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Science/Technology SCI

Issues related to seismic activities and potential impacts on marine mammals; Issues related to Ocean observations, monitoring, and science in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Marine Mammal Commission; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to inversions and interest expense proposals, including review of technical aspects of proposals; Issues related to Highway Bill alternatives; General tax reform issues; Issues related to potential corporate tax changes that led to the aspects of the enactment of the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA); Issues related to LNG tax equalization; General issues related to renewable fuels.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); White House Office; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Marine Mammal Commission; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Foreign Relations FOR

Issues related to US Sanctions against Russia; Issue related to US Arctic Policy.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Marine Mammal Commission; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); State, Dept of (DOS)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Maritime shipping and transport issues related to Alaska offshore energy development.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Marine Mammal Commission; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

General issues related to Toxic Substances Control Act (no bill); S. 696 - Safe Chemicals Act of 2013, all provisions; S. 1009 - Chemical Safety Improvement Act, all provisions.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Treasury, Dept of; Marine Mammal Commission; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 696 (113th), S. 1009 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to possible additional methane regulations on upstream oil and gas production; U.S. value-add technology/expertise to Shell's CCS Quest project; Approval of the KXL pipeline; General issues related to oil and gas development on leases in the Gulf of Mexico and regulatory and permit issues related to Gulf leases; Issues related to simplifying 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.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Marine Mammal Commission; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

General offshore energy and safety issues; Issues related to offshore access to the Atlantic and EGOM (no specific bill); Issues related to THUD Appropriations (LNG facility); Issues related to offshore safety regulations; Issues related to DOI's Alaska specific OCS regulations; Issues related to the implementation of findings of DOI 60-day review of Shell's 2012 season; Issues related to outlook for Shell's Alaska venture, including lease terms, Supplemental EIS, permits, regulations; General issues as related to Arctic OCS operating regulations/requirements and other general Arctic policy issues; Potential appropriations language for LNG.

Contacted: Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Marine Mammal Commission; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Issues related to the Renewable Fuels Standard (no bill); H.R. 875 - To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 1462 - RFS Reform Act of 2013, all provisions; S. 344 - A bill to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from approving the introduction into commerce of gasoline that contains greater than 10-volume-percent ethanol, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 1461 - Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; S. 1195 - Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 1482 - Renewable Fuel Standard Amendments Act, all provisions; Issues related to the EPA approval of E15 fuel; Issues related to sulfur content in Fuels and Tier 3 Rule; H.R. 550 / S. 251 - Phantom Fuel Reform Act, all provisions; General issues related to the export of crude oil.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Marine Mammal Commission; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 344 (113th), H.R. 1461 (113th), H.R. 1462 (113th), H.R. 550 (113th), S. 1195 (113th), S. 251 (113th), H.R. 875 (113th), H.R. 1482 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards; S. 68 - Secure Chemical Facilities Act, all provisions; H.R. 1468 - SECURE IT, all provisions; H.R. 2952 - Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013, all provisions; H.R. 4007 - Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014, all provisions.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Marine Mammal Commission; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: H.R. 1468 (113th), H.R. 4007 (113th), H.R. 2952 (113th), S. 1353 (113th), S. 68 (113th)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

General issues related to the transport of crude oil by rail; H.R. 4738 - Tank Car Safety Act of 2014, all provisions.

Contacted: White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Marine Mammal Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 4738 (113th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Issues related to Alaska OCS air authorization transfer to DOI for EPA & terminating EPA air permits.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); White House Office; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Marine Mammal Commission; State, Dept of (DOS)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to Arctic regulations; FY14 Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations; FY 2015 Dept. of Interior appropriations.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Marine Mammal Commission; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Natural Resources NAT

Issues related to Environmental Impact Studies on oil and gas exploration in the US OCS; Issues related to National Ocean Policy Marine Planning implementation; General issues related to offshore access and potential resource issues; Arctic OCS lease extensions.

Contacted: White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Marine Mammal Commission; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI)