[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 69 (Friday, April 9, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18929-18930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-7826]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

[CA-668-03-1610-DQ]


Notice of Availability of the Approved Santa Rosa and San Jacinto 
Mountains National Monument Final Management Plan and Record of 
Decision

AGENCIES: Bureau of Land Management, Interior, and Forest Service, 
USDA.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the approved Santa Rosa and San 
Jacinto Management Plan and Record of Decision.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains 
National Monument Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-351), the Bureau of Land 
Management and Forest Service approved the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto 
Mountains National Monument Management Plan and issued a Record of 
Decision on February 6, 2004. This Management Plan and Record of 
Decision is a cooperative effort between the Department of the 
Interior, BLM,

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and the Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. The 272,000-acre 
National Monument encompasses 86,400 acres of BLM lands and 64,400 
acres of Forest Service lands in the Coachella Valley and surrounding 
mountains. Additional land managing entities within the National 
Monument include the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, the 
California Department of Parks and Recreation, the California 
Department of Fish and Game, Riverside County, local jurisdictions, and 
private landowners. The management plan provides direction for 
coordination between the BLM, Forest Service, and various partners and 
outlines proposed strategies for protecting the values that the 
National Monument was established to protect.

DATES: The Approved Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National 
Monument Management Plan became effective on approval of the ROD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the Approved Management Plan 
and Record of Decision are available for public inspection at the BLM 
Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office, P.O Box 581260, 690 W. Garnet 
Avenue, North Palm Springs, CA 92258. Interested persons may also 
review the Approved Management Plan and Record of Decision on the 
Internet at http://www.ca.blm.gov/palmsprings. Copies may be requested 
by contacting Greg Hill at the above address, or at Phone Number: 760-
251-4800.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains 
National Monument was established by Pub. L. 106-351 and will be 
cooperatively managed by the BLM and the Forest Service. 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 BLM and the Forest Service will jointly manage Federal 
lands in the National Monument in coordination with the Agua Caliente 
Band of Cahuilla Indians, other Federal agencies, State agencies, and 
local governments.

    Dated: February 4, 2004.
Danella George,
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains, National Monument Manager.
    Dated: February 5, 2004.
Gene Zimmerman,
San Bernardino National Forest, Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 04-7826 Filed 4-8-04; 8:45 am]
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