4th Quarter - Amendment

POET, LLC for POET, LLC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$280,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
4th Quarter - Report Jan 22, 2013 $270,000 Replaced
4th Quarter - Amendment (this page) Feb 20, 2013 $280,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Agriculture AGR

General ethanol, energy, agriculture, environmental, transportation and climate change issues; S. 3240, specifically regarding the Energy Title (#9) and amendments; General Appropriations for Remainder of FY 13 to prevent anti-ethanol policy riders; Farm Bill, extension specifically regarding the Energy Title.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DOUG BERVEN —
KYLE GILLEY —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 3240 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

General ethanol, energy, agriculture, environmental, transportation and climate change issues; H.R. 8 American Taxpayer Relief Act; Efforts to extend the cellulosic biofuel tax credit and special deduction allowance for plant equipment; Efforts to extend the Alternative Refueling Property Tax Credit; Efforts to extend the Biodiesel Production Tax Credit.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DOUG BERVEN —
KYLE GILLEY —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 8 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

General ethanol, energy, agriculture, environmental, transportation and climate change issues; Renewable Fuel Standard: EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0632 (maintain RFS as is); Waiver of the Federal Renewable Fuel Standard 77 Fed. Reg. 52,715 (maintain RFS as is); GHG/CAFE: EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0799; NHTSA-2010-0131 (improve ethanol footprint in rulemaking); Tier 3: (working to obtain appropriate rulemaking proposal); Clean Air Act: (enforcement of mobile source emissions).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DOUG BERVEN —
KYLE GILLEY —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

General ethanol, energy, agriculture, environmental, transportation and climate change issues; S. 3240 specifically regarding the Energy Title (#9) and amendments; General Appropriations for Remainder of FY 13 to prevent anti-ethanol policy riders; Farm Bill, extension specifically regarding the Energy Title; issues related to the Renewable Fuel Standard and to the partial waivers for E15; issues related to mid-level ethanol blends; Renewable Fuel Standard: EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0632 (maintain RFS as is);Waiver of the Federal Renewable Fuel Standard 77 Fed. Reg. 52,715 (maintain RFS as is); GHG/CAFE: EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0799; NHTSA-2010-0131 (improve ethanol footprint in rulemaking); Tier 3: (working to obtain appropriate rulemaking proposal); Clean Air Act: (enforcement of mobile source emissions).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DOUG BERVEN —
KYLE GILLEY —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 3240 (112th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 3240 specifically regarding the Energy Title (#9) and amendments; General Appropriations for Remainder of FY 13 to prevent anti-ethanol policy riders; Farm Bill, extension specifically regarding the Energy Title; FY13 Defense Authorization Bill, specifically relating to efforts to prohibit the Department of Defense from using biofuels; Renewable Fuel Standard: EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0632 (maintain RFS as is); Waiver of the Federal Renewable Fuel Standard 77 Fed. Reg. 52,715 (maintain RFS as is);GHG/CAFE: EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0799; NHTSA-2010-0131 (improve ethanol footprint in rulemaking); Tier 3: (working to obtain appropriate rulemaking proposal); Clean Air Act: (enforcement of mobile source emissions); general ethanol, energy, agriculture, environmental, transportation and climate change issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DOUG BERVEN —
KYLE GILLEY —

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 3240 (112th)

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.