1st Quarter - Report

AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE for AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,230,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

8 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Efforts related to implementation of tariffs and other policies related to the Sec. 301 investigation regarding China; Efforts related to potential Russian sanctions; Efforts related to the addition of Chinese National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) to 1999 NDAA Sec. 1237 list of "Communist Chinese Military companies"; Efforts related to the Department of Commerce's Sec. 232 investigation regarding steel imports; Efforts related to the export of natural gas, petroleum and petroleum products; Efforts related to the implementation of the USMCA (US-Mexico-Canada Agreement).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRIS KELLEY —
WILLIAM KOETZLE —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Pub. Law No. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, Section 1504; 85 Fed. Reg. 75261 Fair Access to Financial Services; Efforts related to climate-related financial disclosure proposals.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRIS KELLEY —
WILLIAM KOETZLE —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S Con Res 5 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030, energy tax provisions; 85 Fed. Reg. 34050 Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration; 85 Fed. Reg. 71998 Foreign Tax Credit, Clarification of Foreign-Derived Intangible Income; 86 Fed. Reg. 6416 Diesel Fuel and Kerosene Excise Tax, Dye Injection; Legislative efforts concerning tax reform proposals relating to energy policy; Regulatory efforts related to new rules under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARGARET SMYTHE ANDERSON —
WILLIAM KOETZLE —
ANDREA MILES —
KENNETH JAMES MOY —

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 5 (117th)

Telecommunications TEC

Efforts related to telecommunications issues for offshore development.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRIS KELLEY —
WILLIAM KOETZLE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office

Natural Resources NAT

HR __ Orphaned Well Cleanup and Jobs Act; Draft legislation to establish more efficient leasing of federal lands under the Bureau of Lands Management Program; HR 519 Safeguarding Oil and Gas Leasing and Permitting Act; S __ Oil and Gas Bonding Reform and Orphaned Well Remediation Act; S 69 Conservation Funding Protection Act; S 76 POWER Act; 77 Fed. Reg. 56365 Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers; 80 Fed. Reg. 22148 Oil and Gas Leasing: Royalty on Production, Rental Payments, Minimum Acceptable Bids, Bonding Requirements, and Civil Penalty Assessments; 82 Fed. Reg. 34464 Oil and Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands, Rescission of a 2015 Rule; 85 Fed. Reg. 55940 Oil and Gas Site Security, Oil Measurement, and Gas Measurement Regulations; 85 Fed. Reg. 62054 ONRR 2020 Valuation Reform and Civil Penalty Rule; Efforts regarding the leasing, permitting and drilling of federal onshore lands; Efforts related to a ban on federal lands leasing; Efforts related to anticipated regulations for gathering lines; Efforts related to government royalties for federal oil and gas production; Efforts related to oil and gas leasing on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; Efforts related to orphaned wells; Efforts relating to the use of categorical exclusions as defined in Section 390 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; Regulatory efforts regarding BLM Instructional Memorandum 2011-184.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEOFFREY NORMAN BRAND —
JOHN CRAMTON —
WILLIAM ROBERT HUPMAN —
CHRIS KELLEY —
WILLIAM KOETZLE —
ANDREA MILES —

Contacted: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 519 (117th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR __ LIFT America Act; HR 1325 More Energy More Jobs Act; HR 848 GREEN Act; Draft legislation regarding energy workforce development; Draft legislation regarding methane emissions and transportation of natural gas; Draft legislation on permitting reforms for natural gas gathering lines; 85 Fed. Reg. 1684 Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act; 85 Fed. Reg. 57298 Proposal To Reissue and Modify Nationwide Permits; Efforts regarding pipeline safety reauthorization; Efforts related to electric vehicle infrastructure and subsidies; Efforts related to FERC's Policy Statement on Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline Proposals; Efforts related to the development of energy infrastructure; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning proposals related to energy policy, creation of new U.S. jobs, energy security and energy independence.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN EDWARD COMSTOCK —
JOHN CRAMTON —
ALEXANDER DOMINGUEZ New Sr. Advisor to the EPA Administrator, OAR (11/17-1/21); Pol'y Analyst, Office of the EPA Administrator (5/17-11/17); LA, Renacci (1/17-5/17); LC and Staff Asst., Renacci (3/15-1/17).
WILLIAM ROBERT HUPMAN —
WILLIAM KOETZLE —
ANDREA MILES —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 848 (117th), H.R. 1325 (117th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Efforts relating to EPA's implementation of the renewable fuels standard.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDER DOMINGUEZ New Sr. Advisor to the EPA Administrator, OAR (11/17-1/21); Pol'y Analyst, Office of the EPA Administrator (5/17-11/17); LA, Renacci (1/17-5/17); LC and Staff Asst., Renacci (3/15-1/17).
WILLIAM KOETZLE —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

HR __ PFAS Action Act; HR __ Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act; HR 1512 CLEAN Future Act; S. J. Res. __ Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review"; 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. 56577 Draft Control Techniques Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry; 81 Fed. Reg. 35763 Information Collection Request, Information Collection Effort for Oil and Gas Facilities; 83 Fed. Reg. 18768 Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science; 85 Fed. Reg. 21849 Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards; 85 Fed. Reg. 24094 Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter; 85 Fed. Reg. 35612 Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process; 85 Fed. Reg. 57018 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review; 85 Fed. Reg. 57398 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Reconsideration; Executive Order 13990, "Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis"; Executive Order 14008, "Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad"; Paris Agreement.

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1512 (117th)

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.