WRN Screener Form

OMB Control Number: 0690-0038

Expiration Date: 7/31/2026

Weather.gov Research screener - WRN version

National Weather Service is working on an exciting project to improve weather.gov and is looking for help from Weather Ready Nation Ambassadors.

We are looking for WRN ambassadors to provide feedback to improve the Weather.gov website, and help connect us to those in your communities who rely on weather information.

Complete this signup form to be part of this effort. Your participation is voluntary. You can opt out and be removed from our list at any point. To opt out, email us at [add email].

What am I signing up for?

The chance to participate in a session (1 hour or shorter) via phone or video conferencing to give your honest feedback on early prototypes of an improved Weather.gov website and share your experience using weather information. Anything you share will be kept anonymous.

If selected to participate in the research, you may be eligible for a $75 gift card. If you work for a government agency of any type, you are not eligible for this monetary incentive due to ethical considerations.

What do I need to participate?

• A willingness to share your honest feedback

• A laptop, tablet, or phone with some internet access

• To be 18 years or older

You do not need to have used Weather.gov in order to participate in this study.

5 CFR 1320 (c)(1)(ii): Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with an information collection subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 unless the information collection has a currently valid OMB Control Number. The approved OMB Control Number for this information collection is 0690-0038 (expiration 7/31/2026). Without this approval, we could not conduct this information collection. Public reporting for this survey is estimated to be approximately 10 minutes per response (if completing via the online form). All responses to this collection are voluntary. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection, including suggestions for reducing this burden to tyra.harris@noaa.gov.

Signup Form

Field	Help text
Preferred Name:	How would you like to be addressed? It doesn’t need to be your legal name.
Preferred contact method: Email Phone	How do you want to be notified of opportunities to participate in feedback sessions? If email is selected, we will use the email in the Weather Ready Network

[Conditional: selected email]

Email (preferred contact method)

Field	Help text
Email address:	Best email address to contact you
Anything else you’d like us to know when contacting you?

[Conditional: selected phone]

Phone (preferred contact method)

Field	Help text
Phone number	Best phone number to contact you
Do you prefer us to call or text? Call Text No preference: You can call and/or text
Anything else you’d like us to know when contacting you?

About your organization

Field

Help text

Which of the following describe how you have used weather information as part of your organization? Examples of weather information include: temperature, chance of precipitation (rain, snow), winds, storm warnings and watches, air quality information. (Select all that apply) My organization communicates weather information and risks to those that may be disproportionately affected or have less access to information My organization uses weather information to inform business and logistical decisions My organization uses weather information to inform decisions about infrastructure (roads, schools, emergency resources) My organization uses weather information for research purposes Other:__________

[Conditional: individual]

Confirmation Message

Thank you for your interest in participating in future research sessions for Weather.gov. You can opt out and be removed from our list at any time. To opt out, email us at [email@weather.gov]