# Presentation: 102293

## NOAA Support to theUS Ocean Action Plan   

## Federal Support to theGulf of Mexico Alliance   www.gulfofmexicoalliance.org

## US Ocean Action Plan Charge

- Explore partnership opportunities for key priorities in the Gulf of Mexico with appropriate regional representatives in spring 2005
- The five Gulf of Mexico states have identified regional focus areas:
- Reductions in nutrient loading
- WQ, healthy beaches and shellfish beds
- Coastal wetland restoration
- Identification of Gulf habitats for management
- Environmental education
- EPA and NOAA designated as federal coordinators

## A Fast-moving Train

- U.S. Ocean Action Plan
- December 2004

- Gulf of Mexico Regional Partnership
- February 2005

- Federal Workgroup
*13 federal agencies*
- April 2005

- Gulf of Mexico Alliance
*the 5 Gulf states*
- February 2005

*DRAFT Gulf of Mexico Plan of Action*
- To be developed at State-Federal work session
- August – September 2005

- Integrated Federal-State Response to Gulf State White Papers
- June to November 2005

*FINAL Gulf of Mexico Plan of Action*
- To be presented at Gulf of Mexico Summit
- November 2005

- Alliance White Papers
- February to June 2005

- Federal Response
- May to September 2005

## Major Milestones

- June 8-10 – State-Federal Coordination Meeting, Naples, FL
- ~20 state and ~20 federal representatives at the table
- Gulf States present and discuss White Papers
- Federal agencies present initial federal response
- August 10-11 – State-Federal Work Session, New Orleans, LA
- State and federal agencies draft the Gulf Alliance *Plan of Action*
- September – Gulf Alliance *Plan of Action *ready for agency review* *
- Nov 7-9 – *Gulf of Mexico Summit*, Harte Research Institute, Corpus Christi, TX
- Inauguration of the Gulf of Mexico Alliance by 5 Gulf state Governors
- Present final *Gulf Alliance Plan of Action*
- Possible coordination among U.S. and 6 Mexican Governors

## June 9 State-Federal Coordination Meeting: Federal Agency Roles

|  | Water Quality | Nutrients Reduction | Wetlands Restoration | Habitat Identification | Education |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CEQ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| EPA | Co-Lead | Co-Lead | √ | √ | Co-Lead |
| NOAA | Co-Lead | √ | √ | √ | Co-Lead |
| DOI | √ | √ | Co-Lead | Co-Lead | √ |
| USDA | √ | Co-Lead | √ |  | √ |
| USACE | √ | √ | Co-Lead | √ | √ |
| HHS/FDA | √ |  |  |  | √ |
| NASA | √ | √ | √ | Co-Lead | √ |
| DOD | √ |  |  | √ | √ |
| DOT |  |  | √ | √ | √ |
| DOE |  |  |  | √ | √ |
| NSF |  | √ |  |  | √ |
| DOS | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |

## Conceptual Timeline for the Plan of Action

- Conceptual Timeline for the *Plan of Action*

- Alliance
- Management Team

- Federal Workgroup

- Federal/State
- Work Sessions

- SIMOR / JSOST / AQUABOX Briefs

- Community
- Workshops

- Jul

- Aug

- Sept

- Oct

- Nov

- Meeting

- Conference Call

- Workshop

- Summary of
- June 9
- Agreements

- Federal
- Response
- Strategy

- 1st Draft
*Plan of Action*

- 2nd Draft
*Plan of*
*Action*

- Final
- Draft
*Plan of*
*Action*

- Final *Plan of Action*

- Jun

## Leadership Challenges 

- Research to Operations;  multiple Line Office capabilities and interests
- Ecosystems Goal Team, NOAA Councils, Key program managers
- Coordination across 13 Federal Agencies
- Forming a team, building partnerships, developing a plan and beginning execution in 9 months
- Committing agencies to new courses of action within budget execution years
- Coordination between Federal and State Governments
- States need to lead – varying levels of expertise and resources
- Federal agencies – great breadth, depth and resources--in a supporting role

- Leadership Challenges

## Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS)

- Ocean.US

## US Ocean Action PlanCharge

- US Ocean Action PlanCharge

**Notes:**
TP—IOOS is a multi-agency effort.

## IOOS: A component of GEOSS

**Notes:**
We cannot properly lead GEOSS without leading IOOS.  

## Challenge

- Limited and poorly coordinated environmental data to meet fundamental societal needs

## Integrated Ocean Observing System 

- Integrated Ocean Observing System

**Notes:**
IOOS picture created by MBARI   (NOS added the CODAR graphic to show enhancement possibilities.)

Things normally associated with IOOS—Sea Surface Temperature, water levels, currents

Things not always associated with IOOS—Ocean Depth, algal bloom monitoring, habitat monitoring

The Integrated Observation System will... 
  Integrate existing monitoring programs
  Increase and coordinate observations
  Increase data sharing
  Coordinate regional, national, global capabilities 
  Develop usable information products

This picture helps to highlight opportunities to collaborate with users, industry, academia, state, local and other federal agencies to develop an integrated, sustained ocean observing system (IOOS).

## NOAA’s IOOS Vision

- Lead the way in the provision of products and services based on ocean observations for a wide range of societal benefits.
- GOAL
- Achieve unprecedented levels of resolution, quality, and distribution of **all** **global** and **coastal ocean** **observations** to improve predictions of ecosystem, weather and water, and climate events.

## Why NOAA? 

**NOAA has the mandates and programs**
***The Administration has designated NOAA as the lead agency for the implementation and administration of IOOS.***
**NOAA is organized to accommodate a focus on ocean research, observations, products, and services**
**NOAA has the science and technology**
***NOAA ‘owns’ much of the infrastructure***
**All IOOS objectives are inherent to NOAA mission**

**Notes:**
that will be better addressed by IOOS capabilities

## IOOS Contributing Programs

**Ecosystem Goal**
- Ecosystem Observation Program
- Corals
- Habitat
- Ecosystem Research program
- Aquaculture
- Coastal & Marine Resource Program
**Climate Goal**
- Climate Observations & Analysis
- Climate Forcing
- Climate Predictions & Projections
- Climate & Ecosystems

**Commerce & Transportation Goal**
- Marine Transportation System
- Geodesy
- Marine Weather
- Aviation Weather
- NOAA Emergency Response
**Weather & Water Goal**
- Coasts, Estuaries, & Oceans
- Environmental Modeling Program
- Local Forecasts & Warnings
- Science, Technology, & Infusion
- Hydrology

- Aircraft Services
- Satellite Services
- Aircraft Replacement

- Polar Satellite Acquisition
- Fleet Replacement
- Marine Operations & Maintenance

**Mission Support**

**Notes:**
Based on responses to CasaNosa questions in FY08-12 PBA process.  

## NOAA’s IOOS RoadmapThe Way Forward

- NOAA’s IOOS Roadmap*The Way Forward*

**Notes:**
Launch Phase 0-3 months

## NOAA’s Internal IOOS Structure

**NOAA IOOS Steering Team**

**Notes:**
Roles and Responsibilities being drafted for NOC and NOSC review.
Current status, NOS TD and NODC Deputy named interim IOOS Lead and DMAC coordinator respectively.

With STORMI acronym
Alternate: NOAA IOOS Coordination Group

## Leadership Challenges

**Requirements**
- Diversity of requirements and goals to address
- Importance of data management
**Integration**
- Integrating diverse stove-piped capabilities and capacities
- Coordinating existing NOAA efforts
- Execution across goal teams and programs
**External**
- External coordination and participation
- Interagency relationships

**Notes:**
TP: NOTE NOTHING ABOUT RESOURCES
TP: within NOAA, feds, regions, perceived as sandbox for academics, private sector is wary, will need a paradigm shift 
TP:  built on earmarks
TP: such as NOSA, PPBES, Performance measures, accountability, NOAA’s R2O, GEOSS, response to USCOP
(TP:  between regions and feds and fed and regions)
(TP - this is a significant problem for integrating ecosystem observing into the IOOS, there’s no one available  to send down to Ocean.US; USCOP says NOAA should lead Ocean.US management)(OAR, NESDIS and NOS have sent folks to Ocean.US over the past three years)
O CSC has used base funds to support NOEP, NOPP BAA and data integration projects getting fully underway in FY05 with base funds...also got base funds in the Coastal Storms Initiative

## Closing Leadership ThoughtsFor Tomorrow’s Leaders

**Why do we do what we do?**
- Is it because it pays a lot?  Makes us well-known?  Helps my Line Office?
- Or, is it to benefit the United States and society?
**How does that translate into how I do my job?**
- Do I push an agenda because it’s my idea?  Because my Line Office wants it?
- Or, because it’s best for NOAA and the Nation
**Can I make a difference?**
- YES, but ...
- It takes clear thinking, hard work, fortitude, and patience...patience...patience

**Notes:**
TP: NOTE NOTHING ABOUT RESOURCES
TP: within NOAA, feds, regions, perceived as sandbox for academics, private sector is wary, will need a paradigm shift 
TP:  built on earmarks
TP: such as NOSA, PPBES, Performance measures, accountability, NOAA’s R2O, GEOSS, response to USCOP
(TP:  between regions and feds and fed and regions)
(TP - this is a significant problem for integrating ecosystem observing into the IOOS, there’s no one available  to send down to Ocean.US; USCOP says NOAA should lead Ocean.US management)(OAR, NESDIS and NOS have sent folks to Ocean.US over the past three years)
O CSC has used base funds to support NOEP, NOPP BAA and data integration projects getting fully underway in FY05 with base funds...also got base funds in the Coastal Storms Initiative