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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 1250 24TH STREET, NW |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20037 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 41853-12
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6. House ID# 317400000
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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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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: Daniel Buchner, Assistant General Counsel |
Date | 01/19/2012 |
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. 50 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Reauthorizes the African and Asican Elephant Conservation Funds and the Rhino/Tiger Conservation Fund - Support, advocating to amend the bill to include reauthorizations of the Great Ape and Marine Turtle Conservation Funds; H.R. 2250 EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 - Oppose
H.R. 2681 Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 Oppose
H.R. 1760 Great Ape Conservation Reauthorization Amendments Act of 2011 Support
H.R. 1761 Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2011 Support, advocating for changes
H.R.2594 European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011 Oppose, advocating in support of a U.S. position in support of a global mechanism to regulate GHG emissions from international shipping and aviation
H.R. 3210 RELIEF Act Oppose, advocating against the elimination of effective forest protections
H.R. 3658 World Water Act and Global Partnership Act (not yet introduced) Advocating for changes to support integration of freshwater resource management
Tiger Ban Legislation - Banning the private ownership of tigers as pets (potential legislation to be sponsored by Senator Kerry) Support
S. 52 International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act and companion House bill (not yet introduced) Support
S. 1881 Safeguarding America's Future and Environment Act - Legislation sponsored by Senators Whitehouse and Baucus to establish a climate adaptation framework for federal agencies Support
S. 1980 The Pirate Fishing Elimination Act and companion House bill (not yet introduced) Support
S. 50 Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act and companion House bill (not yet introduced) Support
S. 1916: Fishery Science Improvement Act of 2011 Oppose
Conservation Title Programs and Funding (potential Farm Bill legislation) Support, defending funding grassland Reserve Programs and highlighting grasslands conservation policy priorities
Regulatory Changes to Captive Bred Wildlife Permitting for Tigers Advocating changes to remove generic tiger exemption
Tiger Summit Promoting high-level and coordinated US government follow up to the tiger summit hosted by Russia in November 2010
Tiger Resolution Resolution noting the plight of wild tigers and calling for U.S. support for the Tiger Summit and its outcomes (not yet reintroduced) Support
United Nations Climate Negotiations Generally opposed, advocating changes in U.S. policy to representative of the U.S. Department of State
Reducing import and export of unsustainably harvested coral and coral-dependent species (potential legislation) Support
Discussion with Department of State regarding arctic policy, marine issues, and follow-up to the International Tiger Forum, as well as Green Economy and RIO+20
Trans-Pacific Partnership Support, advocating for strong environment chapter
Law of the Sea Convention - Support
Feed the Future - Support, advocating for more robust integration of natural resource management and climate change
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Interior - Dept of (DOI), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), White House Office, State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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 |
Jonathan Will |
Gartshore |
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Elias |
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Vanessa |
Dick |
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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
FY 2012 International Affairs Budget and State, Foreign Operations - Support robust international affairs budget, including increases in climate and biodiversity spending as well as support of development assistant account and multi-lateral accounts
FY2012 Budget for Interior, Environment and Other Programs Defending against cuts in funding for FWS International Programs, including the Multinational Species Conservation Fund, International Affairs, Wildlife Without Borders, and Law Enforcement; defending funding for other Interior/Environment programs including National Park Service International Program, Forest Service Office of International Programs, Endangered Species Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund, and EPA; oppose riders limiting EPAs authority under the Clean Air Act; oppose riders to weaken the ESA
FY 2012 Budget for Department of Homeland Security Oppose riders that would prevent DHS from coordinating with the Interagency Taskforce on Climate Adaptation
FY 2012 Budget for Commerce, Justice and Science Oppose cuts to climate research and satellite observing systems, including the US Global Change Research Program
FY 2012 Budget for Energy and Water Oppose cuts to DOI climate and clean energy research programs
H.R. 2584 House Interior Appropriations Bill Oppose, including specific opposition to anti-environmental riders affecting the Endangered Species Act, Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), White House Office, Interior - Dept of (DOI)
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 |
Jonathon Will |
Gartshore |
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Vanessa |
Dick |
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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
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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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