Argos System Use Administration

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Argos System Use Administration

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NOAA SUA Processing Statistics (May 03- May 04)

• SUAs processed 230 (177 2005-06)
• Average processing time
• 9.5 days (no significant pending) 2007
• 10.4 days (no pending) 2006
• 8.8 days (no pending) 2005
• 5.4 days (no pending) 2004
• 6 days (no pending) 2003
• 8 days (no pending) 2002
• Average including pending 12days
• SUAs pending beyond 14 days 14
• SUAs Disapproved 1
• SUAs Withdrawn 0

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Review Process Summary

• Content review
• Letecia Reeves
• Policy and program review
• Chris OConnors
• Approval
• Dave Benner on behalf of the OSDPD Office
  Director
• Currently no back-up
• Performance measure SUA processed within 14 days

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Electronic SUA System
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SUA Administration

• Review of process issues
• Electronic SUA review Timeliness
• Sporadic outages of e-mails
• Inconsistent performance of ingestor
• Report generation section incomplete
• Request software applet for CLS database access

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Disapproved SUAs

• Iranian Systems SUA
• Provided CLS with response wording as requested
• YES2 Suggested resubmission of the SUA as
  Non-environmental with Government interest.
  Approve for 12 months Aug 2006
• Approved Sept 2006