6. DESCRIPTION OF WEATHER MODIFICATION APPARATUS, MODIFICATION AGENTS AND THEIR DISPERSAL RATES, THE TECHNIQUES EMPLOYED, ETC. (See Instructions) NO YES YES NO YES NO Has an Environmental Impact Statement, Federal or State been filed? If yes, please furnish a copy as applicable. Have provisions been made to acquire the latest forecasts, advisories, warnings, etc. of the National Have any safety procedures (operational constraints, provisions for suspension of operations, monitoring 9. OPTIONAL REMARKS (See Instructions. Use Separate Sheet.) NOAA FORM 17-4 (5-76) OFFICIAL TITLE STATE ZIP CODE DATE PHONE NUMBER Attachment INSTRUCTIONS FOR INITIAL REPORT ON WEATHER MODIFICATION ACTIVITIES "This report is required by Public Law 92-205; 85 Stat 735; 15 U.S.C. 330b. Knowing and willful violation of any rule adopted under the authority of Section 2 of Public Law 92-205 shall subject the person violating such to a fine of not more than $10,000, upon conviction thereof." One completed copy of this form is to be received 10 days* or more prior to actual modification activities. A NOAA file number will be assigned by the Administrator after receipt of the initial report for each project or activity. A supplemental report in a letter form referring to the appropriate NOAA file number must be made to the Administrator if the "Initial Report" is found to contain any material inaccuracies, misstatements, and omissions, or if there are changes in plans for the project or activity. *For exceptions, see Sections 908.4(b) and (c), Part 908 of Title 15, Code of Federal Regulations. Item 1. Enter designation, if any, used by operator for the project or activity. Item 2. Enter: (a) Date first actual weather modification activity is to be undertaken; Item 3. Item 4. Item 5. Item 6. Item 7. (b) Date on which final weather modification activity is expected to occur. Enter the purpose of the project or activity: e.g., rainfall increase, hail suppression, cold fog dispersal, etc. Enter: (a) Name, phone number, affiliation, and address of the primary person for whom the project is to be performed (sponsor). (b) Name, phone number, affiliation, and address of the person primarily responsible for carrying out the project (operator). A map should be attached showing size and location of target area, control area, coded number and location of each item of ground-based weather modification apparatus and coded number and location of key raingages, radars, or other precipitation measuring devices. Also show location of airport for airborne operations. Describe the weather modification apparatus, modification agents, and the techniques to be used. This would include type of ground or airborne apparatus to be used, type of modification material to be dispensed, rate of dispensing material in grams per hour or other appropriate units, type of precipitation gages to be used in target and control areas, and any other pertinent information such as type of radars, type of aircraft to be used, techniques to be employed, (e.g., cloud base seeding at 10,000 feet msl). List name, phone number, affiliation, and address of the responsible individual from whom log books or other records may be obtained. Item 9. This item is to permit the reporting person to include any information not covered by items 1 through 8 but which he feels is significant or of interest. It is also to be used to include any information not covered elsewhere that the Administrator may request. NOAA FORM 17-4A (6-76) U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE INTERIM ACTIVITY REPORTS AND FINAL REPORT TO: Environmental Modification Office (EM−5) STREET ADDRESS CITY FOG TOTALS FOR FINAL REPORT DATE ON WHICH FINAL WEATHER MODIFICATION ACTIVITY OCCURRED (For Final Report Only) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON AFFILIATION CERTIFI I certify that all statements in this report on this weather modification project are complete and correct to the best of my knowledge and are made in good faith. SIGNATURE CARBON OF AGENT USED UREA SODIUM CHLO RIDE OTHER Attachment INSTRUCTIONS FOR INTERIM AND FINAL REPORTS Any person engaged in any weather modification project or activity in the United States on January 1 in any year shall submit one copy of this form setting forth as of such date the information required with respect to each such continuing project or activity not previously furnished in a prior interim report. The box indicating "Interim Report" should be checked. The January 1 date shall not apply if other arrangements have previously been made with the written approval of the Administrator of NOAA. The report shall be received by NOAA not later than 45 days following the end of the reported period. Upon completion of a project or activity one copy of this report shall be submitted and the box checked indicating "Final Report." The final report shall be received by NOAA not later than 45 days after the completion of the project or activity. The NOAA File Number should be filled in for any project for which the Administrator has assigned a file number. A supplemental report in letter form referring to the appropriate NOAA file number must be made to the Administrator if the "Interim" or "Final" reports are found to contain any material inaccuracies, misstatements, and omissions. INTERIM REPORT The information in Items (a) through (e) on the report form should be provided as prescribed below for the months to which the report pertains. If no data are applicable for any given item in any month, enter zero. Item (a). Item (b). Item (c). Item (d). Item (e). Enter number of days on which actual weather modification activities took place. Enter in the appropriate column number of days on which modification activities were conducted, segregated by each of the major purposes of the activities. Normally, the total of entries in (b) would equal total in (a). Enter number of modification missions that were carried out. Enter in the appropriate column total number of hours of operation of each type of weather modification apparatus, (i.e., net hours of agent release). If the form does not contain sufficient space, report additional types on a separate sheet. Enter in the appropriate column total amount of agent used, by type. If the form does not contain sufficient space, report additional types on a separate sheet. The totals for these items shall be provided for the period covered by the interim report. FINAL REPORT The final report shall contain the information required for interim reports, to the extent not previously reported. In addition, the items designated as "Totals for Final Report" should be reported. This information should pertain to the entire project or activity period, rather than only the period since the last interim report. At the space at the end of the form, enter the date on which final weather modification activity occurred. |