FIRSTENERGY CORP for FIRSTENERGY CORP
What was lobbied
12 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Accounting ACC
"Financial reporting requirements of pension plan liabilities";
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER New | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD New | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR New | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
Coal - combustion residuals issues generally; EPA's proposed Coal Combustion Residuals Rule and related legislative proposals; H.R. 2218, the "Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act";
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN
Implementation of H.R. 4173, "Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act" (Dodd-Frank) as it pertains to regulation of Over-The-Counter derivatives and energy commodities; "Defined-benefit pension plan funding and accounting rules generally";
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Utilities UTI
Electric utility regulatons, industry restructuring including electricity market reforms and infrastructure development; Clean energy standard legislation generally;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| S. COLIN MOUNT | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Commodities (big ticket) CDT
Over-The-Counter derivatives regulation generally; H.R. 634, the "Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013"; S. 888, a bill to provide end-user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Transportation TRA
Water transportation and inland waterways issues generally; "River Act"; Implementation of "Buy America" provisions in MAP-21 Transportation Re-authorization Act; H.R. 3080, the "Water Resources Reform & Development Act (WRRDA);
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Discussion draft to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for comprehensive income tax reform; H. Con. Res. 24, expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy; H.R. 259, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies; H.R. 1486, the "No Carbon Tax Act of 2013"; S. 795, the "Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act"; "Taxation of dividend income, interest expense deductibility and normailzation rules ingeneral; "Renewable energy production tax credits generally;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Telecommunications TEC
FCC National Broadband Plan as it pertains to utility pole attachments and spectrum access;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
H.R. 1, the Senate vehicle for disaster Relief Appropriations, (HUD CDBG Super storm Sandy Assistance); H.R. 152, the "Disaster Relief Approrpiations Act, 2013" (HUD CDBG Super storm Sandy Assistance); H. Con. Res. 25, FY 2014 Budget Resolution, (budget issues generally); S. Con. Res. 8, FY 2014 Budget Resolution, (budget issues generally); FY 2014 Energy and Water Appropriations, (appropriations issues related to fossil energy, nuclear energy, smart grid, transmission and renewable energy);"FY 2014 Energy & Water Appropriations - issues related to fossil energy, nuclear energy, smart grid, transmission and renewable energy" (H.R. 2609 and S. 1245);
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
Clean energy standard legislation generally; H.R. 271, the "Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013"; H.R. 835, the "Energy Assistance for American Familes Act," (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program); Natural gas supply and related issues; Transmission siting, permitting, management issues generally and associated return on equity; the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013" (H.R. 1616 and S. 1392); "executive proposal to reinstate the nuclear D&D fund";S. 1240, a bill to establish a new organization to manage nuclear waste, site facilities, ensure funding and other purposes; S. 1020, "the All-Of-The-Above Federal Buidling Energy Conservation Act of 2013";
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| S. COLIN MOUNT | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Homeland Security HOM
H.R. 2417, the "SHIELD Act of 2013"; H.R. 624, the "Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act"; The Senate Intelligence Committee information sharing draft bill; Cyber Security Executive Order; "Senate Commerce Committee staff working draft on cybersecurity"; "Discussion draft of the "National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection (NCCIP) Act of 2013"; "NIST cybersecurity framework"; H.R. 2962, the SMART Grid Study Act of 2013";
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW
Clean Water Act, Section 316(b) - cooling water intake structure rule-making proposed by the EPA; implementation of the "Mercury and Air Toxics Standards" (MATS) rule promulgated by EPA; the "New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) rule for greenhouse gases" proposed by EPA; H.R. 621, the "Ensuring Affordable Energy Act" to prohibit funding for EPA to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases; S. 332, the "Climate Protection Act of 2013"; Discussion draft of "carbonpollution fee" legislation; Effluent Limitation Guidelines rule-making proposed by EPA; H.R. 2127, a bill to prohibit EPA from finalizing NSPS for CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel EGUs until CCS is found to be technologically and economically feasible; H.R. 3140, the "Ensure Reliable and Affordable American Energy Act of 2013";
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTHONY JOSEPH ALEXANDER | — |
| J MICHAEL ECKARD | — |
| MARTIN L HALL | — |
| LORNA WISHAM ORR | — |
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