Notice2025-20353
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Title-ViCAP National Crime Database
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Published
November 20, 2025
Issuing agencies
Justice Department
Abstract
The Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG), 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 222 (Thursday, November 20, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52437-52438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20353]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1110-0011]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection;
Title--ViCAP National Crime Database
AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI), Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG), 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.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until
December 22, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional comments
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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
Nathan Graham, Program Manager, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Critical Incident Response Group, FBI Academy, Quantico, VA 22135,
(703) 632-4309, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6e001d091c0f060f032e080c0740090118"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="224c514550434a434f6244404b0c454d54">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register on September 17, 2025,
allowing a 60-day comment period. 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 1110-0011. 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.
Abstract: ViCAP is a unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI) responsible for the analysis of serial violent and sexual crimes.
The ViCAP National Crime Database maintains the largest investigative
repository of major violent crime cases in the U.S. It is designed to
collect and analyze information about Homicides (and attempts) that are
known or suspected to be part of a series and/or are apparently random
or sexually oriented; Sexual Assaults that are known or suspected to be
part of a series and/or are committed by a stranger; Missing Persons
where the circumstances indicate a strong possibility of foul play and
the victim is still missing; and Unidentified Human Remains where the
manner of death is known or suspected to be homicide.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a previously
approved collection.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: ViCAP National Crime Database.
3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: N/A.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond:
Affected Public: State, local and tribal governments.
5. Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,700 respondents.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 20 minutes.
8. Frequency: Users decide how often to respond, for the purposes
of calculating burden hours: once annually.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: The total annual burden
hours for this collection is approximately 1,900 burden hours (5,700 x
20 min/60 = 1,900).
10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, Enterprise Portfolio Management, Justice
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218 Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: November 17, 2025.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2025-20353 Filed 11-19-25; 8:45 am]
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