[Federal Register: December 2, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 231)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[CA 668-05-1610-PG-083A]
Monument Advisory Committee Meeting Schedule
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior;
United States Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of meetings for FY05.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and United States Forest
Service (USFS) announce the schedule of meetings for the Advisory
Committee to the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
(hereinafter referred to as National Monument). The meetings will be
held on the following dates:
Saturday, February 5, 2005.
Saturday, June 4, 2005.
Saturday, October 1, 2005.
The meetings will be held in the Palm Desert City Hall Council
Chambers, located at 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California
92260. The meetings take place from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. Meeting
agendas will be developed and available to the public prior to meeting
dates. Agendas will be located through the Bureau of Land Management,
Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office Web Page linking to the Santa
Rosa San Jacinto Mountains National Monument home page at http://www.ca.blm.gov/palmsprings/santarosa
/santa-- rosa--national--
monument.html.
The subject matter of each meeting will focus on the implementation
of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
Management Plan. There will be a half hour at each meeting dedicated to
public comment and input, beginning at 11 a.m.
Speakers wishing to comment publicly should sign-in on the sign up
sheet, which will be located at the meeting room on the day of the
meeting. Speakers making comments to the Advisory Committee are
requested to provide a written copy of their statement for the record.
The Monument Advisory Committee (MAC) is a committee of citizens
appointed to provide advice to the Secretary of the Interior and
Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to the implementation of the
National Monument Management Plan as required by the Santa Rosa and San
Jacinto Mountains National Monument Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 106-351).
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.
All of the meetings are open to the public with attendance limited
only by the 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
two (2) weeks in advance of the meeting. Persons wishing to make public
comment will need to sign up at the meeting location.
DATES: February 5, 2005; June 4, 2005; October 1, 2005. All meetings
will take place from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (noon) with a morning public
comment period beginning at 11 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meetings are 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 the
Santa Rosa San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Writer-Editor, in
care of the Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 581260, North Palm
Springs, CA 92258; by fax at (760) 251-4899; or e-mail at
ca_srsj_nm@ca.blm.gov.
Additional information may be located on the National Monument Home
Page at http://www.ca.blm.gov/palmsprings/santarosa/santa_rosa_
national-- monument.html.
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 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for 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, by the President. 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
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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 National 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 jointly manage all 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, are open to the public, including representatives of the
media. Any organization, association, or individual may file a
statement with, or appear before the committee and/or its subcommittees
regarding topics on a meeting agenda.
Dated: November 19, 2004.
Gail Acheson,
Bureau of Land Management, Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office
Manager.
Dated: November 18, 2004.
Danella George,
Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains, National Monument Manager.
Dated: November 17, 2004.
Laurie Rosenthal,
District Ranger, San Jacinto Ranger District, San Bernardino National
Forest.
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