1st Quarter - Report — RIO TINTO SERVICES, INC. for RIO TINTO SERVICES, INC. (2018)

Firm

RIO TINTO SERVICES, INC.

Client

RIO TINTO SERVICES, INC.

Income

—

Expenses

$320,000

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

Environmental issues impacting the mining sector in the United States.

Foreign entity interest: Rio Tinto Services is wholly owned, through intermediate subsidiaries, by Rio Tinto PLC.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RYAN STANTON	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Forest Service

Natural Resources NAT

Issues relating to mining reform and critical minerals.

Foreign entity interest: Rio Tinto Services is wholly owned, through intermediate subsidiaries, by Rio Tinto PLC

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RYAN STANTON	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Market access for minerals produced in the United States; Section 232 and Section 301 impact on U.S. consumers.

Foreign entity interest: Rio Tinto Services is wholly owned, through intermediate subsidiaries, by Rio Tinto PLC.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RYAN STANTON	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Change item 16 (specific lobbying issues) to Tax reform and implementation of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

Foreign entity interest: Rio Tinto Services is wholly owned, through intermediate subsidiaries, by Rio Tinto PLC.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RYAN STANTON	—

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Foreign entities

Foreign owners and affiliates the filer disclosed. Amounts are as declared on this filing.

Entity	Country	Principal place of business	Ownership	Contribution declared
RIO TINTO PLC	United Kingdom	United Kingdom	100.0%	—

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.