Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
135 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 REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
12/11/2018
2. House Identification
 365830034
 Senate Identification
 86777-428

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
AJW, Inc.
Address
2200 Wilson Blvd.
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​Ste 310
City
Arlington
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VA
 Zip
22201
 Country
USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Mrs. Loretta Smerchansky
 Telephone
​2022968086
 E-mail
​LSmerchansky@ajw-inc.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Government relations and consulting firm

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​Carbon Engineering
Address
​PO Box 187 37321 Galbrarth Rd
City
​Squamish
 State
​BC
 Zip
​V8B 0A2
 Country
​CAN
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Technology Development

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

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​Char ​Ingebretson ​ ​Chief counsel, Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations (majority), Committee on Energy & Commerce, House of Representatives; Chief of staff, EPA; Associate Administrator, Office of Congressional & Intergovernmental Affairs, EPA; General counsel (
​Michael ​Goo ​ ​Chief Counsel for Energy and Environment, House Energy and Commerce Committee, (Minority), Senior Policy Advisor/detailee, US Department of Energy, Associate Administrator, US EPA, Staff Director and Chief Counsel, Select Committee on Energy Indepen
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LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Federal policies regarding direct air capture of carbon dioxide

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
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Signature
Digitally Signed By: AJW, Inc.
 Date
1/22/2019 2:37:25 PM