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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 1050 K STREET, NW, SUITE 700 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001-4449 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 35092-12
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6. House ID# 316890000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2015 |
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 |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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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: Brian P. Malnak |
Date | 7/20/2015 4:16:10 PM |
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.2822/S.1645 - General energy issues in the Interior and EPA appropriations bills.
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 |
Jennifer |
Thompson |
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Sara |
Glenn |
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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 CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to air permitting for offshore oil and gas activities; Issues related to Alaska OCS air authorization transfer to DOI for EPA & terminating EPA air permits.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 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 |
Susan |
Childs |
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Camden |
Toohey |
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Sara |
Glenn |
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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 CHM
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 697 - Frank R Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; S. 725 - Alan Reinstein and Trevor Schaefer Toxic Chemical Protection Act, all provisions; General issues related to Toxic Substances Control Act; H.R. 2576 - TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 - all provisions
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Kristin |
Whitman |
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Sara |
Glenn |
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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
Issues related to exploration and development of Alaska offshore oil and gas leases, including Shell's Alaska Venture, regulatory issues, lease terms, and permits; Issues relating to approval of TransCanada's request for a presidential permit to build the KXL pipeline across US/Canada borders; Issues related to Arctic OCS operating regulations/requirements; Issues related to draft 2017-2022 OCS Leasing Plan; S. 1278 - Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale Act, all provisions; S. 1276 - Offshore Energy and Jobs Act of 2015, all provisions; S. 1279 - Southern Atlantic Energy Security Act, all provisions; General offshore access and issues related to energy, regulatory and safety (includes Well Control Rule); General Arctic policy issues including the NPC study, Arctic Council, and Arctic Regulations; FY 16 T-HUD Appropriations, PHMSA provisions; Issues related to Pipeline Safety Reauthorization, including PHMSA regulatory update requirement; Issues related to DOI's Alaska specific OCS regulations; Issues related to the implementation of findings of DOI 60-day review of Shell's 2012 season.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Interior - Dept of (DOI), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Marine Mammal Commission, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Defense - Dept of (DOD), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
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 |
Susan |
Childs |
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Sara |
Glenn |
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Kristine |
Lynch |
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Jennifer |
Thompson |
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Camden |
Toohey |
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Brian |
Malnak |
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Scott |
Salmon |
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Kent |
Satterlee |
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Patricia |
Tamez |
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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
General issues related to oil and gas development on leases in the Gulf of Mexico; Regulatory and permit issues related to Gulf leases; Issues related to the Clean Water Rule, including definitions of the Waters of the United States and general water issues; National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone Draft Rule; issues relating to NSPS rule to regulate methane emissions from oil and gas production and transmission; issues related to pending Control Technique Guidelines to states for implementing 2008 ozone NAAQS standard in oil and gas sector; issues related to the pending EPA Enhanced Natural Gas Star voluntary program for reduction of onshore methane emissions from existing assets; issues related to possible Shell role in US-China international CCS project; Issues related to simplying and clarifying regulatory requirements for offshore oil and gas activity, including NEPA requirements; General offshore issues related to commerce such as seismic, oceans policy, environmental studies; Issues related to the EPAs Proposed Rule to amend Subpart J of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan; Issues related to pipeline permit approval; Issues related to ESA listings/critical habitat relevant to oil and gas exploration in the US OCS; Issues related to National Ocean Policy Marine Planning implementation; Issues related to Offshore Safety and Well Control Rulemaking.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Interior - Dept of (DOI), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), White House Office, Energy - Dept of, U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, State - Dept of (DOS), 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 |
Marianne |
Funk |
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Sara |
Glenn |
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Jennifer |
Thompson |
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Brian |
Malnak |
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Kristin |
Whitman |
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Patricia |
Tamez |
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Susan |
Childs |
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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 FOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issue related to US Arctic Policy; Issues related to sanctions against Russia and Cuba.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
State - Dept of (DOS), Interior - Dept of (DOI), White House Office, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Camden |
Toohey |
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Sara |
Glenn |
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Jennifer |
Thompson |
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Tracey |
McMinn |
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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 FUE
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 703 - Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; S. 577 - Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act, all provisions; H.R. 704 - RFS Reform Act of 2015, all provisions; HR 702 - To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions, all provisions; H.R. 156 - Crude oil export act, all provisions; General issues related to the export of crude oil (no bill number assigned); General issues related to the Renewable Fuels Standard (no bill number assigned); S. 1372 - American Crude Oil Export Equality Act, all provisions; S. 1312 - Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015, all provisions; S. 1584 - Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 2864 - To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from extending the renewable fuel program past 2022 if the Administrator waives applicable volume requirements in prior years, all provisions; Issues related to Pipeline Hazardous Materials Administration.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC)
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 |
Kristin |
Whitman |
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Sara |
Glenn |
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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
S. 754 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 1560 - Protecting Cyber Networks Act, all provisions; S. 456 - Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015, all provisions.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Kristin |
Whitman |
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Sara |
Glenn |
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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
General issues related to offshore access and resource potential; Issues related to ESA listings/critical habitat relevant to oil and gas exploration in the US OCS; Issues related to National Ocean Policy Marine Planning implementation; General issues related to Shell offshore exploration in Alaska; Issues related to Arctic OCS lease extensions.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Interior - Dept of (DOI), White House Office, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Marine Mammal Commission, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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 |
Kristine |
Lynch |
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Jennifer |
Thompson |
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Camden |
Toohey |
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Sara |
Glenn |
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Patricia |
Tamez |
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Susan |
Childs |
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Kent |
Satterlee |
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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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to seismic activities and potential impacts on marine mammals; Ocean observations, monitoring, and science programs - AK and Gulf of Mexico; Issues related to ecosystem and marine mammal monitoring programs.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Interior - Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Marine Mammal Commission, 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 |
Kristine |
Lynch |
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Sara |
Glenn |
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Kent |
Satterlee |
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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
General U.S. tax reform related issues; H.R. 2821 Partnership Audit Simplification Act, all provisions; Issues related to LNG Tax Equalization; Issues related to interest deductibility (Section 163j, IRC); General tax issues related to renewable fuels; Issues related to US Highway Funding; BEPS Issues (interest expense deduction, transfer pricing guidelines, etc.); Issues related to Reinsurance deductibility.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Treasury - 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 |
Janet |
Buchert |
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Scott |
Salmon |
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Sara |
Glenn |
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Emily |
Whittenburg |
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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 TRU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to the transport of crude oil by rail; H.R. 1804/S. 859 - Crude by Rail Safety Act, all provisions; S. 853 - Rail Shipper Fairness Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 1405 - RAILS Act, all provisions; S. 808 - Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 2933 - At-Grade Crossing Enhancement Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 1789 - Tank Car Safety and Security Act of 2015, all provisions; S. 650 - Railroad Safety and Positive Train Control Extension Act, all provisions.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Kristin |
Whitman |
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Sara |
Glenn |
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Patricia |
Tamez |
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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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to exploration and development of Alaska offshore oil and gas leases; S. 280 - Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015, all provisions.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Sara |
Glenn |
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Jennifer |
Thompson |
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Susan |
Childs |
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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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2289 - Commodity End-User Relief Act, provisions related to End-User Relief (Title III), and issues related to Dodd-Frank transparency.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Salmon |
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Sara |
Glenn |
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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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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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