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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Lori Parker,
NASA PRA Clearance Officer.

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Notice of Information Collection

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National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of information collection.

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AGENCY:

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION

SUMMARY:

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Earth Science Advisory Committee;
Meeting
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) announces a
meeting of the Earth Science Advisory
Committee (ESAC). This Committee
functions in an advisory capacity to the
Director, Earth Science Division, in the
NASA Science Mission Directorate. The
meeting will be held for the purpose of
soliciting, from the Earth science
community and other persons, scientific
and technical information relevant to
program planning.

SUMMARY:

Tuesday, May 29, 2018, 1:00
p.m.–2:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

DATES:

This meeting will take place
telephonically. Any interested person
must use a touch-tone phone to
participate in this meeting. Any
interested person may call the USA toll
free number 1–888–955–8964, passcode
3820950.

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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KarShelia Henderson, Science Mission
Directorate, NASA Headquarters,
Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358–2355,
fax (202) 358–2779, or khenderson@
nasa.gov.
The agenda for the meeting includes
the following topic:
—Earth Science Program High Impact
Research
It is imperative that the meeting be
held on this date to accommodate the
scheduling priorities of the key
participants.
Patricia Rausch,
Advisory Committee Management Officer,
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
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The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public to take this opportunity
to comment on the ‘‘Generic Clearance
for the Collection of Qualitative
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery’’
for approval under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et.
seq.). This collection was developed as
part of a Federal Government-wide
effort to streamline the process for
seeking feedback from the public on
service delivery. This notice announces
our intent to submit this collection to
OMB for approval and solicits
comments on specific aspects for the
proposed information collection,
DATES: All comments should be
submitted within 60 calendar days from
the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: All comments should be
addressed to Lori Parker, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration,
300 E Street SW, Washington, DC
20546–0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Lori Parker, NASA
Clearance Officer, NASA Headquarters,
300 E Street SW, JF0000, Washington,
DC 20546, (202) 358–1351.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The proposed information collection
activity provides a means to garner
qualitative customer and stakeholder
feedback in an efficient, timely manner,
in accordance with the Administration’s
commitment to improving service
delivery. By qualitative feedback we
mean information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections

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will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
The solicitation of feedback will target
areas such as: Timeliness,
appropriateness, accuracy of
information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of
issues with service delivery. Responses
will be assessed to plan and inform
efforts to improve or maintain the
quality of service offered to the public.
If this information is not collected, vital
feedback from customers and
stakeholders on the Agency’s services
will be unavailable.
II. Methods of Collection
The Agency will only submit a
collection for approval under this
generic clearance if it meets the
following conditions:
The collections are voluntary;
The collections are low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per
respondent) and are low-cost for both
the respondents and the Federal
Government;
The collections are non-controversial
and do not raise issues of concern to
other Federal agencies;
Any collection is targeted to the
solicitation of opinions from
respondents who have experience with
the program or may have experience
with the program in the near future;
Information gathered will be used
only internally for general service
improvement and program management
purposes and is not intended for release
outside of the agency;
Information gathered will not be used
for the purpose of substantially
informing influential policy decisions;
and
Information gathered will yield
qualitative information; the collections
will not be designed or expected to
yield statistically reliable results or used
as though the results are generalizable to
the population of study.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance provides useful information,
but it does not yield data that can be
generalized to the overall population.
This type of generic clearance for
qualitative information will not be used
for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably
actionable results, such as monitoring
trends over time or documenting
program performance. Such data uses
require more rigorous designs that
address: The target population to which

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generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior to
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
As a general matter, information
collections will not result in any new
system of records containing privacy
information and will not ask questions
of a sensitive nature, such as sexual
behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs,
and other matters that are commonly
considered private.
III. Data
Title: Extension of the Generic
Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery.
OMB Number: 2700–0153
Type of Review: Extension of approval
for a collection of information.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households, Businesses and
Organizations, State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
Average Expected Annual Number of
Activities: 60.
Average Number of Respondents per
Activity: 300.
Annual Responses: 18,000.
Frequency of Responses: Once per
request.
Average minutes per Response: 5.
Burden Hours: 1,500.

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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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Deborah F. Bloxon,
NASA Federal Liaison Officer.
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Notice: (18–043)]

Notice of Information Collection
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of information collection.
AGENCY:

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: All comments should be
submitted within 30 calendar days from
the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: All comments should be
addressed to Lori Parker, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration,
300 E Street SW, Washington, DC
20546–0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Lori Parker, NASA
Clearance Officer, NASA Headquarters,
300 E Street SW, JF0000, Washington,
DC 20546, (202) 358–1351.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
Supersonic flight over land is
currently restricted in the U.S. and
many countries because sonic boom
noise disturbs people on the ground and
can potentially damage private property.
NASA is researching the public
acceptability of quiet commercial
supersonic flight. As sufficient research
is assembled, there is potential for a
change in federal and international
regulations.
The 2018 Quiet Supersonic Flight
Community Response Test will correlate
human annoyance response with low
level supersonic exposure in a
community setting. The supersonic
exposure will be generated with an F–
18 research aircraft performing a
specialized maneuver. This effort is
designed to evaluate remote aircraft
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and community annoyance surveys. The
effort will improve research methods for
future community-scale response testing
using a purpose-built, low boom flight
demonstration aircraft (LBFD).
NASA supported a prior risk
reduction field test to evaluate data
collection methods for low boom
community response at Edwards Air
Force Base (EAFB) in November 2011.
The annoyance response findings from
the study are not readily generalizable
to a larger population, as the residents
at EAFB are accustomed to hearing full
level sonic booms on a routine basis.
II. Methods of Collection
Web-Based/Electronic.
III. Data
Title: 2018 Quiet Supersonic Flight
Community Response Test.
OMB Number: 2700-xxxx.
Type of review: New Clearance.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households, Businesses and
Organizations, State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
Average Expected Annual Number of
Activities: Four questionnaires
administered with varying frequency
over 10 days.
Average Number of Respondents per
Activity: 500 respondents (maximum).
Annual Responses: 112 responses
(maximum) per respondent.
Frequency of Responses: 10 responses
(maximum) per day.
Average minutes per Response:
Typical response time is 2 minutes.
Burden Hours: Not to exceed 2,000
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.

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