4th Quarter - Report — THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS for UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS (2008)

Firm

THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS

Client

UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS

Income

—

Expenses

$120,000

Expense method

B: tax-exempt organisations, Internal Revenue Code section 6033(b)(8)

What was lobbied

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

Defense DEF

Nuclear weapons R&D; missile defense funding; Defense Authorization bills; nuclear terrorism threat reduction; reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel; nuclear power safety

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SHERVIN BOLOORIAN	—
STEPHEN YOUNG	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Agriculture AGR

Non-therapeutic use of antibiotics; regulation of GE crops; protection of CAFO pollution reporting requirements; support for NARMS standards & rigorous organic standards; Caps on Farm Bill Title I commodity payments & Title II conservation; USDA progs supporting sustainable, organic ag

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRISE TENCER	—

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of

Transportation TRA

Fuel economy and oil savings legislation; Tax incentives for advanced technology vehicles; Clean school buses; Diesel Emissions Reduction Act; NHTSA rulemaking on fuel economy standards; EPA rulemaking on fuel economy labeling test procedures; Biofuels legislation; Renewable fuels standard

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELI HOPSON	—
LENA MOFFITT	—

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Global warming emissions control leg; Global Change Res and Data Mgmt Act; National Aquatic Invasive Species Act; Asian Carp Prev & Control Act; Ballast Water Mgmt Act; Coast Guard Auth Act; USDA emergency fund for pests; rulemaking on Asian Carp; 100th Meridian State Revolving Loan Fund Act; tropical deforestation

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LENA MOFFITT	—
LEXI SHULTZ	—

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Science/Technology SCI

Restoring scientific integrity to federal policy making; Scientific advisory committee appointments; Endangered Species Act science; Morale of federal agency scientists; Whistleblower protection; Food and Drug Administration reform; Consumer Product Safety Commission reform

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CELIA WEXLER	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Energy/Nuclear ENG

National energy policy Renewable electricity standard Renewable energy R&D funding

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARCHANT WENTWORTH	—

Contacted: SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

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.