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Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

HR 4738 Tank Car Safety Act; HR 5682 To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; S 2280 A bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; S 2762 Propane Supply and Security Act; 78 Fed. Reg. 54849 Hazardous Materials: Rail Petitions and Recommendations To Improve the Safety of Railroad Tank Car Transportation; 78 Fed. Reg. 71732 2014 Standards for the Renewable Fuel Standard Program;79 Fed. Reg. 42128 Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: RFS Pathways II, and Technical Amendments to the RFS Standards and E15 Misfueling Mitigation Requirements; 79 Fed. Reg. 45015 Hazardous Materials: Enhanced Tank Car Standards and Operational Controls for High-Hazard Flammable Trains; 79 Fed. Reg. 45079 Hazardous Materials: Oil Spill Response Plans for High-Hazard Flammable Trains; 79 Fed. Reg. 46353 Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Extension of Compliance and Attest Engagement Reporting Deadlines for 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards; 79 Fed. Reg. 73007 Delay in Issuing 2014 Standards for the Renewable Fuel Standard Program; Efforts related to anticipated rail safety regulation; Efforts related to transport of crude oil by rail; Efforts relating to EPA's implementation of the renewable fuels standard; Efforts relating to refined products and exports; Legislative efforts related to Canadian oil sands.

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Federal Railroad Administration; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Minerals Management Service; Energy, Dept of; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 5682 (113th), H.R. 4738 (113th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Pub. Law No. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 Title VII and Title XV, Section 1504; Efforts concerning U.S. implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Minerals Management Service; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Railroad Administration; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Forest Service; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 1 Tax Reform Act; S __ Tax Reform Act (Baucus discussion draft); S 2260 EXPIRE Act; 70 Fed. Reg. 21332 Diesel Fuel and Kerosene Excise Tax, Dye Injection; Legislative efforts concerning tax reform proposals relating to energy policy.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Minerals Management Service; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Railroad Administration; SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (113th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

S 2444 Coast Guard Authorization Act for FY 2015 and 2016.

Contacted: Minerals Management Service; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Forest Service; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Federal Railroad Administration; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

The President's budget for Fiscal Year 2015, sections regarding revenue raisers, tax changes, the Department of Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, Department of Treasury, and IRS; H.J.RES. 59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution; HR 83 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015, Division F - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies;S Con Res 8 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for FY 2014.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Minerals Management Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Forest Service; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Railroad Administration; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Bills named: H.J.Res. 59 (113th), H.R. 83 (113th), S.Con.Res. 8 (113th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 4526 21st Century Energy Workforce Development Jobs Initiative Act; S 2907 21st Century Energy Workforce Development Jobs Initiative Act; Efforts regarding industry workplace safety; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning proposals related to energy policy, creation of new U.S. jobs, energy security and energy independence.

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Federal Railroad Administration; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Minerals Management Service; U.S. Forest Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 4526 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

HR 4007 Chemical Facility Anti-terrorism Standards Program Authorization and Accountability Act; S __ Draft discussion bill on cyber information sharing.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Railroad Administration; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Energy, Dept of; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; Minerals Management Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: H.R. 4007 (113th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

S 2514 Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length Act; 75 Fed. Reg. 43021 Executive Order 13547 - Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes; 76 Fed. Reg. 52738 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Reviews, proposed rule; 79 Fed. Reg. 22188 Definition of "Waters of the United States" Under the Clean Water Act;79 Fed. Reg. 36880 Petroleum Refinery Sector Risk and Technology Review and New Source Performance Standards; 79 Fed. Reg. 75234 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone, Proposed Rule; Efforts regarding hydraulic fracturing and industry best practices; Efforts related to anticipated BLM regulations concerning venting and flaring; Efforts related to EPA's Office of Inspector General project notification regarding EPA's oversight of hydraulic fracturing impact on water resources; Efforts related to the Federal Multiagency Collaboration on Unconventional Oil and Gas Research; Efforts related to the President's climate action plan; Efforts relating to anticipated New Source Performance Standards for greenhouse gases; Efforts relating to the EPA study on the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water; Legislative efforts related to TSCA reform.

Contacted: Federal Railroad Administration; Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Minerals Management Service; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Forest Service; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Natural Resources NAT

HR 3979 Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2015, Section 3021 Bureau of Land Management permit processing; S 2440 BLM Permit Processing Improvement Act; S 630 Fixing America's Inequities with Revenues Act of 2013;76 Fed. Reg. 32197 Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability, EIS No. 20110174, Draft EIS, USFS, 00, George Washington National Forest Land and Resource Management Project, Implementation, Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Botetourt, Frederick, Highland, Nelson, Page, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Warren Counties VA and Hampshire, Hardy, Monroe, and Pendleton Counties, WV; 76 Fed. Reg. 70156 Proposed 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017; 77 Fed. Reg. 56365 Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers; 78 Fed. Reg. 31636 Oil and Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands; 78 Fed. Reg. 56273 Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica; 79 Fed. Reg. 27066 Implementing changes to the regulations for designating critical habitat; 79 Fed. Reg. 34349 Request for Information and comments on the preparation of the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program; 79 Fed. Reg. 42815 Proposed Geological and Geophysical (G&G) Activities on the Mid- and South-Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); 79 Fed. Reg. 46866 Notice of Review and Update of the New York/New Jersey Area Contingency Plan; Efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Efforts regarding the leasing, permitting and drilling of federal onshore lands; Efforts related to anticipated rules for oil and gas production on the Alaska OCS; Efforts related to FEMA's mitigation policy titled "Limits on Subsurface Uses of Hazard Mitigation Assistance Acquired Lands"; Efforts related to government royalties for federal oil and gas production; Efforts related to marine sound issues; Regulatory efforts concerning consideration of species under Endangered Species Act; Regulatory efforts concerning oil spill response planning; Regulatory efforts regarding approvals of exploration plans and issuance of permits to drill on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf.

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; Federal Railroad Administration; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Minerals Management Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Forest Service; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: H.R. 3979 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

HR 2806 Residue Entries and Streamlining Trade Act; HR 4349 Crude Oil Export Act; S 2638 Natural Gas Export Certainty Act; S 2828 Ukraine Freedom Support Act; Efforts related to customs treatment of in-transit movement of goods through a pipeline; Efforts related to the export of natural gas, petroleum and petroleum products.

Contacted: Federal Railroad Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Forest Service; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Minerals Management Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 4349 (113th), H.R. 2806 (113th)