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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 910 RALEIGH ROAD |
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City | CHAPEL HILL |
State | NC |
Zip Code | 27515 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 51811-12
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6. House ID# 348070000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2011 |
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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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: Bradley R. Ballou, Director of Federal Relations |
Date | 04/18/2011 |
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
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HR 1
FY 2011 Agriculture Appropriations Bill
UNCGA ARS Human Nutrition Research in Kannapolis
NCA&T Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Food Safety and Agro-Security of Retail and Online Food Products
NCSU Aquaculture
NCSU Forest Biotechnology
NCSU Swine and other Animal Wastes
NCSU Wood Utilization Research
NCSU Southeast Climate Consortium
NCSU Crop Pathogens
FSU Small Farm Entrepreneurship Program
UNCW Mariculture
UNCW Nursing Program
ECU Safe Harvests
FY 2011 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill
ASU Appalachian Atmospheric Interdisciplinary Research (AppalAIR) Program
UNCG Project PREVENT: Preventing Violence against Women and Children by Engaging Information Technology
NCA&T Climate and Environmental Modeling Center
NCA&T Low-Power Microelectronics for Harsh Environments Encountered in NASA Missions
NCSU National Textile Center
NCSU Center for Forensic Sciences
FSU Informal Science Education at the Planetarium
ECSU Sustaining Resources of the Albemarle Pamlico Sound (SRAP) through Monitoring Water Quality
UNCW Forensic Biometric Identification
UNCW Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program Bridge Funding
ECU Coastal Hazards
UNCCH Laboratory for Environmental Metabolomic Imaging Research (LEMIR)
FY 2011 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill
UNCA Climate Change Adaptation - Putting People to Work on Energy Alternatives in Western NC
ASU Biofuels Research
ASU The Blue Ridge Parkway Corps: A Model Program of Education, Job Training, and Service for College Students
UNCG Advanced nanoengineered hybrid composite material systems for wind mill blades
NCA&T Development of Transportation Fuels and Biobased Products from Agricultural Wastes
NCSU S-TEMicroscope
NCSU Integrated Biomass Refining Initiative
NCSU Nanostructured Materials for Clean and Renewable Energy
UNCP Biodiesel Research
ECSU Green Research and Evaluation
ECU Advanced Materials & Manufacturing for Tomorrows Wind Blades
UNCCH High Performance Computing Infrastructure for Modeling Solar Energy Devices
FY 2011 Financial Services Appropriations Bill
ASU High-Country Opportunity for Pastoral Sustainability (HOPS)
WSSU Eastside Enterprise Center Project (EEC)
UNCP Small Business and Entrepreneurship Incubator
UNCCH Green Plus: Fostering Job Creation and Sustainability in Low Wealth Communities
UNCSA Center for Design Innovation
FY 2011 Interior Appropriations Bill
ECU Coastal Hazards
WCU Preservation and Restoration of Eastern Hemlock
FY 2011 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Bill
UNCSA Film Scoring Stage Renovation
UNCA Revitalizing the Craft Industry in WNC
ASU Western NC Network for Access and Success
ASU Appalachian Regional Nanoscience Institute for Education (ARNIE)
WSSU THRIVETraining Healers Remotely In Virtual Environments
WSSU Biomedical and Translational Research Center
WSSU Transforming OKelly Library into a Teaching/Research Center
UNCG Telerehabilitation Therapy Program for Traumatic Brain Injury Individuals
UNCG ON TRACK THREE: Learn Mathematics
UNCG Health and Human Services Interpreter Certification Project
NCA&T An Innovative STEM Professional Development Model for 7th through 9th Grade Math Teachers
NCA&T Pre-Medical Undergraduate Preparation Program at North Carolina A&T State University
NCA&T LHHS Increasing the Output of Qualified Nurses A Critical Need Area
NCA&T Sustainable Employment through Non-Credit Certification Program
UNCP Center for Rural Health and Wellness
ECSU Rural Uprising: Creating Stronger Families Communities and Children
ECSU Advancing Diabetes Care Access
ECSU Adapted Physical Education Concentration
ECSU Integration Lecture Capture Software into a Learning Management System
UNCW Nursing Program
UNCW The Technology Assisting People Development Project
UNCW Institute for Memory Research
NCCU Academic Enrichment for Low Performing/At Risk Students
ECU East Carolina Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease Research Center
ECU Reducing Health Disparities by Building FQHC Capacity for Behavioral Chronic Disease
Management
UNCCH The Institute for Drug Safety Science
UNCCH Kidney Care Prevention Program
UNCCH Carolina College Advising Corps
WCU Multi Disciplinary Clinic
FY 2011 Transportation and HUD Appropriations Bill
UNCSA Roger L. Stevens Center HVAC Renovation Project
High Speed Optical Networking at NCRC
FY2011 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill
UNC Partnership for National Security
UNCC Improved Productivity for the DoD Supplier Base using Self-Aware Manufacturing Technology
UNCC Advanced Detection of Hazardous Material
NCA&T High Performance Computing in Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences benefiting the War
Fighters and the Public
NCA&T Innovative Nanoengineered Materials for Soldier Protective Clothing and Shelters
NCA&T Vigilant Integrated Sensing Systems Center (VISenSC)
NCSU Carbon Nanotechnology Energy Conversion and Storage Program
NCSU Injured Soldier Bone-Integrated Prosthetics Research
NCSU Integrated Electronics
NCSU Additive Manufacturing - JSF Latch
NCSU Center of Excellence for Natural Resource Sustainability and Readiness
NCSU Serious Games Research for Warfighters
NCSU NC Promise
FSU Center for Critical Language and Culture
FSU Center for Military Family and Community Outreach
ECU Operation Re-Entry NC
UNCCH Preclinical & Translational Research Center (PATRC)
UNCCH Initiative in Biomedical Microtechnologies for Combatant Security
UNCCH Experiential Technologies for Urban Warfare and Disaster Response
WCU Laser Sinterstation for Rapid Engineering
UNCW Social Work
UNCC Sudden Capital
FY 2011 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill
NCCU Biometrics Center for Identification and Authentication
General funding for the following agencies:
National Institutes of Health
National Science Foundation
Department of Education
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Endowment for the Humanities
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
National Institute for Food and Agriculture
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 |
Bradley |
Ballou |
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Elizabeth Dole |
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Kimrey |
Rhinehardt |
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Lauch Faircloth, George Voinovich, Richard Burr |
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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Patent Reform (HR 1260, S 515, HR 1249)
-Fair standards for challenging the validty of exisiting patents
-PTO Rulemaking Authority
-Damages language that adequately protects patent holders
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 |
Kimrey |
Rhinehardt |
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Lauch Faircloth, George Voinovich, Richard Burr |
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Bradley |
Ballou |
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Elizabeth Dole |
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 VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Reporting Fees (H.R. 3579)
-Increase reporting fees paid to institutions for their role in administering the GI 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 |
Kimrey |
Rhinehardt |
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Lauch Faircloth, George Voinovich, Richard Burr |
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Bradley |
Ballou |
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Elizabeth Dole |
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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
American Competes Reauthorization Act
-Advocated for a five year authorization for the NSF, DOE Office of Science and ARPA-E, and NIST
-Advocated against provisions that would link labor relations to federal reimbursement of university F&A costs.
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 |
Kimrey |
Rhinehardt |
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Lauch Faircloth, George Voinovich, Richard Burr |
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Bradley |
Ballou |
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Elizabeth Dole |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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LOBBYIST 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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4 | 8 | 12 |