[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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