mr MICHAEL GIANNOTTO

Meeting with officials of the Office of Management and Budget and Environmental Protection Agency regarding Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to impose new financial assurance requirements on hardrock mining companies.

Meetings and emails with the staff of Senator Murkowski and staff members on the Senate Natural Resources and Appropriations Committees regarding EPAs initiative under section 108(b) of CERCLA to impose new financial assurance obligations on hardrock mining operations, including discussions of EPAs Market Study of the availability of financial assurance mechanisms; meetings and correspondence with the Assistant Secretary for Lands and Minerals at the Department of the Interior, with EPA Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response and the Director of EPAs Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, and with the Acting Administrator and Regional Counsel for EPA Region 9 regarding EPAs financial assurance initiative for the hardrock mining industry.

Email exchanges with staff persons of Senators Reid and Heller, regarding the mercury provisions of S. 697 and the need to incorporate those provisions into H.R. 2576, in order to obtain funding for the facility for the long term storage of mercury called for by the Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008, and to allow on-site management of elemental mercury generated by gold producers as a byproduct of air pollution control activities.

Meeting and emails with staff persons of Congressman Upton, and email exchanges with staff persons of Senators Reid and Heller, regarding the mercury provisions of S. 697 and the need to incorporate those provisions into H.R. 2576, in order to obtain funding for the facility for the long term storage of mercury called for by the Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008, and to allow on-site management of elemental mercury generated by gold producers as a byproduct of air pollution control activities; preparation of comments for staff persons of Senators Bennet and Gardner dealing with a discussion draft of legislation to encourage Good Samaritans to voluntarily remediate abandoned and inactive hardrock mines.

Telephone conferences and e-mails with staff persons of Senators Reid, Heller and Whitehouse regarding proposed legislation to obtain funding for construction of a facility for the long term storage of mercury called for by the Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008, and to allow temporary on-site storage of mercury by mining companies generating mercury as an incident of pollution control activities.

Telephone conferences and in-person meetings with staff persons of Senators Reid, Heller and Whitehouse regarding proposed legislation to obtain funding for construction of a facility for the long term storage of mercury called for by the Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008, and to allow temporary on-site storage of mercury by mining companies generating mercury as an incident of pollution control activities.

Working with client on proposed legislation to obtain funding for construction of a facility for the long term storage of mercury called for by the Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008.

Working with client on proposed legislation to obtain funding for construction of a facility for the long term storage of mercury called for by the Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008.

Working with client on proposed legislation relating to greater sage grouse and land sales in Nevada; and legislation to obtain funding for construction of a facility for the long term storage of mercury called for by the Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008.

Working with client on proposed legislation relating to greater sage grouse and land sales in Nevada; and legislation to obtain funding for construction of the facility for the long term storage of mercury called for by the Mercurty Export Ban Act of 2008.

Working with client on proposed legislation relating to greater sage grouse and land sales in Nevada.

Working with client on proposed legislation relating to greater sage grouse and land sales in Nevada.

No engagement of lobbying activities for this period.

No engagement of lobbying activities for this period.

Emails, memoranda and meetings with staff of Senator Whitehouse (Rhode Island) re possible amendments to the Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008 and regarding possible legislation to reduce mercury used in consumer products.

Meetings, emails, and memoranda with staff of the Senate majority leader and staff of Senator Whitehouse (Rhode Island) re possible amendments to the Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008 and regarding possible legislation to reduce mercury used in consumer products.

Meetings, telephone conversations, and memoranda with staff of the Senate majority leader regarding the Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008 and its impact on mining companies.

None.

On behalf of Newmont Mining Corporation, contacted Senator Reid's office and Department of Energy officials concerning issues relating to Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008 and contacted Environmental Protection Agency concerning regulation under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of certain streams generated by Newmont's Nevada mining facilities.

On behalf of Newmont Mining Corporation, contacted Senator Reid's office concerning issues relating to Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008 and contacted Environmental Protection Agency concerning regulation under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of certain streams generated by Newmont's Nevada mining facilities.

Assisted Newmont Mining Corporation in contacting members of the House of Representatives and the Senate in support of mining law issues, public land issues, and other issues affecting mining companies. Contacted representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency about regulatory issues affecting mining companies. Contacted representatives of the Department of Interior about regulatory issues and pending legislation affecting the mining industry.

Assisted Newmont Mining Corporation in contacting members of the House of Representatives and the Senate in support of mining law issues, public land issues, and other issues affecting mining companies. Contacted representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency about regulatory issues affecting mining companies. Contacted representatives of the Department of Interior about regulatory issues and pending legislation affecting the mining industry.

Assisted Newmont Mining Corporation in contacting members of the House of Representatives and the Senate in support of mining law issues, public land issues, and other issues affecting mining companies. Contacted representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency about regulatory issues affecting mining companies. Contacted representatives of the Department of Interior about regulatory issues and pending legislation affecting the mining industry.

Assisted Nemont Mining Corporation in contacting members of the House of Representatives and Senate in support of mining law issues, public land issues, and other issues affecting mining companies. Contacted representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency about regulatory issues affecting mining companies. Contacted representatives of the Department of interior about regulatory issues and pending legislation affecting the mining industry.

Assisted Newmont Mining Corporation in contacting members of the House of Representatives and Senate in support of mining law issues, public land issues, and other issues affecting mining companies. Contacted representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency about regulatory issues affecting mining companies. Contacted representatives of the Department of Interior about regulatory issues and pending legislation affecting the mining industry.

Assisted Newmont Mining Corporation in contacting members of the House of Representatives and Senate in support of mining law issues, public land issues, and other issues affecting mining companies. Contacted representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency about regulatory issues affecting mining companies. Contacted representatives of the Department of Interior about regulatory issues and pending legislation affecting the mining industry.

Assisted Newmont Mining Corporation in contacting members of the House of Representatives and Senate in support of mining law issues, public land issues, and other issues affecting mining companies. Contacted representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency about regulatory issues affecting mining companies. Contacted representatives of the Department of Interior about regulatory issues and pending legislation affecting the mining industry.

Contacted members of the House of Representatives and Senate in support of mining law issues, public land issues, and other issues affecting mining companies. Contacted representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency about regulatory issues affecting mining companies. Contacted representatives of the Department of Interior about regulatory issues and pending legislation affecting the mining industry.

Contacted members of the House of Representatives and Senate in support of mining law issues, public land issues, and other issues affecting mining companies. Contacted representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency about regulatory issues affecting mining companies.

Contacted members of the House of Representatives and Senate in support of mining law issues, public land issues, and other issues affecting mining companies. Contacted representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency about regulatory issues affecting mining companies.

Contacted members of the House of Representatives and Senate in support of mining law issues, public land issues, and other issues affecting minnig companies. Contacted representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency about regulatory issues affecting mining companies.

Contacted members of the House of Representatives and Senate in support of Good Samaritan legislation, Clean Water Act issues, mining law issues, public land issues, and other issues affecting mining companies. Contacted representatives of the Department of Interior and Environmental Protection Agency about regulatory issues affecting mining companies.

Contacted members of the House of Representatives and Senate in support of Good Samaritan legislation, Clean Water Act issues, mining law issues, public land issues, and other issues affecting mining companies. Contacted representatives of the Department of Interior and Environmental Protection Agency about regulatory issues affecting mining companies.

Contacted members of the House of Representatives and Senate in support of Good Samaritan legislation, Clean Water Act issues, mining law issues, public land issues, and other issues affecting mining companies. Contacted representatives of the Department of Interior and Environmental Protection Agency about regulatory issues affecting mining companies.

Contacted members of the House of Representatives and Senate in support of Good Samaritan legislation, Clean Water Act issues, mining law issues, public land issues, and other issues affection mining companies. Contacted representatives of the Department of Interior and Environmental Protection Agency about regulatory issues affecting mining companies.

Asbestos Litigation Reform

Contact members of the House of Representatives and Senate in support of Good Samaritan legislation, Clean Water Act issues, mining law issues, public land issues, and other issues affecting mining companies. Contact representatives of the Department of Interior and Environmental Proctection Agency about regulatory issues affecting mining companies.

Asbestos Litigation Reform