SIP
SUBMITTAL
COMPLETENESS
CRITERIA
CHECKLIST
(
in
accordance
with
40
CFR
Part
51
­
App.
V)

SIP
Submitted
by:
Maryland
Department
of
the
Environment
Date
Submitted:
October
31,
2005
Subject:
Clarification
of
the
Definition
of
"
interruptible
gas
service"
Revision
#
05­
07)

Completeness
Review
Completed
by:
Helene
Drago
Date
Completed:

Administrative
Materials
ACCEPTABLE
EPA
REQUIREMENT
STATE
SUBMITTAL
(
X)

1.
A
formal
letter
of
submittal
from
the
Governor
or
his
designee,
requesting
EPA
approval
of
the
plan
or
revision
thereof.
1.
Letter
dated
October
31,
2005
from
Kendl
P.
Philbrick,

Secretary,
Maryland
Department
of
the
Environment,
to
Donald
Welsh,
Regional
Administrator,
EPA
Region
III.
Yes
2.
Evidence
that
the
State
has
adopted
the
plan
in
the
State
code
or
body
of
regulations;
or
issued
the
permit,
order,

consent
agreement
in
final
form.
That
evidence
shall
include
the
date
of
adoption
or
final
issuance
as
well
as
the
effective
date
of
the
plan,
if
different
from
the
adoption/
issuance
date.
2.
The
regulations
were
adopted
on
August
23,
2005
and
published
in
the
Maryland
Register
on
September
2,
2005
with
an
effective
date
of
September
12,
2005.
Yes
3.
Evidence
that
the
State
has
the
necessary
legal
authority
under
State
law
to
adopt
and
implement
the
plan.
3.
Environmental
Article,
Title
2,
Annotated
Code
of
Maryland.
Yes
Administrative
Materials
EPA
REQUIREMENT
STATE
SUBMITTAL
(
X)

2
4.
A
copy
of
actual
regulation,
or
document
submitted
for
approval
and
incorporation
by
reference
into
the
plan,

including
indication
of
the
changes
made
to
the
existing
approved
plan,
where
applicable.
The
submittal
shall
be
a
copy
of
the
official
State
regulation/
document
signed,
stamped,

dated
by
the
appropriate
State
official
indicating
that
it
is
fully
enforceable
by
the
State.
The
effective
date
of
the
regulation/
document
shall,
whenever
possible,
be
indicated
in
the
document
itself.
4.
A
copy
of
the
proposed
rule
published
in
the
Maryland
Register
on
June
10,
2005,
and
the
final
rule
published
in
the
Maryland
Register
on
September
2,
2005
with
an
effective
date
of
September
12,
2005.
Yes
5.
Evidence
that
the
State
followed
all
of
the
procedural
requirements
of
the
State's
laws
and
constitution
in
conducting
and
completing
the
adoption/
issuance
of
the
plan.
5.
Letter
dated
October
31,
2005,
from
Kendl
P.
Philbrick,

Secretary,
Maryland
Department
of
the
Environment.
Yes
6.
Evidence
that
public
notice
was
given
of
the
proposed
change
consistent
with
procedures
approved
by
EPA,
including
the
date
of
publication
of
such
notice.
6.
Copy
of
hearing
notices
in
Maryland
Register,
The
Baltimore
Sun,
Washington
Post,
The
Frederick
News
Post,

The
Cumberland
Times­
News,
The
Salisbury
Daily
and
Sunday
Times,
and
the
Gazette
Newspaper.
Copy
of
hearing
transcripts,
attendance
sign­
in
sheets.
Yes
7.
Certification
that
public
hearings
were
held
in
accordance
with
the
information
provided
in
the
public
notice
and
the
State's
laws
and
constitution,
if
applicable.
7.
Letter
dated
October
31,
2005,
from
Kendl
P.
Philbrick,

Secretary,
Maryland
Department
of
the
Environment.
Certified
transcript
of
public
hearing
with
attendance
sign­
in
sheets.
Yes
8.
Compilation
of
public
comments
and
the
State's
response
thereto.
8.
Certified
transcript
of
Public
Hearings
with
copies
of
public
comments
and
state
response
to
comments
Yes
Technical
Materials
EPA
REQUIREMENT
STATE
SUBMITTAL
(
X)

3
1.
Identification
of
all
regulated
pollutants
affected
by
the
plan.
1.
Not
applicable
2.
Identification
of
the
locations
of
affected
sources
including
the
EPA
attainment/
nonattainment
designation
of
the
locations
and
the
status
of
the
attainment
plan
for
the
affected
area(
s).
2.
Not
applicable
3.
Quantification
of
the
changes
in
plan
allowable
emissions
from
the
affected
sources;
estimates
of
changes
in
current
actual
emissions
from
affected
sources
or,
where
appropriate,

quantification
of
changes
in
actual
emissions
from
affected
sources
through
calculations
of
the
differences
between
certain
baseline
levels
and
allowable
emissions
anticipated
as
a
result
of
the
revision.
3.
Not
applicable.

4.
The
State's
demonstration
that
the
national
ambient
air
quality
standards,
prevention
of
significant
deterioration
increments,
reasonable
further
progress
demonstration,
and
visibility,
as
applicable,
are
protected
if
the
plan
is
approved
and
implemented.
4.
Not
applicable
5.
Modeling
information
required
to
support
the
proposed
revision,
including
input
data,
output
data,
models
used,

ambient
monitoring
data
used,
meteorological
data
used,

justification
for
use
of
offsite
data
(
where
used),
modes
of
models
used,
assumptions,
and
other
information
relevant
to
the
determination
of
adequacy
of
the
modeling
analysis.
5.
Not
applicable.

6.
Evidence,
where
necessary,
that
emission
limitations
are
based
on
continuous
emission
reduction
technology.
6.
Not
applicable.
Technical
Materials
EPA
REQUIREMENT
STATE
SUBMITTAL
(
X)

4
7.
Evidence
that
the
plan
contains
emission
limitations,
work
practice
standards
and
recordkeeping/
reporting
requirements,

where
necessary,
to
ensure
emission
levels.
7.
Not
applicable
8.
Compliance/
enforcement
strategies,
including
how
compliance
will
be
determined
in
practice.
8.
Not
applicable.

9.
Special
economic
and
technological
justifications
required
by
any
applicable
EPA
policies.
(
If
a
policy
is
not
appropriate,

explain
why.)
9.
Not
applicable
.

10.
A
Section
107
request
must
be
accompanied
by
a
maintenance
plan
demonstrating
maintenance
to
the
relevant
NAAQS
for
at
least
10
years
after
redesignation.
10.
Not
applicable
