Meetings: Fossils from Federal and Indian lands; collection, storage, preservation, and scientific study,

[Federal Register: May 21, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 98)]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Collection, Storage, Preservation and Scientific Study of Fossils From Federal and Indian Lands

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a public meeting regarding the collection, storage, preservation and scientific study of fossils from federal and Indian lands will be held on June 21, 1999, in Reston, Virginia at the U.S. Geological Survey auditorium. The Department of the Interior will hold a one day public

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meeting to receive input on federal paleontology policies.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, June 21, 1999, beginning at 8:30 A.M. Persons wishing to make a presentation have up to five minutes to make a statement and will be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis.

ADDRESSES: The U.S. Geological Survey is located at 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia, and parking is generally available at the USGS visitor lot. Written comments will be accepted at the meeting or may be sent to Sara Pena, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C. St., N.W., LS-204, Washington, D.C., 20240, by July 15, 1999.

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 background document, ``Collection, Storage, Preservation and Scientific Study of Fossils from Federal and Indian Lands,'' provides some information on current federal policies on paleontology. A copy of the background document is available on the Interior Department web site at http:// www.doi.gov, or by contacting Sara Pena, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C. St., N.W., LS-204, Washington, D.C., 20240, telephone: (202) 452-5040.

Dated: May 17, 1999. Marilyn W. Nickels, Group Manager, Cultural Heritage, Wilderness, Special Areas and Paleontology, Bureau of Land Management.

[FR Doc. 99-12795Filed5-20-99; 8:45 am]

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