| LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
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4025 FAIR RIDGE DRIVE
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SUITE 300
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FAIRFAX
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VA
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22033-2868
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USA
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3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
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| 5. Senate ID# 45788-12
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| 6. House ID# 344110000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year |
2008
| 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 | |||||||||
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| 12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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| 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. | ||||||||
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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 |
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| Signature |
Digitally Signed By: Kenneth P. LaSala, Jr., Director of Government Relations
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07/18/2008
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Funding for the U.S. Fire Administration; U.S. Department of Homeland Security's FIRE, SAFER, and inteoperable communications grants; Urban Search and Rescue teams; the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)'s Fire Fighter Investigation and Prevention (FFFIP) Program; U.S. Department of Interior's Rural Fire Assistance program; and U.S. Department of Agriculture's Volunteer Fire Assistance program
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), U.S. Forest Service, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
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 |
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Kenneth
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LaSala
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Jr
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Professional Staff, Senate CS&T Committee
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Alan
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Caldwell
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Tara
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Baird
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Professional Staff, Senate HSGA Committee
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Lucian
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Deaton
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Intern, Rep. Bob Goodlatte's office
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 DIS
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 4847 and S. 2606, the U.S. Fire Administration Reauthorization Act, all provisions
H.R. 2419, the Food and Energy Security Act of 2007, provisions relating to emergency medical services
Hazardous materials incident response
H.R. 4158 and H.R. 4183, the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2007, all provisions
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
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 |
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Kenneth
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LaSala
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Jr
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Professional Staff, Senate CS&T Committee
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Tara
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Baird
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Professional Staff, Senate HSGA Committee
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Lucian
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Deaton
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Intern, Rep. Bob Goodlatte's office
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Alan
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Caldwell
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
State and local fusion centers; information sharing; nuclear terrorism response; interoperable communciations for public safety
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
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 |
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Kenneth
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LaSala
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Jr
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Professional Staff, Senate CS&T Committee
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Tara
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Baird
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Professional Staff, Senate HSGA Committee
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Alan
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Caldwell
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 1924 and H.R. 1142, the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2007, provisions relating to presumptive disability for federal firefighters
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Defense - Dept of (DOD)
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 |
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Kenneth
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LaSala
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Jr
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Professional Staff, Senate CS&T Committee
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 COM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues relating to Public Safety Spectrum Trust; public safety interoperable communications; S. 428, the IP-Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act of 2007 and H.R. 3404, New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008, provisions relating to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony users' access to local 911 service
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)
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 |
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Alan
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Caldwell
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Kenneth
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LaSala
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Jr
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Professional Staff, Senate CS&T Committee
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Public Safety Officers' Benefits program
H.R. 1643 and S. 2240, the Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act
Americans with Disabilities Act and fire station construction
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, Justice - Dept of (DOJ)
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 |
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Kenneth
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LaSala
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Jr
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Professional Staff, Senate CS&T Committee
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Lucian
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Deaton
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Intern, Rep. Bob Goodlatte's office
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Alan
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Caldwell
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
Emergency medical service issues
Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement for emergency transportation
Emergency services notification provisions in the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-381)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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 |
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Lucian
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Deaton
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Intern, Rep. Bob Goodlatte's office
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 RES
16. Specific lobbying issues
Needs of the fire service in responding to incidents in the wildland urban interface
H.R. 5541, the Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement (FLAME) Act, and H.R. 5648, the Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, provisions relating to the establishment of a fund for wildland fire suppression
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE,
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Kenneth
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LaSala
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Jr
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Professional Staff, Senate CS&T Committee
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
Federal taxation and firefighters
Implementation of provisions relating to firefighter taxation in the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-142)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
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 |
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Lucian
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Deaton
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Intern, Rep. Bob Goodlatte's office
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Hazardous materials transportation
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Kenneth
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LaSala
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Jr
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Professional Staff, Senate CS&T Committee
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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.
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following foreign entities:
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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