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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 910 RALEIGH ROAD |
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| City | CHAPEL HILL |
State | NC |
Zip Code | 27515 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 51811-12
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6. House ID# 348070000
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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 |
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| 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 for 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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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Kimrey W. Rhinehardt, Vice President for Federal Relations |
Date | 07/20/2008 |
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 ECN
16. Specific lobbying issues
Southeast Crescent Authority (HR 66, S 503): Supported funding for economic development initiatives and building infrastructure in Eastern North Carolina, Funding for DoC: Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), USDA: Cooperative Extension, USDA: Commerce: Economic Dev. Admin., USDA: CSREES, SBA: SBIR, SBTT, SBTDC. National Bio and Agro Defense Facility,
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, 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 |
Kimrey |
Rhinehardt |
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Miles |
Lackey |
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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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Advocated for spending bills (see next page for details)
Appropriations Projects:
FY 2009 Agriculture Spending Bills
Kannapolis ARS Nutrition Center
ASU Integrating Economic Development and Conservation in The Upper Yadkin River Watershed
NC State Aquaculture
NC State BSL3 Upgrade
NC State Crop Pathogens
NC State Forest Biotechnology
NC State Swine and Other Animal Waste Management
UNCW Southeast Food Promotion System
FY 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science Spending Bills
ASU The Blue Ridge Science Education Outreach Center
ECU Coastal Hazards
NCCU Center for Nanotechnology
NC State National Textile Center
UNC Chapel Hill Southeast Regional Climate Center
UNCW National Undersea Research Program
WCU Center for Forensic Science
North Carolina Research Campus, IT Infrastructure Upgrades
Carolinas Marine Sciences Cooperative Institute
FY 2009 Defense Spending Bills
ECU Pilot Program for PTSD Telemedicine Support for Military and Dependents
ECU Superstructural Particle Evaluation and Characterization with Targeted Reaction Analysis
ECU T2 Bridge (TechLink Southeast)
NCA&T Center for Nanoscience and Nanomaterials
NC State Secure Open Source Institute
NC State Center for Vertical Lift
UNCC Superlattice
UNC Chapel Hill Experiential Technologies for Urban Warfare and Disaster Response
UNCG Electron Microscopy Facility for Characterization of Novel Nanomaterials
FY 2009 Energy and Water Spending Bills
ASU Biodiesel Research and Testing Facility
NCA&T Alternate Energy Center
NC State Biomass Refining Institute
NC State Nanomaterials
NC State SPEC Testing
UNCA Craft Campus
UNCC and UNC Chapel Hill Collaborative Initiative in Biomedical Imaging
WSSU Water Conservation
FY 2009 Financial Services Spending Bills
ASU Entrepreneurship Initiative
ASU Viticulture
UNCP Scientific Equipment for Biotechnology Research & Training Facility
WSSU Institute of Regional Transformation for Urban and Rural Carolinians
Gateway University Research Park, IT Infrastructure Upgrades
North Carolina Research Campus, IT Infrastructure Upgrades
FY 2009 Interior Spending Bills
ASU NC PEEPS
ECU Coastal Hazards
FY 2009 Labor, HHS, Education Spending Bills
ASU Childhood Obesity Education and Intervention
ECSU and UNC Chapel Hill Initiating a Renaissance in Higher Education
ECU Health Racial Disparities
ECU Metabolic Institute
FSU Community Approach to Reading Effectiveness
NCA&T Advanced Materials
NCA&T In FOCUS (Families, Organizations, and Communities Uniting with Schools)
NCA&T Suspension Intervention Program LHHS Appropriations Bill
The Joint NCCU/UNC-CH Comprehensive Screening at the BRITE Institute
NCCU Digital Library Initiative
NCCU Environmental Justice
NCCU Global Studies
NCCU Health Disparities
NCSA Open Dream Ensemble
UNCA Center for Health and Wellness
UNC Chapel Hill Center for Integrative Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery
UNC Chapel Hill Kidney Care Initiative
UNCG North Carolina Council for Health Literacy
UNCG On Track Learn Math
UNCG Speech Teletherapy
UNCW Institute for Memory Research
UNCW Nursing Enhancement Program
WSSU Virtual Health Community
Statewide Longitudinal Data System Pilot Program LHHS Appropriations Bill
FY 2009 Transportation and HUD Spending Bills
NCA&T Transportation Institute
NCSA and WSSU Center for Design Innovation
Gateway University Research Park, IT Infrastructure Upgrades
North Carolina Research Campus, IT Infrastructure Upgrades
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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Kimrey |
Rhinehardt |
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Miles |
Lackey |
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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
Supported the Tax Extenders Legislation (HR 6049): Advocated for the extension of tuition tax deduction. Advocated for extension of IRA charitable rollover.
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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Kimrey |
Rhinehardt |
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Miles |
Lackey |
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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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
See next page
Farm Bill Reauthorization (HR 2419): Integrated National Institute for Food and Agriculture. Increased funding for Initiative for Agriculture and Food Systems. Indirect cost cap for Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service funding. Reauthorization of the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank. Veterinary Workforce Grants. Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program. Establishment of Regional Centers of Excellence in Food Systems Veterinary Medicine. Membership composition of NIFA Advisory Board. Funding for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers. Funding to upgrade Agricultural and Food Sciences Facilities at 1890 Land Grant Institutions. Expand eligibility of USDA Capacity Building Grants Program (to include extension services). Foot and Mouth Disease research (redefine conditions upon which FMD research can take place). Inclusion of Southeast Crescent Regional Commission
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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 |
Kimrey |
Rhinehardt |
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Miles |
Lackey |
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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 CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Patent Reform (HR 1908): Fair standards for challenging the validity of existing patents. Infringement penalty assessment standards. PTO Rulemaking Authority
Orphan Works (HR 5889, S 2913): Exclusion of State Sovereign Immunity clauses. Elimination of dark archive provisions
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
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Kimrey |
Rhinehardt |
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Miles |
Lackey |
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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 EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (HR 3195): Expressed concern about certain activities included in the List of Covered Life Activities. Expressed concern about rules of construction language
Higher Education Act Reauthorization and Conference Negotiations: all references are to the pre-conference draft document III:
Advocated for the inclusion of Fayetteville State University, Winston-Salem State University and Elizabeth City State University in the HBGI program or a new Masters level program for HBCUs. (Title III and Title VII). Requested to strike language relating to the accreditation of colleges and universities. Strike this language and replace with the language that was adopted by both chambers which prohibited the Department from issuing standards in any of the ten areas. Title IV, Vol. II, p. 162, lines 12- 17. Strike Title IV, Vol. II, p. 160, lines 17 22 that requires all accreditors, both institutional and specialized, to check an institution's compliance with reporting and disclosure requirements. Amend Title IV, Vol. 2, pp. 78 -79 with new language. Support the Universitys position that prior-prior year data is superior to prior year data. Please accept the current language in the draft conference report. Title IV, Vol. II, p. 23. Strike the thirty minute rule: Title IV, Vol. II, p 88. Urged for more sensible, logical, and workable implementation dates. Strike Sec. 830, Title VIII, Vol. III, pp. 91 97 dealing with college costs. Strike Title VII, Vol. III, p. 25 regarding refrigeration standards in campus buildings.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Rhinehardt |
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Miles |
Lackey |
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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 TEC
16. Specific lobbying issues
Public Broadcasting generally: Funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Ready to Learn Television
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
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Kimrey |
Rhinehardt |
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Miles |
Lackey |
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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 SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
General Funding for the following agencies: National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Education (ED), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): HBCU Grant Program, Department of Defense (DoD) Nat'l Astronomical and Science Administration (NASA): Space Grant, Nat'l Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Sea Grant,
Department of Energy Office of Science (DoE), Department of Agriculture (AG), Environmental Protection Agency.
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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Kimrey |
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Miles |
Lackey |
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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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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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
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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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