1st Quarter - Report

LOUIS DREYFUS COMMODITIES LLC for LOUIS DREYFUS COMMODITIES LLC

Period 1st Quarter 2011 Filed Apr 13, 2011 Signed by David C. Lyons, Vice President for Government Relations

Official filing
Firm
LOUIS DREYFUS COMMODITIES LLC
Client
LOUIS DREYFUS COMMODITIES LLC
Income
—
Expenses
$50,000
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

Trade Sanction Relief (Iran, Sudan, Cuba, etc.), USAID Funds to Egypt, World Trade Organization Negotiation, Export of Agricultural Commodities to Iraq, Cuba Agricultural Trade and Payment Issues, Korea, Peru and Columbia Free Trade Agreements, Brazil WTO Cotton Retaliation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID LYONS —

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE

Agriculture AGR

US Farm Programs, GSM Credit Guarantees, Food Aid (Section 416), US Agricultural Export Programs, Domestic Sugar Programs and Export Programs, Biotechnology-Genetically Modified Organisms, Ethanol and Biodiesel, Imports & Exports of Agricultural Commodities, Conservation Reserve Program, Cotton.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID LYONS —

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

All Commodities and Derivatives issues, Financial Regulatory Reform Bill.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID LYONS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Transportation TRA

Rail Legislation, New York Water Ballast Issue

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID LYONS —

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Biodiesel and Ethanol Tax Credits

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID LYONS —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Surface Transportation Board (STB)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy Legislation, Ethanol Domestic Production and Import Regulation, Biodiesel Domestic Production and Import Regulation, Climate Change Legislation, Green House Gas Emissions, Cap and Trade, Carbon Tax.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID LYONS —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

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.