Public participation is an important part of air quality management. This page provides information about upcoming air quality-related public hearings as well as public notices about draft air permit applications and how to comment on them.
Public Hearings
July 7, 2023 at 10 AM ET: Proposed State Implementation Plan (SIP) Revision
The Energy and Environment Cabinet will conduct a virtual public hearing on July 7, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time). This hearing will be held to receive comments on the proposed SIP revision for the second 10-year Limited Maintenance Plan for the 1997 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Jefferson, Oldham, and Bullitt counties. This hearing is open to the public and all interested persons will be given the opportunity to present testimony. To assure that all comments are accurately recorded, the Division for Air Quality requests that oral comments presented at the hearing are also provided in written form, if possible. It is not necessary that the hearing be held or attended in order for persons to comment on the proposed administrative regulation. If no request for a public hearing is received by June 30, 2023, the hearing will be cancelled, and notice of the cancellation will be posted in this space. Written comments should be sent to the contact person below and must be received by June 29, 2023, 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 Blake.Borwig@ky.gov or mail this information to Blake Borwig, Division for Air Quality, 300 Sower Building, 2nd Floor, Frankfort, KY 40601. Please put “Registration for 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS second 10-year LMP for the Kentucky portion of the Louisville KY-IN Maintenance Area public hearing” as the subject line, and state in the body of the message if you plan to speak during the hearing.
CONTACT PERSON: Blake Borwig, Environmental Scientist II, Evaluation Section, Division for Air Quality, 300 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601. Phone: (502) 782-2751;
Email: blake.borwig@ky.gov.
Public Notices
Public comments offer citizens opportunities to provide input on air quality decision-making. The Clean Air Act and Kentucky statutes include provisions for public input on proposed regulation changes, network plans, state implementation plans, and air permit applications and renewals.
Notice of Public Comment Period:
2023 Annual Ambient Air Monitoring Network Plan
The 2023 Ambient Air Monitoring Network Plan is now available for public inspection and comment. This plan details the operation and location of ambient air monitors operated by the Kentucky Division for Air Quality, Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District (LMAPCD), and the National Park Service.
The public comment period begins May 23, 2023 and will conclude on June 22, 2023. Any individual requiring a copy of the proposed plan may submit a request to the Division for Air Quality in writing, by telephone, or by electronic mail. Requests for copies should be directed to the contact person listed below. In addition, an electronic version of the proposed network plan and relevant attachments can be downloaded at the link below. To be considered part of the record, all comments must be received by June 22, 2023.
CONTACT PERSON: Ms. Jenna Nall, Environmental Scientist, Division for Air Quality, 300 Sower Boulevard, 2nd Floor, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601. Phone: (502) 782-7353; Email: jenna.nall@ky.gov.
Permit Public Notices
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