Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

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

H.R. 10, The Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2011", (as it relates to EPA regulations);
H.R. 97, The "Free Industry Act" (to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Clean Air Act);
H.R. 153, the "Ensuring Affordable Energy Act" (to prohibit funding for EPA to implement greenhouse gas regulations);
H.R. 199, the "Protect America's Energy and manufacturing Jobs Act of 2011"; (to suspend for 2 years EPA regulations of
greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources under the Clean Air Act
H.R. 750, the "Defending America's Affordable Energy and Jobs Act" (to preempt actions related to greenhouse gasses through regulations or common law);
H.R. 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011", (to prohibit EPA greenhouse gas regulations under the Clean Air Act);
H.R. 1023, the "No More Excuses Energy Act of 2011", (including provisions to prevent climate change or global warming regulations under the Clean Air Act);
S. 77, the Pollution and Costs Reduction Act", (to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce pollution and lower costs for building owners);
S. 228, the "Defending America's Affordable Energy and Jobs Act", (to preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases);
S.231, the "EPA Stationary Source Regulations Suspension Act", (to suspend for 2 years EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources under the Clean Air Act);
S.482, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011", (to prohibit EPA greenhouse gas regulations under the Clean Air Act);
S.493, the "SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011", (amendments related to EPA greenhouse gas regulations);
S.609, the Comprehensive Assessment of Regulations on the Economy (CARE) Act of 2011", (to provide for the establishment
of a committee to assess the effects of certain federal regulatory mandates related to energy and the environment);
Clean Water Act, Section 316(b)-cooling water intake structure rule-making;
S.629, the "Hydropower Improvement Act", (promoting the addition of new hydropower capacity);
H.R.77, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011-To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and
Federal Water pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters, and for other purposes.

Additional Issues, without bill numbers
Endangered Species Act
Federal Power Act
Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act

S.629, The Hydropower Improvement Act
S.630, Marine and HydroKinetic Renewable Energy Promotion Act
S.631, Hydropower Renewable Energy Development Act
MACT Standards

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), White House Office

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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.301, the "New Manhattan Project for Enery Independence", (to support RD&D to advance clean energy technologies);
H.R.909, the "A Roadmap for America's Energy Future", (to address domestic energy policy, including renewable energy);
S.4, the "Make America the World's Leader in Clean Energy Act", (to promote clean energy);
S.398, "Implementation of National Consensus Appliance Agreements Act of 2011", (appliance standards efficiency);
S.559, the "Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act", (including renewable electricity and energy efficiency resource standards);
H.R. 910, Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011
H.R. 1084 & S.587, Fracking Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act
S.512, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs and demonstrate 2 small modular nuclear reactor designs, and for other purposes
S.1067, A bill to amend the Energy policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research and development and demonstration program to reduce manufacturing and construction costs relating to nuclear reactors, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1710, To authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in designing and proposing nuclear energy used fuel aternatives.
H.R. 2054, To provide for the reenrichment of certain depleted uranium owned by the department of Energy, and for the sale or barter of the resulting reenriched uranium, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2075, To require that spent nuclear fuel be stored in certified dry cask storage, and for other purposes.
S. 892, A bill to establish the Department of Energy and the Environment, and for other purposes
H.R. 1242, To ensure that nuclear power plants can withstand and adequately respond to earthquakes, tsunamis, strong storms, orother events that threaten a major impact.
H.R. 1268, To provide certain requirements for the licensing of commercial nuclear facilities.
H.R. 1436, To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require a nuclear power facility licensee to notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State and county in which the facility is located within 24 hours of an unplanned release of radionuclides in excess of allowable limits and for other purposes.
H.R. 1705, To require analyses of the cumulative and icremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the EPA, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1861, To greatly enhance America's path toward energy independence and economic and national security, to conserve energy use, to promote innovation, to achieve lower emissions, cleaner air, water, and cleaner land, to rebuild our Nations aging roads, bridges, locks, and dams, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2068, To permit a Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue to serve on the Commission if a successor is not timely appointed and confirmed.
S. 1000, Energy Saving Act of 2011
S. 1321, Practical Energy Plan Act of 2011
H.R. 2401, The TRAIN Act
H.R. 1391, The Recycling Coal Combustion Residuals Accessibility Act of 2011

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), White House Office

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 TEC

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 607, "Broadband Spectrum for First Responders Act";
S.28, "Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act";
S.911, Strengthening Public-safely and Enhancing Communicaions Through Reform, Utilization, and Modernization Act (SEPCTRUM Act)

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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

S.158, "STB Reauthorization"
S.49, "Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act";
S.298, Changing America Forward Act"; (EV's)
S.275, Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011
H.R. 1380, Support incentives to encourage expansion of the natural gas vehicle market, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS ACT)
H.R.1367, "Advanced Vehicle Technology Act 2011" (electric vehicles)
H.R. 1685, "Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2011" (electric vehicles)
S. 734, " Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011, (electric vehicles)
S. 948, "Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2011"
S. 1001, "Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011", (electric vehicles)

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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

S.89, "Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011", (3% withholding)
S.164, "Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011", (3% withholding)
S. Amendment 212 "Repeal of Imposition of Withholding", (3% withholding)
H.R. 674, "To Repeal the Imposition of 3% Withholding", (3% withholding)
S.298, "Charging America Forward Act", (tax credit for electric vehicles)
H.R. 1834, The Freedom to Invest Act of 2011
H.R. 1864, The Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011
Tax Credit for Industrial Energy Efficiency

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), White House Office

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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.1, "Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011", (LIHEAP funding, numerous amendments related to EPA regulations and
other environmental and climate change issues, McKinley amendment on coal ash);
FY 2012 Energy and Water Development Appropriations
FY 2012 Budget Resolution
No Bill Number, Budget of the United States Government , FY 2012, (LIHEAP Funding, CCS Funding, EERE Budget, Electricity
Budget):
H. Amendment 56 to H.R. 1-to increase the Low Income Home Energy Assistance funding by $390,328,000;
H. Amendment 57 to H.R. 1-to increase funding for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program by $42,676,000;
H.R. 2354, Making Appropriations for energy & water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and other purposes.
FY 2012, Interior Environment Appropriations
S. 1067, A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research and development and demonstration program to reduce manufacturing and construction costs related to nuclear reactors, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1682, To promote alternative and renewable fuels and domestic energy production, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2072, To reauthorize the Export-Import bank of the Unites States, and for other purposes
FY 2012, Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations

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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

S.21, "Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act;
H.R. 76, "Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act";
H.R. 174, Homeland Security Cyber and Physical Infrastrucure Protection Act
H.R. 668, "Shield Act";
H. R. 1136, "Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act";
H.R. 908, Full Implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Act";
H.R. 901, "Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security Authorization Act of 2011";
H.R 916, Continuing Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Security Act of 2011";
S. 413, A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and other laws to enhance the security of the cyber and communications infrastructure of the United States
S.1342, An original bill to amend the federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense of the United States against cybersecurity and other threats and vulnerabilities.
S. 473, "Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2011"

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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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. 1391, "Recycling Coal Combustion Residuals Accessibilty Act", prohibits EPA from regulating coal ash under Subtitle C of RCRA;
H.R. 2273, "Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act", regulates coal ash under existing municipal solid waste landfill regulations

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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

22. New General description of client’s business or activities

LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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