1522 FINAL ACTION ON REGULATIONS

Subtitle 11 AIR QUALITY

611.08 Control of incinerators /

Authority: EnvironmentArticle, 1*1-101, 1-404, 2-101 _2-103,/

2-301 — 2-303, 2-406, 10-102, and 10-103,

A notated Code of Maryland

Notice of

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Final Action /

2005, the Secretary of the

:nta to Regulations .01,

Regulation .07, and

6.11.08 Control of

proposed for ado

10, 2005), has

L P. PHILBRICK

the Environment

Subtitle 1 1/iR QUALITY

26.11.09 Control o% FLl-Burning Equipment,

Stationary Intertál Conustlon EngInes, and

Certain FueI-B#ning lnstIlatlons

Authority Envirop1ont Article, **i-io\ 1-404, 2-101 — 2-103,

2-O1 — 2.303, 10-102, ana\0-1O3,

/ Annotated Code of Maryld

/ Notice of Final Actlo

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On Augit 23, 2005, the Secretary of th Environment

adopted %mendments to Regulation .01 un4er COMAR

26.11.0(Control of Fuel-Burning Equipme4t, Station

ary liØernal Combustion Engines, and Ceiain Fuel

Burxji4ng Installations. This action, which was\proposed

for Ødoption in 32:12 Md. R. 1068— 1069 (June 10 2005),

ha been adopted as proposed.

Effective Date: September 12, 2005.

KENDL P. PHILBR K

Secretary of the Environm

Subtitle 11 AIR QUALITY

26.11.10 Control of Iron and Steel Production

Installations

Authority: Environment Article, *41-101. 1-104, 2-101 — 2-103,

2-301 —2-303, 10-102, and 10-103,

Annotated Code of Maryland

Notice of Final Action

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On August 23, 2005, the Secretary of the Environment

adopted new Regulation .05.1 under COMAR 26.11.10

Control of Iron and Steel Production Installations.

This action, which was proposed for adoption in 32:12

Md. R. 1069 — 1070 (June 10, 2005), has been adopted as

proposed.

Effective Date: September 12, 2005.

KENDL P. PHILBRICK

Secretary of the Environment

On August 23,

adopted amendme to

26.11.19 VolatjI6 Organic

Processes. action, which was

32:12 MçfrR. 1070—1071 (June

adoptVas proposed.

3ffectlve Date: September 12, 2005.

Title 31 /

\MARYLAND INSURANCE /

\ ADMINISTRATION /

Subtitle 1”O\HEALTH INSURANCE — (IENERAL

\Notice of Final Action

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On August 11, 20, the Insurance mmissioner:

(1) Amended Realations .03,. , .09 and .11 and re

pealed Regulations .1> — .21 u er COMAE 31.10,05

Minimum Standards r Med are Supplement Poli

cies; and

(2) Amended Regulatio .02 — .04, .06 — .09-1, .11 —

.16, .19, and .22, recodified ation .23 to be Regulation

.24, amended and recodifi Re ation .24 to be Regulation

.25, and adopted new egula on .23 under COMAE

31.10.06 Standards f Medic Supplement Policies.

This action, whic was propose or adoption In 32:13

Md. R. 1163 — 121 (June 24, 2005), fts been adopted with

the nonsubstanti changes shown belo.

Effective D e: January 1, 2006.

torney General’s Certiflcan

In accor ance with State Government Ariçle, §10-113,

Annotat Code of Maryland, the Attorney Geneçal certifies

that t following changes do not differ substant\vely from

the p posed text. The nature of the changes and tle basis

for is conclusion are as follows:

OMAR 31i0.06.13G: An incorrect cross reference

iected.

On Aui 11,

adopted

repeal

under

action, which

1066 — 1068

posed.

Effective Date:

19

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a 32:12 Md. R.

n adopted as proVolatile Organic Compoun

Processes

DOS.

Article, 4*1-101,

— 2-303, 10-102, and

Code of 1

2-103,

KENDL P.

Secretary of the

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MARYLAND REGISTER, VOL. 32, ISSUE 18 FRIDAY, SEPTEM8ER 2, 2005
PROPOSED ACTION ON REGULATIONS 1069

yone needing special accommodations at the pub•

he g should contact the Department’s Fair Practice -

$!ce at 410) 537-3964. TTY users may contact the epart

tent th ugh the Maryland Relay Service at 00-735-

258.

.01 Definition

A. (text unchan d)

B. Terms Defined.

(1) — (3-2) (text un anged)

(4) “Interruptible gas e e” means a gas service ne

gotiated between the user a utility company under the

jurisdiction of the Maryl lic Service Commission in

which the utility comp y reserve e right upon determin

ing that gas supplie re inadequate normal distribution:

(a) [to] 7b terrupt the gas supp after notification;

or

(b) [t 7b limit the gas supply by a matic inter

ruption.

— (10) (text unchanged)

KENI)L P. PHILB CK

Secretary of the Environme t

Subtitle 11 AIR QUALITY

26.11.10 Control of Iron and Steel Production

Installations

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

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The Secretary of the Environment proposes to adopt new

Regulation .05-1 under COMAR 26.11.10 Control of Iron

and Steel Production Installations.

Statement of Purpose

The purpose of this action is to reestablish a carbon mon

oxide standard for basic oxygen furnaces (BOFs) located at

steel mills. Affected sources must demonstrate that the car

bon monoxide concentration in the gas stream does not ex

ceed 1 percent. Affected sources are required to demonstrate

compliance by conducting an initial stack test and addi

tional stack tests every 21/2 years.

Background

Carbon monoxide (CO) is generated in relatively large

quantities in BOFs located at steel mills. BOFs contain hot

metal from the blast furnace and scrap metal which is

heated with oxygen to produce molten metal. The molten

metal is ultimately cast into steel slabs. The BOFs are

equipped with a gas collection system or hoods that exhaust

the gases into a water scrubber system. The water scrub

bers are used primarily for control of particulate matter.

COMAR 26. 11.10.05-1 Control of Carbon Monoxide Emis

sions from Iron and Steel Installations, proposed at 31:6

Md. R. 530 — 531 (March 19, 2004), would have required a

person who operates a blast fI.irnace, grey iron cupola, or

BOF to burn the gas with excess oxygen at not less than

1,300°F for at least 0.3 seconds in a direct flame after

burner. That proposal was withdrawn in 32:6 Md. R. 637

(March 18, 2005) because: (1) blast furnace gas is not con

trolled but is used as fuel in on site fuel burning equipment;

‘2) there are no grey iron cupolas located at steel mills and

cupolas not located at steel mills are subject to the carbon

monoxide emissions requirements in COMAR 26.11.06; and

(3) carbon monoxide emissions from BOFs are not controlled

in that manner. When the furnaces are operating, the

flames extend into the hood and incinerate the carbon mon

oxide before it is exhausted through the scrubbers.

Affected Sources

The only BOFs in Maryland are located at the Sparrows Point facility which was previously operated by Bethlehem

Steel and is now operated by International Steel Group

(ISG). The BOF facility consists of two furnaces and four

water scrubbers each discharging through a separate stack.

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA) emission factor and stack tests at other facilities, in

cineration of carbon monoxide in the furnace hoods is 99

percent efficient.

Comparison to Federal Standards

There is no corresponding federal standard to this pro

posed action.

Estimate of Economic Impact

I. Summary of Economic Impact. The affected source must

perform an initial stack test at a cost of $25,000 to demonstrate

compliance with the 1 percent carbon monoxide concentration stan

dard ha the effluent gases. Thereafter, the source must repeat the

test every 2’/2 years consistent with the source’s permit to operate requirements.

D. On regulated industries or

trade groups:

B. On other industries or trade

groups:

F. Direct and indirect effects on public:

Revenue

(R+/R-)

Expenditure

(E÷IE—) Magnitude

NONE

NONE

NONE

Benefit (+)

Cost (—) Magnitude

Ifl. Assumptions. (Identified by Impact Letter and Number

from Section II.)

D. The BOF hooding was designed to effectively incinerate the

carbon monoxide. Therefore the 1 percent concentration standard

should be met without any signifcant equipment modification. The

final effluent, after the scrubbers, is discharged through four stacks

which are equipped with portholes for stack testing. The affected source is required to perform tests to demonstrate compliance. A

stack test for carbon monoxide will cost approximately $25,000.

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 an impact on individuals with

disabilities as follows:

This action will have a positive impact on individuals

with disabilities involving respiratory problems by reducing

air pollutants that contribute to disease.

Opportunity for Public Comment

The Department of the Environment will hold a public

hearing on the proposed action on July 13, 2005 at 10 am.

at the Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington

U. Types of

Economic Impact.

A. On issuing agency:

B. On other State agencies:

C. On local governments:

$25,000

(.—) (first year)

NONE

NONE

MARYLAND REGISTER, VOL. 32, ISSUE 12 FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2005
1070 PROPOSED ACTION ON REGULATIONS

Boulevard, 1st Floor Aqua Conference Room, Baltimore,

Maryland 21230-1720. Interested persons are invited to at

tend and express their views. Comments may be sent to

Deborah Rabin, Regulations Coordinator, Air and Radiation

Management Administration, Department of the Environ

ment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 730, Baltimore,

Maryland 21230-1720, or call (410) 537-3240, or fax to (410)

537-4223, or email to drabin@mde.state.md.us. Comments

must be received not later than July 13, 2005, or be submit

ted 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 Mministration; 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 of

fices.

Anyone needing special accommodations at the public

hearing should contact the Department’s Fair Practices Of

fice at (410) 537-3964. TTY users may contact the Depart

ment through the Maryland Relay Service at 1-800-735-

2258.

.05-1 Control ofCarbon Monoxide Emissions from Ba

sic Oxygen Furnaces.

A. Emission Standard. A person who owns or operates a

basic oxygen furnace may not cause or allow carbon monox

ide emissions in the exhaust gases to exceed 1 percent by vol

ume ofthe total exhaust gases discharged into the air.

B. Testing Requirements.

(1) Stack tests shall be performed using the EPA Test

Method 10 or an alternative test method approved by the De

partment and the EPA.

(2) An initial stack test shall be performed on or before

May 1, 2006.

(3) Additional stack tests shall be performed not later

than 21/2 years after the previous test. Upon request, the spe

cific dates on which each additional test is to be performed

may be adjusted by the Department so that the testing is per

formed consistent with the schedules for other testing at the

facility.

C. Determination ofCompliance.

(1) In order to determine the total carbon monoxide be

ing discharged from the basic oxygen furnaces, tests shall be

performed simultaneously at each stack through which the

gases from the basic oxygen furnaces are exhausted.

(2) Each test, with a duration ofat least 1 hour, shall be

considered a test run.

(3) Compliance with the 1 percent standard shall be de

termined as the average of three test runs.

KENDL P. PHILBRICK

Secretary of the Environment

Subtitle 11 AIR QUALITY

2.11.19 Volatile Organic Compounds from

S\peciflc Processes (

uthoty: Enonment Acle, §1-1O1, 1-404, 2-101 — 2-103,

2-301 — 2-303, 10-102, and 10-103, /

/

Annotated Code of Maryland

Notice of Proposed Action

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The Sec tary of the Environment proposes t amend

Regulation. 7 under COMAR 26.11.19 Volatile Organic

Compound from Specific Processes.

Statement of Purpose

The purpose o this action is to reinstate the equirements

for nonnutrition and specialty yeast install tions because

those installation are required to meet Ce in operational

requirements to m mize volatile organic ompound (VOC)

emissions. The req ements for these ins liations were in

advertently omitted the last set of am dments. The pro

posed action also cl fies that the 98 ercent compliance

demonstration for the •sting VOC e ssion standards is a

12-month rolling avera

This action will be su tted to t e U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) s a revi&on to the State Imple

mentation Plan.

Background

COMAR 26.11.19.17 conta s equirements for the con

trol of VOC emissions from so es that manufacture yeast.

In 2004 the regulation was am ded to clarify requirements

for sources that manufactur oth nutritional yeast and

specialty yeast. Generally, t e endment provided more

flexibility for sources tha coul manufacture specialt

yeast and meet VOC emi ion st dards that were devel

oped for the lower emitti g nutriti al yeast. The amend

ment also included cha ges that w re necessary so that

Maryland’s regulation as consistent th the EPA’s maxi

mum achievable contr I technology ( CT) standards for

nutritional yeast. Wh n the regulation as amended, how

ever, it unintention y removed VOC re uirements for in

stallations such as ure culture and yeasing installations

that are neither n ritional yeast nor specilty yeast instal

lations.

The 2004 am dment required sources t demonstrate

that the stand ds in §C(2) were met at least 8 percent of

the time for e ch 12-month period. The projosed action

clarifies that e demonstration requires a conIliance de

termination or each month after the first year bcause the

98 percent mpliance demonstration is a rolling 42-month

period.

Affected ources and Emission Reduction

There e two yeast manufacturers in Maryland: L aifre

Yeast Q6rporation and American Yeast Corporation. saf

fre Yest operates eight relatively large fermenters nd

man 9factures both nutritional and specialty yeast. ‘lçhe

company has replaced some of its nutritional yeast batchVs

wit,i specialty yeast products. American Yeast operates sIx

sraller fermenters and manufactures only nutritiona

Y/ast.

MARYLAND REGISTER, VOL. 32, ISSUE 12 FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2005