[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 20 (Friday, January 30, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4089-4090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01870]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2025-0113; OMB No. 1660-0073]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review, Comment Request; National Urban Search and Rescue Response 
System

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
Security.

ACTION: 30-Day notice of extension with revision 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 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

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rescue and emergency medical care, and other essential needs.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 2, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 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: Catherine Deel, Chief, Finance and 
Administration Section, US&R Branch, FEMA, Response Directorate, 
Operations Division at [email protected] or (202) 701-5566. 
You may contact the Information Management Division for copies of the 
proposed collection of information at email address: [email protected].

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, with 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-21-179 (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: 98.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 154.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 308.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $20,048.
    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 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. 2026-01870 Filed 1-29-26; 8:45 am]
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