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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 NORTH 17TH STREET |
Address2 | SUITE 1752 |
City | ROSSLYN |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22209 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27753-12
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2011 |
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
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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: Mr. Kyle Pitsor, Vice President, Government Relations |
Date | 01/19/2012 |
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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidance on contrast imaging;
reauthorization of the Medical Device User Fee Act (MDUFA);
modifications to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) process and performance;
Medical Device User Fee Act (MDUFA) III draft guidance on submitting 510(k) for a Change to Existing Device
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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 |
David |
Fisher |
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Brian |
Connell |
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Morris |
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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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Medicare reimbursement for medical imaging services;
implementation of the physician payment "sunshine" provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148);
Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR)/physician payments for imaging services under Medicare;
implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148), provisions relating to medical imaging;
deficit reduction ("Super-Committee") activities related to cuts to Medicare reimbursement for imaging services;
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) Calendar Year 2012 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule;
Fiscal Year 2012 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule;
H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, provisions related to physician payments for imaging services under Medicare
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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 |
David |
Fisher |
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Morris |
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Brian |
Connell |
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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
helium shortage related to use in magnetic resonance (MR) imaging equipment;
smart grid interoperability standards;
electrical transmission siting policy;
energy security at intelligence facilities;
S. 1000, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011, provisions relating to industrial energy efficiency and transformer rebate program;
S. 395/H.R. 2417, Better Use of Light Bulbs Act, legislation to repeal provisions of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 concerning lighting energy efficiency, including provisions that prescribe energy efficiency standards for general service incandescent lamps, rough service lamps, and other designated lamps;
S. 398, Implementation of National Consensus Appliance Agreements Act (INCAAA), a bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to improve the energy efficiency of, and standards applicable to, certain appliances and equipment; provisions relating to lighting and motors;
development of industrial energy efficiency legislation;
S. 1253/H.R. 1540 National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012, provisions relating to microgrids on military installations;
Department of Energy (DOE) Solid State Lighting Program research & development programs;
Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Technologies Program projects and objectives;
Department of Energy (DOE) Better Buildings, Better Plants Program;
energy efficiency standards for distribution transformers;
industrial automation;
energy policy at the U.S. Department of the Army;
implementation of the Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act (P.L. 111-212);
administration of the Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Energy - Dept of, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), General Services Administration (GSA), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Army - Dept of (Other)
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 |
Kyle |
Pitsor |
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Creevy |
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Justin |
Neumann |
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Craig |
Updyke |
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Lindsay |
Morris |
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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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
medical device tax contained in the Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148);
tax incentives for electric vehicle refueling property;
tax incentives for energy storage investment;
preservation of the Last-In, First-Out inventory accounting method;
energy tax extenders
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Kyle |
Pitsor |
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Creevy |
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Morris |
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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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
implementation of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Tier 4 emissions standards for non-road diesel engines;
petition to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeking clarification of proper Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reporting for intermediates in production of graphite electrodes;
general environmental justice provisions in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rulemakings and activities;
mandatory greenhouse gas reporting program for sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) gas;
S. 847, Safe Chemicals Act of 2011, legislation to reform and modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (TSCA)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
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 |
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Owen |
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James |
Creevy |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2354, Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Energy and Water Appropriations Act, provisions related to funding for the DOE Vehicle Technologies Program (VTP) deployment program; ARPA-E; DOE research & development programs; research & development program for solid state lighting; DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) prgorams; and amendments related to lighting standards/light bulbs;
S. 1753, Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Financial Services & General Government Appropriations Act, Section 503, provisions relating to Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) rulemaking on battery ingestion hazards;
H.R. 2055, Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions related to energy appropriations (electric vehicle technologies deployment, EERE programs), lighting/light bulb energy efficiency standards, and battery ingestion
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Energy - Dept of
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 |
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Neumann |
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Sarah |
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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 TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
domestic and international availability of certain rare earth elements;
Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations;
U.S. - Colombia Free Trade Agreement;
U.S. - Panama Free Trade Agreement;
U.S. - Korea Free Trade Agreement;
World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations on industrial goods;
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) rulemaking on "conflict minerals";
market access barriers for certain U.S. exports to Brazil
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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 |
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Updyke |
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Justin |
Neumann |
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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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 1165, Button Cell Battery Act of 2011, legislation to protect children and other consumers against hazards associated with the accidental ingestion of button cell batteries by requiring the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to promulgate consumer product safety standards to require child-resistant closures on remote controls and other consumer products that use such batteries;
implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA; P.L. 110-314), including public database;
development of legislation to require mandatory U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) standards for carbon monoxide (CO) alarms and to establish a federal grants program to promote state adoption of CO detection requirements;
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) guidelines for repairing aluminum wiring in homes;
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recall/activities with respect to motion-sensing wall switches;
S. 1753, Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Financial Services & General Government Appropriations Act, Section 503, provisions to require the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to undertake rulemaking on battery ingestion hazards
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
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 |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rulemaking (RIN 3142-AA08) to amend its existing rules and regulations governing procedures for union election and representation cases;
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) policies with respect to Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTL) acceptance of manufacturers' test data for hazardous location equipment;
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Adminsitration (OSHA) adoption/acceptance of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Ex Scheme;
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) adoption of updated voluntary consensus standards by reference, including American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z535 series of standards for workplace/facility safety signs
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1540, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012; provisions relating to microgrids and anti-counterfeiting
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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 NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 1113, Critical Materials Policy Act, legislation to require the U.S. Department of the Interior to assess which minerals qualify as critical materials and to facilitate the development and domestic production of resources to meet nation's critical materials needs;
draft legislation on federal helium policy;
House Rare Earths Caucus
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Updyke |
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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 TAR
16. Specific lobbying issues
tariffs on products containing rare earth elements
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
domestic and international regulation of lithium battery safety in transportation;
federal regulation of lamps containing radioactive materials;
authorization of federal surface transportation programs;
H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, legislation to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other purposes; provisions relating to lithium battery safety in transportation
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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