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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL

2. Address

Address1
P.O. BOX 2995
 Address2
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City
Cordova
 State
TN
 Zip Code
38088
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

City
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 Zip Code
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​R E SHELLABARGER
​9012749030
​bshellabarger@cotton.org
5. Senate ID#
​27571-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL
6. House ID#
​303760000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2011
 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
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:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​150,000.00
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: R E Shellabarger, Assistant Treasurer
 Date
04/20/2011

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

Implementation of H.R. 2419, the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, with respect to farm program authorization titles, farm program administration titles, agricultural research title, crop insurance title, the conservation title, disaster assistance title, export guarantees, Cotton Research and Promotion amendments, and section 1619 of such Act
Agriculture appropriations for 2011 fiscal year in program funding for USDA APHIS, ARS, FSA and FAS

Agriculture appropriations for 2012 fiscal year in program funding for USDA APHIS, ARS, FSA and FAS

Budget resolution for 2012 fiscal year

Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture

Issues related to the International Trade Dispute with Brazil

P.L. 102-82, Andean Trade Preferences Act

Extension of Trade Adjustment Assistance

Implementation of H.R. 2751, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

H.R. 4, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011

H.R. 705, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment Exchange Subsidies Act of 2011

H.R. 872, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011

S. 700, A Bill to Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Permanently Extend the Treatment of Certain Farming Business Machinery and Equipment as 5-Year Property for Purposes of Depreciation

S. 718, To Amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act to Improve the Use of Certain Registered Pesticides

Testimony relating to market promotion and development programs before the House Agriculture Committees Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology and Foreign Agriculture

Testimony at USDA-NRCS field hearing, Agricultural Landscapes Forum

USDA-RMA proposed rule for Good Producer Refund program

USDA-APHIS deregulation of Roundup Ready alfalfa

USDA-APHIS deregulation of Roundup Ready sugar beets

OSHA rulemaking including illness and injury protection programs, musculoskeletal reporting, noise protection, and combustible dust

EPA rules for maximum achievable control technology with boilers

EPA proposal to regulate coarse particulate emissions

EPA proposed guidance to expand the scope of the Clean Water Act

EPA pesticide applicator certification requirements for bees and other pollinators

Issues related to USDA-FSA cotton flow reports

Issues related to USDA-FSA approval of specification recommendations for cotton bale packaging materials
Issues related to the use and registration of crop protection products in communications with EPA Office of Pesticide Programs

Issues related to the USDA-APHIS allocations of the Joint Cotton Pest Account

Issues related to the Government Reform for Competitiveness and Innovation Initiative

Issues related to Indias restrictions on cotton fiber and yarn exports

Issues related to the Census Bureaus decision to discontinue current industrial reports

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

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
Gary M.
Adams
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Robert Craig
Brown
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Sidney A.
Johnson
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Mark D.
Lange
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John
Maguire
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Robbie
Minnich
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W. Harrison
Ashley
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E. Keith
Menchey
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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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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

Address
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City
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 Zip Code
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 Country
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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

City
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 Zip Code
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

First Name
Last Name
Suffix
First Name
Last Name
Suffix
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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:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

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:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

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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