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
Dec. 16, 2024: Title V Air Emission Fees
The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet will conduct a virtual public hearing on December 16ᵗʰ, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (EST). The public hearing information can be accessed by confirming attendance with the contact person listed below.
Contact person: Mr. Dane Ison, Emissions Inventory Section Supervisor, Division for Air Quality, 300 Sower Blvd., 2nd Floor, Frankfort, KY 40601. Phone: (502) 782-6666; Email: Gregory.Ison@ky.gov
Public Notices
Nov. 1, 2024: 2024 Network Plan Addendum
The Kentucky Division for Air Quality submitted a proposed addendum to the 2024 Annual Ambient Air Monitoring Network Plan to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The addendum details the proposed relocation of the Hopkinsville air monitoring site. The Division invites public comment on the proposed addendum. Comments should be sent directly to the contact person below, either by email, mail, or telephone. To be considered part of the public record, all comments must be received by Nov. 30, 2024.
Contact person: Ms. Lisa Hicks, Environmental Scientist, Division for Air Quality, 300 Sower Blvd., 2nd Floor, Frankfort, KY 40601. Phone: (502) 782-6972; Email: Lisa.Hicks@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