http://www.faegrebdc.com/showarticle.aspx?show=17410 en-us Copyright 2000-13 FaegreBD Consulting. All Rights Reserved. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 5/18/2013 11:52:08 PM http://www.faegrebdc.com/19031 The Senate and House Agriculture Committees conducted mark up of their respective Farm Bills. On Tuesday, the Senate Agriculture Committee passed S. 954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, by a vote of 15-5, and on Wed... 5/17/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.faegrebdc.com/19032 The Department of Interior recently issued a a href="http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/wo/Communications_Directorate/public_affairs/hydraulicfracturing.Par.91723.File.tmp/HydFrac_SupProposal.pdf" title="Revised Proposed Rule" target="_bl... 5/17/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.faegrebdc.com/19034 Earlier this week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation reinforcing its support for a broad, multi-stakeholder Internet governance system. Authored by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommitt... 5/17/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.faegrebdc.com/19030 The House Energy & Commerce Committee released its third white paper in its ongoing review of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), the primary federal policy mandating the use of renewable fuels in the transportation sector. These white paper... 5/14/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.faegrebdc.com/19029 Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate to expand the eligibility of master limited partnerships (MLPs) to include renewable energy projects. Listed on a national securities exchange, an MLP is a publicly... 5/10/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.faegrebdc.com/19028 Congress returned to session this week with the Farm Bill top of mind and high on its agenda. Thus far in 2013, the series of financial crises that have warranted the attention of Congress and the administration - sequestration, continuing appropr... 5/8/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.faegrebdc.com/19027 Recently, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its annual review of intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement among U.S. trading partners, known as its annual Special 301 Report. In that report, USTR looked at the IPR pra... 5/6/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.faegrebdc.com/19024 On April 25, 2013, leaders of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce issued a call to higher education stakeholders — universities, students, parents and employers - to provide their views on issues that should be addressed in ... 4/30/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.faegrebdc.com/19023 On April 24, 2013, Representative Robert Goodlatte (R – VA), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, announced that his committee will convene a series of hearings to review America's copyright laws. In remarks made at the Library of Congress i... 4/29/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.faegrebdc.com/19022 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that they would extend for 120 days the comment period for two proposed rules that were promulgated as part of the implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The regulat... 4/24/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.faegrebdc.com/19021 The House Energy & Commerce Committee released a second white paper in its ongoing review of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), the primary federal policy mandating the use of renewable fuels in the transportation sector. These white papers... 4/23/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.faegrebdc.com/19019 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has finally released guidance on the extension of the Production Tax Credit (PTC). There is a change in eligibility requirements from when a project is "placed in service" to when a project has "commenced constru... 4/18/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.faegrebdc.com/19020 On April 17, 2013, a bipartisan group of eight Senators introduced major Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) legislation. The "Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013" represents a once-in-a-generation le... 4/18/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.faegrebdc.com/19011 This past Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its Tier 3 vehicle emissions standards intended to reduce the sulfur content in gasoline while issuing new tailpipe standards for nitrogen oxides and non-methane organic gases. If... 4/3/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.faegrebdc.com/19008 Yesterday, the House Energy & Commerce Committee released the first in a series of bipartisan white papers on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The RFS is the primary federal policy mandating the use of renewable fuels in the transportation s... 3/21/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.faegrebdc.com/19007 This week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released new guidelines for federal agencies developing renewable energy projects greater than 10 megawatts sited on federal lands or property. These projects are typically dependent upon private fina... 3/19/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.faegrebdc.com/19000 Late last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the federal government's draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project in the Federal Register, starting the 45-day pu... 3/15/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.faegrebdc.com/18998 The current uncertainty surrounding the impact of the sequester on funding for grants and research through the National Institutes of Health (NIH), while deeply unsettling for the biomedical research enterprise, brings new opportunit... 3/8/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.faegrebdc.com/18999 The White House Office of Management and Budget recently released its report to Congress detailing the impact of sequestration across a variety of agencies, providing some detail as to how programs and offices may be impacted. While the report sum... 3/7/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.faegrebdc.com/18993 Recent developments in Congress and at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicate that the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) is sure to remain amongst the highest priority legislative and r... 3/5/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.faegrebdc.com/18995 Late last week, the U.S. State Department issued its supplemental environmental impact statement on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. The Keystone XL pipeline would transport petroleum from Canadian oil sands to refinery operations around the Gul... 3/5/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.faegrebdc.com/18989 Congressional consideration of comprehensive tax reform is officially underway. The House Ways & Means Committee announced the formation of working groups to solicit feedback from industry and other stakeholders across a variety of a href="ht... 2/26/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.faegrebdc.com/18985 Comprehensive tax reform continues to be a key component of the ongoing discussions surrounding the debt issues facing the country. The breadth of tax reform will impact all industries, businesses and charities as well as individual taxpayers. As ... 2/25/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.faegrebdc.com/18980 The U.S. Departments of Energy and Treasury recently announced the availability of $150 million in Advanced Energy Manufacturing tax credits, also known as the 48C program. The 48C program provides manufacturers with a 30 percent investment tax cr... 2/11/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.faegrebdc.com/18976 On January 16, 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made available its Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) for 2011. Through the TRI, EPA requires that more than 20,000 industrial facil... 2/1/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.faegrebdc.com/18977 Using the inauguration speech of his second term, President Obama made his case for climate change and pledged to take action on the issue. The President's comments were hailed by environmentalists who have criticized him for being largely ineffec... 2/1/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.faegrebdc.com/18973 On January 17, 2013, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Public Rulemaking focused on reducing barriers to processing small generator interconnection requests. The proposed rule outlines changes to FERC's Small Gener... 1/18/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.faegrebdc.com/18968 Both Congress and the Executive Branch have shown increased interest in recent years in the development of America's hardrock resources. Lawmakers are interested in the rules which would allow these resources to be extracted because of the impacts... 1/14/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.faegrebdc.com/18967 On January 8, 2013, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that cyber-attacks on America's electricity and power infrastructure — such as natural gas pipelines, power plants and the electric grid — increased nearly threefold in 2012.... 1/11/2013 12:00:00 AM http://www.faegrebdc.com/18961 Property Tax Overview The forces of the Great Recession continue to impact the local property tax environment. State and local government revenue collections suffer; intergovernmental transfer payments among federal, state and loca... 1/9/2013 12:00:00 AM