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Document 73 - Attaclunent 2 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Meeting Information Request Form Thank you for your interest in meeting with U.S. Secretary of Energy. To ensure that the appropriate individual within the Department of Energy is meeting with you on a given matter and because the Office of the Secretary is committed to maintaining the highest ethical standards, we need the information requested below before we can agree to schedule a meeting'. Please respond to the questions below and send your response to the.secretary@s..hu.doe.gov. If you have any questions you may contact the Secretary's Scheduling Office at 202-586-5534. Requesting individual/organization: (Please identify the person(s) (name and affiliation) requesting the meeting, including any background information on the affiliated organization(s).) West Virginia Coal Association Chris Hamilton, CEO/President Contact information (Name, Email, Phone): Please describe the action sought from the Office of the Secretary: Chris Hamilton - (b) (6) chainilton@wvcoal.com To partner with US DOE on Coal Projects in West Virginia Meeting date (if date is flexible please indicate the range): Please explain any time sensitivity that impacts the date of the meeting, such as courtordered or statutory deadline: June 16-20 June 23-27 July 14-18 July 21-25 Proposed meeting location (City, State/Country): Washington DC Describe the proposed meeting topic/ agenda, provide available briefing materials, and identify desired outcome(s): Expected meeting participants (name, title, and organizational affiliation): Develop a working relationship between the US DOE and the National Leading underground Coal State. WVCA President Chris Hamilton WVCA Vice-President Jason Bostic Are any expected meeting participants registered lobbyists or lobbying organizations, and/or registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act? (If yes, please identify.) State Lobby Organization Are any expected meeting participants a No partisan political candidate, a representative of a political party or a registered political Sierra Club v. Dept of Energy, 4:25-cv-5027 SC_EVERSPLIT0014802 action committee (PAC)? (If yes, please identify.) Do any expected meeting participants seek or No currently have any business interests with the Department of Energy such as permits, contracts, litigation, grants, etc.? (If yes, please identify.) Will the meeting involve legislation, broad policy options, or other general matters that involve a large and diverse range of persons and interests? (If yes, please describe.) The initial meeting NO. May evolve into larger or broader meetings Will the meeting involve regulations, rules, or NO other matters that impact a specific industry, sector of the economy, or group of persons? (If yes, please describe.) If any gifts (e.g., meals or refreshments, mementos or tokens of appreciation, transportation, etc.) will be offered to the Secretary, please describe and provide their monetary value. If the Secretary is unable to meet, is a surrogate desired? If yes, who specifically? NO Senior Staff Member Any additional notes or information? NO Sierra Club v. Dept of Energy, 4:25-cv-5027 SC_EVERSPLIT0014803 Document 73 - Attachment 3 COAL WEST VIRGINIA COAL ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING THE WORL FUEL OF CHOICC WVCA is a trade association representing the interests of companies engaged in the mining of coal within the State of West Virginia. WVCA's producing membership accounts for more than 80 percent of West Virginia's underground and surface coal production of both thermal and metallurgical coal. WVCA also represents associate members that supply an array of services to the mining industry, including permitting, environmental, and engineering consulting firms; mining equipment manufacturers; coal transportation companies; coal consumers and land and mineral holding companies. WVCA's primary goal is to enhance the viability of West Virginia coal as a source of domestic energy by facilitating environmentally responsible coal mining through reasonable, equitable, and achievable state and federal policy and regulation. WEST VIRGINIA IS THE.. . Chris Hamilton WVCA President Jason Bostic WVCA Vice-President WEST VIRGINIA COAL IS SHIPPED TO 105 LOCATIONS IN 30 STATES: 46 Power Plants International Export / Transloading Docks Industrial / Chemical Facilities Countries Around the Globe 25 Steelmaking Facilities -2ND LARGEST Coal Producing State LARGEST Underground Mining State LARGEST Coal Employment State LARGEST Metallurgical Coal Producer 2ND LARGEST Thermal Coal Producer LARGEST International Coal Exporting State LARGEST Supplier of Met Coal to Domestic Steel Industry 2023 WV RETAIL ELECTRICITY PRICE COMPARISON - ALL SECTORS (c!kVVh) 16.00 14.00 12.00 10.00 8.00 6.00 -- 4.00 2.00 USA WV KY VA PA OH MD SOURCE: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COAL MINING AND COALFIRED POWER GENERATION IN WEST VIRGINIA TYPE DIRECT INDIRECT& INDUCED TOTAL OUTPUT (in Billions of Dollars) EMPLOYMENT (in Thousands of Jobs) EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION (in Billions of Dollars) STATE & LOCAL TAX REVENUE (in Millions of Dollars) NOTES: Output, Employee Compensation, and Taxes are measured n 2019 dollars. Tax impact includes severance, sales, personal income, property, and corpo ation net Income taxes. #50,000 STRONG: THE NUMBER OF WEST VIRGINIA COAL JOBS WEST VIRGINIA COAL FACTS Total Production: 84,645,038 tons Total Employment: 63,009 Coal Severance Tax Collections: $349.5 million MAP LEGEND: Mine Contractors State Power Plants Active Coal Mines 200 ASSOCIATION DRIVE, SUITE 160, CHARLESTON, WV 25311 I WVCA.COM II X Sierra Club v. Dept of Energy, 4:25-cv-5027 SC_EVERSPLIT0014804