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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 76 SOUTH MAIN STREET, 18TH FLOOR |
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| City | AKRON |
State | OH |
Zip Code | 44308 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 43764-12
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6. House ID# 312290000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2015 |
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 |
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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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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: J. Michael Eckard |
Date | 1/20/2016 5:31:36 PM |
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
"Clean Power Plan" final rule by the EPA to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.
H.R. 2042 "Ratepayer Protection Act" regarding EPA's proposed greenhouse gas rule. (Whitfield, et.al)
S.1324 a bill to require EPA to fulfill certain requirements before regulating standards of performance for certain electric generation plants. (Capito)
H.R. 1327, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length Act
H.R. 1388 Clean Air, Strong Economies Act regarding EPA ozone NAAQS (Olson and Latta)
S. 640 Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length Act(Flake)
"Waters of the U.S." proposed rule
H.R. 1732 Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 (requires withdraw of the WOTUS rule and sets procedural steps for promulgation of a new rule)
S. 1140 Federal Water Quality Protection Act(Barasso)
H.J. RES. 71, disapproving EPA rule on greenhouse gas emission from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating units
H.J. RES. 72, disapproving EPA rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units
S.J RES. 23, disapproving EPA rule on greenhouse gas emission from new, modified, and reconstructed electric utility generating unitsS.J. RES. 24, disapproving EPA rule on carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric utility generating units
H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Simpson)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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 |
Lorna |
Wisham Orr |
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Anthony |
Alexander |
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Mike |
Eckard |
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Marty |
Hall |
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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
H.R. 8 The North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 (Upton)
H.R. 1558 Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2015 (Olson)
S. 854, a bill to establish a new organization to manage nuclear waste, provide a process for siting nuclear waste facilities, ensure adequate funding for managing nuclear waste and other purposes. (Alexander)
S. 720, The Energy Savings & Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 (Portman)
S. 848 Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2015 (McCaskill)
S.2012 The Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 (Murkowski)
S.2089 the American Energy Innovation Act (Cantwell)
S. 854, Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2015 (Alexander)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Energy - Dept of, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
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 |
Lorna |
Wisham Orr |
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Anthony |
Alexander |
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Mike |
Eckard |
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S. Colin |
Mount |
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Marty |
Hall |
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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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 2045 - a bill to amend the IRS Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage.
House Amendment #2 to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2029, Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015
S. 386, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015 (Thune)
S. 2045, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Heller)
S. 1946, Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 (Hatch)
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 |
Lorna |
Wisham Orr |
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Anthony |
Alexander |
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Mike |
Eckard |
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Marty |
Hall |
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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
H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorize and Reform Act of 2015 (Shuster)
H.R. 3819, Surface Transportation Extension Act 2015 (Shuster)
H.R. 22, the Fixing Americans Surface Transportation Act, Division F provisions regarding energy security (Davis)
S. 808, Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015
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 |
Lorna |
Wisham Orr |
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Anthony |
Alexander |
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Eckard |
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Marty |
Hall |
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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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 3410, the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act (CIPA) to amend the Homeland Security Act to secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic pulses.
H.R. 3578 DHS Science and Technology Reform and Improvement of 2015 (SAFETY Act Provisions).
S. 754 Cyber security Information Sharing Act of 2015and all related amendments.
S. 1846 Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2015(Johnson).
H.R. 1073, Critical Infrastructure Protection Act (Franks)
H.R. 2029, Omnibus appropriations legislation, Division N, Cyber security Act of 2015 (Dent)
S. 754, Cyber security Information Sharing Act of 2015 (Burr and Feinstein)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Energy - Dept of, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
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 |
Lorna |
Wisham Orr |
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Anthony |
Alexander |
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Mike |
Eckard |
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Marty |
Hall |
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S. Colin |
Mount |
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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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 (Hoeven)
H.R. 2576 the TSCA Modernization Act of 2015
S. 697, the Frank Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, to modernize the Toxic Substance Control Act
H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 (Dent)
H.R. 1140 (Barasso)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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 |
Lorna |
Wisham Orr |
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Anthony |
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Marty |
Hall |
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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 UTI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2029 Consolidated Appropriations
H.R. 3301, the North American Energy Infrastructure Act. (Upton)
Energy & Commerce Telecommunications Subcommittee draft bill on pole attachments
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Energy - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Lorna |
Wisham Orr |
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Anthony |
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Mike |
Eckard |
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Marty |
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S. Colin |
Mount |
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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
HR. 2028, FY 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations
H.R. 2822 and S. 1645, FY 2016 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations
H.R. 3020 and S. 1695, FY 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Campaign to sustain funding levels in Administrations budget for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
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
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Lorna |
Wisham Orr |
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Alexander |
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Marty |
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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 ACC
16. Specific lobbying issues
None
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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 CDT
16. Specific lobbying issues
None
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
None
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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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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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