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Foreign Relations FOR

Alien Tort Statutescope of coverage; Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in the United States.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Minerals Management Service; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Manufacturing MAN

S. 458 / H.R. 1788, False Claims Act Amendmentsall provisions; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act all provisions; S. 537 / H.R. 1508, Sunshine in Litigation Actprotective orders; S. 455, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Actall provisions; Medicare Secondary Payor Act expansioncreation of private right of action and weakening of causation evidence; Federal statutory and regulatory implied and express preemption abolition; Alien Tort Statutescope of coverage; Enforcement of foreign judgments in the United States; H.R. 1105Omnibus Appropriations ActState Attorney General enforcement provisions; H.R. 1American Recovery and Reinvestment ActState Attorney General enforcement provisions.

Contacted: Minerals Management Service; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 1508 (111th), S. 458 (111th), S. 455 (111th), H.R. 1788 (111th), S. 537 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th), H.R. 1020 (111th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

HR977, S272, S447 Regulatory & legislative issues related to the commodity exchange act, derivatives market oversight & CFTC; S. 458 / H.R. 1788, False Claims Act Amendmentsall provisions; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act all provisions; S. 537 / H.R. 1508, Sunshine in Litigation Actprotective orders; Medicare Secondary Payor Act expansioncreation of private right of action and weakening of causation evidence; Enforcement of foreign judgments in the United States; H.R. 1105Omnibus Appropriations ActState Attorney General enforcement provisions; H.R. 1American Recovery and Reinvestment ActState Attorney General enforcement provisions.

Contacted: SENATE; Minerals Management Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 1788 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), S. 537 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th), H.R. 1020 (111th), S. 458 (111th), H.R. 1508 (111th), H.R. 977 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 1 Economic Stimulus-tax provisions; S1 Economic Stimulus-tax provisions; H Con Res 1-FY 2010 Budget-tax provisions; S Con Res 13- FY 2010 Budget-tax provisions; Windfall Profits Tax Concepts; Gulf of Mexico 98/99 Leases; Gulf of Mexico Excise Taxes; Domestic Production Activities Deduction Section 199; 2007 energy bill tax amendment including Senator Reid's Windfall Profit tax concepts.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Minerals Management Service; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th), S.Con.Res. 13 (111th), H.Con.Res. 1 (111th)

Agriculture AGR

HR977, S272, S447 Regulatory & legislative issues related to the commodity exchange act, derivatives market oversight & CFTC.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Minerals Management Service; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 977 (111th)

Transportation TRA

Alaska natural gas pipeline and Alaska LNG export options.

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Minerals Management Service; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Coast Guard reauthorization; Jones Act-Anchor handlers; U.S. Coast Guard-Marine safety zone; Arctic Marine Shipping-Marine pilots; S. 458 / H.R. 1788, False Claims Act Amendmentsall provisions; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act all provisions; S. 537 / H.R. 1508, Sunshine in Litigation Actprotective orders; S. 455, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Actall provisions; Medicare Secondary Payor Act expansioncreation of private right of action and weakening of causation evidence; Federal statutory and regulatory implied and express preemption abolition; Alien Tort Statutescope of coverage; Enforcement of foreign judgments in the United States; Coast Guard Reauthorization Act; HR 2638 The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations, 2008; Jones Act regulatory discussions (Not bill number specific).

Contacted: White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Minerals Management Service; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 1020 (111th), H.R. 1508 (111th), S. 458 (111th), H.R. 2638 (111th), S. 537 (111th), S. 455 (111th), H.R. 1788 (111th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Climate change-Representative Waxman discussion draft (no bill number)-all provisions; EPA implementing regulations for the Renewable Fuel Standard in the Energy Independence and Security Act 2007-all provisions; General energy overview, access on the outer continental shelf, hydraulic fracturing, oil shale development; S. 537 / H.R. 1508, Sunshine in Litigation Actprotective orders; S. 455, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Actall provisions; Federal statutory and regulatory implied and express preemption abolition; Enforcement of foreign judgments in the United States; H.R. 1105Omnibus Appropriations ActState Attorney General enforcement provisions; H.R. 1American Recovery and Reinvestment ActState Attorney General enforcement provisions; Carbon Capture and Sequestration.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Minerals Management Service; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: H.R. 1105 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 1508 (111th), S. 537 (111th), S. 455 (111th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

H.R.261 chemical site security, all provisions; Committee activity related to amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (no legislation yet introduced); all provisions; S. 458 / H.R. 1788, False Claims Act Amendmentsall provisions; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act all provisions; S. 537 / H.R. 1508, Sunshine in Litigation Actprotective orders; S. 455, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Actall provisions; Medicare Secondary Payor Act expansioncreation of private right of action and weakening of causation evidence; Federal statutory and regulatory implied and express preemption abolition; Alien Tort Statutescope of coverage; Enforcement of foreign judgments in the United States; H.R. 1105Omnibus Appropriations ActState Attorney General enforcement provisions; H.R. 1American Recovery and Reinvestment ActState Attorney General enforcement provisions.

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Minerals Management Service; White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 1020 (111th), S. 458 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), S. 455 (111th), S. 537 (111th), H.R. 261 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th), H.R. 1508 (111th), H.R. 1788 (111th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

HR1815 To clarify the applicability of certain provisions in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, and for other purposes; provisions related to oil products; S. 458 / H.R. 1788, False Claims Act Amendmentsall provisions; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act all provisions; S. 537 / H.R. 1508, Sunshine in Litigation Actprotective orders; S. 455, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Actall provisions; Medicare Secondary Payor Act expansioncreation of private right of action and weakening of causation evidence; Federal statutory and regulatory implied and express preemption abolition; Alien Tort Statutescope of coverage; Enforcement of foreign judgments in the United States; H.R. 1105Omnibus Appropriations ActState Attorney General enforcement provisions; H.R. 1American Recovery and Reinvestment ActState Attorney General enforcement provisions.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Minerals Management Service; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1508 (111th), S. 455 (111th), S. 458 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th), H.R. 1020 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 1788 (111th), H.R. 1815 (111th), S. 537 (111th)

Government Issues GOV

S. 458 False Claims Act-entire bill; EPA implementing regulations for the Renewable Fuel Standard in the Energy Independence and Security Act 2007; S. 458 / H.R. 1788, False Claims Act Amendmentsall provisions; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act all provisions; S. 537 / H.R. 1508, Sunshine in Litigation Actprotective orders; S. 455, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Actall provisions; Medicare Secondary Payor Act expansioncreation of private right of action and weakening of causation evidence; Federal statutory and regulatory implied and express preemption abolition; Alien Tort Statutescope of coverage; Enforcement of foreign judgments in the United States; H.R. 1105Omnibus Appropriations ActState Attorney General enforcement provisions; H.R. 1American Recovery and Reinvestment ActState Attorney General enforcement provisions; H.R. 5473 The Strategic Petroleum Reserve Fill Suspension and Consumer Protection Act; Regulatory issues and actions related to: OCS Permitting: concerning MMS, FWS and NMFS need additional funding starting in FY 09; Alaska OCS Environmental Studies Program; NMFS to conduct studies on Alaska marine mammals; US FWS to conduct studies on Alaska marine mammals; Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act; Continental Shelf Revenue Sharing /Revenue Sharing issues; Coastal Impact Assistance; MMS 5-Year Plan; MMS Lease Sales (Bill numbers not applicable); Beaufort Leases (Bill numbers not applicable); Chukchi Lease Sale 193 (Bill numbers not applicable); Permitting process (Bill numbers not applicable); Incidental Harassment Applications/ Air Permits/ Drilling Permits/ Conflict Avoidance Agreements; BLM Oil Shale Leases; Mineral Leasing Act; National Energy Policy Act; Interior Appropriations; Marine Mammal Protection Act; Royalty issues; 98/99 Leases in Gulf of Mexico.

Contacted: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Minerals Management Service; Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: S. 455 (111th), S. 458 (111th), H.R. 1020 (111th), H.R. 1508 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th), H.R. 1788 (111th), S. 537 (111th), H.R. 5473 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 539 Clean Renewable Energy and Economic Development Act-entire bill; Dept of the Interior mtg prep; S.774 A bill to enhance the energy security of the United States by diversifying energy sources for on road transport, increasing the supply of energy resources, and strengthening energy infrastructure, and for other purposes; S.807 A bill to reduce fuel prices and improve national energy security by increasing domestic supply, reducing excessive speculation in the markets, and promoting long-term security through alternative energy sources, and for other purposes; Climate change-Waxman-Markey draft bill (no bill #); Climate change-Obama cap & trade proposal in budget; Energy Independence and Security Act 2007, Renewable Fuel Standard and Section 526 related activity in Senate Energy bill drafting (no bill introduced) and Senate Environment committee activity (no bill introduced); EPA implementing regulations for the Renewable Fuel Standard in the Energy Independence and Security Act 2007; HR1815 To clarify the applicability of certain provisions in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, and for other purposes; provisions related to oil products; Federal revenue sharing for Alaska; Access to Federal lands; Appropriate resourcing of federal agencies; Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, National Energy Policy Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, OCS permitting; S. 458 / H.R. 1788, False Claims Act Amendmentsall provisions; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act all provisions; S. 537 / H.R. 1508, Sunshine in Litigation Actprotective orders; S. 455, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Actall provisions; Medicare Secondary Payor Act expansioncreation of private right of action and weakening of causation evidence; Federal statutory and regulatory implied and express preemption abolition; Alien Tort Statutescope of coverage; Enforcement of foreign judgments in the United States; H.R. 1105Omnibus Appropriations ActState Attorney General enforcement provisions; H.R. 1American Recovery and Reinvestment ActState Attorney General enforcement provisions; Energy Policy; Regulatory issues and actions related to: Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act; Mineral Leasing Act; National Environmental Policy Act; Revenue Sharing issues; MMS 5-Year Plan; MMS Lease Sales (Bill numbers not applicable); Rockies Access for Year Round Drilling; Pinedale year round drilling access; Ozone quality issues; Regulatory Activities Relating to (Not bill number specific issues); Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act; National Energy Policy Act; Marine Mammal Protection Act; OCS Permitting; Jones Act regulatory actions (Bill numbers not applicable).

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Minerals Management Service; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th), S. 537 (111th), H.R. 1788 (111th), S. 774 (111th), S. 539 (111th), S. 807 (111th), S. 455 (111th), S. 458 (111th), H.R. 1020 (111th), H.R. 1508 (111th), H.R. 1815 (111th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Energy Independence and Security Act 2007, Renewable Fuel Standard and Section 526 related activity in Senate Energy bill drafting (no bill introduced) and Senate Environment committee activity (no bill introduced); EPA implementing regulations for the Renewable Fuel Standard in the Energy Independence and Security Act 2007; General energy overview, access on the outer continental shelf, hydraulic fracturing, oil shale development; Regulatory issues and actions related to Alaska OCS permitting: Address agency resource needs of MMS, FWS, EPA and NOAA/NMFS; Alaska OCS environmental studies for MMS, NOAA/NMFS, FWS and EPA; Incidental harassment authorizations & letters of authorizations from NMFS & FWS and plans of explorations from MMS; EPA Region 10 and HQ on air permits & regulations, Region 10 NPDES permits for Beaufort and Chukchi Seas; Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act revenue sharing & community impact assistance; National Energy Policy Act, Interior Appropriations; Marine Mammal Protection Act; S. 458 / H.R. 1788, False Claims Act Amendmentsall provisions; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act all provisions; S. 537 / H.R. 1508, Sunshine in Litigation Actprotective orders; S. 455, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Actall provisions; Medicare Secondary Payor Act expansioncreation of private right of action and weakening of causation evidence; Federal statutory and regulatory implied and express preemption abolition; Alien Tort Statutescope of coverage; Enforcement of foreign judgments in the United States; H.R. 1105Omnibus Appropriations ActState Attorney General enforcement provisions; H.R. 1American Recovery and Reinvestment ActState Attorney General enforcement provisions; Continuing Resolution for 2009; Regulatory issues and actions related to: OCS Permitting: concerning MMS, FWS and NMFS need additional funding starting in FY 09; Alaska OCS Environmental Studies Program; NMFS to conduct studies on Alaska marine mammals; US FWS to conduct studies on Alaska marine mammals; Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act; Continental Shelf Revenue Sharing /Revenue Sharing issues; Coastal Impact Assistance; MMS 5-Year Plan; MMS Lease Sales (Bill numbers not applicable); Beaufort Leases (Bill numbers not applicable); Chukchi Lease Sale 193 (Bill numbers not applicable); Permitting process (Bill numbers not applicable); Incidental Harassment Applications/ Air Permits/ Drilling Permits/ Conflict Avoidance Agreements; BLM Oil Shale Leases; Mineral Leasing Act; National Energy Policy Act; Interior Appropriations; Marine Mammal Protection Act; Royalty issues (98/99 Leases in Gulf of Mexico).

Contacted: Minerals Management Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 1788 (111th), S. 455 (111th), H.R. 1508 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th), H.R. 1020 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), S. 537 (111th), S. 458 (111th)

Torts TOR

S. 458 / H.R. 1788, False Claims Act Amendmentsall provisions; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act all provisions; S. 537 / H.R. 1508, Sunshine in Litigation Actprotective orders; S. 455, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Actall provisions; Medicare Secondary Payor Act expansioncreation of private right of action and weakening of causation evidence; Federal statutory and regulatory implied and express preemption abolition; Alien Tort Statutescope of coverage; Enforcement of foreign judgments in the United States; H.R. 1105Omnibus Appropriations ActState Attorney General enforcement provisions; H.R. 1American Recovery and Reinvestment ActState Attorney General enforcement provisions.

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Minerals Management Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 537 (111th), S. 458 (111th), H.R. 1020 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th), H.R. 1508 (111th), H.R. 1788 (111th), S. 455 (111th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Climate change-Representative Waxman discussion draft (no bill number)-all provisions; EPA implementing regulations for the Renewable Fuel Standard in the Energy Independence and Security Act 2007-all provisions; Regulatory issues and actions related to Alaska OCS permitting: Address agency resource needs of MMS, FWS, EPA and NOAA/NMFS; Alaska OCS environmental studies for MMS, NOAA/NMFS, FWS and EPA; Incidental harassment authorizations & letters of authorizations from NMFS & FWS and plans of explorations from MMS; EPA Region 10 and HQ on air permits & regulations, Region 10 NPDES permits for Beaufort and Chukchi Seas; Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act revenue sharing & community impact assistance; National Energy Policy Act, Interior Appropriations; Marine Mammal Protection Act; Federal statutory and regulatory implied and express preemption abolition; Preparation for cap & trade legislation.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Minerals Management Service; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of

Natural Resources NAT

General energy overview, access on the outer continental shelf, hydraulic fracturing, oil shale development; Regulatory issues and actions related to Alaska OCS permitting: Address agency resource needs of MMS, FWS, EPA and NOAA/NMFS; Alaska OCS environmental studies for MMS, NOAA/NMFS, FWS and EPA; Incidental harassment authorizations & letters of authorizations from NMFS & FWS and plans of explorations from MMS; EPA Region 10 and HQ on air permits & regulations, Region 10 NPDES permits for Beaufort and Chukchi Seas; Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act revenue sharing & community impact assistance; National Energy Policy Act, Interior Appropriations; Marine Mammal Protection Act; S. 458 / H.R. 1788, False Claims Act Amendmentsall provisions; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act all provisions; S. 537 / H.R. 1508, Sunshine in Litigation Actprotective orders; S. 455, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Actall provisions; Medicare Secondary Payor Act expansioncreation of private right of action and weakening of causation evidence; Federal statutory and regulatory implied and express preemption abolition; Alien Tort Statutescope of coverage; Enforcement of foreign judgments in the United States; H.R. 1105Omnibus Appropriations ActState Attorney General enforcement provisions; H.R. 1American Recovery and Reinvestment ActState Attorney General enforcement provisions; Energy Policy; Regulatory issues and actions related to: Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act; Mineral Leasing Act; National Environmental Policy Act; Revenue Sharing issues; MMS 5-Year Plan; MMS Lease Sales (Bill numbers not applicable); Rockies Access for Year Round Drilling; Pinedale year round drilling access (Ozone quality issues); Regulatory Activities Relating to (Not bill number specific issues): Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act; National Energy Policy Act; Marine Mammal Protection Act; OCS Permitting; Jones Act regulatory actions (Bill numbers not applicable).

Contacted: Minerals Management Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); White House Office; SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 458 (111th), H.R. 1020 (111th), H.R. 1788 (111th), H.R. 1508 (111th), S. 537 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), S. 455 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H Con Res 85-FY 2010 Budget-tax provisions; S Con Res 13-FY 2010 Budget-tax provisions.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Minerals Management Service; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 13 (111th), H.Con.Res. 85 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

HR 11 Ledbetter-entire bill; HR 12 Paycheck Fairness-entire bill; S 181 Ledbetter-entire bill; HR 1409 Employee Free Choice Act-entire bill; S 560 Employee Free Choice Act-entire bill.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Minerals Management Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1409 (111th), H.R. 11 (111th), H.R. 12 (111th)