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Transportation TRA

Activities related to locks and dams on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers, including supporting H.R. 4342, WAVE 4 Activities related to inland waterway trust funds Inland Waterway Capital Development Plan-Support H.R. 12-American Jobs Act-Support provisions related to inland waterways infrastructure funding.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 12 (112th), H.R. 4342 (112th)

Roads/Highway ROD

All programs dealing with highway infrastructure, includng S. 1813, MAP-21

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 1813 (112th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

See attached page: Congressional issues: Distillers dried grains Biotechnology regulatory issues Coexistence Market Access Program Foreign Market Development Program Trans-Pacific Partnership Low Level Presence Policy Sanitary and Phytosanitary Barriers to trade International biotechnology approvals Free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea Executive Branch issues: Distillers dried grains Biotechnology regulatory issues Coexistence Market Access Program Foreign Market Development Program Trans-Pacific Partnership Low Level Presence Policy Sanitary and Phytosanitary Barriers to trade International biotechnology approvals Free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea U.S.-E.U. High Level Working Group U.S.-China Biotechnology Working Group

Contacted: SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Railroads RRR

Congressional issues: railroad access, capcacity, infrastructure and competition Executive Branch: Surface Transportation Board Railway Carrier Obligations for Transport of Hazardous Materials. Filed comments with STB re Weston Coal Traffic League-petition for declaratory offer.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

See attached page for details. Energy and Water Appropriatons for Mississippi River, Inland Waterways Trust Fund. MAP and FMD Funding. Appropriations for the Navigation and Ecosystems Sustainability Program for locks on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. USDA Research Funding. Biotechnology Regulatory Efficiency and Predictability.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Agriculture AGR

2012 Farm Bill, House and Senate Versions Food, Conservation & Energy Act of 2008: Implementation Title I, Commodity Programs See additional pages. Congressional issues: Biofuels infrastructure; Biofuels Research and Development; Coexistence Issues; Farm Bill Conservation Programs; FY 2011 USDA RE&E Budget, Food and Ag Budget, Support AFRI Funding. CFTCs implementation of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; end user exemptions from mandatory clearing of OTC derivatives, definitions of swap dealer/participant changes to position limits. Funding of agricultural programs in the FY 2012 budget, including Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Program. Support of current baseline spending for crop insurance. FY 2013 Agriculture Appropriations Bill- support funding for mandatory programs in the current Farm Bill. Support completion of new Farm Bill authorization by end of FY 2012. USDA regulation of biotechnology. Advocate equitable, proportionate reductions in USDA commodity program funding for the purpose of federal budget deficit reduction. Support for timely implementation of RMA staffs preliminary recommendations for changes to the federal crop insurance programs rating methodology. Advocate reauthorization of a new Farm Bill in 2012. Oppose Commodity Title Proposals in the House and Senate that would recouple production/planted acres to fixed target prices. H.R. 6083, FEderal Agriculture REform and Risk Management Act H.R. 6233, Agriculture Disaster Assistance Act of 2012 Support of Rep. Bruce Braley's Discharge Petition to require a vote on House Agriculture Committee's Farm Bill. Executive Branch: Biobased Procurement Program. Coexistence issues; FIFRA/Pesticide Registration. Implementation of Section 9002, Farm Bill of 2002 Federal Biobased Products Preferred. Procurement & USDA Certified Biobased Produce Voluntary Label Program; Plant Incorporated Protectants Updates. Update on research isues from USDA REE. To address concerns regarding proposed rules and advance notices of rulemaking issued by the CFTC regarding implementation of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: end user exemptions from mandatory clearing of OTC derivatives, definition of swap dealer/participant and changes to position limits. Margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives. USDA regulation of biotechnology. Support for timely implementation of the independent review team and RMA staffs preliminary recommendations for changes to the federal crop insurance programs rating methodology. Change in release time/pause in trading for USDAs major statistical response, in particular, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates to ensure timely and more equal access to a wide range of market participants. Modification of provisions for federal crop insurance to allow haying and grazing of a corn crop for the 2013 crop year. Communication of proper protocol for aflatoxin testing procedures and insurance adjustment claim processes.

Contacted: Surface Transportation Board (STB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 6083 (112th), H.R. 6233 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Discussed OSHA's revision to the Hazard Communication Standard, which defined combustible dust as a hazardous chemical.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Surface Transportation Board (STB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Renewable Fuels Standard Biofuels Infrastructure -S. 187 Biofuel Market Expansion Act of 2011 H.R. 1687-Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011 Congressional issues: Renewable fuels standard Open fuel standard Ethanol import tariff Renewable fuels infrastructure H.R. 1687-Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011 Ethanol-related legislation, including H.R. 3199, H.R. 3552 and H.R. 3441 Executive Branch: All aspects detailing the implementation of the renewable fuels standard

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 187 (112th), H.R. 1687 (112th), H.R. 3552 (112th), H.R. 3441 (112th), H.R. 3199 (112th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

See attached page for additional information: Congressional issues: H.R. 872 - support passage of legislation to eliminate NPDES permit requirements for pesticide applications Clean Air Act Fine/Coarse Particulate Matter-Support amendment to block EPA from promulgating new regulations Low Carbon Fuel Standards Ethanol Emissions Standards H.R. 2018 - Support a Clean Water Act amendment to preserve the authority of states to set their own water quality standards H.R. 4153-Support legislation to reform and reauthorize the Cheasapeake Bay Project S. 3065-Support passage of legislation to eliminate NPEDS permit requirements for pesticide applications Executive Branch: Climate change Clean Air Act Fine/Coarse Particulate Matter-oppose EPA proposed standard Wetlands Hypoxia Clean Water Act, NPEDS, CAFOs, TMDLs Farm Bill Conservation Program Atrazine Spill prevention control and countermeasures Chesapeake Bay Executive Order (EO 13508) Chesapeake Bay TMDL for nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment NPDES permits for pesticide applications Pesticide Spray Drift guidance and label languages Oppose mandatory numeric nutrient criteria development Proposed Clean Water Act Certainty or Assurance program for farmers Proposed "Waters of the US" guidance-oppose new EPA standard Review of moncotinoid pesticides and effects on pollinators

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 2018 (112th), S. 3065 (112th), H.R. 4153 (112th), H.R. 872 (112th)