Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains
National Monument Advisory Committee (MAC)
The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument invites you to submit a nomination application for any of eight primary representative positions or 15 alternate representative positions on the Monument Advisory Committee (MAC). Members are appointed to three-year terms, except as described below, by the Secretary of the Interior with concurrence by the Secretary of Agriculture. The MAC advises the Secretaries through the Designated Federal Official (National Monument Manager) on issues related to implementation of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Management Plan, and operates in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act and the Committee’s charter.
Three of the eight primary positions have been vacant due to resignation; therefore, the upcoming terms for them will be less than the customary three years in order to maintain an established rotation of Committee members. The remaining five primary positions are currently filled, but their terms will expire on December 16, 2008.
The Committee’s charter was revised in December 2007 to allow for the appointment of alternate representatives, one for each of the 15 interests and organizations represented on the MAC. Hence, this is the first time a call for nominations for these alternates has occurred. To maintain concurrency with the terms of primary representatives, terms for some alternates will be abbreviated for the initial appointments.
PRIMARY REPRESENTATIVES
Vacant positions, which are now open for nomination for appointment to serve as primary representatives, are listed below.
- City of Indian Wells; term will begin on date of appointment and expire July 21, 2009
- Winter Park Authority; term will begin on date of appointment and expire July 21, 2009
- a local developer or builder organization; term will begin on date of appointment and expire March 16, 2010
Positions with terms that expire on December 16, 2008, which are now open for nomination for appointment or reappointment to serve as primary representatives, are identified below. Terms for these positions will begin no sooner than December 16, 2008, and will expire on December 16, 2011.
- City of Rancho Mirage
- City of Palm Desert
- Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
- Pinyon Community Council
- a representative with expertise in natural science and research selected from a regional college or university
ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVES
The following 15 alternate representative positions are now open for nomination for appointment. Alternates serve in the absence of the primary representatives. Terms for these positions will begin and end as indicated to establish concurrency with the terms of the primary representatives for each interest or organization.
Terms begin on date of appointment and expire July 21, 2009
· City of Indian Wells
· Winter Park Authority
· City of Cathedral City
· Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy
· County of Riverside
Terms begin on date of appointment and expire March 16, 2010
· City of Palm Springs
· City of La Quinta
· California Department of Fish and Game or the California Department of Parks and Recreation
· a local developer or builder organization
· a local conservation organization
Terms begin on December 16, 2008 and expire December 16, 2011
· City of Rancho Mirage
· City of Palm Desert
· Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
· Pinyon Community Council
· an alternate representative with expertise in natural science and research selected from a regional college or university
Applications for nomination to the Committee must be received by June 18, 2008. Application information and forms are available electronically in PDF format by clicking on the following link:
Applications can also be obtained in person at, or through written request to the National Monument Manager at the address below; by telephone request at (760) 251-4836; via facsimile message (fax) request sent to (760) 251-4899 in care of the National Monument Manager; or via email request sent to
jfoote@ca.blm.gov.
Completed nomination application packages must be delivered by the due date to the following address:
National Monument Manager
Bureau of Land Management
Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office
690 West Garnet Avenue
P.O. Box 581260
North Palm Springs, CA 92258
Current MAC appointees may submit an updated nomination application for reappointment. Any individual may nominate himself or herself. The application process for both primary and alternate positions is the same. There is no limit to the number of nomination applications that may be submitted for each position. Equal opportunity practices are followed for all appointments to the Committee.
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