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<br /> <br />March 17, 2025 <br /> <br />Ms. Hunter Ridley <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br /> <br />RE: Colowyo Coal Company L.P. <br /> Permit No. C-1981-019 <br /> Phase I Bond Release Application (SL-24) <br /> <br />Dear Ms. Ridley, <br /> <br />Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Inc. (Tri-State), is the parent company to Axial <br />Basin Coal Company, which is the general partner to Colowyo Coal Company L.P. (Colowyo). Therefore, <br />Tri-State on behalf of Colowyo is submitting this SL-24 Phase I Bond Release Application. <br /> <br />Under SL-24, Colowyo is applying for Phase I bond release on approximately 145.9 acres of <br />backfilled and regraded surface. Colowyo requests that the Division calculate the reduction in bond <br />liability for the acres applied for under this cover. The affidavit of publication demonstrating the public <br />notice was published four times in the Craig Daily press as required will be provided to the Division as <br />soon as possible when the final publication occurs. <br /> <br />If you should have any additional questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Tony Tennyson <br />at (970) 824-1232. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Chris Gilbreath <br /> Senior Manager <br /> Remediation and Reclamation <br /> <br />CG:TT <br /> <br />Enclosure <br />cc: Tony Tennyson (via email) <br /> File: Colowyo CF 24.1.1 - G471-11.3(21)c <br /> <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 5CD9FB24-428D-402C-B766-581F95956BBC