2nd Quarter - Report

GDF SUEZ ENERGY NORTH AMERICA, INC. for GDF SUEZ ENERGY NORTH AMERICA INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$120,000
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.

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 5175, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act, provisions relating to U.S. subsidiaries of non-U.S. companies.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH WILLIAM DALTON —
JAMES ROBERT MINTER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: H.R. 5175 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

1. Anticipated legislation related to LNG safety, security, operations and maintenance issues; climate change, renewables, portfolio standards and production tax credits. 2. Anticipated legislation related to electricity competition in bilateral market areas. 3. ISO New England capacity market tariff. 4. Biomass crop assistance program. 5. One-year extension of production tax credit for open-loop biomass facilities and other renewable energy credits. 6. Federal permitting for LNG facilities. 7. FERC Energy Policy Act implementation, wholesale electricity deregulation issues and LNG issues. 8. Northeast capacity market regulation. 9. Electricity market structure. 10. FERC demand response compensation methodology. 11. FERC enforcement policy. 12. CFTC jurisdiction over power contracts and RTOs. 13. EPSA petition on control and affiliation. 14. Role of natural gas and LNG in U.S. energy supply.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH WILLIAM DALTON —
SAM HENRY —
JAMES ROBERT MINTER —
ZIN SMATI —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

1. H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, provisions relating to energy derivatives. 2. CFTC energy derivatives regulation and position limit requirements.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH WILLIAM DALTON —
JAMES ROBERT MINTER —

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Bills named: H.R. 4173 (111th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

1. H.R. 3619, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010, provisions relating to LNG safety and security, port security, and enforcement jurisdiction. 2. H.R. 1194, Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011, provisions relating to LNG safety and security, port security, and enforcement jurisdiction. 3. LNG safety, security, permitting, and operations. 4. Importing Yemen LNG cargoes. 5. Port security.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH WILLIAM DALTON —
CLAY HARRIS —
JAMES ROBERT MINTER —

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Bills named: H.R. 1194 (111th), H.R. 3619 (111th)

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.