2nd Quarter - Report

NISOURCE, INC for NISOURCE INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$130,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

- Corporate Governance: S. 3217 - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010; H.R. 4173 - Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEX OEHLER —
REBECCA T SCZUDLO —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 3217 (111th), H.R. 4173 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

NiSource Gas Transmission & Storage Development Projects; Habitat Conservation Plan: NiSource Draft; S. 672 - Natural Gas Act Reform; H.R. 1922, S. 32, - FERC Public Hearings; Clean Energy Standard, Graham Draft; S. 3464 Practical Energy and Climate plan;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEX OEHLER —
REBECCA T SCZUDLO —

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1922 (111th), S. 672 (111th), S. 3464 (111th), S. 32 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

- H.R. 4554, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) - H.R. 3293, Departments of Labor, Health & Human Services, & Education, & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEX OEHLER —
REBECCA T SCZUDLO —

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4554 (111th), H.R. 3293 (111th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

U.S. EPA rulemaking on coal combustion byproducts disposal

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEX OEHLER —
REBECCA T SCZUDLO —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

- H.R. 4213 - The American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 - S. 722 - Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 - Bonus depreciation allowance

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEX OEHLER —
REBECCA T SCZUDLO —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4213 (111th), S. 722 (111th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

- Climate Change: H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy & Security Act of 2009; S. 1733, Clean Energy Jobs & American Power Act; S. 2877, Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal (CLEAR) Act; - Renewable Portfolio Standard: S.1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEX OEHLER —
REBECCA T SCZUDLO —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 2877 (111th), S. 1733 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th), S. 1462 (111th)

Utilities UTI

Midwest Electric utility issues, including allocation of allowances

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEX OEHLER —
REBECCA T SCZUDLO —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Transportation TRA

- Promote and protect the interests of natural gas utilities regarding pipeline safety legislation and any regulatory regime affecting natural gas utilities. - Pipeline Safety Act of 2010

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEX OEHLER —
REBECCA T SCZUDLO —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Homeland Security HOM

-Promote and protect the security interests of natural gas utilities regarding HR 2868, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009 (CFAT), and the scope of this authority over certain utility activities -H.R. 2477 - to extend the DHS Secretary authority to regulate security of chemical facilities

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEX OEHLER —
REBECCA T SCZUDLO —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2868 (111th), H.R. 2477 (111th)

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.