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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | P.O. BOX 31 |
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City | LITTLE ROCK |
State | AR |
Zip Code | 72203-0031 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 4254-12
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6. House ID# 314530000
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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 | |
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. | ||||||||
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: Rodney Baker, Director Governmental Affairs |
Date | 04/11/2011 |
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
H.R. 525 the Veterinary Public Health Amendments Act of 2011 would amend the Public Health Service Act by adding veterinary public health as one of the groups eligible for grants to train the public health workforce, and would make veterinarians studying public health eligible for loan repayment.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Jeffery |
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Associate Director, Governmental Affairs |
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
H.R. 1 the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act 2011. Amendments 89, 121, 122, 230, 3, 337, 13, 563, 367, 324, 101, 94, 253, 149, 198, 344, 345, 378, 5, 65, and 66.
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 |
Jeffery |
Hall |
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Associate Director, Governmental Affairs |
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
Legislation to stop EPA from issuing CWA permits for application of pesticides.
Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 would preempt the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases from stationary sources, including farms and ranches based, on climate change considerations.
H.R. 872 the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 would reduce the regulatory burdens imposed by the case National Cotton Council v. EPA (6th Cir. 2009). H.R. 872 would amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Clean Water Act (CWA) to clarify that CWA permits are not needed when a pesticide is applied in accordance with a FIFRA-approved label.
S. 493, the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technical Transfer Reauthorization Act. (Supported Amendments): Amendment 183 would preempt the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act; Amendment #161 to repeal the new IRS Form 1099 reporting requirements and to use health credit recapturing as the pay-for; Amendment #212 to repeal a new 3 percent withholding tax on government payments for goods and services and to pay-for the bill using unobligated funds; Amendment #175 to prohibit EPA from issuing, implementing, administering or enforcing rules concerning numeric nutrient standards for Florida waters. (Opposed Amendments): Amendment #236 which approves EPAs plan to regulate greenhouse gases. The EPA plan would inevitably raise fertilizer and energy costs. Farmers and ranchers have limited ability to pass these costs on to consumers; amendment #249 to eliminate the Volumetric Ethanol Tax Credit (VEETC) for ethanol unless it qualifies as an advanced biofuel (cellulosic ethanol and biomass-based diesel) and to reduce the tariff on imported ethanol by the amount of the tax credit available to domestic ethanol; and Amendment #220 to eliminate the tax incentives for ethanol; Amendment #215 would delay EPA action on greenhouse gases for two year; Amendment # 265 would provide a two-year delay in regulation of stationary sources; Amendment #277 is very similar to #265 but which retains requirements to report GHG emissions.
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 |
Jeffery |
Hall |
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Associate Director, Governmental Affairs |
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
Dear Colleague letter. Obtain signatures for a letter to the EPA . The letter expresses concerns about the adverse impacts that a more stringent coarse particulate matter (dust) standard would have on rural communities.
H.R. 872, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 would eliminate the burdensome and overlapping permit requirements resulting from the National Cotton Council v. EPA (6th Cir. 2009) case. Would also amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act and the Clean Water Act to clarify that CWA permits are not needed when a pesticide is applied in accordance with a FIFRA-approved label.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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 |
Jeffery |
Hall |
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Associate Director, Governmental Affairs |
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. 223 the Federal Aviation Administration Bill. Stabenow amendment to repeal new Form 1099 reporting requirements.
H.R. 1259, the Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011would permanently repeals estate taxes on date of enactment, ensures that stepped-up basis remains permanent and caps the lifetime gift exemption at $5 million.
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 |
Jeffery |
Hall |
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Associate Director, Governmental Affairs |
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
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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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