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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1808 Eye Street, NW |
Address2 | 5th Floor |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20006 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Zip Code | 60603 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 314512-12
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6. House ID# 391440000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2012 |
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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12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
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: Neil T. Messick, Vice President, Government Relations |
Date | 04/20/2012 |
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
S.471/H.R.892, Stop Asian Carp Act of 2011 -- provisions relating to closure of the Chicago lock system
EPA rulemaking regarding emissions from industrial boilers
H.R.2018, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011
S.412, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2011
S.1000, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011 - provisions relating to industrial energy efficiency
CAFE standards for autos and light trucks
H.R.2840, Commercial Vessel Discharges Reform Act of 2011 - Ballast Water Standards
National ambient air quality standards implementation
Hydraulic fracturing issues
EPA regulations on S02
Cuyahoga River dredging issues
EPA residual risk regulations
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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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Messick |
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Burtschi |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
ArcelorMittal S.A., as the parent of ArcelorMittal USA LLC, has an interest in the outcome of all issues lobbied.
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
Oppose Chinese government policies promoting steel overcapacity and unfair trading practices, including currency manipulation
S.1619, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act/H.R.639, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act
Support U.S. government action to address China's export restrictions on raw materials
S.2153/H.R.4105, To apply the countervailing duty provisions to nonmarket economy countries
S.1133, Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2011
U.S.-Russia trade issues
Ukraine trade and tax policies
Support continuation of anti-dumping/countervailing duty orders on tin mill products from Japan
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Neil |
Messick |
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Marcia |
Miller |
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Amber |
Ford |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
ArcelorMittal S.A., as the parent of ArcelorMittal USA LLC, has an interest in the outcome of all issues lobbied.
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
S.412, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2011
S.1813, Surface Transportation Act - support of long-term surface transportation legislation; provisions related to infrastructure, procurement rules, segmentation
H.R. 3533, Invest in American Jobs Act of 2011 - provisions related to rail, jobs bank, infrastructure bank, government procurement
H.R.7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012 - provision relating to procurement rules
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 |
Neil |
Messick |
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Marcia |
Miller |
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Mark |
Burtschi |
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Amber |
Ford |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
ArcelorMittal S.A., as the parent of ArcelorMittal USA LLC, has an interest in the outcome of all issues lobbied.
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.1549, American Jobs Act of 2011, provisions relating to Last In, First Out (LIFO), corporate taxation and capital formation
Corporate tax reform
H.R.7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012/S.1813, Surface Transportation Act - provisions relating to interest rate stabilization on pensions
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 |
Neil |
Messick |
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Mark |
Burtschi |
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Marcia |
Miller |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
ArcelorMittal S.A., as the parent of ArcelorMittal USA LLC, has an interest in the outcome of all issues lobbied.
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
S. 1253, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012/H.R. 2219, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 -
DoD regulations regarding procurement of steel armor plate
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Defense - Dept of (DOD)
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 |
Neil |
Messick |
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Marcia |
Miller |
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Amber |
Ford |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
ArcelorMittal S.A., as the parent of ArcelorMittal USA LLC, has an interest in the outcome of all issues lobbied.
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
Support additional funding for industrial energy efficiency programs
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative - U.S. implementation activities
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Neil |
Messick |
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Mark |
Burtschi |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
ArcelorMittal S.A., as the parent of ArcelorMittal USA LLC, has an interest in the outcome of all issues lobbied.
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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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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