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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 4025 FAIR RIDGE DRIVE |
Address2 | #300 |
City | FAIRFAX |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22033 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 45788-12
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6. House ID# 344110000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2015 |
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 |
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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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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: Kenneth LaSala, Jr. |
Date | 4/18/2015 3:56:27 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 AVI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Drone use by fire departments and emergency response agencies
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
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 |
Kenneth |
LaSala |
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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
P.L. 114-4, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the U.S. Fire Administration; the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, including the SAFER grant program; State and Local Grant Programs, including the National Preparedness Grant Program proposal, the State Homeland Security Grant Program' the Urban Areas Security Initiative, and the Metropolitan Medical Response System; the Urban Search and Rescue System, the DHS Office of Health Affairs; the Office of Emergency Communications; and hazard mitigation assistance for communities affected by wildland fires.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
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 |
Kenneth |
LaSala |
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Goldstein |
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Evan |
Davis |
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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 COM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues relating to the Federal Communications Commission's regulations to improve the accuracy of location information for wireless 9-1-1 calls. Issues relating to the First Responder Network Authority and the development of a nationwide public safety broadband network. Issues relating to public safety communications operability and interoperability. Issues relating to the requirement that public safety agencies cease operations on the T Band.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
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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Goldstein |
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Kenneth |
LaSala |
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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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues relating to the use of military fire apparatus for off-base funerals. Issues relating to the use of federal funds to purchase water and food for firefighter rehabilitation during long-term emergency response incidents. Issues relating to the purchase of wildland firefighting equipment through the U.S. General Services Administration and Defense Logistics Agency.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Defense Logistics Agency, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Air Force - Dept of, Navy - 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 |
Kenneth |
LaSala |
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Evan |
Davis |
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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. 609, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2015, provisions to exclude, from federal taxation, select state and local benefits that are given to volunteer firefighters. Legislation to encourage building owners to retrofit their buildings with fire sprinklers
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 |
Evan |
Davis |
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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 DIS
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1471, the FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to areas affected by wildland fires; establish legal protections and benefits for members of the Urban Search and Rescue System; and establish studies to reduce the cost of disasters.
H.R. 167/S. 235, the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, and S. 508, the FLAME Act Amendments of 2015, provisions to allow for the necessary funding for wildland fire suppression, while protecting funding for accounts at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Interior that fund forest management and wildland fire prevention.
H.R. 1009, the Wildfire Prevention Act of 2015, provisions to authorize the provision of hazard mitigation assistance to areas affected by wildland fires.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Forest Service
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 |
Kenneth |
LaSala |
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Evan |
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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
Issues relating to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the effects of an agency shutdown on emergency response programs; improvements to educational and data programs at the U.S. Fire Administration and National Fire Academy; and the National Preparedness Grant Program proposal to consolidate the agency's homeland security grants. Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability and the Office of Emergency Communications. Issues relating to the need to improve information sharing with local fire departments. Issues relating to the emergency response to a terrorist attack using chemical weapons. H.R. 1300, the First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act, provisions to establish a voluntary anthrax vaccination program for first responders. H.R. 361, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions to allow FEMA homeland security grant funds to be used to distribute medical countermeasures to first responders and their families.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
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 |
Kenneth |
LaSala |
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Jim |
Goldstein |
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Evan |
Davis |
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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
Issues relating to the emergency medical services. H.R. 33/H.R. 1191/S. 420, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to clarify that volunteer firefighters are not considered to be employees under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Issues regarding training of first responders to respond to an Ebola outbreak, including the use of federal grant programs. H.R. 1300, the First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act, provisions to establish a voluntary anthrax vaccination program for first responders. H.R. 361, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions to allow FEMA homeland security grant funds to be used to distribute medical countermeasures to first responders and their families.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
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 |
Evan |
Davis |
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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 NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Needs of the fire service in responding to incidents in the wildland urban interface. H.R. 167/S. 235, the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, and S. 508, the FLAME Act Amendments of 2015, provisions to allow for the necessary funding for wildland fire suppression, while protecting funding for accounts at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Interior that fund forest management and wildland fire prevention. Issues relating to the reimbursement of local fire departments that were deployed on interstate missions to respond to wildland fires. Issues relating to the application period for Fire Management Assistance Grants. H.R. 1009, the Wildfire Prevention Act of 2015, provisions to allow to provide hazard mitigation assistance to areas affected by wildland fires. H.R. 1471, the FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to areas affected by wildland fires.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Forest Service, 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 |
Kenneth |
LaSala |
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Evan |
Davis |
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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
Issues relating to emergency response to incidents involving the transportation of hazardous materials, including crude oil and using technology to improve the training of emergency responders for such events. S. 546, the RESPONSE Act, provisions relating to the emergency response to an incident involving crude oil shipments. S. 859, the Crude-By-Rail Safety Act, provisions relating to training for first responders to respond to incidents involving the transportation of crude oil.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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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 LAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues relating to the Public Safety Officers' Benefits program.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Bureau of Justice Assistance
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Kenneth |
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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
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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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