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TRI-STATE GENERATION AND TRANSAlAIISSION ASSOCIATION, INC. <br />HEADQUARTERS: RO BOX 33695 DENVER, COLORADO 80233-0695 303-452-6111 <br />August 10, 2015 <br />Mr. Rob Zuber <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RE: Colowyo Coal Company L.P. <br />Permit No. C-1981-019 <br />Minor Revision No. 143 <br />Proposed Collom Haul Road Geotechnical Drilling Program <br />Dear Mr. Zuber: <br />RECEIVED <br />AUG' 12 2015 <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, <br />MINING AND SAFETY <br />Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. (Tri-State), is the parent company to <br />Axial Basin Coal Company, which is the general partner to Colowyo Coal Company L.P. (Colowyo). <br />Therefore, Tri-State on behalf of Colowyo is submitting three copies of this minor revision 143 (MR -143) <br />to Permit No. C-1981-019. <br />MR -143 proposes geotechnical drilling at fifteen sites along the Collom Haul Road corridor. <br />These borings are necessary to obtain data for appropriate haul road design and construction. Surface <br />disturbance associated with the drilling locations will include brushing only to facilitate site access for a <br />small track mounted rig. Colowyo will be incorporating the required information related to this drilling <br />program in Section 12 of the 2015 Annual Reclamation Report in accordance with Colowyo's permit to <br />mine commitments. <br />Colowyo anticipates a minor increase in the reclamation liability associated with this drilling <br />program. Therefore, it is requested that the Division perform the required calculation to determine the <br />increase in the reclamation liability for this submittal. <br />Also included in this revision application is a change of index sheet to ease incorporation into the <br />permit document and a revision application. If you should have any additional questions or concerns, <br />please feel free to contact Tony Tennyson at (970) 824-1232 at your convenience. <br />Sincerely, <br />DanielJ. C iraro <br />Senior Manager <br />Environmental Services <br />DJC:TT:pvt <br />Enclosure <br />CRAIG STATION ESCALANTE STATION NUCLA STATION <br />P.O. BOX 1307 P.O. BOX 577 P.O. BOX 698 <br />1. T+ ui li��nu Eairt��'L.+�+�}�cr.0 t�c• ,, CRAIG, CO 81626-1307 PREMT , NM 87045 NUCLA, CO 81424-0698 <br />,,,__ 970-824-4411 505-972-5200 970-864-7316 <br />