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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 | 1220 L STREET, NW |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 3060-12
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6. House ID# 306380000
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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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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: Stacy Linden |
Date | 4/20/2016 2:50:50 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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
The President's budget for Fiscal Year 2016; H Con Res 125 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026; HR 2577 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2016; HR 719 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016.
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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Johnson |
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Louis |
Finkel |
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Gerard |
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Vincent |
Erfe |
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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
HR 2576 TSCA Modernization Act; HR 4000 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act; HR 4775 Ozone Standards Implementation Act; 77 Fed. Reg. 67361 Request for Information to Inform Hydraulic Fracturing Research Related to Drinking Water Resources; 79 Fed. Reg. 36880 Petroleum Refinery Sector Risk and Technology Review and New Source Performance Standards; 80 Fed. Reg. 21504 Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf - Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control; 80 Fed. Reg. 56577 Draft Control Techniques Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry; 80 Fed. Reg. 56579 Source Determination for Certain Emission Units in the Oil and Natural Gas Sector; 80 Fed. Reg. 56593 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New and Modified Sources; 81 Fed. Reg. 13637 Accidental Release Prevention Requirements, Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act, Section 112(r)(7); 81 Fed. Reg. 6615 Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation; Efforts regarding hydraulic fracturing and industry best practices; Efforts related to EPA's Natural Gas STAR Methane Challenge Program Proposed Framework; Efforts related to expected forthcoming offshore air emissions regulations; Efforts related to the President's climate action plan; Efforts relating to the EPA study on the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water; Legislative efforts related to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), White House Office, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
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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Norris |
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Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Khary |
Cauthen |
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Louis |
Finkel |
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Stephanie |
Meadows |
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William |
Hupman |
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Brian |
Johnson |
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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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
Draft legislation regarding energy workforce development; HR 4429 Natural Gas Leak Prevention Act; HR 4441 Aviation Innovation, Reform, & Reauthorization Act, provisions related to UAS; HR 4578 Underground Gas Storage Safety Act; HR 4583 To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce; HR 636 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend increased expensing limitations and for other purposes, provisions related to UAS; S 2012 Energy Policy Modernization Act; S 2276 SAFE PIPES Act; S 2658 The Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016, provisions related to UAS; S 2684 UAVs for Energy Infrastructure Act; S Amendment 3125 to S. 2012; Efforts regarding industry workplace safety; Efforts related to cumulative impacts of regulatory actions; Efforts related to FERC's draft NEPA guidance for natural gas projects; Efforts related to pipeline safety; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning proposals related to energy policy, creation of new U.S. jobs, energy security and energy independence.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
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 |
Jack |
Gerard |
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Louis |
Finkel |
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Misty |
McGowen |
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Robin |
Rorick |
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Vincent |
Erfe |
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Ben |
Norris |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Brian |
Johnson |
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Carrie |
Domnitch |
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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
HR 703 RFS Elimination Act; HR 704 RFS Reform Act; S 1584 Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act; S 577 Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act; Efforts related to transport of crude oil by rail; Legislative efforts concerning renewable fuel standards.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Government Accountability Office (GAO), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), 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 |
Beth |
Treseder |
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Erik |
Baptist |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Louis |
Finkel |
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William |
Hupman |
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Khary |
Cauthen |
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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 MAR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Draft Water Resources Development Act, provisions related to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and the Inland Waterways Trust Fund.
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 |
Louis |
Finkel |
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Misty |
McGowen |
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Robin |
Rorick |
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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 NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
S 2011 OPENS Act; S Amendment 3291 to S. 2012; 78 Fed. Reg. 56273 Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica; 79 Fed. Reg. 34349 Request for Information and comments on the preparation of the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program; 79 Fed. Reg. 42815 Proposed Geological and Geophysical (G&G) Activities on the Mid- and South-Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); 80 Fed. Reg. 22148 Oil and Gas Leasing: Royalty on Production, Rental Payments, Minimum Acceptable Bids, Bonding Requirements, and Civil Penalty Assessments; 80 Fed. Reg. 40767 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Site Security; 80 Fed. Reg. 608 Consolidated Federal Oil & Gas and Federal & Indian Coal Valuation Reform; 80 Fed. Reg. 9916 Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf -- Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf, Proposed Rule; 81 Fed. Reg. 14095 Draft Guidance for Assessing the Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on Marine Mammal Hearing - Acoustic Threshold Levels for Onset of Permanent and Temporary Threshold Shifts; 81 Fed. Reg. 14881 Notice of Availability of and Request for Comments on the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Program; Efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Efforts regarding the leasing, permitting and drilling of federal onshore lands; Efforts related to government royalties for federal oil and gas production; Efforts related to marine sound issues; Legislative efforts concerning revenue sharing for domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Regulatory efforts concerning consideration of species under Endangered Species Act; Regulatory efforts related to offshore safety.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Executive Office of the President (EOP), White House Office
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 |
Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Geoffrey |
Brand |
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Louis |
Finkel |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Khary |
Cauthen |
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Brian |
Johnson |
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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
HR __ American Business Competitiveness Tax Reform Draft Legislation; HR __ GROW AMERICA Act; HR 1 Tax Reform Act; HR 2029 Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes Act; HR 2821 Partnership Audit Simplification Act; S __ Baucus Tax Reform Draft Legislation; S 1656 Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act; S 1946 Tax Relief Extension Act; Legislative efforts concerning tax reform proposals relating to energy policy; Legislative efforts related to the Highway Trust Fund; The President's Framework for Business Tax Reform, A Joint Report by the White House and the Department of the Treasury, February 2012, provisions related to energy issues.
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 |
Brian |
Johnson |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Louis |
Finkel |
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Stephen |
Comstock |
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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
HR 1314 Trade Act of 2015; HR 156 Crude Oil Export Act; HR 1773 Residue Entries and Streamlining Trade Act; HR 351 LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act; HR 644 An act to reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, and for other purposes; S 1372 American Crude Oil Export Equality Act; S 2012 Energy Policy Modernization Act, provisions related to LNG exports; S 33 LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act; S 989 Residue Entries and Streamlining Trade Act; S 995 Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act; S Amendment 2982 to S. 2012; S Amendment 3222 to S. 2012; Efforts concerning interpretation of CBP ruling HQ 113129; Efforts related to the EU Fuel Quality Directive; Efforts related to the export of natural gas, petroleum and petroleum products; Efforts relating to energy treatment under the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Efforts relating to energy treatment under the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP); Legislative efforts related to LNG export permitting; Legislative efforts related to Trade Promotion Authority; Regulatory efforts concerning implementation of Trade and Development Act of 2000, Title I, African Growth and Opportunity Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Natl Economic Council (NEC)
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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Brian |
Johnson |
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Jack |
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Louis |
Finkel |
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Khary |
Cauthen |
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Vincent |
Erfe |
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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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
77 Fed. Reg. 12827 Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Louis |
Finkel |
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Stephen |
Comstock |
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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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Internet Address: http://www.api.org/membership/members
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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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