3rd Quarter - Report

BLANK ROME GOVERNMENT RELATIONS for DNV USA INC.

Firm
Client
Income
$40,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

2 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

H.R. 2670 - FY24 National Defense Authorization Act (Issues related to vessel classification). Issues related to FY24 Appropriations. Issues related to polar icebreakers. Issues related to certification and cybersecurity for DoD contracts. Coast Guard policy on ballast water management systems. Issues related to new U.S. offshore manning requirements for foreign flag vessels. Issues related to implementation of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-58 and P.L. 117 -169). Issues related to classification of offshore wind support vessels. Issues related to the Coast Guard Act of 2023 (H.R 2741)

Foreign entity interest: DNV is owned by DNV A/S of Norway, which is ultimately owned by the Det Norske Veritas Foundation; interested in vessel classification.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOAN M. BONDAREFF —
DAVID JANSEN —
STEPHEN PERANICH —
CJ ZANE —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Navy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2670 (118th), H.R. 2741 (118th)

Defense DEF

Monitoring issues related to implementation of maritime provision, sanctions provisions in FY24 National Defense Authorization Acts (H.R. 2670) and FY24 Defense Appropriations (H.R. 4365). Monitoring issues related to the DODs Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) implementation.

Foreign entity interest: DNV is owned by DNV A/S of Norway, which is ultimately owned by the Det Norske Veritas Foundation; interested in vessel classification.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOAN M. BONDAREFF —
STEPHEN PERANICH —
CJ ZANE —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2670 (118th), H.R. 4365 (118th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.