Notice2024-10780
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; FBI eFOIA Form
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Published
May 16, 2024
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Justice Department
Abstract
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on March 15, 2024, allowing a 60-day comment period.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 96 (Thursday, May 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42901-42902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10780]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1110-0053]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; FBI eFOIA Form
AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of
Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection
request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal
Register on March 15, 2024, allowing a 60-day comment period.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until
June 17, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have comments especially on the
estimated public burden or associated response time, suggestions, or
need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with
instructions or additional information, please contact: Shannon Hammer,
Public Information Officer, FBI, at 200 Constitution Drive, Winchester,
VA 22602, or 540-868-4593 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#70161f1900110105150304191f1e03301612195e171f06"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ec8a83859c8d9d99899f988583829fac8a8e85c28b839a">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of
the following four points:
--Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
--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;
--Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and/or
--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.
Written comments and recommendations for this information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the information collection or
the OMB Control Number 1110-0053. This information collection request
may be viewed at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view
Department of Justice, information collections currently under review
by OMB.
DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than
three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a previously
approved collection.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: FBI electronic Freedom of
Information Act (eFOIA) form.
3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: FBI Information
Management Division (IMD).
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Affected Public: State, local and tribal
governments, individuals or households, Private Sector-for or not for
profit institutions, Federal Government.
Abstract: Brief description of the collection, any legal or
administrative requirements that necessitate the collection, and
revisions to the collection:
(a) How made and addressed. You may make a request for records of
the Department of Justice by writing directly to the Department
component that maintains those records. You may find the Department's
``Freedom of Information Act Reference Guide''--which is available
electronically at the Department's World Wide website, and is available
in paper form as well--helpful in making your request. For additional
information about the FOIA, you may refer directly to the statute. If
you are making a request for records about yourself, see Sec. 16.41(d)
for additional requirements. If you are making a request for records
about another individual, either a written authorization signed by that
individual permitting disclosure of those records to you or proof that
that individual is deceased (for example, a copy of a death certificate
or an obituary) will help the processing of your request. Your request
should be sent to the component's FOIA office at the address listed in
appendix I to part 16. In most cases, your FOIA request should be sent
to a component's central FOIA office. For records held by a field
office of the FBI or the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS),
however, you must write directly to that FBI or INS field office
address, which can be found in most telephone books or by calling the
component's central FOIA office. (The functions of each component are
summarized in part 0 of this title and in the description of the
Department and its components in the ``United States Government
Manual,'' which is issued annually and is available in most libraries,
as well as for sale from the Government Printing Office's
Superintendent of Documents. This manual also can be accessed
electronically at the Government Printing Office's World Wide website
(which can be found at <a href="http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs">http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs</a>).) If you
cannot determine where within the Department to send your request, you
may send it to the FOIA/PA Mail Referral Unit, Justice Management
Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20530-0001. That office will forward your request to the
component(s) it believes most likely to have the records that you want.
Your request will be considered received as of the date it is received
by the proper component's FOIA office. For the quickest possible
handling, you should mark both your request letter and the envelope
``Freedom of Information Act Request.''
(b) Description of records sought. You must describe the records
that you seek in enough detail to enable Department personnel to locate
them with a
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reasonable amount of effort. Whenever possible, your request should
include specific information about each record sought, such as the
date, title or name, author, recipient, and subject matter of the
record. In addition, if you want records about a court case, you should
provide the title of the case, the court in which the case was filed,
and the nature of the case. If known, you should include any file
designations or descriptions for the records that you want. As a
general rule, the more specific you are about the records or type of
records that you want, the more likely the Department will be able to
locate those records in response to your request. If a component
determines that your request does not reasonably describe records, it
shall tell you either what additional information is needed or why your
request is otherwise insufficient. The component also shall give you an
opportunity to discuss your request so that you may modify it to meet
the requirements of this section. If your request does not reasonably
describe the records you seek, the agency's response to your request
may be delayed. Code of Federal Regulations/Title 28--Judicial
Administration/Vol. 1/2013-07-01279
(c) Agreement to pay fees. If you make a FOIA request, it shall be
considered an agreement by you to pay all applicable fees charged under
Sec. 16.11, up to $25.00, unless you seek a waiver of fees. The
component responsible for responding to your request ordinarily will
confirm this agreement in an acknowledgement letter. When making a
request, you may specify a willingness to pay a greater or lesser
amount.
1. Obligation to Respond: Mandatory (28 CFR part 16 and title 5
U.S.C.
2. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,053.
3. Estimated Time per Respondent: 8 minutes.
4. Frequency: As needed.
5. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 137 hours.
6. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $1,000.
If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: May 13, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-10780 Filed 5-15-24; 8:45 am]
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