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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Executive Branch: DDG's; Coexistence; Amylase Congressional Issues: MAP and FMD Funds - support funding; DDG's; Coexistence; Amylase; Alfalfa Regulations; FTA's with Korea

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Agriculture AGR

Food, Conservation & Energy Act of 2008 - Implementation Title I, Commodity Programs; Implementation of the Average Crop Revenue Election Program Congressional Issues: Proposed 2009 Ad Hoc Agricultural Disaster Aid under Section 32 authority. Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010: 1) support end user exemptions from mandatory clearing provisions for Over-the-Counter Derivatives, 2) oppose Section 611 that would subject-chartered banks to national lending limits on loans as a percentage of capital, 3) support language to clarify exemption related provisions on risk retention for customers of Farmer Mac Biofuels Infrastructure Biofuels Research & Development Commodity Exchange Act/CFTC: Treasury Department's proposed regulatory framework to promote greater transparency of Energy Tax Credits Coexistence Issues Farm Bill Conservation Programs FY2011 USDA RE&E Budget, Food & Ag Budget, Support AFRI Funding Yeild Trend Adjustment Endorsement Proposal - Federal Crop Insurance Concerns regarding the CFTCs implementation of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; end user exemptions from mandatory clearing of OTC derivatives, definitions of swap dealer/participant and changes to position limits. Support for funding of Agriculture Food Policy and the Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute H.R. 4, the Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 to repeal new insurance Form 1099 filing requirements Repeal of three percent withholding requirement on payments made to vendors by government entities. Proposed reductions in FY2011 continuing resolutions funding for domestic agriculture and international food assistance programs. Funding of agriculture programs in the FY2012 budget Executive Branch: Biobased Procurement Program Coexistence Issues FIFRA/Pesiticide Registration Federal Crop Insurance: New product development, APH and COMBO rating methodology review, utilization of GPS yeild monitor data production evidence. Implementation of Section 9002, Farm Bill of 2002 - Federal Biobased Products Preferred Procurement & USDA Certified Biobased Produce Voluntary Label Program Plant Incorporated Protectants Updates Restoration of certain counties eligibility for GRP/GRZP County Crop Insurance program eligibility. Support repeal of the 3 percent tax on local, state and federal contract payments, Medicare payments and farm payments. Yeild trend adjustment endorsement proposal - Federal Crop Insurance Update on research issues from USDA REE Proposed changes by RMA to limit consecutive federal crop insurance prevented planting indemnity claims Comments on RMAs proposed rule for Good Performance Refund regulation for federal crop insurance Comments in support of CRA petition for alternate name of corn sugar to replace high fructose corn syrup for label ingredient purposes To address concerns regarding proposed rules and advance notices of rule making issued the CFTC regarding implementation of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer and Protection Act: end user exemptions from mandatory clearing of OTC derivatives, definition of swap dealer/participant and changes to position limits. Request to FCC for reconsideration of conditional waiver granted to LightSquared, LLC due to proposed systems interference with spectrum for GPS supported agriculture systems. Regulatory changes introduced by RMA to revise corn test weight discounts for federal crop insurance

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 4 (112th)

Railroads RRR

Railroad Access, Capacity, Infrastructure Congressional Issues: Railroad Access, Capacity, Infrastructure; Competition Executive Branch: Surface Transporation Board: Railway Common Carrier Obligation for Transport of Hazardous Materials.

Contacted: Surface Transportation Board (STB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Roads/Highway ROD

All programs dealing with Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Congressional Issues: Fuels Taxes Infrastructure Volumeteric Ethanol Excise Tax Ethanol Tax Incentives Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Tax Incentives

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Transportation TRA

Activities Related to Locks & Dams on the Upper Mississippi & Illinois Rivers Activities Related to Inland Waterway Trust Funds Inland Waterway Capital Development Plan - Support

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

All Activities Related to Volumeteric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit & Small Ethanol Producer Tax Credit Congressional Issues: Repeal of the VEETC

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Surface Transportation Board (STB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Energy & Water Appropriations for Mississippi River, Inland Waterways Trust Fund MAP & FMD Funding Appropriations for the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program for locks on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Surface Transportation Board (STB); SENATE

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

See Attached Congressional Issues: H.R. 872 support passage of legislation to eliminate NPDES permit requirements for pesticide applications. Clean Air Act Fine/Coarse Particulate Matter Low Carbon Fuel Standards Ethanol Emission Standards Chesapeake Bay Reauthorization and Improvement Act - Supporting legislation being introduced Executive Branch: Climate Change Clean Air Act Fine/Coarse Particulate Matter Wetlands Hypoxia Clean Water Act, NPDES, CAFOs, TMDLs Farm Bill Conservation Program Atrazine Spill Prevention Control & Counter-measures Chesapeake Bay Executive Oder (EO 13508) Chesapeake Bay TMDL for nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment NPDES permits for pesticide applications Pesticide Spray Drift guideance and label language FIFRA registration for AF-36 biopesticide

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Treasury, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 872 (112th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Renewable Fuels Standard E-15 Labeling Biofuels Infrastructure - S. 187 Biofuel Market Expansion Act of 2011 Congressional Issues: Renewable Fuels Standard Ethanol Import Tarriff Natural Gas E-85 Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Ethanol Emissions Executive Branch: All Aspects Detailing the Implementation of the Renewable Fuels Standard All Programs Dealing with Ethanol & Green House Gas Emission Reductions E-85 Natural Gas RFS Implemenation Ethanol Import Tariff EPA Environmental Regulations EPA Waiver Requests Higher Blends of Ethanol Waiver with EPA

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 187 (112th)