1st Quarter - Report — SLK STRATEGIES for NATIONAL RENDERERS ASSOCIATION (2017)

Firm

SLK STRATEGIES

Client

NATIONAL RENDERERS ASSOCIATION

Income

$20,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

WOTUS reproposal EPA Ozone regulation Carbon recapture

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN KOPPERUD	—

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to research and programs fostering development of alternative fuels, and legislation which may affect tax credits Federal tax credits for biodiesel Modification of the blenders tax credit for biodiesel to a producers tax credit Overall federal tax reform

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN KOPPERUD	—

Contacted: SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Federal Highway Administration (FHA)

Animals ANI

Commercial rendering issues Rendering and animal diseases Rendering and animal disposal/welfare Rendering and commercial food waste Issue related to FDA regulation of rendering, rendered products as feed ingredients, cosmetic/soap ingredients, including FDA registraton, export certification, import certification, mandatory recall and FSMA implementation EPA issues related to CAFO regulation

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN KOPPERUD	—

Contacted: White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

Legislation to allow heavier trucks on interstate highways

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN KOPPERUD	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Food Safety FSMA implementation FDA regulation of rendered ingredients Legislation related to food waste mitigation Issues related to FDA approval of biotech-derived animals

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN KOPPERUD	—

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); SENATE; White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Issues related to biodiesel/biobased fuels Renewable Fuel Standard Alternative fuels] Grease theft 2014 Farm Bill alt fuel research Extension/modification of federal blenders tax credit for biodiesel/renewable diesel Alternative fuel mixture tax credit EPA RFS mandates

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN KOPPERUD	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

MAP/FMD funding preservation -- cooperator program issues EU-US bilateral trade negotiations BSE designation of trading partners

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN KOPPERUD	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

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.