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[Federal Register: March 22, 2005 (Volume
70, Number 54)]
[Notices]
[Page 14480-14481]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
[CA 668--05--1610--PG--083A]
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains
National Monument Advisory Committee; Notice of Intent To Call for Public Nominations
for National Monument Advisory Committee
AGENCIES: Bureau
of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior and Forest Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Call for nominations
for the appointment of five open positions
on the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Advisory
Committee.
SUMMARY: The Santa Rosa and
San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Act of 2000 (Act) requires the establishment
of a citizens advisory committee to advise the Secretary of the U.S. Department
of the Interior and the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture on resource
management issues associated with the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National
Monument. The National Monument Advisory Committee provides advice to the Secretaries
on issues regarding the implementation of the National Monument Management Plan.
This notice is an open request for the public to submit nomination applications
for the five (5) National Monument Advisory Committee (MAC) positions, which
will be open with the expiration of current members' terms in November 2005.
The National Monument Advisory Committee is managed under the provisions of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The call for open nominations for appointment
involves representatives for:
City of Cathedral City
City of Indian Wells
Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy
County of Riverside
Winter Park Authority
Nominations applications are available on-line at http://www.ca.blm.gov/palmsprings/santarosa/santa_rosa_national_monument.html
; or may be requested by telephone or fax at [p] (760)251-4800, [f] (760) 251-4899;
via mail by writing to Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
Advisory Committee Nominations, Attn: National Monument Manager--Application
Request, c/o Bureau of Land Management, Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office,
P.O. Box 581260, North Palm Springs, California 92258; ca_srsj_nm@ca.blm.gov;
or visiting either the Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office
at 690 West Garnet Avenue, or the National Monument Visitor Center at 51-500
Highway 74, Palm Desert, California 92260.
DATES: Submit completed nominations
to the address listed below no
later than May 23, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Santa Rosa and
San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Advisory Committee Nominations, Attn:
National Monument Manager, c/o Bureau of Land Management, Palm Springs-South
Coast Field Office, P.O. Box 581260, North Palm Springs, California 92258-1260.
Telephone, Fax, and e-mail: [p] (760) 251-4804; [f] (760) 251-4899; ca_srsj_nm@ca.blm.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frank Mowry, Writer-Editor, Santa Rosa
and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, (760) 251-4822.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
As directed by the Act, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture
have jointly established an advisory committee for the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto
Mountains National Monument. The National Monument Advisory Committee's purpose
is to advise the Secretaries with respect to the implementation of the National
Monument Management Plan. The National Monument Advisory Committee meets several
times a year. Their purpose is to gather and analyze information, conduct studies
and field examinations, hear public testimony, ascertain facts, and, in an advisory
capacity only, develop recommendations concerning the implementation of the
National Monument Management Plan. The designated Federal officer, or their
designee, in connection with special needs for advice, may call additional meetings
as necessary.
In accordance with the National Monument Advisory Committee Charter, any individual
or organization may nominate one or more persons to serve on the National Monument
Advisory Committee. Individuals may nominate themselves for National Monument
Advisory Committee membership. To make a nomination, individuals must submit
a completed nomination form; letters of reference, from the represented interests
or organization; and any other information explaining the nominee's qualifications,
to the offices listed above. Applications must be completed in full following
application instructions. Note: Incorrectly completed or incomplete applications
will be rejected. Nomination applications become the property of the Department
of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains
National Monument and will not be returned. Nominations may be made for the
following categories of interest, as specified in the Act:
- A representative from the Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy;
- A representative of the following two cities:
--------City of Cathedral City, California
--------Indian Wells, California;
A representative from the County of Riverside, California; and
A representative from the Winter Park Authority.
Nominations to the National Monument Advisory Committee should describe and
document the proposed member's qualifications for membership.
Nomination forms will be available on-line through the National Monument's Web
site at http://www.ca.blm.gov/palmsprings/santarosa/santa_rosa_national_monument.html.
Forms may be picked up in person by visiting the Bureau of Land Management,
Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office, 690 West Garnet Avenue, North Palm Springs,
CA 92258, from the National Monument Visitor Center at 51-500 Highway 74, Palm
Desert, CA 92262. Forms may be requested by telephone or fax at: [p] (760) 251-4800;
[p] (760) 862-9984; [f] (760) 251-4899; or in writing to the National Monument
at either the BLM or via e-mail at ca_srsj_nm@ca.blm.gov.
National Monument Advisory Committee
members are appointed for 3-
year terms. The Secretary of the Interior will make appointments to the
National Monument Advisory Committee with the concurrence of the
Secretary of Agriculture. All National Monument Advisory Committee
members are volunteers and serve without pay, but will be reimbursed
for travel and per diem expense at the current rates for government
employees under 5 U.S.C. 5703.
Dated: February 1, 2005.
Gail Acheson,
Bureau of Land Management, Palm Springs-South Coast, Field Office
Manager.
Dated: February 1, 2005.
Danella George,
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains, National Monument Manager.
Dated: January 18, 2005.
Laurie Rosenthal,
District Ranger, San Jacinto Ranger District, San Bernardino National
Forest.
[FR Doc. 05-5453 Filed 3-18-05; 8:45 am]
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