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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 122 C STREET, NW, SUITE 510 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27558-12
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6. House ID# 305980000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2008 |
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
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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: Jon Doggett, Vice President, Public Policy |
Date | 01/16/2009 |
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.6124 The Food, Conservation & Energy Act of 2008 - Implementation
H.R. 6604 Commodity Markets & Transparency & Accountability Act of 2008
H.R. 6124 Food, Conservation & Energy Act of 2008
Title I, Commodity Programs; Increases for FSA Farm Storage Loan Program, Promote optional market based revenue counter cyclical program, support coalition effort to oppose loss of beneficial interest for procedures.
Title II, Conservation; Seek improved access and funding for USDA working lands conservation programs
Title VII, Research; All studies and provisions related to biofuels and coproducts, funding authorizations for the agriculture and food research initiative regarding section 406 referencing integrated research.
Title IX, Energy; All provisions related to energy and biofuels.
Tax Title: All provisions related to energy and biofuel tax incentives and reductions.
H.R. 1398 Amending CERCLA
S.622 Competitive & Fair Agricultural Markets Act of 2007
S.807 Amending CERCLA
Congressional Issues:
FIFRA/FQPA
Farm Bill Conservation Programs
Agriculture Transportation
Animal Ag Waste/CERCLA/Superfund Laws
H.R.6124 Food, Conservation & Energy Act of 2008
Optional Average Crop Revenue Election Program Implementation: Support of provisions in the new farm bill commodity title to use the 2007 and 2008 crop marketing years to establish state revenue guarantees for the crop year.
Federal Crop Insurance - Timely and accurate implementation of pilot program to ensure more equitable premium subsidies for the larger enterprise and whole farm unit based policies to reflect the greater risk accepted by a producer.
Federal Crop Insurance - Expansion of Biotech Yield Endorsement Pilot Program to additional states.
Federal Crop Insurance - Support of private submissions of additional biotechnology related policy endorsements.
Clean Water Act Regulatory Jurisdiction & Congressional Intent
Biofuels Infrastructure
Energy Tax Incentives
Climate Change
Biofuels Research & Development
Commodity futures Trading Commission: Support of regulatory and legislative efforts to minimize the impact of speculative trading and to better ensure convergence between futures and cash commodity markets.
H.R.6849 - To amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation & Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid prohibition on receiving direct payments, counter cyclical payments when the sum of the base acres of a farm is 10 acres or less, and for other purposes.
Executive Branch:
Animal Ag Waste/CERCLA Superfund Laws
Implementation of Section 9002, Farm Bill of 2002-Federal Biobased Products Preferred
Procurement & USDA Certified Biobased Product Voluntary Label Program
CAFO Rulemaking
Biobased Procurement Program
EPA Climate Mitigation
ANSI Sustainable Ag Standard, Oppose the Standards
Carbofuran Registration Cancellation - FIFRA/FQPA
USDA Draft National Avian Influenza (AI) Response Plan
Federal Crop Insurance - Expansion of Biotech Yield Endorsement Pilot Program Legislation
Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Discussion of alternative regulatory and administrative actions to enhance transparency of commodity trading activity to address the lack of convergence between cash and futures markets.
Hypoxia - Specifically EPA 2008 Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan
Federal Crop Insurance Program - Risk Management Agency "Review of the APH Rating Methodology" and current levels of premiums.
Implementation of FSA Farm Storage Loan Program, Request Update on Progress of Implementation.
Wetlands Determination
Federal Crop Insurance Program - Accurate and timely implementation of Enterprise and Whole farm units coverage subsidy pilot program for the 2009 crops.
Promote an Optional Market Based Revenue Counter Cyclical Program consistent with the terms of H.R.6124.
Implementation of Department of Homeland Security, Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) specifically as it applies to agricultural producers.
Support for Continuation of USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Chemical Usage Survey.
DHS - Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council - Attended conference on progress report of coordination of public-private partnerships, planned activities and initiatives to protect nation's critical infrastructure, including the food and agriculture industries.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Energy - Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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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Doggett |
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Snyder |
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DaNita |
Murray |
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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
Energy & Water Appropriations for FY08, Provisions Related to Corn Ethanol Research & Development
Energy & Water Appropriations for FY09, Mississippi River, Missouri river, Inland Waterways trust Fund, DOE Biomass
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
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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Doggett |
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Willett |
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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.2191, Climate Security Act of 2007
Section G, Agricultural Offset Program & Related Provisions
Provisions Detailing Low Carbon Fuel Standard
H.R.21, Oceans Conservation Education & National Strategy for the 21st Century Act (provisions related to agricultural and land-based impacts to oceanic water quality)
Provisions Dealing with Agriculture & Navigable Waters
H.R.2421/S.1870 Opposition to Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007
Congressional Issues:
Climate Change
Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
S.2191, America's Climate Security Act of 2007
Clean Air Act Fine/Coarse Particulate Matter
Wetlands
Hypoxia
Animal Ag Waste/Superfund Laws
Clean Water Act, NPDES, CAFOs, Regulatory & Congressional Intent, TMDLs
CRP/Buffer Strips
Climate Change - Agricultural Sequestration
Low Carbon Fuel Standards
Ethanol Emission Standards
H.R.2421/S.1870, Opposition
Executive Branch:
Climate Change
Clean Air Act Fine/Coarse Particulate Matter
Wetlands
Hypoxia
Ozone
Clean Water Act, NPDES, CAFOs, TMDLs, Regulatory Reach/Rapanos Guidance
Farm Bill Conservation Programs
Atrazine
Spill Prevention Control & Counter-measures
Interagency Cooperation under the Endangered Species Act Proposed Rule
Carbofuran Food Tolerance Revocation
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), 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 |
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Doggett |
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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 FUE
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R.6, Energy Independence & Security Act
S.317 Electric Utility Cap & T rade Act of 2007
H.R.3221 New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security & Consumer Protection
H.R.2419 Farm, Nutrition & Bioenergy Act
Congressional Issues:
Renewable Fuels Standard
Ethanol Import Tariff
Natural Gas
E-85
Renewable Fuels Infrastructure
Ethanol Emissions
Executive Branch:
All Aspects Detailing the Implementation of the Renewable Fuels Standard
All Programs Dealing with Ethanol & Green House Gas Emission Reductions
E-85
Natural Gas
RFS Implementation
Ethanol Import Tariff
EPA Environmental Regulations
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), 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 |
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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 ROD
16. Specific lobbying issues
All Programs Dealing With Renewable Fuel Infrastructure
Congressional Issues:
Fuels Taxes
Infrastructure
Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax
Ethanol Tax Incentives
Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Tax Incentives
Carbon Trading
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Energy - Dept of, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Treasury - Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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 RRR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Congressional Issues:
Railroad Access, Capacity, Infrastructure
Infrastructure Investments
Executive Branch:
Infrastructure Investment
Biofuels Transportation
Surface Transportation Board: Railway Common Carrier Obligation for Transport of Hazardous Materials
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Surface Transportation Board (STB)
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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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.2242, Reneable Energy Tax Provisions, All Tax Provisions Related to Biofuels
All Activities Related to the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit & Small Ethanol Producer Tax Credit
H.R.2776 Renewable Energy & Energy Conservation Tax Act
S.2242 Heartland, Habitat, Harvest & Horticulture Act of 2007
Congressional Issues:
Ethanol Excise Tax Exemption
Small Producer Tax Credit
Executive Branch:
Ethanol Excise Tax Exemption
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Energy - Dept of, Treasury - Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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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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
Activities Related to Locks & Dams on the Upper Mississippi & Missouri Rivers
Activities Related to Inland Waterway Trust Funds
Congressional Issues:
Transportation & International Competitiveness
Locks & Dams on Upper Mississippi & Illinois Rivers - Funding for Authorized Projects
Inland Waterways Trust Funds
Missouri River
Executive Branch:
Transportation & International Competitiveness
Upper Mississippi & Illinois Rivers
Missouri River
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
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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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
Columbia FTA
Congressional Issues:
Biotechnology
EU Biotech Monitoring Case, Doha Trade Talks
Corn Trade Data
Executive Branch:
EU Biotech Moratorium Case
EU Biotechnology Tolerance Level
Doha Trade Talks
Biotechnology
Part 340 Regulation
Korean Approvals Process for Biotechnology Inquiry Regarding Update on Event 32, A Biotech Corn Trait, From U.S. Post in Korea.
Ethanol Tariff, Update Request on any Lawsuit
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), State - Dept of (DOS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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
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