Notice2023-00670
Agency Information Collection Activities: User Testing of Graphics for USGS Aftershock Forecasts
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Published
January 17, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentGeological Survey
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing to begin a new information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2636-2637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00670]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX.23.ZQ00.F0804.00; OMB Control Number 1028-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activities: User Testing of
Graphics for USGS Aftershock Forecasts
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 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 to begin a new
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
March 20, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request
(ICR) by mail to U.S. Geological Survey, Information Collections
Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 159, Reston, VA 20192; or by
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8aedf9a7e3e4ece5d5e9e5e6e6efe9fee3e5e4f9cafff9edf9a4ede5fc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1671653b7f7870794975797a7a7375627f797865566365716538717960">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference OMB Control
Number 1028-NEW in the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Sara McBride by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1e6d75737d7c6c777a7b5e6b6d796d30797168"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f98a92949a9b8b909d9cb98c8a9e8ad79e968f">[email protected]</span></a> 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all information collections require
approval. We may not conduct or sponsor, nor are you required to
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies 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.
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; (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. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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
specialist users in text and tabular formats. The aim of this project
is to produce graphics and maps for aftershock forecasts that can
better serve user needs. To ensure new forecast graphics serve user
needs, we will conduct online user testing. In this information
collection, we will anonymously ask users questions about a variety of
graphical representations of the forecast. This will help identify how
different graphics affect users' understanding and use of aftershock
forecast information. The results of this user testing will improve the
way the USGS communicates aftershock forecasts to the public.
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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 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq).
Shane Detweiler,
Assistant Center Director, Earthquake Science Center, U.S. Geological
Survey.
[FR Doc. 2023-00670 Filed 1-13-23; 8:45 am]
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