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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | P.O. BOX 97034, EST-11E |
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City | BELLEVUE |
State | WA |
Zip Code | 98009 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 32497-12
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6. House ID# 315940000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2011 |
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. | ||||||||
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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: Nina Odell, Director Federal Government Relations |
Date | 10/20/2011 |
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
H.R. 2584, "Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012"(coal ash)
H.R. 2354, "Energy and Water development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2012"(efficiency, electric transportation)
H.R. 2608, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012
H.R. 2354, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012
S.1599, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program)
H.R.___, Fiscal Year 2012 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Bill (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program)
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 |
Nina |
Odell |
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Allen |
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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. 10, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2011, (as it relates to EPA regulations)
H.R. 97, the Free Industry Act to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Clean Air Act
H.R. 153, the Ensuring Affordable Energy Act to prohibit funding for EPA to implement greenhouse gas regulations;
H.R. 750, the Defending Americas Affordable Energy and Jobs Act to preempt actions related to greenhouse gases through regulations or common law
H.R. 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 to prohibit EPA greenhouse gas regulations under the Clean Air Act
H.R. 1705, the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act of 2011, to require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency
H.R. 2250, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 to provide additional time for EPA to issue industrial boiler MACT standards
H.R. 2401, the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act of 2011, to require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency
S. 231, the EPA Stationary Source Regulations Suspension Act to suspend for 2 years EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources under the Clean Air Act
S. 482, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 to prohibit EPA greenhouse gas regulations under the Clean Air Act
EPA proposed regulation of coal combustion byproducts (coal ash)
H.R. 1391, Recycling Coal Combustion Residuals Accessibility Act, prohibits EPA from regulating coal ash under Subtitle C of RCRA
H.R. 2273, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, regulates coal ash under existing municipal solid waste landfill regulations
HR 1084 & S 587, Fracking Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act
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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Odell |
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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
Oversight hearings related to over-the-counter derivatives (Dodd-Frank implementation) issues generally
H.R. 1573, To facilitate implementation of Title VII of Dodd-Frank Wall Street & Consumer Protection Act, to delay by 18 months implementation of Title VII of Dodd-Frank,(Over-the-Counter derivatives).
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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Odell |
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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
S. 21, "Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act"
H.R. 76, "Cyber security Education Enhancement Act"
H.R. 174, "Homeland Security Cyber and Physical Infrastructure Protection Act"
H.R. 908, "Full Implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Act"
H.R. 901, "Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security Authorization Act of 2011"
H.R. 916, "Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2011"
S. 413, Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act;
S. 473, "Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2011"
H.R. 1540, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 issues related to renewable energy
H. R. 668, "SHIELD Act"
H. R. 1136, "Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act"
S. 1342, Grid Cyber Security Act
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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Odell |
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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
Proposal related to technical correction of Section 1603 of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA)
S. 89, "Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011
S. 164, "Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011"
H.R. 674, "To Repeal the Imposition of 3% Withholding"
S. Amendment 212, "Repeal of Imposition of Withholding"
S. 298, "Charging America Forward Act"
H.R. 1380, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS Act)
Extension of 1603 grant program and Production Tax Credit generally
Issues related to advancing smart grid, generally
H.R. 674, "To Repeal the Imposition of 3% Withholding", (3% withholding);
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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Odell |
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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. 275, Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011
S. 234, Strengthening Pipeline Safety and Enforcement Act of 2011
H.R. 2937, Pipeline Infrastructure and Community Protection Act of 2011
H.R. 2845, Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011
S.948, Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2011;
S.1001, Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011
H.R. 1685, Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2011
S.734, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011
H.R. 1380, Support incentives to encourage expansion of the natural gas vehicle market, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS Act)
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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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 UTI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Clean energy standard legislation generally
H.R. 909, the A Roadmap for Americas Energy Future to address domestic energy policy, including renewable energy
S. 741, to amend PURPA to establish a renewable energy standard
S. 1220, Fulfilling U.S. Energy Leadership Act of 2011, (energy, CES, CCS);
S. 398, Implementation of National Consensus Appliance Agreements Act of 2011
Issues related to the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)
Issues related to the integration of renewable wind energy
H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 funding for Low Income Heating Assistance Program (LIHEAP), energy efficiency, and amendments related to coal ash regulation and EPA authority
Draft proposal related to PURPA and renewable generation
S. 400, Electric Transmission Customer Protection Act
H.R. 2354, the Fiscal Year 2012 Energy, Water, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill funding related to weatherization, energy efficiency, and the Army Corps of Engineers.
FY 2012 Labor, HHS Appropriations funding related to LIHEAP
H.R. 2417, Better Use of Light Bulbs Act
Issues related to advancing smart grid, generally
Amendment to a bill to promote the domestic development and deployment of clean energy technology (CEDA) that will provide loans for energy efficiency.
H.R. 909, A Roadmap for Americas Energy Future to address domestic energy policy, including renewable energy
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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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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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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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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