NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL for NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL
What was lobbied
One issue area, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Agriculture AGR
Meetings with Congress, USTR and USDA regarding trade policy issues, including NAFTA, China cotton import policy, and WTO Issues surrounding non-farmer owned cotton gins and cottonseed storage under Food Safety and Modernization Act regulations U.S. Department of Transportations Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulatory guidance to define exemptions and transportation for agricultural commodities USDA-FSA implementation of the Seed Cotton Program provisions and agricultural disaster program for 2017 hurricane losses Comments to USDA-APHIS Regulatory Analysis and Development regarding Docket Number APHIS-2017-0073: Cotton Genetically Engineered for Resistance to HPPD-Inhibitor Herbicides (e.g., Isoxaflutole) and Glyphosate; Transformation Event GHB811 Participation in comments from the Coalition for Safe, Affordable Food to USDA-AMS regarding Docket Number AMS-TM-17-0050 - Proposed Rule for National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard Participation with other agricultural organizations in a letter to USDA-AMS regarding Docket Number AMS-TM-17-0050, Proposed Rule - National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard H.R. 1029, Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 4881, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 S. 2343, Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018 2018 Farm Bill Conference Committee FY 2019 Agricultural Appropriations 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program Participated in a meeting with USDA-RMA regarding the 2017 STAX program and the Yield Exclusion provision USDAs Tariff Mitigation Packages Market Facilitation Program and Agricultural Trade Promotion Program Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Policy regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0141 - National Marine Fisheries Services Biological Opinion for the pesticides chlorpyrifos, diazinon, and malathion Comments to USDA-APHIS regarding Docket Number APHIS-2018-0034 - Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement; Movement and Outdoor Use of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms Participation in a letter from the Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees regarding funding in the 2018 Farm Bill for the Market Access Program and the Foreign Market Development Program Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Senate Majority Leader and Minority Leader regarding nominations of Dawn DeBerry Stump and Dan Berkovitz as commissioners of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0416 - Pesticide Product Registrations: Applications for New Uses and New Active Ingredients (tolerances for residues of afidopyropen) Comments to EPAs Office of Water regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0203 - Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Definition of Waters of the United States-Recodification of Preexisting Rule Participation in the Water Advocacy Coalitions comments to EPAs Office of Water and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0203 -Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Definition of Waters of the United States-Recodification of Preexisting Rule Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Acting Administrator of EPA and the Assistant Secretary of the Army regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0203 - Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Definition of Waters of the United States-Recodification of Preexisting Rule Participation in an agricultural coalition comments to the Acting Administrator of EPA and the Assistant Secretary of the Army regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0203 -Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Definition of Waters of the United States-Recodification of Preexisting Rule (to address the effect of the Supreme Courts decision in Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) Participation in a letter from the Pesticide Policy Coalition to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees regarding regulatory reforms in the Horticulture Title of the 2018 Farm Bill Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the U.S Trade Representative, Secretary of Commerce, USDA Secretary, and National Economic Council Director regarding NAFTA negotiations Participation in a letter with 66 other cotton and related organizations to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees regarding cotton industry priorities in the 2018 Farm Bill Letter to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works regarding the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018 Comments to EPAs Office of Science regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0259 - Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0720 - Registration Review: Draft Human and/or Ecological Risk Assessments for Several Pesticides: Notice of Availability (requesting 30-day extension on comment period) Participation in a letter from agricultural and other organizations to the USDA Secretary and EPA Acting Administrator regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision to order EPA to revoke all tolerances and registrations for chlorpyrifos Individual letters to the EPA Deputy Assistant Administrator, EPA Associate Administrator, Acting Assistant Attorney General and Senior Advisor to the USDA Secretary regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision to order EPA to revoke all tolerances and registrations for chlorpyrifos Participation in educational programs with EPA Office Pesticide Programs officials and cotton producer leaders from Tennessee and Mississippi regarding auxin herbicides and weed control management practices Participation in a letter with 25 other cotton organizations to the EPA Acting Administrator regarding continued registrations of the new formulations of dicamba Participation in a Pesticide Policy Coalition letter to the EPA Acting Administrator regarding continued registrations of the new formulations of dicamba Comments to USDA-APHIS regarding Docket Number APHIS-2017-0097 - Texas A&M AgriLife Research; Availability of a Draft Plant Pest Risk Assessment and Draft Environmental Assessment for Cotton Genetically Engineered for Ultra-low Gossypol Levels in the Cottonseed H.R. 3608, Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act H.R. 6345, Ensuring Meaningful Petition Outreach While Enhancing Rights of States Act of 2018 H.R. 6346, Weigh Habitats Locational Effects Act of 2018 H.R. 6355, Providing ESA Timing Improvements That Increase Opportunities for Nonlisting ACT of 2018 Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0720 - Registration Review: Draft Human and/or Ecological Risk Assessments for Several Pesticides: Notice of Availability (pertaining to acephate) Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding Docket Number FWS-HQ-ES-2018-0009 - Endangered and Threatened Species: Interagency Cooperation Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding Docket Number FWS-HQ-ES-2018-0007-0001 - Endangered and Threatened Species: Revision of Regulations for Prohibitions to Threatened Wildlife and Plants Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding Docket No: FWS-HQ-ES-2018-0006. Endangered and Threatened Species: Listing Species and Designating Critical Habitat Provided input for USDA-NASSs Agricultural Resource Management Survey - Cotton Production Practices Report for 2019 Issues related to the USDA-APHIS lifting of the pink bollworm domestic quarantine in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas. Meeting with USDA-RMA officials regarding a bulletin issued to crop insurance providers and RMA field offices with details for emergency procedures for crops damaged by Hurricane Florence Participation in meetings with USDA Cotton Warehouse Division regarding issues related to the flow of cotton Participation in a meeting with USDA Under Secretary of Marketing and Regulatory Programs regarding issues related to the flow of cotton and phytosanitary trade barriers for cotton imports to Bangladesh Provided input and examples to USDA-NASS regarding cottonseed price reporting on its gin survey
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| GARY M ADAMS | — |
| WILLIAM HARRISON ASHLEY | — |
| ROBERT CRAIG BROWN | — |
| JODY LYNN CAMPICHE | — |
| STEVEN HENSLEY New | — |
| SIDNEY A JOHNSON | — |
| THOMAS R. LANGLEY | — |
| ROBBIE SCOTT MINNICH | — |
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