2009 President’s Budget Rollout

“Protecting Lives and Livelihoods”Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr. U.S. Navy (Ret.)Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and AtmosphereFebruary 07, 2008

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Agenda

FY 2007 Performance

FY 2009 Budget Highlights

Program Change Highlights

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FY 2007 Top AccomplishmentsMajor 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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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

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$3.1$3.3

$3.7$3.9 $3.9 $3.9 $3.9

$3.7$3.6$3.4$3.3$3.2

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Pres Bud Enacted

($ in Billions)

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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

Provides Funding for Inflation, Including the Pay Raise

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 Budget Summary

FY 2008

Enacted

FY 2009 Presiden

t’s Request

FY 2009 Request vs. FY 2008

Enacted ($)

FY 2009 Request vs. FY 2008

Enacted (%)

Operations Research and Facilities (ORF)

$2,941.0

$2,924.3 ($16.8) (0.6%)

Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction (PAC)

$979.2 $1,240.7 $261.5 26.7%

Total (Net of Financing)$3,907.

3$4,109.8 $202.5 5.2%

($ in millions)

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Outyear ORF and PAC Profiles

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Summary by Line Office

Line Office

FY 2008 Preside

nt’s Request

FY 2008 Enact

ed

FY 2009 Preside

nt’s Request

FY 2009 Request vs. FY 2008

Enacted ($)

FY 2009 Request vs. FY 2008

Enacted (%)

National Ocean Service $465.5 $536.1 $488.2 ($47.9) (8.9%)

National Marine Fisheries Service

$796.0 $829.1 $782.3 ($46.8) (5.6%)

Office of Atmospheric Research

$368.8 $398.1 $382.6 ($15.4) (3.9%)

National Weather Service $903.5 $911.4 $930.7 $19.3 2.1%

National Environmental Satellite, Data & Information Service

$978.3 $955.1 $1,157.9 $202.8 21.2%

Program Support/Marine & Aviation Operations

$442.1 $445.7 $519.1 $73.3 16.5%

Total (Net of Financing)

$3,815.4$3,907

.3$4,109.8 $202.6 5.2%

($ in millions)

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FY 2009 Program Increase Highlights

1) Sustaining Critical Operations

2) Supporting the President’s Ocean Initiative

3) Improving Weather Warnings & Forecasts

4) Climate Monitoring and Predictions

5) Critical Facility Investments

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Sustaining Critical Operations

Inflationary Costs (Adjustments to Base) +

$42.0M

Number One Priority for NOAA

Critical for Sustaining NOAA’s Services and

Mission

Funds 2.9% Federal Pay Raise for NOAA

Workforce

NOAA spends $1.2B in Labor Compensation

for Over 12,000 FTE

Represents 43% of the ORF Budget

Funds Non-labor inflation for Rent, Utilities, &

Contracts

People are the Key to Science that Adds Value

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

Sustaining Critical Operations

RequestAmount

Program Change

O&M for Aircraft $30.0 +$4.0

RAINIER Major Repair Period $6.1 +$6.1

Vessel Calibration $1.0 +$1.0

Maritime Crew & Safety Rotation $2.5 +$1.7

Acquisitions & Grants $13.9 +$1.2

($ in millions)

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Sustaining Critical Operations

RequestAmount

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

Satellites and Information provide over 90% of the data used in today’s weather forecast models

($ in millions)

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Supporting the President’s Ocean Initiative

RequestAmount

Program Change

Annual Catch & Stock Limits $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

Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization($ in millions)

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Supporting the President’s Ocean Initiative

RequestAmount

Program Change

Improvements to Navigation Services $3.7 +$3.7

Marine Debris $4.0 +$4.0Ocean 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

($ in millions)

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Improving Weather Warnings & Forecasts

RequestAmount

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

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

($ in millions)

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Climate Monitoring and Predictions

RequestAmount

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

During 1980-2003, the U.S. sustained 58 weather or climate-related disasters, with damages and costs exceeding $1 billion per event

($ in millions)

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Critical Facilities Investments

RequestAmount

Program Change

Pacific Regional Center $60.3 +

$40.3

Southwest Fisheries Science Center $15.0 +

$12.1

Fairbanks Command & Data Acquisition Station

$11.7 +$11.7

Providing a safe, efficient work environment is a top priority for NOAA

($ in millions)

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Summary

NOAA Services are Critical to the Nation

Budget Request Funds Our Highest Priorities

Support from Our Constituents and Congress is

Critical

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