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. 2918 - Extinction Prevention Act of 2019
H.R. 2748 - Safeguarding Americas Future and Environment Act
H.R. 2854 - Legislation to Prohibit the Use of Neonicotinoids in National Wildlife Refuges
H.R. 4348 - Protect Americas Wildlife and Fish in Need of Protection Act of 2019
H.R. 5153 - Indian Buffalo Management Act
H.R. 5179 - Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act
H.R. 5552 - Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020
H.R. 5694 - Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act of 2020
S. 2491 - Protect Americas Wildlife and Fish in Need of Protection Act of 2019
H.R. 1568/ S. 2453 - Scientific Assistance for Very Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales Act of 2019
H.R. 2467 - Keep Finfish Free Act
H.R. 1103/ S.282 - GE Salmon Labeling Act
H.R. 6191- AQUAA Act
H.R. 6800 - The Heroes Act
H.R. 2 - The Moving Forward Act
Fiscal Year 2021 House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Fiscal Year 2021 Senate Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Fiscal Year 2021 House Departments of Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Fiscal Year 2021 Senate Departments of Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill


Rulemakings
Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds (February 3, 2020)
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife (June 6, 2019)
NMFS Procedural Guidance for Changing Assessed Stock Status from Known to Unknown (June 4, 2020)
NMFS Emergency Measures To Address Fishery Observer Coverage During the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic (Mar. 27, 2020)

Nominations
Nomination of Katharine MacGregor, Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior (DOI)

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

Interior - Dept of (DOI), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

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

​

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.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)
H.R. 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020
H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act
S. 1790 - National Defense Authorization Act FY 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

​

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.R. 1417 - Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2019
H.R. 4033 - Water Justice Act
S. 2466 - Water Justice Act
S. 2470 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
S. 2580 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
H.R. 797 - Clean Water Resolution
H.R. 5986 - Environmental Justice for All Act
S.3274 - Decentralized Wastewater Grant Act of 2020
H.R. 5856 - Decentralized Wastewater Grant Act of 2020
H.R. 748 - CARES Act
Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (draft)
Water is a Human Right Act (draft)
HR 5598 - Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act
S2754 - American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act. AIM authorizes EPA to implement an 85% phasedown of the production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) over a 15 year period.
S. 747 - Diesel Emission Reduction Act of 2019 - Reauthorizes at $100 million through FY 20224 existing program to incentivize trade out of older dirty engines for newer cleaner version.
S. 2274 - Wood Heaters Emissions Reduction Act (WHERA). WHERA authorizes a five year grant program at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to incentivize the removal and replacement of old, inefficient residential wood heaters for more efficient, clean-burning ones.
S. 3364 - Clean Air Sharp Minds Act - Creates a pilot program to install air purifiers in schools located in pollution hot spots to help better demonstrate the connection between clean air and improved academic performance.
HR 6025 - Clean Air Sharp Minds Act - House companion
Maloney Bill to require rulemakings consider negative impacts to childrens health (draft only, no bill number to date)
Blunt Rochester Air Monitoring Improvement Act (draft only, no bill number to date)

Rulemakings
Environmental Protection Agency; Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers; Definition of Waters of the United States - Recodification of Preexisting Rule; Proposed Rule; 83 FR 32227 (July 12, 2018).
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 Agency, Updating Regulations on Water Quality Certification, 84 FR 44080 (August 22, 2019)
Environmental Protection Agency; National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Revisions; 84 FR 61684 (November 13, 2019)
Environmental Protection Agency; Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category; Proposed Rule; 84 FR 64620 (November 22, 2019).
Proposal to gut EPA Environmental Appeals Board NPRM: Re: EPA-HQ-OGC-2019-0406; FRL-10002-10-OGC, EPAs Proposal to Gut the Environmental Appeals Board (84 FR 66,084, Dec. 3, 2019)
Environmental Protection Agency, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Ethylene Oxide Commercial Sterilization and Fumigation Operations, 40 CFR Part 63 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0178; FRL-10003-08- OAR]
Environmental Protection Agency, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units-Reconsideration of Supplemental Finding and Residual Risk and Technology Review, 40 CFR Part 63 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0794; FRL-10008-60- OAR]
Environmental Protection Agency, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units-Subcategory of Certain Existing Electric Utility Steam Generating Units Firing Eastern Bituminous Coal Refuse for Emissions of Acid Gas Hazardous Air Pollutants, 40 CFR Part 63 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0794; FRL-10007-26- OAR])
Environmental Protection Agency, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing Residual Risk and Technology Review, 40 CFR Part 63 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0746; FRL-10010-27-OAR]
Environmental Protection Agency, Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter, 40 CFR 50, EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0072; FRL-10008-49-OAR
Environmental Protection Agency, Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Costs and Benefits in the Rulemaking Process; EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0107; FRL-9979-41-OP

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

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

​

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. 535 - The PFAS Action Act of 2019
S.638 - PFAS Action Act of 2019
H.R. 2577 - PFAS Right-to-Know Act
H.R. 3668 - The Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act
H.R. 3394 - Childrens Act for Responsible Employment and Farm Safety

Rulemakings
Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting. 84 Fed. Reg. 66,369 (December 4, 2019).
Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Ethylene Oxide Commercial Sterilization and Fumigation Operations, 84 FR 67889 (December 12, 2019).
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing Residual Risk and Technology Review, 84 FR 69182 (December 17, 2019).
EPA Proposed Regulations on Transparency in Regulatory Science, 83 Fed. Reg. 18,768 (April 30, 2018).
EPA Registration Review; Draft Human Health Risk Assessments for Atrazine, Propazine, and Simazine and Draft Cumulative Human Health Risk Assessment for the Triazines (Atrazine, Propazine, Simazine), 83 Fed. Reg. 35,472 (Jul. 26, 2018)

Nominations
PN1687 Nancy B. Beck to be Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission

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

​

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. 2 - Moving Forward Act
H.R. 5770 - EV Freedom Act
H.R. 6112 - Oil and Water Dont Mix Act
H.R. 5636 - Transparency in Energy Production Act
H.R. 5695 - Offshore Accountability Act of 2020
H.R. 5425 - American Public Lands and Waters Climate Solutions Act
S. 3330 - Fair Returns for Public Lands Act of 2020
S. 2461 - Arctic Refuge Wilderness Act
S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act
H.R. 7024 - Climate Smart Ports Act
S. 4046 - Climate Smart Ports Act
H.R. 2337 - FLEET Act
S.4025 - A bill to authorize appropriations for the maritime environmental and technical assistance program.

H.R. 7304 - the Climate Action Planning for Ports Act






Rulemakings
Forest Service Oil and Gas Resource Revision (Proposed Rule). 36 CFR 228(E).
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Integrated Activity Plan
Department of Energy Proposed Rule, Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Procedures for Evaluating Statutory Factors for Use in New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards. 85 Fed. Reg. 8483 (Feb. 14, 2020).
Department of Energy Proposed Rule, Energy Conservation Program: Procedures for Use in New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Commercial/Industrial Equipment; Prioritization Process. 85 Fed. Reg. 20886 (Apr. 15, 2020).
Department of Energy Proposed Rule, Energy Conservation Standards for General Service Fluorescent Lamps and Incandescent Reflector Lamps. 85 Fed. Reg. 25326 (May 1, 2020).
Department of Housing and Urban Development Proposed Rule, Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards. 85 Fed. Reg. 5589 (Jan. 31, 2020).
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule, Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Utilities; A Holistic Approach to Closure Part A: Deadline to Initiate Closure. 84 Fed. Reg. 65941 (December 2, 2019).
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule, Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Utilities; Federal CCR Permit Program. 85 Fed. Reg. 9940 (February 20, 2020).
Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Rule, A Holistic Approach to Closure Part B: Alternative Demonstration for Unlined Surface Impoundments and Implementation of Closure. 85 Fed. Reg. 12456 (March 3, 2020).
Federal Trade Commission Proposed Rule, Energy Labeling Rule. 85 Fed. Reg. 20218 (Apr. 10, 2020).

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

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Energy - Dept of, Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

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

​

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. 1423 - Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR Act)
H.R. 3621 - Comprehensive CREDIT Act of 2020
H.R. 3642 - Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act
H.R. 5536 - Investor Choice Act of 2019
H.R. 5581 - Access to Counsel Act of 2020
H.R. 6101 - Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act
H.R. 6623 - COVID-19 Language Access Act
H.R. 7020 - COVID Justice and Accountability Act
H.R. 7120 - George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
S. 3208 - Regulatory Accountability Act
S. 3400 - Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act
S. 1419 - Early Participation in Regulatory Act
S. 1420 - SMART Act
S. 2757 - HELP for Small Businesses Act
S. 909 - Separation of Powers Act
S. 3985 - JUSTICE Act

Rulemakings
Management and Budget Office; Improving and Reforming Regulatory Enforcement and Adjudication; Request for Information; 85 FR 5483 (January 1, 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

​

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. 5091 - Wildfire Defense Act
H.R. 5859 - Trillion Trees Act
National Defense Authorization Act, FY2021
Energy and Water Appropriations Act, FY2021
Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act, FY2021
Interior Appropriations Act, FY2021
S. 1932 - Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Infrastructure Act
H.R. 5845/ S.3263 - Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020
H.Res.835/ S.Res.372 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Federal Government should establish a national goal of conserving at least 30 percent of the land and ocean of the United States by 2030.
S. 1386/ H.R. 2579 - Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act of 2019
H.R.4481 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Securing Energy Critical Elements and American Jobs Act of 2019
H.R. 2491/S. 1311 - Roadless Area Conservation Act
H.R. 3405 - Removing Uranium from the Critical Minerals List Act
S. 1317 - American Mineral Security Act
S. 2302 - Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019
S. 3127 - Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act
Senate Energy Bill
Infrastructure Bill
H.R. 748 - CARES Act
S 2882 - Wildfire Defense Act
H.R. 1166 - USE IT Act
H.R. 6800 - The Heroes Act
H.R. 2 - Moving Forward Act
S. 4049 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
H.R. 6395 - FY21 National Defense Authorization Bill
Shovel-Ready Restoration Grants for Coastlines and Fisheries Act of 2020
S. 3591 - Americas Water Infrastructure Act
H.R. 4481-Securing Energy Critical Elements and American Jobs Act
H.R. 5598-Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act
S. 4057- No ESA Consultations for Forest Plans
H.R. 7272-Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program
S. 2657-American Energy Innovation Act

Rulemakings
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, proposed rule Modernizing the Administrative Exhaustion Requirement for Permitting Decisions and Streamlining Procedures for Permit Appeals (84 FR 66,084, Dec. 3, 2019)

Council on Environmental Quality, Notice of Proposed Rule Making, Update to the Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act, 85 Fed. Reg. 1684 (January 10, 2020).

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Efficient Permitting of Ocean Research, Mapping, and Characterizing Activities, 85 FR 7733 (Feb. 11, 2020)

Bureau of Land Management (BLM), proposed rule National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures for the BLM (516 DM 11) (85 Fed. Reg. 33, 697, June 2, 2020)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Strategy for Mapping, Exploring, and Characterizing the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, 85 FR 7734 (Feb. 11, 2020)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, Columbia River System Operations Draft Environmental Impact Statement, (Feb. 28, 2020)

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
William Perry Pendley, of Wyoming, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 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), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

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

​

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