SOS ACT Act

H.R. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act (provisions relating to the interstate natural gas pipeline infrastructure sector). H.R. 1115, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act (provisions relating to the interstate natural gas pipeline infrastructure sector). H.R. 1058, Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act (provisions relating to federal siting on liquids pipelines and the interstate natural gas pipeline infrastructure sector). H.R. 1130, Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act (provisions relating to the interstate natural gas pipeline infrastructure sector). S. 989, North American Energy Act (provisions relating to the interstates natural gas pipeline infrastructure sector). H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 (provisions relating to the interstate natural gas pipeline infrastructure sector). S. 3714, Energy Independence and Security Act of 2022 (provisions relating to the interstate natural gas pipeline infrastructure sector).

Client expense: $490,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act H.R. 209, Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023 H.R. 1068, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act H.R. 1070, To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes H.R. 1085, Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining (REFINER) Act H.R. 1115, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act H.R. 1130, Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023 H.R. 1140, To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 1160, Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act H.R. 1335, Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act H.R. 1577, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023 S. 678, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2023 Draft legislation titled Small Business Energy Loan Enhancement Act Draft legislation to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify standards for water heaters, furnaces, boilers, and kitchen cooktops, ranges, and ovens, and for other purposes Draft legislation titled Indo-Pacific Strategic Energy Initiative Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2635, Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4720/S. 2475, Energy Sector Innovation Credit Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7302, Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7688, Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7776, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 6513 (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8045, Critical Minerals Classification Improvement Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8981, Securing Americas Mineral Supply Chains Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to S. 977, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to S. 3808, Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar S. 4064, International Nuclear Energy Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar S. 4066, Fueling Our Nuclear Future Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar S. 4217, Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act (117th Congress) Potential legislation similar S. 4815, Simplify Timelines and Assure Regulatory Transparency (START) Act (117th Congress) Legislative action similar to H.J.Res. 91/S.J.Res. 55, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions (117th Congress) Legislative action similar to S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 (117th Congress) Proposed Rule, Bureau of Land Management; Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation (87 Fed. Reg. 73,588-73,620, November 30, 2022) Proposed Rule, Department of Energy; Clean Energy for New Federal Buildings and Major Renovations of Federal Buildings (87 Fed. Reg. 78,382-78,436, December 21, 2022) Proposed Rule, Department of Energy; Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers (88 Fed. Reg. 1,722-1,859, January 11, 2023) Proposed Rule, United States Environmental Protection Agency; Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR): Reconsideration of Fugitive Emissions Rule (87 Fed. Reg. 62,322-62,337, October 14, 2022) Public Comment, Environmental Protection Agency; National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for Fiscal Years 2024-2027 (88 Fed. Reg. 2,093-2,097, January 12, 2023) Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Environmental Protection Agency; Fees for the Administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (87 Fed. Reg. 68,647-68,667, November 16, 2022) Applications for Permits to Site Interstate Electric Transmission Facilities, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (88 Fed. Reg. 2,770-2,794, January 17, 2023) Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Ensuring the Continued Security of the United States Critical Electric Infrastructure (86 Fed. Reg. 21,309-21,311, April 12, 2021) Department of Interior 2021 Draft List of Critical Minerals, (86 Fed. Reg. 62,199 (Nov. 9, 2021) Development of Guidance for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Deployment, Federal Highway Administration (86 Fed. Reg. 67,782-67,785, November 29, 2021) Notice of proposed rulemaking, Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation and Generator Interconnection (87 Fed. Reg. 26,504-26,611, May 4, 2022) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Duty of Candor (87 Fed. Reg. 49,784-49,793, August 12, 2022) Guidance for Grants and Agreements, proposed rule; notification of proposed guidance (87 Fed. Reg. 8,374-8,378, February 9, 2023) Proposed Rule, Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Federal Acquisition Regulation: Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk (87 Fed. Reg. 68,312-68,334, November 14, 2022) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; social cost of carbon in cost-benefit analyses underlying federal regulations; energy security, including implications for national security and natural gas and liquified natural gas exports; offshore energy exploration; Keystone XL environmental assessment; diversifying energy sources, including issues relating to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; funding for energy efficiency programs; establishing a durable program for managing used nuclear fuel; nuclear fuel storage at Yucca Mountain; funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program; Funding for Advanced Nuclear in FY2023 Appropriations Legislation, specifically the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP) and the Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Program; Department of Interior leasing ban and royalty review; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Updated Policy Statement on Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Interim Policy Statement on the Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews; strategic petroleum reserve; State Department interim international energy engagement guidance; Electric grid reliability, resiliency, and generation adequacy; critical minerals; Office of Management and Budget guidance on the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Acts Buy America provisions; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Program; Bureau of Land Management Leasing program; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management proposed program for the 2023-2028 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program; nuclear energy, including high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) fuel supplies; electric transmission siting and permitting; limitations on exports of energy commodities; implementation of the Natural Gas Act (P.L. 75-688); development of solar energy; development of water power; potential Presidential Performance Contracting Challenge; potential appropriations supporting energy innovation; further appropriations for the Department of Energys Office of Science; continuation of the percentage depletion tax deduction; Department of the Interiors comprehensive review of the federal oil and gas program as called for in Executive Order 14008; cybersecurity regulations applicable to critical infrastructure and associated supply chains, including software bills of materials and cyber incident reporting relating to the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure (CIRCIA) Act of 2022; development of and Initial Implementation Guidance from the Office of Management and Budget on the Application of Buy America Preference in Federal Financial Assistance Programs for Infrastructure (April 18, 2022); electric vehicle charging infrastructure; implementation of hydrogen production tax credit under Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169)

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, provisions relating to natural gas infrastructure permitting and ratemaking. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, provisions relating to the new natural gas certificate and greenhouse gas policy statements (Docket No. PL 18-1 & Docket No. PL 21-3). H.R. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act (provisions relating to the interstate natural gas pipeline infrastructure sector). H.R. 1115, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act (provisions relating to the interstate natural gas pipeline infrastructure sector). H.R. 1058, Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act (provisions relating to the interstate natural gas pipeline infrastructure sector). H.R. 1130, Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act (provisions relating to the interstate natural gas pipeline infrastructure sector). S. 989, North American Energy Act (provisions relating to the interstates natural gas pipeline infrastructure sector). H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 (provisions relating to the interstate natural gas pipeline infrastructure sector). S. 3714, Energy Independence and Security Act of 2022 (provisions relating to the interstate natural gas pipeline infrastructure sector).

Client expense: $322,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Issues related to electric sector security including reliability, public/private and cross-sector partnerships, information sharing and protections, incident reporting, research and development, cyber resources, liability issues, defense critical electric infrastructure, threat environment, supply chain, and security postures. Issues related to the grid modernization. Issues related to the Power Marketing authorities and the Tennessee Valley Authority. Issues related to electric vehicles and EV infrastructure including grid infrastructure to support increased electrification Issues related to mitigation and resilience of the grid due to weather and disasters Issues related to energy efficiency standards to appliances (water heaters, heat pumps, etc.) Issues related to implementation of H.R. 1319 (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Issues related to carbon capture, utilization, and storage deployment, including demonstration projects. Draft legislation related to transmission permitting, siting and cost allocation. Issues related to Defense Production Act funding for critical electric infrastructure, including transformers Issues related to Senator Hickenlooper's BIG WIRES bill Issues related to the Southwest Power Fund Establishment Act Draft legislation known as the Building American Energy Security Act of 2022 H.R. 1160 Cyber Incident Reporting H.R. 1, The Lower Energy Costs Act. To reform the energy permitting process. H.R. 1058. Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act. This legislation would establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process to authorize the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas and the transmission of electricity. H.R. 1130. Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act This legislation would amend the NGA to repeal all restrictions on the import and export of natural gas. H.R. 1115, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act. This legislation would improve coordination among Federal and State agencies reviewing applications for the construction of interstate natural gas pipelines.