4th Quarter - Report

NATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION ASSOCIATION, INC. for NATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION ASSOCIATION INC

Period 4th Quarter 2008 Filed Jan 21, 2009 Signed by Mary Piccione, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs

Official filing
Firm
NATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION ASSOCIATION, INC.
Client
NATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION ASSOCIATION INC
Income
—
Expenses
$460,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1356 Next Generation Air Transportation System Financing Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 2881 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007 S. 1300 Aviation Investment and Modernization Act of 2007 S. 1076 Next Generation Air Transportation System Financing Reform Act of 2007 S. 2345 American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act of 2007 Other issues: U.S. Treasury Notice 2005 -45: Entertainment Use Notice U.S. Treasury Notice 2005-80: Excise Tax Charges IRS Proposal Regulation 147171-05: Deductions for Entertainments Use of Business Aircraft Entertainment Use:Charter Rate Method Safe Harbor Federal Excise Tax applicability Extension of accelerated depreciation provision for aircraft purchases Extension of the placed-in-service date for aircraft purchases Research and Development tax credit Increase in Domestic Manufacturing Deduction Elimination of AMT penalty on airport private activity bonds IRS Notice 2008-64 to require taxpayers to file elections to group activites under passive loss rules

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EDWARD BOLEN —
STEVEN BROWN —
ASHLEIGH DE LA TORRE —
RICHARD JAMES DOUBRAVA —
MARY PICCIONE —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1076 (110th), H.R. 1356 (110th), S. 1300 (110th), S. 2345 (110th), H.R. 2881 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S. 2191 America's Climate Security Act of 2007, sections impacting aviation emissions H.R. 2701 Transportation Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation Act of 2007, sections impacting aviation emissions H.R. 3221 New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act, sections on aviation emissions S. 3036 A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes. Other issues: issues related to aviation gas and jet fuel climate change (emissons)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EDWARD BOLEN —
STEVEN BROWN —
ASHLEIGH DE LA TORRE —
RICHARD JAMES DOUBRAVA —
MARY PICCIONE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); White House Office; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 3221 (110th), S. 2191 (110th), H.R. 2701 (110th), S. 3036 (110th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

H.R. 7321 Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act (provisions related to use of business aircraft) H.R. 461 Backcountry Landing Strip Act H.R. 1125 Freedom to Fly Act H.R. 1356 Next Generation Air Transportation System Financing Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 2881 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007 S. 2972 Aviation Investment and Modernization Act of 2008 S. 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes (provisions related to NASA aeronautics research and development) Draft bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes (provisions related to NASA aeronautics research and development) S. 3261 An original bill making appropriations for the appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009 (sections dealing with the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration) Draft bill making appropriations for the appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009 (sections dealing with the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration) H.R. 2698 Federal Aviation Research and Development Reauthorization Act of 2007 S. 1076 Next Generation Air Transportation System Financing Reform Act of 2007 S. 1300 Aviation Investment and Modernization Act of 2007 S. 2345 American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act of 2007 Other issues: Large Aircraft Security Program (Docket No. TSA-2008-0021) General Aviation Flight Restrictions Airport Access Issues FAA Funding Aviation Safety FAA Part 91 Subpart K -- Aircraft Fractional Ownership Capetown Treaty Part 135 Aircraft Charter National Transportation Safety Board reauthorization P.L. 110 - 81 - Carriage of Elected Officials New York Aviation Rulemaking Committee Policy regarding Airport Rates and Charges FAA-2008-0036 Other issues, continued: Airports Operational Changes at John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, and Newark Liberty Interational Airport. National Airspace System Modernization Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Docket OST200727057 - Consumer Information Regarding On-Demand Air Taxi Operations, regarding Air Charter Brokers Aircraft landing distance limitations 125/135 Aviation Rulemaking Committee recommendations Runway Safety and Pilot Deviations Part 125 Letters of Deviation Citizenship Issues - enforcement Timesharing agreements Federal Excise Tax applicability FAA-2006-25709 Congestion Management Rule for LaGuardia Airport - Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking FAA-2008-0517 Congestion Management Rule for JFK and Newark NextGen equipage funding

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EDWARD BOLEN —
STEVEN BROWN —
ASHLEIGH DE LA TORRE —
RICHARD JAMES DOUBRAVA —
MARY PICCIONE —

Contacted: White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 3182 (110th), H.R. 461 (110th), S. 2345 (110th), H.R. 2881 (110th), S. 2972 (110th), H.R. 7321 (110th), S. 1300 (110th), S. 1076 (110th), H.R. 1125 (110th), H.R. 2698 (110th), H.R. 1356 (110th), S. 3261 (110th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 1615 Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 2007 H.R. 2603 High Threat Helicopter Flight Area Act S. 3181 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. H.R.6947 Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. H.R. 1413 To direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to address vulnerabilities in aviation security by carrying out a pilot program to screen airport workers with access to secure and sterile areas of airports. H.R. 5982, The Biometric Enhancement and Airport-Risk Reduction (BEAR) Act of 2008 Other Issues: Large Aircraft Security Program (Docket No. TSA-2008-0021) Fractional Aircraft Security General Aviation Flight Restrictions Aviation Security Airport Access Issues On-demand Charter (FAA Part 135) Security General Aviation Access to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport/DCA Access Standard Security Program Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) International General Aviation Security Private Charter Security Program Customs Requirements for Private Aircraft Secure FBO Program

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EDWARD BOLEN —
STEVEN BROWN —
ASHLEIGH DE LA TORRE —
RICHARD JAMES DOUBRAVA —
MARY PICCIONE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: S. 3181 (110th), H.R. 1413 (110th), H.R. 5982 (110th), H.R. 6947 (110th), H.R. 1615 (110th), H.R. 2603 (110th)

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.