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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 | 1220 L STREET, NW |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 3060-12
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6. House ID# 306380000
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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 | |
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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: Stacy Linden, Managing Counsel |
Date | 01/21/2014 |
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
The President's budget for Fiscal Year 2013, sections regarding the Department of Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, Department of Treasury and IRS; HJ RES 59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, Title III.
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 |
Brian |
Johnson |
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Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Lisa |
Ceglia |
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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
HR 2850 EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act; 76 Fed. Reg. 24479 EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Guidance Regarding Identification of Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act; 76 Fed. Reg. 52738 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Reviews;
77 Fed. Reg. 27451 Permitting Guidance for Oil and Gas Hydraulic Fracturing Activities Using Diesel FuelsDraft: Underground Injection Control Program Guidance #84; 77 Fed. Reg. 50505 Science Advisory Board Staff Office Request for Nominations of Experts for the SAB Hydraulic Fracturing Advisory Panel; 77 Fed. Reg. 67361 Request for Information to Inform Hydraulic Fracturing Research Related to Drinking Water Resources; Efforts regarding hydraulic fracturing and industry best practices; Efforts relating to anticipated EPA National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone; Efforts relating to anticipated New Source Performance Standards for greenhouse gases; Efforts relating to ballast water discharge regulations; Efforts relating to the EPA study on the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water; Regulatory efforts concerning anticipated New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for petroleum refineries; Regulatory efforts concerning anticipated new standards for cooling water intake structures.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Small Business Adminstration (SBA), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Energy - Dept of, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), 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 |
Barbara |
Ehimika |
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Ben |
Norris |
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Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Khary |
Cauthen |
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Stephanie |
Meadows |
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Robin |
Rorick |
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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
HR __ Draft legislation regarding energy workforce development; HR __ Draft bill to expedite permits for natural gas gathering lines on federal and Indian land; HR 3301 North American Energy Infrastructure Act; Efforts regarding industry workplace safety; Efforts related to emergency preparedness and response; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning proposals related to energy policy, creation of new U.S. jobs, energy security and energy independence.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Interior - Dept of (DOI),
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 |
Barbara |
Ehimika |
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Ben |
Norris |
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Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Khary |
Cauthen |
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Lisa |
Ceglia |
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Suzanne |
Lemieux |
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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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Pub. Law No. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; Efforts concerning U.S. implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),
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 |
Erik |
Milito |
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Lisa |
Ceglia |
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Stephen |
Comstock |
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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 FUE
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 1461 Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act; HR 1462 RFS Reform Act; S 1195 Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act; S 1807 Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act; S Con Res 21 Expressing the sense of Congress that construction of the Keystone XL pipeline and the Federal approvals required for the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline are in the national interest of the United States; 78 Fed. Reg. 29815 Control of Air Pollution From Motor Vehicles: Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards;
78 Fed. Reg. 54849 Hazardous Materials: Rail Petitions and Recommendations To Improve the Safety of Railroad Tank Car Transportation; 78 Fed. Reg. 71732 2014 Standards for the Renewable Fuel Standard Program; Efforts related to transport of crude oil by rail; Efforts relating to anticipated EPA Tier 3 fuel regulations; Efforts relating to EPA's implementation of the renewable fuels standard; Legislative efforts concerning renewable fuel standards; Legislative efforts related to Canadian oil sands.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, 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 |
Erik |
Baptist |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Jeremy |
Price |
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Khary |
Cauthen |
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Lisa |
Ceglia |
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Misty |
McGowen |
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Prentiss |
Searles |
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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
HR 3696 National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act; S __ Draft bill regarding cybersecurity information sharing; 76 Fed. Reg. 34720 Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Personnel Surety Program; Efforts relating to the implementation of Chemical Facility Anti Terrorism Standards.
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 |
Barbara |
Ehimika |
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Ben |
Norris |
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Lisa |
Ceglia |
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Misty |
McGowen |
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Robin |
Rorick |
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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 MAR
16. Specific lobbying issues
S 601 Water Resources Development Act of 2013; S Amendment 2523 to S 1197 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), 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 |
Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Lisa |
Ceglia |
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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 Amendment 490 to HR 3080 Water Resources Development Act of 2013; HR __ Draft bill to establish more efficient leasing of federal lands; HR 1613 Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act; HR 2728 Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act; HR 3080 Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013, Section 146;
S 1024 Virginia Outer Continental Shelf Energy Production Act; S 630 Fixing America's Inequities with Revenues Act of 2013; S 812 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take actions to implement the Agreement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico; 76 Fed. Reg. 30878 Federal Oil and Gas Valuation, Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; 76 Fed. Reg. 32197 Environmental Impact Statements, Notice of Availability, EIS No. 20110174, Draft EIS, USFS, 00, George Washington National Forest Land and Resource Management Project, Implementation, Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Botetourt, Frederick, Highland, Nelson, Page, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Warren Counties VA and Hampshire, Hardy, Monroe, and Pendleton Counties, WV; 76 Fed. Reg. 70156 Proposed 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017; 77 Fed. Reg. 19321 Notice of Availability of a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, Geological and Geophysical Exploration on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); 77 Fed. Reg. 67663 Notice of Availability of the Proposed Land Use Amendments for Allocation of Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources Administered by the BLM in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; 78 Fed. Reg. 31636 Oil and Gas: Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands; Agreement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico; Efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Efforts concerning anticpated oil shale and commercial oil shale leasing regulations; Efforts regarding the development of a National Ocean Policy; Efforts regarding the development of oil shale resources; Efforts regarding the leasing, permitting and drilling of federal onshore lands; Efforts related to marine sound issues; Legislative efforts concerning revenue sharing for domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Regulatory efforts concerning consideration of species under Endangered Species Act; Regulatory efforts concerning oil spill response planning.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Minerals Management Service, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Interior - Dept of (DOI),
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 |
Arthur |
Wiese |
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Barbara |
Ehimika |
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Ben |
Norris |
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Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Geoffrey |
Brand |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Jeremy |
Price |
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Khary |
Cauthen |
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Lisa |
Ceglia |
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Misty |
McGowen |
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Robin |
Rorick |
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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
The President's budget for Fiscal Year 2013, sections regarding revenue raisers and tax changes; HR __ Tax Reform Act; HR __ A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for comprehensive tax reform (Camp discussion draft); S __ Tax Reform Act (Baucus discussion draft); Legislative efforts concerning tax reform proposals relating to energy policy.
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 |
Brian |
Johnson |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Khary |
Cauthen |
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Stephen |
Comstock |
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Bryce |
Pressentin |
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Clerk, Senate Finance Committee, '13 |
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
HR 2806 Residue Entries and Streamlining Trade Act; S 192 Expedited LNG for American Allies Act; S 662 Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013, Sec. 410; 77 Fed. Reg. 73627 Notice of availability of 2012 LNG Export Study and request for comments; Efforts related to the EU Fuel Quality Directive; Efforts related to the export of natural gas, petroleum and petroleum products.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS),
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Wiese |
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Ben |
Norris |
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Brian |
Johnson |
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Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Lisa |
Ceglia |
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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
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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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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