Summary of RC/SAB Meeting

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• Summary of RC/SAB Meeting
• Dr. Don Scavia
• Vice-chair, NOAA Research Council

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Topics Discussed
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• Program Planning and Budgeting System
• Bonnie Morehouse, Director of PAE
• Research Council Analysis Recommendations on
  SAB Social Science Research Report
• Rodney Weiher, NOAA Research Council
• SAB Science Reviews
• Gary Carter, NOAA Research Council
• NOAA Grand Challenges
• Don Scavia, NOAA Research Council

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NOAA Planning, Programming, and Budgeting
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FEB - DEC
JAN-SEPT
OCT
MARCH - SEPTEMBER
SEPTEMBER - JANUARY



Program Assessment
Budget Preparation
Congress
Legal Mandates
PRES. BUDGET
Constituents
E X E C U T E
Mission Policy
Fiscal Programming Guidance
Mission Requirements
DoC Budget Review
CONGRESS
L/O Strategic Plans
Program Plans
NOAA Strategic Plan
Decisions (Pass back)
APPROPRIATION
PAE Evaluation
Strategic Direction Priorities
OMB Review
Annual Strategic Guidance Memorandum (AGM)
Program Decision Memorandum (PDM)
Decisions(Pass back)
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SAB Social Science Research Report RC Analysis
and Recommendations
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• Discussion
• RC concurs with findings and most
  recommendations
• RC draft implementation recommendations
• Integrate Social Science in FY06 Guidance Memo
• Conduct AA/Goal Team-level seminars
• Conduct program-level seminars
• Develop 5-yr program strategies
• Recommendation
• RC should also develop a plan for creating a
  small set of focused new Social Science efforts

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SAB Reviews of NOAA Science
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• Discussion
• NOAA has continuing need for science reviews
• SAB has conducted several reviews
• NOAA has new Goal/Program structure
• Is a new approach needed?
• Does the SAB want to continue reviews?
• Does VADM want them? If so, what kind?
• Recommendation
• SAB should review previous efforts and evaluate
  potential role in future reviews

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NOAA Grand Challenges
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• Discussion
• Need to allow revolutionary approaches
• Grand Challenge characteristics
• Linked to missions requirements Revolutionary
  Partnership-building Public appeal etc
• Integrate with PPBS process
• Call for concept papers (Dec./Jan.)
• RC Review and recommendations for FY07 Guidance
  Memo (June)
• Recommendations/Issues
• NOAAs Grand Challenges are more than ST
• Need to be explicit about role of external
  partners
• Role of SAB in submitting vs. reviewing
  Challenges