4th Quarter - Report — COBANK, ACB for COBANK ACB (2008)

Firm

COBANK, ACB

Client

COBANK ACB

Income

—

Expenses

$180,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Utilities UTI

USDA/Rural Utilities Service, renewable lending

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SARAH B TYREE	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Farm Credit Administration; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Agriculture Appriations for Trade Programs USDA GSM program, agricultural export guarantees Market Access Program Foreign Market Program

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CANDACE A ROPER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Farm Credit Administration

Banking BAN

Farm Credit Administration issues and regulations Farm Service Agency lending Rural Utility Service lending

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CANDACE A ROPER	—
SARAH B TYREE	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Farm Credit Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Agriculture AGR

Agriculture Appropriations P.L. 110-246 Implementation Farm Credit Administration Regulations and Proposed Regulations

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CANDACE A ROPER	—
SARAH B TYREE	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Farm Credit Administration

Telecommunications TEC

Universal Service Fund reform - proposed regulations from FCC Reverse Auction - proposed regulations from FCC Anti-deficiency Act USDA Broadband Program

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SARAH B TYREE	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Farm Credit Administration; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Agriculture Appropriations USDA - Rural Development, Rural Utilities Service, Agriculture Trade and Farm Support Programs Funding for Farm Credit Administration

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CANDACE A ROPER	—
SARAH B TYREE	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Farm Credit Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Clean Renewable Energy Bonds Tax Credit for Renewable Energy Clean Coal Technology Biofuels

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SARAH B TYREE	—

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Farm Credit Administration

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.