[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 96 (Thursday, May 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42901-42902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10780]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1110-0053]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; FBI eFOIA Form

AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of 
Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection 
request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 
proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal 
Register on March 15, 2024, allowing a 60-day comment period.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until 
June 17, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have comments especially on the 
estimated public burden or associated response time, suggestions, or 
need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with 
instructions or additional information, please contact: Shannon Hammer, 
Public Information Officer, FBI, at 200 Constitution Drive, Winchester, 
VA 22602, or 540-868-4593 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of 
information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of 
the following four points:

--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;
--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;
--Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and/or
--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 or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.

    Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the information collection or 
the OMB Control Number 1110-0053. This information collection request 
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view 
Department of Justice, information collections currently under review 
by OMB.
    DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for 
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than 
three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information 
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive 
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a previously 
approved collection.
    2. Title of the Form/Collection: FBI electronic Freedom of 
Information Act (eFOIA) form.
    3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: FBI Information 
Management Division (IMD).
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Affected Public: State, local and tribal 
governments, individuals or households, Private Sector-for or not for 
profit institutions, Federal Government.
    Abstract: Brief description of the collection, any legal or 
administrative requirements that necessitate the collection, and 
revisions to the collection:
    (a) How made and addressed. You may make a request for records of 
the Department of Justice by writing directly to the Department 
component that maintains those records. You may find the Department's 
``Freedom of Information Act Reference Guide''--which is available 
electronically at the Department's World Wide website, and is available 
in paper form as well--helpful in making your request. For additional 
information about the FOIA, you may refer directly to the statute. If 
you are making a request for records about yourself, see Sec.  16.41(d) 
for additional requirements. If you are making a request for records 
about another individual, either a written authorization signed by that 
individual permitting disclosure of those records to you or proof that 
that individual is deceased (for example, a copy of a death certificate 
or an obituary) will help the processing of your request. Your request 
should be sent to the component's FOIA office at the address listed in 
appendix I to part 16. In most cases, your FOIA request should be sent 
to a component's central FOIA office. For records held by a field 
office of the FBI or the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), 
however, you must write directly to that FBI or INS field office 
address, which can be found in most telephone books or by calling the 
component's central FOIA office. (The functions of each component are 
summarized in part 0 of this title and in the description of the 
Department and its components in the ``United States Government 
Manual,'' which is issued annually and is available in most libraries, 
as well as for sale from the Government Printing Office's 
Superintendent of Documents. This manual also can be accessed 
electronically at the Government Printing Office's World Wide website 
(which can be found at http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs).) If you 
cannot determine where within the Department to send your request, you 
may send it to the FOIA/PA Mail Referral Unit, Justice Management 
Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20530-0001. That office will forward your request to the 
component(s) it believes most likely to have the records that you want. 
Your request will be considered received as of the date it is received 
by the proper component's FOIA office. For the quickest possible 
handling, you should mark both your request letter and the envelope 
``Freedom of Information Act Request.''
    (b) Description of records sought. You must describe the records 
that you seek in enough detail to enable Department personnel to locate 
them with a

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reasonable amount of effort. Whenever possible, your request should 
include specific information about each record sought, such as the 
date, title or name, author, recipient, and subject matter of the 
record. In addition, if you want records about a court case, you should 
provide the title of the case, the court in which the case was filed, 
and the nature of the case. If known, you should include any file 
designations or descriptions for the records that you want. As a 
general rule, the more specific you are about the records or type of 
records that you want, the more likely the Department will be able to 
locate those records in response to your request. If a component 
determines that your request does not reasonably describe records, it 
shall tell you either what additional information is needed or why your 
request is otherwise insufficient. The component also shall give you an 
opportunity to discuss your request so that you may modify it to meet 
the requirements of this section. If your request does not reasonably 
describe the records you seek, the agency's response to your request 
may be delayed. Code of Federal Regulations/Title 28--Judicial 
Administration/Vol. 1/2013-07-01279
    (c) Agreement to pay fees. If you make a FOIA request, it shall be 
considered an agreement by you to pay all applicable fees charged under 
Sec.  16.11, up to $25.00, unless you seek a waiver of fees. The 
component responsible for responding to your request ordinarily will 
confirm this agreement in an acknowledgement letter. When making a 
request, you may specify a willingness to pay a greater or lesser 
amount.
    1. Obligation to Respond: Mandatory (28 CFR part 16 and title 5 
U.S.C.
    2. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,053.
    3. Estimated Time per Respondent: 8 minutes.
    4. Frequency: As needed.
    5. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 137 hours.
    6. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $1,000.
    If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo, 
Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice 
Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC 20530.

    Dated: May 13, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-10780 Filed 5-15-24; 8:45 am]
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