[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 149 (Thursday, August 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47794-47795]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16668]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
[Docket No. FBI]
FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division User Fee
Schedule
AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Justice.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The FBI is authorized to establish and collect fees for
providing fingerprint-based and name-based criminal history record
information (CHRI) checks submitted by authorized users for noncriminal
justice purposes including employment and licensing. A portion of the
fee is intended to reimburse the FBI for the cost of providing
fingerprint-based and name-based CHRI checks (``cost reimbursement
portion'' of the fee). The FBI is also authorized to charge an
additional amount to defray expenses for the automation of fingerprint
identification and criminal justice information services and associated
costs (``automation portion'' of the fee). Although the fee study
determined that the allocation of costs changed, the overall fees for
fingerprint-based and name-based CHRI checks will remain the same as
the current user fees.
DATES: This revised fee schedule is effective October 1, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Timothy R. Wiles, Unit Chief, Fee
Programs Unit, Resources Management Section, Criminal Justice
Information Services (CJIS) Division, FBI, 1000 Custer Hollow Road,
Module D-3, Clarksburg, WV 26306. Telephone number 304-625-4685.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the authority in Public Law
(Pub. L.) 101-515, as amended and codified at Title 34, United States
Code (U.S.C.) Section (Sec. ) 41104, the FBI has established user fees
for authorized agencies requesting noncriminal justice, fingerprint-
based and name-based CHRI checks. These noncriminal justice,
fingerprint-based CHRI checks are performed for noncriminal justice,
non-law enforcement employment and licensing purposes, and for certain
employees of private sector contractors with classified government
contracts. The noncriminal justice, name-based CHRI checks are
biographic checks of the biometric system limited to those agencies
authorized via 5 U.S.C. 9101, Security Clearance Information Act of
1985.
In accordance with the requirements of Title 28, Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), Sec. 20.31(e), the FBI periodically reviews the
process of providing fingerprint-based and name-based CHRI checks to
determine the proper fee amounts which should be collected, and the FBI
publishes any resulting fee adjustments in the Federal Register.
A fee study was conducted in keeping with 28 CFR 20.31(e)(2). The
fee study determined that although the cost reimbursement portion of
the expenses decreased by $1, the automation portion of the expenses
increased by a similar amount. Accordingly, the fee study results
recommend no overall change in the fingerprint-based and name-based
CHRI checks from the current user fees published in the Federal
Register on September 24, 2018 (83 FR 48335), which have been in effect
since January 1, 2019. The FBI reviewed the results of the
independently conducted User Fee Study, compared the recommendations to
the current fee schedule, and determined the revised fee recommendation
amounts for both the cost reimbursement portion and
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automation portion of the fee were reasonable and in consonance with
the underlying legal authorities.
Pursuant to the recommendations of the study, the fees for
fingerprint-based CHRI checks will be unchanged overall, and the fee
for name-based CHRI checks will remain the same for federal agencies
specifically authorized by statute (e.g., pursuant to the Security
Clearance Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 9101).
The following tables detail the fee amounts for authorized users
requesting fingerprint-based and name-based CHRI checks for noncriminal
justice purposes, including the difference from the fee schedule
currently in effect.
Fingerprint-Based CHRI Checks
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Fee currently Revised fee
Service Fee currently in effect Change in fee Revised fee for CBSPs (no
in effect for CBSPs \1\ amount (no change) change)
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Fingerprint-based Submission.... $13.25 $11.25 $0.00 $13.25 \2\ $11.25
Fingerprint-based Volunteer 11.25 9.25 0.00 11.25 \4\ 9.25
Submission \3\.................
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\1\ Centralized Billing Service Providers, see 75 FR 18753.
\2\ Cost Recovery = $4.25; Automation = $7.00.
\3\ See e.g., 75 FR 18752.
\4\ Cost Recovery = $4.25; Automation = $5.00.
Name-Based CHRI Checks
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Fee currently Change in fee Revised fee (no
Service in effect amount change)
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Name-based Submission........................................ $2.00 $0.00 $2.00
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Dated: July 28, 2022.
Christopher A. Wray,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2022-16668 Filed 8-3-22; 8:45 am]
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