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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1100 15th Street, NW, 11th Floor |
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| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 15543-12
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6. House ID# 309180000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2014 |
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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Method A.
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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Madelyn Rygg |
Date | 6/10/2015 11:07:01 AM |
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
H.R. 2692, Saving America's Pollinator Act.
FIFRA, met with EPA regarding pesticide registrations.
Signed on to letter policy recommendations on pollinators and bees to the White House.
Signed on to letter supporting El Salvador's Family Agriculture Plan. Submitted comments on Agricultural Worker Protection, Standard Revisions; Proposed Rule Docket ID#EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0184.
Signed on to letter endorsing congressional sign-on letter opposing USDA's approval of 2,4-D resistant crops.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), State - Dept of (DOS), 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 |
Erich |
Pica |
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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
US EPA review of SS312 Marine Sanitation Device Standards.
US EPA - US/Canadian Emission Control Area.
US EPA - review of lead in aviation fuel standard.
US EPA - Modification of the District of Columbia Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4).
US ACOE - Evaluate the cumulative impacts from coal terminal expansion and construction projects in OR and WA under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
US DOI - Shell Arctic oil drilling
US EPA Region 10 - No Discharge Zone for Puget Sound - SS312, Clean Water Act.
S.1359, Clean Cruise Ship Act of 2013, entire bill.
Oppose St. Johns Bayou and New Madrid Floodway Project.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Interior - Dept of (DOI)
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 |
Erich |
Pica |
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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
H.R. 4899, The Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America that Works Act of 2014, all sections.
Oppose lifting of US crude oil export ban.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), 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 |
Erich |
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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. 3610, Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 1996, Title 2, all provisions related to environmental restoration.
S. 2508, Energize Africa Act of 2014, entire bill.
Navy's Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement for its training and testing activities in the Pacific Northwest; 79 Fed. Reg. 4158 (January 24, 2014); 79 Fed. Reg. 5389 (January 31, 2014).
Oppose seismic airgun testing for oil and gas in the Atlantic Ocean.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Defense - Dept of (DOD), U.S. SENATE, Navy - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Erich |
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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 FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
No bill. Letter to Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, to require labeling on animal products raised with non-therapeutic antibiotics and to require third-party certification on products that make humane or sustainability claims.
Submitted comments on 2015 Dietary Guidelines.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Erich |
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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
H.R.1462, The RFS Reform Act of 2013, entire bill.
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-QAR-2013-0479, Proposed Rule for 2014 Standards for the Renewable Fuel Standard Program.
S.2083, American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act, entire bill.
S.2274, a bill to expedite decisions on applications for authorization to export natural gas, and for other purposes, entire bill.
H.R.6, Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act, entire bill.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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
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
S.2094, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act of 2014, entire bill.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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 |
Erich |
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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
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Support the expansion of the Gulf of the Farallones (GFNMS) and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries (CBNMS).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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
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.1579, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2013, entire bill.
S.2260, The Expire Act of 2015, Title I, Subtitle C, Subtitle A.
H.R.4754, Managed Carbon Price Act of 2014, entire bill.
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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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
H.R. 3830, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014, entire bill.
S.1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014, entire bill.
Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement, all.
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership trade agreement, all.
Threatened US trade litigation in World Trade Organization against India (regarding renewable energy subsidies).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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
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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