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On December 7th, proposed Federal fossil collecting regulations can be viewed and commented on by the fossil collecting public. Please read and give your important comments about the proposed regulations to the US Government. See below for more information. Sincerely, John Scott E. Foss said: "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://www.federalregister.gov/ and search for Regulation Identification Number 1093-AA16." Scott E. Foss BLM Senior Paleontologist 20 M St. SE, Suite 2134, Washington, DC 20003 sfoss@blm.gov, 202-912-7253 Vincent Santucci NPS Senior Paleontologist & GRD Liaision 1201 Eye Street, Washington, DC 20005 vincent_santucci@nps.gov, 202-513-7186” Helpful comments from Eleanor Gardner: "I wanted to bring the following announcement from Scott Foss of the BLM and Vincent Santucci of the NPS to your attention. Proposed regulation under the fossil law known as “PRPA” will be made available for public comment from Wednesday, Dec 7 – Monday, Feb 6. This is a critical opportunity to carefully read the proposed regulation and thoughtfully make lawmakers aware of your viewpoint. Don’t miss this chance to make your voice heard. For those who attended the Dallas Mini Conference in October 2015, recall that Scott Foss kindly informed us of the following “rules” for making sure your public comments are considered by lawmakers: Provide first and last name, city, state, & country. All other fields of information are optional. Keep in mind that much of this information is publicly viewable. Comments may be typed in the box provided or they may be uploaded as attachments (Word docs or PDFs only). Comments may be brief or in-depth/well-researched. Comments with facts to support them are much more useful (e.g., examples of overlooked scenarios). Keep comments civil and straightforward. Comments using offensive terms, threats, or other inappropriate language will be disregarded. Club/Society officers, please spread the word to your membership via email blast, newsletter, social media, etc. University professors, curators, and others – please share with colleagues and students. The more people who read and consider this regulation (from a broad representation of the entire paleontological community), the better! Thank you, Eleanor" Eleanor E. Gardner, M.S. FOSSIL Project Coordinator Florida Museum of Natural History Website: www.myfossil.org/