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Natural Resources NAT

S 1278 Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale Act; S 1279 Southern Atlantic Energy Security Act; S 2011 OPENS Act; 79 Fed. Reg. 34349 Request for Information and comments on the preparation of the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program; 79 Fed. Reg. 42815 Proposed Geological and Geophysical (G&G) Activities on the Mid- and South-Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); 80 Fed. Reg. 16577 Oil and Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands; 80 Fed. Reg. 22148 Oil and Gas Leasing, Royalty on Production, Rental Payments, Minimum Acceptable Bids, Bonding Requirements, and Civil Penalty Assessments; 80 Fed. Reg. 29286 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Revisions to the Regulations for Petitions; 80 Fed. Reg. 40767 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Site Security; 80 Fed. Reg. 9916 Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf--Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf, Proposed Rule; Efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Efforts regarding the leasing, permitting and drilling of federal onshore lands; Efforts related to anticipated rules for oil and gas production on the Alaska OCS; Efforts related to marine sound issues; Efforts related to the Landscape-Scale Mitigation Framework of the U.S. Forest Service; Legislative efforts concerning revenue sharing for domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Regulatory efforts concerning consideration of species under Endangered Species Act; Regulatory efforts related to offshore safety.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; White House Office; Federal Railroad Administration; Minerals Management Service; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); U.S. Forest Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 1 Tax Reform Act; HR 2821 Partnership Audit Simplification Act; S __ Baucus Tax Reform Draft Legislation; S 1946 Tax Relief Extension Act, provisions related to biodiesel tax credits; Legislative efforts concerning tax reform proposals relating to energy policy.

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Minerals Management Service; Federal Railroad Administration; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); U.S. Forest Service; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2821 (114th), H.R. 1 (114th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

H Amendment 713 to H.R. 702; S 1611 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015; S 373 Vessel Incidental Discharge Act; Efforts related to CBP interpretation of ruling letters H225102 and H235242.

Contacted: White House Office; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Railroad Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Minerals Management Service

Bills named: H.R. 702 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

The President's budget for Fiscal Year 2016, energy and oil and gas tax provisions; HR 2353 Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, sections regarding funding mechanisms; HR 2822 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2016.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Minerals Management Service; Federal Railroad Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Bills named: H.R. 2353 (114th), H.R. 2822 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H Amendment 687 to H.R. 427; H Amendment 719 to H.R. 702; HR __ Draft legislation regarding energy workforce development; HR 2295 National Energy Security Corridors Act; HR 8 North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act; S 1228 North American Energy Infrastructure Act; S 1276 Offshore Energy and Jobs Act; S 411 Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act; Efforts regarding industry workplace safety; Efforts regarding pipeline safety reauthorization; Efforts related to pipeline safety; 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.

Contacted: Minerals Management Service; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; SENATE; White House Office; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Railroad Administration; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Forest Service

Bills named: H.R. 702 (114th), H.R. 2295 (114th), H.R. 427 (114th), H.R. 8 (114th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

HR __ Draft transportation appropriations legislation; HR 1679 Bakken Crude Stabilization Act; HR 22 DRIVE Act, Title XXXV, Subtitle D, Part III; HR 2636 Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Protection Act; HR 703 RFS Elimination Act; HR 704 RFS Reform Act; S 1584 Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act; S 1732 Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act, Title V, Subtitle D, Part III; S 1763 Petroleum Coke Transparency and Public Health Protection Act; S 577 Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act; S 859 Crude-By-Rail Safety Act; 78 Fed. Reg. 71732 2014 Standards for the Renewable Fuel Standard Program; 80 Fed. Reg. 26643 Hazardous Materials: Enhanced Tank Car Standards and Operational Controls for High-Hazard Flammable Trains; Efforts related to OSHA RAGAGEP in Process Safety Management Enforcement; 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; Legislative efforts related to Canadian oil sands.

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Federal Railroad Administration; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Minerals Management Service

Bills named: H.R. 2636 (114th), H.R. 703 (114th), H.R. 22 (114th), H.R. 1679 (114th), H.R. 704 (114th)

Homeland Security HOM

S 754 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act; Efforts related to cybersecurity.

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Minerals Management Service; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; Federal Railroad Administration; White House Office; U.S. Forest Service; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

S 1140 Federal Water Quality Protection Act; S 1645 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2016 report language regarding BSEE Well Control Rule; S 697 Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act; S 751 CASE Act; 76 Fed. Reg. 38747 Review of New Sources and Modifications in Indian Country; Final Rule; 79 Fed. Reg. 1429 Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units; 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. 21504 Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf - Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control; 80 Fed. Reg. 3379 National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan, 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; 80 Fed. Reg. 56579 Source Determination for Certain Emission Units in the Oil and Natural Gas Sector; 80 Fed. Reg. 56593 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New and Modified Sources; Efforts regarding hydraulic fracturing and industry best practices; Efforts related to anticipated BLM regulations concerning venting and flaring; Efforts related to CEQ's Revised Draft Guidance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change Impacts; Efforts related to EPA's Natural Gas STAR Methane Challenge Program Proposed Framework; Efforts related to EPA's Office of Inspector General project notification regarding EPA's oversight of hydraulic fracturing impact on water resources; Efforts related to the chemical disclosure platform FracFocus; Efforts related to the President's climate action plan; Efforts relating to the EPA study on the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water.

Contacted: U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Railroad Administration; U.S. Forest Service; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Minerals Management Service; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H Amendment 714 to H.R. 702; H Amendment 715 to H.R. 702; H Amendment 716 to H.R. 702; H Amendment 717 to H.R. 702; H Amendment 718 to H.R. 702; H Amendment 720 to H.R. 702; H Amendment 721 to H.R. 702; HR 1314 Trade Act of 2015; HR 156 Crude Oil Export Act; HR 1773 Residue Entries and Streamlining Trade Act; HR 351 The LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act; HR 644 An act to reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, and for other purposes; HR 702 To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions; S 1312 Energy Supply and Distribution Act; S 1372 American Crude Oil Export Equality Act; S 2012 Energy Policy Modernization Act, provisions related to LNG; S 989 Residue Entries and Streamlining Trade Act; 79 Fed. Reg. 32261 Notice of Proposed Procedures for Liquefied Natural Gas Export Decisions; Efforts related to the export of natural gas, petroleum and petroleum products.

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Minerals Management Service; U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Railroad Administration; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; SENATE; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Forest Service; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 1773 (114th), H.R. 351 (114th), H.R. 644 (114th), H.R. 702 (114th), H.R. 1314 (114th), H.R. 156 (114th)