Notice2026-03091
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Title-National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
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Published
February 18, 2026
Issuing agencies
Justice Department
Abstract
The Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division, FBI, 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 91, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 18, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7525-7526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03091]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1110-0058]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Title--National Incident-Based Reporting System
(NIBRS)
AGENCY: Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division, Federal
Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.
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 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
March 20, 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: Chad M. Garman,
Acting Unit Chief, Crime and Law Enforcement Statistics Unit, FBI, CJIS
Division, Module D-2, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West
Virginia 26306, 771-230-3959, or at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#acd9cfdeeccacec582cbc3da"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="196c7a6b597f7b70377e766f">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register on December 12, 2025, 90
FR 57780, 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 [1110-0058]. This information collection request
may be
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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 OMB for existing ICRs receive a
month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
Abstract: Under the Uniform Federal Crime Reporting Act of 1988, 34
U.S.C. 41303; the DOJ's authority regarding the acquisition,
preservation, and exchange of identification records and information,
28 U.S.C. 534; the USA Patriot Improvement and Reauthorization Act of
2005, Public Law 109-177, 120 Stat. 193; the William Wilberforce
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, 34 U.S.C.
41309; and the Hate Crimes Statistics Act, 34 U.S.C. 41305, this
collection requests incident data from federal, state, local, tribal,
and territorial LEAs in order for the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting
(UCR) Program to serve as the national clearinghouse for the collection
and dissemination of incident data. The traditional Summary Reporting
System (SRS), managed by the FBI's UCR Program since the 1930s,
includes 10 crimes and employs the Hierarchy Rule (i.e., in a multiple-
offense incident, only the most serious crime is reported). In
contrast, NIBRS includes 28 offense categories made up of 71 specific
crimes (i.e., Group A offenses) and allows LEAs to report up to 10 of
those offenses associated with an incident. For each of these offenses,
LEAs collect administrative, offense, property, victim, offender, and
arrestee information. Arrest data only are reported for an additional
10 Group B offenses. The level of detail is the most significant
difference between NIBRS and SRS and the NIBRS data submitted to the
FBI's UCR Program are generated as a byproduct of a LEA's records
management system.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a previously
approved collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: National Incident-Based
Reporting System (NIBRS).
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the department sponsoring the collection: The form number is 1110-0058.
The applicable component within DOJ is the CJIS Division, FBI.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Primary: Federal, state, local, tribal, and
territorial law enforcement agencies (LEAs). Abstract: Under the
Uniform Federal Crime Reporting Act of 1988, 34 U.S.C. 41303; the DOJ's
authority regarding the acquisition, preservation, and exchange of
identification records and information, 28 U.S.C. 534; the USA Patriot
Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005, Public Law 109-177, 120
Stat. 193; the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2008, 34 U.S.C. 41309; and the Hate Crimes
Statistics Act, 34 U.S.C. 41305, this collection requests incident data
from federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial LEAs in order for
the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program to serve as the
national clearinghouse for the collection and dissemination of incident
data. The traditional Summary Reporting System (SRS), managed by the
FBI's UCR Program since the 1930s, includes 10 crimes and employs the
Hierarchy Rule (i.e., in a multiple-offense incident, only the most
serious crime is reported). In contrast, NIBRS includes 28 offense
categories made up of 71 specific crimes (i.e., Group A offenses) and
allows LEAs to report up to 10 of those offenses associated with an
incident. For each of these offenses, LEAs collect administrative,
offense, property, victim, offender, and arrestee information. Arrest
data only are reported for an additional 10 Group B offenses. The level
of detail is the most significant difference between NIBRS and SRS and
the NIBRS data submitted to the FBI's UCR Program are generated as a
byproduct of a LEA's records management system.
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: 16,788 respondents.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 hours.
8. Frequency: Monthly.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 403,212 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: February 12, 2026.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2026-03091 Filed 2-17-26; 8:45 am]
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