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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1300 NORTH 17TH STREET |
Address2 | SUITE 1752 |
| City | ROSSLYN |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22209 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27753-12
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2012 |
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
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Mr. Kyle Pitsor, Vice President, Government Relations |
Date | 01/18/2013 |
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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Medicare reimbursements for medical imaging services and radiography
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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 |
Connell |
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Cooling |
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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. 1000, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, provisions related to demand response and industrial energy efficiency;
H.R. 4017, Smart Energy Act, provisions related to demand response and industrial energy efficiency;
electric transmission siting policy;
development of cybersecurity legislation and relationship to electrical grid;
energy savings performance contracting;
promotion of smart grid and energy storage in response to storms;
policies to incent investment in industrial energy efficiency;
development of legislative policy to reduce energy intensity of federal data centers;
H.R. 6852, American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act, provisions related to energy codes and standards;
advanced electrical metering;
General Services Administration (GSA) Green Buildings Certification System Review;
implementation of the Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act (P.L. 111-112)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, General Services Administration (GSA), Energy - Dept of
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 |
James |
Creevy |
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Justin |
Neumann |
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Kyle |
Pitsor |
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Craig |
Updyke |
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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
S. 2374, Helium Stewardship Act, revises the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to offer crude helium for sale for federal, medical, scientific, and commercial uses; authorizes extramural borders of federal research grants, as well as federal agencies, to purchase refined helium for federal uses, including medical and scientific uses, from persons who have entered into enforcement contracts to purchase an equivalent quantity of crude helium from the Secretary (interest for medical imaging, welding uses)
S. 1113, Critical Materials Policy Act, legislation to facilitate the restablishment of domestic, critical mineral designation, assessment, production, manufacturing, recycling, analysis, forecasting, workforce, education, research, and international capabilities in the United States (applicability to certain critical materials used in the production and operation of certain electrial and medical imaging equipment)
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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Brian |
Connell |
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David |
Cooling |
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Kyle |
Pitsor |
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Craig |
Updyke |
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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
repeal or delayed implementation of the medical device excise tax established by the Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148);
Section 30C tax incentive for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property;
extension of annual tax extenders legislation;
discussion/development of comprehensive tax reform policies with NEMA Tax Reform Working Group;
S. 3591, Commercial Building Modernization Act, legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve and extend the deduction for new and existing energy-efficienct commercial buildings;
H.R. 8, American Tax Payers Relief Act; Title IV on energy tax extenders
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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Brian |
Connell |
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David |
Cooling |
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James |
Creevy |
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Justin |
Neumann |
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Kyle |
Pitsor |
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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
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Toxic Substances Control Act chemical work plans and risk assessments;
S. 847, Safe Chemicals Act, legislation to reform and modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (TSCA);
reporting information on sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program;
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 8(d) rule on cadmium and cadmium compounds;
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) risk assessment for arsenic
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 |
James |
Creevy |
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Sarah |
Owen |
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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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Congressional support for Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) 2.0
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
James |
Creevy |
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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 MAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
benefits of smart manufacturing and the need for a national manufacturing strategy
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 |
James |
Creevy |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1, Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, Section 1105 on Sandy rebuilding;
Fiscal Year 2013 funding for U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) programs for buildings, vehicles, codes, smart grid, and research and development
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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Creevy |
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Justin |
Neumann |
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Kyle |
Pitsor |
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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
H.R. 6156, Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanick Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012, legislation to extend Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) to Russia;
potential U.S.-European Union free trade negotiations;
international market barriers to electric motors;
World Customs Organization negotiations on classification of LED lamps;
World Trade Organization negotiations to expand the scope of the Information Technology Agreement;
international availability of certain rare earth elements;
Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations;
potential Brazilian trade retaliation against U.S. in World Trade Organization cotton dispute, reflected in consideration of H.R. 6083, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Craig |
Updyke |
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Kyle |
Pitsor |
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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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA; P.L. 110-314), including management of the SaferProducts.gov public database;
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) carbon monoxide, smoke, and fire detection education and awareness activities;
hazards posed by the ingestion of lithium coin/button cell batteries (general);
H.R. 4326, Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act, legislation to direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet the applicable ANSI/UL standards by treating those standards as consumer product safety rules and to establish a grants program to encourage states to require the installation of such detectors in homes;
S. 3343, Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorical Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act, legislation to direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet the applicable ANSI/UL standards by treating those standards as consumer product safety rules and to establish a grants progarm to encourage states to require the installation of such detectors in homes;
S. 1165, Button Cell Battery Safety Act, legislation to protect children and other consumers against hazards associated with the accidential ingestion of button cell batteries by requiring the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate consumer product safety standards to require child-resistant closures on remote controls and other consumer products that use such batteries
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
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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Owen |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Admimistration policies and procedures with respect to Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories acceptance of manufacturers' test data for equipment in hazardous (classified) locations;
U.S. Occupational Safety and Healthl Administration adoption/acceptance of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Certification for Standards for Electrical Equipment in Explosive Atmospheres for Hazardous (Classified) Locations (Ex Scheme);
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Adminitration adoption of updated voluntary consensus standards by reference (general);
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration incorporation, by reference, of the American National Standards Institute Z535 series of standards for workplace and facility safety signs into OSHA regulations;
implementation of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration's final rule modifying its Hazard Communication Standard to conform to the United Nations Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labeling of Chemicals;
workplace maintenance of emergency lighting systems
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Owen |
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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
implementation of H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act (P.L. 112-141), legislation reauthorizing federal surface transportation programs; provisions related to deployment of intelligent transportation system (ITS) technology
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
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address: http://www.nema.org/About/Pages/Members.aspx
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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