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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General issues related to trade policy and trade agreements including NAFTA renegotiation and Buy America policies; Issues related to domestic content requirements.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to Executive Order 13789, Identifying and Reducing Tax Regulatory Burdens; Issues related to the US-NL Model Treaty; Issues related to the Fuel Cell Investment tax credit; General tax reform related issues including carbon tax and climate policies.

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of

Transportation TRA

H.R. 1154/S. 168 - Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act, all provisions; S. 1405 - Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017; H.R. 2997 - 21st Century AIRR Act, provisions related to aviation gas; General issues related to transportation & infrastructure development including offshore infrastructure support needs and coastal resilience.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 1154 (115th), S. 168 (115th), H.R. 2997 (115th), S. 1405 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

General energy issues in the Interior and EPA appropriations legislation for FY 2018.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to the reconsideration/revision of NSPS for methane emissions from new/modified oil and gas sources (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOOOa); Issues related to the delay/review of the 2015 ozone NAAQS standard; Reconsideration of Waters of the US regulation (WOTUS); Issues regarding US Participation in the Paris Climate Agreement; Carbon pricing related issues and Shells role in the Climate Leadership Council; General issues related to oil and gas development on leases in the Gulf of Mexico including regulatory and permit issues; Issues related to simplifying and clarifying regulatory requirements for offshore oil and gas activity, including NEPA requirements; General offshore issues related to commerce such as seismic, oceans policy, environmental studies, antiquities, and CZMA; Issues related to US Army Corps of Engineers permitting; and Issues related to pipeline permitting and approval.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to draft 2017-2022 OCS Leasing Plan; Issues related to offshore energy access; Arctic policy issues including the NPC study, Arctic Council and Arctic Regulations; Issues related to FERC confirmations, state power subsidies, and LNG export license process; Issues related to the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program; Issues related to the development of offshore wind; S. 1075 - Appalachian Ethane Storage Hub Study Act, all provisions; and General offshore energy, regulatory and safety issues (includes DOI Well Control Rule, Arctic Rule, Offshore Air Quality Monitoring Rule, Worst Case Discharge).

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: S. 1075 (115th)

Natural Resources NAT

General offshore access and resource potential issues, including DOI's BOEM 5 Year Leasing Program, financial assurance, revenue and SOP/SOO Policy; H.R. 244 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017, Section 121; and the Jones Act, as related to commerce issues.

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 244 (115th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Issues related to Puerto Rico development and economic recovery.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Issues related to risk management plan (RMP).

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Treasury, Dept of

Government Issues GOV

General regulatory reform issues including the EPA regulatory reform process; Issues regarding FAST 41 Implementation and permit streamlining.

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

H.R. 1314 - Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; S. 517 - Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, all provisions; H.R. 1311 - Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, all provisions; H.R. 1315 - RFS Reform Act of 2017, all provisions; Issues related to the renewable fuels standard (RFS) Point of Obligation; General biodiesel issues.

Contacted: SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1314 (115th), H.R. 1311 (115th), H.R. 1315 (115th), S. 517 (115th)