The Real Property Management Division (RPMD) manages NOAA's national real property acquisition and asset management programs, including responsibilities for policy development and guidance, program execution, performance management, audit resolution, and customer relations. The real property acquisition program includes the following responsibilities: requirements analysis, conducting market surveys, conducting price and cost determination, negotiating right of entry, conducting surveys and appraisals, coordinating National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) studies and determinations, negotiating leases (capital and operating), coordinating GSA space assignments, and acquiring fee interest in real property. This program also addresses compliance with financial auditing requirements for real property, processing and distribution of rental payments, and management of the real property database. It serves as NOAA's real estate focal point in support of property transfers, easements, and issuance of license agreements. The asset management program includes the following responsibilities: establishing policy for ongoing repair and maintenance of facilities, developing and managing the overall policy for investments under the Facility Maintenance, Repairs and Safety (FMRS) program, and monitoring total cost of occupancy data for NOAA's real property portfolio and managing NOAA's facility condition assessment/inspection program.