NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL for NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL

Transportation TRA

HOURS OF SERVICE RULE, LIVESTOCK HAULING REGULATIONS.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Health Issues HCR

ISSUES RELATED TO ANTIBIOTIC RESEARCH, PEDV, 2015 AG APPROPS BILL, SCHOOL NUTRITION, DIETARY GUIDELINES.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

CLIMATE CHANGE, RENEWABLE FUELS STANDARD (RFS), ETHANOL.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

BILATERAL/SPS MARKET ACCESS ISSUES: AUSTRALIA, BURMA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, EU, JAPAN, KAZAKSTAN, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NEW ZEALAND, PERU, THE PHILIPPINES, RUSSIA, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, TAIWAN, THAILAND, VIETNAM, COLOMBIA, ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, INDIA; TRICHINAE, RACTOPAMINE. MANDATORY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING (MCOOL) TRADE AGREEMENTS: TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP, TRANSATLANTIC TRADE AND INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP, AND TRADE AND INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT (TAIWAN). OTHER: CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS WORLD ORGANIZATION FOR ANIMAL HEALTH (OIE) TERRESTRIAL ANIMAL HEALTH CODE TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (AGOA) AGRICULTURAL ACT OF 2014. H.R.2709/S.1331 - EXTEND THE GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2709 (113th), S. 1331 (113th)

Agriculture AGR

ANTIBIOTICS, FOOD SAFETY, FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS, MANDATORY PRICE REPORTING ACT OF 2010, GIPSA PROPOSED RULE TO IMPLEMENT LIVESTOCK REGULATIONS, ANIMAL DISEASE, 2014 FARM BILL, 2015 AG APPROPS BILL. Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling (MCOOL) FOIA REFORM Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV) DIETARY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS 2014 TAX REFORM ACT USER FEES ACT PDUFA/GDUFA Transportation of Horses Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 CFTC Reauthorization

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Environment/Superfund ENV

COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION & LIABILITY ACT OF 1980 (CERCLA), EMERGENCY PLANNING & COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986 (EPCRA), SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS & REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986, RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD (RFS), FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), FEDERAL PRIVACY ACT. FARM BILL WORKING LANDS CONSERVATION PROGRAMS (2014) CLEAN AIR ACT -NATIONAL AGRICULTURE AIR QUALITY COMPLIANCE AGREEMENT -NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS FOR PARTICULATE MATTER -NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS FOR OZONE -CERCLA/EPCRA AIR EMISSION REPORTING CLEAN WATER ACT -REGULATIONS CONCERNING ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS (AAFOs) AND CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS (CAFOs) -AGRICULTURE STORM WATER -NPDES PERMITTING -CLEAN WATER RESTORATION ACT/WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES -MANAGEMENT OF MANURE NUTRIENTS -PROMULGATION OF TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS -EMERGING CONTAMINANTS -ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE -CHESAPEAKE BAY -CHESAPEAKE BAY TMDL CLIMATE CHANGE - "WATERS OF THE US" PROPOSED RULE - ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE - FOIA FEDERAL PRIVACY ACT

Contacted: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Animals ANI

FOOD SAFETY, TRACEABILITY, EGG BILL, FARM BILL, AG APPROPS 2015, ANTIBIOTICS, PAMTA, GIPSA, DOT HOURS OF SERVICE RULE, PEDv FUNDING, SCHOOL NUTRITION REAUTHORIZATION.

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)