1st Quarter - Report — AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL -- NORTH… for AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL -- NORTH… (2008)

Firm

AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL -- NORTH AMERICA

Client

AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL -- NORTH AMERICA

Income

—

Expenses

$352,795

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Transportation TRA

FAA Reauthorization; universal access; security categorization; cargo security; employee utilization; OSS; ARFF; hazardous materials; emergency response planning; runway safety and incursions; congestion; competition; privitization; revenue; passenger facility charges; AIP funding; rates and charges; airport bonds

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHARLES ROBERT CHAMBERS	Senior VP
PAUL JAMES EUBANKS	Manager
RICHARD MARCHI	Senior Advisor
DEBBY MCELROY	Executive VP
GREG PRINCIPATO	President
SCOTT WEAVER	VP

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY09 DHS and DOT Appropriations Bills; FAA Reauthorization; Supplemental/Stimulus; CBP Staffing, In Line EDS, EAS, SCASD, Facilities and Equipment, ASDE-X, ADS-B, AIP

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHARLES ROBERT CHAMBERS	Senior VP
DEBBY MCELROY	Executive VP
DIANE PETERSON	Senior Advisor
SCOTT WEAVER	VP of Government and Political Affairs

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

FAA Reauthorization: PFC cap, AIP funding, security, labor (ARFF), environmental (noise, emissions, recycling and departure queue pilot program among others). Ride Act, Rates and Charges, Travel, Taxes. Other issues include: explosive detection equipment, facilitation, register traveler, DOT and DHS Authorization, as well as congestion management and runway safety.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHARLES ROBERT CHAMBERS	Senior Vice President
PAUL JAMES EUBANKS	Manager
DEBBY MCELROY	Executive Vice President
DIANE PETERSON	Senior Advisor
GREG PRINCIPATO	President
SCOTT WEAVER	VP of Government and Political Affairs

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Homeland Security HOM

FY 09 DHS Appropriations/Authorization; 9/11 Bill-related issues; employee screening; airport badging; SIDA process; badge collection; passenger screener toals; document collection; EDS funding; CBP staffing; Supplemental/Stimulus; Biometrics; LOI's. In-line EDS

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHARLES ROBERT CHAMBERS	Senior VP
LYDIA KELLOGG	Senior Manager
DEBBY MCELROY	Executive VP
GREG PRINCIPATO	President
SCOTT WEAVER	VP

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean Water, Emissions, GHGs, EPA National Ambient Quality Standards, Air Quality, EPA Spill Prevention and Countermeasure Plan; EPA TMDL; Airport Recycling; Reauthorization Recycling Issues

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL JAMES EUBANKS	Manager
RICHARD MARCHI	Senior Advisor
DEBBY MCELROY	Executive VP
JESSICA STEINHILBER	Director
SCOTT WEAVER	VP

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO); State, Dept of (DOS)

Immigration IMM

Customs and immigration; CBP inspectors and staffing levels/issues addressed in FY 09 DHS Approps Bill; CBP user fees; US VISIT program; US VISIT exit procedures; Visa Waiver Program; Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative; biometric passports and general technology issues

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHARLES ROBERT CHAMBERS	Senior VP
DEBBY MCELROY	Executive VP
DIANE PETERSON	Senior Advisor
SCOTT WEAVER	VP

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

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.