Administrationmeans the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Administratormeans the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
baselinemeans the program as set following contract award and preliminary design review of the space and ground systems.
Coast and Geodetic Survey Actmeans the Act entitled “An Act to define the functions and duties of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, and for other purposes”, approved August 6, 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.).
developmentmeans the phase of a program following the formulation phase and beginning with the approval to proceed to implementation, as defined in NOAA Administrative Order 216–108, Department of Commerce Administrative Order 208–3, and NASA’s Procedural Requirements 7120.5c, dated March 22, 2005;
development costmeans the total of all costs, including construction of facilities and civil servant costs, from the period beginning with the approval to proceed to implementation through the achievement of operational readiness, without regard to funding source or management control, for the life of the program;
hydrographic productmeans any publicly or commercially available product or service produced or disseminated by a non-Federal entity that includes or displays hydrographic data.
life-cycle costmeans the total of the direct, indirect, recurring, and nonrecurring costs, including the construction of facilities and civil servant costs, and other related expenses incurred or estimated to be incurred in the design, development, verification, production, operation, maintenance, support, and retirement of a program over its planned lifespan, without regard to funding source or management control;
major programmeans an activity approved to proceed to implementation that has an estimated life-cycle cost of more than $250,000,000;
NOAAmeans the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration within the Department of Commerce.
Planmeans the NOAA Fleet Replacement and Modernization Plan described in section 891b of this title.
satellitemeans the satellites proposed to be acquired for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA);
Secretarymeans the Secretary of Commerce.
significant subsidyincludes, but is not limited to, any of the following:
STEMmeans the academic and professional disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Under Secretarymeans Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere;
UNOLSmeans University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System.