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APPENDIX A - Information Quality Act Details
I. Name/Title of information product: Revision of the Areal Locations of
Hazardous Atmospheres (ALOHA) to include fire and explosive scenarios
(Project Eagle-ALOHA)
II. NOS Office/Division disseminating information product: Office of Response
and Restoration, Hazardous Materials Response Division
III. Contact person: William Lehr (206-526-6310, Bill.Lehr@noaa.gov)
IV. Document how the following standards for utility are met by the information
product:
A. The content of the information is helpful, beneficial, or serviceable to its
intended users, or that information supports the usefulness of other
disseminated information by making it more accessible or easier to read,
see, understand, obtain, or use.
Product is a modification of an existing model and follows Division past
practice for user testing for usefulness and usability by its intended
audience. Interface protocols for the existing ALOHA have been
maintained.
B. The information product is disseminated in a manner that allows it to be
accessible and understandable to a broad range of users.
Product is available electronically at http://response.restoration.noaa.gov.
V. Document how the following standards for integrity are met by the
information product:
A. All electronic information disseminated by NOAA adheres to the
standards set out in Appendix III, "Security of Automated
Information Resources," OMB Circular A-130; the Computer
Security Act; and the Government Information Security Reform Act.
As with all electronic information disseminated by NOAA, the
information product adheres to the referenced standards.
B. Confidentiality of data (i.e., census, business, or financial data)
collected by NOAA is safeguarded under legislation such as the
Privacy Act and Titles 13, 15, and 22 of the U.S. Code.
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