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PAUL R. LEPAGE 

GOVERNOR 

June 20, 2014 

David Conroy, Chief 

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Dear Mr. Conroy: 

PATRICIA W. AIIO 

COMMISSIONER 

Enclosed please find for your approval and inclusion into Maine's State Implementation Plan 

(SIP), the recently amended Chapter 159 Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from 

Adhesives and Sealants rule. Although the Department previously submitted Chapter 159 for 

incorporation in the SIP, we are now requesting withdrawal of our 2009 submittal, since these 

amendments will supersede this earlier submission. 

The adopted amendments align compliance requirements for single-ply roof membrane installation or 

repair adhesives, single-ply roof membrane sealants and single-ply roof membrane adhesive primers with 

the January 1, 2016 compliance deadline for these products in New Hampshire. ·A 30-day public 

comment period (with opportunity to request a public hearing) was held from February 19,2014 until 

March 21, 2014 in accordance with federal and state administrative requirements. Public notice of 

the comment period was published on the Maine Secretary of State Rulemaking Website and in 

newspapers statewide. No comments were received on this propo~al. 

The following administrative materials are enclosed: 

1. Copy of the public notice that appeared on February 19, 2014; 

2. The Department's amended Chapter 159 Control ofVolatilc Organic Compound Emissions 

from Adhesives and Sealants rule; and 

3. MAP A I form for Chapter 159 that provides certification by the Commissioner that the 

Department of Environmental Protection lawfully adopted this rule on May 9, 2014, and 

certification that the Attorney General approved the rule as to form and legality. 

The Department is also submitting exa~t electronic copies (pdf) of all enclosed materials. 

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Should you have any questions, please contact Jeffrey Crawford at (207) 287- 7647. 

Sincerely, 

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Enclosures 

cc: Anne Arnold, EPA 

Anne McWilliams, EPA 

Patricia Aho w/o encl 

Jeff Crawford w/o encl 

SIP file