regulations and issues permits that set emission
standards for construction or operation of equip-
ment that emits to the atmosphere. The Ad-
ministration sets standards for and, with the
Department ofTransportation, manages the Motor
Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program. The Ad-
ministration also licenses asbestos removal contrac-
tors and investigates and resolves complaints of
noise pollution.
The Administration works through six
programs: Air Quality Policy, Planning, and
Regulation Development; Air Monitoring and In-
formation Systems; Air Toxics and New Source
Permits; Enforcement; Community Environmental
Services; and Mobile Sources Control. The Air
Quality Control Advisory Council and the Environ-
mental Noise Advisory Council support the
Administration's work.

AIR QUALITY CONTROL ADVISOKT COUNCIL
Gordon M. Rapier, Chairperson, 1991

Appointed by Secretary of the Environment: John M.
Ondov, Ph.D., 1991; MaryM. Rosso, 1991; Gail
Wienmann, M.D., 1991; Dale E. Woomert, 1992;
Carl F. Brecall, 1993; Norman Asde, 1994; John
Cline, 1994; Richard R. Cole, 1994; ParkerDean,
1994; William V. Lauterbach, Jr., 1994; Joyce
Lyons Terhes, 1994; J. Hugh Ellis, Ph.D., 1995;
two vacancies.

Staff: Dorothy Guy 631-3265

The Air Quality Control Advisory Council
originated as the Air Pollution Control Council in
1963 (Chapter 806, Acts of 1963). It received its
present name in 1967 (Chapter 143, Acts of 1967).
Barmerly under the Department of Health and Men-
tal Hygiene, the Council was placed within the
Department of the Environment in 1987 (Chapter
306, Acts of 1987). The Council advises the Depart-
ment on rules and regulations to control air pollution.
The Council consists of not more than fifteen
members appointed by the Secretary of the En-
vironment. Three members represent the general
public. Additional members include a physician; a
professional engineer nominated by the Baltimore
section, American Society of Chemical Engineers;
a chemical engineer nominated by the Maryland
section, American Institute of Chemical Engineers;
and two persons employed in a manufacturing or
public utility business in Maryland nominated by
the Maryland Chamber of Commerce. One mem-
ber belongs to and is recommended by the Bal-
timore Regional Council of Governments. One
member is nominated by the Maryland Association
of Counties. Four members are selected, one each
from nominees of the Chancellor, University of
Maryland System; President, The Johns Hopkins
University; President, Maryland State-District of
Columbia AFL-CIO; and Chairperson, Board of

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Directors, Council of Governments of
Metropolitan Washington. Terms of members are
five years, except for the Baltimore Regional Coun-
cil of Governments representive whose term coin-
cides with membership on that council (Code
Environment Article, sees. 2-201 through 2-206).

ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE ADVISOKT COUNCIL
Vacancy, Chairperson

Appointed by Secretary of the Environment: Georges
R. Garincher, 1988; Richard W. Mehaiko, 1989;
Cyrus Blanchard, M.D., 1990; Virginia Mock,
1991; William H. Walston, Jr., Ph.D.

Staff: Michael J. Caughlin 631-3200

The Council was formed in 1973 as the Noise
Pollution Control Advisory Council (Chapter 709,
Acts of 1973). It was renamed the Environmental
Noise Advisory Council in 1974 (Chapter 287,
Acts of 1974). Formerly under the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene, the Council became
part of the Department of the Environment in 1987
(Chapter 306, Acts of 1987). The Council advises
the Department on environmental noise standards
and sound level limits.
The Council's five members are appointed by the
Secretary of the Environment for five-year terms.
One member is nominated by the Acoustical
Society of America. One member must be a
physician specializing in hearing, nominated by the
Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of
Maryland. The third member is nominated by the
Chancellor of the University of Maryland System.
Two members represent the general public; they
may be nominated by the Maryland State Chamber
of Commerce, the Maryland Transportation
Federation, the Maryland Environmental Trust, or
other environmental groups (Code Environment
Article, sees. 3-201 through 3-205).

AIR QUALITY POLICY, PLANNING, &
REGULATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Mario Jorquera, Administrator
631-3240

The Air Quality Policy, Planning, and Regula-
tion Development Program was created in Septem-
ber 1988. The Program tracks State and federal
laws and regulations pertaining to air quality To
control air pollutant emissions, the Program
develops plans and regulations that help the State
meet National Ambient Air Quality Standards.

AIR MONITORING & INFORMATION
SYSTEMS PROGRAM
Edward Carter, Administrator
631-3280

Created in September 1988, the Air Monitoring
and Information Systems Program operates a