Published 30 Day Notice

This document is scheduled to be published in the
Federal Register on 01/02/2026 and available online at
https://federalregister.gov/d/2025-24185, and on https://govinfo.gov

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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.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 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 [INSERT
DATE 30 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL
REGISTER].
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by one of the following methods:
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Internet: https://www.regulations.gov. Search for and submit comments on
Docket No. USGS-2025-0105.

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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
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert M. de Groot by email at
rdegroot@usgs.gov 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), we provide the public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity 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.
A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period soliciting comments on
this collection of information was published on September 29, 2025 (90 FR 46629). No
comments were received.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, we
are again soliciting comments from the public and other Federal agencies on the proposed
ICR that is described below. We are especially interested in public comments 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 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 using 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 action once they receive an
alert. Further, knowledge of where the 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: 1000.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1000.
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 Non-hour 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.).

____________________________________________
James Mitchell
Patent and Licensing Mgr, Office of Policy and Analysis

[FR Doc. 2025-24185 Filed: 12/30/2025 4:15 pm; Publication Date: 1/2/2026]