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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 | 2010 |
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: Stacy Linden, Managing Counsel |
Date | 01/20/2011 |
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. 3082, Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011, proposed amendments relating to Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and Department of Interior inspection fees. Unproposed draft FY 2011 House Interior Appropriations bill; Legislative efforts to increase funding for Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
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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Marty |
Durbin |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Conrad |
Lass |
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Samuel |
Roche |
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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
Whole Bills: S. 3072, Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act. 75 Fed Reg 70254, PSD and Title V Permitting Guidance for Greenhouse Gases, Notice of availability and public comment period.
74 Fed. Reg. 56260, Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases, 75 Fed. Reg. 43889, Proposed Confidentiality Determinations for Data Required Under the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule; 75 Fed. Reg. 31895, National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Industries, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers, Proposed Rule; 75 Fed. Reg. 2938, National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone, Proposed Rule.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy - Dept of, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Minerals Management Service, 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 |
Khary |
Cauthen |
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Misty |
McGowen |
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Conrad |
Lass |
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Matthew |
Koch |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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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
Whole Bills: H.R. 6239, Prevention of Frivolous Ethanol Lawsuits Act; S. 3916, A bill to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to study and report on the impact on consumers of permitting an increase in the amount of ethanol blended with gasoline; H.R 6243, American Fuel Protection Act;
S. 1666, A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to satisfy certain conditions before issuing to producers of mid-level ethanol blends a waiver from certain requirements under the Clean Air Act, and other purposes. H.R. 6523, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, provisions relating to Section 526 of EISA 2007; H.R. 5136, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, provisions relating to Section 526 of EISA 2007; S. 1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act, provisions relating to Section 526 of EISA 2007; Regulatory efforts concerning EPA E-15 waiver request. Legislative efforts concerning low carbon fuel standard; Legislative efforts concerning renewable fuel standards and renewable fuel standards waiver requirements; Legislative efforts relating to pipeline permitting.
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 |
Matthew |
Koch |
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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
Whole Bills: S. 3213, Harbor Maintenance Act; H.R. 4844, To ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Misty |
McGowen |
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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
Whole Bills: S. 3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act; S. 3305, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act; S. 3306, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act; S. 3763, Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act; H.R. 5580, National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act; S. 3663, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act. H.R. 5899, A Roadmap for America's Energy Future, Titles I, II, and V;
S. 3815, Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act, Title I, provisions relating to natural gas vehicles, and Title III, Section 3001 (a)(B), provisions relating to Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning a de-facto moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning improvements to safety in offshore drilling operations, establishment of an Ocean Energy Safety Institute, failure to issue permits to drill on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, and development of National Offshore Oil and Gas Policy; Efforts concerning economic impacts of Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement's failure to issue permits to drill on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf; Efforts relating to access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas offshore Virginia.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), White House Office,
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 |
Conrad |
Lass |
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Samuel |
Roche |
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Matthew |
Koch |
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Robin |
Rorick |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Marty |
Durbin |
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Khary |
Cauthen |
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Arthur |
Wiese |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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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
Whole Bills: H.R. 4213, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act; S. 3816, Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act; H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act; H.R. 5297, S. Amdt 4595, To exempt certain amounts subject to other information reporting from the information reporting provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes, and S. Amdt 4594, To repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments
of $600 or more to corporations, and for other purposes; S. 3793, Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act. H.R. 5905, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny a deduction for removal costs and damages for which taxpayers are liable under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, Section 1, provisions relating to expenses for removal costs and damages relating to oil spill liability; H.R. 5893, Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act, Titles III and IV; H.R. 847, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, Title I, Subtitle D. Legislative efforts concerning economic effects of Administration's 2010 tax proposals.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office
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 |
Stephen |
Comstock |
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Brian |
Johnson |
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Charles |
Pierce |
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Conrad |
Lass |
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Marty |
Durbin |
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Arthur |
Wiese |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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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
Regulatory efforts concerning implementation of Trade Act of 1974, Title V, Generalized System of Preferences; regulatory efforts concerning implementation of Trade and Development Act of 2000, Title I, African Growth and Opportunity Act; regulatory efforts concerning implementation of Trade Act of 2002, Title XXXI, Andean Trade Promotion an Drug Eradication Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. Customs & Border Protection,
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 |
Charles |
Pierce |
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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
H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Title I, Section 1504 and Title VII, provisions relating to authority of the SEC to oversee activities and entities associated with the national securities exchanges; Draft amendment (unnumbered) to H.R. 6398, To require the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to fully insure Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts. Regulatory efforts concerning implementation of H.R. 4173, Section 1504.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, State - Dept of (DOS)
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 |
Misty |
McGowen |
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Conrad |
Lass |
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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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Whole Bills: S. 2996, Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism 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 |
Matthew |
Koch |
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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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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address: http://www.api.org/resources/members/index.cfm
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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
27. Add the following 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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4 | 8 | 12 |