From: "Phelleps, Moya" <MPhelleps@nma.org> To: "SIO, Scheduling" <scheduling_sio@ios.doi.gov>, "Melbye, Linnea" <LMelbye@nma.org>, "leila_getto@ios.doi.gov" <leila_getto@ios.doi.gov> Cc: "Scheduling@ios.doi.gov" <Scheduling@ios.doi.gov>
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] National Mining Association Invitation Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 17:18:26 +0000
Importance: Normal Attachments: DB_Event_Information_Request_Form_2019_(Updated_8-4-19)_(1)_(003)_--
_NMA_Board_Mtg_March_2020.docx Inline-Images: image001.png; image002.png
Attached is the completed form providing additional information regarding the National Mining Association's invitation to Secretary Bernhardt to speak at the Spring Board of Directors Meeting. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me. Thank you. Moya Phelleps
Moya Phelleps Senior Vice President, Member Services National Mining Association 101 Constitution Ave. NW, Suite 500 East Washington, D.C. 20001 Phone: (202) 463-2600 Direct: (202) 463-2639 mphelleps@nma.org
From: leila_getto@ios.doi.gov <leila_getto@ios.doi.gov> On Behalf Of SIO, Scheduling Sent: Friday, January 24, 2020 2:27 PM To: Melbye, Linnea <LMelbye@nma.org> Cc: Scheduling@ios.doi.gov; Phelleps, Moya <MPhelleps@nma.org> Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] National Mining Association Invitation
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:
Sierra Club FOIA - DOIOS-2024-000670
#1363197.1
SC_EVERSPLIT0000069
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
Sierra Club FOIA - DOIOS-2024-000670
#1363197.2
SC_EVERSPLIT0000070
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.2ov. 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):
National Mining Association Spring Board of Directors Meeting (held twice a year, only DC meeting in 2020) March 25 or March 26
Event Location (venue, address, city and state): Point(s) of Contact (Name, Email, Phone):
Mandarin Oriental Hotel, 1330 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington DC 20024
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.)
This is the spring meeting of the board of directors of the NMA. At this meeting, members will be updated on policy and regulatory issues impacting the membership and discuss several operating issues. NMA's request is for the Secretary to speak at breakfast, during the general session or lunch on Wednesday, March 25. If this is not convenient then breakfast on Thursday, March 26. No
National Mining Association is the host. NMA's mission is to create and maintain a broad base of support for the mining industry and to help the Nation realize the economic and national security benefits of America's domestic mining capability. Our objective is to engage in the public policy process on the most significant and timely issues that impact our ability to locate, permit, mine, process, transport and use the nation's vast mineral and coal resources. NMA employs and retains registered lobbyists.
Is the event host a partisan political candidate, No a representative of a political party or a
Sierra Club FOIA - DOIOS-2024-000670
444 7 .51
1.1
SC_EVERSPLIT0000071
registered political action committee (PAC)? (If yes, please identify.) Is the event host a 501(c)(3) organization or a No media organization? (If yes, please identify.)
Is the event host seeking or currently have any business interests with the Department such as permits, contracts, litigation, grants, etc.? (If yes, please describe.)
Who are the sponsors of the event? Please
Currently, there are no sponsoi ,,
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.
BLM and OSMRE
Audience Approximately how many people are expected to attend the event?
Approximately 100-120 members of the National Mining Association
Please describe the target audience of the event (elected officials, local community leaders, academics, industry representatives, public sector representatives, etc.).
Attendees are representatives of member companies
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.)
Attendees are representatives of member companies that include companies actively mining or developing mines in the U.S. as well as equipment and service companies serving the U.S. mining industry.
Is the event open to the public? If not, please describe who is invited.
No, the event is not open to the public.
Who are other VIPs or speakers confirmed and in what role?
FERC Chairman Neil Chatterjee in the general session on Wednesday, March 25.
Who are other VIPs or speakers invited? Remarks
Vice President Mike Pence and CEQ Chair Mary Neumayr
Sierra Club FOIA - DOIOS-2024-000670
#1363241.2
SC_EVERSPLIT0000072
If you are requesting remarks, are there any specific issues you would like the Secretary to highlight/address in his remarks?
The Administration's plans to advance policies that address mine permit delays, regulatory burdens and encourage domestic mining.
What is the desired format of his remarks (will he be delivering the keynote, sharing the stage, participating in a panel or roundtable, etc.)?
Delivering a keynote
What is the public registration/ticket fee to attend/participate in the event?
This event is not open to the public.
Communications Is the event open or closed to press?
The event is closed to the press.
If open, are you expecting local, trade, state, or No national news coverage?
If this is an annual event, which news outlets No 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* 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.)
Yes, the invitation extends to members of the Secretary's staff who need to be present to support his remarks.
Does the invitation extend to the Secretary's No 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.)
If the Secretary speaks at lunch, the approximate cost is $83 ($61 lunch + $22 tax and service). If the Secretary speaks at breakfast, the approximate cost is $65 ($47 breakfast + $18 tax and service).
Sierra Club FOIA - DOIOS-2024-000670
#1363241.3
SC_EVERSPLIT0000073
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?
TB D
*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 FOIA - DOIOS-2024-000670
#1363241.4
SC_EVERSPLIT0000074