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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1150 17TH STREET, NW, SUITE 300 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20036 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Zip Code | 15222 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 39256-12
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6. House ID# 329140000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2010 |
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. | ||||||||
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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Holly R. Hart, Assistant to the International President and Legislative Director |
Date | 07/20/2010 |
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
Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) Proposed Rule RIN 0560-AH92; comments on improving draft BCAP regulations; proposed climate change legislation; need to strike the provision for duty suspension of nuclear components through 2020 under the Kerry-Lieberman draft climate change legislation; pending Boiler MACT (Maximum Achievable Control Technology) regulation; H.R. 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 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 |
Holly |
Hart |
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Roxanne |
Brown |
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Linda |
Andros |
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Wayne |
Donato |
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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
Success of Section 421 safeguard measure on Chinese tire imports; restrictions needed for Thyssen Krupp subzone authority application in Calvert, Alabama; Export-Import Bank consideration of Reliance Power Limited loan guarantee application to purchase machinery manufactured by Bucyrus International of South Milwaukee, WI; S. 2821, H.R. 3012 TRADE Act of 2009; opposition to waiver for GSP treatment on Thai tires; Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations; Korea Free Trade Agreement;
pending trade case on certain coated free sheet paper, allegation that undervaluation of Chinas currency provides a subsidy; National Export Initiative; S. 3134, H.R. 2378 Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act; trade deficit with China
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
President of the U.S., Vice President of the U.S., U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Treasury - Dept of, State - Dept of (DOS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Energy - Dept of, 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 |
Holly |
Hart |
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Linda |
Andros |
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Elizabeth |
Bettinger |
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Wayne |
Donato |
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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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation; the need for safe patient handling legislation for nurses protection
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Labor - Dept of (DOL), 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 |
Holly |
Hart |
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Elizabeth |
Bettinger |
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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 ECN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Merkley-Levin-Kaufman-Brown-Shaheen proposal, Sherrod Brown proposal, Reed-Johnson-Brown amendment No. 3958
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Holly |
Hart |
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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 UNM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4213 Promoting American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, Baucus substitute amendment; extending unemployment and COBRA benefits, pension funding reforms
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 |
Holly |
Hart |
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Elizabeth |
Bettinger |
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Wayne |
Donato |
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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 MAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Need for continued steel manufacturing in the US; success of ArcellorMittal Coatesville plant; domestic content provided under Buy America for magnetic levitation high speed rail; Buy America provisions for water infrastructure; domestic sourcing for armor plate production; loss of U.S. manufacturing due to unfair China trade practices
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Vice President of the U.S., 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 |
Holly |
Hart |
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Roxanne |
Brown |
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Linda |
Andros |
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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
Need for a strong domestic supply chain using rare earths and strategic materials in clean energy technologies; funding for the modernization and expansion of the Mountain Pass, California rare earth production facility; renewable energy; H.R. 5051 Security and Energy Manufacturing Act; H.R. 4389, Green Energy Paper Manufacturing Act of 2009; energy tax credit for paper industry
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, Energy - Dept of, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
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 |
Holly |
Hart |
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Roxanne |
Brown |
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Elizabeth |
Bettinger |
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Linda |
Andros |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2868 Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009, worker protection; Chemical Safety Board nominations; Local Jobs for America Act; DOE employees at Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Request for Proposals; the inclusion of Bureau of Labor and Statistics NAICS code of green goods and services industries; green job creation; oil industry safety; S.1580, H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act; S. 757 Charlie Wolf Nuclear Workers Compensation Act; Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
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 |
Holly |
Hart |
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Roxanne |
Brown |
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Elizabeth |
Bettinger |
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Linda |
Andros |
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Wayne |
Donato |
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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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Maglev (magnetic levitation high speed rail) funding; US Dept of Transportation/ European Union negotiation on "Open Skies"
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 |
Linda |
Andros |
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Wayne |
Donato |
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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 BAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 3217, H.R. 4173 Restoring American Financial Stability Act
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 |
Linda |
Andros |
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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 BNK
16. Specific lobbying issues
S.3033, H.R. 4677 Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2010
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL)
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 |
Wayne |
Donato |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 915 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009
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 |
Wayne |
Donato |
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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 CIV
16. Specific lobbying issues
National College Players Association Student-Athlete Bill of Rights
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 |
Wayne |
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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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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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