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        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201110</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>1004</CODE>
            <NAME>Bureau of Land Management</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>BLM</ACRONYM>
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            <CODE>1000</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of the Interior</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DOI</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Paleontological Resource Preservation</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[The Paleontological Resources Preservation Act (PRPA) was passed as part of the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009.  The PRPA requires the Interior agencies and the Forest Service to manage and protect paleontological resources on Federal land using scientific principles and expertise.  The PRPA requires the Secretary to develop plans for the inventory, monitoring, and scientific and educational use of paleontological resources.  This includes developing regulations on the qualifications required for obtaining a permit to collect and study paleontological resources on Federal lands.  Although the PRPA generally prohibits the collecting of paleontological resources without a permit, it provides an exception for casual collecting at the agency's discretion.  The rule would also define casual collecting, provide for confidentiality of locality, and address criminal and civil penalties.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>43 CFR 8200</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>123 Stat 991</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>123 Stat 1172 to 1177</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 USC 470AAA</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>11/00/2012</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Richard</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Hanes</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Division Chief, Cultural Resources</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1093</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of the Secretary</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OS</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 912-7240</PHONE>
                <FAX>202 452-7701</FAX>
                <EMAIL>richard_hanes@blm.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Room 2134 LM, 20 M Street SE.,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20036</ZIP>
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