From: "Owen, James" <JOwen@eei.org> To: "Getto, Leila" <leila_getto@ios.doi.gov> Cc: "Wolff, Brian" <BWolff@eei.org>, "Shea, Quin" <QShea@eei.org>, "Igoe, Joanne" <JIgoe@eei.org>
Subject: RE: Edison Electric Institute Speaking Invitation to Secretary Zinke, Scottsdale, AZ, January 10-11
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 21:09:13 +0000 Importance: Normal Attachments: EEI_Secretary_Zinke_Invite_January_2018.doc.pdf
Greetings, Leila:
I hope this finds you well. As we discussed this past summer, we are eager to rekindle our invitation to Secretary Zinke to speak before the EEI Board of Directors, this time at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in Arizona, either on Wednesday, January 10, or the morning of Thursday, January 11.
Attached please find a formal letter to Secretary Zinke from EEI President Tom Kuhn extending the invitation, which includes the fundamental details. Please don't hesitate to contact me at any time by email or mobile phone, 202 256 8447, with any questions. Many thanks in advance,
Jim
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October 25, 2017
The Honorable Ryan Zinke, Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior 1949 C Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20460
Thomas R. Kuhn
President
Dear Mr. Secretary:
It was a pleasure to meet with you, Vincent and Jim on Monday, along with EEI Chairman Pat Vincent-Collawn, to explore a number of public policy issues important to the electric power industry and our customers. To further elaborate on our Monday discussions, the Edison Electric Institute Board of Directors and I would be delighted if you could address our upcoming winter CEO and Board conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Wednesday, January 10, or the morning of Thursday, January 11.
As you may recall, the Edison Electric Institute is the trade association for the nation's investorowned electric power companies, and our members deliver electricity to 220 million customers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Our winter CEO meeting is an ideal venue for you to interact with the top executives from energy companies in EEI's membership.
In light of your prominent role in the Trump Administration, our CEOs would be very interested to hear your views about a wide range of public policy issues involving energy, federal lands and the environment, including the paramount importance of easing barriers to the siting and permitting of critically needed energy infrastructure, such as transmission lines and natural gas pipelines. We also would appreciate your thoughts on ongoing regulatory reform efforts generally, including potential changes to species and avian regulatory frameworks in particular.
We envision remarks of approximately 25-30 minutes, followed by a brief question-and-answer period with our Board members. We can certainly be flexible in seeking to accommodate your schedule. As a planning matter, our CEO conferences are entirely closed to the news media. Our conference next January will be held at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess.
Thank you for your consideration of this request. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or need further information.
Sincerely,
Thomas R. Kuhn
202-508-5555 I tkuhnicbeei.org
701 Pennsylvania Avenue. NW Washington, DC 20004-2696 I www.eei.org
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