Survey to Assess Community Use of the NIST Community Resilience Planning Guide for Builders and Infrastructure Systems

Survey to Assess Community Use of the NIST Community Resilience Planning Guide
for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems (A, B)
OMB Control #0693-0078; Expiration Date: 07/31/2019
Introduction

This information collection is focused on communities that have used or are currently using the NIST Community Resilience
Planning Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems. We are collecting information from representatives of these
communities in order to 1) inform the next generation of guidance on community resilience planning including Version 2.0 of
the NIST Community Resilience Planning Guide and accompanying tool development, 2) better understand the process of
resilience planning, and 3) identify additional resources that communities need for resilience planning.
This collection of information contains Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) requirements approved by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB). Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any
person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the PRA
unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control number. Public reporting burden for this collection
is estimated to be 15 minutes per survey, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources,
gathering and maintaining the data needed and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments
regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden,
to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Attn: Jennifer Helgeson, Economist, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, MS
8603, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1710, telephone 301-975-6133, or via email to [email protected].

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Survey to Assess Community Use of the NIST Community Resilience Planning Guide
for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems (A, B)
OMB Control #0693-0078; Expiration Date: 07/31/2019
General Background Modules A, B

We are aware that your community has used or is using the NIST Community Resilience Planning Guide for Buildings and
Infrastructure Systems for resilience planning. In order to better understand your community’s use, we would like to first ask
a general set of questions about you and the community you represent.

2. At what scale of community is resilience planning being implemented?
state
region
county
city
town
municipality
Other (please specify)

3. Do you live in the community where you are participating in resilience
planning?
Yes
No

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Survey to Assess Community Use of the NIST Community Resilience Planning Guide
for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems (A, B)
OMB Control #0693-0078; Expiration Date: 07/31/2019

4. How long have you lived in this community?
Years:
Months:

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Survey to Assess Community Use of the NIST Community Resilience Planning Guide
for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems (A, B)
OMB Control #0693-0078; Expiration Date: 07/31/2019

5. What is your current position in the community where you are
participating in resilience planning (e.g., elected leader, educator,
business owner)?

6. How long have you been in this role?
Years:
Months:

7. What is your role in the resilience planning process?

8. What is motivating your community to use the NIST Community
Resilience Planning Guide?

9. If your motivation is the experience of a recent disaster, will this
process be used to inform use of resources received post-disaster (e.g.
federal disaster assistance for individuals and businesses, public
assistance, and hazard mitigation assistance)?
Yes
No
Not sure

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10. What, if any, technical assistance has NIST provided to your
community (e.g., presentations to your collaborative planning team,
meeting facilitation, teleconference check-ins, participation in process,
technical advice)?

11. Were there financial resources available for resilience planning?
Yes
No

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Survey to Assess Community Use of the NIST Community Resilience Planning Guide
for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems (A, B)
OMB Control #0693-0078; Expiration Date: 07/31/2019

12. Please identify each source and indicate the amount received from
each source.
Source & Amount:
Source & Amount:
Source & Amount:
Source & Amount:
Source & Amount:

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Survey to Assess Community Use of the NIST Community Resilience Planning Guide
for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems (A, B)
OMB Control #0693-0078; Expiration Date: 07/31/2019

13. What types of hazards/disasters has your community experienced at
any point in the past, to the best of your knowledge? Select all that apply:
earthquake
flooding
hurricane
severe storms
terrorism
tornado
Other (please specify)

14. What other types of stressors is your community currently
experiencing? Select all that apply:
crime
food insecurity
income inequality
homelessness
lack of affordable housing
low high school graduation rates
poor health status
unemployment
unreliable public transportation
Other (please specify)

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15. What other types of plans does your community have in place?
Select all that apply:
comprehensive plan
economic development plan
hazard mitigation plan
public health plan
public safety plan
recovery plan
urban development plan
transportation plan
sustainability plan
energy efficiency plan
Other (please specify)

16. In my community, there is an agreed upon outcome for the resilience
planning process.
Yes
No
Maybe

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Survey to Assess Community Use of the NIST Community Resilience Planning Guide
for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems (A, B)
OMB Control #0693-0078; Expiration Date: 07/31/2019

17. Please describe that outcome.

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Survey to Assess Community Use of the NIST Community Resilience Planning Guide
for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems (A, B)
OMB Control #0693-0078; Expiration Date: 07/31/2019

Several communities are using the NIST Community Resilience Planning Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems as
a reference to support or assess another resilience effort. For example, the NIST Guide may be used to evaluate existing
plans, incorporate resilience into other capital and social plans, or to prioritize investments. If this describes the way in
which your community is using the NIST Guide, we would like to ask you a brief set of questions to better understand how
you have used or are using the NIST Guide to assist in other planning activities.

18. Were you already in the process of resilience planning when you
discovered the NIST Community Resilience Planning Guide?
Yes
No

19. Did you add something to your existing process that you learned
about from the NIST Community Resilience Planning Guide?
Yes
No

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Survey to Assess Community Use of the NIST Community Resilience Planning Guide
for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems (A, B)
OMB Control #0693-0078; Expiration Date: 07/31/2019

20. Please briefly describe what you added to your existing process.

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Survey to Assess Community Use of the NIST Community Resilience Planning Guide
for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems (A, B)
OMB Control #0693-0078; Expiration Date: 07/31/2019

21. Have you produced any documents, plans, or initiatives as a result
of your planning process?
Yes
No

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Survey to Assess Community Use of the NIST Community Resilience Planning Guide
for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems (A, B)
OMB Control #0693-0078; Expiration Date: 07/31/2019

22. Please briefly describe what you have produced up to this point.

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Survey to Assess Community Use of the NIST Community Resilience Planning Guide
for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems (A, B)
OMB Control #0693-0078; Expiration Date: 07/31/2019

23. Several communities are using the NIST Economic Decision Guide
to support or assess resilience efforts. Did the planning team use the
NIST Economic Decision Guide?
Yes
No

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Survey to Assess Community Use of the NIST Community Resilience Planning Guide
for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems (A, B)
OMB Control #0693-0078; Expiration Date: 07/31/2019
NIST Economic Decision Guide

NIST Economic Decision Guide - insert description text here

24. Who performed the economic evaluation?
budget office
citizen group
city manager
consultant/consultancy firm
economic bureau
finance office
planning office
resilience office
university faculty/students
Other (please specify)

25. Did the planning team use the NIST Economic Decision Guide to
decide between candidate strategies to improve the community’s
resilience?
Yes
No

26. How did the planning team define investment objective and scope?

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27. How did the planning team identify benefits and costs?

28. How did the planning team identify non-market considerations?

29. How did the planning team set analysis parameters?

30. What challenges did the planning team encounter with completing
the economic evaluation?

31. How did the NIST Economic Decision Guide influence the selection
of strategies included in the resilience plan?

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