Private Landowner Protection Act of 2014

Issues related to legislative and regulatory improvements to the Endangered Species Act. H.R. 4315 - 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 4316 - Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act H.R. 4317 - State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery ActH.R. 4318 - Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R. 4319 - Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 1314 - To amend the Endangered Species Act to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 4256 - Endangered Species Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4284 - ESA Improvement Act of 2014 S. 19 - A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 1731 - Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act S. 2635 - 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act S. 2729 - Private Landowner Protection Act of 2014 S. 2748 - Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act S. 2752 - Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

Issues related to legislative and regulatory improvements to the Endangered Species Act. H.R. 4315 - 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 4316 - Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act H.R. 4317 - State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery ActH.R. 4318 - Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R. 4319 - Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 1314 - To amend the Endangered Species Act to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 4256 - Endangered Species Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4284 - ESA Improvement Act of 2014 S. 19 - A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 1731 - Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act S. 2635 - 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act S. 2729 - Private Landowner Protection Act of 2014 S. 2748 - Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act S. 2752 - Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 USDA RMA interim rule regarding implementation of certain crop insurance provisions in the farm bill H.R. 4800 and S. 2389, Agricultural appropriations for 2015 fiscal year in program funding for USDA APHIS, ARS, FSA and FAS Targeted weight provisions in Section 125 of 2015 fiscal year Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act (H.R. 4745) H.R. 3964, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act S. 2198, Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 3474, the Hire More Heroes Act of 2104, containing extension of expired business tax provisions S. 2260, Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act H.R. 4457, the Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4453, the Permanent S Corporation Built-In Gains Recognition Period Act WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with Trade Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee regarding the status of WTO Doha Round negotiations Communications with USDA, USTR and Congress concerning the WTO trade dispute with Brazil Communications with USDA and USTR concerning Chinas policies and WTO obligations H.R. 3830, the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel U.S.-E.U. free trade agreement negotiations Implementation of Title VII of H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 4413, Customer Service Protection and End-User Relief Act H.R. 935, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act Issues related to the use and registration of crop protection products in communications with EPA Office of Pesticide Programs EPA draft guidance for pesticide spray drift evaluation in pesticide risk assessments H.R. 5078, the Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act EPAs proposed rule for Clean Water Act to define waters of U.S. for permitting purposes EPAs interpretive rule regarding exemptions from permitting under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act Issues related to the cottonseed industrys petition with EPA for a Renewable Identification Number OSHA proposed rule to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting regulations Development of OSHA rule for combustible dust Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510) Proposed rule on Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food S. 2729, Private Landowner and Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5447, a proposed amendment to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to increase the availability of pesticides for the management of parasitic pests that adversely impact the health of managed pollinator bees Contacts with EPA regarding pollinator risk assessment for pesticide registrations for cotton Meetings with USDA Agricultural Research Service regarding honey bee health research Issues related to new EPA pesticide label language for certain neonicotinoid products EPA proposed revisions to national ambient air quality standards for particulate matter Comments to EPAs proposed revisions to the Worker Protection Standard Comments to EPAs proposed label language for a newly formulated 2,4-D product Comments to EPAs Environmental Impact Statement for a newly formulated Dicamba product Comments to EPAs notice of proposed tolerance for malathion Contacts with USDA, USTR and Department of State on issues related to international cotton contract defaults Contacts with USDA-FSA regarding the enforcement of cotton shipping standards Comments to USDA-AMS regarding cotton classification fees USDA-FSA approval of specification recommendations for cotton bale packaging materials USDA NASSs Consumption on the Cotton System and Stocks survey Contacts with USDA regarding Cotton Outlooks planned changed in the quality characteristics of the A Index Letter to the Senate Finance Committee in support of the nomination of Darci Vetter for Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of the US Trade Representative

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)