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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 101 CONSTITUTION AVE., NW, #200 EAST |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 13632-12
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6. House ID# 304370000
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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 | |
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: Kimberly H. Despeaux, Sr. VP, Federal Policy and Regulatory Governmental Affairs |
Date | 04/21/2014 |
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
H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End Uses Relief Act, provisions pertaining to the utility industry
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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Pride |
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Allison |
Graves |
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Darren |
Peters |
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Conrad |
Schatte |
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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
S.552, A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to replace the current requirement for biennial energy policy plan with a Quadrennial Energy Review, and for other purposes, provisions pertaining to the nuclear industry; FY 2014 Energy and Water Appropriations, provisions pertaining to nuclear programs R&D, DOE and NRC budgets.FY 2015 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, provisions pertaining to the potential appropriations issues related to Waters of the U.S., 316(b) Cooling
Water Intake Structures rule, CCR regulation, Effluent Limitation Guidelines rulemaking, and GHG NSPS for new and existing sources; FY 2015 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, provisions pertaining to the potential appropriations issues related to DOE/FERC/industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, grid resilience, fossil energy, nuclear energy, electric transportation, smart gird, energy innovation HUBs, transmission and renewable energy; FY 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, provisions pertaining to the potential appropriations issues related to Low Income Home Energy Assistance funding.
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 |
Ann |
Pride |
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Allison |
Graves |
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Darren |
Peters |
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Conrad |
Schatte |
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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
H.R. 2948, Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act of 2013, provisions pertaining to require analyses of cumulative and incremental impacts of certain EPA rules and actions; H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act, provisions pertaining to the H.R. 4024, Ensuring Access to Clean Water Act of 2014, provisions pertaining to establishes new above ground storage tank regulatory program under the Clean Water Act; S. 601, Water Resources Development
Act of 2013, provisions pertaining to the expansion of Corps authority to enter into cost recovery agreement including S.AMDT. 860; Clean Water Act, Section 316(b), provisions pertaining to cooling water intake structure rule-making; Waters of the U.S. draft guidance and rule-making, issues generally; Effluent Limitation Guidelines rule-making, issues generally.
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 |
Ann |
Pride |
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Allison |
Graves |
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Darren |
Peters |
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Conrad |
Schatte |
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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
H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act; provisions pertaining to the utility industry.
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 |
Ann |
Pride |
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Allison |
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Darren |
Peters |
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Conrad |
Schatte |
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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.624, To provide for the sharing of certain cyber threat intelligence and cyber threat information between the intelligence community and cybersecurity entities, and for other purposes, provisions pertaining to the nuclear industry; H.R.756, To advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards, and for other purposes, provisions pertaining to the nuclear industry; H.R.96, To amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 to authorize activities for support of networking and information
technology research, and for other purposes, provisions pertaining to the nuclear industry; H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014; provisions pertaining to the utility industry; H.R. 867, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; S. 394, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; H.R. 3696, the National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection (NCCIP) Act of 2013, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; H.R. 2158, Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense (GRID) Act; provisions pertaining to the utility industry.
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 |
Ann |
Pride |
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Allison |
Graves |
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Darren |
Peters |
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Conrad |
Schatte |
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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.3132, To ensure orderly conduct of Nuclear Regulatory Commission actions, all provisions;
H.R. 2351, To repeal the fossil fuel consumption percentage reduction; provisions pertaining to the nuclear industry; S.1240, A bill to establish a new organization to manage nuclear waste, provide a consensual process for siting nuclear waste facilities, ensure adequate funding for managing nuclear waste, and for other purposes, provisions pertaining to the nuclear industry;
H.R. 271, Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013, provisions pertaining to the utility industry;
H.R. 835, Energy Assistance for American Families Act, provisions pertaining to Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program; H.R. 1659, Federal Buildings Energy Savings Act of 2013, provisions pertaining to the gas utilities; H.R. 2351, to repeal the fossil fuel consumption percentage reduction pertaining to the natural gas utilities; H.R. 3860, Low Income Heating Improvement Act; provisions requirements for Federal buildings under the Energy Conservation and Production Act, provisions pertaining to the utility industry.
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 |
Ann |
Pride |
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Allison |
Graves |
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Darren |
Peters |
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Conrad |
Schatte |
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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
S 696. The safe chemicals act, provisions pertaining to the nuclear industry; S 1961, Chemical safety and water protection act; provisions pertaining to the nuclear industry; H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, provisions pertaining to establish minimum the disposal of coal combustion residuals; S. 1009, Chemical Safety Improvement Act, provision pertaining to modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues).
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 |
Ann |
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Allison |
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Darren |
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Conrad |
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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
H.R.259, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate, provisions pertaining to the nuclear industry; Discussion drafts, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide provisions pertaining to cost-recovery, energy tax credits, taxation of derivatives, dividend tax rates, deduction for interest paid on corporate debt, corporate debt, corporate tax rate; S. 2148, Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014;
pension smoothing, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency EXPIRE Act, energy tax extenders, provisions pertaining to tax reform.
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 |
Ann |
Pride |
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Allison |
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Darren |
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Conrad |
Schatte |
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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
S. 638, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2013, provisions pertaining to the utility industry; S. 954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, provisions pertaining to home energy assistance and Rural Transportation Study.
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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Allison |
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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
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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