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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 600 MARYLAND AVENUE, SW |
Address2 | Ste. 1000W |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20024 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 2285-12
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2014 |
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: Julie Anna Potts |
Date | 7/21/2014 11:57:04 AM |
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
Biotechnology
Farm Programs
Farm Bill
Disaster Assistance
Crop Insurance
Wetlands Reserve Program
Price Loss Coverage (PLC) & Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC)
Stacked Income Protection Program (STAX) for Cotton
Dairy Margin Protection Program
Sugar
Pollinators
Industrial Hemp Research
2014 Farm Bill
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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 |
Dale |
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Young |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Mary Kay |
Thatcher |
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John |
Anderson |
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Andrew |
Walmsley |
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Veronica |
Nigh |
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Paul |
Schlegel |
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Kelli |
Ludlum |
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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 ANI
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 2193 - Horse Protection Act Amendments of 2014
S. 1406 - Prevent All Soring Tactics Act (PAST)
H.R. 4098 - House version of S. 2193
BSE
Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)
Honeybee Losses
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Bob |
Young |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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John |
Anderson |
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Mary Kay |
Thatcher |
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Kelli |
Ludlum |
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Paul |
Schlegel |
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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
FY 2015 Budget Proposal
Fiscal Year 2015 Agriculture Appropriations
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Bob |
Young |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Ronald |
Karney |
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Patricia |
Wolff |
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Kelli |
Ludlum |
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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
Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Guidance
Clean Water Act (CWA)
FIFRA
NPDES Permits for Pesticides
Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Waters of the U.S. Guidance
NPDES Permits for Pesticides
Climate Change
Greenhouse Gas Regulation
EPAs TMDL vision strategy
Chesapeake Bay TMDL
Confidential CAFO/Clean Water Act Data
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Bob |
Young |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Don |
Parrish |
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Danielle |
Quist |
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Paul |
Schlegel |
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Andrew |
Walmsley |
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Veronica |
Nigh |
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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 CDT
16. Specific lobbying issues
CFTC
SEC
H.R. 4413 - Customer Protection and End-User Relief Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Bob |
Young |
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John |
Anderson |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Kelli |
Ludlum |
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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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (SRS Act)
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 |
Ronald |
Karney |
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Dale |
Moore |
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Bob |
Young |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Patricia |
Wolff |
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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 FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
GMO Food Labeling
Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food proposed rule
Focused Mitigation Strategies To Protect Food Against International Adulteration
H.R. 4432 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act
Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Bob |
Young |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Kelli |
Ludlum |
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Kristi |
Boswell |
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Veronica |
Nigh |
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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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
Regulatory Accountability
Equal Access to Justice Act - Government Transparency
H.R. 2919 - Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice - Dept of (DOJ)
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Bob |
Young |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Paul |
Schlegel |
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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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2575 - Save American Workers Act
PPACA Mandates
Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Health Insurance Tax
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Bob |
Young |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Patricia |
Wolff |
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Kristi |
Boswell |
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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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Immigration Reform
H-2A
Market-Based Employer-Employee Contract Program
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Bob |
Young |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Kristi |
Boswell |
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Paul |
Schlegel |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 2223 - Minimum Wage Fairness Act
Fair Labor Standards Act
Child Labor Issues (Tobacco)
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 |
Dale |
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Keller |
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Kristi |
Boswell |
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Schlegel |
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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 RES
16. Specific lobbying issues
Endangered Species Act Reform
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Feral Swine Eradication
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Critical Habitat (ESA)
Antiquities Act - New Mexico Land Grab
Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act
Northern Long-Eared Bat ESA Listing
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
H.R. 4315 - 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act
H.R. 4316 - Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act
H.R. 4317 - State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act
H.R. 4318 - Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act
H.R. 1459 - Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act
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 |
Dale |
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Young |
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Keller |
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Kristi |
Boswell |
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Schlegel |
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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
EXPIRE Act(Senate Tax Extender Bill)
Section 179 Small Business Expensing
H.R. 2429 - Estate Tax Repeal
H.R. 2429 & S. 1183 - Death Repeal Tax of 2013
Tax Code Reform
Estate Taxes
Capital Gains
HIT Tax
Section 179 Small Business Expensing
Bonus Depreciation
Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT)
The Production Tax Credit
The Community and Distributed Wind Investment Tax Credit
Cellulosic Biofuel Producer Tax Credit
Alternative Fuel Refueling Property
Biodiesel
Enhanced Deductions for donations
Death Tax
Production Tax Credits
Community and Distributed Wind Investment Tax Credit
Alternative Fuel Refueling Property Tax Credit
Railroad Track Maintenance Credit
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Bob |
Young |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Patricia |
Wolff |
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Matthew |
Erickson |
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Andrew |
Walmsley |
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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 TEC
16. Specific lobbying issues
Community Connect Grant Program (Broadband)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Moore |
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Ronald |
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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
Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Issues
Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement (TPP)
Tariff and Non-Tariff Trade Barriers
Brazilian Beef Imports (FMD)
Sugar - Mexico Anti-Dumping Investigation
Country of Origin Labeling (COOL)
WTO Obligations
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Negotiations - Australia & Japan
Stacked Income Protection Program (STAX)
Russian Hog Import Ban (due to PEDv)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), 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 |
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Bob |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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David |
Salmonsen |
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Veronica |
Nigh |
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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
Drones/Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) research and usage
WRRDA
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF)
Inland Waterways Trust Fund (IWTF)
Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC) Rule
Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food proposed rule
FMCSA rule on Hours of Service (HOS) - livestock exemption
H.R. 3080 - Water Resources Reform and Redevelopment Act (WRRDA)
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21)
Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act of 2014
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Dale |
Moore |
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Bob |
Young |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Andrew |
Walmsley |
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Ronald |
Karney |
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Matthew |
Erickson |
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Danielle |
Quist |
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Don |
Parrish |
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Paul |
Schlegel |
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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
Renewable Energy for America Program (REAP)
Biofuels
Domestic Energy Policy
National Climate Assessment
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Andrew |
Walmsley |
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Patricia |
Wolff |
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Matthew |
Erickson |
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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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