[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 105 (Thursday, May 31, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29587-29588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13693]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

[CA-160-1220-PG]


Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Advisory 
Committee; Notice of Intent to Establish and Call for Nominations

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

ACTION: Notice of intent to establish and call for nominations for the 
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Advisory 
Committee under the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National 
Monument Act of 2000, Public Law 106-351 (16 U.S.C. 431 note).

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SUMMARY: The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Act 
of 2000 (Act) requires the Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture to 
establish a National Monument Advisory Committee (Committee) to advise 
them on resource management issues associated with the Santa Rosa and 
San Jacinto Mountains National Monument. This notice requests the 
public to submit nominations for membership on the Committee. The 
Committee will be managed under the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act.

DATES: Submit nominations to one of the addresses listed below no later 
than July 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send nominations to: Advisory Committee Nominations, Mr. 
James G. Kenna, Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 581260, North Palm 
Springs, California 92258, 760-251-4800 or Mr. Fran Colwell, Forest 
Service, 1824 S. Commercenter Circle, San Bernardino, California 92408, 
909-884-6634 x 3144.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James G. Kenna, Bureau of Land 
Management, 760-251-4800 or Mr. Fran Colwell, Forest Service, 909-884-
6634 x 3144.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As directed by the Act, the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture are jointly establishing an 
advisory committee for the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains 
National Monument (Monument). The Committee's purpose is to advise the 
Secretaries with respect to the preparation and implementation of a 
management plan for the Monument. The Committee will meet periodically 
at the request of the designated Federal officer, or his or her 
designee, to gather and analyze information, conduct studies and field 
examinations, hear public testimony, ascertain facts, and, in an 
advisory capacity only, develop recommendations concerning planning for 
the management and uses of the National Monument. The Committee will 
normally meet twice annually, but in no case less than once annually. 
Additional meetings may be called by the designated Federal officer or 
his or her designee in connection with special needs for advice. A 
Committee Chairperson and Vice Chairperson will be elected by the 
Committee from among its members annually.
    Any individual or organization may nominate one or more persons to 
serve on the Committee. Individuals may nominate themselves for 
Committee membership. You may obtain nomination forms from the BLM or 
Forest Service by contacting the individuals listed in ADDRESSES above. 
To make a nomination, you must submit a completed nomination form, 
letters of reference from the represented interests or organizations, 
and any other information that speaks to the nominee's qualifications, 
to the offices listed above. You may make nominations for the following 
categories of interest, as specified in the Act: (1) A representative 
with expertise in natural science and research selected from a regional 
college or university; (2) a representative of the California 
Department of Fish and Game or the California Department of Parks and 
Recreation; (3) a representative of the County of Riverside, 
California; (4) a representative from each of the following cities: 
Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, La Quinta, Palm Desert, 
and Indian Wells; (5) a representative of the Agua Caliente

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Band of Cahuilla Indians; (6) a representative of the Coachella Valley 
Mountains Conservancy; (7) a representative of a local conservation 
organization; (8) a representative of a local developer or builder 
organization; (9) a representative of the Winter Park Authority; and 
(10) a representative of the Pinyon Community Council. Nominations to 
the Committee should describe and document the proposed member's 
qualifications for membership on the Advisory Committee.
    Committee members will be appointed to serve 3-year terms, except 
that, of the members first appointed, one-third of the members shall be 
appointed for a term of 1 year and one-third of the members shall be 
appointed for a term of 2 years. All members will serve without pay but 
will be reimbursed for travel and per diem expense at current rates for 
government employees under 5. U.S.C. 5703.
    Appointments to the Committee will be made by the Secretary of the 
Interior with the concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture.

    Dated: May 22, 2001.
Tim Salt,
California Desert District Manager, Bureau of Land Management.
    Dated: May 22, 2001.
Paul Weeden,
Acting Forest Supervisor, San Bernardino National Forest.
[FR Doc. 01-13693 Filed 5-30-01; 8:45 am]
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