Trump Orders EPA to Clarify 30-Day Repair Rules, Ease Aftermarket Parts Certification
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Updated · The White House · Jun 29
Trump Orders EPA to Clarify 30-Day Repair Rules, Ease Aftermarket Parts Certification
3 articles · Updated · The White House · Jun 29
Summary
A 30-day deadline in Trump’s memo orders the EPA to spell out what vehicle owners and repair shops can do under the Clean Air Act when fixing emissions-related systems.
The directive also tells EPA to speed consideration of alternative testing and certification requests for aftermarket emissions parts, aiming to reduce reliance on California’s CARB process.
CARB’s certification backlog now stretches well over a year even for complete applications, the memo says, raising costs and constraining the supply of compliant parts.
EPA is further told to consider deprioritizing civil tampering cases against people who in good faith restore their own vehicles to original configuration, widening the administration’s broader deregulatory push.