[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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Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce, 
Washington, DC 20230. Phone, 202-482-4190.