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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | P.O. BOX 2995 |
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| City | Cordova |
State | TN |
Zip Code | 38088-2995 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27571-12
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6. House ID# 303760000
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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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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: R. E. Shellabarger |
Date | 4/19/2016 6:41:11 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
Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014
Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding the proposed designation of cottonseed as an other oilseed
Meetings with USDA and Congress regarding economic assistance through a cost-share program for ginning costs
WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture
Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports
Communications with CFTC regarding industry reporting requirements
Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations
Participation in a textile coalitions letter to Consumer Product Safety Commission concerning the petition for rulemaking to adopt California Technical Bulletin 117-2013 as a mandatory, national flammability standard for upholstered furniture
Senate J.R. 22 - to nullify the rule submitted be the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and EPA relating to the definition of the waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act
S. 659 - the Bipartisan Sportsmen Act of 2015
S. 1500 - the Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2015
H.R. 185 - the Regulatory Accountability Act
Participation in agricultural coalition letter to House Committee on Agriculture Chairman and Ranking Member regarding that committees evaluation of certain EPA policies and regulations
Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the proposed rule on pesticides and certification of pesticide applicators
Participation in a coalition letter to U.S. Surface Transportation Board concerning its role as an intermediary between railroads and their customers
Office of Management and Budgets FY 2017 Budget of the U.S. Government
S. 2533 - the California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act
Participation in a coalition letter to Federal Communications Commission concerning the creation of rules for the Connect America Fund Phase II Reverse Auction
H.R. 644 - the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
Participation in a coalition letter to USDA-APHIS seeking an extension in the comment period for the notice of intent regarding potential changes to biotechnology regulations
S. 2609 - the Biotech Labeling Solutions Act
Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the pesticide Tribufos relative to EPAs draft human health and ecological risk assessments
Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the pesticide Dicrotophos relative to EPAs draft human health and ecological risk assessments
Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding the pesticide Dimethoate relative to EPAs draft human health and ecological risk assessments
Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry regarding biotechnology labeling
Participation in coalition letter to the House and Senate Budget Committee Chairmen and Ranking Members concerning the budget funding level for federal crop insurance
Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture regarding EPAs standard for worker protection
Participation in a coalition letter to EPA concerning the proposed reissuance of its five-year national pollution discharge elimination system pesticide general permit
Participation in coalition letter to House and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committees chairmen and ranking members regarding calls for additional cuts to programs under the jurisdiction of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees
Participation in a coalition letter to the Commandant of the Coast Guard regarding the U.S. Coast Guards interpretation of the container weight amendment to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention
Letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies regarding FY 2017 funding for selected programs under the jurisdiction of the subcommittee
Letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies regarding FY 2017 funding for selected programs under the jurisdiction of the subcommittee
Participation in a coalition letter to members of Congress regarding EPAs position relative to carbon emissions from agricultural feedstocks
Participation in a coalition letter to the Senate Majority Leader regarding consideration of the H.R. 1105, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015
Participation in a coalition letter to USDA Secretary regarding funding for maintaining and upgrading information management systems
Meeting with General Accounting Office to discuss port disruptions
Meeting with the Food and Drug Administration concerning the final rule for Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), State - Dept of (DOS), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Gary M. |
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Robert Craig |
Brown |
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Sidney A. |
Johnson |
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Robbie |
Minnich |
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W. Harrison |
Ashley |
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Reece |
Langley |
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Matthew |
Valesko |
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Jody |
Campiche |
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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
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
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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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