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OMB Control No:
0648-0827
ICR Reference No:
202405-0648-004
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency:
DOC/NOAA
Agency Tracking No:
0648-FireWx
Title:
NWS Fire Weather Social and Behavioral Sciences Research
Type of Information Collection:
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
07/29/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
05/28/2024
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
07/31/2027
36 Months From Approved
Responses
2,140
0
0
Time Burden (Hours)
605
0
0
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
This is a request for a new collection of information. Wildfires represent a clear and escalating threat to life and property in the United States. Since 1991, wildfires have accounted for an annual average of $14 billion in damages, 2,800 homes destroyed, and 30 fatalities. With an interdependency on weather, vegetative fuels, topography, and human behavior, wildland fire is a non-deterministic natural phenomenon. Yet today, National Weather Service (NWS) fire weather forecasts and warnings remain highly deterministic in how they convey hazard information. With an estimated 46 million residences at risk from wildfire across the nation, it is essential for the NWS to become better equipped to deploy fire weather (including smoke) predictive tools and technologies, products, services and information that range timescales of minutes, to hours, to months prior to dangerous wildfires. With the assistance of appropriate National Wildfire Coordination Group (NWCG) Committees and Subcommittees, this requirement employs social, behavioral, and economic science (SBES) support to engage with forecasters, incident meteorologists (IMETs), and stakeholders in the co-development of a framework for warning services, data collection, archival, analysis and visualization of probabilistic fire risk communications. Developing these capabilities will enable the NWS to better provide a more comprehensive suite of information for enhanced decision-making for the public and fire/land/emergency management communities.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 117 - 43 Title 2
Name of Law: Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022
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 11817
02/15/2024
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
89 FR 46073
05/28/2024
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
Focus Groups
N/A, N/A
Public Information Officer Focus Group Guide
,
Practitioner Focus Group Guide
Survey
N/A
Fire Weather 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
2,140
0
0
2,140
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
605
0
0
605
0
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:
This is a new collection of information.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$342,432
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:
Danielle Nagele 999 999-9999
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:
05/28/2024
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