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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 27175 Energy Way |
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City | Novi |
State | MI |
Zip Code | 48377 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 88952-12
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6. House ID# 367080000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2015 |
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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Nina Plaushin |
Date | 7/20/2015 4:34:54 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 UTI
16. Specific lobbying issues
House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Title I-Modernizing and Protecting Infrastructure, Subtitle-Energy Reliability and Security, provisions related to critical electric infrastructure security, strategic transformer reserve and reliability and performance assurance in regional transmission organizations;
House Energy and Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Title IV-Energy Efficiency and Accountability, Subtitle B-Accountability, provisions related to improving transparency in FERC investigations and Evaluating and Improving Wholesale Electricity Markets;
S. 485, Assuring Private Property Rights Over Vast Access to Land Act (APPROVAL Act);
S. 1007, to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the siting of interstate electric transmission facilities, and S. 1217, a bill to establish an Interagency Rapid Response Team for Transmission, to establish an Office of Transmission Ombudsperson, and general discussion regarding federal policy on transmission permitting and siting issues;
H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act, provisions related to facilitating vegetation management on rights-of-way across federal land to the benefit of electric reliability and forest fire risk reduction;
S. 1228, North American Energy Infrastructure Act, and House Energy & Power Subcommittee, Discussion Draft Title III: Energy Diplomacy, provisions related to cross-border transmission infrastructure projects;
S. 1222, to amend the Federal Power Act to provide for reports relating to electric capacity resources of transmission organizations and the amendment of certain tariffs to address the procurement of electric capacity resources
S. 1407, Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2015, provisions related to administration of royalties;
Congressional oversight of FERC rulemakings affecting electricity transmission and incentives for transmission, including FERC Order Number 1000;
S. 1140, Federal Water Quality Protection Act, provisions related to the withdrawal of WOTUS rule and sets parameters for development of a new rule, and EPA final rulemaking to define Waters of the United States, EPA RIN 2040-AF30, and related US Corps of Engineers guidance, provisions relating to federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act; and
Discussion regarding EPA proposed Clean Power Plan emissions rule.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
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Plaushin |
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Brairton |
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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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
Tax Relief For The Sale of Transmission Property (Internal Revenue Code Section 451(i)); and
Preservation of the Reverse Morris Trust tax provision (Section 355(e) of the Internal Revenue Code).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
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Plaushin |
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Brairton |
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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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Cybersecurity legislation, including: H.R. 234, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 653, FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2015; H.R. 1073, Critical Infrastructure Protection Act; H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act; Discussion draft of National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015; Discussion draft of Data Breach and Breach Notification Act; S. 337, FOIA Improvement Act of 2015; S. 456, Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015; S. 1068, To amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system from cyber security threats, S. 1241, Enhanced Grid Security Act of 2015, and S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, provisions relating to cybersecurity and protection of critical infrastructure, scope of federal authority regarding responses to electric grid cyber threats and vulnerabilities, and generally to the electric grid.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Plaushin |
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Brairton |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2028, FY 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, provisions relating to Waters of the U.S. policy rider; and
H.R. 2028, FY 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, potential provisions related to DOE-industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, and grid resilience.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Plaushin |
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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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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
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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
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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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