National Coastal Management Performance Measurement System NCMPMS: Pilot Phase

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National Coastal Management Performance
Measurement System (NCMPMS) Pilot Phase

• Elizabeth Mills, OCRM
• Southern Caribbean Regional Meeting
• November 16, 2004

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What is NCMPMS?

• NCMPMS A suite of performance indicators to
  track how well states are achieving CZMA
  objectives and contextual indicators to track
  environmental and socioeconomic factors that
  influence program actions
• Purpose To better quantify and report on the
  impact of the CZMA by tracking and aggregating
  indicators of the effectiveness of coastal
  management programs

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Why are we doing this?

• Increasing federal and state interest in using
  performance indicators driven by the Government
  Performance and Results Act.
• Language concerning the development of a
  performance measurement system has been included
  in several CZMA reauthorization bills.
• Language concerning the need for measuring the
  national impact of CZMA in 2001, 2002, and 2003
  appropriations bills.
• OMBs scoring of CZMA programs as results not
  demonstrated using PART.

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What have we done so far?
Past Studies

• 1999 National Effectiveness Study
• 2001 National Impact Study
• 2001 5-state pilot project

Approach
Survey of Performance Measures
Intended Results a set of contextual and
performance measures to track the effectiveness
of the 34 coastal management programs over the
long-term
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What is happening during the pilot?

• What? A pilot phase to refine the performance
  measurement system by

• Refining and narrowing the list of indicators
• Determining measurement units
• Refining data collection and reporting methods
• Identifying how much money, technical assistance,
  and staff time will be needed at the state and
  federal levels

• When? 2004
• Who? Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands,
  Florida, Maine, South Carolina, Virginia,
  Washington, and Wisconsin are collecting data
  Alaska and New York are providing input

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Focus Areas

• Coastal habitat CNMI, VA, WA, WI
• Coastal hazards FL, ME, WA, WI
• Coastal water quality CNMI, ME, SC
• Coastal dependent uses - FL
• Public access CNMI, FL, ME, SC, VA
• Coastal community development - FL
• Government coordination and decision-making SC,
  VA

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Whats coming up next?

• January 2005
• Pilot Project Wrap-up Meeting
• Discuss lessons learned from pilot phase
• Narrow list of indicators
• Generate ideas for how to collect and manage
  indicator information
• Discuss how to use indicators for communication
  and management
• Generate proposals for next steps for
  implementation

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Whats coming up next?

• February 2005
• Briefings for OMB and Congressional staff
• To solicit input from primary audiences on
• the current and future direction of NCMPMS,
  including the narrowed indicators and
  implementation plans
• if this system meets the intent of the
  Congressional request and OMB PART process

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Whats coming up next?

• March 2005
• Program Managers Meeting
• Managers will be provided with a report out from
  the pilot wrap-up meeting and the OMB
  Congressional briefing prior to the PMM
• PMM session to discuss the indicators and
  direction of NCMPMS

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Implementation Strategy Option

• Phase in all of the national performance measures
  (approx. 10-15 measures total) over the next
  three years
• Each state report on indicators from 1-2 focus
  areas per year for the three years (3-4
  indicators per year), so that in the third year,
  each state has reported on all indicators.
• If data is not available for a specific
  indicator, the state could reply data not
  available but would be encouraged to work toward
  collecting the data in the future.

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Implementation Strategy Option

• If the indicator is not applicable, the state
  could reply N/A but would be encouraged to
  develop and report on a related indicator
  specific to their state.
• If states feel the national measures do not meet
  all of their information needs, they would be
  supported in developing additional state-specific
  measures.
• SO, what do you think???

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• Questions/Comments?
• Contact
• Elizabeth.mills_at_noaa.gov
• 301-713-3155 x201