Region 4 State and Local Permitting Authority Contacts

This page provides you with NSR permitting contacts for air agencies located within USEPA Region 4.  NSR is the construction permit program in the Clean Air Act for major sources of air pollution.  Web links to these agencies will be provided upon availability.  For information on state/local NSR contacts outside of Region 4, please contact the appropriate EPA Region Office.

Alabama - Florida - Georgia - Kentucky - Mississippi - North Carolina - South Carolina - Tennessee

ALABAMA

Mr. Larry Brown
Air Division
Alabama Dept. of Environmental Management - Air Permitting 
Post Office Box 301463
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1463
PHONE: (334) 271-7861

Mr. Jason Howanitz, MSCE, PE
Senior Air Pollution Control Engineer
Air and Radiation Protection Division
Jefferson County Dept. of Health - Air Pollution Control Program 
1400 Sixth Avenue South
Birmingham, Alabama 35202-2648
PHONE: (205) 930-1284

Mr. Scott Cardno, Natural Resources Director
City of Huntsville
Division of Natural Resources - Air Permitting 
320 Fountain Circle
Huntsville, Alabama 35801
PHONE: (256) 427-5750

FLORIDA

Mr. David Read
Air Resources Management Division 
Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection
Twin Towers Office Building
2600 Blair Stone Road
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400
PHONE: (850) 717-9075

GEORGIA

Mr. Steve Allison
Air Protection Branch
Environmental Protection Division
Georgia Department of Natural Resources - Air Protection Branch 
4244 International Pkwy., Suite 120
Atlanta, Georgia 30354
PHONE: (404) 363-7020

KENTUCKY

Ms. Melissa Duff, Director
Kentucky Division For Air Quality
Division of Air Quality 
300 Sower Blvd Floor 2
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-6571
PHONE: (502) 782-6597

Mr. Keith H. Talley Sr.
Air Pollution Control District of Jefferson County 
850 Barrett Avenue, Suite 200
Louisville, Kentucky 40204
PHONE: (502) 574-6000

MISSISSIPPI

Ms. Krystal Rudolph, Chief
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Environmental Permits Division 
P.O. Box 2261
Jackson, Mississippi 39225
PHONE: (601) 961-5096

NORTH CAROLINA

Mr. Michael Abraczinskas, Director
North Carolina Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Air Quality 
217 West Jones Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
PHONE: 919-707-8447

Mr. William Minor Barnette, Director
Forsyth County Office of Env Asst. and Protection 
201 N Chestnut St.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101-4120
PHONE: (336) 703-2440

Ms. Leslie Rhodes, Air Quality Director
Mecklenburg County Land Use and Env Services Agency 
2145 Suttle Avenue,
Charlotte, North Carolina 28208
PHONE: (704) 336-5430

Ms. Ashley Featherstone, Director
Asheville-Buncombe Air Quality Agency 
52 Coxe Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801
PHONE: (828) 250-6778 ext 6789

SOUTH CAROLINA

Mr. Steve McCaslin, P.E.
Director of Air Permitting Division
Bureau of Air Quality Control
South Carolina Dept. of Environmental Services  
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
PHONE: (803) 898-4123

TENNESSEE

Mr Jimmy Johnston, Deputy Director
Tennessee Dept. of Environment & Conservation
Division of Air Pollution Control 
William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, 15th Floor
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
PHONE: (615) 253-7319

Mr. Ron Drumeller
Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Bureau 
6125 Preservation Drive, Suite 140
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37416-3638
Phone: (423) 643-5970

Ms. Lynne Liddington
Knox County Department of Air Quality Management 
140 Dameron Avenue, Suite 242
Knoxville, Tennessee 37917
PHONE: (865) 215-5900

Mr. Larry Smith
Memphis-Shelby County Health Dept.
Pollution Control Section - Air Quality Construction Permits 
814 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 437
Memphis, Tennessee 38105
PHONE: (901) 222-9599

Mr. John Finke
Division of Pollution Control
Metro Public Health Department
Nashville-Davidson County - Air Pollution Control 
2500 Charlotte Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee 37209
PHONE: (615) 340-5653