3rd Quarter - Report — OHIO FARM BUREAU FEDERATION for OHIO FARM BUREAU FEDERATION (2013)

Firm

OHIO FARM BUREAU FEDERATION

Client

OHIO FARM BUREAU FEDERATION

Income

—

Expenses

$25,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Food Safety Modernization Act - proposed rules for Standards for Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding Produce for Human Consumption

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO	—
ADAM SHARP	—

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Agriculture AGR

Farm Bill (S. 954, H.R. 1774, H.R. 2642) and Farm Policy; United Egg Producers/HSUS legislative agreement on animal standards; meat inspection program; 2014 Agriculture Appropriations Bill

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO	—
ADAM SHARP	—

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1774 (113th), S. 954 (113th), H.R. 2642 (113th)

Education EDU

Central State application for Land Grant College status

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO	—
ADAM SHARP	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Overall tax reform legislation; federal estate tax and capital gains tax legislation

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO	—
ADAM SHARP	—

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Immigration IMM

Agricultural Visa reform; guest worker program; e-Verify program; H.R. 1773 and S. 744

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO	—
ADAM SHARP	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1773 (113th), S. 744 (113th)

Transportation TRA

Water Resources Reform and Development Act; specific to inland waterways and ports

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO	—
ADAM SHARP	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Environment/Superfund ENV

General pesticide issues; spray drift; product registration; NPDES permitting; Renewable Fuel Standards waiver; Spill Prevention and Control Countermeasures - general education to membership

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO	—
ADAM SHARP	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

General education and field meetings regarding oil and gas development in Ohio; wind production tax credit

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO	—
ADAM SHARP	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

General information regarding livestock care in the state of Ohio; King amendment to the farm bill as it relates to Ohio Livestock Care Standards; horse slaughter facilities; antibiotic use in animals

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO	—
ADAM SHARP	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

NPDES permitting for pesticides applied near water; NPDES transfer of authority from Ohio EPA to Ohio Dept. of Agriculture; Clean Water Act guidance on navigable waters; legislation to amend Harmful Algal Blloms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
YVONNE CECILE LESICKO	—
ADAM SHARP	—

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; 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.