2nd Quarter - Report

SHELL USA, INC. (FKA SHELL OIL COMPANY) for SHELL USA, INC. (FKA SHELL OIL COMPANY)

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,940,000
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.

Trucking/Shipping TRU

Issues related to pipeline permitting; Issues related to the use of unmanned aerial systems; Issues related to the rail operations, including the Surface Transportation Board; Issues related to the Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act; Issues related to the Water Resources Development Act; General issues related to Transportation & Infrastructure development; Issues related to the application of the Jones Act to offshore oil and gas activities.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICIA TAMEZ —

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to the revision of NSPS for methane emissions from new/modified oil and gas sources (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOOOa), including state equivalency and onboarding new technology; Issues related to New Source Review (NSR) permitting modifications; Issues regarding the 2015 Ozone NAAQS implementation and alignment with 2008 Ozone NAAQS; Issues regarding potential revisions to NEPA guidance; Matters related to the definition of Geological Storage in pending IRS guidance on the implementation of expanded 45Q tax credits; Discussions in support of a robust, transparent federal carbon price; Issues related to pipeline permitting and approval; Issues related to US Army Corps of Engineers permitting;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARIANNE FUNK —
BRIAN PETER MALNAK —
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues regarding gas production in the Permian Basin; General offshore access and resource potential issues, including DOI's 5 year leasing program and the Eastern Gulf of Mexico; Matters regarding electricity stabilization and privatization in Puerto Rico; Issues related to Wholesale Electricity Market Function; Issues related to the development of offshore wind; Issues related to PROMESA (Public Law 114-187) amendments; S. 1075 - Appalachian Ethane Storage Hub Study Act, all provisions; Issues related to the DOE Energy Loan Guarantee Program; General offshore energy, regulatory, and safety issues - including risk management, the Geological and Geophysical Permitting Process and bonding and financial assurance.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARA GLENN —
BRIAN PETER MALNAK —
SCOTT R SALMON —
PATRICIA TAMEZ —
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: S. 1075 (115th)

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS); Issues related to Transporation Worker Indentification Card (TWIC); H.R. 5729/S.3094 - Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018, all provisions;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Bills named: S. 3094 (115th), H.R. 5729 (115th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Issues related to risk management plan (RMP).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); White House Office

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to the implementation of H.R. 1 - Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, including IRC sec. 59A and potential clarifications, amendments, and proposed regulations; Issues related to tax extenders.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN STEVEN MISSO —
SCOTT R SALMON —
KRISTIN WHITMAN —
EMILY WHITTENBURG —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General issues related to Issues related to trade policy and trade agreements; Issues related to NAFTA renegotiation; Issues related to domestic content requirements; Issues related to investigations under Sections 232 and 301 of the US Trade Act, including steel tariffs and supply related matters.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT R SALMON —
PATRICIA TAMEZ —
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

Contacted: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 2997 - 21st Century AIRR Act, all provisions; S. 1405 - FAA Reauthorization of 2017, all provisions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 2997 (115th), S. 1405 (115th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

H.R. 1314 - Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; H.R. 1311 / S. 517 - Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, all provisions; H.R. 1315 - RFS Reform Act of 2017, all provisions; Issues related to the renewable fuels standard (RFS) Point of Obligation; Biodiesel related issues, including within the renewable fuels standard.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1314 (115th), H.R. 1311 (115th), H.R. 1315 (115th), S. 517 (115th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

H.R. 4647 - Recovering America's Wildlife Act, all provisions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICIA TAMEZ —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4647 (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.