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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1300 NORTH 17TH STREET |
Address2 | SUITE 1752 |
City | ROSSLYN |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22209 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27753-12
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6. House ID# 303820000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2013 |
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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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: Mr. Kyle Pitsor, Vice President, Government Relations |
Date | 04/12/2013 |
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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
importance of early detection of diseases (general);
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) procurement processes;
Medicare reimbursements for medical imaging services and radiography;
Equipment Maintenance Directive
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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 |
David |
Cooling |
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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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Medicare reimbursement for medical imaging services and radiography;
Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)/Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) cost centers
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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 |
David |
Cooling |
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Brian |
Connell |
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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
development of energy efficiency legislation, provisions related to demand response and industrial energy efficiency;
industrial energy efficiency (general);
electric transmission siting policies;
development of legislative policy to reduce energy intensity of federal data centers/data center efficiency (general);
policies related to smart grid (general);
administration of the U.S. Department of Energy Solid State Lighting Program
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Energy - Dept of, 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 |
James |
Creevy |
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Justin |
Neumann |
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Kyle |
Pitsor |
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Craig |
Updyke |
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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
repeal of the medical deivce excise tax established by the Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148);
industrial energy efficiency tax provisions;
smart grid tax provisions;
commercial building tax provisions;
discussion/development of comprehensive tax reform policies with NEMA Tax Reform Working Group;
S. Con. Res. 8, Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Budget Resolution, amendment (No. 297) related to repeal of the excise tax on medical devices
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 |
David |
Cooling |
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James |
Creevy |
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Justin |
Neumann |
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Kyle |
Pitsor |
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Brian |
Connell |
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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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) implementation of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA; P.L. 110-314), including management of SaferProducts.gov database;
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) carbon monoxide, smoke, and fire detection education and awareness activities;
hazards posed by the ingestion of lithium coin/button cell batteries (general)
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission/National Institute of Standards and Technology study on "Smoke Alarm Performance in Kitchen Fires and Nuisance Alarm Scenarios"
issues discussed at International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO) annual meeting, including recalls, enforcement, pediatric ingestion hazards
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's interpretation of Section 6(b) of Consumer Product Safety Act (relating to public disclosure of business information);
electrical safety (general)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
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 |
Sarah |
Owen |
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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
development of legislation to reauthorize the U.S. Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA);
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) TSCA Work Plan risk assessment on N-Methylpyrrolidone;
EPA TSCA Work Plan risk asessment on Antimony Trioxide
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Sarah |
Owen |
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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
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration policies and procedures with respect to Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories acceptance of manufacturers' test data for equipment in hazardous (classified) locations;
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration adoption/acceptance of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Certification for Standards for Electrical Equipment in Explosive Atmospheres for Hazardous (Classified) Locations (Ex Scheme)
development of U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration direct final rule to update its regulations to reference the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z535-2011 series of standards for safety signage in OSHA's general industry and construction standards
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
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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Owen |
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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
Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Continuing Resolution, funding for the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) programs for buildings, vehicles, codes, smart grid, and research and development;
Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 budget for the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) programs for buildings, vehicles, codes, smart grid, and research and development;
development of NEMA recommended appropriations allocations across subcommittees for programs of interest, including:
- U.S. Department of Commerce's Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) smart grid engagement
- NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program
- NIST's role in industrial materials
- U.S. Geological Survey's research on rare earth elements, promotion of access to domestic critical materials supplies, accessbility to helium
- administration and fees associated with Energy Star product programs
- Federal Highway Administration's Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) architecture research and standards
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Transportation Security Administration provisions related to imaging technologies for security equipment
- U.S. Customs enforcement of intellectual property rights
- federal energy efficiency and labeling standards
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
- DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's (EERE) Solid State Lighting Program, technical assistance activities at EERE's Advanced Manufacturing Office, and EERE's Vehicle Technologies Program for Outreach, Deployment and Analysis
- Energy Information Administration (EIA)
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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Creevy |
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Justin |
Neumann |
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Kyle |
Pitsor |
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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
development of cybersecurity legislation and its relationship to the electrical grid;
U.S. Department of Homeland Security funding for Superstorm Sandy reconstruction efforts
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
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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Kyle |
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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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) 2.0;
electric vehicle weights and measures;
advanced manufacturing (general)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
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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
negotiations on expansion of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement;
classification of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lamps in U.S. Customs nomenclature;
negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement;
potential trade negotiations with the European Union;
trade relations between the United States and India
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Commerce - Dept of (DOC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), U.S. Customs & Border Protection,
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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Updyke |
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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 MAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
development of legislation to facilitate the reestablishment of domestic critical material designation, assessment, production, manufacturing, recycling, analysis, forecasting, workforce, education, research, and international capabilities in the United States (applicability to certain critical materials used in the production and operation of certain electrical and medical imaging equipment)
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 |
Kyle |
Pitsor |
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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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Protection Act, legislation to enhance U.S. Customs enforcement of safety and energy standards on imported products
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
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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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
H.R. 527, Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act, legislation to amend the Helium Act to complete the privatization of the Federal helium reserve in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting the interests of American taxpayers (interest for medical imaging, welding uses);
Wyden/Murkowski discussion draft of helium legislation;
Murkowski draft legislation on critical materials;
Federal Helium Reserve supply disruption (general)
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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Updyke |
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Brian |
Connell |
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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
implementation of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Centruty (MAP-21) Act (P.L. 112-141), legislation reauthorizing federal surface transportation programs; provisions related to deployment of intelligent transportation system (ITS) technology;
development of future legislation authorizing federal surface transportation programs;
U.S. regulation of lithium batteries in air cargo
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Research & Innovative Technology Administration, Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
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
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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Internet Address: http://www.nema.org/About/Pages/Members.aspx
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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