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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1100 15th Street NW |
Address2 | 11th Floor |
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 15543-12
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6. House ID# 309180000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2013 |
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. | ||||||||
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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: Madelyn Rygg, Chief Financial Officer |
Date | 02/12/2014 |
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
No bill. Sign on to Center for Food Safety letter to president in support of GMO labeling.
No bill. Sign on to Pesticide Action Network comments on Docket #EPQ HQ-OPP-2013-0153.
No bill. Sign on to Center for Food Safety letter to FDA alerting the agency to administrative challenge that was filed related to environmental problems with the AquaBounty Company's operations in Panama.
No bill. Sign on to Humane Society letter to Help Stop the Misuse of Antibiotics in Industrial Farming.
No bill. Sign on to Pew Charitable Trust's letter to President Obama re: Environmental Protection Agency - CAFO Regulations Revisions Rule.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Executive Office of the President (EOP), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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 |
Archer |
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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
No bill. US EPA review of SS312 Marine Sanitation Device Standards.
No bill. US EPA - US/Canadian Emission Control Area.
No bill. US EPA Modification of the District of Columbia Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4).
No bill. US ACOE - Evaluate the cumulative impacts from coal terminal expansion and construction projects in OR, WA, under the National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA").
No bill. US Dept of Interior - Shell Arctic oil drilling.
No bill. US EPA - Region 10 - No Discharge Zone for Puget Sound - SS313 Clean Water Act.
S. 1359, Clean Cruise Ship Act of 2013. Entire bill.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Interior - Dept of (DOI), 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 |
Marcelin |
Keever |
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John |
Kaltenstein |
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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 CHM
16. Specific lobbying issues
NNI Public comment period. Draft 2014 National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Strategic Plan. Friends of the Earth submitted detailed comments to NNI focusing on the Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) as well as Foundational Knowledge components of the Strategic Plan.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Ian |
Illuminato |
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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
Keystone XL decision.
Nuclear Appropriations.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Benjamin |
Schreiber |
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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
S. 1762/HR 3574, End Polluter Welfare Act. Entire bill.
HR 2548, The Electrify Africa Act of 2013. Entire bill.
No bill. Dept of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations bill, FY15. Provisions related to international climate finance.
No bill. OPIC Office of Accountability Draft Operational Guidelines.
No bill. US Government Inter-agency Process for World Bank Safeguard Review.
No bill. Shift in 6.6% International Development Assistance (IDA - branch of World Bank) funding to other institutions better at financing clean energy access.
No bill. USAID support for Grand Inga Phase A Project in DRC.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of, 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 |
Karen |
Orenstein |
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Benjamin |
Schreiber |
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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
No bill. MARAD - Marine Highway Program.
No bill. US EPA, US Coast Guard & US State Dept. - IMO Polar Code.
No bill. North Pacific Fishery Management Council - Ecosystem-based management for important fish habitat in the Bering Sea canyons.
No bill. NOAA - Office of national Marine Sanctuaries - Support the expansion of the Gulf of the Farallones (GFNMS) and Cordell Bank (CBNMS) National Marine Sanctuaries.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Maritime Administration (MARAD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), State - Dept of (DOS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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 |
Marcelin |
Keever |
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John |
Kaltenstein |
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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 RRR
16. Specific lobbying issues
No bill. US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration - ANPR; Rail Petitions and Recommendations to Improve the Safe of Railroad Tank Car Transportation; PHMSA-2012-0082; 78 Fed Reg 54,849 (Sep 6, 2013).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Agency for Health Care Policy & Research
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 |
Marcelin |
Keever |
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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 1533, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act. Entire bill.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Karen |
Orenstein |
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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
No bill. Fast track trade promotion authority.
No bill. Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement.
No bill. Transatlantic trade deal.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
William |
Waren |
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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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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
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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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