WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed H.J. Res. 61 into law, repealing the Biden-Harris Administration’s National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for the rubber tire manufacturing sector.

“The signing of H.J. Res. 61 is a victory for the American manufacturers who were threatened by the harmful and burdensome standards created by the Biden-Harris Administration in its final days,” said Chairman Guthrie. “This flawed rule created enormous costs, threatening to destroy the domestic production of rubber tires and raise prices for consumers. In his first 100 days in office, President Trump is standing for the American people and passing legislation that supports businesses, workers, and families. Thank you to Chairman Griffith for his tireless work to see this legislation become law.”

Background:

Prior to the signing of H.J. Res. 61, tire manufacturers were being forced to incur tremendous costs to comply with these rules without any measurable benefit.

·      While EPA stated it issued the rule to address hazardous air pollutants, the rule instead adds emission limitations for total hydrocarbons and filterable particulate matter. These pollutants are not correlated.

·      To meet this flawed rule’s limits, they would have had to install and operate regenerative thermal oxidizers, control devices that require significant energy inputs.

·      Operating these devices would consequently have an adverse environmental impact, in addition to the costs the NESHAP would have imposed on the industry.

·      This rule would have impacted 94 mixers at 11 major source facilities that are located in 9 states: Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Virginia.

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