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Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Draft Water Resources Development Act; 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"; Efforts related to crewmember visas; Efforts related to marine transport of crude oil and natural gas; Efforts relating to streamlining maritime security regulations.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); President of the U.S.; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Vice President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H Con Res 125 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026; HR 1625 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; President of the U.S.; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Vice President of the U.S.; Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 125 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR __ Draft bill to expedite permits for natural gas gathering lines on federal and Indian land; HR 2714 Revamping American Infrastructure Act; HR 2917 Regulatory Certainty Act; 82 Fed. Reg. 13973 Construction of Pipelines Using Domestic Steel and Iron; 82 Fed. Reg. 40461 Executive Order 13807--Establishing Discipline and Accountability in the Environmental Review and Permitting Process for Infrastructure Projects; 82 Fed. Reg. 46940 Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule; Efforts regarding industry workplace safety; Efforts related to pipeline safety; Efforts related to promoting the use of natural gas in power generation; 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; Legislative efforts regarding appointment of public officials.

Contacted: White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; President of the U.S.; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Vice President of the U.S.; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); State, Dept of (DOS); Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC)

Bills named: H.R. 2917 (115th), H.R. 2714 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

HR 644 Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015; S 2098 Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization 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 related to potential Venezuela sanctions; Efforts related to renegotiation of NAFTA; Efforts related to the Department of Commerce's Sec. 232 investigation regarding steel imports.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Vice President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; President of the U.S.

Bills named: H.R. 644 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H Con Res 71 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027, provisions related to taxes; Ways & Means Staff Discussion Draft on International Tax Reform; HR __ American Business Competitiveness Tax Reform Draft Legislation; HR 1 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; S __ Baucus Tax Reform Draft Legislation; S 2256 Tax Extender Act.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Vice President of the U.S.; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 71 (115th), H.R. 1 (115th)

Natural Resources NAT

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; 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; 83 Fed. Reg. 829 Notice of Availability of the 2019-2024 Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas leasing Program and Notice of Intent to Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; Efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Efforts concerning the decommissioning of platforms in the Gulf of Mexico; Efforts related to BOEM NTL No. 2016-N01; Efforts related to offshore seismic permitting; Efforts related to reorganization of the U.S. Department of the Interior; Efforts relating to the use of categorical exclusions as defined in Section 390 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; Regulatory efforts related to offshore safety.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); President of the U.S.; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Security Council (NSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); Vice President of the U.S.; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

HR __ Cellulosic Biofuel Mandate Reform Act; HR __ Gasoline Regulations Act; HR 1314 Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act; HR 1315 RFS Reform Act; S 1207 FUELS Act; 79 Fed. Reg. 42128 Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: RFS Pathways II, and Technical Amendments to the RFS Standards and E15 Misfueling Mitigation Requirements; 80 Fed. Reg. 77420 Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2014, 2015, and 2016 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2017; 81 Fed. Reg. 34778 Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2017 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2018; Efforts related to transport of crude oil by rail; Efforts relating to EPA's implementation of the renewable fuels standard; Legislative efforts concerning renewable fuel standards.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); President of the U.S.; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Vice President of the U.S.; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

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

Homeland Security HOM

81 Fed. Reg. 57651 Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)-Reader Requirements; Efforts related to cybersecurity; Efforts related to pipeline security; Efforts relating to the implementation of Chemical Facility Anti Terrorism Standards.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Vice President of the U.S.; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Energy, Dept of; Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

HR 3127 To amend section 111 of the Clean Air Act to exclude energy efficiency projects, pollution control projects, and reliability projects from the definition of a modification; HR 3128 To amend section 111 of the Clean Air Act to clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification, and for other purposes; HR 4787 Great Lakes Oil Spill Prevention Act; HR 806 Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017; 79 Fed. Reg. 36880 Petroleum Refinery Sector Risk and Technology Review and New Source Performance Standards; 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. 13637 Accidental Release Prevention Requirements, Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act, Section 112(r)(7); 81 Fed. Reg. 35763 Information Collection Request, Information Collection Effort for Oil and Gas Facilities; 81 Fed. Reg. 35823 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources; 82 Fed. Reg. 27645 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources: Three Month Stay of Certain Requirements; 82 Fed. Reg. 58050 Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation, Delay and Suspension of Certain Requirements; 83 Fed. Reg. 13745 Project Emissions Accounting Under the New Source Review Preconstruction Permitting Program; Efforts regarding hydraulic fracturing and industry best practices; Legislative efforts related to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Vice President of the U.S.; Natl Security Council (NSC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); President of the U.S.; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC)

Bills named: H.R. 3127 (115th), H.R. 3128 (115th), H.R. 806 (115th), H.R. 4787 (115th)