Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007

H.R. 1534, Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007 H.R. 3013, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 6100, Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008 H.R. 6228, Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2008 S. 742, Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007 S. 906, Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2007 S. 2275, Children's Chemical Risk Reduction Act of 2007 S. 2928, BPA-Free Kids Act of 2008 S. 3040, Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008 S. 3217, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2008 Biomonitoring Children's Health Disinfection (Water) Endocrine Issues Ratification of the Stockholm/Rotterdam Conventions Toxic Substances Control Act

Client expense: $790,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of

Legislation to prohibit the sale, distribution, transfer and export of elemental mercury, including S. 906, H.R. 1534

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

Action on the Agricultural Water Enhancement Program and the Wetlands Reserve Program funding for possible Klamath Lake acquisition and/or conservation easements. Support on H.R. 2421/S. 1870, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007; H.R. 1533/S.843, To provide for the establishment of a national mercury monitoring program; H.R.1534/S. 906, To prohibit certain sales, distributions, and transfers of elemental mercury, to prohibit the export of elemental mercury, and for other purposes; and S.2643, To amend the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations to control hazardous air pollutant emissions from electric utility steam generating units. Action on S. 2156, SECURE Water Act, including specific provisions relating to dam management, climate adaptation strategy and grants; the development of the 2009 Water Resources Development Act, including specific provisions relating to the US Corps of Engineers restoration programs; S. 1578, Ballast Water Management Act of 2007; H.R. 5451, Coastal Zone Reauthorization Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to management and conservation of coastal areas; S. 3552, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; Corps of Engineers update of Water Resources Principles and Guidelines for federal water resource projects; funding and policy support for an initiative to re-operate Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs to improve downstream ecosystems; and S. 3085, Cooperative Watershed Management Program Act. Covered Officials Contacted: Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; Assistant Administrator, Water, Environmental Protection Agency; Deputy Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; Assistant Administrator for Water, Environmental Protection Agency; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director of Scientific Programs and Chief Science Advisor, National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Associate Director for Natural Resources, Council on Environmental Quality; Chief, Agriculture Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; and Chief, Program Integration Directorate, US Army Corps of Engineers.

Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

S. 906, Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2007 HR 1534, Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007 HR 6258, Carbon Capture and Storage Early Deployment Act legislation on climate change HR 2337, Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007 S. 280, Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007 S. 309, Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act S. 317, Electric Utility Cap and Trade Act of 2007 S. 1168, Clean Air/Climate Change Act of 2007 HR 1590, Safe Climate Act of 2007 S. 1766, Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007 S 1874, Technological Resource to Assist Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act HR 6, Clean Energy Act HR 3221, New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security and Consumer Protection Act S. 3036, Liberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 HR 2262, Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007 S. 2191, America's Climate Security Act of 2007

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 742 Ban Asbestos in America Act HR 1534 Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007 S 906 Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007 S 1818 Missing Mercury in Manufacturing, Monitoring, and Mitigation Act HR 5580 Amendments to TSCA to phase out mercury use in ChlorAlkali Production HR 3285 Ban Asbestos in America Act Disposal of Hazardous Wastes

Client expense: $675,833 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

S. 2191 - America's Climate Security Act of 2007, Title III-Allocating and Distributing Allowances, Subtitle A-Early Auctions, sec. 3101, Subtitle B-Annual Auctions, sec. 3201, Subtitle C -Early Action, secs. 3301-02, sec. 4403 Advanced Coal and Sequestration Technologies Program. Subtitle E-Electricity Consumers, secs. 3501-04, Subtitle F-Bonus Allowances for Carbon Capture & Geological Sequestration, secs. 3601-05, Subtitle I-Covered Facilities, secs. 3901-03, Title IV-Auctions and Uses of Auction Proceeds, Subtitle A-Funds, secs. 4101-4103, Subtitle B-Climate Change Credit Corp., secs. 4201-4203, Subtitle C-Auctions, secs. 4301-02, Subtitle D- Energy Technology Deployment, secs. 4401-4403. S. 1766 -Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007 Title I- Strategic Reduction Targets, Compliance and Trading, secs. 101-03, Title II--Allocation and Auction of Allowances, secs. 201-03, secs. 206-08, Title III-Provision of Credits, sec. 302, Title IV -Technology, Adaptation and Assistance Programs, secs. 401-03, Title VI-General Provisions, secs. 601-05. HR 1534 Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007, section 5, EXCESS MERCURY STORAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. S.906 Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2007, Senate Report 110-477, sec. 5, Long Term Storage. Mercury legislation for the Senate S. 3036-Lieberman-Warner Climate Change Security Act of 2008 Title II-Managing and containing cost effectively, Subtitle F--Bonus Allowances for Carbon Capture and Geological Sequestration, Bonus Allowances for Carbon Capture and Geological Sequestration, sec. 3601 Allocation HR 6258- Carbon Capture and Storage Early Deployment Act, sec. 4, Functions and Administration of the Corporation

Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Navy, Dept of, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Issues concerning environmental programs administered by the EPA (no pending legislation). Issues concerning Superfund site cleanups (no pending legislation). Issues concerning hydrofluorocarbons (no pending legislation). S. 742 / H.R. 3285, Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007. S. 906 / H.R. 1534, Mercury Export Ban of 2007.

Client expense: $1,240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Justice, Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

HR 1534 - Mercury Export Ban - Issues related to regulation of mercury emissions

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

HR 1534 - Mercury Export Ban - Issues related to regulation of mercury emissions

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

Mercury storage legislation HR 1534/S. 906

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislation H.R. 1055 Toxic Right to Know Protection Act H.R. 4040 Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform Act (Sen. Feinstein amendment banning phthalates) H.R. 1534 Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007 Legislation S. 906 Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2007H.R. 6100 Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008 S. 1391 Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008 S. 24 Perchlorate Monitoring and Right to Know Act of 2007 S. 150 Protecting Pregnant Women and Children from Perchlorate Act of 2007 Rulemakings EPA; Expansion of RCRA Comparable Fuel Exclusion; Proposed Rule, 72 Fed. Reg. 39587, July 19, 2007 Office of Surface Mining; Placement of Coal Combustion Byproducts in Active and Abandoned Coal Mines, Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 72 Fed. Reg. 12026, March 14, 2007 EPA; Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste, Proposed Rule, 72 Fed. Reg. 14,172, March 26, 2007

Client expense: $97,258 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service

S. 906, Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2007 HR 1534, Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007 HR 6258, Carbon Capture and Storage Early Deployment Act legislation on climate change HR 2337, Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007 S. 280, Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007 S. 309, Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act S. 317, Electric Utility Cap and Trade Act of 2007 S. 1168, Clean Air/Climate Change Act of 2007 HR 1590, Safe Climate Act of 2007 S. 1766, Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007 S 1874, Technological Resource to Assist Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act HR 6, Clean Energy Act HR 3221, New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security and Consumer Protection Act S. 3036, Liberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 HR 2262, Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007 S. 2191, America's Climate Security Act of 2007

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislation to prohibit the sale, distribution, transfer and export of elemental mercury, including S. 906, H.R. 1534

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

HR 1534 - Mercury Export Ban Act Issues related to regulation of mercury emissions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

HR 1534 - Mercury Export Ban Act Issues related to regulation of mercury emissions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

S 742 Ban Asbestos in America Act HR 1534 Mercury Expoort Ban Act of 2007 S 906 Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007 S 1818 Missing Mercury in Manufacturing, Monitoring, and Mitigation Act HR 5580 Amendments to TSCA to phase out mercury use in ChlorAlkali Production HR 3285 Ban Asbestos in America Act

Client expense: $667,104 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

Support on H.R. 2421/S. 1870, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007; H.R. 1533/S.843, To provide for the establishment of a national mercury monitoring program; H.R.1534/S. 906, To prohibit certain sales, distributions, and transfers of elemental mercury, to prohibit the export of elemental mercury, and for other purposes; and S.2643, To amend the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations to control hazardous air pollutant emissions from electric utility steam generating units. Action on S. 2156, SECURE Water Act, including specific provisions relating to dam management, climate adaptation strategy and grants; the development of the 2009 Water Resources Development Act, including specific provisions relating to the US Corps of Engineers restoration programs; S. 1578, Ballast Water Management Act of 2007; H.R. 5451, Coastal Zone Reauthorization Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to management and conservation of coastal areas; S. 3552, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 3297, Advancing Americas Priorities Act, including specific provisions relating to ocean research and monitoring; and Administrative implementation of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration programs to collect and produce marine ecosystems assessments. Covered Officials Contacted: Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; Assistant Administrator, Water, Environmental Protection Agency; Deputy Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; Assistant Administrator for Water, Environmental Protection Agency; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director of Scientific Programs and Chief Science Advisor, National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; and Associate Director for Natural Resources, Council on Environmental Quality.

Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

S. 2191 - America's Climate Security Act of 2007, Title III-Allocating and Distributing Allowances, Subtitle A-Early Auctions, sec. 3101, Subtitle B-Annual Auctions, sec. 3201, Subtitle C -Early Action, secs. 3301-02, sec. 4403 Advanced Coal and Sequestration Technologies Program. Subtitle E-Electricity Consumers, secs. 3501-04, Subtitle F-Bonus Allowances for Carbon Capture & Geological Sequestration, secs. 3601-05, Subtitle I-Covered Facilities, secs. 3901-03, Title IV-Auctions and Uses of Auction Proceeds, Subtitle A-Funds, secs. 4101-4103, Subtitle B-Climate Change Credit Corp., secs. 4201-4203, Subtitle C-Auctions, secs. 4301-02, Subtitle D- Energy Technology Deployment, secs. 4401-4403. S. 1766 -Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007 Title I- Strategic Reduction Targets, Compliance and Trading, secs. 101-03, Title II--Allocation and Auction of Allowances, secs. 201-03, secs. 206-08, Title III-Provision of Credits, sec. 302, Title IV -Technology, Adaptation and Assistance Programs, secs. 401-03, Title VI-General Provisions, secs. 601-05. HR 1534 Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007, section 5, EXCESS MERCURY STORAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. S.906 Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2007, Senate Report 110-477, sec. 5, Long Term Storage. Mercury legislation for the Senate S. 3036-Lieberman-Warner Climate Change Security Act of 2008 Title II-Managing and containing cost effectively, Subtitle F--Bonus Allowances for Carbon Capture and Geological Sequestration, Bonus Allowances for Carbon Capture and Geological Sequestration, sec. 3601 Allocation HR 6258- Carbon Capture and Storage Early Deployment Act, sec. 4, Functions and Administration of the Corporation

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Navy, Dept of, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R. 1534, Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007 H.R. 3013, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 4040, Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act H.R. 6100, Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008 H.R. 6228, Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2008 S. 742, Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007 S. 906, Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2007 S. 2045, CPSC Reform Act of 2007 S. 2275, Children's Chemical Risk Reduction Act of 2007 S. 2928, BPA-Free Kids Act of 2008 S. 3040, Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008 S. 3217, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2008 Biomonitoring Children's Health Disinfection (Water) Endocrine Issues FY 2009 Interior, EPA and Related Agencies Appropriations (Chemical Testing and Research) FY 2009 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations (Chemical Testing and Research) Ratification of the Stockholm/Rotterdam Conventions Toxic Substances Control Act

Client expense: $940,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 1534 Issues dealing with recycling of mercury waste and permanent storage of mercury

Client expense: $25,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

-S. 906, Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2007, All Titles. -H.R. 1534, Mercury Export Ban of 2007, All Titles.

Client expense: $1,434,898 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

Issues concerning environmental programs administered by the EPA (no pending legislation). Issues concerning Superfund site cleanups (no pending legislation). Issues concerning hydrofluorocarbons (no pending legislation). S. 2191, America's Climate Security Act of 2007, for climate change provisions (no pending legislation). S. 742 / H.R. 3285, Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007. H.R. 1534, Mercury Export Ban of 2007.

Client expense: $1,080,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Justice, Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 1534 - Mercury Export Ban

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Mercury storage legislation HR 1534

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislation H.R. 1055 Toxic Right to Know Protection Act H.R. 4040 Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform Act (Sen. Feinstein amendment banning phthalates) H.R. 1534 Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007 Legislation S. 906 Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2007H.R. 6100 Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008 S. 1391 Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008 S. 24 Perchlorate Monitoring and Right to Know Act of 2007 S. 150 Protecting Pregnant Women and Children from Perchlorate Act of 2007 Rulemakings EPA; Expansion of RCRA Comparable Fuel Exclusion; Proposed Rule, 72 Fed. Reg. 39587, July 19, 2007 Office of Surface Mining; Placement of Coal Combustion Byproducts in Active and Abandoned Coal Mines, Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 72 Fed. Reg. 12026, March 14, 2007 EPA; Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste, Proposed Rule, 72 Fed. Reg. 14,172, March 26, 2007

Client expense: $168,437 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service

Support on H.R. 2421/S. 1870, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007; H.R. 1533/S.843, To provide for the establishment of a national mercury monitoring program; H.R.1534/S. 906, To prohibit certain sales, distributions, and transfers of elemental mercury, to prohibit the export of elemental mercury, and for other purposes; and S.2643, To amend the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations to control hazardous air pollutant emissions from electric utility steam generating units. Action on S. 2156, SECURE Water Act, including specific provisions relating to dam management, climate adaptation strategy and grants; the development of the 2009 Water Resources Development Act, including specific provisions relating to the US Corps of Engineers restoration programs; S. 1578, Ballast Water Management Act of 2007; and H.R. 5451, Coastal Zone Reauthorization Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to management and conservation of coastal areas. Covered officials contacted: Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; Assistant Administrator, Water, Environmental Protection Agency; Deputy Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, EPA; Assistant Administrator for Water, EPA; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Legislation to prohibit the sale, distribution, transfer and export of elemental mercury, including S. 906, H.R. 1534

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

S. 2191 - America's Climate Security Act of 2007, Title III-Allocating and Distributing Allowances, Subtitle A-Early Auctions, sec. 3101, Subtitle B-Annual Auctions, sec. 3201, Subtitle C -Early Action, secs. 3301-02, sec. 4403 Advanced Coal and Sequestration Technologies Program. Subtitle E-Electricity Consumers, secs. 3501-04, Subtitle F-Bonus Allowances for Carbon Capture & Geological Sequestration, secs. 3601-05, Subtitle I-Covered Facilities, secs. 3901-03, Title IV-Auctions and Uses of Auction Proceeds, Subtitle A-Funds, secs. 4101-4103, Subtitle B-Climate Change Credit Corp., secs. 4201-4203, Subtitle C-Auctions, secs. 4301-02, Subtitle D- Energy Technology Deployment, secs. 4401-4403. S. 1766 -Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007 Title I- Strategic Reduction Targets, Compliance and Trading, secs. 101-03, Title II--Allocation and Auction of Allowances, secs. 201-03, secs. 206-08, Title III-Provision of Credits, sec. 302, Title IV -Technology, Adaptation and Assistance Programs, secs. 401-03, Title VI-General Provisions, secs. 601-05. HR 1534 Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007, section 5. Mercury legislation for the Senate S. 3036-Lieberman-Warner Climate Change Security Act of 2008 Title II-Managing and containing cost effectively, Subtitle F--Bonus Allowances for Carbon Capture and Geological Sequestration, Bonus Allowances for Carbon Capture and Geological Sequestration, sec. 3601 Allocation HR 6258- Carbon Capture and Storage Early Deployment Act, sec. 4, Functions and Administration of the Corporation

Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Navy, Dept of, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

S 742 Ban Asbestos in America Act HR 1534 Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007 S 906 Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007 S 1818 Missing Mercury in Manufacturing, Monitoring, and Mitigation Act HR 5580 Amendments to TSCA to phase out merury use in ChlorAlkali Production HR 3285 Ban Asbestos in America Act

Client expense: $715,978 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S 742 Ban Asbestos in America Act HR 1534 Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007 S 906 Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007 S 1818 Missing Mercury in Manufacturing, Monitoring, and Mitigation Act HR 5580 Amendments to TSCA to phase out merury use in ChlorAlkali Production HR 3285 Ban Asbestos in America Act

Client expense: $715,978 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 1055, Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act H.R. 1534, Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007 H.R. 3013, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 3285, Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007 H.R. 3339, Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act of 2007 H.R. 4030, Children's Chemical Risk Reduction Act H.R. 4040, Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act H.R. 6100, Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008 H.R. 6228, Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2008 S. 186, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007 S. 595, Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act S. 742, Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007 S. 906, Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2007 S. 2045, CPSC Reform Act of 2007 S. 2275, Children's Chemical Risk Reduction Act of 2007 S. 2928, BPA-Free Kids Act of 2008 S. 3040, Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008 S. 3217, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2008 Biomonitoring Children's Health Disinfection (Water) Endocrine Issues FY 2009 Interior, EPA and Related Agencies Appropriations (Chemical Testing and Research) FY 2009 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations (Chemical Testing and Research) Ratification of the Stockholm/Rotterdam Conventions Toxic Substances Control Act

Client expense: $1,440,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of

HR 1534 - Mercury Export Ban Act Issues related to regulation of mercury emissions.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

Mercury export ban (HR 1534/S. 906); Carbofuran ban

Client expense: $64,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues concerning environmental programs administered by the EPA (no pending legislation). Issues concerning Superfund site cleanups (no pending legislation). Issues concerning hydrofluorocarbons (no pending legislation). S. 2191, America's Climate Security Act of 2007, for climate change provisions (no pending legislation). S. 742 / H.R. 3285, Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007. H.R. 1534, Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007.

Client expense: $1,260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S. 2191 - America's Climate Security Act of 2007, Title III-Allocating and Distributing Allowances, Subtitle A-Early Auctions, sec. 3101, Subtitle B-Annual Auctions, sec. 3201, Subtitle C -Early Action, secs. 3301-02. Subtitle E-Electricity Consumers, secs. 3501-04, Subtitle F-Bonus Allowances for Carbon Capture & Geological Sequestration, secs. 3601-05, Subtitle I-Covered Facilities, secs. 3901-03, Title IV-Auctions and Uses of Auction Proceeds, Subtitle A-Funds, secs. 4101-4103, Subtitle B-Climate Change Credit Corp., secs. 4201-4203, Subtitle C-Auctions, secs. 4301-02, Subtitle D- Energy Technology Deployment, secs. 4401-4403. S. 1766 -Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007 Title I- Strategic Reduction Targets, Compliance and Trading, secs. 101-03, Title II--Allocation and Auction of Allowances, secs. 201-03, secs. 206-08, Title III-Provision of Credits, sec. 302, Title IV -Technology, Adaptation and Assistance Programs, secs. 401-03, Title VI-General Provisions, secs. 601-05. HR 1534 Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007, section 5.

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Legislation H.R. 1055 Toxic Right to Know Protection Act H.R. 4040 Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform Act (Sen. Feinstein amendment banning phthalates) H.R. 1534 Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007 Rulemakings EPA; Expansion of RCRA Comparable Fuel Exclusion; Proposed Rule, 72 Fed. Reg. 39587, July 19, 2007 Office of Surface Mining; Placement of Coal Combustion Byproducts in Active and Abandoned Coal Mines, Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 72 Fed. Reg. 12026, March 14, 2007

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service

S 742 Ban Asbestos in America Act HR 1534 Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007 S 906 Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007 S 1818 Missing Mercury in Manufacturing, Monitoring & Mitigation Act HR 5580 Amendments to TSCA to phase out mercury use in ChlorAlkali Production HR 3285 Ban Asbestos in America Act

Client expense: $508,246 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

Support on H.R. 2421/S. 1870, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007; H.R. 1533/S.843, To provide for the establishment of a national mercury monitoring program; H.R.1534/S. 906, To prohibit certain sales, distributions, and transfers of elemental mercury, to prohibit the export of elemental mercury, and for other purposes; and S.2643, To amend the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations to control hazardous air pollutant emissions from electric utility steam generating units. Action on S. 2156, SECURE Water Act, including specific provisions relating to dam management, climate adaptation strategy and grants; the development of the 2009 Water Resources Development Act, including specific provisions relating to the US Corps of Engineers restoration programs; S. 1578, Ballast Water Management Act of 2007; H.R. 5451, Coastal Zone Reauthorization Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to management and conservation of coastal areas; Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration implementation of P.L. 94-265, The Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, including specific provisions relating to exempted fishing permits; H.R. 3223, Keep Our Waterfronts Working Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to grants to acquire and protect areas that serve as working waterfronts; and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, including discussion of importance of US accession for protection of marine and coastal resources. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Army Civil Works, US Army Corps of Engineers; Deputy Director of Civil Works, US Army Corps of Engineers; Chief, Civil Works Program Integration Division, US Army Corps of Engineers; Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; Assistant Administrator, Water, Environmental Protection Agency; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Mercury export ban (HR 1534/S. 906); Carbofuran ban

Client expense: $64,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1055, Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act H.R. 1534, Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007 H.R. 3013, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 3285, Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007 H.R. 3339, Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act of 2007 H.R. 4030, Children's Chemical Risk Reduction Act H.R. 4040, Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act S. 186, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007 S.595, Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act S. 742, Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007 S. 906, Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2007 S. 2045, CPSC Reform Act of 2007 S. 2275, Children's Chemical Risk Reduction Act of 2007 Biomonitoring Children's Health Disinfection (Water) Endocrine Issues Ratification of the Stockholm/Rotterdam Conventions Toxic Substances Control Act

Client expense: $770,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of

HR 1534 - Mercury Export Ban Act Issues related to regulation of mercury emmissions;

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Pesticides (S. 1983) Mercury export ban (S. 906, H.R. 1534)

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Pesticides (S. 1983) Mercury export ban (S. 906, H.R. 1534)

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Pesticides (S. 1983) Mercury export ban (S. 906, H.R. 1534)

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE