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11 October, 2003
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Climate Change Science & Technology Management Structure (Organizational Chart)
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To improve the research support for decisionmaking and to increase accountability, a new management structure for the research program was recently developed. The President announced this change on February 14, 2002, when he established a new high-level structure for coordinating Federal climate change science and technology development (See figure). At the highest level, the new structure includes the Executive Office of the President, with program review by a combined National Security Council (NSC), Domestic Policy Council (DPC), and National Economic Council (NEC) panel. The Chair of this panel is the National Security Advisor or other Presidential Appointee. The Chair reports to the President and is responsible for program review. The Committee on Climate Change Science and Technology Integration was developed to oversee the Federal climate change science and technology programs. The Committee consists of the Secretaries of Commerce, Energy, State, Agriculture, the Interior, Health and Human Services, Defense, and Transportation; the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrators; the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), National Science Foundation (NSF), and National Economic Council (NEC) Directors; and the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ).The current Chair of the Committee is the Secretary of Commerce, and the current Vice Chair is the Secretary of Energy. The Chair and Vice Chair positions will rotate annually between the Secretaries of Commerce and Energy. The Executive Director of the Committee is the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). The Committee Chair reports directly to the National Security Advisor or other Presidential Appointee. The Committee, in coordination with OMB, provides recommendations concerning climate science and technology to the President, and if needed, recommend the movement of funding and programs across agency boundaries. The Committee Chair is responsible for the final review of recommendations. The Committee will decide on its decisionmaking process and the disposition of recommendations to the Committee by the supporting working group. The Interagency Working Group on Climate Change Science and Technology reports to the Committee. It is Chaired by the Deputy or Under Secretary of Energy and Vice Chaired by the Deputy or Under Secretary of Commerce. The Chair and Vice Chair will rotate annually between the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Commerce (DOC).The Working Group consists of the Deputy/Under Secretaries (or the counterparts of these positions in noncabinet agencies and offices) of the Departments of State (DOS), Transportation (DOT), Interior (DOI), Agriculture (USDA), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Defense (DOD), EPA, CEQ, NEC, OMB, NASA, and NSF. The Secretary of the Working Group is the OSTP Associate Director for Science. The Working Group will review all programs that contribute to climate change science and technology and will make recommendations to the Committee about funding and program allocations, in order to implement a climate change science and technology program that will contribute to the enhanced understanding needed to better support policy development.The Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) reports to the Interagency Working Group on Climate Change Science and Technology. It has joint membership with the Subcommittee on Global Change Research (SGCR), the interagency body that coordinates the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), including representatives from all agencies that have mission and/or funding in climate science research. The CCSP is responsible for defining integrated program goals and priorities and for reviewing all programs that contribute to climate change science (not solely the current research programs in the USGCRP). The CCSP Director reports to the Chair of the Interagency Working Group. Participating agencies are responsible for ensuring their plans and programs implement the goals, priorities, and plans defined by the CCSP in the course of fulfilling their respective agency missions. For this reason, participating agencies' personnel play an active role in the formulation of CCSP strategy.The Climate Change Technology Program (CCTP) provides for the coordination and development, across all Federal research and development (R&D) agencies, of a comprehensive, multi-year, integrated climate change technology R&D program for the United States. An interagency working group carries out much of the technical coordination. The CCTP Office provides technical and staff support, and performs certain integrative, analytical, modeling, communication, and administrative functions. The Director reports to the Interagency Working Group on Climate Change Science and Technology. Participating agencies are responsible for ensuring their plans and programs implement the goals, priorities, and plans defined by the CCTP in the course of fulfilling their respective agency missions. For this reason, participating agencies' personnel play an active role in the formulation of CCTP strategy.
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