[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 13 (Friday, January 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3685-3686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00946]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX23ZQ00F080400, OMB Control Number 1028-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities: User Testing of 
Graphics for USGS Aftershock Forecasts

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing a new information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 20, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
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 Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Please provide a 
copy of your comments by mail to USGS, Information Collections 
Clearance Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 159, Reston, VA 20192 
or by email to [email protected]. Please reference OMB 
Control Number 1028-New User Testing of Graphics for USGS Aftershock 
Forecasts in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this Information Collection Request (ICR), contact Sara McBride 
by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 650-750-5270. 
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of 
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals 
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within 
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in 
the United States. You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we provide the general public and 
other federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, 
revised, and continuing collections of information. This helps us 
assess the impact of our information collection requirements and 
minimize the public's reporting burden. It also helps the public 
understand our information collection requirements and provide the 
requested data in the desired format.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
January 17, 2023. (88 FR 2636). No comments were received.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other 
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are 
especially interested in public comment addressing the following:
    (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether or not the information will have practical utility;

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    (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection 
of information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) How the agency might minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of response.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. Before including your address, phone number, email 
address, or other personally identifiable information (PII) in your 
comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your 
PII--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us 
in your comment to withhold your PII from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Abstract: The USGS produces and releases forecasts for earthquake 
aftershocks following damaging earthquakes in an automated manner. 
Currently, these forecasts are communicated to the public and to 
specialized users in the form of text and tables. The aim of this 
project is to produce graphics and maps for aftershock forecasts that 
can best serve user needs and ensure their usability through online 
user testing. In this information collection, the USGS will ask users 
questions about the forecast using a variety of graphical 
representations. This will help identify how different graphics affect 
how users understand and use aftershock forecast information. The 
results of this user testing will improve the way the USGS communicates 
aftershock forecasts to the public.
    Title of Collection: User testing of graphics for USGS aftershock 
forecasts.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: New.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals/households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 400.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 400.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 100.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: One-time, in an online survey.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: 0.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, nor is a person required to 
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB control number.
    The authority for this action is the PRA.

Shane Detweiler,
Director, Earthquake Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey.
[FR Doc. 2024-00946 Filed 1-18-24; 8:45 am]
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