INSTITUTE OF SCRAP RECYCLING INDUSTRIES, INC for INSTITUTE OF SCRAP RECYCLING INDUSTRIES INC

Railroads RRR

Problems experienced by the scrap recycling industry, which ships very significant tonnages (and a significant portion of its manufactured product) by rail, including service problems with the railroads and anticompetitive behavior of the railroads, particularly as such problems affect small and medium size businesses.

Contacted: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Maritime Commission; Defense Investigative Service (DIS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Science/Technology SCI

Issues related to the safe and efficient recycling of scrap electronics

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense Investigative Service (DIS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Maritime Commission; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

EPA regulations regarding the recovery of chlorofluorocarbons from end-of-life white goods and vehicles

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense Investigative Service (DIS); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Maritime Commission; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Roads/Highway ROD

The significant performance, safety and environmental benefits gained by using crumb rubber from scrap tires in the construction of asphalt roads and how to encourage states to use more of this clearly superior product.

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Defense Investigative Service (DIS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Maritime Commission; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

The effects that a ban on exports of scrap electronics will have on the legitimate recycling of electronic devices Discussions with regard to trade promotion & exports of scrap materials--metal, paper, glass, plastic, rubber, textiles & electronics Discussions with regard to the inappropriate application of the Basel Convention and the OECD Waste Agreement to non-hazardous, specification grade commodities manufactured from scrap/recyclable materials. Discussions with regard to real and potential trade barriers imposed by foreign nations. Discussions with regard to the application of ITAR, EAR, OFAC and other regulations as they relate to the international trade of recycled materials. Discussions regarding misclassification of recyclable materials as solid waste thereby resulting in import shipments being turned away at the borders Discussion with regard to the inappropriate application of the requirement for "mill certificates" as it relates to scrap metal being brought into the U.S. for manufacture into specification grade commodities that substitute for virgin materials in the manufacture of new basic materials

Contacted: Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense Investigative Service (DIS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Maritime Commission; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)

Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) WAS

Definition of Solid Waste and its inappropriate application to certain recyclable and recycled materials Issues relating to the processing and exportation of e-scrap RCRA Subtitle C Definition of Solid Waste rulemaking as it applies to recycled materials

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense Investigative Service (DIS); Federal Maritime Commission; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

Discussions regarding the significant environmental benefits that can be achieved through a modest increase in truck weights/bridge weights and the addition of a sixth axle on a tractor trailer combination.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Federal Maritime Commission; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense Investigative Service (DIS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Discussions with regard to the theft of cargo exported from the U.S., whether on the high seas or at destination ports but before it is released to the consignee Discussions regarding maintenance of domestic waterways with specific focus on maintaining adequate depth through dredging or other means to avoid impeding the normal flow of materials by barge. Discussions with regard to dredging of ports to accommodate the new classes of container ships and cargo ships to assure US manufacturers ability to export their products

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Federal Maritime Commission; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense Investigative Service (DIS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

Environment/Superfund ENV

The application of voluntary operational standards for electronics recyclers. EPA's interpretation of the Clean Air Act as it relates to the recovery of chlorofluorocarbons from certain items. Efforts to encourage Design for the Environment and Design for Recycling(R), both of which would greatly improve the recyclability of many products and result in dramatically less use of hazardous or toxic substances in such products. Electronics and plastics recycling issues. H.R. 2791, Responsible Electronics Recycling Act S. 2090 Responsible Electronics Recycling Act

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Federal Maritime Commission; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Defense Investigative Service (DIS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

Bills named: H.R. 2791 (113th), S. 2090 (113th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Metal theft issues. H.R. 867 / S. 394, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013. S. 761, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Federal Maritime Commission; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense Investigative Service (DIS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 867 (113th), S. 761 (113th), S. 394 (113th)