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Homeland Security HOM

Efforts related to pipeline security.

Contacted: White House Office; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Minerals Management Service; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 2883 Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act; HR 2910 Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act; HR 2917 Regulatory Certainty Act; HR 2930 Drone Innovation Act; S 1272 Drone Federalism Act; S 1756 Rebuild America Now Act; S 1844 Coordinating Interagency Review of Natural Gas Infrastructure Act; 78 Fed. Reg. 73756 Process Safety Management and Prevention of Major Chemical Accidents; 82 Fed. Reg. 13973 Construction of Pipelines Using Domestic Steel and Iron; 82 Fed. Reg. 16093 Executive Order 13783 Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth; 82 Fed. Reg. 1860 Issuance and Reissuance of Nationwide Permits; 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. 9339 Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs; Efforts regarding industry workplace safety; Efforts related to pipeline safety; 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; Efforts related to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles; Efforts related to industry preparedness and response to natural disasters; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning proposals related to energy policy, creation of new U.S. jobs, energy security and energy independence; Legislative efforts regarding appointment of public officials.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Minerals Management Service; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2917 (115th), H.R. 2883 (115th), H.R. 2930 (115th), H.R. 2910 (115th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

HR 1314 Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act; HR 1315 RFS Reform 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 anticipated rail safety regulation; Legislative efforts concerning renewable fuel standards.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Minerals Management Service; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

HR 806 Ozone Standards Implementation Act; S 263 Ozone Standards Implementation Act; 79 Fed. Reg. 393 Petition to add the Oil and Gas Extraction Industry (SIC Code 13) to the List of Facilities Required to Report Under the Toxics Release Inventory; 79 Fed. Reg. 75234 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone, Proposed Rule; 80 Fed. Reg. 37054 Clean Water Rule: Definition of "Waters of the United States"; 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; 81 Fed. Reg. 6615 Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation; 82 Fed. Reg. 27645 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources: Three Month Stay of Certain Requirements. Efforts relating to the EPA study on the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water; Legislative efforts related to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.

Contacted: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Minerals Management Service; Treasury, Dept of; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: H.R. 806 (115th)

Natural Resources NAT

S Amendment 726 to H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018; S Amendment 732 to H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018; 81 Fed. Reg. 25888 Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control, Final Rule; 81 Fed. Reg. 37576 Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Expansion for the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary; 81 Fed. Reg. 46478 Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf-Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf; 81 Fed. Reg. 81356 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Site Security; 81 Fed. Reg. 81462 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Measurement of Oil; 81 Fed. Reg. 81516 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Measurement of Gas; 81 Fed. Reg. 9673 Resource Management Planning; 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. 3186 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Endangered Species Status for Rusty Patched Bumble Bee; 82 Fed. Reg. 34464 Oil and Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands, Rescission of a 2015 Rule; 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 regarding the leasing, permitting and drilling of federal onshore lands; Efforts related to anticipated regulations for gathering lines; Efforts related to government royalties for federal oil and gas production; Efforts related to offshore seismic permitting; Efforts related to the withdrawal of OCS areas off the Atlantic and Alaska coasts under OCSLA Section 12(a); Legislative efforts concerning revenue sharing for domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Legislative efforts to reform the Endangered Species Act; Regulatory efforts concerning consideration of species under Endangered Species Act.

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Minerals Management Service; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2810 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

HR 3364 Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act; S 722 Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act; 82 Fed. Reg. 19205 Notice of Request for Public Comments and Public Hearing on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Steel; Efforts concerning interpretation of CBP HQ ruling H026715; Efforts related to customs treatment of in-transit movement of goods through a pipeline; Efforts related to potential trade sanctions; Efforts related to renegotiation of NAFTA; Efforts related to the Department of Commerce's Sec. 232 investigation regarding steel imports; Legislative efforts related to Trade Promotion Authority.

Contacted: White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Minerals Management Service; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: H.R. 3364 (115th)

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; 77 Fed. Reg. 12827 Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Minerals Management Service; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Ways & Means Staff Discussion Draft on International Tax Reform; Draft Tax Reform Blueprint; 70 Fed. Reg. 21332 Diesel Fuel and Kerosene Excise Tax, Dye Injection; Legislative efforts concerning tax reform proposals relating to energy policy.

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Minerals Management Service; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

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."

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Minerals Management Service

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

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.

Contacted: Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Minerals Management Service; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Bills named: H.R. 3354 (115th)