Notice2023-10902
FBI Information Management Division, Enterprise Vetting Center User Fee Schedule
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Published
May 23, 2023
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Justice DepartmentFederal Bureau of Investigation
Abstract
This notice establishes a revised user fee for federal agencies requesting name-based, non-criminal justice background checks of the FBI's Central Records System through the Enterprise Vetting Center (EVC), formally known as the National Name Check Program (NNCP). The total resource costs associated with providing name check services have been calculated to ensure full reimbursement to the FBI ("cost reimbursement portion" of the fee). The FBI is also authorized to charge an additional amount to defray costs required to update and improve the EVC's technological infrastructure, which supports the automation of processes involving name-based background checks ("automation portion" of the fee). This notice explains the methodology used to calculate revised fees and also provides the updated fee schedule. In addition, and in conjunction with the revised fee for the name-based checks, this notice also establishes an interim monthly fee for Continuous Vetting (CV) checks.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 33164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10902]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
[Docket No. FBI-160]
FBI Information Management Division, Enterprise Vetting Center
User Fee Schedule
AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Justice.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice establishes a revised user fee for federal
agencies requesting name-based, non-criminal justice background checks
of the FBI's Central Records System through the Enterprise Vetting
Center (EVC), formally known as the National Name Check Program (NNCP).
The total resource costs associated with providing name check services
have been calculated to ensure full reimbursement to the FBI (``cost
reimbursement portion'' of the fee). The FBI is also authorized to
charge an additional amount to defray costs required to update and
improve the EVC's technological infrastructure, which supports the
automation of processes involving name-based background checks
(``automation portion'' of the fee). This notice explains the
methodology used to calculate revised fees and also provides the
updated fee schedule. In addition, and in conjunction with the revised
fee for the name-based checks, this notice also establishes an interim
monthly fee for Continuous Vetting (CV) checks.
DATES: This fee schedule is effective July 1st, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Karl R. Schumann, Section Chief,
Enterprise Vetting Center, Information Management Division, FBI, 200
Constitution Drive, Winchester, Virginia 22602.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 7, 2010, the FBI published the
Final Rule (75 FR 24796) setting forth the FBI Director's authority to
establish and collect fees for providing name-based background checks
conducted by the EVC of the Information Management Division (IMD),
formally known as the NNCP. The Final Rule explains the methodology
used to calculate the fees and provides that future fee adjustments
will be made by a notice published in the Federal Register. Pursuant to
the authority in Public Law (Pub. L.) 101-515 and in accordance with
the requirements of 28 CFR 20.31(e), the FBI is required to
periodically review the amount it collects for the EVC to determine the
current cost of processing name checks for non-criminal justice
purposes.
The FBI is also authorized by the Final Rule to use the same
methodology in determining the cost and developing fees for new
services that perform name checks for non-criminal justice purposes.
IMD consistently applied the same methodology to establish an interim
monthly fee for CV, which is a personnel security investigative process
that continuously monitors FBI record holdings for information
pertaining to individuals for which a name-based check was completed.
The FBI's federal partners, upon enrolling their personnel in the
service, will receive relevant updates in a more rapid manner as they
incur a monthly charge for each enrolled employee.
Name-Based Fee
An independent user fee study was conducted in accordance with 28
CFR 20.31(e)(2) to determine if the current user fees published in the
Federal Register on December 30th, 2019 (84 FR 71978) required
adjustments due to either increases or decreases in costs since the
user fees became effective on February 1st, 2020. The user fee analysis
performed in 2022 determined that the cost-reimbursement portion of
name-based checks increased by $2.25 while the automation portion
remained consistent with the current name check user fees. The
following table details the revised fee amounts for authorized users
requesting name-based checks for noncriminal purposes, including the
difference from the fee schedule currently in effect:
Name-Based Checks
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Change in fee
Service Current fee amount Revised fee
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Name-Based Checks............................................... $19.25 $2.25 $21.50
Automation...................................................... 2.00 0.00 2.00
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Total Fee................................................... 21.25 2.25 23.50
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This revised fee, of $23.50 per check, will become effective on
July 1st, 2023.
Continuous Vetting (CV) Interim Fee
A secondary independent user fee study was conducted in keeping
with 28 CFR 20.31(e)(2) and utilized the best available information to
determine the costs associated with providing CV services on a monthly
basis for enrolled personnel. A CV pilot was performed in Fiscal Year
2022 with an FBI federal partner to create an initial assessment for
the costs required to provide monitoring support. Through this pilot
assessment, IMD determined that the monthly cost-reimbursement rate was
$0.25 per enrolled individual. The following table details the new fee
amount for authorized users requesting CV checks for noncriminal
purposes:
CV Checks
[Monthly subscription amount]
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Service New fee
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CV Checks.................................................... $0.25
Automation................................................... 0.00
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Total Fee................................................ 0.25
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This new fee, of $0.25 per month/per submission, will become
effective on July 1st, 2023.
Christopher A. Wray,
Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
[FR Doc. 2023-10902 Filed 5-22-23; 8:45 am]
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