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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 655 15TH STREET, NW SUITE 445 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | WICHITA |
State | KS |
Zip Code | 67220 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 21825-12
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6. House ID# 308590000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2008 |
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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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: Tom Harwell, Director, Group Compliance and Community Affairs |
Date | 07/21/2008 |
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
S. 1870 / HR 2421 Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007 -- Provisions relating to expansion of Clean Water Act from "navigable waters" to all waters of the US.
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Catherine |
Haggett |
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Schlapp |
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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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 1252 Consumer Price Protection Act -- Provisions relating to price controls and entire bill.
HR 4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act -- Criminal penalty provisions, Federal preemption of State consumer protection laws, whistleblower provisions.
S. 2045 CPSC Reform Act of 2007 -- Provisions relating to criminal and civil penalty, Federal preemption of State consumer protection laws, whistleblower provisions.
S. 2663 CPSC Reform Act, Provisions relating to criminal and civil penalty, Federal preemption of State consumer protection laws, whistleblower provisions, Consumer Reporting Database provision.
HR 6346 Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act -- Entire bill.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Energy - Dept of, 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 |
Catherine |
Haggett |
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Brian |
Henneberry |
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Matt |
Schlapp |
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Desiree |
Westby |
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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 2264 No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act "NOPEC" -- Title II.
HR 6074 Gas Price Protection for Consumers Act -- Provisions relating to Title II, Department of Justice Anti-trust Task Force.
HR 6344 PUMP Act -- Provisions relating to bilateral trading.
HR 6346 Federal Price Gouging Protection Act -- Provisions relating to price controls and entire bill.
S. 94 Gasoline Consumer Anti-price-gouging Protection Act -- Provisions relating to price controls.
S. 1263 Petroleum Consumer Price Gouging Protection Act -- Provisions relating to price controls.
HR 1252 Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act -- Provisions relating to price controls.
HR 2335 Federal Energy Price Protection Act of 2007 -- Provisions relating to price controls.
Peterson Amendment on Offshore Production -- Oppose entire provision.
Issues without Bills:
Refining Outages Issue.
RFS Issue -- Ethanol.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Energy - Dept of, 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 |
Catherine |
Haggett |
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Brian |
Henneberry |
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Matt |
Schlapp |
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Desiree |
Westby |
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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
S. 2191 America's Climate Security Act of 2007(Lieberman-Warner Climate Change Legislation) -- Oppose government mandates on carbon reduction provisions, environmental mandates, proposed amendment providing 1% credit allocation to small refiners, provisions related to climate change, and oppose entire bill.
S. 3036 Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008-- Provisions relating to environmental mandates, and issues relating to motor vehicle fuel.
S. 1766 Low Carbon Economy Act -- Entire bill.
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Catherine |
Haggett |
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Brian |
Henneberry |
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Matt |
Schlapp |
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Desiree |
Westby |
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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 5351 Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act -- Oppose government intervention in the market, and entire bill.
HR 6049 Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 (House Extenders Bill) -- Tax provisions.
Senate Extenders Bill -- Tax provisions.
S. 3044 Senate "Consumers First" Energy Bill -- Tax provisions.
HR 6275 Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 (House AMT Bill) -- Tax provisions.
Senate Amendment to HR 2881 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007 (FAA Bill) -- Tax provisions.
HR 5450 Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 -- Provisions relating to manufacturing, energy and financial instruments.
HR 5720 Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008 -- Provisions relating to manufacturing, energy and financial instruments.
HR 5719 Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 -- Provisions relating to manufacturing, energy and financial instruments.
HR 2242 Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 2007 and the Title XII of the HR 2419 the Farm Bill -- Provisions relating to manufacturing, energy and financial instruments.
HR 3221 Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 -- Provisions relating to manufacturing, energy and financial instruments.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of, Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
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 |
Henneberry |
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Matt |
Schlapp |
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Desiree |
Westby |
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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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 5533 Chemical Security Act -- Appendix 2103(b)(2)(g) Inherent Safer Technology provisions, 2113 MTSA Exemption, Chemical Security, oppose environmental mandates on chemical industry- IST provisions.
HR 5577 Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act -- Appendix 2103(b)(2)(g) Inherent Safer Technology provisions, 2113 MTSA exemption, issues relating to manufacturing and refining, and 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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Catherine |
Haggett |
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Brian |
Henneberry |
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Matt |
Schlapp |
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Desiree |
Westby |
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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
HR 6 Clean Energy Act -- Provisions relating to renewable mandates.
HR 6074, Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act -- Title I, Establishment of Department of Justice- Petroleum Industry Anti-trust Task Force; Title III, Study by Government Accountability Office (GAO).
HR 2419 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) -- Provisions relating to CEA Reauthorization, CFTC Rule Making, Title XIII-Subtitle B-Significant Price Discovery, and Contracts on Exempt Commercial Markets.
S. 3044 Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008 (Comprehensive Energy Bill) -- Provisions relating to "NOPEC" bill- Title II- Department of Justice Anti-trust task force, oppose windfall profits, oil and gas tax provisions, price gouging protection act/oppose price controls, speculative trading provisions, and regulation of energy commodity contracts.
S. 2991 Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008 -- Provisions relating to Low Carbon Fuel Standard, Natural Gas, and entire bill.
HR 6022 Strategic Petroleum Reserve Fill Suspension & Consumer Protection Act -- Amendments related to price controls.
HR 2419 Food and Energy Security Act -- Provisions relating to biofuels and renewable fuel standards.
S. 2302 Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 -- Entire bill.
S. 1520 Price Gouging Act of 2007 -- Provisions relating to price controls.
Energy Markets.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
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Haggett |
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Henneberry |
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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 CDT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Title XII Amendments to the CEA Energy Trading -- Section 1320 Significant Price Discovery Contracts, Section 13202 Large Trade Reporting.
HR 4066 Close the Enron Loophole Act -- Provisions relating to regulation and reporting of energy commodity contracts.
S. 2058 Close the Enron Loophole Act -- Provisions relating to regulation and reporting of energy commodity contracts.
HR 2419 Food and Energy Security Act -- Provisions relating to reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
S. 2995 Oil Trading Transparency Act -- Entire bill.
HR 6130, To provide for a study of the effects of speculation in the futures markets for natural gas, crude oil, and gasoline on cash market and retail prices for the commodities and on the choice of trading venue, and to require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding comparability of foreign regulation of futures and derivatives trading, and Entire bill.
HR 6330, Prevent Unfair Manipulation of Prices Act -- Entire bill.
HR 6334, Increasing Transparency and Accountability in Oil Prices Act -- Entire bill.
HR 6377, Energy Markets Emergency Act -- 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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Henneberry |
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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 LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 186, Attorney Client Privilege Protection Act -- Entire bill.
HR 3013, Attorney Client Privilege Protection Act -- Entire bill.
S. 2450, to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to address the waiver of attorney client privilege and work product doctrine, Entire bill.
S. 2449, Sunshine in Litigation Act -- Entire bill.
HR 5884, Sunshine in Litigation Act -- Entire bill.
S. 3217 Attorney Client Privilege Protection Act -- Entire bill.
Legislative proposals to provide for reform of the civil justice system.
Legislative proposals regarding unnecessary and excessive criminal provisions in Federal legislation.
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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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 MIA
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 2102 Free Flow of Information Act -- Provisions relating to information subject to judicial protective orders.
S. 1267 Free Flow of Information Act -- Provisions relating to information subject to judicial protective orders.
S. 2035 Free Flow of Information Act -- Provisions relating to information subject to judicial protective orders.
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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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
Proposed Federal Acquisition Regulations Council concerning reporting of violations of the Civil False Claims Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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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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 TOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Legislation to resolve claims of asbestos exposure.
HR 4854, False Claims Act Correction Act -- Provisions intended to reverse recent Supreme Court precedents regarding the scope of qui tam and whistleblower lawsuits.
S 2041, False Claims Act Correction Act -- Provisions intended to reverse recent Supreme Court precedents regarding the scope of qui tam and whistleblower lawsuits.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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