Petitions

EPA provides certain information on various types of petitions in the interest of sharing information about requests the agency has received. The agency does not control the content or timing of petitions it receives and the posting of these petitions does not indicate a decision to grant or deny them. Any regulatory action that follows as a result of a petition for rulemaking would still be shaped by the typical outreach used by the agency to gather stakeholder input, and is still subject to any applicable notice and comment requirements.

• Administrative Petitions for Rulemaking

  Under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), federal agencies must give interested persons the right to petition for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule.

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• Petitions under Environmental Statutes

  EPA is governed by many environmental statutes, such as the Clean Air Act (CAA) or Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Citizens may file petitions for review in courts to challenge actions taken by EPA under these statutes.

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• Petitions to OAR

  This page makes available petitions for rulemaking received by the Office of Air and Radiation on or after January 1, 2013.

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• Petitions to OCSPP

  This page makes available petitions for rulemaking received by the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention on or after January 1, 2013.

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• Petitions to OLEM

  This page makes available petitions for rulemaking received by the Office of Land and Emergency Management on or after January 1, 2013. 

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• Petitions to OW

  This page makes available petitions for rulemaking received by the Office of Water on or after January 1, 2013. 

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