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	UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

	REGION III

1650 Arch Street

	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19103-2029

									July 16. 2012

The Honorable Robert M. Summers

Secretary, Maryland Department of the Environment

1800 Washington Boulevard

Baltimore, Maryland 21230

Dear Secretary Summers:

On April 5, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
received a revision to Maryland’s State Implementation Plan (SIP)
pertaining to adoption of EPA methods, procedures and work practice
standards established as part of EPA’s Control Techniques Guidelines
for: (1) paper, film and foil coatings; (2) industrial cleaning
solvents; (3) miscellaneous metal and plastic parts coatings; (4) large
appliance coatings; (5) offset lithographic printing and letterpress
printing; (6) flat wood paneling coatings; and (7) flexible package
printing.  EPA has determined that the submittal is administratively and
technically complete, and is reviewing it to prepare a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking.  

If members of your staff have any questions, they may direct them to Ms.
Jacqueline Lewis, Office of Air Program Planning, at (215) 814-2037. 
She is the principal contact for this rulemaking.    

	Sincerely, 

							/s/

David Arnold for 

						         

          Diana Esher, Director

                          			          Air Protection Division 

cc:  	George (Tad) S. Aburn, Jr., Director, Air and Radiation Management
Administration

	Diane Franks, Manager, Air Quality Planning Program

	Customer Service Hotline: 1-800-438-2474

