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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 | 2008 |
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. | ||||||||
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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: Monica O. Irvine, Associate General Counsel |
Date | 04/17/2008 |
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
- Heathy Farms, Foods and Fuels Act (H.R. 1551/S. 919) - supported
- Bristol Bay Protection Act (H.R. 1957/S. 1311) - supported
- Great Cats Conservation Act of 2007 (H.R. 1913/S. 1033) - supported
- Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2007 (H.R. 50) - supported
- To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 (H.R. 2185/S. 2020) - supported
- Climate Security Act of 2007 (S. 2191) - supported
- Legal Timber Protection Act (H.R. 1497) - supported
- Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (H.R. 1495) - supported
- Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007 (H.R. 1205) - supported
- Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2007 (S. 1581) - supported
- Climate Change Adaptation Act (S. 2355) - supported
- Global Change Research Improvement Act of 2007 (S. 2307) - supported
- To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from offering for oil and gas leasing or any related activitiy any tract in the Lease Sale
193 Area of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region (H.R. 5588) - supported
- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met (S. 2568) - supported
- Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 21) - supported
- Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007 (S. 1930) - supported
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Treaty (Exec. Rpt. 110-9) - supported
- Coral Triangle Initiative- encouraging US support for the Coral Triangle Initiative, a coral reef conservation effort in the Indo-Pacific
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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 |
Jason |
Patlis |
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Jonathon Will |
Gartshore |
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Jessica |
McGlyn |
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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
- Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 (H.R. 2419/S. 302) - supported
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
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Jason |
Patlis |
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Jessica |
McGlyn |
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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
- Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act (for FY2009 funding) - supported increased funding for conservation programs
- Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (for FY2009 funding) - supported increased funding for conservation programs
- Commerce, Science and Justice Appropriations Act (for FY2009 funding) - supported increased funding for fisheries and marine conservation and management, and climate research
- International Affiars Budget and State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act (for FY2009 funding) - supported increased funding to international conservation programs
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), 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 |
Jason |
Patlis |
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Jonathon Will |
Gartshore |
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Jessica |
McGlyn |
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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)
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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
27. Add the following 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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