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STATE OF COLORADO <br /> <br /> <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br /> <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br /> <br /> <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br /> <br />Governor <br />October 7, 2013 <br /> <br />Mike King <br /> <br />Executive Director <br />Chris Gilbreath <br /> <br />Loretta E. Pineda <br />Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc <br />Director <br />P.O. Box 33695 <br />Denver, CO 80233-0695 <br /> <br />Re: New Horizon Mine (Permit No. C-1981-008), Permit Revision Application No. 8 (PR-8) <br /> Revision of prime farmland reclamation practices including topsoil redistribution and <br />revegetation plans. <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Gilbreath: <br /> <br />We have received your application to revise your permit to conduct coal mining in Colorado. Our initial <br />review indicates that all preliminary items required by the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, <br />Section 34-33-101 et seq., C.R.S., have been submitted. Thus, your revision application has been <br />considered complete for the purposes of filing as of October 4, 2013. All review and comment periods as <br />provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br /> <br />Unless notification to the contrary accompanies this letter, the proposed newspaper advertisement submitted <br />with the application has been found to be satisfactory. You should commence publication of this <br />advertisement as specified in Rule 2.07.3(2) of the Regulations. Proof of the publication of the <br />advertisement must be filed with the Division no later than four weeks after the last publication date. <br /> <br />The Division is currently reviewing your revision application to determine whether the items you have <br />submitted are adequate in terms of meeting the requirements of the Act and Regulations. Additional <br />information may be required, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 34-33-118(5) of the Act, you <br />will be notified no later than December 3, 2013, should that be the case. <br /> <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />David Berry <br />Director, Coal Regulatory Program <br /> <br /> <br />Office of Office of <br /> <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />