NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL for NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Passage of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) in 2016. The ongoing Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations between the United States and the European Union. Bilateral Sanitary and Phytosanitary Market Access Issues: Australia, Burma, Canada, Chile, China, EU, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, India. H.R. 2845, the "AGOA Enhancement Act of 2015," legislation to modernize and extend the program established under the African Growth and Opportunity Act for ten additional years. General education on Codex Alimentarius Commission Food Safety Standards.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2845 (114th)

Agriculture AGR

General education on animal disease. Dietary Guidelines for Americans as they relate to pork. Implementation of Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009. General education on the re-authorization of funding for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) upcoming proposed regulation regarding restrictions on poultry, beef and pork marketing arrangements. General education on funding for Foot and Mouth Disease vaccine bank and the PED swine health line in the 2017 agriculture appropriations bill.

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

Transportation TRA

"Hours of Service of Drivers: Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference (AFTC); Granting of Renewal of Exemption" notice renewing an exemption from the 30-minute rest break provision of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's hours-of-service regulations for commercial motor vehicle drivers transporting livestock; Docket No. FMCSA-2013-0283; June 12, 2015; 80 FR 33584. Implementation of H.R. 22, the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act which authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) (other than the Mass Transit Account) for FY2016-FY2021. Implementation of amendments made to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS).

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

Bills named: H.R. 22 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

General education on issues related to antibiotic research, school nutrition, and dietary guidelines. Proposed updates to the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point-based Inspection Models Project (HIMP) pilot program.

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

Animals ANI

General education on antibiotics, foreign animal disease and food safety. General education on animal traceability. General education on School Nutrition Reauthorization. H.R. 1552, the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (PAMTA) of 2015 legislation to amend the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act to preserve the effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in the treatment of human and animal diseases. General education on funding for Foot and Mouth Disease vaccine bank and the PED swine health line in the 2017 agriculture appropriations bill.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1552 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

EPAs Clean Water Rule: Definition of Waters of the United States final rule defining the scope of Waters of the United States as defined in and protected under the Clean Water Act; RIN 2040-AF30; June 29, 2015; 80 FR 37053. General Education on EPA environmental justice standards as it relates to the pork industry.

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

EPAs Clean Water Rule: Definition of Waters of the United States final rule defining the scope of Waters of the United States as defined in and protected under the Clean Water Act; RIN 2040-AF30; June 29, 2015; 80 FR 37053. General education on issues concerning regulation of air emissions from swine operations. General education on issues concerning the operation and regulation of animal feeding operations (AFOs) and concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). Proposed Fine Particulate Matter NAAQS State Implementation Requirements (80 FR 15339, March 23, 2015) regarding the impact of ammonia on formation of PM 2.5. Water quality standards as they relate to Pork producers and the status of EPAs implementation of its Nutrient Framework Memo. The development of water quality standards in agricultural regions nationwide including Ohio, Iowa, North Carolina, Missouri, and the Chesapeake Bay.

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