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Petition for Reconsideration of EPA's Denial of Friends of the Earth's October 3, 2006 Petition for Rulemaking Seeking the Regulation of Lead Emissions from General Aviation Aircraft - Petition (EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0294, April 21, 2014)

This Friends of the Earth's petition asks EPA to reconsider their denial and find that lead emissions from aviation aircraft using leaded aviation gasoline (avgas) contribute to lead air pollution that may endanger public health or welfare. (Docket ID # EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0294)

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