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Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Rules implementation for the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law No: 111-203) regarding interchange fees and derivatives (swaps and Futures market position limits on WTI) overhaul; HR 1838 - A bill to repeal a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act prohibiting any federal bailout of swap dealers or participants. HR 3283 - Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act, RINs regulated as a futures contract

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3283 (113th), H.R. 1838 (113th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

Implementation of Title VII of the DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L. 111-203); H.R. 992, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act," H.R. 1256, the Swaps Jurisdiction Certainty Act," H.R.634, the Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act, Renewable Identication Numbers traded as a futures contract -- EPA and CFTC reviewing issue

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 634 (113th), H.R. 1256 (113th), H.R. 992 (113th)

Transportation TRA

As referenced under highway issues, the transportation and distribution of petroleum products and hazardous materials; hours of service; driver registration; hazardous materials fees; GAO Report -- Wetlines (cargo tank loading lines)

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Because the sequence of events following a natural disaster are often similar in terms of access to fuel supplies, PMAA organized a task force that is examining the bottle necks and making recommendations to federal and state governments to streamline the process. Hours of service, boutique fuel waivers,

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Energy, Dept of

Health Issues HCR

Repealing menu-labeling provisions mandating c-stores conform to national, uniform nutrition disclosure standards. Repealing a food Stamp provision in the 2013 Senate farm bill reauthorizations which gives the Food and Nutrition Serviceability to preclude c-stores from accepting food stamps if a c-store's sales come from alcohol, tobacco and hot food products. Menu Labeling: Commonsense Nutrition Disclosure Act (H.R. 1249); Obamacare repeal and delaying the employer mandate

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Bills named: H.R. 1249 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Appropriations measure as they apply to the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protections Agency, CFTC, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Transportation and Agriculture. continuing resolution for 2014

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Energy/Nuclear ENG

CR for FY 2013 and FY 2014 budgets on -- Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve; grants to reduce emissions from diesel engines; weatherization grants; EPA's proposed underground storage tank proposed rule, National Oilheat Research Alliance Reauthorization (S. 949, H.R. 1985); Domestic Fuels Protection Act, (H.R. 1214)

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 949 (113th), H.R. 1214 (113th), H.R. 1985 (113th)

Tobacco TOB

"Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (P.L. 111-31);" Roll your own tobacco provisions within Highway bill, tobacco taxes included in President's FY 2014 budget

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

All issues related to the motor fuels industry which affects supply, disruption, transportation and sales of the product Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel implementation; Renewable Identification Numbers; Federal Trade Commission, filed comments on agency's proposed biodiesel labeling rule; Refined Product Petroleum Reserve/ Natural Gas Act/ gas to liquids technology, Keystone XL Pipeline, Northern Route Approval Act; ULSD corrosion studies

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Reserve System

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Fuel emissions standards (tier 3 gasoline/ozone proposed rules) Leaking Underground Storage Tank fund issues "Energy Independence and Security Act" (Public Law No: 110-140); Underground storage tank reauthorization tax issues; Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 (S. 482, H.R. 910); bills that would limit EPA's ability to enforce climate change regulations, EPA's new UST proposed Rules, biodiesel content labeling in EPA's QAP RINs rule, Ethanol blendwall (RVP) requirements, RFS reform bills,

Contacted: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Bills named: S. 482 (113th), H.R. 910 (113th)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

Sales of tobacco to non-tribe members; taxation issues between states and tribal governments;

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE

Roads/Highway ROD

Highway Safety; transporation of hazardous materials; highway funding; gasoline taxes; SAFETEA-LU; Wetlines (cargo tank loading lines) and Interstate rest area commercialization; Surface transportation reauthorization; gasoline and Leaking Underground Storage Tank tax reauthorizations

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Reserve System; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Estate tax; gasoline taxes; remittance of state sales taxes; Biodiesel tax credit and production tax credit opposition; ethanol/biodiesel tax credit; refueling infrastructure tax credits, blender pumps; Leaking underground storage tank tax, oilheat efficiency tax credits in section 25(c); tobacco taxes included in President's FY 2014 budget

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Environment/Superfund ENV

Environmental issues as they relate to petroleum storage, distribution and customer delivery including: EPA's Underground storage proposed rule; superfund cleanup; ethanol "blendwall" issues -- EPA RFS II; Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2013; biodiesel Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) fraud, EPA's RINs Quality Assurance PlanStage II vapor controls, Tier 3 gasoline, E15 proposed rules at EPA

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Reserve System; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of