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5731 State Highway 13 • Meeker, Colorado 81641 ♦ 970- 824 -1200 <br />September 27, 2013 <br />Mr. Rob Zuber '. FItV ED <br />Environmental Protection Specialist p 2113 <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety 00 <br />Department f <br />313 Sherm an Street, Room 215 oMSION OF Rp <br />1 S <br />ON <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />MINING 94 <br />RE: Colowyo Coal Company L.P., Mine Permit C -81 -019, Minor Revision No. 126 <br />(MR -126), Cumulative Bond Schedule Withdraw Request <br />Dear Mr. Zuber, <br />Colowyo Coal Company L.P. (Colowyo) is respectfully requesting to withdraw <br />minor revision (MR) -126. Per Stipulation 14, issued under the approval of permit <br />renewal (RN) -06, Colowyo's permit was stipulated to submit a cumulative bond <br />schedule within 45 days of the approval of RN -06 to ensure adequate reclamation <br />liability for the current permit term. Colowyo complied with Stipulation 14 on <br />May 23, 2013 by submitting MR -126. <br />On July 2, 2013, Colowyo submitted technical revision (TR) -99 to revise the <br />volume of temporary out -of -pit spoil contained within the East Taylor Fill. The <br />Division approved TR -99 on September 19, 2013. Under this approval, Colowyo's <br />reclamation liability was reduced by $26,412,808.00; which effectively situates <br />Colowyo's current reclamation liability at $77,439,520.00. The Division currently <br />holds two bonds for Colowyo which total $80,517,829.00. Therefore, at this time, <br />Colowyo is adequately bonded, and MR -126 is not necessary to ensure Colowyo's <br />total reclamation liability is covered for the current permit term. <br />Also requested under this cover, Colowyo requests the Division to determine that <br />Stipulation 14 has been satisfied, and this stipulation shall be removed from <br />Colowyo's permit to mine C- 1981 -019. Finally, Colowyo requests a written <br />response confirming that MR -126 has been withdrawn, and Stipulation 14 has <br />been removed from Colowyo's permit. <br />If you should have any additional questions or concerns please feel free to <br />contact Tony Tennyson at (970) 824 -1232. <br />A mining property of Western Fuels - Colorado, A Limited Liability Company <br />