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Clerk of the House of Representatives Legislative Resource Center 135 Cannon Building Washington, DC 20515 http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov |
Secretary of the Senate Office of Public Records 232 Hart Building Washington, DC 20510 http://www.senate.gov/lobby |
LOBBYING REGISTRATION
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)
| 1. Effective Date of Registration | 04/02/2008 |
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| 2. House Identification | 395600006 |
Senate Identification | 320793-1004948 |
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REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
| 3. Registrant | Organization | Black Swan LLC - Jochum Shore & Trossevin PC |
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| Address | 209 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE |
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| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip | 20003 |
Country | USA |
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| 5. Contact name and telephone number | International Number |
| Contact | Mr. Andrew M Shore |
Telephone | 2024545232 |
ashore@blackswandc.com |
CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self
| 7. Client name | Retail Industry Leaders Association |
| Address | 1700 North Moore Street |
| City | Arlington |
State | VA |
Zip | 22209 |
Country | USA |
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LOBBYISTS
10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.
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| Andrew | Shore | | Chief of Staff, House Republican Conference |
| Andrew | Shore | | Director of Policy and Coalitions, House Republican Conf. |
| Andrew | Shore | | Legislative Director, Congressman Phil Crane |
| Andrew | Shore | | Senior Legislative Assistant, Congressman Bill Archer |
| Andrew | Shore | | Legislative Correspondent, Congressman Jim Nussle |
LOBBYING ISSUES
11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).
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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)
General advocacy on international trade issues including: customs, dumping and WTO matters
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?
| No --> Go to line 14. | Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14. |
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
14. Is there any foreign entity
a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or
b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or
c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?
| No --> Sign and date the registration. | Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration. |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Andrew M Shore President |
Date | 04/10/2008 |
10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.
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| Andrew | Shore | | Paid Intern, Senator Robert Dole | |
| James | Jochum | | Assistant Secretary for Import Admin, Dept of Commerce | |
| James | Jochum | | Assistant Secretary for Export Admin, Dept of Commerce | |
| James | Jochum | | Trade Counsel/Legislative Dir., Senator Charles Grassley | |
| James | Jochum | | Trade Counsel, Senate Banking Committee | |
| Marguerite | Trossevin | | Deputy Chief Counsel for Import Admin, Dept of Commerce | |
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| Marguerite | Trossevin | | Senior Counsel for Import Admin, Dept of Commerce | |
| Marguerite | Trossevin | | Attorney Advisor for Import Admin, Dept of Commerce | |
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