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Roads/Highway ROD

H.R. 4348, the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, provisions related to pension funding.

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

Bills named: H.R. 4348 (112th)

Retirement RET

H.R. 4348, the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, provisions related to pension funding.

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

Bills named: H.R. 4348 (112th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

General regulatory issues related to the economic cost of regulatory uncertainty and complexity; Advancing the goal of regulatory reform and simplification

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

Health Issues HCR

General issues related to the National Institute of Health Report on Carcinogens

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

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

General issues related to the Toxic Substances Control Act; Issues related to Toxic Substances Control Act Section 8(a) and 8(d) rulemakings on Hydraulic Fracturing Industry.

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

Computer Industry CPI

General issues related to cyber security.

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 5910, S.3274, Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2012, all provisions; General issues related to US-Argentina trade

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

Bills named: S. 3274 (112th), H.R. 5910 (112th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 2779, to exempt inter-affiliate swaps from the regulatory requirements of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act; H.R. 2682, the Business Risk Mitigation and Stabilization Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R. 5910, S.3274, Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2012, all provisions; S. Amdt. 2305 to S. 3240, the Agriculture Reform, Food, & Jobs Act. Amendment addresses the margin requirements on non-financial end-users under the Dodd-Frank Act.

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

Bills named: S. 3240 (112th), H.R. 5910 (112th), S. 3274 (112th), H.R. 2779 (112th), H.R. 2682 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

General issues related to taxes and tax reform; H.R. 4348, the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, provisions related to pension funding; H.R. 5910, S.3274 - Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2012, all provisions; General issues related to the Renewable Fuels Standard.

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

Bills named: H.R. 4348 (112th), S. 3274 (112th), H.R. 5910 (112th)

Foreign Relations FOR

General issues related to U.S. ratifacation of Treaty Doc. 103-39, Law of the Sea Treaty; General issues related to the Conference of the Parties treaty on climate change and upcoming meeting in Doha; General issues related to Latin American energy; General issues related to Burma sanction policy; General issues related to US-Pakistani relations

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

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

H.R. 104/S. 412--Realize America's Maritime Promise Act, all provisions; General issues related to the Law of the Sea Treaty, Treaty Doc. 103-39; General issues related to the National Marine Fisheries Service; General issues related to implementation of the National Ocean Policy.

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

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

General issues related to the 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.

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to simplifying and clarifying regulatory requirements for offshore oil and gas activity, including National Environmental Policy Act requirements; General issues related to Jones Act waivers; General issues related to carbon price policy; Briefing on oil spill response planning drill in Alaska; General issues relating to marine science and ecosystem restoration; General issues related to scientific review of incidental take authorization impact statements for Alaska, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic

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

Science/Technology SCI

General issues related to marine science and ecosystem restoration; General issues related to scientific review of incidental take authorization impact statements for Alaska, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

General issues related to permits needed for exploration on Alaska Outer Continental Shelf leases; General issues related to the FY 2012 Appropriations bills and funding for general issues related to EPA and DOI regulatory responsibilities regarding offshore oil and gas leases; Issues related to air permitting for offshore oil and gas activities

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

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

General issues related to natural gas-based fuels; general issues related to sulfur content in fuels and EPA Tier 3 rule; H.R. 4345 S. 2264 - Domestic Fuels Act of 2012, all provisions; General issues related to the Environmental Protection Agency approval of E15 fuel; General issues related to the Renewable Fuels Standard.

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

Bills named: H.R. 4345 (112th), S. 2264 (112th)

Natural Resources NAT

General issues related to review and implementation of the National Ocean Policy including coastal and marine spatial planning and ecosystems based managment practices; HR. 4480 - Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, provisions related to the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska.

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

Bills named: H.R. 4480 (112th)

Homeland Security HOM

General issues related to the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards

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

Trucking/Shipping TRU

General issues related to Waterway Dredging.

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

General issues related to the 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; General issues related to permits needed for exploration on Alaska Outer Continental Shelf leases; General issues related to oil and gas development on leases in the Gulf of Mexico; regulatory and permit issues related to Gulf leases; Sought inclusion of language authorizing the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline in the Senate Transportation bill: S. 1813. The Surface Transportation Act; Sought inclusion of language repealing Section 526 of EISA 2007 in S. 2467, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2013; Draft EIS for Bureau of Land Management and National Marine Fisheries Service for Alaska; General issues related to oil and gas; General issues related to liquefied natural gas (LNG) export; General issues related to gas monetization technologies such as "gas to liquids" and "liquefied natural gas"; General issues related hydraulic fracturing; General issues related to Bureau of Land Management regulation of natural gas production on Federal lands; General issues related to the regulation of natural gas facilities under the Clean Air Act; Pipeline Hazard Safety Mitigation Act Reauthorization; General issues related to scientific review of incidental take authorization impact statements for Alaska, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic

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

Bills named: S. 2467 (112th), S. 1813 (112th)

Agriculture AGR

Issues related to S. Amdt. 2305 to S. 3240, the Agriculture Reform, Food, & Jobs Act, the amendment addresses the margin requirements on non-financial end-users under the Dodd-Frank Act.

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

Bills named: S. 3240 (112th)