[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14480-14481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5453]


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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.

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SUMMARY: The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument

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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 [w] 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; [e] [email protected]; 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; 
[e] [email protected].

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:
    [cir] City of Cathedral City, California
    [cir] 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 [w] 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 [e] [email protected].
    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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