Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
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Washington, DC 20515
http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov 		Secretary of the Senate
Office of Public Records
232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
9/1/2016
2. House Identification
 31811
 Senate Identification
 12675

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
The Duberstein Group Inc.
Address
2100 Pennsylvania Ave NW
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​Suite 500
City
Washington
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DC
 Zip
20037
 Country
USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Mr. DANIEL P. MEYER
 Telephone
​2027281100
 E-mail
​filingberman@dubersteingroup.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Consulting

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​Duke Energy Business Services LLC
Address
​410 S. Wilmington Street, NC RH 12A
City
​Raleigh
 State
​NC
 Zip
​27601
 Country
​USA
8. Principal place of business (if different than line 7)
City
​Charlotte
 State
​NC
 Zip
​28201
 Country
​USA
9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Energy- electric and gas services

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

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​Daniel ​Meyer ​ ​Admin. Asst, Cong. Vin Weber; Chief of Staff, Speaker Newt Gingrich; Asst. to President, Legis. Affrs, Pres. GW Bush
​Kenneth ​Duberstein ​ ​
​David ​Schiappa ​ ​United States Senate Republican Cloakroom Assistant; US Senate Republican floor Assistant; US Senate--Assistant Secretary for the Majority; US Senate--Secretary for the; Majority/Secretary for the Minority
​Brian ​Griffin ​ ​Staff Assistant, Democratic Policy Committee; Floor Assistant, Office of the Secretary for the Minority; Senior Leadership Advisor for Senator Byron Dorgan (Democratic Policy Committee Chairman)
​Anne ​Wall ​ ​Legislative Correspondent/Floor Assistant/Office Counsel/Floor Director-Ofc of Sen. Durbin; Spec Asst/Dep. Asst to President, Ofc Leg Affairs, The White House; Counselor to the Sec Treasury; Asst. Sec Leg Affairs, Dept. Treasury

LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

​ENG
​BUD
​TAX
​UTI
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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Energy, tax, environmental, and human resource issues impacting utilities.

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
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Signature
Digitally Signed By: Daniel P. Meyer
 Date
10/13/2016 1:58:55 PM