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

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
B-WET Teacher MWEE survey	Form	Modified	Available
B-WET Teacher MWEE Non-Response Survey	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
B-WET Teacher Professional Development Non-Response Survey	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
B-WET Teacher Professional Development Survey	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Grantee Non-Response Survey	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
B-WET Grantee Survey	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
0648-0658 Supporting Statement Part A 2025-0327.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2025-03-28	Available
0648-0658 30-Day 90 FR 14124 2025-0328.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-03-28	Available
33 U.S.C Chap17 - SubChap V - Sec 893a.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-02-25	Available
0648-0658 60-day 89 FR 104088 2024-1220.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-02-25	Available
0648-0658 Supporting Statement Part B 2024-12-09.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2025-02-25	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
204202	Teacher MWEE Questionnaire - response and nonresponse	Form	Modified	B-WET Teacher MWEE survey
204202	Teacher MWEE Questionnaire - response and nonresponse	Form and Instruction	Modified	B-WET Teacher MWEE Non-Response Survey
204193	Teacher PD questionnaire - response and nonresponse	Form and Instruction	Modified	B-WET Teacher Professional Development Non-Response Survey
204193	Teacher PD questionnaire - response and nonresponse	Form and Instruction	Modified	B-WET Teacher Professional Development Survey
204191	Grantee questionnare - response and nonresponse	Form and Instruction	Modified	Grantee Non-Response Survey
204191	Grantee questionnare - response and nonresponse	Form and Instruction	Modified	B-WET Grantee Survey

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0658	ICR Reference No: 202502-0648-007
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202203-0648-004
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program National Evaluation System
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 03/28/2025

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	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2026
Responses	2,583	2,583
Time Burden (Hours)	1,026	1,026
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: This is a request for an extension of an existing information collection. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office of Education is sponsoring data collection efforts on its Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program. B-WET advances NOAA’s mission by awarding education grants that foster an environmentally literate citizenry who have 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 America, Hawaii, New England, and the Pacific Northwest). To ensure high-quality educational activities funded by B-WET, we created a cross-region, internal evaluation system that collects information from B-WET awardees and their teacher participants to provide ongoing monitoring of program implementation and to identify opportunities for improved program outcomes. B-WET awardees and teacher participants complete online survey forms to provide data for the evaluation system. Awardees are surveyed once per year of the project and teachers are surveyed twice, once after completing professional development programs and once after teaching their students about watersheds. Information collected from awardees includes program elements such as program duration, format, audience, location, support and/or materials offered, and topics covered. Information collected from teacher professional development participants includes teaching methodologies, program satisfaction, program coverage, suggestions for improvement, and teaching confidence. This data collection effort benefits those who receive B-WET grants and project participants of those grants by providing regular program improvements that they can leverage to implement successful projects. The B-WET evaluation system is designed to collect data on a continuous basis (annually for grantees and as described above for teachers). However, data collection is currently paused due to the fact that the national evaluation instruments are not designed to assess project implementation during the ongoing impacts of the pandemic.

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Authorizing Statute(s): EO: EO 12862 Name/Subject of EO: Setting Customer Standards
   US Code: 33 USC 893a(a) Name of Law: America COMPETES Act
  

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:
	89 FR 104088	12/20/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 14124	03/28/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Grantee questionnare - response and nonresponse	N/A, N/A	B-WET Grantee Survey ,   Grantee Non-Response Survey
Teacher MWEE Questionnaire - response and nonresponse	N/A, N/A	B-WET Teacher MWEE Non-Response Survey ,   B-WET Teacher MWEE survey
Teacher PD questionnaire - response and nonresponse	N/A, N/A	B-WET Teacher Professional Development Survey ,   B-WET Teacher Professional Development Non-Response Survey

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Request	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	2,583	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,026	1,026	0	0	0	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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $126,915

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: 03/28/2025

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