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PART 2 " . . . . . . ~ \ \ſº Justification of the Budget Estimates is ...~~ N \ . . . . . . . . . . . . . i\ , ) . . . . . . w s \ . . . .--~ A / * - . . . ." . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * *- 2 office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcemer Bureau of Indian Affairs.....................................” DOI Office of Insular Affairs ............................. -------------- DOI Departmental M - - - DOI Office of the Solicitor … DOI office of the Special Trustee for American Indians ..…............…, 2013 - Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Programs...... 2127 National Indian Gaming Commission ….........................…........................ 2173. - ºf $º INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2007 HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE OOMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina, Chairman ZACH WAMP, Tennessee NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington JOHN E. PETERSON, Pennsylvania JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York ERNEST J. ISTOOK, JR., Oklahoma JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Lewis, as Chairman of the Full Committee, and Mr. Obey, as Ranking Minority Member of the Full Committee, are authorized to sit as Members of all Subcommittees. DEBORAH WEATHERLY, LORETTA BEAUMONT, CHRISTOPHER TOPIK, and SARAH YOUNG Staff Assistants PART 2 Justification of the Budget Estimates U.S. Geological Survey .............................................................................. Minerals Management Service ................................................................ Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ................ Bureau of Indian Affairs ........................................................................... DOI Departmental Management ............................................................. DOI Office of the Solicitor ....................................................................... DOI Office of the Inspector General ...................................................... DOI Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians ................. Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Program National Indian Gaming Commission ................................................... Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations - U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 26–344 WASHINGTON : 2006 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS JERRY LEWIS, California, Chairman C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida RALPH REGULA, Ohio - HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia TOM DELAY, Texas JIM KOLBE, Arizona JAMES T. WALSH, New York CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina DAVID L, HOBSON, Ohio ERNEST J. ISTOOK, JR., Oklahoma HENRY BONILLA, Texas JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan JACK KINGSTON, Georgia RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi TODD TIAHRT, Kansas ZACH WAMP, Tennessee TOM LATHAM, Iowa ANNE M. NORTHUP, Kentucky ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri KAY GRANGER, Texas JOHN E. PETERSON, Pennsylvania VIRGIL H. GOODE, JR., Virginia JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California RAY LAHOOD, Illinois JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania DAVE WELDON, Florida MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas MARK STEVEN KIRK, Illinois ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida DENNIS R. REHBERG, Montana JOHN CARTER, Texas RODNEY ALEXANDER, Louisiana DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington MARTIN OLAV SABO, Minnesota STENY H. HOYER, Maryland ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana NITA. M. LOWEY, New York JOSE E. SERRANO, New York ROSA L. DELAURO, Connecticut JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts ED PASTOR, Arizona DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina CHET EDWARDS, Texas ROBERT E. “BUD” CRAMER, JR., Alabama PATRICK J. KENNEDY, Rhode Island JAMES E. CLYBURN, South Carolina MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California SAM FARR, California JESSE L. JACKSON, JR., Illinois CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK, Michigan ALLEN BOYD, Florida CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR., Georgia MARION BERRY, Arkansas FRANK M. CUSHING, Clerk and Staff Director NOTCE. These budget justifications are prepared for the Interior Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittees. Approval for rejease of the justifications prior to their printing in the public record of the Subcommittee hearings may be obtained through the Office of Budget of the BUDGE The United States Department of the Interior and Performance information Fiscal Year 2007 U.S. GEDI,00;IEA, SURWEY Department of the Interior. Table of Contents U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FY 2007 BUDGET JUSTIFICATION TABLE OF CONTENTS Organization Organization Chart............................................................................................................... iv Acronyms.............................................................................................................................. V A - General Statement Overview of the 2007 Budget Request.......................................... we ºr a s g º ſº tº A-1 Budget Request by Department Mission Component ....................................................... A-1 President's Management Agenda. tº tº & 4 & 8 & s à tº m s m = a s tº e º ſº tº dº º ſº e º e º le º 'º s º gº y º g º ºs º e s = e º s e g º º a g g º ºs .* A-8 Performance Summary º ºg - tº is ſº tº ſº. II • * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * A-47 Achieving Department Mission Goals..... ſº tº ſº g { } ſº I g = dº “........... A-17 Resource Protection Goal...................................................................................... A-19 Resource Use Goal.................................... sº m, as s as a is a s tº dº e º sº sº º is is g g is z º. is a g g g º e º ºs e A-21 Serving Communities Goal............ * * * * s a s is a s = e < * m. s is a tº ºr e º g g g g tº A-23 Means and Strategies............................ & s 4 sº e º sº º sº ºn a s as ºr e º s is m is as as is is tº sº tº a n e s 6 g º ºn tº gº as º e º e a tº g is a s A-26 Science Planning..... ſº A-26 Strategic Change.......... tº a s a s is a s is e º sº tº a tº s is a = ± = u & e is e e º e s a g º e s m = ± = e s = * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * s ∈ s º is as a sº e s a tº a gº ºn A-26 Science integrity.................................................................. ... A-26 Program Evaluations............................. A-27 Partnerships....... * * * * * * * * & M & it is tº º is ſº we & º tº e º ſº º v is tº tº sº a a ºn s is m A-31 Data Validation and Verification................................................................................. A-35 B – Goal Performance Table Goal Performance Table....... * * s * * * tº tº B-1 Resource Protection.... tº º ºx ºn ... B-1 Resource Use............................................................................................................. B-9 Serving Communities............................. tº gº tº º B-13 Management Excellence s ºn tº a s is a e e s is e is tº as us is as a s g º e º e g º º is º gº º is B-30 Funding Goals Table......................... s • * * * tº gº is g g s a d ºn s is a s nº gº tº it is a g ºf s e E → * * * * g e g º ºs B-34 C - Research and Development Criteria Research and Development Criteria gº º -------------------.......-------- C-1 Research and Development Funding Table ...................................................................... C-5 D - Budget at a Glance -- Comprehensive Activity/Subactivity Table........... is & tº gº D-f Program increases a gº tº .............................................------------------------------------ D-3 Program Decreases.............. - HD-43. E - Surveys, investigations, and Research Analysis by Activity...... * * * * * ...... E-1 Appropriation Language........ tº º te & : s is a a e s m is is a s s w = e t w is tº a tº ſº e º sº is tº tº ſº tº is a p is sº e º 'º e º is a tº ſº as a se in E-2 Justification of Proposed Language Change E-4 Appropriation Language and Citations..... tº • • - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - E-5 Administrative Provisions Language............................................................................... E-10 U.S. Geological Survey - i Table of Contents Administrative Language and Citations........................................................................... E-1 | Fixed Costs and Related Changes * tº º sº a dº tº e º 'º e º tº E-44 Summary of Requirements tº we a a º a tº sº ºn tº e s is a as a s a s s & s tº sº e º ºs e e s tº sº s is e it is is a s tº e º 'º º e = * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ºr g is as in a s tº e s p * * * * = & e E-17 F - Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities Science on the Landscape................................................................................................ F-1 Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project............................................................... F-2 Regional Overview gº º q = ~ * * * * * * m is is tº a we is is & E * * * * * * * g a m = s is sº a w is e º ºs º a tº a tº º is & a tº sº º ºs e º e s a s gº s is a s m ºr e º ºs º is F-7 Science on the DOI Landscape....................................................................................... F-10 Department Crosscuts.................................................................................................... F-15 Science issues, ACComplishments, and Partnerships...................................................... F-19 G - Geographic Research, investigations, and Remote Sensing Activity Summary..... u tº e º sº a s gº is a m = m tº º q + tº e º a tº a *g a s w a tº as tº $ it is a R a s e e º 'º a tº m sº ºr a tº gº e º an ºr e º a s as a e s a tº s e º º q is g º G-1 Land Remote Sensing Subactivity..................................................................................... G-5 Geographic Analysis and Monitoring Subactivity tº # * * * * *s a tº ſº a s tº s is e º & 4 tº tº º # * * * * * * * B = * * * * B = e º g º g º ºs G-21 H – Geologic Hazards, Resources, and Processes Activity Summary.............................................................................................................. H-1 Geologic Hazard Assessments Subactivity Earthquake Hazards.................................................... ºr º º ............ H-5 Volcano Hazards................................................ tº E & & ſº . H-21 Landslide Hazards..................................................................................................... H-29 Global Seismographic Network................................................................................. H-37 Geomagnetism......... * G in s is a nº is a sº e tº e º is is is ºn tº e º º s ºf s is º e s is e s a s m s tº ſº it is ºn e s is e º sº e º sº º ſº H-45 Geologic Landscape and Coastal Assessments Subactivity Earth Surface Dynamics............................................................................................ H-53 National Cooperative Geologic Mapping * * * * * * * * * * * * *s a sm e º e s tº & ºr a ſº tº 4 ºr a gº tº tº as tº a tº is a gº g = a m is H-61 Coastal and Marine Geology..................................................................................... H-71 Geologic Resource Assessments Subactivity Mineral Resources tº º tº $ tº a wº is ſº & sº º tº ſº º e º ſº º is tº g º & 4 & a gº & a tº ſº a H-91 Energy Resources................................................................................................... H-101 i – Water Resources investigations Activity Summary.................................................................................. tº º {-1 Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research Subactivity Ground-Water Resources Program............................................................................... {-5 National Water-Quality Assessment ........................................................................... i-15 Toxic Substances Hydrology................................. & a 4. p s is a º ....!-25 Hydrologic Research and Development...................................................................... |-37 National Streamflow information Program................................................................... |-45 Hydrologic Networks and Analysis.............................................................................. |-55 Cooperative Water Program Subactivity............................................................................ |-67 Water Resources Research Act Program Subactivity....................... s # a g g º g º ºr ºr |-79 J– Biological Research Activity Summary............................................................................................................... J-f Biological Research and Monitoring Subactivity................................................................. J-7 Status and Trends of Biological Resources................................................................ J-13 Contaminant Biology.................................................. * * * g. J-16 Fisheries: Aquatic and Endangered Resources.......................................................... J-46 U.S. Geological Survey Table of Contents Wildlife: Terrestrial and Endangered Resources......................................................... J-19 Terrestrial, Freshwater, and Marine Ecosystems........................................................ J-22 Invasive Species....... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , , , . . . . . . . . . . . . J-24 Biological information Management and Delivery Subactivity........................................... J-33 Science Centers and Field Stations Summary................................................................ .J-45 Cooperative Research Units Subactivity * @ e º is ºn tº gº is a º a s & a s m is ºr tº m is s as ºr a s & sº tº dº tº s s m is s a s s ºn s is ºr e º 'º º is ºn tº º º J-51 K— Enterprise information Activity Summary.......... g Enterprise information Security and Technology Subactivity............................................. K-5 Enterprise Information Resources Subactivity................................................................. K-15 National Geospatial Program Subactivity........................................................................ K-23 L - Science Support Science Support tº gº tº gº e º gº gº e g º gº º is e º gº g is g g g º ºs º e º is tº dº e º º sº § { * * * * * * * * B = tº * B & s = e º is tº * * * * * is tº tº is s g g º º is tº * * * * * * * * * g g g g tº g tº g g g g g g g g º º L-1 M – Facilities Activity Summary........ tº u a s a a e s tº e s ºr º e s is sº as º ºs s as a s s a s s e s is a w = w is sº s ºr a w is a s ∈ is a s is ºf s e º is º gº º is e s s sº es s tº se e s = e s s = a is a g º w w w w w e º 'º a M-f Rental Payments Subactivity......... e s tº * * * * * * * = F * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * is a s us g sº tº # s & º ºs e º is is is ºn as a e g = e º a g º ºs e g º ºs º ge AM-5 Operations and Maintenance Subactivity........................................................................ M-1 4 Deferred Maintenance and Capital improvement Subactivity.......................................... M-17 N - Working Capital Fund +. Working Capital Fund Overview....................................... N-1 Appropriation Language and Citations.................................................................... ... N-3 Program and Financing }\-5 Balance Sheet.......................................................... *. # * * * * * * * * * * * * is a gº gº ºn g º is nº g g g º sº º q N-7 Object Classification ......................................................................................................... RN-8 Personnel Summary.......................................................................................................... W-8 O – Surveys, investigations, and Research - Exhibits Summary of Requirements by Object Class...................................................................... O-1 Program and Financing..................................................................................................... O-3 Object Classification................................................................................................ O-5 Personnel Summary.............................. s * = s. sº tº as sº sº e = e s m s m = n e s s m = n is a s & s is a s e s is a e º e e s ſº a s e º sº e º e º s a e O-7 P – Sundry Exhibits Funding of U.S. Geological Survey Programs (Obligations) ............................................. P-1 Donations and Contributed Funds................................................... ... P-13 Employee Count by Grade.............................................................................................. P-14 Program/Project Support of Bureau, Department, and Governmentwide Costs............... P-15 Q — Authorizations Authorizations................................................................................................................... Q-1 iii U.S. Geological Survey Table of Contents U.S. Geological Survey Bíractor Deputy Director Associate Director Associate director. Regionai Director T Biology Administrative Policy Ti Western Region and Services Wºmºmºmº- a | Associate Directºr Associate Director — Regional Director Ti Geography Humaa Capital Central Region * -º-º-º-º-º-º: | Associate Director — Regioaai Director Geckºgy Eastern Region _| Associate Þirector Water Directºr, Office of Budget U.S. Geological Survey Table of Contents Alphabetical List of Acronyms ABC/M Activity-Based Costing/Management ACW; Advisory Committee on Water Information ANSS Advanced National Seismic System ANWR Arctic National Wildlife Refuge APS Administration and Policy Services AR Accounts Receivable ARM; Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative ASC Alaska Science Center ASIWPCA Association of State and interstate Water Poliution Control Administrators AVO Alaska Volcano Observatory BASiS4. Budget and Science information System BIA Bureau of indian Affairs BIS Commerce - Bureau of Industry and Security BOR U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Bi M U.S. Bureau of Land Management BLT Business Leaders Team BRD Biological Resources Division BSR Business Strategy Review CA Condition Assessment CAC Civil Applications Committee CALFED California Federal (Bay-Delta Authority program) CAP Cooperative Agreements Program C&A Certification and Accreditation CBM Coalbed Methane CBP Chesapeake Bay Program - CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CERC Columbia Environmentai Research Center CERP Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan CFO Chief Financial Officer CHSN California Integrated Seismic Network CMGP Coastal and Marine Geology Program CNMi Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands CPIC Capital Planning and investment Control CR Central Region CRADA Cooperative Research and Development Agreement CRSSP Commercial Remote Sensing Space Policy CRWA Charles River Watershed Association CSRS Civil Service Retirement System CTBT Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty CTM Cooperative Topographic Mapping CUES Comprehensive Urban Ecosystems Studies CVO Cascades Volcano Observatory CWD Chronic Wasting Disease CWP Cooperative Water Program DCHA Debt Collection improvement Act DEM Digital Elevation Model DEP |State] Department of Environmental Protection DEQ [State] Department of Environmental Quality U.S. Geological Survey V Table of Contents DiGIR Distributed Generic information Retrieval DO; U.S. Department of the Interior DSS Decision Support System EDMAP Education Mapping program (in National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program) EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EFT Electronic Funds Transfer EHP Earthquake Hazards Program EO Executive Order EOP Executive Office of the President EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPCA Energy Policy and Conservation Act ER Eastern Region EROS Earth Resources Observation and Science ERP Energy Resources Program ETM4. Enhanced Thematic Mapper Pius FAA Federal Aviation Administration FACA Federal Advisory Committee Act FASAB Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board FBMS Financial Business Management System FBWT Fund Balance with Treasury FC; Facilities Condition index FEA Federal Enterprise Architecture FECA Federal Employee Compensation Act FEDMAP Federal lands Mapping program (in National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program) FEGL; Federal Employees Group Life insurance FEHB Federal Employees Health Benefit FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FERS Federal Employees Retirement System FFMIA Federal Financial Management improvement Act of 1996 FGDC Federal Geographic Data Committee FICA Federal Insurance Contributions Act FISC Florida integrated Science Center FISMA Federal information Security Management Act FMT Field Managers Team FMFIA Federal Managers' Financial integrity Act of 1982 FMMS Facilities Maintenance Management System FSA Farm Service Agency FTE Full-Time Equivalent FWS U.S. Fish and Wiid;ife Service GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAM Geographic Analysis and Monitoring Program GAO Government Accountability Office GEODE GEO-Data Explorer GeoMAC Geospatial Multi-Agency Coordination GBIP Great Basin information Project GCDAMP Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program GCMRC Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center GCP Global Change Program GłS Geographic Information System GLSC Great Lakes Science Center Vi U.S. Geological Survey Table of Contents Global Earth Observation System of Systems Geospatial One-Stop Government Performance and Results Act Global Positioning System General Services Administration Global Seismographic Network Ground-Water Resources Program - Federal Emergency Management Agency's Earthquake Loss Estimation Program Hydrologic Benchmark Network Hawaii Department of Agriculture [Department of Health and Human Services Hydrologic Networks and Analysis [program] High Performing Organization GEOSS GOS GPRA GPS GSA GWRP HAZUS HBN HDOA HHS Human Resources Hydrologic Research and Development ſprogram] Hawaii Volcano Observatory Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Action Team international Consortium on Landslides interstate Council on Water Policy Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management investment Plan investment Review Board Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar information Technology Joint Funding Agreement Thousand Square Feet Local Action Strategy Landsat Data Continuity Mission i_ong-term Estuary Assessment Group Landslide Hazard Program Light Detecting and Ranging Lower Mississippi Valley Land Remote Sensing Long-Term Resource Monitoring Program Long Valley Volcano Observatory Million British thermal units Management Directive (Department) Management initiatives Tracking System Moderate Resolution imaging Spectroradiometer Mineral Resources Data System Mineral Resources External Research Program Mineral Resources Program Multi-Species Conservation Program Mount St. Helens - methyl tert-butyl ether National Association of Counties National Atmospheric Deposition Program National Archives and Records Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration U.S. Geological Survey vii Table of Contents NASQAN NAWQA NBC fºP|| NCAP NCGMP NCRDS NED NEHRP NEC NEPA NGA NG|C NGO NGTOC NHD NIEHS NHFC NIST NIWR NLCD NOAA NPRA NPS NRIS NRC NRCS NRP NSD; NSF NSIP NSMP NTN NVEWS NWiS NWQL NWS OAFM OBP OES OFR O}G OGDB OL) OMB OMS OPM OSHA PAGER PART National Stream Quality Accounting Network National Water-Quality Assessment Dept. of Interior - National Business Center National Biological Information infrastructure National Civil Applications Program National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program National Coal Resources Data System National Elevation Dataset National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program National Earthquake information Center National Environmental Policy Act National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency National Geomagnetic Information Center Nongovernmental organization National Geospatia; Technical Operations Center National Hydrology Dataset National institute of Environmental Health Sciences National interagency Fire Center National Institute of Standards and Technology National institutes for Water Resources National Land Cover Database National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska National Park Service Natural Resource information System National Research Council Natural Resources Conservation Service National Research Program (research organization in USGS Water discipline) National Spatial Data infrastructure National Science Foundation National Streamflow information Program National Strong Motion Program National Trends Network National Volcano Early Warning System National Water Information System National Water Quality Laboratory National Weather Service USGS Office of Accounting and Financial Management USGS Office of Budget and Performance Office of Emergency Services Open-File Report Office of the inspector General Organic Geochemistry Database Operational Land Imager Office of Management and Budget Office of Management Services Office of Personnel Management Occupational Safety and Health Administration Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response Program Assessment Rating Tool viii U.S. Geological Survey 10 PES PP&E P| PSNER R&D RGO RSSI RTS SAFOD SAN SBFD SBSP SCEC SETAC SFWMD SLC SGL SIR STATEMAP SPARROW SPRESO SRTM TCOM Th/DL TSP TROR TRPA USACE USDA USFS USGCRP USGS VHP V&V VSIP/VERA WAN WCF WNV WPA WR WRR WRRA WRRis WSC WSWC YMP YVO Table of Contents Priority Ecosystems Science Property, Plant, and Equipment Principal investigator Puget Sound Near Shore Ecosystem Restoration Research and Development Regional Geospatial information Office(r) Required Supplementary Stewardship information Reports Tracking System (Water Resources) San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth Southern Appalachian information Node San Francisco Bay and freshwater delta South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project Southern California Earthquake Center Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry South Florida Water Management District Scan Line Corrector Standard General Ledger Surveys, Investigations, and Research State mapping program (in Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program) SPAtially Referenced Regressions on Watershed Attributes South Pole Remote Earth Science Observatory Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission Tahoe Constrained Optimization Model Total Maximum Daily Loads (Clean Water Act requirement) Thrift Savings Plan Treasury Report on Receivables Tahoe Regional Planning Agency U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Forest Service U.S. Global Change Research Program U.S. Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Program Validation and Verification Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment/Voluntary Early Retirement Authority Wide Area Network Working Capital Fund West Nile Virus World Petroleum Assessment 2000 Western Region Water Resources investigation Report Water Resources Research Act (State] Water Resources Research Institutes [USGS State] Water Science Center Western States Water Council Yucca Mountain Program Yellowstone Volcano Observatory U.S. Geological Survey 11 General Statement General Statement Overview of the 2007 Budget Request (Dollars in thousands) 2007 Request A., *: tºta nºta Change . 2006 Amount Percent Current 1/ 947,564 2/ 965,345 944,760 -20,585 -2.1 Permariënt 2,353 1,355 7,603 6,248 464.4 Total 949,917 966,700 952,363 -14,337 -1.5 FTE 8,920 8,757 8,396 -367 -4.7 Tºane supplemental STInſion in FY2005 Tora ºaſeſ;943.5GT. * Hurricane supplemental $5.3 million in FY 2006 for a total of $970,645. Budget Request by Department Mission Component (Dollars in thousands) 2005 2006 2007 Change Actual Enacted Request from 2006 Resource Protection 148,446 151,080 147,360 -3,720 Resource Use 77,264 76,534 56,916 -19,618 Recreation O O O O Serving Communities 722,854 743,031 740,484 -2,547 Total 948,564 970,645 944,760 -25,885 Science: The Foundation for Sound Management Decisions The FY 2007 USGS budget request addresses planned outcomes of the Department of the " Interior Unified Strategic Plan and ensures implementation of the President's Management Agenda, as adapted by Secretary Norton in her vision for Citizen-Centered Governance— achieving conservation through consultation, cooperation, and communication. The USGS works closely with Interior bureaus to ensure their science and information needs are an integral part of USGS science plans and that those scientific efforts are relevant to the bureaus' needs. The value of the USGS, the Nation's largest water, earth, and biological science and civilian mapping agency, rests on its ability to • Carry out large-scale—regional and national—investigations that build the base of knowledge about the Earth, - • Apply multidisciplinary scientific expertise in the fields of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology, and geospatial information, • Sustain long-term monitoring and assessment of natural resources, • Collect, monitor, and analyze data and provide scientific understanding about natural resource Conditions, issues, and problems, and • Provide relevant, timely, impartial, peer-reviewed natural resource information and products. U.S. Geological Survey 12 General Statement Unique in the aggregate, these combined capabilities, coupled with a non-regulatory, non-land- management mandate, position the USGS as a leader in understanding the complex natural science phenomena and provide scientific products that lead to solutions. For more than a century, natural resource managers, emergency response organizations, and use planners, decisionmakers at all levels of government, and citizens in all walks of life have come to depend on the USGS for reliable information tools they need to address pressing societal issues such as public safety and health, natural resource management, and environmental protection. FY 2007 Major Focus The USGS FY 2007 budget request continues high-priority research and refocuses priorities to enhance efforts in the areas of science most needed by the Nation: Reduce American's risk to natural hazards, Prepare for avian influenza, Continue the 30-year legacy of the Landsat satellite missions, Shore up the Nation's critical streamgaging network, and Research emerging energy sources (e.g., gas hydrates). Natural Hazards — The Research and Development (R&D) priorities for FY 2007, issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), call for "a complete monitoring system that supports risk assessment surveys, providing information critical to improved mitigation strategies and providing systematic and sustained monitoring of regions at risk." Thus, in FY 2007, the USGS will place a major emphasis on science to reduce America's risk to natural hazards. Despite the upward trend in the risk, recent advances in science and technology position us well for reducing the Nation's future risk. These scientific and technological advances, coupled with effective communication and careful planning, can help prevent hazard events from becoming catastrophic disasters. The integrated Multi-Hazard Demonstration Project, a multi-year pilot proposed for Southern California, will focus on integrating research, information, and products about multiple hazards to improve the usefulness of this information in reducing loss of life and property from natural hazard events. Southern California, having one of the Nation's highest potentials for extreme, catastrophic losses from several natural hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis, fires, landslides, and floods, will serve as the site for the demonstration project. The development of integrated databases and the enhancement of information technology (IT) systems to track multiple hazards will facilitate more rapid communication and response to the user community, regardless of the timeframe of a natural disaster. This work supports the end outcome goal of "Protect lives, resources, and property" under the mission goal of Serving Communities. Avian Influenza – In 2006, an interagency effort will be put into place to detect highly pathogenic avian influenza. The effort is funded through an FY 2006 supplemental appropriation, through which Interior received $11.6 million. The 2007 budget proposes to continue these efforts at a level of $11.2 million, including investigation of morbidity and mortality events, targeted surveillance in live wild birds, and targeted surveillance in hunter taken birds. The funding will be divided among the following bureaus: $3.27 million for the USGS, $7.4 million for the Fish and Wildlife Service, and $525,000 for the National Park Service. For the USGS, the FY 2007 budget includes a decrease of $400,000, reflective of a one-time purchase of a robotic micro sample extractor and molecular biology workstation in 2006 to assist in processing samples. A - 2 U.S. Geological Survey 13 General Statement Ensuring the Landsat Earth Observation Legacy — The budget requests an increase of $16.0 million for the Landsat Data Continuity Mission, a partnership of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and USGS that continues the 30-year legacy of obtaining global earth observation data currently conducted by Landsat satellites 5 and 7. The mission is designed to acquire, archive, and disseminate remotely-sensed data of the Earth's land surface for applications such as monitoring and assessing the impacts of natural disasters; aiding in the management of water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; and analyzing the impacts of climatic and other global change. The FY 2007 request for LDCM was approved by the Department's Investment Review Board (IRB) and is consistent with the Office of Management and Budget Program Assessment Rating Tool and with joint guidance on FY 2006 R&D priorities issued by OMB and the Office of Science and Technology Policy. National Streamflow Information Program — The budget requests $2.3 million in FY 2007 for the National Streamflow information Program (NSIP) to increase the number of streamgages by 30 and give USGS flexibility to continue operating high-priority sites identified in the NSIP plan as "Federal interest" streamgages. Loss of partner funding has caused a number of streamgage shut-downs in the last few years, a trend expected to continue in 2007, especially in Mississippi and Louisiana, where budgets of State and local partner agencies have been taxed beyond their limit in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The USGS anticipates that the funding requested for FY 2007 will help ease the impact of funding pressures among the network's 800 partner agencies nationwide. The funds would provide resources for technological investments that will make the entire network more cost-efficient in the ſong term. These include procurement or development of improved software for data collection and data processing, and new instruments that are more reliable or make the data collection process more efficient. Energy — Collaborative efforts between the USGS and Interior land and resource management bureaus have resulted in hundreds of systematic analyses and investigations every year to support the resource management decisions of the Interior bureaus. Consistent with the joint OMB/OSTP R&D priorities for 2007—which note that the Administration's energy and environmental research initiatives are critical for achieving sustained economic growth while ensuring national energy security and a healthy environment—these collaborative efforts will continue and expand in FY 2007 with the joint gas hydrates initiative being developed by the USGS, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Minerals Management Service. A joint plan has been reviewed and approved by the Department's R&D Council. The USGS portion (+$500,000) of this effort is described in section H – Geologic Hazards, Resources, and Processes. Work will focus on Federal lands and resources such as those in the Gulf of Mexico and the North Slope of Alaska. This requested increase is consistent with the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which calls for a focus on alternative energy sources, such as gas hydrates, and reauthorizes the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act. The increase is also consistent with a 1999 National Research Council review of the USGS Energy Resources Program (ERP), which recommended that the program broaden its portfolio to include geologically based energy resources beyond oil, gas, and coal. An additional proposed increase of $500,000 is to support Energy Policy Act 2005 requirement for a national assessment of the oil shale resources in the United States. Currently, USGS has no active research effort focused on oil shale. However, USGS does possess expertise in this area and can start an assessment effort in 2007 in concert with IT or Geographic information System (GIS) contractors and experts from State surveys. A proposed increase of $1 million would be used to meet mandates in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 for creation of a Preservation of Geological and Geophysical Data program, to preserve U.S. Geological Survey A - 3 14 General Statement data currently held by government agencies and private firms that may be in danger of loss. The USGS plans a multi-stage response. The first stage will be undertaken in FY 2006, starting with formation of an ad hoc Preservation Subcommittee under the Federal Advisory Committee (FAC) for the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program. The Subcommittee will develop an implementation plan, which must be submitted to Congress within one year, for the new preservation program. This plan will set priorities for several funding scenarios within the proposed authorized funding level. A survey of Department of the Interior bureaus and State geological surveys will be undertaken in 2006 to discover, within the geological and geophysical data holdings managed by these agencies, (1) the data that are at risk and (2) the resources needed to rescue and make available these materials. FY 2007 - Other Major Program initiatives An additional increase is requested for the USGS share ($1.5 million) of the Department's Working Capital Fund, related to departmentwide information technology (IT) developments. In the administrative and information technology arenas, USGS will continue support, within base funding, for competitive sourcing activities and for priority investments approved by the |RB, such as security certification and accreditation, Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (smart card implementation), enterprise messaging, the enterprise services network, active directory, the Maximo project, Geospatial One-Stop, and other e-government initiatives. Enterprise information / Geography Restructure — in a strategic move to strengthen geographic research and consolidate geospatial data programs, USGS proposes a budget restructure to realign and hone the focus of geographic research and geospatial data programs. In August 2005, the Director announced an organizational and management realignment that— • Positions the Geographic Analysis and Monitoring and the Land Remote Sensing programs to be the centerpieces of USGS geography research and applications, and • Consolidates key elements of the USGS portfolio of national geospatial programs, such as the Federal Geographic Data Committee, the Geospatial One-Stop project, and The National Map into a National Geospatial Programs Office. The decision to reorganize is in direct response to discussions with constituent groups about how best to meet their geospatial data needs, as well as recommendations from a report by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences. The NRC report recommended that the USGS should give higher priority to fundamental geographic research to: • Improve citizen involvement in decisionmaking for issues related to natural sciences by applying all the USGS primary spatial data sets, • Expand the utility and application of place-based science by conducting integrative place-specific research in addition to topical research in individual disciplines, and • Enhance the effectiveness of decision-support systems with increased geographic input and more effective map-like products as output. This change allows existing expertise in the field of geography at USGS to focus attention on geographic research and enhance USGS leadership in both geospatial programs and geographic research. Therefore, as part of the restructure, USGS proposes to change the "Mapping, Remote Sensing, and Geographic investigations" activity name to "Geographic Resources, investigations, and Remote Sensing." - A - 4 U.S. Geological Survey 15 General Statement The reorganization consolidates USGS geospatial programs under the new NGPO located within the Geographic Information Office. The NGPO aligns national geospatial activities and responsibilities, assesses USGS geospatial products and services, and expands partnership offices and engages partners throughout the geospatial community. The NGPO will work with programs inside and outside the USGS to improve access to USGS geospatial data and information resources. In keeping with the consolidation of geospatial programs in the Enterprise information activity, USGS proposes to change the "Federal Geographic Data Coordination" subactivity name to "National Geospatial Program." Internal management and business practices were implemented in 2005. The USGS is submitting a reprogramming proposal during 2006 to implement the funding adjustments that reflect the new management approach to the geographic and geospatial data programs. The permanent budget restructure commensurate with this change is proposed for implementation through approval of the FY 2007 budget request. Please see the table on the following page for a comparison of the proposed budget structure with the current structure. Science Support Restructure — The current budget structure for the Science Support activity contains a subactivity entitled “Payments to the NBC,” which was originally intended to reflect payments to the Department for common services provided by the National Business Center and billed through the Department's Working Capital Fund. However, the subactivity has not kept pace with the increasing number and cost of services provided by the NBC and other Department offices. Additional funding has had to be provided from the Bureau Operations subactivity in particular, and from other components of the budget as well, to cover the full scope of Department services. Since the subactivity no longer reflects the purpose for which it was created, USGS proposes to consolidate the Payments to the NBC subactivity with the Bureau Operations subactivity and manage the Science Support activity at the activity level. This approach also mirrors the leveſ at which this activity is overseen in the appropriation. This proposed restructure is also reflected on the comparison table on the following page. U.S. Geological Survey A - 5 16 General Statement Proposed FY 2007 Budget Structure Changes Surveys, Investigations, and Research Current Budget Structure (FY 2007 Request Funding, Dollars in Thousands) Surveys, investigations, and Research Total 944,760 Mapping, Remote Sensing, and Geographic Investigations Total 141,735 Cooperative Topographic Mapping 69,675 Land Remote Sensing 58,986 Geographic Analysis and Monitoring 13,074 Geologic Hazards., Resources, and Processes Total 217,418 Water Resources investigations Total 204,047 Biological Research Total 172,597 Enterprise information Total 46,109 Enterprise Information Security and Technology 25,972 Enterprise information Resources 16,636 Federal Geographic Data Coordination 3,501 Science Support Total 67,382 Bureau Operations 66,448 Payments to the National Business Center 934 Facilities Total 95,472 Proposed New Budget Structure (FY 2007 Request Funding, Dollars in Thousands) Surveys, Investigations, and Research Total 944,760 Geographic Research, Investigations, & Remote Sensing Total 76,614 Land Remote Sensing 61,754 Geographic Analysis and Monitoring 14,860 Geologic Hazards., Resources, and Processes Total 217,418 Water Resources investigations Total 204,047 Biological Research Total 172,597 Enterprise Information Total 111,230 Enterprise information Security and Technology 25,972 Enterprise information Resources 16,636 National Geospatial Program 68,622 Science Support Total 67,382 Facilities Total - 95,472 if the Activity is displayed on a single line, no budget restructure is being proposed. Explanations are included in the General Statement, Fixed Costs and Related Changes; Geographic Research, investigations, and Remote Sensing; Enterprise Information; and Science Support portions of the budget. A - 6 U.S. Geological Survey 17 General Statement Crosscuts — Science support for Department crosscutting activities is preserved within funding levels in this budget. Activities range from environmental issues such as the Everglades restoration and coral reef protection in the Pacific lslands to resource management issues such as salmon recovery in the Pacific Northwest. Other activities include the National Invasive Species Management Plan, Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Plan, Great Lakes Deepwater Fisheries Program, California Bay-Delta, global change, Geospatial One-Stop and other electronic government initiatives, and the Klamath River Basin Federal Working Group, to name but a few. See section F — Science on the Landscape for more information. Five-Year Program Plans — Five-year program plans are the heart of the bureau planning model, providing the basis for annual decisionmaking. These plans support the USGS Strategic Plan and articulate program goals, priorities, outcomes, measures of Success, and products over a 5-year period. Customers, cooperators, and partners play a key role in providing input on science needs, emerging issues, and priorities; these participants also provide external review of the plans. Annual project decisions flow from bureau 5-year program plans. Plans are completed for each USGS program on a staggered cycle that results in a new plan for each program every 5 years. In addition to an operational plan that describes the decisionmaking processes for the program, each 5-year plan is designed to — • Evaluate the quality of USGS Science, • Ensure communication and collaboration among USGS scientists during the review process, Determine the relevancy of USGS science, Evaluate USGS efforts in meeting partner needs, Evaluate performance in meeting program goals, and Guide future Scientific endeavors. Research and Development (R&D) — The Department is using the Administration's R&D investment criteria to assess the value of R&D programs. See section C for the description and how USGS is applying it in its budget decisions. Landsat Base Funding — in FY 2006, the President's budget requested $6 million to provide the additional base funds necessary to continue operations of Landsat 7. The additional funds requested in FY 2006 were to have enabled the USGS to meet requirements under the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 (P.L. 102–555) and continue to provide medium resolution data to the Nation at the cost of fulfilling user requests. The failure of a scan line corrector aboard the Landsat 7 satellite in 2004 reduced revenue from image sales and resulted in an annual shortfall of approximately $6 million in revenue used to cover operating costs. in FY 2006, the Congress provided $4 million of the requested $6 million and directed USGS to absorb the remaining $2 million by making "reductions in travel, administrative streamlining, and buyout savings throughout the bureau." As a result, in FY 2006, the USGS will move $2 million from the Cooperative Topographic Mapping (CTM) program to the Land Remote Sensing program (LRS). The funds will remain in the LRS program in FY 2007, and FY 2007 performance information has been adjusted accordingly. This stop-gap measure is proposed only for FY 2006 and FY 2007. Program/Project Support of Bureau, Department, and Governmentwide Costs — As required by section 405 of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, the budget justification includes disclosure of current amounts and U.S. Geological Survey A - 7 18 General Statement practices with respect to overhead charges, deductions, reserves, or other holdbacks in section P – Sundry Exhibits. President's Management Agenda Budget and Performance integration The integration of budget and performance is critical to the planning for and evaluation of success achieved by the USGS in the application of its science to building long term bodies of data and ensuring their relevance to partner and customer need. Since FY 2002, USGS has worked with the Department and the Administration to establish accurate and meaningful performance measures for its programs in accordance with the President's Management Agenda (PMA). The USGS has been particularly successful in this endeavor, owing to the physical integration of its budget, regional, and planning and performance teams in its Office of Budget and Performance (OBP). Working in constant contact, these teams jointly develop and produce budget and performance documents that are fully integrated with respect to description of base programs and analyses, their funding and FTE implications, what the standards of their performance will be and how they will be evaluated. The three teams work closely with bureau program staff to understand, evaluate, and plan the Science programs' budget and performance levels, ensuring responsiveness to USGS executive management decisions, departmental concerns, and Administration policies. The Assistant Secretary – Policy, Management, and Budget has commended the functional organization and coordination of budget and planning for USGS within the OBP, asking the Department's Office of Budget and Office of Planning to provide the USGS submission as an example to the Department's nine other bureaus and offices of how to complete their submissions as successfully. The USGS was also commended for its rigorous program evaluation efforts, particularly with respect to the OMB PART evaluations. Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) — The USGS has a long and rigorous record of conducting external peer reviews for research, performance evaluations for programs, and management control reviews. To this suite has been added the OMB PART. Both peer and management reviews, as well as PART evaluations, are conducted to improve the accountability and quality of programs; identify and address gaps in programs; redirect or reaffirm program direction; identify and provide guidance for development of new programs; and reward and (or) motivate managers and scientists. The National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council (NAS/NRC) has conducted recent program reviews of the Landslide Hazards Program, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, and Water Resources Research. Recent Scientific Advisory Committee reviews include Earthquake Hazards, the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, the Cooperative Water Program, and the Water Resources Research Institutes. The PART was introduced in FY 2002 by the Administration as a means to evaluate program level performance across Government, with a goal of reviewing 20 percent of our programs each year. Of nine USGS programs evaluated since 2002, eight have rated "moderately effective" and one "effective." During FY 2005, OMB introduced a new PART Improvement Plan Process. Every program that had been PARTed was given a PART Summary and set of follow-up actions, which address PART findings and improved program performance published on the OMB PARTWeb. In essence, PART Improvement Plans replaced previous PART Action Plans. OMB intends to pursue continuous improvement in all evaluated programs. A - 8 U.S. Geological Survey 19 General Statement cost and Performance–The Department and its bureaus have been implementing a Unified Strategic Plan and Activity Based Costing (ABC) since FY 2004. In addition to continuing to verify and validate data and improve understanding and process application, USGS has also worked to standardize ABC, Strategic Plan, and PART outputs. USGS believes that close linkages will enable better costing of outputs, understanding of relationships, and ſeveraging of management information. The process of developing these standardized outputs further refined the definition templates and further contributed to more consistent application. Analysis of ABC data led USGS to conclude that more granularity was needed to begin to make appropriate use of the data for cost analysis. USGS began capturing ABC data at the task level rather than project level in FY 2006, and is also refining the way we capture IT costs in FY 2006, creating a process that is useful for extracting Exhibit 53 IT information for the Department at a detail level that has not been possible to retrieve until now. General ABC reports and data can be extracted by all managers at all levels on a daily basis for verifying and validating and for performing analyses for decisionmaking. Continued efforts are being applied to standardize processes and ensure consistency of interpretation before ABC data can be confidently used to manage. Examples of how USGS is using ABC/M data follow. Additional examples are provided for each budget activity. • In the geologic hazards programs USGS wants to make sure that investments in data collection (monitoring networks); data management (Web sites, national databases, data consortia); and assessments (hazard assessment and mitigation) do not impact robust research on improving our understanding of landslides, earthquakes and volcanoes. it is this research that is critical in creating the next generation of monitoring and assessment methodologies. In earthquake hazards, for example, USGS tries to retain a steady investment of at least 20 percent of the funding for research through its external grants program and internal research activities. ABC/M data enable USGS to maintain the correct balance of monitoring, assessment, data management and research for long term viability of the programs. • In the coastal States there has been a growing need for technical assistance, hazard monitoring, and hazard assessments with the increase in fires, hurricanes, flooding and population growth. These increases impact investments in other areas, which means a need to shift priorities and funding, create a sustainable increase in emphasis in those areas, plan efficiencies, and leverage coastal State and Federal resources more to ensure investments in supporting activities like coastal hazard research. ABC/M data enable USGS to monitor long term trends and define regional patterns for the kinds of work our partners need. • ABC data for Serving Communities – Advance Knowledge for FY 2004 and FY 2005 demonstrate that the cooperative water program has maintained a rough proportion of half data collection activities and half research. Given Administration priorities and PART recommendations for emphasizing data collection, USGS has chosen to reduce research studies (systematic investigations) to maintain data collection (number of streamgages reporting real-time) to the extent possible. ABC/M data enable USGS to monitor operations to mitigate the affect of erosion of buying power on priorities. U.S. Geological Survey A - 9 20 General Statement • One cost USGS is concerned about in the geologic hazards arena is the cost of planning and evaluating programs. There are many stakeholders who wish to have a voice in planning and evaluation. Also, costs in this area have increased over time. During FY 2004 these costs were 13 percent of the budget. Subsequent object class analysis of that ABC coded cost revealed that travel was a culprit. So looking for efficiencies in travel through more conference calls and fewer attendees, but still meeting planning and evaluation goals has provided more money for education and technical assistance for landslide hazard mitigation in Southern California. During FY 2005 planning and evaluation costs were reduced to 11 percent of the budget. ABC/M data enable USGS to identify efficiencies in operations to increase funding toward new priorities. Several years of implementation will be needed to standardize processes, ensure consistency of interpretation and application of work activity definitions across the organization and across the scientific disciplines, and to identify trends in the data that can lead to programmatic decisions. Capital Asset Planning and Investment Control — Interior has implemented capital planning and investment control processes to ensure that investments (costs) in capital assets best advance mission goals with minimal risk and lowest life-cycle costs. The USGS IT Capital Planning Coordinator is responsible for developing a maturity framework and goals to ensure effective capital planning procedures and policies are developed and implemented consistently throughout the bureau. The IT Capital Planning Coordinator manages the process to review and submit USGS capital asset plans for major IT investments, non-major IT investments, and contributions to Department and E-Gov initiatives. This review includes validation of business cases against current plans by subject matter area experts for records management, privacy, IT security, IT budget, and IT architecture. The USGS Investment Review Board (IRB) meets regularly to review both IT and construction investments. The USGS IT portfolio business cases approved by the USGS IRB are provided to the Department's information Technology Management Council and IRB for review. Successful business cases are then included in the Department IT portfolio as part of the Interior budget submission to OMB. Under the direction of the IRB, USGS has adopted the GAO Information Technology Investment Management (ITIM) Framework as the USGS maturity model. The USGS has completed an ITIM self assessment and developed an ITIM plan and maturity goals for enhancing IT investment management practices within USGS to coincide with the Department ITIM Strategic Plan goals. The USGS achieved compliance with Stage Two of the GAO ITIM Framework prior to the end of FY 2005. - - GPRA Performance Data Validation and Verification — In keeping with departmental and OMB policy for performance data validation and verification, USGS complies with requirements for performance data credibility. The USGS approach to achieving performance data credibility includes providing extensive budget and performance integration and ABC training, GPRA performance measures linked to all employee work plans, and implementation of the Department data validation and verification assessment matrix. During 2005, USGS completed data validation and verification to include USGS-specific measures, outputs, and all PART and Management Excellence performance measures. Data validation and verification will continue in FY 2006. To support auditors, USGS provided documentation of data sources for all key Interior strategic plan measures and definition templates. This extends assurance of credibility to performance data, ensuring usability for management decisionmaking and oversight. A - 10 U.S. Geological Survey 21 General Statement Strategic Management of Human Capital A critical aspect of achieving USGS science goals is an effective human capital management strategy for recruiting, developing, retaining, and managing a highly skilled, flexible, motivated, and diverse workforce. During FY 2006 and into FY 2007, human capital initiatives will focus largely on workforce planning and adjustments, implementing diversity activities in support of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Management Directive 715 (MD–715), and developing competencies for supervisors and managers with additional emphasis on partnering and collaboration skills. The workforce planning strategy implemented by USGS aligns with USGS science and science support goals; identifies areas in which USGS needs to build internal capacity, forecast future critical skill needs and identify mechanisms for recruiting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce with those critical skills; aligns and balances organizational initiatives to achieve science excellence; and makes effective use of technology. - In FY 2006, USGS continued to advance bureau workforce planning efforts with specific emphasis on the approval of six separate Voluntary Separation incentive Payment and Voluntary Early Retirement authorities. These incentives were offered to over 1,200 employees and resulted in more than 200 separations. The impact of these separations served as the focus for FY 2006 organizational workforce plans and the development of staffing strategies needed to address long-term science and science support goals. The USGS also invigorated its exit survey program to produce additional data to better address recruitment and retention issues for strategic workforce planning. Another USGS workforce planning priority in FY 2006 was the completion of business strategies in various management and administrative program areas. The business strategies served as the preliminary studies for competitive sourcing consideration in FY 2007. Finally, the USGS began the migration of the employee skills data collected in previous years as a part of the workforce planning process to the Department's learning management system. During FY 2007, this system will extend automated workforce planning desktop tools available to managers. During FY 2006, the USGS continued to provide leadership training for the purpose of developing a critical mass of leaders at all levels of the organization. The Management/ Supervisory Program implemented a 360-degree evaluation process for supervisors based on the Human Resources competencies identified in the Core Competency Model for Managers. The USGS also implemented the full suite of Core Competencies for Managers with the goal of improving managerial performance at all levels of the USGS. This effort has been linked with the USGS workforce planning effort and with the long-term leadership development goals of USGS. During FY 2006, USGS continued development of workforce strategies that support the new EEOC MD–715. A major emphasis in FY 2006 was the identification of specific processes, rules, and strategies that inhibited growth in diverse employment, and development of specific actions to correct those barriers. During FY 2007, the provisions of MD–715 will fully migrate into human capital and workforce planning procedures across the bureau. - In FY 2006, USGS enhanced succession planning strategies with an emphasis on the development of Supervisory and managerial competencies identified in the USGS Core Competency Model for Managers. Of particular importance to USGS during FY 2006, U.S. Geological Survey 22 General Statement succession strategies were developed for key managerial and technical positions across all levels and functions of the bureau. This planning will be essential in FY 2007 for the successful implementation of new organizations based on competitive sourcing and program restructuring. The accountability for achieving the outcomes of a viable workforce plan, diversity in the workforce, succession planning, and managerial development in the bureau is featured under the management excellence performance goals for the SES members in the USGS. These human capital goals align the workforce plan outcomes to other PMA initiatives, such as diversity, E-Government, and the linkage of budget and performance. Competitive Sourcing The USGS performs scientific and support activities through a combination of Federal employees and external capabilities and staff. The current workforce balance will require competitive sourcing aspects of scientific and administrative activities in response to mandates contained in the Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act. The USGS will continue execution of its Business Strategy Review (BSR) process, outlined in the USGS Competitive Sourcing Green Plan FY 2005–2008. All full time equivalent (FTE) positions have been grouped into nine functional business areas. In FY 2007, USGS will complete a BSR on information Technology and launch a BSR on Science, accounting for approximately 50 percent of total positions on the USGS FAIR Act inventory. During FY 2006, USGS will have completed a BSR on Administrative Management, accounting for approximately 1,710 FTE, and launched a BSR on Information Technology. Studies will have been ongoing for Hydrologic Data Collection, accounting for approximately 124 FTE, and the National Geospatial Technical Operations Center (NGTOC), accounting for approximately 400 FTE (the largest study announced to date by Interior). Both studies will be completed in FY 2007. The USGS will have launched on March 1, 2006, four studies in the Science Technician and Science Technical Support business area, accounting for approximately 119 FTE. Studies will be conducted on activities involving physical and biological science technical Support and the maintenance of Scientific equipment in Lakewood, CO; Reston, VA; Cook, WA; and Menlo Park, CA. Additional studies may be launched based on the results of completed BSRs. Funds will be required for external expertise for these reviews and studies. The USGS anticipates expending up to $500,000 in base funds to support contractor costs (support of Performance Work Statement and Most Efficient Organization development teams), travel, and training in support of the PMA. FTE resources are required to implement and manage the USGS competitive sourcing initiative, including the oversight of contractor support, development of competitive sourcing plans and management of the FAIR Act inventory collection process. Financial Management Enhanced communications and coordination with field operations, revised policies and procedures, increased training for administrative staff, and a more skilled and knowledgeable workforce have enabled USGS to make substantial improvements in financial management activities. The results of these endeavors are an unqualified financial audit opinion expressed by our independent auditors on the bureau's FY 2005 Annual Financial Report (included in the bureau's Performance and Accountability Report). During FY 2005, the bureau successfully cleared two previously identified reportable conditions and one non-compliance with laws and A - 12 U.S. Geological Survey 23 General Statement regulations. The bureau was substantially in compliance with the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996. The bureau expects to receive an unqualified financial audit opinion in FY 2006 and will comply with laws and regulations. During FY 2006, USGS effectively implemented revised OMB Circular A-123, "Management's Responsibility for Internal Control." During FY 2006, USGS provided well attended training on various financial topics to administrative staff and cost center managers by conducting bureauwide workshops for cost center managers in November 2005 and for administrative staffs in March 2006. The USGS will continue to pursue excellence in financial management, identifying opportunities to streamline and automate functions and improve internal controls. The bureau has developed a comprehensive training plan to ensure that administrative officers and other financial staff receive ongoing training in various bureau Specific procedures, as well as general areas such as appropriation law and management skills. The bureau will train at least 25 percent of the identified population during FY 2005, increasing the percentage trained to 50 percent in FY 2006, and 80 percent in FY 2007. The bureau expects to have trained all administrative officers and other financial staff by FY 2008. In September 2005, the Department severed contractual relationships with Bearing Point as the integrator to implement the new Financial and Business Management System (FBMS). Interior plans to award a contract to a new integrator by March 2006. The scope of the project remains as previously defined: provide a departmentwide solution that significantly improves access to reliable, accurate, current, and complete financial and business management information to support the decisionmaking process throughout all levels of the Department, affecting all employees and operations. FBMS will replace current systems for budget formulation, core finance, personal and real property, financial assistance, acquisition, fleet management, and executive management information system. Budget formulation and project planning at the highest level currently exists in the Strategic Enterprise Management (SEM) module, where "what if" scenario building can be performed. Based on a departmentwide revised schedule, USGS is scheduled to deploy FBMS in FY 2009. Expanding Electronic Government Geospatial One Stop (GOS) — The USGS anticipates that the number of monthly visitors to the GOS Web portal will increase significantly in FY 2006 with the release of version 2 of the portal and has a goal of between 20,000 and 25,000 users per month in FY 2007. The USGS anticipates that the portal catalog will contain more than 100,000 geospatial references by the end of FY 2006. In 2006, GOS is closely coordinated with Federal agency partners to implement a fee-for-service business model, based upon a multi-tiered agency model. In 2007, in lieu of this model, USGS will host, lead, and manage GOS to ensure discovery of, and access to, geospatial data resources to enhance sharing and reduce duplication. The GOS will transition from being an E-Government project to become an institutional part of the National Geospatial Program (NGP). The USGS will provide operational funds for the GOS portal. The USGS has fully integrated GOS with The National Map and the Department's Enterprise Geographic Information Management (EGIM), to align geospatial systems development activities and related functionality. This integration is a success story in NGP, with the intent to achieve eventual complete Federal geospatial system integration. U.S. Geological Survey 24 General Statement Through funding, in-kind technical expertise, collaboration, and scientific data, the USGS also contributes to other E-Government Initiatives, including Disaster.Gov, Recreation One-Stop, SAFECOM, and E-Records Management. Enterprise Geographic Information Management (EGIM) — The USGS has a leadership role in developing two of the five initiative areas identified as high priorities under the Department's EGM and Analytical Tools to Support Advanced integrated Science. Key focus areas of EGM include reduced overall GIS training costs, consolidated GIS Help Desk operations, consolidated GIS software test lab functions, more effective software release/update distribution mechanisms, easy access across bureaus to information on best management practices for GIS, and increased emphasis on cross-bureau sharing and reuse of GiS tools, techniques, and data. It is estimated that implementation of EGM within the Department over the next 5 years will result in reduced costs for the Department of approximately $9.5 million in cumulative savings. Savings will also be achieved by leveraging capabilities of Geospatial One-Stop, ensuring that interior bureaus will not have to develop duplicative GIS portals, servers, and Sër ViCéS. Information Security — in 2007, USGS will continue to maintain compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA). The resulting improvements to the USGS security infrastructure will include (1) improved IT security plans, (2) enhanced computer incident response capabilities including reporting of Security incidents to the Federal Computer Incident Response Center, (3) annual incident response training of all USGS personnel, and (4) standard procedures for system configuration and patch management. Assuring that bureau networks and systems are secure and protecting the integrity of the data are two of the most critical issues facing USGS. The IT Security Steering Committee will continue to serve as the focal point for all IT security activities; oversee policy formulation and appropriate review of policy, standards, and guidelines; ensure policies are consistently applied throughout USGS, and balancing the requirement of IT security with the needs of scientific activities. Ongoing activities will consist of training and awareness, including both annual IT security awareness training for users and role-based training for employees and contractors with significant IT security responsibilities, as well as assurance and compliance. Management control reviews will be conducted, as well as internal site reviews. Performance measures and reporting will continue and, in addition to FISMA, will include the Government Accountability Office annual report, plans of actions and milestones, internal reporting, response to audits, semi-annual submission of documentation to the Department, and various scorecards. The IT Security Operations Team will continue to focus on providing the necessary standards, guidelines, procedures, and training to ensure that effective information security practices are carried out throughout the bureau. This team is also responsible for maintaining the bureau's existing network security systems, including monitoring and assessment of systems and networks to ensure security compliance, to identify potential vulnerability, to detect Security intrusions, and to respond effectively to IT security events and incidents, including network penetration testing. This includes (1) responsibility for IT security operations, (2) implementation of bureau, Department, and Federal guidelines, policies, and standards, and (3) best practices to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of USGS data and A - 14 U.S. Geological Survey 25 General Statement information assets. The USGS continues to emphasize the improvement of the information security program as one of the bureau's highest overall priorities. The acquisition, management, and oversight of these technologies and tools in a comprehensive, integrated, enterprisewide basis continues to provide significant long-term cost and operational efficiencies to the bureau, as opposed to a piece meal or ad hoc implementation of certain tools in certain USGS offices or programs. Security Certification and Accreditation — in FY 2007, USGS will continue to maintain certification and accreditation (C&A) of all twelve major IT systems. In addition, the bureau will support the recertification of systems as mandated by Federal law and regulations. Systems scheduled for recertification in 2007 include financial management, inventory property management systems, Landsat ground system, and infrastructure system categories. The USGS continues to maintain its systems in compliance with FISMA. All twelve C&A documentation packages are current and independently validated. The USGS C&A manager will continue to work closely with system owners across the bureau to ensure that all requirements are satisfied. The USGS submits all twelve C&A documentation packages on a semi-annual basis to the Department's Office of the Chief information Officer and updates the Department's Command Center and Enterprise Architecture Repository databases as needed. Improving the quality of IT contingency plan documents and testing procedures continue to be high priority activities for USGS. Federal Enterprise Architecture — In 2007, the USGS architecture team will be working closely with the bureau Investment Review Board, National Geospatial Program Office (including Geospatial One-Stop, Federal Geographic Data Committee, and the Enterprise Geospatial Information Management projects) and the National Geospatial Enterprise Architecture Management Advisory Council in developing the geospatial blueprint for the Department. The USGS Enterprise Architecture builds upon the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) and Department of the Interior Enterprise Architecture (IEA) frameworks and identifies requirements that are unique to USGS. This includes documenting the architecture for USGS scientific and administrative systems of high strategic value. The USGS Enterprise Architecture team will continue to identify major USGS IT investment projects and business process re-engineering efforts that are planned or underway. The USGS EA team works closely with the USGS Investment Review Board and the bureau C&A team to ensure alignment between investments, systems security, and the architecture. A major accomplishment planned for FY 2006 is the development of a modernization blueprint for geospatial activities in the Department. Capital Planning and investment Control — The USGS will maintain successful, repeatable processes in the selection, evaluation, and control of major IT investments in 2007. The Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) program will continue to address major IT investments, non-major IT investments, and bureau-specific infrastructure IT investments in the CPIC selection, evaluation, and control process. - Enterprise Services Network (ESN) — By 2006, the Department's ESN project will have gained critical mass, as all bureaus will have (1) passed the connection approval process and will have connected for Internet 1 services at the five Department ESN Internet 1 nodes, (2) connected to the Intranet, and (3) started to "flatten" their networks to ESN. During 2006, USGS will complete connecting all field offices to the ESN, which previously had dedicated U.S. Geological Survey A - 15 26 General Statement circuit connections. Thus, by the end of FY 2006, all field offices should be monitored and managed by ESN with full 24x7x365 support. During 2007, USGS will selectively "flatten" some field office connections to ESN, using the selection criteria of cost, need for higher bandwidth, need for a fully meshed network environment, and availability of vBNS+ (very high-speed backbone network services). As the Department provides remote access and virtual private network (VPN) services in 2007, USGS will be aggressive in migrating its many remote access servers to the Department service, avoiding duplicate expenditures and making management of the remote access sites easier. With growing use of internet 2 services, USGS will work with Interior to propose institutionalizing Internet 2 as a departmentwide service, not just a USGS-provided service. Asset Management The USGS continues its efforts to manage both real property and other assets and to implement Executive Order 13327, Real Property Asset Management. Asset management principles and practices provide the tools that help USGS provide the space and facilities that are appropriate for world-class science while controlling costs. Inventory — in FY 2005, USGS modified its existing real property inventory system to accommodate the 23 data elements required by the Federal Real Property Council for the governmentwide Federal Real Property Profile (FRPP) and began the process of collecting data for the new elements. In FY 2006, USGS completed this inventory of all USGS real property assets and provided this data to the FRPP. The USGS will continue to refine this inventory and participate in Department of the Interior efforts to house inventory information in the Financial and Business Management System. Planning — In FY 2005, USGS participated in the planning and development of the Department of the Interior Asset Management Plan. Also, USGS worked with a contractor to complete a Strategic Facilities Master Plan, which looked at the adequacy of USGS facilities to meet mission needs and made recommendations to control Costs. In FY 2006, USGS will complete its first asset management plan. The plan will follow the example and guidance established in the Department of the Interior Asset Management Plan. The focus of the plan will be ensuring that USGS space and facilities meet the needs of USGS science programs, are well maintained within the budget allowed, and are used effectively. The USGS Asset Management Plan will build upon the Strategic Facilities Master Plan delivered by the contractor in FY 2005. In FY 2007, USGS will complete detailed asset business plans for key science centers and office complexes. These plans will contain operations and maintenance sustainment plans for owned facilities and space consolidation/collocation plans for all facilities. Governance — The USGS has implemented capital planning and investment control procedures to manage more effectively the entire USGS real property portfolio. The USGS investment Review Board (IRB) reviews proposed facility renovation and construction investments valued at $2 million or more and proposed leases and GSA occupancy agreements costing $1 million or more annually. Each USGS region also has a regional investment review board that reviews projects before they are sent to the bureauwide IRB and reviews projects below the dollar thresholds established for USGS-level review. A - 16 U.S. Geological Survey 27 General Statement Maintaining Facilities — The USGS conducts comprehensive condition assessments of owned facilities on a 5-year cycle. The first cycle was completed in FY 2004. The second cycle of assessments began in FY 2005; and nine of 41 condition assessments are completed or are in progress. The USGS has targeted to complete 24 more assessments in FY 2007. These assessments provide baseline information on facility deficiencies and are used to develop a rolling 5-year deferred maintenance plan. Fleet Management — in 2006, USGS developed a fleet management plan and established a field-based Fleet Management improvement Team to develop fleet management strategies. In 2006, USGS will implement strategies recommended by the team that are designed to reduce fleet costs, reduce the age of the fleet, and reduce fossil fuel consumption. The USGS will implement a vehicle replacement plan and optimize the use of working capital funds for vehicle procurement. The Fleet Management Plan will require cost center managers to justify retention of vehicles. Fleet fuel efficiency goals and other performance indicators will be utilized. Performance Summary Achieving Department Mission Goals The FY 2007 budget requests $147.4 million for Resource Protection, a net programmatic decrease of $6.0 million from 2006, including increases totaling $1.3 million for the wildfire portion of the Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project and for NatureServe and decreases totaling $7.3 million for the Pacific Northwest Forest Program, biological assistance to the National Water-Quality Assessment Program, the wildlife program, and elimination of several unrequested earmarks. Resource Protection goals represent 5 percent of proposed USGS increases, 13 percent of proposed decreases, and 15 percent of the total USGS Budget. The FY 2007 budget requests $56.9 million for Resource Use, a net programmatic decrease of $20.9 million from 2006, including increases totaling $2.0 million for gas hydrate research and energy initiatives and a decrease of $22.9 million in mineral research and assessment activities. The decrease will be most evident in data collection and management work activities with all growth eliminated in "Average square miles of the United States with non-energy mineral information available to support management decisions." This will result in a decline in customer satisfaction with data timeliness and the data's usefulness for decisionmaking, as the focus and role of the Mineral Resources Program changes. Resource Use goals represent 8 percent of the proposed USGS increases, 38 percent of the proposed decreases, and 6 percent of the total USGS Budget. The FY 2007 budget requests $740.5 million for Serving Communities, a net programmatic decrease of $8.8 million from 2006, including programmatic increases totaling $21.6 million for the Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project, streamgages, Departmental Working Capital Fund, and the Landsat Data Continuity Mission developmental costs explained further in the capital asset plan/business case. These increases are more than offset by decreases totaling $30.4 million for elimination of the AmericaView and Water Resources Research Act programs, support for the Long-Term Estuary Assessment Group and a petroleum contamination study, and several unrequested earmarks, along with reductions in geographic research, NAWQA technical support, the NBll program, concluding projects from the Cooperative Water Program, one-time funding from the avian influenza supplemental, funds related to the Landsat anomaly and its revenue consequences, space management savings, and geospatial data integration and operational efficiencies in the Enterprise Information budget U.S. Geological Survey A - 17 28 General Statement activity. Serving Communities goals represent 87 percent of the proposed increases, 49 percent of the proposed decreases, and 79 percent of the total budget. - FY2007 Proposed Program increases by Dol Goals ($24,913,000) Bº Sustain Bio Communities improve Health 4% [] Energy 8% Watersheds 1% > D Non-Energy # Minerals & 0% | Protect Lives & El Advance Property Knowledge 2% 85% FY 2007 Proposed Program Decreases by DOI Goals ($60,716,000) Ed Sustain Bio Communities 9% Improve Health Watersheds 4% Ener El Advance [] C gy 0% Knowledge 48% [] Non-Energy Protect Lives & ºS Property O 1% U.S. Geological Survey 29 General Statement FY 2007 Request by DOI Goals ($944,760,000) Bº Sustain Bio Improve Health Communities D Energy Watersheds 11% {C} 4% 3% [] Non-Energy Minerals 3% Advance | Protect Lives & Knowledge Property Nº ####### 70% 9% The USGS vision, mission, and strategic direction focus on responsiveness and customer service, underscoring the application of science to customer, partner, and other stakeholder needs. They direct the combined expertise of the bureau's scientific disciplines and define its commitment to pursuing a multidisciplinary approach to providing science for a changing world. An overview of how the USGS science and information support Interior's Strategic Plan follows. Resource Protection PEO.1. Improve the health of watersheds, landscapes, and marine resources that are DOI managed or influenced in a manner consistent with obligations regarding the allotment and use of water. The Department has direct jurisdiction over about 20 percent of the U.S. land area. Within that area, Interior administers resource protection programs on thousands of upland, wetland, and aquatic parcels. A principal protection concern is environmental degradation. The causes of degradation on Interior lands are both internal and external. In addition to threats posed by invasive species, illegal disposal of waste materials On or near public lands is an all too common OCCurrence. The USGS provides the natural resource management community with scientific information to improve the health of watersheds and landscapes. USGS Hilary Neckles Awarded for Professional Excellence in Natural Resource Research USGS scientists Dr. Hilary Neckles received the National Park Service Northeast Regional Director's Award for Professional Excellence in Natural Resource Research for 2004 at the George Wright Society biennial meeting held March 2005. - Hilary was recognized for developing a comprehensive protocol for monitoring Estuarine Responses to Nutrient inputs for the Inventory and Monitoring Network. Her dedication and contributions to Park science are outstanding, and her pioneering efforts have resulted in tools for local communities to use in understanding potential impacts of planning scenarios on estuarine nutrient inputs into parks, especially Acadia National Park. biologists work toward program goals in collaboration with other scientists, customers, and U.S. Geological Survey A - 19 30 General Statement partners. Biologists combine their expertise with that of the other USGS disciplines in interagency ecosystem initiatives across the United States, from South Florida to the Puget Sound, where scientists are working together to understand, evaluate, and provide options for better resource management decisions. PEO.2. Sustain biological communities on DOI managed and influenced lands and waters in a manner consistent with obligations regarding the allocation and use of Water. Interior's responsibilities to protect fish, wildlife, and plant communities are diverse and often without geographic bounds. The Department is responsible for protecting literally thousands of native plant and animal species. Among those species, more than 1,200 (from ambrosia to wallflower and albatross to wolf) have special status under the Endangered Species Act. In addition, Interior plays a major role in helping to ensure the continued viability of hundreds of species of waterfowl, Songbirds, and shorebirds that periodically migrate to or through the United States. Just as the biological resources that Interior protects are varied and large, so are the influences that pose threats to the continued viability of those resources. Invasive species adversely affect over 40 percent of our endangered species, and impose substantial costs on the U.S. economy. The USGS provides scientific information through research, inventory, and monitoring investigations to the natural resource management community to support sound resource management decisions for sustaining biological communities on Department managed and influenced land and waters. Biological studies develop new methods and techniques to identify, observe, and manage fish and wildlife, including invasive species, and their habitats; to inventory populations of animals, plants, and their habitats; and to monitor changes in abundance, distribution, and health of biological resources through time. The development of new methods and techniques allow USGS scientists to work more efficiently and cost effectively. For example, the USGS developed data collection protocols for use with palm pilots/personal digital assistants in the field for collecting amphibian information. This technology allows field scientists to collect data in real time for the Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative database without having to return to the office to enter the data on computers. Cathy Beck, Cathy Langtimm, and Mike Runge Receive STAR Awards from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in February 2005, three USGS scientists Cathy Beck, Cathy Langtimm, and Michael Runge received STAR awards from the FWS for their work in manatee Because resources and Species cross recovery efforts in Florida. many jurisdictional boundaries and often have little short-term commercial appeal, no other entity has the capability or interest to ensure continuity of these long- term research and information management priorities. The Federal Government is the only entity engaged in such long-term, non-profit-driven research and monitoring, such as the Breeding Bird Survey and amphibian research and monitoring. The awards were given for assistance offered to the FWS in response to a Marine Mammal Protection Act Special Rule affecting manatees. Specifically, these were Mike's negligible-impact model, which offers insights into Florida manatee management practices, Cathy Langtimm's manatee adult survival rates, which were vital in creating that model, and the Manatee Individual Photo-identification System, on which Cathy Beck has spent 25 years of work. U.S. Geological Survey 31 General Statement Resource Use UEO.1. Manage or influence resource use to enhance public benefit, promote responsible use, and ensure optimal value - Energy. The Energy Resources Program (ERP) conducts national and global energy research on and assessments of oil, natural gas, coalbed methane, gas hydrates, coal, and geothermal resources; evaluates environmental and human health impacts associated with production, use, and occurrence of energy resources; and provides information to enable the Nation to make sound decisions regarding increases or changes in domestic energy production or mix with an understanding of potential impacts on the environment. The Federal Government manages about one-third of the Nation's land area. The USGS is the primary provider of earth science energy resource information and assessments for a variety of Stakeholders, including Federal agencies such as the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service (USDA-FS), which are responsible for managing these areas. The USGS cooperates with many local and State agencies and coal and electric power producers to assess the availability and quality of coal resources. The ERP has recently revised its coal assessment methodology, and a group comprising coal scientists from Federal agencies, State geological surveys, industry, and academia has vetted this revised methodology through external peer review. The ERP works closely with the BLM, the Minerals Management Service (MMS), the USDA-FS, the U.S. Department of Energy and the Energy Information Administration to implement National Energy Policy (1) as described in Section 604 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) Amendments of 2000 and (2) as specified within the new requirements of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. - The USGS World Petroleum Assessment assessed the 76 most productive oil and gas provinces of the world that contain about 95 percent of the world's oil and gas resources. This assessment was the first of its kind to include a rigorous geologic foundation for remaining resource volumes and the first to make those data available to the entire geoscience, business, and research community. Since then, the ERP routinely updates these assessments with estimates for new areas, as data become available or need arises. The 1999 National Research Council (NRC) review of the ERP recommended that the program broaden its portfolio to include geologically based energy resources beyond oil, gas, and coal. This recommendation is fully consistent with the program's mission to provide information on energy resources, and as a result, the program has focused on and broadened its expertise in gas (methane) hydrates. The NRC, under its purview to review work related to the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act 2000, reviews USGS research on gas hydrates. This Act was reauthorized in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. USGS experience in geologically based energy resources, combined with this expanded focus on alternative fuels, have strategically positioned the USGS to support the Energy Policy Act of 2005 by building on research efforts in gas hydrates, geothermal and coal. A requested funding increase will also allow for the start of new work described in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 legislation, such as conducting a national oil shale assessment. A panel composed of senior energy scientists, both internal and external to the program, annually reviews work proposals submitted to the ERP for funding. The panel makes recommendations on project progress and ensures that the targets are appropriate, ambitious, and obtainable so that they will support the accomplishment of long-term goals. U.S. Geological Survey A - 21 32 General Statement UEO.2. Manage or influence resource use to enhance public benefit, promote responsible use, and ensure optimal value – Non-energy Minerals. The United States is the world's largest user of mineral commodities. Processed materials of mineral origin accounted for more than $478 billion in the U.S. economy in 2005. This represents an increase of 14 percent in a year when the GDP increased by just under 8 percent. U.S. manufacturers and consumers of mineral products depended on other countries for 100 percent of 16 mineral commodities and for more than 50 percent of 42 mineral commodities that are critical to the U.S. economy. Current and reliable information about both domestic and international mineral resources and the consequences of their development informs decisions about supply and development of mineral commodities requires. The Mineral Resources Program (MRP) is the sole Federal provider of scientific information for objective resource assessments and unbiased research results on mineral potential, production, consumption, and environmental effects. Land managers and policymakers use this information to support resource use decisions to enhance public benefit, promote responsible use, and ensure optimal value. For example, the MRP will conduct three site-specific mineral resource projects and mineral resource assessments for Federal land management agencies in the lower 48 States, provide regional-scale geologic data and mineral resource assessments in three areas of Alaska, complete collection of national-scale data characterizing earth materials, collect data only on domestic production and utilization of 100 mineral commodities, and manage four national-scale long term databases, In its most recent review of the MRP (2003), the National Research Council identified four Federal roles in mineral Science and engineering: an unbiased national source of science and information, basic research on mineral resources, advisory, and international (undertaking or supporting international activities that are in the national interest). MRP addresses these roles through two major functions: a research and assessment function that provides information for land planners and decisionmakers about either known or expected locations of mineral commodities in the Earth's crust, and a data collection, analysis, and dissemination function that describes current production and consumption of about 100 mineral commodities. Among the tools and technologies available in each of these functions are new robotic technologies that automate geochemical analyses, saving both time and money, and Web-based data delivery tools that serve 125 years of mineral resource, geochemical and geophysical data to land managers, Federal agencies responsible for national security and economic policy, the public, and other research Scientists. Each function supports the other, and each meets the needs of different parts of the diverse community of mineral resource information users. Together these activities provide information ranging from that required for land planning decisions on specific management units to that required for national and international economic decisions. A - 22 U.S. Geological Survey 33 General Statement Serving Communities | Through programs within the Geologic Hazards, Resources, and Processes Activity, the USGS provides for the earth Science information needs of a wide variety of partners and customers, including Federal, State, and local agencies, non-government organizations, industry, and academia. This information is used by the USGS and its partners and customers in evaluating resource potential, defining and mitigating risks associated with natural hazards, and characterizing the potential impact of natural geologic processes on human activity, the economy, and the environment. A comprehensive science strategy, entitled "Geology for a Changing World," was developed with program partners and customers and sets forth the science goals, objectives, strategic actions, and products expected to result from scientific activities through 2010. Each year, all ongoing and new project work and results undergo peer and management review for progress toward meeting the goals of the science strategy. Also reviewed are the accomplishments of each program's detailed 5-year plan that directly supports the science strategy. | SEO.1. Protect lives, resources and property. USGS geologic hazards programs conduct basic and applied research, gather long-term data, operate monitoring networks, perform assessments and modeling, and disseminate findings to the public, enabling the Nation's emergency response capabilities to warn of impending disasters, better define risk, encourage appropriate response, and mitigate damage and loss. These programs are designed to produce information and understanding that will lead to a reduced impact of natural hazards and disasters on human life and the economy. The United States is Subject to a variety of natural hazards (earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, tsunamis) that can result in considerable human suffering and billions of dollars in property and business losses. The occurrence of these hazardous events is inevitable and largely uncontrollable. However, the extent of damage and loss of life can be reduced through preventative planning; Social, economic, and engineering adaptations; real-time warning capabilities; and more effective post-event emergency response. Central to this preplanning is the availability of accurate, scientifically based geologic hazards Brian Atwater Recognized Among the World's 100 Most Influential People In April 2005, TME Magazine released a special issue assessments and real-time warning systems that define the nature and degree of risk or potential damage. The more precisely risks can be defined the greater the likelihood that appropriate mitigation strategies will be adopted (e.g., building codes for new construction and retrofitting; land-use plans; and design and location/routing of critical infrastructure such as highways, bridges, Subways, water, sewer, gas, electric, local zoning regulations, and petroleum-distribution networks). The Sooner information reaches emergency response centers the sooner teams can be dispatched to resolve time-sensitive medical, utility, or other infrastructure problems. with the cover title "The TME 100: The lives and ideas of the world's most influential people." USGS scientist Brian Atwater is featured in the category of Scientists and Thinkers, Brian earned his place on the list from a Seemingly humble place, a well-used aluminum canoe. The TIME article, by J. Madeleine Nash, describes how Brian paddled around the salt marshes and tidal flats of Washington State, discovering devastating evidence of past tsunamis. Brian was studying the 600-mile-long Cascadia Subduction Zone that was once thought by some to be relatively harmless, but his findings helped demonstrate that the fault line is capable of producing powerful earthquakes and tsunamis that can not only infihrate and change the landscape in Washington, but also travel across the ocean, inflicting widespread damage to distant shorelines. U.S. Geological Survey 34 General Statement The USGS has sole Federal responsibility for recording and reporting earthquake activity nationwide, The USGS fulfills this role by operating the U.S. National Seismographic Network, the National Earthquake Information Center and the National Strong Motion Program and by supporting 15 regional Seismic networks. The USGS is building the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS), a nationwide network of modern seismometers and data linkages. Through the ANSS, emergency-response personnel are provided with real-time earthquake information immediately following an earthquake. In regions with sufficient seismic stations, emergency response personnel receive—within minutes—a ShakeMap, which shows the distribution of potentially damaging Shaking, information used to target post-earthquake response efforts. In addition, scenario ShakeMaps for likely future earthquakes, combined with USGS National Seismic Hazard Maps, help land-use planners develop safer building practices in earthquake- prone regions. - SEO.2. Advance knowledge through scientific leadership and inform decisions through applications of science. The Department recognizes the value of science as the foundation for informed decisionmaking on natural resources and land-use planning. As the Department's science bureau, the USGS provides knowledge through research and scientific information and leadership in transferring knowledge to decisionmakers. This goal also recognizes that a broad community of decisionmakers, including the Department, other F Susan Russeli-Robinson Recognized by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) At the 2004 Chesapeake Bay-Susquehanna Ecosystem Team meeting, Susan Russell-Robinson, staff scientist for external coordination, Eastern Region Geology, received a Certificate of Special Appreciation from the Division of Wildlife and Habitat Management, National Wildlife Refuges System, FWS. The citation, signed by FWS Northeast Region Director Marvin Moriarity, states, "in profound appreciation for Susan's outstanding Scientific support to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service resource programs and ecosystem teams in coastal and estuary areas in the Northeast." She has been instrumental in acquainting fishery offices, ecological Services teams, refuge managers, and law enforcement officers with current and historical USGS resources, especially Web-based data and remote-sensing programs. ederal agencies, State and local agencies, industry, academia, and the public, uses Science information. Society needs knowledge of the Earth's natural processes and cycles—their rates, frequencies, magnitudes, and how they affect one other. The USGS provides Scientific data to understand issues such as coastal erosion and pollution, sea-level rise, loss of wetlands and marine habitats, the geologic processes controlling the invasion of cheat grass, and the role of dust in desert ecosystem health. Armed with this knowledge, decisionmakers can respond better to both natural and human-induced changes. Extreme changes in the environment are less costly if their likely effects can be mapped, quantified, and anticipated. Resources can be more efficiently used if the impacts of their extraction can be predicted and mitigated. Damaged or endangered ecosystems can be repaired more effectively if the natural processes that form and maintain them are accounted for in remediation and restoration plans. Strategies for conserving and using the Nation's lands and resources are improved when the natural processes at work are incorporated into predictive models and management plans in an adaptive manner. The USGS meets with customers, cooperators, and others who have a major role or interest in science to help define needs and priorities. USGS also participates in interagency and intergovernmental programs designed to assess, document, and monitor ecological and A - 24 U.S. Geological Survey 35 General Statement socio-economic conditions and trends. The USGS uses the input received and communicates the results of the research and monitoring in the form of new scientific knowledge that contributes to the Nation's health and welfare, helps resolve environmental issues, and assists in effective Federal land management and natural resource decisionmaking. The USGS is committed to making available the data and information that are critical to scientific discovery and application. Databases, maps, and publications are vital sources of this information, in addition, the USGS is committed to the development and easy accessibility of tools, models, visualizations, and applications to aid policy and resource managers in the analysis and synthesis of scientific data to Support decisionmaking. The USGS works in cooperation with many organizations across the country to provide critical information to partners, stakeholders, customers, and the general public (see Partnerships, page A - 31, for examples). USGS science programs work collaboratively to assist land and resource management agencies with specific - research and information needs, by providing information to inform their decisionmaking and advancing the overall Dan Fagre Gets Top Honors from National Park Service Dr. Dan Fagre, a USGS scientist serving as Global Change Research Coordinator for Glacier National Park in Montana, was chosen to receive the National Park Service Director's Award for Natural Resource Research. Dan was selected because his research has focused on developing Glacier National Park staff's ability to explain, quantify, and predict what changes will occur in Parks and protected areas in respect to climate change. The scope of his efforts extends beyond park borders, into western North America and internationallv. knowledge of the Science at the same time. The USGS brings all pertinent science to bear on each issue addressed for each organization. Examples of Serving Communities programs support for other goals include: • Water Resources Investigations programs often work collaboratively with the Resource Protection program, Contaminants, in investigations of the transport and fate of contaminants and hazardous materials through water systems and • The National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP) has strong ties to the Energy and Mineral Resources programs (both in Resource Use), providing basic information related to the distribution of geologic formations that may lead to an understanding of the location of energy and mineral resources. Caroline Rogers Receives Award from U.S. Corai Reef Task Force In March 2005, USGS biologist Caroline Rogers received a U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Award for Outstanding Scientific Advancement of Knowledge on Coral Reefs. This award reflects her significant contribution to coral reef science, the National Park Service, the USGS, and the broader coral reef community of scientists and managers during the course of her career. Caroline's leadership has resulted in coral reef monitoring protocols used on coral reefs around the world. Her research and monitoring efforts and collaboration with others in academia, as well as Federal and territorial agencies, have improved the management of Virgin Islands National Park and Buck Island Reef National Monument and have given these parks some of the longest and most comprehensive data sets on coral reefs, reef fishes, and water quality in the western Atlantic. U.S. Geological Survey 36 General Statement Means and Strategies USGS employs a robust and cyclic requirement for science planning, program reviews, cost center reviews, management control reviews, and peer reviews and continues to refine these processes. This array of tools is now supplemented further and coordinated with PART evaluations, and is also beginning to include the results of ABC/M to further instruct our planning processes. Science Planning — During FY 2005, the Director formed a Bureau Program Council (BPC), which reports to the Director and consists of the Associate Directors, Regional Directors, and Director of Budget and Performance. The BPC: . • Conducts the annual program planning process across organizational structures and disciplines, • Ensures the planning is responsive to the Director's Annual Guidance, meets DOl bureau science needs, and supports decision making by Customers and partners, • Seeks input from chief scientists, program coordinators, regional executives, and science center directors, as well as customers and Stakeholders, and • Reviews program 5-year plans and recommends approval by the Director. Strategic Change — In a strategic move to strengthen geographic research and to consolidate geospatial data programs, the Director instituted a forward-looking program realignment. The decision to reorganize geospatial information and geographic research is in direct response to: • Discussions with constituent groups about how best to meet their geospatial data needs and • Recommendations from a report by the NRC of the National Academies. The realignment builds on the program improvements generated in response to the FY 2002 PART assessment of The National Map and the rePART in FY 2004. The NRC report Research Opportunities in Geography at the U.S. Geological Survey recommends, the Geography Discipline should now expand its activities to assume its proper role among the other disciplines at the USGS by engaging in fundamental geographic research. A strong Geography Discipline with a productive research component will ensure recognition of the USGS as scientifically credible, objective, and relevant to society's needs.' The Associate Director for Geography will now focus efforts on developing USGS research and applications activities with the Geographic Analysis and Monitoring, Land Remote Sensing, and Science Impact programs as the centerpieces." The reorganization was implemented in FY 2006 and an associated budget restructure is proposed in this FY 2007 Budget request. - Science integrity — integrity remains the foundation of all the Department's science: impartiality, honesty in all aspects of scientific enterprise, and a commitment to ensure that information is available to the public as a whole. The Department is committed to common standards for peer review for all scientific research across the Department. Departmental standards and practices, developed through an exercise in the 4–CS among Interior Scientists, have been introduced as A Code of Scientific Conduct with new, commonly agreed upon A - 26 U.S. Geological Survey 37 General Statement guidelines on information quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity. The USGS took a leadership role in the development of the Code, which has undergone rigorous review by all bureaus and external stakeholders. A Departmental Manual Chapter is being drafted. As part of the code of scientific conduct, each bureau and office is required to establish procedures to provide appropriate scientific expertise to investigate allegations of misconduct and provide for due process in the conduct of such investigation. The Department asked the USGS to create a model procedure to handle allegations of misconduct. A USGS team of scientists, managers, and human resource specialists worked with interior's human resource specialists and solicitors to craft the procedure. Violating the Department's Code of Scientific Conduct is currently identified as a violation under "general misconduct." The USGS also developed a process to readily identify employees covered by the code of scientific conduct using the personnel information. Thorough and broad scientific review is central to the quality of USGS products. The Executive It is the policy of the USGS to conductits Leadership Team has developed a set of : : to make the º: º its r º e * scientific and engineering investigations fundamental science practices, philosophical available in a manner that will best serve the premises, and operational principles that are the whole public, rather than the interest or foundation for all USGS research and monitoring benefit of any special group, corporation, or activities. These fundamental science practices do individual. not address what work the USGS should do but e rather how the science is carried out and how the U.S. Geological Survey Manual, 500.14 resulting information products are developed, - reviewed, approved, and released. USGS is now developing the necessary bureauwide policies and guidelines for these fundamental science practices. The USGS has been engaged in a departmental task force for the development of a policy on peer review, the quality assurance procedure for research. The task force reviewed the current status of peer review policies in Department bureaus and the adequacy of the guidelines developed and implemented in 1996. New peer review guidance documents are being developed as Survey Manual policy chapters and a comprehensive Handbook to guide peer and policy review. These respond to existing and new USGS policy on peer review, new departmental guidelines, the draft Code of Scientific Conduct, the growing interest in peer review by Congress, and OMB Memorandum M-05–03, dated December 15, 2004, "Final information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review." USGS developed specific guidance to respond to OMB guidelines and posted required information on a Web site - - http://www.usgs.gov/peer review/. This effort is maintained by the USGS senior liaison for Interagency Programs and Science Partnerships. Program Evaluations — Program evaluations are an important tool in analyzing the effectiveness and efficiency of our programs, and evaluating whether they are meeting their intended objectives. These evaluations are the foundation on which USGS gages performance relative to the Interior End Outcome measure for soundness of methodology, accuracy, and reliability of science. Programs are evaluated through a variety of means, including performance audits, PART, financial audits, management control reviews, and external reviews from Congress, OMB, OIG, and other organizations, such as the National Academy of Public Administration and the National Academy of Science. These reviews, which may take several years to complete, are critical to maintaining the USGS reputation for scientific excellence and credibility as well as providing guidance for future research needs. The evaluations improve the accountability and quality of programs, but also identify and address gaps in programs; redirect or reaffirm program directions; identify and provide guidance for development of new programs; U.S. Geological Survey A - 27 38 General Statement and review and (or) motivate managers and scientists. For example, based on a number of factors, including the recommendations of the External Scientific Advisory Committee on Scientific Services (as contained in the March 2004 report, The Future of Regional and National Scientific Services of the Water Resources Programs), the USGS closed the water-quality laboratory in Ocala, FL, and transferred most of its functions to the National Water Quality Laboratory in Denver. Given the budget shortfalls at the Ocala Lab and projected continuing shortfalls, the USGS determined that consolidation of this function is more cost effective than maintaining two separate laboratories. Reviews are both internal and external conducted by USGS and non-USGS scientists, technicians, or specialists who are not involved in the specific proposal, project, program, or product under review. The goal is to conduct an independent external peer review of ongoing programs about every 5 years, combined with more frequent independent internal management revièWS. Examples of program reviews completed in FY 2005 and planned for completion in FY 2006 and FY 2007, by external entities follow: FY 2005 National Academy of Science/National Research Council • Economic Benefits of Improved Seismic Monitoring • Assessment of Water Resource Research • Geography External Program Review (Association of American Geographers annual conference) • Geography Science into K-12 Curriculum • Review Earth Surface Dynamics Program Scientific Advisory Committees • National Coop Geologic Mapping Program Earthquake Hazards Program Geomagnetism Program Geographic Analysis and Monitoring – DOI Land Cover Summit : OMB PART • National Cooperative Geologic Mapping • Biology Research and Monitoring • Biological information Management and Delivery FY 2006 •r- National Academy of Science/National Research Council • Review of USGS Cooperative Water Program (Advisory Committee on Water information) • Research Priorities in Earth Sciences and Public Health • Cost Benefit Analysis of WRD Streamgaging Program (National Hydrologic Warning Council) • National Academy of Science "Beyond Mapping: The Challenges of New Technologies in the Geographic Information Sciences" A - 28 U.S. Geological Survey 39 General Statement • American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, "Panel Report to USGS on Digital Orthoimagery" • External technical review of strategic issues facing USGS orthoimagery activities Scientific Advisory Committees • National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program • Earthquake Hazards Program • National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive (Archive Advisory Committee) OMB PART • Coastal and Marine Geology Program FY 2007 National Academy of Science/National Research Council • Earth Science Applications from Space • River Science • Water's Resources Program Both program evaluations and the DOl Strategic Plan instruct the development of 5-year science plans for all programs. A diagram depicting relationships of one of the programs reviewed under PART this year follows. - U.S. Geological Survey 40 General Statement DO! Strategic Plan Serving Communities Advance knowledge through scientific leadership and inform decisions through the applications of Science w USGS Strategic Plan linkage to DOI Strategic Plan Environment and Natural Resources Ensure the continued availability of long-term environmental and natural resource information and systematic analyses and investigations needed by customers. ! National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program 5-Year Plan Draft help to sustain and im Mission – The NCGMP provides accurate geologic maps and three-dimensional framework models that prove the quality of life and economic vitality of the Nation. Produce high-quality, multi- purpose digital geologic maps and accompanying databases and reports to solve diverse tand-use problems in high- priority areas. Develop three- dimensional geologic frameworks for use in predictive models. Make geologic map information more accessible to the public by providing geologic maps, reports, and databases in a variety of digital formats. Preserve and make accessible the extensive USGS paleontologic collections and accompanying databases. Ensure that the NCGMP will have the capabilities/workforce to meet the future needs of the Nation. ~ ! _-T - PART Measures F % of geologic investigations in Number of State Geological NPS units that are cited for use by the NPS within 3 years of delivery. Surveys that add geologic map information to the NGMDB. Number of hours for fieldwork, compilation, and publication of a typical FEDMAP geologic map. % of EDMAP students that work on subsequent geoscience degrees or obtain a job in a geoscience field. % of U.S. with regional geologic map coverage that is available to customers through ...the NGMDB. t Mode of Delivery: Knowledge Creation and Management |Services for Citizens: Natural Resources/Environmental Management President's Business Reference Model U.S. Geological Survey 41 General Statement Partnerships The USGS values collaborative relationships and actively seeks out opportunities to build mutually productive partnerships. The importance of partnerships in keeping science relevant and in leveraging Scarce resources has been demonstrated throughout the description of achieving mission goals. Various types of partnership vehicles are and described at , http://www.usgs.gov/partnerships.html to encourage and facilitate collaborative endeavors. In FY 2005, the USGS reorganized the bureau to realign with collaborator-based regions to in part, promote collaboration with partners in the development of science and information management. - Additionally, the bureau continued to expand partnership capability by establishing new geospatial liaison officers in five additional States. The Secretary of the Interior's vision of performance excellence is depicted in her framework "The Four C's—consultation, cooperation and communication all in the service of conservation." The Acting Director has shown his commitment to these objectives by having senior managers participate on the Secretary's "Four C's Partnership and Collaboration Team." Additionally, the USGS was instrumental in the development of the Department's "partnership and collaboration" element of the SES performance standards. USGS also designed a "Partnership Development Tool" that promotes partnerships with purpose and has since become the benchmark for the Department, and is being used by our sister bureaus as well as other agencies. Their tool facilitates true partnering by drawing each collaborator into discussions and promoting shared ideas and growth opportunities. USGS also employs a formal "listening session" approach and takes quite seriously the opportunity for dialog that regular engagement with customers and partners affords us. The bureau plans to strengthen that foundation of partnership and relationship and to make the opportunities for collaboration readily available and more robust. As evidence of the commitment to partners and collaborators, the entire USGS Executive Leadership (ELT) is involved in the listening sessions, as each of them is vigorously involved with their constituents throughout the year. The Director has charged each member of that team to actively pursue the feedback provided at EPA Honors USGS Cartographers for Contribution to Habitat Protection the listening sessions and to address how in April 2005, the EPA awarded their highest honor, a to meet customer needs and input, Gold Medal, to USGS cartographers Mitch Bergeson underscoring this commitment with and Gary Latzke, for their participation on an interagency team. partnership-focused ITYeaSUſeS in ELT - The EPA completed assessments and consulted with performance plans. Customer satisfaction the National Marine Fisheries service about pesticide surveys are routinely conducted for products containing 54 active ingredients and their partnerships throughout our organization. potential effects on 24 fish species in Washington, - idaho, Oregon, and California, Mitch and Gary The .. works with partners º º: developed an interactive, geographic Web tool to help shared performance measures. Examples | pºsije users locate bºas he and near of the depth of partnerships are water bodies where pesticides cannot be applied. The documented throughout the budget Web tool can be used for fish and other protected document. The breadth of USGS species nationwide to assess the potential geographic * - - * overlap of pesticide-use sites with habitat and to inform coordination may be demonstrated in the the public of future pesticide limitations, thus helping to following representative listing of USGS protect habitat. crosscutting relationships with Federal, State, local, non-government, and international organizations. U.S. Geological Survey A - 31 42 General Statement In a partnership agreement between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the USGS, 17 new Stations wiłł be added in FY 2005 and FY 2006 to the ANSS Backbone national Seismic network, and 8 additional stations will be upgraded. As part of the NSF Earthscope initiative (http://www.earthScope.org), the NSF will purchase the equipment, and the USGS will install it with funding from the NSF. The USGS will focus on earthquake monitoring and reporting, and the NSF will focus on long-term Earth science research. NSF contributions represent significant leveraging of USGS funds with a cost offset to the development of the ANSS Backbone of approximately $1.5 million. The NSF will also pay for the operation and maintenance of the 25 stations until FY 2008. NASA and USGS are working in partnerships to ensure continued acquisition and availability of Landsat-quality data to support long-term global monitoring and other important Land Remote Sensing programs of national significance (http://dcm.usgs.gov). The National Geospatial Program Office has worked closely with the States, counties, and Local government to help coordinate geospatial data collection with Federal bureaus and private entities in support of Homeland Security and other critical national needs. The USGS works closely with its partners and customers in defining priorities, developing science plans, and carrying out its biological research to support the needs of research management organizations. Key partners in many of these endeavors include interior bureaus, other Federal agencies, States, and private organizations with regional and ecosystem-specific interests. An example of such a partnership is the Science Support Partnership (SSP) program that addresses the priority science needs of the FWS. Since 2001, the USGS has undertaken more than 260 projects in support of FWS local, regional, and National programs such as: Migratory bird management, Endangered species recovery, Freshwater fisheries restoration, Ecosystem-based management, Coastal habitat Conservation, Fish and wildlife law enforcement, and National Wildlife Refuge System management. : The SSP program has provided tremendous benefits to FWS efforts in conserving the Nation's fish and wildlife resources. Another example is the Vegetation Mapping Program, a cooperative effort by the USGS and the NPS to classify, describe, and map vegetation communities in more than 250 national park units across the United States. The vegetation mapping program is an important part of the NPS lnventory and Monitoring Program, a long-term effort to develop baseline data for all national park units that have a natural resource component. - - Each node of the NBll is developed through the collaboration of the partners and customers involved with that node. All together, NBll has over 250 partner organizations and agencies that help define the direction both of individual nodes and of the NBll as a whole, The USGS serves as the primary source of hydrologic information to many other Federal agencies and to American Indian and Alaska Native governments. USGS work through A - 32 U.S. Geological Survey 43 General Statement reimbursable and cost-share programs prevents the need to duplicate a hydrologic staff in the partner agencies and ensures that the collected data will be entered into a standardized national database so the information will be readily available to all potential users. The diverse programs also result in new techniques and capabilities that are then put to use in the appropriated programs of the USGS. The breadth of USGS coordination may be demonstrated in the following representative listing of USGS cross-cutting relationships with Federal, State, local, and non-government, and international organizations. National/Governmentwide: National Geospatial Program Office, The National Map, National Spatial Data Infrastructure, National Biological Information infrastructure, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, U.S. Global Change Research Program, National Atlas, Geographic Names, imagery, elevation and hydrography data collection programs, Civil Applications Committee, lead implementation of Commercial Remote Sensing Space Policy for civilian agencies Agriculture/Forest Service: Endangered Species, Conservation genetics, Habitat management, Forest planning, Wildlife, invasive species, Fire science, National Forest maps, Drought/Fire fuel monitoring and management, Energy and mineral resources, Natural hazards, Mine lands, Land cover characteristics, Hydrologic data collection/studies. Topographic maps, digital orthophoto and elevation data, The National Map, National Hydrography Dataset, and geographic names. Commerce/NOAA: Endangered Species, Salmonid restoration, Coral reefs, Hazards monitoring and research, Geomagnetism, Vegetation change, Coastal erosion, Fish habitat, Marine sanctuaries, GlS, Commerce/NIST: Earthquake Hazards, coastal and bathymetric mapping Defense: Geospatial Coordination with States, Endangered Species, Saimonid restoration, Coral reefs, Coastal erosion, mapping Support during conflict, Natural hazards, Test ban monitoring, Strategic minerals and energy resources, Geomagnetism, Terrain visualization, Hydrologic data collection/studies. Environmental contamination and remediation studies on military bases, NORTHCOMM, High-resolution imagery over urban areas Defense/Army Corp of Engineers: Endangered Species, Habitat assessment, Fish behavior, Fish physiology, Dam impacts, Wetlands restoration, Seafloor mapping, Shoreline stability, Floodplain morphology, Mine lands, Energy resources, Natural Hazards, Hydrologic data collection/studies Energy: Endangered Species, Bio-resource monitoring, Contaminant cause and effects, Gas Hydrates, Mining technology, Energy resources, Geologic hazards, Groundwater framework, Coalbed methane, Hydrologic data collection/studies EPA: Endangered Species, Endocrine disruption, Contaminant effects, Status/Trends, Mine fands and drainage, Emissions modelingſclean air, Water quality, Seafloor mapping, Geochemical analyses, Coal resources and mining, Urban dynamics/land characterization, Hydrologic data collection/studies Remote sensing, Mineral baselines, GAP Analysis, National Hydrography Dataset Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency: Hazards monitoring and mitigation, Hydrologic data collection/studies, Floodplain mapping, providing emergency maps, elevation data Health and Human Services: Chemical Analyses Intelligence Community: Information coordination, Environmental/resource studies, Hazards Support, Geospatial data coordination. interior/BLM: Rangeland Health, Wild Horse Management, Invasive Species, Abandoned Mine Lands, Air Quality, Threatened and Endangered species, Water Quality, Mineral Resource Assessments, Prescribed Fire, mapping of National Petroleum Reserve/Alaska (NPR/A), mapping and geospatial data and analysis, National Hydrography DataSet - interior/BOR: Water quality, Ecological models, Decision Support Systems, Seismic Monitoring, Geospatial data. interior/FWS: Inventory and Monitoring, Aquatics and Contaminants, Biological resources, Threatened and Endangered species, Water Quantity/Ouality, GAP Analysis, Geospatial data Interior/MMS: Gas hydrates =º Interior/NPS: Water quantity/quality, Geologic mapping, Biological resources, Volcano hazard assessment, mapping and geospatial data, National Hydrography Dataset interior/OSM: Acid mine drainage Justice: GIS Labor: Energy resources National Academy of Science: Hazards studies, Geographic research, Evaluating licensing of geospatial data, K-12 geography curricula - U.S. Geological Survey A - 33 44 General Statement design of Landsat Data Continuity Mission (follow-on to Landsat). Natural hazards, Earth Science research, Data management, Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center, GiS, United Nations Environment Program T resources, resources, training and capability upgrade, Environmental hazards, Fisheries research, Invasive species, NativeView for Population dynamics, Habitat requirements, Fire management, Fisheries, Wildlife disease, Invasive species, Bird collection/studies, Topographic mapping, Hazards monitoring/assessment, Creating decision support systems for ransport, production, Environmental monitoring, Acid rain deposition program, Hazard monitoring, research and at 'Planetary research, Space-based instrumentation, Natural science information delivery, Natural science research and applications, Hazards research and monitoring networks, Training/education, Geologic mapping, Hydrologic fêSOüTCéS A - 34 U.S. Geological Survey 45 General Statement internatiºnai ;: Giobal: The USGS has conducted earth science studies and provided natural hazards support in foreign countries for over 50 years. Authorization is provided under the Organic Act, as revised, and the Foreign Assistance Act and related legislation when such studies are deemed by the U.S. Department of the Interior and Department of State to be in the interest of the U.S. Government. Data Validation and Verification In keeping with departmental and OMB policy for performance data validation and verification, USGS complies with requirements for performance data credibility. USGS approach to achieving performance data credibility includes providing extensive Budget and Performance integration and ABC/M training, SES performance measures linked to appraisals, and implementation of the Department Data Validation and Verification Assessment Matrix. During FY 2005, USGS continued the Data Validation and Verification to include USGS-specific measures, outputs, PART and Management Excellence performance measures. This extends assurance of credibility to more performance data, ensuring usability for management decisionmaking and Oversight. Validation — During FY 2005, USGS GPRA coordinators for each Budget Activity/scientific discipline completed and certified validation criteria in the Department Validation and Verification Assessment Matrix for the key and non-key performance measures of the Department Strategic Plan, PART measures, USGS-specific measures and outputs. USGS demonstrated accountability by establishing a clear connection among mission, work, and work accomplishments for the funds that have been authorized and appropriated. Criteria include scrutiny to determine that goals are realistic and measurable, understandable to users, and ultimately used in decisionmaking. In addition, several of the Strategic Plan measures were assessed by the PART during FY 2004, including Water Resources programs and a re-PART for The National Map. This provided additional documentation and assurance of credibility and usability of USGS performance measures for management decisionmaking. - Verification — During FY 2005, USGS GPRA coordinators for each Budget Activity/scientific discipline completed and certified verification criteria in the Department Validation and Verification Assessment Matrix for the key and non-key performance measures of the Department Strategic Plan, PART measures, USGS-specific measures, and outputs. This included assessing data accuracy, completeness, consistency, availability, and inter-control practices that serve to determine the overall reliability of the data collected. GPRA coordinators documented any inconsistencies, inaccuracies or anomalies in performance data to ensure that problems are addressed so that integrity of the performance data is ensured. During FY 2006 and FY 2007, the above process and procedures will continue for performance validation and verification. Completion of Department Data Validation and Verification Assessment Matrix for all performance data is vital to support audits ensuring that quality assurance measures are in place to verify and certify performance data accuracy. In fact this information was used with more extensive documentation to support an audit of a Hazards performance measure during the audit of the Department's FY 2004 Performance and Accountability Report. U.S. Geological Survey #. Goal Performance Table Goal Performance Table Target Codes: SP = Key Strategic Plan measures RART = PART measures NK = Non-Key measures UNK = Prior year data unavailable TBD =Targets have not yet been developed BUR = Bureau specific measure NA = Long-term targets are inappropriate to determine at this time Type Codes: C = Cumulative Measures A = Annual Measures F = Future Measures Resource Protection Goal Performance Summary End Outcome Goal 1.1: Resource Protection. Improve Health of Watersheds, Landscapes, and Marine Resources Explanation of Long-term Changes: for End Outcome Measures Change from Target Long-term changes from intermediate or PART •=4 2005 (2008) Target 2006 to 2007 and Measures/PART Effickency or § FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Enacted to 2005 Pres. (2008) 2005 and 2008 Other Outcorne Measures. ------ Pian 2007 Plan £riáčíºſſinº #:::::: NA dapted Ecosystem: X% satisfaction with scientific and technical ducts (SP fate:ºutºniº cºme:Määä jºritºriº; ğ. ité:htii:alāś 3 x : i ºf $º º ºx!' - Forge Effective Partnerships: A 97% >80% 94% >80% >80% O >80% >80% Satisfaction score (# score) on resource protection partnerships (SP) X% improvement in A UNK UNK UNK Baseline 12% NA NA 25% detectability limits for selected, high priority environmentaliy available chemical analyses (PART] U.S. Geological Survey B - 4 5 Customer Satisfaction: X% satisfaction with scientific and technical products and assistance for improving health of watersheds, iandscapes and marine resources (PART) Final Pian >90% Change from 2006 : Enacted to 2007 Plan Long-term Long-term Target (2008) Revised >90% Explanation of Changes: for changes from 2006 to 2007 and 2006 and 2008 target revisions X% of targeted science products that are used by partners for species, habitat, and land management, and/or regulatory decision- making (PART) UNK 60% 60% 60% 65% +5% †NA 66% Planned performance change within base funding. .24 .24 .24 .24 .24 .24 .24 Goal Performance Table End Outcome Measures Intermediate or PART Measures/PART Efficiency or Other Outcome Measures Quality: X% of watershed and landscape studies validated through appropriate peer review (SP) 100% 100% 100% 100% +00% 100% 100% Facilities Condition: Conservation and biological research facilities are in fair to good condition as measured by the Facilities Condition Index (lower FCI is NK selected, high priority environmentally available chemical analysis (PART Eff Measure) performance change within base funding. # of systematic analyses & investigations delivered to customers (Total) 111 185 373 201 208 +7 197 205 U.S. Geological Survey & Goal Performance Table R lon g-term Target (2008) 2006 Pres, tle3t Long-term changes from Target 2006 to 2007 and (2008) 2006 and 2008 Revised Explanation of Changes: for far et revisions increase from FY 2006 to FY 2007 is a results of research initiated in FY 2005. Proposed funding decreases in FY 2007 result in 32 fewer systematic analyses and investigations delivered in FY 2009. Change includes consolidation of performance for fire-adapted ecosystems. # of systematic analyses & UNK 22 3i 26 30 +4 22 30 Planned investigations delivered to performance customers (PES) change within base funding. # of formal workshops or i 24 98 30 33 +3 28 48 U.S. Geological Survey B - 3 End Outcome Measures intermediate or PART Measures/PART Efficiency or Other Outcome Measures # of systematic analyses & investigations delivered to customers (Biology) £ritºitäärneºſéâşīrāś FY 2005 Final Plan 3- ? FY 2007 Change from 2006 Enacted to 2007 Plan training provided to - customers (Total) § Goal Performance Table Explanation of Long-term Changes: for End Outcome Measures Change from | Target Long-term changes from Intermediate or PART “4 2006 Target 2006 to 2007 and Measures/PART Efficiency or FY 2005 FY 2005 Enacted to 2006 and 2008 utcome M . Actuaſ 2007 Plan target revisions tº agiliºs; ka § § al workshops or increase from training provided to FY 2006 to customers (Biology) FY 2007 is a result of the FY 2007 Multi- Hazards Pilot initiative-Wildland Fires. Change includes consolidation of performance for fire-adapted ecosystems. # of formal workshops or A UNK 8 14 10 12 +2 8 i2 Planned training provided to performance customers (PES) change within base funding. End Outcome Goal 1.2: Resource Protection. Sustain Biological Communities Explanation of Changes: for Long-term End Outcome Measures Change from long-term changes from Intermediate or PART * 2006 Target 2006 to 2007 and Measures/PART Efficiency or § FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2005 Enacted to (2008) 2006 and 2008 (Other Outcome Measure target revisions 2007 Pian Actual - Actual : Eriºſitºměsº 34:::: Hevised * * : * > * #3 & ºf 15.3% ätiößiſ artnerships: A 98% . >80% Satisfaction score (# score) on biological research partnerships (SP) B - 4 U.S. Geological Survey 3. X% of targeted invasive species for which scientific information and decision support models are available to improve early detection (including risk assessments) and invasive species UNK 51.6% 51.6% 51.6% 52.5% +0.9% NA 53.3% Planned performance change within base funding. X% of targeted science products that are used by partners for species, habitat, and land management, and/or regulatory decision- making (PART) UNK 60% 60% 60% 65% +5% NA 66% Planned performance change within base funding. X% of North American migratory birds for which scientific information on their status (species distribution and number) and trend are available to inform and improve conservation (PART) UNK 26% 26% 26% 26% NA 27.1% Goal Performance Table End Outcome Measures Intermediate or PART Measures/PART Efficiency or Other Outcome Measures £ºſitäß Customer Satisfaction: X% satisfaction of Scientific and technical products and assistance for sustaining biological communities (PART) # FY 2005 FY 2005 | Actual FY 2006 Enacted FY 2007 Pian Change from 2006 Enacted to 2007 Plan Long-term Target (2008) 2005 Pres. Requêst Long-term Target (2008) Revised Explanation of Changes; for changes from 2006 to 2007 and 2005 and 2008 target revisions management (PART) Quality: X9% of biological community studies validated through appropriate peer review (SP) 100% t()0% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% U.S. Geological Survey 2. Goal Performance Table Explanation of Long-term Changes: for End Outcome Measures Change from | Target Long-term changes from intermediate or PART ~. 2006 : (2008) Target 2006 to 2007 and Measures/PART Efficiency or § FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Enacted to 2006 Pres, (2008) 2006 and 2008 Other Outcome Measures ūd Actual Final Plan 2007 Plan Revised target revisions &Eßië. §§§::::::::::: #####&#éMèasūšš::::: * * **3, f* 23%r $3:: #3:33%;: X% of targeted fish and UNK Planned aquatic populations for which performance information is available change within regarding limiting factors, base funding. including migratory barriers, critical habitat for at-risk species, and effects of disturbance (fire, flood, nutrient enrichment (PART) increase long-term trend A UNK 0.0008 O.O008 0.0008 0.0008 O !NA 0.0008 precision (decrease bias) for existing species monitored through the Breeding Bird Survey to enable a detection of 50% population decline of relevant species within 20 years (PART) X% of CRU students that A UNK UNK UNK Baseline TBD NA TBD TBD Under work on subsequent fish and Development wildlife science advance degrees or obtain employment in the fish and wildlife or other natural resources field, within targeted dates post- graduation (CRU) (BUR) - X% of targeted science A UNK UNK UNK Baseline TBD NA TBD TBD Under products that are used by Development Cooperators and partners for species, habitat, or land management and/or regulatory decision making within targeted dates following study completion | (CRU) (BUR) B - 6 - U.S. Geological survey $3 Goal Performance Table End Outcome Measures intermediate or PART Measures/PART Efficiency or Othe toome Measures focal migratory bird populations for which scientific information is available to support resource management decisionmaking (USGS in coordination with FWS) PAR Actual FY 2004 FY 2005 Fina; Plan 2007 Plan Change from 2006 . Enacted to Explanation of Long-term Changes: for Target Long-term changes from 2008) Target 2006 to 2007 and 2006 Pres (2008) 2006 and 2008 Revised target revigions Development Facilities Condition: Conservation and biological research facilities are in fair to good condition as measured by the Facilities Condition Index (lower FCI is SP # of systematic analyses & investigations delivered to Customers .19 ... ig |ncrease from FY 2006 to FY 2007 is a result of research initiated in FY 2005. Proposed funding decreases in FY 2007 result in 17 fewer systematic analyses and investigations delivered in FY 2009. Change includes consolidation of performance for invasive species. U.S. Geological Survey * .* “A. rº 3 Goal Performance Table Explanation of Long-term Changes: for End Outcome Measures Change from | Target Long-term changes from 2006 intermedlate or PART" -: Target 2006 to 2007 and Measures/PART Efficiency or § FY 2005 Enacted to (2008) 2006 and 2008 other Outcome Measures Finai Plan 2007 Plan Revised target revisions ºutgemäß # of formal workshops or training provided to customers f: Aº. º # A-\ * ******* * ~ * ~ * * ***, Proposed funding decreases in FY 2007 result in 3 fewer workshops. -3 workshops due to planned performance change. Change includes consolidation of - performance for - invasive species. # of students complete A 106 100 100 100 95 -5 90 90 Fianned degree requirements for MS, performance PhD, and post doctoral change within program under the direction base funding. and mentorship of Unit Scientists (CRU) (BUR) B - 8 U.S. Geological Survey º Resource Use Goal Performance Summary End Outcome Goal 2.1: Resource Use: Manage or influence Resource Use —Energy Goal Performance Table End Outcome Measures intermediate or PART Measures/PART Efficiency or Other Outcome ºffeasures ? 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Quality & Utility of Information: X96 of data is accessible (NK) 95% >80% 96% >80% >80% >80% >80% Customers Satisfaction: X% satisfaction with scientific and technical products and assistance for energy resources 93% >80% 95% >80% >80% >80% >80%, 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Quality and Utility of information: X% of energy studies validated through appropriate peer review (SP) PAR º 1 * * * As wº, . . ºn u → ; 8 v tºº yº sy, i. ****** **** {r+va & išyāº tºº::::::::::::::::::: # of systematic analyses & investigations delivered to 100% §§§tiššš :::::::::::::::::: *::::::: s , , ; a 3.8 a 4 1 OOS/3 * ... . 2008 target revised due to customers (assessments) funding in CreaSeS. # of formal workshops or 8 8 8 7 8 +1 8 9 FY 2008 target training provided to customers revised due to (instances/issues/events) funding increases. U.S. Geological Survey B - 9 9. Change from 2006 Enacted to 2007 Plan Long-term Target (2008) 2006 Pres. Request long-term Revised Explanation of Changes: for changes from 2006 to 2007 and target revisions 2006 and 2008 >80% $2.75M $2.75M. $2.75M 20.038 O TBD TBD 391.365 +20.038 TBO Volume grows with annual increment, End Outcome Goal 2.2. Resource Use Manage or influence Resource U: se – Non-Energy Minerals Average square miles of the 3,346,737 +14,699 2,987,340 3,346,737 Proposed funding decreases in United States with non- FY 2007 energy mineral information decrease rate of available to support data growth. management decisions (SP) (PART) ſº & Cuality & Utility of C 68% 84% 87% 94% 94% O 84% 94% Proposed funding Information: X% of ty. S. decreases in with geologic, geochemical, FY 2007 geophysical and mineral decrease rate of locality data (BUR) data growth. Goal Performance Table £rid Outcome Measures Intermediate or PART MeasuresſPART Efficiency or Other Outcome Measures £º % of targeted analyses/investigations delivered which are cited by identified partners within 3 years of delivery (PART) FY 2005 Final Pian FY 2005 FY 2006 Enacted Average cost of a systematic analysis or investigation (PART Eff. Measure) A $2.2M $2.75M $2,73M $2.75M # of annual gigabytes collected A .745 42,038 97.793 20,038 # of cumulative gigabytes managed C 21 1 .458 253,496 351,289 371.327 End Outcome Measures intermediate or PART Measures/PART Efficiency or Other Outcorne Measures dºutcºttis Méâşiirºi; 2007 Plan Change from 2006 Enacted to R uest Long-term 2006 Pres. * * * f. f*: Long-term Target (2008) Revised target revisi Explanation of Changes: for changes from 2006 to 2007 and 2006 and 2008 Oris # *, * g.g., * : * * : * : * B - 10 U.S. Geological Survey 3. FY 2006 FY 2007 >80% satisfaction with scientific and technical products and assistance for mineral Information. of mineral studies validated through peer review (SP) Change from 2008 Enacted to U.S. Geological Survey Goal Performance Table Long-term Changes: for Target Long-term changes from (2008) 2006 to 2007 and 2006 Pres. 2006 and 2008 decrease. End Outcome Reasures Intermediate or PART Measures/PART Efficiency or FY 2005 FY 2005 delivered to customers (assessments) (PART) managed Or training provided to (instancesſissues/events) (PART) reports available for decisions responses which canvass forms have been converted to electronic decreases in FY 2007 result in 5 fewer systematic analyses and investigations deiivered to performance within decrease in FY 2007 result in 5 fewer completion. 9. 2007 Plan. Change from 2006 Enacted to Long-term Target (2008) 2006 Pres. Request Long-term Target (2008) Revised target revisions Explanation of Changes; for changes from 2006 to 2007 and 2006 and 2008 Goal Performance Table End Outcome Measures intermediate or PART Measures/PART Efficiency or Other C) delivered which are cited by identified partners within 3 years after analysis delivered (PARI) FY 2005 Finai Plan FY 2006 Enacted Average cost of a systematic analysis or investigation (PART Eff. Measure) $4.31M $4.18M $4,18M $4.4M $12.4M +$8M $8M $3.5M Proposed funding decreases will terminate projects without completing a product from FY 2006 to FY 2007; increasing average cost of those that are completed. Projects left to complete in FY 2008 are Smaller than others already completed. U.S. Geological Survey % Goal Performance Table Serving Communities Goal Performance Summary End Outcome Goal 4.1. Serving Communities Protect Lives, Resources and Property FY 2005 Actual FY 2006 Enacted :... v.z &- 47.5% Change from 2006 Enacted to 2007 Plan +1.5% Long-term Explanation of Changes: for Long-term changes from Target 2006 to 2007 and (2008) 2006 and 2008 Recalculation of Landslide Component. 50,2%, find Outcome Measures Intermediate or PART Measures/PART Efficiency or Other Outcome Measures #Efidgättößlife; Hazards: X% of communities using DOl science on hazard mitigation, preparedness and avoidance for each hazard Facilities Condition: Hazard Buildings (administrative, employee housing) are in fair to good condition as measured by the Facilities Condition ind intériedlätäßi £fäVidéïiifºrniafiði tº: Use Rate: Earthquakes: X% of communities using DOl science on hazard mitigation, preparedness and avoidance for each hazard management activity (NK) FY 2004 Actual FY 2005 Final Plan 45.9% 53.3% º 63.9% 65.7% Planned performance change within base funding. Use Rate: Landslides: X% of communities using DOl science on hazard mitigation, preparedness, and avoidance for each hazard 3.7% 3.9% 3.9% 4.4% 4.9% +0.5% 5.4% Planned performance change within base funding. 5.4% management activity (NK) Use Rate: Volcanoes: X% of communities using DOl science on hazard mitigation, preparedness, and - avoidance for each hazard management activity (NK) 63.3% 70.3% 66.4% 74.2% 78.1% +3.9% 78.1% Pianned performance change within base funding. 80.1% U.S. Geological Survey § Goal Performance Table End Outcorne Measures lntermediate or PART Measures/PART Efficiency or Other Cutcome Measures #Endºtºſéââû Use Rate: Landslide Hazards: # of responses to inquiries from the public, educators, and public officials to the National Landslide information Center on hazard mitigation, preparedness and avoidance strategies for landslide hazards (BUR) FY 2005 Final Rian *.*.*.*.*.*.*** FY 2007 Change from 2006 Enacted to 2007 Plan Long-term Target (2008) 2006 Pres. Long-term Target (2008) Revised Explanation of Changes: for changes from 2006 to 2007 and 2006 and 2008 Adequacy: X*, of sampled stakeholders reporting adequacy of science base to inform decision-making for each hazard management activity (volcanoes, # of systematic analyses &T 98% >80% 99% >80% >90% NA >80% >90% Increase from investigations delivered to FY 2007 to customers (risk/hazard FY 2008 is a assessments) result of the FY 2007 Multi- Hazard Pilot initiative. # of systematic analyses & A NA NA NA NA NA O O 3 increased outputs investigations delivered to as a result of the customers (risk/hazard FY 2006 assessments) Avian Flu Supplemental funding for Avian Influenza. % of earthquake monitoring A 80% 80% 86% 89%, 93% +4% 95% 95% global seismic network stations that have telemetry (increase reporting speed from one hour to 20 minutes) B - 14 U.S. Geological Survey 2. Goal Performance Table Explanation of Long-term Changes: for End Outcome Measureş Change from | Target Long-term changes from Intermediate or PART 2006 (2008) Target 2006 to 2007 and Measures/PART Efficiency or Enacted to 2006 Pre3, (2008) 2006 and 2008 Other Outcome Measures 2007 Plan Request Revised f ###########Māāširāś : i.-3. F. & a “t º' ################################# # of real-time ANS 95 (cum 40 Targets set Re-targeted earthquake sensors (reported 523) (cum. (cum. (cum. (cum Annually (cum. 725) FY 2006 based yearly and cumulative at the 563) 563) 669) 709) Oſ) end of the year (PART) (EHP) recommendation for structure instrumentation by the ANSS SRMC in Sept. 2005 Revised 2008 estimate accordingly. # of formal workshops or 44 +4 21 13 1 i -2 14 Targets set | Planned training provided to customers Annually performance (instances/issues/events) change within base funding. # of formal workshops or UNK O O 3 3 O 3 3 # of sites (mobile or fixed) 85 86 88 98 1 + 4 +16 130 130 # of urban areas for which 2 3 3 3 3 O 5 5 # of areas or locations for 4. 4 1/3 4 1/3 4, 2/3 5 +1/3 5 5 t /3 Planned which geophysical models performance exist that are used to interpret change within monitoring data (PART) base funding. training provided to customers; (instances/issues/events) Avian Flu monitored for ground deformation to identify volcanic activity (VHP) detailed seismic hazard maps are completed (PART) (EHP) (cumulative) (LHP) U.S. Geological Survey sº Goal Performance Tabe End Outcome Measurº intermediate or PART Measures/PART Effioency or Other Outcome Measures £ndgätääftigºšūšš. # of metroncſian regions FY 2006 Enacted Long-term Change from Target 2006 2008) Enatted to 2007 Plan * tº ~ J. : *...***** ...; tºrs?J.3 rºº 34::::::::::::: * 4 4 Long-term Target (2008) Revised * * --~...~~2.” ... 3 º': !? ... tr.Y. “ * * r * ~ *- Explanation of Changes: for changes from 2006 to 2007 and 2006 and 2008 target revision 3 ãrowth of the Targets set | 6 wheershakemap is Annually hazards initiative ºãorporated into emergency sufficient to allow procedures (PART) (EHP) instrumentation of (cumulative) another Urban area. # of volcanoes for which C 49 +2 +2 0. +1 +? 2 (cum 57) || 1 (cum 53) | Reduction of $1M information supports public (cum 51) (cum 51) (cum 5t) (cum 52) FAA funds slows safety decisions (PART) additional (VHP) expansion of network. X% of potentially active 67% 72% 72.9% 72.9% 74.3% +1.4% 73% 75.7% Reduction of $7M volcanoes monitored (x (51/70) (51/70) (52/70) (5370) FAA funds slows number of 70) (PART) (VHP) additional expansion of network. FY 2006 instrumentation of Pagan will be prevented by - typhoon season. X% of potentially hazardous 61.4% 62.8% 62.8% 64.3% 65.7% +1.428% 68.6% 68.5% Planned volcanoes with published (44/70) (45/70) (46/70) (48/70) performance hazard assessments (PART) change within (VHP) Says increment is base funding. 1,428 per year # of counties, or comparable 559 565 565 569 570 +1 569 580 Expect continuing jurisdictions, that have growth of building adopted improved building code adoptions. codes, land-use plans, emergency response plans, or other hazard mitigation measures based on USGS earthquake hazards information (PART) B - 16 U.S. Geological Survey E. Goal Performance Table FY 2007 Change from 2006 Enacted to 2007 Phan Long-term 2006 Pre3. Request Long-term Explanation of Changes: for changes from 2006 to 2007 and 2006 and 2008 target revisions End Outcome Measures Intermediate or PART Measures/PART Efficiency or O jurisdictions, that have adopted improved building codes, land-use plans, emergency response plans, or other hazard mitigation measures based on USGS landslide hazards information (PART) (Baseline is 1,800 counties and parks with moderate to high landslide susceptibility in the U.S. Actual 2:lºº & #2 ** FY 2004 FY 2005 Final Plan FY 2005 Actual Yº - * - FY 2006 Enacted Planned performance change within base funding. # of counties, or comparable C 162 18O 170 190 200 +10 200 205 Planned jurisdictions, that have performance adopted improved building change within codes, land-use plans, base funding. emergency response plans, or other hazard mitigation measures based on USGS voicano hazards information (PART) - X% data availability for real- A 90.5 90% 89% 90% 87% -3% 90% 90% Decrease in time data from the GSN FY 2007 due to ART) aging equipment. Data processing and A 0.90 0.99 O.79 1.42 1.33 –0,09 TBD $1,033 FY 2006 increases notification costs per unit $k/GB $k/G8 $k/GB $k/GB $k/GB $k/GB $k/Gb are due to increase volume of input data from (-1%) º COStS. - ** º êS6 are SenSOrS in monitoring ameliorated in networks (in cost per FY 2007 due to gigabyte) (PART Eff. expected increased "rºsure) data volume. Level cost efficiency in FY 2007 depends on installation of 4 additional stations. U.S. Geological Survey 3. Goal Performance Table End Outcome Goal 4.2: Serving Communities: - Advance Knowledge through Scientific Leadership End Outcome Measures Intermediate or PART MeasuresſPART Efficiency or Other Outcome Measures Research. Soundness of methodology, accuracy, and reliability of science (program evaluation) (SP) ;: - - - zºº r +, ++, » : * :: £ºtºniºſéâşīrāś: ------ * +i-º-º: - --- 1A's g;, % ºx: x FY 2004 Actual FY 2005 Final Plan an --> Change from 2006 FY 2005 FY 2007 Enacted to Enacted Pian 2007 Pl Long-term Target (2008) 2006 Pres, Request Long-term Target (2008) Revised Explanation of Changes: for changes from 2006 to 2007 and 2006 and 2008 target revisions yº-º-ºr-y 90% 90% 92% 90% 90% O 90% 90% ſnform decisions through the application of science: Stakeholders reporting that information helped achieve goal (# score) (SP) 93% 90% 95% 90% 90% 0 90% 90% 35,869 A5,000 54,000 +6,000 57,000 Flanned performance change within base funding. inform decisions through the application of science: improved access to needed science information (# score) (SP) ſnform decisions through the application of science: Improved access to needed science information, # of USGS science publications cataloged in master USGS publications database (BUR EI)) 66,626 67,000 68,945 67,500 70,000 +2,500 72,500 72,500 Pianned performance change within base funding. Inform decisions through the application of science: improved access to needed science information, # of associated USGS science publications accessible on- line (BUR El) 25,909 35,000 65,000 The reduced number of publications in FY 2008 reflects the operational efficiencies reduction. U.S. Geological Survey ? Goal Performance Table ;Intermediate ºutegrãº, ºltiifitavičiūtūrīrātié Content and expa knowledge base: X% of surface area with temporal and spatial monitoring, research, and assessment/data coverage to meet land use planning and monitoring requirements (SP) 7 5:53. Long-term Target (2008) Revised 92,356 Explanation of Changes; for changes from 2006 to 2007 and 2005 and 2008 target revisions Planned performance change within base funding. The long-term target has been revised because the program experienced a greater-than- expected increase in the number of links in FY 2005. Content and expanse of knowledge base: X% of data accessible: X% of satellite data available from archive within 24 hours of capture (PART Geography) 90% 90% 97.2% 90% 90% 90% 90% 100% 100% 100% iOO% 4.00% i00% 100% End Outconne Measures }rntermediate or PART Measures/PART Efficiency or application of science; Improve access to needed science information (# of cumulative biological partnership links (BUR Blivip) :# FY 2004 FY 2005 Final Plan FY 2006 FY 2007 87,959 Change from 2006 Enacted to 2007 Pian +4,189 long-term Quality: X% of studies validated through appropriate peer review (SP) U.S. Geological Survey 9. FY 2005 Final Pian ºãº. 23.3% 23.3% FY 2006 Enacted 5.3% 2007 Change from 2006 Enacted to Long-term Target (2008) 2006 Press. Long-term target r x * Cumulative Explanation of Changes: for changes from 2006 to 2007 and 2006 and 2008 evision rf * * Growth. 15% 20% 20% 25% 30% +5% NA 35% Cumulative Growth. X% of North American amphibians and reptiles for which scientific information on their status (species distribution) are available in a standardized and exchangeable format, to improve conservation plans of federal and state agencies (BIMD PART) 88% 90% 90% 91% 92% +1% NA 93% Cumulative Growth. X% of North American mammals for which scientific information on their status (species distribution) are available in a standardized and exchangeable format, to improve conservation plans of federal and state agencies BIMD PART) 91% 93% 93% 94% 94% NA 95% Goal Performance Table End Outcome Measures Intermediate or PART Measures/PART Efficiency or Other Outcome Measures £ntºjitºtinièMěššūrºs X% of US land with land characterization and species distribution information available for resource management decision- making updated in the last 5 ears (BIMD PART) 2}º. *:::: gº: X% of North American migratory birds for which scientific information on their status (species distribution and number) and trends are available in a standardized improve conservation plans of federal and state agencies (BIMD PART) - and exchangeable format, to . B - 20 U.S. Geological Survey 3. Goal Performance Table FY 2005 FY 2007 Change from 2006 . Enacted to 2007 Plan Long-term Target Long-term (2008) Target 2006 Pres. (2008) Fº Uest Revised 22.5% Explanation of Changes: for changes from 2006 to 2007 and 2006 and 2008 target revision3 Cumulative Growth. X% of river basins that have C 77% 79% 82% 81% 84% +3% 85% 83% Due to increase streamflow stations (WRD in the National PART) Streamflow Information Program (NSIP). X% of streamflow stations C 6% 7% 7% 8% 6% –2% 1 #9% 6% Due to decreases With real-time in Cooperative measurement/reporting of Water Program. X% of ground-water stations | C 57% 62% 67% 67% 63% -4% 77% 60% Due to decreases that have real-time reporting in Cooperative capability in the ground Water Program. network (WRD PART) -- X% of the Nation's 65 C 60% 61% 61% 62% 60% -2% 65% 58% Due to decreases principal aquifers with in Cooperative monitoring wells used to Water Program. X% of U.S. with ground C O 39% 39% 45% 51%, +6% 30% 51%, Planned performance End Outcome Measures Intermediate or PART Measures/PART Efficiency or Other Outcorne Measures X% of US federally-listed threatened and endangered or indicator fish species for which scientific information On A species status is available in a standardized and exchangeable format to improve conservation plans of federal and state agencies (BIMD PART) #Eßiittättäjºiâûte:#; FY 2005 Final Pian Actual water quality status and trends information to support resource management decisions (WRD PART) water quality (WRD PART) water climate response measure responses of water levels to drought and climatic variations to provide information needed for water-supply decisionmaking (WRD PART) change within base funding. U.S. Geological Survey B - 21 3) Goal Performance Table Explanation of Long-term Changes: for End Outcome Measures Change from Target Long-term changes from intermediate or PART 2006 (2008) Target 2006 to 2007 and Measures/PART Efficiency or FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Enacted to 2006 Pres, (2008) 2006 and 2008 Other Qutcome Measures Actual Final Plan RE #Endºtitºměřáčāsūrāś ::::::::::=TZ.F.T.: TºzºzºF +7-> * * X% of States with web based 40% 25% Planned Streamflow statistics tools to performance support water management change within decisions (WRD PART) base funding. X% of U.S. with ground 5% 7% 7% 8% 7% -4% 10% 6% Due to decreases water availability status and in Cooperative trends information to support Water Program. resource management decisions (WRD PART) X% of targeted contaminants 10% 20% 20% 30% 33% +3% 50% 50% for which methods are developed to assess potential environmental and human health significance (WRD PART) X% improvement in accuracy 40% 36% 34% 32% 32% O 25% 32% Planned of watershed (SPARROW) performance model prediction for total change within nitrogen and total base funding. phosphorus (measured as reduced error) (WRD PART). X% of geologic UNK Baseline 80% 80% 80% 0 80% 80% investigations in National Park Service (NPS) units that are cited for use by the NPS within three years of delivery (NCGM PART) X% of EOMAP students that 95% 95% 94% 95% 95% O 95% 95% work on subsequent geoscience degrees or obtain a job in a geoscience field (NCGM PART) # of counties or comparable UNK 10 10 12 14 +2 44 14 Planned jurisdictions that have performance adopted hazard mitigation change within measures based in part on base funding. geologic mapping and research (NCGM PART) B - 22 U.S. Geological Survey 3 Goal Performance Table End Outcome Measures Intermediate or PART Measures/PART Efficiency or FY 2005 Final Plan Change from 2006 £nacted to 2007 Plan Long-term Target (2008) 2006 Pre3. R Long-term Target (2008) Reviš6d Explanation of Changes: for changes from 2008 to 2007 and 2006 and 2008 target revisions Program growth. In FY 2006 NCGMP Wilſ establish baselines for new PART measures that link to work done with major program partners— primarily the NPS, the Ground- Water Resources Program, and communities that are trying to mitigate against natural hazards. 99% 99.21.7% 98.992% 98.992% 98.992% 98.992% maps that are being integrated into ground-water availability status and trends to support resource management decisions (NCGM PART) Facilities Condition: Facilities are in fair to good condition as measured by the Facilities Condition Index (FC) (SP) X% of time that all WAN and internet access locations are Up and running and accessible (BUR El) 99.7% IT investment X*, of major IT investment projects for which cost estimates, established in project or contract agreement, meet actual costs with a variance of X% (established in Exhibit 300 business case meet actual costs within a 100% 100% 100% 100% iOO 99 100% f00% variance of 5%) (BUH El) U.S. Geological Survey & Goal Performance Table End Outcome ºffeasures intermediate or PART Measures/PART Efficiency or other Qutcome Measures ####3ptºti; * *-s e ºf ºxº- -_r < *** --> --> ** **** - A-------- *-*. FY 2005 - Final Pian FY 2005 Actual FY 2006 Ertacted FY 2007 Pian Long-term Change from | Target 2006 (2008) Enacted to 2006 Pres, 2007 Plan Request Long-term Target (2008) Revised Explanation of Changes: for changes from 2006 to 2007 and 2006 and 2008 target revisions # of annual gigabytes 1,300 28,389 24,700 Reflects the collected (EI) redirection of $2 million to support - Landsat activities. # of cumulative gigabytes C 85,857 148,479 108,035 175,207 200,635 25,428 233,285 225,335 Reflects the managed (El) redirection of $2 million to support Landsat activities. # of annual terabytes 527.2 527.2 438.8 534.0 534.0 O 589,0 589.0 collected (G h # of cumulative terabytes C 2,448.3 2,975.8 2,887.4 3,509,8 4,043.8 +534.0 4,641.8 4,632.8 Planned managed (Geography) performance change within base funding. # of annual gigabytes 407.2 210.8 1 17.8 210.8 210.8 0 TBD TBD collected (Geology) -* # of cumulative gigabytes C 898.2 1,109 1,016.0 1226.8 1,437.6 +210.8 TBD TBD managed (Geology) # of Cumulative gigabytes C 360 380 791.25 800 820 +20 440 840 The long-term managed (Biology) (PART) target has been revised because the program experienced a greater-than- expected increase in FY 2005. # of systematic analyses and A 57t 556 576 555 511 -44 551 505 investigations delivered to Customers. # of formal workshops or A 107 116 131 121 106 -15 136 126 training provided to customers - instances/issues/events O O i Results from # of conceptual or numerical F 2 0 O O O - * - L. A tº models developed (Puget FY 2006 initiative, Sound GD) B - 24 U.S. Geological Survey s Goal Performance Table Explanation of Long-term Changes: for End Outcome Measures Change from Target Long-term changes from Intermediate or PART - 2006 (2008) Target 2006 to 2007 and Measures/PART Efficiency or 3 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 Enacted to 2006 Pres (2008) 2006 and 2008 Other Outcome Measures ep Actual |Final Plan Enacted R target revisions äßisteºfiſºfláñº; * ź:4:::::::: of hours for fieldwork, Time º produce º-w compilation, and publication a map lessened of a typical geologic map by new (NCGM PART Eff. Measure) technology applied (GPS, hand-held). # of State Geological Surveys C 47 48 48 49 50 +? 51 51 Pianned that add geologic map performance information to the NGMDB change within (NCGM PART) base funding. # of EDMAP students trained A 60 60 62 60 60 O 60 60 each year (NCGM PART) # real-time streamgages A 5,978 5,187 6,246 6,165 6,495 +30 4,738 5,960 Due to increase reporting in NWIS-Web in NSIP. (PART) # real-time ground-water sites | A 799 700 796 692 685 -7 656 664 Planned reporting in NWIS-Web - performance change within base funding. # real-time water-quality sites A 1,062 900 1,125 896 887 -9 843 860 Planned reporting in NWIS-Web performance change within base funding. X% of WPD Streamflow C 60% 61% 58% 62% 63% +1% 65% 62% Due to increase stations with 30 or more years baseline in NSIP. of record (WRD PART) X% of daily streamflow C 0% 10% i0% 20% 25% +5% 40% 23% Planned measurement sites with data baseline performance that are converted from change within provisional to final status base funding. within 4 months of day of collection (WRD PART Eff) Average cost per analytical A $8.64 $8.64 $8,63 $8.64 $8.64 O $8.64 $8.64 result, adjusted for inflation, is stable or declining over a 5- year period (WRD PART Eff. Measure) U.S. Geological Survey s Goal Performance Table tem Change from 2006 Enacted to Long-term Target (2008) 2006 Pres, Long-term Target (2008) Revised Explanation of Changes: for changes from 2006 to 2007 and 2006 and 2008 target revisions Design is further End Outcome Measures Intermediate or PART Measures/PART Efficiency or Other Ou £ndºtitº LDCM: X% of g designed, built, and tested which hydrography, elevation, and orthoimagery data are available through the NSDI Clearinghouse and supported through partnerships (PART El) along than Geograph expected. # of partnerships formed to UNK 3 2 O 1 +1 5 9 lncrease in link scientific information and (cum 9) (cum 8) (cum 8) (cum 9) funding from societal decisions (Science Hazards initiative. Impact- Geography) - # of mapping nodes (publicly 90 † 40 152 155 200 +45 250 250 Planned available Web mapping performance services available through change within The National Map) (EI) base funding, # of partnerships for The 30 28 35 20 20 0 27 20 Reflects the National Map built with State redirection of $2 and local governments that million to support collect and maintain higher Landsat activities. resolution, more current data (PART E!) # of data standards used in 17 22 22 22 22 O 22 22 implementing The National Map partners (PART El) X% of total cost saved 71% 42% 72% 44% 46% +2% 50% 48%. Long-term target through partnering for data reflects less data collection of high resolution coverage imagery (PART Eff. resulting from measure) decrease in data integration funding. X% of the nation's surface for 62% 83% 71% 86% 89% +3% 93% 90% tlong-term target reflects iess data coverage resulting from decrease in data integration funding, U.S. Geological Survey S Goal Performance Tabie - Explanation of Long-term | Changes: for End Outcome Measures Change from | Target Long-term changes from intermediate or PART 20öö Target 2006 to 200? and Measures/PART Efficiency or 3. FY 2004 EY 2005 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Bracted to (2008) 2008 and 2008 Other Gutcome Measures {e Actual Final Plan Enacted 2007 Plan Revised target revisions :Eidºſitäßāāūrāś 2 *: * r *.*.* 2 *%. , . . . . . . . * * * * ***** *****.*.*.*.*... ::: * ~...~ 3-2. - * : *** * * * * * * * : *.*.*.*... . . . . . . . . *-* * ::::::::::::::: A tº * * * 3. * * * X% of the area of t t Western UNK Baseline Baseline 36% 62% +26% Long-term target States for which orthoimagery reflects less data have been acquired through a coverage FSA/USGS partnership with resulting from other entities to achieve a 5- decrease in data year cycle for 1-meter NAIP integration | imagery (EI) funding. X% of total cost FSA and A UNK Baseline Baseline 40% 36% -4% UNK Ö Planned USGS saved through - - performance partnering with other entities change within for imagery acquisition of 1- base funding. meter NAIP orthoimagery (EI) # of bureauwide data A t 3 4. 3 4 +1 5 5 Planned integration practices and/or performance policies adopted (El) change within base funding. # of new NSDI Clearinghouse A 82 50 43 50 50 O 25 25 - nodes established for serving data (El) # of informal NSD! conference! A 52 50 56 50 50 O 50 50 outreach exhibits (El) - - # of new NSDi standards C 20 25 22 30 32 +2 34 34 Routine º developed (El) adjustment in - standards' approval process. # of new NSDT partnership A 52 60 36 60 60 O 150 40 Reflects fewer agreements (El) agreements but for strategic purposes and larger dollar amounts. # of IT help desks operational A 5 4. 5 4. 4 O 3 3 in major USGS offices (EI) •rºº # of significant websites co- C 4.67 200 189 225 253 +28 280 310 Planned located on consolidated performance hardened, secure, and change within redundant internet servers base funding. EI U.S. Geological Survey B - 27 CŞ Goal Performance Table Explanation of Long-term Changes: for End Outcome Measures Change from Target Long-term changes from Intermediate or PART –4 2006 (2008) Target 2006 to 2007 and Measures/PART Efficiency or § FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Enacted to 2006 Pres, (2008) 2006 and 2008 Other Outcome Measures Actual Final Pian || Actual Enacted Piân 2007 Plan Request Revised target revisions #End outěbilièMääitää potentially vulnerable to unauthorized access (EI) # of workshops/short courses/training provided to Tribal Colleges & Universities (TCUs) and Tribes (SS) - # of Native American A 8 UNK 9 10 + 1 +1 f 1 1 internships/students (SS) - A 7 U N K 6 5 5 O 5 5 Planned performance change within base funding. # of bureau conditional C 41 9 9 i5 24 +9 4? 9 - Cumulative assessments in progress or r growth. completed (within a 5-year cycle (Facilities) # of deferred maintenance C 36 54 53 67 74 +7 88 84 Cumulative and capital improvements growth. (cumulative) (Facilities) Amount of fire-related data C .5 gb 1.5 gb 1.5 gb 2.0gb 2.5gb +0.5gb NA 3gb Cumulative and information available - Growth. online via the NBll, to assist land managers in fire management decision making (BIMD PART) X% of Natural History C 5% t7% i/% 25% 29% +4% WA 33% Cumulative Włuseum specimen data Growth. records available online via the NBll, to assist researchers in identifying and addressing threats to human and animal health (BIMD PART) B - 28 U.S. Geological Survey N Goal Performance Table End Outcome ºffeasures Intermediate or PART Measures/PARf Efficiency or Other Outcottie Mºagure8 FY 2004 FY 2005 # of cumulative NB; Clearinghouse metadata records (BIMD) (PART) FY 2005 FY 2006 17,937 FY 2007 Explanation of Changes: for changes from 2006 to 2007 and 2006 and 2008 ta revisions Čumulative Growth. The long-term target has been revised because the program experienced a greater-than- expected increase in FY 2005. Amount of invasive species 750 mb 800 mb 800 rºb 900 mb 920 mb +20 mb NA 940 mb Cumulative data and information available Growth. online via the NBll, to assist in modeling and forecasting the spread of invasives (BIMD PART) *= **** - atºms * Average cost per gigabyte of $66,000 $63,000 $63,000 $60,000 $55,000 -$5,000 NA $52,000 Planned data available through servers performance under Program control (BIMD change within PART Eff Measure) base funding. # of NBll nodes (BIMD) 14 44 14 14 14 O 18 18 (PART) * º *** **, # of Natural History Museum UNK 20 million | 20 million 30 million 35 million +5 million NA 40 million Cumulative specimen data records Growth. available oniine via the NBll, to assist researchers in identifying and addressing threats to human and animal health (BUR) U.S. Geological Survey B - 29 G. Goal Performance Table Management Excellence Goal Performance Summary End Outcome Goal 5.1: Workforce Has Job-related Knowledge and Skills Necessary to Accomplish Organizational Goals Explanation of Long-term Changes: for Long-term changes from Target 2006 to 2007 and (2008) 2006 and 2008 Revised target revisions End Outcome Measures intermediate or PART Measures/PART Efficiency or Other Outcome Measures Who indicate that their workforce has the job-relevant knowledge and skills necessary to accomplish organizational goals (SP ;Interriedlätediºlºgs. - ::Húñārśitāſīnāmāgāś * ~ *-* *- Human Capital Plan A 100% 100% 100% 100% 400% O 100% 100% implementation: - Performance-based management-X9% of SES executives and direct reports that have performance agreements containing Change from 2006 FY 2004 FY 2005 Final Plan FY 2005 FY 2005 Enacted £nacted to 2007 Pian O #55 ºf £33. GPRA performance-based elements (SP) Human Capital Plan C 360 460 435 510 585 +75 760 660 Long term target Implementation: Enhanced based on 100 Management Skills- 9% of all employees per managerial/supervisory year. Reduced positions (SES/non-SES) - class availability with training involving the reduced the Secretary's 4C's (including target. use of volunteers) (SP) Diversity: women & C 42.2% 43% 41.80% 42.72% 42.44% –0.32% 43.5% 41.2% Targets reduced minorities is X% over by the average baseline levels (BUR) decrease in the USGS workforce from FY 2001 to FY 2004. B - 30 U.S. Geological Survey s Goal Performance Table End Outcome Measures $ntermediate or PART –4 Measures/PART Efficiency or | S r Outcome Measures £rºtºiºmºlºgies; Diversity people with disabilities is X% over baseline levels (BUR) FY 2004 Actual FY 2005 Final Plan FY 2006 Enacted Change from 2006 Enacted to Target Long-term Explanation of Changes: for Long-term changes from Target 2006 to 2007 and (2008) 2006 and 2008 Revised - tar Targets reduced by the average decrease in the USGS workforce from FY 2001 to FY 2004. End Outcome Goal 5.2: Accountability Or nign -- jºškºgºń ºf Jºſ.º.Siº ºf &’ * * * * * * * ºt a. * * * * * *2. iſitºit:::::: * **** * *-*.*.*.*.*.* *** * * * * Ünºaffed Qpinion Long-term Changes: for Target Long-term changes from (2008} Target 2005 to 2007 and 2006 Pres. (2008) 2685 and 2008 Explanation of End Outcome Measures intermediate of PART Measures/PART Efficiency or Other Outcome Measures #Erid ºutgātū’īſāāşūrās::::::::: Öğāīrīāījāſāīš arriediatºutgºmºleas iſºprāśiñālitičišišiiąść Establish and maintain an effective, risk-based internal control environment as defined by the Federal Manager's Financial Integrity (FMFIA) and revised OMB Circular A-123 * * * * * .*, * 4 .. * * * * * 3.3 sº s 4 ~ r* , p 1 -r ..s. i. 4* * FY 2005 FY 2005 FY 2007 Change from 2006 Enacted to revi * † tº, #3 rººs rāsā, *:::::::::::::::::::::::::: aſſed Revised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3.3 * * ~ *k ºre i* * * * * * * ijn. Core Competencies Training C for Fiscal Community: X% of fiscal community personnel trained in core competencies (BUR) UNK 25% 50% 75% 100% +25% iOO% Target to increase by 25% was achieved. 100% U.S. Geological Survey S Goal Performance Table End Outcome Goal 5,3: Modernization End Outcome Measures lintermediate or PART Measures/PART Effickency or Other Outcome Measures £négatºniº Méâşīrāś X% of mission critical IT systems completing the IT security certification and accreditation process (SP ;Interiºdişte outgºinéMeasures and £itizºſºstitää IT investment Managem X% of IT investments reviewed/approved through the CPIC process (SP) - sv r → Y - - | - ºriº.” Z.º. ºfºº Töö. tar et revisions Explanation of Changes: for changes from 2006 to 2007 and 2006 and 2008 --------- IT investments meet A 100% business/program needs: Business cases established for X% of USGS IT Com competitive sourcing studies completed during the fiscal year (SP) U.S. Geological Survey The targets gets for commercial-type FTE involved in competitive sourcing studies are not linear and cannot be cornpared on an annual basis on a trend analysis, Targets are based On the USGS Competitive Sourcing Green Plan FY 2005-2008 and are developed solely based on the number of FTE associated with the Business Areas selected for study. 78 8£ - £Áeauns ſeoļfioſoøº “Sºn (&S) ūōpūōō Seſ}}{\oe- peļeļnoſeo e BAeų ļeų şeļļļļoeg go \/%Xſueue6eue W senſjoe-y º * b * * * * ， ， ， ，ģff • • • • • • ► ► ►«» A +:−， ºr· -|-ț¢;;;;;;¿?**** ſëüſü#### •«. * ± • • • ** ** ** iſ ſi w'ºv.« ****** √°√∞（TFF） » 4 × 4 × x:ga: 4* * * *~4 ș» º « «»， «y w • » * • • ••• 00||%99ſ_|_„_%$§ ■ ■".-- » º « • .x + x + +- • • • w ». a. s r.º.， ar ** * * *º º 9 + • įäjää § § ¶ ¡ ¿ $¢ £ * A * ， ， ， ， ，}}{{#}; :;&#ffae5！， ſ.7×7×7×7×]. §§§2:ſ}\， - -ſ ≡ ≈ ≠√+ , ， -s- ș· → • • • * w:er---- «， ！--* * * -- • ****** • • • • • • • • ~~~~~ ~~~~ -.• • • • • • • • • ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ►? * *x*...* <■* =:º • • • ► 4 • • • •******* * · * * * * * * r ++ 3. rº3 = * º ** ** • • • • r2+ +* • • • • • • • • • • Łº-r^ * ******** • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • --★ →T *** • ** * · * * * * * * 4. w «» +*： * & w. • • • • • • •-， -， --★ → • §*** • • ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ►- 38Uſºld 100?kųëļdpºłºłęua 800Z puß 900?©ļ þºļ98u=|400€. 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Goal Performance Table and 4.5; B - 34 U.S. Geological Survey 80 Research and Development Criteria Research and Development Criteria The Department is using the Administration's Research and Development (R&D) investment criteria to demonstrate the value of its R&D programs. The criteria were developed by OMB in response to limited financial resources and the multitude of R&D opportunities that exist governmentwide. The criteria are used to rigorously justify new programs and to re-evaluate existing programs for modification, redirection, or termination, in keeping with national priorities and needs. The investment criteria evaluate the relevance, quality, and performance for all R&D programs. To assure the best value of its limited R&D resources, the Department has created an R&D Council to assist in planning, coordinating, and assessing agency R&D activities. When necessary, the R&D Council will recommend the redirection of resources or a change in the scope of activities if it believes such a change is warranted. Council membership includes one program and one budget representative from each bureau, as well as representatives from the Department. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Water and Science leads the Council. As part of the FY 2007 budget process, the bureaus identified their research and development activities and presented their budget requests for such activities to the Council, explaining their use of the investment criteria when making budgetary recommendations. During its first year, the Council accepted a definition for R&D for the Department based on the OMB Circular A–11 definition and is ensuring that all bureaus are interpreting the definition in the same manner, reviewed all FY 2007 budget submissions relating to R&D activities, approved guidelines for peer review across the Department, based on OMB's Quality Information Bulletin, and will publish a chapter in the Departmental Manual that will institutionalize the Science Code of Conduct. USGS provides the Knowledge Creation and Management mode of delivery for the Government's Environmental Management, Natural Resources, and Disaster Management services for citizens as defined by the OMB Business Reference Model. The USGS primary product is scientific information. Quantitative measures of our performance are tangible and directly related to inputs, but they are primarily outputs (e.g., number of scientific papers published, data collected). The ultimate outcome related to our providing scientific information is that a stakeholder has the information (land manager's inputs) with which to make an informed decision. Quantitative impact measures (e.g., the acreage of ecosystems restored by a land manager) are only indirectly linked to USGS outcomes. To get at the impact of USGS science on land and resource decisionmaking and therefore its relevance, USGS measures customer satisfaction with quality, availability and utility of our science products and measures the use of information in decisionmaking processes such as the Energy Resources program tracking use of investigations by partners within 3 years of science product delivery and Geologic Hazards programs tracking the percent of communities using our science on hazard mitigation, preparedness and avoidance. USGS also takes our ability to leverage resources through partnerships as an additional indication of relevance. To further advance measurement of relevance, USGS has in the PART process pursued development of shared or paired performance measures with other bureaus or agencies. For the current PART year, the following relationships were formalized: - The National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program has developed shared or linked measures with the National Park Service, the USGS Ground Water Resources Program, and the hazard mitigation community. This linkage is possible because geologic maps are multi- U.S. Geological Survey C - 1 81 Research and Development Criteria purpose products (outputs) that contribute directly to a large variety of useful derivative products needed by decisionmakers. The three linked outcome measures will demonstrate how communities use these derivative products to (1) make informed management decisions in National Parks, (2) find and protect ground water resources necessary for the Nation's future, and (3) mitigate against a variety of natural hazards, such as landslides and earthquakes. USGS NCGMP Linked program X% of geologic investigations in National Park NPS: Service (NPS) units that are cited for use by the NPS X% of completed data sets of natural resource within three years of delivery inventories X% of U.S. with geologic maps that are being USGS Water Resources: integrated into ground-water availability status and X% of U.S. with ground-water availability status trends to support resource management decisions and trends information to support resource - management decisions # of counties or comparable jurisdictions that have USGS Geologic Hazards: adopted hazard mitigation measures based in part X% of communities using DOl science on on geologic mapping and research hazard mitigation, preparedness and avoidance Biological Research has developed phased, paired measures with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Migratory Bird Program (FWS-MBP). During their PART process in FY 2004 FWS- MBP established as a goal a net increase in the percent of migratory bird species at healthy and sustainable levels, interior bureaus responsible for managing birds and bird habitat require scientific information from USGS to draft and execute effective management and species recovery plans. During the PART process in FY 2005, the USGS engaged the FWS-MBP in a dialog on how best to support USFWS migratory bird conservation. By the end of FY 2005, FWS MBP finalized the list of focal species of concern, and is developing a complete list of necessary management actions for these focal species by the end of FY 2006. The FWS and USGS agreed to a phased approach for the shared performance measure, in which the USGS and FWS are developing draft targets for the wildlife subprogram measure based on the list of FWS focal species. A review of the USGS science portfolio showed that USGS is currently conducting research on all nine of the initially identified focal species. Targets for the performance measure would be updated, and the performance measure refined, after the FWS completes action plans for focal species and works toward assembling the universe of management actions for migratory bird conservation. To provide an indication of the increase in delivery of scientific information and technical assistance to natural resource managers to make decisions regarding management of high priority migratory bird species identified by the FWS, the USGS wildlife program based their measure on a critical factor analysis (state of available knowledge) of five biological factors: distribution/status; life history/demography; habitat; breeding biology; and conservation and management limitations. The USGS Status and Trends subprogram also developed a linked measure based on the Breeding Bird Survey, where extending the number of routes monitored with qualified volunteers increases the amount and quality (detectability/sensitivity) of status and trend data for an increasing proportion of migratory bird species, including FWS-identified focal species. The USGS Biological Information Management and Delivery program focused on making information available in a useful and useable manner. The paired measures are as follows: - U.S. Geological Survey 82 Research and Development Criteria USGS Biological Research Linked program Biological Research and Monitoring: Wildlife Subprogram — FWS: improve the 9% of focal migratory bird species for which scientific Improve the 9% of migratory information is available to support resource management bird populations at healthy decisionmaking and sustainable levels Biological Research and Monitoring: Status and Trends Subprogram – improve the 9% of North American migratory birds for which scientific information on their status (species distribution and number) and trend are available to inform and improve Conservation Biological Information Management & Delivery — 9% of North American migratory birds for which Scientific information on their status (species distribution and number) and trends are available in a standardized and exchangeable format to improve conservation plans of Federal and State agencies Peer review has been the quality standard for USGS scientific publications and a documented component of USGS policy throughout its 126-year history. USGS programs are cyclically evaluated to ensure the quality and timeliness of its science. The evaluations not only improve the accountability and quality of programs, but also identify and address gaps in programs; redirect or reaffirm program directions; identify and provide guidance for development of new programs; and review and motivate managers and scientists. All USGS programs evaluated by the OMB PART process have a "moderately effective" rating or better. These evaluations are the foundation on which USGS gages performance relative to the Department end outcome measure for soundness of methodology, accuracy, and reliability of science. Thorough and broad scientific review is central to the quality of USGS products. The USGS has developed a set of fundamental Science practices, philosophical premises, and operational principles It is the policy of the USGS to conduct its that are the foundation for all USGS research and activities and to make the results of its monitoring activities. These fundamental science Scientific and engineering investigations º available in a manner that will best serve r practices do not address what work the USGS should . public, rather than the interest or do but rather how the science is carried out and how benefit of any special group, corporation, or the resulting information products are developed, individual, reviewed, approved, and released. The USGS is now - developing the necessary bureau-wide policies and º !, U.S. Geological Survey Manual guidelines for these fundamental Science practices. The USGS has been engaged in a departmental task force for the development of a policy on peer review, the quality assurance procedure for research. The task force reviewed the current status of peer review policies in Department bureaus and the adequacy of the guidelines developed and implemented in 1996. New peer review guidance documents are being developed as Survey Manual policy chapters and a comprehensive handbook to guide peer and policy review. These respond to existing and new USGS policy on peer review, new departmental guidelines, the draft Code of Scientific Conduct, the growing interest in peer review by Congress, and OMB memorandum M-05–03, dated December 15, 2004, "Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review." USGS developed specific guidance to respond to OMB guidelines and posted required information on a Web site http://www.usgs.gov/peer review/in June 2005 with a second phase due in December 2005. USGS announced products that will be peer reviewed as "highly influential scientific assessments." "Influential scientific information" means scientific information that USGS reasonably determines will have or does have a clear and substantial impact on important public policies or private sector decisions. U.S. Geological Survey C - 3 83 Research and Development Criteria An "assessment" is defined by OMB as: "an evaluation of a body of scientific or technical knowledge, which typically synthesizes multiple factual inputs, data, models, assumptions, and/or applies best professional judgment to bridge uncertainties in the available information." A scientific assessment is a subset of "influential Scientific information" and is considered "highly influential" by OMB if: "the agency or the OIRA Administrator [Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in OMB) determines the dissemination could have a potential impact of more than $500 million in any one year on either the public or private sector or that the dissemination is novel, controversial, or precedent setting, or has significant interagency interest." The following titles will be peer reviewed as "highly influential science" and have Peer Review Plans posted on the Web site: • Land and Air Management Impacts on Methylmercury Contamination of the Everglades • Southeast Extension of the Southern Whidbey island Fault, Washington: Implications for Earthquake Hazards • Initial Application of a Petroleum Play-Based Assessment of CO2 Storage Capacity in the Uinta-Piceance Basin, Utah and Colorado, USA This effort is maintained by the USGS senior liaison for Interagency Programs and Science Partnerships. R&D investment Review Process The bureau reviews R&D investments across its disciplines and weighs the value of existing programs against changing needs and priorities. In general, the USGS Director establishes program priorities for the budget year and issues a call for new initiatives in response to those priorities. He also accepts recommendations for all new ideas, regardless of whether they address the priorities. The Director prioritizes the proposed initiatives on the basis of the following criteria: interdisciplinary Science; collaboration and partnerships with Department bureaus, other government agencies, and universities (relevance); results of program evaluations; and demonstration of progress toward meeting the Department's performance goals and objectives. He selects from the prioritized initiatives those that he feels he can accommodate within the funding target. The amount of increase is directly related to whether there is an allowance within the target for growth, whether all increases must be offset, whether the target itself requires reductions from base, and whether fixed cost increases can be requested or must be offset. The request also addresses those items specifically required by the Department. The Capital Planning and Investment Control process provides support for decisions on technology necessary to support science and the business processes of the bureau. - U.S. Geological Survey 84 Research and Development Criteria R&D Funding Research and development is the core of USGS mission. The USGS FY 2007 R&D funding request is $532 million or 56.3 percent of the USGS budget, a net decrease of $26.5 million or 1.2% from the FY 2006 enacted level. For the most part this net decline is due to decreases in research programs such as Mineral Resources, Water Resources Research Act Program, and Biological Research offset by lesser total increases for research and development initiatives such as Energy Resources and Landsat Data Continuity Mission respectively. Administration priorities and PART recommendations for emphasizing data collection have resulted in proposing increases in some programs that do not increase the level of R&D such as the $2.8 million increase for the National Streamflow information Program also contribute to the lower net R&D funding. Budget Activity FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Actual Enacted 1/ Request iſ Geographic Research, Investigations, & Remote 36,498 40,016 46,196 Sensing Provides scientific information to describe and interpret America's landscape by mapping the Nation's terrain, monitoring changes over time, and analyzing how and why these changes have occurred. Geologic Hazards, Resources, & Processes wº 212,266 194,029 Geologic hazards programs gather long term data, operate monitoring networks, perform assessments and modeling, and disseminate findings to enable planners to design hazard resistant buildings in areas at risk and emergency responders to warn of impending disasters. Geologic resources programs assess the availability and quality of the Nation's energy and mineral resources. Geologic processes programs research, monitor, and assess the landscape to understand geologic processes to help distinguish natural change from those resulting from human activity. Water Resources investigations | 126,225 126,292 || 115,115 Conducts a wide variety of work related to water availability, water quality, and flood hazards, with efforts including: (1) collection, management, and dissemination of hydrologic data; (2) analysis of hydrologic systems through modeling or statistical methods; and (3) research and development leading to new methods and new understanding. Biological Research 172,445 | 178,544 172,596 Generates and distributes scientific information needed in the conservation and management of the Nation's biological resources. Enterprise Information | 1,370 1,476 4,136 Conducts information science research to enhance The National Map and National Spatial Data Infrastructure. Investigates methods to derive, display, and utilize seamless, generalized, consistent geospatial data from distributed Federal, State, and local government and private sector data sources. Federal Geospatial Data Committee grants fund developmental research on geospatial data topics. TOTAL R&D 546,216 558,594 532,072 TOTAL BUDGET 948,564 970,645 944,760 "The USGS is conducting a review of R&D. These figures are subject to change based on the results of the review. USGS R&D increases — The FY 2007 budget proposed R&D funding for USGS strategic initiatives focused On: • Merging the information about disparate hazards into integrated products to support land-use planning, hazards mitigation, emergency response, and business recovery; • Ensuring the continuity of Landsat data availability to support research applications and change detection, and • Supporting gas hydrate research and assessment in a joint effort with MMS and BLM. U.S. Geological Survey C - 5 85 Research and Development Criteria Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project Reievance — On November 3, 2004, USGS held a listening Session with a broad spectrum of partners on Reducing the Risks of Natural Hazards, defining roles and scoping partners' Contributions in a facilitated process. Relevance was the cornerstone of what developed into the proposed multi-year, multi-hazard initiative, focusing on understanding the cause and consequences of natural hazards; merging the information about the disparate hazards into integrated products to support land-use planning, hazards mitigation, emergency response, and business recovery; and sharing that information with the community to help society prepare for and recover from natural disasterS. Performance was guided by PART and National Research Council evaluations and metrics defined within the context of the Science in a Time of Need — Relevance December 26, 2004, saw one of the worst natural disasters in recent history, as an incredibly powerful earthquake and subsequent tsunami caused widespread destruction throughout the Indian Ocean. The loss of life and property was astounding, and concerned individuals and organizations worldwide have resolved to assist the victims and mitigate the impacts. The USGS is no exception. The USGS provided real-time earthquake information to government authorities in the Indian Ocean, and freely distributed many types of tsunami-related satellite imagery and geospatial data to support the needs of U.S. and international aid organizations, USGS scientists are in the Indian Ocean basin, assessing impacts and assisting in the creation of systems to deal with possible future events.. In a time of crisis and need, USGS science was brought to the forefront with a direct and beneficial impact at the time of the disaster, and subsequently as USGS technology upgrades and research play a crucial role in the President's plans for a new tsunami detection and warning system. Department of the Interior's Strategic Plan Serving Communities mission area, and Protect lives, resources, and property end outcome goal. Activities were defined within the framework of activity based cost/management and include — EROS Team Wins interagency Resources Management Conference Award – Quality In April 2005, The National Center for Earth Resources and Observation and Science (EROS) Emergency Response Team won the Interagency Resources Management Conference 2005 Team Award for its support of Indian Ocean tsunami relief, response, and recovery efforts. The Award is presented each year to those who have demonstrated exceptional ability to operate across organizational boundaries to improve the Government's Services to citizens. The selection was based on demonstrated leadership in operating across organizational boundaries, willingness and ability to treat obstacles as challenges and not barriers, and measurable improvements in performance linked to mission objectives and resufts. The EROS Emergency Response Team's day-to-day working-level staff consists of a handful of individuals. However, to respond to the emergency tsunami effort, its ranks swelled to over 65 people, representing nearly every department at EROS. The expanded team provided emergency support to many Federai and international organizations that were helping the victims of the tsunami. • Monitoring efforts to collect data about the hazard, • Research to better predict and assess the impact, and • Technical assistance in the form of mitigation and partnership programs to prepare the community to use our data, Quality – Peer review and customer satisfaction with new products will define the quality framework. Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) Relevance — On August 13, 2004, the President's Science Advisor released a memorandum outlining the Administration's strategy for continuing the availability of Landsat data into the future. The LDCM (Landsat 8) will require augmentation of the existing data archiving, processing, and distribution systems within the USGS, and this budget accordingly requests an increase of $15.95 million to fund those activities. Coordination and C - 6 U.S. Geological Survey 86 Research and Development Criteria development of agreements with potential Landsat-continuity partners, including international cooperators and a Science Advisory Panel defining the suite of products ensures relevance. Performance — The rePARTing of The National Map for the FY 2006 budget process resulted in a score of "effective." Among the findings, the assessment suggested that, while the USGS had met its responsibilities for collecting and distributing medium- and high-resolution land remote sensing data, it needed to develop long term measures for the land remote sensing program in consultation with the Department and OMB. The LDCM project's performance measures will fulfill this objective. Performance for the developmental efforts is vetted through the Capital Planning and Investment Control Process. Performance metrics for the program are defined within the context of the Department of the Interior's Strategic Plan's Serving Communities mission area, Advance knowledge and inform decisions end outcome goal. Quality — Developmental reviews with NASA ensure quality. Customer satisfaction will define the quality framework. Energy Policy Act of 2005 — Research Relevance — The joint Office of Management and Budget/Office of Science and Technology Policy Research and Development priorities for FY 2007 note that the Administration's energy and environmental research initiatives are critical for achieving sustained economic growth while ensuring national energy security and a healthy environment. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 calls for several major activities for which performance is critical for success and mandated to conduct the work. First, the Act focuses on the use of all energy Sources, with an emphasis on assessment of Evaluating New Energy Resources to Meet Future Needs: Gas Hydrates — Performance Summer 2005 marked the release of a special volume detailing recent research efforts associated with the Mailik Drilling Project, a project to investigate the ability to produce natural gas from natural gas (methane) hydrates. Natural gas hydrates, which are unconventional accumulations of natural gas (methane) trapped in ice-like structures with water, represent an immense energy resource underlying large portions of the world's arctic continental areas and marine continental shelves. While these accumulations ultimately may yield important sources of energy for the world, additional scientific and engineering research needs to be undertaken to render feasible gas production from these accumulations. The USGS was a scientific co-lead in this effort and is co-editor of this fandmark publication. geothermal energy (Section 226), and unconventional energy sources such as gas hydrates and oil shale (Sections 968 and 369). Further, the Act calls for creation of a National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (Section 351) to rescue, curate, and preserve materials and data related to energy and minerals. It also requires a sea-floor and sub-bottom characterization of the geologic, regulatory, human Utilization, and environmental setting of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lands (Section 388). Performance — The PART found the Energy Resources Program working effectively with partners and fulfilling its mission, with a rating of "moderately effective," an indication of the program's ability to deliver performance goals. Performance metrics for the two programs are defined within the context of the Department of the Interior's Strategic Plan Resource Use mission area, Management or influence resource use to enhance public benefit, promote responsible use, and ensure optimal value and end outcome goal Serving Communities mission area, Advance knowledge through scientific leadership and inform decisions through the application of Science end outcome goal. Quality – Quality is ensured not only by peer review but also by annual reviews by the following: USGS gas hydrates research by NRC as required under the Methane Hydrate U.S. Geological Survey 87 Research and Development Criteria Research and Development Act 2000, review of preservation work by the USGS National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program FACA. Basic, Applied, and Development In accordance with OMB Circular A-ii, USGS research activities are classified as basic, applied, or developmental research. A definition of each of the categories follows. Basic — defines activities as systematic studies directed toward fuller knowledge or - understanding of the fundamental aspects of phenomena and observable facts without specific applications toward processes or products in mind. Hurricane impact, Restoration, Mitigation Research The Gulf of Mexico and Southeast Atlantic coasts of the United States, the most hurricane prone regions of the Nation, have been battered by severe hurricanes in the last 2 years. Hurricane Katrina, one of the largest and most destructive storms in recent years, has wreaked havoc on New Orleans and coastal Mississippi, causing widespread devastation to lives, property, and the economy. The USGS responds to hurricanes, and other natural hazard disasters, working in partnership with other Federal, State, and local agencies to provide long- term assessments of coastal vulnerability to hurricanes, real-time assessments of vulnerability immediately prior to storm landfall, and rapid post-storm assessments of coastal change to support post-storm recovery efforts. The USGS currently is working to merge forecast simulations of waves and storm surge, developed collaboratively with NOAA's National Hurricane Center, with detailed interpretations of coastal elevation, morphology, and geology from cooperative mapping efforts to assess coastal vulnerability and forecast coastal change as hurricanes continue to threaten the U.S. southeast Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico mainland. Models of hurricane processes, observations of storm- driven coastal response, and Systematic characterization of the threatened coastal setting support research efforts to improve the USGS-led development of coastal vulnerability and change models applicable nationwide. Applied — defines activities as systematic studies to gain knowledge or understanding necessary for determining the means by which a recognized and specific need may be met. Development — defines activities as systematic application of knowledge or understanding, directed toward the production of useful materials, devices, and systems or methods, including design, development, and improvement of prototypes and new processes to meet specific requirements. Of USGS $529.6 million R&D funding request for FY 2007, 7 percent is classified as basic research, 84 percent applied research, and 9 percent development. The distribution of basic, applied, and developmental research to goals is provided at the end of this section. USGS Science is being used increasingly more often in decisionmaking, which demonstrates increasing relevance. That does not mean that the entirety of USGS science needs to be applied; as former Director Walter C. Mendenhall said, "There can be no applied science uniess there is science to apply." The following example demonstrates the relationship of USGS development and applied research in Alaska, the most seismically active State in the Nation. Today, Alaskans have a better network of Seismic stations and an improved ability to monitor earthquake activity as a result of USGS partnerships with the State, the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, and the city of Anchorage. In March 2004, as part of the commemoration of the anniversary of the 1964 magnitude 9.2 Good Friday earthquake in Anchorage (Prince William Sound), USGS and partners installed a 32-channel strong motion instrument array in the Atwood Building, one of the tallest structures in Alaska, and installed instrument packages in six nearby boreholes in the ground. The borehole sensors and the instrumentation in the building will determine how the ground and the building respond to future earthquake shaking, C - 8 U.S. Geological Survey 88 Research and Development Criteria information essential for engineers to mitigate property damage and loss of life. This was a critical first step in making the cities and the people in Alaska safer from the devastating effects of earthquakes. This enhanced seismic network is now allowing USGS and partners to implement ShakeMap (available at: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/shakemapſ) in the City of Anchorage. This tool will provide first responders with the information they need to assess the intensity and distribution of strong ground shaking in the critical minutes following an earthquake. The USGS Scientist who developed ShakeMap—a rapidly generated computer map that shows the location, severity, and extent of strong ground shaking within minutes of an earthquake earned the prestigious Legacy Award for his work. He not only developed the methodology behind ShakeMap, but also coordinated implementation of the system in emergency response centers across the western United States. Efforts in restoring the Everglades provide an outstanding example of basic research with science applications that address issues resulting from nearly a century of wetland drainage and impoundment and that provide the information needed to restore the health of this unique ecosystem. The USGS provides the primary science support to the Department for resource management and restoration in South Florida. These and other studies are providing the highest quality scientific research and scientific information so that our partners at Interior and State and local agencies can fulfill their resource management and technical responsibilities. Over the past few years, changes have been made by one or another of the disciplines in the use of these definitions in classifying their activities. The USGS has created a team consisting of the chief scientists for each of the disciplines and an OBP representative to analyze the classification of R&D across the bureau to ensure consistency in interpretation and application of the OMB definitions. U.S. Geological Survey 89 Research and Development Criteria DOI Goals By R&D Type FY 2004 to 2007 (Dollars in Thousands) FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 DCI Goals and R&D Type Actual Actual Enacted Request Resource Protection improve health of watershed and landscapes R&D Basic 1,213 1,193 2,881 2,795 R&D Applied 37,214 36,732 37,043 35,931 R&D Development 2,778 2,732 1,235 1,197 Subtotal, R&D for 1.1 41,205 40,657 41,459 39,923 T.2, Sustain biological communities R&D Basic 3,945 3,901 7,841 7,675 R&D Applied 97,351 96,603 98,196 96,010 R&D Development 7,366 7,285 3,884 3,823 Subtotal, R&D for 1.2 t()3,662 107,789 109,921 107,508 Subtotal, Resource Protection ſº-º- R&D Basic - 5,158 5,094 10,722 10,470 R&D Applied 134,565 133,335 135,239 131,941 R&D Development 10,144 10,017 5,119 5,020 Subtotal, R&D for 1.X 149,867 148,446 151,080 147,431 Resource Use 2.1 Manage or influence resource use - energy R&D Basic 5,014 4,650 4,752 5,226 R&D Applied 20,054 18,600 19,008 20,904 R&D Development () 0. O 0 Subtotal, R&D for 2.1 25,068 35:55 23,760 26,130 2.2 Manage or influence resource use - non-energy R&D Basic 11,096 10,803 10,555 6,158 R&D Applied 44,385 43,211 42,219 24,632 R&D Development O O 0 0 Subtotal, R&D for 2.2 55,481 54,014 52,774 30,790 Subtotal, Resource Use R&D Basic 16,110 15,453 15,307 11,384 R&D Applied 64,439 61,811 61,227 45,536 R&D Development O O O 0 Subtotal, R&D for 2.X 80,549 77,264 76,534 56,920 -º-º-º: Serving Communities Protect lives, resources, and property R&D Basic 1,978 2,072 2,404 2,393 R&D Applied 32,444 33,074 38,084 38,284 R&D Development 17,270 21,015 21,162 21,530 Subtotal, R&D for 4.1 54,392 56,161 61,650 62,205 4.2 Advance knowledge through scientific leadership & informed decisions R&D Basic 13,423 13,068 13,400 13,456 R&D Applied 236,238 232,669 235,237 229,263 R&D Development 21,261 18,608 20,693 22,797 Subtotal, R&D for 4.2. 270,922 264,345 269,330 265,516 Subtotal, Serving Communities R&D Basic 15,401 15,140 15,804 15,847 R&D Applied 268,382 265,743 273,321 267,547 R&D Deveiopment 38,531 39,623 41,855 44,327 Subtotal, R&D for 4.X 322,314 320,506 330,980 327,721 º- º- Total R&D Basic 36,669 35,687 41,833 37,701 R&D Applied 467,386 460,889 469,787 445,024 R&D Development 48,675 49,640 46,974 49,347 Subtotai, R&D for Ali DOl Goals 552,730 546,216 558,594 532,072 USGS Budget Authority 937,984 948,564 970,645 944,760 C - 10 U.S. Geological Survey 90 Budget at a Giance 2007 Budgetary Changes at a Glance (Dollars in Thousands) Fixed 2007 FY 2005 FY 2006 Costs internai Program President's Actual Enacted Changes Transfers Changes Budget Appropriation: Surveys, investigations and Research Geographic Research, Investigations, & Remote Sensing Cooperative Topographic Mapping 71,393 68,855 0 -68,855 0 0. Land Remote Sensing 32,730 45,713 293 2,768 12,980 61,754 TLDCM Development Costs NA NA 15,950 (15,950) 2 Eliminate America View [3,000] (2,970] -2,970 [O] Geographic Analysis and Monitoring 14,628 14,705 369 1,786 -2,000 14,860 i Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project NA NA 300 (300] 2 Reduce Geographic Research [2,300] [2,300. -2,300 {0} Total, GRIRS 118,751 129,273 662 -64,301 10,980 76,614 Geologic Hazards, Resources, & Processes Geologic Hazard Assessments 84,079 81,000 896 0 500 82,395 Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project - NA TA 500 Í500] Geologic Landscape & Coastal Assessments 76,253 77,752 $32 0. -838 78,106 Tintegrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project NA NA 200 (200] 2 Reduce Global Dust Study - Unrequested Earmark [734) (726) -247 [479] 3 Eliminate Florida Shelf Research - Unrequested Earmark iMA (591] -591 {0} Geologic Resource Assessments 77,014 76,534 1,325 {} -20,943 56,946 T Gas Hydrate Research [1,500] [1970) .." 500 {2,470) 2 Energy Studies and Assessments (Oil Shake) fiA NA 500 {500] 3 Preservation of Data NA NA 1,000 [1,000] 4 Reduce Minerals Research and Assessment Activities [53,764] [52,774] {954] –22,943 [30,785] Total, GHRP 237,346 235,286 3,213 0. -21,081 217,418 Water Resources investigations Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments & Research $42,454 142,527 2,805 Đ -3,456 141,876 TIntegrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project RIA NA 200 (200; 2 National Streamflow information Program [13,814] (13,944) {295] 2,325 [16,564] 3 Memphis Aquifer Study- Unrequested Earmark MA [493] -493 {O} 4 Ozark Aquifer Study - Unrequested Earmark NA (227] -227 [0] 5 NAWCA Technical Support 1954; {940] -940 [O] 6 Petroleum Contamination Study (Oklahoma) 1227] |227] -227 [0] 7 Roubidoux Aquifer (Oklahoma) – Unrequested Earmark [1,460) [1,231} -1,231 [0] 3 Hood Canal Fish Mortality Study (Washington) – Unrequested (345) [99] -99 [0] 9 San Pedro Partnership - Unrequested Earmark (247) (296) -296 10 Long-Term Estuary Assessment Group (Louisiana) [859) [846] -8.46 [Q] 11 Reduce Water Quality Monitoring at Lake Champlain {453] (448) -291 [157] 12 Complete Collection of Hydrologic Data at Tongue River (Montana) [877) (887) -887 [0] 13 Reduce Monitoring of Water Resources in Hawaii [437] [444] -444 [O] Cooperative Water Program 62,337 62,833 1,338 {} -2,000 62,171 Reduce Cooperative Water Program {62,337] [62,833] {1,338] - 2,000 [62,171) Water Resources Research Act Program 3,409 6,404 —º Q -6,404 -*. Eliminate Funding for 54 State Water Resource institutes (6,409) (6,404] [O] -6,404 [0] Total, WRi 211,200 211,764 4,143 0. -11,860 204,047 D - 1 U.S. Geological Survey 91 Program Changes Fixed 2007 FY 2005 FY 2006 Costs Internai Program President's Actual Enacted Changes Transfers Changes Budget Biological Research Biological Research and Monitoring 133,136 i40,686 2,036 0. -6,430 $35,892. 1 NatureServe NA NA 1,000 [1,000] 2 integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project NA NA 300 (300) 3 Pacific Northwest Forest Program (2,922] [2,879] -1,000 (1,879) 4 Biological Assistance to NAWQA [603] [594] -594 [0] 5 Wildſie Resources Program (509] [509] -509 [0] 5 Reduction to Avian influenza Funding NA (3,670; –400 (3,270] 7 Molecular Biology at Leetown (West Virginia)-Unrequested Earmark [779] [788) -788 [O] 8 Mark Twain National Forest Lead Mining–Unrequested Earmark [731) {345] -345 [0] 9 Diamondback Terrapin Study (Maryland) — Unrequested Earmark (195] (197 -197 [0] 10 Pallid Sturgeon Research-Unrequested Earmark {296] (345} -345 [O] 11 DNA Bear Sampling in Montana - Unrequested Earmark [974] 1394] -394 (O) 12 Multidisc. Water Study at Leetown (West Virginia)- Unrequested Earmark [292] [197; .197 {0} 13 Great Lakes Science Center Boat Dock- Unrequested Earmark NA [1,409) -1,409 [O] j4 Equipment at Anadromous Fish Lab (Massachusetts) - Unrequested Earmark NA [448] -148 [Q] 15 Tunison Lab - Unrequested Earmark NA (247] -247 [0] 16 Potomac Snakehead Program - Unrequested Earmark NA [172] .172 [Q] 17 Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center-Unrequested NA [197] .197 {0} 18 Science Excellence with FWS - Unrequested Earmark NA [197] -197 [Q] 19 wory-billed Woodpecker Survey Equipment - Unrequested Earmark NA {394] -394 [0] 20 Wetland Ecology Center at Univ. of Missouri–Unrequested Earmark NA {197] .197 [O] Biological information Management & Delivery. 23,999 23,794 173 O -2,000 21,967 Reduce Funding for the National Biological Information infrastructure (8,592] {B,349) -2,000 (6,349; Cooperative Research Units 14,570 $4,664 274 {} {} 14,938 Total, BR 171,699 178,544 2,483 {} -8,430 172,597 Enterprise information Enterprise information Security and Technology 22:7:14 24,886 309 0. Fºl 35,972. j DOI WCF increase NA NA 1,297 [1,297 2 Operational Efficiencies (500] {500] -500 [0] Enterprise information Resources 16,989 16,900 225 O –489 16,636 -TEETWEFTEga; NA NA 11 [11] 2 Operational Efficiences [500] |500] -500 [0] National Geospatial tram 4,670 4,628 863 64,301 -1,170 68,622 1 DO! WCF increase NA NA T55 TEST 2 integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project NA NA 680 (680) 3 Geospatial Data integration (2,000] {2,000] -2,000 {0} Total, El 44,373 46,394 1,397 64,301 -862 111,230 Science Support . 65,584 69,302 2,090 0. -4,010 67,382 TLandsat Pay-back NA [3,941) -3,941 TOT 2 Bureau Support Staff (69; (69) –69 [0] Facilities 94,611 94.732 1,230 Ü -540 95,472 Space Management Savings ETO) (540) -540 [O] SIR, TOTAL 943,564 965,345 #5,218 G -35,803 944,760 D - 2 U.S. Geological Survey 92 Program Increases Program increases (Dollars in thousands) FY 2007 Component º nº. ($000) Landsat Data Continuity Mission 15,950 G - 5 Energy Resources 2,000 H - 103 National Streamflow information Program - 2,325 ! - 44 NatureServe 1,000 J - 8 Departmental Working Capital Fund 1,458 K-5, K - 15, K-24 Integrated Multi-Hazard Demonstration Project 2,180 °. * º ;: º; 71, Totai $24,913 Geographic Research, Investigations, and Remote Sensing Land Remote Sensing Subactivity Landsat Data Continuity Mission +$15,950,000 The Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM), also known as Landsat 8, will acquire and deliver highly calibrated, moderate resolution remotely sensed data that will extend the legacy of continuous collection of Landsat-like data. The Interior/USGS pivotal role in the mission is to design, implement and operate ground systems to provide the user community easy, reliable, and long-term access to geo-corrected products generated from the Landsat 8 data. Between now and the launch of the satellite, the USGS will conduct engineering studies, develop a design, and implement a system capable of supporting the LDCM requirements. The USGS is responsible for designing, developing, and integrating a complex ground processing system that will acquire, process, archive, radiometrically and geometrically correct, and distribute Landsat 8 data to a well-established worldwide remote sensing community. Landsat 8 data and products will be available to the user community during FY 2011. The volume of data will be four times greater than that collected by Landsat 7, due to a combination of more daily acquisitions, additional spectral bands, and higher radiometric (brightness) resolution. This initiative meets both USGS and Department of Interior strategic objectives. U.S. Geological Survey D - 3 93 Program Changes Geologic Hazards, Resources, and Processes Geologic Resources Assessments Energy Resources +$2,000,000 $ Energy Program — The proposed increase of $500,000 is to expand work for which Congress provided $498,000 in FY 2006 to the Energy Resources Program (ERP) for study of gas hydrates on the North Slope of Alaska. The Department proposes - increasing this $498,000 to $998,000 in FY 2007, for a coordinated effort with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Minerals Management Service (MMS). The additional funds will enable a more comprehensive, cooperative effort with the BLM and MMS that includes (1) additional studies in hydrate-bearing areas of Federal jurisdiction (such as the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska), (2) a growth in the data processed, interpreted, and made available for hydrate research, and (3) study of the properties of gas hydrates in a variety of geologic and climatic settings to determine those settings and properties of greatest advantage in making hydrates a viable energy resource Green River Oil Shale Assessment — The proposed increase of $500,000 is to support Energy Policy Act 2005 legislation requiring a national assessment of the oil shale resources in the United States. USGS will begin the assessment in 2007 with USGS geologists in concert with IT or Geographic Information System (GIS) contractors and experts from State surveys. The proposed funding is necessary to procure contractual digitizing services (no past oil shale information is digital), build GlS databases, and partner with State surveys to conduct the evaluation and assessment efforts. The first analysis will be to determine the location, quality, and quantity of the Green River oil shale deposits of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming (a 2-year effort). The proposed funding would be used to (1) determine the status and quality of all existing assessment data and maps, and locations of same, for these deposits, (2) determine areas of inadequate coverage of assessment data and gather additional data needed for better evaluation of the deposits, (3) evaluate the geophysical logs of oil and gas wells drilled on oil shale lands to understand the oil shale distribution, (4) digitize existing USGS oil shale resource maps, prepared in the 1980s, for immediate public distribution, (5) work on a new series of maps, sections, and tables using GIS programs to update the older oil shale quality analyses, which are central to an oil shale assessment, and (6) produce an assessment of the thickness, grade, and abundance of these oil shale deposits as well as create and compile digital (GIS) maps with overlays showing overburden thickness, grade, and abundance of the Green River oil shale resources in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. Preservation of Geological and Geophysical Data — The proposed increase of $1,000,000 would be used to meet mandates in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The USGS plans a multistage response. The first stage will be undertaken in FY 2006 starting with the formation of an ad hoc Preservation Subcommittee under the Federal Advisory Committee (FAC) for the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program. The Subcommittee will develop an implementation plan, which must be submitted to Congress within one year of enactment of the law, for the new preservation program. This plan will set priorities for several funding scenarios within the proposed funding level. A survey of Department of the Interior agencies and State geological surveys will be undertaken in FY 2006 to discover the risk to geological and geophysical data holdings managed by these agencies, and estimate the resources needed to rescue and make available these materials, Finally, the Office of the Chief Scientist for Geology will create a position to U.S. Geological Survey 94 Program increases coordinate the preservation program and work with National Science Foundation (NSF) and the geologic community on common geoinformatics data issues, in the second stage, several high-priority preservation efforts will be undertaken in FY 2007 with the proposed increase: • A national data archive of geologic and geophysical information, including maps, well logs, engineering data and samples will be designed and started, Approximately 1,000 pallets of important oil shale cores, currently inaccessible and stored in the Anvil Mine, west of Denver, CO, will be brought to the USGS core repository at the Denver Federal Center, curated, and made available to researchers both within USGS and private industry, An expansion of the effort to preserve and make accessible on-line the extensive offshore seismic reflection data along the west coast of the United States donated by private industry, º • Begin addressing the Department of the Interior preservation and data rescue needs recognized in the survey conducted during FY 2006, • Fund the program position on the Chief Scientist's staff to coordinate all data/sample preservation efforts and geoinformatics, and Initiate curation of critical paleontologic and other energy-related collections. Water Resources investigations Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments and Research Subactivity National Streamflow information Program +$2,325,000 The funds requested would enable the USGS to continue operation of 114 streamgages that would otherwise have been shut down due to anticipated loss of partner contributions. The funds would also allow the number of streamgages to increase by 30. Also, funding would give the USGS the flexibility to continue operations at high-priority sites identified in the NSIP plan as "Federal interest" streamgages, in the event that non-USGS funding partners decrease their contributions in FY 2007. Though the total number of streamgages has increased over the past 3 years, the loss of partner funding has caused a number of streamgage shut-downs in the last few years, and this trend is expected to continue in FY 2007, especially in Mississippi and Louisiana, where the budgets of State and local partner agencies have been taxed to their limit in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The USGS anticipates that the funding requested for FY 2007 will help to ease the impact of funding pressures among the network's 800 partner agencies nationwide. In addition, the funds would provide resources for technological investments that will make the entire network more cost-efficient in the long term. These include procurement or development of improved Software for data collection and data processing, and new instruments that are more reliable or make the data collection process more efficient. U.S. Geological Survey D - 5 95 Program Changes - - Biological Research Biological Research and Monitoring Subactivity NatureServe +$1,000,000 Funding is provided for NatureServe as part of a broader strategy to improve delivery and access of information needed to support Department of the Interior bureaus in the fulfillment of their missions. The funding will support maintenance of the Natural Heritage database, an available database of nationally consistent species and ecosystem information needed for many forms of decisionmaking. More broadly, program components of the Biological Resources discipline (such as the National Biological Information infrastructure (NBII), Gap Analysis (GAP), and Status and Trends) will work with NatureServe and other partners to make information on the distribution of rare and endangered species and threatened ecosystems accessible by all Department of the Interior employees in versions that allow field offices to input their own data points and to analyze scenarios on the impacts of alternative management plans. This includes supporting analyses that can be applied to research and monitoring as well as natural resource management needs so that they can incorporate information from a variety of sources to understand the linkages between rare and endangered species and threatened ecosystems and the impacts and (or) effects of invasive species, diseases, climate change and natural hazards. Enterprise Information Departmental Working Capital Fund +$1,458,000 Additional increases are requested for the centrally billed portion of the Working Capital Fund as follows: • Enterprise information Security and Technology (+$1,297,000) — Enterprise Services Network and Electronic Messaging System. • Enterprise information Resources (+$11,000) — FOIA appeals. • Enterprise information National Geospatial Program (+$150,000) — Department Geographic information Management. Other Increases Integrated Multi-Hazard Demonstration Project +$2,180,000 Geographic Analysis and Monitoring (+$300,000) — The Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project in Southern California, part of a multi-year initiative, focuses on (1) research and assessments on the cause and consequences of natural hazards, (2) response to the hazard events that merges information about disparate hazards into integrated products to support land-use planning, hazards mitigation, emergency response, and business recovery, and (3) information-sharing with the community to help society prepare for and recover from natural disasters. One goal of this work is to reduce losses of life and property D - 6 U.S. Geological Survey 96 Program Increases from natural disasters, which supports the end outcome goal of "Protect lives, resources, and property" under the mission goal of Serving Communities. The Geographic Analysis and Monitoring part of the project will leverage $300,000 of new funds with $700,000 from cost savings or from the redirection of lower priority work to provide interactive GIS databases and decision support tools that incorporate new and existing information from seismic, flood, and geodetic monitoring systems for six natural hazards (earthquakes, tsunamis, fires, landslides, extreme coastal storms and floods) and land use/land cover characteristics. Web-based techniques that incorporate spatial and temporal hazards data will be developed to improve risk communication processes. These databases and decision support tools will assist in developing integrated hazard products for use in hazard mitigation planning, emergency management operations, and protection of business, industry, and government facilities in Southern California. The USGS will form 1 partnership in 2007 to link scientific information to societal decisions and 3 more in 2008 and beyond. Earthquake Hazards (+$300,000) — The Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project in Southern California, part of a multi-year initiative, will focus on integrating information and products about multiple hazards to improve the usefulness of this information in reducing loss of life and property from natural hazards, which supports the end outcome goal of "Protect lives, resources, and property" under the mission goal of Serving Communities. The development of integrated databases and the enhancement of IT systems to track multiple hazards will facilitate more rapid communication and response to the user community, regardless of the timeframe of a natural disaster. The requested increase for the Earthquake Hazards Program (EHP) component of this demonstration project is $300,000, to be enhanced by $700,000 from the redirection or postponement of lower priority work. The EHP role will be to conduct a systematic study of the earthquake history of the southernmost 550 kilometers of the San Andreas Fault. Another component is analysis of the geodetic information about land-surface movements collected by the NSF-funded Plate Boundary Observatory, which is deploying a network of GPS sensors along key portions of the plate boundary in the region. This work will benefit from leveraging the activities of the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) which has identified the southern San Andreas Fault as a concentrated research topic for the next several years. The results from this assessment will be incorporated into a multi-hazard GłS framework developed in partnership with State and local emergency managers tasked with responding to earthquake events. Redirected funds will be used to initiate development of a first-ever time-dependent seismic hazard assessment for California. This effort will expand upon the time-independent assessment being conducted in FY 2006 in concert with the California Geological Survey and SCEC, and will be leveraged with support from the California Earthquake Authority (CEA). Redirected funds will also be used to seismically instrument structures in high-hazard areas of Southern California in order to collect data on building fragility, a key factor in understanding the region's earthquake risk. - Landslide Hazards (+$200,000) — The Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project in Southern California, part of a multi-year initiative, will focus on integrating information and products about multiple hazards to improve the usefulness of this information in reducing loss of life and property from natural hazards, which supports the end outcome goal of "Protect lives, resources, and property" under the mission goal of Serving Communities. The development of integrated databases and the enhancement of IT systems to track multiple hazards will facilitate more rapid communication and response to the user community, regardless of the timeframe of a natural disaster. - U.S. Geological Survey D - 7 97 Program Changes The LHP role in the Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project will be to implement a system for issuing watches and warnings of flash floods and debris flows in previously burned areas in Southern California in a joint effort with the NOAA. This information will be entered into interactive GIS databases with other hazards information to provide immediate and comprehensive response to decisionmakers and the public. The requested funds of $200,000 will be enhanced by $100,000 redirected from lower priority work. The increased funding to LHP will enhance several important performance measures already in place. Training and technical assistance will be given to National Weather Service meteorologists in Southern California, so they may understand how to incorporate debris flow advisories into flash flood warnings. Additional landslide hazard assessments for newly burned areas will be carried out, and the rain gauge network required for the successful implementation of the debris flow warning system in Southern California will become more robust. The LHP role in the Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project will be to implement a system for issuing watches and warnings of flash floods and debris flows in previously burned areas in Southern California in a joint effort with NOAA. The NOAA/USGS Debris-Flow Warning System was initiated as a pilot project in FY 2006 through a Memorandum of Agreement. Coastal and Marine Geology (+$200,000) — The Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project in Southern California, part of a multi-year initiative, will focus on integrating information and products about multiple hazards to improve the usefulness of this information in reducing loss of life and property from natural hazards, which supports the end outcome goal of "Protect lives, resources, and property" under the mission goal of Serving Communities. The development of integrated databases and the enhancement of IT systems to track multiple hazards will facilitate more rapid communication and response to the user community, regardless of the timeframe of a natural disaster. With $200,000 of requested funds and $200,000 from cost savings, CMG will develop models and tools to assess coastal vulnerability to extreme storm events, in partnership with the State of California and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. CMG will continue collaborative activities with the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program and the University of Southern California to advance tsunami modeling and inundation mapping. National Streamflow information Program (+$200,000) — To improve efficiencies and effectiveness of current research and response to natural hazards, the USGS is proposing a demonstration project that holistically links natural hazards mitigation efforts in specific geographic areas. The NSIP part of the demonstration project includes flood inundation analysis and improved streamgaging networks to fill critical gaps in the areal coverage within the project area. About 18 streamgages and raingages will be added to the existing network in the Southern California study area. Sites will be upgraded to allow real-time transmission of soils and environmental monitoring data. These data are used in flood, landslide, and debris- flow forecasting and warning. The work described above would be accomplished with a combination of the $200,000 increase requested in this budget and the redirection of $900,000 from lower priority NSIP activities in other areas of the country. Biological Research and Monitoring (+$300,000) — The Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project in Southern California, part of a multi-year initiative, will focus on integrating information and products about multiple hazards to improve the usefulness of this information in reducing loss of life and property from natural hazards, which supports the end outcome goal of "Protect lives, resources, and property" under the mission goal of Serving D - 8 U.S. Geological Survey 98 Program increases Communities. The development of integrated databases and the enhancement of information technology systems to track multiple hazards will facilitate more rapid communication and response to the user Community, regardless of the timeframe of a natural disaster. One element of this integrated project would focus on wildfire research. New work on investigations on the role of fire suppression and fuels accumulation in chaparral ecosystems, specifically on the relation of wildfire intensity and severity to fuels accumulations affected by historical fire suppression, human fire ignitions during extreme weather conditions, and the interspersion of urban and wildland areas will build on current activities. An additional $100,000 would be redirected from lower priority fire activities to this initiative. The USGS would provide one workshop for customers in FY 2007. - National Geospatial Program (+$680,000) — The budget includes an increase of $680,000 to continue development and implementation of the El activities related to the Integrated Multi- Hazards Demonstration Project. The USGS will redirect $1,000,000 from lower priority activities to make enhancements to key IT infrastructure components to support the Integrated Multi- Hazards Demonstration Project. Enhancements will include providing more intensive network monitoring and technical support service for selected critical network components to detect and restore outages as quickly as possible, as well as acquisition of network hardware and software (switches, routers, etc.) and additional leased circuits to strengthen network redundancy and failover. U.S. Geological Survey D - 9 99 Program Changes FY 2007 Priority Goals and Resources by DOI Goal ($000) Resource Protection ther: ºrita; "Biological Research, Biological Research and Ł Monitoring Though the program contributes to the strategic goal of sustaining biological communities, there are no performance measures specificatiy linked to this program change, Biological Research, $7,000 Biological Research and Monitoring Resource Use àeºlogic Resource ; : : - - -, ... --> → ~ * : * impact in Outyears Assessment, Energy Resources Assessment, Energy Resources Geological and Geophysical Data Geologic Resource Green River Oil Shafe $500 Impact in Outyears Assessment, Energy Assessment Resources Geologic Resource Preservation of $1,000 impact in Outyears Serving Communities $300T, t Hazards Assessments, Landslide Geologic Hazard Hazards initiative Assessments, Earthquake to customers (risk/hazard assessments) Hazards +1 formal workshops or training provided to customers (instances/issues/events) Geologic Hazard Hazards Initiative $200 Though the program contributes to the strategic goal of protecting lives, resources, and property, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this program change. U.S. Geological Survey 100 Program increases "Geographic Research, - Landsat Data $15,950 +16% of ground system designed, built and investigations, and Remote Continuity Mission tested in FY 2007 Sensing, Land Remote - Sensing Geographic Research, Hazards initiative $300 +1 partnership formed to link scientific investigations, and Remote information and societal decisions Sensing, Geographic Analysis and Monitoring Geologic Hazard Hazards initiative $200 +i systematic analyses & investigations delivered Assessments, Coastal and to customers (risk/hazard assessments) Marine Geology - Water Resources Network Operations $2,325 | +1% content and expanse of knowledge base (% Investigations, Hydrologic of proposed streamflow sites currently in Monitoring, Assessments, operation that meet one or more Federal needs) and Research, National +144 real-time streamgages reporting in Streamflow information NWSWeb Program +1% river basins that have streamflow stations +1% WRD streamflow stations with 30 or more years of record Water Resources Hazards initiative $200 Though the program contributes to the strategic investigations, Hydrologic goals of advancing knowledge through scientific Monitoring, Assessments, leadership and informing decisions through the and Research, National applications of science, there are no performance Streamflow information measures specifically linked to this program Program change. Enterprise Information, | Enterprise Services $1,297 Though the program contributes to the strategic Enterprise information Network and goals of advancing knowledge through scientific Security and Technology Electronic Messaging leadership and informing decisions through the System applications of science, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this program change. Enterprise information, FOIA Appeals $11 Though the program contributes to the strategic Enterprise information goals of advancing knowledge through scientific Resources leadership and informing decisions through the applications of science, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this program change. Enterprise information, Geographic $150 Though the program contributes to the strategic National Geospatial Program | information goals of advancing knowledge through scientific Management leadership and informing decisions through the - applications of science, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this program change. Enterprise information, Hazards Initiative $680 Though the program contributes to the strategic National Geospatial Program goals of advancing knowledge through scientific leadership and informing decisions through the applications of science, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this program change. U.S. Geological Survey 101 Program Decreases (Dollars in thousands) Program Decreases FY 2007 Component º: nº. ($000) AmericaWiew -$2,970 G - 5 Geographic Research -$2,300 G - 22 Earth Surface Dynamics — Global Dusty Study -$247 H - 53 Coastal and Marine Geology — Florida Shelf Research -$591 H - 72 Mineral Resources -$22,943 H - 91 Memphis Aquifer Study -$493 |- 5 Ozark Aquifer Study -$227 | - 5 National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) -$940 | - 15 Roubidoux Aquifer -$1,231 1 - 25 Skiatook Lake Study of Petroleum-Related Contamination -$227 | - 25 Hood Canal -$99 | – 37 San Pedro Partnership -$296 # - 37 Participation in the Long-Term Estuary Assessment Group -$846 | - 38 (LEAG) Consortium Lake Champiain Monitoring -$291 1 – 55 Monitoring Water in Hawaii -$444 | – 55 Tongue River Coalbed Methane Study -$887 | – 55 Cooperative Water Program investigations -$2,000 i – 67 Grants to State Water Resources Research Institutes -$6,404 i – 79 Pacific Northwest Forest Program -$1,000 J - 8 Biological Assistance to NAWQA -$594 J - 9 Wildlife, Terrestrial, and Endangered Resources -$509 J - 9 Molecular Biology at Leetown Science Center -$788 J - 9 Mark Twain National Forest Lead Mining Study -$345 J - 9 Diamondback Terrapin Study -$1.97 J - 9 Palid Sturgeon Research -$345 J - 9 Bear DNA Sampling in Montana -$394 J - 9 Multidisciplinary Water Study at Leetown -$1.97 J - 9 Great Lakes Science Center Boat Dock -$1,409 J - 9 Equipment at Anadromous Fish Lab -$148 J - 9 Tunison Lab Atlantic Saimon Research -$247 J - 9 Potomac Snakehead Program -$172 J - 9 Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center -$1.97 J - 10 Science Excellence with the FWS -$1.97 J - 10 Ivory-billed Woodpecker -$394 J - 10 U.S. Geological Survey 102 Program Changes FY 2007 Component º: nº. ($000) Wetland Ecology Center with the University of Missouri -$197 J - 10 One-time FY 2006 Supplemental Costs (Avian lnfluenza) -$400 J - 10 National Biological Information infrastructure -$2,000 J - 33 Enterprise information Security and Technology, Operational -$500 K - 5 Efficiencies Enterprise Information Resources, Operational Efficiencies -$500 K - 15 Geospatial Data Integration -$2,000 K - 24 Landsat Pay-back -$3,941 L - i Director's and Bureau Support Staffs -$69 L-1 Space Management -$540 M - 5 Tota; -$60,716 Mapping, Remote Sensing, and Geographic Investigations Land Remote Sensing Subactivity - AmericaWiew -$2,970,000 This decrease will end Federal funding for a State-level network that provides access to information and imagery archives for university participants and other users at all levels of public service. Federal outreach activities begun under the program will be eliminated, as will limited support for research and applications development, curriculum development and student support. Geographic Analysis and Monitoring Subactivity Geographic Research -$2,300,000 The FY 2007 budget request proposes a decrease to lower priority resources within Geographic Analysis and Monitoring program to assist in funding the costs of the LDCM. The following lower priority programs will be affected: • Urban studies — Monitor the environmental conditions of urban areas across the United States and model the impacts of increasing urbanization on environmental quality. This reduction to the GAM program will terminate these urban studies and reduce staff. • Interior Lands Studies — Conducts research to analyze environmental impacts on Department of Interior lands and areas of interest. The proposed reduction eliminates funding for these projects, resulting in the reduction of staff and ending current agreements with interior bureaus. • Human Health — Participates in human health studies related to assessments of water quality and the spread of the West-Nile virus across the country. Geographic research on all health-related research will be stopped and staff reduced. U.S. Geological Survey 103 Program Decreases Geologic Hazards, Resources, and Processes Geologic Landscape & Coastal Assessments Subactivity Earth Surface Dynamics - -$247,000 Global Dust Study — The proposed funding decrease in the Global Dust Study would reduce the current scope of the project and discontinue additional analyses of dust composition and its impacts. Additional planned studies which include microbiological, mineralogical and geochemical studies of major dust source areas in Africa and Asia and investigations of pathways of dust and included organic contaminants to organisms in impacted ecosystems (e.g., coral reefs) would be eliminated or reduced. Coastal and Marine Geology -$591,000 Florida Shelf Research — The requested decrease will eliminate efforts funded in FY 2006 by Congressional earmark to support geological and environmental characterization of the inner shelf region of Fiorida. Efforts will be ended with the State of Florida and the University of South Florida to provide environmental characterization for the management of submerged resources; to develop collaborative mapping programs, including inventory, synthesis, and management of existing data and new data collection. The USGS will also not continue participation in the Gulf of Mexico Alliance action plan. Geologic Resource Assessments Subactivity #Mineral Resources -$22,943,000 The Mineral Resources Program (MRP) conducts basic research in ore deposits, geochemistry, and geophysics and applied research in national and international mineral assessments that benefit States, local governments, industry, and academia, in addition to many Federal programs. With current budget constraints, the Administration is focusing its efforts in mineral resource assessments and research to those efforts that support the needs of Federal land management programs and expects that universities or other entities will undertake assessments and research that support non-Federal needs. This funding level will keep the core Federal program intact, providing the information and analyses that address the Department's strategic plan goals concerning Resource Use. The proposed reductions to the budget for MRP will result in a significantly scaled-back program that will conduct three site-specific mineral resource projects and mineral resource assessments for Federal land management agencies in the lower 48 States, provide regional-scale geologic data and mineral resource assessments in three areas of Alaska, complete collection of national-scale data characterizing earth materials, collect data only on domestic production and utilization of 100 mineral commodities, and manage four national-scale long term databases. The proposed reductions will be addressed with the following specific actions: • Termination of an international collaboration to provide a global assessment of potential for undiscovered mineral resources; • Discontinuation of research on improving methods of mineral resource assessment and on enhancing applications of GIS to mineral resource assessments; U.S. Geological Survey D - #5 104 Program Changes • Discontinuation of most research and data collection projects, including: - Research in the lower 48 States and Alaska on processes that form ore deposits, – Geo-environmental research aimed at understanding processes through which metals are dispersed through the environment (the basis for partnerships in watersheds challenged with abandoned mine sites), - industrial minerals research, - Application of remotely sensed data to meet the needs of Interior bureaus, including remote characterization of mineral products released at abandoned mine sites and prioritization of specific remediation targets, – Research on the human health consequences of mineral materials, including dusts and toxins such as mercury and arsenic, and - – A comprehensive soil geochemical survey of the United States, • Elimination of support for at least 8 USGS geochemical and geophysical labs, º Elimination of the collection of data on international production and utilization of 100 mineral COmmodities, - • Termination of research and analysis of minerals and materials life cycles, materials flows, and future uses of minerals and materials, and The proposed decrease would require that USGS eliminate at least 180 jobs held by employees at nine locations across the United States (Denver, CO; Flagstaff, AZ; Menlo Park, CA; Mounds Elimination of the Mineral Resources External Research Program (MRERP), which makes grants to non-Federal entities to conduct research addressing MRP goals. View, MN; Reno, NV; Reston, VA; Spokane, WA; Seattle, WA; and Tucson, AZ). Ground-Water Resources Program Water Resources investigations Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments and Research Subactivity The reduction will end two unrequested earmarked projects. These projects are not Administration or USGS priorities and do not address the highest priority science needs in ground-water research and monitoring. This will keep the core program intact while allowing the USGS to make the best use of resources. Memphis Aquifer Study (-$493,000) — This reduction would end a project begun in FY 2006 that supports hydrologic monitoring, geologic mapping, and modeling provided by three USGS Water Science Centers in support of the Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee Regional Aquifer Study. Ozark Aquifer Study (-$227,000)—This reduction would end a project begun in FY 2006 to develop a ground-water flow model of the Ozark and Springfield Plateau aquifers in the tri-State (KS, MO, and OK) area. Performance impacts of these reductions will not occur until FY 2008 or later. -$720,000 D - 16 U.S. Geological Survey 105 Program Decreases National Water-Quality Assessment -$940,000 These activities do not address the highest priority science needs in water-quality research and monitoring. This funding level will keep the core program intact while allowing the USGS to make the best use of resources. This reduction would focus on a portion of the funding used for national technical support and training activities for the geographically distributed USGS water- quality studies. This support provides quality control to assure the technical excellence of water-quality field programs and provides a structured way of transferring new technology to USGS investigative and data activities that are primarily conducted at the USGS Water Science Centers located in each State. Technical support also includes a formal way of establishing priorities for water-quality research by the USGS and provides a mechanism to make water- quality information available to other agencies, the scientific community, and the public. The results of the reduction would: • Be somewhat offset by savings resulting from the 2005–06 space consolidation at the National Water Quality Laboratory and the Branch of Quality Systems at the Denver Federal Center; • Slow research and development of field instrumentation and electronic entry of field data using handheld computers for water quality activities; and • Slow technical support to USGS State Water Science Centers for technology transfer and for training in new water-quality techniques. Toxic Substances Hydrology -$1,458,000 The reduction will end one unrequested earmarked project and one project from the base program. The earmarked project does not address the highest priority science needs for toxic substances hydrology research. This will keep the core program intact while allowing the USG to make the best use of resources. - • Roubidoux Aquifer (-$1,231,000) — This is a reduction of an unrequested earmark that will bring to a close a study with the University of Oklahoma to characterize the Tar Creek Superfund site in Oklahoma, including characterization of mine drainage discharges, characterization of waste pile and pond drainage runoff, assessment of in-stream contaminant loading, characterization of asphalt road runoff, assessment of surface water impacts, and air quality and meteorological monitoring. In FY 2005 and 2006, most of the funding went to the University in the form of a pass-through grant. • Skiatook Lake Study of Petroleum-Related Contamination (-$227,000) — The USGS will end a study of petroleum-related contamination at Skiatook Lake in the southeastern part of the Osage Indian Reservation in northeastern Oklahoma. Under the Department's Serving Communities—Advance Knowledge mission goal, the decrease of -$227,000 for the Skiatook Lake study will result in the loss of -1 systematic analysis and investigation in FY 2007, compared to the FY 2006 level. There is no change in FTE or other resources associated with either of the decreases described above. U.S. Geological Survey D - 17 106 Program Changes Hydrologic Research and Development -$1,241,000 The 2007 request eliminates unrequested earmarked projects, as they do not address the highest priority science needs for hydrologic research and development. This will keep the core program intact while allowing the Survey to make the best use of resources. • Hood Canal (-$99,000) — Research to help determine the causes of low dissolved oxygen levels and fish mortality in Hood Canal, WA, is in its final year. FY 2006 funding is being used to complete and publish a study of freshwater and nitrogen inputs into the canal from the surrounding ground water. Under the Department's Serving Communities—Advance Knowledge mission goal, the completion of this study will decrease the "systematic analyses and investigations" performance target by -1. • San Pedro Partnership (-$296,000) — USGS participation in the interagency Upper San Pedro Partnership and the reporting requirements of Public Law 108–136, Section 321, will not be funded. Under the Department's Serving Communities—Advance Knowledge mission goal, the discontinuation of these activities in FY 2007 will affect the "systematic analyses and investigations" performance target by -1. • Participation in the Long-Term Estuary Assessment Group (LEAG) Consortium (-$846,000) — Pass-through grants to Tulane and the other LEAG universities will end, and the USGS will end in-house efforts related to LEAG activities. The USGS will ensure that this shift in priorities does not cause the closure of streamgages or water- quality monitors on the lower Mississippi and tributaries. - Hydrologic Networks and Analysis -$1,622,000 The FY 2007 request will end three unrequested earmarked projects. These projects do not address the highest priority science needs for hydrologic data collection, research, and analysis. This will keep the core program intact while allowing the Survey to make the best use of rèSOUTCéS. • Lake Champlain Monitoring (-$291,000) — The USGS would end expanded water- quality monitoring for mercury and other toxic substances in Lake Champlain. At the level proposed for FY 2007, $157,000 would remain in the program for basic data Collection in the Lake. • Monitoring Water in Hawaii (-$444,000) — The USGS would end expanded monitoring of water resources in Hawaii, in cooperation with the State Department of Natural ResourceS. • Tongue River Coalbed Methane Study (-$887,000) — The USGS would stop the collection of hydrologic data that was begun in FY 2004 to document and establish a baseline for current conditions in the streams in the Tongue River watershed. All data collected in prior years of this effort would continue to be available to the public, though no new data would be available. Under the Department's Serving Communities—Advance Knowledge mission goal, the discontinuation of these activities in FY 2007 will affect performance targets by decreasing the number of real-time data collection sites. The number of sites to be discontinued will depend upon the willingness of non-Federal partners to fund continued operation of those sites. D - 18 U.S. Geological Survey 107 Program Decreases No performance change is shown for these reductions in FY 2007 because performance will not be affected until FY 2008. The -2 systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers reflects reports that will not be delivered due to elimination of the coalbed methane study and elimination of the expanded water-quality work at Lake Champlain. Cooperative Water Program Subactivity Cooperative Investigations -$2,000,000 The interpretive studies portion of the Coop Program includes some turn-over each year as current projects end and new projects begin, according to the needs of the USGS and its non-Federal cooperators. The USGS will take this reduction from areas where projects are scheduled to end during FY 2006, so that projects do not have to be stopped before completion. Since the cooperators provide about two-thirds of the funding for the program, the content of projects is determined in consultation with those cooperators, and specific focus areas are often not known until workplans and joint funding agreements are established during the fiscal year. At the proposed funding level, the Coop Program will still be able to start $5–6 million in new projects in FY 2007. Under the Department's Serving Communities—Advance Knowledge mission goal, this reduction will decrease the number of systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers by -10. Since more than half the funds for the Coop Program are provided by the 1,400 State and local partner agencies, and since the program is highly customer driven, the reduction could also affect two end outcome measures under End Outcome Goal SEO.2: • "Inform decisions through the application of science: Improved access to needed Science information," and - • "Inform decisions through the application of science: Stakeholders reporting that information helped achieve goal." Because of the Cost-sharing requirements in the program's authorizing legislation, it is likely that State and local partners will withdraw funding of about $2 million, resulting in a real decrease to the program of $4 million. This loss of State and local partner funding will also result in an additional loss of -18 FTE, making the total FTE decrease for this program -36. Water Resources Research Act Program Subactivity s 'Grants to the State Water Resources Research Institutes -$6,404,000 The proposed reduction eliminates USGS funding for each of the 54 State Water Resources Research Institutes. The reduction also eliminates USGS support for research projects under the national competitive grant program authorized by section 104(g) of the Water Resources Research Act. This USGS support amounts to less than 6 percent of their total funding. Most of the Institutes have been very successful in generating funding from non-USGS sources and no longer need USGS funding to continue operating. Though the program contributes to the strategic goals of advancing knowledge in the hydrologic sciences, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this program change. U.S. Geological Survey D - 19 108 Program Changes Biological Research Biological Research and Monitoring Subactivity Pacific Northwest Forest Program -$1,000,000 Eliminate or reduce the Scope of ongoing studies of habitat requirements of select species in old-growth forest and riparian ecosystems, and reduce research support for long-term effectiveness monitoring of select management options designed to sustain biodiversity and ecosystem function. The proposed decrease would also reduce ongoing research focused on improving understanding of the consequences of forest management for ecosystem functions, with particular emphasis on biogeochemical cycling. Biological Assistance to NAWQA -$594,000 Lower priority studies that provide information on the impacts of chemical concentrations of substances such as mercury, pesticides, and nutrients found by the NAWQA program on fish, wildlife, and other Interior Trust resources. Wildlife, Terrestrial, and Endangered Resources -$509,000 Reduce funding for lower priority research activities such as those related to migratory birds, marine mammals, and imperiled wildlife species. Molecular Biology at Leetown Science Center - -$788,000 Eliminate research on molecular biology at Leetown, WV, terminating fishery genetics research projects along the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic coast, in the Great Lakes and Finger Lakes, and in northern Appalachia. º - Mark Twain National Forest Lead Mining Study -$345,000 Eliminate a study to determine potential impacts of lead mining in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service. Diamondback Terrapin Study -$197,000 Discontinue a study of the decline of diamondback terrapins in the Chesapeake Bay that is coordinated with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the University of Maryland Cooperative Research Unit. - Pallid Sturgeon Research -$345,000 Eliminate funds for pallid sturgeon research and discontinue scientific investigations to locate and monitor pallid Sturgeon in the Missouri River Basin and document their habitat relationships and requirements for all life stages for population growth. D - 20 U.S. Geological Survey 109 Program Decreases Bear DNA Sampling in Montana -$394,000 A study related to grizzly bear DNA sampling will be completed in FY 2006. Multidisciplinary Water Study at Leetown -$197,000 Eliminate funds for a study of the quantity and quality of the Leetown Science Center's ground water Supply. Great Lakes Science Center Boat Dock -$1,409,000 Eliminate funding for a one-time earmark in FY 2006 for construction of a permanent docking facility for the USGS-owned research vessel Kyi, of the Great Lakes Deepwater Fisheries Program. Equipment at Anadromous Fish Lab -$148,000 Eliminate funds for a one-time earmark in FY 2006 to support the purchase of new equipment at the Anadromous Fish Lab to undertake state-of-the-art research in fish passage, fish migration, and related watershed Science. - Tunison Lab Atlantic Salmon Research -$247,000 End efforts to evaluate salmon strains in key Lake Ontario tributaries that are targeted for restoration and investigations of competition between Atlantic salmon and Pacific salmon in the tributaries, along with Subsequent effects of competition on survival of reintroduced Atlantic SalmOn. Potomac Snakehead Program -$172,000 Eliminate funds earmarked in FY 2006 for Potomac Snakehead studies. Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center -$197,000 End efforts begun in FY 2006 to develop an analytical method for piscicidal concentrations of antimycin A at the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center. Science Excellence with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service -$197,000 Eliminate funds earmarked in FY 2006 that support close coordination and joint funding between the USGS and the FWS for the FWS science excellence initiative. Ivory-billed Woodpecker - -$394,000 Reduce funds for the ivory-billed woodpecker, limiting USGS support to FWS recovery plans and limiting operational funds that are required to monitor and determine the distribution and status of this Species. U.S. Geological Survey D - 21 110 Program Changes Wetland Ecology Center with the University of Missouri -$197,000 Reduce funding for a one-time earmark in FY 2006 to establish a Wetlands Ecology Center of Excellence, a partnership linking University of Missouri, Missouri Department of Conservation, the USGS, and other Federal, State, and private organizations interested. One-time FY 2006 Supplemental Costs (Avian Influenza) -$400,000 Reduce funding for a one-time FY 2006 purchase of a robotic micro sample extractor and molecular biology workstation to process the large number of samples resulting from Highly Pathogenic Avian influenza surveillance activities in Alaska and elsewhere. Biological information Management and Delivery Subactivity National Biological information Infrastructure -$2,000,000 The USGS proposes to reduce funding for 7 of 14 nodes. The USGS would preserve access to data currently served through these nodes by transferring some of the data to the USGS Center for Biological informatics. However, the USGS would be unable to increase the amount of data associated with Some issue areas. The USGS would ensure that there is no impact to data and information critical to hurricane restoration efforts. The impact of the proposed reductions on the individual nodes is shown in the table below. in NBll Node Total Proposed Reduction - –2,000 Results of this proposal would include 6 fewer training/workshop events in FY 2007. The reductions would also result in a decrease of 7 FTE. Enterprise information Enterprise information Security and Technology Subactivity Operational Efficiencies -$500,000 The proposed decrease achieves savings through economies of further IT centralization, consolidated Software and hardware purchases, and workforce planning. D - 22 U.S. Geological Survey 111 Program Decreases Enterprise information Resources Subactivity Operational Efficiencies - - -$500,000 The proposed decrease achieves savings through further consolidation and integration of bureau-level science information delivery services and associated workforce planning. National Geospatial Program Subactivity Geospatial Data integration - -$2,000,000 The proposed reduction would result in a slowing of the development of hydrography, elevation, and imagery data. For hydrography, development of the National Hydrography Dataset would be delayed for remaining areas of interest to Interior bureaus in Montana, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, and the Dakotas. For orthoimagery, the ability to maintain the currentness of high-resolution imagery over urban and natural hazard areas would be diminished. Other Decreases i_andsat Pay-back -$3,941,000 Reduces Science Support for the one-time appropriation of $3,941,000 received in FY 2006. The funding had been provided in 2006 to cover information technology and critical infrastructure investments that were deferred from 2005 to provide resources to cover the funding shortfall in the Landsat program. Director's and Bureau Support Staffs -$69,000 Reduction will be absorbed equally by the Director's Office, Administrative Policy and Services, Human Capital and Regional Offices through operating expenses and attrition. Space Management -$540,000 The proposed decrease supports the bureau's efforts to reduce space costs through consolidations and co-locations. In addition to the reduction in rental payments described above, the USGS is also undertaking facilities management actions intended to result in space cost savings over the long term. The USGS is reducing space utilization in several locations through consolidations of existing facilities and closure of unneeded space. The USGS Strategic Facilities Master Plan and the assignment to the investment Review Board will generate additional opportunities for reducing USGS space requirements over time. U.S. Geological Survey D - 23 112 Program Changes FY 2007 Program Decreases by DOI Goal ($000) Resource Protection Biological Research and Monitoring #jājārīfātī-Northwesi Forest Program 5 systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers in FY 2009 Biological Research and Monitoring Center with the University of Missouri Biological Research, Biological Assistance -$594 -3 systematic analyses and investigations Biological Research and to NAWQA w delivered to customers in FY 2009 Monitoring Biological Research, Mark Twain National -$345 -4 systematic analyses and investigations Biological Research and Forest Study delivered to customers in FY 2009 Monitoring • ‘ TBiological Research, Wetland Ecology -$197 | Though the program contributes to the strategic goal of improving the health of watersheds, landscapes, and marine resources, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this program change. Biological Research and and Endangered delivered to customers in FY 2009 Monitoring Resources Biological Research, Molecular Biology at -$788 -4 systematic analyses and investigations Biological Research and Leetown Science delivered to customers in FY 2009 Monitoring Center Biological Research, Diamondback -$1.97 -1 systematic analyses and investigations Biological Research and Terrapin Study delivered to customers in FY 2009 Monitoring Biological Research, Pallid Sturgeon -$345 -2 systematic analyses and investigations Biological Research and Research delivered to customers in FY 2009 Monitoring Biological Research, Bear DNA Sampling -$394 -2 systematic analyses and investigations Biological Research and in Montana delivered to customers in FY 2009 Monitoring Biological Research, Multidisciplinary -$197 -1 systematic analysis or investigation delivered Biological Research and Water Study at to customers in FY 2009 Monitoring Leetown - Biological Research, Great Lakes Science -$1,409 || Though the program contributes to the strategic Biological Research and Center Boat Dock goal of Sustaining biological communities, there Monitoring are no performance measures specifically - linked to this program change. Biological Research, Equipment at -$148 || Though the program contributes to the strategic Biological Research and Anadromous Fish Lab goal of Sustaining biological communities, there Monitoring are no performance measures specifically - linked to this program change. Biological Research, Tunison Lab Atlantic -247 -1 systematic analysis or investigation delivered Biological Research and Salmon Research to customers in FY 2009 Monitoring Biological Research, Potomac Snakehead -$472 -t systematic analysis or investigation delivered Biological Research and Program - to customers in FY 2009 Monitoring Biological Research, Upper Midwest -$197 -1 systematic analysis or investigation delivered Biological Research and Environmental to customers in FY 2009 Monitoring Sciences Center D - 24 U.S. Geological Survey 113 Program Decreases ãºate - - - - - - - - - - - - - jff frégardinihºaibeirº, Biological Research, Science Excellence -1 systematic analysis or investigation delivered Biological Research and with the FWS to customers in FY 2009 Monitoring Biological Research, Ivory-billed -$394 -1 systematic analysis or investigation delivered Biological Research and Woodpecker to customers in FY 2009 Monitoring Other Biological Research and Monitoring performance impacts: • -3 workshops or training provided to customers in FY 2007. Resource Use # *re prisis tº Lºgºſ:: $º.: ************ ...; rºwser, sº ºr wºes:sºy -assy v Kºrs:* *: Geologic Resource Minerals Research & -$22,943 -5 systematic analyses and investigations Assessments, Mineral Assessment Activities delivered to customers in FY 2007, and -14 Resources more through FY 2011. 3 systematic analyses scheduled for delivery in FY 2007 will be delayed until at least FY 2008, 1 scheduled for 2008 will be delayed to 2010, and 1 scheduled for 2009 will also be delayed to 2010. Starting in 2007, MFRP will be able to produce about 1 systematic analysis per year. -5 workshops of training for customers in FY 2007 and beyond. -20 mineral commodity and related reports (including materials flow studies) produced annually in FY 2007 and beyond; the remaining reports will include no international production and consumption data, Average cost of a systematic analysis or investigation will increase $9.4M (includes sunk costs of projects terminated early as a result of funding change) U.S. Geological Survey D - 25 114 Program Changes Serving Communities fresources and property; §§ This reduction reflects elimination of emergency SEğProtectives; | Biological Research, One-time FY 2006 3:00" Biological Research and Supplemental Costs supplemental funds used for a one-time Monitoring (Avian influenza) purchase of equipment; as a result, there are no performance measures specifically ſinked to this program change. Geographic Though the program contributes to the strategic Investigations, and Remote goals of advancing knowledge through scientific Sensing, Land Remote leadership and informing decisions through the Sensing applications of science, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this program change. Geographic Research, Geographic Research -$2,300 -28 systematic analyses and investigations Investigations, and Remote delivered to customers in FY 2007, and -4 Sensing, Geographic additional in the outyears. Analysis and Monitoring -3 formal workshops or training provided to customers in FY 2007 and -2 additionai in the Outyears. Geologic Landscape & Global Dust Study -$247 | Though the program contributes to the strategic Coastaſ Assessments, Earth goals of advancing knowledge through scientific Surface Dynamics leadership and informing decisions through the applications of science, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this program change. Geologic Landscape & Florida Sheff -$591 | Though the program contributes to the strategic Coastal Assessments, Research goals of advancing knowledge through scientific Coastal and Marine Geology leadership and informing decisions through the applications of science, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this program change. Water Resources Memphis Aquifer -$493 || -1 systematic analysis or investigation delivered investigations, Ground- Study to customers in FY 2008 Water Resources Program | Water Resources Ozark Aquifer Study -$227 -1 systematic analysis or investigation delivered Investigations, Ground- to customers in FY 2008 Water Resources Program Water Resources Technical Support -$940 | Though the program contributes to the strategic Investigations, National Activities goals of advancing knowledge in the hydrologic Water-Quality Assessment sciences, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this program change. Water Resources Roubidoux Aquifer -$1,231 Though the program contributes to the strategic investigations, Toxic goals of advancing knowledge in the hydrologic Substance Hydrology - sciences, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this program change. Water Resources Study of Petroleum- -$227 -1 systematic analysis or investigation delivered investigations, Toxic Related to Customers Substance Hydrology Contamination. Water Resources Hood Canal Fish -$99 || -1 systematic analysis or investigation delivered investigations, Hydrologic Mortality to CUSłOthers Research & Development Water Resources San Pedro -$296 -1 systematic analysis or investigation delivered Investigations, Hydrologic Partnership to Customers Research & Development D - 26 U.S. Geological Survey 115 Program Decreases Investigations, Hydrologic Research & Development Assessment Group Though the program contributes to the strategic goals of advancing knowledge in the hydrologic sciences, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this program change. performance measures specifically linked to this Water Resources Lake Champiain -$291 -1 systematic analysis or investigation delivered investigations, Hydrologic Monitoring to customers in FY 2008 Networks and Analysis Water Resources Monitoring Water in -$444 | Though the program contributes to the strategic Investigations, Hydrologic Hawaii goals of advancing knowledge in the hydrologic Networks and Analysis sciences, there are no performance measures - specifically linked to this program change. Water Resources Tongue River -$887 -1 systematic analysis or investigation delivered investigations, Hydrologic Coatbed Methane to customers in FY 2008 Networks and Analysis Water Resources Cooperative -$2,000 -10 systematic analyses and investigations Investigations, Cooperative investigations delivered to customers Water Program Water Resources Water Resources -$6,404 Though the program contributes to the strategic Investigations, Water Research institutes goals of advancing knowledge in the hydrologic Resources Research Act Grants sciences, there are no performance measures Program specifically linked to this program change. Biological Research, National Biological -$2,000 -6 workshops or training delivered to customers Biological information Information Management and Delivery infrastructure Enterprise information, Operational -$500 Though the program contributes to the strategic Enterprise information Efficiencies goal of advancing knowledge through scientific Security and Technology information, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this program change, Enterprise information, Operational -$500 Though the program contributes to the strategic Enterprise information Efficiencies goal of advancing knowledge through scientific Resources information, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this program - change. Enterprise information, Geospatial Data -$2,000 -4% of total cost FSA and USGS saved through National Geospatial Program | Integration partnering with other entities for imagery acquisition of 1-meter NAP orthoirmagery -6 formal workshops or training provided to CustomerS Science Support Landsat Pay-back -$3,941 | Though the program contributes to the strategic goals of advancing knowledge through scientific leadership and informing decisions through the applications of science, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this program change. Science Support Director's and Bureau -$69 || Though the program contributes to the strategic : Support Staffs goals of advancing knowledge through scientific leadership and informing decisions through the applications of Science, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this program change. Facilities, Rental Payments Space Management -$540 Though the program contributes to the strategic goals of advancing knowledge through scientific leadership and informing decisions through the applications of science, there are no program change. U.S. Geological Survey D - 27 E Analysis by Activity (Dollar Amounts in Thousands) 5,908 970,645 -72 21,377 Fixed Costs 2007 Inc.(+) 2006 and Related Program Budget Dec.(-) * Enacted Changes b/ Changes Request from 2006 Activity FTE aſ Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE aſ Amount #TE Amount Geographic Research, investigations, & Remote Sensing 556 129,273 -335 -63,639 -18 10,980 203 76,614 -353 -52,659 Geologic Hazards., Resources, and Processes 1,447. 235,286 -40 3,213 -179 -21,081 1,228 217,418 -219 -17,868 Water Resources Investigations 1,955 21 1,764 O 4,143 -29 -11,860 1,926 204,047 -29 -7,717 Biological Research 1,257 178,544 O 2,483 -19 -8,430 1,238 172,597 - 19 -5,947 Enterprise information i76 46,394 303 65,698 -26 -862 453 1 11,230 277 64,836 Science Support 459 69,302 O 2,090 O -4,010 459 67,382 O -1,920 Facilities 58 94,782 . O 1,230 O -540 58 95,472 O 690 StR Appropriation, Total 5,908 965,345 -72 15,218 -271 -35,803 5,565 944,760 -343 -20,585 Emergency Approp. (P.L. 109-148) [Katrina] 5,300 –5,300 Spectrum Relocation Costs Transfer 6,159 6,159 6,159 SłR Appropriation, Total -27ſ -35,803 5,565 950,919 -343 -19,726 tº-ººººººººººººººººººººººººººººººººººººººº. ſº aſ The FTE's depicted The FY2005, 2006, and 2007 columns are only the staff-years associated with appropriated funding. Reimbursable FTE's are 2,670, 2,670 and 2,652 and working capital Fund FTE's are 206, 179 and 179 for FY 2005, 2006 and 2007 respectively. USGS total FTE's for FY 2005, 2006, and 2007 are 8,920, 8,757 and 8,396 respectively. FTE may not add to totals and subtotals, due to rounding. by Fixed cost funding for this account totals $20,724, of which $15,218 will be budgeted and $5,506 will be absorbed. Included in this account's funding is a one-time technical adjustment that, through a budget restructure, moves $64,301 to the Enterprise Information Activity from the Geographic Research, Investigations, and Remote Sensing Activity related to the need to unify management and control of geospatial programs. | | 117 Appropriation Language United States Geological Survey Federal Funds General and Special funds: SURVEY'S, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH For expenses necessary for the United States Geological Survey to perform Surveys, nvestigations, and research covering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, and the mineral and water resources of the United States, its territories and possessions, and other areas as authorized by 43 U.S.C. 31, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as to their mineral and water resources; give engineering Supervision to power permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensees; administer the minerals exploration program (30 U.S.C. 641); conduct inquiries into the economic conditions affecting mining and materials processing industries (30 U.S.C. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 U.S.C. 98g(1)) and related purposes as authorized by law; and to publish and disseminate data relative to the foregoing activities; [$976,035,000]$944,760,000, of which [$63,770,000]$62,171,000 shall be available only for cooperation with States or municipalities for Water fêSOUP CéS investigations; Of which [$8,000,000]$7,882,000 shall remain available until expended for satellite operations; of which [$21,720,000]$21,084,000 shall be available until September 30, 2007]2008, for the operation and maintenance of facilities and deferred maintenance; of which [$1,600,000]$2,000,000 shall be available until expended for deferred maintenance and capital improvement projects that exceed $100,000 in cost; and of which [$177,485,000]$172,597,000 shall be available until September 30, [2007]2008, for the biological research activity and the operation of the Cooperative Research Units: Provided, That none of the funds provided for the biological research activity shall be used to conduct new surveys on private property, unless specifically authorized in writing by the property owner: Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay more than one-half the cost of topographic mapping or water resources data collection and investigations carried on in cooperation with States and municipalities. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006.) [For an additional amount for “Surveys, Investigations, and Research", for necessary expenses related to the consequences of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005 and for repayment of advances to other appropriation accounts from which funds were transferred for such purposes, $5,300,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109" Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. For an additional amount for "Surveys, Investigations, and Research”, for the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds, including the investigation of morbidity and mortality events, targeted surveillance in live wild birds, and targeted surveillance in hunter-taken birds, $3,670,000 to remain U.S. Geological Survey 118 Appropriation Language available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109" Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.] (Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and Pandemic influenza, 2006.) U.S. Geological Survey E - 3 119 Justification of Proposed Language Change 1. Justification of Proposed Language Change Change: of which [$1,600,000]$2,000,000 shall be available until expended for deferred maintenance and capital improvement projects that exceed $100,000 in cost This change increases the no-year funding amount available for deferred maintenance and capital improvement projects by $400,000. This change helps to address the rising costs associated with deferred maintenance needs due to inflation and allows more funding to have a greater length of time to carry out these projects. Deletion of the following wording: [For an additional amount for "Surveys, Investigations, and Research", for necessary expenses related to the consequences of hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in calendar year 2005 and for repayment of advances to other appropriation accounts from which funds were transferred for such purposes, $5,300,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109" Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. . For an additional amount for "Surveys, Investigations, and Research", for the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds, including the investigation of morbidity and mortality events, targeted surveillance in live wild birds, and targeted surveillance in hunter-taken birds, $3,670,000 to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109" Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.] This change removes language that had been provided as part of a supplemental funding bill in fiscal year 2006. The funding related to calendar year 2005 hurricanes is a one-time funding occurrence and the language is not being requested in the President's Budget. Most of the funding related to avian influenza is proposed to remain in the Surveys, Investigations, and Research budget in FY 2007, but current appropriation language is broad enough to cover this funding. Therefore, the avian influenza language is not being requested in the President's Budget. U.S. Geological Survey 120 Appropriation Language and Citations Appropriation Language and Citations 1. For expenses necessary for the United States Geological Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and research covering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, and the mineral and Water resources of the United States, 43 U.S.C. 31(a) provides for establishment of the Office of the Director of the Geological Survey, under the Interior Department, and that this officer shall have direction of the Geological Survey, and the classification of the public lands and examination of the geological structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain. 2. its territories and possessions, and other areas as authorized by law. 43 U.S.C. 31(b) provides that, "The authority of the Secretary of the Interior, exercised through the Geological Survey of the Department of the Interior, to examine the geological structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain, is expanded to authorize such examinations outside the national domain where determined by the Secretary to be in the national interest." 43 U.S.C. 1332(a) provides that, "It is the declared policy of the United States, that the subsoil and seabed of the Outer Continental Shelf appertain to the United States and are subject to its jurisdiction, control, and power of disposition as provided in this subchapter." 43 U.S.C. 1340 provides that, "Any agency of the United States and any person authorized by the Secretary may conduct geological and geophysical exploration in the Outer Continental Shelf. ..." 3. classify lands as to their mineral and water resources; 43 U.S.C. 31(a) provides that, "The Director of the Geological Survey, ... shall have the direction of the Geological Survey, and the classification of public lands and examination of the geological structure, mineral resources, and products in the National domain. ..." 4. give engineering Supervision to power permittees © 43 U.S.C. 959 provides that, "The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and empowered, ... to permit the use of right of way through the public lands, forest, and other reservations of the United States ... for electrical plants, poles, and lines for the generation and distribution of electrical power, ...Provided, that such permits shall be allowed within or through any of said parks or any forest, military, Indian, or other reservation only upon approval of the Chief Officer of the Department under whose supervision such park or reservation falls and upon a finding by him that the same is not incompatible with the public interest..." 43 U.S.C. 961 provides that, "The head of the department having jurisdiction over the lands be, and he is, authorized and empowered, ... to grant an easement for right of way, ... over, across and upon the public lands and reservations of the United States for U.S. Geological Survey E - 5 121 Appropriation Language and Citations electrical poles and lines for the transmission and distribution of electrical power ... upon a finding by him that the same is not incompatible with the public interest..." 5. and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensees; 16 U.S.C. 797(c) states that, "To cooperate with the executive departments and other agencies of States or National Governments in such investigations; and for such purposes the several departments and agencies of the National Government are authorized and directed upon the request of the commission, to furnish such records, papers and information in their possession as may be requested by the commission, and temporarily to detail to the commission such officers or experts as may be necessary in Such investigations." 6. administer the minerals exploration program; 30 U.S.C. 641 provides that, "The Secretary of the interior is hereby authorized and directed, in order to provide for discovery of additional domestic mineral reserves, to establish and maintain a program for exploration by private industry within the United States, its territories and possessions for such minerals, excluding organic fuels, as he shall from time to time designate, and to provide Federal financial assistance on a participating basis for that purpose." 7, publish and disseminate data relative to the foregoing activities; 43 U.S.C. 41 provides for the publication of geological and economic maps, illustrating the resources and classification of the lands, and reports upon general and economic geology and paleontology. This section also provides for the scientific exchange and sale of Such published material, 44 U.S.C. 1318 provides for publication, by the Geological Survey, of various reports, including a report of mineral resources of the United States, bulletins and professional papers, and monographs. This section also specifies, in some instances, numbers of copies to be printed and the distribution thereof. 44 U.S.C. 1320 provides for the distribution by the Director of the Geological Survey of copies of sale publications to public libraries. 8. and to conduct inquiries into the economic conditions affecting mining and materials processing industries...and related purposes as authorized by law and to publish and disseminate data; 30 U.S.C. 3 provides for inquiry into the economic conditions affecting the mining, quarrying, metallurgical, and other minerals industries. This section also provides for the dissemination of information concerning these industries. 30 U.S.C. 21(a) provides for an annual report on the state of the domestic mining minerals, and mineral reclamation industries, including a statement of the trend in utilization and depletion of resources. U.S. Geological Survey 122 # 0. 14. 12. 13. 14. Appropriation Language and Citations • 30 U.S.C. 1603 provides for ...improved collection, analysis, and dissemination of Scientific, technical and economic materials information and data from Federal, state, and local governments, and other sources as appropriate. • 50 U.S.C. 98g(1) provides for scientific, technologic, and economic investigations concerning the development, mining, preparation, treatment, and utilization of ore and other mineral Substances. of which ( ) shall be available only for cooperation with States or municipalities for water resources investigations; • 43 U.S.C. 48 provides that, "...amounts received by the Geological Survey from any State, Territory or political subdivision thereof in carrying on work involving cooperation to be used in reimbursing the appropriation from which the expense of such work was paid, was from the act making appropriations for the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1928, and for other purposes, act January 12, 1927, ch. 277, 1,44 Stat. 963, and has not been repeated in subsequent appropriation acts." • Similar provisions were contained in the following act: 1926 - May 10, 1926, ch. 277, 1, 44 Stat. 487. of which ( ) shall remain available until expended for satellite operations; • P.L. 107-43, Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2002 of which ( ) shall be available until September 30, ( ), for the operation and maintenance of facilities and deferred maintenance; • P.L. 106–291, Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 - - of which $1,600,000 shall be available until expended for deferred maintenance and capital improvement projects that exceed $100,000 in cost; • P.L. 108–447, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (interior and Related Agencies portion) and of which ( ) shall be available unti; September 30, ( ), for the biological research activity and the operation of the Cooperative Research Units; • P.L. 104–208, Omnibus Appropriations Act, 1997 (interior and Related Agencies portion) Provided, That none of these funds provided for the biological research activity shall be used to conduct new surveys on private property, unless specifically authorized in writing by the property owner: • P.L. 104–208, Omnibus Appropriations Act. 1997 (Interior and Related Agencies portion) U.S. Geological Survey E - 7 123 Appropriation Language and Citations 15. Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay more than one-half the cost of topographic mapping or water resources data Collections and investigations carried on in cooperation with States and municipalities. • 43 U.S.C. 50 provides that, "The share of the Geological Survey in any topographic mapping or water resources investigations carried on in cooperation with any State or municipality shall not exceed 50 per centum of the cost thereof...." Permanent authority: 16. 17. 18. 19. Provided further, that in fiscal year 1984 and thereafter, all receipts from the sale of maps sold or stored by the Geological Survey shall be available for map printing and distribution to supplement funds otherwise available, to remain available until expended. • 43 U.S.C. 42a Provided further, That in fiscal year 1986 and thereafter, all amortization fees resulting from the Geological Survey providing telecommunications services shall be deposited in a special fund to be established on the books of the Treasury and be immediately available for payment of replacement or expansion of telecommunications services, to remain available until expended. • 43 U.S.C. 50a with the establishment of the Working Capital Fund (WCF) in FY 1991, the Telecommunications Amortization Fund account and its end of year FY 1990 balances were included in the WCF. Provided further, that, heretofore and hereafter, in carrying out work involving cooperation with any State, Territory, possession, or political subdivision thereof, the Geological Survey may, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, record obligations against accounts receivable from any such entities and shall credit amounts received from such entities to this appropriation. • 43 U.S.C. 50b Provided further, That in Fiscal Year 1987 and thereafter the Geological Survey is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or private. - • 43 U.S.C. 36c This authority for contributions was in the appropriation language annually from FY 1983 through FY 1986 and was made permanent in FY 1987. Provided, That upon enactment of this Act and hereafter, final costs related to the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska may be paid from available prior year balances in this aCCount. • P.L. 100–446, Department of the interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1989 E - 8 U.S. Geological Survey 124 Appropriation Language and Citations 20. Established a Working Capital Fund which is detailed in the Working Capital Fund section of this book. • P.L. 101–512, Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991 - 21. Provided further, That beginning October 1, 1990, and thereafter, funds received from any State, territory, possession, country, international organization, or political subdivision thereof, for topographic, geologic, or water resources mapping or investigations involving cooperation with Such an entity shall be considered as intragovernmental funds as defined in the publication titled "A Glossary of Terms Used in the Federal Budget Process." • P.L. 101–512, Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991 This authority exempts non-Federal cooperative funds from sequester as defined in 1985 amendments (P.L. 99–177) to the Budget Impoundment and Control Act of 1974. 22. Provided further, That beginning in fiscal year 1998 and once every five years thereafter, the National Academy of Sciences shall review and report on the biological research activity of the Survey: • P.L. 104-208, Omnibus Appropriations Act, 1997 (Interior and Related Agencies portion) - U.S. Geological Survey 125 Administrative Provisions Language ADMłNISTRATIVE PROVISIONS The amount appropriated for the United States Geological Survey shall be available for the purchase and replacement of passenger motor vehicles; reimbursement to the General Services Administration for security guard services; Contracting for the furnishing of topographic maps and for the making of geophysical or other specialized surveys when it is administratively determined that such procedures are in the public interest; construction and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for gauging stations and observation wells; expenses of the United States National Committee on Geology; and payment of compensation and expenses of persons on the rolls of the Survey duly appointed to represent the United States in the negotiation and administration of interstate compacts: Provided, That activities funded by appropriations herein made may be accomplished through the use of contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements as defined in 31 U.S.C. 6302 et seq.: Provided further, That the United States Geological Survey may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements directly with individuals or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without regard to 41 U.S.C. 5, for temporary or intermittent services of students or recent graduates, who shall be considered employees for the purpose of chapters 57 and 81 of title 5, United States Code, relating to compensation for travel and work injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, relating to tort claims, but shall not be considered to be Federal employees for any other purposes. (Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005.) U.S. Geological Survey 126 Administrative Language and Citations Administrative Language and Citations 1. The amount appropriated for the Geological Survey shall be available for purchase and replacement of passenger motor vehicles; tº 31 U.S.C. 638a(a) provides that, "Unless specifically authorized by the appropriation concerned or other law, no appropriation shall be expended to purchase or hire passenger motor vehicles for any branch of the Government...." 31 U.S.C. 638a(b) provides that, "Excepting appropriations for the military and Naval Establishments, no appropriation shall be available for the purchase, maintenance, or operation of any aircraft unless specific authority for the purchase, maintenance, or operation thereof has been or is provided in such appropriation." - reimbursement to the General Services Administration for security guard services; contracting for the furnishing of topographic maps and for the making of geophysical or other specialized surveys when it is administratively determined that such procedures are in the public interest; No specific authority. These provisions are required by reason of rulings of the Comptroller General that specific authority is required for reimbursing the General Services Administration for guard services (B-87255); and for contracting with private persons for the performance of duties with which the agency is specifically charged (15 Comp. Gen. 951). 3. construction and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities; º No specific authority. The Organic Act of 1879, establishing the Geological Survey and providing for "... examination of the geological structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain" (43 U.S.C. 31) is general authorization for construction of special-purpose laboratory buildings. Specific authorization by the Congressional committees on public works is not needed because of the highly specialized purposes of the building. 40 U.S.C. 612: "The term 'public building' means any building ... which is generally suitable for office or storage space ... but shall not include any such buildings and construction projects: ... (E) on or used in connection with ... or for nuclear production, research, or development projects." 41 U.S.C. 12: "No contract shall be entered into for the erection, repair, or furnishing of any public building ... which shall bind the government to pay a larger sum of money than the amount in the Treasury appropriated for the specific purpose." 4. acquisition of lands for gauging stations and observation wells; § 43 U.S.C. 36(b) provides that, "The Secretary of the Interior may, on behalf of the United States and for the use by the Geological Survey in gaging streams and underground water resources, acquire lands by donation or when funds have been appropriated by Congress by purchase or condemnation ...." U.S. Geological Survey 127 Administrative Language and Citations 5. expenses of the U.S. National Committee on Geology; • 43 U.S.C. 31 participation in and payment of expenses of the U.S. National Committee on Geology is a proper and necessary function of the Geological Survey, and so is authorized by the Survey's Organic Act of March 3, 1879, 43 U.S.C. 31. This Act provides that, "...The Director of the Geological Survey, which office is established, under the Interior Department, shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. This officer shall have the direction of the Geological Survey, and the classification of the public lands and examination of the geological structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain ...." 6. and payment of compensation and expenses of persons on the rolls of the Survey duly appointed to represent the United States in the negotiation and administration of interstate compacts: • 66 Stat. 453. The above language first appeared in the Appropriation Act for FY 1953, P.L. 82–470 (66 Stat. 453), and has been repeated in each Act since that date. Article I, Section 10, paragraph 3, of the United States Constitution provides that, No State shall, without the consent of Congress, lay any duty on tonnage, keep troops, or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any agreement or compact with another State, or with a foreign power, or engage in war, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent danger as will not admit or delay." (emphasis supplied) Thus each interstate compact must be approved by the Congress and signed by the President. The Public Law approving each interstate compact represents the authorizing legislation. 7. Provided, That activities funded by appropriations herein may be accomplished through the use of contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements as defined in 31 U.S.C. 6302, et seq. • The above language appears in the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988, as included in Public Law 100–202. 8. Provided further, That the United States Geological Survey may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements directly with individuals or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without regard to 41 U.S.C. 5, for temporary or intermittent services of students or recent graduates, who shall be considered employees for the purpose of chapters 57 and 81 of title 5, United States Code, relating to compensation for travel and work injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, relating to tort claims, but shall not be considered to be Federal employees for any other purposes. • The above language appears in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (Interior and Related Agencies portion), as included in Public Law 108–447. E - 12 U.S. Geological Survey 128 Administrative Language and Citations Permanent Authority: i. Provided, That appropriations herein and hereafter made shall be available for paying costs incidental to the utilization of services contributed by individuals who serve without compensation as volunteers in aid of work of the Geological Survey, and that within appropriations herein and hereafter provided, Geological Survey officials may authorize either direct procurement of or reimbursement for expenses incidental to the effective use of volunteers such as, but not limited to, training, transportation, lodging, subsistence, equipment, and Supplies. • 43 U.S.C. 50c Provided further, That provision for such expenses or services is in accord with volunteer or cooperative agreements made with such individuals, private organizations, educational institutions, or State or local government. - • 43 U.S.C 31(a) Provided further, That the Geological Survey (43 U.S.C. 31(a)) shall hereafter be designated the United States Geological Survey. • Department of the interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992, as included in Public Law 102–154, Provided further, That the United States Geological Survey may hereafter contract directly with individuals or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without regard to 41 U.S.C. 5, for the temporary or intermittent services of students or recent graduates, who shall be considered employees for the purposes of chapters 57 and 81 of title 5, United States Code, relating to compensation for travel and work injuries, and Chapter 171 of Title 28, United States Code, relating to tort claims, but shall not be considered to be a Federal employees for any other purposes. • Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000, as included in Public Law 106–113. Provided further, That notwithstanding the provisions of the Federal Grant and Cooperative. Agreement Act of 1977 (31 U.S.C. 6301-6308), the may be United States Geological Survey is authorized to continue existing, and hereafter, to enter into new cooperative agreements directed towards a particular cooperator, in support of joint research and data collection activities with Federal, State, and academic partners funded by appropriations herein, including those that provide for space in cooperator facilities, • Department of the interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004, as included in Public Law 108–408. U.S. Geological Survey 129 Fixed Costs and Related Changes Fixed Costs and Related Changes (Dollar amounts shown in thousands) Additional Operational Costs from 2006 and 2007 January Pay Raises 2006 2006 | Budget Revised 2007 Change Change Change 2006 Pay Raise, 3 Quarters in 2006 Budget +$10,004 +$9,858 NA Amount of Pay Raise Absorbed - [0] [$3,626] NA 2006 Pay Raise, 1 Quarter +$3,020 Amount of Pay Raise Absorbed [$1,294] 2007 Change 2007 Pay Raise +$7,057 Amount of Pay raise Absorbed [$3,024] These adjustments are for an additional amount needed in 2007 to fund the remaining 3-month portion of the estimated cost of the, on average, 3.1 percent pay increases effective in January 2006 and the additional costs of funding an estimated 2.2 percent January 2007 pay increase for GS-series employees and the associated pay rate changes made in other pay series. Other Fixed Cost Changes 2006 2006 2007 Budget Revised Change Worker's Compensation Payments $3,425 | $3,375 -$381 Amount Absorbed [$50] The adjustment is for actual charges through June 2005, in the costs of compensating injured employees and dependents of employees who suffered accidental deaths while on duty. Costs for 2006 will reimburse the Department of Labor, Federal Employees Compensation Fund, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 8447(b) as amended by Public Law 94–273. 2006 | 2006 2007 Budget Revised Change Unemployment Compensation Payments $592 | $683 +$141 Amount Absorbed [$9] The adjustment is for estimated changes in the costs of unemployment compensation claims to be paid to the Department of Labor, Federal Employees Compensation Account, in the Unemployment Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 96-499 2006 2006 2007 - Budget Revised Change Rental Payments to GSA and Others $65,004 | $64,048 ; +$1,123 Amount Absorbed - [$956] The adjustment is for changes in the costs payable to General Service Administration (GSA) and others resulting from changes in rates for office and non-office space as estimated by GSA, as well as the rental costs of other currently occupied space. Costs of mandatory office relocations, i.e., relocations in cases where due to external events there is no alternative but to vacate the currently occupied space, are also included. E - 14 U.S. Geological Survey 130 Fixed Costs and Related Changes Other Fixed Cost Changes (continued) 2006 | 2006 2007 Budget Revised Change Department Working Capital Fund Changes.................................. $14,617 | $14,504 +$1,485 [$145] The change reflects expected changes in the charges for services funded through the working capital fund (WCF). These charges are displayed in the Budget Justification for Department Management. 2006 2006 Budget Revised 2007 Change Change Change Employer Share of Federal Health Benefit Plans .......................... $36,374 | $35,839 +$2,773 Amount Absorbed {$0) {$535.] ($1,188] The adjustment is for changes in the Federal government's share of the cost of health insurance coverage for Federal employees. The increase is estimated at 11 percent, the average increase for the past few years. Technical Adjustments Geographic Research and Geospatial Information Restructure 2007 Geographic Research and Geospatial information Restructure Change Geographic Research, Investigations, & Remote Sensing Cooperative Topographic Mapping -$68,855 Land Remote Sensing +$2,768 Geographic Analysis and Monitoring +$1,786 Subtotal -$64,301 Enterprise information National Geospatial Program +$64,301 Net Change - $0 With the establishment of the Enterprise information Activity in FY 2005, the USGS instituted a new management model for geographic research and geospatial information programs to enhance the integration, synthesis, and delivery of USGS geospatial data and to consolidate funding for bureau information infrastructure. The restructure is necessary to enable the USGS to focus efforts on developing geographic research and applications activities with the Geographic Analysis and Monitoring, Land Remote Sensing, and Science impact programs, which are the centerpieces of USGS geography research and applications. The restructure is also necessary to bring together geospatial data coordination, standards, partnership, and policy development efforts for the Federal Geographic Data Committee, U.S. Geological Survey E - 15 131 Fixed Costs and Related Changes Geospatial One-Stop, and The National Map. The FY 2006 Budget Justification introduced the need to unify management and control of geospatial programs; hence, a budget restructure is proposed in FY 2007 to fulfill that need. Benefits of the transfer include: • Aligning management and performance responsibility for geospatial activities with program responsibility, • Implementing OMB guidelines through an enterprise approach to managing the USGS portfolio of geospatial assets by integrating the essential geospatial components and enabling them to be managed as a unified portfolio that benefits the entire geospatial community, • Shifting emphasis from producing maps to providing oversight and access to the creation of map products and geographic knowledge, • Developing an enhanced suite of USGS geospatial products and services, and • Furthering efforts to complete basic geospatial data layers on a national scale. Science Support Restructure The current budget structure for the Science Support activity contains a subactivity entitled "Payments to the NBC,” which was originally intended to reflect payments to the Department for common services provided by the National Business Center and billed through the Department's Working Capital Fund. However, the subactivity has not kept pace with the increasing number and cost of services provided by the NBC and other Department offices. Additional funding has had to be provided from the Bureau Operations subactivity in particular, and from other components of the budget as well, to cover the full scope of Department services. Since the subactivity no longer reflects the purpose for which it was created, USGS proposes to consolidate the Payments to the NBC subactivity with the Bureau Operations subactivity and manage the Science Support activity at the activity level. This approach also mirrors the level at which this activity is overseen in the appropriation. E - 16 U.S. Geological Survey 132 Summary of Requirements Summary of Requirements (Dollar amounts in thousands) Appropriation: Surveys, Investigations, and Research FTE Amount FTE Amount Budget estimate, 2006 5,908 965,345 Fixed and Related Cost Changes: Additional Cost in 2007 of January 2006 Pay Raise +3,020 Additional Cost in 2007 of January 2007 Pay Raise +7,057 Worker's Compensation Payments -381 Unemployment Compensation Payments & +141 Rental Payments to GSA and Others +1,123 Department Working Capital Fund Charges +1,485 Employer Share of Federal Health Benefit Plans +2,773 Subtotal, Fixed Cost Adjustments - +15,218 Technical Adjustment -72 O Subtotal, Fixed Costs and Related Changes -72 +15,218 Program Change –271 -35,803 TOTAL REQUIREMENTS 5,565 944,760 U.S. Geological Survey E - 17 g (Dollars in thousands) Fixed Costs Program 2007 Inc.(+) 2005 2006 & Related Changes Changes Budget Dec.(-) Actual Bnadºted (+/-) b/ (+/-) Request from 2006 Comparison by Activity/Subagtivity/Prog Element FTE aſ Arnotint FTE aſ Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE aſ Amount FTE Amount GEOGRAPHIC RESEARCH, INVESTIGATIONs, & REMOTE SENSING - Cooperative Topographic Mapping 514 71,393 358 68,855 -358 -68,855 O O O -358 -68,855 Land Remote Sensing 83 32,730 85 45,713 20 3,061 2 12,980 iO7 61,754 22 16,041 Geographic Analysis and Monitoring 113 14,628 llé–13,705 3 2,155 -20 2,000 96 14,860 -17 155 TOTAL 710 1 18,751 556 129,273 -335 -63,639 - 18 10,980 203 76,644 -353 -52,659 GEOLOGIC HAZ., RESOURCES, & PRoc. Geologic Hazard Assessments Earthquake Hazards 227 50,864 227 50,583 -6 578 300 221 51,461 -6 878 Wojcano Hazards 135 20,714 135 21,468 -4 206 O 131 21,672 –4 206 Landslide Hazards 20 3,043 20 3,042 - 1 42 1 200 20 3,284 O 242 Global Seismographic Network 5 7,469 5 3,914 35 0 5 3,949 O 35 Geomagnetism 14 1,989 14 1,995 35 O 14 2,030 O 35. Subtotal 401 84,079 401 83,000 -1 896 f 500 39f 82,396 -10 1,396 Geologic Landscape & Coastal Assessments Earth Surface Dynamics 82 13,634 82 13,354 -2 159 2247 80 13,266 -2 -88 National Cooperative Geologic Mapping 144 25,162 144 25, 113 -4 334 0. 1 40 25,447 -4 334 Coastal and Marine Geology 238 37,457 239–39,285 -7 499. -391 232 39,393 -7 $08 Subtotal 462 76,253 465 77,752 -13 992 O -638 452 78,106 - 13 354 Geologic Resource Assessments Mineral Resources 426 53,764 424 52,774 -12 954 -180 -22,943 232 30,785 - 192 -2i,989 Energy Resources 157–23,280 157 23,760 -4 371 2,000 153 26,131 -4 2,371 Subtotal 583 77,0i4 581 76,534 -16 1,325 -180 -20,943 385 56,916 -196 -$9,618 TOTAL 1,446 237,346 1,447 235,286 -40 3,213 -1.79 -21,081 1,228 247,418 -219 -17,868 WATER RESOURCES INVESTIGATIONS Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments & Research Ground-Water Resources Program 60 6,998 80 8,027 115 –720 60 7,422 O -605 National Water-Quality Assessment 430 61,645 451 02,203 1,308 -9 –940 442 62,571 -9 368 Toxic Substances Hydrology 64 14,476 64 14,386 287 -1,458 64 13,235 O -t,171 Hydrologic Research & Development 294 15,997 294 t A,609 285 -1,241 294 +3,653 O -956 National Streamfiow information Program 43 13,814 43 13,944 295 2,525 43 f6,764 O 2,820 Hydrologic Networks and Analysis 261 29,524 261 29,358 515 -1822–291–ººl—2–1.1% Subtotal 1,152 #42,454 t,173 142,527 0 2,805 -9 -3,456 1,164 141,876 -9 -651 Cooperative Water Program 789 62,337 780 62,833 1,338 -18 -2,000 762 62,171 - 18 -662 Water Resources Research Act Program 2 6,409– 2 6,404 O -2 -6,404 O O -2 -6,404 TOTAL 1,943 21 1,200 1,955 21 1,764 O 4,143 -29 -11,860 1.926 204,047 -29 -7,717 . | º (Dollars in thousands) Fixed Costs Program 2007 Inc. (+) 2005 2006 & Related Changes Changes Budget Dec.(-) Actual Enacted (+/-) b/ (+/-) Request from 2006 Somparison by Activity:Subactivity/Prog Element FTE aſ Amount FTE aſ Amount FTE Amount FTE AmOUnt FTE aſ Amount FTE Amount BiOLOGICAL RESEARCH Boogca Research and Monitoring 1,042 133,130 1,051 140,086 2,036 -12 -6,430 1,039 135,692 -12 -4,394 Biological Information Management & Delivery 80 23,999 80 23,794 173 -7 -2,000 73 21,967 -7 -1,827 Cooperative Research Units 126 14,570 126 14,664 274 O 126 14,938 O 274 TOTAL 1,248 171,699 1,257 178,544 O 2,483 -í9 -8,430 1,238 172,597 - #9 –5,947 ENTERPRISE NFORMATION Enterprise information Security and Technology 73 22,714 73 24,866 309 –3 797 70 25,972 -3 f,106 Enterprise information Resources 92 t0,989 91 16,900 225 -3 -489 88 16,636 -3 –264 National Geospatial Program 12 4,670 12 4,628 303 65,164 –20 -1,170 295 68,622 283 63,994 TOTAL 177 44,373 176 46,394 303 65,698 -26 -862 453 fil,230 277 64,836 SCHENCE SUPPORT 462 65,584 459 69,302 2,090 -4,010 459 67,382 O -1,920 FACILITIES Rental Payments 0 71,367 0 71,805 1,423 -540 0 72,388 O 583 Operations & Maintenance 58 19,820 58 19,604 107 O 58 19,711 () 1 O7 Leferred Maintenance & Capital Improvement O 3,424 O 3,373 O O O 3,373 O O TOTAL 58 94,611 58 94,782 O 1,230 .0 -540 58 95,472 O 690 SIR Appropriation, TOTAL ===T-E-Fºr +-IFF-FFH-F#-F#-F#-F Emergency Approp. (P.L. 108-324) (2004 Hurricanes] 1,000 DOI 104/102 Transfer [Katrina] 4,000 Emergency Approp. (P.L. 109-148) [Katrina] 5,300 -5,300 Spectrum Relocation Costs Transfer 6,159 6,159 6,459 SiR Appropriation, TOTAi. 8,044 948,564 5,908 970,645 7–3. 377 37; -35,803 5,565 950,919 -343 -19,726 aſ The FTESGEFICIEETREFY2005, 2006, and 2007 columns are only the staff.years associated with appropriated funding. Reimbursable FTEs are 2,670, 2,870 and 2,652 and working Capital Fund FTE's are 206, 179 and 179 for FY 2005, 2006 and 2007 respectively. USGS total FTE's for FY 2005, 2006, and 2007 are 8,920, 8,757 and 8,396 respectively. FTE may not add to totals and subtotals, due to rounding. - by Fixed cost funding for this account totals $20,724, of which $15,218 will be budgeted and $5,506 will be absorbed, included in this account's funding is a one-time technical adjustment that, through a budget restructure, moves $64,301 to the Enterprise information Activity from the Geographic Research, investigations, and Remote Sensing Activity related to the need to unity management and control of geospatial programs. || 9, | 135 Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities Science on the Landscape – § Regional and Crosscutting Activities Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities focuses on multidisciplinary studies that showcase USGS science within and across disciplines, address issues important to regional partners and customers, and enhance partnerships both internally and externally. The programmatic contributions to the multidisciplinary studies are described in the relevant program sections. Some examples of the multidisciplinary work conducted across the Nation are indicated on the map shown above with symbols representing the projects and issues described below. included in this section is a new initiative, the FY 2007 Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project in Southern California, which integrates research, information, and products from several hazards into common data sets to improve the utility of information in reducing loss of life and property. Other regionally focused efforts reported here include Science on the DOl Landscape, a regionally funded program, which continues to focus on the partner needs of interior bureaus; Departmental crosscuts, many of which are multi-disciplinary; and other significant multidisciplinary accomplishments, including Priority Ecosystems Science, which addresses five priority ecosystems of Everglades, Chesapeake Bay, Platte River, Mojave Desert, and San Francisco Bay/Delta. The Science on the Landscape section describes: P. Multi-Hazards initiative – Southern California + Fire ri Science on the DOI Landscape & Landscape Change 3t CrossCuts & Coastal and River Processes A Hazards # Human Health * Water Use and Availability e Priority Ecosystems Science U.S. Geological Survey F - 1 136 Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project in Southern California 2007 Fixed - Costs & 2007 2007 Change Program Component FY 2005 FY 2006 Related Program Budget From Actual Enacted Changes Changes Request 2006 Geographic Resources, investigations, & Remote Sensing Geographic Analysis & Monitoring 14,628 14,705 +2,155 -2,000 14,860 +155 Multi-Hazards Project {} {} {} +300 3:00 +300 FTE () 0 +? f +? Geologic Hazards, Resources, and Processes Geologic Hazard Assessments Earthquake Hazards 50,864 50,583 +578 +300 54,461 +8.78 Multi-Hazards Project {} 0. {} +300 330 +300 Landslide Hazards 3,043 3,042 +42 +200 3,284 +242 Multi-Hazards Project {} {} Ö +200 200 +200 FTE G U +? f +1 Geologic Landscape & Coastal Assessments Coastal & Marine Geology 37,457 39,285 +499 -391 39,393 +108 fiflulti-Hazards Project {} 0. {} +200 200 +205 Water Resources investigations Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, & Research National Streamflow information Program 13,814 13,944 +295 +2,525 #6,764 +2,820 Multi-Hazards Project {} {} {} +20{} 200 +200 Biological Research - Biological Research & Monitoring & 133,130 140,086 2,036 -6,430 fº,692 -4,394 Multi-Hazards Project {} {} {} +300 300 +300 FTE O 0 +? f +? Bnterprise information " National Geospatial Program - 4,670 4,628 +65,164 -1,170 68,622 +63,994 Multi-Hazards Project {} t] 0. +680 580 +5.80 Total Requirements $000 0. {} 0 +2,480 2,180 +2,180 Tołaj FTE O 0 0 +3 3 +3 F - 2 U.S. Geological Survey 137 Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities Justification of FY 2007 Program Changes The 2007 request for the Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project in Southern California is $2,180,000 and 3 new FTE (GIS specialist, landslide geologist, and fire ecologist). In addition to the requested funds, the scientific and technological work described in this demonstration project will be supported by an additional $3.5 million and 4 FTE from cost savings associated with workforce restructuring in the Geologic Discipline and redirection of priorities within hazards-related and geospatial programs. For FY 2007, the USGS proposes a new Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project to demonstrate how integrating information and products about multiple hazards improves the usefulness of this information in reducing loss of life and property from natural hazards. The Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project initiative brings the unique research and systems capabilities of the USGS to bear on the complex issues surrounding natural hazards events, especially those that are interrelated such as fire, floods, and debris flows, or earthquakes and tsunamis. Occurrences of natural hazards vary temporally, with some hazards (such as fires) recurring every year and others (such as earthquakes) occurring on a decadal or longer time period. The development of integrated databases and the enhancement of information technology (IT) systems to track multiple hazards will facilitate more rapid communication and response to the user community, regardless of the timeframe of a natural disaster. This proposed five-year demonstration project is part of a larger initiative, designed to transfer technologies, hazards systems, and integrated products to urban areas nationwide most at risk from multiple hazards. The next site(s) will be chosen based on a review of lessons learned, which will be conducted at the end of the third year of this project, as well as the potential for immediate catastrophic events. Southern California, having one of the Nation's highest potentials for extreme, catastrophic losses from several natural hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis, fires, landslides, and floods, will serve as the site for the demonstration project. Estimates of expected losses from these hazards in the eight counties of Southern California exceed $3 billion per year. These numbers are expected to increase as the present population of 20 million grows at more than 10 percent per year. The multi-hazards initiative is funded through the Geographic Analysis and Monitoring subactivity, Earthquake Hazards program, Landslide Hazards program, Coastal and Marine Geology program, National Streamflow information Program, Biological Research and Monitoring subactivity, and National Geospatial Program. These programs and subactivities support efforts to generate the Specialized scientific data and research analyses necessary to produce scientific products that the public and private sectors can use to respond to and mitigate damages and reduce injuries and deaths as a result of natural disasters. The programs also provide the capability to develop layered maps using advanced satellite technologies to capture key landscape features, locations of essential operating facilities, and other features for the emergency management community's use. 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A 1-2 : # *.* Xs: x+ Sº, ::: ** -º-º----------- 2:S *:: - .*.4 ×... ---------- º::::: **. t ::::::::::::: *** - ** -- * - -------- - - - :::::: 3. *3-ºx-rºº tº rºº ºvsz-zºº.ºw 2. wº - - ----- - ******-rºw ------ºº-ºo: - » - • * v. 2. ::::::::::::::::::º:::: * ::: *> #::::: :::::::S Y------> : : : :?” :::::::::::::: § ~~~ *ºr :::::::::::::::: Program Overview The USGS proposes to demonstrate how the integration of information from modern earth observation hazard networks, targeted research on hazards processes, and effective risk communication can be used to save lives and reduce losses from natural hazards. Modernizing Earth Observation Hazard Networks : Modern and stable ground-based monitoring networks provide the fundamental information for accurate predictions and characterizations of hazards, as well as information critical to response and recovery efforts. These networks, increasingly more utilized, act as the interface between F - 4 U.S. Geological Survey 139 Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities USGS scientists and Federal, State and local emergency managers, the private sector, the public, and the news media. Seismic networks — The proposed work will improve seismic networks in Southern California. Funds will permit the USGS and partners to install and maintain new ANSS strong-motion seismic sensors, robust real-time telemetry, and increased operational support. These improvements will allow the USGS to provide ShakeMaps to emergency responders in at-risk metropolitan areas. Streamgaging Networks — To fill critical gaps in the areal coverage within the project area, 18 streamgages and raingages will be added to the network. Raingages will be upgraded to allow real-time transmission of soils and environmental monitoring data. These data are used in flood, landslide, and debris-flow forecasting and warning. Early Warning System for Flash Floods and Debris Flows — In cooperation with the NOAA, the USGS will develop and operate a prototype flash-flood and debris-flow warning system for burned areas in Southern California. The prototype will initially utilize the NWS Flash Flood Monitoring and Prediction operational framework for meteorological data analyses, comparison with rainfall intensity-duration thresholds, and information and warning dissemination. The system will also provide map results on a publicly available risk-assessment and early-warning Web site, updated throughout significant Storm events. Targeted Research on Hazard Processes and Prediction Accurate forecasts and prediction depend on a thorough understanding of the physical process controlling a hazard's occurrence, distribution, timing, and severity. Recent advances in science and technology have moved scientists closer to accurately predicting and forecasting hazard events, but additional targeted research is needed to make significant advances in these areas. Assessment of the Southern San Andreas Fault — The Southern San Andreas Fault is recognized as Southern California's most likely source of future great earthquakes; 20 million people are likely to be affected by such an event. The project will include systematic study of the earthquake history of the southernmost 550 km of the fault. This work will benefit from leveraging the activities of the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC), a consortium of 40 academic research institutions supported by the USGS and NSF, with a mission to build predictive models for earthquake occurrence and effects in the region. The SCEC has identified the southern San Andreas Fault as a concentrated research topic for the next several years. Wildfires research will focus on the role of fire suppression and fuels accumulation in chaparral ecosystems, specifically on the relation of wildfire intensity and severity to fuels accumulations affected by historical fire suppression, human fire ignitions during extreme weather conditions, and the interspersion of urban and wildland areas (wildland- urban interface). Research is critical to understanding and mapping fire risk, planning effective fuel treatments if required, and developing emergency response plans. Tsunami Modeling and Inundation Mapping will continue USGS collaborative activities with the NOAA National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (NTHMP) and the University of Southern California. Efforts will be made to identify, map, and date tsunami deposits Onshore to further advance knowledge regarding large submarine landslide recurrence intervals, tsunami recurrence intervals, and the coastal impact of past events. These data and interpretations will lead to improved tsunami inundation maps for the U.S. Geological Survey F - 5 140 Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities region. These products will support hazard assessment, response, and mitigation planning by Federal, State, and local emergency response managers. • Landslide and Debris-flow Predictive Modeling — Application of predictive models before the occurrence of wildfires can help identify sensitive drainage basins and thus serve to direct both forest restoration efforts before fires and fire protection efforts during a fire. Rapid application of these models post-fire can guide and prioritize data collection and field mitigation efforts and aid in making effective and appropriate mitigation decisions by the USFS, the California Office of Emergency Services, and surrounding counties. Products will include decision support tools for assessing post-fire debris flow hazards, and assessments of hazards for extensive fire events within Southern California. Risk Communication USGS science information can reduce losses when Communities at risk use it to make informed decisions. This program will expand the use of USGS science through improved communication and technology. The USGS will work with local planners, emergency managers, and first responders to develop products and tools that national and local decisionmakers and other stakeholders can use to evaluate the effectiveness and value of risk communication tools, methods, and processes. Web-based techniques that incorporate spatial and temporal hazards data will be developed to improve risk communication processes. These efforts will guide the development of improved multi-hazard risk communication techniques by both the USGS and local practitioners, Products Working with partners, the USGS will provide policymakers and the public with the tools needed to understand the significance of the hazards they face by better conveying the threat through risk-focused products. Among the products that the USGS will provide are: • Integrated Hazard Maps and Products — The USGS will work with the emergency management community, including the Los Angeles and San Bernardino County Offices of Emergency Management, to use new integrated data systems, as well as existing seismic, flood, and geodetic monitoring systems for six natural hazards (earthquakes, tsunamis, extreme coastal storms, fires, landslides, and floods) to develop integrated hazard products (e.g., aftershock probability estimates, debris flow hazard maps, tsunami and floodplain inundation maps) for use in emergency management centers of business, industry, and government facilities in Southern California. Partnering with emergency managers in the development of products will ensure that they receive hazard information in formats that best serve their needs. The information will form the basis for landscape analysis and modeling for the project study area. This analysis will integrate the diverse and distributed natural hazards information from the USGS and will provide access to information from partners such as NOAA (weather data) and NIFC (wildfire information). • Rainfall intensity-duration thresholds will be developed that identify the storm-rainfall conditions most likely to result in flash flood and debris-flow activity from burned basins. Primary users and partners include the NWS, which issues flash flood and debris flow warnings, and emergency response personnel, who need to be informed of the potential for flash floods and debris flows. F - 6 U.S. Geological Survey 141 Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities • Development of tools to assess coastal vulnerability to extreme storm events will build on partnerships with the California Department of Boating and Waterways and the USACE along the Santa Barbara and Ventura County shoreline. Beach morphology characteristics (beach height, dune/cliff location) will be combined with statistical models of wave run-up to develop an assessment of the susceptibility of the Santa Barbara Coast to Severe Storms. • Planning scenarios and decision tools for evaluating risk reduction strategies — The USGS will cooperate with local planners, emergency managers, and other decisionmakers to develop planning scenarios and decision analysis tools to evaluate tradeoffs associated with different risk reduction strategies. The scenarios and decision tools will be linked with participatory processes to assist communities in determining the impacts and consequences from alternative investment strategies, such as mitigation, zoning, and capital infrastructure decisions. These efforts will extend traditional physical models by integrating natural hazards and socioeconomic information in the development of risk reduction decision tools and products. More information on this initiative can be found within each of the four discipline sections as well as in Enterprise information (see pages G - 21, H-5, 29, and 71, 1 - 45, J - 8, K-24). Regional Overview The USGS regional construct was developed to focus on issue-based, multidisciplinary science; align USGS work more closely with partners at the local and regional level; and enhance partnerships with Department of the Interior bureaus and other Federal, State, and local agencies. Closer proximity of the three USGS regions to Interior bureaus and other partners allows USGS scientists and managers to understand and address land and resource management issues partners at the local and regional levels; increases the opportunity for partnerships and leveraging of resources; and brings the entire portfolio of USGS science expertise to bear on regional issues. Regional staff is successfully connecting the world- renowned capabilities of USGS with the high-priority, real-time land management, urban planning, and heightened Security needs of local, Federal, State, Tribal, and community managers. Pressing regional Science issues in FY 2007 include natural hazards, water use and availability, fire, landscape change, coastal and river processes, human health, and ecosystem processes. Regional Planning, Performance, and Partnerships Regional science planning is a collaborative effort between regional and programmatic managers to plan and implement the bureau's science goals, with an emphasis on work important to our many regional partners. Regional science outputs and outcomes directly address questions relating to the Department's strategic goals of Resource Protection, Resource Use, and Serving Communities and are reported in the programs' performance tables. Activities for planning and assessment of performance are conducted at various management levels in the Regions. These activities include reviews on the full range of activities under their purview; scientific programs, products, management, and support services. Regional strategic reviews assess longer term strategic planning goals, their alignment with regional and bureau goals, and the impact of the scientific work on Societal issues. Feedback is sought from partners who use and benefit from the products to identify their high priority science issues and specific science questions. Regional representatives meet with partners and USGS scientists to U.S. Geological Survey F - 7 142 Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities propose science projects to address these issues. Following a description of each region are highlights of activities that illustrate how the USGS incorporates partnerships to conduct science and inform decisions for the future. Eastern Region — The Eastern Region (ER) manages programs in 26 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Approximately 2,800 employees are distributed across 123 duty stations east of the Mississippi River. The ER has the longest urbanized coastline extending from the Gulf Coast of Mississippi to the Atlantic Coastline of Maine, and along the Great Lakes from New York to Wisconsin; coastal issues represent an important focus for USGS science in response to coastal storms, erosion, and Other hazards. The ER includes 60 percent of the U.S. population, or 177 million people. Nearly 50 percent of the growth in U.S. population since 1990 has occurred in the East, which contributes to the longest record of human-induced change in the Nation. The Eastern Region is characterized by numerous, high-density, urban population centers located along or in close proximity to shorelines, hardwood forests, and the Appalachian Mountains. Continued expansion of coastal and riverine urban centers into rural areas of the region will impact the Nation's ability to use and enjoy natural resources while increasing the number and difficulty of the challenges to protect the welfare of citizens from natural disasters and other health risks. In FY 2005, ER and the other regions conducted asset prioritization and implemented Regional investment Review boards as part of the capital improvement planning process. Significant administrative and cost Center management training was conducted and completed in the Eastern Region, including environmental management system training conducted at 15 major centers. Acquisition support was highly effective in response to the 2005 hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico. The Eastern Region provided the contractual oversight for the bureau business strategy that includes competitive sourcing and entered into cooperative agreements with universities for conducting research as well as for sharing of facilities, ER renewed an MOU with the University of Puerto Rico to facilitate the exchange of faculty and students for research in the fields of management and interpretation of natural resources and hazards and continues the successful cooperation with Fort Valley State University on behalf of the bureau. Eighteen summer interns (minorities and women) were placed at 12 science centers in every USGS region. Central Region — The USGS Central Region (CR) manages programs in 15 States between the Mississippi River and the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. Approximately 2,865 employees and 975 on-site contractors are distributed in 88 cities and 21 field offices across the region. Though largely rural, the region has some of the fastest growing population centers in the United States. Priority Science issues of CR resource managers are agricultural practices, fire science, invasive species, water availability and use, and landscape change. Of note, response to natural disasters is in the forefront of CR scientific activities. The USGS National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC), located in Golden, CO, plays a key role in providing near-real-time data to NOAA tsunami warning centers and supports tsunami monitoring in the Pacific Rim and disaster alerts in Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, California, and U.S. territories in the western Pacific. Seismic data from the Global Seismographic Network, supported jointly by the USGS and NSF, are used daily in the routine operations of the NEC to determine the locations, depths, magnitudes, and other parameters of earthquakes worldwide. During the late 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes, USGS employees across the country delivered invaluable information and technical Support, such as evacuation, rescue, relocation, recovery, clean-up, maps, and environmental impact assessments. F - 8 U.S. Geological Survey 143 Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities In addition to a robust Science program, GateWay Community College Central Region reports accomplishments in the area of operations management that Our partnership with the USGS has been instrumental in allowing us to recruit students and train them using the enhances services. Central Region staff. appropriate instrumentation and techniques and worked to reduce growing rent and Security providing an opportunity for students to gain costs by releasing nearly 68,000 square employment. Additionally, the input that USGS feet Of rentable Space. Recruiting from personnel have provided in the development and diverSe populations, CR has taken major delivery of our curriculum has been invaluable. steps forward through the GateWay We fully endorse the USGS and look forward to Community College (Phoenix, AZ) continuing our mutually beneficial relationship with cooperative Hydrologic Technician training them. and internship programs in cooperation Lisa C. Young, M.Ed., Program Director with the USGS. These programs are GateWay Community College vehicles for converting interns to Phoenix, AZ permanent positions. The strides made October 2005 with GateWay are being replicated at - colleges in Minnesota and South Dakota. USGS partnered with Southwestern Oklahoma State University on a 2-day course, "Introduction to Field Water-Quality Methods," for the Tribes of Oklahoma via the Distance Learning Program in August 2005. The timing of this training was critical for the Tribes in Oklahoma because many of them are applying for "Treatment as State" status from EPA, which will enable them to set their own water quality standards in their jurisdictional areas. Western Region — The Western Region (WR) manages programs in nine western States, Guam, and the Pacific Trust Territories. There are approximately 2,400 employees distributed in 33 cities and 80 field offices across the region. With more than 75 percent of Interior lands in the Western Region, USGS responsibilities to serve as the science research arm of interior to all of Interior's bureaus are enormous, as BLM, NPS, FWS, and BOR are largely vested in the West. WR has longstanding relationships with numerous Federal agencies such as USFS, USACE, EPA, DOE and DOD. USGS also has strong partnerships with the Tribes. WR partners with State and local governments and major private partners such as Bonneville Power on the Columbia River and those who manage hundreds of irrigation districts in the arid West. The Western Region is home to over 50 million people, including 8 of the Nation's top 10 fastest growing urban metropolises. WR is rich in both renewable and non-renewable natural resources; minerals, hydroelectric energy, geothermal energy, wind energy, oil and gas, water and forests. Also, WR is home to 855 of the 1,263 federally listed threatened or endangered species. Ecosystems such as the San Francisco Bay/Delta, Klamath Basin, the Colorado River, and Puget Sound are the source of frequent collisions between clean water availability, endangered species protection, urban growth, and the Nation's increasing need for energy Supply. Natural hazards are a major driver for WR science projects and planning. WR has the longest coastline in the United States. Underlying the greater part of the coastline are huge and potentially catastrophic earthquake fault subduction zones. This is also the reason WR is home to numerous active volcanoes, one of the world's most volcanically active regions. Volcanoes form extensive beſts along the coastal regions: running the length of the Aleutian Islands and the adjacent Alaska peninsula, also capping the Coast Range from Washington to California. Rangeland or forest wildfires have come with increasing frequency and severity bringing substantial impacts, particularly where urban areas encroach on to the rugged mountain terrain U.S. Geological Survey F - 9 144 Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities and rural areas. Often these wildfires have associated post-event landslide and debris flows that wreak additional havoc. USGS researchers are working constantly to provide first responder and policy partners the scientific information and tools to keep the public informed, prepared, and safe. To help increase the diversity of the USGS workforce, WR will attend job fairs at colleges and universities in California and Arizona in FY 2006. The goal is to recruit more women and minorities in under-represented occupations within the USGS workforce and in the student employee positions that serve as the career opportunities for women and minorities in the SC}{2||CôS, Science on the DOl Landscape FY 2007 Overview One of the few completely regional projects, Science on the DOi Landscape has been successful with Interior bureau partners who appreciate the opportunity to work closely with the regions on science issues of mutual interest. In FY 2007, the USGS Regional Directors and staff will continue to coordinate the DOi Landscape funded projects with key Interior bureau regional partners through regularly scheduled meetings to discuss FY 2007 high priority resource management issues, review the results of current projects, and plan for future studies. Selections for DOi Landscape funding are based on multiple criteria that include: ciose alignment of the project with critical issues and regional and/or program goals; scientific merit, the extent to which the project will provide new insights to address the critical issues; and the potential for ſeveraging Department landscape funds with additional funding from Interior and other partners. ER leaders will discuss current work on mercury in the Mobile Bay, Alabama area and ground and surface water impacts on water quality and ecology in Biscayne National Park with regional officials from the NPS, FWS, and BLM to determine projects for FY 2007. Other areas of interest for interior bureaus in the ER are forest pest management, restoration alternatives in urban ecosystems, Salt marsh ecology, hurricane response, natural resource recovery from hurricanes, shoreline erosion and other coastal issues. CR leadership will focus on science priorities such as Sagebrush habitats, agricultural practices, and water use and availability for BLM, BOR, FWS, and NPS. Rapid response projects, defined as short-term, technical support efforts that are designed to help Interior managers address immediate needs, will continue. The Western Region (WR) will continue to coordinate DOI Landscape projects through collaborative efforts with Interior regional partners (such as the North Slope Science Initiative with BLM and FWS), through consultations and meetings at the Regional Director and Regional Executive level, and through relevant issue-focused workshops (Water Availability for Ecosystems, Future Science Challenges, Fire Science, etc.) to determine new and continuing projects on the DOI Landscape in FY 2007. FY 2006 Planned Program Performance Plant Surveys Continue to Monitor Change from Energy Development and Drought — In FY 2006, data collected to monitor the impact to vegetation in the Powder River Basin will be used to help with on-the-ground verification of findings from a landscape change analysis study that is employing remotely sensed data. The site-specific information from the plant surveys will help document changes at a landscape scale in the coalbed methane area. F - 10 U.S. Geological Survey 145 Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities Expanding the Assessment of Environmentally Sound Water Disposal Practices — In FY 2006, the assessment of infiltration ponds that dispose of the water produced by coalbed methane production will be expanded to determine if the zone of very salty water beneath infiltration ponds is a local or widespread problem across the Powder River Basin. Findings from this new work are critical as there are now more than 3,000 infiltration ponds in the Wyoming portion of the Powder River Basin. Mancos Shale: The Big File Cabinet Gets Bigger — The Big File Cabinet (BFC) is the Web- mapping tool for interim data and results of the Mancos Shale Landscapes project in the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (GGNCA). In FY 2006, the BFC will be used to develop a Science Project Portal through which users can create maps and run geospatial analyses to provide enhanced data exploration capability to BLM personnel on the GGNCA. Rapid Response: Building on Success — USGS will continue to build on the successful collaboration with NPS, FWS, BLM, and BOR to address immediate needs of land and resource managers in Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana. These projects will be identified through discussions with partners throughout FY 2006. Two short-term projects in progress are: • For FWS, the effects of roads on surface water and shallow ground water on the Baca Ranch, CO, as it is being transformed from a private ranch to a National Wildlife Refuge. • For BOR, the effects of produced waters in the western United States related to oil production and water quality. Ground-Water and Surface-Water Impacts on Water Quality and Ecology at Biscayne National Park — Work will be done in FY 2006 to calibrate and verify a ground-water model of Biscayne National Park. The new model simulation can improve the estimations of flow paths and Salinities for resource managers at the Park. In addition, current information on the hydrogeologic framework of the aquifer will be incorporated into the model. At this time, there are no straightforward methods for explicitly incorporating karst ground-water flow passageways into a ground-water flow and solute transport model. Therefore, several different methods will be utilized and evaluated in order to identify the best approach for incorporating flow zones. This evaluation is expected to produce results that will be transferable to other ground-water models of the area. Are Coastal Settings Areas of Heightened Concern for Mercury Contamination? – The Mobile Bay, Alabama, ecosystem is an ideal situation for evaluating the sources that contribute to the high levels of mercury deposition in the Gulf Coast, and whether high deposition results in elevated mercury levels in fish. This area was selected after consultations with the FWS. initial results in FY 2005 for identifying and quantifying mercury in the atmosphere showed evidence that the interactions of the marine atmosphere with mercury sources derived from the COntinent resulted in higher rates of atmospheric mercury oxidation and deposition at Weeks Bay Estuarine Reserve (a small embayment on the western shore of Mobile Bay). In Mercury emission sources U.S. Geological Survey F - 1 1 146 Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities FY 2006 the USGS will extend observations of mercury deposition in the Mobile Bay area, and integrate these efforts with mercury bioaccumulation data from black-water streams draining into Weeks Bay to estuarine Mobile Bay, to the Gulf of Mexico. The overall goal of this project is to provide a general understanding of mercury sources and the cycling and bioaccumulation at the continental margins on interior-managed lands. In future years this study will be expanded to other locations on the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic coastal seaboard. Decision Support for Sustainable Oil and Gas Development on the North Slope of Alaska — The field work and development of decision support tools for this project will continue through 2007 with completion of products planned for 2008, support Tools for the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program — All of the tasks and subtasks of this project were in their second year in FY 2005. Three of the tasks are to be completed in FY 2006 and final reports will be prepared for BOR for those tasks in early FY 2007. Prototype maps for ultra-high resolution remote sensing of the vegetation in Cibola National Wildlife Refuge were presented to the refuge manager in FY 2005. Mojave Desert Landscape: Understanding Ecosystem Function and Developing Tools for Management — in FY 2006, development and testing of monitoring protocols for the Mojave Desert continued with input and guidance from land and resource managers. Testing of monitoring protocols includes understanding the best means to detect change in soil physical properties, annual and perennial plant seedbanks and annual plant production associated with new disturbances and recovery from historic land use. USGS will continue to visit additional disturbed and undisturbed sites to continue development of indicators of ecosystem health for land managers. The results of this and previous years' efforts will be compiled in a final report synthesizing the information developed by Mojave DOI Landscape project. FY 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Adaptive Management in Action: Environmentally Sound Water Disposal Practices — in the Wyoming Powder River Basin, daily production of coalbed natural gas results in over 200 acre-feet of water unsuitable for certain uses. As a result of a USGS and BLM Collaboration, the permitting process for infiltration ponds has been amended to minimize the likelihood of similar occurrences. Partners and customers include BLM, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, and industry. Getting to Know Mancos Shale: All Salt is not the Same-Mancos Shale, which underlies much of the Upper Colorado River Basin, is estimated to contribute at least 50 percent of the salt to the river, resulting in approximately $330 million in annual remediation costs. Reducing salt levels depends on understanding ecosystem response to management activities. A collaboration among Federal, State, local government, academia, and NGOs has resulted in the Web-based interactive management tool, the Big File Cabinet. This tool is currently being used by the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area management group, the Colorado Salinity Control Forum, and other organizations to develop land-management alternatives. Web site: http://minerals.cr.usgs.gov/projects/mancos shale/index.html. Rapid Response: Providing Technical Assistance to Interior — USGS is cooperating with BLM, NPS, and FWS to address the immediate needs of land and resource managers in Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana. Accomplishments in FY 2005 include: F - 12 U.S. Geological Survey 147 Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities • For BLM, expertise in remote sensing to develop and implement a strategy on the impacts of West Nile virus On Sage grouse on lands in Wyoming and Montana. Rapid Response • For NPS, assessing invertebrate diversity in the Snake River near I have reviewed your letter and report entitles, Jackson Lake Dam in the Grand "Provisional review comments of selected literature Teton National Park, resulting in related to coal-bed methane production and hydrology a genus and S ecies quide and a of the Fruitland Formation in the San Juan Basin, 㺠of º j for use southern Colorado and northern New Mexico".... it will p y be quite valuable to us in our evaluation of opposing in management plans. interpretations of data. • For FWS: advice on estimating Robert Garrigues, Geologist populations and sustaining Bureau of Land Management mortality limits for the Durango, CO Yellowstone grizzly bear. October 2005 NIEHS and USGS Enter into Strategic Partnership to Mitigate the Risk of Exposure to Mercury and Other Environmental Contaminants — The National Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIEHS) and the USGS have entered into a strategic partnership to mitigate the effects of environmental contaminants. NIEHS and USGS have chosen mercury as a test contaminant to develop a prototype Web-based system called EMMMA (Environmental Mercury Modeling, Mapping, and Analysis). The EMMMA Website (http://emmma.usgs.gov) is designed to support environmental and health researchers, as well as land and resource managers by providing (1) easy access to key environmental mercury datasets, (2) an online model for mercury in fish tissue, and (3) online mapping tools. Application of the online model will allow scientists to detect spatial and temporal trends in fish-mercury concentrations. The model will help State and local agencies reduce the costs of their sampling efforts for estimating fish-tissue mercury concentrations without loss of effectiveness. Assembling exposure databases from diverse sources, including Federal, State, local or non-government organizations, and the integration of exposure data with detailed maps and online analytical tools has the potential to significantly aid a wide range of epidemiologic studies. Atmospheric Deposition of Mercury in Urban Areas — Atmospheric deposition is the dominant source of mercury to ecosystems in New England; however, little is know about regional-scale gradients in mercury deposition, particularly in urban areas. Mercury data were collected around the Boston area through the collaborative contributions of the USGS, Frontier Geosciences, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, and the Blue Hill Observatory. The mercury wet-deposition rate at sites in metropolitan Boston was 28 percent higher than at the regional background site suggesting that localized urban emission sources may have significant effect on mercury deposition rates on a regional scale in New England. Results indicate dry deposition may account for as much as 90 percent of the mercury deposition in urban settings. In FY 2005, data from this study were part of a comprehensive analysis of the extent and effects of mercury pollution in northeastern North America. Regional gradients in mercury deposition are being used in FY 2006 to help interpret trends observed in sediment, water and fish tissue in the Boston area. Knowledge of regional patterns in atmospheric deposition relative to distribution of mercury and methylmercury in sediments, water and fish may provide information for assessing the relative risk of mercury contamination in different ecosystems. Decision Support for Sustainable Oil and Gas Development on the North Slope of Alaska — The North Slope Science initiative (NSS) is a new partnership among Federal and State agencies, local government, and a major land-holding corporation to coordinate and U.S. Geological Survey F - 13 148 Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities support inventory, monitoring, and research activities on the North Slope to understand and mitigate the effects of development on natural resources. In support of NSS and BLM oil and gas leasing, exploration and development in the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska (NPRA), the USGS, in collaboration with the BLM, FWS and the North Slope Borough, completed the second year of research. Accomplishments in FY 2005 include: detailed analysis of a 26-year data set of goose densities and distribution that demonstrates substantial changes in numbers and locations among the four species; measurement of primary productivity and nutrient quality of forage plants to understand what plant communities are essential to geese; analyses of aerial photography from 1950, 1979, and 2002 to assess the amount of lake area change and examine changes in amounts of foraging habitat; measurements of salinity, nutrient content, and other water quality parameters for key lakes with a focus on detecting the magnitude and spatial extent of saltwater intrusion into habitats important to geese; and continued monitoring of climate and permafrost data at multiple sites. Prototype geographic information system model includes data from historical and contemporary sources such as remotely sensed imagery, wildlife population surveys, elevation profiles, lake depths, hydrological parameters, land cover, climate parameters, sedimentary basins, and surficial geology. A major objective of this multidisciplinary research is to develop decision support tools for managers responsible for planning petroleum development while protecting important wildlife populations. Mojave Desert Landscape: Understanding Ecosystem Function and Developing Tools for Management – Land mangers are increasingly challenged with making decisions about managing human activities on public lands in the Mojave Desert with limited reliable scientific information. In FY 2005, USGS refined techniques and developed new metrics for long- term monitoring for the Mojave Desert including seed reserves and Seed movements, adapted, multiple soil and plant metrics, and historical long- rº - -- term vegetation monitoring. In addition, USGS The Mojave Desert population of the desertionoise conducted water infiltration and registribution º º: in Utah, analyses through simulated rainfall and collected determining the habital requirements of the desert remote sensing data to analyze vegetation tortoise so that populations can be managed in the patterns, geologic mapping, and geomorphology face of multiple land uses. in the desert. For modeling habitat of the federally protected desert tortoise, USGS drafted standards for sharing sensitive data among collaborators (NPS, BLM, FWS, Desert Research Institute, DOD, State agencies and university), provided expanded database, and allowed new modeling opportunities for conducting spatial analyses of desert tortoise habitat affinities. Support Tools for the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program — The USGS Lower Colorado River (LCR) study team provides science support to BOR and other stakeholders in the Multi-species Conservation Program (MSCP). The MSCP is a 50-year collaborative partnership between 45 stakeholder groups and the Department to mitigate the effects of the control structures and water delivery systems on the mainstem of the Colorado River in the lower basin. The program is designed to protect native aquatic and terrestrial species while allowing the current water uses to continue. Four major projects include (1) evaluating the use of very high resolution aerial photography to map sediment deposits along and in the river, (2) determining soil salinity and moisture relationships that could affect F - 14 U.S. Geological Survey 149 Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities the success of revegetation efforts under the MSCP program, (3) providing a geospatial analysis of river channel location and vegetation over the past 100 years, and (4) preparing a summary of all available scientific information for the LCR region. Prototype maps for an ultra- high resolution remote sensing of the vegetation in Cibola National Wildlife Refuge was presented to the refuge manager in FY 2005 using preliminary data, and a final product will be delivered in FY 2006. Additional projects starting in 2006 include a study of evapotranspiration rates of various species along the LCR, a study that maps backwaters containing native fish reproduction and rearing habitat, a study of native fish populations, and a region wide survey of endangered yellow-billed cuckoo populations along the LCR. Final products will be used to guide management actions as outlined in the strategic plan for the MSCP. Department Crosscuts As the Department's science bureau, USGS conducts research that is foundational to numerous intradepartmental and interagency crosscutting activities. These crosscutting activities range from environmental issues such as the Everglades restoration and coral reef protection in the Pacific Islands to resource management issues such as salmon recovery in the Pacific Northwest. The following table provides a list of the crosscutting activities in which the USGS plays a prominent role. Enacted Enacted California Bay-Delta — The Bay-Delta Program of the CALFED is a multi-agency, stakeholder- driven, multi-billion dollar, 30-year plan to restore ecosystem functions, improve water supply reliability, and sustain water quality for California watersheds. The USGS works with many Federal and State partners including BOR, FWS, BLM, USACE, EPA, Department of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service, USDA, USFS, NRCS, the Western Area Power Administration, California Department of Water Resources, California Department of Fish and Game, Reclamation Board, California EPA, State Water Resources Control Board, California Department of Food and Agriculture, and the Delta Protection Commission. The USGS provides leadership for the scientific aspects of the program, and specific studies that develop new knowledge to improve program decisions and expand the body of knowledge relevant to CALFED proposed actions. In FY 2007, USGS will continue work on identifying the effects of the changing hydrology on the physical, chemical, and biological processes of the system; the interaction between, and important processes of, Suisun Marsh and adjacent bays; and the restoration of salt ponds to ecosystems compatible with the needs of the San Francisco Bay and freshwater Delta. Columbia River Basin Salmon Recovery — USGS collaborates with many partners including the Bonneville Power Administration, USACE, FWS, BLM, BOR, Department of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service, USDA, USFS, Washington and Oregon State government agencies, Umatilla Tribe, and citizen advisory groups. In FY 2007, USGS will use radio tagged U.S. Geological Survey F - 15 150 Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities Salmon to determine the impacts of water management and physical modifications to dam structure on salmon from the Lower Granite dam on the Snake River down to Bonneville dam on the Columbia River. Of Special interest will be changes in survival rates associated with management alternatives such as timing and volume of spills and evaluation of guidance structures. In the Yakima Basin, the USGS will examine how water management can alter habitat, strand juvenile salmon, and influence spawning and rearing habitats of Pacific salmon. USGS work in the Wind River will involve life history research, evaluation, and monitoring of steelhead and salmon recovery in the sub-basin. USGS work in the White Salmon River will evaluate the environmental consequences of the removal of Conduit Dam scheduled for 2008. Coral Reef Protection — Coral reefs worldwide are in decline. The Department of the interior alone has responsibility for more than 3.5 million acres of coral reef habitat. Further, the U.S. scientific and management communities are only now becoming aware of the value, diversity and extent of deep reefs under Department responsibility. Local Action Strategies have been developed for various regions under Department and NOAA management (e.g., Hawaii, Florida, Caribbean, etc.) to combat coral reef degradation. Databases, maps, GlS visualization tools, USGS fact sheets, technical reports, oral presentations at stakeholder meetings and technical/professional Conferences, and peer-reviewed publications are planned and are essential products that will transfer information to decisionmakers and the scientific community, Resource managers with the NPS, FWS, MMS, NOAA and coastal States have called upon USGS to help them understand the processes involved in reef decline so that local-scale stressors can be mitigated or removed, and reef recovery encouraged. USGS products are being and will continue to be used by members of the Coral Reef Task Force as they implement the various Local Action Strategies. in FY 2006 and FY 2007, USGS research on shallow and deep reefs will include understanding conditions needed for productive and healthy reef communities, understanding terrestrial impacts to reef health in support of U.S. Coral Reef Task Force resolutions, assessing abiotic and biotic factors contributing to Coral disease and decline, and evaluating how nature and human activities in marine parks and refuges and on the Outer Continental Shelf influence reef integrity and biodiversity. Global Change -- The USGS supports multidisciplinary studies of past environmental and climatic changes (climate history); process studies that explore the sensitivity of the Earth's surface, the hydrologic cycle, and ecosystems to climate variability; and forecasting of potential future changes and their effects on landscapes and ecosystems (particularly on public lands). The combination of these studies provides integrated long-term perspectives on the effects of climatic change and variability and on the interactions through time among climatic, geologic, and biologic systems on regional and landscape scales. USGS Global Change Research activities strive to achieve a whole-system understanding of the interrelationships among Earth surface processes, ecological systems, and human activities. Activities of the program focus on documenting, analyzing, and modeling the character of past and present environments and the geological, biological, hydrological, and geochemical processes involved in environmental change so that future environmental changes and impacts can be anticipated. Specifically, USGS focus is on global warming, acid rain, oceanography and weather and climate data. The U.S. Global Change Research Program integrates research carried out under the auspices of a number of agencies of the U.S. Federal Government, including the NSF, DOC, DOE, EPA, NASA, DOS, AID, Interior, DOA, HHS, NIH, DOT, DOD, and Smithsonian Institution. The F - 16 U.S. Geological Survey 151 Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities Geographic Analysis and Monitoring, Earth Surface Dynamics, Hydrologic Research and Development, and Biological Research and Monitoring programs contribute to this effort. In FY 2007, global change activities will focus on the terrestrial and freshwater interactions with a changing climate in the Yukon River Basin. The USGS and the USFS are leading a consortium of U.S. and Canadian Federal agencies, university scientists, and Tribal organizations in implementing a prototype environmental monitoring and research strategy in the Yukon River Basin. The collaboration will link air, water, soil, and forest information across the basin to track and understand regional changes in carbon flux and storage. Greater Evergiades Ecosystem Restoration — Restoring the Nation's Greater Everglades and adjacent Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay coastal ecosystems in South Florida is the largest environmental restoration project ever attempted in the United States. The USGS continues to be a key partner in Greater Everglades restoration by providing scientific information on ecosystem history, water quality and contaminants, surface and groundwater flows, and species response to hydropattern dynamics. A major thrust of the USGS continues to be the development of new and improved models, including hydrologic, ecological, landscape, and water quality/contaminant models. These ecosystem models are being integrated into decision support tools to aid in restoration-related planning decisions by the USACE, NPS, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, EPA, FWS, and the South Florida Water Management District to predict the consequences of varied management alternatives, to set ecological goals by providing yardsticks to measure the success of the restoration, and to manage the natural resources of the System. The initial Department of the Interior Everglades science plan was updated in 2005 with input from FWS, NPS and USGS and provides a basis for identifying the emerging high priority Interior science information needs. USGS has taken the lead in coordinating the Department's science effort to select new studies for initiating in FY 2006 and 2007 to address these information needs and has redirected several projects to be more responsive to the priorities identified in the updated Department science plan. USGS data are being used by the USACE to estimate changes resulting from restoration by NOAA to manage the Marine Sanctuary in Florida Bay, by the State to refine evaluation and monitoring programs and to improve their understanding of sediment re-suspension and seagrass community changes, by Tribes to assure water quality standards, and by communities in the Florida Keys to determine whether to modify their sewage-disposal practices. Invasive Species — The USGS plays a significant role in implementing the National invasive Species Management Plan, developed by the National invasive Species Council, as called for in the Presidential Executive Order on invasive species. To meet the goals of the Plan, the USGS invasive Species program provides management-oriented research and delivers information needed to prevent, detect, control, and eradicate invasive species and to restore impaired ecosystems. Facilitating these efforts is the National Institute for Invasive Species Science, a growing consortium of partnerships between government and non-governmental organizations that is administratively housed in the USGS Fort Collins Science Center in Colorado. USGS researchers are leading or cooperating in efforts to integrate the capabilities of the USGS and partners, including Federal and State resource agencies, to help provide the information, methods, technologies, and technical assistance needed for effective responses to terrestrial and aquatic invaders threatening U.S. ecosystems and native species. An important focus is on developing models for predicting the probable spread and impacts of invaders, in cooperation with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, the USGS EROS Data Center, and others. U.S. Geological Survey F - 17 152 Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities Klamath River Basin — The Departments of the Interior, Commerce, and Agriculture are involved in a variety of activities throughout the Klamath River Basin in Oregon and California. USGS works closely with the BOR, BLM, FWS, NOAA Fisheries, Natural Resources Conservation Service, several Tribes, the Oregon Departments of Water Resources, Fish and Wildlife, and Environmental Quality, California Department of Water Resources, and Siskiyou and Modoc Counties in California to address environmental, economic, and statutory issues in the basin. In addition, USGS is collaborating with NRCS to improve the accuracy of seasonal forecasts of inflows to the BOR Klamath Project to help with water allocations among all beneficial uses. In FY 2007, USGS will continue work started in FY 2006, which is to help determine the water-quantity and water-quality benefits that can be expected in the Lake in response to various restoration activities. Further, USGS will investigate habitat used by juvenile and adult fish, movement, behavior, and survival in response to water availability, water quality, sediment, wetland, and watershed contributions to the ecological status of the Upper Klamath River basin and Klamath Lake. See Water Use and Availability section for FY 2006 outcomes and FY 2005 accomplishments. Middle Rio Grande – The Middle Rio Grande Basin extends about 100 miles from north (near Cochiti) to south (near San Acacia) and is about 35 miles wide. The basin is bordered by the Sandia, Manzanita, Manzano, Los Pinos, and Jemez Mountains; the Sierra Ladrone to the south; and Mesa Lucero to about the Rio Puerco. Investigations of the geologic framework of the Rio Grande region in different areas along the course of the river through the southwestern U.S. are providing information on critical ground-water aquifers, hazards (seismic, subsidence, landslide), and resources. Basins of the Rio Grande encompass the main city areas of northern New Mexico (e.g., Santa Fe and Albuquerque) and are home of half the population and a similar part of the economy. In Colorado, the San Luis basin is center of an extensive agricultural economy and host of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Monte Vista Wildlife Refuge. Linked by the through-flowing Rio Grande along the tectonic trough of the Rio Grande rift, the vitality of basin communities and economies depends on growing demands for water extracted from complex aquifers, mostly in Santa Fe Group rift-basin sediments. Knowledge of the aquifer systems and the linkages between recharge, ground water flow, lithologic and stratigraphic characteristics, fault displacements, alteration/cementation, and productivity/sustainability of the resource are poorly known outside areas of production wells. Project activities in the San Luis Basin will improve the geologic framework of ground water models used for management of the Rio Grande. Drinking water supplied to residents living in the Middle Rio Grande Basin comes from ground- water resources. Recent studies completed by the USGS have improved understanding of the ground-water resources in the basin, particularly in the rapidly growing Albuquerque area. To obtain the kinds of information that are needed to plan for and manage the increased demand for water in the Albuquerque area, the USGS, in cooperation with the City of Albuquerque, New Mexico Office of the State Engineer, and Bernalillo County, is conducting a variety of research and monitoring projects. Work includes monitoring of ground-water-quality at multiple depths, research on the interaction between surface-water and ground-water resources to help local water managers determine the impact of withdrawals both from the aquifer system and from the Rio Grande, and research on the rate at which the aquifer can recharge itself after water is withdrawn. F - 18 U.S. Geological Survey 153 Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities Science issues, Accomplishments, and Partnerships ; i i | | ; Interior of Land Other Triba! Hazards USGS Hurricane Response Efforts — The USGS activated the Storm Response Team for five hurricanes that affected the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts between July and October 2005: Dennis, Katrina, Ophelia, Rita and Wilma (figure). The response team grew to include BOR, FWS, NPS, MMS, DOD, EPA, NOAA, USACE and others. Critical information was Shared and used to understand the impact to managed parks, refuges and marine sanctuaries. The team also ensured that the right information was being communicated within Interior and to the public during this disaster. U.S. Geological Survey F - 19 154 Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities Despite extremely difficult conditions, USGS hydrological technicians in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama worked vigorously after Katrina to collect perishable Scientific data to accurately document storm surge, water elevation and the extent of flooding. Temporary stream gages were installed on Lake Pontchartrain and in New Orleans to monitor the drop in water levels as the USACE worked to repair damage to levees and remove water from the inundated city. Water-quality and sediment sampling was conducted by USGS Scientists in cooperation with the EPA and others to assess health hazards and the impacts of contaminants. Over the storm season, USGS coordinated data collection and research efforts from Florida to Texas with Federal agencies that include NASA, NOAA, and USACE as well as universities. Numerous aerial surveys were flown to obtain video, still photography and laser altimetry surveys of post-storm beach conditions for comparison with earlier data to show the nature, magnitude, and spatial variability of coastal changes such as beach erosion, overwash deposition, and island breaching. Data were available through an enhanced USGS-developed data and information management system (DIMS) for response, relief, and research efforts. FEMA used the DiMS as a decision Support tool in deploying emergency Supplies post- Hurricane Katrina and for pre-Hurricane Rita planning activities. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Louisiana State Police used it as a post-hurricane search and rescue tool. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention used it to assess New Orleans' city population changes as the city deployed varying stages of disaster response. The impact to habitat of a wide variety of wildlife also can be evaluated. These data will also be used to further refine predictive models of coastal impacts from severe storms and help managers plan. The DIMS is being used by USGS as a resource for the Gulf of Mexico Alliance Federal Partners database. The group, formed of USACE, EPA, NRCS, MMS, NPS, FWS, DOT, and NOAA, was created in support of the five Gulf States' initiative to protect the Gulf of Mexico in a regional effort. (http://gulfscien.usgs.gov). Joining Forces With Natural Resources Canada (NRC) to Help Communities Assess Risks From Natural Hazards — USGS and Canadian scientists are working together to apply the USGS Land Use Portfolio Model (LUPM) in the Squamish District of British Columbia, Canada prior to planned work in FY 2006 in the Nisqually River Basin, WA. The scientific information that is being gathered by the USGS, the Geological Survey of Canada, and other agencies will help local communities make sound investment choices based on the likelihood of hazard occurrence and potential damages, and the impact on property values. In FY 2005, the USGS and NRC worked together using the LUPM to create preliminary risk assessments for several flooding scenarios in Squamish; gateway to the 2010 Winter Olympics. The findings were presented at a community workshop to elicit feedback from stakeholders regarding community planning and zoning, risk tolerance, and potential economic impacts. Results of this feedback are being used to create more refined scenarios that will be used by the District of Squamish, British Columbia, and Canadian officials to guide future development alternatives. In FY 2006, a Canadian team will join with a group of multidisciplinary USGS scientists to take a more refined model to communities in the Nisqually River Basin. - Post Wildfire Debris-Flow Hazards and Risk in Southern California — Debris fiows that originate from steep watersheds burned by wildfire in Southern California pose severe hazards to downstream urban communities and structures, endangered species populations and habitats. FY 2006, USGS developed an integrated strategy for addressing post-fire debris-flow hazards issues in southern California consisting of three primary developmental elements: (1) methods for assessing potential post-fire debris-flow impacts on urban and natural resources, (2) a prototype debris flow and flash flood warning system operated in cooperation F - 20 U.S. Geological Survey 155 Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities with the NWS, and (3) physically-based models for post-fire infiltration, runoff and sediment transport processes. In winter 2006, in cooperation with NOAA, the bureau will initiate a detailed meteorological and hydrologic monitoring program of recently burned basins in southern California. These data will be used to develop empirical models that characterize the probability and magnitude of post-fire runoff events, methods to characterize potential risks to endangered species populations and habitats, rainfall thresholds for the operation of the prototype warning system, and to calibrate and refine physical models for post-fire runoff and erosion processes. Water Use and Availability Satellite Data Key to Wildlife Refuge Water Management— Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Montana is a critical wilderness wetland for many waterbirds, from lesser scaup to trumpeter swans. It supports the largest concentration of nesting swans in the U.S. portion of the Rocky Mountain Subpopulation. The FWS needs scientific information to use in the adaptive management of refuge wetlands. Beginning in FY 2005, tools were developed using Landsat satellite thermal data to determine the extent of ground water influence on montane wetlands in remote locations. FY 2006 research will include analysis of satellite imagery, continued monitoring of groundwater, collection and analysis of bird and aquatic plant information, and Scientists hand auguring a 5-meter deep monitoring well. Many wells unexpectedly turned out to be artesian documenting the presence of ground water near the surface, which is important for plant and bird communities. completion of detailed descriptions of near-surface geomorphology. Artificial intelligence-based methods will be use to design an interdisciplinary model of the system. The results from this work will provide key science support to Red Rock Lakes NWR for the management of key waterbird habitats, determining annual water level recommendations, and developing a Comprehensive Conservation Plan. Potential Impacts of Expanded Lead-zinc Mining in Southern Missouri — Recent proposals to expand areas of prospecting for lead-zinc deposits in the Mark Twain National Forest (MTNF) of southeast Missouri have raised concerns about potential surface-water and ground-water degradation as a result of expanded mining, especially on Federal lands (the MTNF and the Ozark National Scenic Riverways). In response to these concerns, the USGS is evaluating the effects of ongoing and proposed mining activities on surface and Potential impacts of Expanded Lead-zinc Mining in Southern Missouri Thank you for the excellent work initiating a study looking at the long-term impacts of lead on Missouri's aquatic systems, ... The information should prove useful to both the Environmental Protection Agency and the Missouri DNR when assessing potential cleanup efforts and providing information in the case of proposed mining activities. Your work at developing a collaborative team effort between MDC and USGS will pay great dividends for the resources of our state in the future. Ron Dent, Resource Science Field Unit Chief Missouri Department of Conservation September 2005 U.S. Geological Survey 156 Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities ground waters in the Missouri Ozarks. The effects of mining in the New Lead Belt, where mining of the Viburnum Trend has occurred since the mid-1960s using modern technology and environmental controls, are being studied as an indicator of potential impacts of future mining in the Ozarks. Results of the studies will inform the Missouri Department of Conservation, a partner in the study, in their decision whether to initiate remedial actions for affected streams. More information can be found at http://minerals.cr.usgs.gov/projects/ozarks/; http://mo.water.usgs.gov/fact_sheets/fs-005-02-lmes/index.htm; and http://www.cerc.usgs.gov/pubs/center/pdf|Docs/lead_mining Mark Twain.pdf. Competition for Water – Human and Ecological — Multiple demands for water in the West are resulting in depleted instream flows, commonly with the consideration for the biological inhabitants of impacted Streams and rivers being an afterthought, at best. To address this water availability issue, USGS has undertaken a multidisciplinary and interagency effort to develop new strategic, tactical and science-based tools. On February 23, 2005, USGS hosted a workshop titled, "Linking Juvenile Salmonid Habitat Use to Hydrologic Change," with 59 attendees representing 14 State and Federal agencies (BOR, FWS, USFS, NOAA), universities and State agencies. This workshop was designed to explore issues dealing with the use of Physical Habitat Simulation modeling to predict the relationship between usable habitat area and discharge for juvenile salmonids to address current deficiencies in modeling of juvenile salmonids. The workshop also identified research needs that can improve the understanding of juvenile salmonid habitat use and streamflows. A follow-on workshop, convened May 2005 in Seattle, developed tools and information for water availability and ecosystems needs for resource managers. The intent for FY 2006 is to begin to implement these through multidisciplinary and interagency research. Upper Klamath Basin – Endangered Suckers, Water Availability, and Water Quality — Water is a critical resource issue on the western landscape, and no place more so than Klamath Basin, Science activities are being addressed by the USGS in response to information needs and priorities identified by BOR, FWS, BLM, several Indian Tribes, NRCS, and NOAA. The USGS formed the Klamath Basin Science Planning Team in 2005 to oversee the implementation of multidisciplinary research described in the bureau's "An Integrated Science Plan for the Upper Klamath Basin, Oregon" (July 2005). Through combined efforts with the FWS and BOR, USGS installed a fish weir on the Williamson River in 2005. USGS also provided weekly water quality reports and sucker distribution reports to the FWS and BOR; peer-reviewed scientific articles published in 2005; and at the request of BOR, performed three hydrologic reviews of the Klamath irrigation Project. Some USGS activities in 2006 include the continued monitoring of adult sucker spawning populations; identifying and researching the habitat use by young suckers; identifying the effects of water quality on and developing models to examine the population dynamics of suckers; monitoring survival rates of juvenile Coho salmon; conducting a study to characterize the ground-water hydrology of the basin and to predict the effects of ground-water pumping; augmenting existing research to clarify the processes that affect lake water quality; collaborating with NRCS to improve the accuracy of seasonal runoff forecasts; modeling hydrodynamics and heat transport of water in Upper Klamath lake; evaluating phosphorus Sources and remediation strategies and in the Sprague River; measuring evapotranspiration levels in wetland environments and conducting research in the Wood River Ranch wetlands; executing computer models to determine water flow, quality and quantity in the lower basin; and Surveying the river for impacts on fish by calibrating the SALMOD (salmon production) model. F - 22 U.S. Geological Survey 157 Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities Fire Wildland Fire Workshop: Putting Science to Work for Management—The fourth USGS Wildland Fire Science Workshop in December 2005 brought wildland fire managers and scientists together to plan for wildland fire issues and efforts. In FY 2006 planned products include: a series of USGS fire science fact sheets; three pilot study efforts in Montana, Colorado, and Nevada; a national fire science workshop; and development of a Fire Science Channel on the Geospatial One-Stop Portal to provide a point of entry into fire-related data, information products, and tools from multiple sources. Two of the pilot studies will focus on wildland-urban interface zones in the West and one on the interactions of fire, invasive species, and changes in vegetation communities in the central Great Basin. Fire Risk: Preserving Cultural Resources in the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, Colorado – In a joint study, the USGS is working with the BLM to build a fire model for the pinyon juniper woodlands and the Canyon of the Ancients National Monument (Monument) cultural resources. The model will provide managers a method to balance management of wildland fire and cultural and natural resources both within and outside the Monument boundaries. In FY 2006, vegetation mapping for the entire Monument and a classification of cultural resources fire risk will be completed. º º º Monument staff will determine a prioritized Tower at the Painted Hand Pueblo, Canyons of the ranking of highest vulnerable areas. The Ancients National Monument, Colorado. vegetation classification will be used by local, county, and municipal leaders for protection regimes for homes and businesses adjacent to the Monument. Landscape Change Great Lakes Aquatic Gap: Preserving Aquatic Biodiversity in the Great Lakes Region — The aquatic biodiversity of the Great Lakes region is being threatened by habitat degradation, pollution, and invasive species associated with harmful water- and land-use practices. The USGS is working with Federal and State agencies in the Great Lakes region to preserve aquatic biodiversity by characterizing stream and near-shore coastal habitats, mapping and modeling fish distributions/abundance, identifying species/habitat relationships, and using the results to identify those species and habitats not adequately protected by existing conservation areas. In Ohio, model results indicate that 48 percent of the fish and 30 percent of the clam and mussel species occurred in less than 1 percent of Ohio's most highly managed conservation lands. In Michigan, New York, Ohio, and Wisconsin, stream habitat characteristics and fish distribution/abundance data have been mapped and all data have been loaded into a regional database and geographic information system. In Ohio, the final report for the Ohio GAP Analysis Project was completed. In FY 2006 products include models that predict fish distribution/abundance and identify species/habitat relationships for streams and near-shore U.S. Geological Survey F - 23 158 Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities coastal systems, a habitat classification for streams, and a habitat classification framework for near-shore coastal systems. In FY 2007 products include the results of gap analysis in Michigan, New York, and Wisconsin. Partners play an important role in this project and include the States of Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Wisconsin DNR, Illinois DNR, Ohio DNR, University of Michigan, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the State of Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, FWS, The Nature Conservancy and The Great Lakes Commission. Results are already being used by cooperators in the Ohio to develop a decision support system that integrates watershed conservation and management with transportation planning. Using Decision Analysis to Examine the Potential Effects of Selenium in Appalachian Watersheds — in FY 2005, USGS conducted a pilot workshop to evaluate the feasibility of utilizing a decision analysis (DA) approach to more fully involve USGS scientists and customers, particularly those from other Interior bureaus, in co-designing integrated science that addresses complex issues, and to permit USGS to appraise and learn how to enhance the value of its science and information in reducing uncertainty and evaluating risk. Participants included 15 individuals from the USGS, BLM, FWS and West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, including scientific experts, resource managers, and regulatory decisionmakers. The workshop focused on Selenium in Appalachians coal basin watersheds. A pilot study developed during the workshop served both as a training exercise for the participants and a feasibility study for the USGS to assess the potential value of adapting DA to convey USGS products and services more effectively to a variety of customers. During the workshop, the group developed a prototype model to characterize some of the issues surrounding policy decisions associated with selenium in coal, Surface waters, and biota and the workshop provided a valuable starting basis for bringing disparate Stakeholders together to understand these important issues. The USGS will conduct a second workshop to develop a full decision DA model of the geoenvironmental issue of selenium in Appalachian watersheds in FY 2006. Understanding the Appalachians: Defining Strategic Management and Research challenges — in FY 2005, the USGS with cooperation from the NPS and FWS planned and held a workshop entitled "Understanding the Appalachians: Meeting strategic management needs by developing research and partnership opportunities." The steering committee for the workshop consists of members of NPS, FWS and the USGS. Attendees of the workshop included Department of the Interior personnel from the BLM, NPS, OSM, FWS, EPA, several State agencies, and non-governmental organizations. The primary goal of the workshop was to develop of list of prioritized management needs for issues related to the Appalachians. As a result of the workshop, six special interest groups were created to help address specific areas of concern. These include: Appalachian Natural Resource Restoration, Appalachian Region Information Access, Environmental Economics, Extreme Storms Roundtable, National Forest Planning and Watershed Management: George Washington National Forest, and Threatened and Endangered Species. As a follow-up to the workshop, USGS is providing funding in FY 2006 for three of the top plans for small projects that were proposed by the special interest groups, whose members include representatives from several Department bureaus, especially the FWS, NPS, and USGS. F - 24 U.S. Geological Survey 159 Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities Environmental Effects of Agricultural workshop on Environmental Effects of Agricultural Practices — Discovery and challenge were Practices Results in Research to Address Partner the target goals of the Environmental Effects Needs of Agricultural Practices Workshop held in Under the nation-wide CEAP project, the Fort Cobb Denver, Colorado, June 2005, Workshop Watershed has been selected as one of twelve participants included USGS, USDA, EPA, Benchmark Watersheds...The proposed research by the International Association of Fish and Wildlife USGS. will greatly enrich the types of analyses we Agencies, Wildlife Management Institute, anticipate ... and Interior agencies. - Fundamental Dr. Jean L. Steiner, Research Leader questions exist regarding how to measure USDA Agricultural Research Service, the effectiveness of conservation programs Oklahoma initiated in the 2002 Farm Bill. Workshop September 2005 discussions produced Cooperative - agreements and the development of specific and targeted assessment strategies. In FY 2006, USGS will initiate a 2-year investigation into the assessment regarding sources of, and impacts from, nutrients derived from agricultural land use in Oklahoma and will develop an interactive digital data atlas for USDA and EPA. - Effects of Land-Use Change and Aggregate Mining on Ground Water and Wetlands — When a pit dug for aggregate extraction penetrates the water table, ground-water flow and water levels can be affected in complex ways, and conflicts can occur among regulatory agencies, aggregate mining operators, and the public. A USGS computer model is being used to simulate the long-term effects of land-use change and aggregate pits on ground-water flow and wetlands along a reach of the South Platte River in the Colorado Front Range Urban Corridor. FY 2005 study results were used by the USACE, EPA, Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology, city and County planners, and aggregate operators to make decisions about planning and permitting aggregate mine sites so that adverse environmental effects may be minimized while meeting aggregate resource needs. Cooperative funding partnerships with the Cities of Fort Lupton and Brighton will support the expansion of the study to include simulations of the short-term effects of mining and the effects of different pit arrangements. Energy, Wildlife, and Recreation in Sagebrush Ecosystems — The BLM owns and manages approximately 50 percent of remaining sagebrush habitats and has identified as a priority need tools for management at large landscape scales. In FY 2005, USGS scientists worked with the BLM, USFWS, NPS, USFS, state wildlife agencies, and local working groups to plan multiple lines of research. In FY 2006, work will assess and map the distribution of roads, trails, and oil and gas infrastructure and also develop, assess, and compare the accuracies of several remote Sensing methodologies at identifying and mapping sagebrush in the Jack Morrow Hills/Pinedale Area in Wyoming. A second project will assess the physical impacts of reenacted Mormon handcart trekking across the historic Oregon/Mormon Pioneer/California/ Pony Express National Historic Trail Corridor in Wyoming. This work will provide a scientific foundation for BLM to develop management guidelines on "thresholds of use" above which alteration of the trail from its "native" or historic state will occur at various measured intensities. Carbon Marketing: Trading Greenhouse Gases — In the United States, a voluntary market has been established for the trading of greenhouse gases. USGS is collecting scientific information on carbon sequestration and other greenhouse gases to quantify and predict the greenhouse benefit of Federal, State, and private sector wetland restoration programs. The data will be useful to a broad suite of interests, ranging from ecological groups to voluntary carbon traders. During FY 2005, intensive monitoring was started on 120 wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region of the north central United States to quantify greenhouse gas offsets U.S. Geological Survey F - 25 160 Science on the Landscape – Regional and Crosscutting Activities associated with restoring wetlands and grasslands. This research builds upon partnerships between USDA, DOE, FWS, and NGOs, and results are being used by the North Dakota Farmers Union to evaluate the efficacy of marketing carbon produced by participating farmers in voluntary markets such as the Chicago Climate Exchange. Ozark mussels: Sensitivity to Zinc, Lead, and Cadmium in Water and Sediment— Concentrations of zinc, lead, and cadmium are elevated in water and sediment habitats of numerous freshwater mussel species of the zinc and lead mining-related areas of the Ozark Plateau. USGS is collaborating with USFWS and Missouri State University to generate zinc, lead, and cadmium toxicity data = º in water or sediment for º sensitive life stages of mussels native to the Ozarks USGS methods have also been used to develop standards for conducting toxicity tests on early life stages of freshwater mussels through the American Society for Testing and Materials. Studies in FY 2006 include toxicity testing of sediments collected from sites in the Ozark Plateau containing native mussels. Information generated by this project is providing FWS with a critical º-º-º-º: -- assessment tool for application Sampling a freshwater mussel. in areas where zinc, lead, or Photograph by Chris Barnarhart, Missouri State University. cadmium could be a threat to the conservation of freshwater mussels. An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding and Monitoring a Critical Sagebrush Stronghold in the Owyhee Uplands of the Great Basin–Loss and degradation of sagebrush habitats in the Great Basin have resulted in altered disturbance regimes and long- term population declines of wildlife. In the Great Basin, populations of sage-grouse and relatively intact Sagebrush communities dominate the Owyhee Uplands of Idaho, Nevada, and Oregon. BLM has designated the Owyhee Uplands as a pilot in their National Monitoring Strategy Program. USGS assists BLM by providing the supporting science necessary to better understand patterns and processes, such as exotic plant invasion, that influence the ecosystem integrity, and to identify indicators of habitat and population trends for monitoring and adaptive management. In FY 2005, USGS developed new statistical and field methods to map potential distributions of invasive plants, and to delineate bird community dynamics, and identified specific jocales to study the interaction of soils, landforms, and other surficial features. In FY 2006 USGS is completing an annotated bibliography of effects of climate change on sagebrush communities; modeling Sagebrush distribution based on precipitation and elevation; and conducting multiple analyses involving satellite imagery to estimate amount and primary causes of landcover change. These combined efforts enable an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the ecosystem dynamics and to monitoring long-term trends of habitats and wildlife. Work in FY 2006-2007 will emphasize the integration of field surveys, spatial analysis and modeling necessary to manage and conserve the Owyhee Uplands. Additional information maybe accessed via the sagebrush Web site at: http://sagemap.wr.usgs.gov. F - 26 U.S. Geological Survey 161 Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities Science for Resource Management of Arctic Alaska — USGS continues to bring broad multidisciplinary capabilities to bear as a member of the Policy Oversight Group of the North Slope Science Initiative (NSSI), where it joins senior leaders of BLM, FWS, MMS, NPS, and the State of Alaska to integrate inventory, monitoring, and research needs and efforts to improve support of resource management decisions on the North Slope. In direct response to NSS, USGS has developed an expanded partnership with BLM that will increase stream gaging capacity and provide water flow and flooding information needed to plan development infrastructure. In addition, USGS recently joined the Arctic HYCOS effort, an international science-driven project aimed at monitoring freshwater fluxes and pollutants into the Arctic Ocean and coastal habitats. By joining in this circumpolar effort, USGS will bring the collective information forward to improve water use decisions in this otherwise data-poor environment. Through improved local coordination and partner communication, USGS will continue to increase the integration of USGS Program efforts, for example in oil and gas, mineral, land cover, and marine mammal and migratory bird assessments, into expanded BLM, FWS, and MMS resource management planning within the Northern Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. USGS coordinated efforts in Alaska will result in increased science impact on key energy development and resource stewardship issues for these northernmost lands of the Nation. Additional information maybe obtained on the Web at http://www.ipy.org. Coastal and River Processes Estuarine Science Informs Land-Use Decisions Surrounding Acadia National Park — At Acadia National Park, nutrient enrichment of coastal waters associated with expanding development is one of the most significant resource management challenges. High nitrogen levels stimulate growth of algae, which can cause death of seagrasses, decreased concentrations of dissolved oxygen in the water, and loss of critical habitat for fish and shellfish. The USGS conducted a 4-year study to help Acadia National Park and its partners, including the Bar Harbor Town Council, Conservation Commission, and Planning Board, understand the potential impacts to estuarine condition from changing land-use in surrounding upland watersheds. Experiments were used to quantify the critical thresholds of nitrogen input that would cause changes in estuarine Condition, and a spatially referenced computer tool was then developed to link watershed land-use, nitrogen load to the estuary, and estuarine resource response. This computer tool, or decision support system, has been used by Acadia National Park to inform local decisionmakers of potential ecological consequences of watershed development. The most recent publication emerging from this collaborative research was a description of the decision support system in a book chapter in FY 2005 entitled, "Valuing urban wetlands: Modification, preservation, and restoration." Coral Reef Restoration in Virgin Islands National Park — USGS conducted a study to determine the feasibility of using naturally produced coral fragments as the source of colonies to transplant to degraded reefs in Virgin Islands National Park (VINP). The overall goal sought to develop a simple, inexpensive method that could be used by community volunteers to restore damaged reefs. The research involved USGS and National Park Service scientists, and nearly 100 community volunteers (including school groups and a non-governmental organization). The research was successful in showing that naturally-produced fragments of fast-growing corals can be transplanted to degraded reefs, survive and grow. VINP resource managers now have information about the Survival of naturally occurring coral colonies on reefs and the feasibility of transplanting coral fragments to severely damaged reefs (as in large vessel groundings). This simple method has already been used by resource managers in the VINP in mitigating damage at a boat grounding site. A video produced about this research has been shown numerous times U.S. Geological Survey F - 27 162 Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities on local television, at the VINP Visitor Center, and at local schools. In FY 2005, data analysis was completed and a preliminary manuscript detailing the research results was drafted. A final manuscript will be submitted for publication in a scientific journal in FY 2006. Coastal Habitats: Science for the Puget Sound Nearshore Partnership — in FY 2005 USGS provided science support of the Puget Sound Nearshore Partnership (PSNP), a multi- agency effort to restore the fragile and increasingly degraded nearshore ecosystem of Puget Sound. USGS provides Science that guides restoration, long-term monitoring, and adaptive management, co-sponsoring an 800-person international conference, "2005 Puget Sound Georgia Basin Research Conference," in Seattle, WA, and worked with Federal-State-local- tribal entities to develop a coordinated effort for partners (USACE, EPA, and NOAA). FY 2006 launches the USGS Puget Sound initiative, designed to provide Science for key topics supporting the implementation of ecosystem restoration. This year the USGS effort will focus on three thematic issues for Puget Sound: (1) the Elwha River restoration (dam removal), (2) the Skagit River (restoration of large deltas), and (3) urban effects on nearshore ecosystems. USGS coordinated efforts in Puget Sound are resulting in increased science impact on key ecosystem restoration and resource Stewardship activities for this critical national estuary. information on the goals of the partnership, governance, and products can be found at: http://www.pugetsoundnearshore.org/ Ridge to Reef: Assessment of Land-Based Pollution impact on Hawaiian Reefs – Water- borne sediment flows onto reefs in streams and surface flows from rainstorms; it fills wetlands and smothers living Corals. In FY 2005, work focused on investigation of vegetation factors in watershed function and coastal sedimentation processes, quantifying effects of sedimentation and herbivory on Coral ecosystem processes, watershed stream gaging and monitoring, measuring, mapping, and modeling of landscape vulnerability to water erosion, documentation of vegetation components in the Hanalei watershed, and investigation of the use of airborne and ground-based remote sensing to detect, map, and monitor watershed vegetation, landslide distribution and dynamics, and watershed sediment loads. In partnership with NPS and FWS, over 10,000 high-resolution digital photographs were collected of a historical park and wildlife refuge, and numerous botanical samplings and ground-truthing surveys were conducted. In FY 2006, work will be expanded to include monitoring of sediment turbidity on the south Molokai reef flat, documenting the distribution, abundance, and dynamics of native and alien plant communities and Species as they influence watershed function and coastal sedimentation processes, and new research on hillslope erosion monitoring and measurement of marine circulation and sediment transport in Hanalei Bay. Human Health E. coli is a Questionable indicator of Fecal Pollution in Naturai Freshwaters – E. coli has been widely established as an indicator of fecai pollution in natural freshwater, but recent research disputes this. Scientists at the Lake Michigan Ecological Station (LMES) determined that E. coli naturally occurs in soil, sand, and aquatic environments, and these E. coli populations likely have an effect on nearshore recreational water quality. Scientists at LMES have worked extensively with beach managers both regionally and nationally to address the issue of beach closings and how to maximize accuracy, reliability, and effectiveness of the monitoring approach. In FY 2005, predictive models were developed for a single beach in the City of Chicago, a series of beaches for the City of Gary and NPS, and finally an entire region of southern Lake Michigan for a project funded by the EPA to understand better the transport and fate of E. coli in the lake water. Predictive models were overall more effective than current monitoring approaches, and the applicability improves with smaller spatial scales. Managers in F - 28 U.S. Geological Survey 163 Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities Chicago, Gary, and the National Park have begun to incorporate these models into their monitoring programs. In FY 2006 and FY 2007 LMES scientists will continue to examine potential alternative monitoring approaches, including application of predictive models, and to assess natural E. coli populations for growth, source, and association with contamination. Improving Management of Large Rivers by Joining Research and Long-Term Monitoring — USGS, in cooperation with the USACE, FWS, and States, has conducted long- term monitoring on the Upper Mississippi River since 1988. In FY 2005, USGS published the first comprehensive reports on results from that monitoring for water quality, fish, invertebrates, and vegetation. These reports provide managers with data needed to evaluate the status and trends of various ecological measures. Researchers are using these data to investigate links between river modifications and environmental conditions. For example, it was determined that commercial navigation reduces the abundance of Some fishes in river channels and that loss of backwater habitat, due mainly to sedimentation and flood control, can limit the abundance of important recreational fishes in off-channel areas. In FY 2006 and FY 2007, USGS will begin work to determine what aspects of river flow provide high quality habitat in river channels and how we can maintain those aspects in navigated channels. In addition, USGS will continue work to define the critical features of backwaters that result in high abundance of fishes and how those features can be improved by habitat rehabilitation projects. This information will help resource management agencies plan future management actions that can increase the environmental benefits currently provided by rivers while maintaining critical social benefits. Bi-national Efforts to Improve Environmental Health in the U.S.–Mexico Border Region — In FY 2005, a bi-national, Web-based tool (http://borderhealth.cr.usgs.gov), which helps further our understanding of the links between the condition of the physical environment and environmental and human health issues, was completed. Fact sheets, in both English and Spanish, were written to describe availability and utility of the tool, and a number of bi-national demonstration workshops were held to inform stakeholders, partners, and potential users. Local, State, and U.S. and Mexican Federal entities are incorporating the tool into their business practices. Additionally, professors and students with the University of Texas at Brownsville have integrated the data into their analysis and research. In FY 2006, the base information will be extended to include satellite imagery and digital elevation models for the entire Rio Grande border region. For areas in Texas and the adjoining Mexican States of Chihuahua, Coahuila, and Nuevo Leon, local-level data sets such as high resolution aerial photos, land use and land cover, hydrography, demographics, transportation, potential sources of contaminants and contaminants in biota will be added. USGS Gears Up for Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Surveillance Monitoring in Alaska — Wild migratory birds, particularly waterfowl, are natural hosts of avian influenza viruses. A highly pathogenic avian influenza strain (H5N1) endemic in poultry in Southeast Asia, has spread to Russia and Eastern Europe, killing at least 57 humans. H5N1 has not been detected in humans, poultry or wild birds in North America; however, Alaska and corresponding areas of the Russian Far East are a unique area where migratory bird species mix during migrations to and from breeding and wintering grounds. Thus, if H5N1 is carried to North America in migratory birds, the virus would most likely arrive via Alaska. The USGS, in cooperation with the FWS, began targeted surveillance monitoring for H5N1 in wild birds in Alaska in 2005, collecting samples from 520 birds of 10 species that are known to migrate through the Russian Far East and Southeast Asia and analyses of the samples are underway. A national interagency working group was formed to develop a surveillance strategy and funding initiative. The first phase of the accelerated program, scheduled for Alaska in 2006, involves the USGS, FWS, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, and the USDA. In addition, U.S. Geological Survey F - 29 164 Science on the Landscape — Regional and Crosscutting Activities a steering committee was formed to plan a workshop on avian influenza for early winter 2006 with purpose to coordinate efforts and establishing standard operating procedures for Sampling and analysis. - Priority Ecosystems Science Through PES, the USGS provides integrated science support to better understand the interactive nature of resources and the environment. Land- and resource-management agencies require integrated scientific information and understanding to circumvent potential problems and implement needed improvements. USGS scientific information is provided within the adaptive management framework as improved scientific understanding can be incorporated into the planning and management of each area. Scientific information is used to ensure that future plans have realistic expectations for restoration, structures under construction are optimally managed, monitoring will yield the information desired, and managers have the tools to predict outcomes of possible restoration scenarios. PES supports ongoing studies in the Greater Everglades, San Francisco Bay, Chesapeake Bay, the Mojave Desert, and the Platte River. PES addresses the Department Serving Communities mission area of "advancing knowledge through scientific leadership and informing decisions through the application of science" by improving stakeholder access to needed science information through databases and methodologies. Additionally, PES activities expand the Scientific base by providing temporal and spatial monitoring, research, and assessment/data coverage to meet land-use planning and monitoring requirements, as well as support the Department mission area of Resource Protection by providing information, assessments and technical assistance for decision making. Planned outputs include systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers, formal workshops, and training that facilitate exchange and use of knowledge and long-term monitoring. Restoring the Nation's Greater Everglades and Coastal Ecosystems – Restoring the Nation's Greater Everglades and adjacent Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay Coastal ecosystems in South Florida is the largest environmental restoration project ever attempted in the United States. The USGS continues to be a key partner in Greater Everglades restoration by providing fundamental and applied scientific information on ecosystem history, water quality and contaminants, surface and groundwater flows, and species response to hydropattern dynamics. A major thrust of the USGS continues to be the development of new and improved models, including hydrologic models, ecological models, landscape models and water quality/contaminant models. These ecosystem models are being integrated into decision support tools to aid in restoration-related planning decisions by the USACE, NPS, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, EPA, FWS, and the South Florida Water Management District to predict the consequences of varied management alternatives, set ecological goals by providing yardsticks to measure the success of the restoration, and manage the natural resources of the System. The initial Department Everglades science plan was updated in 2005 with input from FWS, NPS and USGS. The updated science plan provided a basis for identifying the emerging high priority interior science information needs. USGS has taken the lead in coordinating Interior's science effort to select new studies for initiating in FY 2006 and 2007 to address these information needs. Many of the new studies are being jointly funded by the USGS PES and Interior's Critical Ecosystem Studies Initiative (CESI), which is managed through the NPS. In addition to the new studies, the USGS redirected several existing projects to be more responsive to the priority science information needs identified in the updated interior science plan. USGS data are being used by the Corp to estimate changes resulting from restoration, by NOAA to manage F - 30 U.S. Geological Survey 165 Science on the Landscape – Regional and Crosscutting Activities the Marine Sanctuary in Florida Bay, by the State to refine evaluation and monitoring programs and to improve their understanding of sediment re-suspension and seagrass community changes, by Tribes to assure water quality standards, and by communities in the Florida Keys to determine whether to modify their sewage-disposal practices. Science Supports Restoration Efforts in San Francisco Bay — The USGS continues to be a key participant in the San Francisco Bay and Delta (SFBD) in support of the Bay-Delta Program CALFED, a 30-year plan to restore ecosystem function, improve water supply reliability, and sustain water quality and watershed habitat in the Bay. USGS provides leadership for CALFED's scientific program and contributes research to improve program decisions and expand the body of knowledge relevant to CALFED's proposed actions. USGS studies focus on the relations between proposed changes in the physical habitat of rehabilitated wetlands and the responses of biological resources to water flow, pesticide and metals concentrations, - sediment concentrations and transport, and salinity distributions; and effects that these factors and their interrelations have on fish and avian populations in the Bay. Beginning in FY 2006, USGS scientists will be working on a couple of two-year jointly funded SFBD PES/CALFED studies. The first study will forecast future ecological states of the Delta and estuarine ecosystem under prescribed scenarios of change using a series of linked climate, hydrologic, geomorphic and ecologic models. Findings will aid restoration and water quality goals. The second study will examine the reasons for the recent decline of fish (including the endangered Delta Smelt) in the system. PES activities will continue to support the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, which covers fifteen thousand acres of former commercial salt ponds in South San Francisco Bay, which were purchased by State, and Federal agencies in March 2003. While, the FWS and conservation organizations have supported conversion of salt ponds and other bay lands to tidal wetlands to benefit species of concern, no guidelines, models, or management strategies for such conversions exist. This study will provide the research to develop guidelines. USGS Meets New Challenges to Conserve and Restore the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem — The Chesapeake Bay, the Nation's largest estuary, has been degraded due to water-quality problems, loss of habitat, and over-harvesting of resources. Since the mid-1980s, the CBP, a multi-agency partnership has worked to restore the Bay. To enhance restoration efforts, the CBP created Chesapeake 2000, an Agreement that establishes restoration commitments to the year 2010. The year 2005 marked the mid-point for most of the restoration commitments in Chesapeake 2000. There is growing concern that many desired ecological conditions will not be achieved by 2010 and a growing need for enhanced science to better understand the processes controlling status and change of the Bay. To meet the growing need, the USGS revised its science plan in consultation with the CBP, Interior, and academic partners to provide a more integrated understanding of the ecosystem. USGS studies for FY 2006 through FY 2011 will be focused along four science themes: the impact of human activities on land use, the factors affecting water quality and quantity, the ability of habitat to support fish and water-bird populations, and synthesis and forecasting to improve ecosystem assessment, conservation, and restoration. Activities will include a combination of monitoring, research, assessment, and models to better target implementation of current restoration Strategies, assess the effectiveness of restoration activities, forecast the potential impacts of human interaction, and synthesize the findings and provide implications to help resource managers adapt improved management approaches. Synthesis reports will be completed in FY 2006 that provide a summary of key findings in support of the previous Science Plan. Additionally, the USGS will work with the CBP to produce the first comprehensive assessments of the Bay as recommended by the GAO. - U.S. Geological Survey F - 31 166 Science on the Landscape – Regional and Crosscutting Activities Mojave Desert — The Mojave Desert Ecosystem is a landscape of contrasts and challenges spread over southern Nevada, western Arizona, Southwestern Utah, and a quarter of California. Encompassing six military bases, four national park units, and considerable Bureau of Land Management and other Federal lands, the Mojave Desert is home to a rapidly growing population of well over a million people. Human activities, such as animal grazing, off-road vehicle use, construction, mining, urban expansion, waste disposal, recreational uses, and water withdrawal, and natural processes influenced by man, such as fire and invasive species, have increased the vulnerability of the desert environment to soil erosion and ultimately habitat degradation. USGS is working closely with land management agencies and existing management groups in the Mojave Desert, including the Desert Managers Group to create a decision support system to (1) describe the vulnerability of the land to erosion, invasion by noxious weeds, climatic variability and other disturbances, (2) identify emerging patterns of resource use, and (3) determine the potential for recovery of degraded land So managers can better target management activities. In FY 2007, USGS will continue (1) detailed studies of how geomorphic surfaces affect the response of plants and soil nutrient availability to drought and recovery from drought areas, (2) development of tools for analyzing these processes at a landscape Scale, and (3) development of models for regional extrapolation of these processes using remote sensing and statistical procedures. Platte River Ecosystem Resources and Management — The Central Platte River Valley (CPRV) is best known for the annual migration of nearly one-half million sandhill cranes and several million waterfowl and provides habitat for endangered species including the whooping crane, piping plover, and least tern. Changes in water and land use have transformed the river channel and altered the structure of riparian habitats. The USGS has worked with State, Federal, and local partners to develop successful adaptive management strategies to increase the habitat available to migratory birds. USGS research is being used to guide the development of a new 5-year management plan for the crane population. In FY 2006 and FY 2007, the USGS will continue to operate streamgaging stations along the river, continue monitoring radio- marked sandhill cranes to determine length and pattern of stay, and expand technological studies to better link surface and ground water levels and aid strategies to improve riparian habitat. A report documenting the success of the MRS technique at Cottonwood Ranch will be published. F - 32 U.S. Geological Survey 167 Activity Summary Geographic Research, investigations, and Remote Sensing 2007 Fixed Costs 2007 2007 Change * - 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget from Subactivity Actual Enacted Changes" Changes Request 2006 Cooperative Topographic - Mapping 71,393 68,855 -68,855 O 0 -68,855 FTE 574 358 -358 O 0 -358 Land Remote Sensing 32,730 45,743 +3,061 +12,980 61,754 +16,041 FTE 83 86 +20 +2 107 +22 Geographic Analysis and 14,628 14,705 +2,155 –2,000 14,860 +155 Monitoring FTE 173 f f.3 +3 -20 96 - 17 Total Requirements $000 118,751 129,273 -63,639 10,980 76,614 -52,659 FTE 710 556 -335 -78 203 -353 aſ Fixed cost increases for this activity total $945, of which $662 will be budgeted and $283 will be absorbed. Changes for this activity also include a net decrease of $64,301 and 335 FTE for the restructure of CTM to El. Under the restructure, all of CTM was moved to El with the exception of $2,768 and 20 FTE to LRS for NCAP and $1,786 and 3 FTE to GAM for Land Cover Activity Summary The 2007 budget request for the Geographic Research, Investigations, and Remote Sensing Activity is $76,614,000 and 203 FTE, which is a net change of -$52,659,000 and -353 FTE from the 2006 enacted level. This is the activity formerly called, "Mapping, Remote Sensing, and Geographic investigations;" the name was changed to align with the new philosophy of the program. In August 2005, the Director announced an Organizational and management realignment that— • Positions the Geographic Analysis and Monitoring and the Land Remote Sensing programs to be the centerpieces of USGS geography research and applications, and Use of Cost and Performance information This program makes better use of remotely sensed imagery by prioritizing federal agency requirements. Outreach on this effort included workshops on data applications; and conducting a survey that examined the market for moderate resolution satellite data. • Consolidates key elements of the USGS portfolio of national geospatial programs, such as the Federal Geographic Data Committee, the Geospatial One-Stop project, and The National Map into a National Geospatial Programs Office. The decision to reorganize is in direct response to discussions with constituent groups about how best to meet their geospatial data needs, as well as recommendations from a report by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences. The NRC report recommended that the USGS should give higher priority to fundamental geographic research to: U.S. Geological Survey 168 Geographic Research, Investigations, and Remote Sensing • Improve citizen involvement in decisionmaking for issues related to natural sciences by applying all the USGS primary spatial data sets, • Expand the utility and application of place-based science by conducting integrative place-specific research in addition to topical research in individual disciplines, and • Enhance the effectiveness of decision-support systems with increased geographic input and more effective map-like products as output. Internal management and business practices were implemented in 2005. The USGS is submitting a reprogramming proposal during 2006 to implement the funding adjustments that reflect the new management approach to the geographic and geospatial data programs. The permanent budget restructure commensurate with this change is proposed for implementation through approval of the FY 2007 budget request. Within the Geography activity, the FY 2007 budget reflects realignment of the National Civil Applications Program activities under the Land Remote Sensing program where it has been managed, as well as realignment of the land cover characterization and analysis functions under the Geographic Analysis and Monitoring program, commensurate with other geographic research functions. The USGS Geography program confronts some of the most pressing natural resource and environmental issues of our Nation by observing and analyzing changes on the land. The surface of the Earth is changing rapidly, at local, regional, national, even global scales, with significant repercussions for people, the economy, and the environment. Some changes have natural causes, such as volcanic eruptions or drought, while other changes on the land, such as resource extraction, agricultural practices, and urban growth, are human-induced processes. There are other types of changes that are a combination of natural and human-induced factors; for example, landslides and floods are fundamentally natural processes that are often intensified or accelerated by human land use practices. Land cover on the Earth's surface—the pattern of natural vegetation, agriculture, and urban areas—is the product of both natural processes and human influences. Land cover represents an unbiased signature of environmental conditions. improved understanding about the consequences of landscape change assists decisionmakers in the fields of land use planning, land management, and natural resource conservation. The need for better information about land surface change is especially evident for changes brought about by wildfire, agricultural production, urbanization, forest logging, climate change, and other factors operating at broad regional Scales. By observing the Earth with remote sensing An End Use of USGS Geographic Science satellites, USGS geographers are able to monitor and analyze changes on the land, study the USGS scientists use information gathered by satellites to create different kinds of fire hazard Connections between people and those g maps. Some show where vegetation is landscape changes, and provide society With unseasonably dry. Others show where dead relevant science information to inform public trees and other fuels have accumulated to decisions. This is accomplished through the dangerous levels. Still others reveal the extent of Land Remote Sensing (LRS) program and the º: : afire. These maps and related * ? - - - s help fire fighters and land Geographic Analysis and Monitoring (GAM) managers predict where wildfires may strike, program. prepare for fires before they happen, and accurately assess a fire's impact Together, these programs directly support the President's Management Agenda and priorities of the Secretary of the Interior for (1) science-based decisionmaking, by making geospatial data available to scientists and the public and (2) Government, by simplifying and enhancing the G - 2 U.S. Geological Survey 169 Activity Summary delivery of geospatial data, information, and tools to citizens. They also support the Department of the Interior mission theme of Serving Communities and end outcome goal of advancing knowledge through Scientific leadership and inform decisions through the applications of science. The Geography programs support the USGS goals of serving the Nation by providing reliable scientific information to describe and understand the Earth; minimizing loss of life and property from natural disasters; managing water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; and enhancing and protecting quality of life. Congressional Directives The FY 2006 Appropriations Act for the Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies included the following directive for the USGS Geography programs: "In last year's Senate report, this Committee directed the Survey to provide quarterly reports for the Landsat program that would display operational costs, revenue, and any required supplemental funding. To date, none has been received. Between now and the time the 2006 Interior bill is conferenced, the Committee expects the Survey and Department to provide far greater detail and further explanation of this proposal before it will give this request further consideration." The proposal mentioned in the language was a request for $6 million additional funding for the Landsat program. Subsequent to this language, the USGS complied with this directive and provided reports for each quarter in FY 2005. The majority of the additional funding requested was provided ($4 million appropriated) to the USGS, The remaining $2 million was funded with buyout savings from the Cooperative Topographic Mapping program. Performance Assessment Rating Tool (PART) Evaluation The FY 2004 OMB RePART of National Mapping and Geography programs received an "effective" rating. The USGS Geography program has made progress in achieving long-term performance goals related to land cover and ecosystem mapping. USGS has taken steps to improve the utility of remotely sensed imagery through the development of the Commercial Imagery-Derived Requirements (CIDR), a tool used to collect, report, and prioritize the near- term land remote sensing data requirements of Federal civil agencies and potential areas of collaboration. Based on the National Research Council recommendations, the USGS has developed a science Strategy that sets an ambitious goal for a Geography program — to lead the Nation in advancing geographic science by improving and expanding Earth observation and by integrating natural and social science knowledge. The USGS Geography program will continue to further its effectiveness by: • Developing priorities in the new research plan, • Transitioning the National Land Cover Dataset from a research endeavor into an operational effort that provides updates every 5 years, and • Working with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and land observation data users to develop a plan to achieve technical, financial, and managerial stability for land surface observations. U.S. Geological Survey G - 3 170 Geographic Research, Investigations, and Remote Sensing Workforce Planning The USGS is working hard to change skill sets, using VSIP/VERAs, to keep pace with changing customer needs. The bureau is using creative solutions for rapid changes in technology and workforce flexibility through the use of contractors and term appointments. In some cases, funding freed from Salary load will be used to invest in partnerships through grants. However, in some cases the nature of the work requires the use of government employees. Thus, some of the positions vacated through the VSIP/VERA process will be filled with new employees who possess the requisite skills. For example, the workload in Eastern Region Geography is increasing as a result of the new directions for geographic science and the expanding need to collaborate with multiple organizations (e.g., other Federal agencies, States, regional planning organizations, local governments, universities, NGOs) to better serve the USGS programs support. The VSIP/VERA process is one management tool that can help better align workforce skills to meet these objectives within level or declining budgets. Subactivity Overview The Land Remote Sensing (LRS) program acquires, archives, disseminates, and promotes the application of remotely sensed data of the Earth's land surface. The program operates the Earth-observing satellites (Landsats 5 and 7) and acquires additional data through a multimission ground station. The LRS program procures commercial data from both aircraft and spacecraft operators and maintains a comprehensive archive of Earth observation data at the USGS EROS Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Data from this archive are distributed to Business Partner retailers and customers. The LRS program manages the National Civil Applications Program, including the Global Fiducials Library, rapid exploitation applications, and source management for classified and unclassified data. It also promotes the application of remotely sensed information and advances the state of remote sensing technology. Data acquired and managed by the LRS program are vital to applications such as support for national defense; global agricultural crop monitoring; monitoring and assessing the impacts of natural disasters; aiding in the management of water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; and analyzing the impacts of climatic and other global changes. The Geographic Analysis and Monitoring (GAM) program provides the analysis and applications needed to address natural and human-induced changes on the landscape. Activities conducted in this program include land cover applications, global change research, ecosystems research, and producing a series of Status and Trends reports that document a national assessment of land surface change. Science impact program, part of GAM activities, is a nascent, cross-discipline effort to increase the use and value of USGS science in making informed decisions at interior, at other Federal, State, and local agencies, and by citizens. The effort encompasses developing, testing, evaluating, and applying improved methods and processes to enhance linkages between science and decisionmaking. - G - 4 U.S. Geological Survey 171 Land Remote Sensing Activity: Geographic Research, Investigations, and Remote Sensing Subactivity: Land Remote Sensing 2007 tº. Fixed - Costs 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget from Subactivity Actual Enacted Changes" changes Request 2006 Land Remote Sensing 32,730 45,713 +3,061 +12,980 61,754 +16,041 Total Requirements $000 32,730 45,713 +3,061 +12,980 61,754 +16,041 FTE 83 85 +20 +2 107 +22 a/ Fixed cost increases for this activity total $418, of which $293 will be budgeted and $125 will be absorbed. Changes for this subactivity also include an increase of $2,768 and 20 FTE to LRS for NCAP as a result of the El/Geography restructure Summary of FY 2007 Program Changes for Land Remote Sensing Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • AmericaWiew -2,970 -2 LDCM +15,950 +4 TOTAL - +12,980 +2 Justification of FY 2007 Program Changes The 2007 request for the Land Remote Sensing program is $61,754,000 and 107 FTE, which is a net program change of +$12,980,000 and +2 FTE. AmericaWiew (-$2,970,000 and -2 FTE) — This decrease will end Federal funding for a State- level network that provides access to information and imagery archives for university participants and other users at all levels of public service. Federal outreach activities begun under the program will be eliminated, as will limited support for research and applications development, curriculum development and student support. LDCM (+15,950,000 and +4 FTE) — The Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM), also known as Landsat 8, will acquire and deliver highly calibrated, moderate resolution remotely sensed data that will extend the legacy of continuous collection of Landsat-like data. The Interior/USGS pivotal role in the mission is to design, implement and operate ground systems to provide the user community easy, reliable, and long-term access to geo-corrected products generated from the Landsat 8 data. Between now and the launch of the satellite, the USGS will conduct engineering studies, develop a design, and implement a system capable of supporting the LDCM requirements. The U.S. Geological Survey G - 5 172 Geographic Research, Investigations, and Remote Sensing USGS is responsible for designing, developing, and integrating a complex ground processing system that will acquire, process, archive, radiometrically and geometrically correct, and distribute Landsat 8 data to a well-established worldwide remote sensing community. Landsat 8 data and products will be available to the user community during FY 2011. The volume of data will be four times greater than that collected by Landsat 7, due to a combination of more daily acquisitions, additional spectral bands, and higher radiometric (brightness) resolution. This initiative meets both USGS and Department of interior strategic objectives. Program Overview Continuous monitoring of Earth processes and their local, regional, and global effects is vital to the economic and environmental well being of the Nation. Improving our ability to monitor and analyze changes on the surface of the planet, as well as keeping a constant record of the status of the Earth's “Earth observations are a very surface, enables Continued economic expansion, important paſt of our space policy environmental awareness, and the development of and will continue. information to help Scientists support policy officials and Dr. John H. Marburger III decisionmakers in fulfilling their public service Science Advisor to the President responsibilities. With the passage of the Land Remote June 2005 Sensing Policy Act of 1992 (P.L. 102–555), Congress endorsed the need for continuous monitoring of the Earth and especially for maintaining a readily available record of information displaying the status of its resources and environment. The USGS Land Remote Sensing program (LRSP) (http://remotesensing.usgs.gov/) is responsible for implementing the provisions of the Act and for ensuring the continuous availability of moderate resolution and other remotely sensed imagery for the Nation. The primary objectives of the Land Remote Sensing (LRS) program are to: • Collect, process, archive, and distribute scientifically relevant global land and near-land observations acquired from aircraft or satellite, • Ensure that these data are maintained and easily accessible and available to USGS partners, Cooperators, stakeholders, and other customers, G - 6 U.S. Geological Survey 173 Land Remote Sensing • Conduct and sponsor research in land remote sensing data collection, accessibility, distribution, and application, and • Investigate future remote sensing missions, sensors, and data relevant to the preceding objectives. The LRS program objectives are aligned with the science plan, "Geography for a Changing World" (http://geography.usgs.gov/documents/SPfinal.pdf) and supports USGS strategic objectives by making high-quality remotely sensed data widely and inexpensively available without restrictions to a global community of international, Federal civil, defense, NGO, State, local, academic, commercial, and individual users in both operational and research environments. The LDCM also supports Interior's Serving Communities strategic goal of advancing knowledge through scientific leadership and information decisions through the application of science using the strategy of improving the information base, information management, and technical assistance. The LRS carries out its program in three major areas: • Remote Sensing Missions and Data Acquisition, • Long-Term Data Preservation and Access, and • Remote Sensing Research and Data Utilization. Remote Sensing Missions and Data Acquisition (Estimates for FY 2005, $12.8 million; FY 2006, $20.3 million; FY 2007 $36.25 million) The LRS program acquires remotely sensed data to support Interior and other U.S. operational responsibilities and the global Earth science community. "Landsat has provided the longest and This is accomplished by operating the Landsat system, best-calibrated time Series of information º I e º about changes in land cover and land leveraging the USGS infrastructure to receive data from use for over 30 years." other satellites (e.g., EO-1, Terra and Aqua), coordinating Federal purchases of commercial data, and Committee on Earth Science and acquiring data through international partnerships. These Applications.º.º.92mmºnly data are also used to fulfill the mandate to expand the t and Strategy for the Future, - - - - §º 3. uture National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive (NSLRSDA). Commercial Remote Sensing and the President's Space Policy — The USGS is leading the near-term requirements component for the Federal civil community in implementing the President's Commercial Remote Sensing Space Policy (CRSSP). The CRSSP directs the U.S. Government to rely to the maximum practical extent on U.S. commercial remote sensing space capabilities for filling the imagery and geospatial needs of military, intelligence, foreign policy, homeland Security and civil users (http://crap.usgs.gov). The USGS also works with other civil agencies and the National Geospatial-intelligence Agency to share and leverage common requirements, infrastructure, and procurement capabilities as part of the CRSSP implementation. By FY 2007, the requirements process should be operational in facilitating joint procurement and data sharing by the civil agencies of the Federal government and by informing them of future sensor technology development in the commercial and civil arenas. To achieve this, the underlying CRSSP Imagery-Derived Requirements (CIDR) database will be more robust in terms of the number and breadth of requirements, the sophistication of the query and reporting tools and the interoperability with related Federal efforts such as Geospatial One-Stop (and potentially with emerging commercial geospatial discovery tools such as Google Earth and Globe Explorer). interoperability should enhance collaborative civil use of remotely sensed data U.S. Geological Survey G - 7 174 Geographic Research, Investigations, and Remote Sensing for national priorities in environmental monitoring, economic growth, and in mitigating the impacts of natural disasters. Landsat Data Gap Study - Current projections show that Landsat 5 and Landsat 7 will both continue to operate well into FY 2010 before their orbit-positioning fuel is depleted. A new Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) could launch by early FY 2011 and become operational by the summer of that year after on-orbit checkout procedures are completed. This scenario would result in a relatively brief data gap; however, if the current satellites fail well before FY 2011, a substantial gap will occur. The USGS is working with NASA and the Federal civil community to address the possibility of a data gap beginning as early as FY 2007. Several potential data sources are being investigated underfull awareness that there is no direct substitute for Landsat in orbit today or planned for the near future. For example, some systems capture "Landsat-like" images, but while Landsat 7 provides global data sets on a seasonal basis, no other domestic or international moderate- resolution or high-resolution satellite system is currently collecting global coverage even once per year. The study team hopes to identify data sources with sufficient image quality and volume to at least partially mitigate a gap in global coverage. Initial findings indicate that foreign sources are the most Landsat-like and have the broadest area of coverage, but all reasonable sources are being examined, including commercial U.S. high-resolution satellites. Long-Term Data Preservation and Access (Estimates for FY 2005, $6.9 million; FY 2006, $12.9 million; FY 2007, $12.9 million) The Land Remote Sensing program has the responsibility to preserve, provide access to, and distribute products from the Long Term Archive of aerial and satellite data in the USGS EROS archives, the National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive (NSLRSDA) and the NASA- sponsored Land Processes Data Active Archive Center, to a worldwide community of operational and scientific users. The USGS is a world leader in archiving remotely sensed data, and in providing those data to users quickly, affordably, and in the most accessible format. Currently, the archive consists of over 107,000 rolls of aerial and satellite imagery containing in excess of 13 million frames. It also includes a digital inventory of various aerial and satellite earth science data sets totaling over 2,800 terabytes stored in multiple robotic mass storage systems (see fig. 1). -- º º Figure 1. Historic film archive (left) and automated silo storage (right) located at the USGS EROS Center. G - 8 U.S. Geological Survey 175 Land Remote Sensing The archive holdings are used for environmental research, homeland security, land management, natural hazard analysis, and natural resource management and development, with applications that extend beyond America's borders. The worldwide community of users includes personnel in Federal, State, and local governments, researchers at academic institutions, and private enterprise. Through the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 the Congress directed the Department of the interior to establish a permanent government archive containing satellite remote sensing data of the Earth's land surface, and to make them available for study. This collection, formally known as the NSLRSDA, is managed and maintained at the USGS EROS Center in Sioux Falls, SD. While initiated to ensure the preservation of the Earth's natural history as captured by the Landsat program, the law mandates that the archive should include other valuable land data acquired by satellite. To fulfill that mandate, the archive has been augmented with data from a number of sources including data purchased from the commercial sector and declassified images acquired by national reconnaissance systems long before the inception of the Landsat program. An Archive Advisory Committee, chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, provides expert advice on how to manage and prioritize the ever-growing volume of data (http://edc.usgs.gov/archive/nsirsda). The USGS projects an exponential growth in satellite data archival volume of the NSLRSDA (see fig. 2). The Core of NSLRSDA consists of Multispectral Scanner (MSS) and Thematic Mapper (TM) image data (1972 to present) from Landsat 1-5 and Landsat 7 satellites; Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) data (1986 to present) over the Earth's land surface from NOAA weather Satellites; and more than 880,000 declassified intelligence satellite photographs (1960-1972). As stated in an MOU between NASA and the USGS dated February 18, 1993, the NSLRSDA will eventually hold satellite data sets from NASA's EOS missions, such as MODIS data from Terra and Aqua. Archiving and distribution of these data sets from the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center will continue through FY 2006 and beyond as defined by the NASA-USGS agreement. USGS Land Remote Sensing Program Digital Holdings & Projections tº $ 25GC | 3. 230ſ, § Eliºt | # sº #Tºi # $60ſ; tº ASTER " soo ESPCT £ É - \; • - 3. $º É ĀftāRR § {* .49 & S & tº sº tº sº. 3 & Fothe & & & 'S º º º º $ * sº & § {3ther Figure 2. The projected exponential growth of satellite data in the USGS archive. U.S. Geological Survey G - 9 176 Geographic Research, Investigations, and Remote Sensing Remote Sensing Research and Data Utilization (Estimate for FY 2005, $13.0 million; FY 2006, $13.2 million; FY 2007, $13.2 million) Research, Development and Applications — The LRS program conducts research in remotely sensed land data collection, access, distribution, and applications from current and possible future data sources. Scientists and engineers sponsored by the LRS program are investigating new types of Satellite systems and sensors, studying promising new data sources, developing new data acquisition programs and sources, and assessing the potential for new data applications. in addition, the program is seeking new ways to make remotely sensed data products more accessible to the land remote sensing user community, as well as ways to expand and enhance the overall use of remotely sensed data. LRS projects will continue scientific research in all these state-of-the-art systems (http://remotesensing.usgs.gov/researchapps. html). "A central responsibility for the coming decade is to ensure that established societal needs help guide scientific priorities more effectively, and that emerging Scientific knowledge is actively applied to obtain societal benefits. New observations, analyses, better interpretive understanding, enhanced predictive models, broadened community participation and improved means for information dissemination are all needed. if we meet this challenge, we will begin to realize the full economic and security benefits of Earth science." Committee on Earth Science and Applications from Space: A Community Assessment and Strategy for the Future, National Research Council, 2005 Providing Decisionmakers with the Latest information through the National Civil Applications Program (NCAP) — The mission of NCAP is to serve the Federal civil community by providing modernized acquisition, dissemination, and exploitation of classified remote sensing systems and data to address land and resource management, environment, natural hazards, disasters, and other scientific analyses for policy issues. Through NCAP, the USGS provides decisionmakers with the best available, Scientifically sound information based on the awareness, utilization and synthesis of all classified, commercial, open source, and governmental remotely sensed data. NCAP's contributions under the LRS program include critical support to the continuity of operations and continuity of Government. In addition, the NCAP activities also support the Civil Applications Committee (CAC), a Presidentially-chartered interagency committee that provides coordination and oversight of Federal civil use of classified collections. The FY 2007 budget reflects realignment of the NCAP activities under the LRS program where it has been managed. FY 2007 Program Performance Estimates The FY 2007 increase will enable USGS to achieve it target of 44 percent completion of the ground data processing system to meet the scheduled launch of Landsat 8. This will encompass the following activities and deliverables: • Design and develop all ground system components, • Implement ground system test plan, • Conduct preliminary design review (PDR) of all ground system elements, • Refine design in preparation for future critical design review (CDR), • Support the Landsat Science Team, to define the suite of Landsat products, • Participate with NASA in coordination meetings and development reviews, and U.S. Geological Survey 177 Land Remote Sensing • Coordinate with other Landsat-continuity partners, including interior, international cooperators, and others. The LDCM objectives are to ensure continuation, post Landsat 7, of a collection of consistently calibrated imagery of the Earth's landmasses, coastal boundaries, and coral reefs. Also, LDCM will ensure the data acquired are of maximum utility to support the scientific monitoring of changes in the Earth's land surface and associated environment. Image data from satellites Such as the Landsat Series are one of the most efficient, cost-effective Sources of essential geospatial information to meet the Science and operational needs of the land and resource management communities. The LDCM will improve customer satisfaction through faster, easier access to data (Strategy 1, "improve information Base, information Management, and Technical Assistance"). FY 2006 Planned Program Performance Remote Sensing Missions and Data Acquisition The FY 2006 program performance examples listed below are linked to performance measures for "satellite data collected over global land surface" and ensuring "satellite data available from archive within 24 hours of capture." FY 2006 planned performance for Landsat 5 and 7 include: • Flight operations for both satellites including data downlink (collecting Over 400 Scenes (World Reference System) per day globally from Landsat 7 and approximately 350 scenes/day for Landsat 5). - • Improving flight operations systems for Landsat 5. The Landsat 5 Missions Operations Center (MOC) will work on implementation of a limited backup MOC capability focused on health and safety of the spacecraft in an emergency situation. e The Landsat 7 MOC team will continue to improve onboard software for reduced gyroscope operations. In FY 2005, one of three gyroscopes failed. Software onboard requires at least two working gyroscopes for spacecraft maneuvers, leaving the mission in a higher state of risk. The team installed initial software changes in FY 2005 that will allow control of the satellite after the failure of an additional gyroscope. This software will be further refined in FY 2006. • The Landsat flight operations team will complete the investigation and mitigation of recently occurring anomalies relating to the solar array drive on Landsat 5. Battery power obtained from the solar array is critical to sustain proper operation of the spacecraft. On November 26, 2005, the Landsat 5 back-up solar array drive began exhibiting unusual behavior. The primary solar array drive encountered a similar performance problem in January 2005. • Continue daily capture and processing success rates of at least 95 percent and 90 percent respectively as part of the primary mission of the Data Capture Processing Facility (DCPF). The DCPF captures and processes image data from Landsats 5 and 7 while providing command and control capabilities. The DCPF is comprised of the Landsat Ground Station, the Data Capture System, the Landsat Processing System, and the Landsat Archive Conversion System to provide end-to-end image processing (ingest, process, archive, and prepare and distribute products). U.S. Geological Survey G - 1 i 178 Geographic Research, investigations, and Remote Sensing • Landsat project management will continue planning/engineering support as appropriate to the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) and will work with the LDCM staff toward a combined Science Advisory Panel in order to explore potential new product options and business model changes as needed. Updated reporting, risk assessment and operational analysis in accordance with Exhibit 300 guidance will be continued. • Coordination of international Cooperator activities required to ensure data collection will be tasked, along with: - Coordination of agreements required to ensure data delivery to cooperators, - Maintenance of an international ground station directory, and - Summarizing international requirements for Landsat data. Landsat Data Continuity Mission (Landsat 8 and beyond) — At the direction of the Administration, the USGS team will be working to develop a long-term, sustainable, operational Landsat Program. As a first step the USGS and NASA will build, launch and operate a Landsat 7 follow-on mission, Landsat 8. The USGS role is to operate the mission, acquire and archive the data, and provide access to, produce, and distribute remote Sensing data and products, and perform data calibration. . in FY 2006, the USGS will work with NASA to develop, evaluate and award a Request for Proposal for Landsat 8. The USGS will continue engineering analyses in order to prepare procurement for a ground data processing system. The initial procurement for ground processing hardware and software will be in FY 2007. Additional procurements, installation, launch-readiness testing, and staffing would take place during the following years. USGS is starting system development activities to ensure capabilities are in place to ingest, archive, process, and distribute the next generation of Landsat data. The USGS is also engaged in systems engineering, algorithm development, software development, requirements management, documentation control, testing support, and management needed to implement new systems and software that will support Landsat 8 ground system functions. A portion of the ground system development may be contracted to commercial system builders. During FY 2006, the development effort will encompass the following activities and deliverables: • Documentation of operational concepts for each ground sub-system, • Documentation of sub-system requirements, and formal review, • Initiate ground system design, • Documentation and exchange of interface requirements, • Documentation of interface design and data formats, • Develop of a security plan, - • Identification of sub-systems or components for Outsourcing, • Acquisition of some hardware components for in-house system development, • Participation with NASA in coordination meetings and design reviews, • Coordination with other potential Landsat-continuity partners, including international Cooperators, and • Communication and coordination with USGS and Interior management. G - 12 U.S. Geological Survey 179 Land Remote Sensing Long-Term Data Preservation and Access National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive (NSLRSDA) — The project will continue to maintain, preserve and provide ready access to historical remote sensing film and digital databases and archives. Planned activities include data organization, ingest, metadata generation, data set appraisals and assessments, dispositions including transfer to the National Archive and Records Administration (NARA) and preservation activities such as data set transcriptions and media migrations for collection in both the long-term archive and the NSLRSDA. Some additional details of FY 2006 project tasks for the long term archive include: • Continue to Operate and maintain systems that acquire, process, and ingest satellite imagery into the archive, • Support initiatives to partner with NARA to become an affiliated NARA archive, • Continue to manage, operate, and maintain photographic and digital archives and ensure long-term preservation of archival holdings, • Appraise and dispose of the historical collections; add new collections in archive that are aligned to program objectives and the USGS mission, • Improve easier, faster public access to archive holdings through continued digitizing of USGS historical film collections; create and place browse images online and create single-frame coordinate metadata (to better assist customers in acquiring data and imagery tailored to their needs), • Provide for effective and efficient user and customer Service, data sales activities, and dissemination of products, and • Provide certified reproductions of archived film sources to the public. Long-Term Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) — in continued support of NASA's Earth Observing System, the project is responsible for successful ingest and archive of MODIS and ASTER data from NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites. Since the data are archived in the LP DAAC, it will also be distributed via network, or on media. Product generation includes creation of ASTER digital elevation models (DEMs) and various other on- demand products. Monitoring of routine operations performance will also be provided through the LP DAAC Operations, The LP DAAC science team will host and participate in various meetings of NASA-affiliated science data providers (instrument science teams) and data users. The LP DAAC science team is responsible for performing characterization studies of Terra and Aqua land data products and performing data quality assessment studies in response to reports of data anomalies from users. LP DAAC science team coordinates with user services and the instrument science teams in conducting outreach services and enhancing customer service support. The USGS is a world leader in archiving remotely sensed data and in providing those data to users quickly, affordably, and in the most accessible form. These archival data form a baseline chronology of environmental change on the Earth, both natural and human-induced and an invaluable tool for Scientific assessment and prediction. Through access to holdings in this archive, stakeholders can learn from the past to benefit the future. U.S. Geological Survey G - 13 180 Geographic Research, Investigations, and Remote Sensing Remote Sensing Research and Data Utilization FY 2006 planned activities include: • Infrastructure enhancement including program oversight, space/facilities management, security services, collection management; and systems support, and • Science and Applications including science support for Interior land management issues, hazards support (hurricane and wildfire support), and research including evaluation of Department of Defense/Intelligence assets for dual use and emerging sensor technological analyses. Landslide Delineation and Slope Morphology Characterization — Landslides are a significant geological hazard. In the United States, landslides cause over $1 billion in damages and as many as 50 deaths annually. Although typically associated with mountainous terrain, landslides also occur in lower elevations due to excavation failures, river/streambank failures, mine waste collapse, excessive rains that weaken hillsides, etc. Using remotely-sensed radar image data, the LRS program will characterize critical slope formations in order to better predict slope failure potential. This knowledge will inform local planners and emergency responders of potential hazards to their communities. The LRS program will develop a research partnership with the University of Missouri's Natural Hazards Mitigation Institute and the USGS landslide program to more effectively map and monitor landslides through emerging technologies such as radar. The program's research on evolving radar-derived digital terrain data will better define measures such as slope shape, length and aspect in order to better support such efforts as the multi-agency, interdisciplinary focus on slope failures associated with fire/flood sequences in Southern California. Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to Assist in Wildfire Mapping — The National Civil Applications Program (NCAP) is collaborating with the U.S. Forest Service and the NASA Ames Research Center to investigate the use of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) carrying multispectral sensors to assist in applications for wildfire mapping. This collaborative remotely sensed wildland fire research is being conducted through the multi-agency Tactical Fire Remote Sensing Advisory Committee (TFRSAC). The committee is investigating the use of large and small UAS, equipped with various multisensor payloads and capabilities, to monitor wildfires and for post wildfire analysis and assessment. Investigations are focused on sensor technology, on-board processing, telemetry, and dissemination of wildfire data via the Internet. Planned activities in FY 2006 include further evaluation and demonstration of small UAS capabilities including a UAS demonstration at the Fort Hunter Liggett Garrison in central California to evaluate small UAS capabilities during actual wildfire conditions. G - 14 U.S. Geological Survey 181 Land Remote Sensing FY 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Remote Sensing Missions and Data Acquisition The FY 2005 program performance accomplishments listed below are linked to performance measures for "satellite data collected over global land surface" and ensuring "Satellite data available from archive within 24 hours of capture." Landsat — Data acquisition continued for Landsat 7 for the U.S. archive at a rate of 300 scenes/day per the Long Term Acquisition Plan (LTAP). The LTAP, designed and monitored by an interdisciplinary science group, has been modified to acquire scenes that are good candidates for later combining into the new gap-filled products. Orbital position and velocity have been and continue to be maintained to specification through weekly delta-velocity and yearly delta-inclination spacecraft maneuvers. A software gyroscope for use onboard the spacecraft has "Landsat data and data products have made – and continue to make - essential contributions to U.S. economic, environmental, public safety, emergency relief, and national security interests." Ken Fleming (Management Association for Photogrammetric Surveyors (MAPPS) President) and Karen L. Schuckman (ASPRS President) in April 6, 2005, letter to Dr. John Marburder been developed and installed on-board Landsat 7. This - software will mitigate the risk of operation without hardware gyroscope redundancy. Landsat 5 data acquisitions continued for the U.S. archive over the 48 contiguous States (60 scenes/day). Data over the continent of Australia was also processed into the U.S. archive and is available through a U.S. Australia Cooperative Agreement (30 scenes/day). Orbital position and velocity continue to be maintained to specification through weekly delta-velocity and yearly delta- inclination spacecraft maneuvers. A large increase in international Cooperator stations wishing to receive Landsat 5 data downlinks has created a scheduling bottleneck; upgrades to the scheduling system and Software have been accomplished to alleviate this issue, thereby improving customer service. The Landsat 5 Flight Operations Contract entered its last year during FY 2005. A contract re-compete effort was started in FY 2005 and will be implemented in FY 2006. This new contract will span the remaining life of the mission. - "Just wanted to pass along my extreme gratitude towards the USGS Interagency Operating Picture team...they've come to bat for us time and time again and in the past few weeks we've been nothing but impressed at their turnaround time and Support. Development and delivery of new Landsat 7 products to help mitigate the impact to the users of the Scan Line Corrector (SLC) anomaly have been ongoing. The current collection of post-anomaly Landsat 7 data has been reprocessed to provide new information (gap location statistics, higher resolution browse) to aid the user in effective selection of post-anomaly products. Migration of old computer systems to commodity Computer systems holds down operating costs and increases throughput (the new gap-filled products are very Computationally complex). The historic Landsat 1 - Landsat 5 data on old tape media continue to be migrated to new media. Due to the tens of thousands of tapes involved, and the condition of the old tapes, this data migration effort will take over 2 years to fully complete, A Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper sensor calibration capability will be developed and delivered into operation. For Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma, the amount of data they were able to pass to us and get on the Web just in time was a paramount addition to our Command situational awareness. I can't thank them enough." Chris Mayfield, SPAWAR NORTHCOM COP/GIS Manager (2005) U.S. Geological Survey 182 Geographic Research, Investigations, and Remote Sensing Landsat Images Acquired for Disaster Response — Landsat 7 continues to provide useful data for disaster response. In addition to the USGS support of the December 2004 tsunami in Asia, Landsat is especially useful for disasters that affect widespread areas. The USGS provided Landsat imagery to many Federal and international organizations to assist those who have been affected by Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, Hurricane Wilma, the Pakistan earthquake, the Alaskan fires, and the Indonesian tsunami during FY 2005. Landsat images are invaluable for emergency response and disaster relief since the advances made in data reception and processing permit rapid access to imagery in times of natural or man-made disasters. Within hours of data acquisition, the USGS provided relief organizations worldwide with pre- and post-disaster satellite images. Emergency responders and relief organizations use these images to make practical, well-informed decisions as to where rescue and relief efforts are most urgently needed and how to best carry out those efforts. Landsat 7 was a prime source of remotely sensed imagery for recent disasters. These Landsat 7 images (see fig. 3) show the damage that New Orleans, Louisiana received as a result of Hurricane Katrina. The image on the left shows New Orleans and the surrounding area on April 24, 2005, a few months before Hurricane Katrina. The image on the right shows New Orleans on the morning of August 30, 2005, just one day after Katrina made landfall. }xtensive flooding -ºwee tyreaks -- - -- Extensive Extensive Flooding Figure 3. Emergency responders used these Landsat 7 images before (left) and after (right) Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. Long-Term Data Preservation and Access The FY2005 program performance examples listed below are linked to performance measures for ensuring "satellite data available from archive within 24 hours of capture." FY 2005 data management activities in support of Long-Term Data Preservation and Access focused on maintaining, preserving, and providing ready public access to historical remote sensing film and digital databases and archives. Work included data and metadata receipt, coordination and ingest processing, and inventory and storage area management. It also included data set preservation actions such as copying data from obsolete to new media, performing data sets appraisals and transferring vinegar syndrome-affected historical film to the National Archive and Records Administration to ensure long-term preservation. G - 16 U.S. Geological Survey 183 Land Remote Sensing infrastructure was developed, appropriately sized to product demand, and operated to generate scanned and digitized products from the film-based historical archives. Products from both the historical aerial and satellite archives were delivered to the public using standard digital media such as CD, DVD, and FTP. Additionally, public access to the historical film archives was improved by creating and placing browse and digitized photo indexes online and creating single frame coordinate metadata. increased customer demand for digital products has resulted in photographic production equipment and lab spaces being decommissioned. Activities included cleanup, disassembly, and removal of all equipment; disposal and cleanup of chemical management and storage areas; and disposal of excess equipment and unused film raw stock and chemical inventories. Data Capture — An agreement between EROS, NOAA/NESDIS Fairbanks Command&Data Acquisition Station (FCDAS), and University of Alaska Geographic information Network of Alaska (GINA) has expanded the view of Landsat 5 into Alaska. Data are received at FCDAS (at Gilmore Creek just outside Fairbanks, AK) and transmitted by GłNA via high-speed network to EROS for processing. On June 21, 2005, Landsat 5 acquired imagery of the Sheenjek River fire near Fort Yukon, Alaska. In less than 24 hours, these data were captured, processed, and available for wildfire managers in the Alaska Fire Service. The data captured over Alaska through this agreement are archived at EROS and available to any user through EarthExplorer (http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov) or the USGS Giobal Visualization Viewer (GloWis) (http://glovis.usgs.gov). At the start of the Landsat 7 mission, the capture success rate requirement was 95 percent. Over the years, EROS has maintained a capture success rate that exceeds this requirement and typically averages over 99.9 percent capture success per fiscal year. Data are also received through a cooperative agreement with Australia. Landsat 7 downlinks on-board recorded data at the Australian station daily. Capture success rates at this station also are typically in the 99 percent success range (see fig. 4). These extraordinary success rates are a tribute to improved automation and efficiencies as well as excellent operational procedures and highly skilled staff. /* ~ capture success Rate (csR) at ERos for FY05 100.00% - 99.90% 99.80% 99.70% º 99.60%" | | | }. CSR 99.50%-3 ºf º —----, 93.40% t º ; : £7; 99.30% - ºf is L5 93.20% º: 99.10% ºf ; ; }; |ºri 39.00% ºxi º ºss ºf #...i.º.º.º. i. º. ºn tº gº.sºsº sºsº sº sº sº sº & sº cº Sº & * S- _* Figure 4. FY 2005 Capture success rates of Landsats 5 and 7. U.S. Geological Survey G - 17 184 Geographic Research, Investigations, and Remote Sensing Remote Sensing Research and Data Utilization The FY 2005 accomplishments listed below are linked to the performance measure to provide "% of land with temporal and spatial monitoring, research, and assessment to meet land use planning and monitoring requirements." Data Collections Added for Easier, Online Access — New Landsat-related and Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) data collections were added to the Global Visualization (Giovis) Viewer application and made available to all AmericaWiew members. The GloWis application serves an increasing number of state-based data access applications as more State viewers are adapted to use GloWis (http://glovis.usgs.gov), resulting in easier, faster online access for scientific researchers, students and the public. Browse Capability Created — The Glovis development team collaborated with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) to provide access to the GloWis satellite browse-level imagery to users of the USDA Web-based CropBxplorer system. CropBxplorer (http://www.pe.cadfas.usda.gov/cropexplorer) provides agriculture market intelligence to decisionmakers, including farmers, agribusinesses, commodity traders, and Federal, State, and local government agencies (see fig. 5). As part of that information, the USGS browse images are used, as an example, to illustrate general crop conditions over areas of interest. For example, an image of central Illinois was sent, through the USDA CropBxplorer, to a network of 300 brokers, elevators, and cooperatives in central Illinois during the 2005 summer growing season. * ----------- Figure 5. USGS Landsat browse imagery is provided to the USDA Crop Explorer system. G - 18 U.S. Geological Survey 185 Land Remote Sensing Enhancements to the MODIS Direct Broadcast System during FY 2005 allowed users to begin receiving daily access to several new products and services. The major changes included upgrades to the Normalized Difference Vegetation index (NDVI)/Enhanced Vegetation Index product, which quantify the concentrations of green ſeaf vegetation around the globe used to create detailed drought maps. A new service was also added in June 2005 that allows for the user-specified Creation of a State composite product on demand. This new feature, requested by the America View Inc. members, permits a user to generate and download a State-based cutout from the NDVI conterminous United States composite. Hazards and Emergency Response to Natural Disasters Hazards and Emergency Response — The Natural Hazards Support System (http://nhss.cr.usgs.gov) was developed by the USGS Rocky Mountain Geographic Science Center (RMGSC) to aid in monitoring and responding to natural hazard events. The Natural Hazards Support System (NHSS) provides a one-stop Web-based approach to hazards monitoring by combining easy access to current hazard information, geospatial data, and direct access to more detailed information from the source agencies. This Web-enabled combination of information, packaged with unique functionality, supports the public, and aids both the Federal and emergency response community in planning for response and recovery activities, NHSS currently contains dynamic near real-time natural hazards information from a wide variety of agencies. NHSS provides not only near-real time dynamic event information for a widerange of natural hazards, but it also provides a direct link to the primary agency for more detailed information. This allows NHSS to provide high level overview of all events while at the same time easily directing those needing more detailed/specific information to the appropriate agency/location/place. Data in NHSS are presented to the user in two separate, easily accessible map modes, North American and World. The North America mode is the default. While viewing data for North America, the user has available national seamless reference data up to 1:100,000 scale for the eight themes. FEMA HAZUS data have been seamlessly integrated and are available for critical infrastructure (i.e., schools, hospitals, fire stations) from 1:50,000 to 1:24,000 scale. The North America map mode contains near real-time dynamic data for earthquakes, fires, hurricanes, weather warnings, RAWS weather stations, REXRAD weather radar, and USGS stream gages with a hyperlink to the originating agencies. The World map mode presents globally seamless reference data available up to 1 million scale for six of the eight themes. The World map mode currently contains near real-time dynamic data for earthquakes and hurricanes. Performance Overview 2006 Measures Change Change 2007 - FY 2005 FY 2035 from FY 2006 from 2005 FY 2007 Change Płan Actual 2005 Pian Enacted Actual l Request i from 2006 Content and expanse of 100% 100% O 100% O 400% O knowledge base: X% of surface area with temporal and spatial monitoring, research, and assessment/data coverage to meet land use planning and U.S. Geological Survey G - 19 186 Geographic Research, Investigations, and Remote Sensing Measures FY 2005 Pian FY 2005 Actual Change from 2005 Pian FY 2006 Enacted 2006 Change from 2005 Actual FY 2007 Request 2007 Change from 2008 monitoring requirements (SP Geography) (satellite data collected over global land surface) Content and expanse of knowledge base: X% of data accessible: X% of satellite data available from archive within 24 hours of capture (PART Geography) 90% 97.2% +7.2% 90% -7.2% 90% Quality: X% of studies validated through appropriate peer review or independent review (SP) 100% 300% 100% i Q0% # of annual terabytes collected (Geography} 527.2 438,8 -88.4 534.0 +95.2 534.0 # of cumulative terabytes managed (Geography) 2,975.8 2,887.4 -88.4 3,509,8 +622.4 4,043.8 # of systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers (Geography) (PART) 78 83 +5 77 49 # of formal workshops or training provided to CúStorners (instances/issues/events) (Geography) 12 17 +5 11 LDCM: X% of ground system designed, built, and tested (Geography) tjNK UNK 28% +28% 44% +1.6% G - 20 U.S. Geological Survey 187 Geographic Analysis and Monitoring Activity: Geographic Research, Investigations, and Remote Sensing Subactivity: Geographic Analysis and Monitoring 2007 Fixed Cost 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget from Subactivity Actual Enacted changes Changes Request 2006 Geographic Analysis and . 14.625 14705 +2,155 -2,000 14,860 +155 Monitoring Total Requirements $000 14,628 14,705 +2,155 -2,000 14,860 +155 Fre 173 f 13 +3 -20 96 -17 aſ Fixed cost increases for this activity total $527, of which $369 will be budgeted and $158 will be absorbed. Changes for this subactivity also include an increase of $1,786 and 3 FTE for Land Cover research as a result of the El /čeography restructure. Summary of FY 2007 Program Changes for Geographic Analysis and Monitoring Request Component - Amount FTE Program Changes • Pilot Multi-Hazards initiative +300 +1 • Geographic Research -2,300 -2} TOTAL -2,000 -20 Justification of FY 2007 Program Changes The 2007 budget request for the Geographic Analysis and Monitoring program is $14,860,000 and 96 FTE, which is a net program change of -$2,000,000 and -20 FTE. Pilot Multi-Hazards Initiative (+$300,000 and +1 FTE) — The Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project in Southern California, part of a multi-year initiative, focuses on (1) research and assessments on the cause and consequences of natural hazards, (2) response to the hazard events that merges information about disparate hazards into integrated products to support land-use planning, hazards mitigation, emergency response, and business recovery, and (3) information-sharing with the community to help society prepare for and recover from natural disasters. One goal of this work is to reduce losses of life and property from natural disasters, which supports the end outcome goal of "Protect lives, resources, and property" under the mission goal of Serving Communities. The Geographic Analysis and Monitoring part of the project will leverage $300,000 of new funds with $700,000 from cost savings or from the redirection of lower priority work to provide interactive GIS databases and decision support tools that incorporate new and existing information from seismic, flood, and geodetic monitoring systems for six natural hazards U.S. Geological Survey G - 21 188 Geographic Research, investigations, and Remote Sensing (earthquakes, tsunamis, fires, landslides, extreme coastal storms and floods) and land use/land cover characteristics. Web-based techniques that incorporate spatial and temporal hazards data will be developed to improve risk communication processes. These databases and decision support tools will assist in developing integrated hazard products for use in hazard mitigation planning, emergency management operations, and protection of business, industry, and government facilities in Southern California. The USGS will form 1 partnership in 2007 to link scientific information to societal decisions and 3 more in 2008 and beyond. Geographic Research (-$2,300,000 and -21 FTE) — The FY 2007 budget request proposes a decrease to lower priority research within Geographic Analysis and Monitoring program to assist in funding the costs of the LDCM. The following lower priority programs will be affected: • Urban studies — Monitor the environmental conditions of urban areas across the United States and model the impacts of increasing urbanization on environmental quality. This reduction to the GAM program will terminate these urban studies and reduce staff (-9 FTEs). • Interior Lands Studies – Conducts research to analyze environmental impacts on Department of Interior lands and areas of interest. The proposed reduction eliminates funding for these projects, resulting in the reduction of staff (-4 FTEs) and ending current agreements with interior bureaus. • Human Health — Participates in human health studies related to assessments of water quality and the spread of the West-Nile virus across the country. Geographic research on all health-related research will be stopped and staff reduced (-8 FTEs). G - 22 U.S. Geological Survey 189 Geographic Analysis and Monitoring Total Performance Change -33 Systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers -5 Formal workshops or training provided to customers +1 Partnership formed to ink scientific information and societal decisions A B I. C | D= B+C E Overall Performance Changes from 2006 to 2007 2007 impact Out-year impact of Program of 2007 Base Change 2007 Budget 2007 Program 2006 Enacted Performance On Request Change on §easure Performance Level Performance Performance Performance # of systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers . (Geography} 77 77 -28 49 -4 # of formal workshops or training provided to CustoměřS (instancesſissues/events) taph 14 14 -3 11 -2 # of partnerships formed to ſink scientific information and societal decisions (Science impact - Geography) 8 8 +? 9 0 Column B: The performance level you expect to achieve absent the program change (i.e., at the 2006 enacted Hevel plus/minus funded fixed cost/related changes); this would reflect, for example, the impact of prior year funding changes, management efficiencies, absorption of fixed costs, and trend impacts. Column E: The out-year impact is the change in performance level expected in 2008 and Beyond of ONLY the requested program budget change; it does not include the impact of receiving these funds again in a subsequent outyear. Program Overview The Surface of the Earth is changing rapidly, at local, regional, national, and global scales, with significant repercussions for citizens, the economy, and the environment. Some changes have natural causes, such as volcanic eruptions or drought, while other changes on the land, such as resource extraction, agricultural practices, and urban growth, are human-induced processes. In addition, there are other types of changes that are a combination of natural and human-induced factors; for instance, landslides and floods are fundamentally natural processes that are often intensified or accelerated by human land use practices. A recent example of the combination of natural and human-induced factors in landscape change is the canalization of the Mississippi River and the degradation of coastal wetlands, factors that amplified the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina. The GAM program addresses the Department of the Interior's strategic goal of serving communities by advancing knowledge of the Nation's land resources through scientific leadership and by informing public decisions through the application of science. GAM provides the analysis and applications needed to address natural and human-induced changes on the landscape, improved understanding about the consequences of landscape change assists decisionmakers in the fields of land use planning, hazard response and miti and Conservation of natural resources. gation, and the use U.S. Geological Survey 190 Geographic Research, investigations, and Remote Sensing Researchers funded by the GAM program use earth observation data Supplied by remote sensing platforms, coupled with Scientific data gathered in the field, and Socio-economic data to quantify the rates of landscape change, identify key driving forces, and forecast future trends of landscape change. Studies are conducted within a geographic Context at a range of spatial and temporal Scales, in order to provide a comprehensive, interdisciplinary perspective. This perspective is necessary to understand the threats impacting our Nation's quality of life, such as natural disasters, spreading diseases, and suburban Sprawl. All of GAM's research is aligned with the Discipline's strategic science plan, "Geography for a Changing World." Objectively derived land cover information can serve as an instrument to transform information into knowledge – a particularly solid knowledge that can be verified on the land and cross-referenced within datasets to provide a bridge between science and policy. The broad scientific knowledge that can be gained from extensive land cover information, such as the National Land Cover Dataset, is not just a matter of intellectual curiosity, but it has great value for society, P. Lynn Scarlett, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Program, Management, and Budget, interior Selected remarks from keynote address, DOf Land Cover Summit, January 26, 2005 The research conducted by GAM Scientists consists of six geographic analysis components: Landscape Status and Trends (Estimates for FY 2005, $5.4 million; FY 2006, $5.5 million; FY 2007, $5.5 million) Research under this activity involves identifying the characteristics of the land surface and understanding the forces shaping the land. Identifying and forecasting changes on the land, an essential element of the USGS Science strategy, aids Federal and other government managers as well as non-government and academic practitioners in the fields of land use planning, watershed management, and environmental restoration activities. State and Federal natural resource agencies and land conservation organizations rely on authoritative USGS information in this area. Terrestrial Monitoring (Estimates for FY 2005, $1.1 million; FY 2006, $1.4 million; FY 2007, $1.1 million) Research in this area assesses the impacts of landscape change on natural processes and involves the development of monitoring protocols that consistently correlate data acquired from remote sensing platforms with field conditions. Topics include: calibrating data at varying temporal and spatial resolutions, improving digital image change detection techniques, and the development of low cost ground-based sensors. The research goal is to provide improved landscape monitoring of both Federal and State lands over large areas at sharply reduced costs. Wildfire fuel condition mapping is just one of many applications. Hazards and Risk Assessment (Estimates for FY 2005, $1.3 million; FY 2006, $1.3 million; FY 2007, $0.4 million) Research in this area focuses on the impacts of environmental conditions on human endeavors. It assesses changing human land-use patterns that can increase the likelihood of hazards, such as floods, landslides, and earthquakes. GAM scientists, in collaboration with colleagues from Department of Homeland Security and the Environmental Protection Agency, apply innovative geographic methods and models to assess the effectiveness of mitigation strategies and risk-management scenarios. G - 24 U.S. Geological Survey 191 Geographic Analysis and Monitoring Biogeographical Analyses (Estimates for FY 2005, $1.7 million; FY 2006, $1.6 million; FY 2007, $1.6 million) involves mapping and monitoring landscape characteristics, such as animal and plant habitat and condition. The accelerating loss of biodiversity is one of the major environmental issues of our age. GAM researchers in this field use remote sensing imagery to characterize regional patterns of biodiversity and monitor long term changes in land use, and cover, and species distribution. This information directly supports managers of both State and Federal lands. Urban and Regional Geography (Estimates for FY 2005, $2.3 million; FY 2006, $2.3 million; FY 2007, $1.2 million) GAM scientists conduct multidiscipline, multi-scale research to understand the impacts of an increasingly rapid rate of urbanization on both natural and human systems. Researchers develop environmental monitoring systems linking air quality, hydrological, and forestry information across a landscape to holistically assess the quality of our built-up landscape. Major collaborators include other Federal agencies, the Chesapeake Bay Program and nongovernmental organizations. In addition, the program contributes to bureauwide initiatives regarding priority ecosystems and integrated monitoring of critical landscapes ($2,000,000 per year, not included in the estimate above). The program is active in international efforts to monitor the global environment, such as the U.S. Group on Earth Observation (GEO) and the Global Earth Observation Systems of Systems (GEOSS) through the Global Integrated Trends Analysis Network (GITAN). This network is a multidisciplinary, interagency, and international collaboration focused on understanding the types, causes and consequences of landscape change around the world. Scientists funded by the GAM program are regularly called upon to provide expertise on issues of land management, hazards mitigation and environmental change at the national and international levels to interior, other bureaus within the Department, as well as local, State, and other Federal agencies. GAM research is formally presented at national and international conferences and workshops, including the Association of American Geographers, American Geophysical Union and the American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, and is published in both internal and external reports, as well as in peer-reviewed publications. Science impact (Estimates for FY 2005, $2.0 million; FY 2006, $2.0 million; FY 2007, $2.0 million) USGS continues to promote the use and value of its scientific information by the Department, other Federal agencies, State, and local government organizations, and the public to make informed decisions. USGS multidisciplinary teams are working with external partners to develop, test, evaluate, and apply innovative methods to enhance linkages between science and decision making. Research activities currently underway include risk and vulnerability analyses for natural and environmental hazards, development of decision support tools, participatory processes, economic analyses, and institutional analyses. For example, within the Geography program the Land Use Portfolio Model (LUPM), a modeling, mapping, and risk Communication tool is being developed to assist public agencies and communities to understand and reduce their risks from natural hazards and environmental impacts. In addition, the Program contributes to bureauwide initiatives regarding priority ecosystems and integrated monitoring of critical landscapes. The program is active in international efforts to U.S. Geological Survey G - 25 192 Geographic Research, Investigations, and Remote Sensing monitor the global environment, such as GEO, GEOSS, and GITAN. This network is a multidisciplinary, interagency, and interhational collaboration focused on understanding the types, causes and Consequences of landscape change around the world. Scientists funded by the GAM program are regularly called upon to provide expertise on issues of land management, hazards mitigation and environmental change at the national and international levels to Interior, other bureaus within the Department, as well as local, State, and other Federal agencies. GAM research is formally presented at national and international conferences and workshops, including the Association of American Geographers, American Geophysical Union and the American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, and is published in both internal and external reports, as well as in peer-reviewed publications. FY 2007 Program Performance Estimates The reductions in lower priority research in GAM will have an effect on the performance in the program. For example, the number of systemic analyses delivered to customers will fall from 77 in FY 2006 to 49 in FY 2007. Also, the number of formal workshops provided will decrease from FY 2006 to FY 2007, from 14 to 11, respectively. Within funding levels GAM will continue the transition of the National Land Cover Dataset (NLCD) to an Operational program that provides updates every 5 years, and make the necessary corrections to ensure that the 2001 NLCD is comparable with the 1990 dataset. The increase in funding through the Multi-Hazards Initiative will fead to an increase in the number of partnerships formed to link scientific information and societal decisions by 1. These partnerships will include all sectors of the community that engage in planning mitigation strategies, warning the public, and restoration. FY 2006 Planned Program Performance Landscape Status and Trends Land Cover Status and Trends — The Land Cover Trends project is planning to complete 13 ecoregion-based assessments of contemporary land use and land cover change. The completed assessments will bring the U.S. total to 44 ecoregions completed or approximately 52 percent of the conterminous United States. This study is the first comprehensive land cover change analysis ever conducted. The data collected will form the basis of projecting future land cover changes and their possible consequences. Publication plans will include the preparation of 15 ecoregion reports documenting the estimated rates of land use and land cover change from 1973 to 2000. The reports will provide a discussion of the forces driving that change and of the potential consequences. The project will also complete the fieldwork necessary to document the current status of land use and land cover in the sample blocks from 9 ecoregions. National Land Cover Database (NLCD) — The NLCD project is compiling land cover information across all 50 States and Puerto Rico, using a partnership of eight Federal agencies and private outsourcing, with USGS as lead. This database captures the type of land cover, the proportion of urban development, and the proportion of trees for every 1-acre patch across the United States. Land cover information is used in a wide variety of applications among Federal, State and private organizations, including pesticide management, fire risk modeling, watershed G - 26 U.S. Geological Survey 193 Geographic Analysis and Monitoring runoff modeling, wildlife habitat characterization, and economic development. In FY 2006, the percent impervious surface and canopy percentage datasets for all 65 mapping units will be completed, as well as all but 5 land cover mapping units. In addition, mapping efforts in Alaska will continue as well. Terrestrial Monitoring Landscape Monitoring Protocols using Satellite, Airborne, and Ground-Based instrumentation — High resolution imagery will be acquired for three sites along the Colorado River to detect and map riparian vegetation, including sagebrush and invasive grasses, such as cheatgrass. The three sites encompass National Park, Wildlife Refuge and Bureau of Land Management lands and are critical habitats for birds and fish along the Colorado River corridor. Stand-alone automatic digital camera stations with wind and Soil moisture Sensors will be established to get on-the-ground monitoring capabilities within critical habitat areas. Results of the project will be use to assess the spread and impacts of invasive species in the Colorado River valley. Hazards and Risk Assessment Fort Apache indian Reservation Water Monitoring — The surface area of water bodies (at maximum capacity), including lakes, ponds, sediment traps, earth embankment tanks and stock tanks will be delineated using Landsat data. Accuracy of the total water surface area delineated will be compared with tribal data to determine the percentage of water bodies identified using the Landsat imagery. The goal is to develop a relatively rapid method of accurately assessing water conditions throughout the Reservation. Tribal personnel will be provided training on the processing and use of Landsat data. They will also be heavily involved in the acquisition of ground points and analysis of data products. This rapid water monitoring system will enable tribal and Bureau of Indian Affairs personnel to identify areas of water stress, which may lead to catastrophic forest fires and possible pest outbreaks. Biogeographical Analyses National Park Service Vegetation Mapping Program — Vegetation maps for six parks in the National Park system will be created including, Canyonlands National Park, Fossil Butte National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Cedar Breaks National Park, and Great Sand Dunes National Park. The National Park Service is actively looking for assistance to augment or replace the traditional, but labor-intensive, process of manual photo-interpretation. In order to accomplish this objective, automated classification techniques will be used to map the vegetation of the park to comply with National Vegetation Classification Standards. These data, along with other ancillary datasets, will help create map units for a digital vegetation database. This database will enable Park personnel to effectively manage their resources and provide educational opportunities to the public. Urban and Regional Geography National Urbanization Monitoring Assessment (NUMA) — The NUMA project will aid in improving the understanding of the rural to urban transition and the rates, patterns, trends and factors causing these human-induced land transformations. Socioeconomic, demographic, and land use transition indicators will be used to monitor urbanization for two Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Economic Areas and to assess the environmental and societal impacts as a U.S. Geological Survey G - 27 194 Geographic Research, Investigations, and Remote Sensing result of continued and use change in these regions. Temporal (e.g., 1970s to 2000s) landscape change information from existing LULC data sources (i.e., GIRAS, NLCD and GAP) will be analyzed for the Austin-Round Rock and San Antonio Economic Areas in conjunction with historical and projected statistical and visualization products in an attempt to identify effective indicators for monitoring and assessing urbanization. The results of the study will enable city planners to assess the forces impacting land cover decisions in their jurisdictions and plan changes to their local land use zoning laws, Science impact Integrating Science and Economics in South Florida interior Land Acquisition/ Stewardship Decisions — South Florida's national parks and wildlife refuges are threatened by accelerated growth of the surrounding built environment which alters the natural hydrology and ecology, and introduces harmful levels of sediment, nutrients and toxins. Interior scientists and land managers are faced with major informational and financial challenges and conflicting Stakeholder interests in their efforts to manage and protect resources to fulfill their stewardship responsibilities. The primary objective of this effort is to develop an Ecosystem Portfolio Model (EPM) for interior scientists and managers to use to develop and prioritize strategies to restore and preserve the ecological health of the South Florida National Parks and Refuges in the face of intense population growth and development pressures. The EPM will integrate natural science and economic information in a decision framework to assist with land use planning, land acquisition, and land management decisions. The integrated ecological and economic portfolio framework will allow interior resource managers and decisionmakers to consider multiple objectives, while considering the quality of the Scientific and economic information supporting management decisions. Ultimately, success will depend on well coordinated, collaborative, and integrated efforts among participating agencies and stakeholders to implement a reasonable balance between human needs and the needs of the ecosystem. The USGS Priority Ecosystem Science (PES) program, the Interior Critical Ecosystem Studies initiative (CESI), and the USGS Science impact Program have contributed to this effort. FY 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments The example program accomplishments described below demonstrate the breadth and utility of GAM research. Landscape Trends Status and Trends: Conterminous U.S. Land Use and Land Cover — in FY 2005, the Land Cover Trends research project completed the assessment of land use and land cover change for 10 U.S. ecoregions and initiated analysis on 6 new ecoregions. Progress on the national assessment begun in FY 2002 now stands at 31 out of 84 ecoregion assessments completed (i.e., 37 percent of the conterminous United States done) which places the project on target relative to GPRA goals. There does not appear to be a single national profile of change, rather it appears to vary both spatially and temporally. Land uses are being converted to higher-value uses based on enabling natural characteristics, contemporary drivers, and the influences of historical settlement patterns and traditions. Status and Trends: Alaska Land Use and Land Cover — An analysis of statewide status and trends of Alaska's land cover was completed as part of the national USGS assessment of the rates, trends, and consequences of land cover change in the United States. The study found G - 28 U.S. Geological Survey 195 Geographic Analysis and Monitoring that anthropogenic changes to the Alaskan landscape are concentrated in the south central portion of the State, with land development limited to specific localities, such as areas surrounding population centers, mining sites, and oil production facilities. Most vegetation changes appear to be climate-related, due to a lengthening of the growing season. The final report is currently undergoing review. : The National Land Cover Database — The National Land Cover Database (NLCD 2001) is a project sponsored by a consortium of Federal agencies to map the land cover of the United States. Partners in the Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) Consortium provide funding and personnel to map the land cover at a spatial resolution of 30 meters, using 2001- era Landsat satellite imagery and supporting data. The resulting database includes land cover, percent canopy density, and percent impervious surface. This database is a major component of national environmental assessments, such as the Heinz Center's State of the Nation's Ecosystems and the Environmental Protection Agency's Report on the Environment. At the end of fiscal year FY 2005, 65 percent of the project for the conterminous United States was completed. Terrestrial Monitoring Elevation Measurement of the Everglades — The USGS continues to develop and apply technologically advanced elevation measurement systems in the Florida Everglades. Results from these high-precision measurements, conducted in an exceptionally challenging environment, provide the foundation for research, management, and restoration of this critical ecosystem. In FY 2005 the USGS Airborne Height Finder (AHF) Geodetic Control Network and elevation data base was expanded to cover most of southern Florida. Elevation Derivatives for National Applications (EDNA) — Accurate elevation data can be used to provide critical information on watersheds. This knowledge is used to support investigations of floods, pollution events, hydroelectric power potential and other applications. During FY 2005, GAM researchers created a series of geospatial Web-enabled tools that provide integrated Seamless national topographic databases for scientific research and applications. Interactive capabilities include watershed delineation estimates of mean annual streamflow, and watershed characteristics for any location in the Unite States. Hazards and Risk Assessment Decision Support for Earthquake Risk Mitigation: City of Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee – Earthquakes and associated seismic hazards, such as liquefaction and landslides, pose significant threats to the public safety and economic health of many communities throughout the world. Over the past year, a multidisciplinary team of USGS economists, geologists, and geographers developed a decision support system to assist the City of Memphis and Shelby County, TN in mitigating the risk of a major earthquake. The project combines high-resolution seismic hazard maps, detailed aerial photography, parcel maps, estimated building and land values in USGS Land Use Portfolio Model (LUPM). This model allows planners to Compare alternative earthquake-hazard mitigation policies. In FY 2005, a prototype version of LUPM was installed on computer systems of the City of Memphis and Shelby County's Office of Planning and Development and Office of the Tax Assessor. Lead and other Trace Metals in the Environment: Clearwater Lake, Missouri – Missouri has a long history as a major producer of lead ore. Possibly the most famous of the State's ore U.S. Geological Survey G - 29 196 Geographic Research, Investigations, and Remote Sensing deposits is the New Lead Belt, also called the Viburnum Trend, in Southeast Missouri. In FY 2005, USGS researchers analyzed the spatial and temporal distribution and concentration of trace metals in the sediments of Clearwater Lake, which is located near many mining activities. Results indicate that the sediments in the Lake act as a sink for mining related trace elements and that the source of these trace elements can be identified through isotopic "fingerprinting." Researchers found that the increased amounts of lead and zinc found in the sediments were from watersheds containing mining activities Biogeographical Analyses Innovative Approaches for Mapping the Vegetation of Colorado National Monument — In FY 2005, GAM researchers collaborated with the National Park Service to map approximately 12,000 hectares of the Colorado National Monument and its environs. The National Park Service is actively fooking for assistance to augment or replace the traditional, but labor- intensive, process of manual photo-interpretation. In this study, innovative mapping methods were developed to delineate physiognomic classes and tree cover densities using automated image processing that comply with National Vegetation Classification Standards. Urban and Regional Geography City Green: the Value of Trees in Urban Areas — Healthy trees provide valuable environmental benefits to cities which can be measured in terms of ecosystem services. The USGS Comprehensive Urban Ecosystem Studies (CUES) project, working cooperatively with American Forests, has developed a Web-based tool that utilizes USGS land cover data to estimate the economic value of trees in urban areas. The tool combines measures of tree canopy and impervious Surface with Scientific and engineering equations with construction and remediation costs to estimate the economic benefits of urban tree cover. The CUES Web site contains analyses of land Cover for over 2000 U.S. urban areas and can be used to calculate savings due to reduced runoff, improved air and water quality, and increasing carbon sequestration. Science impact Developing Tools to improve the Application of Science information to inform Earthquake Risk Mitigation Decisions in the City of Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee – A multidisciplinary team of USGS economists, geologists, and geographers is working with the City of Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee to mitigate the risk of a major earthquake. The project combines high-resolution seismic hazard maps, detailed mapping and remotely-sensed data, parcel maps, estimated building and land values, in the USGS - LUPM for planners to Compare alternative earthquake-hazard mitigation policies. By helping evaluate the Socioeconomic Consequences of alternative mitigation strategies, the LUPM assists local planning agencies make more efficient use of public funds to lessen the risk of damages from a major earthquake. The Use and Value of Science in Managing Natural and Environmental Hazard Risk in the Transboundary Puget Sound Area — The USGS is working with Natural Resources Canada to develop new ways for decisionmakers and planners in the transboundary Puget Sound area (Vancouver, British Columbia - Seattle, WA region) to apply scientific information about natural hazards and the potential risks to communities. in FY 2005, the USGS - LUPM was used in the District of Squamish, British Columbia in a preliminary evaluation of mitigation alternatives for G - 30 U.S. Geological Survey 197 Geographic Analysis and Monitoring flood hazards. Squamish is planning for a sharp increase in population related to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games to be held in Vancouver. The LUPM will be used by practitioners to analyze hazards scenarios to assess community vulnerability and risk and the impact that proposed mitigation strategies may have on reducing that risk. Priority Ecosystems Studies, Bureau Support and Science Thrusts GAM provides support for Priority Ecosystems Science (PES) studies which are described in more detail in the Regional Activities section of this report. Through PES, GAM supports multidisciplinary research on critical ecosystems to achieve a system-scale understanding of the natural and anthropogenic factors affecting ecosystems and to better understand the interactive nature of resources and the environment. Study units include the Greater Everglades, San Francisco Bay, Chesapeake Bay, the Platte River and the Mojave Desert to provide science in support of adaptive management of ecosystems that have near-term societal concern and significant long-term societal value. GAM also provides support for four USGS-wide Science Thrusts on Water Availability, Landslides, Fire Science, and Integrated Landscape Monitoring. The science thrusts are an effort to provide an interdisciplinary and integrative framework for scientific studies in important ecological systems in the United States. Current thrust foci in which GAM participates include the Flint River, Colorado Front Range, Western Montana, Puget Lowlands, the Great Basin, the Prairie Potholes region, and the Gulf Coast/Lower Mississippi Valley. integrated Modeling Survey In an effort to better support USGS scientific modeling and forecasting activities, the GAM program is conducting a Survey of USGS scientists in all disciplines and all regions in order to build a comprehensive, descriptive database of environmental models. The goal is to identify opportunities for Sharing and Collaborating data and methodologies across the bureau. The resulting searchable database contains a detailed description of the model, as well as system and data requirements, it is a useful reference tool for both researchers and managers. Phase 1 of this project commenced in April 2005 and is focusing on populating the database. As of September 2005, 99 models have been submitted. Models were submitted by scientists in the Biology (39), Geologic (23), Water (22), and Geography (14) disciplines as well as the GIO (1). Hydrology (37percent), habitat (25 percent), landscape ecology (24 percent), and water quality (21 percent) models were the most common main subjects indicated by model developers and users. U.S. Geological Survey G - 31 198 Geographic Research, investigations, and Remote Sensing Performance Overview fMeasures FY 2005 Pian FY 2005 Actual Change from 2005 Pian FY 2006 £nacted 2006 Change from 2005 Actual FY 2007 2007 Change from 2006 Content and expanse of knowledge base: X% of surface area with temporal and spatial monitoring, research, and assessment/data coverage to meet land use planning and monitoring requirements (SP Geography) (PART) (2001 Natl dataset – 66 mapping units across the country) 60% 65% +5% 75% +10% 95% +20% Content and expanse of knowledge base: X% of surface area with temporal and spatial monitoring, research, and assessment/data coverage to meet land use planning and monitoring requirements (SP Geography) (PART) (Number of completed eco-region assessments out of a total of 84 eco- regions) 38% 37% -1% 48% + | 19% 53% +5% Content and expanse of knowledge base: X% of data accessible: X% of satellite data available from archive within 24 hours of capture (PART) 90% 97.2% +7.2% 90% –7.2% 90% # of annual terabytes collected (Geography) 527.2 438,8 -88.4 534,0 95.2 534.0 # of cumulative terabytes managed (Geography) 2,975.8 2,887.4 -88.4 3,509.8 622,4 4,043.8 # of systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers (Geography) (PART). 78 83 +5 77 49 # of formal workshops or training provided to Customers (instances/issues/events) (Geography) 12 +5 # of partnerships formed to link scientific information and societal decisions (Science Impact- Geography) (cum 9) (cum 8) (curm 8) (cum 9) +1 U.S. Geological Survey 199 Activity Summary Geologic Hazards, Resources, and Processes 2007 - fixed Costs 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Reiated Program Budget from Subactivity Actual Enacted Changes" changes Request 2006 Geologic Hazard Assessments 84,079 81,000 +896 +500 82,396 +1,396 FTE 40f 407 - f { +? 39; Geologic Landscape and 76,253 77,752 +992 -638 78,406 +354 Coastal Assessments FTE 462 465 ... fš G 452 Geologic Resource 77,014 76,534 +1,325 -20,943 56,916 -t 9,618 Assessments FTE 583 58? - #6 -180 385 - 196 Total Requirements $000 237,346 235,286 +3,213 -21,081 217,418 -17,868 FTE 1,446 1,447 -40 -179 1,228 -219 a/ Fixed cost increases for this activity total $4,591, of which $3,213 will be budgeted and $1,378 will be absorbed. FTE changes result from rebalance and renew skills mix to gain functional and position flexibilities identified through an extensive workforce planning effort (page H-2). Activity Summary The 2007 budget request for the Geologic Hazards, Resources, and Processes Activity is $217,418,000 and 1,228 FTE, which is a net change of -$17,868,000 and -219 FTE from the 2006 enacted level. Additional information on program changes is provided in each subactivity of this document. The Geologic Discipline provides earth science information needs for a wide variety of partners and customers, including Federal, State, and local agencies, non-government organizations, industry, and academia. This information is used by the USGS and its partners, cooperators, and customers in evaluating resource potential, defining and mitigating risks associated with natural hazards, and characterizing the potential impact of natural geologic processes on human activity, health, the economy, and the environment. The mission of the USGS Geology Discipline contributes to the achievement of the Department's strategic goals of providing for responsible use of resources and serving communities by providing ljse of Cost and Performance information USGS has ABC data for FY 2004 and FY 2005, but these two years of data demonstrate that more detail is required for decisionmaking. Beginning in FY 2006, data are collected for each task within a project. After several years of collecting at this level, USGS will be better able to track and analyze trends in program funding and expenditures, as well as links to the Department's goals and priorities. Use of ABC is also being incorporated into new 5-Year Program Plans. Using PART, ABC, and other performance information, the USGS will continue to meet the Department's needs for geologic hazard assessments, landscape and coastal assessments, and resource assessments, information to protect lives, resources, and property and advancing knowledge through scientific leadership and supports the mission and goals of the USGS FY 2000–2005 Strategic Plan. U.S. Geological Survey 200 Geologic Hazards, Resources, and Processes Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) Evaluation The OMB has reviewed Geology Discipline programs within all three Subactivity levels using the PART. One additional program is scheduled for review in FY 2006 for the FY 2008 budget. The reviews concluded that all programs reviewed have a clear purpose, do a good job at leveraging resources, work with a wide array of partners, and were rated "moderately effective." Recommendations for improvement include: • Improve earthquake risk estimates by integrating seismic monitoring information with FEMA's HAZUS risk and loss modeling capabilities, • Work with other Federal agencies to evaluate new shared measures for geologic hazard reduction, o Evaluate efforts to coordinate hazard investments across programs, • Conduct regular, independent reviews of the geologic map program, • Increase integration of geologic information to facilitate analysis and decision making, • Set standards for data collection preservation and exchange, • Target funding to activities that support long-term land use and economic policy decisions and improve accessibility and application of minerals information, • Continue to make energy reports and data more accessible and user friendly. Action Plans have been developed to carry out PART recommendations, with milestones being met on Schedule or close to Schedule. Workforce Planning The Geology Discipline has implemented a workforce planning strategy aligned with USGS science goals and tied to GPRA goals. The plan identifies areas in which the USGS needs to build internal capacity, contract with the private sector, and partner with other organizations; forecast future critical skill needs and identify mechanisms for recruiting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce with those critical skills; align individual employee performance and rewards with organizational performance; and make effective use of technology, Efforts are underway to rebalance and renew the skill mix to gain functional and position flexibilities identified through an extensive workforce planning effort. Employees with updated skills are needed to meet current science and business program requirements, changing program goals, new science priorities, and advances in technology. To phase in new skills, a VSIP/VERA, is currently being offered to employees in positions with non-transferable skills and skills that are overrepresented. Upon completion of VSIP/VERA, new positions will be developed in future years to strengthen hazard and resource assessments, engineering, seismology, geodesy, geomagnetism, information technology, new technological skills in modeling and statistics, and monitoring and analysis, mapping, Oceanography, physics, sedimentation, biogeochemistry, and toxicology. H - 2 U.S. Geological Survey 201 Activity Summary Subactivity Overview Geology Discipline comprises three subactivities: Geologic Hazard Assessment programs conduct basic and applied research, gather long-term data, operate monitoring networks, perform assessments and modeling, and disseminate findings to the public, enabling the Nation's emergency response capabilities to warn of impending disasters, better define risk associated with natural hazards, encourage appropriate response, and mitigate damage and loss. These programs produce information and understanding that will lead to a reduced impact of natural hazards and disasters on human life and the economy. The United States is subject to a variety of inevitable and uncontrollable natural hazards (earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, coastal erosion, tsunami, floods and magnetic storms) that can result in considerable human suffering and billions of dollars in property and business iosses. Damage and loss of life can be reduced through preventative planning; social, economic, and engineering adaptations; provision of real-time warning capabilities; understanding vulnerability, and more effective post-event emergency response. Central to this preplanning are accurate, scientifically based geologic hazards assessments and real-time monitoring systems that define the nature and degree of risk or potential damage. The more precisely risks can be defined, the greater the likelihood that appropriate mitigation strategies will be adopted (e.g., building codes for new construction and retrofitting, and land- use plans). The Sooner information reaches emergency response centers, the sooner warnings can be issued to protect lives and teams can be dispatched to resolve urgent medical, utility, or other infrastructure problems. Geologic Landscape and Coastal Assessments programs focus on understanding geologic processes at or near the Earth's surface through research, monitoring, and assessment of the landscape. Information and modeling derived from these geologic process studies allow scientists to distinguish the effects of human activities from natural changes and enable more effective, adaptive, and efficient resource and environmental management decisions. The USGS provides Scientific data to understand issues such as coastal erosion and pollution, sea- level rise, loss of wetlands and marine habitats, the geologic processes controlling the invasion of cheat grass, and the role of dust in desert ecosystem health. Armed with this knowledge, decisionmakers can respond better to both natural and human-induced changes. Extreme changes in the environment are less costly if their likely effects can be mapped, quantified, and anticipated. Resources can be more efficiently used if the impacts of their extraction can be predicted and mitigated. Damaged or endangered ecosystems can be repaired more effectively if the natural processes that form and maintain them are accounted for in remediation and restoration pians. Strategies for Conserving and using the Nation's lands and resources are improved when the natural processes at work are incorporated into predictive models and management plans in an adaptive manner. Geologic Resource Assessment programs assess the availability and quality of the Nation's mineral and energy resources, including the economic and environmental effects of resource extraction and use. The Mineral Resources Program is the sole Federal provider of scientific information for objective resource assessments and unbiased research results on mineral potential, production, consumption, and environmental effects, and also provides Comprehensive baseline data in the fields of geochemistry, geophysics, and mineral deposits. The Energy Resources Program conducts research to understand the processes that lead to the accumulation of energy resources (oil, natural gas, coal, gas hydrates, and others such as geothermal) and the environmental and human health effects of energy resource usage. USGS Conveys results from these studies to land and resource managers and policymakers in support U.S. Geological Survey H - 3 202 Geologic Hazards, Resources, and Processes of the Department's strategic goal of managing resources to enhance public benefit, promote responsible use, and ensure optimal value. H - 4 U.S. Geological Survey 203 Earthquake Hazards Activity: Geologic Hazards, Resources and Processes Subactivity: Geologic Hazard Assessments Program Component: Earthquake Hazards 2007 Fixed Cost 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget from Program Actual Enacted Changes" changes Request 2005 Earthquake Hazards Program 50,864 50,583 +578 +300 51,461 +878 Total Requirements $000 50,864 50,583 +578 +300 51,461 +8.78 FTE 227 227 -6 0 22? -6 * Fixed cost increases for this activity total $826 of which $578 will be budgeted and $248 will be absorbed. FTE changes result from rebalance and renew skills mix to gain functional and position flexibilities identified through an extensive workforce planning effort (page H-2). Summary of FY 2007 Program Change for Earthquake Hazards Program Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • Multi-Hazards initiative +300 O TOTAL +300 {} Justification of FY 2007 Program Changes The 2007 budget request for the Earthquake Hazards Program is $51,461,000 and 221 FTE, which is a program change of +$300,000 and 0 FTE. • Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project (+$300,000 and 0 FTE)—The Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project in Southern California, part of a multi-year initiative, will focus on integrating information and products about multiple hazards to improve the usefulness of this information in reducing loss of life and property from natural hazards, which supports the end outcome goal of "Protect lives, resources, and property" under the mission goal of Serving Communities. The development of integrated databases and the enhancement of IT systems to track multiple hazards will facilitate more rapid communication and response to the user community, regardless of the timeframe of a natural disaster. The requested increase for the Earthquake Hazards Program (EHP) component of this demonstration project is $300,000, to be enhanced by $700,000 from the redirection or postponement of lower priority work. The EHP role will be to conduct a systematic study of the earthquake history of the Southernmost 550 kilometers of the San Andreas Fault. Another Component is analysis of the geodetic information about land-surface movements collected by the NSF-funded Plate Boundary Observatory, which is deploying a network of GPS sensors U.S. Geological Survey H - 5 204 Geologic Hazard Assessments along key portions of the plate boundary in the region. This work will benefit from leveraging the activities of the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) which has identified the southern San Andreas Fault as a concentrated research topic for the next several years. The results from this assessment will be incorporated into a multi-hazard G|S framework developed in partnership with State and local emergency managers tasked with responding to earthquake events. Redirected funds will be used to initiate development of a first-ever time-dependent seismic hazard assessment for California. This effort will expand upon the time-independent assessment being conducted in FY 2006 in concert with the California Geological Survey and SCEC, and will be leveraged with support from the California Earthquake Authority (CEA). Redirected funds will also be used to seismically instrument structures in high-hazard areas of Southern California in order to collect data on building fragility, a key factor in understanding the region's earthquake risk. The USGS would provide (1) one workshop for customers in FY 2007 that will discuss USGS earthquake response products with emergency managers and receive direction on what new products are needed and one workshop in 2008 to engage potential users of time-dependent hazard maps, (2) one systematic analysis or investigation in FY 2007 constraining the earthquake history of the southern San Andreas Fault, providing constraints on the magnitude of future earthquakes on that fault system, and one more in 2008 or beyond that will constrain the magnitude of future earthquakes on the San Jacinto Fault, and (3) complete detailed seismic hazard maps for the Los Angeles basin in FY 2008 or beyond. It is expected that one county or comparable jurisdiction in Southern California will adopt improved building codes, land-use plans, emergency response plans, or other hazard mitigation measures in FY 2008 or beyond, based on USGS earthquake hazards information developed through the initiative in FY 2007. Program Performance Change Table | +2 systematic analyses Total Performance Change +2 workshops or training - A I B T C | D= B+C E Overall Performance Changes from 2006 to 2007 2007 impact of Out-year Program impact of 2007 Base Change 2007 Budget 2007 Program 2006 Erlacted Performance {}º Request Change on #Measure Performance level Performance Performance Performance # of systematic analyses & investigations delivered to º 2 2 +f 3 +1 (riskſhazard assessments) # of formal workshops of training provided to customers (instances/ 7 5 +1 6 +1 issues events) Column B: The performance level expected to be achieved absent the program change (i.e., at the 2006 request kevel plus/minus funded fixed cost/related changes); this would reflect, for example, the impact of prior year funding changes, management efficiencies, absorption of tixed costs, and trend impacts, Column E: The out-year impact is the change in performance level expected in 2008 and Beyond of only the requested program budget change; it does not include the impact of receiving these funds again in a Subsequent outyear, H - 6 U.S. Geological Survey 205 Earthquake Hazards Program Overview The USGS EHP provides the scientific information and knowledge necessary to reduce deaths, injuries, and economic losses from earthquakes and earthquake-induced tsunamis, landslides and liquefaction. Products of this program include timely notifications of earthquake locations, size, and potential damage; regional and national assessments of earthquake hazards; and public outreach to communicate advances in understanding earthquakes, their effects, and the degree to which they can be predicted. Of all natural hazards facing the United States, earthquakes have the greatest potential for inflicting casualties, damage, economic loss, and disruption. Although damaging earthquakes are infrequent, their consequences can be immense. According to recent studies, a major earthquake in an urbanized region of the United States could cause several thousand deaths and a quarter trillion dollars in losses, impacting the national economy. Although the risk from earthquakes is famously high in California, many other parts of the country are also at risk, including the Mississippi River valley, Pacific Northwest, Intermountain West, Alaska, Hawaii, and parts of the eastern seaboard. Over 75 million people, including 46 million outside California, live in metropolitan areas with significant earthquake risk. Through the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS), USGS and its State and university partners provide seismic monitoring coverage for the Nation with a national ANSS Backbone network, National Earthquake information Center (NEIC), National Strong Motion Project, and 15 regional networks in areas of moderate-to-high seismic activity. For coastal communities, the seismic risk is compounded by the potential for damaging tsunamis generated by large earthquakes, increasing the Safety of coastal communities requires a broad program of monitoring, warning system development and public education, accompanied by research into earthquake and tsunami sources and processes. The Indian Ocean tsunami Starkly illustrated the potential dangers of earthquake-generated tsunamis, and highlights opportunities for increasing the Nation's ability to (1) rapidly determine the location, size and depth of large earthquakes, (2) discriminate those likely to have caused a tsunami, and (3) work with Federal, local and foreign partners to ensure timely warnings can be issued. For example, tsunami warnings issued by the NOAA Pacific and Alaska Tsunami Warning Centers rely on seismic data transmitted from the USGS National Earthquake information Center. With support received from the Presidents' tsunami initiative, the USGS has accelerated upgrades to its NEC and has implemented 24x7 staffing at the Center, greatly improving the speed and reliability of information provided immediately following damaging earthquakes. Worldwide, 2005 delivered many highly damaging earthquakes, at least 17 of which were deadly. In March, a magnitude 8.7 earthquake off the coast of Sumatra was the second largest in 40 years, killing at least 1,300 and generating a 3-meter tsunami that caused extensive damage to Coastal and island communities. This quake was likely triggered by stress changes in the Earth's Crust caused by the Catastrophic, magnitude 9.0 earthquake of four months earlier. In October, the Kashmir province of Pakistan and northern India was struck by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that killed over 80,000 and caused widespread destruction including the collapse of tens of thousands of buildings. This earthquake was felt from central Afghanistan to western Bangladesh. An estimated 4 million people in the area were left homeless, and landslides and rockfalls damaged roads and bridges blocking access to many of the heavily damaged areas. This earthquake caused the most deaths in over a quarter century by shaking-induced building collapse – a stark reminder that the first line of defense against earthquakes is the construction of buildings that withstand strong shaking. Earthquakes are inevitable, but earthquake damage and life-loss are not. In the United States, the EHP provides U.S. Geological Survey H - 7 206 Geologic Hazard Assessments the seismic assessments that underlie modern building codes, as well as the Scientific information and knowledge necessary to reduce deaths, injuries, and economic losses from earthquakes. The EHP is the applied earth science component of the multi-agency National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program (NEHRP), most recently re-authorized by the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Authorization Act of 2004, P.L. 108–360 enacted on October 25, 2004. The National Institute of Standards and Technology is the lead agency, and it coordinates the activities with USGS and the two other NEHRP agencies: the National Science Foundation (NSF), and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Partnerships are crucial to the program's success. Approximately 25 percent of the total EHP budget is directed toward research grants and cooperative agreements with universities, State agencies, and private technical firms to support research and monitoring activities. This external funding is highly leveraged by funds from other Federal agencies, States, and the private sector. This program supports the Department's "Serving Communities" strategic goal to protect lives, resources, and property by making information available to communities to use in developing earthquake hazard mitigation, preparedness, and avoidance plans. As described in the OMB PART review of Geologic Hazard Programs, the EHP role is clearly defined and unique from other Federal, State, local, or private entities. The USGS programs in Earthquake Hazards, Volcano Hazards, Landslide Hazards, Global Seismographic Network and Geomagnetism were reviewed as a group in FY 2003 for the FY 2005 Budget using the PART, and were found to be working effectively with partners and fulfilling the USGS mission. As a result, they were found to be "moderately effective." An example of responding to a PART recommendation, the EHP has worked with the other USGS geologic hazards programs to link performance measures to measures in other agencies such as FEMA and NOAA that use USGS information to reduce loss of life and property. Overall direction for the EHP is established by a 5-Year Plan that results from internal and external inputs such as the USGS and the Department's strategic plans, the results of periodic reviews by the Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee, workshops with stakeholders on specific topics, and the advice of Senior scientists both within and outside the USGS. The appropriateness of the specific directions being taken by the EHP to meet the goals of the plan is assured by requiring both management and scientific review of project concepts and of final project proposals when submitted for initial funding. Additionally, periodic reviews are Use of Cost and Performance information The EHP annual and 5-year planning procedures have been organized to respond to PART recommended actions and the Department's performance and cost-efficiency metrics. As an example of responding to a PART recommendation, the program has worked with the other USGS geologic hazards programs to link performance measures to measures in other agencies such as FEMA and NOAA that use USGS information to reduce loss of life and property. Other examples appear throughout this chapter, Gathering ABC information at the task level is new for FY 2006. After several years of tracking this valuable detailed information, EHP will be better placed to track and analyze important trends in program funding and expenditures, as well as Scientific emphases within each program and links to Departmental goals and priorities. In current and future fiscal years, the program will continue to review and revise ABC code assignments to ensure that they adequately reflect work performed at the task level, and that overall expenditures are properly aligned with the 5-year plan. To track cost, budget, and schedule for the implementation of ANSS, the Program employs the Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and reports quarterly EVMS results to the Department and OMB. H - 8 U.S. Geological Survey 207 Earthquake Hazards conducted on progress of multiyear projects and peer review of reported project results when completed. The following section on 2007 Program Performance Estimates describes the three primary EHP components. Assessment and Characterization of Earthquake Hazards (Estimates for FY 2005, $18,500 million; FY 2006, $18,500 million; FY 2007, $19,000 million) — The USGS contributes to earthquake hazard mitigation strategies by (1) estimating and describing the likelihood and potential effects of moderate-to-large earthquakes in high-risk regions of the United States, such as Southern California and the Pacific Northwest and (2) making this knowledge available to others so it can be used to reduce the impact of potentially damaging earthquakes. Federal, State, and local government agencies, architects and engineers, insurance companies and other private businesses, land-use planners, emergency response officials, and the general public rely on the USGS for earthquake hazard information to refine building codes, develop land-use strategies, safeguard lifelines and critical facilities, develop emergency response plans, and take other precautionary actions to reduce losses from future earthquakes. Monitoring and Reporting Earthquake Activity and Crustal Deformation (Estimates for FY 2005, $20,500 million; FY 2006, $24,100 million; FY 2007, $24,300 million) — As required under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (P.L. 92–288), the USGS has the assigned Federal responsibility for monitoring and notification of seismic activity in the United States. The USGS is the only agency in the United States that routinely and continuously reports on current domestic and worldwide earthquake activity. Reports of potentially damaging earthquakes are provided to the National Command Center; the White House; the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security (including FEMA), Transportation, Energy, and the interior; State offices of disaster services; numerous public and private infrastructure management centers (e.g., railroads and pipelines); the news media, and the public. Rapid earthquake notifications are delivered by e-mail, pager, fax, and through USGS Web sites. USGS also provides near-real-time data to NOAA's tsunami warning centers, supporting tsunami monitoring in the Pacific Rim and disaster alerting in Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, California, and U.S. territories in the western Pacific. Conducting Research into Earthquake Causes and Effects (Estimates for FY 2005, $7,500 million; FY 2006, $7,700 million; FY 2007, $7,879 million) — The USGS conducts research on causes, characteristics, and effects of earthquakes. This research has direct application in increasing the accuracy and precision of the agency's earthquake hazards assessments, forecasts, and mitigation practices. Priority goals for each component are outlined in the 5-Year Plan for 2004–08, which was approved by OMB in September, 2005. The new plan also includes a fourth component— Earthquake Safety policy—that features activities embedded in each of the other program components and reflects the overall NEHRP mission to translate improvements in understanding into loss-reduction results. 2007 Program Performance Estimates The 2007 request for the Earthquake Hazards Program is $51,461,000 and 221 FTE, which is a program changes of +$300,000 and 0 FTE. U.S. Geological Survey H - 9 208 Geologic Hazard Assessments EHP performance changes from FY 2006 to FY 2007 include: • One additional systematic analysis delivered to customer and one additional workshop as a result of the Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project funding increase. • Forty additional real-time ANSS earthquake sensors, for cumulative sensors at 709. At the FY 2007 funding level, EHP accomplishments will include the following: Assessment and Characterization of Earthquake Hazards National Seismic Hazard Maps — USGS national-scale Seismic hazard maps are used to develop new, unified building codes for the United States. These digital maps integrate a wide range of geological and geophysical information to provide the maximum severity of ground shaking estimates that a given location is expected to experience during the next 50, 100, and 250 years. Periodic review and updating of the seismic hazard maps to incorporate new information are among the highest priorities for the EHP. The latest generation of maps was released in FY 2003, and maps are scheduled for updating every five years, conforming to the schedule for re-issue of national and international building codes. During FY 2007, USGS will issue draft revisions of the next-generation maps for external peer-review as the final stage before release of the final maps in FY 2008. The USGS works closely with earthquake researchers, engineers, and State and local government representatives across the Nation to ensure that the maps represent the most current and accurate information available. Release of the final maps will respond to the program's PART output measure for "number of systematic analyses & investigations delivered to customers" for FY 2008. New California Working Group to Release Updated Earthquake Probabilities — To improve the assessment of earthquake shaking hazard in California, the USGS has joined forces with the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) and the California Geological Survey (CGS) to convene a new Working Group on California Earthquake Probabilities. The goal is to provide users with a uniform, California-wide earthquake-rupture forecast that is time dependent, taking into account the best available science regarding earthquake return intervals and fault interactions. This forecast will be endorsed by the USGS, CGS, and SCEC. The effort is heavily leveraged with support from the California Earthquake Authority (CEA), the agency responsible for setting earthquake insurance rates in the state. The final forecast model is scheduled for delivery to the CEA by September 1, 2007, Results will be incorporated into the USGS National Seismic Hazard maps, and the model and results will be formally evaluated by the California Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council and the recently re-established National Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council. Maps for Urban Areas — The scale of the national earthquake hazard maps precludes taking into account local variations in the amplitude and duration of seismic shaking caused by Small-scale geologic structures and soil conditions. For high-to-moderate risk urban areas, the USGS is generating more detailed products that make it possible for local officials to make informed zoning and building code decisions. Modeling of ground motion is provided for engineering applications, in conjunction with release of these targeted products, the USGS conducts workshops to assure the proper transfer of knowledge and to help design effective mitigation strategies. During FY 2007, the USGS will focus efforts on collaborative urban Seismic hazard mapping projects in the high-risk St. Louis urban area and the Tri-State (Evansville) area of Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois. In both these efforts EHP serves primarily as coordinators, with most of the technical work being done by local partners. Partners in the St. Louis project include the University of Missouri at Rolla, Missouri Department of Natural H - 10 U.S. Geological Survey 209 Earthquake Hazards Resources, and the linois State Geological Survey. Those for the Tri-State (Evansville) project include the State Geological Surveys of Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois, the Southwest indiana Disaster Resistant Community Corporation, Association of Central United States Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC) State Geological Surveys, and Purdue University. Monitoring and Reporting Earthquake Activity and Crustal Deformation The Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) — The ANSS initiative is focused on expanding and improving the performance and integration of national, regional, and urban seismic monitoring networks in the United States. Begun in 2000, ANSS implementation efforts have focused primarily on the installation of new urban recording sites in five high-risk metropolitan areas: Los Angeles, CA; Salt Lake City, UT; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; and Anchorage, AK. Increasing seismic monitoring capability in urban regions has two major benefits: (1) provide rapid assessments of the distribution and severity of strong ground shaking just after an earthquake-information used by emergency response officials to determine the scope and scale of the crisis they face and (2) provide detailed and accurate data on the shaking of the ground and structures during a damaging earthquake. These data can be used in the recovery and rebuilding phase for more earthquake-resistant design and construction in the future. in FY 2007, USGS will increase the number of structures instrumented, adding 40 equivalent stations to the ANSS total. Two structures will be instrumented in Southern California, the region of the Multi-Hazard Demonstration Project. A key component of ANSS is the National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC). By mid-FY 2007, the NEIC will complete a substantial upgrade to its software systems, called the National Operations Center. Through the President's tsunami warning initiative, new software system will allow faster identification and analysis of earthquakes in the United States and worldwide, faster reporting of earthquake locations and magnitudes, and improved integration of ShakeMap real-time shaking intensity estimation. The system will also incorporate a full suite of modern network Security measures. In FY 2007, the USGS will assume the costs of operation and maintenance of 17 new and 8 upgraded ANSS Backbone Stations installed in FY 2005 and FY 2006 through a significant partner contribution by the NSF EarthScope initiative. A slower increase in station installation performance metrics is therefore expected in comparison to FY 2006, and an increased cost per unit of input data. Regional Earthquake Monitoring — As part of ANSS, the USGS and cooperating universities operate regional seismic networks in areas of high seismicity. Data from all U.S. Seismic networks are used to monitor active faults in much greater detail than is possible with the national-scale network. Each region has a local data Center where the data are processed and regional catalogues of earthquakes are produced. These data centers serve as iocal distribution points for information about earthquakes to the public, local, and State agencies, and other regional interests. The regional data centers relay earthquake data in real time to the NEIC as Release of National Research Council Report on the Economic Benefits of improved Seismic Monitoring In 2003, USGS commissioned a study by the NRC on the economic benefits of improved seismic monitoring. Specifically, USGS asked the NRC to examine how improved monitoring could reduce future losses and to estimate the benefits that could be realized by full deployment of the ANSS. in June of 2005, the NRC's Committee on Seismology and Geodynamics released the 148 page report, entitled improved Seismic Monitoring—improved Decision- Making: Assessing the Value of Reduced Uncertainty. This report represents the most rigorous effort ever to examine costs and benefits of earthquake monitoring, and it clearly justifies current and future USGS investments in this area. In the committee's judgment, potential benefits of improved seismic monitoring far exceed the costs: annualized building and building related earthquake losses are estimated to be about $5.6 bilion. The annualized cost of enhanced seismic monitoring is about $96 million, less than 2 percent of the estimated losses. The Committee found that in one benefit area, performance-based engineering, estimates for benefits are estimated at $142 million annually— about three times the cost of operating the full ANSS. U.S. Geological Survey H - 11 210 Geologic Hazard Assessments well as to other regional networks. They also provide information about regional earthquake hazards and accepted mitigation practices, and those centers located at universities provide training and research facilities for students. To support partner activities in regional earthquake monitoring, approximately $5.5 million will be provided in FY 2007 through cooperative agreements, $3.0 million of which comes from base program funds and $2.5 million of which comes from funds specified for construction and maintenance of the ANSS. Regional Earthquake Monitoring Supported by the USGS ANSS Earthquake Monitoring Region Cooperating institutions Southern California California Institute of Technology University of California at San Diego USGS - Pasadena Northern California University of California at Berkeley * USGS - Menlo Park Pacific Northwest University of Washington University of Oregon USGS - Seattie and Vancouver, WA Alaska University of Alaska, Fairbanks inter-mountain West Montana Geological Survey University of Utah University of Nevada, Reno Central United States University of Kentucky - University of Memphis St. Louis University Ohio Geological Survey Eastern United States Boston College Columbia University University of South Carolina Virginia Polytechnic institute Conducting Research into Earthquake Causes and Effects Internal Research Activities — A major focus of USGS earthquake research is to understand earthquake occurrence in space and time. On-going USGS investigations seek to determine the physical conditions for earthquake initiation and growth; processes of earthquake triggering; how individual faults in the same region interact; why some faults slip slowly without generating earthquakes while others generate earthquakes; and the factors that control variations in recurrence intervals of earthquakes along the same fault. USGS research efforts are also directed at improving the understanding of earthquake-induced strong ground shaking and its effects. Specifically, USGS researchers are investigating how complexities in the earthquake Source, Earth's crust, and near-surface soils and deposits influence seismic wave propagation and strong ground motion. Improving current techniques for forecasting the effects of strong ground motion will greatly improve seismic hazard maps for urban regions. These efforts are thus critical for cost-effective earthquake hazard mitigation. Another research priority is the identification and understanding of behavior of weak soils that liquefy and fail when subjected to earthquake shaking. Research on ground failure, carried out in collaboration with structural and geotechnical engineers, will lead to improved design of earthquake-resistant infrastructure and lifelines, such as bridges and airports, commonly built on fill or weak soil. Supporting External Research Partnerships — EHP provides competitive, peer-reviewed, external research Support through cooperative agreements and grants that enlist the talents and expertise of State and local government, the academic community, and the private sector. Investigations and activities supported though the external awards are closely coordinated with H - #2 U.S. Geological Survey 211 Earthquake Hazards and complement the internal USGS program goals. Many of the external projects are co-funded with other agencies and sources, ſeveraging the effect of USGS Support. External program activities include (1) mapping seismic hazards in metropolitan areas, (2) developing credible earthquake planning scenarios including loss estimates, (3) defining the prehistoric record of large earthquakes, (4) investigating the origins of earthquakes, and (5) improving methods for predicting earthquake effects. By involving the external community, the USGS program increases its geographical and institutional impact, promotes earthquake awareness across the Nation, encourages the application of new hazards assessment techniques by State and local governments and the private sector, and increases the level of technical knowledge within State and local government agencies. To support external work, $4.9 million is requested in FY 2007 for competitively awarded earthquake research grants, $0.5 million through cooperative agreements for the operation and maintenance of regional geodetic networks and other long- term research efforts, and $1.1 million to the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC), a 40-institution research consortium that USGS funds in partnership with the National Science Foundation. The FY 2007 request maintains the same level of funding and effort as FY 2006. in both FY 2006 and 2007, EHP will support targeted research to improve algorithms used to rapidly and accurately determine the magnitude and shaking intensity of large earthquakes. implementation of such algorithms into NEIC analysis operations will shorten the time needed to report on potentially damaging or tsunamigenic earthquakes. FY 2006 Planned Program Performance In FY 2006, EHP plans several key accomplishments in areas related to earthquake monitoring, hazard assessments, and research. Several of these anticipated accomplishments are outlined in the following paragraphs. The activities listed below contribute to USGS products that are counted under the program performance measures of "hazard monitoring networks maintained," "risk/hazard assessments completed," "ANSS real-time earthquake sensors installed," "workshops or formal training provided to customers," and "metropolitan regions where ShakeMap is incorporated into emergency procedures." USGS Contributions to improved Global Tsunami Warning and Earthquake Response — The Administration Committed $37.5 million in FY 2005–06 for NOAA and USGS in an initiative to improve tsunami detection and warning systems. For FY 2005, USGS received $8.1 million in an Emergency Supplemental Appropriation, and $5.4 million was requested in the FY 2006 President's budget. With these funds, USGS is taking steps to improve seismic monitoring and information delivery from the National Earthquake Information Center (NEC) and Global Seismographic Network, a partnership with the National Science Foundation and the IRIS university consortium. These activities support both NOAA's tsunami warning responsibility and the USGS responsibility for earthquake notification and hazard reduction. In FY 2006, the USGS is initiating full, on-site 24x7 operations at the NEIC, continuing hardware and software upgrades, and will complete deployment of the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) system, which uses advanced seismological methods to predict damage from major earthquakes in their immediate aftermath. The prototype PAGER system was put to the test during the magnitude 7.6 Pakistan earthquake in October 2005, giving aid agencies their first indication of the tragedy that manifested itself in the subsequent days and weeks. USGS to Release New Seismic Hazard Map for Alaska — The USGS has completed a major update to its Seismic hazard map for Alaska. The new map incorporates information learned Since the map was last updated in 1999, most significant being new data on the Denal strike-slip fault in South-central Alaska, the fault that hosted the magnitude 7.9 Denali earthquake November 2002. The USGS will release the map in FY 2006 following review by U.S. Geological Survey H - #3 212 Geologic Hazard Assessments the 2008 NEHRP Seismic Provisions Update Committee, which has responsibility for determining the seismic engineering provisions to be included in future building codes. Seattle Urban Seismic and Landslide Hazard Maps to be Completed – The USGS, working with State and local partners, will complete and release a suite of seismic and landslide hazard maps for the Seattle urban corridor. The USGS partnered with the University of Washington Pacific Northwest Center for Geologic Mapping Studies to produce a new geologic map for the region, which allows more precise calculations of earthquake shaking and landslide susceptibility. Building on existing relations with the City of Seattle, the USGS will develop uses for the maps in establishing city seismic hazard policies and retrofit priorities. workshops and Training Sessions — Several workshops are planned for FY 2006, including those related to hazard mapping, ShakeMap implementation, ANSS Structural instrumentation planning and development, and research. The National Hazard Mapping project and the new working Group on California Earthquake Probabilities will convene several workshops to collect and review the latest scientific information on hazardous faults and their rates of slip. This effort relates to the Assessment and Characterization of Earthquake Hazards Program Component. ANss Activities — In FY 2006, the ANSS Backbone network will be completed in the contiguous United States, through a partnership with the USArray element of EarthScope, a program of the NSF. Targeted 2006 funding will go to completion of software development efforts, including a major upgrade of the NEIC, improvements to data communication and earthquake reporting products (including the ShakeMap and ShakeCast products), and to the operation and maintenance of the installed station base. Also planned for FY 2006 is the instrumentation of several structures (buildings and bridges) in high hazard urban areas, for which sensors were procured in FY 2005. This push will expand ANSS significantly into this realm of earthquake engineering data gathering, an activity that has been emphasized by the ANSS advisory committee for several years. The table below provides the ANSS funding history to date. Nürnber FY * FY 2005 funding included increases of $0.85M in interior Appropriation and $2.95M in Tsunami supplemental appropriation. National Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council to be Re-established — Due to the high level of interest and scrutiny in the field of earthquake prediction and forecasting, it is imperative that the USGS continue to provide scientific and public leadership, by evaluating proposed earthquake prediction methods, providing guidance to the government on appropriate public policy, and managing public expectations when earthquake predictions arise. To this end, USGS is re-establishing NEPEC to provide the Director and the Nation with authoritative evaluations of proposed earthquake predictions by individuals and organizations within the H - 14 U.S. Geological Survey 213 Earthquake Hazards United States and worldwide. The Council is established pursuant to Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 and furthers the objectives of Sec. 202 of the Disaster Relief Act of 1974. The Council is required by Sec. 101 (e)(2) of P.L. 96–472, October 19, 1980. Membership will include USGS and non-USGS Scientists. Centennial of the Great San Francisco Earthquake – April 18, 2006 will mark the 100th anniversary of the San Francisco earthquake and fire, a seminal event in the scientific study of earthquakes as well as in the cultural and social history of California. The 1906 earthquake is generally regarded as the birth of modern earthquake science. Its upcoming 100th anniversary provides a unique opportunity to increase public awareness of seismic hazard as well as earthquake preparedness and mitigation. The USGS has joined with partner groups to form the 1906 Earthquake Centennial Alliance to help coordinate efforts and activities between organizations throughout Northern California planning to commemorate the earthquake. The Alliance (1) brings together policymakers, scientists, engineers, historians, teachers, and emergency responders, (2) will take advantage of this unique "teachable moment" to deliver messages to the California public on what scientists know about earthquakes and where earthquake research is going in the future, and (3) along with engineers and emergency responders, will encourage implementation of policies to minimize the impact of future earthquakes. The USGS and its partners will prepare and release a suite of new research and information products for this occasion, including (1) a database of active faults, (2) a highly detailed simulation of the ground motion induced by the 1906 earthquake, (3) a modern geologic bedrock map for the greater San Francisco Bay Area, (4) a 45-minute television program highlighting the century of progress in understanding earthquakes and their effects, and (5) printed materials for broad distribution. Supporting External Research Partnerships — In FY 2006, about 90 research grants are planned to be supported, 73 with universities and colleges, 3 with State geological surveys, and 14 with private sector companies. Many of the external projects are co-funded with other agencies and sources, leveraging the effect of USGS Support. USGS FY 2006 Earthquake Program Cooperative Agreements and Research Grants for Seismic Networks and Geodetic Networks of - U.S. Geological Survey H - 15 214 Geologic Hazard Assessments Grants (Continued) of 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments The accomplishments listed below demonstrate the value of USGS products that are counted under the program performance measures of "hazard monitoring networks maintained," "risk/hazard assessments completed," "ANSS real-time earthquake sensors installed," and "workshops or formal training provided to customers." Daily Earthquake Hazard Forecasts on the Web — The USGS released new public Web pages that show the probability of earthquake shaking in the next 24 hours in California. These maps graphically illustrate the change in earthquake probability during aftershock and possible foreshock sequences. The maps are updated at least once an hour and are available to the public at http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/step/. Seismologists have known for decades that the occurrence of one earthquake makes another event more likely. The probability of one earthquake triggering another has been quantified and depends on magnitude, distance and time from the triggering event. The new maps represent a synthesis of current scientific knowledge about earthquakes in California. The methodology was developed by a team from the Swiss Federal institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland, and the USGS, with funding from the Southern California Earthquake Center, ETH and the USGS. implementation of these maps for other areas outside California depends upon both a robust real-time seismic network and the research to establish the average rate of aftershocks for that area. Earthquake Outreach Document Released — Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country is a graphically illustrated, color handbook on earthquake science, mitigation, and preparedness. Originally developed by the USGS and SCEC for Southern California, a new version of Roots for northern California was released in FY 2005. It features current scientific understanding of when and where earthquakes will occur, and how the ground will shake as a result. Updated maps of earthquakes, faults, and potential shaking are included, as well as instructions on how H - 46 U.S. Geological Survey 215 Earthquake Hazards to get information after earthquakes. Its "Seven Steps on the Road to Earthquake Safety" provide a simple set of guidelines for preparing and protecting lives and property, and for surviving and recovering from a damaging earthquake. In fall of 2004, 760,000 copies were printed, with funding from the CEA, FEMA, the Red Cross, and other contributors, of which 500,000 were distributed in Bay Area newspapers, and an additional 110,000 copies were printed with funding from the CEA and USGS. Copies of the document are distributed at home improvement centers, via the American Red Cross, and many other avenues, SAFOD Borehole Crosses San Andreas Fault — The San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) reached a significant goal on August 2, 2005 when scientists drilled into a seismically active section of the fault approximately two miles below the surface of the Earth. This is the first time that scientists have drilled directly into the San Andreas Fault Zone at a depth that will allow observation of earthquakes up-close for decades to come. When completed in 2007, SAFOD will be the only earthquake observatory with instruments installed directly within an active fault where earthquakes form or "nucleate." Launched in 2003, SAFOD is one of three major components of EarthScope, an NSF-funded initiative being carried out in collaboration with USGS. SAFOD instrumentation will provide around-the-clock observations of temperature, fluid pressure, strain accumulation and other processes before, during and after earthquakes. The observatory is expected to operate for 20 years and give researchers a unique window into the process of stress buildup and release on faults. Urban Hazard Maps for the Memphis Urban Region — The USGS released a suite of urban hazard maps for the Memphis and Shelby County (TN) metropolitan area. Products include ground-shaking hazard maps, liquefaction susceptibility maps, six first-of-a-kind 1:24,000-scale geologic maps covering the central Memphis metropolitan area, and a new publicly available database of geotechnical and geophysical well-log information that is of use to local engineers and city planners. To maximize the use of these hazard assessment tools, USGS scientists gave talks, held numerous workshops, and created publications on a wide range of topics related to urban hazard mapping, for both technical and lay audiences. improvements in Global Tsunami Warning and Earthquake Response — As part of the President's tsunami warning initiative, the USGS made numerous improvements to its ANSS Seismic data Collection, analysis, processing, and notification procedures. These have increased the speed and accuracy of earthquake data for tsunami assessment, and of rapid earthquake information worldwide. Key accomplishments include the following: (1) Response Hydra v1.0, the component of the Hydra seismic event processing system that identifies, locates, and measures earthquakes for reporting purposes, was "code complete" in August 2005, and installed as a parallel earthquake processing system in the NEC in October 2005. (2) The USGS has made significant progress in fortifying its computer support and IT security operations at the NEIC and maintained its T security certification and accreditation for the ANSS. New contracts are providing IT security support, Web content hosting (to protect USGS servers and ensure information delivery during peak demand times) and for backup power systems. (3) Software development efforts included CAP-formatted earthquake information messages, support for the expansion of the CISN Display PC software to include access to NOAA tsunami warnings, and an expanded geographic information system (GIS) data set for that software. (4) Contractors were funded to support and enhance several existing earthquake information products used by emergency managers, lifeline operators, and state highway departments. These products (ShakeCast, CISN Display, and ShakeMap) allow rapid delivery of earthquake and shaking information critical to decisionmakers who must manage the event. U.S. Geological Survey H - 17 216 Geologic Hazard Assessments Scenario Earthquake Loss Models for Planning — To facilitate planning for catastrophic earthquakes in major urban areas in the United States, the USGS worked with local emergency planning and response officials to develop earthquake loss Scenarios for Los Angeles, Memphis, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Seattle. Scenario earthquake losses were estimated using the HAZUS software tool developed by FEMA, and teams of practicing engineers, economists and emergency managers vetted the results. In the Seattle scenario, developed under the leadership of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute and the Washington State Department of Emergency Management Division, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake on the Seattle fault was projected to induce $33 billion in direct economic loss, another $33 billion in indirect loss, and nearly 10,000 buildings destroyed, Scenario development helps identify key vulnerabilities and to prioritize among actions that can be taken to mitigate loss of life and property, damage to transportation infrastructure, and economic impacts. New ANSS Station Instaliations — in FY 2005, ANSS pushed ahead with 40 new station installations and upgrades in all seven ANSS regions, bringing the total number of ANSS sensors installed to 563. Equipment was purchased to allow nearly 100 stations to be installed in FY 2006. The accompanying figure shows the growth of ANSS seismic stations since the system was established in FY 2000. Growth of ANSS Stations Since Inception 800 1 - - - - - - - - - - 600 2-r 400 - _T — 200 2– - 0 n r T —r º j T T Pre- FY00 FY01 FY02 FYO3 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 ANSS target target Fiscai Year + H - 18 U.S. Geological Survey 217 Performance Overview Earthquake Hazards The table below summarizes the performance measures that either relate exclusively to the EHP or are shared among the USGS programs in Earthquake Hazards, Volcano Hazards, Landslide Hazards, Global Seismographic Network, and Geomagnetism. Measure 2005 Pian 2005 Actual Change from 2005 Pian 2006 Enacted 2006 Change from 2005 Actual 2007 Request 2007 Change from 2006 Use Rate: Earthquakes: X% of communities using DOl science on hazard mitigation, preparedness and avoidance for each hazard management activity (NK) (baseline is 860 counties at risk- results feed combined end outcome measure)) 63.4% 63.4% O 63.9% +0.5% 64.0% +0.1% Adequacy: X9% of sampled stakeholders reporting adequacy of science base to inform decision-making for each hazard management activity (volcanoes, earthquakes) (SP) >80% >99% NA >80% NA >90% # of systematic analyses & investigations delivered to customers (risk/hazard assessments) +? +? # of real-time ANSS earthquake sensors (reported yearly and cumulative at the end of the year (PART) 40 (cum. 563) 40 (cum. 563) i06 (cum. 669) ++06 40 (cum. 709) +40 # of formal workshops or training provided to customers (instances/issues/events) +5 -? # of urban areas for which detailed seismic hazard maps are completed (PART) (cumulative) # of metropolitan regions where Shakemap is incorporated into emergency procedures (PART) (cumulative) # of counties, or comparable jurisdictions, that have adopted improved building codes, land- use plans, emergency response plans, or other hazard mitigation measures based on USGS earthquake hazards information (PART) 565 565 569 +4 570 +1 U.S. Geological Survey 218 Volcano Hazards Activity: Geologic Hazards, Resources, and Processes Subactivity: Geologic Hazard Assessments Program Component: Volcano Hazards 2007 fixed Cost 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget from Program Actual Enacted Changes" Changes Request 2006 Volcano Hazards Program 20,714 21,466 +206 O 21,672 +206 Total Requirements $0.00 20,714 21,466 +2.06 0 21,672 +205 FTE 135 735 - -4 0 131 –4 * Fixed cost increases for this activity total $294 of which $206 will be budgeted and $88 will be absorbed. FTE changes result from rebalance and renew skills mix to gain functional and position flexibilities identified through an extensive workforce planning effort (page H-2). Program Overview The 2007 budget request for the Volcano Hazards Program is $21,672,000 and 131 FTE. The USGS proposes no program changes for this program. Under the Stafford Act (P.L. 93-288), the Department of the Interior has the responsibility to issue timely warnings of potential geologic disasters to the affected populace and civil authorities. Accordingly, the mission of the USGS Volcano Hazards Program (VHP) is to provide the earth Science data and information, analyses, and research needed to reduce the loss of life, property, and economic impact of hazards related to volcanoes. The VHP addresses the Department's Serving Communities Strategic Goal of protecting lives, resources, and property by making information available to communities to use in developing volcano hazard mitigation, preparedness, and avoidance plans. As described in the OMB PART review, the VHP role is clearly defined and unique from other Federal, State, local, or private entities. The VHP 5-Year Plan has been reviewed, approved by the bureau, and will be released in FY 2006. - Within the last 10,000 years, 169 volcanic centers within the United States have erupted or exhibited sufficient hydrothermal activity or seismic unrest to indicate that they are capable of erupting in the future. To reduce Societal exposure to the threats posed by these volcanoes, VHP conducts a range of on-going activities that may be broadly divided into volcano-hazard-assessment and volcano-monitoring components. Process-oriented research is Conducted under both Components to steadily improve accuracy of hazard assessments and accuracy of interpretations and forecasts of volcanic activity. Both components provide training and technical assistance to inform decisionmakers on managing risk from natural hazards. Volcano hazard assessments are research efforts conducted to inform decisions on management of risk from natural hazards. Each assessment involves field work, laboratory analysis, and data analysis by research scientists, and typically requires 3 to 5 years to Complete. The long-term goals are to provide hazard assessments for all dangerous volcanoes U.S. Geological Survey H - 21 219 Geologic Hazard Assessments and to establish response plans for all communities that they threaten. These goals are tracked by performance measures for (1) number of counties or comparable jurisdictions that have adopted emergency response plans, (2) percent of 70 volcanoes for which hazard assessments are published, (3) number of formal workshops or training provided to customers, and (4) number of systematic analyses and investigations (risk/hazard assessments) delivered to customers. Process-oriented research conducted in support of the hazard assessment includes studies on controls of explosive volcanism and dynamics of volcanic debris flows. Monitoring volcanoes involves (1) Collection, - a 4- - tº - t]se of Cost and Performance information management, and distribution of data to inform Gathering ABC information at the task level is decisionmakers on managing risk from natural new for FY 2006. After tracking this hazards, and (2) technical assistance to information several years, VHP will be able to decisionmakers on managing risk from natural .. trends . !. ith * = & - Continuin expenditures, and scientific emp ases Wł º, Yº. . |S f º º, and links to Departmental goals and priorities. activity that includes detection of earthqua Broad breakdown of activities and costs linked explosions, ground deformation, temperature to ABC codes are: change, and volcanic gas emissions. - Sophisticated instruments are required, including arrays of sensitive seismometers, geodetic instruments and microphones, ground-based and airborne gas and thermal sensors, and satellite- based sensors. The long term goal is to monitor all U.S. volcanoes at levels commensurate with the threat each poses to lives, property, and enterprise. Fully deployed, such a monitoring network would constitute a National Volcano Early Warning System (NVEWS), which would acquire, process, interpret, and report data from all potentially hazardous U.S. volcanoes 24x7 in real time to optimize detection and characterization of early signs of unrest so that emergency officials and the public can effectively plan and implement mitigation strategies. Monitoring activities include maintenance of the existing network, expansion of the network to include previously unmonitored volcanoes, improvements in the monitoring of under-monitored volcanoes, and response to volcanic unrest and eruptions. The VHP monitoring network is maintained and operated by 5 volcano observatories (Alaska, Cascade, Hawaiian, Long Valley, and Yellowstone) and their partners, the Universities of Alaska, Washington, Utah, and Hawaii, and the Alaska Division of Geophysical and Geological Surveys. Collaboration with NOAA, the FAA, and the Air Force Weather Agency provides early warning and situational awareness of volcanic ash threats to jet aircraft. The Volcano Disaster Assistance Program, a partnership of the VHP and the USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, provides emergency response Support and training to developing nations faced with volcanic hazards. The long term goal of the monitoring component is tracked by performance measures for (1) percent of 70 potentially active volcanoes monitored (2) number of volcanoes for which information supports public safety decisions and (3) number of sites (mobile or fixed) monitored for ground deformation to identify volcanic activity. Process-oriented research conducted in support of monitoring includes studies on the origin of long-period earthquakes and tremor associated with volcanic activity, on the contribution of hydrothermal fluids to ground deformation in calderas, on the causes and precursors of hydrothermal explosions at Yellowstone caldera, and on the dimensions and characteristics of the magmatic plumbing system of volcanoes. Base funding for the VHP was increased $3,242,000 in FY 2006. FAA funds provided annually to the VHP for volcano monitoring in Alaska were reduced from $4,000,000 in FY 2005 to $3,000,000 in FY 2006. Approximately $700,000 was made available to the VHP in FY 2006 by H - 22 - U.S. Geological Survey 220 Volcano Hazards the USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance in support of the Volcano Disaster Assistance Program. The VHP has made steady annual progress on both monitoring and hazard-assessment efforts. Utilizing supplemental funds provided by the FAA, the volcano monitoring network has been expanded on average each year to include two previously unmonitored volcanoes. At the end of FY 2005, 51 volcanoes were monitored by the VHP. On average, one to two hazard assessments have been released to customers each year, and there has been steady progress on development of community response plans in the Cascades. The VHP estimates that 256 counties or comparable jurisdictions are threatened by volcano hazards. At the end of FY 2005, 170 had adopted or were served by emergency management organizations that had adopted response plans based on USGS volcano hazard assessments. The VHP has been challenged by elevated volcanic activity for the last two years. The prolonged "I'm pleased to hear that the USGS Volcano Hazards Program is planning to install some seismic monitoring equipment on Pagan Volcano in the Northern Mariana Islands. During 2005, diligent USGS monitoring and interpretation of eruptive activity at the Anatahan Volcano in the Marianas proved instrumental to AFWA's mission of providing volcanic-ash advisories and situational awareness to DoD aviation, For example, your short-term forecasts of enuptive ash cloud height potential furnished us this past June were used by the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) Carrier Strike Group to help efficiently plan and compiete a critical training exercise in the Marianas region. I look forward to continuing our close partnership in providing volcanic- hazard information in support of US Forces." Charles R. Holliday Chief, Satellite Applications Branch Air Force Weather Agency Januarv 2006 eruptions of Mount St. Helens (MSH) and Anatahan volcanoes were particularly draining on VHP resources, and impacted the ability of the program to meet its performance objectives in FY 2005. Significant new eruptions in FY 2006 or intensification of the eruption of MSH can be expected to result in redirection of VHP resources that will further impact program performance objectives. FY 2007 Program Performance Estimates Volcano-Monitoring Activities: Eruption Response — The VHP will focus resources on eruption response as required in FY 2007. However, the level of this activity cannot be anticipated at this time and could change with little warning in the event of increased volcanic activity. Networks Maintained — The VHP will endeavor to maintain one overal monitoring network functioning at the current level or better. Volcanoes for which Information Supports Public Safety — The VHP will expand its monitoring capability to include Pagan volcano in the Marianas with the deployment of a Satellite-telemetered monitoring network on the island. As a result, the VHP projects an increase in two performance measures. The number of volcanoes for which information supports public safety decisions will increase by 1, from cumulative 51 to 52. The percent of potentially volcanoes monitored (based on 70) will increase from 72.9 percent to 74.3 percent. Improvement of Monitoring — The VHP will continue improvements initiated in FY 2006 to monitoring networks at Mt. Rainier, Mt. Hood, and Three Sisters in the Cascades, and at Augustine Volcano in Alaska. These improvements and the expansion of the monitoring U.S. Geological Survey 221 Geologic Hazard Assessments network to include Pagan volcano will be reflected in the performance measure tracking number of sites monitored for ground deformation. Sites Monitored for Ground Deformation — The VHP plans to utilize at least 16 additional telemetered GPS and tiltmeter stations in FY 2007 for monitoring volcanoes. New stations to detect deformation will be added in the Marianas by the USGS, and will be added in the Cascades in collaboration with the EarthScope Program of NSF. It is anticipated that automation of the production of InSAR interferograms in FY 2006 will facilitate expanded use of inSAR in FY 2007, Hazard-Assessment Activities: Risk/Hazard Assessments Delivered to Customers — The VHP plans to deliver the hazard assessment of Pagan volcano in the Marianas and Yellowstone caidera in FY 2007. Based on a target of 70 volcanoes, this represents an increase of 2.8 percent to a total of 69.9 percent. In addition, progress will be made on the hazard assessments of Veniaminoff volcano in Alaska. Formal Workshops or Training Provided to Customers — The VHP will provide at least four workshops or training sessions to customers in FY 2007. Counties or Comparable Jurisdictions that have Adopted improved Building Codes, Land-Use Plans, Emergency Response Pians, or Other Hazard Mitigation Measures — Based on completion of the Yellowstone hazard assessment in FY 2007, which will form the basis for a new response plan, the VHP plans to increase by 10 the number of counties or comparable jurisdictions that have adopted or would benefit directly from response plans for volcano hazards. FY 2006 Planned Program Performance Volcano-Monitoring Activities: Eruption Response — The VHP will continue to concentrate CVO's resources on monitoring of the on-going eruption of MSH. Consequently, it is difficult to project with certainty the level of improvements that can be effected to monitoring networks for other Cascade volcanoes in FY 2006 and 2007. The VHP is now concentrating AVO's resources on monitoring the eruption of Augustine Volcano in the Cook Inlet. If the eruption of Augustine Volcano is prolonged or the eruption of MSH intensifies, redirection of VHP resources in response will significantly impact many other program activities. Networks Maintained — The VHP will endeavor to maintain one overall monitoring network functioning at the current level or better. However, a $1 million reduction in funds from the FAA in FY 2006 for volcano monitoring in Alaska will be accommodated in part by slowing of the maintenance schedule for instruments in place in the western Aleutians. Volcanoes for which information Supports Public Safety — The VHP will not expand its monitoring capability to any currently unmonitored volcanoes. The revised FY 2006 plan is a reduction of 2 newly monitored volcanoes relative to previous plans for FY 2006. Suspension in expansion of the network in Alaska is planned to partially accommodate the $1 million reduction in funds provided by the FAA in FY 2006 for volcano monitoring in Alaska. A planned FY 2006 expansion of monitoring in the Marianas will be delayed until early FY 2007 by the necessity to H - 24 U.S. Geological Survey 222 Volcano Hazards avoid field work during typhoon season; however, equipment will be acquired and shipped to Saipan in FY 2006. Improvement of Monitoring — An increase of $3,242,000 in base funding in FY 2006 allows improved monitoring of volcanoes currently in eruption or showing signs of possible imminent volcanic activity in the Cascades and the Marianas. FY 2006 objectives are (1) rebuilding the network damaged by the eruption of Anatahan in FY 2005 and (2) initiation of improvement of monitoring networks at Mt. Rainier, Mt. Hood, and Three Sisters with installation of additional seismometers and GPS units. In addition, monitoring improvements were rapidly implemented at the end of 2005 at Augustine Volcano in Alaska unrest appeared to be moving steadily toward eruption. Sites Monitored for Ground Deformation — The VHP plans to utilize 10 new telemetered GPS and tiltmeter stations in FY 2006, collaborating on installation with the University of Hawaii and with the EarthScope Program of NSF as opportunities arise. In addition, campaign-style GPS and high-precision leveling surveys will be performed in the Cascades and Yellowstone. An attempt will be made to automate production of InSAR interferograms, which are being using extensively to track volcano deformation on a time scale of months to years, but which currently require laborious manipulation by skilled scientists to produce. If successful, this will greatly expand the utility of InSAR as a monitoring tool. Hazard-Assessment Activities: Risk/Hazard Assessments Delivered to Customers — The VHP plans to deliver the volcano hazard assessments for Korovin, Tanaga and Pavlov volcanoes in Alaska in FY 2006. Based on a target of 70 volcanoes, this represents an increase of 1.4 percent to a total of 64.3 percent. In addition, progress will be made toward the completion of hazard assessments for Yellowstone caldera, Veniaminoff volcano in Alaska, and Pagan volcano in the Marianas. Formal Workshops or Training Provided to Customers — The VHP will provide at least four workshops or training sessions to customers in FY 2006 on various volcano related topics. At least one of these workshops will be held with academic partners and Federal, State and Local emergency managers to develop implementation plans for the National Volcano Early Warning System (NVEWS). Counties or Comparable Jurisdictions that have Adopted improved Building Codes, Land-Use Plans, Emergency Response Plans or Other Hazard Mitigation Measures — The number of counties or comparable jurisdictions that have adopted or would benefit directly from response plans for volcano hazards will be increased by 20 in FY 2006 with completion the Central Cascades volcano response plan. In addition, VHP will complete two important inter-agency Operational plans for voicanic-ash hazards to aviation: a National Plan, which is being developed through the Office of the Federal Coordinator of Meteorology, and a Marianas Pian. FY 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments The VHP met or exceeded all performance goals with one exception. The program failed to meet a target of 180 communities adopting volcano hazard emergency response plans as a result of the eruption of MSH in FY 2005, which dominated activities of staff at CVO, delaying Completion of the Central Cascades volcano response plan. At the end of FY 2005, the number U.S. Geological Survey H - 25 223 Geologic Hazard Assessments of communities adopting or benefiting directly from volcano hazards response plans remained at 170 out of a possible 256, The accomplishments listed below demonstrate the utility of USGS products that are counted under the output measures of hazard network maintained, risk/hazard assessments completed, workshops or training provided to customers, number of sites monitored, and amount of information provided to the public to help mitigate risk. Another Year of Elevated Volcanic Activity — FY 2005 was the second year in a row of elevated volcanic activity in the United States. During the year, the VHP responded to 12 months of continuous eruption at Kilauea in Hawaii and MSH in Washington, 9 months of continuous eruption at Anatahan volcano in CNMI, and sporadic eruptions of Mount Veniaminoff and Cleveland volcanoes in Alaska. Monitoring of Mount Spurr continued through FY 2005 in response to increased earthquake activity and continued melting of the summit glacier, and developments at Chiginagak volcano were carefully tracked as melting of the summit glacier produced a summit lake, which breached in July 2005, causing a 1-to-2-meter flood of acidic water that devastated a local sport fishery at Mother Goose Lake. Additionally, ground deformation and earthquake activity were carefully monitored at Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii, and at Three Sisters volcanic center in Oregon. Response to the 2004 Eruption of Mount St. Helens (MSH) — The CVO continued to closely monitor the eruption of MSH, immediately notifying the FAA, NOAA, and the Washington Emergency Management Directorate of events at the volcano that could pose a threat to aircraft or to people and property on the ground. The eruption has continued unabated since the first venting of steam and ash on October 1, 2004, and by December 2005, it had formed a new lava dome that was almost the size of the lava dome produced by more than 16 dome-building eruptions between 1980 and 1986. In response to the eruption, CVO collaborated with the University of Washington's Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network, the University of Oregon, the EarthScope Program of the NSF and NASA. Eruption Response in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas (CNMI) – The third historical eruption of Anatahan volcano began on January 6, 2005 and continued until September 3, 2005, erupting more than one million cubic meters of ash. Clouds of volcanic ash and VOG (volcanic Smog) blanketed large areas of the western Pacific. During the eruption, the USGS produced over 240 daily updates incorporating information from our monitoring partners, Air Force Weather Agency, Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center, and Guam meteorological watch, and the CNMI Emergency Management Office (EMO). Events were Closely tracked because of the danger posed to jet aircraft and U.S. military operations in the western Pacific. Expanded Volcano Monitoring and Progress on Hazard Assessments in Alaska — With supplementary funding of $4 million provided by the FAA, the AVO continued to expand its Seismic monitoring network according to plan and on schedule. AVO expanded its network to include 2 previously unmonitored volcanoes with the addition of telemetered seismometers on Little Sitkin and Semisopochnoi volcanoes in the Aleutians. Continuing Unrest at Mauna Loa Volcano — Close monitoring of Mauna Loa has continued since inflation was noted in the spring of 2002. The observed Swelling of the volcano is consistent with addition of magma beneath the southern portion of Mauna Loa's summit Caldera. With the Collaboration of Stanford University, a "network inversion" filter was developed to rapidly estimate increases in this volume of magma based on continuous GPS H - 26 U.S. Geological Survey 224 Volcano Hazards data. The data indicate that an injection of 30 million cubic meters of magma per year is responsible for the inflation. To improve monitoring of the deformation, HVO helped instal 11 continuous GPS receivers on Mauna Loa in early 2005 funded by the National Science Foundation through the Pacific Geophysical Facility. HVO also added another tiltmeter on the northeast rift zone and installed another Web cam to bring real-time views of the summit caldera of Mauna Łoa back to HVO. The camera was installed with a wireless hub in order to facilitate the installation of gas sensors in FY 2006. Assessment of Relative Threat Posed by the Nation's 169 Geologically Active Volcanoes — The VHP published An Assessment of Volcanic Threat and Monitoring Capabilities in the United States: Framework for a National Volcano Early Warning System (NVEWS) (http://pubs.usgs.gov/off2005/1164). The study ranks 169 potentially active U.S. volcanoes in terms of threat to human lives, property, and aviation safety, and identifies volcanoes where monitoring networks are inadequate for the threats posed. In addition to the currently or recently erupting volcanoes, MSH, Kilauea, and Anatahan, and volcanoes exhibiting strong unrest (Mauna Łoa and Mt. Spurr) highest priority targets for improved monitoring are: • Thirteen very high-threat volcanoes with inadequate monitoring. Nine are in the Cascade Range of the Western United States, and four are in Alaskan including Augustine Volcano • Nineteen volcanoes in Alaska and the Mariana Islands that pose high threat to aviation but have no real-time ground-based monitoring to detect precursory unrest or the onset of an eruption. An additional 21 under-monitored volcanoes in Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, Alaska, the CNMI, and Wyoming comprise a second tier of NVEWS targets. Progress on inter-Agency Operational Plans — The VHP made significant progress on two important inter-agency operational plans for volcanic-ash hazards to aviation: (1) an overall plan at the National level and (2) a specific plan for the Marianas region of the Pacific. These plans will provide operational guidance by documenting the required procedures, and information products of the government agencies responsible for ensuring safety of flight operations when volcanic ash has been erupted into the atmosphere. For the National Plan, the VHP is working with FAA, NOAA, and the U.S. Air Force through the Office of the Federal Coordinator of Meteorology; timeline for completion of the plan is FY 2006. Development of the Marianas Plan was launched at a workshop convened by the USGS in Saipan on May 18–19, 2005, and involved the FAA, USGS, units of the National Weather Service, NOAA's washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center, the Air Force Weather Agency, and CNMI's EMO. U.S. Geological Survey H - 27 225 Geologic Hazard Assessments Performance Overview *Measure 2005 Plan 2005 Actual Change from 2005 Pian 2005 Enacted 2006 Change from 2005 Actual 2007 Request 2007 Change from 2005 Use Rate: Volcanoes: X% of communities using DOl science on hazard mitigation, preparedness, and avoidance for each hazard management activity (NK) 70.3% 66.4% -3.9% 74.2% +7.8% 78.1% +3.9% Adequacy: X3% of sampled stakeholders reporting adequacy of science base to inform decision-making for each hazard management activity (SP) >80% 99% }\A >80% NA >90% # of systematic analyses & investigations delivered to customers (risk/hazard assessments) +2 # of formal workshops or training provided to Customers (instancesſissues/events) +1 -? # of sites (mobile or fixed) monitored for ground deformation to identify volcanic activity 86 +2 +10 1 14 +1.6 # of vokanoes for which information supports public safety decisions (PART) +2 (cum 5t) +2 (cum 51) O (cum 51) +1 (cum 52) +i X% of potentially active volcanoes monitored (x number of 70) (PART) 72% 72.9% +0.9% 72.9% 74.3% +1.4% X% of potentially hazardous volcanoes with published hazard assessments (PAR 62.8% 62.8% 64.3% +1.428% 65.7% +1,428% # of counties, or comparable jurisdictions, that have adopted improved building codes, land-use plans, emergency response plans, or other hazard mitigation measures based on USGS volcano hazards information (PART) #80 170 -10 190 +20 200 +i 0 U.S. Geological Survey 226 Landslide Hazards Activity: Geologic Hazards, Resources, and Processes Subactivity: Geologic Hazard Assessments Program Component: Landslide Hazards 2007 Fixed Cost 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget from Program Actual Enacted Changes &J Changes Request 2006 Landslide Hazards Program 3,043 3,042 +42 200 3,284 +242 Total Requirements $000 3,043 3,042 +42 200 3,284 +242 FTE 20 20 -? +? 20 º * Fixed cost increases for this activity total $62 of which $42 will be budgeted and $20 will be absorbed. FTE changes result from rebalance and renew skills mix to gain functional and position flexibilities identified through an extensive workforce planning effort (page H-2). Summary of FY 2007 Program Changes for Landslide Hazards Program Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • Multi-Hazards initiative +200 +1 TOTAL +200 +? Justification of FY 2007 Program Changes The 2007 budget request for the Landslide Hazards Program is $3,284,000 and 20 FTE, which is a program change of +$200,000 and +1 FTE. • Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project (+$200,000 and 1 FTE) — The Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project in Southern California, part of a multi-year initiative, will focus on integrating information and products about multiple hazards to improve the usefulness of this information in reducing loss of life and property from natural hazards, which supports the end outcome goal of "Protect lives, resources, and property" under the mission goal of Serving Communities. The development of integrated databases and the enhancement of IT systems to track multiple hazards will facilitate more rapid communication and response to the user Community, regardless of the timeframe of a natural disaster. The LHP role in the Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project will be to implement a system for issuing watches and warnings of flash floods and debris flows in previously burned areas in Southern California in a joint effort with the NOAA. This information will be entered into interactive GIS databases with other hazards information to provide immediate and Comprehensive response to decisionmakers and the public. The requested funds of $200,000 U.S. Geological Survey H - 29 227 Geologic Hazard Assessments will be enhanced by $100,000 redirected from lower priority work. The increased funding to LHP will enhance several important performance measures already in place. Training and technical assistance will be given to National Weather Service meteorologists in Southern California, so they may understand how to incorporate debris flow advisories into flash flood warnings. Additional landslide hazard assessments for newly burned areas will be carried out, and the rain gauge network required for the successful implementation of the debris flow warning system in Southern California will become more robust. - The LHP role in the Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project will be to implement a system for issuing watches and warnings of flash floods and debris flows in previously burned areas in Southern California in a joint effort with NOAA. The NOAA/USGS Debris-Flow Warning System was initiated as a pilot project in FY 2006 through a Memorandum of Agreement. Program Performance Change — Though the program contributed to the strategic goals of advancing knowledge through scientific leadership and inform decisions through the applications of Science, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this program change. Program Overview The LHP gathers information, conducts research, responds to landslide disasters, and produces scientific reports and other products that can be used by a broadly based user community, including Federal, State, and local governments and the private sector. LHP investigations focus on research to better understand, assess, and monitor the causes and mechanisms of ground failure. Its main goal is to reduce losses from landslides through improved understanding of landslide hazards and application of new strategies for hazard mitigation. As described in the OMB PART review, the Geologic Hazard Assessments Subactivity role is clearly defined and unique from other Federal, State, local, or private entities. The LHP was reviewed in FY 2003 as part of the Geologic Hazard Assessments Program for the FY 2005 Budget using the PART, was found to be "moderately effective." This program supports the Department's Serving - ºr - - ºr se of Co Performa * Communities strategic goal to protect lives, U st and Performance information resources, and property by making information Gathering ABC information at the task level is available to communities to use in developing new in the Landslide Hazards Program for landslide hazard mitigation, preparedness, and FY 2006. After several years of tracking this - - * valuable detailed information, LHP will be avoidance plans. Three intermediate outcome better placed to track and analyze important measures in support of the intermediate outcome of ..s. program funding and expenditures, as providing information to assist communities in well as Scientific emphases within each managing risks from natural hazards—the use rate program and links to Departmental goals and of products, response to inquires, and adequacy of Priorities. information—are tracked. Output measures for which targets are established in support of achieving the intermediate outcome goal include the delivery of risk assessments to customers and the presentation of formal workshops or training to CUStomers. Landslide-hazard assessments provide the scientific basis for land-use, emergency management, and loss reduction measures. For example, studies of landslide susceptibility and hazards are providing much needed information to reduce landslide losses in parts of the Country that have significant landslide problems including, but not limited to: California, the H - 30 U.S. Geological Survey 228 Landslide Hazards Pacific Northwest, and the Blue Ridge of the Eastern United States. The USGS Cooperates with local partners and the FEMA in Seattle, Washington and Southern California. Landslide hazard research concentrates on understanding landslide processes, developing and deploying instruments that monitor threatening landslides, and forecasting the onset of catastrophic movement of future landslides. Research into processes and forecasting methodologies is conducted on the types of landslides that produce losses in the United States such as landslides related to steep slopes, heavy rains, and vegetation loss due to wildfires. The USGS deploys near-real-time monitoring systems at sites along coastal bluffs between Everett and Seattle, WA. This work is in cooperation with the Washington Department of Transportation, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, its private geotechnical consultant, and a private telecommunications company. These experimental sites will provide continuous rainfall, soil-moisture, and pore-pressure data needed to correctly understand the mechanisms of landslide occurrence on the bluffs. Such understanding can form the scientific underpinnings for early warning of conditions that may trigger landslides. A landslide early-warning system based on such information will be useful in reducing hazards in landslide-prone areas of transportation corridors. USGS scientists respond to landslide emergencies and disasters nationwide. Federal, State, and local agencies are assisted through landslide site evaluations and recommendations of strategies for reducing on-going and future damages from landslides. When there is sufficient information or knowledge of a particular area, such as in Southern California, LHP provides information on potential hazards. Specifically, if rainfall intensity-duration thresholds for landslide activity have been developed for an area or if landslide-hazard maps have been produced, LHP can issue an advisory, LHP works in conjunction with the NWS to issue advisories and press releases regarding the potential for landslide activity. These advisories are provided relatively infrequently. For foreign disasters, the USGS works with the Agency for International Development's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) in responding to appeals for technical assistance from affected countries. The USGS provides timely information through the National Landslide information Center (NLC). The Center Communicates with the public and media about on-going emergency responses and provides information to the external user-community through fact sheets, books, reports, and press releases, consistent with the Department's Serving Communities strategic goal to protect lives, resources, and property by providing information to assist communities in managing risks from natural hazards. The NLIC maintains several databases: the Landslide Bibliography (more than 15,000 entries), the international Landslide Experts Roster of about 2,000 entries, and Major Landslide Events of the United States (part of the USGS National Atlas). The NLIC also has real-time measurements from on-going landslide monitoring projects available for viewing via the Internet. These measurements are used to forecast landslide movement Or Changes in an individual landslide's behavior. Monitoring can detect early indications of rapid catastrophic movement. Up-to-the-minute or real-time monitoring provides immediate notification of landslide activity, potentially saving lives and property. Continuous information from real-time monitoring also provides a better understanding of landslide behavior for scientists, engineers, and public officials. The USGS conducts these efforts in cooperation with other Federal, State, and local agencies, including BLM, NPS, Federal Highway Administration; California, Washington, Oregon, and Colorado U.S. Geological Survey H - 31 229 Geologic Hazard Assessments State Departments of Transportation; Colorado Geological Survey; Colorado School of Mines; Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral industries, and private companies. FY 2007 Program Performance Estimates Landslide-Hazard Assessment Activities: Risk/Hazard Assessments Delivered to Customers — The LHP plans to deliver a hazard/risk assessment for Punta Gorda region, Ventura County, California and a LiDAR landslide Map for Kitsap County, Washington in FY 2007. Formal Workshops of Training Provided to Customers — The LHP will provide at least 1 workshop to communities in Ventura County, California or Kitsap County, Washington in FY 2007. Counties or Comparable Jurisdictions that have Adopted improved Land-Use Plans, Emergency Response Plans or Other Hazard Mitigations Measures — Four local government agencies in Washington, Oregon, and Southern California, a National Park, BLM district or other public lands jursidiction will incorporate LHP produced information into their plans, ordinances and other hazard mitigation measures in FY 2007. Landslide Monitoring Activities: Areas for which Models Exist that are Used to Interpret Monitoring Data — LHP will continue to develop rainfall thresholds for Western Oregon in FY 2007. Landslide Hazards Emergency Response — LHP will continue to respond to landslide emergencies in the United States and internationally and monitor these landslides where necessary. Landslide emergencies will continue to be posted through the Department's Common Alert Protocol to reach the largest audience. Landslide information Dissemination Activities: National Landslide information Center — LHP will continue to respond to inquiries from the public, educators, and public officials on hazard mitigation, preparedness and avoidance strategies for landslide hazards. Publications for Users of Hazard information — LHP will continue to educate hand-use planners and planning officials using the USGS/American Planning report, "Landslide Hazards and Planning." The USGS will also publish a handbook for non-scientists on landslide hazards through the auspices of the international Landslide Consortium. FY 2007 Plan Compared to FY 2006 Pian For End Outcome Goal 4.1 – Serving Communities: Protect Lives, Resources, and Property: In cooperation with NOAA, the USGS has developed and is operating a prototype flash flood and debris-flow warning system for wildfire burned areas in Southern California. In FY 2007, the USGS will progress from the FY 2005–06 prototype or "pilot" warning system to full implementation of the warning system for burned areas in this geographic area. In addition, the H - 32 U.S. Geological Survey 230 i_andslide Hazards information collected in order to implement the warning system will be folded into the integrated risk hazard assessment developed by the hazard initiative. FY 2006 Planned Program Performance The accomplishments and outcomes listed below demonstrate the utility of USGS products that are counted under the output measures established for this program element. New Program Efforts — LHP supports a number of important projects that assist in the implementation of the National Landslide Hazard Mitigation Strategy. In 2006, the LHP initiated a new Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the NOAA/NWS to implement a debris flow warning system pilot in parts of Southern California that have experienced wildfires, if successful, this pilot will eventually be expanded to other high priority areas across the Nation, as the budget allows. The LHP is also supporting a cooperative project with the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries and the Oregon Department of Transportation that will lead to the understanding of landslide susceptibility in Western Oregon and the reduction of losses from landslides which have historically been very high. LHP has become part of a governmentwide Common Alert Protocol (CAP) that will provide immediate information to Federal and State emergency managers and responders. Risk/Hazard Assessments Delivered to Customers — At the request of the EPA and in cooperation with Colorado State University, LHP scientists will perform an assessment of debris-flow hazards in 2006 in the event of a large-scale moderate to severe wildfire in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. The assessment will identify the probability of debris flow as a function of burned area, basin morphology, and material properties. The model will employ a design storm event. The assessment will be used by EPA and others to identify potential environmental impacts of post-fire debris-flow activity on municipal water supplies. Workshops or Training Sessions — A workshop and training session for local planners and emergency managers in Seattle will be held in 2006 at the conclusion of the major part of the research that has been conducted by LHP in the Puget Sound region. The workshop will concentrate on how best to use the new landslide hazard maps and other products developed during the project by LHP scientists to reduce loses from landslides in the region. LHP Scientists and managers will participate in an Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral industries (DOGAMſ) sponsored workshop on landslide hazards which will highlight the cooperative work being pursued by both DOGAM and USGS. Responses to Public inquiries — The NLIC expects to respond to all 1,600 inquiries received from the public, educators, and public officials regarding hazard mitigation, preparedness, and avoidance strategies for landslide hazards. Locations Using Geophysical Models — LHP will continue to maintain the rain-gage network established in areas burned by the fall of 2003 wildfires in Southern California. Additional networks will be established as new fires occur in the region. This monitoring and the accompanying research to understand the physical processes that control post-fire runoff and erosions events will eventually lead to a model that can be used to identify and quantify potential hazards posed by debris fiows generated from burned watersheds. U.S. Geological Survey H - 33 231 Geologic Hazard Assessments FY 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments The accomplishments listed below demonstrate the utility of USGS products that are counted under the output measures of hazard network maintained, risk/hazard assessments completed, hazards mitigation measures adopted, and workshops or training provided to customers. NOAA/USGS Warning System for Post Wildfire "This is an example of sound Flash Fioccis and Debris Flows from Recently ºmnia collaboration that will save Burned Basins in Southern California — Fires in lves. . . 2005 throughout the western United States have * º C. Lautenbacher, Jr., impacted hundreds of thousands of acres of public Undersecretary of commerce for Oceans and land and made it susceptible to increased runoff and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator debris-flow activity. Science-based information on October 2005 post wildfire debris-flow hazards is critically needed by Federal, State, and local agencies to issue warnings and to mitigate the impacts of post-fire hazards on people, their property, and natural resources. In order to reduce these impacts, NOAA/USGS designed a prototype flash flood and debris flow warning system for recently burned basins in Southern California by linking the existing NWS Flash Flood Monitoring and Prediction system with rainfall intensity-duration thresholds for burned areas developed by the USGS. Such a system was implemented in the October 2005, and is being used to issue Outlooks, Watches, and Warnings that are disseminated to emergency-management personnel and the public. The operational plan for this system, as well as an evaluation of the resources and scientific advancements necessary to expand the system to other areas are included in USGS Circular 1283, entitled NOAA-USGS Debris-Flow Warning system—Final Report. Development of the prototype warning system is part of the Post-wildfire Debris Flow Hazards Project supported by the LHP and the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program. Personnel from the California Water Science Center and Cascades Volcano Observatory also contributed to the development and implementation of the system. Guidebook for Land-Use Planners — A major accomplishment of the LHP in partnership with the American Planning Association (APA) is the completion of a practical guidebook on how to incorporate landslide hazards into the land-use planning process. The guidebook entitled Landslide Hazards and Planning, discusses the physical characteristics of iandslides, planning and zoning tools that can be utilized to reduce potential damage, and numerous case studies of communities that have experienced and recovered from landslides. The report has been made available to the 38,000 members of APA and others through its Planning Advisory Service. Land-use planners have a pivotal role in reducing landslide hazards because they influence how land is used and developed, how buildings and other structures are sited, and where communities build their roads, parks, schools, and other public amenities. The destructiveness of landslides was experienced in Southern California during the 2005 winter after numerous storms pounded the area. Risk/Hazard Assessments Delivered to Customers — The LHP completed many of its products for Puget Sound area in 2005. The maps and reports include a LiDAR based landslide map of Seattle, a landslide hazard map for Seattle, results of hydrologic monitoring of unstable coastal bluffs near Edmonds and Everett, Washington, a landslide early warning system for these bluffs, evaluation of rainfall thresholds and estimated probabilities of landslides when the thresholds are exceeded, and protocols for issuing landslide warnings based on LHP-developed rainfall thresholds. These products have been shared with the City of Seattle in a formal H - 34 s U.S. Geological Survey 232 Landslide Hazards ceremony with the Mayor of Seattle and other communities in the Puget Sound area through training and personal contacts. Severe storms pounded most of Southern California in January and February 2005, triggering thousands of landslides over an extensive area. In response to this widespread activity, the LHP conducted rapid assessments: • A site-specific assessment of landslide "They have assisted us with addressing one hazards at La Conchita, where sliding killed of the In Ore complex and controversial issues 10 people. This report is being used by local we face in providing assistance to the officials in Ventura County, affected communities. FEMA greatly appreciates their efforts." • A preliminary aerial reconnaissance overview of the extent of landsliding, conducted in part John Christensen, FEMA with the California Geological Survey. These May 10, 2005 observations are available at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/off?005/1067 and http://landslides.usgs.gov/recent/socal reconn/index.php. Response to Severe Rain Storms in Southern California — The USGS provided general advisories of potential landslide activity for Southern California early January 2005 following intense rainfall. The Director of the USGS has been delegated the responsibility to issue warnings for an earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, or other geologic catastrophe (1974 Disaster Relief Act 41 U.S.C. 5201 et seq.). The LHP mounted a major response to the severe rainstorms in Southern California that caused fatalities and extensive damage from landslides during the winter of 2005. Scientists from LHP issued landslide hazard advisories to State agencies in California and Federal agencies such as the NWS, Department land management bureaus, and the Department of Homeland Security, as well as issuing notification to the public through the NWS all-hazard radio and news releases. The NLIC in Golden, Colorado, operated around the clock to answer public officials, the public, and media inquiries. LHP also conducted ground and air reconnaissance of the locations that experienced major landslides and served as technical advisor at FEMA's California, Disaster Field Office for 2 months. Landslide Monitoring – The Landslide Hazard Program provided technology transfer to other agencies, such as assistance to: (1) BLM in constructing a remote monitoring system for the Bluegill landslide in Idaho, (2) Florida Water Conservancy District, La Plata County, the City of Durango, and the BLM for monitoring of a landslide complex directly downstream from Lemon Reservoir, southwest Colorado, (3) California Department of Transportation for monitoring of U.S. Highway 50 landslides, (4) Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and Washington DOT for potential landslides impacting the rail system, and (5) two networks consisting of 20 rain gages each in the Grand Prix/Old and Piru Fires of 2003 in Southern California. Workshops or Training Sessions – USGS landslide specialists taught two, one-week courses in Honolulu, Hawaii to more than 50 participants from the State, private consultants, University of Hawaii faculty, and private land holders such as Kamehameha Schools. The State of Hawaii is applying methods taught to their public officials in the course, entitled Rock-fall Susceptibility and Hazard Assessment, to identify areas where rock-fall mitigation is needed on State-heid lands. Responses to Public inquiries — The NLIC and project scientists responded to 5,200 inquiries received from the public, educators, and officials regarding hazard mitigation, U.S. Geological Survey H - 35 233 Geologic Hazard Assessments preparedness, and avoidance strategies for landslide hazards. The number of inquiries during 2005 was exceptionally large as a result of the exceptional number of natural disasters, including widespread winter flooding in Southern California, Southeastern Utah, and other parts of the United States. Performance Overview Measure 2005 Płań 2005 Actual Change from 2005 Plan 2006 Enacted 2006 Change from 2005 Actual 2007 Request 2007 Change from 2006 Use Rate: Landslides X% of communities using DOl science on hazard mitigation, preparedness and avoidance for each hazard management activity (SP) 3.9% 3.9% Ö 4,4% +0.5% 4.9% +0.5% . Use Rate: Landslide Hazards: # of responses to inquiries from the public, educators, and public officials to the National Landslide information Center on hazard mitigation, preparedness and avoidance strategies for landslide hazards (BUR) 1 ,600 5,200 +3,600 1,600 -3,600 # of systematic analyses & investigations delivered to customers (risk/hazard assessments) # of formal workshops or training provided to Customers (instancesſissues/events) +2 -2 # of areas or focations for which models exist that are used to interpret monitoring data (PART, 4 1/3 4 1/3 4 2/3 +1/3 +1/3 # of counties, or comparable jurisdictions, that have adopted improved building codes, land-use plans, emergency response plans, or other hazard mitigation measures based on USGS landslide hazards information (PART) (Baseline is i,800 counties and parks with moderate to high landslide susceptibility in the U.S. (FY99-FYO3, 60 adopted measure) 71 71 80 +9 89 +9 U.S. Geological Survey 234 Global Seismographic Network Activity: Geologic Hazards, Resources, and Processes Subactivity: Geologic Hazard Assessments Program Component: Global Seismographic Network 2007 Fixed Cost 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget from Program - Actual Enacted changes" changes Request 2006 Global Seismographic Network 7,469 3,914 +35 () 3,949 +35 Program Total Requirements $000 7,469 3,914 +35 Ö 3,949 +35 Fre 5 5 t] 0. 5 {} * Fixed cost increases for this activity total $50 of which $35 will be budgeted and $15 will be absorbed. Program Overview The 2007 budget request for the Global Seismographic Network Program is $3,949,000 and 5 FTE. The USGS proposes no program changes for this program. The Global Seismographic Network (GSN) Program is a global monitoring network providing high-quality Seismic data to support earthquake disaster management, hazards assessments, national security (through nuclear test treaty monitoring), loss reduction, and research on earthquake sources and the structure and dynamics of the Earth. The GSN is a joint program between the USGS and the NSF, implemented by USGS, the Institute for Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP) of the University of California, and the Incorporated Research institutions for Seismology (IRIS), a consortium of universities. initiated in 1986, the GSN currently consists of 138 stations, installed over two decades by USGS and IGPP, Funds for the purchase and installation of new sites are provided by NSF to IRIS. The USGS is responsible for maintenance and operation, data collection, and quality control of two-thirds of the GSN stations, and IRIS supports the University of California to operate and maintain the other one third. Maintenance is accomplished in cooperation with many international partners who, in most cases, provide facilities to shelter the instruments and personnel to oversee the security and operation of each station. USGS tasks include training station operators; troubleshooting problems; providing major repairs; conducting routine service visits to network stations; providing direct financial aid in support of station operations at those sites lacking a host organization, and ensuring data quality and completeness. As part of GSN activities, the USGS and IRIS also evaluate, develop, and advance new technologies in sensors, instrument installation, data acquisition, and management. To improve performance, stations with unusually high background noise are relocated to quieter sites or configurations (e.g., burying sensors in boreholes) so that smaller events (earthquakes or explosions) or signals of interest may be detected. The planned lifetime of the completed network is 30 years. However, with proper maintenance and upgrades of data system platform, the GSN can produce data indefinitely, with expanded capabilities. U.S. Geological Survey H - 37 235 Geologic Hazard Assessments Under a Memorandum of Understanding between the USGS and NSF, the GSN Program is overseen by a "Standing Committee" consisting of external stakeholders and one USGS representative. The GSN Standing Committee typically meets twice a year. As described in OMB PART review, the USGS role is clearly defined and unique from other Federal, State, local, or private entities. The GSN Program was reviewed in FY 2003 as part of the Geologic Hazard Programs for the FY 2005 Budget using the PART. It was found to be "moderately effective." GSN-specific performance measures were established as part of that process. Data and products derived from this program have multiple and diverse uses. First, the program supports the Department's Serving Communities strategic goal, to protect lives, resources, and property by making information available to communities for use in developing hazard mitigation, preparedness, and avoidance plans. The information provided to end users supports the intermediate outcome goal of providing information to assist communities in managing risks from natural hazards. For example, GSN stations provide near-real-time data to NOAA's Tsunami Warning Centers, Use of Cost and Performance information Work continues with partners to share communications costs, including NOAA, NSF, the U.S. Air Force and Cornprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO). In some cases, the GSN has worked with local organizations to capitalize the communications while the host institution has agreed to pay the on-going costs (e.g., KEV). in order to reduce travel costs, installation and (or) maintenance visits are conducted in regional "campaigns". For example, trips to a station in Greenland and two stations in Norway were combined into a single trip. supporting tsunami monitoring in the Pacific Rim and disaster alerting in Alaska, Hawaii, Washing-ton, Oregon, California, and U.S. territories in the Pacific. Automated alerts, generated from GSN stations in the region of the December 26, 2004, great earthquake off northern Sumatra, were transmitted by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center within minutes of the quake. For the Pacific Ocean basin, NOAA relies on GSN real-time data to trigger analysis of the ocean-bottom sensors that detect tsunami waves. Principal end-users of GSN data include the USGS NEC in Golden, CO, and a broad range of government agencies and academic researchers both domestic and international. These include the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) and the Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC), in their respective nuclear monitoring missions, as well as the NOAA Tsunami Warning Centers in Hawaii and Alaska. Copies of all the data from USGS GSN stations are sent to the IRIS Data Management Center (DMC) in Seattle, WA. The DMC is the distribution point for GSN data to users (such as scientists, engineers, and government agencies) worldwide, responding to over ten thousand requests for GSN data annually. In addition, data from most GSN stations are currently available within hours of large earthquakes to the worldwide user community via the USGS Live internet Seismic Server (LSS). GSN real-time data are transmitted continuously to the NEC where they are used, with other data, to determine the locations, depths, magnitudes, and other parameters of earthquakes worldwide. The high quality of GSN data allows them to be used for the rapid determination of the geometric orientation of the fault that caused the earthquake, and provide an estimate of the length of the fault that ruptured during the earthquake. U.S. Geological Survey The rapid availability of earthquake information is critical for first responders and government officials responsible for assessing an earthquake disaster. In the case of significant domestic earthquakes, the USGS and partners provide information to Federal and State emergency management and public safety agencies, operators of transportation facilities, public utilities, and national news media. In the case of potentially damaging events outside of the United States, information from the NEIC is immediately sent to the Department of State, embassies and Consulates in the affected region, the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, the Red Cross, and the United Nations, as well as national and international news media. Data from the GSN are used extensively in basic and applied research on earthquakes, Earth structure, and other geophysical problems. GSN data are also used in studies conducted and supported by USGS and other agencies like NSF, DOE, and the U.S. Air Force. Some of this research and data support national security through the seismic monitoring of nuclear explosions and the improved calibration of nuclear explosion monitoring networks. Given the high rate of significant earthquakes around the world, the GSN is an important tool in earthquake-related education and outreach. The USGS has 236 Global Seismographic Network PAGER for Pakistan Quake of Oct. 8, 2005 - - - ºr nº tº gº tº -º A new USGS product that relies on GSN data is the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) system. PAGER rapidly estimates the impact on humans from significant earthquakes worldwide by combining maps of shaking intensity with population density and infrastructure fragility. The above figure displays an example of PAGER map output for the October 8, 2005 Pakistan earthquake. The contours on this map show which areas suffered the most intense shaking on top of a global population map. PAGER indicates that 525,000 people were exposed to "violent" shaking during the earthquake. The PAGER results were generated within hours of the event and transmitted to the State Department's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) and other Government agencies. PAGER relies on real-time data from the Global Seismographic Network. worked with IRIS to develop educational museum displays based on data from the GSN. These displays explain the basic concepts of seismology and earthquake occurrence and have proven to be quite popular with the public. Displays are in place at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., the American Museum of Natural History in New York, the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh, USGS Headquarters, the New Mexico Museum of Natural History in Albuquerque, and the Franklin Institute's traveling "Powers of Nature" exhibit. FY 2007 Program Performance Estimates in FY 2007, following the expected completion of the telemetry upgrade, the installation of the 9-station Caribbean GSN affiliate network and the 4 GSN stations, and the upgrades/installations in the United States that contribute to the ANSS Backbone network, the program will focus almost entirely on network operations. Most resources will be devoted to the U.S. Geological Survey H - 39 237 Geologic Hazard Assessments operation and maintenance of stations to meet performance targets, and the quality control of GSN data. During 2007, the GSN is expected to begin the initial deployment of the new data acquisition systems, replacing hardware which, in some cases, are 20 years old. The new systems will improve the reliability of the network, eliminating several of the weaknesses in the older systems, i.e., magnetic tapes, spinning disks, and high power consumption. As part of efforts to enhance the GSN, the USGS will also focus its efforts in instrumentation (both extending the lifespan of the current sensors as well as exploring the options for new sensors) and in efforts to expand the range of geophysical sensors deployed at GSN sites. Three factors will lead to an expected decrease in the performance of the network in FY 2007: (1) Expected increases in fixed costs (mostly due to a federally negotiated increase in the main GSN support contracts), will likely decrease contractor support that will, in turn, result in less frequent visits to stations for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. This will result in an expected lower performance on the metric for data availability, (2) It is expected that aging equipment will degrade station performance at some sites. Because of the increased fixed costs noted above, funds are not available to increase stocks of replacements sensors and other critical parts. (3) Anticipated lower data availability will result in lower cost efficiency. This is reflected in an increase in the performance metric for the cost per volume of input data from GSN sensors. Program managers are seeking ways of With the installation of GSN station at Tarawa and Kanton, reducing dependence on contract- Kiribati, Tenerife, Canary Islands; and Baja California, Mexico supported station maintenance, but in FY 2006, the USGS will largely have completed its there are no significant changes component of the GSN. Focus will turn in FY 2007 toward the challenges of operating and maintaining this modern digital network. Many GSN sites, such as this one in Raoul, are remote, making it a challenge to maintain reliable operations. expected in this budget year. The percent of data availability for real- time data from the GSN reflects a decrease of 3 percent in 2007 due to aging equipment for which recapitalization funds are not provided and a decreased frequency of station maintenance visits. GSN data processing and notification costs per unit volume of input data from sensors in monitoring networks (in costs per gigabyte) reflects an decrease of 0.09 in 2007 due to an increase in the number of stations contributing to the network, including the final stations installed in the new Caribbean network. The number of earthquake monitoring GSN stations that have telemetry (to increase reporting speed from 1 hour to 20 minutes) reflects an increase of 4 percent in 2007, reflecting the inclusion of new, real-time stations to be installed in the Caribbean Network. The estimated decrease in data availability reflects the balance between new stations contributing data to the H - 40 - U.S. Geological Survey 238 Global Seismographic Network system and old stations cannot be maintained for high uptime because of increased contract costs and aging equipment. FY 2006 Planned Program Performance Completion of USGS Station installations — Siting, permitting, and installation of four GSN stations will continue through FY 2006 because of extended negotiations with host countries. New Caribbean Station instaliation — Nine new, GSN-affiliate stations will be installed in the Caribbean region, in the following countries: Antigua (or Barbuda), Barbados, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Honduras, Panama, Trinidad, Turks and Caicos and Grenada. This element is on-track for completion by end of September, 2006. Seismic station equipment purchased in 2005 has been delivered and equipment configuration and system integration is in process, while station operator training is planned for July. Once agreements are in place, USGS will send field engineers to the various countries to begin site preparation and vault construction. This work is independent of instrument configuration and station operator training, and can begin as soon as a site is identified and permits are in place. - * Following initial efforts in the fourth quarter of 2005 to prepare implementation plans and fact sheets, and to inform U.S. State Department and various embassies on USGS plans, USGS seismologists traveled in the first quarter of FY 2006 to Antigua, Barbados, and Grenada, to identify future station sites and meet with host country officials to expedite permitting. All three Nations have agreed to move aggressively in signing agreements (delegated to USGS by the State Department). Visits were made to Turks and Caicos, Jamaica, and Dominican Republic for similar activities. GSN Telemetry upgrade — The USGS will expand and improve telemetry links to GSN stations in FY 2006. The long-term goal is to establish real-time links at a minimum of 95 percent of GSN stations. The President's tsunami action plan calls for upgrades to 39 GSN stations. Ten of these stations currently have no telemetry connection; the remainder have telemetry but it is not sufficient to provide reliable continuous waveform data. USGS is contracting with the University of California San Diego (UCSD) to upgrade the Institute for Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP) stations that are regularly operated and maintained by UCSD. The USGS is working with NOAA and CTBTO to establish communications or add bandwidth to improve telemetry at several USGS-operated stations. Only a handful of GSN stations will require visits by USGS field engineers to upgrade. This element is on track for completion by end of September 2006. As part of the modernization of the GSN, the USGS and IGPP will be involved in the testing and final Selection of a new generation of data acquisition systems. This effort is underway; initial procurement of these new systems is expected in Spring of 2006. FY 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments The accomplishments summarized below pertain to USGS products that are counted under the performance measures of "hazard network maintained" and "% data availability for real-time data," and the output efficiency measure of "data processing and notification costs per unit volume of input data from earthquake sensors in monitoring networks." U.S. Geological Survey H - 41 239 Geologic Hazard Assessments The December 2004, Sumatra-Andaman earthquake was the largest event since the 1964 Good Friday Alaskan earthquake and the largest event since the advent of digital seismology. As a result, this catastrophic event provided the first major test of the design of the GSN and highlighted the critical contribution of GSN data to the USGS and NOAA for earthquake monitoring and hazard warning and notification. Within 21 minutes after the rupture started, vibrations from the earthquake were being recorded at every GSN station around the world. Of the 85 stations operated by the USGS, 75 (88 percent) of them were operational at the time of the earthquake. At 8 of those sites, the ground motions from the earthquake exceeded the recording capacity of the primary sensor, but the waveforms were recorded on secondary sensors (the secondary sensors were deployed precisely for this reason). The open data policy of the GSN made it possible for researchers to access the data quickly to study the earthquake and its rupture process in detail and GSN recordings of the Sumatra earthquake have been extensively used in scientific studies of the event. As an example of the importance of GSN data to current research, over 16 major journal articles have been published on the December 26, 2004, Sumatra-Andaman islands earthquake and tsunami in the scant 10 months since the event occurred, many of them based on GSN data. Over the coming years, GSN recordings of the Sumatra earthquake will help scientists understand the physics of earthquake rupture and dynamics of subduction zones—studies that will have a direct bearing on the assessment of hazards associated with the Cascadia subduction zone in the Pacific Northwest. in response to the December 2004, Sumatra earthquake and resulting Indian Ocean tsunami, the USGS carried out a wide range of activities in 2005 to aid recovery in the region and reduce the impact of future tsunami events in the United States and around the globe. In FY 2005, the Administration committed $37.5 million in FY 2005–06 for NOAA and USGS in an initiative to improve tsunami detection and warning systems. For FY 2005, USGS received $8.1 million in an Emergency Supplemental Appropriation, and $5.4 million was requested in the FY 2006 President's budget. Of the FY 2005 funds to USGS, $4.15 million are for improvements to the GSN, these support both NOAA's tsunami warning responsibility and the USGS responsibility for earthquake notification and hazard reduction. Of the FY 2006 increase to USGS, $0.6 million was to maintain the higher performance level of the GSN. To improve the rapidity of global earthquake reporting, the USGS has made substantial progress in expanding the number of GSN stations that deliver real-time data to NEC with over 89 percent of stations now sending continuous data to NEIC. USGS is partnering with UCSD, NOAA, and CTBTO to add telemetry links or expand bandwidth to improve communications at GSN sites. During FY 2005, a proposal was solicited from UCSD and preliminary conversations with NOAA and CTBTO personnel took place. To improve the detection and rapid assessment of earthquakes in the Caribbean and Atlanta, the USGS purchased equipment for nine new seismic stations to be deployed in the Caribbean through the GSN. Working with collaborators in the region, site selection is underway and agreements are being negotiated with host countries. These new stations will provide data through NEC to the NOAA tsunami warning centers. During FY 2005, the USGS worked actively with the State Department toward obtaining agreements for installing two new GSN stations on Kanton and Tarawa Atolls in Kiribati, in the Central Pacific Ocean region, and with Spain for permits for one station in the Canary Islands in the Central Atlantic. This work is funded using NSF funds provided by IRIS, New real-time telemetry links for stations in northern Finland and Tuvalu (Central Pacific) were established (with IRIS funding) and in southern Greenland and in the Solomon Islands (via cooperation with H - 42 U.S. Geological Survey 240 Global Seismographic Network the CTBTO). The USGS conducted a training course for 10 GSN station operations (an annual event in Albuquerque, NM), using IRIS/NSF and CTBTO funding. With an eye toward the future development of the network, the USGS and IRIS supported by NSF, co-funded an international workshop on GSN in the context of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS). Although the primary focus of the GSN is on the collection of seismic data, the flexible data acquisition system provides a platform for expanded Earth observatories. In fact, many GSN stations are already equipped with auxiliary sensors such as GPS receivers and microbaraographs. Because the GSN already provides infrastructure, host-country involvement and on-site support, international agreement on data sharing, and in most places real-time communications, the GSN is ideally situated to serve as a global backbone for Earth Observation. Fifty people from 14 Nations participated in this workshop. The GSN will be represented by the Federation of Digital Seismographic Networks in the on-going discussions. The USGS GSN data availability for May 2004 through April 2005 was 90.5 percent, essentially unchanged from the previous year. This success is attributable to the high percentage of real-time telemetry (so problems can be recognized and fixed more quickly), more spare parts, and the diligence and efficiency of USGS employees and contractors. The cost of most spare parts was covered by NSF funds through IRIS, while the cost of most of the newest telemetry links was provided by both IRIS and the CTBTO through a cooperative agreement. Performance Overview 2006 2007 Change Change Change 2005 2005 from 2006 from 2005 2007 from Measure Plan Actual ; 2005 Plan Enacted Actual | Request 2006 % of earthquake monitoring 80% 86% +6% 89% +3% 93% +4% GSN stations that have - telemetry (to increase reporting speed from one hour to 20 min.) - X% data availability for real- 90% 89% - 1% 90% +1% 87% -3% time data from the GSN (PART) Data processing and 0.99 0.79 -0.20 1.42 +0.63 $.33 -0.09 notification costs per unit $k/GB $k/GB $k/GB $k/GB volume of input data from - sensors in monitoring networks (in cost per gigabyte) (PART)” *GSN data processing and notification costs were rebaselined for 2006, so they are calculated now on only the USGS-operated stations of the network. Thus the apparent increase in costs in 2006 does not reflect a significant decrease. U.S. Geological Survey H - 43 241 Geomagnetism Activity: Geologic Hazards, Resources, and Processes Subactivity: Geologic Hazard Assessments Program Component: Geomagnetism 2007 Fixed Cost 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget from Program Actual Enacted Changes al Changes Request 2006 Geomagnetism Program 1,989 4,995 +35 O 2,030 +35 Total Requirements $000 f,989 1,995 +35 {} 2,030 +35 FTE 74 74 {} {} #4 0 * Fixed cost increases for this activity total $50 of which $35 will be budgeted and $15 will be absorbed. Program Overview The 2007 budget request for the Geomagnetism Program is $2,030,000 and 14 FTE. The USGS proposes no program changes for this program. The mission of the USGS Geomagnetism Program is to monitor the Earth's magnetic field through an array of ground-based magnetic observatories; to provide high temporal resolution records of magnetic field variations covering long timescales; to disseminate magnetic data to various governmental, academic, and private institutions; and to conduct research into the nature of geomagnetic variations for purposes of scientific understanding and hazard mitigation. The program consists of three main elements: (1) Geomagnetic Observatory Operations, (2) Data Transportation, Management, Processing and Dissemination, and (3) Scientific Research. Short-term variations, in particular those occurring during geomagnetic storms, are hazardous to Satellites and electrical power distribution systems and make radio communications, navigation, and geophysical surveys difficult. During magnetic storms, astronauts and high-flying aircraft pilots can be exposed to dangerous levels of radiation. The program's magnetometer data are used for diagnosis of near-Earth space-weather conditions by both the NOAA Space Environment Center and the U.S. Air Force, and the program is an integral part of the National Space Weather Program as detailed in its strategic plan. It is estimated that the annual economic impact of magnetic storms runs into the hundreds of millions of dollars, not to mention the potential impact upon national security. Long-term, secular variation of the field is caused by convection in the Earth's core, resulting in a slow drift in the global-scale structure of the magnetic field. Because many navigational systems use the magnetic field direction as a means of orientation, it is essential to track these long-term changes. Moreover, drilling programs undertaken within the oil industry rely on magnetic Orientation, and these can be degraded during magnetic storms, particularly at high latitude. Finally, many historical property boundaries are based on magnetic orientation, and knowledge of the magnetic field is needed to reconstruct or re-establish these boundaries. This program addresses the Department's Serving Communities Strategic goal to protect lives, resources, and property by making information available to communities to use in developing U.S. Geological Survey H - 45 242 Geologic Hazard Assessments hazard mitigation, preparedness, and avoidance plans. Two measures are tracked in Support of the intermediate outcome of providing information to assist communities in managing risks from natural hazards: (1) use rate of products and (2) adequacy of information. Output measures for which targets are established in support of achieving the intermediate outcome goal include the maintenance of one hazard monitoring network and the presentation of formal workshops or training to customers. As described in the OMB PART review, the Geomagnetism Program role is clearly defined and unique from other Federal, State, local, or private entities. The Geomagnetism Program was reviewed in FY 2003 as part of the Geologic Hazard Programs for the FY 2005 Budget using the PART. It was found to be moderately effective. PART measures include the number of jurisdictions adopting improved plans, as well as cost per gigabyte of data from geophysical sensors per year. The program activities support the USGS Geology Strategic Plan (2001–10) goals of conducting geologic hazards assessments for mitigation planning and providing short-term prediction of geologic disasters and rapidly characterizing their effects. Geomagnetic Observatory Operations — The USGS Geomagnetism Program operates a network of 14 geomagnetic observatories, distributed acroSS the United States and its territories. Data are collected continuously from each observatory by a variety of instruments housed in buildings designed to provide environmental stability and to ensure long-term baseline stability. Each site is visited regularly by either program staff or contract employees to conduct calibrations of the instruments. Data are transmitted in real time to program headquarters in Golden, CO, via a set of satellite linkages. The program is currently working improve the basic infrastructure at each observatory and to improve the temporal resolution of the measurements, by increasing the sampling frequency from 1 minute to 1 Second, and to improve data access by installing Internet links to each observatory. By necessity, the network and everything associated with handling the data are technologically elaborate. It consists of many finely tuned Components, each of which need to be operated in careful synchronization. Data Processing, Management, and Dissemination — Once the data from the observatories Use of Cost and Performance information Cost/performance data are used to prioritize maintenance activities across the 14-observatory geomagnetic monitoring network. The Geomagnetism Program partners with NSF (through the Earthscope Program) and the Air Force (AFWA) to ensure adequate monitoring of the geomagnetic field. All real-time data are used continuously by both NOAA and the US Air Force. Real-time data from Barrow, College, Honolulu, and San Juan are used by Kyoto University, Kyoto World Data Center, and the Japanese National Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Real-time data from Fredericksburg and Sitka are used by the GeoForshungszentrum of Germany. In FY 2006, program managers will analyze operational costs, facility needs, and customer data requirements across the observatory network, to seek cost efficiencies that may free funds for other critical program needs. are received in Golden, CO, they are subjected to an initial processing. They are then organized for immediate transmission to both NOAA's Space Environment Center in Boulder, CO, and the U.S. Air Force Weather Agency in Omaha, NE. For longer-term studies, the magnetic data are adjusted using the periodic calibration measurements made at each observatory, making them useful for statistical studies of rapid magnetic field variations and for the purpose of mapping the field on a global scale. These fully calibrated or "definitive" data are published yearly on a CD-ROM in cooperation with foreign national geomagnetism programs H - 46 U.S. Geological Survey 243 Geomagnetism working with intermagnet (http://www.intermagnet.org). The USGS Geomagnetism Program also distributes data and maps and models of the magnetic field through its Web site (http://geomag.usgs.gov), which receives Several hundred to a thousand visits from the public per day. Scientific and Applications Research — USGS Geomagnetism Program staff conduct geomagnetic research to achieve a better understanding of basic geomagnetic processes and their effects on physical and social environments. Recent projects have included the development of a statistical framework for characterizing the long-term secular variation of the magnetic field and studies of the dynamo generating the Map of the locations of the USGS Geomagnetic Observatories field within the Earth's core. The program has recently begun an analysis of the statistics of rapid magnetic field variations with the goal of characterizing them both spatially and temporally so that geomagnetic hazards can be mapped and so that risks can be quantified. FY 2007 Program Performance Estimates To address goals listed above in the Program Overview, the Geomagnetism Program is planning the following activities for FY 2007: Geomagnetic Observatory Operations — in 2007, the new 1-second acquisition system will be tested, with the aim of preparing for fully operational 1-second acquisition at selected observatories in 2008. Program staff will concentrate on major upgrades at the Barrow Observatory, including repair or replacement of the primary sensor building, installation of the data-acquisition system, and installing internet links. The Boulder Observatory will be prepared for use during the 2008 International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA) instrument workshop, including the installation of two new observation piers and simple shelters. Work will continue in developing calibration systems at Boulder. If Earthscope support is obtained, magnetotelluric operations at one or more observatories will commence. Finally, with support and collaboration, and as part of the International Polar Year, it is planned that full- fledged observatory operations will commence at the South Pole. FY 2007 should see the benefit of these efforts, primarily through improved data quality and reduced operational expenses. With the installation of the new data acquisition system at all observatories by the end of 2007, continuous operations and software upgrades should make the network easier to manage. Work on the program's Web site should make dissemination of magnetometer data easier and result in improved profile for the program. Finally, involvement with EarthScope and international Polar Year (IPY) will increase the program's customer base. U.S. Geological Survey H - 47 Geologic Hazard Assessments 244 Based on an internal review of the operational costs, facility needs, and user requirements for data at USGS geomagnetic observatories that will be completed in FY 2006, USGS will decide whether to close one or more of the observatories in order to make resources available for other observatories or other program needs. Currently, interms of performance tracking, USGS has targeted the closure of one observatory at the beginning of FY 2007. This will lower the input data rate from the network and therefore increase average operational costs per unit of input data. Data Processing, Management, and Dissemination – Capacities for managing and disseminating 1-second data should be complete in 2007 and made operational in 2008. Management of magnetotelluric and South Pole data will commence. Scientific and Applications Research — Work will continue on developing a geomagnetic hazard map in 2007, primarily through statistical analysis of observatory data. Simple but operationally useful measures of magnetic activity will be developed for possible display on the program Web site. FY 2006 Planned Program Performance -- r * ~ * ----- º i ** º Photograph of the ration facility at the College, Alaska, geomagnetic observatory. The program provides services to other governmental, academic, and private communities including: calibration services for declination- inclination magnetomers and transit magnetometers, compass-calibration test sets with certificates, advice on purchase of magnetic instruments and data-acquisition systems installation of magnetic instrumentation, decontamination of magnetic facilities and acquisition packages, compass rose surveys, and certified surveys conducted anywhere in the western hemisphere. Geomagnetic Observatory Operations — in 2006, program staff will replace all buildings at the Stennis and Del Rio observatories, and major repairs will be made to buildings on the Fredericksburg observatory. Major upgrades will be made to the electrical power systems at the Fredericksburg and Sitka observatories. The data acquisition system will be installed at the Del Rio, Sitka, Stennis, and Tucson observatories, Internet access will be installed at the Del Rio, Stennis, and Tucson observatories. If Earthscope support is obtained, magnetotelluric operations will be installed at the Boulder observatory. Finally, as part of the International Polar Year, it is planned that preliminary observatory operations will commence at the South Pole, primarily through the installation and operation of an absolute intensity magnetometer. Data Processing, Management, and Dissemination — Capacities for managing and disseminating 1-second data will be initiated. Management of magnetotelluric data from Boulder will commence. Scientific and Applications Research — Work will continue on developing a geomagnetic hazard map, primarily through statistical analysis of observatory data, and it expected that two papers will be submitted for publication on the subject. A review article on the many uses of magnetic observatory data will be completed. U.S. Geological Survey 245 Geomagnetism Performance Measures – The Geomagnetism Program expects improved cost performance when the new data-acquisition system becomes fully operational. This is especially true as the temporal Cadence of data acquisition is improved from the current one minute standard to One Second. The usage of the calibration system should make systems more reliable and reduce the burden of data processing. • One formal workshop will be held by USGS in FY 2006: A product development meeting of the USGS, U.S. Air Force, and NOAA. • USGS wiłł attend other related meetings: The annual meeting of the National Space Weather Program Council, in Silver Spring, MD. The USGS represents the Department of the interior in the National Space Weather Program, which coordinates Federal space weather monitoring and research activities across multiple agencies. • The AGA operations meeting in Belsk, Poland. Also in FY 2006, program managers will analyze operational costs, facility needs, and customer data requirements across the observatory network, to seek cost efficiencies that may free funds for other critical program needs. i2- ió $iarch; tº Horºzorgiai ir:ter.3%ty ** s - : \ I | “. d i - ! ~~ * , t *.*.*.*, * , "...a cºe Cºlº ~~ \ wº-ºººº-º-º-, - y~~ —- 3 * | r º ~~-ºr-----~~~~~~~, re------ *|† W. rº- ºr * t *-*-**~~~~~~ f - { -----------~~~ º- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ºt; i *-A ---~~~~ *~~~–- *~- Pitt --~~~~~~~~~~~ *y- ~- ~…~eºw-----------~ **-***~~~~~~ jº *~~~~~~~~~~~~~...sº Å. Ayk - Acaevº-a---------------"---------- ºc —--~~~ *...* sº ,---------------""-------- }}l ºt **- § ~--------4----, - * ------------v" "vºº-º-º- w---— Bºi. * - " --rº-...-ax” * -e-.…..+,-,-º-º-º-º-º-º-º-º-º-º: - ——--~~ -º-,-,-...-----~~~~~"º"----- &#. **--- _------~~~~~~ - wº-rº ae- ~ cºa {} 3G 4}} §§ §: łº, #3; #2-#6 fººt tº flièars? Magnetic Storm Data from March, 1989. The stacked waveform plot shows horizontal-field intensity (H) as measured by USGS observatory magnetometers during the 'great storm' of March 1989. This storm induced large quasi-direct currents in power grids, causing systemwide power blackouts in Quebec and numerous power-equipment problems in the northeastern United States. The same storm also caused radio-communication blackouts, and, because of an expansion of the ionosphere, increased the atmospheric drag on satellites, thereby altering their orbits. Program managers expect level performance in FY 2006. However, as observatories are upgraded from 1-minute to 1-second sampling frequency, there will be a marked jump in the cost efficiency of observatory operations (i.e., lowered cost per unit volume of input data from geomagnetic sensors). In addition, if USGS is successful in partnering with NSF to build a new geomagnetic observatory at the South Pole, this will increase the input data rate from the - network and therefore decrease average operational costs per unit of input data. U.S. Geological Survey 246 Geologic Hazard Assessments FY 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments The accomplishments and outcomes listed below demonstrate the utility of USGS products that are counted under the output measures for number of workshops or training provided, number of data collections, and numbers of locations adopting hazard mitigation measures. Improved Monitoring of the Earth's Magnetic Field – As part of an on-going effort to expand and upgrade observatory operations, the Geomagnetism group staff deployed a new data collection and transmission system at two observatories. When made fully operational, this system will enhance the temporal resolution of the data and will take full advantage of the internet-based Earthworm data-transportation system developed by USGS Seismologists. Program staff continued work on a coil-calibration facility at Boulder, CO, intended to allow magnetometer systems to be fully tested and calibrated prior to deployment. Staff have developed an Oracle database to better manage the program's data, which is being integrated into data collection, management, and dissemination operations. During 2005 program Staff submitted for publication four encyclopedia articles on the Earth's magnetic field and the USGS Geomagnetism Program. The program currently has a post-doctoral fellow working with staff on the statistical summary of magnetic-field activity for eventual production of a geomagnetic- hazard map, Geomagnetism Web Site Upgraded — The program has a new Web site, providing more information to the public about operations, data, and services, along with educational and scientific material. The program now has a formal memorandum of agreement with the U.S. Air Force concerning the near-real-time delivery of magnetometer data, and several agreements have been put into place concerning operations and different legal issues at the individual observatories. Transition to Higher-Frequency Observations — The new data-acquisition system is being modified to produce one-second average data, and when the system is made operational the program's data will be of significantly higher temporal resolution than the current one-minute data. In order to improve the fideity of acquisition systems, a coil-calibration facility is being installed at the Boulder observatory site, and when this is completed, staff will be able to carefully calibrate their magnetometers. An Oracle database is being developed that will help staff manage the program's voluminous data, serve as an interface between the data- transportation and processing systems, and facilitate the dissemination of data through the program's Web site and other specialized delivery tools. All these developments will improve the quality of Service to the scientific community and, ultimately, expand the program's customer base. Expanded Research – Research is being pursued on magnetometer-calibration theory, data-processing theory, and the analysis of magnetic observatory data. The calibration and processing projects are directly related to the program's on-going development of a coil-calibration System and the need for enhanced processing of observatory data, both of which are needed to improve the data quality in order to satisfy the ever-more-stringent needs of the user community. The data-analysis project, sometimes broadly described as a geomagnetic-hazard map, consists of a statistical analysis of the spatial and temporal characteristics of rapid magnetic-field variations, particularly those occurring during magnetic storms. Some of this analysis is concentrated on indices—generic measures of magnetic-field activity widely used within the scientific community—while other parts of the analysis are concentrated on variation in the magnetic-field vector itself. Since the data-analysis project is of fundamental relevance to a broad range of subjects within geomagnetism, both applied and H - 50 U.S. Geological Survey 247 Geomagnetism academic, the project will help program staff to interface with a broad base of existing and potential customers. - Performance Overview The table below summarizes data for the Geomagnetism Program, including measures shared among the USGS programs in Earthquake Hazards, Volcano Hazards, Landslide Hazards, and the Global Seismographic Network. Change 2006 2007 from Change Change 2005 2005 2005 2006 from 2005 2007 from Measure Plan Actual Pian | Enacted Actual Request 2006 # of format workshops of 1 2 +1 1 -? {} - | training provided to - CuStoſhers (instancesſissues/events) U.S. Geological Survey H - 51 248 Earth Surface Dynamics Activity: Geologic Hazards, Resources, and Processes Subactivity: Geologic Landscape and Coastal Assessments Program Component: Earth Surface Dynamics 2007 Fixed Cost 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget from Program Actual Enacted Changes" changes Request 2006 Earth Surface Dynamics Program 13,634 13,354 + $59 -247 13,266 -88 Total Requirements $000 13,634 13,354 +1.59 -247 13,266 -88 FTE 82 82 -2 0 80 -2 * Fixed cost increases for this activity total $228 of which $159 will be budgeted and $69 will be absorbed. FTE changes result from rebalance and renew skills mix to gain functional and position flexibilities identified through an extensive workforce planning effort (page H-2), Summary of FY2007 Program Changes for Earth Surface Dynamics Program Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • Global Dust Study -247 O TOTAL -247 0. Justification of 2007 Program Changes The 2007 budget request for the Earth Surface Dynamics Program is $13,266,000 and 80 FTE, which is a program change of -$247,000 and 0 FTE. The reduction will end a portion of an unrequested earmarked project. It does not address the highest priority science needs in Earth Surface Dynamics research. This will keep the core program intact while allowing the USGS to make the best use of resources and ensure that the higher priority work in hazards mitigation and earth observation is funded. • Giobal Dust Study (-$247,000 and 0 FTE) — The proposed funding decrease in the Global Dust Study would reduce the current scope of the project and discontinue additional analyses of dust composition and its impacts. Additional planned studies which include microbiological, mineralogical and geochemical studies of major dust Source areas in Africa and Asia and investigations of pathways of dust and included organic contaminants to organisms in impacted ecosystems (e.g., coral reefs) would be eliminated or reduced. Program Performance Change — Though the program contributes to the strategic goals of advancing knowledge through scientific leadership and inform decisions through the U.S. Geological Survey H - 53 249 Geologic Landscape and Coastal Assessments applications of science, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this program change. Program Overview This program supports the Department's Serving Communities strategic goal to advance Use of Cost and Performance information knowledge through scientific leadership and Gathering ABC information at the task level is inform decisions through the application of new for FY 2006. After several years of tracking science. The goal of the ESDP is to be the this valuable detailed information, ESDP will be primary provider of scientific information on past, better placed to track and analyze important e * - trends in program funding and expenditures, as present, and future climates and their effects on well as scientific emphases within each program Earth and human systems to fulfill the mission of and links to the Department's goals and priorities. the USGS. Understanding of Earth surface processes and climate change impacts is used to provide perspectives for policymakers and support for land and resource managers. Program goals are achieved via a series of projects in the following main groups that: • Document the nature of climatic and environmental change and variability on timeScales ranging from years to millennia, • Develop fundamental understanding of interactions between climate, Earth surface processes, and marine and terrestrial ecosystems on timescales ranging from years to millennia, • Seek to understand impacts of climate change and variability on landscapes and marine and terrestrial systems, • Model and anticipate the effects of climate change and variability on natural and human systems, • Provide information on the relative sensitivity, adaptability, and vulnerability of ecosystems, resources, and regions to climatic change and variability to support land and resource management and policy decisions, and • Enhance the quality and relevance of program activities through collaboration with national and international Scientific entities. ESDP-funded projects support the goals of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) to (1) improve knowledge of the Earth's past and present climate and environment, including its natural variability, (2) improve quantification of the forces bringing about changes in the Earth's climate and related systems, (3) reduce uncertainty in projections of how the Earth's climate and environmental systems may change in the future, (4) understand the sensitivity and adaptability of different natural and managed ecosystems and human systems to climate and related global changes, and (5) explore the uses and identify the limits of evolving knowledge to manage risks and opportunities related to climate variability and change. Results of Scientific activities supported by ESDP are communicated to customers in academia, resource management agencies, and the general public through project reports and peer-reviewed Scientific papers, Web sites, databases, and meetings with stakeholders. Metrics of program success include the number of reports and publications, number of people accessing Web sites, and the frequency of meetings with stakeholders. H - 54 U.S. Geological Survey 250 Earth Surface Dynamics The USGS Earth Surface Dynamics Program (ESDP) supports research in three principal Earth processes study areas: Global Change and impacts of climate change and variability, Great Lakes geologic mapping, and Priority Ecosystems Studies. Global Change— (Estimates for FY 2005, $10.4 million; FY 2006, $10.5 million, FY 2007, $10.5 million). The ESDP supports multidisciplinary studies of past environmental and climatic changes (climate and environmental history), process studies that explore the sensitivity of the Earth-surface and associated ecosystems to climate change and variability, and forecasting of potential future changes and their effects on landscapes, land use, and ecosystems (particularly on public lands). The combination of these studies provides integrated long-term perspectives on the effects of climatic changes and variability and on the interactions through time among climatic, geologic, biologic, and human systems on regional and landscape scales. These studies provide information to allow policymakers and land and resource managers to gauge the relative sensitivity of particular ecosystems, resources, and regions to climatic change and variability. Understanding the nature and magnitude of past climate and environmental changes is necessary to provide a baseline against which to identify the effects of humans as agents of environmental change and to provide a long-term perspective on climate variability that can be used in developing plans for ecosystem restoration. Central Great Lakes Geologic Mapping Coalition Project — (Estimates for FY 2005, $0.5 million; FY 2006, $0.5 million; FY 2007, $0.5 million). This project contributes to ESDP goals of understanding the interrelationships among Earth surface processes, ecological systems, and human activities by documenting, analyzing, and modeling geological and hydrological processes involved in environmental change; as well as providing information on the nature and extent of past climate changes (especially the extent of Pleistocene ice advances in the Midwest). Priority Ecosystems Studies — (Estimates for FY 2005, $2.7 million; FY 2006, $2.5 million; FY 2007, $2.5 million). Through PES, ESDP supports interdisciplinary studies of ecosystems, including studies of the Everglades, San Francisco Bay Delta, Chesapeake Bay, Platte River, and the Mojave Desert to evaluate land-use changes, ecosystem histories, indexes of ecosystem sensitivity to change, and vulnerability to potential stressors in order to devise restoration and adaptive management strategies for and use managers. End outcome measures for which targets are set relate to the soundness of methodology, accuracy, and reliability of the Science, and the accessibility to and satisfaction with products and Services. In Support of the intermediate outcome to improve the information base, information management, and technical assistance, intermediate outcome measures regarding the Content and expanse of the knowledge base and the quality of studies are tracked. Outputs associated with these intermediate outcome measures include the maintenance and update of three long-term data collections, the completion of systematic analyses or investigations for Customers, and formal workshops or training provided to customers. FY 2007 Program Performance Estimates Specific FY 2007 Science priorities for Earth Surface Dynamics include: • Cryospheric studies in Alaska's North Slope that will help determine the impacts of climate change on current and near-term permafrost stability. This work is being Conducted in Cooperation with the BLM. U.S. Geological Survey H - 55 251 Geologic Landscape and Coastal Assessments • The role of climate change in influencing the carbon budget, hydrologic cycle, and related ecological response within the Yukon Basin of Alaska and adjacent parts of Canada. This work will benefit resource management decisionmakers in the NPS, FWS, U.S. Forest Service, the Canadian Government, the State of Alaska, and native Alaskan consortiums. • The continued investigation of the geohistorical record in the arid southwest, Pacific Northwest, and intermountain regions of Colorado, Utah, and California will help facilitate better understand long term climate change and variability and its influence on the evolution of various ecosystems over time. This collection of work is highly coordinated with land and resource managers from across the State and Federal government agencies in order to provide them with a concise understanding of past, present, and future drivers of landscape and resource changes so that they may develop more efficient and cost-effective resource management plans. • Work will continue on developing a better understanding of the causes of global dust development and transport, and the potential consequences of dust to human and ecological health. • Work is beginning on the study of abrupt climate change events, their mechanisms and their impact on the Earth and its inhabitants. This work will ultimately provide significant knowledge to managers responsible for developing adaptation or coping strategies aimed at the mitigation of climate-related natural hazards, such as floods, strong storms, drought, and sea-level rise. Systematic analyses, formal workshops, and number of gigabytes collected remain constant in FY 2007. In order to provide a stronger linkage, and increased performance and efficiencies in implementing program goals, ESDP will be implementing the following changes in FY 2007, as described below. Aerosols and Climate: Integrating Remote-Sensing with in Situ Observations — The USGS component of this global change community-wide effort includes research and model improvements regarding aerosol-climate interactions. By augmenting global observations with a mix of intensive in situ field observations from ground, ship, and aircraft, together with laboratory and controlled condition * Bºnna º - º-- º ** tº characterization of aerosols and their - - º - º, properties, data analysis and modeling, …sº 3 * ESDP will be able to make great strides in -- ~ * -*. *-**::… --- addressing the role aerosols play in ---------------------------------------- changing the Earth's radiation budget, hydrologic cycle, and resultant landscape and ecological responses. Implementation of new and more efficient science and monitoring activities as well as new performance standards require a change in the allocation of resources between specific science projects studying global dust issues. The program will begin development of a new global dust science plan that will guide ESDP in the development of new aerosol-specific performance measures, and the resultant reallocation of fiscal and human capital resources for FY 2007. H - 56 U.S. Geological Survey 252 Earth Surface Dynamics Terrestrial and Freshwater Interactions with a Changing Climate in the Yukon River Basin — Climate change is a global phenomenon, but the magnitude of change and the significance of the effects on Federal systems will vary across the globe. Arctic and subarctic regions are considered to be particularly sensitive to the effects of climate warming. Permafrost thawing, and the resulting enhancement of both water infiltration and the decomposition of large stores of frozen organic material, will radically affect northern ecosystems of the Arctic region and the rate at which carbon is exported from those landscapes to the atmosphere, rivers, and the Arctic Ocean. In particular, this potential permafrost could significantly increase the rate of warming globally. These conditions make arctic and sub arctic ecosystems important areas for deciphering the potential effects of global warming on natural resources. The USGS and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) are leading a developing consortium of U.S. and Canadian Federal agencies, university scientists, and tribal organizations in implementing a prototype environmental monitoring and research strategy in the Yukon River Basin. The collaboration will link air, water, soil, and forest information across the Yukon River Basin to track and understand regional changes in carbon flux and storage. International collaboration with Canadian partners in the Yukon River headwaters will be critical to the success of the project. For FY 2007, ESDP plans to reallocate $600,000 for the program to the development of a Yukon Basin pilot study for a 2-year proof-of-concept study. Global Change —in FY 2007, global change activities will focus on the terrestrial and freshwater interactions with a changing climate in the Yukon River Basin. The USGS and the USFS are leading a consortium of U.S. and Canadian Federal agencies, university scientists, and Tribal organizations in implementing a prototype environmental monitoring and research strategy in the Yukon River Basin. The collaboration will link air, water, soil, and forest information across the basin to track and understand regional changes in carbon flux and storage. Great Lakes — in FY 2007 the USGS and the State geological surveys of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio will continue a partnership to produce three-dimensional geologic maps of the extensive glacial deposits that blanket the upper Midwest. These maps provide a foundation for making economic and environmental decisions related to ground water balances, land, and other natural resources in the Great Lakes. By pooling their expertise and resources, the five geological surveys can address these issues more effectively than could any one survey working alone. Priority Ecosystems Studies — in FY 2007, the ESDP will continue to provide support for PES studies which are described in more detail in the Science on the Landscape section (page F-30). Through PES, ESDP supports interdisciplinary studies of ecosystems, including studies of the Everglades, San Francisco Bay Delta, Chesapeake Bay, Platte River, and the Mojave Desert to evaluate land-use changes, ecosystem histories, indexes of ecosystem Sensitivity to change, and vulnerability to potential stressors in order to devise restoration and adaptive management strategies for land use managers. . - FY 2006 Planned Program Performance The program accomplishments described below are examples that demonstrate the utility of Scientific publications, reports, and other products that are counted under the output measures "systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers" and "number of long-term data Coliections maintained." U.S. Geological Survey - H - 57 253 Geologic Landscape and Coastal Assessments Satellite Image Atlas of the World — In FY 2006, the program plans to complete the 11 volumes of the Satellite Image Atlas of the World (USGS Professional Paper 1386). This is the culmination of a long-term international project to use Landsat Multispectral Scanner (MSS) images acquired in the mid-1970s to establish a baseline for the areal distribution of the Earth's glaciers. More than 70 U.S. and foreign scientists, from 25 countries, representing 45 different institutions, have collaborated in the preparation of 10 geographic-area chapters and an introductory chapter on State of the Earth's Cryosphere at the Beginning of the 21° Century: Glaciers, Snow Cover, Floating loe, and Permafrost, the latter with a 1:50,000,000-scale map of the Earth's Dynamic Cryosphere. Long-term Data Collection Efforts — The ESDP will continue to measure active layer and deep borehole temperatures in 2006 to monitor changes in Alaskan permafrost and collect and analyze meteorological and wind erosion data from USGS monitoring stations in the Southwest. The program also supports long term paleoenvironmental data sets including the Packrat Midden database on past vegetation composition. Formal Workshops or Training Provided to Customers — The ESD program will provide at least 6 workshops or training sessions to customers in FY 2006, three of which include: • Global Change: A workshop on global change priorities and their coordination between ESD, the Department, and other partners will be held in Reston, Virginia in March. • Global Dust: An internal USGS workshop coordinating global dust research efforts and Strategies is in the planning stages. The time and place have not yet been established. • Yukon Basin: A workshop coordinating the efforts of a Yukon Basin initiative is planned for Spring. This Collaborative effort will link air, water, and soil and forest information across the Yukon River Basin. A consortium of Scientists and stakeholders from USGS, Interior, FWS, NPS, NFS, and the State of Alaska are expected to participate. Systematic Analyses and Investigations Delivered to Customers — The ESD program will deliver 6 systematic analyses. These will be included in the final volumes of Profession Paper 1386, The Satellite Image Atlas of the World. Databases Maintained (gigabytes annual and cumulative) — The ESD Program will accumulate 2.8 g.gabytes for a cumulative total of 13.8 g.gabytes. The Earth Surface Dynamics Program has completed a new 5-Year Plan covering the period FY 2006–11 in FY 2005. This plan will be revised to reflect comments received during in the external review of the program to be conducted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in FY 2006. FY 2005 Program Performance The accomplishments and outcomes listed below demonstrate the utility of USGS products that are counted under the output measures for number of systematic analyses and investigations delivered to Customers; number of workshops or training provided, and number of data Collections. The ESDP continues to collect long-term data sets and undertake systematic analyses that address the Department's strategic goals, especially to advance knowledge through scientific leadership and inform decisions through the application of science. H - 58 g U.S. Geological Survey 254 Earth Surface Dynamics Highlights of program accomplishments in FY 2005 that have been reported to customers include: On-going studies of the history, timing, and extent of hypoxic events in the Gulf of Mexico that show increased use of fertilizer has amplified an otherwise naturally occurring process. Completed studies of changes in glacier margins in the Antarctic Peninsula over the past 60 years show that the boundary between advancing and retreating glaciers has moved progressively southward over the period of study, suggesting that warmer temperatures are in large part responsible for changes in the ice margin. Studies of never-grazed grasslands in Canyonlands National Park in Comparison to areas that were grazed until 1974 show that the historically grazed areas have a reduced content of surface silt-sized particles and soil carbon and nitrogen, as a result of wind erosion, even after 30 years of recovery. This suggests that fivestock grazing and resulting nutrient loss by wind erosion of Soils has long lasting effects on the soil fertility of native grasslands in this area, and should be considered in management decisions related to the long-term sustainability of grazing in arid environments. Performance Overview 2006 Change Change 2007 from from Change 2005 2005 2005 2006 2005 2007 from Measure Plan | Actual Pian Enacted Actual Request 2006 # annual gigabytes Collected 2.8 2.8 0 2.8 O 2.8 O # cumulative gigabytes managed t 1.0 i 1.0 () $3.8 +2.8 16.6 +2.8 # systematic analyses delivered to CustomerS 5 6 +? 6 O 6 O # formal workshops and training provided to 6 6 O 6 0 6 Ö CuStorners U.S. Geological Survey H - 59 255 National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Activity: Geologic Hazards, Resources, and Processes Subactivity: Geologic Landscape and Coastal Assessments Program Component: National Cooperative Geologic Mapping 2007 Fixed Cost 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget from Program Actual Enacted changes" changes Request 2006 National Cooperative Geologic 25,162 25,113 +334 G 25,447 +334 Mapping Program y t 3. Total Requirements $000 25,462 25,113 +334 0 25,447 +334 FTE 744 #44 ~4 {} 140 -4 * Fixed cost increases for this activity total $477 of which $334 will be budgeted and $143 will be absorbed. FTE changes result from rebalance and renew skills mix to gain functional and position flexibilities identified through an extensive workforce planning effort (page H-2}. Program Overview The 2007 budget request for the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program is $25,447,000 and 140 FTE. The USGS proposes no program changes for this program. The National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP) was created following the passage of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992, which was reauthorized in 1997 and 1999 (P.L. 105–36 and P.L. 106–148). In FY 2006, Congress is due to reauthorize the Act for the third time. The NCGMP is the primary source of multiple-purpose geologic maps that depict the distribution of the Nation's sediment and rocks and the resources they provide. Geologic maps are vital for exploring, developing, and preserving mineral, energy, and water resources; evaluating and planning for land management and environmental protection; reducing losses from natural hazards, including earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and other ground failures; mitigating effects of coastal and stream erosion; siting of critical facilities; and planning for basic Earth science research. The NCGMP represents more than a decade of successful cooperation among Federal, State, and university partners in delivering state-of-the-art digital geologic maps to the Nation in a cost-effective, timely manner. Each of these partners has a unique role, yet all work cooperatively to leverage financial resources and to determine the areas of highest priority for new geologic mapping. This program supports the Department's Serving Communities strategic goal to advance knowledge through Scientific leadership and inform decisions through the application of science. End outcome measures for which targets are established relate to the soundness of methodology, accuracy, and reliability of the science, and to the accessibility and satisfaction with information products and services. In support of the intermediate outcome to improve the information base, information management, and technical assistance, intermediate outcome measures regarding the content and expanse of the knowledge base and the quality of studies are tracked. Outputs associated with these intermediate outcome measures include the maintenance and updating of a long-term data collection, the completion of systematic analyses or investigations for Customers, and formal workshops or training provided to customers. U.S. Geological Survey H - 61 256 Geologic Landscape and Coastal Assessments The mission of the NCGMP is to provide accurate geologic maps and three-dimensional frameworks that contribute to sustaining and improving the quality of life and economic vitality of the Nation and mitigating geologic hazardous events and Conditions, Program priorities are outlined in the National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 1999 (P.L. 106–148) and in the program's 5-Year Plan which, which will be finished early in FY 2006. The new NCGMP 5-Year Plan has three goals: - • Goal 1 — Produce high-quality, multi-purpose digital geologic maps and accompanying databases and reports to Solve diverse º land-use problems in high-priority areas. Use of Cost and Performance Information Develop three-dimensional geologic Gathering ABC information at the task level is frameworks that extend into the Subsurface new in the NCGMP for FY 2006. After several for use in a variety of predictive models, years of tracking this valuable detailed such as ground-water flow, seismic º ºin tº: º: in shaking, landslide probabilities, landscape . ding and sº ... as well as §: change, and ecosystem health. Measures emphases within each program and links to the under this goal deal with increasing Department's goals and priorities. regional geologic map coverage of the United States, promoting use of geologic maps by the NPS, water resource managers, and in the mitigation of natural hazards, as well as documenting the Systematic Analyses and investigations delivered to customers. • Goal 2 – Make geologic map information more accessible to the public by providing geologic maps, reports, and databases in a variety of digital formats. Preserve and make accessible the extensive USGS paleontologic collections and accompanying databases. Measures under this goal document the maps/reports that are made accessible on the Internet through the National Geologic Map Database (http://ngmdb.usgs.gov), and the information provided to our customers through formal workshops and training. • Goal 3 — Ensure that the NCGMP will have the capabilities/workforce to meet the future needs of the Nation. Measures include documenting how students trained through the EDMAP component of the program use their mapping experience to further their geoscience education and careers. Over the past few years, geologists within the NCGMP have been working to advance and improve the production of geologic maps through the use of new field mapping techniques that streamline the process from data collection to map production. NCGMP has established ambitious targets to make the process even more efficient and will continue to collect quantitative data on the Success of these - improvements. The NCGMP priorities are reviewed annually by a Congressionally mandated Federal Advisory Committee, which includes º NCGMP Justificati - - representatives from DOE, USDA, CGMP Justifica º Geologic Mapping EPA, Office of Science and H - 62 U.S. Geological Survey 257 National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Technology Policy (OSTP), State geological surveys, academia, and the private sector. In addition, State Mapping Advisory Committees in 47 States meet each year to prioritize local geologic mapping needs and assist USGS managers in modifying and prioritizing long-range plans. These priorities are based upon customer needs for the maps. In 1987, geologic maps had five primary applications: oil and gas, metals, industrial minerals, ground water, and coal, listed in decreasing order. By 2005, the number of justifications increased and broadened dramatically, as can be seen above the accompanying figure above. Progress and status reports on the NCGMP are prepared for the Secretary of the Interior to deliver to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. In FY 2005, OMB undertook an analysis of NCGMP using PART. The program received a rating of Moderately Effective, and established several new long term measures that are directly linked to other programs or agencies. Specifically, NCGMP intends to measure how geologic maps are used by resource managers in the NPS, water managers across the Nation, and by communities to mitigate against natural hazards, such as landslides, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The measure involving water managers, is directly linked to a PART measure established in FY 2004 by the USGS Ground-Water Resources Program. The NCGMP carries out the Mapping Act through three main program components: FEDMAP, STATEMAP, and EDMAP. Each year, panels that include scientists from Federal and State governments and academia critically review all work plans that are submitted to the three components. FEDMAP (Estimates for FY 2005, $17.31 million; FY 2006, $17.55 million; FY 2007, $17.56 million) The FEDMAP component currently supports, totally or in part, 29 regional geologic mapping The Illinois State Geologic Survey strongly and synthesis projects that cross jurisdictional 5: º * º Map * * £ ram. ; he capabilities 1 boundaries and (or) involve work on Federal * † : ºf provides to find nearly 100,000 geologic maps, lands. These projects are located primarily within data, and related products rom hundreds of three regional teams of the USGS: Western publishers, view hundreds of maps online, and Earth Surface Processes Team, Central Earth identify where mapping is on-going are critical Surface Processes Team, and Eastern Earth : ... ential, ea aZärds, and water and minera Surface Processes Team. However, NCGMP . availability. The data base is also funds interdisciplinary projects with the particularly helpful for those unfamiliar with Mineral Resources Program, Earthquake research in a particular area or for those Hazards Program, Landslide Hazards Program, beginning a research on mapping project. The NGMDB provides a central location for and the Ground Water Resources Program. Most mapping information", of these projects have a lifespan of approximately 5 years. In FY 2006, studies are being William Shiits, Illinois State Geologist, undertaken in 31 States. The program also July 14, 2005. partially supports a number of geochronology and other common-use laboratories in the Geologic Discipline and the National Geologic Map Database Project, which represents a major cooperative effort with the Association of American State Geologists to serve information about all geologic maps produced in the United States. New and on-going geologic mapping work plans are evaluated annually by a FEDMAP Review Panel, which includes representatives from State geological surveys, NPS, FWS, USGS water Resources Discipline (WRD), and USGS scientists with diverse scientific backgrounds. U.S. Geological Survey H - 63 258 Geologic Landscape and Coastal Assessments The National Geologic Map Database project is an on-going effort with State geological surveys, universities, the Canadian Geological Survey, and the Consejo de Recursos Minerales, Mexico, to present all geologic mapping data from North America on one Web site and with a common set of map standards. Additionally, users can access information on current geologic mapping activities and the proper use of geologic names. The project's Web site serves more than 40,000 users per month. In FY 2005, thousands of new bibliographic map records were added to the map catalog, and the recently implemented online image library, which serves digital geologic maps, was expanded. Through a Science in the Parks effort, the NCGMP is the principal USGS partner coordinating and prioritizing geologic mapping studies with the NPS. This decade-long effort is now an integral component of the FEDMAP program, and the NCGMP is committed to working with NPS well into the future. Projects are developed and selected jointly by the NPS and the USGS to merge the earth science information needs of individual parks with the geologic mapping mission of the USGS. The resulting geologic data are "The BLM uses geologic maps on a frequent basis. We need up-to-date maps in order to delineate mineral resources; determine mineral potential; site roads, water wells and dams; determine the distribution of threatened of endangered plant species endemic to certain geologic formations and determine potential vegetative communities. We use geologic maps and reports produced by the USGS." Becky J. Hammond Bureau of Land Management August 25, 2005 made available in digital, as well as standard, formats that are needed for NPS land-use - management, educational outreach, inventory, and monitoring of natural resources. NCGMP- funded projects also work with other Federal land management agencies (e.g., FWS, BLM and the U.S. Forest Service). STATEMAP (Estimates for FY 2005, $7.29 million; FY 2006, $7.25 million; FY 2007, $7.32 million) The STATEMAP component supports geologic mapping studies by State geological surveys through a competitive grant program that matches every Federal dollar with a State dollar. Mapping priorities are determined with the help of State Mapping Advisory Committees in each State, which include representatives from all levels of government, the private sector, academia, and industry. Currently, more than 500 individuals offer their time on these committees to prioritize geologic mapping needs. EDMAP (Estimates for FY 2005, $0.57 million; FY 2006, $0.56 million: FY 2007, $0.57 million) The EDMAP component supports the training of a new generation of geologic mappers in universities and Colleges through a competitive matching-fund grant program. In FY 2005, the NCGMP continued a career study of EDMAP students that was begun in 2004. Students are sent a questionnaire three years after completion of their EDMAP experience. So far, the results clearly demonstrate that EDMAP students (1) fall well above the national average for pursuing advanced academic degrees in the geoscience field, (2) easily obtain geoscience positions due to the knowledge gained through the EDMAP experience, and (3) frequently use the geologic mapping skills gained through the EDMAP. In fact, several past EDMAP students, now teachers/professors, are applying for EDMAP grants for their students. U.S. Geological Survey 259 National Cooperative Geologic Mapping FY 2007 Program Performance Estimates important projects that will be completed in FY 2007 and whose accomplishments will satisfy program GPRA requirements include (1) ground water resources of the Sante Fe, NM area, (2) geologic mapping in Big Bend National Park, (3) karst hazards and geologic mapping in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, (4) understanding of subsurface geologic and hydrologic frameworks of the North Carolina Coastal Plain, and (5) geologic mapping related to seismic and landslide hazards in the Portland Hills of Oregon. NCGMP anticipates that approximately 47 State geologic surveys and 40 universities will receive financial support from the program through our grant programs. These projects will produce over 400 new geologic maps and train approximately 60 students. FY 2006 Planned Program Performance in FY 2006, there are several planned accomplishments that will be used to satisfy the NCGMP GPRA Performance Measures. These activities will demonstrate the utility of USGS products. Data Collection and Analysis — Nine systematic analyses will be delivered to NCGMP customers. These include the numerous products that have resulted from the six multi-year FEDMAP projects that will be ending in FY 2006 (1) Atlantic estuaries, (2) focus on quaternary stratigraphy in the Los Angeles region, (3) geologic mapping in support of land, resources, and hazards issues in Alaska, (4) improving the geohydrologic framework of the Edwards and Trinity aquifers, south-central Texas, (5) Surficial geologic mapping in the Southwest, and (6) three-dimensional geologic maps and visualization. The NCGMP will provide 10 formal workshops or training to its customers and will continue to maintain long-term data collection: the National Geologic Mapping Database (NGMDB). in FY 2005, 110 gigabytes of information were added to the NGMDB, which at the end of the fiscal year contained 950 gigabytes of information. In FY 2006, approximately 200 gigabytes will be added to the database. With the budget change for the NCGMP in FY 2006, the program has had to reduce the funding money distributed to every FEDMAP, STATEMAP, and EDMAP project. This will continue to reduce their ability to begin new geologic mapping efforts, to acquire essential additional information for on-going mapping projects, and to publish completed investigations. New PART Measures — in FY 2006 NCGMP will establish baselines for new PART measures that link to work done with major program partners—primarily the NPS, the Ground-Water Resources Program, and communities that are trying to mitigate against natural hazards. Preservation of Geological and Geophysical Data and Samples — The Energy Policy Act of 2005, Section 351, calls for the NCGMP Federal Advisory Committee to write a report to Congress that addresses the need to preserve geological and geophysical data, samples, and core. This committee will also assess the needs of other Department's land management agencies in preservation issues through a survey questionnaire. In addition, the program will begin the process of consolidating and preservation paleontologic data and specimens at risk. 100" Anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake—NCGMP will produce a number of important products summarizing major advancements in the understanding the tectonic history of the greater San Francisco region. U.S. Geological Survey H - 65 260 Geologic Landscape and Coastal Assessments Missouri River Geologic Framework — This new project will focus on understanding the geology, hydrology, and ecology of the lower Missouri River from South Dakota to Iowa through cooperative studies with WRD and Biological Research Division. This area is part of the Missouri National Recreational River, which is managed by the NPS and who will use information provided by this project to manage the region and determine areas of additional land acquisition. In addition, Native American Tribes along the river, FWS, BLM, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and State and focal agencies need this information to address ecologic, hydrologic, and habitat issues that have arisen from conflicting land-use demands. Geology of Parks and Federal Lands of the Southwest — A new project, "Geology of parks and Federal lands of the Southwest," will conduct geologic mapping efforts in Death Valley National Park, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Grand Canyon National Park, Havasu National Wildlife Refuge, Kaibab National Forest, Kaibab-Paiute Indian Reservation, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Mesa Verde National Park, Mojave National Preserve, Navajo Nation, Parashant National Monument, Pipe Spring National Monument, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, and Wupatki National Monument. Geologic Mapping and Hydrogeology of Crystalline Rocks — This new project will take knowledge gained about aquifer characteristics in bedrock from other regions of the Eastern United States and will modify and apply this understanding to parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New York that are experiencing rapid urban growth and resulting increased demand for potable ground water. FY 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments The accomplishments and outcomes listed below demonstrate the utility of USGS products that are counted under GPRA performance measures for (1) long-term data collections maintained/updated, (2) systematic analyses delivered to customers, (3) formal workshops or training provided, and (4) number of Square miles of land that are geologically mapped each year. The first five accomplishments listed below represent the five systematic analyses that were used by NCGMP for FY 2005 GPRA results. NCGMP defines systematic analyses as the entire output of a project during its lifespan, which is summarized when the project ends. Bedrock Regional Aquifer Systematics Study (BRASS) — Through close cooperation with the WRD, this project has improved understanding of the distribution and behavior of ground water in regions of the Eastern United States that are underlain by bedrock, with a focus on the Appalachians. The flow, storage, and chemical interaction of ground water in fractured-bedrock aquifers have been poorly known before this project. By coordinating geologic mapping and hydrologic investigations, the influence of different bedrock lithologies and structures on ground-water behavior and chemistry was documented, and conceptual models were developed. These models can then be extrapolated to larger areas to provide regional hydrogeologic frameworks. Because of rapid urban development along the Eastern Seaboard, ground-water resources are threatened as never before by over consumption and the possibility of contamination. Planning agencies, which are faced with uncertainties about sustainable water supplies in regions underlain by bedrock, are actively seeking answers to water-supply questions. Debates have begun in many regions concerning the amount of new development that can be sustained by existing water supplies, and exactly how much ground water is available. H - 66 U.S. Geological Survey 261 National Cooperative Geologic Mapping The BRASS project has obtained critical information from a number of cooperative studies in these diverse hydrogeologic environments. In New Hampshire, mapping of the crystalline bedrock, combined with water well-yield data, provided more accurate predictions of water-well yields and demonstrated that fractures in the rock can control directional trends in well yield, in Massachusetts, the interaction between crystalline-bedrock ductile and brittle structures has been shown to control the geometry of zones of contribution to municipal water-supply wells. In Virginia, mean well yield is influenced by crystalline rock type (i.e., where diabase bodies form barriers to regional ground-water flow). National Park Service Support (NPS) — Because the NPS employs few geologists, it relies heavily on USGS for basic geologic research and geologic inventories (including geologic maps). The complexity of the two organizations requires a systematic effort by both to link NPS research needs with USGS research projects and to disseminate the research results widely and effectively. The Geologic Resources Division of the NPS coordinates park efforts and works with USGS projects to facilitate interagency coordination and information distribution. The "Geology of National Parks" project has produced (1) geologic maps and reports, (2) research on the effects of coastal processes and climate change on fragile resources, such as wetlands and glaciers, and (3) interpretive products. Each project task has addressed a specific NPS request for assistance. For most tasks, NPS has provided either funding or "in kind" services. Geologic data have been provided in digital and standard formats to optimize use for resource management and inventories and for public outreach. Project geologists worked directly with NPS staff to increase awareness of potential links between USGS research and land and near-shore management issues and to encourage communication of geologic information to the millions of annual visitors to the Nation's parks. This project has worked with the following park units: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Death Valley National Park, Devils Tower National Monument, Dinosaur National Monument, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Grand Canyon National Park, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Joshua Tree National Park, Kaibab National Forest, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Mojave National Preserve, Mount Rainier National Park, Pipe Spring National Monument, Point Reyes National Seashore, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, and Yellowstone National Park. Southern California Areal Mapping Project (SCAMP) — Through cooperation with the California Geological Survey, USDA, BLM, U.S. Marine Corps, and the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District, SCAMP has provided a geologic foundation for Southern California that has been used and will continue to be used to facilitate decision-making and land-use management related to a broad range of Societal applications. The nearly 20 million people that live in Southern California all face a variety of challenges posed by the geologic setting they inhabit. These challenges include (1) earthquake hazards created by numerous active faults of the complex San Andreas Fault system, (2) ground-water availability and quality in a semi-arid Setting where ground-water basins have complex geologic controls, and (3) mineral and energy resource utilization in a region where multiple land uses are in competition. This project's objective has been to determine the geologic architecture and history of Southern California. The main effort has been the development of extensive digital geologic- map databases that describe the geologic setting and geologic history of Southern California. Incorporated into each database are value-added interdisciplinary data that include isotope geology and geochronology, regional geophysics and geochemistry, drill records, engineering properties, paleontology, geomorphology, and pedology. U.S. Geological Survey H - 67 262 Geologic Landscape and Coastal Assessments The geologic-map databases typically are developed at 1:24,000-scale and then synthesized into 30'x 60' quadrangles. Nearly 100 geologic maps have been published by this project. Kentucky — This multi-year effort, conducted by the Kentucky Geological Survey through a series of STATEMAP projects, was based on a State mandate to convert all the State's 1:24,000 - scale geologic maps to digital form by the year 2005. This has now been completed. Through a previous cooperative effort with the USGS, Kentucky was in a unique position of having total geologic map coverage of the State at 1:24,000 scale. The next phase is to create a seamless spatial database of these maps and Supporting data. Kentucky's geologic maps have been and will continue to be used by land-use and transportation planners and disaster and emergency service personnel for making land-use decisions where Seismic hazards, land development, natural resource use, and land conservation may be in conflict. For example, for two new planned interstate highways, geologic maps will be used to assist in route placement to avoid sensitive karst areas and liquefaction prone sections, to locate needed aggregate resources, and to educate the public. Wisconsin — This 5-year effort, conducted by the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey through STATEMAP projects, has focused on geologic mapping of the Quaternary deposits in the Fox River lowland. This glacial lake basin (Glacial Lake Oshkosh) is in a rapidly urbanizing region, and information about near-surface aquifers and aggregate resources was needed for the State's comprehensive planning initiatives. This lowland includes parts of 14 counties, and plans were developed to produce geologic maps at 1:24,000 scale of the entire region over a 6-year period. These maps will next be combined into three 1:100,000-scale geologic maps that will be part of a publication that explains the distribution of surficial materials, the subsurface stratigraphy, and the geological history of the region. In addition, there will be a scientific publication with a detailed description about various aspects of Lake Oshkosh. Geologic Map and Report Production in FY 2005 — The NCGMP, through the USGS and its partners in 47 State geological surveys, published hundreds of peer-reviewed geologic maps and reports in high priority areas as determined by State Mapping Advisory Committees, Interior, and other Federal land management agencies, the Federal Advisory Committee, and customer forums. All geologic maps have multiple uses; however, the most important current uses deal with preserving the quality and quantity of ground-water resources and assisting in the understanding of and prediction of natural hazards, such as landslides, earthquakes, floods, and VOICanoes. New Geologic Map of North America — This map, which is the result of a cooperative effort by the USGS, Geological Society of America (GSA), Geological Survey of Canada (GSC), and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHO), also includes detailed features of the seafloor, including spreading centers, seamount chains, and subduction zones. An employee of USGS was one of two compilers for the on-land geology for this monumental effort that has occurred over the last twenty years. The USGS is now working on a digital version of the map. The USGS Central Region Earth Surface Processes Team Web site has an expanded description of the map at http://esp.cr.usgs.gov/info/gmna/ In 2005, 124 projects were carried out in 47 States through the STATEMAP component of the program. More than 470 geologic maps, as pre-publication drafts, were delivered. H - 68 U.S. Geological Survey 263 National Cooperative Geologic Mapping In 2005, 58 students working on 36 projects from 30 universities learned and applied geologic mapping techniques in 26 States through support by EDMAP. All of these student activities were coordinated with projects within the USGS and (or) State geological Surveys. The students delivered 106 geologic maps that they used for various university projects, theses, and dissertations. Each year, the program reaches out to new geoscience departments to participate in the EDMAP component of the program. In 2005, five universities that had not previously participated applied for EDMAP grants. Also, to increase diversity in the program and geosciences as a whole, representatives of the program discussed future opportunities with Historical Black Colleges and Hispanic dominated programs. The program expects EDMAP proposals from these institutions in upcoming years. Performance Overview #e3stºre 2005. Fiari 2005 Actual Change from Pian 2005 £nacted 2006 Change from Actual 2007 Request 2007 Change from 2006 Content and expanse of knowledge base: X% of surface area with temporal and spatial monitoring, research, and assessment/data coverage to meet land use planning and monitoring requirements (SP) 53% 53% 55% +2% 57.5% +2.5% X% of geologic investigations in National Park Service (NPS) units that are cited for use by the NPS within three years of delivery (PART) Easeline 80% 80% 80% X% of EDMAP students that work on subsequent geoscience degrees or obtain a job in a geoscience field (PART) 95% 94% 95% +? 95% X% of U.S. with geologic maps that are being integrated into ground- water availability status and trends to support resource management decisions (PART) 5% 5% 6% +1% 8% +2% # of counties or comparable jurisdictions that have adopted hazard mitigation measures based in part on geologic mapping and research (PARI) 12 +2 +2 # of annual gigabytes collected 200 tº 0 200 4-90 20% # of cumulative gigabytes managed t,040 950 1,150 +200 1,350 +200 # of systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers # of formal workshops or training provided to customers (instancesſissues/events) 10 iO 40 # of hours for fieldwork, compilation, and publication of a typical geologic map (PART Eff) 3,070 3,070 2.980 2,890 # of State Geological Surveys that add geologic map information to the NGMDB (PART). 48 49 50 +? # of EDMAP students trained each year (PART) 60 62 +2 60 60 U.S. Geological Survey 264 Coastal and Marine Geology Activity: Geologic Hazards, Resources, and Processes Subactivity: Geologic Landscape and Coastal Assessments Program Component: Coastal and Marine Geology 2007 Fixed Cost 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget from Program Actual Enacted changes" changes Request 2006 Coastal and Marine Geology 37,457 39.2ss +499 -39t 39,393 +f 08 Program . Total Requirements $000 37,457 39,285 +499 -391 39,393 ++08 Fre 235 239 -7 {} 232 •7 * Fixed cost increases for this activity total $713 of which $499 will be budgeted and $214 will be absorbed. FTE changes result from rebalance and renew skills mix to gain functional and position flexibilities identified through an extensive workforce planning effort (page H-2). Summary of FY 2007 Program Changes for Coastal and Marine Geology Program Request Component : Amount FTE Program Changes {} O • Multi-Hazards initiative +200 0. • Fiorida Shelf Research -591 O TOTAL -391 0 Justification of 2007 Program Changes The 2007 budget request for the Coastal and Marine Geology Program is $39,393,000 and 232 FTE, which is a net program change of -$391,000 and 0 FTE. Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project (+$200,000 and 0 FTE) — The Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project in Southern California, part of a multi- year initiative, will focus on integrating information and products about multiple hazards to improve the usefulness of this information in reducing loss of life and property from natural hazards, which supports the end outcome goal of "Protect lives, resources, and property" under the mission goal of Serving Communities. The development of integrated databases and the enhancement of IT systems to track multiple hazards will facilitate more rapid communication and response to the user community, regardless of the timeframe of a natural disaster. With $200,000 of requested funds and $200,000 from cost savings, CMG will develop models and tools to assess coastal vulnerability to extreme storm events, in partnership with the State of California and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. CMG will continue collaborative activities with the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program and the University of Southern California to advance tsunami modeling and inundation mapping. U.S. Geological Survey H - 71 265 Geologic Landscape and Coastal Assessments • Florida Shelf Research (-$591,000 and 0 FTE) — The requested decrease of $591,000 will eliminate efforts funded in FY 2006 by Congressional earmark to support geological and environmental characterization of the inner shelf region of Florida. Efforts will be ended with the State of Florida and the University of South Florida (USF) to provide environmental characterization for the management of submerged resources; to develop collaborative mapping programs, including inventory, synthesis, and management of existing data and new data collection. The USGS will also not continue participation in the Gulf of Mexico Alliance action plan. Program Performance Change Table +2 systematic analyses & investigations delivered to Total Performance Change cifsformerg A Fº C F D-Bº; # Overall Performance Changes from 2006 to 2007 Cut-year impact 2007 Impact of 2007 Base of Program 2007 Budget 2007 Program 2006 Enacted Performance. Change or Request Change on #Aetastirº Performance i.eye; Performance Performance Performance systematic analyses & investigations delivered to customers 8 8 +i 9 +i Column 8: The performance level expected to be achieved absent the program change (i.e., at the 2006 request level plus/minus funded fixed cost/related changes); this would reflect, for example, the impact of prior year funding changes, management efficiencies, absorption of fixed costs, and trend impacts. Coiumn E: The out-year impact is the change in periormance level expected in 2008 and Beyond of ONLY the requested program budget change; it does not include the impact of receiving these funds again in a subsequent outyear. Program Overview The USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP) maintains and applies capabilities in marine geology, geophysics, geochemistry and oceanography to provide information and research products on geologic conditions and processes critical to the management of the Nation's Coastal and marine environments. The CMGP addresses a broad suite of national issues in the thematic areas of natural hazards, environmental quality and human health, and natural resources requiring credible and objective scientific data, information, and understanding. As the primary Federal marine geologic research, information and knowledge provider the CMGP develops, maintains, and delivers information, technologies and products that provide Federal, State, and local agencies and the public the authoritative, scientific basis for regulating, managing, and protecting the Nation's coastal and marine resources and Communities. Program objectives spanning the thematic program components include: • Characterization of geological setting, processes, and change at regional or system scales as required to provide the framework understanding for management and policy in response to a broad range of issues — Framework development and synthesis of geologic information and understanding is the foundation for, and an integral part of, USGS research activities to understand and model the physical processes that control the status, function, and evolution of coastal and marine systems and the resulting H - 72 U.S. Geological Survey 266 Coastal and Marine Geology environmental, hazard, and resource implications for human and environmental health, economic growth, public safety, and resource use, protection, and management. • Development of regional and national hazard, resource and environmental assessments of coastal and marine condition, change and vulnerability to human and natural processes—Regional geological framework development and topical research on geological processes provides the foundation for development of assessment products. • Development of broadly applicable models of coastal and marine evolution and change—Geologic framework development and process understanding provides the basis for development and evaluation of hindcast and forecast models. Model application to specific issues and settings, expanding the range of relevant applications, is supported by regional information development and targeted process Studies. Overall direction of CMGP activities is established by a 5-Year Plan. The plan reflects internal and external inputs such as the USGS and Department's strategic plans and periodic reviews of the program and program elements by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). The CMGP is also broadly directed by the objectives of the National Coastal Program Plan (2003) submitted to Congress by the USGS. The overal goals of this program are to (1) provide the scientific information, knowledge, and tools required to ensure that land and resource use decisions, management practices, and future development in the coastal zone and adjacent watersheds can be evaluated with a complete understanding of the effects on coastal ecosystems and communities and (2) provide a full assessment of the vulnerability of coastal and marine ecosystems and communities to natural and human-driven changes. CMGP program objectives and activities support the Department's Serving Communities strategic goal to advance knowledge through Scientific leadership and inform decisions through application of science. GPRA targets for project and program outputs, including analyses, models, information resources, and workshops to transfer information and capabilities are established as part of the program planning process and performance is evaluated quarterly and annually. End outcome measures for which targets are set relate to the soundness of methodology, accuracy, and reliability of the science and to the accessibility and satisfaction with products and services. In support of the intermediate outcome to improve the information base, information management, and technical assistance, measures regarding the content and expanse of the knowledge base and the quality of studies are tracked. Outputs associated with these intermediate outcome measures include the maintenance and update of long-term data collections, the completion of systematic analyses or investigations for customers, and formal workshops or training provided to customers. In pursuit of these goals the CMGP develops and implements national, regional, and topical studies that advance knowledge relevant to national issues, Program activities are developed in response to long-term program objectives, partner needs, and potential to leverage USGS resources with partner resources to effectively meet shared objectives. Leveraging or cost- sharing provides partners access to unique USGS capabilities while enhancing the cost- effectiveness of USGS mission activities. Historically partners provide 7 to 10 percent of funding for program activities, with significant in-kind contributions additionally provided through collaborative studies developed to respond to critical needs identified by stakeholders, ensuring that study products have immediate application while advancing long-term program objectives. Regional studies are designed to provide essential framework information to Federal, State, and local managers with respect to specific issues/topics as well as providing broadly applicable information products. Topical studies, often implemented within regional efforts, are designed to develop fundamental information that has broad applicability. Synthesis of regional and topical U.S. Geological Survey H - 73 267 Geologic Landscape and Coastal Assessments studies provides the basis for national assessments and products. Project work plans submitted to the CMGP are reviewed annually by internal and external scientists and managers knowledgeable in the relevant area of proposed and on-going work. Reviewers provide guidance that informs program and project directions and implementation. The CMGP supports research projects implemented Use of Cost and Performance information primarily by the Coastal and Marine Geology centers in Woods Hole, MA; St. Petersburg, FL; and Menlo Gathering º: information at º: task ievei is * * * new in the Coastal and Marine Geology Park and º: § º º: aſé | Frogram for FY 2006. After several years of p rovided to other - Science CenterS and externa tracking this valuable detailed information, cooperators (academic, State) to ensure needed USGS will be better placed to track and analyze capabilities are effectively provided. important trends in Program funding and expenditures, as wel; as scientific emphases * within each Program and inks to Department's FY 2007 Program Performance Estimates º p The 2007 budget request for the Coastal and Marine Geology Program is $39,393,000 and 232 FTE, which is a program changes of -$391,000 and 0 FTE. Planned accomplishments and outcomes are consistent with targets under the Department's Serving Communities strategic goal to advance knowledge through scientific leadership and inform decisions through the application of science. GPRA targets for "analyses deſivered" will include products resulting from base budget increases in FY 2006 (Tsunami Hazards) and FY 2007 (integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project in Southern California). These expanded activities will support both the USGS Hazards initiative and the Administration's Tsunami Risk Reduction pian. in FY 2006 the CMGP is scheduled to be evaluated by OMB through PART review. The CMGP will work closely with bureau leadership and OMB to develop more effective measures of program performance that more accurately reflect the application and impact of CMGP products and the effectiveness of CMGP operations. Program performance in FY 2007 will reflect funding changes as requested in FY 2007 and as provided in FY 2006. FY 2007 budget increases in support of the USGS Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project in Southern California will result in delivery of one additional hazard assessment. FY 2006 budget increases for tsunami hazard investigations will also contribute to development of additional analyses related to Tsunami Source Assessment. Initial products are expected in FY 2007 from the Puget Sound Ecosystem Study with enhanced funding provided in FY 2006. North-Central Guif of Mexico Studies: Science for Ecosystem Restoration and increased Disaster Resilience in the Aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita — in FY 2007 CMGP will apply resources made available from studies nearing or reaching completion to address Administration, bureau, and program priorities. In FY 2006 a comprehensive USGS planning effort will identify critical efforts needed to provide the science base for restoration and recovery of the Gulf of Mexico region in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The CMGP will, in FY 2007, redirect funds in response to collaborative science planning, engaging other Federal, State, and academic partners, to address the system-scale response of the North-Central Gulf of Mexico Coastal region to natural hazards and human impacts. Efforts will address immediate Science and information needs for on-going restoration, long-term needs for regional restoration, and will represent the next stage in implementation of the ecosystem science goals of the H - 74 U.S. Geological Survey 268 Coastal and Marine Geology USGS National Coastal Program Plan. New performance goals, consistent with PART measures established in FY 2006, will be developed. Initial efforts will rely on established and unique CMGP capabilities in geologic mapping, Coastal characterization, and coastal response modeling. Prior to and Subsequent to the landfall of hurricanes Katrina and Rita the USGS, in collaboration with NASA and the USACE, completed high resolution airborne LiDAR elevation mapping of the hurricane impacted regions. These data, and coastal response models developed as part of on-going program studies, will provide the basis for assessing impacts and evaluating coastal response. Data Collection, analyses and modeling will proceed with the objective of improving assessments of future hazard vulnerability and assessments of restoration effectiveness for hazard mitigation, The Tampa Bay Ecosystem Study will complete major data collection efforts in FY 2006. Resources from this study will be redirected to support multidisciplinary efforts in the North-Central Gulf of Mexico, including integrated data management and delivery enhancing information models developed within the Tampa Bay Study and across USGS programs. Coastal and Ocean Mapping: Effective Deployment of Core CMGP Capabilities — The CMGP is the primary Federal provider of expertise and competencies required to map and interpret coastal and ocean geologic structure and change; providing essential information on the form, composition, and alteration of the physical environment required to assess hazard vulnerability, identify critical habitats, locate non-living resources, and manage coastal and marine living and non-living resources. Mapping is thus the basis for long-term CMGP efforts to describe, understand, and model coastal and ocean systems and mapping products have immediate application to a wide range of ocean and coastal resource management needs. The USGS will continue to lead efforts, begun in response to the Administration's Ocean Action Pian (OAP), to ensure that Federal and federally funded ocean and coastal mapping activities are coordinated, prioritized, and effective. Beginning in FY 2006 the CMGP will support interagency efforts through the Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping (IWG-OCM) of the NSTC Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (JSOST) to meet these objectives set forth in the OAP. Initial efforts will include development of an inventory of all Federal and federally supported mapping programs and activities. Efforts to ensure the more effective application of marine mapping data and information will continue. The USGS is working with the private sector and the American Geological Institute (AGI) to preserve existing offshore Seismic data and to ensure that it is available to the research community. Existing data resources are irreplaceable, in danger of being lost, and will provide the basis for future investigations leading to, for example, improved understanding of hazard potential across the U.S. marine realm. USGS researchers are utilizing the expanded information resources provided by this collaborative effort to identify and map active and dormant faults offshore to evaluate both tsunami and earthquake hazards. This work will continue as part of USGS multiprogram efforts in support of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 leading to creation of a Preservation of Geological and Geophysical Data Program with funding provided in FY 2007 to the Energy Resources Program. Environmental Quality and Human Health — These studies address topics such as pollution and waste disposal, characterization of coastal and offshore biological habitats, understanding of habitat loss, Coral reef health, marine Sanctuaries and reserves, and environmental change. Results from these efforts provide an understanding of geologic processes needed to predict natural and human-related variability and to evaluate the influence of human activities on coastal, estuarine, and offshore regions. Federal and State agencies and private groups U.S. Geological Survey H - 75 269 Geologic Landscape and Coastal Assessments routinely use the regional broad-based and long-term Science information produced by this USGS work to make land-management decisions. Nationai Coastal Efforts: Science for Sustaining and Restoring Coastal Resources — in accordance with the goals of the bureau National Coastal Program Plan, work is planned for several high priority areas around the Nation including the mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain, Chesapeake Bay, Northern Gulf of Mexico, Puget Sound, and Tampa Bay: In FY 2007, CMGP will provide support to Eastern Region priorities in the mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain by examining the flux of groundwater to the mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain. This effort will allow for informed decision-making that balances human use and ecosystem requirements by examining the role groundwater and associated nutrients play in coastal eutrophication in North Carolina estuarine systems. Continued efforts in the Chesapeake Bay will address the impact of sediment input and mobility associated with natural and human processes on water clarity and ecosystem health. in southern Louisiana, the USGS has engaged with partners (e.g., University of New Orleans (UNO), Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to write the Near-Term Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) plan for restoration activities associated with wetlands and barrier island loss. CMGP efforts will address the nature and magnitude of subsidence and barrier island loss as critical inputs to assessing the viability and success of restoration projects. Continuing implementation of the USGS National Coastal Program Plan, the CMGP is partnering with other Federal, State, and regional agencies in Washington State as part of the Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration (PSNER) group to provide the knowledge and information required to rehabilitate Puget Sound ecosystem health and prevent additional damage as populations and human impacts in the basin continue to increase. Utilizing enhanced funding provided beginning in FY 2006, the CMGP supports research as part of a USGS multidisciplinary effort (FY 2005–10) designed to (1) evaluate the probable effects of the Elwha dam removal, planned for FY 2008, on nearshore habitats, (2) understand the physical and ecological interactions within the highly modified Skagit Delta, and (3) provide information on beach, cliff, and nearshore sediment dynamics as they relate to critical nearshore habitats. Tampa Bay is environmentally threatened by continued growth and development throughout the Bay watershed and by specific activities including construction of an underwater gas pipeline, Construction and operation of a major desalinization plant, three expansions of port facilities, and dredging of Tampa Bay to support commercial vessel traffic. The USGS Tampa Bay effort to address these critical issues will continue through FY 2008. Major goals are to (1) assess the geological, ecological, and water quality history of the Bay, (2) develop monitoring programs to assess the current health of the bay, and (3) provide the scientific understanding and tools to evaluate future changes in the Bay ecosystem. The USGS is modeling the structural setting of the historic Bay to provide the basis for assessing change; identifying, quantifying, and modeling the impacts of urbanization on benthic habitat distribution, health, and restoration; and developing and maintaining a decision support system to facilitate Science information exchange. With the completion of major data collection efforts, reduced funding will be provided in FY 2007 to synthesize previously developed information and to develop a Tampa Bay integrated Coastal Model (TBICM) to provide tools to assess the impacts of development and structural changes on water quality, habitat, ecological health, and public safety. Funding in FY 2008 will be provided for final syntheses and product development. U.S. Geological Survey 270 Coastal and Marine Geology Coral Ecosystem Research — The USGS, as the Department's science agency, is uniquely suited to undertake coordinated multidisciplinary research on Coral reef issues. Two Executive Orders (EO 13089 and 13158) established a Coral Reef Task Force and a resulting plan to conserve coral reefs. All Federal agencies are required to protect Coral reefs and associated habitat. NOAA and the Department have identified coordinated action as essential to meet the Nation's coral reef Conservation needs. Responding to needs identified by the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy and the Coral Reef Task Force, a bureau plan for coral ecosystem research will be completed in FY 2005, with final review in FY 2006, and will guide bureau research over the next 5 years. The plan identifies four major areas where USGS research can have an impact: land-based pollution, global climate change, ecological integrity, and remote and deep coral ecosystems. CMGP will focus on (1) identifying the sources, transport pathways and biologic and physiologic impacts of land-based pollution on U.S. coral reefs with the objective of providing the science base for management of watershed and land use activities (mitigation) and developing protocols for monitoring land-use impacts on coral reefs, and (2) building models to integrate remote sensing data with experimental results of reef response to various stressors including global climate change. The expected output will be tools for assessing coral reef response to environmental change for application by the primary Department stewards of the Nation's coral reef resources, NPS, FWS, and MMS, for parks, refuges, and outer continental shelf (OCS) lands under their respective jurisdictions. Benthic Habitat Characterization — improved understanding of seabed character and processes has immediate application to fisheries management, designation of Marine Protected Areas (MPA), assessment of mineral resources, and use of the seabed for pipelines, cables, wind farms, and waste disposal. in particular, geologic and seabed mapping data developed by the CMGP support efforts to characterize benthic habitats (seafloor and lake bottom areas) and link geology and geologic processes to the distribution, abundance, and diversity of marine habitats. Production of interpretive maps, developed in collaboration with NOAA, NPS, and academic partners, showing the distribution of seabed materials, seabed dynamics, and biologic habitats supports effective management of the Nation's marine lands for diverse uses. This work is addressing areas identified as high priority by the NPS, MMS, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Marine Sanctuaries (NMS), and coastal States including the Santa Barbara Channel (California) and the Gulf of Maine region managed jointly by the United States and Canada. The New England Fishery Management Council and NMFS use results to manage the fisheries and habitats of the region and USGS scientists serve as technical advisors to the Council's Habitat Committee. In FY 2007 USGS scientists will continue to work with Federal partners to provide baseline resource characterization in priority locales, while pursuing research aimed at better understanding the physical requirements for healthy and Sustainable resources. Contaminated Sediments in California's Urban Ocean — The CMGP is working with the EPA and local agencies to design the most effective remediation plan to mitigate the effects of DDT-contaminated sediment on the Palos Verdes shelf. Large cooperatively developed databases of Oceanographic observations are being used to characterize near-bed conditions and processes in order to model the erosion, transport, and fate of shelf sediments, including both DDT-affected sediments and clean capping material. The CMGP is continuing active participation in the multi-agency Bight '03 effort to develop sediment and contaminant budgets for the greater Los Angeles area. Samples are analyzed for major oxides and chromium, sulfur, U.S. Geological Survey H - 77 271 Geologic Landscape and Coastal Assessments carbon and clay mineralogy. In addition, the spatial distribution of microorganisms in the region offshore of Southern California impacted by the Orange County Sewage outfall will be determined and compared to baseline conditions from sampling in the 1960s. In an effort to better understand the processes by which contaminant are mobilized and transported the CMGP will also participate in a field program coordinated by the Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS) to study cross-shelf transport of sediments and pollutants in Orange County. Natural Hazards and Public Safety — These studies provide geologic information for (1) understanding and predicting coastal erosion, sea-level rise, and storm impacts, (2) identifying and evaluating offshore earthquake and tsunami hazard potential, and (3) evaluating submarine and coastal landslide hazards. As the population growth along the Nation's coasts continues, accurate scientific understanding of the dynamics of coastal systems is needed to address issues relating to public safety, recreational and commercial use, and resource management. CMGP supported efforts, focusing on geologic hazards in coastal and marine regions, will be integrated into broader bureau efforts to provide enhanced multi-hazard information across the suite of hazards and locales impacted. Coastal and Marine Catastrophic Hazards: Earthquakes, Tsunami, Coastal and Marine Landslides — in FY 2006 the CMGP initiated a coordinated effort to effectively address these related hazards consistent with the developing multi-hazard initiative of the USGS. This effort builds on prior hazard-specific studies supported by the CMGP through FY 2005. Within this framework the CMGP will provide the marine geologic and geophysical expertise required to supplement broader USGS and other agency efforts that do not cover the unique (process and operational) aspects of hazards in coastal and marine realms. Application of these competencies is an essential element of a coordinated effort to understand hazards and to develop scientifically sound assessments of the likelihood of loss of life, infrastructure, and property from catastrophic geologic events associated with coastal and marine geologic processes. This effort builds on prior CMGP research efforts and demonstrated experience interacting with groups tasked with making formal hazard assessments and providing products needed in a timely manner. Current efforts are collaborative with the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC), Working Group on California Earthquake Probabilities (WGCEP), the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (NTHMP), FEMA, NOAA and USGS Earthquake and Landslide Hazard Programs. Planned activities for FY 2007 will provide: • Timely information on the location, geometry, extent, and slip history of offshore faults that threaten major metropolitan areas along the West Coast. This work will be substantially enabled by analysis and interpretation of the seismic-reflection data library expanded through acquisition of existing private-sector data in collaboration with industry and the American Geophysical Institute. Analyses will result in improved modeling of potential fault motions and resulting earthquake and tsunami hazards; providing the basis for improved forecasts of earthquake and tsunami probabilities in the coastal and marine realm. • Geological characterization and geotechnical models related to landslide, debris flow, and liquefaction potential in coastal and marine sedimentary deposits. Research will address objectives to understand the influence of (1) landscape form, (2) material properties and structural discontinuities, and (3) tectonics, seismicity, and uplift patterns on landslides along the Pacific Coast. Advanced non-invasive methods developed by H - 78 U.S. Geological Survey 272 Coastal and Marine Geology. the CMGP will be applied to characterize ground motion amplification and ground-failure potential in the urban and nearshore areas of California, Oregon, and Washington. • Improved assessments of tsunami source potential for the development of improved tsunami warning systems for the Pacific, Atlantic, and Caribbean regions of the United States. Existing data will be analyzed to identify potential for tsunami generation by offshore landslides. Research on tsunami deposits will lead to improved methodologies for estimating tsunami inundation recurrence and magnitude. Numerical modeling will improve understanding of earthquake and landslide mechanics in support of improved tsunami source assessments. Caribbean Tsunami Hazards — Increased funding provided to the CMGP in FY 2006 will support a multi-year effort to improve regional assessments of tsunami hazard potential in the Caribbean (Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands) by developing enhanced geological and geospatial information. The proposed 5-year effort will culminate in an improved hazard assessment for the region as a model for future regional tsunami hazard assessment efforts elsewhere. Activities will include (1) coordinated development of source potential information from marine geophysical studies, (2) modeling of tsunami propagation and runup, (3) interpretation of Onshore tsunami deposits to characterize hazard potential, and (4) development of improved digital elevation models based on existing elevation data. The study is coordinated with broader hazard assessments (USGS Earthquake Hazards Program) and multi-agency tsunami hazard assessment programs (NOAA) and the University of Puerto Rico Seismic and Tsunami Hazards Center. Short-term objectives include provision of information for deployment of NOAA observational buoys as part of an enhanced tsunami warning system and development of improved inundation forecasts in the event of earthquakes from various sources. National Coastal Change Hazards — The last national compilation of historical shoreline change was completed by the USGS more than 30 years ago. Since that time, methods of obtaining, analyzing, and displaying shorefine data have substantially improved, and over 30 years of coastal change has occurred. The primary objectives of this study are to (1) determine and quantify the relative vulnerabilities of U.S. coastlines to coastal change hazards, (2) improve understanding of the processes contributing to coastal change hazards, (3) enhance implementation of probabilistic assessments of hazards and vulnerability, and (4) enter into strategic partnerships to facilitate hazard data dissemination. The three themes being emphasized include (1) monitoring hazards using airborne sensors; e.g., LiDAR, (2) understanding processes, particularly those that facilitate assessment of long-term and storm-induced coastal change hazards, and (3) data integration and dissemination using database and GlS technology. The baseline map information being produced provides an outstanding assessment of pre-storm condition throughout the country. Subsequent post-storm LiDAR missions (e.g., Hurricanes Charlie, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne in FY 2004, Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, and Rita in FY 2005–06) allowed rapid quantification of storm-induced changes. Pre-storm data, including assessments of Storm inundation potential, were made available to researchers, local users, and coastal zone managers prior to landfall. Continuing efforts to maintain up-to-date coastal map products and assess coastal change are being pursued with NASA, NOAA, and the USACE. These collaborative efforts ensure comprehensive data collection that effectively applies resources to meet multiple agency requirements and future work will address the development of products and tools that support the breadth of applications at all levels. U.S. Geological Survey H - 79 273 Geologic Landscape and Coastal Assessments Regional Coastal Erosion Studies — Providing the regional understanding of geology and geologic processes required to manage shorelines subject to chronic erosion and Catastrophic storm impacts is a long-term objective of the CMGP. Through such studies the CMGP provides the regional context for development of large-scale models of coastal change that support regional and smaller-scale decision-making by State and local coastal zone managers. The CMGP is currently completing two such studies in North and South Carolina and is planning a future enhanced study to build upon the information and understanding developed therein. As the existing regional studies come to completion the CMGP will work with stakeholders to identify optimum opportunities to advance broadly applicable knowledge of coastal change. The lessons learned through these targeted regional efforts have clarified the links among (1) observed historical patterns of coastal erosion, (2) the processes (storms, sediment transport, and inlet formation) that drive shoreline change and (3) the underlying controls exerted by the geologic setting and history of the study areas. In response to increasing costs and resource limitations the CMGP will only support one regional erosion study from FY 2007 forward. North Carolina — Numerous hurricanes have impacted North Carolina in recent years, including Hurricane Isabel in September 2003 and Alex in August 2004, resulting in severe coastal and inland flooding, erosion of hundreds of kilometers of shoreline, damage or destruction of thousands of homes, and disruption of transportation arteries. These impacts to the Coastal zone occur against a backdrop of continued sea-level rise, chronic erosion, and the likelihood that we are entering a period of higher hurricane risk. The North Carolina coast attracts significant tourism to its parks, beaches, and national seashores. Coastal development continues to increase throughout the region, tourism is a major economic factor, and the coastal ocean supports a local fishing industry; all of which are impacted by coastal change. The USGS, the North Carolina Geological Survey, East Carolina University, and other academic investigators are collaborating to map and understand the regional coastal system of northern North Carolina in an effort to relate the geologic history, setting and physical processes to coastal change. Among the issues being addressed are shoreline erosion, storm dynamics and Coastal System response, location of sand resources for beach nourishment, records of climate and Sea-level change, and habitat evolution across the nearshore, barrier islands, and estuaries. - In FY 2004, the project completed its 4-year effort to collect geophysical data for the inner Continental shelf from Virginia to Cape Lookout, and the corresponding backbarrier estuarine System. Work in FY 2005 and FY 2006 will measure and model shoreline response to severe storms, thus providing information essential for utilizing and managing this extremely dynamic coastal system, and furnishing a sound scientific basis for policy and regulatory decisions. Findings from this study are being used by the NPS to assess the impacts of proposed coastal mitigation strategies and transportation corridor planning, by the FWS to evaluate the environmental consequences of inlet abandonment, and by the USACE and NC Department of Transportation to refine sand resource exploration strategies. The NPS, FWS, USACE, and several State agencies are presently debating a number of issues related to mitigation of Coastal erosion and inlet dynamics in the study area. This project provides a critical foundation of objective information and Scientific analyses that serves aſ stakeholders. The North Carolina º focus on synthesis of geologic and process information developed within this project in South Carolina – Much of the South Carolina coastline is heavily developed, supporting large populations and infrastructure, and robust commercial and tourism industries. The continued Success of these Coastal economies is closely related to the health of local shorelines, which H - 80 U.S. Geological Survey 274 Coastal and Marine Geology mitigate the potential for property loss and damage associated with coastal erosion and severe storm events. The USGS, the NOAA Sea Grant Consortium, the State of South Carolina, several university partners, and the USACE, Charleston District are cooperating to provide a sound scientific understanding of the factors that control coastal erosion, sediment availability and transport, habitat distribution, and vulnerability to coastal change along coastal South Carolina. The main objectives of the study are to (1) evaluate the role that the geologic framework plays in the evolution of the coastal system, (2) assess sediment distribution and the mechanisms and pathways by which sediment is transported, and (3) develop a conceptual sediment budget, based upon geologic mapping and observations of shoreline erosion/accretion rates, that will be tested and supplemented by quantitative measurements of the physical processes that drive inner-shelf circulation and sediment transport. The South Carolina Coastal Erosion Study will be largely completed in FY 2006 with provision of map, interpretive, and research products that define the geologic setting and history, sediment availability, and processes that result in erosion and storm-driven change. All data and interpretations will be synthesized in conceptual models that combine the roles of oceanographic processes and antecedent geology in controlling coastal evolution and modern beach behavior. Modest efforts in FY 2007 will complete final products and provide the framework for future program planning of studies to advance understanding of the processes that control the evolution of sedimentary systems in the region and nationally. Subsidence and Fault Activation in Louisiana – Nowhere are the impacts of natural and human-induced change on coastal resources more dramatically apparent than in coastal Louisiana. Loss and alteration of barrier islands, bays, and coastal marshes continue to impact public safety as well as the economic, cultural, and environmental health of the region. More than $150 billion worth of municipal and industrial infrastructure is at risk. Over 900,000 acres of wetlands and protective barrier islands have been lost since the 1930s, with land-loss rates as high as 25,600 acres per year as recently as the 1970s. Natural processes resulting in high rates of sea-level rise and subsidence are exacerbated by human alterations of the Mississippi River and subsidence associated with hydrocarbon and ground water withdrawal. Louisiana's low-lying coastal resources, infrastructure, and population centers are increasingly at risk to increased flooding, land-loss, and storm impacts, USGS programs are providing assessments of risk, documenting historic and on-going land-loss and subsidence and contributing to the Louisiana Comprehensive Area plan for restoration efforts in cooperation with the UNO, Louisiana State University, Tulane University, the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources and Federal partners, including the USACE. A series of USGS studies in collaboration with the USACE and UNO have provided valuable insights into the processes driving subsidence and sea-level rise within the Mississippi River delta plain. Recent USGS investigations have focused on wetland subsidence and fault activation induced by oil and gas production. Wetlands subsidence is shown to be significantly accelerated in areas of persistent hydrocarbon production. The reductions in elevation are sufficient to cause dramatic changes in the affected wetland ecosystems. The USGS and UNO are coordinating efforts to develop a comprehensive understanding of Coastal vulnerability in this rapidly changing coastal setting to both human-induced and natural Subsidence, including plans to place site-specific subsidence investigations into the broader regional context of sea-level rise and storm hazards. In FY 2006 and FY 2007, modeling efforts are being extended to incorporate the regional effects of natural consolidation and subsurface faulting on subsidence. State and Federal natural resource agencies responsible for flood control, wetland protection, and coastal restoration are using the study's products in their U.S. Geological Survey H - 81 275 Geologic Landscape and Coastal Assessments planning and regulatory activities. Study products will aid in identification of critical areas at risk and in assessing the feasibility and effective life of restoration and mitigation efforts. Users will include Federal (FWS, USACE) and State (Louisiana Department of Natural Resources) agencies, as well as joint State/Federal entities developing restoration plans for coastal Louisiana. California Urban Ocean Sediment Management — The CMGP is working with Federal, State and local partners that comprise the California Sediment Management Workgroup. This group is focused on studies of coastal change; which can result in substantial property loss for Federal, State, local and private landowners and economic losses for public and private sectors, Specific field investigations will target the Santa Barbara-Ventura coastline and the San Francisco Bight. Investigations will include high-resolution seafloor mapping, oceanographic instrument deployments, documentation of sediment flux, and sediment transport modeling. This work will help assess local sand availability as well as internal variability in the coastal environment, including beach, nearshore, and offshore variability in physical processes, sediment character, and transport. information is being used for a variety of sediment management issues including design of erosion mitigation strategies, identification of sand resource potential for beach nourishment, storm hazard assessments, forecasting coastal change, and planning for maintenance (dredging and disposal) of navigational channels. Work is also underway to evaluate the transport and fate of fine sediments discharged into California coastal waters. Preliminary analyses show that a large gradient exists in the timing of fine sediment production from northern to Southern California and that urban areas have significantly altered sediment discharge. Natural Resources — These studies provide information on the location, distribution, quantity, and quality of fresh water and mineral and energy resources in coastal and marine environments and the potential impacts of resource use and extraction. Increasing demands on ground- and Surface-water resources require improved understanding of the interaction of hydrologic and geologic systems in coastal regions and the environmental impacts of resource use and modification. Understanding the distribution of sand and gravel resources is critical to assessing the resource potential and the impact on sedimentary systems and coastal habitats of resource development. Ground-water Resources are critical to coastal communities and the health of coastal habitats. in the mid-Atlantic region, USGS scientists have been investigating delivery by direct ground- water discharge of excess nutrients from fertilizer and septic systems to coastal bays in the Delaware-Maryland-Virginia (Delmarva) Peninsula. Collaborators and stakeholders include EPA, Coastal Intensive Site Network (CISNet) consortium, NPS, State agencies, universities, marine laboratories, and citizens' groups. USGS investigators have shown that ground water may influence much larger areas of the coastal bay systems than previously thought. Study findings will inform future land and resource use decisions and nutrient management strategies in Delmarva watersheds. CMGP has expanded efforts from the Delmarva Peninsula to Pamlico Sound, NC; and to New England, including Cape Cod National Seashore, MA. Efforts in FY 2006 and FY 2007 will be carried out in Chincoteague Bay (Delmarva) and Florida. These sites were chosen to represent the variability of ground water discharge in settings typical of the Atlantic Coast. Studies will yield information necessary to improve hydrologic models, quantify Sustainable rates of ground water withdrawal, and determine the importance and biological impacts of nutrient fluxes from ground water into estuaries. Sand Resources – Coastal erosion and land loss, resulting from complex natural processes (i.e., Storms, Sea-level rise, sediment starvation) and man-made alterations (i.e., dams, H - 82 U.S. Geological Survey 276 Coastal and Marine Geology dredging, coastal engineering structures), are pervasive along Coastal regions. Beach nourishment is increasingly viewed for developed coasts as a cost-effective and environmentally sound method of mitigating coastal erosion, reducing storm and flooding risk, and restoring degraded coastal ecosystems. For beach nourishment to be viable, however, large volumes of high quality sand are necessary and must be located close to the intended project beaches. Offshore marine sand bodies are often the sole Sand source alternative for beach nourishment. Completed studies in Long Island and continuing regional studies in Louisiana, South Carolina, and North Carolina are providing regional-scale assessments of the availability of offshore sand and gravel resources suitable for beach nourishment. Historic data, combined with the results of regional studies, are leading to the development of a consistent national assessment of sand and gravel resources around the United States, USGS scientists will synthesize, disseminate, and map available coastal sediment and geologic framework data from the USGS and cooperating external organizations. Efforts in FY 2005 and FY 2006 focus on continued population of a unified relational database for sediments in partnership with MMS, NOAA, USACE, the institute of Arctic and Alpine Research/Colorado University, the UNO, and several coastal States. FY 2006 and FY 2007 activities will emphasize identifying and characterizing potential Louisiana sand resources for barrier island restoration. The long-term goal (FY 2006 and beyond) of this project is to provide assessments of the character and distribution of sand and gravel resources potentially Suitable for beach nourishment and coastal restoration. Gas Hydrates — Since passage of the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000, hydrates have been recognized increasingly as both a potential energy resource and a hazard to deep water drilling. The CMGP and the Energy Resources Program (ERP) of the USGS are working with the Department of Energy, NOAA, NSF, and the Naval Research Laboratory to fully implement a comprehensive gas hydrate research program in the United States. Samples collected during recent major field programs studying gas hydrates on the Mackenzie Delta, AK; (in cooperation with Japanese, German, Indian, and Canadian partners), in the Gulf of Mexico (in cooperation with French, Japanese, Russian, academic, and industrial partners), and off the Oregon coast (in cooperation with the Ocean Drilling Program) are being analyzed at several USGS labs to understand the physical and dynamic properties that control gas hydrate formation in both permafrost and continental margin settings. These studies are also leading to better strategies for studying these substances and modeling their behavior in natural settings. In FY 2006 and FY 2007, the USGS will continue working with the Joint Industry Program, headed by Chevron-Texaco and Maurer Technologies in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico, to further gas hydrate studies. A new 5-Year Plan for USGS hydrate research has been prepared collaboratively by CMGP and ERP. In addition to specific energy resource-related efforts, the CMGP plans to expand its efforts in assessing the role of gas hydrates in Sea-floor stability and climate change issues. Technology and Information — These studies provide enabling technologies and base-line products characterizing the form and composition of the Nation's coasts and seafloor through Systematic reconnaissance-level Surveys and production of maps of the U.S. coast and offshore Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). These scientific maps and information are used for assessment and management of the sea floor and provide a foundation for investigations of environmental, hazard, and resource issues in coastal and offshore areas. The USGS also addresses the management and transfer of marine geologic information and products. LiDAR (Light Detecting and Ranging) Mapping — The EAARL (Experimental Advanced Airborne Research LiDAR) is an airborne system developed by NASA and applied cooperatively with the USGS that provides unprecedented capabilities to survey coral reefs, nearshore U.S. Geological Survey H - 83 277 Geologic Landscape and Coastal Assessments benthic habitats, coastal vegetation, and sandy beaches. EAARL is uniquely suited for mapping features where extreme variations in the laser backscatter complexity and signal strength are caused by different physical and optical characteristics, CMGP development of this capability has focused on developing algorithms and methodology to use this information for improving (1) fire fuel estimation, (2) discrimination between vegetation community classes, and (3) the combination of airborne bathymetric LiDAR measurement of water column thickness and turbidity with simultaneous hyperspectral scanning to improve the retrieval of benthic reflectance spectra and thereby improve the accuracy of fine scale shallow benthic habitat maps over coral reef and seagrass communities. Those algorithms were tested in FY 2005. Work with the NPS will continue on mapping coral rugosity (a measure of coral reef degradation) in Florida and the Caribbean. This technology provides an effective method of mapping relevant to a broad range of USGS and other Federal programs. Work in FY 2006 will focus on integrating remotely sensed LiDAR data into a model framework being constructed to extrapolate coral reef response to external stressors over a large geographic region, While focusing on coastal and marine applications, the CMGP will continue to work with other programs and other agencies to expand the range of applications for which these tools are optimally suitable. In FY 2007 the CMGP will focus on the development of map and digital products, based on existing data, to characterize NPS priority units and provide decision-support tools for NPS managers. Coastal Modeling — The National Community Sediment Transport Model is being promoted by CMGP to further the understanding of sediment resources and the transport of sediments and associated contaminants. This will be an open-source numerical model for sediment transport in coastal regions developed in cooperation with other Federal agencies, academic institutions, and private industry where the development of the sediment transport model architecture and models will evolve into standards for use in applications by the broader community interested in coastal issues. On-going activities in this project include promoting, testing, selecting, developing, improving, and maintaining the community models; advancing instrumentation and data analysis techniques for making measurements to test and improve sediment-transport models; providing software analysis and visualization tools that support model applications; and applying sediment transport models to regional contaminant and erosion issues. The USGS is working with the Office of Naval Research (ONR), and scientists funded by the NSF to ensure that a coordinated effort increases model effectiveness in addressing needs across the entire spectrum of Federal agency needs. In FY 2006, and continuing through FY 2008, the USGS will collaboratively fund (with NSF and ONR) a coordinated effort to develop the National Community Sediment Transport Model through funding to academic/governmental/private sector partnership through the National Ocean Partnership Program. The CMGP internal research program will be fully integrated into this effort, thus leveraging USGS and partner resources towards the objectives of a common development plan. The Coastal Evolution Model — A new modeling project initiated by CMGP in FY 2004 will develop a multiscale numerical modeling system for coastal evolution that incorporates physical processes and empirical knowledge. Model components will be calibrated and evaluated with data obtained from regional and other field investigations, coordinated with the above Community Sediment Transport Modeling System, and with program site-specific investigations. Objectives of this project are to (1) predict morphological change (profile and shoreline change), (2) quantify the linkages between antecedent geologic framework, inner shelf and nearshore morphology, watershed sediment delivery, and shoreline change over a continuum of socially relevant scales, (3) examine the relative contribution of cross-shore and alongshore sediment transport processes to morphological changes over a range of time and space scales, and (4) improve sediment transport parameterizations to be used for long-term morphologic modeling. FY 2006 and FY 2007 work will be undertaken in conjunction with ongoing CMGP H - 84 U.S. Geological Survey 278 Coastal and Marine Geology regional studies to further program objectives to link understanding of coastal geologic setting and processes with forecast models of coastal response. Law of the Sea/Limits of the Outer Continental Shelf — Should the United States become a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the Nation will have a 10-year time window to develop and submit evidence for extending the limits of its continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles. The criteria that a Nation can use in its submission requires an understanding of the geologic structure, history, and sedimentary extension of the continental shelf. The USGS has collected much of the existing regional data required to assess sediment thickness information and has undertaken two tasks toward determining the adequacy of these data. First, the USGS developed a GiS for eight continental margin regions and trust territories identified as locations where an extension might be proposed. This GIS contains navigation data that have been classified for navigational accuracy and suitability for assessing sediment thickness and is the first step in determining where additional data might be needed should the United States submit a claim. Second, the USGS compiled actual sediment thickness values in the Bering Sea region of Alaska. This is the first attempt to recompile sediment thickness information digitally and to identify potential gas hydrate resources in this priority area extending beyond the 200-nautical mile limit. In 2004, Brazil became the second Nation, after Russia, to make a submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf for an extended continental shelf. USGS worked extensively with the Department of State in 2004 to develop technical evaluations of the submission and in FY 2005, provided technical evaluation of the Australian submission—the most comprehensive submission to date. In FY 2006 and FY 2007 the CMGP will continue to provide technical assessment of any claims submitted in support of Department of State needs. As the response to past submissions is made public, the USGS will assess potential United States submissions for expanded jurisdiction given the interpretations by the UNCLOS of other Nation's efforts. This will inform both technical and policy decisions as to the appropriate scope and content of potential submissions related to this issue. - Marine Realms information Bank (MRIB) and Knowledge Management — The Internet offers quick and Convenient Service for those who need the best available scientific results as the basis of decisions about disaster response, waste disposal, beach nourishment, and other important issues. Unfortunately, the great volume of miscelianeous information on the Internet presents a daunting prospect to those who need to quickly find reliable scientific information about a particular issue and location. The MRIB is an online library of the USGS CMGP that organizes and provides links to high-quality scientific resources that are maintained online by the USGS, other agencies, and partners in academia and the private sector. Unlike most search engines, MRIB uses maps to allow search for information about particular places, and allows internet users to browse for information in an organized set of categories that includes environmental issues, natural disasters, geological features, and research methods. MRIB is now being incorporated into a larger Coastal and Marine Knowledge Bank (CMKB) that provides an electronic organization, presentation, and interactive capability to utilize the Nation's CMGP knowledge assets (i.e., for data, derived products, knowledge, and also human intellectual resources). The CMKB will ensure that CMGP data and knowledge are available to a wide variety of users to address multiple, complex issues and archiving and serving this data should lead to new science by providing links to other system studies. A Monterey Bay Portal Demonstration Site (http://marine.usgs.gov/cmkb/) was created in FY 2004. In FY 2006 and FY 2007, a parallel site highlighting the results of regional and national hazards assessments will be Created. U.S. Geological Survey H - 85 279 Geologic Landscape and Coastal Assessments FY 2006 Planned Program Performance For FY 2006 the CMGP is expected to meet or exceed all performance targets. Specific analyses delivered will be somewhat modified in response to the impacts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The USGS maintains a substantial and productive program focused on coastal storm impacts. The magnitude of these hurricanes have resulted in both an increased demand for program products and a unique scientific opportunity to advance relevant program efforts with respect to catastrophic storm impacts. This will necessitate some redirection of program resources to ensure timely development and delivery of impact assessments and scientific interpretations that is expected to impact program performance positively. The planned accomplishments listed below demonstrate the utility of scientific publications and other products counted under the output measures for "number of long-term databases maintained," "systematic analyses delivered to customers," and "number of formal workshops and training provided to customers." The CMGP will continue to maintain and update the following long-term databases: • Antarctic Data Library—currently 50 gigabytes, add 5 gigabytes/year, cost to maintain is around $50,000 per year, and • Tampa Bay (http://guffsci.usgs.gov/tampabay/) database enlarged to include Gulf of Mexico Coastal data—currently 8 gigabytes, add 3 gigabytes/year, cost to maintain is around $30,000 per year. The CMGP will deliver the following analyses in FY 2006. Products identified continue an effort by the CMGP to report substantial bodies of information and research results as programmatic accomplishments in lieu of individual published products. • Tsunami Hazards: Publications will include multiple USGS-authored papers in a Special Issue on Tsunami Deposits, Journal of Sedimentary Geology, multiple USGS-authored publications developed in collaboration with NOAA, FEMA, and academic partners developing a probabilistic methodology for tsunami forecasting. • Earthquake Hazards: A group of USGS-authored publications providing data and models in Support of the Working Group on California Earthquake Probabilities (WGCEP) statewide earthquake forecast, and a group of USGS-authored publications Summarizing Coastal and marine earthquake hazard assessments for the Pacific Northwest. • Benthic/Fisheries Habitat: A USGS/NOAA co-edited volume resulting from a USGS/NOAA sponsored workshop on "Benthic Habitats and the Effects of Fishing" j published by the American Fisheries Society. • Mineral Resources: A USGS Circular on the state of knowledge of marine mineral resources in the Exclusive Economic Zones of Pacific Islands, Database publication of Pacific Coast offshore surficial sediment data. • National Assessment of Coastal Change Hazards: Historical Assessment of Shoreline Change and Coastal Land Loss for the U.S. Southeast Atlantic Coast, Coastal Classification Atlas products for portions of the Texas Coast, and Impact Assessments Subsequent to 2005 Hurricanes. H - 86 U.S. Geological Survey 280 Coastal and Marine Geology • South Carolina Regional Erosion Study: Publication of data and interpretive products linking geologic framework/mapping (GPRA 2005) and oceanographic observations to provide conceptual models for evolution of South Carolina coastal region. • Gas Hydrates: Publication of laboratory methodology developed with joint USGS/DOE funding, and data and interpretive products from field investigations of Gulf of Mexico hydrate sites. Ç stakeholder Mapping: Data and product release associated with cooperative mapping for resource managers at State and Federal levels, including New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts Bay, and Massachusetts Coastal Zone. Planned workshop support includes: • Annual stakeholderſinvestigator workshops for on-going studies in North Carolina, Puget Sound, and Tampa Bay, - • Technical Workshops on development of Coastal Evolution and Coastal Sediment Transport Models, • Interagency Workshop on Gas Hydrate Research, • Interagency Workshops on Coordination of Coastal and Marine Mapping, and • USGS/Stakeholder Workshops related to Gulf of Mexico Science Planning addressing restoration and hurricane hazard needs. The FY 2006 enacted budget included base increases for Puget Sound Ecosystem Studies and Tsunami Hazard Studies. These will begin to positively impact program performance measures in FY 2007, resulting in delivery of 1 additional analysis. The FY 2006 enacted budget additionally included a Congressional earmark for Florida Shelf Habitat Mapping. This is not maintained in the current budget request and will not affect program performance. - FY 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments For FY 2005 the CMGP met or exceeded all performance targets. Planned delivery of "Historical Shoreline Changes and Associated Coastal Land Loss along the California Coast," under the National Assessments of Shoreline Change project was not achieved. New analyses suggest that methodologies developed for the low-lying small tidal range shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico need to be modified to ensure results are scientifically credible and accessible to the user community. An improved methodology has been developed and is under review prior to application and product completion. The CMGP met FY 2005 targets for analyses delivered with the production of Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI) products for NPS in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Virgin islands National Park, Golden Gate National Recreational Area, Point Reyes National Seashore, Dry Tortugas National Park, War in the Pacific National Historical Park, Gateway National Recreational Area, and the National Park of American Samoa. Results of the CVl studies have been delivered to NPS park Superintendents and managers through meetings and presentations. The accomplishments and outcomes listed below demonstrate the utility of USGS products that are counted under output measures for a number of systematic analyses and investigations delivered to Customers, number of workshops or training provided, and number of long-term data Collections maintained. These accomplishments and outcomes support the Department's strategic goals and CMGP goals to document and assess both human activities and natural U.S. Geological Survey H - 87 281 Geologic Landscape and Coastal Assessments processes on U.S. coastal lands and offshore and support the National Coastal Plan strategy to respond to critical regional needs while addressing national issues associated with Coastal change. Highlights of program accomplishments and outcomes in FY 2005 include: © Tsunami Hazards: Indian Ocean Tsunami — As members of international response teams, CMGP scientists provided scientific and technical expertise to support improvements in hazard mitigation and coastal planning relating to the Indian Ocean tsunami. This effort included developing tsunami models and related information on regional tsunami generation and propagation; providing Critical geologic, sedimentologic, and mapping expertise; and collecting information on tsunami inundation, erosion and deposition, nearshore bathymetry, and coastal change impacts. USGS staff ied or participated in international Survey Team expeditions to Sumatra (twice), Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. Geological information and interpretations resulting provide critical field validation for improved tsunami models, aid in reconstruction efforts and future response planning, define future vulnerability, and inform the public regarding tsunamis and their impacts. Tsunami Hazards: United States — Continuing basic research includes mapping tsunami, earthquake, and landslide hazards in the Caribbean, Alaska, and the Pacific Northwest. Work in the Caribbean was completed as a joint effort with the University of Madrid, the Spanish Royal Naval Observatory, and the University of Puerto Rico. The deployment of seismometers to image the fault structure of the ocean bottom will assist in calibrating the seismic network to better locate earthquakes in the Puerto Rico Trench and in planning an expanded Caribbean tsunami warning system. Collaboration with NOAA focused on efforts to develop shared priorities for tsunami Source assessments and to develop forecast models as part of the Tsunami Resilient Community concept. Central Gulf of Mexico: Hurricane Katrina impacts — Pre- and post-Hurricane landfall Surveys, collaboratively with NASA and the USACE, provided accurate and rapid assessments of storm vulnerability (pre-storm) and impacts (post-storm). The USGS provided pre-storm elevation data sets ensuring that coastal condition, including alterations by recent prior hurricanes, were reflected in pre-storm impact and vulnerability assessments. Post-storm elevation, photographic, and ground surveys provided for rapid assessment of storm impacts. Data were processed and provided to local State and Federal emergency managers to target recovery efforts. Specific applications included assessments of levee damage in New Orleans, calculation of debris volumes in Alabama, and mapping of storm surge levels throughout the region. initial analyses indicated that: • The Central part of Dauphin Island, AL, in the eastern extent of hurricane force winds, was overtopped by storm surge and waves. Significant volumes of sand, and most structures, were removed from the island and swept into the Mississippi Sound. • Along the Mississippi mainland coast around Gulfport virtually all near-coastal Structures were destroyed and debris swept as much as two miles inland. • The Chandeleur Islands, a 70-km long barrier chain in eastern Louisiana, were Stripped of virtually all visible sand. Elevations rising as high as 10 to 12 feet above Sea level were reduced to 1.5 to 3 feet throughout the chain and island area was decreased by over 85 percent. These data also provide the basis to evaluate program efforts to forecast and model Coastal response to future extreme storm events. U.S. Geological Survey 282 Coastal and Marine Geology • Central Gulf of Mexico: Subsidence — Regional Subsidence is a primary driver for coastal land and wetland loss and increased hazard vulnerability in Louisiana. The CMGP published findings of studies on the linkage between subsidence, wetland loss, and fluid extraction (oil, natural gas, water) in the region. The report demonstrates that historical interior wetland loss south of Houma and west of Bayou Lafourche resulted from rapid subsidence, mostly between the late 1960s and the late 1970s and that wetland loss rate are substantially lower now than during the 1970s. The highest subsidence rates in Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes coincide with oil and gas fields and reactivated faults, providing compelling evidence that the rapid historical delta plain subsidence was largely induced by oil and gas production. These findings, and their relevance to projections of future subsidence, are critical elements in providing the scientific basis for planning and evaluating planned regional restoration efforts to address wetland loss and hazard vulnerability. • Puget Sound — in partnership with Federal agencies, the State of Washington, Indian Tribes, and regional organizations, the CMGP developed a Research Plan to support the Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project. Six research activities were identified in the Plan, including monitoring the effects of the Elwha Dam removal on nearshore habitats and providing data to assist in evaluating changes in Puget Sound coastal habitat. • Coral Reef Ecosystems — Based on CMGP information, the GOM Fisheries Management Council voted designate 104 square miles of the Pulley Ridge a Coral Essential Fish Habitat, an action mandating a variety of protective regulations for the 3f63. • Invasive Marine Species — USGS and NOAA researchers have identified an aggressive colonial tunicate species infesting gravel habitats in the offshore Georges Bank fishing ground. Surveys in 2005 found the species to be rapidly spreading and currently infesting rich scallop and groundfish habitats in two areas of gravel seabed that total 88 square miles in size. The species has no known predators, is a threat to smother shellfish in aquaculture farms and fisheries habitats, and will be able to expand its habitat wherever it encounters suitable water and bottom conditions. Performance Overview 2006 Change Change from 2007 2005 from 2006 2005 2007 Change Measure 2005 Plan Actual 2005 Pian Enacted Actual Request from 2006 # of annual 8 5 -3 8 +3 8 O gigabytes collected # Of 58 55 -3 63 +8 71 +8 cumulative gigabytes managed # of 8 8 O 8 O 9. +1 systematic analyses and investigations delivered to CuSłoniers U.S. Geological Survey H - 89 283 Geologic Landscape and Coastal Assessments 2006 Change Change from 2007 2005 from 2006 2005 2007 Change Measiure 2005 Pian Actual # 2005 Pian Enacted Actual Request from 2006 # of formal 9 10 +1 +0 0 10 O workshops or training provided to CustoměřS (instancesſiss ues/events) # of 0 C O 0. 0 {} {} conceptual or - numerical Will produce models 1 in FY 2008 developed (Puget Sound GD) H - 90 U.S. Geological Survey 284 Mineral Resources Activity: Geologic Hazards, Resources, and Processes Subactivity: Geologic Resource Assessments Program Component: Mineral Resources 2007 Fixed Cost 2007 2007 Change 2005 2005 & Reiated Program Budget from Program Actual Enacted Changes" changes Request 2006 Mineral Resources Program 53,764 52,774 +954 -22,943 30,785 -21,989 Total Requirements $0.00 53,764 52,774 +954 -22,943 30,785 -21,989 FTE 426 424 -12 -780 232 -792 * Fixed cost increases for this activity total $1,362 of which $954 will be budgeted and $408 will be absorbed. FTE change of -12 results from rebalance and renew of skills mix to gain functional and position flexibilities identified through an extensive workforce planning effort (page H-2). Summary of FY 2007 Program Changes for Mineral Resources Program Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • Research and Assessments -18,443 -145 • Minerals information -4,500 -35 TOTAL -$22,943 -180 Justification of FY 2007 Program Changes The 2007 budget request for the Mineral Resources Program is $30,785,000 and 232 FTE, which is a program change of -$22,943,000 and -180 FTE. • Mineral Resources (-$22,943,000 and -180 FTE) — MRP conducts basic research in ore deposits, geochemistry, and geophysics and applied research in national and international mineral assessments that benefit States, local governments, industry, and academia, in addition to many Federal programs. With current budget constraints, the Administration is focusing its efforts in mineral resource assessments and research to those efforts that support the needs of Federal land management programs and expects that universities or other entities will undertake assessments and research that support non-Federal needs. This funding level will keep the core Federal program intact, providing the information and analyses that address the Department's strategic plan goals Concerning Resource Use. The proposed reductions to the budget for MRP will result in a significantly scaled-back program that will conduct three site-specific mineral resource projects and mineral resource assessments for Federal land management agencies in the lower 48 States, provide regional-scale geologic data and mineral resource assessments in three areas of Alaska, complete collection of national-scale data characterizing earth materials, collect data only on domestic production and U.S. Geological Survey H - 91 285 Geologic Resource Assessments utilization of 100 mineral commodities, and manage four national-scale long term databases. The proposed reductions will be addressed with the following specific actions: • Termination of an international collaboration to provide a global assessment of potential for undiscovered mineral resources; - • Discontinuation of research on improving methods of mineral resource assessment and on enhancing applications of GIS to mineral resource assessments; Discontinuation of most research and data collection projects, including: • Research in the lower 48 States and Alaska on processes that form ore deposits, • Geo-environmental research aimed at understanding processes through which metals are dispersed through the environment (the basis for partnerships in watersheds challenged with abandoned mine sites), tº • Industrial minerals research, • Application of remotely sensed data to meet the needs of Interior bureaus, including remote characterization of mineral products released at abandoned mine sites and prioritization of specific remediation targets, • Research on the human health consequences of mineral materials, including dusts and toxins such as mercury and arsenic, and • A comprehensive soil geochemical survey of the United States, tº Elimination of support for at least 8 USGS geochemical and geophysical labs. Elimination of the collection of data on international production and utilization of 100 mineral Commodities, Termination of research and analysis of minerals and materials life cycles, materials flows, and future uses of minerals and materials, and Elimination of the Mineral Resources External Research Program (MRERP), which makes grants to non-Federal entities to conduct research addressing MRP goals. The proposed decrease would require that USGS eliminate at least 180 jobs held by employees at nine locations across the United States (Denver, CO; Flagstaff, AZ; Menlo Park, CA; Mounds View, MN; Reno, NV; Reston, VA; Spokane, WA; Seattle, WA; and Tucson, AZ). The proposed decrease will eliminate 5 systematic analyses scheduled to be delivered to customers in FY 2007, and 14 more that are underway and scheduled through FY 2011. Three systematic analyses that are scheduled for delivery in FY 2007 will be delayed until at least FY 2008, 1 Scheduled for 2008 will be delayed to 2010, and 1 scheduled for 2009 will also be delayed to 2010. Starting in 2007, MRP will be able to produce about 1 systematic analysis per year. MRP's ability to provide formal workshops or training for customers will be reduced from 8 instances in FY2006 to 3 in FY 2007 and beyond. The number of mineral commodity and related reports (including materials flow studies) produced annually will be reduced from 720 in FY 2006 to 700 in FY 2007 and beyond; the remaining reports will include no international production and Consumption data. H - 92 U.S. Geological Survey 286 Mineral Resources Program Performance Change Table -19 systematic analyses - 5 workshops -20 commodity reports Total Performance Chan Changes in average cost of systematic analyses | £3 { C i D= B-C E. Overall Performance Changes from 2006 to 2007 Out-year 2007 impact of impact of 2007 2006 2007 Base Program 2007 Budget Program Enacted Performance Change on Request Change on #easure Performance Level Performance Performance Performance # of systematic analyses & -14 in the investigations delivered to period 2008- CUSłoń8rS 6 6 -5 1 2011 # of cumulative gigabytes managed 16,221 16.3 {} 16.3 |N/A # formal workshops of training provided to Ciu StGrºßs 8 8 -5 3 {} # of mineral commodity reports available for decisions 720 720 –20 700 {} Average cost of a FY 2008 systematic analysis of expected avg. investigation $4.4M $3.0M +$9.4M." $42.4M* cost = $3.5M; Column B: The performance fevel expected to be achieved absent the program change (i.e., at the 2006 request level plus/minus funded fixed cost/related changes); this would reflect, for example, the impact of prior year funding changes, management efficiencies, absorption of fixed costs, and trend impacts. Column E: The out-year impact is the change in performance level expected in 2008 and Beyond of ONLY the requested program budget change; it does not include the impact of receiving these funds again in a subsequent outyear, • Includes sunk costs of projects terminated early as a result of funding change. Program Overview The United States is the world's largest user of mineral commodities. Processed materials of mineral origin accounted for more than $478 billion in the U.S. economy in 2005. This represents an increase of 14 percent in a year when the GDP increased by just under 8 percent. U.S. manufacturers and consumers of mineral products depended on other countries for 100 percent of 16 mineral commodities and for more than 50 percent of 42 mineral commodities that are critical to the U.S. economy. Current and reliable information about both domestic and international mineral resources and the consequences of their development informs decisions about Supply and development of mineral commodities. MRP is the sole USGS program addressing Department's Resource Use strategic goal of managing resources to enhance public benefit, promote responsible use, and ensure optimal value of non-energy minerals. To clearly measure USGS progress in providing information, three outcome measures (average square miles of the United States with non-energy mineral information available to support management decisions; customer satisfaction with information provided to Support decisions in non-energy minerals; and percent of studies validated through appropriate peer review or independent review) were identified in partnership with Department and OMB and designed to roll up into the intermediate goal of increasing the information base, U.S. Geological Survey H - 93 287 Geologic Resource Assessments improving information management, and providing technical assistance. MRP funds basic and applied research, within USGS and outside, that provides world-class earth science research and data used by policy and decisionmakers, land managers, other Federal and State agencies, the mineral resources industries, foreign governments, nongovernmental organizations, academia, other Scientists, and the public. in its most recent review of the MRP (2003), the National Research Council identified four Federal roles in mineral science and engineering: an unbiased national source of Science and information, basic research on mineral resources, advisory, and international (undertaking or Supporting international activities that are in the national interest). MRP addresses these four roles through work in two functions: a research and assessment function that provides Use of Cost and Performance information MRP was reviewed in FY 2003 for the FY 2005 budget using PART and was found to be moderately effective. The most recent OMB summary of MRP says that the program has achieved performance targets and made its information products and databases easier to use. Following OMB guidance, MRP continues to focus program activities to support iong term land use and policy decisions and to make reports and data more accessible and user friendly. USGS has ABC data for FY 2004 and FY 2005, but these two years of data demonstrate that more detail is required for decision-making. Beginning in FY 2006, data are collected for each task within a project. After several years of collecting at this level, MRP will be better able to track and analyze trends in program funding and expenditures, as well as links to the Department's goals and priorities. ABC data for 2004 and 2005 demonstrate that over 88 percent of funds appropriated to MRP are allocated to project work that satisfies key performance measures: average U.S. square miles with non-energy minerals information, number of systematic analyses delivered to customers, and number of gigabytes of data managed. Using PART, ABC, and other performance information, such as customer surveys and reviews by the National Research Council, the MRP continues to evolve towards a research- and information-based program that assists others in using the results of USGS research and data collection to meet the needs of land management agencies and a broad spectrum of professional and general users. information for and planners and decisionmakers about where mineral commodities are known and suspected in the Earth's crust, and a minerals information function that collects, analyzes, and disseminates data that describe current production and consumption of about 100 mineral commodities, both domestically and internationally for approximately 180 countries. Together these activities provide information ranging from that required for land planning decisions on specific management units to that required for national and international economic decisions, Life cycle analysis of non-fuel mineral systems (see figure) demonstrates the Connections between various naturai and anthropogenic processes through which minerals are made available to sustain developed Societies. Each function meets the needs of different parts of the community of mineral resource information users, including Federal, Stat • ** * * * * * * ~ *-- - - Lifecycle Analysis of non-fuel Mineral systems * * * *-ºs- Environment Deposit Formation Mining, Processing, * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * = m eas. Minerals informat e, and local land managers; Federal, State, and international departments and agencies concerned with materials availability, defense, Security, the economy, trade, environmental mana gement, human health and safety; private sector H - 94 U.S. Geological Survey 288 Mineral Resources companies concerned with materials availability, defense, security, the economy, trade, environmental management, human health and Safety, academic institutions; policymakers in the U.S. Congress and State legislatures; and the general public. Program funding is allocated for projects whose products support goals outlined in the current 5-Year Plan (http://minerals.usgs.gov/plan/mrp-plan-2006-2010.pdf); both project activities and funding are adjusted annually as required to accommodate increases or decreases in staffing, fixed costs, and overall availability of funds. Prioritization of Specific projects is based on five characteristics. Projects that have been retained address these Criteria: • Deposit types that have highest likelihood of occurring on U.S. Federal lands, • Commodities for which current and future supplies are not secure, • Commodities for which increased demand is anticipated, • Deposit types that have largest economic or environmental impact, and • Work on lands where access is not an issue and cooperation from land owners or managers has been secured. The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 requires USGS to "conduct mineral surveys of public lands to support the designation of Wilderness Areas... Prior to BLM making any recommendation for the designation of any area as wilderness, the Secretary of interior shall cause minerals surveys to be conducted by USGS." In addition, USGS has significant responsibilities deriving from the Minerals Policy Act of 1970 and the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research, and Development Act of 1980. The MRP responds to these and other economic and public policy needs of the Nation with both the research and data functions of the program. In addition to assessments of the potential for undiscovered mineral deposits, the MRP provides long-term national and regional data on mineral production, use, and recycling to land-management agencies, regulatory agencies, industry, academia, and the public. MRP statistics and information on the global supply of, demand for, and flow of minerals and materials essential to the U.S. economy, national Security, and environmental protection are available on the Web (http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/). Customer satisfaction surveys of use of data from the national mineral resource assessment, minerals databases, and geochemical data indicate a total satisfaction score of 86 percent. FY 2007 Program Performance Estimates The 2007 budget request for the Mineral Resources Program is $30,785,000 and 232 FTE, which is a program change of -$22,943,000 and -180 FTE. The two primary MRP components, Research and Assessments and Minerals information, are addressed separately. The 2007 budget request for MRP Research and Assessments function is $19,503,000, a net change of -$17,769,000 and -157 FTE. With funds proposed for FY 2007, this function will conduct the following activities addressing the Department's Resource Use goal for non-energy minerals: • Continue three site-specific mineral resources projects in the lower 48 States (scheduled for completion on FY 2008 or later), • Provide regional-scale geologic data and mineral resource assessments in three areas of Alaska, delivering one systematic analysis to customers, U.S. Geological Survey H - 95 289 Geologic Resource Assessments • Complete collection of national-scale data characterizing earth materials, meeting the final goal for average square miles with baseline data available for decisions, • Manage three national-scale long term databases (geochemistry, geophysics, and mineral deposits), contributing to the increased number of gigabytes of data managed, • Provide three formal workshops or training to customers on topics such as understanding the utility of geoscience data for land planning. Site-specific projects in the lower 48 are collaborative efforts began in FY 2003 in Big Bend National Park, on BLM lands on the western slope of Colorado, and in national forests in north-central Colorado. Each project is designed to address the land manager's need for specific information about mineral deposits (which may be sources of inorganic toxins in Big Bend National Park), processes by which they are formed (to minimize release of toxic metals from mineral-rich black shales in western Colorado), and potential for discovery of new deposits on or near Federal lands (necessary for planning, particularly in areas affected by urban-wildland interface issues, such as north-central Colorado). Development and upgrading of national databases, and conversion of those databases to standard formats, is an ongoing effort and will continue in 2007; as data are available or new databases become standardized, they are placed online. This continuous updating allows users to gain direct access to live databases, instead of being limited to a one-time retrieval of data potentially months or years out of date. Evolving online data delivery tools provide information in digital format to any customer with Internet access; this has been of particular interest to land-management agencies and regional-planning groups. Some of the features of this unique online system include Sophisticated data set search options, user viewing of data tables, and downloading of page-sized maps with user control of map data layers, legend, title, and other parameters. The System is available at http://mrdata.usgs.gov/ Data and conclusions from USGS minerals research will continue to be available to users in easily accessible, accurate, and timely products in 2007. Information is disseminated through traditional paper products, in digital form, on the Internet (http://minerals.usgs.gov/), through interagency collaborations, and in technical and non-technical public presentations. Other methods through which MRP projects provide timely results for all customers include development of new geophysical and geochemical techniques for mineral-resource studies and the application of mineral-resource expertise and techniques to other societally relevant issues such as mapping earthquake and volcanic hazards, location and evaluation of energy resources, characterization of hydrology, or location of buried ordnance. The Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) is a worldwide database of metallic and industrial mineral sites with related geologic, commodity, and deposit information. It currently contains information describing about 115,000 locations; new records are continually being added and existing records updated or upgraded. In 2007 no new records will be added; emphasis will be On Updating and upgrading existing records. About 200 data fields are available for each location, permitting storage of such disparate information as location, geology, description of deposit, exploration and development, description of workings, commodities present, production, reserves and resources, and published and unpublished references. The data can be searched and Sorted using any of these fields. The data are available on CD-ROM and as part of the MRP's data delivery Web site (see above). H - 96 U.S. Geological Survey 290 Mineral Resources The 2007 budget request for MRP Minerals information function is $11,282,000, a net change of -$4,220,000 and -35 FTE. With funds proposed for FY 2007, this function will conduct the following activities addressing the Department's Resource Use goal for non-energy minerals: • Collect, analyze, and disseminate timely information and data on domestic supply and availability for more than 100 mineral commodities, including fuel and fuel by-products, in the United States, delivering about 700 mineral commodity reports and • Complete conversion of canvass forms to electronic format, maintain national long-term data sets for commodity data, contributing to the increased number of gigabytes of data managed. Mineral materials are essential to the U.S. economy and national security. USGS information and data cover the extraction, production, and refining of mineral commodities and some of their products. The Department, DoD, CIA, Department of State, Federal Reserve, and private sector companies utilize USGS mineral-related policy analysis in their regional and global analyses. Information on strategic minerals is also provided to the DoD for managing the National Defense Stockpile. USGS mineral Commodity specialists provide production and capacity data for the U.S. nonfuel minerals industry to the Federal Reserve Board (FRB). The FRB uses data in USGS minerals information reports to calculate the indexes of industrial production, capacity, and capacity utilization, which are among the most widely followed monthly indicators of the U.S. economy. These capacity indexes and the rates of capacity utilization based upon them are published monthly in FRB's G.17 release, industrial Production and Capacity Utilization. USGS scientists also provide assistance to FRB economists and policymakers in analyzing mineral industry indicators and trends. FY 2006 Planned Program Performance In FY 2006, MRP will deliver 6 systematic analyses to customers, add 234,391 square miles of baseline data coverage for the United States, make 720 mineral commodity reports available to decisionmakers, increase Conversion of minerals information canvass forms to electronic formats from 80 to 88 percent, provide 8 formal workshops or training programs to customers, and award $1,000,000 in research grants through the MRERP. Systematic analyses to be delivered will provide land managers, industry, and other research Scientists with • Enhanced understanding of regional-scale fluid movements responsible for forming the world-class Red Dog lead-zinc deposit in Alaska and associated petroleum systems, • New interpretations of regional-scale crustal evolution through time in the Great Basin, | including those responsible for formation of rich Carlin gold deposits in Nevada, • Research on a variety of industrial minerals topics across the country, including limestone systems in the mid-continent, clay deposits in the eastern States, diatomite deposits in Nevada, and the potential for use of alluvial fans as sources of aggregates, • Models for basin development in the Southwest, including enhanced understanding of circulation systems for ground water and mineralizing fluids, based on application of Complex Systems theory and advanced computing methods, U.S. Geological Survey H - 97 291 Geologic Resource Assessments • Research in the Cascade Mountains of Washington and Oregon demonstrating how differences in evolution of volcanic systems that host rich copper porphyry systems and those that do not, • New methods of analysis and interpretation in the field of low temperature aqueous geochemistry, essential contributions to understanding and remediating adverse effects of abandoned mine sites. In addition, MRP will fund projects scheduled for completion in FY 2007 and beyond including: • The U.S. portion of an international collaboration to conduct the first-ever global assessment of potential for undiscovered mineral resources, Research on mitigating uncertainty and risk in mineral resource assessment, • Pilot studies for the first comprehensive North American soil geochemical survey, • Applications of geographic information systems to mineral resource assessment, land use planning, and visualization of results of mineral resources research, • Research on the characteristics of mineral dusts known or suspected to be disease-causing agents in humans, • Studies of physical and chemical pathways by which earth materials become available to plants, animals, and humans, Development of geoenvironmental models of mineral deposits, an essential step towards predicting consequences of mining specific mineral deposits in specific climatic regimes, Research on the pathways and quantities of mineral materials that underpin the economies of developed and developing Nations, Field research to provide essential geologic, geochemical, geophysical, and mineral deposits data for the least-well understood areas of Alaska. The MRERP has been increased from $250,000 to $1,000,000 in FY 2006. MRP anticipates making 10 to 20 awards to State, academic, and private sector institutions that have demonstrated the ability to conduct research addressing MRP's 5-Year Plan goals. FY 2005 Program Performance in FY 2005 MRP met or exceeded all performance measures, although most were within 5 percent of target. Measures are exceeded when projects have unexpected opportunities to Consolidate data gathering or data analysis and when report preparation schedules fluctuate across fiscal year boundaries. Most noteworthy is the increase in the percent of targeted analyses delivered that were cited by identified partners within three years after delivery. This measure was exceeded because partners made use of materials provided by MRP a year earlier than anticipated. }n FY 2005, MRP delivered three systematic analyses, conducted eight formal workshops or training events, provided 746 mineral commodity reports, and continued its external research program. Selected outcomes are described briefly below. Nickel Deposits identified in Alaska Based on USGS-BLM Collaboration — Mineral Resource Program (MRP) Scientists completed research on the mineral potential of the Nikolai H - 98 U.S. Geological Survey 292 Minerał Resources flood basalt province, a 230 million-year-old feature in the central Alaska Range. Based on the results of this work, along with detailed mapping and geochemical data from industry and the State of Alaska, industry has developed models indicating that the identified zone may be a primary target for significant deposits of nickel, platinum-group elements, and gold. Easy Access to Internet-Based Mineral Resource Data — in FY 2005, MRP's Spatial Data Delivery project finished implementing new client Web mapping software which allows users to combine minerals data with data from other Web sites, as well as their own data, into a single map. For example, land-use data from a land-management agency may be combined with geochemical or mineral locality data from MRP to create a map to meet the user's specific needs. The public Web site, available at http://mrdata.usgs.gov/, now serves more than 40 national and (or) global geoscience data themes in addition to various base data layers. This work fulfills a PART action plan milestone for MRP. New Techniques for identifying World Class Ore Deposits — MRP scientists have discovered that strontium isotopes can be important indicators of world class ore deposits of lead, zinc, gold, manganese, nickel, molybdenum, and phosphorite. The use of strontium isotopes as an ore deposit indicator has great potential as a tool for improving mineral resource assessments and as an exploration tool for undiscovered mineral deposits. Interagency Team Assesses Environmental Damage in the Philippines — At the request of the Republic of the Philippines, USGS scientists led a US interagency team to assess mining-related environmental problems, including potential health effects and mine safety issues, at Marinduque island, Philippines. The team provided recommendations for environmental monitoring and health assessment studies needed to understand the extent and nature of mining-related impacts. In FY 2006, an MRP team is scheduled to travel to the Philippines, again at the request of the Republic of the Philippines, to develop a work plan for integrating existing geologic data and maps of the entire country in a digital format in preparation for a state-of-the-art mineral resource assessment. The work is coordinated by the U.S. Agency for International Development. impact of China on the Economy: Use of Minerals information — Rapid growth in developing countries is greatly increasing global mineral consumption, changing global patterns of mineral production and trade, and increasing releases to the environment. A pattern of rising prices contrasts with the trend of the last 30 years, during which the prices of many minerals declined. Over the next 20 years, mineral commodity price trends may more closely resemble the period from 1950 to 1970, when a larger proportion of the world's economies were undergoing development. Preliminary information about this important topic was released in November 2004 and is available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/offſ2004/1374/ USGS Scientists Assist State Department in Kimberley Process Review — in 2005, at the request of the U.S. Department of State, the MRP provided technical representatives to Kimberley Process Certification System (KPCS) international expert teams in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Russia. The KPCS teams reviewed compliance with, or the ability to establish compliance systems for, rough diamond export standards in Africa and Russia, USGS minerals information Specialists provided data on imports, exports, and other trade issues Critical to the review process. Statistical analyses of data generated by the Kimberly Process were also provided by USGS specialists. Mineral Resources External Research Program — As recommended by the National Research Council, MRP initiated an external grants program in FY 2004. In June 2005, the U.S. Geological Survey H - 99 293 Geologic Resource Assessments Mineral Resources External Research Program (MRERP) awarded $250,000 to six institutions to conduct research supporting the goals of MRP. The MRERP is announced and managed using the Grants.gov system, as mandated by the President's Management Agenda (http://www.grants.gov). Additional information about FY 2005 accomplishments of the MRP is available at http://minerais.usgs.gov/ Performance Overview Measure 2005 Pian 2005 Actual Change from 2005 Pian 2006 Enacted 2006 Change from 2005 Actual 2007 Request 2007 Change from 2006 Baseline information: Average square miles of the United States with non-energy mineral information available to support management decisions (SP) (PART) 2,987,340 3,097,647 +1 10,307 3,332,038 +234,391 3,346,737 +14,699 Quality & Utility of Information: X% of U. S. with geologic, geochemical, geophysical and mineral iocality data (PART) 84% 87% +3% 94% +7% 94% Quality & Utility of information: X% of mineral studies validated through appropriate peer review or independent review (SP) (PART) 100% 100% † OO% 100% # of systematic analyses & investigations delivered to customers (PART) # of cumulative gigabytes managed 16.02f $6,131 16.224 16.3 # of formal workshops or training provided to Custómers (instances/issues/events) (PART) # of mineral commodity reports available for decisions - 720 746 +26 720 700 X% of targeted analyses delivered which are cited by identified partners within 3 years after analysis delivered (PART) 80% 87% +7% 280% >80% Average cost of a systematic analysis or investigation (PART Eff. i Measure)" $4.18M $4.18M $4,40M +$0.22M $42.40AM +$8.00% Cost in millions of dollars over the full lifetime of the project. H - 100 U.S. Geological Survey 294 Energy Resources Activity: Geologic Hazards, Resources, and Processes Subactivity: Geologic Resource Assessments Program Component: Energy Resources 2007 Fixed Cost 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Related, Program Budget from Program Actual Enacted Changes Changes Request 2006 Energy Resources Program 23,250 23,760 +37 +2,000 26,131 +2,371 Total Requirements $000 23,250 23,760 +37t +2,000 26,131 +2,371 FTE 157 157 –4 0. 153 -4 * Fixed costincreases for this activity total $529 of which $371 will be budgeted and $158 will be absorbed. FTE changes result from rebalance and renew skills mix to gain functional and position flexibilities identified through an extensive workforce planning effort (page H-2). Summary of 2007 Program Changes for Energy Resources Program Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • Gas Hydrate Research +500 O • Oil Shaie Studies and Assessments +500 O • Preservation of Data +1,000 O TOTAL +$2,000 0. Justification of 2007 Program Changes The 2007 budget request for the Energy Resources Program is $26,131,000 and 153 FTE, which is a program change of +$2,000,000 and 0 FTE. • Energy Program (+$500,000 and 0 FTE) — The proposed increase of $500,000 is to expand work for which Congress provided $498,000 in FY 2006 to the Energy Resources Program (ERP) for study of gas hydrates on the North Slope of Alaska. The Department proposes increasing this $498,000 to $998,000 in FY 2007, for a coordinated effort with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Minerals Management Service (MMS). The additional funds will enable a more comprehensive, cooperative effort with the BLM and MMS that includes (1) additional studies in hydrate-bearing areas of Federal jurisdiction (such as the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska), (2) a growth in the data processed, interpreted, and made available for hydrate research, and (3) study of the properties of gas hydrates in a variety of geologic and climatic settings to determine those settings and properties of greatest advantage in making hydrates a viable energy resource • Green River Oil Shale Assessment (+$500,000 and 0 FTE) — The proposed increase of $500,000 is to support Energy Policy Act 2005 legislation requiring a national assessment of the oil shale resources in the United States. USGS will begin the U.S. Geological Survey H - 101 295 Geologic Resource Assessments assessment in 2007 with USGS geologists in concert with IT or Geographic information System (GIS) contractors and experts from State surveys. The proposed funding is necessary to procure contractual digitizing services (no past oil shale information is digital), build GIS databases, and partner with State surveys to conduct the evaluation and assessment efforts. The first analysis will be to determine the location, quality, and quantity of the Green River oil shale deposits of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming (a 2-year effort). The proposed funding would be used to (1) determine the status and quality of all existing assessment data and maps, and locations of same, for these deposits, (2) determine areas of inadequate coverage of assessment data and gather additional data needed for better evaluation of the deposits, (3) evaluate the geophysical logs of oil and gas wells drilled on oil shale lands to understand the oil shale distribution, (4) digitize existing USGS oil shale resource maps, prepared in the 1980s, for immediate public distribution, (5) work on a new series of maps, sections, and tables using GlS programs to update the older oil shale quality analyses, which are central to an oil shale assessment, and (6) produce an assessment of the thickness, grade, and abundance of these oil shale deposits as well as create and compile digital (GIS) maps with overlays showing overburden thickness, grade, and abundance of the Green River oil shale resources in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. • Preservation of Geological and Geophysical Data (+$1,000,000 and 0 FTE) — The proposed increase of $1,000,000 would be used to meet mandates in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The USGS plans a multistage response. The first stage will be undertaken in FY 2006 starting with the formation of an ad hoc Preservation Subcommittee under the Federal Advisory Committee (FAC) for the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program. The Subcommittee will develop an implementation plan, which must be submitted to Congress within one year of enactment of the law, for the new preservation program. This plan will set priorities for several funding scenarios within the proposed funding level. A survey of Department of the interior agencies and State geological surveys will be undertaken in FY 2006 to discover the risk to geological and geophysical data holdings managed by these agencies, and estimate the resources needed to rescue and make available these materials. Finally, the Office of the Chief Scientist for Geology will create a position to coordinate the preservation program and work with National Science Foundation (NSF) and the geologic community on common geoinformatics data jSSłJęS. in the Second Stage, Several high-priority preservation efforts will be undertaken in FY 2007 with the proposed increase: • A national data archive of geologic and geophysical information, including maps, well logs, engineering data and samples will be designed and started, Approximately 1,000 pallets of important oil shale cores, currently inaccessible and stored in the Anvil Mine, west of Denver, CO, will be brought to the USGS core repository at the Denver Federal Center, curated, and made available to researchers both within USGS and private industry, • An expansion of the effort to preserve and make accessible on-line the extensive offshore seismic reflection data along the west coast of the United States donated by private industry, • Begin addressing the Department of the Interior preservation and data rescue needs recognized in the survey conducted during FY 2006, H - 02 U.S. Geological Survey 296 Energy Resources • Fund the program position on the Chief Scientist's staff to coordinate all data/sample preservation efforts and geoinformatics, and • Initiate curation of critical paleontologic and other energy-related Collections. Program Performance Change Table +2 systematic analyses Total Performance Change 43 formal workshops HA | B } Ç | Da B+C § | Overal Performance changes from 2006 to 2007 2007 impact Out-year of impact Frogram gł 2306 Change 2007 Budget 2007 Program Enacted 2007 Bagg {}} Request Change on Afteasure Performance Performance Performance Performance i Performance # of systematic analyses & investigations delivered to - customers (assessmanis) : 5 5 0 5 2 # of formal workshops of training provided to customers (instances/issues/events) * 7 7 {} 7 3. Column 8: The performance level expected to be achieved absent the program change (i.e., at the 2006 request kewel plus/minus funded fixed costfreiated changes); this would reflect, for example, the impact of prior year funding changes, management efficiencies, absorption of fixed costs, and trend impacts. Column E: The out-year impact is the change in performance evel expected in 2008 and Beyond of ONLY the requested program budget change; it does not inciude the impact of receiving these funds again in a subsequent outyear. "impact on these measures will be in the out years as it takes a year or more to produce. Program Overview tise of Cost and Performance information The Nation faces simultaneous challenges from increasing energy needs, a growing dependence on imported oil from politically unstable parts of the world, and increasing demands to minimize environmental effects associated with energy resource development and utilization. The USGS Energy Resources Program (ERP) addresses these challenges by conducting research to better understand the Gathering ABC information at the task level is new for FY 2006. After 3 or 4 years of tracking this valuable detailed information, ERP will be better placed to track and analyze important trends in program funding and expenditures, as well as scientific emphases within each program and links to the Department's goals and priorities. fundamental processes that lead to the accumulation - of energy resources (oil, natural gas, coal, gas hydrates, and others such as geothermal) and the environmental and human health effects of energy resource usage. ERP scientists use the results of these geoScientific studies to evaluate energy resource accumulation and distribution and to assess the energy resource potential of the Nation and the world (exclusive of U.S. Federal offshore waters). The ERP conveys results from these studies to land and resource managers and policymakers in support of the Department's strategic goal of managing resources to enhance public benefit, promote responsible use, and ensure optimal value. Collectively, this information is used to plan for a secure energy future and to allow for the strategic use and evaluation of resources. Major consumers of ERP products are the Department's land and resource management bureaus, other land management agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Federal environmental and national security agencies, U.S. Geological Survey H - 103 297 Geologic Resource Assessments policy makers and other Congressional offices, State geological surveys, the energy industry, the environmental community, the international energy community, and academia. As described in the OMB PART review, the ERP role is clearly defined and unique from other Federal, State, local, or private entities. The ERP was reviewed in FY 2003 as an independent, stand-alone program, and was found to be "moderately effective." The PART findings indicate that the ERP generates and provides objective, science-based energy information essential for: shaping policies regarding domestic and foreign energy resources, making Sound decisions regarding Federal land and resource use, and maintaining a healthy domestic energy industry. The information ERP produces can be used to determine both current and future resource options. To clearly measure progress in providing information essential to its customers, ERP tracks 4 intermediate outcome measures associated with producing baseline information about resource assessments for targeted basins, and the quality, content, and satisfaction with the data provided. Outputs associated with these intermediate outcome measures include the delivery of systematic investigations and analyses to customers, the maintenance and growth of 3 long-term data collections, and the provision of formal workshops or training to customers. In addition, as indicated in the PART review conducted by OMB, the ERP will gather information regarding the customer citation of select ERP products within a 3-year time period following product delivery, and will expand the number of ERP products released in digital format to the public. National Oil and Gas Resources (Estimates for FY 2005, $13.5 million; FY 2006, $13.4 million; FY 2007, $14.5 million) The 1995 USGS National Oil and Gas Assessment concluded that there was a low probability that many more large oil accumulations would be discovered in the onshore areas and State waters of the United States. Instead, the Nation's future energy supplies will come from a mix of domestic natural gas accumulations, existing domestic oil and gas fields, and from imports. The United States will need about 50 percent more natural gas and one-third more oil to meet the projected demand in 2020, just 14 years from now. The combination of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, concern about greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere, the re-enactment of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) in 2000, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and growing demand have Collectively introduced a sense of urgency in the effort to identify the Nation's remaining deposits of natural gas. On-going ERP research in 2007 is focused on regions of the Nation that have high potential for future natural gas production, including Coalbed gas and gas hydrates; those areas that have oil and gas resources under public lands; on the economic and environmental impacts of developing and using energy resources; and on the Scientific challenges of improving the accuracy of natural gas resource assessments. The USGS will Continue to update its oil and gas resource assessments for the United States, and in FY 2007, the USGS will complete assessments of the Permian Basin, Sacramento Basin, Illinois Basin, and Gulf Coast Tertiary section. The USGS ERP is estimating the volume of oil and gas resources that underlie Federal lands. This scientific inventory of oil and gas resources on Federal lands is mandated by the EPCA Amendments of 2000 (P.L. 106–469 $604) and forms the basis for the periodic report to Congress required by the Act. The focus in FY 2007 is to complete the documentation and publication of assessments for the 2005 and 2006 EPCA regions, including the Eastern Great Basin, Raton Basin, Michigan Basin, Hanna Basin, Wind River Basin, Washington/Oregon, and the Powder River Basin (PRB). H - 104 U.S. Geological Survey 298 Energy Resources Alaska — The North Slope of Alaska is thought to have the greatest remaining petroleum potential of any onshore area in the United States. The USGS is conducting an intensive examination of its geology and petroleum potential with current research focused on synthesizing all the previous scientific work and assessments conducted of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA), and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) 1002 area, and the lands that lie between the two, so that there is a comprehensive picture of the conventional oil and gas resources on the North Slope. Work also continues on gathering the geologic information necessary to assess the unconventional resources of the North Slope, including coalbed methane. Unconventional resources on the North Slope probably occur in great abundance, but relatively little is known about them and data are scarce. Therefore, an accurate assessment is dependent upon gathering as much geologic information and data as possible, Work in FY 2007 will focus on developing a methodology for assessing the unconventional resources of northern Alaska beyond coalbed methane (CBM), such as tight gas sands. Additional work will focus on examining the natural gas potential of the Brooks Range foothills through collaborative studies with the Alaska Division of Oil and Gas, the Alaska Geological and Geophysical Surveys, and BLM. The USGS ERP continues to support preservation of irreplaceable legacy digital and hardcopy data from the North Slope of Alaska and to provide government, industry, academic, and public institutions the ability to query and download NPRA data directly from the Internet. Similar efforts continue on a national scale to archive approximately 80,000 miles of seismic data and other data sets that currently reside on 9-track and 21-track magnetic tape. These data will be indexed in a GiS to allow ease of access and retrieval. Gas Hydrates: North Siope – Gas (methane) hydrate is a crystalline solid formed of water and natural gas and is potentially one of the most important energy resources for the future. Gas hydrate looks and acts much like ice, but it contains abundant amounts of methane. Gas hydrates are known to exist in huge quantities in marine sediments several hundred meters below the sea floor and are also found in association with permafrost in the Arctic. However, the precise magnitude and producibility of an accumulation at a given site remains very much in question. Future contributions from gas hydrate to world energy supplies depend on these issues pertaining to the availability, producibility, and cost of extracting methane from the hydrate phase. One of the primary challenges to the study of gas hydrates is that these materials are not stable at normal surface or sea-level pressures and temperatures. To date, few surveys dedicated to identifying hydrate deposits have been conducted, and better methods to identify and Survey gas hydrates, especially the high-concentration zones, need to be developed. The USGS has made important strides in improving the general knowledge of gas hydrates, yet the understanding of processes that control hydrate accumulation is still in the formative stages. The USGS ERP participates in a number of international consortia composed of research, industry, and academic institutions. One of these is the Malik Research Consortium. This group drilled three test wells in the Mackenzie Delta in 2002, the results of which were published in 2005. This work demonstrated that gas hydrates are a producible energy source, but further research must be undertaken to translate these results into technically recoverable resource assessments for gas hydrates. Results from the Malik test well support ERP cooperative research efforts on gas hydrate recoverability on the North Slope of Alaska and in other international consortia efforts. ERP also plans to continue the close work with the Indian Directorate General of Hydrocarbons, started in 2005, in their effort to study, characterize, and explore for hydrates off the coast of india. U.S. Geological Survey H - 105 299 Geologic Resource Assessments In FY 2006 and FY 2007, efforts will continue to assess the recoverability and production characteristics of permafrost-associated natural gas hydrates and associated free-gas accumulations in the Prudhoe Bay-Kuparuk River area on the North Slope of Alaska. The objective is to examine the resource potential of two known gas hydrate/free-gas accumulations (Eileen and Tarn) in the Prudhoe Bay-Kuparuk River area; and possibly drill and test a viable gas-hydrate/free-gas prospect. This effort is a cost-shared study between DOE and the USGS. Technical support and data access are being supplied by industry and academic cooperators on the North Slope. In addition, the USGS ERP is assessing the recoverability, resource potential, environmental effects, and production characteristics of Alaskan permafrost-associated natural gas hydrates in cooperation with BLM. The primary goal of this research is to lay the groundwork for an assessment of the recoverability and potential production characteristics of Onshore natural gas hydrates and associated free-gas accumulations on the Alaska North Slope. This work builds on the efforts (described above) addressing the known gas hydrate accumulations overlying the Prudhoe Bay and Kuparuk River oil fields, and provides the basis from which to assess the occurrence of gas hydrate accumulations on unexplored State and Federal managed lands. USGS cooperators (BLM) and Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in this effort are responsible for oil and gas development that takes place on Alaskan public lands, as well as for most pipeline right-of-ways. The basic and applied research that the USGS produces through this cooperative study will provide the BLM and the Alaska DNR with the knowledge of where potential gas hydrate development may take place. In FY 2007, USGS will produce an estimate of the technically recoverable hydrate resources on the North Slope. This will be the first time a technically recoverable estimate for hydrates will have been published. Gulf Coast Region — The Gulf Coast region is one of the major hydrocarbon-producing areas of the world. As such, the USGS ERP is conducting investigations—using seismic, well, and geochemical data—into the geologic framework of this region. This effort will provide the geologic, geophysical, and geochemical framework studies necessary to evaluate the oil-, gas-, and coal-bearing rocks of the region that have the greatest potential for future oil, gas, and Coalbed methane production. A better understanding of the geologic framework and petroleum systems will enable USGS Scientists to (1) better assess the potential for undiscovered petroleum resources, and (2) define potential onshore extensions of plays identified by the MMS for offshore Federal resources. The work conducted in FY 2005 and FY 2006 will provide the basis for a geologic model that will facilitate, in FY 2007, an assessment of the Tertiary Gulf Coast section. Coalbed Methane – USGS geologists are investigating the potential CBM resources in southernmost Texas and north-central Louisiana. To utilize available industry expertise, several Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADA's) have been formed that facilitated USGS and Louisiana Geological Survey (LGS) participation during the industry-led drilling of several exploration holes. The USGS has analyzed core and gas samples from these exploration wells and studied the subsurface geology of the coal basins. The primary goal of this cooperative work is to identify additional resources of domestic gas and to determine the potential for CBM development in the region. Results from these collaborative studies of coalbed methane resource volumes in the Gulf Region have revealed significantly greater resources than were previously recognized. The ERP focus in FY 2007 will take this on-going work, new data, and new synthesis to assess the coalbed methane resources of the Gulf Coastal Plain. H - 106 U.S. Geological Survey 300 Energy Resources The USGS and the BLM have an on-going cooperative agreement in the Powder River Basin (PRB) under which the USGS, in the course of its national geologic studies, produces a variety of geologic, coal, and coalbed methane information, data, and maps. These data and interpretations are used directly by BLM land managers, as well as other governmental and nongovernmental groups in the area involved with CBM exploration and development. These data are also used by BLM, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and several Tribes for land use management plans to forecast both the minimum number of wells necessary to produce a given volume of gas, and the anticipated effect of water extraction during field development on the surficial environment. The information helps BLM, Bla, and Native groups identify areas on Federal and Native land leases where the gas resource is being drained by wells on State or private lands, consistent with the Department's strategic goal to manage resources to enhance public benefit, promote responsible use, and ensure optimal value. Continuous Resources – Continuous gas accumulations (fig. 1, next page) generally consist of large, single fields having spatial dimensions equal to or exceeding those of conventional plays, and, in contrast to conventional gas fields, cannot be represented in terms of discrete units delineated by downdip hydrocarbon-water contacts. Estimates show that the largest remaining undiscovered domestic resource occurs in what USGS scientists term “continuous” gas accumulations (e.g., coaibed methane and basin-centered gas from low-permeability geologic units such as "tight gas Sands" and shale-gas reservoirs. Note: Others use the term "unconventional" when referring to these resources, but because these resources can be developed with currently available technology and practices, the USGS employs a narrower definition of unconventional resources e.g., referring to truly frontier energy resources such as gas hydrates.) Understanding continuous gas resources—the fastest growing resource produced in the United States—is therefore critical, both in terms of the responsible use of this energy resource as well as the sustainability of the domestic energy supply. The USGS, as part of its long-term research efforts, started a small effort in FY 2006 directed at improving the understanding of Continuous gas resources. The work, which will continue in FY 2007, focuses on the identification of the controls on unconventional gas accumulations, the role of gas- generation processes, and the characteristics of petroleum and associated water in these basins. The goal is to develop a sound understanding of the evolution of present-day hydrocarbon accumulations, many of which are currently being produced, but with difficulty, because little is understood about these resources. U.S. Geological Survey H - 107 301 Geologic Resource Assessments ** * * *------------> -- - - - - - - r N lant surface SS, Cºllètti - H \\ structural wiis testwestrońai Castles sº tensitions rºsis, …” - stratigraphic gas ---- ~~ * *-n attuttéral gas - - ---- stchºulatiºn ~ § ~ transitiºn \ --~ |- * zerº; º Sºs 2 "S / i - ... Fº ~ * ~~~~~~ * º ". .. },\!"t, ANATit}^ i {} {.8% --~~~~ Continuous gas ~T *~~ {} {}}} sccumulatiºn £3 Water º H------Tens ºf miles or kilomatsis — \- - º: w-r-, T ~~~~~~~~g-ºf - ...tx't' - * * **-*- - - . . .” -* * • - - - - - - - - - - -*. -** *** —- - - - A-4––a–sº Atº Figure t. Graphical illustration of the difference between conventional and continuous petroleum accumulations. - Geothermal Resources (Estimates for FY 2005, $0; FY 2006, $0.5 million; FY 2007, $0.5 million) in FY 2006, the USGS began a 3-year project to produce a new national assessment of geothermal resources capable of producing electric power, with a focus on the western United States. This work will continue in FY 2007, leading to the ultimate completion of an assessment in FY 2008. This assessment effort, in partnership with the DOE, BLM, National Laboratories, universities, State agencies, and a consortium of the geothermal industry, will highlight geothermal energy resources located on public lands. Geological, geophysical, and geochemical data from geothermal industry exploration and development studies will be combined with existing information to establish a database for the resource assessment and to investigate the nature and extent of geothermal systems in the western United States. The last national geothermal resource assessment was published in 1979, and advances in the field of geothermal energy and technology indicate that much of the information, as well as the geologic models for geothermal resources, contained in the earlier assessment is out of date. The ERP assessment will include a detailed estimate of electrical power generation potential and an evaluation of the major technological challenges and environmental effects of increased geothermal development. Support products will include online geospatial databases of regional and system-specific geological, geophysical, geochemical, and hydrological information relevant to geothermal resources. The assessment and associated databases will be augmented with a series of research publications describing scientific advances and improved assessment methodologies. National Coal Resources (Estimates for FY 2005, $2.6 million; FY 2006, $2.3 million; FY 2007, $2.3 million) The USGS ERP has recently revised the USGS coal assessment methodology in order to determine the subset of U.S. coal resources that is both available for mining and technically H - #08 U.S. Geological Survey 302 Energy Resources recoverable (i.e., the coal reserve base). In FY 2006, ERP started to systematically evaluate the major coal-producing basins, starting with the PRB, the single largest producing coal basin in the United States. In FY 2007, ERP will finalize the revised assessment for the PRB after finishing (in FY 2006) the geological and engineering models needed for the assessment process. These new studies will illustrate how much resource is actually-available and technically recoverable, given current restrictions and guidelines. Federal and State land managers can use these results to support land-use decisions; environmental regulators use the information to evaluate compliance with regulations stemming from the 1990 Amendments to the Clean Air Act; and economists use the results to forecast economic trends at regional and national scales. Electric utilities, coal producers, and coal consumers also use these results and products for evaluating the availability and quality of coal feedstock to electricity generating power plants and to achieve compliance with emission standards and other environmental regulations. These studies form the basis for addressing the challenge of future changes in the energy mix as the Nation responds to increasing demands for cleaner-burning coal. The ERP is working closely with counterparts at other organizations (BLM, Energy Information Administration, Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Office of Surface Mining) to ensure that the revised products address a variety of needs. With the conclusion of this first digital compilation of coal resource and coal quality data, the USGS will begin to determine how to integrate this new digital resource information with national coal quality inventories. The resulting integrated data will enable the USGS to provide critical information to land and resource managers who must contend with the Nation's ever-increasing need for energy while protecting the environment and human health. World Oil and Gas Resources (Estimates for FY 2005, $2.0 million; FY 2006, $2.5 million; FY 2007, $2.4 million) in FY 2007, the USGS ERP will continue to assess those oil and gas provinces of the world that were not targeted in previous assessments. The highest priority task is the Arctic Assessment, which will assess targeted Arctic provinces in Canada, United States, Russia, Norway, Denmark, Greenland, and other countries. These provinces may contain significant petroleum hydrocarbon resources. Post appraisal of the USGS 2000 world petroleum assessment indicated that about one-quarter of the world's undiscovered petroleum resources occur in the Arctic. Thus, ERP undertook a focused approach to evaluating the Arctic, because these additional provinces will be critical for understanding not only the full resource potential of the Arctic, but also the world. This task is strongly supported by the DOE, the national security Community, a consortium of companies, and most especially by the foreign governments and academic institutions of the Countries of interest. Additional tasks include assessment of other provinces, such as those in the Middle East, another area of great petroleum resources, and Continuing production of geologic maps and attendant geologic information. Energy information and the Environment (Estimates for FY 2005, $6.3 million; FY 2006, $4.2 million; FY 2007, $5.2 million) The production and use of all energy sources generates some type of environmental impact. For example, oil and gas production is attended by water production that must be disposed of in some way and Coal Combustion sometimes produces a wide range of potentially hazardous Substances. U.S. Geological Survey H - 109 303 Geologic Resource Assessments Environmental and human health challenges addressed by the USGS ERP include safe disposal of hazardous oilfield waters co-produced with oil and gas, disposal of waters produced during coalbed methane recovery, coastal subsidence associated with oil and gas production, and human health impacts of energy resource occurrence and use. Coal Quality and Human Health — The global demand for power generation and hence, coal consumption is huge. World annual coal demand is projected to exceed 8 billion short tons in 2025, up from 5.2 billion short tons in 2002, with most of the increase occurring in developing countries (Source: EIA EO 2005; available at http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaffied/pdf/coal.pdf.) As a result of this expected increase in usage, the ERP has revised its coal quality project to focus on current and growing concerns related to coal quality, including developing a more quantitative and predictive understanding of the impacts of United States and global coal usage. Meeting the demand of energy from coal while minimizing environmental impacts is one of the highest priorities of the Nation's Energy Plan. Current issues pertaining to production, beneficiation and (or) conversion, and the environmental impact of coal combustion processes and coal combustion products (CCP) will be investigated. Studies that examine the feed coal(s) and CCP's from individual coal-fired power plants (commonly referred to as “cradle to grave” studies) are a key component of this effort. In the initial studies, particular emphasis will be placed on sampling feed coal and CCP components in one or more coal-fired power plants. Once the sampling is complete, ERP will document distribution of element contents between the feed coal and various CCP components by using various analytical techniques, including leaching studies. The USGS ERP conducts research to understand the natural variability of coal quality, and the ramifications of such variability on environmental quality and human health. For example, in many parts of the country and the world, coal deposits may act as natural aquifers and convey large amounts of potable water. Balkan Endemic Nephropathy (BEN), a disease thought to develop from long-term exposure of susceptible individuals to low levels of toxic organic compounds derived from coal in drinking water in many parts of the Balkans, has been extensively studied by the USGS in conjunction with the human health care sector and international doctors. Study results from BEN research point to other potential connections between human health and toxic organics from energy resources. The ERP continues to build On the expertise developed during the BEN study by evaluating linkages in the United States and other countries where the confluence of specific human diseases and toxic organic Compounds from Coal may occur. In the United States, the water obtained from low-rank coal beds, either by drinking water wells or by coalbed methane production wells, may have leached toxic Organic compounds from coal. These compounds may compromise human health and degrade environmental quality. The ERP is characterizing water quality in these settings. ERP researchers have been Contacted by a number of foreign scientists who have noted BEN-like Symptoms within their own Countries. A number of cooperative efforts have formed from these contacts, leading to an increased understanding of this disease. Because more than half of the Nation's electricity demand is met through burning coal, and that demand will continue to increase in the future, an understanding of the connections among coal quality, environmental quality, and human health during aspects of coal resource utilization is essential to resource managers and policymakers alike. The USGS ERP will continue to work with representatives from the human health care sector, CDC, NIH, National institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and other domestic and international groups of doctors, epidemiologists, and health care providers to investigate health effects that may be associated with energy resource use. In one such project, Continuing into FY 2007, the USGS will H - 110 U.S. Geological Survey 304 Energy Resources collaborate with the Navajo Nation to study the relationship of indoor and ambient air quality to respiratory diseases in the Navajo Nation. This work will study the possible linkages between indoor coal burning and human respiratory ailments. This research provides objective Scientific information to guide private industry, Federal and State policymakers, foreign government officials, and health care workers. The USGS ERP will finalize the compilation of coal quality data on coals from around the world as part of the World Coal Quality Inventory. These efforts have yielded a unique set of data that a variety of customers can use to evaluate the quality of the world's coal and potentially the environmental impacts of global coal use. On-going work includes coal quality analyses of Coal samples from 90 percent of the countries that contain coal. Samples from the former Newly Independent States, Europe, Australia, and other top-coal producing countries are being analyzed, and smaller coal quality data inventories for other countries will be assembled to make them accessible to the public. Once the comprehensive coal quality database is created, these newly obtained data will be incorporated into the database. Emphasis in FY 2007 will focus on finalizing the database and creating a World Coal map. The National Coal Resources Data System (NCRDS) (Estimates for FY 2005, $0.8 million; FY 2006, $ 0.9 million; FY 2007, $0.8 million) NCRDS provides the world's largest, most comprehensive, publicly available, electronic coal quality and quantity databases. Started more than 25 years ago, the USGS databases contain information on the location, quantity, attributes, stratigraphy, and chemical components of U. S. coal deposits, including quality analyses of more than 14,000 coal samples and some 200,000 stratigraphic records. At least 136 coal-quality parameters are determined, including detailed location information and a wide range of physical and chemical properties. The NCRDS stratigraphic database contains more than 30 parameters describing the geologic section measured from drill holes and surface exposures including specific geo-referenced information. These data are accessible through USGS-constructed interfaces using GIS, geologic correlation software, statistical, and cartographic tools. These interfaces can be used to perform several analytical capabilities and produce a robust suite of products addressing several coal resource assessment issues, including: locating coal deposits having desirable characteristics for various uses; assessing environmental impacts of coal use; evaluating coal resources; and describing technological properties of coal from specific areas and beds. A long-term partnership of the USGS and approximately 22 State geological surveys, both contributors to and users of the databases, has formed the basis of this sustained effort to collect, correlate, and analyze the basic data, build and verify the databases, and digitally utilize these USGS-maintained data sets. Portions of the coal resource and geochemical databases can be found on the USGS Energy Web site (http://energy.usgs.gov), or interested parties may request selected data in several formats. FY 2007 Program Performance Estimates The planned accomplishments and outcomes listed below demonstrate the utility of USGS activities that are counted for GPRA and PART measures, including: "number of targeted basins with resource assessments available to support management decisions," "percent of formal USGS publications and Scientific products receiving appropriate peer review," "number of systematic analyses and investigations," "long-term data collections," and "training and workshops." U.S. Geological Survey H - # 1 | 305 Geologic Resource Assessments USGS Scientific Efforts in Support of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 — The joint Office of Management and Budget/Office of Science and Technology Policy Research and Development priorities for FY 2007 note that the Administration's energy and environmental research initiatives are critical for achieving sustained economic growth while ensuring national energy security and a healthy environment. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 calls for several major activities for which USGS is critical for success and mandated to Conduct the work. First, the Act focuses on the use of all energy sources, with an emphasis on assessment of geothermal resources (Section 226) and alternative energy sources such as gas hydrates and oil shale (Sections 968 and 369). Further, the Act calls for creation of the Preservation of Geological and Geophysical Data Program (Section 351) to rescue, curate, and preserve materials and data related to energy and minerals. In response to mandates of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, USGS proposes to start assessment efforts on the oil shale resources of the United States, and is joining forces with the MMS and BLM to evaluate domestic gas hydrates resources in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico. The proposed increase will allow expansion of research being done within base, such as the gas hydrate work, and allow for the start of new work mandated in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, such as conducting a national oil shale assessment. FY 2006 Planned Program Performance Changes in performance plans are mostly due to the difference between FY 2005 planned appropriation and the FY 2006 enacted dollars. • The 5 systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers in FY 2006 reflects a decrease of 1 from FY 2005 Plan and a decrease of 2 from the FY 2005 Actual as a result of the Energy and Environment Program reduction (-$500,000). The FY 2006 funding decrease eliminated research on geologic sequestration options for carbon dioxide and terminate the development of an assessment methodology for geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide. • The number of annual gigabytes collected reflects a decrease of 77.755 from the FY 2005 actual. This decrease is not an accurate depiction of outcome because FY 2005 was a banner year for data from Alaska; many more data than anticipated were received for processing. • A similar situation exists for the seeming decrease of 1 in the number of targeted basins with resource assessments available. The table reflects a decrease in the 2006 plan with respect to the 2005 actual. However, in 2005, ERP delivered one more than planned resource assessment, and there is no formal decrease in performance when the 2005 and the 2006 plans are compared. • The number of Cumulative gigabytes managed reflects an increase of +20.038 from FY 2005 Actual to FY 2006. The number of gigabytes in long-term databases maintained are used to measure growth. The number of gigabytes is not comparable among databases, as they contain very different types of data. However, the number of gigabytes in each is expected to grow as the databases grow in their utility. The planned accomplishments and outcomes listed below demonstrate the utility of USGS activities that are counted for GPRA and PART measures, including "number of targeted basins With resource assessments available to support management decisions," "percent of formal USGS publications and scientific products receiving appropriate peer review," "number of H - 1 i2 U.S. Geological Survey 306 Energy Resources systematic analyses and investigations," "long-term data collections," and "training and workshops." The number of long-term data collections maintained remains the same: (1) the National Coal Resources Data System, (2) the National Energy Research Seismic Library, and (3) the Organic Geochemical Database (OGD). ERP now counts the number of gigabytes in these databases as a measure of growth. The number of gigabytes is not comparable among databases, as they contain very different types of data. However, the number of gigabytes in each is expected to grow as the databases grow in their utility. In FY 2006, the ERP will develop a framework to expand the OGD, enabling the incorporation of analytical results from the Energy Analytical Laboratory (EAL). The EAL is responsible for major, minor and trace element analyses in coal, water, and related samples from major coal provinces in the United States and around the world. The integration of the two databases will provide customers, stakeholders, and the general public ready access to a unique and comprehensive Suite of geochemical data, and further extend the utility of these long-term data collections. As part of a continuing effort to demonstrate government accountability and improve performance, the ERP will initiate an external audit and review process of the Organic Geochemistry Laboratory (OGL). This process seeks to build on the successes of the EAL operating audit, and plays an important role in underpinning new geochemical data that will ultimately be served externally via the long-term data collection, implementation of recommendations from the EAL audit has not only significantly improved the performance of data analyses, but has also achieved safer and more cost-effective laboratory operating conditions. Likewise, the audit and review of the OGL will identify opportunities for improving procedures and business practices, thereby optimizing the safety and efficiency of operations and ensuring that analytical results are of the highest quality. in FY 2006, the number of targeted basins with resource assessments available to support management decisions is 6 and includes Northeast Greenland, Northern Afghanistan, Hanna Basin, Wind River Basin, Washington/Oregon, and the Powder River Basin. Also in FY 2006, the ERP will provide 7 formal workshops or training to customers. ERP training consists of courses requested by customers and cooperators, and are not always predictable. Workshops are usually set up to further a common scientific or research need, to seek outside ideas or validation of ERP work, or to share our expertise with counterparts in other countries. Examples include (1) CBM courses providing instruction about CBM genesis, occurrence, migration, assessment, testing, and (2) training on oil and gas assessments for foreign scientists. ERP workshops include gatherings of experts to discuss specific oil and gas or coal issues such as reserve growth and resource assessment methodology—two issues that many groups (academic, other government, and industry consortia) struggle with as these issues evolve along with technology and our understanding of geology. In addition, the ERP will conduct the following research and assessment activities in FY 2006: • The ERP will Continue to update its oil and gas resource assessments for the United States, and plans to complete its assessment of those basins listed above. This effort is in support of the EPCA amendments of 2000 and forms the basis for the periodic report to Congress required by the Act. • The ERP will Continue to update its oil and gas resource assessments for the world and in FY 2006 will complete its assessment of Northern Afghanistan with Afghan Ministry U.S. Geological Survey H - † 13 307 Geologic Resource Assessments counterparts. As part of its Arctic assessment, ERP will complete the assessment of Northeast Greenland, for publication in FY 2007. The ERP will continue work to assess the recoverability, resource potential, and production characteristics of Alaskan permafrost-associated natural gas hydrates in the Prudhoe Bay-Kuparuk River area on the North Slope of Alaska. This work is conducted in cooperation with the BLM and the Department of Energy–British Petroleum Exploration Alaska project. The ERP has revised its methodology for coal resource assessment to determine the subset of coal resources that are available for mining and are technically recoverable (i.e., the reserve base). The ERP will now systematically evaluate the major coal-producing basins and will begin with the PRB, the single largest producing basin in the United States. in 2006, ERP will finalize the geological and engineering models. needed by the methodology. The ERP will start a pilot project focused on the study of reserve growth, both in the United States and the world. Additions to reserves come from a variety of factors and reserve growth is that part of the identified petroleum resources over and above measured reserves in previously discovered fields and reservoirs. The pilot project will implement a multidisciplinary approach to improve the understanding of reserve growth, and explore alternative methodologies for evaluation. This project will develop a strategy to integrate reserve growth studies into the on-going domestic and world petroleum-assessment projects. With the conclusion and release of geologic analyses and assessments of the petroleum resources of the three major regions of the Alaska North Slope—NPRA, ANWR-1002, and the Central North Slope—ERP will undertake efforts to synthesize these three related analyses and assessments so that USGS produces an overal synthesis and assessment of the Alaska North Slope, the first since 1995. The ERP wilt Continue activities on recommended actions from the ERP PART. The two recommended actions and associated activities are as follows: 1. Continue to make reports and data more accessible and user friendly. § ERP continues to monitor the customer survey feedback from ERP-supported Web sites. The ERP has made a concerted effort to streamline Web sites to make products, information, and other data delivered seamless to customers. This effort was undertaken to better assist customers, particularly Federal agencies, in efficiently searching for and obtaining USGS energy-related data and products. The new, streamlined Web sites will be uploaded and enhanced in FY 2006. The ERP IT Specialists are working with ERP scientists to serve more data sets via the Web and more quickly, as they become available. In FY 2006, particular emphasis wiłł be given to digital Coal products so as to enhance delivery of this information to levels commensurate with those of other aspects of the ERP research portfolio. 2. Refine performance measures drafted during the PART process and finalize a 5-year program plan that is consistent with these measures. The ERP finalized a new plan in FY 2005 and the final, approved version is available at http://energy.usgs.gov/PDFs/USGS-ERP_5-Year-Plan.pdf H - 114 U.S. Geological Survey 308 Energy Resources FY 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Oil and Gas Assessments on Federal Lands: EPCA Inventory – Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act Amendments of 2000 (EPCA), the ERP is responsible for providing assessments of the undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and natural gas resources for the inventory. The ERP continues to assess petroleum-bearing basins and in FY 2005, ERP contributed the following basins to the EPCA inventory. Raton Basin, Yukon Flats, Central North Slope Alaska, Eastern Great Basin Province, and Michigan Basin. World Oil and Gas Resources — Energy is critical to the health of the United States and World economies, and the United States is highly dependent upon imported oil. Credible Scientific information on the abundance and geologic distribution of energy is vitally important. in FY 2005, the ERP completed assessment of the undiscovered oil and gas resources in the North Cuba Basin, Cuba and continued to develop its assessment methodology for undiscovered resources of the Arctic. Gas Hydrate Activities: • Release of the Mallik Scientific Volume — The Mallik International Research Consortium for the first time demonstrated the technical feasibility of producing gas from gas hydrates. Depressurization and thermal heating experiments, with real-time formation monitoring, were successful at the Mallik site. Results of the Malik work were published in the Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 585. • Use of Mallik Results Elsewhere — Results of the Mallik effort are being used in numerous studies to evaluate the production characteristics of other, similar gas hydrate accumulations in the United States. Results are used in (1) the cooperative project between BLM and USGS to assess the recoverable potential of gas hydrate and associated free-gas accumulations on State of Alaska- and Federal-managed lands in northern Alaska, and (2) on-going MMS gas hydrate resource assessment in the Gulf of Mexico, in which ERP has contributed to the development of improved assessment methodologies within this effort. • Participation in Two Deep Sea Drilling Cruises - The Joint industry Project (JIP) and the International Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) — USGS scientists were instrumental in these scientific programs and made significant contributions to the seismic interpretations and coring site-selection process, onboard activities, and collection, synthesis and interpretation of data. • Alaska Gas Hydrate Workshop — The USGS and State of Alaska jointly hosted a workshop in Anchorage, AK, with the primary goal of developing an improved understanding of the energy resource potential of gas hydrates in northern Alaska, and then identifying the various scientific and technological endeavors necessary to achieve that goal. - • Work with DOE-BPxA Project on the North Slope of Alaska — Within the DOE-BPxA project in northern Alaska, the USGS has the lead on assessing the geologic occurrence of gas hydrates in the area of the Milne Point Oil Field. The USGS conducted a detailed analysis to answer questions about gas-hydrate occurrence, distribution, reservoir properties, possible production methods, and economics, and to identify prospects that are appropriate for the proposed production test well drilling. U.S. Geological Survey H - 1 15 309 Geologic Resource Assessments Assessing Alaska's Energy Resources – The USGS released two substantive studies of the oil and gas resources of Alaska in FY 2005, (1) assessments of Yukon Flats in Central Alaska, and (2) an assessment of the Central North Slope. Stakeholders view the USGS as an impartial, objective research agency capable of providing scientifically robust estimates of technically recoverable, undiscovered oil and gas resources. The Yukon Flats assessment was of interest to the Federal Government, the State of Alaska, and Native corporations and villages, as the major land and resource owners in the area. This assessment is being considered in discussions of a potential land swap between one of the Native corporations and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Central North Slope assessment area consists mostly of State and Native lands and interest in gas accumulations remains high because of the discussion around the building of a natural gas pipeline. Coal Laboratory Audit: implementation of Recommendations — The ERP conducted an operating audit of its Energy Analytical Laboratory (EAL). The EAL is responsible for the analyses of major, minor and trace elements in coal, water, and related samples. The results of the laboratory audit were very positive and included several recommendations, and in FY 2005, a number of recommendations were implemented. Implementation of the recommendations significantly improved the performance for the determination of components, and also achieved a more cost effective and safe operation. Revised Coal Methodology — The ERP revised the USGS methodology for coal resource assessment in FY 2005. The revision was made so ERP could determine the subset of in-place resources that are available for mining and are technically recoverable (i.e., the reserve base). This revised assessment methodology was peer reviewed and published in 2005 (USGS OFR 2005-1076). The ERP involved other Federal agencies, industry, academia, and other interested parties in the peer review and this process helped optimize the relevancy of the new procedure. Technical Training and Assistance — Because the ERP conducts assessments with a consistent, reviewed, transparent methodology, and because many organizations accept and use the results of USGS petroleum assessments, ERP scientists are often sought out by groups for oil and gas assessment training (1) the Colombian Ministry of Energy requested training from ERP resource geologists and sent four employees to attend a 3-day training course organized and taught by ERP scientists and (2) the USGS has an agreement with the Afghan Ministry of Mines and industry, in which we provide technical assistance and an oil and gas assessment of the northern part of Afghanistan. As part of this agreement, the USGS provided Afghan counterparts training in: petroleum systems analysis, GIS and other database techniques, Seismic interpretation, geochemical parameters related to petroleum systems and assessment, and methodology of resource assessment, Landmark publications on energy resources and utilization by ERP scientists: i • Global Resource Estimates from Total Petroleum Systems — The distribution, quantities, and availability of petroleum resources continue to be of paramount importance to world economies. AAPG Memoir 86 "Global Resource Estimates from Total Petroleum Systems," is a landmark publication on world petroleum resources that extends the utility of the USGS World Petroleum Assessment 2000 and discusses the quantity, quality, and location of petroleum energy resources. • GSA Special Paper on Coal Systems Analysis — Coal is an important energy resource, and growing dependence on coal as an energy resource necessitates a thorough understanding of the quantity, quality, and distribution of coal resources. The H - 1 16 U.S. Geological Survey 310 GSA Special Paper 387 "Coal Systems Analysis,” provides a concept to better understand, characterize, and evaluate coal and coalbed methane resources. Energy Resources • Energy Resource studies, Northern Front Range, Colorado, USGS Professional Paper 1698 – This publication documents findings from the USGS Front Range infrastructure Resources Project, which was designed with direct input from stakeholders and addressed multiple aspects of energy resources (oil, natural gas, Coal, coaſbed methane) in the region, as well as Some environmental and land-use implications resulting from the exploration, development, and production of such resourcéS. • Environmental issues of Petroleum Exploration and Production – This Special issue of Environmental Geosciences details recent advances in the study of environmental effects associated with releases (e.g., oil and brine) from petroleum resource production and utilization, highlighting USGS studies of legacy issues from the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research sites in northeast Oklahoma. Characterization and remediation of these sites is particularly critical in areas where land use is changing from petroleum production to residential, agricultural, or recreational {{S&S. Performance Overview #easure 2005 plan 2005 Actual Change from 2005 Płań 2606 Enacted 2006. Change from 2005 Actual 2007 Request 2007 Change from 2005 Baseline information; # of targeted basins with resource assessments available to support management decisions (SP) (PARI) +1 -1 Quality and Utility of information: X8% of energy studies validated through appropriate peer review or independent review (SP) (PART) 1 Oğ% #00% 100% #00% # of systematic analyses & investigations delivered to +? customers (assessments) # of formal workshops or training provided to customers (instancesſissues/events) +? X% of targeted analyses/investigations delivered which are cited by identified partners within 3 years of delivery (PART) 80% 86% +6% 2.80% >80% Average cost of a systematic analysis or investigation (PART Eff. Measure) $2.75M $2.73M -$0.02Aft $2.75M -$0.02M $2.75M # of annual gigabytes collected 42,038 97.793 +55.755 20.038 -77,755 20.038 # of cumulative gigabytes managed 253,496 35i .289 +97.793 374.327 +20.038 391.365 +20.033 U.S. Geological Survey H - 117 3.11 Activity Summary Water Resources Investigations 2007 Fixed Cost 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget from Subactivity Actual Enacted Changes" Changes Request 2006 Hydrologic Monitoring, 142,454 142,527 +2,805 -3,456 144,876 -65'ſ Assessments, and Research FTE 1, 752 1,173 0 -9 1, 164 -9 Cooperative Water Program 62,337 62,833 +1,338 -2,000 62,171 -662 FTE 739 780 Ö - 18 762 - 18 Water Resources Research 6,409 6,404 O -6,404 O -6,404 Act Program FTE 2 2 0 -2 {} -2 Total Requirements $000 211,200 211,764 +4,143 -11,860 204,047 -7,717 FTE */ 1,943 1,955 th -29 1,926 -29 * Fixed cost increases for this activity total $5,916, of which $4,143 will be budgeted and $1,773 will be absorbed. * The decrease of -18 FTE in the Cooperative Water Program subactivity is matched by a decrease of -18 FTE in the reimbursable program, for a total decrease to this Activity of -47 FTE. Activity Summary The 2007 budget request for the Water Resources investigations Activity is $204,047,000 and 1,926 FTE, which is a net change of -$7,717,000 and -29 FTE from the 2006 enacted level. Additional information on program changes is provided in each program element section of this document. Since 1879, the USGS has been involved in issues | Use of Cost and Performance information related to water availability, water quality, and flood hazards. This work, conducted by more than 3,500 hydrologists, technicians, and support staff located in every State, includes collection, management, and dissemination of hydrologic data; analysis of hydrologic systems through modeling or statistical methods; and research and development leading to new methods and new understanding. Activity Based Costing data for FY2005 demonstrate that the Cooperative Water Program has maintained an approximate proportion of half data collection and half interpretive studies. Given Administration priorities and PART recommendations for emphasizing data Collection, the USGS chose to reduce interpretive studies (systematic investigations) to maintain data collection (number of streamgages reporting in real-time through NWISWeb). The mission of the USGS Water Programs supports the mission and goals outlined in the USGS Strategic Plan (2000–05), which states "The USGS serves the Nation by providing reliable scientific information to describe and understand the Earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; and enhance and protect our quality of life." The mission also supports the Serving Communities portion of the Department's Strategic Plan, in particular end outcome goal SEO.2, "Advance knowledge through scientific leadership and inform decisions through the application of science." This is accomplished through activities U.S. Geological Survey } – } 312 Water Resources investigations that contribute to the Department's Intermediate Outcome: "Improve information base, information management, and technical assistance." Congressional Directives The FY 2006 Appropriations Act for the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies included the following directive for the USGS water programs: "The managers are concerned by continuing reports that suggest the Survey's water resources program is providing or seeking to provide a variety of commercial Services to Federal and non-Federal entities in direct competition with the private sector. The managers have previously encouraged the Survey to use the services of the private sector in the conduct of its activities wherever feasible, Cost effective, and consistent with the quality standards and principles pertaining to the effective performance of governmental functions. The managers expect that the Survey should strive to implement such a policy to the best of its ability in the performance of its work." The USGS recognizes that the capabilities of the private sector to conduct hydrologic investigations have increased in recent years, and that many USGS "services" can also be performed by the private sector. The appropriate role for the Federal Government is addressed in Cooperative Water Program policy statements that appear on the USGS Web site regarding avoiding competition (http://water.usgs.gov/coop/competition.html). This Web site also includes guidance for USGS managers regarding the need to avoid competition with the private sector. The USGS is also preparing a report for the Appropriations Committee that details USGS efforts in this area. in many cases the USGS works with State and local partners and private sector interests to bring all available expertise to the table. For example, the USGS has collaborated with the private sector and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, which is interested in learning about emerging contaminants in wastewater and wants to determine the occurrence of certain contaminants in and evaluate the efficacy of various treatment systems for removing these contaminants prior to release to rivers or injection into aquifers. The private- sector member of the team—the firm Camp, Dresser, and McKee (CDM)—provides expertise in advanced wastewater treatment technologies and sampling strategies for wastewater systems. The USGS brings an ability to process samples and run laboratory analyses for large numbers of chemicals down to very low concentrations. Furthermore, the USGS has expertise in analysis of such data in light of temporal and spatial variabilities. The USGS and CDM are publishing and presenting results jointly at technical meetings. The State funds CDM and USGS separately, but with a clear understanding of the collaborative nature of the work. This partnership was recognized with a Platinum Award from the New York Chapter of the American Council of Engineering Companies in April 2005. Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) Evaluation in FY 2004, the majority of the Water Resources investigations program underwent PART evaluation. In keeping with the President's Business Reference Model, rather than conducting the PART for eight individual programs, the USGS was evaluated in (1) research and (2) data collection and dissemination categories and was rated "moderately effective." The PART evaluations found that the programs have a clear purpose, do a good job at leveraging resources, work with a wide array of partners, and maintain an effective Web site for distributing and visualizing water information. The evaluations also concluded that the USGS has | - 2 U.S. Geological Survey 313 Activity Summary effectively used the FACA Advisory Committee on Water information and the National Water Quality Monitoring Council for feedback to improve programs and coordinate activities. The USGS worked with the OMB to develop an action plan for carrying out the PART recommendations. Performance measures resulting from the PART are shown in the performance tables for the Water programs, and the USGS is taking the following actions to improve program performance: • Working with other Federal agencies on a multi-year plan to coordinate water research, • Developing shared water research performance measures across agencies, • Planning regular, independent reviews of the entire USGS water program, • Working with partners to develop and share monitoring plans, and • Working with EPA and other partners to integrate water information systems. Workforce Planning The USGS is working hard to change skill sets to keep pace with changing customer needs, anticipated level budgets, and reduced reimbursable income. The bureau is using creative solutions for rapid changes in technology and workforce flexibility through the use of contractors and term appointments, in some cases, funding freed from salary load will be used to invest in partnerships through grants. However, in some cases the nature of the work requires the use of government employees. Thus, the USGS has initiated a VSIP/VERA process for a number of Water Science Centers. Some of the positions vacated through the VSIP/VERA process will be filled with new employees who possess the requisite skills. - The WRD expects that only about 6 percent of its total workforce will choose to leave the USGS as a result of the various VSIP/VERAs currently under consideration, and in some cases those positions will be refilled with employees who possess different skill sets. Thus, the VSIP/VERA process is not expected to have any significant impact on program performance measures. The reason for this is twofold: • Most of the water performance metrics measure the adequacy of scientific instrumentation on the landscape and subsequent analysis of the data from that instrumentation — for example, "% of proposed streamflow sites currently in operation that meet one or more Federal needs," or "% of U.S. with ground water availability status and trends information to support resource management decisions." The changes in personnel will allow the USGS to continue to meet those goals. • The VSIP/VERA is spread across many cost centers. As a result, the performance measures for each program area are only minimally affected. Subactivity Overview Water Resources investigations comprises three subactivities that operate with three distinctly different funding mechanisms: U.S. Geological Survey i – 3 314 Water Resources investigations The Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research subactivity includes six programs funded directly from Federal appropriations and conduct work primarily inhouse, using the expertise of scientists on the Federal payroll. The programs in this subactivity include: Ground- Water Resources, National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA), Toxic Substances Hydrology, Hydrologic Research and Development, National Streamflow Information Program (NSIP), and Hydrologic Networks and Analysis (HNA). These programs are primarily research oriented, with the exception of NSIP and portions of HNA, which focus on long-term data collection, and NAWQA, which provides status and trends information on water-quality conditions across the Nation. USGS Science in Professional The Cooperative Water Program subactivity provides Journais information needed to understand the Nation's water - 4. resources through a program of Shared efforts and funding USGS work continues to have high - º e visibility in scientific journals. The with 1,400 State, tribal, and local partner agencies. journal Environmental Science and Authorizing legislation requires that States and localities pay Technology recently compiled a list at least half the cost of the work that the USGS performs of the papers most frequently under this subactivity, so program resources are leveraged downloaded from theirWeb site in and program priorities are determined in concert with º: tº the partners. About half the funding Supports basic data authors: a 2002 paper on emerging collection, including approximately 65 percent of the USGS contaminants written by seven streamgaging network, and the remaining half supports USGS authors, a 2005 paper by interpretive investigations, with the goal of seeking solutions | Sºkºla e - bioaccumulation, and a 2005 paper to water-resources issues of national and local concern. on MTBE (a gasoline additive) by - Joe Ayotte and Denise Argue of the Through the Water Resources Research Act subactivity, USGS New Hampshire Water the USGS administers grants for 54 State research institutes Science Center. designated by the Water Resources Research Act. The program supports academic research to aid in the resolution of State and regional water problems, promotes technology transfer, and provides for the training of Scientists and engineers. Grant monies under this program must be matched by the receiving universities. ! - 4 U.S. Geological Survey 315 Ground-Water Resources Program Activity: Water Resources Investigations Subactivity: Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research Program Component: Ground-Water Resources Program 2007 Fixed Cost 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Related. Program Budget from Program Actual Enacted Changes * Changes Request 2006 Ground-Water Resources 6,998 8,027 +} {5 -720 7,422 -605 Program Total Requirements $000 6,998 8,027 +++5 -720 7,422 -605 FTE 60 50 0 () 50 9 * Fixed cost increases for this program total $163, of which $115 will be budgeted and $48 will be absorbed. Summary of FY 2007 Program Changes for Ground-Water Resources Program Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • Memphis Aquifer Study -493 O • Ozarks Aquifer Study -227 0 TOTAL -720 0 Justification of FY 2007 Program Changes The 2007 request for the Ground-Water Resources Program (GWRP) is $7,422,000 and 60 FTE, which is a program change of -$720,000 and 0 FTE. The reduction will end two unrequested earmarked projects. These projects are not Administration or USGS priorities and do not address the highest priority Science needs in ground-water research and monitoring. This will keep the core program intact while allowing the USGS to make the best use of fêSOHHC&S. • Memphis Aquifer Study (-$493,000 and 0 FTE) — This reduction would end a project begun in FY 2006 that supports hydrologic monitoring, geologic mapping, and modeling provided by three USGS Water Science Centers in support of the Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee Regional Aquifer Study. • Ozark Aquifer Study (-$227,000 and 0 FTE) —This reduction would end a project begun in FY 2006 to develop a ground-water flow model of the Ozark and Springfield Plateau aquifers in the tri-State (KS, MO, and OK) area. Performance impacts of these reductions will not occur until FY 2008 or later. U.S. Geological Survey | - 5 316 Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research Program Performance Change Table Total Performance Change A # 2 systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers § | Ç {}= B+C E. Overall Performance Changes from 2006 to 2007 ------------------------ ~ *-*-**-* Qut-year impact of - 2007 impact of 2007 Base Program 2007 Budget 2007 Program 2006 Enacted Performance Change Request Change on #Measure Perfºrmance Level on Performance Performance Performance Systematic analyses and investigations º delivered to 18 17 {} 17 2 Customěfē TColumn 5: The performance ſeveſ expected to be achieved absent the program change (i.e., at the 2006 request level plus/minus funded fixed cost/related changes); this would reflect, for example, the impact of prior year funding changes, management efficiencies, absorption of fixed costs, and trend impacts. Column E: The out-year impact is the change in performance level expected in 2008 and Beyond of ONLY the requested program budget change; it does not include the impact of receiving these funds again in a subsequent outyear. Program Overview Ground water is one of the Nation's most important natural resources and is becoming increasingly important to all our lives, Ground water serves as the primary source of drinking water to approximately half the Nation's population (134 million people), provides about 40 percent of the irrigation water essential for the Nation's agriculture, sustains the flow of most streams and rivers, and helps maintain a variety of aquatic ecosystems. The continued availability of ground water is essential for current and future populations and the health of our Nation's economy in all 50 States. The first goal of the GWRP is to identify, describe, and make available fundamental information regarding ground-water availability in the Nation's major aquifer systems, and evaluate this information over time. To this end, the program conducts regionally integrated ground-water assessments that fill the information gap between national efforts (such as the previous generation of regional aquifer system studies) and local-scale efforts (like those studies conducted by the USGS Cooperative Water Program in conjunction with local partners). The second goal is to characterize the natural and human factors that control recharge, storage, and discharge in the Nation's major aquifer systems, and to improve understanding of these processes. The third goal is to develop and test new tools and field methods for analyzing ground-water flow systerns and their interactions with surface water. Finally, the program provides scientific leadership across all USGS programs on matters pertaining to the Nation's ground-water resources, including research directions, quality control, technology transfer, and information storage and delivery. The GWRP 5-Year Plan is being updated and reviewed to conform to the new outline, format, and internal/external team approach. The goal is for completion by March 2006. | - 6 U.S. Geological Survey 317 Ground-Water Resources Program The GWRP includes the following activities: • Regional ground-water investigations (Estimates for FY 2005, $3.6 million; FY 2006, $4.4 million; FY 2007, $3.7 million) • Field methods and model development (Estimates for FY 2005, $0.9 million; FY 2006, $1.0 million; FY 2007, $1.1 million) • Fundamental data and ground-water level monitoring (Estimates for FY 2005, $0.5 million; FY 2006, $0.4 million; FY 2007, $0.4 million) • Technical support (Estimates for FY 2005, $2.1 million; FY 2006, $2.1 million; FY 2007, $2.2 million) FY 2007 Program Performance Estimates The 2007 budget request for the GWRP is $7,422,000 and 60 FTE. To address the goals listed above, the GWRP is planning the following activities for FY 2007: Regional Ground-Water Evaluations — Regional ground-water evaluations consist of multiple large-scale study areas or aquifers that collectively make up a national assessment. individual studies form the building blocks that can be used to develop a comprehensive regional and national perspective. In FY 2007, USGS regional ground-water evaluations will include investigations such as the study of ground-water availability in California's Central Valley—one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world—where the combination of demands from agriculture and rapid population growth has created concern for future water supplies. This program component also includes the Water Availability and Use initiative that began in FY 2005 and is currently focused on the Great Lakes Basin. USGS Begins Water Availability and Use Field Methods and Model Development — The Pilot in the Great Lakes Basin GWRP is always searching for more efficient methods of evaluating ground-water resources at a variety of in response to Congressional direction, and different scales. The USGS has been at the forefront famed by USGS Circular 1223 and the . National Science and Technology Council of devising ſlew analytical techniques to solve Report on Fresh Water Availability, the practical problems in the study of ground-water USGS has initiated an assessment of water resources. Geophysical methods and application availability and use. As part of this initiative, research and ground-water model development are a pilot study for the Great Lakes Basin was specialized activities that support and benefit all started in January 2005. USGS projects in accomplishing organizational goals. water availability is determined by both Predictive models are needed to make informed water storage and water movement through decisions in many emerging areas related to the the environment. Key indicators for water effects of ground-water development. New models ºtenºmies and methods developed in FY 2007 will enhance all and refined in this project. USGS water programs and State and local Goals of the pilot study include developing governments, as well as ground-water Scientists and frethods to analyze the indicators and engineers in the private sector who use these tools. demonstrating how these indicators may be used to assess water availability. The study will generate scientific information of interest Fundamental Data and Ground-Water Level to the Great Lakes charter Annex 2001 Monitoring – Collection of fundamental ground- : º: . º components * * An 4. * * * * - - Surtace-water flows and storage, ground- water information is critical to the ability to assess and . Storage, and water-use assure the availability of the Nation's ground-water aSSéSSºlent. resources. Measurement of ground-water levels is U.S. Geological Survey | - 7 3.18 Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research used to monitor changes in conditions (water levels and Storage) due to climate and withdrawals. The development of the Ground-Water Climate-Response Network Seeks to assess changes in ground-water conditions due to climate stresses. This national network is augmented by ground-water-level monitoring that is supported by the Cooperative Water Program. Additionally, periodic evaluation of water levels on a regional scale is necessary to properly inventory ground-water reserves in areas experiencing intense development, such as the High Plains aquifer. Technical Support – This support provides quality control to assure the technical excellence of ground-water field programs and provides a structured way of transferring new technology to activities that are conducted at USGS Water Science Centers in each State. This program component also provides a formal way of establishing research priorities and making ground- water information available to other agencies, the Scientific Community, and the public. FY 2006 Planned Program Performance Unless otherwise noted, the planned program activities listed below demonstrate the utility of scientific publications and other products that are counted under the output measures for "systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers," and "number of formal workshops or training provided to customers." Regional Ground-Water Evaluations Ground-Water Availability of Regional Aquifers — The GWRP will continue three studies begun in FY 2004 to evaluate ground-water availability of regional aquifers in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of North and South Carolina, the Denver Basin in Colorado, and California's Central Valley. In FY 2006, a study of the Mississippi Alluvial and Embayment regional aquifers in parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee will begin. Information about these aquifers is critically needed to support better management of ground-water resources in these areas with chronic water-supply issues. GWRP scientists are taking advantage of the quantitative work previously conducted about 20 years ago under the USGS Regional Aquifer- System Analysis Program to provide updated quantitative assessments of ground-water availability in areas of critical importance. These assessments will document the effects of human activities on water levels, ground-water storage, and discharge to streams and will evaluate the adequacy of data networks for these regions. Great Lakes Basin Water Availability and Use Pilot Study — in FY 2006, the Great Lakes Basin Water Availability and Use pilot study began its second year. Water availability and use are a function of the total flow of water through a basin, its quality, and other factors that control its use for human needs and ecological support. The pilot study focus is on determining indicators of the status and trends of the basins water resources from a water quantity perspective. The assessment of water availability will include investigation of surface-water flows and storage, ground-water flows and storage, and water use. - Ground-Water issues for Karst Aquifers — Karst-aquifer systems (limestone and other rocks that can be dissolved by ground water) underlie about 20 percent of the United States. About 40 percent of the ground water used for the Nation's drinking water comes from karst aquifers. in spite of the value of these aquifers for supply, their hydrogeology is not as well understood as Other aquifer Systems, especially at a regional scale. To help increase knowledge about karst Systems, the USGS began a regional study of the karst aquifers in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, | - 8 U.S. Geological Survey 319 Ground-Water Resources Program Kentucky, and Tennessee in 2002, as a prototype for regional studies of karst aquifers. The GWRP is also supporting karst aquifer studies in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and West Virginia. These studies will continue in FY 2006. Field Methods and Model Development Field development and application of advanced geophysical methods to assess and monitor hydrologic processes including aquifer storage and recovery, saltwater intrusion into coastal aquifers, and karst imaging provide valuable opportunities to enhance our understanding of the Nation's ground-water resources. Current studies of regional ground-water availability in the Atlantic Coastal Plain, the Denver Basin, the Central Valley of California, and most recently the Mississippi Alluvial and Embayment aquifers enable development and testing of models to simulate dynamic ground-water systems. • Research in Geophysics — The USGS Office of Ground Water's Branch of Geophysics and scientists from the Idaho National Environmental and Engineering Laboratory and Pennsylvania State University conducted an experiment in August 2005 to obtain time-lapse tomographic images (similar to detailed X-Ray images) of an Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) experiment in Charleston, SC. Data analysis will be the focus of their effort in FY 2006. ASR modeling will also take place to investigate methods for linking hydrologic and geophysical modeling. ASR is a method for storing freshwater in an aquifer containing water of poor quality where the freshwater can be withdrawn later when needed. The ASR technology used here will help expanded our knowledge of this process and facilitate the monitoring of larger-scale hydrologic behavior Such as Saltwater intrusion in coastal aquifers. • Model Development — in FY 2006, the USGS will continue development and testing of a model Capable of simulating coupled ground-water and surface-water flow at a watershed scale. The code is based on the USGS MODFLOW ground-water model and PRMS (Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System) watershed model. The combined MODFLOW-PRMS model will be able to simulate water flow from land surface, through the unsaturated zone, to the water table. Documentation of the code will be completed during FY 2006. Fundamental Data and Ground-Water Level Monitoring Monitoring Water Levels in the High Plains Aquifer — The High Plains aquifer is a principal Source for irrigation and drinking water for one of the major agricultural areas of the Nation. The USGS assembles water-level data for the High Plains aquifer from wells that are measured by Federal, State, and local water-resource agencies to assess annual water-level changes in the aquifer. Decisions about future use of the aquifer depend on a clear understanding of the aquifer's status—amount of water extracted and remaining—and the probable impact of future extractions. A USGS report on water-level changes in the aquifer is prepared biannually; the next report on water-level changes through 2005 will be published in early 2006. The reports on water-level changes in the aquifer are intended to help those who are interested or involved in the protection, management, and sustainable use of the High Plains aquifer to better understand the aquifer and to make the best possible decisions. - U.S. Geological Survey # - 9 320 Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research U.S.-Mexico Border Human Health initiative This interdisciplinary study of environmental health issues along the rapidly developing U.S.-Mexico border takes advantage of data and information generated by previous and current USGS studies in water, geology, biology, and geography but focuses on understanding disease- causing agents in the environment and their specific exposure pathways in water, air, and soil, The work is a partnership with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, which brings the human health dimension to the study. Starting in FY 2006, this project will be expanded to encompass the entire U.S.-Mexico border region, an area over 157,000 square miles and home to more than 12 million people, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean. Planned tasks for FY 2006 include establishing a borderwide base map on the bi-national, Web-based internet Mapping Service (IMS) using a medium-resolution basic geospatial framework, including satellite imagery and digital elevation models with the locations of the major population centers. This will provide the platform upon which to subsequently overlay more comprehensive data sets. This work builds on the data sets compiled in FY 2005 for the Rio Grande Valley. FY 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Unless otherwise noted, the program accomplishments listed below demonstrate the utility of scientific publications and other products that are counted under the output measures for "systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers," and "number of formal workshops or training provided to customers." * . Regional Ground-Water Evaluations Ground-Water Availability in California's Central Valley — For more than 50 years, California's Central Valley has been one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world. This irrigated agriculture relies heavily on surface-water diversions and ground-water pumping. Approximately one-sixth of the Nation's irrigated and is in the Central Valley, and about one-fifth of the Nation's pumping is from its aquifers. Large increases in population have increased the competition for water within the Central Valley and statewide. As a result, the USGS is developing an update to the regional ground-water flow model of the Central Valley that is capable of being accurate at Scales relevant to the water management decisions of today. By the end of FY 2005, USGS hydrologists had assembled a database for approximately 10,000 well logs throughout the Central Valley and constructed a three-dimensional texture model of the internal architecture of the Central Valley deposits. Another major accomplishment is the development and documentation of a process for the MODFLOW ground-water model that provides the ability to simulate irrigated agriculture with the additional feature of priority of water allotments (water-rights). Estimating Ground-Water Recharge in the Humid East— Recharge is a major component of the ground-water system and has important implications for the quantity and quality of the ground-water resource. To address this, the USGS has conducted several independent studies to develop a better understanding of how to quantify recharge at several scales: • A study in cooperation with the USDA compared methods for estimating ground-water recharge and base flow (as a proxy for recharge) at Agricultural Research Service sites in east-central Pennsylvania underlain by fractured bedrock. | - 10 U.S. Geological Survey 321 Ground-Water Resources Program • In cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the USGS used multiple methods to estimate ground-water recharge. Results indicate that average annual recharge varied widely across the coastal plain, was greater in winter than in summer, and was related to the sand and silt content of surface sediments. These results help provide more accurate estimates of annual and seasonal recharge for different areas of the coastal plain—knowledge that is important for water planners to accurately evaluate seasonal ground water availability and contamination potential within a particular watershed. • A third study conducted in collaboration with the NAWQA Program estimated recharge using five different methods and compared results at the regional scale. During the course of the study, over 800 sediment cores were procured and analyzed, and a database of measured sediment properties was developed. Field Methods and Model Development Monitoring Aquifer Storage and Recovery — The USGS Branch of Geophysics and geoscientists from Idaho National Laboratory and Pennsylvania State University used an experimental monitoring system to obtain time-lapse images of an ASR experiment conducted in August 2005 in Charleston, SC. The objective of the project is to develop and apply advanced geophysical imaging methods to assess and monitor hydrologic processes, including ASR and saltwater intrusion into coastal aquifers. ASR is a method for storing freshwater in an aquifer containing water of poor quality. The stored, high-quality water can be withdrawn during an emergency or when demand exceeds the normal or seasonal supply. At the Charleston site, freshwater was injected into and withdrawn from a brackish aquifer. Information gleaned should refine the conceptual model of the site and help improve existing ASR modeling approaches. In addition, project Scientists hope that lessons learned from the experiment can be applied at other ASR sites and help monitor larger-scale hydrologic behavior, including saltwater intrusion in coastal aquifers. New Ground-Water Management Module for MODFLOW-2000 — The USGS worked collaboratively with researchers at the University of Massachusetts and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to develop a new optimization-modeling process for the widely used USGS MODFLOW ground-water simulation model. This new Ground-Water Management (GWM) process can be applied to a broad range of ground-water management problems, such as limiting ground-water level declines or streamflow depletions, managing ground-water withdrawals, and conjunctively using ground water and surface water. Management variables that can be specified in GWM include withdrawal and injection wells, artificial-recharge basins, and imports and exports of water. The types of constraints that can be specified include upper and lower bounds on pumping and injection rates, and water-supply demands. The GWM code is documented in USGS Open-File Report 2005-1072. USGS Computer Model Used Worldwide to Protect Coastal Ground-Water Resources — Coastal aquifers are under constant threat from contamination by seawater and a wide range of anthropogenic pollutants. The USGS is continuing development and support of the internationally accepted SEAWAT computer program. SEAWAT was designed specifically for Coastal aquifers, where the density contrasts between freshwater and seawater affects the direction of ground-water flow. Since its release in 2002, SEAWAT gained widespread recognition in the ground-water modeling community as an accurate, easy-to-use tool. The program has been applied in most coastal States and is being used in at least 16 other U.S. Geological Survey | - 1 1 322 Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research countries to help manage water resource problems associated with Saltwater intrusion, deep- well injection, and ASR. Examples of how the program has been used to protect coastal aquifers include: simulation of saltwater intrusion by Moroccan government scientists, determination of effective aquifer storage and recovery strategies by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and prediction of the fate and transport of deep-well injectate by the USGS. Fundamental Data and Ground-Water Level Monitoring Development of Bi-national GIS Product for the U.S.-Mexico Border — The primary product of this project is the IMS, which serves two functions: providing a geospatial interface loaded with tools that allow the manipulation of spatial data and Serving as a data portal that allows users to integrate the data sets into their own analyses. Accomplishments in FY 2005 included the development of a comprehensive Web site (http://borderhealth.cr.usgs.gov), which includes background project information, white papers describing methodology for bi-national data set integration, links to publications and references, and spreadsheets with health and natural resource data. Fact sheets have been published in both English and Spanish describing the availability and utility of the IMS, and a number of bi-national demonstration workshops were held to inform stakeholders, partners, and potential users of the project and its products. During workshops and conferences, representatives of local, State, and U.S. and Mexican Federal entities have indicated their endorsement and utilization of the project products and incorporation of the information into their business practices. Efforts to date have focused on the U.S.-Mexico border in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Performance Overview There are no performance measures that can be tied exclusively to the GWRP, except for "systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers." However, in conjunction with the Cooperative Water Program, Hydrologic Networks and Analysis, and an array of reimbursable projects, the GWRP contributes to all the measures listed below. 2005 Change Change 2007 from from Chang 2005 2005 2005 2006 2005 2007 e from #easure Plan Actual Pfan fºnacted Actual Request 2006 # real-time ground-water sites reporting in NWISWeb 700 796 +96 692 - 104 685 -7 # systematic analyses & investigations delivered to j6 16 Ö 18 +2 17 -? Customers % of ground-water stations that º 62% 67% +5% 67% O 63% -4% response network (PART) % of the Nation's 65 principal aquifers with monitoring wells used to measure responses of water levels to drought and 61% 61% O 62% +3% 60% -2% climatic variations to provide information needed for water- supply decisionmaking (PART) - i.2 U.S. Geological Survey 323 Ground-Water Resources Program 2006 Change Change 2007 from from Chang 2005 2005 2005 2006 2005 2007 e from Measure Pian Actual Pian | Enacted Actual Request 2006 % of U.S. with ground water quality status and trends 39% 39% {}% 45% +6% 51% | +6% information to support resource management decisions (PARI) % of U.S. with ground water availability status and trends 7% 7% 0% 8% +4% 7% -3% information to support resource management decisions (PART) U.S. Geological Survey ; – 13 324 National Water-Quality Assessment Activity: Water Resources investigations Subactivity: Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research Program Component: National Water-Quality Assessment Program 2007 Fixed Cost 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget from Program Actual Enacted Changes" Changes Request 2006 National Water-Cuality 61,645 62,203 +4,308 -940 62,571 +368 ASSessment Totai Requirements $000 61,645 62,203 +1,308 -940. 62,571 +368 FTE 430 451 {} •9 442 •9 * Fixed cost increases for this program total $1,867, of which $1,308 will be budgeted and $559 will be absorbed. Summary of FY 2007 Program Changes for National Water-Quality Assessment Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • Technical support activities -940 –9 TOTAL -940 -9 Justification of FY 2007 Program Changes The 2007 request for the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program is $62,571,000 and 442 FTE, which is a program change of -$940,000 and -9 FTE. NAWQA Technical Support (-$940,000 and -9 FTE) — This funding level will keep the core program intact while allowing the USGS to make the best use of resources. The reduction would focus on a portion of the funding used for national technical support and training activities for the geographically distributed USGS water-quality studies. Technical support activities provides quality control to assure the technical excellence of water-quality field programs and provides a structured way of transferring new technology to USGS investigative and data activities that are primarily conducted at the USGS Water Science Centers located in each State. Technical support also includes a formal way of establishing priorities for water-quality research by the USGS and provides a mechanism to make water-quality information available to other agencies, the scientific community, and the public. The proposed reduction would: • Slow research and development of field instrumentation and electronic entry of field data using handheld computers for water quality activities, and • Slow technical support to USGS State Water Science Centers for technology transfer and for training in new water-quality techniques. U.S. Geological Survey | - 15 325 Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research Program Performance Change — Though the program contributes to the strategic goals of advancing knowledge in the hydrologic sciences, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this program change. Program Overview The 2007 budget request for the NAWQA program is $62,571,000. The program addresses three long-term Study Unit investigation Topics goals: Effects of nutrient enrichment on Streams Describe the status and trends in the quality of a Sources, transport, and fate of agricultural large, representative part of the Nation's chemicals surface-water and ground-water resources, Transport of contaminants to water supply Provide an improved understanding of the wells primary natural factors and human activities Effects of urbanization on stream affecting these conditions, and - ecosystems Provide information that supports development Bioaccumulation of mercury in aquatic and evaluation of management, regulatory, and organisms monitoring decisions by other Federal, State, and local agencies. The USGS approaches these goals using five major program elements: Study Unit Investigations of major river basins and aquifer systems — Study unit investigations follow consistent practices from data collection through interpretation, to generate comparable findings over time and across the Nation. Study units collaborate with national teams on five water-quality topics selected for study on the basis of an extensive analysis of national and regional water-quality issues and priorities. NAWQA relies on fundamental research accomplished in other water programs like the Toxic Substances Hydrology program. For example, NAWQA collaborates with other USGS scientists funded by the Toxics program on the topic of mercury bioaccumulation in aquatic organisms, using appropriate Sampling and laboratory analytical techniques for methyl mercury occurrence in the environment and in aquatic organisms. (Estimates for FY 2005, $36.3 million; FY 2006, $36.1 million; FY 2007, $36.6 million) National Syntheses of key findings related to important water-quality topics from investigations in the study units and from other water-quality — National synthesis projects Compare findings across the country and identify relationships between land use, geology, Soils, climate, and water quality conditions. The current national synthesis topics are pesticides, nutrients, volatile organic compounds, trace elements, and aquatic ecology. (Estimates for FY 2005, $7.2 million; FY 2006, $7.4 million; FY 2007, $7.9 million). Supporting Research and Methods — To ensure NAWQA data collection and analyses are relevant to emerging issues, about 10 percent of program resources is devoted to developing new methods of sample collection and analysis and to Continuously improving assessment techniques. (Estimates for FY 2005, $6.2 million; FY 2006, $6.0 million; FY 2007, $6.3 million) | - 16 U.S. Geological Survey 326 National Water-Quality Assessment • Coordination at local, State, regional, and national levels with environmental and natural resources managers and other users of water-quality information — Nationally, over the past several years NAWQA coordination has increased significantly with the EPA. NAWQA provides direct service to the EPA Office of Pesticide Programs; Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds; Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, and Office of Science and Technology, assisting in the timely and relevant application of NAWQA data to those offices' decisionmaking processes. This association has made millions of dollars of field pesticide data available in a useful form for EPA decisionmaking. Liaisons with agencies from national to local have involved over 1,500 organizations and individuals. (Estimates for FY 2005, $2.2 million; FY 2006, $2.6 million; FY 2007, $2.6 million) • Technical Support of USGS water-quality activities — The USGS has a long tradition of providing national technical support and training for its geographically distributed water-quality studies. This support provides quality control to assure the technical excellence of water-quality field programs and provides a structured way of transferring new technology to investigative and data activities that are primarily conducted in USGS Water Science Centers in each State. Technical support also includes a formal way of establishing priorities for water-quality research by the USGS and provides a mechanism to make water-quality information available to other agencies, the scientific community, and the public. (Estimates for FY 2005, $9.7 million; FY 2006, $10.1 million; FY 2007, $9.2 million) All these program components include an element of outreach and liaison, both at all levels of the program (individual study units and nationally) and at all levels of government. The USGS has a NAWQA Web site (http://water.usgs.gov/nawga/) to provide rapid access to NAWQA data, reports, and methods documents. Also available is an up to date listing of current developments that allows interested parties to get new information in a timely fashion. By 2004, the program made publicly available water-quality data for 7,000 wełis and 6,400 stream sites. Stream data include 3,000 samples of contaminants in bed sediment and aquatic animal tissues and 1,000 sites with information on biodiversity and abundance of fish and aquatic insects, *NAWQA is an important national resource, and a key component of the nation's water quality monitoring and research infrastructure. The rich data it produces has helped advance greatly our understanding of how our use of the land affects water quality in different settings and regions. Its blending of responsiveness to local needs and attention to national reporting and assessment requirements is unique. Our report, The State of the Nation's Ecosystems, relies heavily on NAWQA data, and we hope that program resources can be maintained and expanded, so that the information base for making local, state, regional, and national water quality decisions can also be expanded." Robin O'Malley Director, Environmental Reporting Program H. John Heinz ill Center for Science, Economics and the Environment October 2005 Reduce the number of study units to accommodate current NAWQA purchasing power. The USGS decided on a total of 42 study units for Cycle II, with 14 investigations started in 2001, a Second group of 14 investigations that started in 2004, and plans for the final group of 14 to start in 2007. The number of study units was determined on an assumption the NAWQA program would not get funding increases, but would get fixed cost adjustments each year. To share program knowledge, NAWQA managers coordinate extensively with Federal agencies such as the EPA, USDA, State and local agencies, non-governmental organizations, and the private Sector. For example, NAWQA staff share office space in selected EPA offices to ensure U.S. Geological Survey | - 17 327 Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research that technical information and resources are shared, so that duplication can be avoided and Federal dollars can be saved. Input from these same groups is sought and incorporated in program activities. For example, these groups influence the selection of Sampling sites and the selection of chemicals to be analyzed and assist the USGS in gaining access to sampling locations. * The NAWQA 5-Year Plan is undergoing internal and external review and is expected to be completed by mid 2006. FY 2007 Program Performance Estimates A new set of study units will begin work in FY 2007, as shown on the map below. Cycle || studies began in 2001. Cycle li studies focus on water-quality trends over time and expand on the explanation of environmental conditions that influence contaminant distribution. During FY 2005, the first group of 14 Cycie || study units is completing data collection, and NAWQA completed sampling in source water areas in these 14 units. With the FY 2005 budget request level, a second group of 14 Cycle H study units will begin intensive data collection in 2005. These additional study areas will increase investigations of the effects of urbanization in Seattle and Tacoma, WA; San Antonio, TX; Albuquerque, NM, St. Louis, MO; New Jersey; and Sacramento, CA. As in Cycle I, NAWQA uses a rotational design for its investigations that consists of three groups of 14 study units with staggered intervals of high and low intensity study. About one third of all study units will be under highly intensive investigation at any given time for 4 years, and trends will be assessed about every 10 years for the areas studied. USGS planning for Cycle H included two major changes from Cycle emphasis. The changes were twofold: • Increase emphasis on understanding time trends and processes governing water quality. This change does not eliminate the status assessment, but rather reduces it to bring more balance to the program, particularly given the substantial advances made in assessing the status of water-quality conditions during Cycle i. Strategic planning of the trends component of the NAWQA program considered streams and aquifers most susceptible to urbanization and agricultural practices for resampling and long-term monitoring to provide land and water-resources managers and policymakers an information base to assess the value of programs such as conservation, farming practices, and planned urban growth. • Reduce the number of study units to accommodate current NAWQA purchasing power. The USGS decided on a total of 42 study units for Cycle II, with 14 investigations started in 2001, a second group of 14 investigations that started in 2004, and plans for the final group of 14 to start in 2007. The number of study units was determined on an assumption the NAWGA program would not get funding increases, but would get fixed cost adjustments each year. } - 18 U.S. Geological Survey 328 National Water-Quality Assessment National Water-Quality Assessment Cycle Il Study Units Began in fiscal year 2001 Began in fiscal year 2004 Scheduled to begin in fiscal year 2007 & Selective surface-water monitoring [...] High Plains regional ground-water study E Discontinued With current funding, one special topical study is being undertaken in each of the 14 study units starting up in 2005, compared to about 2 special studies per study unit in the first group. Further adjustments in 2004 included a reduction in the number of long-term stream monitoring sites for trend detection from 145 to 84 and to extend the period of data collection and intensive activity from 3 to 4 years for each of the three groups of study units. The extended intensive data-collection and analysis period allows the program to stretch limited dollars out over time but also extends by 2 to 3 years the period between the completion of data collection and the publication of findings. The overal effect on the program has been to extend Cycle || to the year 2013 and to reduce the level of activities in each study unit. FY 2006 Planned Program Performance The activities described below demonstrate the utility of USGS products that are counted under the output measures for "number of systematic analyses and investigations delivered to Customers." U.S. Geological Survey | - 19 329 Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research In FY 2006, there are several planned accomplishments related to the national synthesis of Cycle activities and progress of Cycle H activities. Major products planned in 2006 from the NAWQA national synthesis are two USGS Circulars, "EPA is partnering with USGS and the one on pesticides and one on volatile organic States to support integrated monitoring compunds (VOCs). While there are many other designs that address multiple decision reports being published by NAWQA in 2005, the needs. ... imperative for future success is that data collection and monitoring are pesticide and VOC circulars synthesize the consistent and comparable so that the accumulated knowledge from 51 geographic areas findings can be integrated. EPA and USGS together at the national scale. Products from Cycle li are committed to increasing such activities are planned for release in 2006. Some of comparability and integration of monitoring t r º - in order to enhance our ability to answer these are the first national-Scale NAWQA Source jaegions about our Nations waters | Water Quality Assessments, which examine and that no one program can answer alone.” compare the quality of the untreated and treated º * - * resource at public water supplies in 13 NAWQA study tº: ;º:* Deputy Director, units. Other planned products for 2006 will be some of Fº the first publications from NAWQA Cycle || topical studies. A series of articles on the sources, fate, and transport of agricultural chemicals in streams and shallow ground water are planned to be published in a special issue of the Journal of Environmental Quality. A special publication on the effects of urbanization of stream quality containing four NAWQA papers is being released in 2006. In a major outreach and technology transfer effort, the NAWQA program is cosponsoring the biannual conference of the National Water-Quality Monitoring Council in San Jose, CA, in May 2006. NAWQA scientists plan to present 87 oral presentations, 58 poster presentations, and 3 workshops. This effort will greatly expand NAWQA's interaction with water-quality practitioners in other Federal, State, and volunteer water quality programs and will communicate scientific findings and management implications of NAWQA products from both cycles. The workshops will provide hands-on training on new tools and innovative methods with other Federal and State agencies and non-governmental volunteer organizations. FY 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments In addition to the accomplishments listed below, the NAWQA program reports several accomplishments outside of the program components described above that relate to hazard response sampling in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Texas in a multi-agency effort to assess impacts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in August and September 2005. Selected efforts include: • Sampling for fecal bacteria of public health significance in the Lake Pontchartrain system (in coordination with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality), • Sampling for chemical contaminants in water and sediment in Lake Pontchartrain, • Flood deposit sampling for contaminants, • Water-quality sampling in Mississippi rivers discharging to the Gulf Coast (in coordination with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality), • Ground-water Sampling of public supply wells along the Alabama coast (in coordination with the Alabama Department of Environmental Quality), and i - 20 U.S. Geological Survey 330 National Water-Quality Assessment • Ground-water sampling of drinking-water and monitoring wells in Louisiana (in coordination with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Louisiana Office of State Geologists). The sampling of NAWQA accomplishments and outcomes listed below demonstrates the utility of USGS products that are counted under the output measures for "number of systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers" and the PART measure "improvement in accuracy of watershed (SPARROW) model prediction for total nitrogen and total phosphorus (measured as reduced error)." All of these accomplishments and outcomes relate to the "Coordination" program component described above under "Program Overview." Linkages to other program components are shown with each accomplishment below. Study Unit investigations USGS Findings Used to Predict Occurrence of Arsenic in Unmeasured Areas — The National Cancer institute uses a model based on NAWQA findings to estimate lifetime arsenic exposure for individuals living in New England, including exposure from drinking-water sources. SPARROW Findings for Nutrients Are Used in the Long Island Sound — Results for nitrogen and phosphorus from the USGS statistical model (referred to as SPARROW for Spatially Referenced Regressions on Watershed Attributes) were used by the Long island Sound Study, part of the EPA National Estuary Program, to assess dissolved oxygen conditions in the Long island Sound related to nutrient loadings, standards, and exposure criteria. Support for Development of TMDLs in the San Joaquin Valley, California — NAWQA data were incorporated in the development of a TMDL for the insecticides diazinon and chlorpyrifos in the San Joaquin River Basin in central California by the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board. NAWQA data and assessments are unique in that they help to explain variations in concentrations over seasons, including during winter storms and periods of heavy irrigation. In addition, the "NAWQA monitoring and assessment in the San Joaquin River Basin has provided foundational information for the development of ITMDLs) for diazinon and chiorpyrifos in the San Joaquin River Basin. This information helps assure that the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board makes informed water quality management decisions that are based on sound science." i_esſie F, Grober Senior Land and Water Use Scientist California Regional Water Quality Control Board Fałł 2005 . NAWQA data and assessments help to explain atmospheric contributions, including both wet and dry deposition. Modeling Findings Support Formulation of Kansas Nutrient Reduction Plan – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Bureau of Water, used NAWQA modeling results in the development of their State's nutrient reduction plan to address point and non-point sources of nutrients. The modeling results help to identify watersheds that have a high potential to transport nitrogen, and to target non-point source management funds and activities in watersheds that have the greatest potential to improve stream water quality. Many point sources in Kansas are now committed to upgrading treatment to address both nitrogen and phosphorus reduction, - U.S. Geological Survey # - 21 331 Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research National Synthesis Percentage of Stream Miles Meeting EPA Recommended Goal for Phosphorus — USGS scientists developed and applied the SPARROW model to predict concentrations of phosphorus in streams and rivers across the Nation that meet the EPA recommended goal to control excessive growth of algae and other nuisance plants. Findings indicated that only about 40 percent of U.S. stream miles meet the recommended goal, and that concentrations vary regionally. Model findings help to identify regions that are most vulnerable to elevated concentrations of phosphorus and contribute scientifically defensible information to the development of regional water-quality criteria for nutrients. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Austin Streams — NAWQA provided sound data and research that helped explain an important source—abraded seal coat from parking lots—of "The NAWCA staff in Austín has been instrumental in taking our findings related to pavement sealants to a much higher level, both in the recognition and exposure that the USGS carries, and in the quality of their science. The City of Austin has benefited greatly from collaboration with USGS/NAWQA staff over the last year and their professionalism and productivity has been exemplary for all of us involved with the sealant PAH source issue." Mateo Scoggins, Researcher, Watershed Protection City of Austin Fałł 2005 and business parks; and residential driveways. polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in urban streams and reservoirs. PAHs are potentially toxic to mammals (including humans), birds, fish, amphibians, invertebrates, and plants. Vehicle tires abrade parking-lot seal coat into small particles, which are washed off parking lots by rain into storm sewers and streams. Seal coat is commonly applied to parking lots associated with commercial businesses (including strip malls and shopping centers); apartment and condominium complexes; churches, schools, During FY 2005, the City of Austin used USGS findings to guide management strategies for controlling PAHs and protecting urban streams, and to guide their consideration to ban the use of certain seal coats. Pesticide Risk Assessment — NAWQA Scientists worked with the EPA to evaluate models for predicting the leaching of agricultural contaminants to ground water. The EPA Office of Pesticide Programs used the evaluation in their efforts to assess drinking-water exposure to carbamate pesticides. Extension of Predictive Modeling to include Multiple Pesticides — in cooperation with EPA, the USGS has developed new tools to assess risks posed by pesticides in surface water. The newly improved national-scale WARP model, which was originally developed to predict concentrations of atrazine in watersheds, increases EPA's capability to predict potential impacts of pesticide use on water quality, especially in areas where monitoring data are not available. In addition, the model helps to identify areas where additional monitoring is most needed to evaluate ecological condition of watersheds, and to provide estimates of potential exposure for implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act, which requires estimation of human exposure to pesticides in drinking water. Performance Overview The NAWQA program addresses the Department's Serving Communities strategic goal of advancing knowledge through scientific leadership and informing decisions through the application of Science. Key indications of USGS performance in describing the status and trends in the quality of the Nation's surface-water and ground-water resources and informing decisions are reflected in the end outcome measure for research: soundness of methodology, # - 22 U.S. Geological Survey 332 National Water-Quality Assessment accuracy, and reliability of science (100 percent of science is validated through appropriate peer review); and the end outcome measure for informing decisions through the application of science: percent of stakeholders reporting that information provided by the USGS helped them achieve their goal. To clearly measure progress in achieving intermediate outcome of improving the information base, information management, and technical assistance by assessing water quality conditions and trends, the USGS tracks outputs including the number of long-term data collections, and the number of systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers. Only one GPRA output measure and one PART performance measure can be tied exclusively to NAWQA; however, in conjunction with the other USGS water programs and an array of reimbursable projects funded by partner agencies, NAWQA contributes to all the measures łisted below. Measure 2005 Pian 2005 Actual Change from 2005 Pian 2006 Enacted 2006 Change from 2005 Actual 2007 Request 2007 Change from 2006 Systematic analyses and investigations delivered to CuStorners #37 137 O 136 135 -? # real-time water-quality sites reporting in NWISWeb 900 i,125 +225 896 887 % of U.S. with ground-water quality status and trends information to support resource management decisions (PART) 39% 39% 0% 45% -229 +6% 51% +6% % of targeted contaminants for which methods are developed to assess potential environmental and human health significance (PART) 20% 20% 30% +1 Ö% 33% +3% Average cost per analytical result, adjusted for inflation, is stable or declining over a 5-year period (PART) $8.64 $8,63 $8,64 +$0.01 $8.64 % improvement in accuracy of watershed (SPARROW) model prediction for total nitrogen and total phosphorus (measured as reduced error) (PART) 36% 31% | -5% 32% +4% 32% U.S. Geological Survey ! - 23 333 Toxic Substances Hydrology Activity: Water Resources Investigations Subactivity: Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research Program Component: Toxic Substances Hydrology 2007 Fixed Cost 2007 2007 Change - 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget from Program Actual Enacted Changes" changes Request 2006 Toxic Substances Hydrology 14,476 14,386 +287 -1,458 13,215 -1,171 Total Requirements $000 14,476 14,386 +287 -1,458 13,215 -1,171 FTE 64 64 () Ú 64 {} * Fixed cost increases for this program total $410, of which $287 will be budgeted and $123 will be absorbed. Summary of FY 2007 Program Changes for Toxic Substances Hydrology Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • Roubidoux Aquifer study -1,231 0. • Skiatook Lake study -227 0. TOTAL -1,458 –0 Justification of FY 2007 Program Changes The 2007 request for Toxic Substances Hydrology is $13,215,000 and 64 FTE, which is a program change of -$1,458,000 and 0 FTE. The reduction will end one unrequested earmarked project and one project from the base program. The earmarked project does not address the highest priority Science needs for toxic substances hydrology research. This will keep the core program intact while allowing the USGS to make the best use of resources. & Roubidoux Aquifer (-$1,231,000 and 0 FTE) — This is a reduction of an unrequested earmark that will bring to a close a study with the University of Oklahoma to characterize the Tar Creek Superfund site in Oklahoma, including characterization of mine drainage discharges, characterization of waste pile and pond drainage runoff, assessment of in-stream Contaminant loading, characterization of asphalt road runoff, assessment of surface water impacts, and air quality and meteorological monitoring. In FY 2005 and 2006, most of the funding went to the University in the form of a pass-through grant. Skiatook Lake Study of Petroleum-Related Contamination (-$227,000 and 0 FTE) — The USGS will end a study of petroleum-related contamination at Skiatook Lake in the Southeastern part of the Osage Indian Reservation in northeastern Oklahoma. U.S. Geological Survey # - 25 334 Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research Under the Departments Serving Communities—Advance Knowledge mission goal, the decrease of -$227,000 for the Skiatook Lake study will result in the loss of -1 systematic analysis and investigation in FY 2007, compared to the FY 2006 level. There is no change in FTE or other resources associated with either of the decreases described above. Program Performance Change Table Total Performance Change –F systematic * and investigation delivered to customers –––– –-a-- T - B C D= B+C E Overall Performance Changes from 2006 to 2007 Out-year impact 2007 Impact of ot 2007 Base Program 2007 Budget 2007 Program 2006 Enacted | Performance Change Request Change on Measure | Performance Level on Performance Performance Performance Systematic analyses and investigations 3? 3t -i 30 {} delivered to CuStormers Column B: The performance level expected to be achieved absent the program change (i.e., at the 2006 request level plus/minus funded fixed cost/related changes); this would reflect, for example, the impact of prior year funding changes, management efficiencies, absorption of fixed costs, and trend impacts, Column E: The out-year impact is the change in performance level expected in 2008 and Beyond of ONLY the requested program budget change; it does not include the impact of receiving these funds again in a subsequent outyear, Program Overview The Toxics program provides unbiased and reliable scientific information and tools that explain the occurrence, behavior, and effects of toxic substances in the Nation's hydrologic environments. These results support sound decisionmaking by resource managers, regulators, industry, and the public at the Federal, State, and local levels. The program addresses the Department's Serving Communities strategic goal of advancing knowledge through scientific leadership and informing decisions through the application of science. The contamination problems investigated by the Toxics program are widespread and pose significant risk to human health and the environment, Based on input from many agencies and Organizations, the USGS identifies high priority problems for intensive, field-based research. These field studies are conducted at representative sites, watersheds, or areas that focus on Subsurface, point-Source Contamination or nonpoint source contamination at the watershed or regional scale. Study results help water managers improve environmental monitoring, characterize and manage contamination, develop best management practices, form regulatory policies and Standards, register the use of new chemicals, and guide chemical manufacture and use. The program complements other USGS programs that monitor and assess the quality of the Nation's waters by focusing rapidly on new issues and on new and understudied - Contaminants, by identifying which issues warrant future attention, and by developing improved and needed methods. The Toxics program's strengths are its long-term field-based approach, interdisciplinary research teams, ability to address contamination problems with a wide range of geographic Scales and geologic terrain, and ability to bring fundamental scientific knowledge to define the natural environmental response to contamination and natural clean-up capacity, Maintenance | - 26 U.S. Geological Survey 335 Toxic Substances Hydrology of long-term field research laboratories and data collection on extensive regional and national networks, using consistent and reliable methods, makes this contribution particularly unique. The Toxics program works in partnership with other Federal agencies to ensure that priorities for science needs are coordinated, including other Interior bureaus, the EPA, USDA, DOD, DOE, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and more recently, public health agencies, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration, and the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, Because the USGS is an objective science agency, program information and methods often provide a basis for consensus in contentious issues and for achieving cost efficiencies by meeting the needs of numerous management and regulatory agencies. Scientists from universities, other Federal agencies, and industry find significant research opportunities through collaboration in Toxics program activities and at program research sites. The Toxics program complements and coordinates with a range of other USGS programs, by providing new methods and information on new issues to monitoring and assessment programs such as NAWQA and NASQAN, by addressing environmental effects of resource development with programs such as the Energy Resources and Mineral Resources programs, and by evaluating the connections between environmental contamination of toxicological effects in fish and wildlife with the Contaminant Biology program. Program results are distributed at briefings for regulatory agencies and industry groups, at workshops, at national scientific meetings, in USGS reports, and in scientific journals and books. More information about the Toxics program is available on the Web at http://toxics.usgs.gov/ The Toxics program is made up of three components: investigations of Subsurface, Point-source Contamination — interdisciplinary USGS research teams conduct long-term intensive field investigations of common types of subsurface contamination in a variety of hydrogeologic environments. These investigations provide fundamental knowledge of the processes that control contaminant-plume transport and persistence. This knowledge and new methods are applied to similar sites across the Nation. The Toxics program conducts the only organized research on subsurface contamination from point sources within the USGS and is looked upon by those responsible for contaminated site cleanup as a unique provider of information and methods on issues such as contamination in fractured rock aquifers and long-term performance of monitored natural attenuation. The USGS is initiating a review of this program component in FY 2006. This review will identify research priorities, gaps in existing activities, and actions needed to fill those gaps. Expert scientists and managers representing government partners and the academic community will participate in the review. This program component also includes development of laboratory and field methods. (Estimates for FY 2005, $4.7 million, FY 2006, $4.9 million; FY 2007, $4.8 million) Investigations of Watershed-scale and Regional-scale Contamination – Watershed-scale and regional-scale investigations address contamination problems typical of widespread land Uses or human activities that may pose a threat to human and environmental health throughout a significant portion of the Nation. These investigations involve characterizing contaminant Sources, investigating the mechanisms by which nonpoint-source contamination affects aquatic ecosystems, and investigating the processes that transform contaminants into different and possibly more toxic forms. This program component also includes development of laboratory and field methods. (Estimates for FY 2005, $7.1 million; FY 2006, $6.7 million; FY 2007, $5.6 million) U.S. Geological Survey } - 27 336 Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research Technical Support — The USGS has a long tradition of providing national technical support for its geographically distributed water resources studies. This support provides quality control to assure the technical excellence of water resources field programs and provides a structured way of transferring new technology to investigative and data activities that are primarily conducted in USGS Water Science Centers in each State. Technical support also includes a formal way of establishing priorities for water research by the USGS and provides a mechanism to make water resources information available to other agencies, the Scientific Community, and the public. In the case of the Toxics program, this amount also includes support for various interdisciplinary Priority Ecosystem studies, some of which are described in the Science on the Landscape section beginning on page F - 30, (Estimates for FY 2005, $2.7 million; FY 2006, $2.8 million; FY 2007, $2.8 million) The 5-Year Plan for the Toxics program is being updated to conform to the new outline, format, and internal/external team approach. The goal is for completion in FY 2006. Major program activities are developed and revised through internal and external planning and review processes led by Toxics program managers. FY 2007 Program Performance Estimates A brief description of planned program accomplishments in FY 2007 follows, organized by the program's two major components. These activities demonstrate the utility of products that are counted under the output measures for "systematic analyses and investigations delivered to Customers." Investigations of Subsurface, Point-source Contamination Program activities in FY 2007 will focus on implementing changes in response to a review of this program conducted in 2006. Program activities are anticipated to include continuation of . research on the following major contamination problems, but may include new efforts. • Hydrocarbons and Petroleum-Related Contamination — Hydrocarbon contamination occurs in association with petroleum development, transport, storage, and use. The large number of hydrocarbon contamination sites across the Nation makes systematic management and cleanup decisionmaking essential. The introduction of fuel oxygenates such as MTBE to improve air quality have significantly exacerbated Subsurface contamination problems from gasoline. Research will focus on addressing contamination associated with petroleum production, the limitations to natural clean-up options, and development and improvement methods to design, monitor, and evaluate natural remediation including bioremediation. • Mixed-Waste Disposal and Contamination in Arid Environments – Mixed radioactive and organic wastes often are disposed in the shallow subsurface in arid regions. Contamination leaks from disposal facilities result in gaseous and water-borne contamination that violates accepted theories of contaminant transport. As a result, there are concerns for management of existing leaks and plans for future waste disposal. Inadequate knowledge of the behavior of these wastes has deadlocked national decisions about the disposition of low-level radioactive wastes. Delays in resolving these questions are costly (due to the interim solutions used) and can pose a health risk (due to the multitude of temporary waste-storage sites located in highly populated areas of the Nation). Research will focus on quantifying the processes that | - 28 U.S. Geological Survey 337 Toxic Substances Hydrology affect movement of radionuclides and volatile organic chemicals in these unique environments and methods to monitor and evaluate contaminant migration in the SubSurface, Contamination in Fractured-Rock Aquifers — Great uncertainty exists in determining the direction and rate of water and contaminant movement, and the ability of chemical and microbial reactions to mitigate contamination in fractured-rock aquifers. Remediation is delayed or stymied at many such sites by an inability to measure properties that control water and contaminant movement and a lack of knowledge of fundamental contaminant transport processes. Researchers will help with design and performance evaluation of new remediation technologies and development of new methods to characterize subsurface contamination sites. The research will include noninvasive geophysical techniques. Contaminant Piumes with Complex Chemical Mixtures — Contaminant plumes with complex mixtures of organic and inorganic contaminants, such as landfill leachate and wastewater discharges, are difficult to characterize, manage, and remediate. Reactions among dissolved chemicals, reactions between dissolved chemicals and the aquifer material, and microbial reactions can significantly accelerate or retard contaminant movement and complicate natural and engineered cleanup. Research will focus understanding the geochemical conditions that control contaminant transport and methods to characterize process rates and the corresponding properties that control them. investigations of Watershed-scale and Regional-scale Contamination Program activities in FY 2007 will focus on the following contamination problems: Watershed Contamination from Hard-Rock Mining — Affected watersheds often have hundreds of abandoned mine sites with little information on their relative significance, making the traditional site-by-site cleanup approach grossly inefficient. Toxics program Scientists have helped develop and are applying a revolutionary, watershed-based approach to remediation. This research has enabled decisionmaking that identifies realistic cleanup goals and targets contamination sources that have the most significant effect on watershed quality. Activities in FY 2007 will focus on publication of significant findings. A project review completed during FY 2005 identified research priorities, gaps in existing activities, and actions needed to fill those gaps. Expert Scientists and managers representing government partners and the academic community participated in the review. Mercury in Aquatic Ecosystems — Trace loadings of atmospheric mercury deposition from natural and man-related sources have resulted in widespread accumulation of methylmercury in fish and wildlife in remote wetlands, takes, and streams, often at levels that present toxicological concerns. However, a general understanding of the factors that result in Some aquatic ecosystems susceptible to mercury loading remains elusive, making protection of human health and the health of fish-eating wildlife a challenge. Research efforts in 2007 continue to focus on the factors controlling mercury methylation and accumulation among aquatic ecosystem types, factors that control methylmercury contamination locally, regionally and globally, and investigation of whether plans for emissions reductions will result in corresponding reduced levels in bioaccumulation and U.S. Geological Survey } - 29 338 Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research at what timescales. The results will be used to advance discussions of pending mercury emissions regulation and health standards. • Unsaturated Zone Processes and Shallow Ground Water Quality — The Toxics program will expand research on transport processes in the unsaturated zone and the movement of contaminants across the water table in 2007. This research will address fundamental questions about ground-water contamination, mitigation, and remediation such as the design of vapor extraction remediation, the evaluation of the contribution of hydrocarbon degradation and volatilization to natural attenuation at gasoline spill sites, and determining the contribution of atmospheric sources of MTBE to its occurrence in aquifers. Currently project researchers are engaged in several collaborative activities within New Jersey that are designed to answer fundamental questions about often overlooked unsaturated zone processes in contaminant fate and transport and ultimately to determine practical uses of those answers to solve environmental problems. • Human Stresses on Sensitive Aquatic Ecosystems — The increasing complexity of human stresses on natural ecosystems requires a sound interdisciplinary scientific basis for decisions to preserve and restore unique and valued ecosystems. Restoration schemes must be developed that do not exacerbate contamination issues in these systems. Effective restoration will depend on a practical understanding of the processes that affect contamination and other human influences on aquatic ecosystems. interdisciplinary approaches capable of addressing the broad range of controlling factors are employed in ecosystems that are identified to have high Department and national priorities. Research in 2007 will focus on the Everglades, Platte River, Chesapeake Bay, Mojave Desert, and San Francisco Bay. The Toxics program supports these activities directly and through contributions to Priority Ecosystems Science activities, which are described in more detail in the Science on the Landscape section beginning on page F - 30. • Amphibian Research and Monitoring initiative — Reports of declining amphibian populations and of populations with excessive occurrence of limb deformities are increasing dramatically. Evidence indicates that stress from human influences is either a direct or a contributing factor. In 2007, Toxics program scientists will continue efforts with USGS biologists and scientists from other Interior bureaus to design and implement a national framework for monitoring the status and trends in amphibian populations and for research into factors that affect amphibian declines and deformities. FY 2006 Planned Program Performance A brief description of selected program accomplishments planned for FY 2006 follows, organized by the program's major components as described above. These activities demonstrate the utility of products that are counted under the output measures for "systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers." Investigations of Subsurface, Point-Source Contamination • Improve understanding of the geochemical conditions controlling contaminant pathways in landfill leachate plumes, including redox (reducing-oxidizing) conditions and organic matter availability. | - 30 U.S. Geological Survey 339 Toxic Substances Hydrology Improve geophysical methods for characterization of faults and other three-dimensional features in the subsurface, including liquids injected to enhance bioremediation. Improve knowledge of the conditions under which the fuel oxygenate MTBE is degraded by microorganisms, including the role of hydrogen and the effects of low-temperature conditions. Characterize the biodegradation pathway for the explosive RDX under manganese- reducing conditions. Define the mechanism by which the toxic contaminant N-Nitrosodimethylamine is mineralized at an artificial recharge facility. Although no longer used, NDMA is a byproduct of various industries and treatment processes and is found in wastewater. Enhance the Time of Remediation Software, developed by the Toxics program, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and the U.S. Navy, to (1) expand the kinds and numbers of contaminants considered, (2) allow concurrent consideration of chlorinated ethenes and petroleum hydrocarbons, and (3) compare times of remediation associated with monitored natural attenuation to pump-and-treat remediation. Summarize the scientific issues related to cessation of long-term release of sewage to the subsurface at the Cape Cod research site, including discussion of physical and chemical processes that affect natural recovery of ground-water quality. Emerging Contaminants — Many chemicals such as household products, human and veterinary pharmaceuticals, and commercial chemicals can be concentrated in household, industrial, and livestock wastewaters and can contaminate water resources. The environmental occurrence of these compounds, individually and in mixtures, has significant implications for drinking water, water re-use, occurrence of bacterial and viral pathogens, endocrine disruption, antibiotic resistance, chemical production, chemical registration and use, management of animal agriculture including aquaculture, and priorities for research and toxicological studies. In FY 2006 the project is continuing to expand efforts to integrate environmental chemistry studies with ecological health effects research; in addition a new national reconnaissance is planned that will incorporate additional Sites, new compounds, and new understandings gained from previous results. This review will identify research priorities, gaps in existing activities, and actions needed to fill those gaps. Expert Scientists and managers representing government partners and the academic community will participate in the review. Investigations of Watershed-Scale and Regional-Scale Contamination Define relations between frog malformations in Minnesota and the physical, chemical, and biological factors that influence them. Summarize results of a decade of measuring triazine herbicides in the Mid-continent including results of measurements in ground water, surface water, reservoirs, and precipitation. Define the contributions of glyphosate and its primary degradation byproduct AMPA from urban Sources to surface waters. U.S. Geological Survey | - 31 340 Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research • Characterize the presence and distribution of wastewater-derived pharmaceuticals in soil irrigated with reclaimed water. Land application of reclaimed wastewaters is a major pathway for release of wastewater contaminants to the subsurface. • Characterize the loading of organic and inorganic wastewater contaminants along a hydrogeochemical and land use gradient, in the research watershed at Boulder Creek, CO. • Summarize the tracer-injection approach for quantifying metal loading to streams, including specific case studies in mined watersheds. • Characterize metals concentrations in water, sediment, biofilm, benthic macroinvertebrates, and fish in the Boulder River watershed, MT, and define the role of colloids in the associated metal uptake. • Summarize long-term research on the phytoplankton ecology of San Francisco Bay and provide a synthesis of contemporary understanding of the processes that shape phytoplankton communities. Development of Laboratory and Field Methods • Develop the capability to make centimeter-scale geochemical measurements in the subsurface at hydrologic interfaces, such as the Sediment water interface. Biodegradation often occurs at these interfaces where geochemical conditions are suitable. • Develop and patent a bioreactor to treat methyl bromide residuals from fumigation treatmentS. FY 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments The program accomplishments listed below demonstrate the utility of products that are counted under the output measures for "systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers." Development of New Laboratory and Field Methods USGS Patents Bedrock-Aquifer Testing Tool — A USGS scientist designed, constructed, and patented the multifunction Bedrock-Aquifer Transportable Testing Tool (BAT”) designed to measure the permeability of fractures and to collect water samples for geochemical analyses from specific permeable layers in fractured-rock aquifers. The equipment was designed to be easily transported from site to site and includes data-acquisition equipment integrated with a laptop computer to store, display, and interpret hydraulic data as it is collected. The BAT has been used at contaminated ground water sites throughout the eastern United States and has the ability to conduct multiple types of hydraulic tests, geochemical sampling, and tracer tests. New Lab Methods Help Track Emerging Environmental Contaminants — USGS chemists have developed several new lab methods for measuring emerging contaminants in water and sediment Samples, expanding capabilities to approximately 140 compounds, including pharmaceuticals, personal care products, detergent metabolites, fire retardants, and other organic wastewater compounds. USGS scientists continue to assess the need to add } - 32 U.S. Geological Survey 341 Toxic Substances Hydrology compounds to these capabilities based on a range of criteria including the volumes manufactured, the estimated concentrations reaching the Nation's water resources, and the potential or known biological health effects due to acute or chronic exposures. These methods continue to be refined, improved, and expanded in response to research and Stakeholder needs as field data from many related USGS studies are collected and analyzed. Effective, inexpensive Monitoring of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in Ground Water — USGS scientists working at the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR), where the Air Force and Army spend about $5 million annually for monitoring, have demonstrated that diffusion samplers are a cost-effective method for sampling VOCs in ground water. Based on this work, Air Force engineers have recently incorporated diffusion sampling into the long-term monitoring program at the MMR. Their analysis indicates that this should result in substantial cost savings and also minimize impacts to the landscape from monitoring activities. Subsurface Point-Source investigations Predicting Contaminant Plume Growth Rates — Predicting the rate that contaminant plumes will grow beneath oil and gasoline spill sites is an important component of evaluating the potential success of remediation using monitored natural attenuation. USGS researchers working at the Toxics program crude oil and gasoline field research sites have developed a new method to predict the rate that benzene and other VOCs will spread in a contaminant plume. The simple method enables clean-up professionals and regulators to assess the long-term performance of monitored natural attenuation as a remediation alternative. New Model of Gaseous Transport of Radio-Carbon isotopes — USGS scientists developed a new computer model that simulates the transport and reaction of gases in the unsaturated zone. USGS Scientists studying the transport of contaminants (including radioactive carbon and tritium) at the Amargosa Desert Research Site, NV, applied the new model to help understand the transport of gases in the site's thick dry zone between the land surface and the water table. The model gives Scientists, water-resource managers, and hazardous waste clean- up professionals a useful tool to better understand and predict the occurrence, transport, and fate of radioactive and other gases in desert environments. USGS Patents Bioreactor to Treat Nitrate Contamination in Water Supplies — A USGS Scientist has designed, Constructed, and patented a bioreactor that utilizes microorganisms to remove nitrate Contamination from water supplies. The bioreactor is designed as a small-scale unit to treat single-well water supplies, which are typically affected by rural, non-point sources of nitrate contamination. The bioreactor microbes grow on nitrate and hydrogen, and produce only water and nitrogen gas, harmless end-products. As safety features, the bioreactor is designed to contain only small amounts of hydrogen at any one time, produces the hydrogen it needs only when required, and aerates and filters the treated water. The bioreactor was tested with ground water and surface water and was found to be functional and stable for long periods of time, and capable of completely removing high levels of nitrate with only a 2-hour contact time. Watershed-Scale and Regional-Scale investigations National Fish Mercury Model Available On-Line — identifying waterways susceptible to fish mercury contamination and developing fish consumption advisories is complicated by interpretation of highly varied and inconsistent data on mercury in fish. Fish samples are taken U.S. Geological Survey i - 33 342 Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research from different fish species, from fish of different sizes, and from different parts of fish. USGS scientists have developed a national model of mercury concentrations in fish tissue, which predicts mercury concentrations in a single standardized fish species, of a specified length, and type of fish sample. The model enables analysis of variations in fish-mercury concentrations between sites and over time that, otherwise, might go unnoticed. Additionally, the model Can estimate mercury concentrations in many fish with very different characteristics, thus providing the potential to dramatically lower the size and cost of fish monitoring programs without decreasing accuracy. The model was developed in cooperation with the NIEHS and The National Map Program. Nitrogen isotopes Explain Transport of Nutrients in Streams – Hypoxia (depressed levels of dissolved oxygen) in the northern Gulf of Mexico is believed to be caused primarily by nutrients, especially nitrogen, transported by the Mississippi River. Nitrogen loads in Streams have increased from increasing inputs from diverse sources, and from loss of wetlands and natural stream channels, which reduce nitrogen through natural processes. To quantify the processes that affect nitrogen after it enters the streams that feed the Mississippi River, USGS scientists conducted an experiment in an agricultural watershed in Indiana that allowed them to directly measure the conversion of nitrate to harmless nitrogen gas. This and other experiments are providing knowledge that assists those designing management Solutions to hypoxia and other problems associated with excess nutrients. Multidisciplinary approach to Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) in Watersheds — Since the late 1990s, the USGS has conducted an AML initiative to provide technical assistance in support of Federal land management agencies' actions to remediate contamination associated with abandoned hard rock mining. A USGS Professional Paper released in 2005 presents results of the Boulder River watershed AML study and reports on studies that provide the science needed to make informed decisions about remediation of mine drainage problems. The report includes information on the implications of pre-mining conditions, characterizing and prioritizing existing geologic and mining sources, understanding the pathways for movement into aquatic resources, exposure and effects on aquatic organisms, and cleanup targets. Biodynamic Model Unravels Complexities of Metals Bioaccumulation — Metal bioaccumulation rates are a key factor in risk assessments for metals-contaminated sediment. Metal bioaccumulation rates, however, are highly variable due to differences among species, the bioavailability of metals, and the complexities of the cycling of metals in aquatic ecosystems. USGS scientists and their colleagues have developed a model that predicts metal bioaccumulation in affected organisms, such as clams and ducks. This model and approach has been used to help water resource managers make decisions involving selenium contaminated sediments in the San Francisco Bay area. Performance Overview A key indication of USGS performance in characterizing the occurrence, fate, and effects of toxic Substances is reflected in the end outcome measure for research: soundness of methodology, accuracy, and reliability of science—100 percent of the science products are validated through appropriate peer review. To clearly measure progress in achieving intermediate outcomes of improving the information base, information management, and technical assistance through Toxics program studies, the USGS tracks outputs including the number of Systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers. In addition, in conjunction with the Hydrologic Research and Development program and an array of # - 34 U.S. Geological Survey 343 Toxic Substances Hydrology reimbursable research projects, the Toxics program contributes to the PART measure shown below. 2006 Change 2007 Change from Change 2005 2005 from 2006 2005 2007 from Measure Plan | Actual 2005 Pian Enacted Actual Request 2006 Systernatic analyses and investigations delivered to 32 32 0 3i - | 30 -? CustomerS % of targeted contaminants for which methods are developed to assess o potential environmental and 20% 20% O 30% +10% 33% +3% human health significance (PART) U.S. Geological Survey # - 35 344 Hydrologic Research and Development Activity: Water Resources investigations Subactivity: Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research Program Component: Hydrologic Research and Development 2007 Fixed Cost 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget from Program Actual Enacted changes" Changes Request 2006 Hydrologic Research and 15,997 14,609 +285 -1,241 13,653 –956 Development Total Requirements $000 15,997 14,609 +285 -1,241 13,653 -956 FTE 294 294 t? {} 2.94 {} * Fixed cost increases for this program total $406, of which $285 will be budgeted and $121 will be absorbed, Summary of FY 2007 Program Changes for Hydrologic Research and Development Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • Hood Canal study -99 0 • San Pedro Partnership -296 O • LEAG study -8.46 0 TOTAL -1,241 0 Justification of FY 2007 Program Changes The 2007 request for Hydrologic Research and Development is $13,653,000 and 294 FTE, which is a program change of -$1,241,000 and 0 FTE. This funding level eliminates unrequested earmarked projects, as they do not address the highest priority science needs for hydrologic research and development. This will keep the core program intact while allowing the Survey to make the best use of resources. • Hood Canal (-$99,000 and 0 FTE) — Research to help determine the causes of low dissolved oxygen levels and fish mortality in Hood Canal, WA, is in its final year. FY 2006 funding is being used to complete and publish a study of freshwater and nitrogen inputs into the Canal from the surrounding ground water. Under the Department's Serving Communities—Advance Knowledge mission goal, the completion of this study will decrease the "systematic analyses and investigations" performance target by -1. • San Pedro Partnership (-$296,000 and 0 FTE) — USGS participation in the interagency Upper San Pedro Partnership and the reporting requirements of Public Law 108-136, Section 321, will not be funded. Under the Department's Serving U.S. Geological Survey } - 37 345 Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research Communities—Advance Knowledge mission goal, the discontinuation of these activities in FY 2007 will affect the "systematic analyses and investigations" performance target by -1. • Participation in the Long-Term Estuary Assessment Group (LEAG) Consortium (-$846,000 and 0 FTE) — Pass-through grants to Tulane and the other LEAG universities will end, and the USGS will end in-house efforts related to LEAG activities. The USGS will ensure that this shift in priorities does not cause the closure of streamgages or water-quality monitors on the lower Mississippi and tributaries. Program Performance Change Table Total Performance Change |-2 systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers A : B | C ; D= B+c E Overail Performance Changes from 2006 to 2007 H--------- Gui-year impact 2007 Impact of Gł 2007 Base Program 2007 Budget 2007 Program 2006 £nacted Performance Change Request Change on #eastºre Performance i.evel on Performance Performance Performance Systematic analyses and investigations *- delivered to 32 32 2 30 0. Customers Column B: The performance level expected to be achieved absent the program change (i.e., at the 2006 request level plus/minus funded fixed cost/related changes); this would reflect, for example, the impact of prior year funding changes, management efficiencies, absorption of fixed costs, and trend impacts. Column E: The out-year impact is the change in performance level expected in 2008 and Beyond of ONLY the requested program budget change; it does not include the impact of receiving these funds again in a subsequent outyear. Program Overview The Hydrologic Research and Development (HR&D) program conducts long-term sustained research on Complex problems in the hydrologic sciences and supports the research and development needs of other water resource and USGS programs. HR&D program investigations integrate hydrological, geological, chemical, climatic, and biological science in addressing water resources issues. The program seeks to maintain an appropriate balance between high-risk high-reward research that leads to major scientific breakthroughs and future applications, and more applied research that helps keep the program relevant and focused on today's water resource issues. The research and development efforts of the HR&D program are typically multidisciplinary in nature and require strong collaborative relations, both among Scientists funded by the program and with scientists in other parts of the USGS, in Federal and State agencies, universities, and foreign countries. To fulfill their critical role in support of other USGS programs, scientists funded by the HR&D program: • Provide training, workshops, reviews, and advice on water resource issues to respond to national, regional, and local needs, - • Provide Specialized laboratory services, such as chemical and isotopic analyses and methods to characterize microbes, - # - 38 U.S. Geological Survey 346 Hydrologic Research and Development • Develop new geophysical and geochemical techniques and numerical modeling tools, and • Provide advice to USGS leadership on future program directions. The long-term goals of the HR&D program are: • To understand ecological and biogeochemical processes in the context of the hydrologic cycle and of process responses to system perturbations, to enable discrimination between natural and human-induced changes, and to ensure effective water-availability, water-quality, and ecosystem management, • To understand chemical and biochemical processes affecting organic and inorganic solutes and gases in aquatic systems to enable evaluation of water quality, helping managers make informed water-management decisions, • To understand the physical processes controlling the distribution and quality of the Nation's surface-water resources to improve flood and drought hazard mitigation, • To understand the movement, availability, and transport of subsurface water in order to minimize further contamination of the Nation's ground waters, optimize aquifer remediation efforts, and ensure effective ground-water management, • To understand stream-channel morphology and erosional processes governing the source, mobility, and deposition of sediment to ensure scientifically based management of rivers, dams, and reservoirs, and • To understand long-term processes in small watersheds, including the effect of atmospheric and climatic variables, and provide water and land managers with information needed for water resources management. HR&D includes two components: • Long-term interdisciplinary research (Estimates for FY 2005, $13.3 million; FY 2006, $13.4 million; FY 2007, $13.7 million), and • Short-term research to meet congressional priorities (Estimates for FY 2005, $2.7 million; FY 2006, $1.2 million; FY 2007, $0). The long-term interdisciplinary research program component provides the core funding for the National Research Program (NRP) and the smaller Water, Energy, and Biogeochemical Budgets (WEBB) program. Both the NRP and the WEBB programs are also dependent on funding from other USGS programs, and they leverage their core funds with funds from other Federal and State agencies. These linkages ensure that research efforts are focused on developing new concepts and future techniques and remain relevant to current USGS programs and Interior management responsibilities. Several forms of internal and external reviews are used to evaluate progress in the HR&D program. Each Scientific project funded by the HR&D program is internally reviewed for its accomplishments and plans on a yearly basis. In FY 2004, 76 NRP projects and 5 WEBB U.S. Geological Survey # - 39 347 Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research projects were reviewed. In addition, in-depth reviews of projects and associated personnel were conducted for 27 NRP projects. These in-depth reviews examine: the relationship of project work to the USGS mission and its disciplinary and regional needs; the productivity, relevance, and scientific impact of the project; the project plans and goals for the next 5 years; and the expertise and responsibilities of project personnel. The Research Grade Evaluation Process, a double-tiered peer/research-manager review system, ensures that the progress of each research scientist funded by HR&D funds is thoroughly reviewed by other scientists and program managers at least once every 4 years. During FY 2004, 45 NRP and WEBB scientists were reviewed through this process for their scientific contributions and for the relevance and impact of their work. Publications in the externally reviewed scientific literature are considered primary products of work conducted under the HR&D program. The National Academy of Sciences also conducts reviews through its Committee on USGS Water Resources Research, parts of which apply to research funded under the HR&D program. The 5-Year Plan for the HR&D program is being updated to conform to the new outline, format, and internal/external team approach. The goal is for completion in FY 2006. FY 2007 Program Performance Estimates The FY 2007 activities listed below demonstrate the utility of products that are counted under the output measures for "systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers" and "formal workshops or training provided to customers." They are all related to the "long-term interdisciplinary research" component of the HR&D program. Nutrient Cycling, Biotic Response, and Mercury Contamination in the Lower Mississippi — The lower Mississippi receives considerable inputs of nutrients, especially nitrate. Studies will be conducted to monitor and assess the complex coupling between nutrient transport and removal mechanisms, biotic responses to excess nutrients, the consequent build-up of highly reactive carbon from decaying algal blooms, and its impact on mercury methylation. Improved understanding of these processes will allow better management of water and sediment resources, and scientifically based responses to nutrient and mercury issues. Drought — During the past several decades, the United States as a whole has been wetter than the long-term average, and although short-term (1-3 years) droughts have affected some parts of the Nation, prolonged droughts of the magnitude experienced during the 1930s and 1950s have not OCCurred. A new research effort will be carried out in collaboration with scientists from the Midwestern Regional Climate Center, NOAA, State water agencies, and universities to characterize the development and persistence of drought in the conterminous United States. This study will be done in cooperation with the USGS Hydrologic Networks and Analysis and National Streamflow information programs. The study objective is to provide a Scientific basis that will allow improved, longer-term management of water resources across the Nation during both wet and dry periods. New Techniques Related to Streamflow — Emerging and traditional technologies for the estimation of streamflow to assist in forecasting flood magnitudes will be evaluated and new methods will be developed. Studies will focus on flood data from the Southeast. In a pilot study in the Arkansas-White-Red River Basin, mass balance principles will be incorporated into traditional statistical methods in order to correct regression estimates of mean monthly and mean annual flows for each reach on a river network and thus improve the accuracy of Calculated streamflow characteristics. The study will lead to improved forecasting of flood magnitudes and travel times. | - 40 U.S. Geological Survey 348 Hydrologic Research and Development Development of a General Surface Flow and Sedimentation Model — in cooperation with the National Streamflow information Program, a two-dimensional surface water computer model will be developed as a precursor to increasingly complex models that will include features such as sediment transport, flow over dry areas, and dam-break flows. This work has a wide range of potential applications, ranging from the improved management of sediment transport in the Lower Mississippi to slow land loss and seawater encroachment in the wetlands, to the management or restoration of ecological environments in river systems. integrated Modeling of Ground-Water / Surface-Water interactions — Traditionally, numerical models of ground-water and surface-water flow and transport have been conducted in isolation, at the expense of a proper description of their significant interactions and feedback effects. Models that integrate ground-water/surface-water interactions will be constructed and will be applied to a diversity of water resource management problems, including "whole-system" management of watersheds, and assessments of the potential impacts of ground-water pumping on streamflow. This effort will extend the capabilities and impact of current USGS- developed numerical models, such as MODFLOW and the Modular Modeling System. Coatbed Methane Hydrology – Hydrological properties of fractured coal aquifers will be investigated and evaluated through a variety of geophysical logging techniques and observations. This effort will provide a better assessment of water storage and transport in areas of coalbed methane exploitation, and will be coupled with geochemical investigations of the solutes and nutrients associated with waters produced during extraction of coalbed methane. The results of the study should help guide best management practices and will provide fundamental improvements in the use of geophysical techniques and in understanding fractured-coal aquifers and nutrient reactions and transformations. Climate, Location and Topography Effects on Mercury and Methyl-Mercury Fluxes and Occurrence – This effort will complement and extend knowledge gained to date in comparing and understanding the effects of climate, location, and topography on the overall fluxes of water, major solutes, and nutrients through small watersheds. The idea is to determine the sources of mercury input in up to five Small watersheds and examine the processes that affect the transport of mercury and its transformation into toxic methyl-mercury. Given the diversity of settings for the watersheds involved, the study is expected to have high transfer value in understanding the overal distribution and transformation of mercury across the Nation. FY 2006 Planned Program Performance The FY 2006 activities listed below demonstrate the utility of products that are counted under the output measures for "systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers" and "formal workshops or training provided to customers." They are all related to the "long-term interdisciplinary research" component of the HR&D program. Arsenic-Contaminated Aquifers — Drinking arsenic-rich water over a long period results in various health effects including various cancers, diseases of the blood vessels, and possibly also diabetes, high blood pressure, and reproductive disorders. Results of USGS laboratory- based studies in FY 2005 indicate that mobilization of arsenic in subsurface aquifer materials in one of the most severely affected areas—Bangladesh and West Bengal—is partly, if not primarily, a microbiological process. Further investigations underway in FY 2006 hope to identify which Specific microbiological mechanisms are responsible for arsenic dissolution. U.S. Geological Survey | - 41 349 Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research Mercury Bioaccumulation in Stream Ecosystems — Mercury contamination has resulted in fish-consumption advisories in 46 States and accounts for 81 percent of all contaminant advisories for consumption of fish in the United States. The 3,094 mercury advisories currently in effect represent 30 percent of the total lake acreage and 24 percent of the river miles for the Nation. To help land-resource managers address this widespread problem, the USGS has engaged in mercury research to quantify mercury in streams and assess bioaccumulation of mercury in fish. Recent data suggest that patterns and processes governing mercury distributions may not have been evident through more focused regional studies. Ongoing and future work will address mercury cycling in streams across nationally important gradients of mercury inputs, hydroclimate, land cover, and land use. Streamflow Forecasting for improved Water Resource Management — Water managers are increasingly dependent on watershed models that can accurately predict streamflow across a range of spatial and temporal scales. The USGS has developed models to forecast runoff from rainfall and snowmelt and in the coming year will be expanding collaboration with other Federal agencies to improve model capabilities so that agencies now using seasonal forecasts will be able to make daily forecasts. New USGS-developed models have been refined to run at timesteps of minutes or seconds on a wide range of basin sizes. These models will be enhanced, in collaboration with other Federal agencies, to develop robust precipitation runoff forecasting capability that will be applicable in a variety of settings across the Nation. Controlled-Flood Experiments on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon — The sediment- transport paradigm for the regulated Colorado River in Grand Canyon was that, under normal releases from Glen Canyon Dam, tributary-supplied sand would accumulate in the channel over multiple years and could then be transferred from the channel bed to eddies during controlled floods, increasing both the area and volume of eddy sandbars. Recent work indicates that this paradigm was not well based; work planned for 2006 will evaluate the locations, amounts, and controls on sediment redistributed by a 2005 release that was timed to follow the accumulation of sediment inputs from Colorado River tributaries. Climate Change in the Western United States: Evidence of Earlier Spring — The timing and volume of Snowmelt runoff in the West is critical to agriculture and public supply interests. The onset of spring in the western United States has been earlier from the late 1970s to the present than it was from the mid-1950s to the late 1970s. These conclusions are based on evidence from the timing of snowmelt-runoff pulses and changes in the blooming of lilac and honeysuckle bushes. The pattern of earlier spring onsets over much of the West is consistent with warmer than normal temperatures in western North America. It is unclear whether this is predominantly an expression of natural variablity or a symptom of global warming. Work planned for 2006 will further evaluate medium- to long-term trends in temperature, precipitation, and runoff in western watersheds. FY 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments The program accomplishments listed below demonstrate the utility of products that are counted under the output measures for "systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers" and "formal workshops or training provided to customers." These accomplishments are all related to the "Long-term Interdisciplinary Research" component of the HR&D program. Land Subsidence in the Houston Area — Extensive flooding associated with Hurricane Katrina Storm Surge in September 2005 highlights the importance of subsidence in the Gulf Coast region. Subsidence in the United States has directly affected 17,000 square miles in - 42 U.S. Geological Survey 350 Hydrologic Research and Development 45 States. Subsidence caused mainly by ground-water extraction has increased the frequency of flooding, caused extensive damage to industrial and transportation infrastructure, and resulted in the necessity for major improvements in levees in the greater Houston area. In addition, subsidence has caused substantial loss of wetland habitat in and around Galveston Bay, the site of the Nation's worst loss of life from storm surge, during the hurricane of 1900. In the low-lying coastal environment of greater Houston, as much as 10 feet of subsidence has shifted the position of the coastline and changed the distribution of wetlands and aquatic vegetation. During the 20" century, human-induced subsidence has been the dominant cause of relative sea-level rise along the Texas Gulf coast, exceeding 1 inch per year in much of the affected area. One of the first steps necessary for solving the serious problems caused by subsidence is the compilation and summary of information and knowledge into a concise publication that can be used by planners and policymakers. A new USGS publication that serves this purpose is available at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/circí182% State of the Water Quality of Boulder Creek Watershed — The Boulder Creek watershed is a 447-square-mile catchment that provides a reliable source of drinking water for the cities of Boulder, Lafayette, Louisville, and Erie along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains north of Denver. Recent research published by the USGS using methods to assess the quality of water and for human consumption and for aquatic life provided information on the relation between land use, geology, and downstream changes in water chemistry. Rivers receive water that has interacted with upstream regions, such that water chemistry reflects both natural and human activity in a watershed. The chemical analyses presented in a new USGS report include traditional water-quality constituents as well as low-level determinations of trace elements, pesticides, and wastewater compounds determined by relatively new analytical techniques. Additionally, the USGS worked with the city of Boulder to prepare a "State of the Watershed" report for use in the city's Water Quality Master Plan. The report, now a USGS Circular, is a citizen's guide to the state of water quality in the watershed. - Arsenic-Contaminated Aquifers — Arsenicosis is the effect of sub-lethal arsenic poisoning, usually over a long period such as 5–20 years. Drinking arsenic-rich water over a long period results in various health effects including various cancers, diseases of the blood vessels, and possibly also diabetes, high blood pressure, and reproductive disorders. Eventually, these exposures lead to critical organ failures and death. The health of tens of millions of people worldwide is at risk from drinking well water contaminated with arsenic. In general, this arsenic occurs naturally, rather than coming from identifiable point sources of pollution. The mobilization of arsenic from subterranean geologic formations into the aqueous phase is the first crucial step in a process that eventually leads to human arsenicosis. Increasing evidence published by USGS and other scientists suggests that this arsenic mobilization is a microbiological phenomenon, in part because various types of microorganisms gain energy for growth from this toxic element. USGS laboratory-based studies have been Conducted with minerals and subsurface materials to better understand microbe and mineral interactions. Results from FY 2005 research indicate that mobilization of arsenic in subsurface aquifer materials in one of the most severely affected areas—Bangladesh and West Bengal—is partly, if not primarily, a microbiological process. To address this question, USGS scientists have isolated new species of bacteria that metabolize arsenic. In collaborative investigations with colleagues in academia, these microorganisms have been further studied with regard to their physiology, biochemistry, and genetics. Research has also been fundamentally advanced in this direction by the genomic sequencing of Several of these microbes under the cooperative auspices of the DOE, as well as U.S. Geological Survey | - 43 351 Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research with the Canadian National Research Council. Genomic sequences allow for better understanding of the inner workings of these microbes with respect to their metabolism of arsenic, and the development of appropriate genetic probes to assess their numbers and genetic diversity in natural environments. Streamflow Timing at Different Basin Scales — New work by USGS scientists shows that measurement of hourly flows from snow-fed watersheds can provide improved understanding of basin hydrology. This improved understanding of the day-to-day changes in the daily streamflow cycles provides water managers with new tools—based on new interpretations of existing flow measurements—that will allow better flood forecasting, reservoir and hydropower management, and predictions of chemical transport in snowmelt-dominated regions of the United States. Day-to-day changes in travel times of melting snow from the top of the snowpack (where melt typically peaks in the afternoon) through the watershed to the river gage (where the daily maximum flows often arrive many hours later) are helping scientists to identify snowmelt and snowpack changes in remote parts of the basins that determine where today's flows are coming from and how much more flow can be expected later in the season. Performance Overview There is only one performance measure that can be tied exclusively to Hydrologic Research and Development (systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers); however, in conjunction with the other programs in this subactivity and an array of reimbursable research projects, Hydrologic Research and Development contributes to the PART measures listed below. 2006 2007 Change Change Change 2005 2005 from 2006 from 2005 2007 from Measure Flan Actual | 2005 Pian | Enacted Plan | Request 2006 Systematic analyses and investigations delivered 35 35 O 32 -3 30 -2 to Customers - % of targeted contaminants for which methods are developed to assess potential 20% 20% O 30% +20% 33% +3% environmentai and human health significance (PART) i - 44 U.S. Geological Survey 352 National Streamflow information Program Activity: Water Resources Investigations Subactivity: Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research Program Component: National Streamflow information Program 2007 Fixed Cost 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget from Program Actual Enacted Changes" Changes Request 2006 National Streamflow 13,814 13,944 +295 +2,525 16,764 +2,820 information Program Total Requirements $000 13,814 #3,944 +295 +2,525 16,764 +2,820 FTE 43 43 Ú {} 43 {} * Fixed cost increases for this program total $422, of which $295 wiłł be budgeted and $127 will be absorbed. Summary of FY 2007 Program Changes for National streamflow information Program (NSIP) - Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • Multi-Hazards initiative +200 O • Network Operations +2,325 O TOTAL —t?,525 0. Justification of FY 2007 Program Changes The 2007 request for NSIP is $16,764,000 and 43 FTE, which is a program change of +$2,525,000 and 0 FTE. The increase has two components: - Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project (+$200,000 and 0 FTE)—To improve efficiencies and effectiveness of Current research and response to natural hazards, the USGS is proposing a demonstration project that holistically links natural hazards mitigation efforts in Specific geographic areas. The NSIP part of the demonstration project includes flood inundation analysis and improved streamgaging networks to fill critical gaps in the areal coverage within the project area. About 18 streamgages and raingages will be added to the existing network in the Southern California study area. Sites will be upgraded to allow real-time transmission of Soils and environmental monitoring data. These data are used in flood, landslide, and debris- flow forecasting and warning. The work described above would be accomplished with a combination of the $200,000 increase requested in this budget and the redirection of $900,000 from lower priority NSIP activities in other areas of the country. U.S. Geological Survey | - 45 353 Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research Network Operations (+$2,325,000 and 0 FTE) — The funds requested would enable the USGS to continue operation of 114 streamgages that would otherwise have been shut down due to anticipated oss of partner contributions. The funds would also allow the number of streamgages to increase by 30. Also, funding would give the USGS the flexibility to continue operations at high-priority sites identified in the NSIP plan as "Federal interest" streamgages, in the event that non-USGS funding partners decrease their contributions in FY 2007. Though the total number of streamgages has increased over the past 3 years, the loss of partner funding has caused a number of streamgage shut-downs in the last few years, and this trend is expected to continue in FY 2007, especially in Mississippi and Louisiana, where the budgets of State and local partner agencies have been taxed to their limit in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The USGS anticipates that the funding requested for FY 2007 will help to ease the impact of funding pressures among the network's 800 partner agencies nationwide. In addition, the funds would provide resources for technological investments that will make the entire network more cost-efficient in the long term. These include procurement or development of improved software for data collection and data processing, and new instruments that are more reliable or make the data collection process more efficient. Program Performance Change Table Total Performance Change +1% content and expanse of knowledge base - +144 real-time streamgages reporting in WWISWeb + 1% of river basins that have streamflow stations +1% of WRD streamflow stations with 30 or more years of record A B Ç D= B4C F Overall Performance Changes from 2006 to 2007 2007 impact of Out-year impact Program of 2006 2007 Base Change 2007 Budget 2007 Program Enacted Performance Öiº Request Change on -- Rheasure Performance Level Performance Performance i Performance S}M.2 3.03 Conteſt and expanse of knowledge base (% of proposed streamflow sites currently in operation that 62% 61% +1% 62% 0% Freet Grie of more Federal needs) (PART) (SP) # real-time streamgages reporting in NWiSWeb 6,165 6,051 ++44 6,195 0. % of fiver basins that have to º streamflow stations (PART} 81% 83% +1% 84% 0% % of WRD streamflow siations with 30 or more 62% 62% +1% 63% 0% years of record (PART) - subsequent outyear. Program Overview The USGS has the responsibility within the Federal Government for collecting and Column B: The performance fevel expected to be achieved absent the program change (i.e., at the 2005 request kevel plus/minus funded fixed costſrelated changes); this would reflect, for example, the impact of prior year funding changes, management efficiencies, absorption of fixed costs, and trend impacts, Column f: The out-year impact is the change in performance jewel expected in 2008 and Beyond of ONLY the requested program budget change; it does not include the impact of receiving these funds again in a disseminating information about flow in the Nation's rivers and streams. This information is | - 46 U.S. Geological Survey 354 National Streamflow Information Program used for (1) providing for national and local needs for water availability planning and management, (2) managing water quality and habitat, (3) engineering design, (4) understanding the changing characteristics of the hydrologic system in response to water use, land use, and climate variations, and (5) recreation enjoyment and safety. The USGS also provides the streamflow and related hydrologic information needed by the National Weather Service (NWS) to predict and monitor floods and for general streamflow forecasting. USGS flood hazard experts work closely with local, State, and Federal partners, in pursuit of the national goals of reducing the toll of natural disasters and building disaster-resilient communities. The streamflow information produced by the USGS is crucial to the success of the NWS Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Services and the FEMA's $200 million per year floodplain map modernization initiative that began in FY 2003. Neither of these programs designed to save lives and property from flooding can be successful without the streamflow information provided by the USGS NSIP. NSIP Federal interest streamgages reflect that portion of the national streamgaging network that is planned to be funded exclusively by the USGS and, therefore, that part of the network over which the USGS maintains maximum control. As planned, NSIP would be the Funding for USGS Streamgaging Federal core of the national - Network, FY 2005 total $120,6M streamgaging program that helps to assure stability of long-term data OFA funds USGS - NSWP collection. In addition to NSIP funding, $26.2M 128M support for the network is supplied by other Federal agencies and by 800 State, local, municipal, and tribal partners through the Cooperative Water Program. The shared funding and single-agency operation of the USGS State/local network provides high-quality funds $57.5M. information to all potential users, for a wide variety of uses, at low cost to the Federal Government. Because a single agency operates this network, data are collected using nationally consistent methods, which enables comparability of data across jurisdictional boundaries and acceptance of results by water management agencies and courts at all levels of government. Operation of the national network by a single agency also helps to minimize the costs of providing the needed streamflow information by Consolidating the data collection and information management infrastructure required. The NSIP addresses the Department's Serving Communities strategic goal of advancing knowledge through Scientific leadership and informing decisions through the application of Science. The USGS has chosen to classify the entirety of NSIP under this goal even though the NWS, the FEMA, and local emergency managers use data from some USGS streamgages in their efforts to address hazardous or potentially hazardous flood situations. The streamgaging network is a multi-purpose network, and the same data from a single streamgage may be used for flood forecasting, engineering design for bridges and culverts, evaluating water availability for habitat requirements, evaluating the impacts of land use change, and a host of other purposes. Splitting performance metrics and funding for the streamgaging network between hazards and non-hazards goals is problematic at best. The expenditures cannot be tied to individual purposes because they all contribute to the creation of the multi-purpose information. U.S. Geological Survey | - 47 355 Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research Therefore, the USGS has chosen to classify the entire streamgaging network under the "Advance knowledge through scientific leadership" goal, which is more appropriate to multi- purpose information. NSIP has several major components, most of which are described in more detail in the "FY 2007 Program Performance Estimates" section. Those components are: • Maintain and operate a nationwide Federal-interest streamgaging network for measuring streamflow and related environmental variables (precipitation, temperature) reliably and continuously in time (Estimates for FY 2005, $8.7 million; FY 2006, $8.3 million; FY 2007, $10.6 million), • Provide a better understanding of hydrologic extremes (floods and droughts) by more intensive data collection during and immediately following the event and analyses of the information collected (Estimates for FY 2005, $0.1 million; FY 2006, $0.1 million; FY 2007, $0.1 million), • Provide periodic assessments and interpretation of streamflow information on a regional scale (Estimates for FY2005, $0.1 million; FY 2006, $0.1 million; FY 2007, $0.1 million), • Develop, implement, and maintain a highly reliable system for real-time streamflow information delivery to customers that includes data processing, quality assurance, storage, and easy access (Estimates for FY 2005, $0.8 million; FY 2006, $1.3 million; FY 2007, $1.6 million), • Investigate, develop, and implement new methodologies and equipment to more accurately, safely, and inexpensively obtain and deliver streamflow information (Estimates for FY 2005, $1.4 million; FY 2006, $1.2 million; FY 2007, $1.2 million), • Program coordination (Estimates for FY 2005, $0.4 million; FY 2006, $0.4 million; FY 2007, $0.4 million), • Technical Support for geographically distributed USGS water resources studies and data collection activities, including mechanisms for quality control, technology transfer, and priority setting (Estimates for FY 2005, $2.3 million; FY 2006, $2.5 million; FY 2007, $2.5 million), and • Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project (Estimates for FY 2005, $0; FY 2006, $0; FY 2007, $1.1 million). The NSIP 5-Year Plan is undergoing internal and external review and expected to reach completion by mid 2006. FY 2007 Program Performance Estimates The FY 2007 budget request for the NSIP is $16,764,000. Because of relatively level funding, NSIP has been operating in a "steady state" since FY 2001. Thus, activities in FY 2006 and FY 2007 will be geared toward maintaining the network. Funding NSIP at $16,764,000 in FY 2007 will allow the USGS to maintain operations at all the streamgages that are currently operating under this Program and add about 30 new streamgages, as shown in the performance table above. This funding level would help maintain the core network of streamgages needed to ensure the USGS can provide the data needed by various government, industry, and private organizations that rely on streamflow information to } - 48 U.S. Geological Survey 356 National Streamflow information Program assure public safety during floods, conduct business, provide appropriate engineering design for bridges and culverts, and ensure efficient and effective allocation of the water resources among competing needs. However, in Louisiana and Mississippi, where State and local agency budgets have been stretched thin by the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, there is still a possibility that some streamgages may be shut down as a consequence of decreased partner funding for the network. In addition, some streamgages that funding partners consider to be a lower priority may be shut down to ensure higher priority streamgaging needs are met. The following description of program activities reflects the work that would take place in each of NSIP's major program goals in FY 2007 with the anticipated funding level. These goals were first laid out in the NSP plan published in 1999: Streamflow Information for the Next Century — A Plan for the National Streamflow Information Program of the U.S. Geological Survey. These goals are also consistent with recommendations provided by the National Research Council in 1992, 1999, and 2004. Goal 1 — A nationwide Federal-interest streamgaging network for measuring streamflow and related environmental variables (precipitation, temperature) reliably and continuously in time. When the last network inventory was sy * tº taken, at the end of FY 2005, NSP was National Academy of Sciences – Evaluation of NSIP Plans fully funding about 560 streamgages. A The National Research Council's Committee on Water fully implemented NSIP would fully fund | Resources Research completed an assessment of the USGS a core, or backbone, network of 4,425 plans for NSIP at the end of 2004. The Committee's report Federal-interest streamgages, and said, "Overali, the Committee concludes that the National * Streamflow information Program is a sound, well-conceived approximately the same number of program that meets the Nation's needs for streamflow streamgages would be cooperatively measurement, interpretation, and information delivery." funded to meet joint Federal, State, and local needs through the USGS The following are recommendations and comments about Cooperative Water Program; together, NSIP from the Committee's report. these would constitute the USGS • Federal support of a base streamgaging network is ſº * * recommended to assure ong-term viability of the º º º, : network for national needs. } . ałSO º U º aC . ièS id: UCé • The goals of the NSłP are an appropriate foundation infrastruc º,; ...; º for the program, . º . º . j S will • The set of minimum national streamflow information proposed for FY 07, the wil needs that underlie the goals are reasonable and maintain operations at all the appropriate. streamgages that are currentiy • Designing the base streamgaging network by operating under this Program and add establishing national goals and then using GiS-based about 30 new streamgages, as shown methods to select sites to provide the required national coverage is reasonable. • Intense data collection and interpretation during floods and droughts is a strength of the USGS and should be continued. in the performance table above. Goal 2 — Provide a better understanding of hydrologic extremes Periodic regional and national asse ts of * * º Ji CCRC ſeq}Oſlaf and ſhaft Ona; a SSſſiéntS O. (floods and droughts) b y more intensive Streamflow characteristics are fundamental to NSIP data collection during and immediately and should be continued. following the event and analyses of the • Enhanced data delivery is an important and highly information collected. As major floods valued component of NSIP. or droughts occur, funds are allocated each year to assist in additional data Collection and analyses to better define the event by measuring streamflow more often and at a greater number of locations. This practice will continue during FY 2007. U.S. Geological Survey ! - 49 357 Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research Goal 3 – Provide periodic assessments and interpretation of Streamflow information on a regional scale to better define streamflow statistics and trends, to estimate streamflow at ungaged sites, and as an evaluation of the network to provide needed streamflow information to perform such analyses. Planning for the regional assessments was completed in FY 2003, and a pilot regional assessment was started. The pilot assessment will continue in FY 2007. Goal 4 — Develop, implement, and maintain a highly reliable system for real-time streamflow information delivery to customers that includes data processing, quality assurance, Storage, and easy access. Some progress has been made toward this goal over the past few years, but there are many functions that still need to be developed. For example, the USGS completed NATWEB, a system of backup redundant data servers to help ensure reliability of data delivery during times of extreme conditions such as floods and hurricanes. In FY 2007, NSIP will invest in additional improvements to help meet this goal, so users can be assured of being able to get the information when they most need it. This program component also includes funding for continuous database development and maintenance. Goal 5 — investigate, develop, and implement new methodologies and equipment to more accurately, safely, and inexpensively obtain and deliver streamflow information. Many streamflow measurements are being made today by the same methods used when the USGS started its first streamgage in 1889. The USGS continues to invest in research and investigations of new technologies and development of new methods of information delivery. Even small advances made in this area can help assure a more efficient, more cost-effective program and greater safety for the technicians who must go into the field to make measurements. FY 2006 Planned Program Performance In FY 2006, under Goal 4, NSIP will continue to support improvements and maintenance of the database to ensure that the information is available when required. In addition, under Goals 3 and 5, efforts will continue to develop regional streamflow assessment techniques and procedures to estimate streamflow characteristics at ungaged locations and to develop new technologies and tools to measure streamflow more accurately, safer, and at less cost. Another effort that will continue under Goal 3 in FY 2006 is an evaluation of extremely high flood values in the USGS database to verify their accuracy, These program accomplishments contribute to the intermediate outcome goal "improve information base, information management, and technical assistance" through support for the national streamgaging network. In addition, the Program contributes to the output measure for "number of real-time streamgages reporting in NWISWeb." For the intermediate outcome measure "content and expanse of knowledge base—percent of land with temporal and spatial monitoring, research, and assessment/data coverage to meet land use planning and monitoring requirements (percent of proposed streamflow sites currently in operation that meet one or more Federal needs)," the performance table shows a decrease from FY 2005 to FY 2006. This is because the number of hydrologic data collection sites is affected by changes in the funding Contributed by partners, who provide most of the financial support for the water data collection networks. In a time of level budgets for the USGS, as ſong as funding partners are unable to increase their financial contributions faster than the rate of inflation, the number of data collection sites in operation will continue to decline every year. | - 50 U.S. Geological Survey 358 National Streamflow information Program FY 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments The program accomplishments listed below contribute to the intermediate outcome measure "content and expanse of knowledge base" through its support for the national streamgaging network. In addition, the Program contributes to the output measure for "number of real-time streamgages reporting in NWSWeb." For the intermediate outcome measure "content and expanse of knowledge base—percent of proposed streamflow sites currently in operation that meet one or more Federal needs," the master performance table (section B - Goal Performance Table) shows a decrease from FY 2004 to FY 2005. This is because the number of hydrologic data collection sites is affected by changes in the funding contributed by partners, who provide most of the financial support for the water data collection networks. In a time of level budgets for the USGS, as long as funding partners are unable to increase their financial contributions faster than the rate of inflation, the number of data collection sites in operation will continue to decline every year. In response to a decline in critical streamgages and increased demand for real-time streamflow information, in FY 2000 the USGS began to implement network enhancements to provide real-time data at more sites and to ensure more reliable data delivery to emergency response officials, the NWS, and the public. These improvements continued into FY 2005. During FY 2005, the USGS undertook the following activities: • Under Goal 1, maintained operation of most existing NSP Federal-goal streamgages to provide streamflow information to meet national needs, in spite of rising costs, • Under Goal i, upgraded about 25 existing streamgages, including equipment modernization, • Under Goal 4, invested in data systems, including upgrading and finalization of NATWEB, a system of backup redundant data servers to ensure reliability of data delivery during times of crisis such as floods and hurricanes, and supported maintenance of the NWIS database to help ensure that data are available when needed, • Under Goal 5, invested in new technology and techniques, providing funding for a proof. of-concept study for real-time non-contact streamflow measurements and for the development of technology and tools to measure streamflow more accurately, safer, and at leSS COSt, and • Maintained a quality assurance program to help ensure nationally consistent and high quality streamflow information. In addition, efforts Continued in FY 2005 to develop a process to perform regional assessments of streamflow characteristics and to develop a Web-based process to provide streamflow characteristics for any point on any stream in the Nation. Performance Overview There are no performance measures that can be tied exclusively to NSIP; however, in conjunction with the Cooperative Water Program, Hydrologic Networks and Analysis, and an array of reimbursable projects funded by 800 partner agencies, NSIP contributes to all the measures listed below. U.S. Geological Survey } - 51 359 Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research 2006 Change 2007 Change from Change 2005 2005 from 2006 2005 2007 from Measure Plan i Actual # 2005 Pian | Enacted Actual || Request 2006 SiM,2,3.03 content and expanse of knowledge base (% of proposed streamflow to sº ..º o to sites currently in operation 63% 61% 2% 62% +1% 62% 0% that meet one or more Federal needs) (PART) (SP # real-time streamgages reporting in NWłSWeb 5,187 6,246 +1,059 6,165 -81 6,195 +30 % of river basins that have streamflow stations (PART) 79% 82% +3% 81% -1% 84% +3% % of WRD streamfiow stations with 30 or more years 64% 58% -3% 62% +4% 63% +4% of record (PARI) % of States with Web-based - Streamfiow statistics tools to © $º o sº support water management 1.1% 40% ++% 18% +8% 20% 2% decisions (PART) i - 52 U.S. Geological Survey 360 National Streamflow information Program USGS WATER DATA COLLECTION ACTIVITIES Types of Stations Continuous record: Hydrologic information is collected continuously over a long period to detect trends, and in many instances, the station is instrumented to transmit data in near real time. Partial record: Hydrologic information is collected only during selected periods, for example, during floods. Periodic record: Ground-water levels and ground-water quality are measured manually according to a schedule. Number of Stations Column A — Stations totally supported by funds appropriated to the Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research subactivity. Column B – Stations partially supported by funds appropriated to the Cooperative Water Program subactivity. - Column C — Stations totally supported by reimbursement from other Federal agencies. Column D – Stations supported by a combination of two or more of the above. Number of Stations as of October 2005 A B C Đ Types of Stations Federal Coop Water ſº {Combined Total Program Program Agencies Support SURFACE WATER Discharge Continuous record 564 4,484 1,531 785 7,364 Partial record 37 2,327 126 44 2,534 Stage Only—Streams Continuous record 27 344 254 19 644 Partial record 0 150 20 {} 170 Stage Only—Lakes/Reservoirs Continuous record 4 356 185 12 557 Partial record 0 42 4 O 46 Quality Continuous record 50 748 218 17 1,033 Periodic record i35 1,793 240 94 2,232 GROUND WATER Water Levels Continuous record 292 1,837 406 69 2,604 Periodic record 4,457 8,192 1,826 545 15,020 Quality - Continuous record 0 6 30 10 46 U.S. Geological Survey # - 53 361 Hydrologic Networks and Analysis Activity: Water Resources Investigations Subactivity: Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research Program Component: Hydrologic Networks and Analysis 2007 Fixed Cost 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget from Program Actual Enacted Changes" changes Request 2006 Hydrologic Networks and 29,524 29,358 +545 -1,622 28,251 -1,107 Analysis Total Requirements $000 29,524 29,358 +515 -1,622 28,251 -1,107 FTE 26? 261 t? {} 261 0. * Fixed cost increases for this program total $736, of which $515 will be budgeted and $221 will be absorbed. Summary of FY 2007 Program Change for Hydrologic Networks and Analysis Request component Amount FTE Program Changes • Lake Champlain Monitoring -291 0 • Monitoring in Hawaii -444 O • Tongue River Coalbed Methane -887 0 TOTAL -1,622 0 Justification of FY 2007 Program Changes The 2007 request for Hydrologic Networks and Analysis is $28,251,000 and 261 FTE, which is a program change of -$1,622,000 and 0 FTE. This funding level will end three unrequested earmarked projects. These projects do not address the highest priority Science needs for hydrologic data collection, research, and analysis. This will keep the core program intact while allowing the Survey to make the best use of resources. a Lake Champlain Monitoring (-$291,000 and 0 FTE) — The USGS would end I expanded water-quality monitoring for mercury and other toxic substances in Lake Champlain. At the level proposed for FY 2007, $157,000 would remain in the program for basic data collection in the Lake. • Monitoring Water in Hawaii (-$444,000 and 0 FTE) — The USGS would end expanded monitoring of water resources in Hawaii, in cooperation with the State Department of Natural Resources. • Tongue River Coalbed Methane Study (-$887,000 and 0 FTE) — The USGS would stop the collection of hydrologic data that was begun in FY 2004 to document and U.S. Geological Survey | - 55 362 Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research establish a baseline for current conditions in the streams in the Tongue River watershed. All data collected in prior years of this effort would continue to be available to the public, though no new data would be available. Under the Department's Serving Communities—Advance Knowledge mission goal, the discontinuation of these activities in FY 2007 will affect performance targets by decreasing the number of real-time data collection sites. The number of sites to be discontinued wiłł depend upon the willingness of non-Federal partners to fund continued operation of those sites. No performance change is shown for these reductions in FY 2007 because performance will not be affected until FY 2008. The -2 systematic analyses and investigations delivered to - customers reflects reports that will not be delivered due to elimination of the coalbed methane study and elimination of the expanded water-quality work at Lake Champlain. Program Performance Change Table Program Overview Data on the quantity and quality of water in the Nation's streams, lakes, and aquifers, as well as analytical studies, are necessary for the wise planning, development, utilization, and protection of the Nation's water resources. As the Federal Government's primary agency for water quantity and quality information, the USGS maintains national networks for collecting long term, comprehensive data on water quantity and quality and atmospheric deposition (such as the chemical quality of rain and snow). The Federal funds appropriated through the Hydrologic Networks and Analysis (HNA) program support three distinct water-quality networks, one for large rivers, one for relatively pristine streams, and one, in collaboration with many other agencies and organizations, for atmospheric deposition. The HNA program also supports selected hydrologic analysis and modeling activities, and a small but vital portion of the overall information delivery activity of the USGS water resources programs. The program addresses the Department's Serving Communities strategic goal of advancing knowledge through scientific leadership and informing decisions through the application of science. A key indication of USGS performance in collection of water-quality and atmospheric deposition data and in hydrologic analysis is reflected in the end outcome measure for research: soundness of methodology, accuracy, and reliability of science (100 percent of science is } - 56 U.S. Geological Survey 363 Hydrologic Networks and Analysis validated through appropriate peer review). To clearly measure progress in achieving the intermediate outcome of improving the information base, information management and technical assistance, the USGS tracks outputs including real-time streamgages reporting in the National Water Information System-Web (NWISWeb), real-time ground-water sites reporting in NWISWeb, real-time water-quality sites reporting in NWISWeb, and new systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers. The HNA has four major components: Hydrologic networks – This program component supports long-term national networks for the collection of data on water quality and acid precipitation, including the National Stream Quality Accounting Network, the Hydrologic Benchmark Network, and the National Atmospheric Deposition Program / National Trends Network (Estimates for FY 2005, $4.4 million; FY 2006, $4.4 million; FY 2007, $4.5 million) Hydrologic analysis – This program component includes studies of climate variability and change, watershed modeling activities in support of the BOR, USGS science for the NPS, DOl Cost-Share (which pays the portion of indirect costs not covered by the standard overhead charge on reimbursable projects that the USGS water programs conduct for other interior bureaus), support for the USGS National Research Program in the hydrologic sciences, and support for the USGS Priority Ecosystems Science (PES) program (Estimates for FY 2005, $11.9 million; FY 2006, $11.8 million; FY 2007, $10.4 million) information delivery — The USGS funds the delivery of basic hydrologic data directly as a part of the overall cost of the data collection. The HNA program provides for the delivery of results and water information beyond the immediate needs of funding agencies or programs. This activity has two pieces: publications and the computer- based National Water information System. This component of the HNA program also supports activities of the Advisory Committee for Water information (ACW) and its subcommittees. (Estimates for FY 2005, $5.9 million; FY 2006, $5.6 million; FY 2007, $5.7 million) Technical support — This program component includes national technical support for the geographically distributed USGS water-resources studies, including quality control to assure the technical excellence of water resources programs. Technical support also provides a structured way of transferring new technology to USGS investigative and data activities that are primarily conducted in the USGS Water Science Centers located in each State, and a formal way of establishing priorities for water-resources research by the USGS. (Estimates for FY 2005, $7.1 million; FY 2006, $7.1 million; FY 2007, $7.2 million) The objectives of these program components are as follows: & Monitor the chemical quality of rain and snowfall, Monitor streamflow and the water quality of streams and ground water to fulfill USGS obligations for specific river basin compacts and treaties, Provide direct technical support to Interior bureaus for hydrologic concerns, Understand the impacts of global climate change; monitor long-term changes in streamflow and stream quality at sites relatively unaffected by human activities, Provide direct technical support to the NPS for water-quality concerns, U.S. Geological Survey } - 57 364 Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research • Monitor the water quality and trends of selected major rivers, • Maintain and enhance USGS data delivery systems to process and disseminate water data and study results, and • Develop decision-support systems for specific river basins in the western United States. Some of these activities (such as monitoring) are fairly fixed and will not change for a number of years. Others have some flexibility in planning and implementation. The HNA 5-Year Plan is being updated to conform to the new outline, format, and internal/external team approach. The goal is for completion in FY 2006. Because of the wide range of activities funded by HNA, the water-quality data and analytical information that the USGS provides through this program are used by a variety of stakeholders, including other Interior bureaus (through the NPS water quality partnership and the DOl Cost- Share), EPA and USDA (both customers for baseline water-quality information), Department of Commerce (for real-time flood level information provided through the National Water Information System, which this program supports), State and local governments (for both water-quality and fiood level information), academia, Consulting and advocacy organizations, industry, and private Citizens. - FY 2007 Program Performance Estimates The activities listed below demonstrate the utility of USGS products that are counted under the following output measures: "number of systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers," "number of real-time streamgages reporting in NWSWeb," "number of real-time. ground-water sites reporting in NWISWeb," and "number of real-time water-quality sites reporting in NWSWeb." Planned program performance in FY 2007 focuses on several key scientific and basic data collection and management areas, including the continuation of the following: Hydrologic Networks National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASCAN) — NASCAN operates 32 fixed stations to measure water quality and to calculate the loading (pounds per year) and time trends of sediments and chemicals in five of the Nation's largest rivers (Mississippi, Columbia, Colorado, Rio Grande, and Yukon) and their major tributaries. Data from these stations aid in the planning, utilization, and protection of these major rivers that flow across interstate and international boundaries and are the subject of complex regulatory requirements. Monitoring of the Yukon River began in FY 2001 and continued through 2005; operations in the Columbia and Colorado were reduced to provide the resources for this activity in Alaska. During FY 2007, Yukon data and information publication begun in FY 2006 will continue. - Hydrologic Analysis Interdisciplinary Science — PES — The HNA program also provides support for interdisciplinary work and the PES activities that are described in more detail in the Science on the Landscape section beginning on page F-30. Through PES, in FY 2007 HNA will support studies within the Everglades, San Francisco Bay, Chesapeake Bay, the Platte River, and the Mojave Desert to integrate hydrological, geological, chemical, climatological, and biological i – 58 U.S. Geological Survey 365 Hydrologic Networks and Analysis information related to water resources and environmental hazards in support of land managers needs. National Research Program — All of the Water Resources investigations programs contribute funding to the National Research Program, which encourages pursuit of a diverse agenda of research topics to provide new knowledge and gain insights into hydrologic processes that are not well understood, at the same time promoting management efficiency and facilitating interaction among scientific disciplines. This practice will continue in FY 2007. Competing Uses for Water in the Klamath Basin — The competing needs of people, agriculture, and ecosystems is a major issue throughout the West, especially in the Klamath Basin. Water quality conditions in Upper Klamath Lake can become severe in the summer months due to massive blooms of blue-green algae and can lead to periodic mass mortalities of two endangered fish species, the Lost River and shortnose suckers. Understanding how these suckers respond to poor water quality, and the development of severe water quality conditions, are critical information needs for BOR and FWS natural resource managers in the Klamath Basin. In FY 2006, the HNA program includes $486,000 million for work at Klamath Lake in south-central Oregon, to help determine the water-quantity and water-quality benefits that can be expected in the Lake in response to various restoration activities. This amount will be increased in FY 2007 by redirecting an additional $250,000. With the redirected funds, the USGS proposes to identify the effects of water quality on the health and disease susceptibility of suckers, collect data on Spawning distribution, habitat and reproductive success requirements of endangered suckers, develop a population dynamics model for the suckers, develop remediation strategies to address phosphorus internal loading concerns, and measure evapotranspiration from various wetlands communities in the Klamath Basin. This study is a joint effort involving the HNA, Cooperative Water, and Biological Research and Monitoring programs and is described in more detail in the Science on the Landscape section, which begins on page F - 1. Water Information Delivery The USGS funds the delivery of basic hydrologic data directly as a part of the overall cost of the data collection. The HNA program provides for the delivery of results and water information beyond the immediate needs of funding agencies or programs. This activity has two pieces: publications and the computer-based National Water information System. This component of the HNA program also supports activities of the Advisory Committee for Water information (ACW) and its subcommittees. National Water Information System (NWIS) — The USGS maintains the NWIS, a distributed network of computers and fileservers for the acquisition, storage, and retrieval of the water data collected across the country. Many types of data are stored in NWIS, including site information, time-series, streamflow, ground water, water use, and water quality. The NWIS contains the data the USGS has collected, compiled, and archived on U.S. water resources for more than a century. The NWISWeb is the WWW application that allows users, both internal and external, to retrieve information from the NWS (http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis). Data are retrieved by category (surface water, ground water, or water quality) and by geographic area. Of the 1.5 million sites with NWIS data, more than 9,700 report their data in real time. The NWISWeb provides the public access to 204 million daily values (mostly streamflow), 7.8 million ground-water level values, 4.4 million water-quality samples resulting in more than 69 million water quality analyses, and 655,000 peak discharges (floods). The NWISWeb makes data that are collected in real time available to all within a few minutes or hours. During times of crisis, , U.S. Geological Survey ! - 59 366 Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research managers and emergency management agencies can make critical decisions for Saving lives and property based on up-to-date information. For FY 2007, improvements will be made to facilitate the entry of field data, and additional data "collections" and metadata will be available from the NWISWeb. FY 2006 Planned Program Performance The activities listed below demonstrate the utility of USGS products that are counted under the following output measures: "number of systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers," "number of real-time streamgages reporting in NWISWeb," "number of real-time ground-water sites reporting in NWISWeb," and "number of real-time water-quality sites reporting in NWSWeb." Planned program performance in FY 2006 focuses on several key scientific and basic data collection and management areas, including the continuation of the following: . Hydrologic Networks Hydrologic Benchmark Program (HBN) — Annual interpretive products on HBN monitoring results will be supported and produced in FY 2006, along with more comprehensive assessments at 5-year intervals. The HBN supports monitoring sites and assesses streamflow and water quality in a national network of undeveloped watersheds which serve as benchmarks against which to measure human impacts on water quantity and quality. These watersheds are also useful to monitor the more subtle effects of inputs from atmospheric deposition and changes in geochemical cycling resulting from climate change. Chemical and hydrologic monitoring provides basic, yet critical, data needed as part of any ecosystem monitoring effort. Stream chemistry integrates the chemical and hydrologic processes in basins. HBN monitoring and assessments can objectively gage the effectiveness of control measures intended to mitigate impacts of sulfur and nitrogen deposition to sensitive ecosystems. A major redesign of the network was completed and implemented in FY 2004 and FY 2005. A revised network of 36 sites is now operational with intensive water-quality sampling underway at 16 of the 36 sites. All data and major reports from HBN sites dating back to the 1960s has been loaded to a new public Web site, and the program is developing partnerships with interior and other land management agencies to restart water-quality sampling at additional Benchmark sites. National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) — As the lead Federal agency for monitoring wet atmospheric deposition (chemical constituents deposited to the Earth's surface from the atmosphere via rain, sleet, and snow) in the United States, the USGS supports 87 sites in the interagency NADP. Under this program, the USGS pools resources with over 100 other Federal, State, and local organizations to provide scientists and policymakers with a national-scale, long-term network measuring atmospheric deposition. In FY 2006, the program is updating assessments to detect the latest trends in mercury and nitrogen deposition since the mid-1990s at NADP deposition monitoring sites, and begin the installation of next-generation deposition sampling instruments needed to modernize aging field equipment at NADP sites. Hydrologic Analysis Studies of Climate Variability and Change — In FY 2006, the Global Change Hydroclimatology program continues (1) monitoring climate-sensitive glaciers, (2) identifying past hydrologic variations by examination of sediment and mineral deposits, biotic material, and historical and instrumental records, (3) determining relations between hydrologic variations and large-scale atmospheric circulations and other climatic indices, and (4) determining effects of | - 60 U.S. Geological Survey 367 Hydrologic Networks and Analysis climate variation and change on streamflow, erosion, sedimentation, water quality, and vegetation. Studies include simulation of conditions that lead to high wildfire potential, with the expectation of achieving a better understanding of climate-fire relationships in the West and perhaps the opportunity to develop new fire indices based on a broader set of atmospheric, surface hydrologic, and vegetation parameters. Studies also include investigation of regional relations among glaciers in the North Cascades with the objective of determining the annual storage or release of water by glaciers, and studies of the timing of snowmelt and spring runoff. Competing Uses for Water in the Klamath Basin — in FY 2006, the USGS is conducting a study to determine if the behavior, distribution, and movements of radio-tagged adult Lost River and shortnose suckers are influenced by water quality conditions in the Upper Klamath Lake, to document the presence and location of any water quality refuges, and determine if suckers are able to locate these refuges. In addition, the USGS is collecting data on water quality dynamics in the lake to improve understanding of how conditions that lead to mass mortalities of suckers develop. Results to date indicate both species will move to avoid areas with low dissolved oxygen, but conditions must be quite extreme. During these events, most suckers moved into or just off the mouth of Pelican Bay, a water quality refuge on the western shore of Upper Klamath Lake, while another nearby refuge, the Williamson River, remained largely unused. These activities span Oregon and California and focus on environmental, economic, and statutory concerns. The USGS is working closely with the BOR, BLM, FWS, NOAA Fisheries, Natural Resources Conservation Service, several Tribes, the Oregon Departments of Water Resources, Fish and Wildlife, and Environmental Quality, California Department of Water Resources, and Siskiyou and Modoc Counties in California to address basin issues. This study is a joint effort involving the HNA, Cooperative Water, and Biological Research and Monitoring programs and is described in more detail in the Science on the Landscape section, which begins on page F - 1. USGS Science for the NPS — Since 1998, the USGS/NPS water-quality assessment and monitoring partnership program has provided a unique and seamless mechanism for sister bureau collaboration within the Department and assures appropriate science is made available to park managers for defensible decisionmaking to address a range of water-quality issues in national parks. Data and information from more than 100 partnership projects are being, or will be, used to address water-quality issues in 90 national park units across the United States. Projects for FY 2007 will be selected when the USGS has completed its consultation process with NPS to identify new NPS needs. The scope of individual projects varies in accordance with the objectives of individual park managers, and all new projects are selected annually by a panel of USGS and NPS personnel through a competitive proposal process. Activities range from data collection of targeted baseline water-quality constituents to longer term intensive investigations of potential human impacts on water quality and associated aquatic resources. In FY 2006, there are 10 new and 17 continuing projects in the partnership. Results of the first completed projects are already being used during FY 2006 to make decisions on a variety of issues, such as when and where background water quality is degraded by anthropogenic sources of contamination and determination of the best management practices within and outside park boundaries that can affect the biological health of water resources within park units. Water information Delivery Guidelines for Water Quality Data Elements — To facilitate data sharing, the ACW has developed a core set of data elements that provide metadata to help users determine whether U.S. Geological Survey | - 61 368 Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research the data are compatible with other data sets and might be combined for other uses. Guidelines have been prepared to facilitate the voluntary use of these data elements by Federal agencies, States, volunteer monitoring groups, and others. The list and guide include data elements for physical, chemical, and biological sampling of water quality. In FY 2006, the guide will be published as a National Water Quality Monitoring Council Technical Report and disseminated throughout the monitoring community. Future elements under consideration include physical habitat assessment and fish tissue studies. Design of a National Monitoring Network — As co-chair of the ACW's National Water Quality Monitoring Council (NWCMC), the USGS is participating in the design of a National Water Quality Monitoring Network for U.S. coastal waters and their tributaries. The task was requested by the Council on Environmental Quality and the Office of Science and Technology Policy in January 2005 and responds to an OMB PART recommendation that directs the USGS to "work with the EPA and other federal and state agencies through the ACW and NWCMC to develop shared water monitoring plans." In FY 2005, the NWOMC documented network goals, objectives, and management issues, and identified methods to ensure comparability. A preliminary report provided in September 2005 was well received, and the final report was submitted to ACW in January 2006. ACW; feedback is expected by February 10, and the report is scheduled to be sent to the Council on Environmental Quality in March 2006. Future design elements may include monitoring atmospheric deposition and ground water. The resulting network design will become part of the response to President's Ocean Action Plan, will be used by the NOAA to enhance monitoring of upland effects on coastal waters and to link with the output from the integrated Ocean Observing System, and will be used by the USGS and EPA to evaluate and enhance monitoring efforts to meet coastal and upland monitoring needs. information Technology Improvements Water resources mission-critical information systems have submitted Capital Asset Plans and have received certification and accreditation (C&A). The NWIS is undertaking process improvements to improve productivity. As a cost avoidance measure, the NWIS is developing failover and recovery capabilities to minimize costly disruption and recovery of lost data. The USGS water resources programs are gaining efficiencies in timeliness and cost by serving digital data and analysis tools through common Web portals. . . The 2005 general release of the NWłS provided: • improved loading of water quality aboratory analyses, including additional metadata on analytical methods, • improved processes and metadata for estimating missing time-series data, • new capabilities to allow USGS users to group data-collection and monitoring sites by "theme," such as a project of network, and • a consistent set of national aquifer codes to facilitate the identification and aggregation of sites nationally and regionally. The NWIS continues to maintain its FiSMA C&A and Capital Planning and investment Control requirements. FY 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments The FY 2005 program accomplishments ſisted below demonstrate the utility of USGS products that are counted under the following output measures: "number of systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers," "number of real-time streamgages reporting in NWiSWeb," "number of real-time ground-water sites reporting in NWSWeb," and "number of real-time water-quality sites reporting in NWISWeb." i - 62 U.S. Geological Survey 369 Hydrologic Networks and Analysis Hydrologic Analysis Reaching Out on Agriculture Land Use — The USGS is increasing collaborative monitoring, assessment, and research opportunities and improving delivery of existing environmental science for use by those who plan and implement agricultural practices. Stakeholders include Interior land management agencies, Tribes, EPA, USDA, States, interstate compact organizations, State Land Grant Universities, and numerous national, regional, and local farm interest groups. These stakeholders have requested that the USGS continue to play a leading role in performing resource assessments, analysis, monitoring, and data management to help assess the environmental effects of agricultural practices on natural resources, particularly water quality, water availability, and wildlife habitat. In FY 2005, listening sessions were held with external partners, and the results are being used to develop USGS science priorities and future directions based on stakeholder needs, existing programs, and interdisciplinary expertise and capabilities. The Biological Research and Monitoring program also contributes to this effort. Studies of Nutrient Enrichment to Coastal Estuaries in National Parks — The USGS is helping the NPS make scientifically based decisions needed to maintain and improve protected estuarine and near-coastal water resources. FY 2005 studies in Acadia National Park and Assateague island National Seashore assessed the potential sources and levels of excess nitrogen inputs from upland sources in and near NPS lands to the associated estuarine environments. These types of studies provide insights that enable resource managers to help reduce the input of nitrogen at the source before it becomes associated with nutrient enrichment in the protected estuaries. Instream Flows and Habitat Studies of the Upper Salmon River — Fish populations in the Columbia River Basin have plummeted over the last 100 years. This severe decline led to Federal listing of Chinook Salmon and steelhead trout stocks as endangered or threatened in the 1990s. Human development has modified the original flow conditions in many streams in the upper Salmon River Basin. Summer streamflow changes resulting from irrigation practices have directly affected the quantity and quality of fish habitat and also have affected migration and access to suitable spawning and rearing habitat for these fish. In FY 2005, continuous streamflow data and habitat data were collected and included in the physical habitat simulation model to develop habitat-discharge relations and are summarized for juvenile, adult, and spawning life stages at each study site. Results of these habitat studies can be used to prioritize and direct cost-effective actions to improve fish habitat of native fish species in the basin. Water Information Delivery Reliably Serving Real-Time Water Information for the Nation — in FY 2005 the NWIS continued improvements to back-up systems, to ensure that real-time data processing and delivery to internal and externai users via NWISWeb continue during natural disasters such as floods and Growth in the Use of the NWISWeb The public face of the NWISWeb storms. Despite the office evacuations and subsequent continues to grow rapidly. In 2004 the power and telecommunications outages that occurred system experienced a 28 percent during the hurricanes and floods in Louisiana and increase º: ; page º Mississippi, USGS offices in these States continued to compared to , reaching a recor * h oal-time g * number of 240 million hits and an average tºº. º º: information through rate of 8.2 gigabytes per day. ISweb by utilizing the backup systems in Virginia, California, and Minnesota. Not only did the backup systems handle the immediate need, providing U.S. Geological Survey i - 63 370 Hydrologic Monitoring, Assessments, and Research uninterrupted delivery of real-time water data, but they also provided key data processing services to USGS hydrologic staff in Louisiana. This ensured that the water data could be adequately reviewed and quality assured, and that new data-Collection sites could be added quickly as needed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other water managers to help monitor changes in the water-levels in Louisiana in the days following Hurricane Katrina. Guidelines for Water Quality Data Elements — To facilitate data sharing, the ACW has developed a core set of data elements that provide metadata to help users determine whether the data are compatible with other data sets and might be combined for other uses. In FY 2005, metadata elements for biological sampling were added to the list, and a comprehensive guide for use of all data elements was submitted to the ACW for review. The biological elements were prepared with input from Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, the USGS Biological Resources Discipline, EPA, and others. The data elements have been adapted for use by the Pacific Northwest Data Exchange, the Delaware River Basin Commission, and the California State Water Resources Control Board, and have been adopted by the EPA as voluntary guidelines for the States. Improvements to the National Environmental Methods index (NEMI) – The ACW has enhanced a free Web-searchable database that provides extensive information on standardized environmental sampling methods. The NEMI allows scientists and managers monitoring water quality to compare data collection methods at a glance and find the method that best meets their needs. The tool also allows data to be shared among agencies and organizations that use different methods at different times. The database Contains chemical, microbiological, radiochemical, and biological method summaries of lab and field protocols for regulatory and non-regulatory water quality analyses. In FY 2005, the NEMI was expanded to better meet the needs of the monitoring community. One-hundred new methods were added, for a total of about 700. A new user-friendly query interface was installed, enabling greater functionality and flexibility, and the forms for input of new methods were significantly improved. Users can complete these forms to propose additional methods for the NEMI, which then go through a rigorous review and verification process before being added to the Users and future applications for NEMI The NEMi was developed in a collaborative effort among the USGS, Environmental Protection Agency, Federai Laboratories, and contributions from the private sector and standard method associations, with each of these organizations contributing methods to the database. State water laboratories and quality control officers are among the many regular users of the NEMi. The concept has been so well received that a database of methods to monitor chemical, biological, and radiological contaminants that might be the basis of a terrorist attack i on water supplies is also under development. database. The Board also developed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement between the USGS, EPA, and the private sector to allow private sector partnerships in the future development of the NEMI. Performance Overview There are no PART performance measures that can be tied exclusively to HNA; however, in conjunction with the other programs in this subactivity, the Cooperative Water Program, and an array of reimbursable research projects, HNA contributes to all the measures listed below. U.S. Geological Survey 371 Hydrologic Networks and Analysis Change 2006 2007 - from Change Change 2005 2005 2005 2006 from 2005 2007 from Measure Pian Actual Plan Enacted Actual Request 2006 SIM.2.1.01 content and expanse of knowledge base (% of proposed streamflow sites © {} tº- tº © currently in operation that meet 63% 61% 2% 82% +1% 62% 0% one or more Federal needs) (PART) (SP) # real-time streamgages f * reporting in NWISWeb 5,187 6,246 +1,059 6,165 81 6,195 +30 # real-time ground-water sites * reporting in NWISWeb 700 796 +96 692 +i OA 685 7 # real-time water-quality sites - * reporting in NWłSWeb 900 1,125 +225 896 229 887 9 # systematic analyses & investigations delivered to 65 65 {} . 64 -? 64 {} Customers # of formal workshops of training provided to customers 11 t 1 O it O 11 O U.S. Geological Survey | - 65 372 Cooperative Water Program Activity: Water Resources Investigations Subactivity: Cooperative Water Program 2007 Fixed Cost 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget from Subactivity Actual Enacted changes" changes Request 2006 Cooperative Water Program 62,337 62,833 +1,338 -2,000 62,171 -662 Total Requirements $000 62,337 62,833 +1,338 –2,000 62,171 -662 FTE */ 789 780 0 -18 762 -78 * Fixed cost increases for this subactivity total $1,912, of which $1,338 will be budgeted and $574 will be absorbed. - * The decrease of -48 FTE is matched by a decrease of -18 FTE in the reimbursable program, for a total decrease of -36 FTE. Summary of FY 2007 Program Changes for Cooperative Water Program Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • Interpretive studies -2,000 -18 TOTAL -2,000 -1.8 Justification of FY 2007 Program Changes The 2007 request for the Cooperative Water (Coop) Program is $62,171,000 and 762 FTE, which is a program change of -$2,000,000 and -18 FTE. Cooperative Interpretive Studies (-$2,000,000 and -18 FTE) — The interpretive studies portion of the Coop Program includes some turn-over each year as current projects end and new projects begin, according to the needs of the USGS and its non-Federal cooperators. The USGS will take this reduction from areas where projects are scheduled to end during FY 2006, so that projects do not have to be stopped before completion. Since the cooperators provide about two-thirds of the funding for the program, the content of projects is determined in consultation with those cooperators, and specific focus areas are often not known until workplans and joint funding agreements are established during the fiscal year. At the proposed funding level, the Coop Program will still be able to start $5–6 million in new projects in FY 2007. Under the Department's Serving Communities—Advance Knowledge mission goal, this reduction will decrease the number of systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers by -10. Since more than half the funds for the Coop Program are provided by the 1,400 State and local partner agencies, and since the program is highly customer driven, the reduction could also affect two end outcome measures under End Outcome Goal SEO.2: U.S. Geological Survey | - 67 373 Water Resources investigations • "inform decisions through the application of science: Improved access to needed science information," and • "inform decisions through the application of science: Stakeholders reporting that information helped achieve goal." Because of the cost-sharing requirements in the program's authorizing legislation, it is likely that State and jocal partners will withdraw funding of about $2 million, resulting in a real decrease to the program of $4 million. This loss of State and local partner funding will also result in an additional loss of -18 FTE, making the total FTE decrease for this program -36. Program Performance Change Table Program Overview The FY 2007 budget request for the Coop Program is $62,171,000. As the primary Federal science agency for water-resource information, the USGS monitors the quantity and quality of water in the Nation's rivers and aquifers, assesses the sources and fate of contaminants in aquatic systems, develops tools to improve the application of hydrologic. information, and ensures that its information and tools are available to all potential users. This broad, diverse mission cannot be accomplished effectively without the contributions of the Coop Program. For more than 100 years, the Coop Program has been a highly successful cost- sharing partnership between the USGS and water-resource agencies at the State, local, and tribal levels. Throughout its history, the program has made important contributions to meeting USGS mission requirements, developing meaningful partnerships, sharing Federal and non-Federal financial resources, and keeping the agency focused on everyday challenges facing water users across the country. The Coop Program has been highly successful because it: • Combines Federal and non-Federal resources in addressing many of the Nation's most pressing water resource issues, resulting in great cost savings to both the Federal Government and the States, i - 68 U.S. Geological Survey 374 Cooperative Water Program • Conducts studies across the country in each of the 50 States, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Trust Territories, allowing the USGS to form a national picture of important water-resources issues and potential solutions, • Uses standardized methods of data collection and analysis across the country, so that information and results of studies are comparable from one State to another, and so that knowledge gained from one study contributes significantly to understanding the hydrology in other parts of the country, • Helps resolve inter-jurisdictional disputes by assessing conditions at State boundaries and by assuring all parties that the data and results of investigations are objective and are equally available to all parties, and • Combines the utilization of USGS offices within the State with the much larger national infrastructure of the USGS. This infrastructure includes the National Water Quality Laboratory, the National Water information System, the National Research Program (which provides new methods and consultation on difficult scientific issues), instrumentation testing facilities, and a national system of quality assurance. The Coop Program is broken into three major components: Data Collection Activities (Estimates for FY 2005, $31.2 million; FY 2006, $31.4 million; FY 2007, $32.1 million) Cooperatively funded hydrologic data collection activities are underway in every State, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Over the past few years, the Coop Program has provided sole support or partial support for well over half of the sites where the USGS collects data on surface-water levels and flow, ground- water levels, and ground-water quality. In addition, the Coop Program supports collection of data on surface-water quality, which is becoming increasingly important to the States as they monitor total maximum daily loads (TMDLS), to comply with the requirements of the Clean Water Act. All these data provide resource managers with the information they need to determine the suitability of water for various uses, identify trends in water quality, and evaluate the effects of various stresses on the Nation's ground water and surface water resources. Much of the data collected at USGS monitoring sites is provided free of charge on the internet. This includes historical data, as well as real-time data, which are generally less than 4 hours old. The real-time data are used routinely by emergency management agencies, State and municipal agencies, businesses, irrigators, and recreational boaters and fishers. in addition to providing information responsive to State or local needs, the Coop Program provides information that satisfies the needs of many Federal agencies. Some of these needs are: Forecasting floods, Managing surface-water supplies, Monitoring hydroelectric power production, . Setting waste disposal limitations, Regulating industrial discharges, Designing highway structures, Measuring the downstream transport of pollutants or nutrients, Determining total maximum daily loads, Evaluating mine permits, Planning and evaluating land reciamation, - Evaluating fish habitat, Quantifying indian water rights, and Quantifying Federal reserved water rights. U.S. Geological Survey } - 69 375 Water Resources investigations Most of the USGS data collection stations serve multiple purposes and many are funded, wholly or in part, through joint-funding agreements. Normally, these stations, though funded by various organizations, are operated as part of an integrated network rather than as stand-alone entities. For this reason, Cooperating organizations are billed on the basis of average station cost, rather than actual cost, which rarely can be precisely known. This procedure benefits these organizations and the USGS in at least two ways: administrative costs are reduced because financial transactions are simplified, and definitive cost information is available to all parties for planning purposes at the beginning of the fiscal year. This arrangement also assures that data collection in remote areas or areas which may be otherwise problematic (due to vandals, extreme flooding, lightning strikes) during a given period of time do not become so expensive that they must be dropped from the network. Interpretive Studies - (Estimates for FY 2005, $24.9 million; FY 2006, $25.1 million; FY 2007, $23.7 million) In addition to data collection activities, the Coop Program supports about 750 hydrologic studies each year. Water resource studies define, characterize, and evaluate the extent, quality, and availability of water resources. The results of these investigations are published and provided to State agencies, which use them as the basis for managing the water resources for which they are responsible. Also, these investigations provide information that can be synthesized and applied to a variety of hydrogeologic and climatic settings across the Nation, greatly expanding the usefulness and transferability of USGS study results nationwide. Technical Support (Estimates for FY 2005, $6.2 million; FY 2006, $6.3 million; FY 2007, $6.4 million) The USGS has a long tradition of providing national and regional technical support for its geographically distributed water resources studies. This support provides quality control to assure the technical excellence of water resources field programs and provides a structured way of transferring new technology to USGS investigative and data activities that are primarily conducted in Water Science Centers in each State. Technical support also includes a formal way of establishing priorities for water resources research by the USGS and provides a mechanism to make water resources information available to other agencies, the scientific community, and the public. In July 2005, Congress modified, clarified, and finalized report language that has a significant impact on the Coop Program. Accordingly the Program's 5-Year Plan will be updated and reviewed to conform to the new outline, format, and internal/external team approach. FY 2007 Program Performance Estimates The planned program activities listed below demonstrate the utility of USGS products that are counted under the "systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers" output measure. The Program also contributes to the intermediate outcome measure "content and expanse of knowledge base" through its support for the national streamgaging network; however, accomplishments associated with the streamgaging network are shown in the write-up for the NSłP. | - 70 U.S. Geological Survey 376 Cooperative Water Program interpretive Studies High-Priority issues for Coop Program involvement — in consultation with local and regional managers, external cooperators, and the interagency Advisory Committee on Water information, the USGS has identified seven water-related issues for FY 2006 and 2007 that closely align with USGS mission goals that most require USGS involvement at State and local levels. Issues emphasized include: hydrologic hazards; water quality; hydrologic data networks; water availability and use; wetlands, lakes, reservoirs, and estuaries; water resources issues in the coastal zone; and environmental effects on human health. Studies in these areas will be conducted in FY 2007; specific study locations and topics will be determined in consultation with the program's 1,400 State, iocal, municipal, and tribal cooperators. National Synthesis — One of the major strengths of Coop Program is its ability to provide data and assessments on varied topics from across the country, which, when synthesized, can be useful in addressing broad, national mission goals. As recommended by the External Task Force that reviewed the Coop Program, the USGS plans to expand these efforts in FY 2007 by pre-planning selected synthesis products. The memorandum describes four topics for possible future national synthesis over the next few years. USGS State Water Science Centers are encouraged to explore the needs of cooperating agencies for addressing these issues and, to the extent that is mutually agreeable, follow the guidance that will be provided by the contact for each synthesis topic. Including this guidance in project planning will help enhance the capabilities of each State Water Science Center, promote the use of valid, standard approaches, and enhance future synthesis products. The topics for National Synthesis are: • Recharge to Ground-Water Systems — Recharge is one of the most important components of water budgets, yet estimating recharge accurately remains problematic, requiring a variety of techniques in different parts of the country and at different scales. Enhancing our ability to evaluate different techniques in various settings would enable us to provide better guidance on matching the appropriate technique to a specific need for recharge information. • Fluvial Sediment — The EPA has declared fluvial sediment the most prevalent impairment to the Nation's surface waters; as such, sediment is playing a major role in river restoration efforts and TMDL evaluations. The USGS Offices of Water Quality and Surface Water and the National Research Program continue their collaboration to identify methods, tools, and capabilities for sediment data collection and analysis that the USGS can bring to bear in support of stream restoration and TMDL projects. A variety of new technologies are creating opportunities for producing more accurate and more efficient estimates of sediment fiux. • Changes in Flood Frequency — Many urban areas are concerned about changes in flood frequencies resulting from land use changes, and the FEMA recently issued revised regulations for its flood insurance rate maps. For example, under the new regulations, communities may now include a delineation of the floodplain based on anticipated future conditions. • Synthesis of Water Quality information — As the NAWQA program begins a redesign of its surface-water quality data network, there are opportunities to combine water-quality data from networks established in the Coop Program with NAWQA data to develop a more integrated approach to water-quality monitoring nationwide within the USGS. Ground-water data could also be included in such a comprehensive nationwide U.S. Geological Survey } - 7: 377 Water Resources investigations approach. The information from integrated monitoring networks could be used to more fully answer important questions about the Nation's water quality and trends. • Determination of Water Needs for Ecological Functions — Several valuable collaborations of hydrologists and biologists have arisen in the Coop Program in recent years to help determine water needs to support healthy ecosystems. These studies pertain to both ground water and surface water, and sometimes to interconnected systems of both. Products of this work include data, research results, and tools such as models that can provide a Scientific basis for critical decisions on allocation or reallocation of precious water resources. As this issue takes on greater importance nationally, the USGS will seek opportunities to synthesize geographically varied examples into a national summary. FY 2006 Planned Program Performance The planned program activities listed below demonstrate the utility of USGS products that are counted under the "systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers" output measure. The Program also contributes to the intermediate outcome measure "content and expanse of knowledge base" through its support for the national streamgaging network; however, accomplishments associated with the streamgaging network are shown in the write-up for the NSP. Assessing Firm Yield for Drinking-Water Supply Reservoirs in Massachusetts — Three reports will comprise the results from 2005: one was published in 2005 and two will be published in 2006. Proposed work in 2007 includes additional modifications to the model that will incorporate uncertainty into estimates of firm yield, improve the calculation of the ground-water contribution to reservoir storage, and further validate the model results with observational data. The effects of drought, environmental flow requirements, and demand management on firm yield will also be evaluated. A user manual, release of the final compiled model, and an additional report are planned for 2009. Barton Springs Ground-Water Characterization Project, Texas — The USGS investigation in this area is improving the resolution of water quality data for the Barton Springs portion of the Edwards Aquifer, and the USGS will interpret the data to expand the general understanding of the aquifer's response to natural and human-caused phenomena. Using Mational Stakeholder Roundtable The Second National Stakeholder Roundtable for the USGS Cooperative Water Program will be held in February 2006 in Austin, TX, convened by the Interstate Council on Water Policy (ICWP) in cooperation with other organizations. Since the first Roundtable in March 2005, a coalition of organizations has continued discussions regarding the future of the program (for examples, see http://www.icwp.org). Like the first meeting, this will be an opportunity for cooperators, data users, and others to hear the latest about the status of the program and to air their concerns and suggestions regarding the program to an audience that includes senior USGS leaders, as well as many other cooperators. At the meeting, the External Task Force to review the program will present their final report, along with the response from the USGS to stream discharge, Spring discharge, and chemical the Task F tions. data obtained in 2005 and 2006, USGS scientists | * **** will estimate quantitative balances of water, ions, and contaminants in the aquifer. The balances will be used to evaluate to what extent the water balance has changed since 1986 as a result of urbanization, where loading of different contaminants is occurring, and to what extent contaminants are being stored or attenuated within the aquifer. In 2006 the USGS will produce a Scientific Investigations Report, submit 1–3 articles for publication in journals such as the | - 72 U.S. Geological Survey 378 Cooperative Water Program Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, and present results of the project at several additional scientific and government meetings, including the Geological Society of America. Coastal Georgia Sound Science initiative — During FY 2006 final reports describing development of solute transport models for the Savannah-Hilton Head Island and Brunswick areas will be completed, together with a summary report describing results of model simulations of future water-management Scenarios. - MTBE Contamination involves Deep Public-Supply Wells in Southeast New Hampshire — Study results appeared in the January 2005 issue of Environmental Science and Technology. A follow-up study, underway in FY 2006, is assessing the occurrence of MTBE in 700 public and private wells statewide. Results of these studies are being used in a statewide program to assess risk of MTBE contamination in public wells and by the State Attorney General to support claims against 22 oil companies for damages to public water supplies in the State. Evaluation of Streamflow Requirements for habitat Protection in Southern New England — in 2004, the USGS published a Water-Resources investigations Report that evaluated streamflow requirements for habitat protection and assessed fish community composition near selected index streamgaging stations. A similar report will be published in FY 2006 that will use streamflow records from additional index stations to classify streams with different basin characteristics and in different regions of southern New England. Ground-water Ambient Monitoring and Assessment in California — During FY 2005 sampling was completed in 7 study units, and a report and fact sheet were published. Plans for FY 2006 include continued sampling, and publishing one or two additional reports. Implementing a System for "Nowcasting" Bacteria Levels and Beach Advisories, Lake Erie, Ohio — Beach advisories and closings are made on the basis of measured concentrations of Escherichia coli (E. coli). Beach managers, EPA, and the research community have long recognized that reliance on E. coli is often inadequate because concentrations of E. coli may change drastically between the time of sampling and reporting of results (18–24 hours). Statistical models can provide beach managers with a tool for more accurate and timely assessments of beach-water quality than the currently used methods. A statistical model typically uses easily and quickly measured surrogates, such as wave height and rainfall, to estimate E. coli concentrations or the probability of exceeding target - concentrations and thus predict recreational water quality. Statistical models are being refined or developed for five Lake Erie beaches in Ohio by the USGS. In cooperation with the Cuyahoga County Board of Health, Cleveland Metroparks, and the Ohio Lake Erie Office, the USGS is testing the model from Huntington Beach to determine whether it is suitable as the basis for an internet-based "nowcast" system to inform beachgoers of the current water quality on the beaches. Data collected to test and run the Huntington model include measurements of rainfall, turbidity, and wave heights, as well as measurements of E. coli concentrations in water. Final results will be presented in a journal article describing the development of models at Huntington and other beaches, and results of model verification at Huntington. FY 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments in FY 2005, more than 1,400 State, regional, local, and municipal agencies, and Native American Tribes participated in the Coop Program. These cooperators matched the $62,337,000 appropriated to the USGS, and contributed an additional $83,937,000, for total program funding of $208,611,000. The program accomplishments listed below demonstrate the U.S. Geological Survey | - 73 379 Water Resources investigations utility of USGS products that are counted under the "systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers" output measure. The Program also contributes to the intermediate outcome measure "content and expanse of knowledge base" through its support for the national streamgaging network; however, accomplishments associated with the streamgaging network are shown in the write-up for the NSP. - Assessing Firm Yield for Drinking-water Supply Reservoirs in Massachusetts — Growing demands on drinking-water supplies in Massachusetts have increased the likelihood that withdrawals could deplete available storage capacity in surface-water reservoirs, resulting in supply shortfalls. As demands increase, water suppliers and regulators have recognized the need to establish upper limits on the amount of water a reservoir can consistently supply, particularly if the reservoir were to experience a period of severe drought. This upper limit on reservoir yield is the "firm yield." To evaluate and manage current and future demands on drinking-water supply reservoirs in Massachusetts, the USGS, in cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and local drinking-water suppliers, has developed a model using a relational database and a convenient user interface that estimates this firm yield. In 2005, firm yields were calculated for 47 streamflow-dominated reservoirs representing 15 Massachusetts drinking-water supplies, and a full evaluation of the methodology to estimate firm yield was completed. Detailed firm-yield estimates were completed for reservoirs in the pswich River Basin. Also in 2005, the applicability of the model was expanded to include drinking-water-supply reservoirs that receive water from both surface- water and ground-water sources. Inclusion of the ground-water contribution to reservoir storage resulted in increased firm yields for all reservoirs whose shorelines were in contact with aquifer sediments. Three reports will comprise the results from 2005: one was published in 2005 and two will be published in 2006. Coastal Georgia Sound Science Initiative — Rapid population growth, increased tourism, and sustained industrial activity have adversely affected coastal Georgia's water resources and limited the available water supply. Pumpage from the productive Upper Floridan limestone aquifer has resulted in several problems including substantial water-level declines, saltwater intrusion, and decreased ground-water inflow to springs, freshwater ponds, marshes, and wetlands, which could impact the balance of freshwater and saltwater in tidal rivers and estuaries. In FY 2005, the USGS completed calibration of ground-water flow and solute transport models, which were used to evaluate future water management scenarios for the coastal region of Georgia and South Carolina. Seven Scientific investigations Reports describing results of offshore drilling, deep onshore drilling, ground-water flow model results, stream-aquifer interaction, impacts of a major industrial shutdown on ground-water conditions, USGS Scientist Recognized in Texas hydraulic properties of the Floridan aquifer system, - - Dr. Barbara Mahier, USGS Research and the water-resources potential of dug seepage Hydrologist in Austin, TX, was selected by the ponds were completed and distributed to Customers. Bárton Špings/Edwards'Aquifer Conservation The Georgia Environmental Protection Division is District as the recipient of their 2005 Research using the results to formulate the final strategy for : :* º M. . . * which i project chief torne Barton Springs Ground- the . ºn. hich is scheduled for water Characterization Project. This award January * honors efforts that lead to improved understanding or advanced practices in areas Barton Springs Ground-water Characterization such as groundwater, hydrogeology, water Project, Texas- The Baron Springs segment of . * . the Edwards Aquifer, a karst ground-water system rifling, or structural and non-structural best R - management practices to reduce erosion and located in southern Travis and northern Hays non-point source poliution. counties, provides vital water resources to the i - 74 U.S. Geological Survey 380 Cooperative Water Program people of Austin and to endemic species, including the Barton Springs salamander (a federally-listed endangered species). Austin is one of the most rapidly urbanizing cities in the United States, and the impact in the Barton Springs watershed is beginning to be seen, particularly following rain events. Baseline water quality and flow monitoring conducted during 2005 completed a full hydrologic year cycle of water-quality sampling. in addition, the USGS intensively sampled water quality over two storm events when the system was reacting rapidly to infiltrating surface water. Initial interpretation of results suggests that transport of manmade contaminants through the aquifer in response to storms is rapid, with peak concentrations arriving at the spring in less than 2 days. A potentially important new result is that the pesticide fipronil, which was recently placed on the market and whose use is increasing, has now been detected at low concentrations in the springs. Another is that detections of diazinon, sale of which was restricted December 2004, have greatly decreased. Statistical analysis of data indicates that there are four principal sources of water to the aquifer, the proportion of which changes as a function of climatic conditions. Preliminary results were presented to the Texas Department of Agriculture. Characterization of Natural Flow Regimes for Rivers in Southern New England — Widespread development and associated increases in water withdrawals, streamflow regulation, runoff from impervious surfaces, and wastewater return flows have altered streamflows in many river systems in Massachusetts. Current strategies for managing or restoring ecological integrity in river systems require maintenance of streamflows within a natural pattern of flow variability. Streamflow records from active and discontinued stations on streams with minimal flow alterations are being used to characterize the natural flow regimes of streams in southern New England. In 2004, the USGS published a Water-Resources investigations Report that evaluated streamflow requirements for habitat protection for riffle habitats and assessed fish community composition near selected index streamgaging stations. Streamflow requirements were compared to streamflow statistics describing the natural flow regime and streamflow variability for the index stations. Work completed in FY 2005 will support publication of a similar report in FY 2006 that will use streamflow records from additional index stations to classify streams with different basin characteristics and in different regions of southern New England. Methyl-tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE) Contamination of Ground Water in New Hampshire — In New Hampshire, nearly half of the population is served by drinking water from public and private bedrock wells. In 2003, the USGS conducted a study of the occurrence of MTBE in public and private water-supply wells in Rockingham County, with the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. Study results appeared in the January 2005 issue of Environmental Science and Technology. A follow-up study, underway in FY 2006, is assessing the occurrence of MTBE in 700 public and private wells statewide. Preliminary results indicate that contamination rates are generally lower in the rest of the State than in Rockingham County, where RFG use in mandated. However, other non-RFG counties may have increased levels of MTBE contamination due their proximity to locations where RFG is sold. Results of these studies are being used in a statewide program to assess risk of MTBE contamination in public wells and by the State Attorney General to support claims against 22 oil companies for *. damages to public water supplies in the State. Ground-Water Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) in California — in response to a need for consistent statewide data on the quality of ground-water in California, the USGS has teamed up with State and Regional Water Boards, Department of Water Resources, Department of Health Services, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, regional water management entities, and county and local water agencies to improve statewide ground-water monitoring and facilitate the availability of information about groundwater quality to the public. A U.S. Geological Survey i - 75 381 Water Resources investigations key aspect of GAMA is interagency collaboration and cooperation with local water agencies and well owners. The data collected during the study include analyses for chemical constituents that are not normally available; these data will be especially useful for providing an early indication of potential water-quality problems. The data also will be used to identify the natural and human factors affecting ground-water quality. An understanding of these factors is important for the long term management and protection of California's ground-water resources. To organize the assessment, the 476 ground-water basins in the State were ranked by priority, and 116 high- priority basins were selected for monitoring, and were combined into 35 study units. These units represent more than 75 percent of the public-supply wells in California. In each unit, 60–120 public-supply wells will be sampled. Three types of water-quality assessments will be conducted for each study unit: (1) Status: the assessment of current ground-water quality; (2) Trends: the detection of changes in water quality; and (3) Understanding: the assessment of natural and human factors that affect ground-water quality. During FY 2005 sampling was completed in 7 study units, and a report (http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/wri/wriC34166) and a fact sheet (http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/fs/2004/3088) were published. Performance Overview The Coop Program addresses the Department's Serving Communities strategic goal of advancing knowledge through scientific leadership and informing decisions through the application of science. There are no performance measures that can be tied exclusively to the Coop Program; however, in conjunction with the NSIP, Hydrologic Networks and Analysis, and an array of reimbursable projects funded by 800 partner agencies, the Coop Program contributes to all the measures listed below. In addition, the Coop Program contributes to the output measures for "number of real-time streamgages reporting in NWSWeb," "number of ground-water sites reporting in NWISWeb," and "number of water-quality sites reporting in NWISWeb." Newly established (FY 2005) PART measures also rely on the Coop Program, including those listed in the table below. - 2006 #Measure 2005 Plan 2005 Actu ai Chang e from 2005 Pian 2006 Enacted Change from 2005 Actual 2007 Request 2007 Change from 2006 SłM.2.1.01 content and expanse of knowledge base (% of proposed streamflow sites currently in operation that meet one or more Federal needs) (PART) (SP) 63% 61% -2% 62% +4% 62% 0% # real-time streamgages reporting in NWłSWeb 5,187 6,246 +1,059 6,165 -81 6,195 +30 9% of WRD streamflow stations with 30 or more years of record (PART) 61% 58% -3% 62% +4% 63% +1% % of U.S. with ground water quality status and trends information to support resource management decisions (PART) 39% 39% 0% 45% +6% 51% +6% % of U.S. with ground water availability status and trends information to support resource management decisions (PART) 7% 7% 8% +1% 7% -1% } - 76 U.S. Geological Survey 382 Cooperative Water Program 2006 Chang Change 2007 2005 e from from Change 2005 || Actu 2005 2006 2005 2007 from Measure Plan al Pian Enacted Actual j Request 2006 % of States with Web-based streamflow statistics tools to c #0% _* Q © tº O © support Water management 11% b/ $9% +8% +8% 20% +2% decisions (PART) U.S. Geological Survey | - 77 383 Water Resources Research Act Program Activity: Water Resources Investigations Subactivity: Water Resources Research Act Program 2007 - Fixed Cost 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget from Subactivity Actual Enacted Changes Changes Request 2006 Water Resources Research 6,409 6,404 O -6,404 O -6,404 Act Program Total Requirements $000 6,409 6,404 0. -6,404 {) -6,404 FTE 2 2 0 -2 O –2 Summary of FY 2007 Program Changes for Water Resources Research Act Program Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • Grants to State Water Research Institutes and associated program administration activities -6,404 -2 TOTAL -6,404 -2 Justification of FY 2007 Program Changes The 2007 request for the Water Resources Research Act Program is $0 and 0 FTE, which is a program change of -$6,404,000 and -2 FTE. Grants to the State Water Resources Research institutes (-$6,404,000 and -2 FTE) — The proposed reduction eliminates USGS funding for each of the 54 State Water Resources Research Institutes. The reduction also eliminates USGS support for research projects under the national competitive grant program authorized by section 104(g) of the Water Resources Research Act. This USGS support amounts to less than 6 percent of their total funding. Most of the Institutes have been very successful in generating funding from non-USGS sources and no longer need USGS funding to continue operating. Program Performance Change — Though the program contributes to the strategic goals of advancing knowledge in the hydrologic sciences, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this program change. Program Overview Section 104 of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (P.L. 98–242), as amended by P.L. 101–397, P.L. 104–147, and P.L. 106–374, establishes a Federal-State partnership in U.S. Geological Survey # - 79 384 Water Resources investigations water resources research, education, and information transfer through a matching grant program that authorizes State Water Resources Research Institutes at land grant universities across the Nation. There are currently 54 Institutes: one in each State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin islands, and Guam, which also serves the Federated States of Micronesia and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana islands. This Program addresses the Department's Serving Communities strategic goal of advancing knowledge through scientific leadership and informing decisions through the application of science. A key indication of USGS performance in administering this Program is reflected in the end outcome measure for research: soundness of methodology, accuracy, and reliability of science (most of the research proposals are funded only after a competitive, peer review, selection process). Although the Water Resources Research Act does not give the USGS either the authority or the resources to peer review every project funded by this Program at the participating universities, review of these projects is conducted as part of each Institute's own peer review process. The Act requires each Institute to have a State advisory panel to recommend research priorities for the Institute, thus ensuring the relevance of its research. For the competitive grants, the USGS receives many more proposals each year than budget levels can support, so the proposals receive rigorous peer review before any funds are awarded. In addition, the institutes are evaluated on a 5-year cycle, to determine their eligibility to continue receiving grants under the Program. One such evaluation occurred during FY 2004. The Water Resources Research Act Program provides an institutional mechanism for promoting State, regional, and national coordination of water resources research and training and a network of Institutes to facilitate research coordination and information and technology transfer. With its matching requirements, it is also a key mechanism for promoting State investments in such research and training. In fact, the Institutes have developed a constituency and a Program that far exceeds that supported by their direct Federal appropriation. According to the results of a 2005 survey conducted by the National Institutes for Water Resources, in FY 2005, the Institutes collectively generated an additional $19 in support for each dollar appropriated to them under the USGS Program, with $10 coming from other Federal sources and $9 coming from non-Federal Sources. Each Institute operates a program of multi-year research, education, and information transfer projects focused on State and regional water resource priorities. In FY 2005, total Institute funding from all sources (USGS grant, plus 2:1 non-Federal matching funds, plus other sources of funding) supported more than 1,100 research projects involving researchers from at least 142 universities and colleges nationwide. Though the emphasis varies across the Nation, depending upon State and regional priorities, the most common topics were concerned with control of non-point source pollutants, understanding the fate and transport of chemical, biological, and microbial contaminants, and the impact of land use changes and Best Management Practices on water quality. The Institutes collaborated with over 500 Federal, State, and local agency offices and private sector organizations. The 5-Year Plan for this program is being updated and reviewed to conform to the new outline, format, and internal/external team approach. The goal is for completion by the end of the third quarter in FY 2006. FY 2006 Planned Program Performance Grants will be awarded to the 54 State Water Resources Research institutes. Research project abstracts and completion reports will be placed on the Internet at: | - 80 U.S. Geological Survey 385 Water Resources Research Act Program http://water.usgs.gov/wrriſprojects.html, along with descriptions of the projects funded. It is expected that in FY 2006, the institutes will support over 230 research and information transfer projects with their USGS grants. The programmatic priorities of the individual Institutes are developed in consultation with their State Advisory Committees and the individual research projects are selected through standard peer review and selection processes, Under the National Competitive Grant Program, research proposals will be solicited on the topic of water availability. Proposals will be subjected to a competitive peer review and selection process with the assistance of a lead institute. It is expected that about 60 proposals will be received and that about 10 matching grants will be awarded with the approximately $1 million available. FY 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments in FY 2005, the Institutes used their USGS grant and the required matching funds to support 234 research and information transfer projects. The Institute Program is a primary source of training for water scientists and engineers. In FY 2005, more than 1,300 students received training by participation in Institute-supported research and information transfer projects. More than 600 of these students were supported by the USGS grants and matching funds. Students trained under this Program provide the talent needed to meet the mandates of the many new programs for water resources protection that have come into existence in recent years and to support the water management initiatives of Federal, State, and local agencies. The Institutes make the results of their research available through workshops, conferences, seminars, publications, and communication with State and local agencies. Each year, the Institutes publish about 1,000 reports, nearly one-fourth of which are in refereed scientific journals. Also in FY 2005, the Institutes conducted over 270 conferences, seminars, and workshops for more than 14,000 participants. In addition, all of the Institutes maintain an internet site through which they keep the public informed of their activities. Selected accomplishments of the Institutes during FY 2005 follow: Water Supply and Management — The Water Resources Research Institute of the University of North Carolina has developed a water supply management model that could reduce the cost of water supply to a 15-county region of North Carolina, where the State has imposed ground- water pumping restrictions. The model uses a regional approach to conjunctive ground-water and surface-water management, balancing the economies of scale of larger water supply treatment facilities, the diseconomies of scale of larger distribution systems, differing individual community water supply costs, and the use and cost of tradable ground-water pumping permits. The model indicates that the estimated $100 million of capital costs that would be incurred if each community in the region acted alone could be reduced by 40 percent through a regional approach using Surface water Systems and tradable ground-water pumping permits. Training for Industry and Utilities — The Montana Water Center, in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, developed three interactive training courses for the operators of small drinking water and wastewater systems. The courses, which can be run from the Internet or a CD-ROM, include more than 20 hours of training and are augmented with tests, math tutorials, and resource contacts for operators in every State. First-time operators can use these materials to train for certification exams, and working operators can use them to earn U.S. Geological Survey # - 8: 386 Water Resources investigations continuing education credits. The course is very popular, with over 20,000 CD-ROMs distributed nationwide to date. Training for Erosion and Sediment Control — The Tennessee Water Resources Research Center (TNWRRC), working with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and the Tennessee Department of Transportation, has developed a training program for planning, installation, and maintenance of erosion prevention and sediment controls at construction sites. Over the 4-year period, the TNWRRC has taken the lead in coordinating and conducting two levels of erosion prevention and sediment control training courses throughout the State and in developing the Tennessee Sediment and Erosion Control Handbook. To date, 4,445 people have been certified by examination for the Level 1 Fundamentals course presented at 77 different times and locations. Over 828 engineers and other professionals have taken the Level 2 design course and earned 11,592 professional development credit hours at 22 places and times. Details of both courses and associated activities for Tennessee's Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control Training and Certification Program for Construction Sites can be viewed on the Web at http://www.tnepsc.org/. Stopping Salt Water Intrusion — The University of California Center for Water Resources developed a state-of-the-art ground-water model that simulates the complexity of ground-water flow and solute transport to evaluate alternative strategies for managing seawater intrusion barriers in the Southern California coastal plain. Three major barriers have been installed along the shoreline of Los Angeles to protect a 20 million acre-foot aquifer that provides 35 percent of the potable water supply for 3.2 million residents in the metropolitan area. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, in collaboration with the University's Center for Water Resources, will use the model to determine management strategies for the existing barriers, to identify sites for additional barriers, and to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of alternative strategies for addressing seawater intrusion. Performance Overview Though the program contributes to the strategic goals of advancing knowledge in the hydrologic sciences, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this program change. } - 82 U.S. Geological Survey 387 Activity Summary Biological Research 2007 Fixed Cost 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget from Subactivity Actual Enacted Changes af Changes Request 2006 Biological Research and Monitoring 133,130 140,086 +2,036 -6,430 135,692 -4,394 FTE 1,042 1,051 G -72 1,039 -72 Biological information Management 23,999 23,794 + £73 -2,000 21,967 -1,827 and Delivery FTE 80 80 {} -7 73 -7 Cooperative Research Units 14,570 14,664 +274 () 14,938 +274 FTE 126 126 () 0 #26 {} Total Requirements $000 171,699 178,544 +2,483 -8,430 172,597 -5,947 FTE 1,248 1,257 {} -79 1,238 -79 * Fixed cost increases for this activity total $3,547, of which $2,483 will be budgeted and $1,064 will be absorbed. Activity Summary The 2007 budget request for the Biological Research is $172,597,000 and 1,238 FTE, which is a net change of -$5,947,000 and -19 FTE from the 2006 enacted level. Additional information on program changes is provided in each subactivity section of this document. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Biological Research Activity generates and distributes information needed in the Conservation and management of the Nation's biological resources. Use of Cost and Performance information Using Customer input in Planning at the Southwest Biological Science Center This program serves as the Department of the Interior's biological research arm and continues the strong traditions for management-oriented research developed within the Department's land management bureaus. Core biological research capability at 17 research centers and associated field stations, one technology Center, and 40 Cooperative Research Units Supports research on fish, wildlife, and habitats that is used by Federal and State government and nongovernmental organizations. The USGS works closely with its partners and customers in defining priorities, developing Science (SBSC): The SBSC is the newest of 18 biological science centers in the USGS and was created in 2002 to meet the need for a centrał point of contact for natural resource agencies struggling to obtain scientific information in the Southwestern United States. Achieving its mission requires feedback from stakeholders on their research needs, and the effectiveness and timeliness of USGS science products. The responses to the survey were utilized in the development of the SBSC Strategic Plan and Workforce Plan. plans, and carrying out its biological research to support the needs of research management organizations. This focus on knowing and meeting partners' needs, establishing a goal for U.S. Geological Survey 388 Biological Research partner satisfaction, and measuring performance toward reaching that goal has improved the quality of USGS products and services. A list of science centers and field stations appears at the end of the discussion of the information subactivity. A list of cooperative research units appears in the discussion of that subactivity. This program addresses the Department's Resource Protection strategic goal of improving the health of watersheds, landscapes, and marine resources; Sustaining biological communities; and protecting lives, resources and property. This program also addresses the Department's Serving Communities strategic goal of advancing knowledge through scientific leadership and informing decisions through the applications of Science, USGS biologists work toward program goals in collaboration with other scientists, customers, and partners. Biologists combine their expertise with that of the other USGS disciplines in interagency ecosystem initiatives across the United States, from South Florida to the Pacific Northwest, where scientists are working together to understand, evaluate, and provide options for restoring fish and wildlife habitats and for better resource-management decisions. Information generated by the Biological Research program also contributes to achieving improved management of the Nation's water resources, availability of maps and map data, and improved decisionmaking regarding land and water use. These goals are supported by the efforts conducted in three subactivities: Research and Monitoring, Information Management and Delivery, and Cooperative Research Units. - Congressional Directives The FY 2006 Appropriations Act for the Department of the interior and Related Agencies included the following directive for the USGS research program: "The managers understand that the multidisciplinary water study at Leetown Science Center is nearing completion. The Survey should provide a brief report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations by December 31, 2005, evaluating the research that has been conducted to date and outlining what, if any, issues remain to be addressed in order to finish the project." To date, the report is undergoing review within the Department of the Interior. Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) in FY 2005, for the FY 2007 budget, the OMB reviewed the Biological Research and Monitoring (BRM) program for the FY 2007 budget process found the program to be working effectively with partners and fulfilling its mission and rated the program moderately effective. New performance measures resulting from the PART are incorporated into the performance tables beginning on page J-31. The following are comments from OMB: • The program has met program goals. For example, 96 percent of customers are satisfied with usefulness of scientific and technical products. J - 2 U.S. Geological Survey 389 Activity Summary BRM has made progress coordinating research, but could take steps to improve accessibility of research and monitoring products. While BRM works collaboratively with other organizations, more formal coordination is lacking with the Biological Information Management and Delivery program and other Interior bureaus. BRM program reviews have not been adequate. While the program uses various methods for reviews, they have been by research area rather than biology-wide, and were not regularly implemented, or sufficiently independent. The following recommendations were provided to improve the performance of the program: Developing a plan with the Biological information program to maximize access to research and data and provide timely reports on the status and trends of the Nation's biological resources. - - implementing regular, comprehensive, and independent reviews for all biological research, monitoring and information management activities. Developing performance measures with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to improve coordination for conservation of fish and wildlife populations of management concern. The USGS will draft an improvement plan over the coming months in collaboration with OMB to begin addressing these recommendations. - In FY 2005, for the FY 2007 budget, the OMB reviewed the Biological Information Management and Delivery Program (BMD) program and found it to be working effectively with partners and fulfilling its mission. As a result, the BIMD was rated moderately effective. New performance measures resulting from the PART are shown in the performance tables beginning on page J- 43. The following are comments from OMB: • BIMD has met past performance goals and developed new measures which are outcome oriented, and more clearly focused on improving access to information which is essential for conservation decisionmakers. For example, a measure was established to track development of conservation status maps that are needed to manage biological réSOtificéS. The program has improved coordination across all program activities through - development of a draft BIMD strategic plan. However, there needs to be more formal coordination with the Biological Research and Monitoring program. - BIMD program reviews have not been adequate. While the program uses various methods for reviews, they have been by research area rather than biology-wide, and were not regularly implemented, or sufficiently independent. The following recommendations were provided to improve the performance of the program: & Developing a plan with Biological Research and Monitoring to maximize access to research and data and provide timely reports on the status and trends of the Nation's biological resources. U.S. Geological Survey - J - 3 390 Biological Research • Developing performance measures with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to improve coordination for conservation of fish and wildlife populations of management concern. • Implementing regular, comprehensive, and independent reviews for all biological research, monitoring and information management activities, The USGS will draft an improvement plan over the coming months in collaboration with OMB to begin addressing these recommendations. Workforce Planning Continued success in providing the Nation with outstanding biological science depends on developing and maintaining a flexible, skilled workforce that can take advantage of science and business opportunities of the future. The Biological Resources discipline is currently reviewing occupations, along with retirement projections, to identify workforce gaps and future skill needs. From these data, this program will be able to assemble a comprehensive profile of its workforce and anticipate hiring needs as to meet future science needs of the USGS, Subactivity Overview Biological Research comprises of three subactivities: * ºf tº Use of Cost and Performance information Research and Monitoring — The USGS serves the biological research needs of Interior bureaus and others by providing Scientific information through research, inventory, and monitoring investigations. Biological studies develop new methods and techniques to identify, observe, and manage fish and wildlife, including invasive species, and their habitats; inventory populations of animals, plants, and their Improving Administrative Services at the National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC): The NWHC underwent an Administrative Review in April 2005. The survey results were helpful to the Administrative Review Panel for getting a sense of how the staff viewed the day-to-day operation of the Center. Two functions of the Center that the habitats; and monitor changes in abundance, distribution, and health of biological resources through time. Interior land and resource managers use USGS biological Science to maintain the health, diversity, and ecological balances of biological resources while meeting public needs, such as game harvests and the use of public lands and waters, all survey identified as needing attention included 1) timekeeping and 2) the travel authorization and voucher process. Based on the survey results, the panel gave special attention to these two functions and recommended specific changes which have been implemented by NWHC management. of which enable the managers to address the Department's strategic goals of improving the health of watersheds, landscapes, and marine resources; Sustaining biological communities; and protecting lives, resources and property. USGS specialists also provide technical assistance to Interior bureaus and other customers in applying the information, methodologies, and tools developed by the USGS in addressing resource management problems. In a collaborative process, the USGS involves the users of scientific results by engaging them in the identification and prioritization of their information needs as research is planned. Interior bureaus and other customers and partners, where appropriate, are involved in an adaptive process to find solutions and develop new methods by testing research results in the field. information Management and Delivery — Science-based decisionmaking is a Department of the Interior priority, particularly as it pertains to the conservation, management, and use of the J - 4 U.S. Geological Survey 391 Activity Summary Nation's natural resources. To facilitate this, the USGS is committed to making available the data and information that are critical to scientific discovery and application. Data sets, maps, and other information on products are vital to achieve this goal. This subactivity supports the Department's Serving Communities strategic goal of advancing knowledge through scientific leadership and informing decisions through the applications of science by increasing the quantity of biological information available by improving access to and interactions with biological data. The USGS works in cooperation with many organizations across the country to provide critical information to partners, stakeholders, customers, and the general public. Through electronic infrastructures, the USGS delivers relevant data and information faster and in more usable formats than in the past, leading to better stewardship of our natural resources. Cooperative Research Units—This cooperative program allows government and nongovernmental entities with common interests and responsibilities for natural resource management to address biological resources issues collaboratively. Through this unique program, biologists from Federal and State governments and academia are able to work as a team and focus their expertise and creativity on the resolution of biological resources issues. This subactivity supports the Department's Resource Protection strategic goal of sustaining biological communities on Interior managed and influenced lands and waters by providing the natural-resource management community with scientific information and trained personnel to implement sound resource management to sustain biological communities. Federal support of the Cooperative Research Units program is matched with State and university contributions of expertise, equipment, facilities, and project funding. Through university affiliations, Federal scientists train future natural resource professionals. U.S. Geological Survey - J - 5 392 Biological Research and Monitoring Activity: Biological Research Subactivity: Biological Research and Monitoring 2007 Fixed Cost 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget from Subactivity Actual Enacted changes" Changes Request 2006 Biological Research and 133,130 140,086 +2,036 -6,430 135,692 -4,394 Monitoring Total Requirements $000 133,130 140,086 +2,036 -6,430 135,692 -4,394 FTE 1,042 1,051 {} -72 1,039 -72 * Fixed cost increases for this subactivity total $2,910, of which $2,036 will be budgeted and $874 will be absorbed. Summary of FY 2007 Program Changes for Biological Research and Monitoring Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • Integrated Multi-Hazard Pilot Project - Wildfire Research +300 +1 • NatureServe +1,000 O • Pacific Northwest Forest Program -1,000 -6 • Biological Assistance to the National Water-Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA) -594 -4 • Wildlife, Terrestrial and Endangered Resources -509 -3 • Molecular Biology at Leetown –788 0 • Mark Twain National Forest Lead Mining Study -345 O • Diamondback Terrapin Study - 197 O • Pallid Sturgeon Research -345 O • Bear DNA Sampling in Montana -394 O • Multidisciplinary Water Study at Leetown -197 O • Great Lakes Science Center Boat Dock -1,409 O • Equipment at Anadromous Fish Lab -148 O • Tunison Lab Atlantic Salmon Research –247 O • Potomac Snakehead Program -172 O • Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center -197 O • Science Excellence with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service -197 O • Ivory-billed Woodpecker -394 O • Wetland Ecology Center w/ the Univ. of Missouri -197 O • One-time FY 2006 Supplemental Costs (Avian influenza) -400 O TOTAL –6,430 -12 U.S. Geological Survey J - 7 393 Biological Research Justification of FY 2007 Program Changes The 2007 budget request for the Biological Research and Monitoring is $135,692,000 and 1,039 FTE, which is a program change of -$6,430,000 and -12 FTE. The USGS proposes the following increases: © Integrated Multi-Hazard Demonstration Project - Wildfire Research (+$300,000 and +1 FTE) — The Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project in Southern California, part of a multi-year initiative, will focus on integrating information and products about multiple hazards to improve the usefulness of this information in reducing loss of life and property from natural hazards, which supports the end outcome goal of "Protect lives, resources, and property" under the mission goal of Serving Communities. The development of integrated databases and the enhancement of information technology systems to track multiple hazards will facilitate more rapid communication and response to the user community, regardless of the timeframe of a natural disaster. One element of this integrated project would focus on wildfire research. New work on investigations on the role of fire suppression and fuels accumulation in chaparral ecosystems, specifically on the relation of wildfire intensity and severity to fuels accumulations affected by historical fire suppression, human fire ignitions during extreme weather conditions, and the interspersion of urban and wildland areas will build on current activities. An additional $100,000 would be redirected from lower priority fire activities to this initiative. The USGS would provide one workshop for customers in FY 2007. - NatureServe Funding (+1,000,000) — Funding is provided for NatureServe as part of a broader strategy to improve delivery and access of information needed to support Department of the Interior bureaus in the fulfillment of their missions. The funding will support maintenance of the Natural Heritage database, an available database of nationally consistent species and ecosystem information needed for many forms of decision making. More broadly, program components of the Biological Resources discipline (such as the National Biological information infrastructure (NBll), Gap Analysis (GAP), and Status and Trends) will work with NatureServe and other partners to make information on the distribution of rare and endangered species and threatened ecosystems accessible by all Department of the Interior employees in versions that allow field offices to input their own data points and to analyze scenarios on the impacts of alternative management plans. This includes supporting analyses that can be applied to research and monitoring as well as natural resource management needs so that they can incorporate information from a variety of sources to understand the linkages between rare and endangered species and threatened ecosystems and the impacts and (or) effects of invasive species, diseases, climate change and natural hazards. The USGS proposes to eliminate funding for the following lower priority studies in FY 2007: Pacific Northwest Forest Plan (-$1,000,000 and -6 FTE) — Eliminate or reduce the scope of lower priority studies of habitat requirements of select species in old-growth forest and riparian ecosystems, and reduce research support for long-term effectiveness monitoring of select management options designed to sustain biodiversity and ecosystem function. The proposed decrease would also reduce ongoing research focused on improving U.S. Geological Survey 394 Biological Research and Monitoring understanding of the consequences of forest management for ecosystem functions, with particular emphasis on biogeochemical cycling. Biological Assistance to the National Water-Ouality Assessment Program (-$594,000 and -4 FTE) — Lower priority studies that provide information on the impacts of chemical concentrations of substances such as mercury, pesticides, and nutrients found by the NAWQA program are eliminated. Wildlife, Terrestrial & Endangered Resources (-$509,000 and -3 FTE) — Reduce funding for lower priority research activities such as those related to migratory birds, marine mammals, and wildlife species. The following reductions will end some unrequested earmarked projects. These projects do not address the highest priority Science needs for biological research and monitoring. Ending these programs will allow the USGS to make the best use of its resources. Molecular Biology at Leetown (-$788,000) — Eliminate research on molecular biology at Leetown, WV, terminating fishery genetics research projects along the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic coast, in the Great Lakes and Finger Lakes, and in northern Appalachia. Mark Twain National Forest Lead Mining (-$345,000) — Eliminate a study to determine potential impacts of lead mining in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service. Diamondback Terrapins Research (-$197,000) — Discontinue a study of the decline of diamondback terrapins in the Chesapeake Bay that is coordinated with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the University of Maryland Cooperative Research Unit. Pallid Sturgeon (-$345,000) — Eliminate funds for pallid sturgeon research and discontinue scientific investigations to locate and monitor pallid sturgeon in the Missouri River Basin and document their habitat relationships and requirements for all life stages. for population growth. Bear DNA Sampling in Montana (-$394,000) — A study related to grizzly bear DNA sampling will be completed in FY 2006. Multidisciplinary Water Study at Leetown (-$197,000) — Eliminate funds for a study of the quantity and quality of the Leetown Science Center's ground water supply. Docking Facility Construction (-$1,409,000) — Eliminate funding for a one-time earmark in FY 2006 for construction of a permanent docking facility for the USGS-owned research vessel Kiyi, of the Great Lakes Deepwater Fisheries Program. - Anadromous Fish Lab Equipment (-$148,000) — Eliminate funds for a one-time earmark in FY 2006 to support the purchase of new equipment at the Anadromous Fish Lab to undertake state-of-the-art research in fish passage, fish migration, and related watershed Science. - Tunison Lab Atlantic Salmon Research (-$247,000) — End efforts to evaluate salmon strains in key Lake Ontario tributaries that are targeted for restoration and investigations of competition between Atlantic salmon and Pacific salmon in the tributaries, along with subsequent effects of competition on survival of reintroduced Atlantic salmon. Potomac Snakehead Studies (-$172,000) — Eliminate funds earmarked in FY 2006 for Potomac Snakehead studies. - U.S. Geological Survey J - 9 395 Biological Research º Analytical Method for Piscicidal Concentrations of Antimycin A at the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center (-$197,000) — End efforts begun in FY 2006 to develop an analytical method for piscicidal concentrations of antimycin A at the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center. Science Excellence Initiative (-$197,000) — Eliminate funds earmarked in FY 2006 that support close coordination and joint funding between the USGS and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for the FWS science excellence initiative. Ivory-billed Woodpecker (-$394,000) — Reduce funds for the ivory-billed woodpecker, limiting USGS support to FWS recovery plans and limiting operational funds that are required to monitor and determine the distribution and status of this species. Wetlands Ecology Center of Excellence (-$197,000) — Reduce funding for a one-time earmark in FY 2006 to establish a Wetlands Ecology Center of Excellence, a partnership linking University of Missouri, Missouri Department of Conservation, the USGS, and other Federal, State, and private organizations interested in wetland research and conservation. These decreases would result in 29 fewer systematic analyses and investigations in FY 2009 (there is a 2-year lag between initiating research and obtaining results). Results would also include 3 fewer formal workshops or training provided to customers in FY 2007. The reductions would also result in a decrease of -13 FTE. The following proposed decrease is related to the FY 2006 avian influenza supplemental funding: Avian Influenza Research Equipment (-$400,000) — Reduce funding for a one-time FY 2006 purchase of a robotic micro sample extractor and molecular biology workstation to process the large number of samples resulting from Highly Pathogenic Avian influenza surveillance activities in Alaska and elsewhere. U.S. Geological Survey 396 Biological Research and Monitoring Program Performance Change Table Program Overview The Biological Research and Monitoring subactivity generates specialized biological research and monitoring information needed to effectively manage and conserve biological resources. This program addresses the Department of the Interior Resource Protection strategic goal of improving the health of watersheds, landscapes, and marine resources and sustaining biological communities. The USGS conducts research and monitoring that focuses on understanding how ecosystems (diverse communities of living organisms interacting with one another and with the physical environment) are structured, function, and provide "ecosystem services." The Department manages vast Federal lands and the biological resources that inhabit them. The Department's land- and resource-management bureaus need the Scientific understanding and the technical tools to wisely manage these lands and resources on a sustainable basis. The Biological Research and Monitoring subactivity provides science information for resource managers needs. This program also addresses the Department's Serving Communities strategic goal of protecting lives, resources and property. The rapid spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza across Asia and into Europe, resulting in both avian and human mortality, has demonstrated the need for better wildlife disease surveillance and management programs. The USGS addresses the Department's Serving Communities strategic goal of protecting lives, resources and property by responding to the growing threat to human health and wildlife populations presented by the highly pathogenic form of the avian influenza virus by initiating an early detection effort in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and State agencies. U.S. Geological Survey - J - 1 397 Biological Research The USGS also tracks outputs including the number of systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers and the number of workshops/training with USGS sponsorship or participation to transfer results to customers and partners. New performance measures resulting from the PART are incorporated into the performance tables beginning on page J-31. In FY 2008, under the end outcome goals of improving the health of watersheds, landscapes, and marine resources; sustaining biological communities; and protecting lives, resources and property, the USGS expects to deliver to its customers about 815 systematic analyses and investigations and 87 formal workshops/training courses. There is a 2-year lag between initiating research and obtaining results (systematic analyses and investigations). For example, additional funds provided in FY 2005 will increase the number of systematic analyses or investigations delivered to customers in FY 2007. Research is needed to reduce and avoid the costs of controlling and eradicating the rapidly growing number of invasive species being introduced into and spreading within the United States as a result of increasing global travel and commerce and increasing human impacts on lands and water. For example, the damage to wildlife, livestock, and public health from invasive fire ants, plus the cost of control, is estimated at $500 million annually in Texas alone. Diseases among wildlife can have profound impacts on both humans and wildlife. They can devastate regional wildlife populations, threaten the last remaining individuals of an endangered species, or spread from animals to humans, creating a public health hazard. Single outbreaks of a disease have killed more than 300,000 waterfowl. The spread of chronic wasting disease in deer and elk has alarmed the public and threatened State-hunting activities. USGS biological research seeks to understand the underlying causes of wildlife disease and disease emergence and to provide resource managers and decisionmakers with the tools needed to manage and prevent diseases that impact the Nation's natural resources. Customers and Partners — The USGS national-level approach to managing biological and natural resource data and scientific information ensures the application of standards that foster opportunities for collaboration and cooperation. The USGS places a premium on partnerships at all levels of government and with nongovernmental entities, including the private sector. These partners use USGS-generated scientific data and information that contribute to the knowledge base, which then become available to Interior land and resource managers, and others. The USGS works closely with its partners and customers in defining priorities, developing science plans, and carrying out its biological research to support the needs of research management organizations. Key partners in many of these endeavors include Interior bureaus, other Federal agencies, States, Tribes, and private organizations with regional and ecosystem- specific interests. An example of such a partnership is the Science Support Partnership (SSP) program that addresses the priority science needs of the FWS. Since 2001, the USGS has undertaken nearly 300 projects in support of FWS local, regional, and national programs such as: • Migratory bird management, • Endangered species recovery, • Freshwater fisheries restoration, • Ecosystem-based management, J - 12 U.S. Geological Survey 398 Biological Research and Monitoring • Molecular and biotechnology tools for management, • Coastal habitat Conservation, • Functional models for adaptive management, • Fish and wildlife law enforcement, and • National Wildlife Refuge System management. The SSP program has provided tremendous benefits to FWS efforts in conserving the Nation's fish and wildlife resources. The following table displays program-funding estimates for three fiscal years for the Biological Research and Monitoring subactivity. - Biological Research and Monitoring Program Areas (dollars in millions) 2005 2006 2007 Program Enacted Enacted Request Status and Trends 18.4 19.3 19.8 Contaminant Biology 9.6 9.7 8.9 Fisheries: Aquatic and Endangered Resources 24.9 24.2 21.9 Wildlife: Terrestrial and Endangered Resources 39.9 45.1 43.9 Terrestrial, Freshwater, & Marine Ecosystems 30.2 34.5 31.0 Invasive Species 10.1 10.3 40.2 Total Biological Research & Monitoring 133.1 $40.1 135.7 To better align projects with programs, the USGS, shifted $1.5 million of marine mammals projects from the Fisheries: Aquatic and Endangered Resources program to the Wildlife: Terrestrial and Endangered Resources program, and $0.5 million for toxicology projects from the Fisheries: Aquatic and Endangered Resources program to the Contaminant Biology program. The following sections describe the Biological Research and Monitoring subactivity by program a ſéa. Status and Trends of Biological Resources (Estimates for FY 2005, $18.4 million; FY 2006, $19.3 million; FY 2007, $19.8 million) To protect and conserve the living resources entrusted to their care, Federal land and resource managers must first understand the condition, or status, of those resources: what they are (inventory), where they are located (distribution), how many there are (abundance), and how they change over time (trend)—information only long-term, Scientifically sound monitoring can produce. Long-term monitoring of the environment is fundamental to: - U.S. Geological Survey J - #3 399 Biological Research • Detecting changes that may signal degradation of natural systems, • Assessing the effectiveness of management actions, • Identifying new or emerging problems, • Validating research results and models, and • Promoting increased public understanding and appreciation of our living resources. The USGS Status and Trends of Biological Resources program (for more information visit: http://biology.usgs.gov/status_trends/index.html) measures, predicts, assesses, and reports the status and trends of the Nation's biological resources to advance research, facilitate resource management and Stewardship, and promote public understanding and appreciation of the Nation's living resources, with emphasis on Federal lands. The Department of the interior relies upon biological monitoring information to achieve its mission, measure its success in responding to trust resource and other legislative mandates, and determine its progress toward meeting the Department's Resource Protection goal of sustaining biological communities. Program goals, as outlined in the program's 5-year plan, are to: • Facilitate integrated monitoring from a variety of sources at multiple spatial and temporal scales to describe and track the abundance, distribution, productivity, and health of the Nation's plants, animals, and landscapes, • Develop and evaluate inventory and monitoring methods, protocols, experimental designs, analytic tools, models, and technologies to measure biological status and trends, • Collect, archive, and share critical, high-quality monitoring data in cooperation with partners to determine the status and trends of biological resources, and • Produce and provide analyses and reports that synthesize information on the status and trends of the Nation's flora, fauna, and ecosystems and be responsive to the needs of the scientific community, land and resource managers, policymakers, and the public. National Park Monitoring — USGS scientists assist national parks with inventory and monitoring protocol development and other monitoring-related research needs such as assistance with monitoring planning and design, statistical data analysis, and review/revision of existing protocols. USGS scientists and technical specialists address priority issues identified by the National Park Service that typically involve and benefit several parks and require multiyear efforts. Park-Oriented Biological Support —The USGS and the National Park Service, through the Natural Resource Preservation Program, jointly support biological projects that provide exploratory research and technical assistance to national parks. National Wildlife Refuge Monitoring — The Status and Trends of Biological Resources program is partnering with the National Wildlife Refuge System of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with the goal of improving Science-based management on refuges with focus on adaptive management. J - 14 U.S. Geological Survey 400 Biological Research and Monitoring Bird Banding Laboratory — Bird banding is a universal technique for studying the movement, survival, and behavior of birds. The Bird Banding Laboratory (BBL) provides high-quality banding data in a timely manner for use in developing effective bird conservation and management strategies throughout North America. A Federal Advisory Committee has been chartered to help the BBL achieve maximum success and relevancy to its banders and data users in the 21° century. Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) — The North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) was launched in 1966, utilizing 600 roadside routes to obtain range-wide population data on breeding birds in the United States and Canada east of the Mississippi River. Today, the BBS provides the foundation for non-game, land bird conservation in North America with over 3,200 skilled volunteer participants sampling 3,000 routes annually across the continental United States and southern Canada. Mammal Monitoring — USGS scientists play a major role in monitoring the status of mammal populations that extend from the Arctic to Yellowstone to the Florida Everglades. Great Lakes — in coordination with the Fisheries: Aquatic and Endangered Resources program, USGS scientists conduct a regional deepwater science, large vessel program that complements other interior activities with large-scale multiyear strategic investigations. The program provides long-term, consistent, lakewide assessment of forage fish stocks that support sport and commercial fish species, monitor invasive species for protection and restoration of the Great Lakes, and provide scientific and technological monitoring tools for aquatic species assessment and conservation in the Great Lakes. Standards and Protocols — USGS scientists develop statistically valid, efficient, and feasible protocols that are relevant to the needs of resource managers for monitoring the abundance, distribution, productivity, and health of the Nation's plants, animals, and ecosystems. Taxonomy, Systematics, and Museum Studies —The National Museum of Natural History is a major repository of scientific information used by USGS Scientists to study natural variation in many groups of animals. Curation of North American vertebrate collections at the Smithsonian Institution provides stewardship of an important scientific database available to scientists from around the world. Predictive Population Modeling — Through development of predictive population models, the Status and Trends program assists resource managers in making difficult decisions by reducing the uncertainty associated with population responses to habitat and environmental change allowing managers to project the likely outcome of various management alternatives on populations of plants and animals. Science for Decision-Support Systems — Decision-support systems are computer-based tools that bridge the gap between quality information and management decisionmaking bringing the best scientific and human dimensions information to bear on specific natural resource issues. Adaptive Management — This activity is a sequential process, decision-making process for continually improving management policies and practices by learning from the outcomes of previous decisions. U.S. Geological Survey J - 15 401 Biological Research Human Dimensions and Socio-Economics — Human dimensions studies are used to better understand human-induced changes, determine the environmental conditions desired by local communities and users of natural resources, and develop information that assists decisionmakers in sustaining or restoring healthy ecosystems. Contaminant Biology (Estimates for FY 2005, $9.6 million; FY 2006, $9.7 million; FY 2007, $8.9 million) The Contaminant Biology program provides high quality, objective Scientific information on exposure and effects of environmental contaminants on the Nation's biotic resources and, in particular, the trust resources of the Department of the Interior. Toxicology and chemistry expertise, research, information, scientific interpretations, monitoring tools, and models are used by Interior and other agencies to prevent contamination; manage, protect, and restore contaminated interior lands and trust resources; and fulfill recreational, statutory, and regulatory responsibilities. This program supports the Department's Resource Protection strategic goal of improving the health of watersheds and landscapes that are Interior managed or influenced. This program conducts environmental toxicology research and plans to increase emphasis in development of molecular biology techniques related to contaminant mixtures; research to support restoration of contaminated habitat; development of toxicological and chemical data and methods for endocrine disruptors and emerging contaminants such as brominated flame retardants; comparative toxicity among species to improve reliability of criteria and standards for protecting species of concern; and completion of work in the Mark Twain National Forest. Program goals, as outlined in the program's 5-year plan, are: • Toxicology and Chemistry — Determine the causes, fate, exposure and effects of environmental contaminants. Develop and standardize biomarkers, molecular biology methods and techniques and other analytical and toxicological methods, • Contaminated Habitats — Develop the scientific basis for assessment, restoration, and monitoring of habitats that are contaminated by mining, agriculture, urban wastewater, industry, and chemical control agents. Develop the toxicological basis to remediate and prevent contamination effects of chemical controls for invasive species, fire, and other hazards, and • Integration of Ecological Stressors — Improve the scientific basis for evaluating the effect of multiple stressors, at all levels of biological organization and at multiple temporal or spatial scales. Fisheries: Aquatic and Endangered Resources (Estimates for FY 2005, $24.9 million; FY 2006, $24.2 million; FY 2007, $21.9 million) Research conducted in the Fisheries: Aquatic and Endangered Resources (FAER) program centers on the determination of factors affecting the growth, health, diversity, and survival of fish and other native aquatic fauna, and aquatic community structure and function. Based on the genetics, life history, behavior, and habitat requirements of aquatic organisms, USGS scientists provide the scientific information needed by aquatic resource managers to develop and evaluate methods for restoring and managing aquatic populations. High quality scientific information about the distribution of species of concern and their habitats, and the biological integrity of J - 16 U.S. Geological Survey 402 Biological Research and Monitoring multijurisdictional aquatic systems are provided to resource managers to support adaptive management of the Nation's aquatic species and habitats. High priority is given to studies that directly assist other Interior agencies and national, international, State, and tribal efforts to manage inter-jurisdictional fishery and aquatic resources. USGS expertise in genetics, fish health and diseases, aquatic animal drug and chemical research, native and endangered fishes, other freshwater organisms, and aquatic habitats provides long-term research support, quick response, and technical assistance in support of the Department's Resource Protection strategic goal of Sustaining biological communities. The FAER 5-year strategic plan has been developed through an extensive collaborative effort to predict and identify the aquatic biological information needs of our partners and customers, and to posture USGS science to respond to ongoing and future challenges. The plan describes the current and future roles of the FAER program and projected coordinated research with USGS disciplines and programs, Interior partners, and other natural resource managers. Program goals, as outlined in the program's 5-year plan, are to: • Provide scientific information about the diversity, life history and species interactions that affect the condition and dynamics of aquatic communities, • Provide scientific information about factors and processes that affect aquatic organism health in support of survival, protection, conservation and recovery, • Quantify and describe functional relationships among aquatic species and habitats to provide information to conserve or restore aquatic community structure and function, • Provide science support for natural resource managers by investigating the factors that contribute to the conservation and recovery of aquatic species at risk, • Develop research and technology tools to provide the scientific basis for developing adaptive management strategies and evaluating their effectiveness for restoration efforts to sustain aquatic resources, and • Provide research support and technical assistance to Interior bureaus, other Federal and State government agencies, Tribes, and non-governmental organizations to support natural resource management problem solving and decisionmaking. Reasons for aquatic species decline include health effects such as disease, changes in the availability and quality of water, habitat loss, invasive species, and contaminants. Restoration of declining populations depends on critical science information provided by an integrated program of research to determine the biology of individual aquatic species and the ecological relationships between those species and their habitats. The USGS is providing resource managers with Science-based tools for addressing these issues through improved systematic analyses, data collection, analysis and modeling focused on linking biological, physical, and chemical factors with others contributing to alterations in species composition and health. Most USGS endangered species research supports recovery of species already having legal status under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. To help managers achieve the goals of recovery plans, USGS scientists investigate the life history requirements of listed species and factors limiting their populations. Better knowledge of both critical requirements and limiting factors is needed for managers to act effectively to promote restoration of populations. USGS scientists investigate fish species and aquatic organism diversity in large freshwater lakes, large rivers and major tributaries, estuaries and nearshore areas. Important sport and commercial species such as salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon, as well as forage and prey U.S. Geological Survey - J - 17 403 Biological Research species are studied to provide fishery managers with information to help mitigate the impact of aquatic diseases, barriers, and habitat loss. USGS scientists operate a Bio-Level ill aquatics laboratory to investigate the heritability and spread of aquatic pathogens and diseases. This unique capability allows Scientists to study, develop, and use advanced genetic and molecular tools to detect and identify introduced or invasive aquatic diseases, fishes, or other aquatic organisms that imperil the Nation's aquatic resources. USGS scientists develop and adapt advanced research tools such as remote sensing, hydroacoustics and geospatial technologies to characterize aquatic populations and the community dynamics of large lakes, reservoirs, impounded and free-flowing stretches of major rivers, estuaries, and coastal areas. Klamath Basin – Interdisciplinary research of the USGS Biological Resources and Water Resources disciplines in the Klamath Basin focuses on determining the effects of changing water availability, water quality, climate, and management actions on population dynamics and required aquatic habitat of important endangered fishes, and on ecological responses of wetlands and the watershed. High Priority Fisheries Research for the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) — The USGS continues to address critical research needs of the FWS in support of imperiled and at-risk species, inventory and monitoring programs, and fisheries and aquatic resources management. High priority fisheries research for the FWS provided by the science support partnership is determined annually by FWS science needs. Quick Response Program-Fisheries issues—Studies undertaken by this program involve scientific research that is short-term and provides critical scientific information about aquatic species and aquatic habitats required for making credible and effective adaptive management decisions. Endangered Fish and Aquatic Species — USGS endangered species research provides biological information needed to restore currently listed populations, support delisting wherever possible, or preclude future listings by clarifying species' status or suggesting timely preventive actions. Fish and Aquatic Species at Risk — Species-at-Risk activities lead to conservation options and actions that reduce the need for listing species as threatened or endangered. Fish Passage — Fish passage projects focuses on the physiological, behavioral, and hydraulic phenomena that determine the successful navigation of barriers by fish and other at-risk aquatic species and the efficiency of artificial structures designed to allow passage through or around obstacles. Great Lakes — in coordination with the Status and Trend program, USGS scientific research, in support of interjurisdictional management of the Great Lakes fish and aquatic resources, facilitates information transfer across jurisdictional boundaries to promote ecosystem level adaptive management, Conservation, and restoration in the Great Lakes basin. Studies focus on genetics, life history, trophic interactions, health, habitat requirements, and ecology of deepwater and near shore fisheries and aquatic resources in the Great Lakes and its tributaries. Chemical and Drug Approval and Registration — The USGS collaborates with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the USDA Agricultural Research Service, the States acting through the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and private drug sponsors to conduct J - #8 U.S. Geological Survey 404 Biological Research and Monitoring research required by the Federal Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine to gain approval for fishery management drugs and chemicals. Coastal Fisheries — USGS scientists study how coastal and estuarine fish and other aquatic species are affected by changes in their habitat and interactions with other resident and migratory species to provide aquatic resource managers with information needed to conserve and restore important aquatic resources. Fish Biology — The USGS fishery research program examines the biology, genetic diversity, and health, all phases of the life cycles of fish and other aquatic organisms, and their habitat requirements to develop research to answer the Science information needs of fishery managers to aid the development of techniques to restore fish populations. Fish Genetics — Research in fish and aquatic organism genetics characterizes the diversity, variability, and taxonomic status of individuals, stocks, strains, and populations to provide natural resource managers with the ability to identify native, cultured, introduced, and invasive fish and aquatic organisms to provide information for the development of science-based conservation and restoration strategies for aquatic resources, Fish Disease — Fish disease research focuses on development of new techniques for the detection and identification of emerging pathogens and causative agents, disease resistance and immunology, and understanding the role of stress and environmental factors upon disease outbreaks, severity, and cycles. Native Mussels—USGS native mussels research activities determine their life histories, hosts, distribution and abundance, and identify how invasive species and environmental degradation of streams, rivers, and lakes are affecting mussel populations. Large Rivers — USGS research related to water availability and the unique aquatic resources and conditions found in America's large rivers, such as the Colorado, Missouri, Mississippi, and Columbia, is providing vital information on fish community structure and function, aquatic community dynamics and function, critical habitat, hydrology and hydraulics of the rivers, sediments, and water quality. Wildlife: Terrestrial and Endangered Resources (Estimates for FY 2005, $39.9 million; FY 2006, $45.1 million; FY 2007, $43.9 million) Research conducted in the Wildlife: Terrestrial and Endangered Resources program focuses on meeting the wildlife-related information needs of interior's natural resource management bureaus and other partners as authorized by law. This program supports investigations to determine factors influencing the distribution, abundance, and condition of wildlife populations and communities. Studies also focus on developing the tools and methods needed to prevent and manage disease in free-ranging wildlife and to evaluate the effects of disease on wildlife populations. This program supports the Department's Resource Protection strategic goal of sustaining biological communities. Program goals, as outlined in the program's 5-year plan, are to: U.S. Geological Survey - J - #9 405 Biological Research • Provide the scientific foundation for the conservation of terrestrial plants, wildlife, and habitats by developing the basic biological information that partners need to formulate adaptive management strategies, • Provide tools and techniques for effective science-based management, such as predictive models, decision support systems, and expert systems, • Identify the factors that contribute to and (or) limit the conservation and recovery efforts for terrestrial plant and wildlife species-at-risk, • Institute an adaptive science approach to support the adaptive management of terrestrial plants and wildlife and provide technical assistance to natural resource managers, and • Continue to build additional research capabilities, expertise, and to meet the emerging needs of USGS partners as wildlife issues take on new importance in today's society. Reversing the rapid loss of biological diversity remains one of the greatest challenges to natural resource managers. The reasons for species decline are numerous and include habitat loss, habitat degradation, competition with invasive species, environmental contaminants, and disease, among others. Restoring declining wildlife populations thus depends on an integrated program of research to develop critical information on the biology of individual species and the ecological relationships among those species, their communities, and their habitats. Through investigations that link physical, chemical, and biological factors impacting species composition and health, the USGS provides and and resource managers with the tools needed to address these issues. Imperiled species research focuses on identifying factors responsible for the decline of threatened and endangered species populations, and assisting in the development of management plans and methods to restore depleted populations and to preventfurther declines. USGS imperiled species research supports recovery of species already having legal status under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, as well as those in long-term population decline but not yet listed. To help managers achieve the goals of recovery plans, USGS scientists investigate the life requirements of imperiled species and factors limiting their populations. Better knowledge of both requirements and limitations is needed for managers to act effectively to promote restoration of populations. Cooperative studies among the USGS National Wildlife Health Center, other USGS science centers, the southeastern Cooperative wildlife disease study, State natural resource agencies, and the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies are now underway to determine causes and impacts of wildlife diseases such as avian influenza, West Nile Virus, and chronic wasting disease. In addition, efforts have begun to examine interactions between wildlife and human diseases. This work is being conducted in partnership with other Federal agencies, such as the Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. High Priority Wildlife Research for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) — The USGS develops tools and technology such as inventory and monitoring protocols to assist wildlife refuges to measure the effects of land management practices on habitats of declining and at- risk species, and to determine the needs for habitat conservation planning. The USGS also conducts two subprograms to provide unforeseeable research or technical assistance support requested by the FWS. Studies undertaken by these subprograms involve short-term, scientific research and provide critical information required for making credible and effective resource management decisions: J - 20 U.S. Geological Survey 406 Biological Research and Monitoring • FWS Science Support Partnership — USGS Science Centers and Cooperative Research Units work collaboratively with the FWS to address FWS mission-critical Science needs, • Quick Response Program – This activity provides unforeseen short-term research on technical assistance needs requested by the FWS. Endangered Wildlife and Terrestrial Species — USGS endangered species research provides biological information needed to restore currently listed populations, support delisting wherever possible, or preclude future listings by clarifying species' status or suggesting timely preventive actions, Wildlife and Terrestrial Species at Risk — Species-at-Risk activities lead to conservation options and actions that reduce the need for listing species as threatened or endangered. Migratory Birds — USGS research efforts on migratory birds are international in scope and are coordinated with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, State fish and wildlife agencies, and the Canadian and Mexican wildlife agencies. Migratory bird research includes projects on individual species, communities, habitat relationships, and applied work for increasing the number and diversity of birds. - - Natural Resource Preservation Program (NRPP) — USGS biologists conduct short-term, tactical research to meet the natural resource management needs of the National Park Service. NRPP funds help fill gaps in applied biological research in the Nation's national parks and allow the USGS to address research needs significant to park resource managers. Wildlife Disease — Managing wildlife losses and minimizing disease outbreaks depends on effective diagnostic and technical support, knowledgeable guidance, and timely intervention. The USGS has a unique mission to provide information, technical assistance, and research on State, national, and international wildlife health issues on such diseases as highly pathogenic avian influenza, West Nile Virus, and chronic wasting disease. • Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza – In response to the growing threat to human health and wildlife populations presented by the highly pathogenic form of the avian influenza virus, the USGS has initiated an early detection effort in partnership with the FWS, NPS, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and State agencies. The USGS conducts sampling of live birds, hunter-taken birds, and environmental materials for the virus, as well as increasing its response and analytical capability associated with migratory bird mortality events. These activities are being conducted as part of a coordinated, interagency program to deal with the highly pathogenic avian influenza in North America. • West Nile Virus — The USGS assists the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and State and Federal agencies in the national West Nile Virus Surveillance program through viral testing of wildlife specimens, primarily birds, at diagnostic laboratories such as the USGS National Wildlife Health Center. The USGS also collaborates with these agencies to document the geographic spread of the virus across the United States and to increase the understanding of the U.S. epidemic since it was first discovered in New York City in 1999. Concurrently, the USGS is working cooperatively with State and Federal natural resource and wildlife agencies to investigate regional wildlife mortality events (die-offs) potentially associated with West Nile Virus. U.S. Geological Survey J - 21 407 Biological Research • Chronic Wasting Disease — The USGS, along with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and a number of State and Federal agencies, is involved in critical research and information sharing on chronic wasting disease (CWD). CWD is a fatal disease affecting elk and deer and belongs to the same family as mad cow disease in cattle and scrapie in sheep. Originally observed in only captive animals, it has recently been discovered in wild deer populations in Wisconsin, Colorado, Wyoming, lllinois, Nebraska, Utah, South Dakota, and New Mexico. States are looking to the USGS to provide research, technical assistance, and other forms of support to combat CWD. To help meet the need, USGS scientists are investigating how CWD is transmitted, what conditions lead to disease outbreaks, and how to manage outbreaks once they occur. In addition, the Disease information Node of National Biological information infrastructure has developed a CWD Data Clearinghouse that provides a means for State and Federal agencies to share CWD-related data quickly and securely. Amphibian Research and Monitoring — The USGS leads a coordinated effort extending beyond Interior bureaus to include other Federal, State, and academic partners, to determine the status of amphibian populations nationwide and investigate potential causative factors for their decline. . Alaska Research — Federal public lands in the State represent an overwhelming landscape (equivalent in size to the entire Eastern Seaboard from Maine through Florida). Nearly 88 percent of all national wildlife refuge lands and 65 percent of all national park lands are in Alaska. The Biological Science Office of the Alaska Science Center is responsible for research in support of trust lands and waters (including those of the NPS, FWS, BLM, and MMS) and interior trust species (including migratory birds, marine mammals, and anadromous fish) in Alaska, providing scientific information essential for resource management decisions. Terrestrial, Freshwater, and Marine Ecosystems (Estimates for FY 2005, $30.2 million; FY 2006, $31.5 million; FY 2007, $31.0 million) The USGS ecosystems research program supports diverse research activities focused on understanding factors controlling the structure, function, composition, and condition of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems; their variability in space and time; and the "ecosystem services" they provide to benefit human communities and economies. investigations identify, explain, and predict ecological impacts of human and natural disturbances on ecosystems and their component biological species and processes, including impacts of climate variability and change, natural hazards such as hurricanes and wildfire, and human management and land use practices. Research results provide the basis for the adaptive, sustainable management of ecosystems and natural resources, development of forecasting models and decision support tools that integrate ecological knowledge with - management options, and development of frameworks and approaches for restoring impaired ecosystems. Research activities also focus on developing understanding and indices of ecosystem sensitivity to change and vulnerability to specific stressors, and provide information to mitigate adverse effects on ecosystems and biological communities. Studies of ecosystem productivity, food-web relationships and energy flow, cycling of nutrients and other biogeochemical processes, and the diversity of biological communities are examples of ecosystem research. Topical areas for ecosystem research include the ecology of wetland, lake and river, forest, arid land, arctic, grassland, coral reef, and outer continental shelf J - 22 U.S. Geological Survey 408 Biological Research and Monitoring ecosystems; disturbances and landscape ecology; modeling ecological systems and quantifying ecosystem services; restoration ecology; fire ecology; and global change studies. In addition to the scientific community, primary customers for research information and knowledge developed by the ecosystems program include land and resource managers and decision and policymakers within Interior and other Federal and State land management and regulatory agencies, as well as NGOs and the public. This program supports the Department's Resource Protection strategic goal of improving health of watersheds, landscapes, and marine resources, The current goals of the ecosystems program, which will be revised as the program's 5-year plan is completed in FY 2006, are as follows: • Quantify and understand factors influencing patterns of temporal and spatial variability in key ecosystem components and processes, Model factors controlling ecosystem patterns at various scales and develop decision support systems which integrate this information with management options, Develop indices of ecosystem sensitivity to change and vulnerability to potential sttressors, and tools to predict ecosystem responses to environmental change, º Devise restoration and adaptive management frameworks for impaired ecosystems, and identify long-term research areas representative of US ecosystems of interest to Interior land managers & Science on the DOi Landscape — The Science on the DO! Landscape initiative continues to be a successful collaboration between each Region and the regional Department offices. Department bureaus have collaborated with USGS in project planning and implementation by leveraging funds or in-kind services to make this venture a true partnership. Although issues vary among regions and Department bureaus, the common theme among all of the projects is recognition of Department priority needs and quick response in providing information to answer questions and issues posed by Department bureaus. Coastal Habitats, Wetlands, and Adjacent Uplands — USGS scientists conduct research to investigate coastal (including the Great Lakes) wetland structure and function to assess the resilience of wetland functions and the ecosystem services they provide to natural hazards and human activities, to predict changes in functions and ecosystem services in response to future environmental changes, to determine restoration and sustainable management practices for these systems, and to evaluate the effectiveness of current management actions. Fire Ecology — The USGS conducts fire ecology research to understand the effects of wildland fire on ecosystem structure and function, and on other ecological attributes such as wildlife habitat. Research is also directed at understanding fire history and fire regimes; interactions of fire with invasive species (e.g., cheatgrass) and climate variability; fire relations with vegetation structure and effectiveness of fuels treatments; and development of guidelines for restoring and rehabilitating fire-impacted ecosystems and watersheds. Outer Continental Shelf Marine Environmental Studies — USGS research supports the needs of the Minerals Management Service (MMS) for information on long-term ecological effects of offshore oil and gas exploration and production, including effects of active and decommissioned production platforms, and of sand and gravel dredging activities for beach nourishment, on fish and deep sea corals, and on the condition, composition, and vulnerability of biological communities in areas of potential or new production or dredging. U.S. Geological Survey J - 23 409 Biological Research Coral Reefs — The USGS conducts research on issues facing resource managers including understanding conditions needed for productive and healthy reef communities, terrestrial contributions to reef health and disease in support of the Coral Reef Task Force, and evaluating human activities and management options and how they influence reef integrity and biodiversity. Rangelands and Grasslands — The USGS conducts studies on native grasslands and managed rangelands to assess ecosystem condition, determine spatial patterns of rare plants, and evaluate native plant diversity and species richness as impacted by past management and invasive species. Deserts and Arid Lands — in the Southwest, USGS scientists are investigating the effects of natural and human disturbances on discrete soil units and the biota they support, including native soil biological crusts and their role in protecting soils. Prairie Wetlands — USGS researchers are investigating factors influencing the use of restored wetlands by birds, amphibians, and macroinvertebrates, and quantifying recovery of non-wildlife functions such as carbon sequestration and on landscape scale, interactions of wetland biota with hydrology, geochemistry, and sedimentation in fragmented grassland landscapes. Forested Wetlands — USGS research focuses on wetland regeneration and restoration in the southeastern United States, including site selection and preparation; forest mix and biodiversity enhancements; planting and community structure; management procedures and monitoring providing information for managing forested wetland flora and fauna and to quantify the role forested wetlands play in nutrient cycling and retention and in carbon sequestration. Pacific Northwest Forest Program — USGS research is designed to meet the information needs of public forest managers as established by the Pacific Northwest Forest Plan and subsequent judicial and executive decisions. Research identifies essential habitats and requirements of key species and resource management options for sustaining biodiversity and ecosystem function. - Global Change — USGS global change research seeks to develop understanding of the consequences of global change processes, including climate change and variability, for ecosystems and their component biota and processes. Studies, funded for 3-5 years based on a competitive review process, seek to determine the response of ecosystems to climate change and to assess future global climate change impacts. invasive Species (Estimates for FY 2005, $10.1 million; FY 2006, $10.3 million; FY 2007, $10.2 million) Non-indigenous invasive plants and animals cause increasing harm to native species and significant economic losses by reducing productivity and diminishing opportunities for beneficial uses of forests, croplands, rangelands, and aquatic resources. Many species introduced decades ago have begun to spread rapidly in U.S. ecosystems and pose increasing threats to lands and waters managed by the Department of the interior. They harm native ecosystems and are contributing factors in the listing of 40 percent of threatened and endangered species. The economic costs associated with invasive species exceed $100 billion per year. This program supports the Department's Resource Protection strategic goal of sustaining biological communities. J - 24 ~ U.S. Geological Survey 410 Biological Research and Monitoring The goals of the Invasive Species Program address. • Prevention, • Early Detection and Rapid Assessment of New invaders, • Monitoring and Forecasting of Established invaders, • Effects of invasive Species, • Control and Management, and • Information Systems (in cooperation with Biological Information Management and Delivery subactivity). Program goals, as outlined in the program's 5-year plan, are to: • Conduct research on priority pathways, • Develop innovative control methods, • Develop a national forecasting system for invasive species, and • Maintain a National invasive Species information Network. The Department is also continuing its participation in an interagency performance budget on invasive species that is coordinated through the National Invasive Species Council (NISC). The Department's bureaus work in partnership with other Federal agencies, State, local, and tribal governments, and private sources to perform the seven functions of invasive species management; prevention, early detection and rapid response, control and management, restoration, research, education and public awareness, and leadership and international cooperation. The USGS plays an important role in Federal efforts to combat invasive species in natural and semi-natural areas through early detection and assessment of newly established invaders, monitoring of invading populations, improving understanding of the ecology of invaders and factors in the resistance of habitats to invasion, and development and testing of prevention and alternative management and control approaches. USGS research on invasive species includes all significant groups of invasive organisms in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The USGS plays a significant role in implementing the National invasive Species Management Plan (Plan), developed by the NISC, as called for in the Presidential Executive Order on invasive species. To meet the goals of the Plan, the USGS Invasive Species program provides management-oriented research and delivers information needed to prevent, detect, control, and eradicate invasive species and to restore impaired ecosystems. Facilitating these efforts is the National institute for Invasive Species Science, a growing consortium of partnerships between government and non-governmental organizations that is administratively housed in the USGS Fort Collins Science Center in Colorado. USGS researchers are leading or cooperating in efforts to integrate the capabilities of the USGS and partners, including Federal and State resource agencies, to help provide the information, methods, technologies, and technical assistance needed for effective responses to terrestrial and aquatic invaders threatening U.S. ecosystems and native species. An important focus is on developing models for predicting the probable spread and impacts of invaders, in cooperation with NASA Goddard Space Flight U.S. Geological Survey J - 25 411 Biological Research Center, the USGS EROS Data Center, and others. (http://www.nreſ.colostate.edu/projects/miss/miss.html) To ensure the strategic allocation of resources to combat invasive species, the NISC, co-chaired by the Secretary of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Commerce, developed the first interagency example of a performance-based budget. Based on common goal statements, strategies, actions, and performance measures, the NISC selected priority topical and geographical areas of focus, and member agencies developed coordinated budget requests to address these. The Department participates in the development of this interagency performance budget on invasive species which links spending levels with levels of performance. Hawaiian invaders — USGS research focuses on the ecology and control of highly invasive plants (e.g., miconia, faya tree, Strawberry guava, Kahili ginger), including exploration and testing for biological control agents; animals (e.g., Argentine ant, yellow jackets, brown tree snake on Guam); wildlife disease organisms; and methods for reducing the impacts of invasive species on the region's unique native flora and fauna. Weeds in the West — The USGS is conducting a multiscale, integrative program for mapping infestations and accurately monitoring the spread of invasive plants (i.e., weeds) in western forests and rangelands, improving methods for predicting areas most vulnerable to invasions, and assessing the effects of management practices and natural disturbances on invasions. The USGS is assessing the effects of invasions on ecosystems and native species (e.g., fire ecologists are determining how invasive species alter the frequency and intensity of wildfires) and providing improved methods for reducing the adverse impacts of invasive weeds and for restoring public range lands affected by weed invasions. - Invasives in the East — The USGS conducts research on invasive species that threaten ecosystems and native species in the eastern United States including terrestrial and aquatic surveys of non-indigenous species in eastern parks and wildlife refuges, studies of pathways for establishment and Spread of invasive species, research on the impacts of invasive species and factors in invasions, and development of methods to control or eliminate invasive species to promote healthy native communities that are resistant to invasion. Great Lakes invaders - USGS research supports cooperative efforts in the Great Lakes region to prevent and control the spread of invasive fish, such as the round goby and sea lamprey, reduce the pervasive impacts of zebra mussels on U.S. waterways, and manage or mitigate the adverse ecological and economic impacts of the invaders. FY 2007 Program Performance Estimates The 2007 budget request for the Biological Research and Monitoring subactivity is $135,692,000 and 1,039 FTE. - Under the Resource Protection strategic goal, changes result from additional funding provided in FY 2005. There is a 2-year lag between initiating research and obtaining results. Additional funds provided in FY 2005 are increasing the number of systematic analyses or investigations delivered to customers in FY 2007 by 4. J - 26 U.S. Geological Survey 412 Biological Research and Monitoring Under the Resource Protection strategic goal, the FY 2007 proposed decreases would result in 29 fewer systematic analyses or investigations delivered to customers in FY 2009 and 3 fewer formal workshops and training provided to customers in FY 2007. Under the Resource Protection strategic goal, the proposed increase for the Multi-Hazards Pilot initiative — Wildfire Research would result in one workshop provided to customers in FY 2007. The following program accomplishments ſisted below demonstrate the utility of "systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers" and "number of formal workshops or training provided to customers." Program: Fisheries: Aquatic and Endangered Resources; Contaminant Biology; Terrestrial, Marine, and Freshwater Ecosystems; Invasive Species; Status and Trends - Project Name: USGS Research Support for Regional Collaboration in the Great Lakes Project Description: The 2004 Executive Order "Establishment of Great Lakes interagency Task Force and Promotion of a Regional Collaboration" was designed to establish a regional collaboration of national significance for the Great Lakes. The USGS has responded by supporting local and regional efforts to address environmental challenges and by refocusing Great Lakes science strategies to address nationally significant environmental and natural resource issues. Great Lakes Basin-wide studies of life history, trophic interactions, health, genetics, habitat requirements and the ecology of deepwater and near shore fisheries will be conducted. These studies will determine the effects of changing environmental conditions and invasive species on native species, food webs, and critical habitats for young fishes. In FY 2007, new accomplishments in support of important management issues of natural resource agencies will include characterization of critical ecosystem components for improved ecosystem health and function, development of models and risk assessments of food web disruptions by invasive species or contaminants, and development of restoration strategies for native species and habitats. Program: Terrestrial, Freshwater, and Marine Ecosystems Project Name: Fire Science Project Description: The USGS, in support of the Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC) and interior management bureaus, conducts fire ecology research to understand effects of wildland fire on wildlife habitat and ecosystem structure, function, sustainability, and restoration. Emphasis is on the role of fire in the restoration of rangelands and shrublands, and the effectiveness of fire/vegetation treatments in the control of invasive plants; how the frequency, intensity, and geographic scope of fires influence the distribution and abundance of key wildlife species; and restoration and rehabilitation of watersheds following wildfire. Research will meet fire science information needs identified by the National Fire Plan, WFLC, and the Interior Office of Wildland Fire Coordination, and will include development of an interdisciplinary strategic vision for future USGS wildland fire research that addresses identified needs in pre-fire risk assessment, fire ecology and wildfire effects, post-fire restoration and rehabilitation, and fire incident response and operations support. Results of this research are critical to understanding and mapping fire risk, planning effective fuels management, planning post-fire recovery to minimize future fire risk, and developing emergency response plans. Program: Invasive Species Project Name: Effective Methods to Restore Prairie Grasslands invaded by Leafy Spurge Project Description: Leafy spurge is an invasive exotic weed that reduces rangeland productivity, degrades wildlife habitat, displaces native species, and reduces and values in more than 5 million acres of land in 35 States and the prairie provinces of Canada. The USGS U.S. Geological Survey J - 27 413 Biological Research works with the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the University of Minnesota, and USDA-Animal Plant Health inspection Service to develop post-control restoration techniques that encourage the return of native species and ecosystem function to invaded grasslands. USGS research has focused on determining the ecological effects of leafy spurge infestations and evaluating the effectiveness of the controls used by interior land managers. In 2007, the USGS will continue to work with interior land managers to test a rapid assessment tool that can be used to identify high priority areas for leafy spurge control and native prairie restoration. Effective restoration is an important step in the overall control strategy for leafy spurge as it increases the landscape's resistance to future invasions, and restores rangeland health and economic value. New research in FY 2007 will focus on developing methods to restore soil biota so that it favors healthy communities of native species and provides resistance to infestation by nonnative plants Specific areas of research will focus on how leafy spurge has modified beneficial or antagonistic microorganisms in the soil and development of restoration methods that make tactical use of selected native species to recondition soil and increase effective restoration of previously infested sites. This research will contribute to the long-term performance of the Invasive Species Program by increasing scientific information and decision support models to improve management of leafy spurge. FY 2006 Planned Program Performance Under the Resource Protection strategic goal, changes result from additional funding provided in FY 2004. There is a 2-year lag between initiating research and obtaining results. Additional funds provided in FY 2004 are increasing the number of systematic analyses or investigations delivered to customers in FY 2006 by 9. Under the Serving Communities strategic goal, additional funds in FY 2006 for avian influenza research will increase the number of formal workshops and training provided to customers in FY 2006 by 3 and the number of systematic analyses or investigations delivered to customers in FY 2008 by 3. The USGS conducts periodic program reviews to evaluate the relevance, significance, effectiveness, and productivity of ongoing scientific activities and to set goals, objectives, and priorities for future work. Program reviews are to be conducted every 5 years. The Biological Research and Monitoring program plans to review its Status and Trends program in FY 2006. The following program accomplishments listed below demonstrate the utility of "systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers" and "number of formal workshops or training provided to customers." Program: Contaminant Biology Project Name: What is Normal? Answers for Endocrine Disruption in Fish Project Description: in FY 2006, the USGS will publish the results of a large national reconnaissance investigation of endocrine biomarkers in fish. The USGS measured multiple markers of reproductive function in largemouth bass and common carp in over 3,500 fish at over 47 sites to determine their suitability for assessing reproductive/endocrine function in studies nationwide. The investigation summarized variation in biological markers by season, species, size, gender, land use, water flow regimes, and geographic region. The Internet-based report will provide interior, and other Federal and State agencies with valuable baseline data for distinguishing region-specific "normal" and "abnormal" endocrine measurements for a range of site conditions. J - 28 U.S. Geological Survey 414 Biological Research and Monitoring Program: Wildlife: Terrestrial and Endangered Resources Project Name: Development and implementation of the Avian Influenza Surveillance Program Project Description: Wild migratory birds, particularly waterfowl, are natural hosts of avian influenza viruses. A Highly Pathogenic Avian influenza (HPAI) strain that has become endemic in poultry in Southeast Asia, has spread to Russia and Eastern Europe, and has killed at least 62 humans. The strain has also caused mortality in numerous species of migratory birds in Asia. HPIA has not been detected in humans, poultry, or wild birds in North America; however, Alaska and corresponding areas of the Russian Far East are a unique area where migratory bird species mix during migrations to and from breeding and wintering grounds. Thus, if HPAI is carried to North America in migratory birds, the virus would most likely arrive first in Alaska. The USGS, in cooperation with the FWS, began targeted surveillance monitoring for HPAI in wild birds in Alaska in 2005, collecting samples from 520 birds of 10 species and focusing on species that are known to migrate through the Russian Far East and Southeast Asia. Analyses of these samples are underway. Because humans are susceptible to HPAI, there is intense interest in developing a surveillance system before the virus enters North America. A national interagency working group was formed to develop a surveillance and detection strategy that calls for sampling wild, live-caught birds; birds found during mortality events; domestic and sentinel bird species; and birds harvested by sport and subsistence hunters. The USGS received $3.67 million in FY 2006 for highly pathogenic avian influenza research. The first phase of the accelerated program is scheduled for Alaska in 2006 and involves the USGS, the FWS, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, and the Department of Agriculture. In addition, a steering committee was formed to plan a workshop on avian influenza for winter 2006. The purpose of the workshop is to begin planning for the 2006 field Season by establishing standard operating procedures for sampling and analysis, and to coordinate sampling efforts for the field season. Program: Terrestrial, Freshwater, and Marine Ecosystems Project Name: Conservation and Carbon Sequestration in Natural and Restored Wetlands Project Description: In the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) and in the Lower Mississippi Valley (LMV), restoration of wetlands and adjacent upland habitats provide habitats for fish and wildlife, and also have an important effect on storage or sequestration of carbon and emissions of greenhouse gases in the United States, Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions through terrestrial carbon Sequestration is currently a national priority, Ongoing research by the USGS in evaluating Interior wetland restoration activities in the PPR and the LMV will quantify the influence of land-use change on greenhouse gas relationships, identify environmental factors controlling carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions, and provide recommendations and decision support tools to maximize greenhouse gas benefits that are consistent with Interior goals for habitat conservation and restoration. Initial results documented that prairie pothole wetlands are carbon sinks in North America, and that agriculture, the dominant land use in the region, has caused most of these wetlands to shift from sinks to sources of atmospheric CO2. The research also demonstrated that wetland restoration has over twice the potential as no-till agriculture to sequester atmospheric CO2 although wetlands only occupy about 17 percent of the Prairie Pothole Region. This is the first paper to describe the size of the carbon sink attributable to wetlands in North America. Continuing research will quantify impacts of Interior and USDA programs on carbon sequestration and GHG offsets derived from restored wetlands and adjacent grasslands. The overall goal of this work will be to collect scientific information on GHG fluxes necessary to facilitate development of carbon-based markets that contribute to wetland conservation goals. Information derived from this research will be used by numerous partners and stakeholders interested in development of market-based solutions to offset GHG l].S. Geological Survey J - 29 415 Biological Research emissions, including Interior, USDA, the North Dakota Farmers Union, and the Plains CO2 Reduction (PCOR) Partnership managed by the Energy and Environmental Research Center. FY 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments In some instances, actual performance exceeded the USGS plan in FY 2005 for the number of systematic analyses and investigations provided to customers, and the number of formal workshops or training provided to customers. During the FY 2005 PART process, the USGS worked on standardizing definitions and consistency in their application. Effectively, the measures were rebaselined and outyear targets will be adjusted accordingly. However, the process will need another year to test before the USGS can become confident in predicting results. The Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC) underwent an administrative review in April 2005. In support of this review, FRESC employees participated in a survey that documented satisfaction with various aspects of administrative services. Although reported satisfaction was in general very high, employees submitted numerous suggestions for improvement. The review team is currently preparing a report and findings and recommendations to enhance administrative services at the FRESC. The following program accomplishments listed below demonstrate the utility of "systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers" and "number of formal workshops or training provided to customers." Program: Status and Trends of Biological Resources Project Name: Breeding Bird Survey - Forty Years of Science-based Avian Conservation Project Description: Counting the birds since 1966, the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) is widely recognized as the foundation of non-game, avian conservation in the United States and Canada. Using a scientifically rigorous, roadside sampling protocol, the BBS provides long-term, large-scale population trend data for over 400 bird species, which are used, along with other indicators, by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Canadian Wildlife Service, State conservation agencies, Partners in Flight, and the North American Bird Conservation Initiative to set national and regional avian conservation priorities. Over 2,400 highly skilled observers sample 3,000 routes annually, representing more than a two-fold increase in BBS participation since the program began. Cumulatively, 7,800 people, mostly all volunteers, have participated in the BBS. In sampling over 82,000 routes, traveling over 4.1 million miles — a distance equivalent to eight roundtrips to the moon! — observers have identified and counted over 66 million birds representing 680 species. - Program: Fisheries: Aquatic and Endangered Resources Project Name: Klamath Basin Water Management and At-Risk Fishes Project Description: The Coho salmon and two sucker species remain on the Threatened and Endangered Species list in the Klamath Basin. The decline of these species is related to water availability in conjunction with loss of suitable habitat, poor water-quality conditions, and inadequate supplies of water to meet the needs of fish and irrigated agriculture. Drought conditions from 2001 through 2005 have made the water shortage particularly acute. Cessation of water to irrigators in 2001 in the Bureau of Reclamation's (BOR) Klamath Project and fish kills in 2002 focused national attention on the Klamath River. A Cabinet-level Klamath Basin Working Group was formed to look for short- and long-term solutions to water availability challenges in the basin. A multidisciplinary team of scientists from the USGS in collaboration with the BOR, the FWS, and other Federal, State, and tribal agencies, are investigating how J - 30 U.S. Geological Survey 416 Biological Research and Monitoring water quality influences the behavior, distribution, and survival of suckers in Upper Klamath Lake, intensive data Collection has documented lake water-quality conditions and Sucker movement before, during, and after a sucker die off. The USGS and the FWS are using these data to assess how acute water-quality conditions develop, what might be done to lessen or mitigate their impacts on fish, and whether water-quality refuge areas are important for the survival of suckers. The FWS, BOR, and the Klamath Tribes rely on this scientific information in their efforts to restore critical habitats and recover these populations to healthy levels in collaboration with interagency efforts to meet the needs of fish, wildlife refuge areas, and irrigated agriculture. Program: Invasive Species Project Name: Development of Innovative Management/Control Techniques for Asian Carp Project Description: Bighead and silver carp were imported into the United States in the early 1970s for use in aquaculture production of food fishes and biological control of plankton in aquaculture ponds, reservoirs, and sewage treatment lagoons. The carp escaped confinement and are now well established with reproducing populations in much of the Mississippi River Basin. Asian carp have the potential to compete with native fishes, disrupt aquatic food webs, and transmit disease pathogens. In FY 2005, the USGS completed a Biological Synopsis and Environmental Risk Assessment summarizing the biology and current and potential distribution of the genus Hypophthalmitchys. The assessment presented the current state of knowledge regarding the potential ecological impacts associated with the spread of these carp, control measures, and applicable regulations. The FWS uses this information as part of its evaluation of silver and bighead carp under the Injurious Wildlife provisions of the Lacey Act. USGS scientists also recently completed toxicity tests to determine the sensitivity of silver and bighead carp to potential chemical control agents, rotenone and antimycin, and evaluated the efficacy of several alarm and sex pheromones to attract or repel Asian carp. These tools will allow State and Federal managers to manage established silver and bighead populations and to curb the spread of these fish through the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and other interbasin waterways. Performance Overview The Biological Research and Monitoring subactivity addresses the Department of the Interior Resource Protection strategic goals of improving the health of watersheds, landscapes, and marine resources; sustaining biological communities; and the Serving Communities strategic goal of protecting lives, resources and property. - - - The following table highlights important performance measures for the Biological Research and Monitoring subactivity: - 2006 Change Change 2007 from from Change 2005 2005 2005 2006 2005 2007 from àeasure Pian Actual Pian Enacted Actual | Request 2006 X% of targeted science products * that are used by partners for species, habitat, and land 60% 60% O 60% O 65% +5% management and/or regulatory - decision-making (PART] X% improvement in detectability limits for selected, high priority 4 & environmentally available chemical NA NA NA Baseline NA f2% NA analyses (PART) - U.S. Geological Survey J - 31 417 Biological Research Measure 2005 Płan 2005 Actual Change from Pian 2005 Enacted 2006 Change from 2005 Actual 2007 Request Change from 2006 Customer Satisfaction: X3% satisfaction with scientific and technical products and assistance for improving health of watersheds, iandscapes and marine resources (PART) >90% 96% NA >90% NA >90% Customer Satisfaction: X% satisfaction with scientific and technical products and assistance for sustaining biological communities (PART) >90% 87% NA >90% NA >90% X% of targeted invasive species for which Scientific information and decision support models are available to improve early detection (including risk assessments) and invasive Species management (PART) 54.6% 51.6% 51.6% 52.5% +0.9% X% of North American migratory birds for which scientific information on their status (species distribution and number} and trend are available to inform and improve conservation (PART) 26% 26% 26% X% of targeted fish and aquatic populations for which information is available regarding limiting factors, including migratory barriers, critical habitat for at-risk species, and effects of disturbance (fire, flood, nutrient enrichment (PART) 34% 31% 31% 37% +6% lmcrease long-term trend precision (decrease bias) for existing species monitored through the Breeding Bird Survey to enable a detection of 50% population decline of relevant species within 20 years (PARI) 0 0008 0,0008 {},0008 {},0008 improve the X% of focal migratory bird species for which scientific information is availabie to Support resource management decisionmaking (PART) UNK UNK UNK {J}Nić # systematic analyses & investigations provided to customers 753 1,314 +56? -472 865 +23 # of workshops and training provided to customers 55 247 +192 -179 Average cost per sample for selected, high priority environmentally available chemical analysis (PART Eff Measure) 700 700 7GQ 680 U.S. Geological Survey 418 Biological information Management and Delivery Activity: Biological Research Subactivity: Biological Information Management and Delivery 2007 Fixed Cost 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Reiated Program Budget from Subactivity Actual Enacted changes” Changes Request 2006 Biological information * * Management and Delivery 23,999 23,794 +173 2,000 21,967 1,827 Total Requirements $000 23,999 23,794 +173 -2,000 21,967 -1,827 Fre 89 80 0. -7 73 -7 * Fixed cost increases for this subactivity total $246, of which $173 will be budgeted and $73 will be absorbed. Summary of FY 2007 Program Change for Biological Information Management and Delivery Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • National Biological information infrastructure (NBll) -2,000 -7 TOTAL –2,000 -7 Justification of FY 2007 Program Change The 2007 budget request for the Biological Information Management and Delivery is $21,967,000 and 73 FTE, which is a program change of -$2,000,000 and -7 FTE. The USGS proposes the following decrease to help insure the availability of resources to mitigate natural hazards and conduct Earth observation and monitoring. National Biological information infrastructure (-$2,000,000 and -7 FTE) — The USGS proposes to reduce funding for 7 of 14 nodes. The USGS would preserve access to data currently served through these nodes by transferring some of the data to the USGS Center for Biological Informatics. However, the USGS would be unable to increase the amount of data associated with some issue areas. The USGS would ensure that there is no impact to data and information Critical to hurricane restoration efforts. U.S. Geological Survey J - 33 419 Biological Research The impact of the proposed reductions on the individual nodes is shown in the table below. in thousands NBll Node Reduction Total Proposed Reduction -2,000 Results of this proposal would include 6 fewer training/workshop events in FY 2007. The reductions would also result in a decrease of 7 FTE. Program Performance Change Table Program Overview The Biological Information Management and Delivery activities are performed through the USGS Biological informatics program. The mission of this program is to create the informatics framework, provide scientific content, and develop the public and private partnerships needed for the understanding and stewardship of our Nation's biological resources. The Biological Informatics program provides access to information for science-based decisionmaking, particularly as it pertains to the conservation, management, and use of the Nation's natural resources. In addition, the program develops and makes available tools, models, visualizations, and applications to aid policy and resource managers in the analysis and synthesis of scientific data to support decisionmaking. The program works in cooperation with many organizations throughout the United States and the world to provide biological information to partners, stakeholders, customers, and the general public. Through electronic infrastructures, the J - 34 U.S. Geological Survey 420 Biological Information Management and Delivery program delivers relevant data and information faster and in more interoperable formats than in the past, leading to better Stewardship of the Nation's natural resources. This program addresses the Department's Serving Communities strategic goal of advancing knowledge through scientific leadership and informing decisions through the application of science. The USGS plays a vital role in making biological data and information more accessible and useable. Key indications of USGS performance are reflected in the intermediate outcome measures for improving the information base, information management and technical assistance. New performance measures resulting from the PART are incorporated into the performance tables beginning on page J - 43. The program's progress is assessed by metrics that are reported through the Government Performance and Results Act reporting structure, and within several executive level reporting and oversight strategies including OMB's Program Assessment and Rating Tool (PART) and the Capital Asset Plan and Business Case (Exhibit 300). Tracked activities include efficiencies such as the number of cumulative gigabytes managed, outputs such as the number of NBll Clearinghouse metadata records available, and the number of systematic analyses delivered to customers, and Outcomes Such as percent of U.S. land with land characterization and species distribution information available for resource management decision making updated in the last 5 years. Program Components The core and interdependent components of the Biological informatics program have been specifically designed to integrate information across geographic and political scales (local to global) and biological levels of organization (genomes to biomes). The following are the core components of the Biological Information Management and Delivery subactivity. • Landscapes, Stewardship, and Species Distributions. The Gap Analysis Program (GAP) generates databases on native vertebrate species distributions and natural land cover types to provide State, regional, and national conservation assessments. • Biosystematics and Nomenclature. The Integrated Taxonomic information System (ITIS) is under development to provide an authoritative source of species names and their hierarchical classification. The completed portions serve as a taxonomic standard for other program components and the global community, enabling the comparison of biodiversity data sets at all biological levels. • Genomes to Biomes. The National Biological information infrastructure (NBll) continues development to provide the biological community and others with a fully digital, interactive, distributed system that provides scientifically reliable biological data and information and a suite of tools for analysis, synthesis, and forecasting. Network-wide methods and standards for organizing content to enhance the retrieval, integration, and use of information are a key component of the NBll. The program works collaboratively with others to ensure that it is building a store of high quality data and information that can be used to address resource management issues. To that end, the program engages USGS Science centers, non-governmental organizations, museums, universities, international organizations, and other partners in the creation of data content and resources to address resource management needs. U.S. Geological Survey J - 35 421 Biological Research Program goals, as outlined in the program's 5-year plan, are to: • increase the availability and usefulness of biological resources data and information (content), • Implement technologies and tools to integrate, analyze, visualize, and apply biological information to natural resource issues (tools), • Develop, apply, and promote the adoption of standard practices, protocols, and techniques to enhance knowledge discovery and retrieval from various resources (infrastructure), • Facilitate information science research that supports the advancement of biological informatics capabilities (research), and • Apply innovative technologies and best practices to improve the development, description, and dissemination of biological information to customers (customers). Customers and Partners — The USGS national-level approach to managing biological and natural resource data and scientific information ensures the application of standards that foster opportunities for collaboration and cooperation. The USGS places a premium on partnerships at all levels of government and with nongovernmental entities, including the private sector. These partners use USGS-generated scientific data and information that contributes to the knowledge base, which then becomes available to interior land and resource managers, and others. For example, each node of the National Biological Information infrastructure (NBII) is developed through the collaboration of the partners and customers involved with that node. All together, NBH has over 250 partner organizations and agencies that help define the direction both of individual nodes and of the NBll as a whole. National Biological information infrastructure (NBll) — The NBll is a tool for making biological data, information, and associated tools and technologies more accessible for customers and partners to use in making informed decisions regarding resource management, environmental considerations, disease vectors, control of invasive species, and other issues. The NBH uses the capabilities of the Web and other advanced technologies to establish a distributed "federation" of biological data and information sources through which users can find biological information, retrieve it, and apply it to resource management questions. Partners and customers that take part in this effort include government agencies at all levels, private sector organizations, natural history museums, libraries, academic institutions, international scientific organizations, and the public. - The USGS works with many public and private partners in implementing the NBll to: • Develop a nationwide network of NBll "nodes" focused on geographic and thematic perspectives, • Expand the overall content of the NBll, and • Develop and apply new information tools and technologies. The NBI is a series of regional and thematic nodes. Regional nodes focus on and provide services within a particular geographic area of the country. Within a region, activities address J - 36 U.S. Geological Survey 422 Biological Information Management and Delivery broad biological themes and issues that are uniquely regional. Currently, NBll has initiated eight regional nodes. The thematic nodes of NBll are responsible for coordinating data and information within the scope of their assigned science focus areas at a national level. In doing so, they both initiate data gathering activities and coordinate relevant local data sets from the regional nodes. They also place a high priority on developing tools to allow users to interact with data from diverse sources. Currently, NBll has initiated four thematic nodes, In addition to regional and thematic nodes which approach the task of making data and information accessible from geographic and topical perspectives, effort also is aimed at developing the infrastructure that underlies the data and information network. This infrastructure consists not only of the hardware and software required to make the network run. It also consists of the standards that must be implemented to make network-wide interoperability possible. As the node structure grows, a robust infrastructure becomes more and more critical so that necessary products and services may be provided to all nodes and not duplicated at node iocations. This infrastructure, used by all nodes, enables network-wide search, access, and retrieval, and Sharing of tools. Gap Analysis — The Gap Analysis Program (GAP) provides broad geographic information on the status of species and their habitats and identifies the degree to which native animal and plant species are represented in the present-day mix of conservation lands (those species not adequately represented constitute conservation "gaps"). Currently, GAP products are available for most of the country. These products include digital databases describing statewide land- cover assemblages, distributions of mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians, and characterizations of land stewardship. The current emphasis of the program is on completing GAP projects in the few States where data are not available, updating selected regions of the country with state-of-the-art methods and technologies, organizing new aquatic projects, and developing partnerships with data users to facilitate use of GAP information in land- management decisions. The USGS continues to emphasize GAP research and the development of applications to better serve the needs of Interior's land management bureaus, including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and other agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service. New mechanisms being implemented to facilitate access to GAP products include regional views, species information at regional and national scales, and user-defined online mapping. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) — The USGS leads and works with other Federal agencies (including the Environmental Protection Agency, USDA Agricultural Research Service, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Smithsonian Institution, National Science Foundation, and the National Park Service), organizations, institutions, and taxonomic specialists across the United States and internationally to develop and operate the largest taxonomic thesaurus and database of its kind in the world. The ITIS provides an accepted scientific name (with a unique Taxonomic Serial Number) as the "common denominator" for accessing information on such topics as biodiversity, invasive species, declining amphibians, migratory birds, fishery stocks, pollinators, agricultural pests, and emerging diseases. The ITIS supports the development of the only comprehensive national taxonomic database that provides free access (directly over the Internet) to standard scientific names for all U.S. plant and animal species. U.S. Geological Survey J - 37 423 Biological Research FY 2007 Program Performance Estimates The 2007 budget request for the Biological Information Management and Delivery subactivity is $21,967,000 and 73 FTE. The USGS conducts periodic program reviews to evaluate the relevance, significance, effectiveness, and productivity of ongoing scientific activities and to set goals, objectives, and priorities for future work. Program reviews are to be conducted every 5 years. The Biological Informatics program will be reviewed in FY 2007. Under the Serving Communities strategic goal, the metrics for the number of clearinghouse records shown in the performance tables are cumulative. Previous records will be maintained and an estimated 500 additional records will be added in FY 2007. Estimate is based on history, adjusted for expected funding levels. Under the Serving Communities strategic goal, the FY 2007 proposed decrease of $2,000,000 for the NBll would result in 6 fewer training/workshop events in FY 2007. The reductions would also result in a decrease of 7 FTE. Regional Gap Analyses of Northwest and Southeast United States — in FY 2007, the Gap Analysis Program (GAP) will work to update land cover and use data in two regions of the United States, the Northwest and Southeast. The vegetation data developed by GAP are used for conservation planning, such as in State Comprehensive Wildlife plans, and for species modeling, such as needed by the FWS Joint Venture program. The regional focus of these updates will also allow State conservation and land management agencies and Federal land managers to better plan land use across State boundaries. For FY 2007, all seven mapping zones will be completed in the Southeast, and two mapping zones will be completed in Northwest. This supports the PART measure "% of U.S. land with land characterization and species distribution information available for resource management decision-making updated in the last 5 years." National Framework for Invasive Species Early Detection and Rapid Response — in FY 2007, the Biological Informatics program will continue to develop the Department of the Interior's national framework for invasive species early detection, rapid assessment and response. The framework was created to respond to the growing threats and impacts of invasive species throughout the United States, and to help identify and coordinate current efforts to combat invasions by non-native species into the United States. Following an extensive survey and workshop to be conducted in FY 2006 of Federal, State, academic, and nongovernmental organizations to determine what components of the developing framework are currently underserved, this program will begin to develop tools and coordination efforts to address these gaps in the framework. This will build the framework toward its ultimate goal of promoting the timely forecasting, identification, reporting, verification, and removal of invasive species threats before they become widespread. This initiative will support the GPRA measure "Total number of cumulative gigabytes of data managed," and the PART measure "Amount of invasive species data available online via the NBH, to assist in modeling and forecasting the spread of invasives." J - 38 U.S. Geological Survey 424 Biological Information Management and Delivery 2006 Planned Program Performance The FY 2006 revised performance plan anticipates the normal annual increase in number of metadata records (500) and links (2,500) over FY 2005 actual performance. The NBI achieved certification and accreditation (C&A) in FY 2003 and was recertified in July 2004. Support for C&A of specific science program information technology comes from the NBll program and from the Enterprise information program. As the NBll reaches the next phase of maturity, the program has now begun to focus on the integration of the nodes into a coherent network. Beginning in FY 2006, both bottom-up (local/regional) challenges are being addressed at regional levels, and they are being integrated through a series of top-down (nationally-articulated) priorities. Through this effort, NBll's online network-wide presence is becoming more and more transparent (i.e., network-wide search, retrieval and access to data and tools across nodes without user knowledge or intervention.) The current technology being utilized enables an integrated, seamless infrastructure with no technological duplication of effort. The table below details FY 2006 funding for the nodes within the NBll. Node Geographic Coverage Funding In addition to the nodes, the NBll program uses funds to provide prototype activities designed as startup nodes in regions not yet covered and funds opportunities to respond to special information needs of partners and customers. The following program activities demonstrate the utility of "number of cumulative gigabytes : managed," and "number of cumulative NBll Clearinghouse metadata records." Restoring and Repairing Coastal Wetlands — The topic of coastal wetlands is much in the news following the devastation wreaked by hurricanes in the 2005 season. But even prior to these forceful natural events, U.S. coastal wetlands have been the subject of scientific scrutiny as these important habitats are increasingly depleted through both natural and human intervention. Wetlands represent some of the most productive habitats in the world, and their preservation is paramount to many species. To that end, the NBll Central Southwest/Gulf Coast Information Node has initiated a project to assist scientists in geospatially visualizing wetland status before and after mitigation efforts. This mapping application will show wetland location U.S. Geological Survey J - 39 425 Biological Research and distribution of estuarine and freshwater wetland habitats. Partners in this project include the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Texas Coastal program, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Galveston Laboratory, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the Galveston Bay Estuary program, the Galveston Bay Foundation, the Houston Advanced Research Center, the USGS National Wetlands Research Center, and the USGS Center for Biological Informatics. Partners will work together to identify, manage and update relevant data sets for inclusion in this Web-based mapping application. One-Stop Access to Biological Maps and Data Enabled by the NBll Geospatial Program — Lack of online access to maps and data related to biology and ecology presents a barrier to resource managers faced with making science-based decisions. These managers require instant access to data and tools that must be available with little or no downloading, translating, or geospatial processing requirements. In FY 2005, the NBll infrastructure team designed and installed the basic components of the Geospatial interoperability Framework architecture, supporting the Geospatial One Stop E-Government initiative and focusing specifically on meeting the needs of the biological community. These tools are based on standards that allow instant visualization of data through a Catalog of Interactive Biological Data and Maps and a map viewer tool. Together, these components created an environment that brought NBll users from finding data sets through metadata repositories to finding and using data with instant, online interactive mapping. Not only does this framework allow for instant visualization of maps and data, it does so without requiring additional investments in technology by the users. In FY 2006, the NBH will focus on building an intuitive searching capability using geospatial terms and concepts. This will be incorporated into the core of all of NBll resources. Users will be able to discover resources, and more importantly, interact with those resources that are not explicitly described geospatially. For example, a search of "plants within Virginia" will not only return species descriptions, range maps, and other relevant resources for plants, but can also return resources about plant species that might occur based on similar habitats to those found in Virginia. This intuitive search capability brings to the NBll network information not traditionally returned from Search engines without such geospatial intelligence. Through its partnership with USGS National Map program, the NBH has been able to leverage online access to catalogs of live maps and data. And as the biology and ecology channel steward for Geospatial One-Stop, NBli will make all of these resources available to the larger community. Gap Analysis Program — The GAP has completed a five-State (Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona) project to update land cover data, animal distribution models, and other GAP-related data in the Southwestern United States. Completion of this data set marks the most extensive update of GAP data to date. As this Southwestern GAP project came to a close, the GAP began similar efforts in the Pacific Northwest. In areas of the country where recent data sets have been developed, such as the Midwest and the Southeast, the GAP has initiated projects to take existing products and data and consolidate them into regional databases. This makes data and information more accessible and useful to Federal and State resource managers and other users when analyzing data across State boundaries. Furthermore, State and local planners use decision-support systems and other technologies developed by the GAP to protect and manage resources. Aquatic projects are underway in Hawaii, the Great Lakes region, the Southeastern United States, and in most of the Missouri River drainage. These projects have completed the initial data collection phase and have started the second phase of modeling and analysis. The initial data consolidation phases and classification of aquatic habitats has begun in the Lower Colorado River, Puget Sound, and the Delaware River Basin. This supports the PART measure "content and expanse of knowledge: 83 percent of surface J - 40 U.S. Geological Survey 426 Biological Information Management and Delivery area with temporal and spatial monitoring, research, and assessment/data coverage to meet land use planning and monitoring requirements." 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Under the Serving Communities strategic goal, partnerships resulted in greater-than-expected increases in the number of metadata records submitted to the NBll Clearinghouse and the number of biological partnership links in FY 2005. Combining Fire and Water–Meeting the Information Needs of the Southwest— Resolving complex issues related to fire, water, and ecosystem health in the Southwest depends on identifying and using the best available scientific information. Unfortunately, the needed information, databases, and tools are often scattered among a variety of agencies, making them time intensive to locate and easy to overlook. The National Biological Information infrastructure has produced the Water and Fire Environmental Resources (WAFER) application which serves metadata about water and wildfire data sets from Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies. Data sets cover information related to fire events, fire history, prescribed burn opportunities and plans, fuel treatments, fire risk, current and historical drought conditions, climate history, weather conditions, daily stream flows, storm events and lightning strikes, surface and groundwater locations and depth, and aquifer and watershed boundaries and conditions. Users can access metadata records via a full-text search capability or an interactive map viewer. Also the map viewer data layer is served according to a standard that makes it portable, allowing users to add it as a GIS (Geospatial information System) layer in their own software. NBll- WAFER was developed by the Fort Collins (Colorado) Science Center in partnership with the New Mexico State University Laboratory. NBii worked with the Southwest Strategy (SWS) to identify and prioritize key issues associated with information needs in the region, which includes Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The SWS (http://www.swstrategy.org/) is a consortium of Federal, State, tribal, and local agencies that facilitates scientifically based approaches to resolve resource conservation and management issues. NBll-WAFER enables resource managers, policymakers, landowners, and other decisionmakers to quickly identify data sets that meet their individual needs and inform their planning and management decisions. This project addresses the program goal of increasing the availability and usefulness of biological data, and the accompanying measure of increased content in NBll reflecting program and partner priorities. Consolidated U.S. GAP Data Set Makes integrating and Using GAP Data Faster and Easier — Land and resource managers are continually faced with making important decisions that have a direct impact on species, and use, and conservation. In addition, scientists, managers and others who are concerned about the environment need access to data and information on where species and natural communities occur and how they are being managed for their long-term survival. To inform these stewardship decisions, the Gap Analysis program (GAP) collects, analyzes, and reports data on mammal, bird, amphibian and reptile species distribution, vegetation, and conservation status. GAP is a scientific method for identifying the degree to which native animal species and natural plant communities are represented in our present-day network of conservation lands. Those species and communities not adequately represented constitute "gaps" in the conservation fabric. These data have been available through printed reports and on CDs on a State-by-State basis, with 36 State projects complete and more to be completed this year. Together, these State data results cover 83 percent of the United States. The shear volume of this data, and the availability in 36 separate pieces, demanded better discovery and visualization tools to allow managers and others a simple means of finding and viewing the data from GAP. The introduction of GAP data online allows U.S. Geological Survey J - 41 427 Biological Research users to integrate GAP data across State boundaries, creating a single data set that is the most complete biodiversity characterization available in the United States This supports the PART measure "content and expanse of knowledge: 83 percent of surface area with temporal and spatial monitoring, research, and assessment/data coverage to meet land use planning and monitoring requirements." This Web-based tool is available at http://gapanalysis.nbii.gov. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Nears One Half Million Names — ITIS is the premier automated and authoritative source for scientific names for North America and the world. ITIS has become the de facto taxonomic authority in the United States, Mexico, and Canada and, with its partner Species 2000, has produced the de facto world authority in the Catalogue of Life. In FY 2005, ITIS added or edited more than 70,000 scientific names to its database and reached a content level of nearly 500,000 names. ITIS now has current taxonomic and geographic information for all North American vertebrate groups (mammals, fishes, reptiles, amphibians, and birds). In addition, several groups with worldwide treatment have been added, including amphibians, fishes, and several invertebrate groups. In FY 2006 and FY 2007 ITIS plans to complete the North American fauna and flora. Key partners and collaborators include the Smithsonian Institution, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, the National Science Foundation, the National Park Service, Conabio (Mexico), Agriculture and Agri-foods Canada, Species 2000, and the Global Biodiversity information Facility. Key customers include resource managers, Scientists, libraries, museums and the public. ITIS is readily available through the National Biological Information Infrastructure and the Catalogue of Life is available via CD. it's Easier Than Ever to Follow the Birds — in 2005, the NBłł Bird Conservation Node continued to support the development of Web sites, tools, and applications that increase access to data on North American birds and facilitate integration of the data across geographic scales. This year, the NBll Bird Conservation Node made available online the North American Breeding Bird Atlas (BBA) Viewer and BBA Explorer, providing access to results from multiple State and provincial Breeding Bird Atlas projects. These atlases are population surveys that assess the distribution of breeding birds based on a "block" system, with blocks about 2 to 3 miles on a side. To discover whether a species nests in your local area, a breeding bird atlas is often the best source of information. If you don't own the published atlas or want to look at data from multiple atlas projects, you now have help. The BBA Viewer is a mapping application that allows users to map species results from multiple Breeding Bird Atlases in North America for the first time. In addition to these maps, the BBA Explorer Web site allows users to learn about methods used in each Breeding Bird Atlas project, and to retrieve Atlas project results in a tabular form by species, block, or region (e.g., by county). These tools are part of a suite of tools, including BBA Manager, that facilitate data management and display of BBA results. As of May 2005, the BBA tools contained data for 16 States and one Canadian province. The tools were developed through a collaborative effort among the following partners: the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, the USGS Center for Biological Informatics, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. J - 42 U.S. Geological Survey 428 Performance Overview Biological Information Management and Delivery The Biological Information Management and Delivery subactivity addresses the Department's Serving Communities strategic goal of advancing knowledge through scientific leadership and informing decisions through the application of Science. The following table highlights important performance measures for the Biological Information Management and Delivery subactivity: Measure 2005 Pian 2005 Actual Change from 2005 Pian 2036 Enacted 2006 Change from 2005 Actual 2007 Request 2007 Change from 2006 improve access to needed Science information (# of cumulative biological partnership links (BUR} 38,500 76,155 +37,855 83,770 +7,615 87,959 +4,189 Customer Satisfaction: X% satisfaction with scientific and technical products and assistance(SP) >80% 92% NA >80% NA >80% X% of surface area with temporal and spatial monitoring, research, and assessment/data coverage to meet land use planning and monitoring requirements (SP BIMD) (PART) (# of square miles assessed by Gap analysis) 83% 83% 83% 84% +4% X% of US land with land characterization and species distribution information available for resource management decision-making updated in the last 5 years (BIMD PART) 23.3% 23.3% 28.3% +5% 34.0% +5.7% X% of North American migratory birds for which scientific information on their status (species distribution and number) and trends are available in a standardized and exchangeable format, to improve conservation plans of federal and state agencies (BIAid PART) 20% 20% 25% +5% 30% +5% X% of North American amphibians and reptiles for which Scientific information on their status (species distribution) are available in a standardized and exchangeable format, to improve conservation plans of Federal and State agencies (BMD PART) 90% 90% 9.1% +4% 92% +1% X% of North American mammals for which scientific information on their status (species distribution) are available in a standardized and exchangeable format, to improve conservation plans of Federal and State agencies (BIMD PART) 93% 93% 94% +t 96 94% U.S. Geological Survey 429 Biological Research Measure 20:35 Plan Actual Change from Pian 2006 Bnacted 2006 Change from 2005 Actual 2007 Request 2007 Change from 2006 X% of US federally-listed threatened and endangered or indicator fish species for which scientific information on A Species status is available in a standardized and exchangeable format to improve conservation plans of federał and state agencies (BIMD PART) 7.5% 7.5% $2.5% +5% 17.5% +5% # of cumulative gigabytes managed (Biology) (PART) 380 79t.25 +4f1.25 800 820 +20 Amount of fire-related data and information available online via the NBII, to assist and managers in fire management decision making (BIMD PART) 1.5 gb 3.5 gb 2.0 gb +0.5 gb 2.5gb +0.5 gh X% of Natural History Museum specimen data records available online via the NBll, to assist researchers in identifying and addressing threats to human and animal health (Blººd PART) i.7% i.7% 25% +8% 29% +4% # of cumulative NBll Clearinghouse 8,000 17,937 +9,937 48,000 $8,500 +500 metadata records (Binib) {PART) Amount of invasive species data and information available online via the NBH, to assist in modeling and forecasting the spread of invasives (BIMD PART) 800 mb 800 mid 900 mb +100 mb 920 mi) +20 rºb Average cost per gigabyte of data available through servers under Program control (BIMD PART Eff Aheastate $63,000 $63,000 $60,000 -$3,000 $55,000 -$5,000 # of NBll nodes (BMD) (PART) 14 14 # of Natural History Museum specimen data records available online via the NBil, to assist researchers in identifying and addressing threats to human and animal health (BUR) 20 miſſion 20 miſſion 30 milion +40 million 35 milion +5 million # systematic analyses & investigations delivered to CUStornerS 36 52 +t 6 36 36 # of workshops and training provided to customers 22 23 +? 22 -6 U.S. Geological Survey 430 Science Centers and Field Stations Science Centers and Field Stations Summary - FY 2005" FY 2006" FY 2007” Center Name Location Estimate Estimate Estimate ($000) ($000) ($000) Center for Biological informatics Lakewood, CO 6,725 6,542 6,607 Program Description: The Center facilitates access to and use of biological data and information through leadership in establishing standards, developing information products, and using information technologies. The Center supports such programs as GAP Analysis, the USGS/National Park Service Vegetation Mapping, and the National Biological information Infrastructure. §.". Environmental LaCrosse, Wi 3,628 3,873 . 3,676 Program Description: The Center provides scientific leadership in a variety of areas including river ecology, restoration of degraded habitats, development of chemicals for fishery management, declining species, invasive aquatic species impacts and control, contaminants, and development of decision support models. The Center has lead responsibility for the Upper Midwest Amphibian Research and Monitoring initiative and the Long Term Resource Monitoring Program on the Upper Mississippi River. Scientists at the Center anticipate emerging problems and information gaps and provide the leadership and the commitment to action needed for effective resource management. Field Stations: N/A Leetown Science Center Leetown, WV 7,901 7,825 7,725 program Description: The Center conducts research to provide land and resource managers information needed to restore, enhance, maintain, and protect biological resources and their supporting systems. Field Stations: Aquatic Ecology Laboratory Leetown, WV 1,842 1,707 1,707 Fish Health Research Laboratory | Leetown, WV 1,197 1,110 1,110 Southern Appalachian Field Laboratory Knoxville, TN 397 368 368 Great Smoky Mountain Field Station Gatlinburg, TN 32 30 30 Northern Appalachian Research Laboratory Wellsboro, PA 1,059 982 982 Conte Anadromous Fish Research - Laboratory Turners Fais, MA 1,511 1,521 1,521 Orono Field Station Orono, ME 111 i 04 104 Columbus Field Station Columbus, OH 13t 121 121 Restoration Technology Laboratory Leetown, WV 353 328 328 National Wijdhife Health Center Madison, WI 4,752 4,700 4,700 Program Description: The Center provides national and international leadership for addressing health issues involving wildlife resources under Interior's stewardship and to foster partnerships with others to address wildlife health as a component of ecosystem health. Field Stations: Honolulu Field Station | Honolulu, H. | 181 181 | 181 U.S. Geological Survey 431 Biological Research FY 2005" FY 2006" FY 2007" Center Name Location Estimate Estimate Estimate ($000) ($000) ($000) Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Laurel, MD 13,054 13,301 13,301 Program Description: The Center focuses on wildlife research and management, specializing in wildlife conservation, especially in such areas as waterfowl harvest management, wildlife habitat improvement, the effects of environmental contaminants, endangered species conservation, migratory bird management, and wildlife opulation analysis, Field Stations: Orono Orono, ME 170 169 169 Athens Athens, GA 949 966 966 Vicksburg Vicksburg, MS 420 355 355 Narragansett Narragansett, Hl 453 507 507 Smithsonian Washington, DC # 420 1545 1515 Syracuse Syracuse, NY 437 142 0 Blacksburg Blacksburg, VA 162 164 # 64 Biological Science Office of the - Florida Integrated Science - Center (formerly the Florida Gainesville, Fi. 5,420 5,675 5,675 Caribbean Science Center) Program Description: The Center provides natural resource managers with scientific information needed for effective conservation with emphasis on biological resources of the Florida peninsula, the Southeastern States, and the Caribbean region. The Center focuses on coastal and marine ecology, ecosystems restoration ecology, invasive species, and biological diversity. Field Stations: Northeast Laboratory Gainesville, FL O 0. {} Miami/Homesteadſ South Florida Field Stations Ochopee, FL 1,018 1,066 1,066 St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands Field Station Virgin islands i 66 174 174 Center for Coastal Geology and Regional Marine Studies St. Petersburg, FL 864 905 905 Great Lakes Science Center Ann Arbor, Mi 7,530 9,401 7,680 Program Description: The Center meets the Nation's need for scientific information for restoring, enhancing, | managing, and protecting the living resources and their habitats in the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem. This mission is accomplished with Scientific knowledge gained through quality research, inventory and monitoring, and information transfer. Field Stations: | Lake Superior Biological Station | Ashland, W. 705 2,134 719 | Lake Ontario Biological Station Oswego, NY 366 373 373 Lake Erie Biological Station Sandusky, OH 548 558 558 Cheboygan Vessel Base Cheboygan, M! 334 340 340 Munising Biological Station Munising, Ml 107 109 109 # Lake Michigan Ecological Research Station Porter, N 488 498 498 Hammond Bay Biological Station | Hammond Bay, M. 38 38 38 Tunison Lab. of Aquatic Science | Cortland, NY 654 917 667 J - 46 U.S. Geological Survey 432 Science Centers and Field Stations FY 2005' FY 2006' FY 2007” Center Name Location Estimate Estimate Estimate ($000) ($000) ($000) Fort Collins Science Center (formerly the Midcontinent Fort Collins, CO 7,799 8,217 8,464 Ecological Science Center) Program Description: The Center conducts research and develops technical applications to assist land managers in understanding and managing biological resources, habitats and ecosystems. The Center is home to the National Institute of invasive Species Science. The Center conducts research related to species & habitats, aquatic systems, riparian ecology, global change, fire ecology, and herbivore ecosystems in support of Department of the Interior bureaus and the International Center for Applied Ecology. Field Stations: Arid Lands Field Station Albuquerque, NM 745 666 700 Jemez Mountain Field Station Los Alamos, NM $42 146 #54 Northern Prairie Wildlife - Research Center Jamestown, ND 4,490 4,510 - 4,510 Program Description: The Center develops research information on the quantitative ecological requirements for sustainable wildlife populations primarily in grasslands and wetlands, determines the distribution of flora and fauna, and identifies consequences of habitat loss, management, and restoration. Field Stations: N/A Columbia Environmental Research Center Program Description: The Center provides scientific information and data needed to address national and international environmental contaminant issues, and effects of habitat alterations on aquatic and terrestrial Columbia, MO | 7,277 | 6,815 6,815 ecosystems. Field Stations: Texas Gulf Coast Corpus Christi, TX 4f 8 4t 9 419 - College Station, Texas Gulf Coast TX 142 i 42 142 Padre Island Field Station Padre island, TX 48 48 (O international Fails, International Falls Field Station MN 98 98 98 Yankton Field Station Yankton, SD 123 i 10 i 10 Jackson Field Station Jackson, WY 130 #37 $37 National Wetlands Research Lafayette, LA 4,843 4,883 4,883 Center Program Description: The Center conducts research to address loss of wetlands in coastal systems, the changes in fresh and estuarine systems because of changes in water quality, and the resulting effects on birds. Field Stations: Corpus Christi Field Station Corpus Christi, TX 170 170 170 Baton Rouge Field Station Baton Rouge, LA 106 106 106 U.S. Geological Survey 433 Biological Research FY 2005’ FY 2006" FY 2007' Center Name Location Estimate Estimate Estimate ($000) ($000) ($000) Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center Bozeman, MT 3,001 2,913 1,968 Program Description: The Center conducts research to provide land and resource managers information needed to restore, enhance, maintain, and protect natural resources of the Rocky Mountain ecosystems. Center Field Stations: Glacier Field Station West Glacier, MT 339 333 333 Missoula Field Station Missouia, MT 96 96 96 Western Fisheries Research Seattle, WA 3,649 3,695 3,584 Program Description: The Center provides scientific research and technical assistance to support the best possible stewardship of the natural resources, emphasizing fish populations and aquatic ecosystems of the West. budgets. Field Stations: WFRC Seattie Lab Seattie, WA 2,062 1,933 1,875 Columbia River Research Lab Cook, WA 387 387 375 Reno Field Station Reno, NV 272 272 264 Dixon Field Station Dixon, CA 24? 24; 234 Klamath Falls Field Station Klamath Falis, OR 531 706 685 Marrowstone Marine Station Nordiand, WA 156 156 151 *:::::::::::: * ** Anchorage, Ak 6,500 6,517 6,566 Program Description: The Center provides biological information and research findings to resource managers, policymakers, and the public to support sound management of biological resources and ecosystems in Alaska. The Center's research focuses on arctic and Subarctic ecosystems, marine mammal ecology, migratory birds, and terrestrial mammal ecology. The Center has duty stations in various locations that do not have independent Pacific island Ecosystems Research Center Honolulu, Hi 2,985 2,988 2,991 in the Pacific Basin. Program Description: The Center conducts research to provide managers of terrestrial and marine resources information needed to restore, enhance, maintain, and protect biological resources and their supporting ecosystems Field Stations: Hawaii National Kilauea Field Station Park, Hawaii, Hi 1,690 1,775 1,860 # Haleakala Field Station Makawao, Maui, Hl 378 397 446 Manoa Field Station Honolulu, Oahu, Hil 45 47 49 .." Ecological Research pavis, ca 6,427 | 6,532 6,832 Program Description: The Center provides biological information and research findings to resource managers, policymakers, and the public to support sound management of biological resources and ecosystems in California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah. The Center's research focuses on work related to endangered species, waterfowl, | amphibians, fire ecology, global change, and other ecological issues. | Field Stations: Santa Cruz Field Station Santa Cruz, CA 923 938 938 Piedras Blacas Field Station San Simeon, CA - *- tº- Dixon Field Station Dixon, CA 829 842 842 Davis Station Davis, CA 143 #45 145 J - 48 U.S. Geological Survey 434 Science Centers and Field Stations - FY 2005' FY 2006' TFY 2007” Center Name Location Estimate Estimate Estimate - ($000) ($000) ($000) Western Ecological Research Center Field Stations (continued): San Diego Field Station San Diego, CA 1,131 1,149 1,299 Kern Field Station Delano, CA - * -: Channel island Field Station Ventura, CA 297 302 302 Point Reyes Field Station Point Reyes, CA 215 219 219 Redwood Field Station Arcata, CA 481 184 184 Sequoia-Kings Station Tree Rivers, CA 51 519 669 Yosemite Field Station - Portal, CA 378 384 384 Golden Gate Field Station Sausalito, CA - - .* San Francisco Bay Field Station Vallejo, CA 606 646 646 Rievada Field Station - Las Vegas, NV &- tºr * Box Springs Field Station Riverside, CA 259 264 264 Canyon Crest Field Station Riverside, CA - -- - Las Vegas Field Station | Las Vegas, NV 954 970 970 º: ºn. Corvallis, OR 5,642 5,778 4,778 Program Description: The Center provides scientific understanding and technology to support sound management and conservation of forest and rangeland ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West. Field Stations: Regional Ecosystem Office Portland, OR 175 182 i89 Olympic Field Station Port Angeles, WA 326 339 352 Snake River Field Station Boise, HD 1,679 1,833 1,891 University of Washington Field Station Seattie, WA {} 45 47 *** | Hºng 1,982 2,006 2,066 Program Description: The Center conducts research and provides technical support to assist land managers with resource management and Stewardship throughout the Southwest. Research focuses on arid-lands ecology, invasive species, ecosystem restoration, climate change, endangered species, wildlife-human interactions, inventory and monitoring, and other ecological issues. The Center also includes the Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Station, which studies the effects of the operation of Gien Canyon Dam on downstream resources within the Colorado River Ecosystem. Fiefd Stations: C Monitori d O Ö O Grand anyon Monitoring an (funded by receipts {funded by receipts from {funded by receipts from Research Center Flagstaff, AZ from power revenue}kyower revenue Węf fêVººkić Sonoran Field Station Tucson, AZ 762 710 - 731 Colorado Plateau Field Station Flagstaff, AZ 647 688 709 Canyonlands Field Station Moab, UT 573 608 626 "/ Science Center and Field Station funding are estimates and do not include cyclical funds. U.S. Geological Survey 435 Cooperative Research Units Activity: Biological Research Subactivity: Cooperative Research Units 2007 Fixed Cost 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget from Subactivity Actual Enacted Changes" Changes Request 2006 Cooperative Research Units 14,570 14,664 +274 0 14,938 +274 Total Requirements $000 14,570 14,664 +274 O 14,938 +274 FTE #26 126 {} {} 126 0 * Fixed cost increases for this subactivity total $391, of which $274 will be budgeted and $117 will be absorbed. The FY 2007 budget request for the Cooperative Research Units program is $14,938,000 and 126 FTE. The USGS proposes no program or FTE changes for this program. Program Overview The Cooperative Research Units program is a unique cooperative partnership among Federal and State governments and academia, and provides one of the strongest partnership links between the USGS and Federal and State management agencies. This program addresses the Department's Resource Protection strategic goal of sustaining biological communities by providing the natural resource management community with scientific information and trained personnel to implement sound resource management policies and practices. The USGS also tracks outputs including the number of systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers and the number of workshops/training with USGS sponsorship or participation to transfer results to customers and partners. In FY 2008, under the end outcome goal of sustaining biological communities, the USGS Cooperative Research Units program expects to deliver to its customers about 325 systematic analyses and investigations and 25 formal workshops/training courses regarding improve the information base, information management, and technical assistance. - Federal scientists stationed at universities (1) help identify and respond to natural resource information needs through the pooling of resources among agencies, (2) participate in the advanced scientific training of university graduate students, and, (3) provide Federal and other natural resource managers access to university expertise and facilities through geographically dispersed science organization of the Units. Federal support of the Cooperative Research Units is multiplied by State and university cooperator contributions of expertise, equipment, facilities, and project funding, thereby enhancing the program's cost-effectiveness. Through university affiliations, Unit Scientists train future natural resource professionals and provide opportunities through graduate education to diversify the Federal workforce. U.S. Geological Survey J - 51 436 Biological Research The USGS Cooperative Research Unit program is comprised of 40 Cooperative Research Units located at leading universities in 38 States, with a headquarters office in Reston, VA. The overall goal of the program is to maintain cooperative partnerships with Federal and State agencies to address mutual needs of all partners in a cost effective manner. Funds appropriated to the Cooperative Research Unit program are used to staff, support, and manage USGS participation in this Federal partnership with States and universities. Ninety-one percent of FY 2005 program dollars were allocated to staff salaries and benefits, a number that is fairly typical for the program over time. The other 9 percent was used for national operations (rents, postage, travel, equipment, and moving expenses). The research and technical assistance activities of individual Units are supported by reimbursable funds from Federal, State, and local governments and nongovernment organizations. Each Cooperative Research Unit is directed by a Coordinating Committee of Federal, State, university, and nongovernment representatives. Each Coordinating Committee establishes the goals and expectations for each Unit within the program's mission of research, education, and technical assistance. The mix of priorities is established locally and changes annually based on the local needs of the cooperators and funding available from cooperators and program partners including Interior. The following table lists cooperative research units by State: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Fiorida Georgia Hawaii Idaho łowa KariSaS Łouisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota Mississippi AMissouri Montana Nebraska New Mexico New York North Carolina Oklahoma Oregon Cooperative Research Units Locations Auburn University University of Alaska University of Arizona University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Humboldt State University Colorado State University University of Florida University of Georgia University of Hawaii University of idaho łowa State University Kansas State University Łouisiana State University University of Maine University of Maryland, Eastern Shore University of Massachusetts University of Minnesota Mississippi State University University of Missouri Montana State University (Fish Unit) University of Montana (Wildlife Unit) University of Nebraska New Mexico State University Cornell University North Carolina University Okalahoma State University Oregon State University U.S. Geological Survey 437 Cooperative Research Units Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State University South Carolina Clemson University South Dakota South Dakota State University Tennessee Tennessee Tech University - Texas Texas Tech University Utah Utah State University Vermont University of Vermont Virginia Virginia Polytechnic University Washington University of Washington West Virginia West Virginia University Wisconsin University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point (Fish Unit) University of Wisconsin, Madison (Wildlife Unit) Wyoming University of Wyoming The Unit program is highly productive in scientific, academic, and outreach activities. Through affiliations with host universities, Unit scientists directly advise and mentor graduate students. Activities also involve Unit sponsorship of undergraduate and graduate education programs for minorities that are underrepresented in the Federal workforce. These efforts focus on minority student recruitment and career training in natural resources and include USGS programs for minority students at the University of Arizona and The National Cooperative Fisheries Scholars program at the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The USGS participates in annual program reviews at the local level and receives feedback from reviews and activities of a National Cooperator's Coalition (NCC) consisting of non-Federal program cooperators and other interested parties. The following are the program goals of the Cooperative Research Units: • Sustain a national network of Federal/State/university partnerships pursuant to the Cooperative Research Units Act, with a legislated mission of research, education, and technical assistance on issues related to fish, wildlife, ecology, and natural resources. • Sustain a quality-driven, customer-oriented, network of expertise for research, teaching, and technical assistance that is responsive to the resource information needs of State resource agencies and host universities participating in the Cooperative Research Units program. • Maintain Science capabilities that are responsive to the resource management information needs of bureaus in the Department of the Interior and provide Department bureaus with access to these capabilities. • Enhance and support science programs in the USGS by providing coordination and access to research capabilities at 40 host universities. 2007 Program Performance Estimates The 2007 budget request for the Cooperative Research Units (CRU) subactivity is $14,938,000 and 126 FTE. To address the goals listed above, the CRU is planning the activities for FY 2007 as shown below. U.S. Geological Survey J - 53 438 Biological Research The following program accomplishments listed below demonstrate the utility of "systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers" and "number of formal workshops or training provided to customers." In FY 2007, Unit scientists will continue to work directly with resource managers to identify and address information needs through research and technical assistance. Meetings with Federal, State, university, and other cooperators from each of the Cooperative Research Units will be held to review Unit finances, performance, local program direction, and contributions of each cooperator to the operations of each Unit. Continue development of E-Government capabilities to improve administrative and management efficiencies and to provide better access to CRU project information. 2006 Planned Program Performance The following program accomplishments listed below demonstrate the utility of "systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers" and "number of formal workshops or training provided to customers." - Meetings with Federal, State, university, and other cooperators from each of the Cooperative Research Units will be held to review Unit finances, performance, local program direction, and contributions of each cooperator to the operations of each Unit. New customer feedback mechanisms will be developed and initiated to quantify satisfaction with program products. Assess the impact of the retirements of senior scientific personnel on program productivity with a 5-year time horizon and improve projections of future program performance. Build new capabilities for training minorities for careers in natural resources Continue development of E-Government capabilities and improve availability of program information to other USGS programs as well as the conservation community through electronic |Théâſış. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments The following program accomplishments listed below demonstrate the utility of "systematic analyses and investigations delivered to customers" and "number of formal workshops or training provided to customers." All FY 2005 planned program goals as specified in the FY 2006 Budget Justifications were met as follows: The USGS CRU national program office actively worked to maintain the Federal-State- university partnerships that support 40 Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units. Meetings and correspondence were exchanged and management actions taken to address concerns and to identify opportunities. J - 54 U.S. Geological Survey 439 Cooperative Research Units Meetings were held with Federal, State, university, and other cooperators from all 40 of the Cooperative Research Units to review Unit finances, performance, local program direction, and contributions of each cooperator to the operations of each Unit. A national meeting of program cooperators (the NCC) was held in March, 2005. In FY 2005, the program staffed the assistant unit leader-fish position at Nebraska and the Unit Leader position at Montana-Wildlife. The USGS reviewed, renegotiated, and became signatories to four cooperative agreements for the operation of Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units (10 percent of all Unit agreements). The content and format of the programs report to cooperators was revised to display current work and productivity more effectively, and to program trend data. The report was delivered to cooperators within 6 months of the end of the fiscal year. A functional centralized database for Research Work Orders was developed and integrated into standard procedures, linking work descriptions with contracting actions, Program management conducted a workshop with cooperators and Unit scientists and developed draft strategic plan construct to serve as the basis for the program's Strategic Plan. The program appointed a committee to and received a report on Unit options for increasing opportunities for groups typically underrepresented in the natural resource profession. Action was initiated with Cooperators to review a current agreement for potential updating to facilitate greater educational opportunities for minorities in natural resource sciences. The Unit program is highly productive in scientific, academic, and outreach activities. Through affiliations with host universities, Unit scientists directly advised and mentored 683 graduate students in FY 2005, in line with prior years, 125 of these students received graduate degrees in FY 2005. - During FY 2005, Unit Scientists, affiliates, and students published approximately 236 scientific papers, submitted more than 144 reports to management agencies, and presented more than 661 papers and workshops to natural resource professional Societies and agencies, in total, 1,161 research projects were active in FY 2005, with 138 Federal projects completed and over 103 new projects initiated in response to Federal agency needs. Unit projects covered a wide range of disciplines, including biodiversity, invasive species, anadromous fish and migratory bird management, habitat management and restoration, wildlife diseases, fire ecology, environmental contaminants, assessment of imperiled species, population modeling and conservation genetics. U.S. Geological Survey J - 55 440 Biological Research 1400 – 1,477 1200 - 1,045 j,163 tº j,017 # 024 w DO) States º y 981 '' § 1000 | *" in - 36% 3.2% 'E' - sº §§ º * º 800 - * C. 5 600 – # -; 400 - 2. - º 200 - EXOA DO Other 0 + - sº, º other Non-federal ---, * * Federa 1.7% 1998 1999 2000 2007 2002 2003 2004 2005 Fiscal Year Number of projects by year and funding sources for projects active during FY 2005. The Cooperative Research Units provide needed research and technical assistance to numerous management agencies on issues related to fish, wildlife and other natural resources. Special emphasis is placed on assisting bureaus within the Department of the Interior and State agency cooperators. During FY 2005, Federal and affiliated university scientists and their students were actively engaged in more than 1,100 research projects, of which approximately 36% benefited five bureaus within the Department of the Interior and 32 percent benefited State agencies. Many of these projects also benefited more than one organization. Below is a summary of the projects Unit scientists completed for our Federal, State and Non-Federal partners in FY 2005. Department of the Interior Partnerships In fiscal year 2005, Unit scientists conducted 490 research projects for the Department of the Interior, including 212 for the USGS, 180 for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 59 for the National Park Service, 30 for the Bureau of Land Management, and 9 for the Bureau of Reclamation. Those projects covered a wide spectrum of research topics including population status of threatened and endangered species, wildlife and aquatic diseases, invasive species, impacts of environmental contaminants, response of animals to human activities, survey design, and landscape ecology. The following projects were completed in FY 2005 and exemplify the types of research investigations Unit scientists conducted for Interior. • California Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit — Constructed the first-ever comprehensive map of Marbled Murrelet nests in California and identified the bird's behavioral response to human visitor activity. Results are being used by the National Park Service to manage visitor use in proximity to nest sites and to support recovery of the threatened murrelet. • Maine. Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit — Determined how to better model the distribution of vertebrate species by including not only primary habitat types as a model component, but also the proximity and juxtaposition of associated habitats. These new models provide more accurate predictions on where animals occur across large landscapes, thus providing multiple Federal and State resources agencies with improved tools for planning and management at the landscape level. J - 56 U.S. Geological Survey 441 Cooperative Research Units New Mexico Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit — Assessed the impact of visitor traffic and forest structure on the ability of bighorn sheep to reach their summer mineral lick site at Sheep Lakes in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park. The Nationai Park Service will use the results to improve its management of pedestrian and vehicular traffic along Fall River Road and to reduce visual obstruction along the sheep's forested route. South Dakota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit — Conducted one of the first limnological studies on Angostura Reservoir in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Found that alterations in the population size of algae are attributed mostly to zooplankton grazing pressure, rather than nutrient concentrations. The findings will help the Bureau of Reclamation provide high quality water to reservoir user groups. Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit — Determined how exposure to the surfactant nonylphenol, a chemical commonly used as a detergent and emulsifier, affects the ability of juvenile Pacific salmon to adapt to seawater. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will use the findings to improve the quality of freshwater habitat for juvenile Pacific salmon with the goal of reducing smolt mortality during the fish's transition to seawater. State Agency Partnerships The Cooperative Research Units conducted approximately 430 investigations for their State cooperators in FY 2005. While many of those projects addressed the management needs for game animals and Sportfish, numerous others explored the population dynamics of non-game species, studied the epidemiology of biological diseases, evaluated the efficacy of biological monitoring techniques, and identified ways to evaluate and improve wildlife and aquatic habitats. The following projects were completed in FY 2005 and serve as just a sample of the projects conducted for State cooperators. & Mississippi Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit — From over 1,800 mourning doves banded at Hell Creek Wildlife Management Area, Mississippi, documented the survival rate and dispersal behavior for various sex and age groups of mourning doves. Weekly observations indicated that adult doves have a higher survival rate compared to juveniles and that adult males are more likely than females to disperse greater distances from their nesting site. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is using the data to revise its harvest management strategies for mourning doves. Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit — Determined the location of the bacterial Coldwater disease pathogen in a Montana hatchery system, how it was. transmitted and what factors caused disease outbreaks. The findings are being used to reduce the frequency and intensity of disease outbreaks in Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks hatcheries. North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildfife Research Unit — Used a combination of field sampling, hydroacoustics, and bioenergetics modeling to examine striped bass growth rates, condition, age and size structure, and diet composition and abundance. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission will use the results for managing reservoir populations of striped bass and their prey species. Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit — Assessed the distribution and nesting habitat overlap of Ferruginous hawks and Swainson's hawks in the Texas U.S. Geological Survey J - 57 442 Biological Research Panhandle. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is using the information to improve the way in which it works with private landowners to enhance non-game wildlife habitat on agricultural lands. Other Federal and Non-Federal Partnerships The Cooperative Research Units also conducted research projects for the U. S. Department of Agriculture (75), Department of Defense (69), National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (42), Environmental Protection Agency (10) and non-Federal conservation entities (229) in FY 2005. Those projects focused on various topics, such as controlling the spread of invasive species, resolving human-wildlife conflicts, identifying the population dynamics and habitat associations of marine mammals, and understanding the basic life history and habitat requirements of animals that occupy non-Interior lands. The following projects were completed in FY 2005 and are representative of the projects CRU conducts for other organizations. • Oklahoma Fish and Wildlife Research Cooperative Unit — Evaluated the extent to which small mammals and birds contribute to the expanding range of the invasive eastern redcedar. Birds were identified as the most likely the dominant disperser of redcedar seeds. Results of the study will help the Environmental Protection Agency develop risk management strategies that may limit the economic and environmental damage redcedar causes in grassland communities. • Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit — identified movement patterns and home range dynamics of over 350 black bears in the Alleghany Mountains of western Virginia from 1994-2004. The data were used to locate areas and habitats that were important to the bears on a seasonal basis. In partnership with the Virginia Department of Game and inland Fisheries, the U.S. Forest Service will use the results to enhance black bear management on the George Washington and Jefferson National forests and Virginia's Wildlife Management Areas. • Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit — Estimated survival rates of the critically endangered western North Pacific population of gray whales. While the estimated annual Survival rate for non-calf whales was high, the calf annual survival rate was lower than expected. The National Marine Fisheries Service, International Whaling Committee, and conservation-oriented organizations will use the results to establish recovery strategies for the gray whale population. • Wisconsin Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit — Documented the importance of grassland habitat at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, to birds. Observed 62 bird species using the military installation, including 12 species of concern to the conservation community, and discovered that predation limited the reproductive success of select sparrows. The Department of Defense will use the database to enhance its conservation efforts of grassland birds at Fort McCoy, including identifying ways to reduce nest predation. Performance Overview The Cooperative Research Units subactivity addresses the Department's Resource Protection strategic goal of Sustaining biological communities. The following table highlights important performance measures for the Cooperative Research Units subactivity: J - 58 U.S. Geological Survey 443 Cooperative Research Units Measure 2005 Plan 2005 Actual Change from 2005 Plan 2006 Enacted 2006 Change from 2005 Actual 2007 Request 2007 Change from 2006 X% of CRU students that work on subsequent fish and wildlife science advance degrees or obtain employment in the fish and wildlife or other natural resources field, within targeted dates post-graduation (CRU) (BUR) t}}\}K ÜNK Baseline NA TBD NA X% of targeted Science products that are used by Cooperators and partners for species, habitat, or land management and/or regulatory decision making within targeted dates following study completion (CRU) (BUR} tjMK UNK Baseline NA TBD NA # of students complete degree requirements for MS, PhD, and post doctoral program under the direction and mentorship of Unit Scientists (CRU) (BUR) 100 100 100 # systematic analyses & investigations provided to CUStortleſs 294 236 235 225 # of workshops and training provided to customers 25 25 U.S. Geological Survey 444 Activity Summary Enterprise Information 2007 Fixed Cost 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Related, Program Budget from Subactivity Actual Enacted" changes" changes Request 2006 Enterprise information Security and 22.714 24,866 +309 +797 25,972 +1,106 Technology FTE 73 73 -3 70 -3 Enterprise Information Resources 16,989 16,900 +225 -489 16,636 -264 FTE 92 &f -3 88 -3 National Geospatial Program 4,670 4,628 +65,464 -1,170 68,622 +63,994 FTE 12 12 +303 -20 295 +283 Total Requirements $000 44,373 46,394 65,698 -862 111,230 +64,836 FTE 177 176 +303 -26 453 .#277 a/ National Geospatial Program FTE count for 2005 and 2006 was formerly included in Federal Geographic Data Coordination. b/Fixed cost increases for this activity total $1,997, of which $1,397 will be budgeted and $600 will be absorbed. Changes for this activity include an increase of $64,301 for the budget restructure which moves CTM to the National Geospatial Program. Activity Summary The 2007 budget request for the Enterprise information Activity $111,230,000 and 453 FTE, which is a net change of +$64,836,000 and +277 FTE from the 2006 enacted level. Additional information on program changes is provided in each subactivity of this document. The Enterprise information (E) Activity serves as the focal point for the bureau's information-related resources and activities; information technology infrastructures (networks, hardware and software); information and communications policies : and standards; and information services (such as libraries, information centers, and the USGS presence on the Internet). A robust information architecture and comprehensive information security are key components of the integrated information environment. Within the integrated information environment, diverse and distributed databases, geospatial data assets, and information are accessed and used seamlessly by Scientists, collaborators, customers, and the public to address complex natural science issues. The El Use of Cost and Performance information Taxpayer Dollars Leveraged 73 percent by Partnering — The USGS saved taxpayers nearly $8 million in 2005 by coordinating its purchase of high resolution imagery with other government agencies. instead of paying full price for imagery over 49 urban areas, USGS coordinated with others to jointly purchase data, enabling a 73 percent discount. Cost Benefit Study Projects a Net $2.05 Biłłion in Benefits for The National Map — USGS scientists analyzed the overall costs and benefits to society of The National Map, which provides the Nation with spatial map data that are current, integrated, consistent, complete, and more accessible than in previous formats. The Cost Benefit Analysis measures the value of scientific applications that have utilized the geospatial data of The National Map. strengthens scientific inquiry within USGS and the broader natural science community by having U.S. Geological Survey K - 1 445 Enterprise information a more efficient and less complex path to relevant USGS information in all forms — and enhanced access to services that deliver science information that can easily be understood, shared, and applied. The E! is responsible for planning and monitoring the bureau's investment in geospatial information and IT, information security and management, information policy and standards, and information science. The duties, functions, and responsibilities of a Chief lnformation Officer are fulfilled in USGS by the Geospatial information Officer (GIO), who also serves administratively as the Associate Director for Geospatial Information. The GIO is responsible for overall policy direction, management, and oversight of geospatial information, database, and coordination; computing systems acquisition, development, and integration; T capital planning and investment management; information security; human capital for managing information resources; E-Government initiatives and innovation; strategic planning for information resources; enterprise architecture and advancing the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA); records management; privacy; and information collection, dissemination, access, and delivery. This suite of responsibilities is consistent with those of other Federal government agencies and leading private-sector entities in its comprehensive approach to information assets and is in accord with recommendations of the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Budget Restructure — Prompted by National Research Council recommendations and by discussions with constituent groups on how to best serve their geospatial data needs, USGS geospatial data programs have been reorganized into a new National Geospatial Program (NGP). This realignment unifies The National Map, the Geospatial One-Stop (GOS) project, and coordination of the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) into a single program organization. Related activities under the management of NGP include emergency response support, The National Atlas, and Department of the Interior Enterprise Geographic information Management. In 2005 and 2006, USGS worked with Interior, OMB, and Congress to align funding allocations and program management and oversight within the USGS. With the budget restructure proposed in the 2007 Budget Justification, most of the Cooperative Topographic Mapping (CTM) program and its funding will move from the Geographic Research, Investigations and Remote Sensing Activity to the Enterprise information Activity to help create the new National Geospatial Program subactivity. Geospatial Data Leadership – Joining USGS IT and geospatial assets into a single management portfolio led by the GIO has reaped several benefits: (1) It positions USGS as a national geospatial leader and knowledge broker in National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI), (2) New regional geospatial information offices have enabled a stronger customer-based focus, (3) Geospatial IT activities are better coordinated across a greater range of projects and expertise (such as development of the Geospatial Modernization Blueprint along with the geospatial profile document for the FEA), (4) Opportunities for geospatial data partnering with State and local agencies have been expanded by adding IT specialists in the local offices, enabling and supporting closer ties to State-based geographic information councils and leveraging and aligning Federal strategies, plans, and resources with comparable State resources. Effective stewardship (and not ownership) of these USGS information assets has enabled citizens, agencies, and partners to tap reliable, timely, one-touch geographic display and access to a wealth of Science knowledge, information, and data. Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) Evaluation In FY 2004, the OMB PART for the FY 2006 Budget was applied to The National Map. OMB classified The National Map as a research and development program, scoring it at 90 percent K - 2 U.S. Geological Survey 446 Activity Summary overall: 100 percent for program purpose and design, 100 percent for strategic planning, 100 percent for program management, and 80 percent for program results/accountability. Overall, the OMB rated The National Map as "effective." The score for the program is greatly improved from that assigned for the F2004 Budget when the program was characterized as "results not demonstrated." Workforce Planning The GIO is conducting extensive workforce analysis to identify and support future needs. The GIO has undergone and will continue to execute skills assessments for information management and technology. Voluntary Separation incentive Payments/Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VSIP/VERA) and competitive sourcing under OMB Circular A–76 guidelines are tools that are being used to implement these future needs. As a follow-on to the 2004 USGS mapping workforce restructure, coupled with the USGS Director's decision from August 2004 to bring The National Map under the GIO, USGS has embarked on further steps toward organizational transformation. One of these steps included a 2005 competitive sourcing scoping and preliminary planning study, in which USGS carefully reviewed its geospatial data integration, access, and archive capabilities in light of rapidly changing mapping technologies. Technology has changed how USGS performs mapping activities and a large, field-based operation is no longer cost effective. In January 2005, in an effort to further strengthen and align the geospatial data activities of USGS, the bureau created the National Geospatial Technical Operation Center (NGTOC), a single organization having a national capability and the potential to consolidate its four mapping centers (Reston, VA, Rolla, MO; Lakewood, CO; and Menlo Park, CA). The NGTOC was tasked with supporting all map production activities and technical services associated with the NGP, including the previous CTM program, management of the FGDC, GOS, and Interior's Enterprise Geospatial Information System. Services provided by NGTOC include geospatial data integration and quality assurance, cartographic production, contract management, software and applications development, and hosting of geospatial data and applications. In October 2005, Interior asked USGS to put on hold its A–76 study of NGTOC functions pending review of the consolidation of the NGTOC at the Denver Federal Center. An internal review of the decision process was undertaken in December 2005. The review team found "the process leading to the site selection for NGTOC was open, fair, and adequate to support the decision." In January 2006, Interior's Assistant Secretary for Water and Science concurred with this finding and the A-76 study was resumed. The USGS created an Enterprise Publishing Network from a significant restructure of its workforce and business processes, using the High Performing Organization model. The restructuring achieved a unified bureau publishing policy, streamlined the publishing technical and businessfunctions to ensure operational efficiencies accompanied by a significant reduction of staff and reduced of the number of operating locations by more than half. This is accomplished while maintaining the high quality of the scientific publications of USGS. Further organizational transformation progress will also be made in 2006 and 2007 by a unified and efficient bureauwide Natural Science Network (NSN) to deliver science information and provide enhanced access to customers. These activities will include preparing a business strategy and, based on the strategy, decide whether competitive sourcing or an alternative strategy in 2007 would provide the best business and service model to USGS science programs as the external face to the public. Previous funding levels severely limited opportunities to update library and information delivery skills, acquire new skills needed for emerging U.S. Geological Survey #K - 3 447 Enterprise information technologies, and implement realignment of positions within the existing library organization to provide the appropriate balance of skills and capabilities for supporting customer needs. The bureau was able to offer employee VSIP/VERA in 2005. The USGS information centers (Earth Science information Centers) were consolidated with the USGS Library System to form the Science information and Library Services component of NSN. Enterprise Information Technology and Centralized Services — The 2007 budget for the Department includes programmatic increases for USGS totaling $1.5 million for projects and programs that are funded through the Working Capital Fund to support enterprise approaches that result in improved effectiveness and efficiency. These include the enterprise messaging system that will consolidate operations from independently operated bureau and office programs and result in the elimination of hundreds of servers and three messaging applications; a contracted effort to eliminate, over 3 years, the Department's backlog of nearly 2,000 appeals to Freedom of information Act requests; and standardizing the applications used for geospatial information with the creation of an enterprise system that will improve the effective use of geographic information departmentwide. Subactivity Overview The Enterprise Information Activity comprises three subactivities that include: Enterprise Information Security and Technology supports USGS information security and technology efforts. The information security component ensures compliance with all Federal information technology mandates and is responsible for the electronic security of and access to all USGS data and information assets. The telecommunications and computing infrastructure components support enterprise services network, directory services, technical support, enterprise architecture, email, and e-authentication. Enterprise information Resources guides and manages bureau-level systems and activities in information policy, information integration and delivery, and science education. The information integration and delivery component provides direction, coordination, and strategic planning of scientific data integration and management relating to Web-Internet services, science publishing, libraries, information centers, and enterprise-level coordination of educational activities and geographic information systems. The information resource management component supports Compliance with statutory mandates and regulations for records archiving and management, privacy, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, E-Government Act, OMB Data Quality Guidelines, OMB Peer Review Requirements, Paperwork Reduction Act, and investment technology capital asset planning. National Geospatial Program coordinates and provides leadership in geospatial activities that ensure the development, maintenance, and availability of geographic data and related geographic knowledge in support of the NSDI. K - 4 U.S. Geological Survey 448 Enterprise information Security and Technology Activity: Enterprise Information Subactivity: Enterprise information Security and Technology 2007 Fixed Costs 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget from Subactivity Actual Enacted chanaes” Changes Request 2006 Enterprise information Security and Technology 22,714 24,866 +309 +797 25,972 +1,106 Total Requirements 22,714 24,866 +309 +797 25,972 +1,106 FTE - 73 73 0 -3 70 -3 aſ Fixed cost increases for this subactivity total $441, of which $309 will be budgeted and $132 will be absorbed. Summary of FY 2007 Program Changes for El Security and Technology Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • Departmental Working Capital Fund +1,297 O • Operational Efficiencies -500 -3 ToTAL +797 -3 Justification of 2007 Program Changes The 2007 budget request for the Enterprise Information Security and Technology Subactivity is $25,972,000 and 70 FTE, which is a net program change of +$797,000 and -3 FTE. Departmental Working Capital Fund (+$1,297,000 and 0 FTE) — Additional increases are requested for the centrally billed portion of the WCF related to Enterprise Services Network and Electronic Messaging System. El Security and Technology / Operational Efficiencies (-$500,000 and -3 FTE) — The proposed decrease achieves savings through economies of further IT centralization, consolidated software and hardware purchases, and workforce planning. Program Performance Change — The departmental WCF increases do not affect USGS performance. Regarding the decreases for operational efficiencies, though the program contributes to the strategic goal of advancing knowledge through scientific information, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this program change. U.S. Geological Survey 449 Enterprise Information Program Overview The Enterprise Information Security and Technology (EIS&T) subactivity supports the USGS information security and technology efforts. The information security component ensures compliance with all Federal IT mandates and is responsible for the electronic security of and access to all USGS data and information assets. The telecommunications and computing infrastructure components support enterprise services network, directory services, technical support, enterprise architecture, email, and e-authentication. information Security (Estimates for FY 2005, $5.4 million; FY 2006, $6.3 million; FY 2007, $6.4 million) . The information security component supports the USGS overall information security program, including compliance with the FISMA and other Federal laws directing IT, and is responsible for IT security operations to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of USGS data and information assets. The USGS endorses the Department's direction to achieve rigorous IT security as the highest priority. Ensuring that networks and systems are secure and protecting the integrity of the data and information they house are two of the most critical issues facing the USGS. The USGS approach to improving its overall security posture is two-fold: (1) maintaining C&A of critical information systems, and (2) strengthening the overall IT security program of the bureau. Acquiring, managing, and overseeing operational IT security technologies, tools, and procedures continue to provide significant long-term cost and operational efficiencies. This central approach to IT Security offers both short- and long-term efficiencies in achieving an improved security posture. Security Certification and Accreditation — The security C&A requirements dictate that all Federal high-risk IT systems are reviewed for security compliance based on OMB Circular A-130 requirements on a periodic basis. In addition to periodic re-certification and accreditation of USGS systems, it is necessary to continually monitor and maintain C&A status, as required by OMB. Although the source programs are required to fund re-certification and accreditation of IT systems, EIS&T supports USGS C&A activities under the direction of the C&A manager as well as funding contributions for specific needs. Security Operations — The USGS carefully scrutinizes its network security systems, including monitoring and assessment of systems and networks to ensure constant security compliance, to identify potential vulnerabilities, to detect security intrusions, and to respond effectively to any and all IT security events and incidents. As part of this scrutiny, the USGS routinely tests its rietwork for potential penetration vulnerabilities. This responsibility includes managing all IT security operations and implementing best-practices to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of USGS data and information assets. Telecommunications (Estimates for FY 2005, $6.4 million; FY 2006, $7.5 million; FY 2007, $8.6 million) Enterprise Services Network — The Enterprise Services Network (ESN) consolidates all telecommunications networks into one integrated system. In 2007, USGS will have (1) passed the Connection Approval Process and will have connected for internet 1 services at the five U.S. Geological Survey K - 6 450 Enterprise Information Security and Technology Interior ESN Internet 1 nodes; (2) connected to the intranet; and (3) started to "flattened" its networks to ESN. By the start of 2007, USGS will have completed connecting all field offices to the ESN, which previously had dedicated circuit connections, and all field offices will be monitored and managed by ESN with full 24x7x365 support. Computing Infrastructure (Estimates for FY 2005, $10.9 million; FY 2006, $11.0 million; FY 2007, $11.0 million) Active Directory–Active Directory (AD) is a commercial off-the-shelf directory service that provides a consistent office automation infrastructure and a single point of access for systems administration. IT Service Desk Consolidation — The consolidation of the help desk functions at the enterprise level into the IT Service Desk System will provide improvements and efficiencies in response time, problem resolution, and quality of technical support, while also relieving the individual science disciplines and offices from having to support and perform these functions independently. Under this strategy, the unified USGS IT Service Desk System will serve as a single point of contact for all T customer support. The system will utilize specialized hardware and software and will primarily consist of IT support personnel across the USGS who will be formally linked together through organizational and matrix relationships to provide more consistent IT customer Service. The heart of this system is a call center, referred to as a service desk. The service desk has primary responsibility for call resolution, call tracking, and customer satisfaction. Enterprise Architecture — The USGS Enterprise Architecture (EA) builds upon the FEA and Interior Enterprise Architecture frameworks and identifies the unique requirements of USGS. These requirements include defining USGS scientific and administrative "lines of business" of high strategic value and identifying major USGS IT investment projects and business process re-engineering efforts that are planned or underway. The USGS EA team works closely with CPIC and the USGS Security C&A team to align USGS systems with investments and security. Electronic Messaging System — The Electronic Messaging System (EMS) is a communication system that provides consistent collaborative email tools to all users. E-Authentication — E-Authentication is one component of the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12). FY 2007 Program Performance Estimates information Security The USGS will continue to rigorously maintain compliance with FISMA mandates for establishing and keeping the USGS electronic infrastructure secure and protected. The planned improvements to the USGS security infrastructure include: (1) improving IT security plans, (2) maintaining C&A of major IT systems, (3) enhancing computer incident response capabilities including reporting of security incidents to Federal Computer Incident Response Center, (4) conducting annual IT security awareness training of all USGS personnel and specialized training for employees with significant security responsibilities, and (5) establishing standard procedures for secure system configuration and operation to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the systems and the information they contain. U.S. Geological Survey 451 Enterprise information Formed in 2005, the USGS IT Security Steering Committee will continue to serve as the focal point for all IT security activities by overseeing policy formulation and appropriate review of policy, standards, and guidelines and by ensuring policies are consistently applied throughout USGS. This committee will also ensure that a correct balance is maintained between the requirements of IT security and the needs of scientific activities. Compliance with established standards and best practices will be measured by conducting management control and internal site reviews on a regular basis. Security Certification and Accreditation — Systems scheduled for re-certification in 2007 include the Financial Management and Inventory Property Management Systems, Landsat Ground System, and infrastructure system categories. Additionally, previously certified and accredited systems will be monitored and assessed to ensure ongoing compliance with FISMA mandates. During 2007, USGS will continue to work closely with all its system owners to ensure that all requirements are met. Security Operations — in 2007 USGS security operations will include (1) integrating penetration testing capabilities into the monthly assessment program for all its T systems to ensure potential vulnerabilities are properly classified and corrected appropriate to the threat- level, (2) developing and implementing content management procedures to ensure that information is appropriately classified and managed in accordance with requirements for the separation of low-, medium-, and high-impact information, and (3) applying enhanced IT security controls and procedures to respond to prevailing threats to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability to USGS IT systems and the information they contain. Telecommunications Enterprise Services Network — During 2007, USGS will (1) provide Department Remote Access and VPN services to avoid duplicate expenditures and make the management of the remote access sites easier and (2) work with the Department to propose institutionalizing internet 2 as a Department service, not just a USGS-provided service. Computing infrastructure Active Directory – in 2007, the USGS AD project will have completed the infrastructure and science center phases of construction. This constitutes the majority of offices in the USGS. These migrations will continue to be consistent with the Interior IT Transformation Strategy. These migrations will enable the USGS to have a unified infrastructure and common desktop environment. The USGS will have also completed several parallel projects related to increased IT security, consistency, and administration. These projects include an architecture redesign of Domain Name Services and an implementation of common Patch and Virus Management and common Change and Configuration Management practice. The USGS IT infrastructure wiłł have migrated from a decentralized distributed T organization to one which is consistent, highly efficient, and recorded. - Enterprise Architecture — In 2007, USGS will continue to support and maintain the Department of the Interior Enterprise Architecture Repository (DEAR). A second major emphasis is the implementation of a Modernization Blueprint for the Geospatial Line of Business. The USGS architecture team will be working closely with the USGS IRB, Nation Geospatiaſ Program Office, Unified Geospatial Enterprise Architecture Management Advisory U.S. Geological Survey k - 8 452 Enterprise Information Security and Technology Council, FGDC, GOS, and Enterprise Geospatial information Management in developing the USGS Geospatial Blueprint. Electronic Messaging System — In 2007, the USGS will begin planning and migrating 13,000 email accounts to the Department's email system based on Microsoft Exchange. During this period, the USGS will need to concurrently run two email systems (Exchange and Lotus Notes) until migration is completed. The USGS will migrate user accounts based on site readiness. After the migration of email is completed, the USGS will begin evaluating the migration of other collaborative tools and the potential positive and negative impacts of this migration on the USGS users. - E-Authentication — In 2007 the USGS HSPD-12 E-Authentication team will (1) pursue single sign-on capabilities using smart cards, (2) pursue using the capabilities of smart cards to digitally sign official documents, (3) consider replacing existing Lotus electronic forms, and (4) pursue email encryption in Microsoft Exchange FY 2006 Planned Program Performance Information Security — USGS continues to emphasize the improvement of the IT Security Program as one of the bureau's highest overall priorities. The primary objectives for 2006 are: (1) improving the USGS IT security posture and compliance with Federal laws and regulations and Department and USGS policies and standards, (2) implementing best practices, and (3) supporting the USGS El Program Five-Year Plan. The USGS will ensure that effective information security practices are carried out by (1) publishing standards, guidelines, procedures, (2) providing general, role-based, and specialized T security training, and (3) continuing to emphasis improved management, technical, and operational security controls. The transition of the security architecture to the ESN will continue, establishing a comprehensive network security infrastructure in the Department. Security Certification and Accreditation — in 2006, USGS will remediate weaknesses identified in the C&A and Management Control Review processes. Seven systems are scheduled to be re-certified and accredited in 2006. Support contracts will be required for this work. Other planned activities include tests of contingency plans, additional C&A workshops, and compliance review. Security Operations — Specific goals for 2006 include the following activities: (1) extending the proactive intrusion prevention technology to identify, log, alert, and automatically mitigate malicious network activities across the WAN, (2) integrating internal vulnerability assessment procedures to reduce potential vulnerabilities, (3) establishing a penetration test capability to ensure compliance with published standards, and (4) continuing initiatives for deployment of improved security Controls using malicious code detection and mitigation profiles to enhance security for Web and ftp servers. Enterprise Services Network — in 2006, USGS plans to continue the migration to the ESN with the bulk of the science centers managed by the ESN Network Operations and Security Center (NOSC) by the end of 2006. The transition of USGS science centers will be done regionally, starting with the Eastern Region and will be segmented into (1) monitoring science center network equipment (done automatically by ESN; USGS continues to make all U.S. Geological Survey 453 Enterprise information configuration changes), (2) managing science center network equipment (ESN does monitoring and makes all changes), and (3) optimizing connections with changes in circuit configurations. When complete, all sites will have 24x7 proactive network monitoring and will be fully managed to include router and switch configuration changes by the NOSC. Additionally, USGS will participate in the Remote Access and VPN trial, which will test the ESN Remote Access service. This test will use licenses from ESN's iPASS contract and will allow dial access connectivity. If successful, this newly provisioned ESN Remote Access service may replace the existing AT&T Remote Access service. This testing will be complete in second quarter 2006. Additional planned accomplishments for FY 2006 include: • Active Directory, IT Service Desk System, Enterprise Architecture, Modernization Blueprint, Electronic Messaging System, and E-Authentication FY 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Security Certification and Accreditation — During 2005, USGS managed and maintained C&A status on all major system categories. These systems are composed of major application systems and general support systems. Four of the USGS systems were re-certified and accredited in 2005. Documentation for all system categories was reviewed for compliance based on Department and NIST requirements. Deficiencies identified were either corrected or scheduled to be corrected within the first quarter of 2006. The USGS established and executed three C&A training workshops, which focused on the creation of key documents in the C&A package. Security Operations — In 2005, USGS strengthened its security posture through deployment of intrusion prevention security systems to identify, log, alert, and automatically mitigate potentially malicious internet and local-area activities. The USGS identified systems operating in the general network that have different security levels and moved these assets into separate security zones. The bureau's perimeter network is continually probed from potentially malicious internet sources. The network security infrastructure is designed to intercept unauthorized attempted connections. The figure below shows 2005 monthly statistics for intercepted traffic at the USGS gateways. º - U.S. Geological Survey 454 Enterprise information Security and Technology FY 2005 Blocked Internet Probes 25,000,000- 20,000,000- 15,000,000+ſº 10, 000,000- * ºr tº -ºr - § woreº “t - T --- ºf a 9, º º & " ": . - º - - . - - § - 5,000,000- trº T *** * * * - º: : | - º -ºs.º Fºw sº. -ººkº ºrs ºvere 0- pºd ºº:::::tº &Estººpt § assº ºSººsºº:Sºººººººººººtº Feb Mar Apr May jun To provide increased capability in the assessment of IT assets, the technology used in assessing the vulnerability in USGS networks was improved in 2005. The improved technology provided management procedures for tracking and verifying correction of identified potential vulnerabilities. Beginning in June, the improved technology was used to assess monthly vulnerability status with Internet accessible servers. The figure below shows the first three month of operation and reflects the significant improvement in identified potential vulnerabilities each month. Each month, the identified vulnerability status is addressed and corrected with the objective of zero-vulnerabilities identified each month. Since new vulnerabilities are regularly identified, the assessment for and correction of vulnerabilities is an ongoing process. FY 2005 Identified Potential vulnerability tº Total Crítical G Major jurie July Aug Sep Oct In response to significant increases in the delivery of unsolicited commercial email and SPAM, USGS continues to improve its automatic response capabilities for detection and quarantine of unwanted email. Enhancements continue to significantly contribute to the interception of infected and unwanted messages at the Internet gateway. In July and August more than 80 percent of messages posted from the Internet to USGS recipients were identified as either SPAM or virus infected, as shown in the figure below. U.S. Geological Survey 455 Enterprise information FY 2005 Messages blocked at the internet Gateway |- 5-ºxº~. spercentage Enterprise Services Network — In 2005, USGS made progress in transitioning its backbone to the ESN and continued to support the migration of other Department bureaus to ESN. In December 2004, USGS connected to the ESN Intranet and, in February–March 2005, facilitated the establishment of four of the five ESN Internet nodes (these four nodes are on USGS premises). From March 2005 thru September 2005, USGS made steady progress in migrating USGS sites to ESN and in supporting the migration of other Department bureaus to ESN. Work included supporting the BLM migration in June, and NBC, MMS, NPS, and OSM migrations in the summer and early fall. During 2005, USGS moved all gateway equipment to include the Vancouver ESN-Alaska egress equipment to MCI monitoring, and by December 2005, this was fully managed by the Department. USGS technical support was critical to the successful migrations of these bureaus and the establishment of ESN-Alaska. Telecommunications Sonnectivity | uses Response to Hurricane Katrina–Telecom Facts During and After Hurricanes • Acquired new satellite service for communications. Katrina and Rita — º • Used cable modems for service in Ruston, LA. August 30 through the end of 2005, • Established high-speed internet access via the the telecommunications University of Louisiana. infrastructure and the USGS ability • Routed calls from USGS headquarters in Reston, VA, to sustain communications in the to a commercial service. Gulf States area : severely • Escalated service restoration level priority to restore tested by two major Ufrica ſhēS. & service to Baton Rouge and Lafayette, LA. With Hurricane Katrina, USGS sites • Staff traveled to Baton Rouge, LA, for on-site at Baton Rouge, LA; Lafayette, LA; coordination for voice and data testing. Ruston, LA; Gulf Breeze, FL; Jackson, MS; and Stennis, MS, . . ... --> -- - -, - . were affected. With Hurricane Rita, USGS sites at Houston, TX; Baton Rouge, LA; and Ruston, -LA, were affected. From the time that Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on August 30 to the final telecommunications effects of Hurricane Rita on September 25, USGS telecommunications teams were taking all measures possible to maintain communications. During Hurricane U.S. Geological Survey 456 Enterprise Information Security and Technology Katrina, telecommunications team members traveled to the Gulf States for on-site coordination for voice and data testing. Some of these measures were preplanned, while other measures were developed in the aftermath of the hurricane events. Those lessons learned during Hurricane Katrina were then used in the preplanning for Hurricane Rita (and subsequent events). Preplanning included performing the following for the impacted area: (1) the deployment of Government Emergency Telecommunications (GETS) Cards, (2) the acquisition of satellite phones and their shipment to the impacted area, and (3) invoking the Telecommunications Services Priority system through the National Communications Service for selected data and voice circuits. The role of the GETS card is to provide specialized call processing in the event of congestion and (or) outages during an emergency because the GETS network has established capabilities to facilitate priority calling, including local exchanges and long distance networks. Hurricane Katrina was such a massive event that much of the telecommunications infrastructure in New Orleans was severely damaged; several BellSouth Local Area Exchange (LEC) Points of Presence were totally destroyed. USGS circuitry used the New Orleans Central Offices and the BellSouth Local Area Exchange. Given this magnitude of outage, the USGS initiated several workarounds that included (1) acquiring internet service provider (ISP) satellite service using Hughes Direcway service, (2) using cable modems for ISP service in Ruston, LA, (3) establishing and configuring network high-speed internet access via the University of Louisiana (because the University's service was routed thru Houston, TX, and was not impacted by the hurricane), (4) routing all phone calls from the USGS National Center inbound to the Gulf region over commercial service because FTS2001 MCI service was crippled, and (5) escalating MCI service restoration to the vice president level, which did help in finally restoring circuits to Baton Rouge and Lafayette. These workarounds provided basic communications services to the USGS sites. sº §ºs flºº º º ** - Bºy Baton Raºnawica ºpºs ºisºtº rºstoºd Rººs ! -- **Rºgººd- ºº: tººkwoºd Bºugaºkºoard ~~ - - º --- artz ºt- º ſ Jacksºnºchºnd wº º -- – -d-r-- ºvula-adrasºed º Eaº and --tºº-ºº: Ruston-ºcºa ºs- Lºysºrs betanºws stantisºcłchaº The timeline from the time of the Hurricane Katrina to final circuit restoration is shown above. The timeline represents 15 days. Hurricane Rita outages were much shorter, only 3 days from event to full restoration. U.S. Geological Survey 457 Enterprise Information Performance Overview Change 2006 2007 FY 2005 FY 2005 from FY 2006 Change FY 2007 Change Measures Pian Actua; 2005 Plan Eriacted from 2005 Plan from 2008 X% of time that ał WAN and 99% 99.21.7% +,217% 98.992% - 225% 98.992% O internet access locations are up and running and accessible (BUR EI) # of IT help desks 4 5 +? 4 -f 4 O operational in major USGS offices (E) X% of internet hosts <1% 2.01% NA <1% NA <1% O potentially vulnerable to unauthorized access (E) X% of mission critical IT 100% 100% Ö 100% {} 100% O systems completing the IT security certification and accreditation process (SP) U.S. Geological Survey 458 Enterprise information Resources Activity: Enterprise Information Subactivity: Enterprise Information Resources 2007 Fixed Costs 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget from Subactivity Actual Enacted changes" changes Request 2006 i. |nformation 16,989 16,900 +225 -489 16,636 -264 £50UTC&S - - Total Requirements 16,989 16,900 +225 ~489 16,636 –264 FTE 92 97 U -3 88 -3 aſ Fixed cost increases for this subactivity total $321, of which $225 will be budgeted and $96 will be absorbed. Summary of FY 2007 Program Changes for El Resources Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • Departmental Working Capital Fund + j : O • Operational Efficiencies -500 -3 TOTAL -489 ~3 Justification of 2007 Program Changes The 2007 budget request for the Enterprise information Resources Subactivity is $16,636,000 and 88 FTE, which is a net program change of -$489,000 and -3 FTE. Departmental Working Capital Fund (+$11,000 and 0 FTE) — Additional increases are requested for the centrally billed portion of the WCF related to FOIA appeals. El Resources / Operational Efficiencies (-$500,000 and -3 FTE) — The proposed decrease achieves savings through further consolidation and integration of bureau-level science information delivery services and associated workforce planning. Program Performance Change — The departmental WCF increases do not affect USGS performance. Regarding the decreases for operational efficiencies, though the program contributes to the strategic goal of advancing knowledge through scientific information, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this program change. U.S. Geological Survey 459 Enterprise information Program Overview The Enterprise Information Resources (EIR) Subactivity guides and manages bureau-level systems and activities in information policy, information integration and delivery, and science education. The information integration and delivery component provides direction, coordination, and strategic planning of scientific data integration and management relating to Web-Internet services, science publishing, libraries, information centers, and enterprise-level coordination of educational activities and geographic information systems. The information resource management component supports compliance with statutory mandates and regulations for records archiving and management, privacy, Freedom of information Act (FOIA), Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, E-Government Act, OMB Data Quality Guidelines, OMB Peer Review Requirements, Paperwork Reduction Act, and investment technology capital asset planning. The USGS is committed to increasing efficiency and effectiveness of its scientific information integration and dissemination services through the Natural Science Network (NSN) of integrated information, science, and knowledge to ensure that the latest USGS science data are easily and quickly available to citizens, agencies, academia, and the private sector in accessible formats. The objective is to optimize each individual customer's ability to "find, get, and use" USGS information and products tailored to their specific requirements. The USGS continues to focus on maturing its procedures and processes for CPIC, following GAO's IT investment Management Maturity Model. The objectives are to maintain compliance with CPC requirements from OMB and Interior, to ensure the bureau's overal IT investment portfolio supports USGS and Interior strategic goals and priorities, and to ensure that the investment Review Board (IRB) follows established, repeatable processes for major IT investment Selection, Control and evaluation. Information Integration and Delivery (Estimates for FY 2005, $14.0 million; FY 2006, $13.9 million; FY 2007, $13.6 million) information integration and Delivery activities focus on transforming existing functions and services to reflect the changing nature of USGS science and science products; achieve efficiencies in the accessibility, delivery, and integration of USGS information through enterprise-level approaches; employ innovative and cost-effective technologies; and utilize future skills planning and partnerships for a flexible and balanced workforce. Information Centers and Library — The USGS information offices and library provide scientific and product information and technical assistance to a wide range of customers both internal and external, and to the natural science community as a whole. These offices use a variety of tools and capabilities to provide access to USGS science and identify sources of scientific information outside of the Survey. They also serve as a conduit for feedback between customers of USGS data and information and the USGS scientific and technical community. Significant emphasis is now being placed on increasing digital library capabilities, including electronic library subscriptions and new technologies that enhance flexibility and accessibility to research information, in part due to the FY 2005 workforce buyout. In addition, the USGS information and library offices have been combined to create the Science information and Library Service as part of the NSN development process to provide information and handle inquiries more efficiently. U.S. Geological Survey 460 Enterprise information Resources Enterprise Publishing — Accurate, efficient, and timely reporting of its unbiased science are key factors enabling USGS to fulfill the role of a world leader in the natural sciences through scientific excellence and responsiveness to societal needs. Enterprise Publishing focuses on developing bureau-level policies and procedures to maintain the USGS reputation for quality and unbiased published science. This includes updated, bureauwide standards for peer and policy review of all information products. The USGS continues implementing an Enterprise Publishing Network (EPN). A complete EPN review will be conducted at the end of FY 2006. Final adjustments will be made to meet the performance goals as stated in the High Performing Organization (HPO) plan. Enterprise Web — The USGS maintains approximately 300 public Web sites providing science information to a variety of customers. The Enterprise Web (EWeb) project is developing more efficient and consistent bureau-level tools and practices to ensure that these public Web sites are (1) secure, reliable, and easy to maintain and update and (2) carefully organized, designed, and equipped to allow customers to find, get, and use the vast array of USGS natural science data and information products quickly, efficiently, and in a manner that meets their needs. Education — The USGS is engaged in a variety of educational activities at kindergarten through university levels by providing teaching materials, internships, and involvement in national educational Conferences such as the National Science Teachers Association. In cooperation with other science agencies such as NASA, NOAA and NSF, the USGS works to help develop a future workforce to meet the needs of the earth sciences. Enterprise Geographic information Systems — The USGS is taking a departmentwide approach to managing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology and applications, through enterprise level purchase agreements and licensing, and bureau-wide training and technical support. Information Resource Management (Estimates for FY 2005, $2.9 million; FY 2006, $3.0 million; FY 2007, $3.0 million) information Resource Management activities focus on establishing, monitoring, and directing policy that enables the USGS to fulfill statutory and regulatory information resource requirements. Complying with Statutory Mandates – Effective bureau compliance with Federal information mandates, particularly in the areas of records management, privacy, information accessibility, IT acquisition, and capital planning, is important for ensuring the security and reliability of USGS science information assets. Prior to bringing these responsibilities under El, USGS had been handling these responsibilities on an "ad hoc" basis in individual science disciplines, programs, and offices. Creating a single bureau-level point of coordination and oversight has allowed USGS to develop an integrated, comprehensive, and proactive compliance program. One result of the consolidation is a more unified approach to policies and practices for peer review of USGS information products. Capital Asset Planning and investment Control — The USGS continues to mature its CPIC processes and procedures for planning and managing IT projects. This process complies with the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 and OMB Circulars A–11 and A-130, and establishes compliance with Level 2 of the GAO IT investment Management maturity model. The USGS Associate Director for Geospatial information was responsible for developing bureauwide policies and procedures to mature the IT CPIC process to Level 2 IT Investment Management U.S. Geological Survey K - 17 461 Enterprise information compliance. Capital asset T investment business cases analysis is completed for all major proposed and existing information system projects. The CPIC program ensures that the IRB follows established, repeatable processes for selection of major (defined as costing more than $5 million per year or is otherwise significant) IT investments, control, and evaluation, which includes a regular cost, Schedule and performance review of all major information technology projects and annual reviews of all non-major projects. Approved major and non-major IT investment business cases are critical documents for preparing the OMB Exhibit 53. FY 2007 Program Performance Estimates Information Integration and Delivery Natural Science Network — In FY 2007, the Natural Science Network will continue to operate through three major functions: the Science information and Library Service Center (SILSC), Knowledge Management, and Information Delivery. In the SILSC, funds will be used to further develop electronic library capabilities to include increased electronic journals and related archive material as well as access to the digital data supporting ongoing and completed research. These journals provide the latest findings in their respective fields and are therefore critical to ongoing scientific research. There is a continuing concern about the rapidly increasing cost of access to electronic scientific journals because of licensing. In Knowledge Management, electronic tools development and implementation will ensure easy access to USGS data and information by anyone. For Information Delivery, the USGS will continue the transition to an on- demand printing and delivery capability through digital product generation as well as scanning existing hardcopy products. Partnerships with interpretive association to handle over-the- counter retails sales will be completed in four major offices. Enterprise Publishing Network – In FY 2007, EPN will reduce the number of operating locations by more than half, towards a goal of 20. This will be accomplished while maintaining the high quality of the scientific publications of the USGS. FY 2006 Planned Program Performance Enterprise Publishing Network — The USGS implemented EPN on October 1, 2005. The EPN is the result of a significant restructure of the USGS workforce and business processes, using the High Performing Organization (HPO) model as the mechanism to accomplish this restructure. The goals of this restructuring achieve a unified bureau publishing policy and a streamlining and improvement of technical and business publishing processes to assure efficiency. The HPO model implementation will continue through 2006. The USGS fundamental science practices policy and guidance will be approved and implemented, creating a consistent approach to peer review and approval of USGS scientific publications. Enterprise Web — The EWeb goals are organized around two fundamental principles: (1) providing governance and processes to achieve a well-managed USGS Web presence and (2) empowering USGS Web customers to easily obtain science information by place, science topics, and time. In order to achieve these goals, the 2006 EWeb activities have been mapped to the following three strategic outcomes identified by the USGS executive leadership, in conjunction with stakeholder and customer interviews and feedback. U.S. Geological Survey 462 Enterprise information Resources Secure, Consolidated Web Infrastructure and Operations — Maintain, manage, and consolidate the USGS Web infrastructure to enable secure, efficient and effective enterprise solutions that are consistent with Federal and Departmental guidance and requirements. This will be accomplished by (1) continuing security planning, management, and C&A activities for the EWeb Enclave and its assets to ensure compliance with FISMA requirements and remediation of security-related Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms), (2) continuing operation of the National Web Server System and other EWeb servers to improve security, to provide needed Web Services (including ensuring public access during disasters), and to support server consolidation, (3) monitoring USGS Web infrastructure, approve new domains, and complete plan for consolidation of USGS Web-related servers to enhance security, to provide cost effective EWeb hosting services, and to enable content management, (4) establishing the enterprise services for Web-related enterprise architecture, including the Technical Reference Model development and the approval of Web hardware and software waivers, and (5) optimizing current search tools and incorporate others as possible to improve user ability to search and find USGS science information by place and topic. Governance and Oversight — Establish and implement Web policy, processes and practices to enable the USGS Web presence to be well-managed and compliant with Federal requirements. Provide mechanisms to enable cross-USGS Web governance, communication, and learning. This will be accomplished by (1) managing the USGS homepages to improve user experience, to advance USGS Science, and to integrate with information and services provided by other partners, especially other bureaus in Interior, (2) beginning to review existing and new USGS web sites according to a methodology and ranking approved by the USGS Web Advisory Group. Each Web site will be reviewed to ensure consistency with Federal requirements; to remove old information; to catalog current information; and to implement a corporate look and feel across the USGS Web presence, (3) providing a State of the Web report for USGS managers and others that characterizes the USGS web presence, current usage and customer satisfaction and tracks progress and identifies challenges, and (4) institutionalizing the processes and provide tools, training, and services that enable programs to manage their USGS Web presence and webmasters to collaborate and to manage web sites efficiently and effectively. Science information integration and Delivery — Develop and implement Web-based solutions and best practices to support USGS programs in managing, integrating, and delivering science products and information. The USGS EWeb and NSN will partner with Interior, USGS science programs, the National Geospatial Program Office, the Office of Communication, the Web Advisory Group, and others to pilot myl/SGS, a science portal that will enable information sharing, collaboration, and integration. Based on the results, a phased implementation plan will be developed that will include (1) Web content management, (2) a digital asset management system, (3) records management; (4) publication workflow and peer review processes, (5) a unified geospatial Web presence for the GOS portal, and (6) improved Web access to integrated science via the "Science Topics" (the USGS thesaurus), the FAQ database, and the Publication Warehouse. Capital Asset Planning and Investment Control — in 2006, existing capability will be maintained and increased to include non-major IT investments. A plan to achieve ITIM Stage 3 will be developed, with a target of 50 percent compliance by September 30, 2006. U.S. Geological Survey 463 Enterprise information FY 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Enterprise Publishing — in 2005, publishing The USGS Publications Warehouse functions were restructured through The Publications Warehouse (PW) is the implementation of a USGS directed business official USGS database and catalog of process reengineering supporting the science information products published by the USGS mission to achieve HPO. In addition, USGS (http://pubs.usgs.gov), and as of September 30, 2005, contains more than started realigning existing science discipline 68,900 records. individual programs and publication resources to enable common offices will be able to serve their publications publishing business practices and technical lists utilizing data from PW, thus eliminating procedures. The USGS expanded the role of the ºn cººledº datasets. In the t sº tº gº g * tº a tº Q future, PW will contain information about Enterprise Publishing Office that will direct publications published outside USGS as well, publishing policies and procedures. This proceedings, meetings, and other realignment maintains the link between Science Government publications, authors and publishing staffs. A 2-year phased transition is planned to minimize disruptions to science information delivery. Changes in publishing will link to other USGS strategic changes, promoting smoother integration of science and publishing, expanded enterprise approaches, Common business practices, process re-engineering, and workforce planning. Progress on the Publications Warehouse continued, with the number of publications catalogued exceeding goals (see Sidebar). Enterprise Web – In 2005, USGS EWeb made significant progress in improving management controls and increasing focus on USGS customers, The USGS baseline Web infrastructure inventory was established and began quarterly reporting in compliance with the Department's Web Directive 2004–023. Currently, more than 450 Internet Web sites, 200 Intranet Web sites, 375 Web servers, and 500 Web application and database servers comprise the USGS Web presence. The USGS Web Advisory Group was established to guide development of policy and procedures needed to govern the USGS Web presence and ensure its compliance with Federal requirements. In addition, USGS worked closely with the Department Web Council to update Web policies and best practices to reflect new guidance and requirements from OMB, NARA, and other Federal content initiatives. improvements to the USGS homepages sharpened customer focus and provided more robust access to the breadth and diversity of USGS science, geospatial, and educational resources organized by place and by science topic. included were an updated USGS homepage (www.usgs.gov), a new Science Topics Website (http://www.usgs.gov/science/), State pages (http://www.usgs.gov/state/default.asp), and a consolidated search page (http://www.usgs.gov/search/). The USGS continued to develop and improve tools to better understand its Web customers and their requirements for searching and finding USGS Web-based information. The Thesaurus and Frequently Asked Questions databases were expanded, and the USGS search engine was optimized. A Web site template was developed that is consistent with USGS visual identity standards and Federal requirements, The USGS continued to inventory, secure, and manage future development of the USGS Web infrastructure. The EWeb system of computer servers (enclave) maintained its C&A and implemented security recommendations. Security and reliability were strengthened by the U.S. Geological Survey #K - 20 464 Enterprise Information Resources expansion of the National Web Server System, the consolidated and failure-resistant Web server infrastructure that ensures that critical USGS public Web sites will remain available and able to handle huge spikes of customer demand during emergency situations. These improvements to infrastructure allowed the USGS web to better serve the public during natural hazard events such as volcanic eruptions (see sidebar). In the News ... fºntsifiekasinspireswehattiy ' NatWeb sustained 187% sº increase of traffic during *** Mt. St. Helen eruption according to Nielsen / NetRatings Nov 3 FrontPage of USA Today -- USGS visitors cited: - 326K for weekending Sep 26 – 935K for weekending Oct 3 ºusºs 8 Complying with Statutory Mandates Records Management Training — in 2005 USGS released a computer-based training course titled "An Introduction to information Resources Management" that provided all employees with information on complying with Federal mandates, such as records management, privacy, FOIA, Section 508, etc. Compliance with Records Management Statutes — The bureau continued to manage its permanent USGS Federal records by initiating actions to collect them for permanent transfer to the NARA. The USGS provided responses to court-mandated requests and other investigative data calls and initiated the process to establish the EROS facility as a "NARA Affiliated Archive" for aerial photographs. Under the proposal, the USGS retains physical custody of aerial photographs beyond their schedule disposition date, with the legal ownership transferring to NARA after 40 years. Compliance with Privacy and Information Statutes—The USGS Privacy program was fully integrated into the IT Capital Asset Planning process by compiling Privacy Impact Assessments for all USGS 2007 Capital Asset Plans (Exhibit 300's). The Privacy program also responded to new FISMA privacy questions in the 2005 FISMA report. The USGS responded to approximately 85 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for information during 2005. The Section 508 program continued to implement the HiSoftware tool for Section 508 Web site repair, verification, and certification, USGS telecommunications and contracting offices worked to ensure that Section 508 requirements were built into all new telephone systems acquired by USGS. The USGS requested OMB approval of 10 new or existing information collection activities, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act, and established an Information Policy Team to inventory and review future USGS information policies and procedures. U.S. Geological Survey 465 Enterprise Information Capital Asset Planning and investment Control — During 2005, the CPIC process achieved the following Interior Strategic Plan and GPRA goals, on target and on schedule: • IT Management: Improve the bureau FT Management Process to reach Level 2 along GAO's ITM framework by 2005. • IT Investment Management: Percent of IT investment expenditures for which actual costs are within 90 percent of cost estimates established in the project or program baseline. • T Investment Management: 100 percent of IT investments expenditures reviewed/approved through the CPC process. - The USGS Capital Planning and investment Control process was further developed by partnering with USGS Science disciplines to advance the understanding and benefits of the Capital Planning and Investment Control process. A draft USGS Manual Chapter for IT investment Management was prepared, as were Standard, repeatable procedures to manage USGS IT investments through the CPIC process. Business cases for Major and Non-Major f'ſ investments and IT infrastructure were maintained in eCPIC — the Department's Capital Planning repository, FT Investments were mapped to IT Security Enclaves and IT Architecture systems, and procedures were developed for Subject Matter Experts to review and score ſſ Capital Plans. The USGS developed the OMB Exhibit 53 through the electronic eCPIC tool, captured IT hardware and software costs in the bureau's project management system, and contributed to the development of departmentwide CPIC strategies, procedures, and training materials. Performance Overview Change 2006 2007 FY 2005 FY 2005 from FY 2008 Change FY 2007 Change Measures Pian Actual ; 2005 Plan Enacted | from 2005 Request i from 2006 IT Investment X% of major 100% 100% O 100% O 100% {} iT investment projects for which cost estimates, established in project or contract agreement, meet actual costs with a variance of X% (established in Exhibit 300 business case meet actual costs within a variance of 5%) (BUR El) # of bureauwide data 3 4 +1 3 -1 4. +? integration practices and/or policies adopted (El) IT Investment Management: 100% 100% O 100% O 100% 0. X% of IT investments reviewed/approved through the CPIC process |Thrivestments meet 100% 100% O 100% O 100% O business/program needs: Business cases established for X% of USGS iT investments U.S. Geological Survey 466 National Geospatial Program Activity: Enterprise Information Subactivity: National Geospatial Program 2007 Fixed Costs & 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 Related Program Budget from Subactivity Actual Enacted changes" Changes Request 2006 National Geospatial Program 4,670 4,628 +65,164 -1,170 68,622 +63,994 Total Requirements 4,670 4,628 +65,164 -1,170 68,622 +63,994 FTE 12 72 +303 -20 295 +283 aſ Fixed cost increases for this subactivity total $1,235, of which $863 will be budgeted and $372 will be absorbed. Also includes a technical adjustment of +$64,301 for the budget restructure which moves CTM to the National Geospatial Program. Summary of FY 2007 Program Changes for National Geospatial Program Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • Departmental Working Capital Fund +150 O • Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration +680 O Project • Geospatial Data Integration -2,000 -20 TOTAL -1,170 -20 Justification of 2007 Program Changes The 2007 budget request for the National Geospatial Program Subactivity is $68,622,000 and 295 FTE, which is a net program change of -$1,170,000 and -20 FTE. This reflects a budget restructure that moves $64,301,000 of appropriated funds and 335 FTE from the Cooperative Topographic Mapping Subactivity in the Geography Research, Investigations, and Remote Sensing Activity to the National Geospatial Program Subactivity in the Enterprise Information Activity. With the establishment of the Enterprise information Activity in FY 2005, the USGS instituted a new management model for geographic research and geospatial information programs to consolidate funding for bureau information infrastructure and to enhance the integration, synthesis, and delivery of USGS geospatial data. The FY 2006 Budget Justification introduced the need to unify management and control of geospatial programs. A budget restructure proposal is included in the 2007 budget request to make these adjustments permanent. U.S. Geological Survey 467 Enterprise information This transfer is beneficial because it: • Aligns management and performance responsibility for geospatial activities with program responsibility, • Brings together the essential geospatial components of the USGS, and enables them to be managed as a unified portfolio that benefits the entire geospatial community, • Enables adoption of a common architecture and so leverages the resources of a distributed network of geospatial data partners to strengthen the National Spatial Data infrastructure, • Shifts emphasis from producing maps to providing access to the creation of map products and geographic knowledge, and • Coalesces and improves the geospatial data coordination, standards, partnership and policies of The National Map, Geospatial One Stop, and the Federal Geographic Data Committee. Departmental Working Capital Fund (+$150,000 and 0 FTE) — Additional increases are requested for the centrally billed portion of the WCF related to Department Geographic Information Management. Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project (+$680,000 and 0 FTE) — The budget includes an increase of $680,000 to continue development and implementation of the El activities related to the integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project. The USGS will redirect $1,000,000 from lower priority activities to make enhancements to key IT infrastructure components to support the Integrated Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project. Enhancements will include providing more intensive network monitoring and technical support service for selected critical network Components to detect and restore outages as quickly as possible, as well as acquisition of network hardware and software (switches, routers, etc.) and additional leased circuits to strengthen network redundancy and failover. National Geospatial Program / Geospatial Data Integration (-$2,000,000 and -20 FTE) — The proposed reduction would result in a slowing of the development of hydrography, elevation, and imagery data. For hydrography, development of the National Hydrography Dataset would be delayed for remaining areas of interest to interior bureaus in Montana, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, and the Dakotas. For orthoimagery, the ability to maintain the currentness of high-resolution imagery over urban and natural hazard areas would be diminished. U.S. Geological Survey 468 National Geospatial Program Program Performance Change Table sº §§§ §§§ º ºx iñºf ; tı Sºś Performance §§:3 ºx . º º º § : ; Program Overview The National Geospatial Program (NGP) Subactivity addresses the Department's Serving Communities strategic goal of advancing knowledge through scientific leadership and informing decisions through the application of science. The NGP coordinates and provides leadership in geospatial activities that ensure the development, maintenance, and availability of geographic data and related geographic knowledge in support of the NSDI. The major goals of the program are: • Improve the value of the geospatial data available to government decisionmakers and the public by providing national leadership for GOS, The National Map, and FGDC, U.S. Geological Survey 469 Enterprise information • Implement The National Map to ensure the availability, currentness, and archive of nationally consistent and integrated base geospatial data across the country through partnerships with Federal, State, and local governments, • Host, lead, and manage the GOS portal to ensure discovery of, and access to, geospatial data resources to enhance sharing and reduce duplication, • Provide national leadership in the establishment and maintenance of organizational coordination mechanisms and policy development in support of the NSDi, • Assure a unified and integrated presence with partners and customers in the geospatial data and technology arena to advance the development of the NSDI, and • Lead the development and promote the use of international, national, and Federal geospatial standards to support the NSDí. The National Map The USGS is implementing The National Map by developing a network of up-to-date distributed digital databases, combining Federal, State, and local information, to provide a single consistent mapping framework for the country. The National Map provides a seamless base of digital geographic data that will serve multiple government agencies base mapping needs; and will provide the source data needed for updating and maintaining the Nation's topographic maps. Geospatial One-Stop The GOS portal, located at http://www.geodata.gov, serves as the government's gateway for the discovery and access to the Nation's distributed geospatial resources. Thousands of GlS organizations are developing digital geographic databases across the country. These data sets developed by Federal, State, tribal and local government organizations, as well as data from academia and the private sector are published to the GOS portal via metadata descriptions. The data, as well as Internet mapping services, models, applications, and place based publications can all be organized, discovered and accessed through the GOS portal. There are currently approximately 100,000 data sets published at geodata.gov. Leveraging the Power of Geospatial One-Stop and The National Map The USGS is committed to making geographic knowledge easily accessible to customers and partners through increased use of advanced computing, adoption of interoperable standards, archiving, and communication tools and through innovative collaboration with public and private organizations. FGDC provides coordination mechanisms and a governance structure to bring together partners, pursue creative investment strategies, and promote sound policy guidance for the entire geospatial community. GOS provides the primary internet portal linking The National Map and the USGS scientific databases to other organizations' geospatial, natural science, and socio-economic databases. This capability will unify USGS geospatial programs and greatly improve communication tools for responding to public inquiries and expanding cooperation with private industry in product development and dissemination. Implementation of the National Geospatial Program The NGP consists of three components, U.S. Geological Survey 470 National Geospatial Program Geospatial integration includes: • Implementing the GOS portal to provide tools for the discovery, access and sharing of geospatial resources, and • Implementing The National Map. The National Map contains applications that encompass converting, integrating, providing for quality control and assurance, managing, providing access to, archiving, applying, and acquiring geospatial data. Geospatial Coordination includes: • Developing standards, data models, enterprise architectures, information policies, promoting best practices and coordinating the geospatial activities of Federal agencies, • Providing support for emergency operations, and • Leading the effort in the development and implementation of NSDI. Partnership implementation includes: • Providing for USGS geospatial liaison staff to develop partnerships and data-sharing consortia directly with State, local, and tribal government agencies, field offices of Federal agencies, and others; and projects that result from these partnerships. Geospatial Integration (Estimates for FY 2005, $0.0 million; FY 2006, $0.0 million; FY 2007, $46.0 million) The USGS facilitates the development of and maintains critical, comprehensive databases to ensure the integration, availability, preservation, and dissemination of geospatial data to serve the natural sciences' needs for systematic analyses and investigations. These databases also support the national infrastructure for managing and sharing geographic knowledge across all levels of government, and with citizens. In unifying the USGS geospatial programs, the NGP has positioned itself to serve as the geospatial knowledge broker for the Nation. Private sector firms provide a number of essential products and skills, including production of base geospatial products, such as Orthoimagery, elevation and vector feature data, revised maps, and the development of a wide range of value-added products. The USGS uses these services for data acquisition when necessary and to offer a contract vehicle for State and local governments to use to achieve economies of scale on projects. The USGS is committed to contracting its map production activities and related Services, thereby meeting expectations of both the Congress and OMB for Federal use of private sector services. Geospatial Coordination - (Estimates for FY 2005, $4.7 million; FY 2006, $4.6 million; FY 2007, $9.2 million) The USGS staffs and leads the FGDC Secretariat. The Secretariat provides leadership and administrative support to the FGDC Steering Committee, the policy-level group; and the working level groups: the thematic subcommittees and cross-cutting working groups. The FGDC Secretariat staff initiates and leads the activities essential to reaching broad agreement within the national and international geospatial community on key technical and policy issues. The NGP will lead the effort to unify disparate geospatial enterprise architectures, aligning them with the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA), and ensuring that the needs of the non-Federal U.S. Geological Survey K - 27 471 Enterprise information community are accommodated. A national geospatial enterprise architecture will be a common point of reference for the development of physical architectures that will ensure geospatial interoperability at all levels of government. A geospatial enterprise architecture will demonstrate management excellence by identifying common lines of business and be the model for further transformations necessary to implement the key components of the NSDI. GIS and management excellence will both be enhanced by effectively managing national geospatial investments. An enterprise system requires knowledge of the investments necessary to develop and operate that system. One of the key areas if this vision is to be achieved is to develop a strategic plan for geospatial investments. An enterprise system of geospatial data and applications will require not only an organized method for understanding national investments but also a commitment to ensure that those investments meet business needs and are sustainable. The Office of Emergency Operations promotes the adoption of USGS programs as the underpinning for Federal mapping activities and those of other public and private sector organizations with homeland security, homeland defense, law enforcement and incident command mission responsibilities. - Partnership implementation (Estimates for FY 2005, $0.0 million; FY 2006, $0.0 million; FY 2007, $13.4 million) USGS partnerships activities ensure the development and maintenance of base geographic data consistent with national content specifications by seeking new partnership opportunities, building relationships with geospatial organizations, and USGS Partners with Kentucky working collaboratively to On November 16, 2005 Suzette Kimball, USGS Eastern Regional prepare the base geospatial Director, presented a commemorative graphic to Kentucky data Governor Ernie Fletcher in recognition of the partnership between - USGS and the Commonwealth that has contributed to Kentucky's participation in, and contributions to The National Map. Kentucky's high-end web mapping capability, the KYGeoret (http://kygeonet.ky.gov/) is the backbone for Kentucky's The Commonwealth Map (http://kygeonet.ky.gov/tcm/viewer.htm) and other Web-based applications. FY 2007 Program Performance Estimates National Geospatial Program Subactivity — The proposed reduction will result in a slowdown in the development of hydrography, elevation, and imagery data. For hydrography, development of the National Hydrography Dataset would be delayed for remaining areas of interest to Interior bureaus in Montana, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, and the Dakotas. For orthoimagery, the ability to maintain the currentness of high-resolution imagery over urban and natural hazard areas would be diminished. Geospatial Integration Geospatial One-Stop — In 2007, USGS will provide organizational leadership, management, and funding support for the GOS portal through the NGP. Transportation Feature Data — The transportation data theme consists of roads, railroads, airports, and miscellaneous transportation features. In FY 2007 the USGS will continue to make available for seamless viewing and downloading data being developed by the Census Bureau. It U.S. Geological Survey K - 28 472 National Geospatial Program also will work with Federal, State, and local governments to develop Strategies to maintain these data. Structures Feature Data — The structures data theme is comprised of manmade features important to planners, land managers, utility companies, and the general public for a broad range of analyses and applications. This theme is key for the locations of critical structures, which are of vital interest to emergency responders. The data include those from Federal partners including agencies of the Departments of Homeland Security and Defense, and State and local government agencies. In FY 2007 the USGS will continue to integrate data from these sources and make them available for seamless viewing and downloading, Boundary Feature Data — in FY 2007, for boundaries of jurisdiction, the USGS will continue to make available for seamless viewing and downloading data being developed by the Census Bureau. It also will work with Federal, State, and local governments to develop strategies to maintain these data. For boundaries of Federal and other publicly-owned land, USGS will work with agencies responsible for these lands on data maintenance strategies. USGS will integrate these data, and make them available for seamless viewing and downloading. Data Access and Discovery — in FY 2007, USGS will support and upgrade (as needed) continued access to the seamless national databases it hosts and Web mapping services made available by partners. Major effort will be made to make these data sets accessible through the Geospatial One Stop. Standards — The USGS coordinated the development of standards for digital orthoimagery, hydrography and elevation as part of its participation in the GOS initiative and the FGDC. in FY 2007, USGS will support the American National Standards Institute's (ANSI) process for adopting these and other standards developed through GOS and the FGDC as national Standards. Geospatial Coordination Enterprise Architecture — In FY 2007, USGS participation will emphasize the incorporation of digital rights management for geographic data, which will allow greatly improved ways of integrating and accessing data sets with differing levels of security and licensing requirements. In FY 2007, the USGS will also lead the development of a Federal Enterprise Architecture geospatial profile. Advances in this area will allow USGS more flexibility in integrating data from Federal, State, and local government agencies as well as private industry that must adhere to certain access and integrity restrictions. Geospatial investments — The transformations toward a national GIS and toward management excellence will both be enhanced by effectively managing national geospatial investments. One of the key areas of the Federal Government that must be transformed if this vision is to be achieved is to develop a strategic plan for geospatial investments. An enterprise system of geospatial data and applications will require not only an organized method for understanding national investments but also a commitment to ensure that those investments meet business needs and are sustainable. In 2007, USGS will implement key recommendations of the Interior Geospatial Blueprint Modernization project. U.S. Geological Survey 473 Enterprise information Emergency Operations — In 2007, USGS will continue to coordinate with U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) to provide expertise in support of preparations for natural disasters, coordinate with the DHS to align the NGP strategic actions with the strategic priorities of DHS; provide direct support to the U.S. Marshals Service, and continue engagement with the Intelligence community to ensure continued coordination with National domestic geospatial activities. The USGS mission and role is being recognized in the Homeland Defense/Homeland Security community in support of natural hazard events. Partnership Implementation Federal Partnerships — USGS seeks to leverage its resources with other Federal agencies both for cooperation with other agencies and to improve the interactions of the Federal Government with other sectors of partners, especially State and local governments. In 2007, USGS will accomplish these partnerships through formal mechanisms such as the interagency coordinating committee the FGDC, the GOS initiative, the National Digital Orthophoto Program, the National Digital Elevation Program, and the Board on Geographic Names; as well as through bilateral interactions with partner agencies. Public Interest Organizations — Public interest organizations such as NSGIC and the National Association of Counties (NACo) offer an opportunity to reach out to many potential partners. These organizations represent State and local government agencies and help coordinate a variety of issues with national program stewards for geospatial products. In FY 2007, the USGS will build on experience gained in working with NSGIC and NACo to work more closely with other public interest organizations such as the Urban and Regional information Systems Association, the National Governors Association, the Western Governors Association, and the National League of Cities. USGS is committed to establishing NSDi Partnership Offices in every State to enable the Geospatial Liaisons to most effectively interact with partners. In FY 2007 the USGS will continue to establish new NSDi Partnership Offices in remaining Sates that lack a resident Geospatial Liaison. in FY 2007, efforts will continue to support the USGS-NSGIC "Fifty States Initiative" by providing assistance to partners to develop State-based strategic and business plans for geospatial activities. This initiative began in 2005 and was supported in 2006 under the FGDC Cooperative Agreements Program. FY 2006 Planned Program Performance Geospatial Integration Data Integration and Coverage Continue to Expand for National Data Sets by: • Pursuing completion of urban imagery coverage, and replace data that are more than 2 years old, through partner arrangements, • Continuing coordination and National Elevation Data (NED) integration of high resolution elevation data acquired through the FEMA Flood Map Modernization Program, • Continuing coordination and integration of bathymetry elevation data acquired through NOAA into a seamless topographic/bathymetric elevation model, U.S. Geological Survey 474 National Geospatial Program • Implementing databases that provide seamless access for viewing and downloading data from The National Map for transportation, structures, and boundaries, • Developing a business model for the new web-based topographic mapping program in which the public can make their own topographic map, • Providing and develop seamless online data viewing and downloading for data themes, • Converging similar functions of The National Map and the GOS portal; participate in the planning, testing, and implementation of "phase 2" of that portal, and • Continuing to work with the Open Geospatial Consortium to develop specifications for open web services and a common architecture for open services that reduce technical barriers to data sharing, Geospatial One-Stop — GOS portal capabilities will grow and improve, Plans have been developed to increase the number of participating partners and published metadata records. Assistance will also be provided to develop additional GOS Communities. The GOS is expected to surpass 200,000 geospatial data resources in its catalog, and usage will grow to 500,000. Work will continue in the development of a partnership with the National Geographic Society. Integration of the GOS and The National Map for data and Web service registration and access will be completed. IT Security of The National Map — There will continue to be extensive work on improving and maintaining the C&A of The National Map Reengineering Project. Continued emphasis will be placed on system level Contingency testing for all system components, full independent security test and evaluation, completion of Plans of Action & Milestones (POA&Ms), E-Authentication documentation, self-assessment updates, and update of security documents. 2006 Management Actions and OMB Circular A–76 — Based on authority granted by the Office of Personnel Management to the Department of the Interior, USGS will continue to restructure its map production workforce through separation incentives. The USGS received buyout authority in December 2005 that will expire in September 2006. Continuing with management decisions made in 2005 (a scoping strategy for the NGTOC that was developed and approved by the Director with the decision to pursue OMB Circular A-76 competitive sourcing activity and an executive decision to centralize the NGTOC), in 2006 a team was assembled and tasked to develop a Performance Work Statement and conduct a sourcing competition using A–76. A Most Efficient Organization team was tasked to develop a government-based proposal. in October 2005, Interior asked USGS to put on hold its A–76 study of NGTOC functions pending review of the consolidation of the NGTOC at the Denver Federal Center. An internal review of the decision process was undertaken and in December 2005. The review team found the "the process leading to the site selection for NGTOC was open, fair, and adequate to support the decision." In January 2006, Interior's Assistant Secretary for Water and Science concurred with this finding and the A-76 study was resumed. Geospatial Coordination NSDI Clearinghouse Actions — The NSDI Clearinghouse will continue to coordinate the publication of metadata describing geographic data and services at over 250 distributed U.S. Geological Survey K - 31 475 Enterprise information Clearinghouse nodes. All domestic NSD, Clearinghouse metadata collections will be made accessible through the GOS portal as the primary governmentwide search interface. Development of the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure — The FGDC will participate with other countries in developing the Global Spatial Data infrastructure (GSD), as a key way to foster use of common and consistent policies, protocols, and Standards for more effective use and exchange of geospatial data both within nations and across political boundaries. FGDC will also support the Group on Earth Observation comprised of U.N. and European Commission members, and Global Earth Observation System of Systems, a ten year implementation plan to build the infrastructure for global sustainable development. The FGDC is providing leadership and support for the ninth GSDI international conference in Chile and the groundwork will be laid for a eleventh GSDI meeting. National Security Requirements — USGS will work with the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency and DHS to leverage FGDC activities and products for national security requirements which include development of data standards, data models, and data sharing partnerships with State and local governments, Canada and Mexico. Homeland Security and Critical infrastructure Data Needs — Work will continue on developing standard geospatial data sharing agreements and guidelines for developing agreements for homeland security purposes, providing a consistent national set of symbols for use in maps that Support emergency response activities, developing linear and polygonal symbology to support emergency response, providing principles and guidance on geospatial information content useful for homeland security applications, facilitating implementation of geoaddressing techniques based on the U.S. National Grid, and identification of geospatial data that would be useful for homeland security applications. Partnership implementation Key NGP partnership goals include pursuing Memorandums of Understanding for building the NSD) in every State; supporting the FGDC Fifty States Initiative by assisting State partners in developing strategic business plans for geospatial activities; and working with State authorities to integrate geospatial requirements into their State Homeland Security Plans. USGS will refine the recommendations of the Future Directions governance report and work with partner organizations to develop effective, participatory governance processes for the NSDI. Expansion of NSDi Liaison Office Network — The USGS will continue to maintain NSD! liaisons in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. The plan for 2006 is to establish liaison offices in several new States: Michigan, Alabama, and either Maine or Connecticut. Working with Tribal Governments — USGS will continue an ongoing interagency agreement with DHS/FEMA. The Emergency Management Framework for Tribal Governments course was developed and is being delivered to those in the tribal communities who have responsibility for emergency operations planning and can facilitate the use of metadata and GIS as a critical support system to effective emergency response and recovery efforts. Tribal Partnership to promote the NSDi with FWS and the FGDC — USGS has an ongoing interagency agreement with FWS for 2006. In support of this effort, the GIS Introduction for U.S. Geological Survey K - 32 476 National Geospatial Program Conservation Professionals, and GPS/GIS introduction for Natural Resource Field Personnel was developed and is being delivered to tribal communities who have responsibility for mapping and tracking flora and fauna and can facilitate the use of metadata and GIS as a critical support for tracking threatened and endangered species, Private Sector Partners — The USGS has established a number of research partnerships with private businesses and universities, to the mutual benefit of the USGS and its partners. An example of an ongoing partnership is with the National Geographic Society to evaluate map kiosk technology. The kiosk incorporates scanned USGS topographic maps to allow customers to create custom topographic maps and print their selections on a self-service basis through a simple touch-screen interface. Academic Partners — Through a research partnership with Florida International University's High Performance Database Research Center, the USGS is cooperating to develop techniques for archiving, dispensing, and displaying geospatial data produced by the USGS. The university's TerraFly Web site demonstrates seamless data presentation, automatic e-commerce delivery of data, and applications combining USGS data with data available from Other SOUrCeS. TerraServer Project with Microsoft, Inc. — The partnership with Microsoft Research resulted in the creation of the TerraServer which provides more than eight terabytes of image data to all Internet users. The research conducted by Microsoft resulted in proven techniques that apply database methods and the latest computer hardware to serve digital orthoimagery and other geospatial data in a seamless manner. FY 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Geospatial integration Integrate Role of GOS in Hurricane Support — The "GIS for the Gulf" implemented a GIS database for areas that were affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. GOS completed areas of functional integration with The National Map to include partner registration, initial viewer integration, and coordinated outreach and partnering. National Data Sets on Cali to Support Responders to U.S. Natural Disasters — Within hours of Katrina's disastrous landfall, critical pre-hurricane imagery provided views of the pre-existing landscape which helped in search and rescue operations, and prioritize cleanup and recovery efforts. In cooperation with FEMA, a clearinghouse was established for all information and data on areas struck by Katrina and Rita. Pre- and post-hurricane imagery from numerous data sources were immediately loaded to an ftp data server for rapid release to relief organizations and agencies, as well as government disaster management teams. Current and Temporal Orthoimagery Archive, Research and implementation — During the recent Hurricane Katrina disaster, responders were readily able to access imagery in a familiar format and gain knowledge instantly on the availability of new and existing data. Imagery spanning 60 years was available to address long term environmental issues such as natural hazards, invasive species, urban growth, oil, and gas development and off road vehicle use. Data Integration and Coverage Continue to Expand for National Data Sets — The USGS worked to integrate data for America's urban areas into The National Map. High resolution U.S. Geological Survey K - 33 477 Enterprise Information imagery data are used not only to plan public security measures for activities such as large sporting events, rallies, and demonstrations in major cities, but also provide current pre- hurricane imagery that was critical for search and rescue operations. Graphic Map Production and Map on Demand — USGS implemented a prototype service to generate maps from data in The National Map. The service provides the user the ability to generate maps in a variety of electronic formats for easy download and use within GłS systems. Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, map data and information was needed by first responders to locate and rescue persons trapped in their residences. Using The National Map map-on-demand capability, maps were produced in the Louisiana area that was impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Maps were also used to show levee breaches and the lowest documented elevation to determine flood depth. Cost Benefit Study — The National Map could provide a net $2.05 billion in present-day value of benefits, above and beyond the cost to develop and maintain the database. In 2005 USGS published a cost benefit study to evaluate the net benefits of The National Map that was published in USGS Circular 1271, "A Cost-Benefit Analysis of The National Map" and describes methods used to determine the value of this type of unique product. Research and Development — USGS conducted research and development that investigated new technologies, techniques, tools, and processes to advance the The National Map. These included: investigations in the restoration of data from lossy compression algorithms; tools and techniques for fast re-projections of geospatial data; techniques for directed edge detection for change identification in urban areas; and National database models for the transportation, boundaries, and Structures data themes. Geospatial Coordination Geospatial Enterprise Architecture Profile — A Geospatial Community of Practice team was convened to develop a Geospatial Profile for the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA). The profile documents cross-cutting capabilities that pervade many FEA Lines of Business. The profile provides guidance to chief architects to systematically consider geospatial capabilities of each of the FEA Reference Models in their agency architecture designs. These reference models address business processes, performance, technology, services, and data capabilities in the fulfillment of agency missions. A draft profile document was prepared and is being revised for promulgation via the FGDC and the Federal Chief Information Officer Council. Geospatial Modernization Blueprint — The USGS led the development of a Geospatial Blueprint for interior. The NGP provide the coordination for this activity. The Geospatial Modernization Blueprint is intended to address the geospatial target architecture and requirements the Department's mission and programs areas. Hazard Support from USGS — USGS supported USNORTHCOM concerning the hurricanes along the Gulf Coast and other events on 2005. USGS created custom geospatial products to meet the needs of the NORTHCOM. USGS performed reach-back to USGS scientists across the country in support of daily emergency operations and all hazard events. USGS also provided scientific input to the NORTHCOM Joint Operations Center during increased seismic activity periods in California. Geospatial Data Content Guidelines for Homeland Security — As co-chair of the FGDC Homeland Security Working Group, USGS developed a guidance document for the collection U.S. Geological Survey K - 34 478 National Geospatial Program and attribution of national infrastructure information. The National Map and the geospatial data program of the DHS both depend heavily upon data procured through partnership agreements with State and local agencies. This data content guidance document is critical to ensuring the compatibility of geospatial data originating from State and local sources with that of national data sets used in homeland security applications. The first version of the Geospatial Data Content Guidelines for Homeland Security is complete and currently in review by DHS. Partnership implementation State and Local Governments — The National Map is useful to State and local government in supporting Homeland Security Initiatives. The successes of the cross-sector partnership in indiana demonstrate the power and potential of the NSDi Partnership Offices to seize and build upon opportunities with State and local partners. The USGS is working with the Indiana Geographic information Council, the State government, and local partners to implement IndianaMap, a statewide geospatial data infrastructure that has been developed partially to help satisfy the geospatial data needs of the Indiana Department of Homeland Security. Enhancing Tribal Participation in NSDi — The FGDC Tribal Liaison has an agreement with DHS/FEMA. The Emergency Management Framework for Tribal Governments course is being delivered to those in the tribal communities who have responsibility for emergency operations planning and can facilitate the use of metadata and GIS as a critical support system to effective emergency response and recovery efforts. The Liaison also has an interagency agreement with FWS. The GIS introduction for Conservation Professionals, and GPS/GIS introduction for Natural Resource Field Personnel are being delivered to tribal communities who have responsibility for mapping and tracking flora and fauna and can facilitate the use of metadata and GIS as a critical support for tracking threatened and endangered species. USGS signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Coeur d'Alene Tribe that will allow the Tribe's GIS department to link a dedicated data server to The National Map for display of selected tribal boundary, structure, transportation, imagery, and elevation data that will be used in a USGS- supported effort by the Tribe to develop wildfire fuels maps over their lands. NSDI Governance — USGS completed a report with recommendations for the future governance of the NSDI. The team included representatives from Federal, State, and local governments; from the private and non-profit sectors; and from academia. Recommendations included: enhance the role and functions of the FGDC, establish a National Geospatial Coordination Council, and improve management of Federal Geospatial Programs. FY 2006 Planned Program Evaluations/Reviews • GO Managers Quarterly Review Meetings • Coordination of NSDi Cooperative Agreements Program (CAP) grant applications and proposal evaluation process e NGP 2006 Plan of Work • GIO Portfolio Review Board Analysis of Portfolio • Bureau Investment Review Board – review of investment management maturity of National Map Reengineering Project • Review of NGTOC decision (Eastern Region director team) • OMB Circular A-76 Study for Geospatial Operations U.S. Geological Survey 479 Enterprise information • National Research Council study, "Beyond Mapping: The challenges of New Technology in the Geographic Information Sciences" — external review • American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing study, "Panel Report to USGS on Digital Orthoimagery" — external technical review of strategic issues facing USGS orthoimagery activities Performance Overview Measures FY 2005 Pian FY 2005 Actual Change from 2005 Pian FY 2006 Enacted 2006 Change from 2005 Pian FY 2007 Request. 2007 Change from 2006 Content and expanse of knowledge base average % of coverage for 6 data themes in The National Map at medium resolution, does not measure currentness (SP El) (PART) 70% 69% -1% *s 78% +9% 90% +12% Content and expanse of knowledge base, average % of coverage for 7 data themes in The National Map at high resolution; does not measure currentness (SPEI) (PART) 5.4% 46% -8% 61% +1.5% * 72% +1 1% # of annual gigabytes 62,622 6,023 56,599 Tâ6735 20,705 25,428 -i,300 collected (E) # of cumulative gigabytes mana. El 148,479 Tö3,035 40,444 T#5307 67,172 200,635 —— +25,428 # of formal workshops or training provided to CustoměřS (instances/issues/events) (EI) 2? 29 +8 23 -6 47 -6 # of mapping nodes (publicly avaiiable Web mapping services available through | The National Map) (E) +12 155 +3 200 # of partnerships for The National Map built with State and local governments that collect and maintain higher resolution, more current data (PARTE) 28 +7 20 # of data standards used in implementing The National Map partners (PART E!) 22 22 22 2: X% of total cost saved through partnering for data collection of high resolution imagery (PART Eff. measure) 42% 72% +30% 44%. -28%. 46% +2% X% of the nation's surface for which hydrography, elevation, and orthoimagery data are available through the National Spatial Data infrastructure Clearinghouse and supported through partnerships (PARTEl) 83% 7.1% -$2% 86% ++5% 89% +3% U.S. Geological Survey 480 National Geospatial Program Measures FY 2005 Bian FY 2005 Actual Change from 2005 Plan FY 2005 Enacted 2006 Change from 2005. Pian FY 2007 Request Change from 2006 X% of the area of 11 Western States for which orthoimagery have been acquired through a FSA/USGS partnership with other entities to achieve a 5- year cycle for 1-meter NAIP ima (Ei Baseline baseline 0 36% +3.6% 62% +26% X% of total cost FSA and USGS saved through partnering with other entities for imagery acquisition of 1- meter NAIP orthoimagery E; Basefine Baseline 40% +40% 36% 14% # of new NSO; Clearinghouse nodes established for serving data (E) 50 50 +7 50 # of informal NSDi conference outreach exhibits EI 50 # of new NSDi standards developed (EI) 30 +8 32 +2 # of new NSDI partnership 3. 60 +24 60 agreements (E) U.S. Geological Survey 481 Science Support Science Support 2007 Fixed Cost 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget from Activity Actual Enacted changes" changes Request 2006 Science Support 65,584 69,302 2,090 -4,010 67,382 -4,920 Total Requirements $000 65,584 69,302 2,090 -4,010 67,382 -t,920 FTE 462 459 {} 0 459 th * Fixed cost increases for this activity total $2,453, of which $2,090 will be budgeted and $363 will be absorbed. Summary of FY 2007 Program Change for Science Support Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • Remove one-time funding for Landsat 7 Pay-back -3,941 O • Director and bureau support reduction -69 O TOTAL -4,010 0 Justification of FY 2007 Program Changes The 2007 budget request for Science Support is $67,382,000 and 459 FTE, which is a net change of -$1,920,000 and 0 FTE from the 2006 enacted level. The FY 2007 budget reduces the following: Landsat 7 Pay-back Funding (-$3,941,000 and 0 FTE) — Reduces Science Support for the one-time appropriation of $3,941,000 received in FY 2006. The funding had been provided in 2006 to cover information technology and critical infrastructure investments that were deferred from 2005 to provide resources to cover the funding shortfall in the Landsat program. Director's Office, Administrative Policy and Services, Human Capital and Regional Offices (-$69,000 and 0 FTE) — Reduction will be absorbed equally by the Director's Office, Administrative Policy and Services, Human Capital and Regional Offices through operating expenses and attrition. Program Performance Change — No performance table is shown because there is no performance measure associated with this FY 2007 reduction. U.S. Geological Survey 482 Science Support Program Overview Science Support funds the executive and managerial direction of the bureau, as well as bureau sustaining support services. Science Support has four components: leadership activities, the Office of Administrative Policy and Services, the Office of Human Capital and bureauwide costs. Leadership — The Director serves as Chief Executive of the USGS with ultimate authority for all strategy, policy, and program decisions. This includes direct involvement in program, budget, finance, and communications development. The Deputy Director serves as Chief Operating Officer Supporting the Director in implementing policy decisions, with a focus on operational issues, Use of Cost and Performance information The Executive Leadership Team is composed of in accordance with departmental guidelines, 15 senior policy-level leaders of the bureau including USGS implemented Activity Based the Director and Deputy Director. It identifies issues of | Costing/Management in FY 2005. Cost and interest and concern to the USGS enterprise and performance data were presented in the functions as a senior advisory body to the Director and fººdºº incipal mechanism for building a bureau- report where the Statement of Net Cost was as the principa g presented aligned to the Department's Centered Culture. revised Strategic Goals. Associate Directors have oversight of national programs, establish program direction and goals, and serve as science advisors to the Director for their respective program areas. Regional Directors are responsible for meeting regional science and operational needs through integrated science centers and other means. The bureau uses regional science programs and integrated science centers as tools to effectively coordinate program activities in addressing regional issues. The Office of Budget and Performance and the Office of Communications report to the Director and provide bureau-level advice and staff assistance to the Director and executive leadership. This advice includes bureauwide policy, guidance, and direction for: • Budget formulation, execution, presentation, and advocacy with the Department, Office of Management and Budget, and Congressional Appropriations Committees, • Strategic planning and performance management, and • Communicating information about USGS research, programs, activities and products, and liaison and close coordination between USGS and the Congress, the Department, and other bureaus for congressional and public affairs matters. The Office of Administrative Policy and Services provides bureau-level policy, program direction, and leadership for Science support. These support services include accounting and fiscal management; general services and office support; security; safety, environmental protection, and occupational health; contract negotiation and administration; grant administration; technology transfer, facilities and property management; and business information systems management. The Associate Director for Administrative Policy and Services, also serves as the USGS Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The Office of Human Capital provides bureau-level leadership, program direction, and staff support for human capital programs, including equal employment opportunity, diversity, L - 2 U.S. Geological Survey 483 Science Support affirmative employment, employee development, personnel management, and supervisory, managerial and leadership training development. Bureauwide Costs — Bureau sustaining costs are budgeted centrally. The budget for these costs is formulated annually based on past actual expenses and an estimate of future need. Certain essential program support costs are relatively uncontrollable by the USGS and, because of the nature of organization and billing arrangements, are more effectively and efficiently managed centrally (e.g., payments to the Department of the Interior for services provided through the Departmental Working Capital Fund for departmentwide centralized services, payments to the Department's National Business Center (NBC) for administrative systems and automated data processing services provided through the NBC Working Capital Fund, and other costs, such as the Federal Lab Consortium, Flexibility Spending Account, and Seismic Safety System). Other bureau-level costs include payments to the Department of Labor for unemployment compensation and on-going injury compensation and human resources initiatives. The Science Support Activity also partners with other interior bureaus and offices to provide shuttle service to and from the Main Interior Building to the Reston area. Science Support Restructure — The 2007 budget request proposes a budget restructure to eliminate the subactivity entitled "Payments to the NBC," which was originally intended to reflect payments to the Department for common services provided by the National Business Center and billed through the Department's Working Capital Fund. However, the subactivity has not kept pace with the increasing number and cost of services provided by the NBC and other Departmental offices. Additional funding has had to be provided from the Bureau Operations subactivity in particular, and from other components of the budget as well, to cover the full scope of Departmental services. Since the subactivity no longer reflects the purpose for which it was created, USGS proposes to consolidate the Payments to the NBC subactivity with the Bureau Operations subactivity and manage the Science Support activity at the activity level. This approach also mirrors the level at which this activity is overseen in the appropriation. FY 2007 Program Performance Estimates The President's Management Agenda — Offices within the Science Support Activity manage and oversee bureauwide implementation of the President's Management Agenda initiatives that are part of ongoing departmentwide and governmentwide efforts to implement innovative Federal programs that promote improved financial management, competitive sourcing, strategic management of human capital, expanded electronic Government, and budget and performance integration. Highlights of USGS efforts in FY 2007 on specific initiatives follow: • Financial Management improvements — The USGS continues to enhance performance against measures identified under the President's Management Agenda. The bureau's most recent assessment was "yellow." The bureau is working with the Department and OMB to meet the "getting to green" requirements by demonstrating successful usage of management reports for decision making purposes in a given program. The USGS will demonstrate this with the many management reports available to manage the bureau's reimbursable program, which accounts for approximately 25 percent of the bureau's funds. During FY 2007, the bureau will refine our implementation of OMB Circular A-123 by standardizing the reviews and documentation of management control reviews conducted by regional centers. The USGS will also continue participation and implementation plans for transition to the Department's Financial and Business Management System (FBMS). U.S. Geological Survey L - 3 484 Science Support Budget and Performance integration — A comprehensive system of program evaluations executed through a 5-year program review Schedule, National Research Council reviews, OMB Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) evaluations, and Organizational Assessments are all fundamental to an integrated program- and budget- planning process that ensures that the management of programs and funding is handled appropriately and uniformly at local, regional, and national levels. The USGS Director's Assurance Statement, internal (Management) Control Reviews and Audit Follow-Up, continue to lead the Department in scope, thoroughness, and documentation. The USGS continues to implement the Department's Strategic Plan as an integrating framework for budget and performance. Specific measures tied to departmental priorities are used in SES performance plans and are cascaded to all employees. USGS implements Activity Based Costing/Management (ABC/M) objectives, through a distributed planning and budgeting system that uses ABC/M data and interfaces with the financial system to provide budget and program managers financial information to support the development of annual budgets. Capturing cost of work will help USGS better document the basis for cost-share projects, assessment, and cost recovery. Competitive Sourcing — USGS continues to complete business strategy review (BSR) efforts on business areas as defined in the Competitive Sourcing Green Plan FY 2005– FY 2008 that has been coordinated and approved by the Department. In FY 2007, USGS will conduct BSRs on Information Technology and Science, accounting for approximately 50 percent of total full time equivalents (FTE) on the USGS FAIR Act inventory. Studies of both science technician and science support functions performing Hydrologic Data Collection, and geospatial data production functions in the National Geospatial Technical Operations Center (NGTOC) will be completed in FY 2007. Additional studies may be launched based on the results of completed BSRs. Funds will be required for external expertise for these reviews and studies. FTE resources are required to implement and manage the USGS Competitive Sourcing Initiative, including the oversight of contractor support, development of Competitive Sourcing Plans and management of the FAIR Act inventory collection process. Under the Competitive Sourcing mandate, implemented through the OMB Circular A–76, Federal agencies are required to review commercial functions performed by Federal employees. Asset Management — USGS continues its efforts to implement Executive Order 13327, Real Property Asset Management. USGS has participated in the development of the Department of the interior Asset Management Plan and has provided inventory information to the Federal Real Property Profile. In FY 2007, USGS will complete Asset Business Plans for key Science centers and office complexes. These plans will enable USGS to continue efforts to provide space and facilities that are appropriate for world- class science while controlling costs. Strategic Management of Human Capital — in FY 2007, the Office of Human Capital will focus on Organizational Performance and Organizational Change. The USGS Organizational Excellence Model will serve as the systemic framework for measuring organizational performance and for aligning all the aspects of organization change to achieve Science excellence. The featured applications of the Organizational Excellence model in FY 2007 will include implementation of management strategies to help employees and managers deal with the impact of organizational change brought about by competitive sourcing, workforce adjustments, and restructuring that might occur in the headquarters and regions. A second application will be the development of performance measures that will be used to mark progress toward the goals of science excellence. U.S. Geological Survey 485 Science Support Lastly, a Human Capital focus in FY 2007 will be the development and implementation of strategies and tools for workforce and succession planning. Among these tools will be manager and employee Surveys, demographic and employment trends, automated workforce planning and development capabilities, use of the new Learning Management system, and enhancing Mentoring Program flexibilities for transfer of skills and knowledge. Workforce Diversity — improving workforce diversity is a priority for the USGS and a significant workforce planning issue. During FY 2007 the USGS will continue implementation strategies to comply with the requirements of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) Management Directive (MD)—715, particularly with regard to the identification of barriers that prevent the accomplishment of diversity and affirmative employment goals. The USGS will use new, real-time reporting tools that will assist Human Resource (HR) and line managers with identifying demographic trends and recruitment opportunities. The USGS will use the USGS Diversity Council to help identify barriers to diversity and recommend solutions to management. The USGS will direct its recruitment efforts to provide our regions with additional fiscal resources to establish relationships with local colleges and universities with majors in the USGS programs and with high enrollments of minority students. The USGS will continue implementing the Department's Workforce Diversity Plan and focus on goals measured by outcomes in recruitment, retention, zero tolerance and accountability. Leadership Development — The USGS will continue to develop leadership skills and behaviors at all levels of the organization in FY 2007, through its internal leadership training program, championed and participated in by USGS senior executives and augmented by online performance support tools and external leadership development reSOUTCéS. FY 2006 Planned Program Performance Unless otherwise noted, the planned program activities listed below demonstrate the utility of USGS products that are counted under the mission goal Management Excellence. The outcomes that contribute fall under the strategies "Human Capital Management," "Improved Financial Management," "Performance-Budget integration," and "Competitive Reviews and Contract Management." Financial Management – The USGS received an unqualified financial audit opinion on the FY 2005 annual Performance and Accountability Report, annual financial statements and successfully cleared the two reportable conditions and one non-compliance with laws and regulations received in FY 2004. During FY 2006, the USGS will effectively implement OMB's revised Circular A-123, "Management's Responsibility for Internal Control." During FY 2006, the USGS provided well attended and well received training on various financial topics to administrative staff and Cost Center Managers by conducting bureauwide workshops for cost center managers in November 2005. The same will be done for administrative staffs in March 2006. - Budget and Performance integration — During FY 2006, USGS Earth Surface Dynamics and Coastal and Marine Geology programs will be evaluated using the PART process. All PARTed programs have developed new milestones for OMB recommendations in pursuit of continuous improvement. The cyclic 3-year revision of the Strategic Plan begun in FY 2005 will U.S. Geological Survey L - 5 486 Science Support conclude in FY 2006 in time for FY 2008 implementation. Specific measures tied to departmental priorities have been used in SES performance plans and cascaded to all employee plans. USGS implemented ABC/M coding at the task level rather than project level for FY 2006 to increase the granularity of the data to begin to make appropriate use of these data for cost analysis. USGS also refined the way we capture information Technology costs in FY 2006, creating a process that's useful for extracting Exhibit 53 IT information for the Department at a detail level that has not been possible to retrieve until now. Continued effort is needed to standardize processes and ensure consistency of interpretation before ABC data Can be routinely used to manage. Competitive Sourcing — USGS continues its Competitive Sourcing planning effort based on the strategy and timetable for conducting business strategy reviews (BSRs) on all commercial full time equivalents (FTE) by the end of FY 2008 as outlined in the Competitive Sourcing Green Plan for FY 2005 – FY 2008. The BSRs link bureau mission, strategic change initiatives, current and future science directions, and workforce planning activities into a comprehensive coordinated vision. In FY 2006, USGS will complete BSRs on the Library and Information Services and Administrative Management business areas, totaling more than 1,700 FTE. FY 2006 will be the first year of performance by the Visual Information High Performing Organization (HPO). Asset Management — in FY 2006, USGS completed an updated inventory of all USGS assets to meet the requirements of the governmentwide Federal Real Property Profile. USGS will also complete its first Asset Management Plan. The plan will follow the example and guidance established in the Department of the Interior Asset Management Plan. The focus of the plan will be on ensuring that USGS space and facilities meet the needs of USGS science programs, are well-maintained within the budget allowed, and used effectively. Strategic Management of Human Capital — Organizational Performance. In FY 2006, the USGS will continue to implement applications of the USGS Organizational Excellence model; a systemic framework for measuring organizational performance and aligning all the aspects of the organization needed to achieve Science excellence, The USGS will use the model as a planning tool for implementing any restructuring of headquarters and regions. Workforce Adjustments — in FY 2006, the USGS will expand its workforce planning efforts to address the impacts of restructuring of the USGS organizations, competitive sourcing initiatives and other workforce strategies that will shift the numbers and balance of USGS employees and skills. These efforts will include the pursuit of additional authorities for Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments and Voluntary Early Retirement from OPM and OMB. The USGS will also implement the Department Supervisory Development Policy requirements and begin the implementation of the Department Succession Planning policies related to supervisor, managerial, and executive level positions. The Mentoring Program will be enhanced to provide additional performance Support for supervisory development. Tools for Managers — The USGS will continue to extend the capabilities of the automated desktop workforce planning tools for managers and the integration of workforce data into the Department Learning Management System. In FY 2006, the USGS will complete coverage of critical and emerging skills included in the skills assessment, refining the information reports capabilities, and developing tools to link identified skill needs to course ſistings and (or) other developmental opportunities. Ł - 6 U.S. Geological Survey 487 Science Support improving workforce diversity is a priority for the USGS and a significant workforce planning issue. A major initiative in FY 2006 is to continue complying with the requirements of the EEOC MD–715, particularly with regard to the identification of barriers that prevent the accomplishment of equal opportunity and affirmative employment goals. The USGS will implement new, real- time reporting tools that will assist HR and line managers to identify demographic trends and recruitment opportunities. The USGS will implement the Department's Strategic Plan for Achieving and Maintaining a Highly Skilled and Diverse Workforce FY 2005 – FY 2009. Core Competencies initiative in Support of Strategic Management of Human Capital Goal — The USGS has developed safety and health core competencies required by full time professionals and collateral-duty personnel at all grade levels. This initiative included identification of the basic tasks of the positions, development of reference manuals that provided guidance on Safety and health roles and responsibilities, template position documents, and individual development plan guidance. USGS efforts have resulted in the departmentwide adoption of a core competencies guidebook. USGS safety training and policy documents will be updated in FY 2006 to reflect these guidelines and subsequently posted for employee access on the internal safety Web site. The USGS will implement the Core Competencies for Managers Model to enhance managerial performance at all levels. USGS Fleet Management Efficiencies — in FY 2006, USGS will implement a set of strategies designed to reduce fleet costs, reduce the age of the fleet, and reduce fossil fuel consumption. USGS will implement a vehicle replacement plan and optimize the use of Working Capital Funds. The Fleet Management Plan will require cost center managers to justify retention of vehicles. Fleet fuel efficiency goals and other performance indicators will be utilized. Electronic Government HSPD-12 Implementation — in FY 2006, USGS will continue implementation of the processes required by Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-12 that all employees, contractors, volunteers, and other affiliates are subjected to an identity-proofing and background investigation process. As part of this process, USGS will begin issuing Smart Card identification badges to all new employees as well as contractors, volunteers, and other affiliates. In FY 2006, USGS will also begin the process of issuing new identification badges to existing employees at the National Center, Reston, Virginia; National Wildlife Health Center, Madison, Wisconsin; EROS Data Center, Sioux Falls, SD; and certain facilities of the Florida Integrated Science Center. Environmental Management System Deployment — USGS has completed initial implementation of environmental management systems at appropriate facilities in accordance with Executive Order (E.O.) 13148, "Greening the Government through Leadership in Environmental Management." In FY 2006, USGS will provide USGS facilities with access to a Web-based system, referred to as the EMS Facilitation System to provide field staff with step-by-step tools necessary for developing and implementing EMS at field locations, while ensuring consistent implementation across the bureau. EMS implementation involved identifying facility activities that impact the environment, prioritizing these environmental impacts in terms of significance, choosing one or more significant aspects upon which to focus your improvement efforts, and developing an environmental response pian outlining steps to achieve improvement. U.S. Geological Survey L - 7 488 Science Support Technology Transfer — The following table projects the FY 2006 Technology Transfer Activity: (Dollars in thousands) Technology Non-Profits TT Governmentſ USGS Transfer Total Private/Small Academic international Partner in-Kind FY 2005 Number Businesses institutions Entities (Contributions Contribution CRADAS 13 7 / 2 4 || 0 0 || 0 $4,800 $2,400 Other 37 6 f 8 {0 f 4 4 f 5 $1.200 $540 Agreements Patent 16 2 / iſº 0 / 2 0 / 0 $40 $1 Licenses FY 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Unless otherwise noted, the FY 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments listed below demonstrate the utility of USGS products that are counted under the mission goal Management Excellence. The outcomes that contribute fall under the strategies "Human Capital Management," "improved Financial Management," "Performance-Budget Integration," and “Competitive Reviews and Contract Management." Financial Management — The USGS achieved an unqualified financial audit opinion on the FY 2005 annual Performance and Accountability Report, annual financial statements and also successfully cleared the two reportable conditions and one non-compliance with laws and regulations from FY 2004, resulting in no material or reportable findings for FY 2005. This success is due to improved policies and procedures, enhanced staff capability, and continued focus on training for administrative staffs. The bureau implemented two "hard close" of accounts in FY 2005; after the ends of the 2" and 3° quarters; these activities allowed the bureau to closely examine the results and served to highlight problems that needed to be addressed. Budget and Performance integration — USGS conducts both peer and management reviews as well as PART evaluations to improve the accountability and quality of programs. By the end of FY 2005, USGS PART evaluations stand at eight programs "moderately effective," one program "effective," and none rating "adequate," "ineffective" or "results not demonstrated." All OMB recommendations have been addressed with action plans. The USGS continues to , implement the Department's strategic plan that has enabled integration of budget and performance since FY 2004, and provided a meaningful measure of departmental accountability. Specific measures tied to departmental priorities have been used in SES performance plans. The cyclic 3-year revision of the Strategic Plan began in FY 2005 and will conclude in FY 2006 in time for FY 2008 implementation. USGS began implementing ABC/M in concert with the Department in FY 2004, USGS coded ABC activities at the project level to capture the full cost of doing work, for example, all effort related to research. ABC reports and data can be extracted by all managers at all levels on a daily basis for verifying, validating, and for performing analyses for decisionmaking. Continued effort is needed to standardize processes and ensure consistency of interpretation before ABC data can be routinely used to manage. Organizational Excellence Model — The USGS developed a USGS Organizational Excellence model that identifies the critical leadership and management, people, process, and structure components that support USGS science outcomes at the program, bureau, and societal level. The model provides a systemic framework for planning and decision making, communicating the components that underpin organizational success, and measuring L - 8 U.S. Geological Survey 489 Science Support organizational performance. The first significant application of the model was the completion of a manager's survey to address and report issues surrounding restructuring initiatives. The results of this survey led to the Director's decision to include the Organizational Excellence model as a tool in future USGS change initiatives. Workforce Planning — In FY 2005, the USGS focused workforce planning efforts to address the bureau's strategic goal of integrated science, in addition, workforce plans were developed and implemented for the balance and number of skills and occupations needed to achieve the bureau's strategic program goals. Workforce plans served as the basis for the development of six separate requests for authority to offer Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments and Voluntary Early Retirement to approximately 1200 employees. These authorities will be effective in FY 2006 to help achieve desired workforce balance and gain the flexibilities needed to acquire emerging skill needs. Leadership and Management Development — During FY 2006, the USGS continued to provide leadership training for the purpose of developing a critical mass of leaders at all levels of the organization. The Management/Supervisory Program implemented a 360 evaluation process for supervisors based on the Human Resources competencies identified in the Core Competency Model for Manager. The USGS also implemented the full suite of Core Competencies for Managers with the goal of improving managerial performance at all levels of the USGS. This effort has been linked with the USGS workforce planning effort and with the long-term leadership development goals of the USGS. - Competitive Sourcing — USGS completed reviews of the Visual Information, Mapping and Charting and Science Technician and Science Technical Support business areas pursuant to the Competitive Sourcing Green Plan for FY 2005 – FY 2008. An HPO was formed for the Visual information business area and formally established on October 2, 2005. Competitive Sourcing study announcements were made for both remaining business areas on September 30, 2005. USGS initiated the BSR on the Library and Information Services business area, totaling approximately 104 FTE, in July 2005 in accordance with the Green Plan. Fieet Management — The USGS reduced FY 2005 vehicle fleet costs by more than the targeted $975,000. We continued efforts to right-size and efficiently and effectively manage the fleet in support of the USGS Mission by working with cost center managers to ensure that mission requirements were met with the smallest possible number of vehicles, and with the most fuel-efficient vehicles available to perform the necessary and critical functions. The USGS Vehicle Fleet Management Strategic Plan was finalized and approved, and implementation of the policies and guidance in that document will ensure effective management of the fleet. New reports were made available through the bureau's utilization data collection system; these reports have given local managers and the bureau fleet manager the information needed to identify under-utilized vehicles and opportunities to share vehicles and (or) dispose of vehicles no longer fully utilized. Procedures for implementing GSA AutoChoice were developed, and GSA AutoChoice was fully implemented so that all vehicle orders are being processed electronically. Energy Management — The USGS National Center is a General Services Administration (GSA) delegated facility, consisting of three buildings and a central power plant totaling 1.1 million square feet on 105 acres in Reston, VA. In FY 2005, USGS was designated to received the Department of Energy Annual Award for Energy Management/Energy Efficiency. This award was due to the energy management program USGS implemented at the National Center that resulted in an annual energy reduction of 76.6 million British thermal units U.S. Geological Survey L - 9 490 Science Support (MBtu) per thousand square feet (ksf), or 31 percent as compared to the FY 1985 baseline, These energy reductions equate to seven million dollars in savings to taxpayers. Technology Transfer — The Federal Technology Transfer Act, 15 USC 3710 as amended, requires each Federal laboratory having 200 or more full-time scientific, engineering and related technical positions to establish a research and technology application function. Within USGS this function is housed in the Office of Policy and Analysis where two FTE's service USGS Science Centers and offices throughout the country. As part of their duties the team negotiates and drafts Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs); Technical Assistance Agreements, Facility Use Agreements, and Patent Licenses. H also manages the USGS intellectual property and inventions program; markets USGS technology opportunities and assistance to industry, non-profits, academic institutions, and State agencies; and provides training to USGS personnel on technology transfer and intellectual property protection. USGS has a total of 60 current patents. During FY 2005, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office accepted filings for 5 new USGS patents and issued 9 patents to USGS. The table below summarizes the number of completed projects in FY 2005. The 41 agreements and three licenses completed in FY 2005 represent a 25 percent increase over the number of agreements concluded in FY 2004. FY 2005 Technology Transfer Activity (Dollars in thousands) Transfer Number | Private/Small j Academic International Contributions in-Kind 9 / USGS science and research contributes to a broad range of collaborative projects in the private sector. Highlights in FY 2005 included support to a Native American Corporation seeking to understand the mineral diversity in its territory; partnering with a pharmaceutical company interested in qualifying its drugs for inoculation of additional fish species; and licensing three small US businesses for various underwater equipment—a sea-bed microscope; and a new self contained battery operated current meter for measuring water flow velocity in a stream or river, Performance Overview The Science Support Activity promotes the orderly and efficient conduct of USGS programs through organizational leadership, shared administrative support services, and promotion of common business practices. This activity oversees all the Department's goals that USGS supports—both mission and management excellence. Key indications of USGS performance are reflected in the end outcome goals for informing decisions through the application of science; workforce knowledge and skills; accountability; and modernization. To measure progress in achieving the intermediate outcome measure of obtaining an unqualified opinion, USGS tracks the percent of corrective actions completed from the OIG/GAO annual accountability report and audited financial statement for weaknesses identified in the Federal Manager's Financial integrity Act (FMFIA) corrective action plan. L - 10 U.S. Geological Survey 491 Science Support Measure 2005 Płan 2005 Actual Change from 2005 Pian 2006 Enacted 2006 Change from 2005 Actual 2007 Request 2007 Change from 2006 X% of managers who indicate that their workforce has the job- relevant knowledge and skills necessary to accomplish organizational goals (SP) 70% 65% -5% 65% O 65% O Human Capital Plan implementation: Performance-based management — X% of SES executives and direct reports that have performance agreements containing GPRA performance- based elements (SP) 100% $0.0% 400% Core Competencies Training for Fiscal Community: X% of fiscal community personnel trained in core competencies (BUR) 25% 50% +25% 75% +25% 100% 100% +25% Competition; # of FTE in competitive sourcing studies completed during the fiscal year (SP) O FTE O FTE 0 FTE 119 FTE | 19 FTE 524 FTE +405 FTE U.S. Geological Survey 492 Activity Summary Facilities Activity 2007 Fixed Cost 2007 2007 Change - 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget from Subactivity. Actual Enacted Changes" Changes Request 2006 Rental Payments 71,367 71,805 +1,123 -540 72,388 +583 FTE O {} O O 0 O Operations and Maintenance 19,820 19,604 +407 O 19,711 +107 FTE 58 58 O () 58 O Deferred Maintenance & 3,424 3,373 O O 3,373 Q Capital improvement FTE - 0 0. () . O O () Total Requirements $000 94,611 94,782 +1,230 -540 95,472 +690 FTE 58 58 {} () 58 () * Fixed cost increases for this activity total $1,275 of which $1,230 will be budgeted and $45 will be absorbed. Activity Summary The 2007 budget request for the Facilities Activity is $95,471,000, which is a net change of +$690,000 and 0 FTE from the 2006 enacted level. Funds for this activity provide safe and functional workspace and facilities for accomplishing the bureau's Scientific mission. The appropriated funds included in this activity cover approximately 80 percent of recurring USGS facilities costs. Customers, through reimbursable funding provide approximately 14 percent, and USGS science programs provide the remaining funds. This activity supports the Department of interior's Serving Communities goals, "protect lives, resources and property and advance knowledge through Use of Cost and Performance information Development of the Strategic Facilities Management Plan has helped achieve the facilities program goal to provide quality space to further science programs while optimizing facilities location, distribution, and use. The final Strategic Facilities Master Plan (SFMP) was received in October 2005. The SFMP outlined a strategy to reduce the current funding shortfall, provided a thorough analysis of the facilities program, identifies opportunities to reduce cost through improved utilization, and further provides a strategy to properly fund operations and maintenance at USGS owned sites. The development of the SFMP accomplished the following tasks: • Performed a comprehensive analysis of USGS facilities, • Determined adequacy of USGS facilities in meeting USGS current and planned mission needs, • Examined the performance of USGS facilities and compared against external benchmarks, • Recommended performance metrics, • Developed a business case process and tool to evaluate facilities investments, • Identified opportunities for reducing costs, operating within available funds and reducing the deferred maintenance (DM) backlog, and • Discussed budgetary strategies to fully fund facilities and eliminate the DM backlog. scientific leadership and h;orm decisions through the application of science." This activity also U.S. Geological Survey M - 1 493 Facilities tracks outputs including "number of bureau condition assessments completed" (within a 5-year cycle) and "number of deferred maintenance and capital improvements." The USGS defines facilities as separate and individual buildings, structures, or other constructed real property improvements. The USGS further defines facilities to include all locations where USGS activities are conducted including office Space, laboratory space, warehouse space, and related parking and common space. The USGS has classified large (greater than 45 feet in length) research vessels as facilities. The goal for the facilities program is to meet bureau science needs while optimizing facilities location, distribution, and use to Control or reduce Costs. Objectives for meeting this goal include: Coordinate facility planning with science planning to provide safe, high-quality workspace aligned with science needs, Meet performance targets by improving space utilization, controlling rent and operating costs, and releasing unneeded Space, Eliminate the deferred maintenance backlog, Establish an effective maintenance program at each owned facility to meet industry best practices, and increase CO-location Consistent with science program objectives. Use of Cost and Performance The Asset Priority index (API) was developed for each owned building through the Strategic Facilities Master Plan contract. AP! is a metric that helps asset managers assess the priority, or fevel of importance, of facilities relative to one another in regards to the USGS mission. API is a tool that managers can employ in conjunction with other key metrics such as utilization, condition, and operating cost to prioritize investment decisions, identify candidates for disposal and support portfolio- level decision making the Deferred Maintenance backlog. API is required by the department for projects that are included in the bureau 5-year Deferred Maintenance and Capital improvement Plan. It is also a new requirement of the Federal Real Property Council to be entered into the Federal Real Property Profile for all owned and leased assets, The USGS investment Review Board will use the API as a part of their decisionmaking process when reviewing proposed facilities projects to align proposals with mission requirements. Five-Year Facility Plan – The bureau initiated national and regional 5-year facility plans to ensure that facilities meet science mission requirements and that facilities costs are reasonable and adequately funded. These plans will be amended to include specific action plans that target facility cost reductions. Bureau Systems – This activity utilizes a Web-based facilities information system which continues to streamline the budget data collection process for facilities and increases the availability of much-needed management information on bureau real property holdings. Comprehensive facility condition assessments continue to identify deficiencies that need priority attention, creating an information base that promotes effective stewardship and a more informed asset investment process. The implementation of Interior's standard facilities maintenance management system provides the capability for the USGS to report our operations and maintenance consistently across the bureau. Maintaining America's Heritage — The Department of Interior is committed to preserving and maintaining operational facilities and major equipment investments as well as to responsible stewardship of Interior's managed natural and cultural treasures. The FY 2007 USGS budget request includes $33 million for facilities and equipment maintenance and deferred maintenance under the Maintaining America's Heritage initiative. The Operations and Maintenance and the M - 2 U.S. Geological Survey 494 Activity Summary Deferred Maintenance and Capital Improvements subactivity descriptions provide details on the immediate and long-term maintenance projects underway and planned for the next 5 years to ensure that facilities and equipment are functional, safe, and useful to the fullest extent of their lifecycle. Congressional Directives The FY 2006 Appropriations Act for the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies included the following directive for the USGS Facilities program: "The Senate Appropriations Committee remains concerned about reported poor and und unsafe conditions in the research facilities and office buildings at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and Patuxent Research Refuge. The Committee expects the Secretary of the Interior to complete a facilities and budget plan by not later than March 1, 2006, which identifies the priorities, schedule, funding requirements, phasing options and agencies responsible for the repair, rehabilitation or replacement of facilities, buildings and associated infrastructure at the Center and Refuge." Talks with FWS and USGS are in process. A joint plan is expected to be delivered on time. Subactivity Overview The Facilities Activity comprises three subactivities: The Rental Payments subactivity provides for rental payments to the General Services Administration (GSA), to other Federal agencies, to private lessors, and to cooperators for space holdings nationwide. The USGS occupies a total of 4.4 million square feet of rentable space in about 220 GSA buildings nationwide, making USGS one of the largest users of GSA space within the Department. The USGS acquires space directly at over 100 other sites. The Operations and Maintenance subactivity includes the recurring costs of providing for the basic operations and upkeep of facilities and ensuring that they are maintained in compliance with applicable safety and other standards. The USGS has 34 owned installations (283 buildings) on approximately 2,100 acres. This includes 9 biological science centers, 8 biological field and research stations, the National Center for EROS, 10 geomagnetic, seismic, and volcano observatories, a Water Resources district office, and 7 other miscellaneous owned properties, such as gauging stations, storage annex, and warehouses. The USGS also owns 8 large research vessels. The Deferred Maintenance and Capital improvement subactivity funds are used to address the highest priority USGS facility and equipment needs to conform to safety and environmental standards. The current funding level provides for approximately 3.9 percent of the facilities Deferred Maintenance and Capital improvement backlog. The condition assessment program includes annual Surveys and a cyclic process for comprehensive onsite inspections to document deferred maintenance. U.S. Geological Survey M - 3 495 Rental Payments Activity: Facilities Subactivity: Rental Payments 2007 Fixed Cost 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget from Subactivity Actual Enacted changes” Changes Request 2005 Rental Payments 71,367 71,805 +1,123 -540 72,388 +583 Total Requirements 71,367 71,805 +1,123 -540 72,388 +583 FTE () 0 0 0 g 0 * Fixed cost increases for this program total $1,123, of which $1,123 will be budgeted and 0 will be absorbed. Summary of FY 2007 Program Changes for Rental Payments Request Component Amount FTE Program Change • Space Savings –540 -0 TOTAL -540 -0 Justification of FY 2007 Program Changes The 2007 budget request for the Rental Payments is $72,388,000 and 0 FTE, which is a program change of -$540,000 and 0 FTE. The 2007 budget request for the USGS includes a reduction of $540,000 in the Facilities Activity, Rental Payments Subactivity. The proposed decrease supports the bureau's efforts to reduce space COsts through consolidations and co-locations. in addition to the reduction in rental payments described above, the USGS is also undertaking facilities management actions intended to result in space cost savings over the long term. The USGS is reducing space utilization in several locations through consolidations of existing facilities and closure of unneeded space. The USGS Strategic Facilities Master Plan and the assignment to the investment Review Board will generate additional opportunities for reducing USGS space requirements over time. Program Performance Change — Though the program contributes to the strategic goals of advancing knowledge through scientific leadership and informing decisions through the application of Science, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this program change. U.S. Geological Survey M - 5 496 Facilities Program Overview The Rental Payments component of the Facilities Activity funds payments to General Services Administration (GSA), other Federal sources, private lessors, and cooperators for space occupied by the USGS nationwide. The USGS occupies a total of 4.3 million square feet of rentable space in about 190 GSA buildings nationwide, making USGS one of the largest users of GSA space within the Department. The USGS acquires space directly at over 100 other sites. This component funds 80 percent of the appropriated portion of the rental payments. Remaining costs are funded from reimbursables and USGS programs. The USGS has unique facility requirements necessary to support science functions and relies heavily on GSA to meet needs such as providing modern laboratory and other support space. Approximately 90 percent of USGS rental costs for space holdings provided through GSA, 7 percent for cooperative space arrangements, and the remaining rental costs are for other Federal agencies and private ſessors. Use of the USGS Investment Review Board (IRB) — The USGS Investment Review Board reviews major information technology investments. The IRB is chaired by the Deputy Director and is composed of senior managers, including a science discipline Associate Director, a Regional Director, the Geographic Information Officer, Budget Officer, and Chief Financial Officer. USGS has expanded the role of the IRB to include facility investments to insure that costs are contained and long-term Space commitments are justified. In addition to proposed construction investments with a life cycle cost of $2 million or more, the IRB will review all space transactions (occupancy agreements, leases, etc.) with a life cycle cost of $1 million or more. Regional boards will review transactions below this threshold. Business case analysis (BCA) will be the bureau's primary review mechanism. With the completion of the draft Strategic Facilities Master Plan, the USGS has established a standard BCA template for bureauwide use. This template will allow all projects presented to the IRB to be reviewed in a Consistent manner. FY 2007 Program Performance Estimates The 2007 budget request for the Rental Payments is $72,388,000 and 0 FTE, which is a program change of -$540,000 and 0 FTE. This program addresses the Department's Serving Communities strategic goal of advancing knowledge through scientific leadership and informing decisions through the application of Science. The activities described below are counted under the mission goal "Serving Communities." Lafayette Expansion — Construction on this project is expected to be funded through grants or direct appropriation and is anticipated to begin in 2007. in September 2003, USGS completed the Louisiana Science and Facility Expansion Study identifying current and future science growth areas in the Lower Mississippi Valley (LMV)-Gulf Coast focus area. The expansion study recommends that an integrated science facility be constructed adjacent to the existing National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC). The target square footage for the new facility is 75,000 to 80,000 square feet in office space and laboratories with an estimated construction cost of $22 million. With the impacts of Hurricane Katrina and Rita, construction costs are now M - 6 U.S. Geological Survey 497 Rental Payments estimated at $29.2 million. Through the cooperation with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USGS is currently conducting a $1.4 million programming and design project for the new facility funded with grants received from the Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The design project began in June 2004 and was completed in November 2005. FY 2006 Planned Program Performance The activities described below are counted under the mission goal "Serving Communities." Facility Planning and Management Strategic Facilities Master Plan — The final Strategic Facilities Master Plan (SFMP) was received in October 2005. The SFMP process accomplished the following tasks: • Performed a comprehensive analysis of USGS facilities, • Determined adequacy of USGS facilities in meeting USGS current and planned mission needs, • Examined the performance of USGS facilities and compared against external benchmarks, • Recommended performance metrics, • Developed a business case process and tool to evaluate facilities investments, • Identified opportunities for reducing costs and reducing the current deferred maintenance backlog, and • Analyzed budgetary strategies to fully fund facilities and eliminate the deferred maintenance backlog. The SFMP outlines a strategy to reduce the current funding shortfall. It provides a thorough analysis of the facilities program and identifies opportunities to reduce cost through improved utilization. It further provides a strategy to properly fund operations and maintenance and deferred maintenance at USGS owned sites. Efforts are underway to use the SFMP to achieve these goals in FY 2006–07. Participation with GSA on the Denver Federal Center Master Site Plan and Environmental impact Statement — GSA is developing a new Master Site Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the Denver Federal Center (DFC). The primary goal of the site plan is to transform the DFC into a dynamic, mixed-use urban center. Plans call for a new hospital and major transit and light rail center. USGS is the largest Federal tenant on the DFC campus and will be working closely with GSA as an agency representative for the planning process. Additionally, in January 2006 USGS provided formal review and written comments to the Environmental impact Statement under the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA requires the Federal Government to analyze project impacts to human health and the environment prior to project implementation. U.S. Geological Survey M - 7 498 Facilities Denver Federal Center Renovations and Relocations — GSA is developing a feasibility study for renovation of Building 20 and the possible demolition of Building 53 on the DFC. The completed studies will contain project scopes, design budgets, and construction budgets and are scheduled to be submitted to GSA Headquarters in March 2006. USGS has coordinated meetings for GSA, the architectural team, and USGS Building 20 occupants to determine space requirements that will support a robust science program. The USGS Research Drilling Program has been located in Buildings 111G and 111J of the DFC for the past 10 years. This required environmental clean up of the northwest corner of the DFC and proposed future development for an expanding metro area transit system. After a long search for suitable properties, the Central Region Facilities Staff was able to negotiate a lease effective October 1, 2005, to relocate the Research Drilling Program. John W. Powell Federal Building Renovations — The GSA is in the design phase of renovating the John W. Powell Federal Building Cafeteria Serving Area. This $1.5 million project will address accessibility, environmental compliance, and efficiency upgrades. The Washington Gas Company is under contract to design and construct $1.3 million in facility improvements to the solid-state physics building and the power plant located on the Reston campus. The scope of work includes installing one 300-HP power-plant steam producing boiler, removing existing diesel-driven emergency generator and installing a natural gas driven generator, reconfiguring connected electric loads to support boiler operation during the loss of normal electric power, and replacing existing heating equipment. Impletion is scheduled by September 30, 2006. Florida Integrated Science Center at St Petersburg/Tampa — Construction on the new 11,000 square foot building in St. Petersburg started in May 2005. Completion is expected in December 2006. Space Management — The USGS has completed implementation of the Aperture Software Program at the John W. Powell Federal Building, Denver Center, and Menlo Park Center to aid in the management of space allocation, design, and facilities planning. The system will provide space reports by cost center and allow science programs to track actual space utilization and costs associated with their space holdings by building and type of space. Once drawings of the Regional Centers are completed, USGS will explore opportunities to include drawings of all USGS occupied facilities into the Aperture software system. The Web-based system is housed on the USGS headquarters servers accessible to all regions. - Signed February 4, 2004, Executive Order (EO) 13327 promotes efficient and economical use of the Federal Government's real property assets. In compliance with the EO, the Federal Real Property Profile (FRPP) reporting requirements were updated to include 23 data elements for owned, leased, and State or foreign government-owned assets. The FY 2005 FRPP report was due in December 2005. Simultaneously, the USGS collected, validated and loaded the data necessary for the new critical data elements and tested and validated a new version of its Federal Real Property Management (FRPM) system to handle the storage and reporting of the new critical data elements. For its 692 real property assets, USGS reported 22 of the 23 data elements required by the Federal Real Property Council, the Office of Management Budget, and the Department. These included 55 land assets, 363 buildings, and 274 structures. The remaining data element requires reporting FY 2005 operations and maintenance actual costs and is due during the 2nd Quarter of FY 2006. M - 8 U.S. Geological Survey 499 Rental Payments In addition to its real property database, FRPM is the USGS system for processing and storing monthly General Services Administration (GSA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) billing and inventory data. FRPM enhancements included programs to permit cost allocation per Occupancy Agreement (GSA's assignment mechanism) to be consistent with internal space allocations. This capability will improve the efficiency and accuracy of distributing financial charges for GSA and DHS costs within USGS. The enhanced system is scheduled for final acceptance in 2nd Quarter FY 2006. A Web-based locator system has been launched, allowing all USGS employees access to a Web link where they can enter an employee name or room number and see a graphic showing the room's location in the building. A kiosk with the same access has been purchased to be installed in the John W. Powell Building's visitor's entrance for visitors to locate rooms and employees. Space Savings — In early FY 2006, USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center (NPWRC) transferred the Woodworth Field Station site to the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the primary user of the location. The site is currently underutilized by the NPWRC and is no longer cost effective to maintain. The buildings include dormitory/dry lab, shop/garage, and a gas house. The cost savings will be realized in FY 2006 and beyond. The projected savings are not readily available, although any savings in operations and maintenance cost will be used to further reduce the funding shortfall in the operations and maintenance subactivity. The Western Region is negotiating a new Occupancy Agreement (OA) with GSA for the Menlo Park campus. The new OA retains USGS presence on the entire campus at a lower rate for a 5-year period. Cost savings will also begin in fiscal year 2008 instead of fiscal year 2009. Retention of the entire campus saves consolidation cost in fiscal year 2007, and brings science partners into a highly desirable geographic area at a low rate, strengthening collaboration and enhancing the Menlo Park's utilization rate. This partnership growth is already underway with the relocation of the California State Geological Survey onto the Menlo Park campus. The new OA also allows the natural attrition of the campus population to occur over time, and will make future release of Space less costly. The USGS has established a plan to utilize any realized savings from the new Menlo Park OA and use those savings to fund future downsizing at the Menlo campus. Savings will be used to fund the eventual consolidation and release of the excess space on the campus as natural attrition of the population occurs. Consolidation changes to the campus are expected to begin in fiscal year 2010. In that year, GSA will amend the OA to add the tenant improvements to the rent biii. The Jacksonville, FL, field office was closed in August 2005 and staff was consolidated at the Altamonte Springs, FL, office. The New Ellenton, SC, field office is being closed, and staff will be consolidated at Columbia, SC, office. The Knoxville and Nashville, TN, offices are reducing space; the Memphis, TN, field office has relocated to cooperative space with a university partner, all leading to cost reductions. The cooperative agreement for the space currently occupied by the Florida Integrated Science Center (FISC), in Tampa will expire in August 2006. After exploring several afternatives, FiSC has decided to remain in their existing space in the USF University Business Center for an additional five years. The cost for the space will be reduced by one dollar per square foot and the cooperator has agreed to provide additional tenant improvements at no cost to the government. The FISC Miami Water Science Center relocated to temporary space on the Nova Southeastern University East Campus in Fort Lauderdale, FL, in July 2005. U.S. Geological Survey M - 9 500 Facilities FY 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments The activities described below are counted under the mission goal "Serving Communities." Facility Planning and Management John W. Powell Federal Building Laboratory Renovation Project — The final phase of the laboratory renovation project was completed in August 2005. The new laboratories were reconfigured using a modular concept to standardize the layouts, incorporate adequate fume removal, create hazardous material Storage, design proper exiting from high hazardous materials, and create hazard zones and secondary exits within the laboratories. The total dollar amount of the project was $35 million. A joint GSA and USGS dedication ceremony was held in December 2005. USGS Drive Asphalt Repairs and Safety Improvements at John W. Powell Federal Building — Road repairs were accomplished along U.S. Geological Survey Drive. This $140,000 road repair provided for additional improvements at the bus stop turn-around. Several sidewalks were patched near the visitor's entrance and along the parking iot sediment basin. The service road to the solid-state physics building was widened to accommodate truck traffic when necessary. Lafayette Expansion — in September 2003, USGS completed the Louisiana Science and Facility Expansion Study identifying current and future science growth areas in the Lower Mississippi Valley (LMV)-Gulf Coast focus area. The expansion study recommends that an integrated science facility be constructed adjacent to the existing National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC). The target square footage for the new facility is 75,000 to 80,000 square feet in office space and laboratories with an estimated construction cost of $22 million. With the impacts of Hurricane Katrina and Rita, construction costs are now estimated at $29.2 million. Through the cooperation with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USGS is currently conducting a $1.4-million program and design project for the new facility funded with grants received from the Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The design project began in June 2004 and was completed in November 2005. M - 10 U.S. Geological Survey 501 Operations and Maintenance Activity: Facilities Subactivity: Operations and Maintenance 2007 - Fixed Cost 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget from Subactivity Actual Enacted changes" changes Request 2006 Operations and Maintenance 19,820 19,604 +107 0 19,711 +107 Total Requirements 19,820 19,604 +107 0. 19,711 +407 FTE 58 58 0 {} 58 0 * Fixed cost increases for this activity total $152, of which $107 will be budgeted and $45 will be absorbed. Program Overview The FY 2007 budget request for the Operations and Maintenance Program is $19,711,000 and 58 FTE. The Operations and Maintenance subactivity includes the recurring costs of providing for the basic operations and upkeep of facilities and ensuring that they are maintained in compliance with applicable safety and other standards. The USGS has 34 owned installations (283 buildings) on approximately 2,100 acres. This includes biological science centers (9), biological field and research stations (8), the * National Center for EROS; geomagnetic, Use of Cost and Performance information seismic, and volcano observator ies (10), 3. The Research Vessel Siscowet Condition Water Resources district office, and other Assessment performed in FY 2004 documented miscellaneous owned property such as the maintenance backlog and most critical gauging stations, storage annex, and :::::::::::::::::::::::: • ! warehouses (7). The USGS also owns eight condition and large deferred maintenance backlog large research vessels. on the vessel. The Facilities Operations and Maintenance subactivity, funds the routine, daily work necessary for the basic operation and upkeep of USGS-owned facilities to ensure that facilities are in compliance with Federai, State, and local standards and to ensure that facilities remain safe for USGS employees working at the facilities, as well as partners and customers visiting the facilities. This subactivity funds the operations and maintenance costs associated with appropriated work. The cost related to reimbursable activities is recovered from reimbursable customers and a small portion is paid by USGS programs. Operations and maintenance functions include ongoing facility support that sustains day-to-day USGS scientific activities at 34 owned installations ranging from major science centers with complex facilities such as laboratories and chemical storage buildings to smaller facilities such as research stations, research vessels, geomagnetic and seismological observatories, and warehouses. U.S. Geological Survey M - 11 502 Facilities This subactivity provides routine operation and maintenance of large vessels. Large research vessels have characteristics, costs, and operations and maintenance features that coincide with those of USGS facilities. These vessels are mobile installations, meeting the criteria for the Comprehensive Condition Assessment. Vessels must exceed 45 feet in length and perform overnight field research to be classified as facilities. There are currently eight large vessels that support biology research, water resources investigations, and marine geology research; five on the Great Lakes, two in California, and One in Alaska. Operations of facilities include activities related to costs such as utilities for owned facilities, as well as all utility costs not included in rent: • Electricity, water, and sewage, • Fuel: gasoline, propane (vehicles, vessels, and heating), natural gas, diesel, and oil (heating), • Janitorial Services: window cleaning and carpet cleaning, • Upkeep of grounds: grass mowing, snowplowing, and grounds irrigation, • Waste management/disposal: refuse collection and sewage effluent pumping, • Vehicles: tractors and trucks solely operated in direct support of operating the facility (includes rented vehicles, vehicles and owned and leased from GSA), • Vessels: Safe and effective operations and maintenance, apply upkeep standards necessary to realize the anticipated useful life of the fixed asset, provide for salaries and benefits of marine professionals operating the vessel, fuel, docking fees, inspections, minor repairs, cyclic maintenance, and at least one vessel haulout a year, and • Annual certification for facility systems, such as fire systems, fire extinguishers, back flow preventers, and fume hoods. - Maintenance of facilities involves the upkeep of constructed USGS-owned facilities and structures and capitalized equipment necessary to maintain the useful life of the asset, including preventive maintenance; cyclic maintenance; repairs; rehabilitation; replacement of parts, components, or items of equipment associated with the facility; adjustment, lubrication, and cleaning (non-janitorial) of equipment associated with the facility; periodic inspection; painting; re-roofing; resurfacing; special Safety inspections and other actions to assure continuing service and to prevent breakdown; scheduled servicing (such as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment); and maintenance for owned facility-related vehicles. Salary costs associated with staff that performs operations and maintenance activities are included. USGS staff that perform operations and maintenance are located at the facility they are operating and maintaining. These are primarily USGS-owned facilities, but also include GSA-owned facilities for which GSA has delegated operations and maintenance authority to the USGS (e.g., the National Center) and facilities owned by other agencies or organizations for which the USGS has agreed to cover operations and maintenance expenses in exchange for use of the space (e.g., Patuxent). Staff at these facilities are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the facility and for maintaining it in operating order. This includes such operations as janitorial services, landscaping, snow removal, operation of the heating and air conditioning fM - 12 U.S. Geological Survey 503 Operations and Maintenance system, plumbing, electrical, elevator operations, fire alarm systems, fume hood operations, storage, and removal of hazardous materials, etc. Depending upon the location, some of these functions are carried out by government employees and some via contract. Staff associated with operations and maintenance program management at the regions and headquarters are funded by the Science Support Activity. Bureau policy for facilities operation and maintenance is established at headquarters. Staff at the regional and headquarters level who perform operations and maintenance program management establish standards for operations and maintenance, develop and implement plans for bureauwide systems (e.g., MAXIMO), develop deferred maintenance plans, develop contracts for Operation and Maintenance services, formulate regional and bureauwide operation and maintenance budgets, respond to departmental and OMB reporting requirements, etc. 2007 Program Performance Estimates Asset Business Plan — Following the development of the USGS Asset Management Plan (AMP) in FY 2006, the bureau will be asked to prepare Site-Specific Asset Business Pians (ABP) that will support the bureau AMP. The ABP will be a 5 to 10 year plan that addressing the specific needs of a field unit, campus, or region covering all assets reported in the Federal Real Property Profile. ABP's will provide a comprehensive review of the life-cycle costs, use and needs of the assets under the plan. Maintenance Management System — The USGS Facilities Maintenance Management System (FMMS) implementation will allow the USGS to define requirements for the Spare Parts inventory module and roll-out, define requirements for 23 additional sites and roll-out at 12 of those sites, and define requirements for DMCI module. 2006 Program Performance Accomplishments Unless otherwise noted, the planned program performance for FY 2006 listed below demonstrates the utility of facilities condition, facilities management, and deferred maintenance and capital improvements counted under the output measures for "buildings (administrative, employee housing) are in fair to good condition as measured by the Facilities Condition index," "number of bureau condition assessments in progress or completed (within a 5-year cycle)," "number of deferred maintenance and capital improvements (cumulative)," and "percentage of facilities that have a calculated Facilities Condition." Facilities Maintenance Management System — The USGS Facilities Maintenance Management System (FMMS) implementation included completing site assessments, training and system roll-out at 13 USGS owned installations and the headquarters facility in Reston, VA. Modules include equipment, locations, work order tracking, failure codes, job plan and preventive maintenance, and handheld technology. USGS upgraded FMMS to MAXIMO v5.2. Additional servers were purchased and installed to improve the performance of the system. Handhelds were purchased and distributed to maintenance staff at 14 locations to simplify their interface with the system. The USGS participates in the Department Asset Management Team to help integrate the Department Asset Management Plan into the USGS FMMS, U.S. Geological Survey M - 13 504 Facilities Asset and Portfolio Management — With the issuance of Executive Order 13327, Federal Real Property Asset Management, on February 4, 2004, the OMB directed all major agencies to: Establish the position of a Senior Real Property Officer, who is accountable for the effective management of agency real properties, Determine inventory needs, and management costs for real properties, Develop and implement asset management plans, Develop and monitor real property performance measures, and Dispose of properties that are not needed. The executive order created an interagency Federal Real Property Council (FRPC) to develop guidance, serve as a clearing house for best practices, and facilitate the efforts of the Senior Real Property Officers. The FRPC established four committees: Asset Management Planning, Performance Measures, Property lnventory; and Systems. In June 2005, the Department issued an Asset Management Plan (AMP), which "establishes a strategic direction for the management of assets within the Interior portfolio." The AMP supports a portfolio-centered approach that will strengthen the management of Interior's vast and varied real property inventory. USGS is committed to meeting the asset management requirements set forth in the Department's AMP. The FRPC outlined 23 inventory and performance measure data elements that must be reported to GSA as part of the annual real property inventory. To meet the new reporting requirements, USGS purchased an upgrade to its existing Federal Real Property Management inventory system. The new application became operational in December 2005 and successfully produced the USGS FY 2005 Federal Real Property Profile Report to GSA by the requested deadline. In addition to tracking the 23 data elements for each USGS real property asset, the system will be used to process the monthly bills for General Services Administration Rent and Department of Homeland Security. Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Facilities Modernization Project — Planning and concept development have continued to address the facilities issues at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. Given the FY 2006 Congressional language to report jointly NLT March 2006 as to the USGS/FWS plan to address the facility issues at Patuxent, a joint group has been working on the response. Options being developed are (1) minimal new construction/rehabilitation, (2) address essential requirements, (3) address all pressing FWS/USGS needs. Briefings have been provided to the USGS and FWS Directors. Briefings at the Department level are being scheduled. Final submittal to congress is planned for March 1, 2006. Facility Energy and Water Management Program — The bureau's Facility Energy Program supports the USGS mission by providing leadership, information, support, data analysis, and access to resources to assist in the economical and environmentally Sound purchase, use, storage, and control of the energy and water resources at all USGS installations. This program emphasizes the Department's Strategic Plan mission areas, Resource Protection and Resource Use. Through the efficient management of energy and water resources, the USGS reduces the impact facilities have on the environment. These practices promote responsible use, ensure optimal value, improve operational efficiencies, set a good example for the public, and insure energy expenditures are optimized. M - 14 U.S. Geological Survey 505 Operations and Maintenance FY 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Unless otherwise noted, the FY 2005 program performance accomplishments listed below demonstrate the utility of facilities condition, facilities management, and deferred maintenance and capital improvements counted under the output measures for "buildings (administrative, employee housing) are in fair to good condition as measured by the Facilities Condition index," "number of bureau condition assessments in progress or completed (within a 5-year cycle)," "number of deferred maintenance and capital improvements (cumulative)," and "percentage of facilities that have a calculated Facilities Condition." Facilities Maintenance Management System — The USGS continued the implementation of the Facilities Maintenance Management System (FMMS). In preparation for full implementation of FMMS, a review of building equipment inventories for accuracy and completeness was begun by 14 field installations. Each facility began creating maintenance schedules for all building equipment. The FMMS supports the key business principles guiding interior's operations: customer value, accountability; modernization; and integration. Through the use of standard business practices, standard nomenclature, specification templates, and building system definitions, USGS will be able to report operations and maintenance consistently across the bureau. FMMS will be expanded to include the remainder of the USGS-owned installations, including vessels. Functionality will be added as funding permits. U.S. Geological Survey M - 15 506 Deferred Maintenance and Capital improvement Activity: Facilities Subactivity: Deferred Maintenance and Capital improvement 2007 Fixed Cost P2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget from Subactivity Actual Enacted changes" changes Request 2006 Deferred Maintenance & 3,424 3,373 O O 3,373 O Capital improvement Total Requirements 3,424 3,373 0 0 3,373 0 FTE 0. () 0 () 0 {} * Fixed cost are not a component of this subactivity. Program Overview The FY 2007 budget request for the Deferred Maintenance and Capital Improvement Subactivity is $3,373,000. The Deferred Maintenance and Capital improvement Subactivity funds are used to address the highest priority USGS facility and equipment needs to conform to safety and environmental standards. The current funding level provides for approximately 3.9 percent of the facilities Deferred Maintenance and Capital improvement backlog. The condition assessment program includes annual surveys and a cyclic process for Comprehensive onsite inspections to document deferred maintenance. The USGS is committed to the continual improvement of the stewardship of our assets. The primary goal of our program is to support the agency mission by providing a safe, comfortable, environment for the employee, visitors and contractors at USGS facilities. Improving the maintenance of existing facilities and equipment ensures the health and safety of the public and employees, protects cultural and natural resources, and insures compliance with building codes and standards. This program addresses the Department's Strategic Plan mission area serving communities by focusing on the strategic goal of "protect lives, resources and property." To clearly measure progress in achieving the intermediate outcomes of improving information base, information management, and technical assistance, the USGS tracks the intermediate outcomes for Facilities Condition, as measured by the Facilities Condition index (FCI), number of bureau condition assessments in progress or completed, and number of deferred maintenance and capital improvement projects completed. Facilities projects reflect the results of comprehensive evaluations conducted by independent architect/engineer firms. These installationwide, building-specific assessments are the linchpin of a program to establish core data on the condition of the Department's constructed assets. The USGS has stewardship responsibility for unique mission equipment assets such as hazard- warning networks, river cableways, and gauging stations. These require effective maintenance and capital investments to preserve functionality. Projects addressing these assets are included U.S. Geological Survey M - 17 507 Facilities under the Equipment Section of the 5-year Maintenance and Capital Improvement Plans and Health. These assets are evaluated using the same safety criteria as our constructed real property assets. For FY 2007, remediation of the most critical health, safety, and resource-protection deficiencies is again the focus of the priority facility projects. Of the $3.4 million budget request for FY 2007, $2.07 million is for facility projects, $0.44 million is for equipment projects, and the remaining $0.89 million is for condition assessments and implementation of the Department's standard facilities maintenance management system. FY 2007 Program Performance Estimates The USGS backlog of deferred maintenance is approximately $38 million. The USGS addresses the most critical maintenance and capital improvement needs prioritized according to Department's guidelines. The FY 2007 budget request includes a Maintenance and Construction Plan for FY 2007–2011 that list the USGS deferred maintenance and capital improvement projects. This plan is subject to adjustments in outyears due to funding changes and revised priorities based on comprehensive facility condition assessments, annual condition surveys, and emergency needs. Facility and Equipment Projects for FY 2007 FY 2007 Deferred Maintenance and Construction Pian The following table lists, in priority order, the proposed projects to be addressed with FY 2007 Deferred Maintenance funding in USGS: FY 2007 Facility Projects Great Lakes Science | Replace Steam Boilers – The existing steam boilers have far exceeded their life Center expectancy. Excessive rust, deteriorating piping and faulty controls indicates that a failure may be imminent in the near term. The boilers support science processes and provide $50,000 environmental heating for occupant comfort. - Northern Prairie Replace Auto Bridge — A new bridge is needed for access to Riverside buildings. The Wijdlife Research bridge is essential to get employees, fire equipment, heating fuel deliveries and Center construction equipment to the Riverside site safely. $662,000 - - National Wildlife Replace TiE Roof, Fascia Panels & Repair Water Damage — The TB Rubber } Health Center Membrane Roofing System and metal fascia and chase panels have exceeded their life expectancy, are deteriorating, and must be replaced. Roof leakage has become common, resulting in water leaking into biological containment laboratories, animal rooms, light fixtures and conduits, as well as through ceilings and interior walls. Emergency patches are becoming less and less effective. Current conditions create an unhealthy and potentially unsafe work environment (mold/electrical/slipping hazards), compromise containment in biological safety level Ill area as required by the Centers for Disease Control for working on diseases that are known human/wildlife pathogens (threatening $746,000 mission, public safety and natural resources). The rusted fascia and chase panels also can create entry points for birds, rodents, and insects. The project description and categorization have been modified to reflect the increasing deterioration of the roof and panels. M - 18 U.S. Geological Survey 508 Deferred Maintenance and Capital improvement S. O. Conte Correct Fire Deficiencies, Exit Signage and Other Electrical Deficiencies — Many of Anadronous the existing components of the fire alarm for the main building are 18 years old and the Research Center Smoke and duct detectors are failing, resulting in a large number of "false" alarms and subsequent unnecessary evacuations of the building. Replacement of existing 60 smoke detectors, pull stations, wiring, and possibly the control panel is necessary to correct this problem. Also, all points of egress require updating of signaling and lighting devices to $43,000 meet fife safety codes. In addition, install firewalls as identified in the condition assessment to meet fire codes and provide safety to persons in building. The transom glass will be replaced with code-compliant firewall materials. Great Lakes Science Center R/V Grayling $150,000 install surveillance system, correct ballast, install grid coolers, and install insulation and framing on the Research Vessel Grayling — The Research Vessel Graying is used for science related cruise missions on the Great Lakes. The cruises can last from a few days to several weeks. Crew and passengers live and work on the vessel while operating/maintaining the vessel and conducting their science. The safe and proper operation of the vessel is required for these cruises. Replaceſinstall equipment to remediate possible hazards, install video surveillance system to improve observation of the back deck for safety of crew performing O&M responsibilities, or passengers conducting science; add 10-tons of ballasts; install bow thruster for safe steering of the vessel; add grid coolers to generators to diffuse heat and prevent burns, and replace increasingly undependable pilot electronics; instal and add sound-absorbing materials to reduce extreme engine noise exceeding OSHA standards (insulate interior, crew quarters, insulate stern and engine areas), and install non-flammable framing in the crew quarters; and install tuflex tiles on the surface over the metal deck plates. Great Lakes Science Čenter Upgrade or repair hatches and internal bulkheads, propulsion components, fuel gauges, shutoffs, alarms, heating ventilation and air conditioning and electrical systems. RV Musky iſ $100,000 *º - Rehabilitate North Chemical Bunkers — Condition Assessment revealed tânsafe Upper Mid-west ventilation, misplaced emergency showers, and noncompliant spill containment at the two Environmentai north chemical bunkers. Replace inadequate heating and ventilation system with code- Sciences Center $124,000 compliant system; relocate two emergency showers and install eye wash stations and integrated alarm if shower or station used. Excavate and remove underground containment tank; install grated spill containment trench and chemical-resistant floor and wall coatings in each bunker; instali proper shelving for chemical storage; install bonding cable to prevent static discharge; and install panic button or communication device to use in an emergency situation. EROS Data Center $147,000 Replace Electrical Switchgear — The electrical switchgear is 33 years old. The disconnect switches are the main disconnects for the electrical distribution bus-duct. The switches have failed to operate properly on more than one occasion and represent a critical safety deficiency. Deteriorated switches with inadequate insulation appear to be open but are actually inoperable, creating an unacceptable risk of explosion, fire, and switch-operator injury as full electrical load would be dangerously diverted into a single switch. Switchgear failure also creates an unacceptable risk to historical data in the event of critical building emergencies and would severely impede critical missions such as satellite telemetry backup. This project is estimated at $267,000. This initial funding will allow us to begin the design process. FY 2007 Equipment Projects 600 sites nationwide $240,000 Repair or Replace Cablecars— Revised load tests reveal that the 600 cablecars in active use nationwide could fail under adverse field conditions such as snagged cabies during flood conditions. Depending on their design and condition, remediation will require partial or total replacement of the cablecars. Interim actions have begun where risk is the highest, but all 600 cars will require either retrofit or replacement. Riorthern California Seismic Network $200,000 Replace Network Analog and Microwave Stations — Replace earthquake network stations that provide seismic monitoring and (or) warning for large metropolitan areas. The requested funds would be used to replace existing equipment that has exceeded its expected life and that cannot be expected to operate continuously without increased failure rates. The current equipment, which supports the network, may fail during an emergency, which would limit or possibly prevent adequate response to other Federal agencies, local governments, the private sector, and public needs. U.S. Geological Survey M - 19 509 Facilities Condition Assessments| Condition A ts/Engi ing Support - Funding is proposed to complete condition assessments for the identification of maintenance and capital improvement needs $210,000 and to provide engineering Services support for funded facility projects. Maintenance Maintenance Management System — Funding is proposed to implement and maintain a Management System maintenance management system that meets bureau reporting and oversight requirements. $500,000 Project Planning Funding will be applied toward contract architectural, engineering and design services for complex projects particularly for developing project requirements and budget estimates. $200,000 FY 2006 Planned Program Performance Unless otherwise noted, the planned program performance for FY 2006 listed below demonstrate the utility of facilities condition, facilities management, and deferred maintenance and capital improvements counted under the output measures for "buildings (administrative, employee housing) are in fair to good condition as measured by the Facilities Condition index," "number of bureau condition assessments in progress or completed (within a 5-year cycle)," "number of deferred maintenance and capital improvements (cumulative)," and "percentage of facilities that have a calculated Facilities Condition." In FY 2006 the USGS continued to address critical life safety issues through the Deferred Maintenance Capital Improvements program through seven fire and fire suppression projects and construction projects, such as upgrading a deficient fume hood system at USGS Western Fisheries Research laboratory in Washington. Replacement or renovation of cableways at many of the 113 sites nationwide continues. Many cableways at these sites do not meet modern design and load-testing criteria to ensure the safe collection of essential scientific data. All 113 sites are scheduled for replacement or renovation. The following centers are scheduled to have condition assessments performed in FY 2006: Florida Caribbean Science Center, EROS Data Center, National Wetlands Research Center, Leetown Science Center, and Hammond Bay Fish Research Station. Northern California earthquake network analog and microwave stations that have exceeded their expected life and cannot be expected to operate continuously will be replaced to avoid failure during an emergency. These stations provide monitoring and (or) warnings for large metropolitan areas. Asset Priority Index (API) scores for all of the USGS owned assets will be established in the first quarter of FY 2006. The bureau guidance and procedures for integrating API into the Deferred Maintenance and Capital improvement process will be established by the end of the FY 2006. FY 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Unless otherwise noted, the FY 2005 program performance accomplishments listed below demonstrate the utility of facilities condition, facilities management, and deferred maintenance and capital improvements counted under the output measures for "buildings (administrative, employee housing) are in fair to good condition as measured by the Facilities Condition index," "number of bureau condition assessments in progress or completed (within a 5-year cycle)," M - 20 U.S. Geological Survey 510 Deferred Maintenance and Capital improvement "number of deferred maintenance and capital improvements (cumulative)," and "percentage of facilities that have a calculated Facilities Condition." In FY 2005 USGS continued to address critical life safety and code deficiency issues at our installations. The DMC program funded six projects that addressed fire alarm, fire suppression and life safety code deficiencies. These projects help to create a safe working environment for USGS employees and contractors. - An upgrade to the critical power system at the EROS Data Center was completed. This project provides improvements to the reliability of the power protecting critical satellite data and significantly reduces the impact of power interruptions at the facility. During FY 2005 the USGS also began the design for a state-of-the-art Biological Safety Level Ill (BSL Ill) laboratory at the Leetown Science Center. Additionally, the USGS continued efforts to remove from service old stream cableway systems. Many of these systems are no longer safe and have become a hazard while others have been replaced with modern technology that does not require cableways. The safety of the remaining cableways is being evaluated. Those that are no longer in use or present a danger are being removed from Service. Condition Assessments — The condition assessment for the research vessel Sturgeon was completed in FY 2005 after commissioning in the 4th quarter of FY 2004. The second 5-year cycle of condition assessments completed in FY 2005 were the solid-state physics lab, Reston, VA; the Columbia Environmental Research Center, Columbia, MO; the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, ND; the Woodworth Field Station, Woodworth, ND; the Northern Appalachian Research Lab, Wellsboro, PA; the Upper Midwest Environmental Research Center, La Crosse, WI; and the Boise District Office, Boise, ID. The second round of condition assessment reports identify the most critical maintenance deficiencies, update the deferred maintenance backlog and help determine future priorities, U.S. Geological Survey M - 21 511 Facilities Performance Overview Measure Change 2005 2005 from 2005 2008 Plan Actual Plan Enacted 2006 Change from 2005 Actual 2007 Request 2007 Change from 2006 End Outcome Goal 1.1: Resource Protection. Improve Health of Watersheds, Landscapes, and Marine Resources Facilities Condition: Conservation and biological research facilities are in fair to good condition as measured by the Facilities Condition index. (lower FCI is good) {NK) 0.24 0.24 O 0.24 0.24 End Outcome Goał 1.2: Resou rce Protection: Sustain Biologica | Communities Facilities Condition; Conservation and biological research facilities are in fair to good condition as measured by the Facilities Condition index (lower FC is good) (SP) 0.19 End Outcome Goal 4.1: Servin Communities: Protect Lives, Resources and Property Facilities Condition: Hazard Buildings (administrative, employee housing) are in fair to good condition as measured by the Facilities Condition index (FC) (SP) O.20 0.20 Q 0.20 0.20 End Outcome Goal 4.2: Servin g Communities: Advance Knowledge through Scientific Leadership Facilities Condition: Facilities are in fair to good condition as measured by the Facilities Condition index (FC) (SP) 0.17 0.17 O 0.17 6.17 # of bureau conditional assessments in progress or completed (within a 5-year cycle) (Facilities) 15 +6 24 +9 # of deferred maintenance and capital improvements (cumulative) (Facilities) 54 53 -? 67 +14 74 +7 End Outcome Goal 5.3: Mana ement Excellence: Modernization Facilities Management X% of facilities that have a calculated 95% 100% +5% Facilities Condition (SP) 100% 400% U.S. Geological Survey - ... < ..., 5 1 2 rº. *: st: Working Capital Fund Working Capital Fund Overview The USGS Working Capital Fund (WCF) was established to allow for the efficient financial management of the components listed below. The WCF was made available for expenses necessary for furnishing materials, supplies, equipment, work, and services in support of USGS programs, and as authorized by law, to agencies of the Federal Government and others. The WCF consists of both investment components and fee-for-service components, as follows: Investment Components • Telecommunications investment — This component is used for telecommunication hardware, software, facilities, and services. Examples include replacement or expansion of automatic exchange systems and computerized network equipment such as switches, routers, and monitoring systems. • Equipment investment — This component is used for the acquisition, replacement, and expansion of equipment for USGS programs. Equipment may include, but is not limited to, hydrologic, geologic, and cartographic instruments; laboratory equipment; and computer hardware and software. • Facilities investment – This component supports facility and space management investment expenses for USGS real property, including owned and leased space. Authorized investment expenses include nonrecurring and emergency repair, relocation of a facility, and facility modernization. The component does not include annual expenses such as rent, day-to-day operating expenses, recurring maintenance, or utilities. The investment component is not used to fund construction of buildings. • Publications investment – This component is used for the preparation and production of technical publications reporting on the results of scientific data and research. Research projects typically are 3 to 5 years in duration, and planning the medium in which to report results occurs over the life of the project. The Publications investment Component provides a mechanism for establishing an efficient, effective, and economical means of funding publications costs over the long term. Fee-for-Service Components • National Water Quality Laboratory (NWOL) — The NWQL is a Fee-for-Service component, conducting chemical analysis of water, sediments, and aquatic tissue for all USGS water district offices and other customers, including other USGS disciplines, other Interior bureaus, and government agencies. The NWQL also does biological : classification for these customers. NWQL analyses services are provided on a reimbursable basis, with the price of services calculated to cover direct and indirect COSłS. • USGS Hydrologic instrumentation Facility (HF) — The HIF provides hydrologic instrumentation on a fee-for-service basis. The facility provides its customers with hydrologic instruments that can be rented or purchased, maintains a technical expertise on instrumentation, and tests and evaluates instruments as they become available in the marketplace. U.S. Geological Survey N - 1 513 Working Capital Fund • Bureau Laboratories — This component currently includes three laboratories. There are two Eastern Region Water Research Laboratories that perform gaseous dissolved chlorofluorocarbon measurements and isotope-ratio measurements of water, sediments, rocks, and gases for all WRD district offices, other USGS disciplines, and other Federal agencies. The Vancouver Project Office/Cascades Volcano Observatory Sediment Laboratory analyzes suspended sediment, bedload, and bed material collected as part of routine surveillance and special project sampling in the Cascades, routinely processes sediment samples for several WRD offices, and provides analyses for other volcano observatories in Alaska and Hawaii, as well as international projects. • National Training Center — This component conducts fee-for-service USGS training programs. These programs include, but are not limited to, specialized training for USGS employees, cooperators, and international participants in many facets of hydrology, hydraulics, and water resources investigations, as well as computer applications, management and leadership seminars, and various workshops. • Drilling—This component provides drilling services to conduct exploratory drilling for obtaining geologic samples and cores in difficult hydrogeologic environments and the emplacement of sampling devices and sub-surface sensors for hydrologic investigations. e GSA Delegated Buildings — This component is used to manage funds received under the delegated authority for the J.W. Powell Building and Advanced Systems Center in Reston, VA, as provided by section 205(d) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended. Delegated functions include building operations, maintenance, recurring repairs, minor alterations, historic preservation, concessions, and energy management. Because of the size of the Reston buildings and the need to expend the facility funds in a manner corresponding to GSA's no-year funding (Federal Buildings Fund) mechanisms and the GSA National Capital Region long-range capital improvement plan, no-year funding is a prerequisite to administering the delegation. Public Law 104–208, Section 611, provides that, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and thereafter, any department or agency that has delegated authority shall retain that portion of the GSA rental payment available for operation, maintenance, and repair of the building, and the funds shall remain available until expended. This WCF component was established to provide us with this no-year flexibility. The WCF investment Components provide a mechanism to assist USGS managers in planning for and acquiring goods and services that are too costly to acquire in a single fiscal year or that, due to the nature of services provided must operate in a multi- as opposed to a single-year basis of funding. Investments are supported by documented investment plans that include estimated acquisition/replacement costs, a schedule of deposits, and approval of the plans, deposits and expenditures by designated USGS officials. WCF Fee-for-Service Components provide a continuous cycle of client services for fees established in a rate-setting process and, in some cases, with funding provided by appropriated funds. Fees are predicated upon both direct and indirect costs associated with providing the services, including amortization of equipment required to provide the services. N - 2 - U.S. Geological Survey 514 1, Appropriation Language and Citations Appropriation Language and Citations Permanent authority: Provided further, that in fiscal year 1986, and thereafter, all amortization fees resulting from the Geological Survey providing telecommunications Services shall be deposited in a special fund to be established on the books of the Treasury and be immediately available for payment of replacement or expansion of telecommunications services, to remain available until expended. • 43 U.S.C.50a This authority established the Telecommunications Amortization Fund, which was displayed as part of the Surveys, investigations and Research appropriation from FY 1986 through FY 1990. Beginning in FY 1991, the Telecommunications Amortization Fund was merged into the WCF described in the next citation. There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States a working capital fund to assist in the management of certain support activities of the United States Geological Survey (hereafter referred to as the "Survey"), Department of the Interior. The fund shall be available on and after November 5, 1990, without fiscal year limitation for expenses necessary for furnishing materials, supplies, equipment, work, facilities, and services in support of Survey programs, and, as authorized by law, to agencies of the Federal Government and others. Such expenses may include laboratory modernization and equipment replacement, Computer Operations, maintenance, and telecommunications services; requirements definition, systems analysis, and design services; acquisition or development of software; systems support services such as implementation assistance, training, and maintenance; acquisition and replacement of computer, publications and scientific instrumentation, telecommunications, and related automatic data processing equipment; and, such other activities as may be approved by the Secretary of the Interior. There are authorized to be transferred to the fund, at fair and reasonable values at the time of transfer, inventories, equipment, receivables, and other assets, less liabilities, related to the functions to be financed by the fund as determined by the Secretary of the Interior. Provided, That the fund shall be credited with appropriations and other funds of the Survey, and other agencies of the Department of the Interior, other Federal agencies, and other sources, for providing materials, supplies, equipment, work, and other services as authorized by law and such payments may be made in advance or upon performance: Provided further, That charges to users will be at rates approximately equal to the costs of furnishing the materials, supplies, equipment, facilities, and Services, including such items as depreciation of equipment and facilities, and accrued annual leave: Provided further, That all existing balances as of November 5, 1990, from amortization fees resulting from the Survey providing telecommunications services and deposited in a special fund established on the books of the Treasury and available for payment of replacement or expansion of telecommunications services as authorized by Public Law 99-190, are hereby transferred to and merged with the working capital fund, to be used for the same purposes as originally authorized. Provided further, That funds that are not necessary to carry out the activities to be financed by the fund, as determined by the Secretary, shall be covered into miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury. U.S. Geological Survey 515 Working Capital Fund P.L. 101–512 Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991 This authority established a Working Capital Fund account in FY 1991, The Telecommunications Amortization Fund was included as part of the WCF and all balances of the Telecommunications Amortization Fund existing at the end of FY 1990 were transferred to the WCF. These balances were to be used for the same purposes as originally authorized. P.L. 103-332 Department of the interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995 The amendments that were made in this appropriations act are shown in underline in the second citation shown above. This authority expanded the use of the Working Capital Fund to partially fund laboratory operations and facilities improvements and to acquire and replace publication and scientific instrumentation and laboratory equipment. U.S. Geological Survey 516 Program and Financing United States Geological Survey Federal Funds General and special funds: - WORKING CAPITAL FUND Program and Financing (dollars in millions) identification Code 2005 2006 2007 14-4556-0-4-306 Actual Estimate Estimate Obligations by program activity: 09.01 Working Capital Fund 65 62 59 10.00 Total new obligations 65 62 59 Budgetary resources available for obligation: 21.40 Unobiigated balance carried forward, start of year 73 62 51 22,00 New budget authority (gross) 54 51 49 23.90 Total budgetary resources available for obligation 127 113 100 23.95 Total new obligations -65 -62 -59 24,40 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year 62 5t 41 New budget authority (gross), detail Mandatory: 69.00 Offsetting collections (cash) 54 5i 49 Change in obligated balances: 72.40 Obligated balance, start of year 12 18 20 73.10 Total new obligations 65 62 59 73.20 Total outlays (gross) -59 –60 -57 74.40 Obligated balance, end of year #8 20 22 M-5 U.S. Geological Survey 517 Working Capital Fund United States Geological Survey Federal Funds General and special funds: WORKING CAPITAL FUND Program and Financing (dollars in millions) identification Code 2005 2005 T 2007 14-4556-0-4-306 Actual Estimate Estimate Outlays (gross), detail: 86.97 Outlays from new mandatory authority 28 23 22. 86.98 Outlays from mandatory balances 31 37 35 87.00 Total outlays (gross) 59 60. 57 Offsets: - Against gross budget authority and outlays: 88.00 Offsetting collections (cash) from: Federal sources 54 51 49 Net budget authority and outlays: 89.00 Budget authority O 0 O 90.00 Outlays 5 9 8 N - 6 U.S. Geological Survey 518 Balance Sheet United States Geological Survey Federal Funds General and special funds: WORKłNG CAPITAL FUND Balance Sheet (dollars in millions) identification Code 2004 2005 14-4556-0-4-306 Actual Actual ASSETS: Federal assets: 1401 Fund balances with Treasury 85 80 investments in U.S. securities: 1 106 Receivabies, net 1803 Other Federal assets: Property, plant and . equipment, net 8 10 1999 Total assets 93 90 LiABjLITIES: 2101 Federal liabilities: Accounts payable 22O1 Non-Federal liabilities: Accounts payable 5 5 2999 Total jiabilities 5 5. NET POSITION: 3300 Cumulative results of operations 88 85 3999 Total net position 88 85 49.99 Total liabilities and net position 93 90 U.S. Geological Survey N - 7 519 Working Capital Fund Object Classification (dollars in millions) identification Code 2005 2006 2007 14–4556-0-4-306 Actual £stimate Estimate Reimbursable obligations: Personnel compensation: f 1.1 Fuli-time permanent 12 10 10 14.3 Other than full-time permanent 1 1 1 11.5 Other personnel compensation 1 0. O 1 4.9 Total personnel compensation $4 11 11 12.1 Civilian personnel benefits 4 3 3 21.0 Traveſ and transportation of persons 1 i t 22.0 Transportation of Things t O O 23.1 Rental payments to GSA O O 2 23.2 Rental payments to others 0 O t 23.3 Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges 2 1 2 24.0 Printing and reproduction 0 1 1 25.2 Other services 10 13 9 25.3 Other purchases of goods and services from Government 3 2 1 g Accounts 25.4 Operation and maintenance of facilities 5 6 6 25.7 Operation and maintenance of equipment 2 i 1 26.0 Supplies and materials 4 4 4 34.0 Equipment 16 18 17 33.0 investments and loans 1 1 O 44.0 Grants, subsidies, and contributions 2 0 0 S9.0 Reimbursable obligations 65 62 59 99.9 Total new obligations 65 62 59 Personnel Summary Tidentification Code 2005 2006 2007 14-4556-0-4-306 Actual Estimate Estimate Reimbursable: 2004 Civilian full-time equivalent employment 206 179 179 N - 8 U.S. Geological Survey 520 Summary of Requirements by Object Class Summary of Requirements by Object Class (dollars in millions) Appropriation: Surveys, investigations, and Research 2006 Fixed Costs Program 2007 Estimate & Refated Changes Request Changes Object Class FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount Personnel compensation 14.1 Full-time permanent 420 7 -20 407 11.3 Other than full-time permanent 31 j -2 30 11.5 Other personnel compensation 10 0 Q 10 Total personnel compensation 5,908 46? -72 8 -27? -22 5,565 447 12.1 Civilian personnel benefits 120 5 -9 116 13.0 Benefits for former personnel 5 0. 1 6 21.0 Travel and transportation of persons 23 O 0 23 22.0 Transportation of things 4 Ö O 4. 23.1 Rental payment to GSA 60 1 O 61 23.2 Rental payments to others 5 O O 5 23.3 Comm., utilities and misc. charges 17 O 0 17 24.0 Printing and reproduction 2 O O 2 25.1 Advisory and assistance services 10 O -1 9 25.2 Other services #02 -4 4 102 25.3 Other purchases of goods and 16 O -3 13 services from Government accounts 25.4 Operation and maintenance of 4 0 O 4 facilities 25.7 Operation and maintenance of 13 O -3 10 equipment 26.0 Supplies and materials 24 0 • { 23 31.0 Equipment 33 0 -2 31 32.0 Land and structures 4 O O 1 44.0 Grants, subsidies, and contributions 71 O O 71 Total requirements 971 10° -36 945 Notes: - This information is displayed in budget authority (not obligations) by object class. - Change from MAX information: 65 FTE were moved from direct to reimbursable, and the object class detail was adjusted accordingly, - "The Hurricane Katrina supplemental of $5.3M was reduced from the Fixed Costs and Related Changes column. U.S. Geological Survey 521 Surveys, investigations, and Research — Exhibits Summary of Requirements by Object Class (dollars in millions) Appropriation: Surveys, investigations, and Research 2006 2007 increase Or - Estimate Request Decrease Reimbursable Obligations FTE Amotint FTE Amount FTE Amount Personnel compensation $1.1 Full-time permanent 140 142 2 1 4.3 Other than full-time permanent 19 19 O ti.5 Other personnel compensation 4. 4. O Total personnel compensation 2,670 183 2,652 185 -18 2 12.1 Civilian personnel benefits 40 4t j 13.0 Benefits for former personnel 2 2 O 21.0 Travel and transportation of persons 8 7 -1 22.0 Transportation of things 4 4 O 23.1 Rental payments to GSA 15 15 () 23.2 Rental payments to others 1 1 Q 23.3 Communications, utilities and miscellaneous 5 5 O charges 24.0 Printing and reproduction t 1 O 25.1 Advisory and assistance services 3 3 O 25.2 Other Services 48 4? -5 25.3 Other purchases of goods and services from 49 45 -4 Government accounts 25.4 Operation and maintenance of facilities 1 1 O 25.7 Operation and maintenance of equipment 3 3 O 26.0 Supplies and materials 11 10 -1 31.0 Equipment 1 : 10 -? 41.0 Grants, subsidies, and contributions 33 30 -3 Total requirements 396 384 -42 O - 2 U.S. Geological Survey 522 Program and Financing United States Geological Survey Federal Funds General and special funds: SURVEY'S, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH Program and Financing (dollars in millions) identification Code 2005 2006 2007 f 4-0804-0-4-305 Actual Estimate Estimate Obligations by program activity: Direct program: 00.01 º: Research, investigations, and Remote {{9 129 77 OO,O2 Geologic Hazards, Resources, and Processes - 236 242 224 Ö0.03 Water Resources investigations 214 217 204 00.04 Biological Research 474 179 173 00.05 £nterprise information 45 46 111 00.06 Science Support 65 69 67 00,07 Facilities 96 95 95 09.0% Reimbursable program 4t t 396 384 10.00 Total new obligations 1,360 1,373 1,335 Budgetary resources available for obligation: 21.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year 21 22 16 22.00 New budget authority (gross) 1,361 1,367 1,335 Resources available from recoveries of prior year 22.10 obligations y 2 0. 0 22.22 Unobligated balance transferred from other accounts t {} () 23.90 Total budgetary resources available for obligation 1,385 1,389 1,351 23.95 Total new obligations -1,360 -1,373 -1,335 23,98 Unobligated balance expiring or withdrawn -3 O {} 24.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year 22 #6 16 New budget authority (gross), detail: Discretionary: 40.00 Appropriation 958 976 945 40.00 Appropriation — Avian lnfluenza supplemental O 4 O 40.00 Appropriation – Hurricane Katrina supplemental O 5 O 40,33 Appropriation permanently reduced (HR 2863) 0 -$0 0 40,35 Appropriation permanently reduced -13 -4 O 42.00 Transferred from other accounts 4 O O 43,00 Appropriation (total discretionary) 949 971 945 Mandatory; 62.00 Transferred from other accounts O O 6 Spending authority from offsetting collections: - Discretionary: 68.00 Offsetting collections (cash) 280 396 384 Change in uncollected customer payments 68.10 . Federal sources º #32 O O Spending authority from offsetting collections 68.90 (total #: - 4$2 396 384 70,00 Total new budget authority (gross) 1,361 1,367 1,335 g O - 3 U.S. Geological Survey 523 Surveys, investigations, and Research — Exhibits United States Geological Survey *. Federal Funds General and special funds: SURVEY'S, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH Program and Financing (Doliars in millions) identification Code 2005 2006 2007 +4-0804-0-4-306 Actual Estimate Estirnate Change in obligated balances: 72.40 Obligated balance, start of year 91 96 177 73.10 Total new obligations 1,360 1,373 1,335 73.20 Total outlays (gross) -1,345 -1,292 -1,334 73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts (net) -12 O 0 73.45 Recoveries of prior year obligations -2 0 0. Change in uncollected customer payments from - 74.00 Federal sources (unexpired) 132 O O Change in uncollected customer payments from 74.30 Federal Sources (expired) 136 O 0 74.40 Obligated balance, end of year 96 177 178 Outlays (gross), detail: 86.90 Outlays from new discretionary authority 1,116 i,203 1,170 86.93 Outlays from discretionary balances 229 89 158 86.97 Outlays from new mandatory authority 0 O 6 87.00 Total outlays (gross) 1,345 1,292 1,334 {Offsets: Against gross budget authority and outlays: Offsetting collections (cash) from: 88.00 Federal sources -227 -218 -21 i 88,40 Non-Federal sources - 188 -1.78 -173 88.90 Total, offsetting collections (cash) -415 -396 -384 Against gross budget authority only: Change in uncollected customer payments from * 88.95 Federal sources (unexpired) 132 O 0 Portion of offsetting collections (cash) credited to 88.96 expired account 135 G () Net budget authority and outlays: 89.00 Budget authority 949 971 951 90.00 Outlays 930 896 950 O - 4 U.S. Geological Survey 524 Object Classification (dollars in millions) Object Classification identification Code 2005 2006 2007 14-0804-0-4-306 Actual Estimate Estimate Direct obligations: Personnel compensation: 1 1.1 Full-time permanent 42? 420 413 11.3 Other than full-time permanent 31 31 30 1 4.5 Other personnel compensation 9 10 10 f : 9 Total personnel compensation 461 461 453 12.1 Civilian personnel benefits 1 14 120 i 17 13.0 Benefits for former personnel 4 5 7 21.0 Travel and transportation of persons 23 23 23 22.0 Transportation of things 4 4 4 23.1 Rental payments to GSA - 58 60 61 23.2 Rental payment to others 5 5 5 23.3 Comm., utilities, and miscellaneous charges 17 17 17 24.0 Printing and reproduction 2 2 2 25.1 Advisory and assistance services 10 10 9 25.2 Other services 99 108 100 25.3 Other purchases of goods and services from Government 13 16 13 aCCOunts 25.4 Operation and maintenance of facilities 4 4. 4 25.7 Operation and maintenance of equipment $0 13 10 26.0 Supplies and materials 23 24 23 31.0 Equipment 31 33 31 32.0 Land and structures 1 1 1 41.0 Grants, subsidies, and contributions 70 71 71 99.0 Direct obligations - 949 977 95i U.S. Geological Survey O - 5 525 Surveys, Investigations, and Research - Exhibits Object Classification (dollars in millions) kientification Code 2005 2006 2007 14-0804-0-1-306 Actual Estimate Estimate Reimbursable obligations: Personnel compensation: f 1.1 Full-time permanent 135 $40 138 $1.3 Other than full-time permanent i8 19 $9 11.5 Other personnel compensation 4 4 4 1 +.9 Total personnel compensation 157 163 16t 12.1 Civilian personnel benefits 39 40 40 $3.0 Benefits for former personnel 2 2 2 21.0 Travel and transportation of persons 9 8 7 22.0 Transportation of things 4 4 4 23.1 Rental payments to GSA 15 15 15 23.2 Rental payments to others 1 1 1 23.3 Comm., utilities, and miscellaneous charges 5 5 5 24.0 Printing and reproduction | j 1 25.1 Advisory and assistance services 4. 3 3 25.2 Other services 55 46 46 25.3 Other purchases of goods and services from 58 49 45 Government accounts 25.4 Operation and maintenance of facilities 1 1 1. 25.7 Operation and maintenance of equipment 3 3 3 26.0 Supplies and materials 12 11 10 31.0 Equipment 12 11 10 41.0 Grants, Subsidies, and contributions 33 33 30 99.0 Reimbursable obligations 41 1 396 384 99.9 Total new obligations 1,360 t,373 1,335 O - 6 U.S. Geological Survey 526 Personnel Summary Personnel Summary Tidentification Code 2005 2006 2007 14-0804-0-1-306 Actual Estimate Estimate Direct: 1001 º work years: Full-time equivalent 6,041 5,905 5,627 Reimbursable: - 2001 º:* work years: Full-time equivalent 2,673 2,673 2,590 O - 7 U.S. Geological Survey 527 Funding of U.S. Geological Survey Programs (Obligations) Funding of U.S. Geological Survey Programs (Obligations) (dollars in thousands) ººm- 2005 Actual time eitº. Surveys, Investigations, and Research (SIR) Geographic Research, Investigations, and Remote Sensing Annual appropriation 111,305 121,391 68,732 No-Year appropriation 7,506 8,044 7,882 Subtotal (appropriation) 118,811 129,435 75,574T Mon-Federal (Domestic) sources Sale of photos, reproductions, and digital products 6,116 4,752 4,752 Sale of personal property 4 G O Optical calibration 465 593 625 Miscellaneous 203 200 200 Subtotal (non-Federal domestic sources) 6,765 −55.45-5.57 Non-Federal (Foreign) sources Landsat international Ground Station Fees 2,087 1,679 1,679 *Misceſianeous 61 40 40 Subtotal (non-Federal foreign sources) 2,148 1,719 1,719 State and local sources Matched 1,247 1,041 O Unmatched 1,675 1,597 140 Subtotal (State and local sources) 2.922 2,635 140 Federal sources - Agency for International Development 2,899 3,723 3,800 Department of Agriculture 1,157 2,528 442 Department of Commerce - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 30 30 Department of Defense Corps of Engineers 566 215 209 National Geospatial-intelligence Agency 1,860 475 475 Other 1,648 531 428 Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency 693 325 425 Department of the interior Bureau of Land Management 905 757 238 Bureau of Reclamation 225 10 15 Fish and Wikilife Service 1,193 64 64 National Park Service 2,337 2,242 614 Office of Secretary 5,668 3,032 2,932 Department of Justice 3 3 O Department of State 113 6 O Environmental Protection Agency 1,029 713 460 U.S. Geological Survey 528 Sundry Exhibits 2006 2007 2005 Actual Estimate Estimate General Services Administration 15 5 5 Health and Human Services 307 161 16i Housing and Urban Development 75 70 75 National Aeronautics and Space Administration 10,899 9,369 9,500 Sale of maps, photos, reproductions, and digital products 951 772 772 Optical calibration 10 10 10 Remote sensing data purchases 403 300 300 Miscellaneous agencies 96 30 30 Subtotal (Federal sources) 33,102 25,365 20,985 Total: Geographic Research, investigations, and Renote Sensing 163,771 $64,702 - 105,035 U.S. Geological Survey 529 Funding of U.S. Geological Survey Programs (Obligations) 2005 Actual time tiºn. Surveys, investigations, and Research (SIR) Geologic Hazards, Resources, and Processes: Annual appropriation 230,742 235,286 217,419 Multi-Year appropriation 3,230 4,870 O No-Year appropriation 2,060 1,435 700 Subtotal (appropriation) 236.032 247,597 218,119 Alon-Federal (Domestic) sources Miscellaneous 2,391 2,392 2,392 Subtotal (non-Federal domestic sources) E337 2,352 2,392 Non-Federal (Foreign) sources Saudi Arabia 213 150 150 Miscellaneous 6,030 5,060 10,140 Subtotal (non-Federal foreign sources} 6,243 5,210 Tö355T State and local sources Unmatched 4,434 4,316 4,346 Subtotal (State and local sources) 4,434 4,316 4,316 Federal sources - Agency for international Development 1,094 920 920 Central Intelligence Agency 50 50 50 Department of Agriculture + 13 114 114 Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 5,988 5,657 5,662 Department of Defense Corps of Engineers 460 484 509 Other 2,89? 3,753 3,773 Department of Energy 2,492 2,260 2,208 Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency 33 33 33 Department of the interior Bureau of indian Affairs 246 245 245 Bureau of Land Management 1,336 1,334 1,336 Bureau of Reclamation 385 386 391 Fish and Wildlife Service 32 33 33 Minerals Management Service 15 20 25 National Park Service 548 555 560 Office of Secretary 12 O 0. Department of Justice 17 {) O Department of State 3,808 3,900 3,904 Department of Veterans Affairs 83 100 105 Environmental Protection Agency 893 893 898 General Services Administration 23 25 28 National Aeronautics and Space Administration 4,048 4,040 4,190 National Science Foundation 1,095 800 880 U.S. Geological Survey P - 3 530 Sundry Exhibits 2006 2007 2005 Actual Es...te Estimate Nuclear Regulatory Commission 576 568 568 Miscellaneous agencies 61 61 61 Subtotal (Federal sources) 26,299 26225 26,493 Total: Geologic Hazards, Resources, and Processes 275,399 279,737 261,610 U.S. Geological Survey 531 Funding of U.S. Geological Survey Programs (Obligations) 2006 00 2005 Actual E.te e: Surveys, investigations, and Research (SIR) Water Resources investigations: Annual appropriation 213,478 211,764 204,047 No-Year appropriation 622 5,251 O Subtotal (appropriation) 2$3,800 217,015 204,047 Non-Federal (Domestic) sources Permittees & licensees of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 3,638 3,641 3,651 Miscellaneous - 306 367 141 Subtotal (non-Federal domestic sources) 3,944 4,008 3.75.T Non-Federal (Foreign) sources Saudi Arabia 50 50 50 Wiscellaneous 842 914 800 Subtotal (non-Federal foreign sources) TB63 954 850 State and local sources Matched 62,337 63,467 64,000 Matched (in-Kind Services-NON ADD) 666 666 666 Unmatched 83,937 83,146 81,797 Subtotal (State and local sources) 146,274 T45,553 $45,757 Federał sources Agency for international Development 602 302 265 Central intelligence Agency 325 435 297 Department of Agriculture 1,826 1,531 1,593 Department of Commerce - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1,260 1,396 1,180 Department of Defense Corps of Engineers 27,107 27,427 27, 197 Other 12,100 12,042 $ 1.820 Department of Energy Bonneville Power Administration 55 55 55 Other 12,564 11,482 9,288 Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency 1,072 1,080 #,080 Other & 682 690 690 Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs 721 720 7GO Bureau of Land Management 4,838 3,380 3,430 Bureau of Rectarmation 11,699 12,249 11,458 Fish and Wiidlife Service 975 987 1,002 Nationai Park Service 4,049 3,940 3,923 Office of Secretary National Business Center 21 2? 21 Other 102 39 9 Department of Justice 6 O O Department of State 2,057 1,396 1,378 U.S. Geological Survey P - 5 532 Sundry Exhibits 2006 2007 2005 Actual Estimate Estimate Department of Transportation 67 87 87 Environmental Protection Agency 9,185 8,952 8,670 Health and Human Services 226 216 216 Mational Aeronautics and Space Administration 224 482 102 Nuclear Regulatory Commission 262 75 O Tennessee Valley Authority 240 210 210 Miscellaneous agencies 450 308 348 Subtotal (Federal sources) 92,685 89,452 84,969 Total: Water Resources investigations 457,565 458,022. 439,455 U.S. Geological Survey 533 Funding of U.S. Geological Survey Programs (Obligations) - * 2005 Actual tº. tºº. Surveys, investigations, and Research (SIR) Biological Research: Annual appropriation 453 O O Multi-Year appropriation 173,234 178,568 172,596 No-Year appropriation 282 j41 O Subtotai (appropriation) 173,969 775,575- 172556" Non-Federal (Domestic) sources Technology Transfer f f t Miscellaneous 360 284 284 Subtotal (non-Federal domestic sources) 361 TES5 285 Non-Federaſ (Foreign) sources *Miscellaneous 85 85 85 Subtotal (non-Federai foreign sources) 55 85. 85 State and focal sources Matched 158 158 158 Unmatched 7,071 7,126 7,226 Subtotal (State and local sources) 7235 7.2537 7.333 Federal sources Department of Agriculture 1,439 1,271 1,270 Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1,140 1,002 1,002 Department of Defense Corps of Engineers 21,362 18,420 18,920 Other 5,645 5,543 5,643 Department of Energy - Bonneville Power Administration 776 750 750 Other 75 80 90 Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency 49 49 49 Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management - 3,864 3,003 3,003 Bureau of Reclamation 12,121 11,275 11,075 Fish & Wildlife Service 8,594 8,423 8,423 National Park Service 3,130 2,975 3,075 Office of the Secretary 1,238 1,210 1,240 Department of State 50 50 50 Department of Transportation 456 452 472 Environmental Protection Agency 1,988 1,950 1,955 Health and Human Services 224 224 224 National Aeronautics and Space Administration 63 63 63 National Science Foundation 42 42 42 Miscelianeous agencies 68 {} O Subtotal (Federal sources) T52,324. 56,732 57,316 Total: Biological Research 243,968 243,115 237,666 U.S. Geological Survey P - 7 534 Sundry Exhibits 2006 2007 • ** Estimate Estimate Surveys, investigations, and Research (SIR) Enterprise information: Annual appropriation 44,810 46,394 111,231 Subtotal (appropriation) 44,810 46,394 111,231 Non-Federal (Domestic) sources Map receipts 4,1{4 3,944 3,941 Sale of photos, reproductions, and digital products 74 74 74 Miscellaneous 2 2 2 Subtotal (non-Federal domestic sources) 4,190 4,020 4,017 Non-Federal (Foreign) sources Miscellaneous 44 75 31 Subtotal (non-Federał foreign sources) 44 75 31 Federal sources Department of Agriculture 128 303 3 Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration O 60 O Other O 450 0. Department of Defense . National Geospatial-intelligence Agency 230 O O Other 443 653 53 Department of Energy O +00 O Department of Homeland Security 447 1,000 O Department of the Interior Bureau of indian Affairs 327 357 357 Bureau of Land Management 1,893 2,040 2,040 Bureau of Reclamation 151 168 166 Fish and Wildlife Service 517 56; 561 Minerals Management Service 75 80 80 National Park Service 547 572 572 Office of Secretary National Business Center 42 O O Other 29 36 36 Office of Surface Mining 75 80 80 Department of Justice O 100 O Department of Labor O 100. Q Department of the Transportation 210 150 0 Department of Treasury O 100 O Environmental Protection Agency 178 203 53 General Services Administration G t(30 O Health and Human Services O 400 0 Housing and Urban Development O 100 O National Aeronautics and Space Administration 66t 835 515 National Science Foundation O 400 O Nuclear Regulatory Commission O #00 O P - 8 U.S. Geological Survey 535 Funding of U.S. Geological Survey Programs (Obligations) 2006 2007 2005 Actual Estimate Estimate Sale of maps, photos, reproductions, and digital products 3 1 O Miscellaneous agencies 13 13 13 Subtotal (Federal sources) 5,969 8,440 4,529 Total: Enterprise information - - 55,013 58,929 119,808 U.S. Geological Survey P - 9 536 Sundry Exhibits 2006 2007 ** Estimate Estimate Surveys, Investigations, and Research (SIR) Science Support: “Annual appropriation 65,472 69,302 67,382 No-Year appropriation 8t {} Ö Subtotal (appropriation) 65,553 69,302 Tö73ääT Non-Federal (Domestic) sources Technology Transfer 43 51 53 Subtotal (non-Federal domestic sources) 43 54 T3T Federal Sources Department of Agriculture 2 0 0 Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 20 15 15 Department of Defense Corps of Engineers 1 t 1 Department of interior Bureau of Indian Affairs 177 132 134 Bureau of Land Management 43 33 33 Bureau of Reclamation 1,156 2,734 1,400 Minerals Management Service 79 69 71. Office of Secretary National Business Center 93 76 71 Other 849 781 872 General Services Administration 50 0 O Miscellaneous agencies 99 80 80 Subtotal (Federal sources) 2,569. 3,927 2,677 Total: Science Support 68,465 73,274 70,112 U.S. Geological Survey 537 Funding of U.S. Geological Survey Programs (Obligations) 2006 2007 - 2005 Actual Ejie Estimate Surveys, Investigations, and Research (SIR) Facilities: Annual appropriation 71,271 71,805 72,388 Multi-Year appropriation 24,388 21,084 21,083 No-Year appropriation 342 1,812 2,000 Subtotal (appropriation) 96,00i 94.701 T55.37T Federal sources . Central Intelligence Agency 265 335 345 Department of interior Office of Secretary O 126 430 General Services Administration 40 40 40 Subtotal (Federal sources) 305 501 515 Total: Facilities 96,306 95,202 95,986 SiR Summary: Annual appropriation 737,23i 755,942 741,199 Multi-Year appropriation 200,852 204,521 193,679 No-Year appropriation 10,893 16,654 10,582 Non-Federal sources Map receipts 4,114 3,944 3,941 Domestic 13,603 12,357 12,175 Foreign 9,382 8,053 12,975 State and local SourceS 160,859 160,821 157,637 Federal sources 223,253 210,689 197,484 Totat: SłR 1,350,187 1,372,981 1,329,672 U.S. Geological P - 11 tº ºz º. gical Survey 538 Sundry Exhibits - 2005 2007.T 2005 Actual Estimate Estimate Surveys, Investigations, and Research (SiR) Contributed Funds: Permanent, indefinite appropriation: Geographic Research, investigations, and Remote Sensing 39 #4 8 Geologic Hazards, Resources, and Processes 399 85% 1,023 Water Resources investigations 355 359 148 Biological Research 522 53? 337 Enterprise information 117 {) 0. Science Support 890 22 O Tota;: Contributed Funds 2,322 1,777 1,516 Operation and Maintenance of Quarters: Permanent, indefinite appropriation: Geologic Hazards, Resources, and Processes 36 58 17 Biological Research 45 50 65 Total: Operation & Maintenance of Quarters 31 108 32 Working Capital Fund: National Water Quality Lab 16,575 15,006 15,449 Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility 11,051 12,668 13,000 Other 36,905 34,007 30,601 Total:Working Capital Fund 64,531 51,684 59,050 Allocations from other Federal Agencies: * Department of the interior. Departmental Offices Natural Resource Damage Assessment 1,738 1,200 1,200 Total: Alfocations 1,738 1,200 1,200 * Allocations are shown in the year they are received, not when they are obligated. U.S. Geological Survey 539 Donations and Contributed Funds Trust Funds DONATHONS AND CONTRIBUTED FUNDS Program and Financing (dollars in millions) łdentification Code 2005 2005 2007 1 4-8562-0-7-306 Actual Estimate Estimate Obligations by program activity: 09.01 Donations and Contributed Funds 2 2 f 10.00 Total new obligations 2 2 f Budgetary resources available for obligation: 21.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year 1 1 0. 22.00 New budget authority (gross) 2 1 1 Total budgetary resources available for 23.90 obligation 3 1 23,95 Total new obligations -2 -2 -1 24.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year 1 Ö O New budget authority (gross), detail: Mandatory: 60.26 Appropriation (trust fund) 2 | 1 Change in obligated balances: 72,40 Obligated balance, start of year O 1 2 73.10 Total new obligations 2 2 1 73.20 Total outlays (gross) -2 -1 -? 74,40 Obligated balance, end of year 1 2 2 Outlays (gross), detail: 86.97 Outlays from new mandatory authority O 1 ſ 86.98 Outlays from mandatory balances 2 O O 87.00 Total outlays (gross) 2 1 1 Net budget authority and outlays: 89.00 Budget authority 2 1 1 90.00 Outlays 2 t l i Object Classification (dollars in millions) identification Code 2005 2006 2007 14-8562-0-7-306 Actual Estimate Estimate Direct obligations: 12.52 Other services 2 2 1 U.S. Geological Survey P - 13 540 Sundry Exhibits Employee Count by Grade (Total Employment) 2005 2006 2007 Actual Estimate Estimate Executive Level V..... • * * * * * * * * * * tº e º E 1 1 1 SES............................. 29 30 30 Subtotal.….. 30 31 31 SL - 00...... e 12 12 12 ST-00............................ y - 8 tº e. e. g. 36 40 40 Subtotal.…............................................ 48 52 52 GS/GM -15. º * 596 583 575 GS/GM-14................................. * M - - - - - ºn 9 797 780 769 GS/GM-13.................................................................. 1,382 1,353 1,334 GS-12..........................…...….....…..................... 1,620 1,587 1,563 GS-11 ........................................................................ 1,454 1,424 1,403 GS-10........................................................................ 17 16 16 GS - 9...............................................................…..... 1,060 1,038 1,023 GS - 8......................................................................... 308 303 297 GS-7.......................................................................... 696 68t 672 GS - 6............. e 242 236 233 GS - 5. * * * 294 287 283 GS - 4 ſº º A 199 195 192 GS - 3 tº e º 'º e º º a tº e º º ºs e s & sº tº ſº tº 4 º' tº º ºr 4 tº e º ºf s is a ſº tº $ tº º ſº º ſº ſº tº - 107 105 103 GS - 2 ... • a s e a tº e s tº a • * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * s sº e º e º e º ºr e º s s is sº as sº tº a tº * * * * * * * * 39 38 38 GS-1 .................. * * * * * * * * * * * * * e s m e º e º a º e s sº tº se e g º a º ºr a a tº a s m e º a 16 15 15 Subtotal............... v 8,827 8,641 8,516 Other Pay Schedule Systems...................................... 276 268 268 Total employment (actual/estimate).... * - a 4. 9, 181 8,992 8,867 P - 14 U.S. Geological Survey 541 Program/Project Support of Bureau, Department, and Governmentwide Costs Program/Project Support of Bureau, Department, and Governmentwide Costs External Administrative Costs The Department's Working Capital Fund was established pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1467, to provide common administrative and support services efficiently and economically at cost. The Fund is a revolving fund, whereby capital is expended to provide services for customers who pay for the services. Customers consist of the Department's bureaus and offices, as well as other Federal agencies. Through the use of centrally provided services, the Department standardized key administrative areas, such as commonly used administrative systems, support services for those located in and around the Main and South Interior building complex, and centrally managed departmental operations that are beneficial to the bureaus and offices. Centralized billing is used whenever the product or service being provided is not severable or it is inefficient to bill for the exact amount of product or service being procured. Customers are billed each year using a pre-established basis that is adjusted annually to reflect change over time. The following table provides the actual centralized billing to the USGS for FY 2005 and estimates for FY 2006 and 2007. The change between 2006 and 2007 is fully funded through a mixture of uncontrollable and program changes, U.S. Geological Survey 542 Sundry Exhibits FY 2007 WORKING CAPITAL FUND CENTRALIZED BH_LING U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (dollars in thousands) FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Activity/Office Actual Estimate Estimate Other OS Activities invasive Species Program 183,4 196.0 195.9 invasive Species DO Coordinator 30.2 32.0 32,4 Secretary's immediate Office 213.6 228.0 228.3 Alaska Field Office {{).3 10.9 11.1 Secretary's immediate Office $0.3 iO.9 #1.” Alaska Resources Library and Information Services 156.8 166.4 i 66.4 Secretary's immediate Office 156.8 166.4 166.4 i.ewis and Clark Bicentennial 29.1 0.0 0.0 Secretary's Immediate Office 29.1 0.0 0.0 Document Management Unit 5,6 5.7 20.7 Office of the Executive Secretariat 5.6 5.7 20.7 Departmental News and information 20.5 21.8 29.7 Departmental Newsletter 71.4 68.6 41,0 Hispanic Media Outreach 20.3 22.9 24.3 Office of Communications 112.1 113.2 95.0 California Desert Managers Group Coordinator 37.1 41.2 43.2 Fish, Wildlife, and Parks 37.1 41.2 43.2 Financial Management Training 26.9 27,4 30.2 Travel Management Center and interior Collections Management System (iCMS) DOf Space Management initiative Employee Counseling 19.0 19.2 19.2 Ci C – Human Resources 3.5 5.0 5.0 QPM Federal Employment Services 20.3 20.3 20.3 Office of Human Resources 42.8 44.4 53.5 Special Emphasis Program 4.9 4.9 4.9 Recruitment/Outreach 3.3 0.0 - 0.0 Office of Civil Rights 8.2 4.9 4.9 Occupational Health and Safety 154.1 $59.4 $63,6 Health & Safety Training initiative 44.8 4.1.8 4.1.8 Office of Occupational Health and Safety 195.9 201.3 205.4 P - 16 U.S. Geological Survey 543 Program/Project Support of Bureau, Department, and Governmentwide Costs FY 2007 WORKiNC CAPITAL FUND CENTRALIZED BILLING U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (dollars in thousands) FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Activity/Office Actual Estimate Estimate Classified information Facility 44.0 44.6 66.3 Emergency Preparedness 92.2 $20.8 126.1 Law Enforcement Coordination and Training 0.0 46.3 47.1 Watch Office 136.3 138.3 144.6 Office of Law Enforcement and Security 272.5 350.0 384.2 IT Security 466.7 467.7 262,9 IT Security Certification and Accreditation 0.0 430,6 430.6 information Technology Architecture 507.9 508.9 477.2 Capital Planning 1 + 1.1 134.6 175.3 Enterprise Resource Management 0.0 0.0 33.8 Data Resource Management Program 39.2 39.3 22.1 Office of the Chief information Officer 1,124.9 1,578.1 1,401.9 DOl-wide Telecommunications initiatives Frequency Management Support 115.8 218.4 84.4 Messaging 0.0 O_0 2,299.8 OS-HSPD 12 (e-Authentication) 0.0 223.2 125.8 Enterprise Services Network (ESN) 1,227.9 1,333.0 5,255.2 ESN – Program Change 0.0 1,229.4 0.0 ARTNET 58.7 0.0 0.0 Active Directory 0.0 $53.4 $53,4 Office of the Chief Information Officer 1,402.4 3,157.4 7,918.6 Web & internal/External Comm 79.1 79.5 74.1 DO FOIA Tracking & Reporting System 14.2 49.2 8.5 GPEA 50.2 50.2 7.0 Office of the Chief information Officer 143.5 178.9 89.6 Solicitor — Ethics Training/ALLEX Database/FOIA Appeals 6.6 6.6 6.6 ALLEX Database 3.0 3.0 3.0 FOIA Appeals 0.0 Volunteer.gov of Coop ECO Study Units (CESU) 734 O.0 73.4 73.4 Glen Canyon Adaptive Management Plan {}_0 94.9 99.7 DO! Geographic info Mgmt EGłM 0.0 80.3 230.8 ; SBA Certifications 1.5 0.4 0.5 t NTIA Spectrum Management 501.1 501.2 186.2 Contingency Reserve 9.5 9.4 9.4 Departmentwide Activities 604.2 759.6 600.0 Subtotal Other OS Activities 5,817.8 8,265.9 12,718.1 U.S. Geological Survey P - 17 544 Sundry Exhibits FY 2006 WORKING CAPITAL FUND CENTRALIZED BI|| LING {J.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (dollars in thousands) FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Activity/Office Actual Estimate Estimate National Business Center Cultural Resources & Events Management 38.3 50.9 58.9 Partnership Schools & Commemorative Programs 0,0 3.3 3.7 Departmental Museum 187.3 189.1 187.2 Departmental Library 300.4 329.2 329.5 Learning and Performance Center Management 51.1 48.5 45.8 SESCDP & Other Leadership Programs #08.5 72.6 70.8 Washington Learning & Performance Center 66,5 48.1 56.3 Albuquerque Learning & Performance Center 9.4 8.4 7.0 Anchorage Learning & Performance Center $4.7 9.4 8.9 Denver Learning & Performance Center 97.3 85.9 81.5 On-line Learning 63.6 61.2 58.4 NBC - Human Capital/DOIU 935.1 906.6 907.9 Computer Applications and Network Services 20.0 21.1 24.3 Telecommunications Services 4.7 7.2 7.2 Voice/data switching 1.7 1.8 1.8 New PBX Telephone System i.9 2.0 1.7 Records Management/FOIA 58.1 57.9 59.6 Aviation Management — Information Technology $5.9 0.0 0.0 NBC fl Security improvement Plan {}_{} 0.0 438.9 NBC - IT 102.2 89.9 530.5 FPPS-Application Management Office 96.1 j40,8 $43.2 FPPS – Payroll Operations 856.4 8t3.0 828.4 FPPS - Payroll Systems 1,091.5 941.i 952.2 NBC – E-payrol: 2,044.0 1,894.9 1,923.8 interior Complex Management and Services 2.1 3.1 3. Family Support Room 0.0 0,1 0.1 Moving Services 0.5 0.9 0.7 Shipping and Receiving 0.9 1,5 1,6 Space Management Services {}.5 0.6 0.7 Drug testing - intra department 32.7 2.8 3.4 Security 11.6 20.3 21.0 Accessible Technology Center 42.9 40.5 40.7 Federal Executive Board 33.6 32.3 32.8 Health Unit 0.7 0.8 1.0 OWCP Coordination 1.3 0.0 0.0 Blue Pages 79.5 83.1 87.3 Mail Policy 33.0 42,3 41.4 Mail and Messenger Services 69.5 73.6 78.2 Special Events Services 0.0 0.0 7.3 NBC – Administrative Operations 308.6 301.8 3.19.4 Financial Systems (inc Hyperion) 2,460.2 2,506.2 2,563.9 Departmental Offices Accounting 16.6 0.0 0.0 IDEAS 380.0 378.2 378.2 Quarters Program O.7 0.7 0.8 NBC - CFO 2,857.5 2,885. 2,942.9 Aviation Management Directorate 150.2 159.6 164.5 Aviation - Mandatory Services 150.2 159.6 164.5 Subtotal National Business Center 6,397.6 6,238.0 6,789.1 TOTAL $2,215.4 14,503.9 19,507.2 P - 18 U.S. Geological Survey 545 Program/Project Support of Bureau, Department, and Governmentwide Costs Direct billing is used whenever the product or service provided is again severable, but is sold through a time and materials reimbursable support agreement or similar contractual arrangement. The following tables provide the actual direct and reimbursable billing to the USGS for FY 2005 and estimates for FY 2006 and 2007. FY 2007 WORKING CAPITAL FUND BIRECT BiLLING U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (dollars in thousands) - FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Activity/Office Actual Estimate Estimate Cºther OS Activities Office of Assistant Secretary- PMB Financial Management Activities 31.1 0.0 0.0 Finance Budget Conf OC MD i 1.2 5.7 5.7 Linh Luu Award bureaus 0.3 0.0 0.0 Office of Financial Management 42.5 5.7 5.7 CTA A&E Contract 100,0 0.0 0.0 Facilities Management Conf 02 $0.0 0.0 0.0 CTA A&E Contract 15.0 0.0 0.0 Office of Acquisition and Property Management 125.1 0.0 0.0 OSDBU SBA Certifications 0.3 0.0 0.0 Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization 0.3 0.0 0.0 Volunteer.gov 42.5 0.0 0.0 Planning and Performance Management 12.5 0.0 0.0 Departmental Medals 19.5 19.5 19.5 Human Resources Policy 19.5 19.5 19.5 EEO Training 1.1 1,4 1.1 Civil Rights 1.1 1,4 1.1 ESN 0.0 1,858.7 3,961.4 Office of information Resources Management {}.0 1,858.7 3,961.4 Oracle License & Support Contract 914.0 0.0 60 Microsoft Enterprise Licenses 1,504.0 1,351.8 1,351.9 Anti-Virus Software Licenses 105.5 0.0 105.5 Popkin System Architect Licenses 2.4 i.3 1.3 Karta Golearn Licenses 0.0 4.6 4.6 Office of the Chief information Officer 2,525.9 1,357.7 1,463.3 OCIO IT Security 101.9 0.0 0.0 IT Security – Reimb 123.9 0.0 0.0 IT Security Certification & Accreditation 122.8 55.0 0.0 Internet Domain Heimb 3.1 0.0 0.0 Office of the Chief information Officer 35t.7 55.0 0.0 FY 2005 KPMG Audit 36.4 35.3 0.0 FY 2006 KPMG Audit {},O 182.6 18.3 FY 2007. KPMG Audit 0.0 O.0 182.6 CFO Financia; Statement Audit 36.4 217.9 200.9 P – 19 U.S. Geological Survey 546 Sundry Exhibits FY 2007 WORKING CAPITAL FUND DIRECT BILLING U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (dollars in thousands) FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Activity/Office Actual Estimate Estimate Cooperative Conservation Conference 14.1 0.0 0.0 Glen Canyon 95.0 0.0 0.0 Great Lakes interagency Task Force 29.3 0.0 0.0 Federal FSA Program O 264.5 133.9 FBMS Change Order Funding 300.0 0.0 0.0 * DOlwide initiatives 438.3 264.5 133.9 Office of Program Analysis – International Affairs Solicitor’s Conference 3.0 0.0 0.0 Office of Soficitor 1.0 0.0. 0.0 indirect costs - Admin Services 2.0 94.1 94.1 OS Budget Office 2.0 94.1 94. Subtotal Other OS Activities 3,556.4 3,874.4 5,879.9 P - 20 U.S. Geological Survey 547 Program/Project Support of Bureau, Department, and Governmentwide Costs FY 2007 WORKING CAPITAL FUND DłRECT BILLING U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (dollars in thousands) FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Activity/Office Actual Estimate Estimate National Business Center Strategic Management of Human Capital Directorate Aviation Management – Human Capital 5.2 0.0 0.0 dareer, Balance, and Diversity Forums 3.7 2.3 0.0 Financial Management Intern Program 2 $2.0 O 0.0 Online Learning 51.3 109.9 57.7 NBC – Human Capital/DOIU 72.2 112.2 57.7 Information Technology Directorate Enterprise infrastructure 371.3 382.4 393.9 Technology Services 1.0 i.0 1.0 ! NBC – CIO 372.3 383,4 394.9 Federal Personnel Payroll Systems and Services Directorate FPPS – Application Management Office 6.8 5.4 5.6 FPPS - Payroll Systems 288.8 297.5 308-3 NBC - E-payroll 295.6 302.9 313.9 Administrative Operations Directorate Aviation Management - Acquisitions 22.7 0.0 0.0 Flags & Seals 1.4 1.4 1.1 Building Alteration Services (). 1 O. : 0.1 Creative Communications 69.8 72.0 62.4 Reimbursable ATC Services 0.4 0.4 0.4 Overseas Mail Services 7.5 8.4 9.2 NBC - Administrative Operations 10 #.8 82.3 73.2 Budget and Finance Directorate |DEAS $20.0 156.8 161.5 Aviation Management - Finance 24.1 0.0 0.0 NBC AMD 144.1 356.8 461.5 Aviation - Discretionary Activities 2,175.2 48.3 50.0 Aviation Management Directorate 2,175.2 48.3 50,0 Appraisal Services Directorate Appraisal Services Mineral Appraisals 0.0 525.0 0.0 NBC – Appraisal Services 0.0 525.0 0.0 Subtotal National Business Center 3,161.1 1,610.9 1,051.1 TOTAL 6,717.5 5,485.3 6,931.0 P – 21 U.S. Geological Survey 548 Sundry Exhibits Payments to other Federal agencies include the following: 2006 2006 2007 Budget Revised Change Worker's Compensation Payments $3,425 | $3,375 -$381 Amount Absorbed.................................................................... {$50] The adjustment is for actual charges through June 2005, in the costs of compensating injured employees and dependents of employees who suffered accidental deaths while on duty, Costs for 2006 will reimburse the Department of Labor, Federal Employees Compensation Fund, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 8147(b) as amended by Public Law 94-273. 2006 2006 2007 Budget Revised Change Unemployment Compensation Payments * $592 $583 +$141 Amount Absorbed [$9] The adjustment is for estimated changes in the costs of unemployment compensation claims to be paid to the Department of Labor, Federal Employees Compensation Account, in the Unemployment Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 96-499 - 2006 2006 2007 Budget Revised Change Rental Payments to GSA and Others 65,004 | 64,048 +$1,123 Amount Absorbed [$956) The adjustment is for changes in the costs payable to General Service Administration (GSA) and others resulting from changes in rates for office and non-office space as estimated by GSA, as well as the rental costs of other currently occupied space. Costs of mandatory office relocations, i.e., relocations in cases where due to external events there is no atternative but to vacate the currently occupied space, are also included. Internal Bureau Overhead/Cost Allocation Methodology The USGS manages overhead/administrative costs at two levels—the bureau and science center. Bureau-level costs include headquarters and regional support for executive, managerial, supervisory, administrative, and financial functions and related bureauwide systems. At the bureau level, funding appropriated to the Science Support and Enterprise Information budget activities pays the bureauwide overhead costs in the same proportion as appropriated funding is to total funding. For this reason, bureauwide overhead costs collected on reimbursable support agreements are deposited within the Science Support and Enterprise information program areas, as well. The USGS charges a bureau overhead rate (12 percent in FY 2006 and FY 2007) on reimbursable work from non-interior customers to cover their share of bureau-level Costs. In some cases, the USGS does apply reduced or special rates when it can be demonstrated that indirect costs are substantially and consistently less than the norm and the amount collected covers the full costs, such as with pass-through funding where the Survey does not perform any of the actual work. The following table shows the funding available to the Science Support and P - 22 U.S. Geological Survey 549 Program/Project Support of Bureau, Department, and Governmentwide Costs Enterprise information programs, including the anticipated overhead collections to pay for bureauwide costs. FY 2007 Source of Funding FY 2007 Bureau FY 2007 (dollars in thousands) Appropriation Overhead Total Distribution Science Support Budget Activity 67,382 27,650 95,032 Enterprise information Budget Activity 111,231 8,259 119,490 Total Funding 178,643 35,909 214,522 At the science center level, because there is not an appropriated funding source to pay the local overhead (common services) costs, both the appropriated and reimbursable funding are assessed a percentage to cover their share of science center level costs. Science center common services costs include center costs that are not directly attributable to a specific activity or project, such as managerial, supervisory, administrative, and financial functions and related systems, as well as costs incidental to providing services and products, such as postage, training, miscellaneous supplies and materials, etc. The cost during FY 2005, for the local overhead, totaled $134 million from both appropriated and reimbursable funds. In recognition of the USGS role as the science bureau for the Department of the Interior, the USGS is continuing to give Department bureaus and offices a "preferred" customer rate on overhead charges for a significant portion of reimbursable work, to the extent that matching funds are available within the USGS budget. The maximum rate that cost centers may charge other Department bureaus for common services and bureau costs combined remains 15 percent net. In FY 2007, of the 15 percent, 8 percent is applied to bureau costs, and the remaining 7 percent is applied to common services costs. Cost centers must fund the common services costs not recovered (e.g., the difference between the cost center's standard common services costs and the 7 percent) from USGS appropriated funds. In FY 2005, the bureau began a glide path to share the combined 15 percent overhead more equitably. Under this distribution, the cost centers are required to fund a lesser amount from science program funds and the bureau is required to use a greater proportion of science support funding for the total bureau overhead costs. in this way, the USGS is partnering on the science needs of interior from both the bureau and COSt Centers. • The Chief Financial Officer establishes the USGS bureau special rate for each fiscal year. The special rate for FY 2006 is 3 percent. Cost centers do not charge more than the bureau special rate for facilities-related costs or their standard common Services rate when funding is approved for a bureau-level special rate. Special rates are applied under the following circumstances. • A bureau special rate of 3 percent net is applied to cover reduced administrative costs when the USGS receives funds from a non-USGS organization and awards a grant to a third-party entity. • A bureau special rate of 3 percent net is applied to cover reduced administrative costs when the USGS receives funds from one or more non-USGS organizations to support, under USGS leadership, a strategic science objective which includes the USGS passing through funds to one or more third party entities. U.S. Geological Survey 550 Sundry Exhibits A bureau Special rate of 3 percent net is applied to cover reduced administrative costs when the USGS receives funds from a non-USGS organization for the purpose of the customer acquiring Services through the Cartographic Services or the Remotely Sensed Data Contracts. The special rate helps encourage other Federal agencies to use these contracts for cartographic services and remotely sensed data, rather than establishing and managing their own contracts, and ensures greater data consistency through the use of common service providers, A bureau Special rate of 3 percent net is applied to cover reduced administrative costs when the USGS receives funds from a non-USGS organization for the purpose of passing through the customer's funds to State and local governments for the direct purchase of geospatial data. Biology Cooperative Research Units (CRUs) are supported by a three-way partnership including the USGS, a State, and a university. The academic institutions where CRUs are collocated provide significant administrative support. Hr. recognition of the direct services support received from the non-USGS partners, CRUs only recover one-half of the bureau rate (6 percent) normally recovered from reimbursable customers or partners. U.S. Geological Survey 551 Authorizations Authorizations 43 U.S.C. 31 et seq. Organic Act of March 3, 1879, as amended, establishes the United States Geological Survey. Provides, among other matters, that the USGS is directed to classify the public lands and examine the geological structure, mineral resources, and products within and outside the national domain. Establishes the Office of the Director of the United States Geological Survey under the Department of the Interior. The Director is appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. P.L. 102–285, Sec. 10(a) establishes the official name as United States Geological Survey. Title 2 – The Congress 2 U.S.C. 681–688 Congressional Budget and impoundment Control Act of 1974. Describes the general Federal budget process, including rescissions, reservations, and deferrals of budget authority, Title 5 - Government Organization and Employees 5 U.S.C. Includes personnel matters (classification, pay rates, benefits, etc.), the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, the Computer Matching and Privacy Act, and other issues related to general Federal functions and employment. The Appendices to Title 5 include the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972, Inspector General mandates, and other matters that include Federal entities such as the USGS. Title 7 - Agriculture 7 U.S.C. 136 Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1972. Amends the program established by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Control Act of 1947 for controlling the sale and distribution of "economic poisons." The law requires registration of pesticides to avoid unreasonable adverse effects to humans or the environment. 7 U.S.C. 2201 Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1956. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to obtain the advice of the Secretary of the Interior as to whether certain lands that are being patented, disposed of, or exchanged are mineral in character. 7 U.S.C. 2204(b) Rural Development and Policy Act of 1980. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to enter cooperative agreements with other Federal agencies and other organizations concerning water management for rural areas. Title 15 - Commerce and Trade 15 U.S.C. 631, 631(a) Small Business Act. Fosters the economic interests of small businesses and sets forth procedures. Encourages Federal agencies to use small businesses and women- owned businesses for services and other contracted activities. 15 U.S.C. 2901–2908 The National Climate Program Act of 1978. Establishes a national climate program to assist the Nation and the world in understanding and responding to natural U.S. Geological Survey Q - 1 552 Authorizations and human-induced climate processes and their known and potential effects. The Department of the Interior has a mandated role in this Program. 15 U.S.C. 2921 et seq. The Global Change Research Act of 1990. Establishes the United States Global Change Research Program aimed at understanding and responding to global change, including the cumulative effects of human activities and natural processes on the environment, to promote discussions toward international protocols in global change research, and for other purposes. 15 U.S.C. 5631 et seq. Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992. Enables the United States to maintain leadership in land remote sensing by providing data continuity for the Landsat program. Assigns responsibility for the "National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive" to the Department of the Interior. Authorizes and encourages the Department of the interior and other Federal agencies to carry out research and development programs in applications of these data and makes Landsat data available to the public. Title 16 - Conservation 16 U.S.C. 17 et seq. National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Parts of Title 16, Conservation, as amended and supplemented, apply to the USGS. Notably, the Outdoor Recreation Act of 1936 authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to sponsor, engage in, and assist in research relating to Outdoor recreation, directly or by contract or cooperative agreements, and make payments for Such purposes; undertake studies and assemble information concerning outdoor recreation; and cooperate with educational institutions and others to assist in establishing education programs and activities and to encourage public use and benefits from outdoor recreation. 16 U.S.C. 661 et seq. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934. Authorizes the Secretary of the interior to prepare plans to protect wildlife resources, to conduct surveys on public lands, and to accept funds or lands for related purposes; authorizes the investigation and reporting of proposed Federal actions that affect the development, protection, rearing, and stocking of all species of wildlife and their habitat in controlling losses, minimizing damages, and providing recommendations to minimize impacts on fish and wildlife resources. National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (P.L. 105–57) amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to improve the management of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and for other purposes. 16 U.S.C. 703–712 Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, as amended. Implements four international treaties that individually affect migratory birds common to the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, and the former Soviet Union. Establishes Federal responsibility for protection and management of migratory and nongame birds, including the establishment of season length based on scientific information relative to zones of temperature, distribution, abundance, breeding habits and times and lines of migratory flight of migratory birds. Establishes the Secretary of the interior's responsibility for bag limits and other hunting regulations and issuance of permits to band, possess, or otherwise make use of migratory birds. 16 U.S.C. 715 Migratory Bird Conservation Act of 1900. Establishes the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission; authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to conduct investigations and publish documents related to North American birds. Q - 2 U.S. Geological Survey 553 Authorizations 16 U.S.C. 742(a) et seq. Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to conduct investigations, prepare and disseminate information, and make periodic reports to the public regarding the availability and abundance and the biological requirements of fish and wildlife resources; provides a comprehensive national fish and wildlife policy and authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to take steps required for the development, management, advancement, conservation, and protection of fisheries and wildlife resources through research, acquisition of refuge lands, development of existing facilities, and other means. 16 U.S.C. 742(i) Fish and Wildlife improvement Act of 1978, as amended by P.L. 95–616. Authorizes the Secretary of the interior to enter into cooperative agreements with colleges and universities, State fish and game agencies, and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of developing adequate, coordinated, cooperative research and training programs for fish and wildlife resources. 16 U.S.C. 797(c) Following language supports Appropriations language "and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensees." States that, "To cooperate with the executive departments and other agencies of States or National Governments in such investigations; and for such purposes the several departments and agencies of the National Government are authorized and directed upon the request of the commission, to furnish such records, papers and information in their possession as may be requested by the commission, and temporarily to detail to the commission such officers or experts as may be necessary in such investigations." 16 U.S.C. 931–939 Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956. Implements the Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries between the United States and Canada; authorizes construction, operation, and maintenance of sea lamprey control works; sets forth procedures for coordination and consultation with States and other Federal agencies; and establishes the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission. 16 U.S.C. 1131 and 1133 Wilderness Act of 1964, as amended. Requires the USGS to assess the mineral resources of each area proposed or established as wilderness. The studies are to be on a planned and recurring basis. The original series of studies has been completed, and no recurring studies have been requested or funded. 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq. Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended. Establishes a responsibility to conserve marine mammals with management authority vested in the Department of the Interior for the sea otter, walrus, polar bear, dugong, and manatee. 16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq. Coastal Zone Management Act of 1976. Provides that each department, agency, and instrumentality of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government may assist the Secretary of Commerce, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise, in carrying out research and technical assistance for coastal zone management. 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. Provides for the conservation of threatened and endangered species of fish, wildlife, and plants, and authorizes establishment of cooperative agreements and grants-in-aid to States that establish and maintain active and adequate programs for endangered and threatened wildlife and plants. 16 U.S.C. 1604. Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, as amended by the National Forest Management Act of 1976. The USGS is a party in an interagency agreement with the Forest Service to assess the mineral resources of National Forests. - U.S. Geological Survey Q - 3 554 Authorizations 16 U.S.C. 2801 et seq. National Aquaculture Act of 1980. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the development of a National Aquaculture Development Plan and authorizes research, development, and other activities to encourage the development of aquaculture in the United States. 16 U.S.C. 31.41 et seq. Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980. Designates certain public lands in Alaska as units of the National Park, National Wildlife Refuge, Wild and Scenic Rivers, National Wilderness Preservation and National Forest Systems, resulting in general expansion of all systems and provided comprehensive management guidance for all public lands in Alaska. Section 3141 requires the Secretary of the Interior to assess the oil and gas potential of Federal lands (other than submerged lands on the Outer continental Shelf) in Alaska north of 68 degrees north latitude and east of the western boundary of the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska (NPRA), other than lands included in the NPRA and in conservation system units established by the Act. Also authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to initiate and carry out a study of all Federal lands in designated areas of Alaska; the study is to assess the potential oil and gas resources of these lands; review the wilderness characteristics; and study the wildlife resources of these lands. Section 3142 provides for a comprehensive and continuing inventory and assessment of the fish and wildlife resources of the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Also states that the USGS "has made and may be called upon to make water studies pertinent to implementation of the Act.” Section 3148 authorizes the Secretary to conduct studies, or collect and analyze information obtained by permittees, of the oil and gas potential of non-North Slope Federal lands and environmental characteristics and wildlife resources that would be affected by the exploration for and development of such oil and gas. Section 3150 requires that the Secretary of the Interior assess the oil, gas, and other mineral potential on all public lands in the State of Alaska to expand the database with respect to the mineral potential of such lands. This responsibility has been delegated to the USGS. Section 3151 requires an annual minerals report be presented to Congress; the preparation of this report was delegated to the USGS. The annual reporting requirement was terminated, effective May 15, 2000, pursuant to section 3003 of P.L. 104–66, as amended. 16 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1982. Designates various underdeveloped coastal barrier islands depicted by specific maps for inclusions in the Coastal Barrier Resource System. P.L. 106–514 Coastal Barrier Resources Reauthorization Act of 2000. Reauthorizes and amends the Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1999, Section 6 authorizes cooperative efforts between the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of FEMA to provide existing digital spatial data, including digital orthophotos, and shoreline, elevation, and bathymetric data of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resource System maps. If data do not exist to carry out this pilot project, the USGS, in cooperation with other Federal agencies, as appropriate, will obtain and provide the data required to the Secretary. In addition, all data used or created to carry out this section shall comply with the National Spatial Data infrastructure established by Executive Order 12906 (59Fed. Reg. 17671 (April 13, 1994); and any other standards established by the Federal Geographic Data Committee established by Office of Management and Budget Circular A-16. - 16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq. Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990. Establishes a Federal program to prevent introduction and control the spread of introduced aquatic nuisance Species. Q - 4 U.S. Geological Survey 555 Authorizations Title 22-Foreign Relations and Intercourse 22 U.S.C. 3201 et seq. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978. Provides that under Title V, United States Assistance to Developing Countries, the USGS assists, through the State Department and the Agency for International Development, in evaluation of nuclear facilities sites in other Countries. Title 25 — Indians 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq. Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994. The USGS participates in the Tribal Self-Governance Program by identifying USGS activities that may be available for tribal operation under the Self-Governance Act. The USGS discusses programs and activities with interested tribal governments. Title 29 — Labor 29 U.S.C. 651 Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Provides criteria"... to assure so far as possible every working man and woman in the Nation safe and healthful working conditions ...." - - - Title 30-Mineral Lands and Mining 30 U.S.C. 21(a) Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970. Emphasizes Department of the Interior responsibility for assessing the mineral resources of the Nation. 30 U.S.C. 201 Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976. Provides that no lease sale may be held on Federal lands unless the lands containing the coal deposits have been included in a comprehensive land-use plan. Provides that the Secretary is authorized and directed to conduct a comprehensive exploratory program designed to obtain sufficient data and information to evaluate the extent, location, and potential for developing the known recoverable coal resources within the coal lands. The USGS provides data and information from coal research and field investigations, which are useful to the BLM to meet the requirements of the coal leasing program. Further, the Secretary, (Sec. 208–1(b) through the USGS, "... is authorized to conduct seismic, geophysical, geochemical, or stratigraphic drilling, or to contract for or purchase the results of such exploratory activities from commercial or other sources which may be needed to implement the ..." exploratory program. - 30 U.S.C. 641 Following language supports Appropriations language "administer the minerals exploration program." Provides that, "The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed, in order to provide for discovery of additional domestic mineral reserves, to establish and maintain a program for exploration by private industry within the United States, territories and possessions for such minerals, excluding organic fuels, as he shall from time to time designate, and to provide Federal financial assistance on a participating basis for that purpose." (P.L. 85–701.) 30 U.S.C. 1026 Section 6 of the Geothermal Steam Act Amendments of 1988. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to (1) maintain a monitoring program for significant thermal features within units of the National Park System and (2) establish a research program to collect and assess data on the geothermal resources within units of the National Park System with significant thermal features in cooperation with the USGS. Section 8 requires the USGS to U.S. Geological Survey Q - 5 556 Authorizations - conduct a study of the impact of present geothermal development in the vicinity of Yellowstone National Park on the thermal features within the park. 30 U.S.C. 1028 Energy Policy Act of 1992. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the USGS and in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, to establish a cooperative government- private sector program with respect to hot dry rock geothermal energy resources on public lands. Supports recurring assessments of the undiscovered oil and gas resources of the United States. 30 U.S.C. 1101, 1121, 1123 Geothermal Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1974. Provides that the Department of the Interior is responsible for the evaluation and assessment of the geothermal resource base and the development of exploration technologies. The Chairman, acting through the USGS and other appropriate agencies, shall develop and carry out a plan for the inventorying of all forms of geothermal resources of Federal lands, conduct regional surveys; publish and make available maps, reports, and other documents developed from the surveys; and participate with non-Federal entities in research to develop, improve, and test technologies for the discovery and evaluation of geothermal resources. 30 U.S.C. 1201-1202, 1211 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended. Establishes the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), OSM depends in part upon the USGS for a determination of the probable hydrologic consequences of mining and reclamation operations. 30 U.S.C. 1419 et seq. Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act of 1980. Provides authorization for conducting a continuing program of ocean research that "shall include the development, acceleration, and expansion, as appropriate, of the studies of the ecological, geological, and physical aspects of the deep Seabed in general areas of the ocean where exploration and commercial development are likely to occur...." The USGS, based on expertise developed in regional offshore geologic investigations, provides geological and mineral resource expertise in responding to the requirements of the Act. 30 U.S.C 1601 et seq. National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980. Reemphasizes the responsibility of the Department of the Interior to assess the mineral resources of the Nation. . 30 U.S.C. 1901–1902 Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000. Authorizes appropriations for the establishment of a methane hydrate research and development program within the DOE. The DOE is directed to carry out this program in consultation with the U.S. Navy, USGS, Minerals Management Service, and NSF, through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements with universities and industrial enterprises. Provides for the study of the use of methane hydrate as a source of energy. Sunsets the methane hydrate research and development program at the end of FY 2005. Title 31 – Money and Finance 31 U.S.C. 501, 901–903 note Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act of 1990. Section 501 refers to findings and purpose for the CFO Act. Sections 901–903 provide for establishment of a CFO in each agency, describe the authority and functions of agency CFOs, and provide for the establishment of agency Deputy CFOs. Q – 6 - U.S. Geological Survey 557 Authorizations 31 U.S.C. 1535 Economy Act of 1932, as amended. Authorizes any agency to obtain goods and services from and reimburse any other agency if certain criteria are met. 31 U.S.C. 3302 The custody and possession of public money by Federal officials is dealt with in this section. (P.L. 97–258.) - 31 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Budget Accounting and Procedures Act of 1950. Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act of 1982. 31 U.S.C. 3512 Federal Financial Management improvement Act of 1996. Provides for the implementation of financial management systems that comply with Federal financial management systems requirements, applicable Federal accounting standards, and the U.S. Government Standard General Ledger at the transaction level. 31 U.S.C. 3701-3720(e) Debt Collection improvement Act of 1996. Maximizes collections of delinquent debts owed to the Federal Government; describes policies and requirements. 31 U.S.C. 3901–3907 Prompt Payment Act of 1982, as amended. Requires Federal agencies to pay interest penalties on overdue payments to businesses for property or services, and requires the Office of Management and Budget to prescribe regulations to implement provisions of the act and subsequent amendments. - 31 U.S.C. 6301-6308 Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977. Provides criteria for distinguishing between contract, grant, and cooperative agreement relationships and provides discretionary authority to vest title to equipment or other tangible personal property purchased with contract, grant, or cooperative agreement funds in nonprofit research or higher education institutions. 31 U.S.C. 7501 Single Audit Act of 1984, as amended. Provides for audits of Federal awards administered by non-Federal entities. 31 U.S.C. 9701 Independent Office Appropriations Act of 1952; Title 5, Fees and charges for Government services and things of value. Encourages Federal services and products ("things of value") to be as financially self-sustaining as possible. Authorizes costs to be charged for Federal services and products based on the costs to the Government, the value of the service or thing to the recipient, and the public policy or interest served. Title 33 – Navigation and Navigable Waters 33 U.S.C. 883(a) Great Lakes Shoreline Mapping Act of 1987. Section 3202(a) requires that the Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration "... in consultation with the Director of the United States Geological Survey, shall submit to the Congress a plan for preparing maps of the shoreline of the Great Lakes under section 3203." Section 3203 requires that "... subject to authorization and appropriation of funds, the Director, in consultation with the Director of the United States Geological Survey, shall prepare maps of the shoreline areas of the Great Lakes." 33 U.S.C. 1251–1274, 2901 Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, Clean Water Act of 1977, and Water Quality Act of 1987, authorize extensive water quality planning, studies, and monitoring under the direction primarily of the EPA. Section 1254 authorizes the Administrator of the EPA to establish national programs for the prevention, reduction, and U.S. Geological Survey Q - 7 558 Authorizations elimination of pollution including the establishment of a water quality surveillance system for the purpose of monitoring the quality of the navigable waters and ground waters, utilizing the resources of the USGS and others. The USGS is called upon to participate in many of these activities, partly by the EPA and partly by State agencies in the Federal-State Cooperative Program (now called the Cooperative Water Program). The Act of 1987 includes water quality work in Chesapeake Bay, the Great Lakes, Estuary and Clean Lakes Programs, and studies of water pollution problems in aquifers. Estuaries and Clean Waters Act of 2000. Amends the Federal Water Pollution and Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to include authorization for the following: Title I, Estuary Restoration; Title II, Chesapeake Bay Restoration; Title ill, National Estuary Program; Title IV, Long Island Sound Restoration; Title V, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration; Title Vi, Alternative Water Sources; Title VH, Clean Lakes; and Title Vill, Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Cleanup. (The Clean Water Act charges States and Tribes with setting specific water-quality criteria appropriate for their waters and for developing pollution control programs to meet the criteria. States and Tribes utilize USGS hydrologic data collection and monitoring to help meet Clean Water Act requirements. The USGS also is a key Federal partner in both the Chesapeake Bay Program and the National Estuary Program.) 33 U.S.C. 1271 Water Resources Development Act of 1992. Establishes a National Contaminated Sediment Task Force, with USGS as a member, to conduct a comprehensive national survey of aquatic sediment quality. 33 U.S.C. 2201 et seq. Water Resources Development Act of 1990. Authorizes a program for planning, construction, and evaluation of measures for fish and wildlife habitat rehabilitation and enhancement; cooperative effort and mutual assistance for use, protection, growth, and development of the Upper Mississippi River system; implementation of a long-term resource monitoring program; and implementation of a computerized inventory and analysis systems. 33 U.S.C. 2701, 2761 Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Section 2761 authorizes the establishment of an interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research, of which the Department of the Interior is a member, to develop a plan for the implementation of the oil pollution research, development, and demonstration program. Title 40 – Public Buildings, Property, and Works 40 U.S.C. 471 Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949. Provides for management, utilization, and disposal of government property. 40 U.S.C. 601 Public Buildings Amendment Act of 1972. Prohibits construction of buildings except by the Administrator of General Services. 40 U.S.C. 606 Public Buildings Act of 1959. Establishes criteria for the approval of proposed construction, alteration, acquisition, and lease of public buildings by Congress, over a designated threshold of cost. - 40 U.S.C. 1401 Clinger-Cohen Act, formerly known as the Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996, along with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Provides the opportunity to improve significantly the way the Federal Government acquires and manages information technology. Agencies have the clear authority and responsibility to make measurable improvements in mission performance and service delivery to the public through the Q – 8 U.S. Geological Survey 559 Authorizations strategic application of information technology. Executive Order 13011, July 16, 1996, provides policy and procedures regarding implementation of this Act. Title 41 – Judicial Review of Administrative Decisions 41 U.S.C. 251 et seq. Competition in Contracting Act of 1984. Provides direction regarding agency procurements, including support for Small businesses, acquisition thresholds regarding soliciting bids, etc. - 41 U.S.C. 433 Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1996. Mandates the continued career development and training of the acquisition workforce. 41 U.S.C. 601–613 Contract Disputes Act of 1978. Describes procedures regarding the resolution of contract disputes. -- Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare 42 U.S.C. 300(f) et seq. Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996. Authorizes research "... relating to the causes, ... treatment, ... prevention of ... impairments of man resulting directly or indirectly from contaminants in water, or to the provision of a dependably safe supply of drinking water...." The USGS and EPA have an interagency agreement covering aquifer studies conducted by the USGS relating to sole source aquifers. 42 U.S.C. 2021(b) et seq. Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980. Requires : intra-State or regional arrangements for disposal of low-level radioactive waste by July 1986. The USGS provides geohydrologic research and technology to Federal and State agencies developing plans for low-level waste management. The amending Act of 1985 included approval of seven interstate compacts. 42 U.S.C. 2210(b), 2231 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Authorization Act. Requires the Secretary of Energy to monitor and report to the President and Congress on the viability of the domestic uranium industry. Under a Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior, the USGS provides information on domestic uranium resources to the Energy information Agency. 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended. Requires prior-to-action determination that any major Federal action will not have a significantly adverse effect upon the environment. The USGS is called upon to provide technical review or inputs to resource-related actions proposed by other Federal agencies. 42 U.S.C. 5121,5132 Disaster Relief Act of 1974, Section 202(a). States that "The President shall ensure that all appropriate Federal agencies are prepared to issue warnings of disasters to State and local officials." In addition, Section 202(b) states that "The President shall direct appropriate Federal agencies to provide technical assistance to State and local governments to insure that timely and effective disaster warning is provided." . 42 U.S.C. 5845(c) Energy Reorganization Act of 1974. Directs all other Federal agencies to "... (2) ... furnish to the (Nuclear Regulatory) Commission ... such research services ... for the performance of its functions; and (3) consult and cooperate with the Commission on research development matters of mutual interest and provide such information and physical access to its facilities as will assist the Commission in acquiring the expertise necessary to perform its U.S. Geological Survey Q - 9 560 Authorizations licensing and related regulatory functions." The USGS conducts geological mapping in areas where nuclear reactor construction is anticipated and conducts investigations of geologic processes that could imperil the safe operation of the reactors or other critical energy facilities. 42 U.S.C. 6217 Energy Act of 2000. Extends energy conservation programs under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through FY 2003. Specifically for the USGS, Section 604, "Scientific Inventory of Oil and Gas Reserves," instructs the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretaries of Agriculture and Energy, to conduct and update regularly an inventory of all onshore Federal lands. The inventory will identify (1) USGS reserve estimates of the oil and gas resources underlying these lands, (2) restrictions or impediments to development of such resources, and (3) furnish such inventory data to the House Committee on Resources and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Authorizes appropriations as necessary for implementation. 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 and Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984. Requires the EPA to promulgate guidelines and regulations for identification and management of solid waste, including disposal. The expertise of the USGS is a present and potential source of assistance to the EPA in defining and predicting the hydrologic effects of waste disposal. 42 U.S.C. 7418, 7401, 7470. Clean Air Act of 1977, as amended. Requires Federal facilities to comply with air quality standards to the same extent as non-governmental entities. Establishes requirements to prevent significant deterioration of air quality and to preserve air quality in national parks, national wilderness areas, national monuments and national seashores. 42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq. Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977. Sets as a national goal the reduction in the risks of life and property from future earthquakes in the United States through the establishment and maintenance of a balanced earthquake program encompassing prediction and hazard assessment research, seismic monitoring and information dissemination. Subsequent public laws established a National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, of which the USGS is a part. P.L. 96-472 authorizes the establishment of a National Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council. P.L. 101–614 (National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act), P.L. 105—47, and P.L. 106–503 (Earthquake Hazards Reduction Authorization Act of 2000) reauthorize the 1977 Act, repeal some sections, and add new language in some sections including the establishment of an Advanced National Seismic Research and Monitoring System. ,42 U.S.C. 8901 et seq. Acid Precipitation Act of 1980. Authorizes an "Acid Precipitation Program and Carbon Dioxide Study," including the establishment of an Acid Precipitation Task Force (of which the Department of the Interior is a member) and a comprehensive 10-year research program. Title IX of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (P.L. 101–549) calls for continuation of the National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program (NAPAP) established under the Acid Precipitation Act of 1980. The USGS is an active participant in the research program and coordinates interagency monitoring of precipitation chemistry. The USGS National Coal Resources Data System was named by the EPA as the official database for information on coal quality. The EPA, utility companies, and coal mining industries use the database to estimate the amount of air pollution derived from coal combustion. The USGS is a participant in studies of acid precipitation as a result of prior work in this field. 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA). Establishes a Hazardous Substance Superfund (26 U.S.C. 9507) to Q - 10 U.S. Geological Survey 561 Authorizations help finance the massive cleanup programs needed at sites that are heavily contaminated with toxic wastes. The USGS is called upon by the EPA and State agencies to investigate and determine the extent of contamination and remedial measures at Some of these sites. 42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq. Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. Defines the DOE as lead agency with responsibility for siting, building, and operating high-level radioactive waste repositories. Requires participation by the USGS in a consultative and review role to the DOE. The Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987 (Title V of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987) identifies Yucca Mountain, NV, as the first site to be studied to ascertain suitability for disposal of high level nuclear waste. The 1987 Act provides that the DOE conduct a survey of potentially suitable sites for a monitored retrievable storage facility. 42 U.S.C. 10301 et seq. Water Resources Development Act of 1986. Amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (P.L. 98–242) by adding a new Title ill, "Ogallala Aquifer Research and Development." P.L. 104–147 amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to extend authorization of appropriations through FY 2000. P.L. 106–374 amends the act to extend authorization of appropriations through FY 2005. The Water Resources Research Act of 1984, as amended, provides for water resources research, information transfer, and student training in grants and contract programs that will assist the Nation and the States in augmenting their science and technology to discover practical solutions to water shortage and quality deterioration problems. Establishes a Federal-State partnership in water resources research, education, and information transfer through a matching grant program that authorizes State Water Resources Research Institutes at land grant universities across the Nation. Titie 43 - Public Lands 43 U.S.C. 31 et seq. Organic Act of March 3, 1879, as amended, establishes the United States Geological Survey. Provides, among other matters, that the USGS is directed to classify the public lands and examine the geological structure, mineral resources, and products within and outside the national domain. Establishes the Office of the Director of the United States Geological Survey under the Department of the Interior. The Director is appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. P.L. 102–285, Sec. 10(a) establishes the official name as the United States Geological Survey. Particulary: Section 4 of the Continental Scientific Drilling and Exploration Act of 1988. - Requires that "The Secretary of the Department of Energy, the Secretary of the Department of the Interior through the United States Geological Survey, and the Director of the National Science Foundation assure an effective, cooperative effort in furtherance of the Continental Scientific Drilling Program of the United States." And: 43 U.S.C. 31(a—h). National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992. Establishes in the USGS a National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program. States "The objectives of the geologic mapping program shall include (1) determining the Nation's geologic framework through systematic development of geologic maps at scales appropriate to the geologic setting and the perceived applications, such maps to be contributed to the national geologic map database; (2) development of a complementary national geophysical-map database, geochemical-map database, and a geochronologic and paleontologic database that provide value-added descriptive and interpretive information to the geologic-map database; (3) application of cost-effective mapping techniques that assemble, produce, translate and disseminate geologic-map information and that render such information of greater application and benefit to the public; and (4) development of public awareness for the role and application of U.S. Geological Survey Q - 11 562 Authorizations geologic-map information to the resolution of national issues of land use management." Section 31(g) requires the Secretary of the Interior to provide biennial reports on the status of the program, progress in developing the national geologic map database, and any recommendations the Secretary may have for legislative or other action to achieve the purposes of the Act to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. The Act was reauthorized in 1997 (P.L. 105– 36) and 1999 (P.L. 106–148). 31(i) Requires the National Academy of Sciences to review and report on the resource research activities of the USGS. 31(j) FY 1997 Omnibus Appropriations Act. Requires that, beginning in FY 1998 and once every five years thereafter, the National Academy of Sciences shall review and report on the biological research activity of the USGS, 43 U.S.C. 32 Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to authorize one of the geologists to act as Director of the USGS in his/her absence. 43 U.S.C. 34 States that the scientific employees of the USGS shall be selected by the Director, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior exclusively for their qualifications as professional experts. 43 U.S.C. 36 Authorizes the purchase of professional and scientific books and periodicals needed for statistical purposes by the scientific divisions of the USGS and that the purchases may be paid for out of appropriations made for the USGS. 36(a) The Director of the USGS is authorized "... to acquire for the United States, by gift or devise, scientific or technical books, manuscripts, maps, and related materials, and to deposit the same in the library of the United States Geological Survey for reference and use as authorized by law." 36(b) “The Secretary of the Interior may, on behalf of the United States and for the use by the United States Geological Survey in gaging streams and underground water resources, acquire lands by donation or when funds have been appropriated by Congress by purchase or condemnation...." Following language supports Administrative Provisions language "acquisition of lands for gauging stations and observation wells;": Provides that, "The Secretary of the interior may, on behalf of the United States and for the use by the Geological Survey in gaging streams and underground water resources, acquire lands by donation or when funds have been appropriated by Congress by purchase or condemnation....” 36(c) Acceptance of contributions from public and private sources; cooperation with other agencies in prosecution of projects. States that "in fiscal year 1987 and thereafter the United States Geological Survey is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or private." 43 U.S.C. 38 Topographic surveys; marking elevations. Provides for the establishment and location of permanent benchmarks used in the making of topographic surveys. 43 U.S.C. 41 Publications and reports; preparation and sale. Provides for the publication of geological and economic maps, illustrating the resources and classification of the lands, and reports upon general and economic geology and paleontology. Provides for the scientific exchange and sale of such published material. 43 U.S.C. 42 et seq. Distribution of maps and atlases, etc. Authorizes and directs the Director of the USGS, upon the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, to distribute topographic and geologic maps and atlases of the United States. The prices and regulations are to be fixed by the Director with the approval of the Secretary. Provides that copies of each map or atlas, not to exceed five hundred, shall be distributed gratuitously among foreign governments, departments of our own Government, literary and scientific associations, and to educational Q - 12 U.S. Geological Survey 563 Authorizations institutions or libraries. States that "in fiscal year 1984 and thereafter, all receipts from the sale of maps sold or stored by the United States Geological Survey shall be available for map printing and distribution to supplement funds otherwise available, to remain available until expended." 43 U.S.C. 43 Copies to Senators, Representatives and Delegates. Provides that one copy of each map and atlas shall be sent to each Senator, Representative, and Delegate in Congress, if published within his term, and that a second copy be placed at the disposal of each. 43 U.S.C. 44 Sale of transfers or copies of data. Provides that the USGS may furnish copies of maps to any person, concern, institution, State, or foreign government. 43 U.S.C. 45 Production and sale of copies of photographs and records; disposition of receipts. Authorizes the USGS to produce and sell on a reimbursable basis, copies of aerial or other photographs, mosaics, and other official records. Discusses the disposition of the receipts from those Sales. 43 U.S.C. 49 Extension of cooperative work to Puerto Rico. Authorizes the making of topographic and geological surveys and conducting investigations relating to mineral and water resources in Puerto Rico by the USGS. w - 43 U.S.C. 50 Provides that the share of the USGS in any topographic mapping or water resources investigations carried on in cooperation with any State or municipality shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost thereof. 50(b) Recording of obligations against accounts receivable and crediting of amounts received; work involving cooperation with State, Territory, etc. "Before, on, and after October 18, 1986, in carrying out work involving cooperation with any State, Territory, possession, or political subdivision thereof, the United States Geological Survey may, notwithstanding any other provision of law, record obligations against accounts receivable from any such entities and shall credit amounts received from such entities to this appropriation." (Note U.S.C. states that "this appropriation" refers to USGS annual appropriation as contained in the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.) Following language supports Appropriations language "Provided further, that, heretofore and hereafter, in carrying out work involving cooperation with any State, Territory, possession, or political subdivision thereof, the Geological Survey may, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, record obligations against accounts receivable from any such entities and shall credit amounts received from such entities to this appropriation." 50(c) Payment of costs incidental to utilization of services of volunteers. "Appropriations herein and on and after December 22, 1987, made shall be available for paying costs incidental to the utilization of services contributed by individuals who serve without compensation as volunteers in aid of work of the United States Geological Survey, and ... Survey officials may authorize either direct procurement of or reimbursement for expenses incidental to the effective use of volunteers such as, but not limited to, training, transportation, lodging, subsistence, equipment, and supplies: Provided further, That provision for such expenses or services is in accord with volunteer or cooperative agreements made with such individuals, private organizations, educational institutions, or State or local government." 50(d) Services of students or recent graduates. "The United States Geological Survey may on and after November 19, 1999, contract directly with individuals or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without regard to section 5 of title 41, for the temporary or intermittent services of students or recent graduates, who shall be considered employees for the purposes of chapters 57 and 81 of title 5, relating to compensation for travel and work injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, relating to tort claims, but shall not be considered to be Federal employees for any other purposes.” U.S. Geological Survey Q - 13 564 Authorizations 43 U.S.C. 51 Funds for mapping and investigations considered intragovernmental funds. "Beginning October 1, 1990, and thereafter, funds received from any State, territory, possession, country, international organization, or political subdivision thereof, for topographic, geologic, or water resources mapping or investigations involving cooperation with such an entity shall be considered as intragovernmental funds as defined in the publication titled 'A Glossary of Terms Used in the Federal Budget Process." 43 U.S.C. 364 et seq. Board on Geographic Names, 1947. Establishes the Board on Geographic Names to provide for uniformity in geographic nomenclature and orthography throughout the Federal Government and to promulgate in the name of the Board decisions with respect to geographic names and principles of geographic nomenclature and orthography. 43 U.S.C. 371 Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992. Public Law 104-46 amends the 1992 law to add Section 3001, "Western Water Policy Review Act of 1992." Directs the President to undertake a comprehensive review of Federal activities in the 19 western States that directly or indirectly affect the allocation and use of resources, whether surface or subsurface. The Secretary of the Interior, "... given ... responsibilities for ... investigations and reviews into ground water resources through the Geologic Survey (now United States Geological Survey)..." and the Secretary of the Army "have the resources to assist in a comprehensive review...." 43 U.S.C. 1334 et seq. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to prescribe rules and regulations to provide for the prevention of waste and conservation of the natural resources of the OCS, to conduct geological and geophysical explorations of the OCS, directs the Secretary of the interior to conduct a study of any region in any gas and oil lease sale to obtain information necessary for assessment and management of environmental impacts on human, marine and coastal areas which may be affected by oil and gas development on such areas. - 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. OCS Lands Act Amendments of 1978. Provides for management of oil and natural gas in the Outer Continental Shelf and for other purposes. The Minerals Management Service is responsible for carrying out all functions in direct support of management of the OCS program. The USGS provides indirect support to the Department's management activities through the basic mission to examine the geological structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain, which, offshore, includes the EEZ. Title 44 - Public Printing and Documents 44 U.S.C. 1318 Classes and sizes of publications; report of mineral resources; number of copies; reprints; distribution. Provides for publication, by the Geological Survey, of various reports, including a report of mineral resources of the United States, bulletins and professional papers, and monographs. Also specifies, in some instances, numbers of copies to be printed and the distribution thereof. 44 U.S.C. 1319 Specific appropriations required for monographs and bulletins. Scientific reports known as monographs and bulletins of the USGS may not be published until specific, detailed estimates, and specific appropriations based on these estimates, are made for them. 44 U.S.C. 1320 Distribution of publications to public libraries. The Director of the USGS shall distribute to public libraries that have not already received them, copies of sale publications on Q - 34 - U.S. Geological Survey 565 Authorizations hand at the expiration of 5 years after date of delivery to the Survey document room, excepting a reserve number not to exceed two hundred copies. - 44 U.S.C. 1903 Distribution of publications to depositories; notice to Government components; cost of printing and binding. Upon request of the Superintendent of Documents, components of the Government ordering the printing of publications shall either increase or decrease the number of copies of publications furnished for distribution to designated depository libraries and State libraries so that the number of copies delivered to the Superintendent of Documents is equal to the number of libraries on the list. 44 U.S.C. 3105-3107, 3301–3324 Federal Records Act, as amended. Establishes procedures for records management by Federal agencies, including disposal of records. 44 U.S.C. 3501 Paperwork Reduction Act. Establishes polices regarding Federal information, including minimizing the paperwork burden for all persons and organizations. 44 U.S.C. 3504 Government Paperwork Elimination Act of 1998, included as Title XVII of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1999. Provides for the development of procedures for use and acceptance of electronic signatures by executive agencies. - Title 50, Appendix - War and National Defense 50 U.S.C. 98 Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act of 1946 as amended by the Revision Act of 1979. Supports the USGS programs for assessment of domestic minerals, especially for strategic and critical minerals, to complement the Federal mineral stockpile program. Section 98(g) following language supports Appropriations language "and to conduct inquiries into the economic conditions affecting mining and materials processing industries ... and related purposes as authorized by law and to publish and disseminate data ...." Provides for scientific, technologic, and economic investigations concerning the development, mining, preparation, treatment, and utilization of ore and other mineral substances. Public Laws P.L. 81–82, P.L. 82–231 Arkansas River Compact and Yellowstone River Compact, respectively. Congress has granted consent to many interstate water compacts. For such compacts, the USGS provides administrative support for the Federal representative, usually appointed by the President. Also, the USGS collects hydrologic data for 25 interstate compacts. The data collection is supported partly by the Federal Program and partly by the Water Resources Investigations Activity. - P.L. 93-322 Special Energy Research and Development Appropriation Act of 1975. Provides funds "for energy research and development activities of certain departments...." The USGS water resources investigations in coal hydrology support that legislation. P.L. 106–291 FY 2001 Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Supports Appropriations language "of which ( ) shall be available until September 30, ( ), for the operation and maintenance of facilities and deferred maintenance ...." P.L. 106–498 Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000. Authorizes the Bureau of Reclamation to conduct feasibility studies to augment water supplies for the Klamath Project, U.S. Geological Survey Q - 15 566 Authorizations Oregon and California, and for other purposes. The Secretary of the Interior is directed to complete ongoing hydrologic surveys in the Klamath River Basin that are currently being conducted by the USGS. Since 1992, USGS scientists have been conducting hydrological and biological research on many of the factors affecting Klamath Basin water resources. These studies include water-quality and quantity issues, endangered species and other fishery issues, and decreased water supply to wetland areas in National Wildlife Refuges. P.L. 106–541 Water Resources Development Act of 2000. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the Army for the conservation and development of water and related resources to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes. Sections of interest to the USGS: Section 403 (33 U.S.C. 652) Upper Mississippi River Basin Sediment and Nutrient Study. Section 509, CALFED Bay-Delta Program Assistance, California. Section 542, Lake Champlain Watershed, New York and Vermont. Section 601, Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Pian. Section 701, Missouri River Valley, Missouri (Missouri River Valley improvement Act). - P.L. 107–63 FY 2002 interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. P.L. 107–347 E-Government Act of 2002. Establishes a broad framework of measures that require using internet-based information technology to enhance citizen access to Government information and services. Title Ili, the Federal information Security Management Act of 2002, lays out a framework for ensuring the effectiveness of information security controls over information resources that support Federal operations and assets and for other purposes. P.L. 108–7 FY 2003 Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003. Following language included in Administrative Provisions of the USGS part of the public law: "Provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977 (31 U.S.C. 6301–6308), the United States Geological Survey is authorized to continue existing, and hereafter, to enter into new cooperative agreements directed towards a particular cooperator, in support of joint research and data collection activities with Federal, State, and academic partners funded by appropriations herein, including those that provide for space in cooperator facilities." P.L. 108–108 FY 2004 interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. P.L. 108–360 Earthquake Hazards Reduction Authorization Act of 2004. Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 2009 and establishes an Interagency Coordinating Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction, of which the USGS is a member. P.L. 108–447 FY2005 Consolidated Appropriations Act. Division E contains the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005. Following language is included: *of which $1,600,000 shall be available until expended for the deferred maintenance and capital improvement projects that exceed $100,000 in cost...." P.L. 109-54 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006. C - 16 U.S. Geological Survey 567 The United States Department of the Interior and Performance information Fiscal Year 2006 568 MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE FY 2006 BUDGET REQUEST Table of Contents Director’s Preface i General Statement 1 Overview. ë is & & 4 f FY 2006 Budget Highlights ..2 Maximizing Public Benefit A. .2 Securing Ocean Energy and Economic Value for America 5 MMS Performance Summary .8 Section 333 Costs * ..] I The President’s Management Agenda 11 Budget Tables 21 Appropriations Language FY 2006 ...21 Budget Tables (see also List of Tables) 22 Mineral Leasing Receipts 45 Permanent Appropriations........... º 45 Mineral Leasing Receipts 48 Mineral Leasing Receipts Tables (see also List of Tables)... 53 Offshore Minerals Management........................................................................ 63 Program Overview 63 Strategic Planning Overview .............................................................. 69 Budget Overview … 70 Leasing and Environmental Subactivity 75 Program Overview..... .* 75 Leasing and Environmental Assessment Program..... 77 Environmental Studies Program mi. .80 Program Performance Summary 83 Resource Evaluation Subactivity 84 Program Overview............................................................................................................. 84 FY 2006 Funding Initiatives 90 MONTCAR Evaluation Model Initiative...................... * ....90 Interpretive Technologies Support & 3-D Visualization Room Funding.......................... 91 Reduction in Funding for the Center for Marine Resources and Environmental Technology w is as w w = w w 94 Reduction in Funding for the Marine Minerals Technology Center 95 Program Performance Summary. 569 Regulatory Subactivity 97 Program Overview 97 Regulation of Operations Program 100 Technology Assessment and Research (TAR) 105 FY 2006 Funding Requests 107 Deepwater Helicopter Safety Initiative............................................................................ 107 Closure of Santa Maria, CA District Office *. - 109 Reduction in Funding for the Offshore Technology Research Center............................. 109 Reduction in Funding for Hurricane Ivan Studies 110 Program Performance Summary 110 Information Management Subactivity 112 Program Overview 112 Program Performance Summary 116 Oil Spill Research Appropriation 118 Program Overview :-- 118 Program Performance Summary 125 Minerals Revenue Management...................................................................... 127 Program Overview. - 127 Strategic Planning * t 128 Compliance and Asset Management Subactivity 132 Program Overview * 132 Compliance Assurance * & 133 Indian Compliance Assurance Initiative * * * * * * * * * * * * g e 138 Closure of Jefferson, LA Audit Office 141 Safeguarding Indian Records Funding Initiative * * g ºn s e º ſº º & , 141 Commercial Royalty in Kind (RIK) Program 142 SPR to RIK Conversion Initiative.................................................................................... 143 CAM Program Funding Initiative 144 Program Performance Summary k ... 145 Revenue and Operations Subactivity 147 Program Overview * * * * * * - y 147 Disburse and Account for Revenue..... 148 Records Management Improvement Initiative................................................................. 152 Collect Revenue and Reports 153 Invoice Financial Exceptions 156 Program Performance Summary 157 570 General Administration................................................. 159 Program Overview 159 Executive Direction Subactivity 161 Program Overview.. à. ..... 161 Policy and Management Improvement Subactivity 163 Program Overview 163 Organizational Structure and Responsibilities w 164 Administrative Operations Subactivity 168 Program Overview.... *. 168 Operational Cost Saving Initiative........... *. ...... 174 General Support Services Subactivity 175 Program Overview -*. * * * * * * * r * ~ * 175 Office Space Cost Savings Initiative.......... * , s & ºr a 4 & ſº * * * is is # * * * * * * * tº g º sº tº s s º a 4 x * * * 175 Enterprise Information Technology Initiative..... .* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ............176 Space Reduction Initiative................... -- . . . . . . . w * ............... 178 Interior Franchise Fund 179 Program Overview. 179 Strategic Direction....... !--------- 183 Authorizing Statutes ... 187 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands 187 Minerals Revenue Management Program 188 Permanent Appropriation Distribution 190 General Administration * * * * * * & 190 Oil Spill Research 191 571 List of Tables Table 1: Overview of the FY 2006 Budget Request Table 2: FY2006 MMs Budget Summary. Table 3: FY 2006 Proposed Changes from FY 2005 Request Table 4: Budget Request by DOI Mission Component Table 5: Department Strategic Plan Measures – Resource Use Table 6: Department Strategic Plan Measures – Serving Communities Table 7: FY 2006 Funding by DOI Mission Component Table 8: Royalty and Offshore Minerals Management (ROMM) Summary of Requirements Table. Table 9: Oil Spill Research (OSR) Summary of Requirements Table Table 10: Summary of Requirements Table — Total MMS Funding Table 11: FY 2006 Uncontrollables and Related Costs Table 12: Summary of Program Changes for FY 2006 * Table 13: Working Capital Fund Centralized Billing—Other OS Activities Table 14: Working Capital Fund Centralized Billing–National Business Center............................. Table 15: Working Capital Fund Direct Billing—Other OS Activities Table 16: Working Capital Fund Direct Billing-National Business Center Table 17: ROMM Program and Financing Table g Table 18: ROMM Object Classification Table Table 19: ROMM Account Object Class Information Table Table 20: OSR Program and Financing Table Table 21: OSR Object Classification Table Table 22: OSR Account Object Class Information Table Table 23: MMS Employee Count by Grade Table 24: Permanent Appropriations to States Table 25: Mineral Revenue Payments to States Table 26: Payments to Coastal States under OCSLA Section 8(g) Table 27: Mineral Leasing Receipts by Commodity Source Table 28: Mineral Leasing Receipts by Account Table 29: Onshore Mineral Receipts Table 30: Onshore Rents and Bonuses Table 31: Federal Onshore Royalty Estimates Table 32: Outer Continental Shelf Mineral Receipts Table 33: OCS Rents and Bonuses Page Table 34: Federal Offshore Royalty Estimates 572 List of Tables continued Table 35: Overview of the Offshore Minerals Management Budget Request Table 36: FY 2006 OMM Program Chang Table 37: Overview of Leasing and Environmental Request Table 38: Overview of the Leasing and Environmental Assessment Program Request Table 39; Proposed Lease Sales–FY2005-2006 Table 40: Overview of the Environmental Studies Program Request w - Table 41: OMM Program Performance Summary – Leasing and Environmental Subactivity........... Table 42: Overview of the Resource Evaluation Request Table 43: MONTCAR Evaluation Model Initiative Table 44; Interpretive Technologies Support & 3-D Visualization Room Funding Table 45: Reduction in Funding for the Center for Marine Resources and Environmtl Technology. Table 46: Reduction in Funding for the Marine Minerals Technology Center Table 47: OMM Program Performance Summary – Resource Evaluation Subactivity...................... Table 48: Overview of the Regulatory Request Table 49: Overview of the Regulation of Operations Budget Request Table 50: Overview of the Technology Assessment and Research Program Request Table 51: Deepwater Helicopter Safety Initiative Table 52: Closure of Santa Maria, CA District Office.... Table 53: Reduction in Funding for the Offshore Technology Research Center................................ Table 54: Funding History for the Offshore Technology Research Center Table 55: Reduction in Funding for Hurricane Ivan Studies Table 56: OMM Program Performance Summary – Regulatory Subactivity Table 57. Overview of the Information Management Request Table 58: OMM Program Performance Summary – Information Management Subactivity.............. Table 59: Overview of the Oil Spill Research Appropriation Request Table 60: OMM Program Performance Summary–Oil Spill Research Appropriation..................... Table 61: Overview of the Minerals Revenue Management Budget Request Table 62: Overview of the Compliance & Asset Management Budget Request Table 63: Indian Compliance Assurance Initiatives Table 64: Closure of the Jefferson, LA Audit Office Table 65: Safeguarding Indian Records Funding Initiative Table 66: SPR to RIK Conversion Initiative Table 67: CAM Program Funding Initiative Page 63 72 75 77 78 80 83 84 90 91 94 95 96 97 100 105 107 109 109 1}0 1 :0 111 112 116 ! 18 125 127 132 138 14} 141 143 144 Table 68: CAM Program Performance Summary – Resource Use 145 573 List of Tables continued . Table 69: CAM Program Performance Summary–Serving Communities Table 70: Overview of the Revenue & Operations Budget Request Table 71: Records Management Improvement Project Initiative Table 72: Revenue and Operations Program Performance Summary – Resource Use & Serving Communities Table 73: Overview of the General Administration Budget Request Table 74. Overview of the Executive Direction Budget Request Table 75: Overview of the Policy & Management Improvement Budget Request Table 76: Overview of the Administrative Operations Budget Request Table 77: Workforce Challenges and Solutions Table 78: Operational Cost Savings Initiative Table 79: Overview of the General Support Services Budget Request Table 80: Office Space Cost Savings Initiative & Table 81: Enterprise Information Technology Initiative.... Table 82: Space Reduction Initiative Table 83: Overview of the Interior Franchise Fund (IFF) Funding Table 84: IFF Program and Financing Table Table 85: IFF statement of Operations Table Table 86: IFF Balance Sheet Page j46 147 152 157 #59 161 }63 f68 171 174 175 175 176 178 179 181 }82 182 574 List of Figures Page Figure 1: Federal Offshore Oil Production (1994-2003) i Figure2. Mineral Lease Revenues Collected (1995-2004) ii Figure 3: MMS Workforce History (1994-2004) iii Figure 4: Total MMS Fiscal Year Funding (1992-2005) iv Figure 5: Map of MMS Office Locations 5 Figure 6: Cumulative Disbursement of Mineral Lease Revenues (1982-2004) Figure 7: FY 2006 Funding by Strategic Plan End Outcome Goals 9 Figure 8: MMS Organizational Chart (November 2004) 20 Figure 9: Distribution of Onshore Mineral Leasing Receipts 49 Figure 10: Distribution of Offshore (OCS Lands) Mineral Leasing Receipts 51 Figure 11: MMS activities are supporting the development of artificial reefs 64 Figure 12: Renewable energy development (power from waves). 64 Figure 13: Map of OMM Facility Locations - 67 Figure 14: OMM FY 2006 Funding by Subactivity 71 Figure 15: OMM. Approximate Distribution of Costs by End Output 74 Figure 16: Distribution of Leasing Spending 76 Figure i7. Distribution of Environmental Assessmentspending 76 Figure 18: Distribution of Environmental Studies Spending 77 Figure 19: Process for Developing New 5-Year Oil and Gas Leasing Program 78 Figure 20: Cover of a recent edition of MMS Ocean Science magazine 82 Figure 21: Breakdown of FY 2006 Resource Evaluation Funding 85 Figure 22:3-D Seismic Permit Coverage of the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, 1992-2003.................. 85 Figure 23: Distribution of Resource Modeling Spending 87 Figure 24: Restoration Efforts using OCS sand resources, Coca Beach, Florida 89 Figure 25: Example using Geological Interpretive Tools (GIT) software 92 Figure 26: Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Deepwater Production 93 Figure 27: Distribution of Regulation of Operations Spending 100 Figure 28: Helicopter in flight over the Gulf of Mexico 101 Figure 29; Na Kika — Gulf of Mexico Region Floating Production Facility 106 Figure 30: Location of ultra-deep water tracts in the Gulf of Mexico 108 Figure 31: Offshore containment boom with oil - 118 Figure 32: FY 2006 Oil Spill Research Funding 119 Figure 33: Ohmsett facility in New Jersey 123 Figure 34: FY 2006 MRM Funding by Subactivity 128 575 List of Figures continued Page Figure 35: Compliance and Asset Management Funding 133 Figure 36: Percent of Compliance Work Completed within 3 Years 134 Figure 37: Reported Royalty Revenues by Land Category 135 Figure 38: Revenue and Operations Funding 147 Figure 39: Cumulative Mineral Lease Revenue Disbursements - 150 Figure 40: Percent of Revenues Disbursed Timely 154 Figure 41: Percent of Royalty Information Reported Accurately - 154 Figure 42: Comparison of Accepted Oil Volumes to Run Ticket Totals 155 Figure 43: FY 2006 General Administration Funding by Subactivity 160 576 Director's Preface FY 2006 BUDGET REQUEST Director’s Preface The Minerals Management Service (MMS) is an agency of approximately 1,800 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees and is one of the top collectors of revenue for the United States. With a total requested funding level of $290 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2006, of which only $167 million is from annual appropriations, MMS manages activities that generate 23 percent of America’s domestic natural gas production, 30 percent of America’s domestic oil production, and an average of over $6 billion in annual revenues for the Nation, States, and American Indians. “A small bureau with a large impact, the Minerals Management Service will continue to work to ensure the Nation receives the highest value for its precious resources now and in the future.” - MMS Director, R.M. “Johnnie” Burton OCS Oil and Natural Gas Production The Federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) is a major supplier of oil and natural gas for the domestic market, contributing more oil and natural gas for U.S. consumption than any single U.S. state. In addition, the supply of oil and natural gas from the OCS exceeds the amounts the U.S. imports from any one country in the world. At present, MMS administers over 8,000 producing and non-producing leases on the OCS. The approximately 4,000 production platforms on the OCS account for almost 30 percent of the Nation’s domestic oil production and over 23 percent of its domestic natural gas production. Current production levels are about 1.7 million barrels (MMbbls) of oil and about 12.5 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas per day. Annually, OCS leases produce over 600 million barrels of oil and 4.7 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, which has a total sales value of $28.5 billion. To date, the OCS has produced approximately 15 billion barrels of oil and more than 155 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of natural gas. Federal Offshore Oil Production (1994–2003) : 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Note: 2004 production data are not included because figures are still being finalized Figure 1: Federal Offshore Oil Production (1994–2003) Minerals Management Service - - i 577 Director's Preface Over the next decade, oil production in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) is expected to increase by 43 percent and natural gas production by 13 percent. The increase will come from technologically challenging areas – deep water and greater depths below the seabed. The current 5-year Oil and Gas Leasing Program (2002-2007) will make available for lease portions of the OCS with potentially recoverable resources of 10 to 22 billion barrels of oil and 40 to 61 Tcf of natural gas. Production from leases issued as a result of these sales will generate billions of dollars in revenue for the Federal Treasury and State governments and create thousands of jobs in the energy industry. Mineral Lease Revenue Collection The MMS administers the rental, royalty, and other financial terms for over 26,000 producing and 58,000 non-producing mineral leases on Federal onshore, offshore and Indian lands. Each month MMS processes about a half a million royalty and production report lines from over 3,700 energy companies. As evidenced in Figure 2, over the last ten years, MMS’s revenue collections have increased substantially; in FY 2004, MMS collected and accounted for more than $9.2 billion in minerals revenues. Since its inception in 1982, MMS has disbursed over $146 billion in mineral royalties, rents, and bonuses to recipients. Revenues for 1995–2004 (dollars in thousands) D Strategic Petroleum Reserve - Offshore Lease Sales Bº Rents & Royalties 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2004 2002 2003 2004 Note: SPR revenues represent value of oil taken in-kind for delivery to SPR rather than actual $s. Figure 2: Mineral Lease Revenues Collected (1995-2004) The MMS mineral revenue compliance activities have yielded significant additional revenues to States, Tribes, individual Indian mineral owners, and the Federal Treasury. Between 1982 and 2004, additional collections of royalties and interest attributable to MMS’s compliance activities totaled more than $2.5 billion. Organizational Efficiency Consistent with Presidential management objectives, MMS has been aggressive in implementing organizational efficiencies that have allowed for workforce reductions. As demonstrated in Figure 3, MMS has seen a reduction of 17.4 percent in its workforce since 1992. This has been the result of both planned efforts and across-the-board reductions. ii Minerals Management Service 578 Director's Preface MMS Workforce History (1994–2004) 2,000 1,900 1,800 É 1,700 1,600 1,500 1994 1995 1996 1997 i998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Source: DOI Budget in Brief 1994-2004 * Figure 3: MMS Workforce History (1994-2004) Planned Efforts – The MMS has, over the years, proposed downsizings and shifts in its workforce to align resources with program needs. In the mid-1990’s, Offshore Minerals Management's (OMM) Atlantic Regional Office was closed and the staff levels in the Pacific, Alaska, and headquarters offices were reduced. More recently, in FY 2003/2004, a 46 percent reduction in staff representing 45 positions occurred in the OMM’s Pacific Region, allowing MMS to redirect funding to the administration of higher priority oil and gas exploration and development activities in the Gulf of Mexico. In FY 2004, OMM proposed a decrease of twelve positions and the closure of two district offices, Pensacola, FL and Corpus Christi, TX, allowing resources to be redirected to other high priority needs within the GOM. In FY 2006, MMS will continue these efforts by closing the OMM office in Santa Maria, CA, and closing the Mineral Revenue Management (MRM) compliance office in Jefferson, LA. In total, this will result in a reduction of approximately seven FTEs and a savings of $764,000. Conclusion The MMS strives to ensure that its existing fiscal resources are distributed in a manner that allows the agency to maintain current operations, meet future demands, and achieve Departmental and Bureau-level performance goals. As such, MMS is consistently implementing organizational efficiencies in order to use its limited fiscal resources effectively. However, the workload is steadily increasing. Since 1994, OCS oil production increased 63 percent and MMS revenue collections increased 155 percent. During the same period, the MMS workforce decreased by 11 percent and MMS’s total funding remained relatively flat, as demonstrated in Figure 4. In fact, from 1992 to 2005, the total funding increased by only 7.2 percent or $19 million." 'Dollar amounts are adjusted for inflation and expressed in terms of 2004 dollars using the Consumer Price Index. Minerals Management Service -- - iii 579 Director's Preface Total MMS Funding (1992–2005) 300 - - 250 200 3 150 # Annual Appropriations 3 £3 Offsetting Collections \sº 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Note: Amounts are adjusted for inflation and expressed in 2004 dollars. Source: President's Budget Program and Financing Tables Figure 4: Total MMS Fiscal Year Funding (1992-2005) The constrained budgetary resources are met with increasing demands and expanding responsibilities, brought on by constantly changing external factors, such as technological and industry innovations on the OCS and regulations and litigation that affect the collection and distribution of mineral revenues. The FY 2006 President’s Budget requests the resources MMS needs to meet these challenges. It includes a request for $167.4 million in annual appropriations and $122.7 million in offsetting collections for total budgetary resources of $290.1 million. In comparison to the FY 2005 Enacted Budget, this represents a decrease in annual appropriations of $6.4 million and an increase in offsetting collections of $19 million, for a net increase of $12.6 million. The additional resources will address such basic needs as ensuring operational safety as helicopters are required to venture further offshore and developing full business capabilities to actively manage mineral records. All MMS programs are vitally important and contribute significantly to the Nation’s economic well-being and energy security. Through all of its programs, MMS works to ensure that the public receives the maximum benefit from America’s OCS resources and mineral revenues. As MMS moves forward in the new century, the importance of facilitating the Nation’s management of its OCS lands and its mineral revenue collection efforts will remain the agency’s top priority. Minerals Management Service 580 General Statement FY 2006 BUDGET REQUEST Minerals Management Service Table 1: Overview of the FY 2006 Budget Request ($600) FY 2004 || FY 2005 FY 2006 Actual Estimate | Budget | Change from 2005 (Enacted) (Enacted) Request || Amount | Percent Budget Authority ROMM Appropriations 163,279 166,820 | 160,416 -6,404 || -3.84% OSR Appropriations 7,017 7,006 7,006 0 0.00% Offsetting Collections 100,230 103,730 122,730 19,000 | 18.32% Total Discretionary Budget Authority 270,526 277.556 290,152 12,596 4.54% Mandatory Budget Authority 1/ 1,103,818 || 1.827.366 | 1,798,067 || 29,299 || -1.60% Total Budget Authority 1,374,344 2,104,922 2,088,219 -16,703 || -0.79% Total Direct FTE 1,621 1,632 1,630 -2 -0.12% Total Reimbursable FTE 96 131 131 0 0.00% Total FTE 1,717 1,763 1,761 {} -0.11% 1/ The FY2005 and FY2006 estimates for mandatory budget authority (permanent appropriations) are based on price estimates for oil and natural gas. These price estimates are higher than the estimates MMS has used in the past. For detailed information on permanent appropriations, please refer to the "Mineral Leasing Receipts" section of this document. OVERVIEW The Minerals Management Service (MMS), a federal agency within the Department of the Interior (DOI), is responsible for managing the Nation’s oil, natural gas, and other mineral resources on the Federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and the mineral revenues from OCS, Federal, and Indian lands. Within MMS, the Offshore Minerals Management program (OMM) is responsible for OCS activities, which range from administering OCS leases and monitoring the safety of offshore facilities to protecting our coastal and marine environments. Through the work of OMM, MMS manages the mineral resources on 1.76 billion acres of the OCS. MMS Mission Statement fair value. Manage the mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf and Federal and Indian | mineral revenues to enhance public and trust benefits, promote responsible use, and realize Also within MMS, the Minerals Revenue Management program (MRM), collects, accounts for, and disburses revenues from mineral leases on OCS, Federal and American Indian lands. Through the work of MRM, MMS processes over 500,000 mineral revenue transactions per month from more than 26,000 producing leases, and it manages over $6 billion of mineral revenues collected annually. Minerals Management Service 581 General Statement FY 2006 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS The MMS receives funding for operations from three sources: the Royalty and Offshore Minerals Management (ROMM) appropriation, the Oil Spill Research (OSR) appropriation, and offsetting collections. The MMS first received authority to retain a portion of OCS rental receipts as offsetting collections in 1994 and since then, over $850 million has been used to fund MMS operations. For FY 2006, MMS is requesting an operating account level of $290.1 million, which includes $122.7 million in offsetting collections obtained from rental charges and cost recoveries, $160.4 million from ROMM appropriations, and $7 million from OSR appropriations. The total appropriations amount (ROMM and OSR) is $167.4 million. The FY 2006 request activity level distribution is presented in the table below. Table 2: FY 2006 MMS Budget Summary ($000) FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 Change from Actual Estimate | President’s FY 2005 to (Enacted) (Enacted) Request | FY 2006 ROMM Appropriation Offshore Minerals Management 139,288 $48,278 148,341 63 Minerals Revenue Management 79,732 75,417 87,329 11,912 General Administration 44,489 46,855 47,476 621 ROMM Subtotal 263,509 270,550 283,146 12,596 OSR Appropriation 7,017 7,006 7,006 {} Offsetting Collections -100,230 -103,730 -122,730 -19,000 Total MMS 170,296 173,826 167,422 –6,404 The MMS’s ongoing provision of exceptional asset management services requires attention to the detail of maintaining current operations. However, no bureau can expect to maintain a record of quality operations without a vision for the future and the challenges it will bring. The MMS has always made a point of scanning the horizon to see what will be faced in the years to come and these efforts have served well in preparing for tomorrow’s requirements today. Therefore, in addition to baseline funding to maintain current operations, the MMS budget request includes funding for FY 2006 initiatives and an increase in uncontrollable costs. In addition, base program funding was thoroughly reviewed and several reductions are proposed to offset the funding requirements of emerging priorities. MAXIMIZING PUBLIC BENEFIT As MMS moves forward into the new century, the importance of its mission to facilitate the Nation’s management of its OCS lands and its mineral revenue collection efforts will remain the top priority. The MMS programs are vitally important and contribute significantly to the Nation’s economic wellbeing and energy security. Through all of its programs, MMS works to ensure that the public receives the maximum benefit from America's mineral revenues and OCS 2 - Minerals Management Service 582 General Statement resources. The FY 2006 initiatives, presented in the table below, are designed to improve and strengthen our mission-critical work. Table 3: FY 2006 Proposed Changes from FY 2005 Request ººnce Proposed Initiatives ($000) FTE }S2 Records Management Improvement Project 1,200 0 144 CAM Program Funding 5,800 () 143 SPR to RIK Conversion 4,000 0 107 Deepwater Helicopter Safety 1,605 0 90 MONTCAR Evaluation Model 500 0 91 Interpretive Technologies Support Function 500 0 } 38 Indian Compliance Assurance 630 5 } 76 Enterprise Information Technology 803 () 26 Uncontrollables - 3,505 0 9i 3-D Visualization Room Funding –610 () }{}9 Closure of Santa Maria, CA District Office -364 -2 i 41 Safeguarding Indian Records Initiative -500 {} $41 Closure of Jefferson, LA Audit Office –400 –5 174, 175, 178 General Administration Reductions –673 (3 94, 95, 109, 110 | FY 2005 Earmarks –3,400 TOTAL NET CHANGES 12,596 -2 Transforming Mineral Revenue Collection The MRM collects millions of mineral leasing records annually, and is requesting funding through the Records Management Improvement Project for converting historical paper and tape records to current electronic formats. In FY 2006, the requested funding will enhance the preservation, access, and storage of records and electronic records management. This multi-year initiative is designed to ensure that MMS meets the Department’s goal of implementing full electronic records management by FY 2008. The MMS has also been transforming its royalty collection processes through the Royalty-in- Kind (RTK) program, which has become an integral part of the agency’s approach to managing mineral royalties. The RIK Five-Year Business Plan aims to enhance the RIK business model by optimizing transportation and processing returns, expanding MMS’s customer base, diversifying contracting mechanisms, and transporting RIK Volumes to market centers. The RIK program efforts return fair value on the public’s royalty assets, reduce regulatory costs and reporting requirements, shorten the compliance cycle, and improve overall business efficiencies. In addition, taking royalties in-kind simplifies audits, reduces the number of audits performed, and decreases the likelihood of disputes and litigation when compared to taking royalty-in-value cash Minerals Management Service 3 583 General Statement payments. The FY 2006 budget includes the movement of $5.8 million in funding for the RIK program from revenue receipts to ROMM Appropriations (CAM Program Funding). The current MMS appropriation language provides authorization to use RIK receipts to offset transportation, processing, and administrative costs associated with filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). The SPR is expected to reach full capacity by the end of FY 2005. At that point, MMS will shift viable SPR volumes to the commercial RIK program. Therefore in FY 2006, $4 million is being added to ROMM Appropriations (SPR to RIK Conversion) to offset costs which had been drawn directly from RIK revenue receipts, Developments on the OCS Increasingly, industry is moving farther offshore to conduct operations. In the last three years, industry has announced seven new major discoveries in ultra-deepwater areas (7,500 feet or greater). These discoveries have resulted in the increased filing of exploration and development plans for areas 130-200 miles offshore. The Deepwater Helicopter Safety initiative is designed to ensure that MMS can safely meet the growing regulatory inspection requirements that result from increased deepwater activity. In addition, the MONTCAR Evaluation Model and Interpretive Technologies Support initiatives will allow MMS to evaluate industry’s bids during OCS lease sales more efficiently, assess OCS mineral resource potential more accurately, and ensure that America receives fair market value for access to OCS oil and natural gas resources. Expanding Partnerships Cooperation and partnerships are essential components of MMS’s ability to collect, verify, and distribute mineral revenues from Federal and Indian lands in a timely manner. The Indian Compliance Assurance Initiative draws upon the success of MMS's existing Indian cooperative audit (202) and State-delegated audit (205) agreements and aims to expand the partnerships with stakeholders. Designed to allow individual tribes and states to assume more responsibility in the areas of compliance and auditing, the delegated and cooperative audit agreements improve the overall performance of MMS, expand its relationships with stakeholders, and promote cooperation. The MMS will participate in a Department-wide effort (Enterprise Information Technology), which includes IT Security Certification and Accreditation, the Enterprise Services Network, and E-Government. This effort is described under the General Administration tab, General Support Services Subactivity. Increase in Offsetting Collections For 2006, the Minerals Management Service anticipates additional revenue from a combination of new fees, existing fees, and increased rental rates. This revenue will be used to offset MMS’s operating costs and supports the policy of the Federal Government to charge for its services, New fees will be proposed for services that MMS currently provides at no charge. Fees may include costs associated with the submittal of permitting and plan requests. The MMS believes it 4 Minerals Management Service 584 General Statement can recover approximately $13.5 million in revenue by charging for these services. This amount would compensate MMS for costs associated with providing these services, including indirect and overhead charges. Implementation of these fees will require rulemaking action. Additionally, upward adjustments in rental rates, unchanged for Gulf of Mexico Sales since 1994, and increased revenue from cost recovery fees proposed in 2005 would generate an increase of $5.5 million. In total, MMS proposes to collect $19 million in new cost recovery and other fees for 2006, increasing the total amount of offsetting collections to $122.7 million, with a corresponding reduction of $19 million to annual appropriations. Without this funding, MMS would have difficulty carrying out its mission-critical activities. SECURING OCEAN ENERGY AND ECONOMIC VALUE FOR AMERICA “As stewards of America's public resources, MMS is achieving a balance between both sides of the American quality of life equation: the quality of life we enjoy from reliable, affordable energy, and the environmental quality of life we appreciate so much.” -Interior Secretary, Gale Norton The MMS is one of America’s leading mineral asset managers. Almost every American benefits from the work of MMS. From the gasoline that powers our cars and the natural gas that heats our homes, to the benefits obtained through the disbursement of collected mineral revenues – funds are provided for critical state programs (such as Schools), the Historic Preservation Trust Fund, the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the Reclamation Fund, and the U.S. Treasury – the Nation and its citizens benefit from the efforts of MMS. Minerals Management Service Aftöß Operations CO) Alaska QCS (Anchorage. OHAISETT (Leonardo, NJ) * - MMS Headquarters Pº º OMM, MRM & GA $ * (Washington. DC) HIMO MRM Compliance ÖMM & Admin. Offices * 1 + f * f (Farmington, NM} (Dalias & Houston) {Herndon, VA) Gulf of Mexico OCS Region MRM Compliance Coasta; States (New Orleans, I.A.) (Okla. City & Tulsa) Coastal States with OCS Production Figure 5: Map of MMS Office Locations Minerals Management Service 5 585 General Statement As shown in Figure 5, MMS has major offices throughout the country, most notably in the Washington, DC area (MMS Headquarters, OMM, MRM and administrative offices), Lakewood, CO (MRM Operations), and New Orleans (Gulf of Mexico OCS Regional Office). Other key facilities are located in Anchorage, AK (Alaska OCS Regional Office), Camarillo, CA (Pacific OCS Regional Office), Leonardo, NJ (OHMSETT research facility), and MRM Compliance Offices in Dallas, Houston, Oklahoma City, and Tulsa. In addition, MMS is collocated with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) for the operation of the Federal Indian Minerals Office (FIMO) in Farmington, NM. The Mineral Asset Management Process The MMS’s mineral asset management process can be broken down into six essential mineral assets analysis components: pre-leasing, post-leasing and pre-production, production and post-production, revenue collection, fund disbursement, and compliance assurance. The MMS employees are engaged in these interconnected mineral assets analysis activities to ensure that America receives a fair return on its mineral resources. The agency’s responsibilities as stewards of the physical resources on the OCS begin when MMS conducts pre-leasing mineral asset analysis activities, which include the assessment of resource areas that may be offered for lease. Through the pre-leasing assessment, MMS develops a plan for offering OCS resources to developers. Each Five-Year Plan for lease sales is designed to consider both the environmental and economic concerns of the Nation by providing opportunities for input from the public, private sector entities, states, and Congress. The MMS also conducts public planning processes for each individual lease sale contained within the Five- Year Plan, After each lease sale, MMS evaluates the bids to ensure that the government receives fair market value and determines whether to accept the bid and issue a lease. Once a lease is assigned to a winning bidder, MMS begins post-leasing and pre-production activities, which include a permitting and approval process for all exploration, development, and production activities proposed by the lease operators. In addition, MMS staff must inspect each operation in order to confirm that all activities are conducted in an environmentally and physically safe manner. Similar inspections also occur during the production phase of activities with the added responsibility of ensuring that the Federal government is receiving accurate royalties from production, while inspections during the post-production phase help ensure that facilities are decommissioned in a manner that protects our marine environment. “The MMS is helping secure America's energy future and quality of life, while protecting the environment and providing fair equity for the use of Federal lands.” -MMS Director, R.M. “Johnnie” Burton The MMS collects and disburses the mineral revenue assets from Federal and Indian oil, natural gas, coal, geothermal and other solid minerals products. Once a lease is in place, MMS must ensure that the proper share of production or royalties is collected and accounted for, either in value or in kind. Funds are then disbursed as prescribed by law. Through revenue collection and fund disbursement, MMS achieves optimal value by ensuring that all revenues from 6 Minerals Management Service 586 General Statement Federal and Indian mineral leases are efficiently, effectively, and accurately collected, accounted for, and disbursed to states, Indians, and the Federal Treasury. The MMS also performs compliance assurance activities to ensure that royalty recipients receive fair market value and that companies comply with applicable laws, regulations, and lease terms. Through this robust mineral asset management process, MMS serves as a leading mineral asset manager for the Federal government, states, Indians, and the American people. Contributing to America’s Energy Supply The MMS plays an integral part in the implementation of the President’s National Energy Policy (NEP). The NEP is a comprehensive strategy designed to secure America's energy future by reducing dependence on foreign sources, increasing domestic fossil fuel production, improving energy conservation efforts, and developing alternative and renewable energy sources. In order to help ensure the stability and security of America’s existing energy supply, in response to a Presidential Order, MMS implemented a program that transfered in-kind royalties from offshore oil production to the Department of Energy for the Nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). “Reliable and affordable energy is critical to our economic security ....America will be safer and stronger with a national energy policy that will keep the lights on, the furnaces lit, and the factories running." -President, George W. Bush Since the passage of the OCS Lands Act, more than 50 years ago, OCS lease sales have produced approximately 15 billion barrels of oil and more than 155 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. The offshore areas that MMS has designated for leasing under the current 5-year plan could yield as much as 22 billion barrels of oil and 61 trillion cubic feet of natural gas as additional energy for America. To put these numbers in perspective, 22 billion barrels of oil could fuel 119 million automobiles for nearly six years and 61 trillion cubic feet of gas will serve 50 million families for 15 years. Beyond current energy production and supplies, MMS administers initiatives designed to increase the domestic production of oil and natural gas, such as the Shallow Water Deep Gas Incentive Program, which provides royalty suspensions to encourage deeper exploration and development using existing shallow water infrastructure. Providing Economic Value Between 1982 and 2004, MMS distributed $14.6 billion in revenues from onshore and offshore lands, an average of over $6.4 billion per year, to the Nation, states, and American Indians (see Figure 6). The MMS’s distribution of mineral revenues to the U.S. Treasury, a 5-year average disbursement of $5.1 billion a year, is one of the Federal government’s greatest sources of non- tax income. In addition to this direct treasury deposit, annual distributions to the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the Historic Preservation Fund and the Reclamation Fund help ensure that America’s natural resources, pristine landscapes, and rich history are enjoyed by current and future generations. Minerals Management Service 7 587 General Statement Cumulative Disbursement of Mineral Lease Revenues (1982–2004) -(b) $19.9 (c) $10.3 s (a) Historic Preservation Fund * (b) Land & Water Conservation Fund --- (d} $4 1 I, (c) Reclamation Fund D (d) American Indian Tribes & Aliottees tº (e) State Share (Offshore) (e) $3.2 (f) State Share (Onshore) E (g) U.S. Treasury & Other Fed Agencies (f) $13.3 L (h)SPR (dollars in billions) Note: SPR revenues represent value of oil taken in-kind for delivery to SPR rather than actual $s. Figure 6: Cumulative Disbursement of Mineral Lease Revenues (1982-2004) The American economy also benefits from the annual distributions to states, a vital source of discretionary revenue that many state governments depend on to fund large capital projects, such as schools, roads, and public buildings. As a steward of the royalty assets from Indian trust properties, MMS serves as an advocate for the interests of American Indian mineral owners and ensures the fulfillment of its Indian trust responsibility. Most importantly, the revenues collected from mineral leases on Indian lands work directly to benefit members of the American Indian community. MMS PERFORMANCE SUMMARY The MMS’s mission falls within two key components of the Department of the Interior's Strategic Plan: Resource Use and Serving Communities. The current budgetary resources contribute to the following Department Strategic Goals: * The Department’s Resource Use goal to manage resources to enhance public benefit, promote responsible use, and ensure optimal value in energy and non-energy areas; and * The Department’s Serving Communities goal to protect lives and property, and to fulfill Indian trust responsibilities. Table 4: Budget Request by DOI Mission Component ($600) FY 2005 FY 2006 Estimate Budget Change from 2005 (Enacted) | Request Amount Percent Resource Use - Energy 252,742 260,536 7,794 3.08% Resource Use - Non-Energy 3,135 2,747 -388 -12.38% Serving Communities - Indian Trust 21,679 26,869 5,190 23.94% 277.556 290,152 12,596 4.54% Total Discretionary Budget Authority Minerals Management Service 588 General Statement Approximately 90 percent of MMS’s budget contributes to Resource Use - Energy, 1 percent contributes to Resource Use - Non-Energy, and 9 percent contributes to Serving Communities - Indian Trust. By utilizing the Strategic Plan, all funding requests are directly tied to achieving specific, well-defined goals and objectives, and MMS staff and managers are increasingly able to assess the value and performance of funded programs. 1% FY2006 Funding by Strategic Plan End Outcome Goals $2.8 m \ 90% $260.5 m El Resource Use - Energy º Resource Use - Non-Energy D Serving Communities - Indian Trust Figure 7: FY 2006 Funding by Strategic Plan End Outcome Goals Resource Use The MMS contributes to the Department’s Resource Use goal by managing the mineral resources on the OCS and Federal and Indian mineral revenues to enhance public and trust benefit, promote responsible use, and realize fair value. In addition, the MMS is helping to implement the National Energy Policy (NEP) by implementing the offshore 5-Year Oil and Gas Leasing Program and has provided royalty-in-kind oil to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The MMS strives to meet its multiple mandates to conserve natural resources, provide energy for the Nation, protect people and marine life, and ensure that the American people receive optimal value for their resources throughout the asset management process. Table 5: Department Strategic Plan Measures – Resource Use FY 2005 Change ... . . . fºr . | FY2006 | 2005 |2008 Target Budget Plan 2006 End Outcome Goal Resource Use: Manage or infl optimal value – energy. responsible use, and ensure uence resource use to enhance public benefit, promote Number of lease sales held 3 4 4 4 3 -1 TBD consistent with Secretary’s 5-Year Program Royalties received for N/A — 96.1% of 98% of 98% of 98% of {} 98% of mineral leases are Xpercent Metric predicted predicted predicted predicted predicted of predicted revenues, based being feventièS reventies Iey CºllićS revent}eS revenues for on market indicators, in the developed for 75% for 69%of for 2002 for 2003 2005 production year of 2001 2002 royalty royalty royalty royalty royalty universe universe universe universe universe Minerals Management Service 9 589 General Statement Table 5 continued FY 2005 Change . . . . fºr . FY2006 ºf 2008 target Budget Pian 20{}6 Compliance work is corn- 46% of 69.4% of 69% of 69% of 74% of 5% 88% of 2005 pleted within the 3-year 2000 2001 2002 2002 2003 royalties cycle for X% of royalties royalties royalties royalties royalties royalties for production year X X percent of revenues 92.6% 95.5% 95% 96% 96.5% .S9% 98% disbursed on a timely basis per regulation Intermediate Outcome: Enhance Responsible Use Management Practices Achieve an oil spill rate for 0.0000040 _{}{}{}{}] 00 .0000ſ (30 .{}{}{}0} {}{} .0000! 00 Maintain .0000 : 00 offshore dev. of no more than .00001 barrels spilled per barrel produced Serving Communities The MMS contributes to the Department’s Serving Communities goal by serving as a steward of the mineral royalty assets from Indian trust properties and as an advocate for the interests of Indian mineral owners, by ensuring that they receive accurate returns for mineral production on their land. Through its work to protect Indian mineral interests, MMS emphasizes Indian empowerment and ensures the fulfillment of Indian trust responsibilities. Table 6: Department Strategic Plan Measures – Serving Communities FY 2005 Change ... . . . Presiders . FY 2006 (2005- 2008 Target Budget Plan 2006) Intermediate Outcome: Improve Management and Natural Resource Assets Transfer X percent of 99% }00% 99% 99% 99.5% (3.5% 100% revenue to OST within 24 hours of receipt Provide lease distribution New 84% 65% 75% 80% 5% 90% data to BHA for X% of Measure royalties by 1st semi- monthly distribution Intermediate Outcome: Protect Lives, Resources and Property Number of fatalities among Reduce Reduce Reduce Reduce from workers in DOI permitted i 1 3 fatalities from 5 year from 5 from 5 N/A 5 year activities fatalities average year year average (2000- average average (2000-2004) 2004) (2000- (2000- 2004) 2004) Number of serious injuries Reduce Reduce Reduce Reduce from among workers in DOl 23 serious 29 serious from 5 year from 5 from 5 N/A 5 year permitted activities injuries injuries average year year average (2000- average average (2000-2004) 2004) (2000- (2000- 2004) . 2004) 10 Minerals Management Service 590 General Statement SECTION 333 COSTS The MMS has in place a General Administration activity that requests funding each fiscal year through the formulation process and increases are fully justified within the presentation of formulation documents. There are two additional programs within MMS-Offshore Minerals Management (OMM) and Minerals Revenue Management (MRM) — to which the General Administration activity provides various levels of support. The MMS does not charge, deduct, hold reserves, or hold back any funding to support headquarters and regional operations and oversight. Within the General Administration activity, there are four subactivities: Executive Direction, Policy Management and Improvement, Administrative Operations, and General Support Services. These activities include headquarters and regional staff. Executive Direction provides bureauwide oversight and leadership, direction, management, coordination, communications strategies, and outreach. Policy Management and Improvement coordinates the Bureau’s policy management and strategic planning efforts. Administrative Operations encompasses operations including budget, financial, personnel, procurement, facilities, and information management services. Lastly, General Support Services (GSS) ensures overhead infrastructure support to OMM and MRM. The types of support the GSS Subactivity provides include expenses such as rental of office space, workers’ compensation, telecommunications, mail services, and necessary printing costs. Further narrative discussion on these four subactivities and their programmatic increases and decreases for FY 2006 can be found in the General Administration program justifications. In the Administrative Operations Subactivity, two Field Administrative Service Centers provide direct administrative support to MMS program managers. There is one center in New Orleans, Louisiana, the Southern Administrative Service Center, which provides direct administrative support, direction, and coordination to OMM and MRM offices. The other center, the Western Administrative Service Center, located in Lakewood, Colorado (Denver), offers various types of administrative assistance to both OMM and MRM. THE PRESIDENT'S MANAGEMENT AGENDA In accordance with the President’s Management Agenda and the Secretary's Plan for Citizen Centered Governance, MMS is continuing to improve service delivery and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of its operations by listening closely to and working cooperatively with local citizens, tribal leaders, states, and the private sector. Management reform is, and will continue to be, an integral part of MMS operations; while it has been able to achieve many improvements, there will always be opportunities for further growth, “The President's Management Agenda helps agencies and their employees be more successful: to better account for the taxpayers' money, to determine why important programs aren't working as they should and do something about them, to deliver information and services to the people more effectively and efficiently... " - OMB Deputy Director for Management, Clay Johnson Minerals Management Service il 591 General Statement The MMS has established an Evaluation Integration Council made up of senior staff from across the organization to analyze management, cost, and performance information. The Council will report and provide recommendations quarterly to the MMS Executive Committee based on a consolidated review of the Bureau’s accomplishments, Management information reviewed by the committee includes Activity Based Costing (ABC), performance metrics, Program Assessment Rating Too! (PART), internal/external audits, evaluations, and related factors influencing the business of MMS. Budget and Performance Integration The MMS issued its first performance budget for the FY 2005 budget, integrating the annual performance plan required by GPRA with the Bureau budget. The performance budget is used as an internal management guidance document and contains performance measures and strategies that are clear and useful to Supervisors and managers at all levels of the organization. The performance budget presents “end” and “intermediate” outcome measures that tie directly to the Department’s goals, set annual and five-year targets, and contain measurable outputs of program activities that are tied to costs within the ABC system – all of which forms the basis for making MMS more results-oriented. The PART performance measures are now included in the budget documents. Strategic Planning in MMS: The MMS has a robust and comprehensive planning process. Agency activities are linked to the Department’s Strategic Plan in two major mission component areas: Resource Use and Serving Communities. Careful planning ensures that these goals and strategies are cascaded throughout the organization at both the Activity and Subactivity levels. Table 7: FY 2006 Funding by DOI Mission Component ($000) Resource Resource Serving FY 2006 Use - Use - Communities - Total Energy | Non-Energy | Indian Trust Offshore Minerals Management - Leasing & Environment Programs 36,893 875 () 37,768 Resource Evaluation 27.282 1,400 0. 28,682 Regulatory Program 51,766 () () 51,766 Information Management Program 29,908 217 0 30,125 Subtotal OMM 145,849 2,492 0 148,341 Minerais Revenue Management Compliance & Asset Management 38,332 0 13,571 51,903 Revenue & Operations 26,163 0 9,263 35,426 Subtotal MRM 64,495 0 22,834 87,329 General Administration Executive Direction 1,892 10 } 84 2,086 Policy & Management Improvement 3,821 22 373 4,216 Administrative Operations 15,449 93 1,483 17,025 General Support Services 22,024 130 1,995 24,149 - Subtotal GA 43,186 255 4,035 47,476 ROMM Subtotal 253,530 2,747 26,869 283,146 Oil Spill Research 7,006 {} 6 7,006 MMS Total 260,536 2,747 26,869 ; 290,152 12 Minerals Management Service 592 General Statement Operating plans, program strategies, and tactical plans are developed as direction for the programs, to hold managers accountable not only for satisfying mandates and base program work, but for achieving the highest level of results, and to serve as a guide for the development of budget documents. These documents are updated as needed as the programs evolve and elements of the tactical plans are completed. The MMS managers continuously focus on accountability for strategic business priorities. In 2004, MMS published action plans focused on two critical components. The Five Year Royalty- in-Kind (RIK) Business Plan for FY 2005-2009 outlines business principles, objectives, and specific action items that will guide and evolve the Federal RIK program operational activities. The Audit Quality Improvement Action Plan is a comprehensive plan setting forth 39 assigned actions to improve MMS's compliance and audii activities and related internal controls. The agency has begun to implement both of these plans. - Activity-Based Costing (ABC): With the close of FY 2004, MMS has gained two years of experience with ABC as well as an initial two years of ABC data. In FY 2005, MMS will begin to use cost and performance information for Bureau products and services in support of determining unit cost and performance trending for management analysis and decisionmaking. The MMS believes that ABC will be the basis for costing items such as royalty-in-kind compared to royalty-in-value, and to support reengineering and E-government. The MMS is continuing to refine the Bureau's Activity-Based Costing and Management (ABC/M) model to ensure quality and appropriateness of data collected and consistency and compatibility with Departmental ABC efforts. In developing the FY 2006 budget request ABC cost data, where appropriate, was considered by management when establishing the agency’s performance targets. Budget and Performance Analysis: Faced with constrained budgetary resources and expanding responsibilities, MMS has a history of analyzing base funding to determine how best to apply limited resources. At the beginning of the budget formulation process, each Associate Director meets with budget, performance, and program staff to analyze the entire budget, determine the most effective distribution of fiscal resources, and anticipate future needs that would require additional resources. A brief review of one program area, OMM, illustrates the ongoing analysis of base budgeting within MMS. Historically, OMM has taken action to shift resources as program needs and priorities shifted, and program efficiencies were realized. In FY 1985, the enacted FTE level was 1,175. In FY 2005, it was 872. In twenty years, OMM has seen a 25 percent reduction in the size of its staff. This has occurred through elimination of the Atlantic Regional Office, and periodic reductions in the Alaska and Pacific Regions and Headquarters Offices while redirecting resources to accommodate increasing workload demands in the Gulf of Mexico. Recent examples from the OMM program area include: FY 2004: • IT Reductions, FTE Streamlining, and Office Closures of $4.7 million • Resources shifted to fund continuing needs in the Gulf of Mexico ($1.6 million), OCS Connect ($2.9 million), Methane Hydrates ($300,000) and Infrastructure Security ($350,000) Minerals Management Service 13 593 General Statement FY 2005: • An increase of $3.5 million in offsetting fees was used, in part, to offset needed increases for the OCS Connect project ($4.3 million) and GOMR Interpretive Technologies ($1.9 million). FY 2006: • Proposed closing of the Santa Maria, California office ($364,000) and redirection of Interpretive Technology funding received in FY 2005 ($610,000) to offset a portion of the costs of new needs (Helicopter Safety - $1.6 million; MONTCAR model - $500,000; and Geological Interpretive Needs - $500,000). The MMS senior leadership provides policy guidance to help the program areas direct resources to meet the demands brought on by external factors, such as technological and industry innovations on the OCS and changing regulations and litigation that affect the collection and distribution of mineral revenues. The MMS strives to ensure that our existing budgetary resources are distributed in a manner that allows us to maintain current operations, meet future demands, and achieve our Departmental and Bureau-level performance goals. The MMS Budget staff produces Bureau-level Status of Funds quarterly reports, which are analyzed at a Bureau level and then distributed to program level budget staff for their use in budget planning and trend analysis. The Status of Funds reports contain information regarding obligations and spending at the Program Element/Subactivity level. The Status of Funds reports are utilized during the budget planning and formulation process by each MMS program to evaluate their current and future funding requirements. In addition to the Status of Funds reports, program-level budget and performance staff utilize the cost and performance information that is provided by the Activity-Based Costing (ABC) system to assist in the development of budget decisions, The MMS is continuing to refine the ABC model to assure that program managers and Bureau -level leadership receive effective and informative data and to ensure that the cost and performance information for Bureau products and services will Support unit cost and performance trending for enhanced budget and performance integration. Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART): The MMS has completed three PART evaluations: the Environmental Studies program and the Resource Evaluation and Leasing aspects of the Offshore Minerals Management program, and the complete Minerals Revenue Management program. In response to the recommendations made during the PART evaluation of the MMS Environmental Studies Program (ESP), the ESP Performance Measures Scoring System is being developed to report on individual ESP studies and will provide the basis for a quantitative performance measure. The MMS's second PART evaluation covered the entire MRM program. Based upon the evaluation, in FY 2004, MRM implemented new performance metrics to measure the amount of RIK revenues received in excess of estimates of what a comparable royalty-in-value program 14 - - Minerals Management Service 594 General Statement would yield, and to assess company compliance as a ratio of actual payments compared to expected payments. Baseline data has been collected and analyzed to establish FY 2005-08 targets. The MRM is beginning to plan for FY 2007-2011, and will address other MRM measurements during that process, ensuring that the performance architecture is focused upon organizational processes and their contributions linking to the DOI Strategic Plan and MMS budget structure. The third PART evaluation covered the Resource Evaluation and Leasing aspects of the OMM program. The program was rated “moderately effective.” The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) commented that MMS “manages access to mineral resources with exceeding proficiency, but some of the existing performance measures are not reflective of program performance.” The OMM has developed new performance measures included in the 2006 budget request to address the recommendation. Capital Asset Planning and Control: The Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 requires agencies to use a disciplined Capital Planning Investment Control (CPIC) process to acquire, use, maintain, and dispose of information technology. In response, MMS created and documented a formal CPIC process. This policy document provides a framework to improve the productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of MMS programs, whereby IT investments link to the accomplishment of MMS missions, strategic goals and objectives, as well as comply with applicable Departmental and Federal policies. In March of 2003, MMS chartered an IT Investment Review Board (ITIRB) to coordinate bureauwide planning for IT activities and to monitor the progress of these activities. Data Verification and Validation Processes: The MMS has implemented data verification and validation processes based upon guidance issued by the Department and OMB. To date, MMS has completed the initial process of reviewing its DOI end outcome and key intermediate outcome performance measures and the application of internal control practices to verify the reliability of data collection. This has resulted in weaknesses being identified and addressed in measure definitions and in data collection methods. The MMS will continue to revise, refine and validate other Bureau performance metrics. All non-key and Bureau level performance metrics have definitional dictionaries. The means used are sufficiently credible and specific to support the general accuracy and reliability of the performance information that MMS collects, records, and reports. Strategic Management of Human Capital The MMS continues to implement the strategies outlined in our Workforce Plan for 2004–2007. This plan serves as a road map for integrating human capital initiatives with program goals and objectives and captures the Bureau's analysis of workforce supply, demand, and gaps based on historical trends, future projections and expected work demands. The published plan details the specific challenges facing the Bureau. “We must have a government that thinks differently, so we need to recruit talented and imaginative people to public service. ” -President, George W. Bush Minerals Management Service - 15 595 General Statement The MMS programs have unique workforce planning challenges in addition to the overarching bureauwide challenges, and have identified and integrated human capital initiatives into their budget requests. In addition to basic human resources costs, such as salaries, benefits, awards, and training, MMS has integrated human capital initiatives costs into the 2006 program budget requests, such as employee development programs, recruitment team activities, tuition assistance, quality of work-life programs, and Indian Trust Management workforce planning aCí1 V1tleS. } The MMS Workforce Plan is used in conjunction with the DOI strategic plan, annual operating plan, and budget to ensure that MMS is strategically managing its human capital to meet mission goals. The plan is a living document and will change as new MMS challenges arise and successes are achieved. Competitive Sourcing As part of the President's Management Agenda, the Competitive Sourcing initiative directs Federal agencies to identify and implement the most effective and efficient ways to deliver services to our customers. The MMS has expanded its competitive sourcing program by creating a basic infrastructure, appointing a Bureau competitive sourcing coordinator, designating competitive sourcing officials, issuing guidance, and conducting training. Examples of the progress include: ... * • More accurately classifying positions in MMS's FAIR Act Inventory as either inherently governmental or commercial; . • Taking a strategic approach to identifying areas for competition by incorporating workforce planning and mission considerations; - • Completing all MMS A-76 studies within the required timeframes; and, • Establishing and participating in inter- and intra-agency forums for sharing competitive sourcing information. The MMS continues to strategically identify opportunities for competitive sourcing. From FY 2002 to FY 2004, the Bureau evaluated (using competitive market parameters) 154.5 Full Time Equivalents (FTE), which is 21 percent of the total commercially available FTE positions. The agency converted 70 FTE directly to contract and held further studies of the remaining 84.5 FTE, for which MMS in-house staff was determined to be more cost-effective. In FY 2005, MMS plans to evaluate 53 FTE and perform a management review of 20.5 FTE, which in total is 13.5 FTE more than we originally planned in our FY 2005 budget request. From 2006-2008, MMS plans to evaluate 409.5 FTE and review 115.5 FTE. To date, cost comparison studies show that MMS will save $6.5 million in costs by retaining work in-house versus contracting for services over a five-year period. In addition, MMS has achieved actual savings of $1.2 million over five years by realigning its workforce through more efficient organizations. This enabled MMS to move FTE to more mission critical functions and partially absorb the unfunded increase in uncontrollables, 16 Minerals Management Service 596 General Statement Financial Performance In FY 2004, workshops were conducted to begin the process to convert all bureaus within the Department to one financial management system. The MMS is scheduled to fully implement the Financial Business Management System (FBMS) in FY 2006. The new system will include a budget formulation module that will assist in preparing the annual funding requests, allow transfers of information to the execution modules, and provide an informational tool to analyze past budgetary trends. The new financial management system will create a better link between budget formulation and execution each fiscal year and will allow MMS to maintain excellence in financial performance. The FBMS system will result in changes in how MMS conducts its business. The combination of best business practices and new computer system functionality will enable MMS to improve service and operate more effectively. Benefits include: • Ability to access and share real-time, accurate business information • Enhanced support of effective and timely business decisions for mission delivery; • Reduced time and effort to produce financial reports and managerial reporting; • Focus on value-added analysis rather than data-gathering, and, • Elimination of redundant administrative data entry and multiple logon screens. Expanding Electronic Government The MMS is continuing its development of an integrated approach to E-Government comprised of enterprise architecture, program specific applications, and the necessary information technology (IT) infrastructure to support the primary lines of business. The MMS views E- Government as an enhancement that will assist in becoming more efficient and effective through the application of appropriate technology. With the Department issuing its E-Government Strategic Plan, MMS is developing two Bureau-level plans that compliment the Department's plan, a Bureau IT Strategic Plan, and a Bureau E-Government Strategic Plan. The MMS is also engaged in the development of Bureau enterprise architecture to support primary business lines. MMS is participating in DOI enterprise-wide information technology initiatives to consolidate and centralize IT infrastructure services, which will result in overall cost savings and improved management efficiency for DOI, once fully implemented. The MMS Wide Area Network will transition to the DOI Enterprise Services Network in phases, with the first phase scheduled for FY 2005. MMS is also developing a migration plan to move the MMS Active Directory (AD) to the DOI AD forest by the end of FY 2005. In addition, MMS is in the process of upgrading its Microsoft Exchange e-mail system to the latest release, Microsoft Exchange 2003, which has been selected by DOI as the standard e-mail system for DOI’s Enterprise Messaging project. The upgrade project will position MMS to transition smoothly to the planned DOI messaging system. - For e-Authentication, MMS will be issuing each employee and contractor a Smart Card for physical access by September 30, 2005. Implementation of Smart Cards for logical access to IT systems is contingent upon publication of the federal technical standard for the identification cards by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. MMS will initiate the planning Minerals Management Service 17 597 General Statement process once the standard has been released. In consultation with the Department's CIO Office, MMS is working to implement the Bureau’s IT security program. The MMS’s IT security managers work closely with the MMS program areas to review and improve security plans, policies, procedures, standards, practices, and controls to reflect technological changes. A major accomplishment in IT security was the Certification and Accreditation of all MMS systems. The MMS has developed an E-Government Strategic Plan that utilizes a business process driven approach focusing on Strategic goals and objectives that add value to MMS’s services, programs, and information. This plan is predicated on three key concepts: that investment in IT makes the organization more efficient and effective, that IT provides better information to our stakeholders, and that IT makes it easier for stakeholders to interact with us. All current and future E-Gov efforts will focus on one or more of these core concepts. Asset Management The MMS leases all of its buildings from the General Services Administration. Since the agency does not own any of these buildings, MMS does not perform condition assessments on them. However, MMS maintains an accurate and complete inventory of all leased space and fleet aSSetS. In FY 2005, MMS will develop a comprehensive Fleet Management Plan to improve critical mission support while achieving fleet management goals. This plan supports the Department’s fleet management strategy. The MMS is in the process of developing a fleet composition baseline and justifications for each vehicle based on mission requirements. The bureau currently maintains a small motor vehicle fleet of less than 50 owned and GSA-leased vehicles that has already been downsized and optimized to meet the Department’s goals. To implement the August 2004 DOI Management Improvement Team's strategy on improving space management, MMS is rewriting its space management policy and handbook. A five-year leasing plan will be developed to provide a basis for leasing or purchasing space, relocations, and termination of leases as required. In FY 2005, a Bureau Space Advisory Board (BSAB) will be activated to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of the space program within MMS. Standard and special space allocations have been determined for all MMS occupied space including office alterations, reconfigurations, and acquisitions. Space utilization surveys will be conducted to ensure efficient utilization. Research and Development The current R&D investment criteria were developed in response to limited financial resources and the multitude of R&D opportunities that exist government-wide. The criteria are used to rigorously justify new programs and to reevaluate existing programs for modification, redirection, or termination, in keeping with national priorities and needs. The investment criteria evaluate the relevance, quality, and performance for all R&D programs. The Department reviews R&D investments across its bureaus and weighs the value of existing programs against changing needs and priorities. Estimated R&D funding DOI-wide for 2006 is 18 Minerals Management Service 598 General Statement $593 million, a $27 million decrease over 2005. The Department conducts quarterly Department-wide R&D meetings with Senior R&D managers to plan, coordinate, assess, and if necessary, redirect agency R&D activities. The MMS R&D portfolio proposed for FY 2006 totals over $20 million and comprises three main elements: the Environmental Studies Program (ESP), Technology Assessment & Research (TA&R), and Oil Spill Research (OSR). The ESP funds applied research through environmental and Socioeconomic studies to predict potential impacts of oil and gas development and to develop mitigating measures where needed. The TA&R program funds operational safety and engineering research to address technological issues associated with the complete spectrum of offshore operations, ranging from the drilling of exploratory wells to the removal and decommissioning of platforms and related production facilities. Finally, the OSR program focuses on effective response to pollution events, by assessing risks and evaluating technologies associated with the detection, containment, recovery, and clean-up of oil spills in the marine environment. Approximately two-thirds of MMS research funding supports the Environmental Studies Program, which provides environmental information that is used by decisionmakers in developing and implementing DOI’s OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program, reviewing the offshore industry’s plans and permit applications, and assessing potential sources of sand and gravel resources for coastal restoration projects. Information from the ESP directly supports the bureau's compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and enables the Offshore Minerals Management (OMM) program to regulate OCS activities in an environmentally sound manner. When formulating multi-year research plans, the ESP integrates advice from a range of stakeholders – including internal customers within MMS as well as external customers in industry; academia; non-government organizations; and federal, state, and local governments. Their inputs, as well as those from the OCS Scientific Committee, contribute to the development of the ESP research plan. The ESP research is inter-disciplinary, with fields ranging from physical oceanography, to ecology and marine biology, to Socioeconomics and archaeology. Some examples of recent ESP research include studies of threatened and endangered species in diverse areas ranging from the temperate waters of the Gulf of Mexico to the arctic waters of the Beaufort Sea. Such research is designed to describe the habitat, distribution, abundance, and behavior of these species, as well as the potential effects of OCS activities so that appropriate mitigating measures can be developed. With increasing exploration and development of oil and gas resources in deepwater areas of the Gulf of Mexico, studies of deepwater ocean currents and deep sea ocean life have been undertaken to gather information on physical processes and biological communities so that environmentally sound resource management decisions can be made with development of the appropriate protective measures. In addition to stringent planning and project selection processes, MMS is committed to reviewing the effectiveness of research investments. The ESP completed the OMB Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) review for the FY 2004 budget cycle. This assessment found that the program is very effective in providing timely and peer-reviewed environmental research to decisionmakers. In response to OMB recommendations, MMS developed a Quantitative Minerals Management Service 19 599 General Statement Performance Measurement Tool to provide a systematic means for assessing the extent to which ESP projects fulfill the bureau's needs. The rating system incorporates quality, timeliness, and peer review performance aspects; involves multiple perspectives in project-level review; and supports assessment of program-level effectiveness. The TA&R and OSR efforts will be included in the FY 2007 PART review of OCS Regulatory Affairs and Compliance. As cited in the President’s U.S. Ocean Action Plan, the MMS will continue to contribute to the advancement of our understanding of the ocean and coastal areas and the use and conservation of our ocean and coastal resources. MENERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE — CHIEF OF STAFF - •r *** * *, 3,4'-- ~~~ *E *** ***** -wºº. . . . 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OF ÖFFSHÚRÉ MANAGEMENT SUPPORT STAFF REGULATORY píVISION PROGRAMS BUDGET OIV:SiON POLICY AND APPEAl_S - EQUAL EMPLOYMENT AND DIVISION FINANCiAL MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY > * OFFSHORE COMPLIANCE AND DivlSION (EEO OFFICER) ECONOMICS Đi VíSION ASSET MANAGEMENT GOVWORKS ĐíVHSłON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSET MANAGEMENT DIVISION HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION LEASING DjVISION INFORMATION MANAGEML N ſ DIVISION RESOURCE EVALUATION DjVlSION PROCUREMENT DIVISION ALASKA OCS REGION SOUTHERN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CENTER GULF OF MEXICO OCS REGION WESTERN AIDMiNISTRATIVE PACIFIC CYCS REGION SERVICE CENTER Figure 8: MMS Organizational Chart (November 2004) 20 Minerals Management Service 600 Budget Tables FY 2006 BUDGET REQUEST Budget Tables APPROPRIATIONS LANGUAGE FY 2006 Royalty and Offshore Minerals Management (ROMM) For expenses necessary for minerals leasing and environmental studies, regulation of industry operations, and collection of royalties, as authorized by law; for enforcing laws and regulations applicable to oil, gas, and other minerals leases, permits, licenses and operating contracts; and for matching grants or cooperative agreements; including the purchase of not to exceed eight passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, $160,416,000 of which $87,329,000 shall be available for royalty management activities; and an amount not to exceed $122,730,000, to be credited to this appropriation and to remain available until expended, from additions to receipts resulting from increases to rates in effect on August 5, 1993, from rate increases to fee collections for Outer Continental Shelf administrative activities performed by the Minerals Management Service (MMS) over and above the rates in effect on September 30, 1993, and from additional fees for Outer Continental Shelf administrative activities established after September 30, 1993: Provided, That to the extent $122,730,000 in additions to receipts are not realized from the sources of receipts stated above, the amount needed to reach $122,730,000 shall be credited to this appropriation from receipts resulting from rental rates for Outer Continental Shelf leases in effect before August 5, 1993: Provided further, That $3,000,000 for computer acquisitions shall remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this Act shall be available for the payment of interest in accordance with 30 U.S.C. 1721(b) and (d): Provided further, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for reasonable expenses related to promoting volunteer beach and marine cleanup activities: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, $15,000 under this heading shall be available for refunds of overpayments in connection with certain Indian leases in which the Director of MMS concurred with the claimed refund due, to pay amounts owed to Indian allottees or tribes, or to correct prior unrecoverable erroneous payments: Provided further, That MMS may under the royalty-in-kind program, or under its authority to transfer oil to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, use a portion of the revenues from royalty-in-kind sales, without regard to fiscal year limitation, to pay for transportation to wholesale market centers or upstream pooling points, to process or otherwise dispose of royalty production taken in kind: Provided further, That MMS shall analyze and document the expected return in advance of any royalty-in- kind sales to assure to the maximum extent practicable that royalty income under the pilot program is equal to or greater than royalty income recognized under a comparable royalty-in- value program. Oil Spill Research (OSR) For necessary expenses to carry out title I, section 1016, title IV, sections 4202 and 4303, title VII, and title VIII, section 8201 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $7,006,000, which shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, to remain available until expended. Minerals Management Service 2} 3. Table 8: Royalty and Offshore Minerals Management (ROMM) Summary of Requirements Table FY 2004 Offshore Minerals Actual (OMM) FY 2005 Estimate Uncontrollable and Related Programmatic Appropriations Changes to Collections FTE FTE FTE FTE Leasing & Environmental --- Appropriation 2] 16,70; 21 - 1,871 3 24 37 21 37 Resource Evaluation Appropriation 22 | 221 20,663 22 l 22 Regulatory Collections Subtotal Information Management Appropriation Total OMM Appropriation 8.1,558 57 T FY 2006 Inc(+) Budget Dec(-) F FTE 2 l 76, 1] | § # Table 8: Royalty and Offshore Minerals Management (ROMM) Summary of Requirements Table (continuation) FY 2004 FY 2005 Uncontrollable Programmatic : Appropriations FY 2006 Inc(+) Minerals Revenue Management Actual Estimate and Related Changes to Budget Dec(-) (MRM) (Enacted) (Enacted) Changes Collections Request From 2006 FTE__($000) || FTE__($000) || FTE__ ($000) || FTE_|_($000) FTE_|_($000) || FTE ($000) || FTE_ ($000) Compliance & Asset Mgmt - Appropriation 377) 32,622 379] 28,315 0 823 9,530 () -4,000 379; 34,668 0; 6,353 Offsetting Collections 0|| 13,235 0} 13,235 () 0 0. () Of 4,000 Of 17,235 0|| 4,000 Subtotal 377 45,857 379| 41,550 {} 823 0; 9,530 {} {} 379 54,903 0|| 10,353 Revenue & Operations Appropriation 181| 20,610 }81 20,602 0 359 () 1,200 {}} ~4,000 181 i 8, 161 0| -2,441 Offsetting Collections 0|| 13,265 0; 13,265 0. () 0 0 0} 4,000 0} 17,265 0|| 4,000 Subtotal 18 iſ 33,875 181 33,867 0 359 () 1,200 O {} 181 35,426 () 1,559 Total MRM Appropriation 558, 53,232 560; 48,917 () 1,482 0|| 10,730 0} -8,000 560; 52,829 O 3,912 Offsetting Collections 0| 26,500 Of 26,500 () () () O 0 8,000 O| 34,500 0} 8,000 Total 558| 79,732 560, 75,417 0. 1,182 0|| 10,730 0. 0 560| 87,329 0 1 1,912 | § à Table 8: Royalty and Offshore Minerals Management (ROMM) Summary of Requirements Table (continuation) FY 2006 Budget Programmatic | Appropriations Changes to Collections FTE Uncontrollable and Reiated FY 2005 Estimate FY 2004 General Administration Actual (GA) FTE FTE FTE FTE Executive Direction Appropriation Policy & Mgmt improv Appropriation Admin Operations 1/ Appropriation Inc(+) Dec(-) F FTE 2006 6 | Subtotal 6 | Gen Support Services Appropriation 11,257 447 445 447 Total General Administration Appropriation 30,855 31, 621 T 49 47 62? Total ROMM FTE_|_($000) || FTE | ($000) || FTE ($000) || FTE ($000) || FTE_|_($000) || FTE_j ($000) || FTE_|_($000). Appropriation 1,599| 163,279| 1,610| 166,820 () 3,505 –2 9,091 0 - 19,000) 1,608 160,416 –2 -6,404 Offsetting Collections 0 100,230 Of 103,730 {} () () () 0; 19,000 0 122,730 0|| 19,000 Total 1,599] 263,509] 1,610) 270,550 {} 3,505 -2 9,091 0 0} 1,608; 283,146 -2| 12,596 1/ Previous Administrative Operations FTE estimates included 80 FTE that were reimbursed by IFF. These 80 FTE are now displayed in the IFF row of the Summary Table. This aligns the Summary of Requirements Table with the data displayed in the Object Class Tables in this document. § # Table 9: Oil Spill Research (OSR) Summary of Requirements Table Oil Spill Research Appropriation T FY 2004 Actual 22 22 7,01 FY 2005 Estimate Uncontrołłable and Related FTE Table 10: Summary of Requirements Table - Total MMS Funding Programmatic Changes Appropriations to FY 2006 Budget incút) Dec(-) F FY 2004 FY 2005 Uncontrollable | Programmatic | Appropriations FY 2006 Inc(+) Total MMS Actual Estimate and Related Changes to Budget Dec(-) _(Enacted) (Enacted) Changes Collections Request From 2006 FTE__ ($000) FTE_|_($000) || FTE_1_($000) || FTE ($000) || FTE t ($000) || FTE_|_($000) || FTE | (S000) ROMM Appropriation; 1,599; 163,279; 1,610, 166,820 0 3,505 -2 9,091 0 - 19,000) 1,608} 160,416 –2|| -6,404 OSR Appropriation 22 7,017 22 7,006 0 () 0 0 {} 0 22 7,006 O 0 Interior Franchise Fund 96 n/a 131 n/a () n/a {} n/a 0. n/a 13 n/a () n/a Total Appropriated 1,717. 170,296 1,763| 173,826 {} 3,505 -2 9,091 0! -19,000. 1,761 167,422 -2 -6,404 Offsetting Collections 0; 100,230 0 103,730 () () {} () 0|| 19,000 O 122,730 O| 19,000 Total MMS Funding 1,717 270,526|| 1,763; 277,556 {} 3,505 -2 9,091 {} 0| 1,761; 290,152 -2' 12,596 S. 605 Budget Tables Table 11: FY 2006 Uncontrollables and Related Costs 2005 2005 2006 Budget Revised Change 2005 Pay Raise +$1,915 +$3,691 +$1,050 Amount of 2005 pay raise absorbed [+$0] [+$2,660) {+$0) 2006 Change 2006 Pay Raise +$2,111 These adjustments are for an additional amount needed in 2006 to fund the remaining three-month portion of the estimated cost of the, on average, 3.5 percent pay increase effective in January 2005, the additional costs of funding for an estimated 2.3 percent January 2006 pay increase for GS-series employees, and the associated pay rate changes made in other pay series. 2005 2005 2006 Budget Revised Change Workers Compensation Payments $613 $613 +$3S These adjustments are for actual charges through 2004, in the costs of compensating injured employees and dependents of employees who suffer accidental deaths while on duty. Costs for 2005 will reimburse the Department of Labor, Federal Employees Compensation Fund, pursuant to U.S.C. 8147(b) as amended by Public Law 94-273. 2005 2005 2006 Budget Revised Change Unemployment Compensation Payments $22 $23 +$2 The adjustment is for estimated changes in the costs of unemployment compensation claims to be paid to the Department of Labor, Federal Employees Compensation Account, in the Unemployment Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 96-499. The amount absorbed in 2005 is due to changes between the estimate of payments for unemployment compensation between the time the 2005 budget was formulated and the July 2004 estimates. The 2006 uncontrollable changes includes a catch-up adjustment for the unbudgeted 2005 costs. 2005 2006 Change Change Rental Payments to GSA and others +$80 +$239 The adjustment is for changes in the cost payable to General Services Administration (GSA) and others resulting from changes in rates for office and non-office space as estimated by GSA, as well as the rental costs of other currently occupied space, Costs of mandatory office relocations, i.e., relocations in cases where due to external events, in which there is no alternative but to vacate the currently occupied space, are also included. 2005 2005 2006 Budget Revised Change Department Working Capital Fund Changes $4,040 $4,305 -$359 The change reflects expected changes in the charges for Department services and other services through the working capital fund. These charges are displayed in the centralized billing portion of the Working Capital Fund Tables on pages 30–36. In addition to the 2006 uncontrollable change, the 2006 budget included requested program changes (e.g., ESN). The change between 2005 Budget and 2005 Revised is attributable to bureau requested changes in billing methodologies, 2005 requested program increases for e-government payments that will be collected and paid centrally through the WCF, and changes that were approved by the WCF Consortium. These changes are reflected in the Departmental Management Justification. 26 Minerals Management Service 606 Budget Tables Table 11 continued 2005 2006 Change Change Employer Share of Federal Health Benefit Plans +$776 +$945 The adjustment is for changes in the Federal Government's share of the cost of health insurance coverage for Federal employees. The increase is estimated at 11 percent. This is an average increase for the past few years. 2006 Change One Less Payday –$518 This adjustment reflects the decreased costs resulting from the fact that there is one less payday in FY 2006 than in FY 2005. 2006 Change Total Uncontrollable and Related Costs - Budgeted + $3,505 Minerals Management Service 27 607 Budget Tables Table 12: Summary of Program Changes for FY 2006 ($000) FY 2006 FY 2006 Funding FTE Change | Change FUNDING INCREASES Deepwater Helicopter Safety | t,605 | {} Larger helicopters, capable of reaching platforms further from shore, are needed to ensure that MMS can safely meet the growing regulatory inspection requirements that result from increased deepwater activity. Records Management Improvement Project | 1,200 {} The MMS collects millions of mineral leasing records annually. The requested funding will enhance the preservation, access, and storage of records and electronic records management, Indian Compliance Assurance 630 | 5 The Indian Compliance Assurance Initiative draws upon the success of MMS's existing Indian cooperative audit (202) agreements. This initiative is designed to allow individual tribes to assume more responsibility in the areas of compliance and auditing. MONTCAR Evaluation Model 500 | {} The MONTCAR evaluation model, developed in 1973, is used by OCS personnel to develop fair market value estimates on which MMS' bid acceptance/rejection decisions are made. The model is badly in need of updating, and this effort will fund a contracting effort to develop a new evaluation model. Interpretive Technologies Support | 500 {} Interpretive technologies improve MMS's ability to assess and evaluate resources on the OCS. This effort will fund additional geophysical data acquisition, an additional data management contractor, and technical training. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Royalty-in-Kind (RIK) Conversion | 4,000 | {} Once the SPR is filled (end of FY 2005), MMS will shift SPR volumes to the commercial RIK program as appropriate. The increase covers administrative costs associated with this RIK program increase. Compliance and Asset Management Program Funding 5,800 | {} This program change represents the movement of $5.8 million in funding for the RIK program from revenue receipts to ROMM appropriations. Enterprise Information Technology | 803 | 0. This program change is for information technology improvements. Uncontrołłables and Related Costs | 3,505 {} Outlined in Table X on pages 26 and 27. TOTAL FUNDING INCREASES 18,543 5. 28 Minerals Management Service 608 Budget Tables Table 12 continued FY 2006 FY 2006 Funding FTE Change | Change FUNDING DECREASES 3-D Visualization Room Funding | -610|| {} The building of the 3-D visualization room will be completed. Its funding is required only for ongoing operation and maintenance. Ciosure of Santa Maria, CA District Office | 364 -2 In an effort to consolidate offices and reduce expenses, the Santa Maria Office will be closed and functions transferred to the Camarillo, CA Office. Safeguarding Indian Records Initiative -500 | {} This one-year initiative will be completed in FY 2005, Closure of Jefferson, LA Audit Office | -400 | -5 Due to company consolidation in the oil and gas industry, the audit workload has reduced. It is no longer efficient for MMS to maintain an audit staff in Jefferson. {} General Administration Reductions | -673 Through operational efficiencies, MMS will realize savings in costs for space, systems consolidation, coordinated training, and other activities. Rescind FY 2005 Congressional Adds -3,400 | 0 Eliminate added funding for MMTC, CMRET, Hurricane-related expenditures, and the TAR earmark. TOTAL DECREASES -5,947 –7 TOTAL PROGRAMMATIC CHANGES 12,596 –2 Minerals Management Service 29 609 Budget Tables Table 13: Working Capital Fund Centralized Billing- Other OS Activities FY2006 working CAPITAL FUND {CENTRALHZED BILLING MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE ($ in thousands) FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 Activity/Office Actual Estimate Estimate Other Os Activities invasive Species Program 26.1 29.7 3}.} invasive Species DQi Coordinator 4.4 4.9 5.2 Secretary's limmediate Office 30.5 34.6 37.3 Alaska Field Office 9.8 $0.3 {{}.9 Secretary's limmediate Office 9.8 10.3 'iſ).9 Alaska Resources Library and lnformation Services 56.3 #8.9 73.5 Secretary's immediate Office 56.3 68.9 73.5 Secretary's immediate Office Secretary's limmediate Office Document Management Unit 33.7 34.1 34.8 Office of the Executive Secretariat 13.7 34. 34.8 Departmental News and information - - 21.2 40.1 42.8 Departmental Newsletter 12.3 12.9 14.2 Hispanic Media Outreach 8.5 20.3 23,ſ} Office of Communications 4}.9 73.2 ${}_{} Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Financial Management Training 19.8 26.9 27.5 Activity Based Costing; Management 26.2 26.4 - Travel Management Center IS.6 18,8 Office of Financial Management 19.8 71.7 72.8 Office of Acquisition and Property Management SBA Certifications (1.5 4.8 Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization [].5 4.8 Planning and Performance Management 49.4 73.9 75.5 Office of Planning and Performance Adgmt. 49.4 73.9 75.5 Center for Competitive Sourcing Excellence 6,9 9.8 {{},{} - Office of Competitive Sourcing 6.9 9s 10.8) Firefighter and Law Enforcement Retirement Team 0.[] {}.0 {},{} Employee Assistance Programs {},{} {}_{} {},{} Employee Counseling I(i.7 3.6 3.7 CLC - Human Resources (1.7 ().9 OPM Federal Employment Services 3.9 4.ö Office of Personnel 10.7 8.2 8.6 Special Emphasis Program 4.8 4.9 4.9 Recruitment/Outreach 3.3 3,3 Office of Educational Partnerships - 8.] S.2 . 4.9 Occupational Safety and Health 29.5 26.1 27.1 Safety & Health Training lnitiative 8.2 7.1 7. Office of Occupational Health and Safety 37.8 33, 1 34.2 Classified Information Facility º 4.4. 7.4 7.6 30 ~ - - Minerals Management Service 610 Budget Tables Table 13 continued FY 2006 WORKING CAPITAL FUND CENTRALIZED BILLING MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE ($ in thousands) FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 Act vity}Office Actual Estimate Estimate Emergency Preparedness {2.9 15.5 23.2 Watch Qſtice 19.3% 23.1 28,7 Office of Law Enforcement and Security 36.9 45.1 59.5 IT Security 225.9 233.3 348.2 IT Security Certification & Accreditation 125,9 Information Technology Architecture 63.4 $9.7 90.3 Capital Planning 59.i #1.8 38,0 Data Resource Management Program 19.3 19,6 19.7 Office of the Chief Information Officer 36.5.7 {{} 99% > 99% {} TBD gas resources offered in each year's lease-sales (PART) Comment: This measure tracks the extent to which MMS is providing access to OCS oil and gas resources. The target means that the percentage of undiscovered resources offered will be greater than the percentage of available OCS acreage offered in a given year. 1997–2002 baseline = 85%. Measures 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Change 2008 Actual Actual Plan Plan Plan 2005 to2006 Target Change in acres with leasing +!...i +1.8 + 1.5 + 1.0 TBD 0. TBD incentives receiving bids million million million Tillion compared to acres receiving bids 3CſCS 3CI&S 3CſéS 3CſöS without incentives in previous sales (PART) Comment: This measure tracks the effect of leasing incentives on bidding. MMS expects substantial increases during the two or three years following implementation of a new leasing incentive. 2000 baseline = 3 million acres, applicable to 2001-2004 sales. Targets are dependent upon incentives in effect at the time of sale... Percent of acres drilled annually 6.7% 8.0% 7.5% | 7.5% 7.5% 0 TBD for the first time (PART) 1.3% 1.5% 1.7% }.7% 1.7% {} TBD Comment: indicates new activity on undrilled leases. Shows that the program is leasing to companies that are actively seeking production to meet the energy needs of the country. First number is 5-year leases, second 8- and 10-year leases. *This measure is reported on a calendar-year basis. Primary Outputs Contributing to this Subactivity Leases issued N/A 904 928 1,000 },000 maintain TBD Lease Administrative Changes N/A N/A 8,838 8,400 8,400 maintain 8,400 Plans Approved N/A 1,386 1,400 1,400 1,400 maintain 1,400 Permit Applications Approved N/A 11,853 #2,281 H 1,900 ! 1,900 maintain 11,900 Environ. Compliance Assessments 191 213 28.1% 256 256 maintain 256 * The FY 2004 figure includes joint state-federal monitoring of a significant offshore power system repair project. Minerals Management Service 83 661 Offshore Minerals Management FY 2006 BUDGET REQUEST Offshore Minerals Management Resource Evaluation Subactivity Table 42: Overview of the Resource Evaluation Request FY 2004 || FY 2005 || FY 2006 || Change Actual Estimate Budget from (Enacted) (Enacted) | Request FY 2005 º * & ($000) 27,081 29,566 28,682 -2.9% Resource Evaluation Subactivity FTE 221 21 221 0.0% - * ($000) {} {} 500 +500 MONTCAR Evaluation Model FTE 0 0 {} {} Interpretive Technologies Support ($000) 0 1, 193 1,693 +500 Function FTE 0 () {} 0 * * * * ~ * t ($000) 0 750 #40 –610 3-D Visualization Room Funding FTE 0 0 {} () ($000) 790 900 {} -900 CMRET Decrease FTE 0 0 {} {} * ($000) 790 900 {} –900 MMTC Decrease FTE () 0. {} 0 Uncontrollables ($000) - - ** 526 +526 PROGRAM OVERVIEW Resource Evaluation (RE) activities support all Offshore Minerals Management (OMM) program areas, both energy and non-energy, by conducting critical technical and economic analyses needed to support program decision making. Resource Evaluation (RE) activities identify areas of the OCS that are most promising for oil and gas development through the acquisition and analysis of geological and geophysical (G&G) data, estimates the resources likely to be discovered and produced, and determines the adequacy of high bids received for individual tracts offered for lease. Economic and statistical analyses are performed that incorporate Resource Evaluation program data and information into overall MMS and DOI leasing policies and program decisions, such as the design of financial terms for lease sales and fiscal and administrative incentive programs for encouraging drilling and production on active leases in the presence of market failures. The Marine Minerals program is responsible for all minerals on the OCS other than oil, gas, or sulfur and in particular sand and gravel. International activities provides MMS the opportunity to become involved in international initiatives that promote better integration of Safety and environmental concerns into offshore development decision-making. Principal indicators of performance for RE include the Fair Market Value ratio, which serves as a measure of the effectiveness of OMM tract valuation and bid adequacy procedures, and the timeliness of approving sand and gravel lease requests. New measures have been developed during the Office of Management and Budget’s Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) review to assess the efficiency of MMS bid evaluation and the effect of bid adequacy requirements on future bidding activity, 84 Minerals Management Service 662 Offshore Minerals Management Fy 2006 Resource Evaluation Funding Other G&G Data 7% #& Acquisition § 8% Marine Minerals - 11% sº §§§ Resource º y --Modeling 74% Figure 21: Breakdown of FY 2006 Resource Evaluation Funding Within its Activity-Based Costing system, OMM tracks the number of tracts assessed or evaluated as an end output, providing the ability to assign the full cost of resource evaluation activities, as well as proportional shares of program support and general administrative costs, Similarly, direct and indirect costs of the Sand and Gravel Program are allocated to the number of sand and gravel leases conveyed. Geological & Geophysical Data Acquisition The MMS develops regulations and issues permits to industry for the collection of G&G data related to mineral exploration. These permits include stipulations that help to ensure that exploration and research activities are conducted in an environmentally safe manner and will not interfere with other activities occurring in the area. MMS inspects the data and selectively acquires portions, as needed, to support the Bureau's resource modeling efforts. Interpretations of G&G data are used to prepare updated resource assessments and to support decisions related to numerous operator plans and activities, as well as a variety of studies related to the OCS. Figure 22:3-D Seismic Permit Coverage of the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, 1992-2003 Minerals Management Service - 85 663 Offshore Minerals Management A sophisticated computer processing technique, called three-dimensional (3-D) depth migration, has revolutionized hydrocarbon exploration. The use of 3-D reflection techniques not only portrays subsurface structure and stratigraphy but also reveals information about fluids within the subsurface. Recent technological advances have made depth migration economically feasible. Since 1992, MMS has acquired 3-D seismic information on about 33,000 OCS blocks. MMS has implemented rigorous, objective procedures to ensure receipt of fair market value (FMV). The success of these efforts is attested to by the program’s continued success at achieving its annual FMV Ratio target. Additionally, MMS bid adequacy procedures have consistently resulted in higher returns in subsequent sales for tracts that have had bids rejected on fair value grounds in previous sales. In one prominent example, MMS rejected combined bids of $11.5 million on two deepwater blocks in the Green Canyon area, Central Gulf of Mexico sale 185, March 2003. The Regional Director's decision was affirmed by an independent Resource Evaluation review team following an appeal by the high bidder. Subsequently, the same blocks were re-offered one year after sale 185 and drew high bids of more than $66.3 million. Resource Modeling Another component of the RE sub-activity is Resource Modeling, which addresses resource assessment, tract evaluation, field reserves inventories, and various economic and policy analysis needs. Please refer to Figure 23: Approximate Distribution of Spending within Resource Modeling. Resource Assessment and Estimation: MMS assesses the hydrocarbon potential of OCS lands through the use of complex computer models and methodologies that incorporate specific G&G information, mathematical and statistical concepts, risk and probability theories, and a variety of assumptions pertaining to economic and exploration and development scenarios. These resource assessments provide valuable information for policy decisions as leasing activity moves into new frontier areas, such as the deep shelf or deepwater Gulf of Mexico and the Alaska OCS. The RE Program identifies geologic plays on the OCS that offer the highest potential for development of oil and natural gas. Non-energy mineral resources, such as sand and gravel, are also evaluated by regional geologic studies. MMS estimates the amounts of oil and natural gas likely to be discovered and produced as a result of leasing, and generates engineering scenarios of the future industrial activities associated with exploration and development. Resource estimates and exploration and development scenarios provide an important basis for the Bureau's environmental impact statements (EIS’s) and other technical studies and policy analysis. During the 1997-2002 Program, MMS bid adequacy procedures resulted in a net gain of $236 million in bonus bids. 86 Minerals Management Service 664 Offshore Minerals Management Approximate Distribution of Resource Modeling Spending 32% § Resource Assessment B. Tract Evaluation D. Reserves Inventory 31%– Figure 23: Distribution of Resource Modeling Spending MMS will be completing a new National Assessment of Undiscovered OCS Resources that will be critical in preparing the 5-Year Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2007-2012. This assessment will utilize the recently revised computer model – Geological Resource Assessment Program (GRASP II), and will include peer review of the model, play definitions, and resultant resource estimates. The Geologic Interpretative Tools (GIT) software and methodologies that form the basis of all MMS geological and geophysical evaluations will be reviewed and revised to assure continued improvement in the quality of MMS’s technical evaluations. Recent discoveries and play concepts will be included, and methane hydrates in the Gulf of Mexico will be assessed- researchers estimate there is more energy content trapped in natural gas hydrates than in all the other fossil fuels combined. Tract Evaluation: The MMS ensures that the Federal Government receives FMV for rights to mineral resources on individual OCS leases. MMS bid adequacy procedures determine whether a high bid can be accepted and a lease issued. The MMS evaluates the high bid received on each tract in relation to estimated hydrocarbon potential and related economic, cost, and engineering factors to determine if the bid is adequate. If the bid does not meet MMS FMV requirements, the bid is rejected and the tract is returned to the inventory for possible leasing in the area’s subsequent lease sale Acceptance of a bid is based on a two-phase process. Phase 1 is conducted on a tract-by-tract basis and is normally completed within a short time following the opening of bids. This analysis is designed to accept those high bids where competitive market forces can be relied upon to assure receipt of FMV. High bids not accepted in Phase 1 receive further evaluation in Phase 2. MMS geoscientists, engineers, and economists conduct detailed analyses and develop possible scenarios for oil and gas production from these tracts. RE staff integrate G&G, engineering, cost and economic data in a complex computer model called MONTCAR to derive estimates of tract values. The MONTCAR model provides a means of handling a series of results for such variables as the timing of development and production activities, lease terms and conditions, project costs, Minerals Management Service - - 87 665 Offshore Minerals Management reservoir performance, price forecasts and other subjective factors such as geologic risk. The model performs a discounted cash flow analysis, resulting in a resource economic value that is the mean of the range of values from more than 10,000 trials. Industry bids are primarily compared to MMS estimates of net present value in conjunction with market criteria to determine if they are acceptable. For each program year, the MMS expects competitive factors to sustain a premium ratio of about 1.8 to 1 when comparing industry high bids to the MMS ČStl’imate. Strategic Initiative: One of MMS’s “21 strategies” calls for a major overhaul or replacement to the MONTCAR model, an integral part of MMS’s bid acceptance procedures. This model has been in use since 1973 and, in its current state, is difficult to modify and document. A new model and associated documentation, either based on available commercial software or programmed in a modular form, is required to ensure future success and achieve the highest level of results. Specifications are to be developed and a review of available commercial applications completed in 2006, followed by acquisition, implementation, and full integration into the leasing process by 2008. By keeping abreast of the latest valuation models and supporting technology, MMS will continue to secure fair value for the American taxpayer. Field Reserves Inventories: MMS develops independent estimates of economically recoverable amounts of oil and natural gas in discovered fields by conducting field reserve studies. The estimates are revised periodically to reflect new discoveries and to incorporate development information and annual production statistics. Reserve studies are critical inputs in the review and approval of royalty relief applications and as analogs for bid evaluations. The geologic and engineering information also supports other OCS program activities, Minerals Revenue Management functions, and cooperative efforts with the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Economic Analysis The economic analysis expertise of RE is often called upon to analyze regulatory and legislative proposals affecting OCS leasing, exploration, development, and production activities. Ad hoc studies address specific policies and compilations of data needed to analyze overall OCS program activities. Specific examples include: • Conducting economic analysis to support policies for lease terms, conditions and bidding systems for individual lease sales and the 5-year program, • Structuring and updating procedures to ensure receipt of fair market value, • Designing royalty relief policies and reviewing requests for royalty relief, • Developing and maintaining economic models/databases in support of sale design, resource evaluation, post-sale operational activities, • Reviewing rejected bid appeals, and • Providing economic analysis to other Bureaus and Departments on minerals leasing policies and national energy strategies. Since 2001, the economics staff has conducted important analyses that resulted in the continuation of incentive programs for deep-water areas of the gulf and new incentives for other areas. In January 2004, DOI published a final regulation (the “Deep Gas Rule") that extends 88 Minerals Management Service 666 Offshore Minerals Management royalty relief to leases on the OCS issued before 2001 to encourage development of the remaining deep gas potential in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico. This regulatory initiative should accelerate the exploration for and production of natural gas in order to meet the Nation's near and mid-term needs (2004-2009). By bringing more natural gas onto the market, the deep shelf drilling gas incentive will reduce consumer prices and result in estimated savings of $570 million per year over the life of the incentive, and support as many as 26,000 jobs. Marine Minerals Program The Marine Minerals Program is responsible for managing all minerals on the OCS other than oil, gas, and sulfur. From 1995 to 2003, the program fulfilled every request for resources, conveying rights to nearly 20 million cubic yards of OCS sand for shore protection and coastal restoration projects — protecting billions of dollars of property. Figure 24: The picture to the left shows restoration efforts using OCS sand resources on Patrick Air Force Base near Coca Beach, Florida. Coordination with other OCS users and regulators is becoming more important as the number of new uses and conflicts grows, with mariculture, wind and wave power, artificial reefs, and fiber optic cables competing for limited space on the OCS, MMS is committed to communicating, consulting, and cooperating with many diverse stakeholders in order to build consensus while balancing national, regional, and local interests. To this end, the MMS has initiated a regional offshore sand management program to develop options and recommendations for an orderly process to manage Federal sand resources in areas of competing uses for sand and for other uses of the seafloor. The Sand Management Working Group concept, and its implementation in Louisiana, has promoted coordination and planning for the use of Federal sand among the various stakeholders and potential users. Potential problems have been identified early in the process, allowing for the collection of appropriate information needed to address these problems in a timely manner. In addition, the MMS has established cooperative agreements with fourteen coastal States to ensure exploration and evaluation of sand deposits, environmental protection, safe operations, and issue resolution for decisions regarding access to OCS marine minerals. International Activities While primarily responsible for managing mineral resources located on the Nation’s OCS in an environmentally sound and safe manner, MMS finds itself regulating an industry that has global operations. The offshore oil and gas industry routinely moves equipment, rigs and personnel from one part of the world to another in pursuit of investment opportunities. A company’s investment dollars will go where the resources are and where the regulatory regime is favorable. MMS takes an active approach to identify and become involved in international initiatives that promote better integration of safety and environmental concerns into offshore development decision-making. International activities include: Minerals Management Service - - 89 667 Offshore Minerals Management • Providing technical advice to the Department of State; • Exchanging appropriate scientific information with other offshore Nations which benefit domestic activities; and • Providing cost reimbursable technical assistance to other Nations in support of U.S. foreign policy. FY 2006 FUNDING INITIATIVES To sustain the program's successful performance into FY 2006 and beyond, OMM is proposing an increase of $1 million in Resource Evaluation enhancements, comprised of two $500,000 increase initiatives: the MONTCAR Evaluation Model initiative and the Interpretive Technologies Support initiative. Neither of these requests entails any change in FTE, and the funding requests are offset by a decrease in 3-D Visualization funding (-$610,000) within Interpretive Technologies Support. Table 43: MONTCAR Evaluation Model Initiative 2004 2005 2006 Change Enacted Enacted Request 2005 to 2006 Initiative ($000) Ö () 500 +500 FTE 0 0 () 0 Note: The above amounts do not include FY 2006 uncontrollable increases. 2005 Program: The MONTCAR evaluation model is maintained by OMM program headquarters staff and used by OCS regional personnel to develop the fair market value estimate on which MMS’s bid acceptance/rejection decisions are based. MMS bid adequacy procedures have consistently resulted in higher returns in subsequent sales for tracts that have had bids previously rejected as inadequate. Since 1983 the high bids on 500 tracts have been rejected. These tracts initially received a total of 672 bids with high bids of $550 million. When reoffered and leased these same tracts received a total of 1041 bids with high bids of nearly $1.4 billion— an increase of more than 50 percent in bidding interest and 150 percent in bonus paid. A fair market value decision is mandated by 43 U.S.C. 1344 (a) (4) and supports DOI Strategy 3, to optimize value through effective lease and permit management. In FY 2003, the latest full year with data available, the model was used to evaluate approximately 600 tracts. It was also used by MMS for policy analysis in preparing the deep water and deep gas royalty relief initiatives. A similar level of activity is expected for FY 2004 and FY 2005. Justification of 2006 Program Change (+$500K, 0 FTE): The MONTCAR evaluation model has evolved to the point where it would be easier and less costly to develop a new model rather than continuing to modify or attempting to convert the current one. MONTCAR is a proprietary mission-critical program first developed in 1973 and has since undergone many updates and improvements. It has a number of advanced features and capabilities and currently fulfills program needs. However, as the model has evolved, it has become very complex. As a result, it is difficult to modify, requiring comprehensive testing of the entire model even for what seem to be minor changes. Increasingly longer lead times are required to institute necessary changes. The model is written in FORTRAN and is not to modern programming standards, making it difficult to document. 90 Minerals Management Service 668 Offshore Minerals Management MMS’s ability to maintain this mission critical evaluation capability is becoming increasingly more at risk. Due to its proprietary nature and the requirement for rapid changes to incorporate new laws and or regulations, the model is maintained by in-house personnel. The Government staff is aging with the two essential individuals well past retirement eligibility. Challenges in documenting the system serve as obstacles in effective succession planning. Even if contractors were used, most are unwilling to tackle such a complex system written in a soon-obsolete programming language. The $500,000 MONTCAR Evaluation Model initiative will fund a contracting effort to develop a new evaluation model. During the development process, MMS personnel will work closely with contractors to ensure that MMS needs are met and to develop complete familiarity with the new program. This joint effort will assure that MMS retains the flexibility to maintain and modify the new model within the short timeframes often required, or to contract for more extensive or longer term enhancements. The end result will be easier revisions, better documentation, and a decreased learning curve for new staff or contractors. - Deferring implementation of a new model beyond FY 2006 will result in a continuation of documentation and maintenance problems, slower response times, increased exposure to the risk of introducing errors during model revisions, and continued reliance on an experienced but aging workforce. Failure to expeditiously replace the existing MONTCAR model may ultimately result in delaying lease sales and/or jeopardizing our ability to determine and ensure receipt of fair market value, potentially leading to a significant loss in bonus receipts to the government. Table 44: Interpretive Technologies Support & 3-D Visualization Room Funding 2004 2005 2006 Change Enacted Enacted Request 2005 to 2006 Interpretive Tech. Support ($000) 0 1, 193 1,693 +500 3-D Visualization Room Funding($000) 0 750 140 -6}{) Note: The above amounts do not include FY 2006 uncontrollable increases. 2005 Program: To meet the increasing challenges of exploration and development in frontier areas, industry has developed new technologies. Major technological advancements include 3-D depth migrated geophysical data, which provides imaging of complex structures, and 4-D and 4- C seismic geophysical data, which respectively allow the geoscientist to compare reservoir property changes over time and use different components of the seismic wavelet to analyze the reservoir. The GIT workstation image below shows well paths and producing formations. All critical MMS resource evaluation decisions, including resource assessments, reserve estimations, fair market value determinations, field determinations and new producible lease determinations will increasingly rely on industry data obtained from these cutting-edge technologies. Geological Interpretive Tools (GIT) software uses these data to image complex structures like the top and base of salt deposits and to identify subtle stratigraphic relationships within the sediments. GIT software was implemented in MMS in December 1993 and has been routinely Minerals Management Service 91 669 Offshore Minerals Management used in support of mission goals since 1995. When combined with the data obtained from the aforementioned cutting-edge technologies, GIT allows MMS to maintain technological parity with industry and ensures the accuracy and improved quality of interpretation, which creates better evaluations and estimates. Figure 25: Example of imaging of salt deposits with Geological Interpretive Tools (GIT) software. In 2005, MMS requested an increase of $1.9 million for Interpretive Technologies. The interpretive technologies proposal included the addition of program technology enhancements, including the 3-D Visualization Room ($750,000), and support functions, which included Geological Interpretive Tools (GIT) Training ($200,000), a Digital Well Log Contract ($543,000), and a Seismic Data Management Contract ($450,000). The use of advanced interpretive technologies supports DOI Strategy 3, to optimize value through effective lease and permit management. Justification of 2006 Program Change (-$610K, 0 FTE): MMS's FY 2005 President's Budget contains a $750,000 request to build a collaborative 3-D visualization room in the Gulf of Mexico Region. The visualization room directly supports the President's National Energy Policy that envisions a comprehensive long-term strategy using innovative technology to produce an integrated energy, environmental, and economic policy. In FY 2005, the entire $750,000 is needed for the 3-D visualization room; however, starting in FY 2006, MMS will only require $140,000 per year to maintain the capabilities of the visualization room to a comparable level of technical competency with industry. Therefore, in FY 2006, MMS is able to return $610,000 from this project’s funding. Justification of 2006 Program Change (+$500K, 0 FTE): Recent trends toward development in ultra-deep water and production of natural gas resources from deep below existing shallow-water facilities are critical components of overall OCS oil and gas production. Near-term needs in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) region are driven largely by the increasing drilling and development in deep water and increased resource potential for the Deep Gas Play. Industry has made significant discoveries in ultra-deep water and a record number of drilling rigs are currently operating there. In a March 4, 2004 MMS News Release, Director Johnnie Burton announced that, “For the first time, 12 rigs are drilling for oil and gas in 5,000 feet of water or greater in the Gulf. This is a very important milestone which demonstrates how industry continues to focus on new frontiers.” The following chart details the increase in deepwater production as a percent of total production in the GOM. 92 Minerals Management Service 670 Offshore Minerals Management GoMocs Deepwater Production, % of Total I - } § Gas ---------is } & Oil ++-- 4 - - --4-- ---- ------ - - - - - § sº : - §§ $985 1985 ts&7 tº 33 1989 #99) #993 $992 #933 tº $995 tº 6 $997 1998 1999 2000 2003 2002 Year Figure 26: Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Deepwater Production-relative increase as a percentage of total production. Production from deep wells on existing leases in the shallow water Gulf is one of the most attractive sources of additional natural gas to help meet the near- and mid-term energy needs of the nation. New data and a better understanding of the deep gas potential due to recent discoveries have led the MMS to increase the resource estimate to up to 55 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas for the Deep Gas Play. Revised estimates are based partly on new seismic data acquired and processed using the latest technology to improve imaging at increased sub-surface depths. “We believe significant gas resources exist, more than three miles deep, below existing shallow-water platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. This is a technological frontier, but can be accessed from existing infrastructure.” - R. M. “Johnnie” Burton MMS Director Interpretive technologies improve the MMS’s ability to assess and evaluate resources on the OCS. The effective evaluation of OCS resources is critical to assuring that the Treasury and the public receive fair market value for the resources over which MMS holds stewardship and to ensure that resource conservation issues are appropriately addressed in development decisions, Uninformed or inadequately informed decisions on the sale and development of offshore leases can potentially cost the Treasury and the public millions of dollars in lost revenues and decreases in domestic oil and gas production. The interpretive technology enhancements will allow MMS evaluators to maintain their technological competence and ensure the accuracy of our processes for reservoir analysis and tract evaluation. The Interpretive Technologies Support initiative will fund additional geophysical data acquisition ($270K), an additional data management contractor ($120K), technical training to maintain credibility and expertise ($60K), and a cooperative development program for geologists and engineers ($50K). These components of the initiative are described below, G&G Data Acquisition: The existing G&G budget, which has remained flat at $2.29 million for a number of years, is inadequate to deal with the increased demands for data in ultra-deep water Minerals Management Service - 93 671 Offshore Minerals Management and deep shelf areas. Without the funding increase, MMS will be unable to maintain the current quality of our evaluations with respect to industry. Geophysical data is a primary resource for the Gulf Region and is needed to meet program objectives for fair market value, field determinations, conservation of resources and to properly assess the resource potential of these areas. Through a combination of in-house expertise and outside consultants, MMS is enabling its geoscientists to establish and use a database of geochemical data using key wells in the area and interpretation of company reports. To address certain other key issues, it may be necessary to borrow well cuttings and to acquire gas or fluid samples from operators so that outside laboratories can provide analyses. An additional $270,000 is requested to meet these geophysical data and geologic Studies needs. Geological Interpretive Data Management Contractor: In FY 2003, MMS received funding for three data management contract positions to collect, process, distribute, and archive technical data and records regarding wells and geologic/geophysical evaluations derived from industry exploration and production activities. These positions were immediately used to manage the existing eight terabytes of online data. Even with these resources, there remains a backlog of interpretive data. One additional contractor is required to effectively manage the large volumes of interpretive data, and incorporate these data into current geologic evaluation procedures. Technical Geologic Training: There is an increased need for technical geologic training to maintain the credibility and expertise of the MMS staff. Additional funding is needed to allow employees to attend professional conferences to compare latest techniques and theories and to train less-experienced staff members. Cooperative Development Program for Geologists and Engineers: In order to recruit minority students in geology and engineering and ensure capable future employees who can work effectively with advanced technology, the MMS seeks to develop formal programs with colleges and universities. These funds would allow MMS to participate in a multi-agency cooperative with Fort Valley State University in Georgia. Without the tools provided through this proposed funding, MMS will be compromised in its ability to maintain technological competence, to improve the quality of our analyses and interpretations, and to continue to ensure optimal value for America’s mineral assets. Table 45: Reduction in Funding for the Center for Marine Resources and Environmental Technology 2004 2005 2006 Change Enacted Enacted Request 2005 to 2006 Initiative ($000) 790 900 () -900 FTE () 0 () () Note: The above amounts do not include FY 2006 uncontrollable increases, The FY 2006 budget request for the Resource Evaluation Subactivity is $28,682,000 and 221 FTE, a net program decrease of $884,000 and no FTE from the FY 2005 enacted level. 94 Minerals Management Service 672 Offshore Minerals Management The Center for Marine Resources and Environmental Technology (CMRET) was reauthorized under the Marine Minerals Resources Research Act of 1996, and placed under oversight of the Department of the Interior. The Minerals Management Service manages the program. The mission of the CMRET at the University of Mississippi is to conduct research on the exploration and extraction of minerals from the seabed of the Gulf of Mexico. The CMRET in Mississippi was funded in the amount of $0.9 million in FY 2005. MMS recognizes the importance of the investigations and technological development that this Center pursues, particularly the longer-term research. However, due to higher research priorities for conventional oil and gas exploration and extraction, MMS is proposing to eliminate CMRET funding in FY 2006. Table 46: Reduction in Funding for the Marine Minerals Technology Center 2004 2005 2006 Change Enacted Enacted Request 2005 to 2006 Initiative ($000) 790 900 {} –900 FTE 0 () () 0 Note: The above amounts do not include FY 2006 uncontrollable increases, The FY 2006 budget request for the Resource Evaluation Subactivity is $28,682,000 and 221 FTE, a net program decrease of $884,000 and no FTE from the FY 2005 enacted level. The Marine Minerals Technology Center (MMTC) was reauthorized under the Marine Minerals Resources Research Act of 1996, and placed under oversight of the Department of the Interior. The Minerals Management Service manages the program. The mission of the MMTC at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks is to conduct research on the exploration and extraction of minerals from the seabed of the continental shelves and deep ocean basins of the arctic region. The MMTC in Alaska was funded in the amount of $0.9 million in FY 2005. MMS recognizes the importance of the investigations and technological development that this Center pursues, particularly the longer-term research. However, due to higher research priorities for conventional oil and gas exploration and extraction, MMS is proposing to eliminate funding in FY 2006. Minerals Management Service 95 673 Offshore Minerals Management Table 47: OMM Program Performance Summary – Resource Evaluation Subactivity Measures 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 | Change | 2008 Actual Actual Actual Plan Plan 2005-2006 Target Resource Use (Energy) Strategy 3: Optimize value through effective management. Maintain the ratio of 1.8 to 1 2.4 to 1 1.9 to 1 TBD ł.8 1.8 Maintain 1.8 (+/-0.4) of accepted high bids (+/- 0.4) (+/- 0.4) (+/- 0.4) to MMS' estimated value to I to { to 1 (NK) Percent of high bids accepted *57% *57% 63% 60%: 65% +5% 65% or rejected within 60 days (PART) Comment: This measure tracks timeliness of bid evaluation, impacting both industry access to the OCS and federal receipt of funds. By regulation, 100% will be completed within 120 days. Targets here are for lease-sales with fewer than 600 tracts receiving bids. * 1997-2003 basefine = 57%. Percentage of tracts with high *44% *44% 57% 50% 50%. Maintain 50% bids rejected in the previous lease-sale receiving acceptable high bids at the planning area's next lease-sale (PART) Comment: This measure tracks the effect of MMS bid adequacy procedures on bidding and serves as a validation of MMS Fair Market Valuation. During the 1997-2002 Program, MMS bid adequacy procedures resulted in a net gain of $236 MM in bonus bids. *1997–2002 baseline = 44%. Resource Use (Non-Energy) Strategy 1: Provide access to and incentives for production. issue X % of sand and gravel 100% 100% NA 100% 100% Maintain 100% leases within 30 days of (2 leases) (3 leases) 0 leases (estimated (estimated receipt of the formal request 4 leases) 4 leases) with final lease terms (NK) Comment: Expect 3–4 leases per year to be issued Measures 2002 2003 | 2004 2005 2006 | Change 2008 Actual Actual Plan Pian Plan 2005-2006 Target Primary Outputs Contributing to this Subaetivity Blockſ"Fracts Assessed or 8,767 7,731 19,858 38,800 8,000 See 8,800 Evaluated” Commerit Sand and Gravel Leases issued | 2 3 **0 4 4 Maintain 4 * This figure is generally approximately 8,000 but fluctuates significantly due to the large number of blocks that may be covered in a single geologic assessment (such as the FY 2004 North Aleutian Basin regional study of over 5,000 blocks), The substantial increase projected for FY 2005 is due to studies related to the National Resource Assessment. **Lease issuance deferred due to changes in borrow site locations and design. 96 • Minerals Management Service 674 Offshore Minerals Management FY 2006 BUDGET REQUEST Offshore Minerals Management Regulatory Subactivity Table 48: Overview of the Regulatory Request FY 2004 FY 2005 || FY 2006 || Change Actual Estimate | Budget from (Enacted) (Enacted) | Request FY 2005 tº e ($000) 49,465 51,516 51,766 ().5% Regulatory Subactivity FTE 336 336 334 -0.6% * ($000) 12,079 12,573 14,178 +1,605 Deepwater Helicopter Safety FTE 0 {} {} {} Offshore Technology ($000) 400 1,000 400 -600 Research Center FTE {} 0. 0 {} * ... ($000) * - 1,000 0 -i,000 Hurricane Ivan Studies FTE {} () 0 {} Closure of Santa Maria, CA District ($000) 514 514 150 -364 Office FTE 5 5 3 -2 Uncontrollables ($000) * - -- 609 +609 PROGRAM OVERVIEW On behalf of the Nation, the MMS regulates over 8,000 leases and 4,000 offshore oil and gas platforms on 40 million acres of the OCS. The OMM program works to ensure that mineral development activities are conducted in a safe and environmentally sound manner, with safety being a prerequisite of all activity on the OCS, now and in the future. The MMS continually seeks operational improvements that will reduce the risks to offshore personnel and to the environment, and constantly re-evaluates procedures and regulations to stay abreast of technological advances that will ensure safe and clean operations. As steward of the Nation’s OCS minerals, MMS provides for the conservation of our valuable mineral resources by avoiding loss, preventing waste, and ensuring the ultimate recovery of mineral resources. Conservation of oil and gas resources is an integral part of the Nation's energy policy and a primary objective for the MMS regulatory program. To promote conservation objectives, MMS uses its regulatory authorities to require certain actions by operators and design financial or other lease term provisions to promote the ultimate recovery of minerals from a lease. The MMS continues to face challenges about how to increase production from existing OCS leases in order to meet the energy demands of our nation. The current royalty relief program can provide important incentives for new leases and pre-1996 leases in the deepwater GOM, all leases in shallow water with deep gas reservoirs, and for “end of life” leases. In addition, MMS is exploring strategies to prolong production from mature fields and to encourage operators to fully develop lease reserves. Minerals Management Service 97 675 Offshore Minerals Management Strategic Initiatives In addition to the Regulatory base program, which funds the majority of Regulatory functions, MMS’s Offshore Steering Committee has developed strategic initiatives that will serve as direction for the Offshore Program through 2008. The 21 Strategies document describes issues, outlines desired outcomes, and lays out tactical plans. The OMM has established six Regulatory program priorities that will best advance MMS’s performance in meeting its multiple statutory and policy responsibilities to promote safe and environmentally sound operations and enhance responsible use and conservation of entrusted national resources. These program priorities include: Establish conservation strategies – OMM is working to develop policies, regulations and guidelines that provide clear direction to operators about what conservation actions MMS will require, what analysis will be undertaken when evaluating requests, and which activities will be prohibited, in order to avoid loss, prevent waste, and ensure the ultimate recovery of the Nation’s valuable OCS minerals. Develop and implement a plan for decommissioning Pacific OCS facilities – OMM is developing a strategy to ensure safe and environmentally sound decommissioning, involving close coordination with State and local governments. Develop and implement an aging infrastructure plan – To ensure offshore infrastructure components (wells, platforms, and pipelines) remain in safe and useful condition, OMM will establish an Aging Infrastructure Plan to include mechanisms for assessing and maintaining MMS-regulated infrastructure on the OCS. Establish a comprehensive and efficient pipeline safety program – OMM will review and update pipeline safety requirements under Subpart J of the regulations, and investigate possible new program initiatives for a comprehensive Pipeline Safety Program that will be compatible with Department of Transportation pipeline regulations and include e-Gov reengineering of applications and permits. Develop and implement a new MMS/U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) - OMM will work with the USCG to revise the existing MOU with the goal of eliminating inconsistencies in regulatory enforcement; minimizing duplicative work activities; developing new methodology to help expedite new, and effect revisions to, subject-specific engineering/technical and policy agreements; and improving overall safety of operations on the OCS. Provide a leadership role in the International Regulators’ community – OMM will expand the scope and impact of its international program and the International Regulators’ Forum (IRF) and, through the IRF, develop a common set of international performance measures and an international incident database. 98 Minerals Management Service 676 Offshore Minerals Management MMS/USCG Memorandum of Understanding to be Implemented On September 30, 2004, the MMS and USCG signed a new MOU which is now in the implementation phase. The document details how the two agencies will work together to regulate oil and gas activities on the OCS, keeping pace with an industry facing rapidly evolving technologies and the ongoing adoption of new engineering standards. The two agencies also signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), under a new protocol for the creation of subject- specific technical, engineering, and policy agreements. The MOA represents the first of a number of agreements to be prepared on topics such as deepwater ports, accident investigations, fixed platforms, mobile offshore drilling units, and oil spill response. MMS Assists USCG and MARAD in processing applications for offshore ports Since the Department of Transportation received the first application for a deepwater port in the OCS, MMS has been actively assisting the USCG and the Maritime Administration (MARAD) in the processing of applications for the first offshore ports designed for the importation of liquefied natural gas. Given the requirements set forth in the OCSLA and the Deepwater Ports Act, MMS is working collaboratively with the MARAD and the USCG to establish needed policies and procedures for the application and permitting processes. In assisting in the review and approval of deepwater ports in the OCS, it is the goal of the MMS to maintain the integrity of safety and environmental protection efforts currently in effect in the OCS, while at the same time minimizing impacts to domestic offshore energy programs. Deepwater port activities in the OCS continue to accelerate. Thus far, MARAD has issued licenses for two deepwater ports, one of which will be in operation by the summer of 2005. Six additional applications are in various stages of review, with pressure to advance and approve the applications being felt through the mandated 356-day review/approval schedule. Additional applications are expected to be submitted in 2005. Throughout the application review process, MMS continues to question and assess the impacts of deepwater ports on offshore safety, legal rights of existing leaseholders, and infrastructure, and is facilitating regular meetings with USCG, MARAD, and DOT staff to establish policies and procedures that will ensure that OCS operations, safety, and environmental protection are not impugned by the installation and operation of deepwater ports. The Regulatory subactivity funds two program elements that work to assure safe and clean operations on the OCS: 1) the Regulation of Operations program and 2) the Technology Assessment and Research (TAR) program, supporting DOI’s End Outcome Goal to “Protect Lives, Resources, and Property” as well as DOI Strategy 2 to “Enhance responsible use management practices.” Key indicators of performance include the number of fatalities and serious injuries reported in the OCS workforce. The Regulation of Operations program oversees all aspects of offshore activities, from exploration and development to production and decommissioning. The TAR program supports research associated with operational safety and pollution prevention, working with academia, private firms, and government agencies to assess safety-related technologies and to perform applied research specific to operations in the OCS environment. Minerals Management Service 99 677 Offshore Minerals Management Within its Activity-Based Costing system, OMM tracks a number of outputs (including Accident Investigations Completed, Civil Penalty Cases Approved, and Production Components Inspected) that provide the ability to assign the full cost of regulatory activities, as well as proportional shares of program support and general administrative costs. REGULATION OF OPERATIONS PROGRAM Table 49: Overview of the Regulation of Operations Budget Request FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 | Change Actual Estimate Budget from (Enacted) (Enacted) || Request FY 2005 Regulations of Operations ($000) 48,580 49,546 50,896 +2.7% Program FTE 336 336 334 -0.6% Deepwater Helicopter Safety eº º as: 14, r; +1 *: t ... ($000) ** 1,000 0 -1,000 Hurricane Ivan Studies FTE 0 0 {} 0. Closure of Santa Maria, CA ($000) 514 514 150 -364 District Office FTE 5 5 3 -2 Offshore Technology ($000) {} 600 0 -600 Research Center FTE {} 0 O O Uncontrollables ($000) --> *- 609 +609 The MMS’s comprehensive management program of mineral operations on the OCS ensures that mineral operations on the OCS are conducted in a safe and environmentally sound manner. The foundation of this program is a set of regulations that govern all aspects of offshore mineral activities, from engineering specifications for offshore facilities to training requirements for OCS workers. The MMS continually reviews these regulations to update and revise them, ensuring that they include the most effective requirements for safety and environmental protection on the OCS. Approximate Distribution of Regulation of Operations Spending by Activity Supported 11% 34% Bº Inspections & Investigations 21% | Plan & Permit Reviews D Conservation & Reservoir Mgmt. [] Other 34%— Figure 27: Distribution of Regulation of Operations Spending 100 Minerals Management Service 678 Offshore Minerals Management Review of OCS Plans and Permits Reviews of plans and permits help to ensure that all OCS operators comply with regulatory standards and specific lease stipulations. The MMS performs detailed technical and environmental reviews of plans and permits for exploration, development, and production on OCS lands, as well as permits for other activities such as the installation of pipelines. The ongoing effort by MMS to develop performance-based operating regulations is expected to generate an increasing number of operator requests for approval of alternative compliance programs. Prior to making approval decisions on alternative compliance, MMS must assess the alternatives to ensure they provide equal or greater protection than the regulatory requirements they would replace. The MMS will be required to commit a substantial and increasing amount of resources to these assessments in order to evaluate an operator's alternative, verify adherence, and determine its effectiveness. An increase in operational activity translates into a substantial increase in requests for approval of plans, permits and other related operations. Inspections and Investigations The OCS Lands Act amendments mandate that annual inspections be performed on each permanent structure and drilling rig that conducts drilling, completion, or workover operations. Safety is a priority for both MMS staff and for the operations that occur under MMS licenses, and onsite facility inspections and enforcement actions are important components of MMS's safety program. The Bureau conducts thousands of inspections each year to prevent offshore accidents and spills. Under a new regulation, the MMS, as part of the Fixed Platform Self Inspection Program, is now authorized to inspect USCG-regulated safety items on fixed facilities. MMS inspection staff are now conducting approximately 2,000 such inspections on manned and unmanned facilities every six months. Inspections of all oil and gas operations on the OCS are performed annually to examine safety equipment designed to prevent blowouts, fires, spills, and other major accidents. In FY 2003, MMS inspectors completed over 22,000 inspections in the Gulf of Mexico alone. Figure 28: In FY 2003, MMS personnel in the Gulf of Mexico Region logged over 5500 helicopter hours. In fact, MMS inspects drilling and production facilities on the OCS using both scheduled and unannounced inspections. Annual inspections are conducted on all platforms, but more frequent inspections may be conducted to focus on operators with a poor performance record, follow-up on previous inspection findings, and foster a climate of safe operations. The MMS has developed a sampling program that allows inspectors to conduct an inspection using a random statistical sampling of facility equipment and achieve a 95 percent assurance that the entire facility complies with the regulations. Further, the MMS and other agencies, such as the USCG, investigate accidents that result in loss of life, serious injuries, major fires, damage to facilities, and major spillages in order to identify causes and prevent future similar incidents. Where appropriate, Federal agencies including MMS, pursue civil and criminal penalty actions against Minerals Management Service 101 679 Offshore Minerals Management those in violation of Federal regulations, especially those violations that result in injuries, loss of life, and damage to environmental resources. The Bureau also conducts aerial surveillance of critical assets. To ensure that operators are prepared to respond to an oil spill from their facility, MMS reviews and approves oil spill response plans for all operators seaward of the coastline. In the process of plan review, MMS requires that spill management team members are trained, that the operator has planned for a worst-case discharge scenario, and that a contract is in place which will allow prompt access to oil spill equipment and personnel during a spill. To test an operator's plan, training, and preparedness, MMS conducts over 40 unannounced oil spill drills per year, and gauges their preparedness against guidelines set forth in the National Preparedness Response and Exercise Program. When incidents do occur, MMS closely monitors and analyzes incident-related data to understand the causes and contributing factors. Examination of long-term trends indicates that the safety and environmental record of the offshore industry has dramatically improved over the last 50 years. Regulations currently require operators to notify MMS of fatalities, serious injuries, fires, explosions, and losses of well control associated with mineral operations on an OCS lease. The MMS uses this information to identify actions that can be taken to prevent ſectiſpenCC. The major incident investigation reports are published on MMS Regional websites, and MMS advises operators and lessees of safety concerns, that have been identified in incident analyses and investigations, through the publication of Safety Alerts. In addition to using incident data to identify safety concerns related to OCS operations, these data are also used as a component for evaluating the performance of individual companies and industry as a whole. In FY 2004, OCS operators reported 3 fatalities and 29 serious injuries. By comparison, the annual average over the previous 5-year period (the performance baseline) was 7 fatalities and 25 serious injuries. The most significant factor in the reduction of fatalities from FY 2003 to FY 2004 has been the decrease in fatal helicopter incidents where the helicopter was on either approach to or taking off from an OCS facility, or where the helicopter made impact with an OCS facility. There were none of these incidents in FY 2004 compared to 5 fatalities resulting from such incidents during FY 2003. This is still an important area of concern for MMS because serious helicopter incidents have continued to occur while helicopters are in-flight. These incidents are not counted in the performance measure, because MMS has no direct or indirect regulatory function when helicopters are in-flight. Nevertheless, the Bureau continues to work with industry and other regulators on this important safety issue. Data for FY 2004 shows 29 serious injuries reported by OCS operators. By comparison, the annual average over the previous 5-year period (the performance baseline) was 25. Many of the serious injuries involved material-handling equipment, pipe-handling equipment, and lifting operations associated with cranes. The MMS has recently worked with the American Petroleum Institute to modify existing industry standards to include additional requirements for crane equipment and training. The Bureau has also adopted these standards and has included the requirements of these new standards in its inspection program. In addition, MMS is addressing 102 Minerals Management Service 680 Offshore Minerals Management these and other areas of safety concern by considering regulatory options for requiring operators to incorporate new procedures in their safety and environmental management practices. These procedures relate to five important areas -- hazards analysis, operating procedures, management of change, safety analysis, and mechanical integrity. Incident investigations and data have shown these areas to be important areas to focus on for improved safety. These areas were the subject of a recent MMS/industry workshop, and MMS is preparing Advanced Notices of Proposed Rulemaking to request comments on the best way to address these and other important areas to enhance the safety of OCS operations. OCS Infrastructure Security In FY 2004, the MMS increased its focus on improving OCS security awareness and prevention measures and provided a similar emphasis to response and recovery. Preventing a security incident from occurring is far more cost-effective than simply reducing the costs of post-incident response and recovery. The MMS entered into a 2-year agreement with the Naval Engineering Facilities Center, Port Hueneme, CA, to develop security awareness training for all MMS personnel that routinely go offshore. The Gulf Safety Committee and Pacific stakeholders representing Federal, State and industry interests actively participated in this project, which is designed to improve offshore safety by increasing security awareness, and vigilance. The MMS and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) worked closely to refine and update the list of critical OCS oil and gas facilities. In FY 2005, the Naval Engineering Facilities Center will complete its 2-year effort with MMS to study potential security threats to offshore oil and gas infrastructures and will provide security awareness training to all MMS personnel that routinely go offshore. The Navy will begin the training by mid-summer 2005. Additional training will be provided to selected employees on the new National Response Plan, including anticipated improvement to the National Incident Management System, and other information related to the MMS Oil Spill Program and emergency management. In FY 2006, MMS will continue to work with the USCG, industry, and other appropriate federal and state agencies to improve offshore security awareness and continue to analyze OCS infrastructure security. Promoting Pipeline Safety The oil and gas pipelines on the OCS have not experienced catastrophic accidents or failures. However, MMS has concerns about the integrity and failure potential of some older offshore pipeline systems and about ocean pollution from third party-related pipeline accidents, Additionally, as industry moves into deeper water and, potentially, into Arctic areas, there is a continued need to focus on the technology needed to design, build, and maintain safe and reliable pipelines suitable to these extreme environments and conditions. The MMS will address these issues through a comprehensive and integrated approach that includes regulatory revision, continued research, government reengineering (to promote efficiency through e-Gov initiatives), and new program development. The long-term goal is to develop and implement a proactive and comprehensive regulatory program to promote the continued integrity of offshore pipelines, Minerals Management Service }{}3 681 Offshore Minerals Management further reduce the potential for pipeline leaks and failures, and further protect life, property, and sensitive environmental resources. Hurricane Ivan The 2004 hurricane season was an especially active one. Hurricanes Charley, Frances, and Ivan devastated the coastlines of Florida and brought severe weather to the Gulf. Because of the potential impact of hurricanes and tropical storms on oil and gas production facilities, the oil industry and MMS work together to make sure that workers are safe and pollution event risks are minimized. In the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan, few of the 4,000 platforms or the 17 rigs working in the Gulf sustained major damage. To minimize potential damage from storms, structures are now required to be designed to withstand a 100-year storm event. Nonessential personnel are evacuated early and all others leave before the wind and seas make transport impossible. Producing wells are shut down through the use of valves on platforms and at the well heads. Industry is required to have safety valves both at the surface of the well and subsurface to reduce the potential for an oil spill or gas leak. Of the 33,000 miles of pipeline, only a few leaks were initially reported, but several pipelines were later found to have significant damage. Although the amount of structural damage was relatively minor, the impacts on production were significant. Even by early October, three weeks after the storm, approximate daily production of 471,000 barrels of oil and 1.7 million cubic feet of natural gas were still shut in. Despite the fury of Ivan, there were no reports of any injuries, fatalities, or significant pollution associated with offshore facilities-a significant tribute to the programs in place for safeguarding life, property, and the environment. Safety and Environmental Management Program (SEMP) Most offshore oil and gas incidents can be traced to human error or poorly organized operations. The MMS encourages OCS operators to use a companywide Safety and Environmental Management Program (SEMP) plan to organize their activities to minimize risks to workers and the environment. The SEMP is a tool for integrating and managing OCS operations to effectively address such important safety factors as: • conducting safety and environmental reviews; assuring the quality and integrity of critical equipment; establishing safe work practices; training workers; and responding to emergencies. : The OCS Performance Measures Project serves as a gauge to determine the effectiveness of SEMP implementation on the OCS. The MMS, the U.S. Coast Guard, and representatives of the OCS oil and gas industry developed a suite of consensus formulas for gauging the industry's safety and environmental performance. These formulas use safety and environmental information voluntarily submitted to the MMS by OCS operators to calculate indices which enable each operator to compare their performance with industry benchmarks. 104 Minerals Management Service 682 Offshore Minerals Management Operator Performance Reviews The MMS conducts Annual Performance Reviews (APR) of each operator. The APR process captures compliance and accident information gathered through the OCS Inspection Program and weights that information to arrive at a final Operator Safety Index for each operator. The Bureau meets with those operators performing at the highest levels to solicit ideas for best operating practices. With the operator's concurrence, MMS shares these success stories with others through workshops, conferences, and other safety-related meetings. Civil Penalties and Operator Disqualification The MMS OCS Civil Penalties Program is designed to encourage compliance with OCS statutes and regulations through the pursuit, assessment, and collection of civil penalties and referrals for the consideration of criminal penalties. If an operator exhibits excessively poor, dangerous, or threatening performance, the MMS can assess a civil penalty. Violations that cause or pose a threat of serious, irreparable, or immediate harm to human life, property, or the environment are those types of violations that are reviewed for civil penalty. Since 1995, MMS has collected over $13 million in such penalties. The Bureau will take steps to correct such behavior and may place an operator on probation. However, should the operator continue to perform poorly, MMS may disqualify a company from operating a facility or all facilities on the OCS. The disqualification process provides a structured process to remove operators that are a threat to the safety of life and the environment. TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT AND RESEARCH (TAR) Table 50: Overview of the Technology Assessment and Research Program Request FY 2004 || FY 2005 | FY 2006 || Change Actual Estimate | Budget from (Enacted) (Enacted) | Request FY 2005 Technology Assessment and ($000) 885 1,985 88S -55% Research Program FTE {} () {} 0% The TAR program addresses technological issues associated with oil and gas operations, ranging from the drilling of exploratory wells in search of new reserves to the removal of platforms and related production facilities once reserves have been depleted. Although our research efforts may involve any aspect of oil and gas operations, particular attention is given to drilling, workover, production, completions, structures, pipelines, decommissioning, human factors/risk assessment, and measurement operations. The TAR Program directly responds to one of the government-wide President's Management Agenda initiatives: Research and Development. The TAR Program performs applied research in regulatory technologies to ensure safe, pollution-free operations and conducts applied research in the prevention of oil pollution and the improvement of oil spill response and clean-up. Minerals Management Service 105 683 Offshore Minerals Management Figure 29: Na Kika-Gulf of Mexico Region Floating Production Facility The expansion of industry operations into the deepwater areas of the Gulf of Mexico presents significant technological challenges to industry and MMS. The industry is focused upon the development of new concepts, operational procedures, production facilities, and transportation facilities to meet the physical and economic challenges created by the operating environments of water depths between 3,000 to 10,000 feet. In many cases, custom designs are being developed that employ new materials and unique operating characteristics, all of which need to be independently verified by MMS to ensure safety of operations and protection of the environment. The first commercial development of oil discoveries on the Federal portions of the Beaufort Sea offshore Alaska also present special challenges to the TAR program – particularly the forces that sea ice applies to surface structures (i.e., drilling or production facilities) and pipelines. Meanwhile, existing platforms and pipelines continue to age, and MMS is increasingly concerned with ensuring the integrity of these older facilities. If not properly maintained, offshore facilities and components will age at an accelerated rate both externally, due to the corrosive salt-water environment, and internally, due to the acidic/caustic nature of some produced well fluids. In order to manage offshore infrastructure in a safe and fully functional condition, it is important to properly protect and maintain wells, platforms, and pipelines through sound engineering standards and rigorous inspection. The MMS sponsors research to corrector reverse problematic aging events and is working closely with industry to ensure the continued safety of OCS facilities, workers, and the environment. As platforms and associated production facilities reach the end of their useful lives—as is currently happening in the Gulf of Mexico and offshore Southern California-decommissioning and removal are required. The MMS and industry are jointly funding multi-year research projects to assess the optimal means of decommissioning and removing these facilities. In fact, it is broadly recognized that participation in joint projects is the most effective and efficient means to leverage available funds and disseminate research findings. Therefore, participation in jointly funded projects with industry, other Federal and State agencies, academia, and international regulatory organizations has become an important mechanism for TAR. In FY 2005, the TAR program co-funded fifteen projects with other organizations. Due to the many benefits that MMS has experienced through co-funded research, the TAR program will continue to seek opportunities to leverage research dollars through joint projects for new engineering studies and conservation research. 106 Minerals Management Service 684 Offshore Minerals Management FY 2006 FUNDING REQUESTS The FY 2006 budget request for the Regulatory Subactivity is $51,766,000 and 334 FTE, a net program increase of $250,000 and a reduction of 2 FTE from the FY 2005 enacted level. Table 51: Deepwater Helicopter Safety Initiative 2004 2005 2006 Change Enacted Enacted Request 2005 to 2006 Initiative ($000) 12,079 12,573 14, 178 +1,605 - FTE 0 {) 0 0 Note: The above amounts do not include FY 2006 uncontrollable increases. To sustain the inspection program's successful performance into FY 2006 and beyond, MMS is proposing an increase for the Regulatory subactivity, the Deepwater Helicopter Safety initiative (+$1,605 million). This request requires no additional FTE. 2005 Program: MMS inspectors visit offshore oil and gas facilities in order to conduct mandatory inspections and ensure compliance with MMS regulations. The Bureau also performs inspections on behalf of the USCG and the Environmental Protection Agency, and coordinates with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to transport their inspectors so they may review the licensees under their jurisdiction. The FY 2005 President’s Budget includes approximately $12.6 million to fund MMS’’ helicopter contracts. The GOMR contract leases 14 single-engine helicopters that are suitable to reach the approximately 8,000 leases, 4,000 producing facilities, and 900 drilling sites in the GOMR annually. In FY 2004, the MMS conducted a GOMR Aviation Program Evaluation. During FY 2005, MMS will address action items and deficiencies identified during the evaluation, including a recommendation to analyze the MMS mission requirements relating to aviation for the overali inspection program, with particular emphasis on deepwater areas. The evaluation included a review of seat occupancy rates to ensure that MMS maximizes the use of leased aircraft. Justification of 2006 Program Change (+$1,605,000, 0 FTE): An additional $1,605,000 is needed to ensure that MMS can safely meet its regulatory inspection requirements in FY 2006. The private sector continues to move farther offshore to conduct operations. In the last three years, the private sector has announced seven new major discoveries in the ultra-deep water areas (7,500 feet of water or greater). These discoveries have been followed by the filing of additional plans of exploration in the ultra-deep water areas and will soon require that appraisal, delineation and development wells be drilled in proximity to the discovery, all of which require MMS inspections. MMS believes this trend will continue to accelerate as the industry is employing an all time record number of drilling rigs in these water depths and new leasing activity remains strong. In the 2003 lease sales for the Central and Western Gulf, there were 148 new blocks leased in water depths of 5,000 feet or greater. Minerals Management Service } 07 685 Offshore Minerals Management Figure 30: Location of ultra-deep water tracts in the Gulf of Mexico. §º 㺠Distance to Leases in Water Depth > 5000ft Typically, ultra-deep water areas are 100 to 200 miles offshore (see Figure 30). Single engine helicopters, such as those currently contracted by MMS, have a range of 125 miles from base that allows enough fuel to return to the shoreline with an acceptable safety margin without refueling. Offshore fueling stations have allowed MMS to perform its mandated inspections safely. The current budgetary funding for fuel and helicopters is inadequate to meet the demands brought about by the increasing movement to ultra-deepwater. The more frequent and longer flying distances to these facilities will increase fuel costs and can potentially require larger helicopters to reach isolated locations. Without additional helicopter funding in FY 2006, MMS will be unable to achieve our inspection goals of conducting an annual inspection for each production facility and monthly inspections for deepwater drilling platforms. In response to the private sector's trend to develop resources farther offshore and in deeper water, MMS is considering aviation-contracting options for its deepwater inspection strategy. Transportation of inspection personnel to deepwater facilities involves increased flight times, potentially new water survival scenarios, additional personal protective equipment, and other logistical and safety issues. The requested increase will address FY 2006 needs only. Needs beyond FY 2006 will be factored into a new 5-year aviation contract. The current GOM aviation contract expires at the end of FY 2006. The Bureau has an inter/intra agency agreement with the National Business Center’s Aviation Management Directorate (AMD) to provide oversight, coordination, and aviation procurement to support our aviation management program. The MMS begins working with the AMD about one year prior to the end of the current contract in order to finalize the new contract and ensure that the proper aircraft will be available when the new contract takes effect. Due to increasing fuel costs and MMS’s continuing need for larger, more powerful helicopters to safely transport inspectors to deepwater installations, MMS fully expects that an increase will be needed in FY 2007 to cover the cost of this new helicopter contract. Throughout this process, MMS and AMD will strive to meet the bureau’s mission requirements for aviation in the most cost effective manner. 108 Minerals Management Service 686 Offshore Minerals Management Table 52: Closure of Santa Maria, CA District Office 2004 2005 2006 Change Enacted Enacted Request 2005 to 2006 Initiative ($000) 514 514 150 -364 FTE 5 5 3 -2 Note: The above amounts do not include FY 2006 uncontrołłable increases, 2005 Program: The Santa Maria Office is comprised of five employees – a district supervisor, a drilling engineer, a production engineer, an inspector, and one secretary. The district supervisor provides supervisory and management oversight; the drilling engineer reviews drilling permits and sundry notices, conducts drilling inspections and assists in investigations; the production engineer reviews new production equipment and changes in production systems, assists with production inspections, and manages other production-related issues; and the inspector and engineers conduct regular inspections on all 23 platforms. The secretary provides support services to the Santa Maria staff. Justification of 2006 Program Change (-$364K, -2FTE): The Santa Maria, California Office will be closed in its entirety. The services and functions now provided by the Santa Maria district office will be conducted from the Camarillo, California office. Attrition in the Santa Maria office is expected to account for a savings of 2 FTEs. Additional savings will be provided by a reduction in helicopter and operating expenses. It is expected that vacancies elsewhere in OMM will provide relocation opportunities for the remaining Santa Maria FTEs. Action will be necessary in FY 2005 to realize savings in FY 2006, - - Table 53: Reduction in Funding for the Offshore Technology Research Center 2004 2005 2006 Change Enacted Enacted Request 2005 to 2006 Initiative ($000) 400 1,000 400 -600 FTE 0 {} () 0 Note: The above amounts do not include FY 2006 uncontrollable increases, The Offshore Technology Research Center (OTRC) is a research partnership between the Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Austin, and MMS. Congressional funding for the OTRC has fluctuated from year-to-year since the partnership was first established, and it required, for many years, that MMS redirect its base funds from other program needs to comply with the Congressional mark. The funding history is shown in the Table 54 on the following page. - The MMS recognizes the importance of the investigations and technological development that this Center pursues, particularly the longer-term research. However, due to higher research priorities for conventional oil and gas exploration and extraction, MMS is proposing to eliminate funding in FY 2006. Minerals Management Service }09 687 Offshore Minerals Management Table 54: Funding History for the Offshore Technology Research Center Fiscal Congressional Congressional Funding Year Mark Funding to MMS | Shortfall 1999 900,000 900,000 0 2000 1,400,000 900,000 –$500,000 2001 1,400,000 900,000 –$500,000 2002 1,400,000 900,000 -$500,000 2003 1,400,000 900,000 –$500,000 2004 900,000 400,000 –$500,000 2005 1,000,000 1,000,000 O Table 55:Reduction in Funding for Hurricane Ivan Studies 2004 2005 2006 Change Enacted Enacted Request 2005 to 2006 Initiative ($000) 0 1,000 0 -1,000 FTE 0 {} {} 0 In September 2004, Hurricane Ivan, a full category-4 storm, moved through the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GOM) with extreme winds and large waves exceeding or matching the 100-year design criteria of the facilities in its path. Of the 4,000 offshore oil and gas facilities and 33,000 miles of pipelines in Federal waters of the GOM, approximately 150 facilities and 10,000 miles of pipelines were in the direct path of Hurricane Ivan. The MMS received a one-time increase of $1,000,000 in FY 2005 to conduct or commission several studies that will assess the actual wind, wave, and current forces that were present in Hurricane Ivan, These studies will analyze and assess the consequential damage to structures and pipelines, determine the effectiveness of current design standards and pollution-prevention systems and develop recommendations for changes to industry standards and MMS regulations, if needed. 110 Minerals Management Service 688 Offshore Minerals Management Table 56: OMM Program Performance Summary – Regulatory Subactivity Measures 2002 2003 2004 | 2005 Pian | 2006 Plan Change 2008 Actual Actual Actual 2005 - 2006 || Target End Outcome Goal Serving Communities: Protect Lives, Resources and Property Number of fatalities 7 fatalities 11 fatalities 3 fatalities Reduce from Reduce from TBD based on Reduce from among workers in DOH 5-year 5-year rolling average 5-year - - - - - average average average permitted activities (SP) (2000-2004) (2001-2005) – (2003-2007) Number of serious 21 serious 23 Serious 29 serious Reduce from | Reduce from TBD based on Reduce from injuries among workers in injuries injuries injuries º tº: £ rolling average iº. § permitted activities tº tºos, tºo, ) Primary Outputs Contributing to this Subactivity Components Inspected 69,715 65,043 67,608 66,560 66,600 +40 67,800 Plans Approved N/A l,386 1,166 },400 1,400 maintain 1,400 Permit Applications N/A 1 1,853 12,281 11,900 11,900 maintain 11,900 Approved Production Verifications N/A l 15,089 96.458 1 13,200 ! ! 3,200 maintain 113,200 Conservation N/A 28,265* 17,500 21,600 21,600 maintain 21,600 Assessments * The higher FY 2003 baseline reflects extra resources dedicated to address backlog of semi-annual well test reports. Minerals Management Service 1 if 689 Offshore Minerals Management FY 2006 BUDGET REQUEST Offshore Minerals Management Information Management Subactivity Table 57: Overview of the Information Management Request FY 2004 || FY 2005 FY 2006 | Change Actual Estimate Budget from (Enacted) (Enacted) | Request FY 2005 Information Management ($000) 25,706 29,972 30,125 +0.5% Subactivity FTE 65 74 74 0.0% Uncontrollables ($000) sº - *- 153 +}53 PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Information Management Program (IMP) provides a central foundation for the management of the large volume of information and data used in the scientific, engineering, and management activities of the OMM program. OMM has a sophisticated and valuable Information Technology (IT) infrastructure that supports data management and internal and external communications. Major systems include the Technical Information Management System (TIMS) and OCS Connect. The TIMS, the corporate database for OMM programs, uses relational database technology to bring diverse offshore information into one central system. This enables OMM's regions and headquarters to: share and combine data; standardize processes, forms, reports, and maps; enforce data integrity; promote the electronic submission of data; and reduce costs by eliminating the need for duplicate information storage and retrieval systems. OCS Connect, OMM’s e-Gov initiative, is a multi-year endeavor to reform and streamline business processes across OMM functions and phases of offshore operations. The OMM is also responsible for operating and maintaining a significant portion of the MMS network. Strategic Initiatives MMS’s Offshore Steering Committee has developed strategic initiatives that will serve as direction for the Offshore Program through 2008. The 21 Strategies document describes issues, outlines desired outcomes, and lays out tactical plans that include the implementation of the e- Government plan, obtaining certification and accreditation (C&A) for all IT systems, and implementing an IT security strategy. MMS completed full C&A for all IT systems in May of 2004. The Bureau is fully compliant with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), IT-related management control reviews have found no material weaknesses, and all systems received certification and accreditation. Security work continues to be a critical focus with the tasks of implementing the FISMA, maintaining C&A, and re-accrediting systems with major changes. The OMM maintains a complex scientific computing environment that directly supports many programmatic benefits including increased lease revenues, environmental monitoring, and engineering oversight. The rapid pace of technology improvements, particularly within the oil 112 Minerals Management Service 690 Offshore Minerals Management and gas industry, demands that IT systems be routinely replaced and refreshed. The OMM has successfully maintained a technology management and replacement program for many years. Each of OMM's major applications, local area networks, the wide area network and Enterprise systems require a high level of security to meet all Federal requirements. For each system, OMM maintains up to date Asset Valuations, System Security Plans, Security Architectures, Rules of Behavior, Continuity of Operation Plans, and Configuration Management plans in support of mandatory system Certification and Accreditation, The OMM provides annual training for general users and expanded training for systems administrators, security managers, and OMM managers. The OMM security program complies with the FISMA, OMB policy and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance, and is responsive to the President’s initiatives by preventing unauthorized access to our systems. The IMP is responsible for maintaining its share in the Bureau-wide IT shared services. A 5- year enterprise-wide budget was approved in October 2001, and has been updated and managed annually since. Currently this portion of the budget supports the Exchange (e-mail) infrastructure, the master domain infrastructure, the Systems Management Server (SMS), enterprise desktop licenses, and other enterprise wide systems. As the new OCS Connect system becomes a critical part of OMM’s business processes, the need to integrate with the remaining TIMS system will add to the system maintenance needs. The IMP funding is also used for contract support in maintaining and supporting TIMS modules during OCS Connect development that will not be transitioned to e-Gov as originally scheduled. The TIMS maintenance continues to be required to correct errors and effect small changes to meet Program needs. º To meet future mission requirements and encourage participation in the domestic OCS oil and gas program, OMM must keep pace with the increasing complexity of oil and gas operations, greater workloads, and the need for more sophisticated technical analyses and data exchange, The goals of the OCS Connect project are to provide a single point of access for OCS data, facilitate the sharing of information, ensure equity in service access through compliance with Section 508 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended), and reduce redundancies by using a standard data model and business rules for online applications. With the re-engineering and streamlining of OMM’s business processes, the OCS Connect project will help OMM and industry to realize cost savings from reduced cycle times in receiving and processing information. OCS Connect directly responds to one of the government-wide President's Management Agenda initiatives: Expanding Electronic Government. This project will provide increased access to OCS-related information, more transparent processes, and improved public awareness of OCS activities and the OMM mission. By moving services online, OMM will be more connected to citizens, industry, and other government agencies. To ensure that the IMP provides the necessary infrastructure and services, an Information Management Committee (IMC), which reports to the Associate Director and includes members from program headquarters and regional offices, regularly examines offshore IT needs, Minerals Management Service | 13 691 Offshore Minerals Management reprioritizes needs based on new circumstances, and collectively determines the most effective distribution of limited IMP resources. Headquarters IT staff (located in Washington and New Orleans) provide single-point management and coordination/standardization of Offshore IT activities, resulting in an efficient centralized operation. Some of the many responsibilities of this staff include: • Coordination with Interior's and MMS's Chief information Officers, and adherence to Departmental Enterprise Architecture, Departmental Capital Planning and Investment Control process, and Departmental IT Security; • Leadership in the design, development, implementation, and support of the Offshore corporate database and application systems; • Coordination of Offshore information security activities and coordination with MMS and Department-wide security functions; • Leadership in design, development, integration, implementation, and support of OMM and MMS architecture infrastructure; • Coordination of Offshore-wide area network activities and Bureau-wide technology integration; • Acquisition management of all service contracts in Offshore in support of software development, help desk support, Information Technology consulting, Geological Interpretive Tools to assist the geoscientists with the evaluation of Offshore leases and management of operations and environmental concerns on the OCS; • Leadership in the evaluation and integration of new IT solutions; and • Supporting and providing transition services for the OCS Connect project. The IT units in each of the three MMS OCS Regions (Alaska, Gulf of Mexico, and Pacific) provide onsite IT support to program staff in those localities. Through OCS Connect, work processes across OMM will be greatly simplified and more effective when the flow of information is automated. Efficiencies created through improved business processes will allow OMM staff to spend their time performing more thorough and quality analyses, resulting in a higher level of organizational performance. The OMM will be able to achieve mission goals in a more timely fashion, using fewer resources. In addition, OMM will be able to more adequately measure performance because the reengineering will provide an opportunity to determine the metrics that measure success. Establishing standards and then measuring against them on a regular basis will allow OMM to identify improvement areas, and to quantify benefits gained from improved business operations. The IMP Subactivity funds information technology (IT) personnel, systems, hardware, software, training, shared Services, security activities, maintenance, and technical support, as well as the business process re-engineering and systems integration activities of the OCS Connect project. For both energy and non-energy resources, the IMP supports DOI’s End Outcome Goal to “manage or influence resource use to enhance public benefit, promote responsible use, and ensure optimal value.” Within the Activity-Based Costing system, MMS generally assigns IM activities to specified DOI Common Activities, recognizing that program-specific IT systems are 114 Minerals Management Service 692 Offshore Minerals Management developed and maintained to support mission processes, IT security costs are separately identified as program support. OCS Connect OMM completed preparations and planning for the OCS Connect project in FY 2003. The Project Management Office (PMO), in conjunction with OMM management, identified and prioritized clusters of business processes to maximize benefits expected from this investment. OMM completed the Business Process Reengineering (BPR) of the first process cluster– “Manage and Administer the Leasing Program” in FY 2004. The OMM has completed the initial step of system integration for that process cluster, and is gathering requirements for the second and third process clusters, “Protect Environmental Resources” and “Analyze and Coordinate G&G Reviews,” respectively. During FY 2005, System Integration (SI) work will be largely completed for the first two process clusters and well underway for the third process cluster. In FY 2006, the system will be implemented for the first three clusters, with the SI work largely completed for the fourth and fifth clusters, “Manage Plan Submittals” and “Manage Permit Requests,” respectively. Working to find better ways to ensure efficiency, the MMS has piloted a new electronic permitting and reporting system for lessees and operators to submit offshore well data. The new system, called eWell, streamlines processes, reduces data redundancy, and improves the quality, timeliness, completeness, and compliance of information exchange between MMS and industry. Well permit and reporting forms have been restructured and made accessible electronically. Internet-based forms with automated help screens aid operators in completing the forms accurately. The Bureau has ensured security of company proprietary data, and industry has been a willing partner to help improve the design of the system. Operators volunteered to test the system over many months, and through their input, many facets of the application were modified to enhance the ease of operation. The pilot system was deployed in May 2004. As of October 2004, over 150 operators have been trained and 18% of well transactions are now completed electronically. MMS analyses show the eWell permitting and reporting system could reduce processing time for the 20,000 applications each year by as much as 50 percent. “Involving citizens in the management of federal resources is an important part of our mission" - R. M., “Johnnie” Burton, MMS Director To improve citizen access to OCS-related information, the MMS also developed and deployed Public Connect. This is a public commenting system that provides secure online access to the regulatory programs of the Offshore Minerals Management program. The new system enables the public to find, view, and submit comments on MMS’s proposed regulations, lease sale notices, environmental reports, and other related documents. The Public Connect system automatically associates and stores submitted comments with the appropriate projects and documents, streamlining MMS ability to track and manage public input. Initially deployed to support the OMM program, Public Connect will be expanded in 2005 to support other MMS programs. Minerals Management Service 1 #5 693 Offshore Minerals Management FY 2006 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE The OCS Connect transformation employs a structured, modular approach, with priorities established by OMM management. In FY 2006, OMM will deploy the system for the first three business clusters while continuing the BPR efforts and SI work in the following areas: • Manage Plan Submittals; • Manage Permit Requests; • Inspect Operations and Enforce Regulations; and • Monitor Lessee and Operator Activity. Under OCS Connect, business process re-engineering entails baselining through analysis and documentation of existing processes and data requirements; benchmarking by comparing OMM activities against best practices in federal, state, private and foreign organizations; and blueprinting by identifying potential policy changes and documenting optimal process flows and systems needs. For FY 2006, OMM proposes no funding or FTE changes for this Subactivity. Program Performance Summary Note: As a transformation initiative, the OCS Connect project focuses on improvements to key processes through BPR and SI activities. Processes reviewed and improved (and hence the measures applied) through the OCS Connect effort will change from year-to-year as the focus of the project shifts through identified processes and data chusters (groups of processes with similar data requirements). Table 58: OMM Program Performance Summary - Information Management Subactivity Measures 2002 2003 2004 2005 26.66 Change 2008 Actual Actual Estimated Pian Pład 2005 to Target Baseline 2006 End Outcome Goal Resource Use: Manage or Influence Resource Use to Enhance Public Benefit, Promote Responsible Use, and Ensure Optimal Value (Energy) End Outcome Goal Resource Use: Manage or Influence Resource Use to Enhance Public Benefit, Promote Responsible Use, and Ensure Optimal Value (Non-Energy) 0% % of Filings for Record Purposes (No 0% 0% 0% 25% +25% 75% Approval Required) submitted electronically Łag time between time analysis is UNK UNK 4.3 days 4.3 days 3.9 days -10% 2.4 days completed and the time final NEPA document is complete for site-specific, non-automated Environmental Assessments (EAS) # of Information Requests that are UNK UNK ~ i,325 1,330 1,200 -10% 330 required to complete analysis associated About No changes with ensuring and documenting NEPA 10% of the are planned compliance for plans and permits projected fºr 2003, so number of tººls 10% of the plans and projected Targets here assume a “steady state” of permits number of 13,300 plans and permits per year from plans and 2005 to 2008. permits. 1 tº Minerals Management Service 694 Offshore Minerals Management Measures 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Change 20{}8 Actual Actual Estimated Plan Pian 2005 to Target Baseline 2006 Degree of compliance with paper Ectermine 50% of +50% 95% for reduction concerning GPEA, NARA, documents relevant Chusters and GPRA requirements to be º: i&2 - included in jº, 35% for Electronic for C#usler I Cluster 3 Document (Manage (G&G) Mg! Leasing System Program) 25% for (EDMS) and Cluster 2 Cluster 4 (Protect (Plans) Environment Resources} 25% for Cluster 5 * (Permits) Time required to process Oil Spill UNK UNK 20-30 Reduce by Reduce by –25% Reduce by Financial Responsibility (OSFR) filings minutes 25% from | 50% fronn 95% from 2004 2004 2004 baseline baseline baseline Extent to which OMM offers “one-stop” Baseline | Decrease Decrease . -10% Decrease for external customers to make TBD the number the number the number COnºmºćhtS of access of access of access # of links on points points points to a the website required to required to single point for external make make of access stakeholders | Comments COIT/Prients (web portal) to vicw by 75% by 85% documents from 2004 from 2004 available for baseline baseline ſ COrūſſièIlt Minerals Management Service 1 17 695 Offshore Minerals Management FY 2006 BUDGET REQUEST Oil Spill Research Appropriation Table 59: Overview of the Oil Spill Research Appropriation Request FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 | Change Actual Estimate | Budget from - (Enacted) (Enacted) | Request FY 2005 -- - - - -- ($000) 7,017 7,006 7,006 0.0% Oil Spill Research Appropriation FTE 22 22 22 0.0% PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Oil Spill Research (OSR) appropriation funds oil spill research, oil spill prevention, response planning activities, and regulation of oil spill financial responsibility, supporting DOI's End Outcome Goal to “manage or influence resource use to enhance public benefit, promote responsible use, and ensure optimal value.” The program supports the DOI strategy of “enhancing responsible use management practices” by focusing on research, planning, and preparedness activities related to oil and gas exploration. The MMS's goal is to not exceed spillage of 10 barrels of oil for every million barrels produced. MMS research supports safe and environmentally sound operations and promotes responsible use by improving capabilities to detect, contain, and clean up open ocean oil spills. During the 15-year timeframe from FY 1985 to FY 1999, there were no large platform spills or documented serious environmental impacts from spills related to OCS operations. A 2,000-barrel pipeline spill during Hurricane Andrew in 1992 was the only spill to contact shore. Shore cleanup was performed, and no lasting impacts have been identified. According to a report Oil in the Sea from the National Academy of Sciences, far more oil enters the ocean from natural, underwater seeps than from offshore production platforms. Over the past 20 years, less than .001 percent of the oil produced in U.S. state and Federal waters has been spilled, Figure 31: Offshore containment boom with oil. 118 Minerals Management Service 696 Offshore Minerals Management The Bureau also manages the National Oil Spill Response Test Facility (known as Ohmsett), which is a large, outdoor, above-ground concrete test tank that allows for the full-scale testing and comparative evaluation of oil spill detection, containment and cleanup systems and equipment in a controlled, simulated at-sea environment. Many of today’s commercially available oil spill cleanup products have been tested at Ohmsett either as off-the-shelf equipment or as technologies still under development. In North America, a large portion of the existing performance data and information on mechanical response equipment has been obtained at Ohmsett. The Ohmsett facility plays a critical role in developing the most effective response technologies as well as preparing responders with the most realistic training available. Ohmsett is the premier training site for oil spill personnel. Government agencies including the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy as well as private industry use Ohmsett to train their emergency response personnel with oil in varying wave conditions, using their own cleanup equipment. Ohmsett is the only facility in North America where you can test and train with oil. FY2006 Oil Spill Research Funding Oil Spill Response Oil Spill Financial Planning §§ºs. Responsibility 7% Activities in State Oil Spill Research wº Contracts 17% 37% Ohrnsett 36% Figure 32: FY 2006 Oil Spill Research Funding Funding for the Oil Spill Response Research (OSRR) program and operation of Ohmsett - The National Oil Spill Response Test Facility is appropriated from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (OSLTF). The OSLTF is funded from four primary sources: • an oil tax (five cents a barrel on domestically produced or imported oil collected from the oil industry; this is suspended when the fund reaches $1 billion but may be reinstated if the fund falls below this amount); • interest on fund principal; • cost recovery from responsible parties (the parties responsible for oil spills are liable for costs and damages – all monies recovered go either back to replenish the fund or to the U.S. Treasury); and • penalties (to include civil penalties assessed to the responsible parties). As intended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the companies that produce and transport oil are supporting research to improve oil spill response capabilities. Minerals Management Service - 119 697 Offshore Minerals Management Oil Spill Response Research The MMS is the principal federal agency funding offshore oil spill response research. The OSRR program supports research to improve the capabilities for detecting and responding to an oil spill in the marine environment. Information derived from the OSRR program is directly integrated into MMS’s offshore operations and is used in making regulatory decisions pertaining to permit and plan approvals, safety and pollution inspections, enforcement actions, and training requirements. The OSRR projects cover a wide spectrum of oil spill response issues, such as remote sensing and detection, mechanical containment and recovery, physical and chemical properties of crude oil, chemical treating and dispersants, in situ burning, and deepwater operations. This program has expanded capabilities to respond to an oil spill in the marine environment. Conducting an effective spill response research program means that the best available response technologies are identified, developed, and made available to combat spills, if and when they occur. Response technologies identified by the OSRR program focus on preventing spills from offshore operations reaching more sensitive coastal environments. The program is cooperative in nature, bringing together funding and expertise from research partners in government agencies, the oil industry, and the international community through cooperative research arrangements and participation in concurrent research and development projects. Many of these projects are Joint Industry Projects, where MMS partners with other stakeholders to maximize research dollars. The OSRR program currently focuses on: • testing and evaluating the technologies required to respond to oil spills in the ice-infested waters of the Alaskan Beaufort Sea; • evaluating the technologies required to respond to open water spills from deepwater operations offshore California and in the Gulf of Mexico; • conducting a comprehensive assessment of the operational and environmental factors associated with the use of chemical dispersants to treat oil spills from MMS regulated facilities and pipelines; - • increasing the knowledge base of the physical and chemical properties of crude oil and how these properties change during a spill; and • improving the ability to burn oil slicks on the water's surface (in situ burning). Mitigation of Pollution Associated with Pipelines. Pipelines are the source of about 97 percent of oil-spill volume associated with OCS oil and gas operations. The MMS is actively pursuing research to ascertain the integrity of the 33,000 miles of oil and gas pipelines on the OCS, and the additional 10,000 miles of pipelines that exist in State waters. A risk analysis and management database has been devised to provide valid assessments of the conditions of aging pipeline systems as well as the probabilities and consequences of leaks. MMS pipeline research is intended to improve leak detection capabilities, improve internal and external inspection practices, improve shutdown systems, and develop a better understanding of the environmental forces active on pipelines. The Bureau is also working with the states to map pipelines in state waters and incorporate them into the Federal database. 120 Minerals Management Service 698 Offshore Minerals Management Of the 33,000 miles of pipelines in Federal waters of the GOM, approximately 10,000 miles of pipelines were in the direct path of Hurricane Ivan (September 2004). The oil and gas industry has submitted numerous damage reports MMS on pipeline Systems that transport oil and gas ashore from offshore facilities. A substantial amount of oil and gas production that was shut-in was because of damage to pipelines. The Bureau will be conducting research on this damage and the change to the mudslide area that resulted. Environmental Fates and Effects Projects. The MMS continues to refine understanding of ocean currents in each of the OCS areas where production takes place. In addition to collection of field observations, data analysis and modeling enhancement Studies provide important inputs for estimating the transport and fate of spilled oil. The Bureau continues collaborative efforts with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Hazardous Materials Response Division on various oil spill related initiatives. The results of these efforts have been used to improve oil spill trajectory analysis and modeling for use in spill contingency planning. Oil Spill Response and Planning The MMS is responsible for planning, preparedness and response-related activities related to oil and gas exploration, development, and production seaward of the coastline. The authority of MMS to administer and oversee requirements for spill planning and preparedness is derived from the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, the Oil Pollution Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and Executive Order 12777. In response to requirements established by law, MMS published 30 CFR Part 254 – Response Plans for Facilities Located Seaward of the Coastline. The regulation, which was effective June 23, 1997, established requirements for the preparation of Oil Spill Response Plans that would provide information on how an Operator would respond to an oil spill. The regulation also outlined training requirements, alternative response techniques, sensitive resource identification, identification of pre-trained spill management team members, locations of pre-designated incident command posts, and other key elements. Under Federal law, all offshore operators are required to have oil spill response plans. Unannounced drills to test these pians are conducted. The MMS also requires companies to show adequate financial responsibility to pay for damages if they occur from a spill. For oil spill preparedness and response, MMS's jurisdiction extends seaward of the coastline out 200 miles, covering almost two billion acres in Alaska, the Pacific, the Gulf of Mexico, and along the Atlantic Seaboard. The MMS also has authority over oil spill response planning in State offshore waters, which start at the recognized shoreline of the State, extending to the OCS boundary. In this capacity, MMS reviews and approves Oil Spill Response Plans for oil and gas facilities in State offshore waters, often collaborating with the State response agencies in plan approval. - The MMS has a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Coast Guard that includes items on oil spill preparedness and response. The MOU, which was effective December 16, Minerals Management Service 121 699 Offshore Minerals Management 1998, addresses oil spill financial responsibility, oil spill preparedness and response planning, response inspection requirements, and unannounced drills. Issues associated with authority for the shutting in of offshore facilities and for returning facilities to production status are also addressed, with MMS retaining authority over all actions that would warrant cessation of production pending determination of a spill’s source. The decision to return wells to production also remains with the MMS. In cases of imminent hazard, however, the Federal On-Scene Coordinator is empowered to order facilities to shut-in. - Existing mandated oil spill preparedness and response activities will continue throughout the coming fiscal year, including unannounced drills, equipment inspections, review of Oil Spill Response Plans, attendance at tabletop exercises, and providing support to the Federal On-Scene Coordinator during spill events. The major focus of activity during the fiscal year, however, will shift toward implementation of the DOI Emergency Preparedness & Response Strategy – Oil Discharges & Hazardous Substance Releases. The strategy, which was approved by the Director of MMS on August 8, 2002, and which is part of an overall agency initiative, requires that MMS take actions to ensure that policies and programs designed to improve oil spill preparedness and response are prepared, adopted, implemented, and consistent with the National Response System. Compliance with the 16 directives of the Strategy, which range from increased participation in National, Regional, and Area Contingency Planning and Federal On-Scene Coordinator Support to creation of communications protocols, will require active participation of staff at the District, Regional, and Headquarters levels. Through a phased approach, several activities will be assimilated by existing staff, while others, such as training and travel expenses, will require additional dedicated funding in order to increase the level of commitment that is required by the DOI Strategy, Under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security has been directed to develop a new all-hazard National Response Plan. As envisioned, the plan will “harmonize the operational processes, procedures, and protocols detailed in such documents as the Federal Response Plan, U.S. Government Interagency Domestic Terrorism Concept of Operations Plan, Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan, Mass Migration Emergency Plan, and National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan” and will be supplemented by a National Incident Management System. Upon adoption, MMS will be required to review existing emergency procedures and response programs to determine the impacts of the new NRP and make changes to programs as required. Additional requirements fostered by adoption of the Incident Command System as the nationally mandated emergency response method will require training of MMS staff to ensure adequate knowledge of the system and proper integration into the ICS structure during spill events or other emergencies on the OCS. Ohmsett Facility Ohmsett is located in Leonardo, New Jersey. The facility provides testing and research capabilities to help the government fulfill its regulatory requirements and meet its goal of clean and safe operations. This unique facility is capable of replicating various conditions at sea. - Ohmsett features a fully computerized data collection system, above and below waterline video capability, and complete oil storage and handling system. Ohmsett is the only facility in the 122 Minerals Management Service _Offshore Minerals Management United States where full-scale equipment can be easily tested, without going out into the ocean. Through testing, valuable performance data on equipment are provided to manufacturers and suppliers to develop new, or to improve existing equipment. Industry personnel can be trained in the use of their equipment in a safe, controlled environment (as compared to the open sea). More than 95 percent of all performance data on offshore oil spill response equipment has been gathered at Ohmsett. Performance data can be used by response planners in reviewing and approving facility contingency plans. Figure 33: Ohmsett facility in New Jersey. With offshore oil and gas operations moving into deeper waters, there are many questions about dealing with an oil spill or blowout in deep water. The best place to test new equipment and ideas on cleaning up oil in deep water is at Ohmsett, where tests can be conducted in a safe environment and can be repeated until product results are achieved. Additionally, testing at Ohmsett is much less expensive than open ocean testing. In many MMS-funded studies, Ohmsett is used to demonstrate successful completion of a current set of tasks before funding is approved for additional tasks. To increase utilization, especially with the oil and gas industry, the mission of Ohmsett has been broadened to include and emphasize training individuals who work in the marine environment in oil spill response methodology. Ohmsett has become a major training facility for government mariners (e.g., USCG, U.S. Navy), commercial mariners, offshore workers, and others. To respond to the challenges of testing and evaluating the equipment required to respond to oil spills in ice infested waters, the Ohmsett facility has been upgraded to offer cold water testing (with or without ice) and training. These upgrades will enable the Ohmsett facility to remain open year round for testing and training. Planned testing activities in FY 2006 include evaluation of airborne remote sensing instrumentation, dispersant effectiveness experiments conducted on heavy OCS crude oils and on realistic emulsions and weathered crude oils, dispersant research in calm seas and in low sea states, evaluation of skimmers for collecting spilled oil, evaluation of polymeric materials to improve skimmer performance, and the evaluation of oil herding surfactants to thicken spilled oil in broken ice. A base program increase of $1.0 million was provided in FY 2004 to begin a four-year, $4.0 million phased replacement of equipment at Ohmsett, and to provide needed funding for increased operational expenses at the facility. In FY 2005 the original, 30-year old electrical control system and twin, 100 HP electric drive motors that are used to tow a movable bridge the length of the tank will be replaced. The mechanical components of the tow cable system that are actually connected to the bridge will also be repaired or replaced. This movable bridge is the attachment point for equipment being tested at Ohmsett. A 50-ton hydraulic crane with an Minerals Management Service - 123 701 Offshore Minerals Management extendable boom will be purchased and installed on the main bridge for equipment deployment and retrieval in the tank. In FY 2006 funds will be used to repair, resurface, and repaint the tank; resurface and repaint exposed metal work, design and construct a new containment area, replace and upgrade the storage tank piping and repair/replace the generator motor/drive system for the wave generator. Oil Spill Financial Responsibility The MMS implements the financial responsibility provisions of OCSLA and OPA, which require companies responsible for certain offshore oil and gas facilities, in both Federal and State waters, to demonstrate their ability to pay the costs of facility oil spill discharge removal and damages. Several methods may be used to demonstrate oil spill financial responsibility (OSFR), including insurance, bonds, self-insurance, and guarantees. The MMS has published a final rule to implement the 1996 amendments to OPA (30 CFR Part 253). Under this rule, the amount of OSFR needed is based on facility location and the volume of the potential worst-case oil spill discharge that could occur. The OSFR amount required ranges from $10 million in state waters to $150 million for certain facilities in Federal waters. Extensive coordination and exchange of lease data with affected states will require a concentrated effort. Procedures still must be addressed with each state concerning such topics as approvals of operator changes, enforcement for non-compliance, and determination of worst-case spill potential by operator. Activities in State Waters The Oil Pollution Act expanded MMS responsibility and authority for oil spill prevention and response for both platforms and pipelines in Federal and state coastal waters. The MMS has executed MOU with the States of Texas, Louisiana, California, and Alaska to allow a single response plan to satisfy state and Federal requirements, to ensure compatible regulations, to conduct joint investigations, drills, and inspections, and to assist in the training of state personnel. MMS resources are dedicated to: • Reviewing oil spill response plans submitted by more than 160 companies; • Conducting annual unannounced oil spill response drills (30 CFR 254.42(g)); • Performing annual inspections of oil spill response equipment (30 CFR 254.43 (a) & (b)); • Providing staff assistance to train more than 500 oil spill responders annually for contractors, the Texas General Land Office, the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office and other Federal, state, and local agencies; and • Participating on four Regional Response Teams in the Alaska, Gulf of Mexico and Pacific Regions as part of the National Response Team's National Contingency Plan. The National Response Team includes representatives from 16 Federal agencies and is chaired by the EPA and the USCG. The latest annual oil spill rate from offshore operations is only 4 barrels of oil spilled per million barrels produced. Of the 588 million barrels of oil produced, oil spillage was estimated to total 124 Minerals Management Service 702 only 2,434 barrels. Of this, about 60 percent was attributed to Hurricane Lili. Even during Hurricane Lili, there were only three incidents of oil spill volumes of 50 barrels or greater. FY 2006 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE Offshore Minerals Management The MMS intends to continue its global leadership on environmentally responsible offshore operations, balancing the production of offshore energy with the protection of human, marine, and coastal environments. For FY 2006, MMS proposes no funding or FTE change initiatives for this Subactivity. Table 60: OMM Pro ram Performance Summary - Oil Spili Research Appropriation M 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Change 2005 || 2008 ČáSłłęS Actual Actual Actual Plan Plan to 2006 Target End Outcome Goai Resource Use: Manage or Infl Responsible Use, and Ensure Optimal Value (Energy) Strategy 2: Enhance Responsible Use Managemen t Practices luence Resource Use to Enhance Public Benefit, Promote Achieve an oil spill rate for offshore development of no more than .00001 barrels spilled per barrel produced (SP) 0.00000058 0.0000040 TBD .0000400 .0000100 Maintain .0000) 00 * MMS is unable to provide FY 2004 Oil Spill data for this measure, because of ongoing investi Hurricane Ivan. gations into damage from Minerals Management Service 125 703 Minerals Revenue Management FY 2006 BUDGET REQUEST Minerals Revenue Management Table 61: Overview of the Minerals Revenue Management Budget Request FY 2004 || FY 2005 | FY 2006 || FY 2006 | Change Actual Estimate Budget Budget from (Enacted) (Enacted) Changes” | Request FY 2005 Minerals Revenue Management ($900) 79,732 75,417 +11,912 87,329 +15.8% ldeſtilS Ke g FTE 558 560 0 560 {}.0% Compliance & Asset Management ($000) 45,857 41,550 +10,353 51,903 || 4-24.9% FTE 377 379 {} 379 0.0% Revenue and Operations ($000) 33,875 33,867 +1,559 35,426 +4.6% FTE HS1 181 {} 181 0.0% * Note: The FY2006 Budget Changes include the movement of $5.8 million in funding for the Royalty-in-Kind (RIK) program from revenue receipts to ROMM Appropriations and $4 million in funding for the conversion of the Strategic Petroieum Reserve (SPR) program into the RIK program. PROGRAM OVERVIEW Every American benefits from mineral resource development on Federal lands, whether it is from the energy and minerals produced from the lands, the revenues generated from the associated natural resources, or the various funds that benefit from those revenues. Through its Minerals Revenue Management program (MRM), MMS collects, accounts for, substantiates the accuracy of, and disburses revenues associated with mineral production from leased Federal and Indian lands. Revenues collected by MMS are one of the largest sources of non-tax revenue to the Federal Government. In FY 2004, MMS disbursed more than $8 billion in mineral revenues to states, the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians (OST) for distribution to Indian tribes and individual owners, other Federal agencies, and U.S. Treasury accounts. In addition, in FY 2004 MMS delivered 38.5 million barrels of in-kind oil to the Department of Energy (DOE) for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), valued at an estimated $1.2 billion. Core Business Processes The MMS is a leader in securing economic value for America by managing the revenues associated with natural resources generated on Federal and Indian lands. Through its Core Business Processes, Compliance and Asset Management, and Financial Management, MRM ensures optimal value for America's mineral resources, benefiting the American people, including states, tribes, and individual Indian mineral owners. The MMS is committed to serving the Nation in the best, most efficient manner possible throughout all of its business activities. • Compliance and Asset Management: The MRM Compliance and Asset Management (CAM) business process ensures that the Nation's Federal and Indian mineral revenues, Minerals Management Service 127 704 Minerals Revenue Management whether received through in-kind or in-value royalties, are accurately reported and paid in compliance with laws, regulations, and lease terms. Integral to this process is the asset analysis decision to take royalties-in-kind (RIK) or in-value (RTV), and when RIK is selected, marketing the energy commodity in competitive sales. • Revenue and Operations: The Financial Management business process is funded within MRM’s Revenue and Operations Subactivity. The Financial Management process achieves optimal value by ensuring that all revenues, whether derived in-value or in-kind, from Federal and Indian leases are efficiently, effectively, and accurately collected, accounted for, verified, and timely disbursed to recipients. FY2006 MRM Funding by Subactivity Revenue & Operations 41% Figure 34: FY 2006 MRM Funding by Subactivity STRATEGIC PLANNING In 2004, MRM published action plans focused on two critical components of MRM's operational strategy. During FY 2005, MMS began implementing the Five Year RIK Business Plan for FY 2005-2009 outlining business principles, objectives, and specific action items that will guide and evolve the Federal RIK program operational activities. The Audit Quality Improvement Action Plan is a comprehensive plan to improve MRM’s compliance and audit activities and related internal controls. The MMS has implemented 29 of the 39 actions and plans to complete the remaining actions during FY 2005. The MRM is currently developing a comprehensive enterprise-wide 5-year MRM Strategic Business Plan for 2007-2011, encompassing its Financial, Compliance, and RIK business activities and supported by outcome-based performance goals. Once final, the 5-Year MRM Strategic Business Plan for FY 2007-2011 will ensure that MRM meets future challenges through strategic planning that emphasizes continuous improvement with high integrity and strong internal controls. The Plan will link to both the DOI Strategic Plan and the MMS Operating Plan. An enterprise-wide MRM. Risk Management Initiative, performed during FY 2005, will provide MMS managers with valuable information to make effective and sound business decisions, and will provide guidance for MRM’s future strategic direction. 128 - Minerals Management Service 705 Minerals Revenue Management All MRM managers and employees will be engaged in the risk-management and strategic- planning processes. Enterprise-wide strategies, goals, and guidelines will be in place by September 30, 2005. During FY 2006, MRM program offices will develop supporting tactical business plans and establish new performance measurements with accompanying targets and baseline data. When completed, the 5-Year MRM Strategic Business Plan will consider and provide direction related to MRM business processes, risk management, human resources, information technology, regulations, competitive sourcing, succession planning, partnerships, budget, and communications, Integrating Budget and Performance In support of the President's Management Agenda, MRM continues to improve on integrating budget and performance data and is collecting, reviewing, and analyzing Activity-Based Cost (ABC) data to examine how MRM activities consume resources and produce outputs. MMS: Mission Accomplished Through Dedication and Partnership º Three MMS staff members discuss issues related to the successful joint º RIK oil program involving Wyoming lease production. This true partnership between the State of Wyoming and MMS involves selling royalty production from both State and Federal leases in the same sales ---------- E events. Performance measurements consistently indicate that revenue receipts from this program are some 1 to 3 percent greater than those that would have been received from a corresponding royalty-in-value program. Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) In 2003, MMS completed a PART for the complete Minerals Revenue Management program. The PART demonstrated that MRM had a clear purpose but lacked in areas of strategic planning and outcome measures to guide the future management and improvement of the program. During FY 2004, in response to the recommendations made during the PART evaluation, MRM has: • Developed new performance metrics to measure a) the amount of RIK revenues received in excess of estimates of what a comparable royalty-in-value program would yield, based on fair market value benchmarks, and b) compliance as a ratio of actual payments compared to expected payments. • Developed baseline data and targets for the new measures. • Implemented all of the Inspector General's 2003 recommendations, including completion of an external quality control peer review on MRM audit activities. • Prepared a comprehensive Audit Quality Improvement Action Plan and implemented 29 of the 39 actions, with the remaining actions to be completed during FY 2005. Additionally, in keeping with MRM’s focus on continuous improvement, MRM has begun to develop an enterprise-wide MRM Strategic Plan for FY 2006-2010, which will incorporate outcome-based performance goals and targets focused on meeting future challenges. Minerals Management Service 129 706 Minerals Revenue Management The MMS is entrusted with an important fiduciary role by and for all Americans. The MMS efficiently and effectively utilizes its budgetary and human resources to collect, account for, and disburse revenues associated with mineral production from leased Federal and Indian lands. Through the continuation of MRM’s base programs and implementation of the FY 2006 initiatives, MMS will ensure the effective management of the Federal oil and gas royalty asset stream, optimize returns for the taxpayer, and at the same time, increase efficiencies and reduce administrative costs. Focus for FY2006 Since MMS's formation in 1982, the energy industry has undergone significant changes. Over the years, MMS has successfully adapted to industry changes and become more operationally efficient. In 2004, MMS released the Five Year RIK Business Plan for FY 2005-2009, which is designed to develop and deploy full business capabilities to actively manage the Federal oil and gas royalty asset stream in a manner which optimizes returns for the taxpayer, while at the same time, reducing administrative costs of this management activity. In FY 2006, MMS will continue to develop the strategies and business capabilities in the Five-Year Plan. Along with the RIK Business Plan, MMS has targeted a cumulative RIK incremental net revenue enhancement of $50 million over 5 years, based on oil and gas volume projections for the 5-year period and on historic RIK margins. “The new MMS Five Year Royalty in Kind Business Plan provides the blueprint to successfully increase revenues and decrease administrative costs associated with managing our oil and gas royalty assets. We are applying proven private sector business practices to improve government efficiencies and effectiveness”. - Interior Secretary, Gale Norton The MMS places high emphasis on fulfilling its Indian Trust responsibilities. The MMS annually expends more than 20 percent of its resources toward managing revenues from Indian lands, while Indian revenues only account for about 3 percent of the total mineral revenues. In FY 2006, MMS’s continuing objective is to provide the highest possible Indian trust service relative to its role in collecting and disbursing royalties from Indian lands to 41 tribes and to an estimated 30,000 individual Indian mineral owners (IIMOs). In addition to the continuation of MRM’s core business processes, Compliance and Asset Management and Financial Management activities, MMS's FY 2006 budget contains three key initiatives for the MRM program. Cooperative Audit Agreement with the Hopi Tribe ($130,000): The MMS will fund a new cooperative agreement with the Hopi Tribe to perform their own audits. Currently, Ms. Lillian Dennis is representing the Hopi Tribe as its first member to participate in the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Fellowship Program. Ms. Dennis is determined to finish the program and upon her completion, the Hopi Tribe intends to begin a cooperative audit agreement in FY 2006. Since its inception, the transition from Indian IPA program to tribal cooperative audit agreement has been an effective method of providing opportunities for Indian self-determination. 130 Minerals Management Service 707 Minerals Revenue Management Provide increased Tribal Cooperative Audit Program Oversight ($500,000, 5 FTE): To comply with the implications of recent judicial decision in relation to the Department's Indian Trust responsibility (Shoshone and Arapahoe Indian Tribes of the Wind River Reservation v. the United States), MMS proposed funding to provide the required additional oversight, which is above the more than 20 percent of MRM resources already expended toward fulfilling Indian Trust responsibilities. Records Management Improvement Project ($1,200,000): To support the Department's IT strategic goal of implementing electronic records management by FY 2008, MMS is requesting funding to begin planning and introduction of State-of-the-art technology and automated tools to address electronic records preservation and accessioning requirements. This effort will be coordinated closely with OST and Trust Architecture activities to allow MMS to fully integrate with a future DOI records system. Currently, MRM does not have an electronic recordkeeping system. Minerals Management Service 131 708 Minerals Revenue Management FY 2006 BUDGET REQUEST Minerals Revenue Management Compliance and Asset Management Subactivity Table 62: Overview of the Compliance & Asset Management Budget Request FY 2004 || FY 2005 FY 2006 | Change Actual Estimate Budget from (Enacted) (Enacted) Request || FY 2005 Compliance & Asset Management ($000) || 45,857 || 41,550 51,903 | +10,353 Subactivity FTE 377 379 379 {} Indian Compliance Assurance ($000) tº º ** 630 +630 FTE * *s º ºg 5 +5 Closure of Jefferson, LA, Audit Office ($000) 400 400 {} –400 FTE 5 5 {} -5 Safeguarding Indian Records Funding º T 5 º º -5 º CAM Program Funding” ($000) * **** 5,800 +5,800 SPR to RIK Transition ($000) * * tº sº. 4,000 +4,000 Uncontrollables ($000) * * -- 823 +823 * Note: This program change represents the movement of $5.8 million in funding for the Royalty-In-Kind (RHK) program from revenue receipts to ROMM Appropriations. PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Compliance and Asset Management (CAM) Subactivity includes two major components providing significant benefits to the public: • Federal and Indian Compliance Assurance – The MMS compliance assurance activities represent a large and critical part of the operational strategy, ensuring that the Government is realizing fair market value, and that companies are in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and lease terms. • Royalty in Kind (RIK) – If there is economic advantage to the Government, because of increased revenues, greater administrative efficiency, or security needs of the Nation, MMS will collect royalties in kind. This has included selling the product in the marketplace and disbursing resulting revenues as prescribed by law, or transferring resources to fill the Nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). Through the Compliance and Asset Management (CAM) process, MMS’s people and processes within the CAM Subactivity support DOI’s End Outcome Goals to “manage or influence resource use to enhance public benefit, promote responsible use, and ensure optimal value” and to “fulfill Indian trust responsibilities.” The MMS's strategic goals focus on the agency’s ability to ensure that the Nation receives optimal value for its mineral resources. The CAM process ensures that the Nation's Federal and Indian mineral revenues, whether received through in-kind or in-value royalties, are accurately reported and paid in compliance with laws, regulations, and lease terms. Integral to this process is the asset analysis decision to take royalties-in-kind or in-value, 132 Minerals Management Service 709 Minerals Revenue Management Compliance & Asset Management Figure 35: Compliance and Asset Management Funding The MMS promotes realization of optimal value through the asset analysis process. Key to this process is the capability to understand the production and marketing environment so that MMS can make asset management decisions regarding whether to collect the Government’s royalty share in kind or in value. If there is an economic advantage to the Government, because of increased revenues, greater administrative efficiency, or security needs of the Nation, MMS will collect royalties in-kind. The MMS administers in-kind royalties so that the resources received are managed in a manner that best benefits the Nation, which previously has included transferring resources to the Department of Energy to fill the SPR or selling the product in the marketplace and then disbursing revenues as prescribed by law. The MMS serves American Indian tribes and individual Indian mineral owners (IIMO) by ensuring that they receive accurate returns for mineral production on their land. While working to protect American Indian mineral interests, MMS also emphasizes American Indian empowerment. Within the Activity-Based Costing (ABC) system, MMS tracks the number of properties reviewed for compliance, the number of Indian entities served as key outputs, and the volumes of RIK oil and gas sold and/or delivered to DOE for the SPR, and. As MMS gains more experience with ABC, it will provide the ability to assign the full cost of CAM activities, as well as proportional shares of program support and general administrative costs. The MMS began capturing ABC data in FY 2003 to assess the administrative cost impacts of RIK decisions. As noted in the FY 2004 report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), initial ABC data demonstrates auditing efficiencies in receiving royalties in kind versus in value. COMPLIANCE ASSURANCE The MMS compliance assurance activities represent a large and critical part of MMS’s operational strategy. Compliance assurance is performed on all royalties due, whether received as royalty-in-value (RTV) or royalty-in-kind (RIK). The MMS’s goal is to ensure that the Government is realizing fair market value and that companies are in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and lease terms. The MMS has established a 3-year compliance cycle focusing on the largest producing properties (both RIK and RIV) with a more detailed strategy for Indian leases. Minerals Management Service - 133 710 Minerals Revenue Management Historically, MMS targeted to complete compliance work within six years. In 1999, as part of reengineering, MMS began shortening the compliance process by transferring 10.5 percent of all royalties into the shortened 3-year compliance cycle, completing that first 3-year cycle during FY 2002. The MMS has continued to increase royalty coverage within the 3-year compliance cycle, and in FY 2008, MMS plans to complete compliance work within three years for 88 percent of 2005 royalties. 100.0% % of Compliance Work Completed within 3 Years 90.0% 80.0% 70.0% : 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% H 30.0% i 20.0% : - - 10.0% º 0.0% º - --- - - 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Plan Plan Plan Plan |- | Figure 36: Percent of Compliance Work Completed within 3 Years Compliance Assurance RIKImpact on ABC Costs and Performance Performance data show that, as RIK volumes have increased, MMS has been able to ensure higher levels of compliance coverage without increasing onboard staff. This is because RIK properties enable MMS to ensure compliance within much shorter timeframes-180 days for RIK versus 3 years for RTV-providing greater simplicity and accuracy and earlier certainty for lessees and the Federal Government on selected RIK properties. As noted in GAO's 2003 report, this increased certainty has also demonstrated that RIK royalty auditing costs are substantially less than cash (RTV) auditing costs. The MMS has established a team to document the process of using ABC costs to determine and compare RIK versus RPV costs. Therefore, as MMS has increased offshore RIK volumes, MMS has reduced staff required for offshore RIV compliance assurance, while still achieving 3-year compliance targets. The MMS has redirected the offshore RTV resources within MRM in order to provide more audits of cash payments from Indian leases, providing the potential of higher revenue collections for Indians if the additional audits and compliance reviews identify underpayments. 134 - Minerals Management Service 711 Minerals Revenue Management FY2006 Compliance Strategy In FY 2006, MMS plans to complete compliance work within 3 years for 74 percent of the entire 2003 royalty universe, as measured by royalty value. To achieve this, MMS has identified 3- year compliance strategy properties – both RIV for compliance within 3-years of the royalty payments and RIK (180 days as stated above) – including leases producing oil, gas, coal, other solid minerals, and geothermal products. During the compliance planning process, MRM. analyzed the royalty universe in order to determine the most effective use of CAM resources. FY 2006 Compliance Strategy Reported Royalty Revenues by Land Category Fedeyal Offshore $5.58 Billion (incl. $1.04 billion SPR value) Federal Onshore $1.74 Billion - merican Indian $0.27 Billion - Total $7.59 Billion º American & ~\. Federal "::" 3 * Onshore arº – 5. - 23% Federal Offshore ~~~% Y N73% Figure 37: Reported Royalty Revenues by Land Category The analysis showed that, of the total $7.59 billion 2003 royalty universe: • $5.58 billion, or 73 percent of all reported royalty revenues, were received from Federal offshore leases; • $1.74 billion, or 23 percent of all reported royalty revenues, were received from Federal onshore leases; and • $271 million, or 4 percent of all reported royalty revenues, were received from American Indian leases. Compliance Assurance Accomplishments In 2004, MMS developed an Audit Quality Improvement Plan. Of the 39 Action items, 29 are completed and 10 are ongoing through May 2005, The new automated Compliance Information System (CIM) was implemented in FY2004, to track audit and compliance cases and collections. The MMS implemented its revised Audit Manual, effective January 1, 2005, to reflect the revised Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards issued in June 2003. - Minerals Management Service - 135 712 Minerals Revenue Management Using this information, MMS developed separate 3-year compliance strategies for onshore and offshore royalties, in order to meet targeted performance levels while ensuring the most efficient use of CAM resources. The FY 2006 compliance strategy properties include 60 percent of all 2003 onshore Federal and Indian royalties and 85 percent of all 2003 offshore royalties. To complete compliance work for all RTV and RIK properties in the 3-year compliance strategy, MMS performs a Compliance Review and/or an Audit. The MRM compliance reviews are designed to determine if the royalties received are in reasonable compliance with the laws, lease terms and regulations. Compliance has developed two different processes for review of royalties. For royalties paid in-value, reviews apply a series of tests to the volume, royalty rate, value, and allowances to determine if the royalty payment is reasonable on a property basis. For royalties received in-kind, MMS applies a series of tests designed to assure that it has received the proper royalty volume for the contract and that any transportation charges taken by the producer are reasonable. For these reviews, MMS develops underpayment issues at the property or contract level, aggregates issues from several properties or contracts, and then presents findings to companies. The MMS creates efficiencies by working multiple months, resolving issues across properties, and gaining extensive property-based knowledge over time. Audits are performed by MMS, states, and tribes on selected RIV strategy properties. Audits are not generally required for RIK properties, due to certainty provided by contract. Audits are performed on specifically targeted companies or properties, many times resulting from a compliance review. The MMS also randomly selects companies targeted for audit. Audits can also include gas plants, transportation systems, and issue-based audits. All audits are performed in accordance with the Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards, In addition, MMS provides additional compliance assurance for 100 percent of Indian gas leases within 3 years. For these Indian properties, MMS ensures compliance with Indian-specific “major portion” lease terms, requiring payment of the highest price paid or offered at the time of production for the major portion of oil or gas production from the same field. On August 10, 1999, MMS published a final rule changing gas valuation regulations for Indian leases, effective January 2000. One of the changes involved the use of published index prices for valuing gas produced from many American Indian leases. For leases in these index areas, MRM ensures that companies pay royalties based upon the proper index prices. The MMS compliance activities have yielded significant additional revenues to states, tribes, IIMOs, and the Federal Treasury. Between 1982 and 2002, MMS’s additional collections of royalties and interest, attributable to its compliance activities, totaled over $2.5 billion. To date, MMS has successfully transitioned 69 percent of its entire royalty universe into the 3-year compliance cycle, providing capability to ensure fair value more quickly to the American public. Delegated and Cooperative Audit Agreements with States and Tribes The MMS has agreements with eleven states and eight tribes. The newest delegated agreement was established in 2004 between MMS and the State of Alaska. In FY 2005, MMS will enter into a new cooperative agreement with the Chippewa Cree Tribe, increasing the total number of tribes to nine. The states and tribes are working partners and an integral aspect of the overall 136 Minerals Management Service 713 Minerals Revenue Management onshore compliance effort; tribes are now self-empowered to manage audits for 88 percent of all tribal mineral royalties. The states perform nearly all audits on Federal leases within their boundaries and receive 50 percent of any additional collections. Many states gain efficiencies by performing audits on State severance taxes and concurrently on properties that have both Federal and State interest. Federal royalties are a significant portion of many states annual budgets. The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (FOGRMA), as amended, Sections 202 and 205, authorized the Secretary to develop delegated and cooperative agreements with states and tribes to carry out certain inspection, auditing, investigation, or enforcement activities for leases in their jurisdiction. Major focuses in FY 2006 require additional funding for a new tribal cooperative agreement with the Hopi Tribe and additional FTE to provide increased oversight of Indian tribal audits due to a recent court decision. Revised Valuation Regulations Amendments to the Federal Oil Valuation Rule, published in 2004, will reduce litigation, assure more timely compliance, reduce administrative costs to both lessors and lessees, and make Federal leases more attractive for development and leasing. The final rule, effective August 1, 2004, addresses primarily which published market prices are most appropriate to value crude oil not sold at arm's-length and specifies which costs are allowable and not allowable as part of transportation deductions. The Accounting and Auditing Relief for Marginal Properties, effective October 1, 2004, provides reporting relief and other request-based relief on low producing properties. The relief granted reduces administrative costs, promotes production and increases net receipts to the United States and states. Published Rulemakings – FY2004 In FY2004, MMS published several rulemakings to increase certainty for both industry and MMS on royalty value: • Federal oil valuation Amendments-Final • Federal Gas Valuation – Proposed • Accounting and Auditing Relief for Marginal Properties — Final In addition, MMS published a new proposed Federal Gas rule in the Federal Register on July 23, 2004. The issues in the proposed rule primarily concern calculation of transportation costs (including the allowed rate of return in calculation of actual transportation costs in non-arm’s- length transportation arrangements, and further specific itemization of allowable and non- allowable costs), revision or simplification of certain provisions, and changes necessitated by judicial decisions. The MMS is proposing some changes to be consistent with analogous provisions of the Federal crude oil valuation. The public comment period closed on September 21, 2004. The MMS has analyzed all of the comments received, and is planning on publishing a final rule in FY 2005. The changes would offer greater certainty, clarity and consistency on natural gas valuation issues for oil and gas producers. The result would be more accurate royalty reporting, which ultimately helps MMS to assure economic value for America on these important TCSOUTCCS. Minerals Management Service 137 714 Minerals Revenue Management Partnering with Constituents to Improve Valuation Regulations In 2007, MMS will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its creation. Over the years, one of the keys to MMS's success has been its valuable partnerships with constituents, who are recognized as leaders in the mineral industry. Many constituents dedicate substantial time, expertise, and talents to enhancing the MMS mission. During FY 2004, MMS presented Corporate Leadership Awards (CORLA) to 30 corporation employees for performing exemplary acts or services that enhanced MMS's ability to meet its mission objectives, Annually, CORLA Award candidates are identified through MMS employee nominations and selections are made by MMS senior managers. Communication and Consultation with American Indians The MMS continued an extensive outreach program for IIMOs, resolving over 4,000 inquiries and conducting more than 50 outreach Sessions. The MMS also uses innovative outreach methods, such as Navajo radio broadcasts and attending pow-wows, to reach the American Indian constituents. This reflects MMS’s goal to fulfill the Secretary of the Interior's trust responsibility to American Indians, Intergovernmental Personnel Act Fellowships (IPA) The MMS encourages and promotes American Indian management of their mineral revenue assets to the extent that they seek to do so. Through the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) program, MMS provides hands-on opportunities to give knowledge and experience to tribal members performing royalty management activities, Members of three tribes — Chippewa Cree, Hopi, and Navajo – are currently participating with MMS in IPAs to develop their auditing skills and enhance their knowledge of minerals and royalty management. This will lead to the Chippewa Cree and Hopi Tribes performing their own audits. In addition, it enhances in depth audit expertise for the Navajo Tribe, already under a cooperative agreement with MMS to perform their own audits. To date, MMS has established 10 IPAs, many leading to additional cooperative agreements with tribes. FY 2006 Compliance Assurance Initiatives Table 63: Indian Compliance Assurance Initiative 20{}4 2005 2006 Change Enacted Enacted Request 2005 to 2006 Initiative ($000) 0 {) 630 +630 FTE {} . O 5 +5 Note: The above amounts do not include FY 2006 uncontrollable increases. 2005 Program: The continuing objective of MMS is to provide the highest possible Indian trust service relative to our role in collecting and disbursing royalties from Indian lands to 41 tribes and to an estimated 30,000 individual Indian mineral owners (IIMOs). The MMS focuses its efforts on the accuracy and timeliness of collections and disbursements of Indian mineral revenues as well as on industry compliance, to ensure that Indian tribes and IIMOS receive all money they are due. The MMS annually expends more than 20 percent of its resources toward 138 Minerals Management Service 715 Minerals Revenue Management managing revenues from Indian lands, while Indian revenues only account for about 3 percent of the total mineral revenues. - The Indian Compliance Assurance initiative includes two components: • A cooperative audit agreement with the Hopi Tribe, and • Increased tribal cooperative audit program oversight. Cooperative Audit Agreement with the Hopi Tribe: In accordance with the Department's initiatives to advance and support Indian self-determination, MMS currently has an Intergovernmental Personnel Act Fellowship (IPA) program that provides opportunities for Indian empowerment. Through an internship process with Tribal members, the Indian IPA Program: • Develops tribal audit and compliance experience and knowledge, • Teaches tribal mineral oversight functions, • Improves understanding and communication among parties, and • Prepares the tribe to assume a greater role in managing its mineral assets. Completion of the program, in turn, can lead to a new cooperative audit agreement that provides opportunities for tribes to assume more responsibility in the areas of mineral lease compliance and auditing. Since its inception, the transition from Indian IPA program to tribal cooperative audit agreement has been an effective method of providing opportunities for Indian self-determination. The MMS has cooperative audit agreements with eight tribes and will increase to nine tribes in FY 2005, with the new agreement with the Chippewa Cree Tribe. Currently, Ms. Lillian Dennis is representing the Hopi Tribe as its first member to participate in the IPA Fellowship Program. Ms. Dennis is determined to finish the program; upon her completion, the Hopi Tribe intends to begin a cooperative audit agreement in FY 2006. Provide Increased Tribal Cooperative Audit Program Oversight: The MMS is a steward of the royalty asset from Indian trust properties and serves as an advocate for the interests of Indian mineral owners, ensuring fulfillment of its Indian trust responsibility. The MMS serves American Indian tribes and IIMOs by ensuring that they receive accurate returns for mineral production on Indian land. The MMS compliance and asset management process provides system compliance coverage for Indian mineral leases by using asset profiles for each lease, including market conditions, historical production figures, and lease-specific data. Whenever the analysis yields results outside expected parameters, MMS reviews the reasons for aberration with progressively more detailed system analysis. In addition, the MMS compliance process includes comprehensive individual audits to ensure compliance. While working to protect American Indian mineral interests, MMS also emphasizes American Indian empowerment in accordance with the Department’s mission goals. To this end, the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (FOGRMA), as amended, allows the Secretary to develop cooperative agreements with tribes that empower them to carry out Minerals Management Service - 139 716 Minerals Revenue Management compliance work on their own properties. In FY 2005, MMS will fund cooperative audit agreements with nine tribes providing training, guidance, and general oversight to ensure that MMS compliance standards are consistently achieved. - Justification of 2006 Program Change (+$630K, 5 FTE): Cooperative Audit Agreement with the Hopi Tribe ($130K, 0 FTE). In FY 2006, the Hopi Tribe representative will have completed the IPA program and the Tribe has expressed interest in entering into a tribal cooperative audit agreement and assuming responsibility for compliance and audit workloads associated with a large coal operation on its tribal lands. Through the cooperative audit agreement program, tribes now are self-empowered to manage audits for 88 percent of all tribal mineral royalties. Entering into the tribal cooperative agreement with the Hopi Tribe will increase royalties managed by tribes by over $10 million, increasing total tribal royalties for which tribes manage audits to 92 percent in FY 2006. The MMS is requesting $130,000 to fully fund a cooperative audit agreement with the Hopi Tribe to achieve the MMS goal of increasing tribal management of audits to 92 percent of all tribal mineral royalties by 2008. Provide increased Tribal Cooperative Audit Program Oversight ($500K, 5 FTE): Implications of a recent judicial decision in relation to the Department's Indian Trust responsibility (Shoshone and Arapahoe Indian Tribes of the Wind River Reservation v. the United States) require MMS to further increase its oversight role over tribes involved in cooperative audit agreements. In relation to tribal cooperative audit agreements, the ruling states: “the court believes that the Cooperative Agreement does not operate to reduce the government’s fiduciary responsibility here and that FOGRMA did not intend or require that it do so.” The effect of the ruling is that MMS must increase its oversight of tribal audits to prevent future payment to tribes for breach of trust for failure to provide adequate audits. To comply with the implications of this judicial decision, MMS requires funding to provide the required additional oversight, which is over and above the current 20 percent or more of MRM resources already expended toward fulfilling our Indian Trust responsibilities. The MMS is requesting $500,000 and five additional FTE to provide increased contract oversight for the tribal cooperative audit program. The MMS cannot continue to fund the additional dollars for these programs within its existing operating budget. Without the requested additional funding for the tribal cooperative audit program and its requisite oversight, MMS will expand the level of effort for the tribal cooperative audit program to the levels requested at the expense of fully funding the state- delegated audit program. This approach will allow the Secretary to continue to honor the Department's commitment to fulfill its Indian Trust responsibilities and its commitment to provide opportunities for Indian self-determination, but will adversely affect State and Treasury receipts and MMS’s 3-year compliance goal. 140 Minerals Management Service 717 Minerals Revenue Management Table 64: Closure of the Jefferson, LA Audit Office 2004 2005 2006 Change Enacted Enacted Request 2005 to 2006 Initiative ($000) 400 400 {} -400 FTE 5 5 0 –5 Note: The above amounts do not include FY 2006 uncontrołlable increases. 2005 Program: The MMS is decreasing its funding by $400,000 to reflect the savings resulting from closing its audit office in Jefferson, Louisiana. A great deal of company consolidation has occurred within the oil and gas industry. These consolidations have resulted in the shift of a significant portion of the companies’ financial centers into the Houston area, away from other locations within the Gulf. As a result, it is not efficient for MMS to continue to maintain an audit staff in Jefferson, Louisiana. Further, with the company consolidation, the audit workload has been reduced. Thus, there is no need to relocate the existing staff to another MMS location. Justification of 2006 Program Change (-$400K; -5 FTE): Consistent with MMS’s policy of capturing savings whenever and wherever possible, MMS has evaluated the distribution and the location of the audit workload supporting oil and gas production from the Gulf of Mexico. Based upon that evaluation, MMS will be closing the MRM compliance office in Jefferson, Louisiana. The MRM will begin office closure procedures in early FY 2005. Through the closure of the MRMJefferson, Louisiana, office, MMS will be able to reduce the overall staffing level in FY 2005. The costs associated with the closure will be borne in FY 2005; thus savings will appear in FY 2006. Table 65: Safeguarding Indian Records Funding Initiative 2004 2005 2006. Change Enacted Enacted Request 2005 to 2006 Initiative ($000) {} 500 0 -500 FTE O {} () 0 Note: The above amounts do not include FY 2006 uncontrollable increases. 2005 Program: Funding was requested to create the capability in the MRM systems to separate Indian/mixed records from Federal-only electronic records upon records accessioning and archiving actions. This funding focused on MRM compliance with NARA requirements for separating records that have different records disposition requirements, where technically and logically feasible. In MRM, Indian Trust records are to have permanent retention, unlike Federal-only records that are proposed to have a 15-year retention period. Justification of 2006 Program Change (-500K; 6 FTE): This was a 1-year initiative to enable a contractor to design, develop, and test appropriate software for separating electronic records in accordance with NARA’s media and retention requirements, Minerals Management Service 141 718 Minerals Revenue Management COMMERCIAL ROYALTY-IN-KIND (RIK) PROGRAM Through the RIK program, MMS administers in kind royalties so that the resources received are managed in a manner that best benefits the Nation, which has included transferring resources to the Department of Energy to fill the Nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) or selling the received product in the marketplace and then disbursing revenues as prescribed by law. Royalty-In-Kind: Risk Policy Document A key deliverable in the Five-Year RIK Business Plan for FY2005-2009 is an RIK Risk Policy document. By the end of FY2005, MMS will issue an RIK Risk Policy document, identifying current RIK risk management practices, describing industry best practices, recommending enhancements, and identifying residual risk. The MMS will engage commercial risk-management expertise through benchmarking and consultation. Through implementation of the commercial RIK program, MMS has incorporated standard energy business practices, management information systems, and proven RIK methodologies into its overall royalty asset management strategy. RIK is a viable asset management option where its application is at least revenue neutral and promotes efficiency and cost effectiveness for both the Government and industry. Implementation of RIK Five-Year Business Plan In 2004, MMS released the Five-Year RIK Business Plan for FY 2005-2009 (Plan). The Plan is designed to develop and deploy full business capabilities to actively manage the Federal oil and gas royalty asset stream in a manner that optimizes returns for the taxpayer while at the same time, reducing administrative costs. Implementing this plan will continue to enhance MMS’s ability to assure the taxpayer of proper collection of royalty receipts and continued future use of RIK. It will also ensure MMS’s ability to track, analyze, control, and manage the significant portfolio of oil and gas royalties that are taken in kind. The Plan’s focus during the first two years will be on finalizing implementation of performance measures, developing risk policy guidelines, and enhancing organization and human resource skill sets. Recommendations to be implemented in the latter three years of the Plan involve diversifying the conservative business model through enhanced marketing strategies, selected based on acceptable risk-return criteria. The MMS has concluded that diversified marketing and sales strategies would likely result in net positive returns to the Federal Treasury. The Plan includes actions to strengthen the MMS position and enhance the RIK business model by optimizing transportation and processing returns, expanding customer base, diversifying contracting mechanisms, and transporting RIK volumes to market centers. The MMS's experience to date has shown that RIK can provide incremental benefits through increased net revenue and reduced administrative expenses. The MMS's experience has also 142 Minerals Management Service 719 Minerals Revenue Management shown that RIK may not be appropriate for all properties. Therefore, a major MMS focus is to realize the optimal level of RIK volumes that maximizes benefit to the public. The MMS has targeted a cumulative RIK incremental net revenue enhancement of $50 million over 5 years, based on oil and gas volume projections for the 5-year period and on historic RIK margins assuming appropriate human resources are provided.' RIK incremental net revenue is defined as the amount of RIK revenues received in excess of estimates of what a comparable royalty-in-value program would yield using fair market value benchmarks. Lukens Energy Group performed an analysis of a wide range of potential marketing strategies, considering the expected revenue enhancement versus the additional required capabilities. Strategies having the highest revenue potential with the lowest additional required capabilities were advanced. The recommended strategies to enhance MMS’s position include diversifying sales portfolios, aggregating volumes through pipeline pools, optimizing processing contracts, optimizing production area transportation, and exploring production exchanges. Final recommendations were based on qualitative fit of the strategies for MMS and the estimated risk-return impact of the alternative strategies. The MMS has concluded that diversified marketing and sales strategies would likely result in net positive returns to the Federal Treasury. E-Gov and Information Technology The MMS implemented new RIK support systems in FY 2003 that are fully integrated with other MRM systems. The three new RFK applications – Gas Management, Liquids Management, and Risk and Performance Management — provide the necessary information management support tools and internal controls to successfully manage a commercial energy commodity portfolio. The integrated compliance and asset management systems support MMS’s ability to make asset management decisions regarding whether to take royalty in kind or in value, and ensure that optimal value is received for America's mineral resources. FY 2006 Commercial RIK Program Initiatives Table 66: SPR to RIK Conversion Initiative 2004 2005 2006 Change Enacted Enacted Request 2005 to 2006 Initiative ($000) 0 {} 4,000 +4,000 FTE 0 0 0 {} 2006 Program Change (+4,000K): With almost 60 percent of the Nation’s supply of oil coming from foreign sources, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve provides a critical buffer for potential disruptions in oil supplies. In November 2001, President Bush directed the filling of the SPR to capacity using RIK crude oil. Through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), MMS partners with the Department of Energy to deliver oil to the SPR. Through the end of FY 2004, MMS had taken 87.5 million barrels of Gulf of Mexico Federal royalty-in-kind oil and 'MMS will implement this measure during FY 2005, in consultation with the Office of Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office. Minerals Management Service 143 720 Minerals Revenue Management made deliveries to the Department of Energy for the SPR, nearly three quarters of the approximately 120 million barrels required to fill the SPR. When full in 2005, the SPR will contain approximately 700 million barrels of oil, providing a key link in the Nation's security network. The 2005 MMS appropriation language provides authorization to use RIK receipts to offset transportation, processing, and administrative costs associated with filling the SPR. The SPR is expected to reach full capacity by the end of FY 2005. At that point, MMS will shift all viable SPR volumes to the commercial RIK program. Therefore in FY 2006, $4 million is being added to ROMM Appropriations to offset costs which had been drawn directly from RIK revenue receipts. Table 67: CAM Program Funding Initiative 2004 2005 2006 Change Enacted Enacted Request 2005 to 2006 Initiative ($000) 0 0 . 5,800 +5,800 FTE 0 0 0 () 2006 Program Change (+5,800K): The 2005 MMS appropriation language provides authorization to use RIK receipts to offset transportation, processing, and administrative costs associated with filling the RIK program. This program change represents the movement of $5.8 million in funding for the Royalty-In-Kind program from revenue receipts to ROMM Appropriations. 144 Minerals Management Service 721 Minerals Revenue Management PROGRAM PERFORMANCE SUMMARY Table 68: CAM Program Performance Summary - Resource Use - Measures 2002 Actual 2003 Actual 2004 2005 2006 | Change | 2008 Target Actual Plan Plan 2005 - 2006 Resource Use (Energy) End Outcome Measures - Provide the Strategic 11 million 38.2 million 38.5 million 32.3 million N/A - F#} N/A - Fill N/A - Fill Petroleum Reserve X barrels barrels (cum. barrels (cum. barrels (cum, completed in completed in completed in million barrels of oil by 49.2 million 87.7 million 120 million 2005 2005 2005 2005 (BG)" barrels) barrels) barrels) Royalties received for New Measure : New Measure 96.1% of 98% of 98% of No change 98% of mineral leases are X percent predicted predicted predicted predicted of predicted revenues, based revenues for revenues for revenues for revenues for on market indicators, in the 75% of 2001 2002 royalty 2003 royalty 2005 royalty production year (SP) royalty universe universe universe un) Verse Compliance work is I 0.5% of 46% of 69.4% of 69% of 2002 74% of 2003 5% 88% of 2005 completed within the 3-year $999 2000 royalties | 2001 royalties royalties 2/ royalties royalties compliance cycle for X% royalties of royalties for production year X. (SP) (300) Enhance RIK incremental New Mcasure | New Measure | New Measure New $50 million Additional $10 million net revenue by X dollars Measure $10 million (NK) (300) * Resource Use (Energy) Strategy 2 Intermediate Measure * Take in kind XX barrels of 60, 100 + 100,000 105,530 100,000 N/A – Fiſ] N/A - Fift N/A - Fill oil per day for the Strategic barrets/day barrels/day barrels/day barrels/day completed in completed in completed in Petroleum Reserve (BG) average Oct 2002 - 2005 2005 2005 April-Sept Mar 2003; 2002 130,000/day Apr-Sep 03 Resource Use (Energy) Strategy 3 Intermediate Measure Reduce time to balance RIK New measure | New measure | 80.8% within ; 8.1% within 83% within 2% 89%, within transactions to 180 days for (5-Yr RHK (5-Yr RIK 180 days 180 days 180 days 180 days X% of facility measurement Business Business ints. (BG) Plan) Plan) Complete compliance work 97.2% of 99.9% of 92.9% of 95% of 95% of No Change 95% of and issue necessary orders 3-yr cycle 3-yr cycle 3-yr cycle 3-yr cycle 3-yr cycle 3-yr cycle for 95% of royalties within royalties royalties royalties royalties royalties royalties the 3-year compliance cycie received in received in received in received in received in received in for production year X (NK) 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 gº-ºº-º-º: Resource tſse - Primary MRM Outputs RIK Barrels Sold 252 million | 174 million 14.7 million 22million | 62 million" || 40 million 62 million RIK MMBtu 's Soid } 15.4 million | 129.7 million 155 million 200 million 237 million 37 million 365 million Properties Reviewed for Compliance º 699 1,537 4,868 3,996 4,896 900 5,638 lf SP=DOI Strategic Plan measure, NK=DOI mon-key measure; BG=MMS bureau goal; PART=measure supporting OMB PART of the full MRM program in 2003; and 300=measure in MRM Capital Asset Plan, Exhibit 300 2. No increase from FY 2004; funding for MMS, State, and Tribal Audit coverage remained constant. 3| RIK incremental net revenue is defined as the amount of RIK revenues received in excess of estimates of what a comparable royalty in value program would yield, based on fair market value benchmarks. The MMS targets for this goal can be achieved if funding for appropriate human resources is provided. The MMS will implement this measure during FY 2005, in consultation with the Office of inspector General and the Government Accountability Office. 4/RIK oil volumes currently committed to the SPR program will convert to the RíK commercial program following completion of the SPR Fill Initiative in FY 2005, assuming continuation of favorable economic conditions and receipt of fair market value in the MMS RIK crude oil program. Minerals Management Service 145 722 Minerals Revenue Management Table 69: CAM Program Performance Summary-Serving Communities Measures 2002 Actual 2003 Actual 2004 Actual | 2005 Pian | 2006 Plan Change 20{}S. ins 2008 Plan - Serving Communities (Indian Trust Responsibilities) Strategy 1 Intermediate Measure Conduct X Indian outreach 62 69 70 65 65 O | 65 sessions per year (BG) if Serving Communities (Indian Trust Responsibilities) Strategy 3 Intermediate Measures Tribes manage audit 88% 88% 88% 88%, 92% {} 92% activities for X% of tribal mineral royalties (BG) (300) Complete compliance 100% of CY 98% of CY 100% of CY 90% of 90% of CY no change 90% of CY work through the order 2000 2001 2002; 100% CY 2003 2004; 100% 2006; 100% stage within 2-3 years for of CY 2001 of CY 2003 of CY 2005 all Indian gas properties for index zone/major portion pricing (BG) 2/ S erving Communities (Indian Trust Responsibilities) Strat 5 intermediate Measure Establish at least X 1 (cum. 8) 1 (cum. 9) 1 (cum. 10) ! (cum. 11) I (cum, 12) l additional l number of tribal internship (Cum. 14) 3/ er year (BG) Serving Communities - Primary MRM Outputs 202 Cooperative 8 8 8 9 10 G {{} Agreements Indian Inquiries Serviced 6,265 6,899 5,736 6,000 6,000 {} 6,000 1/ The MMS 2003 and 2004 goals were 57 and 58 respectively. Those goals were realistic, but were exceeded in FY 2003 and FY 2004. The MMS increased its goals by 7 for 2005 and 2006 based on additional funding requested. º 2/ The MMS ensures compliance with Indian-specific “major portion” lease terms, requiring payment of the highest price paid or offered at the time of production for the major portion of oil or gas production from the same field. On August 10, 1999, MMS published a final rule changing gas valuation regulations for Indian leases. One of the changes involved the use of published index prices for valuing gas produced from many American Indian leases. For leases in these areas, MRM ensures that companies pay royalties based upon the proper index prices. 3/The MMS also expects one additional IPA in FY2007. 146 Minerals Management Service 723 Minerals Revenue Management FY 2006 BUDGET REQUEST Minerals Revenue Management Revenue and Operations Subactivity Table 70: Overview of the Revenue & Operations Budget Request FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 | Change Actual Estimate | Budget from (Enacted) (Enacted) | Request FY 2005 R & Operations Subactivit ($000) 33,875 33,867 35,426 +1,559 eVentiº perations Subactivity FTE 181 181 181 {} Records Management Improvement ($000) sº ** 1,200 +1,200 Project FTE --- ** 0 0 Uncontrollables ($000) **** * * 359 +359 PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Revenue and Operations Subactivity includes three major components which provide significant benefits to the American people: • Disburse and Account for Revenues — The MMS ensures that revenues collected annually from Federal and Indian mineral leases are properly disbursed to the appropriate recipients. Quarterly financial statements, fairly representing MMS financial transactions, ensure accurate and timely compliance with OMB and Treasury requirements. - Collect Revenue and Reports — The MMS receives and processes more than 6 million lines of royalty and production report data each year. In addition, MMS researches and resolves erroneous reporting so that associated dollars can be distributed timely to proper recipients. Invoice Financial Exceptions—The MMS automated exception processes detect unmet financial obligations established in the lease, interest due on late payments, and violations of Indian recoupment limitations. Invoices not paid are subjected to a comprehensive debt collection process, ensuring that revenue recipients receive funds timely. Revenue & Operations Invoice T*--~~~~ Financial Exceptions 7% Disburse & Account for Revenues 64% Cołłect Revenue & Reports 29% Figure 38: Revenue and Operations Funding Minerals Management Service 147 724 Minerals Revenue Management Through the MRM Financial Management process, MMS’s people and processes within the Revenue and Operations subactivity support DOI’s End Outcome Goals to “manage or influence resource use to enhance public benefit, promote responsible use, and ensure optimal value” and to “fulfill Indian trust responsibilities.” The MMS strategic goals focus on the ability to ensure that the Nation receives optimal value for its mineral resources. The MMS achieves optimal value by ensuring that all revenues, whether derived in value or in kind, from Federal and Indian leases are efficiently, effectively and accurately collected, accounted for, verified, and timely disbursed to recipients. The Financial Management process illustrated below ensures the proper receipt and timely processing of Federal and Indian mineral revenues and information to the appropriate recipient. The Federal Government has been collecting revenues from mineral production on Federal onshore lands since 1920, from American Indian lands since 1925, and from Federal offshore lands since 1953. In 1982, MMS was created, establishing a comprehensive, consolidated system for the collection, accounting, and disbursement of these revenues. Since that time, the MRM program has provided over $144 billion to Federal, state, and Indian recipients. Within its Activity-Based Costing system, MMS tracks the number of Federal and Indian disbursements, number of lease and well actions, number of checks and documents processed, number of errors and exceptions processed, number of invoices, and some other key outputs. This provides MMS the ability to assign the full cost of financial management activities, as well as proportional shares of program support and general administrative costs. DISBURSE AND ACCOUNT FOR REVENUES The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (FOGRMA), as amended, requires monthly distribution and disbursement of payments to states and Indians for their share of mineral leasing revenues. To ensure prompt payment of mineral revenue payments to American Indian tribes and individual Indian mineral owners (IIMOs), MMS immediately deposits Indian revenues into accounts administered by the Office of Trust Funds Management (OTFM) where they are invested and subsequently distributed by BIA to American Indian tribes and IIMOs. The MMS also transmits distribution data twice per month to the Office of Trust Funds Management/BIA, which provides faster service to the Indian community. The MRM is fully committed to its trust responsibilities to American Indians. While Indian revenues comprise only three percent of total mineral receipts, more than 20 percent of the MRM annual operating budget is spent to collect and disburse these revenues and provide special services for Indian royalty recipients. Revenues generated from mineral production on Indian lands meet a wide variety of their needs, and in many cases, provide their daily sustenance. The distribution and disbursement function within MRM ensures that approximately $8 billion collected annually from Federal and Indian mineral leases is properly disbursed to the appropriate recipients including the U.S. Treasury, 5 Federal agencies, 38 states, and 41 Indian tribes. These amounts are disbursed in accordance with legislated formulas. 148 Minerals Management Service 725 Minerals Revenue Management Who Benefited from MMS Mineral Revenues Disbursements of $9.3 Billion in FY 2004? * Recreation — $899 Million MMS transfers nearly $900 billion annually to the Land and Water Conservation Fund. In recent years, this fund has been used to purchase or acquire through exchange about 4.5 million acres throughout America for recreational use. * Preservation – $150 Million MMS transfers $150 million annually to the National Historic Preservation Fund. This fund is administered to help save the historic buildings, neighborhoods, and landscapes that form our communities and enrich our lives. * Income for Daily Living — $354 Million Monies collected from mineral leases on Indian lands are distributed regularly to Tribal governments or Individual Indian Mineral Owners. These funds provide direct and tangible benefits to thousands within the American Indian community, often as a major source of primary In COInê. • Critical State Infrastructure — $1.2 Billion Mineral revenues disbursed to states are often a significant element in the state's financial resource picture, providing critical funding for local schools, roads, libraries, public buildings, and general operations as the states deem necessary. * Water Reclamation — $924 Million Mineral revenue receipts fund a significant portion of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s water resource development and maintenance work in the western United States. * U.S. Treasury Receipts — $4.6 Billion Mineral leasing revenues are one of the Federal Government’s greatest sources of non-tax receipts funding various government functions and programs. • Energy Security — $1.2 Billion (equivalent value) In FY 2004, MMS transferred oil valued at $1.2 billion to the Department of Energy to fill the Nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve. This reserve is one of the Nation's primary means of assuring continued oil supply in the event of an unforeseen production or import disruption. The MMS has disbursed the following mineral leasing revenue amounts since 1982: $89,28 billion to the U.S. Treasury $19.86 billion to the Land and Water Conservation Fund $16.5 billion to 38 States $10.28 billion to the Reclamation Fund $4.09 billion to 41 American Indian tribes and 30,000 IIMOS $3.22 billion equivalent value to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve $3.15 billion to the National Historic Preservation Fund Approximately 61 percent of all annual collections go to the U.S. Treasury, 23 percent to special purpose funds, 11 percent to states, 3 percent to the American Indian community, and equivalent value of 2 percent to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Minerals Management Service 149 726 Minerals Revenue Management Cumulative Mineral Lease Revenue Disbursements (1982-2004) (a) 2% (b) 14% (a) Historic Preservation Fund (c) 7% tº (b) Land & Water Conservation Fund Đ (c) Reclamation Fund D. (d) American Indian Tribes & Allottees T(** = estateshareOffshore) §§ \ (f) State Share (Onshore) § -(e) 2% s (g) U.S. Treasury & Other Fed Agencies º (h) SPR (g) 61% (f) 9% Figure 39: Cumulative Mineral Lease Revenue Disbursements Special purpose funds, including the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), the National Historic Preservation Fund, and the Reclamation Fund, have received more than $33 billion in MMS-collected mineral revenues since 1982. During the past decade, mineral revenues from the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) have accounted for more than 95 percent of the deposits to the LWCF. Timely Revenue Disbursement In FY 2004, MMS disbursed more than $8 billion in mineral revenues to states, Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians (OST), other Federal agencies, and U.S. Treasury accounts. In addition, MMS provided oil to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) valued at more than $1 billion. Revenues directed to the Federal Government are used to fund appropriations for programs Congress approves. Monies that go to the states are used as the states deem necessary, oftentimes for schools, roads, libraries, public buildings, and general operations. Revenues collected from mineral leases on Indian lands work directly to benefit members of the American Indian community. The MMS disbursed 95.5 percent of its revenues on a timely basis in FY 2004, exceeding its target of 94-percent timely disbursement. This increase resulted from a three-pronged effort of working directly with companies to increase reporting accuracy, increasing the accuracy of the financial system's payment matching process, and enhancing the edits of the electronic reporting process to reduce the number of rejected report lines. Additionally, MMS transferred 100 percent of American Indian revenues it received to the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians within 24 hours of identification. - The MMS ensures that funds are disbursed to recipients by the end of the month following the month received, per regulation. During FY 2006, the goal is to ensure timely disbursement of 96 percent of all revenues received and to disburse 99.5 percent of all Indian revenues to OTFM within 24 hours. The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) requires Financial Distribution Report (FDR) information in order to distribute funds to individual Indian mineral owners. To better 150 Minerals Management Service 727 Minerals Revenue Management serve its American Indian constituents, MMS provides this lease distribution data to BIA twice each month. The MMS goal is to ensure that at least 70 percent of all Indian lease data is distributed to BIA by the first semi-monthly distribution. Financial Accountability The MMS continues its goal of ensuring that it receives an unqualified opinion on its financial activities and mineral revenue custodial accounts in FY 2006. The MMS records financial transactions with an account structure consistent with the U.S. Government Standard General Ledger (USSGL). It uses the USSGL accounts to prepare external reports to OMB and the U.S. Treasury and to prepare financial statements and the Annual Financial Report. - The MMS’s state of the art financial system has automated internal controls and accounting processes to reconcile subsidiary and control accounts and to ensure proper recording and reporting of revenues. The Chief Financial Officer's Act requires annual audits of MMS financial statements that include a thorough review of MMS’s financial activities and mineral revenue custodial accounts. These audits ensure that MMS financial statements fairly represent the transactions recorded within the MMS financial management system. To ensure accurate and timely compliance with all Federal requirements, MMS has also instituted: • Quarterly financial statements, and • Accelerated end-of-year reporting through the elimination of off-line processes. The MMS has received unqualified audit opinions on its financial activities and mineral revenue custodial accounts in FY 2004 and all prior years. Financial Successes In FY2004, MRM's financial system again received an unqualified opinion. Additionally, MRM: • improved accounts receivable management, enhanced security policies, and implemented system software changes to obtain substantial compliance with applicable standards completed the processing of over 65% of the backlogged unmatched receivabies reduced royalty error rates to the lowest level in three years re-implemented the expired/terminated lease process and eliminated the associated backlog achieved contemporaneous status for offshore production data overhauled and implemented a new investment policy for the Environment Improvement and Restoration Fund that increased returns 142% from 2003 to 2004 improved reporting and compliance by conducting a broad range of royalty and production training for 1913 WGFS, : Records Management The volume of reporting data MRM collects and maintains to ensure that mineral revenues are reported and disbursed accurately requires MMS to maintain extensive paper and electronic data warehouses to store information on leases, agreements, and production and reporting data. As an indication of the quantity of records MRM maintains, it recently inventoried a total of 13,718 cubic feet of paper records alone. This included records stored in MMS facilities and in state and tribal audit offices, but these records are only a small portion of MRM’s total records inventory. The vast information contained in MRM's electronic data warehouse serves as a valuable tool for Minerals Management Service 151 728 Minerals Revenue Management BLM, BIA, OMM, and other surface management agencies, providing them with up-to-date information for managing the Nation’s mineral resources. The MMS also enables mineral revenue payors to access its data warehouse online to obtain historical information they have previously reported. Effective management of records is key to ensuring that America receives fair value for mineral revenues and is instrumental in fulfilling its Indian trust responsibility. These records, and those created daily related to our core business processes, are instrumental to ensuring proper accounting, documentation, financial reporting, and protection of the Indian trust. In response to this identified need, in FY 2004, MRM initiated a multi-year Records Management Improvement Project (RMIP) to inventory records, update retention schedules, and develop and implement records management practices throughout MRM. This project ensures compliance with MMS, DOI, and National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) regulations. In FY 2006, MMS has requested funding that will enhance preservation, access, and storage of paper and electronic records, FY2006 Disburse and Account for Revenues Initiatives Table 71: Records Management Improvement Project Initiative 2004 2005 2006 Change Enacted Enacted Request 2005 to 2006 Initiative ($000) 0 0 1,200 +1,200 FTE () 0 0 {} 2005 Program: The MMS records management program has become highly visible due to expanding record volumes, protracted Indian litigation, and growing internal and external needs for timely access to mineral revenue records. Workloads associated with the classification, transfer, retrieval, and disposition of records have placed complex demands on operational processes and personnel. Records management process improvements are needed to meet these critical and expanding operational requirements. In response to this identified need, in FY 2004, MRM initiated a multi-year Records Management Improvement Project (RMIP) and hired a professional project manager to inventory records, update retention schedules, and develop and implement records management practices throughout MRM to ensure compliance with MMS, DOI, and NARA regulations. In FY 2005, MRM has: • completed an inventory of all 13,718 cubic feet of paper records; • completed transfer of over 1,018 cubic feet of paper records to the Denver and Fort Worth Federal Records Centers (FRC); • installed high-density records storage system in MRM’s Denver offices to allow greater centralization of paper files until they can be converted to electronic format or accessioned; • coordinated with the DOI Chief Information Office to ensure that MRM plans are compatible with Enterprise Architecture for Departmental electronic records management; and - 152 Minerals Management Service 729 Minerals Revenue Management • worked with the Office of Trust Records to coordinate transfer of MRM inactive Indian trust records to the American Indian Records Repository in Lenexa, Kansas. The primary objective is to meet the requirements established by the Assistant Deputy Secretary in an October 27, 2003, Memorandum entitled “Identification and Retention of Indian Fiduciary Trust Records.” The RMIP provides a sound foundation for the requested FY 2006 activities. Justification of 2006 Program Change (+1,200K; 0 FTE): To support the Department's IT strategic goal of implementing electronic records management by FY 2008, MMS is requesting funding to begin planning for and the introduction of state-of-the-art technology and automated tools to address electronic records preservation and accessioning requirements. This effort will be coordinated closely with OST and Trust Architecture activities to allow MMS to fully integrate with a future DOI records system. This is an additional effort beyond the FY 2005 requested funding for software modifications to allow MMS to separate Federal and Indian electronic records in its systems. Currently, MRM does not have an electronic recordkeeping system for those electronic records that are not part of MRM’s major application systems. Consequently, all electronic records that are not part of MRM’s major application systems databases, including substantial e-mail records, must be printed and saved as paper records. Due to this, MMS expends a considerable cost for personnel time, file storage, and eventual FRC Storage. Benefits of funding this request include: • improvement in the overall management of MMS records; • greater security and protection of documents and official records; • improved access due to electronic search techniques, which increases productivity and reduces the time spent searching for and obtaining documents and records; • simultaneous read-only use would be available to multiple individuals in multiple locations; • increased customer service through faster and more comprehensive responses to litigation discovery and FOIA requests; and • enhanced data access to state and tribal auditors, MMS staff in geographic areas other than the Denver metropolitan area, and potential BLM availability. If the Records Management Improvement Project is not funded, the project would need to be postponed, or staffing resources would have to be drawn from other areas. Not funding RMIP would negatively affect MMS’s performance capability and ability to achieve the benefits discussed above. COLLECT REVENUE AND REPORTS The MMS collects rental revenues and reporting information on 35,120 nonproducing leases annually and monthly royalty revenue and sales reports on 23,862 producing onshore and offshore Federal leases. Additionally, MMS collects royalty revenue and reporting information for 3,748 producing Indian leases. Although most of the payments MMS receives are transmitted electronically, MMS still receives nearly 50,000 checks per year. Minerals Management Service 153 730 Minerals Revenue Management Company Reporting Accuracy = MMS Revenue Disbursement Timeliness The MMS monitors its performance in disbursing funds to recipients by the end of the month following the month received, per regulation. X% of Revenues Disbursed Timely 100.0% 95.0% 90.0% 85.0% 80.0% 1999 2000 2004 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Pian Plan Pian Pian | Year Figure 40: Percent of Revenues Disbursed Timely Accurate reporting by companies is integral to our success in timely disbursing funds. In FY 2002, after implementation of new systems, company reporting accuracy fell to 86 percent, and MMS disbursement timeliness dropped to 80 percent. Company learning curves with MMS’s new systems caused the drop in company reporting accuracy during FY 2002, and MMS focused its resources on error resolution, in consultation with companies, and provided additional training to companies. % of Royalty information Reported Accurately 100.0% 95.0% 90.0% 85.0% - 80.0% + 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 fºian Plan Plan Plan Year Figure 41: Percent of Royalty Information Reported Accurately Since 2002, both metrics have improved. During FY2006, MMS is targeting 96.5 percent disbursement timeliness and 97.5 percent reporting accuracy. Royalty payments are generally due from energy companies on the last day of the month following the month of production. Each month, MMS receives and processes over 34,000 reports containing more than one-half million lines of data from over 3,700 energy companies. In the process, several forms of primary data are collected, electronically or by hard-copy transmission, and maintained by MMS: - • Property data, including information on mineral leases, mineral producing or revenue- paying companies, and commodity purchasers; 154 - Minerals Management Service 731 Minerals Revenue Management • Mineral revenue and production data, consisting of monthly-required report and payment data related to rents, mineral royalties, mineral production volumes; and • Market and sales data used in making RDK versus RTV decisions. To ensure that MRM is collecting the proper revenues on the Federal and Indian royalty share, it performs automated and manual error correction of royalty and production reports, coordinating reporting and payment matters with industry, state governments, Indian tribes, other Federal agencies, and other MMS offices. Using Performance to Increase the Availability of Complete and Current Offshore Oil Production Data The MMS currently compares offshore production volumes received on the Oil and Gas Operations Report (OGOR) to run ticket volumes entered in OMM’s Liquid Verification System (LWS) to determine the completeness of production data. The MMS incurred a significant backlog in the processing of production data when the new system was implemented and subsequently shut down by court order in FY 2002. Comparison of Accepted OGOR Oil Volumes to Run Ticket Total Volumes as of 1/7/2005 $3Accepted OGOR oil volumes in 33 of run ticket volumes. 100.0% + § º §§ sº * § :-3: n º§ § º s § § j § § § ; §an& §º; :# s ; t §: § § º 60 0% Figure 42: Comparison of Accepted Oil Volumes to Run Ticket Totals In November 2003, MRM agreed to service levels whereby offshore production data would be 95 percent complete within six months of being reported by the end of FY2004. Financial Management targeted this effort and used special processes and reports and refocused resources, including temporarily realigning staff, to meet this goal for offshore production data completeness and timeliness. The goal was achieved in May 2004–four months ahead of schedule. Financial Management is now focused on meeting the next goal, whereby offshore production data would consistently be 95 percent complete within three months of being reported by the middle of FY2005. Minerals Management Service 155 732 Minerals Revenue Management The MMS information systems and electronic government infrastructure play a critical role in the collection and disbursement of the Nation's mineral revenues. The mineral revenue financial systems use commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software that is contractor-owned and operated, In FY 2004, MMS dedicated significant efforts toward data conversion and testing a new release version of the MRM PeopleSoft financial module, its financial system software. The upgrade from version 7.5 to 8.4 was mandatory to maintain software support. In addition, the upgrade provides a new look and feel as well as web-based functionality. Implementation was completed in January 2005. The transition moved the MRM systems from a client-server architecture to a more efficient Web-enabled financial software package. Through these efforts, MMS continues to ensure that its systems remain secure, interactive, and Web-based. Primary IT systems supporting the financial management process include: • The Financial Management System, accounting for all Federal and Indian minerals rents, royalties, bonuses, and their distribution/disbursement to the Treasury, states, and Indians. The Financial Management System also issues bills for late or nonpayment of royalties. • The Data Warehouse provides a repository of historical financial and production information used by internal users, BLM, and other agencies, as well as state and tribal entities that, under contract for MRM, audit leases within their jurisdiction. The Data Warehouse also provides an electronic means for industry to get reports back on the results of their royalty and production reports and for state and tribal revenue officials to get reports on revenues received and disbursed. INVOICE FINANCIAL EXCEPTIONS Each month MRM runs automated exception detection processes to ensure that industry customers follow Federal laws, regulations, and lease terms in their financial reporting to the MRM. These processes include: • Billing for late payment interest on Federal, Indian, solid mineral, and geothermal leases. Payments are due at the end of the month following the month of production (or one additional month if an estimate is on file). If payments are late, an assessment is made based on the IRS underpayment rate. • Billing for insufficient estimates on Federal, Indian, solid mineral, and geothermal leases. An estimate allows customers to pay royalties sixty days following the end of the month of production versus thirty days without an estimate. However, if the estimate is not sufficient to cover production for that month, an assessment at the IRS underpayment rate is made for the calendar month or to the payment date, whichever comes first. • Billing for over-recoupments on Indian leases. Recoupments are limited to 50 percent of monthly revenues for allotted leases and 100 percent of monthly revenues for tribal leases. • Billing for rental, minimum royalty, deferred bonus, rights-of-way and other financial term exceptions. • Paying interest for overpayments on Federal leases. Payment is based on the IRS 156 Minerals Management Service 733 Minerals Revenue Management overpayment rate (1 percent less than the underpayment rate). • Preparing manual bills for civil penalty, diligent exploration expense, and other miscellaneous collections/billing actions, and • Paying for over-sufficient estimates on Federal leases, base on the IRS overpayment rate. In addition, MRM ensures that delinquent invoices are pursued in accordance with the Debt Collection Act. PROGRAM PERFORMANCE SUMMARY T End Promote percent revenuièS On 3 timely basis per regulation (SP) 7. .5% 86% 96% 96.7% 97.5% - 98% Un- Un- Un- Un- Un- Un- qualified qualified qualified qualified qualified qualified Off MMS Annual Financial Statement for fêVēI]tleS of money to government by collecting million" R{K revenues within 25 days rather 30 Venue t percent of revenue to 99% to percent of royalties by first semi-monthly New Measure 10 program. 2/ In FY 2005, MMS will implement significant new enforcement measures focused on compelling reporters to report and pay correctly the first time. MMS anticipates that company reporting accuracy, and therefore MMS distribution timeliness, may decrease during FY 2005 as an initial result. However, in future years, MMS anticipates improved company reporting, which will increase MMS's timeliness in distributing lease data to BHA. and Minerals Management Service 157 734 FY 2006 BUDGET REQUEST General Administration Table 73: Overview of the General Administration Budget Request General Administration FY 2004 FY 2005 || FY 2006 | FY 2006 | Change Actual | Estimate | Budget Budget from (Enacted) (Enacted) | Changes | Request FY 2005 - - - A. ($000) 44,489 46,855 +621 47,476 +1.3% General Administration FTE 200 26{} {} 200 0.0% Executive Direction ($000) 2,049 2,057 +29 2,086 +1.4% FTE 20 20 0 20 0.0% - ($000) 4, 1 } } 4,132 +84 4,216 +2.0% Policy & Management Improvement FTE 33 33 {} 33 0.0% - - - m ($000) 16,639 16,964 +6l 17,025 +0.4% Administrative Operation FTE 147 Ł47 0 147 0.0% - ($000) 21,690 23,702 +447 24,149 + 1.9% General Support Services FTE () () 0 () {}.0% Previous Administrative Operations FTE estimates included 80 FTE that were reimbursed by IFF. These 80 FTE are now displayed within the IFF section of the FY2006 Budget Justifications. PROGRAM OVERVIEW The MMS General Administration Activity consists of four Subactivities: • Executive Direction, which provides bureauwide leadership, direction, management, coordination, communications strategies, and outreach; • Policy and Management Improvement, which coordinates the Bureau’s policy management and strategic planning efforts; • Administrative Operations, which includes budget, finance, human resources, procurement, facilities, information management, and equal employment and development services; and • General Support Services, which ensures infrastructure support to the Minerals Management Service to include Offshore Minerals Management and Minerals Revenue Management programs. Among the key reasons for MMS’s current programmatic achievements is the ability of senior management to be keenly responsive regarding the industry and the public served by MMS. This has been achieved through communication outreach via advisory councils, discussions with members of Congress, Congressional Committees and their staff, industrial and environmental stakeholders, and community representatives affected by ongoing and proposed MMS activities, the media, and the public. These efforts, recent technological developments, fundamental changes in the auditing and accounting philosophies, and MMS’s response to enactment of recent legislation have yielded a clear vision of where the MMS of the 21" century needs to be headed. Providing leadership, securing resources, developing organization capabilities, building infrastructure and assuring appropriate delivery of services are the responsibility of the General Administration arm of MMS. Minerals Management Service 159 735 General Administration FY2006 General Administration Funding by Suhactivity Policy & Management Improvement 9% —Operation 36% Figure 43: FY 2006 General Administration funding by Subactivity 160 Minerals Management Service 736 FY 2006 BUDGET REQUEST General Administration Executive Direction Subactivity Table 74: Overview of the Executive Direction Budget Request General Administration FY 2004 || FY 2005 | FY 2006 | Change Actual Estimate | Budget from (Enacted) (Enacted) || Request FY 2005 & * A is ($000) 2,049 2,057 2,086 +1.4% Executive Direction FTE 20 20 20 0.0% Uncontrollables ($000) -- -- 29 +29 PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Executive Direction Subactivity comprises the Office of the Director, the Office of Public Affairs and the Office of Congressional Affairs. Office of the Director (OD) The Office of the Director includes the Director, the Deputy Director and their immediate staff. This office is responsible for managing all of the official documents of the Office of the Director and provides general policy guidance and overall leadership within the MMS organization. Office of Public Affairs (OPA) The OPA is responsible for MMS’s communication strategies and outreach. The goal of OPA is to ensure coordinated communication, consistent messages, and the effective exchange of information with all customers and stakeholders. The OPA coordinates the implementation of an effective and inclusive outreach program to numerous target audiences, including state and local governments, the energy industry, related trade associations, the environmental community, Indian Tribes, individual Indian allottees, energy consumer groups, and the public. In addition, OPA is establishing and strengthening relationships with new and already-in-place MMS external constituent groups by facilitating dialogue and ongoing communication to ensure informed participation with all stakeholders when MMS is faced with making critical decisions. The development and implementation of outreach plans that ensure maximum dissemination of MMS messages in key program areas such as lease sales, revenue collection and management, environmental monitoring and safety in offshore areas, is an ongoing priority. Finally, OPA is the focal point for MMS print and electronic news media information, speechwriting for the Director and senior management, educational outreach, and providing recommendations regarding the policies and procedures for disseminating the MMS message of securing ocean energy and economic value for America. Minerals Management Service 161 737 General Administration Office of Congressional Affairs (OCA) The OCA serves as the primary point of contact with Congress, and is responsible for the coordination of all communication and outreach with congressional offices, as well as ensuring a consistent message and the effective exchange of information. The OCA serves as the liaison for MMS on all congressional and legislative matters that affect MMS with Congress, the Department of the Interior, and other Federal executive agencies. The OCA activities include the evaluation of legislative proposals, official communication regarding programs, policies and positions on matters under consideration by Congress, the preparation of testimony for MMS and Assistant Secretary of Land and Minerals Management witnesses, and the coordination of MMS’s involvement in congressional meetings and hearings, 162 - Minerals Management Service 738 FY 2006 BUDGET REQUEST General Administration Policy and Management Improvement Subactivity General Administration Table 75. Overview of the Policy & Management Improvement Budget Request FY 2004 FY 2005 || FY 2006 | Change Actual Estimate Budget from _j (Enacted) (Enacted) | Request FY 2005 * - ($000) 4,111 4,132 4,216 +2.0% Policy & Management Improvement FTE 33 33 33 0.0% Uncontrollables ($000) * * - - 84 +84 PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Office of Policy and Management Improvement (PMI) provides the Director with an impartial review, analysis and assessment of policies, procedures, and organizational performance. The PMI provides objective views, analysis, recommendations, and comprehensive leadership on high priority and high visibility policy and management issues, These issues include strategic planning, performance measurement and management, risk management, coordinating MMS initiatives in response to the President's National Energy Policy, analysis of current and emerging policies, and the evaluation of all regulatory and statutory issues. The PMI Office also administers and coordinates internal reviews, coordinates audits performed by the Office of the Inspector General and GAO, and assures implementation of recommendations resulting from external and internal reviews or audits. Other activities managed by PMI include implementing MMS’s Activity Based Cost/Management System, which provides cost and performance information for executive decisionmaking; ensuring MMS's compliance with the Departmental regulatory process; coordinating information collection requirements; and assuring program compliance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), Small Business Regulatory Enforcement and Fairness Act (SBREFA), Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), the President's Management Agenda, and citizen-centered customer service initiatives. The PMI Office also initiates pilots and laboratory projects for the Director and promotes efforts aimed at improving organizational performance and management such as those advanced by the President's Management Agenda (PMA). The PMI has overall responsibility for the coordination of PMA initiatives and other management improvement projects and leads MMS’s efforts on Budget and Performance Integration and Electronic Government initiatives. The PMI also has overall responsibility for ensuring that all the PMA initiatives are incorporated into MMS’s management culture. Finally, PMI is responsible for developing fair and impartial decisions on administrative appeals filed under the regulatory program. Minerals Management Service 163 739 General Administration ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Associate Director of PMI and immediate staff are located in Washington, D.C. Supporting staffs capable of conducting reviews, analyses and Administrative Appeals are located in Denver, Colorado, close to the Minerals Revenue Management (MRM) program, and in Washington, D.C., near the Offshore Minerals Management (OMM) program and Departmental Headquarters offices. Policy Reviews and Program Analyses Evaluations of MMS's existing and proposed policies and programs are conducted through economic and programmatic analyses. The PMI provides policy reviews and analysis on a broad range of matters within MMS. Assignments are typically conducted in support of proposed or existing MRM and OMM program issues and to evaluate or implement new Bureau initiatives. These efforts are conducted as special studies or technical assistance to the programs. Special studies may involve major analytical efforts, usually long-term in nature, to examine technical issues relevant to the program, analyze policy implications, and provide recommendations to the Director. These efforts may encompass both program-specific subjects and developments elsewhere that may have an impact on the programs, Technical assistance to the programs is accomplished by leading or participating on Bureau task forces or by directly supplementing staff of the office responsible for specific projects. The PMI reviews legislation, regulations, and other documents for their policy content and provides analysis of proposals from outside MMS that affect Bureau programs. The PMI is responsible for ensuring that programmatic plans and policies are consistent with and integrated into the overall Bureau mission and responsibilities, as well as the Department and Administration policy framework. The PMI will continue to participate in the development of policy options or performing analyses on such items as: • Supporting departmental implementation of energy policy; • Future Bureau policy for offshore oil and gas incentives; • The sale of royalty oil and gas from Federal ſeases directly to the open market; • Ongoing evaluation of alternative valuation methods of gas and oil on Federal lands with related cost benefit analyses; - • Jurisdictional issues for offshore gathering and transportation; * • Final resolution on complex issues under administrative appeal to the Director; and • Level of services provided to individual Indian mineral landowners. A current emphasis is MMS’s authority to ensure open and non-discriminatory access on the OCS under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA). The PMI is leading a cross bureau effort to determine whether new policies and procedures are needed to ensure open and non- discriminatory access to oil and gas pipelines on the OCS, The PMI has obtained public input from a variety of stakeholders through an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking. 164 Minerals Management Service 740 General Administration Regulatory Direction The PMI manages MMS’s regulatory program and serves as liaison to the Department's regulatory office. It initiates efforts to improve internal and external regulations and ensures the use of “Plain English” when regulations are necessary, In this capacity, PMI will continue to play a major role in the Bureau’s efforts to coordinate MMS policy and implement the requirements of the following directives: • The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and related information collection requirements; • Executive Orders (e.g., 12866) or legislation (e.g., The Regulatory Flexibility Act) directed towards the reduction and improvement of federal regulations; • Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996; • Executive Orders or legislation promoting methods of alternate dispute resolution, a more effective administrative appeal process, and improved regulatory drafting procedures; • The Negotiated Rulemaking Act (Neg-Reg Act) PL 101-648; • The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 directed towards reducing Federal mandates; - • Executive Orders (e.g., 12988) on civil justice reform directed towards not unduly burdening the judicial system; • Executive Orders (e.g. 13211) directed towards reducing adverse effects on the Nation's energy supply, distribution, or use; • Administrative Procedures Act; and • Quality of Information Requirements. Administrative Appeals Sometimes companies or individuals disagree with compliance actions taken by MMS. Most of these disagreements arise when MRM finds that the company did not pay sufficient royalties and orders the company to correct the error. Any party disagreeing with a final order or decision issued by an officer of MRM has a right under Federal regulation 30 CFR Part 290 (2000 Subpart B) to appeal to the MMS Director; or if Indian land is involved, to file an appeal with the Deputy Commissioner of Indian Affairs. The program office (generally MRM) reviews the appeal, and if it is not resolved at that stage, it goes to the Policy and Appeals Division, within PMI, for review and recommended decision. The PMI Appeals staff is insulated from MRM so they can render an independent review of the issue under appeal. Appeals staff review the facts and arguments presented by both the appellant and the program office, analyze the case against legal and policy precedents, and recommend a decision for signature by the Director, the Associate Director of PMI, or the Deputy Commissioner of Indian Affairs. If the appellant disagrees with the decision of MMS or BIA, they can appeal further to the Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA). The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act of 1996 (RSFA) requires the Department to render final decisions on administrative appeals involving Federal oil and gas leases within 33 months of the filing of the appeal. Emphasis for the Appeals Division will be on resolving outstanding appeals cases within the first 16 months of the RSFA review period so Minerals Management Service #65 741 General Administration that IBLA has adequate time to review lessee's appeals of MMS decisions or use Alternative Dispute Resolution to effectively resolve disputes. Implementation of the President’s Management Agenda and the Secretary’s Plan for Citizen- Centered Governance On August 25, 2001, OMB released the President's Management Agenda (PMA), an integrated plan to reform the management of the Federal Government. The Agenda sets out specific steps to accomplish reforms through five government-wide initiatives: • Strategic Management of Human Capital; Competitive Sourcing; Improving Financial Performance; Expanding Electronic Government; and Budget and Performance Integration. : The PMI Office is actively engaged in working on these initiatives, bringing an objective focus and consistent direction across MMS, and ensuring that the initiatives are implemented in a mutually reinforcing manner. The PMI serves as the principal in reporting on their status, and ensuring improvement plans are in place. In addition, PMI has the lead with regards to the MMS initiatives on Expanding Electronic Government (E-Gov) and Budget and Performance Integration. E-Gov is a consistent thread woven through all the PMA initiatives. To ensure that opportunities for E-Gov are actively explored, PMI leads efforts in E-Gov strategic planning, implementing departmental and government wide E-Gov initiatives, and exploring the potential to improve business processes and management of the organization through the application of E-Gov principles. - A key for success in the PMA is the ability to provide complete information to managers about program costs, resources and performance. The PMI office leads MMS’s initiative to apply activity-based costing/management (ABC/M) methods to its operations. Since implementing a bureauwide ABC/M system in October 2002, MMS has added the ability to cost program outputs to its system. By FY 2006, MMS hopes to have sufficient reliable data available to perform trend analysis. In FY 2006, MMS will continue to refine its system and methods, working with the Department to ensure consistency and compatibility while avoiding duplication with Departmental ABC implementation efforts. Planning Strategic planning and accountability for results is woven into the culture of MMS. The PMI has overall responsibility for coordinating and guiding the Bureau in developing and implementing all of its strategic and annual implementation plans and ensuring they are linked to the Department’s plans. The PMI ensures MMS success in the planning process through monitoring and reporting performance, as well as initiating strategic planning process improvements. 166 Minerals Management Service 742 General Administration Continuing efforts in the current fiscal year and beyond will focus on: • Increasing the integration of strategic and operational information in planning and budgeting activities; • Improving the reporting of verified and validated performance information such that it is useful to managers and decisionmakers; • Creating stronger linkages between performance and the budget; and • Ensuring more accountability for program performance through alignment with managers' and employees’ performance plans. Program Evaluation and Review of Internal Management Controls The PMI leads an integrated evaluation process, which includes a web-based tracking module, to ensure that results of all evaluations conducted of MMS programs and activities are tracked, analyzed, and the status provided quarterly to executives for use in decisionmaking. The evaluation process includes both internal and external reviews such as GAO and OIG audits, management control reviews, risk assessments, performance assessments, ABC data reviews, administrative reviews, financial management metrics, MBOs, PMA Initiatives, Program Assessment Rating Too! (PART), and other special ad hoc reviews of MMS programs and initiatives. In addition, MMS is taking a bureauwide look at risk assessment, which includes identifying and analyzing potential risks and mitigations to reduce the likelihood that the risk will occur, as a component of the integrated approach to program evaluation. Minerals Management Service - 167 743 General Administration FY 2006 BUDGET REQUEST General Administration Administrative Operations Subactivity Table 76: Overview of the Administrative Operations Budget Request FY2004 TFY 2005 TFY2006 TChange Actual Estimate Budget from (Enacted) (Enacted) | Request || FY 2005 is ºr sº & ($000) 16,639 16,964 17,025 +0.4% Administrative Operations FTE 147 147 147 0.0% g * ($000) º º ºf º –400 -400 Operational Cost Savings FTE **** ** 0 0 Uncontrollables ($000) * * tºº & 461 +461 Previous Administrative Operations FTE estimates included 80 FTE that were reimbursed by IFF. These 80 FTE are now displayed within the IFF section of the FY2006 Budget Justifications, PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Administrative Operations Subactivity consists of the following functions: Administrative Direction and Coordination, Budget, Finance, Equal Employment and Development Opportunity, Human Resources, Procurement and Information Management. All administrative operations are directed and carried out at MMS Headquarters and nationwide through six divisions and two administrative service centers: the Western Administrative Service Center and the Southern Administrative Service Center. This subactivity contributes to all five PMA components: Strategic Management of Human Capital, Competitive Sourcing, Financial Performance, Expanding Electronic Government, and Budget and Performance Integration. Administrative Direction and Coordination Administrative direction and coordination provides for oversight of all administrative activities within MMS. This oversight ensures compliance with laws relating to administrative activities, provides for the review, interpretation, and implementation of Federal executive branch administrative policies and procedures, and develops appropriate guidance to ensure compliance with DOI, OMB, GSA, and other executive branch administrative policies and regulations. This function also includes responsibility for the Bureau's management analysis functions, such as management Studies and reviews, organizational reviews, delegations of authority and related activities, and special projects. In addition, this function maintains a liaison with Departmental offices in order to provide a coordinated and unified administrative program consistent with the mission and goals of the Department. Other activities include budget formulation and execution for the General Administration Activity, providing management services to the Bureau Aviation Safety Program, and reviewing and monitoring the transportation subsidy program for fiscal responsibility. Additionally, the administrative direction and coordination function provides a proactive homeland Security program to ensure nationwide protection of employees, visitors, resources and 168 Minerals Management Service 744 General Administration facilities, which includes educating employees and conducting physical security assessments to increase awareness and strengthen security measures. The Bureau's goal is to be prepared and to have appropriate emergency management plans in place for any unplanned event or unforeseen circumstance that might cause significant disruption of mission functions. Continuity of Operations Program (COOP): The MMS will continue with ongoing efforts to ensure that operations continue in the face of emergency conditions of any nature. These efforts include COOP planning, training and exercises, and providing for alternate relocation facilities, alternate interoperable communications, and alternate database/records access. Despite increased emphasis and cost since 9/11, MMS has been supporting this effort from headquarters without receiving additional funding. Smart Card Technology: Consistent with the Government-wide E-Authentication initiative, MMS will continue implementation of state-of-the-art smart card technology at all MMS locations, which will vastly improve identification and information security. A single smart card can be used for building access control, data security, encryption, digital signature, and biometrics, such as fingerprints. In Fiscal Year 2004, MMS requested $250,000 to boost its efforts in this area; this amount is now included in the base funding for use in subsequent fiscal years. Budget Division The Budget Division provides budget analysis and guidance to ensure that the Bureau receives and maintains proper funding and staff allocations. The Budget Division develops and maintains all budgetary data to support the MMS budget requests to the Department, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and Congress, and provides analysis of financial and other resource utilization reports for use by Bureau and program managers. The Budget Division is responsible for preparing the annual fiscal year budget estimates and the annual Budget Justifications that MMS submits to Congress. The Budget Division also supports the Department’s efforts to increase the integration of the budget and the Government Performance and Results Act requirements. To that end, MMS implemented Activity-Based Costing in October 2002 in accordance with the Department's schedule. In addition, the Budget Division works with the Policy and Management Improvement Office and program level performance staff to integrate performance data and information into all aspects of budget formulation and execution. Finance Division The Finance Division is responsible for the planning and effective utilization of financial system resources in support of the varied operating and support programs of the Bureau. The Finance Division serves as the focal point for the implementation of the provisions of the Chief Financial Officer's Act of 1990 including liaison responsibilities for the annual audit of the combined financial statements contained in the Annual Financial Report for the Bureau. Minerals Management Service #69 745 General Administration This Division is responsible for the administrative accounting operations of the Bureau. Finance manages the administrative accounting system, audits and schedules bills for payments, collects debts, develops financial data, prepares financial reports, provides advice and guidance on financial matters, and maintains liaison with Departmental offices and other Federal agencies. It is both a PMA item and a long-term goal of MMS to ensure that timely and accurate financial data are readily available to assist MMS management in making sound and justified management decisions. In support of these priorities, MMS has moved aggressively during the past two years to respond to recommendations made by OIG to improve financial performance. These efforts have resulted in MMS receiving an unqualified opinion on the FY 2003 and the FY 2004 Annual Financial Reports. Equal Employment and Development Opportunity Division (EEDOD) The EEDOD develops, directs, monitors, and operates the MMS Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) program in compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, Executive Order 11478, departmental directives, and other related statutes and orders. Specifically, the responsibilities of MMS-EEDOD include: • Maintenance and operation of the discrimination complaint system; Implementation of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Employment Plans; Implementation of programs for diversity higher education and related partnerships; Administration of the Employee Assistance Program; Administration of programs for dispute resolution alternatives; Development of training policy and coordination with the Bureau, the Department and other agencies concerning employee development issues and employee training programs; • Oversight of special initiative programs designed to involve more women, minorities and people with disabilities in the program areas and throughout all levels of management; • Coordination of responses to Solicitors Office EEO issue requests; and • Compliance with the Departmental Office for Equal Opportunity and EEO Commission directives. : The EEDOD provides policy, coordination, and direction for MMS developmental programs, such as managing and monitoring the equity of employee development opportunities associated with formal developmental program and cross training assignments. Emphasis is placed on training managers and supervisors in employee development and human resources planning. To ensure that workforce activities are inclusive in that they promote the full utilization and exchange of skills and talents, the Division is working to develop special emphasis activities, implement EEO complaints prevention initiatives, and track and analyze applicant flow data and employment trends. Human Resources Division The Human Resources Division develops and implements policies, procedures, guidelines, and standards relating to general personnel management, recruitment and employment, position management and classification. The Human Resources Division work includes preparing appropriate reports, performing all operational personnel services for Headquarters and client 170 Minerals Management Service 746 General Administration organizations, and providing assistance and guidance related to personnel matters for all regional and field installations. The work of this division focuses on employee relations and services, including personnel program evaluation, labor/management relations, advising employees about conflict of financial interest and standards of conduct, and administering incentive awards programs, family friendly programs, the Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program, and Senior Executive Service program. The Human Resources Division also leads all MMS workforce-planning initiatives, which include analyzing the current workforce, identifying future workforce needs and preparing plans for building the workforce needed in the future. The following chart outlines several of MMS’s workforce challenges and the solutions for meeting those challenges. Table 77: Workforce Challenges and Solutions * .. 4 º Positive Impact Impact to dº. §: sº on Program Program if not g *- 8 y Performance addressed Changes in the Staffing Innovative recruitment to include: Gap will decrease OMM will be Oil and Gas Gaps in • Recruitment Team activity and eventually impaired, if not Industry Engineering • Targeted advertising close. crippled, in its & • Specific Recruitment Web site and employer ability to meet Geoscientist branding OMM will be able industry demands Occupations • State-of-the-art recruitment brochures for use to meet industry and performance at career fairs, conferences, etc. demands and goals. * Centralized staffing through the MMS DEU performance goals * Fully automated on-line application while preparing for processes future challenges. • Job-specific customized applicant assessment tools Innovative use of hiring flexibilities Use of the Federal Career Intern Program and other intern programs * Wide use of quality of worklife initiatives * Tuition Assistance * Outreach/Public Education Activities * Use of recruitment and hiring incentives E-Gov Major * Through the implementation and use of a Highly skilled and Failure of E-Gov Transformations | Changes in Learning Management System, assess well trained staff transformation MMS workforce skill gaps and training needs. that is capable of efforts and inability Business * Acquire and conduct training on new meeting business to perform new Processes business processes process goals. business processes, Royalty-in-Kind Shift from * Through the implementation and use of a Successful Inability to make a Expansion Accountants Learning Management System, assess expansion of RIK. smooth transition and Auditors workforce skill gaps and training needs and delays in fully to RHK • Retrain existing staff in RIK business implementing RIK. Business processes Specialists * As attrition occurs, hire for new skills using customized applicant assessment tools and other strategic recruitment initiatives. Aging Few Mid- * Through the implementation and use of a Manageable impact Inability to meet Workforce - Level Staff Learning Management System, assess to operations as workforce demands Particularly in Positions workforce skill gaps and training needs senior leaders and and performance Managers and to “Pipeline" | * Use of leadership potential competencies in experts with goals. Supervisors applicant assessment tools institutional Minerals Management Service 17] 747 General Administration Table 77: Workforce Challenges and Solutions * * - Positive Impact Impact to Mission §:st sº on Program Program if not Challenges aifenges Activity Performance addressed • Participation in professional and leadership knowledge retire or development programs for mid-level and leave. journeyman level employees in non- supervisory positions * Establishment of an MMS Mid-Level Development Program * Broad use of rotational assignments, temporary promotions, and details * Use of innovative recruitment and staffing initiatives (see above) The total cost of these workforce planning activities, if broken out individually, is estimated to be from $500,000 to $800,000. The cost for employee salaries and benefits and contractor support is in addition to this figure. The long-term benefits include the ability of MMS to meet its mission and performance goals. Procurement Division The Procurement Division is responsible for the execution and administration of MMS acquisitions, space and facilities management, property management, safety and health management, transportation and general office services functions. The Division provides acquisition and financial assistance policy guidance, cost and price analysis, and advice to procurement and program personnel. It conducts acquisition management and other internal control reviews of procurement activities. The Procurement Division administers the purchase and fleet business lines of the MMS charge card program. The Procurement Operations Branch solicits, awards, and administers contracts, simplified acquisitions, financial assistance awards, and intra- and interagency agreements essential to the mission of MMS. In addition, this division manages the Business and Economic Development Program to maximize opportunities for small, disadvantaged, and women-owned businesses, as well as historically black colleges and universities as both prime contractors and subcontractors. Support Services Support Services includes facilities management (27 buildings in 26 cities), space management, mail and courier activities, bureauwide physical and document security, the Safety and Health Management Program, day-to-day voice and data communications, printing and publication activity, and property management and issuance of policy on these functions. The property management program maintains accountability records of all system-controlled property in the possession and control of custodial property officers and Bureau contractors and manages the vehicle fleet and the Bureau museum property including an Arts and Artifacts program. 172 Minerals Management Service 748 General Administration Information Management Division (IM) The Information Management (IM) Division develops and maintains an overall Agency architecture within the Chief Information Office, based on discussions with and input from each of the MMS offices. The MMS IT Architecture seamlessly integrates IT systems, data, and architectural components in a networking and communications environment. The objective of the IT Architecture is to support DOI and OMB initiatives while providing customers with a comprehensive energy management program. The DM Division is engaged in an ongoing effort to establish, maintain, and support an IT investment analysis and decisionmaking environment to ensure that investments in IT are well planned, implemented, and at the same time cost effective. As part of the effort, IM participates in the DOI IT Portfolio Management Coordination Group to develop and enhance capital planning and investment control guidance that adheres to both OMB and GAO guidance. Through the A-130 Compliance Branch, the IM Division implements the Bureau’s IT security program. The Bureau IT Security Manager works closely with the Department's CIO Office and IT Security Managers from the MMS program areas to review and improve security plans, policies, procedures, standards, practices, and controls to reflect technological changes. The IM Division is responsible for the MMS Knowledge Pipeline intranet technology, which plays a vital role in maximizing the distribution and sharing of corporate knowledge across the Bureau, enables MMS to comply with several legislative mandates, and supports the long-range goal of building a corporately managed information management structure for the benefit of MMS as a whole. The Knowledge Pipeline enables MMS to create a knowledge sharing community within a distributed work force, support collaborative work teams, and provide the right information to make optimal business decisions throughout the Bureau. In addition to the above responsibilities, the IM Division is also: • Supporting the development of the Interior Enterprise IT Architecture (IEA), the departmental capital asset management process; - • Supporting MMS migration to government-wide e-Government solution, such as e- training and e-travel; • Transitioning to Department-wide Enterprise IT infrastructure solutions, including Active Directory Messaging, and Enterprise Services Network (ESN); • Working to implement a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) solution, using a common IT architecture, to replace outdated voice and data communications equipment; • Working closely with the Department to improve the FOIA program and provide management assistance and direction for the smooth operation of the FOIA and Privacy programs throughout MMS; and • Reviewing MMS records management policies, manuals, and directives to come into compliance with the Government Paperwork Reduction Act, Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA), and National Archive and Records Administration (NARA) requirements. Minerals Management Service 173 749 General Administration Field Administrative Service Centers The Field Administrative Service Centers provide direct administrative support to various MMS program managers through two locations: The Southern Administrative Service Center (SASC): The SASC, located in New Orleans, Louisiana, provides direct administrative support, direction, and coordination to programs in the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region (GOMR), Headquarters' Information Technology Division, E-Gov Project Management Office, and a resident Minerals Revenue Management (MRM) Compliance Office. The SASC also provides full support to five outlying District/Sub-district GOMR offices. The Western Administrative Service Center (WASC): The WASC, located in Denver, Colorado, provides direct administrative support, direction, and coordination to the Minerals Revenue Management offices in Denver and its field entities, the Office of Policy and Management Improvement, the Offshore Minerals Management Mapping and Survey Staff in Denver, and the Alaska and Pacific OCS Regions. FY 2006 FUNDING INITIATIVE Table 78: Operational Cost Savings Initiative 2004 2005 2006 Change Enacted | Enacted | Request 2005 to 2006 Initiative ($000) {} 0 -400 -400 FTE 0 0 0 0 Justification of 2006 Program Change (-$400K; 0 FTE) The MMS continues to review all administrative activities for cost-saving opportunities. For the Administrative Operations subactivity overall, a goal has been established for FY 2006 to reduce costs by $400,000. The savings will be realized through information technology system consolidation, better coordination of training efforts, and a general reduction in support services COSłS. - 174 Minerals Management Service 750 FY 2006 BUDGET REQUEST General Administration General Support Services Subactivity Table 79: Overview of the General Support Services Budget Request General Administration FY 2004 FY 2005 | FY 2006 | Change Actual | Estimate Budget from (Enacted) (Enacted) | Request FY 2005 & ($000) 21,690 23,702 24,149 +1.9% General Support Services FTE {} {} 0. 0.0% g ($000) * = sº gº -56 –56 Office Space Cost Savings FTE sº-º-º: tºº 0 0 * & ($000) --- ** 803 +803 Enterprise Information Technology FTE * * * = 0 0 ... ($000) Bºrº ** –217 –217 Space Reduction FTE *** sº sº. 0. {} Uncontrollables ($000) * * * * –83 -83 PROGRAM OVERVIEW The General Support Services subactivity includes funding for fixed costs and related support services for the entire Bureau. Fixed costs include expenses such as rental of office space, workers' compensation, unemployment compensation, Federal Telecommunications System (FTS) Service/Commercial Communications, the Department's Working Capital Fund (WCF), annual building maintenance contracts, mail services, and necessary printing costs. The two major program objectives are to provide safe and secure facilities that will contribute to the productivity and efficiency of the employees in achieving goals and objectives, and to provide appropriate services in support of MMS operating programs. FY 2006 FUNDING INITIATIVES Table 80: Office Space Cost Savings Initiative 2004 2005 2006 Change Enacted | Enacted | Request 2005 to 2006 Initiative ($000) 56 56 0 -56 FTE {) 0 {} 0 Justification of 2006 Program Change (-$55K; 0 FTE) The reduction represents additional costs savings MMS will realize from the closure of OMM’s office in Santa Maria, CA. The amount represents the rental costs and support services associated with the office. Minerals Management Service 175 751 General Administration Table 81: Enterprise Information Technology Initiative 2004 2005 2006 Change Enacted Enacted | Request 2005 to 2006 initiative ($000) 0 0 803 +803 FTE {} 0 0 0 Justification of 2006 Program Change (+$803K; 0 FTE) The 2006 budget includes a net program change of $803,000 for enterprise information technology investments for IT certification and accreditation of legacy systems; investments in e- government; and implementation of the enterprise services network. IT Certification and Accreditation of Legacy Systems: In 2006, the Department will continue to focus on improving IT security. The 2006 budget includes $12.8 million DOI-wide for coordinated certification and accreditation (C&A) activities, including $2.9 million collected through the Department’s working capital fund. The MMS funding in 2006 includes a total of $220,000, which will be collected through the DOI working capital fund to support centralized activities to enhance efficiencies; reduce overall costs; enhance the quality, consistency, and documentation Supporting accreditations; and prioritize remediation activities. In 2004, Interior strengthened its IT security program by accelerating the timeframes for completing C&A using government-wide standard processes. As of November 15, 2005, Interior had significantly improved its security posture, having certified and accredited 161 of its 165 production systems, or 98 percent. Now that a preponderance of systems are formally managed with regard to Security, challenges remain to schedule and remediate weaknesses discovered through C&A, Inspector General, or annual reviews. Furthermore, once established, accreditation status must be maintained through system functional releases and infrastructure modernization. During 2005 and 2006, the Department and its bureaus are completing third party reviews of completed certification and accreditations; remediating identified risks; and establishing the necessary security program infrastructure to allow ongoing maintenance of accreditation status in an efficient and effective manner. These activities include: • Establish or update C&A package contents including risk assessments, planned controls, and testing of controls; • Where controls are deficient, institute new or upgraded management, operational, or technical controls; With adequate rigor, test controls for effectiveness; Establish prioritized inventory of items to resolve (plan of action & milestones - POA&M) and resolve in a prioritized manner such that residual risk is acceptable for Authority to Operate; • Establish standards, procedures, tools, and training to enable the cost effective maintenance of accreditation packages; and • Improve security activities involving contracted/outsourced IT operations. E-Government and Lines of Business: Interior is an active participant in many e-government initiatives, providing leadership, funding, and in-kind technical and staffing support. These 176 Minerals Management Service 752 General Administration initiatives strive to eliminate redundant systems and significantly improve the government's quality of customer service for citizens and businesses. The Department is the managing partner for two e-government projects – Recreation One-Stop and Geospatial One-Stop. Interior is serving as one of the government-wide service providers for the e-Payroll initiative and is a leader in the E-Authentication project. Department-wide spending for E-Government activities that will benefit [Bureau] (excluding fee for service payments) reflected in the 2006 President's budget follow. In addition, the Department is also implementing e-Travel in an integrated fashion with the Financial and Business Management System. Funds to support e-Travel are included in the FBMS budget under Departmental Management. The 2006 MMS budget includes a reduction of $37,000 to support these e-Government initiatives. - Enterprise Services Network: Interior is deploying the Enterprise Services Network to provide secure, state-of-the-art internet and intranet connections and a fully functional operational center for data communications that will be used by the entire Department. In addition to providing better services for many Interior offices, the system will provide a uniformly secure environment, standardized and efficient 24 hour/7 day operations, and improved technical support. The MMS budget includes $620,000, which will be redirected from legacy network systems to the ESN project. The Department is working with its bureaus to finalize the amounts that will be redirected, and will provide the subcommittees updates to the amounts in the Spring. In 2004, Interior began to implement Phase I of ESN, which will be completed in December 2005, with deployment of a modern, integrated network backbone that supports telecommunications within the Department. This includes access to the internet, a Department- wide intranet, and a fully operational technical support center. Phase I also transitions management of the National Park Service's wide area network to managed services and thereby simplifies and modernizes a geographically dispersed and outdated architecture. The return on investment for this system is high. Up-front investments, including the redirection of bureau telecommunication savings, will, in the long-term, result in reduced costs with elimination of duplicative networks, improved performance of data services with less “down time” for many offices, skilled and knowledgeable staff trained to operate standardized and centralized operations, and better support for e-government initiatives. Phase I of ESN reduces the Department’s current 13 Wide Area Networks to one and 33 internet access points to five. For NPS, Lotus Notes maintenance sites were reduced from 253 to seven. During 2005, the Department will also plan Phase II to expand secure connections to approximately 150 sites located primarily in large cities and approximately 1,500 hubs at other Interior locations. ESN will also facilitate efforts to consolidate directory services, web hosting, messaging, data warehousing and other applications and systems. - Minerals Management Service 177 753 General Administration Table 82: Space Reduction Initiative 2004 2005 2006 Change Enacted | Enacted | Request 2005 to 2006 Initiative ($000) 6 0. –217 –217 FTE 0 O O 0 Justification of 2006 Program Change (-$217K; 0 FTE) Annually Interior spends $300 million to lease space from the General Services Administration and others. Because of the long-term commitment contained in most leases, savings from this initiative will accrue to a large degree in future years. The 2006 budget assumes initial savings of $6.0 million. Recognizing the potential for improved effectiveness and efficiency in the management of space in the long-term, Interior and its bureaus are undertaking reforms in space management. These reforms, which are part of its Asset Management Plan under E.O. 13327, include a more centrally controlled process to manage space, multi-year planning to consolidate dispersed space and co-locate to promote interagency collaboration, and adoption of more equitable allocations of space that adhere to security and safety and health standards. Long-term benefits are expected to result from Interior's space management reform, which will utilize best practices now in place. Multi-year plans will be used to focus on improved effectiveness and efficiency in supporting bureau missions and guide future lease arrangements and the use of owned space in order to maximize consolidation and co-location. By strategically analyzing and planning space management needs and opportunities, the Department will also be able to consider workforce changes such as telecommuting, information technology solutions, and other factors in making future arrangements for facilities. MMS will target areas for consolidation and collocation in implementing the reduction. 178 Minerals Management Service 754 Interior Franchise Fund FY 2006 BUDGET REQUEST Interior Franchise Fund Table 83: Overview of the Interior Franchise Fund (IFF) Funding Change Change 2004 2005 From 2006 From ($000,000) Actual Estimate 2004 Estimate 2005 Unobligated Balance, start of year” 721 735 + 14 745 +10 New budget authority* 1,543 1,697 +154 1,867 +170 Total budgetary resources” 2,264 2,432 +168 2,612 +180 FTE 96 96 0 96 {} *Offsetting collections from lines 2140, 2200 & 2390 in the IFF P&F table. PROGRAM OVERVIEW In 1994, the Government Management Reform Act (P.L. 103-356) authorized creation of six executive agency pilot franchise funds. The Department of the Interior's application was approved in May 1996 by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The Interior Franchise Fund (IFF) may provide common administrative services to the Department of the Interior and other Federal agencies. The objective of the Pilot Franchise Fund Program is to reduce the cost of government to the taxpayer by streamlining the acquisition of commonly required administrative products and services. Common administrative services are those functions all agencies require to perform their missions. The list of administrative services includes, but is not limited to, procurement, financial assistance, personnel, finance, property, and facilities management. Congress initially granted six pilot franchise funds with authority to operate through Fiscal Year 1999. While one pilot franchise fund became permanent, the remainder receive annual reauthorization. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-447) reauthorizes the IFF through October 1, 2005. The IFF became a virtual organization under the executive direction of the Deputy Chief Financial Officer for DOI in 1997. The National Business Center (NBC) managed day-to-day BFF operations. By the end of Fiscal Year 2002, MMS's Gov'Works accounted for nearly 95 percent of the total FF revenue. Following a report by the Inspector General, the Department decided to align the IFF under MMS and separate the NBC business lines. The NBC consolidated its entire fee-for-service operations under the Interior Working Capital fund. The MMS assumed responsibility for IFF operations in FY 2003. The IFF has special authorities not available to all revolving funds. Public Law 104-208 authorizes the IFF to: • Bill agencies in advance for the cost of providing services; • Retain 4 percent of the total annual revenue for each fiscal year for capital equipment and improvement in reserve; - Minerals Management Service - 179 755 Interior Franchise Fund • Retain fees until expended; and • Retain an operating reserve. In 1996 OMB defined 12 business-like operating principles for the pilot franchise funds. In 2003, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) used these principles to evaluate the IFF. Their August 2003 report to Congress found that the IFF had: • Taken into account many of the 12 business operating principles; - • Designed their cost accounting processes to set fees to recover the full cost of operations; and • Progressed toward implementing the five main cost accounting standards.' The GAO noted that Gov'Works had seen dramatic growth in revenue and workload since FY1997 and that the IFF had been subject to an audit of its financial statements at the franchise- fund level through fiscal year 2002. In subsequent fiscal years, the IFF was included in the MMS financial audit. GovýWorks Business Line Gov.Works is a Federal acquisition center providing a variety of procurement, cooperative agreement, and grant agreement services to other Federal agencies on a service-for-fee basis, The MMS began offering acquisition services to the Federal government under the “brand” Gov'Works to distinguish its activities from other Federal acquisition providers. The demand for services began modestly, but grew rapidly as agencies found Gov'Works to be a reliable acquisition services source. Gov.Works awarded contracts worth more than $1.3 billion in FY 2003, and $1.5 billion in FY 2004, Gov'Works services include acquisition planning, soliciting proposals and prices, negotiating contracts, awarding and administering contracts through to close out, and paying contract bills. Contract administration is an integral service which ensures the government receives the goods and services contracted on time and meeting the terms and conditions negotiated. Acquisition services are not restricted to limited offerings such as GSA's FTS program or to providing government-wide acquisition contracts such as the Commerce Department or HHS, Gov.Works has an active Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) certification program to ensure qualified representatives are monitoring contractor performance. The COTR certification program requires 40 hours of training and biannual maintenance training. Gov.Works Operations Gov'Works operation is self-sustaining. Fees charged client agencies pay all operational costs. Since the inception of Gov'Works, revenue from fees charged client agencies has covered operating expenses without direct appropriations from Congress. Gov.Works operations are not subsidized by MMS or the Department of the Interior. The following tables (Program and Financing, Statement of Operations, and Balance Sheet) summarize the IFF's fiscal status: 'The Standards are set forth in SFFAS No. 4. 180 Minerals Management Service 756 Interior Franchise Fund Table 84: IFF Program and Financing Table Department of the Interior Minerals Management Service Interior Franchise Fund (IFF) Program and Financing (dollars in millions) FY 2004 || FY 2005 : FY 2006 Treasury Account ID: 14-4529 Actual | Estimate i Estimate Obligations by program activity 0000 i Interior Franchise Fund Activities 1,529 1,687 1,864 1000 || Total new obligations 1,529 1,687 1,864 Budgetary resources available for obligation 2140 Unobligated balance, start of year 721 735 745 2200 New budget authority (gross) 1,543 1,697 1,867 2390 || Total budgetary resources available for obligation 2,264 2,432 2,612 2395 Total new obligations -1,529 -1,687 -1,864 2440 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year 735 745 748 New budget authority (gross), detail 6900 || Offsetting collections (cash) 1,633 1,697 1,867 Change in uncollected customer payments from 6910 Federal sources (unexpired) -90 6990 || Spending authority from offsetting collections 1,543 1,697 1,867 Change in Obligated balances - 7240 Obligated balance, start of year 441 659 622 1310 || Total new obligations 1,529 1,687 1,864 7320|| Total outlays (gross) -1,401 -1,724 -1,927 Change in uncollected customer payments from 7400 Federal sources (unexpired) 90 7440 |Obligated balance, end of year 659 622 559 Outlays (gross), detail 8697 || Outlays from new mandatory authority 831 1,358 1,494 8698 || Outlays from mandatory balances 570 366 433 8700 || Total outlays (gross) 1,401 1,724 1,927 Net budget authority and outlays 8900 || Budget authority O 0 O 9000 || Outlays -232 27 60 Minerals Management Service 757 Interior Franchise Fund Table 85: IFF Statement of Operations Table Department of the Interior Minerals Management Service Interior Franchise Fund (HFF) Statement of Operations (dollars in millions) FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 Treasury Account ID: 14-4529 Actual Estimate Estimate 10] Revenue 1,351 1,697 1,867 102 || Expenses -1,333 -1,682 -1,854 105 Net income or loss (-) 18 15 13 199 || Total Comprehensive income 18 15 13 Table 86: HFF Balance Sheet Table Department of the Interior Minerals Management Service Interior Franchise Fund (IFF) Balance Sheet (dollars in millions) FY 2004 || FY 2005 FY 2006 Treasury Account ID: 14-4529 Actual Estimate | Estimate Federal Assets 1101 || Fund balances with Treasury 1,394 #,656 1,784 Accounts Receivable: Due From 1 106 | Federal Agencies 7 14 23 1999 || Total assets 1,401 1,670 1,807 Federal Liabilities 2101 || Accounts Payable 237 247 271 Deferred Revenue: Due To Federal 2105 || Agencies 1, 137 1,384 1,484 2999 || Total Liabilities 1,374 1,631 1,755 4999 || Total Liabilities and Net Position 1,401 1,670 1,807 A written obligation of funds and a statement of bona fide need accompany all orders to Gov'Works for services. The GAO, after reviewing the IFF's operating authority, agreed that Gov'Works could retain the funds transferred to it until they were expended as long as the ordering agency had a bona fide need during the fiscal year in which the funds were appropriated. Gov'Works has controls in place to track and monitor the receipt of orders for services and the transfer of funds. The business, procurement, and accounting systems that support Gov'Works link to share transactional information. The Business Information System and MMS’s financial system record all transactions. The customer agency receives a complete financial transaction summary through a password-protected, Web-enabled, reporting system. 182 Minerals Management Service 758 Interior Franchise Fund Agency project managers have said the financial summary is an invaluable tool for managing their projects. Relationship of the IFF to MMS’s Primary Mission The MMS and DOI benefit from Gov'Works’ operations through the development of high- quality professional acquisition staff with the knowledge and expertise to support MMS and Departmental acquisition needs. Recently, the Interior Procurement Executive chartered Gov'Works to award the integrated DOI Financial and Business Management System (FBMS) an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution to replace multiple administrative management systems. Using due diligence sessions and a statement of objectives rather than a formal statements of work, Gov'Works significantly reduced acquisition lead time and was able to provide offerors with an in-depth picture of Interior's needs before submitting proposals. The FBMS will replace the stove-piped financial, acquisition, financial assistance, procurement, grant, ABC, property, travel, and fleet management systems with a single solution for the Department that will improve cost containment and lower investment costs. In 2004, available franchise fund resources of $11.0 million where used to support implementation of the Enterprise Services Network ($5.0 million) and the Financial and Business Management System ($6.0 million). The justification of these projects is included in the Departmental Management budget justification. In 2005, an estimated $11.0 million of franchise fund resources will be used to support FBMS implementation; similarly, in 2006, an estimated $8.0 million is planned for FBMS. In March of 2005, MMS will be one of three bureaus (including Gov'Works) to implement the first phase of the FBMS Financial Assistance deployment. In October and November of 2005, MMS and Gov'Works will implement the remaining FBMS functionality As a provider of acquisition management services, Gov'Works manages the MMS OCS- CONNECT acquisition; bureauwide Voice Over IP (VOIP) telephone, contract and other IT support service contracts. The list of contracts that Gov'Works has awarded on behalf of DOI Bureaus demonstrates the direct support to the Department's and MMS's missions. Equally important is the professional acquisition resource that Gov'Works is developing. Gov'Works has an active professional career development program that will ensure that the Department has a trained acquisition workforce capable of meeting the Department’s mission now, as well as in the future. STRATEGIC DIRECTION The rapid growth in FY 2003 highlighted the need for staffing changes, procedural adjustments, and additional structure. Management took action to implement staffing changes to bring the workload more into balance through an aggressive training program and scaling growth of new agency clients over a longer period of time. An aggressive internal review program was undertaken in 2004 and will continue in 2005 to improve operations and compliance. A new franchise fund policy team will be added in 2005 to ensure that policies and procedures are in place to improve operations. Minerals Management Service H33 759 Interior Franchise Fund During 2004, a comprehensive two-year Strategic Business Plan to define, focus, and direct actions in accordance with organizational goals was developed. The two-year Strategic Business Plan will guide Gov'Works evolution and improve operations. Monthly staff meetings include training on ethics, best practices, acquisition regulation changes and customer relations. The separation of Gov'Works and MMS procurement operations was completed in 2004, Gov'Works is now a division under the Associate Director for Administration and Budget. Accomplishments Gov'Works has been a performance-based service contracts (PBSC) leader within the Department. Over the last year, it has expanded the use of statements of objectives (SOO) and other innovative procurement methods. The acquisition methods developed and tested by Gov.Works’ professionals have been shared during training sessions at the annual Interior Acquisition Conference and through outreach training to the Federal acquisition community on proper use of the Federal Supply Schedule Program through a partnership with GSA. Gov.Works and the Department are working closely with the Department of Defense (DOD) to ensure that all DOD related acquisitions meet Section 803 competition rules and other polices unique to the DOD, Planned Activities for FY2005 • Implement the FY 2005/2006 Strategic Business Plan to position Gov'Works for the future acquisition environment. • Obtain unqualified audit opinions on IFF financial statements. • Continue to maintain a competitive fee that will sustain operating expenses without direct appropriations, • Provide MMS and DOI with quality acquisition support. • Offset MMS and DOI operating expenses by paying for administrative expenses and supporting DOI FBMS and Enterprise Server Network costs through the IFF capital improvement reserves. Continue administration and oversight of FBMS contract implementation. Continue to evaluate customer satisfaction and the quality of customer services by asking existing customers what and how the IFF can do better, Lessons learned will be incorporated into future tactical plans. • Continue to explore leveraging cutting-edge technologies and maximizing future opportunities for the benefit of MMS, DOI and other agencies. • Continue to provide top quality services. • Ensure that performance and award procedures comply with all Federal, Departmental, and MMS rules and regulations. • Support government-wide implementation of the Intragovernmental Transaction Exchange Portal. 184 Minerals Management Service 760 Interior Franchise Fund Planned Activities for FY 2006 • Implement the FY 2005/2006 Strategic Business Plan to position Gov'Works for improving the acquisition environment. Obtain unqualified audit opinions on IFF financial statements. Continue to maintain a competitive fee that will sustain operating expenses without appropriations. • Continue administration and oversight of FBMS contract for full DOI bureau implementation. • Continue to evaluate customer satisfaction and the quality of customer services by asking existing customers what and how the IFF can do better. Lessons learned will be incorporated into future tactical plans. • Continue to explore leveraging cutting-edge technologies and maximizing future opportunities for the benefit of MMS, DOI and other agencies. • Continue to provide top quality services. • Ensure performance and award procedures comply with all Federal, Departmental, and MMS rules and regulations. • Support government-wide implementation of the Intragovernmental Transaction Exchange Portal. • Support government-wide implementation of the IGT portal for Gov.Works customers ordering any products or services, Minerals Management Service - 185 761 Authorizing Statutes FY 2006 BUDGET REQUEST MMS Authorizing Statutes Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands 43 U.S.C. 1331, et seq. 43 U.S.C. 4321,4331-4335, 4341-4347 16 U.S.C. 1451, et seq. 16 U.S.C. 1531–1543 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq. 16 U.S.C. 470-470V6 30 U.S.C. 21(a) 30 U.S.C. 3601 33 U.S.C. 2701, et seq. The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act of 1953, as amended, extended the jurisdiction of the United States to the OCS and provided for granting of leases to develop offshore energy and minerals. The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 required that Federal Agencies consider in their decisions the environmental effects of proposed activities and that Agencies prepare environmental impact statements for Federal actions having a significant effect on the environment, The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, established goals for ensuring that Federal and industry activity in the coastal zone be consistent with coastal zone plans set by the States. The Endangered Species Act of 1973 established procedures to ensure interagency cooperation and consultations to protect endangered and threatened species. The Clean Air Act, as amended, was applied to all areas of the OCS except the central and western Gulf of Mexico. OCS activities in those non-excepted areas will require pollutant emission permits administered by the EPA or the States. The National Historic Preservation Act established procedures to ensure protection of significant archaeological resources. The Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 set forth the continuing policy of the Federal Government to foster and encourage private enterprise in the orderly and economic development of domestic mineral resources and reserves. The Policy, Research and Development Act of 1970 set forth the continuing policy et seq. of the Federal Government to foster and encourage private enterprise in the orderly and economic development of domestic mineral resources and reSeTVeS. The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 established a fund for compensation of damages resulting from oil pollution and Minerals Management Service 187 762 Authorizing Statutes 43 U.S.C. 1301 16 U.S.C. 1361-1362, 1371- 1384, 1401-1407 P.L. 104-58 provided for interagency coordination and for the performance of oil spill prevention and response research. It also expanded coverage of Federal requirements for oil spill response planning to include State waters and the transportation of oil. The Act also addressed other related regulatory issues. The Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 provided that the Secretary of Commerce must consult with the Secretary of the Interior prior to designating marine sanctuaries. The MMS provides information and comments regarding the mineral resource potential in areas being considered for designation as marine sanctuaries. The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 provides for the protection and welfare of marine mammals. The Deepwater Royalty Relief Act provides royalty rate relief for offshore drilling in deepwater of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). Minerals Revenue Management Program 25 U.S.C. 397, et seq. 25 U.S.C. 396, et seq. 25 U.S.C. 396-396(g), et seq. 30 U.S.C. 181, et seq. 43 U.S.C. 1331, et seq. 30 U.S.C. 1001, et seq. The Indian Mineral Leasing Act of 1891, as amended, authorizes mineral leasing on land bought and paid for by American Indians. The ſndian Minerals Leasing Act of 1909 authorizes oil and gas leases on American Indian allotted lands. The Indian Mineral Leasing Act of 1938 authorizes oil and gas lease on American Indian Tribal lands and provides uniformity with respect to leasing of Tribal lands for mining purposes. The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (MLA) provides for classification and leasing of coal, oil, oil shale, natural gas, phosphate, potassium, sulfur, and sodium and the payment of bonuses, rents, and royalties on such leases. The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of 1953 provides for granting of leases to develop offshore energy and minerals; provides for bonuses, rents, and royalties to be paid in connection with such leases; and calls for sharing certain revenues with coastal states. The Geothermal Stream Act of 1979 authorizes the Secretary to issue leases for the development of geothermal energy and 188 Minerals Management Service 763 30 U.S.C. 181, et seq. 25 U.S.C. 2101, et seq. 30 U.S.C. 1701, et seq. 106 Stat. 1374 110 Stat. 1700 P.L. 105-277 PL 102-486 PL 106-393 Authorizing Statutes provides for receipt sharing with the States. The Combined Hydrocarbon Leasing Act of 1981 provides for combined hydrocarbon leases and receipt sharing with the States for such leases within their boundaries. The Indian Minerals Development Act of 1982 provides that any American Indian Tribe may enter into lease agreements for minerals resources within their boundaries with the approval of the Secretary. Allotted landowners may join Tribal mineral agreements. The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (FOGRMA) provides for comprehensive fiscal and production accounting and auditing systems to provide the capability of accurately determining oil and gas royalties, interest, fines, penalties, fees, deposits, and other payments owed and to collect for such amounts in a timely manner. The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 required withholding from mineral receipts before their distribution to States to recover a portion of the Federal mineral leasing program costs (Net Receipts Sharing). The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-185) changes the royalty collection program by establishing a 7-year statute of limitations, limits of appeals, requires the government to pay interest on royalty overpayments, changes definitions, and allows for delegation of certain functions, Omnibus Act of 1999 General Provisions Department of the Interior Sec. 130 Oil Valuation Rider Sec. 139 - Small Refiner Ratification of Payments. The Energy Policy Act of 1992 requires the Secretary of the Interior to disburse monthly to States all mineral leasing payments authorized by Section 6 of the MLA. The Mineral Revenue Payments Clarification Act of 2000, Title V of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self- Determination Act of 2000, repealed Net Receipts Sharing whereby States no longer paid for a portion of the Federal cost to administer the Federal Onshore mineral leasing program. Minerals Management Service 189 764 Authorizing Statutes Permanent Appropriations Distribution 16 U.S.C. 499 33 U.S.C. 701, et seq. General Administration 31 U.S.C. 65 31 U.S.C. 390.1-3906 31 U.S.C. 3512 5 U.S.C. 552 31 U.S.C. 7501–7507 41 U.S.C. 35045 41 U.S.C. 351–357 41 U.S.C. 601–613 44 U.S.C. 35 44 U.S.C. 2101 40 U.S.C. 4868 31 U.S.C. 3501 31 U.S.C. 3501 31 U.S.C. 3711, 3716-19 31 U.S.C. 1501-1557 Provides for forest fund payments to a State of 25 percent of all monies received during any fiscal year from each national forest be paid at the end of that year to the State in which that forest is situated. The Flood Control Act of 1936 provides that 75 percent of flood control revenue collected be shared with the State in which it was collected. Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 Prompt Payment Act of 1982 Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act of 1982 Freedom of Information Act of 1966, as amended Single Audit Act of 1984 Walsh Healy Public Contracts Act of 1936 Service Contract Act of 1965 Contract Disputes Act of 1978 Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 Federal Records Act 1950 Federal Acquisition Regulation of 1984 Privacy Act of 1974 Accounting and Collection Claims Appropriation Accounting 190 Minerals Management Service 765 Authorizing Statutes 5 U.S.C. 1104 et seq. 31 U.S.C. 665–665(a) 41 U.S.C. 252 18 U.S.C. 1001 18 U.S.C. 287 41 U.S.C. 501-509 41 U.S.C. 253 41 U.S.C. 401 15 U.S.C. 631 15 U.S.C. 637 10 U.S.C. 137 15 U.S.C. 638 10 U.S.C. 2306(f) Secretarial Order No. 3071 Oil Spill Research 33 U.S.C. 2701, et seq. Delegation of Personnel Management Authority Anti-Deficiency Act of 1905, as amended Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 False Claims Act of 1982 False Statements Act of 1962 Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977 Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act of 1974, as amended Small Business Act of 1953, as amended Small Business Act Amendments of 1978 Small Business and Federal Competition Enhancement Act of 1984 Small Business Innovation Research Program of 1983 Truth in Negotiations Act of 1962 Authorization Established the Minerals Management Service in January 1982, under authority provided by Section 2 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1262). Title VII of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 authorizes the use of the Oil Spill Liability Trust fund, established by Section 9505 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, for oil spill research. Minerals Management Service 191 766 Authorizing Statutes 33 U.S.C. 2701, et seq. 43 U.S.C. 1331, et seq. Executive Order 12777 Title I, Section 1016, of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 requires a certification process which ensures that each responsible company, with respect to an offshore facility, has established, and maintains, evidence of financial responsibility in the amount of at least $150,000,000 to meet potential pollution liability. Section 21(b) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as amended, requires the use of the best available and safety technologies (BAST) and assurance that the use of up-to-date technology is incorporated into the regulatory process. Signed October 18, 1991, assigned the responsibility to ensure oil spill financial responsibility for OCS facilities to the Secretary of the Interior (Minerals Management Service). 192 Minerals Management Service 767 NOTICE: These budget justifications are prepared for the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies ppropriations Subcommittees. Approval for release of the justifications prior to their printing in the public record of the Subcommittee hearings may be obtained through the Office of Budget of the # The United States Department of the interior and Performance Information Fiscal Year 2007 OFFIEE OF SURFAEE MINING REEMAMATION AND ENFDREEMENT Department of the interior. 3. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office for Equal Office of Planning, Opportunity -- Office of the Director Analysis and Budget Deputy Director Office of the Chief Office of Communications Information Officer | | { | | | Program Support Appalachian Mid-Continent Finance and Directorate Region Region Western Region Administration Directorate Regulatory | Field and Area | Field and Area | Field and Area Compliance pºssmºs- Support Offices Offices Offices Management Reclamation Financial Pºmº Support - Management Administration Technical º - Training Human Resources 769 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement TABLE OF CONTENTS Bureau Organizational Chart TABLE OF CONTENTS .. s º 9 & 4 & 8 º $ tº € $ tº dº tº t tº ſº tº tº $ tº & © tº a q tº ºr a º ºs GENERAL STATEMENT * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 5 Budget Highlights * & .5 AML Reauthorization * * * * 7 Government-wide Management Reforms.................................... 9 Performance Summary...................................................... ºf a s as ºr q & e < * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * .23 Proposed Appropriation Language Changes 25 Summary of Requirements................................................. tº º 29 Fixed Cost Changes........................ tº w it tº ºi º ºr & p as tº e s g g g g º q 30 Budget Allocation Table By Strategic Goal Area. 36 GOAL PERFORMANCE TABLES 37 Goal Performance Table: Resource Protection....................................................... 37 Goal Performance Table: Resource Use * º 4 .41 Goal Performance Table: Serving Communities............................. ... .43 BUDGET AT AGLANCE ....................... is tº e º ſº tº -4° ſº tº e º e º ſº º tº a $ tº tº e º is g g º 6 g º e tº $ 4, & 3 tº º żº $ $ y ºf € $ $ w tº e º 'º g 45 2007 Budgetary Changes at a Glance........................................... ....46 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION m e a s s m e º ºs e º ºr e 9 s tº a tº e is a p ſº º sº e º 'º w w a tº is ºr e º sº w = e s s e a s a e º º 48 1. State and Tribal Funding......................................... e g º e º a tº e s & e º tº * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 53 a. Reclamation Program Grants........................................................................................... 55 b. Clean Streams Program.................................................................................................... 55 c. State Emergency Program Grants.................................................................................... 59 2. State Program Evaluation...................................................................................................... 60 3. Federal Reclamation Program................................................................................................ 61 a. 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Grants Management......................................................................................................... 66 c. AML Enhancement Initiative........................................................................................... 66 2006 Planned Program Performance......................................................................................... 68 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments............................ 68 Environmental Restoration Performance Overview.................... 69 770 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ............ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 4 g º 4 & © e º e º 'º e = w w ºr sº tº ºr m e º º 70 1. State and Tribal Funding............... w is a º e º is tº tº g º ºr u tº g tº º a g º º 76 a. State Grants.................................. s tº e s tº * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * tº a 4 g g g g g sº º is a g º as 76 b. State Regulatory Activities.............................................................................................. 76 c. Cooperative Agreement Funding..................................................................................... 76 d. Tribal Regulatory Development Program Grants............................................................ 77 2. State Program Evaluation.............…....................................................................... 79 a. Oversight Strategy.….….................. 79 b. OSM-State Performance Agreements.............................................................................. 79 c. Public Participation............................ * * * * * * * * g e º º is º º a tº ºf s a 3 & e g in a º ºs e g g º e º e < * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 79 d. Oversight Inspections........................................................................... * * * * * * * * * * ..., 79 e. Ten Day Notices................................................................................. 80 3. Federal Programs.............................. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e a s a t e º is tº a º ºr e º e º e º º ºs e º sº s g º º a s 4 g º ºi º $. 82 4. Federal Lands Program................................…....................................................... 83 5. Indian Lands Program............................................................................ 84 6. Program Development and Maintenance.............................................................................. 85 a Rulemaking.…..…....... 85 b. Grants Management.…................….............................................................. 88 c. Special Projects........................... & * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * w w & e s : * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * : * * * * * * * * * * * 89 2006 Planned Program Performance ................................. tº ºn tº gº tº g º 'º g g g g g 4 m tº a # * * * * * * * * * * * * g as ºn 9 & & sº sº g tº e 90 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments......................................................................... 90 Environmental Protection Performance Overview........................................................... . . . . . . . . 91 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER......................................................... 92 1. Technical Assistance...................................…................................................................. 96 a. Technical Policy Assistance. tº º ſº tº $ tº s vs. # e º sº 4 e º ºs e 4 & 8 tº e º is a tº a te is is a s tº gº e s is a g g g º e s tº e º is a is e º a 96 b. Site-Specific Technical Assistance.............................................. - w is º 6 s is tº e is $ $ tº a tº gº tº tº a tº gº tº # 8 e º tº 6 s & gº a tº º 99 c. Mine Map Repository.…...............................….....….............................................. 101 d. Permitting…....... 101 e. Technical Innovation and Professional Services (TIPS)................................................. 102 f. Reclamation Support Activities........ 4f w a 4 sº & # * is a tº a s is tº dº is a tº g º gº ºn tº e º ºs º º tº g g º 'º e º a we g a g º & & d tº & e º º v is g g g g g g g º ºs 104 g. Applicant/Violator System (AVS) * * * * tº º ºs º ſº º ſº º & © º ſº tº º sº tº g º O tº Q & & tº º q ºn e º g g g g g g º ºs e º g ºn 104 2. Technical Training....... ºi º ºn 4 & e º & 4 & 9 º' & 4 tº e º a # * * * * * * * * * * * * * s = e º ſº & e g tº a s g g g º & e º a dº º is s e º e s tº e º s is a a s tº w is v ∈ tº e º 'º a g º e º a g g g g º ºs º e } 05 a. National Technical Training Program............................................................................ 105 b. TIPS Software Application Training..................................... 107 c. Regional/Site Specific Training A & & A. ... 108 3. Technology Transfer...... & E * > * > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * g g g g º e º ºs e g g g g g g e º 'º ºp º gº - 109 a. Technology Development................................ * * * * * * * * * * 4 & a s a tº is is & s e º 'º tº s ºr tº ºr e º e º ºs 1 10 b. Electronic Permitting y * te e º tº tº 9 º' w w e º 'º e & tº & & tº tº $ 1 10 c. Technology Transfer and Publications..................................... * 11 : d. Experimental Practices Program............................ y * 115 e. Educational Outreach........................................... } 15 2006 Planned Program Performance ....................................................................................... 116 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments.......... * * * * g is dº ſº tº e º 'º º sº ºf g º º º tº tº e º s & & 116 Technology Development and Transfer Performance Overview............................................ #18 771 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT........................ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - tº ſº dº ſº tº º ºr & e < 0 - - - - - - - - | 19 1. Fee Compliance ..., tº e ∈ • * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * is e e s tº * * * * * * * * * * m e º e s m º º ſº e º ſº * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * w tº e o e < * u m e º a e v º w 123 a. AML Fee Collection...... a g g tº • * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 124 b. AML Fee Audit.......................................................…...... * * * * tº gº g ..., 125 2. Grant Financial Management * * * * * * * > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * w w w w ł a w tº a tº a tº $ tº v A - - - - - - 129 3. Revenue Management................... * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * sº ºf s - * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * s tº s s sº * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 131 2006 Planned Program Performance ....................................................................................... 132 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments à e s w = e º e s e º 'º wº e < * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 132 Financial Management Performance Overview.......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 EXECUTIVE DIRECTION........... * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 4 s 134 Program/Project Support of Bureau, Department, and Government-wide Costs (Section 405)................... wr d * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * s a e º e s is tº º 4- 4 ... 137 1. Executive Direction .................... gº ºf • * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 139 a. Office of the Director.........................................................…......................................... 139 b. Office for Equal Opportunity (EO)................................................................................ #39 c. Office of Communications (OC).................................................................................... 140 d. Office of Planning, Analysis and Budget (OPAB)......,........... w = w = e º 'º e º 'º a s is a e e a < e s sº * * * * * * * * * * * 140 e. Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)........................................................... 141 2. Administrative Support 4 & a 4 & 9 a tº & ºt ºn e º e º a w w = w y º ºr a º w w w w e º a we s tº w w w = e s w w w w w tº 4 ºr e v c tº w w w tº e º 'º w w w w w is sº us is u r w w w w w ł ſº w w w w w tº 142 a. Administration.….….... 142 b. Human Resources (HR)......................................................... • 4 s s = e s ∈ a tº sº. - º e º 'º - n - e º 'º - 143 c. Administrative Financial Management.......................................................................... 144 d. Information Technology (IT)......................................................................................... 145 3. General Services.…...............................…..............….................... 147 2006 Planned Program Performance ................ • * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 149 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments....................................................................... 150 Executive Direction Performance Overview........................................................................... 150 TABLE INDEX Table 1-Justification of Program and Performance, Environmental Restoration....................... 52 Table 2 – State Reclamation Plan Activity FY 05........................................................................ 65 Table 3 – Justification of Program and Performance, Environmental Protection........................ 75 Table 4 – Fiscal Year 2007 State & Tribal Regulatory Funding Estimates.................................. 78 Table 5 – FY 2005 Primacy State and OSM Inspections............................................................. 81 Table 6 – FY 2005 Federal Program States Inspection / Violation Data...................................... 83 Table 7–Projected Mining Plan Decision Document................................................................... 83 Table 8 – FY 2005 Indian Lands Inspection Data........................................ • * * * * * * * * w w is a 4 s m e º a w 85 Table 9 – Projected Permit and Permit Revision Workload......................................................... 85 Table 10–FY 2005 State Program Amendment Activity............................... s 86 Table 11 – Justification of Program and Performance, Technology Development and Transfer. 95 Table 12 — Justification of Program and Performance, Financial Management......................... 122 Table 13 – Actual and Estimated Deposits to the AML fund..................................................... 127 Table 14 – Summary Status of Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund........................................ 128 Table 15 – Justification of Program and Performance, Executive Direction ............................. 138 772 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement BUDGET EXHIBITS Budget Exhibit 1: Employee Count by Grade........................................................................... 151 Budget Exhibit 2: R&T Program and Financing Schedule........................................................ 152 Budget Exhibit 3: AML Program and Financing Schedule.,. ... 154 Budget Exhibit 4: R&T Summary of Requirements by Object Class ....................................... 156 Budget Exhibit 5: AML Summary of Requirements by Object Class... º ........ 157 Budget Exhibit 6: R&T Obligations by Object Class................ r a s 4 tº * * * * * tº a sº it is & t ºr tº gº tº 4 & 5 ºn g g g º ºr tº a tº g s a sº 158 Budget Exhibit 7; AML Obligations by Object Class............................................................... 159 Budget Exhibit 8: Working Capital Fund Tables * * * * * * * * * ... ........................................ 160 Budget Exhibit 9: Research and Development..................... 167 AUTHORIZATIONS........................................................ ... 169 AML RECLAMATION ACCOMPLISHMENTS ............................... wr .... 170 BY STATE INFORMATION (Funding Data)........................................................................... 171 773 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement GENERAL STATEMENT The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) was established with the passage of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) of 1977, Public Law 95- 87, August 3, 1977. SMCRA was enacted to ensure that coal mine surface activities are operated in a manner that protects citizens and the environment during mining, to assure that the land is restored to beneficial use following mining, and to mitigate the effects of past mining by aggressively pursuing reclamation of abandoned coal mines. SMCRA provides the means for restoring abandoned coal mines through collection of a tonnage-based reclamation fee assessed on current coal production. OSM’s mission goals are to: (1) Provide a cleaner and safer environment by reclaiming and restoring land and water degraded by past mining, and (2) Protect people and the environment during current mining operations and to ensure that the land is restored to beneficial use after mining has ceased. Currently, 24 States have regulatory primacy programs in place and OSM continues to work with Indian Tribes to enable them to assume primacy. Twenty-three States and three Tribes administer approved abandoned mine land reclamation programs. The primacy States are successfully implementing their approved regulatory and reclamation programs. OSM’s role has evolved to establishing policy direction and guidance, providing grants to primacy States and Tribes, conducting oversight activities in accordance with SMCRA, and administering and operating programs on Federal and Tribal lands and in States that have not assumed primacy. Since 1977, OSM has provided about $1 billion in regulatory grants to the States and Tribes to assist in funding the regulation of active coal mines. Since 1979, OSM has provided about $3 billion in grants to the States and Tribes to clean up mine sites abandoned before SMCRA’s 1977 enactment. More than 208,000 acres of priority 1 and 2 abandoned coal mine sites have been reclaimed under the program. OSM’s fiscal year (FY) 2007 budget is a fiscally responsible proposal that enables OSM to effectively and efficiently implement its mission goals. Budget Highlights: OSM requests $ 298.1 and 568 FTEs to achieve its FY 2007 annual performance goals. An additional $51 million will be provided in permanent authority for supporting health benefits through the United Mine Workers of America to coal miners and their dependents as authorized by the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and SMCRA. 774 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement The FY 2007 discretionary request represents a $4 million increase over the FY 2006 enacted level of $294.1 million. OSM proposes a $2 million increase in State regulatory grants to support continued increases in fixed costs (e.g., salaries, fringe benefits, rents and utilities) that constitute by far the largest proportion of regulatory program expenditures. The additional increases include $0.1 million for the Working Capital Fund to support enterprise approaches that result in improved effectiveness and efficiency, and fixed costs increases of $2 million. The following summary compares the FY 2007 request level to the FY 2006 enacted budget. Details by Appropriation and business line can be found under the Budget at a Glance Tab. Details about Section 405 Compliance are contained under Executive Direction. Overview of FY 2007 Budget Request (Dollars in Thousands) Difference from FY FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 2006 Actual Enacted Request (+/-) Regulation and $ 108,368 108,909 112,209 +3,300 Technology FTE 352 367 369 +2 Abandoned Mine Reclamation. Fund $ 188,205 185,248 ł85,936 +688 FTE 190 198 199 +1 TOTAL $ 296,573 294,157 298,145 +3,988 FTE 542 565 S68 +3 Note: FY 2006 and 2007 include estimated civil penalty collections ($98,529 and $100,000). FTE proposed for FY 2006 and FY 2007 were adjusted to reflect actual usage and delays in hiring due to retirements and attrition. About seventy percent of OSM’s current funding request will be passed to the States and Indian Tribes in the form of regulatory or reclamation grants. OSM will use the balance of the request to provide technical assistance to the States, conduct its oversight responsibilities, implement the Federal Reclamation Program, and carry out its fiscal responsibilities for collecting revenues and awarding grants. OSM implements these programs through three regional and 19 field and area offices. 775 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement This budget proposal is closely integrated with and is supportive of the Department's Strategic Plan. It serves communities by protecting the lives and property of the citizens living in proximity to the coal fields; it also protects our Nation's resources by improving the health of its watersheds and landscapes that are affected by current and past mining practices. It promotes responsible use of those resources by helping to provide affordable energy while assuring the coal is extracted in an environmentally responsible manner. The budget proposal funds activities that support these mission goal areas through OSM's environmental protection and environmental restoration goals and programs. This budget proposal supports the 4C’s – Communication, Consultation, and Cooperation in service of Conservation by working closely with the States and Tribes in administering their regulatory and reclamation programs. It also supports the Secretary's plan for Citizen-Centered Governance and the President’s Government-wide management reform agenda by: --integrating budget and performance measures; --continuing review of competitive sourcing efforts; --improving strategic management of human capital; --improving financial performance; and --expanding electronic government. AML Reauthorization OSM’s authority to collect the abandoned mine reclamation fee expires on June 30, 2006. Approximately $3.0 billion worth of identified high-priority health and safety coal related problems still remain, along with over $3.6 billion worth of identified coal related problems affecting the general welfare and the environment of individuals living, working or recreating in coalfield areas. Reauthorization of this important program is necessary in order to finish the job of reclaiming the highest priority sites and to remove individuals from risk posed from those sites. The expiration of the AML fee collection authority presents an opportunity to reform the AML program and to complete the job of reclamation in a more efficient manner, Currently, there is a fundamental imbalance between the goals established by SMCRA and the way the funds are required to be allocated under the Act. Today, some States and Tribes have completed reclamation on all of its abandoned coal mine sites or are working on low priority sites, while others are still decades away from completing the most critical, high priority sites. Furthermore, States and Tribes that have certified the completion of reclamation of its coal related sites have an estimated unappropriated balance in excess of $580.0 million in State and tribal share AML accounts, funds that, under current law, States and Tribes are entitled to receive in recognition of its contributions to the AML program. - Both the 2005 and 2006 budgets supported reauthorization of abandoned mine land fee collection authority contingent upon achieving basic principles. Specifically, these principles hold that any proposal should: focus on the need to accelerate the cleanup of dangerous abandoned coal mines by directing funds to the highest priority areas so that reclamation can occur at a faster rate, thereby removing the risks to those who live, work and recreate in the coalfields as soon as possible; honor the commitments made to states and tribes under the current law; address the funding of health care needs for the 16,500 unassigned beneficiaries of the CBF while protecting the integrity of the AML fund; and, provide sufficient funding to finish the job of reclaiming the high priority health and safety sites while balancing the interests of all coal 776 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement states and providing for enhancements, efficiencies and the effective use of funds. Finally, these reforms should be achieved within the President’s mandatory and discretionary spending limits. These objectives recognize the need to strike a balance that addresses both the ongoing problems faced by states with high priority coal-related health and safety issues while not placing those states where the majority of fees are currently generated at a disadvantage. The 2005 budget proposed legislation that incorporated these principles in a cost effective manner that would result in the highest priority sites being reclaimed decades Sooner then under a simple extension of current law, Since the introduction of that legislation, various other proposals have been advanced and discussed by Congress. OSM has worked with Congress to promote the Administration’s principles for reauthorization while providing information and analysis on the various proposals advanced. During the current session of Congress, the Administration and the Department will continue to work with the appropriate authorizing committees to secure enactment of these important reforms, The 2007 budget includes a proposal for an interim extension of OSM's AML fee collection authority through September 30, 2007. This extension will allow the continuation of reclamation activities under current law, while allowing the Administration to continue working with Congress on finding an appropriate long term resolution to the reauthorization discussion. Pending enactment of specific reform legislation, the budget does not propose new funding for payments to States and Tribes. Implementing SMCRA – New Approaches Using Effective Partnerships In implementing its mission responsibilities, OSM supports the 4C's philosophy by working closely with the States and Tribes in administering their regulatory and reclamation programs. OSM also recognizes the importance of working with industry and coal field citizens in implementing SMCRA. This budget proposal supports the Secretary’s emphasis on using effective partnerships by communicating, consulting, and cooperating with these constituent groups to achieve SMCRA’s objectives, OSM continues to emphasize the importance of protecting the environment during and after coal mining operations. OSM oversees SMCRA’s implementation in 24 primacy States through an oversight process where OSM assists the States in the administration, implementation and maintenance of their approved regulatory programs. Under this approach, performance agreements are worked out by consensus with each State, with the development of State-specific evaluation plans tailored to the unique conditions of each State’s program. OSM, in cooperation with the 23 States and 3 Indian Tribes that have reclamation programs, will continue to clean up land and waters degraded by past mining practices. The grant funds assist in the removal of existing health and safety hazards and restoration of areas to productive use. Additionally, OSM has developed funding and operational mechanisms, such as the Clean Streams Program discussed below, to achieve additional reclamation at less cost in a cooperative Hºlāſū CF. Acid mine drainage is the number one water pollutant in the coal fields of the Appalachian area causing major environmental and public health problems. The Clean Streams Program facilitates and enhances State and local partnerships to clean up acid mine drainage and improve the aquatic environment and quality of life for coalfield citizens. Through this program, OSM has 777 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement partnered with over 100 State and Federal agencies, local soil and water conservation districts, national conservation organizations, private foundations, and coalfield residents to formalize their commitment to work together through a Statement of Mutual Intent. Many of the demonstration projects that have received funding since program inception are now either completed, under construction, or in design, with construction to commence soon. OSM implemented the Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program as part of the Clean Streams Program. This program allows OSM to award AML funds from the Federal share directly to private not-for-profit agencies to undertake local acid mine drainage projects. The Acid Drainage Technology Initiative (ADTI) is an example of another effective partnership at work. The ADTI is a partnership-based joint venture, which includes OSM, coal producing States, academia, industry, and other Government agencies and groups. Its purpose is to identify, evaluate, and develop “best science” practices to predict the likelihood of acid mine drainage discharges prior to mining, and to identify successful remediation practices for existing Sources. of acid mine drainage. Two manuals, one focusing on reclamation techniques and the other on prediction have been issued to date. OSM will continue its efforts to establish partnerships to improve and increase outreach efforts that allow full participation from its stakeholders in addressing common problems. These initiatives will assist OSM in forging a bond and partnership with its stakeholders that will endure. To better serve its partners and the public, OSM continues to improve its abandoned mine site databases to include all eligible abandoned mine sites. OSM expanded its electronic permitting program to reduce paperwork and save time and money for both the States and industry. OSM's website contains comprehensive information on regulatory and reclamation matters and even accepts requests from citizens for Freedom of Information Act requests. As mining and engineering information technology continues to grow rapidly, OSM continues to lead by providing and enhancing the most up-to-date information, technical training, technical assistance, and technology transfer. These programs greatly help the States and Tribes operate their respective regulatory and reclamation programs in fulfilling SMCRA’s requirements. Government-wide Management Reforms As previously noted, this budget proposal supports the Administration’s Government-wide management reforms, OSM’s budget proposals have integrated strategic goals and associated measures with its budget structure for the past several fiscal years. This proposal also incorporates the Department’s Strategic Plan into the budget document. OSM has already developed a succession plan to help strategically manage its human resources. Consistent with Administration guidance, OSM updated its Commercial Activity Inventory. To address improved financial performance, OSM has made nearly one hundred percent of its financial transfers through electronic funds transfer. Because of OSM’s expanded Electronic Government initiatives, greater opportunities exist for citizens to access OSM provided information. 778 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Discussions of OSM's efforts in implementing the Government-wide reforms and Priority Management Improvement Initiatives are contained in the sections below. 1. Budgeting for Performance a) Strategic Plan This budget proposal supports the Department’s Strategic Plan. It serves communities by protecting the lives and property of the citizens living in proximity to the coal fields. It also protects our Nation's resources by improving the health of its watersheds and landscapes that are affected by current and past mining practices. It promotes responsible use of those resources by enhancing the benefits that the public receives by helping to provide affordable energy while assuring the coal is extracted in an environmentally sensitive manner. OSM has linked performance measures to budget formulation. This budget request describes program needs through draft strategic goals and associated performance measures. It fully integrates the Department’s mission areas at the budget activity level. In FY 1997, OSM began this effort by working with the Appropriation Subcommittees to restructure its appropriation to reflect the intent of the Government Performance and Results Act. OSM’s current budget structure reflects its major functions (business lines) needed to implement SMCRA. The primary business lines are Environmental Protection and Environmental Restoration. They are supported by three additional Business Lines – Technology Development and Transfer, Financial Management, and Executive Direction and Administration. The FY 2007 budget request is aligned with the goal structure in the Department's Strategic Plan, which is outcome-oriented. The plan is organized around four mission goals which encompass the individual missions of the eight bureaus and offices that form the Department. In developing the President's Budget, OSM addressed the strategic outcomes and annual performance goals, how it measures and evaluates progress toward those goals, and the resources needed to achieve the annual performance goals. OSM also refined its activity based cost accounting system for FY 2006 so that managers may more specifically identify the costs of work processes, activities and outputs, OSM currently accounts for costs at multiple levels, both at the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) segment level and individual managerial activity level. OSM measures the costs of both the activity’s cost and effectiveness such as the cost to reclaim an acre of abandoned mine land, and lower level management costs, such as the cost of various components of the technical training program. OSM is further refining its cost codes to meet the requirements of the Financial Business and Management System, which will be in place for budget formulation and financial management functions in FY 2007. 10 779 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement b) Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) Improving programs by focusing on results is an integral component of the President’s budget and performance integration initiative. The PART is a series of questions designed to provide a consistent approach to rating programs throughout the Federal government. Programs are rated in four distinct areas: purpose and design, strategic planning, program management, and program results. The Office of Surface Mining conducted PART reviews of its Abandoned Mine Land Grants Program (FY 2004), Regulation of Surface Coal Mining Activities (FY 2005), and Federal Regulatory and Abandoned Mine Land Program (FY 2006). With the completion of the FY 2006 PART, all of OSM's major programs have been reviewed under the PART process. The PART review of the Abandoned Mine Lands Grants Program for FY 2004 identified three recommendations for the program. The recommendations and OSM’s progress to date are noted below. • Propose legislative changes to the program’s authorization to increase the rate of pre- 1977 abandoned coal mine land reclamation; • Extend the coal fee, which expires on September 30, 2004, to fund the remaining work; In response to these recommendations, OSM worked diligently with the Department of the Interior and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) officials in drafting legislative changes to the AML program. Legislation was presented in both the House (H.R. 3778) and Senate (S.2049 & S.2086). In part, the legislative changes seek to extend the authorization of fee collection authority while balancing the interests of all coal states and focusing on the need to accelerate the cleanup of dangerous abandoned coal mines by directing funds to the highest priority areas so that reclamation can occur at a faster rate, thereby removing the risks to those who live, work and recreate in the coalfields as soon as possible. Although the legislation was not passed, OSM continues to work with Congress to review current bills for AML reauthorization. For the fee extension, after several provisions to extend the fee for limited timeframes, the fee is now extended until June 30, 2006. The 2007 budget includes a proposal for an interim extension of OSM's AML fee collection authority through September 30, 2007. This extension will allow the continuation of reclamation activities under current law, while allowing the Administration to continue working with Congress on finding an appropriate, fiscally responsible and fair, long-term resolution to the reauthorization discussion. • Develop long-term measures that are more outcome oriented and develop at least one efficiency measure. OSM, States and Tribes developed more meaningful performance measures and collected data from States and Tribes for those measures in FY 2004. The Iſića SureS are: | 1 780 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement • Number of stream-miles for which degradation from past surface coal mining has been improved. * Number of surface acres of water for which degradation from coal mining has been improved. * Number of active partnering and leveraging agreements. * The amount of increased funds derived from active partnering and leveraging agreements. * Number of people with reduced exposure potential to safety risks from abandoned mine lands. * Percentage of declared emergencies abated within six months. * Number of people directly affected (emergency abatements). * Percent of AML grant funds obligated nationally by States and Tribes. Baseline data has been reviewed for many measures, however, OSM continues to review data and refine its data collection to ensure that it is valid and determine if targets need to be adjusted. For the FY 2005 PART review, OSM reviewed the regulation of surface coal mining activities. The principal findings from that review are: The purpose of the regulatory program is clear, as articulated in SMCRA. An independent auditor has not reviewed the regulatory program. However, States and Indian Tribes assess the program annually through meetings and conferences held throughout the year, Measurable outcome-based performance goals are needed to effectively and efficiently guide management of the program. In response to the third finding above, OSM has held several meetings in 2003 - 2004 with State representatives to develop new measures. OSM is considering recommended measures from those meetings in its development of final measures. Furthermore, as a result of a review by DOI’s Office of Inspector General issued October 2004, OSM initiated a study using trend data and ratios of past mining and reclamation of mined sites to identify data elements, determine availability of data, and further develop a measure for its regulatory accomplishments. OSM has developed a performance goal that would measure accomplishments by the ratio of cumulative reclaimed (restored) acreage to cumulative mined acreage (represented by bonded acreage). This measure is included as a proposed PART measure in our performance table. For the FY 2006 budget process, OSM's Federal Regulatory and Abandoned Mine Land Program was evaluated. The scope of this review included the components of Federal regulation of mining operations in 12 states and on Indian Lands, recommendations on mining plans on Federal Lands; Federal reclamation of abandoned mined lands through high priority and emergency projects; and associated support costs such as technology development and training. 12 781 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Results showed that the program is needed and well run. Performance measures for the regulatory program need further development as previously indicated in the FY 2005 PART. As stated above, OSM has developed its proposed final out-come measure in response to this recommendation. In addition, the PART recommended that FY 2006 funding be targeted to increase the technical capacity of OSM staff and inspectors. The FY 2006 enacted budget is consistent with that recommendation and provides for funding increases in OSM’s National Technical Training Program and Technical and Innovation and Professional Services programs. The FY 2007 budget request continues with that commitment. The FY 2007 Budget request continues to support the PART recommendations. c) Cost and Performance OSM will continue its efforts to make ABC an integral part of normal operations, and support the goal of linking budgets and performance. The reclamation program area of Watershed Cooperative Agreements shows a distinct correlation between funding and program results. The National Technical Training Program and Technical Innovation and Professional Services (TIPS) programs are other activities where needs, costs and performance can be clearly demonstrated. In addition, ABC data was used in reviewing the Missouri Program. Cost reports are generated semi-annually and annually, although data is available to managers on a real-time basis through OSM’s MAPS reports which are directly linked to its ABACIS financial system. With that data in hand, managers have the information needed to review costs and performance of their functions and programs. As the availability of information has evolved, so too has its application, For example, OSM initially relied on the ABC data in developing a five-year work force plan. Matching activity costs and expected workload facilitated decisions on future allocation of resources. OSM has measured the abandoned mine reclamation fee collection rate, and the cost required to achieve it. By using the data to help identify areas for work process improvements, program staffing was reduced for this function and costs contained. The experience being gained in these areas provides a basis for broadening the use of ABC and deriving program performance levels. At the Department level, OSM is committed to ensuring the work activities are consistent with and can be linked to those of the bureau. OSM is participating in the Department’s cost system planning and development so that information needs at all management levels are met. 2. Strategic Management of Human Capital OSM faces challenges in managing the attrition in its talent pool that is expected to occur in the next few years. OSM managers prepared workforce plans for their respective areas covering FY 2004 through FY 2008. The workforce plans became the base document for OSM’s submission and subsequent approval of VERA/VSIP in FY 2004. These plans were updated to identify progress 782 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement made during FY 2005 and to identify goals through FY 2009. OSM managers are using workforce plans to identify and address mission critical occupations and competencies, and the plans have become an integral part of position classification and recruitment requests by senior management. OSM workforce plans are also considered when determining current and out year budgetary requirements. In our efforts to make OSM “Employer of Choice” an exit survey, administered by our EEO office, is being used to gather input on working conditions. The results of the Surveys are used to improve working conditions and employment practices. In addition, OSM considers supervisor input about the quality of hires to ensure that they are satisfied with the applicant pool and that it meets our requirements for diversity in the workforce. OSM has recently moved our General Schedule employees from a two tier performance management system to a five level performance management system. On-line training for the five level system has been made available to all OSM employees. Certification has been received from OPM and OMB for our SES performance management system which incorporated provisions of GPRA, PMA, and other performance-related goals into SES performance standards. OSM is tracking diversity and under-representation. The Office of Equal Opportunity and the Division of Human Resources have recently met to discuss and ultimately prepare a strategic plan for achieving and maintaining a highly skilled and diverse workforce for OSM. The plan would cover such areas as educating managers and supervisors on diversity, recruitment, retention, and quality of life programs. The Department and OSM have established a Zero Tolerance for discrimination, harassment and retaliation. In addition, in order to fully implement the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission new MD-715, changes must be made in our current Federal Personnel Pay System. MD-715 requires additional collection and retrieval data in order to complete pertinent reports to EEOC and the Department. Although this will be an overall Departmental initiative, each bureau will continue to assist in the cost of these necessary changes during FY 2006 and 2007. Also, a bureau-wide tracking system will be necessary for employee training. Shared Services OSM is studying shared services for its human resources and equal employment opportunity functions with the Minerals Management Service. This study is reviewing various aspects of those programs to see where shared services would be beneficial and cost effective. The objectives of the review are to: identify strengths and best practices within existing program segments, explore the potential for maximizing identified strengths on a shared basis, and identify any potential barriers that will need to be resolved. Results will be available in time for implementation in FY 2007. 14 783 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 3. Competitive Sourcing OSM developed and completed a competitive sourcing plan that identified the functions and activities to be studied throughout OSM. Studies were completed where appropriate. OSM does not plan to conduct any future competitive sourcing studies due to the small number of FTE identified as being commercial in nature and appropriate for study. The Division of Administration maintains a presence on the Departmental Center for Competitive Sourcing Excellence working group as an active member to ensure OSM needs and requirements are met. Annually, the Division of Administration provides guidance in the completion of the FAIR Act Inventory to identify all functions throughout OSM and their designation as either inherently governmental or commercial in nature. OSM completed the FAIR Act Inventory in FY 2005. OSM does not have plans at this time for future studies in FY 2007. Therefore, there are no funds in the budget for competitive sourcing studies. 4. Financial Performance Financial Statements: Accomplishments in this area include 15 consecutive years of unqualified audit opinions, ending in FY 2005. The 2005 audit was accomplished under shortened Departmental and Government-wide financial statement reporting deadlines; reflected five years of clean opinions on internal controls and FFMIA compliance; and reflected OSM's desire to be a leader in the Departmental efforts in cost accounting. OSM’s web-based management information system continues to allow for wide access and automated administrative reports which allow us time to complete the increasing workload required by departmental initiatives and cost accounting improvements. - Improved Financial Performance: OSM is also on the forefront of the Department’s move to integrate finance and business management systems. The new Departmental system, called Financial and Business Management System (FBMS), is an enterprise resource management system which will standardize many of the administrative and financial processes within the Department of the Interior. OSM is among the first bureaus implementing FBMS, which is currently scheduled for October 2006. We will be reviewing processes and making changes in FY 2006 to prepare for this implementation. OSM expects existing processes to be completely redesigned during FY2007 and FY2008. As other bureaus convert to FBMS in FY 2007 and FY 2008, and as further changes, refinements and upgrades are implemented, OSM fully expects to make additional changes in our processes and procedures. OSM also expects to implement new processes that currently are not incorporated into the standardized FBMS solution, such as an integrated investment module. In addition, OSM will be implementing the redesign of its new revenue system, the Coal Fee Collection Management System (CFCMS), in FY 2007. The current systems are becoming increasingly more difficult to maintain, and OSM has concluded that the existing systems must be replaced in order to maintain the high rate of financial performance and clean audit opinions that we have come to expect. 15 784 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement The CFCMS will also allow OSM to streamline its accounts receivable financial reporting processes. Currently, the data from the three existing systems must be downloaded and manipulated using spreadsheets. This process is both time-consuming and error prone, and new reports are difficult to produce. Also, data from two of the existing systems must be manually input to the general ledger. The new system will provide both better management reporting using contemporary report-writing software, and an automated interface with the general ledger. This will help OSM achieve the President's initiatives of accelerating year-end reporting and producing quarterly financial statements. The new system will also produce real time output data for OSM's activity based costing program. The CFCMS will also support the Department of the Interior's plans to migrate all Bureaus to a new financial accounting system. The re-designed CFCMS system will be designed to handle change and to interface with the Department's FBMS system. Revised OMB Circular A-123: In January 2005, OMB published revised Circular A-123, which takes effect in FY 2006. Among other things, the revised Circular places additional emphasis on Financial Reporting by requiring a new certification by bureau directors each year (similar to the requirements imposed on the private sector by the Sarbanes Oxley Act). The Circular also requires agencies to adopt an integrated internal control framework for implementing the Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act, which will require new processes to be developed within OSM. 5. Expanding Electronic Government Interior is an active participant in many E-Government initiatives, providing leadership, funding, and in-kind technical and staffing support. These initiatives strive to eliminate redundant systems and significantly improve the government’s quality of customer service for citizens and businesses, The Department is the managing partner for two E-Government projects – Recreation One-Stop and Geospatial One-Stop. Interior is serving as one of the government- wide service providers for the e-Payroll initiative and is a leader in the E-Authentication project. Department-wide spending for E-Government activities that will benefit OSM (excluding fee for service payments) are reflected in the new budget numbers. Additionally, the Department is also implementing e-Travel in an integrated fashion with the Financial and Business Management System being implemented in FY 2007. Funds to support e-Travel are included in the FBMS budget under Departmental Management. In addition, OSM has recently implemented the President's E-Government initiative through participation in Grants.gov, the Federal government's electronic grants administration system. OSM is the first bureau within the Department of the Interior to use the electronic grants processing function of the Department’s FBMS, which will have system-to-system connections with Grants.gov to facilitate announcement of grants opportunities and receipt of grant applications through the Grants.gov system. } 6 785 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement OSM’s National Technical Training Program is participating in and supporting the E- Government initiative through the Department’s Learning Management System (LMS). The LMS will provide OSM with on-demand competency management, e-learning tools and services, and training data management (tracking training dollars with on-the-job performance and other human capital initiatives to support OSM’s mission). OSM will also continue with several initiatives reported in previous fiscal years such as its Home Page, reclamation fee reporting, and web-based abandoned mine land inventory system. 6. Other Information Technology Initiatives Enterprise Service Network: Interior is deploying the Enterprise Services Network to provide secure, state-of-the-art internet and intranet connections and a fully functional operational center for data communications that will be used by the entire Department. In addition to providing better services for many Interior offices, the system will provide a uniformly secure environment, standardized and efficient 24 hour/7 day operations, and improved technical support. ESN will also facilitate efforts to consolidate directory services, web hosting, messaging, data warehousing and other applications and systems. The return on investment for this system is high. Up-front investments, including the redirection of bureau telecommunication savings, will, in the long-term, result in reduced costs with elimination of duplicative networks, improved performance of data services with less “down time” for many offices, skilled and knowledgeable staff trained to operate standardized and centralized operations, and better support for E-Government initiatives. Phase I of ESN reduces the Department’s current 13 Wide Area Networks to one and 33 internet access points to five. During 2006, the Department will also plan Phase II to expand secure connections to approximately 150 sites located primarily in large cities and approximately 1,500 hubs at other Interior locations. OSM completed its service transition to the ESN in August 2005. OSM is now fully managed by the MCI network and security staff located at the Network Operations and Security Center. This has provided OSM the opportunity to redirect staff resources away from network management to other IT endeavors. OSM's network security posture has been significantly enhanced and strengthened because of the security services provided by ESN. OSM security efforts can focused exclusively on internal applications, desktops, servers and FISMA requirements instead of the network security. Also, OSM has fully deployed to ESN's VBNS+ service architecture that will significantly reduce outages and poor network performance problems that prevented program staff from completing their assignments. Active Directory: DOI is in the process of launching Active Directory a centralized and standardized system that will assist the agency in automating network management of user data, security, and distributed resources. Implementations of AD enables inter agency operation and integration with other directories. OSM has completed implementation of AD and connected to DOI.Net root services. OSM has completed migration of user objects necessary for HSPD-12, 786 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ESN and FBMS 1A prior to the stated dates needed for implementation of those projects. OSM is currently procuring and installing software necessary to provide a secure Enterprise management of the AD Infrastructure. OSM has begun to leverage AD in deploying software and managing access in application services for its data center. Homeland Security Presidential Directive No. 12 (HSPD-12). The vision of the HSPD-12 project is that DOI employees will have one electronic identity throughout DOI and the Federal Government, thereby eliminating the myriad of passwords, identities, and required log-ins. This single identity will be recognized not only within DOI, but also by all components of the Federal Government. OSM is working with DOI’s National Business Center (NBC) to initiate a Pilot for the implementation of HSPD-12. OSM is working with the DOI OCIO and NBC to prepare a plan for all employees to use Smartcard to gain logical access to appropriate DOI-controlled systems by October 2006. OSM will migrate to HSPD-12 as soon as the DOI infrastructure can support the effort. OSM's OCIO resources will be made available to ensure the effort is achieved by dates determined by the expected DOI implementation plan. Enterprise Messaging System (EMS): DOI Enterprise Messaging System (EMS) will consolidate 3 messaging platforms including Lotus Notes, GroupWise and Microsoft Exchange to only Exchange, OSM has completed Phase I of its transition to Exchange and this project provides DOI with a working model that can be replicated by other bureaus. The transition to Exchange and away from Groupwise has allowed OSM to become fully compliant with the Zantaz requirement for archiving email as mandated by the Federal court. OSM has reduced its overall email server architecture and is now positioned to fully participate with other enterprise initiatives planned for FY 2006 and FY 2007, Capital Planning Investment Control: In accordance with Interior and Bureau goals, OSM in the area of Capital Planning is striving to reach Information Technology Investment Maturity level 2. The organization has worked to develop plans of action to develop an effective IT capital plan to ensure that IT projects are well planned, well funded, well executed and use a clear investment strategy. OSM continues to improve our capital planning program in several ways. OSM is continuously expanding awareness and training of the capital planning investment control (CPIC) process and associated electronic tools through training programs for system owners, and other employees related to meeting bureau mission needs through effective capital planning for supportive and cost-effective information solutions. OSM continues to develop its DRM CPIC in the areas of project management and performance. OSM implemented an aggressive training and education program in the form of workshops to develop its IRM CPIC program in 2005 and benefits from this will continue in FY 2006 and FY 2007. Enterprise Architecture (EA): OSM over the past three years has embarked on an ambitious performance based track to develop a modernization blue print that aligns IT with the Interior Business Lines. OSM is currently updating its EA to reflect the agencies TRM and integration of key DOI enterprise initiatives. Throughout the 2006 - 2007 period, OSM plans to remain an active participant in the DOI- Enterprise Architecture Program to become fully aligned with the OMB-FEA. Through contract support OSM initiated planning for development and implementation of business modernization 18 787 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement blueprints. OSM continues to commit significant staff resources toward improving our operational efficiency, data sharing capability, and elimination of system redundancies through early migration to the DOI Financial and Business Management System (FBMS). As individual functional modules of FBMS become available they will be utilized by OSM and many of our legacy systems (ABACIS, E-Budget, MAPS, Travel-Manager, and Property Management) will be migrated over to the new program. IT Certification and Accreditation (C&A): OSM's has embarked on a strategic path in concert with Interior to improve IT Security. In 2005, OSM strengthened its IT security program by accelerating the timeframes for completing C&A using government-wide standard processes. OSM has completed third-party C&A reviews over the past three years in an effort to enhance and improve its security posture. OSM has significantly improved its security posture, through creating awareness, C&A's, testing and controls, and annual reviews. OSM completed C&A for all of its systems and enclaves in July 2005. The culmination of these efforts has resulted in Plans Of Action and Milestones (POAM’s) to reduce vulnerabilities and risk in IT, OSM is in the process of remediation of identified risks and establishing the necessary security program infrastructure to allow ongoing maintenance of accreditation status in an efficient and effective IſlaſhTYCT. OSM will continue to significantly improve its risk management and security posture in 2007. Our strategy is to effect enterprise wide guidance and activities concerning policies and procedures, risk management, the identification and selection of compensating controls to mitigate or transfer risk, and improving our existing security review and monitoring activities. The implementation and maturation of these four disciplines (policies, risk management, controls, and monitoring), make up the central core of our security program, and our goal is to advance the enterprise from Level 1 (ad hoc) in 2005, to Level 2 in 2006 (repeatable) and Level 3 (detailed) in 2007. Core components of our strategy includes strengthening and improving risk management and controls, asset/data classification, incident handling, targeted IT security training and workshops, defense in depth tactics, least privilege, VPN/remote access, and other foundational security best practices. Records Management: OSM continues to improve the Records Management program in several ways. As OSM enhances recordkeeping through the use of expanded electronic government, we will institute a continual training program for employees, providing awareness of disposition authority and guidance regarding maintenance of government records. OSM plans to include Records Management at the onset of technological enhancements as we streamline agency operations. OSM also plans to support the implementation of the Departmental Records Management CBT by providing annual training in headquarters and all OSM regions, 19 788 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 7. Research and Development (R&D) The Department is using the Administration's Research and Development (R&D) investment criteria to assess the value of its R&D programs. Please see Budget Exhibit 9 for a discussion of the Department's and Bureau efforts in the use of R& D Criteria. 8. Asset Management DOI completed a draft Asset Management Plan (AMP) in March 2005, and it has been approved by OMB. With this DOI AMP, an implementation plan is included for both the Department and for the bureaus. In this implementation plan, DOI plans to develop a standard template for bureau AMPs. Bureaus are required to have a completed bureau AMP by the third quarter of FY 2006, which will follow Federal Real Property Council (FRPC) guidance along with the standardized DOI-issued template. Comprehensive condition assessments and facility condition index baseline and targets are required in the AMPs for all real property. OSM does not have any real property other than vehicles, as OSM obtains and manages all space through full service General Services Administration (GSA) Occupancy Agreements (OAs). As such, GSA reports the status of these facilities to the Federal Real Property Inventory without input from the OSM. OSM Occupancy Agreements do not require comprehensive condition assessments, or facility condition indexing. OSM will support the Department's AMP. OSM reviews space needs on a recurring basis, determining where to obtain efficiencies that align the OAs with the OSM mission. For vehicles, OSM reviews needs annually, and is developing a Five Year Vehicle Plan that strategically aligns and resizes the OSM fleet to directly support the OSM mission. These are the only capital assets OSM acquires or owns, and the Five Year Vehicle Plan addresses total life cycle costs, including discussion and evaluation of the value of obtaining the vehicles through rental agreements with GSA, similar to the process OSM uses for obtaining space through GSA OAS. 9. Additional Priority Management Improvement Initiatives Vehicle Management: OSM developed the framework for a more detailed Five Year Vehicle Plan to ensure the maximum use of the fleet nationwide to achieve our mission. In addition, this plan will give guidance to “right-size” the fleet for maximum return. Over the last decade, OSM has aggressively pursued the reduction of the fleet for maximum savings; future recognizable savings may only be minor, relatively small budget savings. OSM’s vehicle management staff will continue to monitor the use of vehicles nation-wide, and institute costs savings where possible. A change in vehicle management proposed for FY 2007 is the charge of approximately $225,000 for fuel to the program areas where the vehicles are being used instead of a central headquarters account. This technical change is consistent with our understanding of how the future financial system (FBMS) will handle charges associated with vehicles. Space Management: OSM will continue close monitoring of the cost of space nationwide, and where appropriate, will begin discussions with the General Services Administration (GSA) to 20 789 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement return under utilized or surplus portions of space at all locations. OSM has the option through the Occupancy Agreements (OAs), to return entire locations or parts of occupied space to GSA with only a 120-day notice. This ability to return partial space is dependent upon the GSA's ability to utilize the returned partial space as a new rental unit. Where the partial space is unsuitable for further rental, OSM cannot return the space to GSA. Given the small size of most OSM offices, the opportunities for availing of the return policy to reduce costs are minimal. Other options, such as moving to less costly space, are dependent upon the completion of the required tenancy under the OA, normally in five or ten year blocks. OSM also has established offices within designated Central Business Districts, Federal buildings or rural areas as required in various Executive Orders. Travel and Transportation : OSM is currently in the process of converting its core financial system to the new Department of the Interior (DOI) Financial and Business Management System (FBMS). This conversion is scheduled to occur during FY 2007. The FBMS system will contain an E-Travel module. This module will provide a DOI-wide web-based service to consolidate travel functions, provide improved services to government employees, and minimize costs. E- Travel will combine administrative, financial and information technology best practices to produce cost savings and improved employee productivity from travel planning and authorization through the employee reimbursement process. Efficiencies are expected by eliminating paper-based processes, replacing fragmented systems, expanding travel-related services that are available to Federal employees, providing on-line transaction processing and creating a self-service environment that is easy to use. Relocation: OSM is one of the first bureaus to implement the FBMS. The conversion to FBMS is scheduled for FY 2007. An Electronic Permanent Change of Station Module will be integrated in the FBMS system. Partnerships: In FY 2007, OSM will build on its impressive record of broad consultation with public and private organizations, federal and state agencies, and regional and local watershed groups. Using federal watershed assistance money to leverage contributions from numerous other sources, OSM will continue to forge partnerships to restore streams damaged by past coal mining activity. OSM and its partners will continue developing new and innovative acid mine drainage treatment initiatives to reclaim damaged streams. We will continue to link federal programs and funding initiatives to benefit coal country watersheds and small watershed groups that have little direct and timely access to these programs. Through our arrangement with Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA), OSM will continue sponsoring full-time VISTA volunteers to work directly with local watershed groups and regional conservation organizations to restore streams in several states. Working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, we will continue outreach to coal communities in Appalachia to help local leaders and citizens better understand how they can participate in our efforts to remediate acid mine drainage problems. In our technical area, OSM has made great strides in advancing technology transfer with our States, citizens, industry, and academia. Technology transfer aids in the achievement of on-the- 2I 790 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ground improvements in mining and reclamation by ensuring that the latest technologies are available to all parties—our citizens, the mining industry, the States, and academia. Through intensive partnerships with our coal producing States, we continue to move forward with new and innovative ways to enhance technology transfer. Each OSM region hosts a regional technology transfer team that interacts with the National Technology Transfer Team. Through these teams, technology is shared and technical needs are determined and coordinated to ensure efficiencies in delivery through technical forums, workshops, Summits, etc. Through consultation, cooperation, and communication, the States and OSM work together in the interest of conservation by ensuring that the technologies for better mining and reclamation are available to all. Another demonstration of partnerships is the Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative (ARRI), which is a broad based initiative relying on cooperation between industry, government, environmental organizations and private citizens to restore the forests of Appalachia. The goals of ARRI are twofold: 1) to plant more high-value hardwood trees on reclaimed coal mine lands in Appalachia and 2) to increase the survival and growth rates of the planted trees. Service First: One of the goals of Firstgov is to help the customer find and do business with government online. OSM’s implementation of this goal is demonstrated by the redesign of the Applicant/Violator System. In FY 2004, the AVS Office conducted market research and determined that hosting the system by a private contractor, rather than by the government, would result in substantial savings. The savings were utilized to redesign the AVS into a web-based system allowing citizens, state and federal agencies, and the industry access to data via the internet, Enhancements to the redesigned system will allow the coal industry to submit data electronically, or citizen’s to research a company’s compliance history. Additional research is underway to utilize the infrastructure available from EPA’s Central Data Exchange system to share data between the existing state systems and AVS which eliminates dual data entry, a savings to the States. Finally, it is important to note that the AVS office has accomplished the above while maintaining a customer service satisfaction rate of 97%. In FY 2007, we will continue to explore ways to implement this important initiative. 22 791 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Performance Summary: OSM strives to improve planning, eliminate OSM serves as a policy leader and duplicative processes, and involve coordinator with its partners in carrying out stakeholders. OSM deals with both State and the responsibilities of SMCRA. OSM is an Federal agencies, is responsible for both innovator in promoting the effective Federal and private lands, reclaiming and administration of the Surface Mining protecting diverse sites, and enhancing Program and maximizing land and water technology transfer among many constituents, restoration with available funds. Although a small bureau, OSM is positioned to lead such efforts, particularly those related to implementing that part of a comprehensive energy strategy involving coal mining in an economically and environmentally viable manner. OSM’s budget proposal supports the Department in three mission goal areas: Resource Protection, Resource Use and Serving Communities. The budget proposal provides funding requirements and associated performance measurements in accordance with the plan. A funding table is provided which portrays the budget request consistent with these mission areas. Additionally, this budget request describes its needs through strategic goals and associated performance measures through the traditional budget structure. OSM’s Business Lines are: Environmental Restoration; Environmental Protection; Technology Development & Transfer; Financial Management; and Executive Direction and Administration. This budget has integrated OSM’s performance goals and measures in support of its Business lines and the Department’s goals. Each of the following chapters, arranged by Business Line, contains the detailed relationship of OSM’s funds, goals, and performance to the Department of the Interior mission goals. The “Goal Performance Tables” Tab contains all OSM performance goals and targeted measures for FY 2007. Data Validation and Verification OSM is confident that the data presented in this report are reliable for use as a decision-making tool and showing program performance over time. Data validation and verification is accomplished through a three prong approach using: 1) audits by external staff from the Office of the Inspector or the Administration’s Program Assessment Rating Tool; 2) periodic reviews coordinated by OSM’s Office of Planning, Analysis, and Budget; and 3) an annual self- assessment by program managers. The annual self-assessment by program managers complies with the Department of the Interior's Data Validation and Verification Guidance. The assessment covers the major area of data validation and five areas within data verification. The five areas dealing with data verification 23 792 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement are: standards and procedures; data entry and transfer; data security and integrity; data quality and limitations; and oversight and certification. This assessment will be valuable in testing for potential weaknesses or gaps, and will elevate data validation and verification systems to ensure an acceptable functional level. OSM collects information through various information systems primarily from multiple internal operations and from the 24 States and 4 Indian Tribes participating in OSM programs. Abandoned Mine Land Program information is generally collected through the Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System (AMLIS). AMLIS is a computer database used by the State Reclamation Programs and maintained by OSM. In accordance with the requirements of SMCRA, AMLIS contains data for known Priority 1 and 2, pre-SMCRA coal reclamation problems. Data collection methods are conducted in accordance with an agency policy directive, which was developed in cooperation with the States. Regulatory Program data collection methods are also conducted in accordance with an agency policy directive, which was developed in cooperation with the States. The data is collected from OSM field offices through an internet-based system. Customer service information for the Technology Development and Transfer programs are based on customer survey forms and class training records. OSM recognizes that data must serve their intended purposes and stand up to independent, objective external inspection, as well as to internal control reviews and audits. A recent DOI Office of the Inspector General evaluation report on coal regulatory programs recommended that both staff and management levels be involved with data accuracy and reliability. OSM implemented procedures consistent with DOI’s Data Validation and Verification Guidance to address this recommendation in FY 2005, OSM is committed to demonstrating that data meets the guidelines established. 24 793 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Proposed Appropriation Language Changes: Regulation and Technology For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95-87, as amended, including the purchase of not to exceed 10 passenger motor vehicles, for replacement only; [$110,435,000]^: Provided, That the Secretary of the $112,109,000 Interior, pursuant to regulations, may use directly or through grants to States, moneys collected in fiscal year [2006}/\ for civil penalties assessed under section 518 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1268), to reclaim lands adversely affected by coal mining practices after August 3, 1977, to remain available until expended: Provided further, That appropriations for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement may provide for the travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006.) 2007 25 794 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95-87, as amended, including the purchase of not more than 10 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, [$188,014,000]A to be derived from the receipts of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and to remain available until expended; of which up to $10,000,000, to be derived from the Federal Expenses Share of the Fund, shall be for supplemental grants to States for the reclamation of abandoned sites with acid mine rock drainage from coal mines, and for associated activities through the Appalachian Clean Streams Initiative: Provided, That grants to minimum program States will be $1,500,000 per State in fiscal year [2006]/\: Provided further, That pursuant to Public Law 97-365, the Department of the Interior is authorized to use up to 20 percent from the recovery of the delinquent debt owed to the United States Government to pay for contracts to collect these debts: Provided further, That funds made available under title IV of Public Law 95-87 may be used for any required non-Federal share of the cost of projects funded by the Federal Government for the purpose of environmental restoration related to treatment or abatement of acid mine drainage from abandoned mines; Provided further, That such projects must be consistent with the purposes and priorities of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: Provided further, That amounts allocated under section 402(g)(2) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(g)(2) as of September 30, [2005]/\, but not appropriated as of that date, are reallocated to the allocation established in section 402(g)(3) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(g)(3)): Provided further, That the State of Maryland may set aside the greater of $1,000,000 or 10 percent of the total of the grants made available to the State under title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended (30 U.S.C. 1231 et seq.), if the amount set aside is deposited in an acid mine drainage abatement and treatment fund established under a State law, pursuant to which law the amount (together with all interest earned on the amount) is expended by the State to undertake acid mine drainage abatement and treatment projects, except that before any amounts greater that 10 percent of its title IV grants are deposited in an acid mine drainage abatement and treatment fund, the State of Maryland must first complete all Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act priority one projects: Provided further, That amounts provided under this heading may be used for the travel and $185,936,000 2007 2006 per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of 795 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training. (30 U.S.C. 1231 et seq.: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006.) Interior Administrative Provisions With funds available for the Technical Innovation and Professional Services program in this act, the Secretary may transfer title for computer hardware, software and other technical equipment to the State and Tribal regulatory and reclamation programs. Interior General Provisions Section 402(b) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(b)) as of [September 30, 2005] [June 30, September 30, 2007 2006}/\ is amended. 27 796 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Justification of Language Changes Regulation and Technology: No changes, Abandoned Mine Reclamation F.und. Language is proposed under the Department of the Interior's General Provisions to extend the collection of the AML fee (Section 402(b)) through September 30, 2007. This interim extension will allow the continuation of reclamation activities under current law, while allowing the Administration to continue working with Congress on finding an appropriate, fiscally responsible and fair, long-term resolution to the reauthorization discussion. 28 § Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement UNCONTROLLABLE & RELATED CHANGES: Adjustment for Pay Raise - Jan 06 Adjustment for Pay Raise - Jan 07 Adjustment for Worker's Compensation Adjustment for Unemployment Compensation Adjustment for GSA space rent rate Adjustment for Emplyr Share of Fed Hith Benft ians Adjustment for Working Capital Fund TOTAL Adjustment for Uncontrollables 1.233 Program Changes 2,067 REGULATION AND TECHNOLOGY ABANDONED ARINE RECLAMATION FUND TOTAL Fixed Fixed Inc. (+) Comparison by 2005 2006 Costs & Program 2007 2005 2008 Costs & | Program 2007 2006 2007 Dec. (-) Business Líries Actual Enacted Related Changes Request Actual Enacted Related | Changes Request | Enacted ; Request From Changes Changes 2006 Environmental Environmenta; Financial £xecutive Dir. 29 798 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Fixed Cost Changes (Dollars in Thousands) Appropriation: Regulation and Technology Additional Operational Costs from 2006 and 2007 of January Pay Raises 2006 2006 Budget Revised 2007 Change Change Change 2006 Pay Raise, 3 Quarters in 2006 Budget........................., $520 $513 NA Amount of pay raise absorbed............................................... [$0] [$188] NA 2006 Pay Raise, 1 Quarter............................................... +185 Amount of pay raise absorbed............................................... [$79] 2007 Change 2007 Pay Raise....................................................................... $0/+$412 Amount of pay raise absorbed................................................ [$176] These adjustments are for an additional amount needed in 2007 to fund the remaining 3-month portion of the estimated 3.1 percent pay increases effective in January 2006 and the additional costs of funding for an estimated 2.2 percent of the January 2007 pay increase for GS-series employees and the associated pay rate changes made in other pay series. 2006 2006 2007 Bill Revised Change Workers Compensation Payments.......................................... $185 $182 -$11 Amount of pay raise absorbed.................................... [$0) [$3] [$0] The adjustment is actual charges through June 2005, in the costs of compensating injured employees and dependents of employees who suffered accidental deaths while on duty. Costs for 2006 will reimburse the Department of Labor, Federal Employees Compensation Fund, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 8147(b) as amended by Public Law 94-273. 30 799 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 2006 2006 2007 Bill Revised Change Unemployment Compensation payments $18 $18 -$8 Amount of pay raise absorbed..................................... [$0] [$0] [$0] This adjustment is for estimated changes in the costs of unemployment compensation claims to be paid to the Department of Labor, Federal Employees Compensation Account, in the Unemployment Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 96-499. 2006 2006 Budget Revised 2007 Change Change Change Rental Payments to GSA s ſº e º ºr e º 'º t e º ºr * * * is e º 'º e º e s - e. .....S571 $562 +$244 Amount of pay raise absorbed...................................., [$0] [$9] [$0] The adjustment is for changes in the costs payable to General Services Administration and others resulting from changes in rates for office and non-office space as estimated by GSA, as well as the rental costs of other currently occupied space. Costs of mandatory office relocations, i.e., relocations in cases where due to external events there is no alternative but to vacate the currently occupied space, are also included. 2006 2006 Budget Revised 2007 Change. Change. Change Departmental Working Capital Fund Changes......................... $1,776 $1,780 +$251 Amount of pay raise absorbed..................................... [$0] [$18] [$0] The change reflects expected changes in the charges for Department services and other services through the working capital fund. These charges are displayed in the Budget Justification for Department Management. 31 800 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 2006 2006 Budget Revised 2007 Change Change Change Employer Share of Federal Health Benefit Plans...................... $205 $202 +$160 Amount of pay raise absorbed [$3] [$69] The adjustment is for changes in the Federal Government’s share of the cost of health insurance coverage for Federal employees. The increase is estimated at 11 percent, the average increase for the past few years. 32 801 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Fixed Cost Changes (in thousands of dollars) Appropriation: Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund Additional Operational Costs from 2006 and 2007 of January Pay Raises 2006 2006 Budget Revised 2007 Change. Change Change 2006 Pay Raise, 3 Quarters in 2006 Budget....................., $290 $286 NA Amount of pay raise absorbed......................................... [$0] [$105] NA 2006 Pay Raise, 1 Quarter........................................... +$99 Amount of pay raise absorbed..... [$42] 2007 Change 2007 Pay Raise.................... * * * tº e & 4 $0/+$216 Amount of pay raise absorbed.. tº º [$93] These adjustments are for an additional amount needed in 2007 to fund the remaining 3-month portion of the estimated 3.1 percent pay increases effective in January 2006 and the additional costs of funding for an estimated 2.2 percent of the January 2007 pay increase for GS-series employees and the associated pay rate changes made in other pay series. 2006 2006 2007 Bill Revised Change Workers Compensation Payments.......................................... $ 100 $99 -$6 Amount of pay raise absorbed.................................... [$0] [$1] [$0] The adjustment is actual charges through June 2005, in the costs of compensating injured employees and dependents of employees who suffered accidental deaths while on duty. Costs for 2006 will reimburse the Department of Labor, Federal Employees Compensation Fund, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 8147(b) as amended by Public Law 94–273. 33 802 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 2006 2006 2007 Bill Revised Change Unemployment Compensation Payments.................................. $10 $10 –$5 Amount of pay raise absorbed.................................... [$0] [$1] [$0] This adjustment is for estimated changes in the costs of unemployment compensation claims to be paid to the Department of Labor, Federal Employees Compensation Account, in the Unemployment Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 96-499. - - 2006 2006 Budget Revised 2007 Change Change Change Rental Payments to GSA......................................... $310 $306 +$132 Amount of pay raise absorbed.................................... [$0] [$4] [$0] The adjustment is for changes in the costs payable to General Services Administration and others resulting from changes in rates for office and non-office space as estimated by GSA, as well as the rental costs of other currently occupied space. Costs of mandatory office relocations, i.e., relocations in cases where due to external events there is no alternative but to vacate the currently occupied space, are also included. 2006 2006 2007 Bill Revised Change Departmental working capital fund changes $956 $959 +$135 Amount of pay raise absorbed..................................... [$0] [$10] [$0] The change reflects expected changes in the charges for Department services and other services through the working capital fund. These charges are displayed in the Budget Justification for Department Management. 2006 2006 Budget Revised 2007 Change Change Change Employer Share of Federal Health Benefit Plans............. $110 $108 +$83 Amount of pay raise absorbed......................................... [$2] [$36] The adjustment is for changes in the Federal Government’s share of the cost of health insurance coverage for Federal employees. The increase is estimated at 11 percent, the average increase for the past few years. 34 803 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Budget Request by DOI Strategic Plan Goals OSM’s Budget resources are distributed by business line across the DOI Strategic Plan goal areas. The new goal structure is organized around four Department-wide mission goals -- Resource Protection, Resource Use, Recreation, and Serving Communities -- and 12 underlying goals as outcomes or results to be achieved. OSM’s funding relates to three of those four identified in the summary chart below. Budget Request by DOI Mission Component (Dollars in Thousands) FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Actual Enacted Request Change Resource Protection 63,007 62,223 62,478 255 Resource Use 110,426 108,778 112,075 3,297 Recreation 0 () 0 0 Serving Communities 123,140 123,156 123,592 436 Total 296,573 294,157 298,145 3,988 OSM's 2007 funding request will provide resources for the improvement of lands and waters degraded by past mining; promote responsible mineral extraction practices; and safeguard communities from adverse impacts from past and current mining. The table on the following page illustrates how OSM's 2007 budget request supports the Department’s Strategic Plan. For details on OSM’s measures, refer to the “Goal Performance Tables” Tab. 35 804 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement FISCAL YEAR 2007 Bureau: Öffice of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Budget Allocation Table By Strategic Plan Goal Areas (dollars in thousands) Resource DOł Mission Goal Areas: Protection Resource Use Recreation Serving Communities e +3 tº # 2 ºf * 2 Q 5 +- 8 . . g : §: tº #|s|### 35 | | || # É gº : ; gº 5 3 ; 2 3 || 5 || 8 º H- Jº § g 9 8 © £ ºf : *- º gº # # #| #|### F# a | #| | # # | 3 | c. # , # F º -Cº § 3 Cº. # 3 3 #| ||#,A# #|##| | |#| ||s| td. - º, & * +3 Tº Account Activity # = § f # §§: # º : §§ £ É # # § : g § º * § > É > 5 tº; 13 g 3 tº; º § E; - # * | 3 || Tº E º =} &; º tº; 3 : :- # Sº É § & .C. É E #3; ### & # sº * | * & 8 Je 5 * † 35 # ~} ; ty < # 7& #| # ### ## # #| | | | | 3 E. §§ | } § ## §§ | f | iſ . fl. * | . E E J. # = 3 º: 2: g tº: 5. 2 : º, ø § 5 8 3. º O. : :: (\} > ſº 3. Regulation and Technology Environmental Restoration 257 257 Environmental Protection 80,965 80,985 Technology Development & Transfer 15,101 15,101 Financial Management 485 485 Executive Direction & Administration 42. 15,359 15,401 Abandoned Mine Rectarnation Fund Environmental Restoration 49,527 118,328 467,855 Technology Development & Transfer 3,752 158 3,910 Financial Management 6,253 6,253 Executive Direction & Administration 2,647 7 5,264 7,948 36 3. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement End Outcome Goal 1.1: Resource Protection - Improve Health of Watersheds, Landscapes, and Marine Resources 2004 2005 2005 2006 2007 Change Long- Long- Explanations of Changes: End Outcome Actual Final Actual Enacted Pian from term term for change from 2006 to Measure/Intermediate Pian 2006 Target Target 2007 and 2006 and 2008 or PART 3. Enacted (2008) (2008) target revisions Measure/PART ob to 2007 || 2006 Pres | Revised Efficiency or Other Budget Outcome Measure Number of land acres F 6,965 6,900 6,600 6,900 6,900 O 8,200 6,900 FY 2006 enacted did not reclaimed or mitigated include $58 million from the effects of increase for the AML degradation from past program, which would mining, (Calculated have resulted in more equivalent acres) 1/ funding for Priority 1 and (SP) (PART) 2 reclamation projects, Thus the target remains consistent with FY 2005. Number of stream-miles F 33 35 28 35 35 {} 35 35 for which degradation from past surface coal mining has been improved (SP) (PART) Number of surface F 36 35 35 35 35 {} 35 35 GOAL PERFORMANCE TABLE acres of water for which degradation from coal mining has been improved. (SP) (PART) 37 # Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 2004 2005 2005 2006 2007 Change Long- Long- Explanations of Changes: End Outcome Actual Final Actual | Enacted Plan from term term for change from 2006 to Measure/Intermediate Plan 2006 Target Target 2007 and 2006 and 2008 or PART *-3 Enacted (2008) (2008) target revisions Measure/PART § to 2007 2006 Pres | Revised Efficiency or Other Budget Outcome Measure Number of active C 74 56 1 10 56 56 0 56 56 OSM is reviewing the partnering and Clean Streams program, leveraging agreements. including watershed (PART) cooperative agreements, and will look into revising the FY 2007 and long-term measures upon completion, FY 2005 actuals represent cumulative data as opposed to new projects funded annually. The amount of A ; 8,179,634 70,000 27,692,333 70,000 70,000 O 70,000 70,000 Same comment as above. increased funds derived Measure under review. from active partnering and leveraging agreements. (PART) Percent of AML grant Measure will be clarified funds obligated 96% 90% 95% 90% 90% 0 90% 90% and targets revised to nationally by States and A better report Tribes, (PART) accomplishments in FY 2006. 38 à Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement End Outcome Measure/Intermediate or PART Measure/PART Efficiency or Other Outcome Measure # 2004 Actual 2005 Final Pian 2005 Actual 2006 Enacted 2007 Plan Change from 2006 Enacted to 2007 Long- term Target (2008) 2006 Pres Budget Long- term. Target (2008) Revised Explanations of Changes: for change from 2006 to 2007 and 2006 and 2008 target revisions Customer service rate in the quality of technical assistance. (Applies to both the Resource Protection and Resource Use Goals.) (BUR) } 00% 94% 99% 94% 94% 94% 94% Percent satisfaction with the scientific and technical products and assistance. (Applies to both the Resource Protection and Resource Use Goals.) (BUR) 97% 92% 93% 92% 92% 92% $32% Customer effectiveness rate in the quality of technical training — NTTP. (Applies to both the Resource Protection and Resource Use Goals.) (BUR) 97% 93% 98% 93% 93% 93% 93% Number of students trained – NTTP. (Applies to both the Resource Protection and Resource Use Goals.) (BUR) 916 950 957 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 39 # Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 2004 2005 2005 2006 2007 Change Long- Long- Explanations of Changes: End Outcome Actual Final Actual Enacted Plan from term term for change from 2006 to Measure/Intermediate Pian 2006 Target Target 2007 and 2006 and 2008 or PART 3. Enacted (2008) (2008) target revisions Measure/PART &b to 2007 2006 Pres | Revised Efficiency or Other Budget Outcome Measure Customer satisfaction A 90% 89% 91% 89% 9.1% 2% 91% 91% rate for TIPS training. (Applies to both the Resource Protection and Resource Use Goals.) (BUR) Increase the number of C 44% 50% 58% 50% 65% + 1.5% 65% 55% Achieving a higher rate permits reporting by e- than originally filing. (BUR) anticipated. AML Fee Collection A 99.9% 99% 99.9% 99% 99% 0 99% 99% rate, (BUR) Customer satisfaction A 98% 95% 100% 95% 95% 0% 95% 95% with Grants Financial Services. (BUR) 1/ For simplifying reporting, reclamation results for each of the hazard types (e.g., number of open shafts, miles of stream, feet of highwall) listed in the inventory are converted to acres. SP = DOI Strategic Plan Measure; PART = Program Assessment Rating Tool Measure; PPM*Proposed PART Measure; BUR = Bureau Measure, 40 % Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement End Outcome Goal 2.1: Resource Use - Manage or influence resource use to enhance public benefit, promote responsible use, and ensure optimal value. End Outcome 2004 2005 2005 2006 2007 Change | Long-term | Long- Explanations of Changes: for Measure/Intermediate Actual Final Actual Enacted Plan from 2006 Target term change from 2006 to 2007 and or PART -3 Plan Enacted to (2008) Target 2006 and 2008 target revisions Measure/PART § 2007 || 2006 Pres (2008) Efficiency or Other Bud Revised Percent of active sites C 93%" 93% 89%+ 93% 93% 0 93% 93%. Increase in sites with off-site that are free of off-site impacts is due to higher impacts. (SP) (PART) percentage of minor impacts.; (Efficiency Measure) percentage of moderate/major impacts decreased slightly. Number of acres where C [ 49,054* 70,000 53,353* 50,000 50,000 O 50,000 50,000 | Target revised to reflect trend reclamation goals are data of decreasing Phase III achieved as evidenced acreage as operators focus on by release from Phase increased mining in response to III Performance Bonds. market demands. Cumulative reclaimed F 48% Mew 48% New Proposed PART Measure. (restored) acres to pºléâSūſe Number of acres C 90,040 100,000 88,869 80,000 80,000 O 80,000 80,000 | Target revised to reflect trend released from Phase 1 & data of decreasing Phase I and II II Performance Bonds. acreage as operators focus on (PART) increased mining in response to - market demands. Customer service rate in A #00% 94% 99% 94% 94% 0 94% 94% the quality of technical assistance. (Applies to both the Resource Protection and Resource Use Goals.) (BUR) Outcome Measure (SP) (PART) cumulative mined acreage (represented by bonded acreage). (3%) (PPM) 41 £ Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement End Outcome Measure/Intermediate or PART Measure/PART" Efficiency or Other Outcome Measure # 2004 Actual 2005 Final Plan 2005 Actual 2006 Enacted 2007 Plan Change from 2006 Enacted to 2007 Long-term Target (2008) 2006 Pres Bud Long- tern] Target (2008) Revised Explanations of Changes: for change from 2006 to 2007 and 2006 and 2008 target revisions Percent satisfaction with the scientific and technical products and assistance. (Applies to both the Resource Protection and Resource Use Goals.) (BUR) A 97% 92% 93% 92% 92% 92% 92% Customer effectiveness rate in the quality of technical training — NTTP. (Applies to both the Res. Protection and Resource Use Goals.) (BUR) 97% 93% 98% 93% 93% 93% 93% Number of students trained – NTTP. (Applies to both the Resource Protection and Resource Use Goals.) (BUR) 9| 6 950 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 Customer satisfaction rate for TIPS training. (Applies to both the Resource Protection and Resource Use Goals.) (BUR) 90% 89% 91% 89% 9.1% 2% 91% 91% Customer satisfaction in the quality and timeliness of AVS provided services, (BUR) 98% 95% 97% 95% 95% 95% 95% * States provided data for the time period July 1 to June 30 to accommod SP = DOI Strategic Plan Measure: PART * Program Assessment Rating Toof Measure; PPM*Proposed PART Measure: BUR - Bureau Measure late the accelerated publishing requirements of the OSM Financial Report. Tennessee data submitted for the federal fiscal year, 42 £ End Outcome Goal 4.1: Serving Communities - Protect lives and property. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement End Outcome 2004 2005 2005 Actual 2006 2007 Change Long- Long- Explanations of Changes: for Measure/Intermediate Actual Final Enacted Plan from term tertºl change from 2006 to 2007 or PART 3-3 Plan 2006 Target Target and 2006 and 2008 target Measure/PART § Enacted (2008) (2008) revisions Efficiency or Other to 2007 2006 Revised Outcome Measure Pres Bud Number of people with F | 160,257 11,000 2.244million | 160,000 160,000 0 160,000 160,000 | Target revised to reflect reduced exposure * better baseline data and potential to safety risks adjust for anomalies. Data from abandoned mine anomalies for FY 2005 lands. (SP) (PART) Actuals: 6 projects were in close proximity to National parks or forests, and other popular recreational areas, representing over 2.1 million people, Percentage of declared A 98% 95% 96% 95% 95% 0 95% 95% emergencies abated within six months. (PART) (Efficiency Measure) Number of people A 11,400 8,250 8,975 8,300 8,300 () 8,300 8,300 Target revised slightly to directly affected | reflect trend data. (Emergencies abated). (PART) SP = DOI Strategic Plan Measure; PART = Program Assessment Rating Tool Measure; PPM-Proposed PART Measure; BUR = Bureau Measure. 43 812 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Key to Measure Types The Goal Performance Table that follows includes a column called Type. Each measure in the Goal Performance Table has measure Type: A, C, or F. Each classification reflects a different timeframe between when a result is realized, in terms of a changing target value, relative to when funds are budgeted. A - Annual-result performance measures (“Annual" measures) For these performance measures, the 2007 budget request level is the resources that support the performance target for that year only. This is typical of any performance measure target for an operational effort that is repeated annually, C - Cumulative-result performance measures (“Cumulative” measures) For these performance measures, the 2007 budget request reflects only an annual increment of funding that is being used to maintain or reach the level of achievement reflected in the target. While these measures reflect the level of performance achieved over a number of years, the target value for a given fiscal year reflects the level of performance which is expected to be reached by the end of that fiscal year, and no further. F - Future-result performance measures (“Future” measures) For these performance measures, the 2007 budget request reflects an investment towards a result that may take multiple applications over time and/or contributions from other efforts to realize. “Future" performance measures are similar to “cumulative" performance measures in that the time to achieve results extends beyond a single budget year reflecting either a delayed effect or the contributions from multiple years. One of the characteristics that distinguish "cumulative” from “future” performance measures is whether or not the level of achievement can be reflected in a target value in the same year as the budget year with the funding effecting the achievement. 813 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement INTRODUCTION The following tables provide a snapshot of the cost changes by appropriation, business line and activities within those business lines. Below is a brief description of each appropriation and summary of business line within each appropriation. - Regulation and Technology This appropriation finances the regulatory functions of SMCRA as administered by the States and OSM. Federal activities related to the administration and monitoring of State regulatory programs and OSM's technical training, assistance, and transfer activities related to environmental protection are also financed by this appropriation. The request is $ 112,209,000 (including an estimated $100,000 in civil penalty collections); a net increase of $3.3 million over the FY 2006 enacted budget, Abandoned Mine Land Appropriation This appropriation supports the reclamation program functions carried out by the States and OSM. The Fund is derived from a fee levied on coal production sales, use and transfers. The bulk of the appropriation finances grants to States to implement reclamation programs. The Fund also supports Federal activities related to the administration and monitoring of State programs, as well as OSM’s technical training, assistance, and transfer activities related to environmental reclamation. The request is $185,936,000 an increase of $0.688 million over the FY 2006 enacted budget. Summary of FY 2006 Appropriations and FY 2007 Budget Changes By Appropriation and Business Line In FY 2007 Enacted 257 & Transfer 45,101 485 15,401 11 FY 2006 167 Protection T Transfer Financial Total 45 814 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 2007 Budgetary Changes at a Glance (Dollars in thousands) Fixed Bistributed 2007 2005 2006 Cost internal Program Program President's Actual Enacted Changes | Transfers Shange Changes Budget Appropriation: Regulation and Technology 108,368 108,909 1,233 O 0. 2,067 112,209 Environmental Restoration 257 255 2 0 {} 0 257 Federa? Program Operations 257 255 2 O 0 257 Environmenta! Protection 79,821 78,395 420 150 0 2,000 80,965 State and Tribal Funding 57,207 56,365 O O 2,000 58,365 State Program Evaluation 8,016 8,031 173 38 0 8,242 Federal Programs 5,263 5,655 92 38 O 5,785 Federal Lands 1,467 1,463 24 38 O 1,525 |ndian Lands 2,332 2,331 41 0 0 2,372 Program Development and Maintenance 5,536 4,550 90 36 O 4,676 Technology, Development & Transfer 43,300 14,903 198 {} 0. 0 15,101 Technical Assistance 9,423 10,691 117 0 Ö 10,808 Training 2,240 2,562 40 () O 2,602 Technology Transfer 1,637 1,650 41 O O 1,697 Financial Management 485 481 4 0 {} (? 485 Fee Compliance G Ö 0 O 0 G Revenue Management 394 38.9 2 O 391 Grants Financial Management 91 92 2 O 0 94 Executive Direction and Administration 14,505 14,875 609 ~150 0. 67 15,401 Executive Direction 2,454 2,460 49 0 0 2,509 Administrative Support 4,257 4,260 84 1 0 4,345 General Services 7,794 8, 155 476 -154 67 8,547 46 815 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 2007 Budgetary Changes at a Glance (Doiiars in thousands) Fixed Distributed 2007 2005 2006 Cost internal Program Program | President's Actual Enacted Changes | Transfers Change Changes Budget Appropriation: Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund 188,205 185,248 654 {} 0 34 185,936 Environmental Restoration 167,861 167,609 195 51 0 0 167,855 State and Tribal Funding 147,523 145,352 0 0 O 145,352 State Program Evaluation 2,509 2,505 47 O () 2,552 Federal Programs 14,752 16,681 96 51 G 16,828 Program Development and Maintenance 3.077 3.07? 52 0 Ö 3,123 Technology, Development & Transfer 4,479 3,864 46 0 0. {} 3,910 Technical Assistance 2,302 1,544 19 O () 1,563 Training 625 803 16 O O 879 Technology Transfer 1,552 1,517 11 O G 1,528 Financial Management 8,444 6,142 89. 22 0. o 6,253 Fee Compliance 8,359 6,056 88 22 O 6,166 Revenue Management 0 O O Q O O Grants Financial Management 85 86 1 0 O 87 Executive Direction and Administration 7,421 7,633 324 -73 () 34 7,918 Executive Direction 1,309 1,310 18 0 () 1,328 Administrative Support 2,210 2,223 50 f 0 2,274 General Services 3,902 4,100 256 ~74 34 4,316 Total, OSM 296,573 294,157 1,887 0. 0 2,101 298,145 NOTES: Internal Transfers represent a change in charging gasoline for vehicles from a central account to program accounts. Program Changes include an increase of $2 million for State and Tribal Funding under the Regulation and Technology Appropriation; and an increase of $101,000 for working capital funds, split between both Appropriations. 47 816 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION (Dollars in Thousands) Fixed Costs & Related | Program 2007 Change 2005 2006 Changes | Changes Budget from 2006 Actual | Enacted (+/-) (+/-) Request (+/-) Regulation & $$$ 257 255 +2 O 257 +2 Technology* FTE } l () 0 l () Abandoned $$$ 167,861 167,609 +246 {} 167,855 +246 Mine Land FTE 93 96 0. {} 96 0 TOTAL $$$ 168,118 167,864 +248 () 168,112 +248 FTE 94 97 0 0 97 0 *FY 2005 includes actual civil penalty collections ($71,569) and FY 2006 and 2007 include estimated civil penalty collections ($98,529 and $100,000, respectively). The FY 2007 budget request for Environmental Restoration is $168,112,000 and 97 FTE. This is a net increase of $248,000 for fixed costs and related changes, and no FTE change from the 2006 enacted level. Of the fixed costs and related changes increase, $51,000 reflects funding for vehicle fuel moved to the program areas instead of maintaining funding in a central account under Executive Direction. There are no program changes. MISSION GOAL: TO PROVIDE A CLEANER AND SAFER ENVIRONMENT FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE BY RECLAIMING AND RESTORING LAND AND WATER DEGRADED BY PAST MINING The Environmental Restoration business line funds the abandoned mine land program (AML). The program addresses threats to public health, safety, and general welfare through the reclamation of environmental hazards caused by past mining practices. Through this business line OSM provides funds to States and Tribes for administering their approved AML programs. OSM also evaluates State and Tribal AML programs, abates emergency and high-priority coal mining-related hazards through the Federal Reclamation program (where OSM has reclamation responsibility), and fosters partnerships for the Clean Streams Program aimed at addressing acid mine drainage/water pollution problems. The total magnitude of the abandoned mine problem is difficult to assess, but OSM has developed a national inventory that contains information on over 17,700 problem areas associated with abandoned mine lands, mostly coal. A problem area is a geographical area, such as a watershed, that contains one or more problems. The more serious problem areas are classified as priority 1 (extreme danger to public health and safety), priority 2 (adverse affects to public health, safety, and general welfare), or priority 3 (environmental hazards). Since 1977, 48 817 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement over 208,000 equivalent acres of priority 1 and 2 health and safety, and environmental-related coal problems have been reclaimed. OSM’s Environmental Restoration business line supports accomplishment of the Department of the Interior's Resource Protection and Serving Communities mission goal components in the strategic plan. As stewards of our nation's natural and cultural resources, the Department is entrusted with safeguarding these treasures for future generations. Environmental problems associated with abandoned mine sites, such as, water pollution, open portals and pits, land stripped of natural vegetation, and refuse piles degrade our natural resources. Through the reclamation of these problems, our land and water resources are improved for beneficial uses, such as, agriculture, wildlife habitat or development. Mine site cleanups not only improve our environment, but also safeguard people and property. In addition, these communities are revitalized through the creation of jobs associated with reclamation projects. OSM’s authority to collect the abandoned mine reclamation fee expired on September 30, 2004, but was renewed by FY 2005 appropriation language through June 30, 2005. Prior to program reauthorization during formulation of the FY 2004 budget, the Administration began using the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) to identify strengths and weaknesses of programs and to make informed budget, management, and policy decisions. The PART review of the Abandoned Mine Lands Grants Program for FY 2004 identified three recommendations for the program. The three recommendations and OSM’s progress to date are noted below: - 1. Propose legislative changes to the program's authorization to increase the rate of pre- 1977 abandoned coal mine land reclamation; 2. Extend the coal fee, which expires on September 30, 2004, to fund the remaining work; In response to these recommendations, OSM worked diligently with the Department of the Interior and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) officials in drafting legislative changes to the AML program. Legislation was presented in both the House (H.R. 3778) and Senate (S.2049 & S.2086). In part, the legislative changes seek to extend the authorization of fee collection authority while balancing the interests of all coal states and focusing on the need to accelerate the cleanup of dangerous abandoned coal mines by directing funds to the highest priority areas so that reclamation can occur at a faster rate, thereby removing the risks to those who live, work and recreate in the coalfields as soon as possible. Although the legislation was not passed, OSM continues to work with Congress to review current bills for AML reauthorization. For the fee extension, after several provisions to extend the fee for limited timeframes, the fee is now extended until June 30, 2006. The 2007 budget includes a proposal for an interim extension of OSM's AML fee 49 818 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement collection authority through September 30, 2007. This extension will allow the continuation of reclamation activities under current law, while allowing the Administration to continue working with Congress on finding an appropriate, fiscally responsible and fair, long-term resolution to the reauthorization discussion. Pending enactment of specific reform legislation, the budget does not propose new funding for payments to States and Tribes. 3. Develop long-term measures that are more outcome oriented and develop at least one efficiency measure. OSM, States and Tribes developed more meaningful performance measures and collected data from States and Tribes for those measures in FY 2004. The IłłęaSUTCS 31ſt. - • Number of stream-miles for which degradation from past surface coal mining has been improved. * Number of surface acres of water for which degradation from coal mining has been improved. * Number of active partnering and leveraging agreements. * The amount of increased funds derived from active partnering and leveraging agreements. * Number of people with reduced exposure potential to safety risks from abandoned mine lands. - * Percentage of declared emergencies abated within six months, * Number of people directly affected (emergency abatements). * Percent of AML grant funds obligated nationally by States and Tribes. Baseline data has been reviewed for many measures, however, OSM continues to review data and refine its data collection to ensure that it is valid and determine if targets need to be adjusted. Operational Processes ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION ENCOMPASSES (Program Activities): Approximately 87 percent State and Tribal AML Reclamation Operations of OSM’s total funding • Reclamation Grants request for this business line • Clean Streams Program is for State and Tribal • Watershed Cooperative Agreements Funding, which provides Federal and State Reclamation AML State and Tribal || • Emergency Programs reclamation grant funding, High Priority projects ... including watershed Outcrop and Underground Fire Control Civil Penalty Reclamation cooperative agreements, as Bond Forfeiture Reclamation well as funding for State and Tribal operated emergency projects. State Program Evaluation Program Development and Maintenance 50 819 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement The Federal Reclamation Program funds both emergency and high-priority reclamation projects in States and Tribes that do not have a coal regulatory program, and also provides for emergency reclamation of AML problems in States with a coal regulatory program but without their own emergency program. OSM’s administration costs of these projects are included in this business line. Evaluation and Oversight of the State and Tribal AML reclamation operations is coordinated by OSM through the State Program Evaluation program activity. This business line also funds the Program Development and Maintenance program activity, which provides policy direction and ensures State/Tribal programs are amended as needed. The Environmental Restoration program activities improve natural resources and reduce the risk to public health, safety, and general welfare by correcting problems caused by past mining. OSM has identified success indicators to show incremental accomplishments for the mission goal. These goals and measures are identified at the end of this business line section. Actions Required to Achieve Annual Goals: In FY 2006 and 2007 OSM will continue to encourage partnership participation by working with States and Tribes through their reclamation agencies, and through private and grass-roots associations. In addition, OSM will increase efforts to leverage funding from other government and non-government organizations to address abandoned mine sites. This emphasis on partnership and leveraging of resources supports cooperative conversation efforts. - Resources, Skills, and Technology Needed: OSM and the AML program States and Tribes will continue to need a diverse and multidisciplinary cadre of individuals with scientific and engineering skills. These human resources establish reclamation project design and construction criteria either directly or in conjunction with contractors. Program analysts, grant specialists, and other support personnel are needed to implement the State/Tribal grants program and to conduct program evaluations. Computer systems personnel and contractors are needed to maintain the Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System. OSM maintains the system and network by which the States and Tribes manage their data, • The FY 2007 President’s Budget requests $145.4 million for State and Tribal funding for AML reclamation and emergency programs; $8.7 million for Federally Managed State emergencies; $2.6 million for State Program Evaluation; $8.3 million for Federal Reclamation Program of which $5.8 million is for operations, 1.0 million is for high priority projects, $1.076 million is for Watershed Cooperative Agreement Projects, and $0.4 million is for Federal Program Emergencies; and $3.1 million for Program Development and Maintenance. The following section details, by program activity, the funding and FTE resources required to meet the annual performance measures. It also includes examples of the types of efforts used to evaluate programs, address emergency and high-priority issues and manage those projects, and provide reclamation support services to communities affected by coal mining issues. 51 § Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Table 1–Justification of Program and Performance, Environmental Restoration Summary Increases/Decreases for FY 2007 (Dollars in Thousands) Program Ac tivity Regulation & Technology Abandoned Mine Lands Total Inc/Dec 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 (+/-) Actual Estimate | Request || Actual Estimate Request Actual Estimate Request State and Tribal Funding $$$ () 0 0 147,523 145,352 || 145,352 147,523 145,352 145,352 {} FTE 0. O 0 0 0. 0 O 0 O {} State Program Evaluation $$$ 0 0 0 2,509 2,505 2,552 2,509 2,505 2,552 +47 FTE {} 0 0 22 23 23 22 23 23 0. Projects: 98 98* 100% 404 2,461 2,461 502 2,559 2,561 +2 Emergency 404 398 398 High-Priority 987 987 Federal Watershed $$$ 1,076 1,076 Reclamation Federally Program Managed State Emergencies $$$ 0 O 0 8,875 8,745 8,745 8,875 8,745 8,745 () Operations $$$ 1.59 157 157 5,473 5,475 5,622 5,632 5,632 5,779 +147 FTE I f l 47 48 48 48 49 49 0. Program Dev/Maintenance $$$ 0 () () 3,077 3,071 3,123 3,077 3,071 3,123 +52 FTE 0. 0. () 24 25 25 24 25 25 0 TOTAL $$$ 257 255 257 | 167,861 167,609 167,855 168,118 167,864 168,112 +248 FTE 1 l ! 93 96 96 94 97 97 0. *FY 2006 and 2007 include estimated civil penalty collections ($98,529 and $100,000, respectively). NOTE: Federal FTE figures for the Federally-managed State Emergencies are reflected under the Federal Reclamation Program. 52 821 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 2007 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ESTIMATES 1. State and Tribal Funding The grant funding provided to States and Tribes support the DOI Resource Protection and Serving Communities mission goal areas, The reclamation project work undertaken with these funds restores land to beneficial uses, improves the quality of life for coal field citizens, and promotes job creation in these economic depressed areas. Two-thirds ($96 million) of the requested $145.4 million for grants will be used to address the most serious health and safety problems (priority 1 and 2's), caused by past mining that pose imminent harm or adversely affect people and property. About one-third ($49.4 million) of the request will address environmental clean up projects and water pollution caused by acid mine drainage in the Appalachian states through the Cleans Streams program. SMCRA established the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund (AML Fund) to finance the restoration of land mined and abandoned prior to August 1977. Coal mining had disturbed more than one million acres of land, resulting in significant health and safety problems for coalfield citizens and the public in general. An adequate AML Fund is essential to ensure that these problems are abated by providing the financial resources for State, Tribal, and Federal reclamation efforts. Although substantial progress has been made, approximately $3 billion of priority 1 and 2 problems that threaten public health and safety and $3.6 billion of priority 2 general welfare problems remain unreclaimed, and over $1.8 billion of unreclaimed priority 3 problems have been identified by States and Tribes. The AML Fund receives revenues through the collection of coal production fees (the lesser of 35 cents/ton of surface mined coal; 15 cents/ton of coal mined underground; and 10 cents/ton of lignite; or ten percent of the value of the coal at the mine), which are paid by operators of active mines, Payment of required fees is ensured by the fee compliance activities of the Financial Management business line. OSM's authority to collect the abandoned mine reclamation fee expires on June 30, 2006. SMCRA establishes that 50 percent of the fees collected be allocated to the State/Tribe from which they were collected for use in the State/Tribal reclamation program on eligible coal and non-coal abandoned sites. If a State/Tribe has certified that all coal-related problems have been addressed, its 50 percent share may also be used for the construction of public facilities related to the coal or minerals industry in States/Tribes impacted by such mining. In accordance with SMCRA, the remaining 50 percent is divided into three shares: (1) The Rural Abandoned Mine Program (RAMP); (2) The Federal Expenses Share; and (3) The Historical Share. Share One: RAMP Share, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is 10 percent of the fees collected plus 20 percent of the interest earned on the investment of the unspent portion of the AML Fund. No funds have been requested for RAMP in FY's 1996 - 53 822 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 2005, and none are included in the Administration's FY 2006 budget. As authorized by the FY 2006 appropriation, RAMP funds of $361 million were transferred to Federal Expenses Share after September 30, 2005. OSM is requesting that this appropriation language be retained to apply to future collections as well. Share Two: The Federal Expenses Share is 20 percent of the fees collected plus 40 percent of the interest earned on the investment of the unspent portion of the AML Fund. This Share is used to fund: (a) Emergency and High-priority coal projects under the Federal Reclamation Program in States and Tribes without approved AML programs; (b) The supplemental amount to minimum program States; (c) The approved State Emergency Programs; (d) Federal expenses to collect the AML fee and administer the AML program. The Clean Streams Program is funded from this share. Share Three: The Historical Coal Share is 20 percent of the fees collected plus 40 percent of the interest earned on the investment of the unspent portion of the AML Fund. This Share is used for grants to eligible States and Tribes for high priority coal projects. It is distributed through a formula based on the amount of coal historically produced in the State or from the Indian lands prior to the August 3, 1977, passage of SMCRA. These three Shares collectively are referred to as the Federal Share. The interest earned on the investment of the unspent portion of the AML Fund, while divided into the three Shares as explained above, has been primarily devoted to making transfers to the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund. The Combined Benefit Fund is used to defray costs for the health care benefits of eligible former coal mining employees and their beneficiaries, OSM makes an annual mandatory transfer payment of interest earned on the AML Fund to the Trustees of the Combined Benefit Fund, within the requirements of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and SMCRA. The above approach to fee collection and distribution will remain in place during FY 2006 and 2007. OSM’s authority to collect the abandoned mine reclamation fee is set to expire on June 30, 2006. The 2007 budget includes a proposal for an interim extension of OSM’s AML fee collection authority through September 30, 2007. This extension will allow the continuation of reclamation activities under current law, while allowing the Administration to continue working with Congress on finding an appropriate, fiscally responsible and fair, long-term resolution to the reauthorization discussion. Pending enactment of specific reform legislation, the budget does not propose new funding for payments to States and Tribes. 54 823 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement a. Reclamation Program Grants OSM provides grants to States and Tribes that have approved reclamation programs. States and Tribes use the grants to address hazards and problems such as underground fires, subsidence, landslides, open shafts, unstable or burning refuse piles, acid mine drainage, and dangerous, unstable highwalls. Reclamation grants to States and Tribes comprise the majority of this program activity’s resources. Each State must have an approved SMCRA regulatory (Title V) program and a reclamation (Title IV) program before it is eligible to receive reclamation grant funding. Tribes are allowed access to AML funds derived from reclamation fees if they have an approved reclamation program. Currently, three Tribes (Crow, Hopi, and Navajo) have approved programs and receive AML grant distributions. Twenty-three States and three Tribes will receive reclamation grant funding in FY 2007. Missouri did not receive an AML grant in 2003-2004 except for emergencies due to the failure of the Missouri legislature to fully fund the (Title V) Regulatory program. OSM awarded a limited portion of Missouri’s 2005 AML grant allocation to begin rebuilding the capabilities of the AML staff to support a reclamation program. In 2005, OSM worked with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources on a plan to resume the program. On February 1, 2006, OSM returned full regulatory responsibilities for the coal mining and reclamation activities to Missouri and will be providing appropriate grants. Each year, the States and Tribes select reclamation projects from their inventories of eligible Problem Areas. AML grants normally have a three-year life cycle to allow for project planning and design, contract development and award, actual construction activities, and contract close- out. The AML grants also fund 100 percent of States’ and Tribes’ administrative costs related to reclamation program management. OSM does not require advance approval of each AML project before it awards a grant. After OSM approves a grant, but before construction begins, OSM provides an authorization for a specific project to proceed, and it establishes a letter of credit at a local bank for a State or Indian tribe. This incurs a Federal obligation and makes the funds available for the State or Tribe. When a State needs funds to pay expenses, the letter of credit is drawn down. OSM oversees the reclamation projects and expenditure of grant monies. In the 1990 amendments to SMCRA, an authorized allocation level of at least $2 million was established for States/Tribes having an approved reclamation plan and eligible Priority 1 and 2 coal sites. For FY 2007 the minimum funding level request is $1.5 million, which is consistent with the authorized amount provided for in past years. b. Clean Streams Program In FY 2007, OSM proposes to maintain funding for the Clean Streams Program by making available up to $6.9 million to fund State Reclamation Grants, $1.076 million for Watershed Cooperative Agreements, almost $0.2 million for the Acid Drainage Technology Initiative 55 824 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (ADTI) and $0.15 for program management, maintenance and assistance. Further discussion of ADTI is under the Technology Development and Transfer business line. The requested level would enable OSM to support State Abandoned Mine Reclamation agencies to identify, evaluate, plan, and construct projects to treat acid mine drainage (AMD) in the Appalachian coal region. OSM's emphasis on Clean Streams Program projects as a national priority, combined with increasing watershed stewardship at the community level, and more sophisticated and cost- effective treatment technology, has promoted a general increase in State project activity related to, or incorporating, AMD treatment. With additional opportunities to field-test and observe passive AMD treatment systems, the efficacy, sophistication, and cost effectiveness of treatment technology have increased considerably in just a few years. AMD is the number one water pollutant in the coalfields of the Appalachian area causing major environmental and public health problems. AMD problems are occurring in other regions as well. OSM’s effort to control and eliminate AMD in streams and rivers supports the Department’s commitment to clean water and strengthening local communities. Because of the extent and high reclamation cost of the pollution, this problem cannot be eliminated by any single government agency or group. As a result, the Clean Streams Program was designed to facilitate development of partnerships in the Appalachian coal region. Through this effort, OSM has partnered with over 100 government agencies, private watershed groups, environmental groups, private foundations, coal producers, and private individuals. Through FY 2005, over $41 million in matching grant funds have been committed by participating States to 171 projects. States identified the projects and secured additional sources of funding, wherever possible. In addition many partners have contributed in-kind services without a specific determined monetary value. OSM, in consultation with the States, distributes Clean Streams Program grant funding in the Appalachian coal region using a base amount of $100,000 to each of the eligible States, with the remainder distributed based on historical coal production. As inventory data on the extent of acid mine drainage in each State is not available, historical coal production is perhaps the most equitable basis for distributing available funding. OSM’s emphasis on the Clean Streams Program has also helped promote a general increase in State project activity related to or incorporating AMD treatment. Clean Streams projects will continue to encourage funding from diverse sources and the restoration of entire watersheds and subwatersheds, including streams with suitable fish habitat that may be restored to viable coldwater fisheries and other recreational fisheries. Following are examples of Clean Streams projects: • Boswell AMD Remediation Project, Pennsylvania. In what should be the most definitive test of the success of a mine drainage treatment system, about 3,000 trout were successfully stocked in April 2005, in a four mile section of Quemahoning Creek downstream from a recently completed AMD remediation project known as the Boswell project. This segment of stream has not been fished for almost 100 years. The discharge, 56 825 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement which is a large flow, net alkaline, and high iron loading problem, flows through an AMD wetland several acres in size before entering Quemahoning Creek. This project represents a collaboration of efforts between OSM, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP), the Southern Alleghenies Conservancy, Somerset County Conservation District, local sportsmen’s clubs who purchased the property, and Reliant Energy, that made a cash contribution. The total cost of the project was about $800,000 consisting of Clean Streams Program (CSP) and Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program (WCAP) funds. Blaser Refuse and Portals Project, West Virginia. The project is located near Tunnelton, in Preston County, West Virginia. The problem area involved an old railroad grade with impounded water, scattered coal refuse piles, remains of a coal tipple, 4 collapsed deep mine portals, and acid mine drainage. The railroad grade is located within 500 feet of County Route 70/5. A drainage culvert was constructed through the grade but over the years had deteriorated. A small impoundment subsequently developed. Area residents expressed concern that, during high flows, water runoff may cover the county road. Also, about two acres of coal refuse had eroded into the impoundment and stream channel. Further southwest of the impoundment along the railroad grade, the remains of a coal tipple with about two acres of coal refuse and a black powder magazine were found. Southwest of the tipple, two collapsed mine portals were found on the left side of the stream with several small seeps. Across the stream, on the right side, two more collapsed mine portals were found discharging about 150 gpm. Field tests indicated a Ph of 3.1 with an iron content >10 mg/l. The project work began in October 2003 and involved sealing six mine portals, regrading 2 refuse areas, disposing of the tipple and power magazine remains, eliminating the impounded water and constructing a grouted spillway below the impoundment, installing a treatment pond system, and revegetating the area. Almost all of the project was completed a year later, with additional vegetation work and the final inspection completed in July 2005. The acid mine drainage now runs over compost, drops out into a limestone channel, is further conveyed through pipes into another limestone treatment pond, and then finally discharged. Recent field tests indicate a modest Ph improvement, significant reductions in acidity, and significant reductions in iron. The treatment pond system also significantly improved the water quality at the site. The Iowa - Mitchell AML Project, Iowa. Encompassing three contracts, this project is located in a watershed that is affected by acid mine drainage. Because of the size and expense associated with reclamation, multiple contracts have and will be let for bidding over a period of several construction seasons. Contract 1 addressed an area located primarily on the southern end of the site and involved selective clearing, excavation, grading, constructing terraces, building an earthen dam embankment, neutralizing acidic spoil material, and stabilizing soil on approximately six (6) acres. The regraded site was seeded, mulched, and portions were planted with trees. Contract 1 was completed in 2005. Contract 2, which involves similar reclamation work on additional lands, began in May of 2005 and is expected to be complete in June 2006. The third and final contract is scheduled for award in June 2006. This contract, combined with the cooperative efforts 57 826 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement of local citizens, will complete the remaining work on the Mitchell project and put the watershed well on its road to recovery from a legacy of acid mine drainage and damaged natural resources. The Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program was implemented by OSM in FY 1999 as part of the Clean Streams Program. The purpose of the Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program is to make funds available directly to not-for-profit organizations, especially small local watershed organizations, to undertake local projects to clean streams affected by acid mining drainage (AMD). Applicants normally receive up to $100,000 for each reclamation project, primarily for project construction; however, administrative costs associated with completion of the project may be allowed. Applicants are required to have other partners contributing either funding or in-kind services. Following are examples of projects funded under the Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program (WCAP): Boggs Road AMD Treatment Project, Pennsylvania. On September 30, 2005, the Montour Run Watershed Association dedicated its first AMD passive treatment project. Montour Run watershed is located in western Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The discharge, which originates in the spoil of an abandoned coal mine refuse pile, is pH 7, has an average flow of 28 gpm, and a dissolved iron concentration of 17 mg/l. Funding for project construction includes a Growing Greener grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental, and a Watershed Cooperative Agreement from the OSM. Along with in-kind donations, the total project cost was $117,000, with the WCAP contributing $54,000. Initial water sampling results are very encouraging. The total iron concentration has been reduced from 17 mg/l to less than one mg/l. This project will restore the aquatic habitat of 2.5 miles of Montour Run and improve the water quality of 12.5 of stream. Montour Run is in an area of Allegheny County that is rapidly increasing in population, and could become a major recreational resource in the greater Pittsburgh aſ C3. Sovern Run Clark Project, West Virginia. The Ciark project is located at the headwaters of Sovern Run, a tributary of Big Sandy Creek, in Preston County, West Virginia. Pre-design water quality monitoring indicated the site contributed approximately 200 tons of acidity into Sovern Run yearly. The Office of Surface Mining approved WCAP funding to address the water quality issue and construction was completed in 2001. Subsequently, some enhancements were needed to make the project successful. Minor construction work was authorized and completed in September of 2003. The Friends of the Cheat also applied for and received Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 319 funding for the remediation work at the site. The total project cost was $192, 536. The WCAP provided 40 percent of this amount, i.e., $77,014. The project involved the development of 1,500 feet of open limestone channels and two small steel slag coffer dams for alkalinity generation. Monitoring shows the project is successful and we anticipate closing out the grant soon. 58 827 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement • Shawnee RC&D Carterville High School project, Illinois. OSM awarded WCAP funding of $38,604 in September, 2005, for this project, which will ameliorate AMD from an area affected by mining from the 1920's through 1950’s. Located in Carterville, Illinois, the project’s total cost is $46,379. Prior to reclamation, AMD seeps into the collar connections of a 3 foot wide diversion pipe placed under the football field practice area and passes under the parking lot onto an open area adjacent to the High School. A wetland will be created adjacent to the high school to reduce and eventually control the AMD coming onto the site. c. State Emergency Program Grants Under provisions of SMCRA, OSM provides funds to States to abate emergencies. These are AML problems which occur suddenly and present high probability of substantial physical harm to the health, safety, or general welfare of people, and have to be addressed immediately. The funding for this activity supports DOI’s goal to protect lives, resources, and property under the Serving Communities mission component. States that operate their own emergency programs, fund the emergency projects from their AML grants. Emergency project funds originate in the Federal Share portion of the AML Allocation and are in addition to States’ regular AML grant allocation. The following fourteen States now operate their own emergency programs: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Virginia, and West Virginia. OSM carries out emergency project responsibilities for the Tribes, for States without approved reclamation programs (California, Georgia, Idaho, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee and Washington) and for States that have not requested the authority to administer their own emergency programs (Colorado, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming). OSM will continue to encourage States to assume responsibility for emergency AML reclamation projects. States have developed considerable expertise in performing reclamation. More effective reclamation can occur when States perform the emergency abatement and then 59 828 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement immediately follow-up by completing the reclamation project through their regular AML programs. OSM's FY 2007 request includes funds for the State administered programs. Funding for Federally managed State emergencies and Federal program emergencies is identified under the Federal Reclamation Program. 2. State Program Evaluation SMCRA requires OSM to monitor the progress and quality of each State and Tribal program to ensure that their reclamation programs function effectively. This program area is an integral part of the State and Tribal funding. Evaluation of State and Tribal reclamation programs ensure efficient and effective use of program dollars for the intended purpose. Funds provided under this activity ($2.6 million) support the Department’s Serving Communities goal. OSM analyzes documents submitted by States and Tribes (e.g. grants, amendments, reports), and conducts on-site evaluations of selected reclamation projects. OSM also provides the States and Tribes with expert technical assistance on reclamation projects. OSM, States, and Tribes hold conferences and forums to discuss reclamation issues, technology, and solutions to reclamation problems. OSM, in consultation with States and Tribes, developed a review system that provides for enhancement and performance evaluation of programs, rather than oversight. This system, which is based on principles of excellence, recognizes that evaluation involves an ongoing relationship between OSM and the State or Tribal agencies - which have the autonomy to run their programs. OSM is responsible for assisting in program enhancement while monitoring compliance with SMCRA. This evaluation system does not require that each program be reviewed each year in each of the six areas covered under the principles of excellence. Instead, the system allows each State or Tribe to develop, with the appropriate Field Office, a programmatic agreement which addresses the areas to be reviewed and establishes applicable performance measures. Since much of the enhancement and performance evaluation is trend analysis and because the interaction between the programs and OSM is continual, the programmatic agreements can be for periods longer than one year. However, OSM reviews them each year to determine the progress being made. These agreements first address the overriding goal of the AML program, which is reclamation. They recognize that if the State or Tribe is permanently reclaiming abandoned mine sites by abating hazards, reducing or mitigating adverse effects of past mining, and restoring adversely affected lands and water to beneficial use, then it is conducting an overall successful program. 60 829 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement OSM encourages States and Tribes to maintain ongoing programs for post-project monitoring to assure that completed reclamation projects receive adequate maintenance until reclaimed lands are stable, and to ensure the effectiveness of reclamation designs. OSM evaluations of post- construction monitoring ensure implementation of these types of State monitoring plans. 3. Federal Reclamation Program Through the Federal Reclamation sub-activity, funding of $15.8 million are provided for the elimination of the highest priority environmental hazards associated with past mining in non- primacy States; and, elimination of hazards that pose imminent harm to people and property in States without an emergency program (Kentucky and Pennsylvania). These activities support the Department's Serving Communities goal. An additional $1.076 million is provided for Watershed Cooperative Agreements as discussed under the Clean Streams Program above. This program activity funds the following components: • emergency projects; • high-priority projects; • program operations (OSM administration of projects). This program activity also funds OSM’s administration of projects funded by Federal civil penalties collected from operators and projects funded from bonds forfeited by operators of federally permitted sites, a. Federal Emergency Projects OSM manages emergency abatement projects in States and on Tribal lands where the State or Tribe has no approved regulatory program and is therefore ineligible for an AML program, and where the State or Tribe has determined it does not want to have an emergency reclamation program. Many coal-producing States, including two with high numbers of emergencies, Pennsylvania and Kentucky, do not have an approved emergency program. Typically, OSM administers over half of all emergency abatement work performed annually. The Federal Emergency Projects component provides immediate relief from abandoned mine hazards that threaten public health and safety on Federal and Indian lands in States without their own emergency program. Emergencies are generally the result of two different types of events. The most common emergencies are subsidence events, the caving in of old underground mines. Subsidences can impact man-made structures on the surface, and may be life threatening when they occur in areas where there is frequent human activity, such as in schools, parks, playgrounds, and residential areas. These types of emergencies are most common in the Midwestern states and Anthracite regions of northeastern Pennsylvania. The second type of event is landslides. These are usually the result of unstable mine spoil placed on steep hillsides. This occurs generally in the steep slope areas of Appalachia, and especially in eastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia. Landslides can impact homes and other man- made structures and may block streams, which, in turn, can cause flooding either above or below 61 830 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement the blocked stream. Because of the large quantities of earth moved, landslides are generally more costly to abate than other AML problem types. When notified of a possible emergency situation, OSM personnel will visit the site, usually within 48 hours or less and performs a technical investigation. Should OSM determine an emergency exists, OSM conducts remedial action as quickly as possible to abate the emergency situation. In FY 2005, of the 707 potential emergencies referred to the Federal program, 174 were determined to be emergencies. Of the remainder, 513 were determined not to be emergencies or did not result from coal mining, or were reclaimed by the landowner, while 20 were still under investigation at the close of the fiscal year. In the Appalachian Region, 171 emergencies were declared. Most of the emergencies occurred in Pennsylvania and Kentucky, Kentucky emergencies required the most funding, over $5.4 million, primarily abating landslides. Over $2.6 million was spent in Pennsylvania, generally related to lower-cost subsidence events. In Kentucky, OSM declared 33 emergencies, comprised of, one dangerous highwall, 4 subsidence problems and 28 landslides. Pennsylvania had 136 declared emergency projects that included: 60 subsidence events, sealing 4 shafts and portal openings, abating 4 mine drainage problems, extinguishing 5 refuse or coal seam fires, and stabilizing 2 landslides. A landslide in Tennessee and a subsidence in Rhode Island were also declared emergencies in FY 2005. In the Western Region, 3 emergencies were declared in FY 2005 and 2 projects were completed that had been started in FY 2004. Four projects were in Washington State. Of those, 2 involved drilling and grouting subsidence in residential areas, and 2 involved sealing newly opened mine shafts. In Colorado, one Subsidence project in a residential area was backfilled with concrete. b. Federal High-Priority Projects OSM manages projects in States and on Tribal lands where the State/Tribe has no approved regulatory program and is, therefore, ineligible for an AML program. During FY 2005, OSM completed nine and continued with five high priority projects. Six were located in Tennessee and resulted in the reclamation of 422 acres of land reclaimed at a cost of $2.57 million. Two projects located in Oregon resulted in the closure of two vertical shafts. In Washington, one project was completed to close a shaft on State Park land, and three projects continued ongoing reclamation efforts. One contract was awarded to inventory hazards on Northern Cheyenne land in Montana, and reclamation is ongoing for one project which will reclaim a highwall in South Dakota. A waterline provided drinkable water to a small community whose previous water supply was undrinkable due to abandoned mines in east Tennessee. Also, 10 dangerous impoundments were filled in and eliminated by the reclamation work completed in FY 2005. c. Outcrop and Underground Fire Control Projects Pursuant to Public Law 83–738, as amended by Public Law 102-486 (Energy Act of 1992), project funds are provided to control or extinguish outcrop and underground fires. Funds for this 62 831 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement purpose are provided by the Regulation and Technology appropriation to control or extinguish coal fires. OSM costs of administering these projects are included in the AML budget request. These projects are not eligible for funding under the AML program. Coal outcrops are ignited by forest/brush fires, lighting, and campfires and occur mostly in the western States. The purpose of these projects is to prevent injury and loss of life, protect public health, conserve natural resources and protect public and private property. This program was originally authorized under the former Bureau of Mines and subsequently transferred to OSM. During FY 2005, Montana and North Dakota completed their funded coal outcrop fire projects awarded in FY 2004. Additional coal outcrop fire projects have been identified for funding in FY 2006 and FY 2007. d. Program Operations OSM performs all the work related to emergency reclamation occurrences on Federal and Tribal lands and in States without an emergency program. This begins with the initial investigation on the site in order to make two threshold determinations: (1) does an emergency condition exist? and (2) is the condition related to abandoned coal mining? Time is of the essence; in some instances, abatement activities begin within hours of OSM’s initial investigation. Once the determination is made that the site is eligible for funding as an emergency project, the Federal Reclamation Program staff obtains approval for project funding and develops the abatement plan. This includes: • Compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Historic Preservation Act; • Obtaining the right of entry for access; • Developing engineering plans and specifications needed for abatement; • Preparing and mailing bid packages to potential construction contractors; • Conducting pre-bid and pre-construction conferences; • Awarding contracts; - • Coordinating, managing and inspecting all aspects of the ongoing construction; and • Reviewing, approving and paying invoices. e. Civil Penalty Reclamation Projects Federal civil penalties collected under Section 518 of SMCRA are authorized for reclaiming lands mined and abandoned after passage of SMRCA on August 3, 1977. These funds are derived from civil monetary penalties from OSM-issued citations nationwide. The funds are also available for reclamation of bond forfeiture sites. These funds are divided among projects proposed by both State and Federal regulatory authorities and used for project costs only. 63 832 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Since the major coal producing states administer their own programs, civil penalty revenues available to OSM have decreased to levels that are not sufficient for all emergency post act reclamation needs. In FY 2005, $10,000 was awarded to Virginia to stabilize streambank erosion at the Town Hill Creek project that impacted a residential area and threatened a nearby church, parking lot and public road. Civil penalty funding of $88,610 was also provided to Alabama for the Moccasin Bend project, This effort involved removal of a dangerous highwall and two shallow water bodies located near the highwall, work which was finished in November 2005 through regrading of this 10 acre former mine site. Completion of this project eliminated a serious hazard to local residents of DeKalb County, Alabama. f Bond Forfeitures These funds are receipts from forfeited performance bonds and can only be used to reclaim lands where the bond was forfeited where OSM was the regulatory authority. States have their own programs. Forfeited funds are site-specific and cannot be used to reclaim other sites or for other purposes. Surplus amounts must be returned to the operator. Using the forfeited funds, OSM issues and administers contracts for reclamation in accordance with the mining plan developed during the permit process. OSM is mandated under SMCRA to reclaim sites that have been abandoned and forfeited in Federal Program States. Bond forfeiture is an important component of OSM’s mission to restore lands abused by mining. In FY 2005, 20 acres involving reseeding and erosion control were reclaimed in the State of Tennessee at a cost of $15,000. OSM anticipates reclaiming 15 acres in FY 2006 at a cost of $65,000. This reclamation will consist of backfilling and grading, and drainage control and revegetation work. In FY 2007 it is planned that 40 acres will be reclaimed at a cost of $30,500. The work on those sites will involve reseeding, tree planting, and erosion control. The costs vary on each site depending on the type of work that needs to be done. 4. Program Development and Maintenance This program activity provides funding for reclamation program management and programmatic guidance to States and Tribes. The Program Development and Maintenance activity is an integral part of the State and Tribal funding program. The fund for this activity ($3.1 million) supports the Department’s Serving Communities goal. OSM has an ongoing process of reviewing existing policies in the Environmental Restoration business line. Whenever necessary, policies are revised to meet the existing need of the programs and to keep abreast of changes to the law. OSM, in consultation with the States and Tribes, developed an oversight review system that provides for enhancement and performance evaluation of reclamation programs. OSM also assists States and Tribes to build on successes by providing ongoing technical assistance, by continually enhancing the primacy grants process, and by ensuring National Environmental Policy Act compliance, and by conducting program-focused enhancement and performance evaluation. OSM encourages States to assume responsibility for their reclamation and 833 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement emergency abatement programs, and supports implementation of their AML programs through technical and program assistance as needed, OSM emphasizes State/Tribal and Federal partnerships in the AML program. OSM works directly with the States and Tribes, through State and Tribal associations and with other Federal agencies, to coordinate and enhance reclamation. Such relationships foster coordination essential to land reclamation. New policy and changes to existing policy are circulated to the States and Tribes for input prior to being finalized enabling OSM to make programmatic decisions in a collegial manner. Examples of activities are: (1) working with States/Tribes to develop improved strategic plan measurements for the AML program; (2) participating with EPA in conducting a Brownfields workshop for States and local watershed organizations; (3) holding meetings/workshops with the State/Tribal grantees to provide training for new employees to keep them abreast of policies and procedures and to solicit their input on issues in the grants program; and (4) working with the National Association of Abandoned Mine Land Programs (NAAMLP) to decide winners of the annual AML Reclamation Awards. As the need arises, OSM works with the States on revision to their approved Abandoned Mine Plan. These changes are approved through the Reclamation Plan amendment process. During FY 2005, the State Reclamation Plan amendment activity was as follows: Table 2 – State Reclamation Plan Activity FY 05 Number of Amendments Amendment Pending Received Completed Pending Type Oct. 1, 2004 FY 2005 FY 2005 Sept. 30, 2005 Informal () () 0 0 Formal | l l l Total 1 i 1 } a. AML Inventory OSM manages the National AML Inventory, which serves as a planning and evaluation tool for the States, Tribes, and OSM. The States and Tribes also use the inventory to assist them in planning to make funding decisions and to report program accomplishments. The inventory is maintained on a computer system known as the Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System (AMLIS). AMLIS is the system OSM uses to record and report AML Program accomplishments under GPRA. In accordance with the requirements of SMCRA, AMLIS contains data for known Priority 1 and 2, pre-SMCRA coal reclamation problems. Each problem is classified as unfunded, funded or 65 834 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement completed. Problems are designated “funded” when construction contracts have been awarded to reclaim them. The AMLIS also contains information regarding funded and completed Priority 3 coal and post-SMCRA coal problems, as well as information on completed non-coal problems. A WEB based version of AMLIS was deployed in FY 2003. It enables the public to readily access information in OSM’s Abandoned Mine Land Inventory. They can search for information about individual Problem Areas or query the Inventory. The results of a query can be shown in preformatted reports or on a map. The results of a query can also be downloaded. States, Indian tribes, and OSM are using a version of the WEB based AMLIS to enter/modify information, b. Grants Management OSM supports and participates in the Department of the Interior's (DOI) grants simplification efforts based on Public Law 106-107, the Administration’s e-Government initiative, and Health and Human Services’ e-grants program (Grants.gov). Our work and performance in this area is highlighted in the following textbox. Electronic Grants Process. DOI is currently working on a new agency-wide accounting system, Financial and Business Management System (FBMS). OSM was one of the first bureaus within the Department to implement the financial assistance module of the system after it went live on April 5, 2005. Prior to launch, OSM held a training session for State and Tribal staff in using the new system to enter grant applications and reports. The session also included a presentation and demonstration by Grants.gov. OSM has a decentralized grants management organization, with a small policy staff at headquarters. The day-to-day grants and program management is performed in regional/field offices, and accounting and reporting occurs under the Financial Management business line activity, OSM and the State/Tribal grantees cooperate to maximize the use of available funding and operate an effective program. Grantees provide input by participating on ad hoc teams and by reviewing and commenting on program changes in the program. This cooperative working relationship contributes to streamlined application and awards processes, faster obligation of Federal funds, innovative program monitoring, and less paperwork-intensive reporting and close-out of grants. In addition, OSM periodically holds meetings/workshops with the State/Tribal grantees to provide training for grantees and to keep them abreast of policies and procedures. c. AML. Enhancement Initiative OSM issued final rules on February 12, 1999, that allow more AML eligible sites to be reclaimed without significant additional cost to the government. Under this rule, reclamation at a particular AML site can be provided by private contractors in exchange for the incidental coal found at the site. The removal of the coal must be a necessary part of the reclamation project. The cost to the AML program would, accordingly, be reduced by the value of the coal removed from the site. OSM expects to achieve environmental restoration at many sites that now contribute to AMD or create other environmental problems that likely would never be mined and reclaimed by industry under Title V. Removal of coal at many of 66 835 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement these abandoned sites should permanently eliminate the environmental problems and their SOUTCCS, The rule includes a number of important safeguards to ensure that remining under the AML program will not be used as a loophole for coal operators to avoid regulation. One control will disqualify sites where it is economical and feasible to recover coal under Title V provisions. A second is that all administrative and financial procedures and the environmental safeguards of the existing AML programs will apply to projects covered under the scope of the proposal. The States and Indian Tribes have the option of adopting the provisions of this rule in their reclamation programs. Several States have availed themselves of this opportunity. Pennsylvania has amended its program and has already identified 41 areas to be eventually reclaimed under this concept. Ohio published its final rules in 1999, and Virginia, Maryland and Alabama published its rules in 2000. In 2003, both Kentucky and West Virginia implemented program changes. 67 836 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 2006 PLANNED PROGRAM PERFORMANCE Through grants provided to States and Indian tribes, will reclaim 6,900 equivalent acres of abandoned coal mines sites. - Continue partnerships and related reclamation through watershed cooperative agreements. Continue assistance to communities interested in VISTA Watershed Development Coordinators in states, under the Appalachian Clean Streams Program. Meet performance goals as defined on the next page. 2005 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS In 2005, the major accomplishments in the Environmental Restoration program activity include: Through grants provided to States and Indian tribes, reclaimed 6,600 equivalent acres of abandoned coal mine lands presenting health and safety hazards. ~ Distributed $3.2 million to 11 States under the Clean Streams Program to restore and improve the quality of watersheds damaged by mining. OSM placed 22 Summer interns with watershed organizations in 8 States, Awarded $2.1 million in the form of 23 new watershed cooperative agreements and 2 amendments to organizations in 7 States for acid mine drainage treatment projects. OSM and States started 333 emergency abandoned coal mine reclamation projects in 18 StateS. Emergency abatement efforts directly affected 8,975 people. 68 837 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW Measures: 2004 2005 2005 Actual Change | 2006 2006 2007 2007 Actual Plan from | Enacted Change Request Change 2005 from from 2006 Pian 2005 Actual Number of jand acres 6,965 6900 6,600 -300 6,900 +300 6,900 0 reclaimed or mitigated from the effects of degradation from past mining. (Calculated equivalent acres) 1/ (SP) (PART) Nurnber of stream-miles 33 3S 28 -7 35 +7 35 {} for which degradation from past surface coal mining has been improved (SP) (PART) Number of surface acres of 36 35 35 {} 35 {} 35 {} water for which degradation from coal mining has been improved. (SP) (PART) Number of active 74 56 1 10 +54 56 -54 56 0. partnering and leveraging agreements. 2 (PART) The amount of increased 8,179,634 70,000 27,692,333 +27.6 70,000 -27.6M 70,000 () funds derived from active M partnering and leveraging agreements 2/(PART) Number of people with 160,257 11,000 2,244,458 +2.23 ; }60,000 -2.1 M 160,000 || () reduced exposure potential M to safety risks from abandoned mine lands. 3/ (SP) (PART) Percentage of declared 98% 95% 96% +1% 95% - 19% 95% 0. emergencies abated within six months. (PART) Number of people directly 1 1,400 8,250 8,975 +725 8,300 -675 8,300 0 affected by emergencies (Emergencies abated). (PART) Percent of AML grant 96% 90% 95% +5% 90% -5% 90% () funds obligated nationally by States and Tribes. (PART) 1/ For simplifying reporting, reclarnation results for each of the hazard types (e.g., number of open shafts, miles of stream, feet of highwałł) listed in the inventory are converted to acres, 2/ Targets to be revised to reflect better baseline data. OSM is currently reviewing the Clean Streams Program activities and measures. Leveraging agreements and funds derived are cumulative figures. 3/Target revised to reflect better baseline data and adjusted for anomalies. SP = DOI Strategic Plan Measure; PART = Program Assessment Rating Tool Measure; BUR = Bureau Measure; PPM = Proposed PART Measure See “Goal Performance Tables” Tab for an explanation of targets and/or changes in the measures. 69 .: 3 & 3. sº J. sº . . . . .'; + - * Ase - 1 : * *.*.*.*.*.,, *x. ...:ºx ** . *...*** ~" ºr “h; * . * ~ * 4 tº . . . . ~x. . .” º: : * + -- 838 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (dollars in thousands) Fixed Costs & Related Program 2007 Change 2005 2006 Changes | Changes | Budget from 2006 Actual Enacted (+/-) (+/-) Request (+/-) * Sss 79,821 || 78,395 +570 | +2,000 80,965 +2,570 Technology | FTE 197 204 +2 () 206 +2 Abandoned $$$ 0 0 O 0 0 () Mine Land FTE {} {} 0 () 0 0 TOTAL $$$ 79,821 78,395 +570 +2,000 80,965 +2,570 FTE 197 204 +2 0 206 +2 The FY 2007 budget request for Environmental Protection is $80,965,000 and 206 FTE. This is a net increase of $2,570,000 of which $2 million is for a program change and $570,000 is for fixed costs and related changes. Of the fixed costs and related changes increase, $150,000 reflects funding for vehicle fuel moved to the program areas instead of maintaining funding in a central account under Executive Direction. There is an anticipated increase of 2 FTE from the 2006 enacted level due to the delay in hiring in FY 2005 and FY 2006. Justification of 2007 Program Change. State and Tribal Funding (+$2 million) - While congressional appropriations for regulatory program grants have remained relatively static since FY 2001, requests from states and tribes have shown a steady increase over the years. This increase reflects a rise in the fixed costs (e.g., salaries, fringe benefits, rents and utilities) that constitute by far the largest proportion of regulatory program expenditures. States must have sufficient staff to complete permitting and inspection and enforcement actions needed to protect citizens of the coal fields. GPRA goals for the SMCRA regulatory program are eliminating off-site impacts and restoring the land to full use. Providing adequate funding for state regulatory program grants is essential to OSM’s efforts to achieve those goals. When funding falls below program needs, programs may be unable to keep active sites free of off-site impacts, reclaim mined acres, and prevent injuries. The current measures and targets for this program will remain the same as FY 2006 and can be found at the end of this section and under the “Goal Performance Tables” Tab. 70 839 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement MISSION GOAL: TO PROTECT PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT DURING CURRENT MINING OPERATIONS AND TO ENSURE THAT THE LAND IS RESTORED TO BENEFICIAL USE AFTER MINING HAS CEASED. The Environmental Protection business line provides resources to administer a regulatory program over coal mine operations in 24 primacy States, in Federal program states, and on Federal and Indian Lands. The program addresses the protection of public health, safety, and general welfare from the adverse affects of current mining, and restoration of land at the conclusion of mining. Current coal mining operations include over 4.4 million acres in 26 States and on the lands of three Indian Tribes. During active mining, the potential risk from safety and environmental hazards exists within the permitted site. However, because of required SMCRA precautions, long-term effects are minimized. If these safeguards are not taken during and after current mining, the nation could face reclamation costs that far exceed the $8.5 billion cost of addressing existing priority 1, 2, and 3 AML problems. The business line supports DOI’s Resource Use mission goal through the State and Federal regulatory programs under SMCRA to ensure that coal extraction operations are conducted in an environmentally responsible manner, and that the land is adequately reclaimed during and following the mining process. OSM administers Federal programs in Washington and Tennessee. OSM also administers the Indian Lands Program for mining on Navajo, Hopi, Ute, and Crow Tribal lands. States assist OSM through cooperative agreements to regulate mining on Federal lands. OSM Supports State regulatory programs with grants and technical assistance. The regulatory grants and state evaluation programs were reviewed under the FY 2005 Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) process. The assessment found: > The purpose of the regulatory program is clear; > States and Indian Tribes assess the program annually through meetings and conferences held throughout the year; and > Measurable outcome-based performance goals are needed. in response to the third finding above, OSM has held several meetings in 2003 - 2004 with State representatives to develop new measures. OSM is considering recommended measures from those meetings in its development of final measures. Furthermore, as a result of a review by DOI’s Office of Inspector General issued October 2004, OSM initiated a study using trend data and ratios of past mining and reclamation of mined sites to identify data elements, determine availability of data, and further develop a measure for its regulatory accomplishments, OSM developed a performance goal that would measure accomplishments by the ratio of cumulative reclaimed (restored) acreage to cumulative mined acreage (represented by bonded acreage). This measure is included as a proposed PART measure in our performance table. For the FY 2006 budget process, OSM's Federal Regulatory and Abandoned Mine Land Program was evaluated. The scope of this review included the components of Federal regulation of mining operations in 12 states and on Indian Lands, recommendations on mining plans on Federal Lands; Federal reclamation of abandoned mined lands through high priority and 71 840 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement emergency projects; and associated support costs such as technology development and training. Results showed that the program is needed and well run. Performance measures for the regulatory program need further development as previously indicated in the FY 2005 PART. As stated above, OSM developed a proposed final out-come measure in response to this recommendation. In addition, the PART recommended that FY 2006 funding be targeted to increase the technical capacity of OSM staff and inspectors. The FY 2006 enacted budget was consistent with that recommendation and provides for funding increases in OSM’s National Technical Training Program and Technical and Innovation and Professional Services programs. The FY 2007 budget request continues with that commitment. Operational Processes (Program Activities): Program activities within this business line ensure the environment is protected during surface coal mining operations and that coal operators adequately reclaim iſ disturbed land after mining is completed. EWVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION d ENCOMPASSES: | This business line also provides for OSM’s costs to ensure that States’ programs are current with all Federal regulatory requirements. The State and Tribal funding program activity includes grants to States to regulate coal operations State and Tribal Funding * State Grants * State Regulatory Activities • Cooperative Agreement Funding § Tribal Regulatory Development Grants Federal Program on lands within their borders. For States with cooperative Federal Lands Program | agreements, this activity also | includes grants to regulate coal Indian Lands Program | operations on Federal lands. State Program Evaluation Finally, this activity includes grants to Tribes to develop regulatory programs and to assist OSM in the regulation of surface coal mining and reclamation operations on Tribal lands. The State Program Evaluation activity funds OSM's oversight of State programs. The Federal Program activity funds OSM activities to ensure SMCRA compliance for non-primacy States (States with a Federally-administered regulatory program). The Federal Lands Program activity funds OSM’s activities in preparing Mining Plan Decision Documents for leased Federal coal as well as any regulatory activities on Federal Lands not covered by a cooperative agreement. The Indian Lands Program activity funds OSM's regulatory responsibilities on Indian Lands. OSM’s Environmental Protection mission goal promotes responsible mineral extraction and addresses the protection of public health, safety, and general welfare from the adverse affects of current surface coal mining and reclamation operations since the enactment of SMCRA in 1977. The performance measures for this goal are the protection of the environment and public from 72 841 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement off-site impacts resulting from surface coal mining operations and successful reclamation on lands affected by surface coal mining operations. This goal is accomplished through the cooperative efforts of the OSM and State regulatory offices. The following measures are used by OSM as indicators of annual performance. Off-site impacts, are negative effects resulting from surface coal mining activities such as, blasting or water runoff that affect people, land, water, or structures outside the permitted area of mining operations. The severity of the impacts is rated as minor, moderate, or major. Due to the nature of mining, it is inevitable that some impacts will occur. Acres released from Phase I, II, or III Bond Release, This performance measure is the number of acres of land that is reclaimed every year by active coal mine operators, and is dependent on the operator to file an application for the release. This is documented and measured through a series of bond releases. The bonds are required to assure that funds are available for reclamation in case the operator fails to reclaim the mined land. Phase III bond release shows the number of acres that have been fully reclaimed from current mining operations, and have met the performance standards. Actions Required to Achieve Annual Goals: OSM continues its outreach to interested parties to address concerns related to mountaintop removal operations, acid mine drainage, and slurry and other impoundments, to evaluate its rules, to advance remining efforts, and to ensure that contemporaneous reclamation is occurring. OSM will continue to practice cooperative conversation through working in partnership with States and Tribes to carry out the mission of the SMCRA. The shift in OSM’s role from direct enforcement to oversight has refocused actions on mission accomplishment while fostering better working relationships with States. Resources, Skills, and Technology Needed: Program analysts, reclamation specialists, grant specialists, and various support personnel are needed to implement the State regulatory program and to conduct program evaluations. OSM and the primacy States also will continue to need a diverse and multidisciplinary cadre of personnel skilled in scientific and engineering areas to review mine permits, determine whether performance bond coverage and amounts are sufficient to ensure reclamation, conduct mine site inspections, and implement enforcement actions when necessary. Computer systems personnel are needed to help maintain various data systems, such as the National Inspection and Enforcement Tracking System that contains data from OSM’s oversight and regulatory program inspections. * For FY 2007, the President’s Budget requests $58.3 million to fund 24 State regulatory programs at the maximum 50 percent Federal match level. Additionally, this amount will provide full funding for 14 Federal lands cooperative agreements with States and full funding of four Tribal regulatory program development grants. - The FY 2007 budget request includes $8.2 million to continue its State program oversight activities and $5.8 million to fund regulatory programs in non-primacy States like, Tennessee and Washington. Also included in the FY 2007 budget request is $1.5 million for OSM to regulate Federal Lands, $2.4 million for regulatory programs on Indian Lands, and $4.7 million 73 842 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement for program development and maintenance to ensure that regulatory standards adequately reflect changes in technologies and program needs. The following section details, by program activity, the funding and FTE resources required to meet the annual performance measures. It also includes examples of cooperative work between OSM, States, and Tribes to regulate coal-mining activities that will continue in FY 2007 and support this budget request. 74 É Program Activity State and Tribal Funding State Program Evaluation Federal Programs Federal Lands Indian Lands Program Dev/Maint, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Table 3 – Justification of Program and Performance Environmental Protection Summary Increases/Decreases for FY 2007 (Dollars in Thousands) 75 844 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 2007 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ESTIMATES 1. State and Tribal Funding The $58.3 million requested for State and Tribal Funding supports the Department’s Resource Use goal area by promoting responsible coal extraction using technology to minimize the impact of operations on people, structures, and the environment. a. State Grants The principal means of providing environmental protection within the framework of SMCRA is through "primacy" States that receive Federal grant funding. Primacy States have the most direct and critical responsibilities for conducting regulatory operations to minimize the impact of coal extraction operations on people and the environment. The States have the unique capabilities and knowledge to regulate the lands within their borders. Providing a 50 percent match of Federal funds to primacy States in the form of Administration and Enforcement (A&E) Grants results in the highest benefit and the lowest cost to the Federal government. If a State were to relinquish primacy, OSM would have to hire sufficient numbers and types of Federal employees to implement the program. The cost to the Federal government would be significantly higher. b. State Regulatory Activities Activities of State regulatory authorities include: permit review and issuance, with reliance on the Applicant Violator System (AVS) to ensure that permits will not be issued to operators with outstanding violations; inspection and enforcement; designation of lands unsuitable for mining; and ensuring timely reclamation after mining. In addition, individual States may conduct special activities to address specific needs. These activities may include upgrading permitting programs, computerizing systems to improve review of pending permits, and drafting regulations that respond to changes in Federal rules. All active and inactive sites, facilities, and areas that support coal mining and reclamation within a State are inspected by the State regulatory authority for compliance with all program requirements. SMCRA requires all active inspectable units under the permanent program to have four complete and eight partial inspections per year. Four complete inspections are required annually for all inactive units. c. Cooperative Agreement Funding Cooperative agreements with OSM allow States to review and issue permits and conduct the required inspections of regulated facilities on Federal lands. Cooperative agreements provide for uniform enforcement of State program requirements at all facilities within the State and reduce both direct Federal program costs and Federal staff requirements. SMCRA section 705 (c) sets the amount that a State may receive through a cooperative agreement at up to 100 percent of the amount that the Federal government would have to spend to do the same work. 76 845 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Currently, the following 14 States have entered into cooperative agreements with OSM to administer most surface coal mining requirements on Federal lands: Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming. d. Tribal Regulatory Development Program Grants As allowed by the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and Section 710 (i) of SMCRA, OSM provides grants to the Crow, Hopi, Navajo, and Northern Cheyenne Tribes to assist them in developing regulations and programs for regulating surface coal mining and reclamation operations on Indian lands. The grant amounts are based on each Tribe's anticipated workload to develop Tribal regulations and policies, to assist OSM with surface coal mine inspections and enforcement (including permitting activities, mine plan review and bond release) and to sponsor employment training and education concerning mining and mineral resources. These grants fund 100 percent of the Tribal primacy development activities. 77 846 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Table 4 – Fiscal Year 2007 State & Tribal Regulatory Funding Estimates (Federal dollars only) These amounts are based on FY2006 funding levels, and also FY2007 State grant requests (18-month estimates). They represent 50% of the costs to regulate surface coal mining on non-federal lands and 100% of the costs on Federal and TribalLands. Actual grant awards will be based on historical expenditures, justifications by the States, and OSM evaluations. StateſTribe Non-Federal Lands Federal Lands Total Alabama 984,017 12,330 996,347 Alaska 190,114 {} 190,114 Arkansas 150,617 {} 150,617 Colorado 413,976 1,557,340 1,971,316 Illinois 2,347,719 112,454 2,460,173 Indiana 1,936,516 {} 1,936,516 Howa 129,826 () 129,826 Kansas | 13,531 () 113,531 Kentucky 11,323,203 1,094,452 12,417,655 Louisiana 168,801 {} 168,801 Maryland 595,938 {} 595,938 Mississippi 114,692 {} 114,692 Missouri 254,487 {} 254,487 Montana 209,040 850,599 1,059,639 New Mexico 287,308 456,464 743,772 North Dakota 297,550 255,041 552,591 Ohio 2,037,148 {} 2,037,148 Oklahoma 608,807 339,635 948,442 Pennsylvania 10,756,090 () 10,756,090 Texas 1,328,533 () 1,328,533 Utah . 228,601 1,529,866 1,758,467 Virginia 3,287,038 {} 3,287,038 West Virginia 11,596,919 {} 11,596,919 Wyoming 288,786 1,849,206 2,137,992 Crow Tribe 0 30,430 30,430 Hopi Tribe {) 175,451 175,451 Navajo Nation {} 452,475 452,475 N. Cheyenne {) {} {} TOTALS 49,649,257 8,715,743 58,365,000 78 847 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 2. State Program Evaluation The $8.2 million requested for State Program Evaluation supports the Department’s Resource Use goal area by ensuring the efficient operation of State regulatory programs. a. Oversight Strategy OSM’s current oversight strategy focuses on whether the public protection requirements and environmental protection standards of SMCRA are being met, with primary focus on end results and the on-the-ground success of States in meeting SMCRA’s environmental protection goals. This includes prompt and effective reclamation of coal mine land and public participation in the regulatory program. OSM conducts oversight under a results-oriented strategy that emphasizes cooperative problem solving with the States, evaluations tailored to State-specific conditions, and the development of performance agreements. This strategy has promoted a more positive attitude and spirit of cooperation that lets OSM work cooperatively with the States to improve State program implementation. To provide clarity in guidance and consistency in oversight and evaluation, OSM continues to review and refine its oversight strategy. b. OSM-State Performance Agreements OSM’s oversight directive outlines the performance agreement as a framework for OSM and the State to agree on a plan to conduct oversight activities. Joint efforts to prepare workable performance agreements also maintain and improve the relationship between OSM and the State, fostering shared responsibilities and a more open discussion of difficult issues. Inspections are identified in performance agreements and are planned and conducted to collect data relative to the oversight directive and the annual evaluation report. Many reviews are designed to investigate some previously identified areas of concern. Inspections often are the means to collect the data. Joint inspections with the States provide the opportunity for OSM's Field Offices to work cooperatively with the States and industry to resolve problems. c. Public Participation OSM's oversight directive provides great flexibility to conduct oversight activities in a manner consistent with the needs of individual State programs. Central to identifying potential needs and oversight topics are the views of the public. Periodic meetings are held by OSM Field Offices to identify public concerns regarding coal mining regulatory programs. d. Oversight Inspections SMCRA requires the Secretary to conduct mine inspections to evaluate the administration of State programs. Inspections are conducted on a range of sites - from those actively producing coal to forfeited bond sites awaiting reclamation. OSM's policy gives its regional and field managers discretion and flexibility to be proactive and to prioritize and selectively target their ... →...→ …..... :: **ś...:*: 79 848 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement inspections to focus on those topics and activities that present the best opportunity for environmental improvement or the best means of evaluating the impact of program implementation on society and the environment. For example, inspections may focus on high- priority problems such as acid mine drainage, impoundments and other problem areas, as well as current coal mining operations and abandoned mine sites awaiting reclamation. This policy allows for the most effective use of available resources. Consistent with the intent of SMCRA that States take the lead in regulatory programs, the vast majority of inspections were performed by the States: over 77,000 in 2005. In contrast, OSM conducted 1,554 inspections in primacy States. See Table 5. The projected FY 2006 and 2007 oversight inspection workload will be about the same as in FY 2005. The actual number will be adjusted depending on the program areas, the presence or absence of problems, input from the public, and the terms of the performance agreements in each State. e. Ten Day Notices The primary emphasis of inspections is to identify issues and resolve them before they become problems and to evaluate whether SMCRA’s environmental protection and reclamation goals are being achieved. When a Federal inspection reveals violations of State programs (other than imminent danger of significant environmental harm or danger to the public, both of which require immediate issuance of a cessation order), a Ten-Day Notice (TDN) is issued to the State. All such notices require written responses from the State regarding the actions taken to resolve the alleged violations, or a statement of good cause for not taking such action. A Federal review, which may include a field inspection, is conducted following a TDN when the State does not act or show good cause for not doing so. If the review or inspection shows that a violation exists, and the State fails to take appropriate action, a Federal enforcement action may be taken. While OSM does not second-guess States on judgment calls, the agency’s ability to take enforcement actions to address isolated State program violations is far less drastic, disruptive, and costly than a Federal takeover. The inspection component also includes the process for addressing citizen requests for Federal inspection. Citizen requests received by OSM in primacy States are referred directly to the State regulatory authority using the TDN process, unless there is evidence that imminent danger of significant environmental harm or immediate danger to the public exists. In such cases, OSM will immediately conduct a Federal inspection. The State official and citizen requestor are notified prior to the inspection and given the opportunity to accompany the inspector when a Federal inspection is conducted. Table 5 provides FY 2005 data on the number of State inspections and OSM oversight inspections conducted in primacy States. State data is for the time period of July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005. 80 849 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Table 5 – FY 2005 Primacy State and OSM Inspections STATE OSM PARTIAL | COMPLETE | TOTAL TOTAL Alabama 373 2,374 2,747 69 Alaska 63 28 91 4 Arkansas 102 49 151 6 Colorado 3|8 182 500 || 11 Illinois 862 395 1,257 103 Indiana 1,292 596 1,888 58 Iowa 8 20 28 0 Kansas 95 49 144 4 Kentucky 14,213 7,621 21,834 407 Louisiana 16 8 24 3 Maryland 596 343 939 27 Mississippi 9 4 13 1 Missouri 84 13 97 26 Montana 80 89 169 5 New Mexico 85 32 117 2 North Dakota 522 136 658 9 Ohio 2,014 1,323 3,337 119 Oklahoma 395 270 665 29 Pennsylvania 9,782 6,818 16,600 340 Texas 248 124 372 9 Utah 224 117 341 6 Virginia 3,214 2,633 5,847 111 West Virginia 11,864 7,249 19,113 198 Wyoming 239 143 382 7 Total 46,698 30,616 77,314 1,554 8] 850 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 3. Federal Programs The $5.8 million requested for Federal Programs supports the Department's Resource Use goal area by promoting responsible coal extraction using technology to minimize the impact of operations on people, structures, and the environment, The permit review process in Federally administered programs consists of review of the permit application package for administrative completeness and technical adequacy, preparation of findings and supporting documentation, and conducting an environmental analysis. Review timeframes vary depending on the complexity of a permit application, the size of the mine, and the response times of applicants submitting additional information required to process the permit application. Tennessee is the largest Federal program in terms of the number of permits. Other Federal programs with current or projected regulatory activity include Georgia and Washington, with the bulk of that activity in Washington, Programs also are in place for Arizona, California, Idaho, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, and South Dakota. The following bullets highlight key characteristics of two of the largest Federal programs, Tennessee and Washington: • Tennessee: There are 125 active mine sites, 29 inactive sites, and 177 abandoned sites in Tennessee, Coal production has stabilized in recent years and is fluctuating around 3 million tons annually. While OSM has discussed the possible return of primacy to Tennessee with State officials on numerous occasions over the years, there continues to be no interest shown in assuming the program. • Washington: There are two active surface coal mines regulated under the Washington Federal Program. The Centralia Mine, located about 25 miles southeast of Olympia, Washington produces approximately six million tons of coal annually and will affect some 8,100 acres of land within a 14,450-acre permit area during the 40-year life of the mine. The John Henry No. 1 Mine, covering 480 acres near the City of Black Diamond, only produces a small amount of bituminous coal annually. Other Federal Enforcement: Beginning in August 2003 and continuing through January 2006, OSM substituted Federal enforcement for major parts of the Missouri regulatory program because the State legislature did not fully fund the program for state fiscal years 2004 and 2005. In May, 2005, the Governor of Missouri notified OSM that the state intended to fully fund the Coal Mine Regulatory Program. OSM worked with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources on a plan to resume the program, and on February 1, 2006, OSM returned full regulatory responsibilities for the coal mining and reclamation activities to Missouri. 82 851 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Table 6 provides inspection and enforcement data for Federal program States during FY 2005. Table 6 - FY 2005 Federal Program States Inspection / Violation Data - INSPECTIONS NOV'S FTA CO'S STATE COMPLETE PARTIAL TOTAL VIOLATIONS VIOLATIONS Georgia 3 {} 3 O {} Tennessee 810 937 1,747 47 2 Washington 8 20 28 8 {} Other * 66 139 205 () 0 TOTALS 887 1,096 1,983 SS 2 * Reflects inspections conducted by OSM staff in Missouri from July 1, 2004 – June 30, 2005. 4. Federal Lands Program This program activity includes direct OSM regulatory activities on Federal lands in States without cooperative agreements, implementation of cooperative agreements with primacy States to regulate coal mining on Federal lands within their borders, preparation of mining plan decision documents under the Mineral Leasing Act, and processing valid existing rights claims that involve certain Federal Lands. The $1.5 million requested for this activity supports the Department's Resource Use goal area by promoting responsible coal extraction using technology to minimize the impact of operations on people, structures, and the environment. As part of this program activity, OSM consults and coordinates with State Historic Preservation Offices, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Forest Service (USFS), National Park Service (NPS), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corp of Engineers (COE). The processing of mining plan decision documents constitutes the largest part of the workload under this program activity. Table 7 provides projected mining plan decision document workload data. Table 7- Mining Plan Decision Document Workload on Leased Federal Coal, by Fiscal Year Mining Plans and Modifications to Existing Mining Plans Activity FY 2005 FY 2006 Actual Projected In progress prior FY }S 14 Anticipated current FY 10 7 Total FY Workfoad 25 21 Completed in FY 11 1 : Balance, end of FY 14 10 83 852 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Under this program activity, OSM also provides support to BLM and USFS in leasing activities that involve Federal coal resources. OSM’s participation in NEPA compliance analyses prepared at the leasing stage ensures the consideration of OSM permitting or mine plan approval concerns. This cooperative effort saves mining companies valuable time in the leasing and mine plan approval process; it also may result in improved resource recovery. In addition, satisfactory evaluation of the environmental impacts of coal mining in the proposed lease area at the time of leasing can reduce the likelihood of the need for a subsequent Environmental Assessment (EA) or Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for mining plan approval under SMCRA. 5. Indian Lands Program OSM is responsible for coal mining and reclamation activities on Indian lands. The Indian lands program includes permit application review, determination of performance bond amounts, inspection and enforcement, bond release, and maintaining a staff to coordinate with the individual Tribes and other Federal agencies, as necessary. The proposed budget provides $2.4 million to fund the activities to promote responsible mineral extraction on Indian Lands to meet the Nation’s energy needs. The Crow, Hopi, and Ute Mountain Ute Tribes; and the Navajo Nation have coal-mining activities on their lands. The McKinley Mine and Navajo Mine are large surface mines on the Navajo Nation. The Black Mesa/Kayenta mining complex involves Navajo coal beneath Navajo surface, and coal jointly owned by the Navajo nation and the Hopi Tribe – most of which is beneath Navajo surface and some of which is beneath Hopi surface. One surface mine in Montana mines coal owned by the Crow Tribe and a haul road supporting reclamation operations at a New Mexico mine crosses the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation. The Crow, Northern Cheyenne and Hopi Tribes, and the Navajo Nation are evaluating coal properties for future development. The Indian lands mines are among the largest in the United States, with a total of about 101,000 acres regulated by OSM. OSM coordinates closely with Indian Tribes. The Federal trust responsibility is a legal obligation under which the United States has charged itself with moral obligations of the highest responsibility and trust toward Indian Tribes. OSM ensures that the lands and trust resources of Federally-recognized Tribes and their members are identified, conserved, and protected. In fulfilling these responsibilities, OSM operates within a government-to-government relationship with Indian Tribes. To aid in meeting trust responsibilities, OSM, BIA, BLM and MMS sponsor a continuing Indian Trust Responsibilities and Federal Obligations training program. 84 853 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Table 8–FY 2005 Indian Lands Inspection Data TRIBE INSPECTIONS NOV'S COMPLETE PARTIAL TOTAL VIOLATIONS Crow Tribe 3 7 10 () Hopi Tribe 8 4 12 0 Navajo Nation 62 46 108 13 Ute Tribe 4 8 12 {} TOTALS 77 65 142 13 Table 9-Permit and Permit Revision Workload where OSM is the Regulatory Authority, by Fiscal Year Federal Programs Indian Lands Activity (Non-Primacy States) FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2005 FY 2006 Actual Projected Actual Projected In progress previous FY 76 88 50 46 Anticipated current FY 115 115 80 75 Total FY workload 191 203 130 121 Completed in FY 103 1 13 84 75 Balance, end of FY 88 90 46 46 6. Program Development and Maintenance Work elements under this program are primarily related to policy actions, such as rulemaking, grants management and special studies that support the other program activities in the environmental protection business line. The budget proposal provides $4.7 million to Support the Department’s Resource Use goal. a. Rulemaking OSM issues Federal rules and prepares the associated information collection clearance packages. Functions under this program activity include rule development and preparation of environmental assessments, environmental impact statements, records of compliance, and 85 854 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement economic analyses for all rules prepared by OSM. OSM also maintains the administrative record for rules and coordinates rule publication with the Office of the Federal Register. Rulemaking Associated with State Programs: OSM assists States with development, administration, implementation, and maintenance of their approved regulatory programs. Decisions affecting State programs are Federal rulemaking actions. OSM evaluates State- initiated program changes (statutory, regulatory, or changes in the program’s provisions, scope, or objectives), as well as OSM required modifications that are a result of legal interpretations or changes to SMCRA and Federal Regulations. In its evaluation, OSM solicits public comments through proposed rules published in the Federal Register, holds public meetings, maintains the administrative record, approves or does not approve proposed State program amendments, and publishes the decisions as final rules in the Federal Register. During FY 2005, OSM published 11 proposed and 17 final rules for State programs. States may be required to amend their programs as a result of changes to SMCRA and Federal regulations. Under the authority of section 521(b) of SMCRA, OSM recommends withdrawal, in whole or in part, of an approved State program if it finds - after conducting hearings, establishing remedial actions, monitoring compliance, evaluating performance, and implementing the rulemakings associated with such withdrawal - that a State is failing to enforce its approved program. OSM also responds to requests under section 521 (b) to third-party requests to evaluate a State’s program. When a State program amendment is required, OSM notifies the State of the required change and reviews the State submission and either approves or does not approve the proposed change. This activity represents a significant workload for OSM staff. During FY 2005, the State Amendment activity was identified as follows: Table 10–FY 2005 State Program Amendment Activity Number of Amendments Amendment Pending Received Completed Pending Type Oct. 1, 2004 FY 2005 FY 2005 Sept. 30, 2005 Informal } 4 5 {} Formal 18 11 17 12 Total 19 15 22 12 OSM Rulemaking Initiatives: Before developing a formal proposed rule, OSM involves interested parties. Stakeholder participation results in improved regulatory proposals. During FY 2005, OSM published two proposed permanent program rules in the Federal Register, Transfer, Assignment, or Sale of Permit Rights (January 26, 2005) and Topsoil Replacement and Revegetation Success Standards (March 17, 2005). 86 855 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Key rulemaking initiatives for which OSM anticipates activity in FY 2006 and FY 2007 are described below. O Ownership and Control Settlement and Transfer, Assignment, or Sale of Permits Rights Rule: OSM negotiated an agreement with the National Mining Association (NMA) to settle litigation brought by NMA against certain provisions of our final ownership and control rule dated December 19, 2000. Under the terms of the agreement OSM proposed two separate rules: the Ownership and Control Settlement Rule, published December 29, 2003, and the Transfer, Assignment, or Sale of Permit Rights Rule, published January 26, 2005. Public comments were received on both proposals and OSM organized an outreach meeting with the States in June 2005. Based on comments received, OSM decided to modify the proposed rules in certain areas and combine the two proposals into one rule. We anticipate issuing a combined proposed rule in FY 2006. Excess Spoil and Stream Buffer Zone: In June 2005, OSM announced that an environmental impact statement would be prepared to consider possible rule changes to address the environmental impacts of mining that involve creation of excess spoil fills, particularly fills placed in streams. OSM anticipates that the revised rule would: (1) minimize the adverse environmental effects stemming from the construction of excess spoil fills, and (2) clarify the circumstances in which mining activities, such as the construction of excess spoil fills, may be allowed within the stream buffer zone (SBZ), i.e., within 100 feet of a perennial or intermittent stream. By these changes, OSM intends to enhance environmental protection and reduce the regulatory uncertainty concerning these matters. Proposed rule and draft EIS are scheduled for release in FY 2006 and final rule and EIS in FY 2007. Revegetation: Based on an outreach initiative conducted in previous years, OSM published on March 17, 2005, proposed minor revisions to its existing revegetation regulations. The proposed changes would improve the quality of reclamation achieved under SMCRA and achieve a more consistent application of those requirements to both arid and humid areas of the country. The changes are intended to facilitate the establishment and maintenance of diverse plant communities on reclaimed mine lands; to ensure the regulations are not an impediment to reforestation of mine lands and facilitates the evaluation of woody shrub communities in the West; and make the measurement of revegetation success in both the arid and humid areas of the United States more similar. Over 30 comments were received during the comment period. Most were supportive of the proposed changes, but several were critical of various aspects. This rulemaking activity is scheduled to be completed in FY 2006. - Abandoned Coal Refuse Sites: The Energy Policy Act of 1992 requires the Secretary to develop new regulatory standards and a new permitting system, if appropriate, to facilitate the removal and on-site reprocessing of abandoned coal refuse piles, provided the Secretary determines through a standard-by-standard basis that a different standard would provide the same level of environmental protection as 87 856 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement afforded by sections 515 and 516 of SMCRA. The proposed rule would conform with the standards in sections 515 and 516 of SMCRA. A proposed rule is scheduled for FY 2006. • Coal Production Fees and Fee Allocation: SMCRA currently assesses a fee on each ton of coal produced (35 cents for surface-mined coal, 15 cents for coal from underground mines, and 10 cents for lignite), with all fee collections placed in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund (AML Fund). However, the statutorily fixed fees will expire June 30, 2006, unless Congress establishes a new expiration date, as it has done previously on several occasions. For coal produced after that date, the law requires the establishment and payment of a fee sufficient to continue to provide for annual transfers from the AML Fund to the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund (CBF) of an amount equal to the estimated interest that the AML Fund will earn that year, up to the amount of estimated CBF expenditures for unassigned beneficiaries for that year. In FY 2004, OSM proposed a rule to implement that requirement. Under that rule, fees would be established annually before the start of each fiscal year, based on estimates of coal production and the amount of the transfer to the CBF for that year. The proposed rule would also revise OSM's regulations governing the allocation and disposition of the fees collected and of other AML Fund income. OSM intends to publish a final rule when the current statutory fee rates expire. The FY 2007 budget proposes an extension of the fee through September 30, 2007. • Financial Assurances – Treatment of Pollutional Discharges: During FY 2002, OSM published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register seeking comment on issues related to bonding and financial mechanisms for the long-term treatment of acid mine drainage associated with coal mining. Comments were received from citizens, citizens’ groups, states, coal and surety industries, associations, and other Federal agencies. OSM plans to propose rules during FY 2006 to address this important issue. b. Grants Management OSM supports and participates in the Department of the Interior's (DOI) grants simplification efforts based on Public Law 106-107, the Administration’s e-Government initiative, and Health and Human Services’ e-grants program (Grants.gov). DOI is currently working on a new agency-wide accounting system, Financial and Business Management System (FBMS). OSM was the first bureau within the Department to implement the financial assistance module of the system after it went live on April 5, 2005. The use of electronic grants will simplify and expedite the application process for the States and Tribes. OSM has a cooperative working relationship with our grantees, working for a streamlined application and awards process, faster obligation of Federal funds, innovative program monitoring, less paperwork, and intensive reporting and close-out of grants. 88 857 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement c. Special Projects OSM special projects include interpretation of SMCRA, reports to Congress, legislative analysis, and assistance in response to litigation. OSM also conducts studies and analyses in response to Departmental initiatives and coordinates with other Bureaus and Federal agencies, including the Fish and Wildlife Service (Endangered Species Act), Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (National Historic Preservation Act), EPA (Clean Water Act), Corps of Engineers (section 404 permits), and Mine Safety and Health Administration, and the Small Business Administration (Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act) all of whose activities can affect the surface coal mining regulatory program. 89 858 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 2006 PLANNED PROGRAM PERFORMANCE Propose and publish rulemakings as described under OSM rulemaking initiatives above. Release a draft environmental impact statement and accompanying proposed rule for public comment in late FY 2006 related to excess spoil and stream buffer zone. Continue to carryout the requirements of the law in inspections and enforcement. Anticipate the same rate of complete and partial inspections and oversight reviews as in FY 2005. Achieve the performance measures as shown on the following page. 2005 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS In 2005, the major accomplishments in the Environmental Protection program activity include: • Issued about 258 new coal mining permits, in cooperation with state authorities, in 13 States. • Performed approximately 31,500 complete mine inspections and 47,850 partial inspections, in cooperation with state authorities, to ensure coal mines are operated safely and in accordance with environmental laws. (Figures include State and Federal inspections, and may include estimates for some States.) 90 859 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW Measures: 2004 Actual 2005 Final Pian 2005 Actual Change from 2005 Plan 2006 Enacted 2006 Change from 2005 Actual 2007 Request 2007 Change from 2006 Percent of active sites that are free of off-site impacts, (SP) (PART) 93% 93% 89%" 93% +4 93% Number of acres where reclamation goals are achieved as evidenced by release from Phase Hi Performance Bonds, 1ſ (SP) (PART) 49,054 70,000 53,353° -16,647 50,000 -3,353 50,000 Number of acres released from Phase I & II Performance Bonds, iſ (PART) 90,040 100,000 88,869* -1 1,13] 80,000 -8,869 80,000 Cumulative reciaimed (restored) acres to cumulative mined acreage (represented by bonded acreage). (96) (PPM) 48%.” Measure 1/ Targets revised to reflect better *States provided data for the time period July 1, 2004, to June 30, 2005, to accommodate the accelerated publishing requirements of the OSM Financial Report. Tennessee data submitted for the federal fiscal year. **Estimate only at this time. This is a newly proposed PART measure to be finalized during FY 2006. SP = DOI Strategic Plan Measure, PART = Program Assessment Rating Tool Measure; BUR = Bureau Measure; PPM = Proposed PART baseline data and trend data. See “Goal Performance Tables’ Tab for an explanation of targets and/or changes in the measures. 91 860 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER (dollars in thousands) Fixed Costs & Related Program 2007 Change 2005 2006 Changes Changes Budget from 2006 Actual | Enacted (+/-) (+/-) | Request (+/- * $$$ | 13,300 14,903 +198 0 15,101 +198 Technology | Fre 92 97 () 0 97 0 Abandoned $$$ 4,479 3,864 +46 0 3,910 +46 Mine Land FTE 20 22 () () 22 0 + TOTAL $$$ 17,779 18,767 +244 0 19,011 244 FTE 112 119 {} () | 19 () The FY 2007 budget request for Technology Development and Transfer is $19,011,000 and 119 FTE. This is a net increase of $244,000 for fixed costs and related changes, and no FTE change from the 2006 enacted level. There are no program changes. Overview The Technology Development and Transfer business line (program activity) provides resources for technical assistance, training, technology development and technology transfer program sub- activities. This program activity supports and enhances the technical skills that States and Tribes need to operate their regulatory and reclamation programs in order to effectively implement SMCRA. Thus, this program activity is an integral component and supports accomplishment of OSM’s Environmental Restoration and Environmental Protection business lines goals. Through support of OSM's restoration and protection goals TDT funds support two of the Departmental Strategic plan mission goals (Resource Use and Resource Protection) and implements the 4C's - Communication, Consultation, and Cooperation, all in the service of Conservation. TDT is a nation-wide program that provides resources to States and Tribes that meet their specific technical and training needs in carrying out the requirements of the SMCRA. In 2007, OSM will continue to expand the use of Technical Innovation and Professional Services (TIPS) in technical decision-making processes related to SMCRA; address the remediation of acid mine drainage through participation in the Acid Drainage Technology Initiative; finalize changes and provide training and technical assistance to meet identified needs of States and Tribes. Also, OSM's technology transfer program will continue its support for electronic permitting and mobile computing efforts, by sponsoring interactive technical forums and related Workshops. In addition, OSM will continue to provide regional technical service, libraries, and more efficient access to COALEX (a computer-assisted library search service). 92 861 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Operational Process (Program Activities): The Technology Development and Transfer program activities enhance the technical skills that States and Tribes need to operate their regulatory and reclamation programs in order to more effectively implement SMCRA. These program activities are an integral part of accomplishing Environmental Restoration and Environmental Protection to achieve OSM’s goals and outcomes. OSM provides technical training to OSM staff, and States and Tribes on a variety of topics. New technologies, changes in regulations, and staff turnover necessitate the need for continued technical training. To solve problems related to the environmental effects of coal mining, OSM provides | multidisciplinary technical || Technology Transfer assistance and works with || industry, States, Tribes and the public on technical issues | Electronic Permitting (EP) arising from new regulations. Technical Innovation and Professional Services (TIPS) Other technical assistance efforts include the Technical Innovation and Professional Services (TIPS), the Applicant Violator System (AVS), and Electronic Permitting (EP), OSM also established an intergovernmental team, the National Technology Transfer Team (NTTT) to provide direction, communication and coordination of efforts related to technology transfer and development. This team is a permanent entity and will continue throughout FY 2007. Technology transfer is a major part of OSM’s cooperative effort with States and Tribes. TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT & TRANSFERENCOMPASSES: Technology Development Technical Training Applicant Violator System (AWS) The outcome of TDT program performance is ultimately measured by the success of the Surface Mining program in carrying out the environmental restoration and protection missions. In addition, performance for the business line is measured through the number of staff technically trained (including knowledge and skills taught and applied), the utilization of automated technologies (such as TIPS), and the quality and timeliness of technical assistance provided by OSM, determined via evaluations and customer service surveys. Actions Required to Achieve Annual Goals: In FY 2007, OSM plans to continue to improve its efforts in this business line. As responses are received from the customer surveys, the activities within the business lines will be evaluated to identify any needed improvements or changes. Also, the National Technical Training Program (NTTP), TIPS, the Mine Map Repository, and AVS will increase access to users by continuing to provide material on the Internet and supporting the administration’s e-government initiative. In addition, the National Technology Transfer Team will provide direction, communication and coordination efforts related to technical issues and studies. 93 862 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Resources, Skills, and Technology Needed: A goal for FY 2007 is to continue ensuring that States, Tribes, and OSM have the best available technical data and information needed to make good science-based decisions regarding mining plans, reclamation project design, permit reviews, and acid mine drainage remediation and prevention. To successfully implement the surface mining regulatory and reclamation programs, OSM, as well as the States and Tribes, must maintain multi-disciplinary staffs that are fully competent in addressing a wide variety of technical issues that impact these programs. The total request for this business line is $19.0 million. The FY 2007 President’s Budget requests $12.4 million for Technical Assistance (including the Applicant Violator System); $3.4 million for Technical Training; and $3.2 million for Technology Transfer efforts are allocated to meet the annual goals set forth above. Included in the FY 2007 President’s budget request for Technology Transfer program activity is almost $200,000 for the Acid Drainage Technology Initiative (ADTI), an ongoing effort of OSM, State and other Federal agencies, academic, and industry as part of the Clean Streams Program. The objectives of the ADTI are to compile, assess, and documents the “best-science” technology solutions to acid mine drainage (AMD) reclamation problems as well as to refine the most effective methods for accurate AMD prediction. The following section details, by program activity, the funding and FTE resources required to meet our customer satisfaction performance measures. It also includes examples of the types of technical training, assistance efforts, and transfer provided by this business line. 94 3. Program Activity Technical Assistance Training Technology Transfer Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Table 11-Justification of Program and Performance Technology Development and Transfer Summary Increases/Decreases for FY 2007 (Dollars in Thousands) 95 864 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 2007 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ESTIMATES The following program activities support OSM's goal to strengthen the capabilities of the States, Tribes, and OSM staff to implement SMCRA effectively through quality technical and scientific information, expertise, and training. Skill and knowledge enhancement is critical to the continued success of the Surface Mining program and accomplishment of the Department's Resource Protection and Resource Use goals. OSM’s stakeholders (States, Tribes, and industry) continue to express support for Technology Development and Transfer efforts and encourage OSM to provide the types of technical support needed to effectively and efficiently meet SMCRA, the National Environmental Policy Act, and other environmental and safety laws. Cost-effective compliance will help industry remain competitive with other energy sources. Helping industry achieve up-front compliance will reduce the need for additional regulatory resources. The TDT program area described in the following pages represents those activities where OSM staff provides direct technical support and ongoing efforts in other business lines. 1. Technical Assistance This program activity provides assistance to State regulatory and reclamation staff, and to the OSM staff that review and monitor State programs, develop rules or policy, litigate SMCRA challenges or enforcement actions, or maintain other technical support infrastructure like TIPS, AVS, and technical training programs. Technical activities such as permit review, citizen complaint evaluation, and cumulative hydrologic impact assessment take place where OSM is the regulatory authority. Of the $12.4 million requested, $1.6 million support OSM's Environmental Restoration and $10.8 million supports OSM's Environmental Protection mission goals. Technical assistance also is provided for AML project design and monitoring where OSM is responsible for AML emergency and priority projects. These types of endeavors are integral parts of the Environmental Protection and Restoration business lines and are not included in the TDT program activity. OSM intends to meet a 94 percent customer service rate for its technical assistance efforts in FY 2007. Customer Surveys are used to document the responsiveness of OSM’s technical assistance to its customers in a timely and professional manner. By meeting the technical assistance needs, OSM can help effectively achieve OSM's Environmental Restoration and Environmental Protection mission goals. a Technical Policy Assistance OSM specialists provide technical assistance to State and OSM regulatory and reclamation policy staff. The areas of assistance include rulemaking; citizen complaint investigations regarding the mining-relatedness of offsite impacts; guideline development; State program amendments; State mining permit evaluation; AML problem evaluation; blasting policy; prime 96 865 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement farmland reclamation standards; coal combustion by-product placement; reclamation bonding sufficiency and bond release; threatened and endangered species; land unsuitability determinations; participation as technical experts on interagency committees; acid mine drainage (AMD) prevention and remediation; stream and underground mine flooding; mountaintop mining and valley fills; permit findings; remining; impoundment stability; subsidence caused by underground mining; and assistance in fostering tribal primacy by helping tribes develop technical capabilities. Projected activities for FY 2006-2007 include: • Underground Mine Mapping Inventory. OSM and the States have actively inventoried abandoned mine land (AML) features for years using the best available information and technologies. The inventory includes information about the location, size and type of AML feature and the priority for reclamation under the SMCRA AML program. For abandoned underground mines, however, more detailed information, including detailed mine maps, is necessary in order to adequately evaluate the threat posed by these mines to the public, infrastructure and the environment. In FY 2006, OSM and the States will be sponsoring a series of regional workshops focused on digital imaging, processing and presentation of map images. OSM will work with the States in setting priorities for activities in FY 2007. OSM will also continue to meet with MSHA to discuss underground mine mapping issues during FY 2006 and 2007. Also see discussion under Mine Map Repository in section c. - • Blasting: Technology transfer continues to be the focus of activities surrounding OSM's efforts to minimize blasting impacts to citizens. OSM continues to receive many requests for regulatory and public relations type of presentations from blasting conferences across the country, including the Pennsylvania Drilling and Blasting conference, Kentucky Blaster’s conference, Best in the West conference, Mid-America Blaster’s conference, etc. NTTP will provide Inspection and Advanced blasting classes. TIPS will continue to support the Blast Log Evaluation Program (BLEP) developed by agency personnel with live instruction as well as the recently-completed e-Training class on BLEP. During FY 2005, OSM presented blasting information in support of MSHA training initiatives and ATF enforcement of the Safe Explosives Act at coal mines. These relationships will continue through FY 2007. * Designating Areas Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining: Section 522 of SMCRA establishes a process by which the public may petition the regulatory authority to limit or prohibit all or certain types of surface coal mining operations on non-Federal lands to protect certain features or environmental values. OSM receives and processes these petitions for all lands for which it is the regulatory authority. The decision-making process includes preparation of an environmental impact statement and a takings implication assessment. In FY 2006, OSM received a petition from citizens’ environmental advocacy groups in Tennessee for a 450-square mile area in the New River watershed. OSM will evaluate the petition for completeness and conduct the necessary reviews to determine if mining and reclamation of the areas can be performed in compliance with the regulations. 97 866 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement OSM also is responsible for making valid existing rights (VER) determinations under section 522 (e) for all Federal lands and all lands for which OSM is the regulatory authority. Section 522 (e) prohibits or limits surface coal mining operating within certain areas, subject to valid existing rights. Both unsuitability determinations and valid existing rights determinations require substantial technical and programmatic resources. They also involve litigation support if a takings claim is subsequently filed against the Federal Government. Prime Farmland: OSM will continue to work with our customers on a prime farmland soils team. The team is self directed and includes representatives from State and Federal government, local government, an environmental group, and industry. Accomplishments of the team have included production of a citizen's information brochure, and several successful tours of active mine sites to showcase the latest technology for prime farmland reclamation. The team is currently developing a brochure, expected to be released in mid-FY 2007, about proper management practices on reclaimed prime farmland. EPA Rulemaking on Coal Combustion By-Products (CCBs). OSM continues to work with EPA on reviewing and analyzing information related to EPA's intended drafting of a proposed rule concerning the placement of CCBs at mine sites. This rulemaking is currently scheduled for 2007. Acid Mine Drainage (AMD): Surface and underground coal mining activities expose iron sulfide minerals in rock to weathering. The interaction of these rocks/minerals with air and water can result in acid mine drainage, which is the number one water quality problem in Appalachia and to a lesser, but still serious, extent in other coal and hard rock mining regions. OSM technical staff resources are focused on advancing and applying the best science to remediate AMD from abandoned pre-SMCRA mines and to prevent active mines from contributing additional new sources of AMD. During FY 2006 and 2007, OSM will continue to participate in the Acid Drainage Technology Initiative, a collaborative effort among federal agencies, industry, the states, academia, and the National Mine Land Reclamation Center to promote communication and technology enhancement in the field of acid mine drainage. Examples of projects that OSM sponsored in FY 2005 that will continue in FY 2006 include: * Examining long-term trends in AMD production from several types of underground coal mines to follow up on earlier work that suggested significant declines in AMD production over a 30-year period measured during a prolonged dry period. The current effort will evaluate whether the same trends are seen after a prolonged wet period, as well as study the mine water chemistry at both successful and unsuccessful passive treatment systems to identify the underlying site and construction factors. 98 867 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement & Development of standardized kinetic test procedures for evaluating coal-mine related acid mine drainage potential by more realistically simulating the chemical conditions under which acid mine drainage forms. 3 Work to identify geologic sources of selenium associated with coal mines, understand and predict the chemistry governing the mobilization of Selenium into coal mine discharges, and identify effective methods to predict, prevent and mitigate the offsite discharge of selenium-contaminated discharges. Congressionally-Mandated Coal Study: In the Fiscal Year 2005 Consolidated Appropriations Act, P.L. 108-447, Congress directed the Office of Surface Mining (OSM) to contract with the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academy of Sciences to carry out a twenty-four month study on coal research, technology, and policy matters. The NRC committee’s report is scheduled for completion in the Summer of 2007. b. Site-Specific Technical Assistance OSM specialists assist in the technical aspects of compliance monitoring (including inspection and enforcement assistance), experimental practice reviews, reclamation cost estimate calculation, bond release application reviews, bond approval reviews, bond forfeiture reclamation designs, land unsuitability determinations, Surveying, revegetation, geologic sampling, AML designs, subsidence and AMD abatement, and any technical assistance on citizen complaints and ten-day notices. Site-specific technical assistance varies from year to year and we cannot predict what specific types of assistance will be needed in FY 2007. Following are examples of the types of assistance provided to States and Tribes. Underground Mine Pools: Over a century of extensive underground coal mining in Pennsylvania and West Virginia left miles of interconnected, flooded workings that we call “mine pools.” The water level in these mine pools may rise and overflow into streams. The pools could also potentially create a mine “blowout.” Rapid and sometimes catastrophic discharges of large amounts of stored mine water may occur in either case. The mine pools may present dangers to life, property, and surface stream water quality. During FY 2005 OSM assisted the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in evaluating more- effective and less-expensive treatment options for millions of gallons of AMD discharging from the defunct Barnes & Tucker underground mine in Cambria County. This underground mine pool results in more than 7,200 gallons per minute of AMD into the west branch of the Susquehanna River. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) is evaluating the viability of utilizing the treated water from this and other mine pools as a source of industrial make-up or potable water supplies. OSM will assist PADEP on similar assessments during FY 2006 and 2007 at the Berlin and other large mine pools degrading the Commonwealth’s streams. The Maryland Bureau of Mines has also requested OSM technical assistance for assessing the potential for future problems from the Kempton Mine Pool in the Georges 99 868 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Creek watershed in the North Branch of the Potomac. OSM will continue to monitor the Fairmont, West Virginia mine pool in FY 2006 and 2007, as an aid to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. Assistance to the Department of Interior's Tar Creek Mine Assessment and Abatement efforts in Oklahoma: For most of the past century, Lead and Zinc were mined in the Tri- state Mining District of Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri, leaving a legacy of mine subsidence, open mine shafts, immense mine waste piles and water pollution. The Department of Interior has interests in these areas because of past Bureau of Indian Affairs responsibilities, current responsibilities under the Natural Resource Damage Assessment provisions of Superfund and the need to assist SMCRA State AML Programs in addressing mining related issues. For several years, OSM has provided technical assistance to the Department and to state agencies in devising site assessment and restoration strategies for mine related problems. During 2005 and 2006, the Mid- Continent Region participated heavily in a project managed by the Corps of Engineers to assess the potential for mine subsidence in the Oklahoma portion of Tri State Mining District known as Tar Creek. OSM staff worked with others from the USGS, state and local agencies, the Corps of Engineers and consultants to develop the Tar Creek Subsidence Report addressing the site specific public risks associated with mine subsidence and the options for mitigating such risk in the Tar Creek area. During 2007, the OSM Mid-Continent Region will continue to provide technical support to DOI and the State reclamation agencies as they attempt to assess and mitigate mine related problems in the rest of the Tri-State Mining District. Bond Approval and Administration: To ensure that bonds are sufficient to reclaim forfeited sites on permits situated on lands for which OSM has or shares regulatory authority responsibilities, OSM calculates bond amounts using engineering and science- based reclamation cost estimates. OSM also evaluates bond mechanisms posted with OSM to ensure legal, financial, and regulatory requirements are met. OSM provides technical assistance and training on bonding activities, including the newly launched bond calculator software, and a technical review of any issues identified in a State program’s bonding activities. Hydrology Assistance: The need to provide assistance in the area of hydrology continues to increase. The complexity of hydrology issues is increasing as new mining techniques are used to extract coal from older mining areas. This requires very specialized hydrology staff at a time when our customers are experiencing program cut-backs and are increasingly unable to retain highly trained hydrologists. Some examples of projects are as follows: > Indiana Permit S-347 Review —OSM received a citizens letter about Indiana mining Permit S-347. The concern is that Permit S-347, located just outside of Hymera, IN, will cause old mine works under the community to be dewatered and increase the hazard for subsidence. 100 869 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement > Mississippi Hydrology Mid-Term Review/CHIA/CCB's–OSM received a request from the State of Mississippi to conduct a permit mid-term review on the Red Hills Mine. This review will cover surface and ground water data, CCB disposal, PHC, CHLA, and other hydrology related information. c. Mine Map Reposito OSM maintains a mine map repository authorized under the former Bureau of Mines and subsequently transferred to OSM in the mid-1980's. This repository, located in OSM's Appalachian Regional Coordinating Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, maintains the only national inventory of maps of abandoned coal and non-coal mines throughout the United States. Mapping information is used to fulfill customer requests for unique information that can range from rare maps for Small uncommon projects to a national collection for assisting in large interstate projects. OSM customers include State regulatory and reclamation staff, local government agencies, developers, engineering and mining companies, architects, universities, law firms, environmental consultants, pollution control boards, realtors, law-enforcement agencies, historical societies, and homeowners. Some of the costs for this program are paid out of offsetting receipts from the sale of maps. A recent environmental disaster in Kentucky and trapped miners in Pennsylvania have sparked increased public and government interest in accurate mine map archiving and the NMMR. Staffs from the NMMR and the Appalachian regional office are involved in several related important initiatives to improve mine map acquisition, archiving, and availability. These include benchmarking workshops in FY 2003 and 2005 to share best practices and discuss issues with mine map archiving. Also in FY 2005, OSM developed a TIPS training course (to be piloted in early FY 2006) to provide useful information on relating underground mine maps to surface map features. The increased awareness of the value of historical mine maps has resulted in a large influx of new maps to the NMMR collection from public and private sources. - The current collection and new acquisitions are gradually undergoing conversion to a digital format (in addition to the existing photographic record). Ultimately, the NMMR collection will allow retrieval of mine maps and related information more efficiently via the Internet. d. Permitting Western Region Coal Mine GIS: An Internet Map Server system has been implemented for five western mines that allows OSM Western Region users to access high resolution satellite imagery of each mine permit. As additional image acquisitions are made, users will be able to compare changes in each mine over time. The system will streamline regulatory inspection, tracking, and permitting. Tennessee GIS: The Knoxville Field Office Geographic Information System (KFO GIS) is the only federal repository of coal mining geographic data sets for mining operations located within Tennessee. OSM, the mining industry, and the general public use these spatial data sets of coal mining-related impacts to visualize and understand the relationships of coal mining operations to the environment. In FY 2005, KFO GIS implemented the use of new software (ArcSDE) and 101 870 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement created a geodatabase that will house spatial datasets. Twenty-four datasets have been entered into the geodatabase for use by KFO permit reviewers and inspectors. In addition, KFO GIS responded to more than 30 requests from external and internal customers providing hundreds of products and services and expects increases in user requests in FY 2006 and 2007. KFO GIS plans to implement additional software (ArcLMS) in FY 2006. ArcLMS will provide the capability for geospatial data to be served on a web site for customers to view maps of the coal mining activity in the Tennessee coalfields. Mobile Computing: OSM continues leading efforts in applying mobile computing technologies to mine inspection, permitting and AML field work. The technology allows Inspectors to take digital maps and mine permit data to the field on hand-held computers for inspection and verification of mining and permitting activities. AML applications include site investigation, inventory and reclamation design. Connecting high accuracy Survey equipment to full function computers in the field allows field staff to respond immediately to AML emergencies with in- field design and re-design. This improves response times to emergency abatement and protects lives in the coal fields. In FY 2006 OSM continued to place tablet computers in various States to begin the expansion of this technology to our customers. The use of this technology will result in a more efficient means of implementing SMCRA. e. Technical Innovation and Professional Services (TIPS) The goal of TIPS is to provide State and OSM personnel with a comprehensive set of analytical tools to aid in technical decision-making processes related to the SMCRA. The services provided are centered on off-the-shelf scientific and engineering computer hardware and software supported by the Office of Surface Mining in partnership with the states and tribes. This technical assistance has grown from a few applications available on a single specially designed shared workstation, to a suite of software on each user’s desktop computer. Costs are held low through shared licensing of the software via the internet. Currently the assistance consists of Windows-based computers at state, tribal, and Office of Surface Mining offices with access to the licensed servers via the Internet and Office of Surface Mining Wide Area Network. The 26 commercially available software applications cover a wide range of regulatory and Abandoned Mine Land subjects. During 2005, an average 123 customers use software provided by Technical Innovation and Professional Services each workday. The customer base is composed of over 700 desktop computers at 96 state, tribal, and Office of Surface Mining offices throughout the country. Examples of OSM TIPS related initiatives include: National Surface Mining Geospatial Committee: Under the TIPS program, OSM established the National Surface Mining Geospatial Committee (NSMGC) to develop a national strategy to implement geospatial technology in coordination with the states, tribes, other bureaus, and the Department. The committee's work enables the GIS project work of OSM, the States, and Tribes to be coordinated and brought forward to Geospatial One Stop. The committee consists of seven members with both state and OSM representation. Some members of the committee are also members of the Department of the Interior's Geospatial Modernization Blueprint project, 102 871 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement and the Department’s EGIM Team. Membership in common helps coordinate OSM GIS efforts with both the Blueprint project and EGIM. In FY 2006 the Geospatial Committee will identify geospatial activities, policies, standards, and products that will increase the effectiveness and efficiencies of organizations working on SMCRA related activities on a national scale. These activities will be prototyped in OSM and state offices. This effort is a strategic component of the Geospatial One-Stop Government initiative. Activities planned in FY 2007 are to assess the need for geospatial resources to support all regulatory aspects of mining and reclamation activities as well as the availability of geospatial information, systems, and expertise. In FY 2007 and FY 2008 the committee will evaluate the gap between the requirements, information holdings, system capabilities and expertise; identify critical geospatial tools and services for federal, state, and tribal managers and staff, facilitate improved interoperability and sharing of geospatial resources; and help coordinate geospatial resources and initiatives to meet identified requirements. AMDTreat Software: OSM is updating the popular software program termed AMDTreat. The software helps government agencies and mine water practioners predict long-term costs to treat acid mine drainage (AMD). The Agency expects to release the update, AMDTreat Version 4.0, early in 2006. This major upgrade will offer additional tools, significantly expanded features, a better user interface and a powerful trust fund calculator. Since its original release in February, 2003, AMDTreat has aided users to look at the problem of mine drainage as a long-term financial issue. More than 2,500 copies of the program have been distributed free on CD. There are currently over 700 registered users from over 40 different states and a similar number of countries. Users from outside the U.S. will especially appreciate the integrated metric conversion function in the version 4.0. In FY 2007, the training rovided will consist of one 3-day course and three 1-day Seminars. Remote Sensing Program: The remote sensing initiative provides direction for the use of remote sensing as a tool to support Titles IV and V of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA), General remote sensing support activities are: 1.) Conduct applied research in partnership with other OSM offices, tribes, states and other federal agencies, 2.) Distribute image processing and associated Geographic Information System (GIS) software to offices for on site processing and analysis, 3.) Provide formal training, on site workshops, technical support and general technology transfer, and 4.) Provide technical assistance for special project applications as requested. In 2006 the TIPS Remote Sensing effort will expand on newly developed cooperative agreements with the following State and Federal agencies: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection; US Geological Survey — Rocky Mountain Mapping Center; US Geological Survey - Multi-Resolution Land Consortium; and US Department of Agriculture – Natural Resource Conservation Service. 103 872 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement f Reclamation Support Activities Enhanced Contemporaneous Evaluation of Reclamation: As part of an effort to more effectively evaluate reclamation as it occurs at each mine, inspectors from OSM with assistance from technical specialists are using GPS units to locate the boundaries and input data for the areas as they are reclaimed. The field data (slopes, topsoil depths, etc) are subsequently downloaded into a GIS under development for each mine. This process will enable the OSM, States and industry professional and technical staff to keep track of the status of reclamation on each acre of mined land as it occurs. Indiana Blackfoot AML Site Hydrologic Study: The Indiana AML program requested assistance on water chemistry and passive treatment design options for the Blackfoot AML site. Various recommendations on data collection efforts were provided during the site visits. OSM is providing additional assistance by reviewing drilling, overburden and water sampling plans for the site. Water samples are collected from several monitoring wells and surface water sites on a quarterly basis. A demonstration of mobile computing application in hydrologic studies will be conducted in 2006. Missouri Sugar Creek USGS Study. During 2005 and 2006, OSM is assisting Missouri and USGS in a study of AMD sources in the Sugar Creek Watershed. OSM will utilize water analysis data generated by USGS to develop reclamation alternatives and costs for each AMD source in the Sugar Creek drainage. These reports will be used by state regulators in preparation of Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) estimates and to support state and Federal efforts in AMD remediation. Indiana Enos AMD Wetland Design: The Indiana Division of Reclamation requested assistance in designing an AMD treatment wetland at the Enos tipple and gob pile area of the Patoka watershed. OSM staff evaluated a number of possible treatment options and provided a reclamation design to the State. Project construction began in FY 2005 and will be completed in FY 2006. Monitoring and final adjustments of the system will be made in FY 2006 through FY 2007. - g. Applicant/Violator System (AWS) The Applicant/Violator System (AVS) is a National information database OSM maintains to support many types of research and program efforts, but primarily it supports permit eligibility determinations under section 510(c) of SMCRA. As part of the permit review process, State and Federal regulatory authorities use the information contained in the AVS to evaluate an applicant’s mining and violation history in order to determine the applicant’s eligibility to engage in surface coal mining operations. OSM responded to 3,766 requests during fiscal year 2005 for these evaluation reports. The AVS is also used to determine the eligibility of potential recipients of AML reclamation contracts and grants under the Small Operator Assistance Program. 104 873 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement AVS Office staff provides services to other customers including the coal industry, citizens groups, and other Federal agencies. Some of the services provided include: providing software and technical assistance for customers wishing to access the AVS from a personal computer; updating information in the AVS for coal companies that mine in more than one State; providing basic and advanced system training; and providing investigative assistance to others on complex ownership and control issues. These and other activities will continue through 2007. AVS Redesign Activities: During 2004, OSM initiated a redesign to dramatically improve the usability of the AVS. The redesign involves not only the transformation of the current system to a more user friendly, web-based system but also a rewrite of the business processes and change in program language to allow for ease in future development and modification. Internal testing on the redesigned system is occurring and a training plan is being developed to train approximately 180 system users before the new system is brought on-line. We anticipate bringing the new system on-line and retiring the existing system in 2006. Alternative Enforcement Initiative: During fiscal year 2006, the AVS Office will continue to promote the use of alternative enforcement to compel compliance with SMCRA through outreach and marketing with the States. As part of this initiative, the AVS Office will provide training classes, investigative services and specific recommendations for sites with outstanding violations or for entities going through bankruptcy. 2. Technical Training Of the $3.4 million for Technical Training, $2.6 million of the funds support OSM's Environmental Protection activities and $0.8 million support Environmental Restoration activities. Training provided ensures OSM, State, and Tribal staff posses the necessary knowledge and skills to implement the Surface Mining program. This activity supports the Department's Resource Use and Resource Protection goals. a. National Technical Training Program OSM established the National Technical Training Program in 1985, recognizing the need for an ongoing educational program to increase the technical competence and professionalism of Federal, State, and Tribal personnel. The program delivers training related to permit approval, bond release, reclamation, and enforcement. The training received serves to update technical expertise and fosters consistent application of standards. Training is provided in each of the disciplines involved in implementation of SMCRA, which include engineering, hydrology, blasting, agronomy, and botany. The program also ensures training is available to enable OSM and State staff to maintain the ability to gather and present information as an expert with the most recent data available. In addition, periodic training is needed to disseminate the latest technological and the other changes in regulatory and associated reclamation activities. . All aspects of the program from identification of needs through course development and presentation are cooperative efforts of State, Tribal, and OSM offices. Of the 28 State and Tribal programs, 20 have fewer than 50 employees and another 5 have fewer than 100 employees. 105 874 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement There is an economy of scale achieved by the pooling of State and Federal resources that allows instruction in a wide variety of subjects each year for all State, Tribal, and OSM programs. Mini-sessions of the Blasting course were held for the U.S. Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Fire Arms. A special session of the OSM Orientation course was held for new employees to acquaint them with the basics of surface coal mining through a field exercise and with the goals of the Department of Interior and the Office of Surface Mining. Meeting mid-year and emergency requests provides critical support to the States and Tribes and we anticipate meeting this type of request in FY 2007. In 2005, several new courses were added to NTTP offerings. These include a class on AML Drilling and Grouting and Forensic Hydrologic Investigations. The training program also conducted two workshops from its new Coalfield Communications course at the National Association of Abandoned Mine Program conference. The new course was piloted in early FY 2006 and contains four modules with practical exercises specific to the public and private mining community. Those modules are: Managing Media; Effective Outreach; Designing Effective Public Meetings; and Building Trust through Effective Communication. Development was completed for another new course, Geology and Geochemistry of Acid- Forming Materials. This course includes new materials plus select modules from two courses which are being phased out. In FY 2006, work will re-commence on the Instructor Training Refresher course. This course will be offered to all current NTTP and TIPS instructors to enhance their instructional skills and to update presentation techniques. To assure that students are receiving the latest technical and programmatic information, significant revisions were made to seven classes in FY 2005 including SMCRA and Endangered Species; Acid-Forming Materials: Fundamentals; the Permit Findings Workshop; Underground Mining Technology; Bonding: Legal and Administrative Aspects; Soils and Revegetation; and Erosion and Sediment Control. Several units specific to Western states were added to the Soils and Revegatation and Erosion and Sediment Control courses, Planned revision and fine-tuning of classes for FY 2006 include the AML Drilling and Grouting Workshop; Passive Treatment; Geology and Geochemistry; Wetlands; and all legal courses -- Enforcement Procedures; Evidence Preparation and Testimony; and Expert Witness. In support of the E-Government initiative component of the Administration Management Plan, the training program, in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife, we continue to make solid progress in automating GPRA follow-up evaluations, course registration, and other administrative processes available through the Internet by participating in the new DOI Learning Management System (LMS). This system will become fully operational in FY 2006. Additionally, we plan to update digital presentation technology. In 2005, the program offered 51 sessions of 38 different courses. In addition to these regularly scheduled courses, in response to specific requests, NTTP offered a number of special course sessions. Because of the extensive experience and expertise NTTP instructors have with regard to acid-forming materials, we were asked to hold a workshop for the staff of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Departments of Natural Resources and Transportation. Subsequent to the 106 875 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement class, Pennsylvania changed their technical requirements for bidding construction contracts and the Commonwealth anticipates that they will save millions of dollars as a consequence of the knowledge their staff gained in this NTTP workshop. Each Spring OSM conducts a Training Needs Survey for the following fiscal year to determine the training needs of the 1,800 State and Tribal regulatory and reclamation staff as well as the 530 OSM staff. The Survey for FY 2007 will be conducted in mid-FY 2006. NTTP analyzes the survey results to determine if there are sufficient students to hold a course, and if so, how many sessions of the course are needed. Over the summer, students are assigned to classes that are closest to their office in order to keep travel costs down and to provide students with field experience most similar to their geographic working conditions. The number of requests for courses usually exceeds the number of spaces available by 30-50% so students who are not assigned to classes can be put on a waiting list. Those on the waiting list are registered 30 days prior to class if space becomes available. b. TIPS Software Application Training Training of state, tribal, and OSM personnel in the practical application of analytical software is an integral part of the technical assistance function. Training on TIPS tools provides users the skills necessary to analyze coal mining environmental issues and design effective reclamation. In FY 2006 class participation is projected at 350 attendees compared to 260 attendees in FY 2005. Additionally, students are able to access 71 on-line courses and workshops in FY 2006 with a projection of 45 students enrolling in on-line classes. In FY 2006 plans are to transition the TIPS training program registration process to the new DOI iſ earn system (new Learning Management System), in collaboration with NTTP. 107 876 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement TIPS Customer Courses Conducted in FY 2005 Course Software ArcGIS GIS Analysis ArcAAD GIS & Mobile Computing TerraSync GPS Trimble Pro XRS GPS Applications for AML GPS GPS Mapping GPS ERDAS Imagine Fundamentals Remote Sensing Leica Photogrammetry Suite Remote Sensing Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Applications AutoCAD Permitting and Reclamation SURVCADD Landform Modeling Autodesk Surface Mine Mapping Engineering/Science/Statistics BLEP Blasting Log Evaluation Galena Slope Stability SDPS Subsidence predictions Statgraphics Statistical Analysis Hydrology AMDTreat AMD cost estimation SedcAD Surface water sedimentation AQTESOLV Ground water modeling AquaChem Water quality Groundwater Vistas Ground water modeling FY06 New TIPS Instructor-Led Courses Course Software GPS Analyst for ArcGIS GPS Spatial Analyst for ArcGIS GIS Image Analysis for ArcGIS Remote Sensing Stereo Analyst for ArcGIS Remote Sensing Statistics Workshop Interpretation of water quality data using Statgraphics and AquaChem c. Regional/Site Specific Training OSM has regional training centers, which offer classes on customer requested topics and provide facilities for the national training program to minimize expenses. In FY 2006 and FY 2007, examples of such training may include: Western Regional Information Workshops. In FY 2005, OSM and the seven western primacy states co-sponsored two regional information workshops for new technologies implementation in support of their nine-year electronic permittingſpaperless office efforts. This effort is extremely } 08 877 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement important to the regulatory programs in the current period of existing budgets and staff resources decrease, while grant allocations are remaining level or decreasing. Simultaneously, the western state regulatory agencies are experiencing an increase in permitting and bond release actions as coal production continues to increase in the Western United States, and reclaimed mines have completed their liability periods. These technical presentations are offering new paradigms to western state staff on how to work at their desktop workstations more efficiently, accurately, using new tools in shorter time period. Acid Mine Drainage Workshop: In 2005, OSM sponsored a three-day “Acid Mine Drainage Workshop” in Indiana that included case studies and field trips. Case studies were prepared for both active and passive treatment of AMD with a variety of geologic settings. Participants included 33 State and Federal staff from 8 states, the OSM Mid Continent Regional (MCR) Office and the Appalachian Regional Office. Participant evaluations rated the workshop as excellent with a 93% satisfaction rating. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has proposed hosting a similar workshop in 2006. Interactive National Forum on Channel Reconstruction and Geomorphic Approach to Fluvial Hydrology: In FY 2006, OSM’s NTTT sponsored a forum in Farmington, New Mexico, in conjunction with visits to mine sites with award winning reclamation using new principles of designing overall surface water hydrology patterns based on stream classification criteria, using geomorphic approaches. Technology transfer of the FY 2006 forum in the form of video taping and streaming media, conference proceedings, and additional workshops are planned for FY 2007. Mid-Continent Regional Workshops and Classes: The Mid-Continent Region conducts workshops and training courses for Mid-Continent States and others in support of both regional initiatives and state-specific needs. During FY 2006, MCR conducted five workshops on Permit Review/Approval, Blasting, Bonding, Mobile Computing for Inspection/Permitting, and AVS. The workshops focused on providing the staff from the State of Missouri with the skills and knowledge needed to resume SMCRA regulatory activities. 3. Technology Transfer Of the $3.2 million requested, $1.7 million of the funds for technical transfer support OSM's regulatory program activities and $1.5 million support OSM’s abandoned mine land program. Technical transfer is an integral component of OSM's Restoration and Protection business lines providing national support to State and Tribal programs. Through the development of new technology and experimental practices this activity supports the DOI Resource Protection and Resource Use goal areas. A sound technical development program ensures that the most current and valid scientific information is available to the industry, States, and Tribes. OSM plans to attain a 92 percent service rate in FY 2006. 109 878 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement a. Technology Development OSM seeks to meet the needs of State, Tribes, and all OSM staff, as well as the public and the coal industry by solving problems related to reclamation projects, and regulatory implementation through cooperative research efforts with other bureaus. OSM does not fund research of its own, however, in FY 2005 it supported seven applied Science projects that address our major environmental issues. In FY 2006, OSM sent out a request for proposals for a similar number of applied science projects. Contracts will be awarded during mid 2006 to fund the applied science project proposals that best fit the current needs of SMCRA programs. Currently, OSM's research needs are coordinated with the regulatory and research programs of the USGS and other Federal agencies having responsibility for or supporting environmental protection. OSM works with the academic community and private research organizations to identify potential areas of cooperation. The National Mine Land Reclamation Center (NMLRC), located at West Virginia University, receives funding from several Federal and State agencies including OSM and industry organizations to research solutions to environmental problems associated with coal mining. OSM staff serve on the steering committee of the Department of Energy (DOE) sponsored Combustion By-Products Recycling Consortium that recommends research projects for funding by DOE. b. Electronic Permitting The goal of Electronic Permitting is to obtain computer-generated permit applications in which all text, baseline data, models, drawings, and maps are in electronic media. As a long-term program that has significant monetary and time savings, electronic permitting provides more complete and up-to-date records for those involved in the permitting process. Currently, OSM is assisting primacy States in development and implementation of electronic permitting. Electronic permitting provides State, Tribal, and OSM permit reviewers with computer-based tools to access electronic documents, maps and data, and to perform necessary environmental analyses. Electronic data and information can be downloaded directly onto computer systems, where users can access the computer databases and analytical software, such as those provided by TIPS, making data manipulation and analyses more efficient and accurate. Electronic permitting saves staff time by reducing many “clerical” aspects of accessing and transferring hard copy information. Additional benefits include the ability to share computer-based data with managers, field personnel, other agencies, the public and industry. - In FY 2006-2007, OSM plans to continue to coordinate activities with primacy States, tribes and industry and expand Federal/Industry electronic data exchange initiatives. OSM will support electronic permitting initiatives of States by concentrating on their needs in the area of data conversion, acquisition and storage, and interpretation of remote sensing data. A few examples of electronic permitting achievements include: • Alabama - The Alabama Surface Mining Commission (ASMC) is receiving EP through e-mail and CD submissions. The State has established a GIS for the coalfields and is 110 879 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement actively incorporating EP information into the system. The system will continue to be refined in 2006 and 2007. • Kentucky and Virginia — Permits are now routinely processed electronically routinely. All permit applications are electronically routed and reviewed from submittal to approval. Permit applications can be delivered electronically or in hard copy, in which case they are scanned into the office network by State personnel. Virginia demonstrated its process and software systems to other Appalachian states in FY 2005 and has made the program available for other states, such as Maryland, to modify for use. • Wyoming Aqua Terra Consultants, Inc. provided a training workshop on a fully electronic permit application for the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Land Quality Division at the Western Regional New Innovative Technologies Workshop. c. Technology Transfer and Publications Technology Transfer is accomplished through a variety of activities. State technical representatives meet frequently with OSM regional staff to share resources whenever practicable to resolve regional technical issues. OSM sponsors or attends interactive technical forums, computer applications workshops, and technical seminars to address mining and reclamation environmental issues. After coordinating the need of States, Tribes, and industry, OSM plans and presents technical topic forums. OSM partners with the States to develop technology transfer priorities. The OSM national and regional technology transfer teams evaluate initiatives to encourage networking and information sharing that will result in program improvement or enhancement. Reforestation Initiatives: OSM continues its effort to encourage reforestation practices that would increase the amount of mined land reclaimed as forest. This effort has resulted in technical and policy symposia, a website to communicate reforestation information, staff presentations at professional meetings, and publications that transfer state-of-the-art science and technology to mining and reclamation professionals around the world. The environmental and economic benefits of this approach include higher quality reclamation, an increase in the number of sites reclaimed, economic opportunities for local communities, aesthetic and recreational improvements, sale of forest products by landowners, and the opportunity for reporting carbon reductions though sequestration in forests. This activity is of interest to mine operators, utilities, land management companies, mining companies, and environmental organizations. In FY 2005, the Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative (ARRI) continued its efforts to restore active and abandoned surface mine lands to productive, useful forests through promoting the Forest Reclamation Approach (FRA). The FRA is a series of techniques developed through research and field experience to prepare minesites for tree planting and methods of selecting and planting trees. During FY 2005, we established an Academic Team comprised of 20 team members representing 10 universities. The Academic Team provides the credentials and technical guidance for ARRI and research to improve the science behind the FRA. The Academic Team has begun writing a series of bulletins (Forest Reclamation Advisories) describing ARRI and the FRA, 1 11 880 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ARRI has also enlisted individuals and groups into promoting the initiative through signing a Statement of Mutual Intent. To date, we have 102 signatories to the Statement of Mutual Intent representing 71 diverse groups including the Governor of Kentucky, the American Chestnut Foundation, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the National Mining Association, major coal producing companies, researchers from universities across the country, environmentalists, and representatives from state, local, and federal government, In FY 2006 and 2007, OSM will continue to promote ARRI through Arbor Day events, enlisting additional signatories to the Statement of Mutual Intent and creation of promotional materials such as newsletters, brochures and Forest Reclamation Advisories. We will increase training to the state regulatory authorities, industry and public on the advantages of reclaiming mines using the FRA and continue to recognize, through our awards program, those who best put those techniques to use in the field. Coal Combustion By-Products (CCB): OSM has successfully pioneered numerous technology transfer events and products on this topic beginning with its first national technical interactive forum in 1996. In FY 2005, OSM held its fifth Technical Interactive Forum on “Regulation, Risk, and Reclamation with Coal Combustion By-Products on Mines” in Kentucky. The three sessions covered topics of: Regulation of CCB Placement at Mine Sites; Cases Studies in CCB Mine Placement Design, Implementation, and Monitoring; and Leachate Studies for Risk Assessment at Mine Sites. There were at least 80 participants at the forum and participant surveys revealed a 94% satisfaction rating. In FY 2006, OSM’s CCB steering committee is planning to conduct its sixth technical forum on “The Future of Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) By-Product Beneficial Application at Mines” in cooperation with The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. The four topics to be examined during the symposium include: Beneficial Placement of FGD at Mines; Leachate Protocols for Assessment of Hydrologic Impact; Peer Review of the NASCCB Study; and CCB Regulatory Status. In addition, OSM staff maintain the CCB web site at (http://www.mcroc.osmre.gov/ccbſ). Bat Conservation and Mining: OSM cosponsored with Bat Conservation International a forum in May of 2005 “Management of Mines and Bats that Depend on Them.” The forum focused on issues related to: (1) Mining and Mining History; (2) Conservation Considerations; (3) Management Tools and Conservation Research in Action; and (4) Building a Bat Conservation Program. In recent years, OSM has stepped up its activities in regard to protecting the endangered Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) during Mining and reclamation activities. The endangered Indiana bat is found in more than half of the States with SMCRA regulatory programs. During 2005, OSM lead an effort by Federal and State wildlife agencies, State SMCRA programs and academics and mining industry representatives to develop and conduct a national symposium on Indiana Bats and Mines. Over 150 people attended the symposium. In a participant survey, 91% of respondents indicated that they were either extremely satisfied or very satisfied with the Symposium. OSM is working with the State SMCRA programs and the Fish and Wildlife Service } 12 881 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement to ensure that these valuable animals receive full protection under the Endangered Species Act with minimal disruption to coal production. During FY 2006, OSM began working with the States and Industry to develop a workshop where all interested parties can be informed and provide comment on the Revised Recovery Plan for the Indiana Bat to be published by the USFWS in late spring/summer of 2006. Managnese Workshop: This one-day workshop presented issues associated with achieving Manganese (Mn) effluent limits for mining operations as required by Title 40 of the Federal Regulations. Manganese has not been shown to have adverse impacts on stream biota and it is often very costly to treat discharges to meet Mn standards. The interactive forum involved 50 representatives of state regulatory authorities, OSM, EPA and industry representatives providing presentations on regulatory background, Mn’s effects on stream biota, case studies and treatment COSfS. 1 13 882 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Active and Passive AMD Treatment Interactive Forum º: -- The OSM Appalachian Region, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) and several Pennsylvania watershed associations (including Western and Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Southern Alleghenies Conservancy, and the Western Pennsylvania Watershed Program) hosted a four day conference dedicated to the advancement of current technology of mine water treatment and resource recovery. The conference was geared toward facilitating a technical understanding of the treatment processes with experts from across the country and Canada giving presentations. The event took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during August 2005 and covered topics on active and passive mine water treatment technologies, resource recovery, and sludge handling. In addition to presentations by nationally known experts, the conference also included a heavily attended one-day workshop on passive treatment design. The most current design principles and in-depth review of mine water chemistry were emphasized. The resource recovery session presented specific markets that are being developed for the by-products of water treatment. The event was attended by over 260 people from 3 countries and 17 states representing non-profit watershed associations; district conservation groups; local, state and federal agencies; and industry. Evaluations received from over 90% of the attendees rated the event as highly satisfactory with an overall approval of over 95%. The entire conference including program, presentations, and conference photos is available at http://www.treatminewater.com/ Reports, Forum, and Workshop Proceedings: OSM publishes and co-sponsors the publication of numerous forums and workshop proceedings and various topical reports. These publications are distributed to interested parties at technology transfer events, upon request, and at various websites maintained by OSM. For example, during 2005, OSM published and distributed technical proceedings from the “Indiana Bat and Coal Mining” and the State Regulation of CCB's at Mines” technical interactive forums. We expect to publish proceedings from the “Regulation, Risk and Reclamation of Coal Combustion Byproducts at Mines” forum in 2006, and from the “Future of Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD). By-Product Forum” and others during 2007. The agency publishes these proceedings, reports and notices in paper copy, on CD, and over the Internet to reach the widest audience possible. During 2006 and 2007, OSM will continue to develop, distribute, and communicate these products. OSM Technical Library: OSM maintains technical libraries provides access to technical, scientific, and legal information for the agency, States, tribes, industry, citizen groups, and the public through a variety of services, reference assistance, technical research, document delivery, and the dissemination of critical current awareness information. The libraries anticipate that by 114 883 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement being on the web, the use of the collection will increase significantly. In addition, it is projected that the libraries will receive approximately 360-400 publication requests in FY 2006 and FY 2007. As well as providing technical information and services to State Regulatory Agencies and other OSM customers on a variety of mining-related topics, the technical library shares its collection through interlibrary loan with libraries around the world. In order to provide worldwide access to the information resources in the collection, the library catalog is web- accessible to anyone with Internet access. d. Experimental Practices Program Section 711 of SMCRA allows variances from Sections 515 and 516 performance standards as alternative or experimental mining and reclamation practices to encourage advances in mining technology or to allow innovative industrial, commercial, residential, or public (including recreational) post-mining land uses. However, the experimental practices must be at least as environmentally protective as the performance standards promulgated under Sections 515 and 516 of SMCRA. The experimental practice also must not reduce the protection afforded public health and safety below that provided by the applicable performance standards. Approval and monitoring of a permit containing an experimental practice requires a close working relationship between the operator, the regulatory authority, and OSM. Since the inception of the program, 49 experimental practices have been undertaken and 26 completed. Of the completed projects, 21 were determined to be successful and 5 unsuccessful. Twenty-one projects are currently underway; and 2 were terminated due to a regulation change. During FY 2005, one project was completed and six applications were received. Of the six applications received, three were approved, one was denied, and two were pending. OSM will continue to review and evaluate applications and completed projects during FY 2006 and 2007. e. Educational Outreach To make the public and students aware of OSM's responsibilities and of its environmental stewardship mission, OSM staff provides educational outreach to science teachers associations, science classes, educational fairs, Earth Day events, career days, foreign visitors, grassroots organizations, and professional associations and societies. This outreach includes demonstrating phases of surface mining reclamation using an open-pit mine model with reclamation equipment and activities in place, as well as providing educational posters and materials involved in permitting, monitoring and reclaiming a mine site. Additional outreach is provided through publications and distribution of forum proceedings. Outreach efforts expanded in FY 2006 with OSM's support of American Geological Institute's Coal and the Environment publication and the National Energy Foundation's Coal-K through 12 Educational Poster. Outreach is to continue and expand in 2007. } 15 884 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 2006 PLANNED PROGRAM PERFORMANCE OSM, the Fish and Wildlife Service, Environmental Protection Agency, Corps of Engineers, and West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection released a comprehensive final programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on actions to minimize the environmental effects of Mountaintop Mining of Valley Fills. The agencies reviewed and addressed over 83,000 public comments which were submitted in response to the draft EIS released in 2003. OSM and the seven western primacy states plan to co-sponsor two regional information workshops for new technologies implementation in support of their ten-year electronic permittingſpaperless office efforts. One workshop is planned for May in Bismarck, North Dakota, and the other for August in Denver, Colorado. The major goals for the Technology Development and Transfer Applied Science Program would be similar to those in FY 2005. Some projects underway may require second year funding which would be considered after review of progress during the first year. Achieve the performance measures and targets for students trained and customer satisfaction rates as shown on the performance overview for this business line. - 2005 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS In 2005, the major accomplishments in the Technology Development and Transfer include: • The National Technical Training Program (NTTP) offered 51 sessions of 39 different COtly SCS, • The Technical Innovation and Professional Services (TIPS) conducted 25 instructor-led classes for 260 students, and provided on-line technical training for 29 students. • Technical library staff responded to more than 650 requests from state regulatory staff, other federal agency staff, citizens, coal industry, consultants, and academics. • OSM jointly sponsored a Geospatial Conference for 175 attendees from government, academia, industry and the public in Atlanta, Georgia. • OSM hosted a Mine Water Treatment Conference for 250 participants from government, academia, industry, watershed associations, and environmental groups in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. - • OSM developed and conducted an Acid Mine Drainage Workshop in Evansville, Indiana, featuring case studies and field trips highlighting acid mine drainage treatment issues and SUCCESSöS. • OSM participated in National Engineer's Week by holding a 2-day event at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Over 400 children and adults participated in the activities and discussions. • During FY 2005, Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative (ARRI) held five tree planting events throughout the region to celebrate Arbor Day with various members of the public, industry and governments. ARRI groups also conducted numerous meetings and tours throughout the region to promote the Forest Reclamation Approach (FRA) and 1 16 885 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement to train people on its implementation. ARRI has also developed slide show training modules to assist in teaching the technical aspect of the FRA, • Six State Small Operators Assistance programs (Alabama, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia) helped 87 small coal mine operators collect technical data needed for mine permit applications. Examples of studies funded under the Applied Science Program include: Project Title/Contractor PurposeſRunding Development of Standardized Kinetic Test Method for the Prediction of Coai Mine Drainage Quality--Interlaboratory Study By: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Acid Drainage Technology Initiative Developing test data that could be used to predict potential for Acid Mine Drainage to be a problem after mining. Funding: $50,000 A System to Evaluate Prime Farmland Reclamation Success Based on Spatial Soil Properties By: University of Illinois The technology proposed has the potential to change how the States and OSM evaluate land uses requiring productivity data and even forestry applications where the soil capability testing would replace vegetation analysis for requiring remediation or approving bond release. Funding: $149,000 Development of Rapid Assessment Protocols for Beneficial Use of Post-2000 Coal Combustion Products in Virginia Coal Mines By: Virginia Polytechnical University Develop appropriate tests for applicability of a variety of CCB materials to be used for soil amendments, AMD barrier materials, and acid coal Waste treatment. Funding: $40,162 Development of a Field Procedure to Evaluate the Reforestation Potential of Reclaimed Surface-Mined Land By: University of Kentucky Develop the tests that would provide equivalent test data to a tractor mounted recording soil penetrometer that could be used on slopes and rough terrain inaccessible to a tractor. Funding: $42,296 Vegetation Habitat Analysis to Enhance Reclamation of Drastically Disturbed Lands By: Montana State University; and Montana Department of Environmental Quality Develop a process for determining controlling habitat factors for specific vegetation communities in the West. Funding: $65,000 Demonstrate the Potential for Large-Scale Carbon Sequestration by Reforestation of Mined Lands Using Managed Forest By: Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy; and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Develop data to determine the potential for Reclaimed lands (variety of reduced compaction reclamation techniques) to sequester carbon through productive forestry, Funding: $40,162 | 1 7 886 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW Performance supports Strategic Plan and PART measures displayed under “Goal Performance Tables' Tab in this document. Below represents bureau level measures for this business line. º Measures: 2004 Actual 2005 Final Plan 2005 Actual Change from 2005 Plan 2006 Enacted 2006 Change from 2005 Actual 2007 Request 2007 Change from 2006 Customer service rate in the quality of technical assistance. (applies to both the Resource Protection and Resource Use Goals). (BUR) 300% 94% 99% +5% 94% .5% 94% Percent satisfaction with the scientific and technical products and assistance, (applies to both the Resource Protection and Resource Use Goals) (BUR) 97% 92% 93% +1% 92% -1% 92% Customer effectiveness Tate in the quality of technical training – NTTP. (applies to both the Resource Protection and Resource Use Goals) (BUR) 97% 93% 98% +5% 93% .5% 93% Number of students trained — NTTP, (applies to both the Resource Protection and Resource Use Goals) (BUR) 916 950 957 +7 1,200 +243 1,200 Customersatisfaction rate for TIPS training. (applies to both the Resource Protection and Resource Use Goals) (BUR) 90% 89% 91% +2% 89% –2% 9 j9% 2% Customer satisfaction in the quality and timeliness of AVS provided services. (Applies to the Resource Use Goal) (BUR) 98% 95% 97% +2% 95% -2% 95% BUR = Bureau Measure 118 887 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (Dollars in Thousands) Fixed Costs & Change Related Program from 2005 2006 Changes Changes 2007 2006 Actual | Enacted (+/-) (+/-) Request (+/-) Regulation & $$$ 485 481 +4 0 485 +4 Technology FTE 2 2 () () 2 O Abandoned $$$ 8,444 6,142 +1 1 0 6,253 +1 1 } Mine Land FTE 46 46 {} 0 46 0 +11 TOTAL $$$ 8,929 6,623 +1 15 0 6,738 115 FTE 48 48 {} O 48 0 The FY 2007 budget request for Financial Management is $6,738,000 and 48 FTE. This is a net increase of $115,000 for fixed costs and related changes, and no FTE change from the 2006 enacted level. Of the fixed costs and related changes increase, $22,000 reflects funding for vehicle fuel moved to the program areas instead of maintaining funding in a central account under Executive Direction. There are no program changes. Overview This business line provides resources for the Financial Management program activity. OSM carries out its financial management program responsibilities through three activities: fee compliance, revenue management, and grants management. • Fee compliance covers the collection, accounting, audit and investment of abandoned mine reclamation fees, assistance to operators on compliance matters, and regulatory and policy development on fee compliance issues. * Grants management includes accounting for and reporting on grants awarded to State and Tribes for AML and regulatory purposes. * Revenue management involves the accounting and collection of revenue other than reclamation fees, such as civil penalties assessed under Federal citations for mining violations and Federal performance bonds forfeited by coal mine permittees. Financial Management operations are an integral part of OSM's Environmental Restoration and Environmental Protection mission goal areas supporting the Department's Resource Use and Resource Protection goals. State and Tribal grant funding (reclamation and regulatory) disbursement for the administration of regulatory activities and reclamation clean up projects is 119 888 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement managed through this program activity. OSM, States, and Tribes fund reclamation project work through the fees collected from current mine operators after they are appropriated by Congress annually. These projects clean up environmental hazards resulting from past mining operations that degrade land and water resources. The regulatory grants fund the administration of State regulatory programs that protect people and the environment from adverse affects associated with current mining and ensure the land is restored at the conclusion of mining. Operational Processes (Program Activities): OSM carries out its program financial management responsibilities through three activities: fee compliance, revenue management, and grants management. This business line does not include administrative accounting or reporting for appropriated funds. Fee compliance covers the company reporting, | collection, accounting, audit, and investment of Company Reporting abandoned mine reclamation fees, assistance to operators Collection on compliance matters, and regulatory and policy * development on fee compliance issues. tºdify Investment of AML Fees * s Compliance Assistance to | Grants management includes accounting for and Operators | reporting on grants awarded to States and Tribes for Regulatory and Policy | AML and regulatory purposes. Development on Fee compliance # issues *. {- Revenue management involves the accounting and collection of revenue other than reclamation fees, such as Grants Management | T. * & s , & Accounting and Reporting civil penalties assessed under Federal citations for | mining violations and Federal performance bonds Revenue Management | forfeited by coal mine permittees. Accounting and collection of ther than AML * : * * * * & * º."º" i. The Financial Management business line supports accomplishment of OSM’s Environmental Restoration | and Protection mission goals through the collection of = fees used for reclamation work and management of reclamation and regulatory grant funds. The outcome of OSM's Financial Management program performance is mostly measured by the success of the Surface Mining Program in carrying out the two major missions of the organization -- Environmental Restoration and Environmental Protection. The Financial Management business line is an integral part and supports accomplishment of both missions. In addition, OSM identified workload indicators for this business line as measures of the efficiency and effectiveness of financial management operations. These measures or indicators include: the Office of Inspector General financial statement audit opinion for fee compliance, revenue management, grants financial services; and the fee collection rate for operators reporting coal tonnage. 120 889 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Actions Required to Achieve Annual Goals: OSM will use technology to increase compliance and improve processing of collections. This includes using the Internet to ease the coal companies’ reporting burden, receive quarterly coal production reports, provide information to companies, and allow companies to make payments on-line, OSM will continue to use new and streamlined collection services as they become available and will work with customers and stakeholders to ensure fair and consistent policies. In FY 2007, OSM will continue to pursue opportunities to participate in e-government projects, such as coordinating the use of the Single Source Coal Reporting System, a node off the Small Business Administration’s Business Gateway. OSM also expects to complete the FEEBACS redesign project which will consolidate three outdated subsidiary systems into one contemporary system. The redesign project will provide the ongoing systems support needed to assure the continued success of the fee compliance program, In accordance with guidelines established by the Chief Financial Officer’s Council, OSM is converting to a new grant disbursement system with the implementation of the new Departmental core accounting system. OSM will need to ensure a smooth transition to the new system through cooperative training with Treasury and customer service. OSM has over 157 grants and cooperative agreements with the States and Tribes, accounting for over $300 million. Resources, Skills, and Technology Needed: To support program activities and to ensure that operators continue to support the Surface mining program by paying appropriate fees, OSM plans to maintain a highly trained cadre of fee compliance auditors, program accountants, and financial systems personnel, Training will continue so that financial management personnel maintain a high level of skill and technical expertise. OSM will also continue to use contractors to handle billing, data entry and appropriate collection functions, and redesign the principal systems that support the Fee Compliance Program. The following section details, by program activity, the funding and FTE resources required to meet the performance measures. 12} º Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Table 12 — Justification of Program and Performance Financial Management Summary Increases/Decreases for FY 2007 (Dollars in Thousands) Regulation & Technology Abandoned Mine Lands Total Inc/ Program Activity 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 Dec Actual Estimated | Request Actual | Estimate | Request || Actual | Estimate | Request (+/-) Fee Compliance | * () 0. 0 8,359 6,056 6,166 | 8,359 6,056 6,166 +110 FTE () () O 45 45 45 45 45 45 O Revenue $$$ 394 389 391 O 0 0 394 389 391 +2 Management FTE 1 1 l O 0 O 1 | 1 0. Grants Financial $$$ 91 92 94 85 86 87 176 178 181 +3 Management FTE I 1 ! | f ! 2 2 2 O TOTAL $$$ 485 481 485 8,444 6,142 6,253 8,929 6,623 6,738 +115 FTE 2 2 2 46 46 46 48 48 48 0 122 891 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 2007 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ESTIMATES 1. Fee Compliance The fee compliance activity provides funding used by OSM, States and Tribes to restore land and water degraded by past mining practices to beneficial uses. The fee is collected from active coal operators based upon tons of coal produced and sold. The use of this money funds the accomplishment of the Department's Resource Protection goal. OSM's Fee Compliance Program carries out SMCRA’s requirements to ensure coal operators accurately report tonnage and pay reclamation fees. The program goal is to maximize compliance by fairly and consistently applying policy and collection procedures at a reasonable cost. In FY 2005, the program achieved a 99.9 percent collection rate resulting in $293.6 million in total collections, The program achieved a 99.8 percent compliance rate for operators filing their tonnage reports after working closely with the industry. OSM also increased the percent of permits that filed OSM-1 Reports electronically, from 44 percent in FY 2004 to 58 percent in FY 2005. OSM’s goal is to increase the percent of permits that file electronically, to provide better service to coal companies and to realize the benefits of E-government. In terms of efficiency, the total direct program cost was less than two percent of the amount collected. The Fee Compliance Program is comprised of two highly integrated components, -- collections and audits -- that work hand-in-hand to maximize compliance, minimize the burden on industry, and ensure the efficient use of resources. For example, key initiatives that these components will pursue in FY 2007 include: • Completing the replacement of the current Fee Billing and Collection System (FEEBACS), the Audit Fee Billing and Collection System (AFBACS) and the Civil Penalty Accounting and Collection System (CPACS) with one contemporary system that can be maintained into the future. The new system will provide reliable support, at less cost to operate and maintain than the three existing, outdated systems. • Continuing the coordination of the consolidated coal data reporting system (Single Source Coal Reporting System). This project is being coordinated with other Federal and state agencies that collect information from the coal industry. This system allows companies to electronically report information one time for multiple government uses. - * Expanding coal companies’ use of electronic tonnage reporting and fee payment systems. These mechanisms offer efficiencies for both the industry and government. Details on these and other services the collection and audit components provide are described in the following sections. 123 892 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement a. AML Fee Collection The collection component assures that the AML Fee payment requirements of SMCRA are consistently and fairly applied across the country, creating a level playing field for all coal companies. In FY 2005 OSM collected 99.9 percent of the AML Fees due during the year. Total AML Fee collections were $293.6 million. To assist in managing AML Fee collections, OSM utilizes the Fee Billing Accounting and Collection System (FEEBACS). This computerized system provides subsidiary accounts receivable and management information needed to manage the fee compliance program. FEEBACS is integrated with the Applicant Violator System to track new permits from initial permitting through fee reporting. AML fee payments are tracked by permit number of producing coal companies for each quarter of the year. In addition, the system issues quarterly OSM-1 coal reclamation fee reports for industry coal sale reporting and fee computation. The package includes all data available on potentially producing permits to simplify the reporting requirements by industry. The forms are pre-printed and mailed to the companies to facilitate tonnage reporting and fee payment. Beginning in 2001, companies could elect to report over the Internet, using the E-filing system described below. OSM-1 Reports covering over 2,700 permits are processed each quarter. OSM has developed an internet-based system to allow coal companies to file their quarterly coal production reports electronically. Companies report that the system saves them time and money. This is evidenced by the fact that over 340 companies voluntarily use the E-filling system. The companies use the system to report on over 1,600 permits and approximately 87% of the coal tonnage produced in the country. The new system helps streamline the reporting process, makes it easier for companies to report on time, reduces errors, and makes it easier to follow-up with companies that have not reported. During FY 2002, the system was enhanced to allow companies to make payment online, using the Treasury Department’s Pay. Gov payment method. This new feature saves companies time and wire transfer costs, while providing OSM with faster information about collections for investment purposes. Over 34 percent of reclamation fees were paid electronically using Pay. Gov, in the third quarter of 2005. During FY 2006 and 2007, OSM plans to continue promoting the use of E-filing and online payment by companies. OSM will implement the first phase of the redesigned Fee Billing and Collection System (FEEBACS) in early 2007. The acquisition stage of the project was delayed in 2005 because OSM was unable to find the best value for the government. OSM has divided the project into two phases to implement a modular approach to the project. The modular approach reduces the risk to the government and vendors. The redesigned system will assure the ongoing support for the Fee Compliance Program and reduce costs by: 1) Averting a system failure to business processes that generate approximately $293 million a year in collections, and by avoiding the costs required to fix such a failure. We estimate that a major system failure would cost a minimum of $732,500 in lost fee collections. 124 893 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 2) Migrating two of the existing systems off of their current hardware. The two systems reside on the same computer system as the administrative accounting system and its related subsidiary systems. OSM is migrating its administrative accounting system to a new Department-wide Financial and Business Management System. Once this occurs, OSM will have to continue to maintain and operate the host computer system to support the two existing collection systems—AFBACS and CPACS. The redesign of these two existing systems will eliminate the need to do this, and save an estimated $139,000 in recurring annual maintenance costs (current dollars). The redesign will also create $96,411 a year in software maintenance efficiencies. The new system will allow OSM to readily contract out software maintenance and reduce costs. 3) Eliminating the need to replace existing hardware that is going off-maintenance in 2006 and re-writing the AFBACS and CPACS systems. This will save an additional $1.02 million, This project will improve efficiencies by: 1) Re-engineering and streamlining business processes. OSM currently incurs $540,000 a year in non-computer operating costs that could be reduced with the new system. Although we cannot currently predict the total efficiency savings from this project, a 15 percent efficiency gain of $81,000 would be an estimate at this time. . 2) Replacing three outdated systems with one system, 3) Potentially reducing the cost of data collection by partner agencies. In another effort underway, OSM expects to be able to implement a consolidated single reporting form for coal companies to use to report to multiple Federal and State agencies. A study conducted by the partner agencies showed that it would be cost-effective to develop a consolidated single source coal reporting system. During FY 2006, OSM will continue working with the partner agencies and the Small Business Administration (SBA) to plan and coordinate the deployment of the system with SBA’s Business Gateway initiative. Development of the system was started in June 2005 with funding provided by SBA and OSM. b. AML Fee Audit SMCRA requires OSM to conduct audits to ensure full compliance with the law's reclamation fee requirements, so funds are available for State, Tribal, and Federal reclamation efforts. To meet that mandate, the compliance program is designed to promote timely and accurate reporting of coal tonnage and to ensure correct fee payments. In addition to conducting audits, this includes providing the information and assistance operators need to comply, and taking enforcement action when non-compliance occurs. The audit staff is Strategically located in field offices in most of the coal-producing areas, which is instrumental in providing direct service to coal operators. To ensure quality, all work is 125 894 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement carried out in accordance with Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. The continuing professional education and training of OSM’s auditing staff is emphasized in accordance with those standards. By structuring the audit program so that all companies have the potential to be audited, an effective deterrent to noncompliance is always present. To support the program goal of maximizing compliance, OSM auditors will conduct more than 150 audits and compliance checks in FY 2007. Beyond the deterrent effect, this provides an opportunity to directly assist industry on accounting and reporting matters. For example, when instances of non-compliance are identified, the auditors explain each issue and how similar occurrences can be avoided in the future. Auditors also provide several other services necessary to achieve a high level of compliance. The following are a few examples of the work planned for FY 2007. • Examining all permit transactions recorded by regulatory authorities: The audit staff will need to review more than 2,000 newly issued coal mining permits and transactions (transfers and amendments), which can affect the parties responsible for paying fees. About 1,600 were handled in FY 2005. By continuing these efforts, the program has greater assurance that all producing permits are identified in a timely manner, and operators are informed of their reporting and payment responsibilities. • Developing necessary revisions to the fee requirements: The auditors have the most direct contact with operators and the subject-matter expertise to identify, develop, test, and implement any needed changes. This is part of an ongoing effort to ensure fairness and a level playing field among all operators in paying fees, and to minimize the compliance burden. • Promoting E-government: This work will cover promoting electronic tonnage reporting and fee payment by demonstrating the systems for companies during audits and forwarding interested party information for enrollment. • Coordinating work with the Internal Revenue Service: OSM will continue working with the IRS to ensure that the fee compliance and coal excise tax compliance programs function together more efficiently. SMCRA requires OSM to forward audit results to the IRS and both agencies coordinate issues affecting the industry. - Overall, there also will be a continued emphasis on customer service in FY 2006 and 2007. Industry feedback on the FY 2005 audits indicated that all customer service standards were met, which is critical to maximizing compliance and collections. - 126 895 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Table 13 - Actual and Estimated Deposits to the AML fund AML Production Fees (Production in millions of tons) (Dollars in Millions) 2005 2005 Projections 2006 2007 2008 “Actuals” | * *::: "" | Projections | Projections | Projections Production * DOE OSM DOE OSM DOE OSM DOE | OSM Underground 359 367 359 362 368 381 380 | 408 387 Surface 662 729 684 720 676 743 701 || 762 712 Lignite 84 83 90 85 86 87 87 91 88 AML Fees ** $293.6 $303.7 $299.8 $31.1.7 $79 *DOE Production is based on the Department of Energy (DOE) Table 111 "Annual Energy Outlook 2006, Reference Case Forecast”. OSM tonnage uses the last reported production (Fiscal Year 2005) and then increases or decreases based on the percentage increase or decrease in DOE production for each coal type. The OSM projections are usually lower because AML fees are assessed on the tonnage sold, used, or transferred while the DOE figures are based on the tonnage produced. *AML Fees are calculated based on the OSM tonnage estimates multiplied by the applicable fee rate: $0.15, $0.35, and $0.10 for underground, surface, and lignite, respectively. This calculation is then adjusted for moisture content, reduced coal prices and fees, administrative fees and uncollectible fee estimates. Current Authority to collect AML fees ends on June 30, 2006. The AML fee projections for FY 2006 assume continuation of current legislation. The Interior budget proposal extends current legislation to September 30, 2007 and collections for the last fiscal year of 2007 are received in the first quarter of 2008. The Interior budget also seeks a permanent extension of the existing fee structure. 127 896 Table 14–Summary Status of Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (Dollars in thousands) fiscal Receipts arid interest income Appropriations Cumulative Year Unappropriated Amount interest Cumulative Amourt Transfer Cumulative AML Fund Appropriated Appropriations Earned from footnote from TO Balance AML Fund /4 Other Sources 12 UMWACBF 1978 || 105,444 105,444 36,647 36,647 68,797 1979 184,433 289,877 61,453 98,098 194,779 1980 199,000 488,877 94,843 192,941 295,936 1981 192,657 684,534 82,485 275.426 406,108 1982 222,644 904,178 415,333 390,759 543,419 1983 197,196 1,101,374 213,079 603,838 497,536 1984 216,554 1,317,928 271,228 875,066 442,862 1985 226,426 1,544,354 296.941 1,172,007 372,347 1986 219,162 1,763,516 197.277 1,369,284 394,232 1987 215,304 1,978,820 203,720 1,573,004 405,816 1988 || 229,890 2,208,710 199,380 /4 7,000 1,772,384 436,326 1989 235,493 2,444,203 193,160 1,965,544 478,659 1990 243,519 2,687,722 192,772 2,158.316 529,406 1991 243,761 2,931,483 198,955 2.357,271 574,212 1992 241,954 39,328 3,212,765 187,803 2,545,074 667,691 1993 || 238,153 30,633 || 3,481,551 187,930 2,733,004 748,547 1994 244,296 40,090 3,765,937 190,107 12 7,200 2,923,111 842,826 1995 || 255,416 61,730 4,083,083 182,386 3,105,497 977,586 1996 256,451 69,383 4,408,917 173,887 47,184 3,326,568 1,082,349 1997 266,783 “81,006 4,756,706 177,085 31,374 3,535,027 1,224,679 1998 || 273,039 67,031 5,096,776 177,624 f3 3,163 32,562 3,745,213 1,354,563 1999 || 276,674 82,831 5,456,281 $85,392 81,766 4,012,371 1,443,910 2000 || 274,297 94,370 5,824,948 195,873 /4 108,959 || |4 4,317,203 1,507,745 2001 284,044 103,496 6,212,488 215,038 /5 182,018 15 4,714,259 1,498,229 2002 287,066 43,278 # 6,542,832 203,455 /6 90,179 ſé 5,007,893 1,534,939 2003 ; 232,555 23,620 6,849,007 190,499 ſ? 89,858 ſ/ | 5,288,250 1,560,757 2004 287,023 45,694 || 7,181,724 190,591 $4,966 5,493,807 1,687,917 2005 ; 293,604 75,017 7,550,345 188,205 66,533 5,748,545 1,801,800 2006 || 299,768 88,450 7,938,563 185,248 59,004 5.992,797 1,945,766 2007 || 311,803 94,663 8,345,029 O 0 5,992,797 2,352,232 /* Total does not include $7M transferred into the fund by supplemental authority, which does not affect the Unappropriated Balance, /2 Total includes $7.2 M transferred into the fund by supplemental authority, which does not affect the Unappropriated Balance. J3 Total does not include 3.2M transferred into the fund by supplemental authority, which does not affect the Unappropriated Balance. f4 Total includes one-time $68M emergency appropriation, as well as the annual appropriation of $41m. f5 Total includes annual amount of $102.9M, as well as $81.6M of the one-time $96.7M mandated under PL 106-294. 16 Total includes annual amount of $113.6M, less $23.4M retumed by UMWACBF trustees mandated under PL 106–291. ſ? Total includes annual amount of $56M as well as $33.8M mandated under PL108-7. Note: FY 2006 figures are estimates except for appropriations and transfers. FY 2007 figures are estimates. 128 897 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 2. Grant Financial Management This activity accounts for and disburses reclamation and regulatory grants to States and Tribes under OSM's Environmental Restoration and Environmental Protection business lines. Grants represent the majority of OSM’s budget and fund the protection and restoration of land, water, and structures adversely affected by mining operations (past and present). The grants financial management activity includes the disbursement, accounting, reporting and recovery of grant funds. It also includes the computer systems used to support these functions. A little more than half of the funding request ($0.93 million) supports DOI’s Resource Use goal and $0.87 million supports DOI’s Resource Protection goal. OSM is in the process of converting its accounting systems to the Department’s Financial and Business Management System (FBMS). This conversion includes a product called EGrants Plus, a comprehensive grants management system that is intended to facilitate all functions related to the administration of financial assistance programs. Implementation of EGrants Plus will cover two deployments. The first deployment was implemented on April, 5, 2005 to handle many of administrative functions related to financial assistance programs. Under this deployment, existing financial structures (ABACIS, GIFTS, and DDX) will continue to be operational. The second deployment will integrate the financial processes with the administrative functions that were implemented in the first deployment. Implementation of the second deployment is anticipated in October 2006. Under current financial structures, the grant disbursement system allows States and Tribes to request funds and receive payments on their grant awards within one day. The grants tracking system allows grant specialists to track grant awards, disbursements and costs, and manage the grant financing. Grant awards are entered into the Grants Information Financial Tracking System (GIFTS) to establish a grant account balance. As States and tribes need funds, they submit a drawdown request for funds through OSM’s on-line Draw-Down Express System. The Draw-Down Express System automatically checks GIFTS to assure that funds are available. If funds are available, the system approves the disbursement and a payment is issued. GIFTS is updated as payments are made. As States and Tribes spend the grant funds they have received, they submit cost reports, which are entered into the system. GIFTS gives OSM grant specialists and States and tribes on-line reports, which show the status of grant funds. 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Revenue Management The Revenue Management activity involves managing a variety of non-fee revenues and receivables that come from the agency’s operations. These include the following: • Federal civil penalties issued for mining violations. The total outstanding balance of open civil penalty cases was $237,102 at the end of FY 2005, including interest and late charges. New civil penalties recorded in FY 2004 totaled $148,804. • Bond forfeitures by federally permitted mining companies. • Fees for mine permit reviews and blaster certification training. The bonds and penalties assessed ensure responsible management practices in the extraction of coal resources. Levy of penalties and fees help to ensure operators’ compliance with coal mining regulations and ensure the land is restored to beneficial use at the conclusion of mining operations. Civil penalty collections are used to reclaim post-SMCRA mine sites. To maximize the collection rate on civil penalties, OSM uses all of the debt collection tools available. These tools include demand letters, personal contact with the debtor, use of payment plans, referral to private collection agencies through Department of Treasury, litigation through the Solicitor’s Office, and referral to the Department of Treasury for payment offset. Additionally, delinquent civil penalties are reported to the Applicant Violator System so that violators and debtors do not obtain permits to mine coal until the outstanding debt and violations have been resolved. These are the same tools used in the AML Fee collection program. However, because the majority of the companies that incur AML Fees are viable, the collection rate for AML Fees is higher than the collection rate for civil penalties. During 2006-2007 OSM plans to continue to refer civil penalty debt that is more than 180 days delinquent to the Department of Treasury for collection, in accordance with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996. OSM has a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Treasury whereby they will provide collection services on debts over 180 days delinquent. During FY 2005, OSM referred 100 percent of qualifying civil penalty debts to Treasury. Bond forfeitures on federally permitted lands are used to reclaim mine sites when a company fails to perform reclamation. It is a positive indicator that bond forfeitures have declined over the past three years. } 31 900 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 2006 PLANNED PROGRAM PERFORMANCE Continue with the redesign of three critical collection systems. Continue promoting the use of e-filing and online payment by coal companies in the collection of AML fees. Support the single source coal reporting effort and coordination with other agencies and partners. Achieve performance targets as outlined on the following page. 2005 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS In 2005, the major accomplishments in the Financial Management program activity include: • OSM received its 15" consecutive unqualified audit opinion on our FY 2005 financial statements. No material weaknesses identified. • OSM increased electronic coal reclamation fee reporting to 58% of permits, which represents 87% of the total nationwide coal production. • OSM collected $293.6 million in coal reclamation fees from active mine operators that will be used to reclaim lands abandoned prior to passage of the Surface Mining Law of 1977. • OSM distributed over $147 million to state abandoned mine programs to reclaim abandoned mine land health and safety hazards and over $56 million to state coal mine regulatory programs. As mentioned in early sections, grants to regulatory states did not include full funding for Missouri in FY 2005. 132 901 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW Performance supports Strategic Plan and PART measures displayed under the “Goal Performance Tables” Tab in this document. Below represents bureau level measures for this business line. Measures: 2004 2005 2005 Change 2006 2006 2007 2007 Actual Final Actual from Enacted Change Request Change Pian 2005 Pian from 2005 from Actual 2006 Increase the number of permits 44% 50% 58% +8% 50% -8% 65% + $5% reporting by e-filing. (BUR) AML Fee Collection rate. (BUR) 99.9% 99% 99.9% +0.1% 99% -0.1% 99% O Customer satisfaction with 98% 95% {{}0% +5% 95% -5% 95% 0. Grants Financial Services. (BUR) BUR = Bureau Measure 133 902 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement EXECUTIVE DIRECTION (Dollars in Thousands) Fixed Costs & Related | Program 2007 Change 2005 2006 Changes Changes | Budget from Actual | Enacted (+/-) (+/-) Request 2006(+/-) Regulation & $$$ 14,505 14,875 +459 +67 15,401 +526 Technology FTE 60 63 {} () 63 {} Abandoned Mine $$$ 7,421 7,633 +251 +34 7,918 +285 Land FTE 31 34 +1 {} 35 +} TOTAL $$$ 21,926 22,508 +710 +101 23,319 +811 FTE 91 97 +1 {} 98 +} The FY 2007 budget request for Executive Direction is $23,319,000 and 98 FTE. This is a net increase of $710,000 for fixed costs and related changes, and one FTE change from the 2006 enacted level. Of the fixed costs and related changes, there is a net decrease of $223,000 for funding of vehicle fuel. That amount was moved to the program areas instead of maintaining funding in a central account under Executive Direction. A total of $2,000 was retained under Administrative Support for vehicles used at Headquarters. There is a program change of $101,000. Justification of 2007 Program Change. Working Capital Fund (+$101,000) – To support increases in the DOI Working Capital Fund to support enterprise approaches that result in improved effectiveness and efficiency. Overview The Executive Direction business line functions are carried out at OSM’s headquarters location in Washington, D.C. This business line includes the Director's and staff offices, information technology, administration, human resources, and internal financial management for the organization. Executive Direction provides internal executive direction and administrative Support to programs, regions, and field offices through the development and coordination of agency policy, budget, plans and other guidance documents. Also, Executive Direction coordinates the implementation of Departmental and Administration initiatives in the bureau, such as, the President’s Management Agenda. 134 903 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement The performance outcomes for Executive Direction are accomplished through the efficient and effective operations of the two major agency business lines (i.e., environmental restoration and environmental protection) and two support programs (technology development and transfer and financial management). Through providing administrative support functions for these programs Executive Direction supports the Department of the Interior goals and measures in the new Strategic plan. Operational Processes (Program Activities): The funding request for this business line is to support activities of Executive Direction, Administrative Support and General Services. Executive Direction provides executive leadership and policy direction for the Bureau, which includes the immediate office of the Director. Administrative Support provides all of the support services for day-to-day operations, such as information technology, human resources, procurement, and finance and accounting. General Services funds bureau-wide fixed costs such as office space, telephones, US postage, unemployment compensation etc., and Department-wide fixed costs assessed to OSM, # The Offices in the Executive EXECUTIVE Directionawd Direction business line performance ADMINISTRATION ENCOMPASSES: | is an integral component of OSM's Environmental Restoration and Director’s and Staff Offices | Environmental Protection mission goal areas; and the technology development and transfer and finance support functions. Through accomplishment of OSM's two mission goals the business line supports the Departmental Resource Protection, Resource Use and Serving Communities goal areas. Administrative support for day to day operations • Human Resources • Administration • Finance and Accounting Information Technology - General Services (Office space, telephones, postage, t unemployment and workers compensation, working capital fund, and other fixed costs) Th f e OutCOme O program performance will be measured by the success of the Surface Mining program in carrying out the environmental restoration and protection missions. Also, performance will be measured through OSM's contribution to the accomplishment of the Departmental management goals and measures in the new strategic plan based upon the President's five agenda items -- strategic management of human capital, expand e-government, improve budget and performance integration, improve financial management, and expand competitive sourcing. In FY 2006 and 2007, OSM will continue to support the Department's progress in the implementation of the President’s management agenda. Our performance in the five management improvement areas will be reported through the internal DOI scorecard rating 135 904 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement system. All scorecards were modified in FY 2005 to strengthen the criteria and a new scorecard to evaluate asset management was added. As of the last internal rating period ended October 2005 the bureau had a “yellow” in the areas of strategic management of human capital, electronic government and financial management; and a “green” in the areas of competitive sourcing, asset management, and budget and performance integration. During FY 2006, OSM will also continue to participate in the Department’s e-government quicksilver projects. These support the Department’s Management Excellence mission goal. OSM SCORECARD RATINGS DOI Mission Goal Agenda Item OSM Score Management Excellence Strategic Management of Human Yellow Improve the efficiency and Capital effectiveness of internal Competitive Sourcing Green operations in the delivery of Improved Financial Management Yellow DOI programs and services. Budget and Performance Green Integration Asset Management Green Electronic Government Yellow OSM's scorecard ratings will be verified and validated through meetings between the bureau and the cognizant Departmental office to assess performance semi-annually. Actions Required to Achieve Annual Goals: OSM will continue to strengthen or maintain existing “green” scores and improve its “yellow” scores. Resources, Skills, and Technology Needed: OSM and the States and Tribes will continue to need a diverse and multi-disciplinary cadre of personnel to accomplish the mission and goals of SMCRA. In addition, these personnel will guide OSM through technical and policy decisions to ensure that coal-mining activities, including post-mining reclamation, are carried out in such a manner that the safety and health of coalfield citizens is protected and the environment is not degraded. - FY 2007 Budget Request: The FY 2007 President's Budget requests $23.3 million for Executive Direction and Administrative activities. Of this total, $3.8 million will be used to provide executive direction and effective policy guidance for the overall program and liaison efforts with States, Tribes, coalfield citizens, Congress, and other Federal agencies. Administrative support and services for OSM will require $6.6 million and basic bureau-wide fixed overhead costs in general services will cost $12.9 million. 136 905 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Program/Project Support of Bureau, Department, and Government-wide Costs (Section 405 Compliance) As previously mentioned, the Executive Direction activity provides executive direction and leadership, and policy and program management guidance for all areas of responsibility for OSM. It includes the Director’s Office staff and all Staff Offices located in Washington, D. C. The Administration activity includes all the administrative functions necessary to support program activities. It includes four organization areas: Administration, Human Resources, Administrative Financial Management, and Information Technology. The General Services activity includes essential fixed costs to support OSM's program missions such as rent, telecommunications, the DOI working capital fund, and service contracts. OSM does not compute separate overhead charges, deductions, reserves or holdbacks to fund these activities; rather, they are identified as a business line within the budget presentation. Further information on specific elements of each activity can be found in the Executive Direction and Administration program justification. Within the Executive Direction and Administration business line, OSM includes external administrative costs to include amounts paid to the Department to support Departmental or Government-wide costs. Itemized lists of the budget for activities included in the DOI Working Capital Fund that are centrally billed, fee for service and directly billed are included in the Budget Exhibits. OSM also has support functions at the regional and field offices that ensure various activities are integrated so the mission is accomplished. The majority of these costs are comprised of the salary and benefits for field office directors, regional directors and their administrative staff. These costs are not identified under Executive Direction and Administration, rather they are included in the program funding requested. OSM provides allocations to its regions based on the overall program activities and does not identify separate funding for support functions. If the Subcommittee is interested in quantifying costs at a regional level, OSM can work with the Subcommittee to provide this information. Activity Based Costing allows OSM to internally track indirect costs associated with various organizational units and program activities. This is important to determine the full cost of program activities for evaluation purposes. One way in which some indirect costs are associated with program activities is based on FTE consumption. This method is based on the assumption that labor hours correlate to the consumption of these costs using a ratio of FTE per each program activity to total OSM FTEs. Data using this method is made available to managers for program evaluation; however, OSM does not request funding at this level of detail. 137 # Executive Direction Summary Increases/Decreases for FY 2007 (Dollars in Thousands) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Table 15–Justification of Program and Performance Regulation & Technology Abandoned Mine Lands Total ºpe Program Activity 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 Actual | Estimate | Request || Actual Estimate | Request || Actual | Estimate | Request Executive $$$ 2,454 2,460 2,510 1,309 i,310 1,328 3,763 3,770 3,838 +68 Direction FTE 22 23 23 6 9 10 28 32 33 +} * $$$ 4,257 4,260 4,345 2,210 2,223 2,274 6,467 6,483 || 6,619 +136 uppo FTE 38 40 40 25 25 25 63 65 65 O General Services $$$ 7,794 8,155 8,546 3,902 4,100 4,316 11,696 12,255 12,862 +607 FTE 0. O 0 () O 0 0 () {} O TOTAL $$$ 14,505 14,875 15,401 || 7,421 7,633 7,918 21,926 22,509 23,319 +8 | 1 FTE 60 63 63 31 34 35 91 97 98 +1 138 907 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 2007 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ESTIMATES 1. Executive Direction This activity provides executive direction and leadership, and policy and program management guidance for all areas of responsibility for OSM. The Executive Direction activity includes the salaries and operating expenses for the Office of the Director and four immediate staff offices, which include Equal Opportunity; Communications; Planning, Analysis and Budget; and Chief Information Officer. a. Office of the Director The Director is OSM’s Chief Executive. The Director provides the leadership and direction of OSM activities within the limits delegated under SMCRA. The Director’s primary objectives are to aggressively pursue the reclamation of abandoned mine lands (AML) and to prevent environmental problems in the coalfields by working through the State agencies. OSM makes every effort to obtain full public involvement in the design and development of agency policy. An extensive outreach approach stimulated a more cohesive partnership that has led to better understanding and cooperation among OSM's stakeholders. In FY 2006 and 2007, OSM will continue outreach efforts which promote public participation in policy making. The arena for such participation includes public meetings on proposed rulemaking and conferences, which promote discussion and exchange of information on the current state of the coal industry and OSM’s evolving role. OSM will continue to take positive steps to contact States, Tribes, citizens, and industry and encourage their participation. In addition to guiding policy decisions, the Director provides direct supervision to the following staff offices: Office of Equal Opportunity, Office of Communication, Office of Planning, Analysis and Budget and the Office of the Chief Information Officer. b. Office for Equal Opportunity (EO) This Office is responsible for promoting equal employment opportunities for all OSM employees. The Office: • Provides for the prompt, fair and impartial processing of complaints of discrimination; • Provides technical assistance and advice to employees and managers on all EO issues; • Communicates the bureau's equal employment opportunity policy and program and its employment needs to all sources of job candidates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or handicap; • Ensures that a reasonable accommodation program is in place and is implemented in a fair and timely manner; • Ensures that an alternative dispute resolution program is available for both the pre- complaint process and the formal complaint process; 139 908 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement • Ensures that a bureau-wide affirmative action and EEOC-MD-715-1 plan objectives are developed and implemented; and • Maintains a Civil Rights Compliance program for federally assisted and conducted programs. In addition, the office is responsible for Special Emphasis programs. It is responsible for implementing initiatives in response to Executive Orders of the President, which provides for agencies to work more closely with Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Colleges and Universities and Tribal Colleges and Universities in an effort to enhance recruitment and to stimulate curriculum related to the bureau's mission. As an example of outreach to minority higher education institutions, a team of OSM managers conducted a series of visits with HBCUs and HSIs in the Fall of 2005 to tell them about OSM, the applied science program and to learn more about their capabilities and programs. The visits were very productive, with many of the schools expressing interest in the applied science program and in opportunities for placement of students and involvement of OSM professionals in the instructional programs. Also, the office assists the bureau in the implementation of the Department’s and the bureau strategic plan to improve diversity in the workforce. c. Office of Communications (OC) This Office plans, coordinates, produces, and distributes the following under the direction of the Director: Publications, Audiovisuals, Fact sheets, Reports, Photos, Exhibits, and News releases. These items contain information about OSM programs, policies, and Congressional activities, the public, the coal industry, citizen groups, and the media. OC responds to requests for information from the news media and the public. OC also maintains a Correspondence Tracking System to manage official correspondence. The Office provides direction for internal communications and º as the principal point of contact for arranging media interviews and briefings with key officials. d. Office of Planning, Analysis and Budget (OPAB) This office is responsible for nationwide planning and analysis, and budgetary functions for OSM, including the integration of organizational performance measures into the budget process. The major functions of the Office include: 140 909 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement • Develops and maintains OSM's strategic plan in coordination with Departmental and OSM management; • Performs trend analyses and modeling to identify changing national and regional needs; and analyzes policy proposals for new initiatives and modifications to existing programs; and • Carries out the formulation, presentation, execution, and analysis of OSM’s budget; providing policy, central coordination, uniform budget procedures and controls; and manages OSM’s interface with OMB and Congressional committees on appropriations and other budget-related matters. In addition, the Office coordinates management control and other program assessment reviews, in accordance with Executive Orders and Departmental initiatives; and monitors implementation of recommendations from evaluations and reports conducted internally and externally. e. Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) In FY 2005, OSM established the Office of the Chief Information Officer to emphasize the importance of IT functions within the bureau. OCIO provides advice and assistance to the Deputy Director and other senior OSM officers to ensure that information technology is acquired and information resources are managed for the bureau in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of the Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996, the Government Information Security Reform Act of 2000, and Chapter 35 of Title 44 USC and industry best practices. This Office is responsible for OSM's information technology (IT) management. Major functions include: • Provides advice and assistance to management and employees on IT policy, applicable laws, regulations, and directives; • Establishes a management framework for and coordinates OSM's nationwide IT capital planning and investment control activities, including approval of IT expenditures within OSM; and • Develops and implements IT strategic planning to ensure that all of OSM’s electronic information systems are administered and developed in accordance with policies, long- range systems and strategic planning; In addition, the Office manages other aspects of OSM's IT including enterprise architecture, security management, records management, inventory and asset management, telecommunications, project management, and IT career/skills management. 141 910 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 2. Administrative Support This program includes the administrative functions necessary to support the program activities of OSM. The specific functions are included in four organizational areas: Administration, Human Resources, Administrative Financial Management, and Information Technology. This function is responsible for managing OSM's financial and administrative activities. It has primary responsibility for implementing the requirements in four of the five Presidential Management Agenda scorecards including, improved financial management, competitive sourcing, management of human capital, and electronic government. In addition, it is responsible for reporting output costs as part of OSM’s Activity Based Costing initiative. This is also a requirement under the budget and performance integration scorecard. This subactivity provides the policy and direction for information technology (IT) program planning, investment, and portfolio management, information technology security, and enterprise architecture. a, Administration The Division of Administration is responsible for development of the Bureau-wide administrative policy and procedures. The Division also implements several of these support activities. acquisition, property management, vehicle fleet management, Space management, emergency management, Safety management, occupational health, physical Security, printing, and publications, and FAIR Act (Competitive Sourcing) The Division of Administration also provides administrative support to headquarters offices. These support activities include office moves, provision of general supplies, and services, property management, mailroom functions, and security and safety management. The Division also manages the bureau-wide fixed cost accounts in General Services. In accordance with various Executive Orders, as well as Departmental policy, the Office of Surface Mining initiated development of its Environmental Management Program to ensure all necessary measures are taken to prevent, control and abate environmental pollution in all OSM facilities, OSM's policy will assure compliance with applicable Federal, State and local environmental requirements; promote sound environmental practices; monitor environmental compliance at all facilities; and identify and assign environmental compliance responsibility, OSM is currently conducting base-line audits in all of its facilities to track compliance efforts including abatement activities. The results of these audits will determine the next steps of the Environmental Management program in OSM. 142 911 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement The Division of Administration is responsible for providing guidance to ensure OSM meets its competitive sourcing goals. OSM developed and completed a competitive sourcing plan that identified the functions and activities to be studied throughout OSM. Studies were completed where appropriate. OSM does not plan to conduct any future competitive sourcing studies due to the small number of FTE identified as being commercial in nature and appropriate for study. The Division of Administration maintains a presence on the Departmental Center for Competitive Sourcing Excellence working group as an active member to ensure OSM needs and requirements are met. Annually, the Division of Administration provides guidance in the completion of the FAIR Act Inventory to identify all functions throughout OSM and their designation as either inherently governmental or commercial in nature. OSM completed the FAIR Act Inventory in FY 2005. b. Human Resources (HR) The Division of Human Resources develops and implements policies, standards and systems for the effective use of people to accomplish the overall mission of OSM. Specifically, the human resources program gives managers advice and assistance; and provides processing and record keeping on recruitment, classification, and compensation benefits, employee performance, awards, financial disclosure holdings, disciplinary actions, and retirement. This office, through automated systems such as SMART (Quick Hire), Quick Classification, the Federal Personnel and Payroll System (FPPS), Employee Express, and TSP direct on-line access to personnel history files, brings human resources information and services directly to the manager, employee and applicant. The Division of Human Resources continues to implement human resources systems, such as QuickTime to help streamline and make every personnel process more effective, Special ongoing initiatives this office is working on under the Departmental Human Resource Plan, are highlighted below: • Recruitment: Human Resources, in conjunction and cooperation with OSM’s Office of Equal Opportunity, continues to expand recruitment of the number of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities identified in under-represented occupations. * Strategic Management of Human Capital: Management's workforce planning development identified skills and competencies needed for the OSM transition to technical transfer direction. The workforce plan outlines recruitment efforts that are focused on the anticipated retirement loss of human capital, putting employees closer to the customers, competitive sourcing impacts, and a general review of how we are organized and the proper use of both human and fiscal resources. To promote retention in positions where skill gaps have been identified, OSM utilizes several programs including, student loan repayments, relocation allowances, and retention allowances. In addition, OSM uses of honorary, non-monetary, and monetary awards to reward employees based on their contributions to the work of the organization. 143 912 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement • Work Force Planning: OSM developed a workforce plan that analyzes, identifies, and determines the human capital competencies required to achieve the performance improvements outlined in the Secretary's plan for a citizen centered workforce. The plan and the product will clarify the requirements of our mission-specific program areas and our needs for their support through information technology and finance. The plan establishes milestones and objectives for redirection and a total review of OSM's human capital. The plan provides us with data necessary to evaluate where and what competencies are needed and the related costs of gaining these competencies to support mission accomplishment. OSM developed a plan to request VSIP/VERA authorities, which was approved by OPM and implemented in FY 2005 to support the workforce plan. • Automated On-line Recruitment: This system provides a larger more diverse applicant pool that can be screened and provided to management more efficiently. • Five-level non-SES performance appraisal system: OSM is implementing the five (5)- level performance system for all employees. This system allows for distinctions in the levels of performance. The performance plans are written to align with and support organizational goals and are results-focused. c. Administrative Financial Management The Financial Management activity funded in this business line provides OSM’s program offices with accounting and financial services for operational funds to implement SMCRA. OSM also bills, collects and accounts for funds derived from program activities reflected in other business lines. These services include paying bills, accounting for receipts and expenditures, issuing financial and management reports, assuring that expenditures are within the allocations, collecting administrative debts, and maintaining the computer systems that support these functions. Financial Management Accomplishments Accomplishments in this area include 15 consecutive years of unqualified audit opinions, ending in FY 2005, which is, by far, the best record in the Department of the Interior. The 2005 audit was accomplished under shortened Departmental and Government-wide financial statement reporting deadlines; reflected five years of clean opinions on internal controls and FFMLA compliance; and reflected OSM’s desire to be a leader in the Departmental efforts in cost accounting. OSM’s web-based management information system continues to allow for wide access and automated administrative reports which allow us time to complete the increasing workload required by departmental initiatives and cost accounting improvements. This reporting capability also increased efficiency of financial processing by improving the travel and purchase card processes resulting in payment of invoices the day following receipt and vendors were paid on time 99.5 percent of the time during FY 2005. OSM also maintained electronic transfer payments for 99.9 percent of the total dollar amounts paid. 144 913 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement OSM is one of three bureaus that began implementing the Department-wide Financial and Business Management System (FBMS) in FY 2005. The grants module was implemented in April 2005. The core financial system is scheduled to be implemented in FY 2007. The FBMS system is a major enterprise management initiative that will integrate financial management, acquisition, property management, grants administration and other subsidiary systems. It will revamp administrative processes throughout the Department of the Interior. As a result of the conversions from the current administrative accounting systems to FBMS, OSM's legacy systems will be replaced in FY 2007: IDEAS, PALS, E-Budget, ABACIS, GIFTS, Travel and Trip Manager, CONDORS, MAPS and MORS. A major percentage of the Administrative Financial Management resources have been and will continue to be devoted to the successful conversion to the FBMS system while maintaining the high quality and timeliness of on-going administrative financial business. OMB's recent revision to Circular A-123 imposes significant new requirements on the documentation, assessment, and testing of internal controls over financial reporting of existing legacy systems. The FY 2007 budget continues to fund resources to implement the A-123 program. FBMS implementation will also require that all OSM financial processes be re- documented and re-tested because these processes will be drastically changed. d. Information Technology (IT) OSM is heavily automated and dependent upon information technology to provide efficient and accurate Management Information to assist program managers in accomplishing the agency's mission. Under the direction of the OCIO, OSM established an Information Technology Management Team (ITMT) to provide agency-wide technical support to OSM management and staff in the design, development, procurement and operation of computerized information systems. In addition, the OCIO is responsible for the telecommunications infrastructure that interconnects all OSM offices and several State and Tribal offices via a high-speed, wide area network (OSMNET). OSM has migrated to the DOI Enterprise Services Network (ESN) a secure network for more efficient performance, providing higher capacity connections in support of agency information systems, and in support of the increasing use of the Internet to accomplish OSM’s mission. Also in support of the Departmental information technology architecture, OCIO entered into an agreement to complete the initial phase of an OSM-wide business level blueprint and continues to work with the DOI and OSM Regional IT management teams in implementing the use of a Windows network environment for developing a seamless nationwide resource network. In support of the DOI enterprise approach to IT, OSM has implemented the use of DOI Microsoft software blanket purchase agreement which has substantially reduced the costs of Microsoft products. In addition, OSM initiated Active Directory, the DOI standard directory system environment for Microsoft. Active Directory played a vital role in the OSM network migration, and provides the mechanism for centrally managing software deployment and 145 914 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement network maintenance. The Active Directory initiative continues to assist OCIO to reduce costs, improve IT security, reduce administrative overhead and to improve system-wide configurations. OCIO is also responsible for the administration of the agency’s Information Technology (IT) Security Plan which ensures the safety of OSM's IT information and computer technology hardware and software resources. Employee compliance is monitored with OSM’s information technology security training program. The annually mandated training program raises the level of IT security awareness among all OSM employees, and enhances OSM ability to monitor and verify compliance with the DOI IT Security Plan. OCIO also manages OSM's virus filtering and traffic monitoring systems. These systems significantly enhance efforts to manage security for both new and existing systems by ensuring timely installation of software patches and fixes while strengthening incident handling responses. Recent achievements in IT security at OSM are the completion of Certification and Accreditation (C&A) on 100% of our Headquarters and Regional enclaves and our six major IT investments as well. OCIO is one of OSM’s representatives for the following management programs and initiatives: E-Government, Enterprise Architecture, and the Government Paperwork Elimination Act. OCIO will continue to operate and maintain Intranet connectivity, develop IT strategic planning, implement IT policy, and coordinate compilation of the IT budget. OCIO will continue to implement transition to the ESN while redesigning the OSM Intranet to meet changing requirements, incorporate e-Government needs, and ensure Section 508 accessibility. The Office of Surface Mining developed its initial Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) guide in FY 2003 and all exhibit 300s were prepared according to the process outlined in our CPIC guide. OSM has continued to place emphasis on the requirement to capture 100 percent of its information technology (IT) spending on the Exhibit 53 and has seen vast improvement in this area. This is demonstrated in OSM attaining the ITIM Level-2 of investment maturity through deployment of our CPIC portfolio management practices. In addition, OSM will complete its implementation of the initial hardware and software installations supporting the HSPD-12 mandate. These capabilities will be further extended into the OSM information technology architecture throughout FY 2007. 146 915 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 3. General Services This is a funding activity, which includes essential fixed costs to support OSM's program missions. No personnel or operational activities are funded by this component. The costs below are estimates based on FY 2005 actual obligations in those areas. Line Items FY 2006 FY 2007 Change Rent 5,831,200 6,207,200 +376,000 Telecommunications 505,000 505,000 0 Postage 120,000 95,000 –25,000 Gasoline/Alternative Fuel 225,000 0 -225,000 Vehicles* DOI Working Capital Fund 2,738,500 3,420,100 +681,600 DOI Program Requirements 110,000 78.885 -31,115 Unemployment 28,480 15,480 -13,000 Compensation Worker's Compensation 345,224 328,224 -17,000 Bureau-wide Printing/Supplies 350,000 350,000 0 Service Contracts 385,000 385,000 0 GSA Work Authorizations 35,000 35,000 0. Operational Support Contracts 342,000 342,000 0 Enterprise information 1239,596 1,100,111 -139,485 Technology Total 12,255,000 12,862,000 +607,000 *Fuel charges are being decentralized to the field units where fuel is purchased instead of the general services account. DOI Working Capital Fund Enterprise Information Technology and Centralized Services -- The 2007 budget includes programmatic increases for projects and programs that are funded through the Working Capital Fund to support enterprise approaches that result in improved effectiveness and efficiency. These include a Department-wide increase of $2.1 million for the enterprise messaging system. This project will consolidate operations from independently operated bureau and office programs and result in the elimination of hundreds of servers and three messaging applications streamlining operations and improving security. The budget request proposes $500,000 to initiate a contracted effort to eliminate, over three years, the Department’s backlog of nearly 147 916 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 2,000 appeals to Freedom of Information Act requests. The Department does not have the ability to be responsive to these requests for information and, if not addressed, these actions could result in additional costs to the Department. The Department is standardizing the applications used for geospatial information with the creation of an enterprise system that will improve the effective use of geographic information. Department-wide, the budget request includes an increase of $596,000 over the 2006 budget of $319,600. The 2007 budget continues funding for the Enterprise Services Network that became operational in 2005, providing access to the Internet, a Department-wide intranet, and technical support center. The 2007 budget includes $22.3 million for ESN, an increase of $4.1 million, Department-wide. The 2007 budget for the Office of Surface Mining includes a program increase of $101,000 in support of Department-wide enterprise information technology and centralized services. Increases for the DOI Working Capital Fund also include $386,200 for fixed cost increases and $197,200 for messaging which is included within the FY 2007 base budget. Therefore, the total increase is $681,600. 148 917 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 2006 PLANNED PROGRAM PERFORMANCE Capital Planning Investment Control (CPIC) – Continue IT management improvement with emphasis upon earned value management (EVM), independent verification and validation (IV&V) of investment planning, and implementation of bureau-wide program management office (PMO) coordination. OCIO, working in collaboration with OSM Regions, will migrate many of the information technology infrastructure services to an enterprise delivery model. This strategy consolidates operations into common teams located throughout the agency. OCIO, working with the Department’s Chief Architect, will finalize the development of an agency-wide Enterprise Architecture Blueprint and then leverage this blueprint in guiding future agency automation initiatives. OCIO will complete the implementation of the initial hardware and software installations supporting the HSPD-12 mandate. These capabilities will be further extended into the OSM information technology architecture throughout FY 2007. The final initiative continues the implementation and extension of program/project management and CPIC best practices across OSM's information technology investments. Business Gateway – OSM will serve as managing partner at DOI for initiating the business-gateway concepts across federal and State agencies that enables single entry of citizen or business information for use of our mission related services. Outreach to Minority Higher Education Institutions. OSM is undertaking an initiative which focuses on activities with minority institutions of higher education, specifically, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). As a first step in building new relationships with these institutions, a team of OSM managers conducted a series of visits with HBCUs and HSIs in the Fall of 2005 to tell them about OSM, the applied science program and to learn more about their capabilities and programs. Contacts will continue in the future to further our efforts to encourage interest in scientific skills and coal mining and reclamation issues. Financial Management – Participate in plans for conversion to the Financial and Business Management System in FY 2006 and implementation in FY 2007. Budget and Performance Integration – Conduct quarterly reviews of budget and performance as data becomes available. }49 918 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 2005 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS In 2005, the major accomplishments in the Executive Direction program activity include: Information Technology – OCIO addressed major information management concerns, initiated key information management process improvements, and addressed Departmental initiatives relating to the infrastructure. OCIO completed migration of the OSM wide area network to the DOI Enterprise Services Network (ESN) to achieve security and capacity performance improvements. Financial Management – Received its 15th consecutive unqualified audit opinion on its FY 2005 financial Statements. Budget/Performance – Integrated budget and performance measures continue to be reported in the budget justification. Human Resources - Updated its Workforce Plans which outline human resource strategies for the period 2005 through 2009. Capital Planning and Investment Capital (CPIC) – Five OSM Information Technology project managers achieved Project Management Professional certification during 2005. All major projects/investments are operating within 10 percent of cost, schedule, and performance goals. OSM achieved ITIM Level-2 investment maturity during FY 2005. EXECUTIVE DIRECTION PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW The business line provides administrative support to the other four business lines. Executive Direction program performance is an integral part of the Environmental Restoration, Environmental Protection, Technology Development and Transfer, and Financial Management business lines. Please see performance information at the end of each of these business line chapters. }50 919 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Budget Exhibit 1 DEPARTMENT OF THE {NTERIOR Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Employee Count by Grade FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Actual Estimate Estimate Executive Level !.................................... 0. Ö 0 Executive Level fl.................................... O 0 O Executive Level ill................................... 0 0. 0 Executive Level IV.................................. 0 0 0 Executive Level V................................... 1 1 1 subtotal............................................. 1 1 1 SES.................................................... 6 6 6 CA-3 '.................................................. 0. 0 0 AL-2-3".............................................. 0 O 0. SL-0 "................................................ O O 0 Subtotal............................................. {} 0 0 GS/GM-15............................................ 32 32 32 GS/GM-14............................................ 55 55 55 GS/GM-13............................................ 149 151 151 GS-12.................................................. 184 189 190 GS-11.................................................. 24 28 29 GS-10........................... * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0. O 0 GS-9................…........................... 22 23 23 GS-8.…....…........................... 7 43 43 GS-7.......….................................. 32 33 33 GS-6................…............................... 17 19 19 GS-5.................................................... 6 8 8 GS-4..…........................................... 5 5 6 GS-3.................................................... 2 2 2 GS-2.................................................... 0. O 0 Subtotal............................................. 535 - 558 564 Other Pay Schedule Systems................... O O O Total employment (actual/projected) at end of fiscal year............................. 542 565 568 * CA - DOI Board Member * AL - Administrative Law Judge * SL - Senior-Level/Scientific Professionals 151 920 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Budget Exhibit 2 Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Regulation and Technology Program and Financing (dollars in millions) 14-1801-0-1-302 2005 Actual 2006 Estimate 2007 Estimate Obligations by program activity: 00.02 Environmental Protection 00.03 Technology Development & Transfer 00.04 Financial Management 00.05 Executive Direction & Administration 09.01 Reimbursable Program 10.00 Total Obligations Budgetary resources available for obligation 21.40 Unobligated balance available, start of year: Uninvested balance 22.00 New budget authority (gross) 23.90 Total budgetary resources available for obligation 23.95 New obligations 23.98 New obligations 24.40 Unobligated balance available, end of year: Uninvested balance . 109 | 10 - {{}9 110 | | | -i 10 112 113 -112 New budget authority (gross), detail Current: 40.00 Appropriation (general fund) 40.33 Appropriation permanently reduced (HR 2863) 40.35 Appropriation permanently reduced 4300 Appropriation (total discretionary) Permanent: 68.00 Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) 70.00 total new budget authority (gross) } |() -2 108 109 11 | -] 109 | }{} 112 1 12 112 152 921 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 14-1801-0-1-302 2005 Actual 2006 Estimate 2007 Estimate Change in unpaid obligations 72.40 Unpaid obligations; start of year: obligated . balance, start of year 73.10 Total new obligations 73.20 Total outlays (gross) 73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts (net) 74.10 Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (expired) 74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year. Obligated balance, end of year 37 109 - I 07 -3 38 38 { } {} -] 1() 38 38 1 2 -1 | 1 39 Outlays (gross), detail 86.90 Outlays from new discretionary authority 86.93 Outlays from discretionary balances 87.00 Total outlays (gross) 73 34 107 75 35 1 |{} 76 1 : ] Offsets Against gross budget authority and outlays: 88.00 Offsetting collections (cash) from: Federal SOtiſ CeS Netbudget authority and outlays 89.00 Budget authority 90.00 Outlays 95.02 Unpaid obligation, end of year } 08 } 04 39 109 {{}9 | 12 | | 1 153 922 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Budget Exhibit 3 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund Program and Financing (dollars in millions) 2005 2006 2007 14-5015-0-1-302 Actual Estimate Estimate Qbligations by program activity: 00.01 Environmental Restoration 209 19? }93 Q0.02 Technology Development & Transfer 5 4 4 00.03 Financial Management 6 6 6 00.04 Executive Direction & Administration 8 8 8 00.06 Transfer to UMWA/Combined Benefits 67 57 5] 10.00 Total Obligations 295 266 262 Budgetary resources available for obligation 21.40 Unobiigated balance available, start of year: 30 32 275 22.00 New budget authority (gross) 255 242 237 22.10 Resources available from recoveries 42 19 19 23.90 Total budgetary resources available for obligation 327 293 283 23.95 Total new obligations –295 –266 -262 24.40 Unobligated balance available, end of year 32 27 21 New budget authority (gross), detail Discretionary: 40.20 Appropriation (special fund, definite) 19; 188 186 40.34 Appropriation temporarily reduced (HR 2863) -2 40.37 Appropriation temporarily reduced –3 -1 40.20 Appropriation (total discretionary) #88 i85 186 Mandatory: 60.20 Appropriation (special fund) 67 57 5? 70.00 Total new budget authority (gross) 255 242 237 154 923 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 2005 2006 2007 14-5015-0-1-302 Actual Estimate Estimate Change in unpaid obligations Unpaid obligations, start of year: 72.40 Obligated balance, start of year 325 300 299 73.10 Total new obligations 295 266 262 73.20 Total outlays (gross) -278 -248 -240 73.45 Recoveries of prior year obligations –42 - 19 - 19 Unpaid obligations, end of year: 74.40 Obligated balance end of year 300 299 302 Qutlays (gross), detail 86.90 Outlays from new discretionary authority 52 Sl 52 86.93 Outlays from discretionary balances |59 1 40 t 37 86.97 Outlays from new permanent authority 67 57 Sl 87.00 Total outlays 278 248 240 Net budget authority and outlays 89.00 Budget authority 255 242 237 90.00 Outlays 278 248 240 92.01 Total investments, start of year: par value 2,045 2,135 2,275 92.02 Total investments, end of year: par value 1, #35 2,275 2,444 155 § Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Budget Exhibit 4 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Regulation and Technology Program and Financing (dollars in millions) FY 2006 Estimate Fixed Costs and Related Changes Program Changes FY 2007 Request FTE | ourt FTE Amount FTE Amount f {{: motint 367 29 2 369 3} 367 29 2 369 3} 58 59 {08 | | } Qbject Class # 1 Personnel Compensation 1 !..] Full-time Permanent it.X.All other salaries Total Personnel Compensation Other Qbie 38&S 12. 1 Personnel Bertefits 21.0 Travel and transportation of persons 23.1 Revital Payments to GSA 23.2 Rental Payments to Others 25.2 Other Services 26.0 Supplies and materials 31.0 Equipment 41.0 Grants, subsidies and contributions QQ ſº Suhtotal nhlicati FYirect inhji Rºmbº gable ghligatigº | Ll Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent 99.0 Subtotai, obligations: Reimbursable 99.5 Below reporting threshold 99.9 Total requirements 367 ! {{) 2 369 | 12 156 § Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Budget Exhibit 5 Summary of Requirements by Object Class Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund (dollars in millions) Fixed Costs and Rciated Program FY 2006 Estimate Changes Changes FY 2007 Request Qbićct Class FTÉ | Amount FTÉ Amount FTÉ Amount FTE Amount Il Personnel Compensation ll. 1 Full-Time Permanent 198 | 6 | 199 16 Total Personnel Compensation 198 16 l 199 | 6 Other Qbjects 12. Personnel Benefits 3 3 21.0 Travel and trans of persons 1 i 23. I Rental Payments to GSA 2 2 23.3 Communications, utilities and misc. i l 25.2 Other Services S6 56 31.0 Equipment l | 41.0 Grants, subsidies and Contributions 133 179 99.9 Below reporting threshold 3 3 Total Requirements 198 266 1 0 199 262 157 926 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Budget Exhibit 6 Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Regulation and Technology Object Classification (dollars in millions) 14-1801-0-1-302 FY 2005 Actual FY 2006 Estimate FY 2007 Estimate Direct ſhipstians' Personnel Compensation: 11 : 1 Full-time permanent 1113 Positions other than full-time permanent 11 15 Other Personnel Compensation il 19 Total Personnel Compensation l 12} Personnel Benefits 1130 Benefits for former Personnel 1210 Travel and Transportation of Persons #220 Transportation of Things 1231 Rental Pavinents to GSA 1232 Rental Payments to Others 1233 Communications. Utilities and Misc. Charges 1240 Printing and Reproduction 1253 Advisory and assistance services 1252. Other Services 1257 Operation and maintenance of equipment 1260 Supplies and Materials 13 #0 Equipment 1410 Grants. Subsidies and Contributions 1420 Insurance Claims 1430 Interest and Dividends 9900 Subtotal. Direct Obligations Reimbursable Obligations: 2l 11 Full-time permanent (Reimbursable) 2252. Other Services 29 29 : : F07 29 29 : : 58 108 3} 31 6 :x; 99.95 Below-renartina threshold 1}{} 112. 158 927 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Budget Exhibit 7 Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund Object Classification (dollars in millions) FY 2005 FY 2006 FY2007 14-5015-0-1-302 Actual Estimate Estimate Direct Obligations Personnel Compensation: 1 11 Full-time permanent | 6 16 16 1113 Positions other than full-time permanent * xx * 1115 Other Personnel Compensation 3. 1. $4 1119 Total Personnel Compensation 16 | 6 16 1 121 Personnel Benefits 3 3 3 1210 Travel and Transportation of Persons } 1 } 1231 Rental Payments to GSA 2 2 2 1232 Rental Payments to Others x: x; & 1233 Communications, Utilities and Misc. Charges } 1 } 1252. Other Services 82 56 56 1260 Supplies and Materials *: lſº *: 1310 Equipment i 1 l 1410 Grants, Subsidies and Contributions 186 183 179 9995 Below reporting threshold 3 3 3 9999 Total Obligations 295 266 262 1.59 928 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Budget Exhibit 8 FY 2007 working cAPITAL FUND CENTRALIZED Bi Li iMG OFFICE OF SURFACE #NiNG ($ in thousands) FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 ActVity/Office Actual Estimate Estimate Other OS Activities Invasive Species Program 17.2 18.3 21 8 invasive Species DOl Coordinator 2.8 3.0 - 36 Secretary's immediate office 200 21.3 25 4 - - Secretary's immediate Office - -- * * ... • - - - - - --- *- -., - -----' ... -- ------- ~~. Secretary's Immediate office * ~ *--- - - - - --- - - - - - - - --- - - - - Secretary's immediate office -- - -------- - . * * - Secretary's immediate office -- ºr A- - - - -- - --- Document Management Unit 3 0 - 3.1 3.7 Office of the Executive Secretariat 30 T "" 3.1 3.7 Departmental News and information 18,3 19.5 27.6 Departmental Newsletter 8.8 9.4 2.7 Hispanic Media Outreach 4.7 3.3 3.5 office of communications 37.8 32.1 33.8 --- Fish, wildlife, and Parks - - -- - - - - - - - - - - --- - - - - - Financial Management Training 26 9 27.4 30.2 Travel Management Center 2.5 4 6 4.6 Office of Financial Management 29.4 28 9 31.8 Activity Based Costing/Management 9.5 9 5 9.5 office of Financial Management 9.5 9 5 9.5 DOl Space Management initiative 2 1 2 1 Property and Acquisition Management - - - - - ------ 2 2 : Planning and Performance Management 62.8 63.9 66 3 office of Planning and Performance Management --- - - - - 62.8 63.9 663 Center for Competitive Sourcing Excellence 0.0 0 0 4.0 office of competitive Sourcing 0.0 -- 0 0 40 Firefighter and Law Enforcement Retirement Team 0.0 DOi wide OWCP Coordination {}.9 Employee Assistance Programs 0.0 Employee Counseling 1.3 1.3 4.3 CLC - Human Resources 0.2 0.3 0.3 OPM Federal Employment Services 4.5 1.5 1.5 office of Human Resources 30 3.1 4.0 Special Emphasis Program 4.9 4.9 4.9 Recruitment/Outreach 3.3 office of Civiſfights 3.2 4.9 4.9 Occupational Health and Safety 10.7 1 4.0 11.3 Health and Safety Training initiative 2.9 29 2.9 office of Occupational Health and safety - 13.6 - 139 142 Classified information Facility 3.0 3.1 4.6 Emergency Preparedness 6.4 8.4 8.7 Law Enforcement Coordination and Training 3.2 3.3 160 929 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement FY 2007 working cAPITAL FUND cENTRALIZED Bii-LING OFFICE OF SURFACE MiNiMG ($ in thousands) FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 ActVityłoffice Actual Estimate Estimate Watch Office 9.4 9,6 - - - 10.0 - office of Law Enforcement and Security 18.9 24.2 26.6 IT Security 44,4 44.2 216.1 IT Security Certification & Accreditation 88.5 88.5 Information Technology Architecture 33.1 33.2 392.2 Capital Planning 11.7 111.7 144.1 Enterprise Resource Management 27.8 Data Resource Management Program 3.7 - 3.7 18.2 office of the Chief information officer 22.7 281.4 886.8 DO-wide Telecommunications initiatives Messaging 229.8 OS-HSPD12 (e-Authentication) 21.1 103,4 Enterprise Services Network (ESN) 407.7 165.4 280.9 ESN - Program Change 408.1 ARTNET 3.9 -0.9 - Active Directory 15 3 45 3 office of the Chief information officer 411.6 609 7 6295 Web & internal/Externai Comm 5.4 5,4 4.9 GPEA 4.8 4.8 38.7 DOl FOA Tracking & Reporting System 1.0 3.4 4.2 office of the Chief information officer 11.2 13.5 47.8 Soficitor - Ethics Training/ALLEX Database/FOHA Appeals 0.5 0.5 0.5 ALLEX Database G.2 0.2 0.2 FOIA Appeals 7 1 Solicitor 6.7 0.7 78 - - - cFo Financial Statement Audit 332.4 332.4 351.2 Departmentwide Activities 332.4 332.4 3512 * = . . . . sº , , º, ºr E Government initiatives 55.0 48 8 48.8 Office of Planning and Performance Mgmt. 55.0 488 48.8 . Appraisal Services Appiasa services - --- WCF Management 2.2 DO; Geographic Info Mgnt EGM 4.8 13.7 SBA Certifications 0.4 0.2 {}, i Contingency Reserve 42.0 1 4.9 11.9 Departmentwide Activities 14.5 16.9 257 Subtotal Other OS Activities 11182 15107 2.2239 930 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement FY 2007 WORKENG CAPITAL FUND CENTRALIZED Błł LING OFFICE OF SURFACE MIN+NG ($ in thousands) FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 ActVity/Office Actual Estimate Estimate National Business Center Cultural Resources & Events Management 2.7 3.3 3.9 Partnership Schools & Commemorative Programs 3.3 3.7 Departmental museum 14.3 i2.3 12.3 Departmental Library 24.7 27.1 27.4 Learning and Performance Center Management 3.5 3.1 3.0 SESCDP & Other Leadership Programs 11.4 4.7 4.7 Washington Learning & Performance Center 26.6 19.2 17.7 Albuquerque Learning & Performance Center 3.6 4.0 4.5 Anchorage Learning & Performance Center 6.2 Denver Learning & Performance Center 17.2 45.9 11.5 On-Line Learning 4,3 4 0 3.8 NBC. Human Capitalſpoiu T 114.4 36 9 922 Computer Applications and Network Services 7.8 8.2 8.3 Telecommunications services 131.8 151.0 137.6 Voice/data Switching 46.4 37.6 34.3 New PBX Telephone System 58.7 62.9 53.0 Records management/FOHA 15.0 14.9 15.4 Aviation Management - information Technology 2.8 {}.0 NBC IT Security improvement Plan 10.8 NBC-T 262.5 274.6 2594 FPPS - Application Mgmt Office 5.6 3.2 8.3 FPPS - Payroll Operations 50.0 47.3 48.2 - -- -------- - - FPPS - Payroll Systems 63.7 54.8 55,4 NBC-E-payroll 119.3 110.4 112.6 Vehicle fleet 2.2 2.4 2.5 interior Complex Management & Svcs 57.9 64.8 60,0 Family Support Room 1.1 1.3 2.1 AMoving Services 14.9 18.9 12.7 Shipping and Receiving 23.9 34.4 29.8 Space Management Services 13.8 19.3 23.4 Drug testing - intra department 0.1 Security 324, 4 422.0 400.0 Accessible Technology Center 3.0 2.6 2.7 Federał Executive Board 2.3 2.1 2.2 Health Unit 18.3 17.3 19.6 Transportation Services (Household Goods) 3.9 2.5 5.4 Passport & Visa Services 5.3 5.4 4.2 OWCP Coordination 0.1 Blue Pages 30.6 31.9 33.5 Mail Policy 2.3 2.7 2.7 Mail and messenger services 40,9 43.3 46.3 *-*- - - -º Special Events Services 2.4 NBC - Administrative operations 544.6 668.0 649.1 Financial Systems (inc Hyperion) 16.5 46.9 17.4 931 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement FY 2007 WORKENG CAPITAL Fijn D CENTRALIZED Błł LiMG OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING ($ in thousands) FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 ActVity/Office __Actual Estimate Estimate Departmental Offices Accounting 0.7 ------ -------- - - - - - - --- -- IDEAS 34.0 33.8 33.9 NBC - CFO 51.2 . 50.7 51.3 Aviation Management Directorate 26.1 27.1 32.3 Aviation - Mandatory Services 26.1 27.1 32.3 Subtotal National Business Center Tºſſeſ *** - - - --1227.3 1,1962 TOTAL 2,236.4 2,738.5 3,420.1 1.63 932 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement FY 2007 WORKING CAPITAL FUND DIRECT BILLING OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING ($ in thousands) FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 ActVity/Office Actual Estimate Estimate Other CS Activities - ACHP – CLASSES 0.5 Office of Assistant Secretary - PMB 0.5 Financial Management Activities 2.4 Finance Budget Conf OC MD 1.8 0.9 0.9 Linh Luu Award bureaus 0.3 -------- - - --- - - ---------- Office of Financial Management 4.4 0.9 0.9 office of Acquisition and Property Management OSDBU SBA Certifications 0.0 --- ---- - - --- Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization 0.0 office of Wildland Fire coordination - - - ----- Planning and Performance Management -- - Departmental Medals 0.8 0.8 0.8 Executive Resources Personnel Mgmt Services 7.3 74. 74 Human Resources Policy 8.2 8.1 8.1 --------- EEO Training 2.3 2.7 2.3 Civil Rights 2.3 2.7 2.3 Office of information Resources Management 206.2 390.0 Microsoft Enterprise Licenses 233.6 150.9 150.9 Anti-Virus Software Licenses 9.2 9.3 9.3 Popkin System Architect i.icenses 0.4 0.4 Karta GoLearn Licenses 7.6 7.6 Enterprise Architecture Services 126.3 Office of the Chief information officer 242.8 294.6 168.2 . . . . . . . ----- " -- ~ * * * * * * * - Internet Domain Reimb 0.3 Office of the Chief information officer 0.3 office of the Chief information officer ---------- -- Cobell-Restoration 10.0 Cobell - Live E-mail 4.8 13.3 13.3 Search Request (non-zantaz] 1.8 1.1 Cobell - Security (Audit) 0.6 1.1 Cobell - 3 Yr Live Capture Email 0.0 0.0 Zantaz Audit Center Licenses 0.4 - ----- Zantaz Exchange Servers 13.9 office of the chief information officer 19.6 `156 25.4 office of the Chief information officer * - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - FY 2006 KPMG Audit 107.3 10.7 ** * . . -------, * ,------- FY 2007 KPMG Audit - 107.3 CFO Financial Statement Audit 107.3 118.0 Cooperative Conservation Conference 3.0 Federal FSA Program 8.7 8.8 8.9 164 933 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement FY 2007 WORKING CAPITAL FUND DIRECT BILLING OFFICE OF SURFACE MłNING ($ in thousands) FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 ActVityſOffice Actual Estimate Estimate ` Doi wide initiatves TT1 7 TT 8.8 8.9 PPA/AID/Indonesia Minining Reg 57.7 office of Program Analysis-international Affairs 57.7 ---------- - - ------------------ - - - - - office of Soficitor - --. . .-------------- ... --- indirect costs - admin services 1.2 46.7 16.7 T os Budget office T12 "T" 16.7 16.7 Subtotal other OS Activities 348.1 =. == 1.65 934 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement FY 2007 WORKING CAPITAL FUND DiRECT BILLING OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING ($ in thousands) FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 ActvityłOffice Actual Estimate Estimate National Business Center Strategic Management of Human Capital Directorate Aviation Management - Human Capital 0.9 Career, Balance, & Diversity Forums 6.6 4.2 Certificate Programs 1.5 ... Online Learning 35.0 ---- 52 -- - - - - - - - - - 5.2 NBC - Human Capital/DOIU 44.0 9.4 5.2 information Technology Directorate -------- - - - - Technology Services 32.8 --- 32.8 32.8 NBC-CIO 32.8 32.8 32.8 Federal Personnel Payrol Systems & Services Directorate FPPS - Application Mgmt Office 0.5 0,1 0.1 - FPPs. Payroll Systems 16.9 17.2 - - - 17.9 NBC-E-payrol 17.4 17.3 18.0 Administrative Operations Directorate Aviation Management - Acquisitions 3.9 Flags & Seals 1.0 1.0 Building Alteration Services 16.9 19.8 20.4 Reimbursable Moving services 7.2 3.4 2.4 Creative Communications 16.1.4 166.5 1 44.2 - - Overseas Mail Services 0.4 O.1 0.1 NBC - Administrative Operations 190.6 490.8 167.0 Budget and Finance Directorate Aviation Management-Finance 4.2 0.0 0.0 NBC AMD 4.2 0.0 0.0 Aviation - Discretionary Activities 66.9 1.8 1.7 Aviation Management Directorate 66.9 1.8 1.7 Appraisal Services Directorate 0.0 Appraisal Services Mineral Appraisals 600.0 0.0 NBC-Appraisal Services 600,0 0.0 NBC Direction Solutions Coordination office (LOB Funded) NBC - Management Subtota: National Business Center 355.8 852.1 224.8 TOTAL 703.8 1,513.0 963.2 935 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Budget Exhibit 9 Research and Development The Department is using the Administration's Research and Development (R&D) investment criteria to assess the value of its R&D programs. The criteria were developed in response to limited financial resources and the multitude of R&D opportunities that exist governmentwide. The criteria are used to rigorously justify new programs and to reevaluate existing programs for modification, redirection, or termination, in keeping with national priorities and needs. The investment criteria evaluate the relevance, quality, and performance for all R&D programs. To assure the best value of its limited R&D resources, the Department has created an R&D Council to assist in the planning, coordinating, and assessing of agency R&D activities. When necessary, the R&D Council will recommend the redirection of resources or a change in the scope of activities if it believes it is warranted. Council membership includes one program and one budget representative from each bureau, as well as representatives from the Department. The current Acting Assistant Secretary for Water and Science heads the Council. As part of the 2007 budget process, the bureaus were asked to identify their research and development activities and present their budget requests for such activities to the Council, and to explain their use of the investment criteria when making budgetary recommendations. OSM has participated on the DOI R&D Council since its formation in January 2005. The Chief, Division of Regulatory Support, represents OSM on the Council. OSM has no line item for a Research and Development program in its FY 2007 budget submission. OSM does conduct a number of technical activities that are described and budgeted for under its Technology Development and Transfer Business Line and is applying the R&D investment criteria in its review of these projects. Among these activities are the Acid Drainage Technology Initiative (ADTI), applied science initiatives (including mine mapping), and Technical Innovation and Professional Services (TIPS) activities. In FY 2006, OSM requested approximately $1.5 million to support the technical components of these initiatives. The FY 2007 budget request contains the same funding level. In addition to the above activities, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005 (P.L. 108-447), which became law on December 8, 2004, directed OSM to contract with the National Research Council to carry out a 24-month study of coal research, technology, and policy matters. The goal is to facilitate development of a roadmap for future needs and improve integration and coordination of existing research activities. The study will help define and construct a national strategy for coal research and development activities and resource assessments. The recommendations from this study may affect OSM’s future involvement in research and development activities. The study was initiated during the first half of calendar year 2005 and it is scheduled for completion by the middle of calendar year 2007. 167 936 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement OSM Science Funding (FY 2005–FY 2007) (dollars in thousands) FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Enacted Enacted Budget - Request Technology Development and Transfer Technical Assistance Subactivity Various Science Projects as described in narrative 492 1,470 1,470 Environmental Protection Program Development and Maintenance Subactivity Coal Study 0 986 0 168 937 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Authorizations 30 U.S.C. 1231, 1232, 1233 and 1239 – Provides for the payment of fees and other monies into the Abandoned Mine Reclamation fund (Fund). The Fund consists of amounts deposited from time to time, derived from reclamation fees, donations, audit recoveries, interest charges, and administrative collection fees. The funds collected are used for the reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by past mining. SMCRA provides for the use of the monies for the purpose of protecting public health and facilities, safety, general welfare, and property from extreme danger and adverse effects of coal mining practices; restoration of land and water resources and the environment previously degraded by adverse effects of coal mining operations. It also provides that monies in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund will be used to cover the administrative expenses of the Federal Government, accomplish abandoned mine reclamation and develop guidelines on the distribution of monies in the Fund. 30 U.S.C. 1257, as amended by Public Laws 101-508 and 102-486 - Provide for the regulatory authority to designate a qualified laboratory to obtain technical information and prepare technical findings required by the operator for the permit application, and for the regulatory authority to assume the cost for such services. Further, the Act provides for the Secretary to provide or assume the cost of training for regulatory program compliance and permit application preparation for eligible small operators. 30 U.S.C. 1252, 1253, 1254, 1271, 1272, 1273, 1295, 1300, 1302 – These sections provide for aid to all primacy States for maintaining approved regulatory programs and evaluation of the States’ performance in doing so; monitoring implementation of the grant programs; small operator assistance programs; and for regulatory programs in States without approved programs, on Federal lands and on Indian lands; processing of permit applications and mine plans for Federal lands operations; designating of lands unsuitable for surface mining through technical reviews; scientific/engineering support and technical training for States operating approved permanent programs and federally administered programs; initiation of technical studies; issuance of technical publications; approval of experimental practices to meet the needs of approved State programs and federally-administered programs; preparation of environmental assessments and impact statements for permits and other actions; and training of OSM staff and State staff to enable these agencies to more effectively carry out the provisions of the act. 30 U.S.C. 1260, 1268 – These sections provide for the assessment and collection of penalties levied for violations of the Act, and for the denial of permits to those with unabated violations or unpaid penalties. - - - 169 938 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement AML Reclamation Accomplishments Historical Data Through September 30, 2005 Units #-Number of GPRA Cost of Remaining 1,745,683,341 Note: GPRA Acres are non-acre measures (feet of highwalls or rumber of portals that are converted by formula to acres. GPRA are used to measure program performance). Includes Acid Mine Drainage, Coal interim Site Funding, Coal Insolvent Surety Site and Pre-SMCRA Coal State/Tribe Programs 170 § Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement FY 2005 Obligations for Grants, Cooperative Agreements and Federal Project Spending 171 941 justificatiºns 3 for the in terior, Haviſonment Héjà BUDGE The United States Department of the Interior and Performance Information Fiscal Year 2007 BUREAU DF INDIAN AFFAIRS 942 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Budget Justifications Fiscal Year 2007 Table of Contents Table of Contents tº tº ... BIA-i Bureau Regions Location Map................................. - BIA-iv Comprehensive Budget Table ......................... BIA-COMP-1 Summary Table .…..…...…....…................. BLA-SUM-1 Overview of FY 2007 Request............. tº $ tº * BIA-SUM-2 Goal Performance Summary Tables I and II................................................................. BLA-GPT-1 Funding by Goals Table.... tº gº ºn g BIA-GPT-13 Authorizing Statutes.............................. § tº t t e º sº e º 'º w .BLA-AUTH-1 Appropriation: Operation of Indian Programs (OIP) Appropriation Language – Operation of Indian Programs. BIA-OIP-1 Appropriation Language – Administrative Provisions BIA-OIP-2 Justification of Proposed Language Changes.................................................................. BIA-OHP-4 Summary of OIP Requirements w is a ſº tº # 6 º'º e is ºr tº s º is tº gº tº s s tº tº * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * g e in º ºs º º ºr e d tº g º p tº a g : * * BIA-OFP-8 Justification of Fixed Costs and Related Changes BLA-OHP-9 Fiscal Year 2007 OIP Program and Financing Schedule BLA-OIP.11 Justification of Program and Performance by Activity: Tribal Government ............. * * * * * * & e = e º 'º w w w a 4 + A * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * s M & H & M H & 4 BIA-TG-1 Human Services ....................................................... s .BLA-HS-1 Trust–Natural Resources Management - tº * ...... BIA-TNR-1 Trust-Real Estate Services........................................................................................... BIA-RES-1 Education................. BHA-ED-1 Public Safety and Justice........................ & e º a s 4 tº e 4 g is e s m s a tº e 4 m ^ 4 is a tº a 4 is a ſº º a s tº s º is tº ºn 6 & is a tº a tº e º g tº s a m e a tº a tº nº e º a º a n tº e BIA-PSJ-1 Community and Economic Development...................................................................... BIA-CED-1 Executive Direction and Administrative Services........................................................ BIA-ADM-1 Appropriation: Construction Appropriation Language tº is a s a sm ºr p * * * * * * * y & 4 s e º ºs e > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 4 s is e º 'º e g º 4 tº e. e. e. e. BLA-CON-SUM-1 Justification of Proposed Language Changes.......................... BLA-CON-SUM-2 Appropriation Language Citations 4 & 8 g g tº u º ºs º º is tº ſº tº ſº º º ſº ſº tº § & it tº 8 tº dº tº gº tº º s is a tº it tº a ſº tº ſº tº º tº g g g a ſm a BIA-CON-SUM-3 Summary of Requirements................................................................................ ..BIA-CON-SUM-8 Justification of Fixed Costs and Related Changes............................................... BLA-CON-SUM-9 Construction Summary................ ſº tº Analysis of Budgetary Resources by Activity Deferred Maintenance and Construction Plan... * & a v. č & & a 4 ºr e º Construction Program and Financing Schedules................ ... BIA-CON-SUM-10 ...BLA-CON-SUM-12 BIA-CON-SUM-14 ....BLA-CON-SUM-24 BLA-i 943 Justification of Program and Performance by Activity: Education Construction .............…...............................................................…. BIA-CON-ED-1 Public Safety and Justice Construction.................................................................. BHA-CON-PSJ-1 Resources Management Construction.................................................................... BLA-CON-RM-1 General Administration Construction.... * , t t < * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BIA-CON-GA-1 Appropriation: Indian Land and Water Claim Settlements and Miscellaneous Payments to Indians BIA-SET-1 Appropriation: Indian Guaranteed Loan Program Account......... tº gº tº ºne tº tº gº........... BIA-LOAN-1 Appropriation: Indian Guaranteed Loan Financing Account.....….. tº sº servº wº ... BIA-LOAN-9 Appropriation: Indian Loan Guaranty and Insurance Liquidating Fund...... BIA-LOAN-13 Appropriation: Indian Direct Loan Program Account BIA-LOAN-16 Appropriation: Indian Direct Loan Financing Account BLA-LOAN-18 Appropriation: Revolving Fund for Loans Liquidating Account.................... BIA-LOAN-22 Appropriation: White Earth Settlement Fund -i. BIA-MISP-1 Appropriation: Indian Water Rights Habitat Acquisition Program Account....BIA-MISP-3 Appropriation: Miscellaneous Permanent Appropriations BIA-MISP-5 Appropriation: Operation and Maintenance of Quarters BIA-O&M-1 119 STAT. 549 Public Law 109-54, Title IV, section 405 BIA-S405-1 Appendices: Employee Count by Grade a * * * * * * * * * * * * * ~ b R a w w w w m e º w w tº 4 º' tº º is ºn tº w w is a w w w w a tº t e tº 6 y º s vs a 4 + v ºn v ∈ s m s us is a tº a u e º u m tº a tº 2 a e Appendix-1 ISEP Formula by School............................................................................................ Appendix-2 Student Transportation by School...................... is e º m w tº º t a © - tº º e º 'º - - tº e w w - - - 4 g a t = - tº tº g Appendix-3 Tribal Priority Allocations by Location............. * * * a s = * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Appendix-4 Bureau Region Allocations by Location........... * & 4 a tº 4 & w ... Appendix-5 Self Governance Compacts Participation.................................................................. Appendix-6 Self Governance Compacts by Tribe/Consortium................ Appendix-7 Consolidated Tribal Government Program (CTGP) by Location ............ 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In Thousands) Stibactivities FY2005 FY 2006 RED COSTS PROGRAM Program Elements ENACTED ENACTEC & RELATED Ǻgºs OPERATION OF HNORAN PROGRAMS BIA-COMP-2 947 FY 2007 Bureau of Indian Affairs Budget (Dollars in Thousands) TOTAL Subactivities Program Elements and ADMINISTRATIVE. BLA-COMP-3 948 FY 2007 Bureau of Indian Affairs Budget (Dollars in Thousands) , fºllº— Öſº 1ſtB Subactivities FY 2005 FY 2006 TPA central REGIONAL PROGRAusſi tunified Program Elements ENACTED ENACTED PROJECTS Trust Bóg" CONSTRUCTION BLA-COMP-4 949 SUMMARY TABLE Bureau of Indian Affairs FY 2006 FY 2007 (+/-) From Source - Enacted Request FY 2006. Operation of Indian Programs $(000's) 1,962,190 1,966,594 4,404 FTE 6,591 6,563 –28 Construction $(000's) 271,582 215,049 -56,533 FTE 421 421 0 Indian Land and Water Claim Settlements and Miscellaneous Payments to Indians $(000's) 34,243 33,946 .297 FTE 0 0 0 Indian Guaranteed Loan Program Account $(000's) 6,255 6,262 7 FTE 4 4 {} Subtotal, Direct Appropriations ${000's) 2,274,270 2,221,851 –52,419 FTE 7,016 6,988 -28 Miscellaneous Permanent Appropriations $(000's) 93,410 100,395 6,985 FTE 398 398 {} Quarters Operation and Maintenance $(000's) 5,765 6,198 433 FTE 63 63 {} White Earth Settlement Fund $(000's) 3,000 3,000 {} Indian Guaranteed Loan Program Account $(000's) 20,000 0 20,000 Revolving Fund for Loans, Liquidating Account $(000's) -2,000 –2,000 () Subtotal, Permanent Appropriations $(000's) 120,175 107,593 -12,582 FTE 461 461 () Direct Appropriation FTEs FTE 7,016 6,988 -28 Permanent Appropriation FTEs - FTE 46] 461 {} Other FTEs (Reimbursable & Allocations) FTE 2, 153 2,131 –22 Total Adjusted FTE FTE 9,630 9,580 -56 BIA-SUM-1 950 BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS “Our young country is home to an ancient, noble, and enduring native culture, and my Administration recognizes the defining principles of tribal sovereignty and the right to self- determination.” President George W. Bush, November 2, 2005 OVERVIEW OF FY2007 BUDGET REQUEST The Bureau of Indian Affairs’ mission is to fulfill its trust responsibilities and promote self- determination on behalf of Federally recognized Tribal Governments, American Indians and Alaska Natives. The Department of the Interior Strategic Goal, Serving Communities, incorporates the activities that support this mission and the associated performance measures. The FY 2007 budget provides the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) with $2.2 billion in current budget authority, a decrease of $52.4 million below the FY 2006 enacted budget. The table below depicts the FY 2007 request as compared to FY 2006 enacted. Amounts in $000s FY 2007 Request Changes FY 2007 - from FY 2006 Budget Authority FY 2006 President's - Oilſt - Budget - Amount Percent Enacted Background – In the last two centuries, the Congress has passed more Federal laws affecting American Indians than any other group of people in the United States. The Snyder Act, the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, the Indian Education Amendments of 1978, and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, which includes the Native American Education Improvement Act of 2001 are just a few of the laws that have defined the Federal authority and obligation to provide various programs and services to Indian country. While the Federal trust obligation lies at the heart of this special relationship, the scope of the United States' responsibilities to American Indians extends beyond basic trust obligations to include a wide range of services delivered in concert with the enhancement of Indian self-determination. The Congress has placed the trust responsibility for Indian matters in the Department of the Interior, primarily within the Bureau of Indian Affairs. However, there are over 20 Federal departments and agencies that collectively provide a full range of Federal programs to Native Americans, similar to those provided to the general public. The Department of Interior funding represents less than 20 percent of the total government-wide funding. This unique relationship is rooted in American history. Much of Federal Indian policy revolves around this “special” relationship which is often broadly expressed in terms of legal duties, moral obligations and expectancies that have arisen from the historical dealings between Indian Tribes and the Federal government. In the narrowest sense, the special relationship is described BIA-SUM-2 951 as a trust relationship between a trustee and the beneficiary. The evolution of the trust doctrine over time is primarily the result of U.S. Supreme Court decisions. The Supreme Court’s literal reference to a “guardian-ward” relationship in several cases has served as the conceptual basis for the existence of the trust relationship doctrine today, While the Supreme Court decisions fell short of defining all the attributes of an enforceable trust responsibility, the U.S. Constitution itself suggests the Nation’s implicit decision to place Indian affairs under Federal control. See, e.g., Article I, §2, cl. 3 which expressly delegates to “the Congress, ... the power . . . to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with Indian Tribes.” The Congress set the basic framework of Federal Indian policy in enacting the Trade and Intercourse Acts (Acts) passed between 1790 and 1834. The central policy of the Acts was to subject all interaction between Indians and non-Indians to Federal control. The Acts prohibited non-Indians from acquiring Indian lands, except with the specific approval of the Congress. Trading with Indians was made subject to Federal regulation, The underlying objective of this early Federal policy was to protect Indians against incursions by non-Indians, since exploitation of Indians was one of the major causes of fighting and conflict between Indians and non-Indians on the western frontier. In fact, the Secretary of War was established in 1784 with its primary mission to “negotiate treaties with the Indians” and with the armed militia at the disposal of Indian commissioners. Over the next 50 years, laws regulating trade between non-Indians and Indians were enacted and a network of Indian agents and subagents was established. When trade restrictions proved ineffective in maintaining peaceful relations between Indians and their neighbors, the Indian Removal Act of 1830 institutionalized the forced removal of Indians, The most notable removal occurred among the Five Civilized Tribes, who were taken from their homes in the southeastern states, and marched along the infamous “Trail of Tears” to what is now Oklahoma. By 1849, with the creation of the Department of the Interior (DOI), the BIA passed from military to civil control, and its primary mission became “civilizing” the Indian people by training them for farming or trades. During this period, the ‘wardship’ principle developed as those Indians who cooperated were protected and fed, while those who were intractable were “harassed and scourged without intermission.” The General Allotment Act of 1887, the intent of which was to assimilate the Indian by giving him/her individual ownership of Indian lands, institutionalized the continuing efforts to “civilize” Indians. In the nearly 50 years of the allotment period, Indian land holdings were reduced from more than 136 million acres to less than 50 million acres in 1934. Subsequently, Congress passed the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. This brought a halt to the allotment policy and created a foundation for tribal self-government. Tribes were urged to adopt elected democratic governments consistent with the concept of self-government. The Congress shortly thereafter passed several bills terminating the special Federal relationship of Indian Tribes with the United States. Twelve termination acts were passed by the Congress between 1954 and 1962, affecting about a dozen Tribes and several hundred small bands and groups in Oregon and California. At this point, the Federal government abandoned termination in order to de-emphasize its custodial functions and to focus greater efforts on the development of both human and natural resources on Indian reservations. In 1970, President Nixon called for self-determination of Indian people without the threat of termination of the trust relationship over Indian lands. Since that date, self-determination has BIA-SUM-3 952 been the basis of Federal Indian Policy as more operational aspects of Federal programs are transferred to tribal management. Program Overview: The BIA provides services directly or through contracts, grants, or compacts to a service population of about 1.6 million American Indians and Alaska Natives who are enrolled members of 561 federally recognized Indian Tribes in the 48 contiguous United States and Alaska. While the role of the Bureau has changed significantly in the last three decades in response to a greater emphasis on Indian self-determination, Tribes still look to the Bureau for a broad spectrum of services. The Bureau’s programs are funded and operated in a highly decentralized manner, with about 90 percent of all appropriations expended at the local level, of which about 50 percent of appropriations provided directly to Tribes and tribal organizations through grants, contracts, and compacts, The extensive scope of Bureau programs covers virtually the entire range of Federal, State and local government services. Programs administered by either Tribes or the Bureau include an education system consisting of schools and dormitories for almost 47,500 elementary and secondary students, including approximately 2,000 resident-only boarders; 26 tribal colleges, universities, and post-secondary schools; social services; natural resources management on 56 million acres of trust land; economic development programs in some of the most isolated and economically depressed areas of the United States; law enforcement; administration of tribal courts; implementation of land and water claim settlements; replacement and repair of schools; repair and maintenance of roads and bridges; and repair of structural deficiencies on high hazard dams. The People We Serve: Bureau programs serve communities that face great challenges. While the Bureau serves the 1.6 million enrolled numbers of federally recognized Tribes, the 2000 Census' data indicates that the total American Indian and Alaska Native population grew to 2.5 million, almost five times the population reported in 1960. On Indian reservations, poverty is still commonplace, unemployment and violence are higher than the national average and incidents of infant mortality, alcoholism, and substance abuse are far in excess of the rest of America. As reported in the Bureau's 2003 Indian Labor Force Report, which calculates unemployment differently then the U.S. Labor Department by applying a broader definition of unemployed, essentially anyone not working is considered unemployed regardless of age, 49 percent of the total Indian labor force living on or near Indian reservations was unemployed. Of those individuals who were employed, 33 percent were earning wages that were below poverty guidelines established by the Department of Health and Human Services. - The key to overcoming these challenges is strong and stable tribal governments built through self-determination. The Bureau plays a critical role in removing obstacles to building and 'Source: U.S. Census BIA, Census 2000 Redistricting Data. - * For 2003, Tribes determined their available labor work force and unemployment percentage by including tribal members whose age was 16 and over. For 1999, the range was 16 through 64. If the 1999 criteria were used, range 16 through 64 only, the unemployment level would be approximately 43 percent, the same level as reported in 1999. Because many individuals in the 65 and over age group were employed and identified in the total employed category, they were also included in the available or total workforce category. BIA-SUM-4 953 promoting tribal self-determination, strong and stable governing institutions, economic development and human capital development. Through Bureau programs, Tribes improve the quality of life for their members, their tribal government infrastructure, community infrastructure, education, job training and employment opportunities along with other components of long term, sustainable development. The BIA Organization: Currently, the line authority for many of the Bureau’s programs begins at the Assistant Secretary level. Within the parameters established by the Congress and the Executive Branch, the primary responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary are to advise the Secretary on Indian Affairs policy issues, communicate policy and oversee the programs of the Bureau and the Office of Indian Education Programs, provide leadership in consultations with Tribes, and serve as the Departmental official for intra- and interdepartmental coordination and liaison within the Executive branch on Indian matters. The Assistant Secretary is supported by the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in charge of operations as well as the following organizational units. The Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs has line authority over 12 regional offices, 58 agency offices, 1 sub-agency, 28 field stations, and 3 irrigation project offices. The Director provides program direction and support to Tribal Services, Trust Services, Law Enforcement Services, and Field Operations. The Director of the Office of Indian Education Programs supervises 23 education line officers stationed throughout the country and two post-secondary schools. The Office of Indian Education Programs supports the operation of day schools, boarding schools, and dormitories which house Indian children who attend public schools. The office is in the process of consulting with Indian Tribes and the Executive Branch on changing its name to the Bureau of Indian Education. The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management, through the Chief Financial Officer, Office of Planning and Policy Analysis, and the Office of Human Resources, has direct line authority over human resource operations, budget formulation, budget execution, acquisition, property, accounting and fiscal services down to the regional offices. The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic Development, through the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development, the Office of Indian Gaming Management, and the Office of Self-Governance and Self-Determination, is responsible for all economic development activities. The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information Resources Management/Chief Information Officer, through the Office of Information Policy, the Office of Information Planning, the Office of Information Architecture and Engineering, the Office of Information Security and Privacy, and the Office of Information Development, is responsible for all information resource and technology activities, BIA-SUM-5 954 The Land Consolidation Center also reports directly to the Assistant Secretary. This center receives allocated funding for land consolidation services from the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians (OST). The organization gives the administrative function (or program) managers line authority to direct standardization in policy and procedure development and implementation. The function manager can achieve operational efficiencies by redirecting the workload during various operating conditions, as well as creating centers of excellence where feasible and cost effective. This enhances the Bureau’s ability to better serve all customers in a standardized and more effective manner. The Bureau’s organizational structure also reflects a focus on improving trust functions, and synchronizes the operations of the BIA with the OST. To ensure that trust management improvements are sustained, the Bureau will focus on continuing trust management improvements, sound management of natural resources, accurate and timely real estate transactions, and leasing decisions that preserve and enhance the value of trust lands. The organization strives to meet fiduciary trust responsibilities, be more accountable at every level, and operate with people trained in the principles of fiduciary trust management. The current organization chart for the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Affairs is set forth on the next page. BIA-SUM-6 : 955 Assistant Secretary indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Affairs Organization f | - ; TIT i : : i | - | i #| --;-# :i : ; - |- | ; i BLA-SUM-7 956 FY2007 BUDGET REQUESTSUMMARY Budget Summary: The 2007 budget request for the Bureau is $2.2 billion in current budget authority, a decrease of $52.4 million from the 2006 enacted appropriation. The Operation of Indian Programs account is funded at $1.9 billion, an increase of $4.4 million. The budget reflects the President's emphasis on fiscal discipline while continuing the Department’s commitment to reform trust management. In addition, the FY 2007 request provides increases to strengthen Indian self-determination, enhance education, address law enforcement issues and support development of energy resources in Indian Country. The budget also includes reductions in programs due to lack of performance accountability and duplication of other State and Federal programs. - Communities In an effort to improve budget and performance integration, the Bureau, after consultation with Tribes, presents the Operation of Indian Programs account in a restructured format. The revised structure groups budget programs by function rather than organization. The new format facilitates budget analysis as programs can be viewed comprehensively to understand the breadth of each program. In the previous budget structure, funding for the same program could appear in several different locations in the budget. The new structure strengthens performance measurement by grouping program elements that impact the same performance goals. Management of trust assets for Tribes and individual Indians has been a key component of the Bureau’s mission for well over a century. The Bureau is working closely with the OST on the Secretary's ongoing efforts to reform current trust systems policies and procedures. The Bureau’s FY 2007 budget continues trust improvements, mainly in the areas of energy and mineral development, probate, and cadastral surveys. The budget focuses on the resources Tribes need to provide basic reservation programs and develop strong and stable tribal governments, improve education and welfare systems, address critical infrastructure needs, and meet the Secretary’s trust responsibilities. The Bureau continues to keep administrative costs low. In FY 2007, administrative costs account for only 12 percent of the requested funds. The request aligns resources to focus on attaining Bureau goals, which are designed to meet the commitment to American Indians and Alaska Natives as outlined in the Department of the Interior Strategic Plan. In developing the FY 2007 request, Bureau leadership worked in consultation with tribal leaders to develop a BIA budget that more accurately reflects the needs and priorities of Tribes. Strengthening Indian Self-Determination: The Bureau’s FY 2007 budget proposes an increase of $19.0 million to fully fund indirect costs for contracting Tribes. Full funding of contract support costs encourages tribal contracting and promotes progress in achieving Indian self-determination. This increase is partially offset by a $971,000 reduction in the Indian Self Determination Fund which has sufficient carryover funds to meet estimated needs in FY 2007. BLA-SUM-8 957 Improving Trust Management: Management of trust assets for Tribes and individual Indians has been a key component of the BIA mission for well over a century. The Bureau is working closely with the OST on the Secretary’s ongoing efforts to reform current trust systems, policies, and procedures. To improve trust management, the FY 2007 BIA budget request includes an increase of $11.5 million to meet the requirements outlined in the Department’s Fiduciary Trust Model (FTM) while continuing to implement trust reform initiatives. The increase includes $3.0 million critical to eliminating the backlog of probate cases by FY 2008, and $6.5 million to implement recommendations of the FTM to reduce cadastral survey backlogs and reduce survey costs. Funding will also support a Certified Federal Surveyor program to provide training through a curriculum to be offered by the United Tribes Technical College and the Crownpoint Institute of Technology. The program will equip students with the technical and professional skills to become certified surveyors. Also included is $2.0 million for Indian energy resource development as outlined in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. It is comprised of $1.4 million for grants to Indian Tribes for energy development activities, such as inventorying energy resources, conducting development feasibility studies, establishing tribal energy resource agreements, providing training and developing tribal energy codes and $600,000 for Bureau oversight in approving tribal energy resource agreements and providing technical assistance. These trust related increases are partially offset by program reductions of $984,000 in the endangered species program, $208,000 to fish, wildlife and parks projects, and $1.1 million in the agriculture-noxious weeds program as a result of program priority reassessments. Unified Trust Budget The Department has responsibility for the largest land trust in the world. Today, the Indian trust encompasses approximately 56 million acres of land. Over ten million acres belong to individual Indians and nearly 45 million acres are held in trust for Indian Tribes. On these lands, Interior manages over 100,000 leases for uses such as farming, grazing, and oil and gas production on behalf of individual Indians and Tribes. From activities on these lands, Interior collects revenues for 277,000 open individual Indian money accounts amounting to approximately $302 million per year generated from leasing, use permits, land sale revenues, and interest; and about $518 million per year for 1,450 tribal accounts for about 300 Tribes. In addition, the Interior trust manages approximately $2.9 billion in existing balances in tribal funds and $400 million in individual Indian funds. From 1996 through 2006, the Department will have invested $3.4 billion in the management, reform, and improvement of Indian trust programs. As a result of these investments, trust business processes are being re-engineered to provide efficient, consistent, integrated, and fiscally responsible service to beneficiaries. Interior has reorganized the trust programs to better meet fiduciary trust responsibilities, provide greater accountability at every level, and operate with staff trained in the principles of fiduciary trust management. The Office of Historical Trust Accounting continues to focus on reconciling past transactions in individual and tribal trust accounts. BIA-SUM-9 958 The 2007 budget proposes to invest $536.0 million in Indian trust programs from two sources, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and OST. This amount includes a net program increase of $30.2 million over the 2006 enacted level. The Unified Trust Budget includes $291.5 million for BIA trust asset management programs and $244.5 million for OST, increases of $8.2 million and $21.7 million respectively above the 2006 level. The BIA Unified Trust Budget funding is described in this document, while the OST Unified Trust Budget funding is shown in the OST budget request. For completeness of presentation, the OST funding is shown below. Unified Trust Budget – OST Programs In addition to the funding described in the BIA accounts budget, funding from the OST budget is integral to trust reform and the management of trust assets. The OST budget proposes a net increase of $21.7 million to meet the requirements outlined in FTM and continue trust reform initiatives and provides a significant increase in funding for purchase of individual Indian lands to reduce fractionation. As a result of an evaluation of trust programs, reductions of $4.9 million allow OST to focus on other high priority trust reform initiatives. A reduction in the reengineering program of $1.0 million is possible as the design, development, and testing of the various FTM model implementations will be completed in 2007. Other reductions include $1.4 million in training programs due to the completion of the development of the trust officer certification program; $885,000 based on completion of training on a standardized risk management tool to support risk assessments; and $675,000 resulting from the completion of development and implementation of the Indian Trust Examiner Certification program. In addition, a reduction of $875,000 is possible in OST field operations and trust services programs based on efficiencies realized as a result of the implementation of the lockbox and the Trust Beneficiary Call Center. Increases of $197,000 are included to provide for additional outreach efforts to Tribes on 638 contracts related to appraisal services and trust financial services and $110,000 for the additional costs of space. The FY 2007 Unified Trust Budget is set forth below. BIA-SUM-10 959 FY 2007 UNIFIED TRUST BUDGET FY 2005 # FY 2006 Enacted Enacted Program Tota; FY 2007 Träftsfºrs Change Change Req Bêteſiciary Bºnfices & Ownership information Blà Trust Services General (TPA) 9,014 t1,069 -577 10,482 BIA Probate (TPA) 11,438 7,826 357 8,193 BłA Probata backlog 7,862 {} 40.882 BVA and Titles & Records 11,896 13,436 393 13,835 Blà General Program (TPA) 30,244 30,764 438: 34,249 BIA Reservation Projects 10,742 9,817 47 $6,398 BlA Real Estate Services 40,883 47,647 8|A Land Records tºnprovernent Cental 5,957 5,882 8,89 14,777 Bià Land Records bºnprovement Regional 023 {XY8. 15 2,024 BAA Land Records improvement 7,986 7,891 8,946 16,801 BiA General Program (TPA) 2,395 2,498 -52 2,446 BIA Envir. Quality Projects 9,544 9,490 64 § 554 BłA Environmental Quality 11,936 11,988 12 12,000 8|A Central Cºffice Trust Service 3.266 0 t g Bła Central Office Real Estate Services - 3,848 13,006 -8,745 4290. BIA Central Office Oversighl Trust & Real Estate Serv, 13,314 13.006 -8,746 4,290 BLA Regioant Office Trust Services 2,688 0. 0. BVA Regional Officea Real Estale Sarvices 7,058 11,362 §39 BA Reg, Office Environmental Quality Services 215. O {} 8|A Regional Oversight Trust & Real Estate Serv. 8,859 Elº º Trust and Real Estate Services Oversight OST Indian Land Consolidation CST TMPG-Probate Ceanup Total Beneficiary Barvices & Ownership information 23,073 24,388 -8.077 land & Naturgi Resource Assets BIA Real Estate Appraisals (TPA) BIA Central Office Real Estate Appraisals BiA Natural Resources (TPA) 81A Endangered Species BA indian integ. Res, nſo Prog BA General Program (TPA) BA Noxious Weed Eradication Blà Agriculture & Range Bià Geners; Program (TPA) BiA Forestry Projects BLA Forestry BA Water Resources General Prºgram (TPA) BA General Program (TPA) BA Fish Wüdºſe & Parks Projects BłA Fish Wikºfs & Parkſ: Blà Mining & Minbarabs Oversight O BA Mineral & Mining 8,482 8,479 Blà Central Office Oversight Resources &Agmt. 3,418 3,000 BIA Regioanſ oversight Resotates mgm. 5,319 5,322 BA Resources Mgrº. Program Oversight 3,735ET Bºž Total Land & Natural Resource Assets 402,066 400,868 4,370 •248 1,122 iot,930 Trust Fund Assatg ÖST Trust Services 8,982 8,989 OST Field operations 31,710 36,57S Total Trust Fund Assats 40,592 $9,583 in 2,248 2,199 OST Budget Fiannoe & Adm 10,384 12,316 {}ST External Affairs 537 538 OST Trust Review & Audit 5,521 5,485 OST Trust Accountabūty-Deputy º: 0. OST Trust Accountability-Trust Regulsions 3,550 1,542 OST Trust Accountability-TPMC Data Projects 8,933 8,843 Total DOI Trust organization 33,444 Su,701 Historical Accounting GHTA 57,394 58,354 g 0. $8,354 Historicai Accounting 57,194 36,38. g § t; 58,354 Humºr. Wesołurces CST Trust Accountabiąy-Training 4,565 4,506 10 -t,409 -1,390 3.316 OST TPMC-Workforce Planning Ö O O {} ſ {} Hºrtºn Resources 4,545 4,505 46 -1,486 -?,390 3, #16 0. •81 20.349 § ~4,088 53.385 {} Tota; information Technology -4,844 73,744 Business Prettices OST TPMC-Re-Englneering OSTTPMC-Risk Management Business Practiced Records OST CKO ~Trust Records Records Marragººnant fixed costs Total Adºptimistrative 86'ſ vitas fººm. Note: The amount reflected above for the Unified Trust Budget Total decreased from the amount noted in the FY 2007 Interior Budget in Brief. The previous total of $536.7 million is reduced by $.700 million to $536.0 million to reflect additional internal transfers within BLA. BIA-SUM-11 960 Indian Education: Since the founding of the Nation, Indian education programs have responded to treaty requirements and Federal statutes, including the Snyder Act, Johnson O’Malley Act, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Tribally Controlled Schools Act, Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, Indian Education Amendments of 1978, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and the Improving America’s Schools Act. In January 2002, the President signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, which includes the Native American Education Improvement Act of 2001. Education is critical to ensuring a viable and prosperous future for tribal communities and American Indians. One of the Bureau's strategic goals is to provide quality educational opportunities from early childhood through adulthood. The school operations budget represents a continued commitment to the future of American Indian youth and supports the President’s commitment to “leave no child behind.” The $536.0 million request for elementary and secondary school operations will support 184 schools and dormitories serving over 47,500 students including 1,800 resident-only boarders. The $103.2 million request for post-secondary schools will support two Bureau and 24 tribal colleges and universities as well as scholarships for Indian students. Bureau funded schools also receive funding from the Department of Education and other sources. The Bureau is accountable for developing strategies, monitoring, and helping Bureau funded schools achieve Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) targets. The AYP is an accountability system under the No Child Left Behind Act that measures student proficiency in math, reading, and language arts. Student performance at Bureau schools, while improving, remains lower than national averages. In school year 2004–2005, only 30 percent of Bureau schools achieved their target for AYP, The Bureau worked with Tribes and tribal school boards to develop a program improvement and accountability plan to improve the effectiveness of the education services provided in the Bureau funded school system. The 2007 President’s Budget includes an increase of $2.5 million to meet the objectives of the program improvement and accountability plan. The Bureau is realigning education offices in the field and in headquarters to a more centrally coordinated organization. The restructured program will provide the oversight capacity necessary to promote progress in student achievement in all schools. The new organizational structure establishes new leadership positions, placing senior executives in strategically located educational line offices to strengthen accountability. A mix of data, contract, and finance specialists at a central location will provide system-wide services allowing school administrators and teachers to focus on student needs. In addition, the Indian education budget includes an increase of $630,000 to establish education programs for juveniles housed at the 20 Bureau funded juvenile detention centers. The increase will support contracts that provide educational instruction to these students on an interim basis, as needed. Johnson-O'Malley (JOM) grants, funded with Tribal Priority Allocations, are distributed by the Tribes to address Indian student needs in local public schools. The FY 2007 budget proposes to eliminate funding for JOM grants. These grants are duplicative of other Federal and State assistance programs and do not address a focused goal for academic achievement. Eliminating the $16.4 million JOM grants allows the Bureau to realign funds and focus resources on the BLA-SUM-12 961 requirements of the Bureau funded school system, while also reducing redundancy with other Federal programs. - Funding for post-secondary education totals $103.2 million in the 2007 budget. The request includes funding for grants to 24 tribal colleges and universities, Haskell Indian Nations University and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, as well as tribal and Bureau scholarships, at approximately the same level as FY 2006. The budget eliminates $824,000 in funding for TCU endowment grants which supplement basic operational costs. Indian School Construction: The Bureau continues to make steady progress in both new construction and facility repair. In 2001, 35 percent of schools were in good or fair condition and 65 percent of schools were in poor condition. With funding provided through FY 2006, these percentages will have reversed, showing marked improvement in the condition of schools. In March 2004 a new replacement school construction priority list was published in the Federal Register. The priority list identified 14 schools in need of replacement due to significant health and safety concerns. The list was developed using a process that focused on health and safety, and included visits to each school by a team of evaluators, including those outside the Bureau. With the FY 2006 appropriation, the Bureau will have funded the first three schools on the list, and partially funded the fourth. The FY 2007 President’s Budget proposes to complete funding of the fourth school, and fully fund the fifth school on this list. The 2007 budget request for school construction and repair is $157,4 million. While $49.3 million below the 2006 enacted level, the budget funds new projects while allowing the program to focus on completion of schools already funded. Of the 37 replacement schools funded between 2001 and 2006, ten of these have been completed and another 19 are scheduled to be completed in 2006 and 2007. The education facilities improvement and repair program is funded at $92.1 million. The 2007 request will fund two major facilities and improvement projects, annual maintenance needs, and minor repair projects to address critical health and safety concerns, non-compliance with code standards, and program deficiencies at existing education facilities. In addition, the 2007 budget request proposes $26.9 million for a new budget subactivity, Replacement Facility Construction, to fund replacement of individual buildings on school campuses when entire new school facilities are not needed. This new subactivity is established in response to the recommendations of the Interior Department Inspector General’s report on the use of facility improvement and repair funds. The 2007 request will fund the replacement of multiple buildings on three school campuses. Public Safety and Justice: Law enforcement and security issues continue to mount in Indian country even as solutions are attained. The Department of Justice (DOJ), under a joint Justice- Interior initiative, has provided funding to build or expand 21 detention facilities in Indian country over the last several years. Still, in September 2004, the Office of the Inspector General released an assessment of Indian detention facilities which documented poor conditions at other Bureau-owned facilities. The Bureau has responded to the IG report by expanding its detention center construction program. The 2007 President’s Budget continues to aggressively confront BLA-SUM-13 962 this issue by requesting $8.1 million for four major FI&R projects and several smaller projects to continue to bring Indian detention centers up to national standards. The 2007 request also includes an increase of $4.5 million for law enforcement activities in Indian country. The increase includes $1.8 million to expand law enforcement programs in areas where violent crime is most severe, and $2.7 million to staff, operate, and maintain DOJ built detention facilities that will be certified for occupancy in 2007. Economic Development: High unemployment rates on reservations are one of the greatest challenges facing Indian country. The guaranteed loan program continues to be an integral component of the Bureau’s efforts to expand economic development in Indian country. Through this program the Bureau provides loans to Tribes, Alaska Natives, and individual Indian-owned businesses. The budget request of $6.3 million for the loan program supports the Bureau’s goal to reduce unemployment on Indian reservations. The guaranteed loan program makes it possible for Indian economic enterprises on or near Indian reservations, which otherwise would not have been able to get loans, to obtain loans from private lenders. Funding will finance $87.4 million in loans. Resolving Land and Water Claims: The 2007 President’s Budget request for Indian Land and Water Claim Settlements is $33.9 million, and includes $22.3 million for two new settlements. The Snake River Water Rights Act of 2004 requires that the Interior Department provide the Nez Perce Tribe and the State of Idaho $170.9 million over seven years to fund water supply, habitat restoration and other purposes. The BIA portion of the settlement is $95.8 million over seven years. The FY 2007 request includes $14.8 million for payments to the Nez Perce Tribe Water and Fisheries Fund, Nez Perce Tribe Salmon and Clearwater River Basins Habitat Account and Nez Perce Tribe Domestic Water Supply Fund. The settlement request also includes $7.5 million for the first of two payments for the Rocky Boy’s Water Systems Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement Trust Fund. The total authorization of the trust fund is $15.0 million. Reductions for the Colorado Ute, Zuni, and Quinault Indian Nation land and water settlements, which will be completed or almost completed in 2006, total $23.1 million, offsetting the increase requested for the new settlements. Fixed Costs: Fixed cost increases total $33.7 million, of which $24.6 million is requested in the budget and $9.1 million is absorbed. Other Program Changes: The Bureau’s FY 2007 budget request reflects the President’s commitment to fiscal discipline by including reductions in programs in consideration of several critical factors, such as a lack of performance accountability, duplication of other Federal or State programs and implementation of management efficiencies or program priority reassessments. These reductions include the endangered species program ($984,000), agriculture-noxious weeds program ($1.1 million), welfare assistance ($11.0 million), road maintenance ($2.6 million), community fire protection ($1.2 million) and water management and planning ($1.9 million). Evaluation of Tribal Priority Allocation Distribution: Tribal Priority Allocations (TPA) fund basic tribal services, such as social services, adult vocational training, child welfare, natural resources management, and contract support. TPA gives Tribes the opportunity to further Indian BLA-SUM-14 963 self-determination by establishing their own priorities and moving Federal funds among programs. The funding process used today is an allocation based on historical funding levels established in the early 1970s, and has remained essentially the same. In an effort to improve program accountability and to ensure that funding is targeted to the areas of greatest need, the Department will continue to consult with Tribes on the issue of exploring ways to better distribute TPA funding. ExECUTIVE DIRECTIONAND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COSTS The Bureau’s FY 2007 budget provides 88 percent of its request toward program functions, with approximately 12 percent for administrative responsibilities. These administrative support functions include: Assistant Secretary Support, budget and performance planning and analysis, financial management and information technology management. A large part of funding in the area of general administration is attributed to IT funding in support of trust reform. Denoted below is a table illustrating a comparison of general administration funding to total Operations of Indian Program funding. Executive Services Allocations Office Office and Subtotal General Total OIP Direct PRESIDENT'S MANAGEMENTAGENDA The President’s Management Agenda (PMA) provides government-wide criteria by which the success of Bureau management functions can be measured, and this success is a vital component of the Bureau’s operational programs meeting their strategic goals. As described below, in FY 2005 the Bureau continued to make progress in the six mutually reinforcing PMA initiatives: • Strategic management of human capital • Competitive sourcing to create effective competition between public and private sectors Improved financial performance and accountability • Increased use of electronic government to expand services and lower costs Integrated performance and budget decision-making • Strengthening asset management BIA-SUM-15 964 As with all Interior Bureaus in FY 2006 and 2007, the BIA will measure its success against scorecard criteria in all six initiatives on a quarterly basis, which will enable quick adaptation, if necessary, in areas not making adequate progress. Measuring progress quarterly Department- wide also increases opportunities for different Bureaus to share successful strategies employed to improve results. Over the next two fiscal years, the Bureau will not only use the PMA scorecard to measure past results, but also endeavor to utilize the criteria within its framework as a roadmap for continuous improvement. The following table represents progress made on the Bureau’s internal PMA scorecard in FY 2005. Human - - - Yellow E-Government Green and Performance Y Asset Yellow Human Capital During FY 2007, the Bureau seeks to build upon the information it has gained through past workforce analyses and workforce surveys as well as its past efforts in aligning employee performance with agency strategic goals. Efforts will be concentrated in the following five aſ CaS. Strategic Planning: The Bureau will conduct an updated human capital assessment. The last assessment was based on FY 2002 data and since then, changes have occurred in the alignment and use of the Bureau workforce. Emphasis will be put on identifying key occupations and their statistical and narrative characteristics, as well as the competencies needed in each occupation and the skill gaps between the current workforce and the needed workforce. The assessment will build upon data previously collected and fill in gaps where data was absent. Organizational Alignment: The Bureau has reorganized its functions during the past several years to better align resources with its core missions. During FY 2006, the Bureau will continue to assess existing deficiencies as well as best practices to identify necessary structural changes to position the Bureau to lead in the acquisition of top talent, as well as provide faster, and higher quality servicing to clients. Talent Acquisition and Development: Using competency data gained through on-going analyses of core occupations, the Bureau will begin the establishment of quality intake programs for its core occupations (still applying Indian preference), and develop core occupation training and development programs that will serve as models for all other Bureau occupations. Additionally, the Bureau will assess its current supervisory development program and propose improvements to implement a competency-based development program for current and future leaders. During FY 2006, the Bureau will begin operations at the National Indian Training Center, a facility that will lead Departmental efforts addressing the training needs of BIA and OST employees. BLA-SUM-16 965 Leadership: Essential to maintaining top talent is having competent managers and Supervisors. Building upon data and lessons learned through management surveys conducted during FY 2005, the Bureau will establish the foundation for implementation of a management improvement and development plan that will implement targeted improvements during FY 2006. Competitive Sourcing The Bureau is committed to promoting self-determination by Tribes for operation of Bureau programs. The Bureau continues to evaluate operations to determine potential outsourcing opportunities for Tribes or tribally-owned businesses to perform functions that are not inherently governmental. The Bureau is also maintaining compliance with the Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act of 1998, working closely with the Department's Center for Competitive Sourcing Excellence. In FY 2004, 88 positions were converted to grant school status under the authority of Public Law 100-297. In addition, the Bureau solicited information on 938 positions at several schools in different regions through a management review to determine possible efficiencies to be gained in education, and whether opportunities existed for further studies. However, analysis of the management review data did not lead to any substantive competitive sourcing opportunities. In FY 2005, the Bureau elected to perform two streamlined studies (70 full time positions) pursuant to the requirements of OMB Circular A-76. Costs associated with a streamlined study include: developing the performance work statement, creating the most efficient organization, contractor training and assistance, travel expenses and the time spent reviewing and analyzing the proposal. In addition to the two streamlined studies, 67 positions (an entire high school staff) were transferred to the local school board to administer and manage. No cost savings associated with these 67 positions have been identified. - - The two streamlined studies focused on road maintenance. One study was conducted at Navajo Regional Office (NRO), where 43 positions were studied. The other was conducted at Rocky Mountain Regional Office (RMRO) where 27 positions were studied. Both are complete and the decisions were announced in the last week of September 2005. The RMRO was successful in retaining their road maintenance workload within the government. We estimate the savings to be approximately $350,000 per year or $1,750,000 over the entire course of the five year contract. Actual cost savings in the base/first year may be as low as $150,000, depending on two factors: how rapidly the Most Efficient Organization (MEO) proposal is implemented and how many affected employees are offered and accept VISP. Savings realized over the next five years will be utilized by the roads maintenance/construction program at RMRO, The NRO MEO proposal was unsuccessful, and the study at that location will convert from a streamlined to a standard study. In addition, the Bureau recommends including all administration functions, laborers, supervisors, clerks, secretaries and possibly the road construction staff in the study. This could increase the positions involved in the standard study from 43 to approximately 90. No Bureau funds were distributed for competitive sourcing in FY 2005. Additionally, the Department funded a contractor to support the two streamlined studies. Projections for competitive sourcing in FY 2006 include 121 positions in maintenance and administrative support. Within these two functions there are a total of 898 positions on the FY 2005 FAIR Act Inventory. The 898 positions are widely dispersed throughout the western half BLA-SUM-17 966 of the United States, and the large number of positions gives the Bureau numerous options to implement competitive sourcing. However, the Bureau will likely narrow the scope of the study to include only the State of Arizona and a few administrative support positions in the surrounding states. The affected offices will be Office of Indian Education Programs and Western Regional Office. No Bureau funds have been distributed for competitive sourcing in FY 2006. The competitive sourcing projections for FY 2007 include 169 positions involved in civil engineering and analysis services. A large number of these positions could be subjected to an A- 76 streamlined or more likely a standard study. In FY 2007, no Bureau funds have been identified for competitive sourcing. However, costs required to support the competitive sourcing initiative during the fiscal year are expected to be approximately $350,000. Financial Performance The Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Secretary — Indian Affairs, continues to emphasize accountability among both the Bureau’s program and administrative functions, Financial performance metrics (e.g., Prompt Payment Act compliance) are now reflected within the appropriate senior manager performance plans to ensure that all managers are held accountable for both administrative and programmatic initiatives and actual performance. During FY 2006, significant progress is being made in recruiting and hiring key financial management personnel, while other ongoing analyses concerning the most efficient use of resources remain a top priority. The Bureau's consolidation of various business processes and/or activities are expected to achieve streamlined processing and increased oversight of day-to-day financial operations. In addition, an increased focus on training new and existing staff personnel remains a high priority to ensure that the Indian Affairs financial management staff is equipped to address financial reporting requirements, both for the internal and external stakeholders. The Bureau fully recognizes that more is still urgently needed to provide quality financial management services in a more effective, efficient and timely manner, Significant efforts are continuing in Support of improving internal management controls throughout the Bureau, to include implementation of the revised OMB Circular A-123. Increased management training during FY 2006 is emphasizing the need to identify and assess potential risk areas associated with existing business processes and to develop effective management strategies to minimize and/or eliminate those risks. In FY 2006, the Bureau will be devoting additional resources towards the development and deployment of the forthcoming Financial Business Management System (FBMS) via the assignment of key staff members to this project. In preparation for FBMS, the Bureau continues to review its unique financial business processes to ensure the new financial system contains the requisite functionality that will serve the American Indian beneficiaries in the 21st century. Although the current plans reflect an implementation date of FY 2010 for the Bureau, efforts are focused on reviewing and validating current financial data to ensure the Bureau remains on schedule. Implementation plans includes an increased FBMS awareness concerning its ongoing status/progress, as well as identifying training requirements necessary to ensure accurate, reliable and clean financial data is available for data conversion and migration. BIA-SUM-18 967 Additionally in FY 2006, the Bureau corrected a significant number of Inspector General (IG) audit findings, to include its cash reconciliation balances with the US Treasury. The Bureau’s actions in FY 2005 and FY 2006 were primarily focused on improving the financial management operations, while simultaneously ensuring the corrective actions were in consonance with other ongoing Department-wide financial management initiatives and mandates. During FY 2005 and FY 2006, the Bureau has continued to pursue various initiatives on a number of other fronts to produce more meaningful, accurate and timely financial information to support policy, budget and operational decisions. These actions involve both improved business processes and systems-oriented efforts. Expanding Electronic Government The constraints of the Cobell v. Norton court proceedings on information technology (IT) continue to negatively affect the Bureau’s ability to meet the President’s objectives on E- government and IT. Nevertheless, within the current environment, the Bureau continues to improve its IT systems, hardware and software to meet the level of excellence the President has set for Federal agencies. The FY 2007 request includes continued investment in IT for Indian Affairs to not only respond to trust improvement requirements but for overall IT improvements and requirements as well. The Bureau has an E-gov policy and plan that can be implemented as soon as the court rescinds current restrictions. Although the Bureau is off the internet by court order, participation in the Department’s E- government meetings on the President’s E-gov initiatives continues. Currently the Bureau is involved in HSPD-12 and Business Gateway, which are scheduled for implementation in FY 2008. The HSPD-12 (formerly e-authentication) is basically converting to smartcards are provide individuals access to the systems that are authorized to use. Business Gateway provides customers the electronic version of rules and regulations and forms for all of Bureau business processes. The Bureau’s IT systems ensure connectivity to tribal communities through web-based initiatives that have been developed and put in place to launch when the court order is lifted. Automated systems with web-based collection modules for data collection improvements are being developed and high-level security measures are being integrated for use on Bureau systems to protect trust data. The Bureau budget request for information technology investments is included in the Department-wide Exhibit 53. The Department is implementing enterprise approaches to managing information technology throughout the Department. As such, a significant number of investments in information technology that benefit the BIA are described in the Department’s summary 2007 budget. Budget and Performance Integration With each successive Bureau budget request, the integration of meaningful performance information is accomplished more thoroughly, conveying a more cohesive, meaningful justification to decision-makers. For instance, the Bureau's current budget clearly identifies the funding and anticipated program performance contributing to each Bureau or Departmental goal. In addition, where proposed budget changes impact program performance, the relationship is clearly defined for all fiscal years affected, BIA-SUM-19 968 Facilitating efforts to further integrate budget and performance, is the Bureau’s presentation of the Operation of Indian Programs account in a restructured format. The FY 2007 revised structure evolved from in-depth tribal consultation on balancing the need for functional alignment of budget programs while providing an appropriate level of organizational funding detail. The new format facilitates budget analysis as programs can be viewed comprehensively to understand the breadth of each program. In the previous budget structure, funding for the same program could appear in several different locations in the budget. The new structure strengthens performance measurement by grouping program elements that impact the same performance goals. During FY 2005, the PART was again applied as an accountability tool for assessing the strengths and weaknesses of selected Bureau programs, with a particular focus on the actual results the individual program produces. Clearly, the PART is laying the groundwork for an evidence-based component to funding decisions that reflect an emphasis on objective analysis and improved results. The Bureau recognizes that the environment in which budget decisions are made and justified is evolving into one that is increasingly performance-based. However, the Bureau must uphold its requirement to consult with Tribes annually on budget priorities and tribal input will continue to be a major consideration in Bureau budget decisions. Asset Management During FY 2005, the Administration added this initiative to the PMA, and the Bureau's internal scorecard attained a “Yellow” progress score. The Bureau took steps during the year toward implementing the best practices employed by private sector real property portfolio managers. For instance, the Bureau initiated plans to: develop and implement an effective asset management plan; identify and apply appropriate performance measures; and work toward the development of a comprehensive and descriptive database of real properties. The asset management plan, performance measures, and database will eventually serve Bureau management in making informed decisions about what properties are truly needed, what properties are being utilized effectively, and conversely which properties are in fact not needed. The anticipated result is a portfolio of assets that are justified and accounted for, and managed through comprehensive and coordinated plans. PERFORMANCE SUMMARY Program Assessment Rating Tool: In response to School Operations PART findings of the PART conducted in calendar year 2002, the OIEP is evaluating methods of collecting and reporting cost data by four states with the highest populations in tribal schools for potential comparison purposes. The program recently held a meeting with representatives of the Department to ensure the efficacy of this inquiry. Before completion, terminology will be evaluated for scope and comparative definitions to ensure proper basis for statistical comparison. The new AYP measure consolidates various elements reported separately as PART measures into a composite measure consistent with the No Child Left Behind Act. BIA-SUM-20 969 A Forestry PART was conducted in calendar year 2003 resulting in an adequate rating. The BIA is proud of its new funding priority methodology to be used in FY 2007. The methodology incorporates past performance as a critical variable in future funding decisions. The BIA created templates to develop new, better, and more consistent forest management plans. As a result of the PART, the BIA created a long-term goal to ensure 100% of forested reservations have forest management plans. The BIA developed baselines and targets for measures and continued to collect relevant data against those measures throughout FY 2005 and is currently doing so in FY 2006. The BLA showed substantial gains in acreage covered by plans during FY 2005. To create plans and to determine annual allowable cut, the BIA continues to interact actively with affected Tribes to ensure forest management plans are consistent with tribal goals and objectives for economic and cultural purposes. . The Law Enforcement PART was conducted in calendar year 2003. Data from criminal investigation reports as well as calls for service are collected in conjunction with analysis of GPRA and PART information in order to measure the effectiveness of agencies, and allow for prudent program management. Challenges with consistency in data collection were identified during the PART review. The program will change how it collects GPRA data from BIA and tribal programs. This will be accomplished through a decentralized process of collection with the establishment of regional points of contact. In response to the Tribal Courts PART conducted in calendar year 2003, the Bureau has proposed two program performance measures designed to improve future PART results. The first measure is the percent of tribal courts receiving an independent review as scheduled for each fiscal year. The second is the percent of tribal courts that receive an acceptable rating (based on the number of courts reviewed). The Post Secondary and Vocational PART was conducted in calendar year 2004. Consistent with the required action plan items, the program created a post-secondary education division through tribal consultation. The program is collecting data on measures created during the PART to establish baselines. A review is planned as funding becomes available to fulfill the requirement from the PART review for independent review of post-secondary schools. To improve accountability, the OIEP created a Program Improvement and Accountability Plan (PLAP) for the broad areas that it oversees. In addition, the two post-secondary schools for which the OIEP has direct fiscal oversight are developing a PLAP. The Job Placement and Training Program PART conducted in calendar year 2004 continued to fulfill its actions items. Of all programs evaluated in BIA for calendar year 2004, Job Placement and Training received the highestrating. Most action items were fulfilled by the end of FY 2005, and current activities are continuing to implement the new common measures, collecting baseline information, and completing the annual report on the 477 program. In response to the recommendations made during the program’s PART review in calendar year 2004, the Road Maintenance staff is examining aspects of the program most in need of, and suited to, evaluation by efficiency measures. In addition, the program continues to report information under existing PART measures. - The BIA School Construction underwent arePART in calendar year 2004. Four measures were established during the repART. These measures emphasize schedule and cost accountability and BIA-SUM-2} 970 will keep the majority of construction projects on target. Three projects have been reassumed for direct management in keeping with Department's new authority to reassume projects that extend beyond 18 months without sufficient progress. During the Housing Improvement Program PART review conducted in calendar year 2005, it was determined that specific measures were needed; therefore, two efficiency measures were created and adopted by the program. The PART also determined that the Bureau should interact with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to identify opportunities for program consolidation. If merited, the Bureau and HUD should collaborate to develop an appropriate legislative change to consolidate indicated program elements. Appropriate consultation with Tribes would be undertaken in advance of submission of such a legislative change proposal to Congress. As a result of the Irrigation PART review completed in calendar year 2005, six PART measures were created. Two of these measures had preexisting baseline data. An additional measure was included in the 2006 enacted budget. Baselines and targets for other measures will be created as a result of data collection efforts during FY2006. The Dam Safety PART review was conducted in calendar year 2005. The program achieved a high score of moderately effective. Additional performance measures (four), baselines, and ambitious targets were identified and developed for the program. Additionally, a recommendation to work with the Tribes and Congress to obtain authority to deconstruct dams when no longer needed is being evaluated. As a result of the Indian Guaranteed Loan program PART conducted in calendar year 2005, four PART measures were created to begin improving PART results. Data Validation and Verification: The Bureau is working to implement data verification and validation processes in compliance with the guidelines set forth by the Department. The Bureau has developed specific metrics that define not only those goals and measures within the Department’s Strategic Plan but also the internal goals within the agency. Internal processes for data collection require certified verification of data at several levels of the agency from the field through headquarters offices to ensure the validity of the performance information reported. The Bureau will continue to revise and improve data elements and collection efforts to provide even stronger verification and validation of relevant, accurate, and timely performance information that provides true accountability of program results. BIA-SUM-22 971 GOAL PERFORMANCE TABLES Fiscal year 2006 marks a year of transition for Indian Affairs in terms of measuring program performance and accountability. The Bureau presents the FY 2007 budget within the context of a proposed set of revised performance goals and measures. The revision follows a thorough Bureau-level review of all goals and performance metrics that were in place at the beginning of FY 2006. The review focused on devising goals and metrics that accurately portray program effectiveness as viewed by BIA. This proposed set of goals and measures has not yet been reviewed or approved by the Department, Congress, or the Office of Management and Budget. The Department is in the process of reviewing its strategic plan to determine if changes are warranted. During the Department's review, the Bureau's proposed revisions will be considered, and changes may be made to what is presented in these justification sheets. However, pursuant to requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act, all changes to the currently recognized suite of DOI Strategic Plan performance measures must undergo Congressional consultation and public review. This effort represents a necessary Bureau investment to realize improved accountability and overall program performance, and ultimately adequate and appropriate services to Indian Tribes and Alaska Natives, This budget submission incorporates the Bureau’s proposed revised program performance goals and measures, while retaining 15 Departmental Strategic Plan measures that were determined to be effective in gauging program performance. The list of Bureau performance measures used in this justification is presented under this tab as Table I. It should be noted that while performance data supporting these measures will be collected and reported to the greatest extent possible, they are in fact preliminary, and may be adjusted as their implementation within the framework of the Department’s Strategic Plan takes place during FY 2006. The remaining 25 Departmental Strategic Plan measures that were in place at the beginning of FY 2006 are currently targeted presumptively at FY 2006 levels pending review to determine their suitability as measures of program success. They are presented under this tab as Table II. Planned targets and actual results related to these measures for FY 2005 are displayed in Table II, as well as planned targets for FY 2006. BIA-GPT-1 § Table I - FY 2007 Goal Summary Table Megsure - Type 2004. Actual 2005 Final . Planned 2005 Actual 2006 Enacted 2007 Plan Change from Enacted 2007 Long- . term Target Pres. Bud Long- term, target Revised Explanation of Changes for Revisions to 2006 and 2008 target in President’s Budget 4.1 Protect Lives, Resources, and Property Other facilities, including dams are in fair to good condition as measured by the FCſ. SP N/A , 135 .146 .140 -.003 TBD N/A 45% 38% 41% +2% N/A N/A N/A 61% 64% 67% +3%% N/A TBD ; BIA will improve the percentage of dams in fair to good condition annually. PART Improve Facility Reliability Rating by X% annually. PART improve the Facility Reliability Rating to 69% by 2008. PART N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A TBD Final construction contract amounts will be within x.9% of the initial contract award amount. PART 4.3 Fulfill Indian Fiduciary Trust Responsibilities A N/A NA }7% 1.7% 1.7% 0% N/A Natural Resources ; Increase the percentage of maintenance projects that are completed within established timeframes, PART N/A NA NA TBD" NA N/A TBE) Improve the condition of the Irrigation Projects by eliminating the deferred maintenance backlog by 20XX, PART N/A NA NA TBD NA N/A TBD. Ensure compliance with regulations and policy issues in 100% of Irrigation projects by 2013. PART TN/A NA TNA 12.5% 25% 12.5% N/A TBD Percent of completed condition assessments of revenue-generating N/A 7% 1 / 15 7% 1 / 15 20% 3 / 15 33% 5 / 15 13% 2 / 15 N/A 46% 7 / 15 irrigation projects (cumulative). BIA Complete inventory and preliminary assessment of 100% of Irrigation N/A 94% 94% 100% 100% {}% N/A N/A Projects PART Establish Action Plans to correct non- compliance issues in Irrigation projects. PART N/A 5 / 16 5 / 16 7 / 16 9 / 16 2 / 16 N/A ! i / 16 BIA-GPT-2 § change | * | * Exml f Changes f 2005 term termi xplanation o anges tor * from 2006 * Measure Type * Final *: r:d ; .ted Target . target Revisions to 2006 and 2008 Planned 2007 (2008) (2008) target in President’s Budget Pres. Bud Revised Percent of total acres of agricultural and New * Measure & 0. © º Measure not established at time g grazing land that has resource C N/A for FY 1.4% 20% 25% 5% N/A 30% of FY 2006 President’s Budget 3 management plans (cumulative). BIA 2006 =3 É New Percent of acres protected for current Measure Establish Me: testablished at time % Plans completed. BIA Or ãSeiffle BHA-GPT-4 § Change Long- Long- s h 2005 2005 2006 2007 from 2006 term term Explanation of Changes for Measure Type 2004 Actual Final Actual Enacted Pian Enacted Target target Revisions to 2006 and 2008 - Planned 2007 (2008) (2008) target in President's Budget º Pres. Bud Revised Percent of construction schedules New Establish met within the established project C N/A Measure N/A Baseline TBD TBD N/A THD p. 1 timeframe. PART for 2006 - E ſpercent of funding going to actual New Establish construction or repair of housing, C N/A Measure N/A Baseline TBD TBD N/A TBD PART for 2006 Education The percent of Bureau-funded C N/A New Goal 30% 34% 38% 4% N/A 42% f - ty. schools achieving AYP. BIA for 2006 5 1/170 57/170 64/170 7 Percent of schools not making AYP New that improved in reading A N/A Measure proficiency. BIA for 2006 Percent of schools not making AYP New that improved in math proficiency, A N/A Measure | BIA for 2006 Improve the average student New attendance rate at Bureau- funded A. N/A Measure 9.1% 9.1% 92% 1% N/A 93% schools. PART and SP for 2006 Percent of Students in Bureau- New funded schools read independently o g o g () by the end of 3rd grade, PART and C N/A : 40.6% 43% 47% 4% M/A 52% SP º: prove student proficiency in 3 | language arts at Bureau-funded C N/A 47% 48% 52% 4% N/A 56% # BChools. PART fici - 3 .ºrºº C N/A 35% 36% 40% 4% N/A 44% Increase the number of degrees tºº. A. 1,533 1,564 1,263 1,288 40% 4% N/A || 44% PART Increase the number of students The method used lo achieving proficiency by passing the . º: is two required freshman level English - currently under revicw as . or testing out BLA and g A TBD TBD TBD. TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD part of the Bureau's Data PART Validation and Verification process. Increase the number of students The method used to achieving proficiency by passing the - . º s W as - * revi one required freshman level math A. TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD currently under revie course or testing out BHA and PART part of the Bureau's Data Validation and Verification process. BLA-GPT-5 # 2004 Actual 2005 Finai Planned 2005 Actual 2006 Enacted 2007 Plan Change from 2006 Enacted 2007 long-term Target (2008) Pres. Bud N/A 0.1795 1 5 41 O. 1072 19 95 0.1795 ! 15 4] 0.1072 19 95 –0,0234 -24 -2 26 -0.0034 -3 -] N/A Long-term target (2008) Revised Explanation of Changes for Revisions to 2006 and 2008 target in Prasldent's Budget Calculation revised as described below. 43% 48% 48% 50% 55% 5% 58% 43% 57% 57% 58% 64% 3% 64% N/A | 5% 16% | 6% 6% 5% -1% 3% 3% Goal and measure phrasing and calculation revised. RMeasure Type Facilities in Good Condition Learning Environment; Education. Facilitics are in fair to good condition as measured by the Facilities Condition Index. SP – NEW* Facilities in Poor Condition Facilitics in Fair Condition Facilities in Good Condition OLD" Facilities in Poor Condition Facilities in Fair Condition increase the percentage of academic construction projects with costs within or below the target range. PART Increase the percentage of replacement schools constructed in 4 years or less. PART Reduce the percentage of BIA's building square footage identified as excess. PART Increase the percentage of FI&R projects constructed in 4 years. PART C 50% 55% 55% 5.9% 61% 2% 65% N/A * Previously, the Bureau's education FCI calculations reflected the positive impact of major FI&R and Replacement School projects at the time of proposed project funding, rather than after project completion. This approach showing immediate improvement was used to demonstrate the future impact of funding, rather than the actual current condition of facilities. In FY 2006 however, as part of a Department-wide standardization effort, the Bureau recalculated the education FCI to reflect facility improvements only after the project work is completed. As a result, this year the Bureau is providing the education FCI calculations for FY 2005 and beyond using both methodologies. BIA-GPT-6 § Change Long-term Long-term 2005 Explanation of Changes for Measure Type . . . final ; 2006 Enacted ; : Revisions to 2006 &nd 2008 t Planned target in President's Budget Public Safety and Justice Percent of Law Enforcement - - agencies on par with recommended C Na . . 64% 64% ().9% N/A TBD national ratio of staffing BLA O Incident Response Rate 5 (Ability to respond to incident New Goal Establish .92 y pond to incluen 3. 3. # reports as compared to like rural law C N/A for 2006 TN/A Baseline TBD TBD N/A. TBD Å enforcement agencies). BLA - Case Clearance Rate, New Goal Establish # HIA C N/A for 2006 N/A Baseline TBI) TBD N/A TBD # Percent of detention centers properly staffed to minimal National Institute New Goat Establish ă of Corrections (NIC) Safety C * | for 2006 | Baseline 52% 56% +4% N/A TBD (2 Standards. Blà § Improve Community Policing. BIA 30% 3: I will achieve 100% participation by C N/A N/A Baseline 50% 70% 20% 100% N/A º; all BIA Field Agencies. PART Established Improve Detention Program Management; X% of OIG Establish recommendations are corrected on C N/A N/A Baseline TBD. TBD TBD N/A TBA) schedule. PART ta Percent of tribal courts receiving Now Establish - H independent review as scheduled for N/A túCaSUife Baseline TBD TBD TBD N/A TBD 5 the fiscal year. PART for 2006 É Percent of tribal courts that receive New - an acceptable rating (based upon the Establish £ number of courts reviewed), PART N/A ; Baseline TBD TBD TBD N/A TBL) and SP As part of a Department- wide standardization effort, & Law enforcement facilities are in a new method of : fair to good condition as measured calculating the FCI for all | | by the Facilities Condition Index Bureau facilities was 5 (lower FCI number is good) SP C 0.1127 ().0971 0,097] .0955 .0902 -.0053 .0740 TBD. implemented in FY 2006. ‘5 In addition, the FCſ f; ; Facilities in Poor Condition 25 26 26 25 23 -2 17 calculation is impacted each 3 : Facilities in Fair Condition 12 5 5 5 4. ..? 6 fiscal year by the inclusion § Facilities in Good Condition 2} 20 20 21 24 3 28 of some new DOJ- constructed facilities as they come online. BIA-GPT-7 : Change Long-term | Long-term Measure Type | 2004 2005 2005 2006 2001 || Wºnºs ºf "nº" i. - yp Actual | Final Planned | Actual Enacted pian Enacted (2008) (2008) º - - 2007 Pres. Bud | Revised target in President's Budget Community and Economic Development sº 7,081 placed +3 Percent job retention one year out in FY 2004 Establish Two year lag on gathering § SP - C N/A towards FY TBL) Baseline TBD TBD N/A TBD statistics § #1– 2005 Rate É i Number of participants that earned ** a diploma, certificate or degree. C R/A N/A 14,314 15,500 17,000 1,500 N/A # F PART - j TBD º Percentage of participants that © * & ſo tº 0. g * y skills. A N/A N/A No Data Lit 20% Li 25% iſ 5% in N/A TBD Transportation: Percent of miles . . 8 of road in good or better condition Revision based on funding # based on the Surface Level Index §: proposed in FY .# All roads 15% 15% 2.1% 16% {4% -2% 17% 14% 5 | Paved 33% 33% 46% 3.6% 32% -4% 37% 32% # Unpaved * 9% 9% 13% 9% 8% -1% 10% 8% § | Percent of bridges in good or better Revision based on funding cº condition based on the Service C 47% 47% 52% 49% 44% –5% 5.1% 44% reduction proposed in FY Level index. SP 2007 Pres Bud. Number of jobs created through capitat provided by DOI loans SP A 1,719 1,700 1,922 1,800 1,800 0% 2,600 N/A ::::::::: (lower A $1,799 $1,700 $2,190 $1,700 $1,900 $200 $1,700 N/A Increase the percentage of jobs - * # created that are long-term A N/A 90% 90% 9.1% 91% 0% N/A 92% ||. º G | positions, PART pne, O. ſes tº it...I. 1-3 º The method used to 92 I h household calculate average º ncrease the average househo income is currently under # income in Indian Country. PART C TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD N/A TBD review as part of the Ç Bureau's Data Validation and Verification process. Reduce Default Rates on BIA * £y - Baseline not established at guaranteed loans, PART C 1.64% 2.00% 2.00% 2.00% 2.00% 0% N/A 2.00% time of 2006 Pres Bud. Reduce Subsidy levels on BIA - Baseline not established at loans PART A 6. 3% 6.76% 6.76% 4.75% 6.45% 3.70% N/A 4,90% time of 2006 Pres Bud. BLA-GPT-8 § - Change | Long-term | Long-term | Explanation of Changes 2004 2005 2005 2007 'from 2006 Target target for Revisions to 2006 and Measure * | Actual | Final Finned Actual 2006 Enacted Plan Enacted (2008) (2008) 2008 target in President's . • * - 2007 Pre3, Bud Revised Budget Management Excellence Improve the Bureau IT Reached f Management Process to reach New - g g Stage 2 of ITIM model by FY c |M. *.* | *...* | *.cſsues : 5% N/A º: º & #| 2005 and Stage 3 by FY 2008. for 2006 sº § § 5 £| BIA age # &| Security. Percent of systems that + £j will be C&A by FY 2005 and will New * {3} maintain accreditation on a 3 year A. Measure 80% 97% 80% 80% (3% N/A 80% † recurring cycle. (Department for 2006 ă ă| standard is 80%) BLA $) & # Percent of time that networks are New operational for all users. g (Department standard is 95%) A . 95% 97% 95% 95% {}% N/A 95% BIA BIA-GPT-9 980 Table II — Departmental Strategic Plan Measures Under Review * | *Type: || 2004 || ‘. t ITFroſect [Wes. Resources, and Froperty - | | Buildings (e.g., administrative, employee housing) in fair to good Condition as measured by the Facilities Condition Index (FCI) SP Housing in Poor condition Housing in Fair Condition Housing in Good Condition 0,131 0.424 ,424 0.4190 0.370 4.3 Fulfill indian Fiduciary Trust Responsibilities Beneficiary Services: Title Information: Percent of title encumbrances filed within 2 business days SP 47% Percent of estates in which assets are distributed and all title information is updated in standard probate process cycle time, SP Baseline # Established Percent of probate Cases where document preparation and postſrecord work has been completed. SP TNoRex'ſ 66% 66% É i i Volume of wood products offersº •w, consistent with applicable management, plans SP - ºš: ..:* * 580 585 627 No Target No Target Percent of acres offores, graſſing an agricultural leases achieving desied conditions whérecºndition is known and where specified in management plans consistentwith applicable givinmenta laws and regulations, SP #" 1.75% 13% 50% 1.75% 13% 50% 16%(P) 1.75% 13% 46% .; BIA-GPT-10 | ; Frºm change in baseline nine - number of acres infested with invasive plant species SP āşş. Number of acres of energy and non- energy Trust resourceland developed that are reclaimed to appropriate land Condition and water quality standard. SP Baseline not established No Target NoTage .*;3: “”;;. *:.. Percent of tracts for which DOl has data responsibility where real property Ownership data are current, Standardized and integrated and title Status reports are provided within 10 days of request. SP No Report No Target Percent of ownership for which lease data is matched within 10 days. SP Baseline Not Established Establish ºf Baseline Percent of planned enhancementſ reintroduction objectives completed. SP 151% No Target 50% Percent of eligible trustland acres that are under lease (% for energy development; % for non-energy mineral development, $for grazing land; % for agricultural use; % for commercial property use) SP % of acres under energy development lease % ofägesunder grazing land as - % of acres under again -- iń. % of acres mºr lease for 2:ºſ::. #5:S. *:: * §§ - ‘û, - *::), # 70% 70% Establish Baseline Establish Baseline Establish Baseline Establish Baseline Establish Baseline Establish Baseline 76% 70% 50% 50% 70% 50% | | w } Fºſſaeºlºgicºesn POliverlºingdodºndion SP º, *. **wur. t . ‘;.. .*- *::: º *::. iv. Baseline Established No Target No Report No Target No Target indians ſºovºmance and Self-Determination | Self-Determination: Percent of Tribes with program-related performance- based P.L. 93-638 agreements SP C 42% 43% 54% 45% 45% Self-Determination: Percent of Tribes with program-ſealed performance- based P.L. 103-413 agreements SP 40% 40% 30% 40% 40% BLA-GPT-11 Education Achieve parity between Tribal community and US rural area national average on high school graduation SP 80% 82% Achieve parity between Tribal community and US rural area nationa average on College graduation SP 8% No Report Leaming Approach: Teacher of teachers that are teaching in their area(s) of certification SP proficiencies in select Subject areas -º 74% 94% Teacherſetention rate SP 95% Percent of students achieving High School graduation SP 84% Resources Protection: Percent of Indian and Alaska Native students demonstrating knowledge of native language, history and Customs SP Economic Growth i i Achieve parity between Tribal community and US national average on rural Unemployment rates and per capita income SP *:::::: - 5%=NR 43%Tibal Public Safety ** | Achieve parity between Tribal violent aimeSpº ~. Indian County viºlent Crime R. National Violent CriméRale communiyadusmãonal averageon 14.60% TBD 14.70% TBD 15,00% TBD 17% WEETCime. FaſTVºicinerate per 100,000 inhabitants (lower number UNK UNK Not reported correctly in President's Budget 224,00 peſ 100,000 = 2.24 crimes per person Human Services # ; Housing: Percent of eligible Housing improvement Program (HIP) applicants whose need for safe and sanitary housing in Indian Country is met. SP 9% 9% 5. 7% 7% BLA-GPT-12 983 FY 2007 BIA REQUEST Funding by Goals Table (Dollars in Thousands) f § OPERATION OF INDIAN FROGRAMS BIA-GPT-13 984 FY 2007 BIA REQUEST Funding by Goals Table (Dollars in Thousands) construction BIA-GPT-14 985 FY 2007 BIA REQUEST Funding by Goals Table (Dollars in Thousands) & f/ | #. BHA-GPT-15 986 BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Authorizing Statutes General Authorizations: 25 U.S.C. 13 (The Snyder Act of November 2, 1921), 42 Stat. 208, P.L. 67_85, 90 Stat. 2233, P.L. 94-482. Permanent, 25 U.S.C., 461 et seq. (The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934), 48 Stat. 984, P.L. 73_383, P.L. 103-263. No expiration. 25 U.S.C. 450 (The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act), 88 Stat. 2203, P.L. 93_638, P.L. 100 472; 102 Stat. 2285, P.L. 103-413. No expiration. 25 U.S.C. 452 (The Johnson-O'Malley Act of April 16, 1934), 48 Stat. 596, P.L. 73_167, P.L. 103-332. No expiration. 25 U.S.C. 2401 et seq., Part 4 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, Subtitle C (The Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1986), 106 Stat. 4582, P.L. 99 570, as amended; 102 Stat. 4217, P.L. 100-690, P.L. 102-573, P.L. 106.568. Program being eliminated in FY 2006. In addition to the general authorizations listed above, the following programs have specific authorizing legislation as shown below: OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS Education School Operations 25 U.S.C. 2001-2019 (The Education Amendments of 1978), 92 Stat. 2143, P.L. 95-561, as amended; P.L. 103-382, P.L. 107.110, 115 Stat. 2007. 25 U.S.C. 2008 (The Quarter Blood Amendment), 99 Stat. 1747, P.L. 99.228; P.L. 101-301, No expiration. Continuing Education 25 U.S.C. 1810 et seq. (The Tribally Controlled College Assistance Act of 1978), P.L. 105-244, Sec. 901. Reauthorization is required for FY 2006. Tribal Government Aid to Tribal Government 25 U.S.C. 1721 et seq. (The Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980), P.L. 96-420, P.L. 102-171. 25 U.S.C. 1401 et seq. (The Indian Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 1973); 87 Stat. 466, P.L. 93-134. 25 U.S.C, 651 (Advisory Council on California Indian Policy Act of 1992), 106 Stat. 2131, P.L. 102-416. Self Governance 25 U.S.C. 458aa et seq. (Tribal Self-Governance); 108 Stat. 4272, P.L. 103. 413, Title II. BLA-AUTH-1 987 Public Safety and Justice Tribal Courts Law Enforcement Human Services Social Services Child Protection Communi ey plent Employment Development Economic Development Road Maintenance iTC ement Agriculture and Range BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Authorizing Statutes 25 U.S.C. 1721 et seq. (The Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980), P.L. 96-420, P.L. 102-171. 25 U.S.C. 3621 (Indian Tribal Justice Act), 107 Stat. 2009, P.L. 103-176, as amended; 114 Stat. 2778, P.L. 106-559. Authorized through 2007. 18 U.S.C. 3055 (Act of June 25, 1948), 62 Stat. 817, P.L. 80.722, P.L. 103-322. 25 U.S.C. 2801 et seq. (Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act), 104 Stat. 473, P.L. 101-379, 5 U.S.C. 5305 (Federal Law Enforcement Pay Reform), 104 Stat. 1465, P.L. 101-509, Title IV, P.L. 103-322. 25 U.S.C. 1901 et seq. (Indian Child Welfare Act), 92 Stat. 3069, P.L. 95-608 (Family Support Act), 102 Stat. 2343, P.L. 100-485. No expiration. 25 U.S.C. 1300b (Texas Band of Kickapoo Act), 96 Stat. 2269, P.L. 97.429. No expiration. 25 U.S.C. 3210 (Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act), 104 Stat. 4531, P.L. 101-630, Title IV. Reauthorization is required for FY 2006. 25 U.S.C. 309 (Vocational Training), 8/3/56, 70 Stat. 986, P.L. 84.959; 77 Stat. 471, P.L. 88-230, P.L. 90-252. No expiration. 25 U.S.C. 3402 et seq. (Indian Employment Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992), 106 Stat. 2302, P.L. 102477. No expiration, 25 U.S.C. 1523 (The Indian Financing Act of 1974), P.L. 93-262, as amended; 98 Stat. 1725, P.L. 98-449. No expiration. 2 U.S.C. 661 (Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, Title V - The Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, Section 13112), 104 Stat. 1388, P.L. 101-508. No expiration. 25 U.S.C. 305 (The Act of August 27, 1935), 49 Stat. 891, P.L. 74-355; 104 Stat. 4662, P.L. 101-644 (Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990). No expiration. 25 U.S.C. 318a (The Federal Highway Act of 1921), 45 Stat. 750, P.L. 70.520. 25 U.S.C. 3701 (American Indian Agriculture Resource Management Act), 107 Stat. 2011, P.L. 103-177. No expiration. BLA-AUTH-2 988 Forestry Wildlife and Parks Minerals and Mining Real Estate Services Trust Services Indian Rights Protection BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Authorizing Statutes 25 U.S.C. 406 & 407 (The Act of June 25, 1910), 36 Stat. 857; 61-313, 78 Stat. 186-187,25U.S.C. 413 (The Act of Febrauary 14, 1920), 41 Stat. 415;47 Stat. 1417. 18 U.S.C. 1853, 1855, and 1856, 62 Stat. 787 and 788; P.L. 100-690. 25 U.S.C. 31.17 (The National Indian Forest Management Act),104 Stat. 4544, P.L. 101-630, Sec. 318. 16 U.S.C. 3631 (The U.S./Canada Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985), 99 Stat. 7, P.L. 99-5. No expiration. 16 U.S.C. 3101 (The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980), 94 Stat. 2430, P.L. 96.487. No expiration. 42 U.S.C. 1966 (The American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978), 92 Stat. 469, P.L. 95-341; 108 Stat. 3125, P.L. 103-344. Klamath River Basin Fishery Resources Restoration Act, (U.S.C. 746), Expires September 30, 2006 Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Settlement Act, 104 Stat. 3294, P.L. 101-618. No expiration. Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribal Settlement Act, 104 Stat. 3289, P.L. 101-618. No expiration. 25 U.S.C. 2106 (Indian Mineral Development Act of 1982) 86 Stat 1940, P.L. 97.382. No expiration. 16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq. (Umatilla Basin Project Act), P.L. 100-557. 25 U.S.C. 176 (Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1946), 60 Stat. 1097. No expiration, 25 U.S.C. 311 (The Act of March 3, 1901), 31 Stat. 1084, P.L. 56-382. No expiration. 25 U.S.C. 393 (The Act of March 3, 1921), 41 Stat. 1232, P.L. 66.359. No expiration. 25 U.S.C. 2201 et seq. (Indian Land Consolidation Act), 96 Stat. 2515, P.L. 97.459, 98 Stat. 3171, P.L. 98-608, P.L. 102-238. No expiration. 28 U.S.C. 2415 (Statute of Limitations; The Indian Claims Limitation Act of 1982), 96 Stat. 1976, P.L. 97.394, P.L. 98-250. No expiration. 16 U.S.C. 3101 (The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act), 94 Stat. 2371, P.L. 96-487. 43 U.S.C. 1601 (The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act), 106 Stat. 2112- 2125, P.L. 92-203. BIA-AUTH-3 989 Navajo-Hopi Settlement General Administration Administration Indian Gaming BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Authorizing Statutes 25 U.S.C. 3907 (Indian Lands Open Dump Cleanup Act of 1994), 108 Stat. 4164, P.L. 103-399. No expiration. 25 U.S.C. 640 et seq. (The Navajo-Hopi Settlement Act of December 22, 1974), P.L. 93-531; PL. 102-180, 105 Stat 1230. Expires when President determines that its functions have been fully discharged. Chief Financial Officers Act, 104 Stat. 2838, P.L. 101-576, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act), 102 Stat, 2467, P.L. 100-497; 105 Stat. 1908, P.L. 102-238. No expiration. Facility Construction Road Construction Resources Management Construction CONSTRUCTION 25 U.S.C. 631(2)(12)(14) (The Act of April 19, 1950), 64 Stat. 44, P.L. 81-474, 72 Stat. 834, P.L. 85 740. No expiration. 25 U.S.C. 465 (The Act of June 18, 1934), 48 Stat. 984, P.L. 73-383, No expiration. 25 U.S.C. 318a (The Act of May 26, 1928), P.L. 70_520, 45 Stat. 750. No expiration. 23 U.S.C. 104(b)(5)(A) (The Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of April 2, 1987), 101 Stat. 145, P.L. 100 17, as amended by 101 Stat. 1919, P.L. 102-240. No expiration. 23 U.S.C. 204(b) and (c) (The Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of April 2, 1987), as amended by 101 Stat. 1919, P.L. 102-240. No expiration. 23 U.S.C. 202(d) (Transportation Equity Act for the 21* Century of June 9, 1998), as amended by 112 Stat. 107, P.L. 105-178, as amended by title IX of P.I., 105-206. Navajo Indian Irrigation Project(Navajo Indian Irrigation Project: San Juan- Chama Project), 76 Stat. 96, P.L.87-483. No expiration, 25 U.S.C. 3801 (Indian Dams Safety Act of 1994), 108 Stat, 1560. No expiration. INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIM SETTLEMENTS AND White Earth Reservation Claims Settlement Act MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS TO INDIANS 25 U.S.C. 331 (The Act of March 24, 1986), 100 Stat. 61, P.L. 99 264. No expiration. BIA-AUTH-4 990 Hoopa-Yurok Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Ute Indian Rights Rocky Boy's Shivwits Band Santo Domingo Colorado Ute Settlement Cherokee, Choctaw, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Authorizing Statutes 25 U.S.C. 1300i (Hoopa-Yurok Settlement Act) 102 Stat. 2924, P.L. 100 580, 25 U.S.C. 1721 et seq. (Settlement Act of 1980), 94 Stat. 1785, P.L. 96-420. No expiration. (Truckee Carson Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act), 104 Stat, 3294, P.L. 101_618. No expiration. (Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992), 106 Stat. 4650, P.L. 102-575. Authorization for Bonneville Tribal Credit expires in 2043. - P.L. 106-163, Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement and Water Supply Enhancement Act. P.L. 106.263, Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Water Rights Settlement Act. No expiration. PL. 106.425, Santo Domingo Pueblo Claims Settlement Act. No expiration. P. L. 106-554, Colorado Ute Settlement Act Amendments. No expiration. P.L. 107-331, Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations Claims Chickasaw Settlement Settlement Act. Quinault Boundary Quinault Indian Nation North Boundary Settlement Agreement, dated July 14, 2000. Zuni Indian Tribe Water P.L. 108.34, Zuni Indian Tribe Water Claims Settlement Act of 2003. Claims Settlement Expires 2006, Nez Perce/Snake River P.L. 108–477, Snake River Water Rights Act of 2004. MISCELLANEOUS PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS & TRUST FUNDS Claims and Treaty Act of February 19, 1831 Obligations O & M, Indian Irrigation Systems Power Systems, Indian Irrigation Projects Alaska Resupply Program Treaty of November 11, 1794 Treaty of September 24, 1857 Acts of March 2, 1889; June 10, 1896; June 21, 1906 (Menominee Restoration Act), 87 Stat. 770, P.L. 93-197 25 U.S.C. 162a (The Act of November 4, 1983), 60 Stat. 895, P.L. 98-146 25 U.S.C. 162a (The Act of November 4, 1983), 60 Stat. 895, P.L. 98 146, 65 Stat, 254 Act of February 20, 1942, 56 Stat. 95, P.L. 77-457. No expiration. BIA-AUTH-5 991 BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Authorizing Statutes OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF QUARTERS O & M, Quarters 5 U.S.C. 5911 (Federal Employees Quarters and Facilities Act of August 20, 1964), P.L. 88-459, P.L. 98.473, P.L. 100-446 INDIAN LOAN GUARANTY AND INSURANCE FUND INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAMACCOUNT INDIAN LOAN GUARANTY AND DNSURANCE GUARANTEED LOAN LIQUIDATING ACCOUNT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OF INDIAN ENTERPRISES REVOLVING FUND FOR LOANS INDIAN DIRECTLOAN PROGRAMACCOUNT REVOLVING FUND FOR LOANS DIRECTLOAN FINANCING The credit accounts listed above include those authorized under the Indian Financing Act or newly authorized under the Credit Reform Act of 1990. These statutes are: 25 U.S.C. 1451 et seq. (The Indian Financing Act of April 12, 1974), P.L. 93_262, as amended by P.L. 98 449 , P.L. 100 442, and P.L. 107-331, 116 Stat. 2834; Ceiling on Guaranteed Loans of $500 million and raises the limitation on the loan amounts from $100,000 to $250,000. 2 U.S.C. 661 (Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, Title V - The Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990), P.L. 101_508, Section 1320. No expiration. BLA-AUTH-6 992 Appropriation Language DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAUOF INDIAN AFFAIRS Operation of Indian Programs For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), the Indian Self- Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), as amended, the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2001-2019), and the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), as amended, [$1,991,490,000] $1,966,594,000, to remain available until September 30, [2007] 2008 except as otherwise provided herein, of which not to exceed [$86,462,000) $74,179,000 shall be for welfare assistance payments: Provided, That in cases of designated Federal disasters, the Secretary may exceed such cap, from the amounts provided herein, to provide for disaster relief to Indian communities affected by the disaster; and notwithstanding any other provision of law, including but not limited to the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975, as amended, not to exceed ($134,609,000] $151,628,000 shall be available for payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract support costs associated with ongoing contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements entered into with the Bureau prior to or during fiscal year [2006] 2007, as authorized by such Act, except that tribes and tribal organizations may use their tribal priority allocations for unmet [indirect] contract support costs of ongoing contracts, grants, or compacts, or annual funding agreements and for unmet welfare assistance costs; [and] of which not to exceed [$464,585,000] $457,352,000 for school operations costs of Bureau-funded schools and other education programs shall become available on July 1, [2006] 2007, and shall remain available until September 30, [2007] 2008; and of which not to exceed [$61,667,000) $66,277,000 shall remain available until expended for housing improvement, road maintenance, attorney fees, litigation support, the Indian Self- Determination Fund, land records improvement, and the Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, including but not limited to the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975, as amended, and 25 U.S.C. 2008, not to exceed [$44,718,000] $44,060,000 within and only from such amounts made available for school operations shall be available to tribes and tribal organizations for administrative cost grants associated with ongoing grants entered into with the Bureau prior to or during fiscal year [2005] 2006 for the operation of Bureau-funded schools and up to $500,000 within and only from such amounts made available for school operations shall be available for the transitional costs of initial administrative cost grants to tribes and tribal organizations that enter into grants for the operation on or after July 1, [2005] 2006, of Bureau-operated schools: Provided further, That any forestry funds allocated to a tribe which remain unobligated as of September 30, [2007] 2008, may be transferred during fiscal year [2008] 2009 to an Indian forest land assistance account established for the benefit of such tribe within the tribe's trust fund account: Provided further, That any such unobligated balances not so transferred shall expire on September 30, [2008] 2009, (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006.) BLA-OTP-1 993 Appropriation Language DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS The Bureau of Indian Affairs may carry out the operation of Indian programs by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts and grants, either directly or in cooperation with States and other organizations. Notwithstanding 25 U.S.C. 15, the Bureau of Indian Affairs may contract for services in support of the management, operation, and maintenance of the Power Division of the San Carlos Irrigation Project. Appropriations for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (except the revolving fund for loans, the Indian loan guarantee and insurance fund, and the Indian Guaranteed Loan Program account) shall be available for expenses of exhibits, and purchase and replacement of passenger motor vehicles. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for central office [operations or pooled overhead general administration] oversight and Executive Direction and Administrative Services (except [facilities operations and maintenancel executive direction and administrative services funding for Tribal Priority Allocations and regional offices) shall be available for tribal contracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the provisions of the Indian Self-Determination Act or the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-413). In the event any tribe returns appropriations made available by this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for distribution to other tribes, this action shall not diminish the Federal Government’s trust responsibility to that tribe, or the government-to-government relationship between the United States and that tribe, or that tribe’s ability to access future appropriations. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to the Bureau, other than the amounts provided herein for assistance to public schools under 25 U.S.C. 452 et seq., shall be available to support the operation of any elementary or secondary school in the State of Alaska. Appropriations made available in this or any other Act for schools funded by the Bureau shall be available only to the schools in the Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996. No funds available to the Bureau shall be used to support expanded grades for any school or dormitory beyond the grade structure in place or approved by the Secretary of the Interior at each school in the Bureau school system as of October 1, 1995. Funds made available under this Act may not be used to establish a charter school at a Bureau-funded school (as that term is defined in section 1146 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2026)), except that a charter school that is in existence on the date of the enactment BLA-OIP-2 994 of this Act and that has operated at a Bureau-funded school before September 1, 1999, may continue to operate during that period, but only if the charter school pays to the Bureau a pro rata share of funds to reimburse the Bureau for the use of the real and personal property (including buses and vans), the funds of the charter School are kept separate and apart from Bureau funds, and the Bureau does not assume any obligation for charter school programs of the State in which the school is located if the charter school loses such funding. Employees of Bureau-funded schools sharing a campus with a charter school and performing functions related to the charter school's operation and employees of a charter school shall not be treated as Federal employees for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code. Notwithstanding 25 U.S.C. 2007(d), and implementing regulations, the funds reserved from the Indian Student Equalization Program to meet emergencies and unforeseen contingencies affecting education programs appropriated herein and in Public Law 109-54 may be used for costs associated with significant student enrollment increases at Bureau- funded schools during the relevant school year. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 113 of title 1 of appendix C of Public Law 106-113, if a tribe or tribal organization in fiscal year 2003 or 2004 received indirect and administrative costs pursuant to a distribution formula based on section 5(f) of Public Law 101-301, the Secretary shall continue to distribute indirect and administrative cost funds to such tribe or tribal organization using the section 5(f) distribution formula. (Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006.) BIA-OIP-3 995 Justification of Proposed Language Changes Bureau of Indian Affairs Operation of Indian Programs “...[$1,991,490,000) $1,966,594,000, to remain available until September 30, [2007] 2008 except as otherwise provided herein, or which not to exceed [$86,462,000] $74,179,000 shall be for welfare assistance payments: Provided, That in cases of designated Federal disasters, the Secretary may exceed such cap, from the amounts provided herein, to provide for disaster relief to Indian communities affected by the disaster; [and] notwithstanding any other provision of law...” (Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006.) [Recommended Language is in italics and underlined.] Justification for addition: In response to Hurricane Katrina, the Bureau located some unobligated funds to provide additional Welfare Assistance funding as disaster relief to Indian communities affected by the hurricane. This funding was to help with the basic living needs of the victims. However, due to the Congressional cap on Welfare Assistance, the Bureau was unable to do so. Providing this exception for disaster relief would enable the Bureau to provide timely additional assistance to Indian communities in cases of designated Federal disasters. BIA-OIP-4 996 Justification of Proposed Language Changes (Continued) Bureau of Indian Affairs Operation of Indian Programs “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for central office [operations or pooled overhead general administration] oversight and Executive Direction and Administrative Services (except [facilities operations and maintenancel executive direction and administrative services funding for Tribal Priority Allocations and regional offices) shall be available for tribal contracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the provisions of the Indian Self-Determination Act or the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-413).” [Recommended Language is in italics and underlined.] Justification for addition: The Bureau is proposing to remove references to budget activities under its previous budget structure and replace them with new budget structure activity names. BIA-OIP-5 997 Justification of Proposed Language Changes (Continued) Bureau of Indian Affairs Operation of Indian Programs “Notwithstanding 25 U.S.C. 2007(d), and implementing regulations, the funds reserved from the Indian Student Equalization Program to meet emergencies and unforeseen contingencies affecting education programs appropriated herein and in Public Law 109-54 may be used for costs associated with significant student enrollment increases at Bureau- funded schools during the relevant school year.” [Recommended Language is in italics and underlined.] Justification for addition: The Office of Indian Education Programs distributes the Indian Student Equalization Program (ISEP) funding to bureau-funded schools through an allotment formula. In May 2005, following negotiated rulemaking, final regulations under 25 CFR Part 39 were published changing the formula to more equitably distribute the ISEP funds starting in school year 2005-2006. The revised formula requires the student count to be based on a three-year-rolling average of “average daily membership” (ADM), which provides a comprehensive look at student enrollment and attendance during the year. However, the rulemaking did not make provision for the two-year transition period before the three- year-rolling ADM average is fully implemented. During this time, schools with increasing student populations will not receive funding reflective of the current school year enrollment. This is a short term issue. To address the issue for the following two years, this provision would enable the Bureau to use the ISEP contingency funds to supplement funding to those schools that have not fully transitioned to the rolling average IſleáSUITC, BLA-OIP-6 998 Justification of Proposed Language Changes (Continued) Bureau of Indian Affairs Operation of Indian Programs “...including but not limited to the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975, as amended, not to exceed [$134,609,000) $151,628,000 shall be available for payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract support costs associated with ongoing contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements entered into with the Bureau prior to or during fiscal year [2006] 2007, as authorized by such Act, except that tribes and tribal organizations may use their tribal priority allocations for unmet indireet contract support costs of ongoing contracts, grants, or compacts, or annual funding agreements...” (Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006.) [Recommended deleted language is in strikethreagh.] Justification for deletion: Beginning in FY 2007, the Bureau will be implementing a new contract support cost policy. This policy, which was formulated in consultation with the tribes, will provide tribes with the flexibility to meet either direct or indirect contract support costs. The proposed language change is vital to ensure maximum flexibility to the tribes in the administration of contracted and compacted programs and is consistent with the intent of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, as amended. BIA-OIP-7 999 OPERATION OF HNDIAN PROGRAMS Subactivities Enacted FTE & Related | Changes President's FTE BIA-OHP-8 1000 Justification of Fixed Costs and Related Changes Appropriation: Operation of Indian Programs Internal Transfers Each year, the Bureau includes a number of internal transfers in the budget for a variety of reasons, including changes recommended or requested in the continuing refinements of the Joint Tribal/DOI/BIA Reorganization Task Force. Transfers are also reflected as additional Tribes enter into self governance compacts pursuant to the Indian Self Determination and Education Act Amendments (Public Law 103-413). These transfers do not imply a change in program activity, they are a rearrangement of where funding is reflected in the Bureau=s budget. Details concerning these transfers are provided below. Transfer funds to/from various programs within Tribal Priority Allocations to reflect tribal reprioritization and subsequent redistribution of the base funding within programs as directed by Tribes and regional field sites (Regional Offices, Agencies, and Field Stations) as a result of Indian Self Determination and the associated authority to spend base funds to best meet the specific needs of individual tribal organizations, Transfer funds to/from various programs within Operation of Indian Programs (OIP) for Self Governance Compacts, pursuant to Title III of the Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act (Public Law 103-413). Transfer funds to/from various programs within OIP due to reorganization of administrative functions and realignment of existing resources, e.g.: Information Technology to Education IT for ENAN; ISEP Program Adjustments to Education Program Management for management improvements; Trust-Real Estate Program Oversight to Land Records Improvement for TAAMS; Trust-Resources Management Program Oversight to Minerals & Mining Program Oversight for reorganization; and Trust Services to Trust-Real Estate Services Program Oversight for Regional Trust Deputies. Additional Cost in 2007 of the January 2006 Pay Raise Provides for the additional cost of the last quarter of a 3.1% January 2006, pay increase for Federal employees and Tribal contractors. Additional Cost in 2007 of the January 2007 Pay Raise Provides for three-quarters of a year pay increase of 2.3% in January 2007, for Federal employees and Tribal contractors. DOD Comparability Teacher Pay Raise This adjustment is for the additional funds required in 2007 to fund the Department of Defense comparability pay increase for teacher salaries in the 2006-07 school year. Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 2011, Bureau contract teacher salaries are based on rates paid by DoD. Employer Share of Federal Health Benefits Plan The adjustment is attributed to changes in health plan costs paid by the Bureau for the Federal Health Benefits Plan. $(000) 2007 Request +3,163 +2,911 +18,531 +4,396 +8,908 +4,806 +2,167 BIA-OIP-9 1001 Justification of Fixed Costs and Related Changes Appropriation: Operation of Indian Programs Unemployment Compensation The adjustment is for changes in the costs of unemployment compensation claims to be paid to the Department of Labor, Federal Employees Compensation Account, in the Unemployment Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 96-499. Intra-Governmental Payments This is an adjustment for the centralized and direct billing segments of the Departmental Working Capital Fund. Workers Compensation Payments The adjustment is for actual charges through 2005, in the costs of compensating injured employees and dependents of employees who suffered accidental deaths while on duty. Costs for 2007 will reimburse the Department of Labor, Federal Employees Compensation Fund, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 8147 (b) as amended by Public Law 94-273, GSA Space An additional $841,000 is required in 2007 to address the uncontrollable cost of GSA rental charges which the Bureau cannot absorb. Increased costs are due to increased rents on GSA-controlled property, $(000) 2007 Request -14 +2,726 -93 +841 BIA-OTP-10 1002 {Standard form 300 July 1964 BEPARTMENT OF THE ENTERIOR BUREAU OF INºLAN AFFAIRS Operation of Indian Programs Program and Financing Schedule (in millions of dollars) 2005 2006 2007 identification Code: 14-2100-3-1-999 Actual Estimate Estimate Direct Program: 00,0} Tribal priority all 805 8íð .............. Ö6.02 Other recurring programs.................... 597 610 .............. {}{3.03 Non-recurring programs.................................................................. 79 73 .............. D0.04 Centeral office operations..............................................................., 140 ł58 .............. (30.05 Regional office operations................................................................ 38 38 .............. 60.06 Special program and pooled overhead 277 300 - - - - - - - - - - {}{},07 Tribal Government 403 {}{}_{}8 Human Services $4] ...tx3.09 Trust - Natural Resources Management {43 00.10 Trust - Real Estate Services................. 153 60.1 ! Fºucatinn 647 90. I2 Public Safety and Justice 214 00, i3 Community and Economic Develop 39 (X}, {4 Executive Direction and Administrative Services................................... 240 09.07 Reimbursable program 329 329 329 10.00 Total new obligation: 2,265 2,310 2,309 Budgetary resources availabie for obligations: 2t.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year................................... 339 369 24! 22.00 New budget authority (gross)...................................................... 2,208 2,222 2,226 22, #0. Resources available from recoveries of prior year obligations,..................... 25 20 20 22.30 Expired unobligated balance transfer to unexpired account...................... 15 ............. ------ 23.90 Total budgetary resources available for obligati 2,587 2,55; 2,487 23.95 Total new obligations.......,,..., -2,265 -2,310 -2,309 23.98 Unobligated balance expiring or withd -13 .............. .............. 24-40 {jnobli balance carried forward, end of year.... 309 241 178 New budget authority (gross), detail: Discretionary: 40.00 Approp 1,955 1,992 1,966 40.33 Invalid line -20 40.35 Appropriation permanently reduced -28 -10 • * * * * * -- 4}.00 Transferred to other accounts [14-0102) -1 ..............| 42.00 Transferred from othet accounts [13-1450}................................................. * … …... 43.00 Appropriation (total discretionary) 1,931 1,962 1,966 Spending authority from offsetting collections: Discretionary. 53.00 Offsetting collections (cash) 68,30 Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (unexpired).... 68.90 Spending authority from offsetting collections (total discetionary).......... 76.00 Total new budget authºrity (gross) Change in obligated balances: 72.40. Obligated balance, start of year............................................................... 28? 233 436 73.10 Total new obligati 2,265 2,310 2,309 73.20. Total outlays (gross). –2,263 –2,087 -2, 64 73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts (net) * ............... ............. 73.45 Recoveries of prior year obligations -25 -20 –20 74.00 Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (unexpired).... -22 ............... 74.10 Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (unexpired).... - ...…......... .............. 74.40 ©bl; balance, end of 233 436. $6] Ontlays (gross), detail: 86.90 Outlays from new discretionary authority 1,642 1,516 1,517 86.93 Cutlays from discretionary balances $2i 571 647 87.00 Total outlays (gº) 2.2% 2,087 2,464 Offsets: Against gross budget authority and outlays: Offsetting collections (cash) from: 83.00 F ºutrº-ºx 273 250 260 Against gross budget authority only: 83.95 Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (unexpired) 22 ............... 88.96 Portion of offsetting collections (tāsh) credited tº expired accounts + Net bridget authority and outlays: 89.00 Budget authority 1,931 1,962 1,966 90.00 Outlays 1,992 1,827 1,904 95.02 Unpaid cºligation, end of year 262 BIA-OIP-11 1003 Standard form 300 July 1964 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS OPERATION OF ENDIAN PROGRAMS Qbject Classification (In millions of dollars) 2004 2005 2006 !dentification Code: 14-2}{}0-0-1-999 Actual Estimate Estimate ſpire, obligations: Personnel compensation: #1. i Full-time p 203 209 208 it. Hº Other than full-time p $09 ! 12 ! {2 ii.15 Qther personnel compensation........ 20 21 21 | 1.19 Total personnel T 332 342 34! | H.21 Civilian personnel benefits 37 90 89 | 1.30 Benefits for former personnel } ! } 12.30 Travel and transportation of persons #7 17 17 12.2% Transportation of things J4 14 i4 12.3} Rental payments to GSA 42 43 43 12.32 Rental payments to others 6 6 6 $2.33 Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges............................. 36 3} 31 12.40 Printing and reprod f ! 3. 12.51 Advisory and assistance services 22 23 22 12.52 Öther services 795. 808 8:4 12,53 Other purchases of goods and services from Government accounts...... 68 69 70 $2.54 Qperation and maintenance of facilities 2 2 2 12,55 Research and develop enºatracts 2 2 2 12.57 Operation and maintenance of equip 4 4 A $2.58 Subsistence and support of persons 2 2 2 {2,60 Supplies and thaterials 32 33 33 13, #} Equiſ 17 17 17 14.40 Grants, subsidies, and contributions. 46] 476 47? $9.90 Direct obligatons 1,936 1,981 1,980 99.0 Reimbursable obligations..................................................... 329 329 329 99.9 Total new oblig 2,265 2,310 2,309 Character Classification INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES: Conduct of education and training: 501 - Grants to State and local governments 501 - Discretionary, regular 501 - Budget Authority #16 136 } 16 501 - Outlays 117 } || | 1 || Direct Federal program: 501 - Budget Authority 535 540 54] 501 - Outlays 549 504 525 NON-INVESTMENT ACTIVETTES: Grants to State and local govts: 452 - Other than shared revenues 452-Discretionary, regular 452-Budget Authority $46 i44 150 452 - Outlays 150 146 146 Direct Federal programs: 302 - Budget Authority }53 i50 #52 302 - Outlays i S4 148 148 452 - Budget Authority 983 1,010 1,007 452 - Outlays t{}18 916 976 Personnel Summary Direct: Total compensable workyears; {{}{}} Civilian full-time equival ploy 6,612 6,591 6,563 Reimbursable: Total compensable workyears: 2001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment..................................... 814 –814. 814 iAllocation account: Total compensable workyears: 3001 Sivilian full-time equivalent employment 138 725 –703] BHA-OIP-12 1004 Activity: Tribal Government PROGRAM BISTRIBUTION: {Dollars in Thousands) - FY 2007 Fixed Costs President's Change FY 2005 FY 2006 & Related | Program Budget from Subactivity: Enacted Enacted Changes | Change Request FY 2606 Aid to Tribal Government 34,394 36,699 ~443 0. 36,256 -443 FTE 89 89 - 39 t) Consolidated Tribal Gov't Program 64,629 61,352 2,061 0. 63,413 2,061 FTE {} {} Self Governance Compacts 135,894 138,079 4,682 0. 142,761 4,682 FTE {} (? Contract Support 134,420 | 132,628 0. 19,000 151,628 19,000 FTE {} (? Indian Self-Determination Fund 986 971 0. -971 0 -971 FTE 0 {} New Tribes 1,098 1,402 -1,086 0. 316 -1,086 FTE () {} Tribal Government Program Oversight 3,343 3,558 -44 3,850 7,364 3,806 FTE 24 24 22 46 22 Total Requirements 374,764| 374,689 5,170 21,879 401,738 27,049 FTE 113 II.3 () 22 135 22 DISTRIBUTION: FY 2005 Aid to Tribal Government Consolidated Tribal Gov't Program Sclf Governance Compacts Contract Support Indian Self Determination Fund Summary of 2007 Program Changes Fixed FY 2006 |& Related Program FY 2007 President's Budget Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • Contract Support 19,000 0 • Indian Self-Determination Fund –971 () • Tribal Government Program Oversight 3,850 22 |ToTAL Program Changes 21,879 22 Justification of 2007 Program Changes: Contract Support (+$19,000,000): The FY 2007 budget request for Contract Support is $151,628,000, a net program increase of $19,000,000 from the 2006 enacted level. A major incentive for tribal contracting and compacting is the contract support costs payout rate, which in FY 2006 is expected to be 90% of the negotiated rate. The Bureau is requesting an increase of $19.0 million to fully fund indirect BHA - TG - 1 1005 contract support costs and to begin a partial payment of direct costs. The change is expected to increase future tribal contracting and compacting, which furthers the goal of Indian self- determination. Fully funding contract support costs will enable tribal governments to better manage their programs, thereby strengthening both the impact of their direct services to individuals, and their ability to comply with the Single Audit Act. Tribes that exercise Public Law 93-638 authorities are entitled to contract support costs. These costs reflect administrative or overhead expenses, and are determined through negotiations between a tribal contractor and the National Business Center. Since 1994 Congress has provided appropriations bill language that caps funding for indirect contract support at the amount specifically appropriated for contract support. This cap was enacted in response to a Court of Appeals case that held contract to be an entitlement because of language in the Indian Self-Determination Act. Application of the cap has been upheld in post-1994 litigation in the lower courts. A 2005 Supreme Court decision involving the Indian Health Service (Cherokee Nation v. Leavitt) held that ISDA contracts are to be treated as procurement contracts that must specifically limit contract support within the text of the contract to be effective. However, the decision involved an Indian Health Service appropriation not covered by a cap. Negotiations related to other litigation have resulted in the requirement that BIA pay direct contract support costs in addition to indirect costs. In a joint effort with tribal representatives, the Bureau drafted formal policy for payment of contract support for Tribes contracting under authority of Public Law 93-638. The Bureau is working with tribal representatives and the National Business Center to estimate the costs of direct contract support payments based on actual tribal data. However, these negotiations will probably take place over several years as tribes get their documentation in order. The Bureau will apply a portion of the proposed increase to meet 100% of tribal indirect contract support funding needs. The amount will be dependent on the level of contracting and compacting. Using data available in FY 2005, $15 million in additional funding would provide funding to pay indirect costs at 100% of the negotiated rate. The Bureau will use the remaining funding to begin paying direct contract support costs. Indian Self-Determination (ISD) Fund (-$971,000): The Bureau is requesting no funding for this program in FY 2007. The proposed decrease is expected have no impact on meeting the start up and contract support fund needs of new and expanded self-determination contracts. Existing carryover funds of $4.0 million have been determined sufficient to meet the estimated FY 2007 need. Tribal Government Program Oversight (+$3,850,000; +22 FTE): The Bureau's FY 2006 enacted appropriation contains approximately $5.3 million to fund a tribal court trust initiative that provides resources to tribal governments willing to assume responsibility for the identification and administration of supervised individual Indian money (IIM) accounts. (This amount is separate from Tribes’ base funding related to Tribal Courts, which will not be impacted.) Annual appropriations for this initiative date back to FY 2002; however, none of the funding has been used for its intended purpose since FY 2003. This is BLA - TG - 2 1006 primarily due to the reluctance of Tribes to assume the additional responsibility for Supervised IIM accounts because of their existing case backlogs and lack of adequate training. The Bureau has reprogrammed this funding during each fiscal year to enhance other programs and services of higher priority to the Bureau and Tribes. The Bureau's FY 2007 budget request for Tribal Government Oversight reflects a realignment of this funding to accomplish the following priorities: Tribal Government Program Oversight (Central) ($1,600,000): This funding will support the reestablishment of the Division of Self-Determination Services, under the Office of Tribal Services. A key goal of the Bureau is to support and promote Indian self- determination; therefore, the Bureau has identified funds from within the current budget for transfer to support this effort. Currently, a vast majority of Tribes are contracting and compacting over half of the Bureau programs and funds, under the authority of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, Public Law, 93-638, as amended. More than twenty percent of these Tribes are experiencing serious contracting problems and others are delinquent in submitting required annual audits, indicating that there could be other very serious contracting issues yet to be discovered. The requested funding will provide Bureau technical support to address these issues. Funds will be used for staffing and operational cost of nine new self-determination staff and two existing staff for a total of eleven in the new Division. This will include a Division Chief (GS-15), Research Specialist (GS-14), Secretary (GS-7), and eight Self- Determination Specialists (GS-14). An attorney from the Solicitor’s office will also be funded. The Self-Determination Specialists will concentrate their efforts as follows: Two Self-Determination Specialists (Trainers) will be responsible for expanding national self-determination training for BLA and Tribal employees. The recurring training of BHA employees will be concentrated on ensuring the maintenance of a highly trained, professional, and tested cadre of BIA Awarding Officials as well as ensuring that the Awarding Officials Technical Representatives (AOTR) are appropriately trained. The Bureau will also provide recurring self-determination training to tribal staff to maintain their expertise, knowledge, and requirements as self-determination contractors. This effort will cost about $300,000 annually in salaries, benefits, travel, additional space and IT costs, training site costs, and training materials, Two Self-Determination Specialists (Advisors) will be responsible for designated regions to ensure the existing and proposed manpower is located appropriately, provide expert technical assistance, and ensure that the Awarding Officials in their designated regions are receiving the training and assistance needed for delivering optimum performance to the Tribes. The advisors will also be responsible for two each, Self-Determination Monitors (described below), who will be stationed in the field to provide hands-on technical assistance and guidance to Awarding officials and tribal contractors. This effort will cost about $300,000 annually in salaries, benefits, travel, additional space and IT costs, and other support related costs. BIA - TG - 3 1007 Four Self-Determination Specialists (Monitors) will be strategically located throughout the country. The monitors will be located in areas with high levels of contracting and audit delinquency problems. These expert staff will provide hands-on technical assistance and guidance to Awarding officials, AOTR, and tribal contractors. The two Self-Determination Advisors will provide the day-to-day supervision of these staff and direct them to the locations with the greatest need. This effort will cost about $600,000 annually in salaries, benefits, travel, additional space and IT costs, and other support related costs. Remaining funds will be used to supplement the travel and training needs of the two existing self-determination specialists; and to provide frequently needed legal support from the Office of the Solicitor. This effort will cost about $400,000 on an annual basis. Tribal Government Program Oversight (Regional) ($1,800,000). In concert with the central office effort described above, the Bureau plans to increase the regional tribal government oversight staff as well, which is vital to ensure that adequate resources are available to support the efforts of Tribes who are contracting under the authority of Public Law 93-638, as amended. With this funding the Bureau will establish 13 new regional office Awarding Official positions (GS-12) in locations with the greatest workload and areas with high levels of contracting and audit delinquency problems. This effort will cost about $1,400,000 annually in salaries, benefits, travel, additional space and IT costs, and other support related costs. The balance ($400,000) of the funds will be used to support the existing Bureau Awarding Officials in the areas of salaries, travel, training, space and IT costs, and will be distributed to the regions. Both oversight changes described above represent a deliberate and strategic realignment of existing Bureau resources to support achievement of the new Tribal Government goal to ensure proper management of Federal funds. A reprogramming request in FY 2006 will be submitted to begin this program in the third quarter. Progress toward this goal will be measured in terms of: • Percent of contractors submitting required audits on time. • Percent of audits with timely management action, • Percent of contracts and compacts with performance based criteria. Tribal Government Oversight (Central) ($450,000): The Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act was enacted on July 7, 2004, in (Public Law. 108-270). The Act requires the Secretary of the Interior to distribute the Western Shoshone judgment fund to all individuals with at least 4 degree Western Shoshone blood who meet certain other qualifying criteria. To carry out the provisions of this Act, approximately 10,000 applications received from enrolled and non-enrolled Indians will have to be reviewed. To speed the review process, a Western Shoshone database will be developed that will include BIA census roll information dating back to 1885, for Indian reservations and off-reservation land areas in California and Nevada. Existing funds will be realigned to contract for the development of the research tools and to start the application review process. Using contractors, it is estimated that the entire process, including appeals, can be completed in 4 to 7 years versus using existing Bureau staff, where the enrollment review would take 8 to 12 years. BIA-TG-4 1008 Program Performance Change Table Changes 2006 fº 2007 50% Tribal Government Overview: The Tribal Government activity supports the long-standing Federal policy of supporting Indian self-determination as expressed in the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, as amended, Public Law 93-638. The policy reflects the Federal government’s commitment to support effective and meaningful participation by the Indian people in planning, conduct, and administration of Federal services to Indian communities so as to render such services responsive to the needs and desires of those communities. In accordance with this policy, the Tribal Government activity promotes the sovereignty of federally recognized Tribes by supporting and assisting Indian Tribes in the development and maintenance of strong and stable tribal governments capable of administering quality programs and developing economies of their respective communities. - The activity provides funding for tribal government operations and contracts or compacts with Tribes to run tribal and Federal programs within reservations. This activity also provides contract support costs for all contracts and compacts entered into by Tribes. The FY 2007 budget request for this activity is $401.7 million, an increase of $27.0 million above the FY 2006 enacted level. Aid to Tribal Government provides funds for the development of tribal policy, administrative processes, assistance in the management and distribution of judgment awards, assistance and advice in the development of tribal membership rolls, direction and management of tribal elections, and assistance in the development of comprehensive planning and priority setting for the administration of BLA contracted programs. The Consolidated Tribal Government Program provides a mechanism for Tribes to bundle contracts for multiple programs into a single agreement. This provides tribes greater flexibility in planning programs to meet the needs of their community. The simplified contracting procedures enhance program accountability by reducing paperwork and reporting requirements, and reducing administrative costs to allow for increased services under these contracts. BIA - TG - 5 1009 The Self-Governance Compacts subactivity implements the tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994, (Public Law 103-413). Self Governance compacts allow Tribes or consortia to choose to receive lump sum funding with which to plan, conduct, consolidate, and administer programs, services, functions, and activities according to priorities established by their tribal governments. Under tribal self-governance, tribes have greater control and flexibility in the use of these funds, reduced reporting requirements, and authority to redesign or consolidate programs and services to meet the unique need of the tribe. In addition, self-governance tribes/consortia can reallocate funds during the year and carry over unspent funds into the next fiscal year without Secretarial approval. For purposes of accountability of federal funds, Tribes are subject to annual audits pursuant to the Single Audit Act Amendments (Public Law 104-156), and OMB Circular A-133. Contract Support and Indian Self-Determination (ISD) funds Tribes and tribal organizations contracting and/or compacting under authority of Public Law 93-638, as amended. Contract support funds are used by tribal contractors to pay a wide range of administrative and management costs related to the operation of the contracted program. As an incentive to increase the number of contracted and compacted Bureau programs, the ISD Fund pays the administrative costs of initiating a contract capability and by paying 100% of contract support costs in the first year of contracting. The ISD Fund also serves to stabilize the Contract Support program by ensuring that existing contractors are not adversely impacted when new or expanded contracts are awarded. The New Tribes subactivity provides funding to recently federally acknowledged Tribes. Funds are used by the new Tribes for efforts such as tribal enrollment, tribal government activities, and developing governing documents and other tribal law, Tribal Government Program Oversight funding supports management staff in the central and regional offices. Most of the funding in the Tribal Government activity goes directly to the Tribes. Funding for program oversight is less than 2% of total activity funding. Use of Cost and Performance Information A thorough review of performance and accountability within the Tribal Government activity was conducted during FY 2005. As a result, senior Bureau management met with tribal leadership and recommended standard Public Law 93-638 contract language requiring coordination and cooperation in the collection and submission of performance data. This is intended to improve data collection for all programs contracted under the authority of Public Law 93-638, as amended. In addition, three new performance measures were established for this activity to ensure proper management of funds by: improving tribal contract audit compliance; timely management action on audits received; increasing the percent of contracts and compacts with performance-based criteria, Program Overview: Through this program the Bureau provides technical assistance to tribal governments and tribal organizations, enhancing their ability to successfully contract Bureau programs. These efforts support the Department’s Strategic Goal of Advancing Quality Communities for Tribes and Alaska Natives by promoting Indian and Alaska Native self- governance and self-determination through provision of resources to foster strong and stable tribal governments, which empowers them to exercise their authority as sovereign nations. BIA - TG - 6 1010 Program assistance is provided in such areas as policy matters, administrative processes, judgment awards, tribal membership rolls, Secretarial elections, approval and monitoring of tribal attorney contracts, comprehensive planning and priority setting, and economic development initiatives. As prioritized by the respective Tribes, funds are used to: provide staff at the BIA agency office, or hire staff under a tribal Indian self-determination contract to perform tribal government services at the tribal/agency level. Support provided includes research and preparation of Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood forms, review of tribal resolutions, liquor ordinances, proposed governing documents requiring action by the BIA line officials, preparation of membership rolls for special (Secretarial) elections or for per capita distributions, and administration of special elections per 25 C.F.R. 81. The staff also meets with tribal enrollment offices or committees on enrollment/disenrollment matters and appeals. In some cases, the Aid to Tribal Government (ATG) funds directly support the activities of the tribal contractor/tribal officials in carrying out contracted activities on behalf of the Bureau and the tribe. In support of Indian self-determination, the Bureau provides training and monitoring assistance to tribal governments in the assumption of new programs and the operation of existing contracted programs. The Bureau's field locations will exercise local delegated authority to approve and award new and expanded contract awards, and monitor existing contracted programs. Subactivity-Consolidated Tribal Government Program (FY2007: $63,413,000, FTE: 0): Program Overview: This program promotes Indian self-determination and improves the quality of life of tribal communities. The program allows tribes to combine various contracted programs into one agreement. For example, Scholarships, Adult Education, and Job Placement and - Training programs could be combined under a single Consolidated Tribal Government Program (CTGP) contract. This allows tribal contractors greater flexibility in planning their programs and meeting the needs of their communities. The simplified contracting procedures enhance program accountability by reducing paperwork and reporting requirements, and by reducing tribal administrative costs to allow for increased services under these contracts. The display in the Appendix shows the distribution of funds for programs within the CTGP by tribe for FY 2007. Subactivity- Self-Governance Compacts (FY 2007: $142,761.000; FTE: 0): Program Overview: Self-Governance Compacts implement the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-413), by providing resources to new and existing self-governance Tribes, enabling them to plan, conduct, consolidate, and administer programs, services, functions, and activities for tribal citizens according to priorities established by their tribal governments. These efforts support the Department’s goal of Serving Communities by promoting self-governance and self-determination. Under tribal self-governance, Tribes have greater control and flexibility in the use of these funds, reduced reporting requirements compared to Tribes that contract under Public Law 93-638, and the authority to redesign or consolidate programs, services, functions, and activities. In addition, self-governance Tribes can reallocate funds during the year and carry over unspent funds into the next fiscal year without Secretarial approval. As a result, these funds can be used with more flexibility to address each Tribe's unique condition. However, self- governance Tribes are subject to annual trust evaluations to monitor the performance of trust functions they perform. They are also subject to annual audits pursuant to the Single Audit Act BLA - TG - 7 1011 Amendments (Public Law 104-156) and OMB Circular A-133. In addition, most self- governance tribes have included language in their funding agreements indicating that they will work with the Bureau to provide applicable data and information pursuant to the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993. Tribal participation in self-governance has progressed from seven tribes and total obligations of $27.1 million in 1991 to an expected 93 agreements including 237 federally recognized tribes and obligations in excess of $300 million for FY 2006. These funds are negotiated on the same basis as funds provided to tribes contracting under Title I of Public Law 93-638, as amended. Self-governance tribes are subject to the same incremental adjustments of base funding as non- compacting tribes. Also included in compacts are funds from other Federal programs allocated or awarded to self-governance tribes such as funds from the Bureau of Land Management, and additional training funds under the Integration of Employment, Training, and Related Services Demonstration Act (Public Law 102-477). Subactivity- Contract Support (FY 2007: $151,628,000; FTE: 0): Program Overview: Contract support funds are paid to tribes and tribal organizations currently contracting and/or compacting Bureau programs under the authority of Public Law 93-638, as amended. Contract support funds are used by tribal contractors to pay a wide range of administrative and management costs related to the operation of their contracted program. These are administrative and management costs including, but not limited to, finance, personnel, maintenance, insurance, utilities, audits, communications, and vehicle costs. Contract support funds serve as an incentive for Tribes to contract, and increased tribal contracting supports the Administration’s long-standing policy of promoting Indian and Alaska Native self-governance and self-determination. In addition, the provision of contract support funding contributes to each of the Bureau’s end outcome goals under the Department’s Mission Area of Serving Communities through the wide array of Bureau programs it supports. The FY 2007 request will fully fund indirect contract support costs and begin partial payment of direct COSts. Subactivity- Indian Self-Determination (ISD) Fund (FY2007: $0; FTE: 0): Program Overview: The ISD Fund provides Tribes with resources to pay 100% of their administrative costs in the first year they contract or compact BIA programs, which serves as an incentive for initiating tribal contracting and compacting. Increased tribal contracting supports the Administration’s long-standing policy of promoting Indian and Alaska Native self- governance and self-determination. The ISD Fund also serves to stabilize the Contract Support program by ensuring that existing contractors are not adversely impacted when new or expanded contracts are awarded. In FY 2007 the Bureau is proposing a decrease in funding for the Indian Self-Determination Fund; however, it is not expected to impact meeting the start up and contract support fund needs of new and expanded self-determination contracts. Existing carryover funds have been determined sufficient to meet the estimated FY 2007 need. - - BIA - TG - 8 1012 Subactivity- New Tribes (FY 2007: $316,000; FTE: 0): Program Overview: This program supports the Department’s Strategic Goal to Advance Quality Communities for Tribes and Alaska Natives by promoting self-determination through support of new federally acknowledged tribes and tribal governments. This program also provides resources for regional and agency offices to service and support these newly acknowledged Tribes. These efforts are in line with the Bureau's goal to provide Tribes with resources to foster strong and stable tribal governments, thereby empowering them to exercise their authority as sovereign nations. This program provides $154,000 in base funding for new tribes with less than 1,500 members to establish and carry out the day-to-day responsibilities of a tribal government. For tribes with a population of 1,501 to 3,000 members, $316,000 is provided. For new tribes with more than 3,000 members, the funding level will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Once a Tribe attains Federal recognition, it usually remains in the New Tribes category for three years. By the third year, new tribal governments will have built government systems and set funding priorities that address the needs of their communities. Funds are then shifted from the New Tribes program into the tribe's base funding, usually to Other Aid to Tribal Government or other program(s) based upon the priorities of the tribal leadership. Subactivity-Tribal Government Program Oversight (FY2007: $7,364,000; FTE: 46): Program Overview: Tribal Government Program Oversight supports of the Department’s Strategic Goal to Advance Quality Communities for Tribes and Alaska Natives. This is accomplished through consultation with tribes to develop policies and procedures that provide them with the resources they need to foster strong and stable tribal governments and exercise their authority as Sovereign nations. Central and regional offices are funded to develop and implement policies and initiatives, to monitor and evaluate, and to provide technical assistance that addresses tribal government, social services, and self-determination issues. The offices have responsibility for the implementation of the Indian self-determination policies and procedures. The offices provide services through policy, consultation, and training of Bureau and tribal staff regarding the implementation of Public Law 93-638, as amended. The offices maintain, update, and publish the list of federally recognized tribal entities and conduct technical reviews of proposed and existing constitutions, revisions, and revocations for compliance with Federal statutes. The offices prepare and make recommendations for approval and publication of tribal liquor control ordinances; recognition of tribal governing bodies for the purpose of awarding funds; and dispute resolution and determination of administrative appeals to ensure the government-to-government relationship is extended to the proper governing bodies. The offices review and identify beneficiary entities found to be the historical and political successors to aggrieved tribes/bands; review Indian Claims Commission, U.S. Claims Court and/or U.S. Court of Federal Claims files; and prepares the results of research report(s). They authorize Hearings of Record, prepare background information and historical data, analyze compatibility of multi-tribal plans, and recommend proposed Secretarial plans for approval. The BIA - TG - 9 1013 offices publish judgment fund distribution plans in the Federal Register and research, review and prepare final determination of eligibility appeals from judgment fund distributions for the Secretary's signature. In addition, staffs research, review, and prepare final determination of appeals from blood degree and tribal membership challenges and, when required by tribal governing documents or Federal law, prepare final determination of appeals for the Secretary’s signature of decisions denying eligibility for Federal services, and assist newly recognized tribes. Regional offices administer any special (Secretarial) elections required under statute for tribes interested in adopting or amending governing documents, charters or liquor ordinances requiring the review and approval by the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs and publication in the Federal Register. In addition, oversight staffensures that contracted Tribes submit the required annual audits and that management has taken appropriate action to follow-up on findings. Central Oversight ($4,332,000): This funding provides for staff and costs associated with the services listed above performed at the central-office level. Regional Oversight ($3,032,000): This funding provides for staff and costs associated with the services listed above performed at the regional office level. Performance by Fiscal Year: 2007 Program Performance Estimates As discussed in the Justification of Program Changes section, the Bureau is realigning resources to strengthen tribal government program oversight in FY 2007. During the year, program and oversight efforts will focus on achievement of the new Tribal Government goal to ensure proper management of Federal funds. Progress toward this goal will be measured against the following program performance targets: • 50 Percent of contractors will submit required audits on time. • 95 Percent of audits submitted will be met with timely management action. • 65 Percent of contracts and compacts will contain performance based criteria. To a large extent, the tribal government oversight staff will be charged with the responsibility to ensure that valid accurate data is collected and reported relevant to the three newly established goal measures for this budget activity. Further, Bureau staff will serve a vital role in turning such data into action, and altering their program management strategies as necessary to keep the Bureau on track in meeting its strategic goals. Also in FY 2007, the Bureau will provide approximately 20 national self-determination training sessions, to be attended by an estimated 1,250 tribal and Bureau employees. This represents an increase of approximately 5 percent over the level of training planned for FY 2006. These recurring training sessions are intended to provide Bureau awarding officials with the most current information regarding self-determination so they can provide tribes with expert assistance. The comprehensive training provides tribes a clear understanding of their requirements when contracting and compacting BIA programs. BIA - TG - 10 1014 With the funding level requested in FY 2007 for contract support, the percentage of Tribes’ indirect cost requirements met is expected to rise to 100%, an increase of over 10% from FY 2006. Further, FY 2007 marks the first year that any portion of direct contract support costs will be paid by the Bureau. However, an estimate of that portion will not be available until the Bureau has determined the full direct contract support requirement of the more than 500 tribes and tribal contractors. The Bureau will implement its formal policy for direct contract support costs funds for Tribes contracting under the authority of Public Law 93-638, as amended. In addition, the Bureau will continue to provide training to Bureau field staff and tribal officials and staff on the policy and procedures for the award of direct contract support costs. In FY 2007 the Bureau is proposing a decrease in funding for the Indian Self-Determination Fund; however, it is not expected to impact meeting the start up and contract support fund needs of new and expanded self-determination contracts. Existing carryover funds have been determined sufficient to meet the estimated FY 2007 need, The following table represents New Tribes’ funding for FY 2005 to FY 2007: FY 2007 Shawnee of Lower Tribes WaS 2006 Planned Program Performance During FY 2006, program and oversight efforts will focus on achievement of the new Tribal Government goal to ensure proper management of Federal funds. Progress toward this goal will be measured against the following program performance targets: • 30 Percent of contractors will submit required audits on time. • 80 Percent of audits submitted will be met with timely management action. • 45 Percent of contracts and compacts will contain performance based criteria. To a large extent, the tribal government oversight staff will be charged with the responsibility to ensure that valid accurate data is collected and reported relevant to the three newly established goal measures for this budget activity. Further, the oversight staff will serve a vital role in turning such data into action, and altering their program management strategies as necessary to keep the Bureau on track in meeting its strategic goals. Also in FY 2006, the Bureau plans to provide 19 national self-determination training sessions, to be attended by an estimated 1,200 tribal and Bureau employees. This represents an increase of 100 training recipients (approximately 9 percent) over the FY 2005 level. BIA - TG - 11 1015 In FY 2006, the percentage of Tribes’ indirect cost requirements met is expected to hold at 90%. Further, the Bureau plans to complete and approve its formal policy regarding the payment of direct contract support to tribes contracting under the authority of Public Law 93- 638, as amended. Once approved, the Bureau will provide training to field staff and tribal officials on the policy and procedures for the award of direct contract support. During FY 2006, the Bureau expects to finalize and distribute the 2003 Indian Population and Labor Force Report, and begin data collection for the 2005 Indian Population and Labor Force Report. The Congress has mandated that BIA prepare this report on a bi-annual basis. Regional and central office oversight staff will draft and circulate proposed regulations regarding the preparation of rolls of Indians, the use or distribution of Indian judgment funds, and tribal trust fund per capita payments by tribal governments. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments In FY 2005, the Bureau met approximately 90% of Tribes’ indirect cost requirements through the distribution of $134.4 million in contract support funds to more than 500 Tribes and tribal contractors. In response to ongoing legal proceedings surrounding the issue of contract support, the Bureau undertook a joint effort with tribal representatives to create a formal policy regarding the payment of direct contract support. During the year, the Bureau provided 19 national self-determination training sessions that were attended by approximately 1,100 tribal and Bureau employees. Another objective accomplished during FY 2005 was updating the Bureau’s tribal leaders database for distribution to Congress, Federal agencies, state governments, tribal governments, libraries, adoption agencies, businesses and the general public. The database is used to mail or fax time-sensitive information to the tribes regarding funding opportunities, available grants, program services and other matters of interest to the tribes. Approximately 100 government and business organizations request updated information on a regular basis, Another 150–200 organizations request the data for special one-time projects during the year. Oversight staff at the agency, regional, and central offices provided more than 42,700 self- determination technical assistance responses to Tribes. The technical assistance included telephone calls, letters in response to tribal letters, formal scheduled meeting with tribes, and assistance to tribal leaders and tribal representatives when they visit Bureau offices. BIA - TG - 12 1016 Performance Overview Table: Tribal Government 2006 - Change 2007 Change from Change 2005 2005 from 2005 2006 from Measure—l-Plan-i Attual. Plan...l.. Enacted 2006 Percent of contractors submitting New required audits on time, BIA Goal for 1.4% N/A 30% 16% 50% 20% 2006 Percent of audits with timely - o * - - . management action. BLA º 44% Na 80% 36% 95% 15% Percent of contracts and compacts with dº. N/A N/A 45% N/A 65% 0% performance based criteria. BLA 2006 - o - - % 20% BIA - TG - 13 1017 Activity: Human Services PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION: (Dollars in Thousands FY 2007 Fixed Costs President's Change FY 2005 FY 2006 |& Related | Program Budget from Subactivity: Enacted Enacted | Changes | Change Request FY 2006 Social Services (TPA) 30,988 30,989 813 0. 31,802 813 FTE J49 149 I49 () Welfare Assistance (TPA) 86,420 85,190 -3 -11,008 74,179 || -11,011 FTE 0 {} f} () Indian Child Welfare Act (TPA) 10,300 10,909 -52 -690 10,167 .742 FTE - {} {j {} () Housing Improvement Program (TPA) 19,068 18,830 19 0 18,849 19 FTE {} {} () {} Human Services Tribal Design (TPA) 611 625 -173 0 452 -173 FTE () {} - {} 0 Human Services Program Oversight 3,925 3,873 63 0 3,936 63 FTE 30 36 30 {} otal Requirements 151,312 150,416 667 -11,698 139,385 -11,031 FTE 179 179 () 0 179 {} DISTRIBUTION: FY 2007 President's Change FY 2005 FY 2006 & Related Program Budget from Social Services Welfare Assistance Indian Child Welfare Act Housing Improvement Program Summary of 2007 Program Changes Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • Welfare Assistance -11,008 0 • Indian Child Welfare Act -690 () TOTAL, Program Changes -11,698 0 Justification of 2007 Program Changes: Welfare Assistance (-$11,008,000): The FY 2007 budget request for Welfare Assistance is $74,179,000, a net program decrease of $11,008,000 from the 2006 enacted level. The Welfare Assistance program was reduced in order to fund higher priority programs within the BIA budget. The reduction includes -$3.2 million for the elimination of the Tribal Work Experience Program (TWEP), which benefits only a small number of individuals. The TWEP program benefits approximately 3,190 tribal members who work on tribal projects by providing an extra monthly financial benefit in addition to their general assistance payments. This program is duplicative in nature of the Bureau’s Job Placement and Training program. The reduction also includes -$5.8 million for a reduction to BIA - HS - 1 the General Assistance program. This reduction will eliminate funding to some general assistance recipients who are unemployed but deemed employable. Lastly, the reduction includes -$2.0 million for miscellaneous funds, including burial, disaster, and emergency funding. This program replicates disaster assistance programs of other local, state and Federal agencies. The 2007 budget retains $30.0 million in funding for Child Assistance, which provides for the care of abandoned or neglected children. The 2007 budget also retains $11.0 million in funding for custodial care of adults, which provides monthly assistance to disabled adults that are not eligible for care from Indian Health Services. Estimated costs and caseloads are represented below. FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Projected Caseload to be addressed by BIA Estimate' Estimate Estimate a. General Assistance (persons per month) 33,000 33,000 27,923 b. Non-Medical Institutional or Custodial Care of Adults 1,300 1,300 1,300 (persons per month) c. Tribal Work Experience Program (TWEP) (persons per month) 3,500 3,190 0 d. Miscellaneous Assistance (burial, disaster, emergency) 900 900 0 e. Child Assistance (persons per month) 3,100 3,100 3,100 Total Estimated Persons Served 41,800 41,490 32,323 . . . - FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Total Welfare Costs by Type ($000) Estimate Estimate . Estimate a. General Assistance 39,920 39,000 33,179 b. Non-Medical Institutional or Custodial Care of Adults 11,000 11,000 11,000 c. Tribal Work Experience Program (TWEP) 3,500 3,190 0 d. Miscellaneous Assistance (burial, disaster, emergency) 2,000 2,000 O e. Child Assistance 30,000 30,000 30,000 Total Estimated Program Costs 86,420 85,190 74,179 Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) (-$690,000): The FY 2007 budget request for ICWA is $10,167,000, a net program decrease of $690,000 from the 2006 enacted level. The reduction represents elimination of a FY 2006 Congressional increase, and is consistent with the FY 2006 President’s Budget Request. This reduction is proposed in order to fund higher Bureau and tribal priorities, and a minimal impact to tribal programs is anticipated. Human Services Overview: Under the mission area of Serving Communities, the Human Services Activity supports the Department’s Strategic Goal to Advance Quality Communities for Tribes and Alaska Natives by improving welfare systems for Indian Tribes and Alaska Natives. Human services consist of 'FY 2005 actual data is not available, some participant Tribes are on a calendar year cycle and regulations implementing Public Law 93-638, as amended, allow Tribes 90 days after the close of the period to provide a report to the Bureau, BIA - HS - 2 1019 direct funding and activities related to social services, welfare assistance, Indian child welfare, and program oversight. The objective of this activity is to improve the quality of life for individual Indians that live on or near Indian reservations and to protect the children, elderly and disabled from abuse and neglect. The activity also provides child abuse and neglect Services and protective services to Individual Indian Monies (IIM) supervised account holders who are minors, adults in need of assistance, adults under legal disability, and adults found to be non compos mentis. The Social Services program supports Bureau Agency staff and over 900 tribal staff that have been hired by contracting tribes to run their programs. These staff provide counseling services to local on-reservation eligible Indians as well as coordinate all Human Services activities at the Tribe and Agency level. The social workers work with tribal courts, state courts, and Indian families for the placement and adoption of Indian children in Indian homes. The social workers serve as the contact point for numerous social service agencies that are responsible for child protection, placement, and adoption of Indian children. The Welfare Assistance program provides funding for the basic needs of eligible Indians who either have no access to or do not meet eligibility criteria for other welfare benefits from any other county, state, or Federal welfare programs. Services under this program include general assistance, child assistance, and miscellaneous assistance. The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) program provides resources to protect Indian children and prevent the separation of Indian families, as authorized under Public Law 95-608, the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA). These funds are used to support tribal social workers who have responsibility for providing counseling and other services to Indian families under ICWA. The Housing Improvement Program (HIP) improves the quality of life for needy Indians by reducing substandard housing and homelessness on or near federally recognized reservation communities. The HIP provides funding for needed housing repairs and renovations of existing homes, construction of a modest replacement home, or construction of a modest home for families who do not own a home but have ownership or lease sufficient land suitable for housing, The HIP meets the needs of those individual Indians residing within a Tribe's approved service area and serves as a safety net program for individuals that cannot meet the standards set forth by Tribes in implementing the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs grants, |Use of cost and performance Information The Housing Improvement Program was evaluated under PART in FY 2005. In response to recommendations, the Bureau has developed two efficiency measures: increase the percent of construction schedules met within the established project timeframe; and increase the percent of funding going to actual construction or repair of housing. The program will establish baselines in FY 2006 to set targets for following years. The Human Services Tribal Design program allows Tribes the flexibility to design human services programs to better meet the needs of their communities. BIA - HS - 3 1020 The Human Services Program Oversight funds management staff at the central and regional offices. This staff provides guidance and direction in program policy and operations to field Human Services programs. Oversight is less than 3% of total activity funding. Subactivity- Social Services (FY 2007; $31,802,000; FTE: 149): Program Overview: This program supports the Department's Strategic Goal of Advancing Quality Communities for Tribes and Alaska Natives by improving welfare systems for those individuals. Social Services funding provides support to Bureau staff and about 900 tribal social workers at the agency level. The staff processes applications for financial assistance and delivery of critical protective services to the elderly, children, and families. They also provide child abuse and neglect services and services to Individual Indian Monies (IIM) supervised account holders. In addition, the staff provides training to Tribes in social service areas such as parenting skills and management of finances. They are also responsible for assembling statistics at the local level on expenditures and caseload for submission to the region. Technical assistance and training is also provided to tribal contractors on regulatory issues. These efforts are directed to ensure that individual Indians residing on or near reservations, who need assistance and are not eligible for any other services, receive aid for basic essential needs such as food, clothing, shelter and other services that improve the living conditions of tribal members. Statistics regarding all social services programs including financial programs and non-financial programs are compiled to help coordinate cooperative work efforts for improving services to Indian children and families. This funding supports the staff that develops and provides social services training material resources for children, elderly, and families. Social workers are also responsible for the distribution of welfare assistance funds to needy eligible Indians as well as monitoring of those resources. This program also supports the Department’s Strategic Goal to Fulfill Indian Fiduciary Trust Responsibilities by providing for the management of Individual Indian Monies (IIM) accounts for minors, adults in need of assistance, adults under legal disability, and adults found to be non compos mentis. The staff works with families and guardians in the development of distribution plans, and completes assessments and evaluations in support of these plans. The outcome of these actions results in accurate payments from trust accounts. Staff monitor the distribution plans to ensure that expenditure of funds are made in accordance with the plans and that appropriate supportive documents are maintained in the case files. In conjunction with Public Law 104-193, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Welfare Reform), agency offices, like their central and regional counterparts, will continue to work with Tribes, states and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to interact with BLA-administered welfare programs to ensure that Indian clients are referred and receive appropriate services. Tribes are eligible, like states, to operate their own Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program. Tribal TANF regulations and policies have been developed by HHS and require inter-agency and inter-tribal cooperative efforts to provide Tribes with the capability to choose the best methodologies for the provision of welfare assistance, job training, and placement services. The Bureau's welfare assistance regulations have been revised to incorporate welfare reform activities, and to provide Tribes with the flexibility to redesign general assistance programs to meet their local needs as authorized by BIA - HS - 4 1021 the Congress. Agency staff, in concert with the central and regional office staff, will work directly with the Tribes to assist them in developing redesigned welfare assistance programs. Based on information provided from HHS, there are 45 tribal TANF programs that serve 240 Tribes Performance by Fiscal Year: 2007 Program Performance Estimates In FY 2007, efforts will be focused on achievement of the new Human Services GPRA goal to improve the quality of life and to protect individual Indians. Within the Social Services program, progress toward this goal will be measured by the percent of active supervised IIM accounts reviewed for compliance with policies and procedures. The target for FY 2007 is to review 70 percent of the active accounts. 2006 Planned Program Performance In FY 2006, efforts will be focused on achievement of the new Human Services GPRA goal to improve the quality of life and to protect individual Indians. Within the Social Services program, progress toward this goal will ultimately be measured by the percent of active supervised IIM accounts reviewed for compliance with policies and procedures. The target for FY 2006 is to review 65 percent of the active accounts. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments In FY 2005, the percent of active supervised IIM accounts reviewed for compliance with policies and procedures was 61 percent In collaboration with the Department’s Office of the Solicitor (SOL), and the Office of Trust Funds Management (OTFM), the Bureau's social services program participated in IIM Account technical assistance training sessions on 25 CFR, Part 115. In consultation with the SOL and the Bureau Director, the social services program formulated IIM policy related to the implementation of 25 CFR, Part 115, and developed an appropriate training curriculum based on that policy. In response to KPMG audit recommendations, the Bureau's social services program developed and provided specialized Welfare Assistance cross-training at five locations during the fiscal year for administrative and social services staff. BIA - HS - 5 1022 Performance Overview Table: Social Services with policies and procedures. BIA 2006 Change 2007 Change from Change 2005 2005 from 2005 2006 2005 2007 from Measure Pian Actual Plan Enacted Actual Request 2006 BłA Goal: To improve the quality of life and to protect individual Indians. Percent of active supervised JIM accounts reviewed for compliance N/A 61% N/A 65% 4% 70% 5% Subactivity: Welfare Assistance (FY 2007; $74,179,000; FTE: 0): Program Overview: This program supports the Department's Strategic Goal to Advance Quality Communities for Tribes and Alaska Natives by improving welfare systems for those individuals through provision of basic needs to eligible Indians who either have no access to TANF or do not meet eligibility criteria for TANF, or have exceeded the life time limit for TANF services. As reported in the Bureau's 2003 Indian Labor Force Report, 49 percent of the total Indian labor force living on or near their reservation was unemployed. This Report counts all Native Americans 16 years and over that are not employed, regardless of whether they are seeking employment. Of those individuals who were employed, 33 percent were earning wages below poverty guidelines. The lack of economic development in Indian country, rural isolation of many reservations, and low wages, decrease the prospect for employment opportunities for many Indian individuals entering the job market for the first time (i.e., upon high school graduation). Further, national studies indicate that children in families living at or below national poverty levels are at a higher risk of removal from their homes due to abuse and neglect. Child abuse and neglect referrals for the period of 1992-2005 have averaged almost 30,000 per year in Indian country. The five types of assistance offered through this program are as follows: General Assistance: Once an individual is determined to be ineligible for TANF, this program provides direct financial assistance to pay basic monthly living expenses. It reaches an estimated 30,000 Indian individuals and families annually whose incomes are below current state standards. Child Assistance: This program provides for the care of abandoned or neglected children placed in foster homes, private or tribal group day care homes, or in residential settings designed to provide special care. Adoption and guardian subsidies are available for children who would benefit from this service. This program is providing services to an estimated 3,100 children annually. * For 2003, Tribes determined their available labor work force and unemployment percentage by including tribal members whose age was 16 and over. For 1999, the range was 16 through 64. If the 1999 criteria were used, range 16 through 64 only, the unemployment level would be approximately 43 percent, the same level as reported in 1999, Because many individuals in the 65 and over age group were employed and identified in the total employed category, they were also included in the available or total workforce category. BIA - HS - 6 1023 Non-Medical Institutional or Custodial Care of Adults. This provides monthly assistance to approximately 1,300 disabled adults annually who are not eligible for care from the Indian Health Services, Title XIX, SSI, or any other county, state, or Federal program. Tribal Work Experience Program (TWEP): Approximately 3,200 tribal members annually who receive general assistance and also work on tribal projects under TWEP receive an extra monthly financial benefit in addition to their general assistance payments, Miscellaneous Assistance: This program funds the burial expenses of approximately 300 deceased indigent Indians whose estates do not have sufficient resources to meet funeral expenses. Additionally, emergency assistance to prevent hardship caused by fire, flood or acts of nature will be provided to about 600 individuals annually. Disaster assistance is provided in instances where other Federal, state, and county assistance programs are unavailable. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Public Law 104- 193, represented a major shift in government funding from an entitlement basis to allocating resources in the form of block grants, as funds are deemed available. The intent is to move people into work and out of the welfare program. Public Law 104-193 eliminated the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program and replaced it with the State block grant program, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). While TANF has a two-year time limitation for individuals to become employed, exemptions have been implemented for reservations with 50 percent or greater unemployment levels. With the onset of welfare reform, the BLA revised its current welfare assistance regulations to incorporate welfare reform activities, and to provide Tribes with the flexibility to redesign welfare programs to meet their local needs. Bureau staff will continue to work with Tribes to develop comprehensive welfare plans to assist Tribes who are already operating redesign plans. Bureau staff will work with HHS as well, to promote contracting for tribal TANF with Tribes that are pursuing different options. With the revision of the welfare assistance regulations, adult and childcare facilities are now required to meet state or tribal certification standards. These revisions to the regulations assure at least a minimum level of service will be provided to residents. In addition, the regulations reinforce the concept that the Bureau is a secondary service system and that the primary providers of services are state and local governments. State Medicaid assistance continues to be the primary service provider of long term care placement. Performance by Fiscal Year: 2007 Program Performance Estimates In FY 2007, the Bureau anticipates providing assistance by distributing approximately $33 million in general assistance and miscellaneous assistance funds to approximately 27,923 individual Indians and families whose income is below state standards and who do not qualify for state operated programs. BIA - HS – 7 1024 The Bureau will also distribute approximately $11 million in adult care assistance to support about 1,300 Indian adults with mental or physical disabilities significant enough to warrant institutionalization. Program funds pay for the costs of long-term institutionalization. These individuals do not qualify for any other Federal or state assistance. In addition, approximately $30 million will be distributed to provide support for about 3,100 abandoned or neglected children who have been placed in foster homes, private or Tribal group day care homes, institutions, or residential settings designed to provide special care. Program funds pay for all daily living costs of these children. These individuals do not qualify for any other Federal or state assistance. 2005 Accomplishments and 2006 Planned Program Performance FY 2006 performance is expected to mirror that of FY 2005. Thus, for each fiscal year, the Bureau will provide assistance by distributing approximately $44 million in general assistance, TWEP and miscellaneous assistance funds to some 37,000 individual Indians and families whose income is below state standards and who do not qualify for state operated programs. The Bureau will also distribute approximately $11 million in adult care assistance each year to support about 1,300 Indian adults with mental or physical disabilities significant enough to warrant institutionalization. Program funds pay for the costs of long-term institutionalization. These individuals do not qualify for any other Federal or state assistance, In addition, approximately $30 million will be distributed each year to provide support for about 3,100 abandoned or neglected children who have been placed in foster homes, private or Tribal group day care homes, institutions, or residential settings designed to provide special care. Program funds pay for all daily living costs of these children. These individuals do not qualify for any other Federal or state assistance. Performance Overview Table: Welfare Assistance 2006 Change 2007 Change from Change 2005 2005 from 2005 2006 2005 2007 from Measure Plan Actual Plan Enacted Actual Request 2006 . BIA Goal: To improve the quality of life and to protect individual Indians. Percent of General Assistance New recipients with Individual Service Goal for N/A N/A Establish N/A TBD N/A Plans completed. BIA 2006 Baseline BIA - HS - 8 1025 Subactivity- Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) (FY 2007: $10,167,000; FTE: 0): Program Overview: This program supports the Department’s Strategic goal to Advance Quality Communities for Tribes and Alaska Natives by improving welfare systems for those individuals, This is accomplished through provision of resources to protect Indian children and prevent the separation of Indian families, as authorized under Public Law 95-608, the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA). The BIA and tribal social services workers are mandated by Public Law 101-630, the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act, as amended, to respond to all reports of child abuse and neglect in Indian country. In FY 2006 it is estimated that there will be over 30,000 referrals to the more than 500 Bureau and tribal programs for child abuse and neglect investigations. Over 40 percent of the referrals will involve some form of substance abuse. The ICWA program delivers critical services to Indian children and families. Tribal ICWA directors have become central contact points for Tribes and Indian families in seeking assistance for temporary and permanent placement of Indian children. The positions function as a liaison between states and tribal court systems, resulting in improved coordination and compliance with the Act, and thereby permitting expanded tribal authority over Indian children in need of permanent placement. The ICWA funding is used to support tribal social workers who have responsibility for providing counseling and other services to Indian families in conformance to Public Law 95-608, the Indian Child Welfare Act. The social workers work with tribal courts, state courts, and Indian families for the placement and adoption of Indian children in Indian homes. The social workers also serve as the contact point for other social service agencies. Performance by Fiscal Year: 2005 Accomplishments Through 2007 Program Performance Estimates With virtually level funding in each fiscal year, the Bureau anticipates level program performance. On an annual basis, the ICWA program funding will help to offset tribal administrative costs and provide direct services to children and families in the following area.S. - - • Systems to license and regulate Indian foster homes and adoptive homes; • Facilities for counseling and treating Indian families and providing temporary custody of Indian children; • Programs to train parents on how to care for children in danger of neglect or abuse and provide respite for parents in stressful situations; • Day care facilities; * After-school care programs for high-risk children which emphasize cultural, academic, and social needs of children; . • Recreational programs; • Training programs for tribal court personnel in the implementation of the ICWA and in provision of quality, court-related, child welfare services; * Adoption subsidies that provide financial assistance to families for the maintenance or special care of an adopted child or for the completion of the adoption process; and, legal representation, which provides counseling to families and consultation with Tribes. BIA - HS - 9 1026 Subactivity: Housing Improvement Program (HIP) (FY 2007: $18,849,000; FTE: 0): Program Overview: This program supports the Department's Strategic Goal to Advance Quality Communities for Tribes and Alaska Natives through efforts to eliminate substandard housing and homelessness on or near federally recognized reservation communities. The HIP provides services ranging from needed housing repairs and renovations of existing homes, to construction of a modest home for families who do not own a home but have ownership or lease of sufficient land suitable for housing. The HIP meets the need of those individual Indians residing within a Tribe's approved service area. Program funding is available to federally recognized Tribes and tribal organizations for use in providing program services to Indian applicants who meet the eligibility criteria in 25 CFR, part 256. The HIP is a safety net program that differs from any other housing program, including the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs, because it is targeted for those needy individuals who are unable to meet even minimum tribal income guidelines to receive housing assistance. The HIP is targeted for those eligible applicants most in need of assistance regardless of the type of service required, base upon a regional priority ranking that includes factors such as income, age, disability, and dependent children. Approximately 95 percent of the Tribes with eligible applicants operate their HIP programs under contract or compact under the authority of Public Law 93-638, as amended. The remaining five percent of Tribes with eligible applicants receive program services directly from the Bureau. Funds are distributed only to those Tribes that provide confirmation of eligible applicants, the category of assistance needed, the estimated project costs for each eligible applicant, and a report of prior year accomplishments. Eligible Indian applicants who are provided program services receive a grant in the amount of the costs of the housing assistance. Program services are provided to needy Indian applicants who have limited resources (income does not exceed 125 percent of the Department of Health and Human Services Poverty Guidelines) and have no other resource for housing assistance; have not received assistance after October 1, 1986, for repairs, renovation, or replacement housing assistance; and have not acquired their present housing through a federally-sponsored housing program that includes such services and assistance. Regarding utilization of HIP funding, the percentage of new construction versus renovation varies each year, and is driven solely by the pool of applications approved for that year. The three types of funding assistance provided by the HIP are: • Category A - repairs to houses that will remain substandard but are needed for the immediate health and/or safety of the occupants; • Category B - repairs which will bring the housing to standard condition; and • Category C - C1 -replacement of existing structures, and C2 -new housing for families who have land but are without a home. BLA - HS - 10 1027 Performance by Fiscal Year: In response to PART recommendations made in FY 2005, the Bureau has recently established two efficiency measures for the housing program: • Percent of construction schedules met within the established project timeframe, and • Percent of program funding going to actual construction or repair of housing. Fiscal year 2006 represents the first year of data collection for these measures, and will serve as the baseline from which targets will be set for FY 2007 and later years. In addition to the measures above, the Bureau tracks actual and planned workload/results, as reflected in the following table: HiP Workload Data FY 2005 Actual FY 2006 Estimate FY 2007 Estimate Avg. Cost Per Family Total Families Served 375 375 375 Planned Program Funding” $23,005,000 $23,005,000 $23,005,000 $61,347 *Includes HIP funding located in the Self-Governance line item of the budget. Performance Overview Table: Housing Improvement Program 2006 Change 2007 Change from Change 2005 2005 from 2005 2006 2005 2007 from Measure Plan. Actual Plan Enacted Actual Request 2006 Percent of construction schedules New - .” met within established project Goal for N/A N/A Establish N/A TBD TBſ) timeframes. PART 2006 Baseline Percent of funding going to actual New - construction or repair of housing, Goal for N/A N/A Establish N/A 1E3D j }}}) PART 2006 Baseline Program Overview: This program supports the Department’s Strategic Goal to Advance Quality Communities for Tribes and Alaska Natives by improving welfare systems for those individuals. In addition, this funding supports the Administration's long-standing policy of promoting Indian and Alaska Native self-governance and self-determination by allowing Tribes the flexibility to design human services programs that better meet the needs of their communities. Improvements realized by a number of Tribes include combining resources between similar program areas to achieve cost savings in administration, such as using the same staff to process applications for 2 to 3 programs. BIA - HS - 11 1028 Performance by Fiscal Year 2005 Accomplishment through 2007 Program Performance Estimates Funding is provided each year directly to Tribes for the redesign of social services programs to meet individual tribal needs. Subactivity- Human Services Program Oversight (FY 2007: $3,936,000; FTE: 30): Program Overview: Human Services Program Oversight supports the Department’s Strategic goal to Advance Quality Communities for Indian Tribes and Alaska Natives by improving welfare systems for those individuals. In consultation with Tribes, human services offices develop policies and procedures that ensure individual Indians residing on or near reservations who need assistance receive aid for basic essential needs such as food, clothing, shelter and other services. The long-term goal of this program is to improve the living conditions of families and individuals of Indian Tribes and Alaska Natives. Social workers manage and distribute the welfare assistance funds distributed to them by central office. This requires them to monitor and work with both Bureau and tribal staff on a regular basis to ensure that welfare assistance is distributed to where the need is. Regional social workers have combined efforts with central office in the development of an automated database that tracks applications for social services and the number of applicants receiving assistance. This system is used in determining program eligibility. Social workers provide expert assistance to Tribes and agencies in operation of their programs on a day-to-day basis. They interact with other Federal agencies that provide social services and mental health services for Indian communities to insure that services are coordinated to avoid duplication of service. In addressing the Department’s goal of meeting its trust responsibilities to American Indians, and in coordination with the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, Office of Trust Funds Management staff, social workers coordinate and monitor Individual Indian Monies (IIM) trust responsibilities at the field level, ensuring compliance with 25 CFR 20 and 25 CFR 115. Human services oversight also funds Housing Officers. These Officers are responsible for fund control and providing management guidance to field staff for the use, distribution, and program performance of Bureau and tribal HIP operations. The Housing Officer ensures central office instructions for the administration of the HIP are carried out. They ensure that Tribes and agencies identify Indian applicants who are eligible for services, rank eligible applicants in priority order, compile total construction costs, and gather past years program performance data, to track and ensure that those Indians most in need of housing assistance, receive such assistance. To further meet the Administration's management reform for improved accountability, staff monitors the tribal and Federal compliance with regulations and policies by providing oversight for contracts, project activities, and inspection during construction. Staff coordinates effort with the Indian Health Service, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Farmers Home Administration, and other Federal agencies in an effort to assist needy Indian families to attain decent, safe, and sanitary shelter. BIA - HS - 12 1029 Central Oversight ($911,000): This funding provides for staff and costs associated with the services listed above performed at the central-office level. Regional Oversight ($3,025,000): This funding provides for staff and costs associated with the services listed above performed at the regional office level. Performance by Fiscal Year: 2005 Accomplishments Through 2007 Program Performance Estimates To a large extent, the human services oversight staff will be charged with the responsibility to ensure that valid accurate data is collected and reported relevant to the three newly established PART/GPRA goal measures for this budget activity. Further, Bureau staff will serve a vital role in turning such data into action, and altering their program management strategies as necessary to keep the Bureau on track in meeting its strategic goals. In pursuit of increased program accountability, the Bureau will complete oversight reviews of the social services program at three regional offices each fiscal year. Within 90 days of each review, the Bureau will complete written reviews of deficiencies, and formally transmit findings to regional program management. Ensuring continued efficiency within the ICWA program oversight, the Bureau will process 25 percent of ICWA inquiries received annually within fifteen days of receipt, BIA - HS - 13 1030 Activity: Trust–Natural Resources Management PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION: (Dollars in Thousands) Fixed Costs FY 2007 Chauge FY 2005 FY 2006 & Related | Program President's from Subactivity: Enacted Enacted | Changes | Change Budget Request FY 2006 Natural Resources (UTB) (TPA) 4,819 4,925 -767 0 4,158 .767 FTE 26 20 20 t; Irrigation Operations and Maintenance 9,111 13,042 38 –6{}{} 12,480 -562 FTE 3 .3 3. {} Rights Protection Implementation 22,065 21,262 146 -3,260 18,148 -3,114 FTE I I H {} Tribal M t/Develop t Program 9,367 10,146 3S –5,866 4,315 -5,834 FTE {} {} Unresolved Hunting & Fishing Rights 76 0 0. {} 0. {} FTE {} () Endangered Species (UTB) 2,157 1,192 22 –984 239 -962 FTE 3. .3 3 {} Integrated Resource Info Program (UTB) 1,269 1,250 0 {} 1,250 {} FTE (? t; Agriculture & Range (UTB) 24,221 24,272 338 -1,956 23,554 .718 FTE 194 A 94 194 (? Forestry (UTB) 42,357 42,137 957 {} 43,094 957 FTE 334 334 334 6. Water Resources (partial UTB) 11,739 11,502 86 -1,875 9,713 -1,789 FTE & 8 8 6 Fish, Wildlife and Parks (UTB) 6,281 6,525 189 -268 6,506 -19 FTE 5 5 5 {} Minerals and Mining (UTB) 8,162 8,479 1,285 2,660 11,464 3,285 FTE 38 38 10 {) 48 19 Resource Management Program Oversight (UTB) 8,735 8,322 -724 {} 7,598 -724 FTE 6] 61 -10 {} 5F -H & Total Requirements 150,359 152,754 1,605 -11,849 142,510 -10,244 FTE 667 667 () {} 667 {} BUDGET DISTRIBUTION: (Dollars in Thousands) Fixed Costs FY 2007 Change FY 2006 |& Related Program President's Subactivity/Program Element: Enacted | Changes Change Tribal Priority Allocations: 62,219 1,060 1,060 Natural Resources (UTB) 4,925 -767 0. 4,158 -767 Agriculture (UTB) 22,236 330 O 22,566 330 Forestry (UTB) 23,706 823 {} 24,529 823 Water Resources (UTB) 4,066 70 0. 4,136. 70 Fish, Wildlife & Parks Projects (UTB) 4,738 | 76 0. 4,914 ! 76 Minerals and Mining (UTB) 2,548 428 0. 2,976 428 Other Program Elements/Projects: 82,213 419 -12,449; 70,18 -12,030 Irrigation O & M 13,042 38 -600 12,480 -562. Rights Protection Implementation 21,262 146 -3,260 18,148 –3,114 Tribal Management/Development Program 10,446 35 -5,866 4,315 -5,831 Unresolved Hunting & Fishing Rights () 0 0. 0 0. Endangered Species (UTB) 1,192 22 -984 230 ~962 Entegrated Resource Info Program (UTB) 1,250 O 0. 1,250 0. Noxious Weed Eradication (UTB) 2,036 8 -1,056 988 -1,048 Range Projects (UTB) () 0. Ö () Ö Forestry Projects (UTB) ł8,549 18,431 134 0. 18,565 134 Water Mgmt., Planning & Predevelopment 7,674 7,436 16 -],875 5,577 - 1,859 Fish, Wildlife & Parks Projects (UTB) 1,588 1,787 13 -208 j,592 -195 Minerals and Mining Projects (UTB) 5,712 5,631 7 1,400 7,038 1,407 Central Programs: 3,416 3,000 50 6 3,650 650 Minerals and Mining Oversight (UTB) 0. () 850 600 1,450 T.450 Central Program Oversight 3,4}6 3,000 -800 Ö 2,200 -800 ional Programs: 5,319 5,322 76 0. 5,398 76 Regional Program Oversight $,319 5,322 76 {} 5,398 76 otal 150,359 152,754 1,605 -1 1,84 $42,516 -10,244 BLA-TNR-1 1031 Summary of 2007 Program Changes Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • Irrigation Operations and Maintenance -600 {} • Rights Protection Implementation -3,260 0 • Tribal Management/Development Program -5,866 0 • Endangered Species –984 0 • Agriculture and Range -1,056 0 • Water Resources -1,875 0 • Fish, Wildlife and Parks -208 O • Minerals and Mining 2,000 0 |TOTAL, Program Changes -$11,849 {} Justification of 2007 Program Changes: Irrigation Operations and Maintenance (-$600,000): The FY 2007 budget request for Irrigation Operations and Maintenance is $12,480,000, a net program decrease of $600,000 from the 2006 enacted level. The funding decrease is due to the following changes. FY 2005 || FY 2006 FY 2007 || Change Irrigation O&M Program Elements Actual Estimate ; Request From Estimate FY 2006 Navajo Indian Irrigation Project, Arizona 3,000 4,727 3,732 –995 Klamath Tribes and City of Chiloquin, WA {} 150 0 -150 Modoc Point Irrigation District () 984 1,492 508 Other funding distribution changes 37 37 Total 3,000 5,861 5,224 -600 • Elimination of the one-time increase of $995,000 for operation and maintenance to the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project (NIIP) in FY 2006. Maintenance work on NIIP based on the schedule estimated in the 2006 budget request. • Elimination of the one-time $150,000 payment to the Klamath Tribes and City of Chiloquin in connection with removal of the Chiloquin Dam • An increase of $508,000 for payment to the Modoc Point Irrigation District (MPPID) operations and maintenance trust fund. In FY 2006, a payment of $984,000 was provided for MPID to establish a trust fund to pay in perpetuity the increased costs of pumping operations and maintenance as a result of removing Chiloquin Dam, a gravity flow diversion dam. The $1,492,000 total request will cover the cost of scheduled maintenance including parts and labor, as well as a greater cost for electricity in perpetuity. This will complete the BIA financial commitment to costs associated with removal of the Chiloquin Dam. Rights Protection Implementation (-$3,260,000): The FY 2007 budget request for Rights Protection Implementation is $18,148,000; a program decrease of $3,260,000 from the FY 2006 enacted level. The FY 2007 President’s Budget was developed in consultation with Tribes, and places an emphasis on funding programs and projects BHA-TNR-2 1032 that reflect the priorities of Tribes on a nationwide basis. As a result, continued funding for the Washington State Timber-Fish-Wildlife Project is not requested, and the request for Chippewa/Ottawa Treaty Fisheries reflects the 2006 President's budget. Tribal ManagementſDevelopment Program (-$5,866,000): The FY 2007 budget request for Tribal Management/Development Programs is $4,315,000. This represents a net program decrease of $5,866,000 from the FY 2006 enacted level. The FY 2007 President’s Budget was developed in consultation with Tribes, and places an emphasis on funding programs and projects that reflect the priorities of Tribes on a nationwide basis. As a result, the Bureau proposes the following changes in funding: Decreases: Bison Restoration Program: (-$4,133,000) Eliminates funding for the restoration of bison on Indian homelands. Chugach Regional Resources Commission: (-$299,000) Eliminates funds to oversee Native resource development programs for five Native Villages along the northern rim of the Gulf of Alaska. Bering Sea Fishermans' Association: (-$448,000) Eliminates funds for the involvement of Alaska Native Tribes in salmon research projects in the Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim region of Alaska. Lake Roosevelt Management: (-$348,000) Eliminates funds for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and the Spokane Tribe of Indians to conduct law enforcement and safety patrols along over 150 miles of shoreline on Lake Roosevelt, in northern Washington State. Upper Columbia United Tribes: (-$318,000) Eliminates funding to five Tribes in the Upper Columbia River basin to protect tribal hunting and fishing rights. Wetlands / Waterfowl Management - Circle of Flight: (-$597,000) Eliminates funding to Tribes in the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan for wetland rehabilitation and waterfowl enhancement. Alaska Sea Otter Commission: (-$98,000) Eliminates funds for a tribal consortium that promotes Native participation in resource policy pertaining to the sea otter. Increase: Alaska Native Subsistence Program: (+$316,000) This program advocates for the subsistence rights of Alaska Natives as provided by Title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Land Conservation Act (ANILCA). Endangered Species (-$984,000): The FY 2007 budget request for the Endangered Species program is $230,000. This represents a program decrease of $984,000 from the FY 2006 enacted level. The reduced funding level reflects elimination of funding for the recovery of marbled murrelets, the Northwest Spotted Owl Recovery Plan, and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe's prairie management program. The Bureau BHA-TNR-3 1033 will continue to coordinate field activities associated with Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Public Law 93-205) compliance. With the FY 2007 reduction, the cost of ESA compliance will now be borne by the program responsible for the activity. Noxious Weed Eradication (-$1,056,000): The FY 2007 budget request for Noxious Weed Eradication is $988,000. This represents a program decrease of $1,056,000 from the FY 2006 enacted level. The reduction is proposed in order to fund higher priority needs. The program will continue to support the three Departmental Crosscut Initiatives in the Rio Grande basin for tamarisk projects, in the Great Plains for projects to control leafy spurge/yellow starthistle, in the Southern Florida initiative area for soda apple/melauca/Brazilian pepper projects in FY 2007. Water Management, Planning & Pre-Development (-$1,875,000): The FY 2007 budget request for Water Management, Planning and Pre-Development is $5,577,000. In order to fund higher priority needs, the Bureau proposes a program decrease of $1,875,000 from the FY 2006 enacted level, which is comprised of the following two reductions. The $390,000 FY 2006 Congressional increase for the Seminole-Everglades restoration project is eliminated; however, Tribal Priority Allocations funding of $386,000 remains in the FY 2007 budget for Seminole and Miccosukee water studies. The second component is a reduction of approximately $1,485,000 to the available funding for competitive tribal water management, planning and pre-development project grants, which could include groundwater availability studies, surface stream gauging activities (often in collaboration with USGS), water needs assessments, and comprehensive water plans. Grants are awarded competitively for these projects based on ranking criteria and available funding. Fish, Wildlife & Parks Projects (-$208,000): The FY 2007 budget request for the Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Projects is $1,592,000. This represents a net program reduction of $208,000 from the FY 2006 enacted level. The request reflects the funding level in the 2006 President’s budget. Minerals and Mining Projects and Oversight (+$2,000,000): Minerals and Mining Projects (+$1,400,000): The FY 2007 budget request for Minerals and Mining Projects is $7,038,000. Indian trust lands have enormous potential for mineral and energy development. Numerous Tribes possess geothermal, biomass, solar and wind resources as well as oil, gas and coal resources. Many Tribes are located in proven oil and gas basins, and their lands have yet to be effectively explored and evaluated for resources. The FY 2007 budget reflects a $1.4 million increase for Indian energy resource development activities. These include inventorying energy resources, conducting energy development feasibility studies, establishing tribal energy resource agreements, training, and developing tribal energy codes. The proposed increase addresses provisions under the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act of 2005, and supports implementation of the President's National Energy Policy by developing domestic energy resources. Minerals and Mining Oversight (+$600,000): The FY 2007 budget request for Minerals and Mining Oversight is $1,450,000. This represents a program increase of $600,000 over the FY 2006 enacted level. Oversight of tribal energy development grants will be performed by staffin the Office of Indian Energy Resource Development. Pursuant to Bureau responsibilities under BIA-TNR-4 1034 the Office of Indian Energy Resource Development. Pursuant to Bureau responsibilities under the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act of 2005, staff will work with Tribes to develop Tribal Energy Resource agreements which are approved by the Secretary and must be in place before grants for energy development on trust lands can be approved, providing technical assistance as needed. Minerals and Mining Oversight (Internal Transfer: +$850,000): Resources Management Program Oversight (Central) (Internal Transfer: -$850,000): With the FY 2007 President’s Budget, the Bureau has internally transferred $850,000 from the central office natural resources program to Minerals and Mining program oversight. Funds are used for the central office minerals and mining support staff for operations and will increase the level of scientific and administrative technical assistance support provided to Tribes under the Indian Mineral Development Act (IMDA) outreach and trust responsibility tracking services. Central office staff will facilitate key energy and mineral resource development opportunities on Indian lands while assuring consistency with the execution of Federal trust responsibilities over such resources for Tribes and individual Indian allottees. Trust- Natural Resources Management Overview: The Natural Resources Management program supports the Department’s goal of Serving Communities. Program activities support the end outcome goal to fulfill Indian fiduciary trust responsibilities. The primary function of this program is to assist Tribes in the management, development, and protection of Indian trust land and natural resource assets. The resource management activities undertaken provide many benefits to the landowner, such as revenue, jobs, and the protection of cultural, spiritual, and traditional resources. This program assists Tribes in developing Integrated Resource Management Plans, which include all natural resources on tribal lands such as forest, range, agriculture, wildlife, water, and mineral resources. These plans identify the tribal goals and objectives for natural resources and the actions necessary to achieve these goals and meet fiduciary trust responsibilities. The program is working to establish IRMPs for all tribal lands. A significant part of the Natural Resources subactivity is executed under contracts and grants with Tribes, particularly in the sub-activities of water resources and fish, wildlife and parks. The project-related portions of agriculture, forestry, and mining and minerals are also chiefly contracted by Tribes. Other programs related to natural resources are split between the Tribes and the Bureau. Natural Resources - The Natural Resources Management program provides for resource protection, and development of natural resources on tribal and individual Indian lands related to, but not limited to agriculture, forestry, range, water resources, fish, wildlife, parks, and minerals and mining. In cooperation with state and other Federal agencies, this program also provides support for the collaborative management of shared off-reservation resources. The Bureau is responsible for the formulation of policy and preparation of regulations and procedures affecting the Bureau's responsibility to manage Indian trust resources. Indian Irrigation Operations and Maintenance-This program provides for the operation and maintenance and rehabilitation of irrigation infrastructures in accordance with industry practices and established legal mandates. Reimbursement to the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) for various BLA-TNR-5 1035 water related activities mandated expenses and proportionate cost-share payments to Indian projects that are a part of or adjacent to non-Indian irrigation facilities are also funded from this program. Funds are utilized to support efforts to improve, automate, and reconcile irrigation project accounting records and system maps, and perform urgent repairs and deferred maintenance necessary to ensure the continued operation of irrigation water delivery. Rights Protection Implementation - The program provides funding to inter-tribal organizations in conjunction with specific treaties and/or legal cases which relate primarily to fish, wildlife, shellfish, and related tribal hunting and trapping, and other gathering activity, The Bureau assists Tribes in developing conservation codes governing off-reservations and conservation enforcement. The Bureau also assists Tribes with treaty harvest management, population assessment, habitat protection, stock enhancement, and public information. Tribal Management/Development Program – The Bureau contracts with various tribal fish and wildlife organizations and individual fish and wildlife resource Tribes throughout the country to accomplish various resource management objectives of tribal governments. Tribes administer programs that contribute significantly toward meeting the growing national demand for outdoor recreation and tourism and to ensure the protection of millions of acres of habitat necessary for the conservation of fish, wildlife and plant resources. Endangered Species - The Endangered Species program addresses the BIA and tribal responsibilities associated with compliance with the Endangered Species Act (ESA) (P.L. 93- 205), and the related protection and preservation of trust lands and resources. It provides support for improving conditions for the environment, cultural resources, and endangered species on Indian lands by conducting activities required to comply with the ESA. Integrated Resource Information Program - This program provides expert technical support in geospatial data technologies to all levels of the Bureau and Tribes to facilitate the implementation and utilization of geospatial data technologies. The program also serves as the sole source for providing technical support and training to the Bureau and Tribes for Geographic Information System (GIS) software as part of the Department Enterprise licensing agreement. Agriculture and Range - This subactivity provides for the Agriculture General and Noxious Weed programs and for Range projects. These programs provide for the direction, planning, management, protection, conservation and development of agricultural trust assets, and the development of conservation measures and resource management plans. Bureau staff provides technical assistance relating to: inventory, farm range and planning, rangeland improvements, range land protection, leasing and permitting services, contract monitoring, and agriculture eXtension. Forestry - This program provides for forest management activities relating to forest inventory and management planning including the development of Integrated Resource Management Plans (IRMPs), forest products marketing, timber sale management, forest protection, woodland management, forest productivity enhancement, and intensive forest development procedures. Water Resources - This subactivity provides for the Water Resources General and Water, Management, Planning and Program Development programs. These programs provide for BLA-TNR-6 1036 continuing efforts associated with research, studies, planning, and conservation activities relating to water management. - Fish, Wildlife and Parks - The Fish, Wildlife and Parks subactivity provides for the General Fish and Wildlife program and for Fish and Wildlife projects and focuses upon the areas of fisheries management, wildlife management, outdoor recreation management, public use management, conservation enforcement and related fields. Minerals and Mining - This subactivity provides funding for the Minerals and Mining projects and oversight. Resources are utilized for the development, implementation and reviewing of Bureau-wide policies, plans, processes, environmental impact studies, industry leasing and development activities associated with the development and production of energy and mineral resources on Indian lands. Technical assistance and data is provided to Tribes and Indian landowners seeking to manage and develop their own energy and mineral resources, concerning geotechnical, economic, and land-use issues. Resource Management Program Oversight - This program funds management staff at the central and regional offices. The staff provides policy direction and technical guidance to the Bureau, Tribes and Alaska Natives to improve the management, protection, and development of all natural resource programs. Support is provided in the management of Indian trust resources through the use of IRMPs and spatial data technologies, available through the Indian Integrated Resources Information Program (IIRIP). Emphasis is also focused upon carrying out the reforms outlined in the American Indian Agricultural Resources Management Act, 25 U.S.C. 3701 et seq. (1994) and the implementing regulations, 25 CFR Parts 162, 166. Approximately half of this activity is conducted under tribal contract or grant. Program oversight is less than 6 percent of the activity cost. Subactivity- Natural Resources (FY 2007: $4,158,000; FTE 20): Program Overview: The Natural Resources Management program supports the Department’s goal of Serving Communities. It addresses the end outcome goal of fulfilling Indian trust responsibilities. The program does this through the strategy of improved management of Indian land and natural resource assets. The Natural Resources subactivity, part of Tribal Priority Allocations, supports projects in Agriculture and Range, Forestry, Water Resources, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Environmental, and Minerals and Mining. The primary function of this program is to provide resource management. Since the these resources occur mainly on tribal lands and is connected to the production of trust revenues from these lands, funding for this program is included within the Unified Trust Budget. A significant part of the Natural Resources subactivity is executed under contracts and grants with Tribes, particularly in the areas of water resources and fish, wildlife and parks. The programs are administered at the agency (local) level primarily through contracts, although some of the reservation programs related to natural resources are executed by the BIA. The amount of contracting varies by region and individual tribal self determination goals. BLA-TNR-7 1037 Performance by Fiscal Year: 2005 Accomplishments Through 2007 Program Performance Estimates The Natural Resources subactivity, part of Tribal Priority Allocations, supports projects in Agriculture and Range, Forestry, Water Resources, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Environmental, and Minerals and Mining. Bureau staff provide direct service and technical assistance on a continual basis to tribal programs at the agency level involving all Natural Resources programs. Program Overview: The program supports the Department's goal of Serving Communities by ensuring prudent management of natural resources on Indian lands through provision of funding to operate, maintain, and rehabilitate irrigation infrastructures in accordance with accepted industry standards. Mandatory payments required by established legal mandates comprise much of the requested budget for this program. The program provides reimbursement to the Bureau of Reclamation for: water storage costs; continued delivery of water by and to irrigation systems as required by law, court order, or contractual agreement; and proportionate cost-share payments legally required to be made to Indian projects that are a part of, or adjacent to, non-Indian irrigation facilities. Once all mandated expenses are paid, any remaining available funds are used to improve, automate, and reconcile irrigation project accounting records and system maps, and perform repairs and deferred maintenance necessary to ensure the continued operation of irrigation water delivery, A key measure of the program’s success is the percentage of maintenance projects that are completed within established timeframes. Maintenance projects are of vital importance to ensuring that the irrigation projects continue to function adequately and deliver water in an effective manner. Currently, aggressive but achievable targets for this are being developed. The program performance is affected heavily by weather and timing of receipt of funds. Most of the maintenance work for the irrigation projects needs to be performed during the off-season. This is usually the fall and winter months. Weather conditions such as extreme cold or heavy precipitation (Snow, rain, ice) can cause maintenance projects to fall behind schedule and not be ready in time for the irrigation season. Funds provided early in the fiscal year allow work to be done in the more seasonable fall months prior to the harsher winter months. An annual goal of the program is to increase the percentage of irrigation O&M bills that are mailed on or before the scheduled billing date. Timely billing results in more timely payment of O&M bills by water users. The funds generated are needed to operate the irrigation projects. The National Irrigation Information Management System (NIMS) provides critical information on the billing and collection of O&M funds for the irrigation projects, and provides complete debt management for irrigation operation & maintenance and construction accounts. NIIMS has been designated as a trust application. An automated Maintenance Management System (MAXIMO) is being developed to incorporate all of the BIA's budgeting templates for maintenance management, which will include the irrigation project management. BLA-TNR-8 1038 A long term goal of the program is to reduce the deferred maintenance related to irrigation projects. Use of Cost and Performance Information The implementation of MAXIMO will improve the management of maintenance actions and increase accountability, resulting in improved efficiency. The following table represents the estimated allocation of funding for the noted fiscal years. Funding Distribution (estimates-payment amounts vary from FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 year to year) Actual Estimate Request Estimate Court Orders and Legislated Requirements: $(000) $(000) $(000) Ft. Hall Indian irrigation Project, Idaho #46 }47 146 Ft. Hall — Michaud & Minor Units, ldaho 335 335 350 San Carlos Irrigation Project — Indian Works, Arizona 3,700 3,721 3,700 Navajo indian Irrigation Project, Arizona 3,000 4,727 3,732 Uintah Indian Irrigation Project, Utah 150 150 150 Pyramid Lake, Nevada #5 10 15 Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, New Mexico 600 1,700 1,800 Total Court Orders & Legislated Requirements 7,946 10,790 9,893 Water Storage (Bureau of Reclamation); $(000) $(000) $(000) Wapato Indian Irrigation Project, Washington 436 413 480 Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project, Montana 40 80 45 Totai Water Storage (Bureau of Reclamation) 476 493 525 Contracts (Contractual Carriage and OM&RAgreements); $(000) ${000) $(000) Tongue River Water Users Association, Montana 27 28 28 Two Leggins/Bozeman Train Drainage Assn., Montana 6 6 l{} Newlands/Fallon Irrigation District, Nevada 205 210 210 Coachella Valley Water District, California 15 15 25 Pojaque Valley Water District, New Mexico 39 45 49 Modoc Point Irrigation District 0 934 1,492 Klamath Tribes and City of Chiloquin, WA {} 150 {} Pine River Irrigation District, Colorado 27 28 28 Total Contracts (Contractual Carriage & OM&R) 319 1,466 1,831 Total Irrigation O&M Mandatory Payments 8,741 12,749 12,259 Irrigation Q&M Support Contracts & Rehabilitation 370 293 226 TOTAL 9,111 13,042 12,480 Performance by Fiscal Year: 2005 Accomplishments Through 2007 Program Performance Estimates In FY 2007, the Bureau anticipates increasing the percentage of O&M bills mailed out on time to 90%, up slightly from the 89% level in FY 2005 and 2006. Each fiscal year, the program completes routine and preventative maintenance on the 12 irrigation projects and systems funded through this program. This includes headgate and pump system maintenance. replacement, canal lining repair, installation of water measurement devices, canal cleaning, • Each fiscal year, the program delivers water for farming at each of the 12 irrigation projects BLA-TNR-9 1039 and systems funded through this program, benefiting the local and regional economies. • Each fiscal year, the program keeps the canals, laterals, and structures of the projects and systems funded through this program operating adequately. • MAXIMO was prepared for deployment to the irrigation projects in FY 2005. During FY 2006 and 2007, it will be deployed to three irrigation projects per year. Performance Overview Table: Irrigation Q&M 2006 Change Change 2007 from 2005 2006 from 2005 2007 Change Measure 2005 Piân i 2005 Actual | Plan. Enacted Actual Request from 2006 BłA Goal: Improve management of land and natural resource assets, Percent of completed condition assessments of revenue-generating irrigation projects 7% 7% 20% 13% 33% $3% (cumulative). BIA 1 / #5 1 / 15 - 0% 3 / 15 2 / 15 5 # 15 2 / 15 Increase the percentage of maintenance projects that are completed within established timeframes. PART NA NA NA TBD" NA TBD NA Improve the condition of the Irrigation Projects by eliminating the deferred maintenance backlog by 20XX*. PART NA NA NA TBD NA TBE) NA Ensure compliance with regulations and policy issues in 100% of irrigation projects by 2013. PART NA NA NA 12.5% NA 25% 12.5% Complete inventory and preliminary assessment of 100% of Irrigation Projects. PART 94% 94% 0% #00% 6% 100% {}% Establish Action Plans to Correct ſton- compliance issues in Irrigation projects. PART 5 / #6 5 / 16 {} 7 / 16 2 / | 6 9 / #6 2 / ió I TârgăSWITBé HEVEIGF23 āş Eaſt SFTHE CORECTIVE AERSITIan identified iſ the FÅRTREVIEW 2 Year for deferred maintenance backlog completion will be developed as part of the Corrective Action Plan identified in the PART Review. The Irrigation Program underwent a PART Review in FY 2005. The preliminary rating given to the program was “results not demonstrated”. Recommendations from the PART include addressing the GAO’s audit deficiencies, creating an inventory of facility conditions on the 16 specifically authorized irrigation projects, and developing meaningful performance measures. An improvement plan is being implemented to address the issues raised in the PART Review and to improve program effectiveness. BLA-TNR-10 1040 The performance measures listed in this table were developed during the Irrigation PART Review. Subactivity- Rights Protection Implementation (FY 2007: $18,148,000, FTE 1); Program Overview: The program supports the Department's goal of Serving Communities and the outcome goal of fulfilling Indian trust responsibilities by allowing Tribes the meaningful exercise of their treaty fishing, hunting, and gathering rights. The Rights Protection Implementation Program supports the exercise of off-reservation hunting, fishing and gathering rights by 49 Tribes located in the Pacific Northwest and Great Lakes regions and their 5 umbrella inter-tribal fish and wildlife organizations. Through court decisions (U.S. v. Washington, U.S. v. Michigan, Lac Courte Oreilles v. Voigt, U.S. v. Oregon, Grand Portage v. Minnesota) and an international treaty (U.S./Canada Pacific Salmon Treaty), the Tribes have reaffirmed their treaty rights to hunt, fish, and gather outside of their reservation boundaries. Tribes have co-management responsibilities with the states for these off-reservation rights. The goal of this collaboration is to rebuild and sustain fish and game populations for the Tribes to meaningfully exercise their treaty rights and to achieve adequate fish and game seasons/limits for anglers and hunters in the state. Contracts are executed with individual Tribes and tribal fish and wildlife organizations to manage off-reservation fish, wildlife, shellfish, and gathering activities, provide conservation enforcement, and perform the necessary stock assessment and habitat protection activities that help to increase fish and game populations. Western Washington Fisheries Management: Funding for this program is allocated through contracts with the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission and its member Tribes in northwest Washington. Tribes implement and coordinate continuing treaty harvest management, population assessment, habitat protection, stock enhancement and data gathering programs involving fish, wildlife and shellfish resources to which Indian treaty rights were reaffirmed in United States v. Washington (Boldt Decision). Tribes focus on the monitoring and regulation of treaty salmon harvest in the Puget Sound and coastal Washington areas and in co-managing Pacific salmon resources with state and Federal authorities. Washington State Timber-Fish-Wildlife Project: This is a cooperative program with the State of Washington and private timber companies to improve forest practices on state and private lands with the result of providing protection for fish, wildlife, water quality and other natural resources while providing long-term stability for the timber industry. The project is contracted by the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission and individual Tribes in the state of Washington. Columbia River Fisheries Management: This program is contracted with the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission and its member Tribes in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. The program implements continuing harvest management, stock assessment, habitat protection, resource enhancement and data gathering programs involving fisheries resources in the Columbia River Basin to which Indian treaty rights were reaffirmed in United States v. Oregon. Tribes focus on managing and regulating tribal fisheries within the Columbia River Basin and towards the rebuilding of upriver runs that have been depleted by hydro-power development, habitat degradation and over-harvest. BIA-TNR-11 1041 Great Lakes Area Resources Management: This program is contracted with the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission and its member Tribes in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan. The program implements continuing harvest management, population assessment, habitat protection, resource enhancement and data gathering programs involving off-reservation fish, wildlife and gathering resources to which Indian treaty rights were reaffirmed in Lac Courte Oreilles v. Voigt and related cases. Extensive efforts are directed toward managing and regulating tribal hunting, fishing, trapping and related off-reservation activity in the three-state area, including western Lake Superior. Contracts will also be executed with the 1854 Treaty Authority and its member Tribes in Minnesota to carry out fish and wildlife resource management activities required by rulings and associated tribal-state agreements in Grand Portage v. Minnesota. Tribes develop conservation codes governing off-reservation treaty hunting, fishing and gathering activity, and provide associated biological services, conservation enforcement and judicial services. - Chippewa/Ottawa Treaty Fisheries: This program is contracted with the Chippewa/ Ottawa Resources Authority and its member Tribes in Michigan to implement an August 2000 agreement negotiated by the Tribes, the State of Michigan and other parties in United States v. Michigan. This agreement provides for fisheries sharing in the treaty waters of Lakes Superior, Michigan, and Huron, a fisheries enhancement program, expanded conservation enforcement and other resource programs. Tribes support the development of uniform joint tribal fishing regulations to coordinate enforcement and fisheries enhancement activities, participate in environmental services programs, and facilitate inter-tribal coordination with other resource management jurisdictions. US/Canada Pacific Salmon Treaty: In conjunction with the Pacific Salmon Commission (PSC) and panels created by the Pacific Salmon Treaty between the United States and Canada, and the associated Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985, contracts will be executed with the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, and their member Tribes in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. The contracts support the continued implementation and coordination of salmon management and rebuilding programs in the Pacific Northwest. Tribes participate in cooperative research and data gathering programs developed by the United States Section of the PSC, thereby assisting in meeting the Federal Government's obligations in implementing the treaty. Performance by Fiscal Year: 2005 Accomplishments Through 2007 Program Performance Estimates On an annual basis, the program accomplishes the following: • Completes 20 shellfish projects. • Completes 25 salmon habitat improvement projects. • Completes 5 treaty fisheries conservation and enforcement actions. BLA-TNR-12 1042 • Collects tribal monitoring data at designated sites in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon. Collects, stores, and accesses data for inclusion in the decision framework that is critical to wild salmon recovery efforts. • Develops and refines conservation codes governing off-reservation treaty hunting, fishing and gathering activity for 47 Tribes. • Supports umbrella inter-tribal organizations (< 10 percent of overall organizational budget) to encourage required match dollars from state and private sources. These dollars provided centralized program coordination and house technical expertise as a shared FCSOłłTCC. • Provides conservation enforcement on 59 million acres in treaty ceded areas of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan to protect fishing, hunting, and gathering rights. • Conducts 125 walleye population recruitment surveys to support tribal spearfishing. • Provides active management to 200 acres of wild rice within the Great Lakes basin to support tribal gathering activities. • Conducts 5 lake trout assessments in Lake Superior in support of tribal commercial fishing. • Completes mandated fisheries assessments and continued mandated modeling requirements for determining quotas and staying within allowances. • Creates integrated resource management plans, • Designs co-management protocols. • Drafts inter-governmental agreements. Subactivity. Tribal Management/Development Programs (FY 2007: $4,315,000; FTE 0): - Program Overview: These programs support the Department's goal of Serving Communities and the outcome goal of fulfilling Indian trust responsibilities. The primary purpose of this program is the management of tribal fish and game programs on the reservation. Tribal management activities include resource management, provision and enforcement of hunting and fishing activities on trust lands containing 1.6 million acres of natural lakes and impoundments, 15,000 miles of perennial streams and millions of acres of wildlife habitat. Contracts are executed with tribal fish and wildlife organizations and individual fish and wildlife resource Tribes throughout the country to accomplish various resource management objectives set by tribal governments. Individual Tribes have jurisdiction over hunting and fishing activities on trust lands. They administer programs that contribute significantly toward meeting the growing national demand for outdoor recreation and tourism and ensure the protection of millions of acres of habitat necessary for the conservation of fish, wildlife and plant resources. Under this program Tribes have made considerable progress and shown leadership in organizing and coordinating their involvement in fisheries and wildlife planning and management activities, including conservation enforcement, tribal courts, and information dissemination and education. On-the-ground efforts support watershed analysis, establishing resource objectives, monitoring effectiveness, evaluating forest practice activities, educating resource users on the reservation, disseminating information and conducting surveys, and performing needed research for adaptive management. BIA-TNR-13 1043 As a result of this program being completely contracted to the Tribes, all management objectives are set by the respective tribal governments. The BIA monitors the contracts for each Tribe to ensure program compliance, Program funds are used to operate the tribal fish and game programs. The established tribal programs funded through Tribal Management/Development Program grants are listed on the following page. BIA-TNR-14 1044 Total Tribal MgmtDevelopment Program Grants ($000) Region Earmark Fish, Wildlife and Outdoor Recreation Projects 2005 || 2006 2007 Great Plains Inter-Tribal Bison Cooperative 1,146 | 1,048 0 Total Great Plains 1,146 1,048 {) Rocky Mountain Blackfeet 245 224 224 Rocky Mountain Crow 34 3} 31 Rocky Mountain Ft. Belknap 58 53 53 Rocky Mountain Ft. Peck 110 101 101 Rocky Mountain Northem Cheyenne 37 34 34 Rocky Mountain Wind River 99 9i 9i Total Rocky Mountain 583 534 534 Alaska Alaska Native Subsistance Program 253 232 457 Total Alaska 253 232 457 #Midwest Bad River 174 159 159 AMidwest Great lake Tribes 30 27 27 #Midwest lac Courto Oreilles 94 86 86 Midwest Lac du Flambeau 179 i83 163 Midwest Mole Lake 77 70 70 #Midwest Rød Cliff 246 225 225 Midwest St. Criox 89 81 81 Midwest Stockbridge-Munsee 29 27 27 Midwest White Earth 182 486 166 Total Midwest 1,098 || 1,004 || 1,004 Western Huaiapai 311 284 284 Western Colorado River Tribes 60 55 55 Western White Mountain Apache 123 113 113 Western San Carlos Apache 67 61 61 Westeſſ, Summit Lake 87 80 80 Western Uintah & Ouray 31 28 28 Total Western 679 621 62? Southwest Ute Mountain 63 58 58 Southwest Zuni 83 76 76 Total Southwest j46 134 134 Northwest Ft. Hall 288 263 263 NorthWest Nez Perce 274 251 25i NorthWest Yakama 576 527 527 Total Northwest 1,138 1,041 1,04: Central Native American Fish and Wildlife Society 480 439 439 Central Tribal Projects 45 50 50 Total Central 525 489 489 FY 2007 Fixed cost increase 35 Total IMDP Core Program 5,568 || 5,103 || 4,315 Great Plains Inter-Tribal Bison Cooperative 1,054 2,956 {) Northwest Lake Roosevelt Management 621 345 () Northwest Upper Columbia United Tribes 346 315 {} Midwest Wetlands/Waterfowl Mgmt (Circle of Flight) 591 591 0. Alaska Chugach Regional Resources Commission 341 296 0 Alaska Bering Sea Fishermen's Association 779 443 0 Alaska Alaska Sea Otter Commission 97 97 0 Total Earmarks 3,799 || 5,043 {} Grand Total - TMDP 9,367_10,146 4,315 BLA-TNR-15 1045 Bison Restoration Program: Assists in the restoration of bison on Indian homelands. Funds are distributed to the Inter-Tribal Bison Cooperative and its 53 member Tribes. Chugach Regional Resources Commission: Oversees Native resource development programs for five Native Villages along the northern rim of the Gulf of Alaska. Bering Sea Fishermans' Association: Supports the involvement of Alaska Native Tribes in salmon research projects in the Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim region of Alaska. Lake Roosevelt Management: Provides funds for the Spokane and Confederated Colville Tribes to participate in a cooperative outdoor recreation program on Lake Roosevelt in eastern Washington. Upper Columbia United Tribes: Provides funding to four Tribes in the Upper Columbia River basin to protect tribal hunting and fishing rights. Wetlands f Waterfowl Management – Circle of Flight: Provides funds to Tribes in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan for wetland rehabilitation and waterfowl enhancement. Alaska Sea Otter Commission: Provides funds for a tribal consortium that promotes Native participation in resource policy pertaining to the sea otter. Native American Fish & Wildlife Society: An organization of tribal biologists and conservation officers that provides needed conservation officer training, technical services to Tribes, and youth programs to introduce Indian youth to careers in the natural resource field. Alaska Subsistence: Funds support the Bureau's role in the Federal Subsistence Management Program in implementing Title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Land Conservation Act (ANILCA). Tribal Fish & Game Programs: Provides funds for 25 tribal fish and game programs including conservation enforcement at: Blackfeet, Crow, Fort Belknap, Fort Peck, Northern Cheyenne, Wind River, Bad River, Lac Courte Oreilles, Lac du Flambeau, Mole Lake, Red Cliff, St. Croix, Stockbridge-Munsee, White Earth, Fort Hall, Nez Perce, Yakama, Ute Mountain, Zuni, Hualapai, Colorado River, White Mountain Apache, San Carlos Apache, Summit Lake and Uintah & Ouray. Performance by Fiscal Year: 2007 Program Performance Estimates • Create 200 jobs on or near Indian reservations. • Support 37 projects that improve subsistence services to Alaska Natives. • Complete 85 fish and wildlife habitat enhancement projects. • Enhance and maintain 21,000 wetland acres. • Restore and reseed 1,800 acres of wild rice. • Plant 450 acres of upland nesting cover and construct and install 200 nesting structures. BHA-TNR-16 1046 • Restoration efforts of the Bureau will cease, in order to fund higher priority needs of Tribes on a nation-wide basis. • Conduct 2 lake sturgeon reintroduction projects. • Complete 100 walleye population recruitment surveys. • Provide fish and wildlife management, including enforcement on 25 reservations. • Offer 1 national and 7 regional training conferences and workshops to tribal and fisheries personnel. • Conduct 5 lake trout assessments on Lake Superior and Lake Michigan. 2005 Accomplishments Through 2006 Program Planned Performance FY 2006 performance is expected to be level with FY 2005, represented by the following accomplishments: e Create 500 jobs on or near Indian reservations. • Support 21 projects that improve subsistence services to Alaska Native. • Complete 87 fish and wildlife enhancement habitat projects. • Enhance and maintain 21,406 wetland acres. • Restore and reseed 1,813 acres of wild rice. • Plant 439 acres of upland nesting cover and construct and install 209 nesting structures. • Restore and manage bison on reservations. • Conduct 2 lake sturgeon reintroduction projects. • Complete 100 walleye population recruitment surveys. • Provide fish and wildlife management, including enforcement on 25 reservations. • Offer 1 national and 7 regional training conferences and workshops to tribal and fisheries personnel. • Conduct 5 lake trout assessments on Lake Superior and Lake Michigan. Subactivity. Endangered Species (FY2007: $230,000; FTE 3): Program Overview: This program supports the Department’s Resource Protection Goal of Sustain Biological Communities. The program provides funding to address the Bureau and tribal responsibilities associated with Public Law 93-205, the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and the related protection and preservation of trust lands and resources. Contracts are executed with individual Tribes and agencies to accomplish objectives identified by the Bureau and Tribes for fulfilling the Department’s long-term goal of improving conditions for the environment, for cultural resources, and for endangered species on Indian lands by conducting activities required to comply with the ESA, This program has funded surveys, studies, and analyses for ESA compliance activities in support of tribal economic development activities, including for the recovery of marbled murrelets and the implementation of the Northwest Spotted Owl Recovery Plan as related to tribal forest management activities of 7 Tribes in the Pacific and Northwest Regions. Tribes conduct surveys essential to the timely economic development of their timber resources and to the survival and recovery of the marbled murrelet and the northern spotted owl. BLA-TNR-17 1047 Under this program the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe manages prairies for the recovery of the black footed ferret in South Dakota. The Prairie Management program is designed to improve habitat conditions essential to increasing the current prey populations for the ferret. The success of this program has led to surplus ferrets produced that are available for reintroduction to other localities. These successful reintroductions will further contribute to the recovery of this species that is culturally important to the Tribe. Under this management plan, black-tailed prairie dog populations are growing and expanding, perhaps reducing the need to list this candidate species under the ESA. Nine Tribes had projects completed that contributed to the database supporting recovery efforts and implementation of recovery plans for species listed under the ESA, including black-tailed prairie dog habitat mapping, piping plover and pallid sturgeon population surveys, implementation of a tribal wolf management program, grizzly bear monitoring, black-footed ferret habitat mapping, willow flycatcher surveys, and bald eagle nest observing. Performance by Fiscal Year: 2007 Program Performance Estimates • Coordinate the endangered species activities of Bureau programs and projects. 2005 Accomplishments Through 2006 Program Planned Performance FY 2006 performance is expected to be level with FY 2005, represented by the following accomplishments: • Complete projects to support the recovery of marbled murrelets. • Support the implementation of the Northwest Spotted Owl Recovery Plan by completing studies for tribal forest management activities, • Map black-footed ferret habitat. • Re-vegetate and restore prairie habitat. • Restore stream habitats. - Subactivity- Integrated Resource Information Program (FY 2007: $1,250,000; FTE 0): Program Overview: This program supports the Department’s goal of Serving Communities by providing for the sound management of natural resources on Indian lands including irrigation flood plain analysis, forestry harvesting, wild fire analysis, and other economic analysis. This is accomplished by providing expert technical support in geospatial data technologies to all levels of the Bureau and Indian Tribes to facilitate the implementation and utilization of geospatial data technologies throughout the Bureau. The program provides on-call capability to develop and produce special thematic maps and creates and maintains unique geographic databases to support Bureau executive management initiatives. This program will continue to serve as the center for high quality geospatial technical services for the Bureau and Tribes. This program is also the sole technical support office to the Bureau and BIA-TNR-18 1048 all Tribes for the Department's geospatial enterprise license. The support activities include software distribution, customer license accounting, helpdesk and on-site support of the software, and training. Funds requested are used to operate a centralized data center to provide Geographic Information System (GIS) remote access to field offices, to develop specialized geospatial databases to support management, and to produce thematic maps depicting status of resources, facilities, services given various potential impacts. Performance by Fiscal Year: 2006 Planned and 2007 Program Performance Estimates With level funding for both fiscal years, the following activity is anticipated: Provide Bureau central support for the Department’s geospatial enterprise licensing contract. Duties include software ordering, distribution, education/training, and technical support. This contract has avoided significant costs for BIA and Tribes. Develop specialized on-demand maps of Indian country. Provide GIS Training for Tribes and BIA. Work closely with the Office of Trust Services and TAAMS Project Office to create appropriate interfaces and incorporation of geospatial data. The program will continue to develop and maintain geospatial applications for Bureau programs. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Developed and maintained specialized geo-spatial databases to support executive management initiatives concerning the effective management of Indian lands. Began the development of a plan for an enterprise GIS. This was in conformance with similar DOI initiatives. Maintained a centralized computer center that provides remote access to field and central offices for Geographic Information System analysis, mapping and database development. Trained and certified 182 BIA and 194 tribal employees on GIS. Developed eleven geospatial models of potential catastrophic Bureau dam failures and mapped the results for use in emergency action planning. Developed and produced 28 special request thematic maps depicting the status of resources, facilities, services and potential impacts of management activities associated with Indian lands, including a series to analyze and depict IT workforce deployment that avoided about $6 million in additional staff costs. Mapped and inventoried 18 Bureau irrigation systems. Coordinated GIS data with the Office of Trust Services and TAAMS system. Provided program support for application, use and interpretation of GIS data, Global Positioning System (GPS) data and remotely sensed data from aircraft and satellites. Provided customer support for specialized GIS training, help desk for spatial data technology, and GIS acquisition support. Approximately 3,500 geospatial help desk requests were resolved. BLA-TNR-19 1049 Subactivity. Agriculture & Range (FY 2007; $23,554,000; FTE 194); Program Overview; Agriculture & Range: This program supports the Department's goal of Serving Communities by improving the management of land and natural resource assets. The program assists American Indians and Alaska Natives in developing conservation and management plans to protect and preserve their natural resources on trust land and shared off-reservation resources. Under the authority of The American Indian Agricultural Resource Management Act, P.L. 103-177 and the Indian Self Determination Act, P.L. 93-638, the program provides support for tribal agricultural programs under tribal contracts and direct implementation, covering over 46 million acres of Indian land used for farming and grazing by livestock and game animals. Bureau staff provides oversight and technical assistance to tribal programs at the agency level involving Indian farmers and ranchers in the following eight major activities: Inventory: Conduct soil and range inventories, land evaluations and range utilization; collect data about soil productivity, erosion, stability problems, and other physical land factors for program development, conservation planning, and water rights claims settlements. In FY 2007, funding will be provided to perform range inventories and range utilization surveys in order to identify vegetative cover, range condition, precipitation zones, current forage utilization, and establish the season of use, and recommended type and numbers of livestock to be grazed. Farm and Range Planning: Develop land management plans in response to the demands made upon the supply of renewable resources and the goals and objectives of the Tribe and landowners. The Bureau staff provides technical assistance to Indian landowners, tribal governments and land users to develop, update, and amend land use plans under the principles of sustained-yield management to ensure adequate resources will be available in the future. Rangeland Improvements: Provide technical assistance to Tribes in preparing and designing land leveling, farm drainage, cropping patterns, crop varieties, application of irrigation water, farm pond specifications, wind and water erosion control recommendations, surveys for fencing, stock water engineering and design development, special measures for soil and water management necessary to prevent flooding, siltation and agricultural related pollutants, and agricultural pest control. Rangeland Protection: Support the management of rangeland pest control, soil erosion, livestock control, modification of stocking rates, and pre-suppression work and maintenance of readiness conditions for fire suppression. Leasing and Permitting Services: Support lease and permit preparations, modifications, stipulations (protective covenants), and enforcement actions affecting farm and pasture leases, grazing permits, and farming operations. Evaluate compliance with lease and permit requirements, performance, and use. The staff monitors rangeland usage, changes in ranch operations or land ownership, and modifies leases and grazing permits to protect agriculture and rangeland resources and improve their utilization. BIA-TNR-20 1050 Contract Monitoring: Review existing tribal self-determination contracts and grant proposals requested under Public Law 93-638. Agriculture Extension: Keep Tribes abreast of state-of-the-art agricultural techniques in agronomy, soil restoration, and crop rotation through lectures, field demonstrations, and on- site visits. Tribal governments determine annual performance goals and measures of each Agriculture Extension program as part of the local priority setting process involving all program areas. These funds are expended through existing tribal contracts and compacts. In addition, the Tribes have established assistance agreements with the land grant institutions for agricultural extension support. Noxious Weed Eradication: The primary function of the Noxious Weed Eradication program is to provide resource protection on trust lands in compliance with the American Indian Agriculture Resource Management Act, the Federal Noxious Weed Act, and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. Noxious weeds degrade the land ecologically, and reduce the value of agricultural production from the land. Continued coordination and cooperation with private, state, and Federal landowners within the reservation boundaries and adjoining lands will eventually allow for the containment and control of weed populations. The noxious Weed Eradication program also provides education, direction and technical guidance to individual Indians, non-Indian farmers and ranchers, Indian Tribes and Alaska natives involved in controlling noxious weeds. The Bureau also cooperates in the Department's Invasive Species Crosscut Initiative. The BLA takes part in three of the Area Invasive Plant Initiatives including: Rio Grande – tamarisk, Northern Great Plains – leafy spurge/yellow starthistle, and Florida — melaluca/tropical soda apple/Brazilian pepper. The BIA funds tribal projects in all three of these Crosscut Initiatives, and works to apply the Secretary's 4 C's with the other agencies in the Department. Performance by Fiscal Year: 2007 Program Performance Estimates The Agriculture and Range program will conduct soil and range inventories on 3 million acres of Indian trust land. Agricultural Resource Management Plans will be completed for 10 additional reservations. The BIA and Tribes will be involved in three of the Department's Invasive Species Crosscut Initiatives (Rio Grande —tamarisk, Northern Plains-leafy spurge/yellow starthistle, and Southern Florida – tropical soda apple/melauca/Brazilian pepper) in FY 2007. However, participation will be to a lesser degree than in FY 2006 in each area: In FY 2007 BIA will provide $45,000 to Tribes in the Rio Grande basin for tamarisk projects. The Tribes in the Great Plains initiative will receive $75,000 in FY 2007 for projects to control leafy spurge/yellow starthistle. Tribes in the Southern Florida initiative area will receive $23,000 for soda apple/melauca/Brazilian pepper projects in FY 2007. BIA-TNR-21 1051 The decrease proposed for FY 2007 will not affect FTE, since the majority of these funds are used to purchase materials for the projects or to contract the work out to Tribes or other entities. All projects require a 50% cost share to qualify for funding, and therefore the funds are used in conjunction with tribal funds, county weed control funds, and funds from other local, state and federal entities. Use of Cost and Performance Information The Agriculture and Range Program is implementing preparations for a future PART review. The program has developed an Agriculture and Range Data Collection database to assist in collecting data necessary for the program review, and to provide information for improving performance and assessing and allocating resources more efficiently. The program has implemented an annual process for evaluating cost per unit assessments for rangeland inventory, and combined this information with the data reported annually regarding changes in baseline to improve program performance and reallocate funds. The Bureau is committed to: 1. Providing for additional Agricultural Resource Management Plans (ARMPs). 2. Developing long-term goal to ensure 100% of agricultural lands have ARMPs. 3. Continuing refining baseline data and targets for performance improvement. 4. Ensuring that ARMPs are consistent with tribal goals and objectives for agricultural and cultural use. 5. Continuing participation in three of the Departmental Invasive Species Crosscut Initiatives. 2006 Planned Program Performance In FY 2006 the Agriculture and Range program plans to conduct soil and range inventories on 3,000,000 acres at an average cost of $0.63 per acre on 20 reservations. The Program will complete 10 Agricultural Resource Management Plans covering an additional 3,000,000 acres of trust land to increase the total agricultural acreage covered by ARMPs to 20%. Noxious Weeds will be controlled on 100,000 acres of Indian trust lands, 20% of lands infested with noxious weeds will be managed for containment or eradication. In FY 2006 BIA will provide $100,000 to Tribes in the Rio Grande basin for tamarisk projects. The Tribes in the Great Plains initiative will receive $163,000 in FY 2006 for projects to control leafy spurge/yellow starthistle. Tribes in the Southern Florida initiative area received $50,000 for soda apple/melaucaſbrazilian pepper projects in FY 2006. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments In FY 2005 3,680,000 acres of soil and range inventory was accomplished. The program was able to exceed its goal of 3,000,000 acres due to collaborative efforts with other programs. The percentage of acres of Indian trust agricultural lands covered by Agricultural Resource Management Plans was 14%. Noxious Weeds were controlled on 131,000 acres of Indian trust lands, 20% of lands infested with noxious weeds were managed for containment. BLA-TNR-22 1052 Performance Overview Table: Agriculture and Range 2006 Change Change 2007 290S from 2005 2006 from 2005 2007 Change |Measure Pian 2005 Actual Pian Enacted Actual Request from 2006 BIA Goal: Improve management of land and natural resource assets. - - * - - - ------------- Percent of total acres of agricultural and grazing imºre . #4% N/A 20% 6% 25% 5% management plans (cumulative). BLA Percent of acres protected N | Establish for current and future #: TBD N/A . TBD TBD TBD beneficial use. BHA Subactivity- Forestry (FY 2007: $43,094,000; FTE 334): Program Overview: The Forestry program exists to carry out the Secretary's responsibility to undertake forest land management activities on Indian forest land to develop, maintain, and enhance the forest resources in accordance with the principles of sustained yield and with the standards and objectives set forth in forest management plans, This program supports the Department’s goal of Serving Communities by improving the management of land and natural resource assets through managing or assisting Tribes with the management of their forests consistent with tribal goals and objectives identified in forest management plans or integrated resource management plans. This supports the Secretary’s goal of meeting the trust responsibilities to American Indians. Indian forests cover over 18 million acres with a commercial timber volume of approximately 42 billion board feet with an annual allowable harvest of 731 million board feet. Indian forests are located on 275 reservations in 26 States. A 2003 PART Review was conducted for the FY 2005 budget, and the Indian Forestry Program received an “Adequate” rating. The PART found that the forestry program has a clear purpose to ensure the sustainability of Indian forest; however, improvement is still needed. In response to the PART findings, the Bureau has committed to: 1. Providing for additional forest management plans, 2. Developing a long-term goal to ensure 100% of forested reservations have forest management plans, - 3. Developing baseline data and targets for performance. - - 4. Ensuring that the forest management plans are consistent with tribal goals and objectives for economic and cultural purposes. In FY 2007, forestry programs will in part or whole be measured under the PART and the Department’s Strategic Plan. The forestry program consists of the following components: Forest Product Sale Preparation and Administration: The sale of forest products is a key source of tribal revenues and employment on many reservations. The preparation of timber Sales allows for the continuation of our efforts to promote self-sustaining communities and BLA-TNR-23 1053 the sustainable development of Indian forest resources. The harvesting of forest products is an integral component of protecting Indian forest resources from wildfires, insect and disease infestations. The forest product sale component of Forestry encompasses all elements of the preparation, administration, and supervision of forest product harvesting contracts and permits. In addition to generating revenue for Tribes and individual Indian owners, this activity creates employment for both tribal and non-Indian communities on and adjacent to Indian reservations. Forestry staff maintain forest product volume and value records and provide resource accountability. Forest Development: The main activities of this component are tree planting and pre- commercial thinning of overstocked forest areas. Pre-commercial thinning of overstocked forested areas in addition to reducing the number of trees per acre, favors preferred tree species, and protects young stands from damage caused by wildfire, insects, and disease. Associated activities include site preparation, seed/cone collection, greenhouse operations, protection of young stands, species conversion, and scheduled periodic silvicultural treatments. Over 80% of these activities are performed under existing self-determination contracts and self-governance compacts. Forest Management Inventories and Planning: Planning activities include: the scientific measurement of forest stocking, determination of growth, and assessment of stand condition; documentation of forest trends and calculation of sustainable harvests; vegetative mapping and forest acreage update; determination of local issues and desirable management policy; and assessment of environmental and economic impacts on the reservation and surrounding communities. This activity is undertaken by the Bureau, directly or by Tribes, through Public Law 93-638 contracts, grants, or compacts. Woodland Management: This program includes all forest land management activities on lands that are classified as woodlands. By definition woodlands are forest lands that are less productive than commercial forestlands. Woodlands are less productive but possess significant values in cultural, spiritual, and traditional resources. The Forestry program was assigned responsibility for Indian woodlands in 1987. Indian woodlands encompass over 10 million acres. Forest Program Management: This component includes forestry program oversight and administrative activities such as audit reviews and recommendations for follow-up if needed based on findings; management of funds at the agency and tribal level; and program management to ensure that the program complies with the applicable laws, procedures, and regulations. Forest Protection: This component includes the protection of Indian forest resources from insect and disease infestations, and trespass. Tribes develop insect and disease control projects with the Bureau. The purposed projects are submitted to the Department of Agriculture (U.S. Forest Service) for funding decisions. Funds for approved projects are then transferred to the Bureau for distribution to the agencies and Tribes. Timber Harvest Initiative: This activity is used to increase the harvest of forest products on reservations that are unable to meet their annual allowable cut. The timber scheduled for harvest under this initiative is a portion of the annual allowable cut identified in an approved BIA-TNR-24 1054 forest management plan. The Bureau and Tribes work together to develop environmental compliance documents, prepare sales, and administer contracts and permits. Watershed Restoration: The types of projects funded in this program are: road closures, road eradications and road improvements for erosion control and fisheries habitat enhancement; re-vegetation of damaged areas with native plant species; regeneration of old growth forest ecosystems; and stream course enhancement. Also funded is a joint habitat recovery project that is being carried out by the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission and the State of Washington. Use of Cost and Performance information Beginning in FY 2007, performance data will be used to make funding allocation decisions in the forest development program. A funding formula has been used since 1991 to allocate funds based on commercial forest acres and an inventory of acres requiring forest development treatments. In this approach, performance is not rewarded. The Hazardous Fuels Reduction (HFR) program has successfully used a funding allocation formula that includes performance data. The forest development funding allocation formula will be modified to incorporate performance data similar to the HFR method. This new funding priority methodology incorporates past performance as a critical variable in future funding decisions, Performance by Fiscal Year: 2007 Program Performance Estimates • Offer 585 million board feet of timber for sale. • Reforest and conduct timber stand improvements on 52,000 acres. • Performance goals for offering timber for sale and forest development treatments will remain at the same level as FY 2006. Accomplishments for offering timber for sale and forest development are influenced by market conditions, weather, fire season, and increasing costs. Projects will be designed more efficiently by incorporating more than one treatment. By combining timber harvest, forest development, insect and disease, and hazardous fuels reduction treatments when ever possible, we can combine funding sources and reduce costs for each treatment. The efficiency in combining treatments is maintaining and possibly increasing production with the same level of forestry funding. • Complete 10 new forest management plans. • Continue the implementation of the Forest Management Planning Initiative. Performance under this initiative is the key long-term performance measure of the PART. The PART measure target for number of forest management plans (FMP) or an integrated resource management plan (IRMP) is 125 or 44% of forested reservations. The PART measure target for acres of forested reservations to be covered under a FMP or an IRMP for FY 2007 is 89%. This target is an increase of 2% over the goal for FY 2006 and is compared to FY 2004 where only 44% of the forested acres were covered under plans. Forest management plans are required for 286 tribal reservation/properties by Public Law 101- 630, the National Indian Forest Resources Act of 1990. BLA-TNR-25 1055 2006 Planned Program Performance Offer 585 million board feet of timber for sale. Reforest and conduct timber stand improvements on 52,000 acres. Complete 10 new forest management plans. Continue the implementation of the Forest Management Planning Initiative by modifying the Indian Forestry Manual (53 IAM) so that forest management plans can remain viable until amended. The emphasis of the planning effort will be in the Pacific Region. This Region has the highest number of small forested reservations without forest management plans. The first target for FY 2006 is to have 40% of forested reservations covered under a forest management plan (FMP) or an integrated resource management plan (IRMP). To accomplish this, it will require the completion of 10 new forest management plans to bring the total number of plans to 115. The second target for FY 2006 is increased from 78% to 87% of the acres on forested reservations to be covered under a forest management plan (FMP) or an integrated resource management plan (IRMP). This increase is due to actual performance exceeding the FY 2005 goal by 12%. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Favorable market conditions facilitated exceeding our goal for offering timber for sale by 5%. The number of acres of reforestation and timber stand improvement goal was also exceeded. The main reason for exceeding this goal was the increase in reforestation due to the restoration of areas damaged by wildland fires in previous years. Implementation of the Forest Management Planning Initiative began in FY 2005. This initiative was developed in response to the Independent Forest Management Assessment Team's Report of 2003 (IFMAT II) and the PART review performed to address the chronic shortage of completed forest management plans on smaller forested Indian reservations. The long term goal of this initiative is to have a forest management plan for 100% of forested Indian reservations by 2015. To expedite the preparation of forest management plans, guidelines, checklists and templates for forest management plans were developed. The Pacific Region contracted for the preparation of 9 new forest management plans to be completed during the next 2 years. Goals for forest management planning were exceeded this year. Seven new forest management plans were completed and approved to bring the total number of plans to 105. These new plans covered over 5.6 million acres which resulted in surpassing our target for acres by 12%. BIA-TNR-26 1056 Performance Overview Table: Forestry Measure 2005 Pian 2005 Actual Change from 2005 Pian 2006 Enacted 2006 Change from 2005 Actual 2007 Request 2007 Change from 2006 Blà GPRA Goal: Maxi mize the volume of timber for sale Volume of timber offered for sale (million board feet) SP 585 627 42 585 -42 585 Percentage of Annual Allowable Cut offered for Sale, PART 80% 8.1% #9% 80% + -#9% 80% 0% Percentage of acres on forested reservations that have a forest management plan or IRMP with forest management provisions. PART 73% 85% |2% 87% 2% 89% Percentage of forested reservations covered by forest management plans. PART 36% 37% #9% 40% 3% 44% 4% * The Target is based on a standard level of performance achievable by the program. Subactivity-Water Resources [FY 2007: $9,713,000; FTE 8): Program Overview: Water Resources, General: This program supports the Department’s goal of Serving Communities and strategy of improving the management of land and natural resource assets. The primary goal of this program is to assist Tribes in the lawful right to utilize their water resources. This component of Water Resources funding provides the base funding for this program at the agency or tribal level. The local programs/projects typically include, but are not limited to, ground and surface water studies regarding quantity and quality of water. Many tribal projects permit the evaluation and interpretation of technical information enabling Tribes to communicate, coordinate, consult and collaborate as partners in the management of water resources with Federal, state, and local governments. Water Management, Planning, and Pre-Development Program: The Bureau solicits funding requests from the tribal governments for the Water Resources Program and the budget review process provides equitable means to distribute funding. Predominantly, funds are used to conduct water management and planning projects for the purpose of managing and conserving Indian water resources. These projects typically include, but are not limited to: ground and surface water studies regarding quantity and quality of water, water needs assessments, stream gauging, and the preparation of comprehensive water plans. Funds are also used to support the evaluation and interpretation of technical information enabling Tribes to communicate, coordinate, consult and collaborate as partners in the management of water resources with Federal, state, and local governments. All funds are provided for projects on a year-by-year basis BIA-TNR-27 1057 and are limited to the life of the project. These projects are funded based on the ranking of proposed projects in accordance with national program criteria. Funds are provided to Tribes via grants under the Snyder Act (25 U.S.C. 13). The Water Management, Planning, and Predevelopment funds also provide support to Bureau and Indian Tribes' efforts to litigate and negotiate Indian water rights settlements. Tribes also use these funds to participate with local, state and federal agencies engaged in managing, planning and developing Indian water resources and other treaty protected natural resources dependent on Water. Bureau regional office water program staff participates and provides technical assistance to Tribes, local, state and Federal agencies that are engaged in managing, planning, and development of non-Indian water resources that could affect Indian water resources and other treaty-protected natural resources dependent on water, Performance by Fiscal Year: 2005 Accomplishments through 2007 Program Performance Estimates • The program will continue to provide essential technical assistance and oversight to Tribes in water management, planning and pre-development activities. • The program will provide funds, technical assistance and oversight to Tribes in water management, pianning and pre-development activities. • Provided technical training to 13 tribal members in FY 2005 in the basic skill of water resource management, such as stream gauging, water quality sampling, hazard waste, initial response to pollution, mapping, graphing, data management and reporting. An additional 9 tribal members will be in trained in FY 2006, • The program provided funds, technical assistance and oversight to Tribes for 147 water resources management, planning and predevelopment projects. Subactivity-Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FY 2007: $6,506,000; FTE 5): Program Overview: This program supports the Department's goal of Serving Communities and the outcome goal of fulfilling Indian trust responsibilities by enabling Tribes the meaningful exercise of their treaty fishing, hunting, and gathering rights. Wildlife and Parks Program. This component of the subactivity supports the Wildlife and Parks program at the agency or tribal level. It is provided to Tribes through a local priority setting process determined by the Tribe and the BIA Agency Superintendent to meet their needs and efforts in the areas of fisheries, wildlife, outdoor recreation, and public use management, conservation enforcement and related fields. Activities conducted are determined by Tribes, and cover a broad array of diverse fisheries, wildlife, conservation enforcement, public use, habitat management and related programs. Tribes conduct program planning, implementation and evaluation, with Bureau functions being primarily inherently federal in nature. Tribes, through the local priority setting process, will determine any changes in annual funding and performance. BIA-TNR-28 1058 Fish Hatchery Operations Program: The Fish Hatchery Operations program will provide funds to fish-producing Tribes in support of associated hatching, rearing and stocking programs. Salmon and steelhead trout released from tribal hatcheries in the Pacific Northwest benefit Indian and non-Indian commercial and sport fisheries in the United States and Canada, and help satisfy Indian subsistence and ceremonial needs. Throughout the rest of the country, recreational opportunities created by the stocking of trout, walleye and other species attract numerous sport fishermen to Indian reservations and assist in developing reservation economies. Continuing Fish Hatchery Operations projected to receive support through this program are those conducted by the Bad River, Lac Courte Oreilles, Lac du Flambeau, Red Cliff, Hoh, Nooksak, Quileute, Skagit Cooperative, Stillaguamish and Summit Lake Tribes. The Fish Hatchery Maintenance program provides funds to fish-producing Tribes based on an annual ranking of project proposals received from Tribes. The ranking factors utilize procedures and criteria in the areas of health and safety, water quality compliance, economic benefits, rights protection and resource enhancement. It is estimated that an average of 70 fish hatchery maintenance projects will be supported. Performance by Fiscal Year: 2005 Accomplishments Through 2007 Program Performance Estimates In each fiscal year, the program provides fish and wildlife management including conservation enforcement to more than 40 Tribes. In FY 2006, the program anticipates completion of 63 hatchery maintenance projects, which is equivalent to FY 2005 performance. Subactivity-Minerals and Mining (FY 2007: $11,464,000; FTE 38): Program Overview: Minerals and Mining Program: The primary function of this program is to provide resource protection; however, since the protection of these resources occurs on tribal lands and is connected to the production of trust revenues from these lands, funding for this program has also been included within the Unified Trust Budget. The Unified Trust Budget supports the Department’s goal of Serving Communities by fulfilling Indian trust responsibilities, by providing access to energy and non-energy mineral leasing and ensuring the responsible use of lands that are developed. This component of the subactivity funding represents base funding for Minerals and Mining programs at the agency and tribal level. The BIA holds in trust and assists Tribes and Indian individuals in managing approximately 56 million acres of land throughout Indian country. In consultation with Tribes, the Bureau assists in the exploration and development of 1.81 million acres of active and potential energy and mineral resources. This activity includes the collection of exploratory and identification data on such resources, the funding and carrying out of feasibility studies, market analyses and other resource development initiatives, as well as overseeing leasehold agreements of oil, gas, coal and industrial mineral deposits located on Indian lands for the benefit of Tribes and individual Indian owners. These resources have generated millions in royalty revenue paid to Indian individuals and Tribes.’ BIA-TNR-29 1059 Minerals and Mining Projects: This program also supports resource protection and is included within the Unified Trust Budget. This funding supports Bureau staff involvement in tribal mineral resource activities on lands under the trust jurisdiction of the Great Plains, Southwest, Southern Plains, Eastern Oklahoma, Navajo, Rocky Mountain, Western, and Northwest Regions. Providing technical assistance to Tribes in establishing and utilizing the National Indian Oil and Gas Evaluation and Management System (NIOGEMS) further supports the Department’s Strategic goals. The Bureau staff, in conjunction with tribal staff, will assist in providing technical assistance to Tribes in the implementation of the President’s National Energy Policy on Indian trust lands. The surface and subsurface minerals such as oil and gas, coal, coalbed methane gas, uranium, copper, diamonds, gemstones, basalt, geothermal, limestone, phosphate, sand and gravel, travertine, zeolites, bentonite, gypsum, precious metals, clay, lead, zinc, and sandstone are found on lands in all of the Bureau regions. The BIA geo-technical staff helps P. L. 93-638 Tribes prepare mine plans, oversee tribal mine exploration and development; review environmental assessments and impact statements, conduct feasibility studies and perform oil and gas inspection, carry out enforcement and site security activities, and work closely with Indian Mineral Development Act agreement negotiations. This program will play a primary role in assuring that Tribes operating energy and mineral resource development projects under Public Law 93-638 comply with all trust information reporting and management functions as part of their compacted or contracted energy and mineral development project functions. This program will ensure proper accountability under the Department’s implementation of the President’s National Energy Policy. Funding will also be used by Tribes to assist the further development, installation, and training on the NIOGEMS system. This system has proven to increase and improve energy and mineral resource development and management throughout Indian country. NIOGEMS will also interface with the “trust tracking system”, currently under development by the Office of the Special Trustee (OST) Information Technology Division. The BLA also helps Tribes develop electrical power generation facilities, either as a value-added industry to the development of their natural energy resources, or as a stand-alone project. BLA assists with power plant feasibility studies, detailed market assessments, examination of transmission access/interconnection issues and site analyses. Non-energy mineral commodities vary from industrial minerals (limestone, gypsum, aggregates, sand & gravel) to precious metals (gold, platinum) and base metals (copper) and coal. BIA is primarily involved in projects with high economic potential and the creation of jobs on Indian reservations. Increasingly, the emphasis on solid mineral production (non-coal) has been shifted to industrial minerals, especially construction aggregates. Aggregate quarries have the potential to produce sustainable revenue for Tribes while providing a long-term economic development base and Indian employment opportunities. Unlike the metallic mining industry, the demand for aggregates has steadily increased over the past 20 years. Though the aggregate market is highly driven by the national economy, there will continue to be a demand for quality aggregate material as long as populations continue to rise and urban areas continue to grow. BLA-TNR-30 1060 The Mineral Assessment Program’s (MAP) primary purpose is to financially assist Tribes and Indian allotees in evaluating the energy and mineral resource potentials on their Indian lands. The funding awards are competitive in nature and based upon the evaluation of submitted requests for assistance from Tribes interested in developing their resource potentials. The MAP consumes the majority of funds for resource management-minerals and mining appropriated each year, MAP projects may include the following: • Initial exploration, target definition and preliminary analyses; • Market analyses to establish production/demand for a given commodity; Advanced exploration through a contractual agreement with Colorado School of Mines (CSM) that provides for detailed studies (i.e., Master’s theses); Outreach/education to Tribes as to their mineral potential and revenue; Economic evaluation and analyses of resource potentials; Estimation of potential tribal employment through mineral development; Assistance in permitting for exploration and development of resources; Geologic modeling to define resources and help in exploration planning; Mine design/planning; Promotion of projects at industry conferences and to prospective partners; Evaluating proposed lease agreements to identify the best interest of the Indian mineral owner and to ensure compliance with regulations, Minerals and Mining Oversight: With the FY 2007 President’s Budget the Bureau has internally transferred $850,000 from the central office natural resources program oversight to Minerals and Mining program oversight. Funds are used for the central office minerals and mining support staff for operations, this increases the level of scientific and administrative technical assistance support provided to Tribes under the Indian Mineral Development Act (IMDA) outreach and trust responsibility tracking services. Central office staff will facilitate key energy and mineral resource development opportunities on Indian lands while assuring consistency with the execution of Federal trust responsibilities over such resources for Tribes and individual Indian allottees. Performance by Fiscal Year: 2007 Program Performance Estimates In FY 2007, Minerals & Mining Programs will continue to expand the goals of increasing energy and mineral resource development on Indian lands as part of the President’s National Energy Policy. The Bureau operates several programs designed to provide technical support and assist Indian individuals and Tribes in the management of their energy and mineral TCSOURTCCS, Indian Mineral Development Act: The Indian Mineral Development Act of 1982 (IMDA) provides a statutory method for development of these non-renewal trust resources. In carrying out these mandates, the Bureau must increase its review of tribal IMDA proposals for best interest determinations, policy compliance, and technical merit in accordance with IMDA mandates. Further streamlining the IMDA approval process will take place in FY 2007. BLA-TNR-31 1061 Mineral Assessment Program: Additional MAP studies will be done in-house and in cooperation with Tribes. Outreach Program: The Bureau will continue to plan, host and sponsor national and regional conferences on energy and mineral development opportunities in Indian country. These conferences will cover all aspects the development process as well as many types of energy and mineral resources prevalent on Indian lands. Participants will include tribal project representatives from Tribes that the Bureau has previously helped to reach successful development operations on their reservations. Since the Outreach program began in FY 2003, specific tribal development projects and other forms of assistance requested by Tribes have increased over four hundred percent. In FY 2007, the Bureau will increase its capacity to provide technical assistance, cataloged data reports, initial interpretation of energy or mineral exploration data and pre-development, development, production and marketing studies/analyses. 2006 Planned Program Performance Minerals & Mining Programs will continue to expand the goals of increasing energy and mineral resource development on Indian lands as part of the President’s National Energy Policy. To accomplish this goal, the Bureau will further expand and improve over trust management functions, resource development plans, project field operations and program outreach. In addition, the program will further implement central office policy that mandates accountability and reporting requirements from Public Law 93-638 (self-governance and self- determination) Tribes and BLA regional offices that obtain funding for Minerals and Mining Resource Management. The Bureau operates several programs designed to provide technical support and assist Indian individuals and Tribes in the management of their energy and mineral resources. Through collection of exploration data and the completion of a map-based computer data warehouse system, Indian landowners are assisted in the assessment of their energy and mineral resources to determine the potential value of their lands for leasing purposes and to assist in resource planning. Information about land status and the activities that impact this status is key to effective decision-making. To meet these criteria, the following programs have been developed. The specific mineral and mining program activities that are funded from Non- Recurring Programs are as follows: Indian Mineral Development Act: In FY 2006, in an effort to further streamline the IMDA approval process; the Bureau plans to retain final signatory approval at the central office level over all IMDA agreements. Mineral Assessment Program: Requests from the Tribes include collection of energy and mineral resource data, oversee resource exploration and identification, conduct feasibility studies and market analyses of identified resource potential, assist Tribes with developing environmental assessments, comprehensive land use plans and preliminary negotiations over terms and conditions of actual development contracts with third-party developers. BLA-TNR-32 1062 Outreach Program: The Bureau will continue to plan, host and sponsor national and regional conferences on energy and mineral development opportunities in Indian country. These conferences will cover all aspects the development process as well as many types of energy and mineral resources prevalent on Indian lands. Participants will include tribal project representatives from Tribes that the Bureau has previously helped to reach successful development operations on their reservations. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Baseline data for measuring the increases in energy opportunities were established within reports completed in FY 2005. The Bureau is now ready to establish measurable goals based on this data. Completion of regional tribal consultation sessions, as mandated under the Indian Mineral Development Act (IMDA), were scheduled; with several completed in FY 2005 and others to be completed in FY 2006. Subactivity-Resource Management Program Oversight (FY2007: $7,598,000; FTE 61): Program Overview: Functions performed by central and regional office staff include enhancing tribal management of Indian natural resources through the use of Integrated Resource Management Plans (IRMPs), conduct annual program reviews and ensure compliance with various regulations and requirements related to the management of natural resource Indian trust assets. Some of the specific functions performed include the following: The Agriculture program provides direction, planning, policy implementation guidance and technical guidance and training to Indian Tribes operating programs under Public Law 93- 638 and Bureau offices to improve the planning, management, protection, conservation and development of agricultural trust assets; including the Noxious Weed program and the development of conservation measures and resource management plans. It also supports the goal of assisting American Indians and Alaska Natives in protecting and preserving Indian natural resources, Indian trust lands and shared off-reservation resources. Regional program managers serve as coordinators for other federal and state agencies in their effort to provide technical assistance funding to support Indian agricultural programs and activities. Both central and regional office staff provide technical assistance to tribal programs involving Indian farmers and ranchers in the following eight major activities: Inventory, Farm Range and Planning, Rangeland Improvements, Range Land Protection, Leasing and Permitting Services, Contract Monitoring, and Agriculture Extension. Water Resources staff work/coordinate with various tribal projects which permit the evaluation and interpretation of technical information enabling Tribes to communicate, coordinate, consult and collaborate as partners in the management of water resources with Federal, state, and local governments. Both central and regional office staff assist Tribes in protecting treaty hunting, fishing and gathering rights, and conserving and developing fish, wildlife and outdoor recreation resources. Key support functions performed include contract administration, technical assistance, coordinating resource management and rights protection issues, and serving as a liaison with other resource managers. - BLA-TNR-33 1063 The Fish, Wildlife and Parks program oversees tribal participation that promotes and facilitates resource conservation and wise use for the benefit of tribal and non-tribal communities alike. The program supports the implementation of fish, wildlife and outdoor recreation management programs on Indian lands, and assists in protecting against the loss, infringement or abrogation of off-reservation treaty hunting, fishing and gathering rights. The Forestry program oversees Indian forests covering over 18 million acres with a commercial timber volume of approximately 42 billion board feet with an annual allowable harvest of 731 million board feet. Both central and regional offices perform functions associated with the administration of the Forestry program in support of established goals for forest products and the PART goal for forest management plans. Active working relationships are maintained with other Federal, state, industry, and private forestry organizations on forestry issues of mutual concern. Bureau staff supports the planning and scheduling of Bureau-wide forestry activities by providing program oversight to ensure regulations, policy requirements, and technical standards are met for sound trust management. Additionally, regional staff also provide forestry assistance to Tribes with Smaller trust land acreage and on public domain allotments where there are no agency forestry staff, thus becoming the “frontline” of support to Tribes. As a result of self- determination contracting and self-governance compacting, regional office forestry staff provide services directly to an increasing number of Tribes that operate their own forestry programs. Technical assistance is provided to Tribes, agency offices, and Alaska Native corporations. Technical functions performed include: formulation and implementation of policies for the appraisal of forest products; technical assistance for forest and log measurements; preparation and revision of forest management or integrated resource management plans; forest inventories, analysis of forest inventory data; forest development projects; forest protection; and other forestry related activities. Central Oversight ($2,200,000): This funding provides for staff and costs associated with the services above performed at the central office level. Regional Oversight ($5,398,000): This funding provides for staff and costs associated with the services above performed at the regional office level. Performance by Fiscal Year: 2005 Accomplishments Through 2007 Program Performance Estimates Both central and regional office staffs provide direct service and technical assistance on a continual basis to for the management and improvement of land and natural resource assets and for enhancing the protection and development of natural resources as identified for the aforementioned programs. Performance emphasis has primarily focused on the implementation of strategies for developing energy resources; collaboration with other Federal and/or tribal entities (i.e., symposiums, conferences) aimed at developing partnerships for addressing and resolving specific critical issues relating to natural resource programs; and developing regulations, policy and guidance related to natural resource programs. BIA-TNR-34 1064 The central and regional staffs also collaborate on fund distribution and assist in monitoring P.L. 93-638 contracts providing for the exercise of off-reservation hunting, fishing and gathering rights by 43 Tribes, for the operation of 17 inter-tribal fish and wildlife resource programs, for the operation of 10 Tribal Fish Hatchery Operations and for 37 fish hatchery maintenance projects, Monitoring of P.L. 93-638 contracts involving the Alaska Subsistence, Lake Roosevelt, Upper Columbia United Tribes, Chugach Regional Resources Commission, Alaska Sea Otter Commission, Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association and Circle of Flight Programs, involving fish, wildlife and outdoor recreation programs conducted by 25 Tribes, is also consistently provided. BHA-TNR-35 1065 Activity: Trust – Real Estate Services PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION: (Dollars in Thousands) FY 2007 Fixed Costs President's Change FY 2005 FY 2006 & Related Program Budget from Subactivity: Enacted Enacted Changes | Change | Request FY 2006 Trust Services (UTB) (TPA) 9,014 11,069 –577 0. 10,492 –577 FTE 35 57 57 () Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program 1,127 1,139 23 {} 1,162 23 FTE 9 9 9 () Probate (UTB) (TPA) 11,438 7,826 367 0 8,193 367 FTE 134 I34 134 {} Probate Backlog (UTB) 0 7,882 0. 3,000 10,882 3,000 FTE - {} 0 Land Title and Records Offices (UTB) 11,896 13,436 399 0 13,835 399 FTE 187 I87 187 0. Real Estate Services (UTB) 40,983 40,578 535 6,534 47,647 7,069 FTE 38.9 339 389 () Land Records Improvement (UTB) 7,986 7,891 8,910 0 16,801 8,910 FTE I0 It) 10 {} Environmental Quality (UTB) 11,936 11,988 12 0. 12,000 12 FTE 49 49 49 {} -Alaskan Native Programs 1,350 1,391 4 –394 1,001 -390 FTE 4 4. 4. {} Rights Protection 16,740 14,274 71 {} 14,345 71 34 34 34 {} Trust - Real Estate Services Oversight (UTB) 23,073 24,368 -8,077 0. 16,291 -8,077 FTE 105 It's 105 {} Total Requirements 135,543 141,842 1,667 9,140 152,649 #0,807 FTE 956 978 {} {} 978 0 BUDGET DISTRIBUTION: (Dollars in Thousands) FY 2007 Fixed Costs President's Change FY 2005 FY 2006 & Related Program Budget from Subactivity/Program Element: Enacted Enacted Changes Change Request FY 2006 Tribal Priority Allocations: 56,115 55,213 267 0. 55,480 267 Trust Services (UTB) 9,014 11,06 –577 O 10,492 –577 Alaskan Native Programs 995 997 4. O 1,001 4. Rights Protection 2,032 2,062 37 0 2,099 37 Probate (UTB) 11,438 7,826 367 0. 8, 193 367 Real Estate Services (UTB) 30,241 30,761 488 0. 31,249 488 Environmental Quality (UTB) 2,395 2,498 -52 Ö 2,446 -52 Other Program Elements/Projects: 36,308 32,887 168 6,140 39,195 6,368 Alaskan Native Programs-Other 355 394 0. -394 0. -394 Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program 1,127 1,139 23. 0 1,162 23 Water Rights Negotiations/Litigation 10,331 7,897 34 O 7,931 34 Litigation Support/Attny Fees 4,212 4,150 0. O 4,150 0. Real Estate Services Projects (UTB) 10,742 9,817 47 6,534 16,398 6,581 Environmental Quality Projects (UTB) 9,541 9,490 64 0 9,554 64 Central Programs: 19,071 26,770 179 3,000 29,949 3,179 Probate Backlog (UTB) 0 7,882 0. 3,000 10,882 3,000 Land Records improvement (UTB) 5,957 5,882 8,895 0. 14,777 8,895 Central Program Oversight (UTB) 13,114 13,006 -8,716 0. 4,290 -8,716 Regional Programs: 24,049 26,972 1,053 0. 28,0. 1,053 Ali Other Indian Rights Protection 165. } 65 0. O 16 O Land Title and Records Offices (UTB) 11,896 13,436 399 0. 13,83 399 Land Records improvement (UTB) 2,029 2,009 1S O 2,02 15 Regional Program Oversight (UTB) 9,959 ] i,362 639 O 12,001 639 Total 135,543 141,842 1,667 9,140 152,64 10,807 BHA-RES-1 1066 Summary of 2007 Program Changes Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • Probate Backlog (UTB) 3,000 0 • Real Estate Services (UTB) 6,534 () • Alaskan Native Progranis -394 0 TOTAL, Program Changes 9,140 0 Justification of 2007 Program Changes: Probate Backlog (+$3,000,000): In FY 2004, the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians (OST) provided some of the funding to address probate workload in BIA. These funds, together with other BLA funds and carryover balances have provided the resources to support contract efforts through FY 2006, Fiscal year 2007 represents the first year that BIA is requesting the full resources needed within its own budget. The requested increase of $3 million to maintain staff and contract support is vital to the completion of all backlog-related casework by the end of FY 2008. The definition of backlog, as it relates to BIA probate cases, has been refined substantially over the past year due to implementation of regional targets for backlog case completion. In FY 2004, all active cases reported in ProTrac at the beginning of the fiscal year, excluding the cases in adjudication, were considered backlog. The current definition is all active cases (reported in ProTrac) in which the year of death is prior to 2000. active in ProTrac ProTrac Fiscal year 2006 began with a backlog of 12,360 probate cases, and the existing (FY 2006) staffing levels for probate case processing are 134 BLA personnel and 99 field contract personnel. With the additional funding in FY 2007, the Bureau will eliminate the case preparation backlog, leaving fewer than 3,600 backlog cases to be adjudicated and closed in FY 2008, as well as meet the ongoing demand for probate services. The following table represents the significant impact of the requested funding increase on specific workload components. Further, the second table reflects the Bureau's establishment of one workload component as a new performance goal Iſlea SūFC. BIA-RES-2 1067 2006 Enacted 2007 Base Impact of Program Change Request The FY 2006 performance level identified in the table above reflects the utilization of resources beyond the program's FY 2006 enacted funding. The Bureau identified other funding and carryover balances to complement program funding and strengthen FY 2006 probate performance. Entering FY 2007, however, these additional resources will be depleted, and FY 2007 base program performance will drop accordingly. As shown above and below, the requested increase is critical to eliminate the case preparation backlog in FY 2007, as well as close all remaining backlog cases in FY 2008. In order to accommodate adjudication activities of Office of Hearing and Appeals (OHA), the performance displayed above also reflects a deliberate shift in emphasis from case preparation work in FY 2006, to case closing in FY 2007. The collaborative efforts of OHA and BLA will continue to foster efficient utilization of Departmental TCSOURTCCS, Program Performance Change Table: Total Performance Change | | B. } C | D= B+C E Overall Performance Changes from 2006 to 2007 Out-year impact of 2007 Impact of 2007 Budget 2007 Program 2606 Enacted 2007 Base Program Change Request Change on Measure Performance Performance | on Performance Performance Perſormance Percent reduction in the case-preparation backlog (pre-2000) each year 55% 86% +14% {{}0% 0% (# eliminated f # backlog 3,189 / 5,829 2,049 / 2,383 +334 {2,383 2,383 / 2,383 cases at end of previous FY) BiA Note: The figures above correspond to the figures presented in the table on page BIA-RES-13. For example, in column A above, the numerator (3,189) represents the number backlog cases for which case preparation work will be completed and sent to OHA for adjudication during FY 2006. The corresponding denominator (5,829) represents the total number of backlog cases in the pre-case prep (2,223) and case preparation (3,606) stages at the end of the previous fiscal year. Real Estate Services – Projects (Cadastral Surveys) (+$6,534,000): The FY 2007 request reflects an increase of $6.5 million to implement the cadastral survey recommendations in the Secretary’s Fiduciary Trust Model (FTM). These recommendations called for improvements to the cadastral survey process to eliminate backlogs and reduce the costs of surveys. All funding for this program ($16.4 million) will be used by BLM under BIA-RES-3 1068 contract to BIA to conduct cadastral surveys, establish a Certified Federal Surveyor Program, and maintain the Public Lands Survey System. Specifically, this increase will continue reducing high priority survey backlogs ($2.5 million), and implement the cadastral survey recommendations of the FTM ($4.0 million). The $4.0 million to implement the FTM provides for twelve BLM Indian Land Surveyors (BILS) located at BÍA regional offices to be the focal point for addressing cadastral survey needs and planning future cadastral survey services ($1.5 million) and for creating a single-source of land status using a cadastral geographic information system within Indian country in coordination with the maintenance and stewardship of the Public Land Survey Systems (PLSS) on Indian lands ($2.5 million). Implementing the FTM recommendations will provide for both improvements to the cadastral survey process and for economies in costs of surveys. These funds, as well as base program funding are provided to BLM, which conducts the cadastral survey program under a reimbursable program. As part of the FTM, BLM will establish a Certified Federal Surveyor Program and maintain the PLSS to assist in reducing the survey backlog in Indian country and to improve upon the time required to complete surveys in a more efficient and effective manner. The following table represents the significant impact of the requested funding increase on a key workload component of the cadastral survey program. Projected Workload -r 2007 Impact of 2007 Budget 2006 Enacted 2007 Base Program Change Request Workload Component Performance | Performance | on Performance Performance New Surveys funded | 18 } | 8 +42 160 The increase will also enable the Certified Federal Surveyor Program to support long-term training of BIA employees. The program will equip students with the technical and professional skills to become certified surveyors. Alaska Native Programs (-$394,000): The Bureau is proposing elimination of the $394,000 Congressional increase related to Alaska Legal Services. The Bureau intends to focus funding on programs of higher priority to Tribes on a nationwide basis. The proposed decrease will not impact base funding for the ANILCA or ANCSA programs. Land Records Improvement (Internal Transfer: +$8,889,000): Real Estate Services Oversight (Central) (Internal Transfer: -$8,889,000): The FY 2007 budget reflects an internal transfer of $8.889 million of TAAMS funding from Real Estate Services Oversight (Central) to Land Records Improvement. The purpose of the transfer is to more accurately reflect both program and oversight costs in the budget request. The purpose of the funding (TAAMS) does not change. BIA-RES-4 1069 Trust – Real Estate Services Overview: The Trust - Real Estate Services activity supports the Department's Strategic Goal of Serving Communities. It addresses the end outcome goal of fulfilling Indian trust responsibilities. The program does this through the strategy of improving Indian trust ownership and other information, Trust - Real Estate Services consists of funding and Bureau actions related to trust services, probate, land titles and records. Trust management incorporates programs that coordinate and support the Department’s trust reform efforts for improving trust asset management. The program is responsible for protection, management, planning, conservation, development, utilization and probate of trust and restricted Federal Indian-owned lands. The land related functions include acquisition, disposal, rights-of-way, permits, leasing and sales. The program is responsible for administration and maintenance of title documents, document certification, title research and examination, the determination of record title for Federal Indian trust or restricted titles, and issuance of certificates of title. The program also includes responsibility for probate and the attorney decision maker program. While the Trust and Real Estate program activity is executed under contracts or grants, it is administered primarily by the Bureau. There are several reasons for this ranging from the Bureau’s trust responsibility, particularly under the court’s recent guidance, to Congressional direction that the Bureau administer funds appropriated for trust reform. Very few Tribes contract both trust and real estate services at the reservation level; however, the Tribes have indicated that funding is insufficient to meet the Bureau's standards for service. Program oversight at approximately 10% is due primarily to the emphasis on trust reform projects such as reducing the probate backlog. Trust Services - This program provides overall management responsibility for the operation of trust functions at the agency and tribal levels with regard to real estate services, probate, environmental cultural resource compliance, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and Alaska National Interest Land Conservation Act (ANILCA) programs, and Rights Protection, and implementing the Navajo-Hopi Settlement Act. Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program - This program provides for the protection and preservation of Indian trust lands and Indian trust resources of the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribes by implementing the provisions of the Navajo-Hopi Settlement Act of 1974, as amended. Probate - The Probate program provides support to ensure accurate payments to beneficiaries and correct records for trust ownership and for the land consolidation program. The program is actively engaged in the implementation of the American Indian Probate Reform Act of 2004, (P.L. 108-374). The program is responsible for preparation of probate cases for submission to responsible decision makers for determination of legal heirs or devisees and subsequent distribution of the estates. Probate Backlog - This program provides resources for addressing the probate backlog, which is one of the top priorities within trust reform. BHA-RES-5 1070 Land Title and Records Offices-The Land Title and Records Offices (LTRO) provide support to maintain Federal title, encumbrance and ownership services, land title Services, including complete title, ownership and encumbrance for all Federal Indian trust and restricted lands. Real Estate Services—This subactivity supports general real estate services and real estate projects and provides for real estate property management, counseling and land use planning services to individual Indian allottees, Tribes and Alaska Natives, land leasing and land title activities, lease compliance, unresolved rights issues, and cadastral Surveys. Land Records Improvement - This program funds the maintenance, enhancements and reporting of the Trust Asset and Accounting Management (TAAMS) title and leasing modules and is a major part of the Trust Reform initiative designed to protect and preserve trust land and trust resources to ensure trust responsibility. Environmental Quality - This subactivity supports general environmental quality and environmental quality projects and provides the support to ensure compliance with environmental laws and requirements and cultural resources statutes as they relate and impact upon Indian lands. Alaskan Native Programs - Alaska Native Programs provide the necessary support for complying with and fulfilling the directives prescribed in the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), which provides for the coordination and consultation with land managing agencies and the State of Alaska on subsistence preference for Alaska Natives and for the administration of programs affecting Native allotments under the 1906 Native Allotment Act. Also included within this subactivity is program support related to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANSCA) with regard to historical places and cemetery sites and provides for the thorough investigation and certification of such. - Rights Protection - This subactivity provides for Litigation Support, Water Rights Negotiation/ Litigation, and Attorney Fees. These programs support and provide technical assistance on matters related to the negotiating or litigation of water rights, establishing or protecting tribal treaty hunting, fishing and gathering rights, addressing issues concerning trespass on tribal trust lands, the protection of tribal cultural resources, natural resource damage claims, attorney fees, and addressing other unresolved land management issues. Trust and Real Estate Services Oversight - This program provides support in fulfilling Indian trust responsibilities by improving the management of land resource assets through provision of policy direction and technical guidance to the Bureau, Indian Tribes and Alaska Natives to improve the management, protection, and development of land resources. Subactivity. Trust Services (FY 2007: $10,492,000; FTE 57): Program Overview: This program supports the Department’s goal of fulfilling Indian fiduciary trust responsibilities by providing overall management responsibility for the operation of trust functions at the agency and tribal level. Program funding supports all Deputy Superintendent for Trust positions located at Bureau field offices. In addition, these individuals are responsible for BLA-RES-6 1071 ensuring that the requisite reporting of trust management activities at the local level is provided in an accurate and timely manner. Use of Cost and Performance Information • Program data collected for GPRA reporting has been published in annual reports: In addition, the data has been used in measuring the levels of productivity in recording land transactions and other real estate transactions in different locations, enabling program oversight to adapt and realign resources as necessary. • Productivity and workload data will be compiled in an automated system to determine the workload distribution. The Bureau has a pilot project to collect workload data. • Measuring the effectiveness of the real estate program is accomplished through the Secretary's Trust Tracking System (STTS) that schedules and monitors regulations as well as everyday workload. The resulting data and analysis are used as a tracking tool by management. • The Bureau is working with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in a joint effort to reduce time in preparing Title Status Reports (TSR) for mortgages and deeds. The collaborative goal is to improve efficiency in the acquisition of tribal housing. Performance by Fiscal Year: 2007 Program Performance Estimates The Trust Services program five-year goals and objectives to be implemented at field locations include: eliminating the cadastral survey backlog, performing annual program reviews, providing staff training on real estate handbooks, providing technical assistance to Tribes and other federal agencies; assisting the Bureau contractor in developing the Activity Base Cost/Performance (ABC) and workload tracking system; managing implementation of FTM standardization and training at field locations; and processing and approving approximately 49,000 real estate transactions nationwide for FY 2007 (an increase of 11% over the FY 2006 level). 2006 Planned Program Performance The Trust Services program planned activities for FY 2006 requiring field implementation include: publish final regulations for 25 CFR 162, draft regulations of 25 CFR 150, 151, and 152; implement Real Estate Services handbooks; develop regulations and handbook for Reservation Proclamations; develop criteria for regional and agency office program reviews; conduct a national realty, title and probate workshop; facilitate FTM standardization and implement FTM initiatives; provide on and off reservation fee to trust information title system report training; and process and approve approximately 44,000 real estate transactions nationwide (an increase of 5% over the FY 2005 level). 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments The Trust Services program at Bureau field locations processed and approved 42,000 real estate transactions nationwide (an increase of 5% over the FY 2004 level), streamlined the Title Status Report (TSR) required for mortgages and deeds, collaborated with OST in reformatting the BIA's Real Estate Services Handbook, assisted in redrafting real estate regulations for Land BIA-RES-7 1072 Titles and Records, Leasing and Permitting, Rights-of-way and Acquisition/Disposals, collaborated with BLM to improve cadastral service delivery in Indian country, collaborated with HUD to improve Title Status Report (TSR) delivery, and provided technical assistance directly to Indian Tribes on Federal land acquisitions. Subactivity- Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program (FY 2007 : $1,162,000; FTE 9); Program Overview: This program supports the Department's mission of Serving Communities by improving the management of land and natural resource assets. The program assists American Indians on the Navajo and Hopi Partitioned lands in developing conservation and management plans to protect and preserve their natural resources on lands used for farming and grazing by livestock and game animals. The Bureau staff provides technical assistance at the Navajo and Hopi Partitioned Lands Office involving Indian farmers and ranchers for 7 major activities: Inventory: Conduct soil and range inventories, land evaluations and range utilization; and obtain information about soil productivity, erosion, stability problems, and other physical land factors for program development, conservation planning, and water rights claims settlements. In FY 2007, funding will be provided to perform range inventories and range utilization surveys in order to identify vegetative cover, range condition, precipitation zones, current forage utilization, establish the season of use, and recommended type and numbers of livestock to be grazed. Farm and Range Planning: Develop land management plans in response to the demands made upon the supply of renewable resources and the goals and objectives of the Tribe and landowners. The Bureau staff provides technical assistance to Indian landowners, Tribal governments and land users to develop, update, and amend land use plans under the principles of sustained-yield management to ensure adequate resources will be available in the future. Rangeland Improvements: Provide technical assistance to Tribes in preparing and designing land leveling, farm drainage, cropping patterns, crop varieties, application of irrigation water, farm pond specifications, wind and water erosion control recommendations, Surveys for fencing, stock water engineering and design development, special measures for soil and water management necessary to prevent flooding, siltation and agricultural related pollutants, and agricultural pest control. Rangeland Protection: Support the management of rangeland pest control, soil erosion, livestock control, modification of stocking rates, and pre-suppression work and maintenance of readiness conditions for fire suppression. Leasing and Permitting Services: Support lease and permit preparations, modifications, stipulations (protective covenants), and enforcement actions affecting farm and pasture leases, grazing permits, and farming operations. Evaluate compliance with lease and permit requirements, performance, and use. The staff monitors rangeland usage, changes in ranch operations or land ownership, and modifies grazing permits to protect rangeland resources and improve their utilization. BIA-RES-8 1073 Contract Monitoring: Review existing tribal Self-determination contracts and grant proposals requested under Public Law 93-638. Agriculture Extension; Keep Tribes abreast of state-of-the-art agricultural techniques in agronomy, soil restoration, and crop rotation through lectures, field demonstrations, and on-site visits. Tribal governments determine annual performance goals and measures of each Agriculture Extension program as part of the local priority setting process involving all program areas. These funds are expended through existing tribal contracts and compacts. In addition, the Tribes have established assistance agreements with the land grant institutions for agricultural extension support. Performance by Fiscal Year: 2005 Accomplishments Through 2007 Program Performance Estimates With virtually level funding in each fiscal year, the Bureau anticipates level program performance. On an annual basis, the Navajo-Hopi Settlement program will: • Continue implementation of the Navajo Partitioned Land Grazing regulations, which were published as a final rule in September, 2005. • Continue appeals and dispute resolution related to the allocation of grazing privileges and issuance of grazing permits in collaboration with the Navajo Nation. • Continue maintenance of fences, windmills and other range improvements on the Navajo and Hopi partitioned lands. • Continue monitoring of vegetation and livestock numbers on both the Navajo and Hopi partitioned lands. Subactivities - Probate (FY2007: $8,193,000; FTE: 134) l Probate Backlog (FY 2007: $10,882,000; FTE: 0): Program Overview: The probate program is responsible for the preparation and submission of the record of probate documentation to Federal administrative adjudicators for determination of the legal heirs or devisees, and for the subsequent distribution of the trust estate. The probate program supports the Department's Strategic Goal to Fulfill Indian Fiduciary Trust Responsibilities by increasing the efficiency of probate case preparation and distribution, and by improving the accuracy and timeliness of ownership information. Current, reliable trust ownership records are crucial to making timely, accurate payments to the trust beneficiaries. Current and accurate records are also essential to economic development of Indian lands, a cornerstone of self-governance and self-sufficiency. The effort required to provide probate services has increased due to the continuing fractionation of undivided trust interests in Indian lands. Fractionation occurs as interests in trust lands are divided among the heirs and devisees as undivided interests during probate. With each successive generation, fractionation accelerates; today, approximately 85 percent of all trust ownership interests represent less than 5 percent of a parcel of land. BIA-RES-9 1074 Use of Cost and Performance Information • Adjudication efforts have been shifted to the Office of Hearings and Appeals to improve resource utilization. • Contract staff is being used to process probate cases to provide staffing flexibility and scalability. • As performance goals are met and backlogs are eliminated in specific regions, contractor staff in those regions will be relocated to other regions that have not yet met performance targets. • ABC data for probate processes are currently being captured to better align resources to activities. • Preliminary effort estimates have been combined with process requirements and Departmental priorities to establish production quotas for case preparation and case closing. • Case preparation and case closing activities are coordinated among regions and between the Bureau and the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians to make most efficient use of available information and resources. Addressing the probate backlog created by fractionation is one of the top priorities within trust reform and is also a crucial element of the land consolidation program. The goal is to eliminate the backlog of probate cases (including adjudication and closing) within the Bureau by the end of FY 2008. The Bureau is actively engaged in implementing the provisions of AIPRA. The AIPRA provides valuable tools for the Department, tribal governments, and individual Indians to facilitate the consolidation of Indian land ownership. The AIPRA provides a uniform method to pass individual Indian land ownership from one generation to the next, creating a Federal Indian probate code that replaces a multitude of state laws that previously governed Indian probate activity. In addition, the AIPRA provides greater flexibility for individuals and Tribes to consolidate and acquire interests during the probate process. The BIA probate program provides staff and tools needed to administer probate services to American Indian and Alaska Native beneficiaries. The staff performs research to determine if the decedent owned trust assets and, if so, collects information on those assets and on potential heirs. That information is then forwarded to the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) for adjudication. The program also is responsible for distribution of assets among heirs and devisees once the OHA probate order is finalized. The probate management process consists of 4 major activities: Pre-Case Preparation, Case Preparation, Case Adjudication, and Case Closing. The BIA performs Pre-Case Preparation, Case Preparation, and Case Closing. The OHA performs the Case Adjudication activity. The current average process times for each BIA activity are shown below: Pre-Case Baseline Case Case Ciosi Preparation Case Prep Preparation 3. H osing Total BIA Hours Hours Hours Hours OUITS 1.0 25.0 33.5 12.0 71.5 Pre-Adjudication = 59.5 hours Post-Adjudication = 12 hours BHA-RES-10 1075 Performance by Fiscal Year: 2007 Program Performance Estimates The Bureau has developed a strategy to use outside contractors to eliminate the existing backlog and to provide sufficient staff to monitor and service the ongoing demand for probate services. Legal Administrative Specialists in the Branch of Probate at the agency and regional offices manage the probate program. Existing probate staff will continue to be augmented with contract personnel who will work with family members and other BLA organizations to prepare probate case files, New tools and research facilities will improve the efficiency of probate services. On-going enhancements to the ProTrac probate case tracking software will be implemented for the tracking and monitoring of probate performance and productivity. These measures will enable the Bureau to establish and refine staffing requirements based on regional demand for probate services. Expanded relationships with Federal, state and local governments can decrease the time and increase the reliability of estate inventories, vital statistics and the location and status of family members and eligible heirs. Even with these new tools and improved processes, however, eliminating the probate backlog hinges on the ability to quickly obtain family and vital information needed to determine heirs and to distribute assets. In the absence of electronic search capabilities, maintaining adequate staff to search manually will be critical to eliminating the probate backlog while meeting the on-going demand for probate services. The Bureau has recently established a new GPRA goal measure to gauge probate program performance: Percent reduction in the case preparation backlog (pre-2000). By the end of FY 2007, 100 percent of the pre-2000 case preparation effort will be complete and those cases will be forwarded to the OHA for adjudication. In addition, the Bureau anticipates closing 9,000 cases in FY 2007, 6,457 of which will be backlog cases. In order to achieve these goals, specific targets for case preparation and case closing activities have been established, and the Bureau is measuring progress against those targets. In order to accommodate adjudication activities of Office of Hearing and Appeals (OHA), the performance described here reflects a deliberate shift in emphasis from case preparation work in FY 2006, to case closing in FY 2007. 2006 Planned Program Performance By the end of FY 2006, 55 percent of the pre-2000 cases outstanding at the beginning of the fiscal year will be prepared and forwarded to the OHA for adjudication. The Bureau anticipates closing 2,180 cases in FY 2006, 1,710 of which will be backlog cases. As with the planned 2007 performance, 2006 goals will be met by establishing specific targets for case preparation and case closing. Contractor resources will be aligned with workloads to maintain the overall efficacy of probate activities. - BIA-RES-11 1076 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments In FY 2005, tools were implemented to quantify the number of probate cases in each stage of completion and track the progress of each case through the probate process. These tools enabled the Bureau to determine the number of staff required for the elimination of the backlog, and the number of staff required to meet ongoing probate needs. Contracts were established and contract and Bureau staff persons were trained on the use of these tools in the probate process. The effort required completing a probate case from pre-case preparation to case closing has been reduced by approximately 10% (from 78.5 to 71.5 hours per case). The table on the following page summarizes planned operational workloads based on established regional targets for probate case processing. The plan reflects a focused effort by BIA to complete all backlog probate cases by FY 2008. BIA-RES-12 s Total staff hours to accomplish Pre-Case Prep Total staff hours to accomplish Case Prep 378,788 293,963 293,963 OHA Process 1 Total staff hours to accomplish Case Closing 26,160 108,000 CNTA* ASDC** 34,125 Annual hours needed to accomplish all Blà work Annual average productive hours per employee * percent C3SČS. Ilot trust assets, C3I) in Prep. ** ASDC - In addition to the FY2005 cumulative total, approximately 6.5% of all new cases received by BIA bypass adjudication and case closing because they are sent to a District Court. BIA considers them closed after Case Prep. BHA-RES-13 1078 Subactivity- Land Title and Records Offices (FY 2007; $13,835,000; FTE 187): Program Overview: This program supports the Department’s goal of fulfilling Indian fiduciary trust responsibility by improving ownership information and protecting and preserving trust lands and trust resources through efficient and accurate processing of land titles. The Land Titles and Records Office (LTRO) program will provide for the normal day-to-day operations and maintenance costs of the eight (8) program offices. The mission of the LTRO program is to maintain timely and certified Federal title, encumbrance and ownership services and to provide land title services that are accurate, timely, accountable and efficient which includes complete title ownership and encumbrance for all Federal Indian trust and restricted lands. Use of Cost and Performance Hnformation The LTRO program tracks workload data for use in projecting production capacities to ensure synchronization of workload plans with other Bureau programs such as probate and cadastral surveys. The timely processing of all trust land title conveyance and encumbrance transactions supports upholding the trust responsibility. The examination and certification of Indian land titles requires that all the documents affecting the title to the tract of land be recorded and examined for accuracy and to verify each owner’s interest in the tract and the encumbrances on such ownership. The average time to prepare a Title Status Report (TSR), depending upon the number of owners and documents, and depending on the complexity of the title issues, may range from as little as one hour to as much as several days. The amount of time required to prepare and verify ownership is increasing as the number of owners and ownership interest’s increase. The increase in the fractionation of Indian lands not only makes title examination more difficult. The more than 40,000 land and resource management transactions conducted by the Bureau each year require some form of title service or product to complete the transaction. The timely delivery of title services and products facilitates the collaborative effort between the Bureau, Tribes, Indian landowners and prospective investors to conserve, develop, or maintain Indian trust lands. Performance by Fiscal Year 2007 Program Performance Estimates Efforts to improve program efficiency will reduce the time required to record a conveyance or encumbrance title document by 80%, and a probate document by 70%, as compared to FY 2005 levels. The reduction in recording time is primarily due to a shift of the TAAMS document data entry task from the LTRO to the agency/field office or other trust program office. This shift of task will occur during FY 2007 and reflects the re-engineering and streamlining of the title document creation, transmission, and management process. At the end of the fiscal year, the process will be fully automated and will provide for the electronic transmission of the title document, in a digital image format, and the data about the title document to the LTRO from the agency-field office or other trust program office. BLA-RES-14 1079 When complete, the automated process will also provide for the electronic delivery of title products, such as the TSR, including the certified title reports, to the agency-field office or other requesting office. Further the LTRO program estimates, that in FY 2007, the re- engineered title processing should reduce the cost per TSR by 30% to 40%. The LTRO program anticipates that the automation of the LTRO processes and the integration with the land and natural resource management processes at the agency-field or program office will cause a 15% to 20% increase in title document and probate recording, and cause an increase of about 25% in the number titles or TSRs requested by the trust program offices during FY 2007. This increase reflects the TSRs and other title reports that the LTRO could not previously provide due the highly manual processes that existed in previous years. The LTRO program plans to eliminate the remaining pending workload and to validate and complete 100% of TAAMS land title and ownership data, to achieve a continuous up-to-date status by the end of the fiscal year. 2006 Planned Program Performance During FY 2006 the LTRO program plans to devote most of its time and resources to the elimination of the backlog or pending workload at the LTROs and to the validation and completion of the land title and ownership data converted from the previous legacy title system. This effort will include the validation and completion of the title history data and confirming the chain-of-title. The deployment and data conversion of title legacy encumbrance data and trust lease-contract legacy data to the TAAMS Lease module will require realignment of time and resources that will impact the performance of the LTRO program. The LTRO program uses the TAAMS Lease module to report almost all of the encumbrance title document information, which makes the commitment of time and resources critical to the success of the LTRO program. During FY 2006 the LTRO program plans to eliminate 95% of the data anomalies that existed in the TAAMS Title module at the beginning of FY 2006. With the new TAAMS automation, the LTRO program estimates that it can eliminate about 65% of the backlog or pending workload by the end of the fiscal year. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments The FY 2005 LTRO performance was affected by the 90-day closure of 4 of 8 Land Title and Records Offices during the conversion from the legacy Land Records Information System (LRIS) to the Trust Asset and Accounting Management System (TAAMS) Title module. At the end of FY 2005 all LTRO program offices had successfully converted to the TAAMS Title module. In addition, the LTRO program devoted about 40% of production time and staff resources to TAAMS Title data cleanup and title backlog or pending workload elimination activities. While this effort significantly reduced the throughput of the LTROs, it was necessary in order to begin the process of modernizing the LTROs and bringing titles and ownership information on Indian trust and restricted lands up-to-date. BIA-RES-15 1080 Subactivity- Real Estate Services (FY2007: $47,647,000, FTE 389): Program Overview: Real Estate Services: The program supports the Departmental goal of Serving Communities by fulfilling Indian fiduciary trust responsibilities and improving Indian trust ownership information. Whereas the Trust Services subactivity funds program operations at the agency (local) level, the Real Estate Services subactivity funds these operations at the regional and central office level. Responsibilities of the program include ensuring that the trust and restricted Federal Indian-owned lands are protected, managed, accounted for, developed, utilized, recorded and probated in a timely manner. The program consists of funding for Bureau actions related to realty, cadastral surveys, lease compliance, unresolved rights issues (trespass), probate, and land titles and records. The above programs coordinate and support the Department's trust reform efforts for improving trust asset management. The land related functions include acquisition, disposal, tenure, rights-of-way, permits, leasing and sales. The program is responsible for administration and maintenance of title documents, document certification, title research and examination, the determination of record title for Federal Indian trust or restricted titles, and issuance of certificates of title. The program also includes oversight responsibility for probate. Real Estate Services Projects: This program supports the Department’s goal of fulfilling Indian fiduciary trust responsibilities by investigating and resolving Unresolved Indian Rights issues; determination of the legal boundaries of Indian trust lands to ensure that property and resources are accounted for and protected; and provide individual Indian landowners and Tribes with lease compliance enforcement to protect the resources of trust land. The program provides technical assistance to Indian landowners on issues related to Unresolved Indian Rights, Cadastral Survey and Lease Compliance. These activities are essential to the effective implementation of the Department’s trust management improvement effort. Cadastral Surveys: This program supports the Department's goal of fulfilling Indian fiduciary trust responsibilities by improving ownership information. This program supports the BIA Real Estate Services Program in the management of 56 million acres of tribal and individually owned trust and restricted lands through the determination of the legal boundaries to ensure that property and resources are accounted for and protected. The Bureau provides technical advice and assistance, as well as process transactions that reflect accurate ownership information for Tribes and Indian individuals who are the beneficial recipients. Lease Compliance: The program provides individual Indian landowners and Tribes lease compliance services required of the United States as trustee for Indian-owned real property and to facilitate the best economic use of the land through leasing. Lease compliance funds are allocated to the regions based on data reported in annual reports with minimum base funding of $50,000 annually. Additionally, Tribes contract or compact the program under Public Law 93- 638. Priority is given to revenue producing activities involving agriculture, housing and business leases. The program ensures that lease activities on trust and restricted Indian lands and their assignees are in compliance with the terms of the leases. These activities may result in the BIA-RES-16 1081 recovery of funds for the Indian landowners through the collection of late payment penalties and interest, damages or bond forfeitures. Compliance actions include physical inspections of lease files and site visits, lease cancellations for non-timely payment, non-compliance with terms of lease, and prevention of future lease violations. Many of the violations identified require extensive field site visits, which can be in very remote and isolated locations, and demand in depth review and expertise, Unresolved Indian Rights Issues: This program supports the Department's goal of fulfilling the Indian fiduciary trust responsibilities by investigating and resolving Unresolved Indian Rights issues. This program allows agency and regional office staff to investigate and resolve trespass and misuse by initiating investigative actions to determine the type and extent of potential damages on behalf of the Indian landowners and seek resolution either through negotiation or litigation initiated by the Department of Justice. The staff initiates leases, permits, rights-of-way, and other curative actions to prevent further or future abuse. The program focuses on investigation and resolution of the abuse and misuse of trust assets nationwide. The information collected will primarily be used to encourage negotiated settlements and other administrative remedies. Unresolved rights cases require extensive research, technical, and legal review in order to ascertain the validity prior to seeking an equitable resolution. Funds may also be used to support initiation of litigation and resolution by legislation. Performance by Fiscal Year: 2007 Program Performance Estimates Real Estate Services: • Perform four regional program reviews annually, • Publish final regulations of 25 CFR 151 and 152. • Continue updating realty handbooks (new regulations, etc.). • Continue handbook training (regional and agency staff). • Continue FTM Implementation (Standardization & Training). Cadastral Surveys: This program facilitates the growth of trust income through the performance of cadastral surveys for conveyances. In accordance with the Secretary’s Fiduciary Trust Model, BLA, BLM, and OST will implement survey initiatives. The surveys will assist the Realty program in resolving boundary issues and increase our performance in the preparation of trust transactions for tribal and individual Indian landowners. The following table projects the number of surveys needed and funded through FY 2007. Cadastral Surveys Surveys | Total Surveys Survey Average Cost From Previous FY Requested Needed Funded Pending Funding Per Survey Surveys } } $7 } 1 requested for BIA-RES-17 1082 In FY 2007, cadastral survey funding will also support long-term training of BIA employees in trust-related careers. • Conduct four regional reviews on lease compliance to enhance program accountability. 2006 Planned Program Performance Real Estate Services, General: • Implement Realty handbooks developed in 2004/2005. • Develop regulations and a handbook for Reservation Proclamations. • Develop criteria for regional office program reviews. • Conduct a national realty, title and probate workshop/meeting. • Facilitate FTM standardization. • Anticipate processing and approving approximately 44,000 transactions; an increase from FY 2005. Cadastral Surveys: Program performance is outlined in the table above. Lease Compliance: • Develop criteria for compliance reviews at regional and field offices. • Monitor Lease Compliance inspections at the region/agency to ensure compliance with management plans and to preserve and protect the trust assets of the beneficiaries. Unresolved Indian Rights Issues: • Conduct field inspections and enforcement actions to resolve complaints by taking actions through tribal courts for damages and through litigation. • Monitor trespass complaint investigations at the region/agency to protect the trust assets of the beneficiaries. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Real Estate Services: • Real Estate Services operations at the regional and central office level contributed to the 42,000 transactions that were processed and approved Bureau-wide; an increase of 5% over FY 2004. - • Assisted in revising the regulations for: Land Titles and Records, Leasing and Permitting, Rights-of-way and Acquisition/Disposals. • Collaborated with BLM to improve the cadastral service delivery in Indian country. • Provided technical assistance to Indian Tribes on Federal land acquisitions. Cadastral Surveys: Program performance is outlined in the table above. • The regional and field office staff reviewed 5,381 lease compliance cases. BIA-RES-18 1083 Subactivity: Land Records Improvement (LRI) (FY 2007: $16,801,000; FTE 10): Program Overview: This program supports to the Department’s trust reform efforts by improving trust asset management. To accomplish this, the program will fund the maintenance and reporting of the Trust Asset and Accounting Management System (TAAMS) Title Module. TAAMS Title stores up-to-date land ownership data on-line (including simultaneous display of title/legal interests and beneficial/equitable interests) and has the following effects: reducing or eliminating errors, eliminating or reducing liability arising from reliance on out-of-date land title ownership and encumbrances information; allowing the on-line drafting and execution of land title documents reducing time and costs, increasing output and customer satisfaction. Before the benefits of the TAAMS Title Module can be achieved, post-conversion data clean Use of Cost and Performance Information up and validation must be accomplished. The performance & cost of the LRI program is measured by the implementation of TAAMS (Title & Lease The TAAMs Title Module provides modules) at the LTRO program offices. The mission critical land ownership implementation is reported based on deployment information to process trust land-resource completion and on a data conversion/cleanup completion management conveyances and schedule. encumbrances, and to allocate trust income to the owners of trust and restricted lands and resources. The LRI program provides overall program policy, management, coordination and guidance concerning land title and ownership certifications, title document recording and management, and land title mapping for the Land Titles and Records offices. The program supports the land title needs and requirements for the 56 million acres of trust and restricted Indian lands, and supports the delivery of title products and services to tribal and individual owners as required for real estate and other trust program transactions. TAAMS is a major part of the Trust Reform initiative. The Title Module of TAAMS is a mission critical system designed to support the BIA's goal “to protect and preserve trust land and trust resources to ensure trust responsibility” and the Department’s goal of meeting trust responsibilities to Indian Tribes and Alaska Natives. TAAMS will provide a comprehensive nation-wide system for the management of Indian lands with regard to land title and records for Indian Tribes and individuals at the 12 regional offices, the 87 agency locations and the Tribes that have contracted the Land Titles and Records Program. The TAAMS Title module will also provide a national title system for tracking and reporting workload indicators and baseline data on the Title program. The program enhances the Bureau’s ability to protect and preserve trust land and resources and enables the landowners to maximize income by providing adequate services to Alaska Natives who are the beneficial recipients of the trust resources. The LRI program at the Alaska Region processes documents associated with the Alaska Native Allotment Act of 1906, which allows for eligible Alaska Natives to receive an allotment of land. At the Alaska regional office level, the LRI program funds will also cover the costs of issuing allotment certificates for ownership and all associated work to complete the allotment application process. This includes, but is not limited to, the following: site visits, surveys, title work, adjudication and litigation. Full deployment of TAAMS Title and Lease is anticipated by FY BIA-RES-19 1084 2008. With the exception of the document image repository, 100% of the TAAMS Title and Lease data is expected to be converted and validated by the end of FY 2008. Performance By Fiscal Year 2007 Program Performance Estimates The TAAMS Title module will be 100% deployed at the LTRO program offices in FY 2007. The TAAMS Lease module, which is used to perform about 80% of the encumbrance on title function, will be 95% deployed at the LTRO program offices. The TAAMS Title ownership data conversion and cleanup will be 98% complete and Title encumbrance data will be 90% complete. 60% of the title documents and records data will be entered or converted into the Title Records Repository, 2006 Planned Program Performance The TAAMS Title module will be 90% deployed and the Lease module will be 75% deployed. The TAAMS data conversion and cleanup will be complete as follows in FY 2006: title & ownership, 85%; encumbrance, 50%; and repository, 10%. The TAAMS Title Records Repository function was initiated in FY 2006 to meet the need to access title documents (e.g., patents, deeds, probate orders, leases, rights-of-way, etc.) for data cleanup purposes from any location where TAAMS is located. The Repository also makes title examination and certification, and title document recording possible from any authorized location where TAAMS is located. During FY 2006 the LTRO program plans to eliminate 95% of the data anomalies in the TAAMS Title module reported at the beginning of FY 2006. The first phase of the TAAMS Title Records Repository (title document recording) will be deployed at the LTROs during the 2"Quarter and phase 2 (electronic title document transmission for recording & storage) will be deployed during the 3"Quarter. An estimated 5% - 10% of the title documents will be converted from microfilm/microfiche to the Title Records Repository during FY 2006. An estimated 400 allotment certificates will be issued to Alaskan native allotment owners. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments LRI program funding, in concert with Real Estate Services project funding, was responsible for the deployment, and conversion and validation of TAAMS Title & Lease data. BLA-RES-20 1085 In FY 2005, the legacy Land Records Information System (LRIS) was replaced by the Trust Asset and Accounting Management System (TAAMS) Title module. At the end of FY 2005 all LTRO program offices had successfully migrated to the TAAMS Title module and the legacy data for 4 of 8 LTROs was converted to the new system. Of the remaining offices, 2 offices migrated to TAAMS Title prior to FY 2005, and 2 offices were encoding their original data to the system. The TAAMS Title Records Repository was initiated at the end of FY 2005, and was the primary component remaining for deployment at the LTROs and agency-field offices. In addition to providing land title reports and information the TAAMS Title and Lease modules will be used to pay trust land and natural resource income to trust beneficiaries. In the Alaska Region, 389 allotment certificates were issued to Alaskan native allotment OWIICTS, Program Overview: Environmental Quality General Program: The Environmental Quality Services program supports the Departmental goal of Serving Communities by fulfilling Indian Fiduciary Trust responsibilities through improving the management of land and natural resource assets. The vision of the environmental quality program is to promote sound decision making on proposed Bureau actions that may affect the quality of the human environment. The programmatic mission includes providing direction, oversight, planning and policy guidance, leading to consistent regulatory compliance, thorough documentation of environmental conditions and impacts, and reliable protection of the environment and cultural resources. The environmental quality services program has primary responsibility for achieving compliance with the environmental and cultural resources statutes that apply to all Bureau actions. These obligations include services to the Office of Indian Programs and Office of Facilities Management and Construction. Administered through the central office, regional offices and agencies, all are responsible for assembling and coordinating the compilation of environmental documents and for conducting the compliance process in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and departmental policies and procedures. Regions also provide technical assistance on environmental and cultural resources matters to Bureau programs and Tribes. The program also administers permits under the Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (ARPA); and it provides training and technical assistance in the application and enforcement of this and other statutes containing prohibitions on excavating or damaging archeological resources or Native American graves on Indian lands, and on trafficking in archeological resources or Native American cultural items from such lands. BEA-RES-21 1086 Use of Cost and Performance Information in FY 2006, the program will develop a system to track the completion of NEPA compliance for all Bureau actions. Regions will be required to maintain a log of Bureau actions and the level of NEPA documentation completed for those action. This will allow the Bureau to measure thoroughness of its compliance with NEPA and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Environmental Quality Projects: The Environmental Management program supports the Department’s strategic goal of Serving Communities. The vision of the environmental management program is to minimize environmental contamination and protect workers, tribal members, the general public, and the environment at Bureau facilities and on Indian trust lands. The programmatic mission includes providing direction, oversight, planning and policy guidance, leading to consistent regulatory compliance, thorough documentation of environmental conditions and impacts, and reliable protection of the environment. The strategic emphasis is on the reduction of federal environmental liabilities and the enhancement of compliance management practices associated with ongoing Bureau activities. At Bureau facilities and tribal facilities operating under Public Law 93-638, the program has primary responsibility for achieving and maintaining environmental compliance with all provisions of federal environmental statutes, regulations and policies, as well as with applicable state, local, and tribal requirements. These obligations include services to the Office of Indian Education Programs, Office of Indian Programs, and Office of Law Enforcement Services. The program arranges and documents public involvement under various regulations, conducts environmental audits to meet an intermediate GPRA goal, implements or enforces statutory, regulatory and best management practices, conducts training in related areas, and promotes pollution prevention, environmental management systems and other greening-government initiatives to meet the mandates of Executive Order 13147 (Greening the Government Through Leadership in Environmental Management). Administered through the central office and twelve regional environmental offices, the program is responsible for the identification, assessment, characterization, remediation, monitoring, and reporting of contaminated sites caused or contributed to by the Bureau. To improve management of land and natural resources assets, the program audits baseline conditions at 85 Bureau agencies to determine operational compliance activities and prepare facilities for environmental management system implementation. The program funds environmental compliance and remediation projects that are prioritized on the basis of potential or actual environmental risk, federal ownership and operational history. These projects include solid and hazardous material management, abatement of building materials at Bureau facilities, removal and management of underground storage tanks, and cleanup of significant hazardous substance under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) or the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA, or Superfund). Funding also supports the interagency Tribal Open Dump Project, National Environmental Policy Act training and compliance, Environmental Management Systems, and general environmental awareness. Approximately 50% of the total Bureau environmental management program is performed by Tribes or the private sector. BLA-RES-22 1087 Performance by Fiscal Year 2007 Program Performance Estimates Complete 20 baseline environmental audits. Reduce the environmental contingent liabilities by at least 2%. Fund environmental compliance projects. Document 3 environmental management systems at appropriate facilities. Process and complete NEPA and Cultural Resources documents. 2006 Planned Program Performance Reduce the environmental contingent liabilities by at least 2%. Fund environmental compliance projects. Complete at least 15 baseline environmental audits. Provide at least 3 environmental management training. Identify appropriate facilities for environmental management system implementations. Process and complete of NEPA and Cultural Resources documents, : 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments • Completed 15 baseline environmental audits at 15 bureau agencies. • Completed 3 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) training; 1 Environmental Management Training for Facility Managers; 1 Environmental Management System training; and 1 Environmental Contingent Liabilities training. • Provided funding to 3 Tribes who were recipients under the interagency workgroup of the Tribal Open Dump project to address solid wastes. • Identified and funded approximately 71 environmental projects to address remediation of contaminated sites, environmental compliance, assessing and characterizing environmental sites, and training. • Processed and completed 3,436 NEPA and Cultural Resources documents. Program Overview: ANILCA Programs: This program supports the Departmental goal of Serving Communities by fulfilling Indian Trust responsibilities by protecting and preserving trust lands and trust resources. This program upholds the directives prescribed in the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), which provides for the coordination and consultation with land managing agencies and the State of Alaska on subsistence preference for Alaska Natives and the administration of programs affecting Native allotments under the 1906 Native Allotment Act. Subsistence- The Bureau is a member of the Federal Subsistence Board and Federal Staff Committee and is an advocate to ensure that Native subsistence users, as rural Alaskans, are BIA-RES-23 1088 accorded a priority over other users. Natives are often requested to provide written documentation of their “customary and traditional” use, which is part of the threshold criteria before the subsistence priority is recognized. Assistance has been provided to eligible native Tribes and organizations for the study and education of the various needs, methods, and future requirements of a subsistence lifestyle. Most of the funds are provided to Tribes as well as various commissions or regional advisory councils in the form of grants, contracts, or compacts. Native Allotments – The Bureau assists Native allotment applicants in acquiring title to their lands and subsequent management. There were 15,000 parcels that met the December 18, 1971, deadline with approximately 2,800 applications pending adjudication, New Native Veteran Allotment applications have been filed and erroneously closed Native Allotment application is being reinstated; therefore, the number of parcels remaining to be adjudicated has increased. Acquisition services include collecting evidence of use and occupancy within prescribed timeframes; accompanying applicant and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) staff on field exams; performing probates and contacting heirs to notify them of inherited claims; contesting appeals to the Interior Board of Land Appeals; and approving easements for trespass abatement. Of the work being completed in partnership with the BLM, Tribal Realty offices will address much of the work for Native allotment parcels. ANCSA Historical Places and Cemetery Sites: This program supports the Departmental goals of Serving Communities and Resource Protection by fulfilling Indian fiduciary trust responsibilities and by protecting cultural and natural heritage resources. The program will provide for the thorough investigation and certification of Alaska Native historical places and cemetery sites, native groups, and native primary places of residence. The program will produce fair and legally valid certifications that are based on field investigations of the claimed lands and associated historical, archeological, and ethnographic research—the combined findings of which are presented in final reports of investigation. The current, known backlog of field investigations and certifications is just over 200, but legal appeals of past program work will likely increase this workload. This program also managed ANCSA records (which constitute a museum property collection) in a manner that ensures their long-term preservation. To the maximum extent possible, data contained in the ANCSA collection are shared to support Alaska Native cultural heritage and educational programs, Federal and state subsistence management programs, and the protection of Alaska's cultural resources. Toward this end, digital copies of ANCSA site records have been transferred to the Alaska State Historic Preservation Officer, and cooperative agreements have been developed with Alaska Native Tribes and tribal entities to produce topical indexes of ANCSA oral history tapes and transcripts. The completion of ANCSA reports and certifications is ongoing. Implementation of Secretarial Order No. 3220, which provides for the potential reopening of 188 ANCSA 14(h)(1) case files that are presently closed will significantly increase the program’s workload (e.g., requiring the reinvestigation and/or re-certification of associated ANCSA 14(h)(1) claims). Additionally, the Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-452) may result in an increase in the number of required ANCSA 14(h) (1) field investigations. BIA-RES-24 1089 Performance By Fiscal Year 2007 Program Performance Estimates Subsistence: • Work with federal and tribal biologists and/or anthropologists from the Office of Subsistence Management in the development of staff analyses for an estimated 70-90 regulatory proposals. - • Prepare and compile Interagency Staff Committee comments on all proposals for delivery at an anticipated 30 Regional Advisory Council meetings. • Attend and participate in (at least one) public meeting of the Federal Subsistence Board. • Assist the Office of Subsistence Management in the review of new/revised regulations submitted to the Federal Register (unable to estimate quantity). • Provide new grants to Alaska Tribes, to assist in addressing important subsistence issues and needs (number dependent on funding). • Provide fisheries and wildlife subsistence-related technical assistance to an estimated 30 Alaska Tribes and native organizations. Native Allotments: Program activities in FY 2007 will continue at a level similar to FY 2006, along with an increase of certificate issuance from the continuing thrust of the Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act. By 2008, the BLM has proposed completion of allotment adjudication per ANILCA. This will require intense levels of activity in FY 2007 in both Bureau and tribal realty offices through FY 2009. In addition, the program will: provide counseling information to 500–1,000 beneficiaries and tribal compact/contract inquiries regarding BLM actions and decision level documents; and assess 500 closed cases for re- opening and possible application of ANILCA authority for approval/conveyance. ANCSA. Historical Places and Cemetery Sites: • Perform 50 ANCSA 14(h)(1) field investigations • Complete 225 ANCSA 14(h)(1) case file reviews • Complete 40 ANCSA 14(h)(1) certifications and site reports • Continue performing museum property inventory and indexing tasks • Provide technical assistance, training and outreach programs to clients and other interested parties as needed. FY 2006 Program Planned Performance Subsistence: - • Work with Federal and tribal biologists and/or anthropologists from the Office of Subsistence Management in the development of staff analyses for an estimated 70-90 regulatory proposals. • Prepare and compile Interagency Staff Committee comments on all proposals for delivery at an anticipated 30 Regional Advisory Council meetings. • Attended and participate in (at least one) public meeting of the Federal Subsistence Board. • Assist the Office of Subsistence Management in the review of new/revised regulations and submit to the Federal Register (unable to estimate quantity). BHA-RES-25 1090 • Provided new grants to Alaska Tribes, to assist in addressing important subsistence issues and needs (number dependent on funding). • Provided fisheries and wildlife subsistence-related technical assistance to an estimated 30 Alaska Tribes and native organizations. Native Allotments: • Provide training, outreach and technical assistance to tribal realty service providers regarding ANILCA implementation issues. • Provide technical assistance concerning acquisition of allotment lands per ANILCA, including inquiries to the regional native allotment section. • Verify accuracy of surveys and review BLM allotment decisions to ensure correct boundaries and authority have been established in accordance with departmental standards, • Assessment of 1,000 closed cases for possible application of ANILCA approval. ANCSA Historical Places and Cemetery Sites: • Perform 35 ANCSA 14(h)(1) field investigations. • Complete 200 ANCSA 14(h)(1) case file reviews. • Complete 30 ANCSA 14(h)(1) certifications and site reports. • Continue performing museum property inventory and indexing tasks. • Provide technical assistance, training and outreach programs to clients and other interested parties as needed. FY 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Subsistence: • Reviewed and analyzed the 36 wildlife and 34 fisheries regulatory proposals submitted to the Federal Subsistence Program. • Attended and participated in 26 Regional Advisory Council meetings. • Attended and participated in 2 public meetings of the Federal Subsistence Board. • Assisted the Office of Subsistence Management in the review of new/revised regulations submitted to the Federal Register. • Provided new grants to 4 Alaska Tribes, to assist them in addressing important subsistence issues and needs. • Provided fisheries and wildlife subsistence-related technical assistance to 24 Alaska Tribes and native organizations. ANCSA Historical Places and Cemetery Sites: • Performed 8 ANCSA Section 14(h)(1) field investigations • Completed 103 ANCSA 14(h)(1) case file reviews • Completed 17 ANCSA 14(h)(1) certifications and site reports • Provided technical assistance to native regional corporations and Federal land managers • Conducted 7 training and outreach programs focused on the ANCSA museum property collection for native regional corporations, Tribes, private researchers and other interested parties. BIA-RES-26 1091 Subactivity- Rights Protection (FY 2007: $14,345,000; FTE 34): Program Overview: This program supports the Department's goal of Serving Communities by fulfilling Indian trust responsibilities. Under the Rights Protection (TPA) program, Bureau field staff provide advice and technical assistance to Tribes and other agency personnel in various rights protection issues. Funds under the program are also provided to Tribes under the authorities of Public Law 93-638, as amended. Bureau staff consult and cooperate with Tribes involved in negotiating or litigating their water rights; establishing or protecting tribal treaty hunting, fishing and gathering rights; addressing issues concerning trespass on tribal trust lands; the protection of tribal cultural resources; natural resource damage claims; and addressing other unresolved land management issues. The functions performed by program personnel depend on the services and technical expertise required by the Tribes within the jurisdiction of the office that is not available in other programs. The staff may also be requested to assist Tribes in preparing applications for funding from the Bureau's Attorney Fees and Litigation Support programs. The Water Rights Negotiation/Litigation program assists Tribes with establishing and defining water rights and settling claims through negotiations and/or litigation. Funds are used for technical research and studies that substantiate U.S. claims for Indian water rights, and the promotion of effective negotiations related to Indian water rights claims. The program supports both the Bureau and Indian Tribes associated with these efforts. These efforts require on-going coordination and consultation with the affected Tribes, Federal and state agencies. This program also focuses on instituting assessment teams related to the establishment of a Federal negotiation team for water rights matters. Program funds provide support for studies that substantiate U.S. claims for Indian water rights, and the promotion of effective negotiations related to Indian water rights. Typical technical research and studies might include the determination of surface and groundwater supplies, identification of arable lands, studies of historical water use, fish and wildlife requirements, as well as the amounts of water required for irrigated agriculture and the related engineering and economic studies for water delivery. Program funds will also support on-going efforts in litigations involving issues of Indian water rights, as well as the preparation for water rights cases, which may move to active litigation in the near future. These efforts will generally include active cooperation and consultation with other federal agencies and Indian Tribes. Funds are provided to Tribes via grants under the Snyder Act (25 U.S.C. 13). Long term goals are to continue efforts to provide guidance and direction, as well as financial assistance to as many of the prioritized tribal requests as possible on an annual basis to conduct research, studies, planning, and conservation activities related to water rights litigation and negotiation projects. Use of Cost and Performance information • During fiscal year 2006 the Water Programs staff will be developing improved performance pºleåSuſēS. • Revised funding allocation procedures initiated for FY 2006 has allowed for a more objective and efficient distribution of the funding for the two water programs. BIA-RES-27 1092 The Litigation Support/Attorney Fees programs support the Department's goal of Serving Communities by fulfilling Indian fiduciary trust responsibilities and supporting Indian natural resource trust assets management. The Litigation Support program provides funding to Tribes involved in litigation, negotiation, or administrative proceedings to protect, defend, or establish their rights and protect Tribal trust resources guaranteed through treaty, court order, statute, executive order, or other legal authorities. These funds are not provided to Tribes involved in litigation against the United States for matters involving Tribal water rights. Funds for Tribal water rights issues are included in the Bureau's Water Rights Negotiation/Litigation Program. The Program assists the Tribes and the United States in procuring the services of experts to conduct studies, research, or collect data for presentation in litigation or administrative proceedings. Assistance is provided for a broad range of issues, including environmental matters pertaining to the protection and restoration of Tribal trust resources, boundary disputes, and treaty rights, such as hunting, fishing or gathering rights, These funds may be used to pay Equal Access to Justice Act settlements that are court ordered in instances where other program funds are not available. The Attorney Fees program provides financial assistance to eligible Tribes to procure legal services to assist them in establishing or defending Tribal rights or protecting Tribal trust resources that are guaranteed through treaty, executive order, stature, court decision or other legal authority. Pursuant to the BLA’s trust responsibility to the Tribes, Congress has directed that the Federal Government represent the Tribes in “all suits in law and equity.” Occasionally, the Federal Government cannot represent Indian interests for various reasons, including conflicts of interest. Funds will be provided to Tribes who request assistance and meet the criteria and exceptions identified in 25 CFR Part 89, which include situations where legal representation is denied or cannot be provided to Tribes by the Office of the Solicitor or the United States Attorney. Typically, Tribes requesting assistance are participants in adjudications to quantify their rights and/or negotiations to settle their water rights claims, litigation or negotiations associated with natural resource damage actions filed against responsible parties for injury to Tribal natural and cultural resources, Tribal trust land trespass actions and other rights protection issues. Payments for court-ordered settlements that may include payment of attorney fees and expenses are also made from these funds. Performance By Fiscal Year 2006 and 2007 Program Performance Estimates The Bureau anticipates performance each year as defined below: • Funds will be distributed on a competitive basis to as many tribal requests as possible in support of the highest priority rights protection issues. • Continue work with the BLM to improve the value of cadastral surveys. In FY 2006, the BIA paid $2.0 million from this program for attorney fees in connection with the on-going Cobell litigation. BIA-RES-28 1093 FY 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments During FY 2005, the Bureau funded 53 litigation support and attorney fees requests to ensure that Tribes protect, defend, and/or establish their rights and protect tribal trust resources. In addition, the program provided technical advice and assistance to Indian Tribes on rights issues such as hunting, fishing, and gathering rights. Subactivity- Real Estate Services Oversight (FY 2007: $16,291,000; FTE 104): Program Overview: Central Oversight: This program provides assistance, advice, policy, oversight, monitoring and coordination for the protection, management, planning, conservation, development, utilization, and probate of trust and restricted Federal Indian-owned lands that include acquisitions, disposal, tenure, rights-of-way, permits, leasing and sales. This program administers and maintains the title documents, document certification; title search and examination, the determination of records title for Federal Indian trust or restricted titles and the issuance of certificates of title. This program manages the acceptance of real estate on behalf of Tribes under the Base Realignment and Closure Act and the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act. The Bureau has also entered into interagency agreements with the BLM to provide cadastral survey services for tribal and individually owned Indian trust and restricted lands. The central office program formulates Real Estate Services policy, performs oversight reviews, evaluates the effective of the regional real estate functions, administers appeals, reviews and approves reservation proclamations, processes waivers of the real estate regulations, reviews and makes recommendations for highly controversial real estate transactions, and develops regulations and policies affecting trust lands and resources. This program supports the Department’s goal of fulfilling Indian fiduciary trust responsibilities by providing overall management responsibility for the operation of real estate functions for BIA central office. The staff provides policy guidance and technical assistance on real estate services, probate, land titles and records, cadastral Surveys, unresolved Indian rights issues and lease compliance. Further, this program will provide staffing to ensure requisite reporting on trust management activities is accomplished. Regional Oversight: Within the twelve regional offices of the Bureau, there are Real Estate Service programs. Real Estate Services protect and maintain the integrity of trust lands and trust resources through preservation of these resources. Regional offices provide policy direction, technical assistance, training, administrative review and monitoring in the evaluation of the Agency real property operations, thus, ensuring budget and performance integration, Regional office responsibilities include, but are not limited to: deciding appeals of agency actions; assisting the negotiation of Public Law 93-638 contracts for realty related functions; litigation support; review of real property initiatives; and review and approve numerous real estate services transactions, e.g., acquisition, disposal, surface and sub-surface lease and land use planning proposal transactions for Indian Tribes who have contracted and compacted the BLA-RES-29 1094 program. In addition, the regional offices coordinate environmental studies, rights-of-way, easements, exchanges, partitions, patents in fee, removal of restrictions, permits, probate and estate planning, and initiation of rights protection issues such as trespass and land damages, technical review of real estate transactions, and approve real estate transactions for contract and self-governance tribal transactions. The regional offices combined with the agencies and tribal contracted/compacted real estate program offices ensure that the Indian owners have the ability to benefit from the resources on approximately 56 million acres of Indian land. Performance by Fiscal Year: 2007 Program Performance Estimates Central Oversight: • Perform four annual regional program reviews. • Publish final regulations of 25 CFR 151 and 152. • Continue updating realty handbooks and developing new regulations, as needed. • Continue handbook training to regional and agency staff. • Continue working with contractor in developing the Activity Base Costing/Performance Management (ABC) and workload tracking system. • Continue FTM Implementation (Standardization & Training). Regional Oversight: • Regional offices conduct reviews of 33% of their field operations. • Process real estate transactions within established timeframes developed by contractor. 2006 Planned Program Performance Central Oversight: • Publish final regulations for 25 CFR 162. • Publish draft regulations of 25 CFR 150, 151, 152 and 169 • Implement Realty handbooks. • Develop regulations and a handbook for Reservation Proclamations. • Develop criteria for regional office program reviews. • Conduct a national realty, title and probate workshop/meeting. • Facilitate FTM standardization. • Provide on/off reservation fee to trust information title system report training. • Collaborate with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to improve efficiency of tribal housing acquisition. • Work with contractor on workload tracking system. Regional Oversight: • Develop criteria for reviewing field operations. BIA-RES-30 1095 • Oversee the processing of 44,000 transactions that will include: 3,500 rights-of-way, 8,600 land acquisition requests (i.e., trust-to-trust, restricted-to-restricted, restricted-to-trust, and fee-to-trust); 8,000 sales, 15,200 surface and 1,240 subsurface leases; 4,000 trespasses, a variety of non-income producing actions (i.e., assignments, modifications, cancellations, and land use counseling), and land records execution. • Attend training/workshops on various real estate handbooks. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Central Oversight: • Accepted approximately 660 acres of land transferred through BRAC and FPASA for Tribes. • Drafted 25 CFR 162 regulations. • Developed realty handbooks for implementation in the field. • Assisted in contractor in gathering productivity and workload data used to compile an automated system to determine the workload distribution in the program. • Streamlined Title Status Report (TSR) required for mortgages and deeds. • Assisted Office of Special Trustee in reformatting the Bureau’s Real Estate Services handbooks. Regional Oversight: • Oversight was provided to activities associated with trust asset accounting systems and the processing of approximately 42,000 real estate transactions that included 19,000 acres of land conveyances. • Assisted in development of realty handbooks. Performance Overview Table: Trust – Real Estate Services BIA Measure 2006 Change 2007 Change from Change 2005 2005 from 2005 2006 2005 2007 from Measure Pian Actual Plan Enacted Actual Request 2006 BiA Goal: improve Indian trust ownership and distribution of land based assets. Percent reduction in the case- preparation backlog (pre-2000) N &W N each year. Mºre | Mºs 55% }{}{}% 45% - for FY for FY N/A N/A (# eliminated f # backlog cases at 2006 2006 3,189 / 2,383 / 2,383 end of previous FY) 5,829 BHA Average age of probate cases in pre-adjudication (# in years), New 9 N/A 7 -2 4 -3 BHA-RES-31 1096 Activity: Education PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION: (Dollars in Thousands) FY 2007 Fixed Costs President's Change FY 2005 FY 2006 & Reiated Program Budget from FY Subactivity: Enacted Enacted Changes. Change Request 2006 Elementary and Secondary (forward funded) 449,721 457,750 3,348 -3,746 457,352 –398 FTE 2,30] 2.30] 2,301 () Elementary/Secondary Programs 76,218 75,887 654 -15,74} 60,800 -35,087 264 264 264 {} Post Secondary Programs 101,267 104,010 -25 -824 }{33,16; -849 FTE 200 20() 200 () Education Management 10,566 8,783 6,559 2,500 17,842 9,059 FTE 13; 134 15 20 169 35 Total Requirements 637,772 646,430 10,536 -17,81 639,155 -7,275 FTE 2,899 2,899 15 20 2,934 35 BUDGET DISTRIBUT ION : (Dollars in Thousands) FY 2007 Fixed Costs President's Change FY 2005 FY 2006 & Related Program Budget from FY Subactivity: Enacted Enacted Changes Change | Request 2006 Tribal Priority Allocations: 48,300 47,595 -438 -16,371 30,786 -16,809 Scholarships and Adult Education 30,49; 29,932 -438 {} 29,494 -438 Tribal Colleges and Universities Supplements 1,299 l,292 () 0 1,292 0 Johnson-O'Malley Assistance Grants 16,510 16,371 {} -16,371 0 -16,37] Other Program Elements/Projects: 578,906 590,052 8,715 -3,940 594,827 4,775 ISEP (Formula Funds) 348,073 350,062 4,806 0 354,868 4,806 ISEP Program Adjustments 1,145 5, 16 -4,905 0 3,2} } -1,905 Student Transportation 39,444 42,738 32} () 43,059 321 Early Childhood Development i5,355 15,281 126 -3,253 12, #54 -3,127 Administrative Cost Grants 45,704 44,553 0 -493 44,060 –493 Facilities Operations 55,976 55,812 633 {} 56,445 633 Residential Education Placement Program 3,732 3,704 2} () 3,725 2] Juvenile Detention Education - {} {} Ö 630 630 630 Haskell and SHPI 14,605 15,043 43 {} 15,456 4}.3 Tribal Colleges and Universities 53,141 S5,545 {} -824 54,721 -824 Special Higher Education Scholarships 1,731 2,198 0 O 2,198 0 Education ſſ 0 0 4,300 0 4,300 4,300 Central Programs: 10,566 8.783 2,259. 2,500 I3,542 4,759 Education Program Management 10,566 8,783 2,259 2,500 13,542 4,759 Total 637,772 646,430 10,536 -#7,811 639,155 -7,275 Summary of 2007 Program Changes Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • Elementary and Secondary (Forward Funded) -3,746 {} • Elementary/Secondary Programs -15,741 () • Post Secondary Programs -824 {} * Education Management 2,500 20 TOTAL, Program Changes -17,811 20 BIA-ED-1 1097 Justification of 2007 Program Changes Early Childhood Development (-$3,253,000): The FY 2007 budget request for Early Childhood Development is $12,154,000, a net program decrease of $3,253,000 from the 2006 enacted level. The FY 2007 President's Budget was developed in consultation with Tribes and places an emphasis on funding programs and projects that reflect the priorities of Tribes on a nationwide basis. The Bureau proposes to maintain the funding level proposed in the 2006 President's budget for the Early Childhood Development program. Administrative Cost Grants (-$493,000): The FY 2007 budget request for Administrative Cost Grants is $44,060,000, a net program decrease of $493,000 from the 2006 enacted level. The decrease of $493,000 for FY 2007 will suspend the funding for the Administrative Cost Grant Fund, which supports the full cost of the planning and 100 percent of the first year operations of Bureau schools entering into contract/grant status on or after July 1” of each year. It is estimated that no Bureau-operated schools will convert to grant status in FY 2007. Juvenile Detention Education (+$630,000): The FY 2007 budget request of $630,000 will establish the juvenile detention education program for Indian students incarcerated in Bureau-owned detention centers. Funds will be used to secure qualified teachers to provide educational instruction in core subjects to Indian students for one day per week in approximately 24 Bureau-funded juvenile detention centers. Johnson-O’Malley Assistance Grants (-$16,371,000): The Bureau is not requesting funding for this program in FY 2007. Public school districts will continue to be funded by Title I, Part A and Title VII — Indian Education Act (Public Law 107- 110) programs through the U.S. Department of Education. These programs provide funds which may be used to provide special academic and culturally relevant educational needs of Indian children. For Bureau schools, the current Title I funding level is in excess of $1,850 per student. The elimination of the JOM program will allow the Bureau to focus on its primary mission requirement of providing a basic education to Indian children in Bureau-funded elementary and secondary schools. Tribal Colleges and Universities (-$824,000): The FY 2007 budget request for Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) is $54,721,000, a net program decrease of $824,000 from the 2006 enacted level. This decrease reduces the Bureau contribution to the program of endowment grants to TCUs to $109,000. The reduction in the endowment program will not affect program performance of the colleges because the basic operations and technical assistance line items are fully funded. Education Program Management (+$2,500,000): The FY 2007 budget request for Education Program Management is $13,542,000 and 169 FTE, a net program increase of $2,500,000 and 20 FTE from the 2006 enacted level. Along with the realignment of existing resources ($2,000,000 from Leadership Academies and 15 FTE) within the activity, the increase of $2,500,000 to Education Program Management will enable the Office BLA-ED-2 1098 of Indian Education Program (OIEP) to restructure its organization hierarchy to establish a higher level of management and dedicated data, contract, and finance specialists to provide these services nationwide. The proposed increase will provide 100% of the resources necessary for the restructuring, thereby strengthening the Bureau's ability to produce results and ensure continued support from the Department of Education. Improved management of the school system will free school staff from administrative duties allowing them to focus more closely on OIEP’s goal of improving student achievement at Bureau and tribal schools throughout the nation. The OIEP has consulted with the Tribes and locally-affected communities to discuss the restructuring proposal in detail. In FY 2006, OIEP is in the process of changing to the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) to better represent this restructuring. Currently, management costs are 1 percent of total funding for Education. With the FY 2007 requested increase in funding, management costs for Education will be 3 percent, which is 2 percent higher than FY 2006. Since 1990, several changes have occurred in the Bureau elementary and secondary school system that impact the Bureau's educational services. Tribes currently operate two-thirds of Bureau-funded schools, double the number in 1990. In addition, the Government Performance and Results Act and No Child Left Behind Act stimulated the development of new standards for student achievement and management accountability. The Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) accountability system under the No Child Left Behind Act measures student proficiency in math, reading, and language arts. OIEP is accountable for helping Bureau-funded schools achieve AYP targets; achieving AYP in all Bureau-funded schools remains a top Bureau objective. Student performance at Information Bureau schools, while improving, remains lower than Six Major Objectives of the national averages. In school year 2004-2005, only 30 percent Program improvement. of 170 Bureau academic schools met the AYP measure. Accountability Plan (PIAP) • Achieve AYP at all Bureau- In response to changing management responsibilities, the funded Schools Bureau worked with Tribes and tribal school boards to • Ensure Safe and Secure * * * School develop a Program Improvement and Accountability Plan º i.* Free Appropriate Use of Cost and Performance (PEAP) to improve the effectiveness of the education services Public Education for All provided in the Bureau funded school system. The plan Eligible Students identifies six major objectives such as achieving AYP and • Improve Administrative, improving communication. The tasks identified to achieve Organizational, and . the objectives include hiring, training and retaining highly Management Capability - - - - • Improve Program and Financial qualified staff to achieve AYP and ensuring parent and Accountability community involvement to improve communications. The • Improve Communication milestones necessary to accomplish these objectives include teacher certification and performance evaluations and developing a survey with parental input to assess parental involvement. The status of these tasks and milestones are reported quarterly and then shared with the Department of Education. The Bureau's 2007 budget includes $2.5 million to realign education offices and meet the staffing requirements identified in the PLAP. The restructured education program will provide the oversight capacity necessary to ensure that all schools make progress in student achievement. The new organizational structure establishes new leadership positions and realigns the Bureau education offices in the field and in headquarters to a more centrally-coordinated organization. BIA-ED-3 1099 The additional staff will be instrumental in making the plan a success. Senior executives will be placed in strategically-located education offices, along with the appropriate mix of data, contract, and finance specialists. Adding senior level leadership in regional education offices will strengthen accountability. Establishing dedicated data, contract, and finance specialists to provide system-wide services will also allow school administrators and teachers to focus on student needs. Overall, the restructuring plan anticipates the hiring of approximately 35 new employees. The OLEP anticipates that increasing senior- and mid-level leadership through the restructuring will strengthen accountability and reduce the span of control, thereby allowing top management to focus on higher-level priorities. A B c D-Bac E Operall Performance Changes from 2006 to 2007 2007 Impact of Qui-year Program Impact of Change 2007 Budget 2007 Program 2006 Enacted 2007 Base Qºl Request Change on Measure Performance Performance Performance i Performance Performance The percent of Bureau-funded 34% 34% 4% 38% +4% schools achieving AYP, BIA 57/170 57/170 7 64/170 +7 Percent of schools not makin +2% º that improved in . 21% , 21% 2% 23% +2 - - 24/113 24/113 2. 26/113 proficiency, BIA ercent of schools not maki +2% º: mº in º 27% 27% 2% 29% ; * * 30/113 30/113 3 33/113 proficiency. BIA Improve the average student attendance rate at Bureau- 91% 91% 1% 92% +1% funded schools. SP and PART Percent of students in Bureau- funded schools read independently by the end of 3rd 43% 43% 4% 47% +4% grade. SP and PART improve student proficiency in language arts at Bureau-funded 48% 48% 4% 52% +4% schools. PART Improve student proficiency in math at Bureau-funded schools. 36% 36% 4% 40% +4% PART Success of the oversight function is ultimately measured by the Bureau's results in primary and secondary education-related performance measures, including the success of Bureau schools achieving AYP. The Bureau has created new measures in FY 2007 to reflect the progress schools are making in reaching AYP achievement goals in the core subject areas of math and reading. Improvement in the management of OIEP resources will impact all performance measures in the long term. The Bureau has developed the PIAP to better tie this program and any changes in resources to specific performance improvements. BIA-ED-4 1100 FY 2007 Internal Transfers: The Education activity reflects an internal realignment of funds as follows: $2.0 million from Leadership Academies to Education Management to strengthen senior management within OIEP and provide resources to implement the OIEP restructuring initiative; and $4.3 million for Education IT transferred from Information Resources Technology to Education Management to ensure that the data telecommunication needs to support the Educational Native American Network (ENAN) — II are met. Due to a priority reassessment, OIEP has decided to fund only one leadership academy and transfer the balance to Education Management, funding the restructuring initiative to strengthen management capabilities. ENAN-II has been included in the budget for years and has received funding from various sources to support the data telecommunication needs of OEEP. A realignment of the ENAN-II funds to Education Management places the funding in the appropriate budget line item. Education Overview: The Education activity supports the Department’s strategic goal of serving communities. It addresses the end outcome goal of advancing quality communities for American Indians and Alaska Natives. The program does this through the strategy of improving education for Indian tribes and Alaska Natives. The Bureau is the only agency in the federal government with a school system that directly serves American Indian students. In administering its educational programs, the Bureau is cognizant of the tribal needs for cultural and economic well being, and recognizes the tribes as diverse and distinct cultural governmental entities. In 2001, Congress passed the No Child Left Behind Act, Public Law 107-110 (NCLBA). The Bureau's school system is designed to meet the Federal Government's commitment to “leave no child behind” and provide for the education of the indigenous native populations of America as called for in numerous treaties, court decisions, and legislation. The Bureau provides education programs and residential facilities to Indian children in 184 bureau-funded elementary and secondary schools and dormitories, operates 2 post-secondary schools, and administers operating grants to 24 tribal colleges and universities. The Bureau's school system spans 23 states in many different Indian communities and is diverse — schools range in size from 9 students to over 1,000 students and are composed of American Indians from over 250 Tribes with different cultural backgrounds. The educational environment for American Indian students is largely rural and in remote locations with an underdeveloped economy. These communities are characterized by poor literacy rates, low income, and high unemployment. Improving education and literacy in tribal communities is central to the improvement of community life and provides the foundation for economic development. The Education activity supports elementary and secondary schools, other education programs for elementary-aged Indian children, post secondary schools and education program management, The Elementary and Secondary (forward funded) program includes all components of running a School system including funding for educational programs, operations, administrative cost grants, and transportation. The Elementary/Secondary program includes funding for instruction, educational programs for students in boarding facilities, and facilities operations. The Post Secondary program includes the Bureau-owned and operated colleges of Haskell Indian Nations BIA-ED-5 1 101 University (HINU) and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI), scholarships for post- secondary education, tribally-determined adult education, and operating grants for qualifying tribal colleges and universities, The Office of Indian Education Programs (OIEP) is supported by funds through the Education Management program and is charged with managing the pre-kindergarten, elementary, secondary and post-secondary school activities of the Bureau. The OIEP functions in the capacity of a State Education Agency (SEA) for the Bureau's school system by working in cooperation with tribes, tribal authorities, and school boards to provide a high-quality education to the community from birth through adulthood. The OIEP provides technical support to the K-12 schools through a system of Education Line Offices (ELO) located in proximity to schools. The structure of the ELOs is being modified to improve services to communities, schools, and Tribal leadership. This proposed re-alignment was consulted upon in 2003 and additional follow-up community meetings were held in the affected districts in August of 2004 and 2005. The comments received from a variety of community members, Indian education organizations, and Tribal leaders on the modified structure have been incorporated into the final decisions. The OEP also collects, analyzes, and reports on educational activities and results. OIEP operates the Division of Compliance, Monitoring, and Accountability (DCMA) to collect data on over fifty different items related to school operations and effectiveness for use by both the OIEP and the Department of Education. The DCMA monitors schools through on-site audits/inspections. Analysis of the collected data is performed by OIEP and any recommendations resulting from the analysis are developed in conjunction with consultations with Tribal leaders. The OIEP makes data and results from the Tribal consultations available to the public through OIEP maintained web sites. The DCMA also manages the Consolidated School Reform Plan (CSRP) mandated by the Department of Education (Dept. of ED). The CSRP requires schools to develop a detailed strategic plan for instituting challenging curriculum standards and assessment procedures; create better accountability and management success; and implement benchmarks, timelines and other monitoring tools. Each school is required to submit an annual report at the end of each school year in order to identify specific and significant improvement made under the CSRP. In School Year 2004-2005, 51 of the 170 Bureau-funded academic schools (this number excludes the 14 dormitories) met the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) goal established by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. To foster improved performance, the Bureau has developed a strategic plan to improve the effectiveness of the education services provided in the bureau- funded school system and address key risks facing the bureau education programs. The Bureau reviewed the findings of several Inspector General and General Accounting Office reports on program performance and fiscal accountability, held discussions with the Dept.jof ED, and consulted education line officers, principals, and school staff to identify key risk areas to be addressed in the strategic plan. One of the major risks identified is lack of consistent OIEP leadership and a functional management structure. The Bureau has therefore proposed a restructuring of OLEP to more effectively lead the school system, provide a higher level of management and provide dedicated data, contract, and finance specialists to provide these services nationwide. Ultimately, this restructuring should result in a highly focused, BHA-ED-6 1102 accountable, and empowered structure for systemically improving academic achievement and accountability. A significant part of the Education activity is operated under contracts and grants by Indian tribes. Overall tribes or tribal organizations execute 65 percent of the funding. Administrative cost grants, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and scholarships are entirely or nearly 100 percent tribally executed. Indian School Equalization Program and facility operations funding is approximately 60 percent tribally executed. Haskell and SIPI, however, are staffed and operated entirely by Bureau personnel. In FY 2007, 3 percent of the Education activity funds will be expended on program management. . . . . . - " - - The Bureau provides approximately two-thirds of the funding used to operate the Bureau elementary and secondary schools in Indian communities. The Dept. of ED provides most of the remaining funding through a variety of Title programs. Some schools also receive competitive grants directly from the Dept. of ED and other Federal departments. Tribal post-secondary schools are also funded by a combination of Bureau, Dept. of ED, and other Federal funding and grants. U.S. Department of Education (Dept. of ED) funding for the BIA Elementary/Secondary School System: In addition to its annual appropriations, the Bureau also administers and provides technical support to several programs funded by the Dept. of ED. For School Year (SY) 2005-2006, the Dept. of ED funding totaled $225,174,875 for the following programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Public Law 94-142, as amended by Public Law 105-17, Part B, Section 611(a)(1) ($65,293,291): Funds are used to supplement services to disabled children between the ages of five and 21 years enrolled in Bureau-funded schools who require special education and related services in accordance with an Individual Education Plan. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Public Law 94-142, as amended by Public Law 105-17, Part B, Section 611(3) ($16,709,153): Funds are distributed based upon a formula to tribes with Bureau-funded schools located on their reservations. The funds are used to assist State Education Agencies (SEAs) in the provision of special education and related services to children with disabilities between the ages of three and five years. SEAs are required to provide a free appropriate public education to these children in accordance with an Individual Education Plan. The Bureau is assigned a technical assistance role by this statute. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Public Law 105-17, Part C, Section 684 ($5,442,075): Funds for the Early Intervention Program are distributed by formula to tribes with Bureau-funded Schools located on their reservations. Tribes receive funds to assist their respective SEA in the coordination and provision of early intervention services to families of Indian infants and toddlers with disabilities in accordance with an Individual Family Service Pian. BIA-ED-7 1103 Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Program, Public Law 105-78 ($1,567,430): This law provides funds to underachieving schools and holds them accountable for improving student learning. Education of Homeless Children and Youth, Public Law 107-110 ($624,960): This program provides supplemental assistance to four school sites for students who qualify by providing extra counseling, tutoring, and funds for clothing and transportation. Title I - Helping Disadvantaged Children Meet High Standards, Public Law 107-110 ($93,807,803): This program enables schools to provide opportunities for all children served to acquire the knowledge and skills that are contained in the Bureau content standards and to enable them to meet challenging performance standards. The dollar amount includes a one time only supplemental distribution of $2,486,269 from the Dept. of ED. Title I, Part B, Subpart 4–Student Reading Skills Improvement Grants, ESEA as amended by Public Law 107-110 ($5,208,000): The purpose of this program is to improve student literacy skills and academic achievement through purchase of up-to-date library resources, improvement of school library technology, increased access to library services and access to professionally certified school library specialists. Title II – Part A Teacher Quality Improvement, Public Law 107-110 ($14,510,110): These funds support professional development activities for teachers. Schools may use funds for meeting technology needs and implementing new techniques of teaching math and science concepts, Title II – Part D Enhancing Education Through Technology, Public Law 107-110 ($3,645,600): The purpose of the Technology Literacy Challenge Fund is to provide resources to speed the implementation of technology in schools by fully integrating it into the curricula so that all students become technologically literate and able to meet the demands of the 21st Century. These funds are awarded on a competitive basis to schools that demonstrate the greatest need for technology. Title IV - Drug Free Schools and Communities Act, Public Law 107-II0 ($5,002,230): The purpose of this program is to support Schools in developing programs to prevent violence in and around schools and to strengthen programs that prevent the illegal use of alcohol and drugs. • Also two schools directly received $252,230 from the Department of Education. Title IV-Part B 21” Century Community Learning Centers, Public Law 107-110 ($7,565,081): The 21st Century Community Learning Centers program is a state-administered discretionary grant program in which states hold a competition to fund academically focused after-school activities. While the focus is on improving student academic achievement, other activities associated with youth development, recreation, the arts, and drug prevention, as well as literacy services for parents, are permitted. - Title VI – Part B Rural Education, Public Law 107-110 ($426,560): This program provides additional funds to rural districts that serve concentrations of poor students. A Local Education BIA-ED-8 1104 Agency that is eligible to receive funds under the Small, Rural School Achievement program may not participate in the Rural and Low-Income School Program. Title VII - Bilingual Education Program, Public Law 103-382 ($570,481): Bureau-funded schools may apply directly to the Department of Education for funds to support instructional curriculum relating to the study of the history, culture, and utilization of the native language. Title VII - Indian Education Act, Public Law 107-110 ($2,703,685): This law provides funds for the special academic and culturally relevant education needs of Indian children. Title VI – Part A – Subpart 1 – Improving Academic Achievement, Accountability, Grants for State Assessments and Enhanced Assessments, Public Law 107-110 ($2,000,000): The Grants for State Assessments and Related Activities program helps develop the assessments required under No Child Left Behind and supports collaborative efforts with institutions of higher education or research institutions to improve the quality of assessments. Title I – Part B-Subpart 4 – Improving Literacy through School Libraries, Public Law 107-110 ($98,416): This program is designed to improve the literacy skills and academic achievement of students by providing them with access to up-to-date school library materials; technologically advanced school library media centers; and professionally certified school library media specialists. Subactivity: Elementary & Secondary (Forward Funded) (FY 2007 $457,352,000; FTE: 2,301): Subactivity Overview: This program supports the Department’s goal of Serving Communities by improving education systems for American Indians and Alaska Natives. The Elementary & Secondary (forward funded) programs for School Year (SY) 2005-2006 include all components of running an elementary and secondary school system including funding for educational programs, operations, transportation, and special needs. Since many schools are operated under grants by the tribes, the program also includes funding for grants to cover administrative costs for the tribes. The forward-funded programs are the Indian School Equalization Program (ISEP) Formula Funding, ISEP Program Adjustments, Student Transportation, Early Childhood Development, and Administrative Cost Grants. Funds appropriated for FY 2006 for these programs will become available for obligation on July 1, 2006 for SY 2006-2007. Use of Cost and Performance Information NCLB and PART Recommendations: • Aim to improve student achievement and Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) • Through a restructuring, the Office of Indian Education Programs (OIEP) will: o Improve management and the provision of technical assistance to the schools by creating seven new Senior Executive Service (SES) positions, o Reduce the span of control for Education Line Officers, and the school principals. In FY 2005, the Bureau implemented several provisions required in the NCLBA that were developed through a successful negotiated rulemaking process in 2004 with Indian tribal leaders. One of these provisions addresses Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) standards for student BLA-ED-9 1105 achievement. Consensus was reached that the annual testing program in the State in which the BIA school resides would be how “adequate yearly progress” would be measured for Bureau- funded schools. Application of this methodology will allow the Bureau to track student Academic Proficiency in each of the Bureau-funded elementary and secondary schools relative to local public school performance. In SY 2004–2005, 51 of 170 Bureau-funded academic schools (this number excludes the 14 dormitories) made AYP. The Bureau provides approximately two-thirds of the funding used to operate the Bureau elementary and secondary schools in Indian communities. The Dept. of ED provides most of the remaining funding through a variety of Title programs. Some schools also receive competitive grants directly from ED and other Federal departments. The following table shows the total funding applied to Indian Education from all federal sources and the funding per student: I 7,179 7 7 7 7,462 7,436 programs Amount includes current expenditures of Dept of Education funding at local, state, and Federal sources, Amount does not include spending on facilities acquisition, construction, replacement equipment, interest on debt, and other programs such as adult education, FYs 2005-2007 are estimates based on the average of the previous three-year ADM. ISEP Formula Funds (FY 2007: $.354,868,000): ISEP formula funds provide basic educational programs for children in the Bureau’s school system. In School Year 2005-2006, 184 Bureau-funded schools and dormitories served 47,723 Indian students. The distribution of ISEP funds is based on a funding formula derived through negotiated rulemaking. The ISEP funding formula takes a three year rolling average of the number of Indian students attending a school and weights the number to reflect student educational need. Weights are given for basic education, language development, gifted and talented, and residential requirements. The Weighted Student Unit (WSU) also includes weights that reflect the relative costs of different grade levels and supplemental education programs. BLA-ED-10 1106 Use of Cost and Performance Information In May 2005, following negotiated rulemaking, final regulations under 25 CFR Part 39 were published changing the formula to distribute ISEP funds starting in SY 2005-2006. Prior to the new regulations, the number of students at a school was calculated on a single count week in September. The revised formula requires the student count to be based on a three year rolling average of “average daily membership” (ADM), which provides a comprehensive look at student enrollment and attendance throughout the entire academic year. This change in the formula provides a more accurate and stable funding base. The new funding formula was effective July 1, 2005, and was first applied to funding for SY 05-06. The Hawkins-Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988, Public Law 100-297 (as amended) authorizes 1.0 percent of the funds appropriated for ISEP be used to create a Director's contingency fund and $600,000 be set aside for supplemental funding for Schools with declining enrollment (schools experiencing a greater than 10 percent decline in enrollment from the prior year to lessen the impact of reduced ISEP allocations). These amounts are deducted from the ISEP appropriation before applying the ISEP funding formula to distribute the remaining funds to the schools and dormitories. To determine the funding for each school, ODEP first calculates the appropriated dollar value of one WSU by dividing the system wide average number of WSUs for the previous three years into the current year's appropriation. Second, ODEP multiplies each school's the three-year average number of WSU times the value of one WSU. The following table provides a history of the Average Daily Membership (ADM) student count in Bureau-funded elementary and secondary schools: School 1999. 2000- 20{}}- 2002– 2003. 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007. Year 2000 2004 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006* 2007* 2008*PB ADM. 49,076 48,693 48,166 47,909 47,671 47,588 47,723 47,723 47,723 * SY 2005-2006 is based on the average of SY 02/03,03/04 and 04/05. SY 06/07 and SY 07/08 are estimates based on the average ADM of the previous three-years. Final numbers may differ when actual student counts are completed. For School Year 2005-2006, the ADM used in the funding formula for the 184 Bureau funded schools and dormitories was 47,723 (rounded). The ADM includes the 99.33 out of state student count for Sevier Public Schools and 1,809 (rounded) count for peripheral dormitory students. The overall count included 45,914 (rounded) academic students and 9,441 residential students. The WSU calculated to 86,568.60 and the per WSU value was $3,973.66. The vast majority of ISEP funds, 85%, are used for basic education programs. Much smaller shares support Language Development, Gifted and Talented, and Residential Programs. There is also a small amount set aside for a small school adjustment to assist schools with funding issues due to economies of scale relative to the school size. BIA-ED-11 1107 The following table shows how the WSU is distributed by program: school Year 2006-2007 Funding for weighted student Units by Program Weighted Student Unit Funding G. $3,973.64' per Instructional Residential WSU ($ in Program Programs Programs Total Millions) Basic 61,321.33 | 1,944 60 73,265 93 291, 132 00 Language Development -- --- 5,329.80 5,329.80 21.179 00 Gifted & Talented - 4,344.63 4,344.63 ł 7,264.00 intensive Residential Guidance 3,017 15 3,017.15 i 1,989.00 -- Total Educational Programs 70,995.76 14,961 75 85,957.5 ! 341,564 00 Small School Adjustment 262.96 348.13 611 69 2,428 00 - - Total Weighted Student Units 71,258.72 15,309.88 86,568.60 343,992 00 'Funding per WSU based on annual appropriation minus 1% of total ISEP funding for contingencies and minus $600,000 for schools with declining enrollment as authorized by law. Based on the strategic plan for the Department under the mission of Serving Communities, the Strategic Goal is to safeguard lives, property and assets, advance scientific knowledge, and improve the quality of life for communities we serve. This program assists the Bureau in meeting the strategic goal of achieving parity between learning institutions in the tribal community and other learning institutions in the United States, Performance by School Year: Student Performance at Bureau Schools SY2000- SY200} - { SY2002- SY2003- SY2004- SY2005– 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005* 2006* Płanned Percentage of Students Proficient in Math 49 50 53 53 35 36 Percentage of Students Proficient in Language Arts 48 49 51 52 47 48 *Reflects the Bureau's change to Standards-Based Criterion Referenced tests. From SY 2000–2001 through SY 2003-2004, Bureau students showed improved proficiency in mathematics and language arts. In SY 2003-2004, the schools were required to include scores for special education and Limited English Proficient students in the aggregate scores for language arts. Even with the change in student population measured, the percentage of Bureau students proficient in language increased. In SY 2004-2005 the reported proficiency levels decreased in mathematics and language arts, by 18 and 5 percent respectively. The decrease reflects a departure from Standardized Norm Referenced tests to Standards Based Criterion Referenced tests, which have a higher level for measuring proficiency. The Bureau, through its Negotiated Rule 25 CFR Part 30, has chosen to follow the assessment systems of the states in which the Bureau-funded schools are located. The change in tests resulted in many schools showing lower proficiencies. BLA-ED-12 1108 AYP is one of the cornerstones of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. It is an annual measure of student participation, and achievement of statewide assessments, and other academic indicators. AYP requires all schools receiving funding under the No Child Left Behind Act to meet standards in three areas: Test Participation (both Mathematics and Reading/Language Arts), Academic Performance (both Mathematics and Reading/Language Arts) and a second indicator such as graduation rate and attendance. During school year 2004-2005, only 30 percent of BIA schools met their AYP. This does not compare favorably with the public schools located in the 23 States where BIA has schools; the number of individual public school districts meeting their AYP targets averaged 75 percent for the same year. The number of Bureau-funded schools who made AYP in SY 2004-2005 increased from 47 to 51. In SY 2005-2006 we expect a minimum of a 4% increase in schools making AYP. The Bureau has chosen to use the number of schools making AYP as its GPRA performance measure beginning in SY 2006-2007. The Bureau has also created two new measures to track the improvement of schools not achieving AYP. Schools Matter Public Schools vs BA Schools (2004-2005 school year) AYP Goals Met tº 23 States, Public Schools D BA Schools High School Graduation º Rate |-- T- O 20 40 60 80 100 Percent ISEP Program Adjustments (FY2007: $3,211,000): ISEP Program Adjustments funds provide resources for special projects, new activities, and other costs. This program funds non-traditional programs designed to involve at-risk students in education and to encourage more parental participation in schools. The Bureau recognizes that students, particularly students “at risk”, can be motivated to improve their academic achievement through participation in School-related activities that are not purely academic. The availability of funding for non-traditional programs, allotted on a competitive basis, supports schools that attempt to reach at-risk students and their parents with innovative programs designed to make education an important part of their daily life. This supplemental funding to the ISEP basic allocation enables the OIEP to implement the FOCUS school program at selected schools and after-school programs to meet the needs of at- risk students. It also allows OIEP to initiate a pilot Leadership Academy model program in FY 2006 at one Bureau-funded school. These programs are directed toward improving the quality of life and the educational environment. The FOCUS program is offered at schools that are near to meeting the challenging goals of NCLBA. The FOCUS program is designed to provide BIA-ED-13 1109 extremely intensive assistance to Schools that have been identified as having potential to obtain AYP. This assistance includes both monetary and consulting forms of assistance. Funding for Leadership Academies is not requested in FY 2007 in order to fund programs that directly impact attainment of AYP. Student Transportation (FY 2007: $43,059,000): A basic requirement for operating a school system is transporting the students to school. Indian Communities are dependent on an efficient school transportation network to meet the specialized needs of students in BIA schools. Transportation funds are used for bus leasing, fuel, maintenance, upgrade of vehicles, and for bus driver training and salaries. The Bureau school system is located in 23 states in largely rural and remote locations. Some students who are transported daily to school from home cover long distances over unimproved roads. The transportation provided meets National and State transportation standards and all drivers receive bus driver training and have a certification meeting National standards (or State standards if those are higher). These factors, as well as the price of fuel, impact the cost of transporting students. The BIA school system also has unique transportation needs. Students in boarding schools are transported at the beginning and end of the school year and for one round trip home at mid-year. Additionally, bus transportation is provided for sports and other after-school activities for students in boarding or day Schools. Transportation funding is distributed dependent on the number of miles ridden per student at each school. This formula was adopted by tribal leaders through national consultation and reestablished in recent negotiated rulemaking. Since road conditions can impact operational expenses, miles driven on unimproved roads are provided an additional 20 percent weight under the current distribution formula. Many factors can affect the cost of operating a school transportation network at individual schools. Factors other than road conditions that impact the daily transportation cost include: • The use of 4-wheel drive buses instead of traditional school buses because of the condition of most reservation road systems. • Due to the isolation of the reservations, a 20-mile bus route may serve only one child. • Kindergarten students must be transported door to door, and not left at a common drop site. • Schools do not usually share transportation, since they are located in rural areas far from each another. • Fuel costs. • More frequent vehicle maintenance because of road conditions. The following table shows the actual road mileage recorded at day and boarding schools for SY 2000-01 through SY 2005-06. These mileages are verified and certified by signature by each BIA-ED-H4 1110 Education Line Officer for each school under their respective jurisdiction. The table does not include air miles. Some students must travel by air to their boarding schools since their parents live in a different state. The students travel home only at mid-year and for the summer break. The schools are reimbursed the cost of two round-trip flights for those students to fly home. SY2006-01 SY2001-02 SY2002-03 ; SY2003-04 || SY2604-05 || SY2005-06 Day Student Miles (000) 14,510 14,732 15,459 15,886 ió,208 15,552 Resident Student Miles (000) 363 389 369 428 400.0 345.0 Total Miles (000) 34,873 15,121 15,828 16,314 #6,608 15,897 Dollars per Mile $2.30 $2.29 $2.17 $2.13 $2.15 $2.35 Detail of distribution by school provided in Appendix-3, Student Transportation by School. Early Childhood Development (FY2007: $12,154,000). The Early Childhood Development program funds Family and Child Education (FACE) for pre- school Indian students and their families to improve the possibility of academic achievement and promote life-long learning. FACE incorporates the unique language and cultural diversity of each Indian community served by the program to assist and encourage parents and primary caregivers to increase their levels of participation in their children's learning. The Bureau started the FACE program in 1990. The program also provides for the early identification of — and intervention for — children with special needs. Many Indian families speak their native language(s) in the home and have lower levels of literacy than typical American families; many Indian students enter school with limited vocabulary and are not as prepared to learn as most children. FACE addresses the needs of these students through a multi-generation education program for children ranging in age from birth through third grade and their parents. FACE consists of early childhood education, parenting skills, parent and child interaction time, and adult education. The FACE program is conducted both in school and home settings. The natural progression from a home-based birth through 3 years component to a center-based 3–5 years component builds on developmentally appropriate practices and creates a smooth and successful transition into kindergarten. The birth through five component addresses family literacy needs and improves readiness for school. Programs such as FACE that prepare minority students with the necessary pre-readiness skills have met with success in many communities, including those of Native Americans. The Office of Indian Education Programs is collecting data to document long term achievements of students and parents who participate in FACE programs. FACE also provides training for parents/adults to help foster parenting skills and address parental unmet academic needs. The FACE program prepares parents for gainful employment by assisting them in gaining skills that improve employment potential. The FACE program creates a supportive learning environment for the family and enhances the opportunity to break the cycle of poverty that many families face. BIA-ED-15 1111 The FACE program is designed to accomplish the following: V Prepare Indian children for entry into kindergarten and the formal schooling process; V Provide opportunities of early identification and intervention for children with special needs; V Provide Indian children and their parents with opportunities to increase the children's readiness for school and future student Success; V Help parents develop family literacy and parenting skills; v. Prepare parents for gainful employment by assisting them in gaining skills through adult education that enhances opportunities to move from welfare to work. Ultimately, the FACE program offers an opportunity to participants to better understand the value of education and enhances the opportunity to break the cycle of poverty that many families face. The achievement of the FACE program over the past nine school years, through the 2004 data collection, is shown below: FACE Data School Year Children Adults Families Parental GED Parental Served Served Served Earned Employment Obtained The FY 2006 program supports sites are at the following locations: FACE Program Sites School State School State John F. Kennedy School AZ Chi-Ch'ii-Tahfijones Ranch NM Kickapoo Nation School KS Na’Neeizhua Ji'Olta (Torreon) NM Fond Du Lac Ojibway School MN Wingate Elementary School NM Lac Courte Oreilies Ojibwa School WH T'iists'oozi” Bi'o'lta (Crownpoint ComSch.) NM Hannahville Indian School MI To’Hajiilee-He (Canoncito) NM Błackwater Community School AZ Alamo Navajo School AZ Ramah Navajo (Pine Hill) Schools NM Rough Rock Demonstration School AZ Tº its Nazbas (Teecnospos) Community School AZ Chinie Boarding School AZ To'haaji” (Toadlena) Community School NM Ch'ooshgai (Chuska) Community School NM Atsa Biyaazh High School (Shiprock Alt.) NM | Chief Leschi School System (Puyallup) WA BLA-ED-16 1112 School State School State Little Singer Community School AZ | Choctaw Schools – Pearl River MS Salt River Day School AZ Gila Crossing Day School AZ Cottonwood Day School AZ Little Wound Day School SD Tate Topa School SD | Paschał Sherman WA Dunseith Day School ND Nenahnezad Community School NM Enemy Swim Day School SD Tiospa Zina Tribal School SD Beclabito Day School . . - NM Mescalero Apache School NM St. Francis Indian School SD | Oneida Tribal School WI Seba Dalkai Boarding School AZ | Santa Rosa Boarding School AZ Administrative Cost Grants (FY 2007: $44,060,000): This program supports the Department's goal of advancing the quality of Communities for Tribes and Alaska Natives by providing financial assistance to tribes seeking to operate Bureau- funded schools under contract or grant authorization. This program supports increased self- determination for American Indians. The Bureau either contracts with or awards grants to local tribal entities to operate 124 of the Bureau's schools. Administrative cost grants enable tribes and tribal organizations to operate contract or grant schools. Tribes are provided funds for related administrative overhead services and operations necessary to operate a school, meet the requirements of the law, exercise prudent management practices, and to carry out other necessary support functions that would otherwise be provided by the BIA school system. In accordance with the Hawkins-Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988, Public Law 100-297, as amended by the NCLBA, individual administrative cost grants are determined using an administrative cost percentage rate calculated by the following formula: Tribe Administered 600,000 Fºmbºiºs " " ' ' (supreºccupae º " {Tribe Administered Program Dollars) + £600,000) The above formula generates a percentage. This percentage is then multiplied by the Tribal administered program dollars (called the Tribal Direct Cost Base which is the total number of federally appropriated dollars managed by the tribe) to calculate the dollars for the Administrative Cost Grant. The Administrative Cost Grant equals the value generated from the formula above or a minimum amount of $200,000 as required by the NCLBA. Administrative Cost Grant Fund (New Grant Schools): The Administrative Cost Grant Fund is an incentive program to encourage and support tribes in making the transition to contract/grant status. This budget item allots 100% of contract support costs and start-up costs for one year to tribal authorities that enter into first time new grant/contracts with the Bureau to operate Bureau- BHA-ED-17 1113 funded K-12 schools. There is no funding available for this program in FY 2007 because no schools are expected to convert to grant status in 2007. SUBACTIVITY: ELEMENTARY/SECONDARY PROGRAMS (FY 2007 $60,800,000; FTE: 264) Subactivity Overview: These funds are provided to schools or institutions that educate elementary or secondary Indian students. Facilities Operations provides funds to the 184 Bureau-funded schools and dormitories for operating the school plants. This program also includes funds for students with special needs and seeks to maximize the learning opportunities for children with disabilities and those determined to be at-risk socially or emotionally. A new program for FY 2007 is an education program for Indian students who are detained in BIA funded Juvenile Detention Centers. Elementary/Secondary programs support the Department's goal of Serving Communities by improving education systems for American Indians. Facilities Operations (FY 2007: $56,445,000): Schools are maintained in order to ensure their continued safety and usefulness for educational programs. The Bureau’s Office of Indian Education Programs maintains educational facilities at all 184 schools in the school system. The Facilities Operations program funds operating expenses for all Bureau-funded schools In FY 2007, the Bureau will provide funding for services for educational facilities containing approximately 21.41 million square feet. Operations of a Bureau-funded school include the costs of electricity, heating fuels, communications, grounds maintenance, GSA vehicle rental, refuse collection and disposal, custodial services, pest control, water and sewer service and fire/intrusion monitoring as well as operations program administration Residential Education Placement Program (FY 2007: $3,725,000): The No Child Left Behind Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act require that schools provide education services that meet the specific needs of every child. This program seeks to maximize the learning opportunities for special needs students by providing special education and related services to children with disabilities and those determined to be at-risk socially and emotionally. The Bureau provides services to approximately 150 institutionalized Indian children each year, some of whom have conditions requiring 24-hour institutionalized care. Services include occupational and physical therapy, psychological counseling, and treatment for alcohol and substance abuse. The Bureau continues to ensure that an appropriate education is provided to eligible Indian children with disabilities and social and emotional needs in the least restrictive environment and as close to their homes as possible. The Bureau will continue to promote partnerships with local tribal organizations and with state institutions to work with institutionalized students. BIA-ED-18 1114 Juvenile Detention Education (FY 2007: $630,000): This is a new program for FY 2007 and is designed to meet the educational needs of detained and incarcerated youth in the 24 Bureau-funded juvenile detention centers required by law. This program will allow for continuous education of each student in the core subjects of math and language arts during the student's temporary absence from school. The funding in this program will help support costs associated with textbooks, computer software, supplies and related materials, and teachers’ salaries. Contract teachers will provide educational services one day per week in the core areas of math and language arts based on state education standards. Johnson-O'Malley Assistance Grants (FY2007: $0). The JOM grant program is proposed for elimination in 2007. The proposed reduction of $16,371,000 will eliminate funding for JOM programs in public schools. Public school districts will continue to be funded by Title I, Part A and Title VII — Indian Education Act (Public Law 107-110) programs through Dept. of ED. These funding sources provide funds for the special academic and culturally relevant education needs of Indian children. The elimination of the JOM program does not impact the Bureau in meeting its primary mission requirement of providing a basic education to Indian children in Bureau-funded elementary and secondary schools. Subactivity: Post Secondary Programs (FY 2007: $103,161,000; FTE: 200): Subactivity Overview: As Indian communities develop economically and provide for increased services to community members, there is a growing need to have human capital that can support these changes. The key to increasing the availability of human capital is to increase the number of individuals that have advanced skills and education often available only through post- secondary training programs. The Bureau addresses this need by fostering access to post- secondary education. This program supports the Department’s goal of Serving Communities by improving education systems for American Indians. There are two fully accredited post- secondary schools in the Bureau's education system that assist Indian students in preparing for job placement in a variety of occupations requiring advanced skills. Haskell Indian Nations University is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute is in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Bureau programs also offer a variety of higher education scholarships, fellowships and loans to eligible Indian students. The Bureau administers operating grants for tribally-operated colleges or universities under the Bureau under the provisions of Public Law 95-471, the Tribal Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act. Finally, education programs for adults seeking a high school diploma or equivalent are made available under this program. Post Secondary and Vocational Education PART In support of PART recommendations and with tribal consultation, OIEP has established a Division of Post-Secondary Education. Measures previously identified through the PART process as Post Secondary Education measures will be reevaluated and reviewed with OMB for future inclusion. See note under Performance Overview Table. At the request of the Bureau, Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute are developing a Program Improvement and Accountability Plan (PIAP). BHA-ED-19 1115 Haskell & SIPI (FY 2007: $15,456,000): The FY 2007 budget funds operating costs for the two Bureau post-secondary schools. These two universities serve Indian students from all tribes across the Nation, including students from both public and reservation secondary schools. Students that elect to attend tribally-operated colleges or other post-secondary schools may qualify for scholarships offered by the Bureau through this budgetary item. Haskell Indian Nations University (FY 2007: $9,651,000): Haskell Indian Nations University (Haskell) is authorized by legislation and its mission partially fulfills treaty and trust obligations for providing education to Indians. Haskell is an accredited school offering advanced, modern education using culturally sensitive curricula, innovative services, and a commitment to academic excellence. The university is located on a 320-acre campus in . Lawrence, Kansas, This location provides an opportunity for American Indian/Alaska Native students to learn in an area rich in American Indian history and culture. Students of different tribes from across the country create a campus environment diverse in Indian heritage. The university maintains a consortium program with the University of Kansas that permits students to apply credits earned at either institution toward graduation requirements. The programs offered are those that have been identified as important to the development of human capital that contributes to the economic success of American Indian communities and Alaska Native villages. Haskell offers several Associate degrees in Science and Arts, and Bachelor degrees in Science and Arts in Elementary Education, American Indian Studies, Environmental Science, and Business Administration. Haskell seeks to improve the educational opportunities in Indian communities through an elementary education degree program designed to “grow your own” teachers for K-9 tribal schools. Students graduating from this program (initiated in 1995) are certified to teach kindergarten through ninth grade in Kansas and other states with similar programs. The Associate of Science degree in Natural Resources and the Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science prepare students to take land stewardship positions in their tribal communities or related government positions. More than 100 students at Haskell attend courses in the Natural Resources program that provides education and summer employment in the natural resources field. These students are being trained as professional natural resource managers with the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Department of the Interior. Haskell offers a Business Administration degree to prepare students to take leadership and management roles in addition to contributing to the economic health of their communities through entrepreneurial studies. Haskell also offers an American Indian Studies degree that prepares students in many facets of community development and leadership. BIA-ED-20 1116 Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (FY 2007: $5,805,000): Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) is a national Indian community college and land grant institution. SIPI provides general education, early childhood education, business, vocational and science/technical instruction at the associate degree and certificate levels to members of federally recognized tribes. SIPI focuses on preparing individuals for employment in the workforce through certificate of completion programs and providing associate degree programs that are transferable to state and regional four-year institutions. SIPI provides Associate of Arts degrees in Liberal Arts, Early Childhood Education and the Associate of Science degrees in Computer Technology and Business Administration. SIPI opened in September 1971 on 165 acres in northwest Albuquerque, New Mexico. Student enrollment derives from over 120 different Indian tribes and serves residential, commuter, and distance-learning students. SIPI is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), awarding transfer associate degrees since 1993. Actual Actual Projected Number of Students * º tº tº Enrolled Fall Spring Faii Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring 2003 2004 2004 2005 ; 2995 2006 2006 2007 Haskell 9 : 8 999 928 923 918 900 900 900 SIPłł 914 839 752 700 750 850 750 850 Total 1,832 1,838 1,680 1,623 1,668 l,750 1,650 1,750 * SIPI has a trimester system. The spring count includes summer enrollment. º Actua e Number of Actua tº ctual º * Projected sº Graduates Fałł Spring Fałł Spring Fali i Spring i Fall Spring 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 26.86 2006 2007 Haskeli 46 31 49 I 15 45 120 48 120 SIPI* 20 77 47 75 81 60 81 60 Total 66 158 96 190 i i26 180 129 180 * SIPſ has a trimester system. The spring count includes summer graduates. BHA-ED-21 1117 Tribal Colleges and Universities (FY 2007, $54,721,000): Development of tribal communities is an important component for improving the quality of life in native communities. Significant economic improvement can occur when community members have the requisite skills and knowledge required to support economic expansion. An important component of economic development is providing the communities with the means to obtain training that supports the tribal plans for development, Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU) are a resource that local communities use to teach community members the skills they need to be successful. This program supports the Departmental goal of Serving communities by improving education. The TCU addresses the needs of some of the most economically depressed regions in Indian Country. The colleges are primarily located on remote reservations and serve American Indian communities with limited access to other post secondary institutions. Chartered by Tribal governing bodies and governed by local boards of regents, TCU are predominantly two-year institutions that are successfully overcoming longstanding barriers to Indian higher education. The tribal colleges strictly adhere to standards of mainstream accreditation associations. The TCU administrators recognize the importance of providing training-partnership opportunities with business and industry for students in the local community. The facilities at the TCU also serve as community centers, libraries, tribal archives, career centers, economic development centers, public meeting places, and childcare centers. They are caretakers of tribal languages and cultures. Tribal college faculty and administrators often serve as mentors and community role models that contribute to development in a myriad of areas through indirect methods unique to each community, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities Operating Grants (FY2007, $54,01 1,000): The Tribal Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act (Public Law 95-471), as amended, authorizes grants to the TCU to defray expenditures for academic, educational, and administrative purposes and for the operation and maintenance of TCUs. Funding under this authorization provides the basic funds to provide the faculty, facilities, and instructional programs for these Schools. Funding is distributed through two Title programs. Grant funds are distributed to eligible Title I colleges according to a formula based on a per student allocation according to Indian Student Count (ISC). All credit hours (full-time, part-time) for each term are added together and divided by 12 to arrive at the ISC per academic term for each school. Title II of the Act exempts the Diné College (formerly Navajo Community College) from being included in the formula distribution of funds. Title II has been amended to fund Diné College at an amount equal to that which is necessary for operation and maintenance of the college including, but not limited to, administrative, academic and operation and maintenance costs. The TCU operating grants are expected to be distributed to 24 schools, including both Title I and Title II schools in 2007. In recent years, 27 TCUs have met the criteria required to qualify for TCU grants, but three of these, D-Q University, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, and Si Tanka Community College, have not met the criteria of a majority of Indian student enrollment. Ilisagvik College, located in Barrow, Alaska, has submitted an eligibility study to the Office of Indian Education Programs for funding under Public Law 95-471. The eligibility study is under review by the OIEP. The 24 TCUs receiving grants will provide services to estimated 8,634 ISC at Title I schools and 1,914 at the Title II school, reaching over 25,000 individual students. BHA-ED-22 1118 The following table displays actual ISC by school for FY 2005, which represents the 2004-2005 academic term and the estimate for FY 2006 which represents the 2005-2006 academic term. The table also includes other relevant information by school including the estimated FY 2006 graduates. 2004-2005 Academic Title I Institutions Indian Student Count |Accredi- Degrees or Year Est, Cumulative State tation” Certificates | total of Indian students 3 attending one or more FY 05 FY 06 Offered of the Fall, Spring or Actual Estimate du Lac Tribal & Community Peck Community College Lac Courte Oreilies Ojibwa Cikana Community Tarika Sinte Gieska University Sisseton Wahpeton Community Title H Institution Degrees or 2004-2005 Academic | Estimated State FY 05 FY 06 Certificate Year Est. Cumulative FY 2006 total of Indian Students Graduates HDine AZ 1,858 1,944 1, 2, 3, 6 4,429 213 *The accreditation classifications of the colleges are either: (A) fully accredited by a recognized accrediting association; (B) institution transfer; or (C) candidate status towards accreditation. *Certificates awarded include (1) Associate of Arts, (2) Associate of Science, (3) Associate of Applied Science, (4) Bachelor of Science, (5) Master of Arts, and/or (6) Vocational certificates. * D-Q no longer funded. * Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College not funded for 2006 pending appeal. * Si Tanka not approved for funding in 2006. BIA-ED-23 1119 Technical Assistance (FY 2007; $601,000): Existing legislation requires TCUs to maintain accreditation to be eligible for funding. National and regional accrediting organizations continue to work directly with the TCUs to complete the requisite inspections and program reviews to maintain accreditation. For FY 2007, technical assistance funds are being requested to help colleges achieve accreditation and those with accreditation sustain their accredited status. Endowment Grants (FY 2007; $109,000): Public Law 99-428 authorizes a program of endowment grants to the TCUs. Endowments permit schools to develop and offer these programs to students in need of assistance beyond the basic costs for education programs. The TCUs must match the endowment grant with a capital contribution equal to half of the amount of the Federal contribution or through the use of personal or real property received as a donation or gift. Funds are invested under the authority of Section 331(c)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. Any interest earned can be used to defray expenditures associated with the operation of the college. Colleges are eligible to obtain additional contributions from other private sector entities to help meet their endowment program needs. Tribal Colleges and Universities Supplement (FY 2007; $1,292,000): Tribes prioritize funds to supplement the operation of their TCUs. Currently, six Tribes are providing their respective Tribal colleges with these funds to supplement the operation of the college programs available in their communities. These funds are used for policy development, curriculum additions, and general program operations designed to meet the specific needs of their community members. Scholarships and Adult Education (FY 2007: $29,494,000): The Scholarships program ($25,901,000) addresses two Bureau objectives: develop community quality of life by improving local economies, and improving the success of students at each educational level by providing financial assistance for eligible students. Further, this supports the President’s commitment to education in general and Indian education specifically. The program also supports the Department’s goal of Serving Communities by promoting economic growth in Indian communities. Tribes prioritize funds to provide scholarships for post-secondary education. The scholarship funds provide tribes with a resource to implement their economic development plans through an education program that prepares community members with needed skills required to meet community objectives. Scholarship Grants are awarded by tribes to provide financial aid to eligible American Indians and Alaska Native students attending accredited post secondary institutions. Typically, individual grants are based on each student's certified financial aid requirements as identified in Dept. of ED’s Student Financial Assistance programs. Approximately 15 percent of these funds cover scholarship processing and grant distribution. The goal in FY 2006 is to increase the average scholarship award to $2,700 which will decrease the number of grants awarded. BIA-ED-24 1120 Average Number of Grant Per Number of Fiscal Y car Grants Awarded Student Total Awards ($660) Graduates 2004 9,021 $2,600 $23,497 1,019 2005 8,570 $2,650 $22,712 1,250 2006* 8,347 $2,700 $22,537 1,100 2007” 8,154 $2,700 $22,016 1,090 * estimated figures for 2006-07 school year and subsequent years. NOTE: “Total Awards” column does not include the 15% of funds which cover processing and distribution of scholarships. The Adult Education program ($2,450,000) Tribes prioritize funds to enable adults to obtain a GED or the basic skills needed to transition to a community college or job placement. The Bureau and the tribes are both implementing strategies to improve the literacy rates of American Indians, particularly those residing on reservations. The percentage of American Indians who have graduated high school is below that of the national average and below that of other minority populations according to research information published by the Education Trust Foundation in 2004. Both these factors contribute to the high unemployment found on reservations. Through adult education programs, tribes and the Bureau seek to foster “life long learning.” Tribes offer adult education programs to meet unique tribal education needs through tribally developed education and outreach programs. These efforts improve tribal literacy rates and help individuals complete requirements of the GED. Adult education improves educational opportunities for adult Indians who lack the level of literacy skills necessary for effective citizenship and productive employment. The Adult Education program also expands and improves existing programs for delivering adult education services, including delivery of these services to educationally disadvantaged Indian adults. The program addresses the Bureau's Annual Performance Plan goal of improving the advancement of students to each educational level. Indian participation in adult basic education, community education, and development courses leads to upgraded skills and abilities to match job placements with community members. This program contributes to a stronger local economy in Indian communities. Through the Education Tribal Design program ($1,143,000), tribes prioritize funds to design education programs that meet the needs of their communities in support of the goals outlined in the Bureau's Annual Performance Plan. For example, several tribes are using these funds to provide for the development and upgrade of existing tribal employee skills in the use of computer software technology. For FY 2006, 21 Tribes in six regions are participating in this program. Special Higher Education Scholarships (FY 2007: $2,198,000): As tribes seek to develop their communities in economically disadvantaged rural areas, they require trained professionals to plan and implement Tribal development goals. Many of these professionals need the knowledge that they can acquire by pursuing advanced (graduate) degrees. The Special Higher Education Scholarships Program supports the President’s commitment to education, the Bureau's goals for Indian education, and the DOI goal of quality BHA-ED-25 1121 communities for Tribes. The program provides supplemental financial assistance to Indian students for graduate level study. Emphasis is placed on students pursuing the professions of law, education, medicine, natural resources, engineering, business administration and social work. The Bureau also seeks to enhance the self-determination of Indian communities by placing skilled Indian personnel in programs that serve Indians. There is a critical lack of Indians with advanced degrees. The Bureau wants to “grow our own” skilled employees by providing additional financial support to graduate students who agree to work for the Bureau or work in Indian communities. In FY 2007, through the Scholarship Awards program ($1,598,000), the Bureau expects to award over 300 scholarships at an average award of $4,135. The Bureau also expects to award funds for pre-law preparatory courses ($100,000) for Indian students entering the field of law. The number of scholarships by field of study during the 2003-2007 academic years is as follows: 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Academic Year Academic Year || Academic Year || Academic Year || Academic Year Scholarship Awards (Actual) (Actual) (Actual) (Estimated) (Estimated) Field of Study: Law 75 75 68 73 75 Education 41 42 41 45 47 Business 36 35 35 37 37 Health Professions 85 88 88 89 90 Engineering 9 6 3 5 6 Natural Resources 13 12 15 12 #2 Öther Fields 40 41 41 44 46 Total 299 299 291+ 305 313 *A slight reduction in the number of scholarships awarded will allow the average amount awarded to be increased -- an important factor in funding the increased cost of graduate education. The Loan Repayment program ($500,000) is modeled after a number of other programs offered by other agencies and departments as well as state-level institutions. For example, the state of Maryland offers to pay all tuition for students who complete teacher certification training and agree to work for public schools for five years. The Armed Forces pay all tuition costs for applicants to their medical physician program, which commits medical doctors, dentists, or nurses to 6 years of service in the military. The President’s “Leave No Child Left Behind.” agenda and his announcement of new programs to foster increased post-secondary opportunities to minorities are both consistent with this program. By offering this program more students wiłł have the means and incentive to pursue advanced education and put their new skills to work to directly help Indian communities on reservations. BIA-ED-26 1122 Subactivity; Education Management (FY2007 $17,842,000, FTE: 169); Subactivity Overview: This program supports the Department's goal of Serving Communities by improving education systems for American Indians. The Office of Indian Education (OIEP) manages elementary, secondary and post secondary education programs, and collects and analyzes school performance data. Education management is aligned under the Director, Office of Indian Education Programs and includes a headquarters office and a field organization of Education Line Offices (ELO). To manage the Bureau's education system, the OIEP operates 23 education line offices. The ELO provide technical support programs for Bureau funded schools to facilitate the provision of basic education programs to elementary and secondary Indian students. In 2006 OIEP began implementation of a realignment of the education management structure and the regional ELO, which provide services to tribal authorities and schools. OIEP anticipates that the restructured and realigned organization will enable the ELO to increase their level of expertise and provide an improved level of specialized support to Schools and programs. The OIEP consulted on this reorganization and has met with local affected communities to discuss the proposal in more detail. In 2006, OIEP will change its name to the Bureau of Indian Education. The change represents an organizational structure that will lead to a more efficient, effective, and accountable organization, School Operations PART School Operations was evaluated in 2004 using the PART process and received a rating of adequate. In response to PART findings, the Bureau is evaluating methods of collecting and reporting cost data for four states with the highest populations in tribal schools for comparison purposes. The program recently held a meeting with representatives of the Department to ensure the efficacy of this inquiry. Before completion, terminology will be evaluated for scope and comparative definitions to ensure proper basis for statistical comparison. Education Program Management (FY 2007: $13,542,000): This program supports the Department’s goal of Serving Communities by improving education systems for American Indians. The primary goal of OIEP for elementary and secondary schools is to meet student achievement targets set by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA) and the respective states in which BIA schools reside. The NCLBA, Public Law 110-107, establishes a number of additional responsibilities for State Education Agencies (SEA),of which OIEP is one, for Federal funding purposes. The OIEP supports 184 elementary and secondary schools and dormitories, Higher Education Scholarships, and two post-secondary institutions, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute and the Haskell Indian Nations University. In all, the OIEP provides policy direction and exercises line authority over 23 line offices and the two post-secondary schools noted above. The BIA-ED-27 1123 education line office staff and field specialists supervise the Bureau's off-reservation residential schools, peripheral dormitories housing Indian students attending public schools, and local on- reservation day and boarding Schools. During FY 2005, the OIEP continued its review of its current organizational structure and conducted additional consultations and informal community meetings seeking comments on how best to provide services using a modified structure for the Educational Line Offices. A proposed realignment structure was provided during the August, 2005 consultation meetings for discussion. In FY 2006, OIEP began implementation of the realignment of the regional ELOs to provide services to tribal authorities and BIA schools. OIEP anticipates that this realignment will enable the Line Offices to increase their level of staff expertise and provide centralized specialized support for schools. Other benefits of the realignment will include an appropriate span of control for OIEP senior level managers for improved accountability, equalized staffing and workloads for ELOs, transition of the Center for School Improvement into the Division of Compliance, Monitoring and Accountability and new partnerships between the ELOs and State Departments of Education to focus on standards, curriculum and assessment. During FY 2005, the OIEP completed an action plan to chart its efforts to improve program operations in order to meet the requirements of NCLBA. This plan, named the Program Improvement and Accountability Plan (PLAP), was completed in August, 2005 and was shared with the Department of Education. Implementation of the PIAP will continue during FY 2006 and FY 2007. In order to achieve the six major goals of the PLAP, all ELOs and school principals completed their own respective PLAP to guide their actions. The action plan is monitored on a monthly basis by the Director, OIEP. Education IT (FY 2007: $4,300,000): In FY 2005 the DOI Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), formed a partnership with the OIEP by which the OCIO assists OLEP in meeting its Information Management and Technology (IM&T) challenges. The OIEP technology umbrella encompasses the needs of the students, administrators, teachers, and central office staff performing human resources, finance and budget, administration, security, school improvement, content delivery, security, wireless services, and information technology services functions. The largest of the technology systems supporting OIEP is ENAN-II, a single, managed wide area network and general support system used by Bureau funded schools and nearby community applications. The purpose of the ENAN-II is to provide standards based connectivity, security, content delivery, web services, distance learning, GPS school-bus tracking and wireless communication, email access, and education application access that encompasses all school networks, platforms, and other computing environments to provide timely access to Educational resources and OLEP data stores. OIEP schools, parents, and the Native American children who have been historically behind national standards and lacking in technology educational mechanisms have an equal playing field as other areas across the nation. ENAN-II has adopted BHA-ED-28 1124 standards with the DOI guidance that will result in a lower cost of ownership. In addition to accomplishing education goals, ENAN-II also protects children from harmful material as required by the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA). OIEP has deployed powerful content filtering mechanisms that police traffic entering and leaving the ENAN-II environment. ENAN-II effectively provides protection so that teachers and students may pursue their educational ambitions without some of the typical risks associated with the Internet. OLEP and OCIO intend to deploy other best practices solutions to further protect ENAN-II users from the increasingly dangerous Internet environment such as self-reacting networks to block or isolate viruses. Performance by Fiscal Year Within the Elementary and Secondary (forward funded) subactivity the Administrative Cost Grants program affords tribes and tribal organizations the opportunity to operate schools previously run by the Bureau. Through the administrative cost grants program, Tribes are given funding needed to meet the administrative requirements that the tribes incur when managing a contract/grant school program, Number of Schools Receiving Administrative Cost Grants Agency FY 2005 (est.) FY 2006 (est.) FY 2007 (est.) Bureau 60 59 59 Grant/Contract #24 125 125 2007 Program Performance Estimates • It is estimated that no Bureau-operated schools will convert to grant status. 2006 Planned Program Performance • It is estimated that one Bureau-operated school will convert to grant status. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments • Dzlith-na-o-dith-hle Community School converted to grant status on July 1, 2005. Tribal Colleges and Universities’ (TCUs) provide the knowledge and skills students need to transfer to four-year colleges and universities and to become successfully employed. Funding provided is used to support tribal colleges in successfully overcoming longstanding barriers to Indian higher education. - 2007 Program Performance Estimates • Develop web-based data collection to provide accurate, valid and timely data to begin 2007. • Estimated number of students to be served by Tribal College Act funded institutions: BHA-ED-29 1125 • Full and part time Indian students: 23,433 (est) TCUs will compile actual ISC figures, numbers of degrees confirmed, and student costs for the 2006-2007 school year. Each TCU will be required to submit this data in an annual report to the OIEP due in December 2007. Actual numbers will be available by January 15, 2007. 2006 Planned Program Performance Students served by TCUs: • Full and part time students: 22,211 (est) Number of TCU graduates: 1,356 Ilisagvik TCU feasibility study was received and reviewed with a recommendation to the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs. Monitoring of TCU's program, 16 percent of TCU's were monitored. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Students served by TCUs: • Full and part time Indian students: 26,420 Number of TCU graduates: 1,014 Two new TCUs were authorized for funding in FY 2005. Saginaw Community College and Tohono O'odham Tribal College were approved by the Bureau in October 2004 under P.L. 95-471 provisions. These two TCU's received funding for FY 2005. Success of the Education system function is ultimately measured by the Bureau's results in all primary and secondary education-related performance measures, and the success of Bureau schools meeting AYP. Improvement in the management of OLEP resources will indirectly impact all measures. The Bureau has developed the Program Improvement and Accountability Plan (PLAP) to better tie this program and any changes in resources to specific performance improvements. 2007 Program Performance Estimates Fully implement the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) restructuring initiative. Conduct 15 three-day training sessions with BIE field staff on proper usage of NASIS. Conduct nine regional fall training sessions on the new regulations and accountability requirements. Complete research to identify funding resources through various agencies, such as Department of Justice, Department of Education, Indian Health Services, Health and Human Services, and other non-governmental organizations to meet educational needs of Indian students in addition to funds provided by the Bureau. Conduct transportation cost review, and develop a web-based system of data collection. BLA-ED-30 1126 2006 Planned Program Performance : Complete the Department Manual 130 Chapter 8 regarding the BIE's restructuring. Began implementation BIE’s restructuring initiative. Implement the negotiated rules of the No Child Left Behind Act. Implement PIAP for better management of resources, improved collection of student/school data, and timely distribution of funds. Facilitate regional consultations with tribes regarding education issues. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Facilitated regional consultations with tribes regarding education issues. o Consulted with affected tribes on the impact of the restructuring. Obtained OMB approval for OLEP's restructuring initiative. Contract was awarded to develop the Native American Student Information System (NASIS) to provide current, consistent, and accurate processing of school-related data at all levels within OIEP. Developed Program Improvement and Accountability Plan (PIAP) for better management of resources, improved collection of student/school data, and timely distribution of funds. Established web-based Indian School Equalization Program (ISEP) student count to finalize 184 student membership rosters totaling 47,500 students. Conducted 11 regional fall training sessions regarding student and program eligibility and accountability requirements for registrars, enrollment clerks, school principals, education line officers, dormitory managers, business managers, program coordinators, and school board members. Assisted with the development of a projected student enrollment policy for new school construction. Completed the negotiated rulemaking process for the No Child Left Behind Act. Implemented the communications initiative. Initiated a Safe Schools Committee to develop a plan for ensuring safe schools, in light of the tragedy at Red Lake, WI. BLA-ED-3} 1127 Performance Overview Table: Education 2006 Change 2007 Change from Change 2005 from 2005 2006 2005 2007 from Measure Plan 2005 Actual Plan Enacted Actual l Request 2006 Bureau Goal: Achieve AYP at all Bureau-funded schools. Percent of Bureau-funded schools New 30% 34% +4% 38% +4% achieving AYP. BLA Goal for {}% 2006 5 1/l 70 57/170 +6 64/17() +7 Bureau Goal: increase the number of schools showing growth in Reading, Percent of schools not making AYP New 18% 21% +3% 23% +2% that improved in reading Goal for 0% proficiency BłA 2006 2}/l 19 24/113 +3 26?! #3 +2 Bureau Goal: increase the number of schools showing growth in Math, Percent of schools not making AYP New 23% 27% +2% 2.7% +2% that improved in math proficiency. Goa; for 0% BIA 2006 27/119 30/113 +3 32/1 j9 +2 Bureau PART Measures Eiementary and Secondary Improve the average Student attendance rate at Bureau-funded 89% 88% (P) - #9% 9.1% +3% 93% +2% schools. SP and PART Percent of students in Bureau- funded schools read independently Q - by the end of 3rd grade. SP and 51% 40.6% 0% 43% +2.4% 47% +4% PART improve student proficiency in language arts at Bureau-funded 55% 47% -8% 48% +}% 52% +4% Schools. SP and PART Improve student proficiency in math at Bureau-funded schools. 56% 35% -22% 36% +1% 40% +4% SP and PART Bureau PART Measures Post-Secondary Increase the number of degrees granted by Junior and Senior College/Universities, BIA an i,564 1,263 -301 1,288 +2% i,314 +2% PART . Increase the number of students achieving proficiency by passing the two required freshman level TBD TBD TED TBD TBD. THD TBD English courses or testing out.* BIA and PART Increase the number of students achieving proficiency by passing - the one required freshman level TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD math course or testing out.* BIA and PART * * * * * * * - The method used to compile this data is currently under review as part of the Bureau's Data Validation and verification process. BIA-ED-32 1128 Activity: Public Safety and Justice PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION: {Dollars in Thousands) Fixed FY 2007 Costs & President's Change FY 2005 || FY 2006 || Reisted Program Budget from Subactivity: Enacted | Enacted Changes Change Request FY 2006 Law Enforcement 180,063 193,377 2,263 5,980 201,620 8,243 FTE 586 584 5 589 5 Tribal Courts (TPA) 12,378 12,291 -182 {} 12,109 -182 FTE II IF II {j Tribal Courts HIM Initiative (TPA) 5,384 5,330 {} -5,330 0 -5,330 FTE {} {} Fire Protection (TPA) 1,222 1,144 {} -1,144 (; ; -1,144 FTE {} Total Requirements 199,047 212,142 2,081 –494 213,729 1,587 FTE 591 595 {) 5 600 5 BUDGET DISTRIBUTION: (Dollars in Thousands) Fixed FY 2007 Costs & President's Change FY 2005 | FY 2006 Related Program Budget from substivity/Program Ełement: Enacted | Enacted Changes Change Request FY 2006 Tribal Priority Allocations: 18,984 18,765 -182 –6.474 12,499 –6,656 Tribal Courts 12,378 12,291 -182 0 12,409 -182 Tribal Courts HM Initiative (TPA) 5,384 5,330 0. -5,330 {} -5,330 Fire Protection 1,222 1,144 0 -1,144 0 -1,144 Other Program Elements/Projects: 180,063 193,377 2,263 5,980 201,620 8,243 Law Enforcement: Criminai Hnvestigations and Police Services 35,605 37,979 0. 1,786 39,765 ł,786 Betention/Cortections 43,825 55,567 382 2,714 $8,663 3,096 Inspections/Internal Affairs 1,187 1,180 0 {} 1,180 0. Law Enforcement Projects 97,118 96,308 1,846 0. 98,154 l,846 indian Police Academy 2,328 2,343 35 () 2,378 35 Tribal Justice Support 0 0 0 1,480 1,480 1,480 Tota; 199,047 212,142 2,081 -494 213,729 1,587 Summary of 2007 Program Changes Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • Criminal Investigations 1,786 0 • Detention/Corrections 2,714 0 • Tribal Courts IIM Initiative –5,330 () • Fire Protection -1,144 0 • Tribal Justice Support 1,480 5 | TOTAL, Program Changes -494 5 Justification of 2007 Program Changes: Criminal Investigation and Police Services (+$1,786,000): The 2007 budget request for Criminal Investigation and Police Services is $39,765,000 a net program increase of $1,786,000 over the 2006 enacted level. The proposed increase will provide additional funding for expanded tribal law enforcement programs to meet the community policing needs within American Indian communities. The need for this funding is due largely to PSJ - 1 1129 a growing violent crime and drug problem. Native American communities, many with very limited resources and high rates of crime and violence, will improve the quality-of-life if their law enforcement programs are sufficient to ensure safety. Additionally, many Tribal law enforcement programs will lack the personnel to synchronize border-related law enforcement and security functions with other law enforcement agencies. In collaboration with tribal law enforcement programs, the Bureau of Indian Affairs plans to develop strategies to design a methodology to create a valid and systematic means of allocating resources to Indian police programs. Indian Country law enforcement provides services to a population that is predominately under the age of 25, experiences high unemployment rates, has extreme geographic barriers, and lacks municipal infrastructure. The DOJ has documented these unique challenges as contributing factors when reporting that the crime rate for American Indians is more than twice the rate for the national average. The Office of Law Enforcement and Security (OLES) has received funding increases totaling $31 million since FY 2004. This funding has been used for the most part to fund operations at new detention centers built with Department of Justice (DOJ) grants. In fact, only $7.4 million of the increases have been directed to the law enforcement programs at areas of highest crime in Indian Country. Detention / Corrections (+$2,714,000): The 2007 budget request for Detention/Corrections is $58,663,000, a program increase of $2,714,000 from the 2006 enacted level. The requested increase will be used to fully fund tribal staffing at three new detention facilities scheduled to be completed in FY 2006. The increase will ensure that staffing levels at these three facilities meet the National Institute of Correction (NIC) standards. The following chart lists the new detention centers, their appropriate staffing levels, and the required funding to reach NIC standards: FY 2007 Request N}{" Estimated Staffing Positions Construction Require- Current to be Base Proposed Completion Detention Facility Then: Staffing supported Funding increase Total Date Yankton Sioux 42 } 41 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 Sep-06 Lower Bruie 43 1 42 $1,401,000 || $489,000 || $1,890,000 Sep-06 Tohono O'Odham 52 42 10 $1,015,000 $225,000 $1,265,000 Apr-05 TOTAL 126 43 83 $2,416,000 $2,714,000 $5,155,000 PSJ - 2 1130 Program Performance Change Table: Total Performance Change 4. | B | C | Da B+C E. Overall Performance Changes from 2006 tº 2007 Out-year impact of 2006 2007 Impact of 2007 Budget 2007 Program Enacted 2007 Base Program Change Request Change on Measure Performance Performance on Performance Performance Performance Percent of detention centers properly staffed to minimal $1% 51% +4% 55% 0% National lastitute of Corrections (NIC) Safety Standards Tribal Justice Support (+$1,480,000; +5 FTE): The 2007 budget reflects a realignment of existing resources within the activity for monitoring tribal court activities and providing technical assistance. The need for increased support and guidance for tribal courts was established through deficiencies identified during application of the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) process for tribal courts. Funds will be used for staffing, travel, training, and operational costs for five new Tribal Court staff and to support an attorney from the Solicitors office. Approximate costs will be $880,000 for a Division Chief (GS-15), two Program Analysts (Civil/Criminal, GS-14), Secretary (GS-9), an Office automation Clerk (GS-7) and the services of an attorney from the Solicitor's office as needed. The balance of the funds ($600,000) will be used for annual independent Tribal Court reviews, a need identified through the PART process. This funding will support approximately 30 to 40 tribal court reviews annually. Tribal Courts IIM Initiative (-$5,330,000): The Bureau's FY 2006 enacted appropriation contains approximately $5.3 million to fund a tribal court trust initiative that provides resources to tribal governments willing to assume responsibility for the identification and administration of supervised IIM accounts. Annual appropriations for this initiative date back to FY 2002; however, none of the funding has been used for its intended purpose since FY 2003. Tribes are reluctant to assume the additional responsibility for supervised PIM accounts because of their existing case backlogs. The Bureau has reprogrammed this funding during each fiscal year to enhance other programs and services of higher priority to the Bureau and Tribes. The Bureau's FY 2007 budget request reflects a realignment of these resources: $1,480,000 will be used to establish a Division of Tribal Justice Support within the Office of Law Enforcement Services, and $3,850,000 to strengthen tribal government program oversight at both the central and regional office levels. Fire Protection program (-$1,156,000): The proposed decrease of $1,156,000 eliminates the Fire protection program and is commensurate with the FY 2006 President’s Request. In order to continue meeting the responsibilities of its core mission in an environment of increasingly scarce Federal resources, the Bureau has evaluated its programs and services and has eliminated those with the least impact on Indian Country or those without specific statutory authority. Tribes can continue program activities and/or funding agreements with local non-Indian Communities for joint fire protection programs with funding from other sources. PSJ - 3 1131 Public Safety and Justice Overview: The Public Safety and Justice activity supports the DOI Strategic Goal of Serving Communities by Advancing Quality Communities for Tribes. Indian Country law enforcement achieves this by enhancing public safety and protection of property. Public Safety and Justice consists of funding for Bureau actions related to law enforcement, criminal investigation, detention, tribal courts, fire protection, and the Indian Police Academy, Indian Country law enforcement provides services to a population that is predominately under the age of 25, experiences high unemployment rates, has extreme geographic barriers, and lacks municipal infrastructure. Indian lands range from remote wilderness to urban settings. The close proximity to the international borders of Mexico and Canada, which include vast and remote areas, make Indian lands conducive to drug trafficking and other smuggling operations. The DOJ has documented the unique challenges within Indian Country as contributing factors when reporting that the crime rate for American Indians is more than twice the rate of the national average. Bureau Law Enforcement programs provide investigative, police, and detention services to many Tribes, as well as providing technical expertise to many tribal communities that run their own investigative police and detention programs. The Bureau is responsible for providing law enforcement services on approximately 56 million acres of Indian Country in 35 states, serving 1.6 million American Indians. The Bureau supports 201 law enforcement programs with 47 Bureau-operated programs and 154 tribally-operated programs. Approximately 77 percent of the total Bureau Law Enforcement program is outsourced to Tribes. A safe community with a sufficient number of trained and equipped law enforcement officers is a key foundational component of self-sustaining tribal governments. Tribal law enforcement programs are supplemented by Community Oriented Police Service (COPS) grants available from the Department of Justice. The Bureau coordinates with DOJ in two areas: first, for funding for Law Enforcement police staffing through the COPS program; and second, with construction of detention facilities. The Bureau is currently pursuing an MOU with the DOJ COPS office to address expiration of grants and the distribution of grants for new resources. The Bureau is working in collaboration with DOJ on implementing the Amber Alert Program in Indian Country and on developing effective means of collecting crime data. In addition, the Bureau is working with private industry to explore bringing new technology to Indian Country law enforcement. In conjunction with the Office of Homeland Security and the United States Drug Enforcement Agency, the Bureau's Office of Law Enforcement also works closely to combat the serious drug threat in Indian Country. Subactivity: Law Enforcement (FY 2007 $201,620,000; FTE: 589) Subactivity Overview: The Law Enforcement subactivity supports 201 law enforcement programs. Of these, 47 programs are operated by the Bureau and 154 are contracted to be PSJ - 4 1132 operated by the Tribes. Tribal law enforcement programs are supplemented by Community Oriented Policing grants available from the Department of Justice. The protection of lives, resources and property is a mission at the heart of Bureau law enforcement and fully supports the Departmental goal of improving the quality of life for Indian communities. The Law Enforcement subactivity is comprised of six areas: Criminal Investigations and Police Services, Detention/Corrections, Inspections/Internal Affairs, Law Enforcement Projects, Tribal Justice Support, and the Indian Police Academy. The mission of the Office of Law Enforcement Services (OLES) is to uphold the constitutional sovereignty and customs of Tribes, to protect the rights, life, and property of all people, and to promote and preserve peace within Indian Country. The OLES provides an oversight function and technical assistance to tribal law enforcement programs as requested. The OLES has also established an Office of Homeland Security to respond to potential acts of terrorism and take a more proactive role in Indian Country homeland security. The goal of OLES is to seek parity with the national average for violent crime. The OLES is responsible for the overall management of the Bureau's Law Enforcement Program, and has primary responsibility for the investigation of crimes that occur in Indian Country. Currently, the office: • develops standards, policies, and procedures for Bureau-wide implementation, operates the Indian Police Academy, monitors tribal contracted law enforcement programs, conducts inspections and evaluations of Bureau and tribal law enforcement programs, conducts internal investigations of misconduct by law enforcement officers, provides emergency tactical response teams to reservations requiring assistance, or threatened with disruptions or civil disorders, • and conducts criminal investigations into criminal violations committed on the reservation, involving Federal, state, county, local and tribal codes. The Branch of Criminal Investigations has investigative responsibilities for crimes committed on, or involving, Indian Country. This includes major federal crimes and state crimes assimilated into Federal statues including, but not limited to, murder, manslaughter, child sexual abuse, kidnapping, rape, assault, arson, burglary, robbery, counterfeiting, embezzlement, and organized criminal enterprises affecting gaming and gambling operations, or involved in the production, sale or distribution of illegal narcotics, drugs and marijuana within Indian Country. In January 2005, OLES initiated a workforce/workload analysis of all Bureau law enforcement programs. The analysis is currently scheduled to be completed by September 30, 2007. Results will be provided by the Office of the Deputy Bureau Director, OLES, in the form of data, policies, procedures, standards, and coordination of law enforcement programs throughout Indian Country. The OLES Division of Operations, which includes Police and Criminal Investigations, provides law enforcement and investigative services in the areas of combating serious violent crime such as homicides, assaults, child abuse, and domestic violence. In many communities OLES provides such services utilizing a community-oriented policing model. In addition, OLES’ drug enforcement agents continue to implement strategies to dismantle drug trafficking networks in Indian Country. PSJ - 5 1133 Criminal Investigations and Police Services (FY2007 $39,765,000) Program Overview: The OLES Division of Operations provides law enforcement and investigative services in the areas of combating serious violent crime such as homicides, assaults, child abuse and domestic violence. In many communities OLES provides such services utilizing a community-oriented policing model. In addition, drug enforcement agents continue to implement strategies to dismantle drug trafficking networks in Indian Country. Use of Cost and Performance Information • Data from criminal investigation reports as well as calls for service are collected in conjunction with analysis of GPRA and PART information in order to measure the effectiveness of agencies, and allow for prudent program management of human and financial resources. • Automated crime reporting systems are utilized daily to compile data, which is used in analysis of overall program effectiveness by comparing average cost per caseload to agency caseload - and providing feedback to leadership. Performance by Fiscal Year: 2007 Program Performance Estimates Additional law enforcement officers will provide much needed resources for Indian Country. Increased officer presence in Indian communities will deter crime and provide the protection and service of the Indian people. Specifically, the Bureau plans to: • Continue to partner with Federal and private agencies to address emerging public safety issues in Indian Country, such as the current methamphetamine problem. • Develop an MOU with the COPS office for distribution of resources, i.e. personnel and equipment. • Collaborate with the DOJ to bring Amber Alert Program to Indian Country. • Collaborate with DOJ to address Endangered Persons Advisories involving International borders. - • Collaborate with DOJ and FBI to develop an effective means of collecting crime data. • Collaborate with the private sector to bring new technologies to Indian Country. 2006 Planned Program Performance * The Bureau will establish new measures and baselines for improving case clearance rates and the ability of Indian country law enforcement programs to respond to incidence reports at the same level as rural law enforcement agencies. • Redesign the current method of collecting GPRA data from Bureau and tribal programs. A decentralized process of collection will be established using regional points of contact. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments • Coordinated with the DOJ COPS office to address means for dealing with potential expiration of tribal police COPS grants. PSJ - 6 1134 • Responded to the shooting incident at the high school on the Red Lake Reservation. Seventy OLES personnel and a mobile command center were deployed for almost a month to assist the tribe and the FBI. Detention/Corrections (FY 2007 $58,663,000): Program Overview: - The OLES Division of Corrections funds 59 tribally-operated detention facilities and directly operates 20 detention facilities. The focus of this program is to upgrade detention services in Indian Country, making detention centers safer, more secure, and compliant with nationally accepted Standards. The Bureau will continue to upgrade detention services in Indian Country to make detention centers safe, secure, and more professionally run pursuant to the nationally accepted standards. In FY 2004, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) reported on a material weakness in the Bureau's detention facilities program. The OIG found serious safety, security, and maintenance deficiencies exist at the majority of Bureau detention centers, and pose a hazard to inmates, staff, and the public. As a result, a corrective action plan was developed to satisfy 25 recommendations made by the OIG. To date, the Bureau has completed 14 of the recommendations, and expects completion of the remaining recommendations in the near future. Use of Cost and Performance Information • Corrections recently completed a thorough staffing analysis to develop a comprehensive staffing plan which will allow for the prudent management of limited resources. • In support of recent IG recommendations, Detention is currently utilizing detailed staffing plans coupled with inmate ration and cost data to allow for the realignment of existing funds, and the closure of less effective or redundant facilities. FY06 is the first year in which the comprehensive cost and staffing analysis data will be utilized to allow for the effective management of resources. Performance by Fiscal Year: 2007 Program Performance Estimates • Recruit 34 detention officers to strengthen operations of Bureau detention centers • Train 45 staff and ensure they are in compliance with the Indian Police Academy certification requirements • Research the feasibility of instituting a national food service contract to service 22 Bureau direct service detention programs • Contract for assessment and recommendations on procedures for alternative methods for housing intoxicated inmates • Improve communication between the courts and the 22 Bureau direct service detention programs by updating and enhancing current communications technology. 2006 Planned Program Performance • The OLES Division of Detention will work to address the balance of the DOI Inspector General recommendations set forth in the September 2004 detention center report. PSJ - 7 1135 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments • The OLES Division of Detention addressed 14 of the OIG recommendations set forth in the September 2004 report on detention centers in Indian Country. Inspections/Internal Affairs (FY 2007 $1,180,000): Program Overview: The OLES senior management and Division of Inspections and Internal Affairs provide guidance and direction to the law enforcement program. The oversight function emphasizes standardization and professionalism of Bureau and tribal law enforcement programs in Indian Country. Performance by Fiscal Year: 2007 Program Performance Estimates • Continue to partner with the DOI-OIG, DOI-OLES (Internal Affairs) in conducting internal affairs investigations for BIA and Tribal law enforcement programs, in order to protect the integrity of Indian Country law enforcement programs. • Conduct additional objective inspections and evaluations for BIA and Tribal law enforcement programs in the areas of Detention Program Reviews, Federal Case File Reviews, Police Program Reviews, and Vulnerability Assessments for Indian Country schools, BIA regional offices, and BLA/Tribal law enforcement offices. • Collaborate with the DOI-OLES (Internal Affairs), BIA-Indian Police Academy to develop strategies in preventing misconduct by providing technical assistance in the form of training and consultation. • Collaborate with the BIA-Indian Police Academy in developing curriculum for Supervisory and management training programs, specifically topics of administrative investigations, preventing misconduct, conducting self-audits, federal case file management, and employee development. • Continue to meet the BLA-OLES GPRA standards by conducting a minimum of 50 inspections and providing technical assistance that improve performance of federal case clearance rates, and employee development. 2006 Planned Program Performance • Continue partnership with the DOI-OIG, DOI-OLES (Internal Affairs Division) in conducting internal affairs investigations for BIA and Tribal law enforcement programs, in order to protect the integrity of Indian Country law enforcement programs. * Develop and implement misconduct prevention strategies, through technical assistance, communication, and consultation. * Continue to provide objective inspections and evaluations for BIA and Tribal law enforcement programs in the areas Detention program reviews, federal case file reviews, police program reviews, and vulnerability assessments. IN FY-2006, the PSD will focus on Tribal Detention Program Reviews, and BLA Police program reviews, along with the annual Federal Case File reviews. PSJ - 8 1136 • Conduct technical assistance to BIA and Tribal law enforcement programs, through conducting misconduct prevention and Federal Case file management presentations. • Meet the BLA-OLES GPRA standards by conducting a minimum of 50 inspections and providing technical assistance that improve performance of federal case clearance rates, and employee development. • Conduct Vulnerability Assessments for BLA Regional Offices, Indian country Schools, and BLA-OLES Offices, 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments • Conducted Detention Inspection Reviews on all BLA Detention programs. • Conducted Federal Case File reviews on all BIA Criminal Investigations Units. • Internal Affairs Division completed 145 IA cases in FY-2005. The average case load was 28 cases per agent. • Inspections and Evaluations completed 60 Inspections in FY-2005. The average case load was approximately 26 cases per agent, • PSD Special Agents participated in the Red Lake School Shooting Investigation and also conduct Vulnerability Assessments on the Red Lake IHS Hospital and the Red Lake High School. Law Enforcement Projects (FY 2007 $98,154,000): Program Overview: This program element provides funding for the tribally-run law enforcement programs, as well as for projects involving drug enforcement initiatives and homeland security. The Bureau is working toward refinement of cost and budget data to more clearly identify the activities within the Law Enforcement Projects, High crime rate areas are prevalent in Indian Country and the situation is exacerbated by frequently understaffed law enforcement agencies. Increased funding for tribal officers will be utilized in those tribal communities most impacted by crime. Over two-thirds of this program funds the Law Enforcement activity functions performed at the tribal level under 638 contracts. Another one-quarter of the funds goes to Self Governance Tribes to perform the entire range of law enforcement and detention/corrections functions. The balance of the funds goes to support the narrowband initiative. Since FY 2001, Congress has appropriated funds to implement the conversion from existing telecommunications equipment to the narrowband radio system to address the National Telecommunications and Information LMR/Narrowband program Cost and Performance metrics were responsible for: & Developing and piloting a holistic IT community based approach to LMR by combining the needs of all of the BIA programs and identifying and developing sharing arrangements with other Federal, State and tribal governments. Performing the repair, replacement, maintenance, and continual evaluation of LMR systems, 91 idispatch, and equipment related to the essential operation of law enforcement programs Assisting Central Office programs in Washington and Albuquerque, NM, 12 Regional offices, 6 OLES District Offices, and 86 agency field offices. - Administration's spectrum efficiency mandate. The mandate required that all Federal agencies convert to narrowband land mobile radio operations. Outdated radios and insufficient radio PSJ - 9 1137 coverage placed officers at risk and had claimed lives in Indian Country due to the inability of officers to radio for assistance. Reliable land mobile radio communication systems are vital in supporting program functions and improving public Safety within the Indian Country. Land mobile radio is one of the most critical infrastructure components for tribal community safety and it is the basis for wireless communication affecting public safety, education, public works, wildfire, and tribal communities, Use of Cost and Performance Information • Developed analyses comparing crime rate and population data in Indian Country to reservation police coverage. The Bureau used this information to make management decisions and more efficiently allocate its resources to areas with highest crime rates as well as to areas with lowest levels of police coverage. • Utilized performance measures which are more clearly linked to the Department's Strategic Plan. Specifically, reorganization and development of new program and organization codes which will assist in data analysis, and provide for common performance data from law enforcement programs. The OLES recently assembled an Activity Based Costing team with trained personnel to achieve the comprehensive development of ABC measures and program efficiency goals to ensure future cost savings and effective budget analysis. Performance by Fiscal Year: 2007 Program Performance Estimates • Continue the identification and analysis of commonalities of high crime areas in Indian Country. • Continue to work to reduce the incidence of violent crime in Indian Country. • Work with private industry to bring new technology to Indian Country. • Implement and expand community policing programs. 2006 Planned Program Performance • Establish an effective methodology for the distribution of funding to high crime areas. • Establish an effective methodology for the distribution of high priority funding. • The Bureau will work to reduce the incidence of violent crime in Indian Country. • The Bureau will coordinate with DOJ COPS office to address means to deal with potential expiration of tribal police COPS grants. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments • Worked to reduce the incidence of violent crime in specific areas such as homicides and rapes. * Partnered with tribal and federal law enforcement agencies to implement drug strategies to reduce the amount of illegal drug activity in Indian Country. * Reduced the amount of illegal drugs being manufactured, sold and used in Indian Country; this has resulted in over 90 drug investigations. • Coordinated with the DOJ COPS office to address means for dealing with potential expiration of tribal police COPS grants. PSJ - 10 1138 • Responded to the shooting incident at the high school on the Red Lake Reservation. Seventy OLES personnel and a mobile command center were deployed for almost a month to assist the tribe and the FBI. Indian Police Academy (FY2007 $2,378,000): Program Overview: The Indian Police Academy is co-located with the Department of Homeland Security at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Artesia, New Mexico. Academy staff provide basic police, criminal investigation, and detention coursework. In addition the academy offers numerous advanced training courses such as child abuse investigation procedures, community policing, use of force, firearms instruction, archeological resource protection, police management and supervision, crime scene processing, detention, and dispatcher training courses for both tribal and Bureau law enforcement officers. Tribal Justice Support (FY 2007 $1,480,000): Program Overview: This program assists Tribes in their efforts to exercise their rights as sovereign nations by establishing and maintaining their own civil and criminal codes in accordance with local tribal customs and traditions. Approximately 250 tribal justice systems and Courts of Indian Offenses (serving about 40 Tribes) are supported through this program. The program supports the Department’s goal of Serving Communities by strengthening tribal courts and the implementation of the new regulations under 25 CFR 115. Additional funding in FY 2007 will be used to hire five new staff while the balance will be used for annual independent Tribal Court reviews, which is the corrective action to rectify deficiencies as identified through the PART process. This funding will support approximately 30 to 40 tribal court reviews annually. - This program enables Tribes to exercise their rights as sovereign nations by establishing and maintaining their own civil and criminal codes in accordance with local tribal customs and traditions. Approximately 250 tribal justice systems and Courts of Indian Offenses (serving about 40 Tribes) are supported by these funds. In addition, tribal courts receive additional funding from DOJ and other sources. The program supports the Department’s goal of Serving Communities by strengthening tribal courts and the implementation of the new regulations under 25 CFR 115. Tribes use these funds for salaries and related administrative costs of judges, prosecutors, defenders, court clerks, probation officers, juvenile officers, and other court support staff in the operation of tribal justice systems and Courts of Indian Offenses. Tribal justice systems exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction in accordance with tribal customs, traditions, and tribal law and order codes. Unless otherwise provided by tribal resolution, Courts of Indian Offenses enforce the criminal and civil provisions found in 25 CFR Part 11. To establish and clarify valid tribal courts baseline and performance data for effective management of the Tribal Courts program, the Bureau is working in partnership with Tribes through the Tribal Justice Subgroup of the PSJ - 11 1139 Bureau/Tribal Budget Advisory Council and has developed a refined automated database system to collect and track vital court statistics. Bureau staff provides support and technical assistance to Courts of Indian Offenses and tribal justice personnel on matters relating to the development, management and administration of Indian justice systems in Indian Country. Effective and functional tribal courts are a key component of ongoing efforts to reduce crime in Indian Country. Increased efforts to apprehend criminals lead to increased workloads for tribal courts. Statistics show that a reported crime in Indian Country is twice as likely to be a violent crime as compared to one reported elsewhere in the United States. Violent crimes continue to plague American Indians just as crime among other ethnic groups has decreased. An estimated one in 25 American Indians age 18 or older is under the jurisdiction of the criminal justice system. Use of Cost and Performance information • New performance measures were developed based on recommendations by the Program Assessment Rating Tool for the Tribal Court Program in FY 2006. Subactivity: Fire Protection (FY2007: $0; FTE: 0) Subactivity Overview: Fire Protection supports over 40 tribal fire protection programs through tribal priority allocations funding. The larger community fire protection programs support tribal staff, train volunteer firefighters, repair existing firefighting equipment, and purchase additional equipment. Funds are also used to purchase smoke detectors, fire extinguishers, and emergency lights for tribal buildings. The proposed decrease of $1,156,000 eliminates funding of the Community Fire Protection program, which is commensurate with the FY 2006 President’s Request. Performance by Fiscal Year: 2007 Program Performance Estimates • Program is being eliminated in FY 2007. 2006 Planned Program Performance • Tribes will continue annual training of volunteer firefighters. • Tribes will continue to expend resources with local non-Indian Communities for joint fire protection programs. PSJ - 12 1140 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments • Tribes completed annual training for volunteer firefighters. • Agreements with local non-Indian Communities for joint fire protection programs were continued. • Tribes used resources to interact with other Tribes running fire protection programs for exchange of information. PSJ - 13 1141 Performance Overview Table: Public Safety and Justice 2006 Change 2007 Change from Change 2005 from 2005 2066 2005 2007 from Measure Plan 2005 Actual Plan Enacted Actual Request 2006 Bureau Goal: Achieve parity in law enforcement operations with like rural law enforcement agencies nation wide. Percent of Law Enforcement New agencies on par with recommended Goal for UNK N/A 64% 0% 64% 0% national ratio of staffing. BLA 2006 Incident Response Rate New (Ability to respond to incident Establish reports as compared to like rural º N/A N/A Baseline TBD TBD TBD law enforcement agencies). BLA Case Clearance Rate. BLA New - Goal for N/A N/A ... TBD TBD T 3i) 2006 aseline Bureau Goal: Make Indian Country detention facilities safe and secure for inmates and staff Percent of facilities in good condition as measured by the 28% 36% +8% 40% +4% 44% +4% Facilities Condition Index, BFA Percent of detention centers New properly staffed to minimal (NIC) Safety Standards. BIA Improve Community Policing: 30% BIA wiłł achieve 100% º participation by all BIA Field N/A º N/A 50% +20% 7.3% +20% Agencies. PART 3tº:S Improve Detention Program Management; X% of OIG Establish recommendations are corrected on N/A Baseline N/A TBD TBD TBD TBD Schedule. PART PSJ - 14 1142 Activity: and Economic FY 2007 President's Change Program Budget from Job Placement 0 71 Economic 4,401 -6 A} –2,602 25,336 Çommunity Development {} 51,782 -13,243 FY 2007 President's Change Program Budget from Job Placement and Training 8,467 Bconomic Development 4,40] Summary of 2007 Program Changes Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • Road Maintenance –2,602 0. • Community Development -10,148 {} • Community Development Oversight -493 {} TOTAL, Program Changes -13,243 0. Justification of 2007 Program Changes: Road Maintenance (-$2,602,000): The FY 2007 budget request for Road Maintenance is $25,336,000; a net program decrease of $2,602,000 from the FY 2006 enacted level. In order to fund the highest Bureau and tribal priorities within the context of the President's plan to reduce the deficit, a reduction of $2.6 million is proposed for this program. Approximately 3,960 miles of paved roads, 8,200 miles of unpaved roads, and 459 bridges will receive maintenance, in FY 2007. BIA - CED - 1 11 43 Program Performance Change Table: Total Performance Change ; A I B | C D= B+C É Overall Performance Changes from 2006 to 2007 Out-year impact of 2007 Impact of 2007 Budget 2007 Program 2006 Enacted 2007 Base Program Change Request Change on Measure Performance i Performance on Performance Performance Performance Transportation: Percent of cº-º-mº-mº miles of road in good or better condition based on the Surface i.evel index SP All roads 16% 16% -2% j4% {}% Paved 36% 36% –4% 32% 0% Unpaved 9% 9% -1% 8% 0% Percent of bridges in good or better condition based on the Service Level 49% 49% -5% 44% 0% Index. SP Community Development (-$10,148,000): This subactivity functions as a conduit for provision of Congressional funding added to the Bureau's budget for Tribes or tribal organizations as directed by the Congress, and supports the Department’s goal of Serving Communities. It addresses the end outcome goal of Advancing Quality Communities for Tribes and Alaska Natives. This subactivity is comprised of several individual projects funded by annual Congressional increases to benefit particular Indian communities in different ways. The reduction of $10,148,000 is comprised of the following three components: Tribe-Specific Community Development Projects (-$4,826,000): The Bureau is proposing elimination of the following Congressional earmarks in order to focus funding on programs of higher priority to Tribes on a nationwide basis. (Dollars in thousands) Distance Learning Project (Rocky Mtn. Tech.) -493 Rural Alaska Fire Program –739 Salish and Kootenai Tribal College -1,478 United Sioux Tribe Development Corp. –442 National Ironworkers Training Program –442 Western Heritage Center Distance Learning & Training -1,232 Total -4,826 United Tribes Technical College (UTTC) (-$3,449,000) and Crownpoint Institute of Technology (CIT) (-$1,774,000): Much of the funding to operate these two facilities and administer the education programs is provided under the Carl Perkins Act, Public Law 105- 332, for which other Tribal Colleges and Universities are not eligible. The UTTC and CIT receive funding from a variety of other Federal, state, program partnerships, and other private BIA - CED - 2 1144 sources, including tribal sources, to fund their operations. Therefore, the Bureau is not requesting additional funds. Rocky Mountain Tribal Education Symposia (-$99,000): Congressional FY 2006 appropriation language describes this as a one-time provision of funds, and that the organization would seek funding from other sources in subsequent years. Therefore, the Bureau is not requesting additional funds. Community Development Oversight (-$493,000): The FY 2007 budget request for Community Development Oversight is $971,000, a net program decrease of $493,000 below the 2006 enacted level. The decrease reflects elimination of funding for the Economic Development Commission's Blue Ribbon Panel, and corresponds with the conclusion of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Reservation Economies by the end of FY 2007. Activities of the panel will be accomplished with funds carried over from FY 2006. During the first three quarters of FY 2007, assistance to selected reservation economies will be in full-implementation mode. New jobs created and capital attracted will be identifiable. The last quarter of operations will result in a final report summarizing the accomplishments along with recommendations on whether Indian Affairs should institutionalize all or portions of the panel functions, and if so how. Elimination of the $493,000 will not adversely impact this or other program operations. Community and Economic Development Overview: The Community and Economic Development activity supports the Department’s goal of Serving Communities. It addresses the end outcome goal of Advancing Quality Communities for Tribes and Alaska Natives. The program does this through the strategy of promoting the economic vitality of Indian Tribes and Alaska Natives, The Job Placement and Training program provides Bureau and tribal assistance to individual adult Indians and Alaskan Natives who reside on or near the reservation to obtain basic education, vocational training and skills sufficient to become gainfully employed. Regarding action items resulting from the program's PART review, “continue to implement the new common measures and collect baseline information” and “complete annual report on 477 program” were completed in FY 2005. The Economic Development program at the agency (local) level is a component of the overall goal of providing Tribes with the resources necessary to develop a self-sustaining economic base. The program empowers Indians through educational training. It provided opportunities for business development; coordination and integration of programs through out the Federal government; and it allows tribal governments to partner with the local governments and the public and private business sector. The Road Maintenance program provides maintenance of roads and bridges constructed under the Indian Reservation Roads program in Indian Country to provide safe accessibility to health and educational facilities, tourism employment, recreation, and economic development opportunities. BIA - CED - 3 1145 The Community Development program element is comprised of individual projects that benefit particular Indian communities in different ways. The Community Development Oversight funding supports regional credit officers who directly impact the Bureau's Guaranteed and Insured Loan Program. Their efforts include reviewing loan applicants' eligibility for guaranty and lenders' adherence to program requirements. They serve the vital role of administering the loan program at the regional level. 2007: $8,467,000; FTE: 8): Program Overview: The Job Placement and Training Program (JPT) supports the Department’s goal of Serving Communities by providing for economic growth in tribal communities. Under this program, Bureau and tribal assistance is provided to individual adult Indians and Alaska Natives who reside on or near the reservations to obtain basic education, vocational training and skills sufficient to become gainfully employed. Eligible clients will be afforded an opportunity to meet basic and special training needs at institutions that are recognized by national accreditation associations offering a wide variety of education in such fields as accounting, computer technology, electronics, early childhood education, and numerous health care professions. Bureau agency and tribal staff will provide technical program services such as skills testing, screening, vocational training, job placement and counseling for the respective tribal members. Many of Tribes combine their Job Placement and Training funding with other employment and training assistance funds under the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-477) and funded by the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Interior. The comprehensive program is designed to assist individuals in securing jobs at livable wages so that they are not dependent upon Federal subsidized programs such as childcare assistance and welfare. The program assists by increasing educational levels, job readiness skills for individuals with little or no work history or erratic work history, job referrals for existing jobs, and job placement. JPT, as part of Public Law 102- 477, sometimes referred to as “477”, was evaluated using the PART (the Program Assessment Rating Tool) in calendar year 2004 and received the highest rating of all Indian programs in the Department of the Interior. A main reason for this high rating is the fact that more than 92% of all “477” clients have reached their employment and training goals. Further, the Job Placement and Training program has been highly rated by independent studies. Performance by Fiscal Year: 2007 Program Performance Estimates Within the framework of its established PART measures, the program expects the following performance in FY 2007: The average cost per program participant is anticipated to be $1,900, down 5 percent from the FY 2006 planned level. The number of placements in a job or in post-secondary education is expected to be 17,000, up nearly 10 percent from the FY 2006 estimated level. The number of participants obtaining a diploma certificate or degree is expected to be 5,500, or approximately 22 percent above the FY 2006 planned level. The percentages of participants attaining numeracy and literacy skills are expected to be 35 BIA - CED - 4 1146 percent and 25 percent respectively, representing gains of 17 percent and 25 percent over the FY 2006 planned level. 2006 Planned Program Performance Within the framework of its established PART measures, the program expects the following performance in FY 2006: The average cost per program participant is anticipated to be $2,000, down 7 percent from the FY 2005 level. The number of placements in a job or in post-secondary education is expected to be 15,500, up 8 percent from the FY 2005 level. The number of participants obtaining a diploma certificate or degree is expected to be 4,500, or approximately 32 percent above the FY 2005 level. The percentages of participants attaining numeracy and literacy skills are expected to be 30 percent and 20 percent respectively, representing again of 11 percent over the FY 2005 level for numeracy. The Bureau does not have literacy data for FY 2005 to establish an increase or decrease. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Within the framework of its established PART measures, the program accomplished the following performance in FY 2005: The average cost per program participant was $2,158. The number of placements in a job or in post-secondary education was 14,314. The number of participants obtaining a diploma certificate or degree was 3,412. The percentage of participants attaining numeracy skills was 27. The Bureau does not have literacy data for FY 2005, Subactivity: Economic Development (FY 2007: $4,401,000; FTE: 14): Program Overview: This program supports the Department’s goal of Serving Communities by promoting economic growth in Indian communities. The Economic Development program at the agency (local) level is a component of the overall goal of providing Tribes with the resources necessary to develop a self-sustaining economic base. The program provides employment through the education, training and development of Indian people and by providing opportunities for business and energy development, the coordination and integration of programs throughout the Federal government, and the partnering of tribal governments with local government and the public and private business sector so Tribes can develop a self-sustaining economic base. The staff serves as the liaison with regional or local Federal agency offices on economic development issues; is the Grant Officer Representative (GOR) for tribal economic development programs and grants: reviews financial documents requiring Secretarial approval (25 U.S.C. 81); and reviews receipts of requests for mortgages on individual allotments (25 U.S.C. 483a). If a Tribe chooses to implement an economic development program to meet its particular needs, the Indian Self- Determination and Educational Reform Act (ISDERA) (Public Law 93-638), as amended, provides them the flexibility to do so. BIA - CED - 5 1147 Subactivity: Road Maintenance (FY2007: $25,336,000; FTE: 226): Program Overview: The Bureau's Road Maintenance program provides maintenance of roads and bridges constructed under the Indian Reservation Roads program in Indian country to provide safe accessibility to health and educational facilities, tourism employment, recreation, and economic development opportunities. The Road Maintenance program supports the Department's goal of Serving Communities and the end outcome goal of Advancing Quality Communities for Tribes and Alaska Natives. This program provides funds for maintenance of roads and bridges constructed with Highway Trust Fund (HTF) resources under the Indian Reservation Roads (IRR) program in Indian country. Such maintenance is vital for safe accessibility to health and educational facilities, tourism, employment, recreation and economic development opportunities. In total, the Roads Maintenance program provides maintenance of 24,574 miles of Bureau-owned roads and 873 Bureau-owned bridges constructed under the Indian Reservation Roads (IRR) program in Indian country. Conversely, the Bureau is not obligated to provide the same maintenance activities to another 33,257 miles of non-Bureau-owned roads and 3,617 bridges located in Indian country that are vital for tribal economic development and self-determination. Maintenance activities include patching, crack sealing, and striping of paved road surfaces, sign repair, grading/smoothing of gravel/dirt roads, shoulder repair, vegetation control, sign repair, culvert cleaning, snow and ice removal, and other emergency repair not eligible under the Highway Trust Fund emergency relief program. Funding also supports the program management activities of planning, guidance and direction, oversight, and monitoring by the Bureau's central, regional, agency, and tribal maintenance program staff under the Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA). Periodic condition and deferred maintenance assessments are conducted to assess the maintenance needs in Indian country. As directed by the Congress, program funds also support the operation and maintenance of the ferry crossing at Lake Roosevelt that serves as a transportation link on the Colville Indian Reservation in the State of Washington. In response to recommendations made during the program's PART review, the Road Maintenance program staff is examining aspects of the program most in need of and suited to evaluation by efficiency measures. The program staff is researching comparable maintenance programs of other federal and state entities. Performance by Fiscal Year: 2007 Program Performance Estimates The reduced funding level proposed in FY 2007 is expected to result in the performance of maintenance on all roads and bridges at approximately 90 percent of the FY 2006 level. Approximately 3,960 miles of paved roads, 8,200 miles of unpaved roads, and 459 bridges will receive maintenance. BHA - CED – 6 1148 2005 Accomplishments Through 2006 Planned Program Performance With virtually level funding through both fiscal years, program performance in FY 2006 is expected to mirror that of FY 2005. Approximately 4,400 miles of paved roads, 9,100 miles of unpaved roads, and 500 bridges will receive maintenance. Subactivity: Community Development (FY2007: $0; FTE: 0): Program Overview: This subactivity functions as a conduit for provision of Congressional funding added to the Bureau's budget for Tribes or tribal organizations as directed by the Congress. It supports the Department’s goal of Serving Communities. It addresses the end outcome goal of Advancing Quality Communities for Tribes and Alaska Natives. This subactivity is comprised of several individual projects funded by annual Congressional increases to benefit particular Indian communities in different ways, as described below. Distance Learning Project: Provides for continuance of a distance learning, telemedicine, and fiber optic pilot system for the Crow, Fort Peck, and Northern Cheyenne reservations. Rural Alaska Fire Program: The Rural Alaska Fire Program initiative, administered by the Alaska Village Initiatives, Inc. (AVT), is a non-profit community development corporation. The AVI designed a new micro-rural fire department that incorporates the latest in military fire protection using highly-pressurized, compressed-air firefighting foam into a mobile firefighting trailer system, complete with its own shipping container which doubles as an insulated, heated fire house. Salish and Kootenai Tribal College IT Program: Funding was appropriated for Salish and Kootenai Information Technology needs as per Congressional language. United Sioux Tribe Development Corporation: The program is an inter-tribal organization that provides employment assistance to the unemployed and those earning wages below the poverty level. The corporation serves as a crisis center in Pierre, South Dakota, and maintains satellite offices in Rapid City and Sioux Falls. National Ironworkers Training Program: The National Ironworkers Training Program provides adult Indians with four 12-week classes each year in highly specialized classroom training in ironworking skills. The program is recognized and certified by the National Ironworkers Union and is a part of their apprenticeship training program. Western Heritage Center, Distance Learning and Training. This facility is a public museum located in Billings, Montana. The center displays Indian artifacts of the Yellowstone River region. The artifacts and information at this museum focus on native history of the Crow and Northern Cheyenne Tribes. The mission associated with this funding was for the training of tribal members on preservation-related disciplines, recording of tribal traditions and history from Indian perspectives, and developing a distance learning capability that can be used in teaching tribal members and the public about native Tribes. United Tribes Technical College: The United Tribes Technical College (UTTC) is located in Bismarck, North Dakota. The UTTC is a residential vocational and technical school BIA - CED - 7 1149 accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools at the Certificate and/or Associated Science Degree level. Much of the funding to operate the facility and administer the education programs is provided through special legislation under the Carl Perkins Act, Public Law 105-332. The institution receives funding from a variety of other Federal, state, program partnerships, and other private sources, including tribal sources, to fund its operations. Crownpoint Institute of Technology: The Crownpoint Institute of Technology (CIT), located on the Navajo Reservation, educates Navajo individuals in utilizing state-of-the-art technology while offering 13 certificate programs and 7 Associate of Applied Science Degrees. Much of the funding to operate the facility and administer the education programs is provided through special legislation under the Carl Perkins Act, Public Law 105-332. The institution receives funding from a variety of other Federal, state, program partnerships, and other private sources, including tribal sources, to fund its operations. ght (FY 2007: $971,000; FTE: 9): Subactivity: Community Development Oversi Program Overview: This program supports the Departmental goal of Serving Communities by promoting quality communities for Tribes and Alaska Natives. This funding supports regional credit officers who directly impact the Bureau's Guaranteed and Insured Loan Program. Their efforts include reviewing loan applicants' eligibility for guaranty and lenders' adherence to program requirements. Based on independent loan analysis, the regional staff will recommend approval or disapproval on new loan guaranty requests made within their delegated authorities at 25 U.S.C. 1481. On loan guaranty requests that exceed regional approval authorities the regional staff will submit written recommendations to headquarters for final approval. Following approval, regional offices will prepare documents for obligation of subsidy costs and commitments of loan ceiling; monitor collateral for loans; maintain original loan documentation files; process supplemental interest payments; and collect premium payments form lenders. Regional offices will also provide direct service to Tribes when there is no agency program staff to assist them. Regional offices approve and monitor lender guarantee agreements, conduct collateral inspections, remain in contact with borrowers, lenders and reporting credit bureau agencies, assist and recommend action on lenders' prospective problem loan workouts or cancellations, send demand letters to borrowers for loan compliance, and initiate debt collection procedures such as foreclosure and administrative offset. The regional staff will also prepare monthly debt collection reports for headquarters. The staff will serve as liaison with other regional or local Federal agency offices on economic development projects. In addition, regional office staff will serve as Contract Officer Representatives for economic development programs and grants that Tribes have contracted. The staff will review and recommend action on requests for mortgages on individual land allotments (25U.S.C. 483a). The staff also reviews the applicability of Subchapter II—Contracts with Indians, 25 U.S.C. Section 81 to assist non-Indian businesses in pursuing business opportunities in Indian Country to provide income and jobs for Indians on the reservations. Failure to comply with the requirements of Section 81 can result in non-Indian party's loss of any right to compensation for the services it provides to Tribes. BIA - CED - 8 1150 Performance by Fiscal Year: 2007 Program Performance Estimates The efforts of the community development (regional) oversight staff directly support the established Strategic Plan / PART measures of the Indian Guaranteed and Insured Loan Program, which expects the following performance in FY 2007. The number of jobs created through DOI loans is expected to be 1,800, equal to the FY 2006 planned level. The percentage of positions created that are long-term positions is expected to be 91 percent, equal to the FY 2006 estimated level. The average household income in Indian country is expected to be $24,000, or approximately 3 percent above the FY 2006 planned level. The default rate on BLA guaranteed loans is expected to remain at 2 percent, equivalent to the FY 2006 planned level. The subsidy level on BIA loans is expected to reach 6.45 percent, reflecting an increase of 36 percent over the FY 2006 planned level. 2006 Planned Program Performance The efforts of the community development (regional) oversight staff directly support the established Strategic Plan / PART measures of the Indian Guaranteed and Insured Loan Program, which expects the following performance in FY 2006. The number of jobs created through DOI loans is anticipated to be 1,800, down 28 percent from the FY 2005 level. The percentage of positions created that are long-term positions is expected to be 91 percent, one percent over the FY 2005 level. The average household income in Indian Country is expected to be $23,362, or approximately 8 percent above the FY 2005 level. The default rate on BIA guaranteed loans is expected to remain at 2 percent, equivalent to the FY 2005 level. The subsidy level on BIA loans is expected to reach 4.75 percent, reflecting a decrease of 30 percent below the FY 2005 level. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments The efforts of the community development (regional) oversight staff directly support the established Strategic Plan / PART measures of the Indian Guaranteed and Insured Loan Program, which accomplished the following performance in FY 2005. The number of jobs created through DOI loans was 2,500. The percentage of positions created that are long-term positions was 90 percent. The average household income in Indian Country was $21,587. The default rate on BIA guaranteed loans was 2 percent. The subsidy level on BIA loans was 6.76 percent. BIA - CED - 9 1151 Performance Overview Table: Community and Economic Development Measure Cost per job achieved (lower number is good) SP 2005 Actual 2006 $2,000 Enacted from 2005 Actual -$158 Percent job retention one year out SP $2,158 f * Establish Baseline Number of participants º - that earned a diploma. certificate or degree. PART 14,314 É 15,500 814 Percentage of participants that attain numeracy and literacy skills. PART 27% Num No Data Lit 30% Num 20% Lit 3% Nunn i. N/A Lit Transportation: Percent of miles of road in good or better condition based on the Surface Level Index SP All roads Paved Unpaved 15% 33% 16% 36% 9% Percent of bridges in good or better condition based on the Service Level index. SP 9% . 47% 49% Capital: Number of # jobs created through #1 capital provided by DOI loans SP 2,500 -700 (28%) . . . . increase the percentage #. of jobs created that are tº long-term positions. PART 91% Increase the average household income in Indian Country. PART• TBD. Reduce Default Rates on BIA guaranteed loans. PART 2.00% 2.00% Reduce Subsidy levels on BIA loans PART º . -j-. * - -2.01% (-30%) # (36%, 1.7% * The method used to calculate average household income is c Verification process, urrently under review as part of the Bureau's Data Validation and BHA - CED - 10 1152 Activity: Executive Direction and Administrative Services PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION: (Dollars in Thousands FY 2007 Fixed Costs President's Change FY 2005 FY 2006 & Related Program Budget from Subactivity: Enacted Enacted Changes Change Request FY 2006 Assistant Secretary Support 16,556 8,941 576 S{}{} 10,017 1,076 FTE 6 {} Executive Direction 17,674 16,171 635 0 16,806 635 FTE 178 178 178 6, Administrative Services 42,329 49,603 -360 || 0. 49,243 -360 FTE 403. 403 403 {} Information Resources Technology (UTB) 58,092 57,431 -4,066 0 53,365 –4,066 FTE 1 ºff 110 J Pſ) {} Personnel Services 23,176 28,936 516 0. 29,452 516 FTE 80 80 8{} {} Facilities Management 20,719 23,741 -47 0. 23,694 -47 FTE 179 179 179 0 intra-Governmental Payments 19,057 19,319 3,280 0. 22,599 3,286 FTE () () Rentals (GSA/Direct; 26,947 27,993 841 4,243 33,077 5,084 FTE {} {} Total Requirements 224,550 232,135 1,375 4,743 238,253 6,118 FTE 950 956 {} {} 950 {} BUDGET FY 2007 Fixed President's Change FY 2005 FY 2006 & Related Program Budget from Executive Direction (TPA) ll, Labor-Related Payments and Training Regional Facilities Management Facilities Operations and Maintenance Intra-Governmental Payments Assistant Secretary Support Executive Direction (Central) Administrative Services (Central) information Resources Technology (UTB) Executive Direction (Central) Summary of 2007 Program Changes Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • Assistant Secretary Support 500 0 • Rentals [GSA/Direct] 4,243 () TOTAL, Program Changes 4,743 0 BIA - ADM - 1 1153 Justification of 2007 Program Changes: Assistant Secretary Support (+$500,000): Despite the successful steps that have been taken to increase the productivity and transparency of the Federal acknowledgment process, it is necessary to increase further OFA's rate of production and thus improve the timeliness of Federal acknowledgment decisions. The additional $500,000 will provide for a fourth professional research team with administrative support and associated infrastructure. By securing a fourth professional research team, OFA will produce four proposed findings and four final determinations or reconsidered final determinations per year to address the petitions that are current on the “Active Consideration” and “Ready, Waiting for Active Consideration” priority lists. Rentals (GSA/Direct] (+$4,243,000): In FY 2007, the Bureau’s direct lease cost will increase by $4.443 million over the FY 2006 level, while GSA leases will decrease by approximately $200,000. The majority of the FY 2007 increased direct lease costs are attributable to new facility rental costs, increased operating expenses and increased lease rates. The cost increases are further outlined below: Increase in lease operations expenses (e.g. electric, gas, water, etc.) and maintenance cost. Increases in local, county and state property taxes for private sector leased space. Increase in lease costs, due to National Consumer Price Index-Urban (CPI-U). Increase in security costs and equipment to comply with the Interagency Security Committee's recommendations after Oklahoma City and 9-11. Costs associated with heightened security requirements for trust records. • Costs associated with new card readers and associated software and hardware and upgrades to existing card reader systems to support the new DOI Smart Card entry systems. - • Additional first time costs of 100% utilization of the space in the Pete V. Domenici Building (BLAI) and the first full year’s rental cost for BLA II. GSA Leases: In FY 2007, the Bureau's GSA lease costs are expected to decrease by approximately $200,000 as a result of consolidation of GSA leased space and the consolidation of BLA offices into direct leases at BLA I and BLA II. The FY 2007 GSA lease funding request will be used to pay the GSA lease costs for office and special purpose space for Bureau staff throughout the United States. In FY 2007, GSA leased space will total 1.04 million square feet of identified space bureauwide. While the number of GSA leases will be reduced, GSA lease costs have increased by as much as 5 percent per year, due to increases in operating expense, taxes, re-measurement of space and increased costs associated with existing lease renewals. Direct Leases: In FY 2007, the Bureau's direct lease costs are expected to increase by approximately $4.443 million. The increase in direct lease costs is a result of increased space and physical facilities to operate Bureau programs at locations where GSA and Bureau- owned facilities are not available, and the reduction of GSA leased space through the BIA - ADM - 2 1154 consolidation of BLA offices into direct leases at BLA I and BLA II. In FY 2007, the direct lease program will encompass approximately 514,000 square feet of office and special purpose space and land. Additional increased costs include heightened security requirements for storage of trust records and upgrading or installing DOI Smart Card entry. Department of Homeland Security costs have also increased as much as 12% due to increased security requirements. Furthermore, FY 2007 will be the first year that costs will be incurred for 100% utilization of the space in the Pete V. Domenici Building (BLAI) and the first full year's rental cost for BIA II. Information Resources Technology (Internal Transfer: -$4,300,000): - - - - - - The FY 2007 request level for Information Resources Technology reflects an internal transfer of $4.3 million to Education – Education IT. The purpose of the transfer is to more accurately reflect the Education program costs. The purpose of the funding, which is to support the data telecommunication needs of the Education Native American Network-II does not change. Executive Direction and Administrative Services Overview: The Executive Direction and Administrative Services activity supports the DOI strategic goal of Management Excellence. The strategic goal is to manage the Department to become highly skilled, accountable, modern, functionally integrated, citizen centered and results oriented. This program addresses the end outcome goals of a workforce that has the job-related knowledge and skills necessary to accomplish organizational goals and which focuses on accountability, modernization, integration, and customer value. Organizations funded in this activity support all initiatives related to the President's Management Agenda: human capital management; competitive sourcing; improved financial performance; increased use of E-Government technologies; integration of budget and performance; and strengthening asset management. Executive Direction and Administrative Services consists of activities related to support of the Assistant Secretary’s Office, including executive direction and management of the Bureau’s finance, budget, acquisition and property functions, information resources, personnel services, facilities management, payment of GSA and direct rentals, and intra-governmental payments. This activity provides the policy and line supervision for all BLA actions as well as the administrative Support for all BIA programs. Some activities are contracted to Indian-owned companies, but these functions are generally not covered as Indian programs contractable under Public Law 93-638. Assistant Secretary Support funds the Offices of External Affairs, Self-Governance and Self Determination, Indian Gaming Management, Federal Acknowledgement, Personnel Security, Equal Opportunity Programs, Consultation, Planning and Policy Analysis, Program Data Quality, and the newly established Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development. Executive Direction funds executive leadership, policy, and continuing administrative direction and coordination and support for all BLA programs and mission responsibilities. The Bureau Director, Regional Directors and Agency Superintendents provide organizational direction and coordination to ensure that all programs are effectively integrated in areas of policy formulation and review, tribal consultation, public relations, representation of Indian Affairs to other BIA - ADM - 3 1155 governmental agencies and private sector organizations, and the overall management of assigned ICSOUTCCS, Administrative Services funds accounting management, acquisition/property management, budget management, financial management, and safety management. A key responsibility of these functions is to formulate and publish a Financial Audit in compliance with the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990. These functions are separated into six divisions at the BIA level, and are referred to as the Divisions of Budget Formulation, Budget Execution, Acquisition, Property Management, Accounting Operations, and Fiscal Services. Administrative services also provide procurement, property management, financial administration, and Public Law 93-638 contracts and grants administration at the Agency/Field Station level, Information Technology Resources optimizes the management of BIA's information systems via the Enterprise Information Management (EIM) architecture strategy and the operation of TrustNet. Following the information technology guidance provided by the Clinger-Cohen Act (CCA) and OMB Circular A-130, the EIM and TrustNet projects build greater security, consistency, and efficiency into information technology management across the Bureau. Personnel Services funds Central, Regional and Education Personnel offices. All of the Bureau’s personnel offices report to the Office of Human Resources. Also funded are Labor-Related Payments and Training, which include employee displacement costs, workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, and technical training. Facilities Management provides funding for operations and maintenance of Bureau facilities across the nation which consist of 1,437 administrative type buildings, including offices, fire stations, shops, garages, warehouses, communication repeaters and utility plants. Intra-Governmental Payments funds payments for services provided or administered by the Department of Interior, United States Geological Survey, Bureau of Reclamation, United States Postal Service, and the General Services Administration. Payments are made through the centralized billing process for activities within the Working Capital Fund and the National Business Center (NBC). - Rentals [GSA/Directl funds mandatory costs to cover leases through the General Services Administration (GSA) for space and physical facilities that house BIA staff and/or equipment across the nation. Also funded are direct rental costs incurred where BIA-owned facilities or GSA-space is not available. Subactivity: Assistant Secretary Support (FY 2007: $10,017,000; FTE: 0): Program Overview: The Assistant Secretary, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, and the three Deputy Assistant Secretaries along with their immediate support staff are included in the Office of the Secretary Budget request. The FTEs are not shown, as the organizations below perform their respective functions through a reimbursable agreement. BHA - ADM - 4 1156 Office of External Affairs: This office oversees and coordinates the legislative planning and congressional relations activities for the BIA. This organization provides legislative research and assistance in developing, drafting, and analyzing proposed legislation. These activities are coordinated with the Office of the Secretary to ensure consistency of Departmental communications with the Congress. Legislative research and assistance are provided to program offices in developing and drafting legislation, preparing testimony, and providing legislative histories on various issues. This office provides liaison functions with the domestic and foreign media, the public and other government agencies in need of information about the BIA and Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs. In addition, the office is responsible for developing and executing a program designed to inform the public of Indian Affairs’ programs and activities as they apply nationally and locally. It creates and disseminates between 55-65 press releases annually to news media outlets and the public. It coordinates public affairs activities in cooperation with the Secretary's Office of Communications. Staff annually prepare 10-15 speeches for the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs and arrange approximately 50 interviews with the media for the Assistant Secretary and BIA officials Office of Federal Acknowledgement: The overall responsibility of the Office of Federal Acknowledgment (OFA) within the Office of the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs is to support the Department by implementing Part 83 of Title 25 of the Code of Federal Regulations (25 CFR Part 83), Procedures for Establishing that an American Indian Group Exists as an Indian Tribe, The OFA utilizes the Federal Acknowledgment Information Resource (FAIR) system, a computer database that provides on-screen access to all the documents in the administrative record of a case. This has made a significant positive impact in the efficiency of the OFA. The FAIR system links to Scanned images of all submitted documentation. The data is then extracted, linked, and indexed to create a searchable administrative record. FAIR provides the OFA researchers with immediate access to the records and allows them to make more efficient use of their time. The system also allows petitioning groups and interested parties, such as States and local governments, to have “on screen” access to the administrative record and to any data entries made by the OFA researchers. Office of Consultation: The BIA is responsible for ensuring that consultation with Tribes occurs on issues that affect Indian country. Through the Office of Consultation (OC), the Bureau ensures continuous, stable consultation with Tribes throughout our nation in support of the Secretary's priorities. The OC is responsible for day-to-day and quarterly reporting on the status of all consultation issues, as well as a formal annual report on the outcome of consultation issues. Funds also cover costs of tribal consultation meetings including the cost of meeting rooms and tribal leaders’ travel expenses. Policy and Economic Development: The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic Development reports directly to the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary. The Office of Indian Gaming Management, the Office of Self-Governance and Self-Determination, and the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development are funded under Assistant Secretary Support, and report to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic Development. BIA - ADM - 5 1157 Office of Indian Gaming Management: The Office of Indian Gaming Management (OIGM) oversees the Secretary's responsibilities under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Public Law 100–497. The OIGM develops policy guidelines on land acquisition requests for gaming, tribal/state compacts, per capita distribution plans, Secretarial approval of trust asset and gaming-related contracts, and Secretarial procedures for class III gaming. In addition, OIGM reviews and approves fee-to-trust applications and leases, coordinates with other Federal agencies on gaming taxation, provides compliance to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Public Law 91-190, conducts training and technical assistance for Tribes and federal personnel and reviews financing/accounting issues related to agreements. The OIGM receives requests for services from Tribes, regional offices, Congress, and other offices in the Department. The office also responds to public and Congressional inquiries and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests on Indian gaming. The BIA works closely with the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC), Department of Justice, and State and Indian gaming industry associations. Economic development, tribal sovereignty and self-governance are impacted by activities of the OIGM. By supplementing Federal funding, investing in gaming can provide a Tribe the ability to operate its government and programs for members, and to diversify its economic development. Tribes with successful gaming operations report reduced unemployment, reduced welfare dependence, growth in businesses surrounding the reservation, and substantial improvements in tribal programs in health, housing, and education, which result in the improvement of the lives of individual Indians. Office of Self-Governance and Self-Determination: The office is responsible for implementation of the Tribal Self Govermance Act of 1994, including development and implementation of regulations, policies, and guidance in support of self-governance initiatives. The staff negotiates annual funding agreements with eligible Tribes and consortia, coordinates the collection of budget and performance data from self-governance Tribes, and resolves issues that are identified in financial and program audits of self governance operations. The Office works with tribal governments to protect and support tribal sovereignty within a Government-to-Government partnership and to advocate for the transfer of Federal programmatic authorities and resources to tribal governments in accordance with tribal self-governance statutes and policies. Included in the Appendices is a table illustrating tribal participation in Self-Governance, The program staff works with self-governance Tribes to implement and resolve issues or problems associated with self-governance agreements. Self-governance Tribes represent nearly 40 percent of all federally recognized Tribes nationwide. The office provides financial management, budgeting, accounting and contracting services associated with the . reprogramming and transfer of an estimated $300 million annually from BIA programs and other Federal programs that is allocated or awarded to self-governance Tribes. This transfer includes funds from the Bureau of Land Management and additional manpower training funds under the Integration of Employment, Training, and Related Services Demonstration Act (Public Law 102-477). BIA - ADM - 6 1158 Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development. This office was established by the Secretary in April 2005, to provide support for improving access to energy resources and by stimulating job creation and economic development. This office oversees programs working together to identify and promote economic development opportunities on reservations, including the Minerals and Mining program funded under Trust-Natural Resources Management; to provide workforce training to ensure the availability of an effective workforce to populate new businesses; and to actively pursue opportunities to bring private capital investment into reservations. Workforce Development: The Division of Workforce Development is within the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development, and supports the Department’s goal of Serving Communities by providing for economic growth in tribal communities. The Workforce Development staff implements the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-477). This statute allows federally recognized Tribes to combine several different Federal formula-funded grants dealing with employment and training into a single grant, with a single budget, plan and reporting system. The unique inter-Departmental demonstration project allows tribal governments to integrate 12 different Federal programs from the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education in addition to the BIA and to redesign programs to meet their unique tribal needs and priorities, Tribes also utilize this program to address welfare reform under Public Law 104-193. Nearly $100 million will be distributed to 48 tribal grantees participating in the “477" program, representing about 240 federally recognized Tribes or about 40 percent of all Tribes nationwide. The staff reviews “477” applications, obtains interagency transfers of funds and distributes those funds consistent with the approved plans to the tribal grantees. The staff evaluates each participating Tribe once every three years and provides on-site technical assistance during the evaluation process as requested. This division also administers the Job Placement and Training Program in the Community and Economic Development budget activity. Management: The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management provides executive leadership, guidance and direction to the following operations: Office of the Chief Financial Officer: The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Indian Affairs is responsible for the development of systems, policies and procedures to guide BIA operations in the areas of financial management, budget, contract and grant administration, and real and personnel property management. The Chief Financial Officers Act, the Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act, the Government Management Reform Act and various OMB regulations largely guide activities of the Office. Office of Human Resources: All human resources operational functions, offices, and staff in the Bureau are aligned under the Office of Human Resources [Policy), Deputy Assistant Secretary-Management. This brings eight regional human resource operational offices under alignment with Human Resource policy development staff. BIA - ADM - 7 1159 | The Office is responsible for the implementation of current policies and statutes for all aspects of human resource management, such as work force analysis and succession planning; recruitment, hiring, and retention activities; employee development programs; labor relations; ethics; dispute resolution; and personnel information systems. The Office also monitors, evaluates, and implements initiatives to improve human resources management processes, services, and organizations in the Bureau. Personnel Security: The Security Office is responsible for the operation of the personnel security and suitability program for appointees, employees, contractors, consultants, volunteers, and tribal contractors; and implementation of physical protection, conduct on Federal property and physical security requirements for buildings and grounds under the charge and control of the BLA. Office of Equal Opportunity (EEO): This function is aligned under the Office of the Secretary in concert with the alignment of EEO oversight from the other Interior bureaus. The office provides bureau-wide direction, guidance, and policy on the promotion of EEO programs including, but not limited to, compliance with and enforcement of all current statutes and policies. Office of Planning and Policy Analysis: The Planning staff coordinates strategic planning and performance accountability efforts and promotes customer satisfaction for the entire agency. The office ensures that the BIA's strategic direction falls in line with the established Departmental goals and objectives by assisting all of the programs within the BIA in performance goal development. The Directives staff provides assistance for the development of manuals, handbooks, and policy memoranda (directives) for the agency. The staff publishes and maintains directives and reviews all notices and rules that are prepared for publication in the Federal Register. Office of Program Data Quality: The Office of Program Data Quality (OPDQ) will serve as the central “hub” for all BLA data information and will be responsible for managing and administering the data collection process as stated in proposed federal policy 35 IAM. This will include the use and management of data reported to BIA by Tribes and other federal entities. Federal data requirements such as the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) mandate the documentation of BIA program performance and accomplishments. It is also imperative that data analysis be performed to determine and attain supportable conclusions. The OPDQ will be responsible for establishing procedures for standardizing all aspects of data collection including procedures for securing access to tribal data. Office of Facilities Management and Construction: The office ensures that all employees have safe and healthy work environments through the efficient use of resources for new construction, renovation, and maintenance of non-education BIA funded facilities. BIA - ADM - 8 Program Overview: The function of Executive Direction is to provide executive leadership and policy direction for all BIA programs and mission responsibilities, and provide continuing administrative direction, coordination and support to all BIA programs and mission responsibilities. This program provides the core funding for the senior leadership of Indian Affairs including the Office of the Director, BIA, the Offices of the Regional Directors, and the Offices of the Superintendents or Field Representatives. The Indian Affairs senior leadership provides organizational direction and coordination to ensure that all programs are effectively integrated in areas of policy formulation and review, tribal consultation, public relations, representation of Indian Affairs to other governmental agencies and private sector organizations, and the overall management of assigned resources. The Indian Affairs senior leadership provides strategic policy direction; advises on all matters regarding mission, program, functional, and managerial policy matters; develops and executes policies; reviews and evaluates the achievements of the headquarters and field offices; and coordinates the activities of Indian Affairs with other Federal agencies to avoid duplication of effort and direct efficient and effective operations. The Offices of the Regional Director and immediate support staff are located throughout the nation at the Bureau's 12 regional offices. The Regional Directors are the line officers providing direct support to Tribes in each of their respective servicing areas. They are key regional decision makers providing management, leadership, and accountability. They ensure all assigned programs are developed to meet the goals and strategies of the Department and execute all authorities and responsibilities delegated by the Secretary through the Assistant Secretary- Indian Affairs. The Regional Directors act primarily on behalf of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary, and/or the Director, BLA by maintaining the government-to-government relationship with Tribes and fulfilling the Indian trust responsibility. Activities include policy review and formulation, tribal consultation, public relations representing the BIA in activities involving other governmental agencies and private organizations, determinations of BIA administrative appeals and tribal program appeals, and management of personnel and assigned resources. The Regional Directors have direct responsibility for EEO compliance with legal policies, procedures, standards, and requirements. The Offices of the Superintendent or Field Representative, located at the 86 Agency/Field Stations, provide planning, direction and line management leadership for the development and implementation of policy initiatives and program accountability to meet the Departmental strategic goals and objectives. The Agency Superintendents or Field Representatives provide decision-making, direction, public relations, BIA representation to other governmental agencies and private sector organizations, and overall management of assigned resources at the local level. BIA - ADM - 9 1161 Subactivity- Administrative Services (FY2007: $49,243,000; FTE: 403): Program Overview: The Bureau’s administrative services are responsible for achieving acceptable standards for successful administrative processes by improving internal controls and fiscal integrity in the areas of accounting management, acquisition/property management, and safety management in order to formulate and publish an annual financial audit in compliance with the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990. These functions are separated into six divisions at the BIA level, and are referred to as the Divisions of Budget Formulation, Budget Execution, Acquisition, Property Management, Accounting Operations, and Fiscal Services. Administrative services also provide procurement, property management, financial adminis- tration, and Public Law 93-638 contracts and grants administration at the agency/field station level. Safety Program Management: The Safety Program ensures that all Bureau employees comply with all applicable safety and health laws and regulations and providing a safe and healthful working environment for all employees. The program also supports the Department's goal of Serving Communities for American Indians and Alaska Natives by improving educational learning environments and enhancing public safety and ensuring healthful environments for students attending BIA schools and optimum levels of safety for the visiting public. The division also strives to ensure that facility safety inspections are accomplished within BLA, including Indian schools; ensures that construction of education facilities are in compliance with applicable Federal, state, or tribal safety and health standards in accordance with 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2005; ensures all workplaces are inspected annually in accordance with 29 CFR Part 1960.25; reviews all new construction plans, including renovations; and administers the Indian Highway Safety Program (IHSP). Program Overview: The Information Resources Management and Technology (IRM&T) program directly supports the President's Management Agenda initiative of Citizen-Centered E- Government. Specifically, this investment provides the infrastructure to enable the Bureau to meet its trust responsibilities and implements management discipline and structure to plan investments and operate and maintain Bureau systems in support of American Indians and Alaska Natives in compliance with the Clinger Cohen Act (CCA) of 1996, the 2002 FISMA, FOIA, GPRA and PRA. The program is results-oriented, improving the quality, effectiveness, and timeliness of services provided to the millions of American Indians and Alaska Natives served by the Bureau. In order to carry out the Department of Interior mission and ensure protection of its assets, while reducing the Bureau's liability from lawsuits, the Bureau's information technology program optimizes the management of its information systems via the Enterprise Information Management (EIM) program architecture strategy and SysOp (Trustnet) operation. Following the information technology guidance provided by the Clinger-Cohen Act (CCA) and OMB Circular A-130, the EIM and SysOp programs build greater security, consistency, and efficiency BIA - ADM - 10 1162 into information technology management across the Bureau. The Security programs have also identified and mitigated safety, health and financial risks and liability. Efficient, effective and economical IT resources are necessary for the BIA to fulfill its mission in support of tribal self-government, protection of the rights of the Indian people and in the fulfillment of its trust obligations. In December 2001, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered a shutdown of Interior IT systems from access to the Internet as a result of a security concern related to DOI trust program data. In planning to reconnect to the Internet, and properly securing its environment, the Bureau invested in the EIM and SysOp programs. These IT programs permanently put in place the management discipline and infrastructure to plan investments and operate and maintain basic Bureau systems in support of American Indians and Alaska Natives. The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information Resources Management/Chief Information Officer – Indian Affairs (DASIRM/CIO-LA) provides support and leadership for information policy, planning, development, security and privacy, and information architecture and engineering. The DASIRM/CIO-LA works in coordination with the Department of Interior Office of the Chief Information Officer and the respective Bureau CIOs. Partnerships among the Department’s IT organizations provide an opportunity to obtain economies of scale and consistent security and architecture environments. The immediate office of DASDRM/CIO-IA provides administrative and support services to improve the fiscal integrity and internal controls for BIA in compliance with a variety of Laws and mandates including FFMIA, FMFIA and OMB Circular A-123. Use of Cost and Performance Information Information Resources Management Cost and Performance metrics were responsible for: • Providing up-to-date data for management decision-making in multiple Bureau programs. • Creation of a performance-based IRM&T support organization, including centralized zone managers to meet Indian Affairs IT requirements in the field and national office levels. • Support in the planning, prioritization and implementation of IT investments that improve technology across all Indian Affairs programs. • Centralized management of IT resources has resulted in a cost avoidance of over $20 million. The DASIRM/CIO-LA provides networking and technical automated data processing functions to support and maintain approximately 34 systems including 16 mission-critical and 18 program essential bureauwide programs. The nationwide wide area network supports 12 regional offices, 86 agencies and 6 law enforcement districts. The program supports all Bureau organizations by: • Supporting Bureau business and administrative functions through the use of modern, automated systems, techniques and processes for management, • Maintaining strict cost controls, and • Measuring efficiency, timeliness and overall quality of Bureau customer service through the use of customer satisfaction surveys and service level agreements. Requested funds will provide the basic operational support to meet programmatic requirements in Bureau programs including Trust Responsibilities, Indian Education Programs, Law Enforcement Services, Tribal Services, Economic Development, and Administrative Services. BIA - ADM - 11 1163 The OCIO provides, administers, and oversees information resources needs and requirements for Bureau IT business owners and users. Staffs assist in developing needs assessments for IT services, planning IT capital projects, and providing programming services on an as-needed basis for both regional and agency locations. Other responsibilities include supporting equipment, software installation and maintenance at Bureau sites including installation assistance and connectivity to LANs. Staffs provide essential computer support at agency and field station locations, as well as Bureau Education (line offices) and Law Enforcement locations. Additionally, DASIRM/CIO-IA designs and maintains network connectivity (through SysOps and the Department’s ESN) to support and facilitate access to various application systems, such as the Trust Asset and Accounting Management System (TAAMS), Federal Financial System (FFS), Federal Personnel and Payroll System (FPPS), Social Services Automated System (SSAS), Identity Information System (IIS), Information Management System (IMS), Probate Case Management and Tracking System (ProTrac), and eventually, Incident Management, Analysis and Reporting System (IMARS). Other activities include ensuring that the technical interfaces with the National Business Center in Denver, Colorado, are constantly maintained allowing the BIA to access Departmental systems such as FFS and FPPS. The IRM&T program is not currently scheduled for a PART review. However, a number of audits and management control reviews have been done on the program. The IRM program for Indian Affairs has had no material weaknesses found. Program Overview: Centralized Personnel ($10,052,000): All of the Bureau's personnel offices, central, regional and education, report to the Office of Human Resources under the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management. The Office of Human Resources is responsible for the implementation of current policies and statutes for all aspects of human resource management, such as work force analysis and succession planning, recruitment, hiring and retention activities, employee development programs, labor relations, ethics, dispute resolution and personnel information systems. Labor Related Payments and Training ($19,400,000): This budget line funds the following costs: Employee Displacement Costs: This program covers the payment of mandated separation costs to Bureau employees who are separated from Federal employment due to tribal contracting of federal programs under Public Law 93-638, as amended. These costs include Severance pay and lump sum annual leave payments. The 1988 amendments to the Indian Self-Determination Act (Public Law 100-472) contain a provision in Section 205 that states program resources shall not be reduced by the Secretary of the Interior to pay the costs of Federal personnel displaced by self-determination contracting. Because of section 205 and the fact that law mandates these costs, the Bureau must rely upon this fund to cover such costs. This program is not funded in FY 2007. BIA - ADM - 12 1164 Workers’ Compensation Payments ($10,216,000): Funds provide for reimbursements to the Department of Labor for on-the-job injury payments based on the Department of Labor’s charge back billing list for the Department annually. Unemployment Compensation ($9,184,000): Funds provide for reimbursements to the Department of Labor for unemployment compensation payments on a prorated share. Allocations are based upon percentages obtained from the contractor’s match of actual state charges with the Department’s payroll records annually. Technical Training: Funding will be used to provide training nationwide for Bureau, contract and grant employees in areas of preventive maintenance. This training, known as the Facilities Increased Excellence through Increased Training (FDXIT), enhances the knowledge of trainees regarding the requirements and methods to properly operate and maintain safe facilities and mitigate life safety problems. It promotes adherence to environmental and code compliance laws, policies, and regulations. The Bureau established this office to address material weaknesses identified in the Facilities Management program. Approximately 500 to 600 employees attend the facilities management training classes annually. This program is not funded in FY 2007. - Program Overview: This program provides funding to cover mandatory costs for space and physical facilities that house Bureau staff and/or equipment across the nation. The program provides economic growth and contributes to the quality of life in Indian communities by providing an infusion of resources to a community. Regional Facilities Management ($3,705,000): This program ensures that all employees have safe and healthy work environments through the efficient use of resources for new construction, renovation, and maintenance of non-education BIA funded facilities (i.e., supervision and inspection of major repair and improvement projects, inspection and evaluation of specialty systems, such as boilers, water and waste disposal, water treatment and control systems for heating and cooling, and telecommunications and alarms, diagnosis of problems in electrical and mechanical systems, identification and development of need specifications and costs estimates for project repairs). Regional staff input data and support the BLA’s FMIS, an inventory of requirements needed at facilities bureauwide. Facilities Operations and Maintenance ($19,989,000): Funds requested in FY 2007 will be used for operation of Bureau facilities, which consists of 1,437 bureauwide administrative and law enforcement buildings, including offices, fire stations, shops, garages, warehouses, communication repeaters, adult and juvenile detention facilities, courtrooms and utility plants. It also includes equipment consisting of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), boilers, furnaces, fire alarms and sprinklers, radio repeaters, and security systems. Utility systems include potable water wells, treatment and tanks, sewage treatment, streetlights, fire hydrants, emergency sirens and electrical service. Ground inventories include sidewalks, driveways, fencing, parking lots, landscaping, grass and trees. BLA - ADM - 13 1165 The program covers approximately 4.7 million square feet of space. Funds are distributed to the regions to cover operational costs where facilities are located. Distribution of funds to the regions is based on regional and local rates of services. Services include the following: electrical, gas, heating oil, plant operations, water, sewer, refuse disposal, pest control, communications base equipment, fire protection, custodial, and grounds maintenance services. Funds are also used to purchase products required to keep these services operational. The program also provides funds to ensure compliance with codes such as 29 CFR 1910.1030 Blood Borne Pathogens that prevents the spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis B Virus. Compliance with the regulations requires increased protective clothing, incident response, and custodial services such as increased cleaning frequency of bathrooms and detention cells. Funds will also be used for daily maintenance of the Bureau’s administrative and law enforcement buildings. Services are provided for the facilities inventory as described above under the operations section. Maintenance activities conducted include preventative, routine, cyclical and emergency unscheduled work for all buildings, equipment, utility systems and grounds structures. Deferred maintenance causes premature breakdowns as deterioration becomes a safety or functional deficiency and must be added to the deferred maintenance backlog that will eventually require major repair or replacement. Maintenance needs are continually updated through the Facilities Management Information System (FMIS). This automated tracking system includes work tickets, building history, building and asset inventory, and deferred maintenance. New inventory will be recorded in the database each year as replacement, new construction or major renovations are completed. Subactivity- Intra-Governmental Payments (FY2007: $22,599,000; FTE: 0): Program Overview: Requested funds will cover intra-governmental payments for services provided or administered by the Department of Interior, United States Geological Survey, Bureau of Reclamation, United States Postal Service, and the General Services Administration. Payments are made through the centralized billing process for activities within the Working Capital Fund and the National Business Center (NBC). The NBC charges include assessments for the following department-wide services; oversight of major administrative systems such as the Federal Personnel and Payroll System; Federal Financial System; DOI University; Employee and Public Services; Security Program; Facilities Management Services; Support Services; Space Management Services; and Technology and Telecommunications services. E-Government and Lines of Business: Interior is an active participant in many e-government initiatives, providing leadership, funding, and in-kind technical and staffing support. These initiatives strive to eliminate redundant systems and significantly improve the government's quality of customer service for citizens and businesses. The Department is the managing partner for two e-government projects: Recreation One-Stop and Geospatial One-Stop. Interior is serving as one of the government-wide service providers for the e-Payroll initiative and is a leader in the E-Authentication project. - BIA - ADM - 14 1166 Department-wide spending for E-Government activities that will benefit the Bureau (excluding fee for service payments) is reflected in the 2007 Departmental Management budget. These activities are: Integrated Acquisition, Grants.gov, E-Authentication, E- Rulemaking, E-Training, Business Gateway, Financial Management, Human Resource Management, and Grants Management. SAFECOM is funded in the following three subactivities: Law Enforcement for $82,000, Education Construction for $40,000, and General Administration Construction for $40,000. In addition, the Department is also implementing e-Travel in an integrated fashion with the Financial and Business Management System (FBMS), Funds to support e-Travel are included in the FBMS budget under Departmental Management. The 2007 BIA budget includes partial funding to support these e-Government initiatives. Program. Overview: This program provides the core funding for Bureau office and special purpose space, which includes General Services Administration (GSA) leases and direct leases primarily with Indian Tribes. It directly supports virtually all Bureau goals and objectives through provision of office space to the Bureau's trust reform, Indian education, construction of Indian schools, information technology, wild land fires program, general program support, and administration programs. The central office space program manager is responsible for leadership in the development and implementation of Bureau lease policy initiatives and adheres to Departmental strategic goals and objectives. The program also provides office space for central, regional, agency and field offices. Many BIA program offices are located in Bureau-owned facilities that are, in many cases, over 50 years old and are deteriorating at a rate that is quicker than necessary repairs can be made. In order to provide safe, clean and worker-friendly office space, as well as meet all appropriate federal codes and regulation, the Bureau is compelled to either replace these facilities or lease new facilities from the commercial real estate sector or Tribes. The Bureau currently has 132 GSA leases for approximately 1,125,801 square feet of office space, 20 direct rental building leases for approximately 534,035 square feet of office space, and 3 direct land leases for approximately 8 acres. GSA Rentals ($22,491,000): Provides funds to cover mandatory costs to the General Services Administration (GSA) for space and physical facilities that house BIA staff and/or equipment across the nation. The GSA sets the cost of rentals without input on negotiations from the BIA, Funding for this program reflects increases in GSA controlled space due to changes in GSA's leasing and pricing policies, which includes building security and inflation. Costs to negotiate new leases continue to increase as current leases expire. Direct Rentals ($10,586,000): This program provides funds to cover mandatory cost for space and physical facilities that house BIA staff and/or equipment where BIA-owned facilities or GSA space is not available. The program provides payments for over thirty direct leases for BIA space across the Nation. The program contributes to attainment of the goal to promote economic growth and contribute to the quality of life in Indian communities by providing an infusion into a community where space is leased. BIA - ADM - 15 1167 Performance by Fiscal Year 2007 and 2006 Program Performance Estimates With the exception of IT, the Bureau's Executive Direction and Administrative Services organizations are measuring their performance within the framework of the President's Management Agenda (PMA). The PMA provides government-wide criteria by which the success of Bureau support functions can be measured, and this success is a vital component of the Bureau's operational programs meeting their strategic goals. As described below, in FY 2005 the Bureau continued to make progress in the six mutually reinforcing PMA initiatives: • Strategic management of human capital • Competitive sourcing to create effective competition between public and private sectors • Improved financial performance and accountability • Increased use of electronic government to expand services and lower costs • Integrated performance and budget decision-making • Strengthening asset management As with all Interior Bureaus in FY 2006 and 2007, the Bureau will measure its success against scorecard criteria in all six initiatives on a quarterly basis, which will enable quick adaptation, if necessary, in areas not making adequate progress. Measuring progress quarterly Department-wide also increases opportunities for different Bureau support organizations to share successful strategies employed to improve scorecard results. Over the next two fiscal years, the Bureau Executive Direction and Administrative Services organizations will not only use the PMA scorecard to measure past results, but also endeavor to utilize the criteria within its framework as a roadmap for continuous improvement. As required by OMB Circular A-11, the major IT capital investments to be funded in FY 2007 include the following: Enterprise Information Management (EIM); The EIM is an operational IT management framework that protects the Bureau's IT operating infrastructure by restructuring management practices, procedures, and functional boundaries, while providing automated tools to reduce user and systems administrator workload. EIM is an enterprise-wide approach to information management that provides real time business information; provides standard policies, procedures; integrates dependent services, functions, and tools; and provides integrated corporate management and reporting across all lines of business. EIM is required to conform to FISMA, OMB Circular A-130, NIST Security guidelines, PRA, FFMLA, and FMFIA. Best practices and technology improvements of the EIM include automated asset management, Systems management, and security management services. Automated tools allow the BIA to monitor performance and decrease the number of network, system, BEA - ADM - 16 11.68 software and hardware problems. Additional automated tools and processes are used for managing security and user account management. Process improvements include enterprise policy management, a standardized user environment and enterprise architecture, life cycle management, security management, change management, configuration management, project management, end user software license management, capital planning and investment control, security certification and accreditation, system documentation, continuity of operations, contingency planning, and audit management. IT Certification and Accreditation (C&A) of Legacy Systems: In 2007, the Department will continue to focus on improving IT security. The 2007 budget includes funding to support centralized C&A activities enhancing efficiencies; enhancing the quality, consistency, and documentation supporting accreditations; and prioritizing remediation activities. As of the beginning of FY 2006, the Bureau has significantly improved its security posture, and certified and accredited 39 of its 40 production systems, or 98 percent. Work will continue in 2007 to remediate weaknesses discovered through C&A, Inspector General, or annual reviews. Accreditation status will be maintained through system functional releases and infrastructure modernization. Interior Enterprise Architecture: In addition to the Bureau providing the foundational network architecture for the Department’s ESN, in FY 2005 the Bureau continued implementing the BIA Enterprise Architecture Repository (BEAR), a component of EIM, which feeds into the Department’s Enterprise Architecture Repository. The BEAR will define relationships between processes, data, technology and applications needed to carry out the missions of both the Department and the Bureau. IT Cost Avoidance & Efficiencies: As part of EIM, the Bureau has instituted efficiencies and cost avoidance by participating in the following enterprise license agreements: GSA FTS2001 communications, ESRI geographical information software, Microsoft Enterprise agreement, Symantec anti-virus software, Oracle database software and DOI blanket purchase agreements for desktops, laptops and servers. In addition, the Bureau’s SysOps wide area network integrates with other Department Bureaus to provide a single network environment for Departmental trust applications, which eliminate redundancy and improve efficiency. The EIM and SysOps have avoided over $20 million of annual additional costs. SysOps (Trustnet): SysOps provides the facilities and management support for the wide area network Trustnet or ESN, Bureau local area networks systems, computer incidents, problems and responses, dispatch, security monitoring, system backup and disaster recovery. SysOps provides secure standards-based network connectivity to the Bureau central office, regional office, and agency local area networks and computing environments. In addition, it provides the required telecommunications and system support necessary to allow the Bureau to communicate, exchange data, and access centralized and decentralized automated data processing systems with the other Department offices that have transitioned to the new infrastructure. SysOps provides a single operations and network environment, via the Department’s Enterprise Services BIA - ADM - 17 1169 Network (wide area network), for Departmental trust applications, which eliminates redundancy and improves efficiency. SysOps is secured in accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular A-130, Appendix III, and is certified and accredited in compliance with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) IT security guidelines. Enterprise Services Network: The Department leveraged the Bureau wide area network, (Trustnet), as the foundational network architecture that expanded to become the Enterprise Services Network. The Trustnet infrastructure investment provided the Department with an established managed service capability that is composed of circuits, network management, security management, and contractual services. Interior is deploying the Enterprise Services Network to provide secure, state-of-the-art internet and intranet connections and a fully functional operational center for data communications that will be used by the entire Department. In addition to providing better services for many Interior offices, the system will provide a uniformly secure environment, standardized and efficient 24 hourſ 7 day operations, and improved technical Support The Bureau's performance goal established for the Information Resources Technology program is to modernize Indian Affairs business processes and practices. Planned performance in the three strategies employed to accomplish this goal is summarized below. The first is to improve the Bureau IT management process to reach Stage 2 of the Information Technology Investment Maturity (ITIM) model by FY 2005, and Stage 3 by FY 2008. Indian Affairs exceeded its target for FY 2005. The Bureau anticipates reaching 85% of Stage 3 by FY 2006, and 90% of Stage 3 by FY 2007. The Second strategy is to maintain the percentage of systems that will be certified and accredited (and will maintain accreditation on a 3 year recurring cycle). The Bureau exceeded its target in FY 2005. The Bureau expects to maintain certification and accreditation at the 80% level for both FY 2006 and 2007. The third strategy is to maintain the percentage of time that networks are operational for all users. Exceeding the target for FY 2005, the Bureau anticipates meeting the planned level of 95% for both FY 2006 and 2007. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Regarding the Bureau's performance goal for the Information Resources Technology program to modernize Indian Affairs business processes and practices, FY 2005 performance in the three strategies employed to accomplish this goal is summarized below. BIA - ADM - 18 1170 The first is to improve the Bureau IT management process to reach Stage 2 of the Information Technology Investment Maturity (ITIM) model by FY 2005, and Stage 3 by FY 2008. Indian Affairs exceeded its target; it was the first DOI Bureau to formally transmit their Stage 2 documentation by September 30, 2005 as required by the Department. Further, the Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) working group is currently working towards ITIM Stage 3 (demonstrate portfolio management), having instituted 21 of the 27 (78%) Stage 3 practices/criteria. This is particularly noteworthy, as BIA is nearly 3 years ahead of schedule. The second strategy is to maintain the percentage of systems that will be certified and accredited by FY 2005 (and will maintain accreditation on a 3 year recurring cycle). The Bureau exceeded its target of 80%, and certified and accredited 97% of systems. The third strategy is to maintain the percentage of time that networks are operational for all users. Exceeding the target of 95%, the Bureau achieved a 97% operational rate in FY 2005. Taking a broader look at Bureau performance in FY 2005, the following table represents progress made on the Bureau’s internal PMA scorecard in FY 2005: PMA Initiative FY 2004 FY 2005 Color Color Human Capital Yellow Yellow Competitive Sourcing Yellow Yellow Financial Performance Yellow Yellow E-Government Yellow Green Budget and Performance Integration Yellow Yellow Asset Management N/A Yellow Human Capital Like most Government agencies, the Bureau is undergoing a transformation of its workforce brought about by increased retirements. This and employee transfers tended to diminish the Bureau's institutional knowledge base in FY 2005. Addressing this challenge required that BIA put in place the means to more prudently manage human capital, and to ensure that the Bureau sought, acquired and retained the talent and leadership it needs to accomplish its critical mission requirements, The Bureau's human capital initiative is based on building and retaining a solid workforce for the future, while simultaneously recruiting new college graduates/interns and working aggressively to retain those individuals with the requisite skills. Building the right workforce also means providing training and development to equip the employees with the appropriate skills they definitely need to meet the future challenges. Retention efforts will continue to focus on improving the overall quality of the Bureau's work environment, while fostering a positive image of the BLA as a compassionate employer. BIA - ADM - 19 1171 The Bureau fully recognizes that human capital is our greatest resource. At the same time, the Bureau recognizes that a transformation is occurring within the Federal government wherein a greater emphasis is being placed on performance and accountability. With this recognition, the Bureau is challenged to empower its employees to serve the indispensable role of successfully achieving the established strategic goals and objectives that serve our customers and stakeholders. Competitive Sourcing The Bureau's competitive sourcing effort reflects the Bureau's commitment to the Administration's vision of a market-based government, where competition drives performance and efficiency. Toward this end, the Bureau identified selected functions that were typically performed by Federal employees, but can be potentially performed by the commercial marketplace at significant savings. - In FY 2005, the Bureau selected two commercial activities that are performed by the government for the dynamics of competition. The Bureau applied a process for conducting competitions, which is outlined within OMB Circular A-76, “Performance of Commercial Activities” while simultaneously using the Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act inventory as a baseline. The result was two streamlined competition studies to be conducted on Motor Vehicle Operators in Montana and New Mexico, who perform road maintenance. In March of 2005, the BIA and DOI provided both the union and Congressional notification. By September 2005, the government's “most efficient organization” process was complete and final decisions made. Financial Performance The President’s financial management improvement initiative requires that Federal agencies gauge their financial systems to: meet Federal financial standards, support management operations, enable the agency to receive an unqualified audit opinion, provide strong administrative funds control and strengthen internal controls to preclude internal control weaknesses. In FY 2005, the Bureau developed and implemented over 40 corrective action plans to improve financial performance and accountability. The actions were primarily geared toward improving financial management operations, while simultaneously ensuring the corrective actions were in concert with other ongoing Department-wide financial management initiatives and mandates. Despite competing forces to improve specific activities with limited resources during the fiscal year, the Bureau took on the difficult challenges confronting its financial management systems and programs. It was within this process that significant changes occurred to provide timely and accurate financial information for sound program management. The Bureau received an unqualified audit opinion from the auditors on its consolidated FY 2005 financial statements. In addition, the Bureau successfully met the Department's accelerated financial and performance reporting deadlines. BIA - ADM - 20 1172 Electronic Government Despite its improved FY 2005 score, Bureau efforts to expand electronic services have continued to be hampered by the ongoing court-ordered shutdown of the Bureau's Internet connection. Nonetheless, the Information Technology staff continued to move forward in FY 2005 on several E-Gov project milestones. Although the Bureau's IT scorecard is “Green", BIA continues to participate as an active member of the Department's E-Gov team, the Information Technology Management Council, the Investment Review Board, as well as other IT oriented forums. In fact, the Bureau has various innovative E-Gov plans and improvements that are poised for immediate implementation following any court rescission of the current Internet restrictions. In the interim, the IT systems with Web-based interfaces and enhancements are still being developed and tested, along with other high-level security measures, in order to ensure continued IT progress and improved program performance. In addition, the Bureau is committed to continuing its IT efforts to develop improve and apply the necessary technologies to complement the current business process re-engineering efforts. This will increase productivity and attain accountability and optimum results, while simultaneously improving information delivery to the Bureau's internal and external CustomerS. Budget and Performance Integration With each successive BIA budget request, the integration of meaningful performance information is accomplished more thoroughly, conveying a more cohesive, meaningful justification to decision-makers. For instance, the Bureau's current budget clearly identifies the funding and anticipated program performance contributing to each Bureau or Departmental goal. In addition, where proposed budget changes impact program performance, the relationship is clearly defined for all fiscal years affected. Facilitating efforts to further integrate budget and performance, is the Bureau’s presentation of the Operation of Indian Programs account in a restructured format. The FY 2007 revised structure evolved from in-depth tribal consultation on balancing the need for functional alignment of budget programs while providing an appropriate level of organizational funding detail. The new format facilitates budget analysis as programs can be viewed comprehensively to understand the breadth of each program. In the previous budget structure, funding for the same program could appear in several different locations in the budget. The new structure strengthens performance measurement by grouping program elements that impact the same performance goals. During FY 2005, the PART was again applied as an accountability tool for assessing the strengths and weaknesses of selected Bureau programs, with a particular focus on the actual results the individual program produces. Clearly, the PART is laying the groundwork for an evidence-based component to funding decisions that reflect an emphasis on objective analysis and improved results. BIA - ADM - 21 1173 The Bureau recognizes that the environment in which budget decisions are made and justified is evolving into one that is increasingly performance-based. However, the Bureau must uphold its requirement to consult with Tribes annually on budget priorities and despite the challenge it poses to true budget and performance integration, tribal input will continue to be a major consideration in Bureau budget decisions. Asset Management During FY 2005, this initiative was added to the PMA, and the Bureau attained a “Yellow” score. The Bureau took steps during the year toward implementing the best practices employed by private sector real property portfolio managers. For instance, the Bureau initiated plans to: develop and implement an effective asset management plan, identify and apply appropriate performance measures, and work toward the development of a comprehensive and descriptive database of real properties. The asset management plan, performance measures, and database will eventually serve Bureau management in making informed decisions about what properties are truly needed, what properties are being utilized effectively, and which properties are in fact not needed. The anticipated result is a portfolio of assets that are justified and accounted for, and managed by comprehensive and coordinated plans. BIA - ADM - 22 1174 Performance Overview Table: Executive Direction and Administrative Services 2066 Change Change from 2007 2005 2005 from 2005 2006 2005 2007 Change Measure. Plan Actual Plan Enacted Actual | Request from 2006 BIA Goal: Modernize indian Affairs business processes and practices improve the Bureau IT Reached Management Process to reach Reach Stage 2 78% of 85% of 7% 90% of 5% Stage 2 of ITIM model by FY2005 | Stage 2 and 78% | Stage 3 Stage 3 0. Stage 3 o and Stage 3 by FY2008, BIA of Stage 3 : - - - Security: Percent of systems that will be C&A by FY2005 and will maintain accreditation on a 3 year 80% 97% 17% 80% -1.7% 80% 0% recurring cycle. (Department standard is 80%) BIA Percent of time that networks are operational for aii users. so (Department standard is 95%) 95% 97% 2% 95% -2% 95% 0% BHA BIA - ADM - 23 1175 Appropriation Language DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Construction For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other facilities, including architectural and engineering services by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; and preparation of lands for farming, and for construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pursuant to Public Law 87-483, [$275,637,000) $215,049,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such amounts as may be available for the construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project may be transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation: Provided further, That not to exceed 6 percent of contract authority available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs from the Federal Highway Trust Fund may be used to cover the road program management costs of the Bureau: Provided further, That any funds provided for the Safety of Dams program pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 13 shall be made available on a nonreimbursable basis: Provided further, That for fiscal year [2006] 2007, in implementing new construction or facilities improvement and repair project grants in excess of $100,000 that are provided to tribally controlled grant schools under Public Law 100-297, as amended, the Secretary of the Interior shall use the Administrative and Audit Requirements and Cost Principles for Assistance Programs contained in 43 CFR part 12 as the regulatory requirements: Provided further, That such grants shall not be subject to section 12.61 of 43 CFR; the Secretary and the grantee shall negotiate and determine a schedule of payments for the work to be performed: Provided further, That in considering applications, the Secretary shall consider whether [the Indian tribe or tribal organization] such grantee would be deficient in assuring that the construction projects conform to applicable building standards and codes and Federal, tribal or State health and safety standards as required by 25 U.S.C. 2005(b), with respect to organizational and financial management capabilities; Provided further, That if the Secretary declines an application, the Secretary shall follow the requirements contained in 25 U.S.C. 2504(f); Provided further, That any disputes between the Secretary and any grantee concerning a grant shall be subject to the disputes provision in 25 U.S.C. 2507(e). Provided further, That in order to ensure timely completion of replacement school construction projects, the Secretary may assume control of a project and all funds related to the project, if, within eighteen months of the date of enactment of this Act, any tribe or tribal organization receiving funds appropriated in this Act or in any prior Act, has not completed the planning and design phase of the project and commenced construction of the replacement school: Provided further, That this Appropriation may be reimbursed from the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Appropriation for the appropriate share of construction costs for space expansion needed in agency offices to meet trust reform implementation. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006.) BIA-CON-SUM-1 1176 Justification of Proposed Language Changes Bureau of Indian Affairs Construction “...Provided further, That such grants shall not be subject to section 12.61 of 43 CFR; the Secretary and the grantee shall negotiate and determine a schedule of payments for the work to be performed: Provided further, That in considering applications, the Secretary shall consider whether [the Indian tribe or tribal organization] such grantee would be deficient in assuring that the construction projects conform to applicable building standards and codes and Federal, tribal or State health and safety standards as required by 25 U.S.C. 2005(b)...” [Recommended Language is in italics and underlined.] Justification for addition: The Bureau proposes replacement of “the Indian tribe or tribal organization” with “such grantee” to maintain consistent terminology throughout the appropriation language. BIA-CON-SUM-2 1177 Appropriation Language Citations BUREAU OF ENDIAN AFFAIRS Appropriation: Construction 1. For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of irrigation and power systems For construction, major repair, improvement, and maintenance of irrigation and power systems involving irrigation canals, wells, hydroelectric dams, and water and electrical distribution systems. 25 U.S.C. 13 25 U.S.C. 631(2) 25 U.S.C. 13 (The Snyder Act of November 2, 1921) is the basic authority under which the Secretary provides services, including construction of facilities, to support operating programs to Federally recognized Indians. This Act also provides for the extension, improvement, operation, and maintenance of existing Indian irrigation systems and for development of water supplies. In addition, most of the major projects have specific authorizations. 25 U.S.C. 631(2) provides that in order to further the purposes of existing treaties with the Navajo and Hopi Indians to provide facilities essential in combating hunger, disease, poverty, and demoralization among their members, the Secretary is authorized to undertake a program of basic improvements for the conservation and development of their resources, including the completion and extension of existing irrigation projects. 2. buildings, utilities, and other facilities For construction, major repair, and improvement of all BIA buildings, utilities, and other facilities, including demolition of obsolete structures and consolidation of under utilized facilities. 25 U.S.C. 13 25 U.S.C. 450 25 U.S.C. 631(12), (14) 25 U.S.C. 450 (The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act) authorizes construction of public school facilities serving Indian children and permits expending not more than 25 percent of any funds appropriated for construction of previously private schools. 25 U.S.C. 631(12), (14) provide that in order to further the purposes of existing treaties with the Navajo and Hopi Indians to provide facilities essential in combating hunger, BIA-CON-SUM-3 1178 diseases, poverty, and demoralization among its members, section 12 and 14 includes the following: (12) School buildings and equipment, and other educational measures (14) Common service facilities 3. including architectural and engineering services by contract; The construction program includes the advertisement for architectural and engineering services through the Buy Indian Act, Public Law 93-638, and open market contracts. 25 U.S.C. 13 25 U.S.C. 450 4. acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; The program includes the acquisition of lands and interests in lands, as directed by the Congress and judicial decisions. 25 U.S.C. 465 25 U.S.C. 465 provides that the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to acquire, through purchase, relinquishment, gift, exchange, or assignment, an interest in lands, water rights, or surface rights to lands, within or without existing reservations, including trust or otherwise restricted allotments, whether the allottee be living or deceased, for the purpose of providing land for Indians. 5. preparation of lands for farming, The construction program includes functions relating to preparation of lands for farming and irrigation, such as cleaning, leveling, terracing, and installation of irrigation systems. 6. and for the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pursuant to Public Law 87-483, 25 U.S. C. 13 25 U.S.C. 465 Navajo Indian Irrigation Project: San Juan Chama Project Public Law 87-483 (76 Stat. 96), as amended 7. to remain available until expended No specific authority BIA-CON-SUM-4 1179 This appropriation involves construction projects, which require more than a one-year cycle from its beginning stages through the actual construction of facilities. Therefore, funds are to remain available until expended. 8. Provided, That not to exceed 6 percent of contract authority available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs from the Federal Highway Trust Fund may be used to cover the road program management costs of the Bureau. 25 U.S.C. 13, 3.18a 23 U.S.C. 101 23 U.S.C. 202(d) 23 U.S.C. 203 23 U.S.C.204b, 204c 25 U.S.C. 13 (The Snyder Act of November 2, 1921) is the basic authority under which the Secretary provides services, including road construction, to Federally recognized Indians. 25 U.S.C. 318a authorizes material, equipment, supervision and engineering in the survey, improvement, construction, and maintenance of Indian reservation roads. 23 U.S.C. 101 (The Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982) defines Indian reservation roads as "public roads, including roads on the Federal-aid systems, that are located within or provide access to an Indian reservation or Indian trust land or restricted Indian land which is not subject to fee title alienation without the approval of the Federal Government, or Indian and Alaska Native villages, groups, or communities, in which Indians and Alaskan Natives reside, whom the Secretary of the Interior has determined are eligible for services generally available to Indians under Federal laws specifically applicable to Indians." 23 U.S.C. 203 (The Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982) provides that funds authorized for Indian reservation roads shall be available for contract upon apportionment. 23 U.S.C. 204b (The Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987) provides that funds available from the Highway Trust funds for Indian reservation roads shall be used by the Secretary of the Interior for the cost of construction and improvement of such roads. 23 U.S.C. 204c (The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991) provides that Indian reservation roads under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall be eligible to expend not more than 15 percent of the funds apportioned for Indian reservation roads from the Highway Trust Fund for the purpose of road sealing projects. 23 U.S.C. 202(d) (Transportation Equity Act for the 21° Century of June 9, 1998), as amended by 112 Stat. 107, P.L. 105-178, as amended by title IX of P.L. 105-206. BHA-CON-SUM-5 1180 9. Provided further, that any funds provided for the Safety of Dams program pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 13 shall be made available on a nonreimbursable basis; 25 U.S.C. 3801 25 U.S.C. 13 25 U.S.C. 3801 (The Indian Dams Safety Act of 1984) provides authority to establish and operate a dam safety maintenance and repair program to ensure maintenance and monitoring of the condition of dams and to maintain the dams in a satisfactory condition on a long-term basis. 25 U.S.C. 13 (The Snyder Act of November 2, 1921) authorizes the Secretary to provide services, including improvements to irrigation systems and the development of water supplies to Federally recognized Indians. 10. Provided further, That for fiscal year 2005, in implementing new construction or facilities improvement and repair project grants in excess of $100,000 that are provided to tribally controlled grant schools under Public Law 100-297, as amended, the Secretary of the Interior shall use the Administrative and Audit Requirements and Cost Principles for Assistance Programs contained in 43 CFR part 12 as the regulatory requirement; 25 U.S.C. 2503(b) 25 U.S.C. 2503(b) clause (i) provides that new construction or facilities improvements and repair grants in excess of $100,000 shall be subject to the Administrative and Audit Requirements and Cost Principles for Assistance Programs contained in part 12 of title 43 CFR. 11. Provided further, that such grants shall not be subject to section 12.61 of 43 CFR; the Secretary and the grantee shall negotiate and determine a schedule of payments for the work to be performed; 25 U.S.C. 2503(b) 25 U.S.C. 2503(b) clause (ii) provides that grants described in clause (i) shall not be subject to section 12.61 of title 43 CFR, and that the Secretary and the grantee shall negotiate and determine a schedule of payments for the work to be performed. 12. Provided further, That in considering applications, the Secretary shall consider whether the Indian tribe or tribal organization would be deficient in assuring that the construction projects conform to applicable building standards and codes and Federal, tribal, or State health and safety standards with respect to organizational and financial management capabilities. 25 U.S.C. 2005(b) BLA-CON-SUM-6 1181 25 U.S.C. 2005(b) provides that the Secretary shall immediately begin to bring all schools, dormitories, and other facilities operated by the Bureau or under contract or grant with the Bureau in connection with the education of Indian children into compliance with all applicable Federal, tribal, or State health and safety standards, whichever provide greater protection (except that the tribal standards to be applied shall be no greater than otherwise applicable Federal or State standards), with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), and with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, except that nothing in this section shall require termination of the operations of any facility which does not comply with such provisions and which is in use on October 20, 1994. 13. Provided further, that if the Secretary declines an application, the Secretary shall follow the requirements contained in 25 U.S.C. 2504(f) 25 U.S.C. 2504(f) provides that whenever the Secretary declines to provide a grant to transfer operation of a Bureau school or determines that a school is not eligible for assistance, the Secretary shall (a) state the objections in writing to the Tribe or Tribal organization within the allotted time, (b) provide assistance to the Tribe or Tribal organization to overcome all stated objections, (c) provide the Tribe or Tribal organization a hearing on the record under the same rules and regulations that apply under the Indian Self-Determination, Education Assistance Act, (d) provide an opportunity to appeal the objection raised. 14. Provides further, that any disputes between the Secretary and any grantee concerning a grant shall be subject to the disputes provision in 25 U.S.C. 2507(e) 25 U.S.C. 2507(e) provides that any exception or problem cited in an audit, any dispute regarding a grant authorized to be made pursuant to this chapter or any amendment to such grant, and any dispute involving an administrative cost grant, shall be handled under the provisions governing exceptions, problems, or disputes in the case of contracts under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975. The Equal Access to Justice Act shall apply to administrative appeals filed after September 8, 1988, by grantees regarding a grant, including an administrative cost grant. BIA-CON-SUM-7 1182 Appropriation: Construction FY 2006 Enacted Funding Fixed Cost Changes: Summary of Requirements (Dollar amounts in thousands) Amount FTE 421 Additional cost in 2007 of January 2006 Pay Raises 237 2007 Pay Raise 467 Employer Share of Federal Health Benefit Plans 193 Total, Fixed Cost Changes Program Changes: Education Construction Replacement School Construction Facilities Improvement and Repair Resources Management Construction Indian Irrigation Rehabilitation Total Requirements (2007 Request) 421 Amount 271,582 897 -28,699 -2 I ,342 -7,389 215,049 | 183 Justification of Fixed Costs and Related Changes Appropriation: Construction Internal Transfers Transfer funds to newly created budget subactivity, Replacement Facility Construction and to Replacement School Construction from Facilities Improvement and Repair within Education Construction. Additional Cost in 2007 of the January 2006 Pay Raise Provides for the additional cost of the last quarter of a 3.1% January 2006, pay increase for Federal employees and Tribal contractors. Additional Cost in 2007 of the January 2007 Pay Raise Provides for three-quarters of a year pay increase of 2.3% in January 2007, for Federal employees and Tribal contractors. Employer Share of Federal Health Benefit Plans The adjustment is attributed to changes in health plan costs paid by the Bureau for the Federal Health Benefits Plan. - $(000) 2007 Request 27,574 +237 +4.67 + 193 1184 CONSTRUCTION SUMMARY The Bureau owns or provides funding for a broad variety of buildings and other facilities across the nation including buildings with historical and architectural significance. The Bureau's construction and maintenance program is a multifaceted operation challenged with meeting facility needs in the areas of Education, Public Safety and Justice, Resource Management, and General Administration. Bureau-owned or funded education facilities serve 184 schools and dormitories that provide educational opportunities for approximately 47,500 students, including 2,000 resident only boarders. Also, the Bureau provides funding for 2,132 administrative buildings at approximately 80 reservation agencies. Other facilities include roads, forestry and detention facilities, irrigation projects and systems, and 117 high and significant hazard dams. Additionally, program subactivities include minor improvement and repair, roof repair and replacement, portable classrooms, emergency repairs, demolition and reduction of excess space, environmental projects, telecommunication improvement and repair, seismic safety, and emergency management systems. The President's commitment to "leave no child behind" extends beyond the academia to the classrooms and buildings themselves. The facilities which house tomorrow's leaders have undergone vast improvements as a result of a major financial investment in education facilities, The Bureau has made substantial advancement in its efforts to reduce the backlog of deferred maintenance and capital improvements. The Administration and Congress have funded all of the replacement school projects listed on the updated 2001 Education Replacement Construction List, and all projects on the July 9, 2003 list. The most recent replacement school priority list was published in the Federal Register on March 24, 2004. With the FY 2006 appropriation, the Bureau has funded the first three schools on the list, and partially funded the fourth. The FY 2007 President's Budget proposes to complete funding of the fourth school, and fully fund the fifth school on this list. The construction program is responsible for correcting identified code and standard deficiencies at BIA facilities. In order to accomplish this, the BIA has established a Facilities Condition Index (FCI) to track and report the status of facilities. A score of 0.100 or lower is an indication of a facility in fair or good condition. Previously, the Bureau's education FCI calculations reflected the positive impact of major FI&R and Replacement School projects at the time of proposed project funding, rather than after project completion. This approach showing immediate improvement was used to demonstrate the future impact of funding, rather than the actual current condition of facilities. In FY 2006, however, as part of a Department-wide standardization effort, the Bureau recalculated the education FCI to reflect facility improvements only after the project work is completed. As a result, this year the Bureau is providing the education FCI calculations for FY 2005 and beyond using both methodologies. Regardless of the methodology used, however, significant progress has been made toward improving Bureau schools. For example, in FY 2001, 35 percent of schools were in good or fair condition and 65 percent of schools were in poor condition. Upon completion of the projects funded through FY 2006, these percentages will have reversed, showing marked improvement in the condition of Bureau schools. The Bureau's construction program uses various means and strategies to achieve performance goals. For example, in FY 2005 the Bureau's construction appropriation language changed to include a requirement for Tribes to begin construction of schools within eighteen months of appropriation of funds. Also, program staff receives continuous training on the Facilities BLA-CON–SUM-10 1185 Management Information System (FMIS), which is used to regularly update the Bureau's multi- phased inventory and deferred maintenance backlog. The FMIS is a resource that provides accountability for, and integration of, budget allocations and project performance. Program personnel incorporate updated facilities information into the Bureau's Five Year Maintenance and Construction Plan. The plan provides the Bureau with a clear strategy for addressing facilities with the greatest need first. In the FY 2004 President's Budget a policy change was implemented, where the Bureau will refrain from providing cost estimates for replacement school or major facilities improvement and repair projects until the planning documents and design for the projects are developed to the point where adequate information is available to make a reasonably accurate cost estimate. This will help to eliminate individual project "earmarks" in the President's Budget and annual appropriations reports. Of the approximately 400 high and significant hazard dams in the Department of the Interior, the BIA is responsible for 117 dams on the Department's Technical Priority Ranking List. Hazard classification shows the most realistic adverse impact on human life and on downstream development if a dam fails. The hazard is "high" if the loss of life would be more than six persons or the economic loss excessive (for example, involving extensive urban, industrial, or agricultural use or an outstanding natural resource.) The hazard is "significant" if the loss of life would be one to six persons or the economic loss appreciable (involving a rural area with notable agriculture or industry). The average age of the dams is about 73 years. In concert with the Department, the Bureau has developed a Five-Year Deferred Maintenance and Construction Plan. Each fiscal year plan reflects the projects of greatest need in priority ranking order with special focus first on critical health and safety requirements. The Bureau has undertaken an intense effort at its field locations on development of the plan. For FY 2007, a total of $ 215,049,000 is requested for the Bureau's construction programs: BLA—CON–SUM-11 1186 ANALYSIS OF BUDGETARY RESOURCES BY ACTIVITY (Dollar Amounts in Thousands) Account: Construction (010-76-14-2301) 2005 2006 2007 Activity Actual Estimate Estimate 1. Education Construction - BA available for obligation: Appropriation 263,372 206,787 157,441 Unobligated balance, start of year #82,868 172,240 80,677 Recoveries from prior years 31,000 8,450 8,450 Transferred to other accounts (Net) (7,000) 0. 0 Reprogramming to Tribal Government Construction for Self-Governance Compacts {} 0. 0 Total BA available 470,240 387,477 246,568 Less obligations (298,000) (306,800) (190,000) Unobligated Balance End of Year 172,240 80,677 56,568 (FTE-Direct) 326 326 326 2, Public Safety and Justice BA available for obligation: Appropriation 7,381 11,603 11,611 Unobligated balance, start of year 1,417 0. 1,803 Recoveries from prior years {} 0 0 Reprogramming to Tribal Government Construction for Self-Governance Compacts 0. 0 0 Total BA available 8,798 11,603 13,414 Less obligations (8,798) (9,800) (11,000) Unobligated Balance End of Year 0 1,803 2,414 (FTE-Direct) 4 4 4 3. Resources Management Construction BA available for obligation: Appropriation 40,289 45,099 37,810 Unobligated balance, start of year (Includes BOR) 18,831 23,120 31,219 Recoveries from prior years 1,000 1,000 l,000 Reprogramming to Tribal Government Construction for Self-Governance Compacts (3,000) 0 0 Total BA available 57,120 69,219 70,029 Iless obligations (Includes BOR) (34,000) (38,000) (37,000) Unobligated Balance End of Year 23,120 31,219 33,029 (FTE-Direct) 46 46 46 4. General Administration BA available for obligation: Appropriation 8,087 8,093 8,187 Unobligated balance, start of year 630 0. 293 Recoveries from prior years 0. 0 0. Reprogramming to Tribal Government Construction for Self-Governance Compacts 0 0. 0 Total BA available 8,717 8,093 8,480 Less obligations (8,717) (7,800) (8,000) Unobligated Balance End of Year 0 293 480 (FTE-Direct) 45 45 45 BHA-CON-SUM-12 1187 ANALYSIS OF BUDGETARY RESOURCES BY ACTIVITY (Dollar Amounts in Thousands) Account: Construction (010-76-14–2301) 2005 2006 2007 Activity Actual Estimate Estimate 5. Tribal Government Construction BA available for obligation: Appropriation 0 0 0 Unobligated balance, start of year 0 0 0 Recoveries from prior years 0 O O Reprogramming to Tribal Government Construction 3,000 for Self-Governance Compacts 0 0 0 Total BA available 3,000 0 O Less obligations (3,000) 0 {} Unobligated Balance End of Year 0 0 0 6. Emergency Response BA available for obligation: Unobligated balance, start of year 0 {} 0. Total BA available 0 0 0 Less obligations 0 0 0 Unobligated Balance End of Year () () 0 7. Reimbursable Programs Spending Authority from Offsetting Collections (Net) 12,000 14,000 14,000 Unobligated balance, start of year 15,137 15,137 15,137 Total BA available 27,137 29,137 29,137 Reimbursable Obligations (12,000) (14,000) (14,000) Unobligated Balance End of Year 15,137 15, 137 15,137 (FTE-Reimbursable Programs) 37 37 37 Account Totals BA available for obligation: Appropriation 319,129 271,582 215,049 Unobligated balance, start of year 218,883 210,497 129,129 Recoveries from prior years 32,000 9,450 9,450 Spending Authority from Offsetting Collections 12,000 14,000 14,000 Reprogramming Tribal Government Construction (Net) 0 0 0 Total BA available 582,012 505,529 367,628 Less direct obligations (352,515) (362,400) (246,000) Reimbursable obligations (12,000) (14,000) (14,000) Total Obligations (364,515) (376,400) (260,000) Unobiigated balance transferred to other accounts (7,000) 0 {} Unobligated Balance End of Year 210,497 129, 129 107,628 Personnel Summary Direct Program Full-time equivalent 421 421 42} Reimbursable Program Full-time equivalent 37 37 37 Allocation Program From Federal Highway 577 577 577 BIA-CON-SUM-13 1.188 yſ-wnS-NOO-v1g ………sraen…：…ouae…sao………！ sss！！！！！！！！ uºta troponinsuojo puer ºueuºmuſºw pºu rajºq ºats i loz-d00z ubºx teosae supeggy uwypui jo neº-anae - uoſ， un ºtų jo ſuauguedºci 1189 § 1-WnS-NOO-W18 uwiae uomoninsuo） pun ºueuºpuțelºw pºuragø01 aaſae 110z-cooz usºx, 1ºosſa suwuy uwypuſ jo nwº ang - uoſiºnuſ •ųn jo ſuauņuedad 1190 9I-WOES-NOO-v 18. uela troponn suo O pu e ºueuºn uſe w pºu rºjºcſ ºaſ， 110z-looz reax utros， suņºuw uwypui jo neaung - roquºquı •ų) jo huaunuºdao 1.191 Li-wns-Noo-via uwiae uopomaestroo puw ºpueu ºpuſº w pºłu ºjºu aaſae 110z-tooz neºA teos， suņa uy u ºſpu, jo mbaina - ſoļºjui aqn jo ſuauņuedaq 1.192 81-wn S-NOO-VIÐ uwiae uoſyºnuysuo， pue »， uwuanuſe w paruºja01.aaſae 1.1oz-cooz.geºx isosae suţegy usipuu jo neºlina - uoſłºnui ºm jo buzunundaci 1193 61-WOES-NOO-W18 uela troņpruſsuolo pue ºueuænuſºw paruºjºq ºana 110z-zooz uººae lwosſae suļwuy uwypui jo meº ing - uoſwamul ºwn jo nuwunuedou 1194 OZ-w0S-NOO-v1g ·s−， ××× uela uononn suo opus ºoueuºmuje w pºuuº.jºom »ala inoz-loozawºalºosaa supeųw usypuſ jo neauna - roquamui ºqa jo ſuxuuedºu 11.95 iz-wnS-NOO-v1g uwun troponuſsuolo puw ºpunuanuſew pamºjadi ºaſi 1107-100z ubºx rwosae suffeuw uwypuſ jo neaung - uoſuamui ººp jo ſuauņuedou 1196 ZZ-WnS-NOO-v18 uwłae uo!orumsuolo pun wou ºuanuſºw pº…nagºoi ºaſ， ſoz-cooz aeº A teosſa supegw uwſpui jo meº，ing - uoluºpui »ų， jo ſuauņuedou 1197 £Z-WOES-NOO-V18 uela uoſ ſonuſsuolo puw ºpunua ſuſºw pºłu ºpºqaaſae 1102-100， mea A \wosął sųºgy uwypuſ jo neºmna - uoſ ºpuſ æqų jo ſuauņuedaq 1,198 jStandard form 300 July 1964 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS CONSTRUCTION Program and Financing Schedule (In millions of dollars) 2005 2006 2007 Identification Code: 010-76-2301 Actual Estimate Estimate Obligations by program activity: 000; Education construction......................................................................... 298 307 190 00:02 Public safety and justice construction........................................................ 9 #0 | 1 0003 Resource management construction.......................................................... 34 38 37 {}004 General administration.… 9 8 8 0005 Tribal Government Construction 3 0 0 0907 Reimbursable program.......................................................................... 12 14 14 1000 Total new obligations........................................................ ......... 365 377 260 Budgetary resources available for obligation: 2}40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year......................................... 219 - i 129 2200 New budget authority (gross).................................................................. 325 286 230 22 iO Resources available from recoveries of prior year obligations,........................... 33 9 9 2333 Adjustment for Changes in Allocation,................................................ -1 0. 0. 2390 Total budgetary resources available for obligation.......................................... 576 506 368 2395 Total new obligations........................................................................... -365 -377 –260 2440 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year.......................................... 21 1 {29 108 New budget authority (gross), detail: 4000 Appropriation.................................................................................... 324 276 216 40.33 Invalid Line 0. -3 0. 4035 Appropriation pel tly reduced.......................................................... –4 -l 0 4200 Transferred from other accounts............................................................... -7 () 0 4300 Appropriation (total discretionary),....................................................... 3 #3 272 216 Spending authority from offsetting collections: 6800 Offsetting collections (cash)................................................................... #0 14 14 6810 Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (unexpired).......... 2 0 0. 6896 Spending authority from offsetting collections (total discretionary)..................... 12 14 #4 7000 Total new budget authority (gross)...........................................................: 325 286 230 Change in obligated balances: 7240 Obligated balance, start of year................................................................ 346 482 509 7316 Total new obligations........................................................................... 365 377 260 7320 Total outlays (gross)............................................................................. -194 -341 -344 7345 Recoveries of prior year obligations.......................................................... -33 -9 -9 7400 Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (unexpired),........, -2 () () 7440 Obligated balance, end of year................................................................ 482 509 416 Outlays (gross), detail: 869%) Outlays from new discretionary authority.................................................... 80 77 64 8693 Outlays from discretionary balances.......................................................... | 14 264 280 8700 Totai outlays (gross) ........... ......... ....... 194 34} 344 Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays: 8800 Offsetting collections (cash) from. Federal sources......................................... 10 j4 14 Offsets against gross budget authority only: 8895 Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (unexpired).......... 2 0 0: Net budget authority and outlays: 8900 Budget authority................................................................................. 313 272 216 9000 Outlays............................................................................................ 184 327 330 9502 Unpaid Obligation, End of Year......................................................... 486 Q {} BIA-CON-SUM-24 1199 Standard form 300 July 1964 BEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS CONSTRUCTION Object Classification (In millions of dollars) 2005 2006 2007 Identification Code: 010-76-2301 Actual Estimate Estimate Object Classification Direct obligations | | | Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent............................................. 12 13 13 | 13 Personnel compensation: Other than full-time permanent................................. 8 8 8 113 Personnel compensation: Other Personnel Compensation................................. 1 1 i ! {9 Total personnel compensation................................................................ 2} 22 22 121 Civilian personnel benefits..................................................................... 6 6 6 210 Travel and transportation of persons.......................................................... } i l 232 Rental Payments to others...................................................................... l | i 233 Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges..................................... - I l 3. 25 Advisory and assistance services.............................................................. l l } 252 Other services.................................................................................... 76 76 49 253 Other purchases of goods and services from Government accounts...................... 126 129 80 254 Operation and maintenance of facilities...................................................... 25 25 16 255 Research and development contracts 2 2 I 260 Supplies and materials.......................................................................... 4 4 3 3}{} Equipment........................................................................................ 4 4 3 4}{} Grants, subsidies and contributions........................................................... 78 78 49 990 Direct obligations.............................................................. * * * * - - - - - - - - * * * * * * 346 350 233 Reimbursable Obligations 1 i I Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent............................................. } l l 12I Civilian personnel benefits.............................................................. I I I 252 Other services.................................................................................... 3 3 3. 257 Operation and Maintenance of Equipment............................................ l l t 260 Supplies and materials.......................................................................... 2 2 2 3}{} Equipment..............…...................................................................... 4 6 6 990 Reimbursable Obligations................................................................ 12 14 14 Allocation Account, Direct | f | Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent....................................... 2 3 3 252 Other services............................................................................. 2 3 3 320 Land and Structures...................................................................... 3 7 7 990 Allocation Amount....................................................................... 7 #3 13 999 Total New Obligations 365 377 260 Personnel Summary Direct: Total compensable workyears; }{}{}| Civilian full-time equivalent employment.................................................., 42} 421 42} iReimbursable: Total compensable workyears: 2001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment................................................... 37 37 37 Allocation Account: Total compensable workyears: 300! Civilian full-time equivalent employment................................................... 577 577 577 BIA-CON-SUM-25 1200 Activity: Education Construction PROGRAM & BUDGET DISTRIBUTION: (Dollars in Thousands) FY 2007 Fixed Costs President's FY 2005 FY 2006 & Related | Program Budget Change from Subactivity: Enacted Enacted Changes Change Request FY 2006 EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION Replacement School Construction 105,550 64,530 705| -28,699 36,536 -27,994 FTE 2 2 2 t} Replacement Facility Construction 0. {} 26,873 0 26,873 26,873 FTE () () Employee Housing Repair 3,038 1,971 8 0 1,979 8 FTE 3 3 3 () Facilities Improvement and Repair 142,531 140,286 -26,891 -21,342 92,053 -48,233 FTE - 321 32] 321 {} Tribal School Construction Demonstration Program 12,253 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. FTE {} {} Totai, Education Construction 263,372 206,787 695 -50,041 157,441 –49,346 FTE 326 326 {} 0. 326 0. Summary of 2007 Program Changes Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • Replacement School Construction –28,699 0 • Facilities Improvement and Repair –21,342 {} TOTAL, Program Changes -50,041 0 Justification of 2007 Program Changes: Replacement School Construction (-$28,699,000): The FY 2007 budget request for Replacement School Construction is $36,536,000, a program decrease of $28,699,000 below the FY 2006 enacted level. The FY 2007 request will provide funding for the completion of a new replacement school (Dennehotso Boarding School, AZ) and complete funding of a second school (Muckleshoot Day School, WA). The proposed funding level will allow the program to focus on building schools that have already been funded in prior years. Facilities Improvement and Repair (FI&R) (-$21,342,000): The FY 2007 budget request for Facilities Improvement and Repair is $92,053,000, a program decrease of $21,342,000 below the 2006 enacted level. The 2007 request will fund two Major FI&R projects, deferred and annual maintenance needs, and minor repair projects to address critical health and safety concerns, non-compliance with code standards, and program deficiencies at existing education facilities to prevent growth of the deferred maintenance backlog. The slowdown will allow the program to catch up with completion of construction projects that have already been funded. BIA—CON-ED-1 1201 Replacement Facility Construction (Internal Transfer: +$26,843,000): Facilities Improvement and Repair (Internal Transfer: -$26,843,000): In FY 2007, the BIA has added a “Replacement Facility Construction” (component replacement) budget line item to conform to the recommendation of the Inspector General's report on the use of FI&R funds. This new program will replace individual buildings in instances where rehabilitation, upgrades, or repair of the existing facilities are not economically feasible or as a result of student capacity exceeding needs, required functional changes, and costs. This new subactivity will fund replacement of individual buildings on school campuses when entire new facilities are not needed. - Education Construction Overview: The Education Construction program provides safe, functional and economical, energy efficient and universally accessible facilities for approximately 47,500 Indian students, including 2,000 resident-only boarders, attending 184 BLA-operated or funded schools and dormitories in eligible Indian communities located in 23 states. The School Construction program supports the Department's Strategic Goal of Serving Communities by replacing and rehabilitating reservation schools to provide an environment conducive to quality educational achievement and improved opportunities for Indian students, which supports the President's vision that “no child be left behind.” The major activities associated with the Education Construction Program are as follows: The Replacement School Construction program provides for total replacement of an existing school campus. Advance Planning and Design, which is within the Replacement School Construction program provides architectural and engineering services, including value engineering, for replacement schools and major renovation work. The Replacement Facility Construction is new for FY 2007, to conform to the recommendation of the Inspector General's report on the use of FI&R funds. It will replace individual buildings in instances where rehabilitation, upgrades, or repair of the existing facilities are not economically feasible or as a result of student capacity exceeding needs, required functional changes, and costs. This new subactivity will fund replacement of individual buildings on school campuses when entire new facilities are not needed. The Employee Housing Repair program provides repair for approximately 3,600 housing units in remote locations for employees and their families. The availability of housing is a key factor in recruitment and retention of teachers and school staff at BIA schools. The Education Facilities Improvement and Repair program is primarily focused on addressing health, safety, code and standard deficiency issues in Bureau education facilities. The base programs include major repair and improvement project construction; advance planning and design of FI&R projects; roof repair and replacement; portable classroom acquisitions and placement; backlog validation; minor improvement and repairs; environmental projects; and demolition and reduction of excess space. Annual and cyclical maintenance is also funded under the FI&R program. BIA—CON-ED-2 1202 For FY 2007 construction projects, complete project descriptions in alphabetical order are provided in the Justification, with a summary list showing priority order. The 2007 deferred maintenance project descriptions and lists showing all projects planned for 2007-2011 are provided in the 5-Year Deferred Maintenance/Construction Plan. Each plan provides the projects of greatest need in priority order with a primary focus on critical health and safety and critical resource protection. The Bureau has undertaken an intense effort originating in the field to develop these lists. Limited modifications to the lists will occur as they are annually reviewed and updated, with the addition of a new fifth year, and submission to the Congress. The Bureau's 5-Year Deferred Maintenance/Construction Plan supports the Bureau’s strategic goals and annual performance plans to provide safe and functional facilities for users. Great progress is being made in the areas of health and safety code compliance, disability access, classroom size, and information technology space. The Bureau continues to actively participate in capital asset planning for construction projects. The Bureau's planning committee meets quarterly to review project data sheets and exhibit 300s of proposed new projects, and forwards them on to the Bureau Investment Review Board (BIRB). Once approved by the BIRB, projects must be approved by the DOI investment review boards (Executive Capital Planning and Investment Control Team, the Management Initiatives Team, and the Management Excellence Council). Upon final approval, construction projects are prioritized and incorporated into the Bureau's 5-Year Maintenance and Construction Plan. School construction and repair projects, in addition to advance planning and design work are accomplished through the authorities of Public Law 93-638 contracts, Public Law 297-100 grant processes, or through commercial contracting. The Bureau has developed a Facilities Management Information System (FMIS) to improve the management and efficiency of construction and building maintenance projects. The FMIS has assisted project managers to effectively make decisions on projects and to track improvements and facility conditions. The capabilities of FMIS will eventually support e-government functions when Internet access is restored to the Bureau. The Bureau's Construction program is one of the “pilot” projects for the Activity-Based Costing/Management (ABC) effort. The ABC will assist in measuring cost effectiveness for Bureau construction projects and enable management to allocate financial resources effectively and efficiently. The activities performed by the Education Construction program support the Secretary's four “C”s, encouraging communication with clients by consulting on all aspects of construction projects which results in active participation by Tribes, tribal organizations, and school boards. The Bureau also complies with applicable Federal, state and tribal health safety, disabled, and building requirements for these education facilities in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 2005 (a). The Bureau uses the Facilities Condition Index (FCI) to assist in determining when facility replacement is more cost-effective than continued repair. The FCI also provides a baseline from which the Bureau will measure and track improvements in asset conditions. BIA—CON-ED-3 1203 The FY 2007 request reflects a slowdown in new construction to allow planning and design to catch up with appropriated construction funding. In FY 2004, the Bureau's analysis and review of timeframes associated with delays in the replacement school construction program identified negotiations with Tribes on enrollment projections and space needs as a major cause for lengthy delays in the planning process. As a result, the Bureau has experienced large, recurring carryover balances in the construction account. In response, the Bureau instituted new policies and processes on enrollment projections and updated education space standards. Additional modifications have also been made to strengthen the existing planning and design policies that are further reducing construction time and lowering construction costs and keeping the Bureau on track in meeting its newly established performance goals. At the end of FY 2005, 69 (representing 38%) of the 184 schools and dormitories in the BIA education system had an FCI of 0.10 or less (meaning in good or fair condition) for actual work completed. Of the remaining 115 schools and dormitories, 55 (representing 48%) have already been funded in the past several years or funding is requested in the FY 2007 budget for either full replacement of the entire school campus or major rehabilitation of existing buildings. Once these projects have been completed, more than 67% of the schools will have an FCI of 0.10 or less. In some cases however, completion of the major rehabilitation project does not result in an FCI for the school below 0.10. Though the FCI is greatly improved, it might not fall into the good or fair categories because of other buildings on the campus that were outside the scope of the project. The following table represents a breakdown of BIA-funded schools and dormitories by FCI at the end of FY 2005: - Facility Condition Index (FCI) Nº." *...** Have an FCI of 0.10 or less 69 38% Have an FCI between 0.10 and 0.20 53 46% Have an FCI between 0.20 and 0.30 29 25% Have an FCI of 0.30 or greater 32 28% Cannot be categorized due to size and other factors 1. 1% Totals 184 100% In FY 2007, the Bureau is planning to construct one complete replacement school and complete funding for a second replacement school; as well as complete two major FI&R projects. BIA has added a “Replacement Facility Construction” (component replacement) budget line item to conform to the recommendations of the Inspector General's recommendations on the use of facility improvement and repair funds. This new program will replace individual buildings that are beyond repair investments or for schools that are lacking key academic facilities required for accreditation. In FY 2007 BIA will complete multiple buildings on three campuses. In addition, the Bureau will fund supplemental projects for Minor Improvement and Repair, portables, roofing, environmental, boiler inspections, seismic evaluations, telecommunications, maintenance, cyclic maintenance, and advance planning and design and condition assessments. The BIA is dedicated to carrying out the President's commitment to replace, rebuild and repair deteriorating schools in Indian country so Native American children will have a safe and nurturing environment in which to learn. BLA—CON-ED-4 1204 BIA School Construction PART In response to PART recommendations, the BIA established the following program efficiency measures (These are also the long term five-year goals and objectives of the program): • Increase the percentage of replacement schools constructed in 4 years. • Increase the percentage of academic construction projects with costs within or below the target range. • Reduce the percentage of BIA building square footage as identified as excess. With the creation of new performance measures in response to the PART, BIA has mechanisms in place to stay on target for the majority of its construction projects. A variety of specific procedures are being implemented to ensure appropriate tracking and evaluation of construction projects throughout their phases. Three projects have been assumed for direct management in keeping with the Department's new authority to assume projects that extend beyond 18 months without sufficient progress. Performance by Fiscal Year 2007 Program Performance Estimates Replacement School Construction 2007: 36,000; FTE: 2): The FY 2007 request will provide funding for the construction of one new replacement school, and complete funding of a second replacement school project: Dennehotso Boarding School, AZ: The Dennehostso Boarding School site is located near Chinle, AZ. This replacement school ranks 5th on the BIA's Education Facilities Replacement Construction Priorities List as published in the Federal Register on March 24, 2004. The FY 2005 ISEP student count indicates 217 academic students including 39 boarding students in grades K-8. The current FCI is 0.2595 (Poor), and the potential FCI is 0.0000 (good). This replacement school project will consist of replacement of existing academic facilities and dormitory facilities to house approximately 235 academic students and 70 dormitory students. The enrollment projections are in compliance with the new Assistant Secretary's policy memorandum dated January 5, 2004, utilizing “Least Square Estimates”. The construction of the replacement school will be designed utilizing LEED greening building products and to the greatest extent possible will conserve water and energy sources. The BIA is committed to LEED certification and, if funding permits, will seek Silver certification. Value engineering and Building Commissioning services will be implemented to optimize cost savings. Muckleshoot Tribal School, WA: Muckleshoot Tribal School is located southeast of Tukwila, Washington. This replacement school ranks 4th on the BIA's new Education Facilities Replacement Construction Priorities List as published in the Federal Register on March 24, 2004. The FY 2005 ISEP student count indicates 132 students in grades K-12. The current FCI is 0.1040 (poor), and the potential FCI is 0.0000 (good). This replacement school project will consist of replacement of existing academic facilities to house BIA-CON-ED-5 1205 approximately 173 academic students. The student enrollment projections are in compliance with the new Assistant Secretary's policy memorandum dated January 5, 2004 utilizing “Least Square Estimates”. The construction of the replacement school will be designed utilizing LEED greening building products and to the greatest extent possible will conserve water and energy sources. The BIA is committed to LEED certification and, if funding permits, will seek Silver certification. Value engineering and Building Commissioning services will be implemented to optimize cost savings. Advanced Planning and Design ($6,714,000): Funds for advanced planning and design will be used to provide preliminary planning information, design specifications, user requirements, and the associated project working drawings and specifications for construction. Project planning and design must be completed prior to construction funding so that program and funding decisions can be properly made. The following table lists the projects for FY 2007 in priority order: Ranking Name 4 Muckleshoot Tribal School 5 Dennehotso Boarding School The following table reflects the status of all replacement school projects funded to date: Status of Education Facilities Replacement Construction Rank School Name Current Status . Pi. 93-638 Contract with Navajo Tribe Planning completed 1st Qtr., FY 2004 Design completed 2nd Qtr, FY2003. The delay was due to the Navajo Nation not awarding the 1. Tuba City Boarding School planning and design contract. Construction awarded 1st Qtr. FY 2002. Project completion was |originally planned for Qtr 2, FY 2002, New construction completion date planned for 2nd Qtr. FY 2008. Construction delay due to project being returned to BIA to manage. P.L. 100-297 Grant with Hopi Tribe. Planning completed 2nd Qtr., FY 2002. Design awarded 2nd Qtr. FY 1997, Design is completed. Delays due to major problems in acquiring site by the 2 Second Mesa Day School Tribe. Project completion was originally planned for Qt 4, FY 2002. New construction completion dated planned for 1st Qir, FY 2007. Zia Day School - P.L. 93-638 Contract with Zia Pueblo. Planning and design completed 2nd Qtr, FY2001. 3 Construction completion was originally planned for Qtr 3, FY2002. Certificate of Occupancy Completed issued in 1st Qtr., FY 2003. Baca Thoreau (Plo'ay Azhi) commercial Design-Build contract. Planning completed 1st Qt, FY 2001. Design completed 4 Consolidated Community 1st Qir FY 2003. Original construction completion planned for Qtr 4, FY 2002. Construction School - Completed completed and Certificate of Occupancy issued 2nd Qtr. FY 2004, * * * Self-Governance Compact Design/Build with the Lummi Tribe. Planning was completed 2nd Lummi T chool – Comp § p 5 ribal School Qt, FY 2002. Design completed 4th Qtr., FY 2003. Project completion was originally Completed ischeduled for Qtr 4, FY 2002. Actual completion date 4th Qtr. FY 2004. Wi Eleme Commercial Design/Build Contract. Planning completed 3rd Qt, FY 2000. Design completed 6a ingate * Sºhool |...º.º. completion in Qtr 2, FY (Phase 1) - Completed 2003 Actual construction completion was 3" Qtr. FY 2005. Wingate Elementary School Commercial Design/Build contract. Planning completed 3rd Qtr FY 2000. Design-build {\b (Phase II) project incorporated with Phase I. Design completed 4th Qtr., FY 2003. Project completion was Completed joriginally scheduled for Qir 1, FY 2004. Construction was completed 3" Qtr. FY 2005. BIA—CON-ED-6 1206 Rank School Name Current Status Pll 93-638 contract with the Hopi Nation Planning completed 2nd Qtr, FY 2002 Design , Polacca Day School- completed 3rd Qtr. FY 2003. Project completion was originally planned for Qt 4, FY 2003. Completed Construction completed 4th Qtr, FY 2004, P.L. 100-297 grant with Holbrook Dorms Inc (Navajo Nation). Planning completed in the 4th 8 Holbrook Dormitory Qtr, FY 2001. Design completed 2nd Qtr. FY2004. Project completion * originally planned for Qt, 3, FY 2003. New construction completion date is scheduled for 3° Qtr 2006. * - Commercial Design Build Project. Master Plan completed in the 3rd Qtr., FY 2001; Design o, Santa Fe Indian School-Phi completed 3rd Qtr FY 2004. Project completion was originally planned for Qtr 3, FY 2004. Completed Construction completed 3rd quarter FY 2004. Santa Fe Indian School Phase commercial Design-build project - Phases I & II overlapping. Planning was completed in the 9b { } 3rd Qt, FY 2001. Design completed 4th Qtr. FY 2004. Project completion was originally Completed planned for completion in Qt 4, FY 2004. Construction was completed 3° Qtr FY 2005. PL 100-297 grant with the Ojibwa School Board (Turtle Mountain Chippewa Tribe). Planning was completed in 3rd Qtr. FY 2002; Design completed in 3rd Qtr. FY 2004; Construction 10 Ojibwa Indian School started 3rd Qtr, FY 2004. Project completion was originally planned for Qtr 3, FY 2004, New construction completion date planned for 4*Qtr. 2007. Delays due to Grantee terminating |contractor and re-bid of project, • PL 100-297 Cost Share Demonstration Grant with Mississippi Choctaw Tribe. The Tribe 11 |Conchana Plementary School jºrd.º.ool. - Completed Project complete. Paschal Sherman Indian PL 100-297 Grant Design/Build project with Colville Confederated Tribes. Planning completed i2 School 2nd Qtr., FY 2002. Design is completed. Project completion was originally planned for 3rd Qtr., Completed FY 2004. Construction was completed 3rd Qtr. FY 2005. P.L. 100-297 Grant with Kayenta School Board Inc., (Navajo Nation) Planning was awarded but • not completed by the Kayenta School Board; project procurement has changed from P.L. 100- 13 |Kayenta Boarding School ||237 to commercial the prºject was originally anned forcompletionqui, fyzoos, New |construction completion date planned for ist Qtr, FY 2008 - Tiospa Zina Tribal School - P.L. 100-297 Grant Design-build project with Sisseton Sioux Tribe. Planning completed 3rd 14 Completed Qt, FY 2002. Design completed 1st Qtr. FY 2003. Project completed 4* Qtr. FY2004. P.L. 100-297 Grant with the Wide Ruins School Board (Navajo Nation) planning completed in Wide Ruins Community the 2nd Qtr. FY 2004. Construction awarded 4th Qtr. FY 2004. Project completion was * Ischool joriginally scheduled for Qtr 3, FY 2004. New construction completion date is scheduled for 3rd Qır, FY 2007. Delays due to land issues and School Board Grant Status. P.L. 100-297 Grant with the Low Mountain School Board (Navajo Nation). Planning completed Low Mountain Boarding 1st Qtr., FY 2004. Design completed 4th Qtr. FY 2004, Project completion was originally 16 School planned for Qtr. 3, FY 2005. New construction completion date is scheduled for 4th Qtr. FY 2007. Delays due to Grantee having to hire new Project Manager. PL 100-297 Grant with St. Francis School Board (Rosebud Sioux Tribe). Planning was completed 1st Qtr. FY 2003. Design is 70% complete. Project completion was originally 17 St. Francis Indian School planned for Qir 1, FY 2005. New construction completion date is scheduled for 4th Qtr. FY 2007, Delays due to project construction bids were over budget Grantee had to re-scope project for funds available. P.L. 93-638 Contract with Turtle Mountain Chippewa Tribe. Master planning was completed - --- 3rd Qtr. FY 2004. Design awarded 3rd Qtr FY 2004. Project completion was originally planned 18 Turtle Mountain High School forgº, fyzoos. Nºw construction cºmpleticºatsijeºng, Fºooº. Anticipated delays due to redefining the replacement project. 19 Mescalero Apache School - Mescalero Apache Tribe has constructed the school using own funds. Construction is Completed completed. Certificate of Occupancy issued 4*Qt 2005. P.L. 100-297 Grant with Enemy Swim School Board (Sisseton Sioux Tribe). Planning awarded º in 4th Qtr. FY 2002 and completed 2nd Qtr. FY 2004 Design awarded 3rd Qtr., FY 2004. 20 Enemy Swim Day School Construction awarded 3rd Qtr. FY 2005. Project completion was originally planned for Qtr 4, FY 2005. New construction completion date is planned for 3rd Qtr. FY 2006. P.L. 93-638 Contract awarded to the Pueblo of Isleta Tribe. Planning awarded 1st Qtr., FY 1 | Isleta Day School 2003 completed 2nd Qtr. FY 2004. Project was originally scheduled for completion in Qtr. 4, FY 2005. Design awarded 3rd Qtr., FY 2004. Construction awarded 4th Qtr., FY 2004 and planned to be completed 3rd Qtr., FY 2006. BIA—CON-ED-7 1207 Rank School Name Current Status Navajo Preparatory School PH II P L 100-297 Grant with the Navajo Preparatory School Board (Navajo Nation) Planning and Design completed in the 2nd Qtr., FY 2004. Project was originally scheduled for completion in Qtr. 4, FY 2005. Construction awarded 3rd Qtr. FY 2005 and is to be completed in 4th Qtr. FY 2008. Wingate High School PH II }completed 3rd Qtr., FY 2002. Design awarded 3rd Qtr., FY 2004. Construction awarded 2nd Commercial Contract - Design Build Project, Planning awarded 4th Qtr. FY 2001 and Qtr, FY 2005 and planned to be completed 4th Qtr. FY 2007. Pueblo Pintado Commercial Contract - Planning awarded 4th Qtr, FY 2003 and completed 3rd Qtr. FY 2004. Construction was awarded 4th Qtr. FY 2005 and planned to be completed 4th Qtr. FY 2007. Tribal Demo Red Water Day School P. L. 100-297 Grant with the Mississippi Choctaw Tribe awarded 3rd Qtr. FY 2004. Design completed 3rd Qtr., FY 2005 and planned to be completed 2nd Qtr. FY 2007. Bread Springs Day School Commercial Contract-Planning awarded 3rd Qtr. FY 2003 and completed 2nd Qtr., FY 2005; Design awarded 4th Qtr. FY 2004. Construction was awarded 4th Qtr. FY 2005 and planned to be completed 2nd Qtr. FY 2007. Ojo Encino Day School Commercial Contract - Planning awarded 4th Qtr., FY 2003. Design awarded 3rd Qtr. FY 2005 and to be completed 2nd Qtr, FY 2006. Construction planned to be awarded 2nd Qtr. FY 2006 and planned to be completed 2nd Qtr. FY 2008. Project was scheduled for completion in Qtr. 4, FY 2007. Chemawa Indian School Commercial contract – Planning awarded 2nd Qtr. FY 2004 and is completed. Design was awarded 3rd Qtr., FY 2004 and is completed. Construction awarded 3rd Qtr., FY 2005 and planned to be completed 3rd Qtr. FY 2007 Beclabito Day School |completed 2nd Qtr., FY 2005. Design awarded 4th Qtr., FY 2004. Construction awarded 4th P.L. 93-638 contract awarded to Navajo Nation. Planning awarded 2nd Qtr. FY 2004 and Qtr. FY 2005 and planned to be completed 4th Qtr., FY 2007 Leupp Boarding School Commercial contract.— Planning awarded 4th Qtr., FY 2003 and is completed. Design was |awarded 2nd Qtr., FY 2004 and is completed. Construction awarded 3rd Qtr. FY 2005 and planned to be completed 4th Qtr, FY 2007. Diicon Boarding School P.L. 100-297 Grant awarded 2nd Qtr. FY 2005 for Planning and Design. Planning and Design to be completed 3rd Qtr. FY 2006. Construction to be awarded 4th Qt, FY 2006 and planned to be completed 4th Qtr., FY 2008. Tribal Demo Eastern Band of Cherokee education campus at the Ravensford Tract The Blà, through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, was directed to include $4,437,000 for the Eastern Band of Cherokee education campus at the Ravensford Tract as part of the education construction projects to be implemented. Construction Completion date is 4” Qtr 2008. Tribai Demo Sac and Fox Meskwaki Settlement school The BIA, through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, was directed to include $3,944,000 for Sac and Fox Meskwaki Settlement school as part of the education construction projects to be implemented. Construction Completion date is 4* Qtr 2008. Tribal Demo Twin Buttes elementary School The BLA, through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, was directed to include $3,944,000 for the Twin Buttes elementary school on the Fort Berthold Reservation as part of the education construction projects to be implemented. Construction Completion date is 4* Qtr 2008. Porcupine Day School P.L. 100-297 Grant awarded 3rd Qtr. FY 2005 for Planning. Design to be awarded 2* Qtr 2006, Construction to be awarded 4th Qtr. FY 2006 and planned to be completed 4th Qtr., FY 2008. Crownpoint Boarding School Commercial contract awarded 3rd Qtr., FY 2005 for Planning and Design. Construction is to be awarded 4th Qtr. FY 2006 and to be completed Ist Qtr. FY 2009. Replacement Facility Construction (FY 2007: $26,873,000; FTE: 0): Funds requested in FY 2007 will be used to improve the safety and functionality of facilities for the program's customers and support the President’s and the Department's plan to improve education of Indian children by ensuring facilities are in fair or better condition as measured by the Facilities Condition Index. The Replacement Facility program is a new program designed to replace individual buildings that are beyond repair investments or for schools that are lacking key academic facilities required for accreditation. BIA—CON-ED-8 1208 Kickapoo Nation School, KS: The project includes construction of a new gymnasium in accordance with the State of Kansas Athletic Association requirements. The existing gymnasium is a part of the elementary school building that was constructed in 1957. The size of the gym is inadequate, and does not meet the state of Kansas high school regulations. This project focuses on meeting the programmatic requirement of a regulation gym so that high school sports can be played at the school. In addition, the project addresses critical health and safety issues, handicapped accessibility, meeting fire codes and standards, general construction to make repairs and improvements to several structures. The gymnasium will be constructed in accordance with space standards and sum of Least Squares enrollment policy. The current FCI is 0.0825 (fair) and the potential FCI is 0.0000 (good). Standing Rock Community School, ND: This project consists of a new elementary school building to house approximately 325 K-5 students. The existing school building has major defects and temporary facilities have long exceeded their useful life. The original elementary building was constructed in the early 1960s for a significantly smaller school population. The existing elementary building's current HVAC system does not function. Bathrooms are without floor drains, and the building is not ADA accessibility code compliant. This school was originally constructed without a fully operational kitchen. Meals are currently transported in from the high school, and without equipment to keep the food hot requirements for serving food are violated. The existing school facility is also not equipped to serve the number of special needs students in attendance. The kindergarten is currently housed in a space originally constructed for a high school shop class. Repairs and upgrades for life safety code compliance; space requirements and ADA compliance exceed 66% of the replacement cost value. The building upgrades for major systems include electrical distribution, lighting, plumbing, mechanical, walls and flooring. The current FCI is 0.1381 (poor) and the potential FCI is 0.0000 (good). St. Stephens Indian School, WY: The project includes construction of a new high school building to include a gymnasium for approximately one hundred 9-12 grade students. The new high school is needed as the existing school has exceeded its useful life (40 years) and the building does not meet Life Safety and NFPA codes. The school has no fire sprinkler system and its HVAC system has exceeded its useful life requires consistent repairs. The school does not meet its education space needs. The estimated Square footage of the new high school is 35,000 square feet. The current FCI is 0.1583 (poor), and the potential FCI is 0.0000 (good). - Employee Housing Repair (FY2007: $1,979,000; FTE: 3): Funds requested in FY 2007 for the Employee Housing Repair program will be used to address the following projects recorded as deferred maintenance backlog deficiencies and replacement construction projects in the FMIS: Category | Project Category . . . Components Count - - r - 2 : Administrative Condition surveys, feasibility assessments, project oversight. 20 Life Safety Fire/Smoke alarm/detection systems, furnaces, stoves, electrical circuits—equi Compliance ys s y €S, e circuits-equipment. 22 Health Potable water, sewer system/lines, bathroom fixtures, kitchen fixtures. Compliance BLA—CON-ED-9 1209 Ramps, Doors/hardware, Fixtures, Alarms. Construct new or replacement housing includes complete renovation TOTAL These backlog deficiencies cover housing units at isolated school and agency/field locations in 12 StateS. The Employee Housing Repair program supports the Department’s Strategic Goal to Advance Quality Communities for Tribes and Alaska Natives by ensuring Bureau employees required to live in remote areas are provided safe, functional, energy-efficient and cost-effective housing. The Bureau's Employee Housing Repair Program complements and supports the Office of Indian Education Programs by providing housing for essential Bureau personnel in isolated and rural Indian communities where no other housing facilities are available for direly needed professional staff. The conditions of the housing units impact recruitment and retention of quality professional personnel to isolated locations. Currently, the Bureau housing inventory consists of over 5 million square feet of space in 3,584 housing units. The Bureau's inventory is comprised of 3% (85 units) in excellent condition while 15% (553) are in good condition. Overall, a combined total of 82% (2,946 units) are in fair to poor condition and require repair or renovation to provide employees with suitable and safe housing. The following provides a summary of the general condition of these units: In FY 2007, it is anticipated that Navajo Region will complete its comprehensive effort to transfer housing units to Navajo Nation and demolish units at Leupp Community School, Inc. Inventory updates coupled with annual condition assessments will contribute to the projected decrease in deferred maintenance backlog and the FCI for housing. The Operations and Maintenance of Quarters program (O&M) is another source of funds that affect the Employee Housing Repair program. This is a separate receipt appropriation account that is supported by actual tenant rent receipts. The larger part of the fund receipts are used to finance the refuse contract services. The Bureau installations are recognized as major generators of refuse, and employee housing units are included under that category. Since Tribes do not allow landfills on trust lands, refuse must be removed off Indian reservation lands to authorized landfill. Thus there is an added cost for transports and long distance hauling. In addition, small quarters’ locations do not generate enough rental receipts for O&M and rely on availability of funds from the Employee Housing Repair Program. Facilities Improvement and Repair (FY 2007: $92,053,000; FTE: 321): Funds requested in FY 2007 will be used to improve the safety and functionality of facilities for the program's customers and support the President's and the Department's plan to improve education of Indian children by ensuring that facilities are in fair or better condition as measured by their FCI. The Facilities Improvement and Repair program will fund 2 major projects in FY 2007. In addition, BLA—CON-ED-10 1210 roofs will be replaced, multiple minor improvement projects will be accomplished, portable classrooms will be provided, multiple environmental projects will be undertaken and building will be demolished to reduce excess space. The Bureau will address life/safety building code violations, fire safety code violations, leaking natural gas lines, structurally unsound buildings, leaking roofs, deteriorated interiors, unhealthy restrooms and locker rooms, overcrowded classrooms, and removal of hazardous asbestos material. The Bureau will seek to maximize the use of existing educational facilities by improving or rehabilitating these facilities in lieu of complete new construction. This program also administers funding for regular facilities maintenance. Program Management ($3,227,000): Funds will be used for administrative overhead associated with the execution of the program on a Bureau-wide basis. Specifically, the staff will manage planning, design and construction contracts with Tribes, tribal organizations and commercial vendors; and provide technical assistance to Public Law 93-638 contractors and Public Law 100-297 grantees who choose to manage the planning, design and construction phases of projects. Funds will also be used to pay for a staff of ten FTEs to inspect construction in progress, to ensure that safety and health standards are met, and that construction work conforms to the approved drawings and specifications. Funds will also be used for staff to oversee the management of maintenance funding. Facilities Maintenance ($50,745,000): Funds requested for Facilities Maintenance will be used to conduct preventive, routine, and unscheduled maintenance for all school buildings, equipment, utility systems and ground structures. Funds will provide needed maintenance services for: • Equipment, including heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, boilers and other pressure vessels, furnace, fire alarms and sprinkler, radio repeaters, and security systems; • Utility systems such as potable water wells, water treatment plans, and water storage tanks; and • Ground inventories including sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, landscaping, grass and treeS, In FY 2007, approximately 21 million square feet of space will be maintained in all Bureau school and dormitory facilities. This square footage includes new space that will be added as a result of school replacement, portable buildings, and space expansion through major FI&R work. Cyclic Maintenance Project ($9,950,000): Funds requested will be used to conduct cyclic maintenance for all buildings, equipment, utility systems and ground structures. The focus will be to fund cyclic maintenance items that will extend the life of the facility by reducing the existing functional deferred maintenance backlog that has the potential to escalate in scope and funding. Although these repair backlogs are not categorized as a life safety repair they could escalate into a life safety issue or directly cause multiple life safety issues. Examples are a leaking roof, which could partially collapse and damage mechanical and electrical systems or an electrical system that shorts out and burns up multiple pieces of equipment. Prioritization and approval of these projects will be determined in accordance BIA—CON-ED-11 1211 with the Executive Order 13327, the Federal Real Property Council Guiding Principles and the DOI Asset Management Plans. Major FI&R projects ($4,670,000): The two major FI&R projects to be addressed with FY 2007 funds include the following: Kickapoo Nation School, KS: This project includes correction of critical health and safety deficiencies, handicapped accessibility, fire codes and standards violation, and general construction to make repairs and improvements to several structures. It includes replacement of aluminum bleachers at the football field; removal of assorted liquid propane tanks and installation of a single 10,000-gallon tank. This project will be completed in conjunction with the Replacement Facility Construction project for existing gymnasium. The current FCI is 0.0825 (fair), and the potential FCI is 0.0000 (good). St. Stephens Indian School, WY: This project includes correction of critical health and safety deficiencies, handicapped accessibility, fire codes and standards violation, and other general construction to make repairs and improvements to the elementary/middle school buildings structures. This project will be completed in conjunction with the Replacement Facility Construction project replacing the existing high school building. The current FCI is 0.1583 (poor), and the potential FCI is 0.0000 (good). The following table lists the projects for FY2007 in priority order Ranking Name 848 St. Stephens Indian School, WY 829 Kickapoo Nation School, KS Advance Planning and Design ($2,800,000): This funding will be used for planning and design for the FI&R projects included in the Department's Five-Year Deferred Maintenance and Construction Plan. Planning funds are needed to establish and define the scope of each project that will be designed. Design funds are used to prepare the drawing and specifications for competitive procurement. Approximately 80 percent of the planning and design work will be accomplished by Indian self-determination contractors and tribally controlled School grantees. Condition Assessments ($2,982,000): Funds requested will be used to continue the cyclic inventory and backlog condition assessment validation project. Inventory validation is crucial to the effective management of Bureau facilities, especially for determining the distribution of appropriated funds for construction and operation and maintenance of Bureau or tribally operated education facilities. In 25 USC section 2005(a)(6), three-year cyclic reviews will be required instead of the previous five-year cycle. Condition assessments and inventory cyclic reviews will be conducted at approximately 60 locations, which encompasses approximately 7.8 million square feet of facilities space. BIA—CON-ED-12 1212 The cyclical reviews identify critical and non-critical deficiencies in code compliance in Bureau and tribally operated education facilities. This information includes, but is not limited to, all buildings, structures, towers, grounds and equipment, including newly constructed or remodeled buildings and/or structures operated by the Bureau and Tribes for education programs. Information is also collected regarding costs for the purpose of determining operations and maintenance, construction, and deferred maintenance needs. The cyclic review information improves construction project planning, budget allocation and forecasting, and identification of needed repairs in all Bureau- and tribally-operated education facilities. Demolition/Reduction of Excess space ($2,985,000). In FY 2007, funds requested will be used to address the demolition and excess space activities. Some facilities determined to be excess to program needs are not economically feasible for renovation. These facilities pose significant health and safety risks. Timely demolition or transfer of the facilities is in the best interest of the Government. Tribal requests for ownership and transfer of vacant facilities require the Bureau to remove all hazardous building materials such as asbestos and lead- based paint prior to transfer. If the removal of hazardous material is not cost effective, or the Tribe declines ownership, then demolition will be scheduled and executed. Funds requested in FY 2007 will be used to address the following projects for demolition and excess space activities: • Kayenta Boarding School, AZ • Pueblo Pintado Community School, NM • Bread Springs Day School, NM Emergency Repairs ($1,990,000): This Bureau program funds immediate repair/correction of deficiencies that meet emergency criteria at education facilities. Immediate emergency repair and correction of deficiencies prevent exposure to injury, and allow continuation of daily program operations. Emergency repair projects are completed through Bureau account or emergency contracts. Examples of emergency repairs are: repair or replacement of mechanical and utility system components; corrections of immediately hazardous safety conditions; repair of damages caused by fire and acts of nature (i.e.; tornadoes, floods, snow, ice, lightening). Environmental Projects ($2,662,000): The environmental program will provide assistance to educational facilities in addressing environmental management. The funds requested for FY 2006 will be used to: 1) provide environmental training for educational personnel in the areas of asbestos, emergency response, and other training as required by U.S. EPA; and 2) implement environmental corrective actions and remediation identified in the environmental backlog based on the priority ranking system below. Corrective actions include, but are not limited, to the following key areas: storage tank management, solid and hazardous materials/wastes management, toxic substances management, emergency planning and community right-to-know, water quality management, air quality management, and pollution prevention. Priority 1: Areas with actual or potential immediate harm to human health or the environment. BIA—CON-ED-13 1213 Priority 2: Areas with potential for significant liability or other potential to inhibit the facilities from meeting the mission of the Bureau, but not Priority 1. Priority 3: Regulatory (i.e., laws, regulations, executive orders, and official Department, or Bureau policies) findings that are not Priority 1. Minor Improvement and Repair ($6,663,000): The funds requested for FY 2007 will be used to correct the backlog of priority safety deficiencies, beginning with critical safety work items. The priority order for correcting deficiencies in the MI&R program is as follows: 1) Critical health and safety work items 2) Mechanical, electrical, and utility 3) Other required backlog items to meet local priorities High priority backlogs will be accomplished Bureau-wide. MI&R funding is utilized for the performance and administration of correcting work items not normally encountered in the operations and maintenance program, such as installation of handicapped fixtures and equipment, and renovation of utility systems. Portable Classroom Buildings ($1,990,000): Funds requested in FY 2007 will be used to purchase approximately 20 portable classrooms, Portable classrooms provide temporary space for those schools experiencing overcrowding, unsafe or unhealthy conditions, or where teaching space was condemned or severely damaged. Portable facilities are to remain portable, and the property of the Federal Government. Education Telecommunications ($746,000): Funds requested in FY 2007 will be used for narrow band radio conversion mandated by 47 CFR, Section 300, which requires replacement of all Very High Frequency and Ultra High Frequency systems by January 1, 2008. Without narrowband conversion, the Bureau could face life/safety situations that may affect school children and law enforcement officers. Infrastructure systems and radio mobile/portable units will be provided to all Bureau schools. Boiler Inspections ($498,000): Funds requested in FY 2007 will be used for inspections of boilers located at BLA-operated schools. Seismic Safety Data ($145,000): Funds requested in FY 2007 will be used for structural design of buildings requiring seismic retrofitting. This program will provide seismic retrofit for the Bureau’s education facilities. This program accomplishes progress toward compliance with provisions of Executive Order 12941, Seismic Safety of Existing Federally Owned or Leased Buildings, which requires BHA-CON-ED-14 1214 Federal agencies to assess and enhance the seismic safety of existing buildings that were designed and constructed without adequate seismic design and construction methods. 2006 Planned Program Performance Replacement School Construction Program: The table below denotes the status of the Replacement School Construction projects planned for funding in FY 2006. Rauk Project Authority Status - P.L. 100-297 Grant awarded 3rd Qir, FY 2005 for Planning. Design to be 2 Porcupine Day School, SD P.L. 100-297 awarded 2*Qtr 2006. Construction to be awarded 4th Qtr. FY 2006 and planned to be completed 4th Qtr. FY 2008 Commercial contract awarded 3rd Qtr. FY 2005 for Planning and Design. 3 Crownpoint Boarding School, NM Commercial Construction is to be awarded 4th Qtr., FY 2006 and to be completed 1st Qtr. FY 2009. P.L. 93-638 Contract was awarded 4* Qtr 2005 for Pre-planning for final land acquisition, Planning and Design to be awarded 2* Qir 2006. Construction to be awarded 4* Qt, 2006 and planned to be completed 3" Qtr 2009. 4 : Muckleshoot Tribal School, WA P.L. 93-638 Advance planning and design work for these 5 projects to be accomplished: Muckleshoot Tribal School, Phase H, WA - Dennehotso Boarding School, NM, Circle of Life, MN, Keams Canyon School, AZ and Rough Rock Community School, (Ph I), AZ. Any remaining funds will be used to accomplish planning and design on the next schools on the priority list. Major Facilities Improvement and Repair: Denoted below are planned activities in FY 2006 for the major FI&R projects. Portable Buildings: The following 7 schools scheduled to receive 24 portable classrooms: BLA—CON-ED-15 1215 Roof Repair/Replacement: The following 23 buildings will have roofs repaired or replaced at the following 10 locations: Demolition/Reduction of Excess Space: Approximately 254,749 square feet of building space is scheduled for demolition or transfer in FY 2006 at the following locations: Enemy Swim Day School, SD. Isleta Elementary, NM. Ojibwa Indian School, ND. Chemawa Indian School, OR : Employee Housing and Repair. In FY 2006, the following actions and initiatives will improve the rate of reducing the deferred maintenance backlogs, increase the expected life of employee housing and improve the FCI: • Continue with comprehensive Quarters condition assessments and inventory/backlog validations, • Seven deficiency categories were prioritized by facilities and program staff in regions and agencies. Categories include Life Safety Compliance; Health Code Compliance; Environmental Code Compliance; Uniform Building Code; Accessibility Code Compliance; and New or Replacement Quarters, including complete renovation projects. • Establish national and regional IDQ contracts which provide a wide range of improvement, repair and maintenance services. Assignment of projects to a national pool of acquisition staff will help expedite acquisition actions. The IDIQ will provide timely access to specialized contractors, i.e., roofing companies, etc. with a short turn around time to complete projects through Tasks Orders. • Hire a field-based intermittent position to accomplish project coordination, management and assist in accelerating project completions. In FY 2006, a decrease in the number of locations is attributed to transfers of housing units to each tribal entity to be completed at Cherokee and Choctaw agencies in Eastern Region. Housing units at Lower Shiprock and Upper Shiprock will be consolidated into one location under Shiprock Agency, Navajo Region. BIA-CON-ED-16 1216 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Replacement School Construction Program: The table below denotes the status of the Replacement School Construction projects funded in FY 2005. Rajik Project Authority Status 5 Bread Springs Day School, AZ Commercial Commercial Contract - Planning awarded 3rd Qtr. FY 2003 and completed 2nd Qtr. FY 2005; Design awarded 4th Qtr. FY 2004. Construction was awarded 4th Qtr., FY 2005 and planned to be completed 2nd Qtr., FY 2007. 6 Ojo Encino Day School, NM Commercial Commercial Contract - Planning awarded 4th Qtr., FY 2003, Design awarded 3rd Qtr. FY 2005 and to be completed 2nd Qtr., FY 2006. Construction planned to be awarded 2nd Qtr., FY 2006 and planned to be completed 2nd Qtr., FY 2008. Project was scheduled for completion in Qtr. 4, FY 2007. 7 Chemewa bºdian School Commercial Commercial contract - Planning awarded 2nd Qtr. FY 2004 and is completed. Dormitory, OR Design was awarded 3rd Qtr., FY 2004 and is completed. Construction awarded 3rd Qtr, FY 2005 and planned to be completed 3rd Qtr. FY 2007 8 Beclabito Day School. NM P. L. 93-638 P.L. 93-638 contract awarded to Navajo Nation. Planning awarded 2nd Qtr., FY 2004 and completed 2nd Qtr., FY 2005. Design awarded 4th Qtr. FY 2004. Construction awarded 4th Qtr. FY 2005 and planned to be completed 4th Qtr., FY 2007 9 Leupp Boarding School, AZ Gommercial Commercial contract - Planning awarded 4th Qtr., FY 2003 and is completed, Design was awarded 2nd Qtr., FY 2004 and is completed. Construction awarded 3rd Qtr., FY 2005 and planned to be completed 4th Qtr., FY 2007. } Diicon Boarding School, AZ P.L. 100-297 (P.L. 100-297 Grant awarded 2nd Qtr. FY 2005 for Planning and Design. Planning and Design is to be compieted 3rd Qtr, FY 2006. Construction to be awarded 4th Qtr. FY 2006 and planned to be completed 4th Qtr. FY 2008. Employee Housing and Repair. In FY 2005, funds distribution was based on total square feet of inventory per region. The following table denotes FY 2005 accomplishments for the Employee Housing Repair Program. Stoves, water, Sewage, soil, tests, radon, ventilation), PCBs, underground tanks windows, floors, Paintſinterior, exterior, siding/wood/vinyl/metal stucco. Of CODStruct new of In FY 2005, the Employee Housing FCI did not show any significant change. Throughout the course of the year, there were decreases and increases in the FCI due to a large volume of condition assessments results entered into FMIS. The net result was that the decreases and increases offset each other, BIA—CON-ED-17 1217 Facilities Improvement and Repair: Denoted below are the Major FI&R projects funded in FY 2005 and their status. Portable Buildings: For FY 2005, the following seven schools received 23 classrooms. Contracts and grants are currently being negotiated. Roof Repair/Replacement: For FY 2005, roofing was completed for 28 buildings at 12 locations. Demolition/Reduction of Excess Space: Approximately 310,997 square feet of building space was demolished or transferred in FY 2005. 16,239 Crow Creek High School – 1 Structure 53,422 Second Mesa Day School – 21 Structures 30,336 Pine Ridge (Oglala) – 2 Structures 37,540 Winslow Dormitory – 1 Structure 78,165 Leupp Boarding School — 4 Structures 64,624 Carter Seminary – 12 Structures 15,675 Riverside Indian School – 8 Structures 14,996 Santa Fe Indian School – 5 Structures Tribal School Construction Demonstration Program: The BIA negotiated awards for the demonstration grants during the 4” quarter of FY 2005 to the Eastern Band of Cherokee, Sac and Fox Meskwaki Settlement School, and Twin Buttes Elementary School. BIA—CON-ED-18 1218 Performance Overview Table: Education Construction Measure 2005 Piah 2005 Actual Change from 2005 Plan 2006 Enacted Change from 2005 Actual Learning Environment: Education Facilities are in fair to good condition as measured by the Facilities Condition Index. SP- NEW* Facilities in Poor Condition Facilities in Fair Condition Facilities in Good Condition OLD Facilities in Poor Condition Facilities in Fair Condition Q 1795 ; : 5 28 4; {}} 072 70 19 95 0.1795 115 28 41 0.1072 70 19 95 : : -0 0083 -4 - ? -0.0179 -7 2007 Request 2007 Change from 2006 {} {478 87 25 72 {} {}859 19 105 () ()234. •24 .2 26 -0 (3034 - 3 - | 4. Facilities in Good Condition Increased the percentage of academic construction projects with costs within or below the target range. PART 48%. 48% 50% 2% 55% 5% Increase the percentage of replacement schools constructed in 4 years or less PART 57% 57% 58% 1% 61% 3% Percentage of reduction in BIA's building Square footage identified as excess PART } 6%. 16% 19% 3} % Increase the percentage of FI&R projects constructed in 4 years PART 55%. 55% {} 59% 4. % 6] "K. * Previously, the Bureau's education FCI calculations reflected the positive impact of major FI&R and Replacement School projects at the time of proposed project funding, rather than after project completion. This approach showing immediate improvement was used to demonstrate the future impact of funding, rather than the actual current condition of facilities. In FY 2006 however, as part of a Department-wide standardization effort, the Bureau recalculated the education FCI to reflect facility improvements only after the project work is completed. As a result, this year the Bureau is providing the education FCI calculations for FY 2005 and beyond using both methodologies, BLA—CON-ED-19 1219 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION PLAN FY 2007-2011 Bureau of Indian Affairs PROJECT DATA SHEET Project identification Project Title: Muckleshoot Tribal School Replacement Project No. 07PiN Unit/Facility Name: Muckieshoot Tribal School Replacement Region/Area/District, Northwest Region Congressional District: 09 State: WA Project Justification Project. Description: Muckleshoot Tribal School is located southeast of Tukwila, Washington. This replacement school ranks 4th on the BIA's new Education Facilities Replacement Construction Priorities List as published in the Federal Register on March 24, 2004. Fiscal Year 2005 ISEP student count indicates 132 students in grades K-12. Current FCI is 0.1040 (poor), Potential FCI is 0.0000 (good). Current Conditions. The school complex consists of one main educational building totaling approximately 26,000 square feet and four other modular buildings totaling approximately 7,950 square feet, • Building 101'ſ: API Score is 100 Building 102T API Score is 100 Building 104T API Score is 100 Building 105T API Score is 100 Building 106T: API Score is 100 Building 107T, API Score is 100 - The existing structure is a temporary facility that was constructed when the school was lost in a flood. The main facility was designed as a tribal community center and is not configured properly for educational use, Despite this the school has grown to include children K-12. The school shares a library with the local county system and grounds with the local tribal offices the prohibit fencing of the area. The following generally describes the major deficiencies found: o Health and safety code violations are extensive and significant in the facilities and the surrounding grounds. No automatic sprinkler systerns exist, fire rated partitions are not provided at mechanicaiſstorage areas and overcrowding has created unsafe conditions that could affect exiting during a fire event. The site is not secure from the adjacent drug treatment facility or publicly accessible county library and tribal offices, Grade school and high school age children must share public restrooms with each other and non-tribal, adults visiting the county library, creating an unsafe environment. The kitchen is not designed as a production kitchen and does not meet current codes. Showers are controlled by the tribal recreation services and are not available for use by the students. The facility is constructed of wood and does not meet current seismic requirements. o Handicapped accessibility deficiencies are extensive in all facilities and cannot be brought into compliance without extensive capital improvements. o Environmental deficiencies are significant in the main facility. Asbestos tiles exist and need to be abated. Given a continued degradation of the buildings envelope, water infiltration has created an environment conducive to mold growth. Extensive mold was removed from the exterior walls and is suspected in the remaining portions of the exterior wails. o Existing utilities and site improvements are contributing to the poor building conditions. Site congestion has resulted in placing modular buildings in close proximity to the main facility with little consideration for drainage. Many facilities and the surround site areas drain towards the main facility. . • Muckleshoot Tribal School is lacking space to perform several education functions such as: library, kitchen/cafeteria, adequate gymnasium facilities, computer technologies, and supporting facilities such as maintenance facilities to serve the school. • The evaluation of the school facilities revealed that Muckleshoot Tribal School is unable to provide a quality-learning environment due to facilities that have extensive health, safety and environmental violations, Scope of Project: Currently Muckleshoot Tribal School has 132 students throughout grade levels kindergarten through twelfth grade. The school academic complex consists of one permanent structure approximately 26,000 square feet and four other modular buildings totaling approximately 7,950 square feet. Based on the 1995 Educational space standards currently used for Replacement School educational space requirements the need identified for Muckleshoot Tribal School is approximately 35,000 square feet of academic facility space exclusive of “specialized space” for education programs that are authorized and funded within the Bureau's Education budget. BIA—CON-ED-20 1220 This replacement school project will consist of replacement of existing academic facilities to house approximately 173 academic students based on student enrollment projections in compliance with the new Assistant Secretary policy memorandum dated January 5, 2004 utilizing “Least Square Estimates". BIA is currently in the process of revising the 1995 Space guidelines which may affect the student enrollment projections and the allowable space. As the determination is made on the final scope, the Exhibit 300 will be updated accordingly. If the cost is less than requested budget, the BIA will seek reprogramming authority to reallocate funds to the next school on the replacement school list. • Construct new cement school Middle/high school approximately 25,000 square feet (exclusive of G of Indian Education (OIEP) approval of “specialized space”). The construction of the replacement school will be designed utilizing (LEED) greening building products and to the greatest extent possible will conserve water and energy sources. The BIA is committed to LEED certification and, if funding permits, will seek Silver certification. Value engineering and Building Commissioning scrwices will be implemented to optimize cost savings. Project Need/Benefit: The projected expected outcomes are: New school facilities support the Interior/Bureau's core mission: • By administering its trust responsibilities and implementing self-determination policies on behalf of Tribal Governments, American Indians and Alaskan Natives, where policy dictates. • By strengthening Tribal communities through the development of self-sustaining economies and improved human and physical infrastructure. - • By supporting the Bureau of Indian Affairs Strategic Plan long-term goals and annual performance goals to improve the safety and functionality of Bureau schools and facilities for clients by replacement of a number of schools identified per fiscal year, • By supporting the Departmental Strategic Plan by responding to outcome goals: Supporting Indian Self Governance and Self- Determination and improve Education and Welfare systems for Indian Tribes. • By supporting P.L. 107-100 Education lmprovements Act of 2001 codified in 25 USC 2005 (b) Compliance with health and safety standards, • Government Performance Resuits Act (GPRA) goal to improve the BIA facility condition index (FCI) to bring school facilities into good or fair condition. The project expected outcomes are: • This investment will greatly advance the Bureau's ability and efficiency in providing a healthy, safe and positive learning environment for students and staff. • This project will improve the FCI from poor to good • This project will provide adequate and appropriate education programmatic space for program needs not currently available with existing facilities. • Improve costs and efficiencies for this project through more effective energy efficient buildings and building systems in the design and construction of new facilities, • Operation and maintenance savings will also be a result of replacement of deteriorated facilities causing inefficient use of resources. • Completion of this project would contribute to a healthy and safe environment and reduce long-term costs for potential liability risk associated with unsafe conditions. • Allow accessibility to up-to-date educational technologies, • Enhance student-learning capabilities. • Allow Educators to administer the Education programs rather than being distracted with malfunctioning facilities, equipment and inadequate classroom sizes Ranking Categories: identify the percent of the project that is in the following categories of need. % Critical Health or Safety Deferred Maintenance % Critical Mission Deferred Maintenance 100 | * critical Health of Safety capital improvement % Compliance & Other Deferred Maintenance % Critical Resource Protection Deferred Maintenance % Other Capital Improvement Critical Resource Protection Capital Improvement Capital Asset Planning 300 Analysis Required: Yes X No: BIA—CON-ED-21 1221 Project Costs and Status Project Cost Estimate: % Project Funding History: Deferred Maintenance Work Due to a policy change in Capital improvement Work 100 FY 2004, cost estimates Total Project Estimate: 100. for individual schools will Class of Estimate (Circle one): A B C D DM where adequate information Estimate Good Until (mm/yy): 10/07 1S available to make a reasonably accurate cost estimate. Dates: Sch'd Actual Project Data Sheet Prepared/iast (qtryy) Construction Start/Award: {}9/06 Updated: 1/10/2006 Project Complete: (¥9/08 Unchanged Since Department Approval: Yes: No: BIA—CON-ED-22 1222 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION PLAN FY 2007-2011 Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau Priority!*• wº PROJECT DATA SHEET Funding Source: EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION Project identification Project Title: Dennehotso Boarding School Replacement Project No. 07NIN Unit/Facility Name: Dennehotso Boarding School Replacement Region/Area/District; Navajo Region Congressional District; 06 | State: AZ Project Justification Project Description: The Dennehotso Boarding School site is located near Chinle, AZ. This replacement school ranks 5th on the BIA's new Education Facilities Replacement Construction Priorities List as published in the Federal Register on March 24, 2004. Fiscal Year 2005 ISEP student count indicates 217 academic students including 39 boarding students in grades K-8. Current FCI is 0.2595 (Poor). Potential FCI is 0.0000 (good). Current Conditions. The school complex consists of 6 educational, dormitories and support building's totaling approximately 75,000 square feet of building. Building 201: API Score is 90 and Mission Dependency indicator is 1 Building 245: API Score is 100 and Mission Dependency indicator is 1 Building 246: API Score is 90 and Mission Dependency indicator is 1 Building 250: API Score is 100 and Mission Dependency indicator is 1 Building 251: API Score is 90 and Mission Dependency indicator is 1 Building 158543: API Score is 100 and Mission Dependency indicator is 1 The permanent structures were constructed in the early and mid 1960's. These facilities exhibit normal wear of facilities of similar age and are poorly maintained. All the buildings show a very high level of wear and aging. The following generally describes the major deficiencies found: o Health and safety code violations are extensive and significant in the facilities and the surrounding grounds. HVAC systems are inefficient and do not provide proper ventilation and electrical systems are sub-standard. The campus lacks a modern central fire alarm system, and the site has a significant problem with site utilities. The campus is simply worn out due to age. o Handicap accessibility deficiencies are extensive in all facilities and cannot be brought into compliance without extensive capital improvements. o Environmental deficiencies are significant at this location. The facility is generally compliant with AHERA re-inspections, periodic surveillance and training. The site has asbestos insulation that needs to be removed in all buildings. It also has asbestos flooring issues that can be managed. Due to the age of the buildings, lead based paint is suspected and an inspection/assessment is warranted. A radon testing program is recommended for the site. o Condition of Existing Utilitics and Site Improvement are barely acceptable with many sewage backups being experienced. The water service is in a deteriorated condition. • The evaluation of the school facilities revealed that Dennehotso Boarding School is unable to provide a quality-learning environment due to facilitics that have extensive health, safety and environmental violations. Inappropriately Housed students: Site Conditions: • Asbestos containing material is identified in the school building. • The site deficiencies include – Lack of proper ventilation, sub-standard electrical systems, lack of central fire alarm system, potential lead, asbestos and radon issues, existing utilities and site improvements are barely acceptable and deficient ADA accessibility. • Site streets and sidewalks and utility systems are substantially degraded. BLA—CON-ED-23 1223 Scope of Project: Currently the Dennehostso Boarding School has 217 students throughout grade levels kindergarten through eighth grade including 39 boarding students. The academic, dormitories and support facilities at this location include 6 buildings approximately 74,160 square feet. Based on the 1995 Educational space standards currently used for Replacement School educational space requirements the need identified for the Dennehostso Boarding School is approximately 55,000 (40,000 academic and 15,000 dormitory) square feet of facility space exciusive of “specialized space” for education programs that are authorized and funded within the Bureau's Education budget. This replacement school project will consist of replacement of cxisting academic facilities and dormitory facilities to house approximately 235 academic students and 70 dormitory students of approximately 74, 160 square feet. The present site will be used for the replacement of the school. An assessment will be made to remove existing unusable space from the government's facilities inventory. The enrollment projections in compliance with the new Assistant Secretary policy memorandum dated January 5, 2004, utilizing “Least Square Estimates". BIA is currently in the process of revising the 1995 Space guidelines which may affect the student enrollment projections and the allowable space. As the determination is made on the final scope, the Exhibit 300 will be updated accordingly. If the cost is less than requested budget, the BIA will seek reprogramming authority to reallocate funds to the next school on the replacement school ist. © Construct new replacement school approximately 55,000 square feet (exclusive of Office of Indian Education (OIEP) approval of “specialized space”). • Upgrade site/utilities (pavement, sidewalks, fencing, street lighting, site electrical, gas distribution, sewer, water mains, storm drains, playground cquipment and grading) The construction of the replacement school will be designed utilizing (LEED) greening building products and to the greatest extent possible will conserve water and energy sources. The BIA is committed to LEED certification and, if funding permits, will seek Silver certification. Value engineering and Building Commissioning services will be implemented to optimize cost savings. Project Need/Benefit. The project expected outcomes are: New school facilities support the Interior/Bureau's core mission: • By administering its trust responsibilities and implementing self-determination policies on behalf of Tribal Governments, American Indians and Alaskan Natives. - • By strengthening Tribal communities through the development of self-sustaining economies and improved human and physical infrastructure. • By supporting the Bureau of Indian Affairs Strategic Plan long-term goals and annual performance goals to improve the safety and functionality of Bureau schools and facilitics for clients by replacement of a number of schools identified per fiscal year. • By supporting the Departmental Strategic Plan by responding to outcome goals: Supporting Indian Self Governance and Self- Determination and Irnprove Education and Welfare systems for Indian Tribes. • By supporting P.L. 107-100 Education improvements Act of 2001 codified in 25 USC 2005 (b) Compliance with health and safety standards. • Government Performance Results Act (GPRA) goal to improve the BLA facility condition index (FCI) to bring school facilities into good or fair condition. The project expected outcomes are: • This investment will greatly advance the Bureau's ability and efficiency in providing a healthy, safe and positive learning environment for students and staff. • This project will improve the FCI from poor to good • This project will provide adequate and appropriate education programmatic space for program needs not currently available with existing facilities. • Improve costs and efficiencies for this project through more effective energy efficient buildings and building systerns in the design and construction of new facilities. - • Operation and maintenance savings will also be a result of replacement of deteriorated facilities causing inefficient use of resources. • Completion of this project would contribute to a healthy and safe environment and reduce long-term costs for potential liability risk associated with unsafe conditions. • Allow accessibility to up-to-date educational technologies. • Enhance student-learning capabilities. • Allow Educators to administer the Education programs rather than being distracted with malfunctioning facilities, equipment and inadequate classroom sizes BIA—CON-ED-24 1224 Ranking Categories identify the percent of the project that is in the following categories of need. % Critical Health or Safety Deferred Maintenance % Critical Mission Deferred Maintenance 100 % Critical Health or Safety Capital Improvement % Compliance & Other Deferred Maintenance % Critical Resource Protection Deferred Maintenance % Other Capital Improvement % Critical Resource Protection Capital improvement Capital Asset Planning 300 Analysis Required: Yes No Project Costs and Status Amount % Project Cost Estimate. {l}} £roject Funding History; Deferred Maintenance Work $ Due to a policy change in $ Capital Improvement Work $ 100 FY 2004, cost estimates Total Project Estimate: $ 100 for individual schools will $ no longer be provided $ until planning and design documents for the school $ are developed to the point Class of Estimate (Circle one): A B C D DM sº bł Estimate Good Until (mm/yy): 10/06 is available to make a reasonably accuſat& CO3t CŞtirriate. Dates: Sch’d Actual Project Data Sheet Prepared/Last Unchanged Since (qtriyy) Construction Start/Award: {}9/2007 Updated: 1/10/06 Department Approval: Project Complete: (39/2009 Yes: X No: BIA—CON-ED-25 1225 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION PLAN FY 2007 - 2011 Bureau of Indian Affairs PROJECT ĐATA SHEET Project Title: St. Stephens indian New Replacement Facility Project No. 07C90 Unit/Facility Name: ST. STEPHENS INDIAN SCHOOL Project Justification Project Description: St. Stephens Indian School is located in St. Stephens, Wyoming. The school currently serves 100 academic students per FY 2005 ISEP in grades 9-12. Many of the school building systems have exceeded their useful life and temporary repairs have been made to keep thc aging systems and components operable. Required replacement of the new high school facility is necessary. Current FCI is 0.1583 (poor). Work performed on the school will complete all the identified critical health and safety code deficiencies. Potential FCi is 0.0000 (good). Current Conditions: Building 128 (School): • Building 128: API Score is 100 • High School building is approximately 10,072 square feet and exceeds 40 years and does not meet Life Safety Codes; has no automatic sprinkler system and HVAC is beyond life years. Existing building does not meet education space needs. • The following generally describes the major deficiencies found: o Health and safety code violations are extensive and significant in the facility and the surrounding grounds. o HVAC systems are inefficient, electrical systems are substandard, and the campus lacks an automatic sprinkler system. o Handicap accessibility deficiencies are extensive in the building and cannot be brought into compliance without extensive capital improvements. • The evaluation of the school facilities revealed that St. Stephens School is unable to provide a quality-learning environment due to facility that has extensive health, safety and environmental violations, Building 138 (Gymnasium); • API Score; 100 - • The gymnasium building is approximately 13,665 SF and was built in 1955. Existing building does not meet Life Safety codes and is not meet APA requirements, Safety-Serious Deficiency • Steel exterior door, frame and hardware are aged/non-ADA handicap compliant 3' x 7", in rooms 27, 28, 29, 30, and 34-2 ea. Door threshold plate, aluminum, threshold weather stripping, door sweep, flush mount, aluminum/vinyl; exterior door weather stripping, neoprene/aluminum stripping, and door closer all need to be replaced. • Existing asbestos tile needs to be replaced with ADA code-compliant surface (non-ADA handicap compliant/asbestos abatement), • Existing handicap restrooms are not handicap accessible. New appurtenances are needed for compliance (non-ADA handicap compliant). Qther £eferred Maintenance • Awning window, including insulating glass, aluminum frame are aged/energy inefficient, 19" x 32", in rooms 94 - 2 ea, 96, 101 - 2 ea, 104- 2 ea and 105 - 2 ea. • Carpet is aged/deteriorated in rooms 27-63 SY, 28 - 63 SY, 29 - 63 SY, 30 - 91 SY, 32 - 18 SY and 105 - 19 SY. • Residential bathroom, 40 SF, needs to be replaced, including replacement of all plumbing fixtures, bathroom accessories, electrical components, and floor covering as well as refinishing bathroom door, walls and ceiling (missing), in rooms 107 and 109. • Metal panel roof is aged/corroded, over the covered walkway on the north side of the building. BIA—CON-ED-26 1226 Scope of Project: This new construction of a new high school facility with a gymnasium consists of replacement of existing academic facility that house approximately 1009- 12 grade students. • Construct of the new high school with gymnasium which is approximately 35,000 square feet (exclusive of Office of Indian Education (OIEP) approval of “specialized space"). • Upgrade site/utilities (pavement, sidewalks, fencing, street lighting, site electrical, gas distribution, sewer, water mains, storm drains, and grading) The construction of the new high school will be designed utilizing (LEED) greening building products and to the greatest extent possible will conserve water and energy sources. The BIA is committed to LEED certification and, if funding permits, will seek Silver certification. Value engineering and Building Commissioning services will be implemented to optimize cost savings. Project Need Benefit: The FI&R project supports the Bureau's core mission: • By administering its trust responsibilities and implementing self-determination policies on behalf of Tribal Governments, American Indians and Alaskan Natives, where policy dictates. • By strengthening Tribal communities through the development of self-sustaining economies and improved human and physical infrastructure. • By supporting thc Bureau of Indian Affairs Strategic Plan long-term goals and annual performance goals to improve the safety and functionality of Bureau schools and facilities for clients by replacement of a number of schools identified per fiscal year. • By supporting the Departmental Strategic Plan by responding to outcome goals: Supporting indian Seif Governance and Self-Determination and Improve Education and Welfare systems for ladian Tribes. The benefits of this project are: • This investment will greatly advance the Bureau's ability and efficiency in providing a healthy. safe and positive learning environment for students and staff. • This project will provide adequate and appropriate education programmatic space for program needs not currently available with existing facilities. • Improve costs and efficiencies for this project through more effective energy efficient buildings and building systems in the design and construction of new facilities, • Operation and maintenance savings will also be a result of replacement of deteriorated facilities causing inefficient use of resources. • Completion of this project would contribute to a healthy and safe environment and reduce long-term costs for potential liability risk associated with unsafe conditions, • Allow accessibility to up-to-date educational technologies, • Enhance student-learning capabilities, • Allow Educators to administer the Education programs rather than being distracted with malfunctioning facilities, equipment and inadequate classroom sizes. Ranking Categories: Identify the percent of the project that is in the following categories of need. Critical Health of Safety Deferred Maintenance Critical Mission Deferred Maintenance 100 % Critical Health of Safety Capital Improvement Compliance & Other Deferred Maintenance Critical Resource Protection Deferred Maintcuance Other Capital improvement Critical Resource Protection Capital improvement Capital Assei Planning 300 Analysis Required. YES Total Project Score. iO3% BIA—CON-ED-27 1227 Class of Estimate: D Estimate Good Until (mm/yy): 10/22/2005 Project Costs and Status sº Project Cost Estimate % | Project Funding Hist peferred Maintenance Work: Due to a policy change in FY2004, cost D Capital lmprovement Work: iº: estimates for individual schools will no longer --- be provided until pianning and design documents for the school are developed to the point where adequate information is available to make a reasonably accurate cost estimate. This generally occurs in the year that the construction funds are obligated. Total Project Estimate 106.) | Pates: Sch'd ctual Construction Start/Award: {}9/2007 Last Updated Date: 1/10/2006 Project Complete: {}9/2009 Changed Since Department Approvak NO BLA—CON-ED-28 1228 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION PLAN FY 2007 - 2011 Bureau of Indian Affairs PROJECT DATA SHEET FY Source: EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION Project Title: Kickapoo Nation New Replacement Facility Project No. 07B90 - Unit/Facility Name KICKAPOONATION SCHOOL Project Justification Project Description: Kickapoo Nation School is located in Powhattan, Kansas. The school currently services 80 academic students per FY 2005 ISEP in grades K-12. Many of the school building systems have exceeded their useful life and do not meet education space guidelines Required replacement of gymnasium is necessary to allow high school sports to be played at the school. Current FCI is 0.0825 (fair). Work performed on the school will complete all the identified critical health and safety code deficiencies. Potential FCi is 0.0000 (good). Current Conditions: The existing building 101 (Gym) is part of the elementary school building that was construction in 1957. The gym is small and does not allow the school to play on a court that meets the state of Kansas high school regulations. The lack of a regulation gym has limited organized sports opportunities for individuals and team activities. • Building 101: API Score is 190 Scope of Project This new construction of a new high school gym facility consists of replacement of existing academic facility for 9-12 grade students. • Construct of the new high school gymnasium which is in accordance with space standards and sum of Least Squares enrollment policy. • Upgrade site/utilities (sidewalks, street lighting, site electrical, gas distribution, sewer, water mains, storm drains, and grading) The construction of the new high school gymnasium will be designed utilizing (LEED) greening building products and to the greatest extent possible will conserve water and energy sources. The BA is committed to LEED certification and, if funding permits, will seek Silver certification, Value engineering and Building Commissioning services will be implemented to optimize cost savings. The Fl&R project supports thc Bureau's core mission: • By administering its trust responsibilities and implementing self-determination policies on behalf of Tribal Governments, American lndians and Alaskan Natives, where policy dictates. • By strengthening Tribal communities through the development of self-sustaining economies and improved human and physical infrastructure. • By supporting the Bureau of Indian Affairs Strategic Plan long-term goals and annual performance goals to improve the safety and functionality of Bureau schools and facilities for clients by replacement of a number of schools identified per fiscal year. • By supporting the Departmental Strategic Plan by responding to outcome goals: Supporting Indian Self Governance and Self-Determination and improve Education and Welfare systems for Indian Tribes. The benefits of this project are: • This investment will greatly advance the Bureau's ability and efficiency in providing a healthy, safe and positive learning environment for students and staff. ſº i project will provide adequate and appropriate education programmatic space for program needs not currently available with existing 3.CilitičS. • Improve costs and efficiencies for this project through more effective energy efficient buildings and building systems in the design and construction of new facilities. * Operation and maintenance savings will also be a result of replacement of deteriorated facilities causing inefficient use of resources. * Completion of this project would contribute to a healthy and safe environment and reduce long-term costs for potential tiability risk associated with unsafe conditions. • Allow accessibility to up-to-date educational technologies. • Enhance student-learning capabilities. * Allow Educators to administer extra curricular activities such as high school sports. BHA-CON-ED-29 1229 Ranking Categories: Identify the percent of the project that is in the following categories of need, Critical Health or Safety Deferred Maintenance Critical Health or Safety Capital Improvement Critical Resource Protection Deferred Maintenance Critical Resource Protection Capital improvement % Critical Mission Deferred Maintenance % Compliance & Other Deferred Maintenance % Other Capitallmprovement Capital Asset Planning 300 Analysis Required. YES Tota; Project Score: }00 Class of Estimate: D Estimate Good Until (mmiyy): 6 Project Costs and Status Pigièci Cºif.stigiºus * | Biºlºst funding Histºry Deferred Maintenance Work: 0 Due to a policy change in FY2004, cost {j Capital Improvement Work: | 00 cstimates for individual schools will no longer be provided until planning and design documents for the school are developed to the point where adequate information is available to make a reasonably accurate cost estimate. This generally occurs in the year that the construction funds are obligated. Total Project Estimate 1990 Dates: Sch'd Actural Construction StartſAward: Ö9/2007 Last Updated Date: 1/10/2006 Project Complete: 09/2009 Changed Since Department Approval: NO BIA—CON-ED-30 1230 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERFOR MAINTENANCE and CONSTRUCTION PLAN FY 2007 - 2011 Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau Priori | 3 PROJECT DATA SHEET Planned ing FY 2007 Source: EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION Project identification Project Title: Standing Rock Community Replacement Facility Project No. 07A90 Unit/Facility Name: STANDING ROCK COMMUNITY SCHOOL Region/Areaſpistrict GREATPLAINS REGION | Congressional District 00 | State: ND Project justification Project Description: Standing Rock Community School is located in Ft. Yates, ND. The school currently serves 325 academic students per FY 2005 ISEP in grades K-12. Many of the school building systems have exceeded their useful life and temporary repairs have been made to keep the aging systems and components operable. Required replacement of the new school facility is necessary. Current FCI is 0.1381 (poor). Work performed on the school will complete all the identified critical health and safety code deficiencies. Potential FC, is 0.0000 (good), Current Conditions Building 143 (School): • API Score is 100 and Mission Dependency indicator is I • Elementary School building has major defects and temporary facilities have long exceeded life years. The original elementary building was constructed in the early 1960's for a school population much smaller than the current student population. • The existing elementary building's current HVAC system does not function and heating system heats continuously in many rooms and some classrooms arc entirely without heat in the winter. e Quality air and ventilation standards are not functional because of lack of control equipment. • Bathrooms are without floor drains and the building is not ADA handicap code compliant. • This school was not constructed with a fully operational kitchen to cook the meals for the elementary students. Meals are transported in from the high school and not equipped to keep food hot, thus violating requirements for serving food. The existing school facility is also not equipped to serve the number of special needs students in attendance, The Kindergarten is currently housed in a space originally constructed for a high school shop. Repairs and upgrades for life safety code compliance, space requirements and ADA compliance exceeds 66% of the replacement cost value. Major building systems include electrical distribution, lighting, plumbing, mechanical, walls and floors all need to be upgraded. Concrete ramp does not accommodate ADA requirements - four ramps required (non-ADA handicap compliant/non-NFPA compliant), at the four entryways. • Lighting and power system are aged/inefficient/insufficient throughout building. & º system including water closet and service fixtures, supply and drainage piping are aged/deteriorated beyond repair throughout building. • The evaluation of the school facilities revealed that Standing Rock Community School is unable to provide a quality-learning environment due to facilities that have extensive health, safety and environmental violations. : Building 194A (Gymnasium): • AP Score is 100 * Existing gymnasium was constructed in 1958 and has major structural damages. Repair cost for structural damages are extensive. In addition to the structural damages, the building will need major upgrades for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, ADA handicap accessibility code compliance, life safety for Fire Alarm system and heating system exceeds 66% of replacement cost value. Repairs and upgrades for this facility is cost prohibitive. Physical Plant, Non-Programmatic Deficiency Condition * Heating systern equipment, boiler, piping and fin tube radiators are aged/deteriorated throughout building. Other * Gymnasium building does not meet applicable space standards and current enrollment policy. Replace gymnasium for K-8 grade students. • Lighting and power system is aged/inadequate/inefficient throughout building, BIA-CON-ED-31 1231 Scope of Project: This new construction of a new elementary school building to include a new kitchen and gymnasium building which consists of replacing existing academic facilities that serves K-5 grade students. This project will be completed in two phases. Phase I will include: • Initiate the construction of a new elementary school which is approximately 62,000 SF-actual SF to be determined in planning (exclusive of Office of Indian Education (OEP) approval of “specialized space”). The construction of the new school will be designed utilizing (LEED) greening building products and to the greatest extent possible will conserve water and energy sources. The BIA is committed to LEED certification and, if funding permits, will seek Silver certification. Value engineering and Building Commissioning services will be implemented to optimize cost savings, Project Need Benefit: The FIK.R project supports the Bureau's core mission: • By administering its trust responsibilities and implementing self-determination policies on behalf of Tribal Govemments, American Indians and Alaskan Natives, where policy dictates. • By strengthening Tribal communities through the development of self-sustaining economies and improved human and physical infrastructure. • By supporting the Bureau of Indian Affairs Strategic Plan long-term goals and annual performance goals to improve the safety and functionality of Bureau schools and facilities for clients by replacement of a number of schools identified perfiscal year. • By supporting the Departmental Strategic Plan by responding to outcome goals: Supporting Indian Self Governance and Seif-Determination and improve Education and Welfare systems for Indian Tribes. The benefits of this project are: • This investment will greatly advance the Bureau's ability and efficiency in providing a healthy, safe and positive learning environment for students and staff. • This project will provide adequate and appropriate education programmatic space for program needs not currently available with existing facilitics, • Improve costs and efficiencies for this project through more effective energy efficient buildings and building systems in the design and construction of new facilities. • Operation and maintenance savings will also be a result of replacement of deteriorated facilities causing inefficient use of resources. • Completion of this project would contribute to a healthy and safe environment and reduce long-term costs for potential liability risk associated with unsafe conditions. • Allow accessibility to up-to-date educational technologies, • Enhance student-learning capabilities. • Allow Educators to administer the Education programs rather than being distracted with maifunctioning facilities, equipment and inadequate classroom sizes. Ranking Categories: Identify the percent of the project that is in the following categories of need. % Criticai Health or Safety Deferred Maintenance % Critical Mission Deferred Maintenance 100 % Critical Health or Safety Capital Improvement % Compliance & Other Deferred Maintenance % Critical Resource Protection Deferred Maintenance % Other Capital Improvement % Critical Resource Protection Capital improvement Capital Asset Planning 300 Analysis Required. YES Total ProjectScore: 100 BIA—CON-ED-32 1232 Project Costs and Status ** oiect Cost Estimate: * | P:Sigct Funding History. Deferred Maintenance Work: {} Due to a policy change in FY2004, cost Capital improvement Work: 100 estimates for individual schools will no longer be provided until planning and design documents for the school are developed to the point where adequate information is available to make a reasonably accurate cost estimate. This generally occurs in the year that the construction funds are obligated. Total Project Estimate 1990 Class of Estimate: D. Estimate Good Untii (mm/yy): 10/22/2006 Bates: Sch’d Actual Construction Start/Award: {}9/2007 iast Updated Date: 1/10/2006 Project Complete: 09/2009 Changed Since Department Approval: NO BHA-CON-ED-33 1233 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION PLAN FY 2007. 2011 Bureau of Indian Affairs #.Priorit FY wº PROJECT DATA SHEET i_EDUCATION - FićR Project Title: St. Stephens Indian School FIRR Project No. 07C0} Unit/Facility Name: ST. STEPHENS INDIAN SCHOOL Project justification Project Description: St. Stephens Indian School is located in St. Stephens, Wyoming. The school currently serves 237 academic students per FY 2005 ISEP in grades K-12. Many of the school building systems have exceeded their useful life and temporary repairs have been made to keep the aging systems and components operable. Required repairs and improvements to the school are numerous and necessary. Current FCI is 0.1583 (poor). Work performed on the school will complete all the identified critical health and safety code deficiencies. Potential FCI is 0.0000 (good). The major work items to be completed in this project are: Building 2 (Storage, Non-Heated): º API Score is 0 Deferred Maintenance • Demolish, remove and dispose of entire building; concrete/masonry and wood frame (aged/deteriorated/cracking and separating foundation, walls and ceiling, doors, windows/unsafe for use). Building 99 (School): • API Score is 70 and Mission Dependency indicator is 1 & install new intercom system (inadequate/antiquated), Physical Plan tic - Conditio • Replace concrete pavement (cracked/damaged), at the exterior west side of room 350 - 20 SF and south of room 81; 1000 SF. Other Peferred Maintenance • Relocate/replace floor/wali mounted water closet on masonry floor/wall (non-ADA handicap compliant) and relocate/replace wood/metal stall partitions (aged/worn/rusted) in rooms 4, 15D, 15F, 68B and 69B. • Repiace base cabinets with prefinished hardwood cabinets (aged/cracked/worn) in rooms 1 - 10 LF, 10 - 10 LF, 22 - 31 LF, 28 - 21 LF, 34A - 44 LF, 348-58 LF, 35C - 58 LF, 35D-39 LF, 35F-39 LF, 36A-23 LF, 36B - 15 LF, 36D - 23 LF, 37A - 22 LF,37C - 15 LF, 39 - 9 LF, 40 - 5 LF, 43 - 118 LF, 44 - 36 LF, 44D - 8 LF, 61 - 16 LF, 61A - 12 LF, 64 - 11 LF, and 66A - 4 LF. • Replace metal interior door and hardware, half glass (aged/rusted) in rooms 17 at the north end -4 ea, 17 at the south end - 4 ea, and 20 - 2 ta. • Replace water closet compartment, painted metal (aged/rusted), in rooms 15D-7 EA, 15F-3 EA, 4, 68B - 3 EA, 69B, and 72B, • Replace bleachers, wood with steel under structure (aged/damaged), in room 83. • Clean duct system (environmental air quality control), throughout building. Site/Utilities: S - Seri ienc • Install * sidewalk. (Existing sidewalk between the schools is cracking and spalling severely. In its present condition it is a severe tripping Physical Plant, Non- ic Deficienc dition • Replace submersible effluent pump (aged/inefficient) and aerator pump in the lagoon. * Overlay existing asphaltic pavement (peeling/cracked), 118' x 109', behind school at tennis courts. Other Deferred Maintenance * Hastall intrusion alarm system (missing/security hazard) for the site. BIA—CON-ED-34 1234 Critical Health of Safety Deferred Maintenance Critical Health or Safety Capital Improvement Critical Resource Protection Deferred Maintenance Critical Resource Protection Capital Improvement Ranking Categories; identify the percent of the project that is in the following categories of need. 4.4 5.] % Critical Mission Deferred Maintenance 02 % Compliance & Other Deferred Maintenance % Other Capital Improvement Capital Assei Planning 300 Analysis Required: YES Total Project Score: 848,39 Class of Estimate: D Estimate Good Until (mm/yy): 10/22/2005 Proiect Costs and Status -º-º: Project Cosi Estimate % Project Funding Hi - Deferred Maintenance Work: | 1.7 Due to a policy change in FY2004, cost C Capital improvement Work: 88.3 estimates for individual schools will no longer be provided until planning and design documents for the school arc developed to the point where adequate information is available to make a reasonably accurate cost estimate. This generally occurs in the year that the construction **** funds are obligated Total Project Estimate 109.9 Dales Sch’d Actuai Construction Start/Award: 09/2007 Last Updated Date: 1/10/2006 Project Complete: 09/2009 Changed Since Department Approval: NO BIA—CON-ED-35 1235 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION PLAN FY 2007 - 2011 Bureau of Indian Affairs ſºureaufºri * | 2 PROJECT DATA SHEET Planned Funding FY I- 2007 Funding Source: EDUCATION - FI&R Project Title: Kickapoo Nation School Flé.R Project No. 07B01 Unit/Facility Name: KICKAPOO NATION SCHOOL Project Justification Project Description: Kickapoo Nation School is located in Powhana, Kansas. The school currently serves 80 academic students per FY 2005 ISEP in grades K-12. Many of the school building systems have exceeded their useful life and temporary repairs have been made to keep the aging systems and components operable, Required repairs and improvements to the school are numerous and necessary. Current FCI is 0.0825 (fair), Work performed on the school will complete all the identified critical health and safety code deficiencies. Potential FC is 0.0000 (good). The major work items to be completed in this project are: Building 102 (School): º API Score is 100 Physical Plant. Non-Programmatic Deficiency Condition • Install sprinkier system in building (non-NFPA compliant). Other aintenance • Replace casement window, including insulating glass, aluminum frame, 13 to 24 SF (aged/energy inefficient), 26" x 5'10", in rooms 14, 22. 28, 30, 32, 33, 35 - 2 ea, and 61 - 2 ca. • Replace 3' x 7" steel exterior door, frame and hardware, Vision Lite (aged/worn) 3'0" x 6'8", in rooms 1 - 2 ea, 29 - 2 ea, 37, 48, 56,64, 75, and 78 - 2 ea. • Replace base cabinets, hardwood, prefinished (non-ADA handicap compliant), in room 68. • Replace carpet (aged/worm/threadbare) in rooms 15-86 SY, 23 - 14 SY, 23A - 26 SY, 31 - 26 SY, 36 - 26 SY, and 93 - 428 SY. • Prepare and paint wood interior door and frame, up to 3' x 7' (aged/worn) throughout interior. Building 103 (Office); • API Score is 100 Other Peferred Maintenance • Replace carpet (aged/worn/damaged) in rooms 01 - 50SY and 02-50SY. Site/Utilities: Physical P Non- tic Deficiency Condition • Replace gas mains and service lines including appurtenances, steel (aged/end of life/costly to repair), per facility manager request, throughout site, 9ther Deferred Maintenance • Replace aluminum bleachers (deteriorated/bent/non-ADA handicap compliant), at football field. ſº Replace horizontal liquid propane tank, up to 1999 gallons (inadequate), remove assorted tanks and install a single iO,000-gallon tank, on Słłę. Project Need Benefit: The Flé.R project supports the Bureau's core mission: * By administering its trust responsibilities and implementing self-determination policies on behalf of Tribal Governments, American Indians and Alaskan Natives, where policy dictates. By strengthening Tribal communities through the development of self-sustaining economies and improved human and physical infrastructure. BIA—CON-ED-36 1236 By supporting the Bureau of Indian Affairs Strategic Plan long-term goals and annual performance goals to improve the safety and functionality of Bureau schools and facilities for clients by replacement of a number of schools identified per fiscal year. By supporting the Departmental Strategic Plan by responding to outcome goals: Supporting Indian Self Governance and Self-Determination and improve Education and Welfare systems for indian Tribes, The benefits of this project are: This investment will greatly advance the Bureau's ability and efficiency in providing a healthy, safe and positive learning environment for students and staff. This project will provide adequate and appropriate education programmatic space for program needs not currently available with existing facilities. Improve costs and efficiencies for this project through more effective energy efficient buildings and building systems in the design and construction of new facilitics. Operation and maintenance savings will also be a result of replacement of deteriorated facilities causing inefficient use of resources, Completion of this project would contribute to a healthy and safe environment and reduce long-term costs for potential liability risk associated with unsafe conditions. - - - Allow accessibility to up-to-date educational technologies, Enhance student-learning capabilities. Allow Educators to administer the Education programs rather than being distracted with malfunctioning facilities, equipment and inadequate classroom sizes, tegories; identify the percent of the project that is in the following categories of need. 25.9 #, Critical Health or Safcty Deferred Maintenance fº, % Critical Mission Deferred Maintenance 57.2 36 Critical Health or Safety Capital improvement 0. o % Compliance & Other Deferred Maintenance 0.0 Å. Critical Resource Protection Deferred Maintenance % Other Capital improvement 0.0 % Critical Resource Protection Capital improvement Capital Asset Planning 300 Analysis Required: NO Total Project Score; $28.66 Project Costs and Status Project Cest Estimate. % Project Funding Histo Deferred Maintenance Work: 42.8 Due to a policy change in FY2004, cost estimates for individual schools will Capital improvement Work: 57.2 no longer be provided until planning and design documents for the school are developed to the point where adequate information is available to make a reasonably accurate cost estimatc. This generally occurs in the year that the construction funds are obligated. [...] Total Project Estimate 1999 Class of Estimate: D Estimate Good Until (mm/yy): 6 Dates Sch'd Actual Construction Start/Award: 09/2007 Last Updated Date: I/10/2006 Project Complete 09/2009 Changed Since Department Approval: NQ BIA—CON-ED-37 1237 Activity: Public Safety and Justice Construction PROGRAM & BUDGET DISTRIBUTION: (Dollars in Thousands) Fixed Costs FY 2007 Change FY 2005 || FY 2006 & Related Program President's from Subactivity: Enacted | Enacted Changes Change Budge Request FY 2006 PUBLIC SAFETY AND JüSTICE CONSTRUCTION Facilities Improvement and Repair 3,833 8,102 4 {} 8,106 4 FTE 2 2 2 {} Fire Safety Coordination 167 170 4 {} 174 4 FTE 2 2 2 t; Fire Protection 3,381 3,331 {} {} 3,331 {} FTE t? {} Total, Public Safety and Justice Construction 7,381 11,603 8 {} 11,611 8 4. 4. {} () 4 {} Public Safety and Justice Construction Overview: The Bureau and Tribes provide law enforcement, detention, and fire protection services to Indian communities where Tribes have jurisdiction. The Bureau and Tribes collaborate and coordinate with local or state governments to ensure efficiencies of operations for law enforcement and fire programs. The Public Safety and Justice (PS&J) construction program funds facility improvement and repair (FI&R) and related projects and needs at BIA owned law enforcement, detention and fire protection facilities in Indian Country. The Bureau of Indian Affairs operates or funds detention facilities throughout Indian Country to support BLA and tribal law enforcement programs. BIA owns and funds 39 detention facilities and is responsible for funding staffing, operations and maintenance (O&M), and for facility improvement and repair (FI&R) at these facilities. The BIA facilities are operated either by the BIA or by a Tribe under contract, grant or compact. Four of these facilities have been closed in the past two years. The BIA is also responsible for FI&R at Bureau owned law enforcement facilities. There are also 34 tribally owned and operated detention facilities supporting tribal law enforcement programs. The Tribes are responsible for the cost of running and maintaining these facilities, but may use BLA Law enforcement grants to fund staffing and O&M. The tribes are responsible for FI&R. Various Tribes also own 21 detention facilities constructed since 2001 with prison construction grants from the Department of Justice. The BIA funds staffing for these facilities and O&M but Tribes are responsible for FI&R. The PS&J construction program also supports construction activities, protection systems, and fire trucks for the BIA structural fire protection programs at BIA schools, detention centers, and other BEA facilities. The PS&J Construction program provides safe and functional facilities for program clients. The projects and activities performed are consistent with the Department's goal of Serving Communities by enhancing public safety in law enforcement and education facilities. Facility improvements and repairs bring the Bureau closer to compliance with: the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements, BIA—CON-PSJ-1 1238 Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS), other life safety code requirements, and minimize the Bureau's exposure to financial liability. The projects are completed at each location through the Bureau force account (local offices of the BLA have authority to hire personnel for specified time periods for emergency or special purposes); contractors, or emergency contracts. The PS&J Construction program's projects and services are consistent with the Department’s goal of Serving Communities by enhancing public safety and quality of life by addressing facility conditions at Bureau-funded detention centers and fire safety needs in schools, dormitories, and other Bureau facilities The five-year goal is to reduce the backlog deficiencies of detention and law enforcement centers, and to improve the Facility Condition Index (FCI) for all detention centers in the Bureau's inventory. This is accomplished by: - 1, Identifying Facility Improvement, Repair, and Renovation requirements. 2. Ensuring that the facilities database used to make funding decisions is reviewed quarterly by regional, agency, and central office personnel. 3. Instituting an annual inspection for Bureau-owned detention centers that ensure improvements are being made and reflected in the facilities database. Replacing or upgrading non-working fire alarm systems. Installing sprinkler systems in sleeping areas. - Providing fire response equipment, fire stations and fire fighting training. Producing and updating fire evacuation videos and training on technical aspects of fire program i A priority list of projects has been established within the PS&J program. The Asset Priority Index (API) will measure this programmatic priority. As a result, detention centers have the highest funding priority; the second priority is for holding cell facilities, and the third funding priority is for law enforcement administrative offices and court facilities. Those detention facilities with the most favorable combination of FCI and programmatic API will receive the highest funding priority. To support this effort work plans, financial program plans, and preventative maintenance plans are developed by each agency location serving the detention centers. These plans will ensure that funds are expended for the highest priority deficiencies at each location. The FMIS is a management tool which is used to track funds expenditures; it is also a planning tool that is useful to facility managers and detention center supervisors. This planning instrument will track expenditures and planned work for operation and maintenance funds received by each detention center and will ensure that both programs are operating in a coordinated manner and will improve efficiency of fund expenditures. The major program elements associated with the Public Safety and Justice Construction program are as follows: The Facilities Improvement and Repair program primarily focuses on improvements and repairs or renovation of the BIA-owned detention and law enforcement facilities, including courts, to correct critical health and safety deficiencies. Detention facilities are located in twelve states throughout the nation. BIA—CON-PSJ-2 1239 Fire Safety Coordination provides basic support activities for the BIA's structural fire protection program covering schools, detention centers, and all other BIA facilities. Fire Protection focuses on fire safety needs and concerns in educational facilities and ensures fire protection responses by governmental fire departments and brigades in Indian communities. The program ensures compliance with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements. The BIA's Fire Protection program provides a broad range of structural fire protection systems for BIA-owned or -administered properties. Performance by Fiscal Year: 2007 Program Performance Estimates Facilities Improvement and Repair (FI&R) (FY 2007: $8,106,000; FTE: 2): The Facilities Improvement and Repair program provide funds to improve, repair, and/or renovate BIA- owned/operated and tribally-owned detention and law enforcement facilities, including existing judicial facilities, to correct critical life safety deficiencies. The program supports public safety in law enforcement and education facilities, protection of life and promoting peace in Indian country, as well as the Departmental goal of providing safe Indian communities. The FY 2007 goals and objectives are: to improve the FCI to 0.0902; to have 24 facilities in good condition; to have 4 facilities in fair condition; and to reduce the number in poor condition to 24 facilities. This will be accomplished by investing FI&R funding in those detention centers with the greatest need for improvement, based on the funding categories and priorities previously referenced. The Facilities Management Information System (FMIS) will be used to make decisions based on deficiency and backlog conditions, as well as current usage as determined by the Office of Law Enforcement Services (OLES). Based on FMIS data that reflects total facility repair cost, planning status, and replacement cost, funds will be directed to the facilities with the most critical need. The FI&R program includes the following components. Program Management ($396,000): Program management is required to support the management of detention facilities’ funds, oversee the detention center inventory, coordinate the planning of projects and services to the detention centers located in 12 states throughout the nation, and provide training for detention facility maintenance personnel. Personnel familiar with facility improvement and repair and the maintenance of buildings are required to accomplish this goal. Ongoing training primarily in the area of detention center maintenance will be provided to facility managers and workers. Detention centers are more technically complex and costly to operate than most other projects, due in part to the special construction materials and systems used to ensure a controlled living environment. Personnel need to be current on the latest technologies used to ensure that detention facilities are maintained appropriately, such as electronic locking mechanisms and monitoring systems. This will become more critical in FY 2006 and FY 2007, as newer facilities become operational. These new facilities contain state-of-the-art technologies that must be maintained regularly. - BIA—CON–PSJ-3 1240 Major Facilities Improvement and Repair Projects ($3,844,010): In FY 2007 funds requested will be used to continue renovation of Bureau detention centers. Specifically, the Bureau will perform major facility improvement and repair work on the following detention centers: Cheyenne River Detention Center, SD, Northern Cheyenne Law Enforcement Center, MT, Quinault Detention Center, WA, and Western Navajo Detention Center, AZ. Funds will be used to completely renovate and restore the four facilities. Cheyenne River Detention Center is located in Eagle Butte, SD. Many of the detention center building systems have exceed their useful life and temporary repairs have been made to keep the aging systems and components operable. Required repairs and improvements to the facility are numerous and necessary. The current FCI is 0.1227 (poor). Work performed on the detention center will complete the identified critical health and safety code deficiencies. The potential FCI is 0.0000 (good). Northern Cheyenne Law Enforcement Center is located in Lame Deer, Montana. Many of the detention center building systems have exceed their useful life and temporary repairs have been made to keep the aging systems and components operable. Required repairs and improvements to the detention facility are numerous and necessary. The current FCI is 0.3838 (poor). Work performed on the detention center will complete the identified critical health and safety code deficiencies. The potential FCI is 0.0000 (good). Quinault Detention Center is located in Taholah, Washington. Many of the law enforcement building systems have exceed their useful life and temporary repairs have been made to keep the aging systems and components operable. Required repairs and improvements to the facility are numerous and necessary. The current FCI is 0.3760 (poor). Work performed on the law enforcement center will complete the identified critical health and safety code deficiencies. The potential FCI is 0.0000 (good). Western Navajo Detention Center is located in Tuba City, AZ. Many of the detention building systems have exceeded their useful life and temporary repairs have been made to keep the aging systems and components operable. Required repairs and improvements to the facility are numerous and necessary. The current FCI is 0.1237 (poor). Work performed on the law enforcement center will complete the identified critical health and safety code deficiencies. The potential FCI is 0.0000 (good). Advanced Planning and Design ($796,000): The advanced planning and design funds will be used for planning facility construction projects as well as major improvement and repair projects. Planning includes identifying improvement, repair or replacement of detention centers; identifying design funding needs for replacement projects; identifying centers for transfer or demolishment; partially closing or changing use of facilities from detention centers to administrative offices; prioritizing detention centers based on corrective categories for repair or replacement; and developing budget plans and strategies for out years. The Office of Law Enforcement Services and the Office of Facilities Management and Construction are collaborating to develop a long range plan that reflects each organization’s expertise aimed at the single goal of improving both the condition and the operation of Bureau detention facilities, BIA—CON-PSJ-4 1241 Design funds are used to prepare drawings and specifications based on the planning process which defines all work items at each iocation including building(s) renovation, site work, utilities and other infrastructure related to the improvement and repair of the facility. Planning and Design procurement will be by Indian self-determination or commercial competitive contractors. Minor Improvement and Repair (MI&R) ($1,964,160): MI&R projects are work items not normally encountered in the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) program. In FY 2007, the MI&R program will continue to correct priority safety deficiencies, beginning with critical safety work items. The priority order for correcting deficiencies in the MI&R program is as follows: 1) Critical health and safety work items 2) Mechanical, electrical, and utility 3) Other required backlog items to meet local priorities In an ongoing effort to optimize funds and maximize the use of existing facilities and continue to correct and reduce the critical health and safety hazards in detention facilities, funds requested in FY 2007 will be allocated to the Regional offices to address critical safety work items. The following is a list of planned distributions to correct safety deficiencies in the Regions: - Great Plains Mountain Midwest Western Plains Northwest Total Condition Assessments ($99,000): To maintain current and accurate information on facilities, reviews of the Bureau-wide backlogs and inventories are performed on a three-year cycle. In FY 2007, the Bureau will conduct inventories and condition assessments for 24 locations, and input the information into the Facilities Management Information System (FMIS) database. The database includes, but is not limited to, all buildings, structures, towers, grounds and equipment operated by the Bureau's facilities management program. Data elements collected in the assessments are used to continuously update the backlog of improvements and repairs needed to address code compliance deficiencies, programmatic needs, health and safety issues, cost estimates, ADA assessments and infrastructure 3.SSESSIſleſltS. Emergency Repair ($366,300): Emergency repairs are for unforeseen deficiencies which require immediate corrective action to allow the continued day-to-day operation of programs. These funds will also be provided for technical assistance and for immediate correction of unanticipated life/safety and other facility deficiencies to prevent exposure to injury. Examples of emergency repair include: repair or replacement of mechanical and utility BLA—CON-PSJ-5 1242 system components; correction of immediately hazardous safety conditions; repair of damage caused by fire and acts of nature (i.e., tornadoes, flood, Snow, ice, and lightening); and vandalism, Environmental Projects ($640,530): The environmental program addresses Bureau facilities that are faced with many complex environmental compliance and enforcement issues and/or situations. The key areas for compliance include storage tank management, toxic substances management, hazardous materials/waste management, emergency planning and community right-to-know, water quality management, and air quality management necessary to comply with EPA requirements. The amount requested will allow the Bureau to continue correction of environmental deficiencies and to reduce potential environmental liabilities at law enforcement facilities. Environmental deficiencies identified by a Bureau program or by the environmental management audit program will be funded based on a priority ranking system using the following factors: Priority l; Areas with actual or potential immediate harm to human health or the environment. Priority 2: Areas with potential for significant liability or potential to inhibit the facilities from meeting the mission of the Bureau, but not Priority 1. Priority 3: Regulatory (i.e., laws, regulations, Executive orders, and official DOI and/or Bureau policies) finding that is not Priority 1. 2006 Planned Program Performance • The planned performance targets include an FCI of .0955; 21 facilities will be in good condition; 5 will be in fair condition; and 25 will be in poor condition. • Project work will continue on backlog work items which address critical health and safety, and environmental hazardous items at BIA operated facilities. • The five-year plan to fully restore the existing detention centers continues at three sites: Macy Detention Center, NB; Turtle Mountain Detention Center, ND; and Blackfeet Detention Center, MT. All three facilities currently have FCI ratings-of poor. - • The MI&R program will continue to correct priority safety deficiencies beginning with critical safety work items. The priorities will be for deficiencies related to critical health and safety work items; mechanical, electrical, and utilities; and other backlog items to meet local priorities. The MI&R projects will be determined based on the FMIS database and FCI. It is anticipated that with the requested funding, approximately twelve sites will receive funds to address their highest priority needs. • To ensure the highest priority sites receive funding, the Regions will be required to do an annual review of their FMIS data entry prior to FY 2006 MI&R funding obligations. • Planning and design will be initiated at four additional sites. Acquisition plans will be developed during FY 2006 for the four FY 2007 FI&R projects. The four sites are: Cheyenne River Detention Center in South Dakota; Northern Cheyenne Law Enforcement Center in Montana; Quinault Detention Center in Washington State; and Western Navajo Detention Center in Arizona. BIA—CON–PSJ-6 1243 • FIXIT training will be provided to facility staff based on a Needs Survey sent to facility managers in FY 2006 to ensure appropriate training takes place. This training will ensure maintenance at detention centers occurs with appropriately trained staff, and will also ensure state-of-the-art technologies are maintained. • Inspections at nine Bureau-owned and operated detention centers will be completed, building on the inspections started in FY 2005. The Bureau will refine the monitoring system through development of standardized inspection instruments. A centralized database will be used to determine follow up to correct identified deficiencies. • Quarterly meetings with detention staff will continue in order to improve communication and identify issues that need to be resolved. In addition, this program will participate in the quarterly detention center Supervisor meetings to provide information and receive feedback on services, 26 condition assessments will be accomplished in FY 2006. The purpose of the condition assessments is to collect building use information, improvements and repairs needed to address code compliance, health and safety issues, ADA assessments, and to determine square footage for each building, floor and site plans, etc. This information is crucial for operations and maintenance funding and planning, as well as for deferred maintenance and construction. These condition assessments also provide critical information for long-range planning and for future budget requests. • In conjunction with the condition assessments, the Office of Facilities Management and Construction in consultation with the Office of Law Enforcement Services, will contract for a detention facility master plan. This plan will be done in two phases. Phase I will perform a facilities and program operations assessment in order to capture existing conditions and their affect on current and future capacity planning. The second phase will focus on developing various methodologies to provide detention services, such as regionalization, contracting for services, or building detention capacity to meet the specific needs of each tribal jurisdiction. In addition, prototype detention facilities will be developed that can be used by Tribes or the Bureau in design and construction of new facilities. This plan will also support future budget justification requests. • A strategic planning meeting will be held to make determinations on facility use and long-term facility construction plans. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments • The FCI target for FY 2005 was .0971. By targeting those detention centers with the poorest condition as measured by FCI, the target was achieved. The condition of the facilities improved to 20 centers in good condition; 5 in fair condition; and 26 facilities in poor condition. • The agency and regional facility managers conducted an in-depth review of the FMIS database for each detention center in their jurisdiction. • Three regional training sessions were conducted for facility managers and detention center supervisors on the annual inspection process. BIA—CON–PSJ-7 1244 • Facilities Improvement and Repair projects were established for the Havasupai, AZ and Spokane, WA detention centers, and funding was obligated to the regions for these projects. • FY 2005 MI&R funds were allocated to the regional offices for the 10 highest priority facilities, • Planning and design funds for the following FY 2006 projects were sent to the Regions: Turtle Mountain, ND, Blackfeet, MT, and Macy, ND. Subactivity: Fire Safety Coordination (FY2007: $174,000; FTE: 2): Program Overview: Fire Safety Coordination provides basic support activities for the Bureau's structural fire protection program covering schools, detention centers, and all other Bureau facilities. The program personnel maintains communication and working relationships with the National and state fire service organizations which includes the United States Fire Administration, National Fire Academy, Federal Emergency Management Association and the State Fire Marshall’s Association to keep abreast of changes that affect fire safety of occupants of the BIA facilities. The staff also collaborates with the respective fire protection agencies to ensure they are aware and knowledgeable about the facilities within their respective cross jurisdictions. Subactivity. Other Fire Protection (FY2007: $3,331,000; FTE: 0): Program Overview: Fire Protection focuses on fire safety needs and concerns in educational, detention and administrative facilities and ensures fire protection responses by Federal and tribal governmental fire departments in Indian communities. The program ensures compliance with the National Fire Protection Association standards, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements. The Bureau's Fire Protection Program provides a broad range of structural fire protection systems for Bureau-owned or administered properties, Performance by Fiscal Year 2007 Program Performance Estimates Fire Safety Coordination ($174,000): Funds requested in FY 2007 will be used for staff support costs associated with the Structural Fire Protection program. The program provides for safe and functional Bureau facilities by ensuring compliance with the NFPA codes and standards. Other Fire Protection ($3,331,000): The Bureau will continue to improve facilities to ensure proper fire protection is available and that facilities meet the NFPA codes and standards. This includes upgrading or replacing non-working or outdated systems. The following are major activities which will be accomplished in FY 2007: Fire Alarm Systems ($400,000): The funding will provide a fire alarm system to replace the one that is obsolete at Navajo Region Chinle Agency Headquarters, at a cost of BIA—CON-PSJ-8 1245 approximately $400,000. The Chinle Agency Headquarters building was constructed in the 1960 era for classrooms with a fire alarm system. The building was changed to an agency headquarters around 1981, and the fire alarm system was up-graded at that time. However, this system today does not meet current fire codes and citations have been issued by safety management. This outdated alarm system cannot be repaired, and replacement parts are no longer available, Fire Stations ($1,881,000): The funding will provide for the construction of four fire stations. The fire stations will be built at the following schools: Red Rock Day School, AZ, Nazlinie School, AZ; Rough Rock School, AZ; and Little Singer School, AZ. The new fire stations will provide security for fire trucks and fire equipment, and to keep the fire pumps from freezing in cold weather. During periods of cold weather, fire pumps are drained or the truck is stored at another location. When pumps or water tanks are drained, they have to be refilled before responding to fire calls, therefore causing delays in responding to calls. Fire trucks must be ready to respond immediately to fires and other emergencies that may occur, especially at Bureau education facilities. In FY 2000, the Bureau determined that 31 fire stations were in need of replacement. Since then, 16 fire stations have been built. The highest priority goes to educational facilities, particularly those boarding schools with dormitories. Upon completion of these fire stations 15 will be needed that will include four boarding school locations. The other locations are day schools. The criteria used in establishing a priority list include: currently unhoused fire trucks; availability of non-Federal fire suppression capability; unreasonable length of response time; and the size of the student population and staff served. Fire Trucks ($900,000): This funding will provide for the purchase of five fire trucks and associated equipment at a cost of approximately $180,000 each. They will be located at the following schools: Ft. Apache School, AZ; Sanostee Day School, NM; Little Singer School, AZ; Nazlini Community School, AZ and, Ft. Defiance Agency, AZ. These fire trucks will be used to replace older and/or unsafe fire trucks which do not meet NFPA Standard 1901, Fire Automotive Apparatus. Currently, the fire trucks in service range from 1979 to 2004 models. Requests for fire trucks are made by the locations, Agencies, Safety Officers, Regional Facility Managers or Congressional delegations. The criteria used in establishing a priority list for fire trucks include: condition of current fire truck, non-Federal fire suppression capability, demonstrated need for in-house fire suppression capability, unreasonable length of response time, and the size of the student population and staff served. Currently, approximately 18 locations need fire truck and equipment replacement. Structural Fire Training ($150,000): Funds will be provided to conduct five Structural Fire training courses for 150 persons at an approximate cost of $30,000 per course. Each course will train approximately 30 structural fire protection staff as well as safety staff. This funding also pays for travel from remote locations. The training program will include two courses in Basic Firefighting and one in Advanced Firefighting, as well as two technical courses, Command and Control of Emergencies, and Incident Command System. BIA—CON-PSJ-9 1246 2006 Planned Program Performance () FY 2006 will continue to ensure fire safe facilities by replacement or repair of outdated fire alarm systems at Many Farms High School, AZ and Rough Rock Community School, AZ. Two fire stations will be constructed to ensure the security of the fire trucks and equipment to keep them in prepared condition for emergency response. The locations planned for this construction is Black Mesa Community School, AZ and Kaibeto Boarding School, AZ. New fire trucks will be placed at Red Lake School, AZ and Owyhee Detention Facility, NV. Structural firefighter training will continue for new firefighters and a higher level of training for the established firefighters. Evaluation of the FY 2005 training program will be made to determine the actual location and number of classes to be provided. Training sessions will include Basic and Advanced Firefighting with technical classes of NFPA’s Fire Prevention, Fire Inspection, Life Safety, Sprinkler Systems and Fire Alarm Systems. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Proper equipment was mounted on four fire trucks which were delivered to the following locations: Crystal Boarding School, NM, Tonelea Day School, AZ, Pascal Sherman Indian School, WA, and Kickapoo Nations School, KS. Fire training was also provided to the same locations. Fire Alarm System replacement is being planned at the following locations: Chinle Boarding School, AZ, Dennehotso Boarding School, AZ, Tonalea Day School, AZ, and Standing Rock Community School, ND. The construction is through an Interagency Agreement with the Corps of Engineers, Two fire stations are being planned for construction at the following Navajo Region locations: Chinle Boarding School, AZ and Chilchinbeto Community School, AZ. The construction will be through an Interagency Agreement with General Services Administration. Fire Fighter Training Classes has been completed at the New Mexico Firefighters Academy for the Navajo and Southwest Regions, Crow Creek Agency and Rosebud Agency, SD. Training sessions included Basic Firefighting, Advanced Firefighting, and Vehicle Extrication. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) have been procured through OFMC. The SCBAs have been placed on new fire trucks and also be used for replacements at Rosebud Dormitory. The purchase is through the GSA Schedule. BIA—CON–PSJ-10 1247 Performance Overview Table: Public Safety and Justice Construction Measure 2005 Pian Detention: Law Enforcement facilities are in fair to good condition as measured by the Facilities Condition Index (lower FCI number is good). SP” 0 tº 7 | 2005 Actual 0.0971 Change from 2005 Plan ().000) 2006 Enacted 2006 Change from 2005 2007 Request 20437 Change from 2006 0.0955 Actual -0.0016 || -() {X}53 Facilities in Poor Condition 26 26 () 25 -l Facilities in Fair Condition 5 5 {} 5 0 Facilities in Good Condition 20 20 () 21 } 24 * During FY 2006, as part of a Department-wide standardization effort, a new method of calculating the FCI for all Bureau facilities was implemented. In addition, the FCI calculation is impacted each fiscal year by the inclusion of some new DOJ-constructed facilities as they come on line. BIA—CON-PSJ-11 1248 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION PLAN FY 2007 - 2011 Bureau of Indian Affairs PROJECT DATA SHEET Project Title: Cheyenne River Detention Center Fló.R Project No. 07A2] Unit/Facility Name Cheyenne River Detention Center Project Justification Project Description: Cheyenne River Detention Center is located in Eagle Butte, SD. Many of the detention center building systems have exceed their useful life and temporary repairs have been made to keep the aging systems and components operabic. Required repairs and improvements to the facility are numerous and necessary. Current FCI is 0.1227 (poor). Work performed on the detention center will complete the identified critical health and safety code deficiencies. Potential FC is 0.0000. The major work items to be completed in this project are: Building 2105 (Law Enforcement, Detention Center, Adult/Juvenile): • API Score is 100 and Mission Dependency Indicator is 1 Safety - Serious Deficiency • Test and balance air distribution system (inadequate) throughout building. • Repair or replace system. hysical Plant, Non- ic Deficiency Condition • Replace chain link fence and posts, industrial, 6' high (missing/inadequate security), new installation to increase length of fence, at exercise Remove effervescence, clean CMU and reseal. Replace concrete perimeter of building, replace heaved concrete slabs, provide storm drain system (inadequate). install carbon monoxide detection/warning or exhaust/ventilation in garage 048 (unsafe) install additional access panels. Verify code requirements for fire door/frame locations (non-NFPA compliant) Replace non-detention type furniture with detention type furniture (non-detention compliant) Repaint graffiti areas. Replace VFT where needed. Install two fresh air intakes at north exterior wali in mech. 149 (non-NFPA compliant) Install electrically operated gate with remote control at fenced vehicle area (inadequate security) Install vehicle wash area at vehicle fenced parking area. Provide interior tuckpointing. Serious Handicap Code Deficiencies Provide interior ADA signage at door heads (non-ADA handicap compliant), Replace with hiſtow EWC or add standard (non-ADA handicap compliant). Install ADA detention area showers (non-ADA handicap compliant) Convert to accessible showers (non-ADA handicap compliant) Renovate visiting 099A for accessibility and include device with volume control. Provide accessible cell modifications where ticeded. Provide ADA unisex public toilet (non-ADA handicap compliant) Provide ADA unisex staff toilet (non-ADA handicap compliant) Provide ADA unisex staff locker (non-ADA handicap compliant) Elches: Replace centrifugal pump-motor set, 2-3 hp (aged inadequate), 3-HP, Armstrong, in room 079, Replace detention cell door and frame (rusted), surface corrosion, jail door with transom, in room 037. Clean duct system (aged/non-EPA compliant), throughout interior. O : BIA-CON-PSJ-12 1249 gº The ben Project Need Benefit: The FløR project supports the Bureau's core mission: By administering its trust responsibilities and implementing self-determination policies on behalf of Tribal Governments, American Indians and Alaskan Natives, where policy dictates. By strengthening Tribal communities through the development of self-sustaining economies and improved human and physical infrastructure By supporting the Bureau of Indian Affairs Strategic Plan long-term goals and annual performance goals to improve the safety and functionality of Bureau detention facilities for clients by replacement of a number of detention facilities identified per fiscal year. By supporting the Departmental Strategic Plan by responding to outcome goals: Supporting Indian Self Govemance and Self-Determination. efits of this project are: This project will provide adequate and appropriate programmatic space for program necds not currently available with existing facilities. improve costs and efficiencies for this project through more effective energy efficient buildings and building systems in the design and construction of new facilities. Operation and maintenance savings will also be a result of replacement of deteriorated facilities causing incfficient use of resources. Completion of this project would contribute to a healthy and safe environment and reduce long-term costs for potential liability risk associated with unsafe conditions. - Allow accessibility to up-to-date technologies, Categories: identify the percent of the project that is in the following categories of need. 2.4 Critical Health or Safety Deferred Maintenance 2.7 % Critical Mission Peferred Maintenance 0 0 & Critical Health or Safety Capital limprovement oo % Compliance & Other Deferred Maintenance 0.6 #% Critical Resource Protection Deferred Maintenance % Other Capital Improvement 0 0 13, Critical Resource Protection Capital Improvement Capital Assel Planning 300 Analysis Required: NQ Total Project Score: 966.29 Project Costs and Status Project Costºstimate: % | Project Funding Hišigy: Þeferred Maintenance Work: 0.0 Due to a policy change in FY2004, cost [. Capital improvement Work: 0.0 estimates for individual schools will no longer be provided until planning and design documents for the school are developed to the point where adequate information is available to make a reasonably accurate cost estimate. This generally occurs in the year that the construction funds are obligated. Total Project Estimate 109.9 Class of Estimate. D Estimate Good Unti! (tamfyy): 6 Dates Sch'd Actual Construction Start/Award: i/1/2007 Last Updated Date: 1/10/2006 Project Complete; 12/31/2009 Changed Since Department Approval: NQ BIA—CON-PSJ-13 1250 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION PLAN FY 2007 - 2011 Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau # # * | 2wº PROJECT DATA SHEET ing Source: PUBLIC SAFETY & JUSTICE- FI&R Project Identification Project Title: Northern Cheyenne Law Enforcement Center F1&R Project No. 07Cl) |Uniºn Name Northern Cheyenne Law Enforcement tenter Region/Arca/District Rocky Mountain Region Congressional District: 00 State; MT Project Justification Project Description: Northern Cheyenne Law Enforcement Center is located in Lame Deer, Montana. Many of the detention center building systems have exceed their useful life and temporary repairs have been made to keep the aging systems and components operable. Required repairs and improvements to the detention facility are numerous and necessary. Current FCi is 0.3838 (poor). Work performed on the detention center will complete the identified critical health and safety code deficiencies. Potential FCi is 0.0000 (good). The major work items to be completed in this project are: Building 120 (Law Enforcement, Detention Center, Adult}: • API Score is 100 and Mission Dependency score is 1 Physical Plant. Non-Programmatic Deſiciency Conditiºn • Replace all light fixtures in the facility (inadequate) • Replace all the beds and tables in the detention side of the facility (inadequate) • Replace all the doors and operating hardware in the detention area of the building (non-NFPA compliant). • install new Security system (inadequate security). Safety - Serious Deficiency • Replace doors with an opening mechanism (non-NFPA compliant) • Install new opening devices for facility. • A new door and frame will be purchased and installed by force account (non-NFPA compliant) • Replace panic hardware and any appurtenances (non-NFPA compliant) • Replace chain link fence (missing, location to be determined by the client) (inadequate security) O. Dęf aintenance • A handicap accessible device will be installed (non-ADA handicap compliant). • Replace existing lockset with lever handle type, commercial, passage to accommodate ADA requirements (non-ADA handicap compliant), throughout building. • Replace asphalt driveway (deteriorated), throughout the parking lot. • Replace round supply air register, ceiling (inadequate), institutional application, throughout building. Project Need Benefit: The FI&R project supports the Bureau's core mission: • By administering its trust responsibilities and implementing self-determination policies on behalf of Tribal Governments, American Indians and Alaskan Natives, where policy dictates. • By strengthening Tribal communities through the development of self-sustaining economies and improved human and physical infrastructure. • By supporting the Bureau of Indian Affairs Strategic Plan long-term goals and annual performance goals to improve the safety and functionality of Bureau detention facilities for clients by replacement of a number of detention facilities identified per fiscal year. • By supporting the Departmental Strategic Plan by responding to outcome goals: Supporting indian Self Governance and Self-Determination. The benefits of this project are: * This project will provide adequate and appropriate programmatic space for program needs not currently available with existing facilities. * Improve costs and efficiencies for this project through more effective energy efficient buildings and building systems in the design and construction of new facilities. * Operation and maintenance savings will also be a result of replacement of deteriorated facilities causing inefficient use of resources. * Completion of this project would contribute to a healthy and safe environment and reduce long-term costs for potential liability risk associated with unsafe conditions. BIA-CON-PSJ-14 1251 • Allow accessibility to up-to-date technologies. Ranking Categories: Identify the percent of the project that is in the following categories of need Class of Estimate; D Estimate Good Until (mm/yy): 6 9/2007 pates: Sch’d Construction Start/Award: Project Complete: 9/2009 Critical Health or Safety Deferred Maintenance ;º % Critical Mission Deferred Maintenance Critical Health or Safety Capital improvement o 0 % Compliance & Other Deferred Maintenance Critical Resource Protection Deferred Maintenance % Other Capital improvement Critical Resource Protection Capital Improvement Capital Asset Planning 300 Analysis Required: NO Total Project Score: 887.64 Project Costs and Status Project Cosi Estimate. * Piglect funding History Deferred Maintenance Work: 0.0 Due to a policy change in FY2004, cost C; Capital improvement Work: {}_0 estimates for individual schools will no longer be provided until planning and design documents for the school are developed to the point where adequate information is available to make a reasonably accurate cost estimate. This generally occurs in the year that the construction funds are obbgated Total Project Estimate 1999 Last Updated Date: 1/10/2006 Changed Since Department Approval: NO BIA—CQN-PSJ-15 1252 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION PLAN FY 2007 - 2011 Bureau of Indian Affairs - #;*- i wº Plann inding ; PROJECT DATA SHEET Funding Source: PUBLICSAFETY & JUSTICE FI&R Project Title: Quinault Detention Center F1&R Project No. 07Plj Unit/Facility Name Quinault Pelention Center Project Justification Project Description: Quinault Detention Center is kºcated in Taholah, Washington. Many of the law enforcement building systems have exceed their useful life and temporary repairs have been made to keep the aging systems and components operable. Required repairs and improvements to the facility are numerous and necessary. Current FCI is 0.3760 (poor). Workpcrformed on the law enforcement center will complete the identified critical health and safety code deficiencies. Potential FCI is 0.0000 (good), The major work items to be completed in this project are: Building 273 (Law Enforcement, Detention Center, Adult): • API Score is 100 and Mission Dependency indicator is 1 Safety - Serious Deficiency º Replace commercial kitchen hood fire extinguishing system (non extinguishing hood), in room 130, Physical Plant, Non-Programmatic Deficiency Condition • Repaint exterior of building (worm/scuffed). Replace sally port gate and install carport style cover (non-NFPA compliant) Replaccrain gutters & downspouts (aged/deteriorated) Replace closed circuit security camera system (inadequate) Repaint interior of detention area including walls, floors, ceilings, doors and bunks (worm/scuffed) Replace existing exercise yard structure with new walls, security fencing and roof (inadequate security) Other Deferred Maintenance • Replace asphalt driveway (insufficient), parking lot -9600 SF and driveway - 720 SF, in front of building 273, * bastall new lighting fixture, exterior, wail pack (inadequate exterior lighting), includes conduit, wiring, on the north, east, and west sides of the facility. Building 274 (Office): • API Score is 50 and Mission Dependency indicator is 2 Qther Deferred Maintenance • Demolish, remove and dispose of entire building, wood frame (metal structural support beam extremely corroded/unsafe), mismatched floor levels and deteriorated sub flooring. Project Need Benefit: The Fl&R project supports the Bureau's core mission: • By administering its trust responsibilities and implementing self-determination policies on behalf of Tribal Governments, American Indians and Alaskan Natives, where policy dictates. * By strengthening Tribal communities through the development of self-sustaining cconomies and improved human and physical infrastructure, • By supporting the Bureau of Indian Affairs Strategic Plan long-term goals and annual performance goals to improve the safety and functionality of Bureau detention facilities for clients by replacement of a number of detention facilities identified per fiscal year. * By supporting the Departmental Strategic Plan by responding to outcome goals: Supporting Indian Self Governance and Self-Determination. The benefits of this project are: * This project will provide adequate and appropriate programmatic space for program needs not currently available with existing facilities. * Improve costs and cfficiencies for this project through more effective energy efficient buildings and building systems in the design and construction of new facilities. ration and maintenance savings will also be a result of r lacement of deteriorated facilities causing incfficient use of resources. BIA—CON–PSJ-16 1253 • Completion of this project would contribute to a healthy and safe environment and reduce long-term costs for potential liability risk associated with unsafe conditions. • Allow accessibility to up-to-date technologies. Ranking Categories: Identify the percent of the project that is in the following categories of need. Class of Estimate: D Estimate Good Untii (mm/yy): 6 79.7 % Critical Health or Safety Deferred Maintenance ;º % Critical Mission Deferred Maintenance 0.0 º Critical Health or Safety Capital improvement oo % Compliance & Other Deferred Maintenance 0.0 kº Critical Resource Protection Deferred Maintenance % Other Capital improvement 0.0 #6 Critical Resource Protection Capital improvement Capital Asset Planning 300 Analysis Required: NO_ Total Project Score: 869,39 Project Costs and Status Project imate: 3 Project Funding History: Deferred Maintenance Work: 0.0 Due to a policy change in FY2004, cost CŞ Capital improvement Work: {}_{} estimates for individual schools will no longer be provided until planning and design documents for the school are developed to the point where adequate information is available to make a reasonably accurate cost estimate. This generally occurs in the year that the construction funds are obligated. Total Project Estimate 100.0 Pates: Sch'd Actual Construction Starvaward. 9/2007 Last Updated Date: 1/10/2006 Project Complete: 9/2009 Changed Since Department Approval: NO BIA—CON-PSJ-17 1254 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION PLAN FY 2007-2011 Bureau of Indian Affairs #Priori FY * { # PROJECT DATA SHEET Source: FJBLIC SAFETY & JUSTICE: FićR Project identification Project Title: Western Navajo Detention Center FI&R Project No. 07Nij | Unitſfacility Name: WESTERN NAVAJO DETENTION CENTER Region/Area/District: NAVAIO REGION Congressional District: 03 State: AZ Project Justification Project Description: Western Navajo Detention Center is located in Tuba City, AZ. Many of the detention building systems have exceeded their useful life and temporary repairs have been made to keep the aging systems and components operable. Required repairs and improvements to the facility are numerous and necessary. Current FCI is 0.1237 (poor). Work performed on the law enforcement center will complete the identified critical health and safety code deficiencies. Potentiai FCI is 0.0000 (good). The major work items to be completed in this project are: Building 900 (Law Enforcement, Detention Center, Juvenile): • API Score is 100 and Mission Dependency indicator is i Safety - Serious Deficiency • Reconnect dampers to fire protection system (non-NFPA compliant). Physical Piant, Non- tic ciency Cendition • Construct a flood retaining wall on the north side of the Detention Center (hazard). • Install 14 units made of solid concrete foundation (inadequate). • Install new transfer switch (inadequate). • Install a 260 feet length by 8 feet high and 12 inch width of erosion control fetaining wall (hazard). • Clearing of the Detention campus compound to prevent fire hazard (hazard). O e rt ce • Replace carpet, (aged/deteriorated), throughout • Replace the intercom system where it is not tied in with the rest of the clectrical system (non-NFPA compliant). • Replace the emergency generator controller (inadequate). • Take out the concrete blocks around the door and install metal bars across top of door frame to keep the door in place and replace concrete blocks around entire area needing replacement (non-NFPA compliant). Project Need Benefit. The FičR project supports the Bureau's core mission: • By administering its trust responsibilities and implementing self-determination policies on behalf of Tribal Governments, American Indians and Alaskan Natives, where policy dictates. By strengthening Tribal communities through the development of self-sustaining economies and improved human and physical infrastructure. • By supporting the Bureau of Indian Affairs Strategic Plan long-term goals and annual performance goals to improve the safety and functionality of Bureau detention facilities for clients by replacement of a number of detention facilities identified per fiscal year. • By supporting the Departmental Strategic Plan by responding to outcome goals: Supporting Indian Self Governance and Self-Determination. The benefits of this project are: * This project will provide adequate and appropriate programmatic space for program needs not currently available with existing facilities. * Improve costs and efficiencies for this project through more effective energy efficient buildings and building systems in the design and construction of new facilities, * Operation and maintenance savings will also be a result of replacement of deteriorated facilities causing inefficient use of resources. Completion of this Pigiect would contribute to a healthy and safe environment and reduce long-term costs for potential liability risk associated | BLA—CON-PSJ-18 1255 with unsafe conditions. • Allow accessibility to up-to-date lcchnologies. Ranking Categories: Identify the percent of the project that is in the following categories of need. Critical Health or Safety Deferred Maintenance Critical Health or Safety Capital Improvement % Critical Resource Protection Deferred Maintenance % Critical Resource Protection Capital improvement #, 36 Critical Mission Deferred Maintenance ().() % Compliance & Other Deferred Maintenance * Other Capital improvement Capital Assc, Planning 300 Analysis Required: NQ Total Project Score: 864.14 Project Costs and Status º Project Cost Estimate % PigiggiFunding.History; Deferred Maintenance Work: 0.0 Due to a policy change in FY2004, cost Capital Improvement Work: 0.0 estimates for individual schools will no longer be provided until planning and design documents for the school are developed to the point where adequate information is available to make a reasonably accurate cost estimate. This generally occurs in the year that the construction funds are obligated, Total Project Estimate 100.0 Class of Estimate: D. Estimate Good Until (mm/yy): 10/22/2006 Paſº: Sch'd Asſual Construction Start/Award: 09/2007 Last Updated Date: 1/10/2006 Project Complete {}9/2009 Changed Since Department Approval: No BIA—CON–PSJ-19 1256 Activity: Resources Management Construction PROGRAM & BUDGET DISTRIBUTION: (Dollars in Thousands Fixed FY 2007 Costs & President's Change FY 2005 FY 2006 || Related Program Budget from Subactivity: Enacted Enacted | Changes Change Request FY 2006 RESOURCES MANAGEMENT CONSTRUCTION Irrigation Project Construction: Navajo Indian Irrig. Project 12,756 12,585 11 0 12,596 11 E 5 5 5 0 Indian Irrigation Rehabilitation {} 7,389 {} -7,389 0 -7,389 FTE - {} () {} Engineering and Supervision 2,067 2,073 29 0. 2,102 29 FTE 14 14 14 {} Survey and Design 300 296 0 0. 296 {} FTE t; {j () {} Federal Power Compliance [FERC) 683 677 3 0. 680 3 FTE f I I {} Dam Projects: Safety of Dams 22,548 20,163 48 0. 20,211 48 FTE 22 22 22 {} Dam Maintenance 1,935 1,916 9 0 1,925 9 FTE 4 4. 4 () Total, Resources Management Construction 40,289 45,099 160 -7,389 37,810 -7,289 FTE 46 46 {} () 46 Summary of 2007 Program Changes Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • Indian Irrigation Rehabilitation –7,389 {} TOTAL, Program Changes –7,389 0 Justification of 2007 Program Changes: Indian Irrigation Rehabilitation (-$7,389,000): The FY 2007 budget proposes to eliminate the $7.389 million enacted in the FY 2006 appropriation. Funding was provided to address maintenance needs projects of specific Indian irrigation projects and systems not maintained by the Federal government, including the Fort Yates Unit of the Standing Rock Sioux system, the Blackfeet Irrigation Project, the Crow Irrigation Project, the Fort Belknap Irrigation Project, the Fort Peck Irrigation Project, and the Wind River Irrigation Project. No follow on funding is being requested in FY 2007 since these are not a federal responsibility. Resources Management Construction Overview: The Resources Management Construction program supports the Department’s goal of Serving Communities by improving the management of land and natural resource assets through the delivery of water consistent with applicable state and Federal law, in an environmentally responsible and cost-efficient manner. To enhance program performance, the BIA is developing BLA-CON-RM-1 1257 an intranet home page that provides access to statistical data, technical data on infrastructure, an automated Maintenance Management System (Maximo), and a budgeting template for irrigation project management and future budget requests. The Irrigation Program, not including the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project underwent a PART Review in FY 2005. The rating given to the program was “results not demonstrated”. Recommendations from the PART include addressing the GAO’s audit deficiencies, creating an inventory of facility conditions on the 16 specifically authorized irrigation projects, and developing meaningful performance measures. An improvement plan is being implemented to address the issues raised in the PART Review and to help the program become more effective. Use of Cost and Performance Information The implementation of MAXIMO will help make the management of maintenance actions more efficient. By using MAXIMO, managers will be able to compare how maintenance work actions were performed, and to determine the best practices for different work activities. This information will help improve program performance. The Safety of Dams and Dam Maintenance program also underwent a PART Review in FY 2005. The rating given to the program was “moderately effective". Additional performance measures, baselines, and ambitious targets were identified and developed for the program. Additionally, a recommendation to work with Tribes and the Congress to obtain authority to deconstruct dams if no longer needed is being evaluated. Program Overview: The construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project (NIIP) is authorized under Public Law 87-483, as amended, as a settlement of a specific issue, and is the sister project of the initial stage of the San Juan Chama Project in New Mexico and Colorado. The legislation authorized 110,630 acres to be developed under irrigation. In December 28, 1962, a joint memorandum was signed by the Secretary's Office and adopted by the two Bureaus whereby BOR would perform the necessary design and construction work on the main canal and outlet works (turnouts to individual farm units) and BIA, in cooperation with the Navajo Nation, is responsible for developing the farm units, farm distribution systems, drainage, and farm to market roads on NIIP. From the initial inception, it has been understood that the full development of the NIIP would be a cooperative effort between BIA and BOR. The NIIP is specifically for Navajo use on lands on or next to the Navajo Reservation. In 1970, the Navajo Nation Council established the Navajo Agricultural Products Industry (NAPI), a farming and agribusiness enterprise of the Nation to develop agricultural economy on the lands of the NIIP. NAPI is a diverse, viable business enterprise that directly contributes over $30 million dollars annually to the regional economy. NAPI-related activities employ over 110 full-time employees annually and over 1,000 seasonal employees during peak operations. NAPI's future projects include continued crop diversification, food processing plants, and modern crop storage and processing facilities to fulfill customer-packaging preferences and BLA-CON-RM-2 1258 market demands. NAPI utilizes water provided by the NIIP to cultivate 76,000 acres in Project Blocks (farm units) 1-8. The remaining 50,000 acres of land remains uncultivated and the completion of the Project Blocks 9-11 is approaching 30 years behind schedule. Portions of Block 9 are under construction. The BIA was negotiating with the Navajo Nation to establish a memorandum of understanding (MOU) identifying activities and addressing responsibilities to initiate the turnover of completed Blocks to the Navajo Nation. These negotiations are on hold pending the review of the turnover language listed in the Act (P.L. 87-483, as amended). Construction of additional facilities are being deferred until the MOU is finalized and signed. At the end of FY 2006, NIIP will remain 67 percent complete. Performance by Fiscal Year 2007 Program Performance Estimates Navaio Indian Irrigation Project 2007: $12,596,000; FTE: 0): The FY 2007 request provides for construction of Block 9, Schedule II, and for rehabilitation activities in the following areas: • Continue Rehabilitation of the main canal system and the correction of other transfer deficiencies. • Initial construction on the 230kV Transmission line and Monisco Substation construction. • Continue construction of 34.5kV and 13.8kV overhead power lines to serve project- pumping plants along with associated supervisory control equipment. • Ongoing Endangered Species Act work as required by a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) biological opinion. This work must continue to meet BIA's commitments to FWS and the Secretary in the Recovery Implementation Program with other Federal, State, and Tribal entities. Also other environmental research studies are ongoing. • Office of Inspector General mandated deficiency correction work must be continued to ensure the stable delivery of water to the crops. (Cost is related to Facilities Transfer Correction) • Payment for miscellaneous minor contracts and for contract modifications. • Payment to Western Area Power Administration for Project power cost. • Payment to Reclamation for providing construction management and designs for future work. • Relocation of Navajo Indian families from project lands • Provide technical assistance to the NAPI. • Provide NAPI with adequate system for managing maintenance system (Maximo) on NHP. BLA-CON-RM-3 1259 2006 Planned Program Performance • Continue rehabilitation of the main canal system and the correction of other transfer deficiencies. • Continue construction of Block 9 pumping plants and laterals. • Continue construction of 34.5kV and 13.8kV overhead power lines to serve project- pumping plants along with associated supervisory control equipment. • Ongoing Endangered Species Act work as required by a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) biological opinion. This work must continue to meet BIA's commitments to FWS and the Secretary in the Recovery Implementation Program with other Federal, State, and Tribal entities. Also other environmental research studies. • Office of Inspector General mandated deficiency correction work must be continued to ensure the stable delivery of water to the crops. (Cost is related to Facilities Transfer Correction) - Payment for miscellaneous minor contracts and for contract modifications. Payment for claim settlement cost related to the Gallegos Pumping Plant Completion COntraCt. Payment to Western Area Power Administration for Project power cost. Payment to Reclamation for providing construction management and designs for future work. • To reduce the deferred maintenance backlog, complete condition assessment for 10 percent of the completed blocks per year. A total of 20 deficiency items remain to be completed, 4 deficiencies items will be completed per year. • To improve the efficiency of reliable delivery of water to NAPI crops by 2 percent per year. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Continued rehabilitation of the main canal system and other transfer deficiencies. • Continued construction of Block 9 pumping plants and laterals. • Construction of 34.5kV and 13.8kV overhead power lines to serve Project pumping plants with associated supervisory control equipment. Ongoing Endangered Species Act work as required by a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) biological opinion. This work must continue to meet BIA's ESA Section 7 commitments to FWS and the Secretary in the Recovery Implementation (RIP) with other Federal, State, and Tribal entities. Along with other environmental research associated with the RIP, Office of Inspector General’s mandated deficiency correction work must be continued to ensure the reliable delivery of water to NAPI crops. Payments for miscellaneous minor contracts and for contract modification. Payments for claim settlement cost related to Gallegos Pumping Plant completion COntract. BIA-CON-RM-4 1260 • Payment to Western Area Power Administration for Project power costs, including back charges. • Payment to Reclamation for providing construction management and design. Subactivity: Indian Irrigation Rehabilitation Program Overview: The program supports the Departmental goal of Serving Communities by improving the management of land and natural resource assets through the delivery of water consistent with applicable state and Federal law, in an environmentally responsible and cost- efficient manner. The irrigation construction program is directed towards developing and rehabilitating irrigation facilities on reservations for improving the management of land and natural resource assets through the delivery of water. Historical records indicate that many tribes have irrigated lands for agricultural purposes for thousands of years. Through various treaties and settlements, the United States has supported development of an irrigation infrastructure to help individual tribal efforts to continue irrigating lands for farming when individual reservations were established. Several of the large Indian irrigation projects have developed into multi-million dollar economies benefiting both Indians and non-Indians. Irrigation construction fulfills the obligations the United States entered into pursuant to enacted legislation, including the Snyder Act (25 U.S.C. 13). Within the past 130 years, the BIA has built over 100 irrigation projects/systems with only 16 projects having a federal responsibility for operation and maintenance and rehabilitation. The Irrigation Project Construction program consists of two basic types of facilities: projects and systems. Irrigation projects (16) are the largest irrigation facilities operated by the BIA and have specific legislation directing their construction, operation, and maintenance. These projects comprise several hundred thousand acres of land mainly located in the Southwest and Northwest and are commercially based enterprises where rates are charged by the BIA to recover operation and maintenance costs. The costs are paid by both the Indian and non-Indian irrigators. Irrigation systems comprise over 100 irrigation facilities that were built by the BIA under the general authority of the Snyder Act, but have no follow-on BIA responsibilities other than providing technical support to Tribes. These systems are mostly subsistence tracts and gardens, At present, only one irrigation project is under construction — the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project. Performance by Fiscal Year 2007 Program Performance Estimates Indian Irrigation Rehabilitation (FY 2007: $0; FTE: 0): The Bureau is proposing no follow-on funding in FY 2006 to address operation and maintenance and rehabilitation needs of irrigation projects owned by Tribes. The Bureau will finish the FI&R projects funded in FY 2006, but does not intend to administer the program beyond completion of those projects. BIA-CON-RM-5 1261 Funding in the amount of $7,389,000 was provided in the FY 2006 appropriation with specific Congressional language directing the Bureau to address some of the existing deferred maintenance backlog on a portion of the Indian Irrigation Projects. Specific projects being addressed with the FY 2006 funding are: the Fort Yates Unit of the Standing Rock Sioux System, the Blackfeet Irrigation Project, the Crow Irrigation Project, the Fort Belknap Irrigation Project, the Fort Peck Irrigation Project, and the Wind River Irrigation Project Rehabilitation. 2006 Planned Program Performance • Reduce the deferred maintenance at Indian irrigation projects and systems by rehabilitating critical infrastructure of the Standing Rock Sioux, Blackfeet, Crow, Fort Belknap, Fort Peck and Wind River Irrigation Projects. • Establish Architect-Engineering (A-E) contracts for final design and construction administration/oversight of irrigation construction of the above listed projects, 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments This was not funded in FY 2005. Subactivity: Engineering and Supervision Program Overview: This program supports the goal of improving the management of land and natural resource assets by delivering water in an environmentally responsible manner and by supporting irrigation program and project management activities at the agency, regional and central offices including the following: • Provide day-to-day management assistance and technical support on over 100 irrigation projects and systems. • Oversight and monitoring of projects and systems. • Continue monitoring and oversight to ensure accurate and prompt assessment and collection of receipts from water and power users through the National Irrigation Information Management System (NIIMS) to ensure the success of self-supporting irrigation systems, and compliance with project responsibilities to reimburse the government for the operation and maintenance and construction costs, where applicable. • Continue reconciliation of irrigation and power records and supporting activities. • Perform technical and automation support functions necessary to document the Federal government’s irrigation and power infrastructure. Use of Cost and Performance Information Performance of maintenance projects (both cost and effectiveness) is monitored and assessed through the program. Recommendations are made to improve performance and efficiency as necessary. A program review is performed to assess the overall program performance and recommend appropriate actions for improvement, if necessary. Operation and maintenance of irrigation and power projects are required because they are property of the Federal government. Once constructed, the Federal government carries an BIA-CON-RM-6 1262 obligation to operate and maintain these projects to ensure the safety of the projects and systems and provide the service for which they were authorized. Performance by Fiscal Year 2007 Program Performance Estimates 2007: $2,102,000; FTE: 14): FY 2007 funding will continue to support the goal of improving the management of land and natural resource assets by delivering water in an environmentally responsible manner and by supporting irrigation program and project management activities as follows: • Increase the percentage of O&M bills mailed out on time to 90%. • Develop 2 additional necessary action plans for revenue project. • Reach developed targets assigned for the additional program goals. 2006 Planned Program Performance • The percentage of O&M bills mailed out on time is anticipated to be 85%. • Develop 4 additional necessary action plans for revenue projects. • Develop baselines and targets for the additional program goals. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments • Developed 3 necessary action plans for revenue projects. • Increased the percentage of O&M bills mailed out on time to 89%. • Implementation of a NIEMS graphical user interface Subactivity: Survey and Design Program Overview: The Survey and Design program supports the Department’s goal of improving the management of land and natural resource assets by ensuring the reliability of water facilities. The program provides the planning and technical support activities necessary to enhance and improve the BIA's Resources Management Construction program performance. In addition, funds are used to develop information required for rehabilitation and maintenance reports for the major irrigation projects operated by the BIA. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) audits and debt reconciliation in recent years have placed emphasis on irrigation project surveys of farmable lands to ensure assessments are being levied appropriately. This includes the digitized mapping of irrigated lands, irrigated land classification studies, and other technical activities in direct support of developing critical information used to manage irrigation projects and systems. BIA-CON-RM-7 1263 Use of Cost and Performance Information Condition assessments are used to ensure that projects and systems are being effectively and efficiently managed. The condition assessments are a thorough review of an overall project which provides recommendations for improved management. This information is and will continue to be used by the program for performance assessment, Performance by Fiscal Year 2007 Program Performance Estimates Survey and Design (FY 2007: $296,000; FTE 0): This program provides the planning and technical support activities necessary to enhance and improve the Bureau's Resources Management Construction program performance. In addition, funds are used to develop information required for rehabilitation and maintenance reports for the major irrigation projects operated by the Bureau. This includes the digitized mapping of irrigated lands, irrigated land classification studies, and other technical activities in direct support of developing critical information used to manage irrigation projects and systems. In addition, the following performance is anticipated in FY 2007: • Complete comprehensive condition assessments of 3 additional revenue projects. • Continue to keep project inventories current. 2006 Planned Program Performance • Complete comprehensive condition assessments of 3 additional revenue projects. • Continue to keep project inventories current. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments • Continued field reconnaissance processing and delivery for Havasupai and Southern California Rancherias irrigation systems. • Began field reconnaissance processing and delivery for Northern Pueblo and Camp Verde irrigation systems. • Data processing and delivery completed for Duck Valley Irrigation Project. Completed inventory and preliminary assessment of all 16 revenue projects, • Complete comprehensive condition assessments of 1 revenue project. BIA-CON-RM-8 1264 Performance Overview Table: Irrigation Measure 2005 Plan 2005 Actual. Change from 2005 Pian 2006 Enacted Change from 2005 Actual 2007 Request 2007 Change from 2006 iłłA GPRA Goal: Improve management of land and natural resource assets. Percent of completed condition assessments of revenue-generating irrigation projects (cumulative). BIA 7% } f : 5 7% 1 / 15 0% 20% 3 / 15 1.3% 2 / 15 33% 5 / 15 } 3% 2 / 15 Increase the percentage of maintenance projects that are completed within established timeframes PART NA NA NA TBD" NA NA Emprove the condition of the lyrigation Projects by eliminating the deferred maintenance backlog by 20XX*. PART NA NA NA NA TBI) NA Ensure compliance with regulations and policy issues in 100% of Irrigation projects by 2013. PART NA NA 12.5% NA #25% Complete inventory and preliminary assessment of 100% of irrigation Projects. PART 94% 94% 0% 100% 6% 100% {}% Establish Action Plans {O CONTeCE I:Cº- compliance issues in Hrigation projects. PART 5 / ) 6 5 / 16 {} 7 / 16 2 / ió 9 / 16 2 / #6 | Targets will be developed as part of the Corrective Action Plan identified in the PART Review. 2 Year for deferred maintenance backlog completion will be developed as part of the Corrective Action Plan identified in the PART Review, Subactivity: Federal Power Compliance (FERC) Program Overview: The program performs administrative activities and technical studies in support of the United States’ trust responsibilities under the Federal Power Act (FPA)(16 U.S.C. 739a - 825r) during licensing and relicensing of commercially owned hydroelectric facilities licensed by the FERC. There are approximately 200 hydroelectric facilities on, or affecting, Indian lands. It is anticipated that between the years 2001 and 2010, over 80 relicensings will require some BIA action because of their impact on Indian trust lands and trust resources. Additional hydroelectric facilities will also be undergoing licensing after 2010. The Nation's need for renewable hydropower generation on Indian reservations and within treaty-protected territory is expanding rapidly, placing greater demands on BIA's FPA-related regulatory and trust BIA-CON-RM-9 1265 responsibilities. To efficiently and effectively promote this important renewable energy source, the BIA must continue to work with tribes and private industry to process expiring and new hydropower licenses involving Indian trust resources. Under FPA, Section 4(e), the Secretary is responsible for identifying and establishing mandatory conditions for inclusion in licenses to ensure trust lands and assets are protected; licenses are for a period of 30 to 50 years. When the existing licenses were issued, protections of Indian trust lands and trust assets were generally not factors included. This has resulted in, and contributes to, loss in economic development opportunities and poor natural resources management. Tribes strive for economic stability; this program helps them to achieve that goal. Under Section 10(e) of the Act, economic recovery is authorized for the impacts of the (re)licensing process and hydropower operation. The current licensing phase of existing facilities is the first opportunity for the Secretary to exercise the Federal trust responsibility under the Act since the original licenses were issued over fifty years ago. The licensing process can take several years to complete requiring continuing BIA participation during the process. - Actual studies need to be performed each year depending on the dynamics of the individual relicensing application. Studies can cost from $10,000 to over $500,000, depending on the complexity of the technical issues involved. Each licensing usually requires more than one study and studies can extend across years. From FY 1999 through FY 2002, 51 hydropower licenses were identified for renewal with possible impacts on Trust lands. In FY 2005, 17 projects that have implications for Indian Tribes (fulfilling the Secretary's trust and statuatory obligations) are undergoing licensing. In many cases the actual impacts on Trust lands cannot be definitively determined until technical research and studies are performed. BIA project costs are reported annually to FERC for recovery through licensing fees. Use of Cost and Performance Information Contractors are often used to assist in some aspects of the FERC re-licensing process. These contracts are negotiated to provide best cost, while ensuring that performance is monitored during execution. - Performance by Fiscal Year 2005 Accomplishments Through 2007 Program Performance Estimates Operation of Non-Federal Dams (FERC) (FY 2007: $680,000; FTE: 1): Funds in FY 2007 will be used to perform administrative activities and technical studies in support of the United States’ trust responsibilities under the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 739a–825 r) during licensing of commercially owned hydroelectric facilities licensed by the FERC. Program performance in FY 2007 is expected to mirror that of FY 2006 and 2005. Subactivity: Safety of Dams Program Overview: This program supports the Department’s goal of Serving Communities by protecting lives, resources and property. The objective of the program is to correct identified safety deficiencies in Bureau dams, which will mitigate hazards to the Indian Dams Safety Act BIA-CON-RM-10 1266 (Public Law 100-302) and the Department's Safety of Dams Program, Secretarial Order No. 3048. - The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) has departmental oversight responsibility and oversees implementation of the Secretarial Order. Reclamation develops and regularly updates a Technical Priority Rating (TPR) list of all Departmental dams in the program. The TPR is based on technical data that establishes the probability of Risk-of-Failure with the highest risk dam at the top of the list. Dams must present a hazard to the public before they are placed on the list. Once determined, the list is submitted to the Department's Working Group on Dam Safety for review and approval. Once approved, the TPR list is used to determine funding priorities based on appropriations provided, with the highest risk dams being addressed first. Based on the TPR list, the BIA is responsible for 117 of the over 400 high and significant hazard dams in the Department. The BIA is responsible for 59 of the top 100 hazardous dams on the TPR list, including dams ranked numbers 1, 11, 24, and 35, for which funding is included in the FY 2007 budget. This program underwent a PART Review in FY 2005. The rating given to the program was “moderately effective”. Additional performance measures, baselines, and ambitious targets were identified and developed for the program. Additionally, a recommendation to work with the Tribes and Congress to obtain authority to deconstruct dams if no longer needed is being evaluated. Performance by Fiscal Year 2007 Program Performance Estimates Safety of Dams (FY2007: $20,211,000; FTE22): The FY 2007 budget reflects the following program elements for Safety of Dams: Safety of Dams Construction ($13,907,670): Rehabilitation construction or design is planned for the dams listed below to correct identified safety deficiencies in accordance with Federal guidelines and Department/Bureau directives. The corrective actions include repair and rehabilitation to address possible seepage, hydrology, static stability, dynamic stability, and landslide problems. These dams are the highest ranked dams based on the Technical Priority Rating (TPR) that need funding this Fiscal Year. Funding may also be used to assist in on- going design or construction where additional funding is required due to unforeseen deficiencies or changed conditions. If additional funds are available, new rehabilitation designs will be started on the next highest ranked dam(s). Asaayi Dam (TPR Ranking #11), AZ: Located on the Navajo Indian Reservation, Arizona. Asaayi Dam completed in 1964. The dam is a homogeneous earthfill embankment. Asaayi Reservoir provides recreation benefits and limited irrigation storage. This project will correct the identified deficiencies in accordance with Federal guidelines and Department/Bureau directives for corrective action of the final design stage. Lauer Dam (TPR Ranking #24), CA: Lauer Dam was constructed in 1895. The dam is located on the XL Ranch Indian Reservation (Pit River Tribe), California about 15 miles BIA-CON-RM-11 1267 north-northeast of Alturas, California. The reservoir is used to irrigate downstream on the XL Ranch Indian Reservation. It is an earthen dam in poor condition. It has a High downstream hazard classification. It is given a High hazard classification because if it failed, the lives at risk are located in the community of Sunrise Station, 8.4 miles downstream from the dam and a railroad track and U.S. Highway 395 would be impacted. The major deficiencies with the Dam, as discussed in the SEED (Safety Evaluation of Existing Dams) analysis report, are as follows: the existing outlet is not functional, the ability of the structure to withstand seismic concerns needs to be evaluated, and the spillway needs to be modified and potentially enlarged. The proposed corrective action will protect the public from a dam failure that could result in loss of life and damage to property if identified dam deficiencies are not corrected, Tufa Stone Dam (TPR Ranking #35), AZ: Tufa Stone Dam is an embankment structure on the San Carlos Indian Reservation. The structure was originally built in 1944 and has undergone a couple of modifications since that time. The modifications consisted of raising the embankment and did not take care of any overtopping concerns from a large flood and/or seepage concerns through the embankment/foundation of the structure. The conceptual design recommended enlarging both the service and auxiliary spillway, adding a drainage blanket to the downstream slope, raising the dam about 3 feet, and replacing the outlet works. In 1996, a value engineering (VE) study was conducted and the design team's responses to the VE proposals were to continue as originally recommended. The proposed corrective action will protect the public from a dam failure that could result in loss of life and damage to property if identified dam deficiencies are not corrected. Weber Dam (TPR Ranking #1), NV: Located on the Walker River Indian Reservation, Nevada. Weber Dam is an embankment dam and includes the following appurtenants: a concrete service spillway on the right abutment with releases controlled by two radial gates; an emergency spillway; and an outlet works. The Dam was constructed in 1934 by the US Indian Irrigation Service to store irrigation water for the Walker River Indian Reservation. The overall Safety of Dams Classification is POOR. Deficiencies include: floods as small as 7% of the Probable Maximum Flood will overtop and fail the dam; embankment erosion due to large flooding events; static and dynamic stability of the embankment slopes; uncontrolled seepage; deteriorated condition of the radial gates and operators; movement and cracking of the embankment, foundation, and outlet works due to earthquakes. The Environmental Impact Statement Record of Decision determined a fish ladder is required. This years funding is for the fish ladder. Modifications to the Dam include widening the existing emergency spillway, embankment modifications, outlet works and service spillway rehabilitations, and construction of a fish by-pass structure. Due to the continuing delays with the NEPA compliance, the dam modifications are not scheduled for completion until December 2006. However, construction of the fish ladder will not be completed until funding is obtained and this is scheduled for 2007. BIA-CON-RM-12 1268 The following table lists the projects for FY 2007 in priority order: TPR Ranking Name l,ocation 1 Webber Dam Walker River indian Reservation, Nevada 11 Asaayi Dam Navajo Indian Reservation, New Mexico 24 Lauer Dam - XL Ranch Indian Reservation, California 35 Tufa Stone Dam San Carlos Indian Reservation Expedited Dam Safety Issues/Security ($947,430): Funds will be used to ensure the security is adequate for key dam facilities and structures (in light of credible threats) and fund installation of security equipment, including access control, enhanced communications and proper lighting, remote surveillance systems, exterior alarm doors and locks, alarm systems. Expedited dam safety actions are safety of dams problems identified on high or significant hazard dams which need to be corrected in the short term, prior to funding availability based on the Technical Priority Rating List. Emergency Management Systems (EMS) ($2,682,900): Funds will be used to ensure the early warning systems (EWS) and emergency action plans (EAP) are developed, implemented, and maintained effectively. The EWS and EAP are critical components of the Bureau's EMS. Inoperable systems and ineffective plans could adversely impact a given population, property, or the environment. Safety of Dams Inspections and Program Coordination ($2,673,000): The funds will be used to inspect and evaluate high hazard dams and to prepare Safety and Evaluation of Existing Dams (SEED) inspection reports on selected dams. Inspections and evaluations provide the information necessary to determine and identify dams presenting a high or significant hazard to the public safety and the physical condition of the dams. The SEED inspection reports are required to be performed every three years on all dams. For dams that have been determined to be in less than satisfactory condition, annual special examinations are performed to detect deficiencies as quickly as possible and before a catastrophic failure occur, Fifty-three percent of the Bureau's dams are in conditionally poor or worse condition, requiring frequent inspections and evaluation. Dam Maintenance ($1,925,000): The Dam Maintenance program supports the Department's goal of Serving Communities by protecting lives, resources and property. The Indian Dams Safety Act, Public Law 103-302, authorizes the Bureau's Safety of Dams Program. The FY 2007 appropriation will be used to perform recurring maintenance and repair on the identified Bureau high and significant hazard dams. Funds are distributed in accordance with the Department's Technical Priority Rating (TPR) listing of high and significant hazard dams. These funds are used to perform the annual maintenance necessary to keep dams from deteriorating into an unsafe condition. In addition, annual maintenance will be performed on early warning systems and repair on dams with critical repair items. The funds will be distributed first to recurring maintenance to keep the existing structures working properly. Dam Maintenance funds are used to maintain all projects throughout their useful life. BIA-CON-RM-13 1269 Additional planned accomplishments of the Safety of Dams program for FY 2007 include: Complete final and conceptual designs, and construction on high and significant hazard dams. Ensure security is adequate for key dams and make improvements if needed. Correct expedited dam safety actions (these are problems at dams which warrant short term or interim actions). Perform inspection and evaluation activities on other high and significant hazard dams. -- Maintain and exercise the emergency management systems installed at Bureau dams should a dam fail. Inspect and evaluate Bureau dams for safety conditions, Perform recurring and repair maintenance on the identified Bureau high and significant hazard dams. Use of Cost and Performance Information Data from the newly developed PART measures will be used to assess cost effectiveness of design and construction management on dam construction projects. Review of data will be used to identify areas where oversight may need to be increased. 5 Expedited Dam Safety Actions will be completed (13 total). Perform modification construction at Lauer Dam, Indian Scout Dam, and Horseshoe Cienega Dam (Ft Apache). Complete modification construction at Asaayi Dam, Weber Dam, Acomita Dam, Santa Ana Dam and Lower Dry Fork Dam. Perform modification designs for 3 Ft Apache Dams and Tufa Stone Dam. Perform inspections and developed reports for 21 dams. Complete dam evaluation (Comprehensive Dam Reviews and Deficiency Verification Analysis) for 16 dams. Emergency Action Plans will be developed and exercised at 13 dams (104 total). Early Warning Systems will be installed at 10 dams (104 total). Those installed EWSs will be fully functional an estimated 95% of the time. 2006 Planned Program Performance 6 Expedited Dam Safety Actions will be completed (8 total). Perform modification construction at Acomita Dam, Santa Ana Dam, Asaayi Dam, Weber Dam and Lower Dry Fork Dam. Complete modification construction at Canyon Diablo Dam and Allen Dam. Perform modification designs for Indian Scout Dam, Tsaile Dam, Lower Dry Fork Dam, Lauer Dam, and 4 Fort Apache Dams. Perform inspections and developed reports for 25 dams. Complete 6 dam security assessments. Complete dam evaluation (Comprehensive Dam Reviews and Deficiency Verification Analysis) for 17 dams. BIA-CON-RM-14 1270 EAPs will be developed and exercised at 20 dams (91 total). EWSS will be installed at 26 dams (94 total). Those installed EWSS will be fully functional an estimated 90% of the time. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments 2 Expedited Dam Safety Actions were completed. Completed modification construction at Pablo Dam, Wheatfields Dam, Tarheel and Fouth Creek Dams. Performed modification designs for Santa Ana Dam, Acomita Dam, Weber Dam, Asaayi Dam, Tsaile Dam, Lauer Dam, Lower Dry Fork Dam, and 4 Fort Apache Dams. Performed inspections and developed reports for 16 dams. Completed dam evaluation (Comprehensive Dam Reviews and Deficiency Verification Analysis) for 28 dams. 71 dams have developed and exercised EAPs. 68 dams have EWSs installed. Those installed EWSs were fully functional an estimated 85% of the time. BIA-CON-RM-15 1271 Performance Overview Table: Safety of Dams Measure Other facilities, including dams are in fair to good condition as measured by an FCI. PART 2005 Plan 135 2005 Actual -— .146 Change from 2005 Pian + 0 || | | Enacted 2006 Change from 2005 Actual 2007 Request 2007 Change frºm 2006 . 143 -.003 i4() 003 BIA will improve the percentage of dams in fair to good condition annually. PART 45% 38% -7% 39% +1% 4 jº, +2% Improve Facility Reliability Rating by | X% annually. PART NA 6.1% NA 64% +3% 67% + 3% º improve the Facility Reliability Rating to 69% by 2008. PART NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Final construction contract amounts will be within x7% of the initial contract award amount. PART NA 17% NA 17% | 7% {}% These performance measures were developed during or used in the Safety of Dams and Dam Maintenance Program PART Reviews. The first two measures did not meet the 2005 planned target levels. This was due to several new dams being added to the program during the year. The new dams were in poor condition, thus negatively affecting the condition index for dams. Also, several Safety of Dams Program inspections uncovered deficiencies in existing dams. This also caused the overall condition index to be affected negatively. This, however, should not be viewed in a negative light. These inspections showed that the Program is working well by uncovering deficiencies that would not have been found otherwise. These deficiencies can now be addressed, resulting in reduced risk to downstream communities. BLA-CON-RM-16 1272 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION PLAN FY 2007 - 2011 Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau Priority/Ranking I Funding Source: SOD Dervºort Jalanti-Rººrkºr, Project Title: Weber Dam Project No.: TPR - 1 Unit/Facility Name: Weber Dam Region/Area/District: Western Region Congressional District: 2 State: NV Fº Justification | Rºe 0 2 T |rcº 0.05 | | | |Project Description Weber dam is an earth dam embankment constructed in 1934 by the US indian irrigation Service; used for irrigation water for the Walker River Indian Reservation. Overall Safety of Dams Classification is POOR. Deficiencies include: floods as small as 7% of the PMF will overtop and faii the dam; embankment erosion due to large flooding events, static and dynamic stability of the embankment slopes; uncontrolled seepage: jdeteriorated condition of the radial gates and operators; movement and cracking of the embankment, foundation, and outlet works cracking due to earthquakes. The construction was pending the completion of a new EIS by the Walker River Paiute Tribe which includes constructing a fish by-pass channel for the |Lahontan cutthroat trout (a USFWS requirement). The by-pass will cost an additional $4.4 million Original modifications include widening the existing spillway, embankment modifications, and outlet works and spillway rehabilitations. Construction will be estimated to cost over $15.4 million, including contract support/construction management costs. The BlS has been completed. Project Need/Benefit. The Safety of Dams (SOD) Program is primarily a public safety program, with the intent to reduce the risks to people, property, and the environment which are posed by dams located on Indian Reservations. The SOD program protects the public by identifying and implementing |necessary corrective actions to make dams as safe as practically possible and to reduce the potential threat to human life and property due to a catastrophic dam failure. When structural modifications are required to correct safety of dams deficiencies, the program cnsures that modifications are completed in an #economically, technically, environmentally, and culturally sound manner. The program monitors performance of dams through regular examinations and instrumentation monitoring. The program provides a consistent and logical approach to manage and reduce the risk posed by dams that are under the jurisdiction of the Bureau. Emans Categories: Identify the percent of the project that is in the following categories of need. 75.9% Critical Health or Safety Deferred Maintenance _% Critical Mission Deferred Maintenance __% Critical Health or Safety Capital Improvement _% Compliance & Other Deferred Maintenance _% Critical Resource Protection Deferred Maintenance % Other Capital Improvement Eºn Asset Planning 300B Analysis Required. YES: X NO; | hº Project Score: NA | BIA-CON-RM-17 1273 Project Costs and Status iProject Cost Estimate. $'s % #Project Funding History Deferred Maintenance Funding in previous years' budget requests has been identified for f75 Capital Improvement Total Project Estimate: * this project. However, cmergent priority needs pursuant to other Bureau dams sometimes require such funding to address more immediate critical health and safety needs. Class of Estimate (circle one): A B C D DM |Estimate Good Until (mm/yy}; 10/07 Due to a policy change in FY 2005, cost estimates for individual dams will no longer be provided until planning and design jdocuments for the dam are developed to the point where adequate information is available to make a reasonably accurate cost estimate. This generally occurs in the year that the construction funds are jobligated. Dates: Sch'd Actuał Project Data Sheet Unchanged Since (qtriyy) Construction Start/Award: 02/05 02/05 Prepared/Last Updated: 04/05 Department Approval: Project Complete: 04/08 YES: X NO: BIA-CON-RM-48 1274 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION PLAN FY 2007 - 2011 Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau Priority/Ranking 11 PROJECT DATA SHEET Planned Funding FY 2007 |Funding Source: SOD Cr-ºarz tri-º-º-; fºr nº-2- Project Title: Asaayi Dam |Project No.: TPR - 11 Unit/Facility Name: Asaayi Dam |Region/Areaſpistrict Navajo Region Congressional District: 3 | State: NM Project Justification FCi-Before: 0.2 FCI-Projected: {}.05 Project Description: Asaayi Dam is located on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Northwestern New Mexico, approximately 33 miles Northwest of Gallup, New Mexico. The Dam was completed in 1964 and is a homogenous earthfill embankment. This project will correct the identifying deficiencies in accordance with Federal guidelines and Department/Bureau directives for corrective action of the conceptual design phase, Project Need/Benefit. The Safety of Dams (SOD) Program is primarily a public safety program, with the intent to reduce the risks to people, property, and the environment which are posed by dams located on Indian Reservations. The SOD program protects the public by identifying and implementing: #necessary corrective actions to make dams as safe as practically possible and to reduce the potential threat to human life and property due to a catastrophic; dam failure. When structural modifications are required to correct safety of dams deficiencies, the program ensures that modifications are completed in an economically, technically, environmentally, and culturally sound manner. The program monitors performance of dams through regular examinations and instrumentation monitoring. The program provides a consistent and logical approach to manage and reduce the risk posed by dams that are under the jurisdiction of the Bureau. |Ranking Categories. Identify the percent of the project that is in the following categories of need. 100% Critical Health of Safety Deferred Maintenance _% Critical Mission Deferred Maintenance _% Critical Health or Safety Capital improvement _% Compliance & Other Deferred Maintenance _% Critical Resource Protection Deferred Maintenance % Other Capital lmprovement _% Critical Resource Protection Capital improvement Capital Asset Planning 300B Analysis Required: YES: X NO: Total Project Score: NA BIA-CON-RM-19 1275 Project Costs and Status |Project Cosi Estimate: $’s 9% oi unding History: {Xeferred Maintenance I00 Funding in previous years' budget requests has been identified Capital Improvement * for this project. However, emergent priority needs pursuant to Total Project Estimate: 100 other Bureau dams sometimes require such funding to address more immediate critical health and safety needs. Due to a policy change in FY 2005, cost estimates for individual dams will no longer be provided until planning and design Class of Estimate (circle one): A B C D DM documents for the dam are developed to the point where Estimate Good Until (mm/yy): adequate information is available to make a reasonably accurate - cost estimate. This generally occurs in the year that thc |construction funds are obligated. Dates: Sch'd Actual Project Data Sheet Unchanged Since (qtriyy) Construction Start/Award: 02/07 Prepared/Last Updated: 04/05 Department Approval: Project Complete: 02/08 YES: X NO; BIA-CON-RM-20 1276 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION PLAN FY 2007 - 2011 Bureau of Indian Affairs Funding FY PROJECT DATA SHEET Source: SOD Project lientification Project Title: Lauer Dam Project No.: TPR-24 . Unit/Facility Name: Lauer Dam |Region/Areaſſ)istrict: Pacific Region Congressional District: 4 | State: CA Project justification FCI-Before: .2 FCI-Projected: 0.05 | Project Description: Lauer Dam is an earthen embankment located on the XL Ranch Indian Reservation (Pit River Tribe) in California. The dam is 830 feet long, 13 feet high, crest width of 13 feet and crest elevation of 4984.0. The Overall SOD Classification is UNSATISFACTORY. A Deficiency Verification Analysis (DVA) has not been completed for Lauer Dam. This project will correct the identified safety deficiencies in accordance with Federal guidelines and Department/Bureau directives. Corrective action includes repair and rehabilitation to address possible seepage, hydrology, static stability, dynamic stability, and landslide problem. Project Need/Benefit. The Safety of Dams (SOD) Program is primarily a public safety program, with the intent to reduce the risks to people, property, and the environment which are posed by dams located on Indian Reservations. The SOD program protects the public by identifying and implementing necessary corrective actions to make dams as safe as practically possible and to reduce the potential threat to human life and property due to a catastrophic; dam failure. When structural modifications are required to correct safety of dams deficiencies, the program ensures that modifications are completed in an economically, technically, environmentally, and culturally sound manner. The program monitors performance of dams through regular examinations and instrumentation monitoring. The program provides a consistent and logical approach to manage and reduce the risk posed by dams that are under the jurisdiction of the Bureau. Ranking Categories: Identify the percent of the project that is in the following categories of need. 100% Critical Health of Safety Deferred Maintenance _% Critical Mission Deferred Maintenance _% Critical Health or Safety Capital improvement _% Compliance & Other Deferred Maintenance _% Critical Resource Protection Deferred Maintenance % Other Capital improvement _% Critical Resource Protection Capital Improvement |Capital Asset Planning 300B Analysis Required. YES: X NO: Total Project Score: NA BIA-CON-RM-21 1277 Prºject Costs and Status Project Cost Estimute $'s % |Project Funding History Deferred Maintenance 100 Funding in previous years' budget requests has been identified for this Capital improvement * project. However, emergent priority needs pursuant to other Bureau Total Project Estimate: 100 dams sometimes require such funding to address more immediate critical health and safety needs. Class of Estimate (circle one): A B C D DM Estimate Good Until (mm/yy), O4/30/07 Due to a policy change in FY 2005, cost estimates for individual dams will no longer be provided until planning and design documents for the dam are developed to the point where adequate information is available to make a reasonably accurate cost estimate. This generally occurs in the year that the construction funds are obligated. Dates: Sch'd Actual (qtdyy) Construction Start/Award: 04:06 Project Complete: 02/10 Project Data Sheet Unchanged Since Prepared/Last Updated: 04/05 Department Approval: YES: X O: BIA-CON-RM-22 1278 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION PLAN FY 2007 - 2011 Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau Priority/Ranking 35 PROJECT DATA SHEET Planned Funding FY 2007 Funding Source: SOD Project Identification Project Title: Tufa Stone Dam Project No.: TPR - 35 Unit/Facility Name: Tufa Stone Dam Region/Area/District: Western Region Congressional District: I State AZ Project Justification FCI-Before: 0.2 FCi-Projected: 0.05 Project Description, Tufa Stone Dam is an embankment structure on the San Carlos Indian Reservation. The structure was originally built in 1944 and has undergone a couple of modifications since that time. The modifications consisted of raising the embankment and did not take care of any overtopping concerns from a large flood and/or seepage concerns through the embankment/foundation of the structure, in 1995, the Bureau of Reclamation # completed the conceptual design for Tufa Stone Dam to correct deficiencies identified during the DVA process. Reclamation recommended enlarging both the service and auxiliary spillway, adding a drainage blanket to the downstream sidpe, raising the dam about 3 feet, and replacing the outlet works. In 1996, a value engineering study was conducted and the design team's responses to the VE proposals were to continue as originally recommended. Project Need/Benefit. The Safety of Dams (SOD) Program is primarily a public safety program, with the intent to reduce the risks to people, property, and the environment which are posed by dams located on Indian Reservations. The SOD program protects the public by identifying and implementing necessary corrective actions to make dams as safe as practically possible and to reduce the potential threat to human life and property due to a catastrophic dam failure. When structural modifications are required to correct safety of dams deficiencies, the program ensures that modifications are completed in an economically, technically, environmentally, and culturally sound manner. The program monitors performance of dams through regular examinations and instrumentation monitoring. The program provides a consistent and logical approach to manage and reduce the risk posed by dams that are under the jurisdiction of the Bureau. Ranking Categories: Identify the percent of the project that is in the following categories of need. 3.00% Cnucal Health or Safety Deferred Maintenance __% Critical Mission Deferred Maintenance _% Critical Health or Safety Capital improvement _% Compliance & Other Deferred Maintenance _% Critical Resource Protection Deferred Maintenance % Other Capital Improvement _% Critical Resource Protection Capital improvement Capital Asset Planting 300B Analysis Required. YES: X NO; Total Project Score: NA BHA-CON-RM-23 1279 Project Costs and Status Project Cost Estimate $’s % Project Fundi istory: Deferred Maintenance 100 Funding is requested in FY 2007 for this project. Capital improvement Work: *** However, emergent priority needs pursuant to other Bureau Total Project Estimate: 100 dams sometimes require such funding to address more immediate critical health and safety needs. Due to a policy change in FY 2005, cost estimates for : individual dams will no longer be provided until planning Class of Estimate (circle one): A B C D DM and design documents for the dam are developed to the |ame Good Until (mm/yy): 10/7/2007 point where adequate information is available to make a |reasonably accurate cost estimate. This generally occurs in the year that the construction funds are obligated. Dates: Sch'd Actual Project Data Sheet Unchanged Since (qm/yy) Construction Start/Award: 02/07 Prepared/Last Updated: 08/17/05 Department Approval: Project Complete: 02/09 YES: X NC: BIA-CON-RM-24 1280 Activity: General Administration Construction PROGRAM & BUDGET DISTRIBUTION: (Dollars in Thousands) FY 2007 Fixed Costs President's Change FY 2005 || FY 2006 & Related | Program Budget from Subactivity: Enacted Enacted Changes Change Request FY 2006 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION CONSTRUCTION Telecommunications Improvement & Repair 894 887 5 {} 892 5 FTE 2 2 2 {} Facilities Improvement and Repair 1,232 1,218 f 0. 1,219 f FTE f f I {} Construction Program Management 5,961 5,988 88 {} 6,076 88 FTE 42 42 42 {} Total, General Administration Construction 8,087 8,093 94 {} 8,187 94 FTE 45 45 45 6) General Administration Construction Overview: The General Administration Construction program includes the following: • Telecommunications Improvement and Repair program provides technical assistance, guidance, and administration on matters concerning Bureau telecommunication systems and facilities. • Facilities Improvement and Repair program strives to maximize the use of existing non- educational facilities and reduce operation and maintenance repair costs by abating numerous life threatening health and safety deficiencies related to the facilities improvement and repair program; and, • Construction Program Management provides strategic, tactical, and liaison support for the facilities program operated by the Bureau. The programs support the Department's goal of Management Excellence as well as all of the goals under Serving Communities by ensuring all programs and staff can carry out the goals and objectives of their programs in a safe, healthy, and efficient environment. The FY 2007 budget request for General Administration Construction is $8,187,000 and 45 FTE. Performance by Fiscal Year: 2007 Program Performance Estimates Radio Narrowband the conversion process from analog wide band to digital VHF narrowband technology application. Activities associated with implementing the conversion process include application and installation of new radio equipment and infrastructure at all Bureau-wide regions and agencies. In coordination with the Radio Liaison Office and Office of Safety and Conversion: In FY 2007, the funds requested will be used to implement BIA—CON–GA–1 1281 Risk Management Office, the Bureau will continue to address the critical safety and public health issues impacting Bureau-wide radio towers and wiring infrastructure at Bureau-owned, educational and non-educational facilities. Pursuant to compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards, the narrowband contractor will continue to evaluate, identify, and recommend appropriate changes and requirements to ensure elimination of any life and safety mishaps, Radio Frequency Assignments: The Bureau will continue efforts on the maintenance, spectrum management, and administration of all radio frequency assignments (RFAP). All RFAs require a five-year cyclical review and renewal in order to remain on the airwaves. Improvement and Repair: The Bureau will continue efforts to maintain and upgrade telecommunications and radio infrastructures to ensure Bureau programs have adequate and compatible technology to carry out its mission. Funds requested would also be used to replace systems that do not fall within the narrowband requirements. Included under the telecommunications (voice) responsibility categories is the management and maintenance of FTS 2001 services. Work in these areas includes related administrative requirements such as new assignments, changes, cancellations, requisitioning, and acceptance of long distance, toll free 800, and calling cards services. Emergency Repair: Funds will be provided to the Bureau programs on an as-needed basis in the event of unforeseen circumstances affecting telecommunications. Specifically funds will be used for management, administration, providing technical assistance, approval and funding for the immediate correction, repair, or replacement of unanticipated life/safety and other facility deficiencies affected by the Bureau telecommunication infrastructure. Emergency repair and correction of these deficiencies prevents potential life/safety matters and impairment for telecommunications infrastructures and systems for Bureau personnel, programs, and the general public. Examples of emergency repairs include: repair or replacement of radio towers and base stations; telephone switching systems and infrastructure; correction of immediately hazardous safety conditions; damage caused by fire; acts of nature (i.e., lightning, tornados, floods, snow, and ice); and vandalism. Subactivity: Facilities Improvement and Repair (FI&R) (FY 2007: $1,219,000; FTE I): Funding in FY 2007 will allow the Bureau to perform FI&R work on the existing non-education facilities in lieu of new construction and to perform project work associated with critical health and safety backlog items. The Bureau's Office of Facilities Management and Construction (OFMC) has incorporated maintenance backlog issues into the budget planning for the past several budget cycles. The strategy is to stabilize or reduce the maintenance backlog through increased funding, which would allow the facilities program to address corrective construction and FI&R project work. Completion of these projects eliminates the highest priority items in the maintenance backlog of health and safety deficiencies. Condition Assessments ($245,000): In FY 2007, work will continue to address the cyclic inventory validation and backlog condition assessment projects, which are crucial to overall facilities operations, especially for the distribution of and accounting of appropriated funds BIA—CON–GA–2 1282 for construction, and operation and maintenance of Bureau and tribally-operated education facilities. Inventory validation and condition assessment cyclic reviews are planned for approximately 20 locations covering approximately 1.5 million square feet in FY 2007. To maintain current and accurate facilities data, three-year cyclic reviews will be performed at all locations Bureau-wide. Data acquired on the cyclic reviews includes building conditions, identified backlog of improvements and repairs required for code compliance, programmatic needs, health and safety deficiencies, ADA assessments, infrastructure assessments, and cost estimates. Cyclic inventory reviews consist of compiling a comprehensive inventory of building size, building and room use, major electrical and mechanical systems, equipment, current floor plans, and site plans for facilities operated by the BIA Facility Management program and Tribes. It also includes an inventory of newly constructed and remodeled facilities. Cyclic reviews will constitute a fundamental data source, which the program will use to optimize the scarce budgetary resources for operations and maintenance, construction, and deferred maintenance needs. Demolition/Reduction of Excess Space ($50,000). In FY 2007, requested funds will allow the program to accommodate planning for demolition or transfer of excess property. General Administration demolition funding has historically been funded at $50,000 per fiscal year. This limited amount of funding has been utilized as on an emergency basis to fund one or two small projects each year. Emergency Repairs ($113,000): Funds requested in FY 2007 will be used to correct unforeseen deficiencies, and for immediate repair and correction of deficiencies that meet emergency criteria. Further, funds will be used to provide technical assistance and immediate correction of unanticipated life/safety and other facility deficiencies affecting Bureau personnel, programs and the general public. Emergency repair and correction of deficiencies prevent exposure to injury and allow continuous daily operation of programs. Environmental Projects ($167,000): In FY 2007, the funds requested will be used to continue addressing critical environmental issues affecting Bureau-owned non-educational facilities. These funds will be provided on an as-needed basis to Bureau programs to correct environmental deficiencies in accordance with EPA requirements. In addition, the funds will be used for corrective actions identified by the Bureau's environmental management auditing program. These corrective actions include the following key areas for environmental compliance: Storage tank management, hazardous materials/wastes management, toxic substances management, emergency planning and community right-to-know, water quality management, and air quality management. Minor Improvement and Repair ($644,000): Funds requested in FY 2007 will be used primarily to correct priority safety deficiencies, beginning with critical safety work items. The priority order for correcting deficiencies in the MI&R program is as follows: 1) Critical health and safety workitems (S-D 2) Mechanical, electrical, and utility 3) Other required backlog items to meet local priorities BLA—CON–GA–3 1283 Work will be accomplished Bureau-wide by each location where feasible. These funds are for work items not normally encountered in the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) program. Due to time constraints for immediate correction, these critical health and safety items cannot be deferred until a project can be designed for them under the FI&R program. As an ongoing effort to maximize the use of existing facilities and continue to correct and reduce the critical health and safety hazards in Bureau non-educational facilities, funds will be allocated to six Regions for addressing critical safety work items. Correction of these items is critical for the Bureau's compliance with ADA requirements; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) statutory requirements; Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards; other life safety code requirements. Such compliance will minimize the Bureau's exposure to litigation attributed to the use of unsafe facilities. Office of Facilities Management and Construction ($5,068,000): In FY 2007, funds requested will be used to support the Office of Facilities Management and Construction (OFMC), located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in fulfilling the trust responsibilities by providing safe and functional facilities for program clients. The OFMC develops, implements, and administers policies and procedures; plans, formulates, executes and manages the facilities’ budgets; and provides fiscal and programmatic administration, management, monitoring and evaluation of the facilities’ programs on a Bureau-wide basis. The OFMC is also responsible for the Federal facilities construction program and operations and maintenance programs that can be performed by the Federal Government or through Indian self-determination, contract, grant or compact with tribal organizations. Capital Asset Planning - The Bureau continues to actively participate in capital asset planning for construction projects. The Bureau's planning committee meets quarterly to review project data sheets and Exhibit 300s of proposed new projects, and forwards them on to the Bureau Investment Review Board (BIRB). Once approved by the BIRB, projects must be approved by DOI investment review boards (Executive Capital Planning and Investment Control Team, the Management Initiatives Team, and the Management Excellence Council). Upon final approval, construction projects are prioritized and incorporated into the Bureau's 5-Year Maintenance and Construction Plan. Facilities Management Information System (FMIS) Project ($1,008,000): Funds requested in FY2007 will be used to develop version 5.0 of the FMIS system. This version will include enhancements in the inventory, backlog, project management, budget, work planning, environmental, safety inspections and O&M formula modules. Enhancements and development of reports in all modules will continue. New development for Law Enforcement center will continue. New development for warehouse inventory control will continue. Contractor Applied Management Engineering (AME) backlog validation and inventory data will continue to be loaded into FMIS. Development of programs to utilize hand held devices for inventory, backlog and safety inspections modules will continue. Data calls for GAO and OMB will continue to be generated. Deployment and training on FMIS will continue at additional Bureau locations as connectivity becomes available. BIA—CON-GA-4 1284 2006 Planned Program Performance The FMIS project will complete development of version 4.0. This version will include enhancements in inventory, backlog, project management, budget, work planning, environmental safety inspections and O&M formula modules. Formatting of new reports in all modules will continue. Contractor Applied Management Engineering (AME) backlog validation and inventory data will continue to be loaded into FMIS. Deployment and training on FMIS will continue at additional Bureau locations as connectivity becomes available. In FY 2006 the scope of the FMIS contract will be modified to limit any new improvements and focus on aligning FMIS data and business processes with the new DOIFBMS/SAP and SPM Maintenance Management System. A Gap Analysis and Site Assessment will be conducted to compare the Bureau FMIS requirements with that of the new FBMS. Also, in FY 2006, the FMIS will be reconfigured to be able to more easily migrate data into FBMS, The Bureau will continue implementation of the Radio Narrowband conversion project. This will require the purchase and installation of digital radio equipment and infrastructures in the process of replacing existing radio equipment for transition to satellite technology. This process includes Bureau schools, Law Enforcement, as well as Bureau administrative facilities. The Telecommunications Improvement and Repair (TI&R) program will provide for upgrading, fix or repair of telephone systems for Bureau regions and agencies. This includes new cabling requirements. Also in FY 2006, the Bureau plans to increase the procurement of solar powered skids and shelters to provide power for remote radio sites, isolated facility buildings, and school development programs; not only as new power, but also as backup emergency systems. The Emergency Repair program will continue to provide funding to repair severe structural deficiencies at the Standing Rock Agency headquarters, Ft. Yates ND, to ensure continued occupancy. The Demolition program funding will provide planning for the removal of the Jicarilla Agency Headquarters buildings at Dulce, NM. Minor Improvement and Repair funding will provide for vital road infrastructure repair at the Western Navajo Agency, Tuba City, AZ. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments The Bureau completed the Phase II Design and Engineering process for the Great Plains region. The Bureau is now working with the Navajo and Western regions in continuation of this process. Radio Frequency propagation surveys have been identified for coverage requirements to include inter-operability with other regions, agencies, and/or groups outside of Bureau facilities. BIA—CON–GA-5 1285 The Bureau started Phase III – Implementation and Application process in continuation of the Radio Narrowband conversion project for regions and agencies. This required the purchase and installation of radio and infrastructure equipment to replace existing radio equipment in order to facilitate the conversion to digital radio satellite technology. This accomplishment also includes radio frequency propagation surveys to identify coverage requirements for inter- operability with other regions, agencies, and/or groups outside Bureau facilities. The Bureau fulfilled the telecommunications and cabling infrastructure requirements for the relocation of Eastern Regional Office. Navajo Region telecommunication and radio team was able to accomplish and complete the following projects via funds support from TI&R fund for communication supplies: Chilchinbeto School telecommunication, Truxton Canyon radio system and Hope Law Enforcement microwave tower move. The TI&R program assisted the Jicarilla Agency relocation which included obtaining services from local telephone company. The Bureau assisted the Ramah Navajo Agency Administration and Branch of Roads with new telephone system and phones installed plus voice mail. The FMIS was upgraded to version 3.0. This version included enhancements and new development in inventory, backlog, project management, budget, work planning, environmental, administration, safety inspections, training manager and O&M formula modules. Contractor Applied Management Engineering (AME) backlog validation and inventory data was loaded in FMIS. Data calls for GAO and OMB were generated. Deployment and training on FMIS continued at additional Bureau locations as connectivity became available. During FY 2005, the Bureau conducted inventory validations. The Facilities Improvement and Repair (FI&R) corrected backlog deficiencies. The Emergency Repair program processed emergency projects to correct deficiencies that meet emergency criteria. The Demolition and Space Reduction program demolished 4,244 square feet of space at the Choctaw Agency Headquarters during FY 2005. The Environmental program will also continue to address critical environmental issues affecting Bureau-owned non-educational facilities. Pursuant to compliance with EPA requirements, project based work will continue to abate hazardous materials in Bureau- owned non-education facilities. In addition, the Bureau will continue development of new projects to remediate environmental hazards as they are identified in facilities Bureau-wide. BLA—CON–GA–6 1286 Appropriation Language DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Indian Land and Water Claim Settlements and Miscellaneous Payments to Indians For miscellaneous payments to Indian tribes and individuals and for necessary administrative expenses, [$34,754,000; $33,946,000, to remain available until expended, for implementation of Indian land and water claim settlements pursuant to Public Laws 99-264, 100-580, 101-618, [106-554), 107-331 and [108-34] 108-447, and for implementation of other land and water rights settlements, of which [$10,000,000; $316,000, shall be available for payment to the Quinault Indian Nation pursuant to the terms of the North Boundary Settlement Agreement dated July 14, 2000, providing for the acquisition of perpetual conservation easements from the Nation. (Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006). BIA-SET-1 g SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS (Dollar Amounts in Thousands) Indian Land and Water Claim Settlements and Miscellaneous Payments to Indians FY 2005 FY 2006 Uncontroll. & Program FY 2007 President's Change From Enacted Enacted Related Changes Changes Budget Request FY 2005 Activities, Subactivities FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount Indian Land and Water Claim Settlements and Miscellaneous Payments to Indians Land Settlements: White Earth Land Settlement Act (Adm.) 0 616 () 634 0. () {} .9 0 625 0 .9 Hoopa-Yurok Settlement () 247 () 254 0. 0. 0. -4 () 250 {} -4 Quinault Indain Nation Boundary Settlement 0 9,893 0 9,827 0 () {} -9,511 0 316 {} -9,5il Cuba Lake Land Settlement {} 1,726 0 () {} O 0 0. 0 O {} () Water Settlements: Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement 0 140 0 144 0 0 () -2 0 142 {} -2 Colorado Ute 0. 7,889 0 8,111 () 0 () -8,1 11 {} 0 {} -8, 11 1 Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Settlement 0. 9,833 0 9,829 0. 0 () 5 10 0 10,339 G 5 i () Zuni Water Settlement () 13,806 () 5,444 0 0. 0 -5,444 () () () –5,444 Rocky Boys O&M Trust Fund {} 0 () {} 0 0. 0 7,500 () 7,500 0 7,500 Nez Perce/Snake River () () () 0 0 () () 14,774 0 14,774 () 14,774 TOTAL, MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS {} 44,150 (? 34,243 6) 0. {} -297 ſ} 33,946 () -297 : 1288 Activity: Land and Water Claim Settlements/Miscellaneous to Indians PROGRAM & BUDGET DISTRIBUTION: in Fixed FY 2007 Costs & President's Change Related Program Budget from otai Summary of 2007 Program Changes Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes White Earth Land Settlement Act (Adm.) -9 0 Hoopa-Yurok Settlement –4 0 Quinault Indian Boundary Settlement -9,511 0 Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement -2 0 Colorado Ute -8,111 0 Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Settlement 510 0 Zuni Water Settlement –5,444 0 Rocky Boys O&M Trust Fund 7,500 0 Nez Perce/Snake River 14,774 0 TOTAL, Program Changes -297 0 Justification of 2007 Program Changes: White Earth Land Settlement Act (-$9,000): The FY 2007 payment funding level reflects actual funding requirements. The FY 2006 funding level included adjustments to address previous year reductions as a result of various across the board rescissions. Hoopa-Yurok Settlement (-$4,000): The FY 2007 payment funding level reflects actual funding requirements. The FY 2006 funding level included adjustments to address previous year reductions as a result of various across the board rescissions. BIA-SET-3 1289 Quinault Indian Nation Boundary Settlement (-$9,511,000): The FY 2007 payment of $316,000 fulfills the Federal financial responsibility for this settlement. Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement (-$2,000): The FY 2007 payment funding level reflects actual funding requirements. The FY 2006 funding level included adjustments to address previous year reductions as a result of various across the . board rescissions. Colorado Ute (-$8,111,000): The Colorado Ute Settlement Act Amendment of 2000, (Public Law 106-554), authorized $40 million to be appropriated over the FY 2002 - 2006 period, in five equal annual payments. The settlement was completed in FY 2006. Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Settlement (+$510,000): The increase requested is to restore the deficit caused by the across-the-board reductions enacted in FY 2006. FY 2007 is the final year of payment to fulfill the requirements of the settlement; which requires $40 million over a four year period. The increase reflects full funding for the settlement in its final year. Zuni Water Settlement (-$5,444,000): The $5,444,000 appropriated in FY 2006 was for the second of two payments, and will complete the Federal government’s commitment to the Zuni Tribe in fulfillment of the act. Rocky Boys O&M Trust Fund (+$7,500,000): The Indian Financing Amendments Act of 2002–Title DK of the Act- Rocky Boys Rural Water System (Public Law 107-331) authorized the “Rocky Boys/North Central Montana Regional Water System Act of 2002”. It is a follow up to the previous Act, Public Law 106-163. Sec 914 (c) of Public Law 107-331, which established the Chippewa Cree Water System Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement Trust Fund and authorized $15.0 million in funding. The FY 2007 request represents the first of two payments of $7.5 million each. Nez Perce/Snake River (+$14,774,000): Since 1998, the Nez Perce Tribe, the United States, the State of Idaho, and local communities and water users in Idaho have engaged in mediation as part of the Snake River Basin Adjudication to resolve the claims of the Nez Perce Tribe in the Snake River. The Nez Perce dispute was the biggest outstanding dispute in the Snake River Basin. This case has now been settled and the responsibilities of the parties over the 30 year term of the agreement are expressed under the Snake River Water Rights Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-447). The three components of the terms are the Nez Perce Tribal Component, the Salmon/Clearwater Habitat Management and Restoration Initiative, and the Snake River Flow Component. The Department's responsibility for compliance with the Act totals $170.9 million and includes funding in BIA, FWS, BLM, and Reclamation programs. The BIA requirements total $95.8 million over the next seven years. In 2007, BIA proposes spending a total of $14.8 million for the first year's payment to the Nez Perce Water and Fisheries Fund, Nez Perce Tribe Habitat Accounts, and Nez Perce Domestic Water Supply Fund. BIA-SET-4 1290 Land and Water Claim Settlements/Miscellaneous Payments to Indians Overview: This budget activity is used to fund the Federal government's obligations resulting from implementation of Federal statutes ratifying Indian land and water claims settlements. This activity also includes funding to satisfy Federal statutes ratifying miscellaneous settlement payments to Indian tribes and individuals. Honoring Indian claims settlements is a direct means of achieving the Departmental goal of fulfilling Indian trust responsibilities. Through requesting annual funding and executing appropriated funds, this program fulfills Federal government’s obligations related to settlement of Indian land and water claims. In conjunction with the Office of the Solicitor (SOL), the program tracks the status of pending and current settlements for planning and reporting purposes. Subactivity: Land Settlements: White Earth Settlement Act (FY 2007: $625,000; FTE: 0): The White Earth Reservation Land Settlement funds are used to investigate and verify questionable transfers of land by which individual Indian allottees or their heirs were divested of ownership and to achieve the payment of compensation to allottees or heirs, in accordance with the Act (Public Law 99- 263). A major portion of work is contracted under the authorities of Public Law 93-638, as amended, to the White Earth Reservation Business Committee. Hoopa-Yurok Settlement Act (FY 2007: $250,000; FTE: 0): Funds for the Hoopa-Yurok Act are used to fulfill the Federal Government's responsibility under Public Law 100-580, the Hoopa-Yurok Settlement Act, Section 4 and 5. Section 2 of the Act requires that the Secretary spend not less than $5 million for the purpose of acquiring land or interests in land pursuant to subparagraph (A) of the law. Section 10 requires that the Bureau's Pacific Regional Office work with the Yurok Tribe on Economic Self-Sufficiency. At this time, the requirements under the act for completion of the Settlement Roll have been accomplished and payments under Section 6 and 7 have been met. Quinault Indian Nation Boundary Settlement (FY 2007: $316,000; FTE: 0): Funds related to this settlement are for the acquisition of conservation easements within the Northern Extension. In 1996 the Quinault Indian Nation drafted a 20-year timber harvest plan for their 13,000 acre Northern Boundary Area. The Bureau presented the final plan to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and requested formal consultation pursuant to Section 7 under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended. In 1998 the FWS rendered a jeopardy biological opinion for the plan's impacts to the marbled murrelet, a threatened species under the ESA. In July 2000, the Department of the Interior, the Tribe, and Trust for Public Land (TPL) entered into an agreement providing for the purchase over-time of conservation easements of old growth timber land in the Northern Extension. Currently, the total value of the conservation easements is being negotiated. Beginning with the President's 2003 Budget, the FWS land acquisition account included $5 million for the acquisition of conservation easements within the Northern Extension for both 2003 and 2004. In 2003, the Congress appropriated $4.968 million. For 2004, neither the Senate nor House bills provided funding to the FWS to continue the acquisition of BIA-SET-5 1291 conservation easements. Instead, the House included $5 million in new appropriations for the BIA and report language requiring a transfer of $5 million from the FWS land acquisition account to the BIA. In FY 2005, $9.8 million was appropriated to the BIA for this settlement, and $9.8 million for FY 2006. The funds were to purchase conservation easements. The FY 2007 payment of $316,000 fulfills the Federal financial responsibility for this settlement, Cuba Lake Land Settlement (FY 2007: $0; FTE: 0): The Seneca Nation filed an action in 1985, asserting that the State of New York had unlawfully condemned tribal treaty lands in violation of the Trade and Intercourse Act ("Nonintercourse Act"), 25 U.S. C. 177. The United States filed a complaint in intervention in this case in January, 1998. On October 31, 1998, the court granted Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment finding that the State unlawfully condemned Seneca Nation land in Violation of the Nonintercourse Act. The parties agreed to a term sheet outlining the terms of the settlement, which requires that the State of New York and the U.S. buyout leaseholders in the claim area. The costs were split between the State of New York and the Federal government. A payment of $1.726 million in FY 2005 satisfied the Federal government’s obligation under the settlement. Subactivity: Water Settlements: Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Settlement 2007: $142,000; FTE: 0): In FY 2007, funds will continue to be used for payments to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District for water rights service and for documentation of the Truckee River Operating Agreement and for Federal Water Master costs in preparing for its implementation. Most of these funds are used to cover Federal costs in preparing the Truckee River Operating Agreement (TROA). TROA is being negotiated with the States of California and Nevada, the Truckee Meadows Water Authority, municipal and county governments in the Reno metropolitan area, the Pyramid Lake Tribe, and others. The funds are used specifically to meet Federal Water Master costs in preparing for implementation of TROA (generally, about $45,000-50,000 per year), and for assistance in preparing and documenting TROA, including coordinating preparation of the administrative record (about $80,000 per year). A small portion goes each year to cover the costs of water service for water rights acquired for Pyramid Lake and the lower Truckee River on the Pyramid Lake Reservation to help protect cui-ui, an endangered fish, and Lahontan cutthroat trout, a threatened species, and for miscellaneous costs (usually about $10,000- 15,000 per year). Colorado Ute (FY 2007: 0; FTE: 0): The Colorado Ute Settlement Act Amendments of 2000, (Public Law 106-554), authorizes $40 million to be appropriated over the FY 2002 - 2006 period, in five equal annual payments. Funds will be deposited into the Tribal Resource Fund as part of the settlement of outstanding water rights claims of the Tribes on the Animas and La Plata Rivers to: complete construction of, and operate and maintain a reservoir, a pumping plant, a reservoir inlet conduit, and appurtenant facilities to divert and store water from the Animas River to provide a municipal and industrial water supply; and to deliver the use of such components, specified municipal and industrial water allocations to the San Juan Water Commission, Animas-La Plata Conservancy District, State of Colorado, La Plata Conservancy District of New Mexico, Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute Tribes, and Navajo Nation. The $8.1 million appropriated in FY 2006 represents the fifth and final required payment associated with this settlement. BLA-SET-6 1292 Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Settlement (FY2007: $10,339,000; FTE: 0): The Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations Claims Settlement Act, extinguishes claims arising out of the Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nation's interests in the Disclaimed Drybed Lands of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma and the construction, maintenance and operation of the McCellan-Kerr Navigation Way. The Act requires $40 million in appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior for the purpose of establishing a Tribal Trust Fund for the benefit of each of the Indian Nations, as follows: • 50 percent to be deposited into the trust fund accountestablished for the Cherokee Nation. • 37.5 percent to be deposited into the trust fund account established for the Choctaw Nation. - • 12.5 percent to be deposited into the trust fund account established for the Chickasaw Nation. The $9,829,000 payment in FY 2006 was the third of four required payments of $10 million each. The increase requested in FY 2007 is to restore the deficit caused by the across-the- board reductions enacted in FY 2005 and 2006. Zuni Water Settlement [FY 2007: $0; FTE: 0): The Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2003, enacted under Public Law 108-34, 117 Stat. 782 (June 23, 2003) authorizes a total Federal contribution of $19.25 million dollars for settlement of the Zuni Indian Tribe's water rights claims in the pending water rights adjudication of the Little Colorado River basin in Arizona. The $5,444,000 requested in FY 2006 was the second of two payments, and completes the Federal Government’s commitment to the Zuni Tribe in fulfillment of the requirement of the act. Rocky Boys O&M Trust Fund [FY 2007: $7,500,000; FTE: 0): The Indian Financing Amendments Act of 2002–Title DK of the Act- Rocky Boys Rural Water System (Public Law 107-331) authorized the “Rocky Boys/North Central Montana Regional Water System Act of 2002”. It is a follow up to the previous Act, Public Law 106-163. Sec 914 (c) of Public Law 107-331, which established the Chippewa Cree Water System Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement Trust Fund and authorized $15.0 million in funding. The FY 2007 request represents the first of two payments of $7.5 million each. Nez Perce/Snake River (FY 2007: $14,774,000; FTE: 0): Since 1998, the Nez Perce Tribe, the United States, the State of Idaho, and local communities and water users in Idaho have engaged in mediation as part of the Snake River Basin Adjudication to resolve the claims of the Nez Perce Tribe in the Snake River. The Nez Perce dispute was the biggest outstanding dispute in the Snake River Basin. This case has now been settled and the responsibilities of the parties over the 30 year term of the agreement are expressed under the Snake River Water Rights Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-447). The three components of the terms are the Nez Perce Tribal Component, the Salmon/Clearwater Habitat Management and Restoration Initiative, and the Snake River Flow Component. The Department's responsibility for compliance with the Act totals $170.9 million and includes funding in BIA, FWS, BLM, and Reclamation programs. The BLA requirements total $95.8 million over the next seven years. In 2007, BIA proposes spending a total of $14.8 million for the first year payments to the Nez Perce Water and Fisheries Fund, Nez Perce Tribe Habitat Accounts, and Nez Perce Domestic Water Supply Fund. BIA-SET-7 1293 Bureau Bureau of 1 and Sec Salmon Bureau of Reciamation Sec 1 River BHA-SET-8 1294 Appropriation Language DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Indian Guaranteed & Insured Loan Program Account For the cost of guaranteed and insured loans, [$6,348,000; $6,262,000, of which [$701,000] $626,000 is for administrative expenses, as authorized by the Indian Financing Act of 1974, as amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed [$118,884,000] $87,376,744. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006.) BIA-LOAN-1 1295 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Indian Guaranteed and Insured Loan Program Account 14-2628-0-1-452 Program and Performance As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account records the subsidy costs associated with the guaranteed and insured loans committed in 1992 and beyond (including modifications of loan guarantees that resulted from obligations or commitments in any year), as well as administrative expenses of this program. The subsidy amounts are estimated on a present value basis; the administrative expenses are estimated on a cash basis. Guaranteed and insured loans are targeted to projects with an emphasis on manufacturing, business services, and tourism (hotels, motels, restaurants). BLA-LOAN-2 1296 Appropriation: Indian Guaranteed Loan Program Account Fixed FY 2007 Costs President's Change FY 2005 || FY 2006 |& Related | Program Budget From Program Element Actual Enacted | Changes | Changes Request FY2006 Guaranteed Loan Subsidy $(000) 5,647 5,563 0 () 5,636 73 FTE {} {} () 0 0 {} Administrative Expenses $(000) 685 692 -66 () 626 -66 FTE 4 4 {} 0 4 () Total Requirements $(000) 6,332 6,255 -66 0 6,262 7 FTE 4 4 0 {} 4 {) Indian Guaranteed and Insured Loan Program Overview: The Indian Financing Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-262), as amended, established this Indian program to help Indians gain access to capital by guaranteeing and insuring loans from the private sector to promote economic development for Tribes, individual Indians and Alaska Natives. This guaranteed and insured loan program also supports the Department of Interior's Strategic goal of Serving Communities. The object is to develop quality communities by promoting the economic vitality of Indian Tribes and Alaska Natives. The Indian Guaranteed and Insured Loan Program provides loan guarantees or insurance to assist eligible Indian Tribes, Alaska Natives, tribal organizations, and individual Indians obtain financing not otherwise available from the private sector for Indian owned businesses on or near reservations. The program can guarantee or insure up to 90% of a loan made to finance Indian- owned businesses organized for profit. The central office staff reviews loan requests over $3 million dollars through a loan committee and recommends special written loan conditions as part of the agreements to complete loan obligations. Program Overview: The guaranteed and insured loan portfolio totaled $302 million as of September 30, 2005. In FY 2007, the Bureau expects to leverage private sector financing for 75 businesses and create or sustain 1,800 jobs on or near Indian reservations. The program continues to assist Tribes investing in community developments, including water and sewer systems, power and irrigation, agriculture, housing and health care facilities. Tribal office complexes for government and judicial purposes as well as recreational attractions, like golf courses, RV parks and resort facilities are also high priorities. The program assists Indian entrepreneurs in business start-ups, contract opportunities, manufacturing and industrial development. Job creation and employment opportunities result from these economic developments and build a foundation for reservation economies to increase growth and expansion. Non-Indian border or adjacent communities also increase their business and employment opportunities. The subsidy rate estimate determined for FY 2007 is 6.45%. This rate will enable the Bureau to leverage $87,376,744 in guaranteed and insured loan ceiling based on the requested subsidy appropriation of $5,636,000 ($5,636,000/6.45%). This rate was determined by incorporating a historical average cash flow data set into the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Credit BIA-LOAN-3 1297 Subsidy Calculator (CSC). A lower subsidy rate reflects a lower cost of funds. The historical cash flow items include the inflows of premium fees, and default recoveries and outflows of interest subsidy and default payments. The average default rate, currently at 2%, has a considerable effect on the subsidy rate, and this year is notably low due to increased efforts in repayment agreements. The Bureau continues to recommend and enforce strict loan agreements that effectively reduce defaults in the program. These agreements are crucial in dealing with large to medium size loans. Aiso, with a proven financial track record, Indian business can gain more access to capital. As lenders utilize the benefits of this program, investment in Indian community developments result. The Bureau also provides lenders with current information on tribal governments, rules and regulations and other related tribal characteristics. Through this program, the Bureau is able to effectively increase tribal self-determination and advance quality communities for Tribes. The Bureau's long-term goals for this program are to reduce Indian unemployment rates, reduce default rates on Indian loans, and reduce subsidy levels on BIA guaranteed and insured loans. The Bureau identifies these indicators as measures of progress in achieving Department of Interior's Strategic goal of Serving Communities. Program Overview: The Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661) established this account to support the administrative costs of executing guaranteed and insured loans, including those made prior to FY 1992 for which funds were appropriated under the Indian Guaranty and Insurance Fund. Funds requested in FY 2007 will be used to pay for salaries, travel, supplies and outreach under the program. The provisions of the Indian Financing Act and regulations at 25 CFR Part 103, govern the administration of the Loan Guaranty and Insurance Programs. The Division of Credit administers the program, develops program policies, oversees regulatory compliance, and reviews and recommends action on requests for loan guarantees and insured loans from approved lenders, The Office will continue to develop new markets for the Loan Insurance Program by attracting new lenders to finance small Indian businesses in an expedited manner for requests under $250,000 dollars. As required by the Indian Financing Act Amendments of 2002, the office will develop a secondary market for the Bureau's guaranteed and insured loans through development and implementation of regulations and contracting with fiscal agents in the private sector for central registration and fiscal transfer agent functions. The program will pursue additional collection actions, as necessary, including cases where suits may be filed against lenders where instances of fraud or misrepresentation are determined on claims for iosses that have been paid to lenders by the Loan Guarantee and Insurance Program in the secondary market. As required by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, program staff will continue to transfer all direct loans and assigned guaranteed loan delinquencies in excess of 180 days to the Department of Treasury. The program will fund an attorney/advisor in BLA-LOAN-4 1298 the Office of the Solicitor, specializing in banking law, to provide counsel to staff in resolving legal issues associated with the administration of the program. Performance by Fiscal Year 2007 Program Performance Estimates Relative to the established Strategic Plan / PART measures of the Indian Guaranteed and Insured Loan Program, the Bureau expects FY 2007 performance to meet or exceed that of FY 2006. The number of jobs created through DOI loans is expected to be 1,800, equal to the FY 2006 planned level. The percentage of positions created that are long-term positions is expected to be 91 percent, equal to the FY 2006 estimated level. The default rate on BIA guaranteed loans is expected to remain at 2 percent, equivalent to the FY 2006 planned level. The subsidy level on BIA loans is expected to reach 6.45 percent, reflecting an increase of 36 percent over the FY 2006 planned level. The cost per job created by the program is expected to average $1,900, approximately 12 percent above the planned FY 2006 level. 2006 Planned Program Performance The number of jobs created through DOI loans is anticipated to be 1,800, down 28 percent from the FY 2005 level. The percentage of positions created that are long-term positions is expected to be 91 percent, just 1 percent over the FY 2005 level. The default rate on BIA guaranteed loans is expected to remain at 2 percent, equivalent to the FY 2005 level. The subsidy level on BIA loans is expected to reach 4.75 percent, reflecting a decrease of 30 percent below the FY 2005 level. In addition, the Bureau estimates that 100 percent of the available guaranteed loan ceiling of $117 million will be utilized. The cost per job achieved is expected to drop to $1,700, approximately 22 percent below the FY 2005 average. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments The number of jobs created through DOI loans was 1,922. The percentage of positions created that are long-term positions was 90 percent. The average household income in Indian country was $21,587. The default rate on BLA guaranteed loans was 2 percent. The subsidy level on BIA loans was 6.76 percent. In addition, the Bureau utilized 100 percent of the available guaranteed loan ceiling of $84,828,905. The cost per job created was $2,190, significantly higher that the FY 2004 average of $1,799 per job. BIA-LOAN-5 1299 Performance Overview Table: Indian Guaranteed and Insured Loans 2006 Change Change 2007 from 2005 26% from 2005 2007 Change Measure 2005 Piah 2005 Actual Pian | Enacted | Actual l Request from 2006 H--------- GPRA goal: Promote the Economic Vitality of Indian Tribes and Alaska Natives Number of jobs created through capital 1,700 1,922 800 1,800 -122 },800 {) provided by DOI loans (47%) (-6%) (0% ) SP grº- $1,700 $2,190 $490 $1,700 -$490 $$.900 $200 Increase the percentage of jobs created that are | N/A 90% N/A 91% } % 9 jº. ()!}. long-term positions. PART Encrease the average household income in TH) TBD TBD TBD TBD TBA) TBT) Indian Country.* PART Reduce Default Rates on BEA guaranteed 200% 2.00% 0% 2.00% 0% 200% 0% loans. PART Reduce Subsidy levels N/A 6.76% N/A 4.75% -2.0} % 6.45% ; 7% on BIA loans PART (-30%) (36%) * The method used to calculate average household income is currently under review as part of the Bureau's Data Validation and Verification process. BIA-LOAN-6 1300 PERMANENTINDEFINITE APPROPRIATION * Authority Indian Guaranteed Loan Upward Re-estimate of Subsidy Budget Authority (includes interest) $19,764,000 Upward Re-estimate of FY 2006 Indian Guaranteed Loan Subsidy: The Indian Financing Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-262), as amended, established a program to guarantee loans from the private sector to promote economic development of Tribes, individual Indians and Alaska Natives. In 1990, the Federal Credit Reform Act (FCRA) was passed to: (1) measure more accurately the costs of Federal credit programs; (2) estimate the cost of credit programs on a budgetary basis equivalent to other Federal spending; (3) encourage the delivery of benefits in the form most appropriate to the needs of beneficiaries; and (4) improve the allocation of resources among credit programs and between credit and other spending programs. The Account collects and holds in escrow subsidy appropriations from the program account and lender fees, maintains balances as reserves for payment of defaults, records interest income from Treasury, and pays defaults and interest subsidies as necessary. Guaranteed loan subsidy rates are derived by estimating costs and receipts and entering them into a subsidy model developed by the Office of Management and Budget. Lender fees and interest earnings entered into the escrow account affect the subsidy rate positively. Default payments and interest or supplemental payments affect the subsidy rate negatively. The resulting subsidy rate determines the anticipated costs needed over the life of a given amount of each year's lending authority. When all documents and approvals are completed for a guaranteed loan, the subsidy costs are obligated and transferred to the Financing Account. At this point the approved loans are only commitments by the U.S. Government and these subsidy funds are held in escrow. When lender banks disburse the loan funds to the borrowers, it may be in the same year as the obligations, but more often than not, these advancements occur anywhere from the second year and beyond. In addition to the subsidy costs, lenders’ fees are held in this account. Funds in this financing account are used to pay for defaults and interest supplements. 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BIA-LOAN-9 1303 Appropriation: Indian Guaranteed Loan Financing Account FY 2006 NEGATIVE SUBSDDY RECEIPT ACCOUNT Budget Authority Guaranteed Loan Downward Re-estimate Subsidy Budget Authority (includes interest) -1,049,000 Guaranteed Loan Downward Re-estimate Subsidy Budget Authority: The Indian Financing Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-262), as amended, established a program to guarantee loans from the private sector to promote economic development of Tribes, individual Indians and Alaska Natives. The account collects and holds in escrow subsidy appropriations from the program account and lenders fees, maintains balances as reserves for payment of defaults, records interest income from Treasury, and pays defaults and interest subsidies as necessary. Guaranteed loan subsidy rates are derived by estimating costs and receipts and entering them into a subsidy model developed by the Office of Management and Budget, Lender fees and interest earnings entered in the escrow account affect the subsidy rate positively. Default payments and interest or supplemental payments affect the subsidy rate negatively. The resulting subsidy rate determines the anticipated costs needed over the life of a given amount of each year's lending authority. When all documents and approvals are completed for a guaranteed loan, the subsidy costs are obligated and transferred to the Financing Account. At this point the approved loans are only commitments by the U.S. Government and these subsidy funds are held in escrow. When lender banks disburse the loan funds to the borrowers, it may be in the same year as the obligations, but more often than not, these advancements occur anywhere from the second year and beyond. In addition to the subsidy costs, lenders’ fees are held in this account. Funds in this financing account are used to pay for defaults and interest supplements. The subsidy re-estimates, required by the FCRA (Section 504 (F)), were calculated at the end of FY 2005 for cohort years 1992 through 2003 using actual data. This process resulted in downward re-estimates of the FY 2006 subsidy cost for the 1992 to 2003 cohorts. In other words, the re-estimate indicated that some 1992 to 2003 cohorts required lower subsidy amounts. As a result, the Bureau will transfer $1,049,000 from the Financing Account to the Negative Subsidy Receipt Account. BLA-LOAN-10 1304 STANDARD FORM 300 July 1964 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF INDIAN AFTAIRS INDIAN GUARANTEED LOAN FINANCING ACCOUNT Program and Financing Schedule (in millions of dollars) - 2005 2006 2007 Identification Code: 14-4415-0-3-452 Actual Estimate Estimatei Obligations by program activity: O{}{}} Default Claim Payments........................................................... 3 f l 0003 Interest Subsidy.............................. • * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 2 1. 1 0.091 Direct Program by Activities - Subtotal (1 level)............................. 5 2 2 08:02 Downward Reestimates........................................................... 2 f 0 G304 Interest on reestimates............................................................ l 0 {} 089} Direct Program by Activities - Subtotal (1 level)............................. 3 { 0. 1000 **— 8 3 2 |Budgetary resources available for obligation: 2140 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year........................... 64 69 98 2200 New financing authority (gross)................................................. 13 32 12 2390 Total budgetary resources available for obligation........................... 77 101 f 10 2395 Total new obligations............................................................, -8 -3 –2 2440 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year...…: 69 98 108; New financing authority (gross), detail: Mandatory: 6710 Authority to borrow............................................................... 5 5 5 6900 Offestting collections (cash)........................................... * * * * * * * * * * 8 27 7 7000 lºſiºiºſºle- 13 32 12 Change in obligated balance: 7240 Obligated balance, start of year................................................. 0 0 1 7310 Total new obligations............................................................. 8 3 2 7320 Total financing disbursements (gross).......................................... -8 -2 -2 7440 Obligated balance, end of year.................................................. 0 l l —* ſºlºiºdibºº..…~~~~ 8 2 2 Offsets against gross financing authority and financing disbursements: Offsetting collections (cash) from: 8300 Payments from program account................................................ 8 25 5 8825 Interest on uninvested funds..................................................... 4 5 5 8840 Non-Federal sources.............................................................. l 2 2 8890 Total, offsetting collections (cash).............................................. 13 32 12 Net financing authority and financing disbursements: 8900 Financing authority................................................................ 0 0 ol Status of Guaranteed Loans (in millions of dollars) Position with respect to appropriations act limitation on commitments: 211 | Limitation on guaranteed loans made by private lenders.................... 85 112 87 2150 Total guaranteed loan commitments............................................ 85 I 12 87 2199 Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loan commitments… 68 10] 78 Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding: 2210 Outstanding, start of year......................................................... 326 309 322 2231 Disbursements of new guaranteed loans....................................... 42 75 58 225 ſ Repayments and prepayments................................................... -56 -60 -60 2261 Adjustments: Terminations for default that result in loans receivable..... -3 -i -1 2264 Other adjustments, etc............................................................ 0 -1 -l 2290 ******— 3{}9 322 388 iMemorandum: 2299 Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loans outstanding, end of year.......... 275 290 286 BLA-LOAN-11 1305 2005 2006 2007 Identification Code: 14-4415-0-3-452 Actual Estimate Estimate! iAddendum: Cumulative balance of defaulted guaranteed loans that result in loans receivable: 23 O Outstanding, start of year......................................................... 2 5 5 2331 Disbursements for guaranteed loans claims.................................... 3 f l 235? Repayments of loans receivable................................................. 0 -1 -1 236f Write-offs of ioans receivable................................................... {} 0. 0 2390 Outstanding, end of year............... ------------→ S 5 S Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars) ASSETS: 1101 Federal assets: Fund baiances with Treasury 69 Net value of assets related to post-1991 acquired defaulted guaranteed loans receivable: 1501 Defaulted guaranteed loans receivable, gross............................... 5 1502 Interest receivable................................................................. l 1505 Allowance for subsidy cost (-)................................................... -5 1599 New present value of assets related to defaulted guaranteed ioans...... i 1999– Total assets................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . * * * * * * - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 70 LIABILITIES: 2104 Federal liabilities: Resources payable to Treasury........................ 7 2105 Other.......................................................................…...... f 2204 Non-Federal liabilities: Liabilities for loan guarantees.................... 62 2999 Total liabilities..................................................................... 70 4999 Total liabilities and net position................................................. 70 BLA-LOAN-12 1306 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Indian Loan Guaranty and Insurance Fund Liquidating Account i4–4410–0–3–4.52 Program and Performance As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account records all cash flows to and from the Government resulting from loan guarantees committed prior to 1992. This account is shown on a cash basis. All new activity in this program in 1992 and beyond (including modifications of loan guarantees that resulted from obligations or commitments in any year) is recorded in corresponding program and financing accounts. BLA-LOAN-13 1307 Appropriation: Indian Loan Guaranty and Insurance Fund Liquidating Account FY 2007 Change Fixed Costs President’s | From FY 2005 FY 2006 & Related Program Budget FY Program Element Actual Enacted Changes Changes Request 2006 BA Permanent, interest Subsidies $(600) 250 {} 0 250 0 Defaulted Loans $(000) 250 0. 0 | 250 0 Total Requirements $(000) 500 0 0 500 0 The Indian Loan Guaranty and Insurance Fund Liquidating Account pays interest subsidies and defaults related to Pre-1992 guaranteed loans. The Bureau has permanent borrowing authority to use when needed to pay defaults and subsidies. The remaining loans total approximately $5 million dollars. While most loans are being paid off or refinanced, there does, however, remain the possibility for defaults to occur. Interest Subsidies (FY 2007: $250,000): Funds provided are used to pay interest subsidies on loans that have appropriate loan agreements or conditions. Losses on Defaulted Loans (FY 2007: $250,000): In the past several years, the defaults against this account have been infrequent. BIA-LOAN-14 1308 standard FORM 300 July 1964 BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS identification Code: 14-4410-0-3-452 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR INDIAN LOANGUARANTY AND INSURANCEFUND LIQUIDATING ACCOUNT Programand FinancingSchedule (In millions of dollars) 2005 2006 Actual Estimate |Budgetary resources available for obligation: 2260 Portion applied to repay debt............. Net budget authority and outlays: 89.00 Budget Authority 9000 Outlays 2140 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year..................... 2390 Total budgetary resources available to obligation.................... 2440 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year..................... } -I 0 0 i 0. i 0. Status of Guaranteed Loans (in millions of dollars) Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding: 22}0 Outstanding, start of year................................. 2251 Repayments and prepayments.......................... 2290 Outstanding, end of year.............................................. 2264 Adjustments. Other adjustments, net..................................... }} -3 Memorandum: 2299 Guaranteed amount of guaranteed loans outstanding, end of year.... Addendum: 2310 Outstanding, start of year................................. 2351 Repayments of loans receivable......................... 23.90 Outstanding, end of year.......... Cumulative balance of defaulted guaranteed loans that result in loans receivable: 2361 Write-offs of loans receivable............................................... 1 i º 7 -2 5 -2 Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars) ASSETS: 1701 Defaulted guaranteed loans, gross .......................... 1702 Interest receivable.................. 1999 Total assets.............. 110] Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury............................ I703 Allowance for estimated uncollectible loans and interest (-).......... #704 Defaulted guaranteed loans and interest receivable, met............... 1799 Value of assets related to loan guarantees................................ LIABILITES: 2999 Total liabilities....................... 4999 Total liabilities and net position................. 2104 Federal liabilities: Resources payable to Treasury...................... BLA-LOAN-15 1309 BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Indian Direct Loan Program Account 14-2627-0-1-452 Program and Performance As required by the Federal Credit reform Act of 1990, this account records the subsidy cost associated with direct loans obligated in 1992 and beyond (including modifications of direct loans that resulted from obligations in any year). The subsidy amounts are estimated on a present value basis. BIA-LOAN-16 1310 Appropriation: Indian Direct Loan Program Account 2006 PERMANENT INDEFINITE APPROPRIATION Budget Authority Direct Loan Upward Re-estimate of Subsidy Budget Authority (includes interest) $299,000 Upward Re-estimate of FY 2006 Direct Loan Subsidy: Under the Direct Loan Program from FY 1992 through FY 1995, annual appropriations included an estimated subsidy cost for these loans. This program ceased to offer loans to tribally owned enterprises or Indian-owned businesses at the end of FY 1995, however the existing direct loans (including any modifications) are still serviced by the Bureau. Like the Guaranteed and Insured Loan program, the direct loan program required subsidies to be calculated on each year's lending authority. The direct loan subsidy re-estimates, required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-508, Section 504(F)), were calculated at the end of FY 2005 for cohorts Fiscal Years 1992 through 1995 using actual, historical data. The re- estimates resulted in an upward adjustment of FY 2006 subsidy costs. Combined, all cohorts had insufficient subsidy in the amount of $299,000. The Bureau is requesting to exercise its permanent indefinite appropriation authority provided by the Act to make the account balance commensurate with identified subsidy costs. The cumulative balance of outstanding direct loans at the end of FY 2005 was approximately $9 million. BIA-LOAN-17 1311 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Indian Direct Loan Financing Account 14–4416-0-3–452 Program and Performance As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this non-budgetary account records all cash flows to and from the Government resulting from direct loans committed in 1992 and beyond (including modifications of direct loans that resulted from obligations in any year). The amounts in this account are a means of financing and are not included in the budget totals. BLA-LOAN-18 1312 Appropriation: Indian Direct Loan Financing Account FY 2006 NEGATIVE SUBSEDY RECEIPT ACCOUNT Budget Authority Direct Loan Downward Re-estimate Subsidy Budget Authority (includes interest) -$245,000 Downward Re-estimate of FY2006 Direct Loan Subsidy: The Indian Financing Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-262), as amended, combines three separate accounts into one fund to make loans for economic development to Indian Tribes, individual Indians, and Alaska Natives. In 1990, the Federal Credit Reform Act (FCRA) was passed to: (1) measure more accurately the costs of Federal credit programs; (2) estimate the cost of credit programs on a budgetary basis equivalent to other Federal spending; (3) encourage the delivery of benefits in the form most appropriate to the needs of beneficiaries; and (4) improve the allocation of resources among credit programs and between credit and other spending programs. The Account collects and holds in escrow subsidy appropriations from the program account, maintain balances as reserves for the payment of defaults, records interest income from Treasury, and pays defaults, as necessary. Direct loan subsidy rates are derived by estimating costs and receipts, and entering them into a subsidy model developed by the Office of Management and Budget. Interest earnings entered in the escrow account affect the subsidy rates positively, while default payments affect the rate negatively. The resulting subsidy rate determines the anticipated costs needed over the life of a given amount of each year's lending authority. The subsidy re-estimates, required by the FCRA, Section 504 (F), were calculated at the end of FY 2005 for cohorts Fiscal Years 1992 through 1995 using actual, historical data. This process resulted in a downward re-estimate of $245,000 of the FY 2006 subsidy costs to be transferred to the negative subsidy receipt account. BIA-LOAN-19 1313 STANDARD FORM 300 July 1964 DEPARTMENT OF THEINTERIOR BUREAU OFHNDIANAFFAIRS INDIANDIRECTLOANFINANCING ACCOUNT dollars) Identification Code: 14-4416-0-3-452 Programand FinancingSchedule (In millions of 2005 2006 2007 Actual Estimate Estimate Obligations by program activity 2 } 0002 interest paid to Treasury.................................................... 2 1 Budgetary resources available for obligation: 2200 Newfinancing authority (gross)................. 2395 Total new obligations.................... 2140 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year...................... 2390 Total budgetary resources available to obligation....................... 2440 Unobligated balancecarriedforward endof year..…....... 12 4 16 -2 14 14 1 15 -1 14 New financing authority (gross), detail: 6900 Mandatory. Offsetting collections (cash)....................... Change in obligated balances: 7240 Obligated balance, start of year........................ 7310 Total new obligations.................. 7320 Total financing disbursements (gross)..................................... 7440 Obligated balance, end of year.............................................. 8700 Totalfinancing disbursements (gross)............. - - - - * * * * -- - - - i i Offsetting collections (cash) from: 88.00 Federal sources 8825 Intereston uninvested funds................... 8890 Total, offsetting collections (cash).......................... Offsets against gross financing authority and financing disbursements: 8840 Collections of loans.......................................................... i i Net financing authority and financing disbursements: 0 O 0 --- Status of Direct Loans (in millions of dollars) Cumulative balance of direct loans outstanding: 1210 Outstanding, start of year.................... 1263 Write-offs for default: Direct loans................... 6300 Net financing disbursements 1290 Outstanding end of year................................................... 10 -2 8 BIA-LOAN-20 1314 2005 2006 2007 Identification Code: 14-4416-0-3-452 Actual Estimate Estimate Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars) ASSETS: | 10} Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury............................ 13 1401 Direct loans receivable, gross............................................... 8 1402 Interest receivable............................................................ 0 1405 Allowance for subsidy cost (-).............................................. 0 1499 Net present value of assets related to direct loans....................... 1999 Total assets.................................................................... 21. LIABILITIES: 2104 Federal liabilities: Resources payable to Treasury...................... 21 2999 Total liabilities................................................................. 21 4999 Total liabilities and net position............................................ 2} BIA-LOAN-21 1315 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Revolving Fund for Loans Liquidating Account 14-4409-0-3-452 Program and Performance As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this account records all cash flows to and from the Government resulting from direct loans obligated prior to 1992. This account is shown on a cash basis. All new activity in this program in 1992 and beyond (including modifications of direct loans that resulted from obligations or commitments in any year) is recorded in corresponding program and financing accounts. BLA-LOAN-22 1316 Appropriation: Revolving Fund for Loans Liquidating Account The Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661) changed the Revolving Fund for loans to a Liquidating Account for loans made prior to FY 1992. The program collects repayments, interest, and fees from borrowers of pre-1992 direct loans. Receipts from loans made from 1935 to 1991 are deposited into the Revolving Fund and returned to the General Fund of the U.S. Treasury. The liquidating account does not make new loan disbursements. The cumulative balance of outstanding direct loans at the end of FY 2005 was approximately $21 million, BIA-LOAN-23 1317 STANDARD FORM 300 July 1964 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS REVOLVING FUND FOR LOANSLIQUIDATING ACCOUNT Program and Financing Schedule (In millions of dollars) 2005 2006 2007 Identification Code: 14–4409-0-3–452 Actual Estimate Estimate Budgetary resources available for obligation: 2140 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year...................... 5 2 2200 New Budget authority (gross)............................................... 2 0 2260 Portion applied to repay debt............................................... -5 -2 2390 Total budgetary resources available for obligation...................... 2 0 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year....................... 2 {} i 2440 New budget authority (gross), detail: 6900 Mandatory: Offsetting collections (cash)................................. 2 2 6947 Portion applied to repay debt............................................... 0 –2 6990 Spending authority from offsetting collections (total mandatory)..... 2 0 Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays: 8840 Offsetting collections (cash) from Non-Federal sources................ 2 2 Net budget authority and outlays: –2 -2 Status of Guaranteed Loans (in millions of dollars) Cumulative balance of guaranteed loans outstanding: 1210 Outstanding, start of year............. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * s s m a s e º 'º w w w w v 22 17 125i Repayments: Repayments and prepayments.............................. -1 -1 1263 Writeoffs for Default: Direct loans........................................ -4 -2 1290 Outstanding, end of year................, tº a tº a s e º k = y w w w w - 17 14 14 -1 -l 12 Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars) |ASSETS: H10] Federal assets: Fund balances with Treasury........................... 2 1602 Interest receivable................... • m t w a b 5 H603 Allowance for estimated uncollectible loans and interest (-)......... 1604 Direct loans and interest receivable, net....................... 1699 Value of assets related to direct loans...................................... 18 2104 Federal liabilities: Resources payable to Treasury...................... 2999 Total liabilities................................................................ 4999 Total liabilities and net position............................................ i BIA-LOAN-24 1318 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 14–2204-0-1-452 WHITE EARTH SETTLEMENT FUND Program and Performance The White Earth Reservation Land Settlement Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-264) authorizes the payment of funds to eligible allottees or heirs of the White Earth Reservation (MN) as determined by the Secretary of the Interior. The payment of funds shall be treated as the final judgment, award, or compromise settlement under the provisions of Title 31, United States Code, section 1304. From 1990 through 2005, payments were made to 12,170 claimants in the amount of $59,310,820.70. Compensation is paid for the fair market value as of the date of questionable taking of allotted land, less any compensation actually received, plus compound interest to the date of payment. The Federal Register publication has ratified titles for 2,017 claims. BHA-MISP-1 1319 STANDARD FORM 300 July 1964 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS WHITE EARTH SETTLEMENT FUND Program and Financing Schedule (In millions of dollars) 2005 2006 2007 Identification Code: 14-2204-0-1-452 Actual Estimate Estimate Program and Financing |Obligations by program activity 000] Direct program activity......................................................................... 2 3 3 1000 Total new obligations (object class 41.0).................................................... 2 3 3 #Budgetary resources available for obligation 2200 New budget authority (gross).................................................................. 2 3 3 2390 Total budgetary resources available for obligation 2 3 3 2395 Total new obligations........................................................................... -2 -3 -3 New budget authority (gross), detail 6000 Mandatory Appropriation (indefinite)............ 3 3 3 Change in obligated balances 7310 Total new obligations........................................................................... 2 3 3 7320 Total outlays (gross).................................. -2 -3 -3 Outlays (gross), detail 8697 Outlays from new mandatory authority................................................... 2 3 3 Net budget authority and outlays 8900 Budget authority................................................................................. 2 3 3 9000 Outlays......................... ........................................................ 2 3 3 BIA-MISP-2 1320 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERFOR BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 14-5505-0-2-303 Appropriation: Indian Water Rights and Habitat Acquisition Program Account Uncontrol. Change & Related Program 2007 From 2005 2006 Changes Changes Budget 2006 Program Element Actual Enacted (+/-) (+/-) Request (+/-) Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah $(000) 0 0 0 () {} () FTE () 0 0 {} 0 G Total Requirements $(000) 0 0 0 0 {} 0 FTE () 0 0 0 {} O 2005 PROGRAM OVERVIEW Indian Water Rights and Habitat Acquisition Program Account (FY2007: $0); Funds were requested in FY 2003 for the settlement of the water claims of the Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah. Public Law 106-263 specifies the use of the Land and Water Conservation Fund for the implementation of the water rights and habitat acquisition program. It is anticipated that the settlement will be paid in full during FY 2006, therefore no additional funds are being requested in FY 2007. BIA-MISP-3 1321 of dollars 2005 2006 Code: 14-55-0-2-303 : Actual 1000 Total new class 41 resources available 21.40 balance carried forward, start of 23.95 :Total new 24.40 balance carried forward, end of in balances 7310 otal new 7320 otal detail 8693 and 89.00 9000 BIA-MISP-4 1322 Miscellaneous Permanent Appropriations Program Distribution: ($000) 2007 Fixed Costs & Related Change FY 2005 FY 2006 Changes Program Budget from Subactivity: Enacted Enacted (+/-) Changes Request 2006 (+/-) Claims and Treaty Obligations 41 4! () 0 4] () FTE 0 {} 0 () 0 {} O&M Indian Irrigations Systems 22,596 25,000 0 854 25,854 854 FTE 254 254 0 () 254 0 Power Systems, Indian Irrigation Systems 59,772 67,284 0 6,116 73,400 6,116 FTE 14| 14] 0 0 141 0 Alaska Re-supply Program 1,055 1,085 0 15 1,100 15 FTE 3 3 0 0 3 0 Total Requirements 83,464 93,410 0. 6,985 100,395 6,985 FTE 398 398 () {} 398 () Summary of 2007 Program Changes Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • O&M Indian Irrigation Systems 854 0 • Power Systems, Indian Irrigation Systems 6,116 0 • Alaska Resupply Program 15 0. TOTAL, Program Changes 6,985 {} Justification of 2007 Program Changes: O&M Indian Irrigation Systems (+$854,000): The FY 2007 increase is the result of revised estimates based on economic assumptions in anticipated revenue earnings from the irrigation projects. Power Systems, Indian Irrigation Systems (+$6,116,000): The FY 2007 increase is the result of revised estimates based on economic assumptions in anticipated revenue earnings from the power projects. Alaska Resupply Program (+$15,000): The FY 2007 increase is the result of revised estimates based on economic assumptions in anticipated revenue earnings from the program. Miscellaneous Permanent Appropriations (FY 2007: $100,395,000; FTE: 398): Claims and Treaty Obligations ($41,000): Fulfilling treaties with the Senecas of New York - Funds are to be paid in equal shares to members of the Seneca Nation as provided by the Act of February 19, 1831, (4 Stat. 442). Fulfilling treaties with the Six Nations of New York - The Six Nations are comprised of the Seneca, Tonawanda Band of Seneca, Tuscarora, Onondaga, Oneida, and Cayuga Tribes. BIA-MESP-5 1323 This money is allocated as follows: $2,700 to the New York Indians for the purchase of dress goods, implements of husbandry, and other utensils suited to their circumstances. The remaining of $1,800 is distributed per capita to the Oneida Indians under the jurisdiction of the Great Lakes Agency, Wisconsin, as provided by the Treaty of November 11, 1794, and the Act of February 25, 1979, (1 Stat. 618, 619). Fulfilling treaties with the Pawnees of Oklahoma - This money is distributed per capita to the Pawnees as provided by the Treaty of September 24, 1857, Article 2 (11 Stat. 729). O&M Indian Irrigation Systems ($25,854,000): These funds are obtained through the annual collection from water users of assessments against irrigation lands in the 16 Bureau irrigation projects based on statutory requirements. These funds are deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the respective projects. The Bureau's goal is to deliver available water during the irrigation season, consistent with the agricultural needs of each project. Collected funds are used to operate, maintain, and rehabilitate irrigation infrastructure such as, but not limited to: (1) water storage reservoirs, diversion structures, pumping plants; (2) canals, pumping plants, water control structures; and (3) deteriorated infrastructure. Unchecked deterioration could result in unreliable and unsafe operation and jeopardize the viability of the local agricultural economy. The Bureau makes every effort, within the constraints of physical and fiscal limitations, to operate, maintain, and rehabilitate the irrigation projects constructed and owned by the United States for utilization by Indian and non-Indian landowners and water users. As authorized by the FY 1984 Appropriations Act (Public Law 98-146), collections are invested in interest-bearing securities until required for project operations. Power Systems, Indian Irrigation Systems ($73,400,000): These funds are obtained through the periodic collection from power consumers and users in the three Bureau power projects based on statutory requirements. These funds are then deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the respective projects. The Bureau's goal is to reliably and efficiently deliver electrical power to authorized power consumers and users. Collected funds are used to operate, maintain and rehabilitate power system infrastructure on each project such as, but not limited to: power generating facilities, power substations, electrical switching stations, transmission lines, distribution lines and deteriorated infrastructures. Unchecked deterioration could result in injuries or lost of life, unreliable and unsafe operation and jeopardize the ability of the Bureau to maintain reliable electrical power to hospitals, sewer operations, municipal water plants, and residential, commercial, and local government services. The Bureau makes every effort, within the constraints of physical and fiscal limitations, to operate, maintain, and rehabilitate the power projects constructed and owned by the United States for utilization by Indian, and non-Indian power consumers and users. As authorized by the FY 1984 Appropriations Act (Public Law 98-146), collections are invested in interest-bearing securities until needed by a project. Alaska Resupply Program ($1,100,000): Revenues collected from operation of the Alaska Resupply Program are used to operate and maintain this program (Public Law 77-457, 56 Stat. 95), which is managed by the Bureau's Seattle Support Center in Seattle, Washington. The BIA-MISP-6 1324 program provides resupply of essential life-sustaining commodities, such as heating fuel, to remote Alaskan Native Villages and Bureau facilities through mandatory inter-governmental FCSOüICCS, Performance by Fiscal Year: The Bureau does not have any performance measures in place for this appropriation. BIA-MISP-7 1325 STANDARD FORM300 . . JULY 1964 . . . PROGRAMAND FINANCING SCHEDULE (in millions of dollars) Unavailable Receipts 2005 . . 2006. . Actual Estimate Estimate 2007 01.99 Receipts: y -- 02:20, ,-----~~~~. 0221. O2.22 y 02:41, Balance, start of year............................................................................. . 0 Peposits, operation and maintenance, Indian irrigation systems....................: Alaska resupply program::::::::::.........….....::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::. . . . . Power revenues, Indian irrigation projects.….....….....…..….......…. Earnings on investments, Indian irrigation projects......................................: y - - - - 02.99 Total receipts and collections.................................................................. r - - 04.00 Total: Balances and collections............. Q5.00. Appropriations: Miscellaneous permanent appropriations,........................... - of 99 -- Balance, end of year…...........…: Program and financing obligations by program activity:. . . . - “… * *** **** * * 00:02, GPeration and maintenance, Indian inigation systems. y------- -------------------- ------ 00:03 Power systems, Indian imigation project * . 00:04. Alaska resupply program..................... ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ ~ - - . º - ~. 2. -- 67 * , - ' r 10.00 Total new obligations....: 95 Budgetary resources available for obligation: . . . . . Talao Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year. ſºzoo Newbudget authority (gross). * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *****. . ." . * * . A * * * * * * * * * * : - ... - - - - - - - - . . . ." " : . 22.10. Resources available from recoveries of prior year obligations........…............. I 51 | Tr390 Totalbudgetary resources available for obligation.…. 23.95. Total new obligations...... ... 147 | 60.20 Appropriation (special fund) * * * * ----------- - - y 24.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of Year r 51 52 53 New budget authority (gross), detail:. . . . . . . . . - - - - - --- *w- ...Mandatory: ... --- -----------------------, *. --- -- ~~~~ 85 Change in obligated balances: ... . . . Tº obligated balance statoryeº-º-º-º-º-º-º-º-º: . 73.10 Totalnewsbigations…~~~~~~… 73.20 Total outlays (gross)............. - - - - - - - ...............…. . . . . -86 73.45. Recoveries of prior year obligations.......................................................... y : y 74.40 Obligated balance, end of year. Outlays (gross), detail: '8697 Outlays from new mandatory authority.... -- - - - 86.98 Outlays frommandatory balances............................... 19 | 51 r 3700 Total outlays (gross)…..…: - * * * * * * * * see se tº e º w w = w tº e º -- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 70 Net budget authority and outlays: y 89.00 Budget authority......….. y 9000 outlays 70 Memorandum (non-add) entries: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92.01 Total investments, start of year. Federal securities: Parvalue......................... . . y 92.02 . Total investments, end of year. Federal securities: Par value.......................... Object Classification 11.1 Personnel compensation: full-time permanent.....-::::::::::::::............... * - ... 12.1...Qiyilian Personnel benefits::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: is tº s - ... --~ *-* -- ~~~~ :::.-- --...----- - - - - - - : * ~ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * . . . . . . . .e.: ; . . . . . . . . . . . . * * * * * *- : * ~ :------- * : * ~ *--...-e ‘: . . 22.0 . Transportation of things:::::::::::: -:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::...:::::::::: y 233 Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges................................... , 7. 25.2 •:- " "::::::::::::::: “... --------------... . . . .” ----------------------... • *. - - ... 25.3. Other purchases of goods and services from Government accounts................ . . 25.4 Qperation and maintenance of facilities...............…............ Other services............. P 99.9 Totalnew obligations… e = es Personnel Summary Direct: Total compensable workyears: to cºinſuriesausalenterrºgen. A - - - - - - - - - - To T A A MTC to Q 1326 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 14-5051-0-1-452 Appropriation: Operation and Maintenance of Quarters Program Account Uncontrol. Change & Related | Program 2007 From 2005 2006 Changes Changes Budget 2006 Program Element Actual Enacted *(+/-) (+/-) Request (+/-) º and Maintenance of $(000) 5,255 5,765 433 0 6,198 433 FTE 63 63 0 0 63 0 Operation and Maintenance of Quarters Overview; This program supports the Departmental goal of Serving Communities by improving public safety and security and protecting resources from damage by ensuring the condition of employee housing. The program provides safe, functional, energy-efficient and cost-effective housing for Bureau personnel in remote areas. Primarily, the quarters are used to house essential teachers at Bureau schools, and essential law enforcement and administrative personnel at agency headquarters and related installations in Indian Country. Program Overview: Currently, the quarters Operation and Maintenance (O&M) program manages approximately 3,600 quarters units. Rental receipts are collected for quarters managed by BIA to take care of operations and maintenance for all quarter units. These funds are expended for O&M activities at the agency/school locations where the monies are collected. Rental rates take into consideration such factors as isolation (remoteness), age and physical conditions of the quarters. More than fifty percent of the units are over 30 years in age. Overall, a combined total of seventy-eight percent are in fair to poor condition. The maintenance cost for the majority of the older units often surpasses rental receipts because of lower rental rate assessments. As of October 1, 2004, the Bureau’s Office of Facilities Management and Construction at the headquarters level manages the O&M of quarters. Since transfer of this previously shared responsibility, OFMC now provides policy guidance and direction, maintains liaison with the Department Quarters program, assists with implementing rental rates, policy compliance, conducts management reviews and monitors monthly funding allocations. The regions/agencies continue to provide on-site compliance reviews, preventive and unscheduled maintenance, routine and emergency repairs and improvement, quarters inventory, and O&M work tickets. BIA – O&M - 1 1327 Performance by Fiscal Year: 2006 Through 2007 Program Performance Estimates The following table denotes the expected level of activity for the operation and maintenance of quarters’ program: Workload and Performance Indicators FY 2006 FY 2007 - - Estimate Estimate Total Number of Regional Surveys Implemented Annually 3 3 Number of CPI-Adjustments & Employee Rental Deduction Report Actions Performed (CPI adjustments are not controlled by the Bureau and Regions. Each unit could have as many as two per year) 7,000 7,000 Total Number of Employee Complaints, Appeals, and Other Inquiries Responded To 75 75 Total Number of Required Occupancies Actions Approved and/or Denied 150 150 Total Quarters Units Inventories Updated Annually 3,600 3,500 Total Number of Intra/Interagency Agreement and Outleasing Permits Prepared for Non- Bureau Tenants and P.L. 93-638 and P.L. 100-297 Contractors and Grantees associated with Bureau schools. 450 450 On-Site Policy Compliance and Management Reviews Performed 3 3 Number of Quarters Units demolished or transferred to Tribes }00 114 Number of Quarters Units Receiving O&M Funds Annually 3,600 3,500 • In FY 2006, housing for school employees in the following regions will be demolished and new units constructed as part of the School Replacement projects: Western (Second Mesa); Navajo (Beclabito, Breadsprings, Jeedeez’a Academy- Low Mountain) • In FY 2006, a total of 50 units consisting of 30 single-family units and 5 apartments (6 units per apartment) will be demolished. These units are located in Navajo Region (Leupp School). • In FY 2006, the following regions and locations expect to transfer housing units to local tribes: Western (Polacca School); Navajo (Baca School, Thoreau School, & Wingate Elementary); Eastern (Choctaw Agency) - In FY 2007, approximately 114 housing units consisting of 39 duplexes and 6 apartments (6-units per apartment) will be demolished at Chinle Agency Headquarters in Navajo Region. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments In FY 2005, the Quarters program collected approximately $5,255,000 in rental receipts to address operations and maintenance requirements. The increase of $416,000 from FY 2004 is attributed to the annual Consumer Price Index adjustments to the rental rate. Traditionally, rental receipts have decreased and this trend is expected in the future due to P.L. 100-297 Grant Schools assuming the rental rate collections and demolition or transfer of housing units to local tribes. The following table denotes activities performed for the operation and maintenance of quarters. BIA – O&M - 2 1328 Workload and Performance Indicators FY 2005 Actual Total Number of Regional Surveys Implemented Annually 3 Number of Consumer Price Index (CPI)-Adjustments & Employee Rental Deduction Report Actions Performed (CPI adjustments are not controlled by the Bureau and Regions. Each unit could have as many as two per year). 7,000 Total Number of Employee Complaints, Appeals, and Other Inquiries Responded To 75 Total Number of Required Occupancies Actions Approved and/or Denied 150 Total Quarters Units Inventories Updated Annually 3,616 Total Number of Intraſinteragency Agreement and Outleasing Permits Prepared for Non-Bureau Tenants and P.L. 93-638 and P.L. 100-297 Contractors and Grantees associated with Bureau schools. 450 On-Site Policy Compliance and Management Reviews Performed 3 Number of Quarters Units transferred to Tribes 16 Number of Quarters Units Receiving O&M Funds Annually 3,616 BIA – O&M - 3 1329 STANDARD FORM300 JULY 1964 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS OPERATIONANDMAINTENANCE OF QUARTERS PROGRAMANDFINANCING SCHEDULES (in millions of dollars) Identification code: 14-5051-0-2-452 2005 2866 2007 Actual Estimate Estimate Unavailable Receipts (In millions of dollars) 02:20 Receipts: Rents and charges for quarters, Bureau of Indian Affairs............................ 5 05.00 Appropriations: Operation and maintenance of quarters........................................... -5 07.99 Balance, end of year.............. -6. Program and Financing (In millions of dollars) Obligations by program activity: 1000 Total new obligations tº a 4 tº a º e a * * * * * 6 |Budgetary resources available for obligation: 21.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year * 9 tº e º sº gº º sº º sº gº tº e º is a 5 2200 Newbudget authority (gross) 9 at e º ºs e tº tº 4 4 e º 'º º 5 23.90 Total budgetary resources available for obligation * * * * * * * * * * g º e º n e º s 10 23.95 Total new obligati e is tº a gº • * g : * = & e -6 Mandatory: 2440 Unobligated balance canied forward, end of year tº s º º is e º gº ºn e g tº e º e < 4. New budget authority (gross), detail: 60.20 iation ( Change in obligated balances: 72.40 Obligated balance, start of year • a s sº a s a e º 'º a s s a s 1 73.10 Total new obligati * * * * * * g º e º a tº º 6 |Outlays (gross), detail: 89.00 Budget aut 73.20 Total outlays (gross) 4 * * * s w y = * * * * * * -5 1440 Obligated balance, end of year * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 2 : : 86.97 Outlays from new mandatory authority e g g g g g g sº e º e s & ºr s 5 *—ººl— 5 Netbudget authority and outlays: : * 9000 Outlays.: Object Classification (in millions of dollars) Direct: 11.1 Full-time permanent 3 99.5 Below reporting threshold # * g e a º is g º s ºr g g tº 3 999 Total new obligations * * * * * * * * * * * * * 6 | 1001 Civilian full-time equivalentemployment 63 3 Personnel Summary d s: BIA – O&M - 4 1330 119 STAT. 549 Public Law 109-54, Title IV, section 405 “Estimated overhead charges, deductions, reserves or holdbacks from programs, projects, activities and subactivities to support government-wide, departmental, agency or bureau administrative functions or headquarters, regional or central office operations shall be presented in annual budget justifications and subject to approval by the Committees on Appropriations. Changes to such estimates shall be presented to the Committees on Appropriations for approval.” Bureau of Indian Affairs Reserves or Holdbacks Indian Affairs (Bureau) allocates funds for regional and headquarters overhead, administrative services and personnel services through the Executive Direction and Administrative Services Activity. It is not standard practice to routinely hold funding allocations in reserve for any of these administrative functions. However, with regard to BIA FY 2006 direct appropriations, the Bureau withheld 1.5 percent of Operation of Indian Programs funding. Excluded from the withholding were tribal base program funding, congressionally increased program funding, and legally restricted programs. These funds were withheld to cover Bureau shortfalls such as GSA and direct rentals and the Education Native American Network-II. In addition, 18.5 percent of all FY 2006 regional and central office operations funding was not distributed pending the completion of a base staff cost analysis of the regional and central offices. Upon completion of the analysis, the withheld funds will be distributed and/or realigned as necessary. Regarding FY 2007 funding, no holdbacks are planned at this time. However, if unplanned high priority emergent needs require additional funding, the Bureau may reserve 1.5 percent of the Operation of Indian Programs FY 2007 allocations. Department of the Interior Working Capital Fund charges and deductions Two tables are attached that reflect data for collections paid to the Department under the Working Capital Fund (WCF) centralized and direct billings. BLA-S405-1 1331 FY 2007 WORKING CAPITAL FUND DIRECT BILLING BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS ($ in thousands) FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Actvity/Office Actuai Estimate Estimate Other OS Activities Office of Assistant Secretary - PMB Financial Management Activities 26.3 Finance Budget Conf OCMD 6-0 3.0 3.0 Office of Financial Management 32.2 —ºn 3.0 Office of Acquisition and Property Management - OSDBU SBA Certifications 1.4 Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization i.4 Office of Wildland Fire Coordination Planning and Performance Management Departmental Medals 2.3 2.3 2.3 Human Resources Policy 2.3 2.3 2-3 EEO Training 2.É. EEO Training 14.6 17.7 14.7 Civil Rights 16.7 17.7 14.7 ESN 2,228.2 2,582.9 ESN 3,619.7 -1,111.4 Enterprise Messaging Services (EMS) 1,984.4 Office of Information Resources Management 5,604.1 1,116.8 2,582.9 Oracle License & Support Contract 22.3 3.7 Microsoft Enterprise Licenses 791.9 1,027.9 1,028.0 Anti-Virus Software Licenses 37.9 38.3 38.3 Popkin System Architect Licenses 3.0 1.7 1.7 Office of the Chief Information Officer 855.1 1,071.6 1,067.9 Internet Domain Reimb 0.1 Internet Domain Reimb (3.1 DOI Land & Resource Management (DLRM) Contract 1,000.0 Office of the Chief Information Officer 1,000.3 OCIO BIA CPIC Team 2.1 Trust Network Consolidation & Program Assessment 50.0 Office of the Chief Information Officer 2.1 50.0 Cobell - Restoration 134.0 289.4 #34.0 Cobell - Live E-mail 1974 223.8 206-1 Search Request [non-zantaz] 11.9 7.3 Cobell - Security (Audit) 4.0 7.3 Cobell - Historical Tape Storage 54.3 44.9 44.9 Cobell - 3 Yr Live Capture Email 3.9 3.9 Zantaz Audit Center Licenses 2.6 Zantaz Exchange Servers 40.2 40.2 1/20/2006 Page 1 BIA-S405-2 1332 FY 2007 WORKING CAPITAL FUND BIRECT BILLING BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS ($ in thousands) FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2607 Actvity/Office Actual Estimate Estimate Cobell - Professional Services 8.7 --- 8.7 Office of the Chief Information Officer 388.2 626.8 452.3 Office of the Chief Information Officer FY 2005 KPMG Audit 97.9 95.1 FY 2006 KPMG Audit 296.7 29.7 FY 2007 KPMG Audit 296.7 CFO Financial Statement Audit 97.9 391.8 326.4 National Indian Program Training Center 1,000.0 1,000.0 1,000.0 Glen Canyon 95.5 Great Lakes Interagency Task Force 29.3 Federal FSA Program 11.6 $1.8 11.8 FBMS Change Order Funding 600.0 DOI wide Initiaitves 1,640.9 1,107.2 1,011.8 Office of Program Analysis - International Affairs Solicitor's Conference 13.1 Office of Solicitor 13.1 Indirect costs - admin services 2_0 . 116.0 116.0 OS Budget Office 2.0 116.0 116.0 Subtotal Other OS Activities 9,656.2 4,503.2 5,577.3 1/20/2006 Page 2 BIA-S405-3 1333 FY 2007 WORKING CAPITAL FUND DIRECT BILLING BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS ($ in thousands) FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Actvity/Office Actual Estimate Estimate National Business Center Strategic Management of Human Capital Directorate Aviation Management - Human Capital 9.9 Career, Balance, & Diversity Forums 6.6 4.2 0.0 Financial Management Intern Program 2 47.9 NBC - Human Capital/DOIU 64.4 4.2 0.0 Information Technology Directorate Enterprise Infrastructure 959.0 987.8 1,017-4 Technology Services 39.5 39.5 39.5 NBC–CIO 998.5 1,027.3 1,056.9 Federai Personnel Payroll Systerns & Services Directorate FPPS Client Training 36.9 FPPS - Application Mgmt Office 2.9 0.6 0.6 FPPS - Payroll Systems 2.6 92.0 471.6 NBC- E-payroli 5.5 92.6 509. i Administrative Operations Directorate - Aviation Management - Acquisitions 43.4 Parker Building Support 12.5 12.5 12.5 Flags & Seals 1.4 1.4 Building Alteration Services 40.4 47.5 48.9 Reimbursable Moving services 14.2 28.4 19.8 Creative Communications 354.9 366.2 317.1 Drug testing program - BLA 54.5 53.3 57.1 Express Delivery £8.3 20.5 21.5 Overseas Mail Services 1.5 1.7 1.9 Postage 278.5 297.2 263.9 NBC - Administrative Operations 846.7 828.6 742.7 Budget and Finance Directorate Financial Systems 2,363.7 1,878.7 1,935.1 Accounting Operations 1,400.0 1,200.0 Aviation Management - Finance 46.2 0.0 NBC AMD 3,809.9 3,078.7 1,935.1 Aviation - Discretionary Activities 9,992.3 332 2 230.1 Aviation Management Directorate 9,992.3 332.2 230, 1 NBC-Appraisal Services NBC Direction Solutions Coordination Office (LOB Funded) NBC - Management Subtotal National Business Center 15,687.3 5,363.7 4,473.9 1/20/2006 Page 3 BIA-S405–4 1334 FY 2007 WORKING CAPITAL FUND DIRECT BILLING BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS ($ in thousands) FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Actvity/Office Actual Estimate Estimate TOTAL 25,343.5 9,866.9 10,051.2 1/20/2006 - Page 4 BIA-S405-5 1335 FY 2007 WORKING CAPITAL FUND CENTRALIZED BILLING BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS ($ in thousands) FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Act vity/Office Actual Estimate Estimate Other OS Activities Invasive Species Program 28.7 30.7 32.7 Invasive Species DOI Coordinator 4.7 5.0 5-4 Secretary's Immediate Office 33.4 35.7 38.1 Alaska Field Office 10.3 10.9 11.1 Secretary's immediate Office 10.3 10.9 ii.1 Secretary's Immediate Office Lewis and Clark Bicentennial 29.4 Secretary's immediate Office 29.4 Indian Water Rights Office 114.6 121.7 133.6 Secretary's Immediate Office 114.6 12.É.7 133.6 Document Management Unit 177.2 479.9 449.4 Office of the Executive Secretariat 177.2 179.9 449.4 Departmental News and Information 30.6 32.5 31.5 Departmental Newsletter 45.9 52.3 44.7 Hispanic Media Outreach 4.7 {}_0 0.0 Office of Communications 81.1 84.9 76.2 Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Financial Management Training 26.9 27.4 30.2 Travel Management Center 3.7 2.4 2.4 Office of Financial Management 30.7 29.7 32.6 Activity Based Costing/Management 145.2 145.8 145.8 Office of Financial Management 145.2 145.8 145.8 Quarters Program and Interior Collections Mgmt Sys 26.4 52.8 29.6 Interior Collections Management System (ICMS) 60.7 DOf Space Management Initiative 33.7 34.3 - Property and Acquisition Maragement 26.4 86.6 124.7 Planning and Performance Management 209.6 213.1 221.4 Office of Planning and Performance Management 209.6 213, 1 221.4 Center for Competitive Sourcing Excellence 49.1 49.7 71.6 Office of Competitive Sourcing 49.1 49.7 71.6 Firefighter and Law Enforcement Retirement Team 131.5 137.8 142.0 DOH wide OWCP Coordination 25.5 Employee Assistance Programs O.0 Employee Counseling 20.4 20.6 20.6 CLC - Human Resources 3.6 5.0 5.0 OPM Federal Employment Services 11.2 11.2 11.2 Office of Human Resources 166.7 174.6 204.4 Special Emphasis Program ° 4.9 4.9 4.9 1/20/2006 ^- Page 1 BIA-S405-6 1336 FY 2007 WORKING CAPITAL FUND CENTRALIZED BILLING BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS ($ in thousands) FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Actvity/Office Actual Estimate Estimate Recruitment/Outreach 3.3 Office of Civil Rights 8.2 4.9 —i. Occupational Health and Safety 162.3 168.0 172.4 Health and Safety Training Initiative 44.1 44.1 44.1 Office of Occupational Health and Safety 206.4 212.1 216.5 Classified Information Facility 46.4 47.0 69.9 Emergency Preparedness 97.2 127.3 132.9 Law Enforcement Coordination and Training 48.7 49.7 Watch Office 143.7 145.8 152.4 Office of Law Enforcement and Security 287.2 368.8 404.9 IT Security 126.1 126.4 379.8 IT Security Certification & Accreditation 420.7 420.7 Information Technology Architecture 509.4 510.4 689.5 Capital Planning 33.4 210-2 253.3 Enterprise Resource Management 48.8 Data Resource Management Program 10.6 10.6 32.0 Office of the Chief Information Officer 679.5 1,278.3 1,824.1 DOI-wide Telecommunications Initiatives Frequency Management Support 27.1 51.1 82.7 Messaging 899.5 OS-HSPD12 (e-Authentication) 60.3 181.8 Enterprise Services Network (ESN) 1,227.9 988.1 1,705.7 ESN - BLA 4,279.5 ARTNET 77.7 –0.0 Active Directory 60.0 60.0 Office of the Chief Information Officer 1,332.7 5,439.0 2,929.7 Web & Internal/External Comm 79.1 79.5 80.7 GPEA 13-6 13.6 29.7 DOI FOIA Tracking & Reporting System 15.7 54.4 168.3 Office of the Chief Information Officer 108.4 147.6 278.7 Solicitor - Ethics Training/ALLEX Database/FOIA 7.1 7.1 7.1 ALLEX Database 5.3 5.3 5.3 FOIA Appeals 69.1 Solicitor 12.4 12.4 81.6 CFO Financial Statement Audit 919.5 919.6 971.6 Departmentwide Activities 919.5 919.6 971.6 E Government initiatives 403.0 360.3 360.3 Office of Planning and Performance Mgmt. 403.0 360.3 360.3 Appraisal Services Appraisai Services 1/20/2006 Page 2 BHA-S405-7 1337 FY 2007 WORKING CAPITAL FUND CENTRALIZED BILLING BUREAU OF INHDIAN AFFAIRS ($ in thousands) FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Actvity/Office Actual Łstimate Estimate WCF Management 25.3 Glen Canyon Adaptive Management Plan 94.9 99.7 DOIGeographic Info Mgmt EGIM 22.3 64.0 SBA Certifications 1.8 1.4 1.7 NTIA Spectrum Manangement 122.4 122.4 182.5 Contingency Reserve 23.9 23.8 23.8 Departmentwide Activities $73.5 264.8 371.6 Subtotai Other OS Activities 5,204.8 10,140.4 8,952.7 1/20/2006 Page 3 BIA-S405-8 1338 FY 2007 WORKING CAPITAL FUND CENTRALIZED BILLING BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS ($ in thousands) FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Actvity/Office Actual Estimate Estimate National Business Center Cultural Resources & Events Management 27.0 52.4 64.2 Partnership Schools & Commemorative Programs 3.3 3.7 Departmental museum 132.6 1948 203.9 Departmental Library 243.5 266.9 267.1 Learning and Performance Center Management 36.0 49.9 49.9 SESCDP & Other Leadership Programs 31.1 T4.8 77.2 Washington Learning & Performance Center 33.9 35.7 42.8 Albuquerque Learning & Performance Center 160.8 193.1 215.0 Anchorage Learning & Performance Center 30.1 46.3 51.3 Denver Learning & Performance Center 5.5 47.4 91.0 On-Line Learning 43.3 63.0 63.6 NBC- Human Capital/DOTU 743.8 1,027.5 1,129.7 Computer Applications and Network Services 44.7 47.1 47.7 Telecommunications services 167.0 183.6 218.3 Voice/data switching 58.8 45.8 54.4 New PBX Telephone System 65.0 69.6 75.3 Hardware/Software Customer Service Center 1.1 i.1 1.1 Records management/FOIA 29.6 29.5 30.4 Aviation Management - Information Technology 30.4 0.0 NBC IT Security improvement Plan 640.2 NBC- TT 396.6 376.6 1,067.4 FPPS - Application Mgmt Office 108.1 160.9 163.7 FPPS - Payroll Operations 963.7 929.4 947.4 FPPS - Payroll Systems 1,228.2 1,075.9 1,088.7 NBC- E-payroll 2,300.0 2,466.2 2,199.5 Property Accountability Services 29.6 25.5 30.8 Vehicle fleet. 4.9 5.3 5.4 Interior Complex Management & Svcs 73.3 78.7 95.1 Family Support Room 1.5 1.5 3.4 Moving Services 18.9 23.0 20. i Shipping and Receiving 30.3 38.2 47.0 Space Management Services 17.4 24.9 32.7 Drug testing - intra department 92.3 335.8 339.0 Security 410.6 513.1 634.7 Accessible Technology Center 30.2 41.7 44-4 Federal Executive Board 23.7 33.3 35.7 Health Unit 23-1 21.0 31.2 Transportation Services (Household Goods) 64.6 69.5 105.0 - Passport & Visa Services 1.3 i.3 OWCP Coordination 3.5 1/20/2006 Page 4 BIA-S405-9 1339 FY 2007 WORKING CAPITAL FUND CENTRALIZED BłLLING BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS ($ in thousands) e • * FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Actvity/Office Actual Estimate Estimate Blue Pages 18.3 19.2 20.1 Mail Policy 23.2 43.6 45.1 Mail and messenger services 138.0 146.2 155.5 Special Events Services 3-6 NBC - Administrative Operations 1,004.6 1,422.0 1,648.8 Financial Systems (inc Hyperion) 2,136.2 2,170.8 2,217.3 {DEAS 527.0 524.5 524.5. Quarters Program 120.2 134.4 151.3 NBC - CFO 2,783.4 2,829.8 2,893.0 Aviation Management Directorate 287.7 351.6 346.5 Aviation - Mandatory Services 287.7 351.6 346.5 Subtotal National Business Center 7,516.1 8,173.6 9,285.0 TOTAL 12,720.9 18,314.0 18,237.7 1/20/2006 Page 5 BHA-S405–10 1340 Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Employee Count by Grade (Total Employment) Pay Level 2005 Actuals 2006 Estimate 2007 Estimate Level 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 systems at projected) Appendix 1 1341 DiSTRIBUTION OF ISEP FUNDS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2005-2006 Appendix 2 1342 DiSTRIBUTION OF ISEP FUNDS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2005-2006 Appendix 2 1343 DISTRIBUTION OF SEP FUNDS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2005-2006 NM NM NM NM NM NM NM s -1 TOTAL” 47, 722. 86,568. 343,992, 400 * Out-of-state students who reside in Richfield Dormitory but attend Sevier Public School, and must pay out-of-state tuition. 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FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING Appendix 4 PLAINS REGION Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments COMANCHE APACHE TRIBE PAWNEE MISSOURIA PAWNEE TONKAWA SHAWNEE |OWATRIBE KICKAPOO TRIBE of ź MOUNTAIN REGION ROCKY MOUNTAIN Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING ROCKY MOUNTAIN | BLACKFEET BLACKFEET CROW CROW Appendix 4 FOHT BELKNAP FORT BELKNAP FORTPECK NORTHERN CHEYENNE NORTHERN CHEYENNE WiND RIVER 3. MOUNTAIN REGION: NORTHERN ARAPAHO) Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments AR SHOSHONE | SHOSHONE FY 2007 TFA BASE FUNDING ROCKY BOYS Appendix 4 # ANCHORAGE FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING FAIRBANKS Appendix 4 CHLKOOT Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments 3. ANCHORAGE ANCHORAGE COOK NLET FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING Appendix 4 REGION Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments 3. FY 2007 TFA BASE FUNDING Appendix 4 REGION Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments 3. FY 2007 TPA 8ASE FUNDING Appendix 4 UNALASKA LESNO; Wii UAGE KAGUYAk WILLAGE {{ODAK TRIBAL Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments g FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING Appendix 4 BiLL MOORES CHULOCNA- CROCKED Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments 3 FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING Appendix 4 ASACARSAR- |Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments # GOODNEWS FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING Appendix 4 HÚSSIAN MISSION TOKSOOK CHUATHBALUK Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments 3. EARBANKS FAIRBANKS FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING Appendix 4 FAIRBAN KS Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments # Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING STEVENS ANAKTUVUK ARCTIC Appendix 4 ATOASUK KAKTOVIK NUICSUT # Mote: Does not include pay-related adjustments FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING KIANA TRADTNL Appendix 4 NOORVIK IRA SEUAWłK {RA # MDWEST {{|DWEST SAC & FOX RED AKE FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING MINNESOTA | MiNNESOTA Appendix 4 LAC COURTÉ LAC DU FOREST CO. REGION Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments 3. FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING SOKAOGON | STOCKBRIDG | HO CHUNK PBAiRIE Appendix 4 REGłON Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments 3. R£GiON KEWEENAW | LAG WIEl{}{ BAY Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments HURON POKAGON BAND OF FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING TRAVERSE | MATC BAND OF NAS Appendix 4 H-E-B.E. H-SHE- 3. EASTERN EASTERN FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING MłAM1 OTTAWA PEORIA Appendix 4 OSAGE ALABAMA THLOPTH- TALIHINA Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments 3. UNITED {{EETOO- Note: Does not riclude pay-related adjustments SHAWNEE INDíANS of FY 2007 TPA BASE FUND}NG SEMiNOLE WEWOKA NATION OF Appendix 4 3. WESTERN | WESTERN FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING COLORADO River: COLORADO Appendix 4 WHITE FT APACHE MOUNTAIN PAPAGO TOHONO SALT RIVER REGION Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments 3 SAN CARLOS SAN CARLOS WESTERN APACHE NEWADA FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING Appendix 4 PYRAMID REGION Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments g SKUiL FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING UTE INDIAN | FF YUMA Appendix 4 Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments º Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING SOUTHERN YAVAPA; TONTO Appendix 4 3 PACIFIC REGION Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments PACIFIC REGION FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING CENTRA. NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CAL}FORNA PALM AGUA Appendix 4 SOJTHERN CALIFORNIA º FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING Appendix 4 Note: Does not hnclude pay-related adjustments º FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING Appendix 4 CHICKEN CAHTO FORT INDEPEN. REGłON Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments ; FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDANG Appendix 4 POTTER REDWOOD ROUND WALLEY REGION Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments g SHINGLE STEWARTS FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDANG Appendix 4 SHEEP ShēRWOOO ELEM INDIAN REGION Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments ; REGION COYOTE Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments LOWER LASKE BRHOGEPORT SHA FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING Appendix 4 3 NORTHERN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA | CALIFORNIA FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING Appendix 4 ?Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments Ż Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING Appendix 4 3 SOUTHERN | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | CALFORN/A FY2007 TPA BASE FUNDING Appendix 4 Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments ź FY2007 TPA BASE FUNDING Appendix 4 Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments ź TORRES- Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments FY2007 TPA BASE FUNDING Appendix 4 # SOUTHE SOJIHWEST | SOUTHWEST | PUEBLOS FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING Appendix 4 YSLEFA DEL Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments ź LAGUNA LAGUNA NORTHERN PUEBLOS FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING Appendix 4 UTE SOUTHERN | SOUTHERN i MOUNTAIN REGION Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments ź REGION UTE #OUNTAIN Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments J|CARILLA JiCARILLA APACHE FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDíNG MESCALERO | MESCALERO Appendix 4 RAMAH NAVAJO RAMAH NAVA.JO % Note: Đoes not include pay-related adjustments NAVAJO FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING WESTERN EASTERN SHIPROCK {{AWAJO NAVAJO Appendix 4 CHHNLE FORT f)FF)ANCE ź NORTHWEST | NORTHWEST SILETZ FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING COOS, UMPQUA, Appendix 4 COLVILLE COLWill E SHOSHONE- FT HALL RANNOCK NW BAND OF NORTHERN IDAHO Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments g FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING Appendix 4 UMATILLA WARM SPRINGS WARM SPRINGS Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments g FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING SAUK SRCCUALMIE UPPER Appendix 4 STILLAGUA- YAKAMA YAKAMA SPOKANE Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments 3 FiATHEAD METLAKATLA Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments TAHOLAH FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING COEUR D'ALENE Appendix 4 g EASTERN EASTERN {NDHAN FY 2007 TFA BASE FUNDING PLEASANT Appendix 4 NARRAGAN- POARCH AROOSTOOK REGION Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments 3 FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING Appendix 4 Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments # FY 2007 TPA BASE FUNDING REGAON 8AND OF MESSISSIPP) CHEROKEE | SEMINOLE | SEMINOLE | CHOCTAW CHOCTAW Note: Does not include pay-related adjustments Appendix 4 1395 ç xſpueddy eup, sąų ța seounosaſ， pełnqinsipun ug pępnjou, ajº squotupsnįpº poſelea Áed :&\DN TOEGEGITEŅĒĢITĀTEāſāETJIĘWZIĘTĘāTZĘāTĘTRZATĘāīāīāTĘGĘ TĘTZTETĒĒĒĒĒĒĒĒĒĒĒĒĒĒĒĒĒĒĒĒZĒ ș20'yzy 1622'219 #819'ſ ſº ſö86'yō'ē ſºļțy'8!$ |69?'OŁ8 #0£3'6ý8 1994'284 186ļºyż ł869'20€ į966'$$$į99'992 |000'284 ||gºº’988'$ £19'89 #90ff;"#0. || |9| |2’y82 || 24€/Æ.!?!~09 ſyſſy” į98€’09gyſy’Ay ſz90， 18 |OEy'99 ļ000'25 |AS8’908 №goy， ſzºſow （ſºbºrzyżTſºgg， ſºſºg： ~~~|gssºogz （ſgaeae （ſzºſzi （ į964’gya Tſaga'992 |cț6'gzŁ | 19 1284 {QOO’08 £90，091'e §ā5ĘTĘĢĢTĘ525! € 0，98 ſ į9€*$/81ſ=į8$’68 #ffy 19"69Byzae? 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IAI Į TSR496’20 || |zOŽ OZZ 1000'EZgº! !?!!’820'$}ļðįsſeſſoreuo;$88 yuºuſujºſos) ſeqųI. uoțbeguoſty88u0į}}uoſtſeaeūūĒē5ūōſō55ūōōōōūōōōōūõĒĒĒtſoțð8}}u0]sekurſosegþeſol uueņ983 | 488*Atų joſ\, ! oſeaſeNĮ Į Įsewaqſmos || 0ųoee!uueſsºnae | ſºuffoq8PIO | 389Mpiºſeſseſſy | uļaļu nowsuțeſeiSuļeļd | payſiąſąsipun | sºogſO uuaţseºÁ>{30}}uJ&{}\nOS\u0，5)pauoț688 §NIGNȚl-J ESyg SNOW_L\/ſ|BełO EO488O TVNOļ5)}** 2002 A-l 3. Self-Governance Tribal Participation FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY Participation 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Number of annual and multi-year 53 60 64 67 75 77 80 8| 83 88 91 94 funding agreements Number of Tribes covered under annual and self-governance 190 202 206 210 216 219 218 221 223 228 231 234 funding agreements Obligations ($000) awarded under annual and self-governance 156,599 168,755 | 199,614 214,701 271,572 290,541 283,359 304,857 296,854 295,588 300,000 || 305,000 funding agreements (Est.) (Est.) Appendix 6 1397 2007 OSG Curmulative and Shortfall Base As of December 46, 2005 Seff-Governance Tribes - Total Regions NOTE: 2007 Tribal Bases do not include pay cost request, pay costs will be distributed upon enactment. PROGRAM TTLE Total TÉ 225,908 —-i- 793. Tºgi 21,203 Hº- 807,903 367,984 501 897,905 •e 1,755,000 785,583 179,928 _544,536 6,912 $9,196 602,508 ——ºttº:- Page 1 of 36 1398 2007 OSG Cumulative and Shortfall Base As of December 15, 2005 Self-Governance Tribes - Total Regions NOTE: 2007 Tribaj Bases do not include pay cost request; pay costs will be distributed tºpon enactment Total Page 2 of 36 1399 2007 GSG Cumulative and Shortfall Base As of December 16, 2005 Seif-Governance Tribes - Total Regions NOTE: 2007 Tribal Bases do not include pay cost request pay costs wº be distributed upon enactment Total Page 3 of 36 1400 2007 OSG Cumulative and Shortfall Base As of December 16, 2005 Self-Governance Tribes - Total Reg NOTE: 2007 Tribal Bases do not include pay cost r Page 4 of 36 1401 Page 5 of 36 2007 OSG Cumulative and Shortfall Base As of December 16, 2005 Self-Governance Tribes - Total Reg MOTE: 2007 Tribeſ Bases do not include pay cost 7 1402 2007 OSG Cumulative and Shortfail Base As of December 16, 2005 Sehſ-Governance Tribes - Total Reg NOTE: 2007 Tribal Bases do not include pay cost r PROGRAM TITLE Page 6 of 36 1403 Page 7 of 36 2007 OSG Cumulative zºnd Shortfali Base As of December $6, 2005 Self-Governance Tribes - Alaska Region NOTE: 2007 Tribaſ Baass do not include pay cost request pay costs will be distributed upon enactment 1404 Page 8 of 36 2007 OSG Cumulative and Shortfall Bagg As of December 46, 2005 Self-Governance Tribes - Alaska Region NOTE: 2007 Tribal Bass's do not include pay cost request; pay costs will be distributed upon enactment 1405 Page 9 of 36 2007 OSG Curmutative and Shortfall Base As of December 16, 2005 Self-Governance Tribes - Alaska Rel NOTE: 2007 Tribal Bases do not include psy oost re. 1406 Page 10 of 36 2007 osC. Cumulative and Shortfall Base As of December 16, 2005 Self-Governance Tribes - Alaska Ret NOTE: 2007 Tribaſ Bases do not include pay cost rº, 1407 2007 OSG Cumulative snd Shortfah Base As of December 16, 2005 Self-Governance Yribes - Alaska Re; NOTE: 2007 Tribal Bases do not includo pay cost nº Total Total Page 1 + c 35. 1408 2007 OSG Cumulative and Shortfall Base As of December 16, 2005 Self-Governance Tribes - Alaska Re; NOTE: 2007 Tribal Bases do not include pay cost ro, Page 12 of 36 1409 2007 OSG Cumulative and Shortfail Base As of December 16, 2005 Self-Governance Tribes - Alaska Rei NOTE: 2007 Tribal Bases do not include pay coat rs, Page 13 of 36 1410 Page 14 of 36 2007 OSG Cumulative and Shortfall Base As of December 16, 2005 Self-Governance Tribes - Alaska Rel NOTE: 2007 Tribal Bases do not include psy cost rº 1411 Page 15 of 36 2007 OSG Cumulative and Shortfall Base As of December 16, 2005 Self-Governance Tribes • Southwest Region WOTE: 2007 Tribeſ Bass's do not lºcłudo pay cost request: pay costs will be distributed up Total TOTAL 8 stf-Governancs Base 1412 Page 16 of 36 2007 OSG Curnulative and Shortfał Base As of December 16, 2005 Self-Governance Tribes - Southern Plains Region NOTE: 2007 Tribal Bases do not include pay cost request, psy costs will be distributed upon enactment. 1413 Page 17 of 36 2007 OSG Cumulative and Shortfall Base As of December 16, 2005 Self-Governance Tribes - Southern Plains Region MOTE: 2007 Tribal Bases do not include pay cost request pay costs whº be distributed upon enactment. 1414 2007 OSG Cumulative and Shortfall Base As of December 16, 2005 Self-Governance Tribes - Eastern Region NOTE: 2007 Tribal Bases do not include pay cost request pay costs will be distributed upon enscºnent * OTHER RECURRING PROGRAM8" [ISAT OPERATHON OF INDíAN PROGRAMS TOTAL Self-Govermance Base Page 18 of 36 1415 2007 OSG Cumulative and Shortfall Base As of December 16, 2005 Self-Governance Tribes - Rocky Mountain Region NOTE: 2007 Tribal Bases do not include pay cost request; pay costs will be distributed up tºº- Total R *t n Total Base * OTHER RECURRING PROGRAMS “” TOTAL Self-Governance Base Page 19 of 36 *º-º-º-º- 1416 Page 20 of 36 2007 OSG Cumulative and Shortfal Bass As of December 16, 2005 Self-Governance Tribes - Midwest Region NOTE: 2007 Tribal Basas do not include pay cost request pay costs will be distributed upon enactment 1417 Page 21 of 36 2007 CSG Cumulative and Shortfall Base As of December 16, 2005 Self-Governance Tribes - Midwest Region ROTE: 2007 Tribal Basas do not include pay cost request; pay costs will be distributed upon enactment 1418 2007 OSG Cumulative and Shortfall Base As of December 16, 2005 Self-Governance Tribes - Midwest R NOTE: 2007 Tribal Bases do not include pay cott to 945,759 214,916 138,320 169,781 29,743 se 5,516 º Page 22 of 36 10,581 1419 Page 23 of 36 2007 OSG Cumulativs and Shortfall Bass As of December 16, 2005 Self-Governance Tribes - Midwest R NOTE: 2007 Tribal 8ases do not include pay cost re. 1420 2007 OSG Cumulative and Shortfall Base As of December 16, 2005 Self-Governance Tribes - Eastern Oklahoma Region MOTE: 2007 Tribal Bases do not include pay cost request; pay costs will be distributed upon enactment. Total Total Total Total Page 24 of 36 1421 Page 25 of 36 2007 CSG Cumulative and Shortfałł Base As of December 16, 2005 Self-Governance Tribes - Eastern Oklahoma Region NOTE: 2007 Tribal Bases do not include pay cost request pay costs whº be distributed upon enactment 1422 2007 OSG Cumulative and Shortfall Base As of Dscember 16, 2005 Sghf-Governance Tribes - Eastern Of NOTE: 2007 Tribal Basss do not include pay cost re. Page 26 of 36 1423 2007 OSG Cumulative and Shortfali Base As of December 16, 2005 Seif-Governance Tribes - Eastern Ol NOTE: 2007 Tribal Bases do not include pay cost ro, PROGRAM TTLE Page 27 of 36 1424 2007 CSG Cumulative and Shortfall Base As of December 16, 2005 Self-Governance Tribes - Western Region NOTE: 2007 Tribal Bases do not include pay cost rºuest pay costs will be distributed upon gnactment. * OTHER RECURRING PROGRAMS* - * * Gºrāºrº * NON-RECURRENG PROGRAMS “ Self Governance Grants (8hortfall. Totº. Non-R ºf Progrèſº * CENTRAL offic: OPERATHON3 * Central Cºſics ºrt; Total. Canbral Office dºg * SPECIAL PROGRAM;5 AM9 PCCLEB CVERHEAE * Lºw Enforcement Facilities Gper & Maintenance (non-educ F Buck Valley i_103,739 610 39,016 H; # —# —# # 134 4 435 = 4 74 4,284 552 12,622 _64,343. Bełention Faciątkº's fołºd Pro & Pooled Overhead Torral operation of INDIAN PROGRAMS 2,213 2,213 E: TOTAL Self-Governance Bass 1,698,568 -º- Total Base Page 28 of 36 1425 Page 29 of 36 2007 OSG Cumulative and Shortfall Base As of December 16, 2005 Self-Governance Tribes • Northwest Region NOTE: 2007 Tribal Bases do not include pay cost request pay casts will be distributod upon enectment. 1426 Page 30 of 36 2007 OSG Cumulative and Shortfaii Base As of December 16, 2005 Self-Governance Tribes - Northwest Region NOTE: 2007 Tribal Bases do not include pay cost request pay costs will be distributed upon enactment * NOM-RECURRING PROGRAM.8 ° TOTAi Sehſ Governance Base 1427 2007 OSG Cumulative and Shortfall Base As of December 16, 2005 Self-Governance Tribes - Northwest NOTE: 2007 Tribaſ Bases do not include pay cost re. Page 31 of 36 1428 Page 32 of 36 2007 OSG Cumulative and Shortfaii Base As of December 16, 2005 Self-Governance Tribes - Northwest NOTE: 2007 Tribal Bases do not indude pay cost re. 1429 Page 33 of 36 2007 OSG Cumulative and Shortfall Base As of December 16, 2005 Self-Governance Tribes - Northwest NOTE: 2007 Tribaſ Bases do not include pay cost ro, Total Northwest Tota; Basa — 85,945. 100,233 987.I.'ſ 215,444 30,495 2,083.232. 1430 2007 OSG Cumulative and Shortfall Base As of December 15, 2005 Seif-Governance Tribes - Northwest NOTE: 2007 Tribal Bases do not include pay cost re. –# —t 1953 Page 34 of 36 | 36,171,750 1431 Page 35 of 36 2007 OSG Cumulative and Shortfall Base As of December 16, 2005 Self-Governance Tribes • Pacific Region NOTE: 2007 Tribal Bases do not inckxle pay cost request pay costs will be distributed upon enactment 1432 Page 36 of 36 2007 CSG Curnulative and 8 hortfall Base As of December 16, 2005 Self-Governance Tribes - Pacific Region NOTE: 2007 Tribal Bares do not biclude pay cost request pay costs will be distributed upon enactment : I was * * * 2ā864; i. 735856. ... • iº - - - - : - w : - .......J. （....... ------. 4653.518; 562.s. alsº | ſ ; ÉÉTÉiTÉÉTVETTE ºfficement; Training 21923; ºf ... [... I figs. Economic bevelopment ... i. 554.545i. iziºz !... t FY 2007 CTGF Base Funding Fi ANDREAU CHEYENNE THREE ROSEBUD PONCA SiSSETON- SłANDING GREAT PLAINS HEGON REGION SANTEE {R}VEF AEF# $ATED SOUX {RIBE of WAHPETON ROCK OMAHATRIBE WINNEBAGO TOTAL SOUXTRí8E SOUXTRIBE TRIBES TRIBE NEBRASKA OYATE SIOUXTRIBE of NEBHASKA TRIBE 487.647; -------------~~~~~ tºº . 2,222.054; 39,720. 330,066: 507880; 258,804 730,969% 165,285, 173.775; 2,901.059; i39,026. 25,262: s 455.432. 297,492; Appendix 8 : §dolarships and Aūjieducation # 373,577; 77.725, 2:313; iii.15g. ------ ----------------- j 333.33.748; 86.210; # 3384 ió006); I j . . . . . . 087; | i | : t ! 6238; 73. $235UTâſı ; | FY 2007 CTGP Base Funding ALABAMA (OWATR}{3E KłCKAPOO PRAtºlæ SAC & FOX |OWA KiCKAPOC) SOUTHERN PLAINS REGION HEGION CORJSHATIA of KANSAS TRIBE Of BAND Of TRBE of TO}{KAWA TRIBE of TRIBE O/ TOTAL FRBE of TEXAS3nd NEBRASKAE KANSAS POTAWATOM KS & MO TRBE OKLAHOMA TEXAS Iws -zº-ETITIATITHET wº. ... 86.983. tº 276.171 - t h : 102.474; jºiacemenſãiring... }. iść 66.423 54,185 27.5%. , 14928 -- - - • * - -- ***, * 1 ºr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -, i #TÉ Āſī Tºš Appendix 8 : FY 2007 CTGP Base Funding ALASKAREGION REGION ANCHORAGE BETHEL FAIRBANKS NOME HOONAH KLUKWAN DOUGLAS HYDABURG TOTAL SUMMARY SUMMARY SUMMARY SUMMARY * Twº WTººl ºf Iwº WETE * TTE5 - 4. 0.29; -- - - - - - - , , r - - - - - - - . . . . . . . . . --- . ~~~~ -------, -i-...--- Tibaidouts. Cºmmiſſyfirefinedion. PUBLK SAFETY& JUSTICE }| -- - | - - - g |- -- - |Éxecutive direction ... . . . . . . Administrative Services £XEC. DIRECTION&ADMNSTRAf - --- | - -- - - -- - } ,424 276,717 372.580; 892,448. 79,448 10.963. 6,919; §§29 12,220. 1, 653 sº- # * GRAND TOTAL ** ; Appendix 8 ; { } { i ! i........: Y. 4. i | | ! j | ; ; * ; i i : ! ; | { ; ; f | ! | # ; { [E GRAND TOTAL ** H_276,717; 0.357 6,453 5.825. 6.042: 6.252: 6.068; 6,368; 6,392 12,417: 9.214: 6.110 6.853; 6.436. FY 2007 CTGP Base Funding }KENATZE ANCHORAGE AGENCY AGENCY ANCHORAGE AKHICK CHICKALOON CHITINA EKLUTNA |G|U}G{G |LljAMNA KARLUK (KENA INDIAN KING COVE KNK ŁARSEN MENTASTA TOTAL AGENCY IRBE) (Agdaagug) BAY T###T-ETEET-E-35ETE-Fā-ā-E-HTH −377-ETE 6.885. 6438. } | \ | . —— 4. w ! s ; ; Yº! g —— *-* ~— == H- i ; -**** r 0.357; 6.453; 5.835 8.042; 6.252; 3.088; 6,368; 6,382, t2,417: 9,214: 6.110. 6.885. 6.438: 276,717; ; --- - { -- Appendix 8 # Scholarships and Ādīāication f : ; I - - - i ! . . . ww - ": - --~ * ~ * " . . : - - - - ---- - - - - ------ #" j : . . . . . . [...] ... i ; !. i. : } ! } ; | | | } i. : & : : ſ ; ; ; i { | ; ; f : ; . : ~f~~~ . . " | FºECTRECTION? ADMNSTRAT I . ; $ -- FY 2007 CTGP Base Funding - LESNO; ANCHCRAGE AGENCY NAKNEK NEWHALEN NINíl CHIK O{0 OUZINK1E PEDRO PORT SALAMATOFF NONDAl...TON TYONEK UNALASKA AFCGNA, KAGUYAK WILLAGE --r- - VILLAGE WOODY ISLAND sº-T-HTIT-ia-HTHTTWTTWTºm Twº-Hº-Hº-º-º-º: # ! { º { } *- * —l 1.819. 7.111; 6,594; 7.954. £337i 97.18% ; ; : . $ : - -º-º-º-º- * sº- 7,104; 5,720, 8,602; 7.036. 8,285. 6,685, 3,700. 6,686 ºngºing ſº De |Road Maintenance" ÖğüNiñº & ECONOMIC DEVELſ. |Executive ſiegion { i \} { ... Administrative Services | ; : i & ! : ----------------"Tºº 7,036; 8.285: 6,685. 6,700, 8,685; FGFANDTöIAI'ſ : 7319. 7.tif 6,594; 7,954; 7.337. Appendix 8 : #Forest: Water Resºurces................. i ........} . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wildle and Parks . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- - - - - - --.. ---------> ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; , , , iMinerals and Minin ; :TRUST-RESOURCES MANAGEMEN : – . | i FY 2007 CTGP Base Funding RUSSIAN BETHEL AGENCY AGENCY ATMAUTLUAK MARSHALL. NIGHTMUTE PLATINUM TOKSOOK TULUKSAK TUNUMAK MISSION ANIAK CHUAHHBALUK GEORGETOWN LIME KWETHLUKARA TOTAL BAY VILLAGE COUNC#. Ald to Tribal Govt... . . . . . . . 372,680. $555-35ETETTETE New Tribes ! ~~ ~ : - * i º TRIBALGOVERNMENT 7,070. 6,342; 9.498: 13,003; 8,388: 7.7% 9,040: 5,685. 6.885 6.184: 127.395 x- -- - ; li |Jºhâcement & Training | Fººman | Road | I inst Services - : | . . . . . . |Fights Protection - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - Real Eslāleşervices.......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - . . . . . . ; . . . . . . |Émironmental Quality Services : - iši ESTATE SERVICES : i * : * GRAND TOTAL ** 37,335 7,938 7,563." 7,070, 6,342. §§§TTâ003. 8.335. 7.794: 9,040. 585 & 5.184 127.195. Appendix 8 : FY 2007 CTGP Base Funding BETHEL AGENCY EMMONAK MEKORYUK KPNUK AKAK AKACHAK KASIGLUK KWIGILLINGUK PAIMUſſ UMKUMIUT NEWTOK ETEETEETEETE – ! - ; 5753 9.684; gº WE 6,685; Tribes ; * āšîăVERNMENT | 10782, 1320 9, º pºſſ 73.5 §§73. 8,163; , ; 9,884. New Tri —l 673 —! — 6,685; 72.937. iſibäcours Community Fire Protection PUBLIC SAFETY & JUSTICE -- -- FGFAN5TOTALT Appendix 8 f FY 2007 CTGF Base Funding FAIRBANKS AGENCY AGENCY BEAVER CHALKYITSIK DOT LAKE LOUDEN WENETIE Wii AğE NORTHWAY STEVENS ANAKFUVUK ARCTIC ATOASUK KAKTOWIK NUIQSUT - Włł LAGE Włł LAGE Will AGE WILLAGE RET.G.TTETTETET New Tribes r |Tibaidons T : i , . j i : | ; i ity Fire Protection | i : f f | | ! f f i PUBLIC SAFETY & JUSTICE : i ; ; l ; : * i t ! i : |job Placementāīraining i.I.T. i i ſ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |Hºpsºpment ł -- … . . . . . . . …}…' … . . . . . ºil-----~~~~ . } fload Maintenance " " | COMMUNITY&ECONOMIC DEVELC - iñights Protection . . . . . . . . . . . ifieaitístate Services º | -. . º # # º i. m : E-- s ;-- ~~~ * * ** : - ... • * * * * * * * * * *-** * ~... • - - - - - - * * ~ * *-* * * * - - - - - t - - . . . . -- i * - --- ; - - f 4. - : £xecutive Direction { ~!-- | } ... } | ! t : ºf . ; : : #Administrative Services i } #. { ſ g i . \ | i i ! |EXEC. DIRECTION? ADMINISTRAT i | } | Appendix 8 f FY 2007 CTGP Base Funding FAR8ANKS AGENCY POINT LAY WAINWRIGHT Nº TāāTT5355 i TāāſāgīIII.333 e Services EXEC, DiRECTION & ADMINISTRAT : ** GRAND TOTAL ** i 86,039; 118,333; |Hºº. . . . . [T] Appendix 8 1442 9 xįpuºddy ==+++==+==+---+===+==~：:~~ |6€G'8:999'9§§75ĢĒŽŹ/2'8:8!!’9|（49904{2/634§98'8 '64}·lſ 101gRº89 ， ! É }}}-}|（j{|1981.SINIWCſ （; NOllºſiłłłGſõāſāſ –Y}}{—————№; SEO!AHES EĻĻŅ1S3 （ſºł3-1${}H1; ± 1 . . . ; ---4----, --, - 1. , i I ! -- -- ". . --- -----|--| *--- ) ------ *-*-*- i . 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CROX SOKAOGON STOCKBRDGE HO CHUNK UPPER PRARIE - TOTAL HOWA CHiPPEWA EARTH R}VER OREILLES POTAWATOMi CLIFF CHIPPEWA MUNSEE NATION SIOUX ISLAND ;Agoſſibal Govt. i. 1,554,929.71.088. ; 24.462. ; : : - - ... . . .172.850; ; ; Tīāś Social Services. i. 1,618.687,.... . . . . . . . . . . . Welfare Assistance j ifāt |Other, Human Services. - Hoºsing improvement Program HUMAN SERVICES 60482; . ... 76429.24714: ...... 3 t | ‘. --- - — - . i x t 190,686; : 50.739, 118,939; 23,684 54,306; 76,429. 85,495. -*~~~~~~~~~~~-º-º-º-º-º-º-º-º-º-----~~~~~~~~~- 423888, IT I 43031.35. 39,413. É 43,04t 35.8 3ādī; 35.434, 9.853; iii.577.36.419, ...; i - ... . * * 35.454 §, 36 U71 90; 36. 07 8 §§Tāāſī Şāſā 280.853; 7396 " " : : 77.346: . . . . . ; 1,5949tti..... . $13,276. 1808.187; # 37.22; . . . . . . ; ; 143.9%; ifiš27, 24.458 . . . . . . ; 24.877; } ; i 14389, 10943. : 20207; i.824. : . | ſ # 157.388; 27,770. 24,468. 20207; 11.824; f g sº ---- |Rights Prºtection .......... [...80412}..... . . . . . . . [............ }........ ... iReaiſſºlate Services i. 147,810; i. : Probate. . . . . . - ---- . . . . z - - +... … . Environmental Quality Services...}.............. i. - {Alaskan Native Programs 1–– ... -- . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... * * * * * * * ~ *... • * * * * * > . . . . . . . . . . . . . * * * * * * * * * * * * == #TRUST-REAL ESTATE SERVICES 228.222; 18.535i Éxecutive diation . . . . -- } . & i | i 3 { "GRAND TOTAL" TTſ63.737. Tºſſ 2:1:750 （2:22: Appendix 8 f FY 2007 CTGP Base Funding ROKAGON LITTLE RIVER Liſtle MiDWEST REGION SHAKOPEE LOWER MENOMINEE BAY HANNAHVILLE SAGłNAW KEWEENAW LAC WłEUX HURON BAND OF BAND OF TRAVERSE BAY MILLS BAY DESERT POTAWAFCM POTAWATOM OTFAWA BAND of OTTAWA 2527; 34.736, 203703 - 242089. 1104/5 -- : i ! t | i ſ 34.370; ; 25,278 84.736; 203,703. 242,088; i 10,476: 249.972. 21.67 214,599. 20.796 } - * 1875. 89.787; 41.259; 70,942: . * | 21480 . . . 34,597; t ----- t “. ... r. º. . . . . . . | - ; 188,525. 53,659; 26.243: 89.787; 82.739: 539. 464,571. ºr. ...} | | 1493; itä243 iſºgiº 180748; 35.318 . . ; 27.1% 372859; Community Fire Protection i ! | i { — 31.058: } ; | ; i PUBLIC SAFETY & JUSTICE ; ! i | 144.938, 148,243: 143,070; 180,748. 95.348; : 271.156. 128.09:0. 372,859; {Natural Resources ; ; ; 1478 9.853; . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.632; 118,680 ! ...}. 88.283, 19509; **** 24,833. i : 15,225. 112,916: 49,509: 27.6195 3. Agricultuſe . . . . - - ! - { ! Water Resources ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . !-- ~~~ Wildlife and Parks - - - - - --- 80.795 36,555 207445. Minerals and Mini — * TRUST-RESOURCES MANA : 82.273. 9.853; { -- - ---------------- - - - - - ---- - - - - - - - - - - - - - " - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - ------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- - - ! i ! l : - ; i 117.547, 118,680: 207,145. FGFANDTOTALF ! 153.42. 153.679; $82,205: 698,912: 334,064 43f.389; 525,710. 369,934' 190.275 1,445,778, 775.434; 1,352.224; ºi-ºº-ºº-ºººº…-----------------" |Social Services . . . . . . . 41.515 100,606 162.162; 171.113; 212,646. 106,250; i. 256.178; 126,119 303 gii; Waffare Assistance - - - - - - - - - - 102.964. . . . . . . . 42,529. 29.643; ; ; : "" ; {Other, Human Services : ... }. - - - - - - - - - - - . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . --- - - - - - 1 rovement - i | # | 19.706; i 276ig. 41,510. 221299, 162,162. 27.853; 256.75 iſ tº 275,885; 224,649; 331,430. Šdidash;and Ādīācation || iſohnson O'Malley Íñibal Colleges and Universities --- - - EDUCATHON * 950, 53.659 5: ... iRoadīaintenance 14,780. #35: DEVEL( 24,677. job Placement& Training. . . . . . Šášā . . . . 15225 i : 27,619. finist Services j . . . . . . . . … . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; {Rights Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i. 61.877 - . . . - : . . . . . . . . ;Real Estate Services 147,810. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; ------ ; i |Probate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... }. … . . - - - - … . . . : ! : * {Environmental Quality Services - -* i. : - : t i. - Alaskan Native Programs | i t | | : ; |Éxeciſive Direction |Administrative Services ; É. DIRECTION & ADMINISTRAT: t - - : f {TRUST-REAL ESTAIESERVICES 147,810. 61.877 f ! . . | ; Appendix 8 1445 8 x!puºddy ðuſpun-i aseg dÐ LO ZOOZ A-3 $10'ſ»，£70'ſ #2 ȚõĪĪĪĪĪĪĪĪ5） Sºoiſſosºg ſaunļeN TEABO OHW ONOOH º ALINȚ)}^|\\OO i I i 2-º-º-º-º-His-e- l : : i r - º º t NOįIWOWYCE • ** * * • • • • • • • • • • - • • • • • • • - ………….… }, seſsiºnympuſ saepoſeqų Áëjëſoučšūkiſ 、püę şöğšiëſoțšį IſIJI TË Tſwºjëjëſåþįöůëği šööſöśſëþösſ NO195|}} \！\{OH\ſ?)\O NEBÄSV3 f WESTERN REGION REGION FORT Adio Tribal Govt. .......... ###### 3. º |THIBALGOVERNMENT l 657,152; I Act |Sºarips and Addišicaion 1875.750. Tiāº. Gºaley # 101.165 23:42; ... Job Piacement & Training . . CHEMEHUEVI PASCUA AQUI LAKE_SPARKS -- | §§§ſiſ 234,118; sº 58,027; FY 2007 CTGP Base Funding FALLON PYRAMID RENO SUMMff WA. KER HOPi. YAWAPA VER |BE APACHE *——ºfter-ºf-arra-ºr-tºº--—Hz-rºr +----- 90.727, , , ; 37.972, . . . . . 148.285. 16532 78.970 ! t $ i i_90.727t 37.972; 148.285; YOMBA HAVASUPA! HUALAPAl -- -- | • - TÉ Tăşſö. 132.673; 0.005 25.43 59,453 14573, 55.718, 5.800 879,755 } & 88.095 & - i s 21,062, 14,873; 55.716; 5,900 879,755 126.223: # 32.988: 354,627; 178.357 jagos. 272,316. ; : i i $ § !. 178.357. TÉT355; 75 SST373315 sº...19342; 21.083; i3873. 22757; 6,454 ! i t ! — 21,063, 14,873 22.757. 1570s. 19,708. - IS33; 6.454 9.854. {TRUST-RESOURCES MANAGEMEN 700.612; - - - - - - “... … . • * * * * ... . . . . . . y fifts Frºdon f { } {Environmental Quality Services. . . . . . “ . . ‘t’. : . . . . . . . - - - - - - . - ; . . . . { . . | : i 145,997 : . - i tº . . . . ; : f - . . -*. ! } $ ... . . - -- iAlaskan Naſſafrograms ! ſRUSTREATESTATESERVICEs...} 145,997 |Administrative Services - *. Éxecutive Direction - - - - - ?.....” º' ' '.' " - | - ſ * ; f #EXEC. DiRECTION & ADMINISTRAT ! | r 4 145.997: ; ; – f i | { t i { | t Hºrrºr-Tº-º-º-º-º: tºº-º-º-º-º: # * GRAND TOTAL ** ; 181,883. Appendix 8 f FY 2007 CTGP Base Funding WESTERN REGION YAWAPA TONTO KAIBAB t_AS *MOAPA SANJUAN UTAH PRESCOTT APACHE PAUTE VEGAS PAIUTE PAlijſt sº fººt §odaiševices 30.50ſ. 33.422; 45.245. findian Child Wellare Act 24.835 30.123.45.18% Tibaidouis II.43332, 51.480i. 33.50; tı.465 gigs: ſ : Communi 4.927 ig7i. - i t i PUBLIC SAFETY & JUSTICE HUMAN SERVICES ...tº_ºll l º IEEi sººn iſºft .293 * - , , s = - - - * : * * * | | || 23.532.283733. 11,476; 29,383 44.343|_302,902; |Évêquivadiregion. ...i. ... ... --...-.... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; ...... . . . . .” ---------- " . . . . . . . . . g : - - - - *** ***** * ***** ~ * * ***** **'' Administrative Services iFXEC. DIRECTION & ADMINISTRAT: f --- i * GRAND TOTAL ** i Appendix 8 1448 9 x!puºddy {}69'0łč 09Ģ'94|||„Tºj Oł QNWłłº) ， ! }: º*}|�įį}}|}}¡¡¡¡¡¡SİNİNG， 8 NO1103;&#Q '03}{3ſ |||}}{}}}w}r———↓ ----#-*· · · į, !· ,· și-ș *- ;） --~~~~~~~~）;│ │ │{|uoſpeiſq anſinoox3; }-** -->-},&• 3. . . . --- ------- ---- :) ----------*** · * * • $39;AŁĘSĘĘĢĢģĶķĻļ## |-suelſſoldº?!!ęNueſsºſ i}• i · §'#'，}�------ - -- - - - -.*¿.*......…...….. ####.........…}, ...§§§§§Ã¡iſėſöſeiſºiſſoiſſae }· ?· ·--;}---------… ?│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ eſeqoidſ !3{}-- - - - - ----*~-j_______sº3ſubsºleisāſèguſ |}----- + - - - - - - - - - ---- - - - - - - - - - - - - -•• • • • ***.**-†T（göğșiõigšjiſjëſ ”T şöyjëşišiųj ×*№gº:·}{;$55，35}\!EW:№ſſºſºſ|$30ł#f{OS}\!-15T（błŁj –||1T-）TTĒĻ | ..………… ;--;·, ， , ， ， , ， ， ， , ， į II šķiºdpůëąjį įſå! }}į-·~~ ~- » y • • •- --• • • - --- « - - - - - - -|-----I -- -}|--- - +- - - --·- • • ► ► ► ►ȚĂšējöºi }ºzēģg”， ”? 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N30 fiutpunº eseg dÐ LO 200Z A-3 f FY 2007 CTGP Base Funding CENTRAL CALFORNIA BiG NORTH PICAYUNE PINOLEVILLE POTTER GREENVILLE SHINGLE STEWARTS BlSHOP LONE MOOREſőWN SHEEP SHERWOOD TUOLUMNE 3RIDGEPORT PINE FORK WALLEY SPRINGS POINT PINE RANCH WALLEY PAUTE - t (15.810; . * * * * , * -- " - 115.810: . 209,482; 21326; 135315 Tib * | f | | | | | | | | | | | Community Fire Protection | 3ff; PUBLIC SAFETY & JUSTICE | ; 3.073 º - º | | * , - +--- __*-*-**; . . . . . == === =–= - 15. 7,681; 5.449; 0.049; 23.930. º 2.961; HISTTIENETI. |Executive Direction : . Administralive Services i tEXEC. DIRECTION & ADMINISTRAI. | | - l {** GRAND TOTAL ** Appendix 8 ; | ºl. - ALTURAS FORT PIT SUSANWłł LE RESIGHNI FY 2007 CTGP Base Funding BLUE 1330474. 65.442 . . 11.178; 66.337 ELK WALLEY ROHNERVILLE CRUARTZ SMITH 76.618–42,653. } 74,210: TABLE 28,052, 32715 1422 36,815 32.715: 7,788; 6.898, 1996 2. 1.425; 5273, 4,975.... . . ! t s : --—-t-. TRINIDAD CEDARVILLE 25,372. 9.850. 2279. Ž73. t . . . 1.211: 1.211; ... .4293 1819– 1219, i i" - - - - - - - - - i.211; i 1,241; ; 36.815. 3.283. 2.985, i. 0.995; ... 0.764. - 1492; . . . . . . . . . | $4,925; 3283 0.335i i.492. 1.211: i.492. 1,213; 217ſ 6913. - 4.293 -1– | — f ‘. -l— 2.256; 2.171 0.53 |Trust Services |Rights Protection ... Real Estate Services . . . iProbate Environmental Quality Services Alaskan Native P f i f ..". i y f - t • * y ; t r t ..! - - ; ! . w NORTHERN CALFORN/A |Adio Tibagº. T AGENCY TOTAL PUBLIC SAFETY & JUSTICE flººd # ... [. {Wildlife and Parks Minerals and Mining " ' TRUST-RESOURCES MANAGEMEN ~f~~ * † : 1 i --------| - 1.114 }. .i. : 33.377; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... º i. º 34.491; 33.377 j,114 ! : f3m3 iTHUST-REALESTATE SERVICES . . . . . |Executive direction |Administrative Services EXEC. DIRECTION & ADMINISTRAT FGHAND TOTAL “ ; Appendix 8 | - -- -- | { • - - !. - - - - i —i. I 205,054; 240,859. 205054; 22.125–197488, r - “… . . .---------- i w 197.488; 6557. É | - | --- l 4 º # PUBLIC SAFETY & JUSTICE ; 71,108; | . - £conomic development Road Maintenance ––––––––––– COMMUNITY& ECONOMIC DEVELG 27.350. 18.940: 1997. r t jºb Placement; Training || "...#350ſ. ... f. 18940. E. L. j. j. l | .997, FY 2007 CTGP Base Funding SOUTHERN CALFORNIA AGENCY AUGUSTINE JAMUL MORONGO PALA PECHANGA SANTA SOBOBA TORRES. RAMONA TWENTY NINE TOTAL RTETELETTESTETTESIST New Trib88 ! iTRIBALGOVERNMENT İğāſāīlīāſāī iScholarships and AdultFáication. ... 45:654. ... i. 27.876 i ſ 2.533. ... i. 4384 i. ..i Jºhnson.9Malley....... } .35,697; 31,371 ~~~~ l ...4.325. º º i ; | – : ; 84.55il 59.347 2.533, ! 8,710; i : i “ GRAND TOTAL ** 1,533.260: t?0,818. 154.744, 227,1 18; 99,482; 64,446. 140.498: 41.456; 175.368; 174,209; 144.171. 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EETTEEST25755 TETTTTTETEETETHTTEET New Tribes i } # - i. - —i ~! º { * # GöVERNMENT | 2.333337 | 66.533, 122.465 20701 0. } 120,332 84.199; 1,112,335 198.885; 261.777; 145,481. t - - - -- ~~}.--~~~~~~~ ... * ~ * . . . . . . -º-º-º-ºw-l-º-º-º: 1453%. , Scholarships and Āqāšācation # Johnson O'Malley £DUCATHON 17353. |Tribal Courts 405:25, 20335|TT38545 ; Community Fire Piglection & 341,557: *—#*-i- PUBig SAFETY & JUSTICE ; 747.282; 183.639; 205.376. ; i ; 21i,465 103. ſ 60214: ; 27i.679; i| . ºf acement&igning ; iſº fload Maintenance ---- - -- 63.841; 55.197; £ößUNITY&ECôNºDEVEL t * 88,334 2252T 53.841 |Naturañesources i ſig.152 f iſ 36.613 22549; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; - | j - fºr i 145523 ºf ; 145.535. Waleſ Resºurces...}, 448611....…............i.....94:10:... . . ......... i...º.........j. . Wildlife and Parks......... $31533. 193252 ... 43.353 azº • ..... -- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... • - . . . . . . . . . . * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - “ . * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 48 3 525 29 559 – High's Protection. . . . . 49.254 . . . . . . .43284. . . . . . . . .i............. . . . . . . ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iReal Estate Services 487.880; - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - on - - - - 161,175; 95.894; , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . g - , “ . - - --------- - - - - - - - - ; F- iProbate ; ; l. . . . . . . . . |Environmental Quality Services * ... ... • * * * * * * * * * * *** * * * * i - r 490,760; 200,075. 33.616 163.175. 95.894 ,,,,,, , ,,, .,,,,,, . . . . . . . ... ...,,,,,,,,, ......... ...... f. . .--> --------- - - - - - - - - --- . . . . . . . ; ' ' ' ' ' ' ' “ ' ' ' ' ' & ' ' - * * *** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * }* GRAND TOTAL.” Appendix 8 1457 The United States Department of the Interior and Performance Information 07 Fiscal Year 20 fing in the pl the Subcommitt may be obtai fice of tf 1458 GENERAL STATEMENT 1 FY 2007 BUDGET REQUEST 2 Current Funding 3 Covenant Grant Funding Levels 4 Permanent Funding 4 FY 2007 BUDGET SUMMARY AND HIGHLIGHTS 4 Graph-OIA Funding Request Percentage 2006-2007 6 Graph- OIA Stewardship Asset Expenditures 2005 6 President’s Management Agenda 7 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY 10 GPRA Performance Data Validation and Verification 16 ORGANIZATION CHART 18 AUTHORIZATIONS 19 STRATEGIC PLAN OUTCOMES 21 Goal Performance Table - 21 FY 2007 Budget Request Funding Goal Table 23 Summary Table of Program Changes Arrayed by Outcome Goal......................... 24 ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES Appropriation Language 25 Summary of Requirements Table 27 Fixed Cost and Related Changes Summary Table 28 Object Class Table 30 Programming & Finance Table (1) 31 Programming and Finance Table (2) 32 Employee Count by Grade 33 AMERICAN SAMOA Operations Grants 34 Summary and Justification of 2007 Program Changes 34 Program Overview 35 2007 Program Performance Estimates 37 2006 Planned Program Performance 38 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments 38 1459 TABLE OF CONTENTS CNMI/COVENANT GRANTS Activity/Subactivity Summary Table CNMI CONSTRUCTION Activity/Subactivity Summary Table Summary and Justification of 2007 Program Changes Program Overview 2007 Program Performance Estimates 2006 Planned Program Performance 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Project Listing AMERICAN SAMOA CONSTRUCTION Activity/Subactivity Summary Table Summary and Justification of 2007 Program Changes Program Overview 2007 Program Performance Estimates 2006 Planned Program Performance 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Project Listing GUAM CONSTRUCTION Activity/Subactivity Summary Table Summary and Justification of 2007 Program Changes Program Overview 2007 Program Performance Estimates 2006 Planned Program Performance 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Project Listing VIRGIN ISLANDS CONSTRUCTION Activity/Subactivity Summary Table Summary and Justification of 2007 Program Changes Program Overview 2007 Program Performance Estimates 2006 Planned Program Performance 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Project Listing 40 43 43 44 45 45 46 46 50 50 51 52 52 52 53 58 58 59 60 ... 60 60 61 63 63 64 65 65 66 ii 1460 TABLE OF CONTENTS TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE Activity/Subactivity Summary Table OFFICE OF INSULAR AFFAIRS Activity/Subactivity Summary Table Summary and Justification of 2007 Program Changes Program Overview 2007 Program Performance Estimates 2006 Planned Program Performance 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Section 343 Working Capital Fund Billings TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Activity/Subactivity Summary Table Summary and Justification of 2007 Program Changes Program Overview 2007 Program Performance Estimates 2006 Planned Program Performance 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments FY 2001-2005 Funding History Table MAINTENANCE ASSISTANCE (OMIP) Activity/Subactivity Summary Table Summary and Justification of 2007 Program Changes Program Overview 2007 Program Performance Estimates 2006 Planned Program Performance 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Maintenance Assistance FY 2002-2005 Table BROWN TREE SNAKE CONTROL Activity/Subactivity Summary Table Summary and Justification of 2007 Program Changes Program Overview 2007 Program Performance Estimates 2006 Planned Program Performance 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Strategies 68 70 70 71 72 73 74 74 79 79 80 80 80 81 82 83 83 84 85 85 85 86 87 87 88 88 89 90 92 iii 1461 TABLE OF CONTENTS INSULAR MANAGEMENT CONTROLS Activity/Subactivity Summary Table 94 Summary and Justification of 2007 Program Changes ... 94 94 Program Overview 2007 Program Performance Estimates 95 2006 Planned Program Performance 96 96 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Project Listing T 97 Insular Area Financial Statements (Single Audit Act) 100 CORAL REEFINITIATIVE Activity/Subactivity Summary Table 103 Summary and Justification of 2007 Program Changes 103 104 Program Overview - 2007 Program Performance Estimates 105 2006 Planned Program Performance 105 106 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments WATER & WASTE WATER Activity/Subactivity Summary Table 108 Summary and Justification of 2007 Program Changes Program Overview 108 109 2007 Program Performance Estimates 111 111 2006 Planned Program Performance...... 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments 111 COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCHATION Appropriation Language 112 Summary of Requirements Table-Current 113 Summary of Requirements Table-Permanent Federal Services Assistance 114 115 Activity/Subactivity Summary Table Summary and Justification of 2007 Program Changes 115 Program Overview 115 116 2007 Program Performance Estimates 2006 Planned Program Performance 116 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments 116 Enewetak Support Activity/Subactivity Summary Table 117 Summary and Justification of 2007 Program Changes 117 118 Program Overview iv 1462 TABLE OF CONTENTS Program Grant Assistance Activity/Subactivity Summary Table Program Overview 2007 Program Performance Estimates 2006 Planned Program Performance 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Economic Assistance (FSM/RMI) Activity/Subactivity Summary Table Justification of 2007 Program Changes Program Overview 2007 Program Performance Estimates 2006 Planned Program Performance 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Performance Measures Table Economic Assistance (Palau) Activity/Subactivity Summary Table Justification of 2007 Program Changes Program Overview 2007 Program Performance Estimates 2006 Planned Program Performance 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Performance Measures Table Compact Impact (Hawaii/Guam/CNMI/American Samoa) Activity/Subactivity Summary Table Program Overview - 2007 Program Performance Estimates 2006 Planned Program Performance 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments MISCELLANEOUS SCHEDULES U.S. Territories Fiscal Assistance Program and Financing Schedule Trust Territory Program and Financing Schedule American Samoa Direct Loan Financing Program and Financing Schedule 120 120 120 120 120 121 121 124 122 123 123 124 125 125 125 126 126 126 126 127 127 128 128 128 130 131 132 Statistics for House Interior Subcommittee Report 133 1463 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification OFFICE OF INSULAR AFFAIRS GENERAL STATEMENT Introduction The Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) carries out the Secretary’s responsibilities for U.S.- affiliated insular areas. These include the territories of Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as well as the three freely associated states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. • All of OLA’s programs fall within the mission goal of Serving Communities – Increase Self- Sufficiency of Insular Areas (Goal 5 of the Department of the Interior's Strategic Plan). OIA Increase Economic Self-Sufficiency will achieve its mission by promoting sound Of Insular Areas financial management practices in the insular governments, increasing economic development, and increasing Federal responsiveness to the unique needs of island communities, OIA’s Mission Goal The budget request for FY 2007 continues to promote implementation of the management reform initiatives advanced by the President. Developed - - within the framework of Secretary Norton's 4 C's Vision – | Key Performance Objectives consultation, cooperation and communication – all in the v Increase the level of local service of conservation – the request reflects the ongoing revenues in the insular areas. effort of the Office of Insular Affairs to adapt to changing needs of the insular areas. OIA’s top priority for the Y Improve timeliness of insular areas is to help them develop their economies by financial statements. expanding and strengthening the private sector. In FY v Enhance assessment of grant 2007, OIA will continue its efforts to make private sector awards based on performance companies in targeted industries aware of investment and stated outcomes. opportunities in the U.S.-affiliated insular areas. Planned efforts for FY 2007 also include continued integration of V Maintain positive performance criteria during formulation of the FY 2008 tº: budget, and continued implementation of improvements to surveys of customers. financial management practices in the insular areas, OLA continues to facilitate the involvement of others, including communities, partners, grantees and the interested public as it carries out its mission. Regular input, monitoring and feedback will continue to enhance our programs, processes, and future planning. OIA continues to provide assistance to help develop more efficient and effective government in the insular areas. This assistance meets a variety of needs, including resources for critical infrastructure like wastewater systems, hospitals, and schools. In FY 2005 and FY 2006, OIA received over $75 million, annually, in Assistance to Territories funding, providing over 1 GENERAL STATEMENT 1464 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification 96 percent of these funds to insular areas in the form of grants to provide financial assistance. OIA plans to continue this effort in FY 2007. FY 2007 BUDGET REQUEST (dollars in thousands) Budget 2005 Actual 2006 Enacted | 2007 Request 2007 Request Authority Change from 2006 Mission: Amount Percent Serving Communities Current 81,031 81,473 79,223 –2,250 - 3% Permanent 341,491 344,134 347,103 +2,969 +1% Total 422,522 425,607 426,326 +719 || 0% FTES 40 42 44 +2 +5% The total estimated OIA budget for FY 2007 is $426.3 million. OLA’s permanent funding of $347.1 million is a reflection of long-term commitments made to the insular areas that are guaranteed in law. In current funding, both mandatory and discretionary, OIA requests $79.2 million. This is a $2.3 million decrease from 2006 that reflects the reduction of Congressional earmarks. Included in the 2007 budget proposal is $102,000 to provide for additional oversight related to the Compact of Free Association. 2 GENERAL STATEMENT 1465 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification The following table shows the FY 2006 Enacted – current funding, with across the board reductions for current appropriation activities, and the OIA FY 2007 President’s Request Level with a comparison between the FY 2006 Enacted and the FY 2007 Request. Current Funding - Dollars in 000's FY 2006 Enacted FY 2007 President’s FY 2007 --/- Request FY 2006 Enacted American Samoa Operations $22,770 $22,880 +$110 Covenant Grants (Mandatory) 27,720 27,720 0. (see table that follows for detail) Territorial Assistance Activities 25,670 23,761 -1,909 Total Included in Territorial Assistance - . . . . - - oIA salaries and Expenses 7,273 7,624 Generalta' . . . . . . . . . , 2,266 . . . . . . . . . 2,277 10,524 8,226 Maintenance Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . - +11. Brown Tree Snake . . º.º. 2,660 - 2,673 +13 Insular Management Controls 1,469 : 1,476* . +7. Coral Reef Initiative . . . 493 495 +2 Water &Wastewater Projects '985. sº … 990 . . . +5 'includes CNMI Labor & Immigration Projects for FY2006 & 2007 - TY 2006 Enacted FY2007 President's FY2007 Request +/-, FY 2006 Enacted Compact of Free Association Palau Health and Ed Grant 2,000 2,000 0 Federal Services Assistance 2,820 2,862 +42 Enewetak Support 493 ... - 0. - 493 Totals $81,473 $79,223 -$2,250 FTES . . . 42 44 +2 3 TGENERAL STATEMENT 1466 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification The following table below shows the Covenant Funding Levels compared between FY 2006 and FY 2007. - Covenant Grant Funding Levels Dollars in thousands (000's) Territory Baseline FY 2006 +/- FY 2007 --|- Total Total Diff +/- Funding Baseline Baseline FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2006 CNMI 11,000 +208 -371 11,208 10,629 –579 American 10,000 -458 +543 9,542 10,543 +1,001 Samoa Guam 3,350 +42 -29 3,402 3,331 –71 Virgin 3.360 +208 -143 3,568 3,217 -351 Islands Total 27,720 () 0. 27,720 27,720 () The following table shows the FY 2006 and FY 2007 permanent funding. Permanent Funding - estimated - Dollars in 000's FY 2006 FY 2007 Compacts of Free Association Republic of the Marshall Islands, F.*:::::::: of Micronesia and $199,434 $202,403 the Republic of Palau Payments to the Territories 144,700 144,700 Guam ſ36,800) [56,800) Virgin Islands [87,900] [87,900] Totals $344,134 $347,103 FY 2007 Budget Summary and Highlights The FY 2007 OIA budget continues to focus on strategies that contribute to increasing the self-sufficiency of insular areas. The FY 2007 request includes $1.0 million in Assistance to Territories to provide for a grant program for water and wastewater projects in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. These territories face a myriad of water problems on a daily basis, including a lack of running water 24 hours a day, wastewater infrastructure deficiencies that have caused violations of Federal environmental laws, and drinking water quality which is not always up to the U.S. standards. OIA continues to use funds to provide assistance to develop more efficient and effective government in the insular areas. This assistance meets a variety of needs, including resources for critical infrastructure like hospitals, schools and wastewater systems. The OLA budget also promotes sound financial management practices in the insular governments, 4 GENERAL STATEMENT 1467 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification increasing economic development and self-sufficiency, and increasing federal responsiveness to the unique needs of island communities, OIA’s budget is broken out into two major categories of funding – permanent or mandatory and current discretionary. Most of OLA’s budget reflects mandatory commitments to U.S.- affiliated insular areas and is permanently appropriated ($347.1 million). Within current appropriations, two activities are considered mandatory, Covenant grants ($27.7 million) that provide for Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) in U.S. territories and an annual Health and Education Block Grant given to the Republic of Palau ($2 million). American Samoa Operations ($22.9 million), the second largest budget activity is considered discretionary but is a directed appropriation that provides fundamental assistance to help the American Samoa Government provide the basic services of health care, education, public safety and support for the judiciary. While not officially considered a mandatory program, Federal Services assistance ($2.9 million) is comprised of two subactivities that were negotiated and are defined in law. The first is reimbursement to the U.S. Postal Service for continuation of mail service to the freely associated states. Failure to provide this service would be a breach of the negotiated Compact. The other activity is annual audit support for the Republic of Palau. The Compact of Free Association guarantees this support for compliance with the Single Audit Act at no cost to the freely associated states. In the case of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, audit assistance is incorporated in the permanent appropriations. That leaves only the OIA Salaries and Expenses account ($7.6 million) and the Territorial Assistance activity ($16.1 million) as truly discretionary programs, $23.8 million out of a total OLA budget of $426.3 million in fiscal year 2007. OIA Salaries and Expenses includes uncontrollable expenses of $248,000 and a program increase of $103,000 to increase oversight of Compact of Free Association grants. In FY 2007, OIA is proposing an increase of $42,000 in the Federal Services activity to maintain support to the U.S. Postal Service at $2.4 million. The budget also proposes a reduction of $493,000 in Enewetak operations as it is now permanently appropriated through the Compact of Free Association. OLA’s current appropriation history shows an increase in permanent funding for Compact areas, due to required inflation increases, and a relative decline in current levels for all insular areas. 5 GENERAL STATEMENT 1468 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification All but two percent of the total funding received by OLA goes toward assistance to the territories. High priority projects such as those identified as stewardship expenditures make up a large portion of OIA's discretionary funding. Funding Request Percentage, FY 2006-2007 2% * * * * * : * : * * * * * * * * * s sº gº w w g a e < * * º::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ºf Salaries and !:::::::::::::::::H.:::::::::::::::: Expenses tº: El All Financial V::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Assistance * * * * * * * * * * * * s s y = s. s w e º a 9 n & 4, & m e º & Bº- ºr ºr º- s $, a & *...* a s w_i.e. 98% OACIP Stewardship Expenditure Levels Outlays FY 2005 Water ~ * º Ports \ 7% Solid Waste 9% Public Buildings 1.4% Sewer Roads 15% Schools 2% 14% Stewardship expenditures are investments OLA makes in insular area capital infrastructure. The total expended in FY 2005 was $28,338,476. 6 GENERAL STATEMENT 1469 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification office of Insular Affairs Management Reforms and Activities to Implement the President’s Management Agenda The President’s vision for reform is guided by three principles: it should be citizen-centered; results-oriented; and market based. The President identified five government-wide initiatives to help achieve this vision: > Budget and Performance Integration; > Strategic Management of Human Capital; > Competitive Sourcing; > Improved Financial Performance; and > Expanded e-Government. The Office of Insular Affairs supports the President’s Management Agenda and continues to create a citizen-centered organization by implementing strategies to integrate budget and performance; conduct workforce planning; provide assistance to improve greater accountability, and expand e-government opportunities for the island communities. Budget Performance Integration: Program Assessment Rating Tool: OLA programs have been exempted from PART evaluations. OIA programs, such as those under the Compact of Free Association which constitutes the bulk of its funding, have on-going evaluation processes built in. The joint economic management committees require an annual evaluation of performance outcomes of each past fiscal year’s sector grant spending. The committees also review and approve grant allocations, performance objectives and assessment tools for the current year. This budget requests an additional $102,000 to increase Compact oversight. Data Validation, Verification and Other Evaluations: With the advent of the new Interior Strategic Plan and many measures under its results-focused approach, OIA is working with the insular governments on accountability and other measures to ensure that performance data collection and reporting yields reliable information for decision-making. In March 2005, an independent panel released its review of the brown tree snake control program and made recommendations on its effectiveness and future priorities. The program is a Departmental priority and part of an Administration crosscut budget effort regarding invasive species. The panel found that significant opportunities for long-term eradication are emerging because of the program. It recommended enhancing the program by (1) creating a legal basis for inspections and enforcement, (2) establishing a greater and more stable funding base in all participating agencies, (3) promoting stronger senior leadership and ownership, (4) implementing a comprehensive action plan with milestones, and (5) progressing on research and program integration. The panel found the interagency approach is effective and should be enhanced and maintained. OIA was praised for making funding decisions with decisive leadership and with minimal layers of bureaucracy. 7 GENERAL STATEMENT 1470 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Beginning in FY 2003, OLA has taken an annual major programmatic review of its Covenant grants to develop a new system for allocating the annual budget. In order to provide incentives to the insular governments to improve financial performance, OIA has tied the annual allocation grant funds to a measure of each islands performance on Single Audits and other objective criteria. A more detailed description of this effort appears later in this budget presentation. Cost and Performance: OLA is tracking time spent on grants management through the activity based costing initiative. This information will be used to compare OIA grants staffing to other similar programs. In addition, OIA continues to use accounting information to track the timing of grant outlays and is reporting with the annual budget the amount of time required to complete various projects. OIA is using this cost and performance information to improve efficiency of island spending by speeding up projects. By reducing the amount of time required to complete major infrastructure projects from grant award to project closeout, inflationary costs are reduced and the return on major investments is advanced. Capital Asset Planning and Control: OIA has no capital assets other than office equipment and systems shared with other parts of the Office of the Secretary. Base Analysis: In making FY 2007 budget decisions, OLA considered base funding for all activities. As mentioned earlier, several of these programs are mandatory and the amount of funding is dictated by legislation. However, in deciding whether to seek additional funding for any activity, OIA considered several factors including carryover balances (all of OLA funding except salaries and expenses is no-year funding) and the possibility of new legislation to require matching contributions. Areas of review include infrastructure projects where OIA is using benchmarking rating systems for assigning numerical values to the condition and maintenance of certain infrastructure in the insular areas. Selected infrastructure is broken into seven categories, roads, schools, hospitals, airports, seaports, solid waste disposal facilities and significant government buildings. The intent is to provide a range of conditions and maintenance levels across all the insular areas relative to each other. The values assigned will provide information on the strong and weak points of asset management within the insular areas. Identified exemplary infrastructure will be used as “best practices” and to encourage more effective maintenance. In implementing Compact of Free Association funding and related grant reviews, OIA works closely with the respective island governments and the joint economic management committees. The committees each consist of two representatives of the respective island government, and three Federal representatives. Two of the Federal representatives are from Interior and State, with the third currently from Health and Human Services. The committees meet annually to review planning documents and budgets as developed by the governments. Priorities and goals focus on the funding sectors of health, education, capacity building, private sector development, environment and infrastructure. A minimum of 30 percent of funding is targeted on infrastructure. Performance measures in use include reports 8 GENERAL STATEMENT | 471 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification on disease, number of students, test scores, benchmarking, and private sector employment compared to total employment. Local and Federal managers will use these measures and others to monitor program functioning and take corrective actions as necessary. Strategic Management of Human Capital. As an office under the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, OLA is part of a larger plan for management of human capital and has limited strategic capability. However, OIA is taking advantage of those opportunities it has. For a number of years, it has hired interns from the U.S. territories and has helped place several in Federal positions. Recently, OIA hired three young people under the “Outstanding Scholar” program in an effort to counteract its aging workforce. Three of the six positions filled in a new Hawaii office are minorities, including two Asian/Pacific Islanders and a Native American. Another Asian/Pacific Islander has been hired as a senior economist at a management level. Competitive Sourcing: Because of the inherently governmental nature of its program, OLA has not been targeted for competitive sourcing studies. Financial Performance: OLA has a history of clean audit opinions under the Chief Financial Officer Act requirements. The FY 2004 Financial Statement Audit identified a noncompliance issue regarding Single Audits of the Insular Governments. Actions taken in 2005 by OLA’s accountability specialist have resolved this issue. OLA is updating its Corrective Action Plan to continue assisting the insular governments to meet their Single Audit responsibilities. OLA has been extremely active in the Department’s efforts to streamline and simplify grants management and has participated in planning sessions for the new Financial Business Management System. OLA’s participation in this project is extremely important because it is one of the few offices within the Office of the Secretary that provides grants and also has other unique needs associated with the insular areas funding assistance which OIA provides. Accountability: OLA’s most important efforts in the financial performance area are those designed to improve financial performance and accountability in the territories and freely associated states. Among these efforts is the aforementioned paradigm that allocates Capital Improvement Project (CIP) funding based on competitive financial performance criteria. An increased focus is now being placed on bringing the insular governments in full compliance with the requirements of the Single Audit Act. One incentive is the allocation criteria for participation in the CIP program. A territory cannot receive capital funding unless it is in compliance with the Single Audit Act or has presented a plan, approved by OLA that will bring it into compliance by a certain date. OIA is currently conducting a joint program with the USDA Graduate School to address the longstanding problem of non-resolution of audit findings and recommendations by insular governments. Finally, OIA has increased its efforts to improve the internal audit capability in the territorial governments. Technical assistance has been provided to train auditors, including an on-the-job training program conducted by the Inspector General’s Office and funded by OIA. The presence of a qualified independent auditor is also one of the threshold criteria for receiving CIP funding from OIA. 9 GENERAL STATEMENT 1472 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Expanding Electronic Government: OLA is working closely with the other offices in Policy, Management and Budget to institute E-government initiatives. E-Government is extremely important to OIA. OLA’s territorial constituents are remotely located in the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean. Twenty years ago, communication was by key-punched cable machines or by operator-assisted telephone. These were gradually replaced by facsimile machines and direct dial telephone capability. Now the primary linkage, and one of the most important social changes in the islands, is access to electronic mail and the internet. OLA has supported studies for financing and installing undersea cable to improve electronic capacity. OLA has provided significant technical assistance for an E-Commerce business initiative in American Samoa, OIA has developed its own website and has helped the insular governments improve the quality and usefulness of their websites. OIA has funded both technical assistance and capital acquisitions for installation of teleconferencing and other telecommunication capacity in the islands. A recently initiated effort is to use the internet to electronically publish business opportunities in the islands and thus increase competition and improve the quality of procurements funded by OLA. Performance Summary OIA is the principal office responsible for achieving the Department’s mission of quality - communities for insular areas and its end outcome goal to accomplish this mission by increasing the islands’ economic self-sufficiency. The first strategic goal is to increase economic development. Most of the economies of the insular areas are dominated by the public sector, and cannot be sustained without significant subsidy from the Federal Government. OLA’s top priority is to help the insular areas expand and strengthen their private sectors, and hence build more sustainable economies to meet the needs and aspirations of their citizens. OIA has historically provided financial and technical assistance for a number of activities that can help strengthen the foundations for economic development, including developing public infrastructure, improving health care, improving education and providing expert analysis on issues affecting the economy. - More recently, however, OLA has recognized a need to more directly facilitate private sector economic development. The insular area economies have generally been heavily oriented around the public sector, and some insular area officials had arguably become complacent about their ability to continue to use substantial financial support from the Federal Government as a substitute for private sector economic development. OIA therefore perceived a need to educate insular area officials about the importance of promoting private sector economic development, and to provide technical assistance to help them identify and implement the necessary steps to make their economies more sustainable. Specifically, technical assistance was required to help the insular areas to identify their competitive advantages; to identify industries that have the most potential to prosper in and bring prosperity to the insular areas; to identify companies in those industries that might consider investing in the insular areas; to identify specific investment opportunities for those companies; to reach out to as many of those companies as possible, and to effectively educate them on the competitive advantages offered by the insular areas; to help foster strategic 10 GENERAL STATEMENT 1473 Office of Insular Affairs - FY 2007 Budget Justification alliances between potential off-island investors and local businesses, to ensure that outside investment supports, rather than supplants, the existing insular area business communities; to assist insular area businesses and government officials in following up on contacts made with potential investors, including coordinating trips by such potential investors to the insular areas and meetings with Such businesses and officials; and to assist insular area governments to identify and implement ways to make the insular areas more attractive to private sector investment. OLA has launched a multi-pronged program to address these needs. OLA launched the Island Fellows Program in 2003, which has sent graduate students from business Schools such as Wharton and Harvard to the insular areas to study their economies, identify competitive advantages, identify industries with potential, identify specific investment opportunities, facilitate outreach to mainland companies and help insular area business and government officials to follow up with potential investors. The work of the Island Fellows has supported the year-round efforts of OLA full-time staff and contractors in all of these activities. The work of the Island Fellows also helped OIA to organize conferences in 2003 and 2004 that gave island business and government officials the opportunity to meet and market opportunities to businesses from around the country. OIA has worked actively to help insular area officials follow up on contacts made at the conferences. For example, in 2004 the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget led an OIA-organized business opportunities mission in which representatives of 17 potential private sector investors traveled, at their own expense, to Guam, Saipan and Palau. OIA also ensured that each of the potential investors—which included companies involved in tourism, information technology, environmental technology, defense systems, financial services, health care, education, agriculture and construction—had a full schedule of site tours and meetings with government officials and potential local business partners. OIA plans to organize business opportunities missions to the U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa in FY 2006, and is considering conducting a business opportunities mission in FY 2007 in Hawaii in which all U.S. Territories and the Freely Associated States can participate. In calendar year 2006, the Island Fellows program will focus on assessing the business climate in the U.S. Territories. OIA has also worked with the Asian Development Bank to discuss with insular area government officials ways to improve the business climate in their islands. This effort will continue. OLA has worked to find ways to make significant progress on economic development without the need for a large commitment of resources. In fact, less than 1% of the Assistance to Territories appropriations is spent on private sector development. Nevertheless, this effort is proving to be successful, with business opportunities in the insular areas having been consummated with the help of OLA’s facilitation efforts. The following are examples of results from the initiative: The following are projects under way, stemming from contacts made at DOI’s Business Opportunities Conferences and Missions. > A California nursing home company that participated in the 2004 conference and the first business opportunities mission is moving forward to develop a nurse-training 1 : GENERAL STATEMENT 1474 Office of Insular Affairs - FY 2007 Budget Justification > facility on Saipan, and has purchased a hotel to house students. They are negotiating with the Northern Marianas College for a reciprocity agreement on their curriculum, which is already certified in California, and will operate out of the defunct La Fiesta mall. The school may already be open. That same company has also opened the first privately-operated pharmacy on Saipan. The pharmacist is awaiting reciprocity on his license, but the facility is already open, selling durable medical supplies and over-the-counter medication. Two cruise lines that were visited by OIA officials in connection with the first business opportunities mission have informed OLA of plans to run Micronesia cruises in 2007, A Seattle-based financial services company that participated in the first business opportunities mission has received approval to begin operations in Guam from the local Department of Taxation and is awaiting approval from Department of Banking. Guam issued a certificate to a California-based company at the 2004 conference to authorize it to engage in the captive insurance business in Guam. Guam utility officials made a presentation on privatization opportunities at the 2003 conference. The privatization of Guam Telecom Authority took place the following year. During the 2003 conference, the Governor of Guam met with the law firm that was eventually hired to prepare the bid request to privatize the Guam Waterworks Authority. An American Samoa company and a Palau company, after meeting at the 2004 conference, teamed up to win the bid to design and implement an immigration system for Palau. The American Samoa company, which participated in both conferences and the business opportunities mission, is pursuing three other projects in the Western Pacific in partnership with local companies on Saipan, Palau, and in the RMI that it met at the conferences, in local satellite television, computer software and systems, and additional border management. The company has hired additional staff to meet demand for new business. A software entrepreneur in Southern California started a software company in American Samoa after attending the 2003 conference. The new American Samoa company is intended to be a base for operations throughout the South Pacific. A company from Oklahoma that attended the 2004 conference will now be providing insurance actuarial services in Guam A Hawaii-based internet applications firm that attended the business opportunities mission has been retained by a major tour company on Palau for both back office and web services. A university that attended the 2004 Conference and participated in the 2004 Trade Mission will offer MA and PhD-level courses in education on both Guam and Saipan, through a combination of on-site and distance methods. They have already received the necessary clearances on Saipan. A company that participated in the Mission and the Conference has started a new newspaper and television station on Saipan. A company that participated in the Conference and Mission is working to develop recreational/entertainment facilities on Saipan aimed at both the local population and the tourist market. They have already hired fifteen local staff to manage the facilities, 12 GENERAL STATEMENT 1475 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification and are planning to either import or purchase locally six or more buses to support these busines; 2s. > A company that participated in the 2004 Conference and the Mission has formed a partnership in the CNMI to mine volcanic pozzolan, an essential component of concrete, from the island of Pagan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. They have secured tentative commitments for financing. The supply would be aimed at large construction companies in China, several of which have already made tacit commitments to purchase the material. > A financial services, asset management, and real estate development firm based in the U.S. Virgin Islands will be opening a branch in the CNMI, aimed at the Chinese market. The company attended both Conferences, and would offer international lending, investments, and consulting services. Their initial investment is expected to be $12 million, > An Ohio-based venture capital firm that attended the 2004 conference is opening a financial services firm in the U.S. Virgin Islands, aimed at the local market. X. In the pipeline: A live-aboard dive-boat operator who attended the first business opportunities mission is working on plans to bring divers to Palau and/or Chuuk. A company that participated in the first business opportunities mission is currently working out a partnership agreement with a local tour company in Palau for a dive attraction. The company made a follow-up visit to Guam, Saipan and Palau after the mission. A company that participated in the first business opportunities mission has indicated that it wants to do either an airport commercial area development project in Guam or two other development projects in the Western Pacific this year. The company several follow-up trips to Guam, Saipan and Palau beginning in August 2005, bringing several business partners to examine the potential projects. A group of three partners from the mainland United States, who learned of opportunities on Tinian through OIA’s marketing of the first business opportunities mission, is working to develop Tinian's second resort hotel, They have secured an investor, and are currently pursuing the requisite licenses. The same group is also having preliminary talks with an American firm based out of New York City that has distribution rights for a variety of Asian clothing labels, to develop retail opportunities on Tinian. A company that was introduced to insular area business opportunities through OLA’s marketing efforts is exploring placing plastic bag production facilities on Saipan or Yap. A ceramics designer currently based in Hawaii and producing in China is considering moving his production site to the CNMI. A representative of the company, which participated in the first Business Opportunities Mission, recently made a second trip to review properties on the south end of the island. A direct-mail company aimed at the Japanese market is considering placing a production/mass mailing facility on Saipan. Domestic postal rates in Japan 13 GENERAL STATEMENT 1476 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification are so high that it would be more economical to base the facility in Saipan and mail internationally into Japan. A representative of the company, which participated in the first Business Opportunities Mission, recently made a second trip to review properties on the south end of the island. * A California-based construction firm that attended the 2004 Conference is building 128 homes on Saipan, * A company that participated in the 2005 Mission and the 2004 Conference has expressed interest in building power plants in Palau and the CNMI; the power would be sold directly to the local utility by means of a PPA. * Two companies that participated or were represented on the 2005 trade mission are planning to build an OTEC power/potable water plant for the Kwajalein Atoll military base, and is also showing some interest in Guam and Saipan. * A company from California is working with an electronics company on Saipan to introduce new wireless service. * A company from Texas that participated in the Mission is working with the CNMI and Palau on homeland security projects. * A company that participated in the Mission has bid on a contract with the Navy Communications Facility on Guam. * A company that participated in the Mission is working with a local electronics firm in Palau to offer wireless service on-island. * A company based in Florida was brought out to the islands by a participant in the first Mission; they are seeking to build power plants that burn a renewable fuel source derived from plant matter to be farmed in the Philippines. The company is already operating in Florida, and would build plants in Palau and Saipan, producing power to be sold under power purchase agreements with the local utilities. They are also negotiating to sell the fuel to Guam. They plan a trip in a month to the Philippines to close the land deals and sign PPAs. Despite these successes, it will take patience and sustained commitment in order for this relatively new initiative to achieve its full potential. We recognize that the only alternative to these efforts is resignation to the insular areas’ permanent dependence on substantial Federal financial assistance for their survival. A measure of success is to look at the ratio of private sector jobs to total employment with anticipated increases in private sector jobs. OLA’s emphasis on economic development is geared to assist the private sector with an anticipated result in the long term of increased private sector jobs availability to lessen dependence on Federal and local government employment. The second strategic goal is to improve insular governments’ financial practices. OIA is planning several strategies to accomplish this goal. One is to use the allocation of scarce budget resources as an incentive for financial improvements. Beginning with the FY 2005 budget, OIA established a competitive process by which Covenant grant funding is allocated in accordance with competitive criteria, most of which are related to good financial management. The allocation process for Covenant funding along with the specific criteria 14 GENERAL STATEMENT 1477 Office of Insular Affairs - FY 2007 Budget Justification are: detailed in the CNMI/Covenant Grant section of this budget. OLA continues to review the criteria to ensure that they are valid, collectable and comparable to all insular areas. OLA has been working with all of the territories and freely associated States to help the island governments’ improve financial policies and procedures, upgrade automated financial management systems (FMS), train staff, complete accurate financial statements and meet the Single Audit Act requirements. At the start of this comprehensive approach by OLA, all of the areas were several years behind in completing financial statements and annual audits. The following chart identifies the progress the areas have made in completing delinquent audits, current status and estimated compliance with the statutory deadlines. OIA will continue to assist the areas in obtaining the resources necessary to comply with the Single Audit Act and, when necessary, will impose sanctions if determined such are required to encourage the grantee to prioritize its efforts. ear - per - # Audit Period 1 yr of fiscal year end Approved Extension over Timely 1 of Marianas Islands 15 GENERAL STATEMENT 1478 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification A second approach to achieve the goal of improving financial practices is to provide technical assistance to carry out specific plans for financial management improvements. To help accomplish this goal, OIA has contracted with the USDA Graduate School. The Graduate School provides training in a wide variety of financial disciplines. It also provides technical expertise to provide on-site assistance and advisory services, including development and implementation of long term improvement plans. To help appraise the effectiveness of these three approaches to improving the financial practices of the insular areas OLA will use the following performance indicator: “(Targeted reduction) in the total average months late for all insular general fund financial statements.” A third approach to improving financial practices is to provide assistance to bolster and institutionalize improvements to the local audit capacity. This is carried out through peer reviews, through direct classroom training, through membership and attendance at audit conferences and through coordinated on the job training in the Department of the Interior Inspector General’s Office. The final goal is to increase Federal responsiveness to unique needs of island communities. OIA has developed a number of approaches to advance this goal. The first was creation, by Presidential Executive Order, of an Interagency Group on Insular Areas. This group meets periodically under the Chairmanship of the Secretary to bring together Federal agencies to hear the concerns of the insular governments, identify problems and develop solutions, and create an excellent forum for sharing information. OLA also is a key partner with the State Department in the Interagency Group on Freely Associated States, This group meets periodically to resolve problems and coordinate efforts in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republics of Palau and the Marshall Islands. OIA is also making a strong effort to improve communications with the insular areas and those who do business with them. Particular attention has been placed on improving electronic communications. This is extremely important to the territories and freely associated states because of their remote locations. Technical assistance and capital funding has been provided to improve undersea cabling, satellite communications, video conferencing and distance learning, and website innovations. One form of assessing the effectiveness of activities to increase Federal responsiveness to unique needs of island communities is OLA’s customer satisfaction survey. The most recent survey showed improvements in six measured areas over the previous year, showing an average 69% favorable rating. Only satisfaction with the technical assistance grant process showed a decline. GPRA Performance Data Validation and Verification. In keeping with departmental and OMB policy for performance data verification and validation, OIA has complied with requirements for performance data credibility directly connected to the DOI Strategic Plan goals and measures as related to the territories. OIA’s approach to achieving performance data credibility includes reimbursable agreements with the U.S. Bureau of Census to determine the capability and availability of realistic, measurable economic indicators in the territories that could be collected, compiled and assessed. This approach continues with U.S. Bureau of Census surveys including housing, income, and expenditure surveys in the territories, along with training workshops to calculate Gross Domestic Product. Included are compilation and data validation and verification assessments on private and public sector 16 GENERAL STATEMENT 1479 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification employment ratios for the territories to ensure quality assurance measures are in place and to verify and certify data accuracy, 17 GENERAL STATEMENT à Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification O R G A NIZATIO N C H A R T O FFIC E O F IN SU L A R A FFA IRS Assistant Secretary Policy, Managementand Budget Deputy Assistant Secretary-Insular Affairs Office of the Director - | - Policy Technical Assistance Budget and Grants Management Division Division Division 18 ORGANIZATIONAL CHART 1481 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification AUTHORIZATIONS (1) Guam. Executive Order 10077, dated September 7, 1949, transferred administrative responsibilities for Guam from the Secretary of the Navy to the Secretary of the Interior. Executive Order 10137, of June 30, 1950, amended Executive Order 10077 to make the transfer effective on July 1, 1950. The Guam Organic Act was approved on August 1, 1950 (64 Stat. 384, 48 U.S.C. Sec. 1421 et, seq.) and declared Guam to be an unincorporated territory of the United States and provided that Guam's relationship with the Federal Government shall be under the general administrative supervision of the Secretary of the Interior. As a result of subsequent amendments to the Organic Act, Guam also elects its Governor and a Delegate to the United States Congress. (2) American Samoa. In 1900, the islands were placed under the administration of the Secretary of the Navy by Executive Order. In the Act of February 20, 1929 (48 U.S.C. 1661), Congress stated that until it shall provide for the Government of the islands of American Samoa, "all civil, judicial, and military powers shall be vested in such manner as the President of the United States shall direct." The President vested these powers in the Secretary of the Interior by Executive Order 10264, dated June 29, 1951. Secretary's Order No. 2657, dated August 29, 1951, set forth the extent and nature of the authority of the Government of American Samoa and the manner in which the authority is to be exercised. Secretarial Order 3009 dated September 24, 1977, provided for an elected Governor and Lt. Governor for American Samoa, and elected officials first took office on January 3, 1978. Pursuant to Public Law 95-556, American Samoa, in November 1980, elected its first Delegate to the United States Congress. (3) U.S. Virgin Islands. The islands were under the jurisdiction of the Navy Department from March 21, 1917, until March 18, 1931 (48 U.S.C. 1391), when responsibilities were transferred to the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to Executive Order 5566, dated February 27, 1931. Organic legislation was first passed in 1936 (49 Stat. 1812), and was revised by Public Law 83-517, effective July 22, 1954 (48 U.S.C. et, seq.). The latter has since been amended in various respects and the Virgin Islands' elected officials first took office on January 3, 1978. (4) Northern Mariana Islands. On March 24, 1976, the President signed a joint resolution of Congress approving the "Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America" (Public Law 94-241). The islands remained a part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to Executive Order 11021 of May 7, 1962. Secretarial Order 2989, dated March 14, 1976, and effective January 9, 1978, provided for the separate administration of the Northern Mariana Islands, provided for the elected Government in the Northern Mariana Islands, and activated various sections of the Covenant. By Presidential Proclamation of November 3, 1986, and as a result of a valid act of self-determination pursuant to Section 1002 of the Covenant, the Northern Mariana Islands ceased to be bound by the United Nations Trusteeship Agreement of 1947, and became a commonwealth in political union and under the sovereignty of the United States. (5) Office of Insular Affairs. Established August 4, 1995, by Secretarial Order No. 3191. 19 GENERAL STATEMENT - ARTHORIZATION 1482 (6) Covenant Grants. Funding under the Northern Marianas Covenant was first established in Public Law (P.L.) 94-241, A Joint Resolution to Approve the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America. This was later amended by Section 10 of P.L. 99-396 (100 Stat. 840). These provisions were further amended by Public Law 104-134, enacted in 1996, which reduced annual funding to the Northern Mariana Islands and reallocated additional funding to other uses, including capital infrastructure projects in American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. (7) Compacts of Free Association. The Compact Free Association Act of 1985 was enacted in January 1986 (P.L. 99-239) and authorized funding over a fifteen-year period for the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. In December 2003, the President signed Public Law 108-188, enacting amendments to the Compact of Free Association and providing and additional twenty years of guaranteed annual assistance to the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The Compact of Free Association for the Republic of Palau was enacted on November 14, 1986 as P.L. 99-658, and was implemented on October 1, 1994. These basic legal authorities have been supplemented and modified over the years by various omnibus territory acts and other program legislation, 20 GENERAL STATEMENT - AUTHORIZATION # GOAL PERFORMANCE TABLE End Outcome Goal: Serving Communities. Increase Economic Self Sufficiency of Insular Areas Long- End Outcome term Tº ºf /Int diate or Change | Target PART Measureſ PART from (2008) | Long-term Efficiency or Other 2005 2006 2006 Target Outcome Measures 2004 Final | 2005 2006 2007 revised | Pres (2008) Explanations of Changes: for changes from Actual | Plan || Actual | Enacted | Plan to 2007 | Bud Revised 2006 to 2007 and 2006 and 2008 target revisions End Outcome Measures: Increase Self–Sufficiency of Insular Areas Non Federal Revenue N/A N/A $1.501 $1.50; $1,501 || $0 N/A N/A (in billions) Federal Revenue N/A N/A $.725 $.725 $.725 $0 N/A N/A (in billions) Federal assistance as a 26% 24% 33% 33% 33% 0% 22% 32% The 2004 Actual and 2005 Final Plan figures were percentage of GDP for based on estimates from the CIA World Fact Book, insular economies — Annual Bata in the CIA World FactBook is inconsistently proxy measure: “ratio of available and inaccurate for all insular areas. As a Federal Revenue to Total result of OLA's Single Audit compliance efforts, revenues in insular areas.” more accurate and consistent data is now available (SP) from the insular areas' annual audited financial statements. This data is now reflected beginning in the 2005 Actual column of this chart. Intermediate Outcome: Improve Insular Governments Financial Management Practices Intermediate Outcome Measures (Key and Non-Key) and Office Outcome Measures Timeliness of Financial 8 7 19 12 5 -7 4 4 In the 2004 Actual and in the 2005 Final Plan Statements: Total average months late for all insular general fund financial statements. (SP) figures, the insular areas were not in compliance with the Single Audit Act. OLA has been working with the insular areas to bring them into compliance and as a result audited financial statements are now being submitted by the insular areas. The timeliness of financial statements is now improving as is reflected in the data in the chart beginning in the 2005 Actual column. Intermediate Outcome: Increase Economic Development Intermediate Outcome Measures (Key and Non-Key) and Office Outcome Measures 21 # Private Sector Employment: Ratio of private sector jobs to total employment. (SP) 0.76 0.72 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2004 Actual and 2005 Final Plan figures were based on estimates from the 4 U.S. Territories. The insular areas do not consistently collect this data annually and this data is no longer available, OIA is currently considering an alternate measure to replace this one. Intermediate Outcome: Increase Federal Responsiveness to Unique Needs of Island Communities Striving for Economic Self-Sufficiency Intermediate Outcome Measures (Key and Non-Key) and Office Outcome Measures OLA Customer Satisfaction 70% 72% 72% 73% 74% +1% 75% 75% The 2005 Actual figure is an estimate. The actual and Confidence Rating: percentage will be available from OIA pending Percent Numeric Rating OMB approval of the Customer Satisfaction (SP-BUR-Non-Key) Confidence Rating Survey Format. To receive a copy, please contact Roger Stillwell at (202) 208- 6816. 22 1485 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification FY 2007 BUDGET REQUEST FUNDING GoALTABLES OIA's FY 2007 budget falls 100 percent under the Strategic Plan Mission Goal of Serve Communities-End outcome Goal: Increase Economic Self-Sufficiency of Insular Areas. FUNDING ARRAYED BY APPROPRIATION AND END OUTCOME GOAL Program Description FY 2007 End Outcome Goal Budget Advanced Request Assistance to Territories $74,361,000 | Serving Communities: Compact of Free Association – current $4,862,000 e account - Increase Economic Self- C Sufficiency of Insular Areas Total FY 2007 Budget Request – $79,223,000 CURRENT account Compact of Free Association – $202,403,000 Permanent account Fiscal Payments to Territories $144,700,000 Guam $56,800,000 Virgin Islands $8 7 900,000 Total FY 2007 Budget Request- $347,103,000 PERMANENT account Total FY 2007 Budget Request – $426,326,000 Current & Permanent accounts 23 FUNDING GOALS TABLE 1486 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification The following table summarizes proposed budgetary changes in the FY 2007 budget and the end outcome goals they impact. FUNDING ARRAYED BY CURRENT APPROPRIATION/PROPOSED BUDGETARY CHANGE AND END OUTCOME GOAL Program Change Description Budget Goal Advanced Change Assistance to Territories - +$248,000 Serving Communities: uncontrollables Assistance to Territories — net amount - $2,047,000 º: ºº which includes elimination of one-time . c1ency of Insular technical assistance projects; partial €3S restoration of 2006 across the board reductions for insular projects; and increase in OIA for oversight of Compact: American Samoa Operations +110,000 Office of Insular Affairs +103,000 General Technical Assistance -2,298,000 Maintenance Assistance Fund +11,000 Brown Tree Snake Control +13,000 Insular Management Controls +7,000 Coral Reef Initiative +2,000 Water and Wastewater Projects +5,000 Compact of Free Association-current +$42,000 account: Federal Services: Increase in postal services charges. Compact of Free Association – current -$493,000 account: Enewetak Support (only current funding eliminated, permanent funding remains) Total Net Budget Change -$2,250,000 | Net–Serving Communities 24 FUNDING GOALS TABLE 1487 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification APPROPRIATION LANGUAGE-AssistancETo TERRITORIES For expenses necessary for assistance to territories under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, $74,263,000]74,361,000 of which: (1) $167,382,000]66,737,000 shall be available until expended for technical assistance, including maintenance assistance, disaster assistance, insular management controls, coral reef initiative activities, and brown tree snake control and research; grants to the judiciary in American Samoa for compensation and expenses, as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)), grants to the Government of American Samoa, in addition to current local revenues, for construction and support of governmental functions; grants to the Government of the Virgin Islands as authorized by law; grants to the Government of Guam, as authorized by law; and grants to the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands as authorized by law (Public Law 94-241; 90 Stat. 272); and (2) $[6,881,000|7,624,000 shall be available for salaries and expenses of the Office of Insular Affairs: Provided, That all financial transactions of the territorial and local governments herein provided for, including such transactions of all agencies or instrumentalities established or used by such governments, may be audited by the Government Accountability Office, at its discretion, in accordance with chapter 35 of title 3 I, United States Code: Provided further, That Northern Mariana Islands Covenant grant funding shall be provided according to those terms of the Agreement of the Special Representatives on Future United States Financial Assistance for the Northern Mariana Islands approved by Public Law 104-134: [Provided further, That of the amounts provided for technical assistance, sufficient funds shall be made available for a grant to the Pacific Basin Development Council: Provided further, That of the amounts provided for technical assistance, sufficient funding shall be made available for a grant to the Close Up Foundation: Provided further, That the funds for the program of operations and maintenance improvement are appropriated to institutionalize routine operations and maintenance improvement of capital infrastructure with territorial participation and cost sharing to be determined by the Secretary based on the grantee's commitment to timely maintenance of its capital assets: Provided further, That any appropriation for disaster assistance under this heading in this Act or previous appropriations Acts may be used as non-Federal matching funds for the purpose of hazard mitigation grants provided pursuant to section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c). (Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006.) 25 ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES – APPROPRIATIONS LANGUAGE 1488 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Justification of Proposed Language Change 1. Deletion of the following wording [Provided further, That of the amounts provided for technical assistance, sufficient funds shall be made available for a grant to the Pacific Basin Development Council: Provided further, That of the amounts provided for technical assistance, sufficient funding shall be made available for a grant to the Close Up Foundation: This change removes language that directs specific funding to two non-governmental organizations that, as a result, do not have to compete with the insular governments for limited technical assistance funding. Each entity will continue to be eligible for technical assistance grants, but will not be guaranteed annual funding, and will have to compete with other priority projects. 26 ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES-APPROPRIATIONS LANGUAGE . # OFFICE OF HNSULAR AFFAIRS ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES-FY 2007 REQUEST Summary of Requirements FY 2005 FY 2006 Program FY 2007 Incr. (+) or Actual Fixed Cost Changes Budget Decr. (-) Amount Changes (+/-) Request from 2006 Comparison by Activity/Subactivity FTE w! ATB " | FTE Estimate Amount FTE Amount | FTE Amount FTE Amount ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES (i) American Samoa - Operations Grants 2 22,779; 2 22,770 O 110 2 22,880. 0 110 (2) Covenant Grants (a) Northern Mariana Islands Construction 12,423 11,208 0 0. 10,629 -579 (b) American Samoa Construction 9,731 9,542 O 0 10,543 1,001 (c) Guam Construction 1,398 3,402 0. {} 3,331 -71 (d) Law Enforcement, Labor & Immigration Initiative -1 0 0. 0 0 O 0. (e) Virgin Islands Construction 4,168 3,568 0. 0. 3,217 -351 0 {) 0 {} 0 0. 0 0. 0 O 0 0. Subtotal, Convenarit Grants 27,720 2 zzd Q Q 27,720 {} (3) Territorial Assistance (a) Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) 37 6,472. 39 7,273 248; 2 103 41 7,624; 2 351 (b) General Technical Assistance 1 7,456 1 8,436 0. –210 1 8,226 O –210 Judicial Training u.S Territories 316 315 O -315 () –315 Four Atoll Health Care - 986 985 () –985 0. -985 Water System Rehab - CNMI 986 {} 0 O O {} Prior Service Benefits Trust Fund 986 788 0 –788 0 –788 Insular Measures and Assessments 986 {} 0 0 O 0. Subtotal, Technical Assistance - 11,716 10,524 0 -2,298 8,226. -2,298 (c) Maintenance Assistance Fund 2,268 2,266 0 11 2,277 11 (d) Brown Tree Snake Control 2,663 2,660 O 13 2,673 13 (e) Insular Management Controls 1,470 1,469 0 7 1,476 7 (f) Coral Reef Initiative 494 493 0 2 495 2 (g) Water and Wastewater projects 0 985 0 5 990 5 Subtotal, Territorial Assistance 25,083 2567. 248. -2,157 23,761 -1.9 ToTAIREQUIREMENTS,AssistanceToTERRITORIES ad 75.58, a 76160 As Tººl aſ 7,361| 2 -1.7% § 1490 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification 2007 BUDGET REQUEST Fixed Cost and Related Changes BUREAU: Office of Insular Affairs (in thousands) FIXED COST AND RELATED CHANGES SUMMARY TABLE: 2007 Appropriation/Activity/Subactivity Item Change Assistance to Territories/Territorial Assistance, 2006 Pay Raise +$34 Office of Insular Affairs Assistance to Territories/Territorial Assistance, 2007 Pay Raise +$81 Office of Insular Affairs Assistance to Territories/Territorial Assistance, Space Rental Changes +$36 Office of Insular Affairs Assistance to Territories/Territorial Assistance, Departmental Working Capital +$73 Office of Insular Affairs Fund Changes Assistance to Territories/Territorial Assistance, Health costs +$24 Office of Insular Affairs TOTAL, REQUESTED FIXED COST - +$248 CHANGES - Description of Uncontrollable Changes: ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES/TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE OFFICE OF INSULAR AFFAIRS Additional cost Pay Raises 2006 2006 2006 - Budget Revised Change 2006 Pay Raise-3 quarters in 2006 $4,052 $3,993 +$34 2006 Pay Raise- 1 quarter [1,468] 2006 Change 2007 Pay Raise +$81 These adjustments are for an additional amount needed in 2007 to fund the remaining 3-month portion of the estimated cost of the, on average, 3.1 percent pay increases effective in January 2006 and the additional costs of funding for an estimated 2.2 percent January 2007 pay increase for GS-series employees and the associated pay rate changes made in other pay series, 28 ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES - UNCONTROLLABLES 1491 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Other Fixed Cost changes 2006 2006 2007 - Budget Revised Change Rental payments to GSA and others $654 $647 +36 [7] The adjustment is for changes in the costs payable to General Services Administration and others resulting from changes in rates for office and non-office space as estimated by GSA, as well as the rental costs of other currently occupied space. Costs of mandatory office relocations, i.e., relocations in cases where due to external events there is no alternative but to vacate the currently occupied space, are also included. 2006 2006 2007 Budget Revised Change Department Working Capital Fund Changes $489 $488 +$73 [5] The change reflects expected changes in the charges for services funded through the working capital fund. These charges are displayed in the Budget Justification for Department Management. 2006 2006 2005 - Budget Revised Change Employer Share of Federal Health Costs $220 $217 +$24 [3] The adjustment is for changes in the Federal Government's share of the cost of health insurance coverage for Federal employees. The increase is estimated at 11 percent, the average increase for the past few years. 29 ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES - UNCONTROLLABLES 1492 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Summary of Requirements by Obiect Class (Dollar amounts in thousand) Uncontrollable and Related Program 2006 Estimate Changes Changes 2007 Request Appropriation: Assistance to FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount Territories Object Class 11.0 Personnel Compensation: 11.1 Permanent positions - FTE-P 11.3 Positions other than permanent 11.5 Other personnel Compensation Total personnel compensation Other Object Classes 12.1 Personnel benefits 13.0 Benefits to former employees 21.0 Travel & transportation of persons 22.0 Transportation of things 23.1 Rental payments to GSA 23.2 Other rent, comm., and utilities 24.0 Printing and reproduction 25.0 Other services 26.0 Supplies and materials 31.0 Equipment 41.0 Grants, subsidies & contributions 99.0 Total requirements 42 42 3,367 }{}0 100 3,567 997 0 580 0 138 0 15 1,827 48 76 68,912 76,160 85 85 0 248 78 44 3,530 () 100 0 100 78 44 3,730 25 1,076 {} 0. 0. 580 () 0 0. 174 0 0 0 15 {} 1,900 0 48 0 76 (2,150). _66,762. (2,047) 74,361 30 1493 Office of Insular Affairs DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF ENSULAR AFFAIRS ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES Program and Financing (in millions of dollars) OMEACCOUNTDTUST; ) 14-0412-0-1-806 Obligations by program activity: 06.01 American Samoa Operations {}0.02 (a) Office of Insular Affairs 00.03 (b) Technical Assistance (30,05 (c) Direct Loan Subsidy 00.06 (d) Interest on Loan Subsidy 00, 30 (e) Brown Tree Snake Control 00.11 (f) Insular Management Controls 00.12 (g) Maintenance Assistance Fund 00.13 (h) Coral Reef Initiative 00.14 (i) Water and Wastewater Projects 00.91 Direct subtotal, discretionary 01.01 Covenant Grants (mandatory) 10.00 Total new obligations Budget resources available for obligation: 21.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year 22.00 New budget authority (gross) 22.10 Resources available from recoveries of prior year obligations 23.90 Total budgetary resources available for obligation 23.95 Total New chligations 24.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year New budget authority (gross), detail 40.00 Appropriation (discretionary) FY 2007 Budget Justification 60.00 Appropriation (mandatory) 70.00 Total new budget authority (gross) 2005 2006 2007 Actual Estimate Estimate 23 23 23 6 7 8 13 11 * 2 * - tº- l -- 3. 3 3 4 1 l 3 2 2 *te, 1 1 tºº, l } 52 52 47 37 28 28 89 80 75 16 16 12 79 76 75 i0 --> *- 105 92 87 –89 -80 -75 16 12 12 49 49 47 28 28 28 79 76 75 ASSISTANCETO TERRITORIES FY 2667 PROGRAM AND FINANCING- 31 1494 Office of Insular Affairs - FY 2007 Budget Justification DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF INSULAR AFFAIRS ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES Program and Financing (in millions of dollars) 14–0412-0-1-806 Actual Estimate Estimate Change in obligated balances 72.40 Obligated balance, start of year 132 130 124 73,10 Total new obligations 89 80 75 73.20 Total outlays (gross) -79 -86 -91 73,45 Recoveries of prior year obligations -#0 wº-vº sº 74.00 Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (une –2 -- -- 74.40 Obligated balance, end of year 130 124 } 08 Outlays (gross), detail: 86.90 Outlays from new discretionary authority 34 3} 3f 86.93 Outlays from discretionary balances 23 26 32 86.97 Outlays from new mandatory authority * 28 28 86.98 Outlays from mandatory balances 22 1 * 87.00 Total outlays (gross) - 79 86 9} Net budget authority and outlays 89.00 Budget authority 76 76 75 90.00 Outlays 79 86 9] ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES FY 2007 PROGRAM AND FINANCING- 32 1495 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Department of the Interior Office of Insular Affairs EMPLOYEE COUNT BY GRADE (Total Employment) 2005 Actual 2006 Estimate 2007 Estimate SES } I 1 SL-0* l 1 1 GS-15 7 7 7 GS-14 7 7 7 GS-13 8 10 12 GS-12 3 5 4 GS-11 9 7 6 GS-10 0 0 () GS-9 3 3 5 GS-8 () 0 0 GS-7 I 1 1 GS-6 () 0 0 GS-5 0 0 0 GS-4 0 0 0 GS-3 0 0 0 GS-2 0 0 O Total Employment (actual/projected) at the end o the Fiscal Year - 40 42 44 *SL=denotes Chief Justice, High Court of American Samoa EMPLOYEE COUNT BY GRADE - 33 1496 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Activity. AMERICAN SAMOA Subactivity: OPERATIONS GRANTS 2005 2006 Fixed Costs & | Program 2007 Change Enacted | Estimate Related Changes Budget from Changes (+/-) Request 2006 (+/-) (+/-) General 21,922 21,913 () +} 05 22,018 +} 05 Operations - High Court 857 857 {} +5 862 +5 FTE 2 2 0 0 2 0 Total 22,779 22,770 0. +110 22,880 +110 Requirements FTE 2 2 0 0 2 0 SUMMARY OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGES Request Component Program Amount FTE Changes Operations +110 () Grant JUSTIFICATION OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGES The FY 2007 budget request provides a modest increase to the American Samoa Government operations grants to promote self-sufficiency. Over the years, American Samoa has assumed an increasing percentage of the total costs of government operations in keeping with the Department’s policy to require American Samoa to absorb inflationary costs. The program increase of $110,000 is necessary to allow the American Samoa government to continue current work on obtaining quality financial reports. Program Performance Change: Although the provision of an operating subsidy is in keeping with the Department’s Strategic Goal of Serving Communities through providing financial assistance to help ensure governments are providing adequate government systems and service, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this performance change. - 34 AMERICAN SAMOA – OPERATION GRANTS 1497 Office of Insular Affairs PROGRAM OVERVIEW Each fiscal year, the Office of Insular Affairs provides grant funds to American Samoa for the operation of the local government, including the judiciary. The American Samoa Government does not have sufficient local revenues to fund the entire operating costs of its government. The purpose of this program activity is to fund the difference between budget needs and local revenues. The Department defines “budget needs” as the cost of maintaining current programs and services. Unless mutually agreed upon by the American Samoan Government and the Department new programs are funded from local revenues. A secondary objective of this program activity is to promote self- sufficiency (DOI Strategic Plan Outcome Goal 5 for Serving Communities). In this regard, the Department’s policy is to maintain the operations grant at a constant level, thus requiring American Samoa to absorb the costs of inflation or costs associated with the growing population. Over the years, American Samoa has assumed an increasing percentage of the total costs of government operations. Support for Strategic Plan: Operational support for American Samoa is necessary to achieve the intermediate goal of economic development. An environment for economic development requires that government provide basic critical services such as health care, FY 2007 Budget Justification Cost and Performance Information: In 2005, OIA designated American Samoa as a high risk grantee. OLA took this action to be able to enforce special terms and conditions in order to enhance fiscal reform, ensure greater accountability for Federal funds, to bring American Samoa into compliance with the Single Audit Act and to encourage American Samoa to achieve a balanced budget. All of these items directly related to OLA’s goal of increasing economic self sufficiency in the insular areas. In order to promote the efficient use of operations funding in FY 2006, OLA began to require ASG to detail the specific usage of the operations funding. This will allow OIA to begin collecting data on the use of these funds. In FY 2006 the funds are being used for the American Samoa Community College ($1,358,000), Department of Education ($7,291,000), LBJ Hospital Operations ($11,264,000), LBJ Pharmaceuticals & Medical Supplies ($2,000,000), and High Court ($857,000). In the general operations grant, OLA has included a special requirement that ASG report on all revenues and expenditures. OLA will collect and use this data to determine whether fiscal reform goals and objectives are being met. This special requirement is directly related to OLA’s goal of increasing economic self sufficiency in the insular areas. education and public safety. OLA subsidizes these basic services. However, OIA does 35 AMERICAN SAMOA - OPERATION GRANTS 1498 Office of Insular Affairs - FY 2007 Budget Justification not increase the annual subsidy amount for inflation or increases in population. This policy supports the long term goal of self-sufficiency by requiring the local government to assume an increasing share of the financial burden each year. Program evaluations, data validation and verification: Program evaluations take place in several forms. The operational grant has financial reporting requirements that keep OLA apprised of the general financial condition of the government. In addition, OIA has entered into a memorandum of agreement with the American Samoa Government on a plan for financial reform. This agreement calls for periodic reports and assessments. Finally, GAO and the Interior Inspector General’s Office have conducted numerous reviews and audits of OLA’s relationship with American Samoa. Means and Strategies: This program is carried out by means of an annual grant with a stream of monthly payments. The strategy is to keep the grant at a constant level, thus requiring American Samoa to absorb inflationary costs and increased program needs. This progressively leads toward self-sufficiency 1992 GAO Review and Joint Working Group: The American Samoa Government has experienced serious financial problems for a number of years. As a result of a General Accounting Office Report issued on April 7, 1992, Congress directed the Department of the Interior and the American Samoa Government (“ASG”) to form a joint working group to address ASG's financial management problems. In 1995, the Department hired a contractor with financial management expertise to assist the joint working group in developing and implementing a financial recovery plan. On January 26, 1996, the Governor submitted the financial recovery plan to the Department, endorsing all its recommendations and pledging to implement the plan. Unfortunately, progress reports revealed that the American Samoa Government was not taking substantive steps towards implementing cost-containment and revenue enhancement measures identified in the financial recovery plan. In 1997, Congress directed that $2 million of capital improvement funding be withheld until the Secretary certifies that the financial recovery plan has been substantially implemented. These funds were released to American Samoa in fiscal year 2004. Fiscal Year 2000 Tobacco Loan and Fiscal Reform Plan: In response to a proposal from the American Samoa Government (ASG), Congress enacted legislation authorizing American Samoa to receive a direct Federal loan up to $18.6 million, to be repaid from their share of the Tobacco Settlement Escrow Fund for the purpose of paying debts ($14.3 million) and implementing financial reforms ($4.3 million). American Samoa identified a list of creditors who were willing to accept less than full dollar on the money they were owed. These creditors have now been paid. As a condition to the loan and requirement of the 1980 legislation, ASG submitted an Initial Fiscal Reform Plan on July 30, 2001. Subsequent to discussions and meetings between ASG and OLA, a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed by Governor Tauese P. Sunia and Deputy Assistant Secretary David B. Cohen on August 2, 2002. The MOA defined the implementation of the fiscal reform plan designed to bring the ASG annual operating expenses into balance with projected revenues for the years 2003 and beyond as required 36 AMERICAN SAMOA – OPERATION GRANTS 1499 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification under Public Law 106-113 (H.R. 2466)Part 5, Section 125(b)(3). As authorized by the MOA, OIA released $4.3 million for expenses incurred by ASG under the Fiscal Reform Plan. The MOA requires ASG to submit quarterly reports, substantiated by an independent auditor, that provide updated revenue and expenditure information. Revised Fiscal Reform Plan: In July 2004, ASG submitted a revised Fiscal Reform Plan (Plan) to comply with the MOA and more accurately describe the on-going fiscal reform activities ASG was able to undertake with the financial and technical assistance provided by OLA. In September 2004, OIA accepted this Plan and, upon verification of progress, released $2 million in CIP funds that had been withheld from ASG since 1997, ASG has continued to provide information as required under the MOA and Plan, and reported operational surpluses for Fiscal Years 2002 through 2004. A review of ASG's continued progress of the action items of the Plan is scheduled for March 2005. In addition to monitoring the progress of the current action items, it is OLA’s goal to assist ASG in developing and implementing fiscal reforms that will have a long-term effect on ASG's financial management practices and result in a more responsive and accountable government. 2007 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ESTHMATES American Samoa plans to accomplish the following in FY 2007: Provide financial reports for quarter ending September 30, 2006. Provide financial reports for quarter ending December 31, 2006. Provide financial reports for quarter ending March 31, 2007. Provide financial reports for quarter ending June 30, 2007. : In order to better track ASG General Operations funding, OIA will award funding to specific operations. OPERATION PROPOSED AWARDS ($) AS Community College TBD Department of Education TBD LBJ Hospital Operations TBD LBJ Pharmaceuticals & TBD Medical Supplies High Court $862,000 TOTAL $22,880,000 37 AMERICAN SAMOA – OPERATION GRANTS 1500 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification 2006 PLANNED PROGRAM PERFORMANCE American Samoa plans to accomplish the following in FY 2006: Provide financial reports for quarter ending September 30, 2005. Provide reports for quarter ending December 31, 2005. Provide financial reports for quarter ending March 31, 2006. Provide financial reports for quarter ending June 30, 2006. In order to better track ASG General Operations funding, OLA has begun to award funding to specific operations. OPERATION AWARDS ($) AS Community College $1,358,000 Department of Education $7,291,000 LBJ Hospital Operations $11,264,000 LBJ Pharmaceuticals & $2,000,000 Medical Supplies High Court $857,000 TOTAL $22,770,000 2005 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS American Samoa accomplished the following in FY 2005: Provide financial reports for quarter ending September 30, 2004. Provide financial reports for quarter ending December 31, 2004, Reports financial reports for quarter ending March 31, 2005. Reports financial reports for quarter ending June 30, 2005. : OIA Designated American Samoa as High Risk: In an effort to improve accountability for Federal funds, OLA designated American Samoa as a “high- risk” grantee as provided for in 43 CFR 12.52, and as recommended by the General Accounting Office (GAO) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG), This designation allows OLA to require American Samoa grantees to comply with special conditions for future or existing grants. The special conditions may include: payment of grant funds on a reimbursable basis, withholding of approval to proceed from one project phase to another until receipt of acceptable evidence of current performance, additional project monitoring, and requiring the grantee to obtain technical or management assistance. 38 AMERICAN SAMOA - OPERATION GRANTS 1501 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification The “high-risk” designation will be removed once the ASG shall be in compliance with each of the following conditions: (a) the government shall have completed Single Audits by the statutory deadline for the two most recent consecutive years, resulting in opinions that are not disclaimed and do not contain qualifications that OIA determines in its reasonable discretion to be material; (b) the ASG shall have a balanced budget, as confirmed by independent auditors, for the two most recent consecutive years, without regard for nonrecurring windfalls such as insurance settlements; and (c) the ASG shall be in substantial compliance with the MOA and FRP. 39 AMERICAN SAMOA – OPERATION GRANTS 1502 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Activity: CNMI/COVENANT GRANTS SUMMARY TABLE $(000) 2005 2006 Fixed Costs & Program 2007 Change Actual Estimate Related Changes | Budget From Changes Request 2006 CNMI 12,423 11,208 0 –579 10,629 -579 Construction American 9,731 9,542 0 +1,001 10,543 +1,001 Samoa Construction Guam 1,398 3,402 0 –71 3,331 -71 Construction Virgin Islands 4,168 3,568 0 –351 3,217 -351 Construction Totals 27,720 27,720 0 0 27,720 FTES 0 0 0 0 0 Covenant funding addresses a variety of infrastructure needs in the territories including critical infrastructure like hospitals, schools and wastewater systems. The establishment of critical infrastructure not only benefits the current population and businesses, but lays the groundwork to attract new investment to the territories thereby promoting economic development and self-sufficiency. Beginning with FY 2005, OLA implemented a new competitive allocation system for the $27,720,000 in mandatory Covenant Capital Improvement Project (CIP) grants. It is based on a premise that all funds will be used for capital needs in the U.S. territories. The CNMI Initiative can be funded from discretionary technical assistance money. The territories are being asked to submit CIP requests in a range both above and below base (target). The base-levels have been established on the basis of current historic trends with respect to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa. With respect to base levels for Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, OIA has divided equally the balance of the funding since these two governments have a greater capacity to locally finance infrastructure and the historical trends are not as clear. In the case of Guam, infrastructure assistance over the past several years has been in the form of Compact Impact aid that has been increased in the budget, but moved to the Compact appropriation account. In the case of the U.S. Virgin Islands, funding has only been available on an intermittent basis. The new process offers both governments an opportunity to compete each year for a portion of the guaranteed funding in addition to other assistance or local funding that might be available. The OIA capital improvement request for each government will be within a range $2,000,000 above and below these 40 CNMI/COVENANT - SUMMARY 1503 Office of Insular Affairs base-levels: Baseline Covenant Funding FY 2005 – FY 2010 ($000) CNMI ........................... 11,000 American Samoa............. 10,000 Guam ............................ 3,360 Virgin Islands.................., 3,360 TOTAL 27,720 The determination of the annual allocation is made on the basis of a set of competitive criteria that measure the demonstrated ability of the governments to exercise prudent financial management practices and to meet Federal grant requirements. In addition to the application of these criteria to the allocation of capital improvement assistance, the Office of Insular Affairs will consider the capacity of the insular government to absorb the amount of capital assistance they would otherwise qualify for and any special or extenuating conditions that might require adjustments to the allocation. The competitive criteria measure the governments’ demonstrated financial and administrative capabilities. The competitive criteria are listed below: Competitive Criteria for Proposed Allocation of Mandatory Covenant Funding 10. The extent to which the applicant is in general compliance with deadlines established under the Single Audit Act of 1984. The extent to which the applicant’s financial statement were reliable. The extent to which the applicant is exercising prudent financial management, is solvent, and is current in paying outstanding obligations. - The extent to which the applicant has demonstrated prompt and effective efforts to correct internal control deficiencies. The extent to which the applicant has demonstrated prompt and effective efforts to resolve questioned costs. The extent to which the applicant provides timely and comprehensive responses to any follow-up inquiries that OIA and other Federal agencies may have regarding audits, including those related to questioned costs and those related to internal control deficiencies. The extent to which the applicant has demonstrated effective contract administration and compliance with local statutes and regulations regarding procurement practices and processes. - The extent to which the applicant has made improvements as measured by the Performeter. The extent to which the applicant has properly functioning internal controls, including the presence of a qualified independent auditor, with an adequately funded office and strong safeguards to its independence. The extent to which the applicant’s capital improvement application is submitted on time. 41 FY 2007 Budget Justification CNMI/COVENANT - SUMMARY 1504 Office of Insular Affairs - FY 2007 Budget Justification 11. The extent to which the applicant has complied with all reporting requirements applicable to past and ongoing grants. Allocations will vary from year to year depending upon how the insular governments meet the competitive criteria. A change in an annual allotment does not necessarily indicate deterioration in performance. It instead recognizes those governments whose performance has increased during a fiscal year. For example, the 2007 request for American Samoa is increased $543,000 over the baseline funding in the competitive process because it scored above the average of the insular areas on the 11 criteria. However, once every five years, OLA will re-calculate base levels based on the average allocation over the five-year period. Thus, long-term good performance will be rewarded and poor performance in the long-term will be penalized. Covenant Grant Funding Levels Dollars in thousands (000's) Territory Baseline FY 2006 +/- FY 2007 +/- Total Total Diff +/- Funding Baseline Baseline FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2006 CNMI 11,000 +208 -371 11,208 10,629 –579 American 10,000 –458 +543 9,542 10,543 +1,001 Samoa Guam 3,360 +42 -29 3,402 3,331 -71 Virgin 3,360 +208 -143 3,568 3,217 -351 Islands - Total 27,720 0 0 27,720 27,720 0 42 CNMI/COVENANT - SUMMARY 1505 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Activity; CNMI/CovenANT GRANTs Subactivity: CNMI CONSTRUCTION 2005 2006 Fixed Costs & Program 2007 Change Actual | Estimate | Related Changes | Changes Budget from (+/-) (+/-) Request 2006 $(000) (+/-) CNMI 12,423 11,208 {} –579 10,629 –579 Construction FTES 0 0 0 0 0 0 SUMMARY OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGES CNMI Construction (-$579,000) from FY2006 funding level (-$371,000) from FY2007 baseline funding level The FY 2007 budget request for the CNMI CIP program is $10,629,000 with no additional FTE’s. - Request Component Program Amount FTE Changes CNMI -579 0 Construction JUSTIFICATION OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGES The CNMI's FY 2007 budget request for Covenant CIP funding is $10,629,000 with no additional FTE’s. The CNMI's allocation decreased to slightly below baseline between FY 2006 and FY 2007. The amount was calculated utilizing the CIP selection criteria and methods below. The process is further described in the beginning of this section (see Activity: CNMI/Covenant Grants Summary Table section). Beginning with FY 2005, OIA implemented a new competitive allocation system for the $27,720,000 in mandatory Covenant CIP grants. It is based on the premise that all funds will be used for capital improvement needs in the U.S. territories. The CNMI Initiative on Labor, Immigration, and Law Enforcement is funded from discretionary technical assistance money. The territories are being asked to submit their requests in a range both above and below the base (target) level of funding. The base-levels have been established on the basis of current historic trends with respect to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The OIA capital improvement project requests from each government will be within a range $2,000,000 above 43 CNMI/COVENANT GRANTS – CNMI CONSTRUCTION 1506 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification and below these base-levels: CNMI Baseline Funding $11,000,000 Results from Competitive Process -371,000 Programmed funding for FY2007 $10,629,000 The amount requested in FY 2007 reflects the continued needs in the CNMI to invest in public infrastructure which will help improve the quality of life for residents. Another purpose of infrastructure development is to develop a foundation to support the economic development of the CNMI in order to fulfill the goal of self-reliance. The proposed projects to be funded in FY 2007 are briefly explained below. The delivery of potable water to Saipan continues to be a main priority and would receive $3,120,000 of the proposed CIP funding. Currently, the residents of Saipan do not have potable water available twenty-four hours a day. The CNMI formed the Water Task Force to coordinate this important effort for which CIP funds have been allocated since FY 2004. - Another important activity on the island of Saipan is the revitalization of the tourist district, Garapan. The CNMI plans to use $1,851,750 for the Garapan Revitalizaton project. Past CIP funding has been used successfully to make Garapan more tourist friendly with pedestrian routes and parks. Garapan Revitalization continues these efforts. In order to comply with EPA regulations, the CNMI recently commenced closure of the Puerto Rico Dump once a new dump was created. A few activities remain to be completed before the Puerto Rico dump will be permanently closed. The CNMI plans to use $3,000,000 of the proposed FY 2007 CIP funding to ensure that the dump is closed properly. The islands of Rota and Tinian both plan to use the proposed CIP funding to continue to fund their Wastewater Collection, Transmission, Treatment, and Disposal projects. Each island would receive $1,328,625 for these projects. PROGRAM OVERVIEW Section 701 of the Covenant (Public Law 94-241) states, "The Government of the United States will assist the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands in its efforts to achieve a progressively higher standard of living for its people as part of the American economic community and to develop the economic resources needed to meet the financial responsibilities of local self-government." Section 701 does not contain a finite standard to measure what is an adequate standard of living or the amount of economic resources necessary to meet the financial responsibilities of local self-government. Instead, it speaks of achieving progressively higher standards and a commitment by the Federal government to assist the CNMI in making progress. The Federal government’s financial commitment to the Covenant totals $581 million in mandatory Capital Improvement Project (CIP) funding since the first seven-year period of financial assistance began in 1978. The second of the two subsequent guaranteed funding 44 CNMI/COVENANT GRANTS – CNMI CONSTRUCTION 1507 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification periods expired in FY 2003. This last agreement, as modified by Congressional action, provided a total of $148 million in mandatory CIP funding over an eleven-year period that was matched by the CNMI government. All of the funding has been used for the construction of infrastructure, as required by Public Law 104-134 and the Third Special Representatives Agreement. The US-CNMI partnership in capital development has produced tangible results in terms of infrastructure and economic development, which is especially significant when considering that the CNMI has the shortest history as part of the United States. This subactivity supports DOI’s Serving Communities Strategic Goal, and is aimed at increasing economic self- sufficiency in the CNMI. Support for the Strategic Plan: The investment in critical public sector infrastructure supports the intermediate goal of increasing economic development by building the public facilities that must be in place to support a healthy business climate that attracts and retains private sector investment. The construction contracting process provides income to the private sector and supports competitive practices and business efficiencies. A successful private sector results in improved health, higher levels of education and a safer community thereby accomplishing DOI’s long-term goal of increasing economic self-sufficiency. Economic self-sufficiency will not exist where a community does not have an educated, healthy workforce and a safe environment. Program evaluation, data verification and validation: The CIP programs are evaluated by the review of regularly submitted project progress and financial reports. Evaluation and verification of report data is also provided by regular site visits to project sites by OIA personnel. OIA also reviews annual plans, budgets and performance information related to planning and management capacities. Means and strategies: CIP funds are provided as financial assistance through the Federal grant process. Through the management of the capital improvement programs, the CNMI continues to hone its skills related to community planning, accountability, and contract and project management, thereby bolstering self-governance. 2007 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ESTIMATES The requested $10,629,000 will be used to continue meeting critical infrastructure needs in the CNMI similar to previous years. Funds will be used to continue improvements to potable water, solid waste collection, wastewater treatment, and to continue promoting economic development. 2006 PLANNED PROGRAM PERFORMANCE The $11,208,000 in CIP funds granted to the CNMI in FY 2006 will be used to meet critical infrastructure needs such as potable water, solid waste management, and sewer system improvements, as well as to promote economic development through the revitalization of the Garapan tourist district. 45 CNMI/COVENANT GRANTS – CNMI CONSTRUCTION 1508 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification 2005 PROGRAMPERFORMANCE AccomplishMENTS FY 2005 saw a continued focus placed on critical needs related to basic infrastructure such as the delivery of potable water, sewer system improvements and power. These infrastructure needs are long standing and have been well documented in previous studies and CIP plans prepared by and for the CNMI. FY 2005 also saw the completion of several CIP funded projects, notably, the American Memorial Park, the Rota Courthouse, and the Adult Detention Center. PROJECTING LISTINGS AND UPDATES With the financial assistance of OLA, the CNMI worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE) to evaluate its personnel, planning, contract management and reporting systems. In 1998, the CNMI, in conjunction with the USACOE, developed a capital needs plan. This plan has directed the expenditure of CIP funding. The following projects have been initiated with CTP funding during the past five years. The percent disbursed is generally indicative of percent of grant proposal construction completed. In reviewing the following tables please note that the CNMI has made great strides to strengthen the government's ability to effectively manage infrastructure grants and accelerate the spending of grant funds. Working together with OIA, the CNMI is pushing vital infrastructure improvements forward, therefore, it is expected that unspent grant funds detailed in the following charts will become increasingly encumbered. OIA continues to encourage the CNMI and other territories to practice sound grants management through the new competitive CIP allocation process. FY 2007 Proposed Projects Funding Proposed Category Awards Economic $1,851,750 Development Solid Waste $3,000,000 Wastewater $2,657,250 Water $3,120,000 Total $10,629,000 46 CNMI/COVENANT GRANTS - CNMI CONSTRUCTION 1509 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification FY 2006 Funding Amount Percent Category Awarded ($) Disbursed Economic $1,500,000 0% Development Solid Waste $2,776,000 0% Wastewater $1,276,000 0% Water $5,656,000 0% Total $11,208,000 0% FY 2005 Funding Amount Percent Category Awarded ($) Disbursed Power $2,673,000 43% Wastewater $3,270,000 0% Water $6,480,000 26% Total $12,423,000 23% 47 CNMI/COVENANT GRANTS – CNMI CONSTRUCTION 1510 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification FY 2004 Funding Amount Percent Category Awarded ($) | Disbursed Economic $1,700,000 71% Development Health $1,022,000 1% Ports $278,000 38% Roads $500,000 0% Solid Waste $1,000,000 0% Wastewater $1,300,000 0% Water $5,200,000 77% Total $11,000,000 48% FY2003 Funding Amount Percent Category Awarded ($) Disbursed Education $295,500 32% Health $196,500 0% Economic $2,000,000 92% Development Power $250,000 0% Ports $700,000 0% Public Buildings $429,500 70% Roads $2,422,500 16% Solid Waste $3,100,000 0% Wastewater $1,086,000 82% Water $520,000 5% Total $11,000,000 32% 48 CNMH/COVENANT GRANTS – CNMI CONSTRUCTION 1511 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of Insular Affairs FY 2002 Funding Category Amount Percent - Awarded ($) Disbursed Education $892,500 13% Health $1,418,500 0% Ports $2,500,000 15% Solid Waste $1,550,000 7% Wastewater $2,766,000 2% Unallocated $1,873,000 0% Total $11,000,000 *6% * The percentage disbursed in FY 2002 has remained low mainly due to the scope of the projects and the need to obtain all the necessary environmental clearances prior to commencement. The Tinian Landfill, Tinian Wastewater, and Rota Airport projects, which comprise $6.8 million of the FY 2006 funds, are all currently undergoing environmental analysis. The Rota Health Center Project, which was allocated $1.4 million, is funded under multiple years and the CNMI is working to expend older funds prior to utilizing 2002 funds. In addition, the CNMI has been diligently working on project proposals for the remaining unallocated balance. 49 CNMI/COVENANT GRANTS – CNMI CONSTRUCTION 1512 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Activity: CNMI/Covenant Grants Subactivity: AMERICAN SAMOA CONSTRUCTION 2005 2006 | Fixed Costs & | Program | 2007 Change Actual Estimate Related Changes Budget from Changes (+/-) Request 2006 (+/-) - (+/-) $(000) 9,731 9,542 0 +1,001 10,543 +1,001 FTES 0 0 0 0 0 0 SUMMARY OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGES American Samoa Construction (+$1,001,000) from FY2006 funding level (+$543,000) from FY2007 baseline funding level The FY 2007, budget request for the American Samoa CIP program is $10,543,000 with no additional FTE’s. Request Component | Program Amount FTE Changes American +1,001 0 Samoa Construction JUSTIFICATION OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGES The FY 2007 recommended funding level for American Samoa construction is $10,543,000. This is a funding increase of $1,001,000 from FY 2006. Beginning with FY 2005, OIA implemented a new competitive allocation system for the $27,720,000 in mandatory Covenant CIP grants. It was based on a premise that all funds would be used for capital improvement needs in the U.S. territories. The territories were asked to submit capital improvement requests in a range both above and below base (target) level funding. The base-levels were established on the basis of current historic trends with respect to American Samoa. The new process offered the U.S. insular area governments an opportunity to compete each year for a portion of the guaranteed funding in addition to other assistance or local funding that might be available. The OIA capital improvement request for 50 CNMI/COVENANT GRANTS – AMERICAN SAMOA CONSTRUCTION 1513 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification each government will be within a range $2,000,000 above and below these base-levels: American Samoa Baseline Funding........... $10,000,000 Results from competitive process............. + $543,000 Proposed funding for FY 2007................. $10,543,000 The entire FY 2007 request will be utilized for infrastructure projects in American Samoa. Approximately $1,650,000 million of the $2,420,000 request for Health will be utilized to make improvements to the Lyndon B. Johnson Tropical Medical Center including the renovation of the Maternity Ward, Repair and upgrade of the facility has reached a critical point due to age and overcrowding, - Approximately $3,325,000 will be utilized to provide quality education for a growing population of students in American Samoa. $2,536,000 of these funds will be used to construct new classroom buildings for Leone Junior High School, Alofau Elementary School and Manulele Elementary School in order to meet increased demand. Approximately $1,000,000 of the $1,075,000 requested for Water will be utilized to replace a thirty year old one million gallon water tank which is corroding and poses a safety risk due to its location in extremely steep terrain above homes. Approximately $900,000 of the $1,250,000 request for Ports will be utilized for rehabilitation and improvements to the Main Wharf which plays a critical role in American Samoa's infrastructure. The current structure is showing serious signs of distress and actual failure of the deck slab and must be strengthened in order to be able to meet demand The FY 2007 allocation for American Samoa was calculated utilizing the CIP selection criteria and methods below and further described in the beginning of this section (see Activity; CNMI/Covenant Grants Summary Table section). PROGRAM OVERVIEW: Until 1996, American Samoa received annual discretionary grants for capital improvement needs. These grants averaged approximately $5,000,000 annually. During that time American Samoa fell further and further behind in keeping up with the infrastructure needs of a rapidly growing population. As a consequence, the people of the territory have been faced with increasing hardship and risk with regard to such basic needs as drinking water, medical services and education. In recognition of these severe problems, Congress enacted legislation in FY 1996 which directs a portion of the mandatory Covenant funds to be used to pay for critical infrastructure in American Samoa. The legislation required the development of a multi-year capital improvement plan. The plan was prepared by a committee appointed by the Governor of American Samoa. The Army Corps of Engineers served as technical advisors to the committee under an interagency agreement funded through the Office of Insular Affairs. This plan was transmitted to Congress on August 8, 1996. The Capital Improvement Master Plan is updated on an annual basis. All projects have been categorized into three general priority areas. First order priorities include health, safety, education, and utilities. Second order priorities include ports and roads. Third order priorities include industry, shoreline protection, parks and recreation and other 51 CNMI/COVENANT GRANTS - AMERICAN SAMOA CONSTRUCTION 1514 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification government facilities. The objective of this program is to assist American Samoa in providing infrastructure to promote economic development and improve health, education and public safety. - - - Support for the Strategic Plan: The investment in critical public sector infrastructure supports the intermediate goal of increasing economic development by building the public facilities that must be in place to support private sector investment and support a business climate. The construction contracting process provides income to the private sector and supports competitive practices and business efficiencies. The long-term goal of increasing economic self-sufficiency is supported by the effects that improved health, higher levels of education and more effective public safety have on the over-all community, Program evaluation, data verification and validation: The Covenant Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) are evaluated by the review of regularly submitted project progress and financial reports. Evaluation and verification of report data is also provided by regular site visits to project sites by OLA personnel. OIA also reviews annual plans, budgets and performance information related to planning and management capacities, Means and strategies: CIP funds are provided as financial assistance through the Federal grant process. Through the management of the capital improvement programs, American Samoa continues to hone its skills related to community planning, contract and project management and accountability, thereby bolstering self-governance. 2007 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ESTIMATES The requested $10,543,000 CIP funds will be used to meet critical infrastructure needs such as health, education, water improvements, sewer improvements, solid waste improvements, port improvements, village road improvements, public safety, and parks and recreation. 2006 PLANNED PROGRAM PERFORMANCE The $9,542,000 in CIP funds granted to American Samoa in FY 2006 will again be used to meet critical infrastructure needs with a large portion of the funding again going to health, utilities, and education. It is expected that the currently ongoing Life Safety and Staff Housing Phase I projects at LBJ Hospital will be completed in the coming year. In FY 2006, OIA will continue to enable the successes of the CIP program through on and off site monitoring of grant compliance and performance progress. 2005 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FY 2005 saw a continued focus placed on the critical need to assist American Samoa in meeting the demand for adequate classroom space. During the fiscal year, work on design, renovation and new classroom construction projects at Tafuna Junior High School, Tafuna High School and Nu'uuli Vocational Technology Classroom Building were commenced. In * 52 CNMI/COVENANT GRANTS – AMERICAN SAMOA CONSTRUCTION 1515 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification addition, FY 2005 also saw campus-wide plumbing and drainage as well as electrical and mechanical renovation projects move towards completion of at the American Samoa Community College, Utilities projects also remained a priority in American Samoa's use of CIP funding. Several utilities projects were completed during FY 2005. Utilities projects completed include the LBJ Hospital Road to Fagaalu Quarry Waterline, the FagaaluſNuuuli Water System (FY 2003) as well as the Vaitogi Waterline (FY 2003). One of the largest projects which has spanned several years, the Tafuna Plains Sewer Project, made steady progress toward completion by connecting a large population center to the sewer lines thereby protecting the health of citizens as well as the environment. PROJECT LISTING The following tables list the proposed projects for FY 2007 and projects funded by the FY 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, and 2002 appropriations. These projects are in accordance with the American Samoa Master Capital Improvement Plan. In reviewing the tables please note that the American Samoa Government and OIA have worked together to effectively address the infrastructure needs of the territory through the expeditious expenditure of CIP grant funding. The following tables are evidence of these efforts. The spending patterns displayed by the tables are consistent with the construction process. Spending is initially low in the planning and design phases of a construction project. Once these phases are complete and the actual construction work begins, spending is greatly accelerated. 53 CNMI/COVENANT GRANTS - AMERICAN SAMOA CONSTRUCTION 1516 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification FY 2007 Proposed In accordance with American Samoa's FY 2007 budget submission dated July 30, 2005, the proposed FY 2007 funding will be used for the following critical infrastructure: FUNDING CATEGORY PROPOSED AWARDS ($) Health $2,415,850 Education $3,325,000 Water Improvements $1,075,000 sewer Improvements $781,500 Solid Waste Improvements $237,500 Port $1,250,000 Roads $380,000 Public Safety $475,000 Parks $76,000 O&M Set-Aside $527,150 TOTAL $10,543,000 FY 2006-Awarded November 25, 2005 FUNDING CATEGORY AMOUNT AWARDED ($) PERCENT DISBURSED Health $1,900,000 0% Education $2,707,500 0% Water Improvements $475,000 0% Sewer Improvements $1,676,750 0% Solid Waste Improvements $237,500 0% Port $1,301,500 0% Roads $282,150 0% Public Safety $389,500 0% Parks $95,000 0% O&M Set-Aside $477,100 0% TOTAL $9,542,000 0% 54 CNMI/COVENANT GRANTS – AMERICAN SAMOA CONSTRUCTION 1517 FY 2004 – Awarded February 20, 2004 FUNDING CATEGORY | AMoUNT AwardED ($) PERCENT DISBURSED Health $1,900,000 56% Education $3,106,500 21% Water Improvements $475,000 36% Sewer Improvements $1,900,000 42% Solid Waste Improvements $475,000 94% Port . $817,000 90% Roads $361,000 0% Public Safety $484,500 0% | Parks $76,000 36% Public Buildings $38,000 0% O&M Set-Aside $507,000 59% TOTAL $10,140,000 44% Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification FY 2005 – Awarded December 27, 2004 FUNDING CATEGORY AMOUNT AWARDED ($) PERCENT DISBURSED Health $1,710,000 0% Education $2,774,000 0% Water Improvements $950,000 0% Sewer Improvements $1,416,000 0% Solid Waste Improvements $237,500 0% Port $532,000 0% Roads $741,000 0% Public Safety $484,500 0% Parks $76,000 0% Public Buildings $323,000 0% O&M Set-Aside $487,000 0% TOTAL $9,731,000 0% 55 CNMI/COVENANT GRANTS – AMERICAN SAMOA CONSTRUCTION 1518 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification FY 2003- Awarded March 7, 2003 FUNDING CATEGORY AMOUNT AWARDED ($) PERCENT DISBURSED Health $1,984,500 88% Education $3,695,550 86% Water Improvements $855,000 100% Sewer Improvements $1,258,750 90% Solid Waste Improvements $237,500 100% Port $641,250 100% Roads. $361,000 30% Public Safety $324,900 16% Parks $95,000 0% Public Buildings $145,350 81% Economic Development $34,200 0% O&M Set-Aside $507,000 85% TOTAL $10,140,000 82% 56 CNME/COVENANT GRANTS - AMERICAN SAMOA CONSTRUCTION 1519 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification FY 2002 - Awarded October 22, 2001 FUNDING CATEGORY | AMOUNT AWARDED ($) PERCENT DISBURSED Health $1,539,000 96% Education $2,850,000 94% Water Improvements $1,425,000 100% Sewer Improvements $950,000 100% Solid Waste $237,500 100% Improvements Port $997,500 88% Roads $598,500 61% Public Safety - $874,000 83% Parks $161,500 0% O&M Set-Aside $507,000 }00% TOTAL $10,140,000 91% Note: OLA is working closely with the ASG to increase spendout rates on infrastructure projects. Maintenance Set-aside: Five percent (5%) of all grant funds from the mandatory covenant account . for American Samoa construction is set aside for operations and maintenance. ASG provides a 100% match. This maintenance set-aside program requires specific plans from ASG for the use of the money as well as reporting procedures necessary to account for this fund. 57 CNMI/COVENANT GRANTS – AMERICAN SAMOA CONSTRUCTION 1520 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Activity; CNMI/Covenant Grants Subactivity: GUAM CONSTRUCTION 2005 2006 Fixed Costs & Program 2007 Change Actual | Estimate Related Changes Budget from Changes (+/-) Request 2006 (+/-) (+/-) $(000) 1,398 3,402 0 -71 3,331 -71 FTES 0 0 O 0 0. 0 SUMMARY OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGES Guam Construction (-$71,000) from FY2006 funding level (-$29,000) from FY2007 baseline funding level The FY 2007, budget request for the Guam CIP program is $3,331,000 with no additional FTE's. Request Component Program Amount FTE | Changes Guam –71 0 Construction JUSTIFICATION OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGES The FY 2007 recommended level for Guam construction is $3,331,000 with no additional FTE's. This is a decrease of $71,000 from FY 2006. The overall decrease in total funding between FY 2006 and FY 2007 levels is in part due to material qualifications in Guam's most recent single audits (FY 2002 and 2003) and the fact that the general government operations ran a deficit. Beginning with FY 2005, OLA implemented a new competitive allocation system for the $27,720,000 in mandatory Covenant CIP grants. It is based on a premise that all funds will be used for capital improvement needs in the U.S. territories. The territories are being asked to submit capital improvement requests in a range both above and below base (target) level funding. The base-levels have been established on the basis of current historic trends with respect to Guam. The new process offers the U.S. insular area - 58 CNMI/COVENANT GRANTS – GUAM CONSTRUCTION 1521 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification governments an opportunity to compete each year for a portion of the guaranteed funding in addition to other assistance or local funding that might be available. The OIA capital improvement request for each government will be within a range $2,000,000 above and below base-levels. Guam Baseline Funding........................ $3,360,000 Results from competitive process............. - $29,000 Proposed funding for FY 2007................ $3,331,000 The entire FY 2007 request will be utilized for infrastructure projects in Guam. Approximately $1,516,000 will be utilized to renovate boating facilities at the Gregorio D. Perez Marina located in the village of Hagatna. Repair and upgrade of the facility has reached a critical point. The marina's two main docking areas are in urgent need of replacement. The flotation devices that support the docks are aging and taking on water causing the docks to submerge. The concrete sheet pilings around the main dock are severely corroded and urgently require replacement to provide the structural integrity necessary for keeping the surrounding landmass from falling into the marina. CIP funds were awarded in FY 2006 to provide for the architecture and engineering designs. The FY 2007 funds will be used to begin construction. The remaining $1,815,000 will be directed to the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA). GMHA will use the CIP funds for the removal and replacement of the hospital’s two 450-ton chillers including the system’s chilled water and condenser water pumps, the existing fire alarm system and the existing roof insulation on the second floor. GMH is the island’s only civilian hospital. These projects are essential to ensure quality medical care. PROGRAM OVERVIEW: Legislation enacted in 1996 established a minimum six- year Covenant Capital Infrastructure Project (CIP) program for Guam as impact aid resulting from Micronesian immigration authorized in the Compacts of Free Association. Beginning in FY 2004, funding for impact aid for Guam is authorized and appropriated under the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-188). Funds provided in FY 2005 and future years under this subactivity will be utilized for priority Capital Improvement Projects in Guam and are in addition to Guam's allocated share of impact aid. Support for the Strategic Plan: The investment in critical public sector infrastructure supports the intermediate goal of increasing economic development by building the public facilities that must be in place to support private sector investment and support a business climate. The construction contracting process provides income to the private sector and supports competitive practices and business efficiencies. The long-term goal of increasing economic self-sufficiency is supported by the effects that improved health, higher levels of education and more effective public safety have on the over-all community. 59 CNMI/COVENANT GRANTS – GUAM CONSTRUCTION 1522 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Program evaluation, data verification and validation: The capital improvement programs are evaluated by the review of regularly submitted project progress and financial reports, Evaluation and verification of report data is also provided by regular site visits to project sites by OLA personnel. Annual plans, budgets and performance information related to planning and management capacities are evaluated annually against threshold and competitive criteria to allocate resources among the insular areas. Means and strategies: CIP funds are provided as financial assistance through the Federal grant process. Through the management of the capital improvement programs, Guam continues to hone its skills related to community planning, contract and project management and accountability, thereby bolstering self-governance. 2007 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ESTIMATES The entire FY 2007 request will be utilized for infrastructure projects in Guam. Approximately $1,516,000 will be utilized to renovate boating facilities at the Gregorio D. Perez Marina located in the village of Hagatna. The remaining $1,815,000 will be directed to the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA). GMHA will use the CIP funds for the removal and replacement of the hospital’s two 450-ton chillers including the system's chilled water and condenser water pumps, the existing fire alarm system and the existing roof insulation on the second floor. 2006 PLANNED PROGRAM PERFORMANCE The $3,400,000 in CIP funds granted to the Guam in FY 2006 will again be used to meet . critical infrastructure needs, the largest being solid waste management. Approximately $2,800,000 of the $3,400,000 requested will be utilized for solid waste improvements mandated by the Consent Decree. 2005 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FY 2005 saw a continued focus placed on the critical need to assist Guam in meeting its deadlines related to solid waste management. In October 2003, the Government of Guam entered into a Consent Decree with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to close Guam's sole civilian landfill and open a new municipal solid waste landfill. The existing landfill has exceeded its capacity since the 1980's. In addition, FY 2005 also saw the completion the Tumon Police Precinct which was funded thru the CIP program. . - 60 CNMI/COVENANT GRANTS – GUAM CONSTRUCTION 1523 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification PROJECT LISTING The following tables list the proposed projects for FY 2006 and projects funded by the FY 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, and 2001 appropriations. The Guam Government and OLA have worked together to effectively address the infrastructure needs of the territory through the expeditious expenditure of CIP grant funding. The following tables are evidence of these efforts. The spending patterns displayed by the tables are consistent with the construction process. Spending is initially low in the planning and design phases of a construction project. Once these phases are complete and the actual construction work begins, spending is greatly accelerated. FY 2007 Proposed Projects FUNDING CATEGORY | AMOUNT AWARDED ($) Health $1,815,000 Port $1,516,000 Economic Development $100,000 TOTAL $3,331,000 FY 2006 – Awarded November 25, 2005 FUNDING CATEGORY AMOUNT AWARDED ($) PERCENT DISBURSED Solid Waste Improvements $2,818,000 0% Port $484,000 O% Economic Development $100,000 0% TOTAL $3,402,000 0% FY 2005 – Awarded November 25, 2005 FUNDING CATEGORY AMOUNT AWARDED ($) PERCENT DISBURSED Economic Development $1,398,000 0% TOTAL $1,398,000 0% FY 2004 No funds were provided under the mandatory Covenant CIP funding for Guam in FY 61 CNMI/COVENANT GRANTS – GUAM CONSTRUCTION 1524 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification 2004. FY 2003- Awarded August 1, 2003 FUNDING CATEGORY AMOUNT AWARDED ($) PERCENT DISBURSED Health $1,355,000 68% Education $2,500,000 79% Public Safety $1718,000 61% TOTAL $5,573,000 71% FY 2002- Awarded October 25, 2001 FUNDENG CATEGORY AMOUNT AWARDED ($) PERCENT DISBURSED Health $232,000 79% Education $2,300,000 55% Solid Waste Improvements $2,749,000 84% Public Safety $983,000 84% Public Buildings $28,750 93% Unallocated $87,250 0% TOTAL $6,380,000 72% 62 CNMI/COVENANT GRANTS – GUAM CONSTRUCTION 1525 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Activity: CNMI/Covenant Grants Subactivity: VIRGIN ISLANDS CONSTRUCTION 2005 2006 || Fixed Costs & Program 2007 Change Actual Estimate Related Changes | Changes Budget from (+/-) (+/-) Request 2006 (+/-) $(000) 4,168 3,568 0 -351 3,217 -351 FTES () 0 () () 0 0 SUMMARY OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGES U.S. Virgin Islands Construction (-$351,000) from FY2006 funding level (-$143,000) from 2007 baseline funding level The FY 2007 budget request for the Virgin Islands CIP program is $3,217,000 with no additional FTE’s. Request Component Program Amount FTE Changes - VI –351 0 Construction JUSTIFICATION OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGES The FY 2007 recommended level for U.S. Virgin Islands construction is $3,217,000. This amount is requested for territory-wide sewer system infrastructure improvements. This is a reduction of $351,000 from the FY 2006 amount of $3,568,000. The FY 2007 amount was calculated utilizing the CIP selection criteria and methods below. The process is further described in the beginning of this section (see Activity. CNMI/Covenant Grants Summary Table section). Beginning with FY 2005, OLA implemented a new competitive allocation system for the $27,720,000 in mandatory Covenant CIP grants. It is based on a premise that all funds will be used for capital improvement needs in the U.S. territories. The territories are being asked to submit CIP requests in a range both above and below base (target) level funding. The base- levels have been established on the basis of current historic trends with respect to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa. With respect to base 63 CNMI/CovenANT GRANTs–VIRGIN ISLANDS CONSTRUCTION 1526 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification levels for Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, OLA has divided equally the balance of the funding since these two governments have a greater capacity to locally finance infrastructure and the historical trends are not as clear. In the case of the U.S. Virgin Islands, funding has only been available on an intermittent basis. The new process offers the U.S. insular area governments the opportunity to compete each year for a portion of the guaranteed funding in addition to other assistance or local funding that might be available. The OLA capital improvement request for each government will be within a range $2,000,000 above and below base-levels. U.S. Virgin Islands Baseline Funding........ $3,360,000 Results from competitive process............. - $143,000 Proposed funding for FY 2006................. $3,217,000 PROGRAM OVERVIEW Public Law 104-134, enacted in 1996, reduced annual funding to the CNMI and allocated other funds for use throughout the U.S.-affiliated insular areas. All the insular areas over the years have received funding through this mandatory Covenant appropriation to fund Capital Improvement Projects (CIP). While, in past years, American Samoa, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands received set levels of funding, the U.S. Virgin Islands received irregular funding. Recently though, the needs of the U.S. Virgin Islands have reached a threshold that without further addressing could pose a threat to the health and safety of residents and visitors. Currently, the U.S. Virgin Islands is mandated to comply with consent decrees issued for various violations of Federal environmental laws. Recent allocations of CIP funds are being utilized to assist the U.S. Virgin Islands in complying with these Federal mandates. Support for the Strategic Plan: The investment in critical public sector infrastructure supports the intermediate goal of increasing economic development by building the public facilities that must be in place to support a healthy business climate that attracts and retains private sector investment. The construction contracting process provides income to the private sector and supports competitive practices and business efficiencies. A successful private sector results in improved health, higher levels of education and a safer community thereby accomplishing DOI’s long-term goal of increasing economic self-sufficiency. Economic self-sufficiency will not exist where a community does not have an educated, healthy workforce and a safe environment. Program evaluation, data verification and validation: The capital improvement programs are evaluated by the review of regularly submitted project progress and financial reports. Evaluation and verification of report data is also provided by regular site visits to project sites by OLA personnel. OIA also reviews annual plans, budgets and performance information related to planning and management capacities. Means and strategies: CIP funds are provided as financial assistance through the Federal grant process. Through the management of the capital improvement programs, the U.S. Virgin Islands continues to hone its skills related to community planning, accountability, and contract and project management, thereby bolstering self-governance. 64 CNMI/COVENANT GRANTS - VERGIN ISLANDS CONSTRUCTION 1527 Office of Insular Affairs - FY 2007 Budget Justification 2007 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ESTIMATES The requested $3,217,000 will be used to continue territory-wide collection system upgrades in the U.S. Virgin Islands through the repair or replacement of failed pipelines and manholes. The sewers territory-wide vary in age but are similar in the extent of deterioration or collapse and must be repaired to support the new wastewater treatment plants. The FY 2007 grant will be a continuation of the repairs and renovations funded by the FY 2005 and FY 2006 CIP grants. Expected 2007 Performance Results: • The Anguilla Wastewater Treatment Plant, on St. Croix, will be completed and placed in operation by October 30, 2006. • The Charlotte Amalie Wastewater Treatment Plant, on St. Thomas, will be completed and fully operational by November 30, 2006. • Full regulatory compliance will be in place by February 23, 2007 at the Anguilla plant, and by April 28, 2007 at the Charlotte Amalie plant. 2006 PLANNED PROGRAM PERFORMANCE FY 2006 will see a continued focus on wastewater management in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The $3,568,000 CIP grant will be used to continue territory-wide sewer system infrastructure upgrades, begun in FY 2005, to ensure that the Territory has the infrastructure required to support the new wastewater treatment plants on St. Croix and St. Thomas. Approximately $1,400,000 will be utilized to repair, rehabilitate and replace the sanitary sewer infrastructure in St. Croix. The infrastructure consists of manholes and appurtenances, collection, service and interceptor sewers. The sewers are in various states of deterioration and collapse. The intent of this project is to repair the existing sewers and manholes, rehabilitate areas of inflow and infiltration and replace manholes, sections of pipe and/or manhole to manhole sections of interceptor. Approximately $2,200,000 will be utilized to begin repairs in St. John, St. Thomas and St. Croix for elements of the sanitary sewer infrastructure (mainly collection system pipelines and manholes) which require immediate attention. - 65 CNMI/COVENANT GRANTS - VIRGIN ISLANDS CONSTRUCTION 1528 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification 2005 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS The Office of Insular Affairs awarded a $5,000,000 grant to the U.S. Virgin Islands in FY 2004 to provide partial funding for the design, construction and operation of upgraded wastewater treatment facilities on St. Thomas and St. Croix. The performance goal of the grant is to help secure full operational and regulatory compliance with applicable law no later than February 23, 2007 for the Anguilla Plant (on St. Croix), and no later than April 28, 2007 for the Charlotte Amalie Plant (on St. Thomas). Upon completion, the plants will provide reliable service to Virgin Islands residents and more than two million tourists annually. The FY 2005 grant totaling $4,168,000 was awarded for territory-wide sewer system infrastructure upgrades to ensure that the U.S. Virgin Islands has the infrastructure required to support the new wastewater treatment plants. Funds are being used to construct, repair, and upgrade sewer lines on the islands of St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John. PROJECT LISTING The following tables list the proposed projects for FY 2007 and projects funded by the FY 2006, 2005, 2004, and 2003 appropriations. FY 2007 Proposed - PROPOSED FUNDING CATEGORY AWARD Sewer Improvements $3,217,000 TOTAL $3,217,000 FY 2006 AMoUNT PERCENT FUNDING CATEGORY AWARDED($) DISBURSED Sewer Improvements $3,568,000 0% ToTAL $3,568,000 0% 66 CNMI/COVENANT GRANTS – VIRGIN ISLANDS CONSTRUCTION 1529 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification FY 2005 AMOUNT PERCENT FUNDING CATEGORY AWARDED(S) DISBURSED Sewer Improvements $4,168,000 0% TOTAL $4,168,000 0% FY 2004 and 2003 Grant Awards - FY 2004 FY 2003 FUNDING AMOUNT PERCENT | AMOUNT | PERCENT CATEGORY AWARDED DISBURSED AWARDED DISBURSED ($) ($) Sewer $5,000,000 83% $993,000 83% Improvements FY 2002 No funds were provided under the mandatory covenant funding for the U.S. Virgin Islands in FY 2002. N. 67 CNMI/COVENANT GRANTS – VIRGIN ISLANDS CONSTRUCTION 1530 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Activity; TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE SUMMARY TABLE 2005 2006 || Uncontrollable | Program 2007 Change from Actual | Estimate Changes Changes | Budget 2006 $(000) (+/-) (+/-) Request (+/-) Office of Insular 6,472 7,273 248 +103 7,624 351 Affairs - Technical 11,716 10,524 0 -2,298 8,226 -2,298 Assistance Maintenance 2,268 2,266 0 +11 2,277 | 1 Assistance Brown Tree 2,663 2,660 {) +13 2,673 13 Snake Control Insular - Management 1,470 1,469 0 +7 1,476 7 Controls Coral Reef 494 493 0 +2 495 2 Water and Wastewater 0 985 0 +5 990 5 Projects Total 25,083 || 25,670 248 –2,157 23,761 -1,909 FTES 38 40 * * -- 42 º-ººp This activity involves funding for two major functions. The first is salaries and expenses of the Office of Insular Affairs. The office has oversight responsibility for over $426 million in annual financial assistance. Its policy and assistance activities involve dealing with virtually every major Federal agency, as well as seven insular governments. The office has been able to attain clean audit opinions for all annual financial statements prepared under requirements of the Chief Financial Officers Act. Good financial management and effective internal controls are stressed within the office. The second major function within this activity includes the various technical assistance activities carried out by the office. OLA’s technical assistance activities have always been considered its most effective tool to implement Administration policy, and to achieve mutually desired improvements in the insular areas. Many of the technical assistance activities are evolving from application-based grant programs, which reacted to problems identified, to programs that rely on the implementation of result-oriented plans. Significant changes in management are being put into place, as we ask the governments and assistance providers to form partnerships with us to identify major priorities and then develop and implement long-term action plans. 68 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE - SUMMARY 1531 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Cost and Performance Information • In fiscal year 2007, OLA has requested additional funds to improve OLA’s capacity to monitor and administer financial assistance and grants. This additional funding will allow OIA to increase focus on accountability of grantees and economic development and will allow for further site visits to improve the oversight of Federal funds. This will allow OIA to provide approximately 618 site visits to the FSM and RMI in 2007 to ensure Federal funds are being utilized efficiently and in compliance with Federal grants regulations. • OIA is collecting data benchmarking the quality of infrastructure in the insular areas through its Operations and Maintenance Improvement Program (OMIP). This benchmarking will provide numerical ratings for the state of primary infrastructure in the insular areas. OIA and the insular area governments will be able to utilize this data to ensure that infrastructure funds are awarded in areas where they are most necessary. OIA will also be able to review this data to see if the OMIP program’s goal of institutionalizing proper maintenance practices is being met. The scope of the benchmarking will cover roads, schools, hospitals, airports, seaports, solid waste disposal facilities and government buildings with the intent of identifying “best practices.” A detailed report is provided upon conclusion of each benchmarking phase. 69 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE - SUMMARY 1532 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Activity: Territorial Assistance Subactivity: OFFICE OF INSULAR AFFAIRS 2005 | 2006 | Fixed Costand | Program | 2007 | Change from Actual Estimate Related Changes Budget 2006 - Changes (+/-) Request (+/-) (+/-) - $(000) 6,472 7,273 +248 +103 7,624 +351 FTES 38 40 * * gº sº 42 4-º º SUMMARY OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGES Request Component Amount FTE Oversight of Compact 102 {} Grants Enterprise Information 1 0 Technology and Centralizes Services Total 103 0 JUSTIFICATION OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGES The request provides $7,624,000 in funding for the Office of Insular Affairs. This is a program increase of $103,000 with 2 additional FTE. The 2007 funding level also provides $248,000 for fixed cost increases. Oversight of Compact Grant Funding: An additional $102,000 in funding in fiscal year 2007 will be used to improve OIA’s capacity to monitor and administer financial assistance and grants. The additional funding is necessary in 2007 so that OLA can fund the increased costs associated with OLA’s increased focus on accountability of grantees and economic development. In addition, it is extremely important that OLA have high visibility in the freely associated states during the first years of the new agreements in order to ensure that institutional structures such as the joint economic and management committees are properly staffed and supported and to ensure effective compliance with grant terms and conditions. Enterprise Information Technology and Centralized Services: The 2007 budget for the Office of Insular Affairs includes an increase of $1,000 in support of Department-wide enterprise information technology and centralized services. 70 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE – OFFICE OF INSULAR AFFAIRS 1533 Office of Insular Affairs - FY 2007 Budget Justification -- Program Performance Change: Although the increase in monitoring and oversight is in keeping with the Department's Strategic Goal of Serving Communities through providing financial assistance to help ensure governments are providing adequate government systems and service, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this performance change. PROGRAM OVERVIEW: The Office of Insular Affairs carries out the Secretary's responsibilities with respect to U.S.-affiliated insular areas. Fiscal year 2007 estimated staffing is 42 FTEs in OIA and 2 FTEs for the American Samoa Justices. The office is organized into three divisions and a director's office. - The Office is headed by a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Insular Affairs, who provides overall policy direction. The Director's Office also handles non-financial administrative functions, public information and correspondence control. The Policy Division performs general program, political, and economic analysis. It monitors and tracks Federal programs extended to the insular areas and handles legislative affairs, other than those related to the appropriations process. It monitors issues related to the four nuclear-affected atolls in the Marshall Islands, the CNMI Labor, Immigration, and Law Enforcement Initiative, and the Coral Reef Initiative. The division monitors accountability issues and tracks insular area audit resolution, including Single Audits. It also performs the planning and support activities for the economic development conferences and business opportunity missions presented by OLA. The Division maintains a field presence in the CNMI and American Samoa. The Technical Assistance Division manages all General Technical Assistance grants and cooperative agreements, as well as the Insular Management Control Initiative (Financial Management Improvement Program). The Budget and Grants Management Division is responsible for budget formulation and presentation, chief financial officer activities, and performance planning. It manages financial assistance under the Compacts of Free Association, operations and capital improvement grants to U.S. territories, the Brown Tree Snake Control Program, the Operations and Maintenance Improvement Program, and Compact Impact Grants. The Division maintains an office in Hawaii for Compact oversight in the FSM and Marshall Islands, and has a field presence in the CNMI, Palau, the FSM and the Marshall Islands. In FY 2006, OIA is establishing a field presence in Guam. This position will also provide assistance in Compact oversight in the Freely Associated States. The primary vehicles by which OIA implements its mission goal of Serving Communities are its financial assistance/grant programs, including the Compact of Free Association grants. The goals of the financial assistance programs are to increase economic development in the islands; the grants can only be effective if sound financial management practices are followed by the insular governments. Part of promoting sound financial practices is the oversight provided by OIA staff to ensure that grants are used appropriately for their intended purposes. Sound financial practices are also dependent on OLA sustaining the high workload 71 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE – OFFICE OF INSULAR AFFAIRS 1534 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification requirements of grantee monitoring, audit follow-up, budgeting and performance planning. The additional funding in fiscal year 2007 will be used to continue to improve OLA’s capacity to monitor and administer financial assistance and Compact grants. In addition, it is extremely important that OIA have high visibility in the freely associated states during the first years of the new agreements in order to ensure that institutional structures such as the joint economic and management committees are properly staffed and supported and to ensure effective compliance with grant terms and conditions. Meet Federal policy and legal requirements: OIA’s grant management and accountability efforts are required to adequately meet the requirement of the Compacts of Free Association, Federal grant laws and regulations and OMB circulars, and the Single Audit Act. Means and Strategies Providing effective and meaningful grant oversight is dependent on having the right mix of personnel skills and a carefully planned use of those skills. OIA is cognizant of the importance of human capital. Any new hires will take into account expertise, diversity and the long-term potential of new employees. All of the people OIA recruits must have the potential to work in a cross-cultural environment. As important will the systematic planning of the oversight effort to take into account the varied island locations, types of projects and technical requirements of the oversight activities, such as construction site review, acquisitions and procurement reviews, financial analysis and project effectiveness. In the current context, special attention will be paid to Compact oversight. This is relatively new task, and it will be analyzed to develop an optimum oversight plan. This is also a recommendation by the GAO as it reviewed the first year of Compact implementation. - 2007 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ESTIMATES In FY 2007, the OIA will continue to promote the Department’s mission of assisting the insular areas to develop quality communities and economic self-sufficiency. OLA’s top two priorities for the insular areas are promoting private sector economic development and strengthening accountability for Federal funds. Economic development is promoted in a variety of ways, including by funding critical infrastructure such as schools, hospitals, roads and environmental facilities. OIA also provides assistance to the insular areas to make stateside businesses aware of the opportunities that exist in the islands, and help the islands make reforms to improve their business climates. As for accountability, technical assistance is provided to help the insular areas become better stewards of Federal funds, and a number of our grants are now awarded according to criteria that reward good fiscal management. With financial assistance programs exceeding $400 million per year, OLA requires sufficient personnel resources to provide oversight of grants, including Compact and mandatory Covenant funding. At the 2007 level of funding OIA will: 72 TERRITOREAL ASSISTANCE – OFFICE OF INSULAR AFFAIRS 1535 Office of Insular Affairs - FY 2007 Budget Justification • Provide 480 days of on-site oversight to the FAS. • Provide additional site visits to construction grant programs in Guam and the Virgin Islands. - • Improve out-year performance by grantees responding to increased oversight. Reduce incidence of misuse of grant funds. - e Satisfy outside agencies (insular government and the GAO) of appropriate Federal involvement in grant programs. OLA Business Opportunities Missions and Conferences are part of a broad initiative begun by Secretary Norton aimed at stimulating private sector-led economic development in the U.S.- affiliated insular areas. They have been supported by follow-up efforts in the Office of Insular Affairs, as well as an on-going Island Fellows program, which deploys MBA candidates from U.S. business schools to the insular areas to explore and develop opportunities and provide other research and support on the local business and regulatory climates. The total impact on the OLA budget, including staff time and travel, has been and is expected to be less than 1% of the total in any given year. Business Opportunities Missions being considered for 2007 include trips to the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia. Also under consideration is another Business Opportunities Conference, similar to the event held in Los Angeles in the fall of 2004. The 2004 Conference was very successful, with attendance at nearly double the projected level. More than half of the companies that came on the first Mission had either attended the 2004 Conference or had been reached during the outreach efforts leading up to that event. 2006 PLANNED PROGRAM PERFORMANCE • Two additional Business Opportunities Missions are still in the planning stages for 2006. A Mission will travel to the U.S. Virgin Islands in March, and another will visit American Samoa in May. The lineups for both Missions are expected to be comparable to the 2005 Mission to the western Pacific jurisdictions; several industry leaders in tourism and technology have expressed interest or agreed to participate in one or the other of the Missions. Companies on the upcoming Missions will be exploring a variety of opportunities, particularly in tourism and heavy infrastructure, and also technology. • In FY 2005, GAO recommended consideration of increased oversight and noted difficulties of FAS state to manage funds, Increased oversight cannot be maintained without increasing or shifting resources within OLA. OIA field staff will spend an estimated 515 days on-site in 2005. • In FY 2006, OLA plans to review and revise its policies related to grants management; including strengthening its policies with regard to compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). 73 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE – OFFICE OF INSULAR AFFAIRS 1536 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification • In FY 2006, OIA plans to continue to actively work with the U.S. Territories and the Freely Associated States to ensure their compliance with the Single Audit Act and to improve the timeliness of their audit submissions. 2005 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Expanded development of new policies and procedures for grants management and administration. e Conducted the third year of a fellowship program to assess economic development problems and opportunities in the insular areas. Continued expansion of the program to include the freely associated states. • The Department of the Interior's first Business Opportunities Mission visited Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of Palau in May 2005. The Mission was led by Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and included 14 companies, ranging from industry leaders in tourism and construction to a diverse mix of small and medium-sized enterprises. Follow-up from the first Mission is ongoing, but most of the participants are actively pursuing projects in at least one of the jurisdictions visited by the Mission. These projects include a nursing school in the CNMI, base operations contracts and financial services on Guam, an initiative to mine volcanic pozzolan (a material critical to the manufacture of concrete) in the CNMI, and telecommunications and tourism industry projects in Palau. OLA Customer Service and Confidence Rating - 2002 2003 2004 Advocacy/Federal agency 60% 58% 72% Coordination Site Visits 82% 76% 85% O&M and Infrastructure 68% 69% 69% TA Grants —in-process 74% 69% 66% SECTION 343 All of OIA’s overhead and administrative costs that support departmental functions are paid from our Office of Insular Affairs account as assessed through the Department Working Capital Fund. Specific detail itemizing the actual activity billed can be found on the following pages. The tables below identify the OIA costs by activity —broken out as centralized, fee for service and reimbursable billing. Centralized Billing — Working Capital Fund — OLA ($’s in thousands) 74 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE – OFFICE OF INSULAR AFFAIRS 1537 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Activity/Office - Actual Estimate Estimate Other OS Activities Invasive Species Program 11.4 12.2 21.8 Invasive Species DOI Coordinator 1.9 2.0 3.6 Secretary's Immediate Office 13.3 14.2 25.4 Office of the Executive Secretariat Departmental News and Information 5.0 5.4 2.5 Departmental Newsletter 0.2 0.2 0.2 Hispanic Media Outreach 4.7 0.0 0.0 Office of Communications 9.9 5,6 2.7 Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Office of Financial Management Activity Based Costing/Management 0.5 0.5 0.5 Office of Financial Management 0.5 0.5 ().5 DOI Space Management Initiative Property and Acquisition Management Office of Planning and Performance Management Office of Competitive Sourcing Employee Assistance Programs 0.9 0.9 0.9 Office of Human Resources 0.9 0.9 0.9 Office of Civil Rights Office of Occupational Health and Safety Office of Law Enforcement and Security Office of the Chief Information Officer DOI-wide Telecommunications Initiatives Frequency Management Support 9.4 17.7 32.2 Messaging 6.1 Active Directory 0.0 0.4 0.4 Office of the Chief Information Officer 9.4 18.1 38.7 Department-wide Records Management 0.0 Web & Internal/External Comm. 0.3 Office of the Chief Information Officer 0.0 0.0 0.3 Solicitor - CFO Financial Statement Audit 53.2 53.2 56.2 Departmentwide Activities 53.2 53.2 56.2 E-Government Initiatives - 1.0 1.0 1.0 Office of Planning and Performance Management 1.0 1.0 1.0 Appraisal Services Appraisal Services WCF Management 0.8 NTIA Spectrum Management 39.4 39.4 71.0 75 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE – OFFICE OF INSULAR AFFAIRS 1538 Fee for Service Billing — Working Capital Fund – OLA Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Departmentwide Activities 40.2 39.4 71.0 Subtotal Other OS Activities. 128.5 133.0 196.8 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Activity/Office Actual Estimate Estimate National Business Center -- Cultural Resources & Events Management 0.1 0.2 0.3 Departmental museum 0.8 0.8 0.8 Learning and Performance Center Management 0.2 0.2 0.2 SESCDP & Other Leadership Programs 0.6 0.3 0.3 On-line Learning 0.2 0.3 0.3 NBC - Human Capital/DOTU 1.9 1.8 1.9 Computer Applications and Network Services 113.6 119.7 121.2 Telecommunications services 23.7 28.6 29.0 Voice/data switching 8.3 7.1 7.2 Hardware/Software Customer Service Center 24.4 24.3 24.6 Records management/FOLA 0.2 0.2 0.2 NBC – IT 170.2 179.9 182.3 NBC - E-payroll Acquisition services - DC/Denver 34.1 Property Accountability Services 11.3 9.7 11.8 Interior Complex Management & Services 10.4 12.3 12.7 Family Support Room 0.2 0.2 0.4 Moving Services 2.7 3.6 2.7 Shipping and Receiving 4.3 6.0 6.3 Space Management Services 2.6 3.0 3.6 Security 58.3 79.9 84.4 Accessible Technology Center 0.1 0.2 0.2 Federal Executive Board 0.1 0.1 0.1 Health Unit 3.3 3.3 4.1 Transportation Services (Household Goods) 1.9 3.6 Mail Policy 0.1 0.2 0.2 Mail and messenger services 50.0 52.9 56.2 NBC - Administrative Operations . 177.5 173.3 186.4 Departmental Offices Accounting 107.7 NBC – CFO 107.7 Subtotal National Business Center Activities 457.3 355.0 370.6 TOTAL-WCF Central Bill 585.8 488.0 567.4 76 TERRITOREAL ASSISTANCE – OFFICE OF INSULAR AFFAIRS 1539 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification ($’s in thousands) FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Activity/Office Actual Estimate Estimate Other OS Activities - Office of Assistant Secretary - PMB Office of Financial Management Office of Acquisition and Property Management - Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization Office of Wildland and Fire Coordination Office of Planning and Performance Management Human Resources Policy Office of Civil Rights Office of Information Resources Management Office of the Chief Information Officer FY 2006 KPMG Audit FY 2007 KPMG Audit 17.2 1.7 17.2 CFO Financial Statement Audit 17.2 18.9 DOI wide Initiatives Office of Program Analysis - International Affairs Office of the Solicitor OS Budge: Office Subtotal Other OS Activities Activity/Office National Business Center 0.0 17.2 18.9 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Actual Estimate Estimate Strategic Management of Human Capital Directorate On-line Learning - 2.3 0.0 0.0 NBC - Human Capital/DOTU 2.3 0.0 0.0 Information Technology Directorate NBC – CIO Federal Personnel Payroll Systems & Services Directorate NBC - E-payroll Administrative Operations Directorate Acquisition services – DC 109.3 Flags & Seals - 0.2 Creative Communications 18.8 19.4 16.8 Express Delivery 0.1 (). 1 0.1 Postage 13.5 14.4 12.8 NBC - Administrative Operations 32.4 34.0 139.2 77 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE – OFFICE OF INSULAR AFFAIRS 1540 Office of insular Affairs - FY 2007 Budget Justification Budget and Finance Directorate Departmental Offices Accounting 101.0 98.2 NBC AMD. • - . . . Aviation - Discretionary Activities Aviation-Management Directorate NBC - Appraisal Services NBC Direction Solutions Coordination Office (LOB Funded) NBC – Management Subtotal National Business Center Activities 34.7 134.9 237.5 TOTAL_ 34.7 152.1 256.4 78 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE – OFFICE OF INSULAR AFFAIRS 1541 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Activity: Territorial Assistance - Subactivity: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 2005 | 2006 | Fixed Costs & | Program 2007 Change Actual | Estimate Related Changes Budget from Changes (+/-) Request 2006 - . (+/-) (+/-) $(000) | 11,716 10,524 0 -2,298 8,226 –2,298 FTE 0 1” 0 0." 1 0’ " FTE program change is based on a transfer of an FTE from the Covenant Grants activity to the Technical Assistance activity related to the CNMI immigration, labor and law enforcement program. The overall total for OIA FTE's remains the same. suMMARY OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGEs Technical Assistance (-$2,298,000); Request Component Program Amount FTE Changes Technical -2,298 0 Assistance ** JUSTIFICATION OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGES The Department is proposing a net decrease of $2,298,000 related to the reduction of congressional earmarked increases. The FY 2007, budget request for the Technical Assistance program is $8,226,000. The Covenant grant activity and allocations proposed no longer include funding for the CNMI immigration, labor and law enforcement program. Instead, any funding request for this program and the related grant management falls under the Technical Assistance activity. The overall total for OIA FTE’s remains the same. In FY 2007, funds will be available for the Ombudsman’s office. Cost and Performance Information Technical assistance funding has been used to assist U.S. affiliated islands in developing more efficient and effective government by providing financial and technical assistance. With a focus on continuation of financial improvement, conducting assessments, monitoring and evaluation, and program performance, OLA, in cooperation with each insular areas, anticipates funds will be used to enable grantees to develop and attain performance objectives and milestones. 79 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (GENERAL) 1542 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Program Performance Change: Although the provision of technical assistance is in keeping with the Department’s Strategic Goal of Serving Communities through providing financial assistance to help ensure governments are providing adequate government systems and service, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this performance change. PROGRAM OVERVIEW The technical assistance program provides support not otherwise available to the insular areas, to combat deteriorating economic and fiscal conditions and to maintain the momentum needed to make and sustain meaningful systemic changes. The program allows each government to identify pressing issues and priorities, and develop action plans to mitigate these problems. Direct grants and reimbursable agreements with technical assistance providers, both within and outside the Federal government, are key to implementation. Funded projects are focused to meet immediate needs in the short term and assist the governments in developing longer term solutions. The islands regularly seek technical assistance to improve the productivity and efficiency of government operations, develop local expertise, and build institutional capacity in critical areas that include: health care, education, public safety, data collection and analysis, fiscal accountability, transportation, and communication. The program is also used to help the f insular areas increase private sector economic opportunities, broaden the economic base, conserve energy, and protect fragile ecosystems. OIA and the insular governments have repeatedly found the program to be an excellent means to support policy goals, and to respond quickly and effectively to special emergent insular needs. 2007 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ESTIMATES Technical assistance funding will be used to assist U.S. affiliated islands in developing more efficient and effective government by providing financial and technical assistance with a focus on continuation of financial improvement, conducting assessments, monitoring and evaluation, and program performance. 2006 PLANNED PROGRAM PERFORMANCE As part of its technical assistance effort, in FY 2006 OIA will enhance funding for training programs for island participants to improve technical expertise on a variety of topics. Over 3,000 participants have attended various training courses and events. Course examples include governmental accounting and audit updating, gross domestic product development, housing, income and expenditure data collection, audit problem solving and analysis, and removing obstacles to achieving an unqualified audit opinion. Specific details on key training courses and events are provided in the Insular Management Controls activity section. 80 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE – TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (GENERAL) 1543 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification OIA continues to fund the Ombudsman's Office and in FY 2006 provided $425,000 for the office through technical assistance funds. Estimated costs include approximately $120,000 for salaries, $5,000 for travel, $61,000 for space, 234,000 for other services (including contract employees) and $5,000 for supplies and materials. - The office will also conduct a Business Opportunities Mission to American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands to help the islands take advantage of investment opportunities from U.S. investors. In FY 2006, OLA commenced a program, Insular Measures and Assessments, which will begin consistent collection and reporting of economic indicators for the insular areas. Such indicators, which are routinely developed for the total U.S. economy and for the states, with assistance from the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Census, have never been consistently developed for the U.S. insular areas. OIA will also continue its partnership efforts with the Asian Development Bank. This data will assist in the analysis and identification of economic development opportunities in the islands. 2005 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS In FY 2005, OIA provided direct technical assistant grants in excess of $4 million to the insular areas. In addition, OLA obligated more than $2 million for technical expertise provided by other Federal agencies. As part of its technical assistance effort, OLA supported training programs for island participants to improve technical expertise on a variety of topics. Over 3,000 participants attended various training courses and events. Course examples include governmental accounting and audit updating, audit problem solving and analysis, and removing obstacles to achieving an unqualified audit opinion. Specific details on key training courses and events are provided in the Insular Management Controls activity section. In FY 2005 particular program emphasis was placed on economic development activities. One key area of focus was to develop useful and consistent economic indicators for the territories. Benchmarking, and collection of demographic information are part of a program to collect these indicators, The table on the following page identifies general Technical Assistance grants and their respective amounts by category. 81 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE – TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (GENERAL) 1544 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of Insular Affairs General Technical Assistance FY 2001-2005 Funding History Recipient 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Direct Grants to Insular Governments American Samoa $490,600 $658,925 $371,705 $365,051 $577,805 CNMI 259,000 549,490 216,080 680,000 527,101 Federated States of Micronesia 285,705 788,673 258,867 643,268 531,571 Guam 439,232 670,000 1,063,094 57,150 346,860 Republic of the Marshall 266,400 517,985 410,864 800,368 1,407,738 Republic of Palau 50,000 504,734 753,568 489,106 1,402,837 U.S. Virgin Islands 669,335 1,250,000 954,024 938,325 411,588 Subtotal $2,460,272 $4,939,807 $4,028,202 $3,973,268 $5,205,500 Interagency Technical Support National Park Service () 0 O 500,000 0 USDA Graduate School 1,591,136 1,304,835 1,300,000 1,850,000 1,800,000 U.S. Census Bureau 350,000 700,000 266,887 1,050,000 1,016,645 U.S. Court of Appeals (9") 25,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 420,000 Asian Development Bank 333,000 333,000 333,000 333,000 24,000 U.S. DOI – OIG 0 () 0 11,302 0. U.S. DOI – Bureau of Recl. {} 0 0 250,000 0 U.S. Army 0 0 0 270,000 0. Environmental Protection Agen. O () 0 25,000 119,000 U.S. Forest Service, USDA 0 35,000 0 7,000 0 Subtotal $2,299,136 $2,472,835 $1,999,887 $4,396,302 $3,379,645 Other Technical Assistance Junior Statesmen 96,000 96,000 115,200 145,200 115,200 Pacific Business Center 55,000 56,104 100,000 231,001 250,000 PIHOA (Pacific Health Dir.) {} 103,561 () 218,467 0 Closeup Foundation 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 750,000 Asian Development Bank 1,237,000 333,000 333,000 333,000 24,000 College of the Marshall Islands 56,000 56,000 0 35,600 136,756 Prior Service Benefits () 250,000 250,000 100,000 0 Coral Reef Initiative () 40,250 () 100,000 0 APHPA Peer Review 2004 0 0 0. 99,000 0 Subtotal $1,944,000 $1,434,915 $1,298,200 $1,762,268 $1,275,956 Grand Total $6,703,408 $8,847,557 $7,326,289 $10,131,838 $9,861,101 82 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE-TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (GENERAL) 1545 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Activity: Territorial Assistance Subactivity: MAINTENANCE ASSISTANCE (OMIP) 2005 2006 Fixed Costs & Program 2007 Change Actual Estimate Related Changes | Budget from Changes (+/-) Request 2006 (+/-) (+/-) $(000) $2,268 $2,266 0 +1} $2,277 +1} FTE 0 0 0 0 0 0 SUMMARY OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGES Maintenance Assistance (OMIP) (+$11,000) from FY2006 funding level The FY 2007 budget request for the Operations and Maintenance Improvement Program (“OMLP”) is $2,277,000 with no additional FTEs. Request Component Program Amount FTE Changes Maintenance +| 1 0 Assistance JUSTIFICATION OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGES OLA is proposing an increase of $11,000 for FY 2007 to enable the program to maintain its level of assistance in all insular areas. This funding will provide support for maintenance of solid waste landfills in the insular areas and continue the Micronesian Water and Wastewater Training Program, graduate one additional class of certified lineman, and sponsor an Operational and Maintenance Improvement Conference. Program Performance Change: Although the provision of maintenance assistance funding is in keeping with the Department’s Strategic Goal of Serving Communities through providing financial assistance to help ensure governments are providing adequate government systems and service, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this performance change. 83 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE-MAINTENANCE ASSISTANCE (OMIP) 1546 office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification PROGRAM overVIEW The Department of the Interior continues to provide assistance for investments in public infrastructure in the insular areas. In order to protect these investments, the maintenance assistance fund was created to stimulate and support the development of maintenance institutions in the island governments. History demonstrated that the governments had placed little emphasis on maintenance planning and budgeting, life cycle costing, and training. Maintenance was a reaction to crisis, rather than a regular, institutionalized process. As a consequence, the usefulness of power plants, roads, ports, water and sewer systems and public buildings declined prematurely. The maintenance assistance program addresses this problem by providing expert reviews and recommendations on the general condition of the infrastructure and by providing cost-shared grants to provide long-term solutions to systemic problems. The maintenance assistance program does not emphasize repair projects. It instead focuses on changing those conditions that allow poor maintenance practices to exist. The program underwrites training, education and technical advice related to maintenance. Funding can be used to purchase specialized maintenance equipment or information technology related to maintenance. The program also funds the cost of inventories of maintenance needs and the development of maintenance plans. The program provides an ongoing assessment of its effectiveness through annual site visits by teams of engineers and grant managers. The maintenance assistance fund also provides funding to address general regional training needs efficiently and allows the insular governments to share expertise and develop maintenance practices appropriate to the region. The Micronesian Water and Wastewater Training Program and the Pacific Lineman Training Program make standard water & wastewater maintenance training and power maintenance training easily accessible to all insular areas. Development of two regional organizations has been supported through the program, the Pacific Power Association and the Pacific Water Association. The maintenance assistance program has proven to be an effective method of institutionalizing better maintenance practices throughout the U.S. affiliated islands. Support for Strategic Plan: Maintenance assistance focuses on institutional improvements to insular governments that increase the usefulness and longevity of public infrastructure, an essential element to achieving OLA’s intermediate goals of economic development and private sector investment. Program Evaluations: Each discretionary project is analyzed on its merits, including the extent to which the project helps achieve long-term and intermediate goals and strategies. In addition, as a pre-requisite for receiving discretionary technical assistance, OIA has developed a set of threshold criteria that must be met. These criteria have been documented in a financial assistance manual. In addition, OLA uses a contractor-provided metric benchmark system which measures insular infrastructure once every two years and documents the relative status of the condition of infrastructure and maintenance practices. 84 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE-MAINTENANCE ASSISTANCE (OMIP) 1547 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Means and Strategies: Maintenance assistance generally uses grants as the primary means to provide insular assistance. However, grants to individual island areas require an equal local financial match. This strategy emphasizes the importance of local buy-in to maintenance assistance as a means of building and sustaining local institutions. Regional programs have also been developed for training purposes to emphasize economies of scale. 2007 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ESTIMATES • Continue the Micronesian Water and Wastewater training program. • Graduate one additional class of certified power linemen. • Plan to achieve an average time of 23 months for completion of grants. 2006 PLANNED PROGRAM PERFORMANCE Continue the Micronesian Water and Wastewater Training Program. Continue the Pacific Linemen Training Program. Complete an Energy Efficiency Assessment of the Pacific Islands Power Utilities. Complete the first year of a Regional Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Training Program. - • Work to achieve an average time of 23 months for completion of grants. : 2005 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS Issued $2,458,609.42 in new grants. Initiated 43 new grant awards. Provided certified training to electrical linemen. Completed 34 grants in an average time of 23 months. 85 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE-MAINTENANCE ASSISTANCE (OMHP) 1548 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification The table that follows identifies the allocation of maintenance assistance funding from FY 2002 – 2005. MAINTENANCE ASSISTANCE FY 2002-2005 Grant Award Amounts Recipient FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 American Samoa $752,800 $197,000 || $238,160 $448,527 Guam $140,000 $60,000 $0 $0 U.S. Virgin Islands $70,000 $0 $0 $0 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands $148,000 || $310,500 $85,400 $493,500 Republic of Palau $75,000 $411,000 $55,000 $17,180 Republic of the Marshall Islands $225,200 $350,000 || $408,224 $10,000 Federated States of Micronesia $0 $46,908 $100,000 $0 Chuuk - $0 $135,000 $0 $5,000 Kosrae $378,800 $148,300 $338,000 - $0 Pohnpei $562,500 $334,234 $63,864 $806,323 Yap $0 $0 $100,000 - $0 Other Grants” (Other Regional Programs) - $1,025,504 || $1,047,952 $630,500 $678,079.42 TOTAL ... • $3,377,804 || $3,040,894 || $2,019,148 $2,458,609.42 * Includes Regional Programs which benefit all of the islands such as Lineman Training, Pacific Insular area water utilities participating in the Pacific Water Association, project officers to oversee the benchmarking of the water utilities & wastewater management, Pacific Islands power utilities training and training needs assessment study, energy efficiency assessment study of the Pacific Island power utilities and partial funding for the Board Members Workshop & Engineers Workshop. 86 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE-MAINTENANCE ASSISTANCE (OMIP) 1549 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification ACTIVITY: Territorial Assistance SUBACTIVITY: BROWN TREESNAKE CONTROL 2005 2006 || Fixed Costs & | Program 2007 | Change from Actual Estimate Related Changes Budget 2006 Changes (+/-) Request (+/-) (+/-) $(000) 2,663 2,660 0 +13 2,673 +13 FTES 0 0 0 () 0 O SUMMARY OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGES Brown Treesnake (BTS) (+$13,000) The FY 2006, budget request for the BTS control program is $2,673,000 an increase of $13,000, with no additional FTE’s. Request Component Program Amount FTE Changes Brown +13 0 Treesnake JUSTIFICATION OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGES The funding for the BTS program will allow OLA, in partnership with other federal and local programs to achieve its identified strategy as noted below. The Department is continuing its participation in an interagency performance budget on invasive species in 2007 that is being coordinated by the National Invasive Species Council. The Department’s bureaus will work in partnership with other Federal agencies; State, local, and tribal governments; and private sources to perform the seven functions of invasive species management: prevention, early detection and rapid response; control and management; restoration; research; education and public awareness; and leadership and international cooperation. The FY 2007 budget request for BTS Control is $2,673,000, a net increase of $13,000 from the 2006 enacted level. The BTS Control Program is part of a Federal crosscutting effort to control or eradicate non-indigenous invasive species. The increased request will help supplement the reimbursable support agreement given to the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services in order to continue searches for BTS in commercial cargo. 87 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE - BROWN TREESNAKE CONTROL 1550 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Program Performance Change: Although the provision of funding to control the Brown Treesnake is in keeping with the Department's Strategic Goal of Serving Communities through providing financial assistance to help ensure governments are providing adequate government systems and service, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this performance change. PROGRAM OVERVIEW: Brown Treesnake (BTS) Control is a combination research and operational program designed to prevent the dispersal of this non-indigenous invasive species to other areas and to eradicate existing or newly established BTS populations in U.S. areas. Research is designed to develop better control techniques such as barriers, traps, baits, and toxins and to develop improved methods for integrating these techniques. Research is also intended to improve our understanding of the basic biology of the BTS and ultimately to find a method or methods, such as toxins or biocontrols, to eradicate large populations of BTS over wide areas. This program is a cooperative effort involving primarily the Office of Insular Affairs (financial assistance and grants management); the U.S. Geologic Survey (basic and applied research); the Fish and Wildlife Service (restoration and Pacific coordination); the U.S. Department of Agriculture (control management); the Department of Defense (financial assistance and control management on military facilities); and the Governments of Hawaii, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (control management). 2007 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ESTIMATES • Guam plans to increase the number of BTS traps maintained to 800 in order to expand endangered species recovery efforts. Installation of electrical barriers on trees containing active Mariana Crow nests will be continued. To prevent the establishment of Coqui Frog (prey for BTS) on Guam, the government will continue to monitor high-risk areas and maintain the public awareness campaign. • The CNMI will maintain approximately 425 BTS traps at CNMI ports of entry, maintain the outreach and awareness campaign; and continue to send staff for USGS Rapid Response Training. • The State of Hawaii will maintain four canine teams in the field; continue rapid response training course for personnel; and inspect a minimum of 92% of arriving flights from Guam. - • USDA Wildlife Services will maintain 800 BTS traps at the Guam International Airport, Commercial Port of Guam, and commercial warehouses in support of BTS interdiction. USDA staff (through OLA funds) will inspect 90% of commercial cargo and aircraft departing Guam; and continue to expand interdiction efforts in the Harmon Industrial Park through cooperative activities. 88 TERRITOREAL ASSISTANCE - BROWN TREESNARE CONTROL 1551 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification • USGS Rapid Response Team (RRT) will continue to respond to snake sighting and will conduct training for snake searchers in the Pacific region. • USGS researchers will continue data collection on snake demographics; conduct field research on the effectiveness of modified trap designs; and continue monitoring prey within the closed population area. • USDA National Wildlife Research Center scientists will continue research to develop practical, efficient bait matrices and will conduct public information sessions at the research center. 2006 PLANNED PROGRAM PERFORMANCE • Guam will maintain 650 traps in support of endangered species recovery. Guam will continue to install electrical barriers around trees to protect endangered Mariana Crow nests and monitor high-risk areas to detect incipient prey populations for BTS. Additionally, Guam plans to assist in the coordination of a restoration project on Cocos Island. • CNMI will maintain approximately 400 BTS traps at ports of entry; implement a BTS canine inspection team on Rota; continue to send staff for USGS Rapid Response Training; conduct 500 hours of night searches; and maintain the outreach and awareness campaign. • The State of Hawaii will maintain four canine teams in the field and add two State funded canine teams. Hawaii will continue to send personnel to rapid response training courses and inspect a minimum of 90% of arriving flights from Guam. • USDA Wildlife Services will maintain 800 BTS traps at the Guam International Airport, Commercial Port of Guam, and 32 commercial warehouses in support of BTS interdiction. USDA staff will inspect 90% of commercial cargo and aircraft departing Guam; and continue to expand interdiction efforts in the Harmon Industrial Park through cooperative activities. USDA Wildlife Services will host at least one BTS informational workshop for the cargo export industry on Guam. • The USGS RRT will respond to all credible BTS sightings in the Pacific; visit at least two island chains (CNMI, FSM, or RMI) to conduct education and outreach; and train 10 new RRT searchers. • USGS researchers will continue data collection on snake demographics; complete the training of dogs for BTS detection and initiate tests of their effectiveness at detecting BTS in wooded areas; initiate field research on the effectiveness of a modified trap design developed in fiscal year 2005; complete testing of a new snake barrier design; complete laboratory testing on BTS thermal limits; and contine monitoring prey within the closed population. 89 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE - BROWN TREESNAKE CONTROL 1552 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification USDA National Wildlife Research Center scientists will continue research and development of bait matrices and delivery systems for toxicants. NWRC will also develop a pheromonal attractant that is as or more effective than other known attractants. - 2005 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS Guam maintained approximately 650 BTS traps in support of endangered species recovery. The plan was for 750 BTS traps, however, a conservation area on military land was closed and the relocation is currently ongoing. Staff installed three electrical barriers on trees to protect Mariana Crow nests and surveyed high-risk areas to determine the extent of introduced prey species for BTS, Guam also completed a BTS prey study in frog-infested areas and initiated a Coqui Frog Awareness Campaign. The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) continued to maintain 400 traps around ports of entry while also inspecting 90% of all Guam-based cargo arriving at CNMI ports of entry and conducting 420 hours of night searches at high- risk areas on Saipan. Local officials responded to one credible BTS sighting on Saipan; and conducted 48 Outreach and Awareness Presentations. Six staff members took part in the USGS Rapid Response Training. The State of Hawaii inspected over 90% of arriving flights from Guam and other areas considered high risk for BTS; hired and trained two additional canine teams; and sent nine staff members for rapid response training. USDA Wildlife Services maintained approximately 775 BTS traps at the Guam International Airport, Commercial Port of Guam, and commercial warehouses in support of BTS interdiction. USDA staff inspected 90% of commercial cargo and aircraft departing Guam; expanded cooperative agreements in association with the Harmon Industrial Park to 32 individual warehouses; and removed approximately 3,500 BTS from targeted commercial cargo export operation zones. The USGS Rapid Response Team (RRT) responded to two snake sightings; trained 10 new RRT searchers; hosted refresher courses for 15 current RRT members; and conducted an informational session in Palau. USGS initiated research, to support rapid response activities, within the closed population area established in fiscal year 2004. Scientists conducted research on BTS demographics; the use of dogs to detect BTS in a wooded area; trap design; systematic rodent monitoring; BTS thermal limits; monitoring BTS prey abundance; and snake barrier design. 90 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE - BROWN TREESNAKE CONTROL 1553 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification USDA National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC) conducted research on modified trap designs; evaluated the effectiveness of new parachute floatation materials; and examined candidate bait matrices. The program strategies and performance measures for the BTS Control program are provided on the next page. The OIA funding for the BTS control program will allow OIA, working in partnership with the Fish and Wildlife Service, US Geological Survey, and US Department of Agriculture to achieve the strategy results identified below. These strategies and performance measures were created by the BTS Workgroup of the National Invasive Species Council and are used by all government programs working on BTS Control. Target performance outcomes and base levels (when available) for the Office of Insular Affairs are provided. - 91 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE - BROWN TREESNARE CONTROL 1554 Office of insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Strategy 1 Evaluate new and improve existing BTS control products and their application including toxicants, repellents, fumigants, alternative attractants and sterilants, and associated delivery strategies; and provide science-based operational evaluations to BTS eradication efforts to prevent the accidental spread of the BTS from Guam via the cargo transportation network; protect human health and safety, local agriculture, and fragile ecologic systems. Performance Measures: 2004 2005 2006 2007 1. Number of products tested and evaluated. 8 15 9 6 2. Successful testing of wide-area application of NA NA NA NA acetaminophen-treated baits. Strategy 2 To improve methods for detection, monitoring, and control of BTS through activities such as (but not limited to), developing rapid response plans, identifying and controlling potential pathways for infestations, implementing and maintaining control methodologies and practices in programs to reduce impacts of BTS to the human environment. Evaluate and improve efforts to prevent the establishment of BTS on further US insular areas. Throughout all theses programs, focus on improving public participation and enhancing cooperation amount affected entities will be emphasized. Performance Measures: 2004 2005 2006 2007 1. Number of detection and monitoring methods 1 2 evaluated. 2. Number of acres subjected to BTS monitoring 92 92 92 97 and control. 3. Number of BTS captured on CNMI. 0 0 O () 4. Number of BTS captured on Hawaii. 0 0 0 () 5. Number of BTS interceptions at ports of exit on Guam. (commercial) 3,000 3,500 3,500 3,500 6. Number of public awareness events executed. 53 91 106 110 7. Number of affected entities enrolled as involved 68 78 92 92 partners. 92 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE - BROWN TREESNAKE CONTROL 1555 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Strategy 3 . . . . . . . Create and maintain areas to protect endangered species and other wildlife from BTS predation on occupied islands. Performance Measures: - 2004 2005 2006 2007 1. Number of enclosed acres where BTS barriers have been constructed and are being maintained. NA NA NA NA 2. Number of traps maintained in areas in order to protect endangered species from predation. 650 650 800 800 93 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE - BROWN TREESNAKE CONTROL 1556 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification ACTIVITY: Territorial Assistance SUBACTIVITY: INSULARMANAGEMENT CONTROLS 2005 2006 Fixed Costs & Program | 2007 || Change from Actual Estimate Related Changes Budget 2006 Changes (+/-) Request (+/-) (+/-) $(000) 1,470 1,469 0 +7 1,476 +7 FTES 0 0 () 0 0 0 SUMMARY OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGES Request Component Program Amount FTE Changes Insular +7 0 Management Controls JUSTIFICATION OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGES In FY 2007, OIA will use the $7,000 increase to continue training opportunities and technical assistance in areas related to financial management, including the implementation of the financial management improvement plans. Accurate and timely accounting for financial transactions and various reporting requirements is a long-term strategic outcome OLA intends to attain with the insular governments. Training courses and technical assistance will include accountability, financial management and regular use of performance measures. OIA will review the qualifications and assist the islands in decreasing the overall total. Program Performance Change: Although the provision of funding for insular management controls is in keeping with the Department’s Strategic Goal of Serving Communities through providing financial assistance to help ensure governments are providing adequate government systems and service, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this performance change. - PROGRAM OVERVIEW Significant improvements have been made in accountability by the insular governments since inception of the technical assistance program in 1983. Early accomplishments included the development and installation of financial management systems throughout the U.S. territories 94 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE – INSULAR MANAGEMENT CONTROLS 1557 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification and the freely associated states. This enabled these governments to perform their own accounting operations, produce audited financial statements and provide reasonable assurance to both local citizenry and the Federal Government that controls were in place and funds were being used for intended purposes. The present Management Control Initiative is a cooperative effort of the Office of Insular Affairs, each insular government, the audit community and the USDA Graduate School to identify and implement fundamental financial management improvements. The governments, assisted by a team of experts, undertake a systemic review of their management systems and fiscal practices and develop comprehensive plans of actions. Certain aspects of the plans require funding to initiate progressive reforms, assess effectiveness over time and sustain changes, while others are amenable to modifications in policies and practices. Annual meetings bring together the governments to review progress, issues, and best practices. Additional resources may be necessary as plans are evaluated and adjusted, and to help the governments with the next level of changes. Support for Strategic Plan: A major strategy toward achieving the intermediate goal of economic development and the long-term goal of economic self-sufficiency is to improve local government controls and accountability, making the insular areas a more attractive site for business investment. This program focuses on correcting material weaknesses and building institutional controls for improved management of local resources. Program evaluations: OLA, in conjunction with the USDA Graduate School, developed a Financial Management Improvement Program, whereby an independent team of financial experts works with each insular government to identify control weaknesses and develop a corrective action plan. Funds in this program are used to implement the action plans developed through the independent evaluations, Means and strategies: This program uses both financial assistance to the governments and independent expertise as a means to improve financial controls. The strategy employed in grant assistance is to pay for long term systemic changes such as new systems or contractual assistance for audits and other financial services. The strategy of using independent expertise is to make quick assessments and recommendations that can be carried out at the local level or to provide training and other short term assistance that has long-term benefits. 2007 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ESTIMATES • Work with the insular areas to meet response deadlines in regards to audit reports. • Reviewing current organization structure, procedures, individually for each program, and as appropriate, revise current procedures and establish processes that will enhance compliance with federal regulations and increase efficiency and accountability. - 95 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE-INSULAR MANAGEMENT CONTROLs 1558 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification • Continue development and enhancement of procedures and tracking for rating and analysis of stated eligibility factors for funding, • Continue working with insular government and independent auditors to develop a timeline on when areas will be current with financial statement and single audit reporting. • Continue accounting and management assistance related to resolving financial statement audit qualifications and compliance with OIA Financial Assistance Manual e Continue monitoring of progress of financial statement and single audit reporting 2006 PLANNED PROGRAM PERFORMANCE • Work with the insular areas to meet response deadlines in regards to audit reports. • Reviewing current organization structure, procedures, individually for each program, and as appropriate, revise current procedures and establish processes that will enhance compliance with federal regulations and increase efficiency and accountability. e Continue development and enhancement of procedures and tracking for rating and analysis of stated eligibility factors for funding. • Continue working with insular government and independent auditors to develop a timeline on when areas will be current with financial statement and single audit reporting. • Continue accounting and management assistance related to resolving financial statement audit qualifications and compliance with OLA Financial Assistance Manual • Continue monitoring of progress of financial statement and single audit reporting 2005 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS Assist with updating financial management systems and processes. Regional Activities conducted by OLA in cooperation with the U.S.D.A. Graduate School in FY 2004 through OLA technical assistance included: • Insular Government Finance Officers Association (IGFOA) Meeting (Kona) 96 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE-INSULARMANAGEMENT CONTROLs 1559 Office of Insular Affairs - FY 2007 Budget Justification • Government Finance Officers' Association (GFOA) Conference/IGFOA Meeting (San Antonio, Texas) • Association of Pacific Island Public Auditors (APIPA) Conference (Republic of Palau) - - The following table highlights participant levels in Financial Management Training, an activity to improve insular government financial management practices. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING Total Participants in OLA Funded Financial Management Training FY 2001- 2005 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 Site Participants Participants Participants Participants Participants Total American Samoa 35 49 145 -- -- 229 Republic of the Marshall Islands 20 120 53 . -** 109 302 Federated States of Micronesia 10 - 88 65 ºr- 54 217 Republic of Palau * 187 - 358 - 392 ** 20 957 Guam 190 358 463 -- 18 1,029 Northern Mariana Islands 100 315 258 ** 25 698 Virgin Islands 686 636 748 50 388 2,508 Regional (APIPA, IGFOA) 612 1,406 - 1,343 226 1,670 5,257 Totals 1,840 3,330 3,467 276 2,284 11,197 TRAINING COURSES Training courses and related activities were funded through the insular management control initiative and conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture graduate school in FY 2005 and will continue in FY 2006. OIA provides assistance for several general and specialized certificate programs in order to increase the capabilities of the insular governments in the area of accountability and financial management and to generate local expertise. The table on the following pages provides a summary of course opportunities extended to the insular aſ C3S. 97 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE – INSULAR MANAGEMENT CONTROLS 1560 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Training - U.S. Territories American CNMI: Samoa: Classroom i e Procurement and Contract Classroom | * Contract Negotiations Training Management Training • Leadership Essentials for • Revenue and Tax Training Supervisors and Mangers (ASPA) • Creative Thinking for Auditors • Supervisory Training (ASDB) • Performance Auditing • Procurement & Contract Management for Government Officials Consult. • Performance Government * | - Strategic Planning (OPA) Consult | < Indirect Costs Training • Strategic Planning (CUC) Training • Strategic Planning (Treasury • Financial Management Department) Improvement Planning Review • Procurement Consultation Guam: Virgin - Islands: Classroom e Procurement & Contract Training Management for Sr. Gov't Classroom | * Computer software skills Officials Training • Ethical Decision making • Management Accountability & • Presentation skills Controls for Sr. Gov’t Officials • Negotiation skills • Developing and Presenting Audit • Train-the-Trainer Findings • Customer Service Excellence • Effectively Management the • Basic Position Classification Procurement Process • Performance Measurement & • Grantsmanship I: Planning, Budget Obtaining & Successfully • Project Management Completing Grants and Contracts • Grantsmanship II: Administrative Requirements & Cost Principles for Grants & other Agreements Consult- • Project Management Consult- Training • Workload Analysis (DOA) Training • Business Process Design • Audit Peer Review • Strategy Development tº Accounting/Finance Office Planning Concept of Financial Management Operations – Vision Document • Financial Management System • Department of Finance — (FMS) Review Performance Measurement • Organizational Management Workshop Controls • Milestones & Execution Plans for • Financial Management System Vision Document Project Mgmt. Support • The Change Management • Strategic Planning (OPA) Execution Strategies Workshop • Procurement Assessment & • Annual ReportſDrawdown Consultation Development 98 TERRITORIAL ASSÉSTANCE - HNSULAR MANAGEMENT CONTROLS 1561 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Training-Freely Associated States Republic of the Federated Marshall Islands: States of Micronesia: Classroom Training • None Consult- Training Classroom e None Training • Creative Thinking for Auditors • Developing and Presenting Audit Findings Consult • Audit Peer Review Training • Strategic Planning for • Financial Management System Compact Planning Negotiations • Compact Readiness • Indirect cost Consultation Calculation • Audit Peer Review (FSM Nat'l Gov) • Audit Peer Review (Pohnpei State) • Audit Peer Review (Yap State) Republic of Palau: Classroom Training . • Audit Assignment Decision Making Consult Training • Personnel Reclassification/Wage Analysis • Determining Indirect Costs • Performance Budgeting/Measurement Training Relationship to Performance Goals: The tables on the following pages identify a summary of grants for financial management improvement program. These measures are consistent with OIA’s internal performance goals, and OLA will continue efforts in working with the insular areas to improve financial management practices. 99 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE – INSULAR MANAGEMENT CONTROLS 1562 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification The table below shows Assistance levels and accomplishments in Financial Management Planning. ASSISTANCE FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT FY 2004 MCI Projects Insular Area Grant Focal Area Award Amount Guam $504,632 Financial Management Improvement Project (FMIP) RMI $100,000 Financial Management Improvement Project (FMIP) Palau $70,500 Health Information System Improvement Palau $632,712 Financial Management Improvement Project System Upgrade FY 2005 MCI Projects Insular Area Grant Focal Area Award Amount Guam $290,000 Financial Management Improvement Project (FMIP) FSM $774,000 Financial Management Improvement Project (FMIP). Upgrade Amreican Samoa $208,000 Accounting Support In FY 2006 OIA plans to work with the insular governments to update their Financial Management Program goals for the next time period. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Timeliness of submission of audits by the insular governments to the Department of the Interior will continue to be a major performance measure for improvement in FY 2005. OIA will work cooperatively with the insular area governments to ensure a decrease in the number of months late the insular area governments are in submitting their general financial statements. The table on the following page provides a current status report of audit submissions for each insular area as of September 2, 2004. 100 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE-INSULARMANAGEMENT CONTROLS 1563 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification The following table shows timeliness of financial statement submissions by total average months late for all insular area general fund financial statements. Timeliness Of Annual Audits Under OMB Circular A-133 (primarily Single Audits as most OIA grants exceed the $500,000 threshold): OHA continues to work with each Insular Government to assist in it's compliance with the Single Audit Act of 1984, P.L. 98-502, and the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996, P.L. 104-156. All of the Insular Areas have made progress in completing delinquent audits. Currently, both the Republic of the Marshall Islands and Guam are completing single audits in a timely manner (within one year after the end of the fiscal year). OIA closely monitors the Insular Government's progress of each fiscal year under completion, and may require information from both the Insular Government and the independent auditor to continuously assess the feasibility and reasonableness of OIA approved time extensions (time extensions allowed under OMB Circular A-133). OIA has agreed to time extensions with the expectation that all of the Insular Governments will complete their single audits of fiscal year 2006 and beyond in a timely manner. Completed Audits: Timefiness of Annual Audits: insular Area Year Ended Timely - per O(A within Completed Audit - OIA # of Months Audit Period 1 yr of fiscal year end Approved Extension over Timely American Samoa 2002 09/30/03 02/28/05 17 2003 09/30/04 08/16/05 11 2004 09/30/05 Expected 02/06 5 Commonwealth of the Northern 2002 09/30/03 08/09/04 11 Marianas islands 2003 09/30/04 07/06/05 40 2004 09/30/05 Expected 02/06 5 Guam 2002 09/30/03 02/05/04 6 2003 09/30/04 42/03/04 3 2004 09/30/05 08/05/05 0 US Virgin Islands 2002 09/30/03 07/19/04 10 2003 09/30/04 05/31/05 8 2004 09/30/05 Expected 03/06 6 Federated States of Micronesia 2002 09/30/03 04/14/05. 16 2003 09/30/04 Expected 03/06 18 2004 09/30/05 Expected 11/06 14 Republic of the Marshall 2002 09/30/03 10/14/03 1 islands 2003 09/30/04 07/06/04 0 2004 09/30/05 07/08/05 0 Republic of Palau 2002 09/30/03 10/20/03 1 2003 09/30/04 06/06/05 9 2004 09/30/05 Expected 04/06 4 OIA reviews the completed single audit information (independent auditors’ reports, financial statements and Federal award audit findings) to help determine: #01. TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE - INSULAR MANAGEMENT CONTROLS 1564 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification 1. The financial position of the Insular Government and other financial data that are assessed to determine the levels of OLA funding to be awarded, 2. The extent to which OIA action is required to aid in the resolution of financial statement qualifications and Federal award audit findings. 3. OIA audit follow-up activities required to comply with Federal regulations and Departmental policies, OLA continues to work with the insular area governments in obtaining current reporting per requirements. Substantial improvements should be noted in FY 2005. Once the audits are submitted qualifications respective to each particular audit report are reviewed, identified and recorded, so that OLA can determine the extent to which assistance efforts can aid in the overall reduction of qualifications. Relationship to Performance Goals: The following table identifies the information for audit due dates and actual submission. These measures are part of OIA’s intermediate output requirements and in FY 2006 OIA will continue its effort in working with the insular areas to reduce the number of months late for submission of these required reports. In reviewing the measure of audit timeliness the data, as of September 2, 2004, shows significant change from the previous year. In FY 2005, OIA anticipates continued reduction in the overall total average months late for all insular areas as American Samoa is expected to finalize their remaining audit reports for official submission. The following table shows an overall reduction in total average months late for all insular areas — a reduction of 12 months - from outstanding audits in 2003 to the 2004 time period, a trend OIA will assist the insular areas in continuing throughout FY 2004 and FY 2005. Audit Submissions - Total Months Late 20 º . 2002 É 10 - º IJ2003 5 . |º 2004 # 5 -- {} . . . . . insular Area 102 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE – INSULAR MANAGEMENT CONTROLS 1565 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification | Activity: Territorial Assistance Subactivity: CORAL REEFINITIATIVE 2005 | 2006 | Fixed costs & | Program | 2007 Change Actual | Estimate Related Changes Budget from Changes (+/-) Request 2006 (+/-) (+/-) $(000) 494 493 0 +2 495 +2 FTES 0 () 0 0 0 0 SUMMARY OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGES Request Component Program Amount FTE Changes Coral Reef +2 0 Initiative JUSTIFICATION OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGEs In FY 2007, OLA will use the base funding and the $2,000 increase for the following: In partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, award 8 new grants to improve coral reef management and protection in the insular area.S. Work with territorial and Federal partners to implement Local Action Strategies for coral reef management and protection; Complete 7 grants in an average of 20 months to improve management and protection of coral reefs in the insular areas; Work with insular areas to identify strategic needs and priorities to advance local coral reef management and protection as laid out in the initial Local Action Strategy Plan. 103 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE - CORAL REEFINITIATIVE 1566 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Program Performance Change: Although the provision of funding to the Coral Reef Initiative is in keeping with the Department’s Strategic Goal of Serving Communities through providing financial assistance to help ensure governments are providing adequate government systems and service, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this performance change. PROGRAM OVERVIEW Healthy coral reef resources are an integral part of the economy and environment of island communities, from the U.S. Virgin Islands to Guam. Among the most diverse and biologically complex ecosystems on earth, coral reefs protect island communities from coastal erosion and storm damage, provide habitat to numerous species, and support important tourism and recreational industries. Coral reef resources are now threatened by a variety of stresses including poor water quality, over-harvesting, coastal development, disease and bleaching (loss of symbiotic algae). According to recent estimates, more than 25% of the world’s coral reefs already have been lost or severely damaged. Executive Order 13089 (June 1998) established the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (Task Force) to bring together Federal, state, and territorial governments (through their chief executives) to address the coral reef crisis. Co-chaired by the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce, the Task Force is credited with setting the national and international agenda for long-term management and protection of coral reefs. Adopted in March 2000, the Task Force’s National Action Plan to Conserve Coral Reefs outlines a comprehensive program of research, mapping, monitoring, conservation and restoration to address the coral reef crisis, With the majority of U.S. coral reefs located in the insular areas, the Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) plays a critical role in the national effort to develop effective programs to sustainably manage and protect U.S. coral reef resources. OIA has worked closely with the islands to identify and implement a broad scope of management actions from education and outreach to the establishment of marine protected areas and increased enforcement. Priority projects are outlined in the All Islands Coral Reef Initiative Strategy, the Task Force’s National Action Plan to Conserve Coral Reefs, annual funding proposals, and the territories’ Local Action Strategies. OIA also provides technical advice and funding to the Marine Resources Pacific Consortium (MAREPAC). MAREPAC was created to promote regional cooperation on marine resource use, management and preservation among the Pacific Islands of American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia (Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap), the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Guam and the Republic of Palau. MAREPAC is a milestone in the development of regional capacity and a model program for sharing resources and expertise, providing training and education, and promoting the sustainable use of marine resources. OIA will continue to work with the insular areas to identify, prioritize and fund local initiatives aimed at improving coral reef management, protection, and restoration in the 104 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE – CORAL REEF INITIATIVE 1567 Office of Insular Affairs - FY 2007 Budget Justification insular areas. Support for Strategic Goal: This initiative directly assists in achieving the intermediate goal of economic development. Healthy coral reefs are a cornerstone of island economies as they support fisheries and tourism, the major private sector economic forces in the islands. Program evaluation: In conjunction with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, OIA assisted in developing a National Action Plan to Conserve Coral Reefs. Specific plans were developed for each of the insular areas. Members of the coral reef task force meet semi-annually to evaluate progress and work out specific plans for the next half-year. Means and Strategies: OIA uses two means to carry out its Coral Reef Initiative. The first is by working with the territories to develop short, intermediate and long-term strategies and goals. The second is by providing direct grants to insular governments to implement various projects in these strategies. 2007 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ESTIMATES The goal of the Coral Reef program is to improve the health of coral reefs in the U.S. insular areas for their long-term economic and social benefit through enhanced local management and protection. OLA’s primary role is that of assisting the insular areas in identifying causes for coral reef decline, assessing needs form improving local management and protection, and as available provide technical and financial assistance to meet priority needs. Performance indicators and outputs will focus on the health and management of local coral reefs, through assistance provided. Local action plans are under development for FY 2007 in accordance with a resolution adopted at the most recent U.S. Coral Reef Task Force meeting. OIA is meeting with local coral reef advisory groups to identify priority needs to improve their coral reefs. Once priority needs are updated, funding will be allocated in accordance with specific goals and objectives, with measures identified within grants. 2006 PLANNED PROGRAM PERFORMANCE • In partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, award 5 new grants to improve coral reef management and protection in the insular areas • Work with Federal, state and territorial partners to convene two U.S. Coral Reef Task Force meetings - • Publish report on scientific assessment of Mamu Atoll, Marshall Islands 105 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE - CORAL REEFINITIATIVE 1568 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification • Continue building local capacity for Marine Law Enforcement. • Enhance watershed management and restoration at key sites on Guam and CNMI. 2005 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS In FY 2005 OLA in a cooperative effort with the insular areas continued to identify high priority local needs for research, mapping, monitoring, management and education to improve local management and protection of their coral reefs. Detailed local action plans were developed by resource managers to identify high priority management needs for improving the health and management of coral reefs under their jurisdiction. OLA provided support to the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force which has developed a national strategy for coral reef management and protection. Specific accomplishments include: • In partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, OIA awarded 7 new grants to improve coral reef management and protection in the insular areas; • Worked with territorial and Federal partners to develop Local Action Strategies for coral reef management and protection. The Local Action Strategies will help the Department and Federal partners identify and prioritize local needs; • Conducted scientific assessments, including training of local students of coral reefs in atolls of the Marshall Islands; • Worked with Federal, state and territorial partners to convene two U.S. Coral Reef Task Force meetings; • Supported a marine assessment of Coral Reefs in Pohnpei, in the Freely Associated States on Blueprint for Conserving the identification and protection of spawning aggregations of reef fish. Biodiversity of the Federated States of Micronesia A major goal of this initiative is to protect and sustainably manage a full OLA, in cooperation with other Federal, local and international representation of the FSM's marine, partners, supported development of "A Blueprint for freshwater and Conserving the Biodiversity of the Federated States of | ecosystems. terrestrial Micronesia". Through a series of workshops and planning sessions, the Blueprint captures the collective biological knowledge of regional scientists and local experts and turns that knowledge into mapped focal areas for biodiversity protection. It also recognizes the authority of local villagers to manage their own forest and marine resources, creating a new spirit of cooperation between government and community leaders. In the first effort of its kind for this region 106 TERRITOREAL ASSHSTANCE – CORAL REEFINITIATIVE 1569 Office of Insular Affairs . FY 2007 Budget Justification of the Pacific, the Blueprint provides the framework for creating the first national system of protected areas for the FSM. Specific ongoing outputs for the Coral Reef program include: • First-ever scientific assessment of the natural and cultural diversity of Ailinginae Atoll in the Marshall Islands was undertaken at the request of the local government. The report will be used to support nomination of Ailinginae Atoll as a World Heritage Site. • Enhancement of a web-based system to identify needs and track progress on state and territorial coral reefinitiative projects. • Scuba-assisted harvest of fish banned in American Samoa in an effort to rebuild local fish stocks, • Strategy for creating a national system of protected areas developed for the Federated States of Micronesia. • Published results of natural resource surveys for two atolls in the Marshall Islands. • Culturally-appropriate primary and secondary education materials on value of coral reefs developed in Guam, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. • Enhancement of regulatory framework and enforcement to protect Coral Reefs in local jurisdictions. 107 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE – CORAL REEF INITIATIVE 1570 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Activity: Territorial Assistance Subactivity: WATER & WASTEWATER 2005 | 2006 | Fixed Costs & |Program | 2007 Change Actual | Enacted | Related Changes | Changes | Budget from (+/-) (+/-) Request 2006 (+/-) $(000) 0 985 0 +5 990 +5 FTES - =wº --- ** -- **- SUMMARY OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGES The FY 2007 Budget request for the water & wastewater projects in the insular areas is $990,000. This activity line contains no associated FTEs. Each territory will be invited to submit proposals for use of the funds which OIA will review to determine where the highest priority needs exist. Request Component Program Amount FTE Changes Water & +5 0 Wastewater JUSTIFICATION OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGES Planned accomplishments in FY 2007, under this level of funding include funds for grant awards to the insular areas which will increase OIA's ability to meet its strategic goals. Specifically: • The funds provided by this water and wastewater grant project would assist OLA in meeting its second strategic goal of increasing economic development as it would provide funds for improvements to water and wastewater infrastructure which would allow island governments to support new development and improve their quality of life. • The increased funding could also improve OLA's performance in meeting the strategic goal to increase Federal responsiveness to the unique needs of the island communities. There are no other places within the United States that are experiencing comparable water and wastewater issues as the islands. A focus on the effort by OLA will allow dramatic improvements in these areas and additionally will facilitate the insular areas in identifying and utilizing the technical expertise available from the appropriate Federal agencies. - 108 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE – WATER & WASTEWATER 1571 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Program Performance Change: Although the provision of funding for water and wastewater projects is in keeping with the Department’s Strategic Goal of Serving Communities through providing financial assistance to help ensure governments are providing adequate government systems and service, there are no performance measures specifically linked to this performance change. PROGRAM OVERVIEW The territorial assistance activity provides support not otherwise available to the insular areas, to combat deteriorating economic and fiscal conditions and maintain the momentum needed to make and sustain meaningful systemic changes. The program allows each government to identify pressing issues and priorities, and develop action plans to mitigate these problems. Direct grants and reimbursable agreements with technical assistance providers, both within and outside the Federal government, are key to implementation. Funded projects are focused to meet immediate needs in the short term and assist the governments in developing longer term solutions. Water is a vital, non-manufactured resource. No resource is more essential to health, food supplies, the environment and economic well-being. The increasing frequency of water shortages, droughts, inadequate storage and distribution capacity, and changing water quality requirements and regulations raise the demand for improved water resource management. The solution to managing water resources more efficiently in the insular areas while not simple can be accomplished over time, if appropriately planned. Funding in the amount of $990,000 is requested for water and wastewater projects in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa for FY 2007. These territories face a myriad of water problems, including a lack of running water 24 hours a day, wastewater infrastructure deficiencies which have caused violations of Federal environmental laws, and drinking water quality which is not always up to U.S. standards. The territories are trying to address these major issues by working closely with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency but they are desperately in need of funding to assist them in modifying their water and wastewater infrastructure in order to comply with Federal regulations. The $990,000 would be distributed among the U.S. territories to assist them in meeting their highest priority needs in these areas. This funding can provide dramatic improvement in the quality of life for these residents. The resources would provide for increased water reuse, ecosystem resource management, improved water quality, and system standardization. The importance of improved water and wastewater systems has been heightened in recent years as analysis conducted by local and Federal agencies have indicated deficiencies in the systems meeting environmental requirements. In the case of the Virgin Islands, inadequate wastewater treatment facilities have threatened health and reef environments and have culminated in court- ordered sanctions against the governments. In the case of Guam, contaminated water from the landfill threatens the quality of the ground water supply and recent typhoons and earthquakes have revealed a fragile and tenuous distribution system. The CNMI remains the largest 109 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE – WATER & WASTEWATER 1572 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification community in the United States without 24-hour water despite annual rainfall well in excess of double the national average. It is a result of poor planning, inadequate funding and a distribution and storage system, which mostly pre-dates World War II. American Samoa still relies heavily on small village systems, sometimes contaminated by poorly constructed septic systems. Strategic Outcomes and Results Providing cost effective service without interruption to individual, private and public markets: The Department’s Strategic Plan's mission goal of Serving Communities includes an outcome goal of “Increasing Economic Self-sufficiency of the Insular Areas.” The Territorial Assistance activity accomplishes this outcome. Through the expertise obtained through technical assistance funds completion of these projects will provide all persons and communities with appropriate water service by the most cost-effective and efficient means possible at affordable prices. In providing this service economic self-sufficiency is enhanced and the needs of the insular areas are met through stable water and wastewater services without disruption to individuals or the private market place. Water and Wastewater projects: OLA’s intermediate outcome within the Department’s Strategic Plan “Increased Federal Responsiveness to Unique Needs of Island Communities” is an internal measure that the OIA is committed to accomplishing. OIA works closely with the Department and the insular governments to develop balanced and cost effective programs based on Federal public policy to assist the insular areas. The requested funding level of $990,000 will increase water efficiencies and management in the insular areas. OIA assistance in this area enables fulfillment of the respective island community’s need in maintaining continuity in water management resource development and implementation along with preventing disruption of water distribution in the insular communities. Means and Strategies OLA provides grants to the insular areas to fund approved water and wastewater projects selected through ratings made on the basis of a set of competitive criteria that measure the demonstrated ability and needs of the governments and insular areas. The majority of the workload is handled through the grant recipient with OLA grant managers to administer the grant in accordance with the grant terms and conditions and work with the island governments and project managers to ensure implementation meets anticipated expectations. 1 10 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE – WATER & WASTEWATER 1573 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Data Validation/V erification Any Technical Assistance Project including Water and Wastewater projects: The OLA is working with each affected government to ensure records remain current and have in place certain requirements for the governments and managers with project responsibilities once funding is available. Presently, the governments are implementing improvements to their systems to accommodate the administrative function. Periodic reports, and annual financial statements and audits are conducted and available to support record keeping and financial accountings. 2007 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ESTIMATES The requested $990,000 will be used to address critical water and wastewater needs in the insular area.S. 2006 PLANNED PROGRAM PERFORMANCE In FY 2006, the first year of funding for this new subactivity, OIA received $985,000 to distribute among the territories in order to address infrastructure deficiencies related to water and wastewater. OIA is currently reviewing each of the territories’ highest priority water and wastewater needs in order to make the best use of the available funds. 2005 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS No funding for this activity existed in FY 2005. 111 TERRITORIAL ASSISTANCE – WATER & WASTEWATER 1574 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification APPROPRIATION LANGUAGE - COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION For grants and necessary expenses, $14,862,000]4,862,000, to remain available until expended, as provided for in sections 221(a)(2), 221(b), and 233 of the Compact of Free Association for the Republic of Palau; and section 221(a)(2) of the Compacts of Free Association for the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia, as authorized by Public Law 99-658 and Public Law 108-188. (Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006.) 112 COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION 3. OFFICE OF INSULAR AFFAIRS COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION - CURRENT APPROPRIATION FY 2007 Summary of Requirements Fixed Cost FY 2007 || Incr. or - 2005 2006 & Related Program Budget Decr. Comparison by Activity / Subactivity Actual Estimate | Changes | Changes | Request | from 2006 COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION - CURRENT Federal Services Assistance 2,957 2,820. 0. 42 2,862 42 Includes Postal services reimbursable for FSM/RMI Palau, along with single audit funds for Palau 2,820 0 42 2,862 42 Program Grant Assistance Section 221(b) (Education/Health Care) 2,000 2,000 0 O 2,000 0. Military Use and Operating Rights Grant 0 0 0. 0. Q 0. Subtotal, Program Grant Assistance 2,000 2,000 () 0 2,000 0. Other Programs Enewetak Support 493. 493 0 -493. 0 –493. Subtotal, Other Programs 493 493 () -493 0 –493 TOTAL REQUIREMENTS, COMPACT, Current 5,450, 5,313| 0 0 4,862 -451 Note: In accordance with the Amended Compact of Free Association, P.L. 108-188 funds for Enewetak Support are provided under the permanent Compact account. : º OFFICE OF INSULAR AFFAIRS COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION - PERMANENT APPROPRIATION FY 2007 Summary of Requirements TYXUD7 Incr. or 2005 2006 Uncont. Program Budget Decr. Comparison by Activity/Subactivity Actual Estimate Changes Changes Request from 2006 COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCHATION - PERMANENT r Assistance to the Marshall Islands: Sector Grants 35,109 35,144 0 338 35,482 338 Audit 500 500 () () 500 0 Trust Fund 7,588 8,221 0 729 8,950 729 Rongelap Resettlement 1,768 1,760 0 0 1,760| . 0 Kwajalein Lease Payment 15,177 15,414 0 379 15,793 379 Enewetak 1,315 1,336 Q .33 1,369 33. Subtotal, Marshall Islands Assistance 61,457 62,375 0 1,479 63,854 1,479 Assis to the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM Sector Grants 77,099 79,215 () 173 79,388 173 Trust Fund 16,189 16,442 0. 1,247 17,689 1,247 Audit 500 500 0. 0 500 {} Subtotal, FSM Assistance 93,788 96,157 0. 1,420 97.577 1,420 Compact Impact 30,000 30,000 0. 0 30,000 0. Judicial Training 304 308 () 8 316 8. 185.342, 188,840 Q 2.907. 121,741 2,901. sistance to the Republic of Palau Section 21 | (Government Operations) 6,781 6,781 0. 0. 6,781 () Section 215 (Inflation Adjustment) 3,752 3,813. 0. 62 3,875. 62 Subtotal, Assistance to the Republic of Palau 10,533 10,594 () 62 10,656 62 TOTAL REQUIREMENTs, COMPACT, Permanent 196,082 199,434 0 2,969 202,403 2,969 GRAND TOTAL, COMPACT, Permanent & Current 201,532. 204747 207,265. F 1577 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Account: Compact of Free Association (Current Appropriation) Activity: Federal Services Assistance 2005. 2006 Fixed Costs & Program 2007 Change $(000) Actual Estimate Related | Changes Budget from Changes (+/-) Request 2006 (+/-) - (+/-) 2.957 2,820 0 +42 2,862 +42 SUMMARY OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGES Request Component Amount FTE Postal Service 42 0 Reimbursement Total 42 0 JUSTIFICATION OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGES The budget contains an increase of $42,000 related to U.S. Postal Service costs in the Freely Associated States. An estimated $2.5 million will be used to reimburse the USPS for services rendered to the freely associated states. This represents the estimated full cost for providing these services. Program Performance Change: The Compact of Free Association commits the United States to provide postal services to the Freely Associated States. The increase in the budget does not impact performance; it provides a subsidy to the USPS to meet the real cost of providing the service. PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Compacts of Free Association guarantee that the freely associated states (FAS) will continue to receive certain Federal services, either at a level equivalent to what was provided in the year preceding the implementation of the Compact, as is the case for Palau; or in accordance with negotiated agreements, as is the case for the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). These services include those of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Public Law 99-658 also provides that the Republic of Palau's annual audits, in accordance with the Single Audit Act of 1984, will be conducted at no cost to it through fiscal year 2009. Single Audits for the FSM and RMI are cost-shared with other Compact funding and are not reflected under this activity. The United States Postal Service (USPS) provides transportation of mail to and from the 115 COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION 1578 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification freely associated states. Although the freely associated state governments operate their own postal services for internal mail distribution, they have almost no role in the international movement of mail. By agreement, U.S. postal rates are the floors for rates charged by the FAS. U.S. domestic first class postage rates were formerly in effect for mail from the United States to the FAS. Current agreements with the FSM and RMI allow phased increases to reach established international rates. The FAS operate the local post offices and transport mail to and from air and seaports. All proceeds from the sale of FAS stamps and postal indicia are retained by the FAS governments. The effectiveness of the USPS program, especially for the Republic of the Marshall Islands, is dependent on the availability of commercial air service. To maintain mail service, the USPS in recent years has chartered special flights and purchased additional space on passenger flights to transport mail. The total cost of this service exceeds the subsidy requested by OLA. The additional costs are paid by USPS from its revenues. 2007 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ESTIMATES • Enter into a reimbursable agreement with the USPS for services provided to the freely associated states. • Provide and administer a grant to the Republic of Palau for conduct of a single audit to be completed by July 1, 2007. 2006 PLANNED PROGRAM PERFORMANCE • Enter into a reimbursable agreement with the USPS for services provided to the freely associated states. • Provide and administer a grant to the Republic of Palau for conduct of a single audit to be completed by July 1, 2006. 2005 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Entered into a reimbursable agreement with the USPS for services provided to the freely associated states. • Provided and administered a grant to the Republic of Palau for conduct of a single audit, which completed its audit during FY 1995. • USPS began a phased increase in postal rates in the FSM and RMI leading to full implementation of international rates. Performance Workload Measures-Federal Services 2005 2006 2007 Change from 2006 Reimbursable Agreements } 1 1 0 Audit Grants 1 1 1 0. 116 COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCLATION 1579 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Account: Compact of Free Association (Current Appropriation) Activity: Enewetak Support - 2005 2006 Uncontrollable Program 2007 Change $(000) Actual Estimate Changes Changes Budget from (+/-) (+/-) Request 2006 (+/-) 493 493 0 -493 0 –493 Account: Compact of Free Association (Permanent and Indefinite Appropriation) Activity: Enewetak Support 2005 2006 Uncontrollable | Program 2007 Change $(000) Actual Estimate Changes Changes Budget from (+/-) (+/-) Request 2006 (+/-) 1,315 1,336 0 +33 1,369 +33 SUMMARY OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGES FOR ENEWETAKSUPPORT (Current) Request Component Amount FTE Enewetak Support -493 0 Total -493 0 SUMMARY OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGES FOR ENEWETAksupport (Permanent) Request Component Amount FTE Enewetak Support 33 0 Total - 33 0 JUSTIFICATION OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGEs The amended Compact of Free Association (Public Law 108-188) includes a provision that appropriates, in permanent funding, $1.3 million annually for twenty years, with adjustments for inflation, for the Enewetak Support program. It is no longer necessary to seek a current 117 COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION 1580 Office of Insular Affairs - FY 2007 Budget Justification appropriation to maintain this program. The increase in the permanent appropriation is due to the application of the inflation adjustment provisions of the amended Compact of Free Association. Program Performance Change- The increases in funding required by Public Law 108-188 will allow the Enewetak program to maintain its level of effort by partially meeting inflation- driven cost increases. PROGRAM OVERVIEW The natural vegetation of Enewetak Atoll was largely destroyed during World War II and during the subsequent nuclear testing program conducted by the United States. Following the cleanup and resettlement of Enewetak, food bearing trees and root crops had to be replanted. However, the depleted soil of the island environment made it difficult to support sufficient agricultural activity to feed the population. In 1980, the Enewetak Support program was implemented to provide supplemental foods for the community, replant vegetation of the inhabited islands, provide agricultural maintenance training and transport food to the island. The Enewetak community developed a plan with the assistance of the University of the South Pacific to provide greater amounts of locally produced food and to better integrate necessary imported food into the local diets. A continuing effort is being made to replenish the atoll’s soil and agricultural potential. The replanted vegetation is producing at pre-nuclear testing period levels, when the population was about 150 people, but is not sufficient for the current population of about 800 people. The Enewetak program uses approximately 40% of its funding for operations of the agriculture field station and the agriculture rehabilitation program. Approximately 31% of the funding is used to purchases food and commodities for the residents of the atoll. The remaining funds are used to operate the atoll’s new vessel and support office in Majuro. In 2006 the Enewetak project managers are completing a survey of the three inhabited islands of the atoll to establish baseline data for the acreage of land currently usable for agricultures. Upon the completion of the survey new performance measures will be set in consultation with OLA. 118 COMPACT OF FREE Association 1581 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Performance/Workload Measures-Enewetak Support 2005 2006 2007 Change from - 2006 Operations 1 f - 1. 0 Grants . Ave. Mos. To Completion 12 12 12 0 Perf. Objectives | # acres Create baseline # acres Accomplished rehabilitated for acres rehabilitated rehabilitated 119 COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION 1582 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Account: Compact of Free Association (Current Appropriation) Activity: Program Grant Assistance - 2005 2006 Uncontrollable Program 2007 Change $(000) Actual | Estimate Changes Changes Budget from (+/-) (+/-) Request 2006 (+/-) 2,000 2,000 0 0 2,000 0 PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Compact of Free Association with the Republic of Palau provides for a special category of funds for health and education activities. The Compact requires the use of funds be described in an annual program plan submitted to the United States. Palau uses these funds solely for education programs within its Ministry of Education. : 2007 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ESTIMATES 1. Administer the section 221(b) program according to the Fiscal Procedures Agreement for the Republic of Palau. 2006 PLANNED PROGRAM PERFORMANCE 1. Administer the section 221(b) program according to the Fiscal Procedures Agreement for the Republic of Palau. 2605 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS 1. Administer the section 221(b) program according to the Fiscal Procedures Agreement for the Republic of Palau. Performance Workload Measures-Program Grant Assistance Change from 2005 2006 2007 2006 Program Grant Assistance 1 1 1. 0 120 COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCHATION 1583 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of Insular Affairs Account: Compact of Free Association (Permanent and Indefinite Appropriation) Activity: Economic Assistance Subactivity: Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)/Republic of the Marshall Islands(RMI) | 2005 2006 Uncontrollable Program 2007 Change $(000) Actual Estimate Changes Changes Budget from (+/-) (+/-) Request 2006 (+/-) RMI 61,457 || 62.375 0 +1,479 63,854 +1,479 FSM 93,788 96,157 0 +1,420 97.577 +1,420 Judicial 304 308 0 +8 316 +8 Training JUSTIFICATION OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGES The program changes in this account are required inflation adjustments required by the amended Compact of Free Association. The increases are based on changes in the United States Gross Domestic Product Implicit Price Deflator but may not exceed 5% annually. PROGRAM OVERVIEW Article I of Title Two of the Compacts of Free Association describes the financial assistance committed by the United States to the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). The first period of financial assistance expired on September 30, 2003, Following four years of negotiations led by the Department of State with support from OLA, Congress enacted amendments to the Compact as Public Law 108- 188. These amendments also include a new permanent and indefinite appropriation that assures continuation of direct financial assistance through fiscal year 2023. The long term goal of United States Compact financial support is to assist the freely associated states “in their efforts to advance the economic self-sufficiency of their peoples.” The funding provided over the past seventeen years provided the basis for meeting the two primary political goals of the compact, to (1) secure self-government for each country by ending the four decades-old Trusteeship; and (2) assure national security rights for the United 121 COMPACT OFFREE Association 1584 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification States in the freely associated states. The two primary goals could not have been achieved without the stability compact funding gave the FSM and RMI economies during the past seventeen years. The first Compact financial assistance period and related agreements provided funding by category and purpose, and established general guidelines for the use of funds. The local governments, through their own legal processes, allocated funding among self-chosen priorities. Compact funds were disbursed to the FSM and RMI according to negotiated procedures rather than standard Federal practices. All funds dedicated to capital purposes were transferred to the governments the first day of the fiscal year. All operational funding was disbursed in quarterly lump sums. Customary regulations for the use of Federal funds, such as the Common Rule for grant funds, did not apply to Compact funding. The lack of effective enforcement mechanisms over the use of funds was well documented. This was, however, by design. The Compact was consciously negotiated to limit U.S. control over funding given to the newly established democracies. The FSM and the RMI have not achieved their long-term Compact goal of self-sufficiency. The United States believes part of the reason for poor economic performance over the past seventeen years was in the design of the Compact itself. The lack of performance standards and measures and monitoring systems allowed poor practices to take root in local government administration. The amended Compact provides assistance in the form of direct grants in six sectors: education, health care, infrastructure, public sector capacity building, private sector development, and environment. Joint economic management committees, comprised of high ranking officials from the United States and the RMI or FSM, meet no less than annually to agree on the allocation of Compact funds among the sectors and to discuss performance, accountability issues and conditions for the use of assistance. OLA serves as the administrator of the financial assistance and ensures enforcement of conditions. An office for monitoring Compact assistance has been established in Honolulu and personnel have also been located in the RMI and FSM capitals. Through a negotiated fiscal procedures agreement, accountability and control standards similar to those which apply domestically between the Federal Government and State and local governments have been implemented. The amended Compact also requires the United States to make contributions to trust funds for each government. The trust funds are intended to help provide a base for financial self- sufficiency following the conclusion of direct assistance in fiscal year 2023. 2007 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ESTIMATES • Conduct a minimum of 480 person-days of site visits in the RMI and FSM. • Collect quantitative and qualitative date on performance objectives and measures. • Issue and administer all sector grants and the Supplemental Education Grant in the RMI and FSM. • Convene regular and special meetings of the joint economic management and 122 COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCHATION 1585 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification financial accountability committee for the RMI and the joint economic management committee for the FSM to address major issues as these arise 2006 PLANNED PROGRAM PERFORMANCE In cooperation with the freely associated states, complete the development of measures and baseline data to track performance in all sectors and establish systems to account for, monitor and correct non-compliance or lagging performance. Fully implement Supplemental Education grant with additional FTE. Issue and administer all sector grants to the FSM and the RMI. Conduct a minimum of 200 days of site visits in the RMI and FSM to review compliance and monitor performance progress. Convene regular and special meetings of the joint economic management and financial accountability committee for the RMI and the joint economic management committee for the FSM to address major issues as these arise. 2005 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS Conducted the first formal meetings of the joint economic management committee with the FSM and the joint economic management and financial accountability meeting with the RMI for the purpose of allocating Compact assistance among the six sectors and reaching general agreement on grant conditions. Issued and administered six grants to the RMI and five to the FSM according to allocation decisions and conditions of the joint economic management committee for the FSM and the joint economic management and financial accountability committee for the RMI. In cooperation with the freely associated states, established performance objectives for all sectors and began defining measures to track performance over the next twenty years, Fully staffed the Hawaii Field Office to provide necessary subject matter and financial management expertise. Conducted on-site monitoring of grant compliance and performance progress. Established a field office in the RMI for continuous on-the-ground monitoring of grants and Compact-related matters, and reassigned similar duties to OLA's FSM field representative. Established trust funds and administering boards for the RMI and FSM and deposited first year’s capitalization. In cooperation with the FSM, addressed procedural and administrative problems preventing the award of public sector infrastructure grant project funds. 123 COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION 1586 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Performance Measures-Compact of Free Association Economic Assistance - FSM and RMI 2005 2006 2007 Changes Measures Baseline Estimate Estimate (+/-) Site Visits 414 515 618 +103 Education (Elementary Reading - % at Proficiency Level) FSM 50% 55% 55% & RMI test revised” 43% 45% +2% Health Care (Decrease infant mortality) FSM 17.4/100 17.4/100 17/100 -0.4/100 RMI 23/100 21/100 21/100 * Private Sector Development (Private Sector/Total Employment) FSM** 6,388 6,452 6,517 +65 RMI** 3,727 3,190 3,222 +32 (Total Visitor Arrivals) { FSM** 16,092 16,253 16,416 +163 RMI 9.253*** 9,346 9,439 + 93 Environment (Conservation areas - acres) - FSM 35,229 35,581 35,937 + 356 RMI 172,800 174,528 176,273 +1,745 Infrastructure (% w/ 24 hr, water) FSM 42% 42% 46% +4% RMI 5% 5% 5% () *The test was revised in 2005 and thus not given to the entire student population. **Because of the lag in reporting, numbers are actually 2004 outputs in the 2005 column. ***Projected output for 2005. 124 COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION 1587 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of Insular Affairs Account: Compact of Free Association (Permanent and Indefinite Appropriation) Activity: Economic Assistance Subactivity: Republic of Palau 2005 2006 Uncontrollable Program 2007 Change $(000) Actual i Estimate Changes Changes Budget from (+/-) (+/-) Request 2006 (+/-) Palau 10,553 10,594 0 +62 10,656 +62 JUSTIFICATION OF 2007 PROGRAM CHANGES The program changes in this account are required inflation adjustments required by the Palau Compact of Free Association. The increases are based on changes in the United States Gross National Product Implicit Price Deflator, PROGRAM OVERVIEW Article I of Title Two of the Compact of Free Association describes the financial assistance committed to the Republic of Palau by the United States. Backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, the financial assistance established in Article I is the most significant part of the economic relationship with Palau. Compact funding was appropriated on a permanent and indefinite basis in 1986 (Public Law 99-349). However, because of delays in the ratification process by the Republic of Palau, its Compact was not implemented until 1995, eight years after implementation for the other two freely associated states, There are a number of marked differences between the Compact with Palau and the Compacts with the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands, some of which Were negotiated during the eight-year interim period in order to help Palau overcome opposition to ratification of the Compact. This includes a trust fund, capitalized at $70 million by the U.S., which will provide income to Palau for an additional 35 years after direct assistance expires in 2009. Because of the $70 million investment trust fund, Palau's compact does not contain any provision for re-negotiating direct financial assistance at the end of the original 15-year period (2009). Palau also received its capital funding in a substantially different manner. Rather than annual grants for capital needs, Palau received a $36 million trust fund (adjusted for inflation based on 1981 dollars) in 1995. The United States is also building for the people of Palau, a 53- mile road on Babeldaob Island that, upon completion, will cost the U.S. approximately $149 million. 125 COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION 1588 Office of Insular Affairs - FY 2007 Budget Justification 2007 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ESTIMATES • Meet all requirements under the negotiated Compact. • Conduct annual economic consultations, in conjunction with the State Department. • Assist Palau to establish a maintenance program for the Palau Road 2006 PLANNED PROGRAM PERFORMANCE • Meet all requirements under the negotiated Compact. - - • Conduct annual economic consultations, in conjunction with the State Department. • Complete 100% of the 53-mile Palau Road. 2005 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS • The U.S. met all of its requirements under the Compact, as did Palau, including annual economic consultations. • Approximately 92% of the 53-mile Palau Road was completed. Performance Measures-Compact of Free Association Palau Performance 2006 Plan 2007 Plan Change (+/-) Measures 53 mile Rd./9% 100% 100% 0 Completion 126 COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION 1589 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification Account: Compact of Free Association (Permanent and Indefinite Appropriation) Activity: Compact Impact 2005 2006 Uncontrollable Program 2007 Change Actual Estimate Changes Changes | Budget from (+/-) (+/-) Request 2006 (+/-) Hawaii 10,571,277 10,571,277 0 0 10,571,277 0 Guam 14,242,322 || 14,242,322 0 O 14,242,322 0 CNMI 5,171,914 5,171,914 O O 5,171,914 O American 14,487 14,487 O 0 14,487 0 Samoa PROGRAM OVERVIEW Section 104 (e) of Title One of the amended Compacts of Free Association describes the financial assistance committed by the United States to the State of Hawaii, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa. The goal of this financial support is to provide through 2023, $30,000,000 in grants to affected jurisdictions to aid in defraying costs incurred by affected jurisdictions as a result of increased demands placed on health, educational, social, or public sector services or infrastructure related to such services due to the residence of qualified nonimmigrants from the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau. The $30,000,000 distribution is based on a ratio allocation to the government of each affected jurisdiction, on the basis of the results of the most recent enumeration. At a minimum, enumerations will be conducted every five years. This allocation is in accordance with the provision in Section 104(e)(5) of Title One of the amended Compacts of Free Association. 127 COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION 1590 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification 2007 PROGRAMPERFORMANCE ESTIMATES C. The following FY 2007 grants will be made to each eligible jurisdiction based on the population of eligible migrants: o Hawaii: $10,571,277 o Guam: $14,242,322 o CNMI: $ 5,171,914 o American Samoa; $ 14,487 • Grant assistance provided may be used only for health, educational, social, or public safety services, or infrastructure related to such services, specifically affected by qualified nonimmigrants. • Each jurisdiction will provide a program plan to the Department of the Interior for the use of the funds. 2006 PLANNED PROGRAM PERFORMANCE • The following FY 2006 grants will be made to each eligible jurisdiction based on the population of eligible migrants: o Hawaii: $10,571,277 o Guam: $14,242,322 o CNMI: $ 5,171,914 o American Samoa; $ 14,487 • Grant assistance provided may be used only for health, educational, social, or public safety services, or infrastructure related to such services, specifically affected by qualified nonimmigrants. • Each jurisdiction will provide a program plan to the Department of the Interior for the use of the funds. - 2005 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE ACCOMPLISHMENTS • The State of Hawaii used the full amount of its $10,571,277 to supplement state funds to support indigent health care. - • Guam used its grant of $14,242,322 in the following manner: 128 COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCHATION 1591 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification o GMHA Pharmaceuticals & Supplies $5,216,600 o DPW Schools Leaseback 6,100,000 o DPW Equipment 509,717 o Police Department Equipment 200,000 o DYA Building Improvements &Equipment 350,000 o DMH&SA Building Improvement 1,328,000 o Fire Department Equipment 538,005 The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands used the FY 2005 grant for $5,171,914 to supplement the budgets of the following operational agencies: O : DPH- Hospital, Public Health $3,698,315 DPH- Mental Health, Youth Services 72,149 Division of Youth Services 242,730 Department of Public Safety 1,004,894 Public Defender 153,826 129 COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCHATION 1592 Qfice of Insular Affair: FY 2007 Budget Justification DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF INSULARAFFAIRS PAYMENTS TO THE U.S. TERRITORIES, FISCAL ASSISTANCE Program and Financing (in millions of dollars) OMBACCOUNT ID: 010-85-0448-0 2005 2006 2007 14–0418-0-1-806 Actual Estimate Estimate Direct Program: Obligations by program activity Advance payments to Guam of estimated U.S. income 00.01 tax collections 57 57 57 Advance payments to the Virgin Islands of estimated - 00:02 U.S. excise tax collections 88 88 88 09.01 Virgin Island Loan 2 1 l 10.00 Total new obligations 147 146 146 Budgetary resources available for obligation: 22.00 New budget authority (gross) #48 146 146 22.60 Portion applied to repay debt –2 -1 -1 23.90 Total budgetary resources available for obligation 146 145 145 23.95 Total new obligations - -147 -146 -146 New budget authority (gross), detail 60.00 Appropriation (Mandatory) #45 144 144 Mandatory 69.00 Offsetting collections (cash) 3 2 2 70.00 Total new budget authority (gross) 148 146 146 Change in obligated balances 73.10 Total new obligations 147 146 146 73.20 Total outlays (gross) -146 -146 -146 Outlays (gross), detail: 86.97 Outlays from new mandatory authority 146 146 146 Offsets against gross budget authority and outlays 88.40 Offsetting collections (cash) from Non-Federal sources 3 2 2 Net budget authority and outlays 89.00 Budget authority 145 144 144 130 1593 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justifications DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF INSULAR AFFAIRS TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS Program and Financing (in millions of dollars) OMB ACCOUNT ID: 010-85-0414-0 2005 2006 2007 14-0414-0-1-806 Actual Estimate Estimate Obligations by program activity: 00.0} Trust Territory -- 1 1 10.00 Total new obligations (object class 25.2) -- l 1 Budgetary resources available for obligation: 21.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year l 3 2 22.10 Resources available from recoveries of prior year obligations 2 -- -- 23.90 Total budgetary resources available for obligation 3 23.95 Total new obligations -- -1 -1 24.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year 3 2 1 Change in obligated balances 72.40 Obligated balance, start of year - 7 2 2 73.10 Total new obligations -- 1. 1 73.20 Total outlays (gross) -3 -1 -1 73.45 Recoveries of prior year obligations –2 -- -- 74.40 Obligated balance, end of year 2 2 2 Outlays (gross), detail: - 86.93 Outlays from discretionary balances 3 } 1 Net budget authority and outlays 89.00 Budget authority -- ** -- 90.00 Outlays 3 } 1 95.02 Unpaid obligation, end of year 2 0 131 1594 Office of Insular Affairs FY 2007 Budget Justification DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF ENSULAR AFFAIRS ASSISTANCE TO AMERICAN SAMOA DIRECT LOAN FINANCING ACCOUNT Program and Financing (in millions of dollars) OMBACCOUNT ID: 010-85-4163-0 2005 2006 2007 14-4163-0-3-806 Actual Estimate Estimate Obligations by program activity: 00:02 Interest paid to Treasury (6.139 percent on $19 million) 1 l l 10.00 Total new obligations I l | Budgetary resources available for obligation: 22.00 New financing authority (gross) 1 l I 23.95 Total new obligations -] -l -1 24.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year º sº sº tºº New financing authority (gross), detail: Spending authority from offsetting collections: Discretionary: 68.00 Offsetting collections (cash) i | l 68.90 Spending authority from offsetting collections (total discretionary) 1 1 l Mandatory: 69.00 Offsetting collections (cash) sºme 3 l 69.47 Portion applied to repay debt -- sº –3 -1 69.90 Spending authority from offsetting collections (total mandatory) **** * * &e= 70.00 Total new financing authority (gross) i l 1 Change in obligated balances: 73.10 Total new obligations I l I 87.00 Total financing disbursements (gross) gºs ** tºº Offsets against gross financing authority and financing disbursements: Offsetting collections (cash) from 88.00 Federal Sources **E* 3 sº 88.40 Non-Federal sources - interest payments from American Samoa 1 } l 88.40 Non-Federal sources *º-º tº wº l 88.90 Total. offsetting collections (cash) } 4 2 132 1595 Statistics for House Interior Subcommittee Report INSULAR AFFAIRS The Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) was established on August 4, 1995, through Secretarial Order No. 3191, which also abolished the former Office of Territorial and International Affairs. The OIA has important responsibilities to help the United States government fulfill its responsibilities to the four U.S. territories of Guam, American Samoa (AS), U.S. Virgin Islands and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI) and also the three freely associated States: the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) and the Republic of Palau. The primary vehicles by which OIA implements its mission goal of Serving Communities are its financial assistance/grant programs, including the Compact of Free Association grants. OLA financial assistance programs are funded through current discretionary, current mandatory and permanent appropriations. The goals of the financial assistance programs are to increase economic development in the islands. During fiscal year 2004, OLA began its efforts to implement and oversee the new Compacts of Free Association sector grant programs with the FSM and the RMI. The new Compact of Free Association also includes mandatory payments for certain activities previously provided in discretionary appropriations, such as Enewetak Support and Compact Impact payments of $30,000,000 per year split among Guam, CNMI, AS, and Hawaii. 133 1597 The United States Department of the Interior and Performance information Fiscal Year 2007 1598 FISCALYEAR 2007 BUDGET JUSTIFICATION Item Organization Chart DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Table of Contents General Statement Program Performance Summary. Appropriation: Departmental Management-Salaries and Expenses Appropriation Language Sheet Appropriation Language Citations Summary of Requirements Justification of Fixed Cost and Related Cost Changes Departmental Direction Secretary’s Immediate Office Take Pride in America Executive Secretariat and Regulatory Affairs Congressional and Legislative Affairs Communications A/S – Land and Minerals Management........................................ A/S – Water and Science...... A/S — Fish and Wildlife and Parks A/S – Indian Affairs A/S – Policy, Management and Budget Management and Coordination Environmental Policy and Compliance Policy Analysis Budget Financial Management Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Acquisition and Property Management Planning and Performance Management Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution............................................. Human Resources Civil Rights Occupational Health and Safety....... Law Enforcement and Security Chief Information Officer Aviation Management Management Intern Program Indirect Cost Negotiation Services Page Number EXM - 1 DM - 3 DM - 13 DM - 29 DM - 30 DM - 33 DM - 35 DM - 37 DM - 43 DM - 47 DM - S1 DM - 56 DM - 60 DM - 63 DM - 66 DM - 69 DM - 72 DM - 77 DM - 87 DM - 96 DM - 100 DM - 106 DM - 110 DM - 115 DM - 119 HDM - 122 DM - 126 DM - 13? DM - 133 DM - 139 DM - 144 DM - 147 DM - 149 DM - iii 1599 FISCAL YEAR 2007 BUDGET JUSTIFICATION Table of Contents Item Hearings and Appeals Appraisal Services Indian Arts and Crafts Board Central Services USBM Workers Compensation Costs Financial and Business Management System Grant to Kendall County, Illinois Martin Luther King Memorial Summary of Requirements by Object Classification Program and Financing Schedule Object Classification Schedule Personnel Summary Appropriation: Payments in Lieu of Taxes Appropriation Language Sheet Justification of Program and Performance Program and Financing Schedule Personnel Summary Appropriation: Central Hazar ials Fund Appropriation Language Sheet Justification of Program and Performance Program and Financing Schedule Personnel Summary Appropriation: Workin g Capital Fund Working Capital Fund Narrative Statement FTE and Obligations by Activity Revenue by Customer OS Activities - Detail Credit Card Rebates National Business Center Narrative Statement NBC - Detail Program and Financing Schedule Object Classification Schedule Personnel Summary P e DM - 153 DM - 160 DM - 164 DM - 170 DM - 172 DM - 173 DM - 178 DM - 179 DM - 180 DM - 181 DM - 182 HDM - 182 DM - 183 DM - 185 DM - 188 DM - 188 DM - 189 DM - 191 DM - 201 DM - 202 DM - 203 DM - 212 DM - 215 DM - 217 DM - 242 DM - 245 DM - 254 DM - 269 DM - 270 DM - 270 r PM - iv 1600 FISCALYEAR 2007 BUDGET JUSTIFICATION Table of Contents Item ropriation: Interi anchise Fund Interior Franchise Fund Narrative Statement.................................................... Program and Financing Schedule Appropriation: Other Miscellaneous Appropriations Everglades Restoration King Cove Road and Airstrip. Management of Federal Lands for Subsistence Uses Priority Federal Land Acquisitions and Exchanges Appropriation: ride in America. Gifts and Bequests Appropriation Summary Statement Miscellaneous Data Administrative Provisions Appropriation Language Citations Allocations Received from Other Accounts Employee Count by Grade rovisions General Provisions Explanation of Changes Performance Measures and Targets for Interior GPRA Strategic Plan............. PageNumber DM - 271 DM - 274 DM - 277 DM - 279 DM - 283 DM - 285 DM - 287 DM - 289 DM - 290 DM - 291 DM - 292 DM - 295 DM - 306 DM - V É General Organization – Department of the Interior SECRETARY - Executive Secretariat | - Congressional and Legislative Affairs Deputy Secretary - Communications - Historical Trust Accounting - Chief Information officer Assistant Secretary Solicitor Policy, Management, and Budget Inspector General | Special Trustee | I . Assistant Secretary Assistant Secretary Land and Minerals Management water and Science Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Minerals Management Central Utah Project Service — Completion Act Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement _j U.S. Geological Survey Assistant Secretary Fish and Wildlife and Parks Assistant Secret Indian Affairs Service Fish and Wildlife Bureau of Indian Affairs National Park Service # Cº. 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Secretary - • Policy and International Business Management Performance, Accountability Law Enforcement bºrº *...* cº Affairs. and Wildland Fire and Human Resources and Security muralian CCſ Environmental Policy - Deputy Chief Pfanning and Performance | £aw Enforcemcni | - Chicf Informatiot — and Compliance | Budget Human Capital Officer Management | and Security | Insular Affairs Officer - Policy Analysis Hunnan ResourcC8 Hearings and Appeats" Financial Management | | | | H Natural Resources Property and Acquisition - - Collaborative Action and Ti Damage Assessment |- Management Civil Rights Disputc Resolution - - Center for Competitive * * - Small and Disadvantaged tional p H Affairs - awaiian | * Business Utilization Health and Safety Sourcing ſndian Atts and Crafts Board National Business Center Wildland Fire Coordination 1. This office reports to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for administrative purposes, 1603 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT General Statement The Department’s broad, multi-faceted mission and geographically dispersed services and pro- grams uniquely contribute to the fabric of America by maintaining and improving the Nation's natural and cultural resources, economic vitality, and community well being. The Department’s 70,000 employees and 200,000 volunteers live and work in the communities, large and small, that they serve. They deliver programs through partnerships and cooperative relationships that engage and invite citizens, groups, and businesses to participate. This citizen-centered approach leverages the Department’s activities, which include: • Managing one in every five acres of land in the United States. • Operating 388 national parks and 545 national wildlife refuges. • Managing lands and waters that generate one-third of the Nation's domestic energy supply. Operating over 800 dams and irrigation facilities. Serving American Indians, Alaska natives, and affiliated island communities. Providing scientific information to advance knowledge of our surroundings. Working with States to restore abandoned mine land sites and protect communities. The challenges for the Interior Department are many, but they are made more manageable through an integrated approach that defines common mission goals for all bureaus and offices. The Department’s integrated strategic plan is key to this approach. The plan defines four mission categories—resource protection, resource use, recreation, and serving communities. Capabilities in partnerships, management, and science are at the foundation of the plan and weave throughout the four mission goals. Using the strategic plan as a road map, the Department met or exceeded goals for 69 percent of its annual performance measures in 2005. Since 2001, the Department has: • Completed nearly 6,000 national park facility improvements and maintained high park visitor satisfaction rates, according to surveys. • Helped meet the Nation's energy needs by nearly tripling annual energy permit pro- cessing on Federal lands. • Advanced cooperative conservation through Private Stewardship Grants and Land- owner Incentive Programs that have funded 943 projects with 1,466 partners. • Protected habitat on 8.8 million acres managed through partnerships. • Improved forest health on 5.6 million acres of Interior-managed lands through the Healthy Forests Initiative, a 108 percent increase over the previous five years. DM - 3 General Statement 1604 Performance lies at the center of the Interior Department's 2007 budget request. Within the con- text of the President’s plan to reduce the deficit, the budget seeks to maintain performance across the Department's strategic goals and improve performance in areas that are high priority Admin- istration initiatives. The President’s 2007 budget requestincludes $10.5 billion in currentappropriations and $5.6 billion in permanent funding to accomplish its mission. The Department expects to collect approximately $17.0 billion in receipts in 2006. The 2007 request aligns with the four strategic mission components of the Department's strategic plan as follows: Resource Use —The 2007 budget includes $1.6 billion to enhance the Nation’s energy security by implementing the National Energy Policy and the Energy Policy Act of 2005, to meet de- mands for water resources, and to support the goals of the Healthy Forests Initiative. Resource Protection — The 2007 budget includes $2.6 billion for programs that improve the health of landscapes and watersheds, sustain biological communities, and protect cultural and natural heritage resources. Recreation — The 2007 budget includes $1.2 billion to support recreation goals, including im- proved access to recreational opportunities. Serving Communities—The 2007 budget includes $5.0 billion to serve communities by in- creasing efforts to fulfill responsibilities for trust management, supporting services to Tribes and individual Indians, and improving Indian education. The budget for serving communities also supports the wildland fire program, law enforcement, and the quality of science information on which policy decisions are based. Management Excellence –The 2007 budget includes $208.8 million to manage the Department to be highly skilled, accountable, modern, functionally integrated, citizen-centered, and results oriented. The work of the programs and activities that are funded in Departmental Management are primarily within the management excellence goal. It is through the Department’s manage- ment strategies that the Department can maintain its performance levels and improve perfor- mance levels in high priority areas, while still meeting the President’s plan to reduce the deficit. Performance measures and targets for Departmental Management are included under a tab that follows this General Statement. OVERVIEW OF DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT The work of the Department of the Interior is spread across the country at 388 parks and 545 wildlife refuges; on 262 million acres of public land; at 83 field locations and 184 schools serv- ing 562 Indian Tribes and 1.5 million Native Americans; at Reclamation facilities including 472 dams and 384 reservoirs; and at numerous laboratories and field research sites. These sites are General Statement DM - 4 1605 not just acres and buildings. Collectively they represent America's heritage and its future. The core responsibility of the Department is to maintain the resources in its charge and to provide services to those who use or rely on them, Such as: park visitors, wildlife watchers and hunters, stockmen and miners, Tribes and individual Indians, farmers and electric power users. Over the past five years, the Department has worked smarter, improving the efficiency and effec- tiveness of programs. Among other accomplishments, these efforts have achieved: • More strategic prioritization of program requirements and resource allocations based on the results of PART reviews, activity-based cost management data, and base bud- get analysis. • Restructuring of workplaces guided by workforce plans to improve alignment of skilled employees with anticipated needs and potential gaps that will result from im- pending retirements. • Completion of competitive reviews encompassing 3,200 FTE, generating approxi- mately $7 million in annual cost savings, and yielding improved performance. • Deployment of enterprise information technology solutions that are resulting in re- duced security risks, modernized business practices, and cost efficiencies. • Continued unqualified audits with reduced time frames for year-end closeout and reduced material weaknesses. • Development of asset inventory and performance measures to guide improved facili- ties management and prioritization of maintenance, repair, and replacement activities. • Utilization of research and development criteria to guide decision-making and priori- tization of R&D investments. - For 2007, a key component of the Department’s budget is funding for pay increases and other non-discretionary fixed cost increases for health benefits, workers and unemployment compen- sation payments, rent for leased space, and operation of centralized administrative and business systems. Increases for these costs, together with continued emphasis on management excellence and results, will allow the Department to maintain basic services and dedicate continuing im- provements in efficiency and effectiveness to better serve the public. The Office of the Secretary, funded by the Departmental Management appropriation, provides executive direction for the Interior Department and guides and coordinates all of the administra- tive activities such as finance, information resources, procurement and property management, human resources, and budgeting. The majority of the Office of the Secretary exclusive of the National Business Center is located in Washington, D.C. and is funded from the Departmental Management Salaries and Expenses Account. Field offices across the country provide support for environmental protection, Indian probate, and hearings and appeals. The NBC operates activities in locations across the country with the largest concentration of NBC employees in Denver and Washington, D.C. The NBC is primarily funded through the DM - 5 General Statement 1606 Working Capital Fund with the exception of appraisal services, Indian indirect cost negotiations, and aircraft services, which are direct funded. The activities and functions funded in Departmental Management support all of Interior's strate- gic goals. The majority of the offices and programs have metrics tied to the Management Excel- lence goal. SUMMARY OF THE 2007 BUDGET REQUEST The 2007 budget request for Departmental Management is $326.8 million. This request includes $118.8 million for the Salaries and Expenses Account; $198.0 million for the Payment In Lieu of Taxes program; and $9.9 million for the Central Hazardous Materials program. The Departmental Management Budget request of $118.8 million is $11.4 million below the 2006 enacted level. This includes $1.5 million for fixed cost increases. Of this total, two-thirds, or $1.0 million, will cover 70 percent of anticipated 2007 pay raises. The budget assumes a January 2007 pay increase of 2.2 percent. The balance fully funds workers compensation, unem- ployment compensation, and other nondiscretionary costs. The Departmental Management budget is comprised of $89.2 million for Salaries and Expenses, $7.4 million for the appraisal Services program, and $22.2 million for the Financial and Business Management System. The appraisal services budget request is essentially level, including fixed cost adjustments of $84,000. The $22.2 million budget for the Financial and Business Management System is level with 2006 enacted and will continue migration of bureaus and offices to this new system that will replace outdated, stand-alone systems. The amount requested continues system deployment based on a schedule that is intended to minimize risk while transitioning from existing systems to new busi- ness practices. SALARIES AND EXPENSES The $89.2 million request for the Office of the Secretary is $11.5 million below the 2006 enacted level. It provides funding for the Secretary’s immediate office, staff offices, and centralized costs at approximately the same level as 1996. This is possible despite significant growth in respon- sibilities in areas such as information technology, law enforcement and security, and financial accountability. By implementing management improvements, reorganizations and the realign- ment of resources to address strategic goals, the Office of the Secretary has been able to maintain effective operations and provide leadership to the Department’s diverse programs and achieve long-lasting improvements. The 2007 request of $89.2 million for Salaries and Expenses represents 0.8 percent of current appropriations and 0.5 percent of the 2007 budget request including mandatory appropriations for the Department. Of this amount, $14.0 million funds the immediate Office of the Secretary General Statement DM - 6 1607 Departmental Management Overview of the 2007 Request 2006 Fixed Costs & Program 2007 Inc/Dec Enacted Related Changes Changes Request from 2006 Appropriations Requested Departmental Management, Salaries and Expenses $000..................------------... 130,238 +1,461 -12,854 118,845 -11,393 SIO and staff offices. [85,904] {+1,360) [+1,925] [89,189] {+3,284] Appraisal Services..... (7,332] [+84] {0} {7,416] [+84] FBMS........................... [22,224] [+17] [0] [22,240] [+17] Grants.........~~~~~~ [14,779]. [O] [-14779] [0] |-14,779] FTE................----------------. 393 0. +5 398 +5 Payments in Lieu of Taxes $000................................... 232,528 0 -34,528 198,000 –34,528 FTE................................... 1 0 0 1. 0 Central Hazardous Materials Fund $000..................…..... 9,710 +22 +191 9,923 +213 FTE..................~~~~ 2 0 0 2 0 Subtotal $000.....................…..... 372,476 +1,483 –47,191 326,768 –45,708 FTE..................“ 396 0 +5 401 +5 Other Accounts Working Capital Fund $000..........................…..... 0. 0. 0 0 {} FTE..................~~~~ 1,122 0. -32 1,090 -32 Reimbursements $000.................-------------... O 0. 0 0 0 FTE...................“ 179 0. +5 184 +5 Allocations $000...................~~~~~ 0 {} O 0 0 FTE....................…"----- 103 {} 0 103 {} Subtotal $000....................…...... 0 0 0 0. 0 FTE...................~~~~~ 1,404 0 –27 1,377 –27 Total sº- * s===ºse amººsmºsºmºmºsºmºsºmeº $000...............................--- 372,476 +1,483 –47,191 326,768 –45,708 FTE.................~~~~~~ 1,800 0. -22 1,778 –22 and staff offices, an additional $35.1 million funds centralized costs for fixed costs such as work- ers compensation and acquires Services such as accounting, contracting, and personnel. These offices and services support the individuals and programs that provide leadership and executive direction to the Department’s 70,000 employees and ensure accountability for $16.1 billion in discretionary and permanent appropriations. Since 2001, a total of $14.8 million has been absorbed for pay and benefits costs in these offices, compounded by across-the-board reductions. The across-the-board reductions in 2006 resulted in a reduction of $1.9 million. The 2007 budget requests fixed costs and a very limited number of priority program increases in order to maintain a level of services that will enable the Depart- DM - 7 General Statement 1608 ment to maintain policy and programmatic direction and to address new and expanded tasks in- cluding direction and coordination for a strengthened asset management program; deployment of the Financial and Business Management System and enterprise solutions such as the Enterprise Services Network; and implementation of the Federal Energy Policy Act of 2005. Program Changes Within the 2007 budget request for Salaries and Expenses are $1.9 million in program increases, and a $14.8 million reduction for one-time grants to Kendall County, Illinois and the Martin Luther King Memorial in 2006. To address important Department-wide investments, program increases are requested in the Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance for continued emergency preparedness and response to oil discharges and hazardous substance releases, the Office of Hearings and Appeals to comply with legislation in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and the Central Services budget for logistical and administrative support activities. In an effort to help protect Interior's natural and cultural resources and lands, as well as the safety of employees and visitors, and improve the environmental performance of Interior's facili- ties and programs, an increase of $127,700 is requested for the Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance. Funding will be used for continued coordinated emergency preparedness and response to oil discharges and hazardous substance releases, as well as accelerated cleanup of contaminated Superfund sites. The 2007 budget requests an increase of $400,000 to implement the hearings section of hydro- power licensing legislation contained in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. This increase provides for an administrative judge and attorney and other non-personnel costs of conducting the hear- ings needed to comply with this new requirement. To further strengthen the Department’s undertaking in information technology reforms and to centralize standard network operations, a $123,000 increase is requested for Enterprise Service Network, Messaging, and Freedom of Information Act Appeals. This continued development for effective business practices is critical to ensure ESN will be in full functional and operational status by the time the Financial and Business Management System deploys. The 2007 budget request includes an increase for logistical and administrative services support. As a result of additional requirements for security related to background checks and increased outreach and training to promote diverse hiring, an increase of $393,000 is requested for per- sonnel services. The budget also requests an increase for accounting services provided to the Secretary’s Office. Due to complexities with our accounting resulting from the recent addition of programs such as appraisal services, FBMS, and Indian Arts and Crafts Board; additional requirements mandated by the Chief Financial Officers Act; modifications in processes and systems to comply with audit opinions and recommendations; OMB’s business rules on reim- bursable activity; and OMB's most recent Circular 123, an increase of $483,000 is requested for accounting services. General Statement DM - 8 1609 The Central Services budget account also includes a request for $184,000 for additional space to support the law enforcement program that received budget increases in prior years, and a $200,000 request for fully funding postage cost increases. A $14,300 request is included for the overhead rate pertaining to the Office of Indirect Cost Negotiations. Overhead Charges The 2006 Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act requires presentation of estimated overhead charges, deductions, reserves or holdbacks from pro- grams, projects, activities, and subactivities to support government-wide, departmental, agency or bureau administrative functions or headquarters, regional or central operations. The Depart- mental Management discretionary appropriation funds the total costs for all programs and proj- ects without additional holdbacks or overhead charges. Included within the 2007 budget request for Departmental Management is $15.3 million for payment to the Department's Working Capital Fund. This amount supports the appropriate portion of costs for centralized Services and busi- ness operations that are financed through the Fund. The 2007 budget for the Fund includes overhead charges to recoup costs for non-separable costs. The overhead for the Office of the Secretary portion of the Fund is one percent for programs that do not include staffing and two percent for programs that include staffing. These costs recover the incremental portion of non-separable costs that are related to support of the Fund. FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Interior is undertaking significant information technology reforms to centralize and Standardize network operations and develop consistent and effective business practices. The 2007 budget in- cludes $22.2 million to continue deployment of the Financial and Business Management System. The FBMS will replace duplicative legacy systems currently in operation, including 27 acquisi- tion systems, 16 finance systems, 43 vendor databases, and 107 property systems. It will inte- grate processes and systems to eliminate redundancy and inefficiencies. As FBMS is critical for meeting the future business needs of the Department, it is a key compo- nent of the Department’s financial management modernization strategy. Interior’s objectives of standardizing data, business practices, and related technology; integrating currently fragmented processes; and improving responsiveness to internal and external customers will be achieved by moving forward to replace current aging legacy systems with an enterprise solution. The FBMS is charged with implementing seven functions, including: core financials, acquisi- tion, financial assistance, travel, property, budget, and enterprise information. Collectively, these functions represent the Department’s business architecture for administrative management. The FBMS addresses all basic administrative management functions except for revenue collection, personnel/payroll, and facilities management. DM - 9 General Statement 1610 In 2005, the Department successfully deployed a grants management module and much of the necessary infrastructure needed for future deployments, including system configuration, busi- ness process standardization, and interface development. The FBMS project managers, working in close collaboration with an Executive Steering Committee, (comprised of senior staff from Interior's bureaus and offices), are drawing on the expertise and experience of other Federal and State agencies that have deployed financial and business management systems and are strength- ening project management and oversight. APPRAISAL SERVICES The 2007 budget includes $7.4 million for appraisal services. This continues a strong Depart- mental appraisal organization with unified lines of supervision with strengthened appraiser inde- pendence and unbiased valuation services that meet recognized professional standards. In 2003 real estate appraisers were consolidated from four bureaus into the Department’s Na- tional Business Center, Appraisal Services Directorate. The ASD is also managing the appraisal function supporting the Department's trust responsibilities by providing oversight and manage- ment of appraisers in the Office of the Special Trustee. These appraisers continue to report to the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians in order to continue a close consultation with Indian Country regarding the relevant aspects of appraisals. The 2007 budget requests an increase of $84,100 to fund fixed costs for Appraisal Services. PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES The 2007 budget proposes $198.0 million for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program. The PILT payments are made for lands administered by Interior agencies including the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and Fish and Wildlife Service, as well as for land adminis- tered by other agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service. The PILT payments are made to local governments in counties, townships, and other jurisdic- tions where certain Federal lands are located within their boundaries based on the concept that local governments incur costs associated with maintaining infrastructure on Federal lands within their boundaries but are unable to collect taxes on these lands. In addition to PILT payments, the States and counties receive revenue sharing and grant payments from the Department of the Interior totaling $4.0 billion annually. As part of the President’s effort to reduce the deficit, the budget proposes a reduction of $34.5 million in PILT from the record high 2006 level. The 2007 request is 58 to 90 percent higher than PILT payments made during the 1990s. CENTRAL HAZARDOUS MATERLALS FUND Department-wide cleanup activities are conducted under the auspices of the Central Hazardous Materials Fund. The Fund provides a coordinated, consistent approach to remediate sites im- pacted by hazardous substances. The 2007 budget will continue to strengthen the program with General Statement DM - 10 1611 implementation of management changes designed to enhance the overall effectiveness of the Fund including deployment of an environmental management information system to inventory and track hazardous waste site condition and remediation. The 2007 budget request is $9.9 million, an increase of $213,000 over the 2006 enacted appro- priation. For 2006, the Department is projecting a minimum of $1 million in cost recoveries. WORKING CAPITAL FUND The Department's Working Capital Fund finances Department-wide systems and service, includ- ing those requested by bureaus and offices, Payroll, financial accounting, internet and intranet services, drug-testing, health care, and other services are funded by funds requested in bureau budgets that are collected through the WCF. The WCF is an important tool that facilitates central management, helps to avoid duplication of programs in each bureau and office, and results in savings through economies of scale. The Department is in the third year of implementing the Working Capital Improvement Plan, which is making operation of the Fund more transparent to customers, ensuring that the Fund is being used for its intended purposes, and providing assurances that customers are charged fairly and accurately for Services received. The Department has implemented most of the steps recom- mended in the WCF Improvement Plan and continues to make progress in completing the entire plan. The WCF Consortium, established in June of 2003, provides overall direction for the Fund, oversees the types of activities financed through the Fund, and reviews and approves budgetary changes. The Consortium, chaired by the Deputy Assistant Secretary – Business Management and Wildland Fire, includes representatives from each of Interior's bureaus and offices. As part of the WCF Improvement plan, the National Business Center is deploying an activity-based cost management system in 2006 that will generate information that will be used to identify cost driv- ers and link performance to WCF costs. * Improvement efforts completed include benchmarking WCF financed activities to the standards adopted by the Consortium relevant to the appropriateness of using WCF financing versus an- other funding mechanism; evaluation of WCF activities based on Consortium-approved stan- dards defining mandatory versus discretionary services; a pricing and indirect cost review; and establishment of new posting models to facilitate accounting and reporting. Work continues on completing policies and procedures. The Consortium evaluates, on an ongoing basis, the need for services funded, additional services that should be incorporated, and opportunities to stream- line services and reduce costs. The Department continues to use the WCF to consolidate collections for services funded through reimbursable agreements in order to improve the transparency of ongoing cooperative funding arrangements. As a result of these consolidation efforts and expanded service levels to Interior and external customers, Service levels, offsetting collections, and outlays continue to increase, as reported in the WCF section of this document. DM - 11 General Statement 1612 ACCENT ON RESULTs: MANAGEMENT ExCELLENCE AT INTERIOR Meeting the Department’s many responsibilities requires a constant search for ways to work Smarter. In 2007, Interior will continue implementation of the President’s management agenda and our Accent on Results initiatives. Budget and Performance Integration — Budget and performance integration lies at the heart of ensuring both the strategic allocation and efficient use of funds. Interior's approach to this integration extends beyond the cyclic budgetformulation process. It includes an intensive and expansive review of base budgets to identify opportunities to redirect resources to higher priorities, realize additional gains in effectiveness and efficiency, and implement the Program Assessment Rating Tool recommendations. Departmental employees are coding their time and purchases to activities that describe the work of the Department through an activity-based cost management system. Interior has adopted an Senior Executive Service performance management and appraisal program to emphasize strategic plan goals through the performance of each executive. Goals are cascaded down to non-SES employees as the basis for pay, awards, development, retention, removal, and other personnel decisions. Financial Performance — The Department is transforming its financial management functions to create a world-class financial management structure that links planning and budgeting with performance results; performs efficient and reliable transaction processing; recruits, trains, and rewards top financial management talent; and focuses on analysis to improve the business information available to program managers. Interior received a clean audit opinion on its consolidated statement for the ninth year; completed the 2005 audit within 45 days of the end of the fiscal year; received no new reported weaknesses; and reduced auditor-reported material weaknesses by 50 percent from 2004, the greatest reduction achieved by any agency. Interior is migrating financial and other business systems to the Financial and Business Management System, which will replace a variety of outdated, stand-alone, mainframe-based systems that are costly to operate, difficult to secure, unable to provide timely financial and performance information, and do not comply with financial system standards. E-Government — Interior has significantly improved its information technology environment by deploying an e-government strategy to move from stove-piped legacy systems to government-wide and Departmental solutions. Using its enterprise architecture, Interior can identify duplicative systems that will come off line with the availability of new systems and provide a sound basis for capital planning and investment decisionmaking. Interior continues to implement improvements in its IT security program, continuing a robust certification and accreditation program. Human Capital — Interior’s efforts to improve the management of human capital build upon the Strategic Human Capital Management Plan — FY2003-2007. As outlined in the plan, bureaus have developed workforce plans that are guiding human resources management throughout the Department. Based on extensive workforce analysis, bureaus and offices are restructuring to focus on priority programs and fill skills gaps. The Department continues to focus efforts on ensuring the safety of employees through training, improved awareness, and certification of safety officers. Competitive Sourcing — Competitive sourcing provides a means for bureaus and offices to periodically evaluate business practices and develop more effective ways to deliver service. As a result of competitive reviews already completed, the bureaus and offices throughout Interior are realizing savings. To date, Interior has studied 3,200 FTE with a projected $7.0 million in annual cost savings, Department-wide an additional 1,900 FTEs are currently being reviewed to determine suitability for additional competitive reviews. Asset Management—The Department has significantly improved Federal real property management, by consolidating responsibilities for real property, completion of the Department's first asset plan, and completion of the Federal real property profile. General Statement DM - 12 1613 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE SUMMARY The 2007 Departmental Management budget proposes to enhance performance in meeting the goals of the Department's unified strategic plan and associated performance goals to ensure com- pliance with the Government Performance and Results Act, OMB's PART requirements, and the President's management agenda goals. The Departmental Management budget continues to improve performance through: • Common goals, Strategies, performance measures, and financial systems to make it easier for bureaus and offices to work together to achieve shared missions. • Performing workforce planning to determine which types of jobs and skills are most essential now and in the coming years, so that recruitment and contracting efforts may be targeted to meet these needs. • Linking goals to budget and financial management, allowing data to be entered in to a single system, thus improving efficiency and providing more comprehensive data to support decision-making and organizational effectiveness. • Developing and maintaining a complete, Department-wide inventory of Interior facilities and their condition to assure that funds are provided to the most essential maintenance and rehabilitation needs. • Achieving economies in information technology purchases through adopting Depart- ment-wide modern systems, focusing resulting savings towards on-the-ground mis- sion delivery. • Improving the security of our IT systems to assure that Interior's mission and service to the public is not impacted by security breaches. • Continually seeking methods to achieve economies through process improvement, competitive sourcing, and better use of partners’ capabilities. In 2007, continued FBMS development and deployment are essential to accomplishment of mis- sion goals. The FBMS system involves deployment of specific functional components that are essential to delivering both financial and business information in a more cost-effective manner, and improve the Interior's ability to interface the FBMS with key e-government initiatives, such as grants.gov and the integrated acquisition environment. Performance Tables DM - 13 Departmental Management # Environmental Policy and Compliance Long Term Explanations of Champes: Intermediate or PART Measure! || 2: | 2004 ; 2005 2006 2007 |ººl.º.ºngºl "::...'. PART Efficiency or Other # | Actum . Actual | Enacted pian ***"...º..."Target (2008) ºn. Outcome Measure alſº to 2007 Bud Revised target revisions Preparedness/Response for Oil & Improvements to measure |Hazardous Substance Emergencies: being considered to expand percentage of coordinated DOI input 70% 71% 70% M M º º: plans provided on national, international, C =23 / 33 70% = 56 h9 70% (Measure no change . - easure an º plans of Interior's regional and sub regional guidance/ (plans only) - under review) under review under review Environmental Safeguards limitiative and the National Response Plan. ated environmental management systems, audits and reviews. Resource Use End Outcome Goal: Enhance Responsible Use Management Practices. Iºnd Outcome Measureſ policies and contingency plans to ensure protection of DOI resources. Intermediate Outcome Goal: Address environmental and resource stewardship concerns through coordin End Outcome Measureſ |Explanations of Changes; |facilities (cumulative). |Intermediate or PART Measure! | ºf 2004 2005 2005 2006 2007 :!. *: 'ºh; * for change from 2006 to PART Efficiency or Other § Actual Plan Actual Plan Pian g g 2007 and 2006 and 2008 to 2007 Pres Bud Revised Outcome Measure target revisions Environmental Management - 100% represents 8 out of Systems: 100% of Interior bureaus - - - - - - - jº 50% 63% Maintain Maintain 8 bureaus. Measure being have approved Environmental C 4 of 8 100% 5 of 8 100% 100% no change 100% 100% reconsidered by DOI EMS Management Systems (EMS) Council. implementation plans, Environmental Management M bei idered Systems: Interior bureaus' 70% 80% + 10% 90% 90% easure being reconside appropriate facilities have EMS C 20% 50% (revised Plan) o o o o by DOI EMS Council. plans in place. º 3. The } 83.2% 95% Maintain Targets reflect changes percentage of initial environmenta , A. Y.O. d 0. - o 0% + 4% 100% in bureau environmental audits completed at all Interior C -2.3.73.404 *% |34.9/3,680 | * 90% o o 100% program resources. : 3. Environmental Policy and Compliance End Outcome Measureſ. Change from Long Term | Long Term Explanations of Changes; ;Intermediate or PART Measureſ º 2604 2005 2005 2006 zº" ji. (2008)|Ta º gº.”.””. PART Efficiency or Other * Actual Plan Actual Plan Pian rg rget, 2007 and 2006 and 2008 to 2007 Pres Bud Revised Outcome Measure target revisions Environmental Reviews”: The percentage of initial environmental reviews distributed to Interior g 0. Maintai - - - * == ta t bureaus within two days ofteceiptil c | _.º. 85% º 85% 85% no change ºn Mººn g g =805 / 948 940 / 1,075 85% 85% Resource Use Office of Environmental Compliance must meet or exceed 80% of the total, *Environmental reviews include environmental impact statements from other agencies, project proposals and draft regulations. : g Financial Management End Outcome Goal: Accountability - managers and employees are responsible for performance results measured against clear gauges, with budgets linked to performance End outcome Measureſ 2005 change from ***..] Lon term | Explanations of Changes; Intermediate or PART Measureſ 3. 2004 Final 2005 2006 2007 |2006 †...Target (2008)]+. jº, for change from 2006 to PART Efficiency or Other # || Actual Pian Actual | Enacted Plan .*|†". 2007 and 2006 and 2008 Outcome Measure - Bud eylge target revisions Obtain unqualified audit for the Maintain Maintain Department's consolidated financial A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes * * * unqualified unqualified statement. audit status. I audit status. Obtain unqualified audit for Maintain Maintain w Interior's eight bureaus and the A 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% * * * unqualified unqualified sº º to iDepartmental offices. audit status. | audit status. - Note: In 2007, two bureaus are cºpected to undergo a limited financial audit during transition to the new FBMS system. To qualify for such an exception, bureaus must meet specific criteria regarding thcir financial #management condition prior to the transition. Management Excellence and sound financial management. Intermediate Outcome Goal: Improve Financial Management by the Department. End Outcome Measure Long Term L Explanations of Changes; Intermediate or PART Measureſ # 2004 : 2005 2006 2007 º:!. Target (2008) *: §º for change from 2006 to PART Efficiency or Other Actual Pl Actual Enacted Plan to 2007 2006 Preg Revised 2007 and 2006 and 2008 Outcome Measure §In Bud target revisions Corrective actions: Percent of Maintai Maintai material weaknesses and material Q 0. 100% i00% 100% * * * aintain 8tn!81It non-compliances that are corrected A 88% 100% {} º g 100% }{}0% on schedule, Corrective Actions: Percent of * * * Maintai established targets in Financial 100% 100% --- Maintain Bintain New Measure in 2006. Performance Metrics met as defined A o p |(}0% 100% : 3. Financial Management Hintermediate Outcome Goal: Achieve performance-budget integration to produce financial information useful to resource allocation and performance evaluation, £nd Outcome Measure/ £xplanations of Changes: Intermediate or PART Measure | ºf 2004 2005 2005 2006 2007 : º Longºrm Long term i. ...” PART Efficiency or Other '# Actual Pian Actual Plan Plan *T*E*(2008)|Target (2008).º.º. Outcome Measuire to 2007 Preg Bud Revised target revisions Cost Management: Percent implementing accurate, activity- Maintain Maintain based cost accounting systems in C 100% 100% 89% 100% 100% --- 100% 100% Management Excellence £ompliance with Departmental guidelines. of bureaus and offices fully. Intermediate Outcome Goal: E stablish and maintain effective, risk-based internal control environment as defined by the Federal Ma and revised OMB Circular A-123. nagers Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA) End Outcome Measure/ Change from Long Term i Long Term |Explanations of Changes; ºn lººſeasure 3 2004 2005 2005 2006 2007 |...}. (2008)|Ta ºshº. PART Efficiency or Other te Actual Plan Actual Plan Plan | Targ rg 2007 and 2006 and 2008 to 2007 Pres Bud Revised Outcome Measure target revisions Complete planning, including - a tº 4 * - preparation of business process C 100% 100% -- Mººn Maintain New Measure in 2006. • * . 100% I00% memos and risk analysis. |Establish test plan and milestones o --- Maintain Maintain in 2006 for completion of testing. C 100% 100% 100% 100% New Measurc in ~~~~ |Summarize results and draft findings Maintain Maintain º - -- New Measure in 2006, and corrective actions. C 100% 100% 100% 100% CW | Report bureauſoffice director/ g o * * - Maintain Maintain New Measure in 2006. Secretary's Assurance Statement. C 100% }00% 100% 100% evy : à Acquisition and Property Management Management Excellence End Outcome Goal 4: Integration - enhance productivity and solve business problems through the effective implementation of new Department-wide financial system and increasing the use of performance based service contracts, Facilities Condition index." End Outcome Measure/ Long Term Explanati f CI sº 2005 Ch g xplanations of Urianges; ºteasure | 3 2004 Final 2005 2006 2007 *:::::: Thrget (2008) *::: '...] ºrchange from 2003: PART Efficiency or Other 3 Actuºsi Plan Actual ; Enacted Plan .* ºr "..." iºnºurs Outcome Measure Bud evise target revisions Goal met: d FBMS º: wn- +27% * º * standard fin. & 7 additional Percent of business lines with assistan. line (coº business + 66% over # 4- 66% over Measurc relatcs to FBMS shared processes, including systems, - system financials) lines will be baselinc baselinc componchts - 8 business lines to eliminate redundancy and/or C Established ; +4% over implemented will be implemented + $9% 48 of 72 48 of 72 in 9 bureaus and OS inefficiency. New Financial and baseline. baseline º b implemented º: DOH º processes process.cs t{}0% (8 business lines in Business Management System will a 'bureaus at two pol at two implemented in implemented in 9 bureaus (total: 72 processes affect eight business lines. improving | . . . bureaus for 2008 2008 implemented) in 2009) shared a cumulative | * cumulative g * by total of 8%. total of 27% intermediate Outcome Goal: increase competitive reviews and improve contracts management. Leverage DOI's spending to Award one Award one the maximum extent possibi Dept-wide Dept-wide th .. } Čx taº:º: omb C contract undericontract under & & gº This measure undergoing . º sº B 8 Strategic Strategic final review. anºws Sourcing Sourcing Sourcing initiative, initiative initiative |Intermediate Outcome Goal: improve performance through efficient and effective processes. Facilities Management: Percent New goal related *facilitics * * * ~ * s * 'ill be implemented prior to f facilities that have a calculated | C | 63.90% 83% 75% 100% 100% * * * will be imple p 2007. New goal currently under review. Facilities Condition Index applies only to owned real property assets over $50,000. This measure docs not apply to bureaus who do not own any real property assets, such as OSM, MMS, and OS. : # Center for Competitive Sourcing Excellence Management Excellence End Outcome Goal: Assure customer value through competitive revicws. Management Excellence End Outcome Measureſ Long Tº 2005 ng Term Explanations of Changes: intermediate or PART Measureſ # 2004 Final 2005 2006 2007 ||...}ºrgºgnosh. Torºngeromºtº PART Efficiency or Other Actual Pla Actuai : Enacted Plan *| 2006 Prº Tºget(* 2007 ºn 2006 and zoos KOutcome Measure Tº to 2007 Bud Revised target revisions Number of commercial-type FTE Note: The ta - * - º rget changes involved in competitive sourcing Long * | **** | each fiscal year as bureaus studies completed during the fiscal A 402 198 198 457 450 -7 target still in target still in *: appropriate year. development development functions to study. Volunteer Program nd Outcome Goal: Workforce has job related knowledge and skills necessary to accomplish organizational goals. mission activities. development nd Outcome Measureſ 2005 Change fr Long Term Long Term Explanations of Changes; Intermediate or PART Measureſ tº 2004 Final 2005 2006 2007 |...}}Target (2008) tº: º, ºhº. PART Efficiency or Other 'º Actual IPI 2. Actual Enacted Plan to 2 º | 2006 Pres º d 2007 and 2006 and 2008 Outcome Measure #Iº 0. Bud Sę target revisions 2006 and 2007 targets being eviewed to determine the Volunteers: Number of volunteer Long term Long term ſº of .*d hours per year supporting DOI A 9,130,000 9,462,683 |9,105,028 (E)} 9,648,226 10,469,000 || +820,774 target still in target still in investigation requirement development on the target number of volunteer hours. : § Human Resources Management Excellence End Outcome Goal: Workforce has job-related knowledge and skills necessary to accomplish organizational goals. End outcome Measureſ Long Term Explanations of Changes; ºlºra. Measure 3 2004 #. 2005 2006 2007 jº.!. Target (2008) : §º rººmºrromºtº PART Efficiency or Other tºp Actual Plani Actual Estimate Plan to 2007 2006 Preg *::::d 2007 and 2006 Rnd 2008 Outcome Measure Bud target revisions t - - a 8 Outcome goals to be Percent of skill gapsidentified and New Measurel Develop | Baseline established in 2006. £liminated through succession and F - - - 3% 3% * -- - w in 2005 baseline data. i Established Progress against goal will be knowledge management plans, * measured in 2007. ntermediate Outcome Goal: Improve Human Capital Management. nd Outcome Measure/ Long Term Explanations of Changes; tº: or PART Measureſ § 2604 : 2005 2006 2007 :::::: Target (2008) *: §º for change from 2006 to PART Efficiency or Other Actual Pig Actual Estimate Plan to 2607 2006 Pres . d 2007 and 2006 and 2008 utcome Measure T. Bud target revisions Performance-Based Management - Percent of SES executives and direct reports with prgin management or admin, responsibilities that have Maintain performance agreements containing | C 88% 90% 90% (E) 100% | 00% * * * Completed | Completed GPRA, President's Management Agenda and Citizen-Centered Governance performance-based klements. Wijl be Will be - ſt • - 4 - - - t tablished implementation software ºr! F New Measurel Establish Baseline Not * º * * nº to collect data has not Employment across the Department, in 2005 Baseline Established collection of collection of yet been received. baseline data, baseline data. ; 5. Occupational Health and Safety Management Excellence End Outcome Goal: Manage the Department to be highly skilled, accountable, modern, functionally integrated, citizen-centered and results oriented. |Intermediate Outcome Goal: Improve human capital management through improved employee safety. nd Outcome Measure/ 2005 Change | Long Term Long Term Explanations of Changes; intermediate or PART Measureſ # 2004 Fin s 2005 2006 2007 from Target (2008) Ta . cons for change from 2006 to PART Efficiency or other Actual PI $º Actual Enacted Plan 2006 Revised 2006 Preg º ed ) 2007 and 2006 and 2008 Outcome Measure gliº to 2007 Bud $ target revisions Safety: Percent annual reduction in reported cases of fatalities per the 10 year average (adjusted by º to d adjudications received during the A 4% 3% 3% same fiscal year from the Dept. of Labor, --- º: . º ºn A New Measurel Establish Baseline number of serious employee injuries in 2005 Baseline i established at DOI. Safety: Percent annual reduction in lost time case rate for DOI a Nº sº. 3% 3% 3%, employees, Safety: Percent annual reduction in A New Measurel Establish Baseline 3% 3%, the injury incidence rate at DOl. in 2005 Baseline established É Law Enforcement and Security Serving Communities End Outcome Measureſ Long Term Explanations of Changes; intermediate or PART Measure! || 3 || 2004 #. 2005 2006 2007 |...}rºoms, *::::::...] ºrchangeromzºº PART Efficiency or Other § Actual Plan Actual Enacted Plan to º 2006 Pres º vised ) 2007 and 2006 and 2008 Outcome Measure Bud & target revisions End Outcome Goal: Protect Lives Resources and Property Outcome Goal: Provide oversight for Interior law enforcement programs. 23 chapters Complete update of DM 446 which º: Previous measurement provides policy and oversight for C 0 23 23 10 10 --- 33 '. y t assumed only existing HDepartmental law enforcement ch º 23 chapters as one policy programs. drai. and manual. disseminated Outcome Goal: Streamline Bureau basic training programs. - & . One DOI-wid Reduce the number of basic training C 1 2 achieved in Completed in tº: im. c *** * gº º sº. * * * 6 g programs. 2006 200 program Outcome Goal: Report internal affairs complaints to OIG. Track all internal affairs complaints Maintain totallMaintain total and provide monthly status reports A 12 12 12 12 12 ** * * % O * % O kaccounting for all investigations. Conduct a policy compliance review - of 3 of the seven Departmental law A *: * 3 5 3 3 --- 3 3 enforcement programs annually, - - Number of annual reviews Review the security of at least 4 key Review 4 siteslºeview 4 sites reduced due to alternate resources/critical infrastructures A 4 4 4 4 4 --- annually annually methods of evaluation and and/or other designated locations. other security priorities. : § Serving Communities End Outcome Measureſ Long Term Explanations of Changes; intermediate or PART Measure! || 3 2004 :: 2005 2006 2007 : Target (2008) *:::::: for change from 2006 to PART Efficiency or Other § Actual Plan Actual Enacted Plan to 2007 2006 Pres . { ed } 2007 and 2006 and 2008 Outcome Measure - Bud tºys target revisions Complete update of all chapters in section 444 of the Interior Security F '. * los chapterilloschapterm chapter. In chapter __ #3 º był3 Chapters by Manual by FY 2008 £88 tire 00 2008 Meet with Security Coordinators Reduced from 6 annual from each bureau regarding physical A 4. 4 4 4 4 *** Maintain total}Maintain total meetings to four duc Outcome Goal: Maintain partnership with the Department of Homeland Security in the implementation and oversight of Homeland Security Presidential Directives (HSPD-7 Law Enforcement and Security security plans at least four times per year, of 4 of 4 to alternate methods of communication. and HSPD-12) (annual) |Attend/participate in 4 Homeland ! A Mr. ****, 3 * * * Security Advisory System mectings A 16 4 2 4 4. sº tº ºw Mº total * total per year. Assist in the physical security ! A Mr. * * * * * * - # Special events are large planning of major Interior special A 6 4 4 4 4 --- 3 * total * total gatherings such as the 4th of events. July on the Mall, investigate and respond to internal R º º |Respond to all sº physical security A 20 10 4 4 4 --- inquiries |improve and maintain cooperative relations with external agencies; develop consistent policies and - Migration onto interior lands procedures across Interior bureaus; A 2 2 2 4 4 * * * Maintain totallMaintain total at international borders has and develop a Department-wide of 4 of 4 become a major concern, border strategy by meeting with cognizant bureaus and agencies at least 4 times a year. * : É End Outcome Goal: Management Excellence. Modernization - Use technology to work smarter, providing single points of access to our services and other expanded e- Government opportunities. Provide employees the skills, technologies, systems, and practices needed to meet the future, End Outcome Measure/ 2005 Change Long Term Long T Explanations of Changes; intermediate or PART Measureſ # 2004 Final 2005 2006 2007 from Target (2008) º: * for change from 2006 to . . or Other Actual Plan Actual Enacted Plan 2006 Revised| 2006 Pres .º 2007 and 2006 and 2008 KJulted intº IV casure to 2007 Burd target revisions Improve IT management process: . º, 2 tºo. ITM C 25% 100% 95% 100% 100% sº º sm Level 3 º: ramework by t * improve I'ſ management process: . . along GAO’s ITM C 25% 30% 28% 35% 40% +5% 100% 100% +10% ramework by FY 2008. Percent of systems that will be certified and accredited by FY 2005, Target revised to mect new andwill maintain accreditation ona'ſ “ 97.6% 90% 98% 90% 90% * * * 100% 100% OMB requirements 3-year recurring cycle. * - * - f g Percent of time that networks are A 99.8% 99.5% 99.5% (E) 99.5% 99.5% -- - - 99.5% 99.5% Maintain or improve 99.5% operational status. Chief Information Officer Management Excellence operational for all users, Intermediate Outcome Goal: Achieve citizen-centered e-government and information technology management through efficient, secure and well planned IT systems. baseline. established in the project or program 2005 Change Long Term Long Term Explanations of Changes; *} 2004 2005 2006 2007 from Target (2008) for change from 2006 to tº di Cºrºr Griswºrn ºn ºrwissm ºr tº: Ertmººriss Bºissº tºrtºr Rºtºrs. Bºrºº: Cºrtº S. ſº evºie - - D #" ** ... " Consciication Quality Assurance Delivery Rºute - Rºr Delivery Systern faining Sº, . . . . ." i ; ; integration COrisdiidation System System Integration System – for development and customer-specific settings Consolidation System — to test and verify developments and customer-specific Settings in an environment similar to that of production Delivery System — an independent production system Financial and Business Management DM - 175 Departmental Management 1775 Work was initiated on over 70 FBMS interfaces in 2005. Over 10 web services interfaces were designed, engineered and await integration testing. The FBMS project team acquired and brought into operation a testing facility for reviewing and testing contractor progress and con- ducting user acceptance testing. This capability played a key role in determining that the initial systems integrator was not meeting Interior's requirements. The FBMS project team also con- tracted for an independent of its SAP Software and hardware configuration. The FBMS project team oversaw the acquisition and configuration of over 146 computer servers. Servers to support FBMS are being deployed in a just-in-time manner, meaning that those Serv- ers that are needed for early deployments are fully operational before servers in future deploy- ments. The first table also outlines those servers that are operational (in full use) and those that are configured (prepared, but not in full use in the environment in which it is installed), based on the initial deployment schedule. Server Counts Production 26 59 4 11 } 14 28 DEV1 4 10 13 27 DEV2 4 4 11 Total Servers 38 65 146 The following table outlines the number of servers in each environment that utilize the UNIX operating system that were configured in 2005. UNIX Server Counts 2 A Production i 5 1 DEV1 DEV2 Total UNIX Servers 3 3 4 3 0 9 0 3 0 9 () 0 4 42 Departmental Management DM - 176 Financial and Business Management 1776 The following table outlines the number of servers in each environment that utilize the Windows operating system that were configured in 2005. Windows Server Counts Production 1 DEV1 AS2 DEV2 Total Windows Servers Financial and Business Management EXM - 177 Departmental Management 1777 Justification of Program and Performance Activity; Grant to Kendall County, Illinois 2007 2005 2006 Realign- ; Fixed Cost Program Budget Change Actual Enacted ment” Change Change Request from 2006 Departmental Management, Salaries and Expenses ($000) 4,930.5 4,926.4 0.0 0.0 -4,926.4 0.0 –4,926.4 FTE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0,0 0.0 0.0 0.0 * Within the budget, a funding realignment has been proposed to reflect current workload and staffing. Justification of 2007 Program Changes 2007 * Program Budget Changes Request (+/-) Grant to Kendall County, IL $(000) 0.0 -4,926.4 FTE 0.0 0.0 The 2007 budget request for the grant to Kendall County, Illinois is zero, a $4.9 million decrease from the 2006 enacted level. This was a one-time project. Program Overview Sec. 437 of the 2006 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act provided funds for a grant to Kendall County, Illinois. 2006 Planned Program Performance The Department is working with the National Park Service to timely grant funds to Kendall County, Illinois. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments With assistance from the National Park Service, a grant in the amount of $4,930,538 was paid to Kendall County, Illinois on April 19, 2005. Departmental Management DM - 178 Grant to Kendall County, IL 1778 ustification of Program and Performance Activity: Martin Luther King Memorial 2007 2005 2006 Realign- Fixed Cost Program Budget Change Actual Enacted ment” Change Change Request from 2006 Departmental Management, Saiaries and Expenses ($000) 0.0 9,852.4 0.0 0.0 –9,852.4 0.0 -9,852.4 FTE 0.0 0.0 {}_{} 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 * Within the budget, a funding realignment has been proposed to reflect current workload and staffing. Justification of 2007 Program Changes 2007 Program Budget Changes Request (+/-) Martin Luther King Memorial $(000) 0.0 -9,852.4 FTE 0.0 0.0 The 2007 budget request for the Martin Luther King Memorial is zero, a $9.9 million decrease from the 2006 enacted level. This was a one-time appropriation. Program Overview Sec. 134 of the 2006 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act provided $9.9 million for necessary expenses for the Memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., as authorized in the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996. The funds shall only be made available after the entire amount is matched by non-Federal contributions that are pledged and received after July 26, 2005, but prior to November 12, 2008. 2006 and 2007 Planned Program Performance The Department will work with the National Park Service who will work with the Alpha Phi Al- pha Fraternity to make the funds available at the appropriate time for the erection of a Memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. in the District of Columbia. Martin Luther King Memorial DM - 179 Departmental Management s Appropriation: . DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Summary of Requirements by Object Class (in thousands of dollars) Salaries and Expenses . . . 2006 Estimate Obicci Çlassiſtcation FTE Amount Personnel compensation Full-time pººl & 393.0 40,568.8 Other than full-time permanent............ {}.0 3,561.5 Other personnel comp tinn 0.0 704.2 Total personnel compensation 393.0 44,834.5 Personnel benefits: civilian 10,838.0 Benefits for former personnel 133.0 Travel and transportalion of persons 822.6 Transportation of things i 1.4 Rental payments to GSA #2,909.9 Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous 1,002.8 Printing and reproduction 321.2 Advisory and assistance services 78.4 Other services - 52,250.0 Purchases of goods & services - government 6,221.5 Operation and Maintenance of Facilities 174.5 Operation and Maintenance of Equip 161.3 Supplies and materials 420.0 Equipment 62.3 Total requirements 393.0 £30,238.4 11...] i 1.3 | 1.5 11.9 12. H 13.0 2}.0 22.() 23.1 23.3 24.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.7 26.0 31.0 99.9 Fixed cost & related changes FTE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Amount +759.5 +66.7 +13.2 +839.4 +259.2 –52.2 +14.5 0.0 4,743.0 -7.6 -4.9 -0.4 -289.2 -34.4 -0.9 -0.9 -5.0 0.0 i 460.6 +5.0. Program 2007 Budget changes Request Amount FTE Amºunt +210,4 398,0 41,538.8 +18.4 ().0 3,646.6 4.3.7 0.0 721.1 +232.5 398.0 45,906.4 +60.5 11,157.7 {}.() 80.8 +88.3 925.4 ().0 | 1.4 4.188.7 13,841.6 +209.4 1,204.6 0.0 316.3 - 18.() 60,0 -12,122.0 39,838.8 - 1,443.3 4,743.8 –39.8 130.8 -37.4 H23.0 +9.1 424.1 + [7.5 79.8 - 12,854.5 398.0 i 18,844.5 : 1780 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Departmental Management-Salaries and Expenses Program and Financing (in millions of dollars) identification code 14–0102-0-1-306 2005 2006 2007 Actual Enacted Estimate Obligations by program activity: Direct program: 00:01 Departmental direction }8 19 }4 00.03 Management and +:-- ~~! 29 30 30 00.04 Hearings and appeals 7 7 8 Ö0.05 Indians arts and crafts board } i l 00.06 Central services 29 33 35 00:07 USBM Workers comp - I } i 00.08 Financial and business management system #4 24 22 00,09 Appraisal services * * * * * 7 7 00, 10 Martin Luther King Memorial * * * * * * * * * * 10 01.00 Direct program subtotal 99 122 128 Reimbursable program: 09.01 Departmental direction 28 34 34 09.02 Management and ..?? --- ** 3 4 4 09.03 Central services 2 2 2 09.99 Reimbursable program subtotal 33 40 40 10.00 Total new oblig 132 }62 168 Budgetary resources available for obligation: 21.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year 2 3 10 22.00 New budget authority (gross) -- 138 169 158 22.10 Resources available from recoveries of prior year obligati ! * * * * * w w & wº 23.90 Total budgetary resources available for obligati 141 172 168 23.95 Total new obligati -132 -162 -168 23.98 Unobligated balance expiring or withd -6 m a. º. º.º. * * * * * 24.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year 3 j() {} New budget authority (gross), detail: Discretionary 40,00 Appropriat 85 124 1 | } 40.20 Appropriation {14-5005-0-306-N-0522–01] * * * * * 7 7 40.33 Appropriation permanently reduced (HR2863) * & & a s -] 40.35 Appropriation permanently reduced -l -l is wº. 4f ºn 4 42.00 Transferred from other accounts (14-1121) 13 a tº 4 ºf ºf a sº e sº 42.00 Transferred from other accounts (14–2100) ! ..... * * * * * 43.00 Appropriation (total discretionary) 98 129 ! 18 Spending authority from offsetting collections: 68.00 Offsetting collections (cash). 27 40 40 68.10 Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (unexpired) 13 68.90 Spending authority from offsetting collections (total discretionary) 40 40 40 70.00 Total new budget authority (gross) {38 169 158 Change in obligated balances: 72.40 Obligated balances, start of year . -2 -4 -1} 73.10 Total new obligati #32 162 168 73.20 Total outlays (gross) -128 -I 69 -#58 73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts (net) } 73.45 Recoveries of prior year obligati -l 74.00 Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (unexpired) -13 ..... ..... 74.10 Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (expired) 7 tº sº º ºst * g = tº s 74.40 Obligation balance, end of year - –4 -ll -] DM - 181 1781 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Departmental Management-Salaries and Expenses Program and Financing - cont'd (in millions of dollars) Identification code 14-0102-0-1-306 2006 2007 Actual Enacted Estimate Outlays (gross), detail: 86.90 Outlays from new discretionary authority 12: 156 145 86.93 Outlays from discretionary balances 7 13 i3 87.00 Total outlays (gross) 128 169 158 Offsets: Against gross budget authority and outlays Offseung collections (cash) from 88.00 Federal sources 30 40 40 Against gross budget authority only 88.95 Change in uncoli.ected customer payments from Federal sources (unexpired) 13 ..... 88.96 Portion of offsetting collections (cash) credited to expired fºrearman rits -3 Net budget authority and outlays: 89.00 Budget authority 98 129 ł 18 90.00 Outlays 98 129 118 95.02 Unpaid obligation, end of year 13 Object Classification (in millions of dollars) Direct obligations: Personnel compensation ! 1.1 Full-time p 33 36 36 } }.3 Other than full-time p 3 3 3 ! .9 Total personnel g" 36 39 39 12.1 Civilian personnel benefits 8 9 9 21.0 Travel and transportation of persons } 1 l 23.1 Rental payments to GSA } ] #3 14 25.2 Other services 34 43 42 25.3 Other purchases of goods and services from Government accounts 4 !2 13 41.0 Grants, subsidies, and contributions 5 5 10 99.0 Subtotal, obligations, direct obligati 99 122 }28 Reimbursable obligations: Personnel compensation 11. I Full-time p 19 20 2} i 13 Other than full-time permanent l } ! l I,9 Total personnel comp - 20 24 22 12.1 Civilian personnel benefits 5 6 6 21.0 Travel and transportation of persons l l l 25.2 Other services 6 10 9 25.3 Other purchases of goods and services from Government accounts l 2 2 99.0 Subtotal. obligations, reimbursable obligati 33 40 40 99.9 Total new oblig 132 #62 168 Personnel Summary Direct: Total compensable workyears 1001 Civilian full-time equivalent employ 380 393 398 Reimbursable: 2001 Civilian full-time equivalent employ 224 228 233 Allocations account: 3001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment 93 102 102 DM - 182 1782 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Payments in Lieu of Taxes Appropriation Language Sheet For expenses necessary to implement the Act of October 20, 1976, as amended (31 U.S.C. 6901-6907), [$236,000,000 } $198,000,000 of which not to exceed $400,000 shall be available for administrative expenses: Provided, That no payment shall be made to otherwise eligible units of local government if the computed amount of the payment is less than $100. (Depart- ment of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006). Payments in Lieu of Taxes DM - 183 Departmental Management 1783 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Appropriation Language Citations Appropriation: Payment in Lieu of Taxes Appropriation language and citations: 1. For expenses necessary to implement the Act of October 20, 1976, as amended, 31 U.S.C. 6901-6907 31 U.S.C.6901-6907 the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act, authorizes payments to certain units of local government with eligible Federal lands within their jurisdictions, under prescribed pay- ment formulas and within amounts annually appropriated by Congress, 2. of which not to exceed $400,000 shall be for administrative expenses: Provided, That no payment shall be made to otherwise eligible units of local government if the computed amount of the payment is less than $100, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006. Department of the ior, Environment, and Related Agencie ropriations Act, 2006, ap- propriates funding for payments in lieu of taxes to eligible units of local governments, provides funds to administer the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program. Departmental Management DM - 184 Payments in Lieu of Taxes 1784 Justification of Program and Performance Activity: Payments in Lieu of Taxes 2007 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 Fixed Cost Program Budget from Actual Enacted Changes Changes Request 2006 Payments in Lieu of Taxes ($000) 226,804.7 232,527.9 0.0 -34,527.9 198,000.0 -34,527.9 FTE J.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 Justification of 2007 Program Changes 2007 Program Budget Changes Request (+/-) Payments in Lieu of Taxes $(000) 198,000.0 -34,527.9 FTE 1.0 0.0 The 2007 budget request for Payments in Lieu of Taxes is $198.0 million, a program decrease of $34.5 million from the record high 2006 enacted level. The request is in-line with historical funding levels. The 2007 budget request funds PILT at a level that is 58 to 95 percent higher than the PILT pay- ments during the 1990s and is the same as 2001. As recently as 2000, PILT was funded at $134 million. Since 2000, PILT has increased by 74 percent. To constrain spending and focus on deficit reduction, the budget recommends maintaining this program at levels that are closer to historic amounts. In addition to the annual PILT payments, the Department allocates $4.0 billion annually to States and counties in revenue sharing and grant program funding. Program Overview Payments in Lieu of Taxes are Federal payments to local governments that help offset losses in property taxes due to nontaxable Federal lands within their local boundaries. The program is based on the concept that local governments incur costs associated with maintaining infrastruc- ture on Federal lands within their boundaries, but are unable to collect taxes on these lands. The payments are made to local governments in lieu of tax revenues and to supplement other Federal land receipts shared with local governments. Unlike other Federal payments that require local governments to use the funds for only specified activities, PILT payments may be used for any governmental purpose. The PILT payments help local governments carry out such vital services as fire fighting and police protection, construction of public schools and roads, and search-and-rescue operations. In recent years, PILT monies have been used to fund projects such as construction of county build- Payments in Lieu of Taxes DM - 185 Departmental Management 1785 ings, purchasing new police cruisers, and upgrading “911" emergency services. Since the incep- tion of the PILT program in 1976, over $3.6 billion in payments have been made. The amount of the payments is determined by several codified formulas (31 U.S.C. 6901-07) that are based on population and the amount of PILT eligible Federal land within an affected jurisdic- tion. Federal revenue transferred to local governments under other programs, such as income generated from the use of public land for livestock grazing, timber harvests, and mineral re- ceipts, are deducted from the receiving county’s PILT payments. All States except Rhode Island, which has almost no Federal land, received PILT payments in 2005. The District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands also received PILT payments. According to the for- mula established by the PILT law, there are three categories of entitlement lands: • Federal lands in the National Forest System or the National Park System, lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, lands in Federal water resource projects, dredge areas maintained by the U.S. Corps of Engineers, inactive and semi- active Army installations, and some lands donated to the Federal government (31 U.S.C. 6902); - • Federal lands acquired after December 30, 1970, as additions to lands in the National Park System or National Forest Wilderness Areas (31 U.S.C. 6904); and • Federal lands in Redwood National Park or lands acquired in the Lake Tahoe Basin near Lake Tahoe under the Act of December 23, 1980 (31 U.S.C. 6905). 2007 Program Performance Estimates • Accurately calculate and distribute all payments to eligible local governments in June 2007. Payments made before July 1 help local governments to better plan for PILT in the preparation of their annual budgets. 2006 Planned Program Performance • Distribute all payments to eligible local governments in June 2006. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments • All payments to eligible local governments were distributed on June 24, 2005. In 2005, over $226 million, based on approximately 615 million entitlement acres, was distributed to approximately 1,850 local government units (mostly counties) in 49 States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The annual PILT appropriation determines the total funding available for distribution to these local government units. * The web site for the PILT program was moved to the Department and is accessible at http://www.doi.gov/pilt/. * The notification to Governors and Congressional members was issued with the Secretary’s signature on June 24, 2005. Departmental Management DM - 186 Payments in Lieu of Taxes This table summarizes the 2005 PILT payments made to eligible units of government, by State. 2005 PILT Payments by State/Territory 2005 Ałabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Dist. of Columbia Florida Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Louisiana Maine Massachusetts Minnesota Missouri Montana State/T Nebraska Nevada New New New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Puerto Rico Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Islands W West Wisconsin Payments in Lieu of Taxes Departmental Management DM - 187 1787 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program and Financing (in millions of dollars) Identification code 14-11 14-0-1-806 2005 actual 2006 est. 2007 est. Obligations by program activity: 00.01 Direct Program Activity 227 233 —198 10.00 Total new obligations (object class 41.0)................................... 227 233 198 Budgetary resources available for obligation: - 22.00 New budget authority (gross) 227 233 198 23.95 Total new obligations –227 -233 -198 New budget authority (gross) detail: Discretionary 40.00 Appropriation 230 236 198 40.33 Appropriation permanently reduced (HR 2863)......................... ºw- –2 *º- 40.35 Appropriation permanently reduced —i. —l —- 43.00. Appropriation (total discretionary) 227 233 198 Change in obligated balances: 73.10 Total new obligations 227 233 198 73.20 Total outlays (gross) -227 -233 -198 Outlays (gross), detail: 86.90 Outlays from new discretionary authority.................................. 227 233 198 Net budget authority and outlays: 89.00 Budget authority 227 233 198 90.00 Outlays 227 233 198 Personnel Summary Direct Total compensable work years: Civilian full-time equivalent employment: 10.01 Civilian full-time equivalent employment ! i | Departmental Management DM - 188 Payments in Lieu of Taxes 1788 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Appropriation Language Sheet Central Hazardous Materials Fund For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior and any of its component of fices and bureaus for the remedial action, including associated activities, of hazardous waste substances, pollutants, or contaminants pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Re- sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), [$9,855,000] $9,923,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That hereafter, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, sums recovered from or paid by a party in advance of or as reimbursement for remedial action or response activities conducted by the Department pursuant to sections 107 or 113(f) of such Act, shall be credited to this account to be available until expended without further appropriation: Provided further, That hereafter such sums recovered from or paid by any party are not limited to monetary payments and may include stocks, bonds or other personal or real property, which may be retained, liquidated, or otherwise disposed of by the Secretary and which shall be credited to this account. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006.) Central Hazardous Materials Fund DM - 189 Departmental Management 1789 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Appropriation Language Citations J \ Appropriation: Central Hazardous Materials Fund Appropriation language and citations: 1. For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior and any of its component offices and bureaus for the remedial action, including associated activities, of hazardous waste Sub- stances, pollutants, or contaminants pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended - 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 9601-9673), provides for liability, risk assessment, compensation, emergency response, and clean-up (including the clean-up of inactive sites) for hazardous substances. It requires Federal agencies to report sites where hazardous wastes are or have been stored, treated, or disposed, and requires responsible parties, including Federal agencies, to clean-up releases of hazardous substances. - 2. That hereafter, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, sums recovered from or paid by a party in advance of or as reimbursement for remedial action or response activities conducted by the Department pursuant to sections 107 or 113(f) of such Act, shall be credited to this account to be available until expended without further appropriation Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006. 3. That hereafter such sums recovered from or paid by any party are not limited to monetary payments and may include stocks, bonds or other personal or real property, which may be re- tained, liquidated, or otherwise disposed of by the Secretary and which shall be credited to this aCCOunt. Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006. Departmental Management HDM - 190 Central Hazardous Materials Fund 1790 sti ion of Program and 0 C Activity: Central Hazardous Materials Fund f 2007 2007 2007 Change 2005 2006 Fixed Cost Program Budget from Actual” Enacted Changes Changes Request 2006 Central Hazardous Materials Fund ($000) -3,645.0 9,710.0 +22.0 + 191.0 9,923.0 +213.0 FTE 6.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 *Reflects the transfer of $13.5 million in unobligated balances to Departmental Management. In 2005, BLM managed the account and funded six FTE for project staff from the fund. 2006 and 2007 FTE are the Departmental Management program staff. Attorneys and field staff are funded through project allocations. FTE are reported in those bureaus and offices. Justification of 2007 Program Changes 2007 Program Budget Changes - uèSt (+/-) Central Hazardous Materials Fund $(000) 9,923.0 + 191.0 FTE 2.0 0.0 The 2007 budget request of $9.9 million includes a program increase of $191,000 for develop- ment of the Department’s environmental management information system. The system will facilitate tracking and monitoring of hazardous materials sites and compliance with clean-up requirements. This system was highlighted as an important component of the Department's clean-up program in a recent IG review and the annual financial audit based on its capability to improve the Department's ability to maintain an inventory of sites, which are owned and oper- ated by multiple bureaus throughout Interior. Funding will be used for technical support to enhance the existing system by adding a site management module to allow project managers to track the status of projects at various levels of detail. Funding will also be used to host the web site on the DOI Enterprise Server Network for easy but secure access by users and managers and to inventory BLM and NPS databases for potential CHF sites. - Program Overview The Department of the Interior continues to face major demands regarding the clean-up of haz- ardous substance releases on its property. In 2005, the Department identified over $120 million in environmental liabilities in its annual financial statement. Much of that liability results from past activities such as mining, landfills, agricultural, and other industrial uses. The CHF is the major vehicle available to the Department to address its medium to long-term clean-up needs. Central Hazardous Materials Fund DM - 191 Departmental Management 1791 The CHF supports program management, response actions, remedial investigations and fea- sibility and other advanced studies, and clean-ups at sites where a release of hazardous sub- stances has occurred as defined in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and for which the Department is the lead agency or for which it may be liable. The CHF funding may not be used to clean-up releases of petroleum, Solid waste, or State des- ignated special wastes (such as asbestos or lead based paint) because these may not be federal CERCLA hazardous substances. In previous years, funds for the CHF were appropriated to the BLM for overall fiscal administration and were made available by allocation to the other par- ticipating bureaus. These management functions of the CHF have been moved into the Depart- ment, specifically the Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance. Within OEPC, the CHF is a staff of two reporting directly to the Director, OEPC. The purpose of the CHF is to: • Protect public health and safety relative to uses and activities on Department lands and facilities. • Conduct hazardous material clean-up activities and the subsequent maintenance and monitoring of the remedial actions in a manner consistent with the National Contin- gency Plan and with bureau land use and management plan objectives. • Pursue aggressive cost recovery and cost-sharing actions with the parties responsible for contaminating Federal land. Project Selection Criteria The Department’s highest priorities for remediation are assessed using five criteria: Identified risk to human health and the environment. Utilization of innovative and accelerated approaches or technology. Involvement of other Principle Responsible Parties in cost sharing. National Priorities List Status based on EPA's priority list of highly contaminated sites. 5. Legal risk of the Department to fines and penalties if action is not taken. Legal risk may result from the existence of Federal or State judicial orders to clean-up a site; statutory time frames that require mandatory compliance; or the existence of orders from States or EPA or a formal agreement among the Department, regulators, or po- tentially responsible parties. : The selection criteria are applied by the Technical Review Committee as it conducts its annual review of projects for the purpose of allocating available appropriations and recoveries. See Table 1. The TRC is a contaminants working group staffed by BLM, FWS, NPS, BIA, Recla- mation, USGS, and the Office of the Secretary including the Offices of Budget and Environ- mental Policy and Compliance, working together to recommend the funding of specific projects and provide policy, coordination, and oversight. OEPC is the chair of the TRC. Departmental Management HDM - 192 Central Hazardous Materials Fund 1792 Program Management Transfer of the CHF to the Department was accomplished to improve the: • Direction, consistency, and coordination of the Department's Hazardous Materials Management program. • Oversight of contaminated site clean-ups, and the Subsequent monitoring and mainte- nance of remedial actions, to achieve cost-effective and timely response actions. • Optimal and cost-effective distribution of the Department's remediation resources to Interior’s contaminated sites. Program management activities include personnel, technical and financial systems support, as well as database development and implementation. These activities include support for the En- vironmental Database. The CHF Supports a program manager, a program budget analyst, four attorneys and nine bureau project specific field staff. The Department’s ED is used to establish the baseline for the consistent identification of poten- tially contaminated sites to be addressed by the CHF. This database includes the early identifi- cation of the Department’s Environmental and Disposal Liability sites. The subsequent bureau investigation of these EDL sites leads to their separation into two categories: (1) CHF-eligible sites requiring some action under CERCLA and (2) contaminated sites, which may require some bureau action, but not of sufficient nature to qualify for CHF support. The ED currently shows 260 sites potentially requiring some level of clean-up action under CERCLA. Cost Recovery From the inception of the CHF in 1995 through 2005, the Department has obtained an esti- mated $139 million from cost-shared, cost-recovered, and in-kind work contributed by other parties. During this same period, the Department received nearly $107 million in Central Haz- ardous Materials Fund appropriations. This represents a return of nearly $1.30 for every $1.00 appropriated. Thus, for those projects with potentially responsible parties, the Department uses appropriated dollars to leverage additional clean-ups by involving PRPs in site clean-up or by having PRPs reimburse the Department for past costs. These recovered PRP funds can enable the CHF to make more appropriated funds available for initiating clean-up at other sites where PRPs do not exist and for monitoring of remediation-completed sites. Pursuit of PRPs is a multi-year, resource intensive activity. Often our sites do not have obvious PRPs and extensive research must be conducted to identify viable parties. Interior has learned to invest resources early in the identification of PRPs and to engage PRPs as early as possible. Negotiations with PRPs are much more complex than the simple presentation of a bill. Each PRP is unique and each may need to be approached, educated, and managed differently. Additionally, site-specific collaboration with the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration program enables the Department to design studies that address the clean-up, dam- Central Hazardous Materials Fund DM - 193 Departmental Management 1793 age assessment, and restoration needs of our lands and to speak with one voice in negotiations with PRPs. This allows PRPs to discharge their obligations for clean-up and remediation or restoration of natural resource damages with one set of negotiations and one payment thus avoiding the specter of two separate processes. Early coordination allows the two programs to target their limited resources. For example, at the Crab Orchard NWR's Associated Uncharacterized Sites Operable Unit, the Department invested $2 million over three years to identify PRPs, locate areas of contamina- tion, and determine the source and contribution rates at these contaminated areas. Armed with these data, attorneys from Interior and the Department of Justice met with PRPs to initiate discussion on cost recovery, cost sharing, and site clean-up. The PRPs were successfully con- vinced to reimburse Interior for its previous response expenses. As the estimated cost of clean- up at Crab Orchard is many millions of dollars, the Department's investment, as the landowner, was of tremendous benefit. At the Krejci site in Ohio, part of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, PRP work required seven years of diligent negotiation before cost recovery yielded success. Even then, the size and resources of the PRP often temper our assessment of PRP liability. A small business has a much smaller pool of resources than a large corporation and our demands may be modified accordingly, Krejci provides a good example of this modification. The single largest source of wastes turned out to be a small business with very limited resources. Working cooperatively with the small business and the DOJ, the Department ascertained that a smaller recovery pay- ment was necessary to prevent the bankruptcy of the small firm. While the small business was determined to be able to shoulder only a small portion of the overall clean-up, their cooperation allowed them to be shielded from legal action by the other PRPs. Several large automakers agreed to assume the estimated $28 million clean-up cost under Departmental oversight. Environmental and Disposal Liability The Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standard Number 5, Accounting for Liabilities of the Federal Government guidance, requires Federal agencies to report information on con- tingent environmental liabilities in their financial reports. Agencies are required to recognize a contingent liability when a future outflow or other sacrifice of resources as a result of past transactions or events is “probable” and “measurable.” Department bureaus are required to report contingent environmental liabilities to the Office of Financial Management and to OEPC on a quarterly basis. Recognizing that CERCLA sites probably constitute the largest source of potential environmen- tal liability within the Department, a decision was made early on to utilize the tools, procedures, and guidance developed to support the CHF as the building blocks for environmental liabil- ity management. This creative application allowed the Department to jump-start its program development. Additionally, it has provided an unparalleled opportunity to establish a consistent set of procedures and guidance that can be used to address not only those sites that can be sup- ported by the CHF, but also to establish consistent project management requirements regarding Departmental Management DM - 194 Central Hazardous Materials Fund 1794 documentation, cost estimation, and out year fiscal needs. Utilizing the financial requirements of EDL, as an integral part of CHF, provides a consistent structure for identifying site specific needs and risks as well as a disciplined approach to third party review. Cost Estimation Remedial Action Cost Estimation Requirements is a unique multi-agency software package designed to provide consistent and replicable clean-up cost estimates. RACER is certified by PricewaterhouseCoopers for use in environmental cost estimation. The Air Force, Navy, Army, Department of Energy, USEPA and the Department (all members of the RACER Federal Steer- ing Committee) use RACER to cost out their clean-ups and to support their financial statement estimates. The Department's technical support for RACER is covered by the annual allocation of funds from the CHF for cost estimation and technical support that the Bureau of reclama- tion provides on a reimbursable basis. As part of the RACER Federal steering committee, DOI provides technical support to the committee in lieu of cash. 2007 Program Performance Estimates • Clean-up and related oversight activities will continue at long-term projects such as Crab Orchard NWR in IL, Vieques in PR, Pine Creek millsites in ID, Krejci Dump in OH and Tar Creek in OK. Shorter term clean-ups such as Fort Darling in VA, Norse Windfall in NV and Hillside Mine in AZ will be pushed closer to completion. • Management Information System support — It is anticipated that the ED will be maintained on the Enterprise Server Network (DOI intranet) with appropriate levels of site maintenance, software licensing and technical support. Additionally, the CHF module of the ED will be constructed and tested. • Program management – Continued focus on OMB Circular A-123 internal manage- ment control review and compliance and the 2006 corrective action plan to address OIG findings will be the priorities. OMB has scheduled a program review of the CHF in 2007. 2006 Planned Program Performance • Completed clean-ups are anticipated at one site: The Poorman/Balm Creek Aban- doned Mine Land (Poorman) site is a complex of abandoned copper mines located in Oregon. The Site is located in the Powder River Watershed (Balm Creek and Slide Creek). The site has a shaft with a head frame, a mill site foundation, tailing piles, waste rock piles, and holding ponds. Analytical results showed acid mine drainage (including copper and zinc) adversely affecting water quality and posing a hazard to casual recreationists and local wildlife. These metal levels also exceed Oregon water quality standards. Typical of many of the abandoned mines on public lands, Poorman poses a mix of physical safety and environmental hazards. In cooperation with the State, CHF-supported work at the site will reduce or eliminate the release of heavy metals by moving the tailings into engineered structures, reclaiming holding ponds, Central Hazardous Materials Fund DM - 195 Departmental Management 1795 and removing only those structures needed to address site contamination. Investiga- tion showed that there were no viable PRPs. • Transfer of the CHF from BLM to the Office of the Secretary. The transfer will trigger the largest management change in the CHF since its origin. The Department has hired a full time program manager and will hire a budget analyst, to implement greater oversight of funds use and project progress, to enhance the current level of cooperation with the NRDAR program at sites of common interest, and will clarify and define applicable strategic plan intermediate goals. • Negotiated settlements at units of two sites, Crab Orchard NWR in Illinois (FWS) and Valley Forge in Pennsylvania (NPS), are anticipated to reach fruition. • Create, launch, and maintain the Environmental Database to identify contaminated sites on Interior lands and evaluate the Department's potential liabilities. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments • Three new projects were added in 2005: Lake Roosevelt/Upper Columbia River, WA (multiple bureaus), Vieques NWR, PR (FWS) and Fort Darling, VA (NPS). This is by far the most challenging of the new CHF sites; the LR/UCR includes a large impacted stretch of the Upper Columbia River located in the State of Washington from the Canadian boarder to Grand Coulee Dam, including Lake Roosevelt. The site affects many significant operational, land and resource management interests and natural re- source trust responsibilities of the Department. Reclamation, NPS, FWS, BLM, and BIA all have management and/or jurisdictional responsibilities, either on Columbia River or in the tributary watersheds, including operations at Grand Coulee Dam and Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. The suspected source of contamination is a mineral processing facility in Canada that dumps mineral wastes into the Cana- dian portion of the Columbia River. Over the years these wastes have been washed downstream until they are stopped by the Grand Coulee Dam. The international character of the site makes this one of the most complex sites ever addressed by the CHF. Standard PRP approaches are not applicable since the Canadian Government is aggressively defending its sovereignty from any application of U.S. law. While the State Department has the lead for all trans-border negotiations, U.S. EPA and the Department are integral to the overall solution to this issue. • Completion of remedy at four sites: Lee Acres Landfill, NM (BLM), Matheson Millsite, CA (Reclamation), Manning Canyon, UT (BLM), and Sachuest NWR, RI (FWS). Clean-up timeframes typically are measured in years. The Lee Acres Land- fill clean-up has spanned a period of over 20 years between studies, negotiations, and construction, due to regulatory and PRP delays while the Matheson clean-up was completed in one year due to the absence of PRPs and no on-the-ground surprises. • The Krejci and the Sachuest clean-up projects received Departmental Environmental Achievement Awards, * Negotiated settlements at two sites: Topock Compressor in California (BLM, FWS, Reclamation) and Washington Gas Light (WGL) in DC (NPS). Settlement negotia- tions typically run for many months — sometimes even years. By careful pre-plan- Departmental Management DM - 196 Central Hazardous Materials Fund 1796 ning and targeted studies, the Department has been very successful in its negotiations such that the WGL negotiations were successfully concluded in six months; Topock was concluded in less than 18 months. • Cost recoveries exceeded $1 million at two projects in California. The settlement with the sophisticated PRP for the Topock Compressor site required over three years of intensive negotiation. The settlement with the sophisticated PRP for the Morning- star Mine Heap Leach site required over five years of education and negotiation with the PRP, • The creation of the Environmental Disposal Liability Handbook to standardize bureau reporting and data collection. • Building upon the existing spreadsheet based data management system, a prototype EDL database was developed. Testing of this prototype identified the need for a more comprehensive national approach with high-level security protocols and more con- sistent data validation. The resulting draft EDL is a web-based application that will permit the Department to record its environmental liabilities, to track its progress in reducing those liabilities and to document those changes in liabilities. Central Hazardous Materials Fund DM - 197 Departmental Management 1797 Table 1 The following table summarizes the status of hazardous substance release sites that have received or are receiving CHF funds since the inception of the fund in 1995. 2006 Funding represents the current allocation of funding for 2006 using both new budget authority and carryover balances. Allocation for Active Sites and Fund PRP 2006 shared NRDAR Site Name Bureau State F Coordination Mgmt Orchard NWR (NPL) NB (Ft Darling) NP Mine) NP Gas Ranch NHS (NPL) Tinicum NWR (NPL) Smelter (NPL) Rooseveit Zinc (NPL) Creek Mines (NPL) ar Creek, (NPL) NWR (NPL) Mine (near NPL) Mine River NWR PhOS MineS NP Pt (AOC) Rock Mine T NP (El Dorado Mine) Mine Kenilworth Elias NP-Nabesna Windfali Millsite Mine - HO yes Departmental Management DM - 198 Central Hazardous Materials Fund 1798 Allocation for Active Sites and Fund Continued Van Winkle Mine Mill Mili Site Mill Mill otai with Continued PRP shared NRDAR Site Name Coordination Asbestos Landfill Acres Landfill Marsh NWR Millsite Great NWR Vats Landfill V Central Hazardous Materials Fund DM - 199 Departmental Management 1799 No Further PRP 2006 shared NRE) AR Areas Sumter NWR Texas Mine Devii Mine none needed Landfill Mine eta Grande Millsite Deferred PRP shared NRDAR Knolls Löf NPL (Great Under Marina Miłł Mine Mine Cove Departmental Management DM - 200 Central Hazardous Materials Fund 1800 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Central Hazardous Materials Fund Program and Financing (in millions of dollars) Identification code i4-1121-0-1-304 Discretionary 40.00 Appropriation Outlays (gross), detail: Offsets 90.00 Outlays 2005 actual 2006 est. 2007 est. Obligations by program activity: 00.01 Remedial action 14 14 9 09.01 Reimbursable program —l. —l —l 10.00 Total new obligations 15 #5 ł0 Budgetary resources available for obligation: 21 40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year........................... 21 5 -* 22.00 New budget authority (gross) —l 10 () 23.90 Total budgetary resources available for obligation........................... 20 15 10 23.95 Total new obligations —-13 –13 —-10 21.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year......................... 5 -- sº- New budget authority (gross) detail: 10 10 10 41.00 Transferred to other accounts [14-0102) –13 —- —- 43.00 Appropriation (total discretionary) -3 10 } 0 68.00 Spending authority from offsetting collections: (cash).................... —? —t —t 70.00 Total new budget authority -l 10 10 Change in obligated balances: 72.40 Obligated balance, start of year 16 2} 19 73.10 Total new obligati 15 15 }0 73.20 Total outlays (gross) -10 -17 -4 l 74.40 Obligated balance, end of year 2] }9 18 86.90 Outlays from new discretionary authority 3 5 5 86.93 Outlays from discretionary bal –4 12 87.00 Total outlays (gross) 10 17 11 Against gross budget authority and outlays 88.40 Offsetting collections (cash) from: Non-Federal sources................, 2 ** *sºr Net budget authority and outlays: 89.00 Budget authority -3 10 }{} 8 17 li 95.02 Unpaid obligation, end of year 20 * º ºg Central Hazardous Materials Fund DM - 201 Departmental Management 1801 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Central Hazardous Materials Fund Object Classification (in millions of dollars) Identification code 14-1121-0-1-304 Direct Obligations 12.52 Other Services................................................................... Reimbursable obligations 22.52 Other Services 29.90 Subtotal, obligations, Reimbursable obligations........... Allocation Account 31.11 Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent................. 32.52 Other services 39.90 Subtotal, obligations, Allocation Account..................... 99.99 Total new obligations Personnel Summary Direct Total compensable workyears: Civilian full-time equivalent employment: 10.01 Civilian full-time equivalent employment........................ 2005 actual 2006 est. 2007 est. —l —l —l } l i 2 2 2 } } 1] –6 #3 ! 3 –8 15 i5 }{} 6 2 2 Departmental Management DM - 202 Central Hazardous Materials Fund 1802 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Narrative Statement The Department of the Interior's Working Capital Fund was established pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1467, to provide common administrative and support services efficiently and economically on a reimbursable basis to Interior's bureaus and offices as well as other Federal agencies. The Fund is used to finance reimbursable activities including centralized services provided by Departmen- tal offices and the National Business Center. The WCF also provides an efficient way to bill Interior bureaus and offices for shared costs including for example space rent costs for the Main Interior building charged by the General Services Administration. The Fund is used to finance most of the activities of the National Business Center, including appraisal services and aviation management. The Appraisal Services Directorate, which was formed in 2004 when appraisers from the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Park Service were transferred to the NBC, conducts ap- praisals for the Department’s bureaus in an efficient and unbiased manner. The Aviation Man- agement Directorate in NBC manages Interior-owned aircraft, contracts for commercial aircraft, and provides aviation safety and training. Offices within the Office of the Secretary also finance services or activities through the Fund. A complete listing of the services financed through the WCF is included in the budget. Fiduciary responsibility for the Fund rests with the Assistant Secretary — Policy, Management, and Bud- get. Direct oversight and management of the Fund is conducted by the Office of Budget, with supervision of the Deputy Assistant Secretary — Business Management and Wildland Fire. The WCF Consortium, established in 2003 and chaired by the Deputy Assistant Secretary — Business Management and Wildland Fire, is comprised of senior level bureau officials. The Consortium reviews and approves policies and procedures including which services and initia- tives are financed through the Fund, the level of production, and pricing methodologies. The Consortium also reviews and approves budget changes and provides oversight for the operation of the Fund. The Fund also serves as the financial tool to manage the Department's credit card rebate pro- gram. In 1999, the Department was given the authority to retain and use rebates received under Interior's charge card program. In 2001, this authority was made permanent. Rebates are used to fund administrative management initiatives of general benefit to Interior’s bureaus and offices such as planning, developing, and assisting in the implementation of the Financial and Business Management System. Also in 1999, authority was provided to permit non-Federal entities to use public space in the Main and South Interior Buildings, to assess fees for the use of such space, and to retain the fees DM - 203 Working Capital Fund 1803 in the Fund to be used to offset costs associated with the maintenance and operation of Interior facilities. Collection of these funds helps to defray the costs of operation of the Main Interior Building complex. In 2003, the WCF Consortium approved a WCF Improvement Plan. The Plan provides a frame- work for improved operation of the WCF and identifies specific tasks to 1) make the operation of the Fund more transparent to customers, 2) ensure the Fund is used for its intended purposes, and 3) charge customers fairly and accurately for the services they are procuring. The Improvement Plan incorporates recommendations made by the Inspector General in a 2003 review of the Fund. Improvement efforts completed include benchmarking WCF financed activities to the standards adopted by the Consortium relevant to the appropriateness of using WCF financing versus anoth- er funding mechanism; evaluation of WCF activities based on Consortium-approved standards defining mandatory versus discretionary services; a pricing and indirect cost review; implementa- tion of activity-based cost management; and establishment of new posting models to facilitate ac- counting and reporting. Work continues on completing policies and procedures. As part of WCF management, the Department and the Consortium jointly evaluate the need to continue providing services already financed through the Fund, which additional services should be financed through the Fund, and opportunities to streamline services and reduce costs. The Department continues to use the WCF to consolidate collections for services funded through reimbursable agreements in order to improve the transparency of ongoing cooperative funding arrangements. Beginning in 2006, a portion of Department-wide funding for IT certification and accreditation will be collected through the Fund. The 2007 WCF budget proposes to centralize funding for a single Department-wide messaging system. This will consolidate operations from hundreds of servers independently managed by bureaus into a single, consolidated messaging solution to be paid for by the migration of current bureau funding for messaging. In addition to meeting the needs of the Interior Department’s bureaus and offices, selected ad- ministrative services are provided to a growing number of other Federal agencies. Chief among these activities is the Federal Personnel and Payroll System that is provided by the National Business Center. The NBC is one of the four entities that provide payroll services across the entire Federal government. WCF Pricing and Billing Methods Pricing for WCF services provided and customer billing is accomplished using one of the follow- ing methods. Centralized Billing is used whenever the product or service being provided is not severable or it is inefficient to bill for the exact amount of product or service being procured. Customers are billed each year using a pre-established fixed price. The price is adjusted from year to year based on a review of the costs of providing services and customer consumption. The use of centralized billing is limited to Interior's bureaus and offices and mandatory services. Bureau and office Working Capital Fund DM - 204 1804 budgets are adjusted to reflect increases or decreases in the costs of services that are centrally billed. For 2007, bureau and office budget requests include full funding for all charges in the centralized billing portion of the WCF. Direct Billing is used whenever the product or service provided is severable and individual cus- tomer orders are used. Direct billing is used for both fixed fee and time and materials contractual arrangements. Reimbursable support agreements, government charge cards, and similar contrac- tual documents are used to establish the customer and service provider relationship. This type of billing is used for discretionary services. Bureaus and offices adjust budget requests based on their estimates of service levels required and requested through the direct billing. MIB/SIB Occupancy Billing is based on the space occupied in the main and south Interior com- plex. In addition to the rent paid to GSA and security payments to the Department of Homeland Security, funds are collected to provide for the operation and maintenance of the buildings, lease management, support for the Interior modernization team that oversees the rehabilitation of the main building, and the installation of fiber optic cabling while the building is being renovated. Beginning in 2006, GSA will no longer pay for relocations within the complex as a result of the modernization and the budget includes an increased comparable to estimated costs. 2007 Overview In 2007, the Fund will finance the production of nearly $692.3 million worth of goods and ser- vices, an increase of $46.1 million over the comparable $646.3 million 2006 level. The compa- rable level includes only those funds provided for the goods and services produced by the Office of the Secretary and the National Business Center; it excludes the funds collected by NBC's Southwest Acquisition Branch from customers to pay invoices from vendors on the customer’s behalf. The Department’s decision to deliver many IT services such as internet and intranet access and messaging at the enterprise level in addition to investing the security of existing IT hardware and software are at the root of most of the increase. Overall the Fund shows a net $584.0 million decrease from 2006 to 2007. The decrease re- flects a change in the fund that will be used to finance the procurement activities of the Branch (-$633.0 million). Through 2006 the Branch will use the Working Capital Fund to finance its activity. Beginning in 2007, the Branch will change to the Interior Franchise Fund. (See page DM-7? for more detail.) The implementation of enterprise wide solutions to IT challenges such as secure inter and intranet access and messaging accounts for much of the Funds increase. The changes are discussed in more detail in descriptions of planned activities for the Office of the Secretary and the NBC. The table on the next page summarizes the Fund’s revenue for 2006 and 2007. The 2007 centralized billing for Secretarial activities is $87.1 million, an increase of $20.9 mil- lion. The increase includes $676,000 for fixed costs, $7.0 million for programmatic increases, and $13 million for the consolidation of funds for a single Department-wide messaging system. DM - 205 Working Capital Fund 1805 Working Capital Fund 2006 and 2007 FTE and Revenue Change from 2006 2007 2006 FTE ($000) FTE ($000) FTE ($000) Other OS activities Centralized billing................ 96.0 66,196.4 104.0 87,074.3 +8.0 +20,877.9 Direct billing 5.0 53,762.1 5.0 63,500.4 0.0 +9,738.3 Credit card rebates................ 1.0 5,900.0 1.0 5,900.0 0.0 ().0 MIB/SIB rent........................ 0.0 44,538.0 0.0 47,525.7 0.0 +2,987.7 Subtotal, other activities... 102.0 170,396.5 1 10.0 204,000.4 +8.0 +33,603.9 National Business Center Centralized billing................ 0.0 94,040.2 0.0 99,264.4 0.0 +5,224.2 Direct billing 1,015.0 1,011,206.5 975.0 388,375.9 –40.0 -622,830.6 Credit card rebates................ 5.0 600.3 5.0 619.0 0.0 +18.7 MIB/SIB facilities................. 0.0 12.0 0.0 12.0 0.0 0.0 Subtotal, NBC................... 1,020.0 1,105,859.0 980.0 488,271.3 –40.0 –617,587.7 Working Capital Fund Total Centralized billing................ 96.0 160,236.6 104.0 186,338.7 +8.0 +26,102.1 Direct billing......................... 1,020.0 1,064,968.6 980.0 451,876.3 –40.0 -613,092.3 Credit card rebates................ 6.0 6,500.3 6.0 6,519.0 0.0 +18.7 MIB/SIB facilities................. {},0 44,550.0 0.0 47,537.7 0.0 +2,987.7 Total, WCF....................... 1,122.0 1,276,255.5 1,090.0 692,271.7 -32.0 -583,983.8 The 2007 centralized billing for the NBC is $99.3 million, an increase of $5.2 million that in- cludes a $926,000 increase for fixed costs and $4.3 million for programmatic increases that are described in the National Business Center section of the budget. Revenue reported for the centralized billing will be charged to bureaus and offices in the amounts shown. Bureaus and offices have included funding requests in their budgets equal to the pro- posed charges in the centralized billing portion of the WCF. It is anticipated that the revenue will be collected in the fiscal years as shown. Revenue reported for 2005 for direct billing are the total collections received in 2005 regardless of the year in which was earned. Revenue projected for 2006 and 2007 are based on the level of accounts receivable from prior years and anticipated new business. For direct billing, service level agreements are negotiated between customers and service providers which means custom- ers may not be billed the estimates shown for 2006 and 2007 because actual billings are based on the goods and services actually procured. Working Capital Fund DM - 206 1806 2005 and 2006 Overview In 2005, the Department began a comprehensive review of financial data in order to reconcile undelivered orders, unfilled customer orders, and fund balances in the WCF. With completion of this task the Department will have a consistent set of data for conversion to the Financial and Business Management System. Migration to the Financial and Business Management System will allow the Department to bring more consistent, standard financial practices to the Fund in- cluding the migration of the Aviation Services Directorate to the same accounting system as the rest of the National Business Center. To improve accountability and reporting, in 2005 new business methods were established whereby many activities changed posting models in the finance system. The change established a closer relationship between a customer’s funding document and costs incurred by the service providers being charged to the funding document. In 2005, the NBC created the infrastructure needed to support operation and maintenance of FBMS using funds previously programmed for FFS and IDEAS support. The hosting function continues in 2006. A total of $5.7 million programmed for FFS and IDEAS was used to estab- lish the hosting center for FBMS, which will be in the NBC. In 2006, the NBC began an IT Security Improvement Program to guard against intruders pen- etrating the various applications the NBC hosts. Also in 2006, efficiencies were developed in all activities financed through the centralized bill in order to lower customer bills by 0.476 percent across-the-board. This is the same percentage as the across-the-board reduction included in the 2006 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Highlights of Office of the Secretary Activities The following presents the more significant changes in Office of the Secretary activities financed through the WCF: Enterprise Services Network The Enterprise Services Network is an integrated network which will provide access to the inter- net, a Department-wide intranet, and a fully operational technical support center. In addition to better service, ESN will provide a uniformly secure environment, standardized and efficient 24x7 operations, and improved technical Support. The ESN also facilitates the consolidation of direc- tory services, web hosting, messaging, data warehousing, and other applications and systems. The ESN completed connection of the bureaus and migrated several bureaus to central network management in 2005, with all internet traffic consolidated through five gateways. During 2006, all of Interior's bureaus and offices will complete their transition to centrally managed services and will be operating on this system. ESN will provide access to the internet and a Department- DM - 207 Working Capital Fund 1807 wide intranet. It will be supported by a fully operational network operations and Security Support center. A remote access project has been initiated in which an enterprise solution will improve access and various types of dial up services for remote and travel users in bureaus should be completed in 2007. By the end of fiscal 2007, the ESN is expected to be in steady state. The ESN is also facilitating efforts to consolidate directory services, web hosting, messaging, data warehousing, help desk capabilities, and other applications and systems. It also establishes the foundation to implement the required new internet protocol “version six” technology. The 2007 budget includes $22.3 million for ESN, a net increase of $2.4 million over 2006, which will continue the establishment of connectivity to Interior bureaus and offices. Information Technology Initiatives Over the last several years, the Office of the Chief Information Officer has been hosting en- terprise software contracts which have resulted in savings to Interior as a result of economies of scale, as well as facilitated standardization of IT systems which helps to solve many of the Department’s IT architecture and security problems. The Interior Department continues to place a high priority on strengthening its information technology security program through an inte- grated approach. Security — The IT Security Program provides policy and guidance on appropriate informa- tion assurance measures for the Department's Information Technology systems, applications, telecommunications networks, and related resources. The program develops and maintains the agency-wide security training program; tests perimeter defenses; conducts oversight of FISMA and NIST compliance; provides coordination and oversight of certification and accreditation of IT systems; and develops policy and standards for critical infrastructure enhancements and Public and Private Key Infrastructure. During 2006 and 2007, Interior and its bureaus are com- pleting third-party reviews of completed certification and accreditations; re mediating identified risks; and operational processes to sustain accreditations in an efficient and effective manner. Despite the significant challenges faced in 2005, Interior made progress in maturing its IT secu- rity program. Interior relies on the NIST Special Publication 800-26, Security Self-Assessments, as a means of measuring the effectiveness of system security controls and the overall maturity of the IT security program. The framework describes five levels of security status, based on evalu- ations in 17 control areas relating to management, operational, and technical security controls. An independent review rated Interior's IT security program at 3.63 on this scale, significantly beyond its target of reaching maturity Level 2 in 2005. The 2007 budgets for bureaus and offices continue to provide $12.5 million to support security and accreditation activities. Of this amount, $2.9 million is collected through the WCF and centrally managed to develop standards, tools, and establish contract vehicles for use by Interior bureaus and offices. Messaging — The Department plans to implement a single, enterprise messaging system, con- solidating operations from hundreds of servers and three messaging applications that are inde- Working Capital Fund DM - 208 1808 pendently managed by bureaus into a single, consolidated messaging solution. As a first step, bureaus have begun consolidating their existing messaging services. For example, NPS lever- aged the network service improvements from ESN to enable significant reduction in the number of e-mail servers needed. In 2007, about $13.1 million of bureau funds, used by bureaus to fund bureau level messaging applications, will be collected and applied to an enterprise wide messag- ing application. In addition, the 2007 budget requests a $2.1 million increase to fund the system. Enterprise Geospatial Information Management—Maps are an effective tool for communi- cating resource issues, and are critically important to activities conducted by Interior managers, the public, partners, and the academic community. Access to location-based information is a key component of decision-making about the availability of resources, response to emergency situ- ations, and planning future development. Through the Enterprise Geospatial Information Man- agement initiative, the Department is establishing a framework for standard and coordinated use of geographic information systems. Interior's IT portfolio includes $34.6 million in dedicated GIS IT investments annually, The EGIM will provide strategic leadership for GIS efforts within Interior. A cross-Departmen- tal team will guide standardization, implementation, and approaches to meet Department-wide needs for GIS information using coordinated systems and processes. In 2005, USGS began to blueprint EGIM, leveraging the capabilities developed through the Geospatial-One-Stop project. In 2006, the EGIM project will complete the blueprint, begin the process to standardize training, and build a common geospatial knowledge base for effective data sharing. In 2007, the project will develop a process to standardize the use of geospatial applications and software. The 2007 budget includes $914,000 for EGIM, an increase of $596,000 over 2006. E-Government Initiatives Management of the funding for the Interior Department's support of the government-wide e- government projects was centralized with the CIO in 2005. In 2006 and 2007, $3.7 million, budgeted in bureaus and offices, will be collected to support the Department’s contribution to government-wide E.gov initiatives. The following e-government initiatives are currently being supported by the WCF: Business Gateway — Provides a more business friendly method for finding, understanding and complying (including submittal of forms) with relevant laws. E-Authentication – Provides a secure standards-based authentication capability for the E-Gov initiatives. Will also allow credentialed citizens and businesses access to conduct transactions. E-Rulemaking – Provides public with online access to a central rulemaking site to make and review comments on a government-wide basis. E-Training — Provides one-stop access by federal employees for a variety of e-training courses and Services. DM - 209 Working Capital Fund 1809 Grants.gov — Allows for organizations to search, find and apply for competitive grant opportu- nities from all Federal grant-making agencies. GovKenefits.gov — Provides a single point of access to over 400 government benefit programs representing more than $2 trillion in annual benefits. Integrated Acquisition Environment — Provides for a single point of access for registration/ validation of supplier data, collection of statistical & management acquisition information, sim- plifies selection and leverage of government buying; and improves ordering, billing, payment, collection and consolidation of financial statements for federal agencies. LOB: Financial Management — A government-wide financial management effort to improve efficiency and business performance while ensuring accountability, financial controls and mis- sion effectiveness. LOB: Grants Management — Government-wide process to support end-to-end grants man- agement that will promote citizen access, customer service and improve agency financial/techni- cal accountability. LOB: Human Resources Management — Government-wide Solution for providing common functional capabilities for the strategic management of human capital through operational effi- ciencies, cost savings and improved customer Service. CFO Financial Statement Audit In compliance with the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, the Department's consolidated financial statements and individual bureau financial statements are audited annually. The Depart- ment has benefited significantly from these independent and objective evaluations of Interior's financial statements. Beginning in 2002, Interior began to contract with a private sector audit firm for the annual financial audits with funding specifically appropriated for this purpose in the Office of Inspector General. Beginning in 2005, the full cost of the consolidated portion and bureau baseline portions of the audit were fully budgeted in bureaus and financed through the centralized billing segment of the Fund. Bureaus continued to fund the cost of additional audit work related to unanticipated, unique, or bureau-specific audit issues. These additional costs are collected as direct billing. In 2006 a new audit contract will be awarded. While awaiting vendors’ “best and final offers” on the contract, it is expected to cost about $1.5 million more than the amounts budgeted for 2006 and 2007 in the centralized billing segment of the WCF. Overview of Detail to Follow The three-page table beginning on the next page displays the obligations and FTE used by the activities financed through the Fund in the production of their goods and services. The tables that follow display revenue collected by billing methodology and by customer. These are fol- Working Capital Fund DM - 210 1810 lowed by more detail on the goods and services produced. The information includes a customer breakdown by activity, a description of the services provided, and information on cost changes from year to year. In this section the descriptions are for the services provided by the Office of the Secretary ac- tivities; descriptions for the services provided by the National Business Center follow the NBC narrative statement which is located in the next section. DM - 211 Working Capital Fund 1811 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERFOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund FTE and Obligations by Activity - FY 2005 Actual FY 2906Estimate £Y 2007 Estimate Account FTE ($000) FTE ($0.00% ETE {$900) Centralized billing Other QS Activities Invasive Species Program 7.6 1, ió9.5 7.6 },248.3 7.6 1,268.4 Alaska Field Office 7.0 i,034.5 7.0 1,088.2 7.0 ł, 12.7 Alaska Resources Library and Information Services {}.0 96.3.3 0.0 1,022.5 0.0 1,022.5 Lewis and Clark Bicentennial {}.3 H 75.9 {}.0 0.0 {}_{} ().0 Indian Water Rights Office !.8 458.5 1.5 486.8 $.5 534.2 Document Management Unit 6.7 752.6 6.5 763.9 6.5 8 : 3.3 Departmental News and Information 4.0 774.4 4,0 819.3 4.0 861.4 Southern Nevada Water Coordinator i.0 | 85.3 {}.5 206, i.0 2 #6.0 Financial Mgmt Training and Travel Mgmt Center 3.0 460.2 2.5 385.5 2.5 4}.3.6 Activity Based Costing/Management {).0 1,053.0 0.0 1,057.0 0.0 1,057.0 Quarters Program, Space Mgmt initiative, and Interior !.0 134.3 2.0 39%.6 3.0 } , 162.4 Planning and Performance Management 8.7 1,363.4 3.0 1,517.6 8.0 1,569.9 Center for Competitive Sourcing Excellence ł.0 491.4 1.0 496.6 H.0 500.9 Human Resources initiatives 12.0 1,486.8 11.0 1,554.9 11.8 t,743.0 Special Emphasis Program 0.0 79.4 0.0 49.3 0.0 49.3 Occupational Health and Safety/Training Initiative 5.3 1,506.6 5.5 1,548.2 5.5 1,580.0 Law Enforcement, Security, & Emergency Preparedness 14.7 2,096.4 #6.8 2,692.3 | 9.5 2,955.7 IT Security, Architecture, and Capital Planning 9.9 6,690.1 } 0.5 10,392.7 #2.5 10,654.2 DOK-wide Telecommunications initiatives 7.2 9,231.6 7.6 22,651.0 8.4 40,270.9 Department-wide Records Management 2.0 1,077.5 1.0 1,630.5 1.0 1,576.2 Solicitor - Ethics Training/ALLEX Database/FOIA Appeals {}.0 78.0 0.0 78. I 0.0 578, CFO Financial Statement Audit 0.0 6,259.1 0.0 6,260.3 0.0 6,613.8 E. Government initiatives 0.0 4,443.3 } {} 3,713.9 ł.0 3,713.9 Appraisal Services {},0 9,085.2 0.0 2,947.2 0.0 2,996.6 Central Services 2.7 2,391.1 2.0 3,190.2 2.3 3,815. Other OS Activities Subtotai 95.8 53,141.9 96.0 66,191.7 104.0 87,078.9 National Business Center Strategic Management of Human Capital Directorate 0.0 8,249.2 {}.0 9,133.3 0.0 9,349.3 Information Technology Directorate 0.6 26,176.4 {},{} 27,026.5 0.0 30,343.1 Federal Personnel Payroll Systems & Services Directorate 0.0 18,186.7 0.0 16,381.9 0.0 16,632.0 Administrative Operations Directorate 0.0 13,578.2 {}_{} 12,962.4 {}.0 ł4,179.5 Budget and Finance Directorate 0.0 28,487.2 {}_{} 22,073.3 0.0 22,551.3 Aviation Management Directorate {}.0 5,799.5 {}_{} 6,462.8 0.0 6,209.3 National Business Center Subtotal 0.0 iſ)0,477.1 6.0 94,040.1 0.0 99,264.4 DM - 2 #2 1812 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund FTE and Obligations by Activity FY 2005 Actual FY 2006 Estimate FY 2007 Estimate Accºunt FTE ($0.00) FTE ($0.00) FTE ($000) Centralized bitting subtotal 95.8 153,619.0 96.0 ió0,231.8 104.0 i86,343.3 Direct billing Other OS Activities Departmental Direction Activity Coordination 0.0 31.0 0.0 i 10.2 0.0 0.0 Management and Coordination Initiatives 0.0 1,036.6 0.0 349.6 0.0 237.5 Enterprise Services Network (ESN) 0.0 6,232.6 {},{} 14,542.6 0.0 27,956.4 Information Resources Initiatives 1.5 19,253.7 1.0 37,042.8 1.0 14,416.2 Financial and Business Management System (FBMS) 0.0 12,406.9 0.0 | 1,000.0 0.0 li,000.0 Central Services 3.7 13,160.0 4.0 11,950.6 4.0 9,890.3 Other OS Activities Subtotal S.2 52,120.7 5.0 54,995.7 5.0 63,500.4 National Business Center Strategic Management of Human Capital Directorate 62.0 I3,711.3 62,0 16,439.1 62.0 16,801.0 Information Technology Directorate 100.0 38,615.0 # 00.0 46,172.0 100.0 50,406.7 Federal Personnel Payroll Systems & Services Directorate 322.0 51,989.8 322.0 56,998.4 322.0 58,804.1 Administrative Operations Directorate 193.0 649,936.0 193.0 679,065.0 153.0 46,343.8 Budget and Finance Directorate 182.0 60,097.5 $82.0 68,947.1 182.0 66,832.8 Aviation - Discretionary Activities 53.0 145,213.3 53.0 124,049.3 53.0 129,309.9 Appraisal Services Directorate 91.0 9,835.2 91.0 14,138.3 9 i.() 14,225.0 NBC Direction 12,0 l,814.4 12.0 5,476.2 }2.0 5,652.4 National Business Center Subtotal 1,015.0 971,212.5 1,015.0 1,011,285.5 975.0 388,375.7 Direct billing subtotal 1,020.2 1,023,333.2 1,020.0 1,066,281.2 980.0 451,876.1 Credit card rebates Other OS Activities Credit Card Rebate Program 1.0 6,865.8 1.0 6,858.2 1.0 6,858.2 Other OS Activities Subtotal 1.0 6,865.8 1.0 6,858.2 1.0 6,858.2 National Business Center NBC Credit Card Support Operations 5.0 714.5 5,0 600.3 5.0 619.0 National Business Center Subtotal 5.0 714.5 5.0 600.3 5.0 619.0 Credit card rebates subtotal 6.0 7,580.3 6.0 7,458.5 6.0 7,477.2 DM - 213 1813 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund FTE and Obligations by Activity FY 2005 Actual FY 2006 Estimate FY 2007 Estimate Account FTE ($0.80) FTE (S000) FTE (S000) uildin aintenance Other OS Activities Departmentally Controlled Space 0.0 36,300.5 {}_0 44,538.0 0.0 47,525.7 Other OS Activities Subtotal 0.0 36,360.5 0.0 44,538.0 0.0 47,525.7 Building maintenance subtotal 9.0 36,300.5 0.0 44,538.0 0.0 47,525.7 MIB/SIB space rental National Business Center Interior Building Space Rental 0.0 # 2.0 0.0 12.6 0.0 $2.0 National Business Center Subtotal 0.0 12.0 0.0 12.0 0.0 12.0 MIB/SIB space rental subtotal 0.0 12.0 0.0 12.0 0.0 12.0 Working Capital Fund Total 1,121.9 1,220,845.6 1,121.9 1,278,521.6 1,089.9 693,234.4 DM - 214 1814 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund - Centralized Billing Revenue by Customer (in thousands of dollars) 2005 2006 2006 2007 Customer Actual Pres Budget Estimate Estimate Bureau of Land Management 21,415.2 20,252.5 19,458.0 23,446.3 Minerals Management Service 4,305.] 4,737.0 4,721.9 4,654.8 Office of Surface Mining 2,236.4 2,744.8 2,738.5 3,420.1 Bureau of Reclamation 11,854.] 13,066.3 13,089. I I5,439.7 Central Utah Project 84.0 84.0 84-0 88.7 Geological Survey 12,2}5.4 14,687.] 14,503.9 19,507.2 Fish and Wildlife Service 18,592.5 17,538.6 17,630.6 23,966.2 National Park Service 25,015.2 26,641.6 26,396.0 33,079.2 Bureau of Indian Affairs 12,720.9 14, 136.6 18,334. 18,237.7 Office of the Secretary 14,617.6 15,284.7 15,629.0. 15,335.4 Natural Resource Damage Assessment $47.8 74.1 73.7 79.8 Insular Affairs 585.7 490.9 488.2 567.4 Office of the Solicitor 2,826.9 2,420.7 2,404.8 2,966.5 Office of Inspector General 834.5 874.5 877.8 983.5 Office of Special Trustee 2,533.1 2,101.8 1,970.2 1,641.8 National Business Center 6,085.5 5,296.3 5,145.8 6,136.4 NBC - Directorates 3,765.8 3,463. 1 3,446.6 3,500.8 NBC - internal Business 13,134.0 12,949.8 13,183.2 13,203.7 NBC - Centralized Billing National Indian Gaming Commission 384.5 61.7 60.9 68, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 212.0 14.3 14.2 15.0 N Commission of Fine Arts 53.5 6.2 6.2 6.6 Other federal agencies Total, Centralized Billing, WCF 153,619.8 156,926.7 160,236.6 186,338.7 DM - 215 1815 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund - Direct Billing Revenue by Customer (in thousands of dollars) 2005 2006 2006 2007 ‘Customer Actual Pres Budget Estimate Estimate Bureau of Land Management 45,226.9 42,411.8 10,350.3 10,725.8 'Minerals Management Service 12,153.1 11,801.3 2,132.5 1,913.9 Office of Surface Mining 703.8 327.6 1,5}3.0 1,571.7 Bureau of Reclamation 6,329.9 2,568.4 4,942.1 5,379.4 Central Utah Project 0.0 0.0 27.1 29.8 Geological Survey 6,717.5 3,302.1 5,485.3 7,463,4 Fish and Wildlife Service 13,129.1 13,194.0 9,188.9 1 1,628.2 National Park Service 22,137.6 17,092.3 11,508.2 15,046.2 Bureau of Indian Affairs 25,343.5 16,037.5 9,866.8 10,051.] Office of the Secretary 25,137.2 16,120.5 29,361.3 29,040.4 Natural Resource Damage Assessment 4.5 85.6 #50.3 ! 47.9 Insular Affairs 34.8 147.5 } 52. 256.4 Office of the Solicitor 583.5 1, 148.5 1,544. I 1,435.0 Office of Inspector General 506.6 281.8 376. I 352.6 Office of Special Trustee 13,261.4 1,819.0 3,912.8 3,763.3 National Business Center 9,241.3 12,470.7 21,244.8 18,765.4 NBC - Directorates 2,880.3 3,638.1 4, 176.5 4,105.2 NBC - Internal Business 10,236.7 10,026.0 12,068.3 14,463.7 NBC - Centralized Billing 99.987.3 | 09300.8 95,649.2 97,738.0 National Indian Gaming Commission i 1.3 295.9 182.0 155.2 Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 0.0 i54.0 } 97.6 217.3 Commission of Fine Arts 0.0 51.8 }{}2.3 99.6 Other Federal Agencies 734,175.4 727,040.3 840,838.1 217,528.2 Total, Direct Billing, WCF 1,027,892.0 989,315.8 1,664,968.6 451,876.3 DM - 216 1816 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail Other OS Activities Centralized billing Activity: Invasive Species Program Customer - 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 213.7 228.0 228.3 Minerals Management Service 34.6 36.9 38.1 Office of Surface Mining 20.0 21.3 25.4 Bureau of Reclamation 213.6 228.0 228.3 Geological Survey 213.6 228.0 228.3 Fish and Wildlife Service 213.6 228.0 228,3 National Park Service 213.6 228.0 228,3 Bureau of Indian Affairs 33.4 35.7 38.1 insular Affairs }3.3 14.2 25.4 Activity Totals: ($000) 1,169.5 1,248.3 1,268.4 FTE 7.6 7.6 7.6 The National Invasive Species Council provides coordination and leadership for invasive species programs and activities throughout the Federal government. Invasive species are nonnative or alien species that harm the economy, environment, and in some cases human health. Executive Order 13112, signed in 1999, established NISC and designated the Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce as co-chairs. Other members include the Departments of Transportation, Defense, Health and Human Services, State, Homeland Security, and Treasury as well as the Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Trade Representative, U.S. Agency for International Development, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Executive Order directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide for support for the Council's small staff and funding or travel and other expenses related to the Invasive Species Advisory Committee. This Committee is a group of diverse, non-federal representatives, tasked with providing outside input and advice to the Council. The Council is charged with improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the Federal government’s response and to coordinate action within the more than 30 Federal agencies including eight Interior bureaus, that currently manage programs related to the escalating problem of invasive species. Also, included in the NISC budget is funding for the Interior Liaison, who coordinates these activities throughout the Department and is interior's liaison to the Council. The Council’s Executive Director and the Interior Department Liaison report to the Secretary’s Science Advisor. As directed by the Executive Order, NISC is in the process of implementing many of the recommendations in the first comprehensive National invasive Species Management Plan dealing with a wide range of invasive species responses in the following areas: prevention; early detection and rapid response; control; research; restoration; information management; international cooperation; and education and outreach. As directed by the Plan, the Council coordinates the drafting of an invasive species performance-based crosscut budget. In 2005, NISC completed its third invasive species performance (crosscut) budget, approved guidelines for prioritizing control projects in natural areas, completed the five-year review of Executive Order 13112, and initiated the update of the National Management Plan. The Council is also charged with working with State, local, and private entities; and improving the quality and availability of information about invasive species over the Internet — including the NISC website, www.invasivespecies.gov, which is currently being updated and improved. The 2007 budget request of $1,268.4 is an increase of $20.1 from the 2006 level. The increase includes $23,0 for fixed costs and a program decrease of $2.9. DM - 217 1817 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail Other OS Activities Activity: Alaska Field Office Customer Bureau of Land Management Minerals Management Service Geological Survey Fish and Wildlife Service National Park Service Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of the Secretary Activity Totals: ($000) FTE Centralized billing 2005 2006 2007 217.2 228.5 233.7 } 0.3 10.9 | H.l } 0.3 10.9 } | . I 2 : 7.2 228.5 233.7 2 : 7.2 228.5 233.7 $0.3 10.9 # 1. I 351.7 370.0 378,3 1,034.5 1,088.2 1,112.7 7.0 7.0 7.6 The Secretary, to enhance policy and program implementation and strengthen communication and coordination, directed the Alaska Field Office to serve as the lead and focal point on matters originating in or effecting Alaska, The Secretary’s Alaska Office, at the request of Interior offices and bureaus, facilitates, negotiates, and assists Alaska bureaus in a wide array of Alaska policy matters. The Office facilitates discussions between Interior bureaus, other Federal agencies, the State of Alaska and local governments and entities. When requested by the Alaska bureaus, this Office plays a major role in negotiations with the State of Alaska and the Alaska Congressional delegation on legislation and resource management matters. Some of the current activities include the Federal Subsistence Management Program, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, Pipeline Safety Committee, the Arctic Council, President's National Energy Policy, and the Alaska Tribal technology Access Program. The 2007 budget request of $1,112.7 is an increase of $24.5 from the 2006 level. The increase includes $24.5 for fixed costs and no program increase. Activity: Alaska Resources Library and Information Services Customer 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 502.9 533.5 533.5 Minerals Management Service 68.9 73.1 73. I Geological Survey 156.8 166.4 166.4 Fish and Wildlife Service 80.9 85.8 85.8 National Park Service 154.3 } 63.7 163.7 Activity Totals: ($000) 963.8 1,022.5 1,022.5 FTE 0.0 0.0 0.0 The Alaska Resources Library and Information Services provides universal access to natural and cultural resources information. The library staff and ARLIS’s Federal, State, and university partners recognize that improved understanding of Alaska’s resources facilitates wise development, conservation, and management. The ARLIS serves the diverse information needs of its customers in an unbiased and effective manner. The 2007 budget request of $1,022.5 is the same as the 2006 level. DM - 218 1818 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail Other OS Activities Centralized billing Activity: Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Customer 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 29.4 0.0 0.0 Bureau of Reclamation 29.4 0.0 0.0 Geological Survey 29. I 0.0 0.0 Fish and Wildlife Service 29.4 0.0 {}.0 National Park Service 29.4 0.0 0.0 Bureau of Indian Affairs 29.4 0.0 ().0 Activity Totals: ($000) 175.9 0.0 {}.0 FTE 0.3 0.0 0.0 President Bush designated 2003 through 2006 as the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial. He directed Federal agencies to work in cooperation with each other, States, Tribes, communities, and the National Council of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial to promote educational, cultural, and interpretive opportunities for citizens and visitors to learn more about the natural, historical, and cultural resources that are significant components of the Lewis and Clark story. The Secretary of the Interior leads the 32-agency Federal Lewis and Clark partners group. Working with the Congressional Lewis and Clark Caucus, the National Council, and with Tribal, State, and local groups all along the trail, the Department provides leadership and coordination for the commemoration of one of the great voyages in Our Nation's history. The Office of External and Intergovernmental Affairs provides the leadership and liaison functions for this project. The celebration is expected to sunset in September of 2006 and no further funds are needed. Activity: Indian Water Rights Office Gustomer 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 45.9 48.7 53.4 Bureau of Reclamation 229.3 243.4 267.1 Fish and Wildlife Service 68.8 73.0 80, 1 Bureau of Indian Affairs | H4.6 12}.7 133.6 Activity Totals: ($000) 458.5 486.8 534.2 FTE 1.8 1.5 1.5 The Indian Water Rights Office manages and negotiates settlements of Indian water rights claims involving conflicts between Indian rights and agricultural requirements, economic development needs, and provision of water to wildlife particularly threatened and endangered species. The function is located in the Office of the Secretary to provide high-level policy guidance and direction, and to facilitate interbureau participation and cooperation required to achieve and implement consolidated settlements. This organizational location also reassures affected parties, the Congress, and other Federal agencies of the Department's commitment to these settlements. The 2007 budget request of $534.2 is an increase of $47.4 from the 2006 level. The increase includes $2.6 for fixed costs and $44.8 for increases to cover additional costs associated with the newly appointed Counselor to the Secretary who has oversight of this office, additional travel for the chairperson of the working group on water settlements, and to fully fund staff currently detailed to the office. DM - 219 1819 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail Other OS Activities Centralized billing Activity: Document Management Unit Customer 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 57.4 58.3 # 66.7 Minerals Management Service 34. I 34.6 3.7 Office of Surface Mining 3.0 3.1 3.7 Geological Survey 5.6 5.7 20.7 Fish and Wildlife Service 64.3 65.2 42.0 National Park Service 16.5 | 6,7 0.0 Bureau of Indian Affairs 177.2 | 79.9 449.4 Office of the Secretary 19.5 19.8 }{).7 Office of the Solicitor 49.2 50.0 47.2 Office of Special Trustee 325.8 330.7 69.0 NBC - Corporate - 0.0 0.0 0, 1 Activity Totals: ($000) 752.6 763.9 813.3 FTE 6.7 6.5 6.5 The Document Management Unit manages the process by which the Department responds to requests for production of documents by the courts and Congress. The DMU provides large scale document production and secure, long-term storage services to satisfy high level document production requests. The Document Acquisition Production and Storage system currently is home to nearly five million pages of documents, and DMU currently produces 30,000 pages of documents a week. The DAPS system allows DMU clients to apply privileges and other metadata such as document titles and provider codes, as well as redact documents during offline review. The reviewed metadata and document images are then updated back into DAPS and can be produced on labeled compact discs or other media upon request from DMU clients. All documents housed within DMU are stored long-term in a safe, secure environment. In 2005 DMU processed 2,703,546 pages, a 12 percent increase over 2004. Thus far in 2006 we have processed 202,875 pages. The 2007 budget request of $813.3 is an increase of $49.4 from the 2006 level. The increase includes $10.1 for fixed costs and $39,3 to update administration manuals for a single physical computer database repository and to purchase additional computer storage Space. EXM - 220 1820 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail Other OS Activities Centralized billing Activity: Departmental News and Information - Qustomer 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 104.0 116.0 1 19.4 Minerals Management Service 73.2 79.6 83.7 Office of Surface Mining 31.8 32.1 33.8 Bureau of Reclamation 87.9 89.5 74.7 Geological Survey | 12.] | 13.2 95.0 Fish and Wildlife Service 92.j 106.5 ! 64.8 National Park Service 119.6 131.5 161,9 Bureau of Indian Affairs 3}, i 84.9 76.2 Office of the Secretary 47.7 52.3 37.8 insular Affairs 9.9 5.6 2.7 Office of the Solicitor 2.8 0. i 2.0 Office of Inspector General 2.5 0.9 1.3 Office of Special Trustee 3.4 4.6 2.7 NBC - Corporate 6.2 2.4 5.0 National Indian Gaming Commission 0.0 0.0 0.4 Activity Totals: ($000) 774.4 819.3 861.4 FTE 4.6 4.0 4.0 The Departmental News and information Center provides oversight for audio, video and motion picture productions; writing, narrating, producing, editing, and electronic national distribution of pretaped radio programs and live national radio broadcasts. The Departmental newsletter, People Land & Water, provides regular communication for all Interior employees. It is also distributed to Congressional, State and local leaders, natural resource groups, environmental organizations, and others. The goal of this newsletter is to share information across bureau lines in order to build on the work done by others, recognize employees for outstanding work, convey policy decisions to employees, and promote a better understanding of Interior's role and responsibilities in managing U.S. natural resources and carrying out the Nation’s trust responsibility for American Indians and Alaskan Natives. Hispanic Media Outreach provides regular communication to the Spanish speaking audience by using Hispanic media sources and traditional media outlets. This Hispanic component develops, coordinates and implements plans and activities to achieve public understanding and acceptance of the diverse programs of the Interior Department to reach the growing Hispanic community. The 2007 budget request of $864.4 is an increase of $42.1 from the 2006 level. The increase includes $42.1 for fixed costs and no program increase. DM - 22 i 1821 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail Other OS Activities Centralized billing Activity: Southern Nevada Water Coordinator Customer 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 55.6 6}.8 64.8 Geological Survey 37. i 4.i.2 43.2 Fish and Wildlife Service 37. 4}.2 43.2 National Park Service $5.6 61.8 64.8 Activity Totals: (S000) 185.3 206.1 216.8 FTE 1.0 6.5 1.0 In 2005, the WCF provided funding for a California Desert Managers Group Coordinator. In 2006, these funds were redirected to provide for a Southern Nevada Water Coordinator. The Southern Nevada Water Coordinator is liaison for the utilization of public lands in the development of groundwater resources in Southern Nevada. The incumbent's duties include formulating policy recommendations, resources management and planning, and the identification and mitigation of external and internal influences on Interior managed resources. Due to the rapid population growth and development in Southern Nevada, intense pressure to accommodate the exploding population creates a politically sensitive and controversial operating environment for the incumbent. This utilization of groundwater resources on public land dictating the need for resources management and planning requires extensive coordination with associated special-interest groups and environmentally-oriented agencies. The water planning and management duties of this position are related to water resources within the State of Nevada and do not include main stem Colorado River management or oversight. The 2007 budget request of $216.0 is an increase of $9.9 from the 2006 level, The increase includes $9.9 for fixed costs and no program increase, Activity: Financial Mgmt Training and Travel Mgmt Center Customer 2005 2806 2007 Bureau of Land Management 64.2 51.0 54.3 Minerals Management Service 45.5 39.2 42.2 Office of Surface Mining 29,4 28.9 31.8 Bureau of Reclamation 57.1 46.5 49.7 Geological Survey 97.4 7.2.2 75.3 Fish and Wildlife Service 42.2 37. I 40, # National Park Service 47.0 40. 43.2 Bureau of Indian Affairs 30.7 29.7 32,6 Office of the Secretary 29.0 28.7 31.5 Office of the Solicitor }. I {}.7 0.7 Office of Inspector General 2.9 2.5 2.7 NBC - Corporate 13.7 8.7 8.9 Activity Totals: ($000) 460.2 385.5 413.6 FTE 3.0 2.5 2.5 The Financial Management Human Capital Program focuses on developing and maintaining a highly skilled financial management workforce as called for by the CFO Act of 1990, and is necessary to support the financial management needs of the Department to meet its mission. The Office of Financial Management will do the following: 1) conduct the Financial Management Career Intern Program; 2) develop and conduct a career paths program based on critical competencies identified in Interior's FM Workforce Plan; 3) conduct strategic recruitment and retention efforts in support of Interior's Strategic Human Capital Plan and the FM Workforce Action Plan; and 4) continue to encourage the use of both traditional and nontraditional approaches to provide additional training and career development opportunities for the Department's financial management community. This activity also sponsors and manages E-GovTravel on-line travel services for initiating and completing official travel arrangements on a Department-wide basis using electronic means to the fullest extent possible. The 2007 budget request of $413.6 is an increase of $28.4 from the 2006 level. The increase includes $28.1 for fixed costs and no program increase. |DM - 222 1822 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail Other OS Activities Centralized billing Activity: Activity Based Costing/Management Customer 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 161.7 }62.3 162.3 Minerals Management Service 26.2 26,3 26.3 Office of Surface Mining - 9.5 9.5 9.5 Bureau of Reclamation 84.3 84,7 84.7 Geological Survey $41.1 $41.6 141,6 Fish and Wildlife Service 134.4 $34.9 134.9 National Park Service 305,4 306.5 306.5 Bureau of Indian Affairs | 45.2 145.8 $45.8 Office of the Secretary 9.2 9.2 9.2 Natural Resource Damage Assessment (). {}, i (). Insular Affairs {).5 0.5 {}.5 Office of the Sołicitor 6.2 6.2 6.2 Office of Inspector General 4.0 4.0 4.0 Office of Special Trustee 9.5 9.5 9.5 NBC - Corporate 15.6 | 5.6 15.6 MIB/SIB Building Maintenance 0.1 0.1 0.1 Activity Totals: ($900) 1,053.0 1,057.0 1,057.0 FTE 0.0 {}.0 0,0 The Department’s Activity Based Costing/Management Program provides information on the cost of the individual activities performed in support of the Department’s mission. These funds are needed to operate and maintain the ABC/M system, consultant support for migration from bureau costing systems to the Department’s ABC/M system, and maintenance of Interior's ABC/M website. These funds are also required for modifications to the Department's ABC/M system to accommodate bureau ABC modules and for refresher training on using the ABC/M system, including training on system enhancements. The 2007 budget request of $1,057.0 includes no increase from the 2006 level. DM - 223 1823 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail Other OS Activities Centralized billing Activity: Bureau of Land Management 26.4 42,0 129.8 Minerals Management Service ().0 6.0 9.3 Office of Surface Mining {}_{} 2.1 2.1 Bureau of Reclamation 26.4 22.9 | | 0.9 Geological Survey 2.1 33.3 36.8 Fish and Wildlife Service 26.4 44.7 123.9 National Park Service 26.4 j43.3 604.2 Bureau of indian Affairs 26.4 86.6 H24.7 Office of the Secretary 0.0 2.4 5.7 Insular Affairs ().0 {}, i 0. Office of the Solicitor {}_{} 1.5 1.5 Office of Inspector General 0.0 0.9 i.0 Office of Special Trustee 0.0 }.9 5.1 NBC - Corporate 0.0 3,6 6.9 National indian Gaming Commission 0.0 0.3 0.3 Activity Totals: ($000) 134.3 391.6 i,j 62.4 FTE i.0 2.0 3.0 The Department maintains a comprehensive Quarters Management Program promoting equitable and consistent management of government-furnished employee housing consistent with the Federal Employees Quarters Facilities Act. The Office of Acquisition and Property Management leads this nationwide program overseeing approximately 10,500 Departmental housing units, providing rate setting, geographic market rate surveys, and assuring compliance with federal requirements. The program is managed in consultation with the National Quarters Council, an interagency group representing all Interior bureaus having government-furnished housing, along with staff from other government agencies seeking to establish standard policies across agency lines. The group meets annually to discuss a wide range of quarters management issues. Employees and contractors live in required government quarters when: (1) the mission of the agency requires a service to the public that cannot otherwise be provided; (2) U.S. property cannot be protected without 24-hour employee presence at the property site; and (3) the available housing supply within a reasonable commuting distance will not meet the necessary housing requirements. In 2006, funds previously budgeted in the National Business Center were moved to a WCF account within the Office of Acquisition and Property Management to support the Secretary's Space Management initiative. This initiative is improving space utilization throughout Interior through consolidation, co-location, and other means. The interior Museum's interior Collections Management System is new to the WCF in 2007, and will be funded from existing bureau budgets currently earmarked for bureau museum collections management systems. The ICMS will provide Department wide consistency in accounting for, reporting on, and providing access to Interior bureau museum collections for use in delivery of bureau mission and compliance activities to the American public. The 2007 budget request of $1,162.4 is an increase of $770.8 from the 2006 fevel. The increase includes $11.] for fixed costs and a program increase of $1.0 for increased supplies and services for the Quarters Management Program. The request also includes $758.7, previously budgeted in the bureaus, to fund the implementation and support of the Interior Collections Management System through the WCF. DM - 224 1824 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail Other OS Activities Centralized billing Activity: Planning and Performance Management Customer 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 165.8 167.4 | 72.1 Minerals Management Service 73.9 75.1 78,0 Office of Surface Mining 62.8 63.9 66.3 Bureau of Reciamation 160.6 162.2 166.7 Geological Survey 168.5 } 71.2 177,9 Fish and Wildlife Service | 76.2 178.1 183, I National Park Service 249,6 252.7 260.7 Bureau of Indian Affairs 209.6 213. 221.4 Office of the Secretary 84.2 221.6 23 1.0 Office of the Solicitor 6.0 6.1 6.4 Office of Inspector General 6.0 6.1 6.4 Activity Totals: ($060) 1,363.4 1,517.6 1,569.9 FTE 8.7 8.0 8.0 The Office of Pianning and Performance Management provides leadership and guidance throughout interior in the development of the unified strategic plan and conduct of performance assessments. The data is used for planning and budgeting as well as development of the performance evaluation included in the annual performance and accountability report prepared in compliance with the Government Performance and Results Act, and development of processes for improved budget and performance integration in accordance with the President's Management Agenda. It coordinates management improvement and reengineering efforts through strategic planning, performance assessment, organizational streamlining, program analysis, and benchmarking studies, to improve decision-making and organizational effectiveness, The Office works closely with Interior's Chief Information Officer in promoting E-government through its leadership role in developing interagency internet portals, including the Recreation One-Stop website. It also manages a Department-wide system for standardized performance data management and is working to more closely relate this system to the Department's financial systems through activity based costing. The Office also manages the Recreation One-Stop e-Government initiative to improve access to recreation-related information across various ievels of government. Current efforts include integrating the separate National Park Reservation Service and National Reservation Recreation Service with the Recreation.gov website. Increased funding of $24.4 will be used to cover the maintenance, operations, and user support costs associated with maintaining the Department's Management Initiatives Tracking System. A portion of these funds will cover refinements to the Scorecard module of the system and improve the real-time graphing capability of the system, enabling it to produce graphic portrayals of MITS PART and Scorecard data. The 2007 budget request of $1,569.9 is an increase of $52.4 from the 2006 level. The increase includes $27,8 for fixed costs and $24.5 for the Secretary's Task Tracking System upgrades (component of Management Initiatives Tracking System). DM - 225 1825 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail Other OS Activities Centralized billing Activity: Center for Competitive Sourcing Excellence Customer 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 49. I 49.7 78.6 Minerals Management Service 9.8 9.9 13.0 Office of Surface Mining 0.0 0.0 4.0 Bureau of Reclamation 59.0 59.6 43. Geological Survey 49. I 49.7 62.6 Fish and Wildlife Service 9.8 9.9 67.3 National Park Service 255.5 258.2 152.8 Bureau of Indian Affairs 49.1 49.7 71.6 NBC - Corporate 9.8 9,9 8.0 Activity Totals: ($000) 491.4 496.6 500.9 FTE {.{} 1.0 1.0 The Center for Competitive Sourcing Excellence functions as a central program office for coordination of competitive sourcing Department-wide, the preparation and administration of the FAIR Act Inventory, and the annual competitive sourcing report to Congress. It assists the bureaus to examine the commercial functions being done by Interior employees to find the best, most cost-effective means of delivering excellent customer service. The program considers the best means of performing functions, regardless of whether they are categorized as commercial or inherently governmental. Functions are selected to be studied by the bureaus based on feasibility of identifying efficiencies and cost savings through a competitive process. Factors considered when making competitive sourcing decisions include workforce planning issues such as: unusually large numbers of vacancies projected for the activity; existing skills gaps, technology gaps or staffing shortages in the activity; the existence of organizational performance problems, and current and projected retirement eligibility in the function. Other considerations include the availability of private sector sources to perform the activity, and whether budget constraints make outsourcing the activity favorable. The program includes a centralized support office to provide assistance and assure a consistent approach throughout Interior. In instances where competition suggests that contracting out will improve value, the program utilizes the services of Human Resource personnel to provide extensive transition assistance for affected employees, such as early-outs and buyouts, Since 2004, competitive sourcing at Interior has produced annualized net cost-savings of $6.857 million, which bureaus are re-investing in their missions. Through pro-active human resource management practices, only 1 permanent federal employee has been involuntarily separated in the process of providing these savings. During the past year, the Center has undertaken a major effort to improve the accuracy and consistency of the FAIR Act inventory across all bureaus and offices. In the past, FTE were coded to function codes developed by the Department of Defense. In lieu of using 360 DOD function code definitions, Interior has written function codes that define our mission and reduced the number from 360 to approximately 90 codes. The new inventory process greatly reduces preparation time and accurately defines Interior's missions. The 2007 budget request of $500.9 is an increase of $4.3 from the 2006 level for fixed costs, 1826 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail Other OS Activities Centralized billing Activity: sources Initiative Customer 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 3 j4.8 330.0 360.3 Minerals Management Service 8.2 8.5 } 0.1 Office of Surface Mining 3.0 3. ] 4.0 Bureau of Reclamation 33.1 34.3 54.0 Geological Survey 42.8 44.4 53.5 Fish and Wildlife Service 227.5 238.5 258. National Park Service 644.5 674-0 747.2 Bureau of Indian Affairs } 66.7 174,6 204.4 Office of the Secretary 26.4 26.8 29.4 insular Affairs 0.9 0.9 0.9 Office of the Solicitor 0.4 0.5 1. Office of Inspector General 13.2 13.8 14.2 Office of Special Trustee 1.2 1.2 1.2 NBC - Corporate 4.2 4,3 4.6 Activity Totals: ($000) 1,486.8 1,554.9 1,743.0 FTE 12.0 11.0 # 1.8 In order to address the issue of rising Workers' Compensation costs Department-wide, a full-time Workers' Compensation Program Manager position was created. The Workers' Compensation Program Manager is responsible for developing and implementing an effective return-to-work program throughout the Department, and deals directly with each bureau/office on effective case management, tracking and monitoring workers' compensation cases. The Manager also ensures that all CWCP bureau/office coordinators are fully trained, and that DOI is in full compliance with Department of Labor laws and regulations. The Firefighter and Law Enforcement Retirement Team is responsible for review of applications for coverage in the special law enforcement retirement program. The Office has reengineered the processes for review and approval of applications for coverage in the special retirement program and plans to reduce the backlog of pending cases, improve processing times, develop case processing manuals, and establish specific production goals. The employee assistance program provides short term counseling and referral services for employees experiencing personal problems which may affect their work. The employee counseling program is designed to ease the transition of employees from one work environment to another. The focus of the activity is to assist displaced employees in finding jobs elsewhere in the Department, in other Federal agencies, or in the private sector. The Office of Human Resources procures information for Department-wide use from the Corporate Leadership Council’s Consortium of the Center for Human Resources Management. The information includes best practices on important issues such as workforce planning. This activity also collects funds from bureaus to pay OPM for the costs incurred by bureaus using OPM's Federal Employment Services and USA Jobs. The 2007 budget request of $1,743.0 is an increase of $188.1 from the 2006 level. The increase includes $38.8 for fixed costs and $149.3 for a new workers compensation position for overall monitoring of the program and the implementation of Department-wide policies as recommended by the Office of the Inspector General. DM - 227 1827 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail Other OS Activities Centralized billing Activity: Special Emphasis Program Customer 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 8.2 4.9 4.9 Minerals Management Service 8.2 4.9 4.9 Office of Surface Mining 8.2 4.9 4.9 Bureau of Reclamation 8.2 4.9 4.9 Geological Survey 8.2 4.9 4.9 Fish and Wildlife Service 8.2 4.9 4.9 National Park Service 8.2 4.9 4.9 Bureau of Indian Affairs 8.2 4.9 4.9 Office of the Secretary 8.5 4.9 4.9 Office of the Solicitor 4.9 4.9 4.9 Activity Totals: ($000) 79.4 49.3 49.3 FTE 0.0 0.0 {},{} This activity funds the Department's participation in events including American Education Week, National Hispanic Heritage Month and Special Emphasis activities, National Disability Month, National American Indian Heritage, National African American Month, National Women's History Month, National Gay and Lesbian Month, and Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. The 2007 budget request of $49.3 includes no increase from the 2006 level. Activity: { }ccupational Health and Safety/Training Initiative Customer 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 251.6 258.5 263.9 Minerals Management Service 33.1 34, 1 34.8 Office of Surface Mining 13,6 13.9 14.2 Bureau of Reclamation | 17.5 | 20.8 123.2 Geological Survey 195.9 201.3 205.4 Fish and Wildlife Service | 86.8 192.0 195.9 National Park Service 455.0 467.5 477.2 Bureau of Indian Affairs 206.4 212. I 21 6.5 Office of the Secretary 46.7 48.0 49.0 Activity Totals: ($000) 1,506.6 1,548.2 1,580.0 FTE 5.3 5.5 5.5 The Office of Occupational Health and Safety provides Departmental safety and health policies and program management support to Interior bureaus and field offices. The Office's published instructions, guidelines, and management evaluations supply up-to-date information on employee, contractor and visitor safety regulations, and medical health services. Through the OHS Safety Management Information System, accident statistics are maintained for bureau use and analyses of accident trends are developed for Departmental managers. OHS provides technical support in a variety of safety and occupational health subject areas including industrial hygiene. The Office coordinates the development of Department-wide occupational safety and health training programs and tools for bureau personnel, Safety and health information and program resources are shared through the Interior's SafetyNet web site, OHS is the principle Departmental representative to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and supports the operations of the DOI Designated Agency Safety and Health Official Council and the Interior Safety and Occupational Health Council. In 2006 funds were reprogrammed from OHS Safety Initiative funding in order to fully fund contract support positions for SMS that were established in 2004 and 2005. These contracts were established to support SMIS operations as well as to provide OWCP online filing through SMIS in support of the Human Resources Office. The 2007 budget request of $1,580.0 is an increase of $31.8 from the 2006 level for fixed costs. HDM - 228 1828 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail Other OS Activities Centralized billing Activity: aw Enforcement, Securi * E ncy Preparednes isłOſſier 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 350. 449,6 493.6 Minerals Management Service 46.1 59.2 65.0 Office of Surface Mining 18.9 24.2 26.6 Bureau of Reclamation }63.5 210.0 230.5 Geological Survey 272.5 350.0 384.2 Fish and Wildlife Service 259.9 333.8 366,5 National Park Service 633, 813, 1 892.6 Bureau of Indian Affairs 287.2 368.8 404.9 Office of the Secretary 41.9 53.8 59, 1 NBC - Corporate 23.1 29.6 32.5 Activity Totals: ($000) 2,096.4 2,692.3 2,955.7 FTE } 4.7 16.8 19.5 This activity coordinates and provides services in support of the Department's law enforcement and security programs including: consistency throughout the Department for the safety of persons and resources and training; receipt, handling, distribution, storage and destruction of classified national security information, to include Sensitive Compartmentalized information; automated receipt, control and dissemination to the bureaus and offices of incoming unclassified and classified telegraphic messages, both internationally and domestically, on the Department's automated message processing system; issuing instructions and informational guidance to all elements of the Department concerning classified national security information policy issues; processing all of the Department's special access requests; control and maintenance of secure communication equipment and materials throughout the Department; operation and maintenance of the Department's alternate sites for nationwide continuity of operations and continuity of government programs in case of natural disasters or man-made threats; support of equipment and mission emergency notification systems for the Department; and operation of the Watch Office which serves as a resource to all DOI bureaus and offices, as well as other cooperating agencies, for reporting critical information and serious incidents that affect DOI responsibilities across the United States. The 2007 budget request of $2,955.7 is an increase of $263.4 from the 2006 level. The increase includes $102.3 for fixed costs and $161.1 for the Classified Information Facility for the hiring of a Physical Security Specialist, equipment for the Specialist and increased travel, DM - 229 1829 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail Other OS Activities Centralized billing Activity: IT Security, Architecture, and Capital Planning Customer 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 1,279.8 1,675.3 1,729.7 Minerals Management Service 404.4 506.5 379,0 Office of Surface Mining 92.7 281.4 886.8 Bureau of Reclamation 526.1 1,103.7 1,691.9 Geological Survey 1,124.9 1,578.1 1,401.9 Fish and Wildlife Service 668.5 947.4 748.9 National Park Service 1,601.0 1,983.7 1,198.5 Bureau of Indian Affairs 679.5 1,278.3 1,824. I Office of the Secretary 95.7 734.3 442.8 Office of the Solicitor 31.1 71.4 76.8 Office of Inspector General 27, 24.3 0.0 Office of Special Trustee } 13.4 162.6 273.6 NBC - Corporate 46.0 46.1 {}_{} Activity Totals: ($000) 6,690.2 10,392.7 10,654.2 FTE 9.9 10.5 12.5 The IT Security Program provides policy and guidance on appropriate information assurance measures for the Department's Information.Technology systems, applications, telecommunications networks, and related resources. The program develops and maintains the agency-wide security training program; tests perimeter defenses; conducts oversight of FISMA and NIST compliance; provides coordination and oversight of certification and accreditation of IT systems; and develops policy and standards for critical infrastructure enhancements and Public/Private Key Infrastructure. The Interior IT Enterprise Architecture Program establishes a framework for Department IT investments. Implementation of the IEA is mandated by the Clinger-Cohen Act, and Interior's approach has been endorsed by OMB and the Congress. An enterprise architecture is a master blueprint for systematically defining an organization's current (baseline) and desired (target) architecture, aligned with the mission of the organization. The IEA, through multiple iterations, document business processes, the data required to accomplish those processes, applications required to manipulate and manage the required data, and the technology components needed to deliver data and applications to the business community. in compliance with the Clinger–Cohen Act, Interior has established an IT Capital Planning and Investment Control Program that is aligned with the Department’s Enterprise Architecture and Strategic Plan. The CPIC program is responsible for maintaining a sound performance-based process that tracks the progress of all major IT investments and ensures decisions are based on a set of predefined criteria regarding those investments. The Department-wide data resource management program provides policy, standards and procedures in the areas of data privacy, security, integrity, quality, and standardization. This program establishes data stewardship across the department and facilitates data sharing, data retention, and data inventory collection. Enterprise Resource Management is a new requirement that coordinates the acquisition and management of commonly used IT hardware and software products and services across the Department to best support Interior's key missions and programs. Key goals are to align the Department’s major IT investments with its enterprise architecture, improve Security through more consistent and efficient products and services, and to better manage IT FCSORITC&S. The 2007 budget request of $10,654.2 is an increase of $261.5 from the 2006 level. The increase includes $35.9 for fixed costs and $270.0 for two full-time employees to carry out Enterprise Resource Management activities. DM - 230 1830 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail Other OS Activities Centralized billing Activity: DOI-wide I elecommunications Initiatives - SIQºţter 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 1,250,0 2,419.4 4,922.5 Minerals Management Service 675.9 983.4 855.4 Office of Surface Mining 4! 1.6 609.7 629.5 Bureau of Reclamation 867.8 1,394.9 2,821.0 Geological Survey 1,402.4 3,157.4 7,918.6 Fish and Wildlife Service 590.9 2,963.0 8,473.3 National Park Service 1,448.4 3,835.0 9,651.7 Bureau of Indian Affairs 1,332.7 5,439.0 2,929.7 Office of the Secretary 819.4 1,097.7 470.7 Natural Resource Damage Assessment 0.1 1.6 Insular Affairs 9.4 18.1 38.7 Office of the Solicitor 5.5 12.4 238.1 Office of Inspector General 5.0 Office of Special Trustee 407.7 523.5 177.6 . NBC - Corporate 9.9 197.0 1,137.8 Activity Totals: ($900) 9,231.6 22,655.7 40,266.2 FTE 7.2 7.6 8.4 The Enterprise Service Network is an intergrated network which will provide access to the Internet, a Department-wide intranet, and a fully operational technical support center. The system will provide better services and a uniformily secure environment, standardized and efficient 24x7 operations, and improved technical Support. ESN also facilitates the consolidation of directory services, web hosting, messaging, data warehousing and other applications and systems. In 2006, the remaining bureaus will transition to central management, with a focus on network optimization. The remote access project has been initiated and will improve access and various types of dial up services for remote and travel users. By the end of 2007, the ESN is expected to be in steady state. Use of a single message system will allow bureaus to operate from a single electronic mail system run on right-sized servers. This will consolidate operations from hundreds of servers independently managed by bureaus to a single, consolidated messaging solution. DOI conducted a pre-assessment for an enterprise messaging Solution in 2005. In 2006, implementation will be done for the Trust bureaus as well as NBC/OS and OSM. By the end of 2007, the remaining bureaus will be transitioned and messaging should achieve steady state. Active Directory is a consolidated directory service that provides DOI with an authoritative repository of security credentials. This repository provides authentication, authorization, and access services. The EACS implementation for OS/NBC, OSM, and BLM was completed in 2005. Security credentials for all bureau users will be completed in 2006, Common identity management and security tools and integration projects for HSPD-12, PKI/certificate authorities, reduced sign-on, remote user access, and external directory services will be completed in fiscal year 2007. Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 directed the promulgation of a new Federal standard for secure and reliable indentification issued by Federal agencies for their employees and contractors. On October 27, 2005, DOI put in place Personal Identity Verification (PIV) processes and procedures to comply with part one of this directive. In early 2006, the Department will complete security certification and accreditation of their automated system. After completing the PIV process digital certificates will be loaded onto smart cards for all employees and contractors across DOI who need them. These certificates will have DOI-specific profiles and meet the requirements for the Federal Common Policy Framework Certificate Policy. Interior provides radio spectrum management services for ali of Interior's bureaus as well as other Federal activities and the Insular areas, and coordinates radio policy throughout Interior. In 2005, a Spectrum Management Plan was completed. In 2006, Interior plans to conduct a radio sharing and interoperability study at four high priority iocations, exploring opportunities for sharing infrastructure and dispatch centers with all levels and agencies of government to improve interoperability and efficiency, and to assist Interior in meeting narrowband requirements. In 2007, interior plans to complete the analysis and planning for the remaining U.S. States and territories. The 2007 budget request of $40,266.2 is an increase of $17,610.5 from 2006. The increase includes the movement of $13,061.9 from individual bureau budgets to the WCF for Messaging, a decrease of $3.5 for fixed costs, an increase in indirect cost of $78.1, and increases in ESN of $2,328.0 for equipment maintenance and staffing, and $2,146.0 in Messaging for architectural design and mailbox migration. DM - 231 1831 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail Other OS Activities Centralized billing Activity: enartment-wide Records Management SººHºº 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 161.2 196.5 245.6 Minerals Management Service 41.4 47.8 91.5 Office of Surface Mining 11.2 13.6 47.8 Bureau of Reclamation 72.3 92.7 84.3 Geological Survey 143.5 178.9 89.6 Fish and Wildlife Service 99.6 129,6 220.8 National Park Service 251.5 323.2 336.7 Bureau of Indian Affairs 108.4 147.6 278.7. Office of the Secretary 97.2 273.9 83.2 Insular Affairs 0.0 0.0 0.3 Office of the Solicitor 6.4 9.7 12.7 Office of Inspector General 10.1 17.7 24.8 Office of Special Trustee 9.0 9.0 4.9 NBC - Corporate 65.6 190.2 54.6 National Indian Gaming Commission 0.0 0.0 O.7 Activity Totals: ($000) 1,077.5 1,630.5 1,576.2 FTE 2.0 1.0 i.0 This information management program provides leadership and technical assistance to bureaus and offices in records management, website requirements, Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, The Freedom of Information Act and appeals, the Privacy Act and appeals, and the Government Paperwork Elimination Act to ensure statutory and regulatory compliance. Specific program initiatives include: new annual privacy FISMA reporting and bureau tools to achieve compliance for future reporting; compliance with FOIA Executive Order 13392 to include an organizational and process review with implementation of resulting recommendations; addressing system development life cycle requirements for records and privacy; coordinating the NARA data reference model records management requirements; overseeing and managing the Electronic FOLA Tracking System; and providing assistance for Departmental Manual web standards, a portal for the Office of the Secretary, and assistance in obsolete data tape transfers at Records Centers. The 2007 budget request of $1,576.2 includes a decrease of $54.3 for fixed costs. EXM - 232 1832 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail Other OS Activities Centralized billing Activity: Solicitor - Ethics Training! 3. Customer 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management } 4.0 14.0 104.0 Minerals Management Service 4.8 4.9 40.1 Office of Surface Mining 0.7 0.7 7.8 Bureau of Reclamation 4.1 4.1 25.7 Geological Survey 9.6 9.6 20.2 Fish and Wildlife Service I 1.1 11.] 106.3 National Park Service 18,4 18.4 9 |.9 Bureau of Indian Affairs 12.4 12.4 81.6 Office of the Secretary 0.9 0.9 64.4 Office of the Solicitor 0.9 0.9 17.3 Office of Inspector General 0.2 0.2 0.2 Office of Special Trustee {).3 0.3 9.3 NBC - Corporate 0.6 0.6 9.6 Activity Totals: ($000) 78.0 78.1 578.1 FTE 0.0 0.0 0.0 The Ethics Office is mandated by the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 to provide annual ethics training to all employees required to file annual financial disclosure reports. Additionally, Title 18 of the United States Code sets forth provisions to govern the ethical conduct of all employees. Training in ethics is required for all new entrant employees, whether or not they are entering a covered position targeted for financial disclosure. The Department's Ethics Office providestraining to bureau employees through computer-based training, satellite broadcast training, and written training materials to bureaus. In 2006, responsibility for the ALLEX Database moved from NBC to the Office of the Secretary with no change in funding. The 2007 budget request of $578.1 is an increase of $500.0 from the 2006 level. The $500.0 increase is for FOIA appeals. When this function transferred to Solicitor there was a backlog of over 650 appeals and only one FTE is currently assigned to handle them. This increase will fund a contract to eliminate the backlog, which is anticipated to take three years. DM - 233 1833 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail Other OS Activities Centralized billing Activity: CFO Financial Statement Audit Customer 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management - 569.6 569.7 601.9 Minerals Management Service 775.5 775.7 819.5 Office of Surface Mining 332.4 332.4 35 H.2 Bureau of Reclamation 726, 1 726.2 767.2 Geological Survey 565.8 565.9 597.9 Fish and Wildlife Service 629.0 629.2 664.7 National Park Service 979.6 979.7 i,035.1 Bureau of Indian Affairs 919.5 919.6 971.6 Office of the Secretary 388.1 388.1 410.1 Natural Resource Damage Assessment 53.2 53.2 56.2 Insular Affairs 53.2 53.2 56.2 Office of the Solicitor 30.7 30.7 32.4 Office of Inspector General 30.7 30.7 32.4 Office of Special Trustee 53.2 53.2 56.2 NBC - Corporate - 38.2 38.2 40.3 MIB/SIB Building Maintenance 83.9 83.9 88.6 National Indian Gaming Commission 30.7 30.7 32.4 Activity Totals: ($000) 6,259.2 6,260.3 6,613.8 FTE 0.0 0.0 0.4} For the past two years the Department established a contract with KPMG to complete the annual audit with oversight by the Office of Inspector General. Until 2005, the cost for the annual audit was funded in part by funding requested in the OIG's budget and in part by additional funds collected through reimbursable support agreements with bureaus. The 2005 request for audit funding identifies the anticipated full cost of the annual audit and includes funds transferred from OIG and amounts comparable to what the bureaus have been supporting in their budgets. The amount requested does not include funds to pay for costs that are a result of unanticipated, unique, bureau-specific audit issues, The 2007 budget request of $6,613.8 is an increase of $353.5 from the 2006 level. The increase includes $353.5 for anticipated increases in the audit contract. DM - 234 1834 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail Other OS Activities Centralized billing Activity: E Government Initiatives Customer 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 589.3 528,6 528.6 Minerals Management Service 362,0 323.5 323.5 Office of Surface Mining 55.0 48.8 48.8 Bureau of Reclamation 275. I 247.9 247.9 Geological Survey 425.1 382.3 382.3 Fish and Wildlife Service 875.1 784.4 784.4 National Park Service 872. 781.4 781.4 Bureau of Indian Affairs 403.0 360.3 360.3 Office of the Secretary 53.0 29.9 29.9 Insular Affairs 1.0 1,0 1.0 Office of the Solicitor 15.0 13.9 13.9 Office of Inspector General 10.0 9.0 9.0 Office of Special Trustee 30,0 26.9 26.9 NBC - Corporate 178.0 176.2 176.2 Activity Totals: ($000) 4,143.3 3,713.9 3,713.9 FTE 0.0 1.0 1.0 Funds collected through this activity are for certain Government-wide e-government and lines of business initiatives that are centrally billed, Estimated 2006 and 2007 allocations include: —2006 —2007 Integrated Acquisition 397.0 470.0 Govbenefits.gov 0.0 135.0 Grants.gov 453.0 521.0 E-Authentication 450.0 64 1.0 E-Rulemaking 825.0 615.0 E-Training 185.0 185.0 Business Gateway 322.0 249.0 Geospatial One Stop 300.0 300.0 LOB: Financial Management 83.0 83.0 LOB: Human Resources Mgmt 91.0 #30.0 LOB: Grants Management 15.0 60.0 E-Gov Hire 165.0 171.0 Indirect Costs 36.0 37.0 Migration Costs 326.0 51. Total 3,648.6 3,648.6 The 2007 budget reflects no increase from the 2006 level. This activity also supports the Department’s electronic outreach as served by www.volunteer.gov/gov, a website designed to help potential volunteers and the agencies seeking them to find each other on the Internet. Volunteer. Gov/Gov makes volunteer opportunities more accessible to a broader range of the public through the web and enhances program planning and delivery in the process. This web-based, searchable database enables individuals to search for volunteer opportunities by location, agency, or personal interest and submit applications on-line. This on-line application system allows volunteers to apply to any of 9 land management agencies. The 2007 request of $65.3 includes no increase from the 2006 level. DM - 235 1835 PEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail Other OS Activities Activity: Appraisal Services Custºler: Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Fish and Wildlife Service National Park Service Activity Totals: ($000) FTE Centralized billing 2005 2006 2007 3,390.3 299.2 304.2 1,178.0 1,178.0 1,197.8 2,874.2 1,470.0 1,494.6 1,642.8 0.0 0.0 9,085.2 2,947.2 2,996.6 0.0 {}.0 0.0 In November 2003, real estate appraisal functions within the Department were consolidated, one of a number of appraisal reforms. Appraisers were consolidated from the Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Bureau of Reclamation into the Appraisal Services Directorate, which reported to the Department's National Business Center. As recommended in the Statement of the Managers accompanying the 2005 Interior Appropriations Act, this function transferred to Departmental Management in 2006. The 2007 request of $2,996.6 is an increase of $49.4 from the 2006 level. The increase includes $494 for fixed costs. DM - 236 1836 BEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail Other OS Activities Centralized billing Activity: Central Services Customer 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 244.4 345.6 670.5 Minerals Management Service 12.8 17.4 28.1 Office of Surface Mining #4.5 j6.9 25.7 Bureau of Reclamation 254.2 343.0 31 0.3 Geological Survey 604.2 759.6 600.0 Fish and Wildlife Service 239,8 348.7 523.8 National Park Service 560.3 656.3 813,3 Bureau of Indian Affairs 173.5 264.8 371.6 Office of the Secretary }93.4 344.0 343.9 Natural Resource Damage Assessment 0.1 0.0 0.0 Insular Affairs 40.2 39.4 71.0 Office of the Solicitor 21.4 17.9 17.9 Office of Inspector General 12.4 11.1 | 1.1 Office of Special Trustee 1.8 (),0 {}.0 NBC - Corporate 17.5 25.4 27.8 National Indian Gaming Commission 0.5 0.0 0.0 Activity Totals: ($000) 2,391.1 3,190.2 3,815.1 FTE 2.7 2.0 2.3 This activity supports WCF management and other programs that are financed through the WCF but are not necessarily services provided by OS, i.e., funds collected are “passed through” to the DOI bureau or other Federal agency that is providing the service. Examples include the Cooperative Ecosystem Study Units, Glen Canyon Adaptive Management Plan, and radio frequency assignments by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. WCF management leads the effort to improve the WCF, coordinates and provides support for the WCF Consortium, and implements Consortium decisions, WCF management formulates the annual budget request, prepares necessary budget presentation materials, and performs budget execution and reporting responsibilities. CESU provides research, technical assistance, and education to Federal land managers through a network of university and college-based cooperative study units, as authorized by the 1998 National Parks Omnibus Act. Funds support coordination and management of the CESU network including 13 Federal agencies, 181 universities and full national coverage and provides Interior agencies and partners with the scholarship needed to address important resource issues. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration, under delegated authority from the President, manages the Federal government use of the radio spectrum. NTIA assigns frequencies to Federal users, assesses interference concerns, assures spectrum availability for future needs, and improves efficiency while minimizing costs. The Small Business Administration certifies small and disadvantaged businesses, resolves protests over SDB status, oversees a network of private certifiers, and maintains a database of certified SDB’s. Glen Canyon Adaptive Management Plan provides support that ensures continued tribal participation and government-to-government consultation in the program, meeting departmental trust responsibilities, and facilitating the resolution of issues and the continuing good relationship with the participating tribes. The funds are provided to the Bureau of Reclamation which contracts with the Indian tribes. This activity moved into the WCF in 2006 and was previously supported through reimbursable agreements with the bureaus. Enterprise Geographic Information Management enhances geospatial data sharing, increases operating efficiencies and provides cost-savings across the Department. This moved into the WCF in 2006, funded from existing bureau budgets earmarked for EGſM. The 2007 budget request of $3,815.1 is an increase of $624.9 from 2006. This includes $33.5 for fixed costs and $596.0 for the EGTM, including establishment of a single, centralized point of coordination for procurement and use by Interior agencies. The EGIM will establish common standards, promote reuse and sharing of information, and more effective and efficient program management. DM - 237 1837 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail Other OS Activities Direct billing Activity: enartmental Direction Activity Coordination Customer 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 0.5 0.0 0.0 Office of Surface Mining - 0.5 0.0 0.0 Bureau of Reclamation 31 () 0.0 0.0 Fish and Wildlife Service 0.5 0.0 0.0 National Park Service -0.9 {},{} 0.0 Office of the Secretary –20.7 0.0 0.0 Office of Inspector General 2.7 0.0 0.0 Other (e.g. other Federal agencies, private sector) 127.7 0.0 {).0 Activity Totals: ($000) 144.1 0.0 0.0 FTE 0.0 0.0 0.0 In 2005, activities managed at a Departmental level included the National Invasive Species Council conducting a Saltcedar comparative economic analysis and support for the Preserve America program. Activity: anagement and Coordination Initiative Customer 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 77.4 13.3 12.2 Minerals Management Service 22.7 9.3 9.0 Office of Surface Mining 14.8 11.8 13.3 Bureau of Reclamation 102.3 25.0 17.1 Geological Survey 201.1 26.5 26.3 Fish and Wildlife Service 117.4 13. 12.1 National Park Service 190.6 81.6 74.1 Bureau of Indian Affairs 52.6 23.0 20.0 Office of the Secretary 409.8 33.4 28.3 Office of the Solicitor 0.0 3.4 1.7 Office of Inspector General 25.8 0.9 0.8 Office of Special Trustee 24.9 24.6 24.6 Other (e.g. other Federal agencies, private sector) 470.4 0.2 0.2 Activity Totals: ($000) 1,709.9 266.1 237.5 FTE 0.0 {},{} 0.0 The Office of Acquisition and Property Management sponsors conferences on property management and acquisition. Conference registration and registration rates are generally consistent from year-to-year. In 2005, there was a conference in coordination with other programmatic areas. The Office of Acquisition and Property Management performed all cost collection functions associated with this joint endeavor. In 2006, there will be a return to the individual conference. The Office also coordinates Architect & Engineering studies for various bureaus to enhance efficiencies and reduce costs. The Office of Wildland Fire Coordination partners with the Forest Service, combining resources, to contract for studies for various purposes and the development of databases. This includes the development of an interagency financial coding system for fire suppression and subsequent emergency stabilization (FireCode System). The FireCode System is being built to track the fire incident accounting code to provide effective tracking and compilation for reporting full costs of multi-jurisdictional fire suppression incidents. The Office of Equal Opportunity sponsors various conferences, workshops, and symposia on equal employment and civil rights issues. DM – 238 1838 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail Other OS Activities Activity: Enterprise Services Network (ESN) Customer 2005 2006 2001 Bureau of Land Management 2.6 1,837.] 3,317.6 Minerals Management Service 0.0 205.7 397.5 Office of Surface Mining 0.0 206.2 390.0 Bureau of Reclamation -28.9 879.5 1,981.5 Geological Survey 0.0 1,858.7 3,961.4 Fish and Wildlife Service 0.0 2,473.6 5,204.6 National Park Service 396.8 3,973.5 8,319.0 Bureau of Indian Affairs 3,619.7 1,116.8 2,582.9 Office of the Solicitor 0.0 }83.9 424.9 NBC - Centralized Billing 0.0 564.2 1,016.8 Other (e.g. other Federal agencies, private sector) 0.0 158.3 360. i Activity Totals: ($000) 3,990.3 13,458.0 27,956.4 FTE 0.0 0.0 6.0 Direct billing The direct billing for ESN covers Bureau Specific data circuits, equipment, and maintenance. During fiscal year 2006, billings are being transitioned from Bureaus over to central billing at the ESN. By the end of fiscal year 2007, this transition should be complete, with all circuits and related equipment maintenance billed to the ESN, and recovered from Bureaus. The 2007 budget increase is due to the shift in costs that were paid by bureaus and are now paid centrally. This will result in savings with improved management of circuits and bills. Activity: formati O itiativ Customer. 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 2,897.0 2,901.4 2,853.9 Minerals Management Service 399.9 653.7 409.2 Office of Surface Mining 243.1 2.94.6 168.2 Bureau of Reclamation 1,874.6 1,614.7 1,089.0 Geological Survey 2,877.6 1,412.7 1,463.3 Fish and Wildlife Service 1,784.1 2,140.4 2,136.7 National Park Service 4, 153.1 3,900.6 3,640.6 Bureau of Indian Affairs 3,841.8 1,121.4 1,067.9 Office of the Secretary 1,025.2 674.5 531.4 Office of the Solicitor 0.0 106.2 73.4 Office of Inspector General 93.1 43.5 43.4 Office of Special Trustee 182.1 3.18.7 168.8 NBC - Centralized Billing 0.0 569.3 351.7 Other (e.g. other Federal agencies, private sector) 51.7 418.3 418,8 Activity Totals: ($000) 19,420.3 16,169.8 14,416.2 FTE 1.5 1.0 1.0 The Office of Chief Information Officer sponsors Department wide hardware and software purchases. Currently, contracts have been established with Oracle and Microsoft for software licenses and maintenance, The Office also hosts IT and telecommunications conferences. There is an anticipated reduction in hardware and software purchases in 2007. DM - 239 1839 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail Other OS Activities Activity: Financial and Business Management System (FBMS 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 300.0 0.0 {).0 Minerals Management Service 40.0 0.0 0.0 Geological Survey 300,0 0.0 0.0 Bureau of Indian Affairs 600,0 0.0 0.0 Office of the Secretary 40.0 0.0 ().{} Office of Special Trustee 40.0 0.0 0.0 Other (e.g. other Federal agencies, private Sector) 11,000.0 11,000.0 11,000.0 Activity Totals: ($000) 12,320.0 11,000.0 11,000.0 FTE 0.0 0.0 0.0 Direct billing The Financial and Business Management System (FBMS) is a major enterprise management initiative to integrate financial management, procurement, property management and other subsidiary systems and standardize administrative processes throughout the Interior Department. The FBMS will provide the system and process structure for the Department to modernize its operations. Once operational, this financial and business management system will provide complete, accurate and timely information on financial activities, including budget execution, acquisition, grants, property management, core accounting, and performance that will enable Interior’s employees and managers to make better informed decisions about their programs. The Department, based on the recommendation of the FBMS contrator, agreed to accelerate implmenetation of FBMS so that the entire Department would convert in three phases. The bureaus will be implementing FBMS over a four-year period. The total Department-wide systems acquisition and implementation investment is planned over that period, with a total 16-year life cycle. Additional funds required to maintain deployment on schedule have been and will be obtained from the Interior Franchise Fund. DM - 240 1840 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail Other OS Activities Activity: Central Services Customer 2005. 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 909.7 2,424.1 1,364.3 Minerals Management Service 350,0 732.0 577.2 Office of Surface Mining 89.7 148.4 169.0 Bureau of Reclamation 1,089.2 1,048.6 742.7 Geological Survey 177.6 576.4 428.9 Fish and Wildlife Service 158.1 560.0 456.6 National Park Service 389.9 859.1 632.8 Bureau of Indian Affairs 1,542.1 2,241.8 1,906.5 Office of the Secretary 743.8 793.4 663.8 Natural Resource Damage Assessment 0.0 17.2 18.9 Insular Affairs 0.0 17.2 18.9 Office of the Solicitor 0.0 168.9 100.4 Office of Inspector General 35.8 46.2 42.7 Office of Special Trustee 11,305.1 1,173.7 1,063.7 NBC - Centralized Billing 0.0 475.6 105.0 NBC - Corporate 0.0 21.8 38.3 MIB/SIB Building Maintenance 0.0 27.1 29.8 National Hidian Gaming Commission 0.0 9.9 10.9 Other (e.g. other Federal agencies, private sector) 2,283.1 1,527.0 1,519.9 Activity Totals: ($000) 19,074.2 12,868.3 9,890.3 FTE 3.7 4.0 4.0 Direct billing This activity supports the litigious consultant services intended to determine the Department's compliance with court orders and discovery obligations regarding retention, preservation and search of e-mail records relating to Indian trust matters in the government's case of Cobell et al vs. Norton et al., Civil Action 96CV01285 (District Court). Funds are also provided to fund the Bureau of Indian Affairs' need to put into place a security system for its Internet and Intranet activities. The Office of International Affairs and Office of Policy Analysis, in partnership with the Agency for International Development, coordinates the provision of Departmental expertise to various AID programs throughout the world. This activity also supports the Federal Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Program. This funding will cover the payment of administrave fees associated with the program, DM - 241 1841 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail Other OS Activities Credit card rebates Activity: Credit Card Rebate Program Customer 2005 2006 2007 Other (e.g. other Federal agencies, private sector) 5,907.6 5,900.0 5,900.0 Activity Totals: ($000) 5,907.6 5,900.0 5,900.0 FTE 1.0 1.0 1.0 Authorization to retain refunds and rebates to enhance Interior-wide programs and administrative systems was provided in the Interior Appropriation Act of 1999 and made permanent in 2001. Rebates of over $35.1 million have been received to date. Approximately $30.7 million in rebate funding has supported a variety of Departmental projects. 2005 actual 2006 est. 2007 est Unailocated balance - Start of year 4,878.0 2,380.5 242.8 New revenue (including NBC revenue) 5,907.6 5,900.0 5,900,0 Total revenue available for allocation 10,785.6 8,280.5 6,142.8 Projects funded from credit card rebates ABC/M - Cont. Planning and Implementation 707.2 0.0 0.0 CIO/CFO Council Projects 253.0 191.7 200.0 Credit Card Contract Oversight 129.7 130.0 133.0 Credit Card Support Operation 488.4 616.0 640.0 ESM Lease Order 0.0 1,600.0 0.0 ESC Server 339.4 0.0 0.0 FBMS Implementation Support 3,500.0 0.0 0.0 Financial Management Transformation 20.6 0.0 0.0 Public Key Infrastructure 3 : 3.8 0.0 0.0 FBMS Bureau Implementation Support 2,556.5 0.0 0.0 Implement New Continuity of Operations Plan 79.9 0.0 {).0 Completion of Prior Year Projects 16.6 0.0 {).0 Projects not yet determined 0.0 5,500.0 5,000.0 Total projects funded 8,405.1 8,037.7 5,973.0 Unallocated balance - end of year 2,380.5 242.8 169.8 In 2006, unallocated funds total $242.8 based on projected revenue of $5,900.0. A number of projects are being considered for funding, consistent with our authority to fund administrative management initiatives of general benefit to Interior's bureaus and offices. In 2006 and 2007, final project decisions will be made after rebate payments are received. DM - 242 1842 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail Other OS Activities Activity: Departmentally Controlle 2}{26. Building maintenance Customer 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 829.4 1,026.2 1,109.3 Minerals Management Service 960.0 1,038.2 1,122.1 Office of Surface Mining 2,038.1 2,391.7 2,718.5 Bureau of Reclamation 1,275.4 1,421.7 1,536.5 Geological Survey -91.4 73.5 79.4 Fish and Wildlife Service 672.7 807.5 873.0 National Park Service 1,453.8 1,614.5 1,744.7 Bureau of Indian Affairs 2,810.1 3,104.7 3,401.4 Office of the Secretary 9,639.6 11,620.4 12,481.7 Natural Resource Damage Assessment 39.3 42.3 45.6 Insular Affairs 552.3 587.5 624.0 Office of the Solicitor 4,975.9 5,243.5 5,585.2 Office of Inspector General 2,510.0 2,629.1 2,714.2 Office of Special Trustee 355.1 383.9 414.9 NBC - Internal Business 10,317.8 10,792.9 11,304.9 National Indian Gaming Commission 858.] 873.8 875.4 Commission of Fine Arts 295.4 239.6 241.0 Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 347.9 645.8 653.5 Activity Totals: ($000) 39,839.5 44,538.0 47,525.7 FTE 0.0 0.0 0.0 The resources in this activity provide for the rent and security of Departmentally controlled space. The rent is paid to the General Services Administration and the security is paid to the Department of Homeland Security. The resources are also used to support the Interior Complex operatons and maintenance, a small Department-wide lease management program, the Main Interior Building modernization team, and the cost of installing fiber optics during the moderniation of the Main Interior Building. The 2007 budget request of $47,525.7 is a $2,987.7 increase above the 2006 level for fixed costs. The following table itemizes the major spending elements of the resources collected in this activity 2005 actual 2006 est. Rent 26,692.9 31,021.2 Security 1,159.0 1,345.4 Interior Complex operations and maintenance 9,646.6 9,820.2 MTB modernization team 750,0 750.0 MIB Fiber optics 1,000.0 1,000.0 Lease management —591.0 601.2 Total 39,839.5 44,538.0 2007 est. 33,726.4 1,377.7 10,055.9 750.0 1,000.0 6i5.7 47,525.7 DM-243 1843 NATIONAL BUSINESS CENTER Working Capital Fund Narrative Statement The mission of the National Business Center is to provide world-class service and quality prod- ucts that meet the ever-changing business needs of its customers in a timely and cost efficient fashion. The NBC provides administrative systems and services nationwide to Interior bureaus and offices, as well as to other Federal customers. The NBC's major lines of business include payroll and human resources Services, financial management services, acquisitions services, information technology Services, classroom and on-line training, land appraisal services, and aviation services. In addition, NBC provides support services including facilities and property management to Interior bureaus and offices. The NBC brings about cost savings to the Depart- ment by creating economies of scale, eliminating service redundancies among Interior bureaus, streamlining the implementation of technological improvement, and adjusting to programmatic or regulatory changes. The NBC has been designated as eligible to compete as a cross-agency service provider in the Human Resources Management and Financial Management Line of Business Initiatives. The NBC is the only organization designated eligible to compete for both LOB Initiatives. An organization chart depicting the NBC can be found on the following page. In October 2005, the Gov'Works Federal acquisition center transferred to NBC from the Miner- als Management Service. Gov'Works provides a variety of procurement, cooperative agree- ment, and grant agreement Services to other Federal agencies on a service-for-fee basis. The transfer of Gov'Works also included transfer of operational responsibilities for the Interior Franchise Fund from MMS to NBC. A more detailed narrative of the Gov'Works merger and the IFF follows. The NBC now services the Department of Transportation and NASA as one of four partners in the OPM e-Payroll initiative. The NBC completed its portion of the e-Payroll initiative when it completed the implementation of DOT, including the Federal Aviation Administration at the end of 2005. The NBC operates consolidated land appraisal activities within the Appraisal Services Direc- torate. In 2006, the ASD will assume Department-wide responsibility for mineral appraisal functions to ensure mineral appraiser independence and accountability. Funding for ASD core operations is included within the Departmental Management Appropriation while estimates for recurring reimbursable work for the Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Reclamation will remain in the central bill. - The table on page DM-247 displays revenue and FTE by billing type for 2005 through 2007. DM - 245 Working Capital Fund f Office of the Director Solutions Coordination ffice | 8trategic Management of information Technology Federal Personnel Payroff Administrative Operations Budget and Finance Aviation Management Appraisal Services Hunuatt Capital Directorate Directoratc Systems & Services Directorate Directorate Eirc.ctorate Ditcctorate BircCiorate Human Resources - Payroll Operations Acquisition and Property Aviation Safety attd ?Northcast Regional Madº º - º - - - - wº- gloita Office | IT Security Office | Division Management Division |- Budget Office Hvaluation Division Office ºwſ Dougalural Resources L Enterprise Architecture | | Personnel and payroll Facilities Management _j Financial systems and Pro- Technical Scrvices K- Southeast Regional and Events Division Program Office Systems Division and Services Division curetricnt Division Division Office DOTU Leadership and ſº IT Plans and Client £iaison & Product Employee atid Public Accounting Operations East Regional Offi }* Midwest Regional H Performance Division Programs Division - Development Division Scrwices Division Division St Regtoma CC Office DOH] online Learning Enterprise Infrastructure |- Program Support Qffice Modernization Program West Regional Office Pºmº Mountain Regional Division Division Divisitiºn - Office Aviation Systems Alaska Regional |- Southwest Regional Divisiot. Office Officc Technology Services Division Pacific Regional ffice Northwest Regional Office 1845 National Business Center Working Capital Fund Revenue 2005 2006 2007 FTE ($000) FTE ($000) FTE ($000) Centralized billing...... 0.0 100,477.7 0.0 94,040.2 0.0 99.264.4 Direct billing.............. 1,015.0 971,146.2 1,015.0 1,011,206.5 975.0 388,375.9 Credit card rebates..... 5.0 714.5 5.0 600.3 5.0 619.0 MIB/SIB facilities...... 0.0 12.0 0.0 12.0 0.0 12.0 Total, NBC............. 1,020.0 1,072,350.4 1,020.0 1,105,859.0 980.0 488,271.3 The NBC organization structure reflects an enterprise grouped by functional expertise and prod- uct offering, thus allowing the capabilities of the organization to be more fully leveraged. The NBC Workforce Plan incorporates the strategic goals of the organization into each manager’s performance plan. The NBC has embraced the President’s management agenda and the Secretary’s Four Cs through a Strategic Plan that hallmarks the vision of being the Department of the Interior’s Center of Business Excellence and Accountability. Through the Secretary’s guiding business principles of integration, accountability, customer value, and modernization, NBC plays a crucial role for the Department to meet its mission responsibilities by providing quality service and sound business Solutions. Synopses of the programs are presented beginning on the page following the organization chart. The NBC also has policy, management and coordination re- sponsibility for Aviation Management, Indirect Cost Negotiation, and Land Appraisal Services. Descriptions of those activities can be found within the Departmental Management, Salaries and Expenses section of this budget justification. The following depicts the NBC’s progress and achievements toward meeting the President’s Management Agenda: Human Capital Management — The NBC has developed a workforce plan that will serve as the strategic backbone to maximize the use of human capital over the next three to five years. The major strategies identified in the plan include core and technical competency development for the largest occupations, approaches to address recruitment and retention, diversity strate- gies, and the need for an organization-wide focused effort on Succession planning. In addition, NBC will continue to provide intern, career development, and classroom and on-line training programs to address the expected skill imbalances due to attrition and retirements. Utilizing the strategies outlined in the workforce plan will enable the NBC to continually meet the changes in business and product lines as well as market conditions. Fully developing and implementing these strategies will ensure the organization’s ability to meet the future needs of our clients and firmly secure the future of NBC. Performance appraisal plans for NBC positions effectively link to agency mission, goals, and outcomes through the NBC Strategic and Business Plans; EXM - 247 Working Capital Fund 1846 hold employees accountable for results appropriate to their level of responsibility; differentiate between various levels of performance; and provide consequences based on performance. Improved Financial Management—The NBC has made considerable progress in improv- ing financial performance throughout Departmental Offices. While preparing for the Smooth transition to FBMS, the NBC has developed and continues to implement an action plan that identifies all accounting issues and audit findings, to include material weaknesses and non-com- pliance issues, and has implemented a quarterly funds review with all customers to improve controls, communication, and transparency with its customers. Each issue and audit finding has been documented with a project plan to ensure complete resolution of the issues. In addition, staff is now on hand to document all processes, as well as develop procedures and policy which will assist in eliminating repeat findings. The NBC has also instituted an aggressive initiative to enhance and standardize all financial management business processes throughout the NBC, including integrated budgeting, cost-based pricing, standardized billings/collections, and perfor- mance tracking. Performance-Budget Integration — The NBC will further integrate performance and budget through a strengthened strategic planning process. The NBC has enhanced its costing method- ology through the implementation of a revised activity-based costing project in 2006 that is ar- rayed by line of business. The new structure will yield consistent recognition and calculation of indirect costs, reliable unit cost metrics, and costs by work activity. New reports detailing costs and labor hours spent on each activity have been developed which management will use to peri- odically review costs. Benefits will be realized in terms of consistent cost allocation methodol- ogy, improved transparency in customer billing, and identification and calculation of indirect costs. The 2006 ABC/M initiative also integrates more closely with the Department’s strategic planning process, reflecting the NBC's responsibilities in Departmental land appraisal, indirect cost negotiation, and aviation policy. The NBC’s outcome goals were developed and perfor- mance measure targets established during 2005. In 2006, the NBC will continue to strengthen strategic planning and corporate governance initiatives through a budget and performance model that integrates corporate-level strategic planning with business-line level implementation and performance measurement. The NBC has identified cross-functional lines of business that network organizational capabilities in order to fully leverage service delivery. Expanding E-Government—The NBC is actively creating business centers of excellence to support the delivery of administrative services to its customers. This includes consideration of expanded service offerings such as e-authentication services as a component of its overall ser- vice line. In addition to supporting the NBC lines of business systems, this service could also support authentication requirements for a wide range of systems and clients. The NBC centers of excellence will better position NBC to continue to deliver effective, efficient, and economical administrative services to all of its customers. Competitive Sourcing—The NBC received a green rating for its 2005-2008 Competitive Sourcing plan on its Competitive Sourcing scorecard. The NBC obtained the Department’s approval of NBC's inventory of commercial positions to be reviewed. The inventory increased Working Capital Fund DM - 248 1847 significantly as a result of NBC's selection as an e-Payroll service provider in 2003. The num- ber of positions reviewed exceeds our commercial inventory numbers because the submittal for the e-payroll competition included both inherently governmental and commercial positions. Performance and Process Improvement — The NBC continues to improve and standardize its business practices through implementation of revised strategic and business planning pro- cesses. The increased use and refinement of the web-based Customer Agreement System has improved full cost recovery efforts through a direct interface to the FFS accounting applica- tion. The NBC has developed performance measures that it provides to its customers in Service Level Agreements. Many of these performance measures are reflected in NBC's Strategic Plan. The SLA is provided to customers, along with the cost proposal for providing those services at the stated levels. Operating plans provided to each NBC line of business are calculated to support the performance objectives identified for customers based on revenue projections. The NBC will be developing business plans to link business lines to the performance goals and mea- Sures identified in the new strategic plan. The NBC has also enhanced communication chan- nels by establishing a web-based database for NBC policies and procedures, a correspondence tracking system, and a revised web page that provides employees with a common starting point to access systems such as time and attendance. Finally, NBC implemented a revised workforce resource analysis process to ensure that the most cost efficient alternatives are selected when additional staff resources are necessary. Conservation — The NBC continues to develop and implement cost efficient energy conserva- tion solutions for the Department. Examples include showcasing the Main Interior Building as an example of sustainable building technologies and practices through the green roof dem- onstration project; design and construction of a green parking lot at the South Interior Build- ing; the purchase of renewable energy (five percent of electric purchases for the Main Interior Building); and additional recycling activities and awareness. Additionally, modernized wings of the Main Interior Building will realize energy savings from the installation of energy effi- cient motors and fans and insulation of perimeter walls. In 2005, the motor vehicle fleet aver- aged a 35 percent consumption rate of alternative fuels which exceeded the goal of 20 percent. The NBC continues to collaborate on these energy conservation efforts with the GSA Public Building Service, Environmental Protection Agency, and Department of Energy Federal Energy Management Program. Overhead Charges The following is provided in accordance with Sec. 405 of the 2006 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act which requires the reporting of overhead, holdbacks, and reserves to Congress. The NBC uses a multi-level approach when setting the overhead rates that are incorporated into the cost of goods and services that are produced for customers. Tier 1 provides for NBC-wide costs such as management and administrative costs including DM - 249 Working Capital Fund 1848 personnel and financial management services. Individual costs are allocated to each Directorate using one of several allocation methodologies. The basis for the allocations can be budgeted dollars, FTE, or space at either an enterprise-wide level or a more local level. After allocating each cost across the Directorates, the costs are totaled for each Directorate. A percentage for each Directorate is then determined by dividing the Directorate’s cost by the total cost. Tier 2 provides for NBC Directorate specific costs such as Directorate management. Director- ate percentages are determined by dividing the Directorate's cost by the total cost. The amount of overhead charged is calculated by applying the combined overhead rates to the costs expected to be incurred by revenue generating activities. The combined rates for each Directorate are as follows: Directorate Rate Directorate Rate Human Capital 17.43% Budget and Finance 9.68% ADP Operations 18.03% | Aviation Management 5.50% FPPS 10.55% Appraisal Services -. 6.22% Admin Operations 12.55% - Budget Overview The 2007 NBC WCF budget estimate of $488.3 million supports 980 FTE and 498 contract staff. This is a $617.6 million and 40 FTE decrease from the 2006 level. The 2007 decrease re- flects a change in the financing used by the southwest acquisitions activity to support its opera- tion, Beginning in 2007, the activity will use the Interior Franchise Fund in lieu of the Working Capital Fund. Further narrative describing the Interior Franchise Fund follows in the Franchise Fund section of the budget. 2007 Program Performance Estimates • Expand service offerings as a Shared Service Center under OPM's HR Line of Busi- ness Initiative and implement OPM's Enterprise Human Resource Integration initia- tive as one of the President’s e-Government initiatives. • Implement business plans for the Financial Management Line of Business. • Continue to work in partnership with OMB, OPM, and other shared service centers to develop payroll policies. • Expand the implementation of ISO 9000 based quality management systems from the NBC acquisition organizations to all parts of the NBC. • Integrate activity based costing data into rate setting processes for all NBC products and services. • Enhance the NBC’s internal control program to ensure compliance with revised A- 123 requirements. Working Capital Fund DM - 250 1849 The National Business Center will further integrate cost and performance through a strengthened strate- gic planning process which includes the development of business plans to link business lines to identi- fied performance goals and measures. The NBC has enhanced its activity based costing efforts in FY 2006 with a revised structure that is arrayed by Line of Business. The new structure will yield consistent recognition and calculation of indirect costs, reliable unit cost metrics, and costs by work activity, New reports detailing costs and labor hours spent per activity have been developed which management will use to periodically review cost and performance. Use of Cost and Performance Information Qº Continue to improve systems in support of FPPS, Quicktime, and HR Line of Busi- ness clients. Continue implementation of a new Integrated Digital Voice Communication System for the Main Interior Complex. The system is scaled to meet the additional voice communications needs of all Interior bureaus and offices located within the Washing- ton, DC metropolitan area. Provide continued emphasis on security improvement initiatives, including a com- plete review of the NBC security program and implementation of best practices secu- rity administration processes, Provide technical support for the implementation of Department-wide enterprise ser- vices initiatives. Expand Acquisition and Financial Management Intern Programs to Denver, Austin, and Chicago. 2006 Planned Program Performance Plan for the consolidation of acquisition and procurement services into an Acquisi- tions Center of Excellence that leverages best practices, reduces cost, and improves customer Service. Re-establish leadership of the Department’s aviation activities through consolidation of effort, enhancement of core competencies and expertise, reaffirmation of manage- ment skills, and education and training opportunities. Increase the number of W-2s processed per year from 245,000 in 2005 to approxi- mately 300,000 in 2006. Through economy of scale savings, the rate per W-2 will decrease from $185 per W-2 in 2005 to $172.50 in 2006. Initiate a pilot Service Oriented Architecture project to assess its suitability as an architectural platform for NBC Lines of Business activities, as well as Interior appli- cation integration initiatives. Pilot and formalize an activity based costing program that will establish baseline costs for all NBC products/services to be used in future rate setting. Manage the transition of DOI University and the NBC to a Department-wide Learn- ing Management System and establish Departmental standards for technology en- abled learning. Coordinate HSPD-12 activities among Interior Support and Human Resources Lines of Business as the designated Department-wide provider of HSPD-12 Smartcards. DM - 251 Working Capital Fund 1850 Complete Phase II of the Main Interior Building Modernization project in the spring of 2006 and begin Phase III with estimated completion in December 2007. Develop and deliver a competency based leadership program to NBC supervisors and managers. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments The NBC continued its mission of delivering cost-efficient services to Interior and other Fed- eral agencies, managing to ensure accountability and transparency, and ensuring the safety of Interior employees. Selected by OMB as a Financial Management Center of Excellence and by OPM as a Human Resources Shared Services Center. The NBC is the only Federal agency chosen to be a provider of both services. Deployed the FBMS infrastructure to enable the deployment of FBMS Release 1A. This included the production, training, quality assurance, and development environ- ImentS. Established a business plan to implement an ISO 9000 based quality management system throughout the NBC acquisition organization. Established standard Department-wide policies and procedures concerning profes- sional certifications and designation requirements for appraisal services and estab- lished training requirements and protocols for bringing staff into compliance with the requirements. - Successfully supported the Department’s FBMS and A-123 efforts and met service level agreement requirements for FBMS hosting and applications management. Met the objectives of the Main Interior Building Facility Modernization Plan which is currently in Phase II of six phases and remains on schedule. Completed the conversion of all e-payroll clients in October 2005 in accordance with established OPM project plans. The NBC processed approximately 245,000 W-2 ac- counts and $14.0 billion in total payroll disbursements. Completed 1,680 appraisal requests encompassing approximately 1,700,000 acres of land (with a total value of over $1.2 billion) related to Resource Protection, approxi- mately 705,000 acres of land (with a total value of over $830.0 million) related to Recreation, and approximately 423,000 acres of land (with a total value of over $2.1 billion) related to Serving Communities. Worked with the Aviation Board of Directors on aviation matters including safety, policies, and efficiency options. In 2005, the accident rate continued to decline. Corrected 100 percent of identified material weaknesses in 2005 and achieved internal control and non-compliance action plan milestones from previous years audits. Met the required deadlines identified in the corrective action plan for the 2004 finan- cial statement audit and met quarterly and annual financial reporting deadlines. Revised internal policies to accelerate travel voucher payment processing. As a result, the percent of vouchers being paid within five business days after approval im- proved from 62 percent in June 2005 to approximately 95 percent in September 2005. Working Capital Fund DM - 252 1851 Migrated to the Enterprise Service Network internet point of presence for all Depart- ment-related internet traffic, thereby utilizing the security mechanisms built into that core service. Completed 4,000 aircraft safety inspections, 6,500 pilot flight evaluations, and pro- vided over 30 aviation specific courses to 25,000 users and managers. Received an unqualified audit opinion for the Federal Personnel Payroll System. Achieved a help desk response rate for FPPS of over 99 percent. Administered 75,000 drug tests to both Interior and non-Interior clients and reduced the cost per collection by 18 percent from $38 to $31 per collection for the Office of the Secretary. Developed an environmental management policy and awarded a contract for the MIB Green Roof Demonstration Project. Oversaw the design and development of over 30 new courses and programs and trained approximately 187,000 users through a combination of on-line and classroom training. The courses and programs focused on records management, Privacy Act, safety and health, financial management, presidential management fellows, human resources, project management, and executive assistant. Continued partnerships with Interior's bureaus to coordinate access to online library resources and to serve the public through exhibits at the Interior Department's mu- seum including Marketing Reform, Presidential Inaugurations, and At Home with Frederick Douglass. DM - 253 Working Capital Fund 1852 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail National Business Center Centralized billing Activity: Strategic Management of Human Capital Directorate Customer 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 1,213.3 1,300.4 1,308.0 Minerals Management Service 296.6 286.2 266.1 Office of Surface Mining 114.4 96.9 92.2 Bureau of Reclamation 706.8 648.4 674.3 Geological Survey - 935.1 906.6 907.9 Fish and Wildlife Service 1,059.8 1,189.3 1,195.3 National Park Service 1,619.4 1,946.9 2,030.2 Bureau of Indian Affairs 743.8 1,027.5 1,129.7 Office of the Secretary 445.1 490.5 493.5 Natural Resource Damage Assessment 0.0 0.0 0.3 Insular Affairs 1.9 1.8 1.9 Office of the Solicitor 650.5 689.3 598.3 Office of Inspector General 90.2 80.3 64.2 Office of Special Trustee 113.0 135.2 150.5 NBC - Corporate - 258.7 330.6 332.9 National Indian Gaming Commission 1.0 3.5 4.0 Activity Totals: ($000) 8,249.3 9,133.3 9,349.3 FTE 0.0 0.0 {}.6 The Strategic Management of Human Capital Directorate provides Human Resource Services as well as training and performance improvement services throught the Department of the Interior University. Centrally billed training opportunities include Departmental cross-cutting core technical training in areas such as finance and acquisitions, supervision, and the Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program which prepares individuals for the senior executive service based on OPM Executive Core Qualifications. The Online Learning Division offers training resources for federal employees to learn 24 hours a day/365 days a year anywhere in the world via Internet access. Training resources include off-the-shelf courses covering introductory through advanced learning in both technology and other workplace skills. The Online Learning Division also provides learning management system support for DOIU and NBC, supporting the provision of online and classroom training Department-wide. The Cultural Resources and Events Division of DOIU orchestrates the Interior Executive Forums, manages both the Departmental Museum and Library, and coordinates Public School Partnerships nationwide. These resources provide employees with enrichment and developmental opportunities to enhance work performance, expand their personal perspective, and facilitate creativity. The 2007 request of $9,349.3 is an increase of $216 from the 2006 level. The increase includes $274.1 for fixed costs and a net program decrease of $58.1. The decrease includes a $50.7 reduction for decreased class offerings in the learning centers and workforce changes in the Department Museum and Library. DM - 254 1853 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail National Business Center Centralized billing Activity: Information Technology Directorate Customer 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 477.6 191.7 845.7 Minerals Management Service 221.1 192.5 211.4 Office of Surface Mining 262.5 274.6 259,4 Bureau of Reclamation 252.9 250.2 245.6 Geological Survey 102.2 89.9 530.5 Fish and Wildlife Service 372.9 175.0 484.9 National Park Service 429.8 240.5 749.3 Bureau of Indian Affairs 396.6 376.6 1,067.4 Office of the Secretary 4,740.8 6,144.5 6,438.3 Natural Resource Damage Assessment 5.1 5.0 5.1 Insular Affairs 170.2 179.9 182,3 Office of the Solicitor 368.8 403.1 526.7 Office of Inspector General 1 54.1 160.9 229.9 Office of Special Trustee 71.8 81.6 220.1 NBC - Corporate 1,714.0 2,396.4 2,427.8 NBC - Directorates 3,765.8 3,446.6 3,500.8 NBC - Internal Business 12,657.7 12,403.5 12,403.6 National Indian Gaming Commission 2.0 2.1 2.2 Commission of Fine Arts 1.7 1,8 1.8 Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 9.1 10.0 10.4 Activity Totals: ($000) 26,176.6 27,026.5 30,343.1 FTE 0.0 0.0 0.0 The Information Technology Directorate provides computer hosting; desktop support; telecommunications local and wide area network management; computer Security; and broadcast studio, audio-video production, and video conference services to all Interior bureaus and Departmental Offices and responds to Freedom of Information Act requests on behalf of the Office of the Secretary. The Directorate hosts the Federal Personnel Payroll System, Interior Department Enterprise Acquisition System, Federal Financial System, Oracle Financials at the NBC Data Center in Denver, Colorado, and the Enterprise Service Center in Herndon, Virginia. Hosting services occur on a variety of computer platforms and operating systems (e.g., z/OS, UNIX, Intel). Services include computer hardware, software, and telecommunications environment; maintenance and version management of operating system and related software; data storage, archiving, and retrieval; customer support (help desk) services; emergency recovery (disaster recovery) services; security (physical and logical) services; and formal problem and change management systems for the operating system environment. The 2007 request of $30,343.1 is an increase of $3,316.6 from the 2006 level. The increase includes $191.4 for fixed costs and $125.2 to fund increased hardware and software maintenance contracts, and $3.0 million to fund IT security improvements for Interior systems hosted by the National Business Center. DM - 255 1854 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail National Business Center Centralized billing Activity: Federal Personnel Payroll Systems & Services Directorate Customer 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 3,559.6 2,568.5 2,607.7 Minerals Management Service 357.0 345.2 350.5 Office of Surface Mining 119.3 1 10.4 112.0 Bureau of Reclamation 1,227.0 1,174.2 1,192.1 Geological Survey 2,044.0 1,894.9 1,923.8 Fish and Wildlife Service 2,212.3 2,126.6 2,159.0 National Park Service 5,716.8 5,332.3 5,413.8 Bureau of Indian Affairs 2,300.0 2,166.2 2,199.5 Office of the Secretary 188.7 200.3 203.4 Office of the Solicitor 86.7 81.8 83.1 Office of Inspector General 54.] 56.8 57.7 Office of Special Trustee 109.] 1 5.0 116.7 NBC - Internal Business 212.3 209.4 212.5 Activity Totals: ($000) 18,186.7 16,381.9 16,632.0 FTE 0.0 0.0 0.0 The Federal Personnel/Payroll Systems and Services Directorate provides payroll systems and operations services for all Interior bureaus and offices as well as numerous other Federal civilian agencies. The Directorate was competitively selected by the Office of Personnel Management and the Office of Management and Budget as one of the four e-Payroll providers government-wide. Now that e-Payroll implementation is complete, the Directorate additionally services the Department of Transportation, including the Federal Aviation Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Distribution of cost for payroll systems and services is based on the actual number of W-2s generated per customer in the previous year, In 2005, the Office of Management and Budget pre-selected the Directorate to be one of the five Federal Human Resource Shared Service Centers and the Office of Personnel Management later qualified and finalized the selection. The 2007 request of $16,632.0 is a net increase of $250.1 from the 2006 level. The increase includes $211.9 for fixed costs and $38.2 for increased contract costs for payroll systems. DM - 256 1855 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail National Business Center Centralized billing Activity: Administrative Operations Directorate Customer 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 702.3 801.0 830.8 Minerals Management Service 398.6 422.9 457.1 Office of Surface Mining 544.6 668.1 649.1 Bureau of Reclamation 580.9 648.9 693.8 Geological Survey 308.6 301.8 319,4 Fish and Wildlife Service 768.2 708.0 725.8 National Park Service 1,122.4 1,029.7 1,083.5 Bureau of Indian Affairs 1,004.6 1,422.0 1,648.8 Office of the Secretary 4,143.0 3,771.4 4,157.6 Natural Resource Damage Assessment 12.9 15.3 16.5 Insular Affairs 177.5 173.4 186.4 Office of the Solicitor 1,158.0 1,003.8 1,179.2 Office of Inspector General 360.5 395.7 465, i Office of Special Trustee 120.3 167.2 160.2 NBC - Corporate 1,994.8 1,400.1 1,568.6 NBC - Internal Business 0.0 0.0 0.2 National Indian Gaming Commission 94.9 24.4 28.2 Commission of Fine Arts 4.2 4.4 4.8 Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 82.0 4.2 4.6 Activity Totals: ($900) 13,578.4 12,962.4 14,179.5 FTE 0.0 0.0 0.0 The Administrative Operations Directorate provides a variety of operational support services to elements of the Department nationwide. It is composed of Acquisition Services, Facilities Management Services, Employee and Public Services, and Mail and Messenger Services and is headed by an Assistant Director. Acquisition Services oversees a personal property program, motor vehicle operation, and maintains a warehouse. In 2007, all NBC Acqusition Service Centers will be consolidated with the Gov'Works Acqusitions Center into one organization. Personal property services and fleet management activities will remain within the Adminstrative Operations Directorate. Facilities Management Services provides management and oversight of building services at NBC facilities nationwide, Facilities Management also maintains the NBC Continuity of Operation plan, oversees the 10-year Main Interior Building Renovation project, and supports the Department’s Space Management Initiative. Employee and Public Services provides Department-wide oversight of drug and alcohol testing programs, physical security operations and policy responsibility, a health unit, emergency evaluation services, passport. services, photography, shipment of household goods for employee duty station changes, and the Accessible Technology Center. EPS also operates the Department's Federal Executive Board office in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Mail and Messenger Services provides support and mail and messenger Services to bureaus and Departmental offices located within the MIB complex. The 2007 request of $14,179.5 is an increase of $1,217.1 from the 2006 level. The increase includes $456.2 for fixed costs and a program increase of $760.9 The program increase includes $165.5 for an environmental audit of the Main interior Complex, $220.4 for additional physical security, $213.6 for the establishment of a Conference and Special Events Office for MEB, $91.7 in increased space costs for Property Accountability Services, and $69.6 in increases for photographic services, supplies, and loading dock equipment. DM - 257 1856 ĐEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail National Business Center Centralized billing Activity: d Finance Directorate {} 2006 Customer 2005 2007 Bureau of Land Management 3,146.3 3,192.2 3,258.2 Minerals Management Service 103.5 103.7 104.0 Office of Surface Mining 51.2 50.7 51.3 Bureau of Reclamation 3,810.4 3,855.7 3,930.1 Geological Survey 2,857.5 2,885.1 2,942.9 Fish and Wildlife Service 4,783.5 2,558.3 2,613.0 National Park Service 4,000.8 4,035.7 4,123.5 Bureau of Indian Affairs 2,783.4 2,829.8 2,893.0 Office of the Secretary 2,787.5 1,316.0 1,351.2 Natural Resource Damage Assessment 76.3 0.0 0.0 Insular Affairs 107.7 0.0 0.0 Office of the Solicitor 381.3 0.0 0.0 Office of Inspector General 56.7 57.7 59.5 Office of Special Trustee 1,163.5 347.6 358.1 NBC - Corporate 1,689.6 270.7 279.0 NBC - Internal Business 264.1 570.3 587.5 National Indian Gaming Commission 255.4 0.0 0.0 Commission of Fine Arts 47.6 {},{} 0.0 Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 120.8 0.0 0.0 Activity Totals: ($000) 28,487.2 22,073.4 22,551.4 FTE 0.0 0.0 0.0 The Budget and Finance Directorate provides a full spectrum of financial management systems and services to Interior bureaus and offices. The Finance and Procurement Systems Division provides systems management, training, help desk and technical support for the Department's legacy systems, including the Federal Financial System, Interior Department Electronic Acquisition System - Procurement Desktop, Fixed Assets, Hyperion, and Travel Manager. The Division also administers the Quarters Program, which provides operational support for government-furnished housing, including surveying, establishing rental rates, and maintenance of the Quarters Management Information System. In 2007, the Budget & Finance Directorate will continue to provide application hosting and help desk operations support for the Department's bureaus and offices that are converting to the Financial and Business Management System (FBMS), which includes core SAP software as well as integrating Compusearch PRISM, eGrants Plus, Hyperion Enterprise, eTravel - Carlson Wagonlit Travel System, and ePCS Relocation Manager. The 2007 request of $22,551.4 is an increase of $478.0 from the 2006 level. The increase includes $126.6 for fixed costs and a program increase of $351.4. The program increase includes $321.2 in additional telecommunications and maintenance costs in Financial Systems and $30.2 for additional rental surveys in Quarters operations. DM - 258 1857 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail National Business Center Activity: Aviation Management Directorate Centralized billing Customer 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 2,199.7 2,565.7 2,363.2 Minerals Management Service 179.2 213.9 235.3 Office of Surface Mining 26.1 27.1 32.3 Bureau of Reclamation 102.7 ł 14.4 119.8 Geological Survey 150.2 4.59.6 164.5 Fish and Wildlife Service 1,532.8 1,587.9 1,518.8 National Park Service 1,321.1 1,442.5 1,428.8 Bureau of Indian Affairs 287.7 351.6 346.5 Activity Totals: ($000) 5,799.5 6,462.8 6,209.3 FTE 0.0 0.0 0.0 The Aviation Management Directorate provides aviation safety oversight, manages all Department-owned aircraft, establishes standards for all Interior aircraft facilities and aviation-related personnel; and assigns aircraft to bureaus and offices as required to optimize aircraft use consistent with varying bureau mission requirements. The 2007 request of $6,209.3 is a $253.5 net decrease from the 2006 level. The request includes increases of $1722 for fixed costs and $81,5 for additional technical inspections. The request also includes a movement of $5072 from central to discretionary billing to reflect external funding sources fortraining services and a more thorough allocation of indirect costs among mandatory and discretionary activities. DM - 259 1858 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail National Business Center Direct billing Activity: Strategic Manage Capital Directorate Customer 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 143.0 15.7 15.7 Minerals Management Service 122.3 30.3 26.2 Office of Surface Mining 44,0 9,4 5.2 Bureau of Reclamation 36.4 12.1 10.5 Geological Survey 72.2 112.2 57.7 Fish and Wildlife Service 119.3 14.6 10.5 National Park Service 152.5 9.4 5.2 Bureau of Indian Affairs 64.4 4.2 0.0 Office of the Secretary 128.6 334.8 335.5 Insular Affairs 2.3 0.0 0.0 Office of the Solicitor 28.9 0.0 0.0 Office of inspector General 20.1 0.0 0-0 Office of Special Trustee 1.5 0.0 0.0 NBC - Centralized Billing 8,249.3 9,133.4 9,349.4 NBC - Corporate 2,243.1 2,481.2 2,991.9 NBC - Directorates 578.0 499.1 520.4 NBC - Internal Business 17.3 5.2 5.2 Other (e.g. other Federal agencies, private sector) 1,984.0 3,807.8 3,467.6 Activity Totals: ($900) 14,007.3 16,469.5 16,801.1 FTE 62.0 62.0 62.0 The Strategic Management of Human Capital Directorate provides Human Resource Services as well as training and performance improvement services throught the Department of the Interior University. The Human Resources Office provides a variety of operational and strategic professional human resources services. Services include staffing and recruitment, strategic recruitment practices, special program recruitment activities, classification and position management, organizational development, workforce planning, employee relations, labor relations, pay administration, benefits administration, and personnel action processing. The Department of the Interior University provides continuous opportunities for human performance improvement that will benefit employees and the Department. The Leadership and Performance Division training programs and courses are competency-based and performance-driven. Training opportunities include: 1) internship programs, 2) certificate programs and 3) selected and customer special request course offerings and services. The Online Learning Division offers training resources for federal employees to learn 24 hours a day/365 days a year via Internet access. Training resources include off-the-shelf courses covering introductory through advanced learning in both technology and other workplace skills. DOIU also provides customized online training solutions to meet specialized, Interior-specific mandated training requirements addressing topics such as safety and occupational health, performance management, IT Security, records management and privacy. The Cultural Resources and Events Division orchestrates the Government-wide Forums, Career, Balance, and Diversity Forums, and the Art, Collaboration, and Conservation Project. The 2007 request includes a fixed cost increase of $527.0 and overall program decreases of $195.5. DM - 260 1859 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT . Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail National Business Center Direct billing Activity: 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 23.3 87.2 94.4 Minerals Management Service 19.3 j9,3 19.3 Office of Surface Mining 32.8 32.8 32.8 Bureau of Reclamation 803.6 826.9 850.9 Geological Survey 372.3 333.4 . 394.9 Fish and Wildlife Service #9.j 19.3 19.1 National Park Service 30, 1 30.1 30.1 Bureau of Indian Affairs 998.5 1,027.3 1,056.9 Office of the Secretary 189.0 189,0. 189.0 Office of the Solicitor 73.3 73.3 73.3 Office of Inspector General 14.5 14.5 14.5 NBC - Centralized Billing 25,478,3 26,325.7. 26,621.3 NBC - Corporate 81 i.6 8; 1.6 835.9 NBC - Directorates {},{} 58.8 58.8 NBC - Internal Business 9,323.} 9,341.9 10,574.5 Other (e.g. other Federal agencies, private sector) 426.5 6,931.0 9,541.0 Activity Totals: ($000) 38,615.2 46,171.9 50,406.7 FTE 100.0 100.0 160.0 The Information Technology Directorate provides computer hosting. desktop, telecommunications, broadcast studio, audio-video production, and video conference services to all Interior bureaus, Departmental Offices, and other Federal organizations on a fully reimbursable basis. The computer hosting services support client-specific and NBC-supported applications on a variety of computer platforms. Services include computer hardware, software, and telecommunications environments; maintenance and version management of operating system and related software; data storage, archiving, and retrieval; customer support (help desk) services; emergency recovery (disaster recovery) services; security (physical and logical) services; and formal problem and change management systems for the operating system environment. Telecommunications services include design, acquisition, deployment, tuning, and support both at the NBC and client sites. Broadcast studio, audio-video production, and video conference services are provided principally through the Main Interior Building, Washington, D.C. The 2007 request of $50,406.7 is an increase of $4,234.7 from the 2006 level. The increase includes $356.0 for fixed costs; $9.8 for indirect rate changes; and a program increase of $3,868.9. The program increase includes $868.9 for service-oriented architecture and $3,000.0 for the NBC IT security improvement plan. DM - 261 1860 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail National Business Center Activity: Federal Personnel Payroll Systems & Services Directorate Customer Bureau of Land Management Minerals Management Service Office of Surface Mining Bureau of Reclamation Geological Survey Fish and Wildlife Service National Park Service Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of the Secretary Office of the Solicitor Office of Inspector General Office of Special Trustee NBC - Centralized Billing NBC - Directorates NBC - Internal Business Other (e.g. other Federal agencies, private sector) Activity Totals: Direct billing 2005 2006 2007 0.0 1,094.1 1,129.2 52.9 59.0 61.1 17.4 17.3 18.0 54.5 74.6 279.6 295.6 302.9 3.13.9 459, 598.6 354.2 8.2 1,049.6 1,083.8 5.5 92.6 509, 1 80.4 88.0 90.7 12.5 }6.5 16.9 18.5 9.4 9,7 i5.1 44.4 23.2 18,186.6 16,381.9 16,632.0 1,202.6 1,581.1 1,625.4 32.6 35.8 23.2 31,548.1 35,552.6 36,634.1 ($000) 51,989.6 56,998.4 58,804.1 FTE 322.0 322.0 322.0 The Federal Personnel/Payroll System & Services Directorate provides fee-for-service payroll systems and operations services to non-Interior clients and optional services to individual interior clients at their request. The increase of non-Interior clients represents the additional e-Payroll clients. The 2007 request of $58,804.1 is an increase of $1,805.8 from the 2006 level. The increase includes $723.4 for fixed costs and a program increase of $1,082.4 for increases attributable to maintenance and IT costs and an increase in the number of clients for Quicktime services. DM - 262 1861 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail National Business Center Direct billing Activity: Administrative Operations Directorat Customer 2005. 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 1,007.4 720.8 648.2 Minerals Management Service | 87.6 170.7 153.6 Office of Surface Mining 190.6 190.8 167.0 Bureau of Reclamation - 429.9 434.3 381.4 Geological Survey 101.8 82.3 73.2 Fish and Wildlife Service 9; 5.6 742.6 763.8 National Park Service 1,098.3 965.3 9] 7.6 Bureau of Indian Affairs 8; 6.7 828.6 742.7 Office of the Secretary 13,372.3 14,676.9 14,639.6 Natural Resource Damage Assessment 4.5 4.7 4.1 Insular Affairs 32.4 34,0 139.2 Office of the Solicitor 468.8 657.8 419.4 Office of Inspector General 177.0 136.7 120.0 Office of Special Trustee 1,077. 1,115.9 1,246.5 NBC - Centralized Billing 13,088.4 12,962.3 14,179.4 NBC – Corporate 2,831.7 5,218.6 5,238.7 NBC - Directorates 1,099.7 1,126.7 975.1 NBC - Internal Business 863.8 1,203.3 1,820.6 National Indian Gaming Commission i i .3 31.5 7.5 Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 0.0 29.6 54.3 Other (e.g. other Federal agencies, private sector) 608,605.0 637,731.4 3,652.2 Activity Totals: ($000) 646,379.8 679,064.8 46,343.9 FTE 193.0 193.0 153.0 The Administrative Operations Directorate provides a variety of operational support services to Interior bureaus and offices and other government agencies on a fee-for-Service, full cost recovery basis, Acquisitions Services provides multi-sited, cradle-to-grave contracting and procurement services, and indirect cost negotiation services through multiple locations nationwide, including Denver, Boise, Sacramento, Washington D.C., and at the Southwest Acquisitions Branch in Fort Huachuca, Arizona. Facilities Management Services provides building alteration services for occupants of the Main and South Interior Buildings; technical, advisory, and contractor-assisted space management services for Departmental bureaus; and Department-wide issuance of selected controlled supply items such as official flags and seals. Employee and Public Services provides drug and alcohol testing program oversight and administration for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and reimbursable drug testing services for other government agencies; physical security services for special events at the Main Interior Complex; an array of printing and graphic services, photography services, and centralized acquisition of publications and supplies from the Government Printing Office. Mail and Messenger Services provides reimbursable mail and messenger services to Interior bureaus and offices, including the Blue Pages, express delivery, overseas mail delivery, postage, and mail delivery to satellite bureau offices within the Washington D.C. area. - In 2007, all NBC Acquisition Service Centers will be consolidated with the Gov.Works Acquisitions Center into one organization. Negotiated personal property services and fleet management activities will remain within the Administrative Operations Directorate. - The 2007 request of $46,343.9 includes a billing decrease of $635,617.7 to reflect the movement of the Southwest Acquisition Services Branch from the Working Capital Fund to the Interior Franchise Fund. A more detailed narrative of the proposal follows the NBC Narrative. The FY 2007 request also includes $1,259.9 in fixed cost increases and $163.5 in indirect cost increases. Major program increases include $7512 for reimbursable indirect cost negotiation services, $514.7 for additional reimbursable drug testing services, and $443.5 for increased reimbursable acquisition services. The 2007 request also includes program decreases of $506.5 for less occupied space and lower contract costs in Creative Communications Services, $1774 for decreased postage costs, and $231.5 attributable to a decrease in the amount of leased space at the NBC's Denver facility, HDM - 263 1862 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail National Business Center Direct billing Activity: Budget and Finance Directorate Çustomer 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 353.1 0.0 O.0 Minerals Management Service 28.8 9.0 9.2 Office of Surface Mining 4.2 0.0 0.0 Bureau of Reclamation 16.5 0.0 0.0 Geological Survey 144. #56.8 l61.5 Fish and Wildlife Service 3 l 4.0 2,420.2 2,457.7 National Park Service 830.7 $80.0 0.0 Bureau of Indian Affairs 3,809.9 3,078.7 },935. 1 Office of the Secretary 83.4 2,292.4 2,149.7 Natural Resource Damage Assessment 0.0 128.4 }25.0 Insular Affairs 0,0 101.0 98.2 Office of the Solicitor 0.0 334.0 325.] Office of Inspector General 1 19.2 125.0 121.6 Office of Special Trustee 0.0 347.0 337.7 NBC - Centralized Billing 29,185.3 22,774.0 23,273.2 NBC - Corporate 1,540.5 8,717.5 5,512.8 NBC - Directorates 0.0 910.8 925.5 NBC - Internal Business 0.0 0.0 535.5 National Indian Gaming Commission 0.0 } 40.5 ! 36.8 Commission of Fine Arts 0.0 102.3 99.6 Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 0.0 ! 68.0 } 63.5 Other (e.g. other Federal agencies, private sector) 23,668.0 26,762.) 28,467.2 Activity Totals: ($000) 60,097.6 68,947.2 66,832.8 FTE 182.6 182.0 182.0 The Budget and Finance Directorate provides systems management, training, help desk and technical support for the Federal Financial System, Momentum, Oracle Federal Financials, Interior Department Electronic Acquisition System - Procurement Desktop, Fixed Assets, Hyperion, Travel Manager, and eTravel; administers the Quarters Program; and provides operational accounting services. In 2006, the e-Applications activity transferred to Budget and Finance from the Information Technology Directorate. e-Applications provides web development and application management to its customers. Budget & Finance services are provided to both Interior and external customers through individually negotiated interagency agreements. The Budget and Finance Directorate also houses the NBC Budget Office, which provides a full range of budgetary support for the NBC under the legislative authority of a Working Capital Fund, including authorization of funding and staffing allotments, preparation of funding status reports, and administration of the NBC's ABCM initiative. The 2007 request of $66,832.8 includes a fixed cost increase of $615.9 and an overall program decrease of $2,730.3. One-time capitalized infrastructure, software, and hardware purchases for FBMS will be made during 2006. The 2007 request reflects these 2006 purchases through a program decrease of $2,680.0 for FBMS implementation support. The 2007 request also includes a net program decrease of $50.4 (Comprised of increases of $930.2 in Financial Systems for FBMS Help Desk support and $54.8 in Quarters to perform additional rental surveys and program decreases of $635.4 in Accounting Operations based on anticipated reimbursable agreements, $200.6 in Departmental Offices Accounting reflecting a reduction in staffing, $1.94.9 in reduced contract costs for the IDEAS procurements systern, and $4.5 in miscelianeous decreases). DM - 264 * 1863 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail National Business Center Direct billing Activity: Aviation - Discretionary Activities Custºmer 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management 39,512.9 88.1.6 9] 0.0 Minerals Management Service 10,929.7 243.5 251.6 Office of Surface Mining 66.9 1.8 1.7 Bureau of Reclamation 1,170.9 26.4 26.7 Geological Survey 2,175.2 48.3 50.0 Fish and Wildlife Service 9,245.0 206.6 212.9 National Park Service 14,888.2 258.9 343.0 Bureau of Indian Affairs 9,992.3 332.2 230. i NBC - Centralized Billing 5,799.5 6,462.8 6,209.3 Other (e.g. other Federal agencies, private sector) 54,010.9 115,587.6 121,074.7 Activity Totals: ($000) 147,791.4 124,049.3 129,309.9 FTE 53.0 53.0 53.0 The Aviation Management Directorate provides fee-for-service aviation safety, aviation program management, aviation user training and flight scheduling, and coordination services and related activities, such as managing all Department-owned aircraft; establishing standards for all interior aircraft facilities and aviation-related personnel; assigning aircraft to bureaus and offices as required; procuring commercial aircraft services through contracts and rental agreements in support of bureaus and offices; providing aircraft maintenance; assisting bureaus in determining whether aircraft should be government-owned, leased, contracted, or chartered; and optimizing aircraft use consistent with varying bureau mission requirements. AMD also provides reimbursable aviation services to other Federal agencies and cooperating organizations. AMD uses approximately 100 owned aircraft, 350 annually contracted or leased aircraft, and nearly 1,700 rental aircraft in providing aviation services to its customers throughout the fifty states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Antararctic. The AMD supports Interior and non-Interior agencies involved in fighting wildland fires. Actual costs are driven by the severity of each year's fire season. The 2007 request reflects an increase of $5,260.6 in contract pass-through authority for additional reimbursable customer activity. Activity: A isal Services Directorate Customer 2005 2006 2007 Bureau of Land Management {}_0 375.0 380.3 Office of Surface Mining {}.0 600.0 608.5 Bureau of Reclamation 750.0 0.0 0.0 Geological Survey 0.0 525.0 532.4 Office of the Secretary 9,085.2 10,279.0 10,412.5 Office of Special Trustee 615.7 888.5 898.8 Other (e.g. other Federal agencies, private sector) 0.0 1,361.8 1,392.5 Activity Totals: (S000) 10,451.0 14,029.2 14,225.0 FTE 91.0 91.0 $31.0 The Appraisal Services Directorate provides land appraisal services to Department of the Interior bureaus and represents the consolidation of all land appraisal functions within the Department. In 2007, the Office of the Secretary will provide a total of $10,412.5 to the Appraisal Services Directorate. Of this amount, $7,415.9 is funded from the Departmental Management Appropriation and $2,996.6 is collected on behalf of ASD from BLM, BOR, FWS, and NPS. ASD also provides oversight of land appraisals conducted by the Office of the special Trustee and land appraisal services for non-Interior clients. The 2007 request is an increase of $195.8 to cover increased fixed costs. 1864 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail National Business Center Activity: NBC Direction H Direct billing Customer 2005 2006 2007 NBC - Corporate 1.814.4 3,994, 1 4,147.8 NBC - internal Business {},{} 1,482. I 1,504.6 Activity Totals: ($0.00) 1,814.4 5,476.2 5,652.4 FTE 12.0 12.0 12.9 This activity provides funding to support the NBC Director and immediate staff. The Office of the Director provides executive leadership and strategic direction to the seven Directorates of the National Business Center. The costs for these services are indirect costs that are provided for in the pricing schedules established for NBC products and services. The newly created Solutions Coordination Office within the Office of the Director provides coordination and ensures integration of NBC systems and Lines of Business Initiatives. SCO project managers are funded by the Human Resources, Financial Management, and Information Technology Lines of Business. DM - 266 1865 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail National Business Center Credit card rebates Activity: C Credit Card ort Operations Custºmer - 2005 2006 2007 Other (e.g. other Federal agencies, private sector) 714.5 600,3 619.0 Activity Totals: ($000) 714.5 600.3 539.0 FTE 5.0 5.0 5.0 This funding is provided through the Department's credit card rebate program and supports the oversight and management of the credit card program by the NBC Budget and Finance Directorate. DM - 267 1866 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Revenue and Activity Detail National Business Center MIB/SIB space rental Activity: Interior Building Space Rental Customer 2005 2006 2007 Other (e.g. other Federal agencies, private sector) 12.0 12.0 12.0 Activity Totals: ($000) 12.0 12.6 12.0 FTE 0.0 0.0 0.0 This activity provides rental services for the auditorium and conference rooms to other Federal agencies and the private sector on a fee-for-service basis. DM - 268 g Appropriation: 2006 Fixed cost & Estimate related changes Object Classification FTE Amount FTE Amount Personnel compensation ! i. 1 Full-time pe. 4. | 121.9 89,245.5 0.0 .756.6 11.3 Other than full-time pe i. ().0 2,376.6 0.0 -29. I 11.5 Other personnel compensation 0.0 2,647.4 0.0. -22.4 | 1.9 Total personnel compensation 1,121.9 94.269.5 0.0 –798.5 12. Personnel benefits: civilian. 23,370.4 +43.0 13.0 Benefits for former p º i 1,944.3 0.0 21.0 Travel and transportation of persons............ 3,537.2 -362.5 22.0 Transportation of things 339.5 -30.6 23.1 Rental payment to GSA 15,974.7 +251.0 23.3 Communications, utilities, and miscell 59,594.6 +2,244.9 24.0 Printing and reproducti 606.4 +0.3 25.1 Advisory and assistance services 12,042.8 -7,124.4 25.2 Other services - 282,106.2 - 166,890.3 25.3 Purchases of goods & services - gov 54,231.4 -32,082.6 25.5 Research and Development Contracts.... 707,009.8 –418,257.5 26.0 Supplies and materials 17,364.9 -75.2 31.0 Equipment 3.130.0 — +7,266.0 99.9 Total requir + ... 1,121.9 1,278,521.6 0.0 -615,816.4 _Salafies and Expenses DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERFOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Summary of Requirements by Object Class (in thousands of dollars) Program 2007 Budget changes Request Fl'E Amount HTÉ Amount -32.0 - 1,142.5 1,089.9 87,346.9 0.0 -30.4 {},{} 2,326.j 0.0 –33.9 {},{} 2,594.1 -32.0 -1,206.8 1,089.9 92.264.1 -105.3 23,308.0 +7f7.8 2,662. 1 +639.5 3,814.2 +47.7 356.6 +257.9 j6,483.6 + 14,776.7 76,616. I - }7.6 589. +}62.3 5,081.0 +3,802.8 | 19,022.9 +73}.0 22,880.7 +9,530.5 298.293.2 +274.2 17,563.9 +902,8 14,298.8 -32.0 30,543.5 ł,089.9 693,234.4 : 1868 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Program and Financing (in millions of dollars) Identification code 14–4523-0-4-306 Obligations by program activity: Obligations by program activity 09.0] Departmental management activities 09.02 National business center 09.04 Rebate funding 09.05 Facilities 09.06 Unemployment and Worker's C 09.09 Reimbursable program subtotal T 10.00 Total new oblig Budgetary resources available for obligation: 21.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year 22.00 New budget authority (gross) 22.10 Resources available from recoveries of prior year 23.90 Total budgetary resources available for obligati L.f. *: wº 23.95 Total new oblig 24.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year New budget authority (gross), detail: Mandatory 69.00 Offsetting collections (cash) 69. 10 Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (unexpired) 69.90 Spending authority from offsetting collections (total mandatory).......................... 7000 Total new budget authority (gross) Change in obligated balances: 72.40 Obligated balance, start of year 73.10 Total new oblig 73.20 Total outlays (gross) 73.45 Recoveries of prior year 74.00 Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources ( 2–2 hº º 4. 74.40 Obligated balance, end of yea 1-1 : Outlays (gross), detail: 86.97 Outlays from new mandatory authority 86.98 Outlays from mandatory balances 87.00 Total outlays (gross) Offsets: Against gross budget authority and outlays Offsetting collections (cash) from 88.00 Federal sources 88.40 Non-Federal sources 88.90 Total, offsetting collections (cash) Against gross budget authority only 88.95 Change in uncoliected customer payments from Federal sources (unexpired) Net budget authority and outlays: 89.00 Budget authority 90.00 Outlays. 95.02 Unpaid obligation, end of year 2005 2006 2007 Actual Estimate Estimate 99 130 140 },328 1,193 512 8 6 6 36 49 48 - - - - - 83 95 1,471 ł,466 801 1,471 1,466 80} i5 103 86 1,556 },449 76t 5 0 Ö 1,574. l,552 847 -1,471 –l 466 –801 \03 86 46 1.276 ! 449 761 1.556 1,449 761 1,556 1,449 763 584 494 5} 1 i,47] 1466 801 - 1276 -1,449 -761 –5 - * * * * 494 5] 1 551 11 1377 685 1,265 72 76 1276 1,449 761 1,250 1,449 763 26 --- - - -º a # 276 1,449 761 280 ºr a ! 866 DM - 270 1869 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Working Capital Fund Object Classification (in millions of dollars) Identification code 14–4533-0-4-306 Reimbursable obligations l i. 1 i ;.3 } }.5 ł 1.9 12, 1 2}.0 23, 1 23.2 23.3 24.0 25, 1 25.2 25.4 25.5 25.7 26.0 31.0 99.0 Personnel compensation Full-timae p Other than full-time p Other personnel Total personnel . . Civilian personnel benefits Travel and transportation of persons Rental payments to GSA Rental payments to others Communications, utilities, and misc. charges Printing and rep Advisory and assistance services Other services Other purchases of goods and services from government accounts Operations and maintenance of facilities Research and devel fººt-Tºpºfºrs g- Direct: Total compensable workyears Operation and maintenance of eq Supplies and materials Yº....: * Reimbursable obligations subtotal Total new obli Personnel Summary 100; Civilian full-time equivalent employ Reimbursable: 2001 Civilian full-time equivalent employ 2005 2006 2007 Actual Estimate Estimate 79 79 79 2 2 2 2 2 2 83 33 83 20 20 20 3 5 5 34 49 48 }6 #4 14 f i l 23 15 #5 489 537 57? 12 12 }2 t R ! 756 700 2 l 3 3 23 20 20 6. 5 6 1.47% ł,466 80; i.47; } .456 83; },}22 3.422 1,090 DM - 271 1870 DEPARTMENT OF THE HNTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Franchise Fund Appropriation Language SEC, 831. Subsection (f) of section 403 of Public Law 103–356 (31 U.S.C. 501 note), as amend- ed, is further amended by striking “October 1, [2005”] 2006” and inserting “October 1, [2006”: Provided That this provision shall not apply to the Department of Homeland Security] 2007”. (Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006.) The 2007 President’s budget proposes to extend the authorization for franchise fund pilots through September 30, 2007. The original authorization was contained in Public Law 103-356, the Government Management Reform Act of 1994. The annual authorization for operation of the franchise fund pilots has been extended annually and most recently in the 2006 Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, and Independent Agencies Appropria- tions Act of 2006. Departmental Management DM - 273 - Interior Franchise Fund 1871 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL BUSINESS CENTER Interior Franchise Fund Narrative Statement In 1994, the Government Management Reform Act authorized creation of six executive agency pilot franchise funds. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget approved the Department of the Interior's application for a pilot program in May 1996. The Interior Fran- chise Fund provides common administrative services to the Department of the Interior and other Federal agencies. The objective of the Franchise Fund program is to reduce the cost of the government to the taxpayer by streamlining the acquisition of commonly required administrative products and services. Common administrative services are those functions all Federal agencies require to perform their missions, such as, procurement, financial assistance, personnel, finance, property, and facilities management. The 2006 Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, and Inde- pendent Agencies Appropriations Act extends franchise fund authority through October 1, 2006. The 2007 President’s budget proposes the continuation of the franchise fund authority in 2007. In 2005 the Gov'Works acquisition center was merged with the NBC. with this merger, the responsibility for the Interior Franchise Fund is no longer delegated to the Minerals Management Service, but is the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary — Policy, Management, and Budget. Gov.Works Operations Gov.Works has been operating as a Federal acquisition center, providing a variety of procure- ment, cooperative agreement, and grant agreement services to other Federal agencies on a Service-for-fee basis. The MMS began offering acquisition services to the Federal government under the “brand” Gov'Works to distinguish its activities from other Federal acquisition provid- ers. The demand for Services began modestly, but grew rapidly as agencies found Gov'Works to be a reliable acquisition services source. Gov.Works awarded contracts worth more than $1.3 bil- lion in 2003, and $1.5 billion in 2004. Gov.Works services include acquisition planning, soliciting proposals and prices, negotiating contracts, awarding and administering contracts through to close out, and paying contract bills. Contract administration is an integral service which ensures the government receives the goods and services contracted on time and meeting the terms and conditions negotiated. Acquisi- tion services are not restricted to limited offerings such as GSA's FTS program or to providing government-wide acquisition contracts such as the Department of Commerce or Department of Health and Human Services. Gov'Works has an active Contracting Officer Technical Rep- resentative certification program to ensure qualified representatives are monitoring contractor Interior Franchise Fund DM - 274 Departmental Management - 1872 performance. The COTR certification program requires 40 hours of initial training and biannual maintenance training. The Gov.Works operation is self-sustaining. Fees charged client agencies pay all operational costs. Since the inception of Gov'Works, revenue from fees charged client agencies has covered operating expenses without direct appropriations from Congress. Interior Franchise Fund — Budgetary Resources 2005 2006 2007 || Change from (dollars in millions) Actual Estimate Estimate 2006 Unobligated Balance, Start of Year [735) 789 756 -33 New Budget Authority [1,457] 1,867 2,555 +688 Total Budgetary Resources [2,192) 2,656 3,311 +655 FTE* [13]] 13] 171 +40 * Includes 20 support FTE not transferring to NBC. The 2007 estimate reflects the transfer of the financing used by the NBC Southwest Acquisitions Branch from the Departmental Working Capital Fund to the Interior Franchise Fund. In 2006 plans are being developed to consolidate acquisition services in NBC, including Gov.Works, the Southwest Acquisition Branch, and acquisition servicing offices in Denver and Washington, DC. Rationale for Merger With emergence of the NBC as a major service provider to other Federal agencies, the merger of Gov.Works with NBC’s procurement centers is an optimum business approach. The Department expects the combination of its major procurement activities in Gov'Works and NBC will provide a greater synergy for the acquisition function within the Department. In ad- dition to realizing even greater economies of scale, the combination of these activities will help standardize acquisition policies and procedures at the operating level, lead to a sharing of best practices, and improve opportunities for education and training of acquisition personnel. A char- ter was signed by management officials on June 6, 2005, setting forth the short-term and long- term actions needed to effect the immediate realignment of Gov'Works to NBC, which ocurred on October 1, 2005, and a more comprehensive restructure. At least through 2006, MMS is continuing to provide procurement, accounting systems, and other admistrative services that support Gov'Works. Departmental Management DM - 275 Interior Franchise Fund 1873 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Interior Franchise Fund Program and Financing (in millions of dollars) identification code 14-4529-0-4-306 2005 2006 2007 Actual Estimate Estimate Obligations by program activity: Obligations by program activity 09.00 Reimbursable program # 403 1,900 2,590 {{},{}{} Total new obligati 1403 1,900 2,590 Budgetary resources available for obligation: 21.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year 735 789 756 22.00 New budget authority (gross) | 457 # 867 2,555 23.90 Total budgetary resources available for oblig 2,192 2,656 3,311 23.95 Total new obligations -1,403 - 1,900 –2,590 24.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year 789 756 721 New budget authority (gross), detail: - *Mandatory 69.00 Offsetting collections (cash) I 471 1867 2,555 69.10 Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources ( pired) -14 • * * * * . * * * * * 69.90 Spending authority from offsetting collections (total mandatory)............... 1457 1867 2,555 Change in obligated balances: 72.40 Obligated balance, start of year . 659 544 650 73.10 Total new obitgations............... 1,403 1,900 2,590 73.20 Total outlays (gross) - .532 -1.794 -2.48] 74.00 Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (unexpired) 14 * * * * * * * * * * 74.40 Obligated balance, end of year 544 650 759 Outlays (gross), detail: 86.97 Outlays from new mandatory authority 808 1,494 2,044 86.98 Outlays from mandatory bal 724 303 437 87.00 Total outlays (gross) 1,532 1,794 2,481 Offsets: Against gross budget authority and outlays Offsetting collections (cash) from 88.00 Federal sources ! 471 ł,867 2,555 Against gross budget authority only 88.95 Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources ( pired) -14 Net budget authority and outlays: 89.00 Budget authority 0 {} {} 90.00 Outlays 6} -73 –74 95.02 Unpaid obligation, end of year 703 Interior Franchise Fund DM - 276 Departmental Management 1874 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Interior Franchise Fund Object Classification (in millions of dollars) Identification code 14–4529-0-4–306 2005 2006 2007 Actual Estimate Estimate Reimbursable obligations Personnel compensation 11.1 Full-time pel * 10 10 16 12.1 Civilian personnel benefits 4 4 6 23.1 Rental payments to GSA l 2 3 25.1 Advisory and assistance services e = * * * 4 4 25.2 Other services 1,386 1,874 2,552 26.0 Supplies and materials 1 2 2 31.0 Equipment | 4 7 99.0 Reimbursable obligations subtotal 1,403 1,900 2,590 99.9 Total new obligations 1,403 1,900 2,590 Personnel Summary Reimbursable: 2001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment 131 | 1 || 151 Departmental Management DM - 277 Interior Franchise Fund 1875 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Everglades Restoration Appropriation Summary Statement The Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-127) provided that receipts not exceeding $100 million, from Federal surplus property sales in the State of Florida, shall be deposited in the Everglades restoration account and shall be available to the Secretary to assist in the restoration of the Everglades. From the time of enactment through the first quar- ter of FY 2001, revenue totaling $7.5 million was deposited to this account. Authority to receive these funds was rescinded by the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (P.L. 105-541, December 11, 2000). Outlays of receipts deposited before December 11, 2000, remain ongoing. Everglades Restoration DM - 279 1876 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Everglades Restoration Account Program and Financing (in millions of dollars) Identification code 14-5233-0-2-303 2005 actual 2006 est. 2007 est. Obligations by program activity: 00:01 Direct Program Activity l l **w 10.00 Total new obligations (object class 25.2)................................... 1 l tº ºx- Budgetary resources available for obligation: 21.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year 2 l stººn 23.95 Total new obligations -1 -l -º-, - 24.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, - end of year | --- **** Change in obligated balances: 73.10 Total new obligations i l -º-º- 73.20 Total outlays (gross) -] -1 *º- 74.20 Obligated balance, end of year -- tº * * **** Outlays (gross), detail: 86.98 Outlays from mandatory balances l l * * Net budget authority and outlays: 89.00 Budget authority (net) ** * --- *** 90.00 Outlays (net) l l ºr-º- DM - 280 Everglades Restoration 1877 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Appropriation Language Sheet King Cove Road and Airstrip Sec. 353. King Cove Health and Safety. (a) Road on King Cove Corporation Lands. Of the funds appropriated in this section, not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, $20,000,000 shall be made available to the Aleutians East Borough for the construction of an unpaved road not more than 20 feet in width, a dock, and marine facilities and equipment. Such road shall be constructed on King Cove Corporation Lands and shall extend from King Cove to such dock. The Aleutians East Borough, in consultation with the State of Alaska, shall determine the appropriate location of such dock and marine facilities. In no instance may any part of such road, dock, marine facilities or equipment enter or pass over any land within the Congressional- ly-designated wilderness in the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge (for purposes of this section, the lands within the Refuge boundary already conveyed to the King Cove Corporation are not within the wilderness area). (b) King Cove Air Strip. Of the funds appropriated in this section, not later than 180 days af. ter the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall make available up to $15,000,000 to the State of Alaska for the cost of improvements to the air strip at King Cove, Alaska, including to enable jet aircraft with the capability of flying non-stop between Anchorage, Alaska and King Cove, Alaska to land and take off from such air strip. (c) King Cove Indian Health Service Facility. Of the funds appropriated in this section, not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make available $2,500,000 to the Indian Health Service for the cost of new construction or improvements to the clinic in King Cove, Alaska, and telemedicine and other medical equipment for such clinic. (d) Applicability of Other Laws. All actions undertaken pursuant to this section must be in ac- cordance with all other applicable laws. (e) Appropriation. In addition to funds in this or any other Act, $37,500,000 is appropriated and shall remain available until expended for the King Cove Health and Safety projects specifically identified within this section. (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 1999.) Sec. 115. Any unobligated amount appropriated pursuant to section 353(b) of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-303), shall be made available to complete the project described in section 353(a) of that Act. (Consolidated Appropriation Act, 2005) DM - 281 King Cove Road and Airstrip 1878 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Appropriation Language Citations King Cove Road and Airstrip Appropriation language and citations: 1. Sec. 115. Any unobligated amount appropriated pursuant to section 353(b) of the Depart- ment of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-303), shall be made available to complete the project described in section 353(a) of that Act. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005. (Public Law 108-447); King Cove Road and Airstrip DM - 282 1879 DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT King Cove Road and Airstrip Appropriation Summary statement Funds under this account, established pursuant to the 1999 Omnibus Consolidated Appropria- tions Act, were made available to the Department of the Interior for construction of an unpaved road, dock and marine facilities and equipment, and for improvements to the airstrip at King Cove, Alaska. Funds totaling $35 million were appropriated in 1999 to improve access between King Cove and Cold Bay, Alaska in the vicinity of a national wildlife refuge. Of the total amount, $20 million was designated for construction of an unpaved road, dock, marine facilities, and equipment. The remaining $15 million was designated for the cost of improvements to enable jet aircraft with the capability of flying non-stop between Anchorage and King Cove to land and take off from such an airstrip. The funds were appropriated to the Department who entered into a reimbursable agreement with the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to implement the improvements, however, the airstrip has not been constructed due to some issues encountered during the planning process that have not yet been resolved. Because there has been no recent activity, FWS has returned the cash advanced to the Department, and these now appear as an undelivered order in the amount of $15 million. FWS has indicated that the planning process is progressing, but has not yet provided a timeframe for the remaining the improvements. When implementation begins, the Department will provide funds as needed to FWS. The 2005 Consolidated Appropriations Act directed the use of the $15 million to complete the road, dock, marine facilities, and equipment. No funding is requested in 2006 for this program. DM - 283 King Cove Road and Airstrip 1880 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT King Cove Road and Airstrip Program and Financing (in millions of dollars) Identification code 14-5039-0-2-303 - 2005 actual 2006 est. 2007 est. Change in obligated * Change in obligated balances 72.40 Obligated balance, start of year 15 15 #5 73.20 Total outlays (gross). -6 -3 -3 74.40 Obligated balance, end of year 9 6 3 Net budget authority and outlays 89.00 Budget authority (net) * <-- - tº ºt- --- 90.00 Outlays (net) w w = ºr w ſº 6 3 3 King Cove Road and Airstrip DM - 284 1881 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Management of Federal Lands for Subsistence Uses Appropriation Summary Statement Funds under this account, established pursuant to the FY 1999 Omnibus Consolidated Appro- priations Act, are available to the Department of the Interior until expended, for expenses of bureaus and offices of the Department to manage Federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses. In 1999, $8.0 million was provided to the Secretary of the Interior to implement and enforce certain Federal regulations in the State of Alaska dealing with subsistence uses of fish and wild- life on navigable rivers in Alaska consistent with the Alaska National Interest Lands Conserva- tion Act (ANILCA). In 2001, funds were provided to the Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs to continue this effort and outlays of obligated bal- ances remain ongoing. The goal of the program is to give subsistence users the priority afforded in Title VIII of the Alaska National Interests Land Conservation Act. The subsistence salmon harvest represents the foundation of the subsistence way of life, and is essential for meeting economic, social, and cultural needs for most of rural Alaska. HDM - 285 Subsistence Management 1882 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Program and Financing (in millions of dollars) Identification code 14-01.24-0-1-302 Change in obligated balances 72.40 Obligated balance, start of year 73.20 Total outlays (gross) 74.40 Obligated balance, end of year Outlays (gross) detail 86.93 Outlays from discretionary balances Net budget authority and outlays 89.00 Budget Authority 90.00 Outlays 2005 actual Management of Federal Lands for Subsistence Uses 2006 est. 2007 est. Subsistence Management PM - 286 1883 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Priority Federal Land Acquisitions and Exchanges Appropriation Summary Statement This account was established pursuant to the Fiscal Year 2000 Appropriations Act for the Depart- ment of the Interior under the Land and Water Conservation Fund, for priority land acquisitions and exchanges and other purposes. - Title V of the 1998 Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act made $532 million avail- able for obligation until September 20, 2001 for high priority land acquisitions and exchanges. These funds were also to be used to reduce the significant maintenance backlogs of the Federal land management agencies. In 2000, Title VI of that fiscal year’s appropriation act designated $116.5 million, available for obligation until September 30, 2003, for the same purposes. In the 2001 Interior Appropriations Act, $35 million previously appropriated for State grants for land acquisition in the State of Florida was withdrawn and redirected to the Everglades Water Modification Project. Funds previously obligated in this account continue to be outlayed. No funding is requested in fiscal year 2006 for this account. DM - 287 Priority Land Acquisition 1884 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Priority Land Acquisitions and Exchanges Program and Financing (in millions of dollars) Identification code 14-5039-0-2-303 2005 actual 2006 est. 2007 est. Change in obligated balances Change in obligated balances 72.40 Obligated balance, start of year................................. 18 13 7 73.20 Total outlays (gross) –4 -6 -6 73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts (net)....................... -1 74.40 Obligated balance, end of year H3 7 1 Outlays (gross), detail - 86.93 Outlays from discretionary balances 4 6 6 Net budget authority and outlays 89.00 Budget authority (net) &ºi= flººriºs tºº me 90.00 Outlays (net) 4 6 6 Priority Land Acquisition DM - 288 1885 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Take Pride in America Gifts and Bequests Appropriation Summary Statement Public Law 101-628 established the Gifts and Bequest trust fund account for the Take Pride in America program within the Department of the Interior. The purpose of this program is to encourage public awareness, Stewardship, and conservation of public lands, facilities, and re- sources. The Secretary may solicit, accept, hold, administer, invest, and use gifts and bequests to further these purposes. DM - 289 Take Pride in America 1886 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Appropriation Language Sheet Administrative Provisions There is hereby authorized for acquisition from available resources within the Working Capital Fund, 15 aircraft, 10 of which shall be for replacement and which may be obtained by dona- tion, purchase or through available excess surplus property: Provided, That existing aircraft being replaced may be sold with proceeds derived or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft: Provided further, That no programs funded with appropriated funds in the “De- partmental Management”, “Office of the Solicitor”, and “Office of Inspector General” may be aug- mented through the Working Capital Fund: Provided further, That the annual budget justification for Departmental Management shall describe estimated Working Capital Fund charges to bureaus and offices, including the methodology on which charges are based: Provided further, That departures from the Working Capital Fund estimates contained in the Departmental Management budget justifi- cation shall be presented to the Committees on Appropriations [for approval]: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide a Semi-annual report to the Committees on Appropriations on reimburs- able support agreements between the Office of the Secretary and the National Business Center and the bureaus and offices of the Department, including the amounts billed pursuant to such agreements. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006.) DM - 291 1887 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Appropriation Language Citations Appropriation: Administrative Provisions Appropriation language and citations: 1. There is hereby authorized for acquisition from available resources within the Working Capi- tal Fund, 15 aircraft, 10 of which shall be for replacement and which may be obtained by donation, purchase, or through available excess surplus property: Provided. That existing aircraft being re- placed may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft: 31 U.S.C. 638(b) 31 U.S.C. 638(b) provides that, “Excepting appropriations for the military and naval estab- lishments, no appropriations shall be available for the purchase, maintenance, or operation of any aircraft unless specific authority for the purchase, maintenance, or operation thereof has been or is provided in such appropriations.” 31 U.S.C. 638(b) requires specific authority for the purchase of aircraft. This also applies to replacement. As part of the budget process, each year, the Office of Aircraft Services reviews records and esti- mates how many aircraft will need to be replaced or new additional aircraft purchased in a given year. This estimate provides for general replacement of aircraft and some contingency in case of destruction of aircraft. If the estimated number of aircraft requested in the budget is determined to be insufficient to meet program requirements in a given year, i.e., the need to replace an aircraft due to mishap damage; the Department will seek legislative authority as required by law. The use of proceeds derived from the sale of replaced aircraft to partially offset the purchase price of the replacement aircraft is a cost conscious and economical approach to the perpetuation of fleet operations which are financially managed through the Working Capital Fund. Donated aircraft includes those that may become available through court-ordered action following aircraft seizure, forfeiture, or abandonment procedures in the course of conducting law enforcement investigations or that may become available for other reasons, Donated aircraft are included in the number authorized for acquisition. Aircraft acquired as a donation will be subject to the same rules and regulations of any Interior aircraft (i.e., A-76 provisions). 2. Provided further, That no programs funded with appropriated funds in the “Departmental Man- agement”, “Office of the Solicitor”, and “Office of the Inspector General” may be augmented DM - 292 1888 through the Working Capital Fund: Provided further, That the annual budget justification for Depart- mental Management shali describe estimated Working Capital Fund charges to bureaus and offices, including methodology on which charges are based: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006. 3. Provided further, That departures from the Working Capital Fund estimates contained in the De- partmental Management budget justification shall be presented to the Committees on Appropriations [for approval: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006. The Department proposes to eliminate this language because the provision is inconsistent with the Supreme Court decision in INS v Chadha, and should not be repeated in fiscal year 2007. 4. Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide a semi-annual report to the Committees on Ap- propriations on reimbursable Support agreements between the Office of the Secretary and the Na- tional Business Center and the bureaus and offices of the Department, including the amounts billed pursuant to Such agreements. Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006. 1889 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT Allocations Received From Other Accounts Note: Obligations incurred under allocations from other accounts are included in the schedule of the parent appropriation as follows: Environmental Protection Agency: “Hazardous Substance Superfund” Department of the Interior: Bureau of Land Management, “Wildlife Fire Management” Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, “Federal Trust Programs” DM - 294 1890 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEE COUNT BY GRADE 2005 2006 2007 Actual Estimate Estimate Executive Level i ] } 1 Executive Level II } } } Executive Level IV 2 2 2 suwhtotal 4. 4 4. SES - 68 68 68 CA-1-2 * 2 2 2 AL-3 ** 13 ! 3 #4 SL-0 *** 2} 2] 2} cirhfotal . 36 36 37 GS-15 200 209 2}{} GS-14 287 311 3.13 GS-13 308 336 337 GS-12 261 275 278 GS-1 l 160 177 178 GS-10 13 14 i4 GS-9 156 165 167 GS-8 42 45 45 GS-7 177 191 192 GS-6 81 90 90 GS-5 54 61 62 GS-4 35 39 39 GS-3 }{} }{} 10 GS-1 } l l surhtotal 1,785 1,924 1,936 Other Pay Schedule Systems 36 36 36 Total employment (actual f projected) at end of fiscal year 1,929 2,068 2,081 * CA - DOI Board Member ** AL - Administrative Law Judge *** SL - Administrative Judge & Senior Level Note: Franchise Fund data is included in 2006 and 2007 estimates. DM - 295 1891 INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES TITLE I — GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC. 101. Appropriations made in this title shall be available for expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or office), with the approval of the Secretary, for the emergency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoidable causes: Provided That no funds shall be made available under this authority until funds specifically made available to the Department of the Interior for emergencies shall have been exhausted: Provided further, That it is the sense of the Congress that all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation which must be requested as promptly as possible. SEC. 102. The Secretary may authorize the expenditure or transfer of any no year appropriation in this title, in addition to the amounts included in the budget programs of the several agencies, for the Suppression or emergency prevention of wildland fires on or threatening lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior; for the emergency rehabilitation of burned-over lands under its jurisdiction; for emergency actions related to potential or actual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or other unavoidable causes; for contingency planning subsequent to actual oil spills; for response and natural resource damage assessment activities related to actual oil spills; for the prevention, suppression, and control of actual or potential grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, pursuant to the authority in section 1773(b) of Public Law 99–198 (99 Stat. 1658); for emergency reclamation projects under section 410 of Public Law 95-87; and shall transfer, from any no year funds available to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, such funds as may be neces- sary to permit assumption of regulatory authority in the event a primacy State is not carrying out the regulatory provisions of the Surface Mining Act: Provided That appropriations made in this title for wildland fire operations shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred during the preceding fiscal year, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for destruction of vehicles, aircraft, or other equipment in connection with their use for wildland fire operations, such reimbursement to be credited to appropriations currently available at the time of receipt thereof. Provided further, That for wildland fire operations, no funds shall be made available under this authority until the Secretary determines that funds appropriated for “wildland fire operations” shall be exhausted within 30 days: Provided further, That it is the sense of the Congress that all funds used pursuant to this section [must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation [which must], to be requested as promptly as possible: Pro- vided further, That such replenishment funds [shall] should be used to reimburse, on a pro rata basis, accounts from which emergency funds were transferred. SEC, 103. Appropriations made to the Department of the Interior in this title shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, when authorized by the Secretary, in total amount not to exceed $500,000; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of reprints; payment for tele- phone service in private residences in the field, when authorized under regulations approved by the Secretary; and the payment of dues, when authorized by the Secretary, for library membership in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members. SEC. 104. No funds provided in this title may be expended by the Department of the Interior for the conduct of offshore preleasing, leasing and related activities placed under restriction in the President's moratorium state- ment of June 12, 1998, in the areas of northern, central, and southern California: the North Atlantic; Washington and Oregon; and the eastern Gulf of Mexico south of 26 degrees north latitude and east of 86 degrees west longi- tude. SEC. 105. No funds provided in this title may be expended by the Department of the Interior to conduct off- shore oil and natural gas preleasing, leasing and related activities in the eastern Gulf of Mexico planning area for any lands located outside Sale 181, as identified in the final Outer Continental Shelf 5-Year oil and Gas Leasing Program, 1997–2002. SEC. 106. No funds provided in this title may be expended by the Department of the Interior to conduct oil and natural gas preleasing, leasing and related activities in the Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic planning areas. SEC. 107. Appropriations made in this Act under the headings Bureau of Indian Affairs and Office of Special Trustee for American Indians and any unobligated balances from prior appropriations Acts made under the same headings shall be available for expenditure or transfer for Indian trust management and reform activities, except that total funding for historical accounting activities shall not exceed amounts specifically designated in this Act Generał Provisions DM - 297 Departmental Management 1892 for such purpose. |SEC, 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal years 2006 through 2010, for the purpose of reducing the backlog of Indian probate cases in the Department of the Interior, the hearing requirements of chapter 10 of title 25, United States Code, are deemed satisfied by a proceeding conducted by an Indian probate judge, appointed by the Secretary without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing the appoint- ments in the competitive service, for such period of time as the Secretary determines necessary: Provided That the basic pay of an Indian probate judge so appointed may be fixed by the Secretary without regard to the provisions of chapter 51, and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, governing the classification and pay of General Schedule employees, except that no such Indian probate judge may be paid at a level which exceeds the maximum rate payable for the highest grade of the General Schedule, including locality pay.] SEC, [109] 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redistribute any Tribal Priority Allocation funds, including tribal base funds, to alleviate tribal funding inequities by transferring funds to address identified, unmet needs, dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reduction in Tribal Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 percent in fiscal year 2006] 2007. Under circumstances of dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution methodologies, the 10 percent limitation does not apply. {SEC. 110. (a) For fiscal year 2006 and each succeeding fiscal year, any funds made available by this Act for the Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute and Haskell Indian Nations University for postsecondary programs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in excess of the amount made available for those postsecondary programs for fiscal year 2005 shall be allocated in direct proportion to the need of the schools, as determined in accordance with the postsecondary funding formula adopted by the Office of Indian Education Programs. (b) For fiscal year 2007 and each succeeding fiscal year, the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall use the postsec- ondary funding formula adopted by the Office of Indian Education Programs based on the needs of the Southwest Indian Polytechnic institute and Haskell Indian Nations University to justify the amounts submitted as part of the budget request of the Department of the Interior.) SEC. [111] 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in conveying the Twin Cities Research Center under the authority provided by Public Law 104–134, as amended by Public Law 104–208, the Secretary may ac- cept and retain land and other forms of reimbursement: Provided That the Secretary may retain and use any such reimbursement until expended and without further appropriation: (1) for the benefit of the National Wildlife Ref- uge System within the State of Minnesota; and (2) for all activities authorized by Public Law 100–696; 16 U.S.C. 460Zz. SEC. [112] 110. The Secretary of the Interior may use or contract for the use of helicopters or motor vehicles on the Sheldon and Hart National Wildlife Refuges for the purpose of capturing and transporting horses and burros. The provisions of subsection (a) of the Act of September 8, 1959 (18 U.S.C. 47(a)) shall not be applicable to such use. Such use shall be in accordance with humane procedures prescribed by the Secretary. (SEC. 113. Funds provided in this Act for Federal land acquisition by the National Park Service for Shenando- ah Valley Battlefields National Historic District and Ice Age National Scenic Trail, and funds provided in division E of Public Law 108–447 (118 Stat. 3050) for land acquisition at the Niobrara National Scenic River, may be used for a grant to a State, a local government, or any other land management entity for the acquisition of lands without regard to any restriction on the use of Federal land acquisition funds provided through the Land and Water Conser- vation Fund Act of 1965 as amended.] - {SEC. 114. None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended by the National Park Service to enter into or implement a concession contract which permits or requires the removal of the underground lunchroom at the Carlsbad Caverns National Park.] {SEC, 115. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used: (1) to demolish the bridge between Jersey City, New Jersey, and Ellis Island; or (2) to prevent pedestrian use of such bridge, when such pedestrian use is consistent with generally accepted safety standards.] iSEC. 116. None of the funds in this or any other Act can be used to compensate the Special Master and the Special Master-Monitor, and all variations thereto, appointed by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in the Cobell v. Norton litigation at an annual rate that exceeds 200 percent of the highest Senior Execu- tive Service rate of pay for the Washington-Baltimore locality pay area.] SEC. [117, 111. The Secretary of the Interior may use discretionary funds to pay private attorney fees and Departmental Management DM - 298 General Provisions 1893 J costs for employees and former employees of the Department of the Interior reasonably incurred in connection with Cobell v. Norton to the extent that such fees and costs are not paid by the Department of Justice or by private insurance. In no case shall the Secretary make payments under this section that would result in payment of hourly fees in excess of the highest hourly rate approved by the District Court for the District of Columbia for counsel in Cobell v. Norton. (SEC. 118. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall, in carrying out its responsibilities to protect threatened and endangered species of Salmon, implement a system of mass marking of salmonid stocks, intended for harvest, that are released from Federally operated or Federally financed hatcheries including but not limited to fish releases of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. Marked fish must have a visible mark that can be readily identified by commercial and recreational fishers.] SEC. [119, 112. (a) INGENERAL-Nothing in section 134 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 (115 Stat. 443) affects the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit in Sac and Fox Nation v. Norton, 240 F.3d 1250 (2001). (b) USE OF CERTAIN INDIAN LAND.—Nothing in this section permits the conduct of gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) on land described in section 123 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (114 Stat. 944), or land that is contiguous to that land, regardless of whether the land or contiguous land has been taken into trust by the Secretary of the Interior. |SEC. 120. No funds appropriated for the Department of the Interior by this Act or any other Act shall be used to study or implement any plan to drain Lake Powell or to reduce the water level of the lake below the range of water levels required for the operation of the Glen Canyon Dam.] SEC. [121} 113. Notwithstanding the limitation in subparagraph (2)(B) of section 18(a) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2717(a)), the total amount of all fees imposed by the National Indian Gaming Commis- sion for fiscal year [2007] 2008 shall not exceed [$12,000,000) $13,000,000. SEC. 1122) 114. Notwithstanding any implementation of the Department of the Interior's trust reorganization or reengineering plans, or the implementation of the “To Be” Model, funds appropriated for fiscal year [2006] 2007 shall be available to the tribes within the California Tribal Trust Reform Consortium and to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation and the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boys Reservation through the same methodology as funds were distrib- uted in fiscal year 2003. This Demonstration Project shall continue to operate separate and apart from the Depart- ment of the Interior's trust reform and reorganization and the Department shall not impose its trust management infrastructure upon or alter the existing trust resource management systems of the above referenced tribes having a self-governance compact and operating in accordance with the Tribal Self-Governance Program set forth in 25 U.S.C. 458aa—458hh: Provided That the California Trust Reform Consortium and any other participating tribe agree to carry out their responsibilities under the same written and implemented fiduciary standards as those being carried by the Secretary of the Interior: Provided further, That they demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Secretary that they have the capability to do so: Provided further, That the Department shall provide funds to the tribes in an amount equal to that required by 25 U.S.C. 458cc(g)(3), including funds specifically or functionally related to the provision of trust services to the tribes or their members. {SEC. 123. Notwithstanding any provision of law, including 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., nonrenewable grazing permits authorized in the Jarbidge Field Office, Bureau of Land Management within the past 9 years, shall be renewed. The Animal Unit Months contained in the most recently expired nonrenewable grazing permit, authorized between March 1, 1997, and February 28, 2003, shall continue in effect under the renewed permit. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to extend the nonrenewable permits beyond the standard 1-year term.] SEC. [124; 115. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to ac- quire lands, waters, or interests therein including the use of all or part of any pier, dock, or landing within the State of New York and the State of New Jersey, for the purpose of operating and maintaining facilities in the support of transportation and accommodation of visitors to Ellis, Governors, and Liberty Islands, and of other program and administrative activities, by donation or with appropriated funds, including franchise fees (and other monetary con- sideration), or by exchange; and the Secretary is authorized to negotiate and enter into leases, subleases, conces- sion contracts or other agreements for the use of such facilities on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine reasonable. - |SEC. 125. Upon the request of the permittee for the Clark Mountain Allotment lands adjacent to the Mojave General Provisions EXM - 299 Departmental Management 1894 National Preserve, the Secretary shall also issue a special use permit for that portion of the grazing allotment located within the Preserve. The special use permit shall be issued with the same terms and conditions as the most recently-issued permit for that allotment and the Secretary shall consider the permit to be one transferred in accor- dance with section 325 of Public Law 108–108.] - SEC. [126] 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the National Park Service final winter use rules published in Part VII of the Federal Register for November 10, 2004, 69 Fed. Reg. 65348 et seq., shall be in force and effect for the winter use season of [2005–2006] 2006–2007 that commences on or about December 15, 2005; 2006. [SEC. 127. Section 1121(d) of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2001(d) is amended by strik- ing paragraph (7) and inserting the following: “(7) APPROVAL OF INDIAN TRIBES.—The Secretary shall not terminate, close, consolidate, contract, transfer to another authority, or take any other action relating to an elementary School or secondary School (or any program of such a school) of an Indian tribe without the approval of the governing body of any Indian tribe that would be affected by such an action.”.] ISEC. 128. Section 108(e) of the Act entitled “An Act to establish the Kalaupapa National Historical Park in the State of Hawaii, and for other purposes” (16 U.S.C. 410ij–7) is amended by striking “twenty-five years from?” and inserting “on the date that is 45 years after”.] - SEC. [129] II.7. Section 402(b) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1232(b)) is amended by striking I*September 30, 2005,” “June 30, 2006, " and inserting [“June 30, 2006,”] September 30, 2007". SEC, #130} 118. None of the funds in this or any other Act may be used to set up Centers of Excellence and Partnership Skills Bank training without prior [approval] notification of the House and Senate Committees on Ap- propriations. [SEC. 131. Section 114 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003 (16 U.S.C. 460bb–3 note; 117 Stat. 239; division F of Public Law 108–7), is amended— (1) in the second sentence, by inserting “, including utility expenses of the National Park Service or lessees of the National Park Service” after “Fort Baker properties”; and - (2) by inserting between the first and second sentences the following: “In furtherance of a lease entered into under the first sentence, the Secretary of the Interior or a lessee may impose fees on overnight lodgers for the pur- pose of covering the cost of providing utilities and transportation services at Fort Baker properties at a rate not to exceed the annual cost of providing these services.”.] {SEC. 132. (a) Section 813(a) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6812(a)) is amended by striking “and (i)” and inserting “and (i) (except for paragraph (1)(C))”. (b) Section 4(i)(1)(C)(i) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601–6a(i)(1)(C)(i)) is amended— (1) by striking “Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)” and all that follows through “or section 107” and inserting “Notwithstanding section 107”; and - - (2) by striking “account under subparagraph (A)” and inserting “account under section 807(a) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6806(a))”. (c) Except as provided in this section, section 4(i)(1)(C) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (ió U.S.C. 4601–6a(i)(1)(C)) shall be applied and administered as if section 813(a) of the Federal Lands Rec- reation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6842(a)) (and the amendments made by that section) had not been enacted. (d) This section and the amendments made by this section take effect as of December 8, 2004.] |SEC. 133. Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(43)(A) The Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Watertrail, a series of routes extending approximately 3,000 miles along the Chesapeake Bay and the tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay in the States of Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware and the District of Columbia that traces Captain John Smith's voyages charting the land and waterways of the Chesapeake Bay and the tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay. “(B) The study shall be conducted in consultation with Federal, State, regional, and local agencies and repre- sentatives of the private sector, including the entities responsible for administering- “(i) the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network authorized under the Chesapeake Bay Initia- Departmental Management DM - 300 General Provisions 1895 tive Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; title V of Public Law 105–312); and “(ii) the Chesapeake Bay Program authorized under section 117 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1267), “(C) The study shall include an extensive analysis of the potential impacts the designation of the trail as a national historic watertrai! is likely to have on land and water, including docks and piers, along the proposed route or bordering the study route that is privately owned at the time the study is conducted.”.] {SEC. 134. (a) Notwithstanding section 508(c) of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 8903 note; Public Law 104–333) there is hereby appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses for the Memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., authorized in that Act. (b) The funds appropriated in subsection (a) shall only be made available after the entire amount is matched by non-Federal contributions (not including in-kind contributions) that are pledged and received after July 26, 2005, but prior to the date specified in subsection (c). (c) Section 508(b)(2) of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 is amended by strik- ing “November 12, 2006” and inserting “November 12, 2008”, (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006.) INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCES TrPLE IV — GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC. 401. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procure- ment contract, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. SEC, 402. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for any activity or the publica- tion or distribution of literature that in any way tends to promote public support or opposition to any legislative proposal on which Congressional action is not complete other than to communicate to Members of Congress as described in i8 U.S.C. 1913. SEC. 403. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. SEC. 404. None of the funds provided in this Act to any department or agency shall be obligated or expended to provide a personal cook, chauffeur, or other personal servants to any officer or employee of such department or agency except as otherwise provided by law. * SEC. 405. Estimated overhead charges, deductions, reserves or holdbacks from programs, projects, activities and subactivities to support government-wide, departmental, agency or bureau administrative functions or head- quarters, regional or central operations shall be presented in annual budget justifications [and subject to approval by the Committees on Appropriations, Changes. Advance notice of changes to such estimates shall be presented to the Committees on Appropriations [for approval]. [SEC. 406. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer provided in, this Act or any other Act.] SEC. [407, 406. None of the funds in this Act may be used to plan, prepare, or offer for sale timber from trees classified as giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) which are located on National Forest System or Bureau of Land Management lands in a manner different than such sales were conducted infiscal year [2005] 2006. SEC. [4081407. (a) LIMITATION OF FUNDS.—None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended to accept or process applications for a patent for any mining or mill site claim located under the general mining laws. (b) EXCEPTIONS.—The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of the Interior deter- mines that, for the claim concerned: (1) a patent application was filed with the Secretary on or before September 30, 1994; and (2) all requirements established under sections 2325 and 2326 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or iode claims and sections 2329,2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and 37) for placer claims, and section 2337 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 42) for mill site claims, as the case General Provisions . DM - 301 Departmental Management 1896 may be, were fully complied with by the applicant by that date. (c) REPORT-On September 30, 2006] 2007, the Secretary of the Interior shall file with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on actions taken by the Department under the plan submitted pursuant to section 314(c) of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-208). (d) MINERALEXAMINATIONS.—in order to process patent applications in a timely and responsible man- ner, upon the request of a patent applicant, the Secretary of the Interior shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified third-party contractor to be selected by the Bureau of Land Management to conduct a mineral examination of the mining claims or mill sites contained in a patent application as set forth in subsection (b). The Bureau of Land Management shall have the sole responsibility to choose and pay the third-party contractor in accordance with the standard procedures employed by the Bureau of Land Management in the retention of third-party contractors. SEC. 1409| 408. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts appropriated to or earmarked in com- mittee reports for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service by Public Laws 103–138, 103-332, 104–134, 104–208, 105–83, 105–277, 106–113, 106–291, 107–63, 108–7, 108–108, ſand 108–447, and 109-54 for payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract support costs associated with self-determination or self-governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Indian Health Service as funded by such Acts, are the total amounts available for fiscal years 1994 through [2005; 2006 for such purposes, except that, for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, tribes and tribal organizations may use their tribal priority allocations for unmet contract Support costs of ongoing contracts, grants, self-governance compacts or annual funding agreements. SEC. 410) 409. The National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities are hereafter authorized to solicit, accept, receive, and invest in the name of the United States, gifts, bequests, or devises of money and other property or services and to use such in furtherance of the functions of the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any proceeds from such gifts, bequests, or devises, after acceptance by the National Endowment for the Arts or the National Endowment for the Humani- ties, shall be paid by the donor or the representative of the donor to the Chairman. The Chairman shall enter the proceeds in a special interest-bearing account to the credit of the appropriate endowment for the purposes specified in each case. SEC. 411] 410. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be expended or obligated to complete and issue the 5-year program under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act. {SEC. 412. Section 3(a) of the Act of June 9, 1930 (commonly known as the Knutson-Vandenberg Act; 16 ŁJ.S.C. 576b), is amended— (1) by striking “of” following “stand of timber,” in (3); and (2) by striking the period following “wildlife habitat management” in (4), and inserting “, or (5) water- shed restoration, wildlife habitat improvement, control of insects, disease and noxious weeds, community pro- tection activities, and the maintenance of forest roads, within the Forest Service region in which the timber sale occurred: Provided That such activities may be performed through the use of contracts, forest product sales, and cooperative agreements.”.] SEC. I413] 411. Amounts deposited during fiscal year [2005, 2006 in the roads and trails fund provided for in the 14th paragraph under the heading “FOREST SERVICE” of the Act of March 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 843; 16 U.S.C. 501), shall be used by the Secretary of Agriculture, without regard to the State in which the amounts were derived, to repair or reconstruct roads, bridges, and trails on National Forest System lands or to carry out and administer projects to improve forest health conditions, which may include the repair or reconstruction of roads, bridges, and trails on National Forest System lands in the wildland-community interface where there is an abnormally high risk of fire. The projects shall emphasize reducing risks to human safety and public health and property and enhanc- ing ecological functions, long-term forest productivity, and biological integrity. The projects may be completed in a subsequent fiscal year. Funds shall not be expended under this section to replace funds which would otherwise appropriately be expended from the timber salvage sale fund. Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt any project from any environmental law. |SEC. 414. Other than in emergency situations, none of the finds in this Act may be used to operate telephone answering machines during core business hours unless such answering machines include an option that enables Departmental Management DM - 302 General Provisions 1897 callers to reach promptly an individual onduty with the agency being contacted.} SEC, [415) 412, Prior to October 1, 2006] 2007, the Secretary of Agriculture shall not be considered to be in violation of subparagraph 6(f)(5)(A) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A)) solely because more than 15 years have passed without revision of the plan for a unit of the National Forest System. Nothing in this section exempts the Secretary from any other requirement of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.) or any other law: Provided That if the Secretary is not acting expeditiously and in good faith, within the funding available, to revise a plan for a unit of the National Forest System, this section shall be void with respect to such plan and a court of properjurisdiction may order completion of the plan on an accelerated basis. |SEC. 416. No timber sale in Region 10 shall be advertised if the indicated rate is deficit when appraised using a residual value approach that assigns domestic Alaska values for western redcedar. Program accomplishments shall be based on volume sold. Should Region 10 sell, in the current fiscal year, the annual average portion of the decadal allowable sale quantity called for in the current Tongass Land Management Plan in sales which are not deficit when appraised using a residual value approach that assigns domestic Alaska values for western redcedar, all of the western redcedar timber from those sales which is surplus to the needs of domestic processors in Alaska, shall be made available to domestic processors in the contiguous 48 United States at prevailing domestic prices. Should Region 10 sell, in the current fiscal year, less than the annual average portion of the decadal allowable sale quantity called for in the Tongass Land Management Plan in sales which are not deficit when appraised using a residual value approach that assigns domestic Alaska values for western redcedar, the volume of western redce- dar timber available to domestic processors at prevailing domestic prices in the contiguous 48 United States shall be that volume: (1) which is surplus to the needs of domestic processors in Alaska; and (2) is that percent of the surplus western redcedar volume determined by calculating the ratio of the total timber volume which has been sold on the Tongass to the annual average portion of the decadal allowable sale quantity called for in the current Tongass Land Management Plan. The percentage shall be calculated by Region 10 on a rolling basis as each sale is sold (for purposes of this amendment, a “rolling basis” shall mean that the determination of how much western redcedar is eligible for sale to various markets shall be made at the time each sale is awarded). Western redcedar shall be deemed “surplus to the needs of domestic processors in Alaska” when the timber sale holder has presented to the Forest Service documentation of the inability to sell western redcedar logs from a given sale to domestic Alaska processors at a price equal to or greater than the log selling value stated in the contract. All additional west- ern redcedar volume not sold to Alaska or contiguous 48 United States domestic processors may be exported to foreign markets at the election of the timber sale holder. All Alaska yellow cedar may be sold at prevailing export prices at the election of the timber sale holder.] - SEC. 417; 413. No funds provided in this Act may be expended to conduct preleasing, leasing and related ac- tivities under either the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) within the boundaries of a National Monument established pursuant to the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) as such boundary existed on January 20, 2001, except where such activities are allowed under the Presidential proclamation establishing such monument. SEC. [418, 414. In entering into agreements with foreign countries pursuant to the Wildfire Suppression Assis- tance Act (42 U.S.C. 1856m) the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior are authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements in which the individuals furnished under said agreements to provide wildfire services are considered, for purposes of tort liability, employees of the country receiving said services when the individuals are engaged in fire suppression: Provided That the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior [shall] should not enter into any agreement under this provision unless the foreign country (either directly or through its fire organization) agrees to assume any and all liability for the acts or omissions of American firefighters engaged in firefighting in a foreign country: Provided further, That when an agreement is reached for furnishing fire fighting services, the only remedies for acts or omissions committed while fighting fires shall be those provided under the laws of the host country, and those remedies shall be the exclusive remedies for any claim arising out of fighting fires in a foreign country: Provided further, That neither the sending country nor any legal organization associated with the firefighter shall be subject to any legal action whatsoever pertaining to or arising out of the firefighter's role in fire suppression. [SEC. 419. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, to promote the more efficient use of the health care funding allocation for fiscal year 2006, the Eagle Butte Service Unit of the Indian Health Service, at General Provisions PM - 303 Departmental Management 1898 the request of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, may pay base salary rates to health professionals up to the high- est grade and step available to a physician, pharmacist, or other health professional and may pay a recruitment or retention bonus of up to 25 percent above the base pay rate.] SEC, 1420, 415. In awarding a Federal contract with funds made available by this Act, notwithstanding Fed- eral Government procurement and contracting laws, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior (the “Secretaries”) may, in evaluating bids and proposals, give consideration to local contractors who are from, and who provide employment and training for, dislocated and displaced workers in an economically disadvantaged rural community, including those historically timber-dependent areas that have been affected by reduced timber harvesting on Federal lands and other forest-dependent rural communities isolated from significant alternative employment opportunities: Provided That notwithstanding Federal Government procurement and contracting laws the Secretaries may award contracts, grants or cooperative agreements to local non-profit entities, Youth Conser- vation Corps or related partnerships with State, local or non-profit youth groups, or small or micro-business or disadvantaged business: Provided further. That the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement is for forest hazardous fuels reduction, watershed or water quality monitoring or restoration, wildlife or fish population monitoring, or habitat restoration or management: Provided further, That the terms “rural community” and “economically dis- advantaged” shall have the same meanings as in section 2374 of Public Law 101-624: Provided further, That the Secretaries shall develop guidance to implement this section: Provided further, That nothing in this section shall be construed as relieving the Secretaries of any duty under applicable procurement laws, except as provided in this SČC{IOſi. - SEC. §421] 416. No funds appropriated in this Act for the acquisition of lands or interests in lands may be expended for the filing of declarations of taking or complaints in condemnation without the [approval] prior noti- fication of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided That this provision shall not apply to funds appropriated to implement the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989, or to funds appropriated for Federal assistance to the State of Florida to acquire lands for Everglades restoration purposes. |SEC. 422. (a) LIMITATION ON COMPETITIVE SOURCING STUDIES.— (1) Of the funds made available by this or any other Act to the Department of the Interior for fiscal year 2006, not more than $3,450,000 may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to initiate or continue competitive sourcing studies in fiscal year 2006 for programs, projects, and activities for which funds are appropriated by this Act until such time as the Secretary concerned submits a reprogramming proposal to the Committees on Appro- priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and such proposal has been processed consistent with the reprogramming guidelines included in the report accompanying this Act. (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not more than $3,000,000 may be used in fiscal year 2006 for competitive sourcing studies and related activities by the Forest Service. (b) COMPETITIVE SOURCING STUDY DEFINED.—In this section, the term “competitive sourcing study” means a study on subjecting work performed by Federal Government employees or private contractors to public- private competition or on converting the Federal Government employees or the work performed by such employ- ees to private contractor performance under the Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any other administrative regulation, directive, or policy. (c) COMPETITIVE SOURCING EXEMPTION FOR FOREST SERVICE STUDIES CONDUCTED PRIOR TO FISCALYEAR 2006—The Forest Service is hereby exempted from implementing the Letter of Obligation and post-competition accountability guidelines where a competitive sourcing study involved 65 or fewer full-time equivalents, the performance decision was made in favor of the agency provider; no net savings was achieved by conducting the study, and the study was completed prior to the date of this Act. (d) In preparing any reports to the Committees on Appropriations on competitive sourcing activities, agencies funded in this Act shall include the incremental cost directly attributable to conducting the competitive Sourcing competitions, including costs attributable to paying outside consultants and contractors and, in accordance with full cost accounting principles, all costs attributable to developing, implementing, supporting, managing, monitoring, and reporting on competitive sourcing, including personnel, consultant, travel, and training costs associated with program management. (e) In carrying out any competitive sourcing study involving Forest Service employees, the Secretary of Agriculture shall— (1) determine whether any of the employees concerned are also qualified to participate in wildland fire Departmental Management DM - 304 General Provisions 1899 management activities; and (2) take into consideration the effect that contracting with a private sector source would have on the abil- ity of the Forest Service to effectively and efficiently fight and manage wildfires.} {SEC. 423. None of the funds in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of the Inte- rior and Related Agencies may be provided to the managing partners or their agents for the SAFECOM or Disaster Management projects.} [SEC. 424. (a) IN GENERAL-An entity that enters into a contract with the United States to operate the National Recreation Reservation Service (as solicited by the solicitation numbered WO–04–06vin) shall not carry out any duties under the contract using: (1) a contact center located outside the United States; or (2) a reservation agent who does not live in the United States. (b) NO WAIVER—The Secretary of Agriculture may not waive the requirements of subsection (a). (c) TELECOMMUTING-A reservation agent who is carrying out duties under the contract described in subsection (a) may not telecommute from a location outside the United States. (d) LIMI- TATIONS.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to any employee of the entity who is not a reservation agent carrying out the duties under the contract described in Subsection (a) or who provides managerial or support services.] SEC. [425) 417. Section 331 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(3) of Public Law 106–113; ; 13 Stat. 1501A-196; 16 U.S.C. 497 note), as amended, is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking [“2005” “2006” and inserting [“2006”] “2007”, and (2) in subsection (b) by striking [“2005"] “2006" and inserting [“2006”; “2007”. |SEC. 426. Section 321 of the Department of the linterior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003 (division F of Public Law 108–7; 117 Stat. 274; 16 U.S.C. 565a–1 note) is amended by striking “September 30, 2005” and inserting “September 30, 2007”.] {SEC. 427. Section 5 of the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act (20 U.S.C. 974) is amended— (1) in subsec- tion (b), by striking “$8,000,000,000” and inserting “$10,000,000,000”; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking “$600,000,000” and inserting “$1,200,000,000”.] (SEC. 428. Section 330 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–291; 114 Stat. 996; 43 U.S.C. 1701 note), is amended– (1) in the first sentence, by striking “2005” and inserting “2008”; (2) in the first sentence by striking “may pilot test agency-wide joint permitting and leasing programs” and inserting after “Congress,” the following: “may establish pilot programs involving the land management agencies referred to in this section to conduct projects, planning, permitting, leasing, contracting and other activi- ties, either jointly or on behalf of one another; may co-locate in Federal offices and facilities leased by an agency of either Department;”; (3) in the third Sentence, by inserting “, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service,” after “Bureau of Land Management”; and (4) by adding at the end the following new sentence: “To facilitate the sharing of resources under the Service First initiative, the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture may make transfers of funds and reimburse- ment of funds on an annual basis, including transfers and reimbursements for multi-year projects, except that this authority may not be used to circumvent requirements and limitations imposed on the use of finds.”.] {SEC. 429. The Secretary of Agriculture may acquire, by exchange or otherwise, a parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, of the Inland Valley Development Agency of San Bernardino, California, or its Successors and assigns, generally comprising Building No. 3 and Building No. 4 of the former Defense Finance and Accounting Services complex located at the southwest corner of Tippecanoe Avenue and Mill Street in San Bernardino, California, adjacent to the former Norton Air Force Base. As full consideration for the property to be acquired, the Secretary of Agriculture may terminate the leasehold rights of the United States received pursuant to section 8121(a)(2) of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–287; 118 Stat. 999). The acquisition of the property shall be on such terms and conditions as the Secretary of Agriculture considers appropriate and may be carried out without appraisals, environmental or administrative surveys, consultations, analyses, or other considerations of the condition of the property.] [SEC. 430. None of the funds in this Act may be used to prepare or issue a permit or lease for oil or gas drili- ing in the Finger Lakes National Forest, New York, during fiscal year 2006.] General Provisions DM - 305 Departmental Management 1900 |SEC. 431. (a) INGENERAL – (1) The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior are authorized to make grants to the Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition for the study and restoration of rangeland and other lands in Nevada's Great Basin in order to help assure the reduction of hazardous fuels and for reiated purposes. (2) Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 6301-6308, the Director of the Bureau of Land Management may enter into a cooperative agreement with the Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition for the Great Basin Restoration Project, including hazardous fuels and mechanical treatments and related work. (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.] (SEC. 432. (a) Section 108(g) of the Valles Caldera Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 698v–6(g)) is amended (l) in the first sentence, by striking “The Secretary” and inserting the following: - “(1) LAW ENFORCEMENT— “(A) INGENERAL.—The Secretary”; (2) in the second sentence, by striking “The Trust” and inserting the following: (B) FEDERALAGENCY-The Trust”; and (3) by striking “At the request of the Trust” and all that follows through the end of the subsection and insert- ing the following: “(2) FIRE MANAGEMENT— “(A) NON-REIMBURSABLE SERVICES.– “(i) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN.—Subject to the availability of appropriations under section 111(a), the Secretary shall, in consultation with the Trust, develop a plan to carry out fire preparedness, suppression, and emer- gency rehabilitation services on the Preserve. “(ii) CONSISTENCY WITH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.–The plan shall be consistent with the manage- ment program developed pursuant to subsection (d). “(iii) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT—To the extent generally authorized at other units of the National Forest System, the Secretary shall provide the services to be carried out pursuant to the plan under a cooperative agreement entered into between the Secretary and the Trust. “(B) REIMBURSABLE SERVICES.—To the extent generally authorized at other units of the National Forest System and subject to the availability of appropriations under section 111(a), the Secretary shall provide presuppression and nonemergency rehabilitation and restoration services for the Trust at any time on a reimburs- able basis.”. (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) take effect as of January 1, 2005.] iSEC.433. None of the funds made available to the Forest Service under this Act shall be expended or obli- gated for the demolition of buildings at the Zephyr Shoals property, Lake Tahoe, Nevada.) (SEC. 434. Section 323(a) of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (16 U.S.C. 1011 note, as contained in section 101(e) of Public Law 105–277), is amended by striking “fiscal year 1999” and all that follows through “2005” and inserting “each of fiscal years 2006 through 2011”. SEC. (435) 418. Congressional Security Relating to Certain Real Property. (a) INGENERAL-Except as provided under subsection (b)— (1) the District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustments and the District of Columbia Zoning Commission may not take any action to grant any variance relating to the property located at 51 Louisiana Avenue NW, Square 631, Lot 17 in the District of Columbia; and (2) if any variance described under paragraph (1) is granted before the effective date of this section, such vari- ance shall be set aside and shall have no force or effect. (b) CONDITIONS FORVARIANCE–A variance described under subsection (a) may be granted or shałl be given force or effect if– (1) the Capitol Police Board makes a determination that any such variance shall not– (A) negatively impact congressional security; and (B) increase Federal expenditures relating to congressional security; (2) the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives [approvel have been notified of such determination; and (3) the Capitol Police Board certifies the determination in writing to the District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustments and the District of Columbia Zoning Commission, Departmental Management DM - 306 General Provisions 1901 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE–This section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and apply to the re- maining portion of the fiscal year in which enacted and each fiscal year thereafter. ISEC, 436. WISCONSIN NATIONAL FOREST ACQUISITION (a) PROSPECTIVE MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to acquire property located within Sections 1 and 2, Township 44 North, Range 4 West; Section 31, Township 45 North, Range 3 West; and Section 36, Township 45 North, Range 4 West; Fourth Principal Meridian, Ashland County, State of Wisconsin, and upon such acquisition, such lands shall be subject to the special management requirements of subsection (b). (b) SPECIAL MANAGE- MENT—Subject to valid existing rights of record, upon acquisition by the Secretary of Agriculture of any land referenced in subsection (a), that area of the land encompassed within 300 feet of the ordinary high water mark of the Brunsweiler River or Beaverdam Lake, whether or not the waterways are impounded, shall be subject to the laws and regulations pertaining to the National Forest System with the following management emphasis: (1) Enhancing the physical, biological, and cultural features and values for public use, interpretation, research, and monitoring; (2) Maintenance of the natural character of Brunsweiler River, whether or not impounded; and (3) Prohibition of structures, motorized use of trails, developed recreation facilities, and surface occupancy for mineral exploration or extraction. (c) NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARIES.—Without further action by the Secretary of Agriculture, the boundaries of the Chequamegon National Forest are hereby expanded to encompass the lands referenced in subsection (a). (d) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the maintenance or reconstruction of the existing dam on the Brunsweiler River, located within the area referenced in subsection (a).] {SEC. 437. In addition to amounts provided to the Department of the Interior in this Act, $5,000,000 is pro- vided for a grant to Kendall County, Illinois.] [SEC, 438. Section 344 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005 as contained in division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447) is amended as follows: (1) by striking “seven”, “14910001,”, and “, 14913007, and 14913008”; (2) by inserting “and” after “14913005,”; and (3) by striking all after “(2)” and inserting “immediately transfer to the Alaska SeaLife Center for various acquisitions, waterfront improvements and facilities that complement the new Federal facility, any remaining balance of previously appropriated funds.”.] {SEC. 439. (a) ACROSS-THE-BOARD RESCISSIONS.—There is hereby rescinded an amount equal to 0.476 percent of the budget authority provided for fiscal year 2006 for any discretionary appropriation in titles I through IV of this Act. (b) PROPORTIONATE APPLICATION.—Any rescission made by subsection (a) shall be applied proportionately— (1) to each discretionary account and each item of budget authority described in subsec- tion (a); and (2) within each such account and item, to each program, project, and activity (with programs, projects, and activities as delineated in the appropriation Act or accompanying reports for the relevant fiscal year cover- ing such account or item, or for accounts and items not included in appropriation Acts, as delineated in the most recently Submitted President's budget). (c) INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIM SETTLEMENTS.—Under the heading “Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Land and Water Claim Settlements and Miscellaneous Payments to Indians”, the across-theboard rescission in this section, and any subsequent across-the-board rescission for fiscal year 2006, shall apply only to the first dollar amount in the paragraph and the distribution of the rescission shall be at the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior who shall submit a report on such distribution and the rationale therefor to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006.). (Department of the Interior Environment, and Related Agencies Ap- propriations Act, 2006.) EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS Act To ADDRESS HURRICANEs IN THE GULF of MExico AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA, 2006 GENERAL Provisions & ISEC, 5005. Section 207 of division C of Public Law 108–447 is amended by inserting “, and any effects of inflation thereon, "after the word “increase”.] (Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Address Hurri- canes in the Gulf of Mexico and Pandemic Influenza, 2006.) General Provisions DM - 307 Departmental Management 1902 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 2007 GENERAL PROVISIONS EXPLANATION OF LANGUAGE CHANGES Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, Title 1 Sec. 101... The Department proposes to modify language that requires submission of a supplemental appropriations request to replenish transferred funds. This requirement is inconsistent with the President's authority under Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution to recommend such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient. The proposed revision would state the sense of the Congress that a replenishment supplemental should be submitted. Sec. 102... The Department proposes to modify language that requires submission of a supplemental appropriations request to replenish transferred funds. This requirement is inconsistent with the President's authority under Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution to recommend such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient. The proposed revision would state the sense of the Congress that a replenishment supplemental should be submitted. Sec. 108...The Department proposes to delete this provision regarding the ap- pointment and pay of an Indian probate judge for the purpose of reducing the backlog of Indian probate cases. This authority was extended in the 2006 act through fiscal year 2010 and thus this language need not be repeated in fiscal year 2007. Sec. 109. The Department proposes to extend for one year this provision that provides the authority to redistribute Tribal Priority Allocation funds to ad- dress tribal funding inequities. Sec. 110...The Department proposes to delete this provision, which prescribes a formula for distribution of funds to Bureau of Indian Affairs post-secondary schools. This authority was made permanent in 2006 and thus this language need not be repeated in fiscal year 2007. Sec. 113. The Department proposes to delete this provision, which allows the National Park Service land acquisition funds appropriated for the Shenan- doah Valley Battlefields National Historic District and Ice Age National Scenic Trail to be used for grants to a State, local government, or any other govern- mental land managemententity without regard to other legislative restric- tions. This is a one-time provision that need not be repeated in fiscal year 2007. Sec. 114. The Department proposes to delete this provision, which prohibits the Departmental Management DM – 308 General Provisions 1903 closure by the National Park Service of the underground lunchroom at the Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Any decisions concerning the lunchroom will be made in full consultation with all stakeholders and the language need not be repeated in fiscal year 2007. Sec. 115... The Department proposes to delete this provision, which prohibits the use of funds by the National Park Service to demolish the bridge or prevent pedestrian use of the bridge between Jersey City, New Jersey and Ellis Island. Any decisions concerning the bridge will be made in full consultation with all stakeholders and the language need not be repeated in fiscal year 2007. Sec. 116... The Department proposes to delete this provision, which prohibits the annual rate of compensation for the Special Master et al to exceed 200 percent of the highest Senior Executive Service rate of pay for the Washington-Balti- more locality pay area. Sec. 118... The Department proposes to delete this provision, which requires the Fish and Wildlife Service to implement a system of mass marking of salmonid stocks and requires visible markings that are readily identified on the fish. Since this was not part of the President's 2007 budget proposal this need not be repeated in fiscal year 2007. Sec. 120... The Department proposes to delete this provision, which restricts funding to study or implement any plan to drain Lake Powell or reduce water levels below the range required for the operation of Glen Canyon Dam. This section is unnecessary, as the Administration has no such plans. Sec. 121... The Department proposes to extend for one year the provision, which sets the ceiling for fees that the National Indian Gaming Commission can col- lect and also proposes to raise the ceiling for fees collected from $12 million to $13 million. Sec. 122... The Department proposes to extend for one year this provision, which establishes a demonstration project with respect to compacting and manage- ment of Tribal trust resources. Sec. 123... The Department proposes to delete this provision concerning the is- suance of grazing permits authorized by the Bureau of Land Management's Jarbridge field office. This is a one-time provision that need not be repeated in fiscal year 2007. Sec. 125. The Department proposes to delete this provision that directs the Sec- retary of the Interior to issue a special use grazing permit to the permittee for the Clark Mountain allotment lands adjacent to the Mojave National Preserve. General Provisions DM – 309 Departmental Management 1904 This is a one-time provision that need not be repeated in fiscal year 2007. Sec. 126... The Department proposes to extend for one year this provision con- cerning the National Park Service final winter use rules. Sec. 127... The Department proposes to delete this provision, which permanently amended the Education Act of 1978. This language need not be repeated in fiscal year 2007. Sec. 128...The Department proposes to delete this provision, which permanently amended the Kalaupapa National Historical Park Act by extending an imple- mentation date. The language need not be repeated in fiscal year 2007. Sec. 129...The Department proposes to amend this provision as explained on page seven of the 2007 Budget Justification for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. Sec. 130... The Department proposes to modify language in this section that requires Congressional approval prior to set up of Centers of Excellence and Partnership Skills Bank training. This section is inconsistent with the Su- preme Court decision in INS v. Chada. The proposed modification would require notification of the Committees on Appropriations prior to set up of Centers of Excellence and Partnership Skills Bank training. Sec. 131... The Department proposes to delete this language, which amends a provision that provides permanent authority for the National Park Service to collect fees at Fort Baker. This language need not be repeated in fiscal year 2007, Sec. 132... The Department proposes to delete this provision, which permanently amended the Federal Land Recreation Enhancement Act. The language need not be repeated in fiscal year 2007. Sec. 133... The Department proposes to delete this provision, which permanently amended the National Trails System Act by requiring a study of the potential impacts of the designation of the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Watertrail. The language need not be repeated in fiscal year 2007. Sec. 134... The Department proposes to delete this provision, which appropriates funds to the Memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. provided there is a non-Fed- eral match in contributions by November 12, 2008. This is a one time provi- sion that need not be repeated in fiscal year 2007. Departmental Management DM - 310 General Provisions 1905 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, Title IV Sec. 405. The Department proposes to modify language that restricts the use of funds for Government-wide administrative functions without approval by the Committees on Appropriations. This section is inconsistent with the Su- preme Court decision in INS v. Chada. The proposed modification would re- quire notification of the Committees on Appropriations prior to use of funds for Government-wide administrative functions. Sec. 406... The Administration proposes to delete this section, which restricts the transfer of funds to other U.S. Government entities except pursuant to author- ity provided within appropriations acts. This section is an unnecessary re- striction since appropriation transfers can only occur with legislative author- ity, and should not be repeated in fiscal year 2007. Sec. 407... The Department proposes to extend for one year this provision that prohibits use of funds for planning, preparing, or offering for sale timber from trees classified as giant sequoia in a manner different for such sales con- ducted the year previously. Sec. 408. The Department proposes to extend the requirement for an annual report to certain Congressional committees for one year under this provi- sion, which establishes a mine patent moratorium. This will allow for orderly completion of patent applications grandfathered under Section 133 and allow time for the Administration to consult with Congress on the amendment of the General Mining Law. Sec. 409. The Department proposes to extend for one year and revise this provi- sion to include the most current legislation affecting contract support costs in the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service. Sec. 414... The Department proposes to delete this section, which restricts the use of funds to operate telephone answering machines unless certain criteria are met. The Department is addressing the concerns of Congress and this lan- guage need not be repeated in fiscal year 2007. Sec. 418. The Department proposes to modify language that directs the terms of agreements with foreign countries for wildfire services. This language is inconsistent with the President's authority for conduct of foreign relations under Article II of the Constitution. The proposed modification would make the language advisory. Sec. 421... The Department proposes to modify language that requires approval of the Committees on Appropriations for all declarations of taking and com- General Provisions DM - 311 Departmental Management 1906 plaints in condemnation, expect those associated with Everglades restoration activities. This section is inconsistent with the Supreme Court decision in INS v. Chada. The proposed modification would require notification of the Com- mittees on Appropriations prior to filing of declarations of taking and com- plaints in condemnation. Sec. 422... The Department proposes to delete this section. The reporting require- ments for competitive sourcing are met through the government-wide provi- sions contained in the Transportation, Treasury, Independent Agencies, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2005. With regard to the funding limitations, the Department presents in the 2007 budget request the levels of funding proposed for these activities. Sec. 423... This language prohibits the Department from providing funds to the managing partners or their agents for SAFECOM or Disaster Management. This provision is proposed for deletion as the Department does not plan to provide funding to the managing partner or their agents. Sec. 424. The Department proposes to delete this section, which places limits on operation of the National Recreation Reservation Service. As a matter of policy the Department is using call centers located in the lower 48 States. As we have incorporated this policy into the procurement action for the National Recreation Reservation Service, the provision is no longer necessary and this language need not be repeated in fiscal year 2007. Sec. 428... The Department proposes to delete this provision, which amends section 330 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appro- priations Act, 2001 allowing the land management agencies to facilitate the sharing of resources under the Service First initiative. The provision provides authority through fiscal year 2008 and is not needed. Sec. 431... The Department proposes to delete this section, which allows grants to be made to the Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition for the study and restoration of rangeland in Nevada's Great Basin to help assure the reduction of hazardous fuels. This is a one-time provision that need not be repeated in fiscal year 2007. Sec. 437... The Department proposes to delete this section, which provides for a $5,000,000 grant to Kendall County, Illinois. This is a one-time provision that need not be repeated in fiscal year 2007. Sec. 438... The Department proposes to delete this provision, which amends prior legislation concerning the Alaska SeaLife Center. The language need not be repeated in fiscal year 2007. Departmental Management DM - 312 General Provisions 1907 Sec. 439... The Department proposes to delete this provision, which deals with an across-the-board rescission for fiscal year 2006. This is a one-time provision that need not be repeated in fiscal year 2007. General Provisions DM - 313 Departmental Management # Performance Measures and Targets for Interior GPRA Strategic Plan Performance Measure lºng Ourº Gºtſ - ifºpiºs lºgiſt ºf waters Wetland areas - Percent of acres achieving desired con FY2004 Actual FY2005 Final Target FY2005 Actual Tºm- President's Fºr influetººd jºiniſtrict cºsistent with recondition is known and as specified in management plans consistent with applicable substantive and procedural requirements of State and Federal water law ||............. [........... • * ~ * * * * * * * - - - - - -- * * * * ~ * - - -a < * * ~ * * * * : * * * * * * * * * * * * * = * * 12,560,354/ 13,582,519/ | 13,763,000 / | 37,628,028 / | 37,342,557 / 12,817,227 15,044,322 15,049,742 40,380,472 40,380,462 Riparian areas - Percent of stream-miles achieving desired conditions where 91% 87% 88% 84% 84% condition is known and as specified in management plans consistent with applicable substantive and procedural requirements of State and Federal water law [....... [............ tº ºr ºr -º * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 126,821 / 131,330/ 131,200 / 133,339 / 133,488 / 140,096 150,096 149,167 159,330 159,330 Upland areas - Percent of acres achieving desired conditions where condition is 55% 55% 57% 7.6% 70%, known and as specified in management plans consistent with applicable substantive and procedural requirements of State and Federal water law .............. [..............}_________. • = * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 39,300,000/ 48,549,333/ 49,702,152/ 96,784,498/ 104,209,312/ 71,300,000 || 87,857,920 || 86,057,920 137,343,051 148,643,051 Marine and coastal areas - Percent of acres achieving desited marine and coastal Baseline 41% G8% 48% 47% conditions where condition is known and as specified in management plans Not .#sablished...l..............l................l................l................ 104,746 / 174,586 / 2,087,581 / 2,063,462 / 257,591 257,591 4,379,217 4,379,217 Number of and acres reclaimed or mitigated from the effects of degradation from No Report 7,400 7,584 7,392 7.277 ast mining Number of stream-miles for which degradation from past surface coal mining has 33 35 28 35 35 been improved Number of surface of acres of water for which degradation from past surface coal 36 35 35 35 35 mining has been improved Percent of surface water (MILES) managed by DOI that meet State (EPA approved) ; 89% 95% 95% 95% 95% water quality standards Percent of surface water (ACRES) managed by DOI that meet State (EPA Baseline 82% 82% 82% 82% approved) water quality standards Histablished (E) = Estimated Data (P) = Preliminary Data # Perf M FY2004 || “... FY2005 FY2006 || President's £ftOriyººrict: Meabuſe Actual #73 Actual Final Target Budget Target T reStote water systems 2} 9 managed or influenced by DCI, as specified in management plans and consistent with applicable Federal and State law, by working with State and local resource 25 acres in fire regimes 1, 2, or t{) 3 that were }: 37% acrºS are in Of { .. 3 ſ]{}} outside of the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI), and are identified as high priority 10-Yr Plan 3CfES ate in 2 or Ö4% 3 outside of Wildland-Urban Interface (WU), and are identified as priority through collaboration consistent with the 10-Yr Implementation Plan as a percent of all acres 770,065 596 1 that mect air quality phect - and aCré$ post-fire treatments ] and 3CfES regimes QT {Q a were 271,551 235,000 identified as high priority through collaboration consistent with the 10-year - in total identified as high priority through collaboration consistent with the 10-year àCtes iſ] ſpitáSüre £O 3 per dollars of *- (P) = Preliminary Data # MISSIſ N A º - Rºsſ tº º rººfiſos prºject the mºtiºn's ºuri, cºin ºlºd heritage resºurces . and customs Performance Measure FY2004 Actual wº Final FY2005 Actual rº. º President's arget arge Budget Target Intermediate Strategy - improve information base, information management and technical assistance [Sustain Biology Satisfaction scores on resource protection 98%, 84% ! {}{}% 84% 9{}''/o partnerships Percent of studies validated through appropriate peer | 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% review of independent review Conservation and biological research facilities are in 0.063 {},{}62 0.087 0.1 {}.1 fair to good condition as measured by the Facilities *** 1....................l......................l......................l...................... } 3öſö36.975/ 295,739,999/ 482,728,333/ 647,407,504/ 648,854.233/ 4,798.974,428 4,763,423,875 5,543,876,299 6,462.980,617 6,511,029,833 º * . . Lºd () intº ſºil - Piº cºlºra and natural heritage * Sºrce. - Percent of cultural properties on DOI inventory in 65% 55% 57% 58% 59% good condition Percent of collections in DOI inventory in good 43% 49% 49% 36% 36% condition * = = * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 186 / 419 206/419 2537426 890 / 2466 890/2466 Petcent of participating cultural properties owned by 5% 4% 5% (E) 5% 5% others in good condition Percent of paleontologic localities in DOI inventory 41% 57% 57% 52% 52% in good condition [............ * * * * - - - 2.53677664 2,933 / 5,474 2.932 / 5,176 2,997 / 5,784 3,030 / 5,784 Percent of Special Management Areas meeting their 29% 75% 73% 60% 61% heritage resource objectives under the authorizing legislation * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * tº º 'º - * * * * * * * * * * * • * * * * * * * * ji jºš6 359 / 479 396 / 543 2,141 / 3,569 2,190 / 3,569 Percent of Indian and Alaska Native students Baseline 86% 59% (P) 88% No Target demonstrating knowledge of native language, history Established (E) = Estimated Dala (P) = Preliminary Data Cº.) E Missiº Aº, lºsºkºrºſiº prºtég; jº's mºtºrº, ºral and heritage resºurces +…+ Performance Meagure FY2004 Actual º Final FY2005 Actual rº * President's arget arge Budget Target Intermcdiate Stratcgy - Improve information base, information management and technical assistance (Sustain Biology Satisfaction scores on resource protection 98% 8(r/ 100% 80% 9ſ;"/6 artnerships Percent of studies validated through appropriate peer | 100% 400% 100% 100% 1(){}% review or independent review Conservation and biological research facilities are in 0.063 0.062 0.087 0.1 {}, i fair to good condition as measured by the Facilitics Condition Index - ** - - - - - - - - - - - * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** 3äiſä6.975/ 255.739.95% "TT 482.725,3337 647 ió7504/ 648,854,233/ 4,798,974,428 4,763,423,875 5,543,876,209 6,462,980,617 6,541,029,833 Percent of cultural properties on DOI inventory in 65% 55% 57% 58% 59% good condition Percent of collections in DOI inventory in good 43% 49% 49% 36% 36% condition .....................l...................... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * * * * - - £367.Hið ‘’’’’’’ 20674; 208/.426 890 / 2466 890 f 2466 Percent of participating cultural properties owned by 5% 4% 5% (E) 5% 5% others in good condition Percent of paleontologic localities in DOI inventory 41% 57% 57% 52% 52% in gºod condition .....................i......................l......................l........... 252677,064 Ti 333375.174 2.932 / 5,176 2,997 / 5,784 3,030 / 5,784 Percent of Special Management Areas meeting their 29% 75% 73% 6{3% 61% heritage resource objectives under the authorizing * […]…l…!…]…~~~~ 301 / 1,030 359 / 479 396 / 543 2,141 / 3,569 2,190 / 3,569 Percent of lndian and Alaska Native students Baseline 86% 59% (P) 88% No Target demonstrating knowledge of native language, history Establishcq and customs (E) : Estimated Data (P) - Preliminary Data E \t SSION Aikº . it:Sotirºt: iſºfºrº protect the nºtiºn's natural, cultural and horitage resºurgº FY2007 Performance Measure FY2004 Actual rº, º FY2005 Actual º º President's arge g Budget Target Intermediate Strategy - Manage special management areas for natural heritage resource objectives Percent of acres of designated wilderness achieving | 85% 90% 89% 7.4% 74% wilderness character objectives as specified by statute ................. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 5,543,585/ 25,239,791/ 24,935,340/ 52,804,415/ 52,645,994/ 6,515,287 27,929,445 27,929,343 71,529,549 71,540,725 Intermcdiate Strategy - Reduce degradation and protect cultural and natural heritage resources Facilities are in fair to good condition as measured tº 18 ( 2(M) ( 202 {l 2(38 {} 208 by the Facilities Condition Index [.................... * as * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * as ~ * * * * * -- - - - - - - - * * * * * * * * * * ~ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * : * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1,066,056,013/ 1,066,571,146/ 643,084,683/ 643,084,683/ 5,401,086,245 5,101,086,245 3,094,901,847 3,094,901,847 intermediate Strategy - Increase partnctships, volunteer epportunities, 2nd stakeholdcr satisfaction Partner satisfaction scores with DOf on cultural and l Baseline 81% No Report 82% 82%, heritage resource partnerships Hstablished (E) = Estimated Data (P) = Preliminary Data ; C3 SeS minerals £3$ćS FY2004 Performance Measure Actual energy resource £xt revenues, ©ſ; for x percent of and St:3t URS permits StăţUS gas resource assessments to support non-energy feSölitcſ: to FY2005 Actual in the is acrºS of acres (E) = |Data (P) = Preliminary Data n() ºn Gre X with assistance FY2006 Final Target President's Budget # Average ume review condition as measured by the Facilities Condition Index fresults pertain to both water Performance Measure DOI fiſh reduction, for processing and issuance conditions Water consistent substantive water law minerals processing 100% N/A * maintain a safe 1ſt ſº faſt f{} condition as measured by the Facilities Ratin aft to and hydropower facilities (P) = Preliminary Data 97% Not Established FY2008 Final Target access and No Report square available to 3CrºS Average time Wººter acre-feet Water Water cost to operate with non-energy decisions ſhot of of and State law maintain water storage 2,4Ut,329 (E) = ,647 257 f{}}% ! {\{}% FY2006 Final Target President's Budget T 18 Target 93% {}_{}} 6 = agreements, partnerships and management options resulting in Vº2ter • Address Percent of time that Bureau of gencrating units arc available to the interconnected Western Electrical System during daily peak summer Performance Measure audit pertain to both and CGStS power, 3S * not increase annually beyond the 5-year rolling average percent increase in cost, + Percent of time in tº) or the Percent of power that do not receive of violations under 2S State law - and Hydropower are in fair to good as mcasured by the Facilities (E) = Estimated Data (P) = Preliminary Data FY2006 Final Target 64 96% safc and 95% fº President's Budget T 55 # FY2005 FY2005 FY2006 President's Performance Measure Final Target Actual Final Target Budget - t{} Number of acres made fe:CrºatſOſl management actions and 434,082,847 429,161,641 Iniies Petcent in relation to on-line recreation of recreation areas - 27% of the tof Facilitics are in fajr to lºacilities - - - - -- ſº.190 19115 . . Index (lower FCI number is gond) 35,394,096/ 40,696,653/ 177 - Ensure - cułtural No and technical assistance Manager satisfaction scores for assistance and science products Report 82% fººtcation Customer value activities with COfºtſ2CES recreation 29 29 Percent of recreation fee (E) = (P) = Preliminary Data s Performance Measure severe, reduced [Ö environment severe, unwanted wildland fire are time in worked al; and structures lost as a to the number of days lives to activities on in DOI facilities serious due to On and in DOl facilities Percent of and avoidance for each hazard people cxposure to safety DOI science on hazard among workers or contracted of serious injuries among workers in Or activities (\{n Of and serious *W*2ters unplanned and unwanted wildland controlled attauk Number of acres and unwanted fires 3CfES that are in the afe identified as high priority through collaboration consistent with the 10-Year Plan - in total (P) = Preliminary Data FY2004 Actual () Fstablished No Baseline Fstablishcq Establishcd Established Established 43% 160,257 3 29 FY2005 Final Target () 414 No Target No Target No Target No Target 11,000 6 25 421,000 FY2005 Actual 1 34? No 0.11% (F) No Report No Report No Report 45% 2,244,458 6 23 FY2006 Final Target No Target No Target President's Budget No Target No Target Target 1 5 24 175 7,900 95° a º É Average months that active mon cases are of Average that active Cases before Perf M FY2005 FY2005 FY2006 Final President's efforfmaftºe ºit:38ture: Final Target Actual Target Budget RefeS 3rt # tº identified as high through collaboration consistent with the 10-Year acres treated are in the 3rſ: identified as high through collaboration consistent with the 10-Year gºs zil aCYū’s in per of phy chemical within 120 I () túSurº Baseline (19% Öf (e.g. t{3 {}, Other including roads, and are in fair to good condition as measured by a Facilitics Condition Index ** * * * * * * * * * * 4,537,853, Percent reporting Science cases of lease applications are in 1,007 1,427 accuracy, and (program 80% 1(\{}% 90% al (P) = Preliminary Data f # 3 ſea temporal and spatial monitoring, research, assessment/data coverage to meet and use planning and monitoring 55% 580 580 585 627 77% Performance Measure Percent are in fair to Index 3CCOUnts Percent appropriate peer review or 3s the aCCOunt t() Managers Act management with corrective Percent of within Percent under in trust trust PL #03-413 for the trust funds T systems 2n Court resource trust assets management- of timber Haie resource trust assets management - Volume of wood offered with Indian natural resource trust assets management - trust acres that are under lease (% for energy development; % for non-energy mineral development;% for grazing land;% for agricultural use; % for commercial (P) = Preliminary Data FY2004 Actual information f{}0% Not Established FY2005 Final Target 40% 10(3% |{}'', 585 Baseline FY2005 FY2006 Final Actual Target 3.6% ($27 Hstablished President's Budget T Target No Target 585 No Target Target : g Performance Measure FY2004 FY2005 FY2005 FY2006 Final | President's Actual Final Target Actual Target Budget Target Indian natural resource trust assets management - Percent of acres of forest, Baseline 15% 16% (P) 46% No Target grazing and agricultural leases achieving desired conditions where condition is Not known and where specified in management plans consistent with applicable }stablished Indian natural resource trust assets management - Percent change in baseline in Baseline 6.7% 7.2% 6.6% No Target the number of acres infested with invasive plant species Fstablished Indian natural resource trust assets management - Percent of Interior/Tribal Baseline 100% No Report 100% No Target land use agreements that incorporate protections for Indian Sacred Sites and Established Indian natural resource trust assets management - Percent of cultural properties | Baseline 93% 7.3% 96% No Target in DOſ inventory in good condition Not Indian natural resource trust assets management - Percent of collections in DOſ 17% 18% 22% 19% No Target inventory in good condition Indian natural resource trust assets management - Percent of paleontologic Baseline No Target No Report No Target No Target locahues in DOl inventory in good condition BIA) Fstablished Intermediate Strategy - Improve Indian trust ownership and other information Percent of estates in which assets are distributed and all title information is Baseline 33% No Report 33% No Target updated in standard probate process cycle time Fstablished Percent of probate cases where document preparation and post/record work Baseline 33% No Report 66% No Target has been completed Established Average number of months that active probate cases are before the Office of 6 7 6 7 7 Hearings and Appeals Percent of missing owner information (accounts) recovered 54% 25% 36% 20% 20% Percent of title encumbrances filed within 2 business days 47% 52% 59% 60% No Target Percent of tracts for which DOl has data responsibility where real property No Report | No Target No Report No Target No Target ownership data are current, standardized and integrated and title status reports are provided within 10 days of request Number of land acquisitions to increase land use capabilities and reduce 48,470 41,000 72,547 (F) 41,000 80,000 fractionation of land interests Acreage of land acquisitions to increase land use capabilities and reduce 42,806 46,000 114,529 (E) 46,000 95,000 fractionation of land interests environmental laws and regulations Sacred resources and their use Established (E) = Estimated Data (P) = Preliminary Data : § Intermediate * in the Trust Pinancial Accounting within FY2004 Actual and Percent Improvement Program applicants 9% safe and in Indian iS Pºet rº and welfare y the Facilities {} i 24 FY2005 FY2006 Final Final Target Target 46,000 46,000 of land and natural 92% Not Baseline Łstablished 5% for Indian Tribes and Alaska 0 (07 () 107 () (j91 88% President's Budget T Target Performance Measure to increase uSe fractionation trilerests Percent of revenue 24 of Percent of revenue to OST of first distribution which lease data the the the T and income parity the Tribal community violent 24 hours data are within 10 rural area 80% US 2rºca Established average on rural 43% US average on No Report Facilities are in ſatr to good Index of teacher Teacher fetention rate ſºltº Percent of to (E) = Estimated Data (P) = Preliminary Data Hºstablished Baseline the 3rd (H) No Report 43% No Target No Report 76% 94% (P) 93% 89% 99% No Target No Target Target No Target {} ()78 No No Target No . § Cost Percent of miles of road in Index Percent (E) = Estimated Data (P) = Preliminary Data Of or better Level l Bascline Percent Performance Measure school oncycar out Part 1 ſatc Law enforcement in to Ratio of to T latc SCCFOſ inhabitants tasular to total FY2004 Actual - Prumote }l loans Intermediate condition as mcasurcd by the Final Target 82 FY2005 *.* FY2005 Actual 82% 1922 Natives Not FY2006 Final Target 84% f Establish Baseline President's Budget T No . § Percent gaps succession 3% Baseline Fstablished Human Plan implementation: Performance-Based Percent 91).9% (H) {{}0% |(}{}", SES executives and direct reports with program management or administrative that have performance agreements containing GPRA, PMA, and Percent increased in the applying Report No Target DOI Corrective actions Percent of material weaknesses and material non-compliance w 100% {{`ſ}% 1SSUt:S ałę tAſi Actions: in Metrics the environment as No Target the Baseline Performance Measure nº. President's the tatt 3 t No Report Percent Statemeſnts r i{}l)% systems accreditation on a time that networks are USęt S - a 5%, - Citizen-centered E-Government information All enterprise architecture are developcd in concert with the Federal 90% |(}0% |(}{}% |(}{}% j{}{!',4, and FY 2008 (P) = Preliminary Data . § Performance Measure Percent of IT investment expenditures actual costs are within 90% in {}ſ Percent implement a lines with processes, systems, to eliminate have a : Data (P) = Preliminary Data Histablished and FY2005 Actual 4% FY2006 Final Target 90% President's 100% 100% ! {}{}ºo * 1925 for Appropriations Subcommit Approval for release of the justifications prior to their . printing in the public record of the Subcommittee hearings may be obtained through the Office of Budget of the | The United States A Department of the Interior and Performance information Fiscal Year 2007 Department of the Int 1926 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 BUDGET JUSTIFICATION TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW Organizational Chart....…......….. SOL-1 General Statement.......................... ~~~~~~~~ SOL-2 Management's Challenges and Strategies......................................................................... SOL-3 President's Management Agenda......................................................................... SOL-8 Section 405 Compliance..................................................... SOL-10 Budget Request Overview.............................................................................................. SOL-12 Appropriation Language - Salaries and Expenses.......................................................... SOL-14 Appropriation Language Citation ..., * a tº a m = a a tº - - - - - - - ºr p w w s tº & © tº e º s p r s w e s tº a ºn a w & 4 m e º sº a s tº a tº º q tº s g º º º tº ºr tº s q tº SOL-15 Summary of Requirements.............................................................................................. SOL-16 Comparison by Activity........................... SOL-17 Justification of Fixed and Related Cost Changes............................................................ SOL-18 PROGRAM CHANGES General Administration ................................................ SOL-20 Legal Services............................................................... SOL-27 Ethics Office … SOL-39 APPENDIX Summary of Requirements by Object Class................................................................... SOL-45 Program and Financing Schedule ................................................................................... SOL-46 Object Classification Schedule....................................................................................... SOL-47 Personnel Summary Table.............................................................................................. SOL-48 Employee Count by Grade Table * * SOL-49 Reimbursable Positions Funded by Bureaus Table......................................................... SOL-50 SOL-i § DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ADMINISTRATION Associate Solicitor OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR ORGANIZATIONAL CHART SOLICITOR DEPUTY SOLICITOR SPECIAL ASSISTANT ETHICS OFFICE Director LAND & WATER NMENERAL GENERAL LAW INDIAN AFFAIRS RESOURCES RESOURCES Associate Solicitor Associate Solicitor Associate Solicitor Associate Solicitor PARKS & WILDLIFE Associate Solicitor | | | | Alaska Region Northeast Region Pacific NW Region Pacific SW Region Rocky Mountain Intermountain Region Southeast Region Southwest Region Anchorage, AK Boston, MA Portland, OR Sacramento, CA Region Denver, CO Salt Lake, UT Atlanta, GA Albuquerque, NM Regional Solicitor Regional Solicitor Regional Solicitor Regional Solicitor Regional Solicitor Regional Solicitor Regional Solicitor Regional Solicitor Pittsburgh, PA Boise, {D Palm Springs, CA Billings, Mf Phoenix, AZ Knoxville, TN Santa Fe, NM Field Solicitor Field Solicitor Field Solicitor Field Solicitor Field Solicitor Field Solicitor Field Solicitor Twin Cities, MN San Francisco, CA Tulsa, OK Field Solicitor Field Solicitor Field Solicitor § 1928 GENERAL STATEMENT The Office of the Solicitor (SOL) is part of the Federal Executive Branch and is charged by Congress to provide legal services for the Department of the Interior. The Office performs this task on behalf of its client, the Secretary of the Interior. It also provides legal Services for the various bureaus and offices overseen by the Secretary. The Solicitor is the Department’s top legal officer and third-ranking manager behind the Secretary and Deputy Secretary. The Office's resources are devoted to the defense of a wide range of litigation against the Department, its bureaus, and the United States, both administrative and judicial, and to other essential legal services, ensuring that the Department’s bureaus carry out their missions and responsibilities under the Strategic Plan in accordance with the law. In most judicial litigation, our attorneys actively assist or function as co-counsel with attorneys from the Department of Justice (DOJ). In some judicial litigation and all administrative litigation, our attorneys represent the Department without assistance from DOJ. Among the usual legal services the Office provides are assistance in drafting and reviewing agency proposed and final regulations, contracts, decisions, agreements, leases, rights-of-way, title documents, and other legal instruments, as well as providing both written and oral legal advice on a constant flow of legal questions from the Department and the bureaus as they carry out the Strategic Plan. Some of these questions arise from such generic statutes as the Administrative Procedure Act, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Privacy Act, Federal Advisory Committee Act, Federal Tort Claims Act, Civil Service Reform Act, the Civil Rights Act, and the Rehabilitation Act. Other questions arise from the many specific statutes applicable to the Department's program areas, statutes on which the Office's attorneys and paralegals have developed significant expertise. - In addition to this essential baseline of legal work, the Office also engaged in a significant number of special legal projects, providing critical legal support for the Department's key initiatives in support of the Strategic Plan. SOL assists the Secretary, the bureaus, and departmental offices 1) in responding to congressional direction in both appropriations and substantive legislation, 2) on legal options for streamlining processes and improving program management, 3) in drafting legislative proposals, new and revised regulations, memoranda of agreement, and implementation plans to carry out departmental goals, and 4) in responding to numerous congressional and judicial requests and subpoenas for documents. Sound science, good management, and active partnerships all support the Department’s diverse array of work. The Office supports the bureaus and Departmental offices in all of these areas. Consistent with the unitary theory of government, the Office recognizes the Secretary as this Office's client. The Department’s bureaus and officials are impliedly the Secretary’s client- representatives; they are clients only to the extent that they have the delegated authority of the Secretary or independent statutory authority. SOL-2 1929 Management's Challenges and Strategies: The Internet disconnect, pursuant to a court order since December 2001, continues to challenge this Office to fulfill its mission requirements and to support the needs of SOL employees to effectively accomplish their work. Despite the significant toll on productivity and morale that has resulted from the inability to communicate with other bureaus, other Federal agencies, Congress, or the public, this Office is undergoing extensive management and budget reforms to determine the basic goals and objectives that will shape this Office’s strategic posture. In collaboration with the Office of the Secretary, OMB, and Congress, the Office is developing and implementing strategies that will more effectively and efficiently utilize all its resources. The Office drafted a comprehensive strategic human capital and workforce plan (strategic plan). Currently, this draft is in the final stage of completion. The SOL's strategic human capital and workforce plan is the first comprehensive effort on the part of senior managers to identify and address strategic areas for improvement. This important initiative is effectively the SOL plan since 80% of the budget for the Office is directed toward personnel costs. Through the planning process, senior managers have identified a number of management initiatives, some of which are already underway. These initiatives include an effort to redesign business practices in order to provide managers more control and accountability over expenditures. One such measure is the creation of a series of Sub-accounts through which the budget staff and managers can more effectively monitor expenditures. The Office is developing standard operating procedures to create more uniform business practices. The Office is also developing a case/matter tracking system that would allow both managers and staff to more effectively track and manage the workload of the office. The Office has initiated a series of management reforms that fall under two broad categories: Managing for Excellence and Increasing Employee Capacities. > GOAL i : MANAGING FOR EXCELLENCE SOL has acknowledged that it must develop human capital management strategies and maximize efficiencies in order to survive an increasingly challenging Federal human capital landscape. We have identified four specific areas for focusing our efforts to achieve the goal of managing for excellence. In some instances, these strategies represent fundamental efforts to develop the tools we will need to manage the SOL workforce in the modern Federal work environment. o Goal 1.A.: Develop a Management Structure to Facilitate Effective Human Capital Strategic Management In 2005, SOL established a management structure to facilitate effective human capital strategic management with the creation of the Management Advisory Committee (MAC). The MAC is chaired by the Associate Solicitor-Administration and otherwise consists of all of the SOL-career-executive employees, the Chief Information Officer, the Director of Administrative Services, the Budget Officer, and the Executive Assistant to the Solicitor. SOL-3 1930 This group meets monthly to discuss issues of strategic importance to the Office and to make specific recommendations to the Solicitor. The MAC has both standing and ad hoc subcommittees, each of which is chaired by a MAC member. Standing subcommittees include: Workforce Planning; Training and Development; Quality of Life; IT Steering; and Solicitor's Manual review. The Office is also encouraging employees to serve on MAC subcommittees as a means toward developing future SOL leaders. Goal 1.B.: Develop a Means for Carefully Planning, Structuring, and Staffing All Positions in the Office The Office is improving the business practices for staffing decisions through the continued development of a “position management” system. The objectives of this system are: 1) sound and economical organization of people in position structures that serve mission needs; 2) control of unwarranted average grade escalation; 3) overall reduction of operating costs as can be reflected through reductions in personnel and fiscal resources for given programs; 4) increased employee productivity through the most effective utilization of human resources and skills; 5) compatibility with and support for the Department’s Upward Mobility, Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program, Affirmative Action, and Equal Opportunity Program; and 6) participation by line and staff managers at designated levels in the analysis of organization and position structures. Because the Solicitor must manage staffing, senior managers must work collaboratively to ensure that the Solicitor makes staffing decisions within the logically consistent analytical framework that position management provides. This will increase efficiency by ensuring that staffing decisions are made on a consistent and equitable basis. Along with a case/matter tracking system (see Goal 1C, below), position management will also provide senior managers with the framework within which to effectively manage the work their staffs are called to perform in support of the Department and bureau missions because they should have a better appreciation of the gaps and overlaps of work performed in their divisions and regions. Goal 1.C.: Develop a Case / Matter Tracking System SOL does not currently have an effective Office-wide means for tracking the number and scope of the work it performs. This poses a serious management deficiency because managers are not readily able to identify the work their staffs are performing and employees are not easily able to identify colleagues who may be working on similar projects. This longstanding deficiency hampers managers’ ability to ensure employees are directed at priority projects. The ability of the SOL to develop a case matter tracking System is further frustrated by the current inability to utilize Internet based tools. This deficiency unnecessarily complicates the ability of managers to manage effectively and employees to work efficiently. SOL-4 1931 The MAC is continuing to develop a pilot project for a dynamic case/matter tracking tool that will improve management effectiveness and employee efficiency. This tool will provide managers with an effective means for understanding the workflow in the office, manage the work within a division or region more equitably, and better understand macro-level staffing needs. o Goal 1.D: Develop an Organizational Culture Focused on Performance and Results Working with the Department, SOL senior managers redesigned the Office’s employee performance system to focus more on performance and results. All SES performance plans are linked to the Department’s GPRA/strategic goals. We are in the process of cascading the GPRA/strategic goals to all General Schedule (GS) employee performance plans. The key to successfully developing an organizational culture that is focused on performance and results will be the successful implementation of performance appraisals that actually hold employees accountable to and reward them for work that promotes the Department's GPRA/strategic goals. The Office fully implemented a new five-tier performance management system for all GS Staff replacing the two-tier performance management system. This will help managers make more meaningful distinctions between performance levels. - f X. GOAL 2: INCREASING EMPLOYEE CAPACITIES The first set of performance goals are designed to improve Office-wide efficiencies. SOL executive managers also recognize that we must improve efficiencies for individual employees. We have identified four strategies to increase employee capacities. o Goal 2.A.: Develop a Comprehensive Approach to Training SOL Staff to Elevate and Maximize Employee Skill and Performance In 2005, no change from 2004, SOL spent an average of merely $145 per employee for training. The registration fees for American Bar Association continuing legal education courses generally range between $575 and $800 per course for non ABA members and $450-$700 for ABA members. Some ABA CLE classes cost as much as $1,495 for non- ABA members and $1,395 for ABA members. The limited size of the Office training budget may place SOL attorneys at a disadvantage to potential adversaries. It also presents management challenges. In order to address this deficiency, SOL developed a comprehensive training program in 2005 and expects to fully implement the program in 2006. The features of this program include: 1) a training officer to centrally manage the program; 2) conduct a competency-based training study to determine the scope of the training needs across employee classifications; 3) design a cost-efficient internal SOL training program to tap into the wealth of specialized SOL-5 1932 expertise in the Office; 4) design an external training program in which SOL-subject- matter experts train bureau staff both to avoid unnecessary litigation and to better prepare for litigation; 5) explore ways to leverage training dollars by working with DOI bureaus and offices (especially the Department of the Interior University) as well as other Federal law offices to combine resources for training on Subjects of mutual interest; and 6) build a more robust SOL training budget. Goal 2.B.: Increase Employee Efficiencies Through Automation The Office has been disconnected from the Internet pursuant to court order since December 2001. Senior managers have reported that disconnection from the Internet has increased inefficiency by as much as 15% because no SOL employees have had access to Internet legal research tools at their desktop. The last few years have presented executive managers with a unique need to explore options for improving efficiencies through non-Internet-based automation tools. For example, we sought a work-around to gain access to a desktop automated legal research tool through a high-speed telephone wire connection rather than through the Internet. Some other strategies we are pursuing include: 1) developing a Knowledge Management System that would provide a means by which we could create and store documents in a word-searchable manner across the Office; 2) working aggressively with the Office of the Chief Information Officer to integrate SOL into the Department’s Enterprise Services Network, which will improve efficiencies by providing the network infrastructure to support Departmental enterprise projects like a departmental intranet; 3) completing implementation of Microsoft Active Directory which will improve efficiencies through standardization of equipment and software across the Department; and 4) managing IT resources more effectively to ensure that employees have the best resources possible to accomplish their mission. The Office hired its own chief information officer in FY 2003. The SOL CIO has conducted an inventory of equipment, developed an equipment replacement schedule, and gathered data on recurring expenses to ensure that minimum needs are clearly defined for future operations. SOL is also maximizing efficiencies by coordinating with the Department and bureaus as reflected in the broad-based IT management reforms described above. Finally, the SOL CIO is working collaboratively with SOL employees to learn about the IT needs of the staff through the MAC IT steering subcommittee. Goal 2.C: Improve Collaborative Work Efforts A trend toward collaborative problem solving has been growing throughout government for decades. This trend has taken many forms from the growth of alternative dispute resolution to agencies identifying areas in which they can coordinate their missions with other Federal agencies; state, local, and tribal governments; non-governmental entities; and individuals. The Department has actively developed and implemented strategies to SOL-6 1933 build these types of “partnerships” more collaboratively in order to improve its programs’ effectiveness and efficiencies. SOL has recently joined this effort. SOL created the following strategies to improve its efficiencies through collaboration: 1) formally creating a series of both substantive and procedural internal legal working groups to address complex legal matters that cross bureau responsibilities; 2) working closely with the Department’s Office of Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution on capacity-building projects like developing a pilot project on early case assessment; and 3) coordinating planning and activities more effectively with entities external to the Department, such as exploring the prospect of leveraging resources with other Federal law offices to expand our training opportunities. " .. Goal 2.D: Implement Sound Succession Planning The essence of succession planning is to get the right people in the right roles at all levels while retaining institutional knowledge to ensure ongoing success of the Office. We developed a standardized method to evaluate the functions of this Office and the staff associated with these functions as the framework to achieve Goal 1.B. This process will also help us develop efficient staffing plans and identify critical gaps. From there, this Office will develop a plan to identify the best internal candidates for each position, develop potential successors in ways that best fits their strengths, and invest resources to train and develop staff to fill future vacancies. Another strategy is to recruit and train entry level attorneys through an honors attorney program. This program will recruit third year law students and recent law school graduates serving as judicial clerks. This program will train newly selected attorneys through rotational assignments in major subject matter areas of this Office. Once they successfully complete the program, they will fill existing vacancies. The Division of Administration collaborated with the DOI University to provide interns of various DOI intern programs with rotational opportunities within the Division of Administration. The interns will gain valuable experience in areas such as budget and finance, general administration, IT planning and initiatives, as well as human resource management. A senior staff attorney will complete the Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program in 2006. This succession planning effort meets the Department's succession planning goals and contributes to the Government’s effort to create high- quality SES leadership corps. SOL-7 1934 The President's Management Agenda; The Office of the Solicitor continues to support the President’s Management Agenda (PMA), which outlines a strategy for a citizen-centered, results orientated, and market based government, in two very distinct ways. First, by providing legal counsel and support to the Department in implementing the PMA, and second, the Office of the Solicitor has begun a comprehensive redesign of its own business practices with a focus on these initiatives. Specific actions, which the Office of the Solicitor has undertaken include: Improved Financial Performance - The Office continues to improve financial performance and accountability by regularly reviewing budget execution procedures and business processes to improve the timeliness of travel processing and paying vendor invoices to avoid interest and penalties. The Office also redesigned a database to track contingent liabilities to meet the needs specified by the Department’s financial auditors. This initiative was a significant achievement that contributed to the Department's improved audit report, and it will continue to improve the support this Office provides to the independent financial audit of the Department. Strategic Management of Human Capital - The Office’s strategic human capital management plan and a position management System, as part of the workforce plan, will provide guidance in achieving effective staffing levels to accomplish the work of the Office, and better utilization of the current staff through aligning the positions with the functions. The senior management of the Office has taken additional Strategic approaches to develop 1) a succession plan to address the aging workforce and the loss of valuable institutional knowledge, and 2) a diversity plan that encourages and promotes a diverse workforce. E-government initiatives - The Office of the Solicitor continues to support the Department’s e-government (E-GOV) initiatives which includes all four project portfolios: Government to Citizen, Government to Business, Government to Government, and Internal Efficiency and Effectiveness. As a key component of the E-GOV initiatives, the Department has established the Enterprise Services Network (ESN), which is a DOI enterprise, state of the art, outsourced, shared network operations center located in Northern Virginia. Office of the Solicitor network components are being migrated into the ESN thereby enabling the Office to capitalize on the ESN's infrastructure and the TrustNet's architecture to allow the Solicitor's Office employee's desktop computers to share applications and data with other Department offices and bureaus. One such application implemented by the Office is QuickTime, a time & attendance system standard within DOI. To date, a lack of internet connectivity and technical delays in the ESN migration have limited the office's ability to provide QuickTime desktop access to each individual employee. The initiative will offer more robust, secure, and reliable services to the Office's IT users. Consistent with other Office of the Chief Information (OCIO) Officer initiatives, we have implemented Active Directory and other software applications such as the Microsoft suite of office products to become fully compliant with Departmental standards. SOL-8 1935 Budget and Performance Integration - In March 2004, the Office of the Solicitor started to capture employee time using QuickTime'. This was the first step for this Office to implement the Department’s activity-based cost management (ABC/M) system, which captures time and purchases to activities that describe the work of the Department. Currently, a few divisions in the Washington Office are piloting an ABC/M system to more accurately capture employee time to activities. Once this Office’s ABC/M system is fully implemented, management will then have the ability to measure and compare unit costs and performance by dollars associated with specific activities. Also, this Office is currently consulting with the Office of the Secretary’s Budget Office and Performance Policy Office to develop more meaningful performance measurements and methods to link workload to budget usage and requirements. | The Department's official time and attendance system. SOL-9 1936 Section 405 of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act The 2006 Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act requires disclosure of overhead, administrative and other types of spending: - Section 405. Estimated overhead charges, deductions, reserves or hold backs from programs, projects, activities and subactivities to support government-wide, departmental, agency or bureau administrative functions or headquarters, regional or central office operations shall be presented in annual budget justifications and subject to approval by the Committees on Appropriations. Changes to such estimates shall be presented to the Committees on Appropriations for approval. The administrative costs for this Office will be displayed in two components - External Administrative Costs, and Bureau Billing for Client Support for reimbursable attorney positions funded by clients. > External Administrative Costs - the following table illustrates external administrative costs paid to the Department and other agencies to support Department-wide activities such as IT security, architecture, and capital planning; training through DOI University; telecommunications; finance and accounting Services; building security; mail room; and enterprise licenses. External Administrative Costs (in thousands of dollars) FY2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Actual Estimate Estimate Department’s Working Capital Fund Centralized Billings 2,826.9 2,404.7 2,966.5 Direct Billings 583.5 1,544.1 1,435.0 Total - 3,4104 3,948.8 4,401.5 > Bureau Billing for Client Support - A number of client bureaus and offices within the Department have brought the Office special requests for assistance that goes beyond the level of services this Office is generally able to provide. The client generally has identified a special project needing legal Services of limited duration but some urgency. In these instances, the Office typically hires one or more attorneys on term appointments for the duration of the project, and the Office enters into a reimbursable support agreement with the client to cover the cost. Prior to FY 2001, this Office only billed clients for salary and benefits and absorbed the indirect SOL-10 1937 costs associated with the reimbursable Support. Without full cost recovery, this Office could not maintain adequate levels of Service. To address this issue, in FY 2001, the Office of the Solicitor began to collect indirect overhead costs for reimbursable attorney positions funded by the Department’s bureaus and offices. The table below illustrates the indirect overhead costs for reimbursable attorney positions funded by clients. The indirect overhead costs reflects a pro rata portion of salary and benefit costs for administrative and Support Staff, operating costs which includes space, telecommunications, postage, courier Services, supplies, printing, copying, computer equipment, law books, automated legal research services, and external administrative costs. Bureau Billing for Client Support (in thousands of dollars) FY2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Actual Estimate Estimate Attorney salaries and benefits 6,527.9 7,327.0 6,720.0 Reimbursable attorney overhead 2,081.1 1,925.0 1,680.0 Total 8,609.0 9,252.0 8,400.0 In addition to reimbursements for staff positions and some related expenses, client bureaus continue to fund a portion of the Office's travel. Consistent with the understanding developed with the Appropriations Committees, travel related to litigation and other core Office functions is paid out of our appropriation, but clients fund some travel for our attorneys to provide client training, attend meetings, and for other matters not involving core Office functions. Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act), and the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990, (U.S.C. 101-380), the Office will receive funding, funding level yet to be determined, from the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) Fund for NRDAR-related travel and work. SOL-11 1938 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 BUDGET REQUEST OVERVIEW The Office of the Solicitor's FY 2007 Budget request is $56,755,000, an increase of $2.1 million from the 2006 enacted budget. The request includes fixed cost increases and a net program decrease of $215,000 for one time IT related investment. The Office will be challenged to make difficult funding decisions to offset across-the-board reductions and unfunded budget requirements from the base appropriation. The Solicitor’s Office is requesting only a small program increases in 2007. This is not a reflection of the challenging and on-going funding requirements of this Office. It is a reflection of management's support of the Department’s and OMB's initiative to contain the increasing costs of doing business and to fund these increases out of the base appropriation. The difficult funding decisions the Office must make in 2006 in preparation of decreased program funding in 2007 include: 1) effectively managing the on-going and increasing legal workload with the necessary staffing levels, 2) finding resources within the base appropriation to fund critical IT initiatives such as equipment replacement and tools to expand employee capacities, 3) addressing the paradox of a highly skilled workforce, especially for this Office of legal professionals, with limited recruiting and training budgets, and 4) addressing the on-going and increasing costs of being disconnected from the Internet. The Office has been disconnected from the Internet since December 5, 2001, which adds additional constraints on funding management initiatives and Support of employees. The Office’s management is focusing on a strategic approach to address the increasing workload requirements, such as the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and expanding employee capacities and productivity by providing IT tools and employee training. As illustrated earlier, the executive managers of this Office drafted a comprehensive strategic plan in 2005, and they are currently using the plan to address staffing requirements to more effectively manage the challenging workload and seek ways to fund critical IT initiatives and employee training that is essential to meeting the mission requirements of this Office. SOL-12 1939 The following table illustrates the Office’s 2005 Actual, 2006 Enacted, and 2007 Request: FY 2007 Budget Request (in thousands of dollars) Budget FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 2007 Request Authority Actual Enacted’ Request Change from 2006 FTE $ FTE $ | FTE $ Amount Percent Appropriation | 366 || 51,656 || 374 54,624 374 56,755 +2,131 +3.9% Reimbursable 42 - 42 * 42 sº - * Program Total | 408 51,656 416 54,624 || 416 56,755 +2,131 +3.9% HIGHLIGHTS OF FY 2007 REQUEST Fixed Cost Increases: An increase of $2,346,000 is for fixed costs, which includes: $1,042,000 for government-wide pay raises, $596,000 for increased office space rental charges, $460,000 increase for administrative services provided on a Department-wide basis through the Working Capital Fund, -$7,000 for unemployment compensation, and $255,000 for increased health insurance premiums. Program Changes: A one-time IT decrease in the FY 2006 base of $272,000 and an increase of $57,000 to fund the Department's Working Capital Fund, *Reflects -$263,900 476% across-the-board reduction in the 2006 Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (P.L. 109-54) and -$551,800 1% across-the-board reduction in the 2006 Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act (P.L. 109- 148, 119 STAT 2680). SOL-13 1940 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR APPROPRIATION LANGUAGE SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, [$55,440,000) $56,755,000 (Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007.) SOL-14 1941 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR APPROPRIATION LANGUAGE CITATION Appropriation: Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor. 43 U.S.C. § 1455 43 U.S.C. § 1455 provides that, on and after June 26, 1946, the legal work of the Department of the Interior shall be performed under the supervision and direction of the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior, who shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. SOL-15 É DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS (in thousands of dollars) Appropriation: Salaries and Expenses FTE Amount President's Budget, FY 2006 Enacted Fixed cost changes: Additional cost in 2007 for January 2006 pay raise Additional cost in 2007 for January 2007 pay raise GSA Space/non-GSA rent Departmental Working Capital Fund Worker's Compensation Unemployment Compensation Health Costs Total uncontrollable changes Program changes: Departmental Working Capital Fund One-time IT decreases in the FY 2006 Request Total program changes Total requirements FY 2007 request i +322 +720 +596 +460 +255 +57 –272 FTE 374 +0 374 Amount 54,624 +2,346 -215 56,755 : f Comparison by activity / program element: Legal Services General Administration Ethics Office Total Fixed Costs Program 2007 Inc. (+) / Dec (-) 2005 2006 Changes (+/-) Changes (+/-) Budget Request from 2006 Enacted FTE Enacted FTE Enacted FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Armount 329.0 40,916.0 333.0 41,847.0 0.0 + 1,685.0 0.0 0.0 333.0 43,532.0 {}_{} +1,685.0 28.0 9,701.0 32.0 l 1,726.0 {}_{} +615.0 0.0 -21 5.0 32.0 12,126.0 0.0 +400.0 9.0 1,039.0 9.0 1,05 i.0 0.0 +46.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 1,097.0 0.0 +46.0 366.0 51,656.0 374.0 54,624.0 6.0 +2,346.0 0.0 -215.0 374.0 56,755.0 0.0 +2,431.0 s 1944 OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR Salaries and Expenses Fixed and Related Cost Changes (in thousands of dollars) Additional Operational Costs from 2006 and 2007 January Pay Raises: 2006 2007 Budget Request 2007 Change | Change | Change 2006 Pay Raise, 3 Quarter in 2006 Budget $776 $764 N/A Amount of pay raise absorbed [$282] N/A 2006 Pay Raise, 1 Quarter +$322 2007 Change 2007 Pay Raise +$720 These adjustments are for an additional amount needed in 2007 to fund the remaining 3-month portion of the estimated cost of the, on average, 3.1 percent pay increases effective in January 2006 and the additional costs of funding an estimated 2.2 percent January 2007 pay increase for GS-series employees and the associated pay rate changes made in other pay series. Other Fixed Cost Changes: 2006 2006 2007 Budget Revised Change Workers Compensation Payments $207 $204 $0 Amount absorbed [$3] The adjustment is for actual charges through June 2005, in the costs of compensating injured employees and dependents of employees who suffered accidental deaths while on duty. Costs for 2006 will reimburse the Department of Labor, Federal Employees Compensation Fund, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 8147(b) as amended by Public Law 94-273. SOL-18 1945 OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR Salaries and Expenses Fixed and Related Cost Changes (in thousands of dollars) 2006 2006 2007 Budget Revised Change Unemployment Compensation Payments $1.1 $1 -$7 The adjustment is estimated changes in the costs of unemployment compensation claims to be paid to the Department of Labor, Federal Employees Compensation Account, in the Unemployment Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 96-499. 2006 2006 2007 Budget Revised Change Rental payments to GSA and others $4,992 $4,918 +$596 Amount absorbed [$3.26] The adjustment is for changes in the costs payable to General Services Administration and others resulting from changes in rates for office and non-office space as estimated by GSA, as well as the rental costs of other currently occupied space. Costs of mandatory office relocations, i.e., relocations in cases where due to external events there is no alternative but to vacate the currently occupied space, are also included. The total estimated bill for 2006 is $5.2 million 2006 2006 2007 Budget Revised Change Departmental Working Capital Fund Changes $2,409 $2,385 +$460 Amount absorbed [$20] The change reflects expected changes in the charges for Departmental services and other services through the working capital fund. These charges are displayed in the Budget Justification for Departmental Management. 2006 2006 2007 Budget Revised Change Employer Share of Federal Health Benefit Plans $1,953 $1,924 +$255 Amount absorbed [$29] The adjustment is for changes in the Federal government’s share of the cost of heath insurance coverage for Federal employees. The increase is estimated at 11 percent, the average increase for the past few years. SOL-19 1946 GENERAL ADMINISTRATHON ACTIVITY Activity: General Administration Fixed Costs & Related | Program 2007 Changes 2005 2006 Changes | Changes Budget From 2006 Actual Enacted (+/-) (+/-) Request (+/-) $(000) 9,701 11,726 +615 -215 12,126 +400 FTE 28 32 () {} 32 () Summary of 2007 Program Changes: The additional $400,000 for General Administration includes an increase of $615,000 for fixed costs, and a net program decrease of $215,000, which includes: 1) an increase of $57,000 to acquire services through the Department’s Working Capital Fund, and 2) a program decrease of $272,000 for a one-time IT decrease in the FY 2006 budget. Justification of FY 2007 Program Changes: The FY 2007 budget includes programmatic increases for projects and programs that are funded through the Working Capital Fund. Funds are budgeted in the bureaus and offices and collected into the Fund to support enterprise approaches that result in improved effectiveness and efficiency. These projects were approved through the Department’s investment review process and by the Working Capital Fund Consortium and are justified in the Departmental Management budget submission. The budget change of $57,000 is a portion of the Department-wide budget for these projects including: > Messaging: (+ $6,700) Department-wide an increase of $2.1 million is budgeted for the enterprise messaging system. This project will consolidate operations from independently operated bureau and office programs and result in the elimination of hundreds of servers and three messaging applications. This will result in streamlined operations and improved security. > FOIA Appeals: (+ $16,400) The request will fund a contracted effort to eliminate, over three years, the Department’s backlog of nearly 710 appeals to FOIA requests. The Department does not have the ability to be responsive to these requests for information, and if not addressed, these actions could result in additional costs to the Department. The budget includes $500,000 to begin this effort. SOL-20 1947 > Enterprise Services Network: (+ $33,800) In FY 2005, Phase I of ESN was implemented. The FY 2007 budget continues funding to operate ESN, providing access to the Internet, a Department-wide intranet, and technical support center. The FY 2007 budget includes $22.3 million for ESN, a net increase of $2.4 million, over FY 2006. Program Overview: General Administration includes Executive Direction and the Division of Administration. The Division of Administration includes the FOIA appeals program, IT planning, Training program, and central services functions that centrally funds office-wide costs for information technology, telecommunications, postage, workers compensation, personnel services, and administrative and consolidated Services. Executive Direction: Executive direction includes the Immediate Office of the Solicitor and the Associate Solicitors for Parks and Wildlife, General Law, Indian Affairs, Land and Water Resources, Mineral Resources, and Administration. The Immediate Office of the Solicitor includes the Solicitor, Deputy Solicitor, Special Assistant, Counselor, and supporting secretarial Staff. Division of Administration: Under the direction of an Associate Solicitor, the Division of Administration is responsible for providing and coordinating all management and administrative support services needed by the Office in an efficient manner. Responsibilities in the Division of Administration includes organizational strategic and performance planning; program evaluation; budget and accounting; human resources management; training and employee development; space and property management; procurement services; IT planning and Services; records management; and FOIA appeals. The Division consists of four branches, each headed by a Branch Chief who has responsibility for particular subject matters. (1) Budget and Finance – This branch was formally established in FY 2004 to more accurately reflect the Office of the Solicitor’s role in financial management and to support the Department’s financial management initiatives. These initiatives reflect the President’s Management Agenda of Improved Financial Performance and Budget and Performance Integration. Overall, this branch has responsibility of budget formulation, presentation, justification, and execution for the Office. Along with managing the budgetary resources, this branch is also responsible for reviewing business practices to ensure efficient usage of resources, and provide senior management with the tools necessary to make prudent financial decisions. (2) Administrative Services – Responsible for administrative and management support services in the areas of personnel management, including position classification, recruitment, pay and benefits, and employee relations; procurement of office space, supplies, furniture, and equipment; facility SOL-21 1948 management; telecommunications; employee development, training, and competencies initiatives, (3) Information Services – Responsible for administrative and management support services in the areas of controlled correspondence; records management; and information technology, including acquisition, installation, and administration of computer hardware, software, and networks. Also, this branch ensures the Office is in compliance with all Federal and Departmental requirements. (4) FOIA Appeals – Program description listed below, FOIA Appeals Program Description: The Office has had an increasing role in providing advice on the Privacy Act, as issues relating to maintenance and protection of personal information continue to intensify. FOIA creates a statutory duty to respond to inquiries from interested citizens. In FY 2004, the Department reorganized its FOIA and Privacy Act appeals function, and as a result, transferred the FOIA appeals processing function from the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) to the Office of the Solicitor Division of Administration. The Department’s reorganization of this function to improve efficiencies along with the slight readjustment in staffing levels demonstrates the seriousness of this important mission to answer to the citizens. Formerly, through the Division of General Law, the Office only performed legal review of certain appeals to determine the legal sufficiency of potential final agency decisions, while the OCIO managed the overall administration of the appeals program. With the transfer of the FOIA appeals processing function, the Office is now fully responsible for this extensive program. This requires the Division of Administration to review incoming appeals to determine the issues that require review and to develop the Department’s response. Resolution of the appeals often requires significant staff time reviewing documents, coordinating with the bureau or office that had been responsible for the FOIA request at issue, and drafting the Department’s decision. These decisions frequently involve complex issues that may only be resolved through an in- depth analysis of controlling authorities, causing the staff to devote significant time to researching and drafting the decisions. The FOIA Appeals Officer directly issues appeal decisions for matters involving procedural issues not requiring legal review. An example of the type of such an appeal would be one alleging that a bureau did not conduct an adequate search of its files. FY 2005 Accomplishments - In FY 2005, the Department received 189 appeals and expects to receive similar numbers of appeals in FY 2006 and FY 2007. In FY 2005, the Department decided at least 157 FOIA appeals. The Department currently has 710 FOIA appeals pending, including 587 that had been transferred from the OCIO. Decreasing this substantial backlog in FOIA appeals processing is an Office priority. SOL-22 1949 FY 2006 Program – The Office anticipates the FOIA appeals decisions will slightly increase in 2006 from 2005 levels by dedicating additional resources. The Office hopes to address at least the same number of anticipated appeals of 189 in 2006 to keep the number of backlogs from increasing. FY 2007 Program Changes - The $500,000 budget request in the Department's Working Capital Fund will be dedicated to eliminate the current appeals backlog over three years. It is the goal of this Office to eliminate the appeals backlog to avoid actions that may result in additional costs for the Department. IT Planning and Initiatives: The Office is committed to using information technology to develop efficiencies in the accomplishment of its mission. Historically, the Office neglected investments in IT by the Office were less than adequate to meet needs, however, the Office has made significant strides in improving IT investments in FY 2005. Concurrently, the Office developed a baseline in the FY 2006 request that will be the basis for future budgets. The IT baseline reflects actual SOL recurring expenses and the minimal requirements to support the Office. They include expenses related to the operation and maintenance of the SOL local area networks (LAN), continued improvements in the Office's IT Security Program, and investments in personnel identity verification / Smart Card technology which are being coordinated through Departmental efforts to comply with Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12. LAN operation and maintenance includes circuit costs, software licenses, server management, security activities, data center operations at the Department's Network Operations Security Center in Herndon, Virginia, and the updating of software applications to ensure secure stable operations in the current computing environment. Furthermore, the Office maintains up-to-date security hardware by refreshing a portion of its equipment each year and ensuring that it’s capitalizing on security best practices. The Office also endeavors to undertake the installation of new servers to ensure availability of its network resources. Annually, the Office replaces older servers to minimize potential interruptions of service that might otherwise result from the failure of aging equipment and lower the lifecycle total cost of ownership. It is a strategic priority of this Office to use automation to increase efficiencies. Senior managers have identified and are working toward achieving the following Strategies: > Implement a Knowledge Management (KM) System. KM would provide a means by which the Office could create and store documents in a vastly more efficient means than it currently stores them. This would include Scanning paper documents to create electronic copies. The Office does not currently have a central or electronic filing system. It is therefore difficult for employees to readily access information that may be beneficial for pressing work assignments. KM would give employees the ability to conduct plain-text word searches on documents and on meta-data. KM would also link electronic documents to common research tools to facilitate even quicker related research. For example, an SOL legal opinion on a particular FOIA appeal typically refers to other opinions upon which it is based, Departmental guidance, and other authorities. These base documents would also be obtainable to the researcher SOL-23 1950 through a link in the originating research document. This tool would substantially increase the intellectual capital of the Office while simultaneously turning SOL into a knowledge sharing environment. The results would be more timely, complete, and accurate legal advice. Continue to work aggressively with the OCIO to utilize the Department’s Enterprise Services Network (ESN). Generally, the ESN allows SOL local area networks (LAN) to participate in Departmental enterprise projects. More specifically, it will provide a certified and accredited wide area network (WAN) infrastructure that will support consolidated enterprise services such as Web Hosting, electronic mail, and Internet / intranet applications. ESN will improve efficiencies by electronically linking SOL employees to their client- representatives in the bureaus and offices throughout the Department. The Office successfully secured desk-top access to Lexis-Nexis electronic research tools in 2005. SOL employees had not had desk-top access to electronic research tools since the Office was disconnected from the Internet in December 2001. Being disconnected from the Internet has created enormous inefficiencies in the Office’s ability to practice law. This success improves efficiencies, because it will provide employees with the opportunity use up-to- date legal tools and access a much more powerful research tool in their individual offices than they have had in years. Support recent implementation of Active Directory (AD). The Department is moving toward implementing the Microsoft suite of office products as the Department’s standard to improve security and efficiencies of intra- Departmental communication. SOL will fully migrate to AD in FY 2006 and thereafter will continue to utilize and support AD configuration, policy management, and domain controller services in concert with the root forest configuration services provided by the ESN /OCIO AD initiatives. Manage IT resources more effectively to ensure that employees have the best resources possible to accomplish their mission. The SOL CIO has developed a baseline for IT budgets. This included conducting an inventory of equipment, developing an equipment replacement schedule, and gathering data on recurring expenses to ensure that minimum needs are clearly defined for future operations. SOL is also maximizing efficiencies by coordinating with the Department and bureaus as reflected in the broad-based-IT-management reforms described above. Finally, the SOL CIO is working cooperatively with SOL employees to learn about the IT needs of the staff through the Management Advisory Council IT steering subcommittee. SOL utilizes an investment review board to identify, prioritize, select, and manage IT investments. SOL-24 1951 Mission Essential Legal Focused Training Program: The executive management of this Office drafted in the Strategic plan Strategies to increase employee capacities. The plan articulates a primary objective to develop a comprehensive approach to training staff to elevate and maximize employee skill and performance. In the past, only minimal discretionary funding was available to provide much needed training to the professional staff of this Office. In FY 2005, budgetary constraints limited the training budget to a mere $150 per attorney. On average, registration fees for American Bar Association (ABA) continuing legal education courses range from $450 to $700 and $575 to $800 for ABA members and non ABA members respectively. This Office does not have adequate funds to provide all professional attorney staff with at least one ABA approved course in a fiscal year. As part of an overall management reform in the Office, the executive management incorporated a training program in the strategic plan. The plan, as defined as Goal 2.A. “Develop a Comprehensive Approach to Training SOL Staff to Elevate and Maximize Employee Skill and Performance”, sets the path to address and resolve the major deficiencies in providing training for professional legal staff. To the extent that training is currently planned in the Office, it is planned in a wholly decentralized fashion. Associate and regional solicitors are allocated a small training budget, which they manage without guidance or direction. Training also is not planned in a way that relates to competencies of the staff. In fact, decentralization essentially ensures that training is not really planned effectively. In order to address this major deficiency, this Office is developing a comprehensive approach to training. The MAC Employee Training and Development Subcommittee has been exploring the parameters of such a policy and have outlined the following strategies: > Designate a training officer. The training officer should be an employee in the Division of Administration who reports to the Director of Administrative Services, who is responsible for human resource management. > Execute a competency-based training course of study. The training officer should work with the MAC Training and Development Subcommittee to study the competencies of various positions in the Office and provide guidance to managers on the types of training that are appropriate for the competencies. This will help focus the limited training dollars on areas of training that are best tailored to meet the needs of the staff. > Design an internal SOL training program. SOL employees possess a wealth of knowledge and experience in multiple Federal legal practice areas. We should share this knowledge and experience in a coordinated fashion as a cost-effective means toward increasing capabilities as well as improving internal coordination. SOL-25 1952 > Design an external-SOL training program. That same knowledge and expertise can and should be shared with our client-representative bureaus. This can be done at bureau training centers for those bureaus that have them or through DOI University (DOIU) for those who do not. Some of this training is currently being performed, but it is not being performed in a coordinated manner. This type of legal awareness training would be for preventative- maintenance and would increase SOL capacities because it would improve the efficiencies of our client-representatives which should reduce the number of legal issues throughout the Department. > Leverage training dollars. SOL must work with DOI bureaus and officers (especially the DOIU) as well as other Federal law offices to explore methods of economically combining resources for training. For example, the Division of Administration has begun to explore the prospect of working with DOIU and one or two other Federal law offices to provide a leadership training course specifically geared toward managers in a Federal law office. This is a class that DOJ generally offers at its National Advocacy Center. That class has been increasingly reserved for DOJ personnel, however. > Build a more robust SOL training budget. SOL spent on average, merely $150 per attorney for training in FY 2005. This simply is not enough to meet the training needs of the entire Office. As a comparison, a random search for . training budgets for Association of Legal Administrator members showed that other government law offices budget considerably more money for training than SOL does. The state of California, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Department of Labor training budgets per attorney in 2003 were $1,000, $1,300, and $800 respectively. > Dedicate a certain percentage of training dollars for paralegals and support staff. SOL managers typically spend the vast majority of their limited training dollars on Securing training for lawyers because lawyer-managers presume that their lawyers generally get a higher return on training. While understandable, this practice has created a serious training deficiency in the paralegal, legal technician, and secretarial series. The Office must address this historical deficiency. The SOL strategic plan lays out the plan to develop a training program that will increase employee capacities. In 2006, a competency-based training study will be executed to identify the appropriate training necessary and best tailored to meet the needs of the staff. In 2007, the training program as outlined in the plan will be will be implemented with base funds. SOL-26 1953 LEGAL SERVICES ACTIVITY Activity: Legal Services Fixed Costs - * & Related | Program 2007 Changes 2005 2006 Changes Changes Budget From 2007 Actual Enacted (+/-) (+/-) Request (+/-) $(000) 40,916 41,847 +1,685 () 43,532 +1,685 FTE 329 333 0 () 333 0 Summary of 2007 Program Changes: The Office requests an increase of $1,685,000 for fixed costs only. Justification of FY2007 Program Changes: The Office’s challenge is to effectively manage the increasing legal work to support the Secretary’s top priorities, and client-representative bureaus and offices. The workload continually changes related to the administration of the Department and the performance of its missions. The changing nature of the workload requires a continuous assessment by this Office’s senior managers of the distribution of Office resources, particularly the human resources, to meet the ever changing legal needs of the Secretary and the client-representative bureaus. Examples of workload drivers include the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the “No Child Left Behind.” Act, the No Fear Act, implementation of the Northwest Forest Plan, and the Secretary’s Water 2025 Plan. > Energy Policy: The national energy reserves contained in Federal mineral estate managed by the Department have been highlighted by Congress for special attention in the Energy Policy Act, enacted in August 2005. This new Act contains multiple initiatives requiring a number of DOI bureaus (including MMS and BLM) to engage in many new rulemakings, to conduct studies, to enter into memoranda of understanding with other agencies, to start pilot projects, and to develop new policies. These will all require the Solicitor's Office to provide intensive legal support in the development and implementation stages, and in defending DOI actions against possible legal challenges. Much of the legal advice involves interpreting complex provisions of the new law, advising the DOI bureaus of the range of policy options, and assisting the bureaus with drafting regulations and other documents by the dates prescribed in the Act. This work is currently ongoing and is expected to continue in FY 2007 and beyond, The Energy Policy Act provides new regulatory authority to MMS to manage development and implementation of alternative energy projects on the OCS, SOL-27 1954 including wind, wave and solar projects, and to regulate transportation of oil and gas. Because these are entirely new authorities for the Department, the Office will be devoting considerable effort in FY 2007 and later years in assisting with development of these new regulatory programs, including legal interpretation of the scope of the new authority, rulemaking, and defense of litigation. No Child Left Behind (Public Law 107-110) Negotiated Rulemaking: This comprehensive education reform legislation is being implemented in Indian Country through negotiated rulemaking, begun in FY 2003 and continuing into FY 2007, with a broad range of Tribes and tribal representatives. The initiative will significantly improve educational opportunities for children in bureau-funded schools. The Department negotiated proposed regulations that define adequate yearly progress; create a new funding formula for Bureau- funded schools; and outline student rights, geographic boundaries, criteria for dormitories, and the procedure for closure and consolidation of schools. These new regulations require extra time and review from the Solicitor's Office. Participation in additional negotiated rulemaking committees mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) will also require extra time from the SOL. In FY 2005, NCLB added additional workload to the Division of Indian Affairs’. Based on our initial implementation start up process of one of these committees, the Office has experienced a substantial increase in workload. “No FEAR Act”. The Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (“No FEAR Act”), P.L. 107-174, 116 Stat 566, signed into law on May 15, 2002 by President Bush. The purpose of the act is to hold federal agencies more accountable for violations of employment discrimination laws, retaliation and whistleblower protection laws. The legislation grew out of a GAO report that the number of discrimination complaints filed by Federal employees grew tremendously after 1991 and a House investigation finding a “disturbing pattern of intolerance, harassment and discrimination at the EPA.” The Act emphasizes notification to employees, increasing accountability of agencies and establishes reporting requirements. The Act became effective on October 1, 2003. Wildland Fire Management, The President’s Healthy Forests Initiative and the Northwest Forest Plan: Our attorneys provide assistance in implementing direction from the President and Congress associated with the Healthy Forests Initiative (HFI), which calls for improvements to regulatory and administrative processes to ensure more timely decisions, greater efficiency, and better results in reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfires by restoring forest health. In general, efforts are focused on hazardous fuels reduction and rural fire assistance. SOL-28 1955 Legal counsel and review is necessary for a variety of activities carried out under the auspices of the HFI, including efforts to streamline compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), and state laws concerning prescribed fire. For example, the Office was involved in the development of two new categorical exclusions for the Department’s NEPA procedures. The categorical exclusions address hazardous fuels reduction activities and activities for rehabilitating and stabilizing lands and infrastructure impacted by wildland fires or fire suppression. The Office was also involved in amending Bureau of Land Management and Office of Hearings and Appeals regulations addressing wildfire management decisions. With respect to streamlining ESA compliance, the Office was involved in developing counterpart regulations for consultation under section 7 of the ESA for projects supporting the National Fire Plan. Further, after Congress passed the Healthy Forests Restoration Act in 2003, attorneys in this Office assisted BLM in developing guidance for implementing projects authorized under that statute. This Office has also been actively advising BLM in its efforts to implement the stewardship contracting authority recently provided by Congress. Our Office has also been active in helping to defend the Department in litigation challenging the categorical exclusions, counterpart regulations, and individual HFI projects. As a more general matter, the Office is actively involved in the review, development and implementation of direction associated with procurement contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements associated with wildfire and the HFI. The Office also reviews authority for, and legal aspects of, memoranda of agreement with state, local and foreign governments providing firefighting assistance. With respect to the Northwest Forest Plan, this Office plays a key role in advising the BLM on the many legal issues involving the management of timber in the Pacific Northwest, including issues related to land use planning; NEPA, ESA, and FLPMA compliance; and implementation of, and contracting for, timber and salvage sales under Plan. The Office also plays a key role in advising the BLM and assisting DOJ in litigation related to the Plan, which has significantly impacted BLM’s ability to offer timber for harvest in compliance with the Plan. > Water 2025. In 2003, the Secretary announced a new Initiative, called Water 2025, to address emerging water conflicts in the West before they become a crisis. In particular, the initiative seeks to find solutions to conflicts that arise from the interplay of water shortages, explosive population growth, aging water supply facilities, and conflicting demands among users. Implementation of the initiative will include, among other actions, various agreements with SOL-29 1956 State and local entities, which we expect to involve legal review by this Office in FY 2007 and beyond. SOL-30 1957 Program and Organizational Overview — Legal Services The Office of the Solicitor consists of a headquarters organization in Washington, D.C., and regional and field offices in 18 locations throughout the United States. The Solicitor is the chief attorney for the Department and the principal legal adviser to the Secretary. The Solicitor directs the Office’s professional staff and is responsible for the legal work provided to the Department. The Washington, D.C. office is organized into the Immediate Office of the Solicitor, the Ethic's Office, five major legal divisions, and an administrative division as detailed below. Each division is headed by an Associate Solicitor who is directly responsible to the Solicitor and Deputy Solicitor. Attorneys under the supervision of Associate Solicitors render legal services for the Department's programs. The field organization of the Solicitor's Office is divided into eight regions, as detailed below. Each region is headed by a Regional Solicitor who is directly responsible to the Solicitor and Deputy Solicitor. Headquarters immediate Office of the Solicitor Office of Ethics Division of Parks and Wildlife Division of General Law Division of Indian Affairs Division of Land and Water ReSources Division of Mineral Resources Division of Administration SOL-31 1958 Region Regional Offices Field Offices Alaska Anchorage, Alaska * - - - Southeast Atlanta, Georgia Knoxville, Tennessee Northeast Boston, Massachusetts Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Twin Cities, Minnesota Inter-mountain Salt Lake City, Utah Phoenix, Arizona Rocky Mountain Denver, Colorado Billings, Montana Pacific Northwest Portland, Oregon Boise, Idaho Pacific Southwest Sacramento, California Palm Springs, California San Francisco, California Southwest Albuquerque, New Mexico Santa Fe, New Mexico Tulsa, Oklahoma Program and Organization Descriptions The majority of the Office's resources are devoted to the defense of a wide range of litigation against the United States, both administrative and judicial, and to other "nuts-and-bolts" legal services, ensuring that the Department's agencies carry out their responsibilities in accordance with the law. In most judicial litigation, attorneys actively assist or are co-counsel with attorneys from the Department of Justice (DOJ). In some judicial litigation and all administrative litigation, attorneys represent the Department without assistance from DOJ. The Office also provides everyday legal service assistance in drafting and reviewing legislation, proposed and final regulations, contracts, memoranda of agreement, decisions, agreements, leases, rights-of-way, title documents, and other legal instruments, as well as providing both written and oral legal advice on a constant flow of legal questions. Some of these questions arise from such generic statutes as the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), Civil Service Reform Act, the Civil Rights Acts, and the Rehabilitation Act, while other questions arise from the many specific statutes applicable to the Department's program areas, statutes on which the Office's attorneys and paralegals have developed significant expertise. In addition to this essential baseline of legal work, the Office engages in a significant number of special legal projects, providing critical legal support for the Department's key initiatives. The legal staff assists the bureaus in responding to congressional direction in appropriations and substantive legislation. The Office advises the bureaus on legal options for streamlining processes and improving program management and implementing plans to carry out SOL-32 1959 departmental goals. Finally, the Office assists the bureaus in responding to Inspector General, congressional, judicial, and public FOIA requests, as well as subpoenas for documents. In addition to the immediate Office of the Secretary and the offices of the Assistant Secretaries, client-representatives include the following bureaus and offices within the Department: Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) National Park Service (NPS) Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Minerals Management Service (MMS) Office of Chief Information Officer (OCIO) Office of Historical Trust Accounting (OHTA) Office of Indian Trust Transition (OITT) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) United States Geological Survey (USGS) Policy, Management and Budget (PMB) Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance (OEPC) Office of Civil Rights (PCR) Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) Office of the Special Trustee (OST) Indian Arts and Crafts Board (IACB) Client-representative specific narratives are omitted for those bureaus and offices where the legal Services provided are predominantly generic, that is, relating to personnel, procurement, FOIA, and other statutes of general applicability to all bureaus and offices. Organizational Descriptions The Division of General Law is responsible for legal matters related to procurement, patents, and tort claims; insular areas; equal employment opportunity, labor law, and other personnel matters; and administrative and other general legal issues, including legislative and appropriations issues not assigned to another division. In addition, the Division provides legal assistance and counsel to the Assistant Secretary - Policy, Management and Budget and to the Endangered Species Committee. The Division has an Associate Solicitor and three branches, each headed by an Assistant Solicitor. (1) The Branch of Acquisitions and Intellectual Property has responsibility for legal matters related to Department procurement functions, the Federal Tort Claims Act, the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees Claims Act, patents, copyrights, trademarks, rights in data, and other forms of intellectual property. (2) The Branch of General Legal Services has responsibility for legal matters related to budget, finance, personnel policy, conflicts of interest, FOIA, the Federal SOL-33 1960 Advisory Committee Act, the Privacy Act, rule making, and all other related and general matters not specifically the responsibility of any other branch. The Branch also has responsibility for providing legal Services to the Endangered Species Committee and the Department's Designated Agency Ethics Official. The Branch of Personnel Litigation and Civil Rights has responsibility for legal matters related to the areas administered by the Office for Equal Opportunity, including internal complaints, Title VI matters, and minority business enterprise matters; personnel and equal employment opportunity litigation; and labor relations. The Division of Indian Affairs is responsible for legal matters related to the programs and activities of the Bureau of Indian affairs. In addition, the Division provides legal assistance and counsel to the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs. The Division has an Associate Solicitor, Deputy Associate Solicitor, and four branches, each headed by an Assistant Solicitor. (1) (2) (3) (4) The Branch of Water and Power has responsibility for legal matters related to BIA programs and activities with respect to water rights and hydroelectric power. The Branch of Trust Responsibility has responsibility for advising the Secretary in the Secretary's capacity as trustee over lands and minerals owned by Indian Tribes and individual Indians. The Branch is responsible for legal matters related to the acquisition and management of lands held in trust for the benefit of Indian Tribes and individual Indians, including the use, leasing, sale, and conservation of these trust assets as well as breach of trust litigation; management of trust funds held by Indian Tribes and individuals, including accountings and litigation concerning accountings; environmental issues arising in connection with trust lands, and protecting a preserving tribal cultural resources. The Branch of Tribal Government and Alaska has responsibility for legal matters related to BLA tribal governmental programs and activities. In addition, the Branch is responsible for boundary, zoning, and taxation disputes; issues concerning Federal, State, and tribal jurisdiction; and implementation of the Indian Civil Rights Act and the Rancheria Termination Act. The Branch of General Indian Legal Activities has responsibility for legal matters related to BIA programs and activities other than those assigned to other branches. These matters include gaming, self-determination and self-government, education, social services, and economic development. The Division of Land and Water Resources is responsible for legal matters related to the programs and activities of the Bureau of Reclamation and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), other than legal matters concerning BLM's mineral programs. In addition, the Division provides legal assistance and counsel to the Assistant Secretary - Water and Science; the Assistant Secretary - Land and Minerals Management; and with respect to matters concerning SOL-34 1961 federal facilities compliance and operation of the Central Hazardous Materials Fund, the Assistant Secretary - Policy, Management and Budget. The Division has a Deputy Solicitor and three branches, each headed by an Assistant Solicitor. (1) The Branch of Public Lands has responsibility for legal matters related to BLM land management functions, including land acquisitions, disposals, surveys, boundaries, withdrawals, classification, rights-of-way, trespass, land titles, grazing, forest management, law enforcement, and wilderness. (2) The Branch of Water and Power has responsibility for legal matters related to BOR programs and activities, including contracting for water delivery, repayment, and operation and maintenance; hydropower development; water research and technology; water policy; and water rights. (3) The Branch of Federal Facilities Compliance has responsibility for legal matters related to cost recovery involving the Central Hazardous Materials Fund and environmental compliance and cleanup activities at federal facilities administered by the Department, including coordination with the Environmental Protection Agency and with the Department’s Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration program. The Division of Mineral Resources is responsible for legal matters related to the programs and activities of the Geological Survey, other than those related to its Biological Research Division, the Minerals Management Service, and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, as well as legal matters concerning BLM's mineral programs. The Division is also responsible for legal services pertaining to programs and activities of the Department related to the Law of the Sea and international law affecting marine minerals, pollution, and related matters. The Division provides legal assistance and counsel to the Assistant Secretary - Water and Science and the Assistant Secretary - Land and Minerals Management. The Division has an Associate Solicitor, Deputy Associate Solicitor, and three branches, each headed by an Assistant Solicitor. (1) The Branch of Royalty and Offshore Minerals has responsibility for legal matters related to MMS programs and activities. The Branch is also responsible for legal matters related to international marine minerals, international and national boundaries, international pollution matters, and other Law of the Sea, Outer Continental Shelf, and international matters; enforcement of federal and Indian mineral lease royalty and other financial obligations; and mineral leasing laws and the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982. (2) The Branch of Onshore Minerals has responsibility for legal matters related to the mineral programs of BLM and USGS, except matters pertaining to international marine minerals and the Outer Continental Shelf. SOL-35 1962 (3) The Branch of Surface Mining has responsibility for legal matters related to OSM programs and activities, including regulatory programs, enforcement and collections, and abandoned mine land reclamation. The Division of Parks and Wildlife is responsible for legal matters related to the programs and activities of the National Park Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Biological Research Division of the USGS. In addition, the Division provides legal assistance and counsel to the Assistant Secretary - Fish and Wildlife and Parks and the Assistant Secretary - Water and Science. The Division has an Associate Solicitor, Deputy Associate Solicitor, and three branches, each headed by an Assistant Solicitor. (1) The Branch of Parks and Recreation has responsibility for legal matters related to NPS programs and activities and for legal matters related to the programs and activities of NPS's National Capital Region and the United States Park Police. (2) The Branch of Fish and Wildlife has responsibility for legal issues related to the programs, activities, and policies of the Department and the Department's Fish and Wildlife Service concerning conservation, the preservation of migratory birds, fish, other kinds of endangered species, game and marine mammals, and their habitats throughout the United States, its possessions and territorial waters; the protection, management, and use of natural and cultural resources within the National Wildlife Refuge System; and interaction and liaison between the Department and other Federal and state agencies, foreign countries and international organizations. (3) The Branch of Environmental Restoration has responsibility for the resolution of legal problems which involve the programs, activities, and policies of the Department and the various agencies within the Department when related to natural resource restoration. The Division of Administration’ The Office of Ethics', which is part of the Immediate Office of the Solicitor, is responsible for Department-wide for implementation of the Ethics in Government Act and other applicable ethics statutes, Executive Orders, and regulations. The Office oversees the Department's nationwide ethics program, providing advice on ethics issues, developing and disseminating Departmental policy and guidance on ethics and conflict of interest matters, and serving as the Department’s liaison with the Office of Government Ethics. Regions and Field Offices. The following paragraphs describe the field organization and client assignments of the Office of the Solicitor. To the extent practicable, legal services are provided based on bureau regional boundaries, rather than Office of the Solicitor regional boundaries. Because regional boundaries vary from bureau to bureau, the actual areas served by the ° In-depth description of the Division of Administration is on pages SOL21 – SOL22. “More in-depth description of the Ethics Office is on pages sof.45–sola8. SOL-36 1963 Solicitor's Regional and Field Offices overlap to a considerable extent, with the result that more than one Regional or Field Solicitor's Office may handle legal matters for different bureaus within a single state. In addition, Regional and Field offices are responsible for legal matters arising in Departmental offices within their jurisdiction, including all elements of the Office of the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary-Policy, Management, and Budget, and organizations affiliated with the Department. A. The Alaska Region is responsible for legal matters involving all bureaus except OSM in Alaska. The Regional Office is located in Anchorage, Alaska. B. The Northeast Region is responsible for legal matters involving all bureaus except BIA in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia; legal matters involving all bureaus except NPS in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin; and legal matters involving specific bureaus in Iowa (BIA, FWS, and USGS), Kentucky (OSM), Missouri (FWS), Nebraska (BIA), North Dakota (BIA), South Dakota (BIA), and Tennessee (OSM). The Regional Office is located in Newton Corner, Massachusetts, and Field Offices are located in Fort Snelling, Minnesota, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. C. The Pacific Northwest Region is responsible for legal matters involving all bureaus in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington; and legal matters involving the BIA in Southern Alaska (Metlakatla) and northwestern Montana (Flathead Indian Reservation). The Region also handles legal matters for the PNW Region of BOR extending into northwestern Montana, and for Region I of the FWS, it handles legal matters in Hawaii and the Pacific Islands. The Regional Office is located in Portland, Oregon, and a Field Office is located in Boise, Idaho. D. The Pacific Southwest Region is responsible for legal matters involving all bureaus in California and Nevada; and legal matters involving specific bureaus in Alaska (OSM and USGS), Hawaii (NPS and USGS), Idaho (OSM), Oregon-Klamath Basin (BOR), Pacific Islands (NPS and USGS), Washington (OSM and USGS). The Regional Office is located in Sacramento, California, and Field Offices are located in Palm Springs, California, and San Francisco, California. E. The Intermountain Region is responsible for legal matters involving all bureaus except FWS and OSM in Utah; legal matters involving all bureaus except FWS, NPS, and OSM in Arizona; legal matters for BOR in Nevada and California (BOR Lower Colorado Region) and Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas (BOR Upper Colorado Region); legal matters for BIA in Nevada (BIA Eastern Nevada Field Office and Western Nevada Agency) and New Mexico (BIA Navajo Regional Office); and legal matters for BLM in Nevada (shared with the Pacific Southwest Region). The Regional Office is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and a Field Office is located in Phoenix, Arizona. F. The Rocky Mountain Region is responsible for all legal matters involving the BLM in Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming; all legal matters involving the Bureau of Reclamation Great Plains Region (located east of the SOL-37 1964 Continental Divide in Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana, and in Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas); all legal matters involving FWS Region VI (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming); legal matters involving the NPS in Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana (with the exception of Big Hole Battlefield—Nez Perce), Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, and NPS concessions contract matters in Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah, and legal matters involving subject matter oversight and coordination of the various Solicitor’s Office services to the Regional Director, Intermountain Region, NPS; all legal matters involving the BIA in Montana (with the exception of the Flathead Indian Reservation) and Wyoming; all legal matters involving the Central Region of the USGS; and all legal matters coordinated through OSM Western Regional Coordinating Center. The Regional Office is located in Lakewood, Colorado and a Field Office is located in Billings, Montana. G. The Southeast Region is responsible for legal matters involving all bureaus in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and the Virgin Islands; legal matters involving all bureaus except MMS in Louisiana; and legal matters for specific bureaus in Arkansas (FWS and OSM), Connecticut (BLA), Illinois (OSM), Indiana (OSM), Iowa (OSM), Kansas (OSM), Maine (BIA), Massachusetts (BIA), Missouri (OSM), New York (BIA), Oklahoma (OSM), Rhode Island (BIA), Texas (OSM), and Virginia (BIA, BLM, and OSM). The Regional Office is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and a Field Office is located in Knoxville, Tennessee. H. The Southwest Region is responsible for legal matters involving all bureaus in New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas and on the Navajo Reservation, and legal matters involving specific bureaus in Arizona (FWS, NPS, and OSM), Colorado (BIA), Illinois (OSM), Kansas (BIA and BLM), Louisiana (MMS), and Missouri (BIA). The Regional Office is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Field Offices are located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Tulsa, Oklahoma. SOL-38 1965 ETHICS OFFICE ACTIVITY Activity: Ethics Office Fixed Costs & Related | Program 2007 Changes 2005 2006 Changes Changes Budget From 2007 Actual Enacted (+/-) (+/-) Request (+/-) $(000) 1,039 1,051 +46 +0 1,097 +46 FTE 9 9 {} {} 9 0 Summary of 2007 Program Changes: The additional $46,000 is for fixed costs only. Justification of FY 2007 Program Changes: The Ethics staff is responsible for overseeing the Department’s statutorily mandated ethics program. The staff is responsible for implementing the laws, executive orders, regulations and departmental policies concerning conflicts of interest and employee responsibilities and conduct. Ethics Program Overview: The Departmental Ethics Office (DEO) is located within the Office of the Solicitor. The DEO is responsible for overseeing the Department’s statutorily mandated ethics program, and derives its authority directly from the Secretary, who by regulation, is the head of the agency’s ethics program. The DEO is responsible for implementing the laws, executive orders, regulations and departmental policies concerning conflicts of interest and employee responsibilities and conduct (5 C.F.R. § 2638.201-202). The DEO is unique within the Office of the Solicitor, as it has programmatic responsibilities, as well as the rendering of legal advice. The DEO is headed by a Director, who is also the Designated Agency Ethics Official (DAEO). The DAEO is delegated the responsibility to manage and coordinate the Department’s Ethics program. The DEO develops departmental ethics policy to ensure that employees incorporate an awareness of the ethics rules and regulations that apply to Interior employees into their day-to- day management practices. The DEO also ensures the implementation of and compliance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1989, other statutes with ethics provisions, E.O. 12674, government-wide ethics regulations, and the Department’s supplemental ethics regulations and policies governing employee conduct (5 C.F.R. § 2638.202-203). The DEO provides direct services to all employees within the Immediate Office of the Secretary, Policy, Management and Budget, and the Office of the Solicitor. Along with this program requirement, the DEO is responsible for providing oversight and technical assistance to the Department’s eight bureaus to ensure that each of the bureaus' ethics programs are in compliance with all applicable ethics laws, executive orders, and regulations. 5 C.F.R. § 2638,202. SOL-39 1966 The DEO performs a number of tasks that are required to be performed by law or regulation. Additionally, the DEO provides other, broader assistance in a variety of Departmental initiatives to ensure that attention is paid to whether a particular course of action is prudent and in concert The DEO's responsibilities may therefore be categorized as required or as necessary. Comprehensive attention to both types of responsibilities with ethics laws and regulations writ large. is critical to maintaining a robust ethics program throughout the Department. > Required Functions: Oversight and Technical Assistance to Bureaus: Not only is the DEO responsible for performing ethics functions for a broad spectrum of employees, but it is also responsible for ensuring that the Department’s bureaus are properly administering their ethics programs. The regulations require that the DAEO administer a program for periodic evaluation of the ethics program and its components. Currently, the DEO meets this responsibility by convening monthly meetings with the bureaus' headquarters ethics contacts to ensure consistency in the management of the program. Additionally, the DEO secured contract services to perform a program review for one bureau and plans to replicate this in other bureaus. The DEO also provides, from time to time, live workshop training on topics important to the consistent management of the bureaus' ethics programs. Presidential Appointments: The DEO plays a critical role in the clearance process of nominees to Senate-confirmed Presidential appointee positions. The DEO reviews financial documents, consults with the nominees, and recommends appropriate recusals or authorizations to allow the nominees to perform their duties without actual or apparent conflicts of interest. Key in this process is the coordination with the White House Counsel’s Office, and the Office of Government Ethics (OGE). In a Presidential transition year, additional time is spent coordinating and ensuring compliance with the financial disclosure requirements for all political appointees, training these employees, and providing individual counseling on a range of ethics topics essential to the appropriate performance of their official duties. Financial Disclosure: The DEO is responsible for ensuring that the public and confidential financial disclosure reporting requirements are met by the requisite employees. Both levels of financial disclosure require the administration of tracking systems for the collection, review, and certification of the forms in accordance with the time frames set out by regulation (5 C.F.R.S SOL-40 1967 2634.601-607; $ 2634,901-909). Additionally, any remedial action required as a result of review and certification of these forms must be administered by the DEO or respective bureau ethics program. Such remedial actions include divestiture, recusals, or authorization, all of which require a determination in accordance with criminal statutes and administrative regulations. Department-wide, there are approximately 13,000 filers of some level of financial disclosure. All forms require technical as well as more stringent financial conflict of interest review and certification. • Training: The DEO is responsible for providing new employee ethics training as well as annual training for all filers of the confidential and public financial disclosures. The administration of the ethics training program is in accordance with 5 C.F.R. § 2638.701-708. • Counseling. As required by 5 C.F.R. § 2638.203, the DEO is responsible for maintaining a system for counseling employees on all ethics matters, including interpretations of the criminal financial conflict of interest statutes, the post-employment statute, as well as all standards of conduct regulations (both government- wide and agency-specific). Such system must include adequate documentation of questions raised and advice rendered to provide employees with written advice, but also for purposes of audit and evaluation by the OGE, or in support of an investigation of alleged violations by the Office of Inspector General. • Liaison Role: The DAEO is required to be the agency’s liaison with the OGE for all matters relating to the management of the ethics program (5 C.F.R. § 2638.203(b)). Additionally, the DAEO and ethics staff performs this role with the White House Counsel’s Office, as well as with the Office of Special Counsel. > Necessary Functions: As stated earlier, there are a number of necessary functions performed by the DEO in order to meet its required responsibilities and also for the purpose of furthering the goal of administering a robust and proactive ethics program, which includes prevention, education, identification of violations, and coordination of enforcement actions. Among these necessary functions are: • Act as liaison and technical advisor to the Office of Inspector General. SOL-41 1968 Participate in the work of the Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer workgroup, to ensure that other aspects of the agency's human resources responsibilities include attention to ethics, i.e., working to include ethics management performance standards in supervisors and ethics counselors’ position descriptions. Serve as a co-lead on several Departmental initiatives, such as donations of gifts policy; appropriate identification of ethics considerations for volunteers and special government employees. Work with the Division of General Law on the Federal Advisory Committee Act issues that raise ethics questions, such as the proper designation of members as either representatives or special government employees, and ensuring the administration of financial disclosure requirements for those designated as special government employees. Ensure an adequate system for responding to Freedom of Information Act requests as well as requests for documents or other technical assistance from Congressional Committees. > FY 2005 Accomplishments: Prepared for and participated in a program review conducted by the OGE, which covered the DEO as well as the ethics programs at the United States Geological Survey, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Minerals Management Service. Final program review report identified a number of areas in which the DEO and these bureaus manage their programs well and others that require improvement. Significantly, all 315 pieces of counseling documentation were found to be timely, responsive to the needs of the employees, and consistent with interpretations of regulations and statutes. The DEO was recognized in this review . for the significant efforts it has placed on reviewing all of the Department’s Federal Advisory Committees (of which there are over 100) and Operating Commissions, to ensure compliance with ethics rules on designations of members as representatives or Special government employees. With regard to training, 100% of the political employees in the Department completed annual training and 90% of all other employees completed annual training. Conducted two satellite broadcasts, numerous live classroom sessions, and distributed written materials, all of which were designed to comply with the SOL-42 1969 annual training requirement and to provide employees with choice about the manner in which they wanted to complete the training. Worked as principal policy advisor to the Department on the redrafting and adopting of new guidelines on the acceptance of donations. Additionally, provided the National Park Service (NPS) significant help in redrafting its Director’s Order 21 on donations. Played a lead role in developing protocols for the vetting of large donations to the NPS. Revised and reissued the Employee Ethics Guide for broad distribution among all employees for orientation as well as annual ethics training. Revised and reissued the “How to Run an Ethics Program” guide to all bureau ethics counselors to help promote consistency among all ethics counselors in the administration of the program. Obtained the contract expert services of a former OGE auditor to perform a program review of the Bureau of Indian Affairs ethics program. Secured the services of the National Business Center to create a comprehensive tracking system for financial disclosure and training data, Work began in FY 2005, and significant work toward implementation should occur in FY 2006. > FY 2006 Program Performance: To further improve the consistency of ethics advice and program management in the bureaus, will conduct at least two “Train the Trainer” workshops in Denver and Phoenix to ensure that the maximum number of field counselors may attend. . . All ethics counselors who have responsibility for reviewing and certifying financial disclosure reports are required to receive refresher training once every three years. During this year, both types of training (public and confidential financial disclosure review) are planned. Work with the National Park Service to complete the program review conducted by the OGE and ensure that any recommendations made are responded to and implemented as appropriate. SOL-43 1970 • Continue the efforts toward ensuring consistent and appropriate ethics-related management of all of the Department’s Federal Advisory Committees and Operating Commissions. • Work with the National Conservation Training Center to increase the number of satellite broadcasts aired in this program year to include a topical and timely training on employees’ responsibilities under the Hatch Act (regarding political activity). • Work with the Department's Chief Information Officer to provide ethics and procurement integrity training at the CIO conference. Additionally, serve as principal policy advisor on several high- profile CIO-related policies: use of home computer discounts for employees and software piracy. • Secure the contract services of an ethics program expert to conduct at least one, possibly two more internal program reviews for the purpose of providing baseline data on which to improve in anticipation of reviews to be conducted by the OGE, • The DEO established a working group of ethics counselors to review, revise, and publish amendments to the Department’s supplemental ethics regulations on the approval of outside work and activities. This work is being done to implement a recommendation from the OGE program review conducted in FY 2005. > FY 2007 Program Performance: Since the late 1990’s, the DEO operated with an extremely small staff that was very compartmentalized. New leadership in 2001 and the departure of several long-term employees has provided the much-needed opportunity to develop position management plans, leading to Smarter decisions about hiring. The DEO anticipates hiring additional staff in FY 2006 within base funding, based on these workload studies being used as a tool to effectively hire both attorney and non-attorney staff, as the reorganization of functions supports. With these additional staff, the DEO anticipates having the ability in 2007 to conduct some of its own evaluation work, rather than relying on contractors to perform this role. Additionally, the Smarter use of staff will lead to greater efficiency in the management of the program, providing additional time to ensure consistency across the bureaus in their management of the program. Additionally, in FY 2007, the DEO intends to have completed its implementation of a more comprehensive tracking system for the training and financial disclosure program data discussed in the accomplishments above. SOL-44 s DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS BY OBJECT CLASS (in thousands of dollars) Object Class | 1.1 12.1 21.0 23. 23.2 23.3 Permanent positions Personnel benefits: civilian Travel & transportation of persons Rental payments to GSA Rentat wn. to others Communications, utilites, and miscellaneous charges Other services Supplies and materials Equipment Total Appropriations Fixed Costs & Related Changes Program Changes * corrects minor errors in the MAX database discovered after agency lockout. 2006 Enacted (+/-) (+/-) 2007 Request FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount 374 34,650 0 782 () 0. 374 35,432 0 8,750 0. 509 {} 0 0 9,259 0 550 () 0 0 0 0 550 0. 3,200 () 596 () 0 0 3,796 + 0 2,000 () {} O 0 O 2,000 * 0. 1,180 0 0 O 0 0. 1, 180 0 3,400 0 460 0 0. 0 3,860 () 533 0 () (3 0 () 533 () 361 0 0 () -245 0 146 + 374 54,624 0 2,346 0. -215 374 56,755 : 1972 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR PROGRAM AND FINANCING (in millions of dollars) 2005 2006 2007 identification Code 14-0 #07-01-306 Actual Estimate Estimate Obligations by program activity: 00.0] Direct program 52 55 57 09.00 Reimbursable program 8 9 8 30.00 Total new obligations 60 64 65 Budgetary resources available for obligation: 22.00 New budget authority (gross) 60 64 66 23.95 Total new obligations -60 -64 –65 23.98 Unobligated balance expiring or withdrawn -2 . . . . . . . . . . . New budget authority (gross) detail: Discretionary: 40.00 Appropriation 52 56 57 40.33 Appropriation permanently reduced (HR 2863) . . . . . . . -i . . . . . . . 40.35 Appropriation permanently reduced - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,00 Appropriation (total discretionary) 51 55 57 Spending authority from offsetting collections: Discretionary: 68.00 Offsetting collection (cash) 2 9 9 68. 0 Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (unexpired) 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.90 Spending authority from offsetting collections & (totai discretionary) 9 9 9 70.00 Total new budget authority (gross) 6{} 64 66 Change in obligated balances: 72.40 Obligated balance, start of year -2 -5 –4 73.10 Total new obligations - 60 64 65 73.20 Total outlays (gross) -60 -63 -66 74.00 Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (unexpired) -7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.10 Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (expired) 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.40 Obligated balance, end of year -5 –4 ~5 Outlays (gross), detail: 86.90 Outlays from new discretionary authority 60 60 62 86.93 Outlays from discretionary balances * * * * * * * 3 4 87.00 Total outlays (gross) 60 63 66 {Offsets: Against gross budget authority and outlays. 88.00 Federal sources -6 .9 -9 Against gross budget authority only: 88.95 Change in uncollected customer payments from Federal sources (unexpired) -7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.96 Portion of offsetting collections (cash) credited to expired accounts 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Net budget authority and outlays: 89.00 Budget authority 5 55 57 90.00 Outlays 53 54 57 SOL-46 1973 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR OBJECT CLASSIFICATION (in million of dollars) Identification Code 14-0107-01-306 * tº. º Direct Obligations 11.1 Full-time permanent 34 35 35 12.1 Civilian personnel benefits 8 9 9 21.0 Travel and transportation of persons l | 23.1 Rental payments to GSA 2 3 6 * 23.2 Rental payments to others 2 2 ............ + 23.3 Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges } 1 } 25.2 Other Services 3 3 4 26.0 Supplies and materials I } I 31.0 Equipment ............. ............ ........... *r 99.0 Direct obligations 52 55 57 99.0 Reimbursable obligations 8 9 8 99.9 Total new obligations so 64 65 * corrects minor errors in the MAX database discovered after agency lockout. SOL-47 1974 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR PERSONNEL SUMMARY - • 2005 2006 2007 Identification Code 14-0107-01-306 Actual Estimate Estimate Direct: 1001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment 366 374 374 Reimbursable: 2001 Civilian full-time equivalent employment 42 42 42 408 416 416 SOL-48 1975 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR EMPLOYEE COUNT BY GRADE FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Actual Estimate Estimate Executive Level IV | 1 l Subtotal 1 1 l SES 18 19 21 GS-15 77 79 80 GS-14 192 197 198 GS-13 29 32 30 GS-12 15 15 14 GS-1 1 12 12 | | GS-10 () () () GS-9 | 0 14 14 GS-8 8 6 7 GS-7 39 35 34 GS-6 12 12 12 GS-5 3 2 2 GS-4 () {} () Subtotal 397 404 402 Total employment (actual/projected) at end of fiscal year 416 424 424 SOL-49 1976 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR Reimbursable Positions (in thousands of dollars) FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 Bureau of Indian Affairs Legal support, Office of Economic Development | 15 138 | 45 Legal support, licensing of FERC projects 125 | 61 | 68 Employee detailed to Division of Transportation |25 {} 0 Legal support, San Carlos Irrigation Project j40 } 63 {} Legal support, realty matters 25 28 31 Legal support, Indian trust funds - } 45 139 153 Legal support, Departmental policies for Indian Affairs issues 0. () 72 Legal support, restoration of land 0 27 44 Legal support, review and examine land titles 0 28 45 Legal support, Stockbridge-Munsee Reservation issues () 20 74 Legal support, land and water resources issues 130 345 372 Subtotal 805 1,049 1,104 Bureau of Land Management Legal support, implementation of rangeland reform and related litigation () } 81 190 Legal support, water rights issues 160 78 84 Legal support, Trans Alaska Pipeline System 295 173 178 Legal support, processing tort claims } 40 54 60 {legal support, Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act implementation 150 #66 177 Legal support - 0 110 156 Legal support 0 0 300 Subtotal 745 762 1,145 SOL-50 1977 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR Reimbursable Positions (in thousands of dollars) • FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 Bureau of Reclamation Legal support, water law issues 150 225 239 Legal support, stream adjudications, contracts, and water rights issues 130 #03 11 : Legal support, Reclamation issues ł 15 46? 508 Legal support, Central Valley Project water service contracts, Centeral Valley Improvement Act implementation, and water quality standards for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary and Calfed process 295 174 175 Legal support, Reclamation law, NEPA, and ESA } 40 156 172 Legal support, Gila River Indian Community distribution system for the Central Arizona Project and development of Colorado River management criteria and compliance activity 140 #23 141 Legal support, Boulder Canyon Project Act () {} 195 Legal support, Boulder Canyon Project Act 0 {} 150 Subtotal 970 1,242 1,691 Fish and Wildlife Service Legal support, FWS law enforcement issues *. 80 88 75 Legal support, ESA/habitat conservation plans 160 175 {} Legal support, natural resource damages { 00 89 0 Legal support, water rights issues 275 169 175 Legal support, realty matters 70 84 94 Legal support, Alaska subsistence ! 50 | 7 | 183 Legal support, refuge mgt and land acquisitition matters () 0 84 Subtotal 835 776 61 | Indian Arts and Crafts Board Legal Support, Indian Arts and Crafts Act enforcement I 30 {) 0 Mineral Management Service Legal support, royalty management issues 130 180 57 Legal support 0 {} 73 Legal support 0 {} 82 Subtotal 130 180 212 National Business Center Legal support, NBC issues #38 #45 150 SOL-51 1978 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR Reimbursable Positions (in thousands of dollars) National Park Service Legal support, Presidio Legal support, water rights issues Legal support, South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Legal support, legal research legal support, issues related to use of water from Cape Cod National Seashore and Assateague Island Legal support, Mojave National Preserve and Golden Gate National Recreation Area issue - Legal support, park System resource damages Legal support, Yosemite National Park issues Legal support, NPS issues Subtotal Office of Surface Mining Legal support, OSM issues Office of the Secretary Employees detailed to Working Group on Indian Water Rights Settlements Legal support, Everglades restoration Legal support, Office of Special Trustee for American Indians Legal support, HAZMAT compliance Subtotal TOTAL REIMBURSEMENTS FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 } 70 | 8 | () ! 65 | 85 | 92 195 {} () 40 45 15 80 88 75 180 ! 07 1 15 ł00 1 i 8 0 80 22 84 0 148 | 60 1,010 894 641 0 175 () º 0 70 77 38 | 275 186 2,300 2,353 2,686 420 688 749 3,101 3,386 3,698 7,864 8,609 9,252 SOL-52 1979 # The United States Department of the interior and Performance information Fiscai Year 2007 º " - 1980 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERFOR OFFICE OF INPSECTOR GENERAL FISCAL YEAR 2007 BUDGET JUSTIFICATION TABLE OF CONTENTS Organization Chart......................................................................... General Statement.......................................................................... Overview of FY 2006 Budget Request....... tº $ tº tº 4 p tº a ſº a tº a tº it e º º a tº a s a a s is a sº a tº v is sº * * * * * * * * * * * OIG Performance and Results – Highlights............................................. President’s Management Agenda......................................................... Justification of Program and Performance by Activity: Audits..................................................................... Investigations............................................................ Administrative Services and Information Management * * * * * * * * * Summary of Budgetary Changes...................................................... Summary of Requirements by Object Class.......................................... Program and Financing.................................................................. Employee Count by Grade............................................................... Appendix I – OIG Performance Output in FY 2003, 2004 and 2005............... Appendix II – Section 405 of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act............* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . . . . . Appendix III - Appropriation Language and Citation.............................. 'Appendix IV - OIG Mandatory Audit Activities.................................... 1981 OIG Organization Chart - Associatelnspector General unsel --- - Office of General Couns Deputy Inspector General for Whistleblower Protection D I - - isistantins Assistant Inspector Assistant Inspector Assis n pººr --- - General for Administrative General for General for Services and vestigations Audits ; :--> Investigatio Audi information Management Deputy Principal Deputy insin- - Deputy Assistant Assistant Assistant º Inspector General º Chief. inspectºr Inspector imperºr for Audits- insectºr informatiah General for General ſor ºal Headquarters §. Officer Program integrity Investigations Operations | | L - | = f º pred Techno Program ‘. Evaluations and pºsiº integrity ºn, Management Division Lakewoºd, CO Services Albuquerque, NM Heſtºn WA º H - uttian Western Region Western Region External --, - R º sºmeºA Operations Sacramºtº, CA Audits *. sº Pºrtland. QR Bivision Honºlulu. H. Division "tº Divisian Honºlulu, Hi S. Thºmas. Wi Reston, VA - —l Central Regiºn Eastern Region Northern Regi Financial Lakewood CG º: GA St. Paul, º Personnel Management Albuquerque, NM Herºn, WA Rapid City, SD Security Divisiºn Tulsa.0K New Yo: NY Bílings. MT - Operatiºns º: "t Division 1982 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL GENERAL STATEMENT The mission of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) is to promote excellence, accountability and integrity in the programs, operations, and management of the Department of the Interior (DOI). The OIG is responsible for independently and objectively identifying risks and vulnerabilities that impact DOI’s ability to accomplish its mission. We are required to keep the Secretary and the Congress fully and currently informed about problems and deficiencies relating to the administration of departmental programs and operations. Our mandate addresses the public’s demand for greater accountability and integrity in the administration of government programs and also addresses the demand for programs that work better, cost less, and get the results that Americans care about most. We target our resources toward DOI’s most serious management and program challenges, and high-risk areas vulnerable to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement. Our mission and its corresponding goals, objectives, and strategies are tied directly to DOI’s major goals and responsibilities. Our annual performance measures and targets are strategically chosen to ensure that we are held accountable for keeping critical issues on the “radar screen” of decision-makers on a real-time basis. They are also designed to gain greater insight into the impact of our recommendations and to show whether the intended outcome or results are being achieved. By continually highlighting critical issues and offering suggestions and recommendations as they arise, we significantly increase the likelihood that DOI will achieve its desired short- and long-term outcomes and results. ºntº The OIG accomplishes its mission by conducting audits, evaluations, investigations, and assessments relating to DOI’s programs and operations. We continue to develop new and innovative approaches for increasing the effectiveness of our products and services. At the same time, the Inspector General (IG) continues to elevate OIG's internal standards of operation and 2 1983 to reassess the organizational structure so it best meets the needs of our customers. The IG continues to emphasize the need for a dynamic organization, escalating efforts to further empower staff to deliver superior and timely products and services, conduct more effective performance planning and measurement, and link resources with results for better decision making. 1984 OVERVIEW OF 2007 BUDGET REQUEST FY 2007 BUDGET REQUEST PACKAGE SUMMARY (dollars in thousands) Budget Activity/Subactivities 2005 2006 2007 || Change from Program Elements Enacted bnacted Request 2006 (dollar and * , , - percent) Audits $16,270 $16,725 $17,748 $1,023 (6%) Investigations $13,529 $14,130 $14,728 $598 (4%) ASIM $7,476 $7,686 $8,223 $537 (7%) FTE 265 269 279 10 (4%) Performance and Cost Summary $37,275 $38,541 $40,699 $2,158 (6%) FY 2007 Budget Request The total FY 2007 funding request for the OIG is $40,699,000. Our budget request is comprised of the following: EZ. An increase of $1,147,000 for fixed costs. [...] An increase of $1,011,000 for program funding includes Program Reviews and Assessments, Benchmarking and using Best Practices, keeping security clearances current, upgrading and enhancing computer equipment and Software, and leadership and technical training. Performance Budget Overview The OIG’s Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan are directly tied to the Department's major responsibilities and objectives and identify issues and recommended solutions to its most serious management challenges. Our activities are designed to not only address key program weaknesses and vulnerabilities but also include efforts designed to educate departmental employees and managers on how to avoid and correct problems and weaknesses. Through our audits, evaluations, investigations and assessments, our goal remains to improve the economy, efficiency, effectiveness and integrity of the Department's programs by proactively detecting and preventing fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement. 1985 Performance Budget Budgeting for Performance In our endeavor to be a results-oriented organization, the IG has established a formal monthly review process to maximize the efficient and effective use of resources. The budget base is translated into planned expenditure levels, and during our monthly reviews, the expenditure levels and results are evaluated to ensure they support the IG's highest priorities and budget efforts. We assess performance outcomes and review obligation and expenditure rates against the recommended goals. If the planned funding levels, which have been aligned with the IG’s goals and objectives, are not spent according to the strategy, the IG will redirect the funds to ensure that the highest priority work is accomplished. We utilize Activity Based Costing (ABC) data as a key strategic performance management resource for monitoring business operations more accurately with the goal of improving business planning and decision making. Annually we assess our program accomplishments and develop our budget justification submission to reflect our mission requirements. Accordingly, the FY 2007 budget request is a direct result of this thorough analysis of the budget base and reflects only those critical budget requirements that cannot be offset by internal program adjustments. Our Strategic Plan is the overarching framework for our performance budget, and will be revised in FY 2006. The revised Strategic Plan will update performance measures and targets and any changes to our strategic goals, the means and strategies used to achieve those goals, and key external factors. Cost and Performance. In FY 2005, we continued the management aspects for our ABC system which was implemented in FY 2004. This system captures and analyzes our costs, which has enhanced our ability to quantify how mission requirements consume resources. Senior Management has used analysis on the first year baseline costs to implement resource change and use as a tool for individual and managerial performance reviews. Specifically, combined with projected budgets, ABC was used to determine workload in specific offices, while realigning personnel through transfers to meet the workload identified through the ABC analysis. This has allowed our resources to align with the OIG strategic goals and work plans and to shift resources to maximize the dollars within our current appropriation. - With baseline information, the costs for FY 2005 were captured to verify the initial assumptions and managers are responsible for reviewing processes and procedures within each office and following the developed performance measures as reflected on our previous submissions. 1986 OIG Performance and Results - Highlights FY 2007 SUMMARY OF BUDGET CHANGES TABLE (dollars in thousands) Description - Budget TY 2006 Enacted $38,541 Fixed cost changes $1,147 Audits $721 Investigations $0 Administrative Services & Information Management $290 Total FY 2007 Request $40,699 Increase from FY 2006 $2,158 President's Management Agenda The OIG continues to provide oversight of DOI’s progress in addressing the President’s Management Agenda (PMA) government-wide initiatives. In addition, the OIG recognizes that these initiatives can be the foundation for management excellence. In an effort to be a results- oriented organization, we are dedicated to improving our own internal management and performance processes to achieve our mission goals. The OIG frequently evaluates its own internal standards of operations, conducts performance reviews, and reassesses the organizational structure. The OIG also emphasizes the need for a dynamic, flexible organization that is guided by results and ties individual performance ratings to organizational performance. The OIG’s Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plans are directly tied to DOI’s major responsibilities and objectives and its major management challenges. These strategic documents are intended to provide a comprehensive vision for effectively managing our resources and making the most progress toward oversight of DOI’s most serious management and program challenges. BA Strategic Management of Human Capital In FY 2005, we continued to make great strides in the area of Human Capital. We have in place a comprehensive Human Capital Strategy which aligns our human resources with OIG’s mission and objectives. This strategic plan will ensure that the OIG can meet the required staffing needs over the next 5 years. In an effort to be prepared for the anticipated attrition of workers approaching retirement age, we are focusing on the following key efforts to address this impending loss of talent as well as working to create an environment to attract new talent. Human Resource Planning. We have taken a proactive approach in human resource planning to ensure that we have the right mix of employees in the right place with the right competencies to meet mission requirements. We have developed a succession plan identifying key senior positions that will be vacated within the next 5 years so that we can prepare the next line of future leaders. To prepare our future leaders, we have established a formal leadership 6 1987 development program. This program provides our future leaders with a formal mentor, required leadership or technical training, and a developmental assignment to strengthen/gain competencies. We are confident that this program will help reduce attrition of our top performers and will help prepare our high potential employees for future critical leadership and technical positions. Attract and Retain Top Talent. We are committed to using flexibilities and benefits approved by Congress to help attract top talent. This includes the use of recruitment, relocation and retention bonuses as well as student loan repayment flexibilities. We are also encouraging the use of Work/Life Balance initiatives including the use of flextime and ability to telework. We are actively working to replenish our workforce with promising college graduates through the Federal Career Intern Program. Adding entry level positions into our workforce will ensure that we have the right mix of employees as well as infusing fresh, new ideas into the organization. Furthermore, to understand why employees are leaving the OIG, we have developed an electronic exit survey and are monitoring comments and developing plans to improve the organization as a whole. Training and Development. We are taking an aggressive role in employee training and development which is also a key to retaining top talent. We understand that creating an atmosphere that encourages continuous learning will help our employees to do their jobs better as well as help them prepare for future responsibilities and challenges. Performance Management. We have recently improved our performance management system to clearly distinguish high performing employees from average and below average employees. This system will reward our top performers and address performance problems. Furthermore, from this realistic assessment of employee performance, we will develop individual training and development strategies to help employees meet organizational goals. Performance Measures. We have developed Human Resources Performance Measures to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of our HR organization. We will be monitoring our performance relating to recruitment, selection, recognition, retention, employee relations, performance management and training and development. This valuable information will help us to devise improvement strategies to ensure we meet our organizational and human capital goals. Ed Competitive Sourcing As Chair of the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency (PCIE) Competitive Sourcing Roundtable and a leader within the community, the IG continues to examine cost effective alternatives to keep both the Secretary and the Congress informed about deficiencies and corrective measures in the Department’s programs and operations without compromising the substantial autonomy statutorily mandated to the OIG. We employ individuals in activities identified as inherently governmental and commercial in nature to provide a blend of services to independently and objectively identify risks and vulnerabilities that directly impact, or could impact, the Department’s ability to accomplish its mission. The OIG is committed to providing the highest quality products and services at the best value, and we recognize that competitive sourcing can be an effective tool for reducing cost and improving the quality of service delivery. We identified the majority of our commercial positions eligible for competition in FY 2003 and FY 2004, and periodically assess our in-house business processes and re-evaluate the commercial activities we perform. As a result, cost-effective alternatives have been identified for certain auditing, information technology, and human resource functions. 7 1988 EZ Financial Performance As a recognized leader of innovative system implementation, OIG’s Financial Management Division continues to set the pace with respect to accountability, effectiveness, and efficiency. [Z Expanding E-Government The OIG evaluates DOI’s implementation of the administration's E-Government . initiatives to integrate agency operations and information technology investments. The OIG has made recommendations to improve security of the DOI managed E-Government site. 1989 PERFORMANCE PLAN AND MEASURES The OIG is striving to be as effective and efficient as possible. We strategically establish yearly performance measures, targets and results that we want to achieve and hold our managers accountable for their products and services via our new five-tiered performance management system. The overall objective is better management of our activities and achieving better results. We have a series of simple measures for our key business areas that measure performance of our efforts and can be translated into the results of our activities. In order to ensure that our internal administrative and IT services are effective and efficiently delivered, we conduct yearly surveys to help better understand our strengths and weaknesses. From this information, we conduct management improvement initiatives to address customer issues and concerns and to improve overall efficiency and effectiveness in the OIG. Audits and Evaluations: Description of Measures End Outcome Measures Basis for Measures All Audit Products Completed Within Ensures that audit products are timely and meaningful to current conditions. ! Year Audit and Evaluation Selection De €nt. Key Performance Measures and Indicators Focuses efforts on Department-wide discretionary audits and evaluations as delineated in the OłG's strategic plan to ensure that audits and evaluations have the widest impact on the Ensures that performance goals of DOI are being developed, and evaluated. However, we will activities and ensuring adoption of corrective actions. GPRA Evaluations Completed evaluate other possible measures, such as customer satisfaction, to replace the GPRA measure since we had a 100 percent achievement on this measure. - lati Verifies that the Department effectively implements recommendations in a timely fashion. : *:º Thendations implementation of recommendations is a critical part in determining the effectiveness of audit The following Performance Measurement chart reflects the OIG’s Performance Plan and Results for FY 2005: Audits and Evaluations: Performance Plans and Measures {'hange in End {}u M - Performance long-term { }utu Oſmº MićaSures 2006 wo Target 2005 Pian 2 º arg 005 Actual 2006 Pian 2007 Plan Planned t2008) 2007 All Audit C{S C leted within * omp 85% 73% 90% 92% +2%, 95% 85% 87% - - - discretionary 87% discretionary 85% discretionary 86% discretionary +1% discretionary Audit and Evaluation Selection 60% 71% discretionary | 60% discretionary 61% discretionary 63% discretionary Dept-wide Dept-wide Dept-wide +2% discretionary Dept-wide t-wide GP E - ed RA Evaluations complet 95% 100% 100% {{)0% 0% 100% Past Audit recommendations - - - - * - implemented 30 verifications 3] verifications 33 verifications 36 verifications +3 36 venfications 1990 Fnd Outcome Measures Investigations: Basis for Measures - Description of Measures Investigations Related to OfC Top Management Challenges Management Advisories Ensures that investigative efforts initiated within the fiscal year targets the Department’s most serious management and program challenges, and high-risk areas vulnerable to fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement. Designed to alert Department management as to how to prevent future crimes and mismanagement. Management advisories are produced and disseminated from the applicable closed investigations within a given fiscal year. Annual Program Integrity (PI) Assesses the Department's law enforcement and security programs to determine if they are running efficiently and effectively so as to protect natural resources, national icons, and Assessments Department employees. Ensures that investigative activities are professional and timely. It is important that reports are Customer Satisfaction well-crafted and easily understood so that DOſ managers can comprehend the investigative results and act on recommendations. Investigations: Performance Plans and Measures Change in Long-term End () M - Performance Tay nd UXutcCºyºt Me 3Stºrcs 2005 Plan 2005 Actual 2(k}6 Plan. 2007 Plan – 20thb to § - Planned 2007 .* Investigations Related to Olć Q.: 9. 0. Top Management Challenges 90% 86% 95% 96% +1% 97% Management Advisories 25% }2% 30% 35% +5% 40% Annual Program integrity (Pi) 2 l 2 3 +l 3 ASSESSTritºntS Customer Satisfaction 92% 94% 94% 95% +1% 96% Administrative and IT Business Areas: Basis for Measure End Outcome Measures Description of Measures Resources Customer Satisfaction in Human Travel Vouchers Turned Aro Days und in 3 All Vendors Bills Paid on Time Ensures that Human Resources Management Division's products and services are professional and timely. These products and Services are critical in supporting our workforce infrastructure by providing all aspects of human resource guidance and support to managers and employees. Measures the timeliness of turning around travel vouchers to our customers. With the high volume of travel by OIG employees, prompt travel voucher payments are needed so that employees can pay their credit card balances. Measures the timeliness of paying vendors in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act. Technology Customer Satisfaction in Information Ensures that information Technology Division's products and services are provided professionally and timely. IT services are critical tools that enable auditors and investigators to achieve results in the OIG's core activities. - and Facilities Customer Satisfaction in Procurement Ensures that procurement and facility activities are professional and timely. This measure monitors the success of getting the necessary supplies and equipment to employees that are needed to get their job done. Administrative and IT Business Areas: Performance Plans and Measures i - - Change in End () M Performance laying-term nd Qutcºme Measures º - • 28% to Target 2005 Pl 2005 At 2 rg > *lan - * 2i}{}6 Płaſ) 2007 Plan Planned (2008) - - * 2007 Customer Satisfaction in - Human Resources. l 92% 92% 94% 95% +1% 96% Travel vouchers • Turned around in 3 days 99% .98% 99% 99% 0% 99% All vendors bills paid on time 99% 100% 99% 99% 0% 99% Customersatisfaction in Information Technology 92% | 96% 97% 98% 0% 98% Customer satisfaction in procurement and facilities 92% 89% 94% 95% +1% 96% 10 1991 OIG RESULTS The OIG addresses a broad spectrum of programs, issues, and problems through our audits, evaluations, investigations, and assessments. These span the work of all DOI’s Bureaus and organizations with nearly 70,000 employees and a multi-billion dollar budget. Our work and accomplishments include: Security and Law Enforcement Program Assessments Indian Gaming Issues National Parks Maintenance Indian Schools Issues Compliance with Compact Requirements for Insular Areas National Security Infrastructure Expenditures and Security Activities Land Exchanges and Acquisition Indian Detention Facilities Everglades Modified Water Delivery Projects Oversight of Chief Financial Officers Audit Computer Security — FISMA and Penetration Testing A few specific examples include:. > Indian Lobbying Investigation For over two years the OIG Office of Investigations has been working along with the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Internal Revenue Service on the illegal activities of certain lobbyists and their attempts to improperly influence the actions of Department officials and members of Congress. > Kickapoo Indictments Our investigation resulted in criminal indictments of several high level tribal officials and their family members for their attempts to use more than $900,000 of tribal casino money and credit cards to fund campaign election expenses, purchase furniture, and make other unauthorized purchases, X- Security and Law Enforcement Assessment of the Bureau of Reclamation Our assessment revealed that BOR has made progress with establishing a security program and has managed their security funding well. The assessment also produced 12 recommendations to further improve their relatively new security program, XP NPS Maintenance Our audit found that the National Park Service (NPS) did not accurately capture or report its facility maintenance costs. Consequently, NPS did not know how much was or is being spent on facility maintenance activities. - 1 | 1992 > Hazards at Saginaw Hill and Floyd Bennett Historic Airfield We documented safety hazards at the Saginaw Hill property in Arizona and environmental concerns at Floyd Bennett Historic Airfield in Brooklyn, NY. At the Saginaw Hill site, we were concerned for the public’s health and safety because contaminated mine waste and open mine shafts pose potential dangers to local residents who live in nearby homes or whose children attend an elementary school about one-third of a mile from the site. For our report on Floyd Bennett Field, we felt that the public’s unrestricted access to dilapidated structures and precariously stored hazardous materials posed a threat that required immediate action. > Indian Detention Facilities Our assessment of Indian Country Detention facilities revealed a pattern of mismanagement throughout the detention program. The assessment was used in two Senate Hearings and received considerable media attention, resulting in immediate action by the Department. We continue to monitor the progress with improving the detention facilities’ safety, security, and management. > Management of Hazardous Materials Sites Our audit found that significant deficiencies continue to hamper DOI’s management of hazardous materials sites on its lands. As a result, DOI risks exposing the public to hazardous contaminants and toxic substances. Specifically, our audit found that DOI cannot identify how many contaminated sites are on its lands and does not know if the most critical hazardous sites are being mitigated first. We coordinated our audit with the EPA-OIG because of their extensive experience and expertise with hazardous materials information systems and processes to identify, assess, prioritize, and cost-estimate the mitigation of hazardous waste sites. > DOI Workers’ Compensation Program Overall, we found that management of the DOI's Workers’ Compensation Program was inefficient and ineffective, resulting in workers' compensation cost increasing annually and approaching $60 million in 2003. DOI’s program for returning injured employees to work is at best managed inconsistently, and at worst, subject to abuse by managers seeking an easy way to deal with problem employees. Further, DOI’s program is understaffed, employees lack training, and there is no uniform process for ensuring that costs charged are accurate. We also found an overwhelming lack of awareness and consideration of workers’ compensation fraud during our review. More than 10 percent of the workers’ compensation cases we reviewed had indications of potential fraud or abuse, but no action had been taken by the bureaus. These cases amounted to almost $1.5 million charged to DOI over a 2-year period. 12 1993 > IT Security For Fiscal Year 2005 the OIG completed a number of reviews, audits and evaluations in the area of IT Security to better understand the effectiveness of DOI’s IT Security program for subjects including assessing risks and implementing policies and procedures to reduce risks, testing and evaluating security controls, planning for security throughout the life cycle of systems, planning corrective actions, and training employees and contractors, detecting, reporting, and responding to security incidents. Our work resulted in the issuance of twenty reports with specific recommendations for improvement. We did this through the following: • Conducted FISMA specific evaluations on 17 systems, including three systems operated by contractors, according to instructions from OMB. • Conducted penetration testing on all of DOI’s major networks to identify, attempt exploitation, and document vulnerabilities that could be used to gain access to DOI systems, as well as evaluating DOI’s incident response capabilities. • Conducted field work to assess the effectiveness of management, operational and technical controls in use at DOI’s National Critical Infrastructure Information Systems, • Reviewed and assessed DOI’s Plan of Actions & Milestones program. • Reviewed and assessed DOI’s Certification and Accreditation program. We were able to accomplish a significant amount of work that raised IT Security awareness at the management level, 13 1994 Justification of Program and Performance OFFICE OF AUDITS (dollars in thousands) FY 2006 Fixed/ Program FY 2007 || Change Enacted Related Change Budget from Change Direct (+,-) Request FY 2006 (+/-) (+/-) $(000) $16,725 $302 $721 $17,748 $1,023 FTE 115 tº º 10 125 10 Fixed Costs: $302 Program Change: Benchmarking/Best Practices (5 FTE) $391 Program Reviews and Assessments (5 FTE) $330 Total Program Change $721 Justification of Change; Audits and Evaluations Through Benchmarking/Best Practices We are in an era which demands better performance and accountability in the operation of Government programs. One of the best ways to improve the way we audit and evaluate DOI’s performance is to incorporate benchmarking into these processes. Other public and private entities conduct many of the same programs which are delivered by DOI. These include providing recreation opportunities; leasing oil, gas, and mineral resources; furnishing water for irrigation and power; providing social, economic, and educational services; and regulating mining operations. These and other programs need to be regularly examined to determine whether services are being delivered effectively and efficiently and whether the government is receiving a fair return for use of its resources. By comparing DOI with other organizations, we will be able to identify best practices, gaps in performance, and fresh approaches in program delivery. Five additional FTEs will allow us to create a team of benchmarking specialists who will assist in the conduct of our audits and evaluations, and provide a core expertise for assessing best practices. 14 1995 Program Reviews and Assessments The Department of the Interior has diverse missions and its constantly challenged to set priorities and determine how to allocate resources to achieve strategic goals. The availability of activity-based cost information and performance metrics has facilitated this process. The Program Assessment Rating Tool is another tool that is used by the Department and agencies to better understand program performance, effectiveness, and efficiency. Using these tools, the OIG requests $330,000 and 5 FTE for additional evaluations and reviews of DOI programs. These funds will allow an emphasis on programs scheduled for closer scrutiny regarding performance and budget. These evaluations will enable the DOI to more effectively fulfill its duty to evaluate program effectiveness, efficiency, and performance. The OIG will provide the Department independent reviews and assessments of selected programs to determine whether services are being delivered effectively and efficiently, and whether the government is receiving fair return for use of its resources. Providing the department with quality program reviews will assist the Department in making better operational decisions, help improve strategic and performance planning, and should result in a budget that is more closely aligned with Government Performance Results Act goals. Examples of areas of interest, based on past work, include BIA school construction, planning, and design, and National Park Service maintenance projects. 15 1996 Justification of Program and Performance (dollars in thousands) OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS FY 2006 Fixed Program || FY 2007 Change Enacted Related Change Budget from Change Direct Request FY 2005 (+/-) (+/-) (+/-) $(000) $14,130 $598 $0 $14,728 $598 FTE 90. ** 0. 90 () Fixed Costs: $598 Program Change Total Program Change $598 Justification of Change: Investigations. There is an increase requested for fixed costs ($598,000). The OIG continues to conduct a number of investigative efforts in a broad span of areas encompassing DOI’s activities. For FY 2007, no program increases are requested for the Office of 1997 Justification of Program and Performance Administrative Services & Information Management (ASIM) (dollars in thousands) FY 2006 Fixed/ Program FY 2007 Change Enacted Related Change Budget from Change Direct (+/-) Request FY 2006 (+/-) (+/-) $(000) $7,686 || $247 $290 $8,223 $537 FTE 64 * - 0 64 {} Fixed Costs: $247 Program Change: Keep Security Clearances Current $76 Upgrade and Enhance IT Program $174 Leadership Development Program training $40 Total Program Change $537 Justification of Change: Keep Security Clearances Current Today, about 37 percent of our OIG employees must maintain a secret or higher security clearance. The requested funds will be used to pay for necessary Office of Personnel Management (OPM) background investigations for security clearances. These funds are required to keep current with all security clearances needed for new personnel and to renew existing clearances in FY 2007. By keeping required security clearances current, we will defer the costs of more expensive background investigations that occur when clearances have lapsed. The requested funding of $76,000 is particularly necessary in light of our ongoing oversight of Dors critical infrastructure and expenditure of Homeland Security money to protect the public and nationally important facilities and operations. 17 1998 Information Technology Upgrades and Enhancements To maximize the use of computer work stations, the OIG has established a 4-year operational life cycle for laptop and desktop computers. Systems are generally covered for 3 years under enhanced maintenance agreements. The OIG requests $45,000 to replace over 50 laptops and desktop computers that will have been operated 1 year beyond maintenance coverage. Due to the OIG’s need for independence and objectivity, the OIG has implemented a secure network separate from DOI’s network. This is particularly critical in light of the OIG evaluation under FISMA and our Network Penetration efforts for DOI systems. As part of its contingency planning for its independent network, the OIG requests $50,000 for essential systems and communications equipment. Securing and protecting Information Technology infrastructure has become an integral part of IT operation management. Given the types of data, investigations and audits that the OIG maintains on its systems, it is imperative that we have the necessary funding available for consulting services; testing, remediation of possible deficiencies; enhancement of security operations; upgrades of equipment and software; and renewal of Certification and Accreditation of our IT systems. The OIG requests $79,000 to ensure that its IT infrastructure is maintained with a high level of security. Leadership Development Program Training In support of the Human Capital Management initiative, the OIG has developed a formal succession plan to prepare our organization for the significant level of retirements and attrition that will be occurring over the next few years. To address this significant challenge, an official Mentoring Program has been established. Formal mentoring is a proven effective way to encourage professional development in an organization, enhance learning in the workplace, and prepare employees with high potential for leadership and senior-level technical positions. The requested funds of $40,000 will be used for formal technical and leadership development training. 18 1999 Summary of FY 2007 Budgetary Changes (Dollars in Thousands) FTE__j REQUEST } {} AU£XITS > Benchmarking/Best Practices $391 > Program Reviews and Assessments $330 Total $721 INVESTIGATIONS Total $0 ASIM > Keep Security Clearances Current $76 > Upgrade and Enhance Computer Equipment and $174 Software > Program Leadership and Technical Training $40 Total $290 Total FY 2007 Program Request $1,011 Fixed Costs $1,147 Grand Total Increase From FY 2006 $2,158 Grand Total FTE Increase From FY 2006 } {} 19 2000 Bureau-wide Comprehensive Activity/Subactivity Table Summary of Requirements Comparison by Activity/Subactivity (Dollars in Thousands) Increase (+) / Comparison By FY 2005 FY 2006 Fixed & FY2007 Budget Decrease (-) Activity/ Enacted Enacted Related Changes Request from Subactivity FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE (+/-) FTE Amount FY 2006 FTE Amount Audits 113 16,270 | 15 16 725 --- +302 H25 /7, 748 +} {} + 1,023 Contracted CFO Audits * ** -- -- - - - -- -- -- Investigations 88 13.529 90 14, 130 - + 598 90 14,728 - +598 ASIM 64 7,476 64 7,686 -- + 247 64 8.223 -- +537 Total Requirements 265 37,275 269 38,541 - +1, 147 279 40.699 + [{} +2, 158 Reimbursable Program -- 4,761 --> 5,000 -- -- sº sº 5,000 - -- Total Programs 265 42,036 269 43,541 - +1,147 279 45.699 + 10 +2, 158 Note: The nature of the OIG work requires a close relationship among all the OIG organizational elements. Using a team approach and necessary flexibility to move staff to priority work, it is common to share staff resources between activities. For example, (1) teams consisting of both investigators and auditors are used to address the growing number of high level investigations and audit requests and (2) teams of ASIM experts and auditors are used to address information technology evaluations. As the Department faces complex challenges, the OIG, in many instances, empioys interdisciplinary and cross- functional teams to leverage the inherent strengths and abilities of our human capital to identify and communicate tangible ways the Department can improve. The OIG operates within the total budget levels and FTE guidelines in the most effective and efficient manner to accomplish our mission. 20 2001 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL JUSTIFICATION OF UNCONTROLLABLE AND RELATED CHANGES (Dollar Amounts in Thousands) Additional Operational Costs from 2006 and 2007 January Pay Raises 2006 2006 Budget Revised 2007 Change Change Change 2006 Pay Raise, 3 Quarters in 2006 Budget............... +$588 +$894 NA Amount of pay raise absorbed....................................... [$306] 2006 Pay Raise, 1 Quarter.................................... +243 2007 Change 2007 Pay Raise................................................ +$571 These adjustments are for an additional amount needed in 2007 to fund the remaining 3-month portion of the estimated cost of the, on average, 3.1 percent pay increases effective in January 2006 and the additional costs of funding for an estimated 2.2 percent January 2007 pay increase for GS-series employees and the associated pay rate changes made in other pay series. 21 2002 Other Fixed Cost Changes (Dollar Amounts in Thousands) 2007 Change Employer Share for Health Benefit Pians +$106 The adjustment is for changes in the Federal government’s share of the cost of health insurance coverage for Federal employees. The increase is estimated at 11 percent, the average increase for the past few years, 2007 Change Departmental Working Capital Fund Changes................….......... +$} 13 This change reflects expected changes in the charges for Departmental services and other services through the Working Capital Fund. These charges are displayed in the Budget Justification for Department Management. 2007 Change Rental Payments to GSA and others +$}26 The adjustment is for changes in the costs payable to General Services Administration and others resulting from changes in rates for office and non-office space as estimated by GSA, as well as the rental costs of other currently occupied space. Costs of mandatory office relocations, i.e., relocations in cases where due to external events there is no alternative but to vacate the currently occupied space, are also included. 2007 Change Unemployment Compensation ............................................ +$4 The adjustment is for estimated changes in the costs of unemployment compensation claims to be paid to the Department of Labor, Federal Employees compensation Account, in the Unemployment Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 96-499. 2007 £hange Workers’ Compensation.…..........….......................................... -$16 The adjustment is for actual charges through June 2005, in the costs of compensating injured employees and dependents of employees who suffered accidental deaths while on duty. Costs for 2006 will reimburse the Department of Labor, Federal Employees Compensation Fund, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 8447 (b) as amended by Public Law 94-273, 22 2003 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS BY OBJECT CLASS (Dollar amounts in thousands) Object Class FY 2006 Fixed Costs/ Program Changes FY 2007 Enacted Related Changes FTE Amount Request FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount Personnel compensation - 11.1 Full-time permanent 269 24,845 || -- +814 || + 10 +621 279 26,280 11.3 Other full-time permanent º- - -- - - - - * : - ** - - - - - 11.5 Other personnel compensation --- 372 - - - ºf - - * - I ºr - 372 Total personnel compensation 269 25,217 | -- +814 + 10 +62} | 279 26,652 12.1 Personnel benefits: Civilian 6,000 +106 +98 6,204 21.] Travel/ transportation of persons 1,501 - - - - 1,501 22.0 Transportation of things 80 - * - - 80 23.1 Rental payment to GSA 2,640 +126 - - 2,766 23.2 Rental payment to others 306 - sº - - 306 23.3 Communications, utilities, and misc. charges 299 - * +48 299 24.0 Printing and reproduction 29 - ** +12 29 25.2 Other Services 1,000 +1 13 +2}6 1,329 25.3 Purchases of goods and services from Government • aCCOuniS 1,012 -12 +76 1,076 26.0 Supplies and materials 457 -- tº w ºn 457 |Reimbursable 5,000 5,000 Total Requirements 269 43,541 +1,147 +10 + 1,011 279 45,699 23 2004 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL Program and Financing (in millions) L T. rogram by acti 0.00 Total obli º irect Obligations: 0.01 Direct Program 9.01 Reimbursable program ent Appropriations: |72.40 Obligated balance, start of year f/4.40 Obligated balance, end of year 7.00 Outlays (gross) 90.00 Outlays (net) == F72005 F72003 14–0104-0-306 Actual Estimate FY 2007 Estimate vities: gations 11.101 Full-time permanent 23 25 12.101 Civilian 1.001 Travel and transportation of persons 2 3.100 Rental Payments to GSA 3 5.201 Other Services 1 5.301 Purchase of service from Government f aCCOUIntS 36 3 9.91 Total obli ersonnel Summary: personnel benefits 6 6 ations 44 : 41 : ull-time equivalent employment (direct) 265 269 279 2005 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL EMPLOYEE COUNT BY GRADE FY 2005 Actual FY 2006 Estimate FY 2007 Estimate Executive Level 1 } i SES 8 8 8 SL 1. } } GS-15 38 38 38 GS-14 60 60 60 GS-13 75 77 80 GS-12 32 34 37 GS-11 11 13 15 GS-10 4 4 4 GS-9 19 21 23 GS-8 1 1 1 GS-7 8 9 9 GS-6 1 1 1. GS-5 f 1 l GS-4 {} {} {} GS-3 0 () {} GS-2 0 {} {) Total employment (actual/projected) 260 269 279 End of fiscal year 25 2006 APPENDIX I OIG PERFORMANCE OUTPUT IN FY 2003, FY 2004 AND FY 2005 Below are statistics that were reported in the OIG Semiannual Reports to the Congress, as mandated by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended. This information highlights some OIG activities and outputs and their potential impact on the Department’s programs and operations. Audit Activities FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 Actual Actual Actual Audit Reports Issued, Processed, or Reviewed Internal Audits, Contracts & Grant Audits 63 75 90 Single Audits Processed 441 205% 0+ Single Audit Desk Reviews H 93 Single Audit Quality Control Reviews 5 Total Audit Reports Issued or Processed 504 280 288 Impact of Audit Activities: (dollars in millions)* Lost or Potential Additional Revenues 20.9 $2.0 }.5 Questioned Costs 23.7 8.6 10.3 Recommendations That Funds Be Put To Better Use 118.5 40.9 13.8 Total Monetary Impact 163.1 111.5 25.6 Internal Audit Recommendations Made 357 360 5 i i Internal Audit Recommendations Resolved 282 335 255 Investigative Activities: Cases Opened 320 383 446 Cases Closed 219 306 336 Hotline Calis Received 105 152 172 Impact of Investigative Activities: Indictments/Information 24 36 48 Convictions 28 21 48 Sentencings 3] 26 37 Jail 287 months 279 months 355 months Probation/Supervised Release 1020 months 975 months 1026 months Community Service 1,680 hours 950 hours 204 hours 3: Reductions from FY 03 to zero in FY 05 are based on transfer of the single audit processing function to the Department. We retained the oversight function and conduct desk and quality control reviews to assess the quality of single audits that identify DOI as the principal federal funding agency. ** In FY 2005, Audits focused on cross-cutting issues versus previous audits that focused on individual programs, ie., concessions where DOI’s expenditures are not large. 26 2007 Impact of Investigative Activities (cont): FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 Actual Actual- Actual Criminal Judgements/Restitutions $1,619,500 $3,425,971 $2,200,708 Criminal Investigative Activities: Criminal Matters Referred for Prosecution 38 8 | 76 Criminal Matters Declined 30 20 28 Referrais 4. 2 5 Declinations 2 l 2 Civil Recoveries $56,352,427 $6.767,200 $1,750,000 Administrative Investig ative Activities: Administrative Actions 95 81 96 Administrative Recoveries/Restitutions $27,750 $92,738 $10,738 Contractor Suspensions , I {} 0. Contractor Debarments 3 2 () i {} - 0 Contract Terminations 2008 APPENDIX II SECTION 405 OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT The 2006 Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act includes the following requirement for disclosure of overhead, administrative, and other types of spending: SEC.405. Estimated overhead charges, deductions, reserves or holdbacks from programs, projects, activities, and subactivities to support government-wide, departmental, agency or bureau administrative functions or headquarters, regional or central operations shall be presented in annual budget justifications and subject to approval by the Committees on Appropriations. Changes to such estimates shall be presented to the Committees on Appropriations for approval External Administrative Costs (in thousands of dollars) FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Estimate Department’s - - - Working Capital Fund - Centralized Billings 834.5 877.8 983.4 Fee for Services 506.6 376.0 357.7 The OIG pays external administrative costs through the Working Capital Fund and through additional separate fee for service agreements with the Department. 28 2009 APPENDIX III APPROPRIATION LANGUAGE CITATION Appropriation: Office of the Inspector General For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3. 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3 provides for the establishment of the Office of Inspector General as an independent and objective unit within the Department of the Interior to conduct and supervise audits and investigations related to Departmental programs and operations. Proposed appropriations language changes 1. For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, [$39,116,000] $40,699,000 (Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006) 29 2010 APPENDIX IV OIG MANDATORY AUDIT ACTIVITIES Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act of 1990 and the Government Management Reform Act of 1994 require that Inspectors General audit or arrange for annual audits of agency financial statements; The Single Audit Act of 1984, as amended, requires that Inspectors General review the quality of single audit reports of certain state, local and Indian tribal governments and nonprofit organizations and the conformity of the audit reports with the Act; The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 requires that the Inspector General (IG) for the Department of the Interior (DOI) establish a system to ensure that financial and compliance audits are conducted of each Bureau of Indian Affairs school at least once every three years; The Insular Areas Act of 1982 requires the DOI OIG to establish "an organization which will maintain a satisfactory level of independent audit oversight" in the insular areas of Guam, American Samoa, the U. S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 requires Inspectors General to audit Environmental Protection Agency superfund monies that are directly apportioned to the Department and those monies received through interagency agreements; The General Accounting Office Act of 1996 requires the DOI OIG to audit the Central Utah Project Cost Allocation. (This audit is a one-time effort that will be conducted when the allocation is finalized); The Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 requires Inspectors General to authenticate the detailed accounting of all funds expended by the Department for National Drug Control Program activities during the previous year. (Note: the Department has not reached the program funding threshold for which OIG authentication is required); The Federal Information Security Act of 2002 requires that Inspectors General perform annual evaluations of agency information security programs; The Fish and Wildlife Programs Improvement and National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Act of 2000 requires the DOI OIG to procure biennial audits of the expense incurred by the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for administering the Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration Acts; 30 2011 The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2000 requires Inspectors General to report quarterly on the promptness of their agency’s payments of their water and sewer bills to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority. The Consolidated Appropriations Resolution of 2003 requires the Inspector General of each department to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the department’s policies and procedures to give first priority to the location of new offices and other facilities in rural areas, in accordance with the Rural Development Act of 1972, as amended. 31 2012 2013 ited States Department of the Inter ſae 。) � -№ ſ= Hôr |0|| and Performance informat Fiscal Year 2007 2014 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS BUDGET JUSTIFICATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 Table of Contents Summary Section Overview 1 President's Management Agenda 7 Performance Summary 10 Unified Trust Budget 16 Organization Chart 22 Goal Performance Table 23 2007 Budgetary Changes at a Glance , 29 Federal Trust Programs Appropriation Language Sheet 31 Summary of Requirements 35 Fixed Costs & Related Changes 36 Executive Direction 39 Program Operations and Support - 43 Information Technology....... . 46 Budget, Finance and Administration e 52 External Affairs ....... 55 Trust Review and Audit * 58 Trust Accountability * ... 63 Trust Program Management Center 66 Field Operations 71 Appraisal Services 75 Trust Services 77 Historical Accounting 83 Budget Schedules - - 91 Indian Land Consolidation 97 Trust Funds 105 Exhibit I - Statistics for House Interior Subcommittee Report 111 Exhibit II - Data System Conversion and Data Validation Schedule...................... 112 OST-i 2015 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Performance Budget Overview OVERVIEW OF FY 2007 BUDGET REQUEST (Dollars in Thousands) Budget 2005 2006 2007 2007 Request Authority Actual Estimate Request || Change from 2006 Amount | Percent Current 228,054 222,780 244,485 +21,705 +9.7% Permanent 224,217 241,428 247,905 +6,477 +2.7% Totai 452,271 464,208 492,390 | +28,182 +6.1% FTE's 565 590 605 + 15 +2.5% Note: Current budget authority represents operating funds that are appropriated annually by Congress to the Office of the Special Trustee. Permanent budget authority represents certain funds held by DOI on behalf of Indian tribes, some of which will be transferred to tribes provided certain conditions are satisfied, and are considered U.S. Government funds (see Trust Funds section/tab for more information). The estimate and request columns represent anticipated budget authority. GENERAL STATEMENT In FY 2007, the Department will continue its emphasis on improving services to the beneficiaries of the Indian fiduciary trust. The Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians (OST) will continue its role in the oversight of the fiduciary trust responsibility by monitoring trust reform in accordance with the Comprehensive Trust Management Plan (CTM). The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) — Indian Land Consolidation Office will expand efforts to reduce ownership fractionation. All proposed funding supports the Department’s goal of Serving Communities – Fulfill Indian Fiduciary Trust Responsibilities. The United States Congress has designated the Secretary as the trustee delegate with the responsibility for approximately 56 million acres of land that is owned by American Indians and federally recognized Indian Tribes. Trust Management of these assets includes conserving, maintaining, investing, disbursing, and reporting to individual Indians and tribes on financial asset transactions generated from sales, leasing and other commercial activities on these lands. Through implementation of the CTM improvements in trust beneficiary services, ownership information, management of trust fund assets, and self-governance activities, the Department’s goals will be realized which will further the Serving Communities — Fulfill Indian Fiduciary Trust Responsibilities end outcome goal. OST-1 2016 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Trust Management Reform The CTM contains the framework the Department uses to manage the trust. The strategic goals and business objectives provide direction to improve performance and accountability in Indian trust management as reflected in the Fiduciary Trust Model (FTM), which will continue in 2007. Legislative Reform The Administration’s ongoing efforts to implement trust reform and improve services to beneficiaries include reviewing and revising trust regulations. In 2005, as part of FTM implementation, the Department began reviewing existing regulations and the need for new regulations. This initiative brought together working groups comprising employees from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians, Bureau of Land Management, National Business Center, Office of the Solicitor, Office of Hearings and Appeals, and Office of Historical Accounting. The working groups developed draft regulations to implement the FTM, comply with requirements of the new Probate Reform Act, and streamline trust business processes. As an outgrowth from the workgroup efforts, the Department will consult with Tribes this spring to propose regulations and legislation addressing needed technical corrections and administrative improvements for implementing trust reform, which will continue to improve services to Indian trust beneficiaries. i Interior's legislative proposals, to be addressed in consultation with the Tribes, will focus on issues such as an expedited probate process to reduce probate backlogs; and the authority to create an unclaimed property fund and to close certain accounts with no known address, Small balances, and special deposit accounts, thus reducing the accounting costs and creating efficiencies in management of the trust. Also, the Department will suggest amendments to the American Indian Probate Reform Act to allow the Secretary to initiate the purchase of more highly fractionated interests and parcels, resell the tracts by alienation, and retain any proceeds from the sale to purchase additional highly fractionated lands, thus resulting in further reduction of the fractionation of Indian lands. OST-2 2017 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Fiduciary Trust Model The concept of the FTM follows the AS-Is/To-Be study findings completed in FY 2004. The FTM offers business processes that deliver services to the individual Indian and tribal beneficiaries by standardizing, streamlining, automating, and working in partnership with them. Implementing the FTM thus far includes: developing drafts of interagency handbooks and desk operating procedures that document the standardization and streamlining of the business processes; hiring ------------ - twelve BLM Indian Land Surveyors and initiating the Certified Federal Surveyor program; establishing the division of Indian Probate Hearings (within the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA)), hiring the primary point of contact (Fiduciary Trust Officers) for beneficiaries, and opening the Trust Beneficiary Call Center; implementing lockbox operations and procedures; enhancing the OST Appraisal function through workload management by the National Business Center, Appraisal Services Directorate; developing teams for updating Federal Regulations in support of the FTM and adding a minerals valuation unit to OST Office of Appraisal Services (OAS). FTM Pilot Agencies On June 30, 2005, the implementation of an integrated system to support the trust systems conversion and validation was completed at the BLA Anadarko and Concho agencies. These agencies now utilize the interfaced re-engineered trust processes and systems, the Trust Fund Accounting System (TFAS) and trust title system and trust leasing system, Trust Asset and Accounting Management System (TAAMS). Trust data has been reconciled and validated within these systems, and numerous data system cleanup projects have been completed. This joint effort between BIA, OST staff, and contractors provide a working model of the efficient trust beneficiary organization envisioned by the FTM for nation-wide implementation. New business processes, handbooks, desk operating procedures and training will continue through FY 2006 to fully implement the FTM at these and other BIA agencies. Work continues on these agencies to implement other FTM requirements including revised business processes, standard operating procedures, handbooks, validating metrics, desk operating manuals and new skills training. Trust Beneficiary Call Center In accordance with the beneficiary centered improvements included in the CTM and FTM, OST opened the Trust Beneficiary Call Center on December 3, 2004. The call OST-3 2018 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians center, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a nation-wide, toll free, call center that enables operators to conveniently access information for beneficiaries regarding their trust assets, check the status of a trust service or update Individual Indian Money (IIM) account information. Contracted staff, trained in various trust beneficiary issues and systems, operate the call center, managed by a small OST staff. Historical Accounting Congress passed the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994, which requires the Secretary of the Interior to account for “the daily and annual balance of all funds held in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian Tribe or an individual Indian which are deposited or invested pursuant to the Act of June 24, 1938” 25 U.S.C. 4011(a)). The Department is the defendant in a class action lawsuit, Cobell v. Norton, and approximately 31 tribal lawsuits associated with the Department’s historical management of Indian trust funds. On January 6, 2003, as ordered by the court in the Cobell litigation, the Department filed The Historical Accounting Plan for Individual Indian Money Accounts. The Department’s accounting plan provides for an historical accounting for 260,000 plus individual Indian money (IIM) accounts over a five-year period at an estimated cost of $335 million using both the transaction-by-transaction and statistical sampling reconciliation techniques to develop assurances of the accuracy of the statements of acCOunts. The 2007 budget for historical accounting continues the level enacted by Congress in 2006. This amount may be adjusted depending on the outcome of any further court rulings in the Cobell v. Norton case, or congressional action. The Department is considering modifying its January 6, 2003 accounting plan, based on the information now available from the work of the past three years, and recent appellate court decision vacating the district court’s structural injunction. The process will consider lessons learned from work already completed, removal of the structural injunction, statistical sampling parameters, and accounting costs. Indian Land Consolidation Act (ILCA) One of the greatest challenges facing the government regarding fiduciary trust management is the fractionation or continuing subdivision of individual Indian interests in the land that the Federal government holds in trust. The Indian Land Consolidation Program (ILCP), which acquires small ownership shares in allotted lands, is a key component in trust reform and management. Over time, the system of allotments established by the General Allotment Act of 1887, and subsequent inheritance by multiple generations of descendents has resulted in an exponential increase in fractionated ownership of Indian lands. As original allottees died, their heirs received an undivided interest in the allottees’ lands. Approximately 27 million acres passed from Indian allottees by sale between 1887 and 1934, when the Indian Reorganization Act stopped the OST-4 2019 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians allotment program. An additional 60 million acres of Indian land were ceded or sold to homesteaders and corporations. In successive generations, smaller undivided beneficial interests descended to the next generation. Because of fractionation, the operation of the Indian trust on behalf of individual Indian beneficiaries became increasingly complex. The number of heirs to the original allotments ballooned and the size of the individual beneficial interests correspondingly decreased, resulting in hundreds of individuals owning those original allotments. As of March 2005, there were 2.2 million land interests and 1.1 million minerals-only interests in the approximate 10 million acres of individually owned trust lands. The magnitude of this situation makes management of trust assets extremely difficult and costly. These millions of interests will continue to fractionate and cost more to administer unless an aggressive approach to reduce fractionation is taken. - Purchase and consolidation of fractional interests reduces record keeping and large numbers of small dollar financial transactions, and decreases the number of interests subject to probate. BIA established the Indian Land Consolidation Office (ILCO) to purchase and consolidate fractionated interests. ILCO is managed by BIA, but it significantly impacts both BIA and OST’s operations and OST will continue to provide oversight of the program in FY 2007. The Department has demonstrated success over the past several years acquiring these highly fractionated interests through the Indian Land Consolidation program. Through December 31, 2005, the Department has acquired 202,775 fractional interests in individual Indian allotted lands. - The Department has determined that a more focused tiered acquisition approach is needed to: - Provide a long term strategy for acquisition of highly fractionated interests. Establish a tiered priority process to select which interests to acquire. • Achieve the most efficient use of limited resources. • Develop additional tools and alternative options on financing this program. As part of the 2007 proposal, the Department will implement a tiered acquisition strategy, targeting selected highly fractioned tracts. More detail of this strategy is included in the Indian Land Consolidation budget section. FY 2007 Budget Request The FY 2007 request addresses the following issues: trust management and reform, historical accounting, and fractionation. The request also addresses litigation commitments, the CTM (including the Fiduciary Obligations Compliance Plan and FTM), identified audit weaknesses, probate and Secretarial initiatives related to improving services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. These reform initiatives also support the Department’s strategic goal for fulfilling the Indian fiduciary trust OST-5 2020 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians responsibility, and are implemented in a manner that promotes and supports the President’s Management Agenda through utilization of the Secretary’s four C's— Conservation through Cooperation, Consultation, and Communication. The FY 2007 request for OST totals $244.5 million, including $185.0 million for Federal Trust Programs and $59.4 million for Indian Land Consolidation and reflects a net increase of $21.7 million from the FY 2006 enacted level and provides a significant increase for Indian Land Consolidation. The FY 2007 request for the Office of Historical Trust Accounting is $56.4 million, the same as the FY 2006 enacted level The FY 2007 OST budget request includes the following: • Indian Land Consolidation increase of $25.4 million for additional land acquisitions. • Other program changes consist of decreases totaling $4.9 million, as the result of the completion of certain contract efforts include the following: o -$675,000 from OTRA for contract costs related to the development of the Indian Trust Examiner certification -$1,400,000 from Trust Accountability for training –$1,050,000 from Trust Accountability for Reengineering -$885,000 from Trust Accountability for Risk Management -$425,000 from Field Operations (FO) for accounting staff -$450,000 for Trust Services for accounting staff • Some small program changes consist of increases totaling +$337,000 include the following: +$110,000 for space, +$30,000 for working capital fund, and +$196,000 for External Affairs staff. • A net fixed cost increase of $810,000 fully funds the pay increase, health benefits costs and space and decreases in working capital fund and workers compensation. . Additional detail of all changes can be found in the table under the new tab entitled “Budget at a Glance” and also in program sections under the Justification of Program Changes. Base Budget Analysis OST’s FY 2007 base budget is compiled using estimated operational needs of each program. The budget staff composes budget estimates based on a compilation of estimated operating costs which are re-calculated on an annual basis in order to capture the most current initiatives and priorities. OST regularly conducts organizational assessments to improve efficiency and effectiveness. As a result of these reviews we have consolidated record storage space to Lenexa, Kansas, and realigned site assessment personnel to the Office of Trust Review and Audit. OST has implemented recommendations resulting from an efficiency review of mailing activities. OST has begun issuance of payment vouchers, collection activity and continue printing and mailing oil and gas Explanation of Payments (EOP) and performance statements. * OST-6 2021 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians As a cost saving measure, OST has co-located when possible, field personnel, with existing BLA staff. OST has formed a space taskforce that will centralize OST’s space management activities and establish required policies. OST implemented Activity Based Cost Management (ABC/M) in FY 2004. OST utilizes the data collected to make organizational assessments and align work efforts with GPRA goals. ABC/M is being used to assist managers in cost estimating, cost forecasting and improving programs by identifying future cost avoidance and savings. Section 405 Compliance OST adheres to the requirements of Section 405 contained in the Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, requiring agencies to present in their annual budget justification, any external and internal administrative costs, overhead charges, deductions, reserves, or holdbacks from programs, projects, and activities to support government-wide, Departmental and OST administrative functions or headquarters, regional or central office operations. Changes to such estimates will be reported by OST to Congress for approval. Methodology – Generally, OST budgets for these costs in Budget, Finance and Administration (BFA) within the Program Operations and Support activity. Details of these costs are included in the BFA section. These centralized costs include funding requests for personnel services, EEO, rent, telephone and working capital fund activities. Any exceptions to this practice will be reported to Congress. President’s Management Agenda - Management Excellence OST supports the President’s Management Agenda by improving government performance towards fulfilling the Nation’s trust and other special responsibilities to American Indians. OST is involved in the five mutually reinforcing initiatives, each addressing a key element in managing performance with a significant opportunity for improvement by promoting better integration of budget and performance, incorporating the workforce plan to ensure a skilled workforce in the future, proper accounting for financial resources, competitive sourcing of non-inherently federal functions and secure greater services at lower cost through electronic government (E-Government). OST has made significant progress implementing the Department’s various information technology initiatives. For its wide-area network, OST relies on Trust Net. Trust Net provides services shared by both OST and BIA, OST worked with the Department to implement active directory and messaging. OST has installed the hardware in its facility for e-authentication and obtained replacement security cards to make the system fully operational upon the Department’s finalization of policies and procedures for Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD12). Budget Performance Integration OST-7 2022 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians In preparing the FY 2007 budget submission, OST personnel worked closely to link resource requests to the Department’s Strategic Plan end outcome goals. The Department’s performance data is integrated with detailed program budget requests and established targets for FY 2007, and long-term FY 2008. The current suite of performance measures were developed as part of the Department’s Strategic Plan revision in alignment with the CTM. The measures went into effect in FY 2004, the first year covered by the current Strategic Plan. As performance information was gathered in FY’s 2004 and 2005 and continues in FY’s 2006 and 2007, OST will be better able to factor this data into future budgetary decisions. The FY 2007 funding requests levels are based upon management’s knowledge of programs, and a detailed analysis of existing conditions and operations. This data analysis was used to realign funds as demonstrated in the base budget analysis. During FY 2007, OST will continue to implement an Activity Based Cost Management (ABC/M) system. Implementation of ABC/M will provide managers with cost information required to deliver products and services to beneficiaries. This information will be invaluable in the development of future budget requests and increasing efficiency of operations. -- - Strategic Management of Human Capital The OST workforce planning group developed the OST Workforce Plan, a road map for integrating human capital initiatives with program goals and objectives. The OST Workforce Plan was guided by the Department’s Strategic Human Capital Management Plan for FY 2003-2007, the CTM, and by the staff of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget (PMB). As part of the overall Department initiative to respond to cross-cutting workforce initiatives, the plan captures the analysis of workforce supply, demand, gaps based on historical trends, future projections, expected work demands and reflects the goals and objectives in the CTM to increase critical skills to carry out the mission in support of the Department’s Serving Communities - Fulfill Indian Fiduciary Trust Responsibilities end outcome goal. The Workforce Plan is a tool for identifying human capital needs, developing and implementing solutions, evaluating progress and determining the need for revised or new strategies. The plan is updated annually and used in conjunction with the performance plan to ensure that OST is strategically managing its human capital to meet its mission, vision, and goals. - - OST-8 2023 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Improved Financial Performance The American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 requires “an annual audit on a fiscal year basis of all funds held in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian tribe or an individual Indian....” While those audits have resulted in qualified opinions, the material weaknesses identified, and still unresolved, are of long standing origin and are being addressed as part of the trust reform efforts of the Department. The most recently completed audit, for Fiscal Year 2005, included no new weaknesses. OST will continue to properly account for current fiduciary assets while working to resolve the outstanding issues from years past. Competitive Sourcing While not conducting specific A-76 studies, OST continues to contract work where it is identified to be more cost effective to have the work performed by an external source rather than federal personnel. Much of the organization’s administrative functions (i.e., personnel, finance, acquisition, etc.) are performed by contract with other federal organizations. In FY 2006, OST will send selected employees to A-76 training. OST plans on these employees initiating formal A-76 studies allowing OST to explore opportunities for further contracting of non-inherently Federal work. This effort will continue under the Department’s competitive sourcing program in FY 2007. - In addition, during FY 2006, OST maintained self-governance and self-determination contract and compact agreements with 36 tribes and 2 programs (for appraisals and beneficiary processes functions that OST normally performs). Those compacts and contracts are expected to be continued through FY 2007. OST will continue to work with tribes that express an interest in contracting or compacting the work OST performs for them. Electronic Government OST’s implementation of information technology solutions to provide products and services has been limited due to the court ordered disconnection from the Internet. Despite this limitation, OST has sought to use technology internally to improve operating efficiency and effectiveness. An internal Infonet for OST was developed that provides access to electronic staff and phone directories, a wide range of departmental manuals, directives, policies, procedures, IT requests, trust funds receivable application including images received from the lockbox, and electronic forms. - Bureau budget requests for information technology investments are included in the Department-wide Exhibit 53, which has been submitted electronically to OMB consistent with OMB Circular A-11 requirements. Capital Asset Plan and Business Case Exhibit 300s supporting the bureau's major investments are also electronically transmitted to OMB. OST-9 2024 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians The Department is moving towards a Department-wide enterprise approach to managing information technology. A significant number of investments in information technology that benefit OST are described in the Department’s summary FY 2007 budget. OST has one major IT investment, the Trust Funds Accounting System (TFAS). TFAS supports the Department’s mission of Serving Communities - Fulfill Indian Fiduciary Trust Responsibilities by providing a Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) trust accounting system that incorporates private sector system standards. OST supports the Strategy to “Manage Trust Fund Assets for Timely and Productive Use” to ensure that 99.5% of beneficiaries who have valid addresses on TFAS receive a statement of timely performance. TFAS is currently being used to account for approximately $3.3 billion in trust funds in approximately 277,000 open HM accounts and approximately 1,450 tribal aCCOuntS. The Department requires that bureaus conduct Certification and Accreditation (C&A) on their IT systems using a risk-based approach on its most critical systems. OST's TFAS was re-certified on March 28, 2005 and re-accredited on March 29, 2005 in accordance with the Department’s C&A guidelines. The remaining OST major system, General Support Systems (GSS), was C&A'd in June 2004 and is scheduled for re-accreditation in 2007. - Performance Summary (see Goal Performance Table under next tab for detailed performance measures) The Department and OST are committed to fulfilling their trust responsibilities to American Indians and Alaska Natives effectively and efficiently and are committed to providing accurate and timely service to the beneficiaries of that trust. The Department and OST have interwoven strategic plans, see table below, to guide the design and implementation of the trust reform efforts. The CTM/FTM is the strategic plan that defines and describes the vision, goals, and objectives of trust reform and operating the trust program, and interrelates to the Department's Strategic Plan “Serving Communities” HłłSS1011. The CTM goals align to the intermediate outcomes and strategies in the Department’s Strategic Plan. There is a one-to-one relationship between the CTM goals and the strategies in the Department’s Strategic Plan. All the goals and strategies fall under the Serving Communities - Fulfill Indian Fiduciary Trust Responsibilities goal. The end outcome and intermediate outcome goals have associated performance measures to gauge progress. The measures with targets are presented in the next section. Achieving the goals that are at the heart of the CTM will enhance: (1) beneficiary services, (2) ownership information, (3) land and natural resources assets, (4) trust fund assets, (5) Indian self-governance and self-determination, and (6) administrative services. The objectives set forth in the CTM define the overarching methods to achieve these goals. The CTM also considers the trends that influence trust management, the role of relevant stakeholders, and the interaction of the Department’s bureaus and offices. OST-10 2025 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Through examination of the “big picture” of fiduciary trust management, the Department creates a coordinated and integrated system in which all pieces function as a coherent whole. MISSION GOAL: SERVING COMMUNITES Strategic Plan DOI strategic Plan CTM Strategic End Outcome Intermediate Goals Outcomes - — - Fulfill Indian Improve Indian Beneficiary services that Fiduciary Trust fiduciary trust are trusted, accurate, and Responsibilities beneficiary services --~~ responsive Support Indian self- - Tribal self-governance and governance and self- | that is accurate, timely, and | information s reliable Manage trust fund Trust fund assets assets for timely and K: X management that meets productive use | fiduciary standards Improve management Land and natural resources of land and natural <=> management that reSOurce aSSetS maximizes return Management Initiatives: President's Management Agenda (PMA), Secretary's 4 Cs, GPRA, and PART OST supports the Serving Communities – Fulfill Indian Fiduciary Trust Responsibilities outcome through implementation of the following strategies in the CTM that align directly with the Department’s Strategic Plan: • Beneficiary services that are trusted, accurate, and responsive: Routinely provide timely, accurate, understandable performance statements to beneficiaries; provide convenient access to trust account Services and information; develop and maintain effective communications and facilitate beneficiary involvement in trust management; provide assistance to tribes in the management of trust assets; and working to increase the number of tribes that participate in cooperative audit programs for mineral leases. • Tribal self-governance and self-determination that increase participation in managing assets: Foster expansion of self-governance compacts and self- determination contracts in a manner consistent responsibilities with the Department’s fiduciary OST-11 2026 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians • Ownership information that is accurate, timely, and reliable: Distribute trust assets to heirs after OHA renders probate decisions; and ensure accuracy and integrity of data maintained in agency offices and trust fund accounting systems. • Trust fund assets management that meets fiduciary standards: Manage and invest funds held in accounts on behalf of individual Indians and tribes; collect, disburse, and account for funds quickly and accurately. • Land and natural resources management that maximize return: Obtain appraisal information, as needed on trust and restricted lands for tribal and individual Indian owners; and oversee implementation of the Indian Land Consolidation program to reduce the number of fractionated interests in land OST’s role and responsibilities encompass oversight of the above trust reform strategies, while actual program management is primarily for beneficiary services that are trusted, accurate and responsive and trust fund asset management that meets fiduciary standards. In the remaining three strategies, OST’s role is primarily oversight, evaluation, and establishment of policies and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations which govern the Department’s fiduciary trust responsibilities. A key component of the FY 2003 reorganization was the installation of Regional Trust Administrators and Fiduciary Trust Officers in field locations to ensure adherence to laws and regulations that pertain to management of the trust and being an ombudsman to beneficiaries. Fulfill Indian Fiduciary Trust Responsibilities Considerable effort and dollars are devoted to managing Indian fiduciary assets and reforming processes and improving performance. The Department works to ensure that technical and economic assistance is provided to the tribes, and that organizational and process changes are introduced to address longstanding issues. However, these problems will not be solved immediately and require the Department to work in partnership with tribes to ensure the effective and efficient management of trust responsibilities. Progress in each of these areas significantly benefits the Department’s efforts in the management of the fiduciary trust. With the implementation the of the FTM, OST is developing additional performance measures indicative of work performed and results to be achieved. - To achieve the Secretary's Serving Communities - Fulfill Indian Fiduciary Trust Responsibilities end outcome goal, OST ensures that financial information is accurately processed in trust beneficiaries accounts (account maintenance and financial transaction postings are performed timely) at least 98% of the time. OST has established a centralized system of internal controls over transactions, including post-encoding reviews, to ensure that posted transactions are complete and accurate. Additionally, OST monitors processing times to provide assurance that transactions are posted within the targeted timeframes and continually evaluates and refines the system of internal controls. Performance metrics are established to identify opportunities for improvement in the OST-12 2027 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians efficiency of internal processing activities. OST’s goal is to provide financial account information to trust beneficiaries (account “statements of performance”) with a valid address, on time, at least 99.5% of the time. Over 600,000 statements are expected to be printed and mailed during FY 2007. OST will achieve the following intermediate program accomplishments: Beneficiary services that are trusted, accurate, and responsive: The establishment of Regional Trust Administrators and Fiduciary Trust Officers in field offices improved beneficiary satisfaction through communication and improved responsiveness to individual and tribal concerns. Trust Officers are the primary point of contact for beneficiary trust issues; this allows BLA employees to spend more time on trust activities such as land and natural resource management, probate and planning. In FY 2007, OST will respond to tribal and individual inquiries within two business days, 90 percent of the time, and to respond to all other inquires within 30 days. The projected improvement per year has been five percent. This performance metric is tracked through the beneficiary call center via logs and automated software. Tribal self-governance and self-determination that increase participation in managing assets: As a continuing priority, the Office of External Affairs (OEA) dedicates the resources necessary to promote and support self-governance and self- determination opportunities for tribes. OEA anticipates continuing to process 100% of the formal applications from tribes for the withdrawal of their trust funds in accordance with the Reform Act and within the regulatory timeframe. In FY 2007, OEA will improve the response rate to tribes seeking information on the management of OST programs through compacts and contracts. Ownership information that is accurate, timely, and reliable: By the end of FY 2006, accounts with 82% of recurring IIM income, which is approximately 82% of IIM accounts, is targeted to be converted to the TAAMS Leasing system from various legacy systems. Prior to conversion, all backlogs are scheduled to be brought current. OST and BIA will perform validation of electronic data to critical data elements contained within source documents within the data quality and integrity process. During FY 2007, any additional data validation identified during conversion, 9% of recurring IIM income and approximately 8% of IIM accounts are scheduled for the Data Quality and Integrity (DQ&I) process and conversion. The remaining 10% of recurring income and 10% of IIM Accounts will be converted in FY 2008. The data system conversion and data validation schedule is expected to meet the targets in Exhibit 2. The Indian Land Consolidation Program plans to acquire approximately 46,000 interests in FY 2006 and approximately 80,000 in FY 2007. These are preliminary target numbers that could change based on the experience with the program and variances in the appraised values. Consolidation of these lands will help reduce future probate workload by reducing the number of heirs to trust lands. With fewer sub-divided interests in trust OST-13 2028 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians lands, management of the land on behalf of beneficiaries will be more efficient and effective. Trust fund assets management that meets fiduciary standards: Trust Services continues to maintain a high rate of collections for oil and gas revenue recorded in TFAS within 24 hours of notification. The 2007 goal is for 98.5% of funds to be recorded in TFAS within 24 hours of notification. This measure is different than providing statements to beneficiaries and different from accurately processing other financial information in trust accounts. Land and natural resources management that maximize return: Determining the fair market value of trust assets is important for effective management of land and natural resources. Ensuring the availability of appraisal information to BIA officials and beneficiaries is critical information for their decision making on leasing activities on trust lands. The appraisal services goal is to provide a valuation report 97% of the time within requester business requirements. Data Verification and Validation The Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians data verification and validation (V&V) procedures utilize a three prong approach using the ‘Data Validation and Verification Assessment Matrix' guidance issued by the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget on January 16, 2003. The approach includes: (1) a self- assessment by program managers conducted quarterly for all performance measures utilizing the recently fielded Risk Management Assessment/Evaluation tool (RM-Plus), (2) periodic rating coordinated by the Office of Trust Review and Audit, and (3) audits by the Office of the Inspector General, Government Accountability Office or Independent Audit firms. Primary responsibility for data quality resides with the designated senior manager for the performance measure. The responsible manager has designated a program official as the data point of contact. The data point of contact is responsible for the collection of data, reporting of data, and conducting an annual assessment based upon Department’s Data V&V assessment guidance. The senior manager has ultimate responsibility for data quality, and annually submits certification. Data for measuring program accomplishments comes primarily from TFAS - a commercial trust application, the Status Reports to the Court, and work logs maintained by offices. OST-14 2029 FY 2007 Budget Justification Goal Funding Table Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians (Dollars in Thousands) 2005 2006 2007 Change Enacted Estimate Request || From 2006 Resource Protection Resource Use Recreation - * , Serving Communities 228,054 222,780 244,485 +21,705 Management Total 228,054 222,780 244,485 +21,705 OST-15 2030 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Unified Trust Budget The Department has responsibility for the largest land trust in the world. Today, the Indian trust encompasses approximately 56 million acres of land. Over ten million acres belong to individual Indians and nearly 45 million acres are held in trust for Indian Tribes. On these lands, Interior manages over 100,000 leases for uses such as farming, grazing, and oil and gas production on behalf of individual Indians and Tribes. Interior collects revenues for 277,000 open individual Indian money accounts approximately $302 million per year generated from leasing, use permits, land sale revenues, and interest. Interior also collects about $518 million per year in 1,450 tribal accounts for 300 Tribes. In addition, the Interior trust manages approximately $2.9 billion in existing balances in tribal funds and $400 million in individual Indian funds. From 1996 through 2006, the Department will have invested $3.4 billion in the management, reform, and improvement of Indian trust programs. As a result of these investments, trust business processes are being re-engineered to provide efficient, consistent, integrated, and fiscally responsible service to beneficiaries. Interior has reorganized the trust programs to better meet fiduciary trust responsibilities, provide greater accountability at every level, and operate with staff trained in the principles of fiduciary trust management. The Office of Historical Trust Accounting continues to focus on reconciling past transactions in individual and tribal trust accounts. The 2007 budget proposes to invest an additional $536.0 million in Indian trust programs. This amount includes a net program increase of $30.2 million over the 2006 enacted level. The Unified Trust Budget includes $244.5 million for OST and $291.5 million for BIA trust asset management programs, an increase of $21.7 million and $8.2 million respectively, above the 2006 level. BIA Programs In addition to the funding describes in the OST accounts budget, funding key components of the BIA budget are integral to trust reform and the management of trust assets. The BIA budgets proposes increases totaling $11.5 million for BLA to meet the requirements outlined in FTM and continue trust reform initiatives. Operation of Trust Programs The BIA budget includes an increase of $3 million to fund staff and contract cost associated with about 24,000 probate cases. The BIA undertakes pre-case preparation, case preparation, and closings stages of the probate process. This additional funding will assist BLA in closing an estimated 9,000 probate cases in 2007, an increase of 6,820 above the 2006 level. The 2007 budget proposes a $6.5 million increase to implement the FTM's cadastral survey recommendations. These recommendations called for improvements to the cadastral survey process to eliminate backlogs and reduce the costs of Surveys. A total of OST-16 2031 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians $16.4 million, including base program funding, will be used by BLM under contract to BIA to conduct cadastral surveys, establish a Certified Federal Surveyor Program, and maintain the Public Lands Survey system. The Certified Federal Surveyor Program will support training of BIA employees through a curriculum to be offered by the United Tribes Technical College and the Crownpoint Institute of Technology. The program will equip students with the technical and professional skills to become certified surveyors. A $2.0 million proposed increase would stimulate Indian energy resource development, including $1.4 million for grants to Tribes to develop their resources through such means as energy inventories, feasibility studies, and technical training, The 2007 budget continues funding for efforts initiated in 2002 to re-engineer trust business processes. These comprehensive changes are intended to bring about dramatic improvements in the management of fiduciary trust assets, and thereby better meet the needs of individual Indians and Tribes – the beneficiaries. Replacing major legacy software systems that exceed 30 years in age with modern technology will facilitate a fiscally responsible, efficient, and effective business. At field agencies throughout Indian Country, field staff are emphasizing beneficiary services and meeting account holders' needs. The Trust Beneficiary Call Center answers inquiries and, for 90 percent of inquiries received, resolves issues without referring them to another individual. The Department is acquiring thousands of tiny fractionated interests of individual Indian land. As of December 2005, 202,775 individual Indian interests have been acquired. In 2007, an increase of $25.4 million is requested and is anticipated to result in the acquisition of an additional 80,000 interests. The 2007 budget continues efforts under the Department’s historical accounting, including $39.0 million for ILM accounting, and $17,4 million for tribal accounting. The Department will continue its efforts to determine and verify the correctness of opening balances, transactions, and ending balances, and will provide individual Indians with statements of assurance regarding the accuracy of the historical statement of their 3CCOunt. - The Department has developed a comprehensive and systematic plan known as the Fiduciary Trust Model to reform the management of its trust responsibilities. The FTM plan includes: reorganizing Interior’s fiduciary trust offices to improve service delivery and enhance the accountability of trust operations; re-engineering Interior’s fiduciary trust business processes and universal support functions to ensure the fulfillment of fiduciary trust goals and objectives; and reducing fractionated individual Indian trust land InterestS. To improve the delivery of services to tribal and individual Indian beneficiaries, DOI is streamlining and improving its business processes. Working in partnership with beneficiaries to implement the FTM, Interior has implemented changes in operations and OST-17 2032 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians staffing at agencies; hired Indian land surveyors and initiated the Certified Federal Surveyor program; established the division of Indian Probate Hearings and hired staff to serve as the primary point of contact for beneficiaries; deployed the Trust Beneficiary Call Center; implemented a nation-wide lockbox system for the collection of trust payments; updated Federal regulations and adding a minerals valuation unit; and developed draft interagency handbooks and desk operating procedures that document the standardization and streamlining of the business processes. Note: The amount above for the Unified Budget Total decreased from the amount reflected in the FY 2007 Interior Budget in Brief. The previous total of $536.681 million is reduced by $0.700 million to $535.981 million to reflect additional internal transfers within BLA, A Unified Trust Budget table follows: OST-18 2033 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians FY 2007 UNIFIED TRUST BUDGET FY FY Fixed Program | Total FY 2005 20% Costs/ Change Change 2007 Enacted | Enacted | Transfers Req Beneficiary Services & Ownership information - BIA Trust Services General (TPA) 9,014 11,069 –577 () –577 10,492 BłA Probate (TPA) } },438 7,826 367 0 367 8, 193 BLA Probate backlog 7,882 {} 3,000 3,000 10,882 BIA Land Titles & Records l 1,896 13,436 399 0 399 !3,835 BIA General Program (TPA) 30,24] 30,76] 488 O 488 31,249 BIA Reservation Projects 10,742 9,817 47 6,534 6,58] 16,398 Blà Real Estate Services 40,983 40,578 $35 6,534 7,069 47,647 BłA Land Records Improvement Central 5,957 5,882 8,895 () 8,895 14,777 BIA Land Records rimprovement Regional 2,029 2009 #5 0. 15 2,024 BLA Land Records Improvement 7,986 7,891 8,910 {} 8,910 ió,861 BLA General Program (TPA) 2,395 2,498 -52 () –52 2,446 BiA Envir, Quality Projects 9,541 9,490 64 0. 64 9,554 BiA Environmental Quality 11,936 11,988 | 2 () | 2 12,000 BLA Central Office Trust Service 3,266 O () () {} {} BIA Central Office Real Estate Services 9,848 13,006 -8,716 0 -8,7; 6 - 4,290 BLA Central Office Oversight Trust & Real Estate Serv. #3,114 13,006 -8,716 () -8,716 4,290 BIA Regional Office Trust Services 2,686 0 {} O O {} B1A Regional Office Real Estate Services 7,058 11,362 639 0 639 12,001 BIA Reg, Office Environmental Quality Services 215 0 {} {} 0 0 BíA Regional Oversight Trust & Real Estate Serv. 9,959 il,362 539 0 639 12,001 Trust and Real Estate Services Oversight 23,073 24,368 -8,077. () -8,077 | 6,291 OST Indian Land Consolidation 34,514 34,006 () 25,443 25,443 59,449 OST TMPC- Probate Cleanup 8,791 10,535 2 {} 2 10,537 Total Beneficiary Services & Ownership information #59,631 169,579 1,571 34,977 36,548 206,427 Land & Natural Resource Assets BIA Real Estate Appraisals (TPA) () () {} BLA Central Office Real Estate Appraisals 0 {} {} Blà Natural Resources (TPA) 4,819 4,925 -767 0. -767 4,158 BiA Endangered Species 2,157 1,192 22 –984 –962 230 BüA indian integ. Res. Info Prog 1,269 1,250 {} 0. {} I,250 BłA General Program (TPA) 22,164 22,236 330 {} 330 22,566 BIA Noxious Weed Eradication 2,057 2,036 8 -1,056 -1,048 988 0 () BEA Agriculture & Range 24,22} 24,272 338 -i,056 -718 # 23,554 BIA General Program (TPA) 23,808 23,706 823 {} 823 24,529 BIA Forestry Projects 18,549 18,43? 134 {) i 34 18,565 BLA Forestry 42,357 42,137 957 {} 957 43,094 BłA Water Resources General Program (TPA) 4,065 4,066 70 {} 70 4,] 36 BIA General Program (TPA) 4,693 4,738 176 0 176 4,914 BjA Fish Wildlife & Parks Projects ł,588 1,787 13 –208 – 9S 1,592 BłA Fish Wildlife & Parks 6,281 6,525 I 89 –208 - 9 6,506 BIA Generał Program (TPA) 2,450 2,548 428 {} 428 2,976 BIA Mineral & Mining Projects 5,712 5,631 7 1,400 1,407 7,038 BLA Mining & Minerals Oversight 0. 350 600 1,450 ł,450 OST-19 2034 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians BIA Minerał & Mining 8,162 8,179 435 1,400 l,835 10,014 BIA Central Office Oversight Resources Mgmt. 3,416 3,000 -800 {} -800 2,200 BIA Regional Oversight Resources mgmt. 5,319 5,322 76 0 76 5,398 BIA Resources Mgmt. Program Oversight 8,735 8,322 –724 0 -724 7,598 Totai Land & Natural Resource Assets 102,066 || 100,868 1,370 –248 1,122 || 101,990 Trust Fund Assets OST Trust Services 8,982 8,989 212 -450 -238 8,751 OST Field Operations 31,710 30,575 2,024 –425 1,599 || 32,174 Total Trust Fund Assets 40,692 39,563 2,236 -875 1,361 40,925 Administrative Services DOI Trust Organization OST Executive Direction 2,216 2,199 -49 0 -49 2,150 OST Budget Finance & Adm 10,384 l2,316 -50 140 90 12,406 OST External Affairs 537 536 14 197 2} } 747 OST Trust Review & Audit 5,521 5,465 417 -675 –258 5,207 OST Trust Accountability-Deputy - () {} {} () { . {} 0. OST Trust Accountability-Trust Regulations 3,550 i,542 20 () 20 1,562 OST Trust Accountability-TPMC Data Projects 8,933 8,643 12 0 | 2 8,655 Total DOJ Trust Organization 31.j41 30.701 364 -338 26 30,727 Historical Accounting OHTA 57,194 56,354 0 () Ó 56,354 Historical Accounting 57,194 56,354 0. 0. { } 56,354 Human Resources OST Trust Accountability-Training 4,565 4,506 10 -1,400 -ł,390 3,! ió OST TPMC- Workforce Planning O 0 0 {) () 0 Human Resources . 4,565 4,506 10 -1,400 -1,390 3,116 Information Technology OST - CHO ITServices 22,390 21, 164 –815 () -8 5 20,349 B{Alnformation Technology 58,092 57,431 -4,066 0 –4,066 53,365 Total information Technology 80,482 78,595 -4,881 0. –4,881 73,714 Business Practices OST TPMC- Re-Engineering 4,776 4,893 21 -1,050 -1,029 3,864 OST TPMC- Risk Management 2,63} 1,517 12 -835 –873 644 Business Practices 7,407 6,410 33 -1,935 -1,902 4,568 Records Management OST CHO -Trust Records - 21,300 19,541 –l,020 {} –4,020 18,521 Records Management 21,360 19,541 -1,020 {} -1,020 18,521 Fixed costs O {} () 0 0 0 Total Administrative Services 202,149 || 196,107 -5,494 –3,673 -9,167 186,940 Unified Budge 504,538 || 506,117 -31 7 30, 181 29,864 535,981 May not add due to rounding Note: The amount above for the Unified Budget Total decreased from the amount reflected in the FY 2007 Interior Budget in Brief. The previous total of $536.681 million is reduced by $0.700 million to $535.981 million to reflect additional internal transfers within BIA, OST-20 2035 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians - FY2007 President's Budget Fixed Cost FY 2006 and Related Program Total FY 2007 Estimated FTE Changes Changes Changes Budget FEDERAL TRUST PROGRAMS EXECUTIVE DIRECTION Immediate Office of the Special Trustee | 2,499; 14 -49 {} –49 2,150 EXECUTIVE DIRECTION TOTAL i 2,199; 14 -49 () -49 2,150 PROGRAM OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT PROGRAM OPERATIONS information Technology - information Technology Services 2,3 21,164 33 -815 {} -815 20,349 Trust Records 2 19,540, 49 -1020; {}_-l,020. 18,521 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TOTAL 40,704; 82 -1835 {} -1,835, 38,869 Budget Finance and Admin, 1,2 12,318; 30 -50 #40 90 12,409 External Affairs 536 7 14 197 21 | 747 Trust Review & Audit 2 5,465 24 47 -675 -258 5,207 PROGRAM OPERATIONS TOTAL 59,024; 143 -1454 -338 -1,791 57.232 TRUST ACCOUNTABILITY • Trust Training 4,506 5 |(} -],400 -1,390 3,115 Trust Regs. Policies and Procedures l,542 ió 19 {} 19 l,561 TPMC () () 0 Risk Management 1,517 6 |2 -885 -873 644 Reengineering 4,893 } | 2} -j,050 -],029 3,864 Probate Clean Up 10,535 l 2 2 H0,537 Special Projects 3,272 3 6 {) 6 3,278 Data Quality and integrity 5,37] 3 6 {} 6 5,377 TPMC Totat 25,588 24 47 ; -I,888 23,700 TRUST ACCOUNTABILITY TOTAL 31,636|| 39 76 -3,335 -3,259 28,377 FIELD OFERATIONS Field Operations 3 20,877| 241 1909 -425 ł,484 22,361 Appraisal Services 9,697, 59 } }5 | 15 9,812 HEi.D OFERATIONS TOTA}, 30,574 300 2,024 -425 1,599 32,174 TRST Sł RVICESTOTAL 8,989 #09 212 -450 -238 8,751 {{IISTORICAL ACCOUNTING 56,353 0 {} {} {} 56,353 f()f AL PROGRAM OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 186575. 591 858 -4,548. -3,690 182,886 TOTAL FEBERAL TRUST PROGRAMS 188,774 605 810 -4.548 -3,738|_185,036 } | INDIAN LAND CONSOLIDATION 34.0% 0 0; 25,443 25,443 59,449 TOTAL OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS 222,780 605. 810 20,895 21,765. 244,485 Adjustments l/Transferred $76K for FTE from Ex. Direction to BF&A for planning. 2fThe following FTE/funding are transferred from OTR, CIO 6/$560K, BFA2/$185K, OTRA3/$370K. 3/Transferred Call Center funding to Field Operations from CIO/ITS. OST-21 2036 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians | | Trust Records Information Technology Services ſ | Records Management Records Policies, Procedures Management And Training Operations Trust Trust Training Regulations Policies attd Procedures Trust Program Management Center Special Trustee For Trust Review American Indians And Audit Principal Deputy - Special Trustee Budget Finance . . . . “And . . . . . . " External Aſfairs Trust Beneficiary Call Center Management Trust Reporting And Reconciliation Regional Fiduciary Trust Administrators Division of Trust Funds Accounting Fiduciary - Trºst Officers Bivision of Trust Fuads investments OST-22 § FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Key to Measure Types The Goal Performance Table that follows includes a column called Type. Each measure in the Goal Performance Table has measure Type: A, C, or F. Each classification reflects a different timeframe between when a result is realized, in terms of a changing target value, relative to when funds are budgeted. A - Annual-result performance measures ("Annual” measures) For these performance measures, the 2007 budget request level is the resources that support the performance target for that year only. This is typical of any performance measure target for an operational effort that is repeated annually. C - Cumulative-result performance measures (“Cumulative” measures) - For these performance measures, the 2007 budget request reflects only an annual increment of funding that is being used to maintain or reach the level of achievement reflected in the target. While these measures reflect the level of performance achieved over a number of years, the target value for a given fiscal year reflects the level of performance which is expected to be reached by the end of that fiscal year, and no further. F - Future-result performance measures (“Future” measures) For these performance measures, the 2007 budget request reflects an investment towards a result that may take multiple applications over time and/or contributions from other efforts to realize. "Future” performance measures are similar to "cumulative" performance measures in that the time to achieve results extends beyond a single budget year reflecting either a delayed effect or the contributions from multiple years. One of the characteristics that distinguish “cumulative” from “future" performance measures is whether or not the level of achievement can be reflected in a target value in the same year as the budget year with the funding effecting the achievement. OST-23 : FY 2007 Budget Justification Goal Performance Table Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians End Outcome Explanations of Percent of Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act management control plans with corrective action plan in place. (SP) Measure/Intermedi Changes: for ate or PART Long-term Long-term change from 2006 Measure/PART 2005 Change Target Target to 2007 and 2006 Efficiency or other | 3 2004 Final 2006 from 2006 (2008) (2008) and 2008 target Outcome Measure # Actual Plan 2005 Actual | Estimate 2007 Plan to 2007 Pres Bud Revised revisions End Outcome Measures - Beneficiary A 18% Modified 99.7% 98% 98% 0% 99% Services: Percent of Performance 0%A financial information measure 97%. accurately processed in Trust beneficiary accounts. (SP) Timeliness: Percent A 97% 99% 99.1% 99.5% 99.5% 0% 99.9% timeliness of ().9%A financial account information provided to trust beneficiaries. (SP) Trust Fund A 9.1% 92% 97% 95% 97% 2% 98% Managers emphasis on Accountability: 2%A risk management has raised program awareness resulting in increases in the number of corrective actions plans to developed mitigate risk OST-24 : FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians End Outcome Measure/Intermedi ate or PART Measure/PART Efficiency or Other Outcome Measure 2004 Actual Self- Governance/Self- Determination: Percent of formal applications for the withdrawal of tribal trust funds processed within the regulatory timeframe. (SP) i () 2005 Final | Plan 2005 Actual 2006 Estimate 2007 Plan Change from 2006 to 2007 Long-term Target (2008) Pres Bud Long-term Target (2008) Revised Explanations of Changes: for change from 2006 to 2007 and 2006 and 2008 target revisions | Modified Performance ITYeaSure 100% 100% 100% }00% 0% 0%A 100% Historical Accounting: Judgment Accounts' 13,321 34,000 16,919 16,500 16,423 N/A Per Capita Transactions' 4,636 9,200 6,667 6,500 611 -5,889 N/A SDA Dollars $12.7M $10M $10M $2.5M. $3,5M +$1,0M. 'N/A IIM Transactions” A. 4,706 7,000 4,000 300 1,000 700 Analysis and Resolution of Tribal Claims Tribal Accountings’ 5 0 4 'Judgment and Per Capita account work was reduced in FY 2005 to fund Litigation Support Accounting. The FY 2007 Request performance level is based on, and represents, completing all the remaining accounts. * IIM transactions in FY 2005 are those related to completion of the Litigation Support Accounting for the electronic era. In FY 2006 and 2007 the work covers system testing and starting work on paper era account transactions. *This was formerly reported as Tribal Accountings, which does not capture the ongoing work. In many cases, the work performed for a tribe is not a historical accounting, per se, but may involve related and often more specific or detailed examination of management of tribal funds. OST-25 # FY 2007 Budget justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians End Outcome Explanations of Measure/Intermedi Changes: for ate or PART Long-term ; Long-term change from 2006 Measure/PART 2005 Change Target Target to 2007 and 2006 Efficiency or Other 3 2004 Final 2006 from 2006 (2008) (2008) and 2008 target Outcome Measure ºf Actual Plan 2005 Actual | Estimate | 2007 Plan to 2007 | Pres Bud | Revised revisions Responsiveness: A 79% 80% 85% 85% 90% +5% 90% The 5% increase is the Responsiveness of +5.9%A result of increased OST to triba! and focus of RTA's, FTO's individual trust and the Trust concerns and needs. Beneficiary Call (BUR) Center to address - beneficiary issues. Ownership A 51% 25% 36% 20% 20% 0% Information: 0%A Percent of missing owner information recovered.' (SP) Records A Establish 15% 28% 28% 25% .3% 100% The goal is to have all Management: Baseline -1 1%A entities reviewed on a Percent of BIA/OST 4% º: . #: and - then do further regional/agency reviews based on risk offices reviewed to f - • actors. The reduced identify performance goal for improvements 2007 is reflective of needed in their the previous 2 years Records effort to get onto a Management five year cycle. Programs. (BUR) 'The baseline used for Whereabouts Unknown performance metrics is the previous fiscal year's September 30, 2005 number of Whereabouts Unknown. This number is used as the denominator for measurement for the entire year to maintain a constant for comparison and trending. However, in actuality, that number constantly changes during the year based on changes for various reasons, including (a) new accounts established without an address, (b) mail returned for invalid address and (c) account holders refusing or not claiming mail. The numerator is defined based on our analysis of previous year's results and the current WAU listings. OST-26 # FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians End Outcome Explanations of Measureſ|ntermedi Changes: for ate or PART Long-term | Long-term change from 2006 Measure/PART 2005 Change Target Target | to 2007 and 2006 Efficiency or Other | 3 2004 Final 2006 from 2006 (2008) (2008) and 2008 target Outcome Measure ; ; Actual Plan 2005 Actual | Estimate | 2007 Plan to 2007 | Pres Bud | Revised revisions ELCA: Number and A. 40,170 46,000 72,547 46,000 80,000 +34,000 240,000 220,000 | Change in FY06 to acreage of land interests; Interests; Interests; Interests; Interests; Interests; Interests; Interests; FY07 based on a acquisitions to 41,775 41,000 114,529 41,000 95,000 +59,000 200,000 180,000 funding level increase increase land use Acres Acres Acres Acres Acres Acres Acres 3CICS of nearly 75%." capabilities and FY2008 target revised reduce fractionation to reflect rising of land interests. acquisition costs. (SP), (PART) Appraisals: Percent A 94% 94% 79% 95% 96% +1% 97% Expected increase for of appraisal reports +1%A FY2007 due to filling completed within of staff vacancies. requestor business See Footnote requirements.” (SP) regarding 2005 results. Percent of revenue A 99% 98% | 00% 98.5% 98.5% 0% 99.5% recorded in the Trust 0%A Financial Accounting System within 24 hours of receipt (SP) Percent of responses | A Establish 75% 80% 80% 90% +10% 85% Increase in to tribes within the Baseline + f2.3%A performance for required timeframe FY2007 is a result of for management of an increase in Staff • * and funding over eligible OST FY2006 programs. (BUR) 'Interests acquired and corresponding acres is based on FY05 analysis of “average cost per interest” of $565.57. Slightly higher average value per interest equates to lower number of acquisitions with funds available. FY08 budget is assumed to be authorized amount in AIPRA Act of $145million. * FY2005 goal of 94% was not met due to large staff turnover during the year. Positions have been filled and the goals for 2006 and 2007 are expected to be met. OST-27 # FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians End Outcome Measure/Intermedi ate or PART Measure/PART Efficiency or Other Outcome Measure 2004 Actual 2005 Final Plan 2005 Actual 2006 Estimate 2007 Pian Change from 2006 to 2007 Long-term Target (2008) Pres Bud Long-term Target (2008) Revised Explanations of Changes: for change from 2006 to 2007 and 2006 and 2008 target revisions i foº, Technical Assistance: Percent of technical assistance requests for tribal management of trust assets met in timeframe requested. (BUR) # 00% # 00% } 00% } {}{}% 0% 0%.A. |0.0% Cooperative Programs: Percent of risk management/internal control programs cooperatively implemented by OST and Self-Governance and Self- Determination. (BUR) N/A 80% 90% ! {}{}% ! (30% {}% 0%A i ()0% PART Efficiency and Other Output Measures Reduce the number of open IIM accounts through acquisition, (PART) Was not a measure in FY2004: Actual: 2,408 500 606 500 800 +3()() 10,000 Change in FY06 to FY 07 based on a funding level increase of nearly 75%. OST-28 2043 FY 2007 Budget Justification 2007 Budgetary Changes at a Glance Appropriations: Federal Trust Programs (Dollars in Thousands) Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians 2005 Actual 2006 Enacted Internal Description Transfers Fixed Costs Program Changes 2007 President’s Budget Executive Direction – staff to 1. BF&A 2,216 2,222 –76 +27 2,173 IT – Staff from 2. OTR * ºp +560 +64 IT – Call Center to 3. FO 1,461 1,453 -1,453 IT – Records – staff to IT, BF&A, 4, & OTRA - sº * -1,115 +103 Budget, Finance & Administration — 5. staff from OTR * * +261 +58 Budget, Finance & Administration – 6, space costs 4,438 5,638 * +2} } +110 5,959 Budget, Finance & Administration – 7. WCF Central Bill 1,599 2,062 nº -594 1,468 Budget, Finance & Administration – 8. WCF Direct Bill 978 * +30 1,008 Budget, Finance & Administration – 9. Workers Comp () 14 º External Affairs - 10. Staff S4] * +12 +196 749 Trust Review & Audit — completed 11. rating system * * º- –675 Trust Review & Audit – staff from 12, OTR x-r sº +370 +47 Trust Accountability – 13. Training 4,565 4,551 «s -1,400 3,151 OST-29 2044 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians - 2007 2005 2006 Internal Fixed Program | President’s No. Description | Actual | Enacted | Transfers | Costs | Changes Budget Trust Accountability – 14. Reengineering 4,777 4,771 - - -1,050 3,721 Trust Accountability – 15. Risk Management 2,631 1,533 - * -885 648 Field Operations – - field accounting 16. Staff - - - - –425 - Trust Services -. 17. Staff 8,982 9,080 - +21 5 –450 8,845 Total — Federal Trust Programs 0 -4,548 Note: The table includes all transfers and program changes, but fixed costs do not reflect all pay and health which are spread throughout the organization by FTE. Appropriations: Indian Land Consolidation Program (Dollars in Thousands) 2007 2005 2006 Internal | Fixed Program | President’s No. Description | Actual | Enacted | Transfers | Costs | Changes Budget 1. ILCP 34,514 || 34,350 * - +25,650 60,000 OST-30 2045 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Appropriation Language Sheet Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Federal Trust Program For operation of trust programs for Indians by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, [$494,593,999; $185,036,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed [$58,999,999; $57,000,000 shall be available for historical accounting: Provided, That funds for trust management improvements and litigation support may, as needed, be transferred to or merged with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, “Operation of Indian Programs” account; the Office of the Solicitor, “Salaries and Expenses” account; and the Departmental Management, “Salaries and Expenses” account: Provided further, That funds made available to Tribes and Tribal organizations through contracts or grants obligated during fiscal year [2006] 2007, as authorized by the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), shall remain available until expended by the contractor or grantee: I t 3 * P * Fº º º sº º C C C 5 H. Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be required to provide a quarterly statement of performance for any Indian trust account that has not had activity for at least 18 months and has a balance of [$4.99] $15.000r less: Provided further, That the Secretary shall issue an annual account statement and maintain a record of any such accounts and shall permit the balance in each such account to be withdrawn upon the express written request of the account holder: Provided further, That not to exceed $50,000 is available for the Secretary to make payments to correct administrative errors of either disbursements from or deposits to Individual Indian Money or Tribal accounts after September 30, 2002: Provided further, That erroneous payments that are recovered shall be credited to and remain available in this account for this purpose. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006.) OST-31 2046 FY 2007 Budge Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Justification of Proposed Language Change Deletions Justification The provision extending the time when the statute of limitations begins is proposed to be deleted. The Administration does not support this provision because it is no longer necessary since there has been sufficient time to file lawsuits. Revisions Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be required to provide a quarterly statement of performance for any Indian trust account that has not had activity for at least 18 months and has a balance of [$499; $15,000r less: Justification The proposed language would raise the account balance threshold for mailing statements to Indian trust account holders from $1.00 to $15,00 where the account has not had activity in the preceding 18 months. This would save postage and other costs associated with the generation of statements. As directed by Congress, currently the Secretary is not required to provide a quarterly statement of performance for any Indian trust account that has not had activity for at least 18 months and has a balance of $1.00 or less. Annual statements still must be sent to these account holders. As of November 30, 2005, there were 48,244 accounts with a balance less than $15.00 with no activity for the preceding 18 months. Of these there are 18,107 accounts that already receive only an annual statement. There are also 6,240 whereabouts unknown to whom OST does not send statements. That leaves an additional 23,897 accounts that would be affected by the change. The approximate cost of generating each statement is $0.46. For the three quarterly statements OST would not have to send that would save $1.38 for each account. The additional cost avoidance from not having to mail statements for accounts with a balance of $15.00 or less is approximately $32,978. OST-32 2047 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Appropriation Language Citations Appropriation: OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN HNDIANS 1. For operation of trust programs for Indians by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, 25 U.S.C. 450(f)(a) and 450hſa) directs the Secretary, upon the request of any Indian tribe, to enter into a contract or contracts to plan, conduct, and administer programs which the Secretary is otherwise authorized to administer (P.L. 93-638, as amended). 31 U.S.C. Chapter 63 provides procedures to be followed in the preparation of Federal contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements. 25 U.S.C. 458(cc) provides procedures to be followed to establish and implement tribal self-governance compacts. 25 U.S.C. 162a authorizes the deposit and investment of Indian trust funds. 25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq. provides procedures to be followed for tribal withdrawal of trust funds, and authorizes the Office of the Special Trustee. 25 U.S.C. 459 et seq. includes numerous provisions affecting specific tribes related to distribution of claims, settlements, and judgments. 2. to remain available until expended 25 U.S.C. 13a authorizes the carryover of funds, which were not obligated and expended prior to the beginning of the fiscal year succeeding the fiscal year for which such sums were appropriated. 3. That funds for trust management improvements and litigation support may be transferred, as needed, to the Bureau of Indian Affairs ...and to the Departmental Management.... 25 U.S.C. 4043(b)(1) authorizes the Special Trustee to oversee all reform efforts within the Bureau (of Indian Affairs)... and to ensure the establishment of policies, procedures, systems and practices to allow the Secretary to discharge his trust responsibilities in compliance with this chapter. This language also provides the authority for OST to transfer funds to the Office of Hearing and Appeals to address probate backlog reductions as part of trust reform efforts and to the Office of the Solicitor for litigation support. OST-33 2048 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians 4. That funds made available to tribes and tribal organizations through contracts or grants obligated during fiscal year 2007, as authorized by the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), shall remain available until expended by the contractor or grantee: 25 U.S.C. 450(1)(c) authorizes funds obligated for tribal contracts to remain available until expended. 5. That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be required to provide a quarterly statement of performance for any Indian trust account that has not had activity for at least eighteen months and has a balance of $1.00 or less: 25 U.S.C. 4043(b)(1) authorizes the Special Trustee to oversee all reform efforts within the Bureau (of Indian Affairs)... and to ensure the establishment of policies, procedures, systems and practices to allow the Secretary to discharge her trust responsibilities in compliance with this chapter. 25 U.S.C. 404 ſet seq) requires the reform of trust practices to promote the effective discharge of the Secretary’s trust responsibilities. 6. That the Secretary shall issue an annual account statement and maintain a record of any such accounts and shall permit the balance in each such account to be withdrawn upon the express written request of the account holder. 25 U.S.C. 404 ſet seq) requires the reform of trust practices to promote the effective discharge of the Secretary’s trust responsibilities. 7. That not to exceed $50,000 is available for the Secretary to make payments to correct administrative errors of either disbursements from or deposits to Individual Indian Money or tribal accounts after September 30, 2002: Provided further, That erroneous payments that are recovered shall be credited to and remain available in this account for this purpose. Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, FY 2002. Annual Appropriations Acts have continued this provision each year since FY 2002. OST-34 2049 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Summary of Requirements (Dollars in Thousands) Fixed Costs 2007 2005 2066 & Related Program Budget Inc (+) Actual Estimate” Changes Changes Request Dec (-) (+/-) (+-) From 2006 Comparison by Activity FTE Ant FTE Arnt FTE Arnt FTE Amt FTE Arnt FTE Arnt Executive 12 2,216 | 12 2,199 || +2 -49 || 0 () ; 14 2,150 +2 –49 Direction Program Operations 569 19.1,325 578 186,575 + 12 +858 + | -4,548 591 82,886 +13 -3,690 and Support Appropriation 58] 193,540 || 590 188,774 +14 +810 +} -4,548 605 185,036 || 0 -3,738 Total Indian Land {} 34,514 || 0 34,006 || 0 0 || 0 +25,443 || 0 59,449 || 0 +25,443 Consolidation Total OST 565 228,054 590 222,780 +14 +810 +1 +20,895 605 244,485 +15 +21,705 * includes the 0.476% the Department across the board rescission and 1% Omnibus across the board rescission contained in the 2006 Appropriations Act. May not add due to rounding. OST-35 2050 FY 2007 Budget Justification Fixed Costs & Related Changes Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Additional Operational Costs from 2006 and 2007 January Pay Raises 2006 2006 Budget Revised 2007 Change | Change Change 2006 Pay Raise, 3 Quarters in 2006 Budget..............: +461 +$702 NA Amount of pay raise absorbed................. - [0] ($241] NA 2006 Pay Raise, 1 Quarter ............................... 276 Amount of pay raise absorbed............ [0] 2007 Change 2007 Pay Raise... +$683 Amount of pay raise absorbed {$0] changes made in other pay series. These adjustments are for an additional amount needed in 2007 to fund the remaining 3-month portion of the estimated cost of the, on average, 3.1 percent pay increases effective in January 2006 and the additional costs of funding for an estimated 2.2 percent January 2007 pay increase for GS-series employees and the associated pay rate Other Fixed Cost Changes: 2006 2006. 2007 Budget Revised Change Workers Compensation Payments $14 $14 -$9 The adjustment is for actual charges through June 2005, in the costs of compensating injured employees and dependents of employees who suffered accidental deaths while on duty. Costs for 2006 will reimburse the Department of Labor, Federal Employees Compensation Fund, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 8147(b) as amended by Public Law 94-273. 2006 2006 2007 Budget Revised Change Rental payments to GSA and others $5,047 $5,204 +$211 The adjustment is for changes in the costs payable to General Services Administration and others resulting from changes in rates for office and non-office space as estimated by GSA, as well as the rental costs of other currently occupied space, Costs of mandatory office relocations, i.e., relocations in cases where due to external events there is no alternative but to vacate the currently occupied space, are also included. OST-36 2051 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians 2006 2006 2007 Budget Revised Change Department Working Capital Fund Changes $1,828 $1,970 –$571 The change reflects expected changes in the charges for Department services and other services through the working capital fund. These charges are displayed in the Budget justification for Department Management. 2006 2006 2007 Budget Revised Change Employer Share of Federal Health Benefit Plans ........................ $1,925 $2,399 +$220. The adjustment is for changes in the Federal government's share of the cost of health insurance coverage for Federal employees. The increase is estimated at 11 percent, the average increase for the past few years. OST-37 2052 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Activity: Executive Direction Sub-activity: Immediate Office of the Special Trustee (Dollars in Thousands) 2007 Fixed Costs & - Change Related Program From 2005 2006 Changes Changes Budget 2006 Actual Estimate (+/-) (+/-) Request (+/-) Immediate Office of $(000) 2,216 2,199 -49 0 2,150 -49 the Special Trustee FTE 12 12 +2 () 14 +2 Program Overview - The Special T-I T - harged ith ! e Office of the Special Trustee for American rustee is charged wi . Indians (OST) supports legislative proposals oversight of Indian trust aSSet reform addressing needed technical corrections and efforts Department-wide to ensure - - administrative improvements for implementing proper and efficient discharge of the trust reform, which will continue to improve Secretary’s trust responsibilities to services to Indian trust beneficiaries. Indian tribes and individual Indians. The Office of the Special Trustee for || Legislative proposals, to be addressed in American Indians (OST) was created consultation with the tribes, will focus on issues to ensure that the Department | such as an expedited probate process to reduce establishes appropriate policies and probate backlogs; the authority to create an procedures, develops necessary unclaimed property fund and to close certain systems, and takes affirmative actions accounts with no known address, small balances - - and special deposit accounts, thus reducing the º º º º accounting costs and creating efficiencies in SI tunds. ng - management of the trust. management and oversight of the Indian trust funds, the Secretary has a responsibility to ensure that trust accounts are properly maintained, invested and reported in accordance with the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994, Congressional action, and other applicable laws. Funds provided for OST directly contribute to the appropriate oversight needed to further - the Department’s Strategic Plan goal – Fulfill Indian Fiduciary Trust Responsibilities. º º Executive leadership and guidance provided by the immediate office affects performance at all levels of OST, including the delivery of beneficiary services, promoting tribal self-governance and self-determination, managing financial trust assets and monitoring all efforts to reform and º improve the manner in which the Department carries out its Indian fiduciary trust responsibilities. In addition, OST OST-39 2053 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians continues to support the President's Management Agenda by encouraging contracting of non-inherently federal functions, promoting better integration of budget and performance, developing a workforce plan that ensures a skilled workforce in the future, and properly accounting for financial resources. The Special Trustee has been able to only partially implement the President’s E-government initiative due to the continued court ordered disconnection from the Internet. 2007 Program Performance Estimates • Identify, initiate, prioritize, evaluate and monitor reform activities. • Ensure Quarterly Reports to the Court are done timely and accurately, • Oversee trust activities throughout the Department – current managers are expected to advise the Office on a number of complex and sensitive issues relating to organization, reengineering, ongoing litigation and other trust activities. • Fully develop and implement a comprehensive Risk Management program based on OMB A-123, FMFIA, RM-Plus (our automated Risk Management tool) and OTRA reviews throughout the Departmental bureau’s having Indian Trust responsibilities. • Support the work of the Special Trustee’s Advisory Board. - • Create informed partnerships with other bureau and office directors in the Department to achieve trust reform outcomes. • Direct oversight of FTM implementation and fully convert 35 BIA agencies to the standards of the FTM, representing an additional 20% of the total number of accounts and an additional 9% of the recurring income. 2006 Planned Program Performance Identify, initiate, prioritize, evaluate and monitor reform activities. Ensure Quarterly Reports to the Court are done timely and accurately. - Oversee trust activities throughout the Department—current managers are expected to advise the Office on a number of complex and sensitive issues relating to organization, reengineering, ongoing litigation and other trust activities. - • Develop and implement an effective and efficient A-123 program based on OMB’s Internal Control Framework. • Support the work of the Special Trustee’s Advisory Board. - Create informed partnerships with other bureau and office directors in the Department to achieve trust reform outcomes. - • Direct oversight of FTM implementation and fully convert 49 BIA offices to the standards of the FTM, representing an additional 65% of the total number of accounts and an additional 74% of the recurring income. OST-40 2054 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments With the implementation of the Fiduciary Trust Model, leadership and guidance provided by the immediate Office of the Special Trustee was increasingly vital to the management of Indian trust assets. In FY 2005: - • Identified, initiated, prioritized, evaluated and monitored reform activities. • Ensured Quarterly Reports to the Court were timely and accurately. • Oversaw trust activities throughout the Department –managers advised the Office on a number of complex and sensitive issues relating to organization, reengineering, ongoing litigation and other trust activities. • Supported the work of the Special Trustee’s Advisory Board. • Created informed partnerships with other bureau and office directors in the Department to achieve trust reform outcomes. - • Restructured the office of Appraisal Services within the Department’s Appraisal Directorate through direct oversight of the contract with NBC. The outcome was more timely appraisals after request and appraisals that complied with law and regulations. • Directed oversight of FTM implementation and converted IT systems and data at two BIA agencies. . . . ' OST-41 2055 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Activity: Program Operations and Support Subactivity: Program Operations (Dollars in Thousands) FY 2007 &: Change Related Program From FY 2005 FY 2006 || Changes Changes Budget 2866 Programs Actual | Estimate (+/-) (+/-) Request (+/-) Information Technology $(000) 43,750 40,704 -1,835 {} 38,869 -1,835 FTE 96 $96 -14 {} 82 -14 Budget, Finance and Administration ${000) # 10,384 12,318 -50 j +140 12,409 +90 . FTE 25 25 +5 {} 30 +5 Office of External Affairs $(000) 537 536 +14 +197 747 +211 . . . . - FTE 5 5 + 1 + H 7 +2 Office of Trust Review and Audit $(000) || 5,520 5,465 +417 -675 5,207. -258 . - FTE 20 20 +4 () 24 +4 Total Requirements 60,191 59,024 -1,454 –338 57,232 -1,792 Total FTE Requirements 146 146 –4 --R 143 –3 May not add do to rounding NOTE: Transfers reflected in 2007 fixed costs column represent internal realignment of $1,440,000 for the TBCC from IT to Field Operations and $76,000 and i FTE from Executive Direction to BFA. From OTR: 6 FTE and $560,000 to CIO, 2 FTE and $185,000 to BFA, and 3 FTE and $370,000 to OTRA. Summary of 2007 Program Changes for Program Operations Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes - • BFA – Space +110 {} • BFA – WCF Program Change +30 0 • External Affairs - Staff +197 +1 • OTRA – Completion of Examiner Certification -675 0 | TotAL Program Changes - -338 +1 Justification of 2007 Program Changes The FY 2007 budget request for Program Operations is $57,232,000 and 143 FTE, a net program decrease of $338,000 and an increase of 1 FTE from the FY 2006 enacted level, No total performance change table provided for IT, BFA, and OTRA because performance measures remain unchanged. The performance change table for External Affairs is on page OST-43. - - OST-43 2056 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Budget, Finance and Administration - Space (+$110,000), Working Capital Fund (+$30,000) - An increase of $110,000 is needed for increased space costs nationwide and $30,000 for program changes within the Working Capital Fund. The 2007 budget includes programmatic increases for projects and programs funded through the Working Capital Fund. Funds are budgeted in the bureaus and offices and collected into the Fund to support Department-wide enterprise approaches that result in improved effectiveness and efficiency. These projects are approved through the Department's investment review process and by the Working Capital Fund Consortium and are justified in the Departmental Management budget submission. The budget change of $30,000 is a portion of the Department-wide budget for these projects, including: Messaging, FOLA Appeals, Geographic Information Management and Enterprise Services Network. External Affairs Staff (+$197,000) - An increase of $197,000 is needed to provide for additional Indian self-governance and self-determination activities to tribes through assisting outreach efforts on OST trust programs. The Office of External Affairs (OEA) staff will be able to respond to an increasing workload associated with new and existing self-determination contracts and self-governance compacts to (1) provide available funding to tribes in a timely manner, (2) schedule negotiations within regulatory timeframes, (3) coordinate compact/contract award activities within the Department for the benefit of the Tribes, (4) meet all responses to inquiries and technical assistance in an appropriate timeframe and (5) ensure the required contract and compact reporting and evaluation occurs. Further, the staff will increase the visibility of OST to beneficiaries and stakeholders through direct mail, press releases and community meetings with FTO’S. As demonstrated on the following page, OEA anticipates meeting its self-governance and self-determination program priorities and providing responses to tribes regarding the management of OST programs within the required timeframe 90% of the time. While an increase in tribal initiatives for OST programs is anticipated, additional resources will assist OEA in responding to those inquiries within appropriate timeframes. Trust Review and Audit (-$675,000) – The Office of Trust Review and Audit (OTRA), working with contractors from the commercial trust industry, is developing an Indian Trust Examiner certification for its examiners This certification will require enhanced specialized training to ensure that trust examiners are knowledgeable in all aspects of the performance of fiduciary trust functions, Department-wide. Contract related costs for development and implementation of this effort are planned to be finished in FY 2006, which results in a net decrease of $675,000 in contract funds needed to maintain the program for FY 2007, OST-44 2057 FY 2007 Budget Justification Program Performance Change Table :-ºº::: Program Overview--Program Operations provides organization-wide administration and information technology support for OST in carrying out the fiduciary trust responsibilities to tribal and individual Indian beneficiaries. The Offices that encompass Program Operations help further accomplishment of the Fulfill Indian Trust goal by ensuring the necessary infrastructure is in place to provide administrative services that enable and empower the organization and workforce to be an effective fiduciary trustee. It will also provide modern, appropriate systems and tools to manage the fiduciary trust responsibilities. The program elements include the Office of Information Technology (IT), Office of Trust Records (OTR), Office of Budget Finance and Administration (BFA), Office of External Affairs (OEA), and Office of Trust Review and Audit (OTRA). ; Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians es from 2006 § - OST will, continue ABC/M including implementation of analysis of cost information used to make resource allocations, streamline processes, develop budget projections, and realize greater efficiencies in fulfilling the fiduciary trust responsibilities and development of a mechanism to collect and compile output data. The Office of Information Technology continues to work with BEA and outside vendors to be able to provide required trust information to personnel who are assisting beneficiaries. Office of Trust Review and Audit (OTRA) by performing independent examinations, and implementing the Indian Trust Rating System for DOI bureaus, offices and Tribes performing trust functions, will monitor reform efforts in a uniform manner, identify and address current and potential problems relating to fiduciary trust management, and provide recommendations to resolve and/or improve the performance of trust functions. is OST-45 2058 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Information Technology (82 FTE/$38,869,000): The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO): Develops, maintains, and operates the trust enterprise architecture; provides day-to-day computer support to OST personnel; and implements the trust records management program. The Office of Information Technology (IT) through the OCIO provides organization-wide information technology support for OST in carrying out the fiduciary trust responsibilities to tribal and individual Indian beneficiaries; develops, maintains, and operates the trust enterprise architecture; provides day-to-day computer support to OST personnel nation-wide; and implements the trust records management program. The OCIO oversees and directs IT support services including technical support, capital planning and procurement of IT equipment, Security management (system and site certification and accreditation, access control, policies, procedures, guidelines and compliance) and electronic and hard records management activities. The OCIO facilitates the development and maintenance of cost-effective, supportable, and sustainable information management and technology solutions to advance the mission of OST consistent with the Department’s Strategic Plan goal - Fulfill Indian Fiduciary Trust Responsibilities. These technology solutions enhance OST’s ability to serve the beneficiaries through efficient business and resource management systems. The OCIO interfaces with the other Departmental CIO offices and develops strategic plans to support OST business processes and manages OST’s IT services which provides the daily OST data systems’ support, testing and implementation of automated trust funds financial and other support systems, and ensures necessary interfaces with other trust systems in the BLA, Minerals Management Service (MMS), OHA, OHTA and other related offices in the Department. Trust Funds Accounting System – In order to comply with the provisions of the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-412, title IV, Sec. 401, Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4249), OST uses the Trust Fund Accounting System (TFAS). TFAS is a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) system owned and operated by a third party vendor. Some of the costs associated with the TFAS contract are based upon the number of accounts on the system (open-closed). The baseline number of accounts was 308,500. New accounts in FY 2007 that exceed the base are charged at the rate of $2.81/account/month. The government has the option of increasing the base in 20,000 account increments up to a maximum of 100,000 additional accounts. The cost for the increase of the base accounts is $1.00/account/month. In addition to normal processing, items included in the core price are the daily pricing of securities; software licenses that allow access for tribes via the Internet (when authorized) using StrataWeb; software licenses for the Computer Output to Laser Disk (C.O.L.D.) report manager, StrataVision; and software licenses for the electronic work ticket product, Customer Strata Station (CSS). . OST-46 2059 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians The performance target in FY 2007 is to continue to provide statements to beneficiaries with a valid address in TFAS on a timely basis 99.5% of the time. Performance statements are produced monthly for the tribes and quarterly for the majority of IIM account holders. Additionally, performance statements include the real property assets and encumbrances recorded by BLA in the TAAMS title system. The ability to report on the real property and encumbrances is expected to be available during the first quarter of FY 2008. This activity is in support of Fulfill Indian Trust Responsibilities – Beneficiary Services and Trust Fund accountability and the CTM section Administrative Services that includes “provide modern, appropriate systems and tools to manage the fiduciary trust.” Estimated FY06 TFAS Total Accounts | Estimated FY07 TFAS Total Accounts Open 285,000 || Open - | 300,000 Closed (no activity) 80,000 Closed 90,000 Non-Income 100,000 | Non-Income 110,000 Total 465,000 || Total 500,000 FY03 Contract Account Base 308,500 FY03 Contract Account Base 308,500 Cost/account/month above the $2.73 Cost/account/month above $2.81 base the base - Cost/account/month to $1 Cost/account/month to - $1 increase the base by 20,000 increase the base by 20,000 Other support contracts to operate TFAS include: asset performance calculations and reporting services for 200 selected tribal accounts; secure telecommunication services between both the primary OST location and the OST Continuity of Operations location; participation in the vendor’s user group which allows the government to obtain a copy of the annual SAS 70 audit report; and investment accounting services. OCIO also operates the Virtual Portal to fulfill the Department’s fiduciary responsibility to beneficiaries and to provide the right information to the right people in a timely manner, a secure data sharing environment is essential. - The Portal provides a transparent access to existing data sources, which are separate databases with different owners, and on different technical platforms. In essence, the System will enable integrated access to varied data sources, giving many of the benefits of a single centralized database, while retaining the flexibility of separate (and separately controlled) data repositories, and have a very low impact on existing operational systems. The Portal acts as a virtual data warehouse data hub, allowing access to the corporate data stored in heterogeneous data sources. Portal technology provides direct connections between disparate applications. The Portal is key to sharing the right information with the right people, all as directly as possible. The Portal approach also requires less time and expense to develop, and entails less risk of data being lost or out-of-date. The current applications will remain as the systems of record against which all functional transaction activity takes place. - - As a result of internal reviews, the FY 2007 budget includes the redirection within the Information Technology (IT) budget of $586,000 from Trust Architecture and $491,000 OST-47 2060 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians from the trust data warehouse to fund the increase in costs for the TFAS contract, Microsoft licenses, communications, maintenance and IT equipment. The decreased cost in trust architecture is the result of the Departmental CIO office having obtained a satisfactory enterprise architecture baseline. The decrease in the data warehouse cost is related to completing development and reduced maintenance costs. As part of the FTM, approximately 100,000+ non income producing accounts will be added to TFAS in order to provide beneficiaries periodic statements of surface and subsurface assets owned. In addition, funds will provide for replacing computer equipment in accordance with life cycle management practices, updating trust related modernization blueprints, integration of new applications into the trust portal; and upgrades to beneficiary support systems such as the beneficiary call center, commercial lockbox, trust portal, and TFAS. Records Management - The OCIO is responsible for the fiduciary and general trust, records management within the BLA and OST. The OCIO provides guidance and support on records management to all BLA and OST program offices. It is responsible for development of, and obtaining approval from the Archivist of the United States, for BIA and OST records schedules; supporting computer based records management training; providing is … .º.º. - technical guidance and advice on records management at BIA and OST field locations; disposition and safeguarding of inactive records; retrieval of records for authorized users; and working with the Department on the development of requirements for an electronic records management system and providing assistance to OST and BLA during the training and implementation of a Departmental Electronic Records Management System (ERMS). OCIO supports records management programs for active records by: organizing all the Department agencies’ Indian records into a single record group in order to assure appropriate retention and preservation of Indian Fiduciary Trust Records; continuing to safeguard active records by providing necessary fireproof filing equipment; providing technical guidance and assistance to BIA, MMS, BLM, OHA and OST; and providing assistance to those tribes with contracted/compacted programs that request such assistance; and developing and revising records disposition schedules. OST-48 2061 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians OCIO support for inactive records includes: continuing to maintain and update the central electronic database of retired records (Box Index Search System); ensuring that the necessary security safeguards continue to remain in place at the American Indian Records Repository (AIRR) and continuing to prohibit the withdrawal of original records from AIRR; preserving and providing remedial services for inactive records received at and/or housed within AIRR, restricting access for research purposes to authorized users of the records; and continuing to support the Department's bureaus and offices in retirement of Indian Affairs records to AIRR on a regularly scheduled basis. OCIO is responsible for funding the American Indian Records Repository (AIRR) in Lenexa, Kansas, pursuant to an agreement between the Department and the National Archives and Records Administration. This state of the art facility stores all inactive Indian records from BLA and OST offices across the United States. All research of BLA and OST inactive records takes place in AIRR. No original records are allowed to be taken from the facility. Under the same agreement, OCIO funds an archival and records management certificate program at Haskell Indian Nations University and anticipates hiring students at the AIRR. The records management program and work experience will provide a cadre of individuals trained in records management who can work for the federal and tribal governments to implement records management. In order to provide services directly to the field offices of BLA and OST, at least one records liaison is located in each BLA region and additional liaisons are located in those regions that have greater numbers of programs to manage. Records management has become an annual requirement for all BIA and OST employees. Additionally, all OST Senior Executive Service members now have performance plans that include a mandatory records management measure. OCIO developed an electronic index of all Indian records in OTR’s custody. The database is searchable through use of a search engine. This electronic database replaces all previously existing paper inventories, spreadsheets and databases that contained partial information on inactive boxes of retired records. The American Indian Records repository located in Lenexa, Kansas, currently holds more than 130,000 boxes collectively containing about 300 million pages of records stored in accordance with the highest standards for the preservation of archival records. OST-49 2062 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians In addition, $500,000 is being redirected from the records indexing project in the Office of Trust Records to support cost increases for ongoing IIM and tribal trust litigation activities. These costs include funding to the Solicitor's office for staff attorneys, and funding for the Department of Justice to provide document production capabilities for thousands of pages of documents requested by both IIM and tribal plaintiffs. 2007 Program Performance Estimates Continue service bureau operation of a commercial off-the-shelf trust accounting system, TFAS. - Obtain an independent audit of TFAS using commercial SAS 70 standard. Provide IT support for over 800 users. - - Renew the Certification and Accreditation for OSTNET that was originally C&A’d on June 30, 2004. Per Departmental guidance, this C&A must be renewed every three years. e Increase the number of applications interfacing with the trust portal. Continue working with the Departmental OCIO to achieve the major enterprise architecture goals, specifically the development of the modernization blueprints. Support records management operations and research and litigation document production at AIRR. Finalize revised records schedules and obtain approval from the Archivist of the United States. Assign accession and store inactive records retired from BIA and OST offices. Provide support to federal agencies, tribes and federal/tribal contractors in tribal trust litigation cases, Revise record retention schedules for BIA and OST programs for all fiduciary and general trust records. Support OHTA research projects. Support the records management curriculum at Haskell Indian Nations University. Support the implementation of a departmental ERMS for BIA and OST, OTR will assist BLA and OST offices during the implementation and training phase of the ERMS. . Provide technical support and training for tribes with contracted/compacted programs. 2006 Planned Program Performance Obtain and updated Certification and Accreditation of the trust systems used by OST in accordance with OMB Circular A 130 Appendix III and Department guidance. Implement the use of Smart card technology in accordance with the Departmental HSPD-12 guidelines. - Implement Active Directory for all of OST and join the Department ESN. Plan for the migration from FFS to FBMS in accordance with the Department’s schedule. - . - Hire a dedicated Project Management Institute (PMI) certified IT Project Manager. Include a portal interface to the Box Index Search System. + OST-50 2063 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Increase the number of OTR records management liaisons in the BIA regions to provide records management assistance to BIA and OST field personnel on a daily basis. Begin revision of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Records and Files Disposition Handbook. Provide significant support to parties in Cobell v. Norton and tribal trust litigation parties by providing access to thousands of boxes of inactive records necessary for document production, research, etc., including providing access to the database search engine. - Continue accession and storage of all indexed inactive records at the American Indian Records Repository. Provide support to federal agencies, tribes and federal/tribal contractors in tribal trust litigation cases. - Develop and submit for approval to the Archivist of the United States records schedules for OST programs that have not been scheduled. Develop and submit electronic records schedules for all identified electronic systems for BIA and OST. . Develop records schedules for the new business systems established under the Fiduciary Trust Model. Begin development of the 075 Records Group — Indian Affairs Records Schedule Manual. This manual will contain all records schedules of all the Departmental agencies/offices which create, maintain and retire Indian fiduciary trust records. Pilot a Vital Records Program at a BLA/OST agency that other BIA/OST offices can use as a model to establish a vital records program. Establish a records management disaster assistance team to provide services to BLA/OST field offices including development of policies and procedures. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Renewed the Certification and Accreditation for TFAS and updated the C&A for OSTNET. - - Expanded Call Center operations and increased Call Center capacity Completed update of BLAM records schedules for general trust records (e.g. Law Enforcement, Indian Education Program, Tribal Services, Economic Development, Indian Gaming, etc.). - Began identifying; collecting and indexing inactive record boxes currently in the field. - Indexed 37,457 boxes of inactive boxes of records and entered data into the Box Index Search System (BISS) database. Published the Privacy Act Notice for BISS. Expanded training effort to provide records management training for tribes with compacted and contracted BIA and/or OST programs, Completed electronic records schedules for nine BLA electronic systems and the record schedule for BISS and submitted the schedules to the Archivist of the United States for approval. r - OST-51 2064 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians • Conducted 11 records management site assessments at BLA/OST field offices and 5 tribal programs, • Provided records management training to 515 new BIA/OST, BIA Law Enforcement and Office of Indian Education records contacts. • Responded to approximately 1,400 research requests and provided approximately 22,000 pages of documents in response to research requests. • Secured certifications from all the Department bureaus and offices officials certifying that all identified records series in their respective record schedules that contain Indian fiduciary records have been identified and steps to safeguard and prevent destruction of such records have been taken. • Purchased 832 pieces of fireproof equipment for BIA and OST offices. Budget, Finance and Administration (30 FTE / $12,409,000): The Office of Budget, Finance and Administration (BFA) provides budget, planning and analysis support; oversees the administration of the personnel, acquisition, finance, and GSA space contracts. BFA also provides administrative support services (i.e. finance, personnel, procurement, property, safety, check disbursement, budget, planning and mail service) for OST, in carrying out the fiduciary trust responsibilities to American Indian tribes, individual Indians, and Alaska Natives efficiently and effectively. BFA coordinates required reporting to the Department, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and to the United States Congress. BFA manages its responsibilities through four components: (1) Budget and Finance, (2) Planning and Analysis, (3) Facilities Support and (4) Trust Support, Support functions include the: formulation, execution, and presentation of the OST budget; development and implementation of activity based cost management; development of performance plan documents and performance measures; processing and mailing of Individual Indian Monies (IIM) account holder checks and explanation of payments (EOP), and other beneficiary related documents; and oversight of contracts for general support to other programs and offices within OST, such as, acquisition, personnel and finance. In addition, the Office coordinates the implementation of four of the President's Management Agenda (PMA) items — budget and performance integration, competitive sourcing, human capital and financial management. Prior year accomplishments implementing the PMA includes: alignment of the FY 2004 budget request with the new Department Strategic plan structure; integration of the annual performance plan with the budget request; implementation of Activity Based Cost Management (ABC/M); strategic use of contract resources to leverage private industry knowledge and expertise on trust management; and financial performance improvements. OST-52 2065 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians The Budget, Finance and Administration program includes coordination of government- wide, Departmental and other agency services that support OST’s programs such as: personnel, EEO, rent, telephone, and working capital fund activities. Prior year program increases justified in other sections included funding for additional costs of these services as part of a program expansion. Transfers of base funding to centralize these costs are reflected in this budget request. Estimates of these costs are reflected in the following table: BFA Budget by Category (Dollars in Thousands) Services FY 2006 | FY 2007 || Total Service Provider -- Estimate | Estimate | Change - Personnel 1,337 1,337 0 || Minerals Management Service EEO 54 54 0 || Office of the Secretary Space/Rent 5,204 || 5,525 +321 GSA Long Distance 133 133 0 MCI Working 4,004 3,463 -541 || Department of the Interior Capital Fund (central & direct) Workers 14 5 -9 Department of Labor Comp - BFA Staff 1,573 1,892 +319 || OST Total 12,319 12,409 +90 Note: Working Capital figures includes estimate for acquisition and financial systems and services. FY 2007 BFA staff estimates includes the transfer of 3 FTE from OTR and 1 FTE from Executive Direction. 2007 Program Performance Estimates • Increase budget performance integration by conducting quarterly management meetings to discuss performance accomplishments and budget resources necessary for improvements and realignment of funds as required. • Continue implementation of ABC/M including analysis of cost information used to make resource allocations, streamline processes, develop budget projections, and realize greater efficiencies in fulfilling the fiduciary trust responsibilities and development of a mechanism to collect and compile output data. • Develop and deliver project management training in conjunction with the Office of Trust Training. Work with program managers to develop trust project plans that will be entered into the Secretary’s Trust Tracking System (STTS). • Continue mailing Bills for Collection, to collect lease payments into a lock box for the benefit of the beneficiaries. - Continue mailing EOP statements and advice notices to beneficiaries. Continue mailing beneficiary checks. OST-53 2066 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Continue mailing tribal and individual statements of account and tax forms. Continue identifying opportunities to reduce space costs. Complete on-site property inventories, property program reviews, and safety reviews of the remaining 1/3 of OST’s field locations. - 2006 Planned Program Performance Integrate the annual performance plan with the budget request. Continue implementation of Activity Based Cost Management (ABC/M) including identification of managerial report requirements analysis of cost information that may be used to make resource allocations, streamline processes, develop budget projections, and realize greater efficiencies in fulfilling the fiduciary trust responsibilities and development of a mechanism to collect and compile output data. Continue leveraging strategic contract resources and private industry knowledge and expertise on trust management; and financial performance improvements, Increase budget performance integration by conducting quarterly management meetings to discuss performance accomplishments and budget resources necessary for improvements and realignment of funds as required. Issue Bills for Collection, to collect lease payments into a lock box for the benefit of the beneficiaries. - Mail EOP statements and advice notices to beneficiaries. Mail beneficiary checks. Mail tribal and individual statements of accounts and tax forms. Identify ways to reduce prompt pay interest penalties and charge card delinquencies working with program managers. Develop administrative OST-wide guidance on implementing the Department policies and procedures. - Conduct on-site property inventories, property program reviews, and safety reviews of 1/3 of OST’s field iocations. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Continued implementation of Activity Based Cost Management (ABC/M) including identification of managerial report requirements analysis of cost information that may be used to make resource allocations, streamline processes, develop budget projections, and realize greater efficiencies in fulfilling the fiduciary trust responsibilities and development of a mechanism to collect and compile output data. Leveraged strategic use of contract resources and private industry knowledge and expertise on trust management; and financial performance improvements. BF&A contracted out the acquisition support function to the NBC. After a study of the operations, it was determined to be more efficient to contract for these services rather than continue to provide them in-house. Implemented centrally billed lodging in the travel program reducing the amount of delinquent charge card payments and taxes. OST-54 2067 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians • Centralized the processing of payments for maintenance and services at the various filed locations. External Affairs (7 FTE / $747,000): In supporting the Special Trustee's statutorily-required reform and oversight activities, the Office of External Affairs (OEA) has two primary areas of responsibility: (1) communications with a diverse group of stakeholders about the Department’s trust reform initiatives; and (2) administration of OST’s tribal self-governance and self- determination program. OEA conducts liaison activities with Congressional and tribal stakeholders, - media, and other organizations; provides technical assistance to tribes and administers OST’s self-governance compact/self-determination contract program activities; and produces information materials related to trust issues. In the area of communications, OEA works to provide tribal and individual Indian trust beneficiaries, Department personnel, the media, the U.S. Congress, other government agencies, the public and other interested organizations with a wide range of information on the status of trust reform priorities, current initiatives and benefits through personal contacts and printed materials. In the area of self-governance and self-determination administration, staff members provide information to tribes on self-governance and self-determination opportunities, and provide technical assistance to encourage new contracting and compacting activities. Staff members negotiate appropriate program standards with these tribes to ensure fulfillment of the Secretary’s fiduciary trust responsibilities. Additionally, External Affairs staff coordinate OST’s activities in response to requests from tribes seeking to withdraw trust funds for management outside of the Federal government pursuant to the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (Reform Act). OEA supports the Department’s mission goal of Serving Communities – Fulfill Indian Fiduciary Trust Responsibilities. The Office helps the Department accomplish its trust mission through the development and maintenance of a comprehensive communications program to fulfill business objectives identified in the CTM including: • Expand Self-Governance Compacts and Self Determination Contracts: Foster expansion of self-governance compacts and self-determination contracts in a manner consistent with the Department’s fiduciary responsibilities. OST-55 2068 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians • Technical Assistance: Coordinate and provide tribes with technical assistance to develop proposals for the withdrawl of tribal trust funds from Federal management in accordance with the Reform Act. - • Beneficiary Communications: Develop and maintain effective communications with beneficiaries to facilitate their involvement in improving trust management, acquisition and disposal, and conveyances of trust assets, consistent with the Department’s fiduciary duties. • * OEA supports the Secretary's 4Cs vision by providing timely information on the status of trust reform activities to beneficiaries and establishing effective avenues of communication with stakeholders. Further, OEA promotes the President’s e-government initiative to use technology to streamline the delivery of products and Services to the American people. 2007 Program Performance Estimates {} Ö Build capacity to provide coordinated and comprehensive communications materials for stakeholders while continuing the communications and media activities initiated in 2006. - Attend national Indian conferences to provide information to beneficiaries on the progress of trust reform, respond to beneficiary concerns, and to better identify the information that would be helpful for beneficiaries. Organize and broadcast the annual “State of Indian Affairs” address by BIA and OST leadership to discuss the current status of Indian Affairs activities and goals for FY 2007. - - Continue regular communications with Members of Congress and their staff to discuss trust reform initiatives and potential legislative solutions. . Expand the capacity within OEA to enhance the quality of the self-governance and self-determination program. - Administer the full range of self-governance and self-determination activities with an increasing number of tribes to include: promoting new opportunities; providing technical assistance; negotiating proposals and program standards; coordinating the allocation of funds; and coordinating the appropriate review and evaluation activities. Coordinate and review applications from tribes to withdraw their funds from trust. 2006 Planned Program Performance Publish OST quarterly newsletters, two new informational brochures, a new account holder welcome kit, inserts in quarterly account holder statements, Congressional testimony, and other informational materials. Organize and broadcast the national “State of Indian Affairs” address for all BIA and OST employees to hear from the Secretary of the Interior and Indian Affairs leadership about the current status of Indian Affairs activities and goals for FY 2006, Improve Congressional awareness of the impact of Indian trust reform initiatives by hosting visits to locations where such initiatives have been implemented. Promote opportunities for new tribes to compact or contract OST programs. OST-56 2069 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians • Negotiate new and continuing annual funding agreements and performance standards with self-determination and self-governance tribes. • Coordinate the review and approval of tribal applications for the withdrawal of tribal trust funds for independent management. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments • Developed a full range of printed material to provide information to stakeholders, including a quarterly OST newsletter, two new OST brochures, informational flyers for inclusion in quarterly account statements, and information on Whereabouts Unknown account holders. • Participated in meetings throughout Indian country including five regional listening conferences held by the Intertribal Monitoring Association, the annual National Congress of American Indians annual convention and mid-year meeting, the two Department tribal self-governance conferences, the BLA Awarding Officials Annual Conference, and numerous meetings with individual beneficiary groups, tribes and other interested organizations to discuss trust reforms and contracting and compacting opportunities. . • Promoted a media initiative that resulted in the publication of articles and editorials in newspapers throughout Indian Country, in national magazines and on Internet sites to provide information on trust reform and facts on the status of current litigation. • Negotiated annual funding agreements and program standards with more than 40 tribes that compact and contract OST programs. • Coordinated the review and approval of two applications from tribes seeking to withdraw a total of approximately $200 million worth of trust funds from OST for self-management. In FY 2005, OEA hired new staff which allowed responses to tribes initiating inquiries about the management of OST programs to be provided within the required timeframe 100% of the time, as reflected in the chart below. In future years, OEA expects an increasing number of tribal inquiries resulting in an increased workload which will tax current staff resources. OEA therefore, anticipates adjusting its FY 2006 and FY 2007 target goals based on workload projections. OST-57 2070 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Performance Overview 2006 Change Change 2007 from . from Change 2005 2005 2005 2006 2005 2007 from Measure Plan Actual Plan Estimate Actual | Request 2006 Percent of responses to tribes within the - required 75% 100% +25% 80% –20% 90% 10% timeframe for management of eligible OST programs. (BUR) Office of Trust Review and Audit (24 FTE / $5,207,000): The Office of Trust Review and Audit (OTRA) is responsible for oversight of the delivery of trust products and services to beneficiaries and supports senior management in the execution of their duties to carry out the Department’s fiduciary responsibilities. OTRA provides independent reviews of Indian fiduciary trust responsibilities administered by the Department and Indian tribes to ensure that the Secretary’s trust responsibilities are being fulfilled, - OTRA provides independent oversight and performs examinations of fiduciary trust programs and operations, both internally and externally. OTRA serves as a quality control for the proper management of trust assets. Through implementation of an oversight and examination program of trust activities, OTRA supports the Department’s outcome goal — Fulfill Indian Fiduciary Trust Responsibilities. Work activities support the underlying trust reform goals in the CTM to improve beneficiary services, Indian trust ownership, management of land and natural resources, management of trust fund assets, and Support Indian self-governance and self- determination. Streamlining of processes and improvement of the efficiency of operations will be possible through monitoring reviews of Indian trust asset management activities Department-wide and providing timely reports and recommendations to Departmental senior management on efficiency, and effectiveness of operations and compliance with applicable laws and regulations at the program and/or field office level. The Indian Trust Rating System (rating system) is being developed in-house, to provide a method for assessing the operational effectiveness of trust asset management activities Department-wide. OST anticipates that a successful implementation will make great strides towards a management tool that will allow a timely identification and correction of weaknesses in trust function performance. This rating system will be comprehensive and will be applied in a uniform manner. It will provide a methodology for rating the overall effectiveness of an Agency or Tribe based on: (1) Management - the capabilities and quality of management, (2) Asset Management - management of Indian trust assets, (3) Compliance - compliance with applicable laws, regulations policies, procedures and OST-58 2071 FY 2007 Budget Justification - Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians accepted standards of fiduciary conduct, and (4) Operations - effectiveness and efficiency of operations including adequacy and internal controls. As part of the Department's trust reform reorganization, the duties and responsibilities of the Office of American Indian Trust (OAIT) were transferred from BIA to OST in April of 2003. In keeping with the mandates of the Trust Reform Act and the Court, OST has revised the evaluation process to be more thorough and more useful to the Department and the participating tribes as part of the trust reform initiative. These more intense examinations have increased oversight and provided information to managers of trust programs at the tribal and Federal levels that should result in improved overall management of the programs. Due to the comprehensive nature of these examinations, and the much larger universe of trust programs that must be evaluated, examinations are based on a determination of where there is the highest risk. This process is fully operational and is subject to continuing refinement. In addition, trust evaluations were conducted in conjunction with assessments of the abilities of seven Tribes to perform as required in Sec. 139 of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act of 2004. Section 139 requires that those named Tribes demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Interior that they have the capability to perform their responsibilities under the same fiduciary standards as those to which the Secretary is held. OTRA reviewed the trust operations of the following seven Tribes: (1) Chippewa Cree Tribe; (2) Hoopa Valley Tribe; (3) Karuk Tribe of California; (4) Redding Rancheria; (5) Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation; (6) Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community; and (7) Yurok Tribe. There were no findings of imminent jeopardy and the tribes all demonstrated that they are capable of performing trust functions compacted for under the same fiduciary standards as those to which the Secretary is held. - 2007 Program Performance Estimates • Apply the comprehensive Indian trust rating system to all entities being evaluated. • Continue tracking audit and examination findings and recommendations and providing guidance on best practices to improve performance. Advise senior managers when audit findings are not timely resolved. • Coordinate findings with reengineering and process improvement functions carried out by other OST organizations, and monitoring the implementation of corrective actions for internal and external trust activities. • Start all special investigations/projects within 10 business days of being notified of the circumstances. • Prepare final report on all trust reviews and evaluations within 120 business days of starting the engagement. : • Ensure 75% of all OTRA employees have at least 30 days of training toward the 60 days required for the Indian Trust Examination certification. Approve certifications for at least 40% of all examiners. OST-59 2072 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians 2006 Planned Program Performance • Plan development and partial implementation of a comprehensive Indian trust asset management rating system. • Transition the incorporation/implementation of the Office of American Indian Trust’s (OAIT) duties and responsibilities for evaluating tribally managed trust programs (compacted and contracted). - • Continue tracking audit and review findings and providing guidance on best practices to improve performance. - • Coordinate findings with reengineering and process improvement functions carried out by other Trust organizations, and monitor the implementation of correctiv actions for internal and external trust activities. - - - 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments • Continued fiduciary trust examinations at organizations. - • Continued implementation of a comprehensive Indian trust asset management rating system. • Developed a framework for tracking audit and review findings and providing guidance on best practices to improve performance. • Coordinated findings with reengineering and process improvement functions carried out by other OST organizations, and monitoring the implementation of corrective actions for internal and external trust activities. • Released the Examiners Guide, Version 1, for use in performing trust examinations of bureaus, offices and tribes. OST-60 2073 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Performance Overview Measure 2005 Pian 2005 Actual Change from 2005 Plan 2006 Estimate 2006 Change from 2005 Actual 2007 Request Number of trust examinations performed for internal and external entities performing trust functions 20% 24% 4% 20% –4% 20% Number of corrective action plans (CAP) received from entities performing trust functions to address identified deficiencies. 50% CAP received 57% 7% 65% +8% 75% +10% Number of verification reviews conducted to monitor progress of corrective actions. 0% of CAP’s received 0%’ {}% 25% 25% 45% +20% "There is on final report issued in FY2004 with CAP’s. No follow up was conducted during FY 2005 due to lack of CAP’s. The CAP’s created in FY 2005 are not immediately verified to allow proper time for the entity to perform required corrective actions, OTRA will begin aggressive monitoring of CAP’s in FY 2006, OTRA will complete 100% of the Trust examinations by FY 2008 by conducting 20% in each fiscal year. OST-61 2074 FY 2007 Budget Justification Program Operations & Support Trust Accountability (Dollars in Thousands) Activity: Sub-activity: Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians FY 2007 Fixed Costs & - Change Related Program | From 2005 2006 Changes Changes Budget 2006 Programs Actual Estimate (+/-) (+/-) Request (+/-) Office of the Deputy Special Trustee $000 245 245 –245 {) 0 -245 - FTE 3 3 –3 0 0. -3 Trust Training $000 4,565 4,506 +10 -1,400 3,115 -1,390 FTE 6 6 () -1 5 -1 Trust Regulations $000 3,305 1,297 +264 {} | . 1,561 +264 Policies and Procedures FTE 10 10 () () 10 {} Trust Program $000 25,131 25,588 +47 -1,935 23,700 -1,888 Management Center FTE 30 30 0 -6 24 -6 Total Requirements 33,246 31,636 +76 -3,335. 28,377 -3,260 Total FTE Requirements 49 49 -3 -7 39 -10 Note: Transfers reflected in 2007 fixed costs column represent internal realignment of $245,000 from the Office of the Deputy Special Trustee to Trust Regulations Policies and Proce dures. Summary of 2007 Program Changes for Trust Accountability Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • Trust Training -1,400 -1 • Reengineering -1,050 -3 • Risk Management -885 -3 TOTAL Program Changes –3,335 –7 Justification of 2007 Program Changes The FY 2007 budget request for Trust Accountability is $28,377,000 and 39 FTE, a net program decrease of $3,335,000 and decrease of 7 FTE from the FY 2006 enacted level. Trust Training (-$1,400,000) The funding reduction to Trust Training is a result of transition to a more consulting and oversight role in training, based on the completion of Trust Officer Certification programs and the implementation of the National Indian Programs Training Center (NIPTC). Therefore, there will be less reliance on contract support to define, develop, facilitate, and deliver trust training programs. Reengineering (-$1,050,000) In FY 2007, standard Fiduciary Trust Model (FTM) operating processes will be functional. The receiving bureaus, agencies and offices will have completed their regulatory changes, policies and procedures upgrades, modifications and additions, begun their system changes, and be able to manage their trust responsibilities in a more streamlined fashion. The reduction is due to less reliance on contract support to perform these activities. Reengineering staff will assume more OST-63 2075 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians consulting and oversight roles, working with the receiving bureaus, agencies and offices to redefine and continue to streamline fiduciary trust programs. - Risk Management (-$885,000) In FY 2007, the business process modeling of the Department's bureaus will be completed. In addition, personnel in bureaus and offices with Indian fiduciary trust responsibilities will have been trained on a standardized risk management tool to support their assessments and enable them to identify and manage their trust-related program’s risks. The reduction in funding is due to less reliance on contract support for these activities as Risk Management staff will assume a consulting and oversight role in supporting individual bureaus' Annual Assurance Statements. No total performance change table provided because performance measures remain unchanged. Program Overview: The Office of Trust Accountability (TA) provides enhanced capability for trust ; management reform and fiduciary trust management. TA provides central leadership and guidance for several key functions which support the Department's trust management reform. The Deputy Special Trustee-TA: (1) manages and Supervises a workforce trained to carry out the Department's fiduciary trust responsibilities; (2) coordinates development of policies and procedures which ensure fiduciary and legal responsibilities are fulfilled; and (3) oversees development of reengineered trust business processes; and (4) provide trust training to Department and tribal staff. TA is responsible for integrating trust reform planning and reform project execution as outlined in the Comprehensive Trust Management Plan (CTM). TA supports the Department's strategic goal of Serving | implement OST, together with BIA and the DOI University, will establish the National Indian Program Training Center (NIPTC). The NEPTC will bring a unified training | approach to developing Indian Country program expertise and help to meet unique training and education needs of Indian programs at multiple levels and functions, and prepare indian program staff to use resources and technology more effectively. In FY 2005, the Data Quality and Integrity (DQ&I) project was completed for two BLA agencies and post quality assurance processes were implemented at two BLA Land Titles and Records Offices. This resulted in - accurate automatic trust fund distributions and the generation of accurate beneficiary trust land asset statements. In FY 2006, the DQ&I project will be implemented across five BEA regional offices, with project tasks being completed at one regional office. For FY 2007, FTM initiatives will continue to nationally standardized Trust asset management and ownership processes, improving the quality of information available on ownership, land and natural resources assets, trust funds assets, Indian Self-governance and self-determination, and administrative services while building a highly effective fiduciary trust services organization. In addition, 65% of FTM processes will have updated regulations, standard operating procedures and that training has been completed at the office level. Title, | leasing and portions of the financial operation | processes will be supported by the standardized and integrated automated systems in the Regions. ; f OST-64 2076 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Communities – Fulfill Indian Fiduciary Trust Responsibilities through implementation of the CTM improvements in trust land ownership information and trust asset management. TA manages the operations of three major programs: (1) Office of Trust Training; (2) Office of Trust Regulations, Policies and Procedures; and (3) the Trust Program Management Center. Trust Training (5 FTE / $3,115,000): The Office of Trust Training provides oversight, development, and coordination of training efforts for the Department and tribal staff. Training supports trust management reform by providing training on skills and required knowledge, to current and future personnel with fiduciary trust responsibilities, to effectively carry out their duties. Trust Regulations, Policies and Procedures (10 FTE / $1,561,000): The Office of Trust Regulations, Policies and Procedures (OTP) oversees, coordinates, and facilitates the adoption and implementation, by the Department, of consistent written policies and procedures governing the performance of the Secretary’s fiduciary trust responsibilities. OTP is responsible for coordination and training, access, and compliance with applicable trust regulations, policies, procedures, and practices. OTP assists in and tracks the development of appropriate trust regulations, policies, procedures, manuals, and training materials. OTP ensures that fiduciary principles consistent with the Secretary’s fiduciary trust responsibilities and the Reform Act are integrated into the trust regulations, policies, procedures, manuals and training materials that guide the Department's discharge of those responsibilities. OST-65 2077 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Trust Program Management Center (24 FTE / $23,700,000): (Doliars in Thousands) Budget Fixed Program Changes 2005 2006 Costs & Changes | Request from Programs Actual | Estimate | Related (+/-) 2006 Changes (+/-) (+/-) Office of the Director $(000) #71 I69 - {69 0 () -} 69 FTE } I -1 0 {} -1 Risk Management $(000) 2,631 1,517 +12 -885 644 -873 FTE 7 7 () -1 6 -1 Reengineering $(000) 4,777 4,723 +} 90 -1,050 3,864 –860 FTE 13 I 3 + 1 -3 | 1 -2 Probate Clean Up $(000) 8,790 10,535 +2 {} 10,537 +2 FTE f R 0 {} I {} Special Projects $(000) 3,316 3,272 +6 () 3,278 +6 FTE | 4 4 () -1 3 -1 Data Quality and Integrity $(000) 5,446 5,371 +6 0 5,377 +6 FTE 4 4 () -1 3 -1 Trust Program $(000) 25,132 25,588 | +47 -1,935 23,700 -1,888 Management Center Total FTE 30 30 () -6 24 -6 Note: Transfers reflected in 2007 fixed costs column represent internal realignment of $169,000 from the Office of the Director to Reengineering. - The Trust Program Management Center (TPMC) provides the project development and coordination to accomplish and continuously improve the Department's trust reform program administration and project management efforts. TPMC provides guidance and support necessary to successfully implement trust reform activities outlined in the CTM as well as monitor and report on progress made and resources expended toward overall trust program objectives. The work carried out by the TPMC supports the Department's trust organization with the structure, policies, and procedures that fulfill the Secretary's fiduciary trust responsibilities. - Risk Management: The Trust Risk Management program is responsible for developing and implementing a risk management program for the Department's bureaus and offices that have Indian fiduciary trust responsibilities. The Trust Risk Management program is defined as the actions taken by senior leadership, management, and other personnel designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the achievement of Indian trust objectives related to effectiveness and efficiency of operations, the reliability of financial reporting, compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and safeguarding of Indian trust assets. In addition, the program provides guidance to the Department's bureaus and offices to integrate management control activities into their normal business process cycles, complete their risk self-assessments correctly, and integrate the FTM trust reform activities associated with risk management into their daily operations. - OST-66 2078 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Reengineering: The Reengineering effort is currently implementing the policies, procedures, systems, and processes of the FTM that create a highly effective fiduciary trust services organization. Continuous review of the Department’s Strategic Plan, the CTM, the business environment and other trust-related activities is provided by Reengineering staff to ensure the FTM remains aligned with the Department's trust reform goals, Probate Clean Up: Probate Clean Up is a trust improvement project that requires the efforts of the BIA, the Office of Hearings and Appeals, and OST. The immediate goal of the project is to bring the probate caseload current so that individual Indian beneficiaries have the use of their trust assets and the Department's trust systems reflect the correct ownership information. Funding primarily used to support adjudication of probate cases by OHA. Trust Accountability funding is primarily used to support the research and adjudication of probate cases, Special Projects: Special Projects is responsible for analyzing, planning, implementing, managing, and successfully completing high priority trust asset management and trust reform projects identified by senior management. In coordination and partnership with the BIA, Special Projects develops project methodologies, schedules, and timelines for project(s) completion. These projects directly affect trust beneficiaries by enabling their receipt of trust funds in a more timely and efficient manner. Data Quality and Integrity (DQ&I): DQ&I is a large scale effort to validate the quality of or correct existing trust land ownership and encumbrance data recorded in the BIA's land title system. To help ensure continuing accuracy of validated/corrected trust data, the project also implements an on-going post quality assurance review of transactions entered into the BIA's land title and realty system. In addition, the DQ&I project supports and assists the BIA with their trust system migration efforts. 2007 Program Performance Estimates • Train on Interagency Procedures Handbook and FTM related processes. • Design, develop, and conduct pilot project for baseline curriculums for the NIPTC. • In alignment with the Data System Conversion and Data Validation Schedule, implement Phase 2 of the Lockbox Project to increase the number of BIA locations that have implemented automated distribution processes to beneficiaries. • Facilitate the FTM implementation strategy by providing business reengineering expertise and guidance in the development of an enhanced land and resource management system. • Conduct risk assessments of the FTM processes and define corrective action plans to mitigate risks to an acceptable level. OST-67 2079 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Complete business process workflows, integrated systems support and workforce plans to ensure that 65% of all BIA field locations are meeting the FTM requirements. Incorporate approved regulatory changes into operating procedures, manuals and handbooks at all BIA agency locations. Skills Models that identify the skills needed by the future trust workforce (by job function) to deliver FTM-compliance trust services will be used in hiring and performance practices for 80% of all new hires. Complete DQ&I project tasks for 21 BIA agencies. Implement post quality assurance review processes at two BIA LTROs. Deliver FTM process training, continue training Trust Fundamentals, TFAS and related systems and Cannon Fiduciary Trust courses to increase the number of Certified Indian Fiduciary Trust Specialists and Analysts and improve the skills of all DOI employees with trust responsibilities. 2006 Planned Program Performance Conduct assessments of business process workflows, integrated Systems support, and workforce plans at field locations. Incorporate regulatory initiatives into operating procedures, manuals and handbooks. Develop and incorporate standardized conveyance operating procedures into handbooks issued by BLA to streamline the process to acquire and convey ownership and beneficial interests in trust assets. Develop and automate standardized agricultural and range lease contracts. Develop training curriculum for the FTM standardized processes. - Provide quarterly trust-related training including Trust Fundamentals, orientation programs, TFAS and other related trust systems. Certify 60 DOI employees as Certified Indian Fiduciary Trust Analysts or Specialists. Evaluate the Risk Management program to ensure alignment with OMB circulars A- 123 and A-130 for all OST locations and the pilot agencies. Complete BIA-wide implementation of the Lockbox. Complete DQ&I project tasks for 11 BIA Agencies. Implement post quality assurance review processes at three BIA LTROs. Develop and issue desk operating procedures for reporting and reconciliations processes, - Complete a directive handbook to standardize the format of various types of directives that provide guidance to program offices in the creation and maintenance of the OST directive manual. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments º Developed and implemented Cannon’s Certified Indian Fiduciary Trust Analyst, Certified Indian Fiduciary Trust Specialist and Certified Indian Trust Examiner certification programs. - OST-68 2080 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Developed and provided orientation program for 50 OST Fiduciary Trust Officers and BLA Deputy Superintendents. The three-week integrated program provided an overview of federal Indian law and policy, organizational overview, team building, technical training, panel discussions, and group exercises. - Developed and provided job-specific training to over 700 DOI and tribal employees in the following areas: Probate/AIPRA; tribal self-governance and self-determination and trust accounting. - - Developed the multi-phased, FTM project plan, creating a unified CTM/FTM implementation team with representatives from multiple bureaus and tribes. Designed and implemented Indian trust funds Lockbox operation. Designed, developed, tested and implemented a risk management assessment tool, RM-PLUS, providing automated assessment and corrective action plan development capabilities for OST, BIA, OSM, MMS and BLM. Developed, trained and issued Desk Operating Procedures for Income/Interest Factor, Account Maintenance, Receipting, and Disbursement processes. Completed DQ&I project tasks for pilot BIA agencies. Implemented post quality assurance review processes at pilot BIA LTROs. OST-69 2081 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Performance Overview Change 2006 -- 2007 from . Change Change 2005 2005 2005 2006 from 2005 2007 from Measure Piam Actual Plan Estimate Actual Request 2006 Trust Fund Accountability: Percent of Federal Managers - Financial Integrity 92% 97% 5% 95% .2% 97% +2% Act management control plans with corrective action plans in place. (SP) Cooperative Programs: Percent of risk management/ internal control tºwey 80% 80% 0% 100% 20% 100% 0% implemented by | OST and Self Governance and Self Determination tribes. (BUR) Ownership Information: - - - - - - Percent of missing 25% 36% +1} % 20% - 16% 20% 0% owner information . recovered.”(SP) 1\ FY 2003 MMS revenue reported, beneficiary statements mailed, and management control weaknesses used as static basis for '04 and '08 targets. 2\ Accounts are being created in TFAS for non-financial asset owners in order to generate asset statements. Many of these owners do not have current addresses. As a result, the total number of WAU is expected to increase substantially in 2006 however it is expected that number of recovered account holders in 2006 will not vary significantly from 2005. - OST-70 2082 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Activity: Program Operations and Support Subactivity: Field Operations (Dollars in Thousands) FY 2007 Fixed Costs & Change FY - Related Program From 2005 FY 2006 || Changes Changes Budget 2006 Programs Actual Estimate (+/-) (+/-) | Request (+/-) Field Operations $000 | 20,915| 20,877| +1,909 –425 || 22,361 +}484 FTE 213 213 +32 –4 241 +28 Office of Appraisal Services $000 | 10,795 9,697 +115 0 9,812 +1 15 FTE 55 55 +4 0 59 +4 Total Requirements 31,710 30,574 +2,024 –425 || 32,174 +1599 Total FTE Requirements 268 268 +36 –4 300 +32 May not add do to rounding NOTE: FY 2006 funding adjusted to reflect internal realignment of $1,439,000 to transfer the Trust Beneficiary Call Center from the CIO to Field Operations. Summary of 2007 Program Changes for Field Operations Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes • Field Staff -1,000 -4 • Call Center +575 0 TOTAL Program Changes -425 -4 Justification of 2007 Program Changes The FY 2007 budget request for Field Operations is $32,174,000 and 300 FTE a net program decrease of $425,000 and decrease of 4 FTE from the FY 2006 enacted level. Field Staff (-$1,000,000) - Savings from implementation of the lockbox and Trust Beneficiary Call Center (TBCC) will result in a decrease in requirement for funding in Field Operations staff and salary. This decrease is attributed to the combined effects of the following: (1) field staff will no longer be preparing and completing probate transaction documentation, and (2) field staff will no longer be preparing and completing collection transactions documentation. Field staff will still follow up with BLA on probate transactions that do not pass OST’s Pre-Quality Assurance (QA) process prior to posting to TFAS. The Pre-QA process ensures, that postings to TFAS include proper authorizations, supporting documentation, and compliance with policies, laws and regulations. Call Center (+575,000) – An increase of $575,000 is needed to support cost increases for the TBCC due to increased call volume. Beneficiary inquiry traffic is expected to OST-71 . 2083 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians increase as a result of expanding awareness of the call center and from the effect of the implementation of the American Indian Probate Reform Act. TBCC operation costs will increase due to increased inquiry tracking and reporting capabilities, including upgrades to software and call center systems. No total performance change table provided because performance measures remain unchanged. Program Overview: Field Operations serves as the primary point of contact for the various trust beneficiary services outlined in the FTM. Field staff interacts with beneficiaries on a daily basis at regional, agency, and urban locations. They are often the primary point of contact for beneficiaries seeking trust products and services. With the establishment of Regional Fiduciary Trust Field Operations continues to modify Activity Based Costing (ABC) codes in order to compile meaningful information for management decisions. Field Operations codes have been too generic. Coding is being refined to capture meaningful information while not being burdensome. Staff is being trained on utilization of the new coding. The information that will ultimately be compiled from the ABC information will be utilized to access the effectiveness and efficiency of field operations and access the resources needed for Field Operations to fulfill their fiduciary functions. Administrators (RTA) and the placement of Fiduciary Trust Officers (FTO) in selected locations, Field Operations provides both responsive and proactive beneficiary services in cooperation with BIA. RTAs provide technical assistance on trust matters to their subordinates and BIA and provide direct line authority to agency level FTOs. FTOs and support staff provide beneficiaries with convenient access to trust account information and other trust products and services. The goal is to provide services to beneficiaries that are trusted, accurate, and responsive to their needs. FTO’s responsibilities include coordinating trust asset management activities with the BIA in their respective geographic area. FTO’s provide guidance to support staff in the examination, verification, and management of accounts and accounting data. They also, ensure that trust beneficiary requests are responded to in a timely, courteous, and accurate manner. Field Operations established the TBCC to respond to ever-increasing inquiries received via telephone. The TBCC is responsible for responding to telephone inquires from trust beneficiaries. The call center has access to various trust systems and operations staff in OST-72 2084 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians order to provide account information to beneficiaries and to complement field staff services. A major responsibility of the call center is to provide “one-stop” servicing for all beneficiary inquiries including information regarding account statements, account balance, other account attributes, receipts, disbursements, leases and leasing, probate processing, and other trust activities. On December 3, 2004, OST opened the Trust Beneficiary Call Center, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This nationwide, toll free call center enables operators to conveniently access information about beneficiaries’ account balances, check the status of transactions, and update account information. Staff trained in various trust beneficiary issues and systems operate the center. In its first year of operation, the Center received over 75,000 calls and provided a first-line resolution for approximately 90 percent of the requests. First-line resolution by the person answering the call without referral is more responsive and more effective, meets the needs of the beneficiaries, and is also more efficient. This allows BIA and OST field staff to focus on operational duties without interruption. A call tracking system deployed in the field assures that beneficiaries receive consistent and timely responses and allows field staff to track requests and avoid duplication. Within Field Operations (FO), in combination with cost reductions, $575,000 is being directed to support cost increases for the Trust Beneficiary Call Center increased call volume. Beneficiary inquiry traffic is expected to increase from an ever expanding awareness of the call center and from the effect of the implementation of the American Indian Probate Reform Act. Accordingly, the Trust Beneficiary Call Center will use the additional funding for increased inquiry tracking and reporting capabilities, including upgrades to software and call center equipment. This increase is more than offset by a reduction of $1.0 million as a result of implementation of the call center and lock box. 2007 Program Performance Estimates • Maintain strategic partnerships with the Department’s bureaus and agencies with Indian trust responsibilities. • Continue interaction with tribal and individual Indian beneficiaries through local community outreach programs. • Continue to participate in the implementation of reform initiatives in partnership with BLA. OST-73 2085 FY 2007 Budget Justification - Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Continue to reduce whereabouts unknown accounts. Respond to increased volume in the Trust Beneficiary Call Center. Respond to 90% of beneficiary inquiries within two business days and respond to the balance of these inquiries within 30 days. Actively engage beneficiary in management of their Indian trust assets. Continue to increase beneficiary awareness of direct deposit capabilities and the importance of will drafting, Continue assistance in reducing use of Special Deposit Accounts and cleanup. 2006 Planned Program Performance . Develop strategic partnerships with the Department’s bureaus and agencies with Indian trust responsibilities. - increase direct interaction with tribal and individual Indian beneficiaries through local community outreach programs and Inter-Tribal Monitoring Association listening conferences. - Hire Trust Beneficiary Call Center staff. Continue assistance in reducing use of Special Deposit Accounts and cleanup. Increase beneficiary awareness of direct deposit capabilities, and the importance of estate planning. "- - Actively engage beneficiaries in the management of their Indian trust assets, Maintain Trust Officer presence in 52 field offices. Address Field Operations audit advisory recommendations. Continue to identify new ways to locate whereabouts unknown beneficiaries. Continue to increase the use of direct depositing. Continue to participate in the implementation of reform initiatives in partnership with BIA. Continue implementation of lockbox operation at all trust income collection locations. - Respond to 85% of beneficiary inquiries within two business days and respond to the balance of these inquiries within 30 days. - 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Hired Regional Fiduciary Trust Administrators and expanded Trust Officer presence to a total of 52 locations. + Addressed Field Operations audit recommendations Assisted in the reduced use of special deposit accounts and continued to assist in cleanup. Converted 2,596 beneficiaries to direct deposit. Assisted in initiation of lockbox operation. Converted Pilot agencies Concho and Anadarko to utilization of new software for asset management, funds receivables and lockbox. Assisted in streamlining processing of probate transactions. OST-74 2086 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians • Continued to identify new ways to locate whereabouts unknown beneficiaries, this resulted in over 5,100 accountholders being located with account balances in excess of $9.8 million. - • Contracted for development and implementation of the Trust Beneficiary Call Center. • Responded to 91% (15 1,992/167,340) of beneficiary inquiries within two business. days and respond to the balance of these inquiries within 30 days. The FY 2005 target was 80%. is: • Continued providing Indian tribes with technical assistance to develop and manage their tribal trust funds. • Processed two tribal withdrawals of approximately $200 million under the Reform Act within regulatory time frame. • Established outreach and communications at local level with beneficiaries, over 100 (target was 90) such events took place and staff met one on one with over 450 beneficiaries. - • Received 53,712 calls by the Trust Beneficiary Call Center, 48,702 were answered by the call center without having to be referred to someone else to answer the beneficiaries inquires. This is a 90% first line resolution rate. • Sent 603 boxes of non-active records to the American Indian Records Repository, PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW 2006 Change Change 2007 - from from Change 2005 2005 2005 2006 2005 2007 from Measure Plan Actual Plan Estimate | Actual Request 2006 Responsiveness: Responsiveness of OST to tribal and individual #TuSt COINC&IIIS and needs. - - (BUR) 80% 80% 0% 85% +5% 90% 5% Appraisal Services Program Overview: The Office of Appraisal Services provides impartial estimates of value for a variety of specific real property interests on land owned in trust or restricted status. Estimates are provided through a contract with the Department Appraisal Directorate, regional appraisal staff, and contract appraisers. Various regulations governing Indian trust land transactions require the Secretary of the Interior to obtain valuations. Major types of valuations include commercial, industrial, recreational, agricultural and other types of leases; rights-of-way; land sales and land exchanges; grazing and range permits; and trespass. No total performance change table provided because performance measures remain unchanged. OST-75 2087 FY 2007 Budget Justification . Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians 2007 Program Performance Estimates • Update software and IT equipment according to cyclical requirements, and as needed to accommodate the Appraisal Request and Review Tracking System (ARRTS), • Continue coordination and support of Self-Governance and Self-Determination tribes. • Provide continuing education and certification opportunities to ensure the highest levels of professionalism among the OAS staff, as part of the Comprehensive Trust Management Plan and Fiduciary Trust Model. • Provide continuing education on Uniform Standard of Preferred Appraisal Practices and Uniform Standard for Federal Land Acquisition to ensure all OAS opinions of value conform to professional standards. - 2006 Planned Program Performance • Enhance Support of and assistance to the self-governance and self-determination program (P.L. 93-638). • Establish standards for appraisals and credentials for appraisers and offer continuing education to assist appraisers in meeting those goals. - - • Utilize contract support and temporary staff to augment staffing shortfalls and meet critical needs. • Finalize and implement the OAS policy handbook. • Establish a new minerals valuation division to support the Indian Land Consolidation effort and other Department needs. 2005 program rerºrmance accomplishments Filled key Appraisal positions including management, appraisers, and support staff. Contracted management of Appraisal Services to the National Business Center. Enhanced support of and assistance to the self-governance and self-determination Program (P.L. 93-638). • Established standards for appraisals and credentials for appraisers and offered continuing education to appraisers to meet those goals. Established Regional based budget operating targets. • Utilized contract support and temporary staff to augment staffing shortfalls and meet critical needs. ,4 OST-76 2088 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Activity: Program Operations and Support Subactivity: Trust Services (Dollars in Thousands) - FY 2007 Fixed - Costs & Change Related Program From FY 2005 FY 2006 Changes | Changes Budget 2006 Programs Actual Estimate (+/-) (+/-) Request (+/-)_ Trust Services - 8,982 8,989 +212 -450 8,751 -238 Total FTE Requirements 106 } {}6 +3 () 109 May not add do to rounding Summary of 2007 Program Changes for Trust Services Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes - • Trust Services - –450 0 TOTAL Program Changes -450 {} Justification of 2007 Program Changes The FY 2007 budget request for Trust Services is $8,751,000 and 109 FTE a net program decrease of $450,000 from the FY 2006 enacted level. Trust Services (-$450,000) - The decrease is a result of efficiencies from commercial lockbox processing and TAAMS/TFAS automated income allocation implementation and from implementation of the Fiduciary Trust Model. The efficiencies gained are primarily in the area of contract work. Trust Services encoding work is contracted so that when lockbox and TAAMS/TFAS automated income allocation become operational, contract staff can be reduced. Currently, resource income is manually encoded into suspense accounts and then manually transferred to beneficiary accounts at a later date as ownership is verified. Because of the delay in transferring the funds received to beneficiary accounts, interest must be calculated and transferred as well. When lockbox in combination with TAAMS/TFAS automated income allocation is operational at a BIA location, resource income is received at the lockbox and automatically distributed without any manual intervention. No total performance change table provided because performance measures remain unchanged. OST-77 2089 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Program Overview: Trust - =ll Services manages financial Trust Services continued tracking of cost and assets held in trust on behalf of performance data in FY 2005 and is currently using tribes and individual Indian this data to better assess the efficiency and beneficiaries in compliance effectiveness of our trust operations as exhibited by: with - the Department s Revamping beneficiary statements of performance fiduciary responsibility. The printing and mailing processes to save costs and products and services provided increase reliability and timeliness. support the Trust Financial Management business line for || Utilizing individual employee performance metrics to comprehensive trust assess and validate individual and team performance. management. Data is used to identify performance standards and training needs. Trust Services manages - - -- - - approximately $3.3 billion of Utilizing individual performance metrics to assess and funds held in trust for Indian validate contractor performance, tribes and individual Indian beneficiaries. Approximately $2.9 billion is held in approximately 1,450 tribal accounts and other trust funds, including the Alaska Native Escrow Fund. Approximately $400 million is held on behalf of individual Indians in approximately 277,000 accounts. Utilizing cost data to determine and begin automation of the SF-224 Treasury reporting and standard general ledger processes. sº Pursuant to the Comprehensive Trust Management Plan, the program's business objectives are to manage and invest fund assets to provide prudent rates of return; and to quickly and accurately collect, disburse, and account for funds associated with trust assets. Accomplishment of these objectives enables the Department to provide accurate and timely information to trust beneficiaries. The accuracy and timeliness of information is comprised of several factors: same day processing of cash transactions, timely processing of account maintenance transactions, timely posting of investment income transactions, and accuracy of reconciliation and reporting activities on trust accounts. During fiscal year 2005, over 8.5 million transactions were processed (both automated and manual), that resulted in an average of over 700,000 transactions a month or an average of 34,000 per day, both manual and automated. OST-78 2090 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Trust Services is responsible for the individual Indian, Alaska Native and tribal trust funds accounting, investment and reporting fiduciary responsibilities of the Department. This Office provides leadership, guidance and oversight of the development of policies, procedures, and processes to ensure proper management of trust funds on behalf of beneficiaries. By successfully operating the program, Trust Services supports the Department’s Strategic Plan end outcome goal of Serving Communities - Fulfill Indian Fiduciary Trust Responsibilities through the end out come performance measures of providing timely and accurate financial account information to trust beneficiaries, the timely recording of oil and gas royalties in the trust accounting system and the accurate processing of financial information in trust beneficiary accounts. The United States Congress has designated the Secretary as the trustee delegate with responsibility for the monetary and non-monetary resources held in trust on behalf of American Indian tribes, individual Indians, and other trust funds. In carrying out the management and oversight of the Indian trust funds, the Secretary has a fiduciary responsibility to ensure that trust accounts are properly maintained, invested, and reported in accordance with the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (Reform Act), Congressional action, and other applicable laws. The Reform Act further identified certain of the Secretary of the Interior's duties to ensure proper discharge of the trust responsibilities of the United States. These include the following as it relates to Trust Services: • Providing adequate controls over receipts and disbursements. • Providing periodic, timely reconciliation to assure the accuracy of accounts. • Preparing and supplying account holders with periodic statements of their account performance. - - • Establishing consistent, written policies and procedures for trust fund management and accounting. • Providing adequate staffing, supervision, and training for trust fund management and accounting. The balances that have accumulated in the Indian trust funds have resulted from claims and judgment awards, investment income, and revenues from approximately 56 million acres of trust land. Revenues are derived from subsurface mineral extractions (coal, oil, gas, and uranium) timber, grazing, and other surface leases. Trust Services provides centralized accounting services for all trust funds management activities including receipting, accounting, investing, and disbursing of individual and tribal trust funds. Trust Services works directly with field offices to ensure cash management supporting documentation complies with policies and procedures and plans, directs, operates and controls the buying, selling and trading of investment instruments. Trust Services is responsible for reconciling subsidiary and control accounts and monitoring trust funds activities. This office prepares internal and external financial accounting reports for trust funds. It also is responsible for the accurate and timely preparation and submission of appropriate external reports and required tax forms. The OST-79 2091 FY 2007 Budget Justification ... " Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians reconciliation of trust fund activities include custodial management of proprietary data, compliance and interface with Treasury cash flow reports, MMS, and BIA receipt of funds and source documents. This Office also ensures that beneficiary statements of performance are prepared and issued. Trust Services utilizes a complex mixture of tools, both automated and manual, as well as contracted and in-house services to carry out the responsibilities of the office. The core accounting system is TFAS, a commercial off-the-shelf trust system that is used by 7 out of the 10 largest U.S. trust departments. Two other systems complement the core trust system: Customer StrataStation and Stratavision. Customer StrataStation allows the use of electronic approvals versus paper approvals. Stratavision is a computer output to laser disk storage product that allow the paperless view and storage of all reports generated by the core trust system. Trust Services also utilizes a centralized commercial custodian to process the financial investment securities as well as a commercial pricing service to price the securities daily. The Trust Services’ investment group is on-line with the Bloomberg Service in order to execute security trades on a timely basis and at a prudent price. The Trust Services Reporting and Reconciliation group utilizes a myriad of government systems to report and reconcile trust management activities. - 2007 Program Performance Estimates • Attain 98% accuracy for financial information processed in trust beneficiary accounts in support of the Department's Strategic Plan. - • Record 98.5% of the Minerals Management Service royalty revenue within 24 hours of receipt in support of the Department’s Strategic Plan. • Attain 99.5% timeliness of financial account information provided to beneficiaries in support of the Department’s Strategic Plan. - - • Support key initiatives such as the lockbox, trust-funds receivable and assets and encumbrance statement implementation projects. • Continue to process probate backlog and special deposit account clean-up tranSactionS. • Continue to compile monthly and annual financial statements. • Prepare and mail approximately 650,000 beneficiary Statements of Performance. • Evaluate the performance of third-party investment management firm(s) responsible for investment Security selection and execution functions. - - • Develop additional performance metrics and/or automated tracking tools to assist in evaluating the performance of the program’s key functional areas. • Develop ways to utilize Intelligent-Mail (I-Mail) with the U.S. Postal Service to provide tracking of mailed items. - • Explore and analyze feasibility of electronic beneficiary Statements of Performance. • Plan for and implement Government-Wide Accounting (GWA) initiatives. OST-80 2092 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians 2006 Planned Program Performance • Continue to competitively source key functions such as probate financial document preparation, investment custodian, data entry, and investment accounting. • Complete Fiduciary Trust Financial Audit on time. • Prepare and mail approximately 650,000 beneficiary monthly/quarterly Statements of Performance. • Attain 98% accuracy for financial information processed in trust beneficiary accounts in support of the Department’s Strategic Plan. • Record 98.5% of the Minerals Management Service royalty revenue within 24 hours of receipt in support of Department’s Strategic Plan. • Attain a 99.5% timeliness rate for financial account information provided to beneficiaries in support of the Department’s Strategic Plan. • Fully implement the three-way reconciliation between OST, BIA and MMS for oil and gas revenues. Continue to load account holder liabilities for additional agencies. • Implement new beneficiary statement format for estates to address Privacy Act COHCCIHS. • Continue to process probate backlog and special deposit account clean-up transactions. - - • Implement the requirements of revised OMB Circular A-123. • Develop and mail consolidated IRS forms 1099-INT/MISC/DTV in a timely manner. • Convert additional agencies to the TAAMS/TFAS automated income allocation modules and processes. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments • Continued to competitively source the investment security selection and execution function for the IIM investment pool, as well as data entry functions and returned check lockbox procedures. Completed FY 2005 Fiduciary Trust Financial Audit on time. Prepared and mailed more than.675,000 beneficiary monthly/quarterly Statements of Performance. • Attained 99.7% accuracy for financial information processed in trust beneficiary accounts, exceeding goal of 97%. - • Recorded 100% of the Minerals Management Service royalty revenue within 24 hours of receipt, exceeding goal of 98%. • Attained 99.1% timeliness of financial account information provided to beneficiaries, exceeding goal of 99%. - • Implemented three-way reconciliation between OST, BIA and MMS for oil and gas TeVCHUCS, • Developed and implemented procedures to report account holder liabilities and related activity in quarterly statements of performance. Loaded account holder liabilities for pilot agencies. • Tested the automated calculation of interest on forestry contract funds. OST-81 2093 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Expanded the availability of the electronic work ticket system. Developed and/or modified performance metrics for current business processes, including probate and special deposit processes, and utilized performance metrics to assess performance of staff and contractors, • Continued to coordinate policies, practices and systems, and provide guidance in identifying problems and potential solutions in the processing of probate and special deposit transactions. - • Implemented automated ILCA processing that reduced the time it takes a beneficiary to receive a check for a land sale from up to three months to as little as three days. Performance Overview 2006 2007 Measure 2005 Płan 2005 Actual Change from 2005 Plan 2006 Estimate Change from 2005 Actual 2007 Request Change from 2006 Beneficiary Services: Percent of financial information accurately processed in Trust beneficiary accounts. (SP) 97% 99.7% 2.7%A 98% -1.7%A 98% {)% Timeliness: Percent timeliness of financial account information provided to trust beneficiaries. (SP) 99% 99.1% .1%A 99.5% .4%A "99.5% {}% Manage Trust Fund Assets: Percent of revenue recorded in the Trust Fund Accounting System within 24 hours of receipt. (SP) 98% 100% 2%A 98.5% -i.5%A 98.5% {)% There is actually not a decrease in what was planned from 2005 to 2007. What occurred is that the actual for 2005 was better than expected due to the implementation of new processes. However, with the conversion of TAAMS real property assets to TFAS and the addition of thousands more accounts and real property transactions, Trust Services cannot guarantee that the new processes will ensure that the planned target is exceeded in 2006 and 2007. - OST-82 2094 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Activity: Program Operations and Support Subactivity: Historical Trust Accounting (Dollars in Thousands) FY 2007 Fixed Costs & Change Related Program From FY 2005 | FY 2006 | Changes Changes Budget 2006 Programs Actual Estimate (+/-) Request (+/-) Historical Trust Accounting 57,194 56,353 {} {} 56,353 {} Note: FTE for OHTA are included in the Office of the Secretary account. OST-83 2095 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Total Performance Châtige 4 B C D=4+B+C E Overall Performance Changes from 2006 to 2007 - Out-year 2007 Impact of Impact of Program 2007 2006 Change 2007 Budget Program Estimated 2007 Base 0II Request Change on Measure Performance Performance Performance | Performance | Performance Judgment Accounts: (See Information below)' 16,500 16,423 {} 16,423 Per Capita - Accounts (See Information - below)" 6,500 6] 1 {} 6; 1 SDA Dollars: $2.5 million $3.5 million 0 $3.5 million HM Land-Based - Transactions’ 300 . 1,000 {} 1,000 Analysis and - Resolution of Tribal Claims’ - 3 4 {} 4 Column B: The performance level you expect to achieve absent the program change (i.e., at the 2006 request level plus/minus funded fixed cost/related changes); this would reflect, for example, the impact of prior year funding changes, management efficiencies, absorption of fixed costs, and trend impacts. Column E: The out-year impact is the change in performance level expected in 2008 and Beyond of ONLY the requested program budget change; it does not include the impact of receiving these funds again in a subsequent outyear. - - 1. In FY 2007 OHTA will complete both Judgment and Per Capita accounts. The performance level shown reflects the number of accounts expected to be remaining at the end of FY 2006. - 2. The ruling by the Court of Appeals vacating the structural injunction on November 15, 2005, has put OHTA in an assessment process to determine the additional work needed to complete the historical accounting which will affect transaction reconciliation work in FY 2006. 3. This was formerly reported as Tribal Accountings, which does not capture the ongoing work. In many cases, the work performed for a tribe is not a historical accounting, per se, but may involve related and often more specific or detailed examination of management of tribal funds. Program Overview: In 1994, Congress passed the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994. This Act requires the Secretary of the Interior to “account for the daily and annual balance of all funds held in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian tribe or an individual Indian which are deposited or invested pursuant to the Act of June 24, 1938 (25 U.S.C. Sec. 4011(a)).” The Department is currently involved in the class action lawsuit Cobell v. Norton, and 31 lawsuits associated with the Department’s management of Indian trust funds. In July of 2001, the Office of Historical Trust Accounting (OHTA) was created by Secretarial Order to plan, organize, OST-84 2096 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians direct, and execute the historical accounting of Tribal Trust accounts and Individual || As a result of the Litigation Support Indian Money (IIM) accounts. OHTA’s Accounting (LSA) project completed in FY . g 2005, OHTA has determined variance rates management model is based on a small staff and dollar differences in accounts for the of Federal employees directing the efforts of | electronic records era, approximately 1985 a number of individual contractors. The through 2000. The remaining work for the contractors provide the critical technical electronic era is to complete system tests to expertise in areas such as accounting add to thº.”g ºf LSA º and - iect management, information perform data completeness validation - of - services, projec gement, * * * accounts to allow OHTA to prepare historical technology, data security, statistical l statements of account. analysis, quality control, document search, collection and reproduction, and trust law analysis. On January 6, 2003, as ordered by the court in the Cobell litigation, the Department filed The Historical Accounting Plan for Individual Indian Money Accounts. The Department’s accounting plan provided for a historical accounting for about 260,000 IIM accounts open on or after October 25, 1994, that had balances. The plan, over a five-year period, was estimated to cost $335 million. The plan used both transaction-by- transaction and statistical sampling techniques to develop assurances of the accuracy of the statements of account. OHTA has since added in additional land-based IIM accounts, judgment and per capita accounts, and special deposit accounts. The historical accounting is addressing three distinct types of IIM accounts, judgment and per capita IIM accounts, land-based IIM accounts, and special deposit accounts. Historical Accounting Summary Type of Account No. of Accounts Reconciliation Approach Judgment and Per 99,500 (1) • 100% of transactions reconciled Capita - Land-Based 240,000 (2) • Transactions $5,000 and greater reconciled on a transaction-by-transaction basis. • Transactions less than $5,000 reconciled - - through statistically valid samples, ſ Special Deposit 21,500 • Accounts researched to document proper : {}VºlerS - • Funds distributed to owners and accounts closed where appropriate (1) The January plan reported 42,000 judgment and per capita accounts open as of December 31, 2000. However, approximately 57,500 more of these types of accounts that were open as of October 25, 1994, and closed before December 31, 2000, have been added to the population of accounts to be reconciled. (2) The January plan reported approximately 200,000 land-based accounts open as of December 31, 2000. However, approximately 40,000 more of these types of accounts that were open as of October 25, 1994, and closed before December 31, 2000, have been added to the population of land-based IIM accounts to be reconciled. On November 15, 2005, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacated a February 23, 2005, structural injunction imposed by the District Court in the Cobell litigation that called for a transaction-by-transaction accounting for all transactions back to 1887 and OST-85 2097 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians was expected to cost about $10 to $12 billion. The Court of Appeals ruling specifically allows the use of statistical sampling as part of the IIM historical accounting. The Department is considering modifying its January 6, 2003 historical accounting plan, based on the information now available from the work of the past three years, and the recent appellate court decision vacating the district court’s structural injunction. The process will consider lessons learned from work already completed, removal of the structural injunction, statistical sampling parameters, and accounting costs. As of December 31, 2005, OHTA had reconciled more than 50,000 judgment accounts and reconciled over 15,000 per capita accounts. OHTA also had resolved residual balances in over 9,500 special deposit accounts, identifying the proper ownership of more than $51 million belonging to individual Indians, tribes, and private entities." In support of both IIM and tribal accounting efforts, OHTA has imaged and coded more than 9.0 million pages of fiduciary trust records representing over 634,000 documents. OHTA is using its accounting reconciliation tool system and has reconciled nearly 8,000 land- based IIM transactions. By the end of FY 2006, OHTA expects to resolve the proper ownership of approximately $2.5 million in residual special deposit account balances, and complete the reconciliation of approximately 23,000 judgment accounts and per capita accounts. As part of litigation support, OHTA will reconcile approximately three hundred land-based IIM account transactions. - w The FY 2006 funding for tribal accounting will support work by OHTA on potential settlement negotiations with tribes. It will also provide funding to conduct analysis and settlement of tribal claims (including historical accountings), administer settlements, and present tribal briefings, as requested. In FY 2006, OHTA expects to complete analysis and settlement of tribal claims for three tribes and image and code an additional 1.8 million pages of tribal documents. - - In FY 2006, OHTA will work on three current tribal lawsuits and a cooperative agreement with a tribal organization on developing agreed upon tribal trust accounting procedures. It has already conducted a number of briefings for tribes and tribal organizations. These briefings are the first step in OHTA’s administrative process to address unresolved or additional accounting issues, and have been a prelude to discussions and negotiations with tribes to develop tribe-specific work plans that are a means to resolve the outstanding accounting issues and the litigation. Working with Interior’s Office of the Solicitor and the Department of Justice, OHTA provided ten 'The correct total amount of funds identified in special deposit accounts as of December 31, 2005 is $51.2 million, which includes $48.5 million in principal and $2.7 million in interest. In error, the amount reported in the Fiscal Year 2007 The Interior Budget in Brief was more than $48 million, which only reflected principal. - OST-86 2098 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians briefings to tribes and a tribal organization on the results of the 1972-1992 Tribal Reconciliation, and developed three historical accounting plans for tribes. The FY 2007 budget for historical accounting is $56.4 million, the same level enacted by Congress in 2006. This amount will provide approximately $39.0 million for IIM accounting and $17.4 million for tribal accounting. This amount may be revised depending on the outcome of any further court rulings in Cobell v. Norton or congressional action. - The following table provides additional summary data on FY 2005 accomplishments an estimates for FY 2006 and FY 2007: - FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Accomplishments Estimate Estimate Description Number | Dollars Number Dollars Number | Dollars - IIM Accounts Judgment accounts completed 16,919 * * 16,500 -- 16,423 -- Reconciled per capita aCCOüntS 6,667 ** 6,500 -- 61 ; * * Reconciled Special deposit accounts -- $10m - $2.5m -- $3.5m Pages imaged 2,700,000 -- 2,500,000 -- 3,000,000 -- Documents coded 87.250 *—ºr 85,000 -- 100,000 - - - Tribai Accounts Pages imaged 1,518,000 -- 1,800,000 -- 2,000,000 - Documents coded 890,000 * * 950,000 -- 1,200,000 | -- Analysis and Resolution for tribal claims 0 es º 3 -- 4 -- 2007 Program Performance Estimates The requested funds will provide approximately $39.0 million for IIM accounting and $17.4 million for tribal accounting. In FY 2007, OHTA will perform data completeness validation and recalculation of interest for three BLA regions, which will be a total of seven BIA Regions for which historical statements of account for the electronic records period could be mailed to land- based IIM account holders. Reconciliation work will be performed as part of a system test verifying that income generated on allotted lands was posted to the IIM accounts of the allotment interest owners. This work, started in FY 2006, may be completed in FY 2007. An additional 1,000 account transaction reconciliations will be performed on paper era high dollar transactions and the start of sampled transactions. - OHTA expects to complete all of the remaining judgment and per capita accounts, fully reconciling more than 99,500 of these accounts. Mailing of historical statements of OST-87 2099 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians account to judgment and per capita account holders will continue in FY 2007, subject to obtaining approval from the District Court. Also in FY 2007, OHTA will research the rightful owners of residual balances in special deposit accounts and distribute $3.5 million to individual Indians, Tribes, and third parties. In support of the historical accounting work, approximately three million pages of documents will be imaged and coded, including approximately 100,000 pages of ledgers which will be digitized to construct from paper records an electronic database for accounts with activity prior to 1985. in Tribal Trust accounting, OHTA will continue to compile and validate tribal account statements for litigating tribes. Litigation support to the Department of Justice and Solicitor will be provided on five of the active tribal lawsuits, including imaging and coding about two million pages of Indian records for document production. OHTA will perform analysis and resolution of claims (including historical accountings) for four tribes. 2006 Planned Program Performance Funding provided for FY 2006 provides for the following activities: records collection and indexing, imaging and coding, accounting for Per Capita and Judgment accounts, analysis and resolution of tribal claims, reviewing and distributing funds from special deposit accounts, litigation support and costs related to the Cobell litigation, and program management of the Office of Historical Trust Accounting. OHTA plans to: Reconcile an additional 16,500 judgment accounts. Reconcile an additional 6,500 per capita accounts, Resolve proper ownership of an additional $2.5 million in special deposit accounts. Reconcile, as part of IIM system tests approximately 300 land-based IIM account transactions to provide information on the soundness of the IIM trust system. • Perform data completeness validation on the IIM accounts for the electronic period for three BIA regions, and recalculate interest for those accounts. • Continue to work on settlement negotiations with tribes, administer settlements, analyze and resolve three historical accounting claims for tribes, and present tribal briefings, as requested. - Image and code about 1.8 million pages of Indian records for document production. Establish, through notice and comment procedures and consultations, administrative procedures for tribes to follow in seeking a historical accounting. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments • Reconciled over 4,000 land-based IIM transactions drawn from a national sample of accounts and transactions over $100,000, achieving a reconciliation rate of 99 percent of transactions sampled. OST-88 2100 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Distributed over $10 million of residual balances in special deposit accounts to the rightful owners, including individual Indians, tribes, and third parties. Reconciled 23,586 judgment and per capita accounts, bringing the totals through FY 2005 to 47,616 judgment accounts and 11,922 per capita accounts. - Mailed to IIM account holders a total of over 12,000 historical statements of judgment and per capita accounts. Continued the BIA region-by-region examination, validation, and mapping of electronic trust accounting data received from the Office of Trust Funds Management and the BLA. One region was completed in FY 2005. This effort addresses the need to identify and correct any missing transaction data relating to certain IIM accounts, resolve any discrepancies in account balance totals and in the account numbering convention, and map account posting and collection transactions to facilitate the historical accounting. This work, performed in cooperation with OST, and the BIA ensures the integrity, accuracy, and utility of the historical trust accounting data on which OHTA staff and contractors perform the reconciliation. Issued a revised version of the Accounting Standards Manual. The Manual provides guidance to accounting firm contractors and OHTA staff on the key documents to use in reconciling transactions in IIM accounts. - - Performed extensive quality control checks on the reconciliation results of OHTA’s accounting firm contractors. These quality control reviews determined that the accounting work was appropriately supported. Deployed the Accounting Reconciliation Too! (ART), a specialized data management system used to standardize and expedite the historical accounting work, to the offices of two of OHTA’s CPA contractor firms. ART runs over a secure, virtual private network, allowing users to undertake queries to link specific IIM account transactions to images of supporting documents. OST-89 2101 FY 2007 Budget Justification Performance Overview Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians 2007 2006 Change Change Change 2005 2005 from 2005 2006 from 2005 2007 from Measure Plan Actual Plan Estimate Actual Request 2006 Judgment Accounts' 34,000 16,919 -17,081 16,500 –419 16,423 –77 | Per Capita - - Accounts 9,200 6,667 -2,533 || 6,500 -167 611 -5,889 SDA Dollars $10 $10 | $2.5 -$7.5 $3.5 +1.0 million million * * million million million million HIM • . Transactions” 7,000 4,000 –3,000 | 300 -3,700 1,000 +700 Analysis and - Resolution of Tribal Claims’ 5 () -5 4 +4. 5 +f 1. Judgment and Per Capita account work was reduced in FY 2005 to fund Litigation Support Accounting. The FY 2007 Request performance level is based on and represents completing all the remaining accounts. 2. IIM transactions in FY 2005 are those related to completion of the Litigation Support Accounting for the electronic era. In FY 2006 and 2007 the work covers system testing and starting work on paper era account transactions. 3. This was formerly reported as Tribal Accountings, which does not capture the ongoing work. In many cases, the work performed for a tribe is not a historical accounting, per se, but may involve related and often more specific or detailed examination of management of tribal funds. OST-90 2102 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Summary of Obligations by Object Class (Dollars in Thousands) Object Class 2006 Fixed Costs and | Program 2007 Estimate Related Changes Request Changes Full Time Permanent 42,000 +1,000 -1,000 42,000 Other Full Time Permanent 2,000 () 0 2,000 Total Personnel Compensation 44,000 +1,000 -1,000 44,000 Civilian Personnel Benefits 11,000 +179 -253 10,926 Total Personnel & Benefits 55,000 - +1,179 -1,253 54,926 Travel & Transportation of Persons 5,000 () 0 5,000 Communications, Utilities, Misc. 4,000 0 +1 10 4,110 Other Services 121,774 -369 –3,405 118,000 Supplies and Materials 1,000 0. 0 1,000 Total Contractual Services and Supplies 128,000 –369 –3,405 124,226 Equipment 2,000 0 | 2,000 Total Budget Authority 188,774 810 –4,548 185,036 OST-91 2103 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians millions of dollars Treasury Account ID: 14 – 0120-0 2005 2006 2 197 14 Total new 243 resources available Start 27 New - - 197 Resources recoveries 4 Total for 228 -213 end 15 detail reduced reduced to other Collections customer payments Federal sources from Total New in balances Start T IlêW Total Recoveries of in customer payments from SOtiſ CéS end of from new from cash Federal sources customer payments from Federal sources Net Note: Table may not add due to rounding. - OST-92 2104 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians (in millions of dollars) Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Treasury Account ID: 14-0120-0 2005 2006 2007 Actual Estimate Estimate Object Classification Direct obligations Personnel compensation 1111 || Full time permanent 32 36 36 1115 || Other personnel compensation 1 1 } 1119 || Total personnel compensation 33 37 | 37 1121 Civilian personnel benefits 9 i{) 10 1210 | Travel and transportation of persons 4 4 4 1231 Rental Payments to GSA 4 6 6 1233 || Communications, utilities 2 2 2 #252 Other services 72 60 56 1253 Purchases of goods and services from government accts 2 5 5 1260 | Supplies and Materials 2 1 } 1310 | Equipment 4 2 2 1990 | Subtotal, Direct obligations 132 127 123 1990 Reimbursable obligations 14 1 1 Allocation Account Personnel compensation 311 1 || Full-time permanent 6 6 6 31 13 || Other than full-time permanent 1 } i 3119 || Total personnel compensation 7 7 7 3121 Civilian personnel benefits 1. 1 1 3210 | Travel and transportation of persons 1 1 1 3231 | Rental payments to GSA 1 f } 3233 Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges 2 2 2 3252 | Other services 55 55 55 3990 | Subtotal, Allocation account 67 67 67 9999 || Total obligations 213 195 19? Note: Table may not add due to rounding, Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Personnel Summary 2065 2006 2007 Actual Estimate Estimate Direct Civillian full-time equivalent employment 565 590 605 OST-93 2105 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Employee Count by Grade otal 2005 2006 FY 2007 Actual Estimate Estimate EX-02 1. 1 l ES 12 }2 . i2 GS-15 26 26 26 GS-44 86 86 86 GS-13 9 | 87 GS-12 64 59. GS-1 1 17 17 GS-1 0 Ö GS-9 28 28 GS-8 - 20 20 GS-7 135 135 - 45 45 GS-5 6i 6 : GS-4 #2 | 2 GS-2 {} {} WG - 65 Total Employment - (actual/projected) at end of 599 590 695 fiscal year FY 2005 includes total actual personnel on-board at EOY, not FTE. FY 2006 and 2007 include FTE estimates. - - OST-94 2106 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Appropriation Language Sheet Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Indian Land Consolidation For consolidation of fractional interests in Indian lands and expenses associated with redetermining and redistributing escheated interests in allotted lands, and for necessary expenses to carry out the Indian Land Consolidation Act of 1983, as amended, by direct expenditure or cooperative agreement, [$34,544,099] $59,449,000, to remain available until expended, and which may be transferred to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Departmental Management accounts: Provided, That funds provided under this heading may be expended pursuant to the authorities contained in the provisos under the heading “Office of Special Trustee for American Indians, Indian Land Consolidation” of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-291), (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006.) OST-95 2107 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Activity: Indian Land Consolidation (Dollars in Thousands) - FY 2667 Fixed Costs & Change Related Program From FY 2005 FY 2006 Changes Changes Budget 2006 Programs Actual Estimate (+/-) (+/-) Request (+/-) indian Land Consolidation 34,514 34,006 || 0 +25,443 59,449 |+25,443 Note: FTE for ILCP are included in the Bureau of Indian Affairs - Summary of 2007 Program Changes for Indian Land Consolidation Request Component Amount FTE Program Changes - • Land Acquisitions +25,443. () |Total, program changes +25,443 0 Justification of 2007 Program Changes The FY 2007 budget for Indian Land Consolidation Program (ILCP) is $59.4 million; an increase of $25.4 million or 75 percent above the FY 2006 enacted level. This level of funding will provide for expansion of the acquisition program to a level of about 80,000 small, highly fractionated interests among individual Indian landowners. This is an increase of approximately 34,000 interests above the estimated 2006 level of acquisition. The estimate of the number of interests to be acquired is based on historical average costs to date, and as acquisition activities continue and additional targeted interests are acquired, the average cost per acquisition, cost per interest, and amount of interest acquired will likely changes from the experience to date. In addition, the Indian Land Consolidation Office (ILCO) will continue reconciliation of ownership records to ensure agreement of ownership information and provide contractor Support for outreach, marketing, and sales for the current participating reservations. The Department has determined that a more focused tiered acquisition approach is needed to: • Provide a longterm strategy for acquisition of highly fractionated interests. Establish a tiered priority process to select which interests to acquire. Achieve the most efficient use of limited resources. Develop additional tools and alternative options on financing this program. As part of the 2007 proposal, the Department will implement a tiered acquisition strategy, targeting selected highly fractioned tracts. Based on data available from the TAAMS database as of March 2005, there are 2,173 highly fractioned tracts (defined as 200 or more interests per tract) owned by 98,905 individuals who own a total of 711,530 interests. A focus on these tracts will begin in 2006 and target approximately 1,557 of OST-97 2108 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians these highly fractionated tracts owned by 64,055 individuals who own 520,685 individual interests located in ten geographic locations. In addition, partnership efforts will continue with tribal land consolidation efforts to leverage funding where appropriate. Total Performance Change 4. B. C | D-B+C E Overall Performance Changes from 2006 to 2007 2007 Impact Out-year - of Program Impact of 2006 Change 2007 Budget 2007 Program Estimated 2007 Base 0}] Request Change on Measure Performance Performance Performance Performance Performance Number and - acreage of land acquisitions to increase land {{Sé capabilities and reduce 46,000 46,000 +34,000 80,000 fractionation undivided undivided undivided undivided of land . interest interest Interest interest interests. equivalent of equivalent of equivalent of equivalent of (SP), (PART) 41,000 41,000 +54,000 95,000 Acres Annual Acres Acres Acres Reduce number of open IIM aCCOuntS through w acquisition 500 500 300 800 (PART) (IIM accounts eligible for closure) Annual Column B: The performance level you expect to achieve absent the program change (i.e., at the 2006 request level plus/minus funded fixed cost/related changes); this would reflect, for example, the impact of prior year funding changes, management efficiencies, absorption of fixed costs, and trend impacts. Column E: The out-year impact is the change in performance level expected in 2008 and beyond of only the requested program budget change; it does not include the impact of receiving these funds again in a subsequent out-years. - Program Overview: The Indian land Consolidation Program (ILCP) assists the Department in fulfilling its trust responsibilities by addressing the growth of fractionated interests in Indian land. ILCP acquires highly fractionated land ownership interests from willing sellers at fair market value and is a key component in Trust Reform and Management. BLA manages the program while funding is provided through OST’s budget. Purchase of fractional interests reduces record keeping and large numbers of small dollar financial transactions, and decreases the number of individuals subject to probate. - - OST-98 2109 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Purchase of fractional interests increases the likelihood of more productive use of the land, reduces record keeping, reduces the large numbers of Small dollar financial transactions, and decreases the number of individuals subject to probate. The American Indian Probate Reform Act enacted in 2004, provided new tools to improve probate and slow the rate of fractionation. 2007 will be the first full year of implementation of the Act, as key provisions will take effect on June 28, 2006, with respect to the estates of Indians who die owning trust property after that date, Those provisions include a new federal Indian probate code and authorities for consolidating land ownership through sales, gift deeds, land exchanges, and consolidation agreements. Provisions of the Act provide for measures to slow the rate for continued fractionation on approximately 85 percent of all interests. The remaining 15 percent of interests will, however, continue to fractionate, resulting in continued growth in the number of interests. Further, even those small interests that do not continue to fractionate will continue to cost millions to manage. The individual accounts that track, hold, and pay earnings and interest will require probate upon the death of the account holder. The Indian Land Consolidation program completed a PART review in 2002. The review recommended coordinating efforts with tribal land acquisition entities to leverage program dollars and develop a long-term strategy to guide program expansion. The Department has demonstrated success over the past several years acquiring these highly fractionated interests through the Indian Land Consolidation program. ILCP.Accomplishments Through December 31, 2005, the Department has: Acquired 202,775 fractional interests in individual Indian allotted lands. Acquired 100 percent ownership in 166 tracts with over 1,142 individual owners Acquired 100 percent ownership of interests held by 5,253 individuals. As a result: One reservation now has a majority interest in 94 percent of all allotted tracts. One reservation now has a majority interest in 75 percent of all allotted tracts. One reservation now has a majority interest in 60 percent of all allotted tracts. Two reservations now have a majority interest in over 50 percent of all allotted tracts, 2007 Program Performance Estimates Acquire approximately 80,000 small-fractionated undivided land interests, the equivalent of approximately 95,000 aggregate acres by: • Target most highly fractionated tracts (200 or more interests) in 10 geographic locations. - OST-99 2110 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians : Purchase of selected interests from targeted sellers, including re-Vested Youpee interests. - Utilize AIPRA to acquire small fractionated interests at probate. Target tracts to achieve majority ownership. Continue to target tracts to achieve tribal majority ownership. Concentrate efforts to acquire the least valuable interests. Continue efforts to acquire 100% of an individual’s interests to potentially eliminate a probate/TIM account. * * Continue to leverage other funds at current reservations to acquire majority interests in tracts. - 2006 Planned Program Performance Advance the purchase of selected interests from targeted sellers, including re-vested Youpee interests. - - Began to target most highly fractionated tracts (200 or more interests) in 10 geographic locations. - - Continue to update standard operating procedures and issue written program polices as needed. Continue to assist with finalizing regulations under AIPRA pertaining to the ILCP. Continue to reconcile ownership and update valuation data on all participating reservations. - - Continue to target tracts to achieve tribal majority ownership. Concentrate efforts to acquire the least valuable interests. Continue efforts to acquire 100% of an individual’s interests to potentially eliminate a probate/IIM account. Continue to leverage other funds at current reservations to acquire majority interests in tracts. - - - 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments Assisted with the development of TAAMS Realty System’s ability to interface with the program to improve verification of land ownership on a nation-wide basis. Coordinated with Tribal land acquisition programs, where possible, to leverage federal funds. However, limited tribal funds minimize the amount of fractionated land interests a tribe can acquire. - Purchased 11,779 re-vested Youpee interests and selected interests from willing sellers. * Continued to reconcile ownership and update valuation data on all participating reservations. - - Coordinated reconciliation and valuation procedures on all reservations in Rocky Mountain Region. Assisted with drafting implementing regulations for AIPRA. OST-100. 2111 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Performance Overview 2006 Change Change from 2007 2005 from 2005 2006 2005 2007 Change Measure 2005 Płań. Actual Plan Estimate Actual Request from 2006 Number and acreage of land acquisitions to 46,000 72,547 +26,547 46,000 –26,547 80,000 +34,000 Increase land use undivided undivided undivided undivided Undivided undivided undivided capabilities and Łnterest 1Interest Interest Interest interest laterest interest reduce equivalent equivalent equivalent equivalent equivalent equivalent equivalent fractionation of of of of of of of Of land Interests. 41,000 114,529 +73,529 41,000 -73,529 95.000 +59,000 (SP), (PART) Acres Acres Acres Acres Acres Acres Acres Reduce number of open IIM accounts through acquisition (PART) (IIM accounts eligible for closure) Annual 500 606 +106 500 -106 800 +300 Note: In FY 2005, the actual performance compared to the plan was significantly increased due to a one- time transfer of $10.2 million in additional funds for land acquisition. OST-101 2112 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians office of the Special Trustee for American Indians in Indian Land Consolidation (14-2103) 2005 2006 2007 - Actual Estimate Estimate Direct 46 37 60 Total new 46 37 60 resources available for - balance start of 2 2 {} 46 35 60 resources available for 48 37 60 –46 end of 2 {} 0. detail from other accounts from collections start of Total new Total - end The W 8693 from balances 8700 Total Offsets: 8800 SOttſCeS 9000 Note: Table may not add due to OST-102 2113 FY 2007 Budget Justification Object Classification (in millions of dollars) Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Indian Land Consolidation (14-2103) 2005 2006 2007 Actual Estimate Estimate 9909 | Reimbursable obligations l 1 l Allocation Account-direct: 1100 Full-time permanent . 2 2 2 1115 Other than full-time permanent } 1 | 1 119 Total personnel compensation 3 3 3 1121 : Civilian personnel benefits I 1 I 1252 | Other Services 7 5 6 1320 Land and structures 34 27 49 Allocation account-direct 9999 || Total obligations 46 37 60 OST-103 2114 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Tribal Special and Tribal Trust Funds (Dollars in thousands) FY 2007 Fixed Costs & Change Related Program From FY 2005 FY 2006 Change Changes Budget 2006 Programs Actual | Estimate s (+/-) (+/-) Request (+/-) Tribal Special Fund $(000) 168,198 176,608 0 +9,360 185,968 +9,360 FTE O () 0 () {} {} Tribal Trust Fund $(000) 56,019 58,820 0 +3,117 61,937; +3,117 FTE {} {} 0 () 0. {} Total Requirements 224,217 235,428 {} +12,477 247,905 | +12,477 Total FTE Requirements () {} {} () , () {} Note: May not add due to rounding. Budget authority for the Tribal Trust and Special Funds is equal to the receipts of such funds. Receipts generally include appropriations from the general fund, investment income, and proceeds (i.e., maturities, sales) from investments in non-Treasury securities. Investments in non-Treasury and non-Federal securities are recorded as an outlay upon purchase. Budgetary Classification of Tribal Trust Funds Tribal trust funds are deposited into consolidated accounts in the U.S. Treasury pursuant to: (1) general or specific acts of Congress and (2) Federal management of tribal real properties, the titles to which are held in trust for the tribes by the United States. These funds are available to the respective tribal groups for various purposes, under various acts of Congress, and may be subject to the provisions of tribal constitutions, bylaws, charters, and resolutions of the various tribes, bands, or groups. Commencing with FY 2000, most tribal trust funds, including special funds, managed by the Office of Special the Trustee were reclassified as non-budgetary. Ownership of these funds did not change, nor did the Federal Government's management responsibilities; changes were made for presentation purposes only. Some tribal trust funds will remain budgetary, in either the Tribal Special Fund or the Tribal Trust Fund. Funds in the Tribal Special Fund are those not designated in the law as a trust, and generally are funds held and invested to carry out obligations of the Secretary of the Interior. The majority of the assets are in investments held outside Treasury. The budgetary funds are included in either a budgetary special fund account or trust fund account. The distinction between a special and a trust fund is purely technical from a budgetary standpoint; if the law creating the fund delineates it as a “trust fund,” it is OST-105 2115 FY 2007 Budget Justification - Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians included in the trust fund account. If the law delineates the fund as something other than a trust fund (e.g., a “development fund”) it is included in the special fund account. Tribal Special Fund This fund includes activities associated with the following accounts: Tribal Economic Recovery Fund. This fund is authorized by the Three Affiliated Tribes and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-575) and holds funds which have been appropriated pursuant to the Act. Beginning in 1998, interest earned on the principal of this fund is available for both Tribes for economic development, education, and social services programs. Three Affiliated Fort Berthold (P.L. 102-575). The fund is not designated by law as a trust fund. The act provides for additional compensation to the Three Affiliated Tribes and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe for the taking of tribal lands related to the Garrison Dam and Reservoir project. The tribes are only entitled to the interest earnings, not the corpus (Sec. 3504(a)(4)). Standing Rock (P.L. 102-575, Title XXXV). The Act provides for additional compensation to the Three Affiliated Tribes and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe for the taking of tribal lands related to the Garrison Dam and Reservoir project. The Tribes are only entitled to the interest earnings, not the corpus (Sec. 3504(a)(4). Papago Cooperative Fund (P.L. 97-293). The fund was established for the tribe to obtain services that are financed by earnings on investment of the fund. Ute Tribe (P.L. 102-575, Title V). The fund was established for certain environmental and developmental purposes. One of the expressed purposes of this act is to put the Tribe in the same economic position it would have been had features contemplated by a September 20, 1965 agreement with the United States and others been constructed and thus, resolve tribal claims arising out of the agreement. In addition, the Act qualifies the Tribe's reserved rights and provides for the waiver of tribal claims related to this issue. The funds provided for by Section 504, like all funds provided for by the Act, with the exception of those funds provided for under Section 505, are intended to resolve legal claims related to the Tribe's water rights. Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation (P.L. 101-618). (Specifically, the Lahonta Valley and Pyramid Lake Fish and Wildlife Fund). The Lahonta Valley and Pyramid Lake Fish and Wildlife Fund consists of payments for the use of certain water and transfers from the Fisheries Fund. Except for the transfers, the use of the funds are subject to appropriations for fish and protection. - San Luis Rey Water Authority (P.L. 100-675). This is settlement legislation that resolves pending water rights litigation between the United States, the Bands local entities. The Act established the San Luis Rey Tribal Development Fund and authorized appropriations of $30 million to the Fund. Following execution of the proposed settlement agreement, the Secretary of the Treasury is directed to make the funds available upon the request of the Indian Water Authority, Cochiti Wetfields Solution. In 1994, the Army Corps of Engineers transferred $4 million pursuant to P.L. 102–358 to fund the Department's responsibilities under the settlement agreement between Cochiti Tribe, the Corps, and the Department. The OST-106 2116 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Secretary of the Interior is responsible for maintenance, repair, and replacement of a drainage system constructed by the Corps for the Cochiti Pueblo. Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act. This Cooperative Fund was established to provide a source of funds to carry out the obligations of the Secretary under sections 303, 304, and 305 of the Act (Title III, P.L. 97-293, 96 Stat. 1274- 1285). Only interest accruing to the fund may be expended. Tribal Trust Fund This fund includes activities associated with the following accounts: Funds Contributed for the Advancement of the Indian Race. This fund accounts for any contributions, donations, gifts, etc., which are to be used for the benefit of American Indians in accordance with the donors' wishes (82 Stat. 171). Bequest of George C. Edgeter. This fund consists of a bequest, the principal of which is invested in U.S. Treasury securities, and the interest is to be used for the relief of American Indians as specified by the donors' wishes (82 Stat. 171), Ella M. Franklin Fund. This fund includes a donation made by George C. Edgeter, income is available according to the terms of the bequest for the expenditure as determined by the Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs for the relief of American Indians. - - Josephine Lambert Fund. This fund includes a donation made by Josephine Lambert, income to be used for the health or education of underprivileged Indian children. Orrie Shaw Fund. This fund includes a donation made by Dr. Orrie Shaw, income used only for the training or education of American Indians. Welmas Endowment Fund. This fund was established to receive revenue-generated by land owned by the decedent for the period of ten (10) years whereby the annual interest earnings of the endowment can be distributed by the Assistant Secretary- Indian Affairs for the education of members of federally recognized tribes; provided that 20% of the annual interest serves to benefit the education of Agua Caliente Tribal members. The Tribe has the option of obtaining complete control of the land, prior to the end of the endowment period, if it elects to fund the endowment so that the principal amount reaches $750,000. Arizona Intertribal Fund (P.L. 100-696). The fund represents an exchange agreement for privately held lands in Florida for publicly held land in Arizona. Use of the money is subject to appropriations and is available to pay for supplemental education and child welfare programs. - Navajo Trust Fund (P.L. 100-696). The fund ratifies an exchange of Federal land in Arizona. - Crow Creek (P.L. 104-223). The Act established a corpus that is to be invested and makes the interest earnings available without appropriation for the various activities under Section 5. However, the Act does not appear to transfer ownership of the money to the Tribe or create a legal claim to the funds, until it is paid to them. So Ute Tribal Resource Fund (P.L. 106-554). This fund was established in FY 2002. As part of the requirements under Section 18 of the Act for disbursing the tribal OST-107 2117 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians resource funds, the Colorado Ute are required to submit a resource acquisition and enhancement plan or an investment plan to the Secretary for approval. Ute Mtn Tribal Resource Fund (P.L. 106-554). The fund was established in FY 2002. As part of the requirements under Section 18 of the Act for disbursing the tribal resource funds, the Colorado Ute are required to submit a resource acquisition and enhancement plan or an investment plan to the Secretary for approval. Chippewa Cree Tribal Compact ADM/Chippewa Cree Future Water Supply (P.L. 106-163). The fund was established in FY 2001. The trust fund is established under Title I, Sec. 104, Chippewa Cree Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement Trust Fund. The ownership of the trust fund does not convey to the Tribe until such time as the Tribe waives all claims and meets the underlying settlement requirements. Shivwits Band of Paiute Indians (P.L. 106-263). The fund was established in FY 2002. Ownership of the trust fund does not convey to the Tribe until such time as funds have been appropriated and deposited into the Trust fund; the St. George Water Reuse Project Agreement, the Santa Clara Project Agreement and the Settlement Agreement are approved and in effect; the State Engineer of Utah has approved all applications necessary to implement the provision of the Santa Clara Project Agreement, St. George Water Reuse Agreement and the Settlement Agreement; the Court has entered a judgment and decree confirming the Shivwits Water Rights and is final as to all parties to the Santa Clara Division and the Virgin River Adjudication. Northern Cheyenne Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement Trust Fund. This fund established a $21.5 million trust fund for the Northern Cheyenne Indian Tribe. These funds may be used by the Tribe to make $11.5 million available to the State of Montana as a loan to assist in financing Tongue River Dam project costs; land and natural resources administration, planning, and development; land acquisition; and any other purpose determined by the Tribe. In addition, this fund holds $31.5 million for the enlargement and repair of the Tongue River Dam project. The Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund of 1996 (P.L. 104-223, 110 Stat 3026). The fund establishes a Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund. In 1997, $27.5 million was deposited into the Fund. The interest earned from the invested principal is available for payment to the Tribe for tribal educational, health care, recreational, and other projects. OST-108 2118 FY 2007 Budget Justification Tribal Special Fund (in millions of dollars) Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians 2007 Treasury Account ID: 14–5265–0 2005 2006 Actual | Estimate Estimate Obligations by program activity 0001 | Direct Program Activity 203 186 196 1000 Total new obligations (object class 41.0 203 186 196 Budgetary resources available for obligation 2 #40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year 92 58 48 2200 New budget authority (gross) 168 176 186 23.90 Total budgetary resources available for obligation 260 234 234 Total new obligations –203 -186 - 196 2440 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year 58 48 38 New budget authority (gross) detail Mandatory: 6020 | Appropriation (Special fund) 168 176 186 Change in obligated balances: 7310 || Total new obligations 203 186 196 7320 | Total outlays (gross) –203 -186 -196 Outlays (gross) detail: 8697 Outlays from new mandatory authority 168 176 186 8698 Outlays from mandatory balances 35 } {} }{} 8700 Total outlays (gross) 203 186 {96 Net budget authority and outlays: 8900 Budget authority 168 176 186 9000 Outlays 203 186 196 Memorandum (non-add) entries: 92.01 Total investments, start of year: Federal securities: Par value 92 48 58 9202 Total investments, end of year, Federal securities: Par value 58 48 38 . Note: Table may not add due to rounding OST-109 2119 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Tribal Trust Fund (in millions of dollars) Treasury Account ID: 14 – 8030–0 2005 2006 2007 Actual | Estimate Estimate Obligations by program activity 0001 | Direct Program Activity 38 69 73 1000 || Total new obligations (object class 41,0) 38 69 73 Budgetary resources available for obligation 2140 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year 22 40 30 2200 | New budget authority (gross) 56 59 63 2390 Total budgetary resources available for obligation 78 99 93 2395 Total new obligations –38 –69 –73 2440 Unobligated balances carried forward, end of year 40 30 20 New budget authority (gross), detail Mandatory - 6026 || Appropriation (trust fund) 56 59 63 Change in obligated balances 7310 || Total new obligations 38 69 73 7320 || Total outlays (gross) -38 -69 –73 Outlays (gross), detail 8697 || Outlays from new mandatory authority 38 59 63 8698 || Outlays from mandatory balances 0 10 10 8700 || Total outlays (gross) 38 69 73 Net budget authority and outlays 8900 Budget authority 56 59 63 9000 || Outlays 38 69 73 Memorandum (non-add) entries - 9201 || Total Investments, start of year: Federal securities: Par 22 4() 30 Value .." 9202 || Total Investments, end of year: Federal securities: Par 40 # 30 20 Value Note: Table may not add due to rounding. OST-110 2120 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Statistics for House Interior Subcommittee Report Exhibit I OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS The Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians (OST) was established by the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-412). The Special Trustee is charged with general oversight of Indian trust asset reform efforts Department-wide to ensure proper and efficient discharge of the Secretary's trust responsibilities to Indian Tribes and individual Indians. The Office of the Special Trustee was created to ensure that the Department of the Interior establishes appropriate policies and procedures, develops necessary systems, and takes affirmative actions to reform the management of Indian trust funds. In carrying out the management and oversight of the Indian trust funds, the Secretary has a responsibility to ensure that trust accounts are properly maintained, invested and reported in accordance with the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994, Congressional action, and other applicable laws. The Special Trustee for American Indians also has responsibility for the related financial trust functions including deposit, investment, and disbursement of trust funds. The Department has responsibility for what may be the largest land trust in the world. Indian trust lands today encompass approximately 56 million acres of land--over 10 million acres belonging to individual Indians and approximately 45 million acres owned by Indian Tribes. On these lands, The Department manages over 100,000 leases for individual Indians and Tribes. Leasing, use permits, sale revenues, and investment income of approximately $302 million per year are collected for approximately 277,000 individual Indian money accounts, and about $518 million per year is collected for about 1,450 Tribal accounts per year. In addition, the trust manages approximately $2.9 billion in Tribal funds and $420 million in individual Indian funds. OST-111 21.21 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Data System Conversion and Data Validation Schedule Exhibit II SOUTHERN Number % of % of PLAINS of Total Total June 30, 2005 REGION Accounts Accounts Dollars HDollar CONCHO FIELD OFFICE 4,910 || 2.35% $7,673,842 || 5.57% ANADARKO AGENCY 10,868 5.21% $14,851,390 10 79% wº rted J 2005 Agencies converted June 15,778 7.56% $22,525,232 | 16.36% tal FY 2005 To 15,778 || 7.56% $22,525,232 16.36% Cumulative Totals to Date Ul 15,778 || 7.56% $22,525,232 16.36% EASTERN OKLAHOMA January 31, 2006 REGION MEAMI. FIELD OFFICE* 439 0.21% $188,274 0.14% *Converting due to Southern Plains LTRO servicing Miami field office SOUTHERN PLAINS REGION HORTON FIELD OFFICE 1,705 0.82% $292,425 0.21% SOUTHERN PLAINS REGION 3,770 1.81% $921,176 0.67% PAWNEE AGENCY 3,642 1.74% $1,141,089 0.83% Agencies converted January 2006 9,556 4.58% $2,542,964 1.85% Cumulative Totals to Date 25,334 12.14% $25,068,196 18.21% OST-112 2122 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians GREAT Number % of % of PLAINS of Total . Total June 30, 2006 REGION Accounts Accounts Dollars Dollar YANKTON AGENCY 2,668 1.28% $293,312 0.21% ROSEBUD AGENCY 8,085 3.87% $1,491,156 | 1.08% FORT TOTTEN AGENCY 2,021 0.97% $394,790 0.29% TURTLE MOUNTAIN AGENCY 10,066 4.82% $949,386 0.69% FORT BERTHOLD AGENCY 3,146 | 1.51% $1,449,490 1.05% GREAT PLAINS REGION 11 : 0.01% $1,221 0.00% CROW CREEKAGENCY 1,413 0.68% $244,499 || 0.18% LOWER BRULE AGENCY 932 : 0.45% $161,574 0.12% FLANDREAU AGENCY 239 0.11% $17,885 0.01% PENE RIDGE AGENCY 12,101 5.80% $2,382,041 1.73% CHEYENNE RIVER AGENCY 4,765 2.28% $1,174,411 0.85% WINNEBAGO AGENCY 4,940 || 2.37% $1,408,450 | 1.02% STANDING ROCK AGENCY 5,727 | 2.74% $1,644,084 1.19% SISSETONAGENCY 4,354 2.09% $1,161,229 0.84% MIDWEST REGION GREAT LAKES AGENCY 7,474 3.58% $616,188 0.45% MINNESOTA AGENCY 6,573 3.15% $50,968 0.04% RED LAKE FIELD OFFICE 323 0.15% $7,971 0.01% SAC & FOX AGENCY 249 || 0.12% $58,708 0.04% MINN-SHOUX AFO | 17 0.06% $10,017 0.01% MICHIGAN FIELD OFFICE . . 1,276 0.61% $62,427 | 0.05% MIDWEST REGION 508 0.24% $22,480 0.02% MENOMINEE AGENCY 180 0.09% $8,434 0.01% Agencies converted June 2006 77,168 36.97% || $13,610,720 9.89% Cumulative Totals to Date | 102.502 || 49.11% s38,678916. 28.10% NORTHWEST July 31, 2006 REGION FORT HALL AGENCY 2,271 | 1.09% $4,769,943 3.47% YAKAMA AGENCY 4,869 || 2.33% $5,998,386 4.36% OST-113 2123 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians ROCKY Number % of % of MOUNTAIN of Total Total REGION Accounts | Accounts Dollars Pollar |NORTHERN CHEYENNE AGENCY 2,435 1.17% $667,305 0.48% FORT BELKNAP AGENCY 2,217 1.06% $845,745 0.61% FORT PECK AGENCY 5,876 2.82% $3,159,121 2.29% ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION 1 0.00% 0.00% CROW AGENCY 3,793 1.82% $3,042,061 2.21% WIND RIVER AGENCY 4,455 2.13% $1,196,190 0.87% BLACKFEET AGENCY 6,278 3.01% $2,333,789 }.70% ROCKY BOYS FHELD OFFICE 711 0.34% $18,788 0.01% Agencies converted July 2006 32,906 15.76% $22,031,328 16.00% Cumulative Totals to Date - ... . . . . - | . . . . . . . . . . - . . 135,408 64.87% ºf $60,710,244 || 44.10% PACIFIC August 31, 2006 REGION SOUTHERN CALHFORNLA AGENCY 657 0.31% $10,855,030 7.89% PALM SPRINGS FIELD OFFICE 142 0.07% $12,404,404 || 9.01% Agencies converted August 2006 . . 799 || 0.38% $23,259,435 | 16.90% Cumulative Totals to Date - • H . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . - 136,207 65.25% $83.969,679 |. 61.00% NAVAJO September 30, 2006 REGION WESTERN NAVAJO AGENCY - TUBA C 325 0.16% $27,977 0.02% EASTERN NAVAJO AGENCY 16,404 7.86% $6,508,615 4.73% FORT DEFLANCE AGENCY 1,868 0.89% $661 ,074 0.48% NAVAJO REGION 55 0.03% $24,725 0.02% SHIPROCK AGENCY 1,998 0.96% $1,463,861 1.06% CHINLE AGENCY 118 0.06% $17,318 0.01% OST-114 2124 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Number % of % of WESTERN of Total Total REGION Accounts Accounts Doliars Dollar FORTYUMA FIELD OFFICE 719 0.34% $597,556 0.43% UINTAH & OURAY AGENCY 1,859 0.89% $9,360,813 6.80% PAPAGO AGENCY 2,513 | 1.20% $4,465,651 | 3.24% COLORADO RIVER AGENCY 738 0.35% $176,986 || 0.13% SALT RIVER FIELD OFFICE 1,776 0.85% $1,427,247 | 1.04% SAN CARLOS AGENCY 615 0.29% $136,250 0.10% PIMA AGENCY 5,768 2.76% $3,624,093 2.63% Agencies converted September 2006 34,756 | 16.65% $28,492,167 20.70% FY 2006 Total 155,185 || 74.35% $89,936,614 || 65.33% cumulative totals to Date - 170,963 || 81.90% s112,461,846 | 81.70% ALASKA March 31, 2007 REGION ANCHORAGE FIELD OFFICE 2 : 0.00% $7,262 0.01% ALASKA REGION 929 0.45% $1,993,683 | 1.45% EASTERN - REGION EASTERN REGION 46 0.02% $6,805 0.00% SEMINOf_E AGENCY 2 : 0.00% $376 0.00% CHOCTAW FIELD OFFICE 1 0.00% $130 0.00% NEW YORK FIELD OFFICE 7 0.00% $996 || 0.00% CHEROKEE AGENCY 3 0.00% $363 0.00% SOUTHWEST REGION SOUTHWEST REGION 5 || 0.00% $1,110 0.00% RAMAH NAVAJO AGENCY 3 || 0.00% $1,754 0.00% MESCALERO AGENCY 519 0.25% $98,760 0.07% JICARILLA AGENCY 73 || 0.03% $9,177 0.01% LAGUNA AGENCY #02 0.05% $11,331 0.01% NORTHERN PUEBLOS AGENCY 77 0.04% $13,670 0.01% ZUNIAGENCY 30 0.01% $5,160 0.00% SOUTHERN PUEBLOS AGENCY 74 0.04% $14,503 0.01% SOUTHERN UTE AGENCY 358 0.17% $3,440,342 2.50% UTE MOUNTAIN UTE FIELD OFFICE 451 0.22% $321,757 0.23% Agencies converted March 2007 - 2,682 | 1.28% $5,927,183 || 4.31% cumulative totals to Date . . . . . --- . . . - 173,645 83.19% $118,389,028 86.00% OST-115 2125 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians 3,054 Number 96 of % of PACIFIC of | Total Total August 31, 2007 REGION Accounts | Accounts Dollars Dollar NORTHERN CALIF. FIELD OFFICE 667 0.32%. $31,042 0.02% CENTRAL CALFFORNIA AGENCY 1,494 || 0.72% $5,973 || 0.00% Agencies converted August 2007 2,161 1.04% $37,015 0.03% **** 175,806 | 84.22% sligazg,043 sq.03%. EASTERN - OKLAHOMA September 30, 2007 REGION CHHCKASAW AGENCY 871 0.42% $747,858 0.54% WYANDOTTE TRIBE 14 0.01% $67 0.00% EASTERN OKLAHOMA REGION 90 0.04% $6,852 0.00% WEWOKA AGENCY 730 || 0.35% $308,006 || 0.22% CHEROKEE NATHON 959 0.46% $496,910 0.36% OSAGE AGENCY 4,697 2.25% $879,920 0.64% OKMULGEE FIELD OFFICE 2,079 | 1.00% $1,180,356 0.86% TALIHINA FIELD OFFICE . 1,886 0.90% $2,308,603 || 1.68% Agenci verted September 2007 - - ** * 11,326 5.43% $5,928,572 || 4.31% . . . 16,169 7.75% $11,892,770 8.64% Cumulative Totals to Date | ......] ...... [....... . . . ....... . " . . . . . . . . . . . . 187,132 89.65% ºf $124,354,615 i. 90.34%. NORTHWEST - November 30, 2007 REGION MAKAH FIELD OFFICE 379 || 0.18% $101,118 0.07% SELETZ FIELD OFFICE 31 0.01% $232 0.00% COLVILLE AGENCY 4,327 2.07% $1,827,476 1.33% NORTHERN IDAHO AGENCY 1,854 0.89% $1,075,271 0.78% TAHOLAH FIELD OFFICE 1,170 0.56% $2,583,665 1.88% |NORTHWEST REGION 271 || 0.13% $27,620 0.02% OLYMPIC PENINSULA AGENCY 1,545 0.74% $2,662,335 | 1.93% WARM SPRINGS AGENCY 2,490 1.19% $215,628 0.16% UMATHLLA AGENCY 1.0 13 0.49% $1,185,930 0.86% SPOKANE AGENCY 1,243 0.60% $460,783 0.33% METLAKATLA FIELD OFFICE 2 : 0.00% - 0.00% FLATHEAD FIELD OFFICE 1,983 0.95% $702,578 0.51% PUGET SOUND FIELD OFFICE 1.46% $2,288,095 1.66% OST-116 . . 2126 FY 2007 Budget Justification Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians Number % of % of WESTERN of Total Total REGION Accounts | Accounts Dollars Dollar FORT APACHE AGENCY 3}4 0.15% $12,803 || 0.01% TRUXTON CANON FIELD OFFICE 110 0.05% $5,087 0.00% SOUTHERN PATUTE FIELD OFFICE 2 0.00% $5,988 || 0.00% HOPI AGENCY 75 0.04% $42,957 || 0.03% WESTERN REGION 9 0.00% $9,072 0.01% WESTERN NEVADA AGENCY 1,634 || 0.78% $84,300 0.06% EASTERN NEVADA FIELD OFFICE 98 || 0.05% $13,355 0.01% A - erted November 2007 gencies conv er 21,604 || 10.35% $13,304,294 9.66% .- 08 Totals. FY 2008 Totals. 21,604 || 10.35% || $13,304.294 || 9.66% . . . tals to Date (M. stageo di - - - - - - Cumulative” zosºsº | 100.00% stangssons ionono, OST-117 2127 The United States Department of the Interior and Performance information Fiscal Year 2007 NATURA, RESOUREE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND 2128 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR a Reſniim hºm °9e Assessment & Restoration Program Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Justifications TABLE OF CONTENTS Appropriation: Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Summary of Request Page General Statement................. | Section 405 Compliance......... 3 President’s Management Agenda 5 Performance Summary............ 6 Organization Chart......... 8 Appropriations Language 9 Fixed Costs and Related Changes #2 Goal Performance Table...................................................... 13 Program Activities Damage Assessments Activity 17 Assessments and Restorations Site Map & # * * * 18 Restoration Support Activity ... 22 Program Management Activity * g. 33 Exhibits and Schedules 37 2129 NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION PROGRAM GENERAL STATEMENT Overview of 2007 Budget Request: The mission of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Program (Restoration Program) is to restore natural resources injured as a result of oil spills or hazardous substance releases into the environment. In partnership with other affected State, Tribal, and Federal trustee agencies, damage assessments provide the basis for determining the restoration needs that address the public’s loss and use of these resources. - As authorized by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund), the Clean Water Act (CWA), and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), injuries to natural resources that the Department of the Interior manages or controls are assessed, and appropriate restoration projects are identified in contemplation of negotiated settlements or legal actions (in rare cases) with potentially responsible parties. Recoveries, in cash or in-kind services, from the potentially responsible parties are then used to finance or implement the restoration of the injured resources, pursuant to a publicly reviewed restoration plan. The Restoration Program Office manages the confluence of the technical, ecological, biological, legal, and economic disciplines and coordinates the efforts of six bureaus and three offices to accomplish this mission. The Program has a nationwide presence encompassing nearly the full span of natural and cultural resources for which the Secretary has trust responsibility. Each bureau has its unique natural resource trusteeship and brings its expertise to bear on relevant sites. The Restoration Program is a truly integrated Departmental program, drawing upon the interdisciplinary strengths of its various bureaus and offices. The Bureau of Indian Affairs administers and manages over 55 million acres of land held in trust by the United States for American Indians, Indian Tribes, and Alaska Natives and provides assistance to 561 federally recognized tribal governments to help protect water, natural resources and land rights. The Bureau of Land Management administers 261 million acres of land, located primarily in 12 western states, sustaining the health, diversity, and productivity of these public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. 2130 Working primarily in the western states, the Bureau of Reclamation seeks to protect local economies and preserve natural resources and ecosystems through the management and effective use of water resources. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service conserves, protects and enhances fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats and manages the 96 million acre National Wildlife Refuge System for the continuing benefit of the American people, providing primary trusteeship for migratory birds and threatened and endangered species. The National Park Service preserves unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the 84 million acre national park system and conserves the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife of the park system for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of current and future generations. In addition to the five trustee bureaus, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Office of the Secretary, and the Office of the Solicitor play key roles in making the Restoration Program a fully integrated Departmental program. The Office of the Solicitor provides legal advice, USGS provides technical scientific support, and the Office of Policy Analysis provides economic analytical expertise to the Program at both the national policy and the individual case management levels. The Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance provides regional coordination support as well as a link to response and remedial activities associated with oil or chemical releases. The Departmental trustee bureaus conduct every damage assessment and restoration case in partnership with co-trustees, and all restoration plans must undergo public review and be approved by affected State and Tribal governments. The Restoration Program serves as a model of implementation of the Secretary’s 4C’s (Conservation through Consultation, Cooperation, and Communication) in its day-to-day operations and partnerships that have been developed with Tribal, State, and other Federal co-trustees, as well as with non-governmental conservation organizations and industry. All program performance within the Restoration Program supports the Department’s Resource Protection Strategic End Outcome Goal No. 1.2, Sustain Desired Biological Communities on DOI -Managed and Influenced Lands and Waters. Specifically, Program activities support Strategy 1 - Create Habitat Conditions for Desired Communities to Flourish by restoring habitats that have been injured by releases of oil or hazardous substances. 2131 The Restoration Program requests $6,109,000 in current appropriations for Fiscal Year 2007, The 2007 request for direct appropriations represents an increase of $93,000 over the 2006 enacted appropriation of $6,016,000. Fixed costs and related changes of $93,000 account for the entire requested increase and are fully funded. No programmatic increases are requested. In addition, the request also includes an estimated $30.0 million in permanent funds, which result from negotiated legal settlement agreements with responsible parties. Overview of 2007 Budget Request (Dollars in Thousands) Budget 2005 2006 2007 2007 Request Authority Actual Enacted Request Change from 2006 Amount i Percent Current 5,737 6,016 6,109 +93} +1.55% Permanent 37,769 32,000 30,000 -2,000 –6.25% TOTAL 43,506 38,016 36,109 -1,907 —5.02% FTE 4 6 6 - 0% Budget Request by DOI Mission Component (Dollars in Thousands) 2006 2007 Change DOI Strategic Goal Enacted Request From 2006 . Resource Protection 6,016 6,109 +93 Resource Use O O O Recreation O O O Serving Communities O O O Management O O - O TOTAL 6,016 6,109 +93 Section 405 Compliance: Section 405 of the 2006 Interior appropriations bill directs the disclosure of overhead, administrative, and other types of spending. The provision requires that budgets disclose current amounts and practices with regard to overhead charges, deductions, reserves, or holdbacks from program funding to support government-wide, Departmental, or bureau administrative functions or headquarters, regional, or central office operations. Changes to such estimates trigger reprogramming procedures, in which the Department must provide advance notice to and seek approval from the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. 3 2132 For 2007, the Restoration Program's costs related to overhead, administration, and central/regional operations are addressed in two components of the budget, both under the heading of External Administrative Costs. These costs include amounts paid to the Department or other Executive Branch agencies to support Departmental or Government-wide administrative COStS. External Administrative Costs (Dollars in Thousands) FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Actual Estimate Estimate DOi Working Capital Fund Centralized Billing 148 75 80 Direct Billing 5 150 148 Reimbursable O O O Total, Working Capital Fund 153 225 228 Fish and Wildlife Service Cost Allocation Methodology (CAM) 265 21 213 Charges related to the Departmental Working Capital Fund (WCF) identified in the above table reflect the Restoration Program’s share of centralized Departmental expenses for items and expenses such as telecommunications, security, mailroom services, costs associated with audited financial statements, and other WCF charges, Starting in 2006, charges for program-specific financial management services provided by the Department’s National Business Center (NBC) are moved from Centralized Billings and are more accurately reflected under the Direct Billing heading. This funding adjustment between Centralized Billing and Direct Billing and more accurate cost recovery results in an unbudgeted increase of $52,000 in 2006 for these essential financial management services, which will need to be absorbed. Further, $50,000 will also need to be absorbed in FY 2007. Since 2002, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has assessed its Cost Allocation Methodology (CAM) charges on damage assessment funds provided to the Service from the Restoration Program. Effective in 2003 and thereafter, the Restoration Program reached an agreement with all the bureaus regarding administrative overhead charges such as the CAM. The agreement provides that the program would allow any bureau that requested administrative overhead an amount no greater than Seven percent of the damage assessment funding allocated to that bureau. Regardless of the usual overhead rate charged or the bureau’s internal holdback or reserve policies, the agreement caps administrative allocations from the Program to the bureaus at seven percent of the amount transferred. To date, only FWS has requested such funds from the Program to cover bureau indirect administrative charges. The actual amount given to FWS is calculated annually after the Program has made its funding decisions for ongoing and new damage assessment cases. For 2006, damage assessment funding recommendations made in December 2005 resulted in 2006 CAM charges of $211,000. For 2007, it is anticipated that FWS will likely receive damage assessment funding at a level comparable to the average of recent years, yielding an estimate of $213,000 to be transferred for 2007 CAM charges. 2133 The Program Management activity, which includes Restoration Program administrative functions and central and regional operations, does not assess or levy any internal program overhead charges, deductions, or holdbacks to support such operations. Such program operations are addressed in the Program Management activity narrative starting on page 33. President's Management Agenda: In keeping with the President’s Management Agenda, program performance information continues to play a key role in Program operations and the development of the 2007 budget request. The Program Office continues to work closely with the bureaus to develop and utilize common Activity-Based Cost (ABC) accounting measures across bureau lines. These cross- bureau ABC measures coalesce into three major program performance areas - assessment, restoration, and program management. Individual bureaus and case teams also continue to collect data at a finer level of detail to be used in documenting costs that may be recoverable in settlement agreements. The Restoration Program has worked to integrate its staff planning efforts within the framework established by the Departmental Workforce Planning Team. With only six FTE in the Restoration Program Management Office, the Program relies greatly on distributive management, in close coordination with a workgroup comprised of multiple bureaus and offices. A Restoration Program workforce gap analysis that was conducted in 2003 in response to the President’s Management Agenda identified increased interagency restoration support as the greatest program need to accomplish its missions and performance goals over the next five years. The 2005 budget included two additional FTE for the Program, specifically two restoration specialists, to be housed in the field, co-located with other related bureau offices. These FTE provide restoration support activities within all the bureaus involved in the Program. The 2006 enacted budget built on this identified need for a more precisely-focused restoration capability in the Program, and will be accomplished using existing FTE within the U.S. Geological Survey. As part of an annual Departmental Competitive Sourcing exercise, all current positions within the Restoration Program Office are reviewed to identify opportunities for competitive sourcing. At this time, all positions are identified as being inherently governmental in nature because they focus on Program-level policy, budget, and program guidance activities. Many ongoing cases already make use of contractors and consultants, and the bureaus may identify additional opportunities, while ensuring that the inherently governmental tasks in each case continue to be carried out by DOI employees. Additionally, the Restoration Support Unit will identify further opportunities to use contractors to implement restoration activities. The Restoration Program Office, as part of the Office of the Secretary, follows the lead of the Departmental budget and financial management offices. The Restoration Program has no major financial management systems of its own. Financial management improvements initiated by the Office of the Secretary will be fully assimilated into Restoration Program Office operations, such as the move to Activity-Based Costing and Management (ABCM), and the development of the Department-wide Financial Business and Management System (FBMS). The Restoration Program Office, consisting of 6 FTE, does not prepare a budget for information technology investments (Exhibit 53 or Exhibit 300). The Program Office’s information 2134 technology investments consist of six personal desktop computers, which reside within the Office of the Secretary's operating networks. The Program does not own or operate any other information systems outside of these. The Program, as part of the Office of the Secretary, will again follow the lead of the Secretarial Offices in enterprise information technology investments and initiatives, such as ESN, Messaging, Active Directory and E-Authentication. Performance Summary: Restoration activities conducted under the auspices of the Restoration Program support the Department’s Strategic End Outcome Goal No. 1.2, Sustain Desired Biological Communities on DOI-Managed and Influenced Lands and Waters. Specifically, Program activities support Strategy 1 - Create Habitat Conditions for Desired Communities to Flourish by restoring habitats that have been injured by releases of oil or hazardous substances. Consistent with the intermediate outcome measures in the Departmental Strategic Plan, program performance is measured by the number of acres and the number of stream/shoreline miles restored in accordance with publicly approved restoration plans. The bureaus directly involved in the on-the-ground restoration activities collect these resource-based end outcome restoration accomplishments and the Program Office synthesizes the bureau figures to report total accomplishments for the Restoration Program. In 2005, the bureaus reported the restoration of 13,782 acres of wetlands and 12 miles of streamside or shoreline habitat. The 2005 results include a large parcel property in the thousands of acres protected as the result of an oil spill settlement in the northeastern United States, which caused the 2005 totals to greatly exceed the original 2005 target. Such occurrences are atypical, and 2006 performance goals reflect a more realistic target. In 2006, the program estimates that it will restore 8,500 acres and 80 shoreline/stream miles of habitat for injured trust resources. In 2007, with stable funding and a continued focus on restoration, the Restoration Support Unit and the outcomes of the restoration science initiative will assist the bureaus in the restoration of 10,000 acres and 100 shoreline/stream miles of habitat for injured trust resources, an incremental increase of 1,500 acres and 20 miles of restored habitat. The bureaus continue to collect, validate, and verify the performance data before reporting to the Program. In addition, the Program Office will continue to track internally the progress of cases from start to finish using measures such as increased numbers of restoration plans drafted, finalized, and in stages of implementation; increased numbers of restorations completed; increased numbers of cooperative assessments with industry; and increased funding leveraged from restoration partnerships. 2135 Budget Summary Table: Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Program Appropriationſ Activity Discretionary Appropriations Summary of Fiscal Year 2007 Request - Uncontrollable Program Change from Natural Resource Damage Assessment FY 2005 FY 2006 & Related Changes FY 2007 FY 2006 and Restoration Enacted Enacted Changes {+ f -) Request (+/-) Damage Assessments $000 3.845 3,873 ++5 0 3,918 +45 FTE {} () {} () {} () Restoration Support $000 366 574 +2 0 S76 +2 FTE 2 2 {) () 2 () Program Management ${}{}() ł,526 1,569 +4.6 () 1,615 +46 FIE 4 4 () () 4 () Total, Current Appropriations $0()() 5,737 6,046 +93 +() 6,109 +93 Direct FTE 6 6 Ö () 6 () Estimated FTE Allocated to Other Accounts [29} [29] (0} {0} |29} [0] Mandatory Appropriations - Receipts Settlement Receipts 37,769 32,000 {} –2,000 30,000 -2.000 Total. Permanent Appropriations $000 37,769 32,000 () -2.0(\{) 30,000 -2,000 - Direct FTE () () 0 () () 0 Estimated FTE Allocated to Other Accounts (29) |29] {0} {0} |29] {0} Totai, Natural Resource Damage $000 43,506 38,016 +93 –2,000 36,309 -4,907 Assessment and Restoration FTE 6 6 {} +0 6 +0 Total, Estimated FTE Allocated to Others [58] (58] ſūj [0] [58] {0} Organization Chart: The Restoration Program Management Office consists of six FTE. They are the Program Manager and five staff: the Assistant Program Manager for Operations, the Assistant Program Manager for Restoration, and the Budget Officer/Restoration Fund Manager, located in its Washington, DC headquarters and two staff Restoration Support specialists located in Denver. The following organization chart goes beyond the small number of people in the Program Management Office and reflects the integrated management structure of the Program as a whole, with the inter-related components of six bureaus, the Office of the Solicitor, and two offices within the Office of the Secretary. 2136 3. %2 Restoration Program °9e Assessment & Restoration Program Assistant Secretary - Policy, Management, and Budget Secretary – Policy and International Affairs Deputy Assistant | - Executive | Program Manager H board | Restoration Fund Manager APM – Operations APM - Restoration | |Rºn Support Unit | • * - - - - - - * * * * * * * * ~ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - - - - - - - - - - - Technical Support Economics Office of Policy Analysis Science U.S. Geological Survey Law Office of the Solicitor Workgroup Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Fish and Wildlife Service National Park Service Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance Regional Coordination Denver Oakland Philadelphia The Restoration Program reports to the Deputy Assistant Secretary – Policy and International Affairs, under the Assistant Secretary - Policy, Management, and Budget (AS-PMB). There is also a “Restoration Executive Board” representative at the assistant director level for BIA, BLM, BOR, FWS and NPS, a Deputy Associate Solicitor, and the Director of the Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance. The Restoration Executive Board is responsible for overseeing policv direction and approving allocation of resources. 2137 Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Program Appropriations Language: To conduct natural resource damage assessment and restoration activities by the Department of the Interior necessary to carry out the provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 [(Public Law 101-380)] (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), and Public Law 101-337, as amended (16 U.S.C. 19ijet seq.), [$6,106,000] $6,109,000, to remain available until expended. (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006) Authorizing Statutes: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, (42 U.S.C 9601 et seq.). Section 106 of the Act authorizes the President to clean up hazardous substance sites directly, or obtain cleanup by a responsible party through enforcement actions. Trustees for natural resources may assess and recover damages for injury to natural resources from releases of hazardous substances and use the damages for restoration, replacement or acquisition of equivalent natural resources. Provides permanent authorization to appropriate receipts from responsible parties. Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act), as amended, (33 U.S.C. 1251-1387). Authorizes trustees for natural resources to assess and recover damages for injuries to natural resources resulting from the discharge of oil into or upon the navigable waters of the United States, adjoining shorelines, the waters of the contiguous zone, or in connection with activities under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act or the Deepwater Port Act of 1974, or which may affect natural resources belonging to, appertaining to, or under the exclusive management authority of the United States. Oil Pollution Act of 1990, (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and authorizes trustee(s) of natural resources to present a claim for and to recover damages for injuries to natural resources from each responsible party for a vessel or facility from which oil is discharged, or which poses a substantial threat of discharge of oil, into or upon the navigable waters or adjoining shorelines or the exclusive zone. Public Law 101-337, (16 U.S.C. 195i). Provides that response costs and damages recovered under it or amounts recovered under any statute as a result of damage to any Federal resource within a unit of the National Park System shall be retained and used for response costs, damage assessments, restoration, and replacements. Liability for damages under this Act is in addition to any other liability that may arise under other statutes. Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1992 (P.L. 102-154). Permanently authorized receipts for damage assessment and restoration activities to be available without further appropriation until expended. 2138 Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1992 (P.L. 102-229). Provides that the Fund's receipts are authorized to be invested and available until expended. Also provides that amounts received by United States in settlement of U.S. v Exxon Corp. et al. in FY 1992 and thereafter be deposited into the Fund. Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1998 (P.L. 104-134). Provides authority to make transfers of settlement funds to other federal trustees and payments to non-federal trustees. à Summary of Requirements (Dollars in Thousands) Appropriation: Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Fund FTE Amount FTE Amount Appropriation enacted, 2006 6 6,016 Fixed Costs and Related Changes 0 +93 Program Changes (detailed below) 0 0 * Total Requirements (2007 Request) -ā-ETOS. Comparison by Activity subactivity Fixed Costs & Program Inc. (+) 2006 Related Changes Changes 2007 Dec. (-) 2005 Actual Enacted (+/-) Budget Request from 2006 Comparison by Activity FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount Damage Assessments 3,845 3,873 O +45 0 +- O 3,918 O +45 {Receipts] [5,104] [4,000] [+50] [4,050] #50] Hestoration Support 366 2 574 O +2 O +000 2 576 0 +2 {Prince William Sound Restoration] [Receipts] (2,041] [1,700] [-200) [1,500] {-200] [Other Restoration] [Receipts; [30,523) (26,050) [-1,850] [24,200) [-1,850] Program Management 4 1,526 4 1,569 0 +46 +0 +00 4. 1,615 O +46 ÍReceipts; [101] (250] [0] [250] [0] Total, Appropriation 4 5,737 6 6,016 0 +93 O O 6 6,109 +0 +93 [Gross Receipts] [37,769; [32,000) [0] [-2,000] - {30,000) [-2,000] - 2140 Justification of Fixed Costs and and Related Changes (Dollars in Thousands) 2006 Budget Change 2006 Revised Change 2007 Change Additional Operational Costs from 2006 and 2007 January Pay Raises: 2006 Pay Raise, 3 Quarters in 2006 Budget................................. ... Amount of Pay Raise Absorbed 2006 Pay Raise, 1 Quarter............................. e e º e º 4 a. º. 4 e º tº 6 e e º e = * * * * * * * * Amount of Pay Raise Absorbed * tº º 'º -- ~ * * * * * 2007 Pay Raise................... Amount of Pay Raise Absorbed tº Q & Q = q c These adjustments are for an additional amount needed in 2007 to fund the remaining 3-month portion of the estimated cost of |the, on average, 3.1 percent pay increase effective in January 2006 and the additional costs of funding for an estimated 2.2 |percent January 2007 pay increase for GS-series employees and the associated pay rate changes made in other pay series Other Fixed Cost Changes: Rental Payments to GSA and Others. The adjustment is for changes in the costs payable to General Services Administration and others from changes in rates for office and non-office space as estimated by GSA, as well as the rental costs of other currently occupied space. Costs of mandatory office relocations, i.e., relocations in cases where due to external events there is no alternative but to vacate the currently occupied space, are also included. Employer Share of Federal Health Benefits The adjustment is for changes in the Federal government's share of the cost of health insurance coverage for Federal employees. The increase is estimated at 11 percent, the average increase for the past few years. Departmental Working Capital Fund (WCF) Charges. The change reflects expected changes in the charges for centrally-billed services provided through the Working Capital Fund. These charges are displayed in the Budget Justification for Departmental Management. Charges for directly-billed services from the WCF are not included in this attholint. 48 () N/A 71 75 48 [17] N/A 70 [1] 75 [1] N/A N/A 0 +5] +3 +5 Totals +93 337 334 # GOAL PERFORMANCE TABLE End Outcome Goal 1.2: Resource Protection. Sustain desired biological communities on DOI managed or influenced lands in a manner consistent obligations regarding the allocation and use of water. Implemented Long- bºnd Outcome tºº, Long- Measure/intermediate or Change (2008) terml Explanations of Changes: PART Measure/PART 3. 2005 2006 from 2006 2006 Target for change from 2006 to Efficiency or Other Outcome a 2004 Final 2005 Enacte 2007 Revised to Hºres (2008) 2007 and 2006 and 2008 Measure * | Actual | Plan || Actual d Plan 2007 Bud Revised target revisions End Outcome Measures ... ::: '' Habitat restoration: Number of Year to year variability is acres restored or enhanced to F 1,100 || 3,500 || 13,872 8,500 | |0,000 + 1,500 20,000 to be expected based on achieve habitat conditions to - . . . . (+18%) the variability of timing . º COTServº and Settlement announts. consistent with managemen documents, program objectives, - 2005 actual results and consistent with substantive includes one extremely and procedural requirements of large site restored in the State and Federal water law. northeast U.S. using oil (SP) spill settlement funds. Intermediate Program Outcome Measures Habitat restoration: Number of stream / shoreline miles F | 1 50 80 j()0 +20 195 Year to year variability is restored or enhanced to (+25%) to be expected based on achieve habitat conditions to the variability of timing support species conservation, and settlement amounts, consistent with management documents, program objectives, and consistent with substantive and procedural requirements of . State and Federal water law. …-- Program Output Measures º Cumulative Number of C 145 176 ſº 200 200 +0 270 225 Long term target (2008) Restoration Actions 33. (0%) revised in light of 2005 performance (SP) Note: The actual and planned acres and miles pres nted in this table are included among the performance results and targets presented in the Performance Budgets of the trustee bureaus. As such, in order to avoid double-counting, these acres and miles are not included in the Department’s aggregate results calculations or performance projections. CŞ 2142 Key to Measure Types The Goal Performance Table that follows includes a column called Type. Each measure in the Goal Performance Table has measure Type: A, C, or F. Each classification reflects a different timeframe between when a result is realized, in terms of a changing target value, relative to when funds are budgeted. A - Annual-result performance measures (“Annual" measures) For these performance measures, the 2007 budget request level supports the performance target for that year only. This is typical of any performance measure target for an operational effort that is repeated annually. C - Cumulative-result performance measures (“Cumulative" measures) For these performance measures, the 2007 budget request reflects only an annual increment of funding that is being used to maintain or reach the level of achievement reflected in the target. While these measures reflect the level of performance achieved over a number of years, the target value for a given fiscal year reflects the level of performance which is expected to be reached by the end of that fiscal year, and no further. F - Future-result performance measures (“Future” measures) For these performance measures, the 2007 budget request reflects an investment towards a result that may take multiple applications over time and/or contributions from other efforts to realize. “Future” performance measures are similar to “cumulative" performance measures in that the time to achieve results extends beyond a single budget year reflecting either a delayed effect or the contributions from multiple years. One of the characteristics that distinguish “cumulative” from “future" performance measures is whether or not the level of achievement can be reflected in a target value in the budget year with the funding effecting the achievement. Data regarding resource-based end outcome restoration accomplishments (acres and miles of restored habitat) were collected and reported directly by the bureaus involved in the on-the ground restoration activities, then synthesized by the NRDAR program management office. All goals and measures were developed in consultation with the bureaus implementing the habitat restorations in the field. Each goal is measurable and clear, and has a direct bearing on the mission activity in which it is categorized. To ensure data validity, each bureau employs several levels of review and verification. Data collected by the staff directly involved with the on-the-ground restoration are reported to and reviewed sequentially by field, regional and headquarters personnel in the bureau responsible for the restoration. When multiple bureaus work together on a given restoration project, the bureau that is the designated lead for the project is responsible for the validation, verification, and reporting of those results. 2143 Due to the long-term nature of many of the natural resource injuries that the program addresses, and the ensuing need for long-term restoration and success monitoring, the program began the restoration science initiative in 2006 in part to develop improved endpoints for measuring restoration success. The program will continue to track progress through the use of current output measures (acres and stream/shoreline miles of habitat) as well as integrating these new resource-based outcome measures as they become available. In addition, the Program Office will continue its internal tracking of interim outputs utilizing measures, including the number of restoration plans drafted, finalized, and in stages of implementation; numbers of restorations completed; increased numbers of cooperative restorations with industry; and increased funding leveraged from restoration partnerships. Program Performance Overview by Activity: Damage Assessment The damage assessment activity indirectly supports the Department's Strategic End Outcome Goal No. 1.2, Sustain Desired Biological Communities on DOI -Managed and Influenced Lands and Waters, specifically Strategy 1 – Create Habitat Conditions for Desired Communities to Flourish by restoring habitats that have been injured by releases of oil or hazardous Substances. Damage assessments are an integral step leading to the resolution of damage claims, which when settled, provides the funds or services necessary for natural resource restoration. Performance under this activity, however, is not captured directly by the resource-based Departmental strategic outcome measures such as the number of acres and the number of stream/shoreline miles restored in accordance with publicly approved restoration plans. As described in the text box on page 21, the Program has instituted a process across all the bureaus to track and report progress within ongoing damage assessment cases. Key milestones in this tracking system are linked to the damage assessment regulations and include trustee coordination, development of assessment plans, injury determination and quantification, pathway, and development of damage claims, and case settlement. Data collected biannually on all Departmentally-funded cases enables the Program to monitor and report on the progress of cases through the assessment process to settlement, using measures such as number of cases reaching various milestones, numbers of cooperative assessments with industry, and number of cases settled. Restoration Support Restoration activities conducted under the auspices of the Restoration Program support the Department’s Strategic End Outcome Goal No. 1.2, Sustain Desired Biological Communities on DOI-Managed and influenced Lands and Waters. Specifically, Program activities support Strategy 1 - Create Habitat Conditions for Desired Communities to Flourish by restoring habitats that have been injured by releases of oil or hazardous substances. Consistent with the intermediate outcome measures in the Departmental Strategic Plan, program performance is measured by the number of acres and the number of stream/shoreline miles 15 2144 restored in accordance with publicly approved restoration plans. The bureaus directly involved in the on-the-ground restoration activities collect these resource-based end outcome restoration accomplishments and the Program Office synthesizes the bureau figures to report total accomplishments for the Department. In 2005, the bureaus reported the restoration of 13,782 acres of wetlands and 12 miles of streamside or shoreline habitat. The 2005 total included a Very large parcel related to an oil spill restoration project in the northeastern United States. In 2006, the program estimates that it will restore 8,500 acres and 80 shoreline/stream miles of habitat for injured trust resources. In 2007, with stable funding and a continued focus on restoration, a fully operational Restoration Support Unit, and the outcomes of the restoration science initiative will assist the bureaus in the restoration of 10,000 acres and 100 shoreline/stream miles of habitat for injured trust resources, an incremental increase of 1,500 acres (an increase of 18%) and 20 shoreline / stream miles (an increase of 20%) of restored habitat. In 2007, the Program will continue to utilize resource-based end outcome restoration accomplishments (acres of habitat, miles of stream/shoreline restored) that will be collected and reported directly by the bureaus involved in the on-the-ground restoration activities. The Program Office will synthesize the bureau figures to report total accomplishments for the Department, ensuring that cases with multi-bureau involvement are counted, but not double- counted. Program Management This activity indirectly supports the Department's Strategic End Outcome Goal No. 1.2, Sustain Desired Biological Communities on DOI-Managed and Influenced Lands and Waters, specifically Strategy 1 - Create Habitat Conditions for Desired Communities to Flourish by restoring habitats that have been injured by releases of oil or hazardous substances. Program management provides the corporate infrastructure and policy direction necessary to support natural resource restoration. Performance under this activity, however, is not captured directly by the resource-based Departmental strategic outcome measures such as acreage or the number of stream /shoreline miles restored in accordance with publicly approved restoration plans. Through the current year, the Restoration Program has relied on two intermediate measures to track program performance: the cumulative number of sites where restoration activities have begun and the cumulative amount of funds deposited into the DOI Restoration Fund. During the transition to the new resource-based performance measures, the program will continue to report on these intermediate measures as well. 2145 ACTIVITY: DAMAGE ASSESSMENT 2007 Fixed Costs & Program Change from Natural Resource Damage Assessment FY 2005 FY 2006 |Related Changes Changes FY 2007 FY 2066 Actual Enacted (+/-) (+/-) Request (+/-) Activity: Damage Assessment $000 3,845 3,873 +45 0 3,918 +45 FTE O () () 0 {} 0 Activity Overview: Damage assessment activities are the critical first step taken on the path to achieving restoration of natural resources injured through the release of oil or hazardous substances. The nature and magnitude of injury must be identified, investigated, and thoroughly understood if the resulting restoration is to be effective. The resulting physical and scientific evidence of natural resource injury then forms the basis for the Department's claim for appropriate compensation via restoration settlements that allow the Restoration Program to contribute to the Department’s Strategic Goal of Resource Protection - Sustain Desired Biological Communities on DOI Managed and Influenced Lands and Waters. Information regarding the nature and magnitude of the injury, and the means by which they are determined, also help establish the goals of the restoration plans and influence the determination of when those goals have been successfully reached. Damage assessment cases are conducted by one or more of the five principal trustee bureaus within the Department: (Fish and Wildlife Service; Bureau of Land Management; National Park Service; Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Bureau of Reclamation). Economic analytical support is provided by the Office of Policy Analysis, scientific/technical analysis and support from the U.S. Geological Survey, and legal counsel from the Office of the Solicitor. In nearly all cases, assessment activities are carried out in partnership with other affected Federal, State, and/or tribal co-trustees. These partnerships have proven very beneficial for all involved, as cooperation and consultation among the trustees facilitates addressing overlapping areas of trustee concern, and consolidates those concerns into a single case. Trustees can also share data, achieve economies of Scale, avoid duplication of effort and minimize administrative burdens. Responsible parties also benefit, as they are able to address trustee concerns in a single case. The Department continues to make progress in conducting many of its damage assessment cases on a cooperative basis with responsible parties. As a matter of practice, responsible parties are invited to participate in the development of assessment and restoration plans. The Department has been involved in over 35 cooperative assessments across the country, where the responsible parties have elected to participate in the damage assessment process and provide input into the Selection of various injury studies and contribute funding towards Interior assessment activities. The Program's current damage assessment project caseload totals 46 ongoing cases (including feasibility studies), and is depicted on the map and table on the following pages. The map also reflects cases where damage assessment has been completed and restoration is underway or pending. sº & 3. § §§ º : §ººl § §: §§§ §: § §§§ §§ §§§ § §§§ § § § § §§§º # 1 • : 17. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24, Alabama Anniston PCBs Z\ CIBA-McIntosh NPL Site Z\ Arizona Cyprus Tohono Mine Phelps-Dodge Mine Complex ^ Arkansa Vertac/Bayou Meto # California Almaden Quicksilver American Trader Oil Spill APEX Houston Oil Spill Cantara Loop Chemical Spill Yºr Iron Mountain Mine Los Angeles Bight / Montrose Chemical Y New Idria Mine PG&E Topock Compressor Station ©) Santa Clara River Oil Spill Colorado Upper Arkansas River Florida Lake Apopka - North Shore Geordia LCP Chemicai Z W Terry Creek Lake Hartwell PCBs VJ ldaho Grand Calumet River Z\ ©Yºr (Bunker Hill Mining District) Indiana Grand Calumet River Viacom / Westinghouse PCBs Z\ Kansas Tri-State Mining District -- Z\@ Cherokee County Eastern Kansas Smelters ZN 25. 26. 28. 29, 46 . St. Regis Paper Louisiana A Calcasieu Estuary Massachusett Housatonic River Michigan Kalamazoo River Z\ Saginaw River and Bay ¥ <> Tittabawassee River Z\{X Minnesota St. Louis River ZS A 35 Missouri Tri-State Mining District -- Jasper County A Montana Grant-Kohrs Ranch Z\}k (Clark Fork River) Nevada º, º Yerington Anaconda Mine New Jersey Diamond Alkali Great Swamp NWR Berry's Creek Watershed Z\ GAF / ISP-ESI Facility U.S. Avenue Burn New Mexico Molycorp Mine New York Hudson River PCBs Z\ Onondaga Lake NPL Site Z\ Niagara River ZN Z\@ St. Lawrence Environment North Carolina ŁCP - HoltraChem Superfund Site 47. 48, 49. 23. 50. 5i. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 58. 59, 60. 64. 62, 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. Ohio Ashtabula River Z\ Ohio River U Ottawa River Z\ Oklahoma Tri-State Mining District -- Tar Creek (20) A Yºr Qregon M/V New Carissa Oil Spill Portland Harbor NPL Site Pennsvivania ...ºne Palmerton Zinc Z\ South Dakota Whitewood Creek 3r Texas Lavaca Bay Utah Jordan River Kennecott Copper-North End Z\ Richardson Flats Mine / Silver Creek (Ö) Vermont Pine Street Canaj Virginia CERTUS-Clinch River Spill ºr Lone Mountain Coal Slurry Saltville Disposal NPL Site Z\ Washington YK? Commencement Bay, Z\Yºrk? Elliott Bay Holden Mine ZNK» Tenyo Maru Oii sº * Midnite Mine Wisconsin Fox River / Green Bay * A3, (O) Feasibiity ^ Damage Assessment in Studies Progress wi Case settled - Restoration to Follow Restoration Actions - Tribal in Progress involvement * [º] & 2148 Selection of damage assessment projects is accomplished on an annual basis through an extensive internal proposal and screening process that assures that only the highest priority cases are funded. Priorities for selecting initial projects are based upon a case's likelihood of success in achieving restoration, either through negotiated restoration settlements or through successful litigation where necessary. Cases must demonstrate sufficient technical, legal, and administrative merit focused on the purpose of achieving restoration. The Restoration Program's selection process is designed to: Be inclusive of all natural resources under Interior trusteeship and trustee roles; Provide a process that encourages thorough planning and ultimately, enhanced opportunities for restoration success; • Provide a process that evaluates both the objective and subjective aspects of individual cases; and • Fund cases that have demonstrated sufficient levels of technical and legal merit, trustee organization, and case readiness. DOI bureaus are also required to coordinate their efforts into a single project proposal, thus promoting efficiencies and eliminating duplication of effort. Bureau capabilities are used to augment and compliment each other, as opposed to building redundant program capabilities in each bureau. Once projects are funded, the Restoration Program makes use of project performance information to inform future funding decisions. In addition to project milestone reporting, financial obligation data is monitored at the aggregate (DOI), bureau, and project levels across all involved bureaus. This obligation data and carryover balances are factors considered in the annual funding decision process. Further, unobligated balances on all damage assessment projects are tracked through settlement, at which time all unused or unneeded funds are pulled back and re-allocated to other deserving projects. In some instances and under certain circumstances, case teams have been directed to or have voluntarily returned project funds from ongoing projects so that they can be re-allocated to other more deserving projects. The program requires its case teams to document their respective assessment costs and attempts to recover those costs from the potentially responsible parties when negotiating settlement agreements. Over the past three fiscal years (2004 – 2006), the Program has utilized an average of $2.2 million in recovered funds annually to supplement appropriated funds to fund new and ongoing assessment needs. 2007 Activity Performance Estimates: In 2007, the program plans to continue to utilize recovered past assessment costs from recent settlements and/or returned funds from completed assessments in addition to the $3.9 million in appropriated funds contained in this request. It is estimated that these funds will support new or ongoing damage assessment efforts at approximately 30 sites, maintaining the damage assessment capability at current levels. This level of funding will support new feasibility studies, initiation of assessments at new sites, as well as providing continued funding for ongoing cases. 20 2149 As in recent years, the program anticipates that original project proposals from the field for this funding will exceed the amount of funding available. The program will continue its focus on the use of cooperative assessments, and pursue funding agreements with potentially responsible parties. Money provided under these funding agreements expands the program coverage by allowing other damage assessment cases to utilize the appropriated and returned assessment funds. In addition, the program will continue to refine its milestone reporting process and use that performance information to manage damage assessment workload. In 2007 the program will begin to implement the administrative and regulatory reforms that may come out of the FACA process upon the Secretary’s acceptance of the FACA Committee recommendations. The FACA Committee is addressing key questions that impact the damage assessment process, such as how to improve injury determination methods and how to deal with interim losses of natural resources. (See Program Management activity Section for a broader discussion of the FACA Committee). 2006 Planned Activity Performance: In 2006, the program will utilize $1.5 million in recovered past assessment costs from recent settlements and/or returned funds from completed assessments in addition to the $3.8 million in appropriated funds to fund a total of $5.3 million for damage assessment projects under this activity. These funds will support new or ongoing damage assessment efforts at 31 sites, including two new feasibility studies and five new sites, including three that previously received feasibility funds and have matured into fully-developed cases. The Restoration Program evaluated original project proposals from the field that totaled over $7.5 million in selecting projects for funding at this level. In its 2006 project funding deliberations, the Restoration Program again made use of performance data collected from ongoing cases that document the attainment of specific milestones (assessment plan development, trustee MOU, injury determination and quantification, claim for damages) in the multi-year process toward Settlement. Funding decisions were weighted towards those cases that continue to show progress along the damage assessment continuum towards settlement and eventual restoration. Cases that stall or fail to progress are considered a lesser priority, but given opportunity to make course corrections at a stable or reduced funding level. Course corrections must be made before funding is made available for addressing subsequent milestones. Such performance information lends itself to helping the Restoration Program better manage its workload by having a clearer sense of when damage assessments are near completion and opportunities for new starts emerge. 21 2150 2005 Activity Performance Accomplishments: Damage assessment activities are essential first step in the process of restoring natural resources that have been injured by releases of oil or hazardous substances. The nature and magnitude of the natural resource injury must first be fully understood and quantified if the resulting restoration actions are to be effective. The program outcome measures of acres and miles of habitat restored, however, do not directly measure progress in this activity. Instead, the Program must rely on output measures, such as numbers of assessment cases that have been settled and amount of funds recovered in those settlements. These program output measures report the following 2005 accomplishments: 15 damage assessment cases reached settlement, with an estimated value of over $60 million to be received over a number of years. Through January 2006, the DOI Restoration Fund has recovered over $641 million in gross settlement receipts and earned interest since its creation in 1992. Deposits and interest for 2005 alone totaled nearly $38 million. (All amounts inclusive of Exxon Valdez oil spill funds). In 2005, the Program continued its project milestone reporting requirements, and received project performance data that enabled the Program to report on interim progress toward case settlement in these multi-year damage assessment cases. 33 of the 46 ongoing damage assessment cases in 2005 demonstrated progress toward completion of the assessment phase, meeting project performance milestones such as completion of assessment plans, injury determination or damage quantification. ACTIVITY; RESTORATION SUPPORT 2007 Fixed Costs & Program Change from Natural Resource Damage Assessment FY 2005 FY 2006 Related Changes Changes FY 2007 FY 2006 Actual Enacted (+/-) {+ f -} Request (+/-) Activity: Restoration Support $000 366 574 +2 0. 576 +2 FTE 2 2 () 0. 2 O Activity Overview: As a result of achieving many successful settlements in recent years, the Restoration Program recognized the need to provide a broader and more substantive institutional emphasis on accomplishing restoration in a timely fashion whenever possible. This need goes beyond simply planning and implementing restoration on a case-by-case manner, as had been the practice. Interior bureaus, working in partnership with other affected State, Federal, and tribal co-trustees, use settlement funds to carry out restoration activities. The Program continues it coordinated effort in recent years to focus greater attention on restoration activities and to expedite the expenditure of settlement funds. The shift of $250,000 from assessment to restoration in 2003, the establishment of a new restoration position in 2004, the establishment two new positions in 2151 the restoration support unit in 2005, and the restoration science initiative funded in 2006 are key elements within this coordinated effort. Over ninety percent of all funds received and interest earned to date from natural resource damage case settlements are designated as restoration funds, and can be used only for restoration planning, implementation (including land acquisition), oversight, and monitoring of implemented restoration actions at a specific site or related to a specific settlement, after the issuance of an approved restoration plan. The use of such settlement funds provides real value to the American public, as injured natural resources and services are restored at the expense of the responsible party, and not the taxpayers. Other Available Restoration Resources (Dollars in $000) 2006 2007 Settlement funds currenty held in DOl $210,000 $235,000 Restoration Fund (estimate) Settiement funds in various Court $100,000 $100,000 registry accounts (estimate) In addition to settlement funds deposited into the DOI Restoration Fund, the Department is a party to other natural resource damage settlements where settlement funds are deposited into a Court Registry or some other account selected by the Trustees. Additionally, there are a number of settlements where the responsible parties have agreed to undertake or implement the restoration action, with trustee agencies providing oversight to ensure compliance with the terms of the settlement and adherence to the approved and public-reviewed restoration plan. 2007 Activity Performance Estimates: In 2007, the Program will continue activities furthering the achievement of restoration through the Restoration Support Unit in Denver. The program will complete docket development and the pilot projects on restoration planning and regional restorations and continue to support field efforts to expand restoration partnerships with non-profit conservation groups, industry, and other interested parties. The focus of this activity will continue to be to provide assistance to the field for the sole purpose of getting restoration accomplished on the ground. The Restoration Support Unit will continue in 2007 to be a focal point for the program's restoration efforts nation-wide. The Unit will continue to support and facilitate restoration led by the bureaus at sites where damage claims have been settled. In addition, the Unit expects to have compiled a significant amount of information on restoration successes and actual restoration costs and start providing input based on lessons learned that will help damage assessment case teams improve the strength of their damage claims in the future, In 2007, the program will continue implementation of the restoration science initiative begun in 2006. Specific outputs of the restoration science initiative in 2007 and subsequent years of funding will build upon the protocols and habitat/contaminant site types evaluated in 2006. Future results and outputs will depend upon the results of the strategy and matrix currently under 215.2 development. The study plans developed in year one will describe possible out-year schedules for the testing of protocols at further habitat/contaminant site types from the classification matrix. The long-range outputs of the initiative include: • Tools to predict the time from initiating restoration actions to system recovery that incorporate toxicological effects, land use, and the natural variability in ecosystems. • Integrated models that will help to predict realistic responses for alternative management actions, thus enabling managers to implement adaptive management Strategies and move impaired ecosystems toward their restoration goals. • Increased understanding of the ecological significance of restored habitats, leading to improved endpoints and more meaningful criteria for measuring restoration success. • Long-term time series (5-10 years) information on restoration Success Specific to contaminated lands. In 2007, the program will begin to implement the administrative and regulatory reforms that may come out of FACA process upon Secretary’s acceptance of FACA Committee recommendations. The FACA Committee is addressing key questions that impact the restoration of injured natural resources, such as how to evaluate the potential effectiveness of restoration alternatives (on-site v. off-site) and how to streamline post-settlement restoration activities. (See Program Management activity section for a broader discussion of the FACA Committee). 2006 Planned Activity Performance: In 2006, the program will complete the staffing of the Restoration Support Unit established in 2005. The Unit continues to provide technical support to case teams to facilitate multiple aspects of restoration, including contracting, restoration planning, engineering support, and seeking out partnership opportunities and matching funds. In addition to continuing its ongoing Restoration Support Unit activities, the Restoration Program is implementing a restoration science initiative approved in the FY 2006 appropriations bill. These efforts bring USGS science expertise to address the ecological restoration of species and habitats injured by the release of oil or other hazardous substances and the monitoring and measurement of restoration success. Although many scientifically valid techniques are available to document the extent and severity of injury to natural resources, restoration science is still in its infancy. Several interconnected efforts, engaging multiple disciplines within USGS, are being undertaken to strengthen the state of restoration Science, reduce disagreements with responsible parties, and help us achieve more timely and effective restoration. Improving the Science in the design, implementation, and monitoring of type-specific restoration projects will increase the understanding of issues critical to restoration success, thus benefiting the Restoration Program as a whole, as well as enabling “technology transfer” opportunities to other DOI restoration efforts, including the Everglades, California Bay-Delta, and possibly the hurricane-ravaged Gulf coast. 2153 For 2006, efforts will focus on producing the following four products: • A science strategy document that lays out the multi-stage, integrated approach that is necessary to achieve the goals and objectives of the Science to be done. • A decision matrix for classification of contaminants and habitats that describes the full range of habitats and contaminants encountered at NRDAR assessment and restoration sites. Categorization by contaminant and habitat type will allow the program to understand the ecological variability of sites, to set priorities for developing and testing protocols over the range of habitats and contaminants, and to compare the effectiveness of different restoration practices and protocols at different types of sites. • A set of recommended protocols for evaluating restoration progress, including Specific laboratory and field analytical methods that will be chosen to test their applicability for evaluating restoration at the full range of habitat/contaminant site types in the matrix selected high priority. • Study plans for multi-year field studies. Multi-year testing in future years will allow for refinement and improvement of the protocols over the full range of habitat/contaminant combinations. 2005 Activity Performance Accomplishments: Prior to 2004, the Restoration Program had only anecdotal information and data on restoration performance, which had not been collected in a uniform systematic fashion. Common measures, acres of habitat and miles of stream/shoreline restored, are now collected by each bureau and reported to the Program Office, which synthesizes the bureau figures to report total accomplishments for the Department, ensuring that cases with multi-bureau involvement are not double-counted. In 2005, the bureaus, primarily the Fish and Wildlife Service, worked with their co-trustee partners to restore 13,782 acres of habitat and 12 miles of streams and shorelines. In 2005, (excluding Exxon Valdez), $20.4 million was released from the DOI Restoration Fund to DOI and other trustee agencies for site-specific restoration activities. This increase of $4.2 million over 2004 is indicative of the continuing increased focus of the program on restoration. FY 2005 funding under this activity was used to initiate a pilot project in regional restoration, which focused on the challenges of combining and coordinating restoration efforts, utilizing multiple small settlements under a single restoration plan. Funds were also used for a pilot project in restoration planning approaches in partnership with non-profit conservation groups and with the Bureau of Reclamation Technical Services Center. The Technical Services Center also began development of a restoration docket to house program performance data as well as information on completion of key milestones on the path from assessment through settlement and restoration. In addition, the Program developed a set of policies and operating principles for natural resource restoration activities. Selected case examples that highlight various restoration Successes are described on the following pages. RESTORING INJURED RESOURCES The following are examples of restoration accomplishments achieved by the DOI bureaus and their co-trustees at a number of selected sites: 25 2154 Lower Fox River/Green Bay, Wisconsin The Lower Fox River restoration project in northeast Wisconsin moved forward with many restoration improvements in 2005. The projects exemplify the benefits of creating collaborations between natural resource trustees, responsible parties and various community partners. The Lower Fox River, which flows into Green Bay and eventually Lake Michigan, has been severely impacted by years of industrial activity in the Fox River watershed. The primary concern is the toxic levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which have been deposited in the river's sediment and are harmful to humans and wildlife. Fish consumption advisories remain in place today in the Lower Fox River and Green Bay due to the PCBs. In 2004, Federal, State, and Tribal co-trustees reached an agreement with Wisconsin Tissue Mills and the P.H. Glatfeiter Corporation that will apply more than $3 million toward natural resource restoration and $300,000 toward past assessment costs, as a “down payment” on their ultimate liability. Also in 2004, Trustees reached an agreement with Georgia-Pacific (formerly Fort James Corporation) for over $12 million toward restoration-related projects, as well as the preservation of 1,063 acres of ecologically-significant threatened habitat on the west shore of Green Bay. º º Wisconsin DNR Fisheries Technician holds a large spotted musky, a product of the state's successful stocking program. Trustee Council support provided for a major expansion of the stocking program through 2015 when state fisheries biologists hope that stocking will no longer be needed due to natural reproduction producing enough fish to continue to populate Green Bay 2155 In 2005, trustees used $1,500,000 of NRDA settlement funds matched with $36,892 of Nature Conservancy partner funds to acquire 3 miles or 230 acres of shoreline, coastal plain marsh and adjacent upland forest on the west side of the Garden Peninsula on Big Bay De Noc in the northern portion of the Green Bay Watershed. The area includes 78 acres of diverse wetland types ranging from coastal plain marsh to forested wetland, all located along and near the shore of Lake Michigan. The remaining 152 acres acts as an important upland buffer habitat. Furthermore, state and non-profit partners have joined together to protect an additional 3 miles of shoreline or 424 acres of land in the same project area. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service continued habitat restoration at the Green Bay and Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuges in 2005. Settlement funds of $170,000 will be used to restore important migratory bird resting and nesting habitats on a total of five islands. An evaluation of habitat was completed to develop a management plan for restoration of the islands. Locations for exotic vegetation have been mapped on the islands and permanent vegetation plots have been set up to monitor changes in the vegetative community as restoration activities are completed and maintained through time. Surveys to document bird use of all five islands have occurred during spring and fall migration. Additional restoration is scheduled for 2006, DOI trustees have completed grassland restoration, specifically dry prairie and oak savanna, at Fox River National Wildlife Refuge. $150,000 of NRDA settlement funds and an additional $50,000 of matching funds and in-kind services from numerous area partners went towards the project. Project objectives included removing red cedar and white pine invasive species, logging the pine plantation, and burning the entire prairie. Additionally, native prairie grasses were planted using no-till drill and forest tracts were thinned. The project will restore a portion of two native rare Wisconsin ecosystems, increase value to wildlife, including native songbirds, and ultimately improve overall water quality in the watershed. Several additional projects, which applied NRDA settlement funds to Wisconsin State Trustees, also moved forward in 2005 restoring hundreds of acres of various habitats, including additional wetlands and prairies. The specific examples cited here are but a small sampling of the recent natural resource restoration achievements of the Fox River/Green Bay Trustee Council. Over the past four years, the Trustee Council has approved 71 projects, of which 21 have been completed, with the rest in varying stages of implementation. In implementing these restoration projects, the case team has utilized $30.7 million in restoration settlement funds. These funds have been matched or supplemented with over $20 million contributed either in cash or in-kind services. PEPCO/Chalk Point Oil Spill, Patuxent River, Maryland In April 2000, an oil pipeline supplying the Potomac Electric Power Company's (PEPCO) Chalk Point electrical power plant ruptured, spilling more than 140,000 gallons of oil into the Patuxent River, a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland just east of Washington, D.C. The spill impacted wetland and shoreline habitats of many native animal species, including birds, mammals, fish, amphibians and reptiles, as well as many native plants species. The spill reduced recreational use and other sources of economic revenue from the river and wetlands. In 2002, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA and state natural resource trustees announced a settlement with responsible parties PEPCO and ST Services for $2.7 million. The final 27 2156 restoration plan is extensive due to the wide range of resource damages and was compiled after months of public review. Over 500 migrating ruddy ducks were killed during the Chalk Point oil spill. The ruddy duck is a migratory species that breeds in wetlands located in the Prairie Pothole Region of the Midwest, including portions of Iowa, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, and southern Canada. During the winter, the ruddy duck migrates to the Chesapeake Bay, where they stay through late winter to early spring. The Prairie Potholes are a specialized wetland habitat that has been severely reduced in the past decades. In 2005, over 800 acres of ruddy duck nesting ground were restored or designated protected in North and South Dakota. Over 1,850 acres of ruddy duck nesting habitat in North and South Dakota will eventually be restored or become protected with settlement funds to compensate for the injury to ruddy ducks. restoration projects implemented under the PEPCO / Chalk Point oil spill settlement. The diamondback terrapin is another species that took a particularly hard hit during the Chalk Point Oil Spill. Well over 100 terrapins deaths were documented and vast amounts of nesting grounds were contaminated with oil. The female diamondback terrapin relies on selective beach areas and dunes near brackish waters for nesting during late-spring and early summer. Several areas with proper physical conditions along the Patuxent River shoreline will be enhanced and made suitable for diamondback terrapin nesting ground as part of the settlement. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service assisted in restoration in 2005, including the creation of a .25 mile beach 2157 specifically designed for terrapin nesting habitat. An 8-acre brackish marsh area was also restored in 2005 in the same general area. This restoration site will provide additional habitat for waterfowl and native plant species that were injured in the oil spill. Several other projects involving Federal and State co-trustees also took place in 2005, including oyster seeding to restore an oyster reef in the Patuxent River. Additional projects will continue into 2006. Lavaca Bay/ALC04 NPL site, Texas Restoration actions related to the Lavaca Bay/Alcoa National Priorities List (NPL) settlement made significant strides in 2005. The Alcoa site, located on the eastern shore of Lavaca Bay, includes the Alcoa industrial facility and adjacent portions of Lavaca Bay. Historical industrial activities at the site resulted in the release of mercury and hydrocarbons into the marine environment. In 1988, a portion of Lavaca Bay was closed to fishing and crabbing due to high mercury levels. In 2000, a portion of the fisheries closure area in Lavaca Bay was reduced due to a reduction in sediment mercury levels, This cooperative natural resource damage assessment between the Federal (Department of the Interior and NOAA) and State trustees and Alcoa has been completed. In December 2004, State and Federal Trustees announced two settlements with Alcoa Inc. and Alcoa World Alumina L.L.C. that addressed mercury contaminated sediments, ongoing un-permitted discharges of mercury and soil contamination at the Alcoa facility. Alcoa agreed to spend $11.4 million to complete cleanup efforts, in addition to the approximately $40 million already spent on early response and restoratio -- Texas w b natural resource trustee agencies (DOI, NOAA, and the State of Texas). 29 21:58 The joint restoration actions between the trustees and Alcoa have reached a milestone during 2005 with the construction of an 11-acre oyster reef in Lavaca Bay, Alcoa constructed the Oyster reef as compensation for ecological losses related to mercury releases. In addition to the oyster reef, 729 acres of estuarine wetland and coastal prairie habitat are being preserved and will be transferred to the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge upon restoration completion. Also a 70-acre intertidal salt marsh is currently being constructed and planted with emergent vegetation on and adjacent to the Myrtle Foester Whitmire Division of Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. This project will provide additional habitat for the endangered whooping crane as well as numerous species of migratory waterfowl and wading shorebirds. The emergent vegetation will also provide beneficial habitat for finfish and invertebrates. As compensation for lost recreational use due to the fisheries closure in Lavaca Bay, Alcoa will complete the construction of three fishing piers and three boat ramps in Lavaca Bay. Most of these recreational projects have been started and will be completed by July 2006. SS Cape Mohican Oil Spill, California The SS Cape Mohican Restoration Plan describes numerous projects selected to restore the trust natural resources and public uses injured as the result of an oil spill in San Francisco Bay in October 1996. The 40,000 gallon spill spread through much of the bay and beyond. The spill affected the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the Gulf of the Farallons National Marine Sanctuary, and Point Reyes National Seashore. The spill caused injuries to several species of shorebirds and seabirds and anadromous fish such as steelhead and pacific herring. The National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service continue to work in partnership with co-trustees from NOAA and two California State agencies (Department of Fish and Game and the Department of Parks and Recreation) on the implementation of the plan. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff is leading many of the shorebird restoration efforts and the activities at Alameda Point. The Service is the lead for the creation of new nesting habitat for colonies of the endangered California least tern. This project entails herbicidal removal of undesirable vegetation, addition of pea gravel as a nesting substrate, and three years of follow-up monitoring of nesting success. Monitoring in 2005 indicated significant improvements with 120 least tern nests in the new substrate, increasing total colony size by over 150 nesting pairs above original pre-project numbers. Herbicide application will continue in 2006 to reduce overall vegetation and prevent the establishment of weeds in the new colony. Additionally, material that deters predatory raptors will be added to the top of each fence. Annual monitoring for 2006 will begin in April. Three DOI-led restoration projects are also underway to remove exotic vegetation in important additional shorebird habitats at several locations in the San Francisco Bay Area. The first project is led by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and will restore shorebird foraging habitat on mudflats and intertidal salt marshes within the Bay. Treatment to eradicate non-native vegetation continued in the fall of 2005, including treatment of 250 acres to control invasive Smooth cordgrass in shorebird habitat. In the second project, the Service will restore burrow nest habitat on the Farallon Islands for seabirds such as auklets and ashy storm-petrels. A combination of chemical and mechanical methods will be used to control exotic vegetation. Seeds from native Farallon weeds will be used to re-seed bare soils when exotic plants are 30 21.59 removed. The third project, led by the National Park Service, will restore shorebird foraging and nesting areas, primarily for snowy plovers, at Point Reyes National Seashore. In 2005, 47 acres of snowy plover nesting habitat were restored at Great Beach on the Point Reyes National Seashore, and monitoring indicated that at least eleven snowy plover chicks were hatched and reared in the restoration sites. Additional projects, under the leadership of NOAA and the State co-trustees, continue to deal with injuries to anadromous fisheries, water quality, wetland habitat, and recreational use. Asbestos Dump Superfund Site (Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, New Jerse When the Department of the Interior, acting through the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) took on the remediation and restoration associated with a former Superfund site – where asbestos and other contaminated wastes were dumped years before the six-acre tract became part of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge — few could have anticipated how successful the project would become. Even fewer would have imagined the ripple effects that the activities would have to the overall mission of the Refuge and development of strong interagency relationships that continue today, following Secretary Norton's 4C philosophy. A truly unique group of private and public partnerships have resulted from cooperative and synergistic efforts rarely seen in the often polarizing and divisive world of contaminant remediation and restoration. The story, in many ways, begins in 1984, when six acres of the National Wilderness Area of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge were declared part of a Superfund site [Operable Unit 3 (OU-3) of the Asbestos Dump Superfund site]. The site was formerly a privately-owned wooded and wetland tract where open dumping, landfilling, and burning of household, industrial, and asbestos-containing waste was conducted for many years prior to the FWS taking possession of the property in 1968. In addition to asbestos-containing waste, metals, and numerous drums of chlorinated solvents and other organic wastes were found. In 1993 the Department received a Settlement of approximately $3.4 million from a court-ordered bankruptcy settlement with the National Gypsum Company. This settlement was designed to ensure that the waste generator paid for degradation of natural resources. A comprehensive restoration program was launched in December 2000, when Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge and the FWS New Jersey Ecological Services Field Office developed a broad-scale restoration plan. The main goal of the plan was to restore, replace, or enhance the natural resources and their services lost or impaired due to disturbance that was created by the OU-3 site. The plan stressed land acquisition, invasive plant species control, enhancement of Vernal pools and replacement of habitat and public access. Activities outlined in the restoration plan have yielded a significant share of benefits. Over 164 acres of land have been added to the Refuge. Settlement funds have aided in the control of over 110 acres of invasive species and more work is planned for the coming year. Approximately 17 acres of impervious cover and nearly 1,600 tons of demolition debris have been removed from the refuge through the restoration plan’s “Old Home Site” habitat restoration initiative. A major portion of that 1,600 tons of demolition debris, over 425 tons of concrete and 275 tons of asphalt, was recycled rather than disposed of in a landfill. The remaining debris was screened for metals and other recyclable materials prior to disposal. 31 Biological control of purple loosestrife has proven successful after several years of Gallerucella (purple loosestrife beetle) influence on the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, funded in part by settlement funds. Over a half-mile of new boardwalks, constructed with recycled materials, have been added to the Refuge's Wildlife Observation Center, located just 26 miles west of New York City, bringing wildlife closer to public view. Over 100,000 visits per year are now made to the Wildlife Observation Center boardwalk and trail system. More than 100 vernal pools have been mapped and 25 have been restored in order to maintain this unique but fragile habitat on the Refuge, and more work is planned for the coming year. The unique and highly sought after Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Watershed Natural Resource Restoration Assistance Project is empowering Refuge partners (such as the Ten Towns Great Swamp Watershed Management Committee and its members, Great Swamp Watershed Association, Somerset County Park Commission, New Jersey Conservation Foundation, and the Harding Land Trust) to complete 8 restoration projects throughout the watershed through a competitive application and review process. These valuable restoration projects that would have otherwise gone undone, will be completed because of the program. The restoration plan allocated $350,000 toward this effort, to which the partners leveraged $190,000 of funds or in- kind services bringing the total value of combined restoration projects to $540,000. Restoration implementation will be largely completed by the end of 2006. 2161 ACTIVITY: PROGRAMMANAGEMENT 2007 Fixed Costs & Program Change from Natural Resource Damage Assessment FY 2665 FY 2006 || Related Changes; Changes FY 2007 FY 26{}6 Actual Enacted (+/-) (+/-) — Request (+/-) Activity: Program Management $0()() 1,526 1,569 +46 {} |.6 #5 +46 FTE () () 0 {} () () Activity Overview: Program Management provides the vision, direction, management, and coordination of inter- Departmental activities necessary for the Department to carry out the Restoration Program. In short, it manages the intersection of complex interdepartmental relationships among biology, environmental toxicology, natural resource management, economics and law. The Program Management activity allocates damage assessment project funding; monitors program performance and ensures accountability; provides the framework for identifying issues that raise significant management or policy implications; develops the Department’s policies and regulations for conducting and managing damage assessment and restoration cases; responds to Departmental, OMB, and Congressional inquiries; and ensures coordination among Federal, State, and Tribal governments. 2007 Program Performance Estimates: For 2007, the Restoration Program Management activity will continue a wide range of program operations and improvements carried over from 2006. In addition, the program will begin to implement the administrative and regulatory reforms that may come out of FACA process upon Secretary’s acceptance of FACA Committee recommendations. 2006 Planned Program Performance: In 2006, the Program will continue to build upon the progress and accomplishments achieved in 2005 to implement common activity-based cost accounting, resource-based performance measures, and cross-bureau management tools. The Program will also continue to strengthen its coordination and consultation with industry, environmental Organizations, and other interested parties, which has focused on getting to restoration quicker and on improving the cooperative assessment process. Sustained Program Management funding will enable the program to maintain Support for bureau workgroup representation, ensuring essential integrated program coordination across the Department. The request includes funds for program support positions in the five primary bureaus (BIA, BLM, BR, FWS, NPS), technical support offices (USGS, Office of Policy Analysis, and Solicitor) and regional coordination (DOI Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance). The Program Office currently provides $78,000 (approximately 0.7 FTE) to each participating bureau for workgroup participation and program support. A fully integrated 33 2162 Departmental program requires at least this level of bureau participation on the workgroup and Program Management Team, as well as continued regional coordination and technical supportin science, economics, and the law. The 2006 enacted level will support the workgroup as the Program conducts its communication, consultation, and coordination activities with industry, the environmental community and Federal, State, and Tribal co-trustees. Continued cooperation and coordination with co-trustees will seek out opportunities for efficiencies and to identify and eliminate duplication of effort and process redundancies. Program management activities in 2006 will include the following efforts to continue to develop, refine and update a number of existing administrative and policy tools, with an eye towards improved consistency and effectiveness. Among these efforts are the following: • Continue to evaluate the appropriate use of economic analytical tools used in damage assessment and restoration activities. • Coordination with other trustees and restoration funding entities (U. S. Coast Guard’s National Pollution Funds Center) to develop common cost documentation practices and formats to ensure consistency and uniformity. • Finalize a Memorandum of Understanding to integrate natural resource trustee authorities with EPA cleanup and Army Corps of Engineers Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) environmental restoration authorities. • Broaden the opportunities for cooperative assessment by improving existing guidance and documents. • Improve public outreach and information sharing through internet-based applications and websites. • Respond to legislative directives concerning coordination of remedial / restoration issues jointly with FWS and EPA. Continued development and broader use of these and other tools will help ensure cross-bureau consistency and compatibility of information and systems, allowing the program to serve as a model for integrated management Department-wide. 2005 Program Performance Accomplishments: In 2005, the Restoration Program Office continued to work closely with the bureaus to refine and implement natural resource-based performance measures, tied to the Departmental and multiple bureau Strategic plans. These new measures track ecologically significant program outcomes, Such as species or populations restored or enhanced, or numbers of acres or miles of habitat improved. Due to the long-term nature of many of the natural resource injuries that the Program addresses, and the ensuing need for long-term restoration and success monitoring, the Program will continue to track progress internally through the use of current output measures as well as interim reporting of resource-based outcomes. Resource-based outcome measures are not appropriate for measuring the performance accomplishments of the Program Management activity, as this activity provides vision, leadership, direction, management, and coordination necessary to support on-the-ground restoration by the trustee bureaus. Output measures more accurately portray accomplishments achieved within the Program Management activity. Resource-based outcomes more accurately 2163 measure on-the-ground restoration accomplishments. In 2005, the Program continued its efforts to refine and utilize case milestone reporting on Departmentally-funded cases. This systematic approach allows the Program to better manage and report on progress toward successful conclusion of the multi-year damage assessment and restoration cases that make up the Program docket and provides valuable information relative to managing case workload in the future. An analysis of how damage assessment funds were utilized by the bureaus (particularly the FWS) indicated that a portion of funds allocated for damage assessment activities were ultimately transmitted to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for scientific and technical support via reimbursable agreements. As a result, DOI bureaus are now requested to identify such amounts in the annual project proposals. If the requested Scientific or technical support activities are approved, funds earmarked for USGS are now transferred directly from the DOI Restoration Program to USGS, thereby eliminating the time and cost of developing and monitoring unnecessary reimbursable agreements between the bureaus as well as applicable bureau overhead costs. Savings of over $120,000 in avoided bureau overhead charges was realized in 2005. In 2005 the Program Office also worked closely with Departmental staff and the bureaus to further refine common Activity-Based Cost (ABC) accounting measures across bureau lines. These cross-bureau ABC measures, first implemented in 2004, coalesce into three major measures – assessment, restoration, and program management. Individual bureaus and case teams will also collect data at a finer level of detail to be used in documenting costs that may be recoverable in settlement agreements. The use of standard cost documentation forms was piloted in a select number of cases to gather information on how to improve and streamline the cost recovery process. At a national workshop held in March 2005, the Program provided training for over 130 practitioners from across the Department on a variety of topics including project management, damage claim development, restoration methods and other scientific and legal issues. As an indicator of continued implementation of the Secretary's 4C's philosophy focused on communication and coordination with other involved parties, a number of State, Tribal, and Federal co-trustees, as well as representatives from industry and the conservation community also attended the workshop. Establishment of a Restoration Program Advisory Committee In May of 2005, the Secretary chartered an NRDAR Advisory Committee to provide advice and recommendations on issues related to the Department’s authorities, responsibilities and implementation of natural resource damage statutes and regulations. The Committee consists of 30 members selected from Federal, state and tribal natural resource trustee agencies, and representatives from business and industry, the academic community, and national and local environmental groups. In 2006, the Advisory Committee is continuing its work, leading to consensus recommendations in the spring of 2007. 35 2164 In the NRDAR process, successfully implementing a “4-Cs” approach requires more than cooperation among one Federal agency and some potentially responsible parties. The Federal statutes that authorize natural resource damage claims mandate coordination among state, tribal, and Federal agency trustees that share management and control responsibilities for natural resources. Moreover, the regulations that implement these statutes describe an open process, with significant public involvement, in the assessment and restoration of injured natural resources. The Department – by virtue of its comprehensive trusteeship over federally managed resources and its unique status as rule-making authority for the conduct of assessments and restoration is particularly suited to sponsoring a process for seeking consensus among all interested parties, on productive alternatives to an adversarial process for restoring injured natural resources. Such a process – by promoting faster, more efficient, and more effective restoration of injured public natural resources – is clearly in the public interest, and essential to the successful administration of the Department's responsibilities. The success of this venture depends on the interested parties working together, over time, to build consensus on complex practice issues Since the statutes that authorize natural resource injury assessment and restoration are set up in the context of adversarial claims, having the Department merely “talk to itself” on how to best implement a more cooperative process is of limited utility. A strategy of separate meetings conducted with individual interested parties is only slightly more useful in producing consensus among all of the varied interested parties regarding cooperative approaches. What is needed is a process that allows for intensive exploration of actual practice issues, methodologies, and protocols among representatives from all interested party groups, working together in an open public forum, implemented through the Advisory Committee. The Restoration Program is involved with managing over two hundred million dollars worth of vital restoration projects, in partnership with states, tribes, non-governmental organizations, and – in some cases — responsible parties. At this time, however, there is no other advisory committee, agency, program office, or gathering that could more effectively make the “4-Cs” a regular part of the NRDAR process. 36 2165 Standard Form 300 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION RESTORATION FUND Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) Identification code 14-16t 8-0-1-302 2005 2006 2007 Actual Estimate Estimate Obligations by program activity: Direct Program: 00.01 Damage Assessments 7,235 6,000 6,000 00:02 Prince William Sound Restoration 1,611 1,100 1,000 00.03 Other Restoration 17,496 20,000 20,200 00.04 Program Management 2,519 2,850 2,900 00.91 Total, direct program 28,861 29,950 30,100 Budgetary resources available for obligation: & 21.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year 183,183 194,896 199,962 22.00 New budget authority (gross) 43,490 37,016 35,109 22.10 Resources available from recoveries of 589 1,000 1,000 prior year obligations 22.21 Unobligated balance transferred to other accounts: –3,505 -3,000 –3,000 Funds Transferrred to DOC/NOAA 13-4316) {-3,433] [-3,000); [3,000ll Funds Transferrred to USDA/USFS 12-5215) [-72] [0] [O] 23.90 Total budgetary resources available for obligation 223,757 229,912 233,071 23.95 New obligations -28,861 -29,950 –30,100 24.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year. 194,896 199,962 202,971 New budget authority (gross), detail: Discretionary: 40.00 Appropriation (definite) 5,818 6,106 6,109 40.35 Appropriation permanently reduced -81 -90 0 43.00 Appropriation (total) 5,737 6,016 6,109 Mandatory: 60.25 Appropriation (Special fund, indefinite) 37,769 32,000 30,000 61.00 Transferred to Other Accounts: -16 -1,000 -1,000 (Funds Transferrred to DOC/NOAA 13-4316) [-16] [-1,000] [-1,000] 62.50 Appropriation (total mandatory) 37,753 31,000 29,000 70.00 Total new budget authority (gross) 43,490 37,016 35,109 37 21 66 Standard Form 300 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERFOR NATURA; RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION RESTORATION FLJN) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) identification code 14-1618-0-3-302 2005 2006 2007 Actual Estimate Estimate Change in unpaid obligations: 72.40 Obligated balance, start of year 9,789 ii,877 7,696 73.10 New obligations 28,861 29,950 30,100 73.20 Total outlays, gross (-) -26,484 -33,131 -30,331 73.45 Adjustments in unexpired accounts -589 -1,000 -1,000 Z4.40. Obligated balance, end of year 11,877 7,696 6,465 Outiavs. (cross) detail: 86.90 Outlays from new current authority 3,435 4,211 4,276 86.93 Outlays from current balances 1,472 3,870 1,805 86.97 Outlays from new permanent authority 3,138 3,350 3,250 86.98 Outlays from permanent balances 18,139 21,700 21,000 87.00 Total outlays (gross) 26, 184 33,131 30,334 Net budget authority and outlays: 89.00 Budget authority 43,418 37,016 35,109 90.00 Outlays 26, 184 33, 13; 30,331 |Investments in U.S. securities 92.01 Total investments, start of year U.S. securities, par value 168,016 177,954 188,000 92.02 Total investments, end of year U.S. securities, par value 177,954 188,000 198,000 38 2167 Rºanººrd Form 300 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION RESTORATION FUND Object classification (in thousands of dollars) identification code 14-1618-0-1-302 2005 2006 2007 Actual Estimate Estimate DIRECT OBLIGATIONS Personnel compensation: 11.1 Full-time permanent 451 643 659 11.3 Other than full-time permanent O O O 11.5 Other personnel compensation 7 5 5 it.9 Total personnel compensation 458 648 664 12.1 Civilian personnel benefits 107 155 166 21.0 Travel and transportation of persons 36 40 50 23.1 Rental payments to GSA 40 43 57 23.3 Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges 2 2 2 24.0 Printing and reproduction 3 4 4 25.2 Other services 289 300 300 25.3 Purchases of goods & services from other govt. accounts 229 250 250 26.0 Supplies and materials 5 10 5 41.0 Grants 5,504 5,000 5,000 99.9 Subtotal, direct obligations 6,673 6,452 6,498 |ALLOCATION ACCOUNTS Personnel compensation: 11.1 Full-time permanent 4,391 4,500 4,600 11.3 Other than full-time permanent 1,086 1,000 1,000 11.5 Other personnel compensation 104 100 100 11.9 Total personnel compensation 5,581 5,600 5,700 12.1 Civilian personnel benefits t,483 1,600 1,700 21.0 Travel and transportation of persons 590 600 610 22.0 Transportation of things 23 30 35 23.1 Rental payments to GSA 333 200 210 23.2 Rental payments to others 4. 5 5 23.3 Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges 109 100 105 24.0 Printing and reproduction 7 25 30 25.1 Advisory and assistance services 29 50 50 25.2 Other services 4,569 6,188 6,157 25.3 Purchases of goods & services from other govt. accounts 271] 400 400 25.4 Operation & maintenance of facilities 368; 350; . 350 25.7 Operation & maintenance of equipment 30 50 50 26.0 Supplies and materials 310 500 500 31.0 Equipment 314 400 400 32.0 Land and structures 589 1,100 1,000 41.0 Grants 7,578 6,300 6,300 99.0 Subtotal obligations - Allocation Accounts 22,188! 23,498 23,602 99.9 Total obligations 28,861 29,950 30,100 39 2168 Standard Form 300 - DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION RESTORATION FUND Obligation Summary (in thousands of dollars) Identification code 14-1618-0-1-302 2005 2006 2007 . Actual Estimate Estimate Obligations are distributed as follows: Natural Resource Damage Assessment Program Office 6,673 6,452 6,498 Bureau of indian Affairs 1,283 1,300 1,300 Bureau of Land Management 28; 400 400 Bureau of Reciamation 89 i00 j 00 Fish and Wildlife Service 15,790 17,782 18,181 National Park Service 2,50i 2,100 1,800 Office of the Secretary 683 746 721 U.S. Geological Survey 1,561 1,100 1,100 99.9 Total obligations 28,861 29,950 30,100 Personnel Summary 2005 2006 2007 identification code #4-f618-0-1-302 Actual Fstimate Estimate Direct: Total compensable workyears: 1001 Full-time equivalent employment 4 6 6 Average Salary per FTE $110,259 $107,216 $109,800 40 21.69 MATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION Analysis of Budgetary Resources Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Fund (Dollars in Thousands) Appropriation: Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Fund (14-1618-0-1-302) Dec (-) 2007 Inc, (+) Activity *—Éiº Request From 2006 DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS Budget Authority Available for Obligation - Current Appropriation 3,873 3,918 +45 Receipts 4,000 4,050 +50 Internal Re-allocation of Receipts (to Program Mgmt) -4,000 * -1,000 * {) Transfer of Receipts to Other Agencies 0 O O Unobligated Balance Start of Year 13,288 14,56t +4,273 Transfers of Unobligated Balances to Other Agencies O 0. 0. Recovery of Prior Year Obligations 400 400 0. Total BR Available - DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS 20,561 21,929 +4,368 Less Obligations 6,000 6,000 0 Unobligated Balance End of Year 14,561 15,929 +1,368 (FTE - Direct) (0) (0) (O) [FTE Allocated to Other Bureaus] [24] [24] |0| PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND RESTORATION Budget Authority Available for Obligation Current Appropriation O O O Receipts i,700 1,500 -200 internal Re-allocation of Receipts 0 * 0 * 0. Transfer of Receipts to Other Agencies –400 -400 O Unobligated Balance Start of Year 8,852 8,452 -400 Transfers of Unobligated Balances to Other Agencies -600 -600 0. Recovery of Prior Year Obligations O O 0. Total BR Available - PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 9,552 8,952 - -600 Less Obligations 1,100 1,000 -100 Unobligated Balance End of Year 8,452 7,952 -500 (FTE - Direct) (O) (0) (0) (FTE Allocated to Other Bureaus; [8] [8] [0] THER RES O Budget Authority Available for Obligation Current Appropriation 574 576 +2 Receipts 26,350 24,300 -1,850 Internal Re-allocation of Receipts 0 * 0 * O Transfer of Receipts to Other Agencies -600 -600 {} Unobiigated Balance Start of Year 172,649 176,873 +4,224 Transfers of Unobligated Balances to Other Agencies -2,400 -2,400 O Recovery of Prior Year Obligations 500 500 {} Total BR Available - OTHER RESTORATION 196,873 199,249 +2,376 Less Obligations 20,000 20,200 +200 Unobligated Balance End of Year $76,873 179,049 +2,176 (FTE - Direct) (2) (2) (0) [FTE Allocated to Other Bureaus] [16] [16] {0} 41 2170 NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION Analysis of Budgetary Resources Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Fund (bollars in Thousands) Appropriation: Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Fund (14-1618-0-1-302) 2005 Actual Dec (-) Budget 2006 2007 Inc. (+) Activity - Authorit Estimate— Reques: From 2006 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT . Budget Authority Available for Obligation Current Appropriation 1,526 1,569 1,615 +46 Receipts t()3 150 150 0 Internai Re-allocation of Receipts (from Damage Assmnts) 800 * 1,000 * 1,000 * O Transfer of Receipts to Other Agencies O O {} 0. Unobligated Balance Start of Year 198 108 77 –31 Transfers of Unobligated Balances to Other Agencies O O {} O Recovery of Prior Year Obligations O 100 100 0 Total BR Available - PROGRAM ſºft/MINAGEMENT 2,627 2,927 2,942 15 Less Obligations 2,519 2,850 2,900 50 Unobligated Balance End of Year 108 77 42 -35 (FTE - Direct) (4) (4) (4) (O) [FTE Allocated to Other Bureaus) [10] [10] [10] [0] ACCOUNT TOTAL Budget Authority Available for Obligation Current Appropriation 5,737 6,016 6,109 +93 Receipts 37,769 32,000 30,000 -2,000 Internal Re-allocation of Receipts (net) 0 ° 0 * 0 * O Transfer of Receipts to Other Agencies -$6 -1,000 ~1,000 O Unobligated Balance Start of Year 183,184 194,897 199,963 +5,066 Transfers of Unobligated Balances to Other Agencies –3,505 -3,000 -3,000 O Recovery of Prior Year Obligations 589 1,000 1,000 O Total BH Available - NRDAR - 223,758 229,913 233,072 +3,159 Less Obligations —éé. 29,950 30,100 + $50 Unobligated Balance End of Year 194,897 199,963 202,972 3,009 (FTE - Direct) (4) (6) (6) (O) (FTE Allocated to Other Bureaus [56] [58] [58] [O] * Reflects funds recovered in settlements as past damage assessment costs, which also include bureau and program indirect costs. These funds are subsequently re-allocated to DOI bureaus and offices as Program Management funds to cover future indirect costs and charges, including the FWS CAM charges. 42 5 Summary of Requirements by Object Class (Dollar amounts in thousands) Appropriation: Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Fund Uncontrollable and Program - 2006 Estimate Related Changes Changes Object Class FTE Amount FTE Amount FTE Amount 11 Personnel compensation 11.1 Full-time permanent 6 5,000 O +62 O O 1 1,3 Other than full-time permanent 1,000 +5 0 11.5 Other personnel compensation 250 0 Total personnel compensation 6 6,250 Q +67 O 0 12.1 Civilian personnel benefits 1,900 +18 O 21.0 Travel and transportation of persons 650 O 22.0 Transportation of things 50 O 23.1 Fental payments to GSA 250 +3 O 23.2 Rental payments to others 50 O 23.3 Communications, utilities and miscellaneous charges 150 O 24.0 Printing and reproduction 50 O 25.1 Advisory and assistance services 600 0 25.2 Other services 14,866 -2,000 25.3 Purchases of goods and services from Government accounts 3,000 +5 O 25.4 Operations and maintenance of facilities 200 O 25.7 Operations and maintenance of equipment 300 O 26.0 Supplies and materials 700 O 31.0 Equipment 500 O 32.0 Land and structures 2,500 O 41,0 Grants, subsidies, and contributions 5,000 O Total Appropriation (net budgetary authority) 6 37,016 O +93 +0 -2,000 [Allocations to Other DOſ Bureaus] [58] [0] [0] 2007 Request FTE Amount 6 5,062 1,005 250 6 6,317 1,948 650 50 253 50 150 50 600 12,866 3,005 200 300 700 500 2,500 5,000 6 35,109 [58] §: 2172 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION EMPLOYEE COUNT BY GRADE Executive Level................................... SES * * * * * * * * * s a wº e º a lº q tº * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GS/GM-15 .................................... GS/GM-14......................................... GS/GM-13.................................... GS-12........... GS-11 ..........., GS-10........... GS-9............................ GS 8... GS-6 ....... subtotal (GS/GM) * tº € e º is © tº g º a tº sº º ºs Total employment (actual / projected) 2005 Actual 2006 £stimate 2007 Estimate i i ; 4. 6 6 at end of fiscal year............ s tº e º sº e & e s is sº sº * * * *CA - DOj Board Member *AL - Administrative Law Judge “SL - Senior-Level / Scientific Professionals 44 2173 The United States Department of the Interior BUDGET JUSTIFICATIONS Fiscal Year 2007 NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION 2174 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Justification Table of Contents Item Organizational Chart General Statement Summary of the FY 2007 Budget Appropriation Summary Statements Summary of Requirements Special Fund Receipt/Expenditure Account—Recent Change In Gaming Fee Regulation Justification of Program and Performance Gaming Activity Fees – Programming and Financing Schedules Gaming Activity Fees — Object Classification Schedule Salary and Expenses – Programming and Financing Schedule (Reimb) Salary and Expenses — Object Classification Schedule (Reimb) Miscellaneous Data Employee Count by Grade Growth of the Indian Gaming Industry – Chart Page Number 1 8 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 NIGC - iii ; * ** 3. & º <> *G coratº” NATIONAL INDIAN GAMIN JG COMMISSION ORGANIZATIONA AI, CHART Vice Chairman Chairman Associate Commissioner Chief of Staff ſ — — — . II.I.T.I. – ſº------, --- |--|-- tº------ - - t - - - - * | Enforcement | Contracts i ! Audits ! | Congressional | ! Administration ! { Division ! Division i i Division i Public Affairs f Division | !-----, -, -, -, - . ! --- - - - - - - - - !------------- - Field Offices • * * - - - - -ºs • * * * * *s a see Office of Self Regulation TBIS Section 2176 NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION General Statement The National Indian Gaming Commission is an independent regulatory agency of the United States established pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) of 1988. The Commission was created to fulfill the mandates of IGRA in fostering economic development of Indian tribes by ensuring the integrity of Indian tribal government gaming on Indian lands and that the tribes are the primary beneficiaries. This is accomplished by the promulgation of regulations to guide the operation of tribal government gaming; by direct regulation of certain aspects of such gaming activities, and coordinating regulation with tribal and other regulatory agencies through the review and approval of tribal gaming ordinances and agreements; by reviewing backgrounds of individuals and entities to ensure the suitability of those seeking to engage or invest in such gaming; by maintaining oversight and reviewing the conduct of gaming operations and financial performances; and by bringing enforcement actions for violations of IGRA, the regulations of the Commission, and tribal gaming ordinances, including imposition of appropriate sanctions on those committing such violations. As it fulfills these responsibilities, the Commission is particularly vigilant for any indications of corrupting influences such as those posed by organized criminal elements known to be attracted to cash-intensive industries such as gaming. The Commission is mindful of the trust relationship the United States bears to the Indian nations it serves and of the importance of prompt and efficient administration of IGRA to foster the economic development so urgently needed by Indian tribes. In all phases of its regulatory performance, the Commission and its staff observe due process rights of those who come before it and extend to all individuals the courtesy they are entitled to expect from their government. The Commission strives to be responsive to tribes seeking guidance as they enter the dynamic gaming industry, monitors trends in tribal government gaming, and reports its findings to Congress and the Administration. IGRA authorizes the Commission to assess and collect fees on tribal gaming revenues to cover its operating costs. The NIGC also conducts background investigations and fingerprints of individuals and entities with a financial interest in, or management responsibility for, potential management contracts. These investigations are conducted to determine whether the contracts can be approved. The Commission is reimbursed annually from the potential contractors. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Commission are reimbursed for fingerprint processing COStS. NIGC - 3 2177 The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) of 1988 Congress took up the issue of tribal gaming and conducted a series of hearings, ultimately culminating in the passage of IGRA in 1988. Embodied in IGRA was a compromise between state and tribal interests. The states were given a role in determining the scope and extent of tribal gaming by requiring tribal-state compacts for Class III gaming. However, tribal regulatory authority over Class II gaming without state intervention was preserved in full. IGRA establishes the jurisdictional framework that governs Indian gaming. IGRA establishes three classes of games with a different regulatory scheme for each. Class I gaming is defined as traditional and social Indian gaming for minimal prizes. Regulatory authority over Class I gaming is vested exclusively in tribal governments. Class II gaming is defined as the game of chance commonly known as bingo (whether or not electronic, computer, or other technological aids are used in connection therewith) and, played in the same location as bingo, pull-tabs, punchboards, tip jars, instant bingo and other games similar to bingo. Class II gaming also includes non-banked card games, that is, games that are played exclusively against other players rather than against the house or a player acting as a bank. IGRA specifically excludes slot machines or electronic facsimiles of any game of chance from the definition of Class II games. Tribes retain their authority to conduct, license and regulate Class II gaming so long as the state in which the tribe is located permits such gaming for any purpose and the tribal government adopts a gaming ordinance approved by the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC). Tribal governments are responsible for regulating Class II gaming with Commission oversight. Class III is defined as all forms of gaming that are neither Class I nor II. Games commonly played in casinos, such as slot machines, blackjack, craps, and roulette fall in the Class III category, as well as wagering games and electronics facsimiles of any games of chance. Generally, Class III gaming is often referred to as full-scale casino-style gaming. As a compromise among Tribal, State and Federal interests, IGRA restricts tribal authority to conduct Class III gaming. Before a tribe may lawfully conduct Class Higaming, the following conditions must be met: (1) the particular form of Class III gaming that the tribe wants to conduct must be permitted in the state in which the tribe is located; (2) the tribe and the state must have negotiated a compact that has been approved by the Secretary of the Interior, or the Secretary must have approved regulatory procedures; and (3) the tribe must have adopted a tribal gaming ordinance that has been approved by the Chairman of the Commission. The regulatory scheme for Class III gaming is more complex than a casual reading of the statute might suggest. Although Congress clearly intended states to address their regulatory issues in tribal-state compacts, it was not mandatory in IGRA and many states accordingly rely upon continued federal regulatory oversight by the NIGC and Congress to address regulatory concerns regarding Class III tribal gaming under IGRA, including approval of management contracts and tribal ordinances. Thus, the extent of a state's participation in the regulation of Class III gaming varies from state to state. In addition, IGRA expressly assigned a number of specific regulatory functions to the NIGC. Congress also vested the Commission with broad authority to issue regulations to implement the purpose of IGRA. Accordingly, the Commission plays a key role in the oversight and regulation of both Class II and III gaming. |NIGC - 4 2178 The Commission and its Activities The Commission became operational in 1993. It is comprised of a Chairman and two Commissioners, each of whom are appointed to a three-year term. The Commission establishes policy, oversees the agency, and is responsible for carrying out the formal duties assigned it by the Act. The Chairman appoints a Chief of Staff to manage the day-to-day activities of the Commission and a General Counsel to handle its legal affairs. The Commission provides federal oversight to approximately 400 tribally owned, operated, or licensed gaming establishments operating in 28 states. The Commission maintains its headquarters in Washington, D.C., maintains five field offices, and four satellite offices. The Commission is divided into five separate divisions with a combined staff of approximately 87 full-time employees. Forty-one members of the Commission staff are assigned to headquarters in Washington, D.C. with the remaining 46 assigned among five field offices located in: Portland, Oregon; Sacramento, California; Phoenix, Arizona; St. Paul, Minnesota; and Tulsa, Oklahoma. Regional satellite offices are located in Rapid City, South Dakota; Temecula, California; Bellingham, Washington; and Madison, Mississippi. The Commission established its field structure to increase effectiveness and improve the level and quality of services it provides. The field offices are vital to carrying out the statutory responsibilities of the Commission and securing industry compliance with the Act. The Commission efficiency and effectiveness has improved as a result of locating auditors and field investigators closer to tribal gaming facilities. Regular visits enable better oversight of tribal compliance with regulations and allows for timely intervention where warranted. In addition to auditing and investigative activities, the field staff provides technical assistance, education, and training to promote a better understanding of gaming controls within the regulated industry, and to enhance cooperation and compliance. Recent Changes Affecting Budget Priorities When IGRA was enacted in 1988, Indian gaming was a $100 million per year industry, and the agency operated on a $2.5 million budget. Currently, the industry consists of approximately 400 gaming operations in 28 states. These operations are owned, operated, or licensed by 224 tribal governments. The industry generated $19.4 billion of gross gaming revenues in 2004, a net increase of over 15.3 percent from 2003 revenues. In addition to the tremendous increase in the magnitude of Indian gaming, the technology of games is changing and financial resources must be directed to training NIGC officials, or contracting with technical experts, to assure proper audit and review of individual gaming operations. The Commission’s development and implementation of a broad-based consultation policy has impacted the financial and staff resources. Furthermore, ambitious regulatory initiatives for minimum internal control standards, technical standards for Class II bingo and pulltab machines, and classification standards to clarify the distinction between Class II and III games were initiated, and require financial support. - NIGC - 5 2179 In 2004, the NIGC addressed major concerns identified in its outreach in consultation efforts during 2003. The Commission launched a comprehensive review of the Commission's Minimum Internal Control Standards (MICS) and mobilized an effort to distinguish between electronic and technological aids which are permitted to aid in the play of uncompacted Class II gaming, and electronic facsimile and slot machines which require Class III compacts to be utilized in tribal gaming. The consultation process the Commission embarked upon in 2003 continued throughout 2004 and 2005, and these issues evolved as those with great importance to the tribal gaming industry. The Commission planned to continue the consultation process to ensure that all tribes have the opportunity to present their respective positions on various issues. In 2005, the Commission engaged in eleven government-to-government consultation meetings in various locations throughout the country. The Commission invited 319 tribes, of which 107 attended, to address complicated issues facing the Indian gaming industry as a direct result of the government-to- government consultation. Background Prior to 1997, the Commission was legislatively prohibited from collecting fees in excess of $1.5 million annually. The 1998 Interior Appropriations Act (P.L. 105–83) expanded the fee base to include Class III (casino style) gaming and raised the limitation on annual fee collections to $8 million. In the 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 Interior Appropriations Acts, the Congress enacted a general provision raising this limitation to $12 million for fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 respectively. This general provision is in effect for 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. The 2007 President’s budget proposes to extend this authority and increase the limitation to $13 million for fiscal year 2008. If the provision is not enacted, the fee limitation will revert back to the previous $8 million ceiling. This reduced funding amount would hinder the day-to-day operations of the Commission, as it would require downsizing with a considerable adverse regulatory impact. In addition, the 2007 budget assumes a legislative proposal to establish a fee based on a percentage of gaming revenue beginning in 2008. This would allow the Commission to adjust its activities to keep pace with the growth in the Indian gaming industry. Proposed Amendment of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act The 1998 amendment to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act authorized the Commission to collect up to $8 million each year in gaming activity fees. For the past several years, the annual appropriation acts have included language raising the Commission's limitation on assessments to $12 million. The 2007 budget requests that this limitation be raised to $13 million for 2008 and be continued until enactment of proposed legislation to enable the Commission to adjust its operations with the growth or contraction of the Indian gaming industry. NIGC – 6 2180 Proposed Amendment of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (cont.) To this end, the Administration submitted authorization language to the Congress, and the Senate, on December 12, 2005 passed S. 1295, the proposed National Indian Gaming Commission Accountability Act. The Senate bill includes the Administration’s proposal to limit the total amount of fees assessed during any fiscal year to no more than .080 percent of the gross gaming revenues of all gaming operations subject to Commission regulation. The National Indian Gaming Commission Accountability Act, if signed into law, will allow the agency to maintain a fee collection level that is in proportion to the size of the industry it oversees, and require that the NIGC be subjected to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). With fees capped at .08 percent of the industry's gross revenue, the agency's funding would be established in proportion to the revenues of the Indian gaming industry, expanding or contracting as the Indian gaming industry grew or diminished. Should S. 1295 be enacted, the Commission will draft new regulations to implement these new legislative provisions. The current legislation allows the Commission to collect no more than 2.5 percent of the first $1.5 million, and no more than 5 percent of amounts in excess of the first $1.5 million of the gross revenues from a gaming operation up to a total revenue ceiling of $8 million. This legislative ceiling was raised to $12 million on a one-year basis for fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 through language included in annual appropriation acts. This action has enabled the Commission to address the regulatory needs resulting from the rapid increase in Indian gaming; however, because the provision must be inserted into the bill each year, it does not provide a permanent solution to the operational needs of the Commission, and severely hinders long-range planning. Enactment of S. 1295 would implement an assessment formula that would establish a reasonable revenue structure for Commission operations, and also reduce the maximum allowable assessment of tribal gaming operations to .08 percent, rather than the existing maximum of 2.5 percent of the first $1.5 million in gaming revenue and 5 percent of amounts greater than $1.5 million. Maintaining an adequate level of funding is important as the Indian gaming industry continues to grow. Growth figures for the past five years demonstrate that Indian gaming continues to grow at about 14.7 percent per year and, should this trend continue, funds needed for essential regulatory oversight would soon outstrip available financial resources even at the $13 million level proposed for 2008. Therefore, enactment of amended legislative authority, including a formula tied to Indian gaming revenues, would provide a long-term solution assuring a revenue stream at an appropriate level to support this expanding industry. Similarly, should trends reverse, and if the industry contracted, fee assessment levels for the Commission would be correspondingly lower. Another change included in S. 1295 is the requirement that the Commission, like other Federal agencies, be subject to the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993, and that any plan instituted in compliance with the Government Performance and Results Act include technical assistance to tribal gaming operations. NIGC - 7 2181 Mission and Responsibilities The National Indian Gaming Commission monitors gaming activity, inspects gaming premises, conducts background investigations, audits and reviews financial records of gaming operations, and undertakes enforcement actions when necessary. Its mission is to ensure that adequate safeguards are in place to shield the tribal gaming industry from organized crime and other corrupting influences and to assure that Indian tribes are the primary beneficiaries of the gaming operation, and that gaming is conducted fairly and honestly, Annual Fees for Operations The Commission assesses fees on tribal gaming revenues in accordance with procedures set forth in 25 C.F.R. Part 514. At the beginning of each calendar year, by majority vote, the Commission publishes a preliminary fee rate. A final rate is established and published in the last quarter of the year based on prior year gross gaming revenues. The rate must be sufficient to generate income to fund the annual operation of the Commission and maintain a transition balance for the upcoming year's operation. - Maintenance of this transition balance is essential to the fiscal integrity of the Commission because the unique statutory provisions governing the Commission's funding subject it to significant cash flow variations. Unlike other federal agencies, the Commission’s authorizing legislation does not provide for full funding at the beginning of each fiscal year. Instead, the Commission receives quarterly installments equal to approximately 9% of each gaming tribe's projected annual fee assessment. The carryover transition balance is necessary to cover the first and second quarter of operation until the fees are actually received and credited to the operating account. Without this transition balance, funds could potentially be insufficient to maintain continuity of operation. Fees collected during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2005 will provide the operational capital for the first quarter of fiscal year 2006. The Commission attempts to maintain a transition balance to fund the first two quarters of the new fiscal year, because cash flow variations often occur with potentially serious operational consequences should revenue fall short of projections. - Summary of the FY 2007 Budget Permanent Appropriation The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, as amended by the 1998 Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (P.L. 105-83) established the National Indian Gaming Commission as an independent agency within the Department of the Interior. The Commission monitors and regulates gaming activities conducted on Indian lands. Operation costs of the Commission are financed through annual assessments of gaming operations regulated by the Commission. The 1998 amendment authorized the Commission to collect up to $8 million each year in gaming activity fees. For the past several years, the annual appropriation acts have included language raising the Commission’s limitation on assessments to $12 million. The 2006 appropriations act continues the $12 million limitation through 2007. The 2007 budget requests that this limitation be increased to $13 million beginning in 2008 pending enactment of proposed legislation that would enable the Commission to adjust its operations with the growth or contraction of the Indian gaming industry, NIGC - 8 2182 Demand for Services and Areas of Responsibility With a projected staffing increase from 77 FTE in 2005 to 99 FTE in 2007, the NIGC is forecasting full-year obligations of $12 million in fiscal year 2007 and $12.7 million in 2008. The Commission requests that the fee limitation be raised to $13 million in 2008. This will allow the Commission to hire additional local and field personnel to address the demands of the expanding Indian gaming industry. These funds will also be used to upgrade and improve its information management system, and other staffing-related expenses. Summary of the FY 2007 Estimate All costs associated with the Commission's operation during 2006 will be derived from fees assessed on and collected from the regulated industry. The 2006 Appropriations Act (P.L. 109- 54) established the limitation for 2007 at $12 million. The 2007 budget requests that the limitation on assessments be increased in 2008 to $13 million to allow for a spending level of $12.7 million. The Commission will continue its consultation with the affected tribes and evaluate their input prior to implementing the proposed budget. The revenue to be collected in 2007 will assure funding to address the full-year impact of 2006 new hires. The Commission will continue to maintain a carryover balance sufficient to assure that cash flow variations do not impact ongoing operations. As previously noted, fees are paid quarterly, based on each gaming tribe's projected annual assessment. This system often results in cash flow variations, and therefore a transition balance, derived from prior year funds carried forward to the new fiscal year, is essential to continuity of operations. - Reimbursable Expenses The NIGC conducts background investigations of individuals and entities with a financial interest in, or management responsibility for, potential management contracts. Pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Section 271 1ſe), these investigations are conducted to determine whether the contracts can be approved. In accordance with Section 2711(i) of this legislation, the Commission is reimbursed approximately $500,000 annually from the potential contractors. In addition, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Commission are reimbursed for fingerprint processing costs in the approximate amount of $1,000,000. |NIGC - 9 : Department of the Interior Summary of Requirements (in thousands of dollars) Appropriation: NIGC Gaming Activity Fees Summary of Changes FTE Total 2006 Fixed cost and related changes: Additional cost in 2007 of the January 2006 pay raise Additional cost in 2007 of the January 2007 pay raise Total Fixed cost and related changes: Program changes: Impact of additional 4 FTE 4.0 Full year impact of 2006 new hires (Benefits@28%) Rent/Space/Communication/Utilities Printing & Reproduction/Supplies, Materials & Equip Other Services” Total Program Changes Sub-Total Total Requirements * Includes charges from OPM, MMS personnel charges, Central Billing, Metro Program, Postage, and other miscellaneous charges Amount 57.0 143.0 200.0 370.0 1 10.0 1 50.0 90.0 180.0 900.0 . FTE Amount 95.0 10,900.0 200.0 4.0 900.0 1,100.0 99.0 12,000.0 : 2184 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION Change in Fee Regulation The regulations implementing the legislative provisions governing the collection of fees have been revised to allow the Commission to collect the statutory maximum allowed by Congress. The revised regulations are as follows: $514.1 Annual Fees (d) The total amount of all fees imposed during any fiscal year shall not exceed the statutory maximum imposed by Congress. The Commission shall credit pro-rata any fees collected in excess of this amount against amounts otherwise due at the end of the quarter following the quarter during which the Commission makes such determination. (1) The Commission will notify each gaming operation as to the amount of overpayment, if any, and therefore the amount of credit to be taken against the next quarterly payment otherwise due, (2) The notification required in paragraph (d)(1) of this section shall be made in writing addressed to the gaming operation. - Supplementary Information: The Commission changed its current regulations to reflect changes in the statutory fee limitation. This regulation has been amended so that the amount of fees imposed by the Commission is directly related to Congressional action. The change will allow the Commission to collect up to the statutory maximum and will eliminate the need to regularly amend this regulation as Congress raises or lowers the fee level. NIGC - 1 || 21.85 Justification of Program and Performance Appropriation: NIGC Gaming Activity Fees Change FY 2006 Uncontrollable Program FY 2007 From Estimate Changes Changes Estimate FY 2006 ($000) 11,500 200 +1,100 12,700 +1,300 FTE 95 -- +4 99 +4 Authorization: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Public Law 100-497, as amended. - Objectives: To regulate and monitor gaming conducted on Indian lands and to protect Indian gaming as a means of generating Indian tribal revenues. Program Activities: The Commission’s mission is to regulate gaming activities on Indian lands for the purpose of shielding Indian tribes from organized crime and other corrupting influences; ensuring that Indian tribes are the primary beneficiaries of gaming revenues; and assuring that gaming is conducted fairly and honestly by both operators and players. To affect these goals, the Commission is authorized to conduct investigations; undertake enforcement actions, including the issuance of notices of violation; assessment of civil fines, and/or issuance of closure orders; review and approve management contracts; and issue such regulations as are necessary to meet its responsibilities under the Act. The Act grants broad authority to the Commission and provides authority to the Chairman to: • issue temporary closure orders • levy civil fines, of up to $25,000 per violation per day, against a tribe, management contractor, or individual operator for violation of the Act, the regulations or a tribal gaming ordinance approve tribal gaming ordinances approves gaming management contracts • appoint and supervise staff The Commission as a whole is empowered to: monitor gaming activities inspect gaming premises conduct background investigations inspect records relating to gaming : TNIGC – 13 2186 Program Activities: (cont.) • approve the annual budget - • adopt regulations for the assessment and collection of civil fines • adopt a schedule of annual fees • issue permanent closure orders. Together the Commission serves as an appellate body. Aggrieved parties may appeal decisions of the Chairman to the full Commission, In carrying out these responsibilities, the Commission also: • provides education, training and technical assistance regarding applicable regulatory requirements; assists tribes with background investigations and fingerprint processing; receives and process appeals; conducts formal and informal hearings; consults with Indian tribes, states and the regulated community; defends against lawsuits challenging the Commission’s actions; issues advice and guidance through bulletins, advisory opinions and other publications; and provides audits and other evaluative services. : Legislative Change Having exhausted its capacity to operate within the strict limits set out in the 1988 amendment to IGRA, the Commission’s legislative fee limitation was raised to $12 million on a one-year basis for fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. While this action has enabled the Commission to address recent regulatory needs resulting from the rapid increase in Indian gaming, it does not provide a permanent solution, as it must be inserted into the bill each year, or the legislative limitation will return to $8 million. Furthermore, with annual growth averaging 14.7%, the Commission anticipates that it will need an increase to its $12 million fee limitation to $13 million in fiscal year 2007. Should the amended legislative authority, recently passed by the Senate (S. 1295), be enacted, assessments will be levied according to a formula tied to Indian gaming revenues. This legislation would provide a long-term solution that would allow revenue to increase and decrease in accordance with changes in the gross revenues generated by the Indian gaming industry. When Congress was considering the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) in 1988, it estimated that there were 100 tribal gaming operations generating $100 million in revenues. The industry is now generating revenues of about $19.4 billion. After consultation with and comment from the affected tribes, the Commission has collected fees totaling $11 million in FY 2005 and plans to collect $11.5 million in FY 2006. The 2007 budget requests that this limitation be increased to $13 million until the enactment of proposed legislation that would enable the Commission to adjust its operations with the growth or contraction of the Indian gaming industry. |NIGC - 14 21.87 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION Special Fund ReceiptſBxpenditure Account Gaming Activity Fees (in millions of dollars) identification code 14-5144-0-4-806 2005 2006 2007 Actual Estimate Estimate” Unavailable Receipts: 02.00 NIGC, Gaming activity fees 10 12 12 Appropriations: 05.00 NIGC, Gaming activity fees -10 -12 -12 07.99 Total balance, end of year **** * * * * tºº Program and Financing (in miliions of dollars) Identification code 14-5144-0-4-806 2005 2006 2007 Actual Estimate Estimate” Obligations by program activity: 0.01 Direct Program Activity 10 11 {2 10.00 Total new obligations 10 } { 12 Budgetary resources available for obligation: 21.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year 5 6 7 22.00 New budget authority (gross) i{} #2 12 22.10 Resources available from recoveries of prior year ohli gatons l *** * ºrsº 23.90 Total budgetary resources available for obligation 16 }8 19 23.95 Total new obligati -10 - }l -12 24.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year 6 7 7 New budget authority (gross), detail: Mandatory: 60.20 Appropriation (special fund)............................... 10 12 H2 Change in obligated balances: 72.40 Obligated balance, start of year.......................... 2 | 2 73.10 New obligations ! {} | | 12 73.20 Total outlays (gross) -} 0 -10 -i i 73.45 Recoveries of prior year obligations -l 74.40 Obligated balance, end of year........................... i 2 3 Outlays (gross), detail: 86.97 Outlays from new mandatory authority............., 7 10 } {} 86.98 Outlays from mandatory balances...................... 3 * * * l 87.00 Total Outlays (gross) 4 & © } {} ł0 ! { Netbudget authority and outlays: 89.00 Budget authority 10 12 12 90.00 Outlays 10 10 i i *Modified from budget appendix, NRGC - i. 5 2188 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION Special Fund ReceiptſBxpenditure Account Gaming Activity Fees Object Classification (in millions of dollars) Identification code 14–5141-0-2-806 2005 2006 2007 Actual Estimate Estimate” Direct obligations 11.11 Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent 6 7 7 1 1.21 Civilian personnel benefits...................... 2 2 2 | 1.31 Rental payments to GSA......................... ! | 2 12.52 Other Services { i l 19.90 Subtotal obligations, Direct obligations r 10 | 1 i2 99.99 Total new obligations 10 1 | 12 Personnel Summary Identification code 14-5144-0-2-806 2005 2006 2007 Actual Estimate Estimate Total compensable workyears Full-time equivalent employment ........................... 77 95 99 *Modified from budget appendix. NHGC - 16 21.89 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION General and Special Funds: Salaries and Expenses Program and Financing (in millions of dollars) identification code 14-0118-0-4-806 Obligations by program activity: 09.01 Reimbursable Program 10.00 Total obligations................................................... 2005 Actual 2006 2007 Estimate Estimate Budgetary resources available for obligation: 21.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, start of year......... 22.00 New budget authority (gross) 23.90 Total budgetary resources available for obligation 23.95 Total new obligations..... 24.40 Unobligated balance carried forward, end of year.......... New budget authority (gross), detail: Discretionary: 68.00 Spending authority from offsetting collections: offsetting collections (cash): ................................... Change in obligated balances: 72.40 Obligated balance, start of year.............................. 73.10 Total new obligations 73.20 Total outlays (gross) l –3 Outlays (gross), detail: 86.90 Outlays from new discretionary authority.............., Offsets: Against gross budget authority and outlays: 88.00 Offsetting collections (cash) from Non-Federal sources Net budget authority and outlays: 89.00 Budget authority..... 90.00 Outlays (net) * * * * * * * NIGC - 17 2190 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION General and Special Funds: Salaries and Expenses Object Classification (in millions of dollars) Identification code 14-0118-0-4-806 2005 2006 2007 Actual Estimate Estimate Reimbursable obligations 22.52 Other services 99.99 Total new obligations Personnel Summary Reimbursable Program Total compensable workyears Full-time equivalent employment NIGC - 18 2191 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION EMPLOYEE FTE COUNT BY GRADE OR GRADE EQUIVALENT FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Actual Estimate Estimate Executive Level IV.............................................. } 1 i Executive Level V................................................ 2 2 2 ES-4................................................................. 1 2 2 ES-l................................................................. f 1 l GS-15............................................................... 8 8 9 GS-14............................................................... 9 9 9 GS-13-.............................................................. 21 28 30 GS-12............................................................... 14 21 22 GS-11............................................................... 2 2 2 GS-10............................................................... 3 5 5 GS-09............................................................... 5 6 6 GS-08............................................................... 0. 0 0 GS-07..…......................................................... 1 1 f GS-06............................................................... 7 7 7 GS-05-----.......................................................... 2 2 2 Total FTE........................................................... 77 95 99 In accordance with the Act, appointments are made without regard to the provisions of Title 5, U.S. Code, governing appointments in the competitive service. |NIGC - 19 § Growth of the Indian Gaming Industry (Revenue in Thousands) 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005* 2006% 2007* Source: National Indian Gaming Commission *Projected 10% Growth Rate 35 §§ º º º g §§ ń. - 31}.}º. $º º º *ś §§ & §: ... º.º.º. 5.º.º.º. º: s.” º §º #: sº. ::::::::3% tº'º", §: * ,”