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Phillip Singerman,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Societal Response
to Tornado Warnings
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The National Weather
Service, seeking to expand on existing
developing social science, wishes to
examine the societal impacts of tornado
warnings, specifically the methods of
receipt, response, and the impact of
false alarms on the rate in which
protective actions are followed.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before January 17, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
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directed to Justin Gibbs, (702) 263–9744
or Justin.gibbs@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Following a particularly deadly year
of tornadoes in the United States despite
the existence of adequate warning
information, the need is apparent for
specialized survey data involving the
societal response to the National
Weather Service warning system. The
agency currently operates with
theoretical understanding of warning
response from previous social science
studies from scholars such as Drabek,
Lindell, Gruntfest, and others. More
recent data involving the false alarm
ratio as a hindrance to the seeking of
protective action has been released by
Simmons and Sutter. All of these data
however lack specific, direct responses
from the public regarding how they
handle weather related phenomena,
specifically tornado warnings.
Approximately 16,000 surveys would be
distributed to four different cities. The
results would be compared from one
area of forecast responsibility to another
to determine if differing verification
statistics indicate any change in
response and readiness.
This project seeks to enhance our
understanding by focusing specifically
on the tornado warning program and its
response in an effort to take steps to
reduce loss of life in future tornado
events.
II. Method of Collection
A questionnaire and a self-addressed
postage-paid envelope will be mailed to
respondents.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: None.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular (new
information collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 2
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 67.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting
costs.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
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(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: November 10, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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National Marine Fisheries
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Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for
exempted fishing permit.
AGENCY:
This notice announces receipt
of an exempted fishing permit (EFP)
application from the Alaska Seafood
Cooperative (AKSC). If granted, this
permit would allow AKSC to evaluate
how various fishing and handling
practices affect halibut mortality.
Operators from up to seven AKSC
nonpelagic trawl vessels would remove
halibut from a codend on the deck, and
release those fish back to the water in
a timely manner to increase
survivability. These halibut will be
sampled for length and physical
condition using standard International
Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC)
halibut mortality assessment
methodology. This activity has the
potential to promote the objectives of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act and
the Pacific Halibut Act by assessing
techniques for improving survival of
halibut caught incidentally in
nonpelagic trawl fisheries.
DATES: Comments on this EFP
application must be submitted to NMFS
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by 5 p.m. A.S.T., December 13, 2011.
Comments on the EFP application also
will be accepted by NMFS during the
North Pacific Fishery Management
Council’s (Council’s) December 5, 2011
to December 13, 2011 meeting in
Anchorage, AK.
ADDRESSES: The Council meeting will be
held at the Hilton Hotel, 500 West Third
Ave., Anchorage, AK. The agenda for
the Council meeting is available at
https://www.fakr.noaa.gov/npfmc/PDF
documents/meetings/1211agenda.pdf.
You may submit comments on this
document, identified by FDMS Docket
Number NOAA–NMFS–2011–0203, by
any of the following methods:
• Electronic Submission: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal
www.regulations.gov. To submit
comments via the e-Rulemaking Portal,
first click the ‘‘submit a comment’’ icon,
then enter FDMS Docket Number
NOAA–NMFS–2011–0203, in the
keyword search. Locate the document
you wish to comment on from the
resulting list and click on the ‘‘Submit
a Comment’’ icon on that line.
• Mail: Address written comments to
Glenn Merrill, Assistant Regional
Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries
Division, Alaska Region NMFS, Attn:
Ellen Sebastian. Mail comments to P.O.
Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668.
• Fax: Address written comments to
Glenn Merrill, Assistant Regional
Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries
Division, Alaska Region NMFS, Attn:
Ellen Sebastian. Fax comments to (907)
586–7557.
• Hand delivery to the Federal
Building: Address written comments to
Glenn Merrill, Assistant Regional
Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries
Division, Alaska Region NMFS, Attn:
Ellen Sebastian. Deliver comments to
709 West 9th Street, Room 420A,
Juneau, AK.
Instructions: Comments must be
submitted by one of the above methods
to ensure that the comments are
received, documented, and considered
by NMFS. Comments sent by any other
method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the end of
the comment period, may not be
considered. All comments received are
a part of the public record and will
generally be posted for public viewing
on https://www.regulations.gov without
change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address)
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible. Do not submit
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive or protected
information. NMFS will accept
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anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in
the required fields if you wish to remain
anonymous). Attachments to electronic
comments will be accepted in Microsoft
Word or Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe
PDF file formats only.
Copies of the EFP application and the
basis for a categorical exclusion under
the National Environmental Policy Act
are available from the Alaska Region,
NMFS Web site at https://
alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff
Hartman, (907) 586–7442.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the domestic groundfish
fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands management area (BSAI) under
the Fishery Management Plan for
Groundfish of the BSAI Management
Area (FMP), which the Council
prepared under the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act. Regulations governing the BSAI
groundfish fisheries appear at 50 CFR
parts 600 and 679. The FMP and the
implementing regulations at
§ 600.745(b) and § 679.6 allow the
NMFS Regional Administrator to
authorize, for limited experimental
purposes, fishing that would otherwise
be prohibited. Procedures for issuing
EFPs are contained in the implementing
regulations.
The International Pacific Halibut
Commission (IPHC) and NMFS manage
fishing for Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus
stenolepis) through regulations
established under the authority of the
Convention between the United States
and Canada for the Preservation of the
Halibut Fishery of the Northern Pacific
Ocean and Bering Sea (Convention) and
the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982
(Halibut Act). The IPHC promulgates
regulations pursuant to the Convention.
The IPHC’s regulations are subject to
approval by the Secretary of State with
concurrence from the Secretary of
Commerce (Secretary).
Background
Regulations implemented by the IPHC
allow Pacific halibut to be commercially
harvested by the directed North Pacific
longline fishery. Halibut is a prohibited
species in the groundfish fishery,
requiring immediate return to the sea
with a minimum of injury. Halibut
caught incidentally by catcher/
processors in the nonpelagic trawl
groundfish fisheries must be weighed on
a NMFS- approved scale, sampled by
observers, and returned to the ocean as
soon as possible. The Council
establishes annual maximum halibut
bycatch allowances and seasonal
apportionments adjusted by an
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Societal
Response to Tornado Warnings
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Weather Service, seeking to expand on existing
developing social science, wishes to examine the societal impacts of
tornado warnings, specifically the methods of receipt, response, and
the impact of false alarms on the rate in which protective actions are
followed.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before January 17,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet
at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Justin Gibbs, (702) 263-9744 or Justin.gibbs@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Following a particularly deadly year of tornadoes in the United
States despite the existence of adequate warning information, the need
is apparent for specialized survey data involving the societal response
to the National Weather Service warning system. The agency currently
operates with theoretical understanding of warning response from
previous social science studies from scholars such as Drabek, Lindell,
Gruntfest, and others. More recent data involving the false alarm ratio
as a hindrance to the seeking of protective action has been released by
Simmons and Sutter. All of these data however lack specific, direct
responses from the public regarding how they handle weather related
phenomena, specifically tornado warnings. Approximately 16,000 surveys
would be distributed to four different cities. The results would be
compared from one area of forecast responsibility to another to
determine if differing verification statistics indicate any change in
response and readiness.
This project seeks to enhance our understanding by focusing
specifically on the tornado warning program and its response in an
effort to take steps to reduce loss of life in future tornado events.
II. Method of Collection
A questionnaire and a self-addressed postage-paid envelope will be
mailed to respondents.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: None.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular (new information collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 67.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
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(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: November 10, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-29575 Filed 11-15-11; 8:45 am]
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