From: "SIO, Scheduling" <scheduling_sio@ios.doi.gov> To: "mphelleps@nma.org" <mphelleps@nma.org>
Subject: Fwd: [EXTERNAL] Speaking Request for Sec. Bernhardt from the Hal Quinn of the National Mining Association
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 13:16:50 +0000 Importance: Normal Attachments: Invitation_Letter_to_Secretary_Bernhardt.pdf;
DB_Event_Information_Request_Form_2019.docx
Good morning! Per our conversation, can I please trouble you to fill out the attached speaking request form we ask of everyone. Thank you for your time and help. - Leila
U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Scheduling and Advance Immediate Office of the Secretary Office: 202-208-7551
---------- Forwarded message --------From: Rees, Gareth <gareth_rees@ios.doi.gov> Date: Thu, May 30, 2019 at 3:42 PM Subject: Fwd: [EXTERNAL] Speaking Request for Sec. Bernhardt from the Hal Quinn of the National Mining Association To: Rich Nolan <rnolan@nma.org> Cc: SIO, Scheduling <scheduling_sio@ios.doi.gov>
Hi Rich,
I am copying the Secretary's scheduling office on this email who will be able to assist.
Thanks Gareth
---------- Forwarded message --------From: Nolan, Rich <RNolan@nma.org> Date: Thu, May 30, 2019 at 1:47 PM Subject: [EXTERNAL] Speaking Request for Sec. Bernhardt from the Hal Quinn of the National Mining Association To: Gareth Rees <gareth_rees@ios.doi.gov>
Hi Gareth,
I am checking in to see if you are still handling scheduling for Secretary Bernhardt. Attached is an invitation from NMA CEO Hal Quinn asking the Secretary to address Hal's last NMA board of directors meeting as he is retiring at the end of this year. The meeting is Sept. 24-25 in Washington, D.C. Please let me know what else I can do to assist. Invitation attached. Thank you in advance for your attention to this request.
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Rich Nolan Senior Vice President, Government and Political Affairs National Mining Association 101 Constitution Ave. NW, Suite 500 East Washington, D.C. 20001 Phone: (202) 463-2600 Direct: (202) 463-3241 rnolan@nma.org
-Gareth C. Rees Office to the Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior Tel: 202-208-3905 Cell: 202-227-9181
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HAL QUINN President & CEO
May 29, 2019
The Honorable David Bernhardt Secretary of the Interior U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20240
Dear Secretary Bernhardt:
The National Mining Association (NMA) cordially invites you to address the fall board of directors and annual members meeting scheduled for Sept. 24-25 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Domestic mining is a key part of a vibrant U.S. economy - providing the raw materials and reliable energy for downstream industries, creating jobs, spurring innovation and national security. Our members would be very interested to hear the administration's plans to advance policies that improves the mine permitting process, examine unwarranted regulatory burdens and remove additional obstacles to allow the domestic mining industry to perform to its full potential.
We thank you in advance for your consideration of our request and hope your schedule will permit you to give remarks on Tuesday, Sept. 24 during the morning General Session or the luncheon. If Tuesday, Sept. 24, is unavailable, an alternative would be to address the NMA directors during a breakfast Wednesday morning, Sept. 25.
Please advise if there us anything that NMA can do to assist you and your staff to make the appropriate arrangements by contacting Rich Nolan, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, at (202) 463-3241 or rnolan@nma.org.
Sincerely,
Hal Quinn
National Mining Association 101 Constitution Avenue, NW | Suite 500 East | Washington, DC 20001 | (202) 463-2600
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National Mining Association 101 Constitution Avenue, NW | Suite 500 East | Washington, DC 20001 | (202) 463-2600
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U.S. De artment of the Interior -- Office of the Secretary
Event Information Request Form
To ensure that the appropriate individual within the Department of the Interior is participating at your event 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 confirm a speaker'.
Please respond to the questions below and send your response to schedulin2a,ios.doi.Eov. If you have any questions you may contact the Scheduling Office at 202-208-7551.
Title of the Event (please note if the event is a weekly, monthly, annual, etc.):
Date of Event (please note if the date is flexible):
Event Location (venue, address, city and state):
Point(s) of Contact (Name, Email, Phone):
Briefly describe the event in detail including the purpose and desired role of the Secretary:
Please describe any specific request of the Secretary at the event (i.e. deliver keynote remarks, attend an event, meet with attendees etc.): Is the event a fundraiser? If yes, please explain who it is benefiting (i.e. specific charity, a political candidate, etc.): Event Host and Sponsor Who is the event host? (Please identify and provide background on the Event host as well as any other organization involved in the Event.)
Is the event host a registered lobbyist or lobbying organization, and/or registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act? (If yes, please identify.)
Is the event host a partisan political candidate, a representative of a political party or a registered political action committee (PAC)? (If yes, please identify.)
'Per the Administration Ethics Pledge, the Secretary agreed that he will not for a period of two years from the date of his appointment participate in any particular matter involving specific parties in which a former employer or client of his is or icinesents a party, if he served that former employer or client during the two years prior to his appointment, absent a waiver under Section 3 of Executive Order No. 13770. This includes recusal from any meeting or other communication with such a former employer or client unless (1) there are five or more different stakeholders present and (2) no particular matters involving specific parties are discussed.
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Is the event host a 501(c)(3) organization or a media organization? (If yes, please identify.)
Is the event host seeking or currently have any business interests with the Department such as permits, contracts, litigation, grants, etc.? (If yes, please describe.)
Who are the sponsors of the event? Please identify and provide background information on the individual and/or entity.
Are any event sponsors seeking or do they currently have any business interests with the Department such as permits, contracts, litigation, grants, etc.? (If yes, please describe.)
With which Bureau or Agency does your agenda most align? Please list all, if more than one.
Audience Approximately how many people are expected to attend the event?
Please describe the target audience of the event (elected officials, local community leaders, academics, industry representatives, public sector representatives, etc.).
Will the attendees at the event include persons with a diversity of views or interests, or representatives from throughout an industry or profession, or the range of persons interested in a matter? (If yes, please describe.)
Is the event open to the public? If not, please describe who is invited.
Who are other VIPs or speakers confirmed and in what role?
Who are other VIPs or speakers invited?
Remarks If you are requesting remarks, are there any specific issues you would like the Secretary to highlight/address in his remarks?
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What is the desired format of his remarks (will he be delivering the keynote, sharing the stage, participating in a panel or roundtable, etc.)?
What is the public registration/ticket fee to attend/participate in the event?
Communications Is the event open or closed to press?
If open, are you expecting local, trade, state, or national news coverage?
If this is an annual event, which news outlets typically cover the event?
Will you be advertising or live streaming the event on any social media outlets? (If yes, please explain.)
Logistics/Other* What does the invitation include: registration/conference event fee; meals or refreshments; receptions or other entertainment; informational materials; memento or token of appreciation; and/or travel (ground or air transportation, hotel, etc.).
Does all or part of the invitation to the Secretary extend to other Department staff such as security, advance, and/or those staff essential to the Secretary's participation in the event? (If yes, please identify.)
Does the invitation extend to the Secretary's spouse or other guest? If yes, will others in attendance generally be accompanied by a spouse or other guest?
What is the monetary value of the invitation to the Secretary, etc.? Please identify how the costs were determined. (Please attach separate sheet if necessary.)
Please supply any other pertinent background information for the event (history of the event, prior attendance by DOI officials, draft agendas, event website, promotional/ advertising materials, outreach plan, etc.):
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If the Secretary is not able to attend, is a surrogate desired? If yes, anyone specific?
Any additional notes or information?
*IMPORTANT NOTE: The purpose of these questions is to elicit information relevant to the ethics analysis and is not a solicitation or request for anythine of value by the Department or any of its employees.
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