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Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

HR 2838 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2011, Sec. 608 provisions regarding standby vessel; General issues related to offshore drilling access and permits; General issues related to the National Ocean Policy.

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

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

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

General issues related to natural gas-based fuels; General issues related to offshore drilling access and permits; General issues related to the Renewable Fuels Standard; General issues related to the Environmental Protection Agency approval of E15 fuel.

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General issues related to Colombia, Panama and Korea Free Trade Agreements; General issues related to US-Brazil trade.

Contacted: White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Energy, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Health Issues HCR

General issues related to the Report on Carcinogens.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

General issues related to Customs & Border Protection enforcement of trade agreements; General issues related to Tariffs on Imported Fuels.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

HR 4173 Dodd-Frank Act, Sec 1504 regarding reporting issuers engaged in the commercial development of oil, natural gas, or minerals to disclose in an annual report certain payments made to the United States or a foreign government; HR 3257 Regulatory Time-Out Act of 2011, all provisions; HR 2779 to exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all provisions; HR 2586 Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act, all provisions.

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2586 (112th), H.R. 2779 (112th), H.R. 3257 (112th), H.R. 4173 (112th)

Foreign Relations FOR

S 1048 Iran, North Korea, and Syria Sanctions Act of 2011, provisions related to petroleum and products; S 1472 Syria Sanctions Act of 2011, provisions related to petroleum and products; HR 1905 Iran Threat Reduction Act of 2011, provisions related to petroleum and products; General issues related to US-India relations and India's energy sector; General issues related to US Asia policy; General issues related to ratification of the Law of the Sea.

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Security Council (NSC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: H.R. 1905 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2012 Appropriations bills and funding for Department of the Interior and Environment Protection Agency to carry out regulatory responsibilities related to offshore oil and gas leases, including HR 2055 Sec. 432; HR 2354 and HR 2584 FY 2011 Appropriations bills and funding for Department of the Interior and Environment Protection Agency to carry out regulatory responsibilities related to offshore oil and gas leases; General issues related to the Budget Control Act and Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2354 (112th), H.R. 2055 (112th), H.R. 2584 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

General issues related to offshore drilling access and permits, including oil spill response; General issues related to Clean Air Act; General issues related to air permits needed for exploration on Alaska Outer Continental Shelf leases; General issues related to Draft Environment Protection Agency New Source Performance Standards for refining sector and the value of incentivizing gas in similar standards for the power sector-Administrative rule making; General issues relating to market mechanisms and incentives for Carbon Capture & Storage in U.S.; Input to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change regarding Copenhagen Accord and Cancun Agreement on climate; General issues related to ensuring clear and timely processes/policies for issuing air permits for offshore oil and gas facilities.

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

FY 2012 Appropriations bills and funding for Department of the Interior and Environment Protection Agency to carry out regulatory responsibilities related to offshore oil and gas leases - including HR 2055 Sec. 432; HR 2021 Jobs and Energy Permitting Act, all provisions; Dodd-Frank Implementation regulations; S 1863 New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011, all provisions; HR 2838 Coast Guard and Marine Transportation Act, Sec. 608 related to offshore standby vessels; S 275 Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011 and HR 2937 Pipeline Infrastructure and Community Protection Act of 2011, all provisions; HR 2354 and HR 2584 FY 2012 Appropriations bills and funding for Department of the Interior and Environment Protection Agency to carry out regulatory responsibilities related to offshore oil and gas leases; HR 1540 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, provisions regarding language to repeal Sec. 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007; General issues related to US-India relations and India's energy sector; General issues related to Chinese shale gas production; General Issues related to permits needed for exploration on Alaska Outer Continental Shelf leases; General Issues related to Shell's Gulf of Mexico activities/permits, including clarity on regulatory requirements for Gulf of Mexico; General issues related to hydraulic fracturing; General issues related to Outer Continental Shelf drilling in Alaska; General issues related to the Clean Air Act; General issues related to Liquefied Natural Gas export; General issues related to natural gas production on Federal lands; General issues related to ratification of the Law of the Sea; General issues related to offshore oil and gas activities and oil spill response; General issues related to work with National Petroleum Council and Department of Energy report on North America's Resource Development Report; General issues related to the Canadian production and exportation to the United States of oil sands crude, including approval of the Keystone Pipeline XL and engaging with federal government on EU Fuels Quality Directive; General issues related to ensuring clear and timely processes/policies for issuing air permits for offshore oil and gas facilities; Department of the Interior 2012 Drilling program.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: H.R. 2055 (112th), H.R. 2584 (112th), H.R. 2021 (112th), H.R. 1540 (112th), H.R. 2354 (112th), H.R. 2838 (112th), H.R. 2937 (112th)

Natural Resources NAT

General issues related to benefits of developing domestic oil and gas resources and access the National Ocean Policy; General issues related to marine science, ecosystems, and habitat restoration; General issues related to offshore oil and gas activities and oil spill response; General issues related to United Nations Convention on Law of the Seas.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Homeland Security HOM

HR 901 Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security Authorization Act of 2011, general lobbying no specific provisions; HR 908 Full Implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Act, general lobbying no specific provisions; S 473 Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2011, general lobbying no specific provisions.

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 908 (112th), H.R. 901 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S 1960 Jobs Creation Act, provisions related to taxation of oil & gas companies; HR 3630 -Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, general provisions; General Issues related to tax reform; General issues related to the Budget Control Act and Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction; General issues related to the Renewable Fuels Standard.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 3630 (112th)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

General issues related to Waterway Dredging.

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

FY 2012 Appropriations bills and funding for Department of the Interior and Environmental Protection Agency to carry out regulatory responsibilities related to offshore oil and gas leases - including HR 2055 Sec. 432; HR 2021 Jobs and Energy Permitting Act, all provisions; S 937 American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011, provisions regarding repealing Sec. 3 which repeals Sec. 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, all provisions; HR 2354 and HR 2584 FY 2012 Appropriations bills and funding for Department of the Interior and Environment Protection Agency to carry out regulatory responsibilities related to offshore oil and gas leases; General issues related to air permits needed for exploration on Alaska Outer Continental Shelf leases; General issues related to Draft Environment Protection Agency New Source Performance Standards for refining sector and the value of incentivizing gas in similar standards for the power sector-Administrative rule making; General issues relating to market mechanisms and incentives for Carbon Capture & Storage in U.S.; Input to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change regarding Copenhagen Accord and Cancun Agreement on climate; General issues related to ensuring clear and timely processes/policies for issuing air permits for offshore oil and gas facilities.

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2584 (112th), H.R. 2354 (112th), H.R. 2021 (112th), H.R. 2055 (112th)

Science/Technology SCI

General issues related to marine science, ecosystems, and habitat restoration.

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

S 847 Safe Chemicals Act of 2011, all provisions.

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)