Privacy Act Statement

Authority:

The collection of this information is authorized under 5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental Regulations, which authorizes the operations of an executive agency, including the creation, custodianship, maintenance and distribution of records.

Purpose:

To effectively participate in data entry interactions on the National Weather Service Performance Management Web site (e.g., Storm Data, NWS Outreach and Education Event System) external partners, including members of the public, must register and establish an account. Information collected by NOAA for this purpose includes contact information, duty station,and a statement on why access is needed on the website.

Routine Uses:

NOAA will use this information to establish user accounts for data entry interactions. Disclosure of this information is permitted under the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. Section 552a) to be shared among NOAA staff for work-related purposes. Disclosure of this information is also subject to all of the published routine uses as identified in the Privacy Act System of Records Notice Commerce/NOAA-11, Contact Information for Members of the Public Requesting or Providing Information Related to NOAA’s Mission.

Disclosure:

Furnishing this information is voluntary; however, failure to provide complete and accurate information will prevent the ability to input information into the Performance Management database.