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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 740 15th Street NW |
Address2 | Suite 700 |
| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 71278-12
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6. House ID# 359980000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2022 |
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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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Daniel Jindra |
Date | 7/20/2022 8:16:07 PM |
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
Opposed Sen Daines bill to weaken the Endangered Species Act.
Urge U.S. insurance companies to refuse to provide insurance to energy companies pursuing exploration and development in the Arctic region.
Urge the Biden-Harris administration to halt the approval of the Freeport LNG Train 4 until inspections are completed.
Opposed floating LNG export terminal fortress.
Support 1872 mining law reform.
Urged Senate Commerce Committee to support the Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act.
Support funding for offshore wind in the FY23 appropriations process.
Urged Congress to support nominations for Carlton Waterhouse and Dan Uhlmann for EPA.
Support President Bidens EPA Budget for FY23.
Urge EPA to protect fenceline communities by closing all startup, shutdown, and malfunction exemption from air pollution standards.
Urge EPA not to implement DERA requirements as part of its clean school bus programs without significant carve-outs and tweaks.
Urge NOAA to oppose the South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils proposed Amendment to the Coral, Coral Reefs, and Hard Bottom Fishery Management Plan that would open part of the Oculina Bank Habitat Area of Particular Concern (OHAPC) to bottom trawling.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 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 |
Tiernan |
Sittenfeld |
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Sara |
Chieffo |
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Alex |
Taurel |
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Madeleine |
Foote |
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Matthew |
Davis |
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Darien |
Davis |
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Arturo |
Terrazas |
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David |
Shadburn |
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Sara |
Fontes |
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Benjamin |
Alexandro |
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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
Urged Congress to prioritize environmental justice investments in its proposed reconciliation package.
Urged the Biden-Harris administration to develop a comprehensive ocean-climate action plan to maximize emissions reductions.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 |
Tiernan |
Sittenfeld |
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Sara |
Chieffo |
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Alex |
Taurel |
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Madeleine |
Foote |
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Matthew |
Davis |
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Darien |
Davis |
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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
Urge EPA to strengthen particulate matter (PM) NAAQS.
Supported EPAs Good Neighbor Plan to address Ozone NAAQS.
Urge the Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association to begin implementing the Heavy-Duty Omnibus Rule.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 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 |
Tiernan |
Sittenfeld |
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Sara |
Chieffo |
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Taurel |
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Madeleine |
Foote |
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Matthew |
Davis |
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Darien |
Davis |
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Benjamin |
Alexandro |
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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
Urged Congress to support the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program and requested sufficient funding in the Fiscal Year 2023 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill.
Urged the Senate to support the timely passage of the Grand Canyon Protection Act (S. 387)
Urged President Biden to propose a five year plan program for offshore drilling with no new leasing.
Urged Congress to establish Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park.
Urge President Biden to support a strong, lasting rule across federal public lands that conserves mature and old-growth trees and forests.
Urged Congress to exclude the greater sage-grouse rider from FY23 Appropriations process
Supported stronger implementation of the Conservation Lands in the California Desert.
Urge Congress to invest in Sanctuaries and Monuments for FY23 appropriations process.
Urge Congress to support the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expansion Act.
Urge Congress to support the National Park Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2022.
Supported robust funding for the national parks system.
Opposed the Save Our Sequoias Act.
Urge President Biden to designate Castner Range as a national monument.
Urged Congress to establish Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park.
Support FY23 Appropriations for THUD and NPS.
Urge Congress to designate Avi Kaw Ame as a national monument.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Interior - Dept of (DOI)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Tiernan |
Sittenfeld |
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Sara |
Chieffo |
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Alex |
Taurel |
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Madeleine |
Foote |
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Matthew |
Davis |
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Darien |
Davis |
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Benjamin |
Alexandro |
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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
Urged Congress to support robust funding for wildlife refuges in FY23 appropriations process.
Urged Congress to support NOAA funding in FY23 appropriations process.
Urged the Senate to support $555 billion House-passed bill for climate, jobs and justice
Support Jainey Bavishis nomination for next Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere at the Department of Commerce.
Urged Congress to appropriate at least $287 million for the new hardrock abandoned land mines program (AML) authorized in the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA).
Opposed border wall and remediate harms in FY23 appropriations process.
Urge Congress to oppose Senator Barrassos poison pill motion to instruct for the America COMPETES Act.
Urge Congress to increase top-line funding for the environment in FY23.
Supported the nomination and confirmation of Shalanda Baker to the Department of Energy.
Supported Mayor Eric Garcettis nomination to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of India.
Urge U.S. Army Corps to revoke nation-wide permit 12.
Urge the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require mandatory and standardized climate-related disclosures.
Urged the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to strengthen and finalize its proposed Statement of Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions.
Urged Congress to support the Judiciary Act of 2021.
Urged Senate to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court.
Urged Senate to confirm Dale Ho to the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Urged Senate to confirm Nancy Abudu to the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Urged Senate to confirm J. Michelle Childs to the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Urged Senate to to confirm Rachel Bloomekatz to the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Urged Senate to confirm Nusrat Choudhury to the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Urged Congress to pass the Womens Health Protection Act.
Urged Congress to pass the DC National Guard Home Rule Act.
Urged Congress to pass the Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act.
Urged Senate to fill all judicial vacancies.
Urged Congress to pass the DISCLOSE Act.
Urged Congress to pass the Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act.
Urged Congress to support the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act (SCERT Act).
Urged Congress to investigate ethics concerns regarding Justice Clarence Thomas.
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
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Sittenfeld |
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Sara |
Chieffo |
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Alex |
Taurel |
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Madeleine |
Foote |
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Matthew |
Davis |
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Darien |
Davis |
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Arturo |
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Sara |
Fontes |
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David |
Shadburn |
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Benjamin |
Alexandro |
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Douglas |
Lindner |
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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
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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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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
| Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |