·800-735-2258.
GEORGE S. ABURN, 

### JR. Director Air & 

### Radiation Management Administration
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