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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 975 F Street NW |
Address2 | Suite 1000 |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 314192-12
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6. House ID# 392440000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2011 |
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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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. | ||||||||
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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Brian Folkerts, Vice President of Government Affairs |
Date | 07/20/2011 |
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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
See Next Page.
S. 831 - Dairy COOL Act of 2011 (Dairy Country of Origin);
S. 459 - MILC Preservation Act of 2011 (Milk Loss Contract Program);
S. 685 & H.R. 1739 - Free Sugar Act of 2011 (Sugar Policy Reform);
S. 25 - SUGAR Act of 2011 (Sugar Policy Reform);
H.R. 1385 - Free Market Sugar Act (Sugar Policy Reform);
H. Res. 153 - To express the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the school breakfast program;
GIPSA Rule (A proposed rule under GIPSA to alter marketing arrangements);
Food Safety Issues (Food Safety Programs);
Mandatory Price Reporting for Pork;
Dairy Import Assessments;
Sugar (Supply Situation); and
Dairy Reform (Farm Bill, Milk Price Regulation, Dairy Market Stabilization).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), 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 |
Abigail |
Blunt* |
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*Does not lobby Senate |
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Tami |
Buckner |
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Brian |
Folkerts |
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Kenneth |
Roberts |
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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 FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
See Next Page.
Nutrition (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - SNAP, Sodium);
Food Marketing (Nutrition Criteria, Marketing to Children, Front-of-Pack Labeling);
Food Labeling (Nutritional Food Labeling Symbols);
Food Safety (Trade Provisions Implementation);
Health & Wellness (First Ladys Obesity Initiative); and
Sugar Program.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), 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 |
Tami |
Buckner |
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Brian |
Folkerts |
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Kenneth |
Roberts |
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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
H.R. 763 - Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2011 (Truck weights);
Safe Highways Infrastructure and Preservation (Truck weights);
Hours of Service Regulation (Proposed Rule); and
Smartway Program (Funding).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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 |
Abigail |
Blunt* |
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*Does not lobby Senate |
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Brian |
Folkerts |
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Kenneth |
Roberts |
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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
Mexican Trucking Retaliation;
Free Trade Agreements with Panama, Columbia and South Korea;
Trans-Pacific Partnership (Administration policy); and
South Korea FTA (Geographical identification).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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 |
Folkerts |
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Kenneth |
Roberts |
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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
H.R. 2112 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (FDA Funding, Ethanol Infrastructure, Study on Food Marketed to Children).
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 |
Tami |
Buckner |
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Brian |
Folkerts |
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Deborah |
White |
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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
S. 782 - Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011 (Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit and Import Tariff Repeal Act, Ethanol Infrastructure) and
Corporate Tax (Deferral of Foreign Earnings, Dividend Tax Rate).
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 |
Brian |
Folkerts |
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Deborah |
White |
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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
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Implementation of Swaps Regulations for End-Users).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
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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Folkerts |
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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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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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