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Transportation TRA

Activities Related to Locks & Dams on the Upper Mississippi & Illinois Rivers Activities Related to Inland Waterway Trust Funds Congressional Issues: Locks & Dams on Upper Mississippi & Illinois Rivers - Funding for Authorized Projects Inland Waterways Trust Funds Executive Branch: Upper Mississippi & Illinois Rivers

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Energy & Water Appropriations for FY10, Mississippi River, Inland Waterways, Trust Fund, DOE Biomass H.R. 3183; S. 1436 - Appropriations for the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program for locks on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers.

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 1436 (111th), H.R. 3183 (111th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Renewable Fuel Standards Congressional Issues: Renewable Fuels Standard Ethanol Import Tariff Natural Gas E-85 Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Ethanol Emissions Exeutive Branch: All Aspects Detailing the Implementation of the Renewable Fuels Standard All Programs Dealing with Ethanol & Green House Gas Emission Reductions E-85 Natural Gas RFS Implemenation Ethanol Import Tariff EPA Environmental Regulations EPA Waiver Requests

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Surface Transportation Board (STB); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of

Railroads RRR

Railroad Access, Capacity, Infrastructure S. 146 and H.R. 233, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, Provisions with imports to grain shippers Congressional Issues: Railroad Access, Capacity, Infrastructure Executive Branch: Surface Transportation Board: Railway Common Carrier Obligation for Transport of Hazardous Materials

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Treasury, Dept of; Surface Transportation Board (STB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 233 (111th), S. 146 (111th)

Roads/Highway ROD

All Programs Dealing with Renewable Fuel Infrastructure Congressional Issues: Fuels Taxes Infrastructure Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Ethanol Tax Incentives Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Tax Incentives

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Congressional Issues: Mexican Trucking NAFTA Cuba Free Trade Biotechnology- Amylase Corn Deregulation Executive Branch: EU Biotech Moratorium Case Korean Approvals Process for Biotechnology Support GSM Program China Tires China Biotechnology Russia Biotechnology India Corn Market Access Issues

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 6124 The Food, Conservation & Energy Act of 2008 - Implementation H.R. 6124 Food, Conservation & Energy Act of 2008 H.R. 2749 - Food Saftey Enhancement Act Title I, Commodity Programs; Implmentation of the Average Crop Revenue Election Program and the FSA Farm Storage Loan Program. Congressional Issues: FY 2011 Budget Resolution & Proposed Funding Reductions for Commodity & Crop Insurance Program. Agriculture Transportation. Animal Ag Waste/CERCLA Superfund Laws. Average Crop Revenue Program implementation - production evidence requirements and land owner approval procedures. Implementation of FSA Farm Storage Biofuels Infrastructure. Biofuels Research & Development. Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Support of regulatory and legislative efforts to better ensure convergence between futures and cash commodity markets. Commodity Exchange Act/CFTC: Treasury Department's proposed regulatory framework to promote greater transparency of Energy Tax Credits. Farm Bill Conservation Programs. FIFRA/FQPA H.R. 2749 - Food Saftey Enhancement Act - concerns regarding on farm provisions to expand FDA's authority on access to records, product traceability and establishement of safety standard regulations. Proposed taxes on sweetened beverages. Over-the-Counter (OTC) Derivatives in the commodity and securities markets and to require clearing of OTC derivatives in regulated central clearing houses. Executive Branch: Animal Ag Waste/CERCLA Superfund Laws ANSO Sustainable Ag Standard, Oppose the Standards Biobased Procurement Program CAFO Rulemaking Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Support of regulatory and legislative efforts to better ensure convergence between futures and cash commodity markets. Delays in implementation of changes to FSA Farm Storage Loan Program. Disparities in quality discount procedures for mycotoxin loss claims for farm stored and commercial stored corn. Federal Crop Insurance: New product development, APH rating methodology review, utilization of GPS yeild monitor data production evidence, Standard Reinsurance Agreement. Implementation of Average Crop Revenue Program: additional information resources for FSA staff and eligible farmers. Implementation of Section 9002, Farm Bill of 2002-Federal Biobased Products Preferred Implementation of FSA Farm Storage Loan Program, Request UPdated on Progress of Implementation. Implementation of Department of Homeland Security, Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) specifically as it applies to agricultural producers. Support for Continuation of USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Chemical Usage Survey. Procurement & USDA Certified Biobased Product Voluntary Label Program

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2749 (111th), H.R. 6124 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

All Activities Related to Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit & Small Ethanol Producer Tax Credit Congressional Issues: Ethanol Excise Tax Exemption Small Producer Tax Credit Executive Branch: Ethanol Excise Tax Exemption

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Discussion Draft of the Clean Energy Security Act, Provisions related to Carbon Offsets (Title III). Provisions Detailing Low Carbon Fuel Standard. H.R. 21, Oceans Conservation Education & National Strategy for the 21st Century Act (provisions related to agricultural and land-based impacts to oceanic water quality.) H.R. 2454 and S. 1733 (provisions relating to agricultural offsets). Provisions dealing with Agriculture & Navigable Waters. Congressional Issues: Climate Change - H.R. 2454 and S. 1733 (provisions relating to agricultural offsets). Clean Water Act Jursidiction - oppose S. 787 Clean Air Act Fine/Coarse Particulate Matter Wetlands Hypoxia Animal Ag Waste/Superfund Laws Clean Water Act, NPDES, CAFOs, Regulatory & Congressional Intent, TMDLs CRP/Buffer Strips Low Carbon Fuel Standards Ethanol Emission Standards Executive Branch: Climate Change Clean Air Act Fine/Coarse Particulate Matter Wetlands Hypoxia Clean Water Act, NPDES, CAFOs, Regulatory & Congressional Intent, TMDLs Farm Bill Conservation Program Atrazine Spill Prevention Control & Counter-measures Interagency Cooperation under the Endangered Species Act Proposed Rule Carbonfuran Food Tolerance Revocation National Oceans Policy Executive Order

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 1733 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th), H.R. 21 (111th), S. 787 (111th)