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OMB Control No:
0648-0797
ICR Reference No:
202404-0648-013
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202107-0648-004
Agency/Subagency:
DOC/NOAA
Agency Tracking No:
0648-NSSL
Title:
Tornado Watch/Warning Post-Event Evaluation
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
09/19/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
05/06/2024
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
09/30/2027
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2024
Responses
1,250
0
1,500
Time Burden (Hours)
225
0
150
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
This is a request for a revision and extension of the OMB control number 0648-0797: Tornado Watch/Warning Post-Event Evaluation. The NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) designed the data collection instrument to allow for more routine collection of this information. This survey is delivered through a web application hosted by NSSL called Tornado Tales, available online at https://inside.nssl.noaa.gov/tornado-tales/. After approval of our initial data collection instrument (that shown on the website), researchers carried out post-event data collections for multiple tornado events, validating the questions and identifying issues for improvement. This fieldwork led to several needed improvements, including the addition of questions about the event more broadly, rephrasing some questions, and including questions about efficacy and the availability of forecast information. While these revisions have added questions to the survey, their improved clarity should allow for faster response times per question. We estimate the time to complete the survey is five to ten minutes on average. Subject recruitment will primarily be done by NOAA NSSL and its partners advertising the survey via websites and social media outlets. In addition to the changes to the survey instrument, researchers at NOAA NSSL and the University of Oklahoma would like to conduct interviews with emergency managers, broadcast meteorologists, and members of the public after certain tornado events to explore how they interpreted and used NOAA forecast information. Researchers will use a skip-logic approach, meaning participants will only answer questions about the time periods relevant to their personal experience. Given the in-person nature of these interviews, we expect them to take between 15 and 30 minutes on average.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 115 - 25 101-508
Name of Law: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
89 FR 9129
02/09/2024
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
89 FR 37181
05/06/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
2
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Post Tornado Surveys
NA
Post Tornado Interview Questions
Tornado Post Event Survey
N/A
Tornado Survey Instrument
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
1,250
1,500
0
50
-300
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
225
150
0
25
50
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
The number of respondents was reduced based on data received the past three years. The burden time increased due to the addition of several questions. Additionally, in-person interviews were added to the collection.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$22,640
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
Yes
Part B of Supporting Statement
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
No
Agency Contact:
Makenzie Krocak 405 418-6627
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
05/06/2024
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