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To: leila_getto@ios.doi.gov[leila_getto@ios.doi.gov] Cc: scheduling@ios.doi.gov[scheduling@ios.doi.gov] From: Scott.Mason@hklaw.com Sent: 2018-06-28T15:56:41-04:00 Importance: High Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] Hopi meeting request Received: 2018-06-28T15:56:52-04:00 HOPI DoI Meeting Proposal Information Form July 2018.docx Of course! Please see attached. Thank you. Scott Mason | Holland & Knight Sr Policy Advisor Holland & Knight LLP 800 17th Street N.W., Suite 1100 | Washington, DC 20006 Phone 202.469.5330 | Fax 202.955.5564 Cell 704.297.5144 scott.mason@hklaw.com | www.hklaw.com From: Getto, Leila [mailto:leila_getto@ios.doi.gov] Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2018 3:35 PM To: Mason, Scott D (WAS - X75330) <Scott.Mason@hklaw.com> Cc: Scheduling SIO <scheduling@ios.doi.gov> Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Hopi meeting request Hi Scott! Thank you for your email. Can I trouble you to fill out the attached meeting request form we ask of everyone? Thank you! Leila Leila Getto U.S. Department of the Interior Immediate Office of the Secretary Deputy Director, Scheduling and Advance Direct: 202-208-5359 Main: 202-208-7551 Cell: 202-706-9435 Email: 'eila getto@ios.doi.gov On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 3:19 PM, Caroline Boulton <caroline boulton@ios.doi.gov> wrote: Hi Scott, Thanks for reaching out; I have cc'ed our scheduling office on this email. They'll be in touch regarding a potential meeting in July. Best, Caroline On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 3:03 PM <Scott.Mason@hklaw.com> wrote: Caroline Looking into July, the AZ Hopi Indians, including the Chief and several Council members, are looking to visit DC to see Sec. Zinke regarding the Navajo Generating Station issue. As you know, several hundred Hopi jobs hang in the balance between the plant and nearby Kayente mine, and the government has a Trust Responsibility to the Hopi and Navajo should the plant close. Their dates are flexible at this time. Can you please give me a couple windows of time (days etc.) so that they may make plans to come and meet? Thanks, Scott Scott Mason | Holland & Knight Sr Policy Advisor Holland & Knight LLP 800 17th Street N.W., Suite 1100 | Washington, DC 20006 Phone 202.469.5330 | Fax 202.955.5564 Cell 704.297.5144 scott.mason@hklaw.com | www.hklaw.com NOTE: This e-mail is from a law firm, Holland & Knight LLP ("H&K"), and is intended solely for the use of the individual(s) to whom it is addressed. If you believe you received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately, delete the e-mail from your computer and do not copy or disclose it to anyone else. If you are not an existing client of H&K, do not construe anything in this e-mail to make you a client unless it contains a specific statement to that effect and do not disclose anything to H&K in reply that you expect it to hold in confidence. If you properly received this e-mail as a client, co-counsel or retained expert of H&K, you should maintain its contents in confidence in order to preserve the attorney-client or work product privilege that may be available to protect confidentiality. Caroline Boulton Special Assistant to the Secretary Immediate Office of the Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior 202.208.5403 Meeting Information Request Form *Please complete this form and send to scheduling@ios.doi.gov To ensure that the appropriate individual within the Department of the Interior is meeting with you on a given matter and because the Office of the Secretary is committed to maintaining the highest ethical standards, we request that you answer the following questions before we can agree to schedule a meeting. Requesting individual/organization (Please describe the person (name and affiliation) requesting the meeting including any background information on the organization. Describe the action you are seeking by the Secretary: Scott Mason, Holland & Knight, on behalf of Peabody Energy and the Hopi Nation. To discuss status of the Navajo Generating Station, Hopi jobs, and impact of NGS closing on Hopi Nation Further engagement on NGS committing to long term prospects for NGS and Hopi jobs Meeting date (if date is flexible please indicate the range): Please explain the time sensitivity of the request, if any, including what is driving the timing of the request, such as court-ordered or statutory deadline: Wk of July 16th or 23rd Request driven by timeline of NGS closing and commitment by Middle River Power to purchase SRP and other shares (76% of NGS), threatened by recent SRP and CAWCD decisions Meeting location (City, State): Washington, DC Expected meeting participants (name, title, and organization): Scott Mason, Holland & Knight, Ray Shepherd, Peabody, Hopi Tribal Council leadership, based on availability to travel Contact information (Name, Email, Phone): Scott Mason, scott.mason@hklaw.com, 202 469 5330 Describe the proposed meeting agenda in as much detail as possible, and the desired outcome of the Secretary's participation: To discuss the impact of NGS closing on the Hopi Nation, and the resulting Trust Responsibility payments to the tribe in wake of job losses. Desired outcome: NGS continues to operate, keeping President Donald Trump's commitment to coal, and Native Americans jobs Please supply any pertinent background information regarding the genesis of this meeting proposal: Over 200 Hopi jobs are at risk should SRP succeed in closing NGS Does the matter related to the request involve a discrete and identifiable class of persons, such as a regulation or legislation that applies to a specific industry? Does the matter related to the request involve specific parties, such as a particular litigation matter, a specific permit decision, or a contract? Does the matter related to the request involve a regulation or legislation that applies to a specific industry? Is the purpose of this meeting related to a pending or future grant request? See above A Trust Responsibility to the Native Americans does exist no With which Bureau or Agency does your agenda most align? Please list all, if more than one. Water & Science; BoR If the Secretary is unable to meet, is a surrogate desired? If yes, who specifically To: Scott.Mason@hklaw.com[Scott.Mason@hklaw.com] Cc: Scheduling SIO[scheduling@ios.doi.gov] From: Getto, Leila Sent: 2018-06-28T15:35:25-04:00 Importance: Normal Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Hopi meeting request Received: 2018-06-28T15:36:12-04:00 Meeting Proposal Information Form April 2018.docx Hi Scott! Thank you for your email. Can I trouble you to fill out the attached meeting request form we ask of everyone? Thank you! Leila Leila Getto U.S. Department of the Interior Immediate Office of the Secretary Deputy Director, Scheduling and Advance Direct: 202-208-5359 Main: 202-208-7551 Cell: 202-706-9435 Email: 'eila getto@ios.doi.gov On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 3:19 PM, Caroline Boulton <caroline boulton@ios.doi.goy> wrote: Hi Scott, Thanks for reaching out; I haye cc'ed our scheduling office on this email. They'll be in touch regarding a potential meeting in July. Best, Caroline On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 3:03 PM <Scott.Mason@hklaw.com> wrote: Caroline Looking into July, the AZ Hopi Indians, including the Chief and seyeral Council members, are looking to yisit DC to see Sec. Zinke regarding the Nayajo Generating Station issue. As you know, seyeral hundred Hopi jobs hang in the balance between the plant and nearby Kayente mine, and the goyernment has a Trust Responsibility to the Hopi and Nayajo should the plant close. Their dates are flexible at this time. Can you please giye me a couple windows of time (days etc.) so that they may make plans to come and meet? Thanks, Scott Scott Mason | Holland & Knight Sr Policy Advisor Holland & Knight LLP 800 17th Street N.W., Suite 1100 | Washington, DC 20006 Phone 202.469.5330 | Fax 202.955.5564 Cell 704.297.5144 scott.mason@hklaw.com | www.hklaw.com NOTE: This e-mail is from a law firm, Holland & Knight LLP ("H&K"), and is intended solely for the use of the individual(s) to whom it is addressed. If you believe you received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately, delete the e-mail from your computer and do not copy or disclose it to anyone else. If you are not an existing client of H&K, do not construe anything in this e-mail to make you a client unless it contains a specific statement to that effect and do not disclose anything to H&K in reply that you expect it to hold in confidence. If you properly received this e-mail as a client, co-counsel or retained expert of H&K, you should maintain its contents in confidence in order to preserve the attorney-client or work product privilege that may be available to protect confidentiality. Caroline Boulton Special Assistant to the Secretary Immediate Office of the Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior 202.208.5403 U.S. Department of the Interior - Office of the Secretary Meeting Information Request Form *Please complete this form and send to scheduling@ios.doi.gov To ensure that the appropriate individual within the Department of the Interior is meeting with you on a given matter and because the Office of the Secretary is committed to maintaining the highest ethical standards, we request that you answer the following questions before we can agree to schedule a meeting. Requesting individual/organization (Please describe the person (name and affiliation) requesting the meeting including any background information on the organization. Describe the action you are seeking by the Secretary: Meeting date (if date is flexible please indicate the range): Please explain the time sensitivity of the request, if any, including what is driving the timing of the request, such as court-ordered or statutory deadline: Meeting location (City, State): Expected meeting participants (name, title, and organization): Contact information (Name, Email, Phone): Describe the proposed meeting agenda in as much detail as possible, and the desired outcome of the Secretary's participation: Please supply any pertinent background information regarding the genesis of this meeting proposal: Does the matter related to the request involve a discrete and identifiable class of persons, such as a regulation or legislation that applies to a specific industry? Does the matter related to the request involve specific parties, such as a particular litigation matter, a specific permit decision, or a contract? Does the matter related to the request involve a regulation or legislation that applies to a specific industry? Is the purpose of this meeting related to a pending or future grant request? With which Bureau or Agency does your agenda most align? Please list all, if more than one. If the Secretary is unable to meet, is a surrogate desired? If yes, who specifically