In conjunction with NADCA’s Government Affairs Committee Meeting on February 23, attached below is an update of key legislative and regulatory issues that the NADCA Washington Office has been engaged in on behalf of the die casting industry in January and February 2012.  The update is divided into the following four sections:

I.                  Key Congressional/Administration Action - February 2012

II.                 Environmental Update

III.                Workplace Issues Update

IV.                Tax & Trade Update

It continues to be extremely busy on the regulatory front with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and National Labor Relations Board rolling out and developing new rules.  In January, the NADCA Washington Office was engaged in the following activities on behalf of the industry:

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