New fossil collecting rules on BLM land
Sept 8, 2022 11:37:28 GMT -5
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Post by rockpickerforever on Sept 8, 2022 11:37:28 GMT -5
Good news for ROCKHOUNDS!
New fossil collecting rule may have positive implications for rock collecting on BLM lands
www.sdmg.org/peg-online/sdmg-pegmatite-2022-sept.pdf#page=16
Link is to the most recent newsletter (The Pegmatite) of the San Diego Mineral and Gem Society. Link takes you to page 16, but feel free to take a look around at some of the great info, pictures and stories while there.
Paleontological Resources Preservation
AGENCIES: Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, National Park
Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI or Department) is promulgating
this regulation under the Paleontological Resources Preservation Act. This regulation
provides for the management, preservation, and protection of paleontological resources
on lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation,
the National Park Service, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and ensures that these
federally owned resources are available for present and future generations to enjoy as part
This document is scheduled to be published in the
Federal Register on 08/02/2022 and available online at
federalregister.gov/d/2022-16405, and on govinfo.gov
of America's national heritage. The regulation addresses the management, collection, and
curation of paleontological resources from Federal lands using scientific principles and
expertise, including collection in accordance with permits; curation in an approved
repository; and maintenance of confidentiality of specific locality data. The regulation
details the processes related to the civil and criminal penalties for illegal collecting,
damaging, otherwise altering or defacing, or selling paleontological resources.
At bottom of page is a link to the 124 page PDF from the:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
36 CFR Part 2
Office of the Secretary of the Interior
43 CFR Part 49
Bureau of Land Management
43 CFR Part 8360
Fish and Wildlife Service
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-16405.pdf
New fossil collecting rule may have positive implications for rock collecting on BLM lands
www.sdmg.org/peg-online/sdmg-pegmatite-2022-sept.pdf#page=16
Link is to the most recent newsletter (The Pegmatite) of the San Diego Mineral and Gem Society. Link takes you to page 16, but feel free to take a look around at some of the great info, pictures and stories while there.
Paleontological Resources Preservation
AGENCIES: Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, National Park
Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI or Department) is promulgating
this regulation under the Paleontological Resources Preservation Act. This regulation
provides for the management, preservation, and protection of paleontological resources
on lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation,
the National Park Service, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and ensures that these
federally owned resources are available for present and future generations to enjoy as part
This document is scheduled to be published in the
Federal Register on 08/02/2022 and available online at
federalregister.gov/d/2022-16405, and on govinfo.gov
of America's national heritage. The regulation addresses the management, collection, and
curation of paleontological resources from Federal lands using scientific principles and
expertise, including collection in accordance with permits; curation in an approved
repository; and maintenance of confidentiality of specific locality data. The regulation
details the processes related to the civil and criminal penalties for illegal collecting,
damaging, otherwise altering or defacing, or selling paleontological resources.
At bottom of page is a link to the 124 page PDF from the:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
36 CFR Part 2
Office of the Secretary of the Interior
43 CFR Part 49
Bureau of Land Management
43 CFR Part 8360
Fish and Wildlife Service
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-16405.pdf