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Government Issues GOV

Issues related to Corps of Engineers permitting of a pipeline in Louisiana.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Marine Mammal Commission; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Homeland Security HOM

S. 754 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 1560 - Protecting Cyber Networks Act, all provisions; S. 456 - Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015, all provisions.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Marine Mammal Commission; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 456 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), S. 754 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

General U.S. tax reform related issues; Issues related to LNG Tax Equalization, S. 344 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquified petroleum gas and liquified natural gas, all provisions; HR 1665 - Alternative Fuel Tax Parity Act, all provisions; Energy provisions in tax reform; General issues related to renewable fuels.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Marine Mammal Commission

Bills named: S. 344 (114th), H.R. 1665 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to PHMSA reauthorization, THUD Appropriations, and issues related to DOI appropriations.

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Marine Mammal Commission; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Trucking/Shipping TRU

Issues related to PHMSA reauthorization; Issues related to the transport of crude oil by rail; S. 859 - Crude by Rail Safety Act, all provisions; S. 853 - Rail Shipper Fairness Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 1405 - RAILS Act, all provisions; S. 808 - Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015, all provisions.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Marine Mammal Commission; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: S. 853 (114th), S. 859 (114th), S. 808 (114th), H.R. 1405 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to simplifying and clarifying regulatory requirements; Issues related to pending regulation of methane and VOC emissions from oil and gas production sources and regulation of methane from transmission sources; Issues related to the Congress of the Parties 21 climate negotiations in Paris; Issues regarding the proposed rule for Lower NAAQS ozone standard; Issues surrounding the proposed expansion of EPA authority over US Navigable Waters (Waters of the US); General issues related to oil and gas development on leases in the Gulf of Mexico, including regulatory and permit issues related to Gulf leases; 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; Issues related to pipeline permit approval.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Marine Mammal Commission; State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

S. 697 - Frank R Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; S. 725 - Alan Reinstein and Trevor Schaefer Toxic Chemical Protection Act, all provisions; General issues related to Toxic Substances Control Act.

Contacted: White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Marine Mammal Commission; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 725 (114th), S. 697 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to exploration and development of Alaska offshore oil and gas leases, including Shell's Alaskas Venture and regulatory issues; Issues related to Arctic OCS operating regulations/requirements; Issues related to draft 2017-2022 OCS Leasing Plan; General issues relate to offshore access - Atlantic and EGOM (no specific bill); PHMSA reauthorization; General offshore energy, regulatory and safety issues; General Arctic policy issues including the NPC study, Arctic Council and Arctic Regulations; Issues related to DOI's Alaska specific OCS regulations; Issues related to the implementation of findings of DOI 60-day review of Shell's 2012 season.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Marine Mammal Commission; Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

H.R. 703 - Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; S. 577 - Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act, all provisions; H.R. 704 - RFS Reform Act of 2015, all provisions; HR 702 - To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions, all provisions; H.R. 156 - Crude oil export act, all provisions; General issues related to the export of crude oil (no bill number assigned); General issues related to the Renewable Fuels Standard (no bill number assigned).

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Marine Mammal Commission; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: H.R. 156 (114th), H.R. 702 (114th), H.R. 704 (114th), S. 577 (114th), H.R. 703 (114th)

Science/Technology SCI

Issues related to seismic activities and potential impacts on marine mammals; Ocean observations, monitoring, and science programs - AK and Gulf of Mexico; Issues related to ecosystem and marine mammal monitoring programs.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); White House Office; Marine Mammal Commission; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Issues related to air permitting for offshore oil and gas activities; Issues related to Alaska OCS air authorization transfer to DOI for EPA & terminating EPA air permits.

Contacted: SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Marine Mammal Commission; State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Natural Resources NAT

Issues related to ESA rulemakings relevant to oil and gas exploration in the US OCS; Issues related to National Ocean Policy Marine Planning implementation; General issues related to Shell offshore exploration in Alaska; Issues related to the OCS Five Year Plan; General offshore access and resource potential issues;

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Marine Mammal Commission; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Foreign Relations FOR

Issue related to U.S. Arctic Policy.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Marine Mammal Commission; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Issues related to Alaska Vessels transit to Pacific Northwest, including issues around Greenpeace and Seattle Port access.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Marine Mammal Commission; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)