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Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to tax reform and tax extenders; LNG Tax Equalization; Omnibus Appropriations Act; General education and issues related to renewable fuels.

Contacted: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Marine Mammal Commission; Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); American Battle Monuments Commission; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Maritime shipping and transport issues related to Alaska offshore energy development.

Contacted: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; American Battle Monuments Commission; Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Marine Mammal Commission; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE

Science/Technology SCI

Issues related to seismic activities and potential impacts on marine mammals; Ocean observations, monitoring, and science in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Marine Mammal Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); American Battle Monuments Commission

Foreign Relations FOR

Issue related to U.S. Arctic Policy; Issues related to Russia sanctions.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Marine Mammal Commission; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; American Battle Monuments Commission; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY14 Deptartment of Homeland Security Appropriations.

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; American Battle Monuments Commission; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Marine Mammal Commission; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to simplifying and clarifying regulatory requirements for offshore oil and gas activity, including NEPA requirements; Issues related to pending regulation of methane emissions from Upstream oil and gas sources; Issues related to the EPA proposed revisions of the ozone NAAQS standard; Issues related to the proposed Waters of the U.S. rule; General issues related to oil and gas development on leases in the Gulf of Mexico, including regulatory and permit issues related to Gulf leases; General offshore issues related to commerce such as seismic, oceans policy, and environmental studies.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; White House Office; American Battle Monuments Commission; Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Marine Mammal Commission

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

General issues related to Toxic Substances Control Act (no bill number assigned); S. 696 - Safe Chemicals Act of 2013, all provisions; S. 1009 - Chemical Safety Improvement Act, all provisions; Issues related to the Toxic Substances Control Act.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; American Battle Monuments Commission; SENATE; Marine Mammal Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1009 (113th), S. 696 (113th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to exploration and development of Alaska offshore oil and gas leases, including lease terms, Supplemental EIS, permits, regulations; Senate Passage of KXL legislation; Issues related to Shell's Alaska Venture, specifically Noble Corp; Issues related to Arctic and Alaska OCS operating regulations/requirements; Issues related to draft 2017-2022 OCS Leasing Plan; Issues related to Shell's Alaska Venture, specifically regulatory issues; Issues related to offshore access - Atlantic and EGOM (no specific bill); General offshore energy and safety issues; Issues related to the implementation of findings of DOI 60-day review of Shell's 2012 season.

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); American Battle Monuments Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Marine Mammal Commission; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Issues related to the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 as related to LNG transport fuel facilities; Issues related to LNG export policy; Issues related to the Renewable Fuels Standard (no bill number assigned); H.R. 875 - To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 1462 - RFS Reform Act of 2013, all provisions; S. 344 - A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from approving the introduction into commerce of gasoline that contains greater than 10-volume-percent ethanol, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 1461 - Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; S. 1195 - Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 1482 - Renewable Fuel Standard Amendments Act, all provisions; Issues related to the EPA approval of E15 fuel; Issues related to sulfur content in Fuels and Tier 3 Rule; H.R. 550 / S. 251 - Phantom Fuel Reform Act of 2013, all provisions; and Issues related to export of crude oil.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Marine Mammal Commission; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); American Battle Monuments Commission

Bills named: H.R. 1461 (113th), S. 251 (113th), H.R. 875 (113th), H.R. 550 (113th), H.R. 1462 (113th), S. 344 (113th), H.R. 1482 (113th), S. 1195 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards; S. 68 - Secure Chemical Facilities Act, all provisions; H.R. 2952 Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act, all provisions; S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014, all provisions; S.4007 - the CFATS program and authorization act, all provisions; H.R. 4007 - Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014, all provisions.

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); American Battle Monuments Commission; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Marine Mammal Commission; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 1353 (113th), H.R. 2952 (113th), S. 4007 (113th), S. 68 (113th), H.R. 4007 (113th)

Natural Resources NAT

ESA rulemakings relevant to oil and gas exploration in the US OCS; issues related to National Ocean Policy Marine Planning implementation; ppotential issues related to general offshore access and resources; issues related to arctic OCS lease extensions.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; American Battle Monuments Commission; Marine Mammal Commission; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

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: State, Dept of (DOS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); American Battle Monuments Commission; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Marine Mammal Commission; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

LNG Export legislation (no specific bill).

Contacted: Marine Mammal Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); American Battle Monuments Commission; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

PHMSA small scale LNG facilities; Omnibus Appropriations Act; Issues related to the transport of crude oil by rail; H.R. 4738 - Tank Car Safety Act, all provisions.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Marine Mammal Commission; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; American Battle Monuments Commission; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 4738 (113th)