August 29, 2019
NRM Assessment Tool Updates - Opens September 1
I am asking for your full support in our annual NRM Assessment that provides leadership and
reviewing agencies such as the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) with data for
performance and strategic metrics. Portions of this data is presented at annual budget time to
the Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (ASACW) and to OMB. Other data is directly used to
help rank budget work packages or provide input to the Civil Works Strategic Plan. I cannot
understate the importance of having quality data and encourage extra focus on data quality for
this entry period. The field POCs have been notified earlier of this entry period, but I wanted to
bring the effort to your attention. I do understand we have pressing work to do each day, but I
can assure you this data is used to direct funds, prioritize work and most importantly tell the
NRM program story to those outside the NRM and Operations community. Please review the
following bullets which outline the highlights for this year.
1. The NRM community (Recreation and Environmental Stewardship Business Lines) will
continue to utilize the NRM-Assessment Tool, https://corpslakes.
erdc.dren.mil/employees/nrmassessment/tool.cfm, to collect annual data that will then be
uploaded into OMBIL.
2. OMBIL will remain the primary database of record for all O&M business line data. OMBIL
data is used for many different purposes, including decisions concerning facility development,
budget development and defense, tracking performance measures, preparation of briefings and
fact sheets, asset management, etc. It is used to populate information on the Gateway and
numerous other internal and external web sites. OMBIL will continue to serve as source for many
other systems including CWIFD and EDW. Inaccurate and/or incomplete data not only reflects
poorly on the Corps and renders a disservice to the public, but could also jeopardize the
viability of our O&M missions and budget defense.
3. This platform is a gained efficiency for one-stop data entry rather than input into several
systems as had been the standard in the past. The NRM-Assessment tool will serve as the data
collection platform necessary to feed OMBIL the appropriate data. This process is more in line
with other business lines that import data such as hydropower and navigation while allowing the
NRM business line more flexibility and less OMBIL contractor work. Training through web
meetings will be provided to the field on the data entry process as needed and will be
announced through the OMBIL District POCs. The schedule for entering data by modules is as
follows.
Recreation PSA Module
CLOSED - next review period Spring 2020
NRM Module
Opens September 1 and Closes October 15 to field entry.
Concurrent District Review during this time period and extended through October 31.
Includes Corps PSA Fee Information and Dates, Volunteer Information, Passes, Project
Public & Service Roads, Title 18 Offences, Interpretive Contacts, Special Events, and Law
Enforcement Contracts.
Main changes for this year includes the first page of the module which is now in table
format and the field may easily identify if NO program for this fiscal year.
Environmental Stewardship Module
Opens September 1 and Closes October 15 to field entry.
Concurrent District Review during this time period and extended through October 31.
Includes Shoreline Management, Boundaries, Encroachments & Trespasses, Master
Plans, Fire Management, Land Mitigation, Fish Mitigation, Cultural Resources, Pollinators, Soils
Classification, Vegetation Classification, Wetland Classification, Land Classification, Invasive
Species, and the Federal Special Status Species.
Main changes for this year includes a few new questions, NEW Federal Special Status
Species, and first page of the module is now in table format and the field may easily identify if
NO program for the fiscal year.
Partnership Module
Opens September 1 and Closes October 15 to field entry.
Concurrent District Review during this same time period and extended through
October 31.
4. I'm requesting your continued leadership support to reinforce the importance of data and
to provide "quality assurance" on accurateness and completeness of the data.
Thank you for all you efforts and if you have any questions please contact me. My POC on
this effort is Dena Williams who can be reach at (615) 202-4095 or
dena.k.williams@usace.army.mil
Jeff
Jeffrey F. Krause
Chief, Natural Resources Management
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