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COLORADO <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />A7 Mining and Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />July 20, 2016 <br />Chris Gilbreath <br />Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association <br />12050 North Pecos St. Suite 100 <br />Westminster, CO 80234 <br />Re: New Horizon Mine (Permit No. C-1981-008) <br />Technical Revision 73 (TR -73) <br />Adequacy Review <br />Dear Mr. Gilbreath: <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) received your application for TR -73 for <br />the New Horizon Mine on June 14, 2016. The application was deemed complete on June 20, 2016. The <br />Division finished its review of the TR -73 application and has the following questions and/or comments: <br />Section 2.03 Legal, Financial, Compliance & Related Information <br />1. In Section 2.03.4(7) of the current permit, the name listed for the contiguous land owner #27 is Cheryl <br />Staats (revised pages were not submitted with TR -73). On Map 2.03.4-1, #27 is listed as the Secretary <br />of HUD in Washington, DC. The Montrose County Assessor's Office lists the owner as Timothy and <br />Anna Higgs. Please clarify the owner of parcel labeled #27 on Map 2.03.4-1 and in Section 2.03.4(7). <br />2. In Section 2.03.4(7) of the current permit, the name listed for the contiguous land owner #31 is Robert <br />Quiring (revised pages were not submitted with TR -73). On Map 2.03.4-1 and the Montrose County <br />Assessor's Office lists the owner as John Russell Stroh. Please clarify the owner of parcel labeled #31 <br />on Map 2.03.4-1 and Section 2.03.4(7). <br />3. In Section 2.03.4(7) of the current permit and Montrose County Assessor's Office, the name listed for <br />the contiguous land owner #26 is George VanKirkwood 111. On Map 2.03.4-1, the owner is listed as <br />George Kirkwood. Please clarify the owner of parcel labeled #26 on Map 2.03.4-1 and Section <br />2.03.4(7). <br />4. Map 2.03.4-2 Oil, Gas and Coal Ownership and Leases Map was not updated to reflect the new permit <br />boundary. Please update this map. <br />Section 2.04 Hydrology Description <br />Maps 2.04.7-2, -3 and -4 are being requested for removal from the permit. These maps contain baseline <br />information that is not available elsewhere in the permit. The Division requests that these maps remain <br />in the permit. <br />pF COlO <br />H <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 http://mining.state.co.us I <br />John W. Hickenlooper, Governor I Mike King, Executive Director I Virginia Brannon, Director ** <br />