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The NOAA Executive Panel,
hereafter referred to as the NEP, is a senior level body within NOAA that
works with the Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere (DUS) to make
decisions on NOAA-wide operating issues and policies. It is the forum through
which NOAA senior management will have input into the day to day NOAA-wide
management issues that do not require the attention of the NOAA Executive
Council (NEC). |
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Membership: |
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Chair of the NEP will be the DUS. When absent, the DUS will appoint an acting
chair from the voting members of the NEP. The membership is made up of
principal members and advisors. Principal members are the voting members of
the NEP, advisors are not. Membership is: |
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Principals: |
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Deputy Under Secretary for
Oceans and Atmosphere, CHAIR |
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Deputy Assistant Administrators
of |
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- National Environmental
Satellite, Data, and Information Service |
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- National Marine Fisheries
Service |
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- National Ocean Service |
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- National Weather Service |
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- Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research |
| DCO Policy
Statements |
- Program Planning and
Integration, pending approval |
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Deputy Director, Office of
Marine and Aviation Operations |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Chief Administrative Officer |
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Chief Information Officer |
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Director of Workforce Management
Office |
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Director of Program Analysis
& Evaluation |
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Director of Aquisition &
Grants Office |
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Advisors: |
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Executive Director to the Deputy
Under Secretary |
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Deputy Directors of |
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- Education & Sustainable
Development |
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- General Council |
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- International Affairs |
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- Legislative Affairs |
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- Public, Constituent &
Intergovernmental Affairs |
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Military Affairs Advisor |
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Principals are expected to come
to meetings prepared to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of issues
brought before the NEP. Advisors are expected to be prepared to contribute to
the discussions; however, in most cases they are to serve as observers. There
may be occasions when the Chair may call a NEP meeting of ‘principals
only’ in which case supporting members are asked not to attend. |
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Decision Making Process: |
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Decisions
in the NEP will be accomplished by informed consensus. The Chair will strive
for consensus on every issue, but because the chair maintains 51% of the
vote, the final decision is made by the Chair when consensus is not achieved. |
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Charter: |
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The
NEP shall meet bi-weekly or at the call of the Chair. Meetings will be
arranged by the Office of the DUS in conjunction with DCO. Timely
notifications will be sent to NEP membership, by e-mail, specifying meeting
date, time, and location. If a principal is not available to attend when an
NEP meeting occurs, the principal may designate a voting representative for
the meeting. The principal will notify the Chair, the Executive Director to
the DUS, and the DCO by e-mail of who that representative will be. |
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Issues may be put on the agenda
by NEP Members or the DCO. Briefing materials for each topic will be
distributed at least 2 working days prior to the meeting. If materials are
not ready, the issue will be delayed to a future meeting. The agenda will
also include time for open discussion on topics that Members may want to
raise to the group. |
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A series of NOAA councils, such
as the Education Council, support the NEP by providing their expertise on
specific activities across NOAA. Topics will be discussed by the NEP will be
reviewed by the appropriate council before coming to the NEP. |
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The DCO will prepare meeting
minutes within 2 working days of a meeting and provide them to NEP members
for comment within an additional 2 working days. The minutes will be archived
so that there is a record of NEP meetings. |
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After the meeting minutes are
completed, a memorandum from the DUS to the Under Secretary (US), with copies
to NEC Members, will document decisions made by the NEP, as well as items
referred to the NEC. The US will have one week to provide comments. If no
comments are received from the US, a NOAA Action Memorandum (NAM) from the
DUS to NEP members will assign duties and deadlines to implement the
decisions made by the NEP. Deadlines will be tracked by the DCO. The DCO will
also assure that appropriate items are placed on the NEC calendar. |
