Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

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 ANI

16. Specific lobbying issues

Legislation

H.R. 1237 - Coastal and Ocean Acidification Stressors and Threats Research Act of 2019 Coastal and Ocean Acidification Stressors and Threats Research Act of 2019- a bill to amend the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009
H.R.1337 - Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2019
H.R.1445 - Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2019
H.R. 1568 - Scientific Assistance for Very Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales Act of 2019
H.R. 1979 - Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act to improve management of driftnet fishing
H.R. 3055 - Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020;
S. 831 - A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
S. 1426 - A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements

Rulemakings

US Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis Lupus) from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife (March 15, 2019)

Nominations

David Bernhardt, nominee for Secretary of the Department of the Interior
Barry Myers, nominee for Administrator of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

Legislation

H.J.Res.1 - Fiscal Year 2019 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Resolution
H.R. 2500 - National Defense Authorization Act and amendments for Fiscal Year 2020

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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

Legislation
H. CON. RES. X [Draft] Supporting efforts to enact a bold jobs and infrastructure package that benefits all Americans, not just billionaires (co-led by Representatives Ted Lieu, Charlie Crist, and Raja Krishnamoorthi.
H.R. 172 - New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act - Amends and weakens Clean Air Act to enable polluters to avoid more stringent controls when modifying sources
H.R. 890 - To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters, and for other purposes.
H.R. 892 - amends Clean Water Act to limit attorney fees
H.R. 1152/S. 458 - Require EPA to revise emissions standards for Ethylene Oxide
H.R. 1417 - Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2019
H.R. 1497 - The Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2019
H.R. 1764 - To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to permitting terms, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2205 - Water Quality Certification Improvement Act
H.R. 2092 - Amends Clean Air Act to require EPA to set an emission standard for hydrogen cyanide
S. 383 - Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies Act or USE IT Act.
S.611 - Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2019
S. 674 - The Clean Corridors Act
S. 1087 - Water Quality Certification Improvement Act
S. 1613 - Contaminant and Lead Electronic Accounting and Reporting Requirements for (CLEARR) Drinking Water Act of 2019Surface Transportation Reauthorization Draft Legislation

Rulemaking
Environmental Protection Agency; Department of Defense; Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers; Revised Definition of Waters of the United States; Proposed Rule; 84 FR 4154 (February 14, 2019).

Environmental Protection Agency; Interpretive Statement on Application of the Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Program to Releases of Pollutants From a Point Source to Groundwater; Notice of availability of interpretive statement and request for comment; 84 FR 78 (April 23, 2019)

Environmental Protection Agency; Clean Water Act Section 401 Guidance for Federal Agencies, States and Authorized Tribes (June 7, 2019)

Environmental Protection Agencys Proposed Revised Supplemental Finding and Results of the Residual Risk and Technology Review for the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards - A backdoor attack on the MATS protections via removal of the appropriate and necessary determination; would open up first-ever limits on toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants to legal attack. Docket number: EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0794. RIN: 2060-AT99

Environmental Protection Agencys Amendment to Emergency Release Notification Regulations on Reporting Exemption for Air Emissions from Animal Waste at Farms; Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act - EPCRA reporting exemption for factory farm animal waste air emissions. Docket number: EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0318. RIN: 2050-AH00

Environmental Protection Agencys Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act - A rollback of the Chemical Disaster Rule, a suite of measures intended to reduce the number of deaths and incidents at facilities that store large quantities of dangerous chemicals. EPA-HQ-OEM-2015-0725. RIN: RIN 2050-AG82

Environmental Protection Agencys Guidance on Progress Tracking Metrics, Long-term Strategies, Reasonable Progress Goals and Other Requirements for Regional Haze State Implementation Plans for the Second Implementation Period - Tinkering with state discretion, fear is could result in diminished technical rigor and less scientific integrity. RIN: 2060-ZA23

Nominations
Andrew Wheeler, nominee for Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Peter Wright, nominee for Assistant Administrator to EPA Office of Land and Emergency Management

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 CHM

16. Specific lobbying issues

Legislation

H.R. 60 - Better Agriculture Resources Now Act
H.R. 230 - Ban Toxic Pesticides Act of 2019
S. 483 - Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act (PRIA 4)
S. 621 - Protect Children, Farmers, and Farmworkers from Nerve Agent Pesticides Act of 2019
S. 1507 - PFAS Release Disclosure Act
S. 1790 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

Rulemakings
Proposed Rule by EPA: 40 CFR Part 320
Financial Responsibility Requirements under CERCLA Section 108(b) for Facilities in the Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Industry
[EPA is proposing to not impose financial responsibility requirements]

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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 GOV

16. Specific lobbying issues

Legislation

H.R. XX (draft bill) - Investor Choice Act (Rep. Hank Johnson)
H.J.Res.46 - Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019
H.R. 7 - Paycheck Fairness Act
H.R. 76 - Protect the Gig Economy Act
H.R. 77 - Injunctive Authority Clarification Act
H.R. 1423 - FAIR Act
H.R.1232 - Rescinding DHS' Waiver Authority for Border Wall Act
H.R.1233 - Borderland Takings Defense Fund Act
H.R.1234 - Preventing the Taking of Americans' Land to Build Trump's Wall Act
H.R. 1500 - Consumers First Act
H.R.2749 - Restoring Justice for Workers Act
S.J.Res.10 - A joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.
S.1419 - Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2019
S.1420 - SMART Act of 2019

Nominations
William Barr for U.S. Attorney General
Patrick Wyrick for United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma
Eric Miller for United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Kenneth Lee for United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

H.R. 9 - Climate Action Now Act
H.R. 105 - Energy Efficiency Free Market Act
H.R. 205 - Protecting and Securing Floridas Coastline Act of 2019
H.R. 1166 - USE IT Act
H.R. 1941 - Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act
H.Res. 109 - Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal
S.Res. 59 - A resolution recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal
S. 383 - USE IT Act
S. 1518 - Rebuild America Now Act
S. 1743 - International Climate Accountability Act

Rulemakings

Environmental Protection Agency Final Rule, Carbon Pollution Guidelines for Existing Power Plants: Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units. 80 FR 64661 (October 23, 2015)

Environmental Protection Agency. Proposed rule, Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Electric Utility Generating Units; Revisions to Emission Guideline Implementing Regulations; Revisions to New Source Review Program. 83 FR 44746, pages 44746-44813 (Aug. 31, 2018).

Department of Energy Proposed Rule, Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for General Service Lamps. 84 FR 3120 (Feb. 11, 2019).

Department of Energy Proposed Rule, Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Proposed Procedures for Use in New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Commercial/Industrial Equipment. 84 FR 3910 (Feb. 13, 2019).

Department of Energy Request for Information, Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Small Electric Motors. 84 Fed. Reg. 14027 (Apr. 9, 2019).

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

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

Legislation

H.R. 426/S. 60-Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act
H.R. 527 - Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2019
H.R. 823/S.241-Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act
H.R. 871 - Bears Ears Expansion and Respect for Sovereignty Act
H.R. 1050/S.367 - ANTIQUITIES Act
H.R. 1373 - Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act
H.R.1146 - Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act
H.R. 2030 - Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act
H.R. 2050 - Appalachian Community Health Emergency (ACHE) Act
H.R. 2156 - RECLAIM Act
H.R. 2250 - Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act
S. 47 - Natural Resources Management Act
S. 491 - Americas Public Land Act
H.R. 2491/S. 1311 - Roadless Area Conservation Act
H.R. 3405 - Removing Uranium from the Critical Minerals List Act
H.R. 2579 - Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act
H.R. 3055 Appropriations Minibus (CJS, Ag, Interior, MilConVA, THUD)
H.R. 2607 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2019
S. 1215 - National Defense Authorization Act FY 2020
S. 1317 - American Mineral Security Act
Amendment 313 to S. 1790 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

Rulemakings/Secretarial Orders/Executive Orders

Council on Environmental Quality, Advance Notice of Proposed Rule Making, Update to the Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act, 83 Fed. Reg. 28591 (July 11, 2018) (forthcoming drafts of the regulation).

Council on Environmental Quality, NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (forthcoming; maybe draft or final).

Discussions on adding hard rock mining to be a category of covered projects under the Permitting Council established in Title 41 of the FAST Act.

Department of Interior proposed rule to change Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Regulations, limiting FOIA. 83 FR 67175 (December 28, 2018)

US Army Corps of Engineers, DEIS, Proposed Pebble Mine Project, POA2017271 (February 20, 2019)

A Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals (June 5, 2019)

Forest Service Proposed Rule amendment National Environmental Policy Act Procedures (84 Fed. Reg. 27,544)

Roadless Area Conservation, National Forest System Lands in Alaska (AK Roadless Rule) (36 CFR Part 294)

Nominations
Nomination of Secretary of the Department of Interior, David Bernhardt
Nomination of Daniel Jorjani, Solicitor of the Department of Interior

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

22. New General description of client’s business or activities

LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
No Yes