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In his capacities as a nongame wildlife biologist and assistant area manager for the Nevada Department of Wildlife, Mr. Rawlings has also represented wildlife interests in various land use planning processes, been involved in Clean Water Act investigations, participated in the inventory, trapping, and transplanting of various species of wildlife, is familiar with refuge management, and is experienced in working with the public. Mr. Rawlings received a B.S. in wildlife management from Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, in 1978. Dana McGowan is an archeologist with extensive experience conducting cultural resource research and evaluation studies. Ms. McGowan meets the Secretary of the Interior's guidelines for professional qualifications to conduct archeological studies, and has over 8 years of experience in prehistoric and historic archeology. Her experience includes the management of complex survey and evaluation studies; supervising others engaged in technical work;and excavation and evaluation projects,including fieldwork,artifact analysis, document preparation, and coordination with the state historic preservation office and other agencies. In her previous employment with Caltrans, she was responsible for the direction of several large-scale archeological surveys in the Owens Valley and a Phase II excavation, including the direction of fieldwork, report preparation, and treatment recommendations. Earlier, Ms.McGowan worked for a large cultural research firm on two large Corps projects in northern California and a large hydroelectric project in the southern Sierra Nevada, where she gained extensive experience in oral and archival historical research and experience working with Native American groups. Ms. McGowan received both an M.A. (1990) and a B.A. (1984) in anthropology, with an emphasis in archeology, from California State University, Sacramento, California. PEAK & ASSOCIATES Ann S. Peak - Principal Investigator. The secretary-treasurer of the firm, Ms. Peak has overall charge of operations. Since founding the company in 1972, Ms. Peak has gained experience providing professional archeological services in both the public and private sectors. Her archeological experience includes most areas of California, the western Great Basin, and southeastern Oregon. She has developed particular expertise in the literature and resources of the Coast Ranges, the Sierra Nevada, and the San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys, as well as the western Great Basin. Ms. Peak has managed all types of projects related to cultural resource efforts, including field surveys,test excavations,data recovery programs,intensive archival investiga- tions, and cultural resource management studies. For example, she has served as principal investigator for three large-scale archeological data recovery projects: North Fork Stanislaus River hydroelectric development project, CA-Mer-215, and Rancho Murieta. As co- principal investigator or field director, she has guided four cultural resource surveys of significant size: the Mid-Valley Canal project, the Merced County streams project, the VI-8