LETTERS

ALL PUBLISHED LETTERS

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ARA Signs Letter to Congress Regarding Omnibus Appropriations Bill

Nov 19, 2015

ARA signs a letter to the Senate’s and House of Representatives’ Committee on Appropriations regarding inclusions of certain provisions in the FY 2016 Omnibus Appropriations Bill to prevent OSHA from enforcing an unlawful PSM retail exemption memorandum issued this summer.

ARA Signed a Letter to the Surface Transportation Conferees Urging for Provisions Benefiting Agriculture

Nov 10, 2015

ARA signed a letter to the Surface Transportation Conferees supporting the prompt enactment of multi-year surface transportation legislation and urging for provisions that would benefit the agriculture industry.

ARA Sends Letter to EPA Regarding Cancellation Order for Sulfoxaflor

Nov 04, 2015

ARA sends a letter to Jim Jones Assistant Administrator of the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with concerns over the expected cancellation order for sulfoxaflor and the possible disruption to supply chain if cancelled.

ARA Signed a Letter to Congress Supporting Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act

Nov 03, 2015

ARA signed a letter to the House of Representatives in support of the Surface Transportation and Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 and suggested possible improvements to the bill.

ARA Signs Letter to House of Representatives for Support of Crawford-Ashford Proposal

Nov 03, 2015

ARA signs letter to House of Representatives for support of Crawford-Ashford proposed amendment to the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015. The proposal includes the establishment of a Short Haul Graduated Driver Pilot Program.

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ARA Signed a Letter to Thank Congress for Addressing Hazardous Materials in Transportation

Oct 21, 2015

ARA signed a letter to thank the Highways and Transit Subcommittee of the House of Representatives for addressing issues important regarding hazardous materials.

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ARA Signs Letter to Senate Regarding PSM Program Changes

Sep 23, 2015

ARA signs a joint letter with The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs providing perspective on recent changes made by OSHA to the PSM program.

ARA Sends Letter to FMCSA Withdrawing May 2015 Petition for Rulemaking

Jul 15, 2015

ARA sends a letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) withdrawing petition regarding the proposed revision to the minimum age requirement on May 26, 2015.

ARA Sends Letter to Representative Valadao Supporting H.R. 2898

Jul 14, 2015

ARA sends a letter to Representative Valadao expressing support for H.R. 2898, the “Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015.”

ARA Signs Letter to OSHA with Questions Regarding HCS of 2012

Jun 15, 2015

ARA signs a letter with TFI and RISE to Director Galassi of the Directorate of Enforcement Programs of OSHA. The letter includes questions that came up with the implementation of the Hazard Communication Standard (“HCS”) of 2012, found at 29 CFR 1910.1200.