FIRSTENERGY CORP for FIRSTENERGY CORP
What was lobbied
12 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Accounting ACC
"Financial reporting requirements of pension plan liabilities";
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL New | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN
Implementation of "Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act" (Dodd-Frank) as it pertains to regulation of Over-The-Counter derivatives and energy commodities; Defined-benefit pension plan funding and accounting rules generally.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Utilities UTI
Electric utility regulatons, industry restructuring including electricity market reforms and infrastructure development; Clean energy and renewable energy standard legislation generally; H.R. 3587 and S. 1652, the "Utility Energy Service Contracts Improvement Act of 2013"; Impact of net metering, distributive generation on urban communities.; H.R. 3301, the "North American Energy Infrastructure Act."
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| S. COLIN MOUNT | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Commodities (big ticket) CDT
Over-The-Counter derivatives regulation generally; H.R. 634, the "Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 (end-user protections)"; S. 888, a bill to provide end-user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act;"Reauthorization of the Commodities Exchange Act (end-user protections)"; H.R. 4413, the "Consumer Protection and End-User Relief Act," (derivitive end-user protections)."
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Transportation TRA
Water transportation and inland waterways issues generally; "River Act"; Implementation of "Buy America" provisions in MAP-21 Transportation Re-authorization Act; H.R. 3080, the "Water Resources Reform & Development Act (WRRDA);
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
H.R. 259, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies; S. 795, the "Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act"; "Taxation of dividend income, interest expense deductibility and normailzation rules ingeneral; "Renewable energy production tax credits generally; S. 1859, the "Tax Extenders Act of 2013" Senate Finance Discussion Draft on Energy Tax Incentives; S. 2003, the "Renewable Energy Parity Act of 2014"; S. 2260 "Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act as it pertains to expiring tax provisions". H.R. 5021, Highway Trust Fund Extension (pension provisions).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Telecommunications TEC
FCC National Broadband Plan as it pertains to utility pole attachments and spectrum access; "The Telecommunications Act (pole attachments)"; Reauthorization of STELA as it pertains to pole attachment agreements and costs
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
"Fiscal Year 2015 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations"; "Fiscal Year 2015 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations"(H.R. 4923); H.J. Res. 96, FY 2015 Budget Resolution (budget issues generally); "Low Income Heating Assistance Program" (LIHEAP) program funding"; "FY 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations" (H.R. 4903 and S. 2534)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
Coal - combustion residuals issues generally; EPA's proposed Coal Combustion Residuals Rule and related legislative proposals; H.R. 2218, the "Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act"; S. 1009, the "Chemical Safety Improvement Act" for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB regulations); House Discussion draft of "Chemicals in Commerce Act'
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
Clean energy standard and renewable energy standard legislation generally; H.R. 271, the "Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013"; Legislation to extend and expand the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (H.R. 835 and H.R 3860); Natural gas supply and related issues; Electricity Transmission siting, permitting, management and financing issues generally; the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013" (H.R. 1616 and S. 2262);"Executive proposal to reinstate the nuclear D&D fund"; S. 1240, a bill to establish a new organization to manage nuclear waste, site facilities, ensure funding and other purposes; S. 1199, "the All-Of-The-Above Federal Buidling Energy Conservation Act of 2013"; H.R. 3301 the "North American Energy Infrastructure Act" (primarily for cross border energy infrastructure projects); H.R. 6, the "Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act" to provide for expedited exportation of natural gas; H.R. 2128, the "Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2013 (HOMES Act); H.R. 2351, to repeal the fossil fuel consumption percentage reduction requirements for federal buildings under the Energy Conservation and Production Act; S. 1595, the "Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2013"; S. 1627, the "American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act" (Energy Efficiency Resource Standard, RES), H.R. 3654, the "Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2013."; S. 552, the " Quadrennial Energy Review Act of 2013."
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| S. COLIN MOUNT | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Homeland Security HOM
H.R. 2417, the "SHIELD Act of 2013" regarding protection of the bulk power system; H.R. 624, the "Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act"; The Senate Intelligence Committee information sharing draft bill; Cyber Security Executive Order; H.R. 3696, the "National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection (NCCIP) Act of 2013"; "NIST cybersecurity framework"; H.R. 2962, the SMART Grid Study Act of 2013";H.R. 4298, S. 2158 the "Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense (GRID) Act"; S. 1638, "The Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2014"; S. 2588, the "Cybersecurity Information Security Act 2014."; S. 2384, the " Deter Cyber Theft Act (II) 2014."; H.R. 3410, the "Critical Infrastructure Protection Act (CIPA)" to amend the Homeland Security Act to secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic pulses.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| S. COLIN MOUNT | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW
Clean Water Act, Section 316(b) - cooling water intake structure rule-making proposed by the EPA; "New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) rules for greenhouse gases as proposed by EPA under sections 111(b) and 111(d) of the Clean Air Act"; Discussion draft of "carbon pollution fee legislation; "Discussion draft of carbon tax bill by Rep. John Delaney (D-MD); the State Choice Act of 2014."; H.R. 2916, the "Domestic Energy Protection Act of 2013" to require congressional review of certain EPArules." H.R. 2127, a bill to prohibit EPA from finalizing NSPS for CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel EGUs until CCS is found to be technologically and economically feasible; H.R. 3140, the "Ensure Reliable and Affordable American Energy Act of 2013"; ; H.R. 3138, the "Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving The Environment (SENSE) Act of 2013" to exempt certain coal refuse fueled EGUs from certain emissions limits; "Waters of the U.S." draft guidance and rule-making; H.R. 3826, the "Electricity Security and Affordability Act' regarding greenhouse gas regulations; H.R. 4024, the "Ensuring Access to Clean Water Act of 2014" establishes new above-ground storage tank regulatory program under the Clean Water Act; S. 1905, the "Electricity Security and Affordability Act" regarding EPA greenhouse gas regulations; S. 1961, the "Chemical Security and Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014", which establishes new above-ground storage tank regulatory program under the Safe Drinking Water Act; Effluent Limitation Guidelines rule-making proposed by EPA; H.R. 2886, the "Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013."; H.R. 4799, the "Clean Air Fairness Act of 2014" regarding CAA NAAQS SIP deadlines. H.R. 5078, the "Waters of the U.S. Regulatory Overreach Protection Act" prohibiting EPA and the Corps of Engineers from finalizing the proposed WOTUS rule." S. 2496, the "Protecting Water and Property Act of 2014," (Waters of the U.S. legislation).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
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