Notice2025-16015
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; National Urban Search and Rescue Response System
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Published
August 21, 2025
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Homeland Security DepartmentFederal Emergency Management Agency
Abstract
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on an extension, without change, of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System to perform work on public or private lands essential to save lives and protect property, including search and rescue and emergency medical care, and other essential needs.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 160 (Thursday, August 21, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40836-40837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16015]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: 2025-0113; OMB No. 1660-0073]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; National Urban Search and Rescue Response System
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 60 day notice of extension and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites
the general public to take this opportunity to comment on an extension,
without change, of a currently approved information collection. In
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks
comments concerning the National Urban Search and Rescue Response
System to perform work on public or private lands essential to save
lives and protect property, including search and rescue and emergency
medical care, and other essential needs.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 20, 2025.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please only
submit comments at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> under Docket ID FEMA-2025-0113.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket
ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material,
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, and will include any
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy and
Security Notice that is available via a link on the homepage of
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Deel, Chief, Finance and
Administration Section, US&R Branch, FEMA, Response Directorate,
Operations Division at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1d7e7c6975786f74737833797878715d7b78707c3379756e337a726b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="60030114080512090e054e0405050c2006050d014e0408134e070f16">[email protected]</span></a> or (202) 701-5566.
You may contact the Information Management Division for copies of the
proposed collection of information at email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cd8b88808ce084a3aba2bfa0acb9a4a2a3e08ea2a1a1a8aeb9a4a2a3bee080aca3acaaa8a0a8a3b98daba8a0ace3a9a5bee3aaa2bb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e3a5a6aea2ceaa8d858c918e82978a8c8dcea08c8f8f8680978a8c8d90ceae828d8284868e868d97a385868e82cd878b90cd848c95">[email protected]</span></a>.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 303 of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act), 42 U.S.C.
5144, authorizes the President of the United States to form emergency
support teams of Federal personnel to be deployed to an area affected
by a major disaster or emergency. Section 403(a)(3)(B) of the Stafford
Act provides that the President may authorize Federal departments and
agencies to perform work on public or private lands essential to save
lives and protect property, including search and rescue and emergency
medical care, and other essential needs. Section 327 of the Stafford
Act further authorizes the National Urban Search and Rescue Response
System (``the System'') and outlines the Administrator's authorization
to designate teams as well as outlines specific protections for System
members. The information collection activity is authorized under the
Office of Management and Budget's ``Uniform Administrative
Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal
Awards'' codified at 2 CFR part 200. The collection contains
information from the programmatic and administrative activities of the
Urban Search and Rescue Sponsoring Agencies relating to the Readiness
and Response Cooperative Agreement awards.
Collection of Information
Title: National Urban Search and Rescue Response System.
Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a
currently approved information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0073.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-174 (formerly 089-0-10), Urban
Search Rescue Response System Narrative Statement Workbook; FEMA Form
FF-104-FY-21-175 (formerly 089-0-11), Urban Search Rescue Response
System Semi-Annual Performance Report; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-176
(formerly 089-0-12), Urban Search Rescue Response System Amendment
Form; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-177 (formerly 089-0-14), Urban Search
Rescue Response System Task Force Self-Evaluation Scoresheet; FEMA Form
FF-104-FY-21-179 (formerly 089-0-26), Vehicle Support Unit Purchase/
Replacement/Disposal Justification.
Abstract: The information collection activity is the collection of
program and administrative information from 28 established Urban Search
and Rescue Sponsoring Agencies relating to the Readiness and Response
Cooperative Agreement awards. This information includes a narrative
statement used to evaluate grantees' proposed use of funds, progress
reports to monitor progress on Cooperative Agreements, amendment
requests to change scope and period of performance and approval for
vehicle purchase.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 126.
Estimated Number of Responses: 182.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 364.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $23,693.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $141,873.
Comments
Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a) evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the Agency,
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b)
evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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 responses.
Russell R. Bard,
Acting Senior Director for Information Management, Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2025-16015 Filed 8-20-25; 8:45 am]
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