CISA Renews Its Cybersecurity Information Collection, Seeking Public Comments
Published Date: 11/4/2026
Notice
Summary
CISA is asking for a 30-day extension to collect info from state, local, tribal, and private groups to keep cybersecurity strong. They want your feedback by December 4, 2026, to make sure the process is easy and useful. No changes in costs or deadlines, just making sure everything runs smoothly and efficiently.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
CISA sponsors clearances for non‑Federal partners
CISA will sponsor security clearances for state, local, tribal, and private sector officials who are not employed by or contracted with a Federal agency so they can receive classified information for infrastructure protection. The notice explicitly says private citizens who participate do not receive monetary compensation for their time.
You must submit DHS Form 9014 and PII to apply
To start the clearance process, a federal nominator completes and gets approval on DHS Form 9014, then CISA requests Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and creates a record in the Integrated Security Management System (ISMS). Nominees later use the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency secure portal (eApp) to finish an online security questionnaire. CISA says a two‑part PII request is used to limit sensitive PII collection to sponsored nominees.
Estimated time and cost for nominees
CISA estimates 550 respondents annually, with each respondent taking 0.1667 hours (10 minutes). The total annual respondent burden is 91.67 hours and the total annual burden cost to respondents is $11,816. The government’s annual burden cost is estimated at $357,879.
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