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Attorney General Mike DeWine
U.S. EPA
Retracts Racing Regulation
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Following an effort led by Ohio Attorney General Mike
DeWine, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has rescinded
language within a proposed regulation which sought to prohibit the sale
and use of many performance auto parts in competitive racing vehicles.
The rescinded language, buried in a 629-page proposal, sought to
prohibit vehicle modifications “even if they are used solely for
competition or if they become nonroad vehicles or engines."
“The U.S. EPA was just flat-out wrong on this issue,” said Attorney
General DeWine. “I will always stand up to the bureaucrats in
Washington and fight for Ohio jobs.”
DeWine sent comments to the EPA on March 10th detailing the negative
effects on Ohio’s economy, as the racing industry provides thousands of
Ohio jobs and Ohio is home to the nation’s two largest specialty
automotive retailers: Summit Racing Equipment and JEGS High
Performance. On April 1st, DeWine was joined by seven attorneys general
in sending a joint letter, emphasizing that the language was
inconsistent with the Clean Air Act, which does not regulate vehicles
used solely for competition.
In their notice rescinding the language, the U.S. EPA noted that “Since
our attempt to clarify led to confusion, EPA has decided to eliminate
the proposed language from the final rule.”
The states which signed on to DeWine’s efforts included West Virginia,
Arkansas, Alabama, Louisiana, Michigan, Nevada, and Georgia.
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