1. NOAA: Roles and Responsibilities in UUXO OR “Trust me, I’m with the Government…I’m here to help.”

2. Goals: Briefly introduce NOAA as an institution Introduce the Pacific Islands Region of NOAA (the local and “not-so-local”) Define some of our roles and responsibilities that may overlap with UUXO work in the Pacific Define points of contact for future interactions Have everyone speaking in nothing but acronyms by the end of the day

5. Regional Administrator (William L. Robinson) Deputy Regional Administrator (Michael Tosatto) Sustainable Fisheries (Alvin Katekaru) International Fisheries (Charles Karnella) Protected Resources (Lisa Van Atta) Acting ARA Habitat Conservation (Gerry Davis) Fishery Observer Program (John Kelly) Operations, Mgmt & Information (James E. Cry) Public Affairs/ Outreach and Education (Wende Goo) Pacific Islands Regional Office

6. Matt Parry

7. NOAA PIR Responsibilities

8. NOAA Relevant Authorities NEPA Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Essential Fish Habitat Coral Reef Executive Order Endangered Species Act Marine Mammal Protection Act Rivers and Harbors Act Clean Water Act Magnusson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Coral Reef Conservation Act*

9. NOAA Involvement Triggers Highly variable If in doubt contact agency Mostly tied to any “federal action” –Basically if fed $ are involved and there may be impacts to trust resources

10. Partner Agency Involvement US Fish and Wildlife Service Environmental Protection Agency Local Government Agencies –Hawaii (DAR, DOH)* –Guam (Division of Aquatic & Wildlife Resources)* –CNMI (Division of Environmental Quality, Division of Fish and Wildlife)* –American Samoa (Dept. Marine & Wildlife Resources)*

11. Conclusions NOAA is very large and complex NOAA has a wide jurisdiction across the Pacific in areas with lots of UUXO NOAA has lots of authorities over marine resources in areas of UUXO There are lots of Partner agencies that may come into the mix depending on where you are We can help navigate the murky world of permitting and governmental requirements We can help identify areas of concern through local contacts

12. What to do? Contacts –Matthew Parry, Ph.D. matthew.parry@noaa.gov (808) 944-2211matthew.parry@noaa.gov –Gerry Davis gerry.davis@noaa.gov (808) 944-2283