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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".13-3" citation="COMAR 26.13.07.13-3" title_num="26" subtitle_num="13" chapter_num="07" heading="General Criteria Defining Eligibility for Processing as a Minor Modification.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Requests for Determination of Eligibility for Processing as a Minor Modification.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>For modifications not listed in Regulation .13-1 or .13-2 of this chapter, the permittee may request a determination by the Secretary that the modification should be processed as a minor modification.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The permittee shall provide the Secretary with the information necessary to support the requested determination.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The Secretary shall make a decision on a request for determination made under §A(1) of this regulation as promptly as practicable.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>In determining whether the proposed modification may be processed as a minor modification, the Secretary shall consider the similarity of the modification to modifications listed in Regulation .13-2 of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The modification in §B of this regulation may be considered minor only if it meets the following conditions:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>It involves minor changes that keep the permit current with routine changes to the facility or its operation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Changes under the modification do not substantially alter the permit conditions or reduce the capacity of the facility to protect human health or the environment.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>