[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 168 (Friday, August 29, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 45873] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-23086] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Joshua Tree National Park Advisory Commission; Notice of Meeting Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act that a meeting of the Joshua Tree National Park Advisory Commission will be held at 8:00 a.m. (PDT) on Tuesday, September 23, 1997, at the Helen Gray Center, on Whitefeather Drive in Joshua Tree, California to hear presentations on issues related to the Backcountry and Wilderness Management Plan, an amendment to the General Management Plan for Joshua Tree National Park. The Advisory Commission was established by Public Law 103-433, section 407 to advise the Secretary concerning the development and implementation of a new or revised comprehensive management plan for Joshua Tree National Park. Members of the Commission are as follows: Chuck Bell, P.O. Box 193, Lucerne Valley, CA 92356 Diane Benson, c/o Diivas Jewelry, 56129 Twentynine Palms Highway, Yucca Valley, CA 92284 Cyndie Bransford, 61673 Kessler Place, Joshua Tree, CA 92252 Richard L. Russell, 12475 Central Ave., #352, Chino, CA 91710 Gary Daigneault, 6804 Quail Springs Ave., Twentynine Palms, CA 92277 Brian Huse, NPCA, Director, Pacific Region, P.O. Box 1289, Oakland, CA 94604-1289 Michael McCormack, 70175 Juanita Drive, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277 Roger Melanson, 57626 Ross Road, Yucca Valley, CA 92284 Ramon Mendoza, 58692 Los Coyotes Rd., Yucca Valley, CA 92284 Leslie J. Mouriquad, 52-500 Calhoun, Coachella Valley, CA 92236 Dr. Byron M. Walls, M.D., 19732 Lancewood Plaza, Yorba Linda, Ca 92686 Gilbert G. Zimmerman, Chairman/CEO, California Deserts Tourism Association, P.O. Box 364, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 The Honorable Roy Wilson, Supervisor, Fourth District, Riverside County, 46209 Oasis St. Room 414, Indio, CA 92201 The Honorable Kathy A. Davis, County Supervisor, First District, 385 North Arrowhead Ave., Fifth Floor, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0110 Mr. Spence McIntyre, President, The Desert Protective Council, P.O. Box 2312, Valley Center, CA 92082 Included on the agenda for this public meeting will be: 1. Review of Commission Purpose and Responsibilities. 2. Commission Oath of Office. 3. Selection of a Commission Chair. 4. Overview, Discussion and recommendations of the Draft Wilderness and Backcountry Management Plan. This meeting will be recorded for documentation and transcribed for dissemination. Minutes of the meeting will be available to the public after approval of the full Advisory Commission. For copies Park Drive, Twentynine Palms, California 92277. Dated: August 19, 1997. Ernest Quintana, Superintendent, Joshua Tree National Park. [FR Doc. 97-23086 Filed 8-28-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-70-M