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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1350 Eye Street, NW |
Address2 | Suite 300 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 16998-12
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6. House ID# 324940000
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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 |
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13 | |||||||||
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12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
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: James H. Skiles, Vice President & General Counsel |
Date | 10/18/2011 |
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 FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
S 1573 -- Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012 (obesity, children's advertising); HR 2112 -- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (FDA funding); No bill # -- Interagency Working Group on Foods Marketed to Children (entire issue); No bill # -- Federal Food, Drug, & Cosmetic Act (GRAS issues).
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), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), 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 |
Scott |
Faber |
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Tatum |
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Shanahan |
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Sr. Counsel, Sen Env. & Public Works Comm. |
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John |
Shanahan |
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Spec. Asst to the Asst Se for Labor-Mgmt (DOL) |
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
S 520 -- Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act (entire bill); S 530 -- A bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production, and for other purposes (entire bill); HR 1075 -- Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act (entire bill); S 1057 -- Ethanol Subsidy & Tariff Repeal Act (entire bill); S 1185 -- Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act (entire bill); HR 2307 -- Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act (entire bill); HR 1188 -- Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011 (entire bill); S 782 -- Economic
Development Revitalization Act of 2011 (Ethanol/eliminating infrastructure funding -- Amendment # 411); S 365 -- Budget Control Act of 2011 (elimination of ethanol tax credits and tariff); No bill # -- Energy/power issues; No bill # -- Renewable Fuels Standard reform (entire issue).
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 |
Geoffrey |
Moody |
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John |
Shanahan |
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Sr. Counsel, Sen. Env. & Public Works Comm. |
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John |
Shanahan |
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Spec. Asst to the Asst Sec for Labor-Mgmt (DOL) |
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 # -- Colombia TPA (entire issue); No bill # -- Panama TPA (entire issue); No bill # -- Korea TPA (entire issue); S 25 -- Stop Unfair Giveaways and Restrictions Act of 2011 (entire bill); S 685 -- Free Sugar Act of 2011 (entire bill); HR 1739 -- Free Sugar Act of 2011 (entire bill); HR 1385 -- Free Market Sugar Act (entire bill).
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 |
Geoffrey |
Moody |
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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
No bill # -- BPA (entire issue); S 847 -- Safe Chemicals Act of 2011 (entire bill); No bill # -- TSCA regulations under existing law (entire issue).
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 |
John |
Shanahan |
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Sr. Counsel, Sen. Env. & Public Works Comm. |
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John |
Shanahan |
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Spec. Asst to the Asst Sec. for Labor-Mgmt (DOL) |
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Geoffrey |
Moody |
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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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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address: http://www.gmaonline.org/forms/MemberDirectory/viewMemberDirectoryAll
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
1 | 3 | 5 |
2 | 4 | 6 |
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
1 | 5 | 9 |
2 | 6 | 10 |
3 | 7 | 11 |
4 | 8 | 12 |