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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 110 Maryland Avenue NE #306 |
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| City | Billings |
State | MT |
Zip Code | 59101 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 314773-12
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6. House ID# 393980000
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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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| 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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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Patrick Sweeney, Director |
Date | 07/20/2012 |
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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2631, Livestock Market Fairness Act
H.R. 5973, Agriculture Appropriations bill:
Sec. 719
Sec. 733
H.R. 6083:
Conaway-Costa GIPSA amendment
Neugebauer COOL amendment
S. 1026, Livestock Market Fairness Act
S. 2141, Packer ownership ban
S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act:
S. Amdt 2170, Grassley packer ban amendment
S. Amdt. 2234, Tester seeds and breeds amendment
S. Amdt. 2259, Enzi livestock marketing fairness amendment
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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 |
Sara |
Kendall |
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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
HR 4402, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act
H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act
H.R. 6031, Wind Powering American Jobs Act
S. 647, Montana Mineral Conveyance Act
S. 1751, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act
S. 1813, Transportation bill:
S. Amdt. 1537 and S. Amdt. 1817 Keystone XL pipeline
S. 2416, Clean Energy Standard Act
Issues other than legislation:
- Bureau of Land Management well stimulation regulations
- Environmental Protection Agency coal combustion waste rules
- Environmental Protection Agency Oil and Gas New Source Performance Standards/National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants rules
- Powder River Basin coal leasing reforms
- TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline EIS and National Interest Determination process
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement
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 |
Sara |
Kendall |
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Anna |
Lucas |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
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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)
Internet Address:
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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
27. Add the following 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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