[Federal Register: March 20, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 55)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Notice of Call for Nominations for Appointment of Primary and
Alternate Representatives, Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains
National Monument Advisory Committee
AGENCIES: Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior;
and Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of call for nominations for appointment or reappointment
of
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primary representatives, and appointment of alternate representatives
to occupy various 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 the following positions on the Santa Rosa
and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Advisory Committee:
Primary Representatives
Representative of the City of Indian Wells; term will
begin on date of appointment and expire July 21, 2009.
Representative of the Winter Park Authority; term will
begin on date of appointment and expire July 21, 2009.
Representative of a local developer or builder
organization; term will begin on date of appointment and expire March
16, 2010.
Representative of the City of Rancho Mirage; term will
begin December 16, 2008 and expire December 16, 2011.
Representative of the City of Palm Desert; term will begin
December 16, 2008 and expire December 16, 2011.
Representative of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla
Indians; term will begin December 16, 2008 and expire December 16,
2011.
Representative with expertise in natural science and
research from a regional college or university; term will begin
December 16, 2008 and expire December 16, 2011.
Representative of the Pinyon Community Council; term will
begin December 16, 2008 and expire December 16, 2011.
Alternate Representatives
Alternate representative of the City of Indian Wells; term
will begin on date of appointment and expire July 21, 2009.
Alternate representative of the Winter Park Authority;
term will begin on date of appointment and expire July 21, 2009.
Alternate representative of the City of Cathedral City;
term will begin on date of appointment and expire July 21, 2009.
Alternate representative of the Coachella Valley Mountains
Conservancy; term will begin on date of appointment and expire July 21,
2009.
Alternate representative of the County of Riverside; term
will begin on date of appointment and expire July 21, 2009.
Alternate representative of the City of Palm Springs; term
will begin on date of appointment and expire March 16, 2010.
Alternate representative of a local developer or builder
organization; term will begin on date of appointment and expire March
16, 2010.
Alternate representative of the City of La Quinta; term
will begin on date of appointment and expire March 16, 2010.
Alternate representative of the California Department of
Fish and Game or the California Department of Parks and Recreation;
term will begin on date of appointment and expire March 16, 2010.
Alternate representative of a local conservation
organization; term will begin on date of appointment and expire March
16, 2010.
Alternate representative of the City of Rancho Mirage;
term will begin December 16, 2008 and expire December 16, 2011.
Alternate representative of the City of Palm Desert; term
will begin December 16, 2008 and expire December 16, 2011.
Alternate representative of the Agua Caliente Band of
Cahuilla Indians; term will begin December 16, 2008 and expire December
16, 2011.
Alternate representative with expertise in natural science
and research from a regional college or university; term will begin
December 16, 2008 and expire December 16, 2011.
Alternate representative of the Pinyon Community Council;
term will begin December 16, 2008 and expire December 16, 2011.
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: Jim Foote, Monument Manager, Santa
Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, telephone (760) 251-
4836; facsimile message (760) 251-4899; e-mail jfoote@ca.blm.gov.
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
preparation and implementation of the National Monument Management
Plan.
The MAC holds public meetings several times throughout the year.
The Designated Federal Official (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. Members of the MAC may be
reappointed upon expiration of the member's current 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 to be represented.
There is no limit to the number of nomination applications which
may be submitted for each open position. Current MAC appointees may
submit an updated nomination application for reappointment. 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 page at http://www.blm.gov/ca/
st/en/fo/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 jfoote@ca.blm.gov.
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Each application package includes forms from the U.S. Department of
the Interior and U.S. Department of Agriculture. 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.
Dated: January 10, 2008.
John R. Kalish,
Field Manager, Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office, California Desert
District, Bureau of Land Management.
Dated: January 10, 2008.
Laurie Rosenthal,
District Ranger, San Jacinto Ranger District, San Bernardino National
Forest, U.S. Forest Service.
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