Public Participation
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.
Public Hearings
April 23, 2026 at 6 PM ET: To Receive Comments on Draft Conditional Major Permit
The Kentucky Division for Air Quality has scheduled a public hearing on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. ET to receive comments on the draft Conditional Major air permit for Alum Springs Convenience Center in Junction City, Kentucky. This hearing will be held at the Boyle County Library, Heart of Danville Community Room, 307 W. Broadway, Danville, Kentucky 40422. Doors will be open at 5:45 p.m. ET.
It is not necessary to attend this public hearing to make public comment; written comments may be submitted directly to the Division for Air Quality, Permit Review Branch, Permit Support Section, 300 Sower Boulevard - 2nd Floor, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 or via email to AIRKentucky@ky.gov. Written comments must be received by close of business on Friday, April 24, 2026. Further information can be obtained by calling Michelle McCloskey at (502) 782-6713.
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