Notice2024-05569
Information Collection: Remotely Administered Psychoacoustic Test for Advanced Air Mobility Noise Human Response
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Published
March 15, 2024
Issuing agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 52 (Friday, March 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18973-18974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05569]
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Notice: 24-018]
Information Collection: Remotely Administered Psychoacoustic Test
for Advanced Air Mobility Noise Human Response
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of new 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 May 14, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for this information
collection should be sent within 60 days of publication of this notice
to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 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 NASA PRA Clearance Officer, Bill Edwards-Bodmer,
NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW, JF0000, Washington, DC 20546, phone
757-864-7998, or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e58d94c88a868c8ac8959784c895978a82978488a588848c89cb8b849684cb828a93"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6b031a4604080204461b190a461b19040c190a062b060a020745050a180a450c041d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Advanced Air Mobility (AAM)/Urban Air Mobility (UAM) aircraft are
expected to form a new transportation system to move people and cargo
between places previously not served or underserved by aviation.
Representative AAM/UAM vehicles involve the use of electrically driven
rotors, and the noise from these air vehicles in communities may
restrict their operation. The human response to noise from these
vehicles needs to be better understood to help minimize the noise
impact. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) seeks
to execute a remotely administered test on human response to noise,
which is called a psychoacoustic test, to acquire response to AAM/UAM
vehicle noise. This psychoacoustic test is called the Varied AAM Noise
and Geographic Area Response Difference (VANGARD) test. It will utilize
the recently developed Remote Psychoacoustic Test Platform of NASA to
administer the test to subjects from the public from geographic regions
of the United States where AAM/UAM aircraft are likely to operate in
the future. Test subjects will participate in an online test
application using their own computers and audio playback devices, such
as headphones, to listen to calibrated sound stimuli.
The primary research objective of the VANGARD test is to determine
if there are statistically significant differences in annoyance between
subjects who live in low versus high ambient noise environments; and to
determine as a covariate if there is a difference between specific
geographical regions. Subjects will be drawn from low and high ambient
noise areas of geographical regions within the United States that are
likely to see initial AAM/UAM operations, such as Los Angeles, Dallas,
and New York City. ``High'' ambient noise environments are locations
proximate to urban centers of each region, while ``Low'' ambient
environments are suburban areas along likely AAM/UAM flight paths
within 100 miles of the urban center. NASA will identify the targeted
geographic regions and low and high ambient noise environments by Zip
Code, based on noise survey data obtained by the National Park Service.
NASA will then seek a balanced number of subjects to adequately cover
the geographic regions and noise environments.
Meeting this primary research objective is critical to allow NASA
to test additional hypothesis research questions based on the obtained
data, including:
<bullet> Do annoyance responses differ significantly by phase of
flight (takeoff, landing, and level cruise) of the AAM/UAM aircraft
noise stimuli?
<bullet> Do annoyance responses differ significantly as a function
of sound level, based on distance from flight operation?
<bullet> To what degree are the results explained by objective
parameter analyses of the data (e.g., sound quality metrics; spectra;
amplitude envelope)?
<bullet> To what degree are the results explained by noise
sensitivity, obtained via post-experiment questionnaires?
Authority: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
is committed to effectively performing the Agency's communication
function in accordance with the Space Act Section 203 (a)(3) to
``provide for the widest practicable and appropriate dissemination of
information concerning its activities and the results thereof,'' and to
enhance public understanding of, and participation in, the nation's
aeronautical and space program in accordance with the NASA Strategic
Plan.
II. Methods of Collection
Test subjects will electronically indicate their annoyance rating
to test AAM/UAM aircraft noise stimuli into an interface displayed on
their own computers.
III. Data
Title: Varied Advanced air mobility Noise and Geographic Area
Response Difference Test.
OMB Number: 2700-new.
Type of review: New collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Annual Number of Activities: 1.
Estimated Number of Respondents per Activity: 360.
Annual Responses: 360.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 360 hours.
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.
William Edwards-Bodmer,
NASA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-05569 Filed 3-14-24; 8:45 am]
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