[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 231 (Thursday, December 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70118-70119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26544]


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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 [email protected].
    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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