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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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Address1 | 1220 L STREET, NW |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 3060-12
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6. House ID# 306380000
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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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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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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: Stacy Linden |
Date | 10/20/2015 5:15:08 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
The President's budget for Fiscal Year 2016, energy and oil and gas tax provisions; HR 2353 Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, sections regarding funding mechanisms; HR 2822 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 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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Johnson |
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Finkel |
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Misty |
McGowen |
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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
S 1140 Federal Water Quality Protection Act; S 1645 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2016 report language regarding BSEE Well Control Rule; S 697 Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act; S 751 CASE Act; 76 Fed. Reg. 38747 Review of New Sources and Modifications in Indian Country; Final Rule; 79 Fed. Reg. 1429 Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units; 79 Fed. Reg. 36880 Petroleum Refinery Sector Risk and Technology Review and New Source Performance Standards; 79 Fed. Reg. 75234 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone, Proposed Rule; 80 Fed. Reg. 21504 Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf - Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control; 80 Fed. Reg. 3379 National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan, Proposed Rule; 80 Fed. Reg. 37054 Clean Water Rule: Definition of "Waters of the United States"; 80 Fed. Reg. 56577 Draft Control Techniques Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry; 80 Fed. Reg. 56579 Source Determination for Certain Emission Units in the Oil and Natural Gas Sector; 80 Fed. Reg. 56593 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New and Modified Sources; Efforts regarding hydraulic fracturing and industry best practices; Efforts related to anticipated BLM regulations concerning venting and flaring; Efforts related to CEQ's Revised Draft Guidance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change Impacts; Efforts related to EPA's Natural Gas STAR Methane Challenge Program Proposed Framework; Efforts related to EPA's Office of Inspector General project notification regarding EPA's oversight of hydraulic fracturing impact on water resources; Efforts related to the chemical disclosure platform FracFocus; Efforts related to the President's climate action plan; Efforts relating to the EPA study on the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), White House Office, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Economic Council (NEC), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
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 |
Barbara |
Ehimika |
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Ben |
Norris |
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Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Khary |
Cauthen |
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Louis |
Finkel |
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Stephanie |
Meadows |
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Misty |
McGowen |
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William |
Hupman |
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Legislative Director, Rep. Griffith (Jan. '11-Sept. '14); Legislative Counsel, Rep. Forbes (June '08-Dec. '10) |
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
H Amendment 687 to H.R. 427; H Amendment 719 to H.R. 702; HR __ Draft legislation regarding energy workforce development; HR 2295 National Energy Security Corridors Act; HR 8 North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act; S 1228 North American Energy Infrastructure Act; S 1276 Offshore Energy and Jobs Act; S 411 Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act; Efforts regarding industry workplace safety; Efforts regarding pipeline safety reauthorization; Efforts related to pipeline safety; Efforts related to the development of energy infrastructure; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning proposals related to energy policy, creation of new U.S. jobs, energy security and energy independence.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board
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 |
Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Louis |
Finkel |
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Misty |
McGowen |
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Robin |
Rorick |
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Vincent |
Erfe |
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Legislative Director, Rep. Turner (Aug. '11-Aug. '15); Legislative Assistant, Rep. Dreier (Aug. '02-Dec. '06; March '09-Aug. '11) |
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 FUE
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR __ Draft transportation appropriations legislation; HR 1679 Bakken Crude Stabilization Act; HR 22 DRIVE Act, Title XXXV, Subtitle D, Part III; HR 2636 Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Protection Act; HR 703 RFS Elimination Act; HR 704 RFS Reform Act; S 1584 Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act; S 1732 Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act, Title V, Subtitle D, Part III; S 1763 Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Protection Act; S 577 Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act; S 859 Crude-By-Rail Safety Act; 78 Fed. Reg. 71732 2014 Standards for the Renewable Fuel Standard Program; 80 Fed. Reg. 26643 Hazardous Materials: Enhanced Tank Car Standards and Operational Controls for High-Hazard Flammable Trains; Efforts related to OSHA RAGAGEP in Process Safety Management Enforcement; Efforts related to transport of crude oil by rail; Efforts relating to EPA's implementation of the renewable fuels standard; Legislative efforts concerning renewable fuel standards; Legislative efforts related to Canadian oil sands.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, 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 |
Beth |
Treseder |
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Erik |
Baptist |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Louis |
Finkel |
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Misty |
McGowen |
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Robin |
Rorick |
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William |
Hupman |
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Legislative Director, Rep. Griffith (Jan. '11-Sept. '14); Legislative Counsel, Rep. Forbes (June '08-Dec. '10) |
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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
S 754 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act; Efforts related to cybersecurity.
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 |
Louis |
Finkel |
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Stephen |
Comstock |
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Khary |
Cauthen |
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Vincent |
Erfe |
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Legislative Director, Rep. Turner (Aug. '11-Aug. '15); Legislative Assistant, Rep. Dreier (Aug. '02-Dec. '06; March '09-Aug. '11) |
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 MAR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H Amendment 713 to H.R. 702; S 1611 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015; S 373 Vessel Incidental Discharge Act; Efforts related to CBP interpretation of ruling letters H225102 and H235242.
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 |
Louis |
Finkel |
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Ben |
Norris |
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Misty |
McGowen |
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Vincent |
Erfe |
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Legislative Director, Rep. Turner (Aug. '11-Aug. '15); Legislative Assistant, Rep. Dreier (Aug. '02-Dec. '06; March '09-Aug. '11) |
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
S 1278 Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale Act; S 1279 Southern Atlantic Energy Security Act; S 2011 OPENS Act; 79 Fed. Reg. 34349 Request for Information and comments on the preparation of the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program; 79 Fed. Reg. 42815 Proposed Geological and Geophysical (G&G) Activities on the Mid- and South-Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); 80 Fed. Reg. 16577 Oil and Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands; 80 Fed. Reg. 22148 Oil and Gas Leasing, Royalty on Production, Rental Payments, Minimum Acceptable Bids, Bonding Requirements, and Civil Penalty Assessments; 80 Fed. Reg. 29286 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Revisions to the Regulations for Petitions; 80 Fed. Reg. 40767 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Site Security; 80 Fed. Reg. 9916 Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf--Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf, Proposed Rule; Efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Efforts regarding the leasing, permitting and drilling of federal onshore lands; Efforts related to anticipated rules for oil and gas production on the Alaska OCS; Efforts related to marine sound issues; Efforts related to the Landscape-Scale Mitigation Framework of the U.S. Forest Service; Legislative efforts concerning revenue sharing for domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Regulatory efforts concerning consideration of species under Endangered Species Act; Regulatory efforts related to offshore safety.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), U.S. Forest Service
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 |
Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Geoffrey |
Brand |
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Louis |
Finkel |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Khary |
Cauthen |
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Stephanie |
Meadows |
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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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
HR 1 Tax Reform Act; HR 2821 Partnership Audit Simplification Act; S __ Baucus Tax Reform Draft Legislation; S 1946 Tax Relief Extension Act, provisions related to biodiesel tax credits; Legislative efforts concerning tax reform proposals relating to energy policy.
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 |
Brian |
Johnson |
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Bryce |
Pressentin |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Finkel |
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Stephen |
Comstock |
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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 TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H Amendment 714 to H.R. 702; H Amendment 715 to H.R. 702; H Amendment 716 to H.R. 702; H Amendment 717 to H.R. 702; H Amendment 718 to H.R. 702; H Amendment 720 to H.R. 702; H Amendment 721 to H.R. 702; HR 1314 Trade Act of 2015; HR 156 Crude Oil Export Act; HR 1773 Residue Entries and Streamlining Trade Act; HR 351 The LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act; HR 644 An act to reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, and for other purposes; HR 702 To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions; S 1312 Energy Supply and Distribution Act; S 1372 American Crude Oil Export Equality Act; S 2012 Energy Policy Modernization Act, provisions related to LNG; S 989 Residue Entries and Streamlining Trade Act; 79 Fed. Reg. 32261 Notice of Proposed Procedures for Liquefied Natural Gas Export Decisions; Efforts related to the export of natural gas, petroleum and petroleum products.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Norris |
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Brian |
Johnson |
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Carrie |
Domnitch |
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Erik |
Milito |
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Jack |
Gerard |
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Louis |
Finkel |
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Khary |
Cauthen |
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Misty |
McGowen |
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Barbara |
Ehimika |
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Geoffrey |
Brand |
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Vincent |
Erfe |
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Legislative Director, Rep. Turner (Aug. '11-Aug. '15); Legislative Assistant, Rep. Dreier (Aug. '02-Dec. '06; March '09-Aug. '11) |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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Internet Address: http://www.api.org/globalitems/globalheaderpages/membership/api-member-companies
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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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