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1 TRI-STATE GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION ASSOCIATION* INC. <br />HEADQUARTERS: P.O. BOX 33695 DENVER, COLORADO 80233-0695 303-452-6111 <br />July 7, 2016 <br />Mr. Brock Bowles <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RECEIVED <br />RE: New Horizon Mine <br />Permit No. C-1981-008 v U L 1 1 2 015 <br />Technical Revision No. 75 (TR -75) <br />Postmine Land Use and Interim Vegetation Monitoring DIVS110N OF RECLAMATION <br />MINING AND SAFETY <br />Dear Mr. Bowles: <br />Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. (Tri-State) is submitting the enclosed <br />"Application Form for a Revision to a Coal Mining and Reclamation Permit" for a technical revision <br />application on behalf of the Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation, LLC, New Horizon Mine. Tri-State is <br />the parent company of Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation, LLC. The New Horizon Mine operates under <br />the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DBMS) Permit No. C-1981-008. <br />Technical Revision No. 75 (TR -75) is being submitted to propose modifications to the postmine <br />land use to retain the haul road and topsoil stockpiles as permanent features in accordance with Rule <br />1.04(71). TR -75 also update Section 2.05.4(2)(e) with general formatting of the section, revises the <br />interim vegetation monitoring program, and removes the variations of the approved seed mixtures. <br />Also enclosed please find a revision application and a change of index sheet to ease incorporation <br />of these materials in to the permit. If you have any questions about the enclosed technical revision, please <br />contact Tony Tennyson at (970) 824-1232 or ttenn sson@tristateg". <br />DJC:TT:dbr <br />Enclosures <br />cc: Frank Ferris (via email) <br />Chris Gilbreath (via email) <br />Jason Storey (via email) <br />Tony Tennyson (via email) <br />File: G475 -11.3(21)b-4 <br />AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER <br />A Touchstone Energy'Cooperative ?(1R'S1 <br />Sincerely, <br />� j_/1 <br />Daniel J. Casiraro <br />Senior Manager <br />Environmental Services <br />CRAIG STATION ESCALANTE STATION NUCLA STATION <br />P.O. BOX 1307 W. BOX 577 P.O. BOX 696 <br />CRAIG. CO 81626-1307 PREWRT. NM 87045 NUCLA, CO 81424.0698 <br />970-824-4411 505-972-5200 970-864-7316 <br />