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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 |
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Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 3060-12
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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
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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 |
Date | 4/20/2015 4:41:19 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
The President's budget for Fiscal Year 2016; HR ___ Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, sections on EPA appropriations and ESA appropriations; S Con Res 11 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025.
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 |
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Treseder |
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Johnson |
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Bryce |
Pressentin |
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Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Khary |
Cauthen |
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Louis |
Finkel |
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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 CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 1388 CASE Act; HR 594 Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act; S 697 Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act; S 751 CASE Act; S Amendment 1088 to S.Con.Res.11; S Amendment 714 to S.Con.Res.11; 75 Fed. Reg. 43021 Executive Order 13547 Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes; 76 Fed. Reg. 38747 Review of New Sources and Modifications in Indian Country; 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. 67361 Request for Information to Inform Hydraulic Fracturing Research Related to Drinking Water Resources; 79 Fed. Reg. 22188 Definition of "Waters of the United States" Under the Clean Water Act; 79 Fed. Reg. 36880 Petroleum Refinery Sector Risk and Technology Review and New Source Performance Standards; 79 Fed. Reg. 393 Petition to add the Oil and Gas Extraction Industry (SIC Code 13) to the List of Facilities Required to Report Under the Toxics Release Inventory; 79 Fed. Reg. 75234 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone, Proposed Rule; Efforts regarding hydraulic fracturing and industry best practices; Efforts related to anticipated BLM regulations concerning venting and flaring; Efforts related to EPA's Office of Inspector General project notification regarding EPA's oversight of hydraulic fracturing impact on water resources; Efforts related to the chemical disclosure platform FracFocus; Efforts related to the Federal Multiagency Collaboration on Unconventional Oil and Gas Research; Efforts related to the President's climate action plan; Efforts relating to anticipated New Source Performance Standards for greenhouse gases; Efforts relating to the EPA study on the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water; Legislative efforts related to TSCA reform.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), 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 |
Barbara |
Ehimika |
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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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Louis |
Finkel |
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Stephanie |
Meadows |
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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 161 Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act; S ___ Draft legislation focused on energy supply, infrastructure, efficiency and accountability; S 411 Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act; S Amendment 1087 to S.Con.Res.11; Efforts regarding industry workplace safety; Efforts regarding pipeline safety reauthorization; Efforts related to emergency preparedness and response; Efforts related to pipeline safety; 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. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Energy - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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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Louis |
Finkel |
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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 FUE
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 3 Keystone XL Pipeline Act; HR 703 RFS Elimination Act; HR 704 RFS Reform Act; S 1 Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act; S 546 RESPONSE Act; S 577 Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act; S 859 Crude-By-Rail Safety Act; S Amendment 1089 to S.Con.Res.11; S Amendment 21 to S.Amdt.2; S Amendment 419 to S.Con.Res.11; S Amendment 643 To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to training and resources for first responders responding to hazardous materials incidents on railroads; S Amendment 644 to S.Con.Res.11; S Amendment 69 To ensure that the storage and transportation of petroleum coke is regulated in a manner that ensures the protection of public and ecological health; S Amendment 800 To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to a comprehensive approach to crude-by-rail safety; 78 Fed. Reg. 15011 Environmental Impact Statements, Notice of Availability, EIS No. 20130056, Draft Supplement, DOS, 00, Keystone XL Project; 78 Fed. Reg. 71732 2014 Standards for the Renewable Fuel Standard Program; 79 Fed. Reg. 45015 Hazardous Materials: Enhanced Tank Car Standards and Operational Controls for High-Hazard Flammable Trains; 79 Fed. Reg. 6984 Notice of 30 Day Public Comment Period Regarding the National Interest Determination for TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P.'s Presidential Permit Application; 79 Fed. Reg. 73007 Delay in Issuing 2014 Standards for the Renewable Fuel Standard Program; Efforts related to anticipated rail safety regulation; Efforts related to the Refined Product Reserve; Efforts related to transport of crude oil by rail; 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
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), State - Dept of (DOS), White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Beth |
Treseder |
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Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Erik |
Baptist |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Khary |
Cauthen |
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Louis |
Finkel |
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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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
79 Fed. Reg. 248 Seafarers Access to Maritime Facilities; 80 Fed. Reg. 8336 Guidance on Maritime Cybersecurity Standards.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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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Finkel |
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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 MAR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Efforts related to maritime infrastructure; Legislative efforts related to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Louis |
Finkel |
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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 NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Draft bill allowing for leasing and revenue sharing on the Atlantic OCS; S ___ Draft legislation to reform and streamline the energy permitting process; S Amendment 1016 to S.Con.Res.11; S Amendment 341 To establish a spending-neutral reserve fund relating to the promotion of United States offshore energy production; S Amendment 896 To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving the safety of offshore oil drilling in the United States; 78 Fed. Reg. 56273 Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica; 79 Fed. Reg. 27060 Definition of Destruction or Adverse Modification of Critical Habitat; 79 Fed. Reg. 27066 Implementing changes to the regulations for designating critical habitat; 79 Fed. Reg. 28862 Amendments to Civil Penalty Regulations; 79 Fed. Reg. 34349 Request for Information and comments on the preparation of the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program; 79 Fed. Reg. 42815 Proposed Geological and Geophysical (G&G) Activities on the Mid- and South-Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); 80 Fed. Reg. 608 Consolidated Federal Oil & Gas and Federal & Indian Coal Valuation Reform; 80 Fed. Reg. 16577 Oil and Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands; 80 Fed. Reg. 9916 Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf--Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf, Proposed Rule; Efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; 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 anticipated rules for oil and gas production on the Alaska OCS; Efforts related to FEMA's mitigation policy titled "Limits on Subsurface Uses of Hazard Mitigation Assistance Acquired Lands"; Efforts related to government royalties for federal oil and gas production; Efforts related to marine sound issues; Efforts related to the reauthorization of the BLM Pilot office program; 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 regarding approvals of exploration plans and issuance of permits to drill on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf; Regulatory efforts related to offshore safety.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Norris |
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Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Geoffrey |
Brand |
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Jack |
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Louis |
Finkel |
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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
HR ___ GROW AMERICA Act, revenue provisions; HR ____ Tax Reform Act; 70 Fed. Reg. 21332 Diesel Fuel and Kerosene Excise Tax, Dye Injection; 76 Fed. Reg. 81128 Guidance Regarding Deduction and Capitalization of Expenditures Related to Tanglible Property, Notice of proposed rulemaking; Legislative efforts concerning tax reform proposals relating to energy policy; Legislative efforts related to the Highway Trust Fund; The President's Framework for Business Tax Reform, A Joint Report by the White House and the Department of the Treasury, February 2012, provisions related to energy issues.
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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Johnson |
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Bryce |
Pressentin |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Louis |
Finkel |
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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 TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 156 Crude Oil Export Act; HR 351 The LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act; S 33 The LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act; 79 Fed. Reg. 32258 Draft Addendum to Environmental Review Documents Concerning Exports of Natural Gas from the United States; 79 Fed. Reg. 32261 Notice of Proposed Procedures for Liquefied Natural Gas Export Decisions; Efforts concerning interpretation of CBP HQ ruling H026715; Efforts related to the EU Fuel Quality Directive; Efforts related to the export of natural gas, petroleum and petroleum products; Legislative efforts related to Trade Promotion Authority.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Johnson |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Louis |
Finkel |
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Khary |
Cauthen |
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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.api.org/globalitems/globalheaderpages/membership/api-member-companies
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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