4th Quarter - Report

POET, LLC for POET, LLC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$250,000
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.

Environment/Superfund ENV

GHG/CAFE: EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0799; NHTSA-2010-0131 (improve ethanol footprint in rulemaking); Tier 3: (working to obtain appropriate rulemaking proposal): Clean Air Act: (enforcement of mobile source emissions); general ethanol, energy agriculture, environmental, transportation and climate change issues; Issues relating to the potential rulemaking on biogenic CO2 emissions;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DOUG BERVEN —
KYLE GILLEY —
ROBERT WALTHER —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

GHG/CAFE: EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0799; NHTSA-2010-0131 (improve ethanol footprint in rulemaking); Tier 3: (working to obtain appropriate rulemaking proposal): Clean Air Act: (enforcement of mobile source emissions); general ethanol, energy agriculture, environmental, transportation and climate change issues; H.R. 1469-Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels (LEVEL) Act. Amends the Clean Air Act to revise the renewable fuel program;HR 1482-Renewable Fuel Standard Amendments Act. RFS Grain ethanol elimination. HR 1461- Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act. Amends the Clean Air Act to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) renewable fuel program. S. 954, H.R. 1947 Farm Bill extension, specifically regarding the Energy Title. HR 1462 RFS Grain Ethanol Elimination, Cellulose and Advanced changes, and Mid-level ethanol blend prohibition HR 550 Phantom Fuel Reform Act of 2013 HR 2267- American Fuel Protection Act of 2013 - Deems a claim for liability against a qualified entity as a claim against the United States for damages resulting from, or aggravated by, the use of transportation fuel containing ethanol in concentrations greater than 10% to operate an internal combustion engine. HR 875- E15 Prohibition and Re-study; RFS Grain ethanol elimination, cellulose and advanced changes, and mid-level ethanol blend prohibition. S. 1195 Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act. Issues relating to the potential rulemaking on biogenic CO2 emissions Issues relating to the proposed rule for 2014 Renewable Fuel Volumes

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DOUG BERVEN —
KYLE GILLEY —
ROBERT WALTHER —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1482 (113th), H.R. 1462 (113th), H.R. 550 (113th), H.R. 1461 (113th), S. 1195 (113th), H.R. 1947 (113th), S. 954 (113th), H.R. 1469 (113th), H.R. 2267 (113th), H.R. 875 (113th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0135-Issues related to the control of Air Pollution from Motor Vehicles: Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards; S. 954, H.R. 1947 Farm Bill extension, specifically regarding the Energy Title; Issues related to the Renewable Fuel Standard; Issues related to ethanol imports and the Renewable Fuel Standard; HR 550 Phantom Fuel Reform Act of 2013HR 2267- American Fuel Protection Act of 2013 - Deems a claim for liability against a qualified entity as a claim against the United States for damages resulting from, or aggravated by, the use of transportation fuel containing ethanol in concentrations greater than 10% to operate an internal combustion engine. S 344 A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from approving the introduction into commerce of gasoline that contains greater than 10-volume-percent ethanol, and for other purposes. Issues related to the Renewable Fuel Standard and to the partial waivers for E15; issues related to mid-level ethanol blends. Waivers for E15; issues related to mid-level ethanol blends. Issues related to the Renewable Fuel Standard and to the partial waivers for E15; loan guarantee programs.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DOUG BERVEN —
KYLE GILLEY —
ROBERT WALTHER —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 954 (113th), H.R. 1947 (113th), H.R. 550 (113th)

Agriculture AGR

S. 954, H.R. 1947 Farm Bill extension, specifically regarding the Energy Title; Issues related to the Renewable Fuel Standard

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DOUG BERVEN —
KYLE GILLEY —
ROBERT WALTHER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 1947 (113th), S. 954 (113th)

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.