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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 | 1220 L STREET, NW |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
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 | 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 |
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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: Stacy Linden, Managing Counsel |
Date | 10/22/2012 |
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
The President's budget for Fiscal Year 2013, sections regarding the Department of Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, Department of Treasury and IRS.
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 |
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Johnson |
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Comstock |
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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
HR 3409 Stop the War on Coal Act; HR 6564 EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2012; S 3573 Empower States Act of 2012; S 847 Safe Chemicals Act; 76 Fed. Reg. 24479 EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Guidance Regarding Identification of Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act; 76 Fed. Reg. 52738 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: New Source Performance Standards and
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Reviews;
76 Fed. Reg. 71708 Revising Underground Storage Tank Regulations; 77 Fed. Reg. 38890 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter, Proposed Rule; Efforts regarding hydraulic fracturing and industry best practices; Efforts relating to the EPA study on the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning the implementation of the Clean Air Act; Regulatory efforts concerning anticipated New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for petroleum refineries.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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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Conrad |
Lass |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Khary |
Cauthen |
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Lisa |
Ceglia |
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Marty |
Durbin |
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Matthew |
Todd |
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Prentiss |
Searles |
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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
HR 4078 Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Jobs Creation Act; S 3445 The Domestic Energy and Jobs Act; Efforts regarding industry workplace safety; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning proposals related to energy policy, creation of new U.S. jobs, energy security and energy independence.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC),
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 |
Conrad |
Lass |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Lisa |
Ceglia |
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Marty |
Durbin |
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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
Pub. Law No. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, Title VII and Title XV, Section 1504; 77 Fed. Reg. 12827 Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative; Efforts concerning U.S. implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
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Gerard |
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Justin |
Spickard |
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Stephen |
Comstock |
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Surya |
Gunasekara |
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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
HR 4345 Domestic Fuels Protection Act; HR 6047 Phantom Fuel Reform Act; HR 6164 To approve the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Northern portion of the KXL pipeline from the Canadian Border to the South Dakota and Nebraska border; HR 6444 Stop RIN Fraud Act of 2012; S 2041 A bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline project and provide environmental protection and government oversight; S 2264 Domestic Fuels Act of 2012;
S 3254 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, sections related to DOD authority for the procurement of alternative fuels; S 3607 A bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline; 75 Fed. Reg. 68094 Partial Grant and Partial Denial of Clean Air Act Waiver Application Submitted by Growth Energy to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15 Percent; 77 Fed. Reg. 59458 Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2013 Biomass-Based Diesel Renewable Fuel Volume; Efforts relating to anticipated EPA Tier 3 fuel regulations; Efforts relating to EPA's implementation of the renewable fuels standard; Efforts relating to refined products and exports; Legislative efforts related to Canadian oil sands; Legislative efforts related to DOD authority for the procurement of alternative fuels.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Conrad |
Lass |
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Erik |
Baptist |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Lisa |
Ceglia |
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Marty |
Durbin |
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Misty |
McGowen |
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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
HR 3173 To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reform the process for the enrollment, activation, issuance, and renewal of a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to require, in total, not more than one in-person visit to a designated enrollment center; HR 5855 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2013, Title III and Title V, Section 565; HR 6345 General Duty Clarification Act of 2012; S 3414 Cybersecurity Act of 2012;
76 Fed. Reg. 34720 Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Personnel Surety Program; Efforts related to cybersecurity; Efforts relating to the implementation of Chemical Facility Anti Terrorism Standards.
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 |
Lisa |
Ceglia |
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Misty |
McGowen |
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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
HR 2838 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act, provisions related to standby vessels and Canadian Oil Sands Risk Assessment.
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 |
Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Justin |
Spickard |
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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
HR 6082 Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan; HR 6168 President Obama's Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act; HR 6235 Federal Lands Regulatory Certainty Act of 2012; U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea; S ___ Draft legislation to reform and streamline the energy permitting process; S 3438 Offshore Petroleum Expansion Now Act of 2012;
S 3525 Sportsmen's Act of 2012, Section 123, Report on Artificial Reefs in Gulf of Mexico; 77 Fed. Reg. 50856 Oil and Gas Sulphur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf - Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf; 75 Fed. Reg. 80978 Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers, Proposed Rule; 76 Fed. Reg. 70156 Proposed 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017; 77 Fed. Reg. 19321 Notice of Availability of a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, Geological and Geophysical Exploration on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); 77 Fed. Reg. 27691 Oil and Gas Well Stimulation, Including Hydraulic Fracturing, on Federal and Indian Lands, Proposed Rule; 77 Fed. Reg. 56365 Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers, Final Rule; Efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Efforts concerning anticpated oil shale and commercial oil shale leasing regulations; Efforts concerning the decommissioning of platforms in the Gulf of Mexico; Efforts regarding the development of a National Ocean Policy; Efforts regarding the leasing, permitting and drilling of federal onshore lands; Efforts related to marine sound issues; Efforts relating to the use of categorical exclusions as defined in Section 390 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; Regulatory efforts concerning consideration of species under Endangered Species Act; Regulatory efforts concerning oil spill response planning; Regulatory efforts regarding approvals of exploration plans and issuance of permits to drill on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf; Regulatory efforts regarding BLM Imstructional Memorandum 2011-184.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Interior - Dept of (DOI), State - Dept of (DOS), Minerals Management Service
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 |
Arthur |
Wiese |
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Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Conrad |
Lass |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Geoffrey |
Brand |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Justin |
Spickard |
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Khary |
Cauthen |
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Lisa |
Ceglia |
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Marty |
Durbin |
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Misty |
McGowen |
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Surya |
Gunasekara |
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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
The President's budget for Fiscal Year 2013, sections regarding revenue raisers and tax changes; HR _____ A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for comprehensive tax reform (Camp discussion draft); Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning proposals related to energy policy, creation of new U.S. jobs, energy security and energy independence.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Executive Office of the President (EOP), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, President of the U.S.,
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 |
Brian |
Johnson |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Misty |
McGowen |
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Stephen |
Comstock |
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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
S 2101 Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act of 2012; 77 Fed. Reg. 52048 Announcement of Test Providing Centralized Decision-Making Authority for Four CBP Centers of Excellence and Expertise; Efforts related to the export of natural gas.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. Customs & Border Protection, 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 |
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Wiese |
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Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Conrad |
Lass |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Geoffrey |
Brand |
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Justin |
Spickard |
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Surya |
Gunasekara |
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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
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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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