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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 23, 2017 <br />Mr. Zach Trujillo <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RE: Colowyo Coal Company L.P. <br />Permit No. C-1981-019 <br />Cultural Resource Discovery <br />Dear Mr. Trujillo: <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). Colowyo operates under the Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety <br />(Division) Permit No. C1981-019. <br />In accordance with Exhibit 5 Item 3 of the permit to mine, Tri-State on behalf of <br />Colowyo is providing written notification to the Division of the discovery of a cultural resource <br />artifact. As required, a Colorado permitted archaeologist has evaluated the discovery and has <br />made a recommendation to the eligibility of the site to the National Register of Historic Places <br />(NRNP). This documentation and recommendation has been included for your review. <br />The artifact is located within the disturbance boundary where the Collom Haul Road is <br />to be constructed. Per the enclosed documentation this is an isolated find and it is not <br />recommended as an eligible site for the NRNP. Finally, the artifact is located on Colowyo <br />deeded surface property and is outside of the federal mine plan area. <br />Tri-State and Colowyo are fully committed to protecting all cultural resources sites, and <br />will take the measures required to ensure the sites are mitigated or avoided. We would <br />appreciate your prompt attention to this discovery notification, and it would be appreciated if you <br />would contact Tony Tennyson at (970) 824-1232 or ttennyson(iWistategt.org at as soon as <br />possible. <br />Sincerely, <br />Daniel J. Casiraro <br />Senior Manager <br />Environmental Services <br />DJC:TT:der <br />AN EOUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMA7IVEAC770N EMPLOYER CRAIG STATION ESCALANTE STATION NULLA STATION <br />-/�1- P.O. BOX 1307 P.O. BOX 577 P.O. BOX 698 <br />A Touchstone Energy'Cooperative �n ,IK CRAIG, CO SIQ6.1307 PREWITT, NM 87045 NUQA, CO 87424-0698 <br />970-824.4411 505-876.2271 970-864-7316 <br />