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admin June 04, 2018
NEFI members should be on the lookout for stepped up roadside inspections of trucks and drivers over the next several days. The annual inspection blitz, known as "RoadCheck" and organized by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), is a joint effort by state and federal motor carrier enforcement officers nationwide. RoadCheck is an annual 72-hour event in which inspectors fan out to conduct roadside inspections, looking for compliance with the FMCSA's driver and truck safety requirements....
admin December 18, 2017
NEFI is pleased to announce that Sean Cota has been named NEFI President and Chief Executive Officer, effective December 8, 2017. ...
admin August 31, 2017
Boston, MA, August 30, 2017 --(PR.com)-- On behalf of FEMA, early Monday morning Dennis K Burke mobilized several tankers to head out to Fort Hood military base outside of Houston, Texas, to help with the area’s emergency management needs in the wake of unprecedented disaster from Hurricane Harvey. Dennis K Burke Inc. has worked with FEMA before in a post-storm emergency response capacity and look forward to doing everything they can to help Texas recover from this devastation as quickly as possible....
admin May 17, 2017
Senators Grassley (R-IA) and Cantwell (D-WA) have reintroduced legislation to extend the biodiesel tax credit for three years and move it upstream from blenders to producers, called the "American Renewable Fuel and Job Creation Act" (S.944). While NEFI strongly supports an extension of the biodiesel tax credit, the region's heating fuel marketers have warned that a producers-only tax credit would disadvantage biodiesel imports from Canada and other trade partners and cause supply disruptions and higher consumer prices for biodiesel and Bioheat(R) Fuel. NEFI is reviewing this legislation and discussing next steps....
admin May 17, 2017
Congress successfully averted a government shutdown by approving a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill (H.R.244) that funds federal agencies and programs through the remainder of the current fiscal year, ending September 30, 2017. NEFI members should be aware the bill does not eliminate $372 million in remaining Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds as requested by the President. Trump's proposal to eliminate the federal LIHEAP program has been met with strong opposition in Congress....
admin May 17, 2017
Representatives of NEFI participated in last week's New England Council (NEC) Annual Conference in Washington, DC. The NEC is a non-partisan alliance of "businesses, academic and health institutions, and public and private organizations throughout New England formed to promote economic growth and a high quality of life in the New England region." The organization is both non-profit and non-partisan, and provides regular opportunities for its members to engage members of Congress and key federal regulators. NEFI is a longtime active member of NEC and serves on its Energy & Environment Committee....
admin May 17, 2017
Two additional bills have surfaced that would retroactively renew the $1 per gallon federal biodiesel tax credit, which expired on December 31, 2016. The first is a companion bill to legislation offered in the Senate last week, known as the "American Renewable Fuel and Job Creation Act." The House bill (H.R.2383), offered by Reps. Kristi Noem (R-SD) and Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), is identical to the recently introduced Senate bill (S.944). Both bills would extend the biodiesel tax credit for three years and move eligibility from blenders to U.S. producers....
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