[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 207 (Monday, October 27, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 63943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25524]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation

[Docket No. FBI]


FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division 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 and name-
based Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) checks for noncriminal 
justice purposes.

DATES: This fee is effective February 1, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Robin A. Stark, Section Chief, 
Resources Management Section, Criminal Justice Information Services 
(CJIS) 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 and name-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 (FR) 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 March 19, 2012. 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 consistent 
with the underlying legal authorities. Pursuant to the recommendations 
of the study, the fees for fingerprint-based CHRI checks will be 
decreased with 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, Title 5, United States Code 
(U.S.C.), 9101. As a general policy, as of April 15, 2012, the FBI 
ceased processing hard copy fingerprint cards, thus eliminating the 
need for the manual fee classes. As such, the manual fee classes are 
hereby removed from the rate schedule. Notice of this change was 
provided to the user community through a June 14, 2011, letter and a 
January 3, 2012, CJIS Information Letter.
    The following tables detail the proposed 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 currently in effect.

                                                              Fingerprint-Based CHRI Checks
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                                                                                       Fee currently
                              Service                                 Fee currently    in effect for    Change in fee     Revised fee    Revised fee for
                                                                        in effect        CBSPs \1\          amount                            CBSPs
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Fingerprint-based Submission.......................................           $16.50           $14.50          ($1.75)           $14.75           $12.75
Fingerprint-based Volunteer Submission (see 75 FR 18752)...........            15.00            13.00           (1.50)            13.50            11.50
Electronic In/Manual Out Submission................................            23.25            21.25            (\2\)              n/a              n/a
Manual Submission..................................................            27.50            25.50            (\2\)              n/a              n/a
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\1\ Centralized Billing Service Providers, see 75 FR 18753.
\2\ Elimination of Fee Class.


                         Name-Based CHRI Checks
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                                     Fee
            Service             currently in    Change in    Revised fee
                                   effect      fee amount
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Name-based Submission.........         $2.25            $0         $2.25
Manual Submission.............          6.00         (\1\)           n/a
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\1\ Elimination of Fee Class.


    Dated: October 22, 2014.
James B. Comey,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-25524 Filed 10-24-14; 8:45 am]
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