Public participation is an important part of air quality management. This page lists upcoming air quality-related public hearings, meetings, and notices about draft air quality rules, state implementation and network plans, and permit applications, and provides information about how you can provide public comment on them. Public comment periods are your opportunity to provide
input on air quality decision-making.
Save the Date: Division for Air Quality Clean Air Update
Thurs., July 10, 2025 at 1 - 4 PM ET
This public forum will offer an informal opportunity to hear the latest updates from the Division for Air Quality and Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District leadership about air quality regulations, permitting, air monitoring, field operations, and Kentucky’s attainment status for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. There will be time for Q & A with each speaker. This meeting will be held in-person at 300 Sower Blvd., Frankfort, KY 40601 and also live-streamed on Zoom.
Please register for this meeting by sending an email to Elly.Hixon@ky.gov. In your email, please include the following:
- Your name
- Your organization/business, if any
- Whether you are attending in-person or on Zoom
- Please write “Clean Air Update” in the subject line
Zoom link and agenda will be emailed to all registered attendees no later than July 3, 2025. Questions? Contact Elly Hixon.
Public Hearing/Public Comment Opportunity
July 2, 2025, at 10 AM EDT: Public Hearing Regarding Proposed RFG Opt-Out Request Including a Non-Interference Demonstration for the Kentucky Counties of Jefferson, Bullitt, and Oldham
Upon request, the Kentucky Division for Air Quality (Division) will conduct a virtual public hearing on July 2, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). This hearing will be held to receive comments on the Division’s proposed request to opt out of the Reformulated Gasoline (RFG) requirements for Jefferson, Bullitt, and Oldham counties under 40 CFR 1090.290 (d) due to non-interference on local air quality. This opt-out request allows the three identified Kentucky counties to use conventional gasoline rather than RFG, while maintaining compliance with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). This proposed action by the Division is consistent with EPA provisions allowing opt-outs for qualifying areas.
The Division is making this proposed RFG opt-out request available for public inspection and is providing an opportunity for public comment. The public comment period will be open from May 30, 2025, through July 6, 2025. Comments should be submitted in writing to the contact person, below, by either mail or email. Written comments must be received by July 6, 2025, to be considered part of the public record.
Please note that registration is required to participate in this hearing. You must either email your name and mailing address to claire.oyler@ky.gov or mail this information to Claire Oyler, Division for Air Quality, 300 Sower Blvd., 2nd Floor, Frankfort, KY 40601. Please put “Registration for the Louisville Area RFG Opt-Out Public Hearing” as the subject line, and state in the body of the message if you plan to speak during the hearing. If no request for a public hearing is received by June 25, 2025, the hearing will be canceled, and notice of the cancelation will be posted in this space.
CONTACT PERSON: Claire Oyler, Evaluation Section, Division for Air Quality, 300 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, KY 40601. Phone: (502) 782-3930; Email: claire.oyler@ky.gov
Permit Public Notices
Want to be notified about upcoming draft air permits? Sign up for the Air Permitting email list to receive public notices about draft air permits and information on how to provide public comment. To be added to the permitting email list, send a request to AIRKentucky@ky.gov.
The table below lists pending air permits posted for public comment, along with the deadline for providing comments to the Division for Air Quality.
- The AI (Agency Interest) is a unique number assigned to permitted facilities in Kentucky.
- The facility name links to the department’s eSearch database, where you can learn more about the facility.
- The AFS (Air Facility System) is the federally-issued plant ID number.
- The permit number links to the draft permit.
- The public notice contains information on how to provide public comment on the draft permit.
- The public comment period is the 30-day timeline for providing public comments to the division. Although public notices may also be published in local newspapers, the date of posting on this website is the official start of the public comment period and determines when the comment period ends.
- Additional supporting documents may include:
- Summary
- Statement of basis
- Permit application
- Modeling