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BRRTP Final EIS/EIR Chapter 9: References BARREN RIDGE RENEWABLE TRANSMISSION PROJECT FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT/ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT CHAPTER 9: REFERENCES CHAPTER 9: REFERENCES BLM (U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management). 1999. California Desert Conservation Area Plan. [online] http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/ca/pdf/cdd/cdcaplan.Par.15259.File.dat/CA _Desert_.pdf BLM (U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management). 2005. California Desert District. Final Environmental Impact Report and Statement for the West Mojave Plan. [online] http://www.blm.gov/ca/pdfs/cdd_pdfs/wemo_pdfs/plan/wemo/Vol-1- Chapter1_Bookmarks.pdf BLM (U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management). 2006. West Mojave Plan Amendment to the California Desert Conservation Area Record of Decision. 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