4th Quarter - Report — RIO TINTO SERVICES, INC. for RIO TINTO SERVICES, INC. (2018)

Firm

RIO TINTO SERVICES, INC.

Client

RIO TINTO SERVICES, INC.

Income

—

Expenses

$330,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Market access for minerals produced in the United States; Section 232 and Section 301 impact on U.S. consumers.

Foreign entity interest: Rio Tinto Services is wholly owned, through intermediate subsidiaries, by Rio Tinto PLC.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RYAN STANTON	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Forest Service; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Change item 16 (specific lobbying issues) to Tax reform and implementation of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

Foreign entity interest: Rio Tinto Services is wholly owned, through intermediate subsidiaries, by Rio Tinto PLC.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RYAN STANTON	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; Energy, Dept of

Environment/Superfund ENV

Environmental issues impacting the mining sector in the United States.

Foreign entity interest: Rio Tinto Services is wholly owned, through intermediate subsidiaries, by Rio Tinto PLC.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RYAN STANTON	—

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Forest Service; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Natural Resources NAT

Issues relating to mining reform and critical minerals.

Foreign entity interest: Rio Tinto Services is wholly owned, through intermediate subsidiaries, by Rio Tinto PLC

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RYAN STANTON	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Forest Service; Energy, Dept of

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.