Developing, Testing, and Evaluating Methods for Transitioning the Brief Vulnerability Overview Tool (BVOT) to NWS Weather Forecasting Office Operations

ICR 202209-0648-001

OMB: 0648-0813

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Form and Instruction
New
Supplementary Document
2022-10-05
Supporting Statement A
2022-09-29
Supporting Statement B
2022-09-29
Supplementary Document
2022-09-06
ICR Details
202209-0648-001
Received in OIRA
DOC/NOAA 0648-BVOT
Developing, Testing, and Evaluating Methods for Transitioning the Brief Vulnerability Overview Tool (BVOT) to NWS Weather Forecasting Office Operations
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)   No
Regular 10/06/2022
  Requested Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
170 0
121 0
0 0

In alignment with the Weather Forecasting and Innovation Act of 2017 (Pub. L. 115-25), this is a request for a new collection of information that cannot be merged with other existing collections. The proposed collection is sponsored through NOAA's FY2021 Weather Program Office's Social Science Program, and addresses the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBES) component of meeting NOAA's Research and Development (R&D) Vision Areas (2020-2026) to integrate SBES into products, tools, and services that improve weather and air quality forecasting and societal outcomes. This collection develops, tests, and evaluates methods that can be used by National Weather Service Weather Forecasting Offices (WFOs) to collect operationally actionable vulnerability data in their County Warning Areas (CWAs). Specifically, the collection evaluates a range of methods in different types of WFOs across 4 NWS regions to populate unique Brief Vulnerability Overview Tools (BVOT) for each WFO. The BVOT 1) contributes to increasing messaging-under-uncertainties between NWS WFOs and core partners (e.g., Emergency Managers (EMs)), by 2) collecting and displaying critical data related to CWA vulnerabilities that are 3) ultimately put into a GIS-based, Impact Decisional Support Services (IDSS)-focused tool that can be integrated into the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS). The results of the collection will benefit all elements of the operational weather enterprise and the publics that it serves by improving NWS WFO awareness of vulnerabilities so that they can better target messaging to EMs and other core partners in order to protect lives and property.

PL: Pub.L. 115 - 25 405.d Name of Law: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  87 FR 36465 06/17/2022
87 FR 60378 10/05/2022
No

  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 170 0 0 170 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 121 0 0 121 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
No
This is a new information collection.

$264,112
Yes Part B of Supporting Statement
    No
    No
No
No
No
No
Jennifer Sprague-Hilderbrand 301 427-9065 jennifer.sprague@noaa.gov

  No

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.
10/06/2022


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