Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

12/20/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 12/20/2025 09:40

Air Quality Advisory Board Meeting - January 27, 2026

Air Quality Advisory Board Meeting - January 27, 2026

The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)

Air Quality Division Air Quality Advisory Board Meeting

The Wyoming Air Quality Advisory Board (Board) will meet on January 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM. The meeting will be held both as a virtual public meeting and in person at 200 W. 17th St., Cheyenne, WY, 3rd Floor, Room 313. To attend the meeting remotely, please click the following Zoom link: https://deq-wyoming-gov.zoom.us/j/81003624371?pwd=2Z6BTs1k9jQ4bSfObYepOBSXsZ2HDd.1

The Air Quality Division (Division) is requesting the Board's consideration on proposed changes to the following Wyoming Air Quality Standards and Regulations (WAQSR):

  • Chapter 2 Ambient Standards
  • Chapter 3 General Emissions Standards
  • Chapter 4 State Performance Standards for Specific Existing Sources
  • Chapter 5 National Emission Standards
  • Chapter 6 Permitting Requirements
  • Chapter 8 Nonattainment Area Regulations
  • Chapter 11 National Acid Rain Program
  • Chapter 14 Emission Trading Program Regulations

The proposed rulemaking involves:

  • Revising the Incorporation by Reference (IBR) sections in the aforementioned chapters of the WAQSR to incorporate all Code of Federal Regulations citations as of July 1, 2025.

The proposed revisions to Chapter 2, Section 12, Chapter 3, Section 9, Chapter 6, Section 14, and Chapter 8, Section 10 involve changes to the Wyoming State Implementation Plan (SIP). The Division will submit these SIP revisions to the Environmental Protection Agency.

The Division will also provide the Board with general updates on current activities and topics pertaining to air quality.

The public is invited and may comment on all matters during the Board meeting. All oral comments made during the meeting will become part of the administrative record. Written comments will also become part of the administrative record if they are signed by the commenter and submitted to Amber Potts, Administrator, DEQ Air Quality Division, 200 W. 17th St., Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82002, or faxed to 307-635-1784 by 5 p.m. (MST) on January 27, 2026. Electronic comments may only be submitted by filling out the public comment form provided at:

https://aq.wyomingdeq.commentinput.com/ . Email comments will not be accepted.

Copies of the agenda, public notice, and proposed rule changes are available for public inspection at the DEQ, Air Quality Division, 200 W. 17th St., Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82002, or electronically at: http://deq.wyoming.gov/aqd/rule-development/resources/proposed-rules-and-regulations/ . Para español, visite https://deq.wyoming.gov

If you have questions regarding the meeting or to request a hard copy of any of the materials, please contact Jon Chenchar at 307-777-2068.

For additional information, please contact Amber Potts, Administrator, Air Quality Division, at 307-777-3746.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, special assistance or alternative formats will be made available upon request for individuals with disabilities.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, special assistance or alternative formats will be made available upon request for individuals with disabilities.

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Thank you for your interest in the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality's mission.

"To protect, conserve and enhance the quality of Wyoming's environment for the benefit of current and future generations."

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