[Federal Register: July 16, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 136)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA 668-02-1610-DO-083A]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
United States Forest Service
Monument Advisory Committee Meeting Schedule Public Comment Time
Change
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior; United States Forest
Service, Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of change in time for public comment period at meetings.
The Monument Advisory Committee desires to change the afternoon comment
period previously designated as 3:30 p.m.-4 p.m. The afternoon public
comment period will now take place from 1 p.m.-1:30 p.m., with the
morning public comment period remaining 9 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and United States Forest
Service (USFS) announces a change in time for the afternoon public
comment period from 3:30-4 p.m. to 1-1:30 p.m. OSC for the Advisory
Committee to the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
(hereinafter referred to as ``National Monument''). The meetings where
this time change will go into effect will be held on the following
dates:
Saturday, August 3, 2002
Saturday, October 5, 2002
Saturday, December 7, 2002
Saturday, February 1, 2003
The meetings will be held at the Palm Desert City Hall Council
Chambers, located at 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California,
92260. The meetings will take place from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. although
meetings may be adjourned prior to 4 p.m. There will be a half hour
dedicated to public input during both the first half hour of the
meeting and after lunch starting at 1 p.m. A sign up sheet will be
located at the meeting room on the day of the meeting. Speakers wishing
to comment publicly should sign the public comment sign-in sheet
provided at the location of the meetings. All committee and
subcommittee meetings, including field examinations, will be open to
the general public, including representatives of the news media. Any
organization, association, or individual may file a statement with or
appear before the committee and its subcommittees regarding topics on a
meeting agenda--except that the chairperson or the designated federal
official may require written comments to the Advisory Committee. The
meetings will have agendas developed and available to the public prior
to the meeting date. The agendas for each meeting will be located on
the Bureau of Land Management web page for the Santa Rosa San Jacinto
National Monument (http://www.ca.blm.gov/palmsprings/). The subject
matter of each meeting will focus on the development and implementation
of the Santa Rosa San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Management
Plan.
The Monument Advisory Committee (MAC) is a committee of citizens
appointed to provide advice to the BLM and USFS with respect to
preparation and implementation of the management plan for the National
Monument as required in the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains
National Monument Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 431nt). 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.
The meeting will be open to the public with attendance limited to
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 in advance
of the meeting. Persons wishing to make statements will need to sign up
at the meeting location.
DATES: August 3, 2002; October 5, 2002; December 7; 2002; February 1,
2003; All meetings will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m with a morning
public comment period from 9 to 9:30 a.m. and an afternoon public
comment period from 1 to 1:30 p.m. Meetings may adjourn prior to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be 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
Miss Danella George, Santa Rosa San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
Manager, Bureau of Land Management, PO Box 581260, North Palm Springs,
CA 92258; or by fax at (760) 251-4899 or by e-mail at
dgeorge@ca.blm.gov. Information can be found on our web page: http://
www.ca.blm.gov/palmsprings/. Documents pertinent to this notice,
including comments with the names and addresses of
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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 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. 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 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 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 will jointly manage Federal lands
in the National Monument in coordination with the Agua Caliente Band of
Cahuilla Indians, other federal agencies, state agencies and local
governments.
Dated: June 11, 2002.
Danella George,
Designated Federal Official, National Monument Manager.
Laurie Rosenthal,
District Ranger, San Jacinto Ranger District, San Bernardino National
Forest.
[FR Doc. 02-17777 Filed 7-15-02; 8:45 am]
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