Working with Partners to Serve Society

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Working with Partners to Serve Society
NOAA National Stakeholder Forum

• James R. Mahoney, PhD
• Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
  Atmosphere
• March 2, 2005

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NOAAs Vision Mission

• 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.

NOAAs Mission To understand and predict changes
in the Earths environment and conserve and
manage coastal and marine resources to meet our
Nations economic, social, and environmental
needs.
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Recent NOAA Accomplishments

• Protect, Restore, and Manage the Use of Coastal
  and Ocean Resources through an Ecosystem Approach
  to Management
• Leading in Global Earth Observing and the
  Development of an Integrated Ocean Observing
  System
• Rebounding US Fish Stocks
• Monitoring Fishery Vessels
• Protecting and Restoring Habitat
• Mapping, Monitoring and Managing Coral Reef
  Ecosystems

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Recent NOAA Accomplishments

• Understand Climate Variability and Change to
  Enhance Societys Ability to Plan and Respond
• Making Critical Climate Forecast System
  Operational
• Filling Key Data Gaps through Climate Reference
  Network
• Completing of Model Runs for International
• Climate Assessment

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Recent NOAA Accomplishments

• Serve Societys Needs for Weather and Water
  Information
• Using Successful Team Approach to Address
  Hurricane Season
• Providing Tsunami Warning through DART Buoys
• Supporting a National Integrated Drought
  Information System
• Improving the All-Hazards NOAA Weather Radio
• Leading Largest Air Quality and Climate Study
• Instituting New England Air Quality Forecasts

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Recent NOAA Accomplishments

• Support the Nations Commerce with Information
  for Safe, Efficient, and Environmentally Sound
  Transportation
• Providing the Three Millionth Navigation Chart,
  and counting
• Partnering to Improve GPS Information
• Saving 220 Lives through SARSAT

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Recent NOAA Accomplishments

• Provide Critical Support for NOAAs Mission
• Providing Critical Environmental Satellite
  Support for the Nation
• Modernizing the NOAA Fleet
• Improving the NOAA Grants Process

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NOAA Budget Trends
( in billions)
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Budget by Goal
in millions in millions in millions in millions in millions in millions in millions
FY05 Enacted Terminations ATBs Program Changes FY 2006 Request Change
Ecosystem 1,378.5 (347.7) 4.0 62.8 1,097.5 (20)
Climate 256.9 (42.6) 6.0 19.6 239.9 (7)
Weather Water 852.3 (57.5) 29.5 34.3 858.6 1
Commerce Transportation 164.7 (28.4) 13.3 20.0 169.6 3
Critical Support 1,393.8 (174.1) 24.9 105.8 1,350.5 (3)
Financing/Transfers (127.6) 0 (2.8) 0 (130.3)
TOTAL 3,918.6 (650.3) 74.9 242.5 3,585.8 (8.5)
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Budget by Line Office
in millions in millions in millions in millions in millions in millions in millions
FY05 Enacted Terminations ATBs Program Changes FY 2006 Request Change
NOS 669.3 (294.9) 12.5 27.9 414.7 (38)
NMFS 823.6 (155.6) 6.6 53.2 727.9 (12)
OAR 413.8 (70.7) 4.1 25.1 372.2 (10)
NWS 783.0 (13.8) 34.6 35.5 839.3 7
NESDIS 907.4 (33.3) 17.5 72.3 963.9 6
PPI 2.5 (0.5) 0 0 2.0 (20)
PS 446.7 (81.5) 2.4 28.6 396.2 (11)
Financing/Transfers (127.6) 0 (2.8) 0 (130.3)
TOTAL 3,918.7 (650.3) 74.9 242.6 3,585.9 (8.5)
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Challenges Opportunities

• U.S. Ocean Action Plan
• Earth Observing System
• Climate Change Science Plan
• NOAA Research Review
• Technology Advances
• Fiscal Constraints

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How You Can Help NOAA Today

• Give us feedback on where NOAAs priorities
  should be in FY08 and beyond
• Agency making adjustments to planning priorities
  based on stakeholder input
• Your updates make this a living plan