EPA engagement on financial assurance.  Managed through a law firm Monitoring legislation affecting the taxation of mining and international tax issues including the Administration's Fiscal Year 2012 Revenue Proposals and S.26 Elimination of Double Subsidies.  No activity, as debate on the Debt Ceiling absorbed the process. General issues of interest to the mining industry - the large portion of expenses reported this quarter related to the percentage of our annual dues paid to the National Mining Association attributable to lobbying.  That constitutes $160,000 of this filing.  NMA is engaged on numerous issues of interest to mining.  Barrick had no direct engagement on mining issues in the 2nd quarter.
ENV - Environment/Superfund TAX - Taxation/Internal Revenue Code NAT - Natural Resources
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