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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 200 Massachusetts Ave., NW |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 3060-12
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6. House ID# 306380000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2019 |
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
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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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. | ||||||||
Method A.
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 | 4/22/2019 4:37:27 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 CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
S 638 PFAS Action Act; 80 Fed. Reg. 37054 Clean Water Rule: Definition of "Waters of the United States"; 82 Fed. Reg. 58050 Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation, Delay and Suspension of Certain Requirements; 83 Fed. Reg. 32227 Definition of Waters of the United States-Recodification of Preexisting Rule; 83 Fed. Reg. 52056 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Reconsideration; Efforts related to draft National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Legislative efforts related to natural gas and carbon capture research and development.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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 |
Erik |
Milito |
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Andrea |
Miles |
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Geoffrey |
Brand |
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William |
Koetzle |
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Smythe |
Anderson |
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Todd |
Snitchler |
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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 1315 Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs Development Act; Draft PHMSA reauthorization legislation; 80 Fed. Reg. 61609 Pipeline Safety: Safety of Hazardous Liquid Pipelines; 81 Fed. Reg. 20722 Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipelines; 83 Fed. Reg. 28591 Update to the Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act; 83 Fed. Reg. 31098 Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Costs and Benefits in the Rulemaking Process; Efforts related to the development of energy infrastructure; Efforts related to the use of emergency and wartime authorities to subsidize nuclear and coal-fired power generation facilities; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning proposals related to energy policy, creation of new U.S. jobs, energy security and energy independence; Legislative efforts related to a clean energy standard.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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 |
Robin |
Rorick |
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Andrea |
Miles |
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Carrie |
Domnitch |
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William |
Koetzle |
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Chris |
Kelley |
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Kenny |
Roberts |
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Smythe |
Anderson |
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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
75 Fed. Reg. 68044 Regulation To Mitigate the Misfueling of Vehicles and Engines With Gasoline Containing Greater Than Ten Volume Percent Ethanol and Modifications to the Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline Programs; Efforts related to EPA's approval of E15 gasoline; Efforts relating to EPA's implementation of the renewable fuels standard; Legislative efforts concerning the Renewable Fuels Standard and low carbon fuels.
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 |
William |
Hupman |
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William |
Koetzle |
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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
Draft Coast Guard Reauthorization Act, Section 313; CBP General Notice 19 CFR Part 177 "Proposed Modification and Revocation of Ruling Letters Relating to Customs Application of the Jones Act to the Transportation of Certain Merchandise and Equipment Between Coastwise Points"; Efforts related to implementation of International Maritime Organization 2020 sulfur standard; Efforts related to marine transport of crude oil and natural gas.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Vice President of the U.S., Natl Economic Council (NEC)
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 |
Carrie |
Domnitch |
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William |
Koetzle |
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Erik |
Milito |
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William |
Hupmann |
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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
79 Fed. Reg. 27052 Policy regarding implementation of section 4(b)(2) of the Endangered Species Act; 79 Fed. Reg. 27060 Definition of Destruction or Adverse Modification of Critical Habitat; 80 Fed. Reg. 40767 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Site Security; 81 Fed. Reg. 50306 Amendments to Civil Penalty Regulation; 81 Fed. Reg. 7414 Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat, Implementing Changes to the Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat; 82 Fed. Reg. 20815 Executive Order 13795 of April 28, 2017 Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy; 82 Fed. Reg. 31408 Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities, Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys in the Atlantic Ocean; 83 Fed. Reg. 17359 Wayne National Forest: Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe, Morgan, Perry, Scioto, Vinton and Washington Counties, Ohio, Assessment and Report of Ecological, Social, and Economic Conditions, Trends, and Sustainability for the Wayne National Forest; 83 Fed. Reg. 31343 Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf - Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Revisions; 83 Fed. Reg. 829 Notice of Availability of the 2019-2024 Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas leasing Program and Notice of Intent to Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; Efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Efforts related to BOEM NTL No. 2016-N01; Efforts related to government royalties for federal oil and gas production; Efforts related to marine sound issues; Efforts related to offshore seismic permitting; Efforts related to oil and gas leasing on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; Legislative efforts concerning revenue sharing for domestic supplies of oil and natural gas.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Vice President of the U.S.
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 |
Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Geoffrey |
Brand |
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Andrea |
Miles |
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William |
Koetzle |
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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
S 617 Tax Extender and Disaster Relief Act; 83 Fed. Reg. 67612 Rules Regarding Certain Hybrid Arrangements; 83 Fed. Reg. 39514 Guidance Regarding the Transition Tax Under Section 965 and Related Provisions; 83 Fed. Reg. 51072 Guidance Related to Section 951A (Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income); 83 Fed. Reg. 63200 Guidance Related to the Foreign Tax Credit, Including Guidance Implementing Changes Made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; 83 Fed. Reg. 65956 Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax; 83 Fed. Reg. 67490 Limitation on Deduction for Business Interest Expense; Legislative efforts concerning tax reform proposals relating to energy policy.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Treasury - 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 |
Stephen |
Comstock |
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Kenneth |
Moy |
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William |
Koetzle |
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William |
Hupmann |
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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 1616 European Energy Security and Diversification Act; HR 948 No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act; S 370 No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act; S 482 DASKA Act; Efforts related to implementation of tariffs and other policies related to the Sec. 301 investigation regarding China; Efforts related to negotiations of steel tariffs and quotas; Efforts related to potential Russian sanctions; Efforts related to potential Venezuela sanctions; Efforts related to the Department of Commerce's Sec. 232 investigation regarding steel imports; Efforts related to the passage of the USMCA (US-Mexico-Canada Agreement).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Executive Office of the President (EOP), White House Office, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Energy - Dept of, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), State - Dept of (DOS)
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 |
Chris |
Kelley |
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Aaron |
Padilla |
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William |
Koetzle |
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Carrie |
Domnitch |
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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
HR 370 Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act; S 300 Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act; Efforts related to cybersecurity.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), 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 |
Chris |
Kelley |
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Todd |
Snitchler |
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William |
Koetzle |
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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
Address | 200 Massachusetts Ave., NW |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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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
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address: https://www.api.org/membership/members
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following foreign entities:
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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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?
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