2nd Quarter - Report — BIFMA INTERNATIONAL for BIFMA (2017)

Firm

BIFMA INTERNATIONAL

Client

BIFMA

Income

—

Expenses

$20,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

2 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Environment/Superfund ENV

Continued work on an update to the ANSI/BIFMA e3 Furniture Sustainability Standard with many stakeholders including representatives from EPA and GSA. EPA stakeholders encourage development of a calculator to determine benefits of the program. Commented in support of an EPA proposal giving manufacturers more time to comply with the new Formaldehyde Rule. BIFMA supports the rule, and reasonable time frames for implementation. Communicated support to EPA staff of their Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing. Encouraged other pilot assessment program participants to work with each other to learn where individual programs could be strengthened. Participated in NIST Standards Education Workshop on Sustainability. Relayed the BIFMA experience and rewards of developing a standard and certification program for furniture.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRADLEY PETER MILLER	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Manufacturing MAN

BIFMA endorsed OSHA's Safe and Sound Week on Social Media.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRADLEY PETER MILLER	—

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.