The Following Government Agencies and Organizations Were Responsible for Preparing This Report

Executive Summary

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The following government agencies and organizations were responsible for preparing this report:

FEDERAL AGENCIES

U.S. Department of Interior

Bureau of Land Management

John Kalish, Supervisor, Lands, Minerals and Recreation

STATE AGENCIES

California Public Utilities Commission

Billie Blanchard, Project Manager, Energy Division CEQA Unit

Pam Nataloni, Counsel

Nicholas Sher, Counsel

CONSULTANTS

Dudek & Associates, Inc.

John Porteous, Project Manager

Julie Vanderwier, Project Biologist

Tim Walsh, GIS

Jon Berg, Planner

Andrew Garner, Planner

Vipul Joshi, Biologist

ViewPoint West

Christine Keller, Principal

Scheureman Consulting

Paul Scheureman, Principal

Commonwealth Associates, Inc.

Conrad Olfer, Project Engineer

Cassidy Shimko Dawson

Anna C. Shimko, Counsel

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