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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1399 NEW YORK AVENUE, NW |
Address2 | SUITE 350 |
| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 30507-12
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6. House ID# 321710000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2015 |
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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Method A.
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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Scott Crider |
Date | 4/20/2015 7:26:29 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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Energy & Water Appropriations - Use of natural gas
Appropriations for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
H.R. 167 & S. 235 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act - All aspects of bill
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Sean |
Mackay |
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Tim |
Ransdell |
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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
EPA Rules for Proposed Carbon Pollution Standards for New and Existing Power Plants
EPA Draft Rule on Waters of the United States (WOTUS)
General discussion of possible EPA draft rule revising National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 |
Scott |
Crider |
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Sean |
Mackay |
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Tim |
Ransdell |
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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
H.R.37 - Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act
General discussions in preparation for drafting of legislation to reauthorize the Commodity Exchange Act re end-user protections
General discussion of Commodity Futures Trading Commission rules providing end-user protections
General discussion of Commodity Futures Trading Commission rules regarding the treatment of forward contracts containing volumetric optionality
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
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 |
Tim |
Ransdell |
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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.456 - Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015 - All aspects of the bill
S. 754 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) - All aspects of the bill
H.R. 234 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) - All aspects of the bill
H.R. 1560 - the Protecting Cyber Networks Act - All aspects of the bill
H.R. ???? - National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act - All aspects of the bill
H.R. ???? - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 - All aspects of the bill
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Sean |
Mackay |
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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
General discussion of proposals to to amend foreign earnings taxation provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
General discussion of proposals to repatriate foreign earnings
Discussion of draft legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the energy credit for certain property under construction
Discussion draft of the American Business Competitiveness Act re foreign earnings taxation rules
General discussion of renewable energy tax credit
General discussion of natural gas vehicle / infrastructure tax credits
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Treasury - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Tim |
Ransdell |
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Sean |
Mackay |
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Scott |
Crider |
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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. 344 - LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015 - All aspects of the bill
H.R. 905 - LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015 - All aspects of the bill
H.R. 1665 - Alternative Fuel Tax Parity Act - All aspects of the bill
H.R. 161 - Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act - All aspects of the bill
General discussion in advance of reauthorization of federal pipeline safety laws
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Sean |
Mackay |
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Tim |
Ransdell |
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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
S.128 - the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act - all aspects of the bill
H.R. 1558 & S.848 - Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2015 - all aspects of the bill
H.R. 161, the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act, to facilitate permitting of natural gas pipeline infrastructure - all aspects
S. 1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act re climate, renewables, natural gas, and energy efficiency-related amendments
H.R. 1005, to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to provide for workforce training and education, at community colleges, in sustainable energy
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Sean |
Mackay |
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Tim |
Ransdell |
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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. 161, the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act, to facilitate permitting of natural gas pipeline infrastructure - all aspects
S. 1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act re climate, renewables, natural gas, and energy efficiency-related amendments
General discussion regarding pipeline permitting and siting issues
General discussion regarding changes to cross-border pipeline permitting processes
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Scott |
Crider |
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Sean |
Mackay |
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Tim |
Ransdell |
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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
Draft legislation pertaining to the proposed draft rule to revise the definition of Waters of the U.S. in the EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Clean Waters Act definition
Draft legislation related to reforming the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Tim |
Ransdell |
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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
S. 33 - LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act - All aspects of the bill
H.R. 351 - LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act - All aspects of the bill
H.R. 287 - American Job Creation and Strategic Alliances LNG Act - All aspects of the bill
H.R. 428 - Export American Natural Gas Act of 2015 - All aspects of the bill
H.R. 161 - Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act to facilitate permitting of natural gas pipeline infrastructure - all aspects
General discussion of legislative proposals to change rules governing methane emissions from natural gas transmission and distribution infrastructure
S. 1 - Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act - re climate, renewables, natural gas, and energy efficiency-related amendments
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Scott |
Crider |
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Tim |
Ransdell |
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Sean |
Mackay |
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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
General discussions regarding pending proposals to grant the President trade promotion authority for negotiating trade agreements
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Scott |
Crider |
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Tim |
Ransdell |
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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 AVI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1229 & S. 635 - the Drone Privacy and Transparency Act - All aspects of bill
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Sean |
Mackay |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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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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