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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 | 200 Massachusetts Ave., NW |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 3060-12
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6. House ID# 306380000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2020 |
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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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: William Koetzle |
Date | 4/20/2020 5:31:17 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 CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR __ Draft Clean FUTURE Act; HR 535 PFAS Action Act; S 1685 LEADING Act; S 2300 Clean Industrial Technology Act; 83 Fed. Reg. 13745 Project Emissions Accounting Under the New Source Review Preconstruction Permitting Program; 83 Fed. Reg. 18768 Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science; 83 Fed. Reg. 32227 Definition of "Waters of the United States"-Recodification of Preexisting Rule; 83 Fed. Reg. 52056 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Reconsideration; 84 Fed. Reg. 56636 Definition of "Waters of the United States"-Recodification of Preexisting Rule; Efforts regarding hydraulic fracturing and industry best practices.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), 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 |
Andrea |
Miles |
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Koetzle |
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Smythe |
Anderson |
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Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Aaron |
Padilla |
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Jack |
Cramton |
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Assoc. Deputy Ass't Sec., Sen. Affairs, U.S. Dep't of Energy, '19-'20; Leg. Pol'y Adv., U.S. Dep't of Energy, '18-'19; Pol'y Adv., Cassidy, '15-'18; LC, Cassidy, '14-'15. |
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
HR __ Draft bill to expedite permits for natural gas gathering lines on federal and Indian land; HR __ Draft National Apprenticeship Act; HR 3432 Safer Pipelines Act; HR 5175 Pipeline Safety Improvement Act; Draft legislation regarding methane emissions and transportation of natural gas; S 1201 EFFECT Act; S 2089 American Energy Innovation Act; S 2299 PIPES Act; S 2300 Clean Industrial Technology Act; S 2302 America's Transportation Infrastructure Act, Sec. 1524, Gathering Lines; S 2393 Clean Energy Jobs Act; S 2657 Advanced Geothermal Innovation Leadership Act; S 2714 ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2019; S 607 Timely Review of Infrastructure Act; 82 Fed. Reg. 1860 Issuance and Reissuance of Nationwide Permits; 83 Fed. Reg. 27524 Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Costs and Benefits in the Rulemaking Process; 83 Fed. Reg. 28591 Update to the Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act; 85 Fed. Reg. 1684 Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act; 85 Fed. Reg. 5483 Improving and Reforming Regulatory Enforcement Adjudication; Efforts related to temporary regulatory relief related to COVID-19; Legislative efforts regarding appointment of public officials.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, 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 |
Andrea |
Miles |
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William |
Koetzle |
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Kenny |
Roberts |
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Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Smythe |
Anderson |
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Timothy |
Steffek |
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Jack |
Cramton |
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Assoc. Deputy Ass't Sec., Sen. Affairs, U.S. Dep't of Energy, '19-'20; Leg. Pol'y Adv., U.S. Dep't of Energy, '18-'19; Pol'y Adv., Cassidy, '15-'18; LC, Cassidy, '14-'15. |
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
75 Fed. Reg. 68044 Regulation To Mitigate the Misfueling of Vehicles and Engines With Gasoline Containing Greater Than Ten Volume Percent Ethanol and Modifications to the Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline Programs; 79 Fed. Reg. 42128 Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: RFS Pathways II, and Technical Amendments to the RFS Standards and E15 Misfueling Mitigation Requirements; 81 Fed. Reg. 34778 Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2017 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2018; Efforts related to process for use of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 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 |
William |
Hupman |
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William |
Koetzle |
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Chris |
Kelley |
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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
Draft Water Resources Development Act; HR 3409 Coast Guard Authorization Act, sec. 305, Installation Vessels; S 2297 Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2019.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), White House Office
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 |
Carrie |
Domnitch |
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William |
Koetzle |
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Andrea |
Miles |
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Kenny |
Roberts |
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Jack |
Cramton |
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Assoc. Deputy Ass't Sec., Sen. Affairs, U.S. Dep't of Energy, '19-'20; Leg. Pol'y Adv., U.S. Dep't of Energy, '18-'19; Pol'y Adv., Cassidy, '15-'18; LC, Cassidy, '14-'15. |
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
HR __ Draft Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, amendments related to oil and gas exploration in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico; HR __ Draft National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, amendments related to oil and gas exploration in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico; HR __ Draft bill to streamline regulatory permitting; HR 2795 Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act; HR 4348 Protect America's Wildlife and Fish in Need of Conservation Act; HR 5435 American Public Land and Waters Climate Solution Act; HR 5552 Migratory Bird Protection Act; S 3422 Great American Outdoors Act; 80 Fed. Reg. 22148 Oil and Gas Leasing, Royalty on Production, Rental Payments, Minimum Acceptable Bids, Bonding Requirements, and Civil Penalty Assessments; 82 Fed. Reg. 30886 Request for Information and Comments on the Preparation of the 2019-2024 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program; 83 Fed. Reg. 17359 Wayne National Forest: Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe, Morgan, Perry, Scioto, Vinton and Washington Counties, Ohio, Assessment and Report of Ecological, Social, and Economic Conditions, Trends, and Sustainability for the Wayne National Forest; Efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Efforts regarding the impact of a federal ban on hydraulic fracturing; Efforts related to government royalties for federal oil and gas production; Efforts related to oil and gas leasing on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; Legislative and regulatory efforts to reform the Coastal Zone Management Act; Legislative efforts concerning revenue sharing for domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Legislative efforts to reform the Endangered Species Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Executive Office of the President (EOP), White House Office, 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 |
Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Geoffrey |
Brand |
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William |
Koetzle |
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William |
Hupman |
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Jack |
Cramton |
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Assoc. Deputy Ass't Sec., Sen. Affairs, U.S. Dep't of Energy, '19-'20; Leg. Pol'y Adv., U.S. Dep't of Energy, '18-'19; Pol'y Adv., Cassidy, '15-'18; LC, Cassidy, '14-'15. |
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
Ways & Means Staff Discussion Draft on International Tax Reform; S 3548 CARES Act, provisions related to tax and business operations; S 617 Tax Extender and Disaster Relief Act; 83 Fed. Reg. 51072 Guidance Related to Section 951A (Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income); 83 Fed. Reg. 65956 Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax; 84 Fed. Reg. 28398 Limitation on Deduction for Dividends Received From Certain Foreign Corporations and Amounts Eligible for Section 954 Look-Through Exception; 84 Fed. Reg. 69124 Guidance Related to the Allocation and Apportionment of Deductions and Foreign Taxes, Financial Services Income, Foreign Tax Redeterminations, Foreign Tax Credit Disallowance Under Section 965(g), and Consolidated Groups; 84 Fed. Reg. 8188 Deduction for Foreign-Derived Intangible Income and Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income. Regulatory efforts related to new rules under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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 |
Stephen |
Comstock |
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Kenneth |
Moy |
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William |
Koetzle |
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William |
Hupman |
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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
HR 5430 United States, Mexico, Canada, Agreement (USMCA) Implementation Act; HR 948 No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act; S 1060 Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act; S 370 No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act; S 482 DASKA Act; S 816 Small Scale LNG Access Act; Efforts related to China trade agreement; Efforts related to the export of natural gas, petroleum and petroleum products; Efforts related to the implementation of the USMCA (US-Mexico-Canada Agreement).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), 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 |
Chris |
Kelley |
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William |
Koetzle |
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Carrie |
Domnitch |
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William |
Hupman |
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Jack |
Cramton |
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Assoc. Deputy Ass't Sec., Sen. Affairs, U.S. Dep't of Energy, '19-'20; Leg. Pol'y Adv., U.S. Dep't of Energy, '18-'19; Pol'y Adv., Cassidy, '15-'18; LC, Cassidy, '14-'15. |
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
HR 370 Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act; S 2333 Energy Cybersecurity Act; S 300 Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 |
Chris |
Kelley |
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William |
Koetzle |
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Carrie |
Domnitch |
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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 TEC
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 5085 Don't Break Up the T-Band Act; S 3347 Dont Break Up the T-Band Act; Efforts related to telecommunications issues for offshore development.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 |
James |
Crandall |
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William |
Koetzle |
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Chris |
Kelley |
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Carrie |
Domnitch |
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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
85 Fed. Reg. 2522 Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers.
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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Chris |
Kelley |
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William |
Koetzle |
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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)
Internet Address: https://www.api.org/membership/members
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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
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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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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
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