The Federal Weather Enterprise: Fiscal Year 2019 Budget and Coordination Report
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THE FEDERAL WEATHER ENTERPRISE Fiscal Year 2019 Budget and Coordination Report This page intentionally left blank. ii The Federal Weather Enterprise: Fiscal Year 2019 Budget and Coordination Report FEDERAL COORDINATOR FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH (OFCM) Silver Spring Metro Center, Building 2 (SSMC 2) 1325 East West Highway, Suite 7130 Silver Spring, MD 20910 301.628.0112 FCM-R36-2018 Editor: Anthony Ramirez April, 2018 Assistant: Erin McNamara Washington, D.C. Assistant: Kenneth Barnett iii This page intentionally left blank. iv Table of Contents Preface ................................................................................................................................vii Purpose ..............................................................................................................................viii Section 1: Federal Coordination and Planning for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research ........................................................................................................... 1 Statutory Basis for the Federal Coordination Process..........................................................................1 OFCM Coordinating Infrastructure .......................................................................................................1 Goals and Objectives of the Strategic Plan for Federal Enterprise Weather Coordination (FY2018- 2022) .............................................................................................................................................................2 Coordination Goal and Objective Activities ..........................................................................................3 Section 2: Agency Funding for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research: Resource Information and Agency Program Updates .................................................. 9 Department of Agriculture ......................................................................................................................9 Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ........................10 National Weather Service ..........................................................................................................................................10 National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Services ............................................................................ 11 Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research ............................................................................................................. 12 National Ocean Service .............................................................................................................................................13 Office of Marine and Aviation Operations ................................................................................................................ 14 Department of Defense..........................................................................................................................14 U.S. Air Force ..........................................................................................................................................................14 U.S. Army ...............................................................................................................................................................14 U.S. Navy ................................................................................................................................................................15 Department of Homeland Security ......................................................................................................16 Federal Emergency Management Agency ............................................................................................16 U.S. Coast Guard ......................................................................................................................................17 Department of the Interior ....................................................................................................................17 Bureau of Land Management ...................................................................................................................................17 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ...................................................................................................................... 17 National Park Service ...............................................................................................................................................17 U.S. Geological Survey ..............................................................................................................................................17 Department of Transportation ..............................................................................................................18 v Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) .................................................................................................................. 18 Federal Highway Administration ...............................................................................................................................19 Environmental Protection Agency ........................................................................................................19 National Aeronautics and Space Administration ................................................................................19 Nuclear Regulatory Commission ...........................................................................................................21 Department of Energy ...........................................................................................................................22 Office of Science/Biological and Environmental Research (BER) .............................................................................. 22 National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) ............................................................................................... 22 Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) .................................................................................... 22 Smithsonian Institution ...........................................................................................................................23 National Science Foundation .................................................................................................................23 Budget Tables ...........................................................................................................................................24 Appendix A: Federal Coordination and Planning Crosscut Matrix .......................... 27 Appendix B: OFCM Activities ........................................................................................29 Appendix C: OFCM External Involvement .................................................................33 List of Tables Table 1: Meteorological Services and Supporting Research* (.00M) ........................ 25 Table 2 - Interagency Fund Transfers for Meteorological Operations and Supporting Research for FY2018, Estimated or Planned ......................................... 26 Table 3: FY17 OFCM Publications ................................................................................30 vi Preface This year’s Budget and Coordination Report continues in the streamlined format introduced last year, with the addition of a strategic view of the Federal Weather Enterprise’s coordination efforts. Section 1 describes the coordinating mechanisms and efforts at work within the FWE. The efforts of the committees and working groups which address interagency concerns are highlighted against the goals of the Federal Plan for Strategic Weather Coordination, which was published this past fall at the direction of the Federal Committee for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research (FCMSSR). The full Strategic Plan, along with information on the individual proceedings of the FCMSSR, committees, and working groups, can be found on OFCM’s website. Section 2 of this report provides agency budget summaries, with the FY19 figures in Table 1 reflecting the most recent President’s Budget Request. The presentation here is intended to satisfy the requirements of Pub- lic Law 87-843, Section 304, which requires an annual cross-agency look at resources applied to meteorolog- ical services and supporting research. Table 2 displays interagency transfers related to meteorological issues. The tables are accompanied by brief descriptions from each agency, highlighting selected budget elements. We at OFCM are particularly excited to be able to issue this edition of the Report in the spring. This will be the annual goal, and we hope that it will enhance the Report’s utility. Thank you to our agency partners for their continued contributions to the coordination efforts within the Federal Weather Enterprise, and for their timely technical assistance in preparing this Report. William Schulz Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research vii Purpose This annual report is prepared for delivery to the Office of Management and Budget and the Congress to satisfy the requirements of PL 87-843 section 304. It consists of two main sections. Section 1 is a description of the Federal weather coordination structure and the ongoing collaborative efforts supporting the goals and objectives of the Strategic Plan for Federal Weather Enterprise