UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

REGION Ill 

1650 Arch street 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2029 

Ben Grumbles, Secretary 

Maryland Department of the Environment 

1800 Washington Blvd. 

Baltimore, MD 21230 

Dear Mr. Grumbles: 

On February 22, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received a revision to 

the Maryland State Implementation Plan (SIP) from the Maryland Department of the Environment 

pertaining to Section 128 of the Clean Air Act. EPA has determined that the submittal is 

administratively and technically complete, and is reviewing it to prepare a Direct Final Rulemaking 

Notice (DFRN) action. 

If members of your staff have any questions, they may direct them to Ruth Knapp, Office of Air 

Program Planning, at (215) 814-2191, or at knapp.ruth@epa.gov. She is the principal contact for this 

rule making. 

Enclosure 

Sincerely, 

~-)(~)2~ Nikos Singelis, Acting Director 

Air Protection Division 

cc: George (Tad) Aburn, Jr., Director, Air and Radiation Management Administration 

Brian H. Hug, Acting Program Manager, Air Quality Planning 

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SIP SUBMITTAL COMPLETENESS CRITERIA CHECKLIST 

(In accordance with 40 CFR Part 51 - App. V) 

SIP Submitted by: Maryland Department of the Environment 

Date Received: February 22, 2016 

Subject: Maryland CAA Section 128 "State Boards" for all National Ambient Air Quality Standards State Implementation Plan 

Completeness Review 

Completed by: Ruth Knapp /s/ 

Date Completed: February 24,2016 

Administrative Materials 

I EPA REQUIREMENT 

1. A formal letter of submittal from the Governor or his 

designee, requesting EPA approval of the plan or revision 

hereof. 

2. Evidence that the State has adopted the plan in the State code 

or body of regulations; or issued the permit, order, or consent 

agreement in final form. That evidence shall include the date 

of adoption or final issuance as well as the effective date of the 

plan, if different from the adoption/issuance date. 

Check to see if the regulation, permit, order or consent decree 

has a sunset or expiration date. If so it is not acceptable as a 

SIP submission. 

3. Evidence that the State has the necessary legal authority 

tunder State law to adopt and implement the plan. 

14. A copy of actual regulation, or document submitted for 

ACCEPTABLE 

I STATE SUBMITTAL I(X) I 

1. Letter dated February 17,2016 from Ben Grumbles X 

Secretary, Maryland Department of the Environment to Shawn 

Garvin Regional Administrator. 

2. Yes the provisions are in the Annotated Code ofMaryland X 

and were effective October 1, 2014. 

3. Yes Maryland has the authority pursuant to Maryland X 

Environment Article, §§1-101, 1-404, 2-101-2-103, 2-301-

2-303, 10-102, 10-103, Annotated Code ofMaryland. 

4. State code provisions have been previously adopted and are X 

!approval and incorporation by reference into the plan, including being certified or referenced in the submittal. 
EPA REQUIREMENT STATE SUBMITTAL I (X) 

indication of the changes made to the existing approved plan, 

where applicable. The submittal shall be a copy of the official 

State regulation/document signed, stamped, dated by the 

~ppropriate State official indicating that it is fully enforceable 

lbY the State. The effective date ofthe regulation/document 

shall, whenever possible, be indicated in the document itself. 

5. Evidence that the State followed all of the procedural 5. Cover letter transmitting the SIP revision dated February 17, X 

11equirements of the State's laws and constitution in conducting 2016. Copies of public hearing notices. 

and completing the adoption/issuance of the plan. 

6. Evidence that public notice was given of the proposed 6. Public notice was provided on December 18, 2015 on the X 

~hange consistent with procedures approved by EPA, including MDE website and a hard copy notice was published in the 

~he date of publication of such notice. Maryland Register on December 28, 2015. 

7. Certification that public hearings were held in accordance 7. The public hearing was held on February 1, 2016 in X 

with the information provided in the public notice and the accordance with information in the notice and a signed 

State's laws and constitution, if applicable. transcript was provided dated February 1, 2016. 

8. Compilation of public comments and the State's response 8. No public comments were received. X 

!thereto. 

Technical Materials 

1. Identification of all regulated pollutants affected by the plan. 1. All the primary and secondary National Ambient Air Quality X 

Standards. 

2. Identification of the locations of affected sources including 2. Regulations apply statewide. 

the EPA attainment/nonattainment designation of the locations X 

and the status of the attainment plan for the affected area( s ). 

3. Quantification of the changes in plan allowable emissions 3. This SIP submittal does not modifY existing emission limits. X 

from the a:ffi~cted sources; estimates of changes in current 

actual emissions from affected sources or, where appropriate, 

quantification of changes in actual emissions from affected 

sources through calculations of the differences between certain 

baseline levels and allowable emissions anticipated as a result 

of the revision. 
EPA REQUIREMENT STATE SUBMITTAL [(X) 

4. The State's demonstration that the national ambient air 4. N/A X 

quality standards, prevention of significant deterioration 

increments, reasonable further progress demonstration, and 

visibility, as applicable, are protected if the plan is approved 

and implemented. 

5. Modeling information required to support the proposed 5. N/A X 

evision, including input data, output data, models used, 

ambient monitoring data used, meteorological data used, 

1iustification for use of offsite data (where used), modes of 

models used, assumptions, and other information relevant to the 

determination of adequacy of the modeling analysis. 

6. Evidence, where necessary, that emission limitations are 6. N/A X 

[based on continuous emission reduction technology. 

7. Evidence that the plan contains emission limitations, work 7. N/A X 

tpractice standards and recordkeeping/reporting requirements, 

!Where necessary, to ensure emission levels. 

8. Compliance/enforcement strategies, including how 8. These are included. X 

compliance will be determined in practice. 

9. Special economic and technological justifications required by 9.N/A X 

~y applicable EPA policies. (If a policy is not appropriate, 

~~xplain why.) I 

10. A Section 107 request must be accompanied by a lO.N/A X 

!maintenance plan demonstrating maintenance to the relevant 

]NAAQS for at least 10 years after redesignation.