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Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 888 - General Duty Clarification Act of 2013, all provisions; S. 68 - Secure Chemical Facilities Act, all provisions; Issues related to the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards.

Contacted: White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Marine Mammal Commission; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 68 (113th), H.R. 888 (113th)

Foreign Relations FOR

Issues related to Shell India tax dispute; Issues related to security deterioration in Iraq; Issues related to Crude oil theft in Nigeria; Issues related to U.S. Arctic Policy.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Marine Mammal Commission; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to tax reform; 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 taxation of natural gas fuels; General issues related to corporate tax reform; and General education and issues related to renewable fuels.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Marine Mammal Commission; State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Maritime shipping and transport issues related to Alaska offshore energy development; and NOAA - NMFS Supplemental Draft EIS for Arctic Activities.

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Marine Mammal Commission; Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to simplifying and clarifying regulatory requirements for offshore O/G including NEPA; Issues related to Ocean Acidification; Issues related to the EPA 2013 Proposed Carbon Pollution Standards for New Power Plants, including EPA proposal to issues guidance to the states for the regulation of GHG emissions from existing and modified power plants; Issues regarding the impact of the EU's Fuel Quality Directive proposed Section 7a language on the U.S. Refining Industry;General offshore issues related to commerce such as rigs to reefs, seismic, and oceans policy.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Marine Mammal Commission; Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Issues related to TSCA Section 8(a) and 8(d) rulemakings on Hydraulic Fracturing industry; General issues related to Toxic Substances Control Act (no bill number assigned); S. 696 - Safe Chemicals Act of 2013, all provisions; S. 1009 - Chemical Safety Improvement Act, all provisions.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); White House Office; SENATE; Marine Mammal Commission; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to exploration and development of Alaska offshore oil and gas leases; Amendment on the Keystone XL Pipeline to S. 1392 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; Other issues regarding approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline; General issues related to oil and gas development on leases in the Gulf of Mexico, including regulatory and permit issues related to Gulf leases; Issues related hydraulic fracturing; Issues related to BLM regulation of natural gas production on Federal lands;Issues related to the regulation of upstream oil and natural gas facilities under the Clean Air Act; Issues related to offshore energy and safety; General Arctic regulation and standards issues; Issues related to DOI's Alaska (Arctic) Specific OCS regulations; Issues relating to regulations and the implementation of Dodd-Frank.

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Marine Mammal Commission; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 1392 (113th)

Natural Resources NAT

Issues related to Environmental Impact Studies related to oil and gas exploration in the U.S. OCS; National Ocean Policy Final Implementation Plan; Regulatory advocacy related to decommissioning and restoration (no bill); Issues related to rig decommissioning; Issues related to Marine Sound / Marine Mammals; Issues related to offshore safety; Issues related to OCS lease terms; Issues related to OCS Access/5-year plan; General seismic, offshore access and resource potential issues.

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Marine Mammal Commission; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 2054 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax by insurance companies through reinsurance with non-taxed affiliates.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Marine Mammal Commission

Bills named: H.R. 2054 (113th)

Science/Technology SCI

Issues related to seismic activities and potential impacts on marine mammals; and Issues related to activities and interest in marine science (not specific to a permit or regulation).

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Marine Mammal Commission; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R. 1468 - SECURE IT, all provisions; H.R. - 2952 CIRDA Act of 2013, all provisions; and S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013, all provisions.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Marine Mammal Commission; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to U.S.-EU Trade Agreement; Issues related to Fuel Quality Directive; and Issues related to the export of natural gas and crude oil.

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Marine Mammal Commission; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2013 appropriations for the Dept of the Interior.

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Marine Mammal Commission; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Issues related to air permitting for offshore oil and gas activities; Cooling Water Intake Structure Rule (Clean Water Act 316b); Alaska OCS Air Authorization transfer from EPA to DOI.

Contacted: Marine Mammal Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Issues related to citing and permitting of LNG fueling infrastructure; Issues related to the Renewable Fuels Standard (no bill number assigned); 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; 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 Fuels Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; S. 1195 - Renewable Fuels Standard Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 1482 - Renewable Fuel Standards Amends Act, all provisions; Issues related to the EPA approval of E15 fuel; Issues related to sulfur content in Fuels and Tier 3 Rule; S. 251 / H.R. 550 - Phantom Fuel Reform Act, all provisions.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Marine Mammal Commission; Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); White House Office; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

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