SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This package is an extension to the collection titled the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA)/Stakeholder Preparedness Review (SPR) Unified Reporting Tool under OMB Control Number 1660-0131. The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (PKEMRA) (Pub. L. 109-295), as amended by the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-53), established an annual preparedness reporting requirement for States and territories through the State Preparedness Report (PKEMRA Section 652(c), 6 U.S.C. 752(c)). FEMA subsequently expanded preparedness reporting through the Stakeholder Preparedness Review (SPR), which is now completed annually by States, territories, urban areas, and Tribes receiving DHS non-disaster preparedness grant funding. Each report must include a description of current capability levels, a discussion of the extent to which target capabilities identified in the applicable state homeland security plan and other applicable plans are unmet, and an assessment of resources needed to meet the preparedness priorities established under PKEMRA Section 646(e) (6 U.S.C. 746(e)), including: (i) an estimate of the amount of expenditures required to attain the preparedness priorities; and (ii) the extent to which the use of Federal assistance during the preceding fiscal year achieved the preparedness priorities. To meet this requirement, States, territories, urban areas, and Tribes first identify capability targets through THIRA and then assess against these targets in the SPR. Through the SPR, these jurisdictions estimate their current capabilities, identify and describe gaps between current capabilities and targets, indicate their intended approach for addressing gaps in the future, and report on the impact of Federal grant dollars in building and sustaining capabilities. It is also important to note that completing the THIRA and SPR are allowable expenses under the grant awards.

This proposed information collection previously published in the Federal Register on February 11, 2026, at 91 FR 6240 with a 60-day public comment period. FEMA received 14 comments. Respondents stated that the THIRA/SPR process imposes a significant burden while providing limited practical value, ( printed page 54356) with concerns that the methodology is inconsistently applied and difficult to compare across jurisdictions. Additional issues included challenges with data aggregation, unclear use of the data, and usability limitations of the Unified Reporting Tool. FEMA acknowledges these concerns and reiterates its commitment to the Paperwork Reduction Act, including minimizing burden and improving data utility. FEMA will consider the comments in its ongoing evaluation of THIRA/SPR, including opportunities to improve guidance, increase consistency, enhance reporting tools, and strengthen the usefulness of the data, while continuing stakeholder engagement. The purpose of this notice is to notify the public that FEMA will submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance.

Collection of Information

Title: Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA)/Stakeholder Preparedness Review (SPR) Unified Reporting Tool.

Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a currently approved information collection.

OMB Number: 1660-0131.

FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FF-008-FY-21-106 (formerly FEMA Forms 008-0-19 and 008-0-20), Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA)/Stakeholder Preparedness Review (SPR) Unified Reporting Tool ; FEMA Form FF-008-FY-21-107 (formerly FEMA Form 0080-0-23), THIRA/SPR After Action Conference Calls.

Abstract: The information collected enables States, territories, urban areas, and Tribes, along with the Federal Government, to understand the risks these jurisdictions face from threats and hazards, to estimate the capabilities and resources they need to manage those risks, to assess their current capability levels against their targeted capability levels, and to identify gaps between their current capabilities and the capabilities they need. FEMA and state, territory, urban area, and tribal jurisdictions use THIRA and SPR information to inform and prioritize their preparedness programs and activities.

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 256.

Estimated Number of Responses: 256.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 88,779.

Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $5,863,853.

Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $18,564,156.

Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $2,435,517.

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.

91 FR 54355