Notice2025-21438
Agency Information Collection Activities: 1670-0048: SAFECOM Nationwide Surveys Generic Clearance
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Published
November 28, 2025
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security Department
Abstract
The Emergency Communications Division (ECD) within Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) submits the following information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance. CISA previously published this information collection request (ICR) in the Federal Register on September 25, 2025 for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received by CISA. The purpose of this notice is to allow additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 227 (Friday, November 28, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54732-54733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-21438]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket No. CISA-2025-0040]
Agency Information Collection Activities: 1670-0048: SAFECOM
Nationwide Surveys Generic Clearance
AGENCY: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),
Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: 30-Day notice of information collection; request for comment;
this is a renewal of a previously approved information collection. OMB
Control Number: 1670-0048.
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SUMMARY: The Emergency Communications Division (ECD) within
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) submits the
following information collection request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance. CISA previously
published this information collection request (ICR) in the Federal
Register on September 25, 2025 for a 60-day public comment period. No
comments were received by CISA. The purpose of this notice is to allow
additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until December 29,
2025. Submissions received after the deadline for receiving comments
may not be considered.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in
comments which:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
2. 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;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
4. 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
submissions of responses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If additional information is required
contact: Antonio Branham, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f6b7988299989f99d8b48497989e979bb69b979f9ad8959f8597d8929e85d8919980"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c485aab0abaaadabea86b6a5aaaca5a984a9a5ada8eaa7adb7a5eaa0acb7eaa3abb2">[email protected]</span></a>,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2006, Congress passed Public Law 109-295,
which included SEC. 671. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS also known as the
``21st Century Emergency Communications Act of 2006'. The legislation
established the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of
Emergency Communications, which was re-designated in 2018 as the
Emergency Communications Division (ECD) within the Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), to lead the development and
implementation of a comprehensive approach to advancing national
interoperable communications capabilities. The following
responsibilities were established: 6 U.S.C. 571(c) which requires the
DHS Secretary through the ECD Assistant Director to: (4) Conduct
extensive, nationwide outreach to support and promote the ability of
emergency response providers and relevant government officials to
continue to communicate in the event of natural disasters, acts of
terrorism, and other man-made disasters; (13) develop and update
periodically, as appropriate, a National Emergency Communications Plan
(NECP) under section 572 of this title; (14) perform such other duties
of the Department necessary to support and promote the ability of
emergency response providers and relevant government officials to
continue to communicate in the event of natural disasters, acts of
terrorism, and other man-made disasters; and (15) perform other duties
of the Department necessary to achieve the goal of and maintain and
enhance interoperable emergency communications capabilities. 6 U.S.C.
572(a) requires the Secretary in cooperation with State, local, and
tribal governments, Federal departments and agencies, emergency
response providers, and the private sector, to develop not later than
180 days after the completion of the baseline assessment under section
573 of this title, and periodically update the NECP.
Lastly, 6 U.S.C. 573 requires the DHS Secretary to conduct an
assessment of Federal, State, local, and tribal governments that
defines the range of capabilities needed by emergency response
providers and relevant government officials, assesses the current
available capabilities to meet such communications needs; identify the
gaps between such current capabilities and defined requirements; at
least every five years. These authorities, in addition to DHS
responsibilities through Executive Order 13618 in the area of national
security/emergency providers' communications, require periodic
reexamination of nationwide emergency communications capabilities.
To perform these statutory obligations, CISA seeks renewal of its
PRA Generic Clearance to maintain flexibility in implementing surveys
that are relevant to the current emergency communications environment.
To meet the statutory requirements of 6 U.S.C. 573, ECD conducts the
SAFECOM Nationwide Survey (SNS) to assess evolving capability needs and
gaps and track progress against policy initiatives, status of strategic
plans, and major industry or market shifts affecting the emergency
communications capability.
The purpose of the SNS is to gather information to assess available
emergency communications capabilities and identify gaps and needs for
emergency response providers to effectively communicate during all
types of natural or man-made hazards. CISA ECD uses this information to
complete its statutorily mandated assessment and share the data with
all stakeholders that have a role in emergency communications. In order
to ascertain this information, the SNS is comprised of a battery of
instruments designed and distributed to emergency response disciplines
at the federal, state/territorial, tribal, and local (county and
municipal) levels of government, as well as the private sector. Methods
of administration (questionnaire or interview) and distribution (online
web form distributed via email or print forms
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distributed by mail) are used as appropriate to meet the needs and
preferences of various segments of the target population. The SNS
solicits responses regarding issues affecting the emergency
communications to determine a jurisdiction's level of communications
operability, interoperability, continuity, and security. CISA ECD
analyzes the data collected from this general survey to identify major
gaps and themes affecting emergency communications across levels of
government. This analysis informs the development of supplemental
surveys and information collections tailored to specific needs across
the emergency response community, as well as future iterations of the
Nationwide Baseline Communications Assessment (NCBA), Biennial Progress
Report (BPR), National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP), and other
products and initiatives that enable ECD to carry out its statutory
responsibilities at 6 U.S.C. 571(c).
Findings from the SNS provide invaluable insights that CISA ECD
shares with emergency communications partners at all levels of
government which assists with: (1) Statewide Communications
Interoperability Plan (SCIP) development, (2) Threat and Hazard
Identification Risk Analysis (THIRA) development, (3) state-level grant
programs and guidance, and (4) funding and resource sharing strategy
development.
CISA ECD also conducts supplemental surveys to complete statutorily
mandated activities (6 U.S.C. 571(c), 572(a), and 573) and will share
the data with relevant emergency communications partners. The SAFECOM
supplemental surveys deploy topic-specific or targeted surveys to
various emergency response disciplines at the federal, state,
territorial, tribal, and local levels of government, as appropriate, as
well as the private sector. The instruments solicit responses regarding
targeted issues affecting specific segments of the emergency response
community. CISA ECD analyzes the data collected from these supplemental
surveys to identify changing requirements, mitigate risks, and help
further inform the data collected from the SNS.
Analysis
Agency: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),
Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Title: Generic Clearance: SAFECOM Nationwide Surveys Generic
Clearance.
OMB Number: 1670-0048.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Governments.
Number of Respondents: 7,215.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 0.5 hours.
Total Burden Hours: 3,643 hours.
Total Annual Burden Cost: $179,570.66.
Total Annual Cost to Government Cost: $168,515.35.
Robert J. Costello,
Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security,
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
[FR Doc. 2025-21438 Filed 11-26-25; 8:45 am]
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