NIST will be collecting data on
evacuation behavior and movement of occupants from approximately 50
high-rise building evacuation drills in cities across the United
States at a rate of several buildings per year. The proposed data
collection will consist of questionnaire surveys that will be
handed out to occupants who have evacuated previously-identified
high-rise buildings as a part of a scheduled evacuation drill. The
purpose of these questionnaires is to obtain information
(anonymously) on 1) the background of the occupant (occupant
demographics, previous training and education in fire safety, and
previous experience in fire evacuations), 2) actions and decisions
made by the occupant on his/her floor during the building
evacuation, and 3) actions and decisions made by the occupant
during the building evacuation via the stairs and/or elevators.
This information is necessary to better inform building and life
safety code requirements, building occupant education and training
about fire safety, and tools that are currently used to assess the
life safety of tall buildings in the United States.
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:
(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;
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.