Debbie Rabin - Notice of Public Hearing re: Clean Cars Program – Please Confirm Receipt Page 1

From: Debbie Rabin To: Ali Mirzakhalili; James Sydnor; John Benedict; Joyce Epps; Judy Katz; Linda Janey; Stanley Tracey Date: 8/30/07 4:37PM Subject: Notice of Public Hearing re: Clean Ca rs Program – Please Confirm Receipt

MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AIR & RADIATION MANAGE MENT ADMINISTRATION

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING

In October, the Air and Radiation Management Admi nistration will hold a public hearing concerning proposed new air quality Regulations .01 - .14 under a new chapter, COMAR 26.11.34 Low Emissions Vehicle Program . The purpose of the new regulations is to adopt the California Clean Car Program in Maryland as required by the Maryland Clean Cars Ac t of 2007. These regulations require all new 2011 and subsequent model year passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-duty vehicles having a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 14,000 pounds or le ss that are transferred in Maryland to meet the California emissions standards.

These regulations will be submitted to the U.S. Envi ronmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to Maryland's State Implementation Plan (SIP).

The full text of the proposed new regulations will appear in the Maryland Register and at http://www.dsd.state.md.us/mdregister/ on August 31, 2007 . The Technical Support Document is available for public review on the Maryland Department of the Environment's website at the following address: http://www.mde.state. md.us/AboutMDE/reqcomments.asp

Copies of the proposed action and supporting document s are available for review at the following locations: The Air and Radiation Management Administ ration; regional offices of the Department in Cumberland and Salisbury; all local air quality cont rol offices; and local health departments in those counties not having separate air quality control offices.

A public hearing on the proposed action will be held on October 3, 2007 at 10 a.m. at the Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, 1st Fl oor Aqua and Terra Conference Rooms, Baltimore, Maryland 21230-1720.

Interested persons are invited to attend and expre ss their views. Comments may be mailed to Deborah Rabin, Regulations Coordinator, Air and Radiati on 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 October 3, 2007 , or be submitted at the hearing. For more information, call Deborah Rabin at (410) 537-3240.

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.

Deborah Rabin, Regulations Coordinator Air & Radiation Management Administration Maryland Dept. of the Environment 1800 Washington Blvd., Suite 730 Baltimore, MD 21230

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# MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT 1800 Washington Boulevard • Baltimore MD 21230 410-537-3000 • 1-800-633-6101

Shari T. Wilson Secretar y

Robert M. Summers, Ph.D. Deputy Secretar y Martin O’Malley Governor

Anthony G. Brown Lieutenant Governor



### August 30, 2007

CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION

This is to certify that the “Mar yland Department of the Environmen t (MDE) Notice of Public Hearing Concerning Proposed New Air Quality Regulations Under the Low Emissions Vehicle Program” was published on MDE’s web site on August 30, 2007. It will remain posted on the site until the public hearings have been held on October 3, 2007. The notice in full with links to technical supporting documents may be found in the following web address:

http://www.mde.state.md.us/AboutMDE/reqcomments.asp

Web publication of the notice was at the request of Deborah Rabin, Regula tions Coordinator of the Air and Radiation Management Ad ministration of MDE.

By:

DIANA ALEGRE MDE Webmaster

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