4th Quarter - Report

OHIO FARM BUREAU FEDERATION for OHIO FARM BUREAU FEDERATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$41,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

General education and field meetings regarding oil and gas development in Ohio; wind production tax credit

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO —
ADAM SHARP —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Immigration IMM

Agricultural Visa Reform; guest worker program; e-verify; H.R. 1773 and S. 744

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO —
ADAM SHARP —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1773 (113th), S. 744 (113th)

Agriculture AGR

Farm Bill (S. 954, H.R. 1774, H.R. 2642) and Farm Policy. United Egg Producers/HSUS legislative agreement on animal standards; meat inspection program; 2014 Ag Appropriations Bill

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO —
ADAM SHARP —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1774 (113th), H.R. 2642 (113th), S. 954 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

General Pesticide issues; spray drift; product registration; NPDES permitting; Renewable Fuels Standards decreased target; Spill Prevention and Control Countermeasures General education to membership

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO —
ADAM SHARP —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Transportation TRA

Water Resources Reform and Development Act; specific to inland waterways and ports

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO —
ADAM SHARP —

Contacted: SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Overall tax reform legislation; federal estate and capital gains tax legislation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO —
ADAM SHARP —

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Animals ANI

General information regarding livestock care in Ohio; King amendment to the farm bill as it relates to Ohio Livestock Care Standards; horse slaughter facilities; antibiotic use in animals

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO —
ADAM SHARP —

Contacted: SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

OSHA interpretation of exempt farming operations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO —
ADAM SHARP —

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Food Safety Modernization Act - proposed rules for Standards for Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding Produce for Human Consumption

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO —
ADAM SHARP —

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Education EDU

Central State application for land grant college status.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO —
ADAM SHARP —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

NPDES permitting for pesticides applied near water; NPDES transfer of authority from Ohio EPA to Ohio Dept. of Agriculture; Clean Water Act guidance on navigable waters; legislation to amend Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO —
ADAM SHARP —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE

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.