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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to ethanol exports; Issues related to distiller grain exports; Issues related to the Notice of Data Availability (NODA) under the 2018 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO); Issues related to export RINS under the RFS; Issues related to ethanol export tariffs

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Agriculture AGR

Issues related to the RFS; Issues related to ethanol exports; Issues related to distiller grain exports; Issues related to the USDA Biofuels Infrastructure Partnership program; issues related to 2018 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) under the RFS; Issues related to unwarranted small refinery RFS compliance waivers; Issues related to proposed Renewable Identification Numbers (RIN) caps; Issues related to ethanol export tariffs

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to bills to fund the government for a portion or all of FY18, specifically additional policy items related to expired tax provisions; issues related to cellulosic tax credit; issues related to biodiesel tax credit

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Surface Transportation Board (STB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Environment/Superfund ENV

S. 517/H.R. 1311 - Reid Vapor Pressure fix; H.R. 1314 - Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Repeal; H.R. 1315 - RFS Reform; H.R. 5212 and S. 2519 - GREENER Fuels Act; H.R. 119 - LEVEL Act; H.R. 5855 -Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act; Issues related to the RFS; Issues related to a Reid Vapor Pressure fix for mid-level ethanol-blended fuels; Proposed Renewables Enhancement Growth and Support Rule; Issues related to Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards; Issues related to partial waivers for a 15 percent ethanol fuel (E15); Issues related to the USDA Biofuels Infrastructure Partnership program; Issues related to the Department of Energys Co-Optimization of fuels and engines program (OPTIMA); Issues related to EPAs Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator (MOVES) model; issues related to the 2018 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) under the RFS; Issues related to the Notice of Data Availability (NODA) under the 2018 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO); Issues related to export RINS under the RFS; Issues related to the Reconsideration of the Final Determination of the Mid-Term Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Model Year 2022-2025 Light Duty Vehicles; Issues related to higher octane fuels

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: S. 517 (115th), H.R. 119 (115th), H.R. 1315 (115th), S. 2519 (115th), H.R. 1314 (115th), H.R. 1311 (115th), H.R. 5212 (115th), H.R. 5855 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 517/H.R. 1311 - Reid Vapor Pressure fix; H.R. 1314 - Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Repeal; H.R. 1315 - RFS Reform; H.R. 5212 and S. 2519 - GREENER Fuels Act; H.R. 119 - LEVEL Act; H.R. 5855 -Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act; Issues related to the RFS; Issues related to a Reid Vapor Pressure fix for mid-level ethanol-blended fuels; Proposed Renewables Enhancement Growth and Support Rule; Issues related to Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards; Issues related to partial waivers for a 15 percent ethanol fuel (E15); Issues related to the USDA Biofuels Infrastructure Partnership program; Issues related to the Department of Energys Co-Optimization of fuels and engines program (OPTIMA); Issues related to the Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Program; Issues related to EPAs Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator (MOVES) model; issues related to the 2018 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) under the RFS; Issues related to the Notice of Data Availability (NODA) under the 2018 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO); Issues related to export RINS under the RFS; Issues related to unwarranted small refinery RFS compliance waivers; Issues related to proposed RIN caps; Issues related to higher octane fuels; Issues related to ethanol export tariffs

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Bills named: H.R. 5212 (115th), H.R. 119 (115th), S. 2519 (115th), H.R. 1314 (115th), H.R. 5855 (115th), H.R. 1311 (115th), H.R. 1315 (115th), S. 517 (115th)

Transportation TRA

Issues related to the Reconsideration of the Final Determination of the Mid-Term Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Model Year 2022-2025 Light Duty Vehicles; Issues related to the rail transportation of ethanol

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to tax reform legislative efforts; Master Limited Partnerships tax structure; Issues related to the second-generation biofuels production credit and special depreciation allowance; Issues related to the Alternative Refueling Property Tax Credit; Issues related to the biodiesel credit;

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

S. 517/H.R. 1311 - Reid Vapor Pressure fix; H.R. 1314 - Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Repeal; H.R. 1315 - RFS Reform; H.R. 5212 and S. 2519 - GREENER Fuels Act; H.R. 119 - LEVEL Act; H.R. 5855 -Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act; Issues related to the RFS; Issues related to a Reid Vapor Pressure fix for mid-level ethanol-blended fuels; Proposed Renewables Enhancement Growth and Support Rule; Issues related to Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards; Issues related to partial waivers for a 15 percent ethanol fuel (E15); Issues related to the USDA Biofuels Infrastructure Partnership program; Issues related to the Department of Energys Co-Optimization of fuels and engines program (OPTIMA); Issues related to EPAs Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator (MOVES) model; issues related to the 2018 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) under the RFS; Issues related to the Notice of Data Availability (NODA) under the 2018 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO); Issues related to export RINS under the RFS; Issues related to the Reconsideration of the Final Determination of the Mid-Term Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Model Year 2022-2025 Light Duty Vehicles; Issues related to proposed RIN caps; Issues related to unwarranted small refinery RFS compliance waivers; Issues related to higher octane fuels.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1315 (115th), S. 2519 (115th), H.R. 5212 (115th), H.R. 1311 (115th), S. 517 (115th), H.R. 1314 (115th), H.R. 5855 (115th), H.R. 119 (115th)