APPALACHIAN FUELS

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2002–2003

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2003	—	5	2
2002	—	2	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
BATES CAPITOL GROUP LLC	—	2
SCHERDER AND ASSOCIATES[FORMERLY THE WILLARD GROUP]	—	5

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	4
SENATE	4
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)	3
Energy, Dept of	3
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	3
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	3
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	3
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement	3

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	6
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	6
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	4
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	4
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	2
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	2

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