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Foreign Relations FOR

General issues related to U.S. Arctic Policy.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

General issues related to U.S. tax reform; Issues related to international tax reform, innovation box, excise tax equalization, and partnership audit legislation; General education and issues related to renewable fuels; General issues related to proposed MLP regulations, Proposed US Model Treaty, BEPS Issues (interest expense deduction, etc.), and US Highway Funding.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

Issues related to reauthorization of the Pipeline Safety Act; Issues related to transportation of crude by rail (H.R. 1804/S. 859 - Crude-By-Rail Safety Act, all provisions); Issues related to highway funding; Issues related to the extension of the Positive Train Control requirement; S. 853 - Rail Shipper Fairness Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 1405 - RAILS Act, all provisions; S. 808 - Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 2933 - At-Grade Crossing Enhancement Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 1789 - Tank Car Safety and Security Act of 2015, all provisions; S. 650 - Railroad Safety and Positive Train Control Extension Act, all provisions.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); White House Office; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 853 (114th), H.R. 1789 (114th), H.R. 1804 (114th), S. 650 (114th), H.R. 2933 (114th), H.R. 1405 (114th), S. 808 (114th), S. 859 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2822/S. 1645 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, general issues related to energy in Interior and EPA appropriations and Jolly amendment on EGOM.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2822 (114th), S. 1645 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues and updates related to Shell presence/remarks/projectfor Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF); Issues related to proposed Revisions to New Source Performance Standards for Oil and Gas Sector; Issues related to proposed and Final Ozone NAAQS; General issues as related to Proposed Source Determination Rule for Oil and Gas Industry; Issues related to draft Control Techniques Guidelines for Reducing VOC Emission from Existing Oil and Gas Sources in Ozone Nonattainment areas, states and Ozone Transport Region; Issues related to U.S. role in the Congress of the Parties 21 in December and US involvement in the Climate and Clean Air Coalition directed by UNEP; General issues related to oil and gas development on leases in the Gulf of Mexico, including regulatory and permit issues related to Gulf leases; Issues related to simplying and clarifying regulatory requirements for offshore oil and gas activity, including NEPA requirements; General offshore issues related to commerce such as seismic, oceans policy, environmental studies; Issues related to methane rule for oil and gas production activities; Issues related to the EPAs Proposed Rule to amend Subpart J of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan; Issues related to federal permitting process for exploration; Issues related to EPA's Proposal to Update the Air Quality Standards for Ground-Level Ozone; Issues related to pipeline permit approval.

Contacted: White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Treasury, Dept of

Government Issues GOV

Issues related to exploration and development of Alaska offshore oil and gas leases; S. 280 - Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 348 - RAPID Act, all provisions; Regulatory process improvement issues, including White House: Guidance Establishing Metrics for the Permitting and Environmental Review of Infrastructure Projects.

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); White House Office; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 348 (114th), S. 280 (114th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

S. 697 - Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; S. 725 - Alan Reinstein and Trevor Schaefer Toxic Chemical Protection Act, all provisions; General issues related to Toxic Substances Control Act; H.R. 2576 - TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, all provisions; S. 659 - Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, all provisions.

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

Bills named: S. 659 (114th), H.R. 2576 (114th), S. 697 (114th), S. 725 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to exploration and development of Alaska offshore oil and gas leases; Issues related to Shell's Alaska Venture, specifically regulatory issues; General issues surrounding Arctic OCS operating regulations/requirements; Issues related to draft 2017-2022 OCS Leasing Plan, including DOI's Alaska specific OCS regulations; S. 1278 - Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale Act, all provisions; S. 1276 - Offshore Energy and Jobs Act of 2015, all provisions; S. 1279 - Southern Atlantic Energy Security Act, all provisions; General offshore energy, regulatory and safety issues (includes Well Control Rule); Alaska issues including lease terms, permits, regulations (including Arctic Rule); Arctic policy issues including the NPC study, Arctic Council and Arctic Regulations; Issues related to CFTC Rulemakings implementing Dodd-Frank; Issues related to LNG export licenses; General issues related to development of a comprehensive energy bill; H.R. 2295 - National Energy Security Corridors Act, all provisions; S. 2011 - Offshore Production and Energizing National Security Act of 2015, all provisions; Issues related to the implementation of findings of DOI 60-day review of Shell's 2012 season.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2295 (114th), S. 1279 (114th), S. 2011 (114th), S. 1276 (114th), S. 1278 (114th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

General issues related to LNG exports and fueling; H.R. 703 - Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; S. 577 - Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 704 - RFS Reform Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 702 - To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions, all provisions; H.R. 156 - Crude Oil Export Act, all provisions; Issues related to the export of crude oil (no bill number assigned); Issues related to the Renewable Fuels Standard (no bill number assigned); S. 1372 - American Crude Oil Export Equality Act, all provisions; S. 1312 - Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015, all provisions; S. 1584 - Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 2864 - To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from extending the renewable fuel program past 2022 if the Administrator waives applicable volume requirements in prior years, all provisions.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 577 (114th), S. 1312 (114th), H.R. 703 (114th), S. 1372 (114th), H.R. 702 (114th), H.R. 704 (114th), S. 1584 (114th), H.R. 156 (114th), H.R. 2864 (114th)

Science/Technology SCI

Issues related to seismic activities and potential impacts on marine mammals; General issues surrounding Ocean observations, data collection, and science programs in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico; Issues related to ecosystem and marine mammal monitoring programs.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Issues related to air permitting for offshore oil and gas activities; Issues related to the Petroleum Refinery Sector Rule.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Natural Resources NAT

General offshore access and resource potential issues, including participation by Shuster at a hearing; Issues related to ESA listings/critical habitat relevant to oil and gas exploration in the US OCS; General issues surrounding National Ocean Policy Marine Planning implementation; Issues surrounding outer Continental Shelf resource development generally; General issues related to Shell offshore exploration in Alaska; Issues related to Arctic OCS lease extensions.

Contacted: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Homeland Security HOM

S. 754 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 1560 - Protecting Cyber Networks Act, all provisions; S. 456 - Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015, all provisions;

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S. 754 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), S. 456 (114th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Issues related to Russia sanctions; Issues related to CFTC reauthroization.

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of