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Kurtis Blunt <br />Environmental Engineer <br />PH: (970) 824 -1531 <br />Fax: (970) 824 -1598 <br />January 23, 2009 <br />Mr. James R. Stark <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />"�Zr' r <br />M 1111- <br />RE: Colowyo Coal Company L.P. Permit # C -81 -019, Request for Permit Revision No <br />PR -03 (Collom Mining Area) <br />Dear Mr. Stark, <br />The attached information is submitted as a request for a Permit Revision to the Colowyo Mining <br />Permit No. C -81 -019 that was initially approved on November 4, 1982 for an initial five -year <br />permit term with the right of successive renewals for the life of the mine as defined in the plan. <br />The request provides for the expansion of the existing permit boundary by approximately 16,833 <br />acres to the West and mining of coal within the Collom Mining Area as described below: <br />Moffat County — All or portions of: <br />T3N R93W 55 -8 <br />T3N R94W 51 -3, 10 -15 <br />T4N R93W S7,16-22,28-33 <br />T4N R94W 512, 13, 24 -27, 3 4-3 6 <br />Rio Blanco County — All or portions of: <br />T3N R94W 522, 23 <br />Baseline data is presented in the document for the Collom Mining Area. <br />The attached documentation contains baseline information for the expansion of the existing <br />permit boundary to include the Collom Mining Area. Specifically the mining areas will include <br />all or portions of Federal Coal Leases C- 0123475, C- 0123476 and COC -68590 as well as State <br />Coal Lease 257 -13s. The Collom Area mine plan provides a logical approach that will maximize <br />coal recovery and minimize environmental impact. Specifically the mine plan includes <br />installation of a box -cut along the North edge of the mining areas to access the coal. The pit will <br />advance to the South with spoils placed into one temporary spoil pile. At the end of mine life, <br />spoils will be transported back to the pit for reclamation purposes. No permanent out of pit spoil <br />is anticipated through the development of the Collom Lite and Little Collom X pits. Anticipated <br />disturbance for the Collom Lite Pit will include approximately 880 acres and approximately 384 <br />acres for the Little Collom X Pit. <br />Colowyo Mine • 5731 State Highway 13 • Meeker, Colorado 81641 <br />T +1 970 824 1500 • F +1 970 824 1504 • www.rtea.com <br />