4th Quarter - Report

CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION for CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$390,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General Trade Legislation; Free Trade Agreements of Peru, Colombia, Panama and Korea; Small Business and Ability to Export; NAFTA Rules of Origin re: Televisions, Customs/Border Facilitation; Trade Promotion Authority; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SAGE CHANDLER —
VERONICA O'CONNELL —
MICHAEL PETRICONE —
JOANNE SONENSHINE —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Electronics Recycling; Electronics Waste; Energy Star; Energy Efficiency; US Environmental Trade Policy; Materials Restrictions; Green Government Procurement

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PARKER BRUGGE —
DOUGLAS K JOHNSON —
JOANNE SONENSHINE —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy Star; Energy Efficiency; Trade Policies Affecting Standards; Energy Use Disclosures

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PARKER BRUGGE —
DOUGLAS K JOHNSON —
JOANNE SONENSHINE —

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Home Recording Rights; Freedom and Innovation Revitalizing US Entrepreneurship Act of 2007, HR 1201; Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007, HR 4279

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VERONICA O'CONNELL —
MICHAEL PETRICONE —

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1201 (110th), H.R. 4279 (110th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Fair Use in Trade Provisions; DTV Transition; Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices; Telecommunications Policy Reform; FCC NPRM: Implementation and Administration of a Coupon Program for Digital- Analog Converter Boxes; Accessible Technologies; HR6320, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act; Converter Box Tariffs; WIPO Broadcast Issues; Request for waiver of FCC's Selectable Output Control Rules; Digital Audio Broadcasting

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SAGE CHANDLER —
J DAVID GROSSMAN —
JAMIE HEDLUND New —
VERONICA O'CONNELL —
MICHAEL PETRICONE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 6320 (110th)

Small Business SMB

Business Travel Visa Policy; Ability to Export; Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (BATSA)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SAGE CHANDLER —
J DAVID GROSSMAN —
VERONICA O'CONNELL —
MICHAEL PETRICONE —
JOANNE SONENSHINE —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
J DAVID GROSSMAN —
MICHAEL PETRICONE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

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.