Notice2023-15789
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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Published
July 26, 2023
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Abstract
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the United States Naval Research Laboratory announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48219-48220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15789]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
[Docket ID: USN-2023-HQ-0015]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: 60-Day information collection notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
United States Naval Research Laboratory announces a proposed public
information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions
thereof. Comments are invited on: whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize
the burden of the information collection on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by
September 25, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and
title, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant to the
Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency,
4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-
1700.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency
name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The
general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the
public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the
internet at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> as they are received without
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instruments, please write to the U.S. Naval
Research Laboratory South, 1005 Balch Blvd., Stennis Space Center, MS
39529, ATTN: Chris J. Michael, or call 228-688-4955.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Generic Clearance for U.S.
Naval Research Laboratory Cognitive Geospatial Systems Research; OMB
Control Number 0703-NRLG.
Needs and Uses: The Cognitive Geospatial Systems Section of the
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is funded to conduct geospatial
human-machine teams research. As part of the research, it is crucial
that human subjects be surveyed in order to understand perception,
cognition, and behavior as it pertains to digital maps, visual
geospatial analytics, and spatialized audio. The research will be used
to create and improve general-purpose digital map products, geospatial
analytics, and workflows for situational awareness associated with the
geospatial analysts. The subject matter of stimuli will relate to map
features (including label styles, label placement, fonts, icons and
symbols, color, saturation, opacity, size, scaling, clutter or
density), base map features (including orthogonal photographic imagery
and terrain), and audio features (including spectrograms of audio,
sound quality, and audio generated from environmental scenarios with
multiple sound sources). Research tasks will relate to the
identification of landmarks, finding points of interest, route
planning, distance and elevation estimation, use of a legend, providing
preference judgements, identification of audio sources, and
localization of audio sources. All surveys within this research program
will consist of anonymous (i.e., no collection of Personally
Identifiable Information (PII) as defined by the Office of Management
and Budget) questionnaires lasting no longer than an estimate of 60
minutes. For prudent comparative science and replication, respondents
will be asked to provide demographic information such as age, gender,
native language, ethnicity, color blindness, known hearing loss,
frequency/ability of casual map use. Preferences for and performance
with the stimuli (geographic map, geospatial analytic, or audio) will
be collected and evaluated via open-ended questions, close-ended
questions, multiple-choice questions, rating scales, mouse-click
counts, mouse-click positions, and eye behavior captured by eye
tracking hardware. Results will provide insight into participant's task
performance, perception, attention, and cognitive load when exposed to
or interacting with the research stimuli. Each survey will only be
conducted after full approval of the
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NRL Institutional Review Board to assure that the procedure abides by
The Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects, a.k.a. The
Common Rule. As such, Stimuli presented will represent participants'
everyday occurrences with digital maps, geospatial analytics, and
spatialized audio.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Annual Burden Hours: 2,000.
Number of Respondents: 2,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 2,000.
Average Burden per Response: 60 minutes.
Frequency: Once.
Dated: July 19, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2023-15789 Filed 7-25-23; 8:45 am]
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