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October 30, 2010 United States of America Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office 1600 Broadway — Room 700 Denver, Colorado 80202 Re: Twentymile Coal, LLC — Foidel Creek Mine, Notification of Intent to Seek Phase 1 Bond Release Dear SAMPLE NOTIFICATION LETTER INTENT TO SEEK PHASE 1 PARTIAL BOND RELEASE Twentymile Coal, LLC (TC) is the current owner, operator, and permittee under Permit No. C -82 -056 for the Foidel Creek Mine (Mine), located approximately twenty miles southwest of Steamboat Springs, Colorado near the intersection of Routt County Roads 27 and 33. The State of Colorado, through the Colorado Department of Natural Resources (DNR), currently holds a reclamation bond as surety for final reclamation of mining and related disturbance areas associated with TC's mining and related operations. TC has filed an application with the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (CDRMS) for partial release (Phase 1 Bond Release) of reclamation liability for several areas of the mine and related facilities. These facilities and areas, which include the CYCC Office Building, Eastern Mining District (EMD) /9 -Right Ventilation Shaft Installation, 18 -Right Intake Shaft Installation, and Fish Creek Tipple Facilities and an associated soil material stockpile located near the Middle Creek (Pit 3) Shop, are no longer needed to support ongoing or future operations, and have therefore been reclaimed. As an interested or potentially affected landowner or governmental entity, you have opportunity to access the proposed partial bond release areas and /or provide comments for the CDRMS's consideration in making a determination on TC's Phase 1 Partial Bond Release request. If you have questions regarding TC's Phase 1 Partial Bond Release request, or wish to access the subject areas you may either contact TC directly, or you may contact the CDRMS. If you have concerns or objections regarding this issue, you should contact the CDRMS directly and may wish to provide written comments or objections for the CDRMS's consideration. The following are contact numbers and addresses: Twentymile Coal, LLC 29515 RCR27 Oak Creek, Colorado 80467 (970) 870-2712 Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety 1313 Sherman Street — Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 (303) 866 -3567 A public notice regarding this issue is being published in the Steamboat Pilot. Following the last date of publication, the CDRMS will schedule and conduct a liability release inspection. If you wish to file comments or objections, your written comments must be received by the CDRMS within 30 days of the last date of publication or 30 days of the date of this inspection, whichever is later, in order to be considered. Thank you for your consideration and interest. Sincerely, Jerry M. Nettleton Manager Environmental Affairs Twentymile Coal, LLC