Year-End Report — NATIONAL OILSEED PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL OILSEED PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION (2007)

Firm

NATIONAL OILSEED PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION

Client

NATIONAL OILSEED PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$80,000

What was lobbied

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

Transportation TRA

Monitoring legislation pertaining to the Water Resources Development Act 2007.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID CALLAHAN AILOR	N/A
THOMAS A HAMMER	N/A
DAVID J HOVERMALE	N/A

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Monitoring the FY 2008 Appropriations for the Department of Agriculture in particular funding for P.L. 480, conservation, and market development.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID CALLAHAN AILOR	N/A
THOMAS A HAMMER	N/A
DAVID J HOVERMALE	N/A

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Monitoring legislation pertaining to agricultural trade policy, sanctions on agricultural products, humanitarian food relief, biotechnology, World Trade Organization (DOHA) trade negotiations, and renewal of trade promotion authority. H.R. 3688 the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act. Monitoring free trade agreements with Colombia, Korea, and Panama.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID CALLAHAN AILOR	N/A
THOMAS A HAMMER	N/A
DAVID J HOVERMALE	N/A

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 3688 (110th)

Agriculture AGR

Lobby issues and monitoring oversight on H.R. 2646, the Farm Security Act (2002 Farm Bill). Monitoring H.R. 2419 and S.2303 relating to the formulation of the 2007 Farm Bill. Monitoring efforts to change oilseed/commodity programs, conservation, food aid, food safety, disaster assistance, biotechnology, country-of-origin-labeling, and international market development.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID CALLAHAN AILOR	N/A
THOMAS A HAMMER	N/A
DAVID J HOVERMALE	N/A

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S. 2303 (110th), H.R. 2646 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Monitoring food/feed safety and labeling issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID CALLAHAN AILOR	N/A
THOMAS A HAMMER	N/A
DAVID J HOVERMALE	N/A

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Monitoring national ambient air quality standards, hazardous air pollutants and emission factors.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID CALLAHAN AILOR	N/A
THOMAS A HAMMER	N/A
DAVID J HOVERMALE	N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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.