Oilheat Fuel Oil Industry | Legislative Regulatory Action Center

The Legislative & Regulatory Action Center is a resource for NEFI members and the fuel industry at large. The Action Center and its staff are working around the clock to defend the interests of the industry in Washington, DC and here in the Northeast. It also provides comprehensive compliance assistance, news and updates on federal regulations that affect you and your business! The industry is facing greater challenges and more opportunities than ever before, and the Action Center is looking out for your interest! Click here to learn more about us.

Government Affairs

CMOC Letter on CFTC Reauthorization (05/01/2013)
Proposed Legislation to Modify Financial Regulations (04/26/2013)
Coalition Amicus Brief on Speculative Position Limits (04/22/2013)
Letter in Support of Gensler, Chilton (04/09/2013)
Coalition Announces Intent to File Brief in Support of Position Limits (03/12/2013)
2013 NEFI Public Policy Agenda (03/04/2013)
Sample "Welcome Letter" to Congress (02/14/2013)
NEFI Statement on 2013 State of the Union (02/13/2013)
100+ Studies on Commodity Speculation - Updated (01/21/2013)
NEFI Advocacy - 2012 Year in Review (01/14/2013)
Letter to CFTC on post-MF Global Consumer Protections (01/14/2013)
Senate Letter to Obama on FY14 LIHEAP (12/11/2012)
Press Release on Coalition Letter to House FS Committee (10/18/2012)
Coalition Letter to House FS Committee on Speculation (10/18/2012)
NEFI Statement on Position Limits Ruling (09/28/2012)
LIHEAP Cuts Under Sequestration State-by-state (08/03/2012)
Letter Supporting House Bill to Ban Index Fund Speculation (05/09/2012)
NEFI-PMAA Joint Statement on Obama Speculation Plan (04/17/2012)
Coalition Letter Opposing Legislation to Obstruct Trading Rules (04/11/2012)
ICPA Testimony on Speculation before House DSPC (04/04/2012)
Letter Requesting CFTC Advisory Committee Meeting on Oil Prices (03/19/2012)
Letter from 70 Members of Congress on Speculation (03/08/2012)
Coalition Letter in Support of FY13 CFTC Funding (02/29/2012)
House Letter to Obama on Off-shore Drilling (02/08/2012)
House Letter to Obama on LIHEAP Funding (01/26/2012)
NEFI Statement on 2012 State of the Union Address (01/24/2012)
Letter from Senators to Obama on FY13 LIHEAP Funding (01/18/2012)
Coalition Letter to Obama Supporting Keystone XL Pipeline (01/11/2012)
Letters to Congress on Energy Prices - Senate (12/29/2011)
Letters to Congress on Energy Prices - House of Reps (12/29/2011)
Bipartisan House Letter in Support of Section 25C Credits (12/22/2011)
NEFI Letter to Congress on MF Global Crisis and Heating Oil Dealers (11/29/2011)
NEFI Letter in Support of Keystone XL Pipeline (09/29/2011)
NEFI Action Center: Compliance Savings (02/15/2011)
More Government Affairs News…

Regulatory Developments

Red Flag Compliance Kit And Template
(03/04/2011) (Secure document - you must log in to view)
Gray, Gray & Gray Industry Survey
(06/29/2010) (Secure document - you must log in to view)
NRLM Compliance Kit
(06/18/2010) (Secure document - you must log in to view)
NEW U.S. DOT MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY RATING SYSTEM: CSA 2010
(03/03/2010) (Secure document - you must log in to view)
EPRAC Tier II Compliance Kit
(02/19/2010) (Secure document - you must log in to view)
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Regulatory Resources

NEFI Letter on New Keystone XL Permit Request (07/18/12)
PMAA-NEFI Joint Comment Letter on CFTC Options Rule (06/26/12)
Coalition Letter on Cross-Border Swaps (06/22/12)
NEFI-PMAA Comments on the Volcker Rule (04/16/12)
IRS Form 2209 Instructions (10/28/11)
IRS Form 2209 (10/28/11)
NLRA Labor Law Poster (10/07/11)
EPA Boiler Notification (09/16/11)
Boiler MACT Forms (09/16/11)
DOE Report On Grants (09/08/11)
CT Hours of Service (09/01/11)
VT Hours of Service (09/01/11)
NY Hours of Service (09/01/11)
NEFI Comments On Electronic On-Board Recorders - May 24, 2011 (05/24/11)
IRS 8849 Schedule 3 Form (05/12/11)
IRS From 8849 (05/12/11)
Biodiesel Certificate (05/12/11)
NEFI Submits Comments On Wetlines (05/12/11)
Survey On Safety Belt Usage By Commercial Drivers (05/12/11)

THANK YOU TO OUR CONTRIBUTORS!!!
2012-2013 CONTRIBUTORS as of May 21, 2013

$20,000 and Up
Star Gas Companies: Petro, Meenan, Champion - Chelsea, MA
 
$10,000 and Up
Fawcett Energy Partners, Inc. - Kingston, MA
Peterson Oil Service, Inc. – Worcester, MA
 
$5,000 and Up
Arlex Oil Corp. - Lexington, MA
Fawcett Energy Partners, Inc. & Cape Cod Oil Service Inc. – Kingston, MA
Noonan Energy Corp. - Springfield, MA
Townsend Oil & Propane – Danvers, MA 
 
$3,500 And Up
Alvin Hollis & Co. – So. Weymouth, MA
Devaney Energy Inc. - Newton, MA
MacFarlane Energy, Inc. - Dedham, MA
New York Oil Heating Association - New York, NY
Oil Heat Institute of L.I. Inc. - Haupppauge, NY
Wesson Energy, Inc. - Waterbury, CT
 
$2,500 And Up
Coan Inc. – Natick, MA
L.E. Belcher, Inc. - Springfield, MA
Oil Heat Institute of Long Island - Hauppauge, NY
W. H. Riley & Son, Inc. - North Attleboro, MA
 
$1,750 And Up
Brideau Oil – Fitchburg, MA 
Bursaw Gas & Oil Inc. - Acton, MA
Concord Oil Co., Inc. - Concord, MA
Daniels Energy - Portland, CT
Dominick Fuel Inc. - S. Norwalk, CT 
Dupuis Oil Company – Pawtucket, RI
Faulkner Brothers, Inc. - Somerville, MA 
Fraticelli Oil Co. Inc. - Leominster, MA
Gottier Fuel Co Inc. – Vernon, CT
Lipton Energy - Pittsfield, MA
Noar's Oil Company - Worcester, MA
Scott-Williams, Inc. - Quincy, MA
 
$1,000 And Up
Anderson Fuel - North Scituate, MA
Bursaw Gas & Oil Inc. - Acton, MA
Chair City Oil - Gardner, MA
Cheshire Oil Co., Inc. - Keene, NH
City Fuel - Manchester, NH
Cubby Oil Company, Inc. - Somerville, MA
D. F. Richard Energy - Dover, NH  
Daniels Energy – Portland, CT
Densmore Oil Company – Mystic, CT
Energy Kinetics Inc. - Lebanon, NJ
Frank Lamparelli Oil Co. Inc. – Canton, MA
Fraticelli Oil Co., Inc. - Leominster, MA
Fred Fuller Oil & Propane CO., Inc. - Hudson, NH
Gault Energy – Westport, CT
Hedge Solutions, Inc. – Manchester, NH
H.R. Clough, Inc. - Contoocook, NH
Horan Oil Corp. - Stoughton, MA
Norbert E. Mitchell Co., Inc. – Danbury, CT
Northboro Oil Co. - Northboro, MA
Palmer Gas Co Inc/Ermer Oil Company - Atkinson, NH
Rand-Handy Oil Co Inc. - Marshfield, MA
Standard Oil of Connecticut, Inc. – Bridgeport, CT
Sunshine Fuels & Energy Services - Bristol, RI
 
$600 And Up
A. Hohmann & Co., Inc. – Dorchester, MA
Albert Culver Co. - Rockland, MA
Alpha Oil Company, Inc. - Wilbraham, MA
Alves Fuels - Ludlow, MA
Angus Energy – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Atlantic-Pratt – Braintree, MA 
Ayer & Goss Inc. - Henniker, NH
Baker Whitney Oil Co. – Acton, MA 
Barrieau Oil Co, Inc. - West Hartford, CT 
Boston Steel & Mfg. Co. - Malden, MA
Brodeur's Oil Service, Inc. - Moosup, CT
Brow Oil Inc. - Braintree, MA
Chabott Coal & Oil Inc. - Keene, NH
Deiter Bros. Fuel Co., Inc. - Bethlehem, PA
Dunn Oil Co. Inc. – Maynard, MA
Eastern Propane & Oil - Rochester, NH
Erickson Fuel Co. Inc. - Medford, MA
Faulkner Brothers, Inc. – Somerville, MA
Fisher Churchill Co. - Dedham, MA
Goodrich Oil Company, Inc. - Newport, NH
Haffner's Service Stations, Inc. - Lawrence, MA
Hall Oil Co. Inc. – S. Dennis, MA 
Harbor Fuel Corp. - Nantucket, MA
Henry Oil Co., Inc. – Providence, RI
Holden Oil, Inc. - Peabody, MA
Homestead Fuel, Inc. - Ellington, CT
Huckleberry Heating Oil, LLC - Boscawen, NH
Imperial Oil Co., Inc. - South Windsor, CT
Interstate Gas & Oil Corp. - Sudbury, MA
J.A. Healy & Sons Oil Inc. – Westford, MA
J.J. Sullivan, Inc. - Guilford, CT
Jack F. Corse Inc. - Cambridge, VT
James E. Kimball, Jr., Inc. - Great Barrington, MA
Knight Fuel Co. - Hudson, MA
Mello Fuel Inland Oil Terminal - Jamaica Plain, MA
Metro Energy/M&T Oil Co Inc. – So. Boston, MA
Needham Oil & Air - Needham, MA
Guy E. Nido, Inc. - Wilmington, VT
Perry's Oil Service, Inc. - Bradford, VT
R.F. Ohl – Lehighton, PA
Rand-Handy Oil Co. Inc. - Marshfield, MA
Reliable Oil & Heat Co. Inc. - Stamford, CT
Robert Green Inc. - Bennington, VT
Rowayton Fuel & Oil Co., Inc. - Rowayton, CT
Sherman Oil Co. - West Brookfield, MA
Stadium Oil Heat - Peabody, MA
Stafford Oil Company, Inc. – Laconia, NH
Star Petroleum Co., Inc. - Foxboro, MA
Stocker Oil Company – Topsfield, MA
Swanzey Oil, LLC - West Swanzey, NH
Town Oil Company, Inc. - Wethersfield, CT
Waldo-Thompson Brothers Inc. - Waldo, ME
West Oil Co., Inc. - North Adams, MA
Westmore Fuel Co Inc. - Greenwich, CT
Whitney Bros Oil Corp - Clinton, MA
Wolfeboro Oil Co. - Wolfeboro, MA
 
$300 And Up
Affordable Oil LLC – Rollinsford, MA
Arlington Fuel Oil Co. Inc. – Arlington, MA
Ashley Fuel Inc. – Beverly, MA
AVATAS Payment Solutions – Newton, MA 
Bigelow Oil Company, Inc. - Newton, MA
Blue Cow Software – Lynnfield, MA
Booma Oil Inc. - Lynn, MA
Bousquet Oil – Woonsocket, RI
Cape Ann Oil - Gloucester, MA
Central Mass Oil Inc. – Rutland, MA
Cetane Associates LLC - Ellicott City, MD
Chudy Oil Company Inc. – Three Rivers, MA
Clark HVAC Services, LLC - Feeding Hills, MA
Colonial Oil Company - Chelmsford, MA 
Community Oil Company - Cambridge, MA
Dependable Energy, Inc. - Prospect, CT
Dorr Oil Co. - Manchester Center, VT
Dutchess Oil & Propane – Millerton, NY
E.P. Cotter Oil Co., Inc. - Norwood, MA
Erickson Fuel Co., Inc. - Medford, MA
Fred's Plumbing & Heating Inc. - Derby, VT
Fuel Management Services, Inc. - Toms River, NJ
Giguere & Marchand Oil Service - Blackstone, MA
Guardian Fuel & Energy Systems Inc. – Westerly, RI
H.L. Fuel Co., Inc. – West Lebanon, NY
Hands Fuel Co. - Orient, NY
Hiller Fuels, Inc. - Marion, MA
Hilton Oil Co., Inc. - Lawrence, MA
Howell Fuel Inc., Fairfield, CT
Ives Brothers Inc. - Willimantic, CT 
J & S Oil - Manchester, ME
John S. McCarthy Oil Co. - Wethersfield, CT
John's Oil Co. - Lynn, MA
Kerivan-Lane, Inc. - Needham, MA
Kieras Oil, Inc. - North Amherst, MA
L.F. Powers Co., Inc. - Waterbury, CT
Landry & Martin Oil Co., Inc. – Pawtucket, RI
Marran Oil LLC – Holtsville, NY
Marcey Oil Company, Inc. – Provincetown, MA
McCarthy Heating Oil Service Inc. - Quaker Hill, CT
Mello Fuel Inland Terminal - Jamaica Plain, MA 
Mesick Energy – Dolgeville, NY
Pallett Oil, Inc. - Chesapeake, Va 
Putnam Fuel Co. Inc. – Goffstown, NH
RER Fuel Services - Billerica, MA
Rutland Fuel Co. - Rutland, VT
S-K Quality Fuels, Inc. - Oquossoc, ME
Snow's Fuel & Service - Orleans, MA
Sorenti Brothers, Inc. - Sagamore Beach, MA
Thomas Fuel, Inc. - Lunenburg, MA
Tracey Energy Services, LLC - New Haven, CT
Whiting Oil Corp./DBA Whiting Energy Fuels - Northampton, MA
Wilcox Energy - Westbrook, CT
Wilson Oil Co. - 30Manchester, CT
 
$100 And Up
Blanchard Oil Co., Inc. - Orleans, VT 
Christoff Mitchell Petroleum Inc. – Phillipsburg, PA 
Community Oil Co. - Cambridge, MA
Dinosaur Enterprises Ltd. – Portland, ME
Guy's Incorporated - Niantic, CT
J & A Waterville Oil Service Inc. - Naugatuck, CT
K.W. Wood Fuel Corp. - Ayer, MA
Niccoli Bros. Oil Inc. - Brockton, MA
Wheeler Oil Co., Inc. – Chester, MA

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