FY 1999 Budget Request of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
FY 1999 President's Budget
(Dollars in Thousands)
	FY 1998		FY 1999		FY 1999		Increase/
	Enacted		Base		Request		(Decrease)
	FTE	Amount	FTE	B.A.	FTE	B.A.	FTE	B.A.
NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE
Navigation Services
Mapping and Charting	238	30,100	238	30,100	238	30,100	0	0
Address Survey Backlog/Contracts		13,900	0	13,900	0	8,500	0	(5,400)
Geodesy	197	20,700	197	20,700	197	19,159	0	(1,541)
Tide and Current Data	141	11,350	141	11,350	141	11,000	0	(350)
Total, Navigation Services	576	76,050	576	76,050	576	68,759	0	(7,291)
Ocean Resources Conversation and Assessment
Estuarine and Coastal Assessment	0	2,674	0	2,674	0	2,674	0	0
Oceanic and Coastal Research	61	7,910	61	7,910	61	7,410	0	(500)
GLERL	0	0	60	6,825	60	6,025	0	(800)
Beaufort/Oxford	0	0	49	2,236	49	2,236	0	0
Ocean assessment program	234	35,300	234	35,300	234	33,075	0	(2,225)
Damage assessment	0	3,000	0	3,000	0	4,500	0	1,500
Transfer from Damage Assessment Fund	0	6,915	0	5,683	0	5,683	0	0
Oil Pollution Act of 1990	0	1,000	0	1,000	0	1,000	0	0
Ocean services	0	2,500	0	0	0	0	0	0
Subtotal	295	59,299	404	64,628	404	62,603	0	(2,025)
Coastal Ocean Science
Coastal ocean program	21	17,200	21	17,200	21	17,800	0	600
Subtotal	21	17,200	21	17,200	21	17,800	0	600
Total, Ocean Resources Conserv. & Assess.	316	76,499	425	81,828	425	80,403	0	(1,425)
Ocean and Coastal Management:
Coastal Management
CZM Administration	49	4,500	49	4,500	49	4,500	0	0
CZM grants	0	49,700	0	49,700	0	49,700	0	0
CZM 309 Grants	0	0	0	0	0	6,000	0	6,000
National Estuarine Research Reserve	0	5,650	0	5,650	0	4,300	0	(1,350)
Nonpoint pollution control	0	1,000	0	1,000	0	6,000	0	5,000
Coastal Zone Management Fund (Obligate in Fund)	(49)	(7,800)	(49)	(7,800)	(49)	(4,000)	0	3,800
Subtotal	0	53,050	0	53,050	0	66,500	0	13,450
Ocean Management
Marine sanctuary program	97	14,000	97	14,000	97	13,200	0	(800)
Subtotal	97	14,000	97	14,000	97	13,200	0	(800)
Total, Ocean and Coastal Management.	97	67,050	97	67,050	97	79,700	0	12,650
Acquisition of Data	231	14,546	231	14,546	231	14,546	0	0
TOTAL, NOS	1,220	234,145	1,329	239,474	1,329	243,408	0	3,934
NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE
Information Collection & Analyses:
Resource Information	934	99,300	885	93,814	895	92,714	10	(1,100)
Antarctic research	0	1,200	0	1,200	0	1,200	0	0
Chesapeake Bay Studies	0	1,890	0	1,890	0	1,500	0	(390)
Right whale research	0	400	0	400	0	200	0	(200)
MARFIN	0	3,500	0	3,500	0	3,000	0	(500)
SEAMAP	0	1,200	0	1,200	0	1,200	0	0
Alaskan groundfish surveys	0	950	0	950	0	661	0	(289)
Bering Sea pollock research	0	945	0	945	0	945	0	0
West Coast groundfish	0	780	0	780	0	780	0	0
New England stock depletion	0	1,000	0	1,000	0	1,000	0	0
Hawaii stock management plan	0	500	0	500	0	0	0	(500)
Yukon River chinook salmon	0	700	0	700	0	700	0	0
Atlantic salmon research	0	710	0	710	0	710	0	0
Gulf of Maine groundfish survey	0	567	0	567	0	567	0	0
Dolphin safe technologies	0	250	0	250	0	250	0	0
Habitat research/evaluation	0	450	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pacific salmon treaty program	0	5,587	0	5,587	0	5,587	0	0
Hawaiian monk seals	0	550	0	550	0	500	0	(50)
Stellar sea lion recovery plan	0	2,770	0	2,770	0	1,440	0	(1,330)
Hawaiian sea turtles	0	248	0	248	0	248	0	0
Bluefish/striped bass	0	800	0	800	0	0	0	(800)
Halibut/Sablefish	0	1,200	0	1,200	0	1,200	0	0
Subtotal	934	125,497	885	119,561	895	114,402	10	(5,159)
Fishery Industry Information
Fish statistics	146	13,000	146	13,000	148	14,500	2	1,500
Alaska groundfish monitoring	0	5,500	0	5,500	0	5,200	0	(300)
PACFIN/catch effort data	0	4,700	0	4,700	0	3,000	0	(1,700)
Rec. fishery harvest monitoring	0	3,900	0	3,900	0	3,100	0	(800)
Subtotal	146	27,100	146	27,100	148	25,800	2	(1,300)
Information Analyses & Dissemination	243	20,900	243	20,900	243	20,900	0	0
Computer hardware and software	0	4,000	0	4,000	0	4,000	0	0
Subtotal	243	24,900	243	24,900	243	24,900	0	0
Total, Info., Collection, & Analyses	1,323	177,497	1,274	171,561	1,286	165,102	12	(6,459)
Conservation and Management Operations:
Fisheries Management Programs	207	27,250	209	27,250	214	34,400	5	7,150
Federal Ship Financing Fund Expenses	0	(1,700)	0	(1,700)	0	0	0	1,700
Columbia River hatcheries	0	12,055	0	12,055	0	10,300	0	(1,755)
Columbia River end. species studies	0	288	0	288	0	288	0	0
Regional councils	0	11,900	0	11,900	0	12,800	0	900
International fisheries commissions	0	400	0	400	0	400	0	0
Management of George's Bank	0	478	0	478	0	478	0	0
Beluga whale committee	0	200	0	200	0	200	0	0
Pacific tuna management	0	2,300	0	2,300	0	1,250	0	(1,050)
Subtotal	207	53,171	209	53,171	214	60,116	5	6,945
Protected Species Management	259	6,200	262	6,200	262	6,200	0	0
Driftnet Act implementation	0	3,278	0	3,278	0	3,278	0	0
Marine Mammal Protection Act	0	9,500	0	9,500	0	9,500	0	0
Endangered Species Act recovery plan	0	20,200	0	20,200	14	30,450	14	10,250
Dolphin Encirclement Studies			9	3,800	9	3,300	0	(500)
Fishery observer training	0	417	0	417	0	0	0	(417)
East Coast observers	0	350	0	350	0	350	0	0
Subtotal	259	39,945	271	43,745	285	53,078	14	9,333
Habitat Conservation	116	8,500	116	8,400	116	10,700	0	2,300
Enforcement & Surveillance	171	17,600	171	17,600	176	18,500	5	900
Total, Conservation and Mgmt. Opns	753	119,216	767	122,916	791	142,394	24	19,478
State and Industry Assistance Programs:
Interjurisdictional fisheries grants	0	2,600	0	2,600	0	2,600	0	0
Anadromous grants	0	2,100	0	2,100	0	2,100	0	0
Anadromous fishery project	0	0	0	0	0	258	0	258
Interstate fish commissions	0	6,750	0	6,750	0	4,000	0	(2,750)
Subtotal	0	11,450	0	11,450	0	8,958	0	(2,492)
Fisheries Development Program
Product quality and safety	93	10,524	93	10,524	86	9,824	(7)	(700)
Hawaiian Fisheries Development	0	750	0	750	0	0	0	(750)
Subtotal	93	11,274	93	11,274	86	9,824	(7)	(1,450)
Total, State & Industry Assist. Progs.	93	22,724	93	22,724	86	18,782	(7)	(3,942)
Acquisition of Data	366	25,098	366	25,098	366	25,098	0	0
TOTAL, NMFS	2,535	344,535	2,500	342,299	2,529	351,376	29	9,077
OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
Climate and Air Quality Research:
Interannual & Seasonal Climate Research	21	12,900	21	12,900	21	12,900	0	0
Subtotal	21	12,900	21	12,900	21	12,900	0	0
Long-Term Climate & Air Quality Research	213	29,402	213	29,402	213	30,387	0	985
High Performance Computing	4	7,500	4	7,500	4	12,500	0	5,000
Subtotal	217	36,902	217	36,902	217	42,887	0	5,985
Climate and Global Change	114	60,000	114	60,000	114	62,000	0	2,000
GLOBE	9	5,000	9	5,000	9	6,000	0	1,000
Subtotal	123	65,000	123	65,000	123	68,000	0	3,000
Total, Climate and Air Quality	361	114,802	361	114,802	361	123,787	0	8,985
Atmospheric Programs
Weather Research	228	37,413	228	37,413	228	34,613	0	(2,800)
Wind profiler	0	4,350	0	4,350	0	4,350	0	0
Subtotal	228	41,763	228	41,763	228	38,963	0	(2,800)
Solar-Terrestrial services and research	65	5,700	65	5,700	65	6,000	0	300
Total, Atmospheric Program	293	47,463	293	47,463	293	44,963	0	(2,500)
Ocean and Great Lakes Programs:
Marine Environmental Research	87	22,976	87	23,601	87	15,251	0	(8,350)
GLERL	60	6,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
Subtotal	147	28,976	87	23,601	87	15,251	0	(8,350)
Sea Grant
Sea grant college program	22	56,000	22	56,000	22	50,182	0	(5,818)
Subtotal	22	56,000	22	56,000	22	50,182	0	(5,818)
Undersea Research Program
NOAA Undersea Research Program	8	15,500	8	15,500	8	4,150	0	(11,350)
Subtotal	8	15,500	8	15,500	8	4,150	0	(11,350)
Total, Ocean & Great Lakes Programs	177	100,476	117	95,101	117	69,583	0	(25,518)
Acquisition of Data	117	15,000	117	15,000	117	12,884	0	(2,116)
TOTAL, OAR	948	277,741	888	272,366	888	251,217	0	(21,149)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE:
Operations and Research:
Local Warnings and Forecasts	4,287	395,854	4,287	395,854	4,295	417,237	8	21,383
MAROB		1,820	0	1,820	0	1,650	0	(170)
AHPS			0	0	0	4,200	0	4,200
Radiosonde Replacement	0	910	0	910	0	4,340	0	3,430
Susquehanna River Basin Flood Sys	0	1,120	0	1,120	0	619	0	(501)
Aviation forecasts	0	35,596	0	35,596	0	35,596	0	0
Subtotal	4,287	435,300	4,287	435,300	4,295	463,642	8	28,342
Central Forecast Guidance	266	29,543	266	29,543	266	35,574	0	6,031
Atmospheric and Hydrological Research	38	2,489	38	2,489	38	2,964	0	475
Total, Operations and Research	4,591	467,332	4,591	467,332	4,599	502,180	8	34,848
Systems Acquisition:
Public Warning and Forecast Systems
NEXRAD	128	39,591	128	39,591	128	38,346	0	(1,245)
ASOS	38	5,341	38	5,341	38	7,116	0	1,775
AWIPS/NOAAPort	0	0	0	0	13	12,189	13	12,189
Computer Facility Upgrades	0	8,000	0	8,000	0	4,600	0	(3,400)
Total, Systems Acquisition	166	52,932	166	52,932	179	62,251	13	9,319
TOTAL, NWS	4,757	520,264	4,757	520,264	4,778	564,431	21	44,167
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE,
DATA, AND INFORMATION SERVICE:
Satellite Observing Systems:
Polar spacecraft and launching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Polar convergence/IPO	0	34,000	0	34,000	0	0	0	(34,000)
Geostationary spacecraft and launching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ocean remote sensing	0	4,000	0	4,000	0	4,000	0	0
Environmental observing services	507	50,347	507	50,347	507	51,486	0	1,139
Total, Satellite Observing Systems	507	88,347	507	88,347	507	55,486	0	(32,861)
Environmental Data Management Systems :
Data and Information Services	275	27,500	275	28,550	275	28,550	0	0
Regional Climate Centers	0	2,500	0	2,500	0	0	0	(2,500)
Environmental Data Systems Modernization	0	16,335	0	16,335	0	16,335	0	0
Total, EDMS	275	46,335	275	47,385	275	44,885	0	(2,500)
TOTAL, NESDIS	782	134,682	782	135,732	782	100,371	0	(35,361)
PROGRAM SUPPORT:
Administration and Services:
Executive direction and administration	292	19,200	292	19,200	292	19,200	0	0
Systems Acquisition Office (SAO)	36	1,420	36	1,420	0	0	(36)	(1,420)
Subtotal	328	20,620	328	20,620	292	19,200	(36)	(1,420)
Central Administrative Support	795	31,850	795	31,850	795	31,850	0	0
Retired Pay Commissioned Officers/Disestablishment Costs	0	8,000	0	8,000	0	7,000	0	(1,000)
Total, Administration and Services	1,123	60,470	1,123	60,470	1,087	58,050	(36)	(2,420)
Aircraft Services	106	10,400	106	10,400	106	10,500	0	100
Total, Aircraft Services	106	10,400	106	10,400	106	10,500	0	100
TOTAL, PS	1,229	70,870	1,229	70,870	1,193	68,550	(36)	(2,320)
Facilities
NOAA-wide Space Planning	0	0	0	0	0	735	0	735
NOAA Maintenance and Repairs	6	1,800	6	1,800	6	1,800	0	0
Sandy Hook lease	0	2,000	0	2,000	0	2,000	0	0
Environmental compliance	9	2,000	9	2,000	9	2,000	0	0
NEXRAD WFO Maintenance	0	1,000	0	1,000	0	5,400	0	4,400
Columbia river facilities	0	4,465	0	4,465	0	4,465	0	0
Total, Facilities [Non-Fixed Assets]	15	11,265	15	11,265	15	16,400	0	5,135
Fleet Maintenance and Planning	12	13,500	12	13,500	12	9,600	0	(3,900)
Subtotal Obligations	11,498	1,607,002	11,512	1,605,770	11,526	1,605,353	14	(417)
Rescission - Unobligated Satellite Balances	0	(20,500)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rent Savings to Finance Goddard	0	(4,656)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Offset for Fee Collections	0	0	0	0	0	(22,281)	0	(22,281)
TOTAL DIRECT OBLIGATIONS	11,498	1,581,846	11,512	1,605,770	11,526	1,583,072	14	(22,698)
REIMBURSABLE OBLIGATIONS	1,308	244,898	1,308	249,598	592	195,767	(716)	(53,831)
Federal Ship Financing Fund Expenses	0	1,700	0	0	0	0	0	0
Navigation and Magnuson Fee Collections	0	0	0	0	0	22,281	0	22,281
Anticipated offsetting collections	0	3,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Offsetting collections	0	2,400	0	2,400	0	3,600	0	1,200
TOTAL REIMBURSABLE OBLIGATIONS	1,308	251,998	1,308	251,998	592	221,648	(716)	(30,350)
TOTAL OBLIGATIONS	12,806	1,833,844	12,820	1,857,768	12,118	1,804,720	(702)	(53,048)
FINANCING:
Direct:
Prior year recoveries	0	(24,000)	0	(28,527)	0	(28,527)	0	0
Unobligated balance transferred from DARRF	0	(1,642)	0	(969)	0	(969)	0	0
Reimbursable:
Federal funds	0	(145,901)	0	(150,601)	0	(134,927)	0	15,674
Non-federal funds	0	(98,997)	0	(98,997)	0	(60,840)	0	38,157
Offset for Fee Collections	0	0	0	0	0	(22,281)	0	(22,281)
Federal Ship Financing Fund Expenses	0	(1,700)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Anticipated offsetting collections	0	(3,000)	0	0	0	0	0	0
New offsetting collection (data sales)	0	(2,400)	0	(2,400)	0	(3,600)	0	(1,200)
BUDGET AUTHORITY	12,806	1,556,204	12,820	1,576,274	12,118	1,553,576	(702)	(22,698)
Less Mandatory	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Discretionary Budget Authority	12,806	1,556,204	12,820	1,576,274	12,118	1,553,576	(702)	(22,698)
FINANCING FROM:
Promote and develop American fisheries	0	(62,381)	0	(62,381)	0	(62,381)	0	0
Damage assess. & restoration revolving fund.	0	(5,273)	0	(4,714)	0	(4,714)	0	0
APPROPRIATION, ORF - NET	12,806	1,488,550	12,820	1,509,179	12,118	1,486,481	(702)	(22,698)
Anticipated Offsetting Collections	0	3,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
APPROPRIATION, ORF with Collections	12,806	1,491,550	12,820	1,509,179	12,118	1,486,481	(702)	(22,698)
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION
Systems Acquisition
NEXRAD	27	6,377	27	6,377	11	9,170	(16)	2,793
ASOS	10	4,494	10	4,494	0	3,855	(10)	(639)
AWIPS	117	116,910	117	116,910	89	67,667	(28)	(49,243)
Central Computer Upgrade	0	5,000	0	5,000	0	9,900	0	4,900
Polar
Polar K-N'	33	82,905	33	82,905	20	159,917	(13)	77,012
Polar Convergence	0	0	0	0	13	64,698	13	64,698
GOES	0	0	0	0			0
GOES I-M		105,139	0	105,139	0	99,634	0	(5,505)
GOES N-Q	47	110,861	47	110,861	47	190,508	0	79,647
Total, Systems Acquisition	234	431,686	234	431,686	180	605,349	(54)	173,663
Construction
Boulder Laboratory Above Standard Cost	0	2,900	0	2,900	0	5,670	0	2,770
NWS WFO Construction	5	13,823	5	13,823	5	9,526	0	(4,297)
National Centers for Environmental Prediction	0	0	0	0	0	850	0	850
Santa Cruz Research Lab	0	15,200	0	15,200	0	4,200	0	(11,000)
National Estuarine Research Reserve Construction		8,000	0	8,000	0	0	0	(8,000)
Honolulu Fisheries Lab		2,000	0	2,000	0	0	0	(2,000)
Gulf Coast Lab		5,000	0	5,000	0	0	0	(5,000)
Alaska Facilities	0	8,000	0	8,000	0	0	0	(8,000)
Pribilof Island Cleanup	0	5,000	0	5,000	0	0	0	(5,000)
Total, Construction...	5	59,923	5	59,923	5	20,246	0	(39,677)
Fleet Replacement	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total, Obligations	239	491,609	239	491,609	185	625,595	(54)	133,986
Deobligations		0		(4,000)	0	(4,000)	0	0
Total, Capital Assests Acquisition B.A.	239	491,609	239	487,609	185	621,595	(54)	133,986
OTHER ACCOUNTS: B.A.
Fishermen's contingency fund	1	953	1	953	1	953	0	0
Foreign fishing observer fund	0	189	0	189	0	189	0	0
Fisheries Financing Program	0	338	0	338	0	238	0	(100)
Federal Ship Financing Fund (Mandatory)	0	700	0	0	0	0	0	0
Promote and develop fisheries
Transfer to ORF	0	(62,381)	0	(62,381)	0	(62,381)	0	0
Transfer from Department of Agriculture (Mandatory)	5	65,734	5	65,734	5	65,734	0	0
Total Obligations, P&D	5	3,353	5	3,353	5	3,353	0	0
Unobligated balance, start of year			0	0
Unobligated balance, end of year			0	0
Subtotal Budget Authoriy	5	3,353	5	3,353	5	3,353	0	0
Transfer to ORF	0	62,381	0	62,381	0	62,381	0	0
Transfer from Department of Agriculture (Mandatory)	(5)	(65,734)	(5)	(65,734)	(5)	(65,734)	0	0
Total Appropriation, P&D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Damage Assessment & Rest. Revolving Fund
Transfer to ORF, Unobligated Balance	0	1,642	0	969	0	969	0	0
Transfer to ORF	0	(5,273)	0	(4,714)	0	(4,714)	0	0
Offsetting Collections	0	1,500	0	1,500	0	1,500	0	0
Transfer from Interior, Unobligated Balance	0	(1,642)	0	(969)	0	(969)	0	0
Transfer from Interior	0	3,773	0	3,214	0	3,214	0	0
Total Obligations, DARRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unobligated balance, start of year	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unobligated balance, end of year	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Financing from Offsetting Collections	0	(1,500)	0	(1,500)	0	(1,500)	0	0
Subtotal Budget Authoriy	0	(1,500)	0	(1,500)	0	(1,500)	0	0
Transfer to ORF	0	5,273	0	4,714	0	4,714	0	0
Transfer from Interior	0	(3,773)	0	(3,214)	0	(3,214)	0	0
Total Appropriation, DARRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Coastal Zone Management Fund (Discretionary)	49	7,800	49	7,800	49	4,000	0	(3,800)
Mandatory Offsetting Collections	0	(4,736)	0	(4,736)	0	(4,000)	0	736
Net B.A.	49	3,064	49	3,064	49	0	0	(3,064)
Unobligated Balance, start of year	0	(4,238)	0	(4,238)	0	(1,174)	0	3,064
Unobligated balance, end of year	0	1,174	0	1,174	0	1,174	0	0
Appropriation	49	0	49	0	49	0	0	0
TOTAL B.A. OTHER ACCOUNTS	55	7,097	55	6,397	55	3,233	0	(3,164)
TOTAL B.A., NOAA - ALL ACCOUNTS	13,100	2,054,910	13,114	2,070,280	12,358	2,178,404	(756)	108,124
Less Mandatory Funds	(5)	(61,698)	(5)	(60,998)	(5)	(61,734)	0	(736)
TOTAL Discretionary B.A.	13,095	1,993,212	13,109	2,009,282	12,353	2,116,670	(756)	107,388
Less Transfers /Collections	5	(69,507)	5	(68,948)	5	(68,948)	0	0
Total, NOAA Appropriation	13,100	1,985,403	13,114	2,001,332	12,358	2,109,456	(756)	108,124