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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 | 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
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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: Mr. Kyle Pitsor, Vice President, Government Relations |
Date | 04/20/2011 |
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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
reauthorization of the Medical Device User Fee Act (MDUFA);
reform of the 510(k) process;
Food & Drug Administration (FDA) guidance on contrast agents;
reform of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force at Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
implementation of H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-148), provisions relating to medical imaging and radiation therapy;
Sustainable Growth Rate and physician Medicare spending;
radiation dosage issues;
draft legislation for reintroduction of Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellent in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act, to amend the Public Health Service Act to implement certain requirements for personnel who perform or plan the technical component of medical imaging examinations or radiation therapy procedures
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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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Morris |
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David |
Fisher |
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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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Medicare reimbursement for medical imaging services;
Sustainable Growth Rate for physician payment/reimbursement under Medicare;
overall Medicare reimbursement for imaging in inpatient, outpatient, and physician office settings;
implementation of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-148), provisions relating to medical imaging and radiation therapy
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 |
Lindsay |
Morris |
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David |
Fisher |
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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
legislation to encourage investment in the electrical grid;
incentives for deployment of electric vehicles;
transmission siting policy;
DOE Smart Grid education initiatives;
Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Efficiency Programs;
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rulemaking on Variable Energy Resources;
development of legislation relating to industrial energy efficiency;
Department of Energy (DOE) rulemaking on distribution transformer conservation standards;
S. 395, Better Use of Light Bulbs (BULB) Act, legislation that repeals provisions of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 concerning lighting energy efficiency, including provisions that prescribe energy efficiency standards for general service incandescent lamps;
S. 398, Implementation of National Consensus Applicance Agreements Act (INCAAA), a bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to improve the energy efficiency of, and standards applicable to, certain appliances and equipment; provisions relating to lighting and motors;
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) final rule on lamp labeling;
implementation of the Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act (P.L. 111-308);
administration of the Energy Star program;
Department of Energy (DOE) Solid State Lighting R&D Program;
Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) administration;
Market Development Cooperative Program (MDCP) smart grid program in North America;
smart grid efforts in U.S. and abroad (general);
development of Vids 4 Grids education program for Department of Energy (DOE)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Energy - Dept of, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), General Services Administration (GSA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC)
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 |
Kyle |
Pitsor |
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Justin |
Neumann |
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Craig |
Updyke |
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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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, particularly sulfur hexafluoride (SF6);
development of legislation to modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (TSCA);
development of petition to EPA on Tier 4 emissions standards for nonroad diesel engines;
development of petition to EPA seeking clarification on proper TSCA reporting for intermediates in graphite electrodes production
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
development of legislation to promote electric vehicles and energy storage technologies;
legislation relating to indsutrial energy efficiency;
changes to the Commercial Building Tax Deduction;
Better Buildings Initiative;
implementation of medical device tax provisions of H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-148)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
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 |
Kyle |
Pitsor |
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James |
Creevy |
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Lindsay |
Morris |
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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
Fiscal Year 2012 Energy and Water Appropriations; provisions relating to funding for Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) programs and Office of Electricity (OE) programs;
Fiscal Year 2011 appropriations for Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) programs
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Kyle |
Pitsor |
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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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
issues relating to ingestion of button cell batteries;
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) implementation of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA; P.L. 110-314), provisions relating to Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database;
campus fire safety issues;
development of legislation to establish mandatory Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) standards for carbon monoxide (CO) detectors and to establish a federal grants program to promote state adoption of CO detection requirements;
S. 620/H.R. 1199, Campus Fire Safety Education Act, legislation that directs the Secretary of Education to establish a program to award grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education or consortiums of such institutions for: (1) initiating, expanding, or improving fire safety education programs; and (2) increasing fire safety awareness among enrolled students;
development of Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, legislation to modify the depreciation schedule for residential fire sprinklers to incentivize landlords to install them in rental housing
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 MAN
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 395, Better Use of Light Bulbs (BULB) Act, legislation that repeals provisions of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 concerning lighting energy efficiency, including provisions that prescribe energy efficiency standards for general service incandescent lamps;
S. 398, Implementation of National Consensus Applicance Agreements Act (INCAAA), a bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to improve the energy efficiency of, and standards applicable to, certain appliances and equipment; provisions relating to lighting and motors;
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rule to implement Section 1502 (Conflict Minerals) of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203)
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 |
Justin |
Neumann |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
U.S Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) adoption/acceptance of the IEC Ex Scheme;
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) policies with respect to Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTL) acceptance of manufacturers' test data for hazardous location equipment;
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) adoption of updated voluntary national consensus standards by reference, including the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z535 series of stsandards for workplace/facility safety signage
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
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 NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
domestic development of critical material resources for U.S. manufacturers and the availability of rare earth elements
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 |
Kyle |
Pitsor |
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Craig |
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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
availability of Buy American compliant products under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009;
domestic and international availability of certain rare earth elements;
U.S. - Colombia Free Trade Agreement;
U.S. - Panama Free Trade Agreement;
U.S. - Korea Free Trade Agreement;
World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations on industrial goods;
Green Technology export principles;
Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) Market Development Cooperative Program (MDCP);
trade with Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC);
general anti-counterfeiting issues
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Commerce - Dept of (DOC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
U.S. and Canadian regulations on portable fuel tanks for onsite generation units;
domestic and international regulations on lithium battery safety in transportation;
authorization of federal surface transportation programs;
federal regulation of lamps containing radioactive materials
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
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
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
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) baggage screening technology
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
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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/members/
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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