[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 130 (Friday, July 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40866-40867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14576]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice: 22-050]


Name of Information Collection: X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Community 
Response Survey Preparation

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 August 8, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-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: 

I. Abstract

    Supersonic passenger flight over land is currently restricted in 
the U.S. and many countries because sonic booms have been known to 
disturb people on the ground. There is a potential for a change in 
federal and international regulations if supersonic flight can occur at 
acceptably low noise levels. NASA is preparing a series of Community 
Response Surveys coupled with research flights to gather data on the 
public acceptability of low noise supersonic flight.
    Prior to the Community Response Surveys, NASA will conduct a check 
of the overall survey process without accompanying flights (Community 
Response Survey Preparation). This is necessary to minimize the risk of 
problems or errors with the actual Community Response Surveys, which 
will involve coordinating efforts with preparing and scheduling flights 
of the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft.
    NASA has supported two prior field tests to evaluate data 
collection methods for community response to low noise supersonic 
flight; one test was at Edwards Air Force Base, California in 2011 and 
the second was the Quiet Supersonic Flights 2018 (QSF18) study in 
Galveston, Texas. The findings from these prior tests were not intended 
for gathering data supporting regulatory changes but to provide lessons 
learned in the survey methodology that will be employed in this study.
    After the Community Response Survey Preparation, NASA plans to 
conduct up to five Community Response Surveys in different areas of the 
contiguous U.S. Each Community Response Survey will have a maximum of 
113 responses (``activities'') per respondent, spread across a 30-day 
period. Some responses are collected up to six times per day, while 
other responses are collected once per day.

II. Methods of Collection

    Participants from the public will receive mailings prompting them 
to complete a web survey that will be available through a direct URL 
and through a custom app that they will have the option of downloading 
to their phone or mobile device.

III. Data

    Title: X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Community Response Survey Preparation.
    OMB Number:
    Type of Review: New.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Estimated Annual Number of Activities: 113.
    Estimated Number of Respondents per Activity: 500.
    Annual Responses: 56,500.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,883 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $58,806.

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.

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They will also become a matter of public record.

Cheryl Parker,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-14576 Filed 7-7-22; 8:45 am]
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