Notice2025-20584

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Title-Friction Ridge Cards: Arrest and Institution FD-249; Applicant FD-258; Identity History Summary Request FD-1164; FBI Standard Palm Print FD-884; Supplemental Finger and Palm Print FD-884a; Voluntary Appeal File Fingerprint FD-1212; Firearm-Related Challenge Fingerprint FD-1211; Restoration of Federal Firearm Rights Fingerprint FD-1222

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November 21, 2025

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Justice Department

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The CJIS Division, 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.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 223 (Friday, November 21, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52703-52704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20584]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1110-0046]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Title--Friction Ridge Cards: Arrest and 
Institution FD-249; Applicant FD-258; Identity History Summary Request 
FD-1164; FBI Standard Palm Print FD-884; Supplemental Finger and Palm 
Print FD-884a; Voluntary Appeal File Fingerprint FD-1212; Firearm-
Related Challenge Fingerprint FD-1211; Restoration of Federal Firearm 
Rights Fingerprint FD-1222

AGENCY: Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division, Federal 
Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Justice

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The CJIS Division, 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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
December 22, 2025.

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: Brian A. Cain, 
Management and Program Analyst, FBI, CJIS, Criminal History Information 
and Policy Unit, BTC-3, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, WV 26306; 
phone: 304-625-5590 or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cdafacaeaca4a38dabafa4e3aaa2bb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="05676466646c6b4563676c2b626a73">[email&#160;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 1110-0046. 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: Title 28, United States Code, Section 534, allows the FBI 
to acquire, collect, classify, and preserve identification/information, 
criminal identification, crime, and other records. The FBI permits such 
exchange of records and information with, and for the official use of, 
authorized officials of the Federal Government, including the United 
States Sentencing Commission; the States and cities; and penal and 
other institutions. It is essential that standard friction ridge cards 
be utilized for the FBI, CJIS Division to provide maximum service to 
all law enforcement and governmental agencies.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a previously 
approved collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: Friction Ridge Cards.
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
DOJ sponsoring the collection: Forms FD-249 (Arrest and Institution), 
FD-258 (Applicant), and FD-1164 (Identity History Summary Request); FD-
884 (FBI Standard Palm Print); FD-884a (Supplemental Finger and Palm 
Print); FD-1212 (Voluntary Appeal File Fingerprint); FD-1211 (Firearm-
Related Challenge Fingerprint); FD-1222 (Restoration of Federal Firearm 
Rights) encompassed under OMB 1110-0046; DOJ, FBI, CJIS Division.
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: City, county, state, federal and 
tribal law enforcement agencies; civil entities requesting security 
clearance and background checks. This collection is needed to collect 
information on individuals requesting background checks, security 
clearance, or those individuals who have been arrested for or accused 
of criminal activities. Acceptable data is

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stored as part of the Next Generation Identification System (NGI) of 
the FBI.
    5. Obligation to Respond: Mandatory (Title 28, United States Code, 
Section 534).
    6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 459,238.
    7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    8. Frequency: annually.
    9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 76,540 hours.
    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 19, 2025.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2025-20584 Filed 11-20-25; 8:45 am]
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