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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 />August 4, 2017 <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 />RE: New Horizon Mine <br />Permit No. C-1981-008 <br />Phase II & III Bond Release Application (SL -20) <br />Dear Mr. Bowles: <br />RECEIVED <br />pUG 0 2011 <br />piviSion 0 &e$2fety <br />MOIn9 <br />Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. (Tri-State) is the <br />parent company to Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation, LLC, New Horizon Mine. <br />Therefore, Tri-State is submitting two (2) copies of a Phase II and III Bond Release <br />Application denoted as SL -20 on behalf of the New Horizon Mine. The New Horizon <br />Mine operates under Permit No. C-1981-008. <br />The SL -20 bond release application is applying for Phase II and III release on <br />approximately 2.0 acres of reclaimed lands. The land in this bond release <br />application include a permeant road structure that was requested to remain post - <br />mine by the surface landowner. It is requested that through this application the <br />Division calculate the reduction in bond liability for the area included in this <br />application. <br />Also enclosed please find the affidavit of publication demonstrating that the <br />required public notice was published in the San Miguel Form once per week for four <br />conservative weeks. If you have any questions about the enclosed Phase II and III <br />bond release application, please contact Tony Tennyson at (970) 824-1232 or <br />ttennyson@tristategt.org. <br />DJC:TT:der <br />Enclosures <br />cc: Frank Ferris (via email) <br />Chris Gilbreath (via email) <br />Jason Storey (via email) <br />File: G475 -11.3(21)b-6 <br />AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER <br />A Touchstone EnereCooperative <br />Sincerely, <br />_�ftt' Daniel J. Casiraro <br />Senior Manager <br />Environmental Services <br />CRAIG STATION ESCALANTE STATION NUCLA STATION <br />P.O. BOX 1307 P.O. BOX 577 P.O. BOX 698 <br />CRAIG, CO 81626.1307 PREWRT, NM 87043 NUCLA, CO 81424-0698 <br />9704124-4411 303-972-5200 9704864.7316 <br />