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For Immediate Release
September 18, 2001
Contact: Bill Kresnak
Phone: (614) 856-1900
Fax: (614) 856-1920
EPA
Proposes Regulations for Off-Highway Bikes and ATVs
PICKERINGTON, Ohio --
The federal Environmental Protection Agency is proposing that
off-highway motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles meet strict new
emissions standards beginning in 2006, the American Motorcyclist
Association (AMA) reports.
The federal agency, which has been studying the issue for
several years, plans to publish a notice of the proposal in the
Federal Register in early October, and hold public hearings on
Oct. 24 in Washington, D.C., and Oct. 30 in Denver. Currently,
off-highway motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles aren't required
to meet any national emissions standards.
The EPA had planned to propose new emissions standards for
highway motorcycles alongside the off-highway standards, but now
says the highway-motorcycle proposal will be made separately
within the next few months.
Under the EPA's proposed emissions standards, both off-highway
motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles would be subject to strict
requirements beginning in 2006. All-terrain vehicles would be
required to meet even stricter standards beginning in 2009.
The proposal and related developments will be available at
www.epa.gov/otaq. Docket No. A-20000-01.
For more information, check out the "Protecting Your Right to
Ride" portion of the AMA website at
http://www.AMADirectlink.com/.
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