[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50377-50378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19445]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[NOTICE: 21-056]


Name of Information Collection: Remote Psychoacoustic Test, Phase 
1, for Urban Air Mobility Vehicle Noise Human Response

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of information collection.

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SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as part of 
its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, 
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this 
opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information 
collections.

DATES: Comments are due by November 8, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection should be sent within 60 days of publication of this notice 
to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 60-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Claire Little, NASA Clearance Officer, NASA 
Headquarters, 300 E Street SW, JF0000, Washington, DC 20546, 202-358-
2375 or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Abstract

    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is leading 
an Urban Air Mobility (UAM) vehicle noise cooperative human response 
study involving multiple testing locations, other US government 
agencies, academia, and industry. Overarching study goals are:
    1. Obtain a wide range of UAM vehicle sounds for use in human 
response studies.
    2. Provide insights into human response of UAM vehicle noise that 
will collectively be challenging for any single agency or organization 
to acquire.
    3. Create an open database of human response to UAM vehicle noise 
to support follow-on studies.
    The UAM vehicle noise cooperative human response study is currently 
divided into two phases: A Feasibility Phase (Phase 1) and Phase 2. 
Each phase executes one or more psychoacoustic tests. Phase 1 seeks to 
demonstrate and refine the test methodology that will be used in Phase 
2. Since UAM vehicle noise may be challenging to acquire as stimuli, 
the Phase 1 psychoacoustic test will use other types of aircraft noise 
as stimuli. Phase 2 will focus on capturing human response to UAM 
vehicle noise stimuli.
    This information collection is for the Phase 1 psychoacoustic test. 
A remote psychoacoustic testing platform will allow recruited test 
subjects to listen to NASA-provided test sound stimuli over the 
internet using their own computers and headphones and register their 
annoyance rating for each.
    The outcome of the Phase 1 psychoacoustic test is a demonstrated 
capability for ranking of sound stimuli by annoyance ratings from 
remote test subjects.

II. Methods of Collection

    Test subjects will electronically indicate their annoyance rating 
to test stimuli into an interface displayed on their own computers.

III. Data

    Title: Remote Psychoacoustic Test for Urban Air Mobility Vehicle 
Noise Human Response.
    OMB Number:
    Type of review: New.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Estimated Annual Number of Activities: 1.
    Estimated Number of Respondents per Activity: 60.
    Annual Responses: 60.
    Estimated Time per Response: 80 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 80 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $3,200.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
NASA, including whether the information collected has practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of NASA's estimate of the burden (including 
hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (3) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including automated collection techniques 
or the use of other forms of information technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection. They will also become a matter of public record.

Lori Parker,
NASA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-19445 Filed 9-7-21; 8:45 am]
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