Marine Technology Reporter, March 2006

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President Bush's proposed 2007 budget includes $170 million for NOAA's Commerce and Transportation Program, including a net program increase of $19.5 mil- lion. NOAA's total budget request is $3.68 billion, including a net program increase of $345 million. Retired Navy Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator, unveiled the proposed budget for the Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "The U.S. economy relies upon trans- portation to move people, cargo and commerce around the nation and around the world," Lautenbacher said. "NOAA services have never been more important to the nation and this budget request will provide increases to ensure transporta- tion safety, as well as environmental satellite continuity, improvements to fisheries management, and tsunami and hurricane warnings." The requested amount for the Commerce and Transportation Program includes an increase of $10.5 million, which will allow NOAA to collect approximately 500 additional square nautical miles of hydrographic survey data, in addition to its planned schedule for approximately 3,000 square nautical miles of hydro- graphic data. The request also includes $1.9 million to build and maintain digi- tal charts for electronic navigation, and $1.8 million for two additional Navigation Response Teams for ade- quate regional response to emergency incidents in U.S. waterways. These teams enabled Gulf of Mexico ports to reopen quickly after the 2005 hurricanes with assurances of clear channels. www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 7 news NOAA Submits ‘07 Budget Request ��?�À�i�Ê�Ì�?�>�?�Ê�Ó�x�Ê�Þ�i�>�À�Ã�Ê�>�v�Ì�i�À�Ê�?�?�Ì�À�?�`�Õ�V�?�?�}�Ê�?�Õ�À�Ê�?�?�}�?�Ê �«�i�À�v�?�À�?�>�?�V�i�Ê�º�?�?�À�?�?�}�»�Ê�`�i�Ã�?�}�?�]�Ê�-�Õ�L�V�?�?�? �Á �Ê�V�?�?�Ì�?�?�Õ�i�Ã�Ê�Ì�?�Ê ��i�>�`�Ê�Ì�?�i�Ê�Ü�>�Þ�Ê�?�v�v�i�À�?�?�}�Ê�Ì�?�i�Ê�?�?�Ã�Ì�Ê�À�i��?�>�L��i�Ê�V�?�?�?�i�V�Ì�?�?�?�Ã�Ê �«�?�Ã�Ã�?�L��i�Ê�?�?�Ê �Ü�i�Ì�Ê�i�?�Û�?�À�?�?�?�i�?�Ì�Ã�° �,�i��i�?�Ì��i�Ã�Ã�Ê�Ì�i�Ã�Ì�?�?�}�°�Ê�1�?�V�?�?�«�À�?�?�?�Ã�?�?�}�Ê�µ�Õ�>��?�Ì�Þ�°�Ê ��?�`�Ê�>�Ê�Ü�?�À��`�Ü�?�`�i�Ê�À�i�«�Õ�Ì�>�Ì�?�?�?�Ê�v�?�À�Ê�?�Õ�Ì�Ã�Ì�>�?�`�?�?�}�Ê�`�i��?�Û�i�À�Þ�Ê �>�?�`�Ê�Ã�i�À�Û�?�V�i�°�Ê�7�?�Ì�?�Ê�`�i�«�i�?�`�>�L�?��?�Ì�Þ�Ê�>�Ì�Ê�i�Û�i�À�Þ�Ê��i�Û�i��]�Ê�?�Ì�½�Ã�Ê �?�?�Ê�Ü�?�?�`�i�À�Ê�Ã�?�Ê�?�>�?�Þ�Ê�?�>�Û�i�Ê�V�?�?�i�Ê�Ì�?�Ê�Ì�À�Õ�Ã�Ì�Ê�Ì�?�i�Ê�?�À�?�}�?�?�>��° �/�?��Ê��À�i�i�\�Ê�£�Ê�n�n�n�Ê�Ó�{�x�Ê�£�£�ä�{�Ê�Ê�Ê�U�Ê�Ê�Ê��?�Ì�i�À�?�>�Ì�?�?�?�>��\�Ê�³�{�x�Ê�Ç�È�£�Î�Ê�Ó�ä�ä�ä�Ê�Ê�Ê�U�Ê�Ê�Ê�Ü�Ü�Ü�°�Ã�Õ�L�V�?�?�?�°�V�?�? Visit www.maritimeequipment.com/mt & Click No. 217 Kongsberg Wins $6.7M Contract Kongsberg Underwater Technology Inc., Lynnwood, Wash., won an estimated $6.7m indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quanti- ty, firm-fixed price, performance-based contract to provide Multibeam Sonar Systems (MBSS) for permanent installa- tion aboard T-AGS 60 class survey ves- sels operated by the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO). The contract includes option periods, which if exercised, would bring the cumulative value to an estimated $29.5m. MTR#2 (1-16).qxd 2/23/2006 4:12 PM Page 9