Powersports Businesses Nationwide
Can Remain Open
P
owersports employees, in
manufacturing, distribution,
sales, rentals and maintenance,
are essential workers, according
to newly revised federal guide-
lines released Saturday, April 18.
This clarifies that many power-
sports businesses nationwide
can remain open, thanks to the
addition of new language added
to the Cybersecurity and Infra-
structure Security Agency (CISA)
Guidance on Essential Critical
Infrastructure Workers.
This guidance, which outlines
the federal government's posi-
tion on essential workers, is
currently in use by 33 states with
stay-at-home orders, and has
always listed "automotive repair"
employees as essential work-
ers. The CISA 3.0 guidance for
the transportation sector now
expressly includes: "Workers
critical to the manufacturing,
distribution, sales, rental, leas-
ing, repair and maintenance of
vehicles and other transportation
equipment (including electric ve-
hicle charging stations) and the
supply chains that enable these
operations to facilitate continuity
of travel-related operations for
essential workers."
"We are grateful to CISA
Director Christopher Krebs,
who heard our case and made
this important clarification," said
Scott Schloegel, MIC senior
vice president of government
relations. "Proper servicing of
all types of vehicles, including
during times of emergency, is
absolutely necessary. However,
everyone still needs to follow
state and local guidelines, as well
as health official directives and
practice social distancing." CN
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THE
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Many powersports businesses
nationwide can remain open,
thanks to the addition of
new language added to the
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency (CISA)
Guidance on Essential Critical
Infrastructure Workers.
