1. NOAA’s Office of Marine and Aviation Operations FY 2008 OMB Budget Submission Briefing to OMB Budget Office Geoffrey Fuller Deputy Director September 29, 2006

2. 2 FY 2006 Accomplishments FY 2008 Budget Overview Program Change Request Summary – OMAO Priorities FY 2008 Program Change Descriptions Agenda

3. 3 OMAO Mission Overview OMAO MISSION. To safely and efficiently operate NOAA ships and aircraft, incorporate emerging data acquisition technologies, and provide a specialized professional team responsive to NOAA programs. MAJOR PROGRAMS. OMAO supports all four NOAA Mission Goals. Programs include: –Collect data at sea Fleet Replacement Marine Operations and Maintenance –Collect data in the air Aircraft Services Aircraft Replacement –Manage NOAA Commissioned Corps –Specialized Programs NOAA Diving Program Small Boat Safety Program Aviation Safety Program Fleet and Aviation Outsourcing Teacher at Sea Program Teacher in the Air Program RADM Samuel P. De Bow, Jr. Director, NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and OMAO Geoffrey D. Fuller Deputy Director, OMAO RADM Richard R. Behn Director, Marine & Aviation Ops. Centers

4. 4 FY 2006 OMAO Accomplishments HENRY B BIGELOW Green Roof at MOC-Norfolk, port of the Elizabeth River Project, received highest level of certification. Marine Operations Provided 3,900 days at sea in support of NOAA programs out of 9 different ports with 18 ships. Continued the recapitalization of NOAA ships: –Delivered HENRY B BIGELOW (FSV 2). –Laid keel of PISCES (FSV 3). –Started construction on FSV 4. –Exercised an option to construct the SWATH. –Started conversion of OKEANOS EXPLORER as a fully dedicated ocean exploration vessel. Certified 52 working divers and 17 dive masters candidates. Completed comprehensive risk-management plan for NOAA divers. Supported 32 teachers at sea. Supported the first-ever high school student to work on a vessel for Teacher at Sea. Started a Vessel Fleet Operations Assessment.

5. 5 FY 2006 OMAO Accomplishments Maintenance on N43RF at Naval Aviation Depot in Jacksonville. Provided ~3,100 flight hours in support of NOAA programs. Replaced three under-utilized aircraft with a fourth Twin Otter. Acquired a third P-3 from the US Navy in April 2006 and awarded SDLM contract. Conducted SDLM on a P-3 (N43RF). Installed a high-speed satellite communication system on a P-3 (N42RF). Supported 3 Teachers in Air and 6 Teachers in the Field. Published second children’s book, Teacher in the Air: Dr. Diane’s Flight with the NOAA Hurricane Hunters. Aviation Operations

6. 6 FY 2008 OMAO Budget Overview FY08 Budget provides $180.3M, an increase of $8.4M or 5% above the FY 2007 President’s Budget. –Net increase of only $600k because $7.8M of $8.4M is for inflationary costs: –$4.0M for discretionary Adjustment to Base (ATB) & $3.8M mandatory ATB for NOAA Corps Retirement Pay. Reallocates from PAC FSV program to support ORF priorities: –Maritime Crew Rotation and Safety –O&M for ships and aircraft. Reduces attrition rate for wage mariners on NOAA vessels from 23% to 19% and enhances safety training and crew rotation on 7 additional ships. Provides operations and maintenance for one converted and three new NOAA vessels: OKEANOS EXPLORER, FSVs 3 and 4. Funds to support operation and maintenance for NOAA’s third P-3 that was acquired via FY 2006 Hurricane Supplemental. Refreshes scientific equipment and instrumentation on several NOAA vessels. Continues replacement of obsolete hydrographic survey launches. Provides temporary berthing for NOAA vessels.

7. 7 Line Item/Account ($ in Millions) FY 07 President’s Budget FY08 Change FY 08 OMB Submission ATBs (discretionary account)$4.0 Marine Operations and Maintenance $110.6$11.3$121.9 Aviation Operations$19.2$5.6$24.8 Subtotal ORF$129.8$20.9$150.7 PAC$20.7($16.3)$4.4 Medicare Eligible Retiree Healthcare Fund $2.0$0$2.0 Retirement Pay for NOAA Corps Officers (Mandatory Account) $19.3$3.8 ATB $23.1 OMAO TOTAL$171.9$8.4$180.3 FY 2008 OMAO Budget Overview

8. 8 FY 2008 OMAO Budget Program Change OMAO Priority Ranking Budget Line FY 2007 Pres Budget FY 2008 Change FY 2008 OMB Submission 1 Adjustments-to-Base$7.8 2 Maritime Crew Safety and Rotation$0.8$1.7$2.5 3 O&M for New NOAA Vessels$7.5$5.0$12.5 4 OKEANOS EXPLORER$0$4.6 5 Third P-3 Operation & Maintenance$0$5.6 6 Vessel Equip. & Tech. Refresh. (Equip. for other vessels) (PAC) $0$1.0 7 Fisheries Survey Vessel (FSVs)$13.8($13.8)$0 8 FSV Calibration (PAC)$3.5($3.5)$0 OMAO Total$8.4

9. 9 Maritime Crew Safety and Rotation Why Continues initiative begun in FY 2007 to improve safety of ships’ crew, scientists, and visitors. NOAA crew spends more days at sea than other U.S. maritime organizations. It is difficult to recruit and retain wage mariners. Lost total of 6 operating days in FY 2005 and 8 days in FY 2006 due to lack of available crew. Provides increased opportunities to take earned leave and time for healthcare. Prevents failure to sail due to the inadequate manning levels. Hires 29 wage-mariner FTEs. Provides maritime-safety training. What Reduces high wage-mariner attrition rate to 19%. Enhances safety on 7 additional NOAA vessels. Rotates 29 wage-mariner FTEs onto NOAA ships. FY06 EnactedFY07 PBATBsBaseProgram ChangeFY08 Request $0$800$0$800$1,700$2,500 NOAA crew removing ice to ensure ship stability. Wage Mariners during over-the-side operations.

10. 10 O&M for New NOAA Vessels Why Provides additional operating days on two new NOAA ships. Funds 12 additional FTEs. What Funds higher operational and maintenance costs. –FSV 3 = $4.245M –FSV 4 = $0.730M Increases operating tempo on NOAA vessels by approximately 149 operating days. Schedule/Performance FSV 3 will be delivered in January 2008. FSV 3 = 149 op. days in FY 2008 and 228 op. days in FY 2009. FSV 3 will conduct fishery surveys in Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, S. Atlantic coast. FSV 4 will be delivered in late 2008. FSV 4 = 0 op. days in FY 2008 and 228 op. days in FY 2009. FSV 4 will undergo transit and shakedown on West Coast. FSV design FY06 EnactedFY07 PBATBsBaseProgram ChangeFY08 Request $0$4,500$0$4,500$4,975$9,475

11. 11 OKEANOS EXPLORER’s O&M Why Supports Ecosystem Research Program in Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf of Mexico to conduct voyages of discovery for new species and new resources, including biochemicals. Operates the vessel as NOAA’s premier Ocean Exploration ship. What Provides crew, fuel, and supplies to perform ocean- exploration missions. Schedule/Performance OKEANOS EXPLORER will be delivered summer 2007 and start operations in second quarter FY 2008. Will provide 175 operating days in FY 2008 Woodstock High School (Illinois) students, who won the “Name a NOAA Ship” contest. FY06 EnactedFY07 PBATBsBaseProgram ChangeFY08 Request $0 $4,600

12. 12 Third P-3 Operations & Maintenance Why Funds operation and maintenance of aircraft transferred to NOAA from the Navy and overhauled via FY 2006 Hurricane Supplemental. Allows current two P-3s (“Hurricane Hunters”) to be fully dedicated to hurricane reconnaissance and research. Will support air chemistry surveys and backup hurricane research capability. Funds 13 FTE. What Includes crew, training, scientific equipment and spare parts, and 300 flight hours. $800k for reserves toward $2.8M SDLM required every 44 months. Schedule/Performance Transfer from DoD: April, 2006 Overhaul: August, 2006 Delivery: September, 2007 P-3 Aircraft FY06 EnactedFY07 PBATBsBaseProgram ChangeFY08 Request $0 $5,600 Hangar 5 at NOAA’s Aircraft Operations Center on MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL.

13. 13 ($ in millions) FY 2007 President’s Budget FY 2008FY 2009FY 2010FY 2011FY 2012 FSV Construction$13.8($13.8)$0 FSV Construction (PAC) No funds are requested in FY 2008 for construction of additional Fisheries Survey Vessels. FSV 4 will be delivered in FY 2008. The warranty period and contract closeout will be completed in FY 2009. Earlier FSV under construction. FY06 EnactedFY07 PBATBsBaseProgram ChangeFY08 Request $51,482$13,791$0$13,791($13,791)$0

14. 14 ($ in millions) FY 2007 President’s Budget FY 2008FY 2009FY 2010FY 2011FY 2012 Vessel Equipment & Technology Refreshment $0$1.0$3.0 Vessel Equip. & Tech. Refreshment PAC) Why Equips several NOAA ships with next-generation mission sonars and profilers. Profilers will enable increased vessel speed and more efficient data collection because ships will not have to stop to collect information. Initiates rolling schedule to replace obsolete mission equipment with improved technology. Updates required every 3 years to improve data acquisition and memory capability. What Side-scan sonar (THOMAS JEFFERSON) Moving vessel profiler (RAINIER and NANCY FOSTER) Data acquisition & processing system (RONALD H. BROWN and NANCY FOSTER) Multibeam and side-scan sonars. FY06 EnactedFY07 PBATBsBaseProgram ChangeFY08 Request $0 $1,000

15. 15 Fleet Replacement (PAC) Line Item/Account ($ in millions) FY06 Enacted FY 07 PB ATBsBaseProgram Change FY 08 Request FSV Construction$51.5$13.8$0$13.8($13.8)$0 Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull Vessel (SWATH) $3.9 Upgrades: FOSTER/DYSON/HI’IALAKAI$3.2 AUV Sensors$3.0 Vessel Equip. & Tech. Refresh. (Equip. for SWATH and other vessels) $0 $1.0 FSV Calibration$3.5$0$3.5($3.5)$0 Hydro Survey Launch Construction$2.4$0$2.4$0$2.4 Temporary Berthing$1.0$0$1.0$0$1.0 PAC Total$61.6.$20.7$ ($16.3)$4.4 Note: No funds were requested for Aircraft Replacement (PAC) in FY 2007 or in FY 2008. RONALD H. BROWN RAINIER NANCY FOSTER THOMAS JEFFERSON at Baltimore, MD Harbor Vessels to receive equipment and technology refreshment in FY 2008:

16. 16 Summary ATBs are OMAO’s Number 1 Priority. Recognizes fiscal constraints by reallocating PAC funds to ORF priorities. –Only $600k net increase. Safety of OMAO’s crews, NOAA scientists, and guests is imperative. Attrition rate for OMAO’s wage-marine employees is high and must be reduced from its level of 23%. Increase in O&M funds is essential to prevent tying up four new vessels. O&M for third P-3 would prevent negative press coverage. Also would avert negative political and economic impacts because there would be no dedicated aircraft for hurricane and non-hurricane missions during the hurricane season.

17. BACKGROUND SLIDES

18. 18 NOAA Ships Operational in 2008 PASCAGOULA (3) MOC SEATTLE (3) SAN DIEGO (1) MOC NORFOLK (2) CHARLESTON (2) DELAWARE II OREGON II GORDON GUNTER DAVID STARR JORDAN NANCY FOSTER RONALD H. BROWN WOODS HOLE (1) ALASKA (2) Nautical Charting Fisheries Research Oceanographic Research Coastal Monitoring and Assessment MISSIONS KA’IMIMOANA OSCAR ELTON SETTE HI’IALAKAI RAINIER JOHN COBB McARTHUR II FAIRWEATHER OSCAR DYSON THOMAS HONOLULU (3) JEFFERSON xCAPABLE/OKEANOS EXPLORER Location TBD HENRY B. BIGELOW Location TBD FSV 3 (1) RUDE (1) TOTAL: 20 ships FSV 4 Location TBD (1)

19. 19 Minneapolis (2) NOAA Aircraft Operational in 2008 AOC Tampa (9) MISSIONS Charting Mapping Fisheries Research Hurricane Research Environmental Assessment Dulles, VA (1) CITATION JET PROP COMMANDER SHRIKE COMMANDER P-3 (3)SHRIKE COMMANDER GULFSTREAM IV TWIN OTTER (4) TOTAL: 12 aircraft