Assessing Human Response to Military Impulse Noise

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Justification for expeditious approval of OMB 0710.docx Supplementary Document	2011-12-21
SERDP SUPPORTING STATEMENT.doc Supporting Statement B	2011-12-21
SERDP SUPPORTING STATEMENT.doc Supporting Statement A	2011-12-21

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
183657	Assessing Human Response to Military Impulse Noise Other-Survey	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0710-0015	ICR Reference No: 201112-0710-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200802-0710-001
Agency/Subagency: DOD/COE	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Assessing Human Response to Military Impulse Noise
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 12/28/2011
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 12/21/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/21/2011
Terms of Clearance: This ICR is being approved on an emergency basis for the reasons outlined in the Justification statement in the supplemental documenation. Specifically, this ICR inadvertantly lapsed, and DOD needs to expeditiously proceed with assessment of citizen respone to explosive noise near its bases to ensure that it can proactively address any concerns that may arise. OMB understands that DOD already published the required 60 day notice and received no comments, and will be publishing a 30 day notice shortly. The emergency approval is for six months. DOD should resubmit this ICR as a regular extension as soon as possible, in order to allow ample time for it to be acted on before the expiration of the six month emergency approval. No additional documenation is needed for the resubmission.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2012	6 Months From Approved
Responses	14,983	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,187	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Current military blast noise procedures do not provide adequate guidance to military installations to assist them in managing the noise impacts of training and operations on surrounding communities. Members of communities surrounding selected military installations will be surveyed about annoyance due to blast noise from the installation. data will be compared to noise measurements to recommend improved guidelines for impulse noise management at military installations where surrounding communities may be impacted.

Emergency Justfication: The package of documents submitted to ROCIS by Patricia Toppings of WHS on this date, is a request for extension of a project that has been ongoing for the last 3 years. No changes have been made to the protocol or the surveys being used since the original OMB approval. This request is time sensitive. Through an unfortunate series of events , our original request for the extension was never received by the ROCIS system and OMB, even though the package was prepared and forwarded on to OSD for submission back in February of this year.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 19885	04/20/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 6132	02/01/2008
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Assessing Human Response to Military Impulse Noise

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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	14,983	0	0	0	0	14,983
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,187	0	0	0	0	1,187
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,019,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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: 12/21/2011

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