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NSSGA Comments and Testimony

    2011

  • NSSGA comments in support of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st century (MAP-21). (November 8, 2011)

  • NSSGA comments on MSHA’s proposed rule on the Pattern of Violations. (April 15, 2011)

  • Statement Before the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on the Focus of Surface Transportation Bill and Streamlining Programs, Cutting Red Tape and Creating Jobs by NSSGA Chairman David R. Thomey, Executive Vice President of Maryland Materials, Inc. (March 30, 2011)

    • 2010

  • NSSGA comments to MSHA information request concerning a future rulemaking mandating the use of safety and health management systems (December 17, 2010)

  • NSSGA submitted comments on MSHA's advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on dam safety. (December 12, 2010)

  • Statement Before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure regarding the Recovery Act: Progress Report for Transportation Infrastructure Investements by NSSGA Chairman William (Bill) Schneider, President Knife River Corporation (July 27, 2010)

  • NSSGA statement to Chairman George Miller (D., CA), of House Education and Labor Committee, expressing opposition to H.R. 5663. (7/20/10)

  • NSSGA letter to Joseph A. Main, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) concerning agency rules deserving clarification for better compliance. (6/10/10)

  • Comments on EPA's After the Fact Revocation of the Corps 404 Permit at Spruce Mine No. 1 (EPA–R03–OW–2009–0985). (June 4, 2010)

  • NSSGA Statement to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions concerning mine safety. (4/25/10)

  • NSSGA letter to Joseph A. Main, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Mine Safety & Health Administration, regarding the excellence compliance assistant delivered by the agency’s Small Mine Office (4-23-2010)

  • NSSGA letter to Joseph A. Main, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) concerning inappropriate citations for guarding of conveyor return rollers. (3/9/10)

  • Testimony to the house Committee on Education and Labor on the Hearing On “Reducing the Growing Backlog of Contested Mine Safety Cases (2-23-2010)

  • NSSGA letter to Joseph A. Main, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Mine Safety & Health Administration, as a follow up to his January 22nd meeting with a delegation of NSSGA Member CEOs regarding MSHA enforcement and case backlog. (2-10-2010)

    • 2009

  • Statement Before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Regarding The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: 225 Day Progress Report for Transportation & Infrastructure Investment by NSSGA Member C. Howard (Ward) Nye, President Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (October 1, 2009)

  • Comments Submitted on Behalf of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association Regarding the Department of Labor's Proposed Rule: Notification of Employee Rights Under Federal Labor Laws (September 1, 2009)

  • NSSGA statement to the House Committee on Small Business on its Hearing On “Meeting the Needs of Small Businesses and Family Farmers in Regulating our Nation’s Waters” (July 22, 2009)

  • NSSGA member Rod Martin, Vice President, Martin Stone Quarries, Inc., testimony to the House Committee on Small Business's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on its Hearing On 'The Upcoming Highway Bill and Ensuring It Meets the Needs of Small Business' (July 16, 2009)

    • 2008

  • NSSGA comments to the Mine Safety & Health Administration on its Drug & Alcohol proposal (November 8, 2008)

  • NSSGA Statement to the House Commitee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Investing in Infrastructure: The Road to Recovery (October 29, 2008)

  • NSSGA testimony to the Mine Safety & Health Administration on its Drug & Alcohol proposal (October 14, 2008)

  • NSSGA files comments on EPA’s New Source Performance Standards for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants, Subpart OOO (June 20, 2008)

  • NSSGA Statement to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Regarding The Clean Water Restoration Act H.R. 2421 (April 16, 2008)

    • 2007

  • NSSGA Statement to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee On the “The Clean Water Act following the recent Supreme Court decisions in Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County and Rapanos-Carabell.” (December 13, 2007)

  • NSSGA comments to the Mine Safety and Health Administration on its proposal to revise equipment regulations. As part of the MINER Act of 2006, the Secretary of Labor was required to revise mine rescue standards within 18 months after the legislation was signed into law.

  • NSSGA statement to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on "Miner Health and Safety Enhancement Act of 2007" (S. 1655) (October 2, 2007)

  • NSSGA statement to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections of the House Education and Labor Committee on "Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2007" (H.R. 2768) and "Miner Health Enhancement Act of 2007” (H.R. 2769) Supporting Documentation (July 26, 2007)

  • NSSGA statement to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure U.S. House of Representatives On the “Status of the Nation's Waters, Including Wetlands, Under the Jurisdiction of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act” (July 19, 2007)

  • NSSGA testifies before Congressional panel in support of the USGS Minerals Information Team

  • NSSGA member Michael E. Stanczak, Regional President, Hanson Aggregates provides written testimony before the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission (April 19, 2007 - Chicago, IL)

    • 2006

  • NSSGA files comments on EPA's proposed SPCC compliance date extension. (December 2006)
  • NSSGA Files Comments on categorical exclusions under NEPA (December 2006)
  • NSSGA Files Comments on Corps of Engineer's Proposal to Reissue and Modify Nationwide Permits (November 2006)
  • Attached are technical and legal comments submitted to EPA by NSSGA on EPA's " Detailed Procedures for Preparing Emission Factors ". (September 2006)
  • NSSGA member Drew Meyer, vice president for Marketing and Transportation, of Vulcan Materials Co. testified before the House Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Minerals Resources on behalf of National Stone, Sand, and Gravel Association in support of the Minerals Information Team (MIT) and H.R. 6080, the Resource Origin and Commodity Knowledge Act. (September 2006)
  • NSSGA provides written testimony to the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee on the implications of the recent U.S. Supreme Court wetlands decision in Rapanos and NSSGA's recommendations for changes to section 404 of the Clean Water Act in response to that decision. (August 2006)
  • NSSGA Files Comments on MSHA Emergency Temporary Standard for Mine Rescue (June 2006)
  • NSSGA Files Comments on EPA's "Compensatory Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic Resources" (June 2006)
  • NSSGA Files Comments on EPA's Exceptional Wind Events Rule (May 2006)
  • James Ruddell of Franklin Industrial Minerals testified on behalf of NSSGA before the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce regarding the ACGIH and the process used to establish Threshold Limit Values (April 2006)
  • NSSGA files comments on EPA’s proposed changed to the national ambient air quality standard for coarse particulate matter (April 2006)
  • NSSGA's President and CEO Joy Wilson submitted comments directly related to for the administration's proposed cut of $4.22 million from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Minerals Resource Program for the Mineral Information Team (March 2006)
  • NSSGA's Executive Vice President and COO Charlie Hawkins submitted a statement to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protection of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce for the MSHA Oversight Hearings (March 2006)
  • NSSGA has developed a one-pager that distinguishes aggregates underground mining from other types of underground mining and will be using this in its education of members of Congress (March 2006)
  • NSSGA submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission regarding the implementation of the Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005 (March 2006)
  • NSSGA comments on EPA's proposed multi-sector general stormwater permit (February 2006)
  • NSSGA files comments on EPA's Oil Spill (SPCC) Rule. (February 2006)
  • NSSGA files Technical and Legal Comments on EPA's 2006 PM 2.5 Implementation Rule (February 2006)
  • NSSGA submitted comments to the House Task Force for Updating National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (February 2006)

    • 2005

  • NSSGA comments on AP-42 Emission Factor Revisions (August 2005)
  • NSSGA comments to CASAC on Coarse Particulate Matter (August 2005)
  • NSSGA's President & CEO Joy Wilson submitted comments to the Task Force on Improving the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (June 2005)
  • NSSGA's Vice President of Government Affairs Pam Whitted testified before the Federal Election Commission on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding contributions to trade associations' Political Action Committees from restricted class employees of member corporations through payroll deduction (May 2005)
  • NSSGA comments on EPA's Staff Paper regarding PM 2.5 air standards (March 2005)
  • NSSGA President & CEO Jennifer Joy Wilson submitted comments to the Interior and Environment Subcommittee regarding the unprecedented cut of $2 million from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Mineral Information Team (March 2005)
  • NSSGA submitted comments on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") regarding contributions to a trade association separate segregated fund (January 2005)
  • NSSGA files comments on corps proposed changes to nationwide permit program (January 2005)

    • 2004

  • Pam Whitted presented comments before the Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy & Mineral Resources, U.S. House of Representatives (July 2004)
  • Steven L. McKeel's, Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., testified before the Committee on Resources U.S. House of Representatives (April 2004)



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