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► disturb any human remains,including those interred outside of formal cemeteries. r State CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5 defines"substantial adverse change"as physical demolition,destruction, relocation,or alteration of the resource or its immediate surroundings. State CEQA Guidelines Section 21083.2 defines"unique archaeological resource"as an archaeological artifact, object,or site about which it can be clearly demonstrated that,without merely adding to the current body of knowledge,there is a high probability that it meets one or more of the following criteria: (1)contains information needed to answer important scientific research questions and that there is a demonstrable public interest in that information; (2)has a special and particular quality such as being the oldest of its type or the best available example of its type,and/or(3)is directly associated with a scientifically recognized important prehistoric or historic event or person. State CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5 defines"historical resource"as a resource: (1)listed in, or determined to be eligible by the State Historical Resources Commission, for listing in the CRHIt; (2) listed in a local register of historic resources or as a significant resource in a historical resource survey; and/or(3) considered to be "historically significant"by a lead agency as supported by substantial evidence in the record. CRHR criteria (also enumerated under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5)defines historic significance as a resource that: (1) is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of California's history and cultural heritage;(2)is associated with the lives of persons important in our past; (3) embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type,period,region, or method of construction,or represents the work of an important individual; and/or(4)has yielded,or may be likely to yield,information important in prehistory or history. 4.6.4 IMPACTS ANALYSIS ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY The results of this analysis are based on a combination of background research, archaeological pedestrian surveys, and a consideration of the CRHR significance criteria.All field and documentary research activities were conducted by EDAW cultural-resource specialists or in cooperation with the CCIC and NWIC. Documentary Research This cultural resources assessment included two information requests submitted to the California Historical Resources Information System(CHRIS).A record search was conducted in June 2003, and the CCIC was asked to identify previous cultural-resource studies that had been conducted in and near the project site and to provide information on known archaeological sites within and in the vicinity of the survey area. An additional record search was conducted through the NWIC for the portion of the project area situated in Alameda County. These record searches included,but were not necessarily limited to, a review of previous relevant archaeological surveys, and properties listed in the following sources: ► National Register of Historic Places listed properties(National Park Service 1996) and more recent updates, ► California Inventory of Historic Resources(State of California 1976), ► California Points of Historical Interest(State of California 1992,and updates), Survey of Surveys(historic and architectural resources)(State of California 1989), ► California Historical Landmarks(State of California 1990), Directory of Properties in the Historical Resources Inventory(State of California 2000), Gold Districts of California(Clark 1970),and California Gold Camps(Gudde 1975). College Park at Mountain House Specific Plan III Draft EIR EDAW San Joaquin County 4.6-19 Cultural Resources