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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1050 K Street NW |
Address2 | Suite 700 |
| 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 | 2022 |
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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| 12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
| 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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Method A.
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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Brian P. Malnak |
Date | 4/20/2022 4:12:50 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
Issues regarding the Clean Air Act specific to methane as related to efforts to achieve net-zero emissions.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Krista |
Johnson |
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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
H.R. 3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, provisions related to hydrogen, Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) funding, superfund tax on chemicals, and infrastructure and tax credits for the renewables industry; H.R. 1512 - CLEAN Future Act; H.R. 1848 - LIFT America Act; Issues related to Deepwater as related to efforts to achieve net-zero emissions; General offshore energy issues, including permitting, leasing and operations of Gulf of Mexico leases and revenue sharing; Issues related to the development of offshore wind, including permitting, transmission, lease sales, marine fisheries management and FY22 DOI appropriations; Issues related to the development of a clean energy standard, carbon pricing and electric transmission; Issues related to energy policy, energy transition, infrastructure and safety.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), 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 |
Krista |
Johnson |
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Patricia |
Tamez |
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Kristin |
Whitman |
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Marianne |
Funk |
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Scott |
Salmon |
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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
H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act, provisions related to expansion of carbon capture and sequestration tax credit, production tax credit, carbon capture and methane fee provisions, and support for inclusion of a carbon price; H.R. 3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, provisions related to superfund tax on chemicals; Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) pricing issues and related climate policies; General support for legislation in furtherance of efforts to achieve net-zero emissions.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Energy - Dept of, 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 |
Marianne |
Funk |
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Krista |
Johnson |
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Kristin |
Whitman |
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Charles |
Shull |
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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. 3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, provisions related to electric vehicles; Issues related to renewable fuels standard and trading; General biodiesel related issues, including biodiesel issues within the renewable fuel standards; Issues related to higher blends infrastructure incentives; Issues related to zero and low carbon fuels, sustainable aviation fuels, renewable natural gas, electric vehicle infrastructure and sanctions.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Energy - Dept of, Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
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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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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to general immigration policy and visa issues.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
State - Dept of (DOS)
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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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
Issues regarding oil and gas leasing on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, Gulf of Mexico Region; Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Risk Management, Financial Assurance, and Loss Prevention Regulations; seismic surveying on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, Gulf of Mexico Region and National Marine Fisheries; regulations regarding endangered and threatened marine species; regulatory issues on geological and geophysical surveying; regulatory development of US OCS Leasing Program.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior - Dept of (DOI), 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 |
Charles |
Shull |
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Kevin |
Simpson |
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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
H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act, provisions related to minimum book tax, Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT), and Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI); Issues regarding corporate tax policy proposals; Issues regarding tax extenders including the investment tax credit and production tax credit for renewables industry.
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 |
Scott |
Salmon |
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Patricia |
Tamez |
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Kristin |
Whitman |
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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
Issues related to maritime vessel provisions in HR 6865, Coast Guard Authorization Act
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 |
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 TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
General issues related to trade policy and trade agreements; Issues related to import of solar modules and equipment, including Sec. 201 tariffs and solar circumvention petition; trade provisions in USICA (S.1260), America COMPETES Act (HR 4521), implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (HR 6256).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
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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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues regarding the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R.2471, Division G, Title I)
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 |
Charles |
Shull |
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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
Issues regarding American Offshore Worker Fairness Act (H.R.6728); Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (H.R.6865, Title V, Subtitle B); and American Offshore Worker Fairness Act (H.R. 6728).
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 |
Charles |
Shull |
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Kevin |
Simpson |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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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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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?
| Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |