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Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 2295 National Energy Security Corridors Act; S __ Draft legislation focused on energy supply, infrastructure, efficiency and accountability; S 1228 North American Energy Infrastructure Act; S 1276 Offshore Energy and Jobs Act; S 1422 Energy Workforce for the 21st Century Act; S Amendment 1688 to H.R. 1735; Efforts regarding pipeline safety reauthorization; Efforts related to emergency preparedness and response; Efforts related to pipeline safety; Efforts related to the Department of Energy's Quadrennial Energy Review; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning proposals related to energy policy, creation of new U.S. jobs, energy security and energy independence.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); White House Office; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Navy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Minerals Management Service; Air Force, Dept of; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Bills named: H.R. 1735 (114th), H.R. 2295 (114th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

HR 2577 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2016, report language related to crude by rail; S 1026 North American Alternative Fuels Act; S 1584 Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act; S 1619 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016, report language regarding crude by rail; S 1626 Railroad Reform, Enhancement, and Efficiency Act; S 577 Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act; S 859 Crude-By-Rail Safety Act; S 934 Phantom Fuel Reform Act; 78 Fed. Reg. 71732 2014 Standards for the Renewable Fuel Standard Program; 79 Fed. Reg. 45015 Hazardous Materials: Enhanced Tank Car Standards and Operational Controls for High-Hazard Flammable Trains; 80 Fed. Reg. 26643 Hazardous Materials: Enhanced Tank Car Standards and Operational Controls for High-Hazard Flammable Trains; 80 Fed. Reg. 33100 Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2014, 2015, and 2016 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2017; Efforts related to anticipated rail safety regulation; Efforts related to motor oil standards; 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: Navy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Minerals Management Service; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Air Force, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2577 (114th)

Homeland Security HOM

Efforts related to cybersecurity.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Minerals Management Service; Navy, Dept of; Air Force, Dept of; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

HR 1388 CASE Act; HR 2576 TSCA Modernization Act; HR 594 Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act; 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 751 CASE Act; 77 Fed. Reg. 50505 Science Advisory Board Staff Office Request for Nominations of Experts for the SAB Hydraulic Fracturing Advisory Panel; 77 Fed. Reg. 67361 Request for Information to Inform Hydraulic Fracturing Research Related to Drinking Water Resources; 79 Fed. Reg. 22188 Definition of "Waters of the United States" Under the Clean Water Act; 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"; 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 Office of Inspector General project notification regarding EPA's oversight of hydraulic fracturing impact on water resources; Efforts related to the Federal Multiagency Collaboration on Unconventional Oil and Gas Research; Efforts related to the President's climate action plan; Efforts relating to anticipated EPA National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone; Efforts relating to anticipated New Source Performance Standards for greenhouse gases; Efforts relating to the EPA study on the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water; Legislative efforts related to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Minerals Management Service; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Navy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Air Force, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Bills named: H.R. 2576 (114th), H.R. 1388 (114th), H.R. 594 (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: Air Force, Dept of; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Minerals Management Service; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Navy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

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

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Efforts related to marine transport of crude oil and natural gas.

Contacted: White House Office; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Minerals Management Service; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Air Force, Dept of; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Navy, Dept of

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

HR 1314 Trade Act of 2015; HR 156 Crude Oil Export Act; HR 1773 Residue Entries and Streamlining Trade 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 33 The LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act; S 989 Residue Entries and Streamlining Trade Act; S 995 Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act; S Amendment 1235 to H.R. 1314; S Amendment 1236 to H.R. 1314; S Amendment 1582 to S. Amdt. 1463 to H.R. 1735; S Amendment 2065 to H.R. 1295; 79 Fed. Reg. 32261 Notice of Proposed Procedures for Liquefied Natural Gas Export Decisions; Efforts related to importation procedures for movements of petroleum products via pipeline and rail; Efforts related to the export of natural gas, petroleum and petroleum products.

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Navy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Air Force, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Minerals Management Service; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 156 (114th), H.R. 1314 (114th), H.R. 702 (114th), H.R. 1773 (114th), H.R. 644 (114th), H.R. 1295 (114th), H.R. 1735 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR ___ American Business Competitiveness Tax Reform Draft Legislation; HR 1 Tax Reform Act; HR 1665 Alternative Fuel Tax Parity Act; HR 2146 Defending Public Safety Employees Retirement Act; HR 2821 Partnership Audit Simplification Act; S __ Baucus Tax Reform Draft Legislation, provisions related to international taxation, cost recovery and cash accounting; S 1656 Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act; 76 Fed. Reg. 81128 Guidance Regarding Deduction and Capitalization of Expenditures Related to Tanglible Property, Notice of proposed rulemaking; Legislative efforts concerning tax reform proposals relating to energy policy; Legislative efforts related to the Highway Trust Fund.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Minerals Management Service; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Navy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Air Force, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (114th), H.R. 1665 (114th), H.R. 2146 (114th), H.R. 2821 (114th)

Natural Resources NAT

S 1278 Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale Act; S 1279 Southern Atlantic Energy Security Act; 75 Fed. Reg. 63346 Oil and Gas Sulphur Operation in the Outer Continental Shelf - Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf; 76 Fed. Reg. 70156 Proposed 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017; 78 Fed. Reg. 56273 Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica; 79 Fed. Reg. 27052 Policy regarding implementation of section 4(b)(2) of the Endangered Species Act; 79 Fed. Reg. 27066 Implementing changes to the regulations for designating critical habitat; 79 Fed. Reg. 28862 Amendments to Civil Penalty Regulations; 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. 608 Consolidated Federal Oil & Gas and Federal & Indian Coal Valuation Reform; 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 marine sound issues; 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: Minerals Management Service; SENATE; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Air Force, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)