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Clerk of the House of Representatives Legislative Resource Center 135 Cannon Building Washington, DC 20515 http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov |
Secretary of the Senate Office of Public Records 232 Hart Building Washington, DC 20510 http://www.senate.gov/lobby |
LOBBYING REGISTRATION
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)
| 1. Effective Date of Registration | 04/01/2009 |
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| 2. House Identification | 30171 |
Senate Identification | 39815 |
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REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
| 3. Registrant | Organization | VAN NESS FELDMAN, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION |
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| Address | 1050 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW |
Address2 | Seventh Floor |
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip | 20007 |
Country | USA |
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| 5. Contact name and telephone number | International Number |
| Contact | Ms. ALLISON R FORD |
Telephone | 2022981839 |
arf@vnf.com |
CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self
| 7. Client name | BIONAVITAS |
| Address | 8469 154th Avenue |
| City | Redmond |
State | WA |
Zip | 98052 |
Country | USA |
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LOBBYISTS
10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.
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| Ben | McMakin | | Legislative Director, Sen. Patty Murray, 1996-2005 |
| Ben | McMakin | | Legislative Director, Rep. Ron Wyden, 1995-1996 |
| Ben | McMakin | | Legislative Director, Rep. Kopetski, 1990-1994 |
| Ben | McMakin | | Staff Assistant, Sen. Alan Cranston, 1988-1989 |
| Curt | Rich | | Natural Resources and Energy Counsel, Sen. Baucus, 1992-96 |
LOBBYING ISSUES
11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).
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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)
Algae related issues including use as a biofuel feedstock and environmental remediation.
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?
| No --> Go to line 14. | Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14. |
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
14. Is there any foreign entity
a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or
b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or
c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?
| No --> Sign and date the registration. | Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration. |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Curt Rich, Member |
Date | 04/22/2009 |