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.
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. View the agenda here.
This meeting will be held in-person at 300 Sower Blvd., Frankfort, KY 40601 and also live-streamed on Zoom. If attending on Zoom, please register here for the Zoom link.
If you plan to attend, please help us prepare for the meeting by emailing 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
Questions? Contact Elly Hixon.
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