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110577 1 (1979-10-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacxsp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20546 COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DVePrMur DIVISION - OCT 1 0 1979 The Honorable Richard A. Frank Administrator, National Oceanic 1 Atmospheric Administration (ix Q) i) Dear Mr. Frank: Our recently completed/review of severe storms research activities within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) disclosed a need for improved commu- nication and coordination which we would like to bring to your attention. . I' The problem stems from the fact that one component within NOAA--the National Weather Service--is responsible for issuing public forecasts and warnings of severe storms/ while another--the Environmental Research Laboratories-- is responsible for research necessary to improve the fore- cast and warning capability of the Weather Service. It .4 seems questionable to us that the two groups are working effectively toward the same objectives in that there is no formal procedure to assure that the Weather Service Research needs are identified and communicated to the laboratories and that the laboratories actively seek to meet those needs. Our efforts to evaluate the magnitude of the problem was complicated by the fact that there is no common definition of severe storms and severe storms is not iden- tified as a separate program. As a result, accurate cost ) imformation is not available. However, we did note that a NOAA official estimated that fiscal year 1977 costs were within 20 percent of $4.6 million and information from other more current sources indicate that severe storms research may become increasingly expensive in the future. Even though the predicting and forecasting of severe storms is becoming increasingly important within NOAA, we are concerned that no effort is being made on a formal basis to periodically identify research projects necessary to support and enhance such activities. NOAA officials-- both in headquarters and the region--were able to identify,,y for us, on a one-time basis, the following list of unmet research needs. J 1f (5) 6

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