## EVIDENCE OF PUBLIC NOTICE 40 CFRPart 51, Appendix V, 2.1(f)Michael P Nolin Commissioner



### December 6, 2004 Union Leader Corporation P .O. Box 9555 Manchester, NH 03109 Attn: Cheri Porter FAX : (603) 624-0727

: Notice of Public Hearing NH Code ofAdministrative Rules Chapter Env-A 1204 Dear Ms. Porter: Please publish the enclosed Notice of Public Hearing in your newspaper no later than Friday, December 10, 2004. Please bill the NHDepartment of Environmental Services, Air Resources Division, enclosing a copy of this notice as published, and notify me at 271-0880 if the notice cannot be published on the date requested. When this notice is published, Please send an affidavit to me at the address above. Thank you for your assistance. Sincerely,

Sheri Eldridge-Banack Planning Specialist Air Resources Division Enclosure The State of New Hampshire 

## Department of Environmental Services

P .O . Box 95, 29 Hazen Drive, Concord, New Hampshire 03302-0095 Telephone: (603) 271-1370 " Fax: (603) 271-1381 " TDDAccess: Relay NH 1-800-735-2964 DES Web site: www

.des.nh.govSTATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

AIR RESOURCES DIVISION CONCORD, NH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING In accordance with N.H . Admin. Rule Env-A 204.01(b) and 40 CFR §51 .102, notice is hereby given that the New

Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, Air Resources Division, will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to the NH Code ofAdministrative Rules on Monday, January 10, 2005. The public hearing will be held in Room114, first floor of the offices of the Department of Environmental Services, 29 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH . At 9:00 a.m

. on Monday, January 10, 2005, the Department will receive testimony fromthe public concerning the proposed readoption with amendment of Env-A 1204, Solvent Metal Cleaners. As required by NH Laws of 2004, Chapter 175, the Department is proposing to incorporate relevant portions of the Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) model rule for solvent metal cleaning into Env-A 1204; this entails making several substantive changes including but not limited to the following described changes . The Department proposes to specifically include anyone who sells any solvent containing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) for use in a cold cleaning machine while providing exemptions for cold cleaning machines that have an operating capacity of a liter or less ofVOCs and for open top degreasers with an open top area of less than a square meter. Other exemptions are also provided in the proposed rule such as removing certain requirements for machines that have a closed cover during cleaning operations and not requiring cold cleaning machines of a specified size to complywith control equipment requirements. The Department proposes to allow for a pass-through period between banning the sale ofnon-compliant solvent and banning the use of non-compliant solvent . Finally, the Department proposes to impose recordkeeping requirements on both sellers and purchasers of solvents. Testimony may be presented orally and/or in writing at the public hearing. The Department will receive written comments on the proposed rules until 4:00 p.m . on Thursday, January 20, 2005. Please submit written comments to Sheri Eldridge-Banack, SSMB Planning Specialist, Air Resources Division, NHDepartment of Environmental Services, P.O . Box 95, Concord, NH 03302-0095. Comments may also be faxed to (603) 271-7053, or you may e-mail them to sbanack@des.state.nh.us. Copies of all documentation pertaining to rulemakings for all air rules are available for inspection at the offices of the Air Resources Division at the address stated above. Acopy of the proposed rules is also available on the NH DES website at http ://www .des.state .rnh.us/rulemaking./_ . Questions regarding the proposed rulemaking should be directed to Sheri Eldridge-Banack at (603) 271-0880 . Michael P. Nolin Commissioner NHDepartment of Environmental Services Dated: December 6, 2004

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