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State associations will be able to apply for project rebates entirely online, which NORA says will simplify and speed-up the process. Retailers and wholesalers have access to all forms and regulations regarding the NORA assessment fee, including forms for payment and exemptions. With sections for both Research & Demonstration and Education, the new site will offer industry personnel access to project opportunity notices, research findings, educational opportunities, videos, best practices—as well as infor- mation on the upgraded technician cer- tification programs. The National Oilheat Research Alliance, established by Congress in 2000, is charged with assisting the oilheating industry in providing American consum- ers better efficiency, safety and reliability in their home heating systems. For more information about NORA and its programs or services, call 703-340- 1660, or visit noraweb.org. ATA Urges rejecTion of MisleAding PUsh Poll on TrUck sAfeTy American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves has issued a statement calling on policy- makers to reject a recently released push poll on the important truck safety issue of hours-of-service. "The results of a misleading push poll should not be taken into consideration when crafting public policy—good data and research should be. Unfortunately, FMCSA did not have such informa- tion—such as the impact the rules would have on increased daytime truck traffic and the corresponding elevated crash risk—when they drafted them," Graves said. "Senator Collins' proposal, as passed in the Senate Appropriations Committee by a bipartisan vote of 21-9, would simply suspend these new rules so the agency can evaluate the true risks and the net impact on highway safety. We doubt any poll respondent would support these new restrictions that dis- courage drivers from taking lengthy rest periods, and that increase daytime truck traffic and raise crash risk. Furthermore, FMCSA has previously said that the alleged working hours envisioned by these industry critics are only possible in an 'imaginary world.' Graves also cited a recent Public Opinion Strategies poll of 800 registered voters who were asked: "Would you pre- fer that trucks generally operate at night between midnight and 5 a.m., or during late-morning and mid-day hours?" "This legitimate poll, in addition to finding that most Americans rightly believe that professional truck drivers are the safest drivers on the road—a point even conceded by our critics—found that Americans would prefer trucks operate at the time of day now restricted by FMCSA's recent rule changes by a 67-24 margin," he said. "The Collins' proposal would seek to suspend this time-of-day restriction in order to better understand the impact on daytime truck traffic and the net safety impact." Calendar of Events Nov. SIGMA Annual Meeting Nov. 10-12 Omni Nashville Hotel Nashville, TN Contact: arider@sigma.org 703-375-0485 Fuels Institute Annual Meeting and Fuels Summit Nov. 17-19 Hyatt Regency Newport Beach, CA JAN., 2015 12th Annual National Biodiesel Conference & Expo Jan. 19-22 Fort Worth Convention Center Fort Worth, TX 877-433-3976 FEB., 2015 WPMA Convention Feb. 17 - 19 The Mirage Hotel Las Vegas, NV 801-263-9762 MArCh, 2015 The Work Truck Show 2015 March 4–6 Indiana Convention Center Indianapolis, IN 800-441-6832 DAtEliNE BReAkINg NeWs 4 noVeMBer 2014 | fUel oil neWs | www.fueloilnews.com NEW OFFICEr FOr PrOPANE GAS ASSOCIATION OF NEW ENGlANd L-R, steve Rosentel, Leahy's Fuel, Danbury, Conn., immediate past chairman; Chuck Holden, Holden Oil, Peabody, Mass., secretary; Norm guerette, Dead River Company, Portland, Maine, chairman; Cassandra Barry, Ray Murray Inc, Lee, Mass., chairman elect; Paul Daniels, eastern Propane, Rochester, N.H., treasurer; and Joe Rose, PgANe president /CeO.