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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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City | King of Prussia |
State | PA |
Zip Code | 19406 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 13370-12
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2015 |
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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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: Marsha J. Smith |
Date | 10/19/2015 2:18:05 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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR. 2028 and S. ____ - Energy and Water Appropriations Act, Research and Development and Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Titles (FY 2016) (Senate bill not yet introduced).
HR. 2685, S. 1558 - Defense Appropriations Act, Research and Development and Manufacturing and Industrial Titles and defense production act issues (FY 2016)
HR 2822, S.1645 - Interior & Environment Appropriations Act, EPA Title, General Provisions and EPA regulatory programs (FY 2016)
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 |
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Kunz |
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Ritter |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is a subsidiary of Arkema S.A., a European company
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
Clean Air Act regulations; Montreal Protocol and fluorochemicals and hydrofluorocarbons issues and Significant New Alternatives Policy program
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), State - Dept of (DOS), White House Office, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
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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Kunz |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is a subsidiary of Arkema S.A., a European company
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 CHM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reauthorization legislation
S.697 - Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
H.R. 2576 - TSCA Modernization Act of 2015
Issues related to fluorochemicals, fluoropolymers, hydrofluorocarbons and/or Montreal Protocol
EPA chemical regulations, including Significant New Use Rules and the Significant New Alternatives Policy program.
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 |
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Kunz |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is a subsidiary of Arkema S.A., a European company
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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Monitor trade secrets protection legislation and patents and patent troll legislation.
H.R. 2045, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2015
H.R. 9, Innovation Act
S. 1137, PATENT 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 |
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Kunz |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is a subsidiary of Arkema S.A., a European company
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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR. 2685, S. 1558 - Defense Appropriations Act, Research and Development and Manufacturing and Industrial Titles and defense production act issues (FY 2016)
Issues related to advanced materials, thermoplastics and/or materials research and development; manufacturing; industrial policy and funding; and energy and energy storage issues.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Defense - Dept of (DOD)
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
Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is a subsidiary of Arkema S.A., a European company
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
Issues related to alternative/renewable energy, energy storage and battery funding, vehicle technology, building technology, energy efficiency, solar, biobased materials, natural gas, hydraulic fracturing, research grants; innovative manufacturing and industrial energy efficiency and industrial energy credits
Energy policy legislation
S. 1047, a bill to require the Secretary of Energy to review rulemakings of other federal agencies.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Energy - Dept of, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
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
Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is a subsidiary of Arkema S.A., a European company.
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
Issues related to Clean Air Act regulations, climate change, ozone protection, greenhouse gas reporting, fluorochemicals, hyrdofluorocarbons and/or refrigerants and/or the Montreal Protocol
Issues related to natural gas
Issues related to ground-level ozone EPA regulations
EPA chemical regulations, including Significant New Alternatives Policy program regulations and EPA Solid Waste regulations
H.R. 1321, Microbeads-Free Waters Act of 2015 and S. 1424 Microbeads-Free Waters Act of 2015
S. 2076, Super Pollutants Act of 2015 and H.R. 508, SUPER Act of 2015
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), State - Dept of (DOS), White House Office, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
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
Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is a subsidiary of Arkema S.A., a European company.
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
Monitor cybersecurity issues
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
Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is a subsidiary of Arkema S.A., a European company
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 RRR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to rail transportation, tank car regulations, rail-shipper matters, rail competition and positive train control.
S. 808, Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015.
H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (DRIVE Act) and positive train control provisions.
H.R. 3651, Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Federal Railroad Administration
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
Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is a subsidiary of Arkema S.A., a European company
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 TAR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Duty suspension legislation
H.R. 2708 (113th Congress bill - no new bill introduced yet), omnibus bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (includes various provisions regarding products associated with duty suspension bills that were originally introduced in the 112th Congress).
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 |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is a subsidiary of Arkema S.A., a European company
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
Tax policy issues and business tax issues
R&D Tax Credits
H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015
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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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is a subsidiary of Arkema S.A., a European company
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
Issues related to the U.S.- E.U. free trade agreement; Trans-Pacific Partnership; Trade Promotion Authority and NAFTA Rules of Origin and environmental goods agreements.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Intl Trade Administration (ITA)
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
Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is a subsidiary of Arkema S.A., a European company
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
Issues related to rail and truck transportation, natural gas piping and pipelines, highways/roads, surface transportation reauthorization, positive train control, rail tank cars, rail-shipper and rail competition matters and freight issues.
H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act(DRIVE Act)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
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
Arkema Inc. is a wholly owned U.S. corporation and is a subsidiary of Arkema S.A., a European company.
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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