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Volume 44 - Issue 44 - October 30, 2025

State of Kansas

Department of Health and Environment

Notice of Hearing

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is proposing a revision to the State Implementation Plan (SIP). The SIP revision addresses section 169A of the Clean Air Act (CAA) with respect to regional haze and the regional haze rule, title 40 code of federal regulations (CFR) §51.308. This is the second of six ten-year plans required under the CAA and evaluates progress made in implementation measures included in the currently approved regional haze SIP.

The SIP revision will be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for review and approval. Regional Haze is caused by air pollutant emissions which obscure important scenic vistas at Class I federal parks and wilderness areas. States are required to revisit regional haze SIPs every ten years and evaluate progress every five years. KDHE submitted a proposed regional haze SIP revision for the second planning period to EPA on July 28, 2021, which was later disapproved by the EPA August 7, 2024. KDHE then submitted a 5-year-progress report January 31, 2025. KDHE is resubmitting the July 28, 2021, regional haze SIP along with a supplement to address EPA’s concerns regarding the original submittal of the second volume of the regional haze SIP.

KDHE provided federal managers the opportunity for consultation and comment on the proposed revision on March 12, 2025, in accordance with title 40 CFR §51.308(i)(2). Their comments and KDHE’s responses are included in this proposed SIP revision.

Any member of the public may request a hearing or submit comments regarding this proposal. If requested, KDHE will hold a public hearing at 1:00 p.m. December 1, 2025, in the Curtis State Office Building, Flint Hills Conference Room (3rd Floor), 1000 SW Jackson, Topeka, Kansas. Comments from the interested public may be submitted to KDHE, Bureau of Air, Attn: Melissa McDonald, 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310, Topeka, 66612-1366, by email to kdhe.boaregSIPcomments@ks.gov, or by fax to 785-559-4256. Public comments must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. December 1, 2025, to ensure consideration. Information on the status of the hearing, and details concerning the hearing format and timing will be posted on the KDHE Bureau of Air Planning Tab on the public notice website at https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/413/Public-Notices. If no request for a hearing is received on or before November 20, 2025, the scheduled hearing will be canceled and notice of the cancelation will be posted under the Planning tab of the KDHE Bureau of Air public notice website cited above prior to 5:00 p.m. November 25, 2025. Phone inquiries regarding the status of the public hearing may be made to Melissa McDonald at 785-296-5610.

The proposed plan may be viewed at the KDHE Bureau of Air website cited above, in addition to the following locations: 

  • Department of Air Quality, Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas Health Department, 619 Ann Ave., Kansas City, Kansas.
  • Johnson County Department of Health and Environment, 11811 S. Sunset, Suite 2700, Olathe, Kansas.
  • KDHE Northeast District Office, 800 W. 24th St., Lawrence, Kansas.
  • KDHE North Central District Office, 2501 Market Place, Suite D, Salina, Kansas.
  • KDHE Northwest District Office, 2301 E. 13th St., Hays, Kansas.
  • KDHE Southeast District Office, 308 W. 14th St., Chanute, Kansas.
  • KDHE South Central District Office, 300 W. Douglas, Suite 700, Wichita, Kansas
  • KDHE Southwest District Office, 302 W. McArtor Rd., Dodge City, Kansas.
  • Curtis State Office Building, 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310, Topeka, Kansas

Any individual with a disability may request accommodations to participate in the public hearing and may request the proposed revised SIP in an accessible format. Requests for accommodation should be made at least five working days in advance of the hearing by contacting Melissa McDonald at 785-296-5610.

The above notice refers to the public comment period and public hearing information for a proposed revision to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) regarding section 169A of the Clean Air Act (CAA) with respect to the regional haze and the regional haze rule, title 40 code of federal regulations (CFR) §51.308. If you want more information or you have other questions, please contact the KDHE Non-Discrimination coordinator and call 785-296-5156 or send an email to KDHE.NonDiscrimination@ks.gov. [El aviso anterior se refiere al período de comentarios públicos y a la información de la audiencia pública para una revisión propuesta del Plan de Implementación Estatal (State Implementation Plan (SIP)) con respeto a la sección 169A de la Ley de Aire Limpio (Clean Air Act (CAA)) con respecto a la neblina regional y la regla de neblina regional, título 40 del código de regulaciones federales (Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)) §51.308. Si desea obtener más información en español o tiene otras preguntas, por favor, comuníquese con el Coordinador de No Discriminación de KDHE al 785-296-5156 o en: KDHE.NonDiscrimination@ks.gov.]

Janet Stanek
Secretary
Department of Health and Environment

Doc. No. 053609

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