Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 105 / Thursday, May 31, 2001 / Notices 29587

Suffolk Avenue, Richlands, Virginia

24641.

Author: The primary author of this

notice is John Schmerfeld, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Virginia Field Office at

6669 Short Lane, Gloucester, Virginia

23061.

Authority: The authority for this action is

the Comprehensive Environmental Response,

Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as

amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C.

Dated: May 8, 2001.

Linda J. Repasky,

Acting Regional Director, Region 5, U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service.

[FR Doc. 01–13652 Filed 5–30–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Marine Mammal Annual Report

Availability, Calendar Years 1997 and

1998

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of marine

mammal annual reports for calendar

years 1997 and 1998.

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service and the Biological

Resources Division of the U.S.

Geological Survey, have issued our 1997

and 1998 annual reports on marine

mammals under the jurisdiction of the

U.S. Department of the Interior, as

required by section 103(f) of the Marine

Mammal Protection Act of 1972. Our

reports are for January 1 to December

31, 1997, and January 1 to December 31,

1998. We submitted the reports to

Congress on May 2, 2001. By this notice,

we are informing you, the public, that

the reports are available and that copies

may be obtained on request to the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service.

ADDRESSES: You should submit written

requests for copies to: Publications Unit,

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National

Conservation Training Center, Route 1,

Box 1666, Shepherd Grade Road,

Shepherdstown, WV 25443. You may

also contact that office by telephone at

(304) 876–7203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeffrey L. Horwath, Division of Fish and

Wildlife Management Assistance in

Arlington, Virginia at telephone (703)

358–1718.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.

Department of the Interior is responsible

for eight species of marine mammals, as

assigned by the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972. These species

are polar bear, sea and marine otters,

walrus, three species of manatee, and

dugong. Administrative actions

discussed in our two reports include

appropriations, marine mammals in

Alaska, endangered and threatened

marine mammal species, law

enforcement activities, scientific

research and public display permits,

certificates of registration, research,

Outer Continental Shelf environmental

studies and international activities.

Dated: May 21, 2001.

Robert Batky,

Acting Assistant Director—Fisheries and

Habitat Conservation.

[FR Doc. 01–13591 Filed 5–30–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

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).

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