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5.8:PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES <br /> 5.8.6.4 Professional Standards <br /> The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP), an international organization of professional <br /> paleontologists,has established standard guidelines (SVP, 1991;1995; 1996) that outline <br /> acceptable professional practices in the conduct of paleontological resource assessments and <br /> surveys,monitoring and mitigation,data and fossil recovery,sampling procedures, and <br /> specimen preparation, identification,analysis,and curation. Most practicing paleontologists <br /> in the nation adhere to the SVP's guidelines, and extend those to address other types of <br /> fossils of scientific significance, such as invertebrate fossils and paleobotanical specimens. <br /> Many federal and state regulatory agencies, including the CEC,have informally adopted the <br /> SVP standard guidelines. <br /> 5.8.7 Agencies and Agency Contacts <br /> There are no agencies having blanket jurisdiction over paleontological resources. The CEC <br /> has jurisdiction over paleontological resources for this project. Title 9 of the Development <br /> Code of San Joaquin County (n.d.) places emphasis on the preservation of historic and <br /> cultural resources,including heritage resources,but does not address paleontological <br /> resources per se. <br /> The City of Lodi Community Development Department and the San Joaquin County <br /> Community Development Department were contacted regarding the existence of <br /> regulations pertaining to paleontological resources. Neither City of Lodi nor San Joaquin <br /> County have specific regulations;both follow CEQA and Federal regulations relevant to <br /> paleontological resources. <br /> In the event paleontological resources are encountered during construction activities,both <br /> the City of Lodi and San Joaquin County should be contacted. <br /> TABLE 5.8-3 <br /> Agency Contacts for Paleontological Resources <br /> Issue Agency Contact <br /> City of Lodi Paleontological City of Lodi Kari Chadwick <br /> Resources Regulations Community Development 221 West Pine Street <br /> Department P.O. Box 3006 Lodi, <br /> California 95241 <br /> (209)333-6711 <br /> San Joaquin County Paleontological San Joaquin County Jason Jones <br /> Resources Regulations Community Development 1810 E. Hazelton Ave. <br /> Department Stockton, CA 95205 <br /> (209)468-3124 Phone <br /> Paleontological Resources University of California Dr. Patricia Holroyd <br /> Documentation Museum of Paleontology Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology <br /> Berkeley, CA 1101 Valley Life Sciences Building <br /> Berkeley, CA 94720-4780 <br /> (510)642-3733 <br /> pholroyd@berkeley.edu <br /> 5.8-12 SAC/371322/082340008(LEC_5.8_PALEORES.DOC) <br />