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Railroads RRR

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

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

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

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

FCC Rural Broadband Universal Service Fund Quantile Regression Analysis

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

OSHA Grain bin inspection of family farms (less than 10 employees)

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

Roads/Highway ROD

All programs dealing with highway infrastructure, MAP-21

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

See attached page:Congressional issues: 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 Trade Promotion Authority Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Executive Branch issues: 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 Trade Promotion Authority U.S.-China Biotechnology Working Group Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

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

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 completion of new Farm Bill authorization by end of 2013, H.R. 1947 and S. 954. USDA regulation of biotechnology. Oppose Commodity Title Proposals in the House and Senate farm bills 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 reauthorization of current P.L. 480, Food for Progress, McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition and Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust. Oppose use of these program funds to pay costs of unspecified activities in recipient countries and proposal to decrease minimum funding level for non-emergency Title II programs. Oppose capping the amount of funds for developmental programs. Support of conservation compliance provisions for federal crop insurance in H.R. 1947 and S. 954. Support of improved 508H system incentives for new product research and development. Opposition to amendments eliminating corn-based ethanol in RFS. Support of amendment by Rep. Bob Gibbs to modify price loss coverage program in H.R. 1947. Customer Protection Rule proposed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Support of nomination of Krysta Harden to Deputy Secretary of USDA. Support of conservation compliance provisions for federal crop insurance in H.R. 1947. Inquiry for statutory language to authorize multi-year period crop insurance products.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. EPA regulation of biotechnology. Support of RFS. Suppor of changes to residual interest requirements Customer Protection rule proposed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1947 (113th), S. 954 (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 H.R. 3080-Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013

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

Bills named: S. 566 (113th), S. 601 (113th), H.R. 3080 (113th), S. 565 (113th), S. 407 (113th), H.R. 1149 (113th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

See additional page for more information.Congressional issues: Renewable fuels standard Open fuel standard Renewable fuels infrastructure RVOs Ethanol Executive Branch issues: All aspects detailing the implementation of the renewable fuels standard Renewable Volume Obligation (RVOs)

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

See additional page for details.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 "Waters of the US" draft rule Review of neonicotinoid pesticides and effects on pollinators EPA Draft Report: Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to downstream waters Environmental markets: Development of carbon and water quality trading programs at USDA

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

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