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In addition to attending the legislative hearing on May
1st, MOC staff will be meeting with Senator Stephen
Brewer to examine his legislation regarding the a
proposed requirement for continuing education of oil
burner technicians. Brewer's bill, Senate 171, would
implement new regulations requiring the renewal of
certifications for technicians every two years. MOC
wants Senator Brewer to know that the Oilheat
industry already has extensive continuing education
courses for technicians through NORA and that
passing new laws may not be necessary.
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Reforming LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy
Assistance Progam) will be a top priority when MOC
heads for Washington next week. On Thursday, April
26th MOC will join many of New England's Oilheat
representatives and the Petroleum Marketers
Association of America (PMAA) for Capitol Hill visits
with state Congressional delegations. MOC's Michael
Ferrante will be accompanied by Jim Townsend
(Townsend Oil & Propane), Ed Noonan (Noonan
Energy), and Jim Collura and Shane Sweet from NEFI.
The team will meet with many members of the
Massachusetts Congressional team and will hold a
very important LIHEAP meeting with Ron Carlton, the
Deputy Director of Health, Education, Labor and
Pensions (HELP) Committee, in the office of Senator
Ted Kennedy. The team will explain the need for
drastic changes in the LIHEAP law, specifically the
leveraging mechanism used by states to create
programs like Margin-Over-Rack.
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Once again MOC has teamed up with NORA and the
Martin Agency to launch new radio advertising this
spring and fall. The Intelligent Warmth spots
will first be heard on May 21st on Boston, Springfield,
Cape Cod, Pittsfield and Worcester stations. During
two six week flights, 40 percent of ads will be heard
during the 'AM drive', 40 percent during the 'PM drive'
and 20 percent devoted to midday, evening and
weekend spots. After a break through the summer the
fall ad series will begin on September 4th and run
through October 14th. The Martin Agency is still
reviewing possible radio stations in each region to
ensure the most effective presence across the state.
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Tracy Richmond of COCARD Processing has
informed MOC of credit card reduction rates only
available to fuel oil dealers. COCARD has worked
along side NEFI and other state associations in
lobbying for these benefits. The following memo from
COCARD is an important message for dealers paying
high credit card processing fees:
Visa Rate Reduction Takes Effect
If you are processing on the proper credit card
platform, you should have been notified by your
processing company that you will be receiving a Visa
rate reduction in the middle of April. If you have not yet
been notified, your processing company is most likely
not familiar with the Heating Oil Industry and the
unique programs available.
Tracy Richmond of COCARD has informed us that this
change was announced in November of 2006 and will
take effect the middle of April 2007. This reduction
goes hand-in-hand with the drastic MasterCard
reductions also announced in September of 2006.
The new change, combined with the MasterCard
reduction already in place, could save the average
heating oil dealer thousands of dollars in processing
fees and unnecessary expenses. While EVERY other
industry in the country is complaining about high
processing fees, Oil Heat Dealers are seeing another
reduction. This marks the third time in three years that
Heating Oil Dealers have been eligible to receive rate
decreases!
If you believe your company is NOT currently benefiting
from either of these programs we are advising you to
contact COCARD at (866) 849-8800 or
info@cocardprocessing.com
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email:
zahra@massoilheat.org
phone:
781-237-0730
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