Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
B-106 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515 http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov
Secretary of the Senate
Office of Public Records
232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510 http://www.senate.gov/lobby
LOBBYING REPORT
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5)
- All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
ALPINE GROUP, INC.
2. Address
Address1
660 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, SE
Address2
SUITE 201
City
WASHINGTON
State
DC
Zip Code
20003
Country
USA
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
City
State
Zip Code
Country
4a. Contact Name
b. Telephone Number
c. E-mail
Ms.
Jessica Slotman
2025471831
jslotman@alpinegroup.com
5. Senate ID#
1171-404
7. Client Name
Self
Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
MEDICAL IMAGING CONTRAST AGENT ASSOCIATION
6. House ID#
317490040
TYPE OF REPORT
8. Year
2011
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31)
Q2 (4/1 - 6/30)
Q3 (7/1 - 9/30)
Q4 (10/1 - 12/31)
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report
Termination Date
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying
13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities
for this reporting period was:
EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities
for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more
$
40,000.00
$5,000 or more
$
Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest
$10,000,
of all lobbying related income from the client (including all
payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying
activities on behalf of the client).
14. REPORTING
Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions
for description of options.
Method A.
Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B.
Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code
Method C.
Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code
Signature
Digitally Signed By: Jessica Slotman, Executive Assistant
Date
04/18/2011
LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.
15. General issue area code HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Implementation of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 Implementation of H.R. 4872, Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, provisions dealing with Medicare reimbursement for medical imaging procedures Re-establishment of FDA Medical Imaging Drug Advisory Committee
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name
Last Name
Suffix
Covered Official Position (if applicable)
New
Richard
White
Legislative Coordinator, Senator Lincoln Chafee
James
Hawkins
III
Health Policy Advisor, Senate HELP Committee
Courtney
Johnson
Research Asst, House Energy and Commerce Cmte
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where
registration information has changed.
20. Client new address
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Country
21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)
City
State
Zip Code
Country
22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer
expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
First Name
Last Name
Suffix
First Name
Last Name
Suffix
1
9
2
10
3
11
4
12
5
James
Massie
13
6
14
7
15
8
16
ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address:
Name
Address
Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City
State/Province
Zip
Country
Bayer Healthcare
PO Box 1000
Montville
NJ
07045
USA
City
State
Country
Lantheus Medical Imaging
331 Treble Cove Road
North Billerica
MA
01862
USA
City
State
Country
Bracco Diagnostics
107 College Road
Princeton
NJ
08540
USA
City
State
Country
Covidien, Inc.
675 McDonnell Boulevard
Hazelwood
MO
63134
USA
City
State
Country
GE Healthcare
101 Carnegie Center
Princeton
NJ
08540
USA
City
State
Country
Amag Pharmaceuticals
61 Mooney Street
Cambridge
MB
02138
USA
City
State
Country
26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated
with the registrant or client
1
5
9
2
6
10
3
7
11
4
8
12
FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following foreign entities:
Name
Address
Principal place of business
(city and state or country)
Amount of contribution for lobbying activities
Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City
State/Province
Country
City
State
Country
%
28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns,
or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization