1st Quarter - Report

AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE for AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,810,000
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.

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Issues concerning maritime piracy, particularly in Gulf of Aiden.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH KEITH MAGRUDER LYLE —

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Legislative efforts concerning S. 3389 and H.R. 6066, Extractive Industries Transparency Disclosure Act of 2008.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH KEITH MAGRUDER LYLE —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)

Bills named: S. 3389 (111th), H.R. 6066 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H. Con. Res. 85, Presidential FY 2010 Budget, provisions relating to oil and gas taxes, LIFO repeal, Superfund taxes, and international tax reform; S. Con. Res. 13, Presidential FY 2010 Budget, provisions relating to oil and gas taxes, LIFO repeal, Superfund taxes, and international tax reform; H.R. 53, Bad Polluters Act, provisions related to refinery expensing; H.R. 598, American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act, provisions related to provision for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures; H.R. 1337, America's Energy Security Trust Fund Act, section 2, provisions relating to tax on carbon dioxide content of certain substances; Whole Bills: H.R. 564, Superfund Reinvestment Act; H.R. 594, Save Our Climate Act; H.R. 617, To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the taxable income limit on percentage depletion for oil and natural gas produced from marginal properties; H.R. 832, Superfund Polluter Pays Act; H.R. 1482, Consumer Reasonable Energy Price Protection Act; S. 289, To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the taxable income limit on percentage depletion for oil and natural gas produced from marginal properties. Regulatory efforts concerning Internal Revenue Code Section 45Q, carbon sequestration. Legislative efforts relating to energy taxes.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 598 (111th), H.R. 832 (111th), S. 289 (111th), H.Con.Res. 85 (111th), H.R. 1482 (111th), H.R. 564 (111th), H.R. 594 (111th), H.R. 53 (111th), H.R. 1337 (111th), H.R. 617 (111th), S.Con.Res. 13 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H. Con. Res. 85, Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014, Title II, Section 201 and Title III, Section 303, provisions relating to provision for a deficit neutral reserve fund on energy tax issues and reconciliation instructions to the House Ways and Means Committee, and anticipated amendments related to accessing supplies of domestic oil and natural gas; S. Con. Res. 13, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014, Section 202, provisions relating to provision for a deficit neutral reserve fund on energy tax issues, and anticipated amendments related to accessing supplies of domestic oil and natural gas; "Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2010," provisions related to energy issues generally, oil and gas taxes, repeal of LIFO, imposition of Superfund taxes and reformation of international tax issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL ASHTON —
CAROLINE ATKINS —
LOU HAYDEN —
MARK KIBBE —
MICHAEL PLATNER —
ANNE PRICE-WARHOLA —
SAMUEL ROCHE —
ARTHUR MICHAEL WIESE —

Contacted: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 13 (111th), H.Con.Res. 85 (111th)

Government Issues GOV

Regulatory efforts concerning Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, particularly Presidential Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies (74 Fed Reg. 5977, Feb. 3, 2009). Informational efforts concerning confirmation hearing for EPA Assistant Administrator for Office of Air and Radiation nominee.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KHARY ISAIAH CAUTHEN —
MATTHEW KOCH —

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, provisions regarding renewable energy incentives; H.R. 1108, Grow American Supply Act, Sections 5 and 6, relating to revenue sharing for offshore oil and natural gas production; S. 774, National Energy Security Act, Sections 361-365, relating to energy resources on the Outer Continental Shelf. Whole Bills: H.R. 1063, To Repeal a requirement with respect to the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels; S. 290, To Repeal a requirement with respect to the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels; S. 531, Energy and Water Integration Act. Regulatory efforts concerning H.R. 6, Energy Independence and Security Act, Section 526 and provisions regarding non-conventional fuels, implementation of renewable fuel standards. Legislative efforts concerning Regional Product Reserve; Legislative efforts concerning oil sands; Legislative efforts concerning hydraulic fracturing.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 531 (111th), H.R. 6 (111th), S. 774 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 1108 (111th), S. 290 (111th), H.R. 1063 (111th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Waxman-Markey discussion draft, The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, sections relating to low-carbon fuels. Legislative efforts concerning potential changes to the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 renewable fuels standard; Efforts concerning the implementation of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 renewable fuels standard; Legislative efforts concerning biofuels.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MATTHEW KOCH —
ALFONSE MANNATO —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); SENATE

Homeland Security HOM

Thomson Discussion Draft Legislation on Chemical Security. Regulatory efforts concerning implementation of Chemical Facility Antiterrorism Standards (6 CFR Part 27), pursuant to Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2007, Section 550.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAROLINE ATKINS —
KHARY ISAIAH CAUTHEN —
LOU HAYDEN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

S. 685, Oil Spill Prevention Act, Section 3, provisions relating to Maritime emergency prevention; S. 684, Oil Pollution Prevention and Response Act, Sections 104, 105, 112, 203 and 205, provisions relating to oil transfer from vessels, reduction of human-error incidents, cooperative state inspection authority, oil spill liability trust fund, and OPA-90 financial responsibility; Waxman-Markey discussion draft, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. Whole Bills: S. 2191, America's Climate Security Act; S. 3036, Climate Security Act; H.R. 1862, Cap and Dividend Act; H.R. 469, Produced Water Utilization Act. Whole Regulations: 72 Fed. Reg. 27179, Regulatory efforts concerning criteria pollutants emissions under NSPS subpart Ja; 72 Fed. Reg. 58378, Amendments to Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Regulation; 72 Fed. Reg. 29287, Refinery Residual Risk Rule; 73 Fed. Reg. 44353, Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions under the Clean Air Act; Regulatory efforts concerning post-Rapanos guidance on Waters of the U.S.; Regulatory efforts concerning National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Nitrogen Oxides and Particulate Matter; Regulatory efforts concerning EPA's consideration of possible endangerment finding for greenhouse gases; Regulatory efforts concerning EPA General Provisions regarding Startup, Shutdown and Malfunction issues under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act, 42 USCA 7412. Legislative efforts concerning climate change; Legislative efforts concerning potential legislation regarding clean water, definition of "Waters of the U.S.;" Legislative efforts concerning potential carbon tax proposal.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 469 (111th), H.R. 1862 (111th), S. 684 (111th), S. 3036 (111th), S. 685 (111th), S. 2191 (111th)

Natural Resources NAT

H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act, FY 2009, Division E, Section 429, provisions related to Endangered Species Act/Section 7 consultation; H.R. 774, National Energy Security Act, Subtitle B, provisions relating to oil and gas production on the Outer Continental Shelf; S. 57, No Cost Stimulus Act, Titles I, II, and III, provisions relating to oil and gas access; H.R. 431, Emergency Fueling Station Designation Act, Titles I, II, and III, provisions relating to oil and gas access; H.R. 146, Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battle Field Protection Act, Title II, Subtitle A, provisions relating to the National Landscape Conservation System and Title III, Subtitle C, provisions relating to Wyoming Range; S. 22, Omnibus Public Land Management Act, Title II, Subtitle A, provisions relating to the National Landscape Conservation System and Title III, Subtitle C, provisions relating to Wyoming Range; H.R. 860, Coral Reef Conservation Act, Title I, provisions relating to permit requirements. Legislative efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas on the Outer Continental Shelf; Legislative efforts concerning access to foreign sources of oil and natural gas; Legislative efforts concerning FY 2010 Department of Interior Appropriations concerning issues related to accessing supplies of oil and natural gas.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL ASHTON —
LISA FLAVIN —
JAMES FORD —
JACK GERARD —
KYLE ISAKOWER —
MARK KIBBE —
MATTHEW KOCH —
SARAH KEITH MAGRUDER LYLE —
SAMUEL ROCHE —

Contacted: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 57 (111th), H.R. 146 (111th), H.R. 774 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th), H.R. 860 (111th), S. 22 (111th), H.R. 431 (111th)

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.