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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 975 F Street NW |
Address2 | Suite 1000 |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 314192-12
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6. House ID# 392440000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2009 |
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: Brian Folkerts, Vice President of Government Affairs |
Date | 10/20/2009 |
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 FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
See Next Page.
H.R. 759 - Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act 2009 (User fees, Imports, Food Safety);
S. 510 - FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Preventative controls, Enforcement);
H.R. 875 - Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 (Separation of "FOOD" from other parts of agency);
S. 558 - Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2009 (Menu Labeling);
H.R. 1324 - Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009
(Nutrition Standards);
H.R. 1332 - Safe Food Enforcement, Assessment, Standards and Targeting Act of 2009 (Food Safety);
S. 460 - A bill to amend the Agriculture Marketing Act of 1946 to foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers (Rule governing competition for producers);
H.R. 1398 - Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2009 (Menu Labeling);
H.R. 2749 - The Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 (User fees, Imports, Food Safety);
Food Safety (Preventative Controls, Testing );
Food Security (Hunger, Feeding Programs);
China poultry inspections; and
Obesity/Kids' Marketing (Marketing Practices).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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 |
Abigail |
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Does not lobby House |
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Tami |
Buckner |
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Brian |
Folkerts |
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Kenneth |
Roberts |
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Deborah |
White |
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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
Tax Reform (Deferral of Foreign Income); and
Beverage and Food Taxes (Taxes on Soda and Juice Drinks).
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 |
Abigail |
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Brian |
Folkerts |
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Deborah |
White |
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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. 1799 - Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009 (Truck Weights); and
H.R. 1618 and S. 779 - Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act (Truck Weights).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Abigail |
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Does not lobby House |
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Brian |
Folkerts |
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Kenneth |
Roberts |
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Deborah |
White |
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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
See Next Page.
H.R. 1105 - Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Budget for FDA Food Center);
S. 460 - Packers Market Efficiency and Competition (DOJ Competition Statutes); and
H.R. 2997 - FY10 AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS (FDA Funding, Dairy Price Support).
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 |
Abigail |
Blunt* |
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Does not lobby House |
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Tami |
Buckner |
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Deborah |
White |
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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
See Next Page.
H.R. 3674 and S.1542 - Milk Import Tariff Equity Act (Milk Protein Concentrates);
Mexican Trucking Retaliation;
ITC Refined Sugar 10 Digit TRQ request;
Free Trade Agreements with Panama, Columbia, and South Korea;
Facilitate Trade with Cuba; and
Trans-Pacific Partnership "P4" (Administration Policy) .
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), U.S. SENATE, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
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 |
Tami |
Buckner |
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Kenneth |
Roberts |
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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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
S.1398 - Family Dairy Preservation Act (Milk Income Loss Contract);
S.666 - Quality Cheese Act of 2009 (Milk Protein Concentrates);
Tariff Rate Quotas (Sugar Import Quota); and
DIA rule making
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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 |
Tami |
Buckner |
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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
Ethanol/Renewable Fuels (Ethanol Mandates, Tax Subsidies);
S.1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act - "Green Taxis Act of 2009" (Climate Change); and
Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases (Climate Change).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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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Deborah |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Executive Order 13126 - Prohibition of Acquisition of Products Produced by Forced or Indentured Child Labor (Child Labor, List of Countries and Products).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Labor - Dept of (DOL)
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 |
Deborah |
White |
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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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