6 Jan 2025
🌱EPA Authorizes California's New Small Off-Road Engine Regulations
California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Small Off-Road Engines Regulations; Notice of Decision
Summary
The Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") is providing notice of its decision granting the California Air Resources Board's ("CARB's") request for an authorization of amendments to its small off-road engine ("SORE") regulations. CARB's amendments covered by this authorization include those adopted by CARB in 2016 and 2021. EPA's decision was issued under the authority of section 209 of the Clean Air Act ("CAA" or "Act").
Agencies
- Environmental Protection Agency
Business Impact
$$ - Med
The EPA's decision on California's small off-road engine regulations presents compliance requirements for businesses manufacturing or using such engines, impacting their operational costs and emissions strategies. The increase in stringent emission standards may require investment in new technologies or equipment.