3rd Quarter - Report — CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION for CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (2008)

Firm

CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION

Client

CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$440,000

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.

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Home Recording Rights; Freedom and Innovation Revitalizing US Entrepreneurship Act of 2007, HR 1201; Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007, HR 4279

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
VERONICA O'CONNELL	—
MICHAEL PETRICONE	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 4279 (110th), H.R. 1201 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General Trade Legislation; Free Trade Agreements of Peru, Colombia, Panama and Korea; Small Business and Ability to Export; NAFTA Rules of Origin re: Televisions, Customs/Border Facilitation; Trade Promotion Authority; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SAGE CHANDLER	—
VERONICA O'CONNELL	—
MICHAEL PETRICONE	—
JOANNE SONENSHINE	—

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Small Business SMB

Business Travel Visa Policy; Ability to Export; Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (BATSA)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SAGE CHANDLER	—
J DAVID GROSSMAN	—
VERONICA O'CONNELL	—
MICHAEL PETRICONE	—
JOANNE SONENSHINE	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Fair Use in Trade Provisions; DTV Transition; Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices; Telecommunications Policy Reform; FCC NPRM: Implementation and Administration of a Coupon Program for Digital-Analog Converter Boxes; Accessible Technologies; HR6320, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act; Converter Box Tariffs; WIPO Broadcast Issues

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SAGE CHANDLER	—
J DAVID GROSSMAN	—
VERONICA O'CONNELL	—
MICHAEL PETRICONE	—

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 6320 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Electronics Recycling; Electronics Waste; Energy Star; Energy Efficiency; US Environmental Trade Policy; Materials Restrictions; Green Government Procurement

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PARKER BRUGGE	—
DOUGLAS K JOHNSON	—
JOANNE SONENSHINE	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
J DAVID GROSSMAN	—
MICHAEL PETRICONE	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy Star; Energy Efficiency; Trade Policies Affecting Standards; Energy Use Disclosures

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PARKER BRUGGE	—
DOUGLAS K JOHNSON	—
JOANNE SONENSHINE	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); 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.