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I didn't write the letter but I definitely remember we had this exact discussion last year in the C-Street thread so maybe someone read that and wrote in. I'm actually surprised so many of you thought you were allowed to remove them to begin with.
Pretty sure cjd is right that it's to avoid a rabbit hole of per-car exceptions and it's also to avoid exploitation. Far easier for them to write a rule that says "if secured by anything then you can't remove, with exception of tools/spare tire" than for them to say "if secured by plastic clips but not of significant weight savings you can remove...". If they let a loop hole for a small piece like that then someone is going to go remove every plastic clip on their car and figure out the minimum they can make due with.
I know this is the street thread so most of you in here haven't nickle and dimed every ounce of weight off a car. As such I'm sure there's at least one person who is all set up to write a reply saying "it's only half a pound it's not going to change anything". The thing is if you can cut a few ounces in several different spots it starts to add up. On an Evo forum I'm a part of we have a guy who removed all the plastic clips, nuts, and bolts that weren't absolutely necessary to keep his car together and he kept it all in a bag. It added up to something like 15-20lbs in the end. Obviously a different story than having some broken/trashed styrofoam but just illustrating why the rule is what it is.
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