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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 325 7th Street, NW |
Address2 | Suite 225 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | Waltham |
State | MA |
Zip Code | 02457 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 29117-12
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6. House ID# 312810000
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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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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: Richard A. Carter, Vice President, Federal Government Relations |
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 UTI
16. Specific lobbying issues
New York and New England energy infrastructure, including electric transmission projects, H.R. 2606 - The New York City Natural
Gas Supply Enhancement Act (Grimm-Meeks) (Brooklyn-Queens Interconnect natural gas project).
Cape Wind project (MA), Deepwater Wind project (RI); New York and New England energy efficiency projects; Gowanus Canal Superfund Site (NY); Regional Economic Development projects in New York and New England; and, New York and New England severe weather events and impacts on customers.
Legislation affecting LIHEAP funding, including H.J. Res. 117, H.R. 2055 / H.R. 3671 - Continuing Appropriations Act of 2012, and S.1599 / H.R. 3070 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, S. 1961 / H.R. 3626 - LIHEAP Protection Act, S. 3295 - FY 2013 Labor-HHS Appropriations (LIHEAP funding); H Con Res 112 (Ryan Budget; LIHEAP funding), and related legislation.
Implementation of H.R. 2845 - Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Jobs Creation Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-90), provisions related to natural gas distribution lines.
H.R. 4273 - Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2012, provisions related to RTO instructions and EPA enforcement.
H.R. 4107 - Smart Energy Act, provisions related to energy efficiency and co-generation.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Natl Park Service (NPS), 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 |
Richard A. |
Carter |
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Perez |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
National Grid plc, 1-3 Strand, London WC2N5 UK, the indirect parent of National Grid USA identified on LD-1, was interested in this issue due to its potential impact upon its investment in the United States.
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
S. 2146 - Clean Energy Standard (CES) proposal and Renewable Energy Standard (RES) legislation, including S. 559 - Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies (Klobuchar), Administration proposal, Bingaman-Murkowski White Paper, and related legislative proposals; provisions related to renewable portfolio standards, transmission planning, siting authority and cost allocation, energy efficiency and industrial efficiency, utilities, and clean energy incentives; legislation related to
the allocation of costs of high voltage transmission lines, including S. 400 (Corker); H.R. 2055 / H.R. 3671 Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2012 (potential Corker transmission amendment); legislation related to energy efficiency, including S. 1000 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011 (Shaheen) and S. 2146 - Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012 (Bingaman).
Legislation related to alternative-fuel vehicles, including H.R. 1685 Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2011 (Biggert), H.R. 1380 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011 (Sullivan), S.734 / H.R. 1367 Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011 (Stabenow / Peters), S. 948 Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2011 (Merkley), and S. 1001 Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011 (Wyden).
Legislative proposals related to EPA rulemakings under the Clean Air Act; provisions related to air toxics, coal ash, and
greenhouse gas regulation, including H.R. 1705 / H.R. 2401 Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation
(TRAIN) Act of 2011 (EPA regulation), S. 482 / H.R. 910 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 (Inhofe / Upton), H.R. 2584 - Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2012, H.R. 2354 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2012, and related legislation. Comprehensive energy legislation, including S. 1510 - Clean Energy Financing Act (Bingaman) and S. 1126 - REAL Act of 2011 (Whitehouse).
EPA rulemakings (current and proposed) affecting electric and gas utilities, including ozone and particulate matter transport,
Mercury and Air Toxic Standards (MATS), Cooling Water Intake Structures (316(b)), Coal Ash, and Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for New Stationary Sources: Electric Generating Units.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Richard A. |
Carter |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
National Grid plc, 1-3 Strand, London WC2N5 UK, the indirect parent of National Grid USA identified on LD-1, was interested in this issue due to its potential impact upon its investment in the United States.
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
Legislation affecting natural gas vehicle incentives, including H.R. 1380 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans
Solutions Act (Sullivan) and related legislation; all provisions; Legislation affecting tax incentives for electric cars, including S. 298
- Charging America Forward Act (Stabenow) and related legislation; all provisions; Tax incentives for energy efficiency and biogas
production.
Legislation related to Production Tax Credit for Wind.
H.R.12 / S. 1549 - The American Jobs Act of 2011 (Obama Administration proposal); provisions related to natural gas and
infrastructure finance.
H.R. 3091 - a bill to make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends and S. 1647 - a bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates, provisions related to the dividend tax rate.
S. 3521 - The Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012, provisions relating to tax extenders.
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 |
Richard A. |
Carter |
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Nelson |
Perez |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
National Grid plc, 1-3 Strand, London WC2N5 UK, the indirect parent of National Grid USA identified on LD-1, was interested in this issue due to its potential impact upon its investment in the United States.
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
Implementation of P.L. 111-203 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; provisions related to CFTC
regulation of derivatives end-users, related FERC issues, and corporate governance.
Derivatives legislation, including H.R. 1610 / H.R. 2682 Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 (Grimm), H.R. 1573 (Lucas), H.R. 3527 - Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation (Hultgren), and related legislation; provisions affecting derivatives end-users. Legislative proposals related to pension plan regulation.
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 |
Richard A. |
Carter |
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Nelson |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
National Grid plc, 1-3 Strand, London WC2N5 UK, the indirect parent of National Grid USA identified on LD-1, was interested in this issue due to its potential impact upon its investment in the United States.
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
Cybersecurity legislation, including S. 21 - Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act (Reid), H.R. 1136 - Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act (Langevin), Bingaman-Murkowski Cybersecurity bill, House proposed legislation (based on H.R. 5026 GRID Act from the 111th Congress), S. 1342 - Grid Cyber Security Act (Bingaman), the House Republican Cybersecurity Task Force Recommendations, H.R. 3523 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 (Rogers-Ruppersberger),
Lungren cybersecurity discussion draft bill, DOE/DHS Electric Sector Cybersecurity Risk Management Initiative, H.R. 3674 - PRECISE Act of 2011 (Lungren-King), S. 413 - Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011 (Lieberman), S.2151 / S.3342 / H.R.4263 - SECURE IT Act (McCain-Bono Mack), S.2105 - Cybersecurity Act of 2012 (Lieberman-Collins), H.R. 2096 - Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2012 (McCaul), H.R. 3834 - Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2012 (Hall), H.R. 4257 - Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2012 (Issa), S.3414 - CSA2012 (revised Lieberman-Collins cyber bill), the House Republican Cybersecurity Task Force Recommendations, the DOE/DHS Electric Sector Cybersecurity Risk Management Initiative, the proposed Cybersecurity Executive Order, and related legislation; provisions related to cost recovery and security.
S. 911 - Strengthening Public-Safety and Enhancing Communications Through Reform, Utilization, and Modernization Act (SPECTRUM Act), provisions related to emergency communications spectrum.
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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Carter |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
National Grid plc, 1-3 Strand, London WC2N5 UK, the indirect parent of National Grid USA identified on LD-1, was interested in this issue due to its potential impact upon its investment in the United States.
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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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