[Nhcoll-l] DOI proposed regulation under PRPA available Wednesday, December 7

[Brown, Matthew A]

Forwarded below is a courtesy notification from the Department of Interior regarding publication of proposed regulations related to fossil resources from federal lands in the United States. SPNHC encourages its membership to read the proposed regulations and respond to the agency directly during the comment period with your support and/or concerns. All comments are read and compiled by the agency and considered prior to promulgation of the final rules, this is your opportunity to have your voice heard. 



Matthew A. Brown
Chair, SPNHC Sessional Committee on Federal Collections

Director of Museum Operations, Vertebrate Paleontology
Jackson School Museum of Earth History
Lecturer, Department of Geological Sciences
Jackson School of Geosciences
The University of Texas at Austin
R7600, Austin, TX 78758
Office:(512)232-5515
matthewbrown at utexas.edu
jsg.utexas.edu/vpl



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> The Department of the Interior proposed regulation under the Paleontological Resources Preservation Act of 2009 (PRPA) has been scheduled for publication in the Federal Register on Wednesday, December 7. The proposed regulation will be available for public inspection and comment until Monday, February 6, 2017. Starting on December 7, you may navigate your browser to www.blm.gov/paleontology for links to the proposed rule and other helpful documents, or navigate directly to the Federal Register at https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.federalregister.gov_&d=CwIGaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=INDaU0zO68-YVG_V16w3dUDhb_wYFNrVf9TDsn6A1o0&s=TWn1QNGDxBD119loau2tFX0wwWBfrqqQkqal_a2ofXw&e=  and search for Regulation Identification Number 1093-AA16.
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> Scott E. Foss
> BLM Senior Paleontologist
> 20 M St. SE, Suite 2134, Washington, DC 20003
> sfoss at blm.gov, 202-912-7253
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> V​incent Santucci
> ​NPS Senior Paleontologist & GRD Liaision
> ​1201 Eye Street, Washington, DC 20005
> vincent_santucci at nps.gov, 202-513-7186​