Regulatory Comment Letter - Kentucky
REGULATORY COMMENT LETTER — KENTUCKY
Before You Send
Use the official Administrative Register notice and the proposed text to complete the addressee, regulation number, and deadline. KRS 13A.270(1)(c) starts the written-comment period on filing with the regulations compiler. For an ordinary regulation, it ends at 11:59 p.m. on the last day of the calendar month following the month of Register publication. For an emergency regulation, it ends at 11:59 p.m. on the last day of the calendar month of Register publication. KRS 13A.190(3)(c) applies those comment procedures to emergency regulations as well. Check the actual filing and publication dates before calculating the deadline.
KRS 13A.270(1)(a), (6), and (7) provide for a public hearing, but the agency may cancel it under the section's conditions. A person who wants to testify must notify the agency in writing at least five workdays before the scheduled hearing. Send written comments through the method and to the contact stated in the filed regulation; hearing attendance does not replace a timely written submission.
Regulation type: ☐ Ordinary ☐ Emergency
Administrative body: [________________________________]
Proposed regulation: [____] KAR [____]:[____] ☐ New ☐ Amendment ☐ Repealer
Register volume, issue, and publication date: [________________________________]
Date filed with regulations compiler: [__/__/____]
Written comment deadline and time: [________________________________]
Scheduled hearing date, time, and place: [________________________________]
Testimony-notification deadline: [________________________________]
Agency contact and permitted delivery method from the filed regulation: [________________________________]
Date: [__/__/____]
Via: ☐ Agency-authorized email ☐ Mail ☐ Hand delivery ☐ Other method stated in notice: [________________________________]
[NAME AND TITLE OF REGULATIONS CONTACT]
[ADMINISTRATIVE BODY]
[ADDRESS OR EMAIL FROM FILED REGULATION]
Re: Written comments on [____] KAR [____]:[____], [REGULATION TITLE]
Dear [NAME OR TITLE]:
I submit these comments on behalf of [COMMENTER / ORGANIZATION] concerning the regulation identified above, published in the Administrative Register of Kentucky, volume [____], issue [____], on [__/__/____]. Please include them in the comment record under KRS 13A.270.
1. Commenter and Interest
Name and capacity: [________________________________]
Organization, if any: [________________________________]
Mailing address: [________________________________]
Email and telephone: [________________________________]
Kentucky operations or people affected: [________________________________]
The proposed regulation affects us because [DESCRIBE SPECIFIC OPERATIONS, OBLIGATIONS, BENEFITS, OR PUBLIC INTEREST].
2. Position and Requested Action
☐ Support the regulation as filed.
☐ Support it if the changes below are made.
☐ Oppose it for the reasons below.
☐ Comment on selected provisions without taking a position on the whole regulation.
Principal requested action: [RETAIN / REVISE / WITHDRAW / EXPLAIN THE IDENTIFIED PROVISION].
3. Provision-Specific Comments
Comment 1 — [KAR SECTION OR ATTACHMENT]
Text at issue: [QUOTE THE ACTUAL PROPOSED TEXT]
Problem or support: [________________________________]
Affected people or operations and supporting facts: [________________________________]
Enabling statute or other authority, if relied upon: [________________________________]
Requested change and replacement wording: [________________________________]
Comment 2 — [KAR SECTION OR ATTACHMENT]
Text at issue: [QUOTE THE ACTUAL PROPOSED TEXT]
Problem or support: [________________________________]
Supporting facts and source: [________________________________]
Requested change and replacement wording: [________________________________]
[ATTACH MORE NUMBERED COMMENTS IF NEEDED.]
4. Costs and Alternatives, If Applicable
KRS 13A.250(1) and (2) direct the agency to consider costs to state or local government and regulated entities and to prepare a two-part cost analysis. If the filed analysis misses an effect, identify the actual estimate, assumptions, period, and source here.
| Affected group or cost | Filed analysis | Commenter's estimate and evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Regulated businesses or nonprofits | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Small businesses or agricultural operations | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| State or local government | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
| Consumers or service recipients | [________________________________] | [________________________________] |
Less burdensome alternative and why it meets the statutory purpose: [________________________________]
5. Statutory Authority and Review, If Applicable
Enabling provision for the agency: [________________________________]
Specific conflict, excess of authority, or missing cost analysis: [________________________________]
KRS 13A.030(2) lists grounds on which the Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee may determine a filed or effective regulation is deficient, including conflict with statute, lack or excess of authority, unreasonable government or small-business burden, inadequate cost analysis, and other stated grounds. This comment asks the administrative body to address [SPECIFIC GROUND, IF ANY] and the evidence above. Any separate submission to a legislative committee should follow that committee's current instructions; KRS 13A.290(1) places regulations that complete the comment process on the subcommittee's review agenda under its stated conditions.
6. Conclusion and Exhibits
Please [SPECIFIC ACTION REQUESTED]. KRS 13A.280(1) requires the administrative body to consider hearing and timely written comments. Its statement of consideration summarizes comments and the body's responses under KRS 13A.280(6).
Enclosures: ☐ Exhibit A: [____] ☐ Exhibit B: [____] ☐ Additional numbered comments: [____]
Respectfully submitted,
Signature: [________________________________]
Printed name and title: [________________________________]
Organization: [________________________________]
Date: [__/__/____]
Submission Record
Submitted to and method: [________________________________]
Date and time sent: [________________________________]
Receipt, email confirmation, or tracking number: [________________________________]
Hearing attendance notice sent, if testifying: [__/__/____]; proof: [________________________________]
Copy and exhibits retained at: [________________________________]
Official Sources
About this template
- Last updated
- October 22, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 22, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Kentucky
- Category
- Administrative Law
Legal authority
- KRS 13A.270(1), (2), (6), and (7)
- KRS 13A.280(1) and (6)
- KRS 13A.250(1) and (2)
- KRS 13A.030(2)
- KRS 13A.190(3)(c)
- KRS 13A.290(1)
Administrative law covers how you interact with government agencies, from filing a comment on a proposed rule to appealing a denied license or benefit. Agency processes have their own forms, deadlines, and evidence standards that are different from what courts use. Getting the paperwork wrong usually means missing a deadline or losing the right to appeal, so precision in these documents matters as much as it does in a courtroom filing.
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This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 22, 2026.
KRS 13A.270(1), (2), (6), and (7) (checked October 22, 2026): "The administrative body shall accept written comments regarding the administrative regulation during the comment period."
KRS 13A.280(1) and (6) (checked October 22, 2026): "Following the last day of the comment period, the administrative body shall give consideration to all comments received at the public hearing and all written comments received during the comment period"
KRS 13A.250(1) and (2) (checked October 22, 2026): "An administrative body that promulgates an administrative regulation shall consider the cost that the administrative regulation may cause state or local government and regulated entities to incur."
KRS 13A.030(2) (checked October 22, 2026): "The subcommittee may make a determination: (a) That an effective administrative regulation or an administrative regulation filed with the Commission is deficient"
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