[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 208 (Thursday, October 28, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 58094] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-28106] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [WO-240-1050-00-24-1A] Collection, Storage, Preservation and Scientific Study of Fossils From Federal and Indian Lands
Agency
Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
Action
Notice of availability and request for comment.
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Summary
Notice is hereby given that a review period on the Draft Report of the Assessment of Fossil Management on Federal and Indian Lands is open for 30 days.
Dates
Submit comments by November 29, 1999.
Addresses
Written comments may be sent to Sara Pena, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C St., NW, LS-204, Washington, DC, 20240.
For Further Information Contact
Sara Pena, Bureau of Land Management at (202) 452-5040.
Supplementary Information
The United States Senate (Senate Report 105- 227) requested that the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with appropriate scientific, educational, and commercial entities, prepare a report assessing the need for a unified federal policy on the collection, storage, and preservation of fossils. The draft report, ``Assessment of Fossil Management on Federal and Indian Lands,'' provides some information on current federal policies on paleontology. A copy of the Draft Report is available on the Interior Department web site at www.fs.fed.us/geology or by contacting Sara Pena, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C. St., NW, LS-204, Washington, DC, 20240, telephone: (202) 452-5040.
www.fs.fed.us/geologyDated: October 22, 1999. John Douglas, Acting Group Manager, Cultural Heritage, Wilderness, Special Areas and Paleontology, Bureau of Land Management. [FR Doc. 99-28106 Filed 10-27-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-84-M