Notice2026-19009
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request; National Fire Department Registry
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Published
September 16, 2026
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentFederal Emergency Management Agency
Abstract
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. FEMA invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on an extension of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the use of a form to collect data for the development and continuation of the National Fire Department Registry.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58692-58693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19009]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2025-0311; OMB No. 1660-0070]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review, Comment Request; National Fire Department Registry
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice of extension and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the
information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and
Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. FEMA invites the general public to
take this opportunity to comment on an extension of a currently
approved information collection. In accordance with the requirements of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments
concerning the use of a form to collect data for the development and
continuation of the National Fire Department Registry.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 16, 2026.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection should be made to Director,
Information Management Division, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472,
email address <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d294979f93ff9bbcb4bda0bfb3a6bbbdbcff91bdbebeb7b1a6bbbdbca1ff9fb3bcb3b5b7bfb7bca692b4b7bfb3fcb6baa1fcb5bda4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c583808884e88caba3aab7a8a4b1acaaabe886aaa9a9a0a6b1acaaabb6e888a4aba4a2a0a8a0abb185a3a0a8a4eba1adb6eba2aab3">[email protected]</span></a> or
Craig Rollins, Supervisory Program Specialist, National Fire Data
Center, United States Fire Administration, FEMA, (202) 710-1836, and
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3b58495a525c15495457575255487b5d5e565a155f5348155c544d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d3b0a1b2bab4fda1bcbfbfbabda093b5b6beb2fdb7bba0fdb4bca5">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act
of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-498, 15 U.S.C. 2201-2235) provides for the
gathering and analyzing of data as deemed useful and applicable for
fire departments. The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) receives many
requests from fire service organizations and the general public for
information related to fire departments, including the total number of
departments, number of stations per department, population protected,
and number of firefighters. The USFA also has a need for this
information to guide programmatic decisions and produce mailing lists
for USFA publications.
Recommendations for the creation of the fire department census
database came out of a Blue Ribbon Panel's review of the USFA. The
report included a review of the structure, mission, and funding of the
USFA, future policies, programmatic needs, course development and
delivery, and the role of the USFA to reflect changes in the fire
service. As a result of those recommendations, the USFA is working to
identify all fire departments in the United States to develop a
database that includes information related to demographics,
capabilities, and activities of fire departments nationwide. In the
fall of 2016, the USFA renamed the census to the National Fire
Department Registry.
This proposed information collection previously published in the
Federal Register on February 11, 2026, at 91 FR 6233 with a 60-day
public comment period. No comments were received. The purpose of this
notice is to notify the public that FEMA will submit the information
collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for
review and clearance.
Collection of Information
Title: National Fire Department Registry.
Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved
information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0070.
FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-USFA-FY-21-100 (formerly 070-0-0-1), Paper
Version; FEMA Form FF-USFA-FY-21-110 (formerly 070-0-0-1), Online
Version.
Abstract: This collection seeks to identify fire departments in the
United States to compile a database related to their demographics,
capabilities, and activities. The database is used to guide
programmatic decisions and provide information to the public and the
fire service.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,375.
Estimated Number of Responses: 6,375.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,219.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $18,139.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $111,146.
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
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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.
Nigel S. Allicock,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2026-19009 Filed 9-15-26; 8:45 am]
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