Notice2026-01257
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection; Title-Return A-Monthly Return of Offenses Known to Police and Supplement to Return A-Monthly Return of Offenses Known to Police
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Published
January 23, 2026
Issuing agencies
Justice Department
Abstract
The Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division, FBI, DOJ, will be submitting the following information collection request to OMB for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 15 (Friday, January 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2962-2963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01257]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1110-0001]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Extension of a Currently Approved Collection;
Title--Return A--Monthly Return of Offenses Known to Police and
Supplement to Return A--Monthly Return of Offenses Known to Police
AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), DOJ.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division,
FBI, DOJ, will be submitting the following information collection
request to OMB for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995.
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DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until
February 23, 2026.
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 Linda Shriver,
Acting Unit Chief, Crime and Law Enforcement Statistics Unit, FBI, CJIS
Division, Module D-2, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West
Virginia 26306, 771-228-2393, or at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#077264754761656e29606871"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3a4f59487a5c5853145d554c">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register on November 21, 2025, 90
FR 52702 allowing for 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:
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
<bullet> 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 the title of the information
collection or the OMB Control Number [1110-0001]. 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 Information Collection Review
(ICR) cannot be for more than three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ
notes that information collection requirements submitted to 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 currently
approved collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Return A--Monthly Return of
Offenses Known to Police and Supplement to Return A--Monthly Return of
Offenses Known to Police.
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the department sponsoring the collection: Form Number: 1-720 and 1-706.
Sponsor: CJIS Division, FBI, DOJ.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Affected public: Federal, state, county,
city, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies.
Abstract: Under Title 28, U.S. Code 534, Acquisition, Preservation,
and Exchange of Identification Records; Appointments of Officials, this
collection requests Part I offense and clearance data, as well as
stolen and recovered monetary values of stolen property throughout the
United States from federal, state, county, city, tribal, and
territorial law enforcement agencies in order for the FBI's Uniform
Crime Reporting Program to serve as the national clearinghouse for the
collection and dissemination of crime data and to publish these
statistics.
5. Obligation to Respond: The obligation to respond is mandatory
for federal agencies and voluntary for non-federal agencies.
6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,381 estimated
respondents.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 10.5 minutes to respond.
8. Frequency: The frequency of submission is variable.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: The total estimated annual
burden hours are 60,447.
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, U.S. DOJ, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street
NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: January 21, 2026.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. DOJ.
[FR Doc. 2026-01257 Filed 1-22-26; 8:45 am]
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