1. A. The Department shall provide the EPA with a copy of each application for a Part 70 permit, including an application for a permit revision, each proposed permit, and each final Part 70 permit, unless the EPA agrees to accept a summary of the application and related information. The Department may require the applicant to submit a copy of the permit application, including the compliance plan directly to the EPA.

2. B. Except for administrative permit amendments for which notice to the EPA is not required, the Department may not issue or revise the federally enforceable provisions of a Part 70 permit if the EPA:

   1. (1) Objects to its issuance or revision in writing within 45 days of EPA's receipt of the proposed permit or revision and any necessary supporting information; and
   2. (2) Specifies the basis for its objection and a description of the terms and conditions that must be included in the permit to respond to the objection.

Authority: Environment Article, §§1-101, 1-404, 2-101—2-103, 2-301—2-303, 2-401, 2-403, and 2-404, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Chapter, State-Adopted National Ambient Air Quality Standards and Guidelines, recodified from COMAR 26.11.03.01—.07 to COMAR 26.11.04.03—.09, effective May 8, 1995 (22:9 Md. R. 648)

Editor's note: Regulations .01—.24, Permits, Approvals, and Registration—Part 70 Permits, as well as the Part 70 permit requirements of COMAR 26.11.02 were effective on August 2, 1996, the date the EPA approved Maryland's program (24:5 Md. R. 413).

Regulation .01B amended and .01M adopted effective June 16, 1997 (24:12 Md. R. 866)

Regulation .01M amended effective October 16, 2000 (27:20 Md. R. 1843)

Chapter revised effective July 9, 2001 (28:13 Md. R. 1217)

Regulation .01B amended effective December 10, 2001 (28:24 Md.2130)

Regulation .01M amended effective January 29, 2007 (34:2 Md. R. 138)

Regulation .06C amended effective November 11, 2002 (29:22 Md. R. 1724)

Regulation .12D amended effective November 11, 2002 (29:22 Md. R. 1724)

Regulation .18A amended effective December 10, 2001 (28:24 Md.2130)

Regulation .19D amended effective December 10, 2001 (28:24 Md.2130)