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40 CFR 1068.225 — Exemptions for tactical military vehicles and equipment

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Overview

40 CFR 1068.225 provides a conditional exemption for engines used in tactical military vehicles or equipment when certified in accordance with applicable Department of Defense standards.

Repeal relevance: Documents that emissions rules are not applied uniformly. Tactical military use has an established exemption pathway; commercial freight and civilian passenger transport do not.

Counterargument: The exemption is conditional, not universal. Not every military vehicle qualifies; the exemption depends on tactical designation and DoD certification.

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  • 40 CFR 1068.225 · Open source

    Engines used in tactical military vehicles or equipment may be exempted from otherwise-applicable emission standards where the exemption is required for reasons of national security and where the equipment meets the tactical-vehicle criteria in the section.

    Establishes: A conditional emissions exemption pathway for tactical military engines.

    Plain English: The government exempts its own tactical equipment from the same rules commercial trucking must meet. That mismatch is the readiness argument.