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Trucking/Shipping TRU

Issues related to the regulation of LNG-fueled trucks, ships, and rail locomotives; issues related to the transport of crude oil by rail.

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Marine Mammal Commission; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Maritime shipping and transport issues related to Alaska offshore energy development.

Contacted: Marine Mammal Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE; White House Office; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Issues related to air permitting for offshore oil and gas activities; Issues related to Alaska OCS air authorization transfer to DOI for EPA & terminating EPA air permits.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; White House Office; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Marine Mammal Commission; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to the export of natural gas and crude oil.

Contacted: Marine Mammal Commission; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); White House Office; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to the Tax Reform Proposals made by Rep. Dave Camp and Senator Max Baucus; Issues related to potential corporate tax changes that led to the aspects of the enactment of the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA); Issues related to Expiring Tax Provisions; Issues related to renewable fuels.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Marine Mammal Commission; Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Foreign Relations FOR

General offshore issues related to Ukraine; Issue related to U.S. Arctic Policy

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Marine Mammal Commission; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to simplifying and clarifying regulatory requirements for offshore Oil and Gas including NEPA; Issues related to the Administration's plans to re-evaluate ozone NAAQS; Issues related to EPA pending Section 111d guidance on regulation of GHG in stationary power sector; DOE R&D Program for CCS on gas; EPA expansion of onshore bodies of water covered by the Clean Water Act (draft rule); EPA Proposed Carbon Pollution Standard for New Power Plants (draft rule);Climate and Clean Air Coalition Methane Partnership; Issues related to U.S. Climate Change Policy Proposals to the UNFCCC; Issues related to exploration and development of Alaska offshore oil and gas leases; General issues related to oil and gas development on leases in the Gulf of Mexico, including regulatory and permit issues related to Gulf leases; Issues related to outlook for Shell's Alaska Venture; General offshore issues related to commerce such as seismic, oceans policy; S.2131- Coast Guard Arctic Preparedness Act.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Marine Mammal Commission; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 2131 (113th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

General issues related to Toxic Substances Control Act (no bill number assigned); S. 696 - Safe Chemicals Act of 2013, all provisions; S. 1009 - Chemical Safety Improvement Act, all provisions.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Marine Mammal Commission; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); White House Office; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: S. 1009 (113th), S. 696 (113th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to exploration and development of Alaska offshore oil and gas leases; Approval of Keystone Pipeline; Issues related to simplifying and clarifying regulatory requirements for offshore oil and gas activity, including NEPA requirements; Issues related to offshore access in the Atlantic and EGOM; Issues related hydraulic fracturing; Issues related to BLM regulation of natural gas production on Federal lands; Issues related to the regulation of upstream oil and natural gas facilities under the Clean Air Act;Issues related to the regulation of electric generating units under the Clean Air Act; Issues related to LNG Export License; Issues surrounding Offshore Safety and Best Available and Safest Technology; General Energy industry practices, including safety issues; General Arctic policy and Alaska issues; S. 2170 - American Energy Renaissance Act of 2014; Issues related to the implementation of the findings from the DOI 60-day review of Shell's 2012 season;

Contacted: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Marine Mammal Commission; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office

Bills named: S. 2170 (113th)

Science/Technology SCI

Issues related to seismic activities and potential impacts on marine mammals; Issues related to Shell's activities and interests in marine observations and science in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico.

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Marine Mammal Commission; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Issues related to citing and permitting of LNG fueling infrastructure; Issues related to LNG exports; Issues related to the Renewable Fuels Standard; H.R. 875 - To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends and for other purposes; H.R. 1462 - RFS Reform Act of 2013, all provisions;S. 344 - A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from approving the introduction into commerce of gasoline that contains greater than 10-volume-percent ethanol, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 1461 - Renewable Fuels Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; S. 1195 - Renewable Fuels Standard Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 1482 - Renewable Fuel Standards Amends Act, all provisions; Issues related to the EPA approval of E15 fuel; Issues related to sulfur content in Fuels and Tier 3 Rule; S. 251 / H.R. 550 - Phantom Fuel Reform Act, all provisions; S. 1195 Renewable Fuels Standard Repeal Act, all provisions; Issues related to Issues related to export of crude oil.

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Marine Mammal Commission; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 251 (113th), H.R. 1482 (113th), H.R. 550 (113th), S. 344 (113th), H.R. 875 (113th), H.R. 1461 (113th), H.R. 1462 (113th), S. 1195 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards; H.R. 888 - General Duty Clarification Act of 2013, all provisions; S. 68 - Secure Chemical Facilities Act, all provisions; H.R. 1468 SECURE IT, all provisions; H.R. 2952 CIRDA Act of 2013, all provisions; S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act of 2013, all provisions; H.R. 4007, the CFATS program and authorization act, all provisions

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Marine Mammal Commission; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 1468 (113th), S. 1353 (113th), H.R. 4007 (113th), H.R. 888 (113th), H.R. 2952 (113th), S. 68 (113th)

Natural Resources NAT

Environmental Impact Studies related to oil and gas exploration in the US OCS; National Ocean Policy Marine Planning implementation; Regulatory advocacy related to decommissioning and restoration; General seismic, offshore access and resource potential issues; Issues related to Arctic OCS lease extensions.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Marine Mammal Commission; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2013 appropriations for the Dept of the Interior; FY 2014 Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations.

Contacted: Marine Mammal Commission; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Commodity Enforcement Act Reauthorization.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Marine Mammal Commission; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS)