4th Quarter - Report

AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE for AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,780,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

10 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

81 Fed. Reg. 49359 Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARTY DURBIN —
CHRIS KELLEY —

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Minerals Management Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Vice President of the U.S.; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Energy, Dept of; President of the U.S.; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

82 Fed. Reg. 19205 Notice of Request for Public Comments and Public Hearing on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Steel; Efforts related to renegotiation of NAFTA.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN EDWARD COMSTOCK —
MARTY DURBIN —
VINCENT ERFE —
JACK GERARD —
BRIAN MARSHALL JOHNSON —
CHRIS KELLEY —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Vice President of the U.S.; Small Business Administration (SBA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Minerals Management Service; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); President of the U.S.; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Ways & Means Staff Discussion Draft on International Tax Reform; HR __ Draft Tax Reform Blueprint; HR __ American Business Competitiveness Tax Reform Draft Legislation; HR 1 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ; S __ Baucus Tax Reform Draft Legislation; S 2256 Tax Extender Act.

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); SENATE; Minerals Management Service; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Vice President of the U.S.; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (115th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

HR 1154 Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act; S 1129 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017; S 168 Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act; CBP General Notice 19 CFR Part 177 "Proposed Modification and Revocation of Ruling Letters Relating to Customs Application of the Jones Act to the Transportation of Certain Merchandise and Equipment Between Coastwise Points."

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CARRIE DOMNITCH —
MARTY DURBIN —
VINCENT ERFE —
JACK GERARD —
ERIK MILITO —
ROBIN RORICK —

Contacted: President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Minerals Management Service; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Vice President of the U.S.; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); White House Office; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1154 (115th)

Homeland Security HOM

81 Fed. Reg. 57651 Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)-Reader Requirements; Efforts related to cybersecurity; Efforts related to pipeline security.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARTY DURBIN —
VINCENT ERFE —
CHRIS KELLEY —
ROBIN RORICK —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Minerals Management Service; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Vice President of the U.S.; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); President of the U.S.

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H Con Res 71 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027; HR 3354 Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce, Justice, Science, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and Foreign Operations, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2018; S 1519 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARTY DURBIN —
WILLIAM ROBERT HUPMAN —
BRIAN MARSHALL JOHNSON —

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Vice President of the U.S.; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Minerals Management Service; Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3354 (115th), H.Con.Res. 71 (115th)

Natural Resources NAT

H Con Res 71 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027, provisions related to access; Draft HR __ ASTRO Act; Draft HR __ ONSHORE Act; HR 4239 SECURE American Energy Act; 81 Fed. Reg. 25888 Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control, Final Rule; 82 Fed. Reg. 20815 Executive Order 13795 of April 28, 2017 Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy; 82 Fed. Reg. 30886 Request for Information and Comments on the Preparation of the 2019-2024 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program; 82 Fed. Reg. 31408 Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities, Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys in the Atlantic Ocean; Department of the Interior Secretarial Order 3360; Efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Efforts concerning the decommissioning of platforms in the Gulf of Mexico; Efforts regarding the development of a National Ocean Policy; Efforts related to BOEM NTL No. 2016-N01; Efforts related to FEMA's mitigation policy titled "Limits on Subsurface Uses of Hazard Mitigation Assistance Acquired Lands"; Efforts related to offshore seismic permitting; Legislative efforts concerning revenue sharing for domestic supplies of oil and natural gas.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KHARY ISAIAH CAUTHEN —
CARRIE DOMNITCH —
MARTY DURBIN —
JACK GERARD —
STEPHANIE R. MEADOWS —
ERIK MILITO —

Contacted: Minerals Management Service; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); President of the U.S.; Vice President of the U.S.; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 71 (115th), H.R. 4239 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

82 Fed. Reg. 13973 Construction of Pipelines Using Domestic Steel and Iron; 82 Fed. Reg. 40461 Executive Order 13807--Establishing Discipline and Accountability in the Environmental Review and Permitting Process for Infrastructure Projects; 82 Fed. Reg. 44783 EPA Smart Sectors Program Launch; 82 Fed. Reg. 46940 Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule; 82 Fed. Reg. 9339 Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs; Efforts related to pipeline safety; Efforts related to promoting the use of natural gas in power generation; Efforts related to regulatory reform; Efforts related to the Department of Energy's "Staff Report to the Secretary on Electricity Markets and Reliability"; Efforts related to the development of energy infrastructure; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning proposals related to energy policy, creation of new U.S. jobs, energy security and energy independence.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Minerals Management Service; President of the U.S.; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Vice President of the U.S.; Energy, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

HR 1314 Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act; HR 1315 RFS Reform Act; S 1207 FUELS Act; 81 Fed. Reg. 34778 Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2017 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2018; 81 Fed. Reg. 95551 Change the RFS Point of Obligation, Extension of Comment Period; Efforts related to transport of crude oil by rail; Efforts relating to EPA's implementation of the renewable fuels standard.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARTY DURBIN —
JACK GERARD —
WILLIAM ROBERT HUPMAN —

Contacted: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Minerals Management Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Vice President of the U.S.; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Bills named: H.R. 1314 (115th), H.R. 1315 (115th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H Con Res 71 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027, provisions related to ozone; HR 806 Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017; S 263 Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017; 80 Fed. Reg. 56577 Draft Control Techniques Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry; 80 Fed. Reg. 65292 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone; 81 Fed. Reg. 35823 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources; 82 Fed. Reg. 27645 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources: Three Month Stay of Certain Requirements; 82 Fed. Reg. 34464 Oil and Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands, Rescission of a 2015 Rule; 82 Fed. Reg. 58050 Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation, Delay and Suspension of Certain Requirements; 82 Fed. Reg. 61924 Oil and Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands, Rescission of a 2015 Rule; Efforts regarding hydraulic fracturing and industry best practices.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); President of the U.S.; Vice President of the U.S.; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Minerals Management Service; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 71 (115th), H.R. 806 (115th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.