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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | P.O. BOX 2995 |
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City | Cordova |
State | TN |
Zip Code | 38088-2995 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27571-12
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6. House ID# 303760000
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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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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: MR. R E SHELLABARGER |
Date | 10/20/2014 12:34:28 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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014
USDA RMA interim rule regarding implementation of certain crop insurance provisions in the farm bill
H.R. 4800 and S. 2389, Agricultural appropriations for 2015 fiscal year in program funding for USDA APHIS, ARS, FSA and FAS
Targeted weight provisions in Section 125 of 2015 fiscal year Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act (H.R. 4745)
H.R. 3964, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act
S. 2198, Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014
H.R. 3474, the Hire More Heroes Act of 2104, containing extension of expired business tax provisions
S. 2260, Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act
H.R. 4457, the Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014
H.R. 4453, the Permanent S Corporation Built-In Gains Recognition Period Act
WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture
Communications with Trade Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee regarding the status of WTO Doha Round negotiations
Communications with USDA, USTR and Congress concerning the WTO trade dispute with Brazil
Communications with USDA and USTR concerning Chinas policies and WTO obligations
H.R. 3830, the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014
Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel
U.S.-E.U. free trade agreement negotiations
Implementation of Title VII of H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
H.R. 4413, Customer Service Protection and End-User Relief Act
H.R. 935, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act
Issues related to the use and registration of crop protection products in communications with EPA Office of Pesticide Programs
EPA draft guidance for pesticide spray drift evaluation in pesticide risk assessments
H.R. 5078, the Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act
EPAs proposed rule for Clean Water Act to define waters of U.S. for permitting purposes
EPAs interpretive rule regarding exemptions from permitting under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act
Issues related to the cottonseed industrys petition with EPA for a Renewable Identification Number
OSHA proposed rule to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting regulations
Development of OSHA rule for combustible dust
Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510)
Proposed rule on Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food
S. 2729, Private Landowner and Protection Act of 2014
H.R. 5447, a proposed amendment to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to increase the availability of pesticides for the management of parasitic pests that adversely impact the health of managed pollinator bees
Contacts with EPA regarding pollinator risk assessment for pesticide registrations for cotton
Meetings with USDA Agricultural Research Service regarding honey bee health research
Issues related to new EPA pesticide label language for certain neonicotinoid products
EPA proposed revisions to national ambient air quality standards for particulate matter
Comments to EPAs proposed revisions to the Worker Protection Standard
Comments to EPAs proposed label language for a newly formulated 2,4-D product
Comments to EPAs Environmental Impact Statement for a newly formulated Dicamba product
Comments to EPAs notice of proposed tolerance for malathion
Contacts with USDA, USTR and Department of State on issues related to international cotton contract defaults
Contacts with USDA-FSA regarding the enforcement of cotton shipping standards
Comments to USDA-AMS regarding cotton classification fees
USDA-FSA approval of specification recommendations for cotton bale packaging materials
USDA NASSs Consumption on the Cotton System and Stocks survey
Contacts with USDA regarding Cotton Outlooks planned changed in the quality characteristics of the A Index
Letter to the Senate Finance Committee in support of the nomination of Darci Vetter for Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the Office of the US Trade Representative
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), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), State - Dept of (DOS), 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 |
Gary M. |
Adams |
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Robert Craig |
Brown |
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Sidney A. |
Johnson |
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Mark D. |
Lange |
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John |
Maguire |
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Robbie |
Minnich |
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W. Harrison |
Ashley |
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E. Keith |
Menchey |
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Christine |
Birdsong |
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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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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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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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