# Presentation: 800066

## Partnership Policy Update

**Jennifer Sprague,**
**Policy Analyst, Strategic Planning & Policy Office**
**National Weather Service**
**National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration**

**NWS Partners Workshop**

- Jennifer Sprague

- June 20, 2007

**Notes:**
Abstract:
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) partnership policy was adopted on December 1, 2004.  Ed Johnson, Director of Strategic Planning and Policy of NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS), will describe the implementation of the NOAA policy in NWS to provide context for discussion to follow. 

## NOAA Partnership Policy Timeline and Update

- 2009 – Partnership policy in place 5 years – review required
- 2007 (Aug) – Meeting of the SAB Working Group to Examine Advisory Options for Improving Communications Among NOAA's Partners
- 2006 (July) - The SAB recommended an *ad hoc *working group to examine/recommend advisory options for improving communications among public/private/academic entities
- 2006 (Apr) – NEC requested Science Advisory Board (SAB) advice on Fair Weather Recommendation #2
- 2006 (Jan) – Clarification adopted
- 2005 (Aug-Nov) – Clarification proposed and comments received
- 2005 (Jun) – NWS policy implements partnership policy
- 2004 (Dec) – NOAA partnership policy issued
- 2004 (Jan) – NOAA partnership policy proposed/comments received
- 2003 (Jan) – “Fair Weather” published

- Jennifer Sprague

- June 20, 2007

**Notes:**

Leadership of the SAB changed and resulted in a longer than desired delay in setting up the working group.  (volunteers)

The SAB recommended NOAA establish an ad hoc, limited duration, working group to examine and recommend advisory options for improving communications among the various public, private, and academic entities engaged in environmental information matters

## NCIM/NOAA Short Course

- Jointly-sponsored NCIM/NOAA Short Course, entitled "The Nation's Weather Enterprise: Public/Private Sector Partnership held June 1, 2006
- Web-based learning module available
- NCIM web site (for private sector folks) -- http://www.ncim.org/pppcourse2006/
- DOC e-learning site (for NOAA folks) --      http://e-learning.doc.gov/

- Jennifer Sprague

- June 20, 2007

## Notification of Proposed NWS Information Service Changes

- At Jan Partners meeting, partners requested email notification of updates to NWS Database of Changes to NWS Information Services.
- Decided to notify using Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed to avoid overhead and privacy issues associated with maintaining email address lists.
- RSS feed has been active since mid-April (April 19 PNS).
- Subscribe at http://www.weather.gov/infoservicechanges/

- Jennifer Sprague

- June 20, 2007

## NWS Information Service Change Database (http://www.weather.gov/infoservicechanges/)

**NWS information service change status (6/7/07)**

|  | New | Modification | Termination |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open for Comment | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Decision Pending | 51 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 68 | 1 | 2 |

- _Summary of 2006 Decisions:_
- 17 new services approved
- 2 new services disapproved
- 3 modifications approved
- 1 termination approved
- 1 termination disapproved

- _2007 Decisions to date:_
- 14 new services approved
- 3 new services disapproved
- 1 termination approved
- 1 termination disapproved

- Jennifer Sprague

- June 20, 2007

## References

- “Fair Weather: Effective Partnerships in Weather and Climate Information” (National Academy Press, 2003)
- _[http://books.nap.edu/catalog/10610.html](http://books.nap.edu/catalog/10610.html)_
- NOAA Policy on Partnerships in the Provision of Environmental Information
- _[http://](http://www.noaa.gov/partnershippolicy/)__[www.noaa.gov/partnershippolicy](http://www.noaa.gov/partnershippolicy/)__[/](http://www.noaa.gov/partnershippolicy/)_
- NWS policies in Directives system (See especially 1-10, 1-1001, 1-1002, 10-102)
- _[http://weather.gov/directives/](http://weather.gov/directives/)_
- URLs for Web Course
- http://e-learning.doc.gov/   (NOAA) and  http://www.ncim.org/pppcourse2006/ (Private Sector)

- Jennifer Sprague

- June 20, 2007

**Notes:**
NWS policies in Directives system 
Managing the Provision of Environmental Information (1-10)
NWS Employee Papers, 1-1001, 1-1002, 10-102)