FY2010 President’s Budget Request Overview

May 13, 2009

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Agenda

• FY 2010 Budget Overview

• How Council Budgets are Formulated

• The Next Multi-Year Grant (FY 2010 – FY 2015)

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Looking Towards the Future

• Fulfill the President’s commitment to science

• Spur the creation of new jobs and industries

• Manage our fisheries and the communities they support for long-term sustainability

• Improve weather forecasting and disaster warnings

• Provide credible information about climate change and its impacts

• Revitalize coastal communities and manage on an ecosystem basis

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Historical NOAA Fisheries Service Budget Trends

$911.8

$732.1 $735.2 $728.3

$796.0 $782.3

$736.9$736.9 $734.2

$657.0

$879.0$829.1

$933.9

$803.8$823.1

$758.1$799.3$815.6 $834.2

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FY 2010 Request provides $911.8 M for NOAA Fisheries Service:

• Provides funding for inflation

• Recognizes fiscal constraints

• Funds the mandates of the Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act to end overfishing by 2011

• Provides funds for species recovery grants

• Increases fisheries survey capabilities

• Supports an ecosystem approach to management

• Builds the nation’s aquaculture capability

FY 2010 NOAA Fisheries Service Overview

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FY2010 NOAA Fisheries Service Budget Overview

 Line Item / Account ($ in thousands)FY08

EnactedFY09

EnactedFY10

RequestIncrease/Decrease

Protected Species Research and Management $163,992 $173,945 $243,538 $69,593

Fisheries Research and Management $327,260 $360,826 $421,468 $60,642

Enforcement and Observers $84,894 $90,085 $103,132 $13,047

Habitat Conservation and Restoration $50,245 $53,655 $44,023 - $9,632

Other Activities Supporting Fisheries $81,949 $75,494 $78,482 $2,988

Total ORF $708,340 $754,005 $890,642 $136,638

Total PAC $2,021 $4,600 0 - $4,600

Total Other $118,722 $120,369 $21,110 - $99,259

Grand Total $829,083 $878,974 $911,752 $32,778

Economic Stimulus 0 $170,000 0 - $170,000

Overall Total $829,083 $1,048,974 $911,752 - $137,222

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FY2010 Increases and Decreases

 Line Item / Account ($ in thousands) ATB Increases Decreases Change

Protected Species Research and Management

$3,065 $81,171 ($14,643) $69,593

Fisheries Research and Management $5,830 $85,178 ($30,366) $60,642

Enforcement and Observers $1,495 $12,600 ($1,048) $13,047

Habitat Conservation and Restoration $641 $1,000 ($11,273) ($9,632)

Other Activities Supporting Fisheries $1,235 $10,700 ($8,948) $2,988

Total ORF $12,266 $190,649 ($66,278) $136,637

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Fisheries Research and Management Highlights

NOAA requests an increase of $85.2M for Fisheries Research and Management

• Magnuson-Stevens Act +$56.5M

• Marine Monuments +$3.0M

• Comparative Analysis of Marine Ecosystem Organization (CAMEO) +$5.0M

• Pacific Salmon Treaty +$16.8M

• Integrated Ecosystem Assessments +$1.0M

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Magnuson-Stevens Act Highlights

NOAA requests $56.5M in new increases for a total of $98.3M to support the requirements of the MSRA

• Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) +$12.0M

• Expand Annual Stock Assessments +$9.9M

• Support for Regional Fishery Management Councils +$4.0M

• Recreational and Commercial Fisheries Information +$4.8M

• International Provisions/ IUU Fishing +$3.0M

• Economics and Social Science Research +$3.3M

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Enforcement and Observers Highlights

NOAA requests an increase of $12.6M for the Enforcement and Observer line.

• MSRA Enforcement requirements +$7.6M

• National Fisheries Observer Program +$5.0M

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Regional Fishery Management Councils’FY 2010 Budget Outlook

Regional Fishery Management Councils’FY 2010 Budget Outlook

In FY 2010, NMFS requested an increase of $4.6 M:

—$0.6M to cover fixed costs associated with Council Operations

—$4.0M to set, evaluate, and revise ACLs and AMs to end overfishing and to develop amendments to FMPs that implement ACLs and AMs

$ in millionsFY 2008Enacted

2009Enacted

2010PresBud

Regional Councils and Fisheries Commissions $25.7 $ 27.3 $31.9

Regional Councils $17.4 $ 18.9 $23.5

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FY 2010 PPA Related to CouncilsFY 2010 PPA Related to Councils

PPA Names($ in Thousands)

FY2009 Enacted

FY 2010 Request

Regional Councils Base $17,929 $18,488

Regional Council LAPP Funding $1,000 $1,000

Regional Council / FRMP ACL Implementation $1,598 $5,598

FRMP Regulatory Streamlining Program $790 $790

FRMP SSC Stipends $500 $500

FRMP Council Peer Review $400 $500

Expand Annual Stock Assessments $513 $513

NE Cooperative Research $90 $90

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) $988 $988

Subtotal NMFS $23,808 $28,467

NOS - Coral funds $1,035 TBD

Total Regional Councils $24,843 TBD

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How the Council Budgets are Formulated

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FY 2009 Council AllocationFY 2009 Council Allocation

PPA Names($ in Thousands)

NewEngland

MidAtlantic

SouthAtlantic

Gulf ofMexico

CaribbeanNorthPacific

PacificWesternPacific

FY2009 Totals

Regional Councils Base $2,627 $2,277 $1,927 $2,322 $1,228 $2,806 $2,631 $2,111 $17,929

Regional Council LAPP Funding $146 $127 $107 $129 $68 $156 $147 $118 $1,000

Regional Council / FRMP ACL Implementation

$234 $203 $172 $207 $109 $250 $235 $188 $1,598

FRMP Regulatory Streamlining Program $116 $100 $85 $102 $54 $124 $116 $93 $790

FRMP SSC Stipends $73 $63 $54 $65 $34 $78 $73 $59 $500

FRMP Council Peer Review $0 $0 $100 $0 $0 $0 $150 $150 $400

Expand Annual Stock Assessments $0 $0 $483 $30 $0 $0 $0 $0 $513

NE Cooperative Research $90 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $90

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

$145 $126 $106 $128 $68 $155 $145 $116 $988

Subtotal NMFS $3,431 $2,897 $3,034 $2,983 $1,562 $3,569 $3,496 $2,835 $23,808

NOS - Coral funds $0 $0 $173 $173 $173 $0 $0 $0 $1,035

Total Regional Councils $3,431 $2,897 $3,207 $3,156 $1,735 $3,569 $3,496 $3,352 $24,843

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The Next Multi-Year Grant (FY 2010 – 2014)

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Thank You!

Gary Reisner NOAA – National Marine Fisheries Service

Office of Management and Budget Gary.Reisner@noaa.gov

301.713.2259or visit

http://www.corporateservices.noaa.gov/~nbo/10bluebook_highlights.html