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JULY 2008
July 18

Ag Trade WTO Statement

JUNE 2008
June 25

Alliance for Agricultural Growth & Competitiveness letter to US Secretary of Agriculture Schafer

June 18

American Business Coalition for Doha open letter to WTO Director-General Lamy

June 18

Industry Intervenors Brief 06-1148

June 17

Memo from USDA Sec. Schafer to NOPA Pres. Hammer, re: DETs

June 13

ABPC objects to Leonardo Acadamy's re-registration of "(SCS-001) Draft Standard for Trial Use" to ANSI.

June 10

Chemical Security Coalition letter regarding Thompson bill, H.R. 5577

MAY 2008
May 30

Differential Export Taxes (DETs) Memo to WTO Trade Representatives

May 23

Feed/Pet Food Industry Supported Draft Guidance for Industry "Selecting Suppliers of Safe Ingredients for Animal Food"

May 19

Comments of AF&PA et al. on EPA ICR for MACT

May 10

Industry Recommendations for Selecting Suppliers of Safe Ingredients for Animal Food

May 9

Final Letter to Chairman Obey and Congressman Lewis on Food Aid Supplemental Bill

May 9

Final Letter to Chairman Byrd and Senator Cochran on Food Aid Supplemental Bill

May 9

Final Letter to Speaker Pelosi on Food Aid Supplemental Bill

APRIL 2008
April 29

OSHA Coalition letter to US House on Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act of 2008

April 23

Coalition letter to Chairman Dingell on FDA Globalization Act of 2008

April 10

NOPA Opposes Rules Change on Considering Trade Agreements

April 8

OSHA Fairness Coalition opposes Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act of 2008

April 7

NOPA Strongly Supports Colombia TPA

April 4

Final AgTrade letter to Chairman Baucus Supporting Terstra Nomination

MARCH 2008
March 25

Comments by Concerned Organizations on H.R. 2419, Title III Food Aid Food Provisions

March 21

Industry Amicus Brief

March 14

Ag Coalition letter re: WRDA NESP to Appropriations Committee

March 10

Coalition letter re: NAFTA Cross Border Trucking Pilot Program

March 6

NOPA Elects New Officers

March 3

CMA letter to White House re: NAAQS

FEBRUARY 2008

February 29

AOC letter to Dr. Joseph Glauber

February 29

American Business Coalition Doha letter to Director - General Lamy

February 20

Coalition letter to U.S. Government regarding ANSI Draft Standard for Sustainable Agriculture for Trail Use.

February 13

NOPA Annual Meeting Workshop Presentation
John Vickerman, "Emerging North American Trade and Transportation Logistics Trends"

February 13

NOPA Annual Meeting Workshop Presentation
William Parton et al., "Sustainability and Environmental Impact of Biofuel Cropping Systems"  

February 13

NOPA Annual Meeting Workshop Presentation
Terry Fleck, "Protecting Our Freedom to Operate - Building Consumer Trust and Confidence in Contemporary Animal Agriculture"

February 13

Andean Trade Preference Act coalition letter to US Congress

February 13

Coalition letter thanking bipartisan support on Farm Bill part 2 of 2

February 13

Coalition letter thanking bipartisan support on Farm Bill part 1 of 2

February 12

Coalition letter in opposition to Section 3104

February 11

Response by AF&PA et al. to NACAA 1/02/08 Comments on EPA Proposed ICR for Section 112(j)

February 8

Coalition supports McGovern-Dole Int'l Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program

February 8

GSM 102 Letter to U.S. Senator Tom Harkin

February 8

GSM 102 Letter to House Ag Conference

February 6

Coalition letter to House & Senate on Protecting NAFTA

JANUARY 2008

January 31

Letter on Sustainable Agriculture Draft ANSI Standard Findings

January 18

Coalition Food Safety Letter to President Bush

January 15

OSHA Fairness Coalition letter on S-MINER - House

January 14

NSR Fugitive Comments of AF&PA; NCC and NOPA

January 10

Joint Letter opposing AAFCO Feed Industry HACCP

January 2

Comments of AFPA, et al. on proposed 112J ICR

DECEMBER 2007

December 12

Joint Industry Clean Air Act - HR6 Congress

December 12

Final Agriculture-Industry Letter on Rules 1 Text

NOVEMBER 2007

November 16

RTI Legal Memo on Emissions Factor Uncertainty Assessment

November 16

Cox Report on Emissions Factor Uncertainty Assessment

November 16

Final RTI Comments on Emissions Factor Uncertainty Assessment

November 6

Joint Ag Letter to Senate, re: WRDA Veto Override

November 6

Joint Ag Letter to House, re: WRDA Veto Override

November 1

Letter to Chairman Dingell on HR 3610 and HR 3624

November 1

Coalition letter to Senators Chambliss and Harkin,, re: Food Safety

OCTOBER 2007

October 30

OSHA Fairness Coalition Committee Letter on MSHA Bill

October 26

Joint Ag Letter to President Bush on WRDA

October 25

Ag Coalition Supports Peru TPA

October 24

Letter on DETs from CODA, FEDIOL, NOPA

October 9

NAAQS Coalition Comments on EPA RIA Ozone

October 9

NAAQS Coalition Cover Letter to EPA, re: Ozone

October 9

NAAQS Coalition Comments on Ozone Proposal

SEPTEMBER 2007

September 25

OSHA Fairness Coalition Diacetyl letter to Congress

September 5

Coalition Letter to Senate re: GSM-102

AUGUST 2007

August 31

Joint Ag WRDA Letter to US Senate

JULY 2007

July 25

TRI Reform Legislation Letter to Congress

July 18

Ag Coalition Columbia-Peru TPA Letter

July 12

AOC letter to Congress, re: Korea FTA

July 11

Business Coalition Letter to Senate Committee on Appropriations, re: maintain Executive Order 13422

July 5

Business Coalition Letter to House Committee on Agriculture, re: GSM 102

July 3

CGMP Coalition Comments on FDA Survey of Current Manufacturing Practices

July 2

Ag Coalition Supports KORUS FTA

JUNE 2007

June 19

Farm Bill Update / Foreign Affairs Committee Markup

June 6

Food/Ag Coalition Letter to Congress, re: Mexico Trucking

MAY 2007

May 9

Ag Group Comments on Chemical Security Final Rule

May 9

FIEC comments on Chemical Security Final Rule

May 4

Coalition Letter to EPA, re: National Emission Standards Proposed Rule

May 4

NOPA-ASA Letter to Amb. Falconer re DETs

May 3

NWA Letter to Sen. Boxer re Water Resource Development Act of 2007 

May 1

NOPA Letter to NFPA, re: Confined Spaces Committee

APRIL 2007

April 26

AAGC Letter to Hon. Mike Johanns and Hon. Charles Conner

April 25

US-Korea FTA Business Coalition Letter to US Senate

April 25

US-Korea FTA Business Coalition Letter to US House of Representatives

April 16

NWA Letter to Rep. Oberstar and Mica re Water Resource Development Act of 2007

April 11

Residual Risk Coalition, re: Risk and Technology Review Rule (RTR) Phase II, Group 2

April 4

NOPA Strongly Supports Korea Free Trade Agreement

MARCH 2007

March 16

Letter to Senate Ag Appropriations Re: Food Aid

March 15

NFPA Approves Confined Spaces Project

March 6

ABPC Supports S. Korea Free Trade Agreement

March 6

ASA 2007/2008 Policy Direction Press Release

- March -

AOC FTA Flyer, re: Columbia, Peru, & Panama

FEBRUARY 2007

February 21

FICC Draft Position on Dietary Fibre

February 20

Ag Coalition Supports Columbia & Peru FTA

February 15

Letter to USDA-Hill re Renewable Fuels

JANUARY 2007

January 31

NOPA Supports Trade Promotion Authority Renewal

NOVEMBER 2006

November 22

Joint Statement to APHS on Proposed AQI User Fees

November 13

U.S. - Vietnam WTO Coalition Letter

OCTOBER 2006

October 19

NOPA's Comments on NFPA's Space Safety Project

October 13

ASA - NOPA DET Letter to Congress & Fact Sheet

October 13

Vietnam Agricultural Coalition Letter

SEPTEMBER 2006

September 5

Letter in Support of Homeland Security Centers of Excellence

AUGUST 2006

August 31

NOPA Letter to STB - Notice of Intent to Participate

August 29

Coalition Letter to Johanns on Transportation Issues

August 14

Residual Risk Coalition Comments on HON

JULY 2006

July 24

Press Release: NOPA Supports U.S. Doha Negotiators

July 10

Comment to the EPA re NAAQS Particulate Matter

July 5

Coalition Ag Letter on WTO Antidumping Rules

JUNE 2006

June 30

Sample Letter to potential WRDA conferees

June 13

Letter to Senator Collins from the Food Industry Environmental Council re Food Security

June 12

NOPA Letter to Crowder re Malaysia

June 12

Letter to Members of Congress from the Ag Coalition re WTO Membership for Vietnam

June 1

Letter to Congressman Thomas, Congressman Grassley and Ambassador Schwab from Coalition re WTO Antidumping

MAY 2006

May 31

Letter to Ambassador Johanns and Ambassador Schwab re Free and Fair Trade Talks

May 15

Letter to Senate Finance Committee re Schwab Confirmation

May 10

Press Release U.S. Ag Trade Coalition Calls for Ambition in WTO Trade Talks

May 3

Letter to the WTO Ministers from the American Business Coalition for Doha re WTO Deadline Failure

May 1

Letter to Ambassador Crowder from the American Oilseed Coalition re India and Turkey Issues

May 1

Letter to Secretary of Agriculture J.B. Penn from the American Oilseed Coalition re India and Turkey Issues

APRIL 2006

April 28

Letter to FDA from CGMP Coalition re Good Manufacturing Practice Regulations

April 26

Letter to Senator Frist from the National Waterways Alliance re S. 728, the Water Resources
Development Act of 2006 (WRDA)

April 20

Letter to Congress re the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement

April 7

Letter to Ambassador Portman from AgBiotech Planning Committee re WTO interim report

MARCH 2006

March 13

Letter to Ambassador Portman re DET's

March 13

Letter to Secretary Johannes re DET's

March 1

Letter to EPA in response to denials of Food Coalition's Petitions for Partial Exemption from IUR Reporting

FEBRUARY 2006

February 24

Letter to JB Penn from Export Credits Working Group re Export Credit Legislation

February 24

Letter to Richard Crowder from Export Credits Working Group re Export Credit Legislation

February 24

Letter to J.B. Penn from Export Credits Working Group re GSM Program

February 24

Letter to Richard Crowder from Export Credits Working Group re GSM Program

February 16

Letter to Ambassador Portman re Colombia FTA

February 7

Press Release, NOPA Elects New Officers

JANUARY 2006

January

2006 Food Industry Codex Coalition Global Strategy Position

January

Food Industry Codex Coalition 2006 Safety Risk-Assessment Guidance for the Adventitious Presence of Authorized Recombinant-DNA Plant Material for Use in Food, Feed, Grain and Derived Products

January 11

Letter to EPA from Ag Coalition re SPCC

DECEMBER 2005

December

Ag Trade 2005 WTO Policy Statement

December 13

Letter to Senator Inhofe from FIEC re SPCC Hearing

December 12

Coalition Comments on EPA’s Proposal to Amend the Agency’s Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan Requirements (70 Fed. Reg. 73523)

December 9

Letter to Senator Michael Enzi from OSHA Fairness Coalition re OSHA Reform Bills

December 9

Letter to Thomas and Grassley re Trade Remedy Reconciliation Provisions

December 8

Residual Risk Coalition comments on EPA’s Proposed Decision on Ethylene Oxide Emissions Standards for Sterilization Facilities (70 FR 61404)

December 8

The American Chemistry Council comments on EPA’s Proposed Decision on the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Ethylene Oxide Sterilization Facilities 70 FR 61404

December 8

Residual Risk Coalition comments on EPA’s Proposed Decision on Industrial Process Cooling Towers (70 FR 61411)

December 8

The American Chemistry Council comments on EPA’s Proposed Action on the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Industrial Process Cooling Towers 70 FR 61411

December 8

Residual Risk Coalition comments on EPA’s Proposed Decision on Magnetic Tape Manufacturing Operations (70 FR 61417)

December 8

The American Chemistry Council comments on EPA’s Proposed Decision on the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Magnetic Tape Manufacturing Operations 70 FR 61417

December 5

Letter to Congress from American Business Coalition for Doha re Hong Kong

December 2

Signatories of both letters to President Bush and Secretary Johannes re Opening of Foreign Market

December 2

Letter to Secretary Johannes from the Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports re Opening of Foreign Market

December 2

Letter to President Bush from the Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports re Opening of Foreign Market

NOVEMBER 2005

November 9

Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committee Members re Cuba

OCTOBER 2005

October 25

Press Release: Ag Trade Coalition Disappointed

October 19

Letter to IDEM re Hexane

October 17

Letter to EPA from Food Industry Environmental Council (FIEC) re Extension of Compliance Dates for Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPPC) Rule

October 11

Press Release:  NOPA Applauds New US WTO Ag Proposal

SEPTEMBER 2005

September 29

Press Release: AAGC re CRP

September 23

Press Release: Ag Trade 2005 WTO Policy Statement

September 20

Letter to Penn at FAS from Export Credit Working Group

September 15

Letter to Grassley re H.R. 2862

September 8

Letter to Congress re Natural Gas

September 6

Letter to Wolf from FICC re Task Force Report

September 1

Letter to Wolf from FICC re USIP UN Report

AUGUST 2005

August 31

Comment Letter to Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) Emission Control Requirements

August 24

Letter to USDA re CRP

August 19

St. Louis Agribusiness Presentation by David Hovermale, NOPA

August 17

Position Paper to CODEX from Food Industry Codex Coalition (FICC)

August 17

Caveat Letter presented to the EPA by the Residual Risk Coalition re National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA)

August 12

Letter to Chuck Conner from Alliance for Agricultural Growth & Competitiveness (AAGC) re CRP

August 8

Food Industry Codex Coalition Position on FBT

JULY 2005

July 28

Press Release - NOPA Applauds House Approval of CAFTA-DR

July 27-28

Hammer Presentation to the Midwest Soybean Conference:  Ag Trade Negotiations

July 27

Letter to Senator Michael Enzi from the OSHA Fairness Coalition re OSHA reform bills

July 27

Testimony by NGFA to Senate Ag Committee re CRP

July 11

Letter to House from OSHA Fairness Coalition

July 8

Letter to USDA from Export Credit Working Group re GSM Program

July 8

Letter to OEHHA re new NSRL

July 8

Letter to OEHHA re ARL for Breads and Cereals

July 8

Letter to OEHHA re ARL and Warnings

July 1

Citizen Petition to the FDA from National Institute of Oilseed Products (NIOP)

July 1

Press Release - NOPA Applauds Senate Approval of CAFTA-DR

JUNE 2005

June 30

NOPA Press Release - NOPA Supports Senate Introduction of Voluntary COOL

June 29

Letter to House from the National Waterways Alliance re WRDA Support

June 29

Letter to Senate re Crawford Support

June 27

Letter to Senate from the Ag Coalition re CAFTA-DR

June 24

Comments to USDA re CRP

June 17

Comments to EPA re Clean Air Act

June 6

Letter to Senate Ag Committee from the Ag Coalition re CAFTA-DR

MAY 2005

May 25

Letter to House from the Ag Coalition re CAFTA-DR

May 18

Coalition Letter to President Bush re CAFTA-DR

May 4

NOPA Press Release - NOPA Supports House Introduction of Voluntary COOL

May 4

Letter to Representative Goodlatte re Meat Promotion Act

May 2

Letter to Senator Bacus, Senator Chambliss and Senator Craig re Cuba Trade Support

APRIL 2005

April 28

Letter to Senate Appropriation Committee re Soybean Rust

April 27

Letter to Senate Conferee re HR 1268

April 26

Letter to Senate Ag Committee re Dorr Support

April 25

Letter to Cochran re HR 1268

April 19

Letter to Grassley and Baucus re Portman Confirmation

April 18

NOPA Press Release - VP Regulatory Affairs - David Ailor

April 14

Letter to Congressional Members re Cuba OFAC Support

April 12

OSHA Fairness Coalition Letter to House Committee on Education & Workforce

April 11

Press Release - CAFTA-DR

April 11

Thank You Letter to Chambliss-Emerson re Cuba OFAC

April 8

Coalition to Promote US Ag Exports Testimony

April 7

Letter to Bonilla re Soybean Rust

April 7

Export Credit Working Group to Allen Johnson and J.B. Penn

April 6

CMAC to US President re CAFTA-DR support

April 4

Letter to Senate Ag Committee re Conner Confirmation

April 4

Letter to Congress re CAFTA-DR

April 1

Letter to Senator Grassley & Senator Bacus re CAFTA-DR No Exclusions

MARCH 2005

March 15

 Letter to Treasury re Cuba Regulation

March 11

 Letter to Union Pacific Railroad

March 7

 Letter to Congress re FY 06 Budget on Waterways

March 3

 Letter to Congress re FY 06 Budget Concern

FEBRUARY 2005

February 23

CAFTA ASA-NOPA Backgrounder

February 22

Joint Press Release – U.S. Tariff on Canadian Hog Imports a Negative for MN & IA

February 22

FICC Position Paper on Codex and Advertising in response to CL 2004/54-FL

February 16

Letter to Iowa Air Quality Bureau re results of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) research program

February 1

Letter to Congress re CAFTA-DR

JANUARY 2005

January 31

AOC Federal Register Comments on WTO Doha Development Agenda - Agriculture Negotiation Framework

January 24

ABPC Comments - FDA Early Food Safety Evaluation Guidance

DECEMBER 2004

December 23

Letter to Senate Leaders re Johanns Senate Hearing

December 14

Joint Press Release re CRP

December 8

Joint Comments to USDA/FAS re CRP

NOVEMBER 2004

November 30

Letter, ABPC to Ambassador Zoellick re FTA

November 23

Letter to Hill re Columbia

November 12

Letter, FIEC to EPA re Methyl Bromide

November 1

Letter to House re EU Tariff Removal

OCTOBER 2004

October 27

Letter, PanAm Coalition to Presidents of US, Argentina and Brazil

October 20

Letter, ABPC re BRS Funding

October 18

Letter to EPA re CEC Maize Report

October 1

Letter to House re FSC-ETI

SEPTEMBER 2004

September

"US Imports of Live Hogs from Canada" Report
     * Executive Summary
     * Complete Report

September 12

Letter to Iowa Iowa Air Quality Bureau re IDNRs Country Grain Elevator Bin Vent Testing Project

September 3

Letter to Congress re DR-CAFTA

AUGUST 2004

August 25

Letter to Senate re WRDA

August 6

Oilseed WTO Ag Press Release

August 4

AgTrade Coalition Statement re WTO Framework Agreement

August 4

NOPA Press Release - WTO

JULY 2004

July 19

Coalition Letter to Congressional Leadership re Morocco FTA

July 7

FSC-ETI Updated Letter to Congress

July 2

Joint Press Release re China

July 2

Joint Letter to President of U.S., Argentina, Brazil re China

JUNE 2004

June 24

Letter to Hill re NOPA Priorities

June 16

Letter, Coalition to House re FSC-ETI

June 15

NOPA Press Release - COOL

June 9

Letter, Food Industry Environmental Council to EPA re SPCC

June 2

Letter, ECWG to Ambassador Johnson re WTO Ag Negotiations

June 1

Letter, Coalition to House re FSC-ETI Sanctions

June 1

Letter to California Governor re Acylamide

MAY 2004

May 14

Letter, OSHA Fairness Coalition to House

May 12

Letter, AOC to Ambassador Johnson re BHA and EU Cap

May 5

Letter, OSHA Fairness Coalition to House Committee Chair Boehner

May 5

Letter, ABPC to White House Special Assistant Conner

May 3

Letter, Coalition to Congress re FSC-ETI Sanctions

APRIL 2004

April 29

NOPA et al. Comments to CERHR re Acrylamide

April 23

Final SPCC Extension Letter Request to EPA

April 22

Letter, AgTrade to Veneman-Zoellick-Speller-Peterson re S&D Treatment

April 16

Letter, NWA to House-Senate Appropriations

April 15

Letter, ABPC to Congress re House Biotech Caucus

April 15

Joint Press Release re Soybean Rust

April 12

NOPA et al. Comments to USDA APHIS re Soybean Rust

April 7

Letter, Coalition to President Bush re AFL-CIO Section

April 1

Letter, Coalition to Congress re FSC-ETI Sanctions

MARCH 2004

March 23

Reply by USDA Penn to NOPA re AOC March 1st Letter

March 19

Letter, AgTrade Coalition to Ambassador Zoellick re WTO Doha Negotiations

March 17

Letter, Coalition to EPA Administrator Leavitt re Equipment Replacement Provision Rule

March 15

Letter, Ambassador Zoellick to NOPA re Reply to January 28, 2004 Coalition Letter

March 1

Letter, Coalition to Congress re FSC-ETI Sanctions

March 1

Letter, AOC to Ambassador Zoellick & USDA Secretary Veneman re Australia FTA

FEBRUARY 2004

February 27

Letter, NWA to Senate Budget Committee and EPW Committee

February 19

Letter, AOC to USDA-FAS Director Blum re BHA

February 18

NOPA News Release - NOPA Elects New Officers & Committee Chairs

February 18

Letter, NOPA to USDA Under Secretary Hawks re Soybean Rust

February 5

Castillo Reply to IASC January 17, 2004 Letter

JANUARY 2004

January 28

Letter, Coalition to Ambassador Zoellick re EU Enlargement

January 22

Letter, Food Industry CODEZ Coalition to Dr. Wehr

January 22

Letter, AAFTAC to President Bush re Australia FTA

January 17

Letter, IASC President Goodwin to WTO General Council Chair Castillo

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