[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 78950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32544]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
[Docket No. FBI 150]
FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division; Revised User
Fee Schedule
AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Justice.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
20.31(e)(3), this notice establishes revised rates for the user fee
schedule for authorized users requesting fingerprint-based Criminal
History Record Information (CHRI) checks for noncriminal justice
purposes.
DATES: Effective Date: This fee is effective March 19, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher L. Enourato, Section
Chief, Resources Management Section, Criminal Justice Information
Services Division, FBI, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Module E-3,
Clarksburg, WV 26306. Telephone number (304) 625-2910.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the authority in Public Law 101-
515 as amended, the FBI has established user fees for authorized
agencies requesting noncriminal fingerprint-based CHRI checks at 28 CFR
20.31(e). The FBI will periodically review the process of fingerprint-
based CHRI checks to determine the proper fee amounts that should be
collected, and the FBI will publish any resulting fee adjustments in
the Federal Register.
In accordance with 28 CFR 20.31(e)(2), the fee study employed the
same methodology as detailed in the Final Rule (F.R.) establishing the
process for setting fees (75 FR 18751, April 13, 2010).
The fee study results recommended several adjustments to the
current user fees, which have been in effect since October 1, 2007. The
FBI independently reviewed the recommendations, compared them to
current fee calculations and plans for future service, and determined
that the revised fees were both objectively 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 decreased. Note that there will be no change in the fee
for name-based CHRI checks for federal agencies specifically authorized
by statute, e.g., pursuant to the Security Clearance Information Act, 5
United States Code (U.S.C.) 9101, as explained at 73 FR 34908.
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, if any, from the fee
schedule previously set out at 75 FR 18887. The schedule also sets out
the fee amounts for volunteers, as explained at 75 FR 18752, and
Centralized Billing Service Providers (CBSPs), as explained at 75 FR
18753.
Fingerprint-Based CHRI Checks
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Fee currently
Service Fee currently in effect for Change in fee Revised fee Revised fee
in Effect CBSPs amount for CBSPs
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Electronic Submission.......... $19.25 $17.25 ($2.75) $16.50 $14.50
Electronic In/Manual Out 26.00 24.00 (2.75) 23.25 21.25
Submission....................
Manual Submission.............. 30.25 28.25 (2.75) 27.50 25.50
Volunteer Submission........... 15.25 13.25 (.25) 15.00 13.00
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Name-Based CHRI Checks
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Fee currently Change in fee
Service in effect amount Revised fee
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Electronic Submission........................................... $2.25 0 $2.25
Manual Submission............................................... 6.00 0 6.00
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This new fee schedule will become effective March 19, 2012.
Dated: September 30, 2011.
Robert S. Mueller, III,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-32544 Filed 12-19-11; 8:45 am]
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