[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 78 (Monday, April 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21039-21040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-3844]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

[CA 668 -05-1783-PG--083A]


Notice of Call for Nominations for Appointment, Santa Rosa and 
San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Advisory Committee

AGENCIES: Bureau of Land Management, Interior; Forest Service, 
Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice of call for nominations for appointment or re-
appointment of representatives, and an equal number of alternates, to 
occupy five positions on the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains 
National Monument Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: This notice constitutes an open call to the public to submit 
nomination applications for each of the following positions on the 
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Advisory 
Committee:
     Representative for the City of Palm Springs;
     Representative for a local developer or builder 
organization;
     Representative for the City of La Quinta;
     Representative for a local conservation organization; and
     Representative for the California Department of Fish and 
Game or the California Department of Parks and Recreation.

DATES: Nomination applications must be submitted to the address listed 
below no later than 90 days after the date of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, c/o 
Bureau of Land Management, Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office, Attn: 
National Monument Manager, Advisory Committee Nomination Application, 
P.O. Box 581260, North Palm Springs, California 92258-1260.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frank Mowry, Writer-Editor, Santa Rosa 
and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, telephone (760) 251-4822; 
facsimile message (760) 251-4899; e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Santa Rosa and San 
Jacinto Mountains National Monument Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-351), 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 under the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the National Monument Advisory 
Committee (MAC) is to advise the Secretaries with respect to 
implementation of the National Monument Management Plan.
    The MAC holds public meetings several times throughout the year. 
The Designated Federal Officer (DFO), or his/her designee, may convene 
additional meetings as necessary. All MAC members are volunteers 
serving without pay, but will be reimbursed for travel and per diem 
expenses at the current rates for government employees in accordance 
with 5 U.S.C. 5703, when appropriate.
    Appointments for individuals currently serving in the 
aforementioned positions will expire March 16, 2007. Members will be 
appointed to serve a 3-year term.
    All applicants must be citizens of the United States. Members are 
appointed by the Secretary of the Interior with concurrence by the 
Secretary of Agriculture. Applicants must be qualified through 
education, training, knowledge, or experience to give informed advice 
regarding an industry, discipline, or interest specified in the 
Committee's charter; they must have demonstrated experience or 
knowledge of the geographical area in which the National Monument is 
located; and must have demonstrated a commitment to collaborate in 
seeking solutions to a wide spectrum of resource management issues.
    There is no limit to the number of nomination applications which 
may be submitted for each open appointment. Current MAC appointees may 
submit an updated nomination application for re-appointment. Any 
individual may nominate himself or herself for appointment. Completed 
nomination applications should include letters of reference and/or 
recommendations from the represented interests or organizations, and 
any other information explaining the nominee's qualifications (e.g., 
resume, curriculum vitae).
    Nomination application packages are available at the Bureau of Land 
Management Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office, 690 West Garnet 
Avenue, North Palm Springs, California; through the Santa Rosa and San 
Jacinto Mountains National Monument Web pages at http://www.blm.gov/ca/palmsprings/santarosa/mac-nominations.html; via telephone request at 
(760) 251-4800, or facsimile message at (760) 251-4899; by written 
request from the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument 
Manager at the following address: Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains 
National Monument, c/o Bureau of Land Management, Palm Springs-South 
Coast Field Office, Attn: National Monument Manager, Advisory Committee 
Nomination Application Request, P.O. Box 581260, North Palm Springs, 
California 92258-1260; or through an e-mail request at [email protected].
    Each application package includes forms from the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture and U.S. Department of the Interior. All submitted 
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. Nomination 
applications are good only for the current open public call for 
nominations.


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    Dated: March 3, 2006.
Gail Acheson,
Field Manager, Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office, Bureau of Land 
Management.
    Dated: March 3, 2006.
Laurie Rosenthal,
District Ranger, San Jacinto Ranger District, San Bernardino National 
Forest, USDA Forest Service.
    Dated: March 3, 2006.
James Foote,
Acting Monument Manager, Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains, National 
Monument.
[FR Doc. 06-3844 Filed 4-21-06; 8:45 am]
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