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Homeowner Perceptions, Barriers, and Intentions to Install a Living Shoreline 2nd Survey Interest Form
OMB Control Number: 2030-0051 Expiration Date: 9/30/2026

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Participant Information Sheet & Consent
Homeowner Perceptions, Barriers, and Intentions to Install a Living Shoreline
Researcher: Dr. Blake Simmons, Tampa Bay Estuary Program

You are invited to complete a questionnaire about your perceptions of living shorelines.
Purpose
The purpose of this research is to collect crowdsourced data from homeowners in the Don CeSar neighborhood about
their opinions of living shorelines and their interest in installing living shorelines on their property. The results will be used
to identify key barriers, motivations, and other important factors that influence the adoption of living shorelines.
What is involved?
If you agree to participate, you will be asked to complete a short questionnaire before and after today’s presentation. This
should take about 5-7 minutes. After this is completed, we will send you three short follow-up questionnaires over the next
12 months to track how your interests and opinions of living shorelines might change over time.
Privacy and confidentiality
To match your answers to the questionnaire today with your answers in future questionnaires, we will ask you for your
property address and/or email address. The lead researcher, Dr. Blake Simmons, is the only person who will have access
to this information, and we will never publish or share your contact information with anyone. Once the study is complete,
your contact information will be permanently redacted and deleted from the records to ensure your responses remain
anonymous and no one will be able to identify you.
Is there likely to be a benefit to me?
We plan to use this data to better understand what is important to homeowners when considering installing a living
shoreline on their property. We can’t guarantee that you get any direct benefit, but the results of this research will help us
design better programs to increase shoreline enhancements across Tampa Bay.
Participation in this research is entirely voluntary. You can stop at any time without explanation. There will be no
penalties or loss of benefits to you if you do not participate or decide to stop once you start.
If you would like more information about the research, contact Dr. Blake Simmons: bsimmons@tbep.org
This collection of information is approved by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. (OMB
Control No. 2030-0051). Responses to this collection of information are voluntary. An agency may not conduct or sponsor,
and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control
number. The public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to be 5 minutes per
response. Send comments on the Agency’s need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates and
any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden to Director, Information Engagement Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (2821T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20460. Include the OMB
control number in any correspondence. Do not send the completed form to this address.
Consent
If you understand these issues, would like to participate in this research, and are over 18 years old, please select ‘I agree’
below and complete the questionnaire that follows.

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I agree
I do not agree

EPA Form Number: 6700-028

Homeowner Perceptions, Barriers, and Intentions to Install a Living Shoreline 2nd Survey Interest Form
OMB Control Number: 2030-0051 Expiration Date: 9/30/2026

Got a minute? Tell us what you think!

Please answer the questions below and mail your responses back to us using the return
envelope provided (no need to use your own stamps). You can also submit your answers
online by going to TBEP.ORG/XXXXX or scanning the QR code with your phone’s
camera. If submitting online, please enter the TBAY code to the right.

TBAY10

Please remind us of who you are by entering your property address or email. We
will use this to match you with your previous responses.
Don’t worry, we will never publish or share your contact information with anyone. Only
the lead researcher, Dr. Blake Simmons, has access to this information, and all
identifying information will be redacted once our study is complete.
Property:

QR CODE

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House number and Street

Email:

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TBEP.ORG/XXXXX

Q1. Since receiving your personalized living shoreline design, have you submitted a permit application to install a living
shoreline on your property?
◯ Yes

◯ No

In the next six months, how likely are you to submit a permit application for a living shoreline?
Very unlikely Unlikely
Not sure
Likely
Very likely
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Q2. What are the main reasons why you have or have not submitted a permit application for a living shoreline? Need
more space? You can also write on the back of this paper.
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Q3. If there are any additional resources you need to help with installing your living shoreline, please list them below. If
possible, we will try to provide you with these additional resources via mail or email.
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Q4. We’d love to hear more from you. Would you be willing to participate in an interview with Dr. Blake Simmons to
discuss this topic further at your convenience? If yes, be sure to provide your email address so we can follow-up with you.
◯ Yes

◯ No

Thank you very much for your participation in this project! Your responses are crucial in helping us better understand
homeowners’ opinions about shoreline modifications so that we can provide more opportunities to increase the resiliency
of coastal properties in Tampa Bay. Feel free to contact us anytime if you have questions or would like more resources.
EPA Form Number: 6700-028