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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 555 12TH STREET, NW, #640 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 36140-12
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6. House ID# 312000000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2011 |
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: Polly L. Gault, Executive Vice President |
Date | 01/19/2012 |
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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 91/HR 2417 Better Use of Lightbulbs Act; HR 2354 Making appropriations for energy & water related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012;
HR 2068 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Continuation Act; To permit a Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue to serve on the Commission if a successor is not timely appointed and confirmed
HR 2273 Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act; To amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels
HR 909 A Roadmap for America's Energy Future; To expand domestic fossil fuel production, develop more nuclear power, and expand renewable electricity, and for other purposes
HR 976 To terminate certain hydropower reservations, and for other purposes
SA 985 H.R. 2354- To strike provisions requiring FERC "to clarify that a State may establish rates for the wholesale sale of electric energy in interstate commerce pursuant to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 such that those rates shall not unduly discriminate against the qualifying cogeneration facilitiy or qualifying small power production facility selling the electric energy or exceed the costs to produce and deliver the electric energy, as determined for the specific technology at issue."
SA 1019 H.R. 2354- To modify PURPA provisions of the bill to requre FERC to "clarify that avoided cost determined under section 210(b) of the [PURPA] may differ by technology to take into account the requirement of a State that a utility purchase electric energy generated by specified technologies."
S. 1000 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011
S 400 A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to ensure that rates and charges for electric energy are assessed in proportion to measurable reliability or economic benefit, and for other purposes
S 734 Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011; A bill to provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies at the Department of Energy
S 938 Heavy Duty Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2011
S 948 A bill to promote the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles, and for other purposes
S 1001 Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011; A bill to reduce oil consumption and improve energy security, and for other purposes
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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Miller |
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Pressler |
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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 174 Homeland Security Cyber & Physical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2011; HR 1136 Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act of 2011; HR 2055 Consolidated Appropriations Act; S. 21 Cyber Security & American Cyber Competitivemess Act of 2011; S 413 A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002,
S. 1342 An original bill to amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense of the United States against cybersecurity and other threats and vulnerabilities
S. 1813 MAP-21; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century; A bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes
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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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 470 To allocate and expand the availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam; S. 138 California Desert Protection Act of 2011, S 519 Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011; HR 113 Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests Protection Act; HR 1581 Wilderness and Roadless Area Release Act of 2011
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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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
HR 607 To enhance public safety by making more spectrum available to public safety agencies, to facilitate the development of a wireless public safety broadband network, to provide standards for the spectrum needs of public safety agencies, and for other purposes; HR 911 Spectrum Inventory and Auction Act of 2011; HR Public Safety Spectrum & Wireless Innovation Act;
HR 3509 Wireless Innovation and Public Safety Act of 2011
HR 607 To enhance public safety by making more spectrum available to public safety agencies, to facilitate the development of a wireless public safety broadband network, to provide standards for the spectrum needs of public safety agencies, and for other purposes
S 28 Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act
S 911 SPECTRUM Act Strengthening Public-safety and Enhancing Communications Through Reform, Utilization, and Modernization Act
S. 1029 Electric Consumer Right to Know (e-KNOW) Act; A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to provide electric consumers the right to access certain electric energy information, and for other purposes
S. 1040 Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011; A bill to enhance public safety by making more spectrum available to public safety entities, to facilitate the development of a public safety broadband network, to provide standards for the spectrum needs of public safety entities, and for other purposes
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
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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
HR 4 Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011; HR 910 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011; To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating any regulation concerning, taking action relating to, or taking into consideration the emission of a greenhouse gas to address climate change, and for other purposes
HR 1610 Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011; To provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes
HR 1840 To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders
HR 3527 Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation; To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to clarify the definition of swap dealer
HR 3630 Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011; A bill to extend the payroll tax holiday, unemployment compensation, Medicare physician payment, provide for the consideration of the Keystone XL pipeline, and for other purposes
S. 746 Dodd-Frank Repeal Act of 2011; A bill to repeal provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
S. 947 A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes
S 1650 Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011; A bill to provide for the orderly implementation of the provisions of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and for other purposes
S 1845 STORAGE 2011 Act; A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an energy investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid, and for other purposes
S. 3768 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the credit for plug-in electric drive vehicles
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 |
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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
SJ Res 27 A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the mitigation by States of cross-border air pollution under the Clean Air Act; S 1815 Cross State Air Pollution Act; A bill to codify and delay the implementation of and compliance dates for a final rule relating to interstate transport of air pollution;
S. 1833 Fair Compliance Act of 2011; A bill to provide additional time for compliance with, and coordinating of, the compliance schedules for certain rules of the Environmental Protection Agency
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
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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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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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