Notice2025-18888
Agency Information Collection Activities; ShakeAlert
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Published
September 29, 2025
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentGeological Survey
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing an extension to an existing information collection for approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 186 (Monday, September 29, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46629-46630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-18888]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[Docket No. USGS-2025-0105; OMB Control Number 1028-0132;
GX19ZQ00G402A00]
Agency Information Collection Activities; ShakeAlert
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing an extension to an existing
information collection for approval by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
November 28, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by one of the following methods:
[ssquf] Internet: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Search for and
submit comments on Docket No. USGS-2025-0105.
[ssquf] U.S. Mail: USGS, Information Collections Clearance Officer,
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 159, Reston, VA 20192.
You may view this information collection request (ICR) at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert M. de Groot by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#addfc9c8cadfc2c2d9edd8decade83cac2db"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7002141517021f1f0430050317035e171f06">[email protected]</span></a> or by telephone at 626-583-7225. 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 of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all information
collections require approval under the PRA.
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: This information is being collected for the purposes of
understanding 1) the continued feasibility of ShakeAlert-powered alerts
through the wireless emergency alerts via the Integrated Public Alerts
and Warning System (IPAWS) managed by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency, and 2) the latency of transmissions in California, Oregon, and
Washington. This collection is critical to determine technological
latencies of ShakeAlert notifications through IPAWS. Better
understanding is required to know how much time people will have to
take protective actions once they receive an alert. Further, knowledge
of where the
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latencies exist, and why, can help us improve and streamline our
systems. This involves live testing of the system with a population
reporting back to us.
Title of Collection: ShakeAlert.
OMB Control Number: 1028-0132.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved OMB control
number.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individual households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 1,000.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,000.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 7 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 117.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Bi-annually.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
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 Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Allison Faris,
Deputy Center Director, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2025-18888 Filed 9-26-25; 8:45 am]
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