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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1220 L STREET, NW |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 3060-12
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6. House ID# 306380000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2013 |
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. | ||||||||
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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: Stacy Linden, Managing Counsel |
Date | 04/22/2013 |
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
The President's budget for Fiscal Year 2013, sections regarding the Department of Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, Department of Treasury and IRS; S Con Res 8 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for FY 2014.
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 |
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Johnson |
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Gerard |
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Marty |
Durbin |
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Stephen |
Comstock |
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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 Amendment 184 to S. Con. Res. 8, an original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States government for FY 2014; 75 Fed. Reg. 2938 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone, Proposed Rule; 75 Fed. Reg. 43021 Executive Order 13547 - Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes; 76 Fed. Reg. 52738 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Reviews, proposed rule;
77 Fed. Reg. 50505 Science Advisory Board Staff Office Request for Nominations of Experts for the SAB Hydraulic Fracturing Advisory Panel; 77 Fed. Reg. 67361 Request for Information to Inform Hydraulic Fracturing Research Related to Drinking Water Resources; Efforts regarding hydraulic fracturing and industry best practices; Efforts relating to the EPA study on the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water; Legislative efforts concerning the implementation of the Clean Air Act; Legislative efforts related to TSCA reform.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office,
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 |
Barbara |
Camille |
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Ben |
Norris |
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N/A |
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Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Jeremy |
Price |
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LA, Murkowski 11-13; SA, LA, LD, Young 05-11 |
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Khary |
Cauthen |
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Marty |
Durbin |
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Matthew |
Todd |
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Stephanie |
Meadows |
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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
Efforts regarding industry workplace safety; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning proposals related to energy policy, creation of new U.S. jobs, energy security and energy independence; Legislative efforts regarding appointment of public officials.
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 |
Barbara |
Camille |
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Ben |
Norris |
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N/A |
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Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Jeremy |
Price |
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LA, Murkowski 11-13; SA, LA, LD, Young 05-11 |
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Khary |
Cauthen |
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Misty |
McGowen |
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Stephanie |
Meadows |
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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 FIN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Pub. Law No. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; 77 Fed. Reg. 12827 Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, State - Dept of (DOS),
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 |
Khary |
Cauthen |
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Lisa |
Ceglia |
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Surya |
Gunasekara |
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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
HR 1214 Domestic Fuels Protection Act; HR 3 Northern Route Approval Act; HR 550 Phantom Fuel Reform Act; HR 875 To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes; S 251 Phantom Fuel Reform Act;
S 344 To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from approving the introduction into commerce of gasoline that contains greater than 10-volume-percent ethanol, and for other purposes; S 582 A Bill To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; S Amendment 494 to S. Con. Res. 8, an original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for FY 2014; S Amendment 622 to S. Con. Res. 8, an original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for FY 2014; 75 Fed. Reg. 68094 Partial Grant and Partial Denial of Clean Air Act Waiver Application Submitted by Growth Energy to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15 Percent, Decision of the Administrator; 76 Fed. Reg. 38844 Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2012 Renewable Fuel Standards; 78 Fed. Reg. 12158 RFS Renewable Identification Number (RIN) Quality Assurance Program; 78 Fed. Reg. 15011 Environmental Impact Statements, Notice of Availability, EIS No. 20130056, Draft Supplement, DOS, 00, Keystone XL Project; 78 Fed. Reg. 9282 Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards; Efforts related to EPA's approval of E15 gasoline; Efforts relating to anticipated EPA Tier 3 fuel regulations; Efforts relating to EPA's implementation of the renewable fuels standard; Legislative efforts concerning renewable fuel standards and products liability issues; Legislative efforts concerning the renewable fuels standard and low carbon fuels; Legislative efforts related to Canadian oil sands; Legislative efforts related to DOD authority for the procurement of alternative fuels.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office,
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 |
Prentiss |
Searles |
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Erik |
Baptist |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Jeremy |
Price |
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LA, Murkowski 11-13; SA, LA, LD, Young 05-11 |
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Khary |
Cauthen |
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Lisa |
Ceglia |
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Marty |
Durbin |
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Misty |
McGowen |
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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
HR 624 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; HR 888 General Duty Clarification Act; Efforts related to cybersecurity; Efforts relating to the implementation of Chemical Facility Anti Terrorism Standards.
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 |
Ben |
Norris |
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N/A |
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Lisa |
Ceglia |
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Misty |
McGowen |
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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 MAR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Legislative efforts related to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.
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 |
Lisa |
Ceglia |
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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
HR 1314 To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements; S 19 A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements; S 630 Fixing America's Inequities with Revenues Act of 2013; 75 Fed. Reg. 63346 Oil and Gas Sulphur Operation in the Outer Continental Shelf - Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf;
76 Fed. Reg. 32197 Environmental Impact Statements, Notice of Availability, EIS No. 20110174, Draft EIS, USFS, 00, George Washington National Forest Land and Resource Management Project, Implementation, Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Botetourt, Frederick, Highland, Nelson, Page, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Warren Counties VA and Hampshire, Hardy, Monroe, and Pendleton Counties, WV; 76 Fed. Reg. 70156 Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Study (PEIS) for Proposed 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 20122017; 77 Fed. Reg. 11151 Notice Seeking Comment on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative; 77 Fed. Reg. 19321 Notice of Availability of a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, Geological and Geophysical Exploration on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); 77 Fed. Reg. 27691 Oil and Gas Well Stimulation, Including Hydraulic Fracturing, on Federal and Indian Lands, Proposed Rule; 77 Fed. Reg. 67663 Notice of Availability of the Proposed Land Use Amendments for Allocation of Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources Administered by the BLM in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; Agreement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico; Efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Efforts concerning anticpated oil shale and commercial oil shale leasing regulations; Efforts concerning the decommissioning of platforms in the Gulf of Mexico; Efforts regarding the development of a National Ocean Policy; Efforts regarding the development of oil shale resources; Efforts regarding the leasing, permitting and drilling of federal onshore lands; Efforts related to marine sound issues; Legislative efforts concerning revenue sharing for domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Regulatory efforts concerning consideration of species under Endangered Species Act; Regulatory efforts concerning oil spill response planning; Regulatory efforts regarding approvals of exploration plans and issuance of permits to drill on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf; Regulatory efforts regarding BLM Imstructional Memorandum 2011-184; United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Minerals Management Service, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, 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 |
Arthur |
Wiese |
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Ben |
Norris |
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Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Geoffrey |
Brand |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Jeremy |
Price |
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LA, Murkowski 11-13; SA, LA, LD, Young 05-11 |
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Khary |
Cauthen |
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Lisa |
Ceglia |
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Marty |
Durbin |
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Surya |
Gunasekara |
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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
The President's budget for Fiscal Year 2013 sections regarding revenue raisers and tax changes; HR _____ A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for comprehensive tax reform (Camp discussion draft); Legislative efforts concerning tax reform proposals relating to energy policy.
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 |
Brian |
Johnson |
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Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Khary |
Cauthen |
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Lisa |
Ceglia |
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Marty |
Durbin |
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Stephen |
Comstock |
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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
S 192 Expedited LNG for American Allies Act; 77 Fed. Reg. 73627 Notice of availability of 2012 LNG Export Study and request for comments; Efforts related to the export of natural gas, petroleum and petroleum products; Regulatory efforts regarding treatment of petroleum and petroleum products under existing U.S. trade agreements.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Executive Office of the President (EOP), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office,
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 |
Arthur |
Wiese |
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Ben |
Norris |
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Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Geoffrey |
Brand |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Jeremy |
Price |
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LA, Murkowski 11-13; SA, LA, LD, Young 05-11 |
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Khary |
Cauthen |
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Lisa |
Ceglia |
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Marty |
Durbin |
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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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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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