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noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Abstract
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries
Service (NOAA Fisheries) proposes to
revise and extend a currently approved
information collection designed to
assess the extent of hook and line
interactions between recreational
anglers on piers and other shore-based
fishing locations and sea turtles. The
collection comprises an Angler Intercept
Survey, a Fishing Site Characterization
Form, a Survey Cover Sheet, and a Sea
Turtle Incidental Capture Form. The
Angler Intercept Survey will be verbally
administered on piers and shore-based
fishing locations within NOAA
Fisheries Greater Atlantic Region and
Southeast Region, and will be
administered to approximately 20,000
individual recreational fishermen. The
respondents will be verbally asked a
series of questions about their fishing
practices and observations of sea turtles
and the interviewer will record their
answers. The survey will also assess the
feasibility of an intercept survey for this
purpose in terms of response rates and
data collection. The Fishing Site
Characterization Form will be
completed by the survey administrator
at each fishing location and collects
information on the structure and
operation of the pier or shore-based
fishing location. The Site
Characterization Sheet will be
completed by the survey administrator
during each survey period and collects
information on the environmental
conditions for that particular day, the
number of anglers fishing, number of
lines in the water, and the number of
surveys completed. Sea Turtle
Incidental Capture Form will be filled
out by a Sea Turtle Stranding and
Salvage Network participant when a
turtle is incidentally captured,
regardless of if the capture occurs
during a specific survey period, and
collects information on the specific
interaction with fishing gear. This
information is necessary to compare to
the angler survey data, to identify if
certain factors or fishing practices
influence the rate of interactions. In this
extension, minor revisions will be made
to the Sea Turtle Incidental Capture
Form to eliminate duplication with
other sea turtle stranding data collection
efforts.
II. Method of Collection
The survey will be implemented
through verbal interviews.

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III. Data

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

OMB Control Number: 0648–0774.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Extension of a current
information collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
20,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes for the Fishing Site
Characterization Form, 5 minutes for the
Survey Cover Sheet, 10 minutes for the
Angler Intercept Survey, 5 minutes for
the Sea Turtle Incidental Capture Form.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,134 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $44,237.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Endangered Species
Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration

IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice are a matter of public record.
We will include or summarize each
comment in our request to OMB to
approve this information collection
request (ICR). Before including your
address, phone number, email address,
or other personal identifying
information in your comment, be aware
that your entire comment—including
your personal identifying information—
may be made publicly available at any
time. While you may ask us in your
comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Weather and Society Survey
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before October 18, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at [email protected]. Do not
submit Confidential Business
Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Nicole
Kurkowski, R2O Team Lead, DOC/
NOAA/NWS/OSTI, 1325 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910,
301.427.9104, nicole.kurkowski@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract
This is a request for a new collection
of information.
The data collection is sponsored by
DOC/NOAA/National Weather Service
(NWS)/Office of Science and
Technology Integration (OSTI).
Currently, NOAA lacks data and data
collection instruments that articulate
and explicate how individuals receive,
interpret, and respond to NOAA
information, forecasts, and warnings for
severe, winter, and tropical weather
hazards. Furthermore, NOAA lacks this
type of data longitudinally (i.e.,
collected over time). Without this type
of longitudinal data, NOAA, and the

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NWS specifically, cannot determine if it
has met its mission of saving lives and
property, propose societal impact
performance metrics, nor demonstrate if
progress or improvements have been
made, as outlined in the Weather
Research and Forecasting Innovation
Act of 2017. This effort aims to advance
the Tornado Warning Improvement and
Extension Program (TWIEP)’s goal to
‘‘reduce the loss of life and economic
losses from tornadoes through the
development and extension of accurate,
effective, and timely tornado forecasts,
predictions, and warnings, including
the prediction of tornadoes beyond one
hour in advance (Pub. L. 115–25)’’. This
work addresses NOAA’s 5-year Research
and Development Vision Areas (2020–
2026) Section 1.4 (FACETs). The
Weather and Society Survey also
advances the findings of the National
Academy of Science 2012 report,
‘‘Assessment of the NWS Modernization
Program’’, in reference to NWS’ ‘‘chain
of events associated with a tornado
warning’’ (p52). This effort also
advances the NWS Strategic Plan (2019–
2022) ‘‘Transformative Impact-Based
Decision Support Services (IDSS) and
Research to Operations and Operations
to Research (R2O/O2R).’’ Furthermore,
the Survey furthers the NWS Weather
Ready Nation (WRN) Roadmap (2013)
Sections 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.8, and
3.1.4.
This information would be collected
at the Cooperative Institute for
Mesoscale Meteorological Studies
(CIMMS) and the University of
Oklahoma’s Center for Risk and Crisis
Management (CRCM), who has
developed data collection instruments
that would allow for more routine and
longitudinal data collection, as the data
will be collected on an annual basis.
Furthermore, this team has developed
interactive ‘‘dashboards’’, or tools, to
visualize the aggregated data.
Respondents include adults (age 18+)
who reside in the United States,
recruited by survey companies that
maintain large panels of people who
sign up to complete internet surveys,
such as Qualtrics and Survey Sampling
International. Respondents will be
asked questions about the ways they
have received, interpreted, and
responded to NWS information,
forecasts, and warnings for severe,
tropical, and winter weather hazards.
Questions about preparedness for
specific hazards such as heat waves,
tornadoes, and drought may also be
included. This data collection serves
many purposes, including gaining a
better understanding of how key factors
within a given population, or
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and across different groups; the ability
to detect gradual trends or abrupt
changes in those factors over time or in
response to particular events; and the
potential to explore possible
correlations and causal relationships
with other observed variables of
interest. These data will be used by the
OSTI in NWS to develop a baseline and
performance metrics to improve the
information and services it provides and
to help members of the weather
enterprise answer basic questions about
the people in the communities they
serve, which is a necessary step towards
customizing and improving risk
communication, education, and
decision support to meet the
characteristics of the community,
including those in vulnerable
populations. The information collected
will help identify differences and best
practices between communities and
assist NWS in developing new
education and risk communication
strategies. The survey data and its
associated dashboard will serve as
interactive tools to allow NWS
forecasters, partners, and policymakers
to access and explore data for training
and performance evaluation purposes.
II. Method of Collection
The primary method of data
collection will be a web-based survey
interface. Specific questions in the
surveys determine how members of the
U.S. public receive, comprehend, and
respond to severe, tropical, and winter
weather related information.
Furthermore, these survey items will be
translated to Spanish.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–XXXX.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular (New
information collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 20
minutes each for the Severe Weather
Survey, Tropical Weather Survey, and
Winter Weather Survey.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,000.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: None.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. Ch. 111,
Weather Research and Forecasting
Information.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
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information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; High Seas Fishing Permit
Application, Logbook Reporting and
Vessel Marking
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this

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