4th Quarter - Report

COBANK, ACB for COBANK ACB

Period 4th Quarter 2011 Filed Jan 19, 2012 Signed by Anne Thompson, Government Relations Specialist

Official filing
Firm
COBANK, ACB
Client
COBANK ACB
Income
—
Expenses
$170,000
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.

Utilities UTI

USDA Appropriations; RUS Programs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH B TYREE —
L TODD VANHOOSE —

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Farm Credit Administration; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

GSM Export Finance Program; Free Trade Agreements

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
L TODD VANHOOSE —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Farm Credit Administration; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Banking BAN

Financial Regulatory Reform; Derivatives Reform Legislation; GSE Reform; CFTC Regulations implementing Financial Reform Legislation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH B TYREE —
L TODD VANHOOSE —

Contacted: Farm Credit Administration; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Financial Regulatory Reform; Derivatives Reform Legislation; GSE Reform; Farm Credit Administration regulatory proposals; CFTC Regulations implementing Financial Reform Legislation; Prudential Regulators' Derivatives Regulatory Proposals

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH B TYREE —
L TODD VANHOOSE —

Contacted: Farm Credit Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Transportation TRA

Railroad Reform; S. 146; H.R. 233; H.R. 272

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH B TYREE —

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Farm Credit Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 233 (112th), H.R. 272 (112th), S. 146 (112th)

Agriculture AGR

Appropriations; Budget; Financial Regulatory Reform Legislation; Derivatives Reform Legislation; GSM Export Finance Reform; 2012 Farm Bill

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH B TYREE —
L TODD VANHOOSE —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Farm Credit Administration

Telecommunications TEC

Universal Service Reform; Broadband Funding; Intercarrier Compensation Reform; National Broadband Plan; H.R. 2528

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH B TYREE —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Farm Credit Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2528 (112th)

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.