STORMREADY® , TSUNAMIREADY, STORMREADY/TSUNAMIREADY™, AND STORMREADY® SUPPORTER APPLICATION FORMS

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
StormReady, TsunamiReady and StormReady/TsunamiReady Application Forms Form and Instruction	Modified
StormReady Supporter Application Form Form	Unchanged
TsunamiReadyPNS.docx Supplementary Document	2015-09-25
0419 change justification 092515.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2015-09-25

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
4486	StormReady, TsunamiReady and StormReady/TsunamiReady Application Forms Form and Instruction	Modified
199355	StormReady Supporter Application Form Form	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0419	ICR Reference No: 201509-0648-011
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201503-0648-009
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: STORMREADY® , TSUNAMIREADY, STORMREADY/TSUNAMIREADY™, AND STORMREADY® SUPPORTER APPLICATION FORMS
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/29/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/25/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2018	05/31/2018	05/31/2018
Responses	265	0	265
Time Burden (Hours)	505	0	505
Cost Burden (Dollars)	106	0	106

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Abstract: StormReady and TsunamiReady are voluntary programs offered as a means of providing guidance and incentive to officials interested in improving their respective hazardous weather operations. The StormReady Application Form, Tsunami-Ready Application Form and TsunamiReady/StormReady Application Form will be used by localities to apply for initial StormReady or TsunamiReady and StormReady recognition and renewal of that recognition every six years. A typical StormReady and/or TsunamiReady community would use one of these form 2 times every 10 years. The government will use the information collected to determine whether a community has met all of the criteria to receive StormReady and/or TsunamiReady recognition. Businesses, schools, non profit organizations and other non-governmental entities often establish severe weather safety plans and actively promote severe weather safety awareness activities. Many of these entities do not have the resources necessary to fulfill all the eligibility requirements to achieve the full StormReady recognition. Therefore, the NWS established the StormReady Supporter program to recognize entities that promote the principles and guidelines of the StormReady program, but do not meet the eligibility requirements for a full StormReady recognition. The NWS TsunamiReady Guidelines have been updated as a result of a thorough review and piloting process and public comment period (see NWS Public Information Notice providing a 60-day open comment period.) Comments and changes to the proposed Guidelines were incorporated during the open review and piloting process. No comments were received during the public comment period, most probably because invited to participate so thoroughly during the open review and piloting process. There is no change to burden or cost.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 109 - 424 5 Name of Law: Tsunami Warning and Education 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:
	80 FR 2916	01/21/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 15571	03/24/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
StormReady, TsunamiReady and StormReady/TsunamiReady Application Forms	NA, NA, NA	StormReady application form ,   TsunamiReady application from ,   TsunamiReady/StormReady application form
StormReady Supporter Application Form	NA	StormReady Supporter Application

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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	265	265	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	505	505	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	106	106	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: $79,294

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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: 09/25/2015

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