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DOI - 2553 - Northern California District Resource Advisory Council - Statutory (Congress Created)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Committee Name	Northern California District Resource Advisory Council	Agency Name	Department of the Interior
Fiscal Year	2021	Committee Number	2553
Original Establishment Date	6/1/2015	Committee Status	Chartered
Actual Termination Date		Committee URL	https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/rac/california...
New Committee This FY	No	Presidential Appointments*	No
Terminated This FY	No	Max Number of Members*	15
Current Charter Date	3/5/2020	Designated Fed Officer Position Title*	BLM Northern California District Manager
Date Of Renewal Charter	3/5/2022	Designated Federal Officer Prefix
Projected Termination Date		Designated Federal Officer First Name*	Alan
Exempt From Renewal*	No	Designated Federal Officer Middle Name
Specific Termination Authority	43 U.S.C. 1701	Designated Federal Officer Last Name*	Bittner
Establishment Authority*	Statutory (Congress Created)	Designated Federal Officer Suffix
Specific Establishment Authority*	Federal Land Policy and Management Act, Sec. 309	Designated Federal Officer Phone*	(530) 224-2160
Effective Date Of Authority*	10/21/1976	Designated Federal Officer Fax*	(530) 224-2172
Exempt From EO 13875 Discretionary Cmte	Not Applicable	Designated Federal Officer Email*	abittner@blm.gov
Committee Type*	Continuing
Presidential*	No
Committee Function*	Non Scientific Program Advisory Board

RECOMMENDATION/JUSTIFICATIONS

Agency Recommendation*	Continue
Legislation to Terminate Required	Not Applicable
Legislation Status	Not Applicable
How does cmte accomplish its purpose?*	RAC members bring perspectives from across the Northern California District, a very diverse area, to their discussions. Members confer with their constituencies and share their concerns with the BLM, and share BLM positions with the interest groups they represent.
How is membership balanced?*	There are efforts by the BLM to ensure the committee contains members who reside in communities across northern California and northwest Nevada, the geographic boundary of the BLM Northern California District. The committee balances its membership by reaching out to interest groups across the district, ensuring that members represent the interests set forward in the charter. This RAC is composed of 15 members, representing 3 categories: commodity, non-commodity, and local area interest. Each category has 5 members.
How frequent & relevant are cmte mtgs?*	The RAC did not meet in FY 2020 because there was not sufficient membership to constitute a quorum. Estimated Number of Meetings per year is generally 3 to 4. Frequent meetings are important for RAC members and BLM managers to develop strong working relationships, and for RAC members to gain full understanding of complex issues. Input from the RAC will be critical, as the district undertakes a land use plan revision affecting two of the four field offices.
Why advice can't be obtained elsewhere?*	RAC members offer unique local perspectives to BLM decision-makers. The committee works to reach balanced recommendations by working in a collaborative way to discuss and debate topics. This could not be achieved if the BLM consulted individually with groups across the vast expanse of the BLM district.
Why close or partially close meetings?	All meetings are open.
Recommendation Remarks	No meetings were held in FY20 because of insufficient membership to constitute a quorum. New members were appointed and the RAC anticipates meeting in FY21 as a quorum can now be established.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outcome Improvement To Health Or Safety*	Yes	Action Reorganize Priorities*	No
Outcome Trust In Government	Yes	Action Reallocate Resources	No
Outcome Major Policy Changes	Yes	Action Issued New Regulations	No
Outcome Advance In Scientific Research	No	Action Proposed Legislation	No
Outcome Effective Grant Making	No	Action Approved Grants Or Other Payments	No
Outcome Improved Service Delivery	Yes	Action Other	No
Outcome Increased Customer Satisfaction	Yes	Action Comment
Outcome Implement Laws/Reg Requirements	No	Grants Review*	No
Outcome Other	No	Number Of Grants Reviewed	0
Outcome Comment	Advisory council recommendations for public lands and natural resource management can directly influence public health and safety. Involving the public improves government transparency and trust. The Resource Advisory Council advises the Secretary of the Interior through the BLM, and therefore has the opportunity to influence public policy.	Number Of Grants Recommended	0
Cost Savings*	Unable to Determine	Dollar Value Of Grants Recommended	$0.00
Cost Savings Comment	An in-depth analysis has not been done to determine cost savings associated with the RAC. However, the contributions of the RAC are of great benefit to the BLM.	Grants Review Comment	Not Applicable
Number Of Recommendations*	0	Access Contact Designated Fed. Officer*	Yes
Number Of Recommendations Comment	The RAC did not meet in FY2020.	Access Agency Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented*	0.00%	Access Committee Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented Comment	No recommendations for FY 2020, as there were no meetings.	Access GSA FACA Website	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented*	0.00%	Access Publications	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented Comment	0	Access Other	No
Agency Feedback*	No	Access Comment	Not Applicable
Agency Feedback Comment*	Not Applicable	Narrative Description*	The council considers diverse interests and concerns by by directly involving members of the public in the decision-making processes affecting the public lands. Consulting with this advisory council provides the BLM with a way for agency leaders to arrive at balanced decisions that are fully informed by public needs and desires.

COSTS

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Travel Reimb. For Non-Federal Members*		Est Travel Reimb Non-Fed Members nextFY*
Travel Reimb. For Federal Members*		Est Travel Reimb For Fed Members*
Travel Reimb. For Federal Staff*		Est. Travel Reimb to Fed Staff Next FY*
Travel Reimb. For Consultants*		Est Travel Reimb to Consultants Next FY*
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Total Costs	$0.00	Est. Total Next FY*	$0.00
Date Cost Last Modified		Federal Staff Support (FTE)*
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