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To: "McDonnell["McDonnell]; Edward"[edward.mcdonnell@sol.doi.gov] Cc: Margaret Connors[margaret.connors@sol.doi.gov]; "Bernhardt["Bernhardt]; David"[^^^^^^B@ios.doi.gov] From: "Rees, Gareth" <gareth_rees@ios.doi.gov> Sent: 2018-05-16T09:14:27-04:00 Importance: Normal Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] FW: Deputy Secretary Meeting form for Gareth Received: 2018-05-16T09:14:27-04:00 Thanks Ed. I have reached out to obtain a complete list of attendees. Will forward to you as soon as I receive. Gareth On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 8:17 AM, McDonnell, Edward <edwanTjncdonnelk^^ wrote: Hi Gareth and Jean, David's recusals do not prohibit him from meeting with Abby Hopper; however, her post Government employment restrictions prohibit her from meeting with David or any employee of DOI who is not employed in one of the following named bureaus: BIA, BLM, BOR, NPS, OSMRE, USFWS, and USGS, on behalf of another. Accordingly, Abby may not meet with David. I will try to contact Abby and inform her as well. I have attached a list of SEIA's board members as currently identified on SEIA's website. Ray Long of NRG Energy is highlighted as NRG Energy is on both of David's recusal lists. While one might successfully argue that Mr. Long would be representing SEIA, rather than NRG Energy, and/or that it would be permissible for David to meet with him so long as five or more interested stakeholders are present and no party matters are discussed, I think it is best that David not meet with Mr. Long. I believe this may be consistent with David's practice in the past. (E.g., I seem to remember that he chose not to meet with a STATOIL representative even when STATOIL would have been one of a number of attendees.) To be safe, please get a list of actual attendees so that we can vet that list to determine if David's recusals would prohibit him from meeting with them. Thanks very much, Ed D0l_00011511_00013307 - Stewardship for America with Integrity and Excellence - --- Please note that a current or former employee who discloses information to an agency ethics official or a Government attorney does not personally enjoy an attorney-client privilege with respect to such communications. Additionally, reliance on the oral or written advice of an agency ethics official cannot ensure that an employee will not be prosecuted for a violation of Title 18 of the United States Code. However, good faith reliance on such advice is a factor that may be taken into account by the Department of Justice in the selection of cases for prosecution. -- Ed McDonnell Alternate Designated Agency Ethics Official/Deputy Designated Agency Ethics Official U.S. Department of the Interior Departmental Ethics Office Office of the Solicitor E-mail: edward.mcdonnell@sol.doi.gov Fax: (202) 208-551 5 (Please call or e-mail me to let me know you've sent me a fax as the fax machine is in a separate room.) Located at: Main Interior Building Room 5313 Office: (202) 208-5916 Cell: (202) 510-8427 Mailing Address: Departmental Ethics Office Office of the Solicitor Department of the Interior Mail Stop 5311 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240 E-mail the Departmental Ethics Office at DOI Ethics@sol.doi.gov or visit us online at www.doi.gov/ethics This e-mail (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this e-mail to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this e-mail or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this e mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 2:36 PM, Parrish, Jean <iean parrish@ios.doi.gov> wrote: Hello Ed and Margaret, This form was submitted previously for 5/23. Checking to see if it is approved yet. D0l_00011511_00013308 Thanks, Jean ----------Forwarded message----------From: Katie Cullen <kcullen@scnrtnrs.com> Date: Mon, May 7, 2018 at 1:54 PM Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] FW: Deputy Secretary Meeting form for Gareth To: "Parrish, Jean" <iean parrish@ios.doi.gov> Cc: "Gulac, Catherine" <catherine gulac@ios.doi.gov>. Joey Snow <isnow@scprtnrs.com> Jean, Again, thank you. Per our discussion, please see the meeting proposal form attached. Best, Katie Katie Cullen SC Partners LLC 226 7th St. NE Suite 2 Washington, DC 20002 C 202-674-6606 D 202-467-6364 O 202-467-6361 F 202-467-6362 kcullen@scprtnrs.com From: Katie Cullen Sent: Monday, May 7, 2018 1:37 PM D0l_00011511_00013309 To: Parrish, Jean <jean parrish@ios.doi.gov> Cc: Gulac, Catherine ccatherine gulac@ios.doi.gov> Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] FW: Deputy Secretary Meeting form for Gareth Thank you!! All the best, Katie Katie Cullen SC Partners 226 7th St. NE Washington, DC 20002 (O) 202-467-6361 (C) 202-674-6606 On May 7, 2018, at 12:35 PM, Parrish, Jean <iean parrish@ios.doi.gov> wrote: Katie, The best I can do is hold the time for 5/23 at 10:00am on David's calendar. I'll let you know when 1 can comfirm the meeting. Thanks, Jean On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 11:22 AM, Katie Cullen <kcullen@scprtnrs.com> wrote: Hi Jean, DOL00011511_00013310 Cathy informed me that our request on behalf of the Solar Energy Industries Association's board of directors to meet with Deputy Secretary Bernhardt on Wednesday, May 23rd is awaiting ethics office approval. I can't imagine it would have much difficulty. About how long does it usually take to receive clearance from the ethics office? The Solar Energy Industries Association is also working on several meetings on Capitol Hill for that day, so if we could schedule the meeting with Deputy Secretary Bernhardt for 10 am that would be tremendously helpful for the board members' schedule. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you have. Best, Katie Katie Cullen SC Partners LLC 226 7th St. NE Suite 2 Washington, DC 20002 C 202-674-6606 D 202-467-6364 O 202-467-6361 F 202-467-6362 kcullen@scprtnrs.com DOI_00011511_00013311 From: Katie Cullen Sent: Thursday, May 3, 2018 10:27 AM To: Gulac, Catherine ccatherine gulac@ios.doi.gov> Cc: Gareth Rees (gareth rees@ios.doi.gov) <gareth rees@ios.doi.gov>; Joey Snow <jsnow@scprtnrs.com> Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] FW: Deputy Secretary Meeting form for Gareth Thank you so much! Best, Katie Katie Cullen SC Partners 226 7th St. NE Washington, DC 20002 (0)202-467-6361 (C) 202-674-6606 On May 3, 2018, at 10:26 AM, Gulac, Catherine <catherine gulac@ios.doi.gov> wrote: Hi Katie, We haven't received approval yet for your request which was sent to the Ethics Office. We'll follow up on it and Jean Parrish (sitting in for Gareth while he's enjoying Disney World and FL for two weeks) will reach out to you. Thank you. Cathy Catherine Gulac D0l_00011511_00013312 U.S. Department of the Interior Office of the Deputy Secretary 1849 C St. NW, MS-7328 Washington, D.C. 20240 202-208-6291 Office 1202-208-1739 Direct / 202-208-1873 Fax Catherine Gulac@ios.doi.gov On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 10:16 AM, Katie Cullen <kcullen@scprtnrs.com> wrote: Hi Cathy, Please see the request for the Deputy Secretary that we sent to Gareth last week attached. I thought having the original request in hand would be helpfid for you. The solar industry is trying to schedule meetings and other events on Capitol Hill around this meeting, so it would be very helpful to know in the next couple days if the Deputy Secretary is going to be in DC on May 23rd and able to meet with the SE1A board members. If he is able to meet on the 23rd, we'd also like to get the time set as soon as possible. Thanks for your help, and please feel free to let me know if you have any questions. Best, Katie Katie Cullen SC Partners LLC DOI_00011511_00013313 226 7th St. NE Suite 2 Washington, DC 20002 C 202-674-6606 D 202-467-6364 O 202-467-6361 F 202-467-6362 kcullenfg scpi tnrs.com From: Katie Cullen Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2018 3:18 PM To: Gareth Rees (gareth rees@ios.doi.gov) <gareth rees@ios.doi.gov> Cc: Joey Snow <isnow@scprtnrs.com> Subject: Deputy Secretary Meeting form for Gareth Gareth, Please see the Deputy Secretary's form attached and let us know if you have any questions. And thanks for putting this in front of him tomorrow. Best, Katie Katie Cullen SC Partners LLC 226 7th St. NE Suite 2 Washington, DC 20002 C 202-674-6606 D 202-467-6364 D0l_00011511_00013314 O 202-467-6361 F 202-467-6362 kcullenffi scprtnrs.com Jean Parrish Administrative Officer Detailed to Deputy Secretary's Office U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street NW Room 6114 Washington, DC 20240 202-208-6291 Jean Parrish Administrative Officer Detailed to Deputy Secretary's Office U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street NW Room 6114 Washington, DC 20240 202-208-6291 Gareth C. Rees Office to the Deputy Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior DOI_00011511_00013315 Tel: 202-208-6291 Fax: 202-208-1873 Cell: 202-957-8299 D0IOOO11511_00013316