# 2026-12733: Air Force Seeks Feedback on Mass Notification System

2026-12733, Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, is a Federal Register notice from Defense Department, Air Force Department published 2026-06-24, effective Consideration will be given to all comments received by July 24, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12733
- As of: 2026-07-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12733
- Title: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Defense Department; Air Force Department
- Citation: 91 FR 37959
- Published: 2026-06-24
- Effective: Consideration will be given to all comments received by July 24, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-07-24
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-07-01

## In one line

Air Force Seeks Feedback on Mass Notification System

## Summary

The Air Force is asking for approval to keep using a new Emergency Mass Notification System that quickly alerts military members, their families, and contractors during emergencies. About 1 million people might get these alerts, which take just a minute to respond to. Comments on this plan are open until July 24, 2026, and it aims to keep everyone safer by closing gaps in emergency notifications.

## Abstract

The DoD has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

## Effects PRIA read

- Air Force Emergency Alert System: benefit, medium. If you are an assigned military member, a family member, or a contractor, the Air Force will use a cloud-based Emergency Mass Notification System (EMNS) to send alerts to about 1,000,000 people so you can take protective action. The EMNS is intended to increase situational awareness regardless of l…
- One-Minute Information Response Burden: cost, low. About 1,000,000 people may be asked to provide information one time for the EMNS information collection, and the average response takes 1 minute. The collection totals 16,667 annual burden hours and responding is voluntary.

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## Sources
- [2026-12733 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/24/2026-12733/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request)
- [2026-12733 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-24/pdf/2026-12733.pdf)

## Related
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- [Next: 2026-12735, Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12735)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12733 (as of 2026-07-01).