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TRI-STATE GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION ASSOCIATION, INC. <br />HEADQUARTERS: P.O. BOX 33695 DENVER, COLORADO 80233-0695 303-452-6111 <br />April 11, 2017 <br />Mr. Zach Trujillo <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 />Application for Permit Renewal 7 (RN -07) <br />Dear Mr. Trujillo: <br />RECEIVED <br />APR 14 2017 <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining & Safety <br />Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Inc. (Tri-State), is the parent <br />company to Axial Basin Coal Company, which is the general partner to Colowyo Coal Company <br />L.P. (Colowyo). Therefore, Tri-State on behalf of Colowyo is submitting three (3) copies of <br />application materials to renew the existing permit to conduct mining in Colorado for Permit No. <br />C-1981-019. <br />Per Rule 2.08.5(2)(b)(i) the name, address of the permittee, and permit number is <br />included on the enclosed Application Form Renewal of Valid, Existing Permit to Conduct <br />Mining in Colorado. An attachment to the application form has been included to define for the <br />Division the location within the application of narratives specific to the rules and associated <br />maps. Further, a change of index sheet has also been enclosed which denotes changes in the <br />permit application, and eases incorporation of the renewal materials into the permit document. <br />In accordance with Rule 2.08.5(2)(b)(ii) a copy of the newspaper notice to be placed in <br />the Craig Daily Press and Rio Blanco Herald Times is provided for your review. Proof of <br />publication of the advertisement shall be filed with the Division at the appropriate time during <br />the renewal process. <br />Pursuant to Rule 2.08.5(2)(b)(iii) a copy of evidence that a liability insurance policy or <br />adequate self-insurance is required to be submitted with a permit renewal application. Exhibit 3 <br />in the permit application package contains Colowyo's certificate of liability insurance. The <br />certificate was updated under minor revision 159, which was approved on August 19, 2016. As <br />shown in Exhibit 3 the certificate is valid through August 1, 2017, thus a certificate of liability <br />insurance is has not been submitted with this permit renewal application. <br />Finally, a spreadsheet has been included under this cover which provides backfill and <br />grading volumes to support the individual reclamation blocks presented on Map 35A. This <br />information is being provided to support the Division in recalculating the reclamation cost <br />estimate for this permit renewal. However, this information is not intended to become a <br />permanent part of the permit application package. <br />AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY /AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER CRAIG STATION ESCALANTE STATION NUCLA STATION <br />P.O. BOX 1307 P.O. BOX 577 P.O. Box 698 <br />A Touchstone Energy' Cooperative CRAIG, CO 81626-1307 PREWfTT, NM 87045 NULLA, CO 81424-0698 <br />970-824-4411 505-972-5200 970-864-7316 <br />