[Federal Register: January 10, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 7)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
[CA 668-02-1610-DO-083A]
Monument Advisory Committee Meeting
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior; United States Forest
Service, Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and United States Forest
Service (USFS) announce a meeting of the Advisory Committee to the
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument (hereinafter
referred to as ``National Monument''). The meeting will be held on
Monday, January 28, in the Hoover Room of the Education Center at the
Living Desert, 47900 Portola Avenue, Palm Desert, California 92260.
Meeting hours will be 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. The proposed agenda for
the meeting will include a welcome and introductions followed by (1) an
overview of the National Monument, (2) review of the National Monument
advisory committee charter, (3) discussion of the guidelines and
processes under which the advisory committee members will advise the
BLM and USFS in the management and planning of the Monument, (4)
election of committee chair and committee vice chairperson, (5)
establishment of subsequent meeting schedule, and (6) a public question
and answer period scheduled for 3 p.m.
The Monument Advisory Committee (MAC) is a committee of citizens
appointed to provide advice to the BLM and USFS with respect to
preparation and implementation of the management plan for the National
Monument as required in the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains
National Monument Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 431nt). The act authorized
establishment of the MAC with representative members from State and
local jurisdictions, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, a
natural science expert, local conservation organization, local
developer or building organization, the Winter Park Authority and a
representative from the Pinyon Community Council.
The meeting will be open to the public with attendance limited to
space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need special
assistance such as sign language interpretations or other
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reasonable accommodations should notify the contact person listed below
in advance of the meeting. Persons wishing to make statements should
register with the BLM by noon at the meeting location. Speakers should
address specific issues listed on the agenda and provide a written copy
of their statement.
DATES: January 28, 2002; 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m with public comment period
beginning at 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Hoover Room of the Education
Center at the Living Desert, 47900 Portola Avenue, Palm Desert,
California 92260.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Written comments should be sent to Mr.
James G. Kenna--Field Manager, Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office,
Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 581260, North Palm Springs, CA
92258; or by fax at (760) 251-4899 or by email at cdunning@ca.blm.gov.
Information can be found on our webpage: http://www.ca.blm.gov/
palmsprings/. Documents pertinent to this notice, including comments
with the names and addresses of respondents, will be available for
public review at the Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office located at
690 W. Garnet Avenue, North Palm Springs, California, during regular
business hours, 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains
National Monument was established by act of Congress and signed into
law on October 24, 2000. The National Monument was established in order
to preserve the nationally significant biological, cultural,
recreational, geological, educational and scientific values found in
the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains. This legislation established
the first monument to be jointly managed by the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). The Santa Rosa and
San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Act of 2000 affects only
Federal lands and Federal interests located within the established
boundaries.
The 272,000 acre Monument encompasses 86,400 acres of Bureau of
Land Management lands, 64,400 acres of Forest Service lands, 23,000
acres of Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians lands, 8,500 acres of
California Department of Parks and Recreation lands, 35,800 acres of
other State of California agencies lands, and 53,900 acres of private
land. The BLM and the Forest Service will jointly manage Federal lands
in the National Monument in coordination with the Agua Caliente Band of
Cahuilla Indians, other federal agencies, state agencies and local
governments.
All committee and subcommittee meetings, including field
examinations, will be open to the general public, including
representatives of the news media. Any organization, association, or
individual may file a statement with or appear before the committee and
its subcommittees regarding topics on a meeting agenda--except that the
chairperson or the designated federal official may require that
presentations be reduced to writing and that copies be filed with the
committee. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, meetings of
the committee may be called only by the designated federal official, or
his or her designee, after consultation with the committee chairperson.
The Designated Federal Official required by the Federal Advisory
Committee Act will be the Field Manager or District Ranger, or their
designees, who will attend all meetings of the committee and any
subcommittee thereof. Early and ongoing participation is encouraged and
will help determine the future management of Federally managed public
lands within the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National
Monument. Written comments will be accepted and considered throughout
the entire planning process.
Dated: November 14, 2001.
Danella George,
Assistant Field Manager, Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office.
Douglas Pumphery,
District Ranger, Idyllwild Ranger District.
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