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Colowyo Coal Company L.P. <br />TRI-STATE GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION ASSOCIATION, INC. <br />HEADQUARTERS: P.O. BOX 33695 DENVER, COLORADO 80233-0695 303-452-6111 <br />June 8, 2016 <br />Board of County Commissioners <br />Moffat County Courthouse <br />221 West Victory Way <br />Craig, CO 81625 <br />RE: Colowyo Coal Company L.P. <br />Permit No. C-1981-019 <br />Notice of Intent to Seek Phase III Bond Release <br />To Whom It May Concern, <br />Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Inc. (Tri-State), is the parent company to Axial <br />Basin Coal Company, which is the general partner to Colowyo Coal Company L.P. (Colowyo). Therefore, <br />Tri-State on behalf of Colowyo is notifying you that Colowyo is submitting an application for Phase 111 <br />performance bond release on areas reclaimed from 2000 through 2003. This application for Phase III release, <br />when submitted, will be denoted as SL -10. A Phase III bond release evaluation demonstrates achievement of <br />Phase I and Phase 11 bond release, a minimum of 5 years since the last seeding and rill and gully repair, and the <br />reclamation parcels have met the requirements of the revegetation success criteria for two years. <br />This written notice is sent to you pursuant to Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />(CDRMS) Rule 3.03.2(1). Prior to filing a request for the bond release, Colowyo must send written notices in <br />accordance Rule 3.03.2(l), of intention to seek bond release. Additionally for your convenience, enclosed <br />please find a copy of the Public Notice which will be published in the Craig Daily Press and Rio Blanco <br />Herald Times in the near future. <br />If you should have any questions regarding this notice for the Phase [I I bond release application, <br />please contact Tony Tennyson at your convenience at (970) 824-I232. <br />DJC:TT:dhr <br />Enclosure <br />cc: Chris Gilbreath (via email) <br />Dan Casiraro (via email) <br />Angela Aalbers (via email) <br />Tony Tennyson (via email) <br />Zach Trujillo, CDRMS (w/o attachments) <br />File: Colowyo CF 24.1 <br />G471 -1 1.3(21)c <br />AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY /AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER <br />A Touchstone Energy' Cooperative <br />Sincerely, <br />Daniel J. Casiraro <br />Senior Manager <br />Environmental Services <br />CRAIG STATION ESCALANTE STATION NULLA STATION <br />P.O. BOX 1307 P.O. BOX 577 P.O. BOX 698 <br />CRAIG. CO 81626-1307 PREWITT, NM 87045 NUCLA CO 81424.0698 <br />970.824-4411 505.876.2271 970-864-7316 <br />SL -10 Phase III Bond Release Application Page 11 <br />