NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program National Evaluation System

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Teacher MWEE Questionnaire - response and nonresponse Form and Instruction	Modified
Teacher PD questionnaire - response and nonresponse Form and Instruction	Modified
Grantee questionnare - response and nonresponse Form and Instruction	Modified
ATTACHMENT 4 Comparison of Teacher Post-MWEE Initial vs. Nonresponse Questionnaire Results.pdf Supplementary Document	2018-12-19
ATTACHMENT 3 Comparison of Teacher Post-PD vs. Nonresponse Questionnaire Results.pdf Supplementary Document	2018-12-19
0658 30d frn pub121918_65146.pdf Supplementary Document	2018-12-19
0648-0658 Supporting Statement Part B 2019-0718.docx Supporting Statement B	2019-07-24
0648-0658 Supporting Statement Part A 2019-07-18.docx Supporting Statement A	2019-07-24
0658 60d frn pub 072518_35240.pdf Supplementary Document	2018-12-17

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
204202	Teacher MWEE Questionnaire - response and nonresponse Form and Instruction	Modified
204193	Teacher PD questionnaire - response and nonresponse Form and Instruction	Modified
204191	Grantee questionnare - response and nonresponse Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0658	ICR Reference No: 201812-0648-010
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201510-0648-014
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program National Evaluation System
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 07/24/2019
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/19/2018
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2022	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2019
Responses	2,583	0	4,237
Time Burden (Hours)	1,040	0	1,773
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The NOAA Office of Education’s Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program seeks to contribute to NOAA’s mission by supporting education efforts to create an environmentally literate citizenry with the knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to protect watersheds and related ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems. B-WET currently funds projects in seven regions (California, Chesapeake Bay, Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, New England, and the Pacific Northwest). B-WET has created an across-region, internal evaluation system to provide ongoing feedback on program implementation and outcomes to ensure maximum quality and efficiency of the B-WET program. The evaluation system is sustained by B-WET staff with occasional assistance from an outside contractor. B-WET awardees and the awardees’ professional development teacher-participants are asked to voluntarily complete online survey forms to provide evaluation data. One individual from each awardee organization is asked to complete a form once per year of the award, and the teacher participants are asked to complete one form at the end of their professional development program and another form at the end of the following school year.

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Authorizing Statute(s): EO: EO 12862 Name/Subject of EO: Setting Customer Standards
  

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:
	83 FR 35240	07/25/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 65146	12/19/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Grantee questionnare - response and nonresponse	NA, NA	Grantee questionnaire ,   Grantee nonresponse survey
Teacher PD questionnaire - response and nonresponse	NA, NA	Teacher PD questionnaire ,   Professional Development Teacher Non-response Survey
Teacher MWEE Questionnaire - response and nonresponse	NA, NA	Teacher MWEE questionnaire ,   Teacher MWEE nonresponse survey

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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	2,583	4,237	0	0	-1,654	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,040	1,773	0	0	-733	0
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: Program Changes Based on an initial analysis of results collected from the three questionnaires, feedback from respondents via open- and closed-ended items, and a detailed review of the questionnaire items by B-WET staff members, a number of changes are proposed to the measures included in the questionnaires. These changes are identified using “track changes” in the questionnaires included in Attachments 1a-f. Changes were made in order to shorten the instruments where possible and obtain more focused feedback on high priority program questions. These changes do not change the estimated survey response times. In addition, due to lower than anticipated response rates for grantees in the last three year period, a nonresponse survey for this audience has been included. Adjustments Increased cost to the Federal government is due to increased cost of survey platform license as well as a greater cost anticipated for a future analysis. Based on grantee and teacher response rates in the last 3 years, we have lowered our estimated response rates (Table 7). In addition, the expected number of participants has decreased (from 8,086 to 5,129), so the overall burden has decreased (Table 6).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $90,000

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? 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: 12/19/2018

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