§ 1 1 0(a)(2)(B) Maryland; COMAR 26.11.04.03; Maryland updates EPA on monitoring

changes and submits data as per 40 CFR Part 58.

§ 1l0(a)(2)(C) Enforcement and Penalties §S2-601-614, Environment Article, Annotated

Code Maryland; COMAR 26.11.02 26.11.06.14 , 26.11.17 Maryland is

following EPA’s guidance from April 5, 2005 and October 23, 1997 related

to using PM-10 as a surrogate for PM2.5.By letter dated April 9, 2010, MDE submitting a separate SIP revision toEPA which addresses a portion of Maryland’s PSD permit program.

§ l10(a)(2)(D)(ii) COMAR26.11.02 and26.11.03 , 26.11.06.14, § 2-301(a)(l) Environment

Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, Nothing in Maryland’s statutory or

regulatory authority prohibits MD’s ability to exercise 126 and 115.

§ 11 0(a)(2)(E) § 105 grant process; Maryland Clean Air Fund (2-107 Environment Article,

Annotated Code of MD), other authorities in Annotated Code 2-103(b)(2),2-105, 2-201-206, 2-301(a)(1)and (a)(2), and 2-302(b) and (c), 2-302(d), 2-

601-614.

Maryland does not have any board or body, which approves air quality

permits or enforcement orders. Maryland does not rely on localities for

specific SIP implementation.

§ 1 10(a)(2)(F) §2-103(b)(2) and §2-301(a)(1) Environment Article, Annotated Code of

Maryland.

Specific monitoring requirements are found throughout

COMAR 26.11 (i.e. COMAR 26.11.01.10);COMAR 26.1 1.01.O4Testing & Monitoring;COMAR 26.1 1.01.05 Records and Information;COMAR 26.11.01.05-1 Emission Statements;COMAR 26.11.01.07 Malfunctions & Other Temporary Increases in

Emissions;and COMAR 26.11.01.10 CEM Requirements.

Specific monitoring requirements for specific types of sources under other

chapters

§2-302 (b) and (c), Environment Article, Annotated Code of Maryland and

specific monitoring requirements are found throughout COMAR 26.11

§ 1 10(a)(2)(G) §2-105 and §2-301(a)(2), Environment Article.

COMAR 26.11.05, Air Pollution Episode System codified at 40 CFR52.1070(c).

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By letter dated April 16, 2010, MDE submitted a certification to EPA that

Maryland’s current SIP meets the requirements of § 1 10(a)(2)(G) for thePM2.5 2006 NAAQS.

§ 110(a)(2)(H) §2-301(a)(1) Environment Article, Annotated Code of Maryland Maryland’s

SIP is essentially a compilation of regulations. The authority to develop or

revise a SIP is based on the authority to adopt new regulations and revise

existing regulations to meet the NAAQS

§ 11 0(a)(2)(J) Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee (MWAQC) was certified

in 1991 by chief executives of Maryland, Virginia and the District ofColumbia as the entity responsible for carrying out the regional planning

requirements of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (membership

includes local elected officials).

Interstate Air Quality Council (IAQC) Memorandum of Understanding

signed 3/24/05 by the Governors of Maryland, Virginia and the District ofColumbia.

COMAR 26.11.26 provides a legal platform for various consultation

procedures. The MPOs provide the forum for consultation with local

governments. Maryland’s MPOs are: (1) the Baltimore RegionalTransportation Board (BRTB), (2) the National Capital Transportation

Planning Board (TPB) for the Washington region, (3) the Wilmington AreaPlanning Council (WILMAPCO) for New Castle County, Delaware and

Cecil County, Maryland, and (4) the HagerstownlEastern Panhandle (HEP)for the Hagerstown area, which includes Washington County, Maryland and

the counties of Berkeley and Jefferson in West Virginia.

§ 2-201-206 Environment Article. Annotated Code of Maryland

COMAR 26.11.17 and COMAR 26.11.06.14.

All relevant SIPs and plans to achieve the NAAQS contain public

notification provisions related to air monitoring levels. MDE forecasts dailyPM2.5 levels and issues c-mails to the public, businesses and media viaAirAlerts. COMAR 26.11.06.14

z.

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Maryland will continue to submit Air quality modeling data as part of

Maryland’s relevant SIP submissions in accordance with the Clean Air Act

and through federal grant commitments.

§ 1 10(a)(2)(L) COMAR 26.1 1.02.16—19

§ 1 10(a)(2)(M) §2-301(a)(1) Environment Article Annotated Code of Maryland.

COMAR 26.11.26 for conformity purposes.

The Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee (MWAQC) wascertified in 1991 by chief executives of Maryland, Virginia and the Districtof Columbia as the entity responsible for carrying out the regional planning

requirements of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (membership

includes local elected officials).

The Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO5) provide the forum forconsultation with local governments. Maryland’s MPOs are: (1) theBaltimore Regional Transportation Board (BRTB) and the Interagency

Consultation Group (ICG);

(2) the National Capital Transportation Planning Board (TPB) for theWashington region;(3) the Wilmington Area Planning Council (WILMAPCO) for New CastleCounty, Delaware and Cecil County, Maryland;

(4) the HagerstownlEastern Panhandle (HEP) for the Hagerstown area,

which includes Washington County, Maryland and the counties of Berkeley

and Jefferson in West Virginia.

The Interstate Air Quality Committee (IAQC) Memorandum of

Understanding signed 3/24/05 by the Governors of Maryland, Virginia andthe District of Columbia.

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