2nd Quarter - Report — RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP, INC. for RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP, INC. (2013)

Firm

RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP, INC.

Client

RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP, INC.

Income

—

Expenses

$90,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

10 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Transportation TRA

Potential legislation surrounding transportation programs and infrastructure legislation. Impact on biodiesel.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN WAITE HACKETT	Legislative Clerk, S. EPW Committee

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE

Agriculture AGR

Implementation and Funding of Farm Bill Title IX Bioenergy for Biofuels. Highlighted the importance of Title IX for the biofuels industry.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN WAITE HACKETT	Legislative Clerk, S. EPW Committee
ANTHONY HULEN	Press Secretary, Rep. Jay Dickey

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Biodiesel tariffs. Submitted comments to USTR highlighting the negaitve impact of biodiesel CVDs in regard to the U.S.-E.U. free trade talks.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN WAITE HACKETT	Legislative Clerk, S. EPW Committee

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Toxic Substances Control Act. Renewable Chemicals. Potential impact on biorefineries from chemicals legislation.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN WAITE HACKETT	Legislative Clerk, S. EPW Committee

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Implementation and Funding of Farm Bill Title IX for Biofuels. Highlighted the importance of Title IX for the biofuels industry.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN WAITE HACKETT	Legislative Clerk, S. EPW Committee
ANTHONY HULEN	Press Secretary, Rep. Jay Dickey

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Science/Technology SCI

Development of feedstocks for advanced biofuels. Discussed importance of feedstock diversification for biomass-based diesel industry.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN WAITE HACKETT	Legislative Clerk, S. EPW Committee

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Fuel quality specifications. Highlighted the importance of fuel quality standards.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN WAITE HACKETT	Legislative Clerk, S. EPW Committee
ANTHONY HULEN	Press Secretary, Rep. Jay Dickey

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Extension of Blender's Credit for Biodiesel (BTC). Highlighted importance of BTC for the biodiesel industry.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN WAITE HACKETT	Legislative Clerk, S. EPW Committee
ANTHONY HULEN	Press Secretary, Rep. Jay Dickey

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Implementation and maintenance of Renewable Fuel Standard Program. Addressed House of Representatives working group on RFS in regard to the benefits of biodiesel. Submitted comments to EPA regarding its proposed rule on the RIN Quality Assurance Program. Generally discussed the economic benefits of full RFS implementation to House and Senate offices.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN WAITE HACKETT	Legislative Clerk, S. EPW Committee
ANTHONY HULEN	Press Secretary, Rep. Jay Dickey

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Discussed potential impact of fuel labeling requirements for biomass-based diesel.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN WAITE HACKETT	Legislative Clerk, S. EPW Committee

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.