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Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

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

Contacted: SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Marine Mammal Commission; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Science/Technology SCI

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); White House Office; Marine Mammal Commission; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Marine Mammal Commission; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 4417 - To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resources study to determine the suitability and feasibility of entering into public-private partnerships to operate federally owned golf courses in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes, all provisions.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Marine Mammal Commission; SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: H.R. 4417 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to Rep. Camp's tax reform proposal; Issues related to BEPs proposals as they could impact US tax reform; Issues related to Inversion proposals; Issues related to Highway Trust Fund proposals; Issues related to potential corporate tax changes that led to the aspects of the enactment of the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA).

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Marine Mammal Commission

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY '13 appropriations for the Department of Interior; T-HUD Appropriations (PHMSA Amendment); Ag Appropriations (CFTC); FY '14 Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations.

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Marine Mammal Commission; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to simplifying and clarifying regulatory requirements for offshore O/G including NEPA; Clean Power Plan -- EPA draft rule for regulating GHG emissions under Section 111d of Clean Air Act; Waters of the United States -- EPA draft rule proposing expanded federal jurisdiction over U.S. waters under the Clean Water Act; Issues related to possible regulation of methane emissions as a GHG under Section 182 or Section 111 of the Clean Air Act;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.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); White House Office; Marine Mammal Commission

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to exploration and development of Alaska offshore oil and gas leases, including lease terms, permits, Supplemental EIS, and permits; Legislation regarding approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline, including S. 2554 & S. 2280; S. 2136 - A bill to ensure that oil transported through the Keystone XL pipeline into the United States is used to reduce United States dependence on Middle Eastern oil, all provisions; H.R. 3885 - GROWTH Act, all provisions;Issues related to simplifying and clarifying regulatory requirements for offshore oil and gas activity, including NEPA requirements; H.R. 6 - Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act, all provisions; Issues related to offshore access in the Atlantic and EGOM (no specific legislation); Issues related to offshore safety regulations (no specific legislation); General Arctic policy issues; S. 2314 - Removing Repeated Executive Delays to Transboundary Approvals of Pipelines and Engineering Act, all provisions; Issues regarding the implementation of findings of DOI 60-day review of Shell's 2012 season;

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Marine Mammal Commission; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Bills named: S. 2554 (113th), H.R. 6 (113th), S. 2280 (113th), S. 2136 (113th), S. 2314 (113th), H.R. 3885 (113th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Issues related to the Highway Trust Fund; Issues related to the Renewable Fuels Standard (no bill number assigned); 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; H.R. 1482 - Renewable Fuel Standard Amendments Act;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; H.R. 1461 - Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; S. 1195 - Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act, all provisions; Issues related to the EPA approval of E15 fuel; Issues related to sulfur content in Fuels and Tier 3 Rule; H.R. 550 / S. 251 - Phantom Fuel Reform Act, all provisions; Issues related to the export of crude oil.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Marine Mammal Commission; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

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

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards; 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 - Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014, all provisions.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Marine Mammal Commission; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

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

Natural Resources NAT

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

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Marine Mammal Commission; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS)

Foreign Relations FOR

Issue related to US Arctic Policy.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Marine Mammal Commission; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

Issues related to the transport of crude oil by rail; H.R. 4738 - Tank Car Safety Act of 2014, all provisions.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); White House Office; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Marine Mammal Commission; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4738 (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; Issues related to the Toxic Substances Control Act.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Marine Mammal Commission

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