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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | ONE MASSACHUSETTS AVE, NW, #360 |
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| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
| City | Newark |
State | NJ |
Zip Code | 07102 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 32464-12
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6. House ID# 315930000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2014 |
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 | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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| 12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||
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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Kristen Ludecke, Vice President, Federal Affairs |
Date | 01/20/2015 |
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
H.R.3826, Electricity Security and Affordability Act (issues related to EPA greenhouse gas regulations)
Issues related to methane in the natural gas distribution sector
Issues related to advocacy of the "Waters of the U.S." draft guidance and rule making (proposed rule released 3/25/2014)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), 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 |
Donise |
Cameron |
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Kristen |
Ludecke |
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Shannon |
Banaga |
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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
H.R.2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act
H.R.271, Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013
S.2262, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014 (issues related to energy efficiency)
S.2620, Grid Reliability Act of 2014
S.2901, 10 Million Solar Roofs Act of 2014 (issues related to providing rebates for purchase and installation of photovoltaic systems)
S.2971, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014
Issues related to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and general issues associated with the need to have a full complement of NRC Commissioners
Issues related to pipeline safety and methane generally
Issues related to natural gas supply generally
Issues related to transmission siting, permitting, management and associated return on equity
Issues related to smart grid and grid resiliency generally
Issues related to Nuclear Regulatory Commission Post Fukishima regulations generally
Issues related to energy markets and regulations generally
Issues related to Federal Energy Regulaory Commission order 1000 and electric transmission planning and cost allocation requirements generally
Issues related to the Regional Transmission Expansion Plan (RTEP) process generally
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy - Dept of, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
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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Naraine |
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Kristen |
Ludecke |
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Donise |
Cameron |
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Shannon |
Banaga |
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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.R.4718, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation
S.2003, Renewable Energy Parity Act of 2014
S.2260, Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act of 2014 (issues related to energy tax extenders)
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
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Kristen |
Ludecke |
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Donise |
Cameron |
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Neil |
Naraine |
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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
H.R.2417, Secure High-voltage Infrastructure for Electricity from Lethal Damage (SHIELD) Act (issues related to the protection of the bulk-power system and defense critical electric infrastructure against natural and manmade electromagnetic pulse threats and vulnerabilities)
H.R.2962, Saving More American Resources Today (SMART) Grid Study Act of 2013 (issues related to a National Research Council study on the resilience and reliability of the electric power transmission and distribution system)
H.R.3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014
H.R.4298, Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense (GRID) Act
H.R.4435, Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (issues related to the electric grid security-related provisions)
S.1353, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014
S.1638, Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013
S.2158, Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense (GRID) Act
S.2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014
S.2519, National Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2014
S.2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014
Issues related to the discussion of legislation to amend the Federal Power Act to prohibit the public disclosure of protected electric security information
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
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 |
Donise |
Cameron |
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Kristen |
Ludecke |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (P.L. 113-235) (issues related to budget issues generally and Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program)
H.R.4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (potential appropriations issues related to CFTC and CEA reauthorization, including de minimis exception level under swap dealer definition, margin requirements on swap transactions of commercial end-users, bona fide hedging exemption, financial entity definition, inter-affiliate swap transactions, and physical forward contracts with volumetric optionality)
H.R.4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (potential appropriations issues related to DOE/FERC/industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, grid resilience, fossil energy, nuclear energy, electric transportation, smart gird, energy innovation HUBs, and transmission and renewable energy)
H.J.Res.130, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (issues related to budget generally and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program)
H.J.Res.131, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes (issues related to budget generally and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program)
FY 2015 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations (potential appropriations issues related to Waters of the U.S., 316(b) Cooling Water Intake Structures rule, CCR regulation, Effluent Limitation Guidelines rulemaking, and GHG NSPS for new and existing sources)
FY 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (potential appropriations issues related to Low Income Home Energy Assistance funding)
S.2389, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015(potential appropriations issues related to CFTC and CEA reauthorization, including deminimis exception level under swap dealer definition, margin requirements on swap transactions of commercial end-users, bona fide hedging exemption, financial entity definition, inter-affiliate swap transactions, and physical forward contracts with volumetric optionality)
S.2534, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 (potential appropriations issues related to industry/government coordination on critical infrastructure cybersecurity and industry partnerships with DHS, including ES-C2M2, Threat Scenario project, ICS-CERT, CRISP and RRAP)
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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Donise |
Cameron |
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Kristen |
Ludecke |
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Neil |
Naraine |
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Shannon |
Banaga |
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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.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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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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| 4 | 8 | 12 |