Information Collection: Remotely Administered Psychoacoustic Test for Advanced Air Mobility Noise Human Response, 18973-18974 [2024-05569]

Download as PDF 18973 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 52 / Friday, March 15, 2024 / Notices TOTAL BURDEN HOURS Number of respondents Activity e-FOIA Form ......................................................... If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W–218, Washington, DC. Dated: March 11, 2024. Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2024–05469 Filed 3–14–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–02–P NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice: 24–018] Information Collection: Remotely Administered Psychoacoustic Test for Advanced Air Mobility Noise Human Response National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Notice of new 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: 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 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 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 hq-ocio-pra-program@ mail.nasa.gov. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:17 Mar 14, 2024 Jkt 262001 1,053 Frequency 1/annually ..................... 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 PO 00000 Frm 00086 Total annual responses Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1,053 Time per response (min) Total annual burden (hours) 8 140 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: • Do annoyance responses differ significantly by phase of flight (takeoff, landing, and level cruise) of the AAM/ UAM aircraft noise stimuli? • Do annoyance responses differ significantly as a function of sound level, based on distance from flight operation? • To what degree are the results explained by objective parameter analyses of the data (e.g., sound quality metrics; spectra; amplitude envelope)? • 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. E:\FR\FM\15MRN1.SGM 15MRN1 18974 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 52 / Friday, March 15, 2024 / Notices 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] SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–99709; File No. SR– NYSEAMER–2024–15] Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE American LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Modify the NYSE American Options Fee Schedule khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES March 11, 2024. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3 notice is hereby given that, on February 29, 2024, NYSE American LLC (‘‘NYSE American’’ or the ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 2 15 U.S.C. 78a. 3 17 CFR 240.19b–4. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:17 Mar 14, 2024 Jkt 262001 II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization included statements concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The text of those statements may be examined at the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant parts of such statements. A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Purpose of, and the Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change BILLING CODE 7510–13–P 1 15 I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change The Exchange proposes to modify the NYSE American Options Fee Schedule (‘‘Fee Schedule’’) regarding the Professional Step-Up Incentive program. The Exchange proposes to implement the fee changes effective March 1, 2024. The proposed rule change is available on the Exchange’s website at www.nyse.com, at the principal office of the Exchange, and at the Commission’s Public Reference Room. 1. Purpose The purpose of this filing [sic] to modify the Fee Schedule to replace the Professional Step-Up Incentive program with the Professional Volume Incentive program. Currently, the Exchange offers an incentive program known as the Professional Step-Up Incentive (the ‘‘Step-Up Program’’), designed to encourage ATP Holders to increase their electronic volume in the ‘‘Professional’’ range.4 The Step-Up Program offers discounted rates on monthly Professional volume and credits on Customer electronic volume at the same rate as ATP Holders that qualify for Tier 1 of the American Customer Engagement (‘‘ACE’’) Program 5 to ATP Holders that increase their Professional volume by specified percentages of TCADV over their August 2019 volume, or in the case of new ATP Holders, above a base level of 10,000 contracts ADV. Volume from strategy executions, 4 See Fee Schedule, Section I.H. (Professional Step-Up Incentive). For purposes of this filing, ‘‘Professional’’ electronic volume includes Professional Customer, Broker Dealer, Non-NYSE American Options Market Maker, and Firm. 5 See Fee Schedule, Section I.E. (American Customer Engagement (‘‘ACE’’) Program). PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 CUBE auctions, and QCC transactions are not included in the calculation of base volume amounts or volume to qualify for the Step-Up Program, nor is interest that takes liquidity from posted Customer interest. The Exchange now proposes to rename the Step-Up Program as the Professional Volume Incentive program.6 Under the Professional Volume Incentive program, ATP Holders would qualify for the same discounted rates and credits as in the Step-Up Program by achieving qualifying volume of specified percentages of TCADV (‘‘Qualifying Volume) rather than increased volume over a certain base level. Volume from strategy executions, CUBE auctions, and QCC transactions, as well as interest that takes liquidity from posted Customer interest, will continue to be excluded from an ATP Holder’s Qualifying Volume. As proposed, Tier A of the Professional Volume Incentive program would have the same Qualifying Volume requirement as the Step-Up Program (0.20% of TCADV) and would provide qualifying ATP Holders with the same per contract Penny rate of $0.35 and the same per contract nonPenny rate of $0.65. The Exchange proposes that the Qualifying Volume requirement for Tier B would be 0.30% of TCADV under the Professional Volume Incentive program (rather than an increase of 0.25% of TCADV under the Step-Up Program), and that the per contract Penny and non-Penny rates ($0.20 and $0.55, respectively) would remain the same. ATP Holders that qualify for either tier of the proposed Professional Volume Incentive program will also continue to receive benefits offered in Tier 1 of the ACE program. Currently, under the Step-Up Program, ATP Holders would also qualify for an additional discount on the Tier B rates by increasing their programqualifying volume and executing a qualifying amount of posted Professional volume. The Exchange proposes to eliminate this additional discount and instead introduce additional discounts available to ATP Holders that achieve higher levels of Qualifying Volume. ATP Holders that achieve Qualifying Volume as set forth in the table below would earn the corresponding additional discount on the Tier B Penny and non-Penny rates (applicable from the first contract) as set forth in the table below: 6 Consistent with this change, the Exchange also proposes to amend the Fee Schedule’s Table of Contents to update the title of Section I.H. to ‘‘Professional Volume Incentive.’’ E:\FR\FM\15MRN1.SGM 15MRN1

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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 [www.gpo.gov]
[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 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 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 [email protected].

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:
     Do annoyance responses differ significantly by phase of 
flight (takeoff, landing, and level cruise) of the AAM/UAM aircraft 
noise stimuli?
     Do annoyance responses differ significantly as a function 
of sound level, based on distance from flight operation?
     To what degree are the results explained by objective 
parameter analyses of the data (e.g., sound quality metrics; spectra; 
amplitude envelope)?
     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]
BILLING CODE 7510-13-P

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