20040219: IMPORTANT!!! Comments taken until May 14, 2004

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• Subject: 20040219: IMPORTANT!!! Comments taken until May 14, 2004
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 12:54:00 -0700

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
230 PM EDT THU FEB 19 2004

TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER
         WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS
         WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/
         SUBSCRIBERS...NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL
         WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...NWS
         EMPLOYEES

FROM:     EDWARD JOHNSON
         OFFICE OF STRATEGIC PLANNING AND POLICY
         NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS

SUBJECT:  NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION/NWS
         PROPOSED POLICY ON PARTNERSHIPS IN THE PROVISION OF
         WEATHER...WATER...CLIMATE AND RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL
         INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT NOW THROUGH
         MAY 14 2004

THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION /NOAA/
PROPOSES TO ADOPT A POLICY REGARDING THE INFORMATION ACTIVITIES
OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ AND POTENTIALLY OTHER NOAA
PROGRAMS.  THIS NEW PROPOSED POLICY IS INTENDED TO STRENGTHEN THE
EXISTING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN GOVERNMENT...ACADEMIA AND THE
PRIVATE SECTOR WHICH PROVIDES THE NATION WITH HIGH QUALITY
WEATHER...WATER...CLIMATE AND RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION.

THE PROPOSED POLICY RESPONDS TO RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN THE
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL'S /NRC/ STUDY "FAIR WEATHER: EFFECTIVE
PARTNERSHIPS IN WEATHER AND CLIMATE SERVICES".  THE NRC STUDY
IDENTIFIED THE NEED FOR A POLICY THAT WOULD RECOGNIZE ADVANCES IN
TECHNOLOGY AND THE ENACTMENT OF RELEVANT LAWS AND POLICIES...
PARTICULARLY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1996...44 USC PART
45...AND OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET /OMB/ CIRCULAR NO.
A-130..."MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL INFORMATION RESOURCES"...61 FR
6428 /FEBRUARY 20 1996...WHICH OCCURRED SUBSEQUENT TO THE PREVIOUS
NWS PARTNERSHIP POLICY ISSUED IN 1991.

SEE BELOW FOR ONLINE AVAILABILITY OF THE NRC STUDY AND OMB CIRCULAR
NO. A-130.

YOU MAY ACCESS THE DRAFT NOAA/NWS POLICY STATEMENT AND PROVIDE
COMMENTS UNTIL MAY 14 2004 AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS /USE LOWER
CASE LETTERS/:

       HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/FAIRWEATHER/POLICY.PHP

BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE NOAA/NWS POLICY IS AVAILABLE AT
/USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

     HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/FAIRWEATHER/

NRC'S STUDY "FAIR WEATHER: EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS IN WEATHER AND
CLIMATE SERVICES" WAS PUBLISHED IN 2003 BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY
PRESS...AND IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

        HTTP://BOOKS.NAP.EDU/CATALOG/10610.HTML/

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET /OMB/ CIRCULAR NO. A-130...
"MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL INFORMATION RESOURCES"...61 FR 6428...DATED
FEBRUARY 20 1996... IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

        HTTP://WWW.WHITEHOUSE.GOV/OMB/CIRCULARS/A130/A130TRANS4.HTML/

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...CONTACT:

     PETER WEISS
     OFFICE OF STRATEGIC PLANNING AND POLICY
     SILVER SPRING MARYLAND
     PHONE:  301-713-0258...EXT 142.

THIS AND OTHER NOTIFICATION MESSAGES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE
LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

       HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

THIS PARTICULAR MESSAGE IS LISTED AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE...ABOVE
THE SERVICE CHANGE NOTICE AND TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE
BOX.

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