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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 /> January 30,2020 <br /> Mrs.Janet Binns <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: New Horizon Mine <br /> Permit No.C-1981-008 <br /> Permanent Structure—Meeting Building <br /> Dear Mr.Binns, <br /> Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Inc.("Tri-State'l, is the parent company to <br /> Elk Ridge Mining and Reclamation.LLC(ERMR)that owns and operates New Horizon Mine. The New <br /> Horizon Mine operates under the Division of Reclamation,Mining and Safety(DRMS)Permit No. C- <br /> 1981-008. <br /> Rule 4.30.1(1) of the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal <br /> Mining require that any persons who cease surface and underground mining activities permanently shall <br /> close or backfill or otherwise permanently retain all affected areas. As the surface landowner for the <br /> meeting building listed in Table 2.05.3(3)-4, Tri-State on behalf of ERMR is requesting to retain the <br /> meeting building as a permanent structure.Post mining it will be returned to a residence as it was prior to <br /> mining occurring. <br /> I,Barry Ingold,as representative of Tri-State and the surface landowner ERMR,hereby request <br /> that the meeting building be retained as a permanent structure,and ERMR be released from the <br /> reclamation liability as required under Rule 3.02(4). This structure is an integral part of Tri-State's <br /> properties and will be extremely beneficial to be retained permanently as a residence. <br /> If you have any further questions or concerns please feel free to call me at(303)254-3313. I <br /> appreciate your attention to this matter. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Barry W.Ingold <br /> Senior Vice President,Generation <br /> AN EQUAL 0PPORTUNrTYIAFRPMAT1VE ACYV?4 EMPLOYER CRAIG STATION ESCALANrE STATION NUCLA STATION <br /> P10.W11 <br /> . R 07 PAbox. x sn RO Box M <br /> A Touchstone Energy Cooper9tive kit a IG,co s+ec+367 P�Ewrrr,KM mu Nucu,m In424-ow <br /> 970_02t4Ht 5094762271 2704N4-731d <br /> Attachment 2.05.3(3)-17 Page 6 January 2020 (MR-114) <br />