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DOI - 2052 - Central California Resource Advisory Council - Statutory (Congress Created)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Committee Name	Central California Resource Advisory Council	Agency Name	Department of the Interior
Fiscal Year	2025	Committee Number	2052
Original Establishment Date	10/21/1976	Committee Status	Chartered
Actual Termination Date		Committee URL	https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/rac/california...
Actual Merged Date		Presidential Appointments*	No
New Committee This FY	No	Max Number of Members*	12
Terminated This FY	No	Designated Fed Officer Position Title*	BLM's Central California District Manager
Merged This FY		Designated Federal Officer Prefix	Mr.
Current Charter Date	11/9/2023	Designated Federal Officer First Name*	Gabe
Date Of Renewal Charter	11/9/2025	Designated Federal Officer Middle Name
Projected Termination Date		Designated Federal Officer Last Name*	Garcia
Exempt From Renewal*	No	Designated Federal Officer Suffix
Specific Termination Authority		Designated Federal Officer Phone*	(916) 941-3101
Establishment Authority*	Statutory (Congress Created)	Designated Federal Officer Fax*
Specific Establishment Authority*	Federal Land Policy and Management Act, Sec. 309	Designated Federal Officer Email*	grgarcia@blm.gov
Effective Date Of Authority*	10/21/1976
Exempt From EO 13875 Discretionary Cmte	Not Applicable
Committee Type*	Continuing
Presidential*	No
Committee Function*	Non Scientific Program Advisory Board

RECOMMENDATION/JUSTIFICATIONS

Agency Recommendation*	Continue
Legislation to Terminate Required	No
Legislation Status	Not Applicable
How does cmte accomplish its purpose?*	The Central California RAC provides diverse perspectives from individuals with a wide range of backgrounds representing various interest groups to advise the BLM on management issues for vastly different public lands stretching from the Sierra Nevada through the San Joaquin Valley to the California Coast. This breadth of experiences provides valuable input to the BLM on how the public, elected officials and user groups want to see public lands managed for the benefit of the American people both now and in the future.
How is membership balanced?*	The Central California Resource Advisory Council is composed of 12 members distributed in a balanced fashion into three groups. Category I includes those holding Federal grazing permits or leases, interests associated with transportation or rights-of-way, developed outdoor recreation, OHV users, or commercial recreation activities, commercial timber industry, or energy and mineral development. Category II includes nationally or regionally recognized environmental organizations, dispersed recreation activities, archaeological and historical interests, or nationally or regionally recognized wild horse and burro interest groups. Category III includes state, county, or locally elected office-holders, employee of a State agency responsible for the management of natural resources, Indian Tribes within or adjacent to the area for which the RAC is organized, are employed as academicians in natural resource management or the natural sciences, or represent the public-at-large.
How frequent & relevant are cmte mtgs?*	The RAC typically meets 2-4 times per year.
Why advice can't be obtained elsewhere?*	The RAC members live, play and work on or near public lands within the Central California District. They are committed to utilizing, yet preserving those lands and their advice help guide the BLM in how we manage those lands, the challenges we face and offer unique solutions. The RAC also makes recommendations regarding standard amenity recreation fees and expanded amenity recreation fees to the BLM and U.S. Forest Service whenever the recommendations related to public concerns in the area of the District. The RAC offers a good sounding board to receive local feedback.
Why close or partially close meetings?	All meetings are open to the public. Notices of the meetings are published in the Federal Register, posted on the BLM California website, and distributed to local newspapers.
Recommendation Remarks	The RAC met on May 8, 2025.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outcome Improvement To Health Or Safety*	Yes	Action Reorganize Priorities*	Yes
Outcome Trust In Government	Yes	Action Reallocate Resources	Yes
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	No	Action Other	Yes
Outcome Increased Customer Satisfaction	No	Action Comment	The BLM incorporates RAC input into land use planning processes and decision-making processes and discussion, and when setting priorities and allocating resources.
Outcome Implement Laws/Reg Requirements	Yes	Grants Review*	No
Outcome Other	No	Number Of Grants Reviewed	0
Outcome Comment	Typically, the RAC holds two in-person meetings each year.	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 Central California RAC. However, the contributions of the RAC are of great benefit to the BLM.	Grants Review Comment	N/A
Number Of Recommendations*	36	Access Contact Designated Fed. Officer*	Yes
Number Of Recommendations Comment	The RAC made 3 recommendations in FY25. The RAC approved establishment of a Christmas tree permit fee in the U.S. Forest Service’s Inyo National Forest; an increased Christmas tree permit fee in the U.S. Forest Service’s Humbolt Toiyabe National Forest; and a new day use fee at Frazier Mountain in the U.S. Forest Service’s Los Padres National Forest.	Access Agency Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented*	75.00%	Access Committee Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented Comment	Not all fee increases have not been implemented to-date.	Access GSA FACA Website	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented*	0.00%	Access Publications	No
% of Recs Partially Implemented Comment		Access Other	Yes
Agency Feedback*	Yes	Access Comment	There is media notification of RAC meetings and coverage in the online BLM-California publication news.bytes and social media.
Agency Feedback Comment*	Feedback is given to the RAC through meeting minutes, web-site postings, regular e-mail correspondence/phone calls, status briefings, and reports at subsequent meetings. The RAC has begun implementing Zoom virtual meetings as a way to meet at reduced cost.	Narrative Description*	The BLM's Central California RAC provides representative citizen council and advice to the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of Land Management's California State Director concerning the planning and management of public land resources located within the jurisdictional boundaries of the five field offices in the Central California region: Bakersfield, Bishop, Mother Lode, Central Coast and Ukiah.

COSTS

1. Payments to Non-Federal Members*		1. Est Paymnts to Non-Fed Membrs Nxt FY*
2. Payments to Federal Members*		2. Est. Payments to Fed Members Next FY*
3. Payments to Federal Staff*	$29,069.76	3. Estimated Payments to Federal Staff*
4. Payments to Consultants*		4. Est. Payments to Consultants Next FY*
5. Travel Reimb. For Non-Federal Membrs*		5. Est Travel Reimb Non-Fed Membr nxtFY*
6. Travel Reimb. For Federal Members*		6. Est Travel Reimb For Fed Members*
7. Travel Reimb. For Federal Staff*		7. Est. Travel Reimb to Fed Staf Nxt FY*
8. Travel Reimb. For Consultants*		8. Est Travel Reimb to Consltnts Nxt FY*
10. Other Costs		10. Est. Other Costs Next FY*
11. Total Costs	$29,069.76	11. Est. Total Next FY*	$0.00
Date Cost Last Modified	9/16/2025 1:54 PM	Est. Fed Staff Support Next FY*
Federal Staff Support (FTE)*	0.10	Est Cost Remarks
Cost Remarks

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