[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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 http://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. Dated: 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