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U.S. Department 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 or as an attendee at an external event. Please respond to the questions below and send your response to scheduling_interior@ios.doi.gov. Providing detailed responses and including all requested attachments in one single submission will assist with a timely turnaround. If you have any questions you may contact Lucy Herrington at (202) 431-0623 Event Date: Please note if the date is flexible Event Title: Please note if the event is weekly, monthly, annual, etc. March 6, 2025 EEI Spring Board of Directors and Chief Executives Meeting EEI's Board meets quarterly; the March meeting is always in Washington. The Board will meet on the mornings of March 5-6. March 6 is the desired date for Secretary Burgum to address the Board. Event Time: Event Total Time: Exact Speaking Time: --11:25 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Speech/Remarks Length: We would format this as a fireside chat with a member company CEO. The questions would be provided in advance. Event Location: Virtual Platform: Link: OR Venue: The Waldorf Astoria Address: 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW City & State: Washington, DC Contact information: Identify if organizing and day of contact(s) is the same or different Brief event description and purpose: Organizing Contact(s): Day of Contact(s): Name: Eric Grey Email: egrey@eei.org Phone: b 6 Name: Stephanie Voyda Email: svoyda@eei.org Phone: b 6 Description (please identify whether the event is a fundraising event): Purpose: This is not a fundraising event. This is a meeting of EEI's Board of Directors. Sierra Club v. Dept of Interior - 3:25-cv-05375-PHK 0000796 SC_EVERSPLIT0013643 Identify the desired role of the Secretary. Roles (select one): Keynote Panelist Brief Remarks (opening/closing) Attendee Only Other: We are inviting the Secretary to be in conversation with a CEO member of EEI's Board of Directors. If you are requesting remarks, are there any specific issues you would like the Secretary to highlight/address in his remarks? If the Secretary is not able to attend, is a surrogate desired? We would like the Secretary to address a range of energy-related issues within DOI's purview and will provide draft questions in advance for review and input. If yes, anyone specific? HOST AND SPONSOR Who are the event host(s)? Host(s): The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) Please identify and provide background on the event host(s) as well as any other organization involved in the Event. Background: EEI is the association of U.S. investor- owned electric companies. Is the event host a registered lobbyist or lobbying organization, registered under the No Foreign Agents Registration Act, partisan political candidates; and/or a representative of a partisan political party or group? If yes, please identify. Is the event host seeking or does it currently have any business interests with the No Department such as permits, contracts, litigation, grants, etc.? If yes, please describe. Who are the s I onsors of the event? Please identify and provide background information on the individual and/or entity. Sponsors(s): No sponsors; EEI is the host Background: Approximately how many people are expected to attend the event? AUDIENCE We are expecting about 50 members of our Board of Directors (CEOs of investor-owned electric Sierra Club v. Dept of Interior - 3:25-cv-05375-PHK 0000797 SC_EVERSPLIT0013644 Please describe the target audience of the event: elected officials, local community leaders, academics, industry representatives, public sector representatives, etc. companies) and about 200 other senior electric company executives. The audience includes senior leaders from the electric power industry. 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? We will have electric company executives with different areas of expertise/responsibilities. If yes, please describe. Other Invited/Confirmed Participants: 1. Please list and identify other VIPs or speakers confirmed/invited and in what role. *If Applicable: please list and identify other Department personnel that have been invited/confirmed and in what role. sc Confirmed: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Mike Lee House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Chairman Andrew Garbarino Brendan Bechtel, CEO, Bechtel Daniel Yergin, Vice Chairman of S&P Global House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith FERC Chairman Mark Christie \ Is the event open to the public? Invited: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries The event is invitation only If not, please describe who is invited. REMARKS What is the set-up for the remarks and/or Moderated fireside chat discussion? Will he be sharing the stage, moderated discussion, Q&A session, etc. A draft agenda is attached. *PLEASE ATTACH the event schedule outlining any speaking order and remark timetables. A draft version works well. What is the public registration/ticket fee to $0 attend/participate in the event? COMMUNICATIONS Sierra Club v. Dept of Interior - 3:25-cv-05375-PHK 0000798 SC_EVERSPLIT0013645 Is the event open or closed to press? Closed If open, are you expecting local, trade, state, N/A or national news coverage? If this is an annual event, which news outlets N/A typically cover the event? Will you be advertising or live streaming the No event on any social media outlets? If yes, please explain. LOGISTICS/OTHER* Please supply any other pertinent A draft agenda is attached v background information for the event, including draft agendas, event website, promotional/ advertising materials, outreach plan, history of the event, prior attendance by DOI officials, etc. What does the invitation include: registration/conference event fee; meals or refreshments; receptions or other entertainment; informational materials; award; memento or token of appreciation; and/or travel (ground or air transportation, hotel, etc.). N/ `- 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? Yes, the Secretary may bring members of his staff, as needed. If yes, please identift Does the invitation include a plus one? N/A If yes, will others in attendance generally be accompanied by a spouse or other guest? What is the monetary value of the invitation $0 offered to the Secretary (and her plus one and/or essential staff as appropriate)? Please identify how the monetary value was determined, including any travel costs, registration/ticket fee to attend/participate in Sierra Club v. Dept of Interior - 3:25-cv-05375-PHK 0000799 SC_EVERSPLIT0013646 the event, entertainment, meal costs, etc. (Please attach separate sheet if necessary.) 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 anything of value by the Department or any of its employees. Sierra Club v. Dept of Interior - 3:25-cv-05375-PHK 0000800 SC_EVERSPLIT0013647