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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 | 1220 L STREET, NW |
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City | WASHINGTON |
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Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 3060-12
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2014 |
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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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: Stacy Linden, Vice President, General Counsel & Corp. Secretary |
Date | 01/20/2015 |
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
The President's budget for Fiscal Year 2015, sections regarding revenue raisers, tax changes, the Department of Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, Department of Treasury, and IRS; H.J.RES. 59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution; HR 83 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015, Division F - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies;
S Con Res 8 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for FY 2014.
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 |
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Johnson |
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Bryce |
Pressentin |
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Domnitch |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Louis |
Finkel |
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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 CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
S 2514 Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length Act; 75 Fed. Reg. 43021 Executive Order 13547 - Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes; 76 Fed. Reg. 52738 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Reviews, proposed rule; 79 Fed. Reg. 22188 Definition of "Waters of the United States" Under the Clean Water Act;
79 Fed. Reg. 36880 Petroleum Refinery Sector Risk and Technology Review and New Source Performance Standards; 79 Fed. Reg. 75234 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone, Proposed Rule; Efforts regarding hydraulic fracturing and industry best practices; Efforts related to anticipated BLM regulations concerning venting and flaring; Efforts related to EPA's Office of Inspector General project notification regarding EPA's oversight of hydraulic fracturing impact on water resources; Efforts related to the Federal Multiagency Collaboration on Unconventional Oil and Gas Research; Efforts related to the President's climate action plan; Efforts relating to anticipated New Source Performance Standards for greenhouse gases; Efforts relating to the EPA study on the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water; Legislative efforts related to TSCA reform.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Energy - Dept of,
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 |
Barbara |
Ehimika |
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Ben |
Norris |
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Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Khary |
Cauthen |
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Stephanie |
Meadows |
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Louis |
Finkel |
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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
HR 4526 21st Century Energy Workforce Development Jobs Initiative Act; S 2907 21st Century Energy Workforce Development Jobs Initiative Act; Efforts regarding industry workplace safety; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning proposals related to energy policy, creation of new U.S. jobs, energy security and energy independence.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Energy - Dept of,
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 |
Erik |
Milito |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Louis |
Finkel |
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Misty |
McGowen |
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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
Pub. Law No. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 Title VII and Title XV, Section 1504; Efforts concerning U.S. implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),
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 |
Erik |
Milito |
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Stephen |
Comstock |
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Louis |
Finkel |
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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 FUE
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 4738 Tank Car Safety Act; HR 5682 To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; S 2280 A bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; S 2762 Propane Supply and Security Act; 78 Fed. Reg. 54849 Hazardous Materials: Rail Petitions and Recommendations To Improve the Safety of Railroad Tank Car Transportation; 78 Fed. Reg. 71732 2014 Standards for the Renewable Fuel Standard Program;
79 Fed. Reg. 42128 Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: RFS Pathways II, and Technical Amendments to the RFS Standards and E15 Misfueling Mitigation Requirements; 79 Fed. Reg. 45015 Hazardous Materials: Enhanced Tank Car Standards and Operational Controls for High-Hazard Flammable Trains; 79 Fed. Reg. 45079 Hazardous Materials: Oil Spill Response Plans for High-Hazard Flammable Trains; 79 Fed. Reg. 46353 Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Extension of Compliance and Attest Engagement Reporting Deadlines for 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards; 79 Fed. Reg. 73007 Delay in Issuing 2014 Standards for the Renewable Fuel Standard Program; Efforts related to anticipated rail safety regulation; Efforts related to transport of crude oil by rail; Efforts relating to EPA's implementation of the renewable fuels standard; Efforts relating to refined products and exports; Legislative efforts related to Canadian oil sands.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Railroad Administration, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Energy - Dept of, Transportation - Dept of (DOT),
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 |
Beth |
Treseder |
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Erik |
Baptist |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Khary |
Cauthen |
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Lisa |
Ceglia |
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Misty |
McGowen |
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Prentiss |
Searles |
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Robin |
Rorick |
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Louis |
Finkel |
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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
HR 4007 Chemical Facility Anti-terrorism Standards Program Authorization and Accountability Act; S __ Draft discussion bill on cyber information sharing.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS),
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 |
Jack |
Gerard |
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Misty |
McGowen |
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Stephen |
Comstock |
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Suzanne |
Lemieux |
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Louis |
Finkel |
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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 MAR
16. Specific lobbying issues
S 2444 Coast Guard Authorization Act for FY 2015 and 2016.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Lisa |
Ceglia |
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Louis |
Finkel |
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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 NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 3979 Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2015, Section 3021 Bureau of Land Management permit processing; S 2440 BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act; S 630 Fixing America's Inequities with Revenues Act of 2013;
76 Fed. Reg. 32197 Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability, EIS No. 20110174, Draft EIS, USFS, 00, George Washington National Forest Land and Resource Management Project, Implementation, Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Botetourt, Frederick, Highland, Nelson, Page, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Warren Counties VA and Hampshire, Hardy, Monroe, and Pendleton Counties, WV; 76 Fed. Reg. 70156 Proposed 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017; 77 Fed. Reg. 56365 Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers; 78 Fed. Reg. 31636 Oil and Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands; 78 Fed. Reg. 56273 Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica; 79 Fed. Reg. 27066 Implementing changes to the regulations for designating critical habitat; 79 Fed. Reg. 34349 Request for Information and comments on the preparation of the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program; 79 Fed. Reg. 42815 Proposed Geological and Geophysical (G&G) Activities on the Mid- and South-Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); 79 Fed. Reg. 46866 Notice of Review and Update of the New York/New Jersey Area Contingency Plan; Efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Efforts regarding the leasing, permitting and drilling of federal onshore lands; Efforts related to anticipated rules for oil and gas production on the Alaska OCS; Efforts related to FEMA's mitigation policy titled "Limits on Subsurface Uses of Hazard Mitigation Assistance Acquired Lands"; Efforts related to government royalties for federal oil and gas production; Efforts related to marine sound issues; Regulatory efforts concerning consideration of species under Endangered Species Act; Regulatory efforts concerning oil spill response planning; Regulatory efforts regarding approvals of exploration plans and issuance of permits to drill on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Interior - Dept of (DOI),
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Norris |
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Brian |
Johnson |
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Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Geoffrey |
Brand |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Khary |
Cauthen |
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Robin |
Rorick |
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Stephanie |
Meadows |
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Suzanne |
Lemieux |
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Louis |
Finkel |
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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
HR 1 Tax Reform Act; S __ Tax Reform Act (Baucus discussion draft); S 2260 EXPIRE Act; 70 Fed. Reg. 21332 Diesel Fuel and Kerosene Excise Tax, Dye Injection; Legislative efforts concerning tax reform proposals relating to energy policy.
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
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Johnson |
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Bryce |
Pressentin |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Stephen |
Comstock |
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Louis |
Finkel |
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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 TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 2806 Residue Entries and Streamlining Trade Act; HR 4349 Crude Oil Export Act; S 2638 Natural Gas Export Certainty Act; S 2828 Ukraine Freedom Support Act; Efforts related to customs treatment of in-transit movement of goods through a pipeline; Efforts related to the export of natural gas, petroleum and petroleum products.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Energy - Dept of,
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Arthur |
Wiese |
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Norris |
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Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Khary |
Cauthen |
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Lisa |
Ceglia |
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Louis |
Finkel |
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Stephen |
Comstock |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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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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