2003 Weekly Reports

12-22-03 (View Report)

EPA Looking to Standardize Rules for RFG "Waivers"

Energy Bill Re-Born?

New Rules: Bulk Terminals

Holiday Schedule

"Early Action Compacts"

Low Sulfur Gasoline

New Leaks Decline

But Who's Counting?

In Memoriam: Lois Coulson

12-15-03 (View Report)

Congress Adjourns Without Passing Omnibus Spending Bill

Security Alert

Whistler Housing Deadline

Remote Tobacco Sales

New York - Connecticut RFG Changes

Energy Bill Notes

Tax-Free/Tax-Subsidized

Miscellaneous Notes

Early January Changes

SIGMA Masters & Meetings

12-08-03 (View Report)

Congress to Meet This Week, At Least Briefly

RFG and Supply Issues

Miscellaneous Items

New Ozone Non-Attainment Area Designations Approaching

12-01-03 (View Report)

After Months of Wrangling, Energy Bill Dies for Year

In Spending Dispute, Congress Must Return in December

Tribal Taxes

Weekly Report on the Web

SIGMA Meeting Deadlines

SIGMA Committees

11-24-03 (View Report)

Energy Bill Passes House; Stalls in Senate

MTBE Lawsuits

Other Congressional Action

8-Hour Ozone Standard

Off-Road Diesel

Bottle Bill Introduced

In the states . . .

SIGMA Meeting Discounts

11-17-03 (View Report)

Energy Bill Agreement Reached; Action Expected This Week

Call to Action!!!

SIGMA Convention

SIGMA Legislative Committee

Energy Bill Provisions

Underground Tank Provisions in the Energy Bill

11-10-03 (View Report)

Energy Bill Compromises On-Again Off-Again

Government Funding Bills

Highway Bill Delayed (Again)

SIGMA in San Francisco

Correction and Update

CDL Background Checks

Letter to Rep. Gillmor

Ultra-Low-Sulfur Diesel

Tribal Taxes in New York

SIGMA Annual Meeting

11-03-03 (View Report)

Energy Bill: Bush, Cheney & SIGMA Members Urge Passage

Highway Bill Markup

Leavitt Confirmed for EPA

Congress and Appropriations

SOT on Beer and Wine

Greenhouse Gases

Low-Sulfur Diesel

HAZMAT Transport

Convention Speakers

Miscellaneous

10-27-03 (View Report)

Energy Bill Again in Trouble; Agreement Elusive

Highway Bill Deal Reached?

Security Assessments

Environmental Liability Disclosures

New York Price Issues

SIGMAPAC Silent Auction

Buyers Guide

Congratulations . . .

10-20-03 (View Report)

Conference Negotiators Agree on Energy Bill

Federal Budget Deficit

Leavitt Nomination

SIGMA Meeting News

Below Cost Sales Acts

10-13-03 (View Report)

Energy Bill: Stalled, or Nearly Resolved?  Who Knows

UST Bill Sponsors in House

New Federal UST Rules

MTBE Lawsuits

News Tidbits

Nominating Committee Report

Fuel Buyers Masters

SIGMA Annual Meeting

David Nelson in Whistler!

SIGMA Share Groups

10-06-03 (View Report)

Energy Conference Committee Delayed Two Weeks

Tobacco Issues

Supply/Price Issues

Fuel Buying Masters

Tidbits Worth Noting . . .

Blending Memo

09-29-03 (View Report)

Energy Conference Report May Be Finalized This Week

Congress Behind Schedule

Tobacco & Taxes

EPA Administrator

Fuel Buying: Training

Supply, Demand, & Prices

09-22-03 (View Report)

Energy Conference Committee Interrupted by Hurricane

Short-Term Highway Bill

Masters of Fuel Buying

California Waiver

09-15-03 (View Report)

Energy Conference Underway; Tank Issues Involved

Tobacco Day a Success

Taxes: Vendor Allowances

Senate: "No" on Overtime

Superfund: Delayed

Highway Bill Delayed

Delay of Estimated Tax

Hazmat Fines Increased

Some Editorializing . . .

09-08-03 (View Report)

Energy Conference Committee Named; Begins Work

More Tank Bill Co-Sponsors

Gas Price Investigation

Overtime Rule Threatened

Canadian Imports

Tobacco Fly-In Tomorrow

Superfund and LUST Taxes

End Notes

09-01-03 (View Report)

Record Prices, Volatility, Lead to Political Grandstanding

Help on Tank Bill Needed

New Source Review Rules

Low Sulfur Diesel Meeting

Ozone Exceedances

OSHA and MSDS

ConocoPhillips' Exxon Stations to Cumberland Farms & Gulf

OMB to Require Scientific Review

Ethanol Tax Incentives

08-25-03 (View Report)

Gasoline Supply Glitches, Price Spikes, Outages

Tobacco Lobby Day

Off-Road Diesel Comments

Energy Bill

Image Cash: Tax Ruling

Call to Action on Tanks

Miscellaneous Items

08-18-03 (View Report) 

Utah's Governor Named New Head of EPA; Battle Looms

Blackout, Natural Gas, and Ethanol: Energy Bill Likely

Underground Tanks

Diesel Sulfur

Supply and Demand

HAZMAT Driver Licenses

Georgia Appraisals

California and Ethanol

Save on Meeting Rates!!!

In Memoriam: Bill Deutsch

08-11-03 (View Report) 

CALL TO ACTION! INDUSTRY-WIDE “TOBACCO DAY” SEPT. 9 IN DC!!

FTC INQUIRY: PENNSYLVANIA

STATIC ELECTRICITY FIRES

LOW-SULFUR DIESEL

CONGRESS IN RECESS

ENERGY CYBER-SECURITY

NEW SOURCE REVIEW

SIGMA ANNUAL MEETING

IN THE STATES . . .

VISA/MASTERCARD SETTLEMENT

RESUME ON FILE

08-04-03 (View Report) 

Senate Surprises; Adopts 2002 Democratic Energy Bill

LUST Funding Increased

Highway Funding: Veto?

Correction

Tobacco Legislation

New Used Oil Rules

Truck Safety

California Diesel

North Carolina Tank Bill Signed

07-28-03 (View Report) 

Congress Headed into August Recess; Energy Still Debated

Tank Bill Co-Sponsors

VISA/MasterCard Settlement

Overtime Vote Delayed

Supply Issues

Ozone Non-Attainment

Hydrogen in the News

IRS Developments

Will You Sell Urea?

Resumes on File

07-21-03 (View Report) 

SIGMA Summer Legislative Conference Productive and Timely

H.R. 2733 -- Call to Action!!!

Minimum Wage and Overtime

SIGMAPAC Reception

SIGMA May Join Lawsuit

Highway Funding

Rhode Island Raids Indian Smoke Shop

Energy Bill

California Waiver

Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

In the States . . .

Security and Miscellaneous News

Meetings Survey

07-14-03 (View Report) 

SIGMA Members Gathering in Washington This Week

Overtime Rule Not Blocked

Temporary EPA Leaders

Vapor-Tight UST Rule

Energy Bill Stalled?

Highway Funding

California Truck Safety

Natural Gas Supply

Potential Benzene Lawsuit

07-07-03 (View Report) 

Congress Returning from Recess; Busy Month Ahead

RSPA Reauthorization

Gasoline Price Patterns

OSHA Ergonomics Rule

SIGMA Annual Meeting

In the States . . .

06-30-03 (View Report) 

Marketers Have Chance to Have Impact on Energy Bill

MTBE Bans and Immunity

Highway Funding Issues

Ozone/PM

EPA Administrator

RFG Review

Deadline Reminders!!!

IRS Fuel Tax Rule Changes

Miscellaneous

06-23-03 (View Report) 

Energy Bill Faces Further Delay in Senate

Security Issues

Low Sulfur Diesel

Motor Fuel Taxes

Wider use of EMS

Visa/MasterCard

Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

06-16-03 (View Report) 

SIGMA, Others Testify on Off-Road Diesel Proposed Rule

Energy Bill on Hold . . .  and Related Items

Gasoline Taxes, Etc.

UST Workbook from EPA

EPA Opposes UST Bill

Vapor Recovery

Supply and Price Items

Legislative Conference

Miscellaneous Items

06-09-03 (View Report) 

Senate Overwhelmingly Approves Ethanol Mandate

Tobacco: FDA Regulations?

Tobacco: Outright Ban?

Highway Funding: Taxes, Tolls, or Commercialization?

06-02-03 (View Report) 

Energy Bill Tops the Agenda for Next Week in Senate

Diesel Sulfur Developments on Two Separate Fronts

Cargo Tank Wetlines

Code Orange Lifted

Supply and Price Issues

Texas Point-of-Collection

Hydrogen & Fuel Cells

05-26-03 (View Report) 

Energy Bill Delayed Until June; Rumors Abound

Tax Bill:  No SOT Repeal

Truck "Wetlines" Rules

Security: Code Orange

EPA Chief Whitman Resigns

Ethanol Tidbits

Off-Road Diesel Rule

Membership Directory

In the States . . .

SIGMA Nominating Committee

Legal Memos Available

05-19-03 (View Report) 

Energy Bill Runs into Slowdown; Perhaps More Problems

Senate Passes Tax Bill

Ozone Rule Proposed

Hazmat Transport Memo

Financial Services Merger

Bush Highway Bill

In the States . . .

Watch the X Games on TV

Other Discounts to Expire

05-12-03 (View Report) 

IRS Agrees With Industry on Canopy Depreciation

Overtime Issue

Energy Bill in the Senate

Commercial Driver Licenses

Gas Taxes and Tolls

Sprinkler Recall

Truck "Remote Stopping"

IRS & Gas Stations

Resume on File

05-05-03 (View Report) 

Energy Bill Moves in Senate; SIGMA Discusses in Hilton Head

Senate Passes Tank Bill

MasterCard/Visa Settle

SIGMA Spring Convention

Legislative Committee Meets

Miscellaneous Notes

04-28-03 (View Report) 

This Week in Washington  . . . and Hilton Head, SC

Refiner Consolidation

MasterCard/VISA Lawsuit

New Driver Hours Rules

Exempt Employee Definition

Buyer's Guide Unveiled

Idaho Tanks

04-21-03 (View Report) 

EPA Proposal for Low-Sulfur Off-Road Diesel

Energy Legislation

SPCC Rule Delayed

Dispenser Installations

Canopy Depreciation

Overtime Flexibility

Supply and Prices

04-14-03 (View Report) 

House Passes Energy Bill; Senate Committee Acts Too

Energy Staff to Speak

Supply/Price Outlook

Ozone Proposal Approved

In the States . . .

HAZMAT Transporter Fees

MasterCard/VISA Lawsuit

Come to DC in July!

In Memoriam:  Peter Schmitt

04-07-03 (View Report) 

With Public Eyes on War, Congress Moves on Energy

Ethanol Taxes

Railroad/Barge Taxes

Hilton Head Reservations

Overtime Issues

Supply and Prices

03-31-03 (View Report) 

A Big Week Ahead for Energy Legislation

Supply and Prices

Cargo Tank Wetlines

HAZMAT Safety Plans

Commecialized Rest Areas

Lobbying the Lobbyists

Convention Deadlines Extended

03-24-03 (View Report) 

Second Gulf War Underway; Impacts on Fuels Industry

Summertime Fuels

Tidbits

Energy Legislation

California UST Regulations

Background Checks

Food Safety Guidelines

Position Available

Spring Convention Deadline

03-17-03 (View Report) 

SIGMA Testifies on Energy Legislation; Other Developments

Energy Tax Legislation

ANWR Drilling

"Price Gouging"

EIA Report on MTBE

SIGMA Spring Convention

BioDiesel Statement

Western Union Pays Fine

GAsoline Tax Rates

SIGMA Needs Your Forms!

03-10-03 (View Report)

Energy Legislation Starts to Move; Hearing on Thursday

SIGMA Board Positions

Gas & Diesel Tax Indexing?

FTC: Unocal Abused Patents

Tank Hearing Held

Commercialized Rest Areas

Prices & Supply

Hydrogen Fueling

03-03-03 (View Report) 

Tank Legislation Begins to Move Through Congress

Energy Legislation

Security Threats

Alcohol Taxes

Supply and Prices

California MTBE/Ethanol

Statistical Survey

Spring in Hilton Head

02-24-03 (View Report) 

What Constitutes Price Gouging?

Other Price Issues

FTC Action: ConocoPhillips

DOJ Action: Tokheim

FTC Action: Unocal Patents

Correction re: Gasohol Taxes

Canopy Depreciation

Congress Out; Returns

Virginia Dealers Action

SIGMA Spring Convention

02-17-03 (View Report) 

Gasoline Prices Getting Attention of Congress, Press

Energy Bill(s)

Tank Legislation Hits Snag

Federal Appropriations

Coming: Tanker Truck Rule

Gasohol Tax Rates

Holiday

02-10-03 (View Report) 

Supply and Price Concerns Impacting Marketers

Code Orange

Energy Bill and Ethanol

Taxes; Superfund

Fuel Cells

Tribal Tax Issues

Below-Cost Selling

Resume on File

02-03-03 (View Report) 

State of the Union Includes Energy Bill, Fuel Cells

Congressional Actions

Protests Tomorrow

Small Ethanol Producers

Gasoline Tax

SOT Repeal

Committees Organize

Energy & Commerce Committee

Ways & Means Committee

01-27-03 (View Report) 

Your Help Needed to Block Commercialized Rest Areas

Refueling Warnings

New Source Review

Appropriations Bill Passes

Underground Tanks

Tokheim & Dresser Wayne

Stage II Vapor Recovery

Small Refiner Tax Coalition

SIGMA Spring Convention

Directory Updates

01-20-03 (View Report) 

Tank Legislation Introduced in Senate, S.195

Sigma Legislative Committee

Clean Air Act

Motor Fuel Taxes

Commercialized Rest Areas

Energy Legislation

Stage II Repeal

Bio-diesel

Venezuela Crisis

New York Oxygenate Waiver

Dresser Wayne & Tokheim

Miscellaneous Tidbits

01-13-03 (View Report) 

Feedback Requested on Fuel Price Inversions, Shortages

New Congress Convenes

HAZMAT Transport Fees Reduced

Tank Legislation

SPCC Rule Delayed

SIGMA Meetings

Clarification on Ethanol/MTBE in RFG

Unocal Patents

01-06-03 (View Report) 

New Congress Sworn In Tomorrow; Many Changes Coming

Tribes and Michigan Agree

New Source Review

California Ethanol/MTBE Switch

Ethanol Tax Rates Change

Self-Serve Safety Warning

Winter Management Conference