SURFACE FINISHING INDUSTRY COUNCIL

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2006

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2006	—	3	1
2005	—	1	1
2004	—	3	1
2003	—	2	1
2002	—	3	1
2001	—	1	1
2000	—	2	1
1999	—	2	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
NAVISTA, INC.	—	17

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	15
SENATE	15
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	4
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	3
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)	3
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	2
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	2

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	17
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	11
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	9
Chemicals/Chemical Industry	Chemicals/Chemical Industry	9
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	8
Small Business	Small Business	5
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	5
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	4
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	3
Defense	Defense	3
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	2
Aerospace	Aerospace	2

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