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Transportation TRA

The Safer Affordable Fuel Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Proposed Rule for Model Years 2021-2026; Issues related to the rail transportation of ethanol

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Energy, Dept of; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to bills to fund the government for a portion or all of FY18, specifically additional policy items related to expired tax provisions; Issues related to cellulosic tax credit; Issues related to biodiesel tax credit.

Contacted: Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Surface Transportation Board (STB); State, Dept of (DOS)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 517/H.R. 1311 - Reid Vapor Pressure fix; H.R. 1314 - Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Repeal; H.R. 1315 - RFS Reform; H.R. 5212 and S. 2519 - GREENER Fuels Act; H.R. 119 - LEVEL Act; H.R. 5855 -Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act; H.R. 6731 - Restoring Our Commitment to Renewable Fuels Act of 2018; Issues related to the RFS; Issues related to a Reid Vapor Pressure fix for mid-level ethanol-blended fuels; Proposed Renewables Enhancement Growth and Support Rule; Issues related to Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards; Issues related to partial waivers for a 15 percent ethanol fuel (E15); Issues related to the USDA Biofuels Infrastructure Partnership program; Issues related to the Department of Energys Co-Optimization of fuels and engines program (OPTIMA); Issues related to the Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Program; Issues related to EPAs Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator (MOVES) model; Issues related to the 2018 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) under the RFS; Issues related to the Notice of Data Availability (NODA) under the 2018 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO); Issues related to export RINS under the RFS; Issues related to unwarranted small refinery RFS compliance waivers; Issues related to proposed RIN caps; Issues related to higher octane fuels; Issues related to ethanol export tariffs; Issues related to RIN transparency

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6731 (115th), H.R. 1315 (115th), H.R. 1311 (115th), H.R. 119 (115th), H.R. 5855 (115th), H.R. 1314 (115th), S. 2519 (115th), S. 517 (115th), H.R. 5212 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to ethanol exports; Issues related to distiller grain exports; Issues related to the Notice of Data Availability (NODA) under the 2018 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO); Issues related to export RINS under the RFS; Issues related to ethanol export tariffs

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); SENATE; White House Office

Agriculture AGR

Issues related to the RFS; Issues related to ethanol exports; Issues related to distiller grain exports; Issues related to the USDA Biofuels Infrastructure Partnership program; issues related to 2018 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) under the RFS; Issues related to unwarranted small refinery RFS compliance waivers; Issues related to proposed Renewable Identification Numbers (RIN) caps; Issues related to ethanol export tariffs; Issues related to partial waivers for a 15 percent ethanol fuel (E15); Issues related to RIN transparency

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to tax reform legislative efforts; Issues related to the second-generation biofuels production credit and special depreciation allowance; Issues related to the Alternative Refueling Property Tax Credit;

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S. 517/H.R. 1311 - Reid Vapor Pressure fix; H.R. 1314 - Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Repeal; H.R. 1315 - RFS Reform; H.R. 5212 and S. 2519 - GREENER Fuels Act; H.R. 119 - LEVEL Act; H.R. 5855 -Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act; H.R. 6731 - Restoring Our Commitment to Renewable Fuels Act of 2018; Issues related to the RFS; Issues related to a Reid Vapor Pressure fix for mid-level ethanol-blended fuels; Proposed Renewables Enhancement Growth and Support Rule; Issues related to Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards; Issues related to partial waivers for a 15 percent ethanol fuel (E15); Issues related to the USDA Biofuels Infrastructure Partnership program; Issues related to the Department of Energys Co-Optimization of fuels and engines program (OPTIMA); Issues related to EPAs Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator (MOVES) model; Issues related to the 2018 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) under the RFS; Issues related to the Notice of Data Availability (NODA) under the 2018 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO); Issues related to export RINS under the RFS; The Safer Affordable Fuel Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Proposed Rule for Model Years 2021-2026; Issues related to higher octane fuels;

Contacted: White House Office; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 2519 (115th), H.R. 1315 (115th), S. 517 (115th), H.R. 6731 (115th), H.R. 1314 (115th), H.R. 5855 (115th), H.R. 1311 (115th), H.R. 119 (115th), H.R. 5212 (115th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

S. 517/H.R. 1311 - Reid Vapor Pressure fix; H.R. 1314 - Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Repeal; H.R. 1315 - RFS Reform; H.R. 5212 and S. 2519 - GREENER Fuels Act; H.R. 119 - LEVEL Act; H.R. 5855 -Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act; H.R. 6731 - Restoring Our Commitment to Renewable Fuels Act of 2018; Issues related to the RFS; Issues related to a Reid Vapor Pressure fix for mid-level ethanol-blended fuels; Proposed Renewables Enhancement Growth and Support Rule; Issues related to Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards; Issues related to partial waivers for a 15 percent ethanol fuel (E15); Issues related to the USDA Biofuels Infrastructure Partnership program; Issues related to the Department of Energys Co-Optimization of fuels and engines program (OPTIMA); Issues related to EPAs Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator (MOVES) model; Issues related to the 2018 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) under the RFS; Issues related to the Notice of Data Availability (NODA) under the 2018 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO); Issues related to export RINS under the RFS; The Safer Affordable Fuel Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Proposed Rule for Model Years 2021-2026; Issues related to proposed RIN caps; Issues related to unwarranted small refinery RFS compliance waivers; Issues related to higher octane fuels; Issues related to RIN transparency

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1315 (115th), H.R. 1314 (115th), H.R. 1311 (115th), H.R. 5212 (115th), H.R. 119 (115th), H.R. 6731 (115th), S. 517 (115th), S. 2519 (115th), H.R. 5855 (115th)