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Computer Industry CPI

H.R. 4263, S 2105 - Secure IT Act of 2012, all provisions; S. 3414 - CSA 2012, all provisions.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Navy, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Marine Mammal Commission; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Minerals Management Service; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 3414 (112th), H.R. 4263 (112th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

General issues related 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: Minerals Management Service; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Marine Mammal Commission; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE

Bills named: S. 847 (112th)

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.

Contacted: Navy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Marine Mammal Commission; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Minerals Management Service; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

General issues relating to oil and gas taxation, domestic and international tax reform; H.R. 3157 and S. 1693, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates, all provisions; General Corporate Tax Reform; General education and issues related to the renewable fuels; Issues related to tax reform; S. 3521 - Family & Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012; H.R. 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act; Issues related to potential corporate tax changes that led to the aspects of the enactment of the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA).

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Navy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Marine Mammal Commission; SENATE; Minerals Management Service; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 3157 (112th), H.R. 8 (112th), S. 1693 (112th), S. 3521 (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: Minerals Management Service; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Marine Mammal Commission; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Navy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 8 - the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012; FY 2013 appropriations for the Dept. of Interior.

Contacted: Minerals Management Service; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Marine Mammal Commission; Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Navy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 8 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to marine science and ecosystem restoration (no specific bill); Issues related to simplifying and clarifying regulatory requirements for offshore oil and gas activity, including NEPA; Issues related to carbon tax policy; IRS program guidance to clarify how much remains of 45-Q tax credit; CCS support language in 2013 Energy Ministerial Framing Document presented by the CSLF Secretariat (DOE) to the CSLF Policy Committee; Issues related to Army Corps permitting.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Minerals Management Service; SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Navy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Marine Mammal Commission

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Issues related to the Renewable Fuels Standard (no bill number assigned); General issues related to the EPA approval of E15 fuel; H.R. - 4345, S. 2264, Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012, all provisions; H.R. - 1687, S. 1603, Open Fuels Standard Act of 2011, all provisions; Issues related to sulfur content in Fuels and Tier 3 Rule; H.R. - 6047, Phantom Fuel Reform Act of 2012, all provisions; H.R. - 6444, Stop RIN Fraud Act of 2012, all provisions; Issues related to natural gas-based fuels.

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Minerals Management Service; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Marine Mammal Commission; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Navy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 2264 (112th), S. 1603 (112th)

Homeland Security HOM

General issues related to the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards; H.R. - 5855, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013, Sec 565 related to personnel surety program; H.R. 6345, S. 3529 - General Duty Clarification Act of 2012.

Contacted: White House Office; Marine Mammal Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Navy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Minerals Management Service; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

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

Science/Technology SCI

Issues surrounding policies for turning decommissioned offshore platforms into artificial reefs (no specific bill); Review of incidental take authorization impact statements for AK, GOM, and Atlantic (no bill); Issues related to the National Ocean Policy final implementation plan (no bill); Issues related to marine science and ecosystem restoration (no specific bill).

Contacted: Navy, Dept of; White House Office; Marine Mammal Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Minerals Management Service; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

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

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Marine Mammal Commission; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Navy, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Minerals Management Service; State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of

Natural Resources NAT

Issues surrounding policies for turning decommissioned offshore platforms into artificial reefs (no specific bill); Review of incidental take authorization impact statements for AK, GOM, and Atlantic (no bill); Issues related to the National Ocean Policy final implementation plan (no bill); General issues related to National Ocean Policy, and marine spatial planning, ecosystems based management practices; General issues related to land access related to Alaska offshore and onshore pipeline needs (no bill number assigned).

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Marine Mammal Commission; Minerals Management Service; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Navy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE

Government Issues GOV

General Issues related to Alaska program.

Contacted: Minerals Management Service; State, Dept of (DOS); Navy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Marine Mammal Commission; White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General issues related to the European Union's Fuels Quality Directive impacting Canadian oil sands crude refined in the US.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Minerals Management Service; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Marine Mammal Commission; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; Navy, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Foreign Relations FOR

Issues related to US ratification of Law of the Sea Treaty; Arctic Council general issues.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Minerals Management Service; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Navy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Marine Mammal Commission; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of

Trucking/Shipping TRU

General issues related to waterway dredging.

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Navy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Marine Mammal Commission; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Minerals Management Service; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Issues related to the National Ocean Policy final implementation plan (no bill); General issues surrounding vessels incident response in Alaska; H.R. 104, S. 412 - RAMP Act, all provisions; Maritime shipping and transport issues related to Alaska offshore energy development.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Minerals Management Service; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Marine Mammal Commission; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Navy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS)

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues surrounding policies for turning decommissioned offshore platforms into artificial reefs (no specific bill); Review of incidental take authorization impact statements for AK, GOM, and Atlantic (no bill); CFTC Rules related to swaps, in particular definition of financial entity, position limits, and trade options; General issues related to the South China Sea; General issues related to gas markets and LNG; General issues related to the European Union's Fuels Quality Directive impacting Canadian oil sands crude refined in the US; Issues related to exploration and development of Alaska offshore oil and gas leases; General issues related to oil and gas development on leases in the Gulf of Mexico, regulatory and permit issues related to Gulf leases; General oil and gas related issues, including offshore oil and gas issues; H.R. 2838 - The Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013; Issues related hydraulic fracturing; Issues related to the regulation of natural gas facilities under the Clean Air Act; Issues related to the export of natural gas and crude oil; Issues related to BLM regulation of natural gas production on Federal lands.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Minerals Management Service; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); White House Office; Navy, Dept of; Marine Mammal Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 2838 (112th)