[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 202 (Friday, October 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64349-64350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-26477]


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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 
[email protected]. 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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