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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 | 777 N. Capitol Street, NE Suite 805 |
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City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20002 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 400430086-12
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6. House ID# 407210000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2011 |
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 | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
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. | ||||||||
Method A.
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: Tom Buis, CEO |
Date | 04/20/2011 |
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
General ethanol, energy, agriculture, environmental and climate change issues; USDA loans related to ethanol and ethanol infrastructure; food safety in general and specifically the issue of trace amounts of antibiotics in dried distillers grains;
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), 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 |
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Buis |
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Ted |
Monoson |
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John Boehner |
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Chris |
Bliley |
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Jim Nussle |
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John |
Fuher |
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Kent Conrad |
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
General ethanol, energy, agriculture, environmental and climate change issues; Department of Energy loan guarantees for ethanol-related projects; S 187 Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011; S 530 A bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production; HR 748 To prohibit the Administrator of EPA from authorizing the use of gasoline containing greater than 10 percent ethanol in certain vehicles; HR 424 Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act; HR 404 Renewable Fuels for America's Future Act of 2011;
HR 230 21st Century Energy Independence Act of 2011; HR 910 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011; Having ethanol produced from corn starch qualify as an advanced biofuel under the RFS; Having ethanol produced from sorhum qualify as an advanced biofuel under the RFS; General efforts to get government loan guarantees for an ethanol pipeline; HR 851 Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2011; Proposed Rule Deferring greenhouse gas permitting for biogenic CO2 emissions; S 559 Securing Americ'a Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), 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 |
Tom |
Buis |
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Ted |
Monoson |
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John Boehner |
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Chris |
Bliley |
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Jim Nussle |
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John |
Fuher |
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Kent Conrad |
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
General ethanol, energy, agriculture, environmental and climate change issues; HR 1 Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011 - specifically the Sullivan amendment (156) to prohibit EPA from spending money on E15 and the Flake amendment (145) cutting off spending for flex fuel pumps; HR 748 To prohibit the Administrator of EPA from authorizing the use of gasoline containing greater than 10 percent ethanol in certain vehicles; HR 424 Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act;
HR 404 Renewable Fuels for America's future Act of 2011; E15 labeling for pumps; Having ethanol produced from corn starch qualify as an advanced biofuel under the RFS; Having ethanol produced from sorghum qualify as an advanced biofuel under the RFS; climate change in general; indirect land use change; low carbon fuel standard; Proposed Rule deferring greenhouse gas permitting for biogenic CO2 emissions;
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), 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 |
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Buis |
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Ted |
Monoson |
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John Boehner |
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Bliley |
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Jim Nussle |
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John |
Fuher |
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Kent Conrad |
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
General ethanol, energy, agriculture, environmental and climate change issues; HR 1 Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011 - specifically, the Sullivan amendment (156) to prohibit EPA from spending money on E15 and the Flake amendment (145) cutting off spending for flex fuel pumps; S 187 Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011; S 530 A bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production; S 520 Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act; HR 1188 Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011;
HR 1075 Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act; HR 748 To prohibit the Administrator of the EPA from authorizing the use of gasoline containing greater than 10 percent ethanol in certain vehicles; HR 523 American Fuel Protection Act of 2011; HR 426 Remove incentives for Producting Ethanol Act of 2011; HR 424 Leave Ethanol volumes at Existing Levels Act; HR 404 Renewable Fuels for America's Future Act of 2011; HR 230 21st Century Energy Independence Act of 2011; E15 labeling for pumps; general efforts to increase the number of flex fuel vehicles; general efforts to increase the number of flex pumps (blender pumps); Having ethanol produced from corn starch qualify as an advanced biofuel under the RFS; Having ethanol produced from sorghum; general efforts to get government loan guarantees for an ethanol pipeline; low carbon fuel standard; HR 851 Clean energy Jobs Act of 2011; Mid-level ethanol blend labeling requirements; E15 implementation; Renewable Fuels Standard Implementation;
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), 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 |
Tom |
Buis |
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Ted |
Monoson |
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John Boehner |
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Chris |
Bliley |
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Jim Nussle |
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John |
Fuher |
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Kent Conrad |
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 TAR
16. Specific lobbying issues
General ethanol, energy, agriculture, environmental and climate change issues; General efforts to overhaul and extend ethanol incentives - VEETC and the ethanol tariff;
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), 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 |
Tom |
Buis |
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Ted |
Monoson |
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John Boehner |
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Chris |
Bliley |
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Jim Nussle |
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John |
Fuher |
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Kent Conrad |
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
General ethanol, energy, agriculture, environmental and climate change issues; HR 1 Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011 - specifically, the Sullivan amendment (156) to prohibit EPA from spending money on E15 and the Flake amendment (145) cutting off spending for flex fuel pumps; S 530 A bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production; S 520 Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act; HR 1188 Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011;
HR 1075 Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act; HR 426 Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2011; HR 910 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011; S 493 Small Business Bill;
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), 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 |
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Buis |
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Ted |
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John Boehner |
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Kent Conrad |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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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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