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measures could include, but are not limited to, 1) preservation in place, 2) incorporation of change in design to ensure no further disturbance of encountered resources, or 3) excavation, recovery, and curation by qualified professionals. The County Community Development Department shall be notified, and the project developer shall be responsible for retaining qualified professionals, implementing recommended mitigation measures, and documenting mitigation efforts in a written report to the Community Development Department, consistent with the requirements of the CEQA Guidelines. Significance After Miti ag tion: Less than significant c) Human Burials. No evidence of any human burials was found in the record search or field survey ofon the project site. As with archaeological resources, it is not expected that any human burials would be uncovered by construction on the project site, given past disturbance. However, it is conceivable that excavation associated with the project could uncover a previously unknown burial. CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5(e) describes the procedure to be followed when human remains are uncovered in a location outside a dedicated cemetery. Compliance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5(e), which is required in the mitigation measure below, would ensure that any human remains and associated grave goods encountered during project construction would be treated with appropriate dignity. With implementation of the mitigation measure, project impacts on human remains would be less than significant. Level of Significance: Potentially significant Mitiaation Measures: CULT -2: In accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5(e) and with California Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5, if human remains are uncovered during project construction, then all work in the vicinity of the find shall be halted, and the County Coroner shall be notified to determine if an investigation of the death is required. If it is determined that the remains are Native American in origin, then the County Coroner shall contact the Native American Heritage Commission within 24 hours. The Native American Heritage Commission shall identify the Most Likely Descendants of the deceased Native American, and the Most Likely Descendants may make recommendations on the disposition of the remains and any associated grave goods with appropriate dignity. If a Most Likely Descendant cannot be identified or fails to make a recommendation, or the landowner rejects the recommendations of the Most Likely Descendant, then the landowner shall rebury the remains and Pock Lane Public Review Draft IS/MND 3-26 May 2022