11MARYLANDDEPARTMENTOFTHEENVIRONMENT2AIRANDRADIATIONMANAGEMENTADMINISTRATION345PUBLICHEARING678AMENDMENTTOCOMAR26.11.26.059CONCERNINGREMOVALOFANUNNECESSARYSUBSECTION1011Thehearingintheabovemattercommencedon12Wednesday,April30,2008,attheMDEHeadquarters,13MontgomeryPark,1800WashingtonBoulevard,Baltimore,14Maryland.151617BEFORE:DEBORAHRABIN,HearingOfficer1819Reportedby:RickSanborn2021ForTheRecord,Inc.(301)870-8025-www.ftrinc.net-(800)921-555521APPEARANCES23ONBEHALFOFTHEMARYLANDDEPARTMENTOFTHEENVIRONMENT:4DEBORAHRABIN5RegulationDevelopmentCoordinator6RegulationDevelopmentDivision-ARMA7MarylandDepartmentoftheEnvironment81800WashingtonBoulevard,Suite7309Baltimore,Maryland212301011CARLYORK12SpecialProjectsManager13AirQualityPlanningDivision14AirandRadiationManagementAdministration15MarylandDepartmentoftheEnvironment161800WashingtonBoulevard,Suite73017Baltimore,Maryland2123018192021ForTheRecord,Inc.(30fl870-8025-www.ftrinc.net-(800)921-5555(31INDEX23Speaker:Page:4DeborahRabin,MDE456789101112131415161718192021ForTheRecord,Inc.(301)870-8025-www.ftrinc.net-(800)921-555541PROCEEDINGS23(10:24a.m.)4MS.RABIN:Goodmorning.Onbehalfofthe5DepartmentoftheEnvironmentandtheAirandRadiation6ManagementAdministration,Iwouldliketowelcomeyouto7thispublichearing.8MynameisDeborahRabin.IamtheRegulations9CoordinatorfortheAirandRadiationManagement10Administration.Iwillserveashearingofficerfor11today’shearing.12Iwouldliketoaskallofyouinattendance13todaytopleasesignin,ifyouhaven’talreadydoneso.14Thiswillhelpustokeepanaccuraterecordofthe15peoplewhoparticipateinthehearing.Also,copiesof16theregulationproposal,supportdocuments,andthe17Department’sstatementareavailableonthetablefor18yourinformation.19ThishearingconcernsAirQualityRegulations20foundintheCodeofMarylandRegulations,Title26,21Subtitle11,AirQuality.TheSecretaryoftheForTheRecord,Inc.(301)870-8025-www.ftrinc.net-(800)921-555551DepartmentproposestoamendRegulation.05underCOMAR226.11.26,Conformity.3Thepurposeofthishearingistogiveyouthe4opportunitytocommentonthisaction.5TheOpportunityforPublicCommentforthis6proposedactionappearedintheMarylandRegister,Volume735,Issue7,Page763onMarch28,2008.8Thehearingwillproceedinthefollowing9order.First,Mr.CarlYorkwillmakeastatementon10behalfoftheAirandRadiationManagement11Administration.AfterMr.Yorkisfinished,Iwillcall12onanyelectedofficialorgovernmentofficialwhowants13tomakeastatement.Then,Iwillcalluponanyoneelse14whoindicatedonthesign-insheetthatheorshewould15liketomakeastatement.16Whengivingyourstatement,pleasecomeup17front,identifyyourselfandyouraffiliation,andgive18yourstatementloudlyandclearly.Arethereany19questions?20IwillnowcallonMr.York.21PleaselettherecordindicatethatnoonehasForTheRecord,Inc.(301)870-8025-www.ftrinc.net-(800)921-5555(C1Sununary2Thepurposeofthisamendmentistoremovea3subsectionofarecentlyadoptedtransportation4conformityregulation.Thesubsectionbeingremovedhas5beendeemednotnecessarybytheU.S.Environmental6ProtectionAgency(EPA).EPArequestedthatMaryland7makethischangetotheregulation.8Theremovalofthissubsectionofthe9regulationwillnotaffecttheagenciesresponsiblefor10transportationconformitynorwillithaveaneconomic11impact.Itsimplyremoveslanguagethatisnotrelevant12totheregulation.13Maryland’sStateImplementationPlan(SIP)14ThisamendmentwillbesubmittedtotheU.S.15EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyasarevisionto16Maryland’sStateImplementationPlan.17ConsiderationofComments18TheDepartmentwillconsiderallcomments19beforemakingadecisiontoadoptthisamendment.20214S.RABIN:ThiswillconcludethepublichearingForTheRecord,Inc.(301)870-8025-www.ftrinc.net-(800)921-5555891regardingaproposedamendmenttoRegulation.05under2COMAR26.11.26,Conformity.3Lettherecordreflectthatitisnow10:27,4andthishearingisofficiallyconcluded.5(Whereupon,thehearingwas6concluded.)789101112131415161718192021ForTheRecord,Inc.(30J)870-8025-www.ftrThc.nef-(800)92J-5555101CERTIFICATEOFCOURTREPORTER23I,RickSanborn,doherebycertifythatthe4foregoingtranscriptionwasreducedtotypewritingvia5audiotapesrecordedbyme;thatIamneithercounselfor,6norrelatedto,noremployedbyanyofthepartiestothe7caseinwhichtheseproceedingsweretranscribed;thatI8amnotarelativeoremployeeofanyattorneyorcounsel9employedbythepartieshereto,norfinanciallyor10otherwiseinterestedintheoutcomeoftheaction.11121316RICKSANBORN17COURTREPORTER18192021ForTheRecord,Inc.(301)870-8025-www.ftrinc.net-(800)921-5555C