To allow the Secretary of the Interior to authorize geological and geophysical surveys for offshore oil and gas exploration.

H.R. 1512: Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nations (CLEAN) Future Act; all provisions of the bill. H.R. 1992: Storing CO2 and Lowering Emissions (SCALE) Act; all provisions of the bill. H.R. 2467: PFAS Action Act of 2021; all provisions of the bill. H.R. 4153: Clean Energy Future Through Innovation Act of 2021; all provisions of the bill. H.R. 9004: To allow the Secretary of the Interior to authorize geological and geophysical surveys for offshore oil and gas exploration.; provisions related to energy S. 645: Methane Emissions Reduction Act of 2021; all provisions of the bill. S. 799: Storing CO2 And Lowering Emissions (SCALE) Act; all provisions of the bill. P.L. 117-169: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R. 5376); provisions related to environment. General Discussions Related to ENV (no specific Bill #): Bureau of Land Management Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resources Conservation Council on Environmental Qualitys Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration Guidance Carbon Price 50 CFR 424.02 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Rescinding the Rule on Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) - Ozone Rulemaking Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review Department of the Interior (DOI) Permitting Endangered Species Act Energy Transitions and Technology Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Implementing Regulations Revisions Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Fenceline Monitoring Program Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Social Cost of Carbon Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Social Cost of non-CO2 GHG Emissions Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Preliminary Regulatory Determination for eight Contaminants on the Fourth Contaminant Candidate List - Preliminary Determinations to Regulate Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid in Drinking Water and to Not Regulate Six Contaminants (i.e., 1,1-Dichloroethane, Acetochlor, Methyl Bromide (bromomethane), Metolachlor, Nitrobenzene, and RDX). Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 OCS General Permit GMG290000 (General Permit) Methane Orphaned Well Issues Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Emissions Issues Gulf of Mexico Carbon Capture and Storage Issues Onshore Carbon Capture and Storage Issues Paris Agreement National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico Gulf of Mexico Seismic Permitting Issues

Client expense: $1,430,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE

50 CFR Part 217 RIN 0648-BB38--Taking and Importing Marine Mammals: Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico--Streamlining and improvement of Incidental Take Regulations to facilitate oil and gas operations HR 9004--To allow the Secretary of the Interior to authorize geological and geophysical surveys for offshore oil and gas exploration--Streamlining and improvement of Incidental Take Regulations to facilitate oil and gas operations

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE

H.R. 1512: Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nations (CLEAN) Future Act; all provisions of the bill. H.R. 1992: Storing CO2 and Lowering Emissions (SCALE) Act; all provisions of the bill. H.R. 2467: PFAS Action Act of 2021; all provisions of the bill. H.R. 4153: Clean Energy Future Through Innovation Act of 2021; all provisions of the bill. H.R. 9004: To allow the Secretary of the Interior to authorize geological and geophysical surveys for offshore oil and gas exploration.; provisions related to energy S. 645: Methane Emissions Reduction Act of 2021; all provisions of the bill. S. 799: Storing CO2 And Lowering Emissions (SCALE) Act; all provisions of the bill. General Discussions Related to ENV (no specific Bill #): Council on Environmental Qualitys Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration Guidance Carbon Price 50 CFR 424.02 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Rescinding the Rule on Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) - Ozone Rulemaking Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review Department of the Interior (DOI) Permitting Endangered Species Act Energy Transitions and Technology Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Implementing Regulations Revisions Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Fenceline Monitoring Program Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Social Cost of Carbon Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Social Cost of non-CO2 GHG Emissions Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s Preliminary Regulatory Determination for eight Contaminants on the Fourth Contaminant Candidate List - Preliminary Determinations to Regulate Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid in Drinking Water and to Not Regulate Six Contaminants (i.e., 1,1-Dichloroethane, Acetochlor, Methyl Bromide (bromomethane), Metolachlor, Nitrobenzene, and RDX). Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 OCS General Permit GMG290000 (General Permit) Orphaned Well Issues Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Emissions Issues Gulf of Mexico Carbon Capture and Storage Issues Onshore Carbon Capture and Storage Issues National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico Gulf of Mexico Seismic Permitting Issues

Client expense: $1,450,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE