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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 2111 Wilson Boulevard |
Address2 | Suite 500 |
City | Arlington |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22201-3001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 556-12
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6. House ID# 398760000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2017 |
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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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: Allison Edwards |
Date | 10/20/2017 3:30:49 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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
EPCA Modernization - Needed reforms to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to improve the regulatory process and accountability.
Systems Efficiency - Reforms needed to address that energy performance is dependent on how parts of the system relate to one another and to pursue an integrated system approach.
Energy Star - Reforms to improve program and possible relocation of program from DOE to EPA
S. 1460 - Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 - Provisions relating to product definitions, rulemaking procedures, and regional standards.
H.R. 1443/S. 385 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act - Provisions relating to voluntary verification programs for air-conditioning, furnace, boiler, heat pump, and water products.
Water Heater Definitions: Working with the Department of Energy on the definition and classification of residential and commercial water heaters.
Furnace Metric: Determining AFUE levels for a final rule on furnace energy efficiency standards.
Efficiency Standards Process - Seeking improvements to the Department of Energy's Process Rule for the development of energy efficiency standards.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Energy - Dept of
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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McGuire |
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Kelley |
Raymond |
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Allison |
Edwards |
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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
H.R. 3515 - HVAC Expensing and Technology Act of 2017 - Amending the IRS code to provide for expensing of qualified energy efficient heating and air-conditioning property for certain taxpayers and accelerated cost recovery for such property for other taxpayers.
H.R. 3507 - Bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings make the deduction permanent and allow partnerships and S corporations to receive the full benefit of a deduction allocated at the partner or shareholder level, and exempt property placed in service in a qualified low-income building from the requirement to reduce the basis of the property by the amount of the deduction.
H.R. 1090 - Technologies for Energy Security Act - Extending IRS code Section 25D to allow for certain geothermal technologies to receive tax credits.
S. 1409 - Technologies for Energy Jobs and Security Act of 2017 - Extending IRS Code Section 25D to allow for certain geothermal technologies to receive tax credits.
S. 1144 - INVEST Act - Provisions relating to the modification of rules for expensing depreciable business assets, the definition of qualified real property, provisions relating to cost recovery rules and the examination of the depreciation schedule for classes of depreciable property.
Expensing and Depreciation - Supporting the amendment of Sections 179 and 168 the IRS code to allow for the immediate expensing of HVACR products as well as an accurate depreciation period for HVACR equipment.
Tax Rates - Lowering the corporate tax rate and the pass-through rate to allow for U.S. products to remain globally viable.
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
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Trauger |
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Kelley |
Raymond |
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Allison |
Edwards |
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Garrett |
McGuire |
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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 SMB
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 33/S. 584 - Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act - Ensuring that impacts to small businesses are considered when promulgating regulations.
Test Procedures - To provide a small business exemption from certain testing requirements under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Energy - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Kelley |
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Allison |
Edwards |
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Garrett |
McGuire |
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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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2858 - SUPER Act of 2017 - Provisions relating to the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol.
Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol - Supporting the U.S. ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol in order to phase down HFCs and remain globally competitive.
SNAP Program - Supporting the EPA's Significant New Alternatives Program as the primary regulatory process for refrigerants.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S., State - Dept of (DOS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
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 |
Allison |
Edwards |
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Kelley |
Raymond |
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Garrett |
McGuire |
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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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Regulatory Reform - Promote flexibility in requirements if an agency is engaged in a Negotiated Rulemaking or Direct Final Rule and deferring to industry consensus standards rather than creating duplicative standards.
H.R. 5/S. 951 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 - Judicial Review of Information Quality Act, issuance of guidelines by OIRA for conducting cost-benefit analyses, and requiring OIRA to ensure rules are consistent and compatible with other federal agency regulations.
S. 1734 - Regulatory Improvement and Transparency Act of 2017 - Creating a commission on retrospective review of regulations, requiring plain writing for regulations and creating a regulatory transparency form to easily explain cost analysis of final major rules.
Support for the nomination of Dan Brouillette to be the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Energy.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S., Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Edwards |
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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
Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol - Seeking continued funding for the multilateral fund for the implementation of the Montreal Protocol.
Department of Energy Energy Efficiency Funding - Seeking continued funding for the Department of Energy's energy efficiency programs.
Energy Star - Seeking continued funding for the Energy Star program.
Amendment No. 63 to H.R. 3219, the Make America Secure Appropriations Act of 2018, Amendment would prohibit the use of funds to implement or enforce the final rule published by the Department of Energy entitled "Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps".
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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Trauger |
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Kelley |
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Allison |
Edwards |
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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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2353 - Strengthening Career and Technical Education Act - Provisions relating to the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act.
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
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Trauger |
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Garrett |
McGuire |
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Kelley |
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Allison |
Edwards |
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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
NAFTA - Relating to the renegotiation of NAFTA and on provisions relating to the harmonization of standards and the regulatory process.
ISDS- Investor State Dispute Settlement - Issues relating to ISDS ensuring the rule of law will be upheld for foreign investors and to provide a neutral forum for the resolution of investment disputes.
KORUS - Maintaining the U.S. involvement in the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Allison |
Edwards |
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Garrett |
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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 TAR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Section 232 Review of Steel and Aluminum - Relating to the Section 232 review of steel/aluminum and the potential imposition of tariffs or quotas on steel/aluminum if they are found to impact national security.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Allison |
Edwards |
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Kelley |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Labeling - Hazard communication standard labeling application for refrigerant reclamation cylinders.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Labor - Dept of (DOL)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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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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