[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 205 (Monday, October 25, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 62253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23853]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Docket Number 041013281-4281-01]


NOAA Line Office Strategic Plans

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is 
revising the Strategic Plans of five Line Offices. NOAA recently 
updated its Strategic Plan for the period 2005-2010 to reflect updated 
stakeholder priorities, recent external events, and changes to NOAA's 
operations. The plan establishes the goals for NOAA and the approaches 
taken to account for results. The following five NOAA Line Offices are 
now updating their Strategic Plans to be consistent with the new NOAA 
Strategic Plan: National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information 
Service (NESDIS), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National 
Ocean Service (NOS), National Weather (NWS) and the Office of Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Research (OAR). NOAA is seeking broad public review of 
the Line Office Strategic Plans. NOAA encourages all stakeholders and 
users to review the Line Office Plans and provide comments. All 
comments received will be reviewed and considered in the final drafting 
of the NOAA Line Office Strategic Plans.

DATES: Public comments on this document must be received at the 
appropriate mailing or e-mail address (see ADDRESSES) on or before 5 
p.m., local time, November 30, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Dr. James H. Butler, Acting Director, NOAA 
Strategic Planning Office, Office of Program Planning and Integration, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Room 15755, 
1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Comments may be 
submitted via e-mail to [email protected]. The draft NOAA 
Line Office Strategic Plans and the New NOAA Strategic Plan have been 
posted at http://www.spo.noaa.gov/, and NOAA will post the final Line 
Office Strategic Plans at http://www.spo.noaa.gov/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Joshua Lott, phone: 301-713-1622, 
Extension 210, fax: 301-713-0585.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOAA is soliciting general comments on each 
of the five Line Office Plans. All of the plans describe how the Line 
Offices will execute programs and activities to achieve NOAA's 
strategic outcomes. The NESDIS plan focuses on providing quality 
observations and timely access to global environmental data and 
information in support of the Nation's economy, security, environment, 
and quality of life. The NMFS plan describes how the Line Office 
activities directly support achieving NOAA's strategic goal to Protect, 
Restore, and Manage the Use of Coastal and Ocean Resources through an 
Ecosystem Approach to Management, and how NMFS' activities also support 
NOAA's goal to Understand Climate Variability and Change to Enhance 
Society's Ability to Plan and Respond. The NOS plan lists the Line 
Office priorities, and focuses on furthering the NOA Ecosystems, 
Weather and Water, and Commerce and Transportation Mission Goals. The 
NWS plan explains how the Line Office intends to fulfill its mission of 
providing weather, water, air quality, space weather, and climate 
forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent 
waters, and ocean areas for the protection of life and property and the 
enhancement of the national economy. Finally, the OAR plan describes 
how it intends to fulfill its mission of conducting environmental 
research, providing scientific information and research leadership, and 
transferring research into products and services to meet evolving 
economic, social, and environmental needs.

    Dated: October 19, 2004.
Mary M. Glackin,
NOAA Assistant Administrator for Program Planning and Integration.
[FR Doc. 04-23853 Filed 10-22-04; 8:45 am]
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