Anonymous public comment

Fuel spill accidents happen on the farm but large ones are rare. How many farm related fuel spills across America have truly done significant damage to the environment in the last 30 years? How much did it cost to clean up those spills during that same period of time? Is it more than a tiny fraction of what it will cost the nation’s farmers to comply with this invasive regulation? I seriously doubt it. American farmers know well that any farmer who tends to be careless with high cost inputs such as fuel or who in general is not a good steward of the land is not long a farmer. Therefore, this is an unreasonably burdensome and invasive regulation on people who are already protective of the environment.