NOAA Constituent Engagement Survey

OMB Control No: 0648-0615	ICR Reference No: 201007-0648-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: NOAA Constituent Engagement Survey
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/18/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 08/10/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2013	36 Months From Approved
Responses	650	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	217	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: NOAA products, services and information are important to both the nation as a whole, and to the daily lives of United States (U.S.) citizens. NOAA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) identified a need for more effective two-way communication between its programs and the customers and clients it serves. NOAA’s Gulf of Mexico Extension, Outreach and Education (EOE) Engagement Pilot Program has a goal of improving the way the agency engages with its constituents. NOAA’s EOE Engagement Program is analyzing the way NOAA currently engages with its constituents and will provide recommendations to NOAA on ways to improve two-way communication with customers. To achieve this goal, engagement staff is utilizing existing Office of Management and Budget- approved survey questions and has also developed new valid and reliable questions to create a survey instrument to collect responses from core groups of NOAA constituents. The survey instrument will assess NOAA’s accessibility, responsiveness and respect for partners. These parameters are three of the seven parameters identified in the Kellogg Commission’s report Returning to our Roots: The Engaged Institution, recommended by the SAB for NOAA’s use in assessing constituent engagement. A longer-term goal is that the survey instrument we have developed will ultimately become a standard NOAA tool for assessing how well NOAA engages with constituents throughout the nation.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 110 - 69 4002 Name of Law: America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education and Scie

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 10755	03/09/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 48306	08/10/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title Form No. Form Name NOAA Constituent Engagement Survey NA NOAA Constituent Engagement Survey

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	650	0	0	650	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	217	0	0	217	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new program.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Leon Cammen 301 734-1077

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(i) Why the information is being collected;
			(ii) Use of information;
			(iii) Burden estimate;
			(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
			(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
			(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date: 08/10/2010

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