4th Quarter - Report — RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP, INC. for RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP, INC. (2014)

Firm

RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP, INC.

Client

RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP, INC.

Income

—

Expenses

$115,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

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: Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); 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: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Biodiesel tariffs. Highlighted negative impacts of biodiesel CVDs in regard to U.S.-E.U. trade discussions. Potential Argentina biodiesel impacts on RFS advanced pool.

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

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Defense DEF

DLA Solicitation on Drop-In Fuels.

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

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); 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: Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

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; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

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: Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Extension of the 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: SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

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: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of

Implementation, administration and maintenance of Renewable Fuel Standard Program (RFS). Stressed importance of the biomass-based diesel component of the RVO and 2014 RVO. Department of Energy Loan Guarantees for Advanced Biofuels.

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

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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
ANTHONY HULEN	Press Secretary, Rep. Jay Dickey

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

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.