USACE is preparing a Hurricane Evacuation Study to identify clearance times for the evacuations of coastal areas in advance of a hurricane or tropical storm threat. Part of the evacuation study is a behavioral assessment, which identifies the factors and decision points for individuals who are evacuation from areas vulnerable to the storm. The proposed behavioral assessment will use phone interviews to determine the likelihood of evacuation, the method of evacuation, and the number of vehicles and individuals that will be evacuated for all contacted individuals.
The Army Corps of Engineers (ACoE) is requesting an increase of 5,000 responses annually, or a total of 10,000 responses for the next two years, to establish a new burden cap. The burden requested in the original submission underestimated the number of responses and hours necessary to complete the purpose of the various hurricane evacuation behavior surveys over the lifetime of the 3-year generic ICR approval. The increased burden will accommodate future ICs on hurricane evacuation patterns in affected parts of the United States.
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:
(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;
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.
Justification to increase burden for 0710-0016.docx
Southwest Louisiana Hurricane Evacuation Study