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DOT ETHICS VETTING QUESTIONNAIRE 1. DOT Invitee(s): Pete Meachum -- b)(6) Ryan McCormack -- b)(6) Ben Siegrist -- b)(6) Owen Morgan --1b)(6) Kyle Plotkin b)(6) Greg Cote - (b)(6) Loren Smith --I(b)(6) Jay Payne -- b)(6) Tony Frye - I b)(6) Cathy Gautreaux - b)(6) Jesse Ellison b)(6) Peter Simshauser b)(6) David Bell A b)(6) Hannah Matesic -- I b)(6) Connor Torossian -- (b)(6) 2. Name of the event: Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association AV Reception 3. Date/Location of the event: Date: May 20, 2025 Location: 421 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington DC 4. Sponsor(s) of the event: Motional, Lyft 5. Event POC: renee@theavindustry.org; mmsylvester@venable.com 6. Purpose of the event: Bring together the leading companies in the autonomous vehicle industry with key policymakers. 7. Relation of the event to current DOT programs/initiatives? No specific initiative related. 8. Is event sponsor a DOT contractor, grantee, or regulated entity? Motional and Lyft are both regulated entities by USDOT. The Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association is not. 9. Is the event sponsor or any of the attendees registered lobbyists? Yes 10. Will invitee(s) be speaking at this event? (Nature of role -- panel, keynote?) If the DOT official is serving on a panel, who else will serve on the same panel?: Invitees will not be speaking at the event. 11. Travel Required? (yes/no): no 12. Has sponsor offered (unsolicited) to pay any travel expenses? (yes/no): no 13. Approximate total number of attendees: 100 14. Identify general sources of attendees at the event: (check all that apply) Federal Executive Branch _x_ State or local Government OST-2025-1200 Page 02654 Sierra Club v. Dept. of Transp. - 3:25-cv-06221 SC_EVERSPLIT0028370 Academia Industry x Legislative Branch x_ Media/Press Other (describe) 15. Is an entity other than the sponsor designating invites or paying the cost for DOT invitee(s)? If so, whom? (If free attendance at the event has not been offered to the DOT invitee(s), please note that here). No 16. If the event is ticketed - highest ticket cost or entry fee being charged to others to attend the event: No OR If the event is not ticketed for any attendee, estimated cost per person of putting on the event: $36 17. Other gifts being offered in addition to free attendance (i.e., free parking, memento, transportation, etc.) and value/cost of any such gifts: No 18. Are spouses invited to the event? No 19. Is this a fundraising event? No OST-2025-1200 Page 02655 Sierra Club v. Dept. of Transp. - 3:25-cv-06221 SC_EVERSPLIT0028371