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Regional Budget Rollout | Boulder“Protecting Lives and Livelihoods”

Mary GlackinDeputy Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere | NOAAMarch 6 , 2008

Agenda

FY 2007 Accomplishments

FY 2008 Activities

FY 2009 Budget Highlights

FY 2009 Priorities

Regional Budget Rollout | Boulder

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FY 2007 Accomplishments

Major Contributor to Nobel Prize-Winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Reports

Continued Implementation of the Magnuson-Stevens Act

GOES-R Program Moves Forward, Reaching Major Milestone

NWS Implements Storm-Based Warnings for Severe Weather Events

Fleet Modernization Proceeds Full Steam Ahead

New State-of-the-Art Satellite Facility Opens


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FY07 Local Accomplishments

Bronze Medal Award for WFO Denver/Boulder

DOC Commendation for WFMO Boulder

Western U.S. Fire Forecasts

Improving GPS Accuracy

Western Water Assessment

“CarbonTracker”

Causes of Catastrophic Urban Floods on the West Coast


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‘Tall Tower’ to Track Front Range Carbon Emissions

TEC Contours and Observing Stations

CarbonTracker

2008 Activities

Launch of GOES-O

Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Fleet Modernization

New Tail Doppler Radar System on Gulfstream-IV

Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act Implementation

Marine Aquaculture

International Year of the Reef

Complete NOAA Weather Radio distribution to non-public schools


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GOES Satellite

Unmanned Aircraft System - Manta

Aquaculture in Hawaii

FY 2009 Budget Context

NOAA Services Crucial to Our Nation’s Competitiveness

Increasing Need to Monitor and Understand Global Climate Change

Increasing Pressure on Ocean and Coastal Resources

Severe Weather Affecting our Economy and Public Safety

NOAA Environmental Information Key to Millions of Decisions

Fiscal Environment Continues to Require Careful Resource Decisions


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NOAA Budget Trends

($ in Billions)

2.83.1 3.2 3.3 3.4

3.6 3.7 3.84.1

3.13.3 3.3

3.73.9 3.9 3.9 3.9

$0.0

$0.5

$1.0

$1.5

$2.0

$2.5

$3.0

$3.5

$4.0

$4.5

FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009

President’s Budget Enacted


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Summary by Line Office

FY 2009 Budget Highlights

Request of $4,109.8M is $202.6M or 5.2% above the FY 2008 Enacted

Budget Supports Core Mission Services

Restores Funding Levels from FY 2008 President’s Request

Supports Key Capital Acquisition Needs for Satellites and Facilities

Continues Investment in the President’s Ocean Initiative

Supports Climate Change Research and Observations

Supports Investments in Weather Forecast Infrastructure


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FY 2009 Priorities

Sustaining Critical Operations

Supporting the President’s Ocean Initiative

Improving Weather Warnings & Forecasts

Climate Monitoring and Predictions

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Inflationary Costs (Adjustments to Base) +$42.0M

Number One Priority for NOAACritical for Sustaining NOAA’s Services and MissionFunds 2.9% Federal Pay Raise for NOAA WorkforceNOAA spends $1.2B in Labor Compensation for Over 12,000 FTERepresents 43% of the ORF BudgetFunds Non-labor inflation for Rent, Utilities, & Contracts


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People and Infrastructure are the Key to Science that Adds Value and establish the Core of NOAA’s

Mission Services



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People and Infrastructure are the Core of NOAA’s Mission Services

$ in millions

Request

Amount

Program

Change

O&M for Aircraft $30.0 +$4.0RAINIER Major Repair Period $6.1 +$6.1

Vessel Calibration $1.0 +$1.0Maritime Crew & Safety Rotation $2.5 +$1.7

Acquisitions & Grants $13.9 +$1.2



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Satellites and Information provide over 90% of the

data used in today’s weather forecast models

GOES R

NPOESS

$ in millionsRequest Amount

Program Change

GOES R $477.0 +$242.2

GOES N–P $73.3 ($7.0)

POES K-N’ $65.4 ($48.9)

NPOESS $288.0 ($43.0)

Satellite Operations $77.8 +$1.0

Supporting the President’s Ocean InitiativeFisheries Management


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Program Change

Annual Catch Limits & Stock Assessments $14.5 +$13.5

Limited Access Privilege Programs $6.0 +$4.8

Recreational Fisheries Information $6.2 +$3.0

Cooperative Research $1.2 +$1.2

Deep Sea Corals $1.5 +$1.5

Illegal, Unregulated, & Unreported Enforcement $2.6 +$1.1

Recreational Fisheries Generate Over $30B in Sales

and 350,000 Jobs per Year

Supporting the President’s Ocean Initiative


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Program Change

Improvements to Navigation Services $3.7 +$3.7

Marine Debris $4.0 +$4.0

Ocean Observations (IOOS) $21.1 +$7.0

Research: Hurricane Hazards & Watershed Influences

$5.0 +$5.0

Research: Sensors for Marine Ecosystems $5.0 +$5.0

CELCP $15.0 +$7.0

Coastal and marine waters generate over

$63 billion annually in goods and services

Improving Weather Warnings & Forecasts


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NOAA’s forecasts, warnings, and associated emergency responses result in $3 billion in savings

in a typical hurricane season

$ in millions

Request

Amount

Program

Change

Local Warnings & Forecasts Base Restoration

$10.1 +$10.1

Hurricane Forecasting Improvements $5.3 +$5.3

All Hazards NOAA Weather Radio $11.3 +$2.9

AWIPS Technology Infusion $19.1 +$6.6

Profiler Network Conversion $9.7 +$4.8

Climate Monitoring and Predictions


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During 1980-2003, the U.S. sustained 58 weather or climate-related disasters, with damages and costs

exceeding $1 billion per event


Program

Change

Satellite Climate Sensors $74.0 +

$74.0National Integrated Drought Information System

$10.4 +$2.0

Unmanned Aircraft Systems $6.3 +$3.3

Ocean Current Circulation $5.0 +$1.0

TAO Array Refresh $4.2 +$1.1

Thank you! Questions?

For more information:

Blue Book and Briefing:

http://www.noaa.gov/budget

Budget Questions:

[email protected]

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