# Federal Register #2026-22707

CISA Seeks Public Comment on CASM Tool Registration Form Information Collection

**Buyer:** Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security
**Posted:** November 06, 2026
**Respond By:** December 07, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-22707

CISA is seeking public comment on the CASM Tool Registration Form information collection, not soliciting a purchase.
- Buyer: Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Emergency Communications Division (ECD).
- Purpose: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is reviewing an extension of the existing information collection, with no changes proposed.
- The free, secure Communications Assets Survey and Mapping (CASM) database supports emergency communications planning by helping authorized users record equipment, capabilities, locations, and personnel training information.
- Estimated annual burden: 56 respondents and 341 hours, with an estimated respondent cost of $19,981 and government burden cost of $3,000,000.
- No OEMs, vendors, products, or services are identified or being solicited.

### Description

The Department of Homeland Security’s Emergency Communications Division (ECD), within CISA, requests review and clearance of its information collection for the Communications Assets Survey and Mapping (CASM) Tool Registration Form. The free, secure nationwide CASM database supports emergency communications planning by allowing users to register and authorized users to inventory communications equipment, capabilities, locations, and personnel training information. Registration and database information is collected electronically, and the collection is an extension of a currently approved collection without change. Comments are accepted until December 7, 2026.

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