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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H Amendment 1304 to HR 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act; S 2101 Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act of 2012; Efforts concerning interpretation of CBP ruling HQ 113129; Efforts related to the export of natural gas.

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)

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

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; HR 6020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, proposed amendment related to Section 1504 of Dodd-Frank; 77 Fed. Reg. 12827 Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative; Efforts concerning U.S. implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); U.S. Forest Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 6020 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

The President's budget for Fiscal Year 2013, sections regarding revenue raisers and tax changes; HR _____ A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for comprehensive tax reform (Camp discussion draft); S 2204 Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act, Title II, sections 202-205; S 940 Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning proposals related to energy policy, creation of new U.S. jobs, energy security and energy independence; Legislative efforts concerning tax reform proposals relating to energy policy.

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Forest Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

HR 2838 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act.

Contacted: U.S. Forest Service; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

The President's budget for Fiscal Year 2013, sections regarding the Department of Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, Department of Treasury and IRS; HR 2146 DATA Act; S 365 Budget Control Act.

Contacted: White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); U.S. Forest Service; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: H.R. 2146 (112th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 4480 Domestic Energy and Jobs Act; Efforts regarding industry workplace safety.

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Forest Service; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

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

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

HR 1421 Gas Accessibility and Stabilization Act; HR 3199 To provide a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes; HR 4310 National Defense Authorization Act of 2013, sections related to DOD authority for the procurement of alternative fuels; HR 4345 Domestic Fuels Protection Act; HR 4348 Surface Transportation Extension Act, provisions relating to the Keystone XL pipeline; HR 4471 Gasoline Regulations Act; HR 5325 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2013, Title III; HR 6047 Phantom Fuel Reform Act; S 2264 Domestic Fuels Act; S 3254 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, sections related to DOD authority for the procurement of alternative fuels; 75 Fed. Reg. 68094 Partial Grant and Partial Denial of Clean Air Act Waiver Application Submitted by Growth Energy to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15 Percent; 76 Fed. Reg. 38844 Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2012 Renewable Fuel Standards; Efforts relating to anticipated EPA Tier 3 fuel regulations; Efforts relating to EPA's implementation of the renewable fuels standard; Efforts relating to refined products and exports; Legislative efforts concerning renewable fuel standards; Legislative efforts concerning renewable fuel standards and products liability issues; Legislative efforts related to Canadian oil sands; Legislative efforts related to DOD authority for the procurement of alternative fuels.

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4310 (112th), H.R. 4471 (112th), H.R. 6047 (112th), H.R. 4348 (112th), H.R. 3199 (112th), H.R. 4345 (112th), H.R. 5325 (112th), H.R. 1421 (112th)

Homeland Security HOM

HR 3173 To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reform the process for the enrollment, activation, issuance, and renewal of a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to require, in total, not more than one in-person visit to a designated enrollment center; HR 3523 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; HR 3674 PRECISE Act; HR 5855 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2013, Title III, Title V, Section 565; S 2105 Cybersecurity Act; S 2151 SECURE IT Act; 76 Fed. Reg. 34720 Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Personnel Surety Program; Efforts relating to the implementation of Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards.

Contacted: U.S. Forest Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 3523 (112th), H.R. 3173 (112th), H.R. 3674 (112th), H.R. 5855 (112th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

HR 4348 Surface Transportation Extension Act, provisions relating to funding for coastal restoration; HR 5325 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2013, provisions related to STRONGER, FracFocus, and Risk Based Data Management; 75 Fed. Reg. 43021 Executive Order 13547 Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes; 76 Fed. Reg. 24479 EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Guidance Regarding Identification of Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act; 76 Fed. Reg. 38747 Review of New Sources and Modifications in Indian Country, Final Rule; 76 Fed. Reg. 52738 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Reviews, Proposed Rule; 76 Fed. Reg. 71708 Revising Underground Storage Tank Regulations; 76 Fed. Reg. 80532 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers, Reconsideration of Final Rule; 77 Fed. Reg. 38890 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter, Proposed Rule; Efforts regarding hydraulic fracturing and industry best practices; Efforts relating to anticipated New Source Performance Standards for greenhouse gases; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning the implementation of the Clean Air Act; Regulatory efforts concerning anticipated New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for petroleum refineries.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 5325 (112th), H.R. 4348 (112th)

Natural Resources NAT

HR ____ Draft legislation to establish more efficient leasing of federal lands under the Bureau of Lands Management Program; HR 4136 To provide for the development of a plan to increase oil and gas production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense in conjunction with a drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; HR 4301 EXPAND Act; HR 4381 Planning for American Energy Act; HR 4382 Providing Leasing Certainty for American Energy Act; HR 4383 Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act; U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (Senate consideration); ___ Fed. Reg. ____ Draft pre-proposal Bureau of Land Management rule on hydraulic fracturing on public lands; 75 Fed. Reg. 63346 Oil and Gas Sulphur Operation in the Outer Continental Shelf, Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf; 75 Fed. Reg. 80978 Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers; 76 Fed. Reg. 70156 Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Study (PEIS) for Proposed 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 20122017; 77 Fed. Reg. 11151 Notice Seeking Comment on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative; 77 Fed. Reg. 19321 Notice of Availability of a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, Geological and Geophysical Exploration on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); 77 Fed. Reg. 27691 Oil and Gas Well Stimulation, Including Hydraulic Fracturing, on Federal and Indian Lands, Proposed Rule; Agreement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico; Efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Efforts concerning anticpated oil shale and commercial oil shale leasing regulations; Efforts regarding the development of a National Ocean Policy; Efforts regarding the leasing, permitting and drilling of federal onshore lands; Efforts related to marine sound issues; Legislative efforts concerning revenue sharing for domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Legislative efforts regarding reorganization of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement; 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; Regulatory efforts regarding BLM Imstructional Memorandum 2011-184.

Contacted: U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 4381 (112th), H.R. 4382 (112th), H.R. 4383 (112th), H.R. 4136 (112th), H.R. 4301 (112th)