Argos System Use Administration

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Argos System Use Administration Chris OConnors

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NOAA SUA Processing Statistics (May 21 07- May
22 08)

• SUAs processed 180 (233 2006-07)
• Average processing time
• 18 days (no pending) 2008
• 9.5 days (no pending) 2007
• 10.4 days (no pending) 2006
• 8.8 days (no pending) 2005
• 5.4 days (no pending) 2004
• 6 days (no pending) 2003
• 8 days (no pending) 2002
• Average including pending 20 (12) days
• SUAs pending beyond 14 days 47 (14)
• SUAs Disapproved 1
• SUAs Withdrawn 0

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Review Process Summary

• Content review
• Letecia Reeves
• Policy and program review
• Kay Metcalf and Chris OConnors
• Approval
• Dave Benner on behalf of the OSDPD Office
  Director
• Currently no back-up
• Performance measure SUA processed within 14 days

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SUA Administration

• Review of process issues
• Program transition
• Inconsistent performance of ingestor
• Honduras VMS

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Disapproved SUA

• Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) marine
  wildlife conservation organization whose mission
  is to end the destruction of habitat and
  slaughter of wildlife in the world s oceans
• Sea Shepherd uses innovative direct-action
  tactics to investigate, document, and take action
  when necessary to expose and confront illegal
  activities on the high seas.
• There proposed use of the Argos System
• To track their ships while on a mission at sea
  around the world.
• It will be used their small boat teams as an
  emergency locating beacon or tracking beacon
  while they are out of contact with the ship for
  extended periods of time.
• Disapproved because
• the activity is not involved with collect data
  of the earth phenomena
• Non profit group may be engaged in active
  investigation of environmental wrong doing that
  could but the program at risk