(a) Identification of plan. Maryland Plan for Control Designated Pollutants from Existing Facilities (Section 111(d) plan).

(b) The plan was officially submitted as follows:

(1) Control of sulfuric acid mist from sulfuric acid plants, submitted by the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, State of Maryland on August 30, 1978.

(2) Control of TRS emissions from kraft pulp mills, submitted by the Governor of Maryland on May 18, 1981, and approval of a compliance schedule, submitted by the State of Maryland on September 24, 1982.

(3) Control of fluoride emissions from primary aluminum reduction plants, submitted by the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, State of Maryland on January 26, 1984.

(c) Designated facilities. The plan applies to existing facilities in the following categories of sources:

(1) Sulfuric acid plants;

(2) Kraft pulp mills.

(3) Primary aluminum reduction plants.

(d) Submittal of plan revisions—On April 2, 1992, Maryland submitted revisions to COMAR 26.11.14.05A. and .05B. governing the testing, monitoring, and reporting of total reduced sulfur (TRS) emissions from kraft pulp mills.

(a) The plan applies to the following existing sulfuric acid plants:

(1) Olin Corporation, Baltimore City, Maryland.

(a) The plan applies to existing facilities at the following kraft pulp mills:

(1) Westvaco Fine Papers Divisions, Luke, Maryland.

(a) The plan applies to the following existing primary aluminum reduction plants:

(1) Eastalco Aluminum Plant, Frederick, Maryland.

(a) 111(d)/129 plan for municipal waste combustors (MWCs) with a unit capacity greater than 250 tons per day (TPD) and the associated Code of Maryland Regulation (COMAR 26.11.08), as submitted by the Air and Radiation Management Administration, Maryland Department of the Environment, on December 4, 1997, and as amended on October 7, 1998.

(b) On October 24, 2007, Maryland submitted a revised State plan (Phase II) and related COMAR 26.11.08.01, .02, and .08 amendments as required by 40 CFR part 60, subpart Cb, amended May 10, 2006.

(c) On May 10, 2016, Maryland submitted a revised State Plan and related COMAR 26.11.08.08 amendments.

The plan applies to all existing MWC facilities with a MWC unit capacity greater than 250 TPD of municipal solid waste.

(a) The effective date of the 111(d)/129 plan is June 22, 1999.

(b) The plan revision (Phase II) is effective June 9, 2008.

(c) The plan revision is effective July 30, 2018.

On May 12, 2005, EPA signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that defines policies, responsibilities, and procedures pursuant to 40 CFR 62 subpart JJJ (the “Federal plan”) by which it will be administered by the MDE for existing small MWC units. On May 25, 2005, the MDE Secretary signed the MOA, thus agreeing to its terms and conditions.

The MOA and related Federal plan apply to all affected small MWC units for which construction commenced on or before August 30, 1999.

The delegation became fully effective on May 25, 2005, the date the MOA was signed by the MDE Secretary.

(a) May 12, 2005 Maryland Department of the Environment letter certifying that existing CISWI units, subject to 40 CFR part 60, subpart DDDD, have been permanently shut down and have been dismantled in the state.

(b) Letter from the State of Maryland, Department of the Environment, submitted January 20, 2017, certifying that there are no existing commercial/industrial solid waste incineration units within the State of Maryland that are subject to 40 CFR part 60, subpart DDDD.

On March 23, 1999, the Maryland Department of the Environment submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency a 111(d) Plan to implement and enforce the requirements of 40 CFR part 60, subpart Cc, Emissions Guidelines for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills.

The plan applies to all Maryland existing municipal solid waste landfills for which construction, reconstruction, or modification was commenced before May 30, 1991 and that accepted waste at any time since November 8, 1987, or that have additional capacity available for future waste deposition, as described in 40 CFR part 60, subpart Cc.

The effective date of the plan for municipal solid waste landfills is November 8, 1999.

(a) Section 111(d)/129 plan for HMIWIs and the associated Code of Maryland (COMAR) 26.11.08 regulations, as submitted on April 14, 2000.

(b) Section 111(d)/129 plan for HMIWIs and the associated Code of Maryland (COMAR) regulations, as submitted on January 10, 2013.

(a) The plan submitted on April 14, 2000 applies to all existing HMIWIs located in Maryland for which construction was commenced on or before June 20, 1996.

(b) The January 10, 2013 submittal applies to all existing HMIWIs as defined in the approved Maryland Section 111(d)/129 plan.

(a) The effective date of the plan submitted on April 14, 2000 is October 20, 2000.

(b) The effective date of the plan submitted on January 10, 2013 is May 30, 2017.

Letter from the State of Maryland, Department of the Environment, submitted April 3, 2020, certifying that there are no existing sewage sludge incineration units within the State of Maryland that are subject to 40 CFR part 60, subpart MMMM.