Executive Decision Process
Procedures for the Executive Decision Process
This information was created to give step-by-step guidance on how the Executive Decision Process works and how to move a proposal through it using the Aviation Safety Policy as a case study.
Step 1: Present the proposal to the relevant Council(s)
- All proposals must first undergo the review of all relevant councils for feedback. Any proposal involving funds must receive approval from the CFO Council before presenting to the NEP.
- A council may decide the proposal needs further research and development before being presented to the NEP.
- To determine which Council(s) a proposal should go through, see the council list.
- If the council(s) agrees the proposal is valuable, it sponsors it to be presented to the NOAA Executive Panel (NEP) for review and feedback.
Step 2: Present the proposal to the NOAA Executive Panel
- As soon as permission is received from a council or AA, contact the Decision Coordination Office to be added to the agenda for a NEP meeting.
- Presenters must provide an electronic copy of their presentation, Issue Assessment, and other preview materials to DCO at least 5 business days prior to the NEP meeting.
- Presentations and Issue Assessments must be in the standard NOAA briefing formats.
Step 3: Present the proposal to the NOAA Executive Council
- As soon as permission is received from the NEP, contact the Decision Coordination Office to be added to the agenda for a NEC meeting.
- Presenters must provide an electronic copy of their presentation, Issue Assessment, and other preview materials to DCO at least 5 business days prior to the NEC meeting.
- Presentations and Issue Assessments must be in the standard NOAA briefing formats.
Virtual NEC/NEP meetings
- When decision time is critical, a Virtual NEP and/or NEP may be used to in lieu of a physical meeting.
- The same regulations and templates are used for Virtual NEP/NEC.
- Contact information is available on the DCO website.