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Indian Point Energy Center Development of Evacuation Time Estimates. Appendix F, Telephone Survey
ML032510758
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Issue date: 05/31/2003
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APPENDIX F Telephone Survey Indian Point Energy CenterF-2KLD Associates, Inc.Evacuation Time EstimateRev. 1APPENDIX F: TELEPHONE SURVEY

1. SAMPLING METHODOLOGYThe development of Evacuation Time Estimates (ETE) for the Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) ofthe Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC) requires the identification of travel patterns, car ownership and household size of the population within the EPZ. Demographic information generally available is obtained from Census data that are reported on a county-by-county basis. The use of these data has limitations when applied to emergency planning. Census data do not contain some detailed information needed to quantify estimates of mobilization time and certainly provide no insight on residents' anticipated usage of automobiles in responding to an Advisory to Evacuate. Such data can be invaluable in developing ETE.A telephone survey is a technique that has been successfully used to address these concerns. Thissurvey is designed to elicit information from the public concerning family demographics and

estimates of response times to well defined events.

2. SURVEY INSTRUMENT AND SAMPLING PLANA survey instrument was developed by KLD (See Annex A) and reviewed by State and CountyEmergency Management Personnel. Several changes and additions were made. Following the completion of the instrument, a sampling plan was developed. Previous experience has indicated that a sample size of approximately 1,000 completed survey forms yields results with an acceptable sampling error. Since the sample is drawn from the EPZ population, a list of EPZ zip codes was developed as shown in Table F-1. An estimate of the population in each zip code area was determined. The proportional number of planned desired completed survey interviews for each zip code area is also shown in Table F-1. Unavoidably, some of the zip code areas in the neighborhood of the EPZ boundary extend outsidethe EPZ. The inclusion of these zip codes in the survey is important to allow us to include the demographic characteristics of persons within the EPZ. However, some responses may have been completed by households located outside the EPZ. To assess the implications of this fact, we analyzed the resulting survey data for the Rockland County EPZ with and without the responses obtained from the "border" area with the zip code, 10901 (Suffern; some of the zip-code area lies outside the EPZ). The average household size for the Rockland County EPZ was computed in both cases, as shown below. As indicated, the unavoidable inclusion of a few small areas adjoining the EPZ does not significantly affect the results obtained.Rockland County EPZAverage HouseholdSize (Persons)With Zip Code 10901 Area3.36Without Zip Code 10901 Area3.37 Indian Point Energy CenterF-3KLD Associates, Inc.Evacuation Time EstimateRev. 1A total of 1002 surveys were completed. The completed survey adhered to the sampling plan asshown in Figure F-1.A list of randomly generated household telephone numbers was purchased which was ten timeslarger than the number of completed interviews required in each zip code. From this list of telephone numbers, a random starting point was assigned and then every nth number was called. If an interview was not completed after three calls to a telephone number, the next number on the list was selected and the procedure repeated. All telephone calls were made during weekday evenings and on weekends, when there is an equal opportunity of reaching households with workers and non-workers. The survey was conducted in English. Generally, when surveying a geographic area the size of the EPZ, fewer than 1,000 interviews are sufficient to limit the survey error to an acceptable low value. We opted for the larger sample size of 1,000 because we sought reasonable sample sizes for each county.First Market Research conducted the survey in June 2002, from their offices in Boston. Inconducting this project, First Market Research abided by the principles of ethics and professional conduct as outlined in the MRA Code of Data Collection Standards (See Annex B of this Appendix).Survey Response Distribution by County 0100200300400500600OrangePutnamRocklandWestchesterNo. of ResponsesSample DesignCompleted SampleFigure F-1. Survey Sampling Plan Adherence Indian Point Energy CenterF-4KLD Associates, Inc.Evacuation Time EstimateRev. 1Table F-1. Survey Sampling PlanZIPPost OfficePopulationSample10501AMAWALK12703 10911BEAR MOUNTAIN17010510BRIARCLIFF MANOR96312010511BUCHANAN2218510917CENTRAL VALLEY13663 10514CHAPPAQUA116342410516COLD SPRING540811 10920CONGERS853517 12518CORNWALL629113 10567CORTLANDT MANOR195844010520CROTON ON HUDSON119192410923GARNERVILLE802016 10524GARRISON38458 10527GRANITE SPRINGS11642 10926HARRIMAN33757 10927HAVERSTRAW99162010928HIGHLAND FALLS582912 10930HIGHLAND MILLS74621510535JEFFERSON VALLEY248110536KATONAH1112423 10537LAKE PEEKSKILL1801410541MAHOPAC2701555 10546MILLWOOD11622 10547MOHEGAN LAKE649013 10952MONSEY2765557 10548MONTROSE54461110549MOUNT KISCO151163110956NEW CITY3263867 10960NYACK1551432 10562OSSINING3030562

10566PEEKSKILL214934410970POMONA862918 10579PUTNAM VALLEY906219 10588SHRUB OAK2217510974SLOATSBURG3469710977SPRING VALLEY4725397 10980STONY POINT1294427 10901SUFFERN2309047 10984THIELLS40648 10986TOMKINS COVE13703 10989VALLEY COTTAGE1048321 10993WEST HAVERSTRAW56531210994WEST NYACK81231710996WEST POINT80961710598YORKTOWN HEIGHTS3009562Totals4880391002Attllif1000ltdidid Indian Point Energy CenterF-5KLD Associates, Inc.Evacuation Time EstimateRev. 1 3. SURVEY RESULTSThe results of the survey fall into two categories: (1) household demographics; and (2) estimatedtime to perform certain activities. Demographic information includes household size, automobile ownership, and automobile availability. The estimated times to perform certain pre-evacuation activities formed the basis for developing the trip generation distributions used in the evacuation modeling effort.3.1Household Demographic ResultsHousehold SizeFigure F-2 presents the distribution of household size within the EPZ. The average household contains 3.15 people.Automobile OwnershipThe average number of automobiles per household in the EPZ is 1.98. Approximately 5 percent ofhouseholds do not have access to an automobile. The distribution of automobile ownership is presented in Figure F-3. Figures F-4 and F-5 present the automobile availability by household size.

About one-sixth of all one-person households within the EPZ have no access to a vehicle. As expected, nearly all households of 2 or more people have access to at least one vehicle.Household Size in the EPZ 0%5%10%

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35%12345678910No. of PeoplePercent of Households Figure F-2. Household Size in the EPZ Indian Point Energy CenterF-6KLD Associates, Inc.Evacuation Time EstimateRev. 1Automobile Ownership in the EPZ 0%10%

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50%01234567No. of VehiclesPercent of HouseholdsFigure F-3. Automobile Ownership in the EPZVehicles Available by Household SizeOne to Four Persons 0%20%40%60%80%01234567No. of Vehicles AvailablePeercent of Households1 PERSON2 PERSONS3 PERSONS4 PERSONSFigure F-4. Vehicle Availability - 1 to 4 Person Households Indian Point Energy CenterF-7KLD Associates, Inc.Evacuation Time EstimateRev. 1 School ChildrenThe average number of school children identified by the survey is 0.83 children per EPZ household.Figure F-6 presents the distribution of school children by household.No. of School Children in the EPZ 0%10%20%30%

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50%60%70%0123456789+No. of School ChildrenPercent of HouseholdsFigure F-6. School Children in HouseholdsVehicles Available by Household SizeFive Persons and Up 0%20%40%60%80%01234567No. of Vehicles AvailablePeercent of Households5 PERSONS6 PERSONS7 PERSONS8+ PERSONSFigure F-5. Vehicle Availability - 5 Person and More Households Indian Point Energy CenterF-8KLD Associates, Inc.Evacuation Time EstimateRev. 1CommutersFigure F-7 presents the distribution of the number of commuters in each household. The data showan average of 1.29 commuters per EPZ household.Commuter Travel ModesFigure F-8 presents the mode of travel that commuters use on a daily basis. The vast majority ofcommuters use their private automobiles to travel to work or to school. Approximately 93 percent of commuters travel to destinations in New York State; 5 percent travel to New Jersey; and the remainder travel to Connecticut or Pennsylvania.No. of Commuters in the EPZ 0%10%20%30%40%50%01234+No. of CommutersPercent of HouseholdsFigure F-7. Commuters in Households in the EPZCommuter Travel Mode in the EPZ 0%20%

40%60%80%100%AUTOBUSRAILPARK & RIDEWALKCARPOOLTAXIMode Of TravelPercent of CommutersFigure F-8 Modes of Travel in the EPZ Indian Point Energy CenterF-9KLD Associates, Inc.Evacuation Time EstimateRev. 13.2Evacuation ResponseSeveral questions were asked to gauge the population response to an emergency. The first of these asked "How many of the vehicles that are usually available to the household, would yourfamily use during an evacuation?" The response is shown in Figure F-9. On average, 1.26 vehicles would be used per household for evacuation purposes.The second evacuation response question asked was "When the commuters are away from home,is there a vehicle at home that is available for evacuation during any emergency?" Of thesurvey participants who responded, 58 percent said that there was another vehicle available to evacuate, while 42 percent answered that there would be no vehicle available for evacuation.3.3Time Distribution ResultsThe survey asked four questions about the amount of time it takes to perform certain pre-evacuationactivities. These activities involve actions taken by residents during the normal course of their lives.

Thus, the answers fall within the realm of the responder's experience.How long does it take the commuter to complete preparation for leaving work? Figure F-10presents the cumulative distributions by county. About 2 out of 3 commuters complete this activity

within 30 minutes.No. of Evacuating Vehicles per Household 0%20%

40%60%80%0123456789+VehiclesPercent of HouseholdsFigure F-9. Number of Vehicles Used for Evacuation Indian Point Energy CenterF-10KLD Associates, Inc.Evacuation Time EstimateRev. 1How long would it take the commuter to travel home? Figure F-11 presents the work to hometravel time for each county. In all cases, more than 95 percent of commuters can arrive home within 90 minutes of leaving work. Travel time for the 50 th percentile ranges from about 15 minutes forcommuters from Orange County to about 40 minutes for those from Putnam County.How long would it take the family to pack clothing, secure the house, and load the car? FigureF-12 presents the time required to complete preparations prior to leaving for an evacuation trip.

Figure 12 presents the aggregate of all the counties surveyed.The distribution shown in Figure F-12 has a long "tail." Almost 90 percent of all households canbe ready to leave home within one hour. However, the remaining 10 percent of households requirePrepare to Leave Work 0 20 40 60 801000153045607590105120Elapsed Time (Minutes)Percent Completing ActivityOrangePutnam RocklandWestchesterFigure F-10. Preparation to Leave WorkTravel From Work to Home 0 20 40 60 801000153045607590105120Elapsed Time (Minutes)Percent Completing ActivityOrangePutnam RocklandWestchesterFigure F-11. Work to Home Travel Time Indian Point Energy CenterF-11KLD Associates, Inc.Evacuation Time EstimateRev. 1 up to 2-1/2 hours to prepare for a trip.Prepare Home for Evacuation 0 20 40 60 80 1000153045607590105120135150165180Elapsed Time (Minutes)Percent Completing ActivityFigure F-12. Time To Prepare Home for Evacuation Indian Point Energy CenterF-12KLD Associates, Inc.Evacuation Time EstimateRev. 1How long would it take you to clear 6 to 8 inches of snow? During adverse, snow weatherconditions an additional activity must be performed before residents can depart on the evacuation trip. Although snow scenarios assume that the roads and highways have been plowed and are passable (albeit at lower speeds and capacities), it would be necessary to clear a private driveway prior to leaving the home so that the vehicle can access the street. Figure F-13 presents these results.

The time distribution for clearing the driveway has a long tail; about 90 percent of driveways are passable within 75 minutes. However, the last driveway is not cleared almost 3 hours3.472222e-5 days <br />8.333333e-4 hours <br />4.960317e-6 weeks <br />1.1415e-6 months <br /> after the start of this activity.Clear Driveway of Snow 0 20 40 60 80 1000153045607590105120135150165180Elapsed Time (Minutes)Percent Completing ActivityFigure F-13 Time to Clear Driveways of Snow Indian Point Energy CenterF-13KLD Associates, Inc.Evacuation Time EstimateRev. 1AnnexASurveyInstrumentHello,mynameis_______________andI'mworkingCOL.1Unusedonasurveybeingmadefor[insertmarketingfirmCOL.2Unused name]designedtoidentifylocaltravelpatternsCOL.3Unused inyourarea.TheinformationobtainedwillbeCOL.4Unused usedinatrafficengineeringstudyandinCOL.5Unused connectionwithanupdateofthecounty's emergencyresponseplans.Yourparticipationinthis surveywillgreatlyenhancethecounty'semergency preparednessprogram.SexCOL.81Male 2FemaleINTERVIEWER:ASKTOSPEAKTOTHEHEADOFHOUSEHOLDORTHESPOUSEOFTHEHEADOFHOUSEHOLD.(Terminatecallifnotaresidence)

__________________________________________________________________________________________DONOTASK:1.Recordexchangenumber.ToBeDeterminedCOL.9-11__________________________________________________________________________________________

2.Intotal,howmanycars,orothervehiclesCOL.12areusuallyavailabletothehousehold?1ONE(DONOTREADANSWERS.)2TWO3THREE 4FOUR 5FIVE 6SIX 7SEVEN 8EIGHT 9NINEORMORE 0ZERO(NONE)

XREFUSED__________________________________________________________________________________________3.HowmanypeopleusuallyliveinthisCOL.13COL.14household?(DONOTREADANSWERS.)1ONE0TEN2TWO1ELEVEN 3THREE2TWELVE 4FOUR3THIRTEEN 5FIVE4FOURTEEN 6SIX5FIFTEEN 7SEVEN6SIXTEEN 8EIGHT7SEVENTEEN 9NINE8EIGHTEEN9NINETEENORMORE XREFUSED Indian Point Energy CenterF-14KLD Associates, Inc.Evacuation Time EstimateRev. 14.HowmanychildrenlivinginthisCOL.15householdgotolocalpublic,0ZEROprivate,orparochialschools?1ONE(DONOTREADANSWERS.)2TWO3THREE 4FOUR 5FIVE 6SIX 7SEVEN 8EIGHT 9NINEORMORE XREFUSED5.HowmanypeopleinthehouseholdCOL.16SKIPTOcommutetoajob,ortocollege,0ZEROQ.11atleast4timesaweek?1ONEQ.62TWOQ.6 3THREEQ.6 4FOURORMOREQ.6 5DON'TKNOW/REFUSEDQ.11INTERVIEWER:ForeachpersonidentifiedinQuestion5,askQuestions6,7,8,and9.

6.Thinkingaboutcommuter#1,howdoesthatpersonusuallytraveltoworkorcollege?(REPEATQUESTIONFOREACHCOMMUTER.)Commuter#1Commuter#2Commuter#3Commuter#4COL.17COL.18 COL.19 COL.20Rail1111Bus2222 Walk/Bicycle3333 DriverCar/Van4444 Park&Ride(Car/Rail,Xpress_bus)5555 DriverCarpool-2ormorepeople6666 PassengerCarpool-2ormorepeople7777 Taxi8888 Refused99997.Whatisthenameofthecity,townorcommunityinwhichCommuter#1worksorattendsschool?(REPEATQUESTIONFOREACHCOMMUTER.)(FILLINANSWER.)COMMUTER#1COMMUTER#2COMMUTER#3COMMUTER#4________________________________________________________

City/TownStateCity/TownStateCity/TownStateCity/TownStateCOL.21COL.22 COL.23 COL.24 COL.25 COL.26 COL.27 COL.28 COL.29 COL.30 COL.31 COL.32000000000000 111111111111 222222222222 333333333333 444444444444 555555555555 666666666666 777777777777 888888888888 999999999999 Indian Point Energy CenterF-15KLD Associates, Inc.Evacuation Time EstimateRev. 18.HowlongwouldittakeCommuter#1totravelhomefromworkorcollege?(REPEATQUESTIONFOREACHCOMMUTER.)(DONOTREADANSWERS.)COMMUTER#1COMMUTER#2COL.33COL.34 COL.35 COL.3615MINUTESORLESS146-50MINUTES15MINUTESORLESS146-50MINUTES26-10MINUTES251-55MINUTES26-10MINUTES251-55MINUTES 311-15MINUTES356-1HOUR311-15MINUTES356-1HOUR416-20MINUTES4OVER1HOUR,BUT416-20MINUTES4OVER1HOUR,BUT 521-25MINUTESLESSTHAN1HOUR521-25MINUTESLESSTHAN1HOUR 626-30MINUTES15MINUTES626-30MINUTES15MINUTES 731-35MINUTES5BETWEEN1HOUR731-35MINUTES5BETWEEN1HOUR 836-40MINUTES16MINUTESAND1836-40MINUTES16MINUTESAND1 941-45MINUTESHOUR30MINUTES941-45MINUTESHOUR30MINUTES6BETWEEN1HOUR6BETWEEN1HOUR31MINUTESAND131MINUTESAND1 HOUR45MINUTESHOUR45MINUTES7BETWEEN1HOUR7BETWEEN1HOUR46MINUTESAND46MINUTESAND 2HOURS2HOURS8OVER2HOURS8OVER2HOURS(SPECIFY_____)(SPECIFY_____)

99 00 XDON'TKNOW/REFUSEDXDON'TKNOW/REFUSEDCOMMUTER#3COMMUTER

  1. 4COL.37COL.38 COL.39 COL.4015MINUTESORLESS146-50MINUTES15MINUTESORLESS146-50MINUTES26-10MINUTES251-55MINUTES26-10MINUTES251-55MINUTES 311-15MINUTES356-1HOUR311-15MINUTES356-1HOUR416-20MINUTES4OVER1HOUR,BUT416-20MINUTES4OVER1HOUR,BUT 521-25MINUTESLESSTHAN1HOUR521-25MINUTESLESSTHAN1HOUR626-30MINUTES15MINUTES626-30MINUTES15MINUTES731-35MINUTES5BETWEEN1HOUR731-35MINUTES5BETWEEN1HOUR 836-40MINUTES16MINUTESAND1836-40MINUTES16MINUTESAND1 941-45MINUTESHOUR30MINUTES941-45MINUTESHOUR30MINUTES6BETWEEN1HOUR6BETWEEN1HOUR31MINUTESAND131MINUTESAND1 HOUR45MINUTESHOUR45MINUTES7BETWEEN1HOUR7BETWEEN1HOUR46MINUTESAND46MINUTESAND 2HOURS2HOURS8OVER2HOURS8OVER2HOURS(SPECIFY_____)(SPECIFY_____)

99 00 XDON'TKNOW/REFUSEDXDON'TKNOW/REFUSED Indian Point Energy CenterF-16KLD Associates, Inc.Evacuation Time EstimateRev. 19.ApproximatelyhowlongdoesittakeCommuter#1tocompletepreparationforleavingworkorcollegepriortostartingthetriphome?(REPEATQUESTIONFOREACHCOMMUTER.)(DONOTREADANSWERS.)COMMUTER#1COMMUTER#2COL.41COL.42 COL.43COL.4415MINUTESORLESS146-50MINUTES15MINUTESORLESS146-50MINUTES26-10MINUTES251-55MINUTES26-10MINUTES251-55MINUTES 311-15MINUTES356-1HOUR311-15MINUTES356-1HOUR416-20MINUTES4OVER1HOUR,BUT416-20MINUTES4OVER1HOUR,BUT 521-25MINUTESLESSTHAN1HOUR521-25MINUTESLESSTHAN1HOUR 626-30MINUTES15MINUTES626-30MINUTES15MINUTES 731-35MINUTES5BETWEEN1HOUR731-35MINUTES5BETWEEN1HOUR 836-40MINUTES16MINUTESAND1836-40MINUTES16MINUTESAND1 941-45MINUTESHOUR30MINUTES941-45MINUTESHOUR30MINUTES6BETWEEN1HOUR6BETWEEN1HOUR31MINUTESAND131MINUTESAND1 HOUR45MINUTESHOUR45MINUTES7BETWEEN1HOUR7BETWEEN1HOUR46MINUTESAND46MINUTESAND 2HOURS2HOURS8OVER2HOURS8OVER2HOURS(SPECIFY_____)(SPECIFY_____)

99 00 XDON'TKNOW/REFUSEDXDON'TKNOW/REFUSEDCOMMUTER#3COMMUTER

  1. 4COL.45COL.46COL.47COL.4815MINUTESORLESS146-50MINUTES15MINUTESORLESS146-50MINUTES26-10MINUTES251-55MINUTES26-10MINUTES251-55MINUTES 311-15MINUTES356-1HOUR311-15MINUTES356-1HOUR416-20MINUTES4OVER1HOUR,BUT416-20MINUTES4OVER1HOUR,BUT 521-25MINUTESLESSTHAN1HOUR521-25MINUTESLESSTHAN1HOUR626-30MINUTES15MINUTES626-30MINUTES15MINUTES731-35MINUTES5BETWEEN1HOUR731-35MINUTES5BETWEEN1HOUR 836-40MINUTES16MINUTESAND1836-40MINUTES16MINUTESAND1 941-45MINUTESHOUR30MINUTES941-45MINUTESHOUR30MINUTES6BETWEEN1HOUR6BETWEEN1HOUR31MINUTESAND131MINUTESAND1 HOUR45MINUTESHOUR45MINUTES7BETWEEN1HOUR7BETWEEN1HOUR46MINUTESAND46MINUTESAND 2HOURS2HOURS8OVER2HOURS8OVER2HOURS(SPECIFY_____)(SPECIFY_____)

99 00 XDON'TKNOW/REFUSEDXDON'TKNOW/REFUSED Indian Point Energy CenterF-17KLD Associates, Inc.Evacuation Time EstimateRev. 1Whenthecommutersareawayfromhome,isthereavehicleathomethatisavailableforevacuation duringanyemergency?Col.491Yes 2No 3Don'tKnow/Refused

10. Wouldyouawaitthereturnoffamilymemberspriortoevacuatingthearea?Col.501Yes 2No 3Don'tKnow/Refused
11. Howmanyofthevehiclesthatareusuallyavailabletothehouseholdwouldyourfamilyuseduringanevacuation?COL.51(DONOTREADANSWERS.)1ONE2TWO 3THREE 4FOUR 5FIVE 6SIX 7SEVEN 8EIGHT 9NINEORMORE 0ZERO(NONE)

XREFUSED13.Howlongwouldittakethefamilytopackclothing,securethehouse,loadthecar,andcompletepreparationspriortoevacuatingthearea?(DONOTREADANSWERS.)

COL.52 COL.531LESSTHAN15MINUTES13HOURSTO3HOURS15MINUTES215-30MINUTES23HOURS16MINUTESTO3HOURS30MINUTES 331-45MINUTES33HOURS31MINUTESTO3HOURS45MINUTES 446MINUTES-1HOUR43HOURS46MINUTESTO4HOURS51HOURTO1HOUR15MINUTES54HOURSTO4HOURS15MINUTES 61HOUR16MINUTESTO1HOUR30MINUTES64HOURS16MINUTESTO4HOURS30MINUTES 71HOUR31MINUTESTO1HOUR45MINUTES74HOURS31MINUTESTO4HOURS45MINUTES 81HOUR46MINUTESTO2HOURS84HOURS46MINUTESTO5HOURS 92HOURSTO2HOURS15MINUTES95HOURSTO5HOURS15MINUTES 02HOURS16MINUTESTO2HOURS30MINUTES05HOURS16MINUTESTO5HOURS30MINUTES X2HOURS31MINUTESTO2HOURS45MINUTESX5HOURS31MINUTESTO5HOURS45MINUTES Y2HOURS46MINUTESTO3HOURSY5HOURS46MINUTESTO6HOURS COL.541DON'TKNOW Indian Point Energy CenterF-18KLD Associates, Inc.Evacuation Time EstimateRev. 113A.Howlongwouldittakeyoutoclear6-8"ofsnowtomovethecarfromthedrivewayorcurbtobegintheevacuationtrip?Assumetheroadsarepassable.(DONOTREADRESPONSES.)COL.55COL.561LESSTHAN15MINUTES1MORETHAN3HOURS215-30MINUTES2DON'TKNOW 331-45MINUTES 446MINUTES-1HOUR51HOURTO1HOUR15MINUTES 61HOUR16MINUTESTO1HOUR30MINUTES 71HOUR31MINUTESTO1HOUR45MINUTES 81HOUR46MINUTESTO2HOURS 92HOURSTO2HOURS15MINUTES 02HOURS16MINUTESTO2HOURS30MINUTES X2HOURS31MINUTESTO2HOURS45MINUTES Y2HOURS46MINUTESTO3HOURSThankyouverymuch._______________________________________(TELEPHONENUMBERCALLED)Ifrequested:ForAdditionalinformation ContactyourCountyEmergencyManagementOffice Indian Point Energy CenterF-19KLD Associates, Inc.Evacuation Time EstimateRev. 1ANNEX BCode of Data Collection Standards With Notes SectionMarket Research AssociationP.O. Box 230

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  • Fax: 860-257-3990Code Approved May 1997Notes Added September 1999RESPONSIBILITIES TO RESPONDENTSData Collection Companies ...1. will make factually correct statements to secure cooperation and will honor promises to respondents,whether verbal or written;2. will not use information to identify respondents without the permission of the respondent, except to thosewho check the data or are involved in processing the data. If such permission is given, it must be recorded by the interviewer at the time the permission is secured;3. will respect the respondent's right to withdraw or to refuse to cooperate at any stage of the study and notuse any procedure or technique to coerce or imply that cooperation is obligatory;4. will obtain and document respondent consent when it is known that the name and address or identity ofthe respondent may be passed to a third party for legal or other purposes, such as audio or video recordings;5. will obtain permission and document consent of a parent, legal guardian or responsible guardian beforeinterviewing children 12 years old or younger;6. will give respondents the opportunity to refuse to participate in the research when there is a possibility theymay be identifiable even without the use of their name or address (e.g., because of the size of the population being sampled).Interviewers ...1. will treat the respondent with respect and not influence him or her through direct or indirect attempts,including the framing of questions and/or a respondent's opinion or attitudes on any issue;2. will obtain and document permission from a parent, legal guardian or responsible guardian beforeinterviewing children 12 years old or younger. Prior to obtaining permission, the interviewer should divulge the subject matter, length of the interview and other special tasks that will be required.RESPONSIBILITIES TO CLIENTSData Collection Companies ...1. will ensure that each study is conducted according to the client's exact specifications;2. will observe confidentiality with all research techniques or methodologies and with information consideredconfidential or proprietary. Information will not be revealed that could be used to identify clients or respondents without proper authorization;3. will ensure that companies, their employees and subcontractors involved in data collection take allreasonable precautions so that more than one survey is not conducted in one interview without explicit permission from the Client4. will report research results accurately and honestly;
5. will not misrepresent themselves as having qualifications, experience, skills or facilities that they do notpossess;6. will refrain from referring to membership in the Marketing Research Association as proof of competence,since the Association does not certify any person's or organization's competency or skill level.RESPONSIBILITIES TO DATA COLLECTORSClients ...1. will be responsible for providing products and services that are safe and fit or their intended use anddisclose/label all product contents;2. will provide verbal or written instructions;
3. will not ask our members who subcontract research to engage in any activity that is not acceptable asdefined in this Code or that is prohibited under any applicable federal, state, local laws, regulations and/or ordinances.RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND BUSINESSCOMMUNITY Indian Point Energy CenterF-20KLD Associates, Inc.Evacuation Time EstimateRev. 1Data Collection Companies ...1. will not intentionally abuse public confidence in marketing and opinion research;2. will not represent a non-research activity to be marketing and opinion research, such as: questions whose sole objective is to obtain personal information about respondents, whether forlegal, political, private or other purposes, the compilation of lists, registers or data banks of names and addresses for any non-researchpurposes (e.g., canvassing or fundraising), industrial, commercial or any other form of espionage, the acquisition of information for use by credit rating services or similar organizations, sales or promotional approaches to the respondent, the collection of debts;
3. will make interviewers aware of any special conditions that may be applicable to any minor (18 years oldor younger).These notes are intended to help users of the Code to interpret and apply it in practice. Any questions about howto apply the Code in a specific situation should be addressed to MRA Headquarters.

RESPONSIBILITIES TO RESPONDENTSData Collection Companies ...1. will make factually correct statements to secure cooperation and honor promises to respondents, whetheroral or written; Interviewers will not knowingly provide respondents with information that misrepresents anyportion of the interviewing process, such as; length of the interview, scope of task involved, compensation, or intended use of the information collected.2. will not use information to identify respondents without the permission of the respondent, except to thosewho check the data or are involved in processing the data. If such permission is given, it must be recorded by the interviewer at the time the permission is secured; Respondent information will be linked to datacollected only for research purposes such as validation, evaluating data in aggregate based on demographic information, modeling. Providing respondent information is not permissible for any purpose other than legitimate research purposes as mentioned above. If anyone requests respondent identifiable information it will only be provided upon receipt of written declaration of and agreement of some intended use. Such use shall be determined by the provider to qualify as legitimate research use. (i.e. validation, planned recalls, modeling, demographic analysis.) No other use of this information falls within the boundaries of the Code. This applies to all types of respondent sample sources including client supplied lists.3. will respect the respondent's right to withdraw or to refuse to cooperate at any stage of the study and notuse any procedure or technique to coerce or imply that cooperation is obligatory. Respondent cooperationis strictly on a voluntary basis. Respondents are entitled to withdraw from an interview at any stage or to refuse to cooperate in a research project. Interviewers should never lead respondents to believe they have no choice in their participation.4. will obtain and record respondent consent when it is known that the name and addresses or identity ofthe respondent may be passed to a third party for legal or other purposes, such as audio or video recordings; By documenting the respondent's consent for a defined specific use of his/ her name andaddress we are confirming the respondent realizes we are asking something new of them, i.e., possible participation in another research project.5. will obtain permission and document consent of a parent, legal guardian or responsible guardian beforeinterviewing children 12 years old or younger; Interviewers must take special care when interviewingchildren or young people. The informed consent of the parent or responsible adult must first be obtained for interviews with children.

6. will give respondents the opportunity to refuse to participate in the research when there is a possibility theymay be identifiable even without the use of their name or address (e.g., because of the size of the population being sampled.) Respondent cooperation is strictly on a voluntary basis. Respondents areentitled to withdraw from a research project. Company policies and/or interviewer instructions should state the interviewer must give respondents the opportunity to not participate for any reason.Interviewers ...1. will treat the respondent with respect and not influence him or her through direct or indirect attempts,including the framing of questions, a respondent's opinion or attitudes on any issue. Interviewers cannotask questions in a way that leads or influences respondents' answers, nor can they provide their own Indian Point Energy CenterF-21KLD Associates, Inc.Evacuation Time EstimateRev. 1opinions, thoughts or feelings that might bias a respondent and therefore impact the answers they give.
2. will obtain and document permission of a parent, legal guardian or responsible guardian beforeinterviewing children 12 years old or younger. Prior to obtaining permission, the interviewer should divulge the subject matter, length of interview and other special tasks that will be required. Interviewers must takespecial care when interviewing children and young people. The informed consent of the parent or responsible adult must first be obtained for interviews with children. Parents or responsible adults must be told some specifics about the interview process and special tasks, such as audio or video recording, taste testing, respondent fees and special tasks, before permission is obtained.RESPONSIBILITIES TO CLIENTSData Collection Companies ...1. will ensure that each study is conducted according to the client's specifications; Procedures areimplemented to conform or verify that client specifications are being followed.2. will observe confidentiality with all research techniques or methodologies and with information consideredconfidential or proprietary. Information will not be revealed that could be used to identify clients or respondents without proper authorization; Respondent information will be linked to data collected only forresearch purposes and will not be used for any purpose other than legitimate research. Protect the confidentiality of anything learned about the respondent and/or his or her business.3. will ensure that companies, their employees and subcontractors involved in data collection take allreasonable precautions so that no more than one survey is conducted in one interview without explicit permission from the sponsorship company or companies; Company policies or procedures indicate thepractice of conducting more than one survey within an interview is not done without specific permission from the relevant clients.4. will report research results accurately and honestly; Describe how the research was done in enough detailthat a skilled researcher could repeat the study; provide data representative of a defined population or activity and enough data to yield projectable results; present the results understandably and fairly, including any results that may seem contradictory or unfavorable.5. will not misrepresent themselves as having qualifications, experience, skills or facilities that they do nopossess; If regularly subcontracting data collection, should not infer to clients and prospective clients thatthey possess this capability "in house"; claim only legitimate academic degrees, clients and other qualifications.
6. will refrain from referring to membership in the Marketing Research Association as proof of competence,since the Association does not certify any person's or organization's competency or skill level. MRA doesnot currently have a certification program for marketing research competency, therefore while members can state their membership in the Association, they cannot claim that this automatically conveys a message of their competency to carry out the marketing research process.RESPONSIBILITIES TO DATA COLLECTORSClients ...1. will be responsible for providing products and services that are safe and fit for their intended use anddisclose/label all product contents; It is the client's responsibility to ensure that all test products are incompliance with all safety standards and that all product contents information is provided to the data collectors. Data Collectors should request in writing all pertinent information as well as emergency numbers for respondents and themselves.2. will provide oral or written instructions; To ensure the success of the research, detailed instructions areto be provided prior to the start of any project. These instructions must be written and then confirmed orally for: understanding, ability of the agency to implement and agreement to comply.
3. will not ask our members who subcontract research to engage in any activity that is not acceptable asdefined in this Code or that is prohibited under any applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances. All MRA Members have agreed to comply with the Code as written and thus will not agreeto, or ask anyone else to, knowingly violate any of the points of the Code.RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND BUSINESS COMMUNITYData Collection Companies ...1. will not intentionally abuse public confidence in marketing and opinion research; Marketing research shallbe conducted and reported for the sole purpose of providing factual information upon which decisions will be made. At no time is marketing research information to be used to intentionally mislead public opinion.

Instances of abuse of public confidence undermine the credibility of our Industry.

Indian Point Energy CenterF-22KLD Associates, Inc.Evacuation Time EstimateRev. 12. will not represent a non-research activity to be marketing and opinion research, such as: questions whose sole objective is to obtain personal information about respondents, whether forlegal, political, private or other purposes, the compilation of lists, registers or data banks of names and addresses for any non-researchpurposes (e.g., canvassing or fundraising), industrial, commercial or any other form of espionage, the acquisition of information for use by credit rating services or similar organizations, sales or promotional approaches to the respondent,

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