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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 | 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: R E Shellabarger |
Date | 1/20/2016 3:02:16 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
Testimony to House Committee on Agriculture concerning the impacts of foreign government support conveyed to cotton growers in other countries
Testimonies before House Committee on Agricultures General Farm Commodity and Risk Management Subcommittee concerning factors impacting U.S. cotton economic health
Meetings with USDA-FSA regarding implementation of a FY16 Omnibus Appropriations bill provision for use of commodity marketing certificates for marketing loan redemptions
Participation in agricultural coalition letter to members of Congress regarding the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 (H.R. 2029)
Letter to USDA-RMA concerning authorization of emergency loss procedures due to floods in the Southeast region
Contacts with USDA-RMA concerning the necessity of accurate and consistent crop insurance appraisals-following the floods in the Southeast region
Letter to USDA-RMA concerning crop insurance indemnity procedures
Participation in agricultural organization letter to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee regarding the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3763)
Participation in the Rail Customer Coalition letter to House leadership concerning passage of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2015 (S. 808)
Participation in coalition letter to House members regarding the Port Performance Act in the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3763)
Participation in agricultural coalition letter to House members regarding the Port Performance Act in the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3763) and certain amendments to that legislation
Participation in agricultural coalition letter to Surface Transportation conferees regarding the inclusion of certain provisions in multi-year surface transportation legislation
Participation in agricultural coalition letter to the President regarding nominations to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Letter to House members concerning legislation to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank
Participation in agricultural coalition letter to House and Senate leadership regarding action to address certain expired provisions of the tax code
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
Participation in agricultural coalition letter to USTR and USDA regarding agricultural negotiations during the WTO ministerial conference
Communications with Congress, USTR, USDA, State Department and Department of Commerce concerning the Turkish governments anti-dumping investigation of US cotton imports
Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations
H.R. 1314, Bipartisan Budget Act
H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015
S. 1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act
Final rule by EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers for defining jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act
Participation in letter from agricultural organizations to EPA and U.S. Army concerning technical and supporting information relative to the implementation of the final rule to define waters of the United States
H.R. 2898 - Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015
S. 1894 - California Emergency Relief Act of 2015
S. 1298 - Port Transparency Act
Participation in coalition letter concerning White House initiative for a coordinated framework to clarify roles of government agencies in regulating biotechnology products
Participation in comments by agricultural coalition to FDA regarding clarification of roles and responsibilities in the coordinated framework for regulating biotechnology products
Participation in agricultural and food industry coalition letter concerning EPAs administrative rules relative to biogenic emissions
Participation in a textile coalition petition to the Consumer Products Safety Commission for rulemaking concerning the performance standards and test methods prescribed in California Technical Bulletin 117-2013
Participation in textile coalition letter to the Consumer Products Safety Commission regarding that agencys response to the coalitions earlier petition for rulemaking to adopt California Technical Bulletin 117-2013
Participation in coalition letter to House and Senate leadership regarding proposed language in Omnibus Appropriations bill addressing GMO labeling laws
Participation in agricultural coalition letter to EPA concerning the registration of Enlist Duo herbicide
Request for an extension in the comment period for responding to EPAs pesticide registration review
Participation in coalition request for an extension in the comment period on EPAs proposed rule to revoke tolerances for chlorpyrifos
Participation in agricultural coalition letter to USDA Secretary concerning EPAs proposal to revoke tolerances for chlorpyrifos
Comments in response to EPAs proposal to revoke tolerances for chlorpyrifos
Participation in coalition request to EPA asking for a separate comment period regarding the inclusion of Food Quality Protection Act safety factors in the assessment of organophosphate chemicals
Comments to EPA regarding the registration review of the pesticide rimsulfuron
Comments to EPA regarding the registration review of the pesticide tribenuron-methyl
Comments to EPA regarding the registration review of the pesticide trifloxysulfuron-sodium
Comments to EPA regarding the registration review of the pesticide thifensulfuron-methyl
Contact with FDA regarding the inclusion of cotton gins in the Preventative Controls for Animal Food Rule
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), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
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 |
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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
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ISSUE UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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2 | 4 | 6 |