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Trucking/Shipping TRU

General issues related to Waterway Dredging; S. 1813/HR 14 - MAP 21, conference report language recognizing Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Energy, Dept of; Minerals Management Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); White House Office

Bills named: S. 1813 (112th), H.R. 14 (112th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

General issues related to the Toxic Substances Control Act; S. 847, Safe Chemicals Act of 2011, all provisions; Issues related to TSCA Section 8(a) and 8(d) rulemakings on Hydraulic Fracturing industry.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); White House Office; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Minerals Management Service; State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 847 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

General Issues relating to oil and gas taxation, domestic and international tax reform; General education and issues related to renewable fuels; H.R. 6169, Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012, all provisions; S. 3521 Family & Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012, all provisions.

Contacted: Minerals Management Service; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Bills named: S. 3521 (112th), H.R. 6169 (112th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Issues related to the National Ocean Policy final implementation plan; H.R. 104, S. 412 Realize America's Maritime Promise Act, all provisions.

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Minerals Management Service

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

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Issues related to the economic cost of regulatory uncertainty and complexity; Advance the goal of regulatory reform and simplification.

Contacted: Natl Science Foundation (NSF); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); White House Office; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Minerals Management Service; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Foreign Relations FOR

Issues related to US ratification of Law of the Sea Treaty.

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Minerals Management Service; Energy, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Government Issues GOV

General issues related to Alaska.

Contacted: White House Office; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Minerals Management Service; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to marine science and ecosystem restoration; Issues related to Compliance Order with EPA R10; Issues related to simplifying and clarifying regulatory requirements for offshore oil and gas activity, including NEPA requirements; Education on Shell's priorities and preferences for climate policy; Education on the importance of a framework established at Congress of the Parties 18 meeting in Doha, Qatar that establishes a market driven carbon pricing approach; Discuss Shell participation in Climate and Clean Air Coalition; Advocate for legislation or Department of Treasury revision of IRS program guidance to clarify how much remains of the 45-Q tax credit, which expires after 75 million tons of CO2 have been permanently stored or sold for EOR; Advocate for inclusion of strong CCS support language in 2013 Energy Ministerial Framing Document presented by the CSLF Secretariat (DOE) to the CSLF Policy Committee; CSLF 2013 Ministerial Organizing Committee; Issues related to Army Corps permitting; Issues related to simplifying and clarifying regulatory requirements for offshore oil and gas activity including NEPA.

Contacted: Minerals Management Service; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); White House Office; SENATE

Energy/Nuclear ENG

General issues related to oil and gas; Issues related to offshore oil & gas; Issues surrounding policies for turning decommissioned offshore platforms into artificial reefs; Issues related to permits needed for exploration on Alaska OCS leases; Shell Alaska Energy Project discussion; CFTC Rules Related to Swaps, in particular, Position Limits Reporting; General issues related to oil and gas development on leases in the Gulf of Mexico, regulatory and permit issues related to Gulf leases; Outreach for supporting the approval of KXL pipeline; Sought to modify study language in section 505(b)(8) of HR 2838, "The Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013" to require consultation with impacted industry, including vessel operators, oil sands producers and spill response experts; discussed the opportunity in the eastern GOM and Atlantic Margin with BOEM; S. 3525 Sportsmens Act of 2012, all provisions; Issues related to hydraulic fracturing; Issues related to the regulation of natural gas facilities under the Clean Air Act; Issues related to LNG export; Issues related to BLM regulation of natural gas production on Federal lands.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Minerals Management Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Bills named: S. 3525 (112th), H.R. 2838 (112th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Issues related to the Renewable Fuels Standard; HR 1687/S. 1603, Open Fuels Standard Act of 2011, all provisions; Issues related to sulfur content in Fuels and Tier 3 Rule; HR 6047, Phantom Fuel Reform Act of 2012, all provisions; HR 6444, Stop RIN Fraud Act of 2012, all provisions; General issues related to the EPA approval of E15 fuel; H.R. 4345/S. 2264, Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012, all provisions; Issues related to natural gas-based fuels.

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Minerals Management Service; Energy, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1603 (112th), H.R. 1687 (112th), S. 2264 (112th), H.R. 6444 (112th), H.R. 6047 (112th), H.R. 4345 (112th)

Homeland Security HOM

General TWIC Issues; General issues related to the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards; H.R. 5855, Homeland Security Appropriations Act FY13, Sec 565 related to personnel surety program; H.R. 6345/S. 3529, General Duty Clarification Act of 2012, all provisions.

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Minerals Management Service; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: H.R. 6345 (112th), H.R. 5855 (112th), S. 3529 (112th)

Science/Technology SCI

Issues surrounding policies for turning decommissioned offshore platforms into artificial reefs; Review of incidental take authorization impact statements for AK, GOM, and Atlantic; Issues related to the National Ocean Policy final implementation plan; Issues related to marine science and ecosystem restoration.

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Minerals Management Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Natural Resources NAT

Issues surrounding policies for turning decommissioned offshore platforms into artificial reefs; Review of incidental take authorization impact statements for AK, GOM, and Atlantic; Issues related to the National Ocean Policy final implementation plan; General issues related to natural resources; General issues related to National Ocean Policy, coastal and marine spatial planning, and ecosystems based management practices.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Minerals Management Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General issues related to trade and investment in Latin America; General issues related to sanctions.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Minerals Management Service; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

General issues related to the Department of Interior budget to carry out regulatory responsibilities related to oil and gas leases.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Minerals Management Service; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Computer Industry CPI

H.R. 4263/ S. 2151 - Secure IT Act, all provisions; S 3414 - CSA2012, all provisions.

Contacted: Minerals Management Service; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: H.R. 4263 (112th), S. 2151 (112th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

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

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Minerals Management Service; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

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, all provisions.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Minerals Management Service; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2779 (112th)