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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1100 15th Street, NW, 11th Floor |
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City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 15543-12
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6. House ID# 309180000
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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
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: Madelyn J Rygg |
Date | 6/25/2015 2:33:42 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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR1599 and HR913/S511, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 and Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act, Sign on letter opposing HR1599 and supporting HR913.
HR1284, Saving America's Pollinators Act 2015, Rally regarding re-introduction of bill.
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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Orenstein |
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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
S. Amd #347, Barrasso Dirty Water amendment to Senate Concurrent Resolution 11, setting the budget for FY2016.
US EPA review of SS 312 Marine Sanitation Device Standards.
US EPA - US/Canadian Emission Control Area.
US EPA review of lead in aviation fuel standard.
US EPA Modification of the District of Columbia Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4).
US ACOE - Evaluate the cumulative impacts from coal terminal expansion and construction projects in Oregon and Washington under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
US Dept of Interior - Shell Arctic oil drilling.
US EPA Region 10 - No Discharge Zone for Puget Sound - SS 312 Clean Water Act.
Comments on the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Oil and Gas Leasing program for 2017-2022 (80 Fed. Reg. 4939 and 4941 - January 2015).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Interior - Dept of (DOI), 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 |
Karen |
Orenstein |
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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
EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602, EPA Clean Power Plan, all.
Amendment #102 to S1, Expand oil and gas drilling to the Mid- and South Atlantic planning areas, all.
S amendment #1936 to S. Con Res 11, Allow states simply to opt out of the EPA's Clean Power Plan, all.
Amendment (Blunt) #928, Block using carbon tax to address carbon pollution, all.
HR1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015, all.
Oppose lifting of US crude oil export ban.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Energy - Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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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Orenstein |
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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
79 FR 77801, Request for public comments on revised draft guidance for Federal Departments and Agencies on consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Effects of Climate Change in NEPA reviews.
Discussion Draft, Draft Bill to Reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, Title 3, Sec 304, provisions related to renewable energy; Title 4, Sec 404, all provisions related to environmental monitoring and reporting.
HR2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2014, All titles and section provisions related to energy type, energy planning, environmental restrictions, monitoring and reporting.
S2508, Energize Africa Act of 2014, All titles and section provisions related to energy type, energy planning, environmental restrictions, monitoring and reporting.
HJRes59, FY2014 Continuing Resolution, Continuation of previous appropriations bill provisions concerning climate policies of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and Export-Import Bank.
No bill yet, State/Foreign Operations Appropriations bill, Economic Support Funds (Dept of State), Multilateral Assistance (Dept of Treasury).
Comment on the Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement ("Supplement") (December 2014) for its training and testing activities in the Pacific Northwest.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Navy - 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 |
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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
HR704, The RFS Reform Act of 2015, all sections.
S577, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2015, all sections.
HR1902, Protect Our Public Lands Act, all sections.
Closing Loopholes and Ending Arbitrary and Needless Evasion of Regulations (CLEANER) Act, all sections.
HR1515, Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2015, all sections.
HR1460, Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2015, all sections.
HR1548, Bringing Reductions to Energy's Airborne Toxic Health Effects Act, all sections.
HR1482, Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act, all sections.
S785, Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act, all sections.
Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and pacific Connector gas pipeline, all.
HR35, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act, all sections.
RIN 1004-AE-26, Oil and Gas; Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands, all sections.
HR89, Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act, all sections.
HR3, Northern Route Approval Act, all sections.
S1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act, all sections.
Oil and Gas Methane Action Plan, All.
80 FR 4939, Notice of Intent to Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Notice of Scoping, all.
80 FR 4941, Notice of Availability (NOA) of and Request for Comments on the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2017-2022 (DPP), all.
80 FR 9280, Notice of Availability of a Final Second Environmental Impact Statement for Chukchi Sea Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193, all.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Energy - Dept of, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior - Dept of (DOI), U.S. SENATE, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 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 |
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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
IMO Polar Code, all.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), 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 |
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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
NOAA - Office of National Marine Sanctuaries - Support the expansion of the Gulf of the Farallones (GFNMS) and Cordell Bank (CBNMS) National Marine Sanctuaries.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
H. CON. RES. 27, Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016, all.
H. CON. RES. 27, substitute amendment #4, The People's Budget, all.
HR1464, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2015, all.
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
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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
HR1314, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015, all.
HR1890, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015, all.
S995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015, all.
HR3830, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014, all.
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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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
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safey for the 21st Century Act, entire bill. Sign on to letter opposing bill.
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
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
HR527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 (SBRFIA), entire bill.
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
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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
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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
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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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