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Retirement RET

S.1813--Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, provisions related to tax changes and pension funding.

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

Bills named: S. 1813 (112th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

General issues related to review and implementation of the National Ocean Policy; H.R. 104/S. 412--Realize America's Maritime Promise Act, all provisions.

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

Bills named: S. 412 (112th), H.R. 104 (112th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General issues related to trade negotiation impact on Oil and Gas industry; General issues related to chemical products in free trade negotiations; General issues related to local content requirements.

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 3257--Protecting Main Street End-Users from Excessive Regulation, all provisions; H.R. 2779--To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, issues related to the regulation of swap dealers, all provisions; H.R. 2586--Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act, all provisions.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2779 (112th), H.R. 3257 (112th), H.R. 2586 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

General issues related to the Renewable Fuels Standard; General issues related to tax reform; H.R. 3630--the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, provisions related to raising revenues; S.1813--Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, provisions related to tax changes and pension funding; S. 2204--Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act, all provisions.

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

Bills named: S. 1813 (112th), H.R. 3630 (112th), S. 2204 (112th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

General regulatory issues related to economic growth and job creation, including proposals to reform the regulatory process.

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

General issues related to scientific review of offshore drilling impact statements; General issues related to marine ecosystems science; General issues related to Jones Act waivers.

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

General issues related to the FY 2012 Appropriations bills and funding for general issues related to regulatory responsibilities related to offshore oil and gas leases; General issues related to permits needed for exploration on Alaska Outer Continental Shelf leases; General issues related to the FY 2013 Appropriations bills and funding for Department of the Interior and Environmental Protection Agency to carry out regulatory responsibilities related to offshore oil and gas leases; General issues related to Shell's Gulf of Mexico activities/permits, including clarity on regulatory requirements for Gulf of Mexico; Assess DOD treatment of GTL in context of Section 526 and educate DOD on the environmental value of GTL products; Discussions on the roll-out of the NPC's North America's Resource Development Report; Article 7a of the The Fuels Quality Directive (passed by the E.U. in 4/2009); House legislation to approve the cross-border construction of the Keystone XL pipeline; House legislation to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve the Keystone XL pipeline; H.R. 3811--Keystone for a Secure Tomorrow Act, all provisions; H.R. 3548--North America Energy Access Act, all provisions relating to the Keystone pipeline; General issues related to natural gas production on Federal lands; General issues related to LNG export; General issues related to power plant emissions; General issues related to OCS drilling in Alaska; General issues related to the Clean Air Act; Dodd-Frank Implementation; General issues related hydraulic fracturing; S. 1863--New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R. 2838--Coast Guard and Marine Transportation Act, provisions related to offshore service vessels; Pipeline Hazard Safety Mitigation Act Reauthorization; General issues related to scientific review of offshore drilling impact statements; Various proposals including the provisions related to offshore oil and gas leasing, permitting and oversight included in the following legislation: H.R.1287--Domestic Jobs, Domestic Energy, and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011; H.R. 1115--Expedited Offshore Permitting Act of 2011; H.R. 1102--Affordable Gas Price Act; H.R. 1023--No More Excuses Energy Act of 2011; H.R. 1229--Putting the Gulf Back to Work Act.

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

Bills named: S. 1863 (112th), H.R. 1287 (112th), H.R. 1102 (112th), H.R. 1115 (112th), H.R. 3548 (112th), H.R. 2838 (112th), H.R. 3811 (112th), H.R. 1023 (112th), H.R. 1229 (112th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

General issues related to natural gas-based fuels; General issues related to sulfur content in Fuels and Tier 3 Rule; H.R. 4345/S. 2264--Domestic Fuels Act of 2012, all provisions; General issues related to the Environmental Protection Agency approval of E15 fuel; General issues related to the Renewable Fuels Standard.

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

Bills named: S. 2264 (112th), H.R. 4345 (112th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

General issues related to permits needed for exploration on Alaska Outer Continental Shelf leases; General issues related to the FY 2012 Appropriations bills and funding for general issues related to regulatory responsibilities related to offshore oil and gas leases; S. 1932--North America Energy Security Act, all provisions related to the Keystone pipeline; Discussions on Shell climate objectives for COP18 (Congress of the Parties); General issues related to the FY 2013 Appropriations bills and funding for Department of the Interior and Environmental Protection Agency to carry out regulatory responsibilities related to offshore oil and gas leases; Discussions on the environmental value of allocating funds and advancing policies that facilitate deployment of large scale CCS on industrial projects; Discussions on the negative impact on potential gas production of the proposed oil and gas rule titled "Oil and Natural Gas Sector: New Source Performance Standard and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Reviews"; Discussions on importance of incentivizing coal retirement in Draft Section 111D Environmental Protection Agency guidance to the states for existing facilities (Administrative rule making--no bill number assigned).

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

Bills named: S. 1932 (112th)

Homeland Security HOM

General issues related to the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security Authorization Act of 2011 - H.R. 901; Full Implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Act - H.R. 908; Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2011 - S. 473, all provisions.

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

Bills named: H.R. 908 (112th), S. 473 (112th), H.R. 901 (112th)

Science/Technology SCI

General issues related to scientific review of offshore drilling impact statements; General issues related to marine ecosystems science.

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

Natural Resources NAT

General issues related to review and implementation of the National Ocean Policy.

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

Roads/Highway ROD

S.1813--Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, provisions related to tax changes and pension funding.

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

Bills named: S. 1813 (112th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

General Issues related Toxic Substances Control Act.

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

Computer Industry CPI

General issues related to cyber security.

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

Foreign Relations FOR

General issues related to Asia foreign policy; General issues related to Senate ratification of the Law of the Sea Treaty.

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

Trucking/Shipping TRU

General issues related to Waterway Dredging.

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

Health Issues HCR

General issues related to the Report on Carcinogens.

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

General issues related to the FY 2013 Appropriations bills and funding for Department of the Interior and Environmental Protection Agency to carry out regulatory responsibilities related to offshore oil and gas leases; General issues related to the FY 2012 Appropriations bills and funding for general issues related to regulatory responsibilities related to offshore oil and gas leases.

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