From: Myron Ebell <Myron.Ebell@cei.org> To: "Getto, Leila S" <leila_getto@ios.doi.gov>, "SIO, Scheduling" <scheduling_sio@ios.doi.gov> Cc: "Small, Jeffrey" <jeffrey_small@ios.doi.gov>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Speaker form attached Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 16:53:46 +0000
Attachments: DB_Event_Information_Request_Form_2019_(1)--CEI,_8_December_2020.docx
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Dear Leila, I've attached your speaker information form. I apologize for taking so long. The usual stuff got in the way, but the main delay was we couldn't come up with a snappy title. The title we've settled on isn't very good, but I guess it will have to do. If you have a better one, please send it along. Yours, Myron.
Myron Ebell Director, Center for Energy and Environment Competitive Enterprise Institute Mobile: (202) 320-6685 Stop Continental Drift!
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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):
Challenges of Reforming Federal Lands Policies and the Endangered Species Act: a Conversation with Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt. This is part of our regular series on Renewal and Resilience. 12 Noon to 1 PM EST Tuesday, 8th December 2020
Event Location (venue, address, city and state): Online Zoom event
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
Myron Ebell, Myron.Ebell@cei.org, (202) 3206685 Amanda France, Amanda.France cei.org, (813) 785-6521 An informal discussion with Secretary Bernhardt along with CEI president Kent Lassman and director of CEI's Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on what has been accomplished during the Secretary's tenure to reform federal land management and the ESA and to increase energy production in the face of significant opposition. We would also like to discuss future challenges and opportunities. Questions from the attendees will be submitted in writing and moderated by Kent Lassman. We are flexible in terms of short opening remarks by the Secretary or starting with a general question.
No.
Kent Lassman, president, Competitive Enterprise Institute. See bio at https://cei.org/experts/kent-lassman/
'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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as any other organization involved in the Event.)
Is the event host a registered lobbyist or
No
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.)
No Yes. Competitive Enterprise Institute is a 501c3.
Is the event host seeking or currently have any No business interests with the Department such as permits, contracts, litigation, grants, etc.? (If yes, please describe.)
Who are the sponsors of the event? Please
None.
identify and provide background information on
the individual and/or entity.
Are any event sponsors seeking or do they
No.
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.
BLM, FWS, OSM, BOEM, NPS, BuRec, USGS.
Audience Approximately how many people are expected to attend the event?
100 to 150.
Please describe the target audience of the event (elected officials, local community leaders, academics, industry representatives, public sector representatives, etc.).
National community and business leaders, nonprofit allies, policymakers, and friends and staff of CEI.
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.)
The attendees will have a wide range of backgrounds and interests. Most will look at the Department of the Interior's issues from a free market perspective, including free market environmentalism.
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Is the event open to the public? If not, please
Yes.
describe who is invited.
Who are other VIPs or speakers confirmed and in what role?
Kent Lassman and Myron Ebell of CEI are the only other participants.
Who are other VIPs or speakers invited?
None.
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.)?
Panel conversation with written questions from the audience moderated by the host.
What is the public registration/ticket fee to attend/participate in the event?
None.
Communications Is the event open or closed to press?
Open.
If open, are you expecting local, trade, state, or No. unlikely. national news coverage?
If this is an annual event, which news outlets NA typically cover the event?
Will you be advertising or live streaming the event on any social media outlets? (If yes, please explain.)
Advertising on Twitter and posting a recording of the event on YouTube.
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.).
None.
Does all or part of the invitation to the
Yes.
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 Yes. spouse or other guest? If yes, will others in
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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?
None
Since the shutdown in March, CEI has hosted a number of online events on Zoom with prominent policymakers and book authors. These have been increasingly well attended. Deputy Secretary Kate MacGregor
*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.
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