NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL for NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL

Energy/Nuclear ENG

CLIMATE CHANGE, RENEWABLE FUELS STANDARD (RFS), ETHANOL.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

BILATERAL/SPS MARKET ACCESS ISSUES: AUSTRALIA, BURMA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, EU, JAPAN, KAZAKSTAN, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NEW ZEALAND, PERU, THE PHILIPPINES, RUSSIA, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, TAIWAN, THAILAND, VIETNAM, COLOMBIA, ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, INDIA; TRICHINAE, RACTOPAMINE. MANDATORY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING (MCOOL) TRADE AGREEMENTS: TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP, TRANSATLANTIC TRADE AND INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP, AND TRADE AND INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT (TAIWAN). OTHER: CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS WORLD ORGANIZATION FOR ANIMAL HEALTH (OIE) TERRESTRIAL ANIMAL HEALTH CODE TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (AGOA) AGRICULTURAL ACT OF 2014. H.R.2709/S.1331 - EXTEND THE GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1331 (113th), H.R. 2709 (113th)

Agriculture AGR

ANTIBIOTICS, FOOD SAFETY, FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS, MANDATORY PRICE REPORTING ACT OF 2010, GIPSA PROPOSED RULE TO IMPLEMENT LIVESTOCK REGULATIONS, ANIMAL DISEASE, 2014 FARM BILL, 2015 AG APPROPS BILL. Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling (MCOOL) FOIA REFORM Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV) DIETARY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS 2014 TAX REFORM ACT USER FEES ACT PDUFA/GDUFA Transportation of Horses Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 CFTC Reauthorization

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Transportation TRA

HOURS OF SERVICE RULE, LIVESTOCK HAULING REGULATIONS.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Health Issues HCR

ISSUES RELATED TO ANTIBIOTIC RESEARCH, PEDV, 2015 AG APPROPS BILL, SCHOOL NUTRITION, DIETARY GUIDELINES.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Environment/Superfund ENV

COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION & LIABILITY ACT OF 1980 (CERCLA), EMERGENCY PLANNING & COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986 (EPCRA), SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS & REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986, RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD (RFS), FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), FEDERAL PRIVACY ACT. FARM BILL WORKING LANDS CONSERVATION PROGRAMS (2014) CLEAN AIR ACT -NATIONAL AGRICULTURE AIR QUALITY COMPLIANCE AGREEMENT -NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS FOR PARTICULATE MATTER -NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS FOR OZONE -CERCLA/EPCRA AIR EMISSION REPORTING CLEAN WATER ACT -REGULATIONS CONCERNING ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS (AAFOs) AND CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS (CAFOs) -AGRICULTURE STORM WATER -NPDES PERMITTING -CLEAN WATER RESTORATION ACT/WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES -MANAGEMENT OF MANURE NUTRIENTS -PROMULGATION OF TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS -EMERGING CONTAMINANTS -ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE -CHESAPEAKE BAY -CHESAPEAKE BAY TMDL CLIMATE CHANGE - "WATERS OF THE US" PROPOSED RULE - ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE - FOIA FEDERAL PRIVACY ACT

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Animals ANI

FOOD SAFETY, TRACEABILITY, EGG BILL, FARM BILL, AG APPROPS 2015, ANTIBIOTICS, PAMTA, GIPSA, DOT HOURS OF SERVICE RULE, PEDv FUNDING, SCHOOL NUTRITION REAUTHORIZATION.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)