ILMA Compoundings February 2017 - 3

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Beth Ann Jones
Hangsterfer's
Laboratories, Inc.
Vice President
Dave Croghan
Maxum Petroleum
Treasurer
Barbara Kudis
Allegheny Petroleum
Products Co.

Ann Ball
CIMCOOL Industrial
Products LLC

Michael Damiani
Radco Industries, Inc.
Lon Fanning
DuBois Chemicals

Secretary
Charles Decker
American Oil &
Supply International, LLC

Jarrett Flegel
Boss Lubricants

Immediate Past President
Frank H. Hamilton III
South Atlantic Services, Inc.

Greg Julian
Advanced Lubrication
Specialties

Catharine T. Golden
Etna Products, Inc.

Kent Morris
Pinnacle Oil, Inc.
Ronald M. Powell
Moroil Technologies
Scott A. Schwindaman
Lubrication Engineers, Inc.
STAFF
Chief Executive Officer
Holly Alfano
Associate Director
Martha F. Jolkovski
Director of
Communications
Brenda Gillinson, CAE
Member Services/
Marketing Manager
Tim Mack

Communications
Manager
Amber Lopez
Membership Coordinator
Meg Thaxton
Accounting Manager
Margaret Smith
General Counsel
Jeffrey L. Leiter

EDITORIAL, DESIGN
Contributing Editor
Brenda Gillinson, CAE
The YGS Group
Editorial Director
Annette Gray

Creative Director
Serena L. Spiezio

Senior Editor
Drew Bankert

Art Directors
Zon Buckley
Jason Deller

Managing Editor
Sam Hoffmeister
Copy Editor
Amanda Holahan

Account Director
Tina Enck

Media Sales Director
Stephanie Harkins

What ILMA Members Want
From Washington - Our 2017
Advocacy Agenda.

ight after the November election, we asked ILMA manufacturing members
in a survey what issues are top priorities for their businesses. Based on the
survey results, we developed our advocacy agenda for 2017.
The agenda prioritizes issues based on the results. In addition, we designated
certain issues as "industry specific," meaning that they directly affect lubricant
manufacturers, as opposed to the broader business community, and require ILMA
to take the lead in advancing and defending these initiatives.
Here's a snapshot of what we will be following as the Trump administration takes
office and the 115th Congress gets to work.

INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC ISSUES
* Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF): Members remain concerned with regulations
advancing in the state of California, and in the National Conference of Weights
and Measures (NCWM), that restrict multivehicle ATFs.
* Obsolete Oils: ILMA will continue to participate in the rulemaking process in
California which emerged following the 2015 passage of AB-808, which bans
motor oils that don't meet current API service categories and are considered to be
obsolete. ILMA supports the removal of these obsolete engine oils from the retail
marketplace while allowing for exemptions for certain purpose-built engine oils.
In addition, ILMA will work to move similar regulations through the NCWM.
* EPA Ban of Medium- and Long-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins: ILMA will continue
to work for appropriate regulatory review of pending action by the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) to ban MCCPs and LCCPs.

TIER ONE ISSUES

MEDIA SALES
VP, Media Sales
Susan Welter

LETTER FROM THE CEO

Barbara A. Bellanti
Battenfeld Grease &
Oil Corporation of N.Y.

Advertising Account
Executive
Tima Good
tima.good@theygsgroup.com

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Based on our survey, members ranked five business issues as "top priority." ILMA will
be seeking additional input from members as these issues progress through Congress.

Tax Reform: It's expected that Congress will act on corporate tax reform early on.
While ILMA supports lower, more globally competitive tax rates, it's imperative that
any proposed legislation treat pass-through entities the same as C and S corporations. Also on our radar: ILMA is concerned about a proposed "border tax" on
imported products (such as Group III base oils), the estate tax and/or IRS rescission
of a proposal on valuation of closely held businesses for estate tax purposes.

Affordable Care Act (ACA): This issue is sure to be in the crosshairs early for
"repeal and replace." ILMA is aligned with small business groups that support
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Holly Alfano
Chief Executive Officer

ILMA is pleased to present a variety of viewpoints in Compoundings magazine. Readers should keep in mind that bylined articles
represent the views of the named author or authors and not
necessarily the opinions, viewpoints or positions of ILMA

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