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

Implementation of National Defense Authorization Act for FY22 (Issues related to vessel classification). Issues related to FY23 Appropriations. Issues related to polar icebreakers. Issues related to certification and cybersecurity for DoD contracts. Issues related to American Jobs Act, bipartisan infrastructure and budget reconciliation. Monitor issues related to Russian sanctions legislation and Nordstream2 pipeline. Implementation of FY22 Surface Transportation Reauthorization/Infrastructure bill for water, renewable energy, and broadband. 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 (P.L. 117-58).

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

Defense DEF

Monitoring issues related to implementation of maritime provision, sanctions provisions in FY22 and FY23 in National Defense Authorization Acts (H.R. 7900 & S. 4543) and FY23 Defense Appropriations. 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: SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 4543 (117th), H.R. 7900 (117th)

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.