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
August 12, 2026 at 2 P.M. EDT/1:00 P.M. CDT: To Receive Comments on Draft Title V Permit
The Kentucky Division for Air Quality has scheduled a virtual public hearing on August 12, 2026, at 2:00 P.M. EDT/1:00 P.M. CDT to receive comments on the draft Title V air permit for Kentucky Utilities Company (E.W. Brown Generating Station) in Harrodsburg, Kentucky.
To request this public hearing send an email to AIRKentucky@ky.gov before the close of business on August 7, 2026. This hearing will be canceled if no requests are received and notice will be posted here.
It is not necessary to attend the public hearing to make public comment; written comments may be submitted directly to Michelle McCloskey at 300 Sower Blvd., 2nd Floor, Frankfort, KY 40601 or via email to AIRKentucky@ky.gov . Written comments must be received by close of business on August 6, 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