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Notice of Public Review and Comment
Period on NOAA’s Next Generation
Strategic Plan (NGSP)
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AGENCY: Office of Program Planning &
Integration, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
SUMMARY: NOAA’s Next Generation
Strategic Plan (Plan) sets the course for
the agency’s mission, a vision of the
future, the societal outcomes that NOAA
aims to help realize, and, consequently,
the actions that the agency must take.
The draft Plan lays the foundation for
NOAA to play a leading Federal role in
responding to the Nation’s most urgent
challenges, ranging from climate
change, severe weather, and natural or
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human-induced disasters to declining
biodiversity and threatened or degraded
ocean and coastal resources. NOAA’s
draft strategy emerged from extensive
consultations across the Nation with
staff and stakeholders—the extended
community of partners and
collaborators in the public, private, and
academic sectors who have a stake in
NOAA’s mission. During more than 20
regional stakeholder forums, a national
forum in Washington, DC, and through
web-based engagement and idea
generation, NOAA gathered input that
helped assess the greatest challenges
facing our Nation and the highest
priority goals for NOAA. NOAA invites
comments on the Plan on its: mission
statement; vision of the future; longterm strategic goals and five-year
objectives; enterprise components and
five-year objectives; and strategic
partnerships.
DATES: The public comment period is
open from June 29, 2010, to August 10,
2010. Comments must be submitted by
COB on August 10, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments via the
following methods—
• NGSP Website (www.noaa.gov/
ngsp).
• Mail: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, Office of
Program Planning and Integration, 1315
East West Highway, Room 15749, Silver
Spring, Maryland 20910.
• Email comments to
strategic.planning@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marla Trollan, NGSP Communications
Director, at marla.trollan@noaa.gov or
(302) 270–6288.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may
view the Plan in its entirety at:
www.noaa.gov/ngsp.
I. Summary of the Plan
Through its longstanding mission of
science, service, and stewardship,
NOAA generates tremendous value for
the Nation — and the world — by
advancing our understanding of and
ability to anticipate changes in the
Earth’s environment, by improving
society’s ability to make scientificallyinformed decisions, and by conserving
and managing ocean and coastal
resources. NOAA’s mission of science,
service, and stewardship is to
understand and anticipate changes in
climate, weather, oceans, and coasts,
share knowledge and information with
others, and conserve and manage
marine resources.
NOAA’s mission is central to many of
today’s greatest challenges. Climate
change. Severe weather. Natural and
human-induced disasters. Declining
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biodiversity. Threatened or degraded
ocean and coastal resources. These
challenges convey a common message:
Human health, prosperity, and wellbeing depend upon the health and
resilience of natural ecosystems.
NOAA’s vision of the future is one of
healthy ecosystems, communities, and
economies that are resilient in the face
of change. Resilient ecosystems,
communities, and economies can
maintain and improve their health and
vitality over time by anticipating,
absorbing, and diffusing change—
whether sudden or prolonged. This
vision of resilience will guide NOAA
and its partners in our collective effort
to reduce the vulnerability of
communities and ecological systems in
the short term, while helping society
avoid or adapt to long-term
environmental, social, and economic
changes. To this end, NOAA will focus
on four long-term outcomes within its
primary mission domains.
NOAA’s Long-Term Goals:
• Climate Adaptation and Mitigation:
An informed society anticipating and
responding to climate and its impacts;
• Weather-Ready Nation: Society is
prepared for and responds to weatherrelated events;
• Healthy Oceans: Vibrant marine
fisheries, habitats, and biodiversity
sustained within healthy and
productive ecosystems; and
• Resilient Coastal Communities and
Economies: Coastal and Great Lakes
communities are environmentally and
economically sustainable.
NOAA cannot achieve these goals on
its own, but neither can society achieve
them without NOAA. This Plan
describes the long-term outcomes that
NOAA will contribute to in each of
these areas, along with the specific
objectives that NOAA will pursue over
the next five years. Over the next five
years, NOAA will direct its collective
mission capabilities toward objectives
for society in each of its four
interrelated and mutually supportive
long-term goals:
• Long-term goal: Climate Adaptation
and Mitigation - An informed society
anticipating and responding to climate
and its impacts.
• Objective: Improved scientific
understanding of the changing climate
system and its impacts.
• Objective: Integrated assessments of
current and future states of the climate
system that identify potential impacts
and inform science, services, and
decisions.
• Objective: Mitigation and
adaptation efforts supported by
sustained, reliable, and timely climate
services.
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• Objective: A climate-literate public
that understands its vulnerabilities to a
changing climate and makes informed
decisions.
• Long-term goal: Weather-Ready
Nation - Society is prepared for and
responds to weather-related events.
• Objective: Reduced loss of life,
property, and disruption from highimpact events.
• Objective: Improved water resource
management.
• Objective: Improved transportation
efficiency and safety.
• Objective: Healthy people and
communities through improved air and
water quality.
• Objective: Secure, reliable
infrastructure for energy,
communications, and agriculture.
• Long-term goal: Healthy Oceans Vibrant marine fisheries, habitats, and
biodiversity sustained within healthy
and productive ecosystems.
• Objective: Improved understanding
of ecosystems to inform resource
management decisions.
• Objective: Recovered, rebuilt, and
sustained living marine resources.
• Objective: Healthy habitats that
sustain resilient and thriving marine
resources and communities.
• Objective: Safe and sustainable
seafood for healthy populations.
• Long-term goal: Resilient Coastal
Communities and Economies - Coastal
and Great Lakes communities that are
environmentally and economically
sustainable.
• Objective: Resilient coastal
communities that can adapt to the
impacts of hazards and climate change.
• Objective: Comprehensive ocean
and coastal planning and management.
• Objective: Safe, efficient and
environmentally sound marine
transportation.
• Objective: Improved coastal water
quality supporting human health and
coastal ecosystem services.
• Objective: Safe, environmentally
sound Arctic access and resource
management.
As a whole, NOAA’s capacity to
achieve these goals and objectives will
depend upon the continued
strengthening and integration of
NOAA’s enterprise-wide science and
technology, stronger partnerships and
stakeholder engagement, and effective
organizational and administrative
functions. Over the next five years,
NOAA will also direct its capabilities
toward objectives for society in each of
these components of its enterprise.
• NOAA’s Science & Technology
Enterprise:
• Objective: A holistic understanding
of the Earth system through research.
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• Objective: Accurate and reliable
data from sustained and integrated earth
observing systems.
• Objective: An integrated
environmental modeling system.
• NOAA’s Engagement Enterprise:
• Objective: An engaged and
educated public with an improved
capacity to make scientifically informed
environmental decisions.
• Objective: Integrated services
meeting the evolving demands of
regional stakeholders.
• Objective: Full and effective use of
international partnerships and policy
leadership to achieve NOAA’s mission
objectives.
• NOAA’s Organization &
Administration Enterprise:
• Objective: Diverse and constantly
evolving capabilities in NOAA’s
workforce.
• Objective: A modern information
technology infrastructure for a scientific
enterprise.
• Objective: Sound, life-cycle
management of capital investments.
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION
Order Exempting the Trading and
Clearing of Certain Products Related to
ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares and
ETFS Physical Silver Shares
AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.
ACTION: Final order.
SUMMARY: On April 15, 2010, the
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (‘‘CFTC’’ or the
‘‘Commission’’) published for public
comment in the Federal Register 1 a
proposal to exempt the trading and
clearing of certain contracts called
‘‘options’’ and other contracts called
‘‘security futures’’ on each of ETFS
Physical Swiss Gold Shares (‘‘Gold
Products’’) and ETFS Physical Silver
Shares (‘‘Silver Products’’) (collectively,
‘‘Gold and Silver Products’’), which
would be traded on national securities
exchanges (as to options) and
designated contract markets registered
with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘SEC’’) as limited purpose
national securities exchanges (as to
security futures), and in either case
cleared through the Options Clearing
II. Request for Comments
Corporation (‘‘OCC’’) in its capacity as a
NOAA invites comments on its:
registered securities clearing agency,
from the provisions of the Commodity
mission statement; vision of the future;
Exchange Act (‘‘CEA’’) 2 and the
long-term strategic goals and five-year
regulations thereunder, to the extent
objectives; enterprise components and
necessary to permit them to be so traded
five-year objectives; and strategic
and cleared. Authority for this
partnerships. NOAA prefers that you
exemption is found in Section 4(c) of
submit comments online via the NGSP
3
website, www.noaa.gov/ngsp, where you the CEA. The Commission also
requested comment on whether it
may post general comments on the plan,
should amend all orders issued
comment on any particular section, as
exempting the trading and clearing of
well as vote on the comments posted by
options on gold and silver share-based
others. This method will help NOAA
products from CEA provisions and
understand which aspects of the plan
Commission regulations thereunder, to
deserve the most attention in
impose market and large trader
developing a final version. You may
reporting requirements under
also mail comments to: National
Commission regulations to the trading
Oceanic and Atmospheric
and clearing of the options in order to
Administration, Office of Program
assist the Commission in monitoring
Planning and Integration, 1315 East
and addressing, among other things, the
West Highway, Room 15749, Silver
effect on designated contract markets of
Spring, Maryland 20910 or email
trading in such products.4
comments to
DATES: Effective Date: June 14, 2010
strategic.planning@noaa.gov.
Dated: June 24, 2010
Susan A. Kennedy,
Deputy Director of Strategic Planning, Office
of Program Planning and Integration,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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4 The Commission has provided exemptions for
gold and silver products in three prior cases. See
Order Exempting the Trading and Clearing of
Certain Products Related to SPDR® Gold Trust
Shares, 73 FR 31981 (June 5, 2008), Order
Exempting the Trading and Clearing of SPDR Gold
Futures Contracts, 73 FR 31979 (June 5, 2008), and
Order Exempting the Trading and Clearing of
Certain Products Related to iShares® COMEX Gold
Trust Shares and iShares® Silver Trust Shares, 73
FR 79830 (December 30, 2008).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XT64
Notice of Public Review and Comment Period on NOAA's Next
Generation Strategic Plan (NGSP)
AGENCY: Office of Program Planning & Integration, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: NOAA's Next Generation Strategic Plan (Plan) sets the course
for the agency's mission, a vision of the future, the societal outcomes
that NOAA aims to help realize, and, consequently, the actions that the
agency must take. The draft Plan lays the foundation for NOAA to play a
leading Federal role in responding to the Nation's most urgent
challenges, ranging from climate change, severe weather, and natural or
human-induced disasters to declining biodiversity and threatened or
degraded ocean and coastal resources. NOAA's draft strategy emerged
from extensive consultations across the Nation with staff and
stakeholders--the extended community of partners and collaborators in
the public, private, and academic sectors who have a stake in NOAA's
mission. During more than 20 regional stakeholder forums, a national
forum in Washington, DC, and through web-based engagement and idea
generation, NOAA gathered input that helped assess the greatest
challenges facing our Nation and the highest priority goals for NOAA.
NOAA invites comments on the Plan on its: mission statement; vision of
the future; long-term strategic goals and five-year objectives;
enterprise components and five-year objectives; and strategic
partnerships.
DATES: The public comment period is open from June 29, 2010, to August
10, 2010. Comments must be submitted by COB on August 10, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments via the following methods--
NGSP Website (www.noaa.gov/ngsp).
Mail: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Office of Program Planning and Integration, 1315 East West Highway,
Room 15749, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
Email comments to strategic.planning@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marla Trollan, NGSP Communications
Director, at marla.trollan@noaa.gov or (302) 270-6288.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may view the Plan in its entirety at:
www.noaa.gov/ngsp.
I. Summary of the Plan
Through its longstanding mission of science, service, and
stewardship, NOAA generates tremendous value for the Nation -- and the
world -- by advancing our understanding of and ability to anticipate
changes in the Earth's environment, by improving society's ability to
make scientifically-informed decisions, and by conserving and managing
ocean and coastal resources. NOAA's mission of science, service, and
stewardship is to understand and anticipate changes in climate,
weather, oceans, and coasts, share knowledge and information with
others, and conserve and manage marine resources.
NOAA's mission is central to many of today's greatest challenges.
Climate change. Severe weather. Natural and human-induced disasters.
Declining biodiversity. Threatened or degraded ocean and coastal
resources. These challenges convey a common message: Human health,
prosperity, and well-being depend upon the health and resilience of
natural ecosystems.
NOAA's vision of the future is one of healthy ecosystems,
communities, and economies that are resilient in the face of change.
Resilient ecosystems, communities, and economies can maintain and
improve their health and vitality over time by anticipating, absorbing,
and diffusing change--whether sudden or prolonged. This vision of
resilience will guide NOAA and its partners in our collective effort to
reduce the vulnerability of communities and ecological systems in the
short term, while helping society avoid or adapt to long-term
environmental, social, and economic changes. To this end, NOAA will
focus on four long-term outcomes within its primary mission domains.
NOAA's Long-Term Goals:
Climate Adaptation and Mitigation: An informed society
anticipating and responding to climate and its impacts;
Weather-Ready Nation: Society is prepared for and responds
to weather-related events;
Healthy Oceans: Vibrant marine fisheries, habitats, and
biodiversity sustained within healthy and productive ecosystems; and
Resilient Coastal Communities and Economies: Coastal and
Great Lakes communities are environmentally and economically
sustainable.
NOAA cannot achieve these goals on its own, but neither can society
achieve them without NOAA. This Plan describes the long-term outcomes
that NOAA will contribute to in each of these areas, along with the
specific objectives that NOAA will pursue over the next five years.
Over the next five years, NOAA will direct its collective mission
capabilities toward objectives for society in each of its four
interrelated and mutually supportive long-term goals:
Long-term goal: Climate Adaptation and Mitigation - An
informed society anticipating and responding to climate and its
impacts.
Objective: Improved scientific understanding of the
changing climate system and its impacts.
Objective: Integrated assessments of current and future
states of the climate system that identify potential impacts and inform
science, services, and decisions.
Objective: Mitigation and adaptation efforts supported by
sustained, reliable, and timely climate services.
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Objective: A climate-literate public that understands its
vulnerabilities to a changing climate and makes informed decisions.
Long-term goal: Weather-Ready Nation - Society is prepared
for and responds to weather-related events.
Objective: Reduced loss of life, property, and disruption
from high-impact events.
Objective: Improved water resource management.
Objective: Improved transportation efficiency and safety.
Objective: Healthy people and communities through improved
air and water quality.
Objective: Secure, reliable infrastructure for energy,
communications, and agriculture.
Long-term goal: Healthy Oceans - Vibrant marine fisheries,
habitats, and biodiversity sustained within healthy and productive
ecosystems.
Objective: Improved understanding of ecosystems to inform
resource management decisions.
Objective: Recovered, rebuilt, and sustained living marine
resources.
Objective: Healthy habitats that sustain resilient and
thriving marine resources and communities.
Objective: Safe and sustainable seafood for healthy
populations.
Long-term goal: Resilient Coastal Communities and
Economies - Coastal and Great Lakes communities that are
environmentally and economically sustainable.
Objective: Resilient coastal communities that can adapt to
the impacts of hazards and climate change.
Objective: Comprehensive ocean and coastal planning and
management.
Objective: Safe, efficient and environmentally sound
marine transportation.
Objective: Improved coastal water quality supporting human
health and coastal ecosystem services.
Objective: Safe, environmentally sound Arctic access and
resource management.
As a whole, NOAA's capacity to achieve these goals and objectives
will depend upon the continued strengthening and integration of NOAA's
enterprise-wide science and technology, stronger partnerships and
stakeholder engagement, and effective organizational and administrative
functions. Over the next five years, NOAA will also direct its
capabilities toward objectives for society in each of these components
of its enterprise.
NOAA's Science & Technology Enterprise:
Objective: A holistic understanding of the Earth system
through research.
Objective: Accurate and reliable data from sustained and
integrated earth observing systems.
Objective: An integrated environmental modeling system.
NOAA's Engagement Enterprise:
Objective: An engaged and educated public with an improved
capacity to make scientifically informed environmental decisions.
Objective: Integrated services meeting the evolving
demands of regional stakeholders.
Objective: Full and effective use of international
partnerships and policy leadership to achieve NOAA's mission
objectives.
NOAA's Organization & Administration Enterprise:
Objective: Diverse and constantly evolving capabilities in
NOAA's workforce.
Objective: A modern information technology infrastructure
for a scientific enterprise.
Objective: Sound, life-cycle management of capital
investments.
II. Request for Comments
NOAA invites comments on its: mission statement; vision of the
future; long-term strategic goals and five-year objectives; enterprise
components and five-year objectives; and strategic partnerships. NOAA
prefers that you submit comments online via the NGSP website,
www.noaa.gov/ngsp, where you may post general comments on the plan,
comment on any particular section, as well as vote on the comments
posted by others. This method will help NOAA understand which aspects
of the plan deserve the most attention in developing a final version.
You may also mail comments to: National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Office of Program Planning and Integration, 1315 East
West Highway, Room 15749, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 or email
comments to strategic.planning@noaa.gov.
Dated: June 24, 2010
Susan A. Kennedy,
Deputy Director of Strategic Planning, Office of Program Planning and
Integration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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