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