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Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.14 - Control of Emissions from Kraft Pulp Mills › Section 26.11.14.07 - Control of NO[x] Emissions from Fuel Burning Equipment

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A. Applicability and
				  NOx Emission Standards.
(1) This regulation applies to any fuel
				  burning equipment with a maximum design heat input capacity of greater than 250
				  million Btu per hour located at any Kraft pulp mill.
(2) The total combined
				  NOx emissions of all fuel burning equipment at the Luke
				  Kraft pulp mill to which this regulation applies may not exceed the following:
(a) An emission rate of 0.70 pounds of
				  NOx per million Btu during the period May 1 through
				  September 30 of each year;
(b) An
				  emission rate of 0.99 pounds of NOx per million Btu
				  during the period October 1 through April 30 of each year; and
(c) The NOx ozone
				  season emission cap in COMAR 26.11.40.03.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.15 - Toxic Air Pollutants › Section 26.11.15.02 - Control of NESHAP and MACT Sources

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A. A person may not construct, modify,
				  operate, or cause to be constructed, modified, or operated any NESHAP source as
				  defined in COMAR
				  26.11.01.01 a B(21), which results
				  or will result in violation of any provisions of 40 CFR Part 61 (excluding
				  Subparts B, H, I, K, Q, R, T, and W).
B. A NESHAP source controlled under the
				  requirements of §A of this regulation is not subject to the requirements of
				  Regulations .05 and .06 of this chapter to the extent that emissions from the
				  source are regulated under 40 CFR 61 (NESHAP), except that a source is subject
				  to any applicable requirement under 40 CFR 63, or MACT or new source MACT
				  established by the Department in accordance with the provisions of 40 CFR Part
				  63, Subpart B.
C. A person may not
				  construct, reconstruct, or operate, or cause to be constructed, reconstructed,
				  or operated, a MACT source which results, or will result, in violation of any
				  provisions of 40 CFR 63.
D. A
				  person may not construct, reconstruct, or operate, or cause to be constructed,
				  reconstructed, or operated, any MACT source which results, or will result, in a
				  violation of a MACT or new source MACT established by the Department in
				  accordance with the provisions of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart B.
E. The applicability of a requirement under
				  40 CFR 63, a MACT, or a new source MACT to a source does not change the
				  applicability of this chapter to that source.
F. MACT sources may request from the
				  Department a compliance extension for certain 40 CFR 63 requirements following
				  the procedures set forth in 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart D.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.15 - Toxic Air Pollutants › Section 26.11.15.03 - Applicability and Exemptions

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A.
				  Applicability.
(1) Sources Subject to Permit
				  Requirements. Except as provided in this regulation and in Regulation .06 of
				  this chapter, any installation or source that discharges a Class I or Class II
				  TAP into the ambient air is subject to the requirements of this chapter if the
				  installation or source:
(a) Is required to
				  obtain a permit to construct or approval under COMAR
				  26.11.02.09 a; or
(b) Either has obtained, or was required to
				  obtain, a State permit to operate on or before March 1, 1993.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.15 - Toxic Air Pollutants › Section 26.11.15.04 - Requirement to Quantify Emissions

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A. New Installations or Sources.
(1) The owner or operator of a new
				  installation or source shall quantify emissions of each TAP that will be
				  discharged and submit that information to the Department when applying for the
				  permit to construct the new installation or source, or when an update is
				  requested by the Department.
(2)
				  Emissions shall be quantified in sufficient detail to determine whether the
				  premises complies with the requirements of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.15 - Toxic Air Pollutants › Section 26.11.15.05 - Control Technology Requirements

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A. New or Reconstructed Installations. A
				  person may not construct, reconstruct, operate, or cause to be constructed,
				  reconstructed, or operated, any new installation or source that will discharge
				  a toxic air pollutant to the atmosphere without installing and operating
				  T-BACT.
B. Certain Installations
				  Discharging Class I Toxic Air Pollutants. A person who requests a special
				  permit as provided in COMAR
				  26.11.16.05 a shall install and
				  operate T-BACT on installations or sources discharging the Class I TAP in
				  question located at the same premises.
C. Existing Installations Using Dispersion
				  Techniques. A person who complies with the ambient impact requirement in
				  Regulation .06 of this chapter by increasing the height of a stack above good
				  engineering practice or by using other dispersion techniques shall use T-BACT.
				  The following apply:
(1) For purposes of this
				  section, dispersion technique is defined as provided in
				  40 CFR §
												51.100(hh), 1996 edition,
				  except that:
(a) The provisions of
				  40 CFR §
													51.100(hh)(2)(v), 1996
				  edition, do not apply; that is, an installation's emissions of sulfur dioxide
				  do not affect the definition of dispersion technique;
(b) Good engineering practice (GEP) stack
				  height shall be calculated as provided in
				  40 CFR §
													51.100(ii)(2) -----(3), 1996
				  edition; that is, a stack height 65 meters or less is not presumed to be GEP
				  unless it meets other criteria in
				  40 CFR §
													51.100(ii).
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.15 - Toxic Air Pollutants › Section 26.11.15.06 - Ambient Impact Requirement

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A.
				  Requirements for New Installations, Sources, or Premises.
(1) Except as provided in §A(2) of this
				  regulation, a person may not construct, modify, or operate, or cause to be
				  constructed, modified, or operated, any new installation or source without
				  first demonstrating to the satisfaction of the Department using procedures
				  established in this chapter that total allowable emissions from the premises of
				  each toxic air pollutant discharged by the new installation or source will not
				  unreasonably endanger human health.
(2) If a new installation or source will
				  discharge a TAP that is not listed in COMAR
				  26.11.16.07 a and will be part of
				  an existing premises, then emissions of that TAP from existing sources or
				  existing installations on the premises may be omitted from a screening analysis
				  unless the TAP is added to COMAR
				  26.11.16.07 a.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.15 - Toxic Air Pollutants › Section 26.11.15.07 - General Requirements for Compliance Demonstrations

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A. To demonstrate that a premises discharging
				  a Class I TAP is in compliance with Regulation .06 of this chapter, a person
				  shall demonstrate that allowable emissions will not unreasonably endanger human
				  health both because of potential carcinogenic effects and because of other
				  potential toxic effects. Demonstrations for Class II TAPs are required only for
				  potential toxic effects other than cancer.
B. To demonstrate compliance with Regulation
				  .06 of this chapter a person may:
(1) Use a
				  screening analysis or second tier analysis, as explained in COMAR
				  26.11.16.02 a A and B;
(2) Request a special permit under COMAR
				  26.11.16.05 a; or
(3) Use other options provided by
				  law.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.16 - Procedures Related to Requirements for Toxic Air Pollutants › Section 26.11.16.01 - Definitions

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The terms defined in COMAR 26.11.15 also apply throughout
					 this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.16 - Procedures Related to Requirements for Toxic Air Pollutants › Section 26.11.16.02 - Demonstrating Compliance with COMAR 26.11.15.06

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A. Screening Analysis.
(1) Carcinogenic Effects. A person may
				  demonstrate that emissions of a Class I TAP from a premises will not
				  unreasonably endanger human health because of potential carcinogenic effects by
				  a screening analysis showing that total allowable emissions from the premises
				  will not cause increases in ambient levels that exceed the risk-based screening
				  level for the TAP.
(2) Other Toxic
				  Effects.
(a) A person may demonstrate that
				  emissions of a Class I or Class II TAP from a premises do not unreasonably
				  endanger human health because of potential toxic effects other than cancer by a
				  screening analysis showing that total allowable emissions from the premises
				  will not cause increases in ambient levels that exceed applicable TLV-based,
				  threshold-based, or special screening levels.
(b) If a special screening level has been
				  adopted, a TLV-based or threshold-based screening level may not be used for
				  that TAP. A threshold-based screening level may be used only if there is no
				  TLV, no special screening level, and no acceptable ambient level for a
				  TAP.
(3) For a screening
				  analysis, a person may use the dispersion modeling procedures in Air Management
				  Administration Technical Memorandum 86-02 (TM 86-02), "Ambient Air Quality
				  Impact Screening Analysis for Toxic Air Pollutants", which is incorporated by
				  reference, or other, more rigorous dispersion modeling procedures as provided
				  in §C(1)(a) of this regulation. If concentrations predicted using TM 86-02
				  exceed applicable screening levels, more rigorous modeling techniques should be
				  used in either a screening analysis or a more detailed analysis.
(4) Instead of using dispersion modeling, a
				  person may conduct a screening analysis by showing that total allowable
				  emissions of a TAP will be less than the most stringent applicable emission
				  rate listed in the tables in this section. Multiple screening levels with
				  different averaging periods may apply to a TAP. These tables may not be used
				  with screening levels having averaging periods other than those listed in the
				  tables. Emission rates labeled "10 Meter Stacks, No Downwash" may be used only
				  if all emissions of the TAP are discharged from a stack or stacks at least 32.8
				  feet (10 meters) high under conditions preventing downwash. (TM 86-02 describes
				  conditions causing downwash.) Except as provided in COMAR
				  26.11.15.06 a, these emission
				  rates apply to the total allowable emissions from a premises.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.16 - Procedures Related to Requirements for Toxic Air Pollutants › Section 26.11.16.03 - Screening Levels

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A. Screening
				  Levels for Toxic Effects Other than Cancer.
(1) TLV-Based Screening Levels. TLV-based
				  screening levels shall be determined as follows:
(a) If a toxic air pollutant (TAP) has a
				  threshold limit value-time weighted average (TLV-TWA), divide the TLV-TWA by
				  100 to calculate an 8-hour time-weighted average screening level;
(b) If a TAP has a ceiling TLV (TLV-C) or a
				  short term exposure limit (TLV-STEL), divide the TLV-C or TLV-STEL by 100 to
				  calculate a 1-hour time-weighted average screening level;
(c) If a TAP has both a TLV-TWA and TLV-STEL,
				  calculate both 8-hour and 1-hour time-weighted average screening levels as
				  described above.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.16 - Procedures Related to Requirements for Toxic Air Pollutants › Section 26.11.16.04 - Scientific Review and Amendment of Various Levels and Lists

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A. Ongoing
				  Scientific Review.
(1) In order to use the
				  best available scientific information, the Department will conduct an ongoing
				  review of information concerning whether to add or delete toxic air pollutants
				  under Regulations .06 and .07 of this chapter and concerning what screening
				  levels or ambient concentrations should be used to review emissions of toxic
				  air pollutants. In its ongoing review, the Department will consider scientific
				  information developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, other
				  states, or other scientific organizations. The Department will also consider
				  scientific information provided by any person.
(2) In reviewing information about toxic air
				  pollutants or requests to amend lists, screening levels, or ambient
				  concentrations, the Department will request advice from the Governor's Science
				  Advisory Council.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.16 - Procedures Related to Requirements for Toxic Air Pollutants › Section 26.11.16.05 - Procedures for Requesting Special Permits

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A. Applicability.
(1) A person who cannot demonstrate that a
				  premises discharging a Class I TAP complies with COMAR
				  26.11.15.06 a using a risk-based
				  screening level may submit a written request for the Department to establish
				  allowable emissions for the premises in a special permit.
(2) The Department will issue a special
				  permit to specify the maximum allowable emissions of any Class I TAP discharged
				  from the premises.
(3) Except as
				  provided by State Government Article, §10-404, Annotated Code of Maryland, a
				  special permit expires 5 years from the date it is issued by the
				  Department.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.16 - Procedures Related to Requirements for Toxic Air Pollutants › Section 26.11.16.08 - Examples of Nuisance Particulates and Simple Asphyxiants

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A. The substances
				  listed in §B of this regulation are examples of nuisance particulates and
				  simple asphyxiants.
B. List of
				  Substances.
CAS Number
Substance
(1) 74-86-2
Acetylene
(2) 1344-28-1
Aluminum oxide
(3) 6484-52-2
Ammonium nitrate
(4) 7440-37-1
Argon
(5) 7727-43-7
Barium sulfate
(6) 1317-65-3
Calcium carbonate
(7) 1344-95-2
Calcium silicate (synthetic)
(8) 7778-18-9
Calcium sulfate
(9) 61790-53-2
Diatomaceous earth (uncalcined)
(10) 1302-74-5
Emery
(11) 74-84-0
Ethane
(12) 74-85-1
Ethylene
(13) 7440-59-7
Helium
(14) 1333-74-0
Hydrogen
(15) 546-93-0
Magnesite
(16) 74-82-8
Methane
(17) -
Mineral wool fiber
(18) 7440-01-9
Neon
(19) 7727-37-9
Nitrogen
(20) 93763-70-3
Perlite
(21) 65997-15-1
Portland cement
(22) 74-98-6
Propane
(23) 115-07-1
Propylene
(24) -
Rouge
(25) 7440-21-3
Silicon
(26) 409-21-2
Silicon carbide
(27) 1314-13-2
Zinc oxide dust
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.16 - Procedures Related to Requirements for Toxic Air Pollutants › Section 26.11.16.09 - Levels Used to Review Ambient Impacts

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A. Special Screening Levels (SSL) and
				  Acceptable Ambient Levels (AAL).
CAS Number
Substance
Concentration
(micrograms/
cubic meter)
Averaging Time
Type of Level
(1)
7664-41-7
Ammonia
(a)
(b)
300.
450.
8 hours
1 hour
AAL
AAL
(2)
124-38-9
Carbon Dioxide
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
288,000.
2,088,000.
900,000.
2,700,000.
8 hours
1 hour
8 hours
1 hour
SSL
SSL
AAL
AAL
(3)
10049-04-4
Chlorine Dioxide (a)
(b)
5.
15.
8 hours
1 hour
AAL
AAL
(4)
611-19-8
1-Chloro-2-(chloromethyl)-benzene
(OCBC)
9.1
8 hours
SSL
(5)
81777-89-1
Dimethazone
27.4
8 hours
SSL
(6)
598-56-1
Dimethylethylamine
1.6
8 hours
SSL
(7)
75-00-3
Ethyl Chloride
(a)
(b)
2.6
13.
8 hours
1 hour
SSL
SSL
(8)
107-44-8
GB (Sarin)
(a)
(b)
0.0003
0.04
8 hours
15 minutes
SSL
SSL
(9)
96-64-0
GD (Soman)
(a)
(b)
0.003
0.012
8 hours
15 minutes
SSL
SSL
(10)
7647-01-0
Hydrogen Chloride
(a)
(b)
7.
117.
Annual
1 hour
AAL
AAL
(11)
541-25-3
L (Lewisite)
0.0004
15 minutes
SSL
(12)
74-87-3
Methyl Chloride
(a)
(b)
105.
525.
8 hours
1 hour
SSL
SSL
(13)
50782-69-9
VX (Ethyl S-Dimethyl amino ethyl
							 Methyl-phosphonothiolate)
(a)
(b)
0.0003
0.004
8 hours
15 minutes
SSL
SSL
(14)
7733-02-0
Zinc Sulfate
18.8
8 hours
SSL
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.17 - Nonattainment Provisions for Major New Sources and Major Modifications › Section 26.11.17.01 - Definitions

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A. For the
				  purpose of this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated. Other
				  applicable definitions may be found in COMAR 26.11.01.01.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) Actual Emissions.
(a) "Actual emissions" means:
(i) The actual rate of emissions of a
				  regulated NSR pollutant from an emissions unit as determined in accordance with
				  this subsection;
(ii) In general,
				  as of a particular date, the average rate in tons per year at which the unit
				  actually emitted the pollutant during a consecutive 24-month period, which
				  precedes the particular date and which is representative of normal source
				  operation, although the Department may allow the use of a different time period
				  upon a determination that it is more representative of normal source operation;
				  and
(iii) As of a particular date,
				  for any emissions unit which has not begun normal operations on the particular
				  date, the unit's potential to emit on that date.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.17 - Nonattainment Provisions for Major New Sources and Major Modifications › Section 26.11.17.02 - Applicability

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A. This chapter
				  applies Statewide, unless specified otherwise throughout this Chapter, to:
(1) New major stationary sources and major
				  modifications that are major for VOC or NOx;
(2) New major stationary sources and major
				  modifications that are major for PM2.5 or its precursors
				  and are located in Baltimore City or Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Charles,
				  Frederick, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's, and Washington
				  counties;
(3) Any new major
				  stationary source or major modification at a major stationary source that is
				  major for a pollutant for which the area is designated nonattainment under §
				  107(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. §
												7407); and
(4) Major stationary sources and major
				  modifications that are major for VOC or NOx located in
				  the Ozone Transport Region.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.17 - Nonattainment Provisions for Major New Sources and Major Modifications › Section 26.11.17.04 - Creating Emission Reduction Credits (ERCs)

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A. An emissions
				  unit that emits NOx or VOC is eligible to create an ERC
				  if:
(1) The unit was in operation any time
				  during calendar year 2002 or later, and emissions from the unit were included
				  in the current inventory for the State Implementation Plan for the
				  pollutant;
(2) The Department did
				  not rely on the emission reduction in issuing a permit under an approved
				  regulation; and
(3) The Department
				  has not relied on the emission reduction in demonstrating attainment or
				  reasonable further progress.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.17 - Nonattainment Provisions for Major New Sources and Major Modifications › Section 26.11.17.05 - Information on Emission Reductions and Certification

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A. A person who creates an emission reduction
				  for use as an ERC shall submit the following information to the Department:
(1) A description of the equipment or process
				  that resulted in a reduction in actual emissions, including any air pollution
				  control devices serving that equipment or process;
(2) The actual emissions occurring when the
				  equipment or process operated in compliance with all applicable requirements
				  during the selected 24-month period;
(3) Identification of all regulations or
				  other requirements that apply to the equipment or process and a demonstration
				  of compliance with those requirements;
(4) Identification of the method used to
				  reduce actual emissions and calculations showing the emission reductions
				  achieved; and
(5) The date or dates
				  on which the reduction in emissions occurred.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.17 - Nonattainment Provisions for Major New Sources and Major Modifications › Section 26.11.17.06 - Transferring Emission Reduction Credits

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A. An ERC may be transferred to the control
				  of another person after it is certified and becomes federally
				  enforceable.
B. A person may not
				  use an ERC in a manner that causes a violation of any applicable federal or
				  State emission standard or requirement.
C. ERCs may not be transferred to a third
				  party or used for any other purpose except as offsets through a federally
				  enforceable permit to construct.
D.
				  A source located in Maryland may use an ERC created by a source located in
				  another State if:
(1) The emission reduction
				  is certified by the state in which it is created;
(2) The conditions of the transfer are
				  enforceable by the other state and the EPA; and
(3) All of the requirements in this chapter
				  are met.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.17 - Nonattainment Provisions for Major New Sources and Major Modifications › Section 26.11.17.07 - Plantwide Applicability Limit (PAL) - General

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A. Applicability.
(1) The Department may approve the use of a
				  PAL for any existing major stationary source if the requirements in this
				  regulation are met.
(2) Any
				  physical change or change in the method of operation of a major stationary
				  source that maintains its total source-wide emissions below the PAL level meets
				  the requirements of this chapter and complies with the PAL permit if:
(a) It is not a major modification for the
				  PAL pollutant;
(b) It does not have
				  to be approved through Regulations .01-.03 of this chapter; and
(c) It is not subject to Regulation .02G of
				  this chapter.
(3) Except
				  as provided under §A(2) of this regulation, a major stationary source shall
				  continue to comply with all applicable federal and State requirements, emission
				  limitations, and work practice requirements that were established before the
				  effective date of the PAL.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.17 - Nonattainment Provisions for Major New Sources and Major Modifications › Section 26.11.17.08 - Plantwide Applicability Limit (PAL) - Permits

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A. Permit Application.
(1) The owner or operator of a major
				  stationary source may apply for a PAL permit by submitting an application to
				  the Department that includes:
(a) A list of
				  all emissions units at the source designated as small, major, or significant
				  based on their potential to emit;
(b) Applicable State and federal requirements
				  for each emissions unit;
(c) The
				  baseline actual emissions for each emissions unit with supporting calculations
				  and documentation including emissions associated with startup, shutdown, and
				  malfunctions; and
(d) The method to
				  be used to monitor each emissions unit.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.18 - Control of Agriculturally Related Installations › Section 26.11.18.01 - Definitions

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A. "Char-broiler"
				  means any equipment, device, or contrivance used for the cooking of meat on a
				  grill through radiant heating.
B.
				  "Cooking area" means the area of a grill or pit opening, as determined by the
				  inside dimensions bordering on the retaining framework or containment
				  wall.
C. "Grill" means any
				  perforated framework used to broil meat.
D. "Habitable dwelling" means a dwelling that
				  is inhabited on a full or part-time basis as a residence. Habitable dwelling
				  does not include a dwelling located on the same property that has a
				  char-broiler or pit barbeque.
E.
				  "Offal" means the refuse from slaughtered or salvageable dead animals,
				  crustaceans, or any other animal form, including but not limited to, heads,
				  feet, viscera, hair, blood, feathers, bones, scales, or oils.
F. "Orchard heaters" means any installation
				  used or capable of being used for the purpose of giving protection from
				  frost.
G. "Pit barbecue" means any
				  equipment, device, or contrivance for the cooking of meat on a spit using
				  radiant heating.
H. "Preparation"
				  means skinning, cutting, grinding, cooking, drying, or any other operation
				  necessary for the preparation of offal before the completion of
				  sterilization.
I. "Reduction" means
				  any heated process, including rendering, cooking, drying, dehydrating,
				  acidulating, digesting, evaporating, and protein concentrating.
J. "Spit" means any pointed rod or similar
				  device used to support meat over a heat source.
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Any source which is subject to the provisions of this
					 chapter is also subject to the provisions of any other chapter. However, when
					 this chapter establishes an emission standard for a specific installation which
					 differs from the general emissions standard in COMAR
					 26.11.06.01 a -.09, this chapter
					 takes precedence.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.18 - Control of Agriculturally Related Installations › Section 26.11.18.03 - Grain-Drying and Grain-Handling Installations

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A. Areas I, II, V, and VI.
(1) A person may not cause or permit the
				  operation of any grain drying installation unless all exhaust gases discharged
				  pass through a 24 mesh screen or the installation is fitted with other
				  equipment or incorporates design features that will accomplish equally
				  effective results in reducing particulate matter discharge. "Mesh" means Tyler
				  Standard Screen Scale or its equivalent.
(2) A person may not cause or permit the
				  operation of any grain drying or handling operation unless the following
				  procedures are used:
(a) Proper housekeeping
				  and equipment maintenance procedures, including, but not limited to, prompt
				  removal of "beeswing" accumulation by a technique which prevents this material
				  from re-entering the ambient air;
(b) Reasonable precautions to minimize
				  emissions from grain receiving, conveyance, or load-out facilities in
				  accordance with good engineering design and operational procedures.
(3) Exceptions.
(a) All grain drying installations in
				  operation before January 1, 1975, are exempt from the provisions of §A(1) of
				  this regulation, unless otherwise ordered by the Department after the receipt
				  of complaints which have been substantiated by Departmental
				  investigation.
(b) Grain drying
				  equipment with a total operating capacity of 1,000 bushels (35.2 cubic meters)
				  per hour or less (manufacturer's rated capacity at 5 percent moisture removal),
				  located on a farm and more than 200 feet (61 meters) from a habitable dwelling,
				  is exempt from the provisions of §A(1), of this regulation.
(c) Loading methods dependent upon the design
				  of an ocean going carrier used as a standard technique at international ports
				  are exempt from the provisions of §A(1) and (2) of this regulation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.18 - Control of Agriculturally Related Installations › Section 26.11.18.04 - Control of Orchard Heaters in Areas I, II, V, and VI

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A person may not cause or permit to be used any type of
					 orchard heater or other frost control device which discharges into the
					 atmosphere more than 1 gram per minute of unconsumed carbonaceous
					 matter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.18 - Control of Agriculturally Related Installations › Section 26.11.18.05 - Control of Odors from the Reduction of Offal

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A. A person may
				  not cause or permit the use of any installation primarily engaged in the
				  reduction of offal unless all gases, vapors, and gas-entrained matter from the
				  installation are:
(1) First cooled to a
				  temperature of not greater than 160°F (71°C); and then
(2) The non-condensible fraction is
				  incinerated at a temperature of not less than 1400°F (760°C) for a period of
				  not less than 0.4 seconds.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.18 - Control of Agriculturally Related Installations › Section 26.11.18.06 - Control of Emissions from Certain Food Preparation Installations

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A. Applicability.
(1) This regulation does not apply to a
				  person who owns or operates a char-broiler or pit barbecue with a total cooking
				  area of 5 square feet (0.46 square meters) or less.
(2) This regulation does not apply to a
				  person who owns or operates a char-broiler or pit barbecue with a total cooking
				  area greater than 5 square feet (0.46 square meters) and which:
(a) Operates at one location less than 15
				  days in any 365-day period; or
(b)
				  Operates at one location 2 days or less in any 7-day period.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.19 - Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific Processes › Section 26.11.19.01 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter,
				  the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Adhesive" means an organic, inorganic,
				  natural, or synthetic substance that is used primarily for laminating,
				  attaching, or bonding two or more components.
(1-1) "Annual", when used in the context of emissions,
					 production, throughput, or total weight or volume, means a "calendar year",
					 unless otherwise specified.
(2) "Coating" means a liquid, liquefiable, or
				  mastic composition which is converted into a solid protective, decorative, or
				  adherent film after application as a thin layer. This includes paints,
				  varnishes, lacquers, stains, shellacs, film-forming polymers, waxes, and oils
				  which are applied to metal, paper, fabric, wood, glass, stone, concrete,
				  plastic, and other types of surfaces.
(3) "Exempt solvent" means any organic
				  compound that is not a VOC as defined under COMAR
				  26.11.01.01 a.
(4) "Major stationary source of VOC" means
				  any stationary source which has the potential to emit, including fugitive
				  emissions:
(a) 25 tons or more per year of
				  VOC and is located in Baltimore City or Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert,
				  Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, or Prince
				  George's counties;
(b) 50 tons or
				  more per year of VOC and is located in Allegany, Caroline, Dorchester, Garrett,
				  Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, St. Mary's, Talbot, Washington, Wicomico, or
				  Worcester counties.
(5)
				  "Oven" means a chamber within which heat is used to bake, cure, polymerize, or
				  dry a surface coating.
(6) "Prime
				  coat" means the initial layer of coating applied in a multicoat
				  application.
(7) "Transfer
				  efficiency" means the ratio of the amount of coating solids deposited onto the
				  surface of a coated part to the total amount of coating solids used.
(8) "Web printing" means using lithographic,
				  letterpress, flexographic, or rotogravure methods to deposit ink on paper or
				  similar products that are fed continuously from a web.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.19 - Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific Processes › Section 26.11.19.02 - Applicability, Determining Compliance, Reporting, and General Requirements

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A. Applicability.
(1) Any installation or source subject to the
				  provisions of this chapter is also subject to all applicable provisions of all
				  other chapters in this subtitle. However, when this chapter establishes an
				  emission standard for a specific installation which differs from the general
				  emission standard in COMAR
				  26.11.06.01 a -.09, this chapter
				  takes precedence.
(2) This chapter
				  is applicable throughout the State.
(3) Except as provided in §A(4) of this
				  regulation, if a source becomes subject to any requirement in this chapter
				  because either its potential to emit or actual emissions exceed an
				  applicability threshold, the source, after that, is subject to all applicable
				  requirements, regardless of whether a future emission rate is below the
				  applicability threshold.
(4) If a
				  source is subject to a federally enforceable emissions limit, that limit
				  determines whether the source is subject to the requirements of this
				  chapter.
(5) In determining the
				  applicability of any requirements in this chapter that specify an applicability
				  threshold in terms of actual emissions, the emission on any day since January
				  1, 1990, shall be considered.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.19 - Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific Processes › Section 26.11.19.03 - Automotive and Light-Duty Truck Coating

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A. Definitions. In this regulation, the
				  following terms have the meanings indicated:
(1) "Automobile" means a passenger car or
				  passenger car derivative capable of seating 12 or fewer passengers.
(2) Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Coating.
(a) "Automobile and light-duty truck coating"
				  means an operation that deposits a coating on vehicle parts for eventual
				  inclusion into a finished product ready for sale to vehicle dealers.
(b) "Automobile and light-duty truck coating"
				  does not include wheel coatings, anti-rust coatings, truck coatings, interior
				  coatings, flexible coatings, sealers, and plastic parts coatings.
(3) "Final repair" means the final
				  coating applied to correct topcoat imperfections.
(4) Light-Duty Truck.
(a) "Light-duty truck" means a motor vehicle
				  rated at 8,500 pounds (3,864 kilograms) gross weight or less which is designed
				  primarily for purposes of transportation of property or is a derivative of such
				  a vehicle.
(b) "Light-duty truck"
				  includes pickups, vans, and window vans.
(5) "Primer surfacer" means the coating
				  applied after the primer application and before the topcoat operation on an
				  automotive or light-duty truck part.
(6) "Topcoat" means the final coating applied
				  for the purpose of establishing the color and protective surface, including the
				  ground coat and paint sealer materials.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.19 - Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific Processes › Section 26.11.19.04 - Can Coating

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A. Definitions.
				  In this regulation, the following terms have the meanings indicated:
(1) "Can coating" means all operations that
				  deposit a coating on metal intended to be made into two-piece cans or
				  three-piece cans with cemented, soldered, or welded side seams.
(2) "End seal compound coating" means a
				  coating applied onto can ends which functions as a gasket when assembled on the
				  can.
(3) "Exterior base coat" means
				  a coating applied to the exterior of a can to provide protection to the metal
				  and to provide background for the lithographic or printing operation.
(4) "Interior base coat" means a coating
				  applied to flat sheet stock which is intended to provide a protective lining to
				  the inside of the can.
(5)
				  "Overvarnish" means the final coating applied over decorative images on the
				  surface intended to be the can exterior.
(6) "Three-piece can side seam spray" means a
				  coating applied to the can surface joint when forced from sheet stock to
				  protect the exposed metal.
(7)
				  "Two-piece can exterior end coating" means a coating applied to the exterior
				  end of a can to provide protection to the metal.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.19 - Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific Processes › Section 26.11.19.05 - Coil Coating

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A. Definition.
				  "Coil coating" means the coating of any flat metal sheet or strip supplied as
				  rolls or coils.
B. Emission
				  Standards. A person may not cause or permit the discharge into the atmosphere
				  of any VOC from coil coating in excess of 2.6 pounds per gallon of coating
				  applied (minus water) (0.31 kilogram/liter of coating applied (minus
				  water)).
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.19 - Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific Processes › Section 26.11.19.06 - Large Appliance Coating

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A.
				  Definition.
(1) In this regulation, the
				  following term has the meaning indicated.
(2) Large Appliance Coating.
(a) "Large appliance coating" means the
				  coating of doors, cases, lids, panels, or other interior or exterior parts or
				  accessories of residential and commercial washers, dryers, cooking equipment
				  (including ranges, ovens, and microwave ovens), refrigerators, freezers, water
				  heaters, dishwashers, trash compactors, air conditioners, and other similar
				  products.
(b) "Large appliance
				  coating" does not mean the coating of toasters, counter-top grills, and similar
				  small products.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.19 - Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific Processes › Section 26.11.19.07 - Paper, Fabric, Film, and Foil Coating

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A. Definitions. In this regulation, the
				  following terms have the meanings indicated:
(1) "Coating line" means any number or
				  combination of adhesive, release, or pre-coat coating applicators, flash-off
				  areas, and ovens that:
(a) Coat a continuous
				  web;
(b) Are located between one or
				  more web unwind or feed stations and one or more rewind or cutting stations;
				  and
(c) Are used to apply a paper,
				  film, or foil products coating as a continuous layer across any portion of the
				  width of a web substrate, to:
(i) Provide a
				  covering, finish, or functional or protective layer to a substrate;
(ii) Saturate a substrate for lamination;
				  or
(iii) Provide adhesion between
				  two substrates for lamination.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.19 - Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific Processes › Section 26.11.19.07-1 - Control of VOC Emissions from Solid Resin Decorative Surface Manufacturing

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A.
				  Definitions. In this regulation, the following terms have the meanings
				  indicated:
(1) "Particle plant operation"
				  means a SRDS operation where cured resin sheets are pulverized into particles
				  to be used in the manufacture of decorative surfaces.
(2) "Related operations" means a VOC emitting
				  installation located at a solid resin decorative surface manufacturing facility
				  other than a particle plant operation, shaped goods plant, SRDS operation, or
				  high pressure laminate (HPL) operation.
(3) "Shaped goods plant" means a process in
				  which resins are mixed with a catalyst and other ingredients, shaped into a
				  mold, and cured to produce a shaped product such as a sink.
(4) "Solid resin decorative surface (SRDS)
				  operation" means a process where resins are mixed with a catalyst and other
				  ingredients, formed into a sheet, and cured.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.19 - Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific Processes › Section 26.11.19.07-2 - Plastic Parts and Business Machines Coating

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A. Definitions. In this regulation, the
				  following terms have the meanings indicated:
(1) "Business machine" means a device that
				  uses electronic or mechanical methods to process information, perform
				  calculations, print or copy information, or convert sound into electrical
				  impulses for transmission, such as:
(a)
				  Products classified as typewriters under SIC Code 3572;
(b) Products classified as electronic
				  computing devices under SIC Code 3573;
(c) Products classified as calculating and
				  accounting machines under SIC Code 3574;
(d) Products classified as telephone and
				  telegraph equipment under SIC Code 3661;
(e) Products classified as office machines,
				  not elsewhere classified, under SIC Code 3579; and
(f) Photocopy machines, a subcategory of
				  products classified as photographic equipment under SIC code 3861.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.19 - Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific Processes › Section 26.11.19.08 - Metal Parts and Products Coating

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A. Definitions. In this regulation, the
				  following terms have the meanings indicated:
(1) "Adhesion promoter" means a thin coating
				  applied to a substrate to:
(a) Promote
				  wetting; and
(b) Form a chemical
				  bond with the subsequently applied material.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.19 - Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific Processes › Section 26.11.19.09 - Control of VOC Emissions from Cold and Vapor Degreasing

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A. Definitions. In this regulation, the
				  following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) Cold Degreasing.
(a) "Cold degreasing" means, except as
				  provided in §B(1)(c) of this regulation, the use of degreasing material at
				  ambient temperature or any temperatures below the boiling point of the
				  degreasing material to remove grease from metal.
(b) "Cold degreasing" includes the use of
				  degreasing material that removes grease from metal, but also leaves a residue
				  on the metal for anticorrosion or other protective purposes.
(c) "Cold degreasing" does not include
				  industrial wiping operations, cleaning of electronic assemblies, stripping or
				  industrial coating removal systems used to remove propellants, paints, or other
				  previously applied coatings other than grease from metal.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.19 - Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific Processes › Section 26.11.19.09-1 - Control of VOC Emissions from Industrial Solvent Cleaning Operations Other Than Cold and Vapor Degreasing

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A.
				  Definitions. In this regulation, the following terms have the meanings
				  indicated:
(1) Electrical and Electronic
				  Components.
(a) "Electrical and electronic
				  components" means components and assemblies of components, wires, windings,
				  stators, rotors, magnets, contacts, relays, printed circuit boards, printed
				  wire assemblies, wiring boards, integrated circuits, resistors, capacitors, and
				  transistors that generate, convert, transmit, or modify electrical
				  energy.
(b) "Electrical and
				  electronic components" does not include the cabinets in which electrical and
				  electronic components are housed.