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Mountain Coal Company <br />May 30, 2014 <br />Mr. James R. Stark <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />Office of Mined Land Reclamation <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC <br />West Elk Mine <br />P.O. Box 591 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />Kathleen G. Welt <br />Environmental Engineer III <br />kwelt(u7archcaaLeom <br />phone; gip 929 2238 <br />Re: Mountain Coal Company, LLC, West Elk Mine; Permit No. C- 1980 -007; <br />Technical Revision No. TR -133, Revised Exhibit 82 — RPEE Designs <br />Dear Mr. Stark: <br />Mountain Coal Company, LLC (MCC) submits the attached application form, proposed <br />public notice, and revised Exhibit 82 in application of Technical Revision No. TR -133 to <br />revise the design of the Refuse Pile Expansion East (RPEE) waste rock pile. The new <br />RPEE design encompasses a smaller footprint, and also eliminates two previously approved <br />haul road segments (haul roads 3 and 4), as well as the south soil storage area, among <br />other changes. All engineering, including stability analyses, drainage designs, and T &E <br />evaluations, were updated. <br />Please contact me at (970) 929 -2238 or by e-mail should you have questions regarding <br />this submittal. <br />Sincerely, <br />Kathleen G. Welt, <br />Environmental Engineer III <br />cc: Jessica Loveland - MCC <br />Weston Norris - MCC <br />Mike Peacock - MCC <br />Neal Starkebaum - Gunnison Co. <br />