From: "SIO, Scheduling" <scheduling_sio@ios.doi.gov> To: "Melbye, Linnea" <LMelbye@nma.org> Cc: "Scheduling@ios.doi.gov" <Scheduling@ios.doi.gov>, "Phelleps, Moya" <MPhelleps@nma.org>
Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] National Mining Association Invitation Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 19:27:12 +0000
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Dear Linnea, Thank you for the invitation to Secretary Bernhardt. Can I please trouble you for a little more information by filling out the attached form we ask of everyone? As soon as we received the completed form we can begin the scheduling process. Thank you for your time and help!
U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Scheduling and Advance Immediate Office of the Secretary Office: 202-208-7551
On Fri, Jan 24, 2020 at 1:48 PM Melbye, Linnea <LMelbye@nma.org> wrote: To Whom It May Concern:
On behalf of the National Mining Association, we would like to invite Secretary Bernhardt to speak at our Spring Board Meeting. Please see the attached invitation.
Feel free to contact our President & CEO Rich Nolan (rnolan@nma.org) or myself if you have any questions.
Thank you, Linnea
Linnea Melbye Government Affairs Specialist National Mining Association 101 Constitution Ave. NW, Suite 500 East Washington, D.C. 20001 Phone: (202) 463-2600 Direct: (202) 463-2644 lmelbye@nma.org
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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.) 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
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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?
What is the desired format of his remarks (will he be delivering the keynote, sharing the stage, participating in a panel or roundtable, etc.)?
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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.): If the Secretary is not able to attend, is a surrogate desired? If yes, anyone specific?
Any additional notes or information?
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*IMPORTANT NOTE: The purpose of these questions is to elicit information relevant to the ethics analysis and is not a
solicitation or requestfor anything of value by the Department or any of its employees.
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