3rd Quarter - Report

APL LIMITED for APL LIMITED

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$110,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Maritime and ownership issues related to Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership

Foreign entity interest: APL (Bermuda) Ltd., listed on Update Page of 2002 mid-yaer report, is a 100-percent owner of APL Limited. Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), also listed on that Update Page is a 100-percent owner of APL (Bermuda) Ltd. Both have interests in the above issues as 100-percent owners. Automar (Bermuda) Ltd., an affiliate of APL Limited that is 100-percent owned by NOL and that is listed on the 2002 Update Pages as American Automar (Bermuda) Ltd., owns 100-percent shares of APL Maritime Ltd., which manages APL's U.S.-Flag vessels, and is interested in the above issues because they effect those vessels.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN DECROSTA —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Other); Bureau of the Census; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Maritime Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Maritime Administration (MARAD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense Logistics Agency

Defense DEF

The administration and maintenance of the following contracts: Universal Service Contract 06; the Maritime Security Program; Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement; Provision of logistics services in Afghanistan; Negotiations on Universal Service Contract 07

Foreign entity interest: APL (Bermuda) Ltd., listed on Update Page of 2002 mid-yaer report, is a 100-percent owner of APL Limited. Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), also listed on that Update Page is a 100-percent owner of APL (Bermuda) Ltd. Both have interests in the above issues as 100-percent owners. Automar (Bermuda) Ltd., an affiliate of APL Limited that is 100-percent owned by NOL and that is listed on the 2002 Update Pages as American Automar (Bermuda) Ltd., owns 100-percent shares of APL Maritime Ltd., which manages APL's U.S.-Flag vessels, and is interested in the above issues because they effect those vessels.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ERIC MENSING —

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Maritime Commission; Defense Logistics Agency; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Bureau of the Census; SENATE; Army, Dept of (Other); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Maritime Administration (MARAD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Application of Internal Revenue Code Subchapter R, Sections 1352-1359 to Liner Shipping

Foreign entity interest: APL (Bermuda) Ltd., listed on Update Page of 2002 mid-yaer report, is a 100-percent owner of APL Limited. Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), also listed on that Update Page is a 100-percent owner of APL (Bermuda) Ltd. Both have interests in the above issues as 100-percent owners. Automar (Bermuda) Ltd., an affiliate of APL Limited that is 100-percent owned by NOL and that is listed on the 2002 Update Pages as American Automar (Bermuda) Ltd., owns 100-percent shares of APL Maritime Ltd., which manages APL's U.S.-Flag vessels, and is interested in the above issues because they effect those vessels.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN DECROSTA —

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Maritime Administration (MARAD); Army, Dept of (Other); Bureau of the Census; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense Logistics Agency; Federal Maritime Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Sections 803 & 3508 of "The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013" (H.R. 4310); Sections 606 & 610 of "The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2011" (H.R. 2838); Equivalency waiver from USCG/IMO requirement to install Bridge Navigation Warning Alarm System on U.S. Flagged Vessels

Foreign entity interest: APL (Bermuda) Ltd., listed on Update Page of 2002 mid-yaer report, is a 100-percent owner of APL Limited. Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), also listed on that Update Page is a 100-percent owner of APL (Bermuda) Ltd. Both have interests in the above issues as 100-percent owners. Automar (Bermuda) Ltd., an affiliate of APL Limited that is 100-percent owned by NOL and that is listed on the 2002 Update Pages as American Automar (Bermuda) Ltd., owns 100-percent shares of APL Maritime Ltd., which manages APL's U.S.-Flag vessels, and is interested in the above issues because they effect those vessels.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN DECROSTA —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Defense Logistics Agency; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of the Census; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Army, Dept of (Other); Federal Maritime Commission

Bills named: H.R. 2838 (112th), H.R. 4310 (112th)

Immigration IMM

Assistance in securing the return of the passport of U.S. Citizen employee surrendered to foreign government in connection with legal matter

Foreign entity interest: APL (Bermuda) Ltd., listed on Update Page of 2002 mid-yaer report, is a 100-percent owner of APL Limited. Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), also listed on that Update Page is a 100-percent owner of APL (Bermuda) Ltd. Both have interests in the above issues as 100-percent owners. Automar (Bermuda) Ltd., an affiliate of APL Limited that is 100-percent owned by NOL and that is listed on the 2002 Update Pages as American Automar (Bermuda) Ltd., owns 100-percent shares of APL Maritime Ltd., which manages APL's U.S.-Flag vessels, and is interested in the above issues because they effect those vessels.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN DECROSTA —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense Logistics Agency; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of the Census; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Maritime Commission; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Army, Dept of (Other)

Homeland Security HOM

Customs & Border Protection "In Bond" Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Regulations governing residue in returning containers of international trade; Placement of Radiation Portal Monitors at marine terminals; Implementation of new manifest system "M-1"; Trade Support Network automation issues; Mitigation of penalties levied by Customs & Border Protection; Automated Export Manifest development; Development of new cargo and conveyance disposition codes; Automation of manifest information; Procedures and processes for sharing manifest and entry data between government agencies; trade messaging; CPSC data screening requirements; Advance screen of import cargo and automated placement of "holds" on containers and cargo; TWIC development and deployment issues; Advanced screening of manifest data to comply with Food & Drug Administration requirements; Solicitation of "GS-1", an internationally recognized product identification code; Targeting of manifests for bioterrorism defenses; Automation pilot for Hazardous Materials; Asian Gypsy Moth targeting; Policy to handle retrograde cargo from Afghanistan; Developing procedures and processes for screening of meat products; Automation of manifest information for cargo entering United States via Canada; Automation of bay plan (BAPLIE); Comparison of manifest and BAPLIE; "Beyond the Border" policy and regulatory harmonization.

Foreign entity interest: APL (Bermuda) Ltd., listed on Update Page of 2002 mid-yaer report, is a 100-percent owner of APL Limited. Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), also listed on that Update Page is a 100-percent owner of APL (Bermuda) Ltd. Both have interests in the above issues as 100-percent owners. Automar (Bermuda) Ltd., an affiliate of APL Limited that is 100-percent owned by NOL and that is listed on the 2002 Update Pages as American Automar (Bermuda) Ltd., owns 100-percent shares of APL Maritime Ltd., which manages APL's U.S.-Flag vessels, and is interested in the above issues because they effect those vessels.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TIM PERRY —

Contacted: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Maritime Commission; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Other); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense Logistics Agency; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Bureau of the Census; Maritime Administration (MARAD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

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.