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Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.19 - Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific Processes › Section 26.11.19.10 - Flexographic and Rotogravure Printing

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A. Definitions. In this regulation, the
				  following terms have the meanings indicated:
(1) "Flexography" means to use an elastomeric
				  cylinder or an elastomeric surface of revolution with raised areas to transfer
				  ink as a method of printing.
(2)
				  "Packaging rotogravure" means to use a cylinder or other surface of revolution
				  with contoured recesses on the surface to transfer ink as a method of printing
				  on a substrate that subsequent operations turn into a container or into labels
				  for objects.
(3) "Publication
				  rotogravure" means to use a cylinder or other surface of revolution with
				  contoured recesses on the surface to transfer ink as a method of printing on a
				  substrate that subsequent operations turn into books, magazines, newsletters,
				  and similar 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 26.11.19.10-1 - Flexible Packaging Printing

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A.
				  Definitions. In this regulation, the following terms have the meanings
				  indicated:
(1) Flexible Packaging.
(a) "Flexible packaging" means any package or
				  part of a package the shape of which can be readily changed, including but not
				  limited to:
(i) Bags, pouches, liners, and
				  wraps utilizing paper, plastic, film, aluminum foil, metalized or coated paper
				  or film, or any combination of these materials; and
(ii) Shrink-wrap labels or wrappers printed
				  on a printing press or in-line with a flexible package printing, coating, and
				  laminating operation.
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 26.11.19.11 - Lithographic and Letterpress Printing

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A. Definitions. In this regulation, the
				  following terms have the meanings indicated:
(1) "Alcohol" means an organic compound in
				  which a hydroxyl group is bound to a carbon atom of an alkyl or substituted
				  alkyl group and having the general formula CnH(2n+1)OH.
(2) "Alcohol substitute" means a material
				  used in a fountain solution in place of alcohol.
(3) "Cleaning solution" means a mixture of
				  water, chemicals, and/or additives used for cleaning blanket, roller, plate,
				  metering roller, impression cylinder, rubber rejuvenators, press, press parts,
				  or to remove dried ink from areas around a press.
(4) "Fountain solution" means a mixture of
				  water, chemicals, and additives which reduces the surface tension of the water
				  and wets the non-image areas so that the ink is maintained within the image
				  areas.
(5) "Heatset" means any
				  operation in which heat is required to evaporate ink oils from the printing
				  ink, excluding ultraviolet (UV) and electron beam curing.
(6) "Letterpress printing" means printing
				  using raised image transfer elements fixed upon a metal backing.
(7) "Lithographic printing" means printing by
				  the transfer of patterns or images from a material processed to selectively
				  absorb ink and water.
(8)
				  "Sheet-fed printing" means a printing operation in which individual sheets of
				  substrate are fed to the press sequentially.
(9) "Web printing" means a continuous
				  printing operation in which a roll of paper is used as the printing
				  substrate.
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 26.11.19.12 - Dry Cleaning Installations

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A. Definitions.
(1) "Dry cleaning installation" means an
				  installation engaged in the cleaning of fabrics by means of one or more washes
				  in VOC, extraction of excess VOC by spinning, and drying by tumbling in an
				  airstream. The installation includes all washers, dryers, filter and
				  purification systems, waste disposal systems, holding tanks, pumps, and
				  attendant plumbing located at a single premises.
(2) "Petroleum solvent" means organic
				  material produced by petroleum distillation comprising a hydrocarbon range of 8
				  to 12 carbon atoms per organic molecule that exists as a liquid under standard
				  conditions.
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 26.11.19.13 - Drum and Pail Coating

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A.
				  Definitions. In this regulation, the following terms have the meanings
				  indicated:
(1) "Drum" means any cylindrical
				  metal container with a capacity of greater than 12 gallons and up to 110
				  gallons (45 to 416 liters).
(2)
				  "Pail" means any cylindrical metal container of 5 to 12 gallons (19 to 45
				  liters) capacity and constructed of 29 gauge or heavier material.
(3) "Reconditioned Drums or Pails" means any
				  metal drum or pail which is reused, recycled or remanufactured.
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 26.11.19.13-1 - Aerospace Coating Operations

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A.
				  Applicability and Exemptions.
(1) This
				  regulation applies to an aerospace coating operation at a premises where the
				  total actual VOC emissions from all aerospace coating operations is 20 pounds
				  or more per day.
(2) The standards
				  in §C(2) of this regulation do not apply to tooling and touch up and repair
				  operations.
(3) A person subject to
				  the standards in §C(2) of this regulation may comply with those standards by
				  using an air pollution control device (see Regulation .02B(2)(b) of this
				  chapter).
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 26.11.19.13-2 - Brake Shoe Coating Operations

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A. Definitions. In this regulation, the
				  following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Brake caliper rust preventive coating
				  (brake caliper coating)" means a brake shoe coating that is applied to the
				  unpainted cast iron brake caliper to provide rust resistance.
(2) "Brake shoe coating operation" means a
				  process in which coating is applied to a portion of a brake shoe to provide
				  bonding between the metal and the lining of the brake shoe.
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 26.11.19.13-3 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Structural Steel-Coating Operations

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A.
				  Definitions.
(1) In this regulation, the
				  following terms have the meanings indicated.
(2) Terms Defined.
(a) "Controlled air spray system" means a
				  method of spraying a coating that has an enhanced transfer efficiency such as a
				  high-volume, low-pressure (HVLP) or low-volume, low-pressure (LVLP) spray
				  system that utilizes an air pressure between 0.1 and 10.0 psig in the spray
				  gun.
(b) "Dip-coating operation"
				  means a process in which structural steel is coated by dipping into stationary
				  tanks filled with liquid coatings.
(c) "Protective coating" means a primer mixed
				  with mineral spirits or other solvents, that is used in a coating operation for
				  corrosion protection.
(d)
				  "Structural steel-coating operation" means a facility that applies a coating to
				  fabricated steel components such as welded steel joists, steel beams, and
				  columns used to assemble buildings and other large structures.
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 26.11.19.14 - Manufacture of Synthesized Pharmaceutical Products

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A. Definitions. In this regulation, the
				  following terms have the meanings indicated:
(1) "Production equipment exhaust system"
				  means a device for collecting and directing out of the work area VOC fugitive
				  emissions from reactor openings, centrifuge openings, and other vessel openings
				  for the purpose of protecting workers from excessive VOC exposure.
(2) "Synthesized pharmaceutical
				  manufacturing" means manufacture of pharmaceutical products by chemical
				  synthesis.
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 26.11.19.15 - Paint, Resin, and Adhesive Manufacturing and Adhesive Application

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A. Definitions.
(1) "Adhesive application" means the
				  application of adhesives to a product and the assembly and curing of that
				  product.
(2) "Honeycomb core
				  installation" means an operation that applies an adhesive to a metal foil or
				  other substrate which is stacked, cured, and either expanded or corrugated to
				  create a cellular matrix structure used in aircraft construction and related
				  industries.
(3) "Resin thin down
				  tank" means a vessel in which VOC is added to reduce the viscosity of resin.
(3-1) "Sealant" has the meaning stated in COMAR
					 26.11.35.03 a B.
(3-2) "Sealant application" means the application and
					 curing of a sealant.
(3-3) "Specialty electronic systems and subsystems for
					 defense and homeland security" has the meaning stated in COMAR
					 26.11.35.03 a B.
(4) "Specialty footwear manufacturing" means
				  the manufacturing of special cold weather shoes or boots in accordance with
				  military specifications.
(5)
				  "Specialty spiral tube winding" means a process that is used to manufacture a
				  plastic spirally wound tube for high temperature insulation application in the
				  electric motor manufacturing industry.
(6) "Spiral tube winding" means a process
				  that is used to manufacture spirally wound plastic tubes that are used to
				  insulate electric wire and electronic components.
(7) "Spiral wound tube impregnating and
				  curing" means a batch-fed process that is used to impregnate spirally wound
				  tubes with resin under pressure and cure them at elevated
				  temperatures.
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 26.11.19.16 - Control of VOC Equipment Leaks

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A.
				  Definitions. In this regulation, the following terms have the meanings
				  indicated:
(1) "Component" means equipment
				  which has the potential to leak VOC, including process equipment, storage
				  tanks, pumps, compressors, valves, flanges and other pipeline fittings,
				  pressure relief valves, process drains, and open-ended pipes.
(2) "Leak" means an unintended liquid or
				  vapor release of VOC from a component into the ambient air or into a
				  building.
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 26.11.19.17 - Control of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions from Yeast Manufacturing

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A.
				  Definitions.
(1) "Fermentation batch" means a
				  fermentation cycle that normally ranges from 7 to 20 hours duration occurring
				  in a fermenter.
(2) "First
				  generation fermenter" means a vessel in which yeast and nutrients are aerated
				  to produce yeast for a trade fermenter.
(3) "Nutritional yeast" means yeast that
				  becomes:
(a) An ingredient in dough for bread
				  or any other yeast-raised baked product; or
(b) A nutritional food additive intended for
				  consumption by humans.
(4) "Specialty yeast" means yeast that is
				  used in the production of beer, wine, or alcoholic beverages or in the
				  production of ethanol.
(5) "Stock
				  fermenter" means a vessel in which yeast and nutrients are aerated to produce
				  stock yeast.
(6) "Trade fermenter"
				  means a vessel in which yeast and nutrients are aerated to produce liquid yeast
				  to be processed for sale.
(7)
				  "Yeast manufacturing installation" means a fermentation reactor or vessel used
				  to manufacture yeast.
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 26.11.19.19 - Control of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions from Expandable Polystyrene Operations

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A.
				  Applicability. Except as required in §E(2) of this regulation, this regulation
				  applies to a person who owns or operates an EPO at a premises where the total
				  actual VOC emissions from all EPOs at the premises is 20 pounds or more per
				  day.
B. Definitions.
(1) In this regulation, the following terms
				  have the meaning indicated.
(2)
				  Terms Defined.
(a) "Blowing agent" means a
				  liquid, gaseous, or solid material that facilitates the formation of a cellular
				  final product from polystyrene beads.
(b) "Cooler" means an EPO product that
				  consists of a leakproof container and a cover that is used primarily for the
				  temporary storage of beverages and food products.
(c) Expandable Polystyrene Operation (EPO).
(i) "Expandable polystyrene operation" means
				  a process that expands polystyrene beads containing a VOC blowing agent in a
				  preexpander and at times molds the expanded beads, with or without scrap
				  material, into a cellular product such as cups and containers, protective
				  packaging material, and insulation.
(ii) "Expandable polystyrene operation"
				  includes, as applicable, expanding the beads, expanded bead aging, and molding
				  of expanded beads into a final product.
(d) "Preexpander" means a part of an EPO that
				  processes polystyrene beads from a high-density state to a lower bulk density
				  required to manufacture an end product.
(e) "Recycled expanded polystyrene" means a
				  polystyrene end product which has served its initially intended use or an
				  expanded polystyrene product diverted from the EPO waste material
				  system.
(f) "Reduced VOC content
				  beads" means unexpanded polystyrene beads that have been reformulated so that
				  the VOC content of the beads is less than 7 percent by weight.
(g) "Specialty product" means an EPO product
				  where the expanded bead is the final product or a cooler.
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 26.11.19.21 - Control of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions from Commercial Bakery Ovens

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A. Definitions.
				  In this regulation, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Commercial bakery oven (bakery oven)"
				  means an oven with a rated heat input capacity of two MM Btu per hour or
				  greater, that is used to bake bread, rolls, or other yeast-raised
				  products.
(2) "Fermentation time"
				  means the time elapsed between adding the yeast to the dough or sponge and
				  placing the product into the bakery oven, expressed in hours.
(3) "Yeast percentage" means the pounds of
				  yeast per hundred pounds of total recipe flour, expressed as a
				  percentage.
(4) "Yt value" means a
				  factor used to predict VOC emission rates from individual bakery ovens that is
				  determined by multiplying the weighted yeast percentage (Y) by the fermentation
				  time (t).
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 26.11.19.22 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Vinegar Generators

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A. Applicability.
				  This regulation applies to a person who owns or operates a vinegar generator at
				  a premises that has total actual VOC emissions of 20 pounds or more per day
				  from all vinegar generators at the premises.
B. Definitions. In this regulation, the
				  following terms have the meanings indicated:
(1) "Scrubber-absorber system" means
				  equipment used to strip VOC from the exhaust gases of a vinegar generator by
				  means of direct contact between the effluent gases and the scrubbing
				  medium.
(2) Vinegar Generator.
(a) "Vinegar generator" means a fermenting
				  reactor in which a solution of ethanol, wood chips, and nutrients are fermented
				  aerobically under controlled conditions to produce vinegar.
(b) "Vinegar generator" includes an
				  acetator.
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 26.11.19.24 - Control of VOC Emissions from Leather Coating

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A. Applicability. This regulation applies to
				  a person who owns or operates a leather coating operation at a premises with
				  actual VOC emissions of 20 pounds or more per day from all leather coating
				  operations at the premises.
B.
				  Definition. In this regulation, "leather coating" means the application of a
				  coating to leather or the impregnation of a coating into leather to beautify,
				  protect, or give a finished appearance or quality to the leather.
C. VOC Emission Requirements.
(1) Coating Standards. Except as provided in
				  §C(2) of this regulation, a person subject to this regulation may not use any
				  coating in leather coating that exceeds 3.5 pounds of VOC per gallon of coating
				  applied minus water and exempt solvents.
(2) Alternative Method of Compliance. A
				  person subject to this regulation may achieve compliance with the requirements
				  in §C(1) of this regulation by installing a control device that reduces total
				  VOC emissions by 85 percent or more, overall.
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 26.11.19.25 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds From Explosives and Propellant Manufacturing

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A.
				  Applicability.
(1) This regulation applies to
				  a person who owns or operates existing equipment at a premises that has a
				  potential to emit 25 tons or more of VOC per year from all explosives and
				  propellant manufacturing equipment at the premises.
(2) Section C(2) of this regulation applies
				  to a person who constructs, owns, or operates new equipment that has or will
				  have total actual VOC emissions of 50 pounds or more per day.
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 26.11.19.26 - Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing

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A.
				  Applicability.
(1) This regulation applies to
				  reinforced plastic manufacturing at a premises where the total actual VOC
				  emissions from all reinforced plastic manufacturing including tooling,
				  touch-up, and repair is 20 pounds or more per day.
(2) The requirements in this regulation do
				  not apply to polyester resins used for tooling or touch-up and
				  repair.
(3) The requirements in
				  this regulation do not apply to any fiberglass boat manufacturing facility as
				  defined in Regulation .26-1B(5) of this chapter.
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 26.11.19.26-1 - Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing

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A.
				  Applicability.
(1) This regulation applies to
				  any fiberglass boat manufacturing facility where the total actual VOC
				  emissions, before add-on controls, from all fiberglass boat manufacturing is 15
				  pounds or more per day as determined on a monthly average.
(2) VOC emissions from polyester resins,
				  tooling resins and gel coats, ancillary parts production, touch-up, clean-up,
				  and repair are to be included in determining VOC emissions pursuant to §(A)(1)
				  of this regulation.
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 26.11.19.27-1 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Pleasure Craft Coating Operations

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A.
				  Applicability and Exemptions.
(1) The
				  requirements of this regulation apply to pleasure craft and fiberglass boat
				  coating operations at a premises with actual VOC emissions of 15 pounds or more
				  per day from coating operations as determined on a monthly average, on or after
				  January 1, 2013.
(2) The
				  requirements of this regulation do not apply to:
(a) Coatings applied using a hand-held,
				  pressurized, nonrefillable container which expels coatings from the container
				  in a finely divided spray when a valve on the container is depressed;
(b) Coatings that are applied to:
(i) Recoat portions of a product which has
				  sustained mechanical damage to the coating following normal painting operation;
				  or
(ii) Cover minor coating
				  imperfections appearing after the main coating operation; or
(c) Coatings or resins applied
				  during the manufacturing process.
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 26.11.19.28 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Bread and Snack Food Drying Operations

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A.
				  Applicability. This regulation applies to a person who owns or operates a bread
				  drying operation.
B. Definitions.
(1) In this regulation, the following terms
				  have the meanings indicated.
(2)
				  Terms Defined.
(a) "Bread and snack food
				  drying operation (bread drying operation)" means a drying process that reduces
				  the moisture content of bakery and confectionary waste in preparation for its
				  further use.
(b) "Scrubber system"
				  means a control device that strips VOC from the exhaust gases of a bread drying
				  operation by means of direct contact between the effluent gases and the
				  scrubbing medium.
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 26.11.19.29 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds From Distilled Spirits Facilities

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A. Applicability.
				  This regulation applies to a person who owns or operates a distilled spirits
				  facility that has a total potential to emit VOCs of 25 tons or more per
				  year.
B. Definitions.
(1) In this regulation, the following terms
				  have the meaning indicated.
(2)
				  Terms Defined.
(a) "Aging warehouse" means a
				  building in which distilled spirits are aged in barrels before being bottled
				  and packaged for distribution.
(b)
				  "Automated filling system" means an automated bottle filling system that
				  minimizes fugitive VOC emissions by rapidly filling individual containers with
				  the assistance of gravity and creating a vacuum or pressure during the bottling
				  operation.
(c) "Bottling operation"
				  means an automated process by which empty bottles are filled with distilled
				  spirits and sealed.
(d) Distilled
				  Spirits.
(i) "Distilled spirits" means an
				  alcoholic beverage such as rum, gin, vodka, bourbon, or whiskey.
(ii) "Distilled spirits" does not include
				  beer or ale.
(e)
				  "Distilled spirits facility" means a process where unaged distilled spirits are
				  received in bulk, adjusted to a designated proof, pumped into barrels, stored
				  in an aging warehouse, bottled, and packaged.
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 26.11.19.30 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Chemical Production and Fluoropolymer Material Installations

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A.
				  Definitions. In this regulation, the following terms have the meanings
				  indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Back-up control device" means a control
				  device that is used when the primary control device is not available for
				  use.
(2) "Chemical intermediate"
				  means a synthesized chemical that is further processed to produce a final
				  chemical product.
(3) "Control
				  device" means equipment that is used primarily to destroy or reduce VOC
				  emissions before they are discharged into the atmosphere.
(4) "Dipping trough" means a component of an
				  FPM shaping and forming process consisting of a shallow pan containing VOC that
				  is used to maintain flexibility of the FPM product.
(5) "Fluoropolymer material (FPM)" means an
				  inert fluorinated chemical that includes polytetrafluoroethylene or similar
				  materials and is processed with other materials to produce products that are
				  temperature resistant, chemically inert, and weather durable.
(6) "FPM coating installation" means an
				  installation that applies a coating to FPM or an FPM product.
(7) FPM Process Installation.
(a) "FPM process installation" means an
				  installation that treats FPM so that its shape or form is permanently changed
				  and that results in VOC emissions into the air.
(b) "FPM process installation" does not
				  include an FPM coating installation.
(8) Inorganic Chemical Production
				  Installation.
(a) "Inorganic chemical
				  production installation" means process equipment used for the production of
				  inorganic chemicals when associated with drying or product treatment equipment
				  that involves the use of VOCs.
(b)
				  "Inorganic chemical production installation" does not include an FPM
				  installation.
(9)
				  "Organic chemical production installation" means process equipment that
				  operates independently or in combination with other equipment including
				  reactors, distillation columns, evaporators, strippers and other similar
				  chemical processing equipment to produce a single chemical intermediate or
				  final product.
(10) Product
				  Condenser.
(a) "Product condenser" means
				  chemical processing equipment that is used to condense process vapors and
				  return the condensate to the process for the primary purpose of maintaining
				  process conditions, product quality, safe operations, or economic
				  benefit.
(b) A "product condenser"
				  that is part of an organic chemical production installation or inorganic
				  chemical production installation is not considered a control device.
(11) "Total actual uncontrolled
				  VOC emissions" means the actual VOC emissions from an installation or the VOC
				  emissions from an installation without considering controls.
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 26.11.19.31 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Medical Device Manufacturing

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A. Definitions. In
				  this regulation, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Biopassive coating" means a coating
				  applied to a product to reduce blood coagulation.
(2) "Fixed needle syringe process" means
				  insulin syringe assembly process with silicone and glue application, barrel
				  printing, and drying.
(3)
				  "Hypodermic needle process" means a standard syringe assembly process with
				  silicone and glue application, barrel printing, and drying.
(4) "Medical device" means a device intended
				  for use:
(a) In the diagnosis of disease or
				  other conditions; or
(b) In the
				  cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease.
(5) "Medical device manufacturing
				  installation" means a process or operation that causes VOC emissions during the
				  manufacture of medical devices.
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 26.11.19.33 - Control of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Emissions from Flat Wood Paneling Coatings

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A. Definitions.
(1) In this regulation, the following terms
				  have the meanings indicated.
(2)
				  Terms Defined.
(a) "Class II finishes on
				  hardboard panels" means finishes on panels that:
(i) Are manufactured primarily from
				  inter-felted lignocellulosic fibers that are consolidated under heat and
				  pressure in hot-press; and
(ii)
				  Meet the specifications of the American National Standard, ANSI A135.5-2004,
				  Prefinished Hardboard Paneling, as approved by the American National Standards
				  Institute (ANSI).
(b)
				  "Exterior siding" means flat wood paneling intended for use in commercial or
				  residential construction, generally as a covering for an outside
				  wall.
(c) "Flat wood paneling"
				  means any interior or exterior siding or paneling manufactured with wood,
				  plywood, particleboard, tileboard, or waferboard that is used in residential
				  and commercial construction.
(d)
				  "Hardwood plywood" means plywood whose surface layer is a veneer of
				  hardwood.
(e) "Natural finish
				  hardwood plywood panels" means hardwood plywood panels whose original grain
				  pattern is enhanced by essentially transparent finishes frequently supplemented
				  by fillers and toners.
(f) "Printed
				  interior panels" means panels whose grain or natural surface is obscured by
				  fillers and basecoats, upon which a simulated grain or decorative pattern is
				  printed.
(g) "Thin particleboard"
				  means a manufactured board that has a thickness of 1/4 inch (0.64 cm) or less
				  made of individual wood particles that have been coated with a binder and
				  formed into flat sheets by pressure.
(h) "Tileboard" means paneling that meets the
				  specifications for Class I hardboard established by American National Standard,
				  ANSI A135.4-2004, Basic Hardboard, as approved by the ANSI.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.20 - Mobile Sources › Section 26.11.20.01 - Visible Emissions from Ships

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A person or agent may not cause or permit the discharge of
					 emissions from any ship in excess of the following limits:
Operating Mode
Chart Number
Allowable Time
A. Underway, at berth, or at anchor
20%-1
No limit.
B. Soot blowing: (1) Underway within 1 mile (1.6
							 kilometer) of any shore
-
No soot blowing allowed.
(2) At berth or anchor: (a) Within first or last 24
							 hours of arrival or departure
-
No soot blowing allowed.
(b) Any other 24-hour period
No limit.
15 minutes for each boiler in operation provided that
							 no nuisance is created.
C. Cleaning and adjusting of combustion equipment while
							 at berth or anchor
40%-2
Not to aggregate more than 4 minutes in any 60-minute
							 period.
D. Start-up of cold boiler or engine
No limit
5 consecutive minutes.
60%-3
10 consecutive minutes additional.
E. Anchoring, berthing, or other maneuvering requiring
							 rapid changes in power
80%-4
No limit.
F. Upset/breakdown/emergency casualty or Coast Guard
							 safety tests
No limit
No limit. The control officer shall be notified as to
							 the reason for the excessive emissions.
G. Docktrials of new or rebuilt boilers or engines
No limit
No limit provided a nuisance is not created and the
							 control officer has been notified before 3 p.m. the day before the docktrials
							 are to be conducted.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.20 - Mobile Sources › Section 26.11.20.02 - Motor Vehicle Emission Control Devices

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A. Definitions.
(1) "Air pollution control system" means any
				  device or element of design installed on or in a motor vehicle or motor vehicle
				  engine in order to comply with pollutant emission restrictions established for
				  the motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine by federal or State statute or
				  regulation.
(2) "Gross vehicle
				  weight rating (GVWR)" means the value specified by the manufacturer as the
				  maximum loaded weight of a single or combination vehicle.
(3) "Motor vehicle" means any self-propelled
				  vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine and designed for use on public
				  roads, such as automobiles, trucks, and buses.
(4) "Tamper" means to remove, alter, or
				  otherwise render inoperative an air pollution control system.
(5) "Wholesale" means a transaction in which
				  a vehicle is purchased for resale by a non-retail
				  purchaser.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.20 - Mobile Sources › Section 26.11.20.03 - Motor Vehicle Fuel Specifications

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A. Definitions. For the purposes of this
				  regulation, the definitions specified in COMAR
				  03.03.05.01 a and COMAR 03.03.06
				  apply.
B. Applicability. Unless
				  otherwise indicated in COMAR 03.03.05 and COMAR 03.03.06, this regulation
				  applies Statewide.
C. Volatility.
				  Unless the gasoline is segregated and clearly documented as noncomplying and
				  not for sale or supply to an ultimate consumer in an applicable control area, a
				  person may not produce, store, transport, supply, offer to supply, transfer or
				  otherwise handle, sell, offer for sale, or dispense gasoline that does not
				  comply with the vapor pressure requirements specified in COMAR
				  03.03.05.01 a -1D, as applicable
				  during the period May 1 through September 15 inclusive, and the requirements of
				  COMAR 03.03.06.
D. Oxygen Content.
				  Unless the gasoline is segregated and clearly documented as noncomplying and
				  not for sale or supply to an ultimate consumer in an applicable control area, a
				  person may not produce, store, transport, supply, offer to supply, transfer or
				  otherwise handle, sell, offer for sale, or dispense gasoline that does not
				  comply with the oxygen content requirements specified in COMAR
				  03.03.05.01 a -1N and COMAR
				  03.03.06.
E. Record Keeping and
				  Transfer Documentation. A person who handles, transports, or otherwise
				  transfers gasoline shall comply with the record-keeping and transfer
				  documentation requirements of COMAR 03.03.06.
F. Inspections. The Department and its
				  representatives have the right to enter at reasonable times and inspect any
				  site, building, or equipment to determine compliance with the requirements of
				  this regulation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.20 - Mobile Sources › Section 26.11.20.04 - National Low Emission Vehicle Program

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A. Definitions. In this regulation, the
				  following terms have the meanings indicated:
(1) "Heavy-duty vehicle" means a motor
				  vehicle having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating greater than 6,000
				  pounds, except passenger cars.
(2)
				  "Light-duty truck" means a motor vehicle, rated at 6,000 pounds gross vehicle
				  weight or less, which is:
(a) Designed
				  primarily for purposes of transportation of property or is a derivative of such
				  a vehicle; or
(b) Available with
				  special features enabling off-street or off-highway operation and
				  use.
(3) "Medium-duty
				  vehicle" means any:
(a) Pre-1995 model year
				  heavy-duty vehicle having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of 8,500
				  pounds or less;
(b) 1992 and
				  subsequent model year heavy-duty low-emission vehicle or ultra-low-emission
				  vehicle, or zero-emission vehicle, having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight
				  rating of 14,000 pounds or less; or
(c) 1995 and subsequent model year heavy-duty
				  vehicle having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of 14,000 pounds or
				  less.
(4) "National LEV"
				  means the Voluntary National Low Emission Vehicle Program whose provisions
				  appear at 40 CFR Part 86, Subpart R.
(5) "Passenger car" means a motor vehicle
				  designed primarily for transportation of individuals and having a design
				  capacity of 12 individuals or less.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.20 - Mobile Sources › Section 26.11.20.05 - Diesel Vehicle Emissions Control Program

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The regulations found in COMAR 11.21.02 have been jointly
					 adopted by the Department of the Environment, the Department of State Police,
					 and the Department of Transportation, and will not be duplicated in Title 26.
					 These regulations should be cited under COMAR 11.21.02.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.20 - Mobile Sources › Section 26.11.20.06 - Heavy Duty Diesel Engines

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A. This
				  regulation applies to:
(1) Heavy-duty diesel
				  engines produced for the 2005 and subsequent model years; and
(2) New motor vehicles containing heavy-duty
				  diesel engines produced for the 2005 and subsequent model years.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.21 - Control of Asbestos › Section 26.11.21.01 - Definitions

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A. "Asbestos
				  project" means any activity involving the demolition, renovation, or
				  encapsulation of friable asbestos materials.
B. "Business entity" means a partnership,
				  firm, association, corporation, sole proprietorship, or other business
				  concern.
C. "Demolition" means the
				  wrecking or taking out of any load-supporting structural member and any related
				  removing or stripping of friable asbestos materials.
D. "Encapsulate" means to coat, bind, or
				  resurface walls, ceilings, pipes, or other structures to prevent friable
				  asbestos from becoming airborne.
E.
				  "Friable asbestos material" means any material that contains more than 1
				  percent asbestos by weight and that can be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to
				  powder, when dry, by hand pressure.
F. "License" means any authorization issued
				  by the Department to encapsulate or remove asbestos.
G. "Maryland Air Management Administration"
				  means that unit of the Department of the Environment responsible for the
				  implementation and enforcement of the State air quality control
				  regulations.
H. "Negative pressure
				  system" means equipment that ensures that the static pressure in an enclosed
				  work area is lower than that of the environment outside the containment
				  barriers.
I. "Operations and
				  maintenance (O and M)" means the removal, encapsulation, or disturbance of
				  friable asbestos-containing materials when the amount of material is less than
				  10 square feet or 20 linear feet and is associated with small repairs or
				  maintenance.
J. "Person", as
				  defined in Environment Article, §§
										1-101 and
				  2-101, Annotated Code of
				  Maryland, includes any business entity or public unit.
K. "Public unit" means:
(1) Any agency, bureau, department, or
				  instrumentality of State government that is not subject to Executive Order
				  01.01.1987.22 a;
(2) Any agency, bureau, department, or
				  instrumentality of federal or local government;
(3) Educational institutions that are not
				  subject to Executive Order
				  01.01.1987.22 a; and
(4) Any public, quasi-public, or municipal
				  corporation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.21 - Control of Asbestos › Section 26.11.21.02 - Applicability

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A. Regulations .03,
				  .06, .07, and .08 of this chapter apply to any person who performs or intends
				  to perform an asbestos project within Maryland.
B. Regulations .04, .05, and .09-.12 of this
				  chapter apply only to any business entity or public unit which performs or
				  intends to perform an asbestos project within Maryland.
C. Regulation .13 of this chapter applies to
				  any person applying for approval of a course on the health and safety aspects
				  of asbestos demolition, renovation, and encapsulation.
D. If a provision of Regulation .06 of this
				  chapter conflicts with a requirement under a National Emission Standard for a
				  Hazardous Air Pollutant (NESHAP) in COMAR
				  26.11.15.02 a, the NESHAP
				  requirement takes precedence.
E.
				  Request for Determination of Applicability.
(1) A person may request that the Department
				  determine whether a project is an asbestos project subject to this chapter. The
				  Department will make the determination in writing not later than 30 days after
				  it has received a written request describing the asbestos-containing materials,
				  the proposed project, and the person.
(2) An erroneous determination by the
				  Department that a project is not subject to this chapter relieves a person from
				  the requirements of this chapter only to the extent that the Department was
				  provided with the appropriate information to make a correct
				  determination.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.21 - Control of Asbestos › Section 26.11.21.03 - Notification

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A. NESHAP Sources.
				  A person who intends to engage in an asbestos project which is a NESHAP source
				  shall notify the Maryland Air and Radiation Management Administration (ARMA) in
				  writing in accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR Part 61 . Notifying ARMA
				  does not relieve a person of the obligation to also notify the U.S.
				  Environmental Protection Agency, Region III office.
B. Encapsulation. A person who intends to
				  engage in an asbestos project which will include encapsulation of more than 160
				  square feet or 260 linear feet of asbestos shall notify the Maryland Air and
				  Radiation Management Administration in writing as soon as possible before the
				  project begins.
C. All Other
				  Asbestos Projects.
(1) Any business entity or
				  public unit licensed under this chapter, performing an asbestos project which
				  is not subject to §A, B, or D of this regulation, shall notify the Maryland Air
				  Management Administration in writing before beginning the project.
(2) The notification in §C(1), of this
				  regulation, shall consist of:
(a) The
				  location of the removal or encapsulation work;
(b) The approximate amount of asbestos or
				  asbestos-containing materials to be removed or encapsulated; and
(c) The scheduled start and completion date
				  of the asbestos project.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.21 - Control of Asbestos › Section 26.11.21.04 - License Requirement

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A business entity or public unit may not engage in any
					 asbestos project unless it is licensed by the Department under this
					 chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 2 - SUBTITLES 08-12 › Subtitle 11 - AIR QUALITY › Chapter 26.11.21 - Control of Asbestos › Section 26.11.21.05 - Worker Protection Requirements

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A. Respiratory Protection Program. A business
				  entity or public unit, before it engages in any asbestos project, shall prepare
				  a written respiratory protection program as defined in MOSH regulations at 29
				  CFR Part 1910.134 and make the program available to the Department and workers
				  at the job site.
B. Physical
				  Examination. The business entity or public unit shall ensure that each worker
				  and supervisor who will be involved in an asbestos project has been examined
				  within the preceding year and has been declared by a physician to be physically
				  capable of working while wearing a respirator.
C. Training.
(1) The business entity or public unit shall
				  ensure that each worker or supervisor of the business entity or public unit who
				  will come in contact with friable asbestos or will be responsible for an
				  asbestos project, except operations and maintenance (O and M), receives the
				  following training:
(a) An initial course
				  approved by the Department, consisting of 24 hours of instruction for workers
				  or 32 hours of instruction for supervisors, completed before engaging in any
				  asbestos projects; and
(b) An
				  annual review course approved by the Department.