2nd Quarter - Report

WORLD SHIPPING COUNCIL for WORLD SHIPPING COUNCIL

Period 2nd Quarter 2014 Filed Jul 18, 2014 Signed by Douglas B. Schneider, Vice President

Official filing
Firm
WORLD SHIPPING COUNCIL
Client
WORLD SHIPPING COUNCIL
Income
—
Expenses
$29,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Transportation TRA

Vessel air emissions; Vessel discharge legislation (S.2094), regulations and permits; Vessel and cargo safety and security (e.g. container weight verification; 100% scanning); Seafarer legislation; CBP programs: ACE, export automation, form elimination, 10+2 rule, seal changes, C-TPAT; Surface transportation; Shipping Act; Rotterdam rules; Whale ship strikes; Vessel capacity issues; Invasive pests; Offshore energy development; Sanitary food transport.

Foreign entity interest: All foreign entities listed on the LD-1 have an interest in the issues listed on line 16.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN BUTLER —
CHRISTOPHER L KOCH CoS Sen. McCain; FMC Chairman
DOUGLAS B SCHNEIDER —
BRYAN WOOD-THOMAS —

Contacted: Federal Maritime Commission; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Minerals Management Service; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of the Census; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 2094 (113th)

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.