diff --git a/.github/actions/latency_logging/action.yaml b/.github/actions/latency_logging/action.yaml
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+# .github/actions/latency_logging/action.yml
+name: "Alert on Long Data Latency"
+description: "Checks API for most current data and calculated latency. Sends an alert if data latency is long."
+inputs:
+  email_pw_secret:
+    description: "email pw"
+    required: true
+outputs:
+  latency_l:
+    description: 'Logging statement for a long latency. A string. '
+    value: ${{ steps.latency_check.outputs.latency_l }}
+  alert_needed:
+    description: 'Whether an alert should be triggered'
+    value: ${{ steps.latency_check.outputs.alert_needed }}
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - id: latency_check
+    - shell: bash
+      run: |
+        docker run \
+          --env EMAIL_PW=${{ inputs.email_pw_secret }} \
+          --pull=always -u ${UID}:${DOCKER_GID} -v ${PWD}:${PWD} -w ${PWD} \
+          --rm mas.maap-project.org/root/maap-workspaces/base_images/python:v4.3.0 \
+          /opt/conda/envs/python/bin/python maap_runtime/latency_logging.py >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
diff --git a/.github/workflows/schedule-latency_logging.yaml b/.github/workflows/schedule-latency_logging.yaml
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+name: alert-failed-dps-jobs
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    # every hour
+    - cron:  '0 * * * *'
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: production
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: python setup
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
+
+      - name: get docker GID and set DOCKER_GID environment variable
+        run: |
+          echo "DOCKER_GID=$(getent group docker | cut -d: -f3)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: get current user UID and set UID environment variable
+        run: |
+          echo "UID=$(id -u)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: print DOCKER_GID and UID
+        run: |
+          echo "Docker GID: $DOCKER_GID"
+          echo "User UID: $UID"
+
+      - name: check the time between cirrent time and most recent api data
+        id: latency_action
+        uses: Earth-Information-System/fireatlas/.github/actions/alert-on-failed-dps-jobs@conus-dps
+        with:
+          email_pw_secret: ${{ secrets.EMAIL_PW }}
+        
+      - name: send alert on Slack if failure
+        if: steps.latency_action.outputs.alert_needed == 'True'
+        uses: ravsamhq/notify-slack-action@2.5.0
+        with: 
+          status: 'failure'
+          notify_when: 'failure'
+          notification_title: "Data Latency Alert for CONUS - ${{ steps.latency_action.outputs.latency_l }}"
+          footer: "<${{github.server_url}}/${{github.repository}}/issues/|Open GitHub Issues>"
+        env: 
+          SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.ACTION_MONITORING_SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+            
diff --git a/maap_runtime/latency_logging.py b/maap_runtime/latency_logging.py
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+import sys
+import requests
+import pytz
+from datetime import datetime, timezone, timedelta
+
+
+def fire_api_query(base = "https://openveda.cloud/api/features/collections/", collection = "public.eis_fire_lf_fireline_nrt", region = "&region=CONUS"):
+  foo = requests.get(f"{base}{collection}/items?f=geojson{region}&sortby=-t")
+  if(foo.status_code == 200):
+    return(foo.json())
+  else:
+    print(f"ERROR API call status: {foo.status_code} and URL {foo.url}", file = sys.stderr)
+
+
+def get_time_difference_in_data(api_data, overpass_cadence = 12, baseline_latency = 12, some_time_buffer = 0.20, eastern_timezone_region = "US/Eastern"):
+  '''
+  api_data (dict): json output from an api call to the FEDS api.
+  overpass_cadence (float): expected number hours between data collections
+  baseline_latency (float): hours of expected latency from overpass to distribution of data through api. 
+  some_time_buffer (float): hours added to overpass and latency as a buffer. 
+  eastern_timezone_region (str): The eastern-most timezone of the region in question. This must be compatible with pytz.timezone().  
+  '''
+  now_utc = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+  api_t = api_data['features'][0]['properties']['t']
+  api_raw = api_data['features'][0]['properties']['t']
+  api_t = datetime.strptime(api_t, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S")
+  tz = pytz.timezone(eastern_timezone_region) # Converting from local solar to tz at the eastern most timezone of region, which would have the longest latency. 
+  api_t = tz.localize(api_t)
+  tz_utc = pytz.timezone('UTC') ## Now, we can convert it to UTC, because we want the UTC time of an Eastern overpass. 
+  api_t = api_t.astimezone(tz_utc)
+  time_diff = now_utc - api_t
+  hour_diff = (time_diff.seconds/(60))/60
+  if(hour_diff > (overpass_cadence + baseline_latency + some_time_buffer_thresh)):
+    # Alert
+    alert_needed = True
+    latency_l = f"At {now_utc.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")} UTC, the API displayed {api_raw}. There were {round(hour_diff, 2)} hours between check time in UTC and the last API data time, or {round(hour_diff - overpass_cadence, 2)} hours since last {eastern_timezone_region} satellite overpass. " ## What is retunred to workflow
+  else:
+    alert_needed = False
+    latency_l = f"At {now_utc.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")} UTC, the API displayed {api_raw}. There were {round(hour_diff, 2)} hours between check time in UTC and the last API data time, or {round(hour_diff - overpass_cadence, 2)} hours since last {eastern_timezone_region} satellite overpass. "
+  print(f"latency_l={latency_l}", file = sys.stdout)
+  print(f"alert_needed={alert_needed}", file = sys.stdout)
+
+
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  most_recent_data = fire_api_query()
+  get_time_difference_in_data(api_data = most_recent_data)