Notice of Availability of Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Proposed Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement

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In compliance with Bureau of Land Management (BLM) planning regulations, title 43 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 1610.2(f)(4) and title 40 CFR part 1500, the BLM and Forest Service hereby gives notice that the proposed Management Plan/Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) has been prepared for the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument. This Management Plan is a cooperative effort between the Department of the Interior, BLM, and the Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. The 272,000 acre National Monument encompasses 86,400 acres of Bureau of Land Management lands and 64,400 acres of Forest Service lands in the Coachella Valley and surrounding mountains. Additional land managing entities within the National Monument include the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, the California Department of Parks and Recreation, the California Department of Fish and Game, Riverside County, local jurisdictions, and private landowners. The management plan provides direction for coordination between the BLM, Forest Service, and various partners and outlines proposed strategies for protecting the values that the National Monument was established to protect.