The Next Generation of NOAA Under the New Ocean Governance Structure

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The Next Generation of NOAA Under the New Ocean
Governance Structure

• Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S.
  Navy (Ret.)Under Secretary of Commerce for
  Oceans and AtmosphereNOAA AdministratorOctober
  4, 2005

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The Next Generation of NOAAUnder the New Ocean
Governance Structure

• NOAAs Mission Goals
• Changes at NOAA
• NOAAs Realignment
• Budget Trends
• Earmarks
• NOAAs Budget Process
• Current Environment
• Ecosystem Approaches to Management
• Earth Observations
• Ocean Research Priorities Plan
• Promote Education and Outreach
• NOAA Leadership

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NOAAs Vision

• An informed society that uses a comprehensive
  understanding of the role of the oceans, coasts
  and atmosphere in the global ecosystem to make
  the best social and economic decisions

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NOAAs Mission Goals

• To understand and predict changes in the Earths
  environment and to conserve and manage coastal
  and marine resources to meet the Nations
  economic, social and environmental needs
• Mission Goals
• Protect, restore, and manage the use of coastal
  and ocean resources through an ecosystem approach
  to management
• Understand climate variability and change to
  enhance societys ability to plan and respond
• Serve societys needs for weather and water
  information
• Support the Nations commerce with information
  for safe, efficient, and environmentally sound
  transportation
• Provide critical support for NOAAs mission

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Changes at NOAA
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NOAAs Alignment by Goal
Stakeholders
NOAA Strategic Plan
Partners
Constituents
Employees
Users
NOAA Line Offices (6)
Outcomes

• Ecosystems
• Weather Water
• Climate
• Commerce Transportation

Mission Goal Teams
NOAA Councils (12)
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Historical NOAA Budget Trends
( in Billions)
4.5
3.4
Senate Mark
House Mark
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Planning Challenges
( in Billions)
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The Earmark Impasse
( in Billions)

• NOAAs overall budget is increasing
• Discretionary funding is not
• Money for mission-critical services is being lost
• Ex. 142M in FY04 and 150M in FY05

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Key Questions/Challenges

• Promote competitive and merit based funding
• Beneficial to entire CORE membership
• What role does CORE want to play
• Educate and Inform
• Ocean Action Plan
• What is COREs Long Term Vision
• Specific Goals
• Demanding Budget Environment-Prioritization of
  Goals

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The HillAppropriations Reorganization

• NOAA will now be considered by both the Senate
  and House subcommittees with
  
  
• 16.5B FY 06 budget request
• 5.6B FY 06 budget request
• 3.6B FY 06 budget request
• Although budget allocations should cover all of
  the requests, it is ultimately up to the
  Subcommittees to decide how the money is
  proportioned

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NOAAs Process



FY
FY/FY/FY/FY/FY
PROGRAMMING
BUDGETING
EXECUTION
PBA Analysis
BOPs
Budget Preparation
Execute Approved LO / Program Annual Oper Plans
DOC Review and Adjustment
Performance Plans
Fiscal Programming Guidance
Monthly/Qtrly Execution Reviews
OMB Review and Passback
Program Plan Development
Presidents Budget Submission to Congress

• Report Results
• Eval Performance
• Make Adjustments

Program Plan Evaluation
Congressional Appropriation
Program Decision Memorandum (PDM)
Apportionment and Allocation of Funds
Close-out
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Budget Cycle
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Ocean Action Plan

• Ocean Governance
• Ecosystem Approach to Management
• Build an Ocean Observing System
• Develop Ocean Research Priorities Plan and
  Implementation Strategy
• Increase Ocean Education

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Ocean Governance Structure
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Ecosystem Approach to ManagementAdaptive
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Ecosystem Approach to ManagementRegionally
Directed

• 10 LMEs
• Regional determination of transboundary issues
  and sub-ecoregions
• Collaborative management

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Ecosystem Approach to Management Accounts for
Ecosystem Knowledge Uncertainty

• Incorporate current knowledge into management
• Incorporate uncertainty
• Continue to push for more understanding of
  uncertainty

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Ecosystem Approach to Management Balances
Diverse Societal Objectives

• Economic needs
• commerce
• fishing industry
• Social needs
• recreational fishing
• beach tourism
• boating
• Environmental needs
• healthy fish stocks
• healthy waters
• healthy beaches

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IEOS and GEOSSA System of Systems
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20 Year Research VisionDevelop an Ocean
Research Priorities and Implementation Strategy

• Ecological assessments and predictions of impacts
  from climate change
• Improved intraseasonal to seasonal to decadal
  forecasts utilizing Earth System models
• Improved systems for protecting the public from
  emissions from specific point sources
• Growing economic significance of longer-term
  climate predictions for agriculture, manufacturing

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Examining NOAAs Science Structure

• Research Review Team Report-August 2004
• NOAAs Response Public Comment ending October 23
  http//www.sab.noaa.gov/Reports/document_review_co
  mments/index.htm
• NOAA is currently examining its science in two
  venues
• External Ecosystem Task Team
• Physical and Social Sciences Task Team
• The teams are concentrating on two fundamental
  questions
• Is NOAA doing the right kind of science to meet
  its current and future management needs?
• How should NOAA organize its science enterprises?

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NOAA Organic Act

• NOAA Formed by Executive Order 4 in 1970
• Since 1970 over 200 Disconnected Authorities
• NOAA Organic Act serves as a Charter Providing
  Coherent, Cohesive Set of Authorities
• Key Recommendation of the Ocean Commission
• Explicitly Authorizes Broad Education and
  Outreach Effort that Bridges Programs

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NOAA Education

• NOAAs Research and Education Partnerships with
  Colleges and Universities
• National Sea Grant College Program
• NOAA Joint Research Institutes
• Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship
  Program (new in 2005)
• Approximately 100 Scholarships this year
• NOAAs National Marine Sanctuary Program
• Interagency discussion on Ocean Education
  coordination underway

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NOAA Leadership
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Questions..........
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Backup Material

• Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S.
  Navy (Ret.)Under Secretary of Commerce for
  Oceans and AtmosphereNOAA AdministratorOctober
  4, 2005

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NOAA Programs Of Interest To Core FY05 Enacted
Program FY 2005 Enacted Intramural Funding FY 2005 Enacted Extramural Funding FY 2005 Enacted Total Funding
NCCOS 51,727 26,088 77,815
OAR Labs JI 93,277 7,280 100,557
Climate Global Change 20,439 45,812 66,251
Climate Obs Services 22,685 15,426 38,111
Sea Grant Research 1,800 29,659 31,459
Sea Grant Education/Outreach 1,000 29,393 30,393
Ocean Ex Research 14,035 6,402 20,437
Ocean Ex Other 2 8,128 8,130
NURP 1,452 15,476 16,928
NURP Other 320 320
EPP/MSI RD 922 7,456 8,378
EPP/MSI Other 923 7,456 8,379
Ocean Health Initiative 10,350 7,392 17,742
TOTAL 208,262 198,896 407,158
Percentage 51.5 48.5
Non-research components of selected programs
appear in italics
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NOAA Programs Of Interest To CoreFY06 Request
Program FY 2006 Request Intramural Funding FY 2006 Request Extramural Funding FY 2006 Request Total Funding Difference from 05 Request Intramural Funding Difference from 05 Request Extramural Funding Difference from 05 Request Total Funding
NCCOS 31,293 16,660 47,953 -20,434 -9,428 -29,862
OAR Labs JI 93,277 7,280 100,557 0 0 0
Climate Global Change 20,439 45,812 66,251 0 0 0
Climate Obs Services 22,685 15,426 38,111 0 0 0
Sea Grant Research 1,800 29,659 31,459 0 0 0
Sea Grant Education/Outreach 1,000 29,393 30,393 0 0 0
Ocean Ex Research 14,035 6,402 20,437 0 0 0
Ocean Ex Other 2 8,128 8,130 0 0 0
NURP 1,452 15,476 16,928 0 0 0
NURP Other 320 320 0 0 0
EPP/MSI RD 922 7,456 8,378 0 0 0
EPP/MSI Other 923 7,456 8,379 0 0 0
Ocean Health Initiative 10,350 7,392 17,742 0 0 0
TOTAL 187,828 189,468 377,296 -20,434 -9,428 29,862
Percentage 51.2 48.8 -9.8 -4.7 -7.3
Non-research components of selected programs
appear in italics