[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5830-5831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2212]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation

[Docket No. FBI 150]


FBI Records Management Division; National Name Check Program 
Section; New User Fees Schedule

AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Justice.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 28 CFR 20.31(e)(3), this notice establishes a new

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user fee schedule for Federal agencies requesting name-based background 
checks of the FBI's Central Records System through the National Name 
Check Program for noncriminal justice purposes. The total resource 
costs associated with providing these name check services have been 
calculated to ensure full reimbursement to the FBI.

DATES: This fee schedule is effective March 4, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FBI, RMD, National Name Check Program 
Section, 170 Marcel Drive, Winchester, Virginia 22602, Attention: 
Michael Cannon, (540) 868-4400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Pursuant to the authority in Public Law 101-515, as amended, the 
FBI has established user fees for Federal agencies requesting 
noncriminal name-based background checks of the Central Records System 
(CRS) through the National Name Check Program (NNCP) of the Records 
Management Division (RMD). The regulations governing the revision of 
these user fees are set out at 28 CFR 20.31(e and f). In accordance 
with 28 CFR 20.31(e), the FBI is required to periodically review the 
amount of the fees it collects for the NNCP to determine the current 
cost of processing name checks for noncriminal justice purposes and 
publish any resulting fee adjustments in the Federal Register.
    Accordingly, the FBI conducted a fee study to assess the proper fee 
amounts that should be collected by the FBI.
    In accordance with 28 CFR 20.31(e)(2), the fee study employed the 
same Activity Based Cost (ABC) accounting method detailed in the Final 
Rule establishing the process for setting fees (75 FR 24796 (May 6, 
2010)). The ABC methodology is consistent with widely accepted 
accounting principles and complies with the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 
9701 and other applicable Federal law. The fee study identified all 
direct and indirect costs associated with the name-based background 
checks incurred by the FBI in fiscal year 2009. These costs were 
analyzed by the ABC model to project the total reimbursable costs, by 
fee category, for fiscal year 2011.
    The fee study recommended several adjustments to the current user 
fees, which have been in effect since October 1, 2007. Pursuant to the 
fee study, the fees imposed for electronic submissions will be 
increased, while the fees for manual and expedited submissions will be 
decreased. The following table details the fee amounts for Federal 
agencies requesting name-based background checks of the FBI's CRS 
through the NNCP for noncriminal justice purposes.

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                                                                Fee currently    Change in fee
                           Service                                in effect          amount        Revised fee
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Electronic Submission:
    Batch Process Only.......................................            $1.50            $0.50            $2.00
    Batch + File Review......................................            29.50             9.00            38.50
Manual Submission............................................            56.00           (5.25)            50.75
Expedited Submission.........................................            56.00           (5.25)            50.75
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    This new fee schedule will become effective on March 4, 2011.

    Dated: January 25, 2011.
Robert S. Mueller, III,
Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
[FR Doc. 2011-2212 Filed 2-1-11; 8:45 am]
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