Donald Buhler Cadastral Subcommittee, Bureau of Land

Management, David Downes

Office of Policy Analysis, Department of the InteriorDecember 16 , 2008

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FGDC Steering Committee ActionsOctober 17, 2008• Begin addressing NRC Recommendation #1 through

examining the statutory and policy authorities of BLM to coordinate Federal and national parcel activities.  

• As recommended by the NGAC, the FGDC Cadastral Subcommittee will convene a stakeholder group to address parcel data issues related to the mortgage crisis and the economic recovery bill.

• The FGDC Cadastral Subcommittee, in coordination with DOI, the FGDC Secretariat, and others, will review the budget assumptions in the NRC report recommendations. www.nationalcad.org/showdocs.asp?docid=170&navsrc=Report&navsrc2=

• The FGDC Steering Committee will receive a briefing on the BLM National Integrated Lands (NILS) System at the December 2008 meeting.

Task: Begin addressing NRC Recommendation #1 on Land Parcel DataNRC recommendation #1: Examine authorities

and capacities of BLM to serve as Federal and national coordinator for integration of land parcel data.

NRC vision:Coordination of multiple sources of dataMinimal set of data attributes (in light of cost, privacy)Presentation/delivery of data through one portalIncentives (mandates or assistance)OST would coordinate for Indian lands and share data

with national coordinator

Federal Lands Parcel Coordinator RoleCoordination

Circular A-16 gives BLM clear lead; statutes provide basis at least for BLM, public domain lands

BLM has strong institutional base; estimated 1 FTE neededPresentation

Likely covered by A-16; statutory basis for BLM, public domain lands

Capacity of “most visible” NILS project uncertain pending BLM and DOI reviews; resource needs probably substantial

Incentives: No authority to enforce compliance absent new legislation

conferring mandate on participating agenciesLimited authority to transfer funds absent Economy Acts

agreement; funds would need to be appropriated, possibly per joint budget initiative

National Lands Parcel Coordinator RoleCoordination

Circular A-16 supports BLM role; statutory basis unclearGood institutional base; estimated 1 FTE needed

PresentationUnclear if A-16 role covers this; no statutory basis foundNILS capacity under review by BLM, DOI; additional

users may demand new functions; substantial resource need

IncentivesNo basis in A-16 or statutes to require non-federal

entities to share data; no clear basis to provide fundingNo existing enforcement or funding resources

Parcel Data - Mortgage CrisisEconomic recovery

Categories of StakeholdersIdentification of ParticipantsStrategy and Action StepsSupport RequiredTimeline

Categories of StakeholdersData Sources

Authoritative Data Sources – local govt. (counties – assessors, recorders, parcel mappers)

Trusted Data Sources – publishers at State or regional levels

Consumers and ApplicationsFire and EmergencyRegulatory , monitoring and oversight agencies

StakeholdersCounty Parcel Data•Authoritative Data Source•Most Current Source•Maintained to Support Local Business Needs -------------------------------•Data needs to be standardized•Mapping Needs to be completed nationwide•Support for standardization and completion

State/Regional Hosting•Trusted Data Source•Provides integrated portal or access•Technology to serve to applications--------------------------•Data is standardized and is integrated with state and federal owned lands•Support for collecting public lands, integration and publication

Applications•Built on top of Authoritative and Trusted Data•Serves Business needs and built by business area experts•Uses Core and Core Plus data---------------------------•RAVAR•HAZUS•Mortgage and Financial Analysis

By agreement between Authoritative and Trusted Sources

If state or regional hosted data is not available

Project Level (site specific) request for the most current data

Consumers•Agencies that use applications to support decision making, analysis and reporting

Identification of Participants

• International Association of Assessment Officers (IAAO)

• FGDC Cadastral Subcommittee (Cadastral Subcommittee)

• Consumers - Federal Times - some of the federal agencies involved in regulation and response (http://www.federaltimes.com/index.php?S=3756068) – Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)– Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS)

http://www.ots.treas.gov– Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

http://www.occ.treas.gov– Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac– Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Strategy and Action Steps• Define the application needed to support the consumer needs such

as including the standard processes and standardized data sets.• Develop a demonstration of solutions for the Consuming Agencies,

including the departments of Treasury and Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as a point of beginning to reach an understanding among all stakeholders concerning what is needed (in terms of data content , technology, standardization, data availabilities etc.)

• Facilitate work with the private sector to develop applications according to standards and consumer needs.

• Coordinate with local Authoritative Data Sources and Trusted Data Sources for the data needed to support mortgage and economic recovery applications.

• Document participation from and benefits to all stakeholder groups.

Activities to DateCompleted the approach and strategy

documentDeveloped and established partnerships

with IAAO and NSGICAssembled team to do the work

David Cowen Nancy von MeyerDavid Stage David MoyerGeorge Donatello Marc ThomasBob Ader Stewart Kirkpatrick John Sperling

Obtained and Reviewed Applicable Standard business processes for valuation and analysis

Identified pilot counties in Florida and Minnesota

Support Required

Funding $35K for contract support and travel – FGDC / USGS

Contacts from Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and TreasuryWorking through HUD Coordinator (Jon

Sperling)

Timeline• Refine application needs and document - 2

weeks• Apply demonstration application and capture

scenarios and results – 1 month• Identify stakeholders, set up meeting time – 2

weeks• Meeting with Consumer Stakeholders – 1 day• Document meeting results and publish results

to data producers – 2 weeks• Total Project – 2 to 3 months

Review the Budget Assumptions$ 375 million (estimate)

Privately owned lands onlyPoints only for non-automated parcelsNo technology for counties

$ 995 million (estimate)Privately owned parcels only Parcel polygons and technology for counties

$ 850 million (estimate)Federal and public parcelsState and County owned lands and small

federal parcels (for example - post office lots)

Conclusions and Questions

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