# 2026-22705: CISA Wants Emergency Responders to Keep Filing the Same Report

2026-22705, Agency Information Collection Activities: Incident Communications Activity Report, is a Federal Register notice from Homeland Security Department published 2026-11-06, effective Comments are accepted until January 5, 2027; current OMB approval for the collection is set to expire on December 31, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22705
- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22705
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Incident Communications Activity Report
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Homeland Security Department
- Citation: 91 FR 70095
- Published: 2026-11-06
- Effective: Comments are accepted until January 5, 2027; current OMB approval for the collection is set to expire on December 31, 2026.
- Comments close: 2027-01-05
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-06

## In one line

CISA Wants Emergency Responders to Keep Filing the Same Report

## Summary

CISA’s Emergency Communications Division is asking state and local emergency pros to keep filling out the Incident Communications Activity Report (ICAR). They want to extend this info collection to keep tracking how emergency communication tools are used during incidents. Comments on this plan are open until January 5, 2027, and there’s no new cost—just a smooth continuation of a helpful process.

## Abstract

The Emergency Communications Division (ECD) within Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) submits the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance.

## Effects PRIA read

- State and Local Pros Must Keep Submitting ICAR: cost, low. If you are a state, local, territorial, or tribal emergency communications professional, CISA is asking you to continue voluntarily submitting the two-page Incident Communications Activity Report (ICAR) for each incident or event. CISA estimates 450 respondents annually, about 0.083 hours (5 minute…
- Electronic ICAR Submission to Reduce Effort: benefit, low. The ICAR is submitted electronically (Microsoft Teams Form link or fillable PDF) and CISA says that electronic collection reduces time, effort, and errors compared with printing or emailing forms. Each ICAR is designed to take about 5 minutes to complete and can be submitted for a single incident o…
- ICAR Data Used to Shape Best Practices and Assistance: benefit, low. CISA will aggregate ICAR submissions to identify lessons learned, inform other jurisdictions on best practices, and guide future policy and technical assistance (SAFECOM and NCSWIC-related efforts). The data collection is intended to drive nationwide strategy and improvements in emergency communica…

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## Sources
- [2026-22705 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/06/2026-22705/agency-information-collection-activities-incident-communications-activity-report)
- [2026-22705 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-06/pdf/2026-22705.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22705 (as of 2026-11-06).