[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66325-66326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27605]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation

[OMB Number 1110-New]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, 
Comments Requested; E-FOIA

ACTION: 60-day notice of information collection under review.

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    The Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Records 
Management Division Record Information Dissemination Section (RIDS) 
will be submitting the following information collection request to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in 
accordance with established review procedures of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed information collection is published 
to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are 
encouraged and will be accepted until December 27, 2011. This process 
is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.
    Written comments concerning this information collection should be 
sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, Attn: DOJ Desk Officer. The best way to ensure 
your comments are received is to e-mail them to [email protected] or fax them to 202-395-7285. All comments should 
reference the 8 digit OMB number for the collection or the title of the 
collection. If you have questions concerning the collection, please 
call Jason Combs at 540-868-4995, or the DOJ Desk Officer at 202-395-
3176.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. Comments should address one or more of the following four 
points:
    (1) 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;
    (2) 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;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) 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 of 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.

Overview of This Information Collection:

    (1) Type of information collection: Revision of a currently 
approved collection.
    (2) The title of the form/collection: E-FOIA Submission Form.
    (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the department sponsoring the collection: Records Management Division/
Record Information Dissemination Section, Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, Department of Justice.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract:
    Primary: FOIA requesters (general public, educational institutions, 
commercial requesters etc).
    Abstract: The Record/Information Dissemination Section (RIDS) 
effectively plans, develops, directs, and manages responses to requests 
for access to FBI records and information. The requests and disclosure 
comply with the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts (Title 5, 
United States Code, Sections 552 and 552a) and the Freedom

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of Information Act Executive Order 13392, as well as the Classified 
National Security Information Executive Order 13526, other 
Presidential, Attorney General, and FBI policies, procedures, and 
mandates; judicial decisions; and Congressional directives.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Of the 
approximately 18,445 government entities that are eligible to submit 
cases, it is estimated that twenty to thirty percent will actually 
submit cases to RMD/RIDS. The time burden of the respondents is less 
than 15 minutes per form.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with this collection: There are approximately 1,350 hours, annual 
burden, associated with this information collection.
    If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray, 
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice 
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, 145 N Street, 
NE., Room 2E-508, Washington, DC 20530.

Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2011-27605 Filed 10-25-11; 8:45 am]
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