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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | P.O. BOX 2995 |
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City | Cordova |
State | TN |
Zip Code | 38088 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27571-12
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6. House ID# 303760000
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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: R E Shellabarger, Assistant Treasurer |
Date | 01/20/2011 |
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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Implementation of H.R. 2419, the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, with respect to farm program authorization titles, farm program administration titles, agricultural research title, crop insurance title, the conservation title, disaster assistance title, export guarantees, Cotton Research and Promotion amendments, and section 1619 of such Act
Agriculture appropriations for 2011 fiscal year, specifically program funding for USDA APHIS, ARS, FSA and FAS
Budget resolution for 2011 fiscal year
Development of 2012 farm legislation
Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture
Issues related to the WTO Trade Dispute with Brazil
Enactment and implementation by CFTC of H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Issues related to EPAs development of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System general permit for certain pesticide uses under the Clean Water Act as mandated by the Sixth Circuit decision in NCC v. EPA
Administrative implementation of the Crop Assistance Program by USDA
H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers and Small Businesses Act of 2009
H.R. 2749, Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
H.R. 5393 and S. 3741, Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2010
H.R. 2378, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2009
H.R. 4380, U.S. Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010
H.R. 4692, National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010
H.R. 5098, Americas Commitment to Clean Water Act
S. 787, Clean Water Restoration Act
S. 1816, Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act
H.R. 2868, Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009
S. 2996, Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2010
S. 3464, Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act
S. 3735, FIFRA Paperwork Reduction Act and companion bills, H.R. 6087 and H.R. 6273
S. 3834, Representation for Farmers Act
S. 3221 and companion legislation, H.R. 6418, bills to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to suspend borrower limit terms on USDA-FSA guaranteed farm loans
Issues related to USDA-FSA cotton flow reports
Issues related to USDA-FSA approval of specification recommendations for cotton bale packaging materials
Issues related to USDA-APHIS trial program for electronic signatures on phytosanitary certificates
Issues related to the use and registration of crop protection products in communications and meetings with EPA Office of Pesticide Programs
Contacts with USDA, EPA, FDA, USTR, and the State Department regarding domestic and international regulations for transgenic crop varieties
Issues related to proposed new airborne pollutant standards
Issues related to EPA consideration of individual state applications for section 24c exemptions from refuge requirements for planting cotton varieties containing the two gene Bt trait
OSHA proposals on workplace noise exposure standards and enforcement, combustible dust, illness/injury prevention program and MSD reporting
Amendments to repeal or modify IRS-1099 reporting requirements
Proposal to expand Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Pakistan and Afghanistan
Issues related to restrictions of cotton exports by India
Issues related to the negotiations for the establishment of a Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement
Issues related to Congressional enactment of legislation necessary to implement free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and the Republic of Korea
H.R. 6517, Omnibus Trade Act of 2010
Issues related to the quality valuations for purposes of determining crop insurance losses
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
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 |
Gary M. |
Adams |
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Robert Craig |
Brown |
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Sidney A. |
Johnson |
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Mark D. |
Lange |
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John |
Maguire |
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Robbie |
Minnich |
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W. Harrison |
Ashley |
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E. Keith |
Menchey |
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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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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address:
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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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