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Economics/Economic Development ECN

Issues related to the economic cost of regulatory uncertainty and complexity, regulatory reform and simplification.

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

General issues surrounding vessels incident response in Alaska and Senate hearing on Arctic marine transportation; Maritime shipping and transport issues related to Alaska offshore energy development; Shell tow incident response; Issues related to the National Ocean Policy final implementation plan.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

General issues relating to oil and gas taxation, domestic and international tax reform; Issues related to potential corporate tax changes that led to the aspects of the enactment of the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA); General education and issues related to the renewable fuels; Issues regarding potential changes to the Internal Revenue Code on the tax treatment of intangible drilling and development costs; S. 332 - Climate Protection Act of 2013, issues on indirect tax components in regards to greenhouse gases;Carbon Pollution Fees: a new workable approach (draft, no bill number), issues on indirect tax components in regards to greenhouse gases.

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: S. 332 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to simplifying and clarifying regulatory requirements for offshore oil and gas activity, including NEPA; Issues related to Army Corps permitting; General issues related to EPA permitting; General issues related to coastal revenue sharing and offshore energy; Shell tow incident response; Issues related to Congressional climate policy;Issues regarding market mechanisms in EPA guidance to the states for the regulation of GHG emissions from modified and existing utilities under Section 111d of the Clean Air Act; Issues related to CCS focus in the 2013 Energy Ministerial Framing Document for the 2013 Ministerial; Issues related to marine science and ecosystem restoration, including the Arctic.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

US-Mexico Transboundary Agreement; 5-Year OCS Plan and access to US Atlantic Margin and Eastern Gulf of Mexico areas; Offshore Regulation and development and implementation of new technologies; Issues related to exploration and development of Alaska offshore oil and gas leases; Outreach support for approval of KXL pipeline; General issues related to oil and gas development on leases in the Gulf of Mexico; regulatory and permit issues related to Gulf leases; General Issues related to Iran Sanctions;Issues related to hydraulic fracturing; Issues related to BLM regulation of natural gas production on Federal lands; Issues related to the regulation of natural gas facilities under the Clean Air Act; Issues related to the export of natural gas and crude oil; Issues related to the use of natural gas in the power sector; Issues related to onshore shale oil development; CFTC Rules Related to Swaps, in particular, position limits; Dodd-Frank implementation; General issues related to LNG exports; General Issues related to offshore oil and gas; Regulatory reform relating to NEPA; Issues related to the upcoming BOP Rule, BOP rule to be closely aligned with API S53; H.R. 3 Northern Route Approval Act of 2013 - provisions related to the approval of the KXL pipeline and timely approval of related permits; S. 582 A Bill to Approve the Keystone XL Pipeline - provisions related to the approval of KXL pipeline; Issues surrounding policies for turning decommissioned offshore platforms into artificial reefs; Issues related to safety and environmental management systems (SEMS) and regulations dealing with blow out preventers (BOPs); Issues related to OCS access; Review of marine mammal incidental take authorization impact statements for AK, GOM, and Atlantic; Environmental leadership in the oil sands, particularly the Quest carbon capture and storage project; Issues related to hydrogen energy; Issues related to OCS drilling in Alaska; Issues related to renewable fuel standards and the Tier 3 program; Issues related to wind energy assets.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: H.R. 3 (113th), S. 582 (113th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

General issues related to LNG exports, including LNG-in-transport; Shell tow incident response; Issues related to the Renewable Fuels Standard; General issues related to the EPA approval of E15 fuel; H.R. 1214 - Domestic Fuels Act, all provisions; Issues related to sulfur content in Fuels and Tier 3 Rule; S. 251/H.R. 550 - Phantom Fuel Reform Act, all provisions.

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: H.R. 550 (113th), S. 251 (113th), H.R. 1214 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

General issues related to the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards; H.R. 888 - General Duty Clause Clarification Act of 2013, all provisions.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 888 (113th)

Science/Technology SCI

Issues related to the National Ocean Policy final implementation plan; Review of marine mammal incidental take authorization impact statements for AK, GOM, and Atlantic; Issues related to marine science and ecosystem restoration, including the Arctic; Issues related to safety and environmental management systems (SEMS) and regulations dealing with blow out preventers (BOPs); Issues surrounding policies for turning decommissioned offshore platforms into artificial reefs.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Natural Resources NAT

General issues related to National Ocean Policy, coastal and marine spatial planning, and ecosystems based management practices; Gas/electric coordination issues; Natural gas reporting proposal; General issues related to access to new offshore areas; Issues related to the National Ocean Policy final implementation plan; Issues related to safety and environmental management systems (SEMS) and regulations dealing with blow out preventers (BOPs);Review of marine mammal incidental take authorization impact statements for AK, GOM, and Atlantic; Issues surrounding policies for turning decommissioned offshore platforms into artificial reefs.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

Issues related to the National Ocean Policy final implementation plan; Issues related to OCS access.

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2013 appropriations for the Department of the Interior.

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General trade issues related to impacts of the Dodd Frank bill implementation on energy trading entities.

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Issues related to TSCA Section 8(a) and 8(d) rulemakings on Hydraulic Fracturing industry; General issues related to the Toxic Substances Control Act.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Issues related to air permitting for offshore oil and gas activities; Issues related to permits needed for exploration on Alaska OCS leases.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Foreign Relations FOR

Issues related to U.S. ratification of Law of the Sea Treaty; Issues related to Indian tax and investment climate.

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)