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Homeland Security HOM

HR 3173 To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reform the process for the enrollment, activation, issuance, and renewal of a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to require, in total, not more than one in-person visit to a designated enrollment center; HR 5855 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2013, Title III and Title V, Section 565; HR 6345 General Duty Clarification Act of 2012; S 3414 Cybersecurity Act of 2012; 76 Fed. Reg. 34720 Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Personnel Surety Program; Efforts related to cybersecurity; Efforts relating to the implementation of Chemical Facility Anti Terrorism Standards.

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Minerals Management Service; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); President of the U.S.

Bills named: H.R. 6345 (112th), H.R. 3173 (112th), H.R. 5855 (112th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

HR 3409 Stop the War on Coal Act; HR 6564 EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2012; S 3573 Empower States Act of 2012; S 847 Safe Chemicals Act; 76 Fed. Reg. 24479 EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Guidance Regarding Identification of Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act; 76 Fed. Reg. 52738 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Reviews; 76 Fed. Reg. 71708 Revising Underground Storage Tank Regulations; 77 Fed. Reg. 38890 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter, Proposed Rule; Efforts regarding hydraulic fracturing and industry best practices; Efforts relating to the EPA study on the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning the implementation of the Clean Air Act; Regulatory efforts concerning anticipated New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for petroleum refineries.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); President of the U.S.; State, Dept of (DOS); Minerals Management Service; U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 3409 (112th), H.R. 6564 (112th)

Natural Resources NAT

HR 6082 Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan; HR 6168 President Obama's Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act; HR 6235 Federal Lands Regulatory Certainty Act of 2012; U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea; S ___ Draft legislation to reform and streamline the energy permitting process; S 3438 Offshore Petroleum Expansion Now Act of 2012; S 3525 Sportsmen's Act of 2012, Section 123, Report on Artificial Reefs in Gulf of Mexico; 77 Fed. Reg. 50856 Oil and Gas Sulphur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf - Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf; 75 Fed. Reg. 80978 Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers, Proposed Rule; 76 Fed. Reg. 70156 Proposed 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017; 77 Fed. Reg. 19321 Notice of Availability of a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, Geological and Geophysical Exploration on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); 77 Fed. Reg. 27691 Oil and Gas Well Stimulation, Including Hydraulic Fracturing, on Federal and Indian Lands, Proposed Rule; 77 Fed. Reg. 56365 Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers, Final Rule; Efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Efforts concerning anticpated oil shale and commercial oil shale leasing regulations; Efforts concerning the decommissioning of platforms in the Gulf of Mexico; Efforts regarding the development of a National Ocean Policy; Efforts regarding the leasing, permitting and drilling of federal onshore lands; Efforts related to marine sound issues; Efforts relating to the use of categorical exclusions as defined in Section 390 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; Regulatory efforts concerning consideration of species under Endangered Species Act; Regulatory efforts concerning oil spill response planning; Regulatory efforts regarding approvals of exploration plans and issuance of permits to drill on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf; Regulatory efforts regarding BLM Imstructional Memorandum 2011-184.

Contacted: Minerals Management Service; U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); White House Office; President of the U.S.; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6235 (112th), H.R. 6168 (112th), H.R. 6082 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

The President's budget for Fiscal Year 2013, sections regarding revenue raisers and tax changes; HR _____ A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for comprehensive tax reform (Camp discussion draft); Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning proposals related to energy policy, creation of new U.S. jobs, energy security and energy independence.

Contacted: U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Minerals Management Service; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

HR 2838 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act, provisions related to standby vessels and Canadian Oil Sands Risk Assessment.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Minerals Management Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2838 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

The President's budget for Fiscal Year 2013, sections regarding the Department of Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, Department of Treasury and IRS.

Contacted: Minerals Management Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); White House Office; President of the U.S.; State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 4078 Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Jobs Creation Act; S 3445 The Domestic Energy and Jobs Act; Efforts regarding industry workplace safety; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning proposals related to energy policy, creation of new U.S. jobs, energy security and energy independence.

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Minerals Management Service; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board

Bills named: H.R. 4078 (112th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

HR 4345 Domestic Fuels Protection Act; HR 6047 Phantom Fuel Reform Act; HR 6164 To approve the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Northern portion of the KXL pipeline from the Canadian Border to the South Dakota and Nebraska border; HR 6444 Stop RIN Fraud Act of 2012; S 2041 A bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline project and provide environmental protection and government oversight; S 2264 Domestic Fuels Act of 2012; S 3254 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, sections related to DOD authority for the procurement of alternative fuels; S 3607 A bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline; 75 Fed. Reg. 68094 Partial Grant and Partial Denial of Clean Air Act Waiver Application Submitted by Growth Energy to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15 Percent; 77 Fed. Reg. 59458 Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2013 Biomass-Based Diesel Renewable Fuel Volume; Efforts relating to anticipated EPA Tier 3 fuel regulations; Efforts relating to EPA's implementation of the renewable fuels standard; Efforts relating to refined products and exports; Legislative efforts related to Canadian oil sands; Legislative efforts related to DOD authority for the procurement of alternative fuels.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Minerals Management Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; President of the U.S.; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6164 (112th), H.R. 4345 (112th), H.R. 6047 (112th), H.R. 6444 (112th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

S 2101 Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act of 2012; 77 Fed. Reg. 52048 Announcement of Test Providing Centralized Decision-Making Authority for Four CBP Centers of Excellence and Expertise; Efforts related to the export of natural gas.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; President of the U.S.; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Minerals Management Service; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Pub. Law No. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, Title VII and Title XV, Section 1504; 77 Fed. Reg. 12827 Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative; Efforts concerning U.S. implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Minerals Management Service; U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); President of the U.S.; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office