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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.0pt">The US Forest Service has published their final rules on Paleontological Resources Preservation on Federal lands that they manage.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.0pt"> <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.federalregister.gov_articles_2015_04_17_2015-2D08483_paleontological-2Dresources-2Dpreservation&d=AwMFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=P3eccMpE-4SdJwd5EkR66giH9uxQUsu2cJSUqSxvCxQ&s=i7_T94MCWbA-tz-3fcLZuRK-iytSWzei5g8VM6Ord3s&e=">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Reed Beaman, Program Director<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Division of Biological Infrastructure<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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