1st Quarter - Termination

ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC. for ALLEGHENY ENERGY INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$340,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions
Terminated
Feb 25, 2011

What was lobbied

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

Utilities UTI

Implementation of "The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007"; Implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; Electric utility regulations, industry restructuring including electricity market reforms and infrastructure delvelopment; Clean energy standard legislation generally.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
J MICHAEL ECKARD —
S COLIN MOUNT —

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Implementation of H.R. 4173, "Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act" as it pertains to regulation of Over-The-Counter derivatives.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
J MICHAEL ECKARD —

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4173 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 89, "Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011", (3% withholding); S. 164, "Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011", (3% withholding); H.R. 674, "To Repeal the Imposition of 3% Withholding", (3% withholding).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
J MICHAEL ECKARD —

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: S. 164 (112th), H.R. 674 (112th), S. 89 (112th)

Telecommunications TEC

FCC National Broadband Plan as it pertains to utility pole attachments.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
J MICHAEL ECKARD —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environment/Superfund ENV

EPA's proposed Coal Combustion Residuals Rule and related legislative proposals.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
J MICHAEL ECKARD —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy Policy Act of 2005 implementation including infrastructure development. Implementation of "Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007"; Clean energy standard legislation generally.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
J MICHAEL ECKARD —
S COLIN MOUNT —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Homeland Security HOM

S. 21, "Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act"; H.R. 76, "Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act"; H.R. 174, "Homeland Security Cyber and Physical Infrastructure Protection Act".

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
J MICHAEL ECKARD —

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 21 (112th), H.R. 76 (112th), H.R. 174 (112th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean Air Act Amendments and related regulatory issues including CATR rule, New Source Review, mercury and particulate matter. Regulation of coal combustion residuals; H.R. 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011; S. 231, the EPA Stationary Source Regulations Suspension Act; S. 482, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011; Clean Water Act, Section 316(b) - cooling water intake structure rule-making; H.R. 199, the Protect Americas Energy and Manufacturing Jobs Act of 2011.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
J MICHAEL ECKARD —

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 482 (112th), S. 231 (112th), H.R. 199 (112th), H.R. 910 (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.