|
LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 1150N |
Address2 |
|
| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
| City | Houston |
State | TX |
Zip Code | 77042 |
Country | USA |
|
5. Senate ID# 400933699-12
|
||||||||
|
6. House ID# 420460000
|
||||||||
| 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 |
|
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
| INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
|
|
||||||||
|
|
||||||||
| 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: Jeffrey M. Reamy |
Date | 10/18/2019 12:00:29 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 FUE
16. Specific lobbying issues
Renewable Fuel Standard issues;
H.R.2540, Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2019;
H.R.4385, Small Refinery Exemption Fairness Act of 2019
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, White House Office
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 |
Jeff |
Reamy |
|
|
|
Richard |
Guerard |
|
|
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.370, Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act;
S.300, Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act;
H.R. 3256, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2019;
Draft Senate Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program reauthorization;
84 FR 32768, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards: Personnel Surety Program Implementation Notice;
General industry cybersecurity issues, including DHS Risk Based Performance standard (RBPS 8);
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC)
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 |
Misty |
McGowen |
|
|
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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Pipeline safety reauthorization;
H.R.3432, Safer Pipelines Act of 2019, draft House pipeline safety reauthorization;
S.2299, PIPES Act of 2019, draft House pipeline safety reauthorization;
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) draft pipeline safety reauthorization bill;
Pipeline projects education;
Advocacy supporting pipeline infrastructure;
Draft pipeline safety rules;
EO 13868, Promoting Energy Infrastructure and Economic Growth;
EO 13867, Issuance of Permits With Respect to Facilities and Land Transportation Crossings at the International Boundaries of the United States;
Part 107.203 Application for Preemption of Washington State Volatility Restriction on Crude Oil Transported by Rail Applicable to the Transportation of Certain Hazardous Materials;
Efforts to support Senate appropriations for avgas research and development
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), White House Office, 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 |
Misty |
McGowen |
|
|
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
Environmental Protection Agency Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Action Plan;
H.R.2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, Section 318, Replacement of fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam with fluorine-free fire-fighting agent, and amendments relating to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS);
S.1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, Section 316, Prohibition on use of Perfluroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances of Land-Based Applications of Firefighting Foam and amendments to address Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS);
H.R.2638, To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue guidance on minimizing the use of firefighting foam containing PFAS, and for other purposes;
H.R.2577, PFAS Right-To-Know Act;
H.R.535, PFAS Action Act of 2019;
H.R. 2377, Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Act of 2019;
S.638, PFAS Action Act of 2019;
S.950, PFAS Detection Act of 2019;
S.1473, Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Act of 2019;
S.1507, PFAS Release Disclosure Act;
H.R.2591, PFAS Waste Incineration Ban Act of 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
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Misty |
McGowen |
|
|
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 of 2019;
H.R.3301, Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019;
H.R.3300, Economic Mobility Act of 2019;
S.343, Fairness For Every Driver Act;
H.R.1027, Fairness For Every Driver Act;
H.R.2042, To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain tax credits related to electric cars, and for other purposes;
H.R.3006, Renewable Fuel Standard Integrity Act of 2019
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 |
Richard |
Guerard |
|
|
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
General tariff issues, including those pertaining to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement(USMCA)
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 |
Richard |
Guerard |
|
|
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 |
|
||||||
| City |
|
State |
|
Zip Code |
|
Country |
|
21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)
| City |
|
State |
|
Zip Code |
|
Country |
|
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
|
|
||||||||
| 1 |
|
3 |
|
||||||
| 2 |
|
4 |
|
ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address:
| Name | Address |
Principal Place of Business (city and state or country) |
||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following foreign entities:
| Name | Address |
Principal place of business (city and state or country) |
Amount of contribution for lobbying activities | Ownership percentage in client | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
|
% | |||||||||||||
28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
| 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 4 | 6 |
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?
| Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |