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LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
10/15/2013
2. House Identification
 37338
 Senate Identification
 293335

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
The Nickles Group, LLC
Address
601 13th St. NW
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​Suite 250 N
City
Washington
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DC
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20005
 Country
USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Mr. Hazen Marshall
 Telephone
​2026370214
 E-mail
​mail@nicklesgroup.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Consulting firm

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​Case New Holland, Inc. and its affiliates
Address
​1001 G. Street, NW, Suite 100 East
City
​Washington
State
​DC
 Zip
​20001
 Country
​USA
8. Principal place of business (if different than line 7)
City
​Burr Ridge
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​IL
 Zip
​60527-7111
 Country
​USA
9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Manufacturer of agricultural and construction equipment.

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

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​Hazen ​Marshall ​ ​U.S. Senate Budget Committee, Staff Director
​Hazen ​Marshall ​ ​Ofce of the Asst. Majority Leader (Sen. Nickles), Dpty CofS
​Hazen ​Marshall ​ ​Ofce of the Asst. Majority Leader (Sen. Nickles), Economist
​Hazen ​Marshall ​ ​U.S. Senator Don Nickles, Legislative Assistant
​Don ​Nickles ​ ​Senator

LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Farm bill, trade agreements, e-verify, paycheck fairness, tax reform, international tax issues, highway funding.

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
Internet Address:
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​Iveco S.p.A.
​Via Puglia n. 35
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​FPT Industrial S.p.A.
​Via Puglia n. 15
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
Address Ownership
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​Cranes Farm Road
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Signature
Digitally Signed By: Hazen Marshall, Partner
 Date
11/26/2013
ADDITIONAL LOBBYISTS

10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.

Name Covered Official Position (if applicable) Have you been convicted of a crime?
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​Don ​Kent ​ ​U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, Chief of Staff
​Don ​Kent ​ ​DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff, Assistant Secretary
​Don ​Kent ​ ​DHS Secretary Tom Ridge, Deputy Assistant Secretary
​Don ​Kent ​ ​U.S. Senate Budget Committee, Policy Adv
​Don ​Kent ​ ​Office of the Asst. Maj. Leader (Sen. Nickles), Policy Adv.
​Don ​Kent ​ ​U.S. Senator Don Nickles, Legislative Assistant
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11. Supplemental. General lobbying issue areas. Enter any additional codes for issues not listed on page 2, number 11.
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10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.

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​Emily ​Porter ​ ​Ofce of Spkr (Rep.Boehner), Asst to Spkr for Policy
​Emily ​Porter ​ ​Ofce of Min. Leader (Rep.Boehner), Policy Adv.
​Emily ​Porter ​ ​Ofce of the Maj. Leader (Rep. Boehner), Policy Adv
​Emily ​Porter ​ ​Cmte on Education & the Wrkfrc (Rep.Boehner), Coalitions
​Emily ​Porter ​ ​(continued) Dir. for Education Policy
​Emily ​Porter ​ ​Rep. Trent Franks, Sr. Leg. Asst.
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