[Federal Register: October 18, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 202)]
[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 Announcement
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) announces a meeting of the Advisory Committee to the
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument (hereinafter
referred to as ANational Monument@). The meeting will be held on
Saturday, November 23, 2002. The location for the meeting will be Palm
Desert City Hall Council Chambers, located at 73-510 Fred Waring Drive,
Palm Desert, California, 92260. The meeting will take place from 9 a.m.
until 4 p.m. There will be a half hour dedicated to public input from 1
p.m. until 1:30 p.m. A sign up sheet will be located at the meeting
room on the day of the meeting. Speakers wishing to comment publicly
should sign the public comment sign-in sheet provided at the location
of the meetings. All committee meetings are 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 working groups regarding topics on a meeting
agenda--except that the chairperson or the designated federal official
may require written comments to the Advisory Committee. The topics to
be discussed at the November 23rd, 2002 meeting include Issue
Development and Alternative Development for the Management Plan for the
National Monument. Additional information regarding the National
Monument can be found on the following Web page : http://
www.ca.blm.gov/palmsprings/. The subject matter of subsequent meetings
will focus on the development and implementation of the Santa Rosa and
San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Management Plan. This notice of
the November 23rd, 2002 meeting date adds another meeting date to the
previously noticed dates for Advisory Committee meetings. All meetings
will occur from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the same location listed above.
The complete list of upcoming meeting dates follows:
[sbull] October 5th, 2002,
[sbull] November 23rd, 2002,
[sbull] December 5th, 2002,
[sbull] February 1, 2003.
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 reasonable
accommodations should notify the contact person listed below in advance
of the meeting. Persons wishing to make statements will need to sign up
at the meeting location.
DATES: November 23rd, 2002. The meeting will take place from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. with an afternoon public comment period from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers of the Palm
Desert City Hall, 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California,
92260.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Written comments should be sent to
Miss Danella George, Santa Rosa San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
Manager, Bureau of Land Management, PO Box 581260, North Palm Springs,
CA 92258; or by fax at (760) 251-4899 or by e-mail at
dgeorge@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 8 a.m. to 4 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,
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other federal agencies, state agencies and local governments.
Dated: October 8, 2002.
Danella George,
Designated Federal Official, National Monument Manager, Bureau of Land
Management.
Laurie Rosenthal,
District Ranger, San Jacinto Ranger District, San Bernardino National
Forest, Forest Service.
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