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Support Documents for Prohibiting the Use of Hydrofluoric Acid at Oil Refineries Section 21 Petition

Documents supporting the Section 21 petition submitted by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).

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Petition for Ban on Hydrofluoric Acid in Refineries (PDF)(18 pp, 270 K, August, 2019)
Letter Acknowledging Receipt of Petition to Ban Hydrofluoric Acid (PDF)(1 pg, 68 K, August, 2019)
Prepublication Version of the Federal Register Notice of EPA's Response to the Petition (PDF)(11 pp, 718 K)
EPA Response to the Petition to Ban Hydrofluoric Acid (PDF)(1 pg, 237 K)