Understanding the Human Response to Water Hazards: A Social Network Analysis

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
National Weather Service Flooding Survey	Form	New	Available
Survey	Form	New	Repair queued
0648-H2O Supporting Statement Part A 2024-0312.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-03-12	Repair queued
0648-H2O 60-day 88 FR 82322 2023-1124.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-03-12	Repair queued
0648-H2O Supporting Statement Part B 2024-0312.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2024-03-12	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
265940	Survey	Form	New	National Weather Service Flooding Survey
265940	Survey	Form	New
265938	Interviews	Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0825	ICR Reference No: 202403-0648-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No: 0648-H2O
Title: Understanding the Human Response to Water Hazards: A Social Network Analysis
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 07/15/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/15/2024
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2027	36 Months From Approved
Responses	790	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	228	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This is a request for a new collection of information. Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the National Weather Service’s Social, Behavioral, and Economic Science (SBES) Program was provided funding to better understand the human responses to water hazard services and products. This project seeks to understand and mitigate flooding outcomes for riverine communities, especially those that rank high on the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC’s) Social Vulnerability Index (SVI), by conducting a Social Network Analysis (SNA) to study how stakeholders within 2 selected communities, Roanoke, Virginia, and Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Based on interviews with local government leaders and community-based organizations (CBOs) along with a survey of residents, the resulting SNA will map how messages are created and distributed, how they are accessed and understood, and how the information affects the decisions of emergency and water resource managers, first responders, community partners, and the general public as they prepare for, respond to, and recover from flooding events. While the NWS possesses some anecdotal knowledge of the dissemination and use of flood forecasts, a more complete accounting and formal analysis of the individuals and groups within these networks are needed. Ideally, the findings from the SNA in relation to the water hazard products and services will not only improve the NWS’s understanding of who the stakeholders are, but also how they use the information provided and what they believe are the benefits for their constituents.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

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:
	88 FR 82322	11/24/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 18904	03/15/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Interviews
Survey	N/A	National Weather Service Flooding Survey

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	790	0	0	790	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	228	0	0	228	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new information collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $117,405

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? No

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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: 03/15/2024

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