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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General issues related to trade policy and trade agreements; Issues related to NAFTA renegotiation; and Issues related to domestic content requirements.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Government Issues GOV

Issues related to FAST 41 implementation and permit streamlining.

Contacted: White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to hurricane / storm recovery.

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 1154/S. 168 - Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act, all provisions; S. 1405 - Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017; H.R. 2997 - 21st Century AIRR Act, provisions related to aviation gas; and General issues related to transportation and infrastructure development including offshore infrastructure support needs and coastal resilience.

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 1154 (115th), S. 1405 (115th), H.R. 2997 (115th), S. 168 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

General issues related to tax reform; Issues related to Executive Order 13789, Identifying and Reducing Tax Regulatory Burdens; Issues related to the Fuel Cell Investment tax credit; Issues related to carbon tax; and Issues related to biodiesel tax credit.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 5538/S. 3068 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, general energy related issues.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Bills named: S. 3068 (115th), H.R. 5538 (115th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to the reconsideration/revision of NSPS for methane emissions from new/modified oil and gas sources (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOOOa); Issues related to the delay/review of the 2015 ozone NAAQS standard; Reconsideration of Waters of the US regulation (WOTUS); Issues regarding US Participation in the Paris Climate Agreement; Carbon pricing related issues and Shells role in the Climate Leadership Council; General issues related to oil and gas development on leases in the Gulf of Mexico including regulatory and permit issues; 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, antiquities, and CZMA; Issues related to US Army Corps of Engineers permitting; and Issues related to pipeline permitting and approval.

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to arctic OCS operating regulations and requirements; Issues related to draft 2017-2022 OCS Leasing Plan; S. 1278 (114th Congress) - Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale Act, all provisions; S. 1276 (114th Congress) - Offshore Energy and Jobs Act, all provisions; S. 1279 (114th Congress) - Southern Atlantic Energy Security Act, all provisions; Issues related to FERC confirmations, state power subsidies, and LNG export license processes; Issues related to the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program; Issues related to the development of offshore wind; S. 1075 - Appalachian Ethane Storage Hub Study Act, all provisions; and General offshore energy, regulatory and safety issues including DOI Well Control Rule, Arctic Rule, Offshore Air Quality Monitoring Rule, and Worst Case Discharge.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); White House Office; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1279 (115th), S. 1278 (115th), S. 1276 (115th), S. 1075 (115th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

H.R. 1314 - Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; S. 517 - Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, all provisions; H.R. 1311 - Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, all provisions; H.R. 1315 - RFS Reform Act of 2017, all provisions; Issues related to the renewable fuels standard (RFS) Point of Obligation; and General biodiesel related issues including within the renewable fuels standard.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1314 (115th), H.R. 1315 (115th), S. 517 (115th), H.R. 1311 (115th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Issues related to risk management plan (RMP).

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Natural Resources NAT

General offshore access and resource potential issues, including DOI's BOEM 5 Year Leasing Program, financial assurance, revenue and SOP/SOO Policy; and the Jones Act, as related to commerce issues.

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Issues related to Puerto Rico development and economic recovery.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)