Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code BUD

16. Specific lobbying issues

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.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code CAW

16. Specific lobbying issues

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.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), White House Office, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code ENG

16. Specific lobbying issues

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.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Energy - Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, White House Office

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code FUE

16. Specific lobbying issues

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.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Energy - Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), White House Office, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code HOM

16. Specific lobbying issues

Efforts related to cybersecurity.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code MAR

16. Specific lobbying issues

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

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code NAT

16. Specific lobbying issues

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.

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Minerals Management Service, Air Force - Dept of, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Navy - Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

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.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code TRD

16. Specific lobbying issues

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.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Executive Office of the President (EOP), White House Office, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), U.S. Customs & Border Protection

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

22. New General description of client’s business or activities

LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

FOREIGN ENTITIES

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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization