Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection; Title-Lawful Access Data Collection (LADC)

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October 21, 2026

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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. The proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on September 19, 2026, allowing a 60-day comment period.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 21, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66583-66585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21500]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1110-0088]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection;
Title--Lawful Access Data Collection (LADC)

AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Justice
(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 the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal
Register on September 19, 2026, allowing a 60-day comment period.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until
November 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: Matthew
Fancher, Unit Chief, Crime and Law Enforcement Statistics Unit, FBI,
CJIS Division, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West Virginia
26306, 304.625.4830, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2c594f5e6c4a4e45024b435a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="631600112305010a4d040c15">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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

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function and entering either the title of the information collection or
the OMB Control Number 1110-0088. 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. Please send a copy of your comment to Matthew Facher to email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f7829485b791959ed9909881"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="542137261432363d7a333b22">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
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: The LADC will act as the collection tool for tracking the
volume of law enforcement investigations that are negatively impacted
by device and software encryption and provide valuable data to decision
makers to help mitigate these lawful access impacts.

Overview of This Information Collection

1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of previously approved
collection.
2. Title of the Form/Collection: Lawful Access Data Collection.
3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: There is no form
number for this collection. The sponsor is the 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.
5. Obligation to Respond: The obligation to respond is voluntary
and at the discretion of the contributing agency.
6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 950,000.
7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 3 minutes and 12 seconds.
8. Frequency: Annually.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 50,667.
10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: According to the
cost model provided by the FBI's CJIS Division, Resources Management
Section, Fee Programs Unit (FPU), the following are projections based
upon prior collection activity. The cost module does not separate the
costs between the two methods of collecting UCR data. The FPU cannot
provide an itemized breakdown of separate UCR collections, so provided
is a total cost of the FBI's UCR Program and its collection activities.

Data Collection and Processing Costs
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Full-time
Activity Cost equivalent
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CJIS Systems Agency/Officer Development $4,805.07 0.03
and Support............................
Collaborate with Law Enforcement and 8,479.06 0.06
Critical Incident Management Services..
Conduct Field Office, Office of Partner 18,456.52 0.15
Engagement, and Legal Attache
Engagement Activities..................
Conduct Liaison, Education, and 530,655.46 4.03
Promotion..............................
Conduct Other Crime Data Services 392,300.68 2.81
Activities.............................
Conduct Other Partner Engagement 41,822.65 0.27
Activities.............................
Conduct Quality, Process, and System 10,191.78 0.06
Management Activities..................
Conduct research and release studies on 221,358.28 1.79
collected data.........................
Conduct State and Local Agency 71,379.09 0.56
Engagement Activities..................
Conduct Tribal Engagement Activities.... 9,865.78 0.09
Develop and Maintain Partner Outreach 8,365.12 0.06
Materials..............................
Develop and Manage Policy............... 52,028.62 0.36
Direct Customer Engagement for Product/ 156,869.82 1.03
Service Use and Expansion..............
Manage Strategic Communications......... 9,212.45 0.06
Perform Administrative and Human 260,597.57 1.90
Resource tasks.........................
Perform Advisory Policy Board (APB) 60,450.64 0.41
tasks..................................
Perform Budget, Strategic Planning, and 151,704.61 0.91
Program Control........................
Perform Contracting Officer's 33,935.03 0.21
Representative Duties..................
Perform Quality Assurance............... 160,033.71 1.24
Perform Quality Management.............. 16,624.04 0.10
Perform Scaled Agile Framework Duties... 457,011.19 3.81
Perform Statistical Reporting........... 930.39 0.01
Perform Strategy Management............. 40,890.38 0.23
Perform workload management............. 16,487.43 0.09
Planning and Implementing New Data 87,978.26 0.70
Collections............................
Process Media, Freedom of Information 79,491.70 0.53
Act, and Congressional requests........
Provide CJIS Multimedia Support......... 3,159.67 0.03
Provide End User Support Services....... 88,656.10 0.65
Provide Management and Administration... 532,640.20 3.36
Provide Support to Other FBI Units 20,154.92 0.20
Sections (Temporary Duty, Surge).......
Respond to Data Calls, Media Requests, 260,146.69 1.91
etc....................................
Respond to Internal and External Data 119,149.70 0.69
Calls..................................
Support CJIS APB........................ 51,763.19 0.36
Support CJIS Division Community Outreach 10,105.00 0.09
Program................................
Support CJIS Systems Officer Training 3,899.61 0.03
and Communications.....................
Support Crime in the United States data 469,426.78 3.58
release................................
Support Law Enforcement Employee Counts 147,784.63 1.16
Data Collection........................
Support Law Enforcement Suicide Data 102,405.30 0.80
Collection.............................
Support Law Enforcement Training........ 10,572.66 0.12
Support LEOKA Collection and data 275,957.77 2.25
release................................
Support National Incident-Based 178,076.89 1.38
Reporting System.......................
Support National Use-of-Force Data 206,931.23 1.72
Collection.............................
Support ORI Administration.............. 7,799.21 0.06
Support Reports, Releases, and 71,322.10 0.61
Publications...........................

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Support the FBI's Crime Data Explorer... 186,781.39 1.50
Support the Hate Crime Data Collection 152,748.80 1.18
and data release.......................
Support the Law Enforcement Public 40,623.54 0.30
Contact Data Collection................
Support the Lawful Access Data 49,628.26 0.33
Collection.............................
Support the Quarterly Uniform Crime 78,946.16 0.56
Report.................................
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5,970,605.15 44.37
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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: October 19, 2026.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2026-21500 Filed 10-20-26; 8:45 am]
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