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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 20 F Street NW |
Address2 | Suite 600 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27558-12
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6. House ID# 305980000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2013 |
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 |
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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: Jon Doggett, Vice President of Public Policy, NCGA |
Date | 10/17/2013 |
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
2013 Farm Bill, House and Senate
Food, Conservation & Energy Act of 2008: Implementation
Title I, Commodity Programs
See additional pages.
Congressional issues:
Biofuels infrastructure; Biofuels Research and Development; Coexistence Issues; Farm Bill Conservation Programs; FY 2011 USDA RE&E Budget, Food and Ag Budget, Support AFRI Funding.
Funding of agricultural programs in the FY 2013 budget, including Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Program.
Support of current baseline spending for crop insurance.
FY 2013 Agriculture Appropriations Bill- support funding for mandatory programs in the current Farm Bill; support farmer assurance provision.
Support completion of new Farm Bill authorization by end of FY 2013, H.R. 1947 and S. 954.
USDA regulation of biotechnology.
Oppose Commodity Title Proposals in the House and Senate that would recouple production/planted acres to fixed target prices.
Oppose changes to the federal crop insurance program that would adversely impact grower participation and delivery of services and products.
Support of conservation compliance provisions for federal crop insurance in H.R. 1947 and S. 954.
Notice of Arrival documentation for seeds derived through biotechnology.
Opposition to amendments eliminating corn-based ethanol in RFS.
Support of amendment by Rep. Bob Gibbs to modify price loss coverage program in H.R. 1947.
Customer Protection Rule proposed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Support of nomination of Krysta Harden to Deputy Secretary of USDA.
Support of conservation compliance provisions for federal crop insurance in H.R. 1947.
Inquiry for statutory language to authorize multi-year period crop insurance products.
Executive Branch:
Biobased Procurement Program.
Coexistence issues; FIFRA/Pesticide Registration.
Implementation of Section 9002, Farm Bill of 2002 Federal Biobased Products Preferred.
Procurement & USDA Certified Biobased Produce Voluntary Label Program.
Plant Incorporated Protectants Updates.
Update on research issues from USDA REE.
USDA regulation of biotechnology.
Inquiry of authorization for developing new multi-year revenue protection policy endorsement.
USDA regulation of biotechnology.
EPA regulation of biotechnology.
Support of RFS.
Customer Protection rule proposed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), 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 |
Jon |
Doggett |
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Sam |
Willett |
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Rod |
Snyder |
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Ethan |
Mathews |
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Sarah |
Gallo |
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Elizabeth |
Elliott |
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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
See attached page for details.
Energy and Water Appropriatons for Mississippi River, Inland Waterways Trust Fund.
MAP and FMD Funding.
Appropriations for the Navigation and Ecosystems Sustainability Program for locks on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers.
USDA Research Funding.
Biotechnology Regulatory Efficiency and Predictability.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), 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 |
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Doggett |
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Charles |
Willett |
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Snyder |
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Elizabeth |
Elliott |
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Ethan |
Mathews |
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Sarah |
Gallo |
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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 CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
See additional page for details.
Congressional issues:
H.R. 935 - support passage of legislation to eliminate NPDES permit requirements for pesticide applications
Low Carbon Fuel Standards
Ethanol Emissions Standards
Executive Branch:
Climate change
Wetlands
Hypoxia
Clean Water Act, NPDES, CAFOs, TMDLs
Farm Bill Conservation Program
Atrazine
Spill prevention control and countermeasures (SPCC)
Chesapeake Bay Executive Order (EO 13508)
Chesapeake Bay TMDL for nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment
NPDES permits for pesticide applications
Pesticide Spray Drift guidance and label languages
Oppose mandatory numeric nutrient criteria development under the Clean Water Act
Proposed Clean Water Act Certainty or Assurance program for farmers
Proposed "Waters of the US" guidance-oppose new EPA standard
Review of neonicotinoid pesticides and effects on pollinators
Environmental markets:
Development of carbon and water quality trading programs at USDA
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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 |
Jon |
Doggett |
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Snyder |
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Ethan |
Mathews |
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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 FUE
16. Specific lobbying issues
Renewable Fuels Standard
HR 875
See additional page for more information.
Congressional issues:
Renewable fuels standard
Open fuel standard
Renewable fuels infrastructure
Corn Ethanol
Executive Branch:
All aspects detailing the implementation of the renewable fuels standard
Renewable Volume Obligation (RVOs)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Jon |
Doggett |
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Ethan |
Mathews |
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Elizabeth |
Elliott |
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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 ROD
16. Specific lobbying issues
All programs dealing with highway infrastructure, MAP-21
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
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Doggett |
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Snyder |
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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 RRR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Congressional issues: railroad access, capcacity, infrastructure and competition
Executive Branch: Surface Transportation Board review of competitive rail switching
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
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 |
Jon |
Doggett |
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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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Activities related to locks and dams on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers
Activities related to Inland Waterway Trust Fund
Inland Waterway Capital Development Plan-Support
Congressional issues:
S. 565-Missisippi River Navigation Sustainment Act-support
S. 566- WIN P3 Act-support
S. 407- Reinvesting in Vital Economic Rivers and Waterways Act-support
S. 601- Water Resources Development Act-provisions related to inland waterways projects
H.R. 1149--Waterways are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency and Environment Act of 2013 (Wave4 Act), supported
H.R. 3080-Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
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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Doggett |
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Ethan |
Mathews |
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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 TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
See attached page:
Congressional issues:
Distillers dried grains
Biotechnology regulatory issues
Coexistence
Market Access Program
Foreign Market Development Program
Trans Pacific Partnership
Low Level Presence Policy
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Barriers to trade
International biotechnology approvals
Trade Promotion Authority
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Executive Branch issues:
Distillers dried grains
Biotechnology regulatory issues
Coexistence
Market Access Program
Foreign Market Development Program
Trans-Pacific Partnership
Low Level Presence Policy
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Barriers to trade
International biotechnology approvals
Trade Promotion Authority
U.S.-China Biotechnology Working Group
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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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Doggett |
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Sarah |
Gallo |
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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.
20. Client new address
Address | 20 F Street NW Suite 600 |
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City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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