United States Government Manual (1996-1997) Edition - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[United States Government Manual]
[May 31, 1996]
[Pages 160-162]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230
Phone, 202-482-2985

[For the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration statement of
organization, see the Federal Register of Feb. 13, 1978, 43 FR 6128]

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was formed on
October 3, 1970, by Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970 (5 U.S.C. app.).
Its principal functions are authorized by title 15, chapter 9, United
States Code (National Weather Service); title 33, chapter 17, United
States Code (National Ocean Survey); and title 16, chapter 9, United
States Code (National Marine Fisheries Service).
The Administration's mission is to explore, map, and chart the
global ocean and its living resources and to manage, use, and conserve
those resources; to describe, monitor, and predict conditions in the
atmosphere, ocean, Sun, and space environment; to issue warnings against
impending destructive natural events; to assess the consequences of
inadvertent environmental modification over several scales of time; and
to manage and disseminate long-term environmental information.
The Administration is responsible for reporting the weather of the
United States and its possessions and provides weather forecasts to the
general public; issuing warnings against such destructive natural events
as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and tsunamis; and providing services
in support of aviation, marine activities, agriculture, forestry, urban
air-quality control, and other weather-sensitive activities. The
Administration also monitors and reports all non-Federal weather
modification activities conducted in the United States.
The Administration conducts an integrated program of management,
research, and services related to the protection and rational use of
living marine resources and their habitats, and protects marine mammals
and endangered marine species. It prepares and issues nautical and
aeronautical charts, provides the Nation's precise geodetic surveys, and
conducts broad research programs in marine and atmospheric sciences,
solar-terrestrial physics, and experimental meteorology, including
weather modification. The Administration also predicts tides, currents,
and the state of the oceans; conducts research and development aimed at
providing alternatives to ocean dumping; and develops sound national
policies in the areas of ocean mining and energy. It provides Federal
leadership in promoting wise and

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balanced management of the Nation's coastal zone.
In addition, the Administration provides satellite observations of
the environment by operating a national environmental satellite system;
and conducts an integrated program of research and services relating to
the oceans and inland waters, the lower and upper atmosphere, space
environment, and the Earth to increase understanding of the geophysical
environment. It acquires, stores, and disseminates worldwide
environmental data through a system of meteorological, oceanographic,
geodetic, and seismological data centers.
The Administration also manages and directs the oceanic research
programs by providing grants to institutions for marine research,
education, and advisory services; develops a system of data buoys for
automatically obtaining and disseminating marine environmental data; and
promotes the development of technology to meet future needs of the
marine community.

Field Organization--National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Organization Address Director Telephone
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Alaska region...................... Rm. 507, No. 23, 222 W. Richard J. Hutcheon 907-271-5136
7th Ave., Anchorage, AK
99513-7575.
Central region..................... Rm. 1836, 601 E. 12th St., Richard P. Augulis 816-426-5400
Kansas City, MO 64106-
2897.
Eastern region..................... Airport Corporate Ctr., John T. Forsing 516-244-0100
630 Johnson Ave.,
Bohemia, NY 11716.
National Center for Environmental 5200 Auth Rd., Camp Ronald D. McPherson 301-763-8016
Protection. Springs, MD 20746.
Pacific region..................... P.O. Box 50027, Honolulu, Richard H. Hagermeyer 808-541-1641
HI 96850.
Southern region.................... Rm. 10A26, 819 Taylor St., Harry S. Hassel 817-334-2651
Fort Worth, TX 76102.
Western region..................... P.O. Box 11188, Federal Thomas D. Potter 801-524-5122
Bldg., Salt Lake City, UT
84147-0188.

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE
Alaska region...................... P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK Steven Pennoyer 907-586-7221
99802-1668.
Northwest region................... 7600 Sand Point Way NE., William W. Stelle, Jr. 206-526-6150
BIN C15700, Bldg. 1,
Seattle, WA 98115-0070.
Northeast region................... 1 Blackburn Dr., Michael D. Sissenwine 508-281-9250
Gloucester, MA 01930.
Southeast region................... 9721 Executive Center Dr. Andrew J. Kemmerer 813-570-5301
N., St. Petersburg, FL
33702.
Southwest region................... Suite 4200, 501 W. Ocean Hilda Diaz-Soltero 310-980-4001
Blvd., Long Beach, CA
90802.

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE,
DATA, AND INFORMATION SERVICE
National Climatic Data Center...... 151 Patton Ave., Kenneth D. Hadeen 704-271-4476
Asheville, NC 28801-5001.
National Geophysical Data Center... RL-3, 325 Broadway, Michael S. Loughridge, 303-497-6215
Boulder, CO 80303-3328. Acting
National Oceanographic Data Center. 4th Fl., 1315 East-West Ronald Fauquet 301-713-3267
Hwy., Washington, DC
20910.

NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE
Pacific office..................... 7600 Sandy Point Way NE., David M. Kennedy 206-526-6317
Seattle, WA 98115-0070.
Marine sanctuaries and reserves.... 1305 East-West Hwy., James P. Lawless, Acting 301-713-3125
Silver Spring, MD 20910.
NOAA Coastal Services Center....... 1990 Hobson Ave., Margaret Davidson 803-974-6232
Charleston, SC 29405-2409.

OFFICE OF OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC
RESEARCH
Forecast Systems Laboratory........ 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO Alexander E. MacDonald 303-497-6378
80303.
Space Environmental Laboratory..... 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO Ernest Hildner 303-497-3311
80303.
Aeronomy Laboratory................ 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO Daniel L. Albritton 303-497-5785
80303.
Environmental Technology Laboratory 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO Steven F. Clifford 303-497-6291
80303.
Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO Dave Hoffman, Acting 303-497-6966
Laboratory. 80303.

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Climate Diagnostics Center 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO Randall M. Dole 303-497-7013
Laboratory. 80303.
Air Resources Laboratories......... 1335 East-West Hwy., Bruce Hicks 301-713-0684
Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Atlantic Oceanographic and 4301 Rickenbacher Hugo F. Bezdek 305-361-4300
Meteorological Laboratories. Causeway, Virginia Key,
Miami, FL 33149.
Great Lakes Environmental Research 2205 Commonwealth Blvd., Alfred M. Beeton 313-741-2244
Laboratory. Ann Arbor, MI 48105-1593.
Pacific Marine Environmental 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Eddie N. Bernard 206-526-6800
Laboratory. Seattle, WA 98115-0070.
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics P.O. Box 308, Princeton, J.D. Mahlman 609-452-6502
Laboratory. NJ 08542.
National Severe Storms Laboratory.. 1313 Halley Cir., Norman, Robert A. Maddox 405-366-0427
OK 73069.

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT CENTERS
Central Administrative Support 601 E. 12th St., Kansas Martha R. Lumpkin 816-426-2050
Center. City, MO 64106-2897.
Eastern Administrative Support 200 World Trade Ctr., Gerald R. Lucas 804-441-6864
Center. Suite 201, Norfolk, VA
23510-1624.
Mountain Administrative Support 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO Helen M. Crown, Acting 303-497-6370
Center. 80303-3328.
Western Administrative Support 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Kelly C. Sandy 206-526-6026
Center. Seattle, WA 98115-0070.
NOAA CORPS OPERATIONS CENTERS
Atlantic Marine Center............. 439 W. York St., Norfolk, Rear Adm. Freddie Jefferies 804-441-6776
VA 23510-1114.
Commissioned Personnel Center...... 1315 East-West Hwy., Capt. Theodore Wyzewski 301-713-3475
Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Pacific Marine Center.............. 1801 Fairview Ave. E., Rear Adm. John C. Albright 206-442-7656
Seattle, WA 98102-3767.
Aircraft Operations Center......... 7917 Hangar Loop Dr., Capt. George C. Player 813-828-3310
MacDill AFB, FL 33621-
5401.
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For further information, contact the Office of Public Affairs, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce,
Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-482-4190.