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2 / Specific data concerning cultural resources are exempt t from mandatory disclosure (California Government Code 6254 . 10) , but the general results of cultural resources investigations of a given proposed project and the recommendations pertaining to management of affected cultural resources found in the proposed f project APE may be included in the project EIR or EIS document. Field data, photographs, and all other information obtained during cultural resources investigations of a given project is assigned an accession number by the California State University, Stanislaus, Institute for Archaeological Research, and is housed at California State University, Stanislaus, Department of Anthropology, Turlock, California. Copies of the cultural -- resources report are transmitted to the client and to the,-'%i,' : appropriate Information Center of the Office of Historic Preservation California Historical Resources Information System . x 4: METHODS OF INVESTIGATION Introduction Cultural resources investigations of the proposed project area were conducted because the undertaking could result in potentially irreversible impacts upon cultural resources within the project area of potential effects (APE) . The cultural resources potential of the proposed project area was ascertained by conducting three methods of investigation. `i The first method of investigation was to examine the existing literature constituting the archaeological, ethnographic and historical data bases, in order to determine whether �s archaeological sites, named or known villages of Native Americans, sacred sites, historical sites, or other potentially significant cultural phenomena are known to exist on or near the proposed project area. In order to ascertain the cultural resources potential of certain proposed project areas, it may also be necessary to consult with local representatives of Native American tribes, local or county historical societies, and others. Ranchers, landowners, tenants, field workers, and other persons, organizations, or agencies are consulted as required, on a project-by-project basis.. The second method of conducting cultural resources investigations of the proposed project was to search the records of the California Historical Resources Information System of the State Office of Historic Preservation for San Joaquin County, in which the proposed project is located, to determine whether archaeological or historical cultural resources have been