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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1300 19th Street, NW |
Address2 | 8th Floor |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 8635-12
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6. House ID# 314060000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2012 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13 | |||||||||
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12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Lawrence J. Amon, Chief Financial Officer |
Date | 07/19/2012 |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Commerce / Justice / Science and appropriations for FY13 [S.2323, H.R.5326]; Department of the Interior, Environment appropriation for FY13 [H.R.6091]
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Emily |
Woglom |
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Ellen |
Bollen |
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Jeff |
Watters |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code MAR
16. Specific lobbying issues
National Endowment for the Oceans [S.973, S.1991], RESTORE Act [S. 1400, H.R. 3096], (Transportation reauthorization [H.R.7, H.R.4348 and S.1813 all included amendments related to the previous two items as well), Marine Debris (Marine Debris Act Reauthorization Amendments of 2011 [H.R. 1171], Trash Free Seas Act [S. 1119]), National Ocean Policy, Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2011 [H.R. 2484, S.1701]
Fisheries issues (NOAA and its relevant fisheries councils; Fishery Science Improvement Act of 2011 [H.R. 2304, S.1916], Billfish Conservation Act [H.R. 2706, S. 1451], Flexibility and Access in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2011 [H.R. 3061], American Angler Preservation Act [H.R. 1646], Saving Fishing Jobs Act of 2011 [H.R. 2772], A bill to prevent, deter, and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing [S.1980], Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act [S.1717], Fisheries Investment and Regulatory Relief Act of 2012 [H.R. 4208, S. 2184], Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012 [H.R.4089])
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Emily |
Woglom |
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Ellen |
Bollen |
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Jeff |
Watters |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
Approval and labeling of genetically modified salmon (H.R.520 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically engineered fish; S.229 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically-engineered fish; H.R.521 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prevent the approval of genetically engineered fish)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Food & Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Emily |
Woglom |
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Ellen |
Bollen |
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Jeff |
Watters |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
Offshore and Arctic drilling (Rigs to Reefs Habitat Protection Act [H.R.3429], to establish in the Department of the Interior an Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals and a Bureau of Ocean Energy, and Ocean Energy Safety Service, and an Office of Natural resources Revenue, and for other purposes; National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act [H.R.2150]; Energy Exploration and Production to Achieve National Demand Act [H.R.4301])
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior - Dept of (DOI)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Emily |
Woglom |
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Bollen |
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Jeff |
Watters |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following foreign entities:
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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