Ch. 59                                       1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

[(c)] (D) "Department" means the Department of the Environment.

[(d)](E) "Health officer" means the Baltimore/City Commissioner of Health or
the health officer of a county.

[(e)](F) ''Includes" or "including" means includes or including by way of
illustration and not by way of limitation.

(G) "INFORMATIONAL MEETING" MEANS A MEETING, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC,
AT WHICH THE APPLICANT OR THE DEPARTMENT PRESENTS INFORMATION
CONCERNING A PERMIT APPLICATION. AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING IS NOT A
CONTESTED CASE HEARING NOR AN AGENCY HEARING UNDER § 10-202(D) OF THE
STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE.

[(f)] (H) "Person" means an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal
representative, fiduciary, or representative of any kind and any partnership, firm,
association, corporation, or other entity.

[(g)] (I) "Physician" means an individual who is authorized under the Maryland
Medical Practice Act to practice medicine in this State.

(J) "PUBLIC HEARING" MEANS A MEETING, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AT WHICH
THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMENTS CONCERNING A
TENTATIVE DETERMINATION. A PUBLIC HEARING IS NOT A CONTESTED CASE
HEARING NOR AN AGENCY HEARING UNDER § 10-202(C) OF THE STATE
GOVERNMENT ARTICLE.

[(h)](K)    "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Environment.

[(i)] (L)     "State" means:

(1)     A state, possession, or territory of the United States;

(2)     The District of Columbia; or

(3)     The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

(M) "SUBSTANTIVELY" MEANS. IN A MANNER SUBSTANTIALLY AFFECTING
THE RIGHTS, DUTIES, OR OBLIGATIONS OF A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC.

SUBTITLE 6. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE PERMITTING PROCESS

1-601. SCOPE OF SUBTITLE.

(A) PERMITS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER THE FOLLOWING
SECTIONS SHALL BE ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBTITLE:

(1)      AIR QUALITY CONTROL PERMITS TO CONSTRUCT SUBJECT TO § 2-404
OF THIS ARTICLE;

(2)      PERMITS TO INSTALL, MATERIALLY ALTER OR MATERIALLY
EXTEND LANDFILL SYSTEMS, INCINERATORS FOR PUBLIC USE OR RUBBLE
LANDFILLS SUBJECT TO § 9-209 OF THIS ARTICLE;

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