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Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Renewable Fuels Standard HR 875Congressional issues: Renewable fuels standard Open fuel standard Ethanol import tariff Renewable fuels infrastructure Corn seed Ethanol Executive Branch: All aspects detailing the implementation of the renewable fuels standard

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

Bills named: H.R. 875 (113th)

Roads/Highway ROD

All programs dealing with highway infrastructure, MAP-21

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

Railroads RRR

Congressional issues: railroad access, capcacity, infrastructure and competition Executive Branch: Surface Transportation Board review of competitive rail switching

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

See attached page:Congressional issues: Distillers dried grains Biotechnology regulatory issues Coexistence Market Access Program Foreign Market Development Program Trans-Pacific Partnership Low Level Presence Policy Sanitary and Phytosanitary Barriers to trade International biotechnology approvals Free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Executive Branch issues: Distillers dried grains Biotechnology regulatory issues Coexistence Market Access Program Foreign Market Development Program Trans-Pacific Partnership Low Level Presence Policy Sanitary and Phytosanitary Barriers to trade International biotechnology approvals Free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea U.S.-China Biotechnology Working Group Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

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

Agriculture AGR

2013 Farm Bill, House and Senate Food, Conservation & Energy Act of 2008: Implementation Title I, Commodity Programs See additional pages.Congressional issues: Biofuels infrastructure; Biofuels Research and Development; Coexistence Issues; Farm Bill Conservation Programs; FY 2011 USDA RE&E Budget, Food and Ag Budget, Support AFRI Funding. Funding of agricultural programs in the FY 2013 budget, including Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Program. Support of current baseline spending for crop insurance. FY 2013 Agriculture Appropriations Bill- support funding for mandatory programs in the current Farm Bill; support farmer assurance provision. Support completion of new Farm Bill authorization by end of FY 2013, H.R. 1947 and S. 954. USDA regulation of biotechnology. Oppose Commodity Title Proposals in the House and Senate that would recouple production/planted acres to fixed target prices. Oppose changes to the federal crop insurance program that would adversely impact grower participation and delivery of services and products. Support of conservation compliance provisions for federal crop insurance in H.R. 1947 and S. 954. Clarification of enrollment procedures and requirements for acre programs as well as direct and counter-cyclical programs. Notice of Arrival documentation for seeds derived through biotechnology. Opposition to amendments eliminating corn-based ethanol in RFS.Executive Branch: Biobased Procurement Program. Coexistence issues; FIFRA/Pesticide Registration. Implementation of Section 9002, Farm Bill of 2002 Federal Biobased Products Preferred. Procurement & USDA Certified Biobased Produce Voluntary Label Program. Plant Incorporated Protectants Updates. Update on research issues from USDA REE. USDA regulation of biotechnology. Clarification of enrollment procedures and requirements for acre and direct and counter-cyclical programs. Inquiry of authorization for developing new multi-year revenue protection policy endorsement. USDA regulation of biotechnology.

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

Bills named: S. 954 (113th), H.R. 1947 (113th)

Transportation TRA

Activities related to locks and dams on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers Activities related to Inland Waterway Trust Fund Inland Waterway Capital Development Plan-SupportCongressional issues: S. 565-Missisippi River Navigation Sustainment Act-support S. 566- WIN P3 Act-support S. 407- Reinvesting in Vital Economic Rivers and Waterways Act-support S. 601- Water Resources Development Act-provisions related to inland waterways projects H.R. 1149--Waterways are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency and Environment Act of 2013 (Wave4 Act), supported

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

Bills named: H.R. 1149 (113th), S. 565 (113th), S. 601 (113th), S. 407 (113th), S. 566 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

See attached page for details.Energy and Water Appropriatons for Mississippi River, Inland Waterways Trust Fund. MAP and FMD Funding. Appropriations for the Navigation and Ecosystems Sustainability Program for locks on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. USDA Research Funding. Biotechnology Regulatory Efficiency and Predictability.

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

See attached page for additional information:Congressional issues: H.R. 935 - support passage of legislation to eliminate NPDES permit requirements for pesticide applications Low Carbon Fuel Standards Ethanol Emissions Standards Executive Branch: Climate change Wetlands Hypoxia Clean Water Act, NPDES, CAFOs, TMDLs Farm Bill Conservation Program Atrazine Spill prevention control and countermeasures (SPCC) Chesapeake Bay Executive Order (EO 13508) Chesapeake Bay TMDL for nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment NPDES permits for pesticide applications Pesticide Spray Drift guidance and label languages Oppose mandatory numeric nutrient criteria development under the Clean Water Act Proposed Clean Water Act Certainty or Assurance program for farmers Proposed "Waters of the US" guidance-oppose new EPA standard Review of neonicotinoid pesticides and effects on pollinators Environmental markets: Development of carbon and water quality trading programs at USDA

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

Bills named: H.R. 935 (113th)