Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010

Issues related to the health impacts of air pollution, including the following legislation: H S. 1666 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to satisfy certain conditions before issuing to producers of mid-level ethanol blends a waiver from certain requirements under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes. S.2995 Clean Air Act Amendments of 2010; S.3973 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010; H.R.5809 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010; H.R.6482 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010; H.J.RES.100 Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry and Standards of Performance for Portland ; S.3072 Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act; Clean air issues related to mobile source emissions; diesel retrofits; fuels including alternative fuels; stationary source emissions, including power plants and implementation and enforcement of the Clean Air Act. Issues related to global warming and energy. Issues related to open burning. Air pollution issues related to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

HR 2766: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009; provisions related to hydraulic fracturing HR 3082: Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act of 2011; provisions related to revenue and funding HR 5116: America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2010; provisions related to research, innovation and science, technology, engineering and math education HR 5809: Diesel Emission Reduction Act; provisions related to impacts HR 6523: Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011; provisions related to emissions HJ Res 101: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes; provisions related to revenue and funding and extension of programs HJ Res 105: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes; provisions related to revenue and funding and extension of programs S 3072: Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act of 2010; provisions related to Clean Air Act regulations S 3516: Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010; provisions related to oil spill response, drilling regulation, and liability S 3815: Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act of 2010; provisions related to revenue and funding S 3916: A bill to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to study and report on the impact on consumers of permitting an increase in the amount of ethanol blended with gasoline for use in gasoline-powered engines used in vehicles operated in interstate commerce, on public streets and roads, or off-road, appliances such as lawn mowers and other non-vehicular devices, and marine engines, and to require the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to study and report on any safety or reliability impact of such an increase on motor vehicle engines and fuel systems; provisions regarding ethanol requirements of Renewable Fuel Standard S 3973: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010; provisions related to revenue and funding Discussion regarding oil spill regulations and policies

S 3072: Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act of 2010; provisions related to Clean Air Act regulations S 3516: Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010; provisions related to oil spill response, drilling regulation, and liability S 3815: Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act of 2010; provisions related to revenue and funding S 3916: A bill to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to study and report on the impact on consumers of permitting an increase in the amount of ethanol blended with gasoline for use in gasoline-powered engines used in vehicles operated in interstate commerce, on public streets and roads, or off-road, appliances such as lawn mowers and other non-vehicular devices, and marine engines, and to require the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to study and report on any safety or reliability impact of such an increase on motor vehicle engines and fuel systems; provisions related to ethanol requirements of Renewable Fuel Standard S 3973: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010; provisions related to revenue and funding General discussions of climate change legislative principles, policy options, and carbon tax vs. cap-and trade; Clean Air Act regulation of greenhouse gas emissions; Toxic Substances Control Act modernization; potential ethanol blendwall and Low Carbon Fuels Standard

Client expense: $2,420,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Enforcement of the Clean Air Act. EPA Clean Air Act waiver for E-15. S. 3973: "Diesel emissions Reduction Act of 2010", amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and modify provisions relating to the diesel emissions reduction program (all provisions).

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Air emissions from transportaton vehicles and equipment, climate change and energy legislation, clean water act legislation and hydraulic fracturing impacts on water including H.R. 3534, H.R. 5626, H.R. 2766, S. 1215, S. 1574, H.R. 3969, H.R. 3454, H.R. 3598, S. 1733, S. 1462, H.R. 5088, S. 787, S. 3973, H.R. 6482, H.R. 5809

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Inclusion of special provisions in the pending Kerry/Leiberman energy bill, the draft Kerry/Leiberman utility-only energy bill, and the draft Bingaman utility-only energy bill, to address the special problems of energy-intensive manufacturers arising from unilateral GHG controls and the inclusion of funding for diesel retrofits to reduce the threat of global warming from black carbon emissions. S.1462, to promote clean energy technology development, enhanced energy efficiency, improved energy security, and energy innovation and workforce development, and for other purposes: Title I, Clean Energy Technology Deployment; Title II Enhanced Energy Efficiency; and Title IV, Energy Innovation and Workforce Development = all sections addressing the special problems of energy-intensive manufacturers rising from unilateral GHG controls and the inclusion of funding for diesel retrofits to reduce the threat of global warming from black carbon emissions. H.R.5809, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Authorization, all sections. S.3973, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010, all sections.

Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S. 2889. "Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act." Supported amendments and monitored developments. No bill. Administration's Budget proposal to impose railroad safety user fees. Opposed. H.R. 4714, S. 2768. "National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act." Raised issues regarding granting NTSB subpoena power with respect to recording devices and recordings (Sec. 3 (c) (2). No bill. Positive Train Control. Advocated legislation or administrative action to use the year 2015 as base period for determining lines on which PTC installation would be required pursuant to Sec.104 of PL 110-142. No bill. Federal Railroad Administration's "High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program-- Stakeholder Agreement" May 12, 2010 "Guidance." Urged changes. S.3973. "Diesel Emission Reduction Act" extension. Supported. H.R. 6150, S. 3982. " To extend the limitation on liability for certain passenger rail accidents or incidents under sec. 28103 of title 49 USC, and for other purposes." Opposed H.R.5944 "Railroad Hours of Service Technical Correction Act" and H.R. 7598 "Railroad Hours of Service Act of 2010." Under review.

Client expense: $1,539,571 · Firm income: Not reported

Ocean Issues Diesel Emissions Reduction Act - S. 3973 Green Trucks

Client expense: $238,520 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Legislation H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 H.R. 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S. 1462 American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 S. 1733 Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act H.R. 2847 - Jobs for Main Street Act, 2010 Kerry-Lieberman American Power Act S. 3464 Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010 Senate jobs bill S.J. RES. 26 Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency S.J. RES 26 Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency H.J. RES 77 Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency H.J. RES 76 Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency H.J. RES 66 Disapproving a rule submitted by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency S. 3072 Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act H.R. 4753 Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act H.R. 391 To amend the Clean Air Act H.R. 4396 Save Our Energy Jobs Act H.R. 4572 To amend the Clean Air Act S.2877 : Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal (CLEAR) Act FY 2011 Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill H.R. 3081 Consolidated Appropriations Act H.R. 5809 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010 S. 3973 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010 Rulemakings DOE; Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Energy Conservation Standards for Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies, Docket Number EERE-2008-BT-STD-0005, published online. DOE; Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers, Docket Number EERE-2008-BT-STD-0012, published online. DOE; Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Energy Conservation Standards for Automatic Commercial Ice-Makers, Docket Number EERE-2010-BT-STD-0037, published online. DOE; Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts, Docket Number EERE2009BTTP0016, published online. DOE; Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers, Docket Number EERE2008BTTP0014, published online. DOE; Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Residential Clothes Washers, Docket Number EERE2010BTTP0021, published online. DOE; Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Compliance Testing Procedures: Correction Factor for Room Air Conditioners, Docket Number EERE-2008-BT-TP-0010, published online. DOE; Office of General Counsel; General Counsel Enforcement Guidance on the Application of Waivers and on the Waiver Process, Issued December 23, 2010, published online. DOE; Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Revisions to Energy Efficiency Enforcement Regulations, Docket Number EERE-2010-BT-CE-0014, published online. DOE; Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Fossil Fuel-Generated Energy Consumption Reduction for New Federal Buildings and Major Renovations of Federal Buildings, Docket Number EERE-2010-BT-STD-0031, published online. DOE; Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Management of Energy and Water Efficiency in Federal Buildings, published online. EPA; Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act, Final Rule, 74 FR 66496 (December 15, 2009). EPA; Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases, Final Rule, 74 FR 56260 (Oct. 30, 2009). FTC; Appliance Labeling Rule, RIN 3084-AB15, published online. FTC; Appliance Labeling Rule, RIN 3084-AB03, published online. FTC; Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims, published online.