Agency Information Collection Activities: User Testing of Graphics for USGS Aftershock Forecasts, 2636-2637 [2023-00670]

Agencies

• Geological Survey
• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2636-2637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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 [email protected]. 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 [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.

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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