1st Quarter - Report — THE DIAMOND GROUP for THE NATIONAL BIODIESEL BOARD (2016)

Firm

THE DIAMOND GROUP

Client

THE NATIONAL BIODIESEL BOARD

Income

$90,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Implementation of EISA RFS2 Program. Ongoing Implementation of the biodiesel tax credit.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LARRY H SCHAFER	—

Contacted: SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Navy, Dept of

Natural Resources NAT

Implementation of EISA RFS2 Program.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LARRY H SCHAFER	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Navy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Promote Foreign Market Access to U.S. Biodiesel. Implementation of the Renewable Fuels Program.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LARRY H SCHAFER	—

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Navy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Defense DEF

Promote/Support joint USDA/Dept. of Navy effort to Expand Biofuels Use.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LARRY H SCHAFER	—

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Navy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Energy, Dept of

Environment/Superfund ENV

Ongoing Implementation of EISA RFS2 Program. Discussion on RIN Integrity Issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LARRY H SCHAFER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Navy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Ongoing Implementation of EISA RFS2 Program. Discussion of Clean Cities Program. Discussion of Biodiesel Infrasructure.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LARRY H SCHAFER	—

Contacted: Navy, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Ongoing Implementation of EISA RFS2 Program Implementation of Farm Bill Title IX Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels Extension and Reform of Biodiesel Tax Incentive Discussion on RIN Integrity Issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LARRY H SCHAFER	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Navy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Agriculture AGR

Implementation and Funding of Title IX Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels. Ongoing Implementation of EISA RFS2 Program. Promote/Support joint USDA/Dept. of Navy effort to Expand Biofuels Use.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LARRY H SCHAFER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Navy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Implementation, Extension and Reform of Biodiesel Tax Incentive.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LARRY H SCHAFER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Navy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

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.