3rd Quarter - Report — DNV USA INC. for DNV USA, INC. (2022)

Firm

DNV USA INC.

Client

DNV USA, INC.

Income

—

Expenses

$40,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Decarbonization of the maritime industry: green shipping corridor initiatives. Providing for non-discriminatory market access for classification societies to certify US-flag vessels. Type-approval testing methods for ballast water management systems that render organisms nonviable in ballast water (US Coast Guard CG-OES Policy Letter No. 02-22, 28 February 2022). Industrial safety on wind turbine installation vessels.

Foreign entity interest: DNV GL USA, Inc. is owned by DNV AS of Norway, which is owned by the Det Norske Veritas Foundation of Norway.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN GEORGE SAWHILL	—

Contacted: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Maritime decarbonization: discussing potential R&D priorities for ARPA-E and Green Shipping Corridor initiatives, including port and supporting shore-side energy infrastructure. Hydrogen: long-term expansion of hydrogen use for energy, and transitioning existing natural gas distribution networks for hydrogen. Carbon oxide capture, transport, use and sequestration: providing industry perspectives on land-based and sea-based transport of carbon oxides for use or sequestration.

Foreign entity interest: DNV GL USA, Inc. is owned by DNV AS of Norway, which is owned by the Det Norske Veritas Foundation of Norway.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN GEORGE SAWHILL	—

Contacted: Maritime Administration (MARAD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Defense DEF

Cybersecurity in the Defense Industrial Base: Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program development and participation.

Foreign entity interest: DNV GL USA Inc. is owned by DNV AS of Norway, which is owned by the Det Norske Veritas Foundation of Norway.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN GEORGE SAWHILL	—

Contacted: SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.