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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 600 MARYLAND AVENUE, SW |
Address2 | Ste. 1000W |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20024 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 2285-12
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6. House ID# 310200000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2013 |
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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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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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: Ellen Steen, General Counsel & Secretary |
Date | 04/22/2013 |
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
S. 3240 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 (2012 Farm Bill)
Biotechnology
Farm Programs
Farm Bill
Disaster Assistance
Crop Insurance
Raw Milk
Business & Industry Loan Guarantees
Sugar Program (Farm Bill)
Conservation compliance for those who take crop insurance (Farm Bill)
Wetlands Reserve Program
Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC)
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)
2011 Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program (SURE) Emergency Assistance for Honeybees
Emergency Livestock Assistance Program
Emergency Farm Loan program
Livestock Forage Disaster Program
Livestock Indemnity Program
Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program
Tree Assistance Program
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), 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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Mark |
Maslyn |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Mary Kay |
Thatcher |
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Tyler |
Wegmeyer |
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Paul |
Schlegel |
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Kevin |
Richards |
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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 ANI
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 622 - Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA III) reauthorization
H.R. 820 - Delivering Antimicrobial Transparency in Animals Act of 2013 (DATA)
Antibiotic Use
Horse Soring & Slaughter
Colony Collapse Disorder
Animal Disease Traceability System (ADT) Wild Free Roaming Horses & Burros Act BSE Classifications Livestock Mandatory Price Reporting Program
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Mark |
Maslyn |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Kelli |
Ludlum |
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Mary Kay |
Thatcher |
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John |
Anderson |
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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
Fiscal Cliff Negotiations
H.R. 933 - Consolidated & Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013
S. Con. Res. 8 Senate Budget Resolution
Sequestration
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Mark |
Maslyn |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Bob |
Young |
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Matthew |
Erickson |
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Ronald |
Karney |
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Patricia |
Wolff |
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Mary Kay |
Thatcher |
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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. 175 - To amend and clarify FIFRA
Clean Water Act (CWA)
FIFRA
NPDES Permits for Pesticides
Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Waters of the U.S. Guidance
FIFRA
NPDES Permits for Pesticides
Consolidated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) Reporting Rule
Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures
Clean Air Act
Climate Change
Greenhouse Gas Regulation
Farm Dust
Particulate Matter (PM10; PM2.5)
Draft Guidance to Implement Requirements for the Treatment of Air Quality Monitoring Data Influenced by Exceptional Events
Waters of the United States Guidance
EPAs TMDL vision strategy
Chesapeake Bay TMDL
USDA Certainty guidance
Confidential CAFO/Clean Water Act Data
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Mark |
Maslyn |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Don |
Parrish |
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Paul |
Schlegel |
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Tyler |
Wegmeyer |
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Danielle |
Quist |
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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 CDT
16. Specific lobbying issues
CME Acquisition of Kansas City Board of Trade Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) Reauthorization
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Mark |
Maslyn |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Kelli |
Ludlum |
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John |
Anderson |
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Bob |
Young |
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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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Program
Title I Funding Formula
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Mark |
Maslyn |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Ronald |
Karney |
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Bob |
Young |
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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
Biofuels
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)
Domestic Energy Policy
Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Mark |
Maslyn |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Andrew |
Walmsley |
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Paul |
Schlegel |
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Bob |
Young |
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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 FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
Food Safety Modernization Act
Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) System
Food Safety Guidance for Cantaloupe
Food/Meat Inspector Furloughs FDA
Reorganization of Foods & Veterinary Medicine Program
Food Safety & Inspection Service
S. 622 - Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA III) reauthorization
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Mark |
Maslyn |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Kelli |
Ludlum |
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Mary Kay |
Thatcher |
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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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Regulatory Accountability
U.S. Postal Service
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Mark |
Maslyn |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Paul |
Schlegel |
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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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
PPACA Mandates
Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Health Insurance Tax
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Mark |
Maslyn |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Patricia |
Wolff |
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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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Immigration Reform
H-2A
Market-Based Employer-Employee Contract Program
Ag Worker Visa Program
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Mark |
Maslyn |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Kristi |
Boswell |
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Paul |
Schlegel |
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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 RES
16. Specific lobbying issues
Endangered Species Act
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Interior - Dept of (DOI)
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Mark |
Maslyn |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Paul |
Schlegel |
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Mary Kay |
Thatcher |
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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
S. 603 - Jobs and Premium Protection Act of 2013
S. 388 - American Family Protection Act of 2013
H.R. 8 - American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
H.R. 684/S. 336 - Marketplace Fairness Act
Tax Code Reform
Estate Tax
Capital Gains
Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT)
Alternative Minimum Tax
Special Rules/Forms for Farmers' Tax Returns Manufacturing Tax Incentives Corporate Tax Rates Uniform Capitalization Rules CPI vs. Chained CPI Health Insurance Tax (HIT) Individual Income Tax Rates State and Local General Sales Taxes Veterinary Medical Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act (VMLRP)
Section 1205 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006
Section 179 Small Business Expensing
Bonus Depreciation
The Production Tax Credit, which provides an income tax credit of 2.2 cents per kilowatt-hour for the production of electricity using wind energy, will expire at the end of 2013; and
The Community and Distributed Wind Investment Tax Credit, which gives the option to take an investment tax credit in lieu of the Production Tax Credit, will expire at the end of 2013
Cellulosic Biofuel Producer Tax Credit
Alternative Fuel Refueling Property
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Mark |
Maslyn |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Patricia |
Wolff |
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Matthew |
Erickson |
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Bob |
Young |
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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 TEC
16. Specific lobbying issues
Universal Service Fund
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Mark |
Maslyn |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Ronald |
Karney |
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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
WTO Obligations
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Negotiations Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Issues
Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) & Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (MCOOL)
Renewal of Trade Promotion Authority Japan joining TPP
Trade Issues with Asia-Pacific Region
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) with the EU
EU Trade Issues
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), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Mark |
Maslyn |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Dave |
Salmonsen |
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Veronica |
Nigh |
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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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Mississippi River Transportation
Reducing Regulatory Burdens for Transporting Diesel Fuel
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund
Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)
Inland Waterways Trust Fund
S. 601 - Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (WRDA)
S. 407 - Reinvesting in Vital Economic Rivers & Waterways Act of 2013 (RIVER)
S. 485/H.R. 1026 - To reduce regulatory burdens for transporting diesel fuel
H.R. 1149 - Waterways are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2013 (WAVE Act)
FMSCA "Transportation of Agricultural Commodities" Rule
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Dale |
Moore |
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Mark |
Maslyn |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Andrew |
Walmsley |
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Paul |
Schlegel |
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Veronica |
Nigh |
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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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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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