Notice2025-23095
Agency Information Collection Activities: Emergency Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Suspicious/Criminal Activity Tip Reporting
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Published
December 17, 2025
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Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Abstract
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency clearance and review under 5 CFR 1320.13 for the information collection Suspicious/Criminal Activity Tip Reporting, OMB Control Number 1653-0049. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35) as amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104-106), DHS is soliciting comments for this collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23095]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
[OMB No. 1653-0049]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Emergency Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection: Suspicious/Criminal Activity Tip
Reporting
AGENCY: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) submitted a request to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency clearance and review under
5 CFR 1320.13 for the information collection Suspicious/Criminal
Activity Tip Reporting, OMB Control Number 1653-0049. As required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35) as amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104-106), DHS
is soliciting comments for this collection.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and must be submitted February 17, 2026
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received must include the OMB Control Number
1653-0049 in the body of the correspondence, the agency name and Docket
ID ICEB-2019-0010. All comments received will be posted without change
to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, including any personal information
provided. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal website at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> under e-Docket ID number ICEB 2019-0010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific question related to
collection activities, please contact Jody C. Fasenmyer (802-662-8115),
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2d47424954034e034b4c5e48434054485f6d444e480349455e034a425b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ef85808b96c18cc1898e9c8a8182968a9daf868c8ac18b879cc1888099">[email protected]</span></a>, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
(This is not a toll-free number. Comments are not accepted via
telephone message.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This collection was previously approved with
changes on October 31, 2024. In the previous 60-day FRN ICE announced
that it amended the Tip Line form with additional drop downs to make it
easier for individuals to fill out the form. There was always a
separate drop down for Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs), but it led to a
free text box to supply the necessary information. With more LEOs
providing information, ICE realized it needed more precise information
to be able to process the tips provided. Therefore, ICE has added new
fields that enables LEOs to provide all of the information needed by
ICE without having to worry about remembering to put all that
information into a free text field. ICE requested emergency approval of
these changes from OMB on December 5, 2025, and received a temporary
six-month approval, which expires June 30, 2026, during which time the
agency can conduct the normal notice and comment PRA process. This
notice is the first step in that process. The information is collected
from members of the public and law enforcement partners who provide it
using a fill-in-the-blank form available on the ICE.GOV (<a href="https://www.ice.gov/webform/hsi-tip-form">https://www.ice.gov/webform/hsi-tip-form</a>) website. Once completed, the Tip Form
is electronically transmitted to the appropriate agency with
responsibility for researching the allegation. All other tips are
transmitted to Intelligence Research Specialists (IRS) at the Homeland
Security Investigations Tip-line unit. IRSs conduct queries in DHS, law
enforcement, and immigration databases, analyze the results, write
investigative reports, and then refer leads to the DHS office with
geographic and programmatic responsibility for the reported allegation.
Receiving offices use the information provided to conduct
investigations and other enforcement actions in support of DHS goals
and objectives. ICE also offers the public the option to speak directly
with an IRS to report allegations through a toll-free phone (866-DHS-2-
ICE).
Comment
You may access the information collection instrument with
instructions or additional information by visiting the Federal
eRulemaking Portal site at: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and entering
ICEB-2019-0010 in the search box. All submissions will be posted,
without change, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, and will include any personal information you
provide. Therefore, submitting this information makes it public. You
may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal information that
you provide in any voluntary submission you make. DHS may withhold
information provided in comments from public viewing that it determines
may impact the privacy of an individual or is offensive. For additional
information, please read the Privacy Act notice that is available via
the link in the footer of <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information should
address one or more of the following four points:
1. 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;
2. 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;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
4. 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
submissions of responses.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Agency: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security.
2. Title: Suspicious/Criminal Activity Tip Reporting.
3. OMB Number: 1653-0049.
4. Frequency: On occasion.
5. Affected Public: Individuals.
6. Number of Respondents: 515,358.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 11 minutes.
8. Total Burden Hours: 94,482.
Dated: December 15, 2025.
Scott Elmore,
PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2025-23095 Filed 12-16-25; 8:45 am]
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