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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1667 K Street, NW |
Address2 | Suite 300 |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20006-1647 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 8954-12
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6. House ID# 308630000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2016 |
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: Joseph T. Yost |
Date | 7/15/2016 9:29:42 AM |
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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
CSPA expressed our member companies consensus positions on Congressional oversight of regulatory matters related to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). In addition, CSPA staff met with professional staff of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to discuss issues related to the implementation of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act (PRIA 3) of 2012. CSPA is leading a coalition to support reauthorization of the Act (PRIA 4) and met with members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. CSPA worked on issues related to preventing the spread of the Zika Virus and briefed senior staff of the Senate and House Committees on Agriculture and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce about CSPAs work with the EPA, the Department of Health & Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CSPA supported Congressional action to modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), specifically S. 697, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act; and H.R. 2576, the TSCA Modernization Act of 2015. CSPA addressed provisions of the two bills related to use reporting (TSCA 8), confidential business information (TSCA 14), and preemption (TSCA 18).
CSPA contacted the professional staff of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees to support continued adequate funding for the EPA Safer Choice program. CSPA also met with senior EPA staff to discuss the Safer Choice program.
CSPA supports Congressional action challenging the new National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone because our member companies have serious concerns about the feasibility of the EPA regulation. CSPA advocacy actions focused primarily on H.R. 4775, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act, a bill that would (among other things) extend the review cycle from five to ten years for NAAQS under the Clean Air Act and S. 2882, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016. CSPA monitored other bills, including: H.J. Res. 74 and S.J. Res. 25, Congressional Review Act resolutions that would nullify the EPA final rule revising the NAAQS for ozone; H.R. 4265, the Clean Air Implementation Act, a bill that would increase the period for reviewing NAAQS from five years to eight years; H.R. 1388 and S. 751, the Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act, a bill that would prohibit EPA from lowering the ozone standard until at least 85% of counties that are currently in nonattainment achieve full compliance with the 2008 ozone standard; H.R. 1320 and S. 638, the Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reform (CLEER) Act, a bill to delay the review and revision of the NAAQS for ozone; H.R. 1327 and S. 640, the Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act, a bill to amend the federal Clean Air Act to delay review and revision of the NAAQS for ozone; S. 2072, a bill to require EPA to establish a program to defer designations of non-attainment area if the area achieves and maintains certain standards under a voluntary early action compact plan; and H.R. 4000, the Ozone NAAQS Deadline Harmonization Act, a bill that would harmonize the requirements of the 2008 and 2015 ozone standards and establish a workable implementation schedule for the 2015 standard.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
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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Yost |
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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
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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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