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To: Scott.Mason@hklaw.com[Scott.Mason@hklaw.com]; Shepard, Eric[eric.shepard@sol.doi.gov]; John Hay[john.hay@sol.doi.gov]; Scott Hommel[scott_hommel@ios.doi.gov] From: Cason, James Sent: 2017-11-01T20:25:20-04:00 Importance: Normal Subject: Re: Ponca Received: 2017-11-01T20:25:57-04:00 Hi Scott, I believe that the Solicitor's Office has completed their analysis of the NIGC decision on Ponca. I think the ball is back with NIGC or will be shortly. The Secretary followed up your conversation with a note to me. He is currently out of the office, so I haven't closed the loop with him yet. I hope to do so on Monday. Jim On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 1:33 PM, <Scott.Mason@hklaw.com> wrote: Jim - Just checking back on this, given that we thought we would have a decision by the end of September. I had dinner with Sec. Zinke last week and mentioned it to him, as well. The Ponca chairman is coming back to DC next week on other business and we'd love to be able to share some good news re: the DoI concurrence with him, or request another visit to come and discuss further. Thanks again for your consideration. 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 scott.mason@hklaw.com | www.hklaw.com ---- Original Message----From: Mason, Scott D (WAS - X75330) Sent: Friday, October 13, 2017 1:30 PM To: James cason@ios.doi.gov Subject: Re: Ponca Jim - just thought I'd check on this again. Much appreciated. Thanks, Scott Scott D. Mason Sr Policy Advisor Holland & Knight T) 202 469 5330 C) 704 297 5144 Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 5, 2017, at 7:33 AM, Mason, Scott D (WAS - X75330) <Scott.Mason@hklaw.com> wrote: > > Jim - thank you very much for visiting with us a few weeks ago re: the Ponca tribe's land use application and the NIGC recommendation pending before Interior. > > Following up on that, you had indicated that you expected we would have a decision re: the Department's "concurrence" of the NIGC's recommendation by the end of September. Is there any chance you could give us an update on the status of that matter? > > Thanks very much, and we really appreciate your time and consideration. > > Thanks, > Scott > > Scott D. Mason > Sr Policy Advisor > Holland & Knight > T) 202 469 5330 > C) 704 297 5144 > > Sent from my iPhone 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.