[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 210 (Wednesday, October 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86320-86321]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25227]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; StormReady, TsunamiReady, TsunamiReady Supporter, StormReady 
Supporter, and Weather-Ready Ambassador Application Forms

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and 
continuing information collections, which helps us

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assess the impact of our information collection requirements and 
minimize the public's reporting burden. Public comments were previously 
requested via the Federal Register on July 30, 2024 during a 60-day 
comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.
    Title: StormReady, TsunamiReady, TsunamiReady Supporter, StormReady 
Supporter & Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador Application Forms
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0419.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular [Revision and extension of a current 
information collection].
    Number of Respondents: 700 per year.
    Average Hours per Response: StormReady and TsunamiReady 
Application: 1 hour.
    StormReady Supporter Application Form: 1 hour.
    TsunamiReady Supporter Application Form: 1 hour.
    Weather-Ready Ambassador Application Form: 0.25 hours.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 625 hours.
    Needs and Uses: This is a request for extension and revision of an 
existing information collection. The National Weather Service (NWS) 
established the StormReady program in 1999 and the TsunamiReady program 
in 2002 to help communities, counties, Indian nations, universities and 
colleges, military bases, government sites, commercial enterprises and 
other groups reduce the potential for weather-related and tsunami 
hazards through advanced planning, education and awareness. The program 
encourages communities to take a new, proactive approach to improving 
local hazardous weather operations by providing emergency managers with 
clear-cut guidelines on how to improve their hazardous weather 
operations. By participating in this program, local agencies earn 
recognition for their jurisdiction by meeting guidelines established by 
the NWS in partnership with federal, state, and local emergency 
management professionals. Information and details on the StormReady and 
TsunamiReady programs are located at https://www.weather.gov/stormready/ and https://www.weather.gov/tsunamiready/.
    A Supporter is an organization, business, facility, or local 
government entity actively engaged in weather safety and preparedness 
that is unable to meet all the requirements of the full StormReady or 
TsunamiReady program. Sites may be eligible based on the bylaws of the 
local NWS StormReady Advisory Board and endorsement of local emergency 
management. A local StormReady Advisory Board has final approval for 
Supporter designation.
    StormReady/TsunamiReady are voluntary programs that provide 
guidance and incentive to officials interested in improving their 
hazardous weather operations. The government will use the information 
collected by the StormReady/TsunamiReady application to determine 
whether a community has met all of the guidelines to receive 
StormReady/TsunamiReady recognition.
    NOAA requests revision to the title of the collection to include 
the Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador<SUP>TM</SUP> program which is being 
added as a new information collection to this control number. The 
Weather-Ready Nation (WRN) Ambassador<SUP>TM</SUP> is a program of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), designed to 
strengthen partnerships with external organizations toward building 
community resilience in the face of increasing vulnerability to extreme 
weather, climate, and water events. Organizations can apply for 
Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador<SUP>TM</SUP> recognition. This program 
recognizes NOAA partners who are improving the nation's readiness, 
responsiveness, and overall resilience against extreme weather, water, 
and climate events. As a Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador, partners 
commit to working with NOAA and other Ambassadors to strengthen 
national resilience against extreme weather.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; Not-
for-profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB 
Control Number 0648-0419.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-25227 Filed 10-29-24; 8:45 am]
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