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New Horizon Mine <br />1 TRI-STATE GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION ASSOCIATION, INC. <br />HEADQUARTERS: P.O. BOX 33695 DENVER, COLORADO 80233-0695 303-452-6111 <br />January 19, 2016 <br />Wilson Family Trust <br />P.O. Box 668 <br />Nucla, Colorado 81424 <br />RE: Western Fuels -Colorado, L.L.C. <br />New Horizon Mine <br />Permit No. C-1981-008 <br />Notice of Intent to Seek Phase I Bond Release (SLr18) <br />To Whom It May Concern: <br />Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. (Tri-State), is the parent company to <br />Western Fuels -Colorado L.L.C., New Horizon Mine (New Horizon). Therefore, Tri-State on behalf of <br />the New Horizon Mine is notifying you that New Horizon is submitting an application for Phase I <br />performance bond release on areas reclaimed in 2015 and earlier. This application for Phase I bond <br />release will be denoted as SL -18. <br />This written notice is sent to you pursuant to Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and <br />Safety Rule 3.03.2(1). Prior to filing a request for the bond release, New Horizon must send written <br />notices of intention to seek bond release to adjoining property owners, surface owners, appropriate local <br />government bodies, municipalities, regional planning agencies, sewage and water treatment authorities, <br />and water conservancy and water conservation districts in the locality in which the coal mining operation <br />took place. This letter serves to comply with the required notification of New Horizon's intent to seek <br />bond release. Additionally, enclosed please find a copy of the public notice, which will be published in <br />the San Miguel Basin Forum in the near future. <br />If you should have any questions regarding this letter of notice for the Phase I Bond Release <br />Application, please contact Tony Tennyson at your convenience at (970) 824-1232. <br />Sincerely, <br />L��.-- <br />Chris S. Gilbreath <br />Manager <br />Water, Waste & Mining Compliance <br />CSG:TT:dbr <br />Enclosure <br />cc: Brock Bowles (w/o attachments) <br />Dan Casiraro (via email) <br />Frank Ferris (via email) <br />Chris Gilbreath (via email) <br />Tony Tennyson (via email) <br />File: G474-11.3 (21)b-6 <br />AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER CRAIG STATION ESCALANTE STATION NUCLA STATION <br />y P.O. BOX 1307 P.O. BOX s77 P.O. BOX 698 <br />A Touchstone EnereCooperative 1T1 OLMr. CO 81676-1387 PREWRT, NM $7043 NUCLA CO 81424-06N <br />�...__ 970428.4411 sos-977-s700 970-861-7316 <br />SL -18 Phase I Bond Release Application Page 9 <br />