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### For The Record, Inc. (301) 870-8025 - www .ftri nc.n et - (800) 921-5555 1 MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT 2 PUBLIC HEARING 3 4 STATEMENT OF THE 5 AIR AND RADIATION MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION 6 PROPOSED ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS VOC REGULATIONS 7 UNDER COMAR 26.11.35 AND 8 AMENDMENTS TO CONTROL OF VOCs FROM CHEMICAL 9 PRODUCTION AND POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE INSTALLATIONS 10 UNDER COMAR 26.11.19.30 11 12 The hearing in the above matter commenced on 13 Wednesday, January 23, 2008, at the MDE Headquarters, 14 Montgomery Park, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, 15 Maryland. 16 17 18 BEFORE: DEBORAH RABIN, Hearing Officer 19 20 Reported by: Frank Quinn 21 222



### For The Record, Inc. (301) 870-8025 - www .ftri nc.n et - (800) 921-5555 1 A P P E A R A N C E S 2 3 ON BEHALF OF THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT: 4 DEBORAH RABIN 5 Regulation Development Coordinator 6 Regulation Development Division - ARMA 7 Maryland Department of the Environment 8 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 730 9 Baltimore, Maryland 21230 10 11 HUSAIN WAHEED 12 Public Health Engineer 13 Air and Radiation Management Administration 14 Maryland Department of the Environment 15 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 730 16 Baltimore, Maryland 21230 17 18 19 20 21 223



### For The Record, Inc. (301) 870-8025 - www .ftri nc.n et - (800) 921-5555 1 I N D E X 2 3 Speaker : Page: 4 Deborah Rabin, MDE 4 5 Husain Waheed, MDE 6 6 Joe Miedusiewski, EPDM 10 7 Bill Schneider, EPDM 12 8 Mike Ducharme, EPDM 19 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 224



### For The Record, Inc. (301) 870-8025 - www .ftri nc.n et - (800) 921-5555 1 P R O C E E D I N G S 2 (10:12 a.m.) 3 MS. RABIN: Good morning. On behalf of the 4 Department of the Environment and the Air and Radiation 5 Management Administration, we’d like to welcome you to 6 this public hearing. 7 My name is Deborah Rabin. I am the Regulations 8 Coordinator for the Department -- for the Air and 9 Radiation Management Administration. I will serve as the 10 hearing officer today for this hearing. 11 I would like to ask all of you in attendance 12 today to please sign in, if you haven’t already done so. 13 This will help us to keep an accurate record of those who 14 attend the hearing. Also, copies of the regulation 15 proposal, the support documents and the Department’s 16 statement are available on the table for your 17 information. 18 This hearing concerns Air Quality Regulations 19 found in the Code of Maryland Regulations, Title 26, 20 Subtitle 11, Air Quality. The Secretary of the 21 Department proposes to amend Regulation .30 under COMAR 22 26.11.19, Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific5



### For The Record, Inc. (301) 870-8025 - www .ftri nc.n et - (800) 921-5555 1 Processes, and adopt new Regulations .01 through .07 2 under a new chapter, COMAR 26.11.35, Control of Emissions 3 of Volatile Organic Compounds from Adhesives and 4 Sealants. 5 The purpose of this hearing is to give you an 6 opportunity to comment on this action. 7 The opportunity for public comment for this 8 proposed action appeared in the Maryland Register, Volume 9 34, Issue 26, page 2300, on December 21, 2007. 10 The hearing will proceed in the following 11 order. First, Mr. Husain Waheed will make a statement on 12 behalf of the Department and the Air and Radiation 13 Management Administration. After Mr. Waheed has 14 finished, I will call on any elected official or 15 government official who wants to make a statement. Then 16 I will call upon anyone else who indicated on the sign-in 17 sheet that he or she would like to make a statement. 18 When giving your statement, please come up 19 front, and identify yourself and your affiliation, and 20 give your statement loudly and clearly. Are there any 21 questions? 22 (No response.)6



### For The Record, Inc. (301) 870-8025 - www .ftri nc.n et - (800) 921-5555 1 MS. RABIN: I will now call on Mr. Waheed. 2 MR. WAHEED: Statement of the Air and Radiation 3 Management Administration, Department of the Environment 4 for the Public Hearing Relating to Proposed Adhesives and 5 Sealants VOC Regulations under COMAR 26.11.35 and 6 Amendments to Control of VOCs from Chemical Production 7 and Polytetrafluoroethylene Installations under COMAR 8 26.11.19.30 held on January 23, 2008, Baltimore, 9 Maryland. 10 My name is Husain Waheed. I am the Public 11 Health Engineer of the Regulation Development Division of 12 the Air and Radiation Management Administration, 13 Department of the Environment. 14 This public hearing is being held pursuant to 15 the requirements of 40 CFR Section 51.102 and Sections 2- 16 301 of the Environment Article, Annotated Code of 17 Maryland. It is also being held in conformance with the 18 State Administrative Procedures Act under the State 19 Government Article, beginning at Section 10-101. 20 Notice of this hearing appeared in the Maryland 21 Register on December 21, 2007; MDE’s website from 22 December 12, 2007 to January 23, 2008; Baltimore Sun on7



### For The Record, Inc. (301) 870-8025 - www .ftri nc.n et - (800) 921-5555 1 December 21, 2007; St. Mary’s Enterprise on December 21, 2 2007; Cumberland Times-News on December 21, 2007; 3 Frederick News-Post on December 21, 2007; Salisbury Daily 4 Times on December 21, 2007; and The Washington Post on 5 December 20, 2007. Copies of these notices were 6 submitted for the record. 7 Copies of the proposed action and supporting 8 documents were submitted for review to the State 9 Clearinghouse and are also submitted at this time into 10 the hearing record. Copies were also made available for 11 public inspection at the Air and Radiation Management 12 Administration offices in Baltimore, Cumberland and 13 Salisbury and at all local health departments or local 14 air quality control offices. 15 The purpose of today’s hearing is to give the 16 public an opportunity to comment on the new Regulations 17 .01 through .07 under a new chapter, COMAR 26.11.35, 18 Control of VOC Emissions from Adhesives and Sealants and 19 proposed amendments to Regulation .30 under COMAR 20 26.11.19, Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from 21 Chemical Production and Polytetrafluoroethylene 22 Installations.8



### For The Record, Inc. (301) 870-8025 - www .ftri nc.n et - (800) 921-5555 1 Summary. The proposed regulations, Control of 2 VOC Emissions from Adhesives and Sealants under a new 3 chapter, COMAR 26.11.35, beginning January 1, 2009, 4 accomplish the following: 5 A. Set standards for the application of 6 adhesives, sealants, and adhesive primers and sealant 7 primers by providing options for appliers to either use a 8 product with a VOC content equal to or less than a 9 specified limit or to use add-on controls; 10 B. Establish standards for cleanup solvents; 11 C. Establish a VOC limit for surface 12 preparation solvents. 13 D. Provide for an alternative add-on control 14 system requirement of at least 85 percent overall control 15 efficiency (capture and destruction), by weight; 16 E. Provide exemptions for certain operations 17 such as medical and defense equipment manufacturing and 18 for small containers. 19 F. Require simplified records of materials 20 used and VOC content to be maintained for five years. 21 More detailed records are required for non-compliant 22 products on material usage from persons who qualify for9



### For The Record, Inc. (301) 870-8025 - www .ftri nc.n et - (800) 921-5555 1 exemptions; 2 G. Require that VOC-containing materials must 3 be stored or disposed of in closed containers. 4 H. Prohibit the sale of any adhesive, 5 sealant, adhesive primer or sealant primer that exceeds 6 the VOC content limits; 7 I. Require manufacturers to label containers 8 with the maximum VOC content as supplied, as well as the 9 maximum VOC content on an as-applied basis when used in 10 accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations 11 regarding thinning, reducing, or mixing with any other 12 VOC containing material; and 13 J. Prohibit the specification of any 14 adhesive, primer, or sealant that violates the provisions 15 of the proposed regulations. 16 The basis for the adhesive and sealant 17 regulations is a regional model rule developed by staff 18 of member states, including Maryland, and the Ozone 19 Transport Commission in 2006. The model rule itself was 20 based in large part upon the reasonably available control 21 technology (RACT) and the best available retrofit control 22 technology (BARCT) determination developed in 1998 by10



### For The Record, Inc. (301) 870-8025 - www .ftri nc.n et - (800) 921-5555 1 California Air Resources Board. Based upon a review of 2 those standards and comments received at public meetings, 3 the OTC states finalized a model rule suitable for 4 implementation in the Northeast in early 2007. The 5 proposed adhesives and sealant regulations reflect 6 amendments to the OTC model rule made by the Department 7 in response to comments received during the Maryland 8 stakeholder process. 9 Amendments to COMAR 26.11.19.30 expand the 10 regulation to include fluoropolymer materials and 11 establish an exemption level for the applicability of 12 standards under COMAR 26.11.35 for adhesive application. 13 Maryland’s State Implementation Plan. These 14 amendments and new regulations will be submitted to the 15 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a revision to the 16 Maryland State Implementation Plan. 17 Consideration of Comments. The Department will 18 consider all comments before making a decision to adopt 19 these amendments and new regulations. 20 MS. RABIN: Would anyone like to comment on 21 this proposed action? 22 MR. MIEDUSIEWSKI: We would.11



### For The Record, Inc. (301) 870-8025 - www .ftri nc.n et - (800) 921-5555 1 MS. RABIN: Would you like to introduce 2 yourselves? 3 MR. MIEDUSIEWSKI: Yes. My name is Joe 4 Miedusiewski, and I’m here on behalf of the roofing -- 5 Rubber Roofing Institute, an association called EPDM, 6 also known as ERA. I have two colleagues with me 7 representing the association, Bill Schneider and Mike 8 Ducharme. 9 I would like to begin by saying that for the 10 record we would like to discuss the products that in the 11 proposed regs are referred to from the California Air 12 Board. And while those products are available and they 13 work, in our opinion, in a temperature that’s conducive 14 to California, in Maryland, the Mid-Atlantic states and 15 Northeastern states, there is a temperature fluctuation. 16 And we believe that the performance of the 17 product below 50 degrees isn’t what it needs to be. And 18 given the significant number of square footage, I think 19 it’s 22 million square feet of rubber roofing on these 20 low sloped roofs that are put on on both commercial and 21 government buildings, we would suggest in our comments 22 today that there be some accommodation, at least in the12



### For The Record, Inc. (301) 870-8025 - www .ftri nc.n et - (800) 921-5555 1 short term, either until something else comes on board 2 that will perform in the colder temperatures, that in 3 Maryland when the temperatures do dip that the roofing 4 industry be allowed to use the higher VOC-emitting 5 adhesives for the rubber roof systems. So, that’s what 6 we’re here for today is to offer our suggestions and our 7 comments about the regulation. 8 I’m going to turn it over to people who are 9 much more technically qualified than I am and, again, 10 Mike Ducharme and Bill Schneider will address those 11 technical points. 12 MS. RABIN: Thank you. 13 MR. SCHNEIDER: Thanks, Joe. And thank you 14 very much for allowing us this opportunity today. My 15 name is Bill Schneider. I’m Carlisle SynTec’s manager 16 for R&D of EPDM systems, and Carlisle SynTec is a member 17 of ERA, which is the EPDM Roofing Association. 18 This association is a trade association that 19 represents manufacturers of EPM single-ply roofing 20 products, as well as their major suppliers. EPM has been 21 used as a roofing product from the early 1960s. Today, 22 EPM is the preferred roofing product in the Northeast and13



### For The Record, Inc. (301) 870-8025 - www .ftri nc.n et - (800) 921-5555 1 Mid-Atlantic and has been used for over 40 years with 20 2 billion square feet installed. On an annual basis, over 3 1 billion square feet of EPM is installed annually. 4 As has been mentioned by Joe, our concern is 5 with the OTC model rule for controlled VOCs of adhesives, 6 specifically the single-ply roofing adhesives, sealants 7 and primers. The OTC model rule is essentially identical 8 to a similar rule published by California Air Resources 9 Board in 1998. The provisions of the CARB -- the 10 resources board rule were adopted in regulatory form by 11 various pollution-control districts in the State of 12 California. 13 Although the CARB model rule is described in 14 the preamble of the OTC model rule to be a reasonably 15 available control technology, the CARB rule was developed 16 in a region of the United States with climatic and 17 economic factors that differ significantly from the 18 Northeast United States. 19 As part of my discussion here today, I’ll be 20 talking mainly on the technical aspects of single-ply or 21 EPM roofing and how the adhesive sealants are used and 22 then also get into a little bit of the climatic14



### For The Record, Inc. (301) 870-8025 - www .ftri nc.n et - (800) 921-5555 1 differences. 2 VOCs and modern low-slope commercial roofing 3 systems come primarily from three sources: splicing 4 adhesives, which are used to splice the edges of the 5 roofing membrane together; bonding adhesives, which are 6 used to bond the surface, the entire surface of a 7 membrane to substrates and walls; and sealants, which are 8 used to seal and flash edges and terminations along walls 9 and along other roof projections. 10 Of the three product categories, two categories 11 already employ low VOC formulations throughout the U.S. 12 and North America. In the case of splice adhesives, 13 almost all of our EPM roofing seams are currently mated 14 using a 100 percent solids tape product. And, in fact, a 15 good percentage of this tape is applied in our factories 16 prior to it arriving at the rooftop. 17 In the case of sealants, low VOC 100 percent 18 solids products are both widely available and widely used 19 throughout North America. Given the widespread use of 20 the low VOC technologies for both splicing and sealants, 21 the remaining category, bonding adhesive, is the one that 22 is accountable for the overwhelming majority of VOCs15



### For The Record, Inc. (301) 870-8025 - www .ftri nc.n et - (800) 921-5555 1 produced in commercial roofing. 2 And the amount of VOCs generated by bonding 3 adhesives may vary with the type of roofing system. In 4 the case of single-ply membranes, the predominate 5 adhesives are contact adhesives. These adhesives are 6 sprayer-able applied both the membrane and the substrate, 7 and they’re allowed to dry, and then the surfaces are 8 mated together. These adhesives are composed of 9 polymeric resins and suspended in a variety of solvents. 10 The majority of the solvents in single-ply 11 bonding adhesive used today contain VOCs at rates higher 12 than the 250 grams per liter in the model rule. Examples 13 of these solvents include toluene, heptane and hexane. 14 Because they volatize relatively -- at relatively low 15 temperatures, they allow for the effective application of 16 the single-ply roof membranes but in a relatively wide 17 temperature range, from freezing up to 100 degrees 18 Fahrenheit and beyond. Because of this wide useful 19 temperature range, bonding adhesives using high VOC 20 solvents are the preferred product choice for the 21 commercial roofing contractor. 22 Roof membrane bonding adhesives may also be16



### For The Record, Inc. (301) 870-8025 - www .ftri nc.n et - (800) 921-5555 1 formulated using low VOC solvents, including water. 2 Because these solvents do not volatize at low 3 temperatures, their operating range is typically limited 4 to temperatures consistently at or above 40 degrees. In 5 addition, because they tend to volatize more slowly than 6 high VOC solvents, they are much more affected by ambient 7 conditions such as humidity and solar shading factors. 8 As an example, roofing membranes closed 9 partially to the sun and partially to the shade may 10 overdry in the sunlit surface while the shaded surface 11 remains too wet for installation. If the adhesive is 12 allowed to dry too long, the bonding may be weakened and 13 the overall ability of the roof system to resist wind 14 uplift is compromised. If the adhesive is too wet, the 15 membrane is installed, the roof will likely blister and 16 compromise the overall adhesion. As a consequence, the 17 effective use of these adhesives, even under optimal 18 temperature conditions, requires significant awareness, 19 training and experience on the part of the roofing crew. 20 Currently high VOC bonding adhesives dominate 21 the commercial roofing market. Shipping reports from EPM 22 Roofing Association members indicate that over 95 percent17



### For The Record, Inc. (301) 870-8025 - www .ftri nc.n et - (800) 921-5555 1 of all single-ply bonding adhesives sold in the U.S. 2 continue to employ high VOC formulations. 3 The only region in the country where low VOC 4 bonding adhesives currently dominate is the State of 5 California, where low VOC bondings have been mandated 6 since the late 1990s. This would appear to indicate that 7 customer preference will be difficult to change without a 8 mandated regulation; however, it also suggests that a 9 little learning, preparation or adaptation to the special 10 application requirements of low VOC adhesives has 11 occurred outside the mandated regions. 12 The comparison of the climate between 13 California and Maryland indicates both similarities and 14 contrasts. In our packet that we supplied to you folks 15 we’ve got some charts in there that show the comparison 16 max and min temperatures and also extreme temperature 17 ranges between Baltimore and Los Angeles and between 18 Hagerstown, Maryland and Oakland, California. 19 Just to summarize what those tables say, 20 basically during the summer months, June through August, 21 the highs and lows are pretty much identical. During the 22 late spring, early fall, the temperatures between the18



### For The Record, Inc. (301) 870-8025 - www .ftri nc.n et - (800) 921-5555 1 California cities and the Maryland cities begin to widen 2 as the average high and low temperatures in Maryland 3 decline below the averages for the California cities. 4 In the early fall and late spring, both high 5 and low average temperatures for the Maryland cities fall 6 within the operating range for currently available VOC7 compliant membrane bonding adhesive technologies that 8 were mentioned previously. It should be noted that the 9 period from May through September, when average 10 temperature in the Maryland cities falls within the range 11 of current VOC-compliant bonding adhesive technology, 12 this coincides with the ozone season for the Northeast 13 United States as defined by the OTC. 14 The average temperature differentials between 15 the two states increases further, however, during the 16 late fall, winter and early spring, with average 17 temperatures for the Maryland cities declining, dropping 18 below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. 19 During the months from November through March, 20 average temperatures for the Maryland cities are either 21 well below or barely at the minimum operating 22 temperatures required for the current VOC-compliant19



### For The Record, Inc. (301) 870-8025 - www .ftri nc.n et - (800) 921-5555 1 membrane adhesive technology. 2 It should be noted that the period from October 3 through April when average temperatures in Maryland drop 4 below the range of current VOC-compliant technology falls 5 outside the ozone season for the Northeast United States 6 as defined by the OTC. 7 Even during most extreme events recorded, the 8 high and low temperatures in the California cities still 9 fall within the operating range of currently available 10 VOC-compliant technology. In Maryland, however, the 11 designated ozone months of May and September, which 12 appear to be hospitable to low VOC bonding adhesive in 13 terms of average temperatures may frequently experience 14 low temperatures well below the 40 degrees minimum for 15 successful application of such pieces. 16 I’ll turn it over. 17 MR. DUCHARME: Okay, I’ll pick it up from 18 there. I’m Mike Ducharme. I’m the Chairman of the EPDM 19 Roofing Association, as well as the Director of Product 20 Marketing for Carlisle SynTec. I would like to expand 21 upon what Bill Schneider has provided as testimony and 22 give you a little bit of additional background and then20



### For The Record, Inc. (301) 870-8025 - www .ftri nc.n et - (800) 921-5555 1 some recommendations that we think would provide 2 potential solutions for the seasonality issue. 3 As far as the roofing industry as a whole, it 4 used to be dominated by asphaltic products, build-up 5 roofing, as we call it in the industry, they used to be 6 the predominate roofing type used up through the ‘70s, 7 until we got into some of the oil shocks that occurred in 8 that mid-decade period. At that point, we started to see 9 some changes in product, the asphalt quality declined, 10 and they also started to insulate buildings more, and it 11 led to problems with the existing technology. And that’s 12 pretty much when single-ply took off and really increased 13 in usage. 14 It is now the dominate roofing type used in the 15 industry. And Maryland is no exception to that trend. 16 The preference for more flexible, longer term products 17 really has appeal in this market because we do get into 18 some significant freezing temperatures, which varies from 19 what we experience in California. 20 Just to give you some statistics on that, in 21 the State of California, EPDM would account for about 2 22 percent of the volume put down; build-up would be about21



### For The Record, Inc. (301) 870-8025 - www .ftri nc.n et - (800) 921-5555 1 69 percent of that market. In the State of Maryland, the 2 asphaltic membranes are about 46 percent of the market, 3 and EPDM is 33 percent. 4 Three million square feet of EPDM are installed 5 in California, but it’s about 20 million square feet of 6 EPDM installed in this state, so, you know, it is a big 7 part of the roofing industry in the State of Maryland. 8 Maryland’s largest commercial roofing 9 contractors, one of the challenges we face, have received 10 no formal training in the usage of the low VOC adhesives, 11 and that’s a key issue. There are literally thousands of 12 contractors that would need to have some retraining. At 13 this point, we calculate less than 1,000 gallons of low 14 VOC product have been shipped into the State of Maryland 15 in 2007, so it’s still a small part of the product put 16 down. 17 Other issues that we feel are important when 18 evaluating this are the risks associated with roofing 19 technology. As far as wind exposure, roof systems have 20 to perform in very extreme winds. California, most of 21 that state is in a 70-mile-per-hour wind zone. Most of 22 the State of Maryland exceeds that. I think we’re in a22



### For The Record, Inc. (301) 870-8025 - www .ftri nc.n et - (800) 921-5555 1 90-mile-per-hour peak wind zone. And out towards the 2 coast, we even experience more severe winds than that, so 3 the forces that these roofs are put under are extreme, 4 and changes in technology represent a great risk. 5 Typically, as Bill mentioned, you know, these roofs have 6 been being installed for over 40 years. A change that’s 7 rapid within the industry represents great risk. 8 Another concern we have is the potential to 9 disrupt construction activity based on the seasonality 10 issue that low-VOC products cannot be installed in 11 freezing temperatures. So, the roofing contractors, who 12 today can work pretty much 12 months of the year, would 13 be restricted to the months where the low-VOC products 14 would work. So, it would bring roofing virtually to a 15 standstill in those winter months. You know, and that’s 16 a concern. 17 That would also have an impact on overall 18 construction because typically the roofing portion of the 19 project is one of the first aspects of a job taken on, 20 and that would hold back the other trades. So, it does 21 have some ramifications that would extend to the entire 22 construction industry.23



### For The Record, Inc. (301) 870-8025 - www .ftri nc.n et - (800) 921-5555 1 Based on that -- you know, as far as some of 2 our conclusions, we do as an association recognize the 3 need to take action to reduce VOC emissions, but we feel 4 the industry will require some accommodation to permit 5 contractors to be trained and to ensure that rooftop 6 performance is not negatively impacted. 7 At the time of year when ozone formation is of 8 greatest concern, especially during the peak ozone months 9 of July, August and September, temperature conditions are 10 generally suitable for the usage of the current low-VOC 11 bonding adhesive products without having any major impact 12 on roofing performance or practice. 13 During the colder seasons of the year when the 14 ozone formation is not a concern, traditional higher VOC 15 adhesives could still be made available. A two-season 16 approach may offer an effective optimization of the 17 competing goals of VOC reduction and effective roofing 18 practice. 19 What we would recommend is a seasonal approach 20 for the usage of the model for commercial roofing. What 21 we’d be recommending is permitting the use of the low-VOC 22 products during the ozone season months of May through24



### For The Record, Inc. (301) 870-8025 - www .ftri nc.n et - (800) 921-5555 1 September and then going to the higher VOC products in 2 the colder months of the year. 3 As an industry, if -- you know, with that 4 accommodation, I can assure you that we would continue to 5 work to develop solutions that would permit us to 6 eventually work away from this seasonal approach. I know 7 the manufacturers who are involved in the EPDM Roofing 8 Association are actively involved in R&D efforts and work 9 in their plants to gear up for production of products 10 that could meet these standards, but we are not there, 11 and we do need more time. 12 This type of approach would also give us the 13 opportunity to conduct training. I give you the 14 commitment of the EPDM Roofing Association that within 15 2008 we will embark on a training program to make people 16 more aware of the low VOC technology and get them ramped 17 up to start using these products so that when 2009 rolls 18 around they will be ready, but we do need a lot of time. 19 There are thousands of contractors out there, and it will 20 take some time to reach all those contractors and get 21 them adequately trained. 22 That pretty much concludes my comments. We25



### For The Record, Inc. (301) 870-8025 - www .ftri nc.n et - (800) 921-5555 1 would take questions, or we wait until the end? 2 MS. RABIN: Well, typically we take all the 3 comments and then we respond to the comments in writing. 4 And if you would like to have a copy of that, we can make 5 sure you get a copy of that, the response to comments 6 document. 7 MR. DUCHARME: Thank you. 8 MS. RABIN: Thank you very much for your 9 comments. Would anybody else like to comment on this 10 proposed action? 11 (No response.) 12 MS. RABIN: That will conclude the public 13 hearing regarding the proposed amendments to Regulation 14 .30 under COMAR 26.11.19, Volatile Organic Compounds from 15 Specific Processes, and new Regulations .01 through .07 16 under a new chapter, COMAR 26.11.35, Control of Emissions 17 of Volatile Organic Compounds from Adhesives and 18 Sealants. Let the record reflect that it is now 10:37, 19 and this hearing is officially concluded. 20 (Whereupon, the hearing was 21 concluded.) 2226



### For The Record, Inc. (301) 870-8025 - www .ftri nc.n et - (800) 921-5555 1 CERTIFICATE OF COURT REPORTER 2 3 I, Frank Quinn, do hereby certify that the 4 foregoing transcription was reduced to typewriting via 5 audiotapes recorded by me; that I am neither counsel for, 6 nor related to, nor employed by any of the parties to the 7 case in which these proceedings were transcribed; that I 8 am not a relative or employee of any attorney or counsel 9 employed by the parties hereto, nor financially or 10 otherwise interested in the outcome of the action. 11 12 13 14 15 16 FRANK QUINN 17 COURT REPORTER 18 19 20 21 22