[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 17073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4884]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for 
collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Feedback Survey for Annual Tsunami Warning Communications 
Test.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 45.
    Number of Respondents: 400.
    Average Hours Per Response: 5 minutes for survey; 5 minutes for 
respondent follow-up phone call; and 10 minutes for follow-up phone 
calls to additional contacts.
    Needs and Uses: To assess the effectiveness of NOAA/National 
Weather Service's Tsunami Warning communications system, the survey is 
required to gather specific feedback immediately following testing, 
which is conducted annually in September. The post-test feedback will 
be requested from emergency managers, the media, law enforcement 
officials, and local government agencies/officials. This will be a web-
based survey. The responses will be solicited for a limited period 
immediately following completion of this test, not to exceed two weeks. 
This web-based survey will allow for a rapid and efficient collection 
of information regarding the effectiveness of the Tsunami Warning 
System, particularly with respect to communications systems and related 
processes.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government, Federal 
Government; individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or 
[email protected].

    Dated: March 30, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-4884 Filed 4-4-06; 8:45 am]
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