re: #394 Aceofwhat?

They didn’t initially want to exempt it. So what I said was correct. They ATTEMPTED to regulate milk spills as petroleum spills.

Attempt implies intention, and in this case there simply was none.

In response to feedback from the agriculture community, EPA determined that this unintended result of the current regulations – which were designed to prevent oil spill damage to inland waters and shorelines – placed unjustifiable burdens on dairy farmers. To ensure that this outdated rule didn’t harm the agriculture community while the mandatory regulatory process proceeded, EPA had delayed SPCC compliance requirements for milk and milk product containers several times since the SPCC rule went into effect. Today’s formal rule change reflects EPA’s commitment to common-sense, responsive, and transparent rulemaking. It’s also consistent with the president’s executive order on improving regulations.

See that? Straight from the EPA, unintended result, as in a technical consequence never actually contemplated. It appears that the side effect of the proposed rule was recognized early and temporary exemptions were effected until the rule was formally amended to fix this unforeseen technicality.

Therefore the assertion that the EPA didn’t want to exempt the dairy industry is simply untrue.