OUTLAW EAGLE MANUFACTURING

[SouthIdahoGary]

Congratulations! are in order for those that became involved and voiced an opinion. However, due vigilance and invovlement is still needed and boaters need to watch for getting backdoored....note the second to last paragraph and the mention in the regs about "competition vehicles"

The Regulations Amending the Gasoline Regulations

Final amendments to the federal Gasoline Regulations were published in Part II of the Canada Gazette on April 30, 2008. The Canada Gazette, Part II notice is available at the Canada Gazette Website at http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partII/2008/20080430/html/sor126-e.html .

The Amendments extend, until January 1, 2010, the exemption for gasoline imported, produced or sold for use in competition vehicles, from limits on the concentration of lead and phosphorus in gasoline. This exemption period is one year longer than what had been originally proposed in the December 22, 2007 proposal.

As indicated in the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement accompanying the final amendments, the Government will use this time to further study the health risks associated with the use of leaded gasoline in competition vehicles. This is a change from the initial proposal which indicated that the Government intended to allow the exemption to expire.

In this regard, the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement states:

“The duration of this extension takes into account the economic impacts of expiry communicated by stakeholders following publication of the proposed Amendments in Canada Gazette, Part I, and strives to balance these with the expected impact of long-term exposure to lead on human health. Taking into account the significance of the economic impacts on some race tracks, local and racing-affiliated businesses, and small communities, and that no new lead sampling has been conducted at Canadian race tracks since 1997, this exemption period will allow scheduled 2008 events and the 2009 racing season to proceed, while providing time for the Government to conduct further study of health risks.”

The Amendments also:

* Remove the provisions in subsection 4(2) of the Regulations which allow the production, import and sale of leaded gasoline for use in farm machinery, boats, and large trucks, as there has been no reported production, import or use of leaded gasoline for these purposes in recent years; and


* Update references to the test methods for determining the concentrations of lead and phosphorus in gasoline found in Sections 7 and 8 of the Regulations.

[Xerophobic]

I just received word on this myself last nite but as usual Gary is on the ball and beat me to it!

We're good till 2010 when Im sure we can do all this fun stuff again.....

Cheers