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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 | 122 C Street, NW, Suite 875 |
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City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 28355-12
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6. House ID# 328710000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2016 |
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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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. | ||||||||
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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: Bill Davis |
Date | 9/19/2016 1:26:05 PM |
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
Passage of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) in 2016.
The ongoing Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations between the United States and the European Union.
Bilateral Sanitary and Phytosanitary Market Access Issues: Australia, Burma, Canada, Chile, China, EU, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, India.
H.R. 2845, the "AGOA Enhancement Act of 2015," legislation to modernize and extend the program established under the African Growth and Opportunity Act for ten additional years.
General education on Codex Alimentarius Commission Food Safety Standards.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC)
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 |
NICHOLAS |
GIORDANO |
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MYKEL |
WEDIG |
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Maria |
Zieba |
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Courtney |
Knupp |
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Bill |
Davis |
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Intern, Senator Joe Lieberman, 07/07-08/07; Intern, Congressman John Boozman, 08/07-09/07; Legislative Assistant, Congressman Bob Gibbs, 10/14-07/15 |
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
General education on animal disease.
Dietary Guidelines for Americans as they relate to pork.
Implementation of Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009.
General education on the re-authorization of funding for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) upcoming proposed regulation regarding restrictions on poultry, beef and pork marketing arrangements.
General education on funding for Foot and Mouth Disease vaccine bank and the PED swine health line in the 2017 agriculture appropriations bill.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
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 |
NICHOLAS |
GIORDANO |
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MYKEL |
WEDIG |
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Maria |
Zieba |
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Dan |
Kovich |
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Dustin |
Baker |
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Michael |
Formica |
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Bill |
Davis |
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Intern, Senator Joe Lieberman, 07/07-08/07; Intern, Congressman John Boozman, 08/07-09/07; Legislative Assistant, Congressman Bob Gibbs, 10/14-07/15 |
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
EPAs Clean Water Rule: Definition of Waters of the United States final rule defining the scope of Waters of the United States as defined in and protected under the Clean Water Act; RIN 2040-AF30; June 29, 2015; 80 FR 37053.
General Education on EPA environmental justice standards as it relates to the pork industry.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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 |
Michael |
Formica |
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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 ANI
16. Specific lobbying issues
General education on antibiotics, foreign animal disease and food safety.
General education on animal traceability.
General education on School Nutrition Reauthorization.
H.R. 1552, the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (PAMTA) of 2015 legislation to amend the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act to preserve the effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in the treatment of human and animal diseases.
General education on funding for Foot and Mouth Disease vaccine bank and the PED swine health line in the 2017 agriculture appropriations bill.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 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 |
Mykel |
Wedig |
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Courtney |
Knupp |
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Dan |
Kovich |
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Bill |
Davis |
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Intern, Senator Joe Lieberman, 07/07-08/07; Intern, Congressman John Boozman, 08/07-09/07; Legislative Assistant, Congressman Bob Gibbs, 10/14-07/15 |
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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
General education on issues related to antibiotic research, school nutrition, and dietary guidelines.
Proposed updates to the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point-based Inspection Models Project (HIMP) pilot program.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), 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 |
Dan |
Kovich |
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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
"Hours of Service of Drivers: Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference (AFTC); Granting of Renewal of Exemption" notice renewing an exemption from the 30-minute rest break provision of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's hours-of-service regulations for commercial motor vehicle drivers transporting livestock; Docket No. FMCSA-2013-0283; June 12, 2015; 80 FR 33584.
Implementation of H.R. 22, the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act which authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) (other than the Mass Transit Account) for FY2016-FY2021.
Implementation of amendments made to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), 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 |
Michael |
Formica |
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Mykel |
Wedig |
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Courtney |
Knupp |
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Bill |
Davis |
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Intern, Senator Joe Lieberman, 07/07-08/07; Intern, Congressman John Boozman, 08/07-09/07; Legislative Assistant, Congressman Bob Gibbs, 10/14-07/15 |
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
EPAs Clean Water Rule: Definition of Waters of the United States final rule defining the scope of Waters of the United States as defined in and protected under the Clean Water Act; RIN 2040-AF30; June 29, 2015; 80 FR 37053.
General education on issues concerning regulation of air emissions from swine operations.
General education on issues concerning the operation and regulation of animal feeding operations (AFOs) and concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs).
Proposed Fine Particulate Matter NAAQS State Implementation Requirements (80 FR 15339, March 23, 2015) regarding the impact of ammonia on formation of PM 2.5.
Water quality standards as they relate to Pork producers and the status of EPAs implementation of its Nutrient Framework Memo. The development of water quality standards in agricultural regions nationwide including Ohio, Iowa, North Carolina, Missouri, and the Chesapeake Bay.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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 |
Michael |
Formica |
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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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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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