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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW |
Address2 | Suite 900 South Building |
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
| City | Gaithersburg |
State | MD |
Zip Code | 20878 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 40002018-87
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6. House ID# 397200002
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2016 |
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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| 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: TIMOTHY CANSLER |
Date | 10/19/2016 7:40:02 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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues relating to implementation of Section 10007 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79).
Issues relating to USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services compliance with state environmental regulations.
Issues relating to USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services rulemaking allowing landowners to take feral swine without depredation permit.
Facilitate agriculture inspector access to US Postal Service first class packages suspect containing plant/plant materials.
Issues relating to USDA-APHIS program funding as mandatory funding for biological threats to U.S. agriculture.
Support H.R. 2647, Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2016 & Senate substitute amendment, Emergency Wildfire & Forest Management Act of 2016.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), 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 |
Timothy |
Cansler |
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Assistant to Undersecretary, USDA |
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
Support inclusion of HR 897, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015/Zika Vector Control Act of 2016, that amends Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Clean Water Act (CWA) to reduce regulatory and enforcement ambiguities and redundancies into H.R. 5325, FY 2017 Appropriations for Military Construction, Veterans Affairs & continuing appropriations through December 9, 2016. the Zika Response Appropriations Act, 2016.
Support inclusion of S 2899, Zika Response and Regulatory Relief Act of 2016, amends Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Clean Water Act (CWA) to reduce regulatory and enforcement ambiguities and redundancies into H.R. 5325, FY 2017 Appropriations for Military Construction, Veterans Affairs & continuing appropriations through December 9, 2016. the Zika Response Appropriations Act, 2016.
Issues relating to pesticides and schools, Region IX School Sampling Project.
Issues relating to fumigants including chloropicrin.
Issues relating to future of chlorpyrifos and litigation.
Issues relating to glyphosate risk evaluation.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 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 |
Timothy |
Cansler |
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Assistant to Undersecretary, USDA |
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
Support H.R. 5054 and S. 2956, FY 2017 Agriculture, Rural Development and Food and Drug Administration & Related Agencies Appropriations. Plant Health discretionary levels for Specialty Crop Pests including glassy-winged sharp shooter the vector for Pierce Disease in grapes, European Grapevine moth-post eradication, Asian Citrus Psyllid, Citrus Health Response Program, Light Brown Apple Moth, Fruit Flies, Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer impacting avocado production and Pest Detection.
Equal County-Federal cost share for cooperative agreements for USDA-APHIS Wildlife Specialists.
Issues relating to population increases of glassy-winged sharp shooter and adequate funding.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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 |
Timothy |
Cansler |
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Assistant to Undersecretary, USDA |
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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