Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
135 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515
http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov 		Secretary of the Senate
Office of Public Records
232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
04/01/2013
2. House Identification
 31827
 Senate Identification
 11195

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
Covington & Burling LLP
Address
1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
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City
Washington
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DC
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20004
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USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Ms. Muftiah McCartin
 Telephone
​2026625510
 E-mail
​mmccartin@cov.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Law firm.

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​FAIR Coalition (informal coalition)
Address
​1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
City
​Washington
 State
​DC
 Zip
​20004
 Country
​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Renewable energy coalition.

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

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​Muftiah ​McCartin ​ ​ Staff Director, House Rules Cmte.; Deputy Staff Dir.,
​" ​" ​ ​ House Rules Cmte.; General Counsel House Select Cmte.
​" ​" ​ ​ Voting Irregularities.
​Gerard ​Waldron ​ ​Sr. Counsel, House Subcmte. on Telecomm.; Sr. Policy
​" ​" ​ ​Analyst, House Subcmte. on Energy Conservation and Power.

LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Advocate policies that would promote and develop utility-scale wind power projects in the United States.

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
Internet Address:
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City State/Province Zip Code Country
​First Wind
​179 Lincoln Street, Suite 500
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​Boston
​Boston
​MA
​02111
​USA
State
​MA
 Country
​USA
​Gamesa Technology Corp.
​1150 Northbrook Drive
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​Trevose
​Trevose
​PA
​19053
​USA
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​PA
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​USA
​Invenergy LLC
​One South Wacker Drive, Suite 1900
City
​Chicago
​Chicago
​IL
​60606
​USA
State
​IL
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​USA

FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
Address Ownership
Name Street Principal place of business Amount of contribution
City State/Province Country
(city and state or country) for lobbying activities
​Parque Tecnologico de Bizkaia, 222
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​Zamudio
​Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica S.A.
​Zamudio
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Signature
Digitally Signed By: Muftiah McCartin, Of Counsel
 Date
08/01/2013
ADDITIONAL LOBBYISTS

10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.

Name Covered Official Position (if applicable) Have you been convicted of a crime?
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​William ​Wichterman ​ ​Special Asst. to President Bush & Dep. Dir. OPL;
​" ​" ​ ​Policy Advisor, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist;
​" ​" ​ ​Chief of Staff, Rep. Joseph Pitts
​" ​" ​ ​Chief of Staff, Rep. Bill Baker.
​Roderick ​DeArment ​ ​Deputy Secretary of Labor
​George ​Frampton ​ ​Asst. Secretary of the Interior for Fish, Wildlife & Parks
ADDITIONAL LOBBYING ISSUES
11. Supplemental. General lobbying issue areas. Enter any additional codes for issues not listed on page 2, number 11.
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ADDITIONAL AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS13. Supplemental. List any other affiliated organization that meets the criteria specified and is not listed on page 2, number 13.
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​juwi solar Inc.
​1805 29th Street, Suite 2054
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​Boulder
​Boulder
​CO
​80301
​USA
State
​CO
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​USA
​Vestas American Wind Technology
​1417 NW Everett Street
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​Portland
​Portland
​OR
​97209
​USA
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​OR
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​USA
​Pattern Energy
​Pier 1, Bay 3
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​San Francisco
​San Francisco
​CA
​94111
​USA
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​CA
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​USA
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ADDITIONAL LOBBYISTS

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ADDITIONAL AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS13. Supplemental. List any other affiliated organization that meets the criteria specified and is not listed on page 2, number 13.
Name Address Principal Place of Business
Street
City State/Province Zip Code Country
​EverPower Wind Holdings
​1251 Waterfront Place, 3rd Floor
City
​Pittsburgh
​Pittsburgh
​PA
​15222
​USA
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​PA
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​USA
​OwnEnergy, Inc. (OWN)
​45 Main Street, Suite 536
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​Brooklyn
​Brooklyn
​NY
​11201
​USA
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​NY
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​USA
​KeyBanc Utility, Power, Renewable
​127 Public Square
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​Cleveland
​Cleveland
​OH
​44114
​USA
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​OH
 Country
​USA
ADDITIONAL FOREIGN ENTITIES
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ADDITIONAL AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS13. Supplemental. List any other affiliated organization that meets the criteria specified and is not listed on page 2, number 13.
Name Address Principal Place of Business
Street
City State/Province Zip Code Country
​Terra-Gen Power, LLC
​1095 Avenue of the Americas, 25th Floor, Suite A
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​New York
​New York
​NY
​10036
​USA
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​NY
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​USA
​TradeWind Energy, Inc.
​16105 West 113th Street, Suite 105
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​Lenexa
​Lenexa
​KS
​66219
​USA
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​KS
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​USA
​FirstSolar
​350 West Washington Street, Suite 600
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​Tempe
​Tempe
​AZ
​85281
​USA
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​AZ
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​USA
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Name Address Principal Place of Business
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City State/Province Zip Code Country
​Geronimo Energy, LLC
​7650 Edinborough Way, Suite 725
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​Edina
​Edina
​MN
​55435
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