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TRI -STATE GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION ASSOCIATION, INC. <br />HEADQUARTERS: PO. BOX 33695 DENVER, COLORADO 80233 -0695 303- 452 -6111 <br />August 1, 2014 <br />RECEIVED <br />Mr. Rob Zuber <br />Environmental Protection Specialist AUG 0 7 2014 <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources Division of Reclamation, <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Mining & Safety <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RE: Colowyo Coal Company L.P., Mine Permit C -198.1 -019, Technical Revision No. 103 <br />(TR -103), E Seam End Wall. Highwall Mining South Taylor Pit, Second Technical Adequacy <br />Response <br />Dear Mr. Zuber: <br />Tri -State Generation and Transmission Association Inc. (Tri - State), is the parent company to Axial Basin <br />Coal Company, which is the general partner to Colowyo Coal Company L.P. ( Colowyo). Therefore, Tri -State on <br />behalf of Colowyo is submitting this adequacy response for TR -103 to Permit <br />C- 1981 -019. <br />The Division requested that Tri -State provide projected affected acreage totals, and a map delineating the <br />areas where highwall mining is proposed to occur under undisturbed lands. Included under this cover is a revised <br />"Application Form for a Revision to a Coal Mining and Reclamation Permit ", which includes the affected acreage <br />proposed under TR -103. Also included is Map 19B which indicates where these areas are proposed to occur. The <br />maximum extent of these areas was determined by utilizing the abutment angle presented in Exhibit 23, Item 1. <br />Furthermore, Tri -State will submit a minor revision in the future to address other affected areas where <br />highwall mining has occurred under undisturbed lands at the Colowyo Mine. <br />Included under this cover, please find a revised application form and a change of index sheet to ease <br />incorporation in the permit document. If you should have any additional questions or concerns, please feel free to <br />contact Tony Tennyson at (970) 824 -1232. <br />Sincerely, <br />1 //r <br />Barbara A. Walz <br />Senior Vice President v <br />Policy & Compliance/ <br />Chief Compliance Officer <br />BAW:TT:pvt <br />Enclosure <br />cc: Kurtis Blunt (via email) <br />Chris Gilbreath (via email) <br />Tony Tennyson (via email) <br />4N E(WAL OPPORTUNITY %AFFIRMATIVE 4CTION E,41PL..:7YER CRAIG STATION ESCALANTE STATION NUCLA STATION <br />P.O. BOX 1307 P.O. BOX 577 P.O. BOX 698 <br />A Touch. non,, Fner _-ti' (_ ooptratlxe *k� CRAIG. CO 81626-1307 PREWITT, NM 87045 NUCLA, CO 81424.0698 <br />�� 970 -824 -4411 505- 972 -5200 970 -864 -7316 <br />