FIRSTENERGY CORP for FIRSTENERGY CORP
What was lobbied
11 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Environment/Superfund ENV
Coal - combustion residuals issues generally; EPA's proposed Coal Combustion Residuals Rule and related legislative proposals; H.R. 2218, the "Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act";
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN
Implementation of H.R. 4173, "Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act" (Dodd-Frank) as it pertains to regulation of Over-The-Counter derivatives and energy commodities; "Defined-benefit pension plan funding and accounting rules generally";
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Utilities UTI
Electric utility regulatons, industry restructuring including electricity market reforms and infrastructure development; Clean energy standard legislation generally;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| S. COLIN MOUNT | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Commodities (big ticket) CDT
Over-The-Counter derivatives issues generally; H.R. 634, the "Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013"; S. 888, a bill to provide end-user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Transportation TRA
Water transportation and inland waterways issues generally; "River Act"; Implementation of "Buy America" provisions in MAP-21 Transportation Re-authorization Act;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Discussion draft to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for comprehensive income tax reform; H. Con. Res. 24, expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy; H.R. 259, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies; H.R. 1486, the "No Carbon Tax Act of 2013"; S. 795, the "Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act"; "Taxation of dividend income, interest expense deductibility and normailzation rules ingeneral;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Telecommunications TEC
FCC National Broadband Plan as it pertains to utility pole attachments and spectrum access;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
H.R. 1, the Senate vehicle for disaster Relief Appropriates, (HUD CDBG Super storm Sandy Assistance); H.R. 152, the "Disaster Relief Approrpiations Act, 2013" (HUD CDBG Super storm Sandy Assistance); H. Con. Res. 25, FY 2014 Budget Resolution, (budget issues generally); S. Con. Res. 8, FY 2014 Budget Resolution, (budget issues generally); FY 2014 Energy and Water Appropriations, (appropriations issues related to fossil energy, nuclear energy, smart grid, transmission and renewable energy);"FY 2014 Energy & Water Appropriations - issues related to fossil energy, nuclear energy, smart grid, transmission and renewable energy" (H.R. 2609 and S. 1245);
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
Clean energy standard legislation generally; H.R. 271, the "Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013"; H.R. 835, the "Energy Assistance for American Familes Act," (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program); Natural gas supply and related issues; Transmission siting, permitting, management issues generally and associated return on equity; the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013" (H.R. 1616 and S. 761); H.R. 1900, the "Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act";S. 1240, a bill to establish a new organization to manage nuclear waste, site facilities, ensure funding and other purposes;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| S. COLIN MOUNT | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Homeland Security HOM
H.R. 2417, the "SHIELD Act of 2013"; H.R. 624, the "Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act"; The Senate Intelligence Committee information sharing draft bill; Cyber Security Executive Order; "Senate Commerce Committee staff working draft on cybersecurity"; "Discussion draft of the "National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection (NCCIP) Act of 2013";
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW
Clean Water Act, Section 316(b) - cooling water intake structure rule-making proposed by the EPA; implementation of the "Mercury and Air Toxics Standards" (MATS) rule promulgated by EPA; the "New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) rule for greenhouse gases" proposed by EPA; H.R. 621, the "Ensuring Affordable Energy Act" to prohibit funding for EPA to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases; S. 332, the "Climate Protection Act of 2013"; Discussion draft of "carbonpollution fee" legislation; Effluent Limitation Guidelines rule-making proposed by EPA; H.R. 2127, a bill to prohibit EPA from finalizing NSPS for CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel EGUs until CCS is found to be technologically and economically feasible;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
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