Appendix A: Performance and Resource Tables

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 3.2

Enhance the conservation and management of coastal and marine resources to meet America’s economic, social, and environmental needs

OBJECTIVE 3.2 RESOURCES
*(Dollars in Millions)*
	FY 2002¹ Actual	FY 2003¹ Actual	FY 2004¹ Actual	FY 2005 Actual
Total Funding	$1,584.1	$1,576.5	$1,461.3	$1,554.5
FTE – Full-Time Equivalent	3,984	4,365	4,327	4,228
¹ In the FY 2004 PAR, the 2002-2004 amounts for the mission support goal were distributed among the four goals. In this PAR, the 2002-2004 mission support levels were separated out resulting in lower 2002-2004 levels than as reported in the FY 2004 PAR for the other four goals. (back)

PERFORMANCE GOAL: Protect, restore, and manage the use of coastal and ocean resources through an ecosystem approach to management* (NOAA)

PERFORMANCE GOAL RESOURCES (NOAA)
*(Dollars in Millions)*
	FY 2002¹ Actual	FY 2003¹ Actual	FY 2004¹ Actual	FY 2005 Actual
Total Funding	$1,334.2	$1,314.9	$1,268.5	$1,379.5
FTE – Full-Time Equivalent	3,042	3,361	3,611	3,479
¹ In the FY 2004 PAR, the 2002-2004 amounts for the mission support goal were distributed among the four goals. In this PAR, the 2002-2004 mission support levels were separated out resulting in lower 2002-2004 levels than as reported in the FY 2004 PAR for the other four goals. (back)

PERFORMANCE GOAL MEASURES (NOAA)
MEASURE	FY 2002 Actual	FY 2003 Actual	FY 2004 Actual	FY 2005 Target	FY 2005 Actual	FY 2005 Met/Not Met
Number of overfished major stocks of fish	45	42²	42³	40⁴	42¹	⁴
Performance was not met, because: Stocks did not rebuild as anticipated in the rebuilding plan. Strategies for Improvement: Rebuilding plans have been revised to reflect altered conditions.
Number of major stocks with an “unknown” stock status	88	94	77⁵	81⁶	73¹
Percentage of plans to rebuild overfished major stocks to sustainable levels	90%	96%	96%	98%	96%¹
Performance was not met, because: Rebuilding plan for Northern Albacore was not completed by September 30, 2005. Strategies for Improvement: A draft rule was published August 19, 2005 and the final rule is expected spring 2006.
Increase in number of threatened species with lowered risk of extinction	7	7	8⁷	6	8¹
Number of commercial fisheries that have insignificant marine mammal mortality	3	3	3	8	3¹
Performance was not met, because: Completion of regulations that would reduce the mortality of bottlenose dolphins in the Atlantic Ocean was delayed. The target date of December 2004 for the finalized Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Plan was not met due to extended negotiations of conservation measures among members of the Take Reduction Team, state, industry, and environment groups. Strategies for Improvement: The proposed rule was published in November 2004. The rule is now in the clearance phase. The currently anticipated date for the Take Reduction Plan to be finalized is now March 2006. Following implementation of the plan, the fisheries will be monitored for one year to determine whether mortality has been reduced to insignificant levels.
Increase in number of endangered species with lowered risk of extinction	5	5	5	7	5¹
Performance was not met, because: Though many conservation actions have been implemented, resulting improvements in species condition were not deemed large enough to reduce the overall risk of extinction for any endangered species in FY 2005. The shortnose sturgeon and the smalltooth sawfish had the most likely chance of succeeding to meet the target. High water temperatures and low dissolved oxygen levels inhibited recovery of the southern populations of shortnose sturgeon, while habitat loss and degradation due to development and the four Florida hurricanes of 2004 inhibited the recovery of smalltooth sawfish. Strategies for Improvement: NOAA is working with other federal agencies and states to reduce or eliminate these threats.
Number of habitat acres restored (annual/cumulative)	4,300/5,820	5,200/11,020	5,563/16,583	4,500/21,083	8,333/24,916
¹ FY 2005 actual projection. (back) ² The baseline was reduced from 46 stocks to 44 due to one stock having mistakenly been listed as overfished in 2000 and two other stocks being merged into one. This reduction is in addition to the previous reduction caused by 10 pacific salmon stocks being listed as endangered and therefore removed from the fishery management regime. This number had been reported erroneously as 43 in the FY 2004 Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) and 44 in the FY 2006 Annual Performance Plan (APP). The procedures that led to these errors have been overhauled. (back) ³ Actual revised from 43 to 42 due to restatement of FY 2003 actual. (back) ⁴ The original target was 42 of the original 46 baseline stocks. However, the baseline reduction to 44 stocks technically revised this target to 40 (see footnote 2). (back) ⁵ The FY 2004 actual reflects technical changes in the way stocks are reported that reduced the baseline by 10 stocks. (back) ⁶ This target was based on an earlier estimate for FY 2004 rather than on the FY 2004 actual, which was not available until August 2005. (back) ⁷ Preliminarily reported as 7. Revised to 8 due to significant increase in abundance of Middle Columbia River O. mykiss. (back)

PERFORMANCE GOAL: Support the nation’s commerce with information for safe, efficient, and environmentally sound transportation* (NOAA)

PERFORMANCE GOAL RESOURCES (NOAA)
*(Dollars in Millions)*
	FY 2002¹ Actual	FY 2003¹ Actual	FY 2004¹ Actual	FY 2005 Actual
Total Funding	$249.9	$261.6	$192.8	$175.0
FTE – Full-Time Equivalent	942	1,004	716	749
¹ In the FY 2004 PAR, the 2002-2004 amounts for the mission support goal were distributed among the four goals. In this PAR, the 2002-2004 mission support levels were separated out resulting in lower 2002-2004 levels than as reported in the FY 2004 PAR for the other four goals. (back)

PERFORMANCE GOAL MEASURES (NOAA)
MEASURE	FY 2002 Actual	FY 2003 Actual	FY 2004 Actual	FY 2005 Target	FY 2005 Actual
Reduce the hydrographic survey backlog within navigationally significant areas (square nautical miles surveyed per year)	1,514	1,762	2,070	2,700	3,079
Percentage of U.S. counties rated as enabled or substantially enabled with accurate positioning capacity¹	New	New	25%	28%	32.2%
Percentage of National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) completed (cumulative %)	83%	84%	88.3%²	89%³	89.7%
Accuracy (%) and FAR (%) of forecasts of ceiling and visibility (3 miles / 1000 feet)	45%/71%	48%/64%	45%/65%	46%/68%	FY 2005 data through August 2005: 46%/63%
Accuracy (%) of forecast for wind speed and wave height	52%/68%	57%/71%	57%/67%	57%/67%	FY 2005 data through August 2005: 57%/67%
¹ This is a new measure for FY 2006. FY 2004 and FY 2005 amounts are provided for informational purposes. (back) ² FY 2004 Actual incorrectly stated in FY 2004 PAR. (back) ³ The FY 2005 target was incorrectly understated in the FY 2005 Annual Performance Plan (APP) and FY 2006 APP as 87%. The correct target is 89%. (back)

PERFORMANCE GOAL: Provide critical support for NOAA's mission** (NOAA)

PERFORMANCE GOAL RESOURCES (NOAA)
*(Dollars in Millions)*
	FY 2002¹ Actual	FY 2003¹ Actual	FY 2004¹ Actual	FY 2005 Actual
Total Funding	$313.5	$250.5	$1,217.6	$1,354.5
FTE – Full-Time Equivalent	1,716	1,996	2,178	2,437
¹ In the FY 2004 PAR, the 2002-2004 amounts for the mission support goal were distributed among the four goals. In this PAR, the 2002-2004 mission support levels were separated out resulting in lower 2002-2004 levels than as reported in the FY 2004 PAR for the other four goals. (back)

* Targets and actuals have been updated since the FY 2004 PAR as a result of more recent and accurate data. Amounts also may differ from those reported in the Congressional Justification exhibits due to the inclusion of mandatory funds in the amounts cited above. (back)
** There are no GPRA measures for this performance goal since the activities of this goal support the outcomes of the other performance goals in Strategic Goal 3. (back)

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