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DocuSign Envelope ID: 13DA5E66-F11 B-4152-9C49-3D2BECFF1 FD4 ID June 22, 2020 Page 2 portion of this section of Colowyo's PAP. If not,please update this text to include discussion of the raptor nesting including any associated table as necessary. Response: A golden eagle did nest directly adjacent (west side) of Moffat County Road 51 just south of the intersection of the Collom Haul Road and Moffat County Road 51. Tri-State on behalf of Colowyo obtained a Golden Eagle Nest Take Permit (Permit No. MB63059C-0)with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the nest was mitigated in March of 2018. Monitoring of the nest mitigation occurred for two nesting seasons and the nest mitigation measure utilized were successful. On December 9, 2019, the final monitoring report was provided to the USWFS and Colowyo discontinued monitoring of the mitigation measures implemented as required by Permit No. MB63059C-0. Since there is not a nest to document as it was mitigated, and all golden eagle activity has ceased, no new information is being included in the permit. 3. Please review and update Threatened and Endangered Wildlife/Plant Species sections of the Colowyo's PAP as necessary. Response: The narrative and associated tables for Threatened and Endangered Wildlife/Plant Species has been updated as requested. It should be noted that all new information pertaining to Threatened and Endangered Wildlife/Plant Species has been consolidated into Volume 1. Rule 2.05.3 — Operations Plan 4. Please update the following tables as necessary. • Table 2.03-1 Affected Areas for Mining and Reclamation Response: Table 2.03-1 has been updated as requested. • Table 2.04.10-1 Vegetation Community Distribution on Areas to be Mined Response: Table 2.04.10-1 is being removed from the permit as Rule 2.04.10 does not required a permit to document disturbance areas by vegetation type. The citation to the table is also being removed in Section 2.04.10. • Table 2.04.9-7 Topsoil Mass Balance South Taylor Mine Area o Footer also mentions Map 28B which was removed from permit. Response: This table was previously removed from the permit and consolidated with Table 2.05-1. Additionally, please see response to Table 2.05-1 below. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER A Touchstone Energy'Cooperative .