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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 10 South Dearborn Street |
Address2 | 48th Fl--PO Box 805398 |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Zip Code | 60680 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 60812-12
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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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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: David C. Brown |
Date | 10/20/2015 6:14:28 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 CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
DAVID BROWN, DAVID GILBERT, KATHERINE OTT
H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act (regarding EPA proposed GHG emissions rule);
S. 1324, to require EPA to fulfill certain requirements before regulating standards of performance for new, modified, and reconstructed fossil fuel-fired EGUs;
KATHERINE OTT
H.R. 1732, Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 (requires withdrawal of WOTUS rule and sets procedural steps for promulgation of a new rule);
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 |
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Brown |
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Ott |
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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
DAVID BROWN, DAVID GILBERT, JACKIE CARNEY
Lankford PTC Elimination Act
H.R.1901, the PTC Elimination Act (Marchant);
Tax extenders legislation;
SALLY MCALLISTER (House)
Wind production tax credit
H.R.1901, the PTC Elimination Act (Marchant)
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 |
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Brown |
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Gilbert |
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Jacqueline |
Carney |
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Sally |
McAllister |
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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
DAVID BROWN, DAVID GILBERT, JACKIE CARNEY, KATHERINE OTT
H.R. 2028, FY 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Waters of the U.S. policy rider, (potential appropriations issues related to DOE-industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm response and restoration, and grid resilience);
H.R. 719, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (potential appropriations issues related to LIHEAP and FAA reauthorization);
DAVID BROWN, DAVID GILBERT, JACKIE CARNEY
H.R. 3020, FY 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Low Income Home Energy Assistance funding);
S. 1619, DHS Appropriations (potential appropriations issues related to Cybersecurity threat information sharing legislation and Safety Act Clarification);
KATHERINE OTT
H.R. 2577, FY 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to unmanned aircraft systems, coal and rail interdependencies, HUD CDBG eligibility and transportation electrification);
H.R. 2685, FY 2016 Defense Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to renewable energy efforts and Troops to Energy Jobs);
H.R. 2822, FY 2016 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Waters of the U.S., 316(b) Cooling Water Intake Structures rule, CCR regulation, clean air regulation, and GHG NSPS);
H.R. 3020, FY 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Low Income Home Energy Assistance funding);
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 |
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Carney |
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Ott |
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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
DAVID BROWN, DAVID GILBERT, JACKIE CARNEY, KATHERINE OTT
H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 including the Amendment in the Nature of a substitute to H.R. 8 (Upton);
S. 848, Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2015 (McCaskill);
S. 720, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, (Portman);
S. 723, the Utility Energy Service Contracts Improvement Act of 2015, to fix utility energy service contract term lengths (Schatz);
S. 1222, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide for reports relating to electric capacity resources of transmission organizations and the amendment of certain tariffs to address the procurement of electric capacity resources, and for other purposes (Murkowski);
S. 1237, A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to limit the authority of the Secretary of Energy to approve certain proposals relating to export activities of liquefied natural gas terminals (King);
DAVID BROWN, DAVID GILBERT, JACKIE CARNEY
H.R. 1558, Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2015 (Olson);
S. 1017, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the siting of interstate electric transmission facilities, and for other purposes (Heinrich);
S. 1037, A bill to expand the provisions for termination of mandatory purchase requirements under the PURPA of 1978 (Risch);
S. 1068, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system from cyber security threats (Risch/Heinrich);
S. 1213, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 and the Federal Power Act to facilitate the free market for distributed energy resources (King);
S. 1219, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to provide for the safe and reliable interconnection of distributed resources and to provide for the examination of the effects of net metering (Murkowski);
S. 1220, A bill to improve the distribution of energy in the United States (Murkowski);
S. 1221, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to require periodic reports on electricity reliability and reliability impact statements for rules affecting the reliable operation of the bulk-power system (Murkowski);
S. 1233, A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to expand the electric rate-setting authority of States (Wyden);
S. 1241, A bill to provide for the modernization, security, and resiliency of the electric grid, to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs for research, development, demonstration, and information-sharing for cybersecurity for the energy sector, and for other purposes (Cantwell);
S. 1242, A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider regional constraints in natural gas supply and whether a proposed LNG terminal would benefit regional consumers of natural gas before approving or disapproving an application for the LNG terminal, and for other purposes (King);
S. 1243, A bill to facilitate modernizing the electric grid, and for other purposes (Cantwell);
S. 1272, A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the effects of forward capacity auctions and other capacity mechanisms (Markey);
S. 1312, A bill to modernize Federal policies regarding the supply and distribution of energy in the United States, and for other purposes (Murkowski);
KATHERINE OTT
S. 2012, Latest Title: An original bill to provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes. (Murkowski)
S. 1274, A bill to amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to reauthorize Federal agencies to enter into long-term contracts for the acquisition of energy;
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
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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
H.R. 1073, Critical Infrastructure Protection Act (Franks);
H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act (Nunes);
H.R. 1735, the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (provisions regarding electromagnetic pulse);
H.R. 2402, to amend the Federal Power Act to prohibit the public disclosure of protected information (Zofgren) ;
H.R. 3578, the DHS Science and Technology Reform and Improvement Act of 2015 provisions regarding SAFETY Act (Ratcliffe);
H.R. 3664, the Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2015 (Eshoo);
S. 456, Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015 (Carper);
S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (Burr);
S. 1068, A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system from cyber security threats (Risch);
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
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Carney |
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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
DAVID BROWN, DAVID GILBERT, JACKIE CARNEY
H.R. 597, To reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and for other purposes (Fincher);
H.R. 1031, To reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and for other purposes (Waters);
H.R. 1735, FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act (provisions at section 3119);
DAVID BROWN, DAVID GILBERT, JACKIE CARNEY, KATHERINE OTT
S. 819, A bill to reauthorize and reform the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and for other purposes (Kirk);
S. 824, A bill to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, ad, for other purposes (Shaheen);
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
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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 WAS
16. Specific lobbying issues
DAVID BROWN, DAVID GILBERT, JACKIE CARNEY
S.691, A bill to require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before authorizing the construction of a nuclear waste repository. (Reid)
S.854, A bill to establish a new organization to manage nuclear waste, provide a consensual process for siting nuclear waste facilities, ensure adequate funding for managing nuclear waste, and for other purposes. (Alexander);
HR 3643, the Interim Consolidated Storage Act, (Conaway);
DAVID BROWN, SALLY MCALLISTER (House)
West Lake landfill
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
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Carney |
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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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
DAVID BROWN, DAVID GILBERT, KATHERINE OTT
H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, to modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act;
S. 697, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, to modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act.
KATHERINE OTT (Senate, House, DOE, EOP, CEQ & DOS):
treatment of nuclear power plants under proposed EPA rule to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from existing plants (111(d))
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Energy - Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), State - Dept of (DOS)
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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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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