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Natural Resources NAT

Legislation H.R. 1 FY 2011 Continuing Resolution Sec 1778, Sec 4029, Sec 4032 and Amendment number 348 and 482 H.R. 1229 Putting the Gulf Back to Work Act HR 1230 Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act H.R. 1231 Reversing President Obamas Offshore Moratorium Act H.R. 139 Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act S. 33 Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act H.R.501 Implementing the Recommendations of the BP Oil Spill Commission Act of 2011 H.R.1352 Deficit Reduction Through Fair Oil Royalties Act H.R. 2021 Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2011 S. 916 Oil and Gas Facilitation Act of 2011 S. 917 Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2011 H.R.1084 : Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2011 S.587 : FRAC Act FY 2012 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations H.R. 2150, the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act H.R. 1408 Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act S. 730 Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 1581 Wilderness and Roadless Area Release Act of 2011 S. 1087 Wilderness and Roadless Area Release Act of 2011 S. 233 The North Fork Watershed Protection Act H.R. 1505 The National Security And Federal Lands Protection Act H.R. 2584 FY 2012 House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Rulemakings USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 219, National Forest System Land Management Planning; Proposed Rule at 76 FR 8480 (February 14, 2011) DOI; Bureau of Land Management, Record of Decisions for the Revision of Resource Management Plans of the Western Oregon Bureau of Land Management Districts at 74 FR 829-830 (January 8, 2009). USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 294, Special Areas, Roadless Area Conservation, Applicability to the National Forests in Colorado; Proposed Rule at 76 FR 21272 (April 15, 2011) USDA; Forest Service, 36 CFR Part 294, Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Applicability to the National Forests in Idaho, Final Rule at 73 FR 61456 (October 16, 2008). DOI; Bureau of Land Management, Northeast National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska Integrated Activity Plan, Environmental Impact Statement at 72 FR 48636 DOI; Bureau of Land Management, 43 CFR Parts 3900, 3910, 3920 and 3930; Oil Shale management General; Final rule at 73 FR 69414 (November 18, 2008) DOI; Bureau of Land Management, 43 CFR Part 2300; Land Withdrawals; Amendment of Regulations Regarding Emergency Withdrawals; Final rule at 73 FR 74039 (December 5, 2008) Other CEQ; Final Guidance, Federal Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Reporting. Notice of Availability at 75 Fed. Reg. 63,823 (Oct. 18, 2010). CEQ; National Environmental Policy Act Final Guidance, Final Guidance for Federal Departments and Agencies on the Appropriate Use of Mitigation and Monitoring and Clarifying the Appropriate Use of Mitigated Findings of No Significant Impact. Notice of Availability at 76 FR 3843 (January 21, 2011) NOAA; Department of Commerce, 74 FR 207; Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; Seismic Surveys in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, Alaska (October 21, 2009) Department of the Interior oil and gas leasing reforms, January 6, 2010 DOI; Minerals Management Service, 40 CFR 1501.7; Notice of Intent to Prepare and Scope an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 20122017; 75 FR 16828 (April 2, 2010) DOI; Minerals Management Service, Preliminary Revised 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 20072012; Notice of availability and request for comments, 75 FR 16833 (April 2, 2010) Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force; Implementing Instructions for Agency Climate Change Adaptation Planning in Accordance with Executive Order 13514 (March 4, 2011) CEQ; National Environmental Policy Act Draft Guidance, Consideration of Effects of Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Notice of Availability at 75 FR 8046 (February 23, 2010)

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Minerals Management Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1505 (112th), H.R. 1581 (112th), H.R. 1084 (112th), H.R. 2021 (112th), H.R. 1229 (112th), H.R. 501 (112th), H.R. 1 (112th), S. 587 (112th), H.R. 1352 (112th), H.R. 2584 (112th), H.R. 1231 (112th), H.R. 1408 (112th), S. 917 (112th), S. 1087 (112th), S. 730 (112th), H.R. 2150 (112th), H.R. 139 (112th), H.R. 1230 (112th), S. 33 (112th), S. 233 (112th), S. 916 (112th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

LEGISLATION H.R. 1 FY12 Continuing Resolution, Sec 1746, Sec. 1747, Sec 4008, Sec 4014, Sec 4015, Sec 4033, Sec 4035, Sec 4039, Sec 4044, Sec 4048 H.R.10 Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011 S.RES.119A resolution recognizing past, present, and future public health and economic benefits of cleaner air due to the successful implementation of the Clean Air Act. S.493SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 (4 unrelated delays and/or challenges to EPA authority to regulate greenhouse gases amendments: Stabenow, Baucus, Rockefeller and McConnell) H.R. 1375Clean Water Protection Act H.R. 872Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 H.R.910Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 H.R. 2018Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011 H.R. 2021 Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2011 H.R. 2354 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies H.R. 2584 FY 2012 Department of the Interior, environment,and related agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 2250EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 S. 1392EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 2681Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 872Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 S.272 : EPA Fair Play Act H.R.2401 Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011 H.J.RES9 Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry and Standards of Performance for Portland Cement Plants. H.J.RES.42Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry and Standards of Performance for Portland Cement Plants. H.AMDT.88An amendment numbered165 printed in the Congressional Record to (H.R.1) prohibit the use of funds to be used to implement, administer, or enforce the rule entitled "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry and Standards of Performance for Portland Cement Plants" published by the Environmental Protection Agency on September 9, 2010. H.AMDT.164 An amendment numbered 563 printed in the Congressional Record to (H.R.1) prohibit the use of funds to modify the national primary ambient air quality standard or the national secondary ambient air quality standard applicable to coarse particulate matter under section 109 of the Clean Air Act. H.AMDT.101An amendment numbered 466 printed in the Congressional Record to (H.R.1)prohibit use of funds by EPA to implement, administer, or enforce any statutory or regulatory requirement pertaining to emissions of greenhouse gases. S. AMDT 692 to S. 1619 Farm Dust regulation prevention S. AMDT 672 to S. 1619 Cement manufacturing standards S. AMDT 671 to S. 1619 Assessments of employment impact regulations RULEMAKINGS EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Guidance Regarding Identification of Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act (EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0409; FRL-9300-6), Federal Register/Vol. 76, No. 84/ ( May 2, 2011) EPA, Reconsideration of the 2008 Ozone Primary and Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards, Proposed Rule, (40 CFR Parts 50 and 58), 75 Fed. Reg. 11, (Jan. 19, 2010) EPA, NESHAP: Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters, Proposed Rule, (40 CFR Part 63), 75 Fed. Reg. 107, (June 4, 2010) EPA, NESHAP: Area Sources: Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters, Proposed Rule, (40 CFR Part 63), 75 Fed. Reg. 107, (June 4, 2010) EPA, Identification of Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials That Are Solid Wastes, Proposed Rule, (40 CFR Part 241), 75 Fed. Reg. 107, (June 4, 2010) EPA: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry and Standards of Performance for Portland Cement Plants. Final Rule, (40 CFR 60, 63), 75 Fed. Reg. 54970, (Sep. 9, 2010) EPA: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Coal and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units, (40 CFR 60,63) Proposed March 16, 2011 EPA, Army Corps of Engineers: Clean Water Act Nationwide Permits, (76 Fed. Reg. 9174), February 16, 2011 EPA, Army Corps, OSM: Enhanced Coordination Procedure for Review of Clean Water Act Permits for Mountaintop Removal Mines (June 11, 2009) EPA, Army Corps: Detailed Guidance Memorandum, Water Quality Standards for Mountaintop Removal Mines (April 11, 2010)

Contacted: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement; U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Minerals Management Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2021 (112th), H.R. 2401 (112th), H.J.Res. 9 (112th), H.R. 2681 (112th), H.R. 2354 (112th), H.R. 2018 (112th), H.R. 910 (112th), S.Res. 119 (112th), S. 1619 (112th), H.R. 2250 (112th), H.R. 872 (112th), S. 272 (112th), H.R. 2584 (112th), H.R. 1375 (112th), H.J.Res. 42 (112th), H.R. 1 (112th), H.R. 10 (112th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Legislation H.R. 1 Continuing Resolution. Sec 4045 H.R. 2273 Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act Rulemakings EPA; TSCA Inventory Update Reporting Modifications; Proposed Rule, 75 FR 49656, August 13, 2010. EPA; Expansion of RCRA Comparable Fuel Exclusion; Proposed Rule, 72 Fed. Reg. 39587, July 19, 2007 Office of Surface Mining; Placement of Coal Combustion Byproducts in Active and Abandoned Coal Mines, Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 72 Fed. Reg. 12026 (March 14, 2007). EPA; 40 CFR Part 261; Expansion of RCRA Comparable Fuel Exclusion; Final rule at 73 FR 77954, December 19, 2008. EPA; 40 CFR Parts 260, 261, and 270; Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste; Final rule at 73 FR 64468. October 30, 2008. EPA; 40 CFR Parts 257, 261, 264, 265, 268, 271 and 302. Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System; Identification and Listing of Special Wastes; Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Proposed Rule at 75 FR 35128, June 21, 201).

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Minerals Management Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement

Bills named: H.R. 1 (112th), H.R. 2273 (112th)

Government Issues GOV

Legislation H.R. 1 FY12 Continuing Resolution Sec 4007 S. 493, The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011, Ensign Amendment #202 "The Casting Light on EAJA Agency Records for Oversight Act of 2011" S.549 Casting Light on EAJA Agency Records for Oversight Act of 2011 S. 1061 Government Litigation Savings Act H.R. 1996 Government Litigation Savings Act

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Minerals Management Service

Bills named: S. 1061 (112th), H.R. 1 (112th), S. 493 (112th), H.R. 1996 (112th), S. 549 (112th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Legislation H.R. 910 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 S. Amendments Nos. 183, 215, 236 and 277 to S.493 the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 1084 Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act S. 587 Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act H.R. 1 FY 2011 Continuing Resolution H.R. 501 : Implementing the Recommendations of the BP Oil Spill Commission Act of 2011 H.R. 1204 To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources, and for other purposes H.R. 1938 The North American-Made Energy Security Act S. 937 American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011 S.1000 : Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011 S. 916 Oil and Gas Facilitation Act of 2011 S. 917 Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2011 Rulemakings DOE; Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers, Docket Number EERE-2010-BT-STD-0048, 76 Fed. Reg. 45471 (July 29, 2011). DOE; Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers, Docket Number EERE-2010-BT-STD-0051, 76 Fed. Reg. 50148 (August 12, 2011). DOE; Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Furnaces and Residential Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps, Docket Number EERE-2011-BT-STD-0011, 76 Fed. Reg. 37,408, 37,549 (June 27, 2011) DOE; Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Energy Conservation Standards for Direct Heating Equipment, Docket Number EERE-2011-BT-STD-0047, 76 Fed. Reg. 43941 (July 22, 2011) DOE; Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Energy Conservation Programs: Treatment of "Smart" Appliances in Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures, Docket Number EERE-2011-BT-NOA-0038, 76 Fed. Reg. 47,518 (Aug. 5, 2011) DOE; Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigeration Equipment, Docket Number EERE-2010-BT-STD-0003, 76 Fed. Reg. 17,573 (Mar. 30, 2011). DOE; Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Energy Conservation Standards for Metal Halide Lamp Fixtures, Docket Number EERE-2009-BT-STD-0018, 76 Fed. Reg. 18,127 (Apr. 1, 2011). DOE; Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Test Procedures for Automatic Commercial Ice-Makers, Docket Number EERE-2010-BT-TP-0036, 76 Fed. Reg. 18,428 (Apr. 4, 2011). DOE; Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Energy Conservation Standards for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts, Docket Number EE-2007-BT-STD-0016, 76 Fed. Reg. 20,090 (Apr. 11, 2011). DOE; Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Alternative Efficiency Determination Methods and Alternate Rating Methods, Docket Number EERE-2011-BP-TP-0024, 76 Fed. Reg. 21,673 (Apr. 18, 2011). DOE; Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Certification, Compliance, and Enforcement for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment, Docket Number EERE-2010-BT-CE-0014, 76 Fed. Reg. 21,813 (Apr. 19, 2011). Other EPA; Energy Star Verification Testing for Certification Bodies: Test Sample Sizes and Determining Testing Failures: Non-Lighting Products, Draft Guidance (Apr. 25, 2011).

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement; SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Minerals Management Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Bills named: H.R. 501 (112th), S. 917 (112th), H.R. 1204 (112th), S. 1000 (112th), S. 587 (112th), H.R. 910 (112th), S. 916 (112th), S. 493 (112th), H.R. 1084 (112th), H.R. 1938 (112th), H.R. 1 (112th), S. 937 (112th)

Animals ANI

Legislative H.R. 1719 Endangered Species Compliance and Transparency Act, 2011 H.R. 2584 FY 2012 House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 2596 FY 2012 House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act S. 1596 FY 2012 Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 1837 San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act, 2011 H.R. 2111 Salmon Solutions and Planning Act, 2011 H.R. 1251 More Water for Our Valley Act, 2011 H.R. 1 FY 2011 Continuing Resolution Sec 1475(a), Sec 1475(b), Sec 1713, Sec 4028, Sec 4040 and amendment number 148 S.Amdt. 149 to H.R. 1 sec. 1709 H.R. 1251 More Water for Our Valley Act, 2011 H.R. 510 Idaho and Montana Wolf Management Act of 2011 H.R. 509 To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that Act shall not apply to the gray wolf (canis lupus) S. 249 To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that Act shall not apply to any gray wolf (Canis lupus) S. 321 Delisting Gray Wolves to Restore State Management Act of 2011 H.R. 838 Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act of 2011 Rulemakings DOI: Fish an Wildlife Service Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Rule for Removal of the Gray Wolf in Wyoming From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Removal of the Wyoming Wolf Populations Status as an Experimental Population; 76 FR 61782 (October 5, 2011) DOI; Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule To Identify the Northern Rocky Mountain Population of Gray Wolf as a Distinct Population Segment and To Revise the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; 74 FR 15123 (April 2, 2009) Other DOI: Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Regulatory Review (May 26, 2011), which implements President Obamas Executive Order 13563 of January 18, 2011, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review. Formal Endangered Species Act Consultation on the Proposed Coordinated Operations of the Central Valley Project (CVP) and State Water Project (SWP) (Dec. 15, 2008

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Minerals Management Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement

Bills named: H.R. 838 (112th), S. 1596 (112th), S. 321 (112th), H.R. 2584 (112th), H.R. 1 (112th), H.R. 2596 (112th), H.R. 1719 (112th), H.R. 509 (112th), H.R. 2111 (112th), S. 249 (112th), H.R. 510 (112th), H.R. 1251 (112th), H.R. 1837 (112th)