OIG Finds Defeat Device NCI ‘Not On Track’ As OECA Seeks To Drop Priority

Update Appended EPA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) says the agency’s national compliance initiative (NCI) for stopping aftermarket vehicle defeat devices is “not on track” to meet its goals less than two weeks after EPA’s Office of Enforcement & Compliance Assurance (OECA) announced plans to drop this issue as a national priority due to its success. But the long-anticipated report issued Jan. 25, is sparking pushback from current and former EPA officials, who say the OIG’s findings ignore the...