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	UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

	REGION III

1650 Arch Street

	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2029

October 11, 2007

Mr. George S. Aburn, Director

Air and Radiation Management Administration

Maryland Department of the Environment

1800 Washington Boulevard

Baltimore, Maryland 21230

Dear Mr. Aburn:

On June 18, 2007, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
received a revision to the Maryland State Implementation Plan (SIP) from
the Maryland Department of the Environment.  The SIP revision pertains
to the amendments to control VOC emissions from Portable Fuel
Containers.  EPA has determined that the submittal is administratively
and technically complete, and is being reviewed to prepare a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (NPR).  

If members of your staff have any questions, they may direct them to
Gobeail McKinley, Air Quality Planning Branch at (215) 814-2033.  She is
the principal contact for this rulemaking.

Sincerely, 

						/s/ David Arnold for

        	Judith M. Katz, Director

Air Protection Division 

       

cc:  Shari T. Wilson, Secretary, MDE

      Deborah Rabin, Regulations Coordinator, MDE

       

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