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Subject: Notice of Public Hearings re: Air Quality Regulation Amendments ­ Please Confirm 

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In May 2009, the Air and Radiation Management Administration will hold public hearings concerning the following proposed 

actions: 

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 Standards, Prohibitions, and Restrictions to (1) update the adoption of the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agenc.y (EPA) PSD federal requirements found under 40 CFRPart 52.21 to include the changes in the July 

1, 2008 edition of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR); and (2) clarify the meaning of the terms "Administrator" and "Reviewing 

Authority" as used in 40 CFRParts 52.21 and 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 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 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 ozone season emission cap will also be set for NOx emissions. 

The 3 regulatory actions described above will be submitted to the U.S. EPAfor 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.dsd.state.md.us/mdregister/ on 

April 24, 2009. The Technical Support Document will be available on that date for public review on the Maryland Department of 

the Environment's website at the following address: http://www.mde.state.md.us/AboutMDE/regcomments.asp 

Public hearings on these proposed actions will be held on May 28, 2009 at 10 a.m. at the Department of the EnVironment, 1800 

Washington Boulevard, 1st Floor AertsConference Rooms, 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 

May 28, 2009, or be submitted at the hearing. For more information, call Deborah Rabin at (410) 537-3240. 

Anyone needing special accommodations at the public hearings 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 

Telephone Number: (410)-537-4414 
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