4th Quarter - Amendment

GDF SUEZ ENERGY NORTH AMERICA, INC. for GDF SUEZ ENERGY NORTH AMERICA INC

Period 4th Quarter 2011 Filed Apr 9, 2012 Signed by Mr. James Robert Minter, Senior Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs

Official filing
Firm
GDF SUEZ ENERGY NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Client
GDF SUEZ ENERGY NORTH AMERICA INC
Income
—
Expenses
$150,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
4th Quarter - Report Jan 20, 2012 $110,000 Replaced
4th Quarter - Amendment (this page) Apr 9, 2012 $150,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

1. Wholesale electricity market design and structure issues. 2. Wholesale energy market issues in New England. 3. FERC demand response compensation methodology. 4. Compensation for flexible generation resources (FERC). 5. Biomass crop assistance program. 6. LNG export issues. 7. Everett Marine Terminal Heating Value Reduction Project (Massachusetts). 8. Role of natural gas and LNG in U.S. energy supply. 9. Pending Enviornmental Protection Agency regulations (Cross-State Air Pollution, Coal Combustion Byproducts, Utility MACT, Boiler MACT). 10. Renewable energy issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH WILLIAM DALTON —
JAMES ROBERT MINTER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Maritime Administration (MARAD)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

CFTC Implementation of energy derivatives trading regulations.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES ROBERT MINTER —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

1. LNG safety and security issues. 2. Sandia Labs LNG study. 3. Importing Yemen LNG cargoes. 4. Neptune Deep Water Port permit matters.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH WILLIAM DALTON —
CLAY HARRIS —
JAMES ROBERT MINTER —

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Maritime Administration (MARAD); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Foreign entities

Foreign owners and affiliates the filer disclosed. Amounts are as declared on this filing.

EntityCountryPrincipal place of businessOwnershipContribution declared
ELECTRABEL S.A. Belgium Belgium 69.8% —
SUEZ-TRACTEBEL S.A. Belgium Belgium 100.0% —
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP France France 30.2% —
GDF SUEZ IP LUXEMBOURG S.A.R.L. Luxembourg Luxembourg 100.0% —
GDF SUEZ S.A. France France 69.2% —
INTERNATIONAL POWER (ZEBRA) LIMITED (IK) United Kingdom United Kingdom 100.0% —
GOVERNMENT OF FRANCE France France 24.8% —
INTERNATIONAL POWER PLC (UK) United Kingdom United Kingdom 100.0% —

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.