[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 213 (Monday, November 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 87567-87568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25608]


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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 NOAA Social, Behavioral, and 
Economic Science Studies for Weather, Water, and Climate

    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 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 August 30, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
    Title: NOAA Social, Behavioral, and Economic Science Studies for 
Weather, Water, and Climate.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-XXXX.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: New information collection.
    Number of Respondents: Approximately 6,000 per year.
    Average Hours Per Response: 0.5 hours per person.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: Annualized 3,000 hours overall.
    Needs and Uses: This is a request for a new collection of 
information.
    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) products 
and services ``support economic vitality and affect more than one-third 
of America's gross domestic product.'' The National Weather Service 
(NWS) is a critical component of this service and operates under the 
mission to ``provide weather, water and climate data, forecasts, 
warnings, and impact-based decision support services for the protection 
of life and property and enhancement of the national economy.'' 
Leveraging and integrating Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences 
(SBES) methodologies and knowledge is crucial to meeting our mission.
    If we are to effectively support public and partner decision 
making, build actionable tools and information, and evaluate our 
performance, then it's imperative that the NOAA/NWS collect key SBES 
data and fully engage with our audiences. Additionally, the NOAA/NWS 
has articulated a priority to enhance services for historically 
underinvested and underserved communities and improve service equity 
across the board. These communities typically experience higher rates 
of poverty, homelessness, disabilities, and language barriers, which 
increase their vulnerability to hazard impacts.
    The generic clearance is an important planning and engagement tool 
for NOAA/NWS. The procedures expected to be used include but are not 
limited to social network analysis, open, semi-structured and 
structured interviews, focus groups, surveys, and participant 
observation.
    Affected Public: Members of the public, emergency managers, 
broadcast meteorologists, state/local/tribal decision makers, and non-
profit organizations.
    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

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Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function and 
entering the title of the collection.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-25608 Filed 11-1-24; 8:45 am]
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