82 FR 58822 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: FBI eFOIA Form

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 239 (December 14, 2017)

Page Range		58822-58823
FR Document		2017-26953

The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 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. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register, on October 10, 2017 allowing for a 60 day comment period.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 239 (Thursday, December 14, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 239 (Thursday, December 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-26953]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1110-0053]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously 
Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: FBI eFOIA Form

AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 30-Day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 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. This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register, on October 10, 2017 
allowing for a 60 day comment period.

DATES: Comments are encourages and will be accepted for an additional 
30 day until January 16, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional 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 
Leanna Ramsey, at 540-868-4292 FOIA Public Information Officer, Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, 170 Marcel Drive, Winchester, VA 22602.

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 agencies 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
--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.

Overview of This Information Collection

    (1) Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement of the FBI eFOIA 
form with changes, a previously approved collection for which approval 
has expired.
    (2) Title of the Form/Collection: FBI eFOIA form
    (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the 
Department sponsoring the collection: The applicable component within 
the Department of Justice is the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
    (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract:
    The general public who wish to make online FOIA request will be the 
most affected group. This information collection is to allow the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation to accept and responded to FOIA 
requester as defined in 28 CFR part 16.3.
    (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 Federal Bureau of Investigation (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

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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.thefederalregister.org/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 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.
    (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount 
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: An 
estimated 21,406 FOI/PA requests are completed annually. These requests 
can be submitted via free-form letter, email or the eFOIA form. In FY 
2017, approximately 16,402 online eFOIA forms were submitted. An 
average of 8 minutes per respondent is needed to complete form the 
eFOIA form. The estimated range of burden for respondents is expected 
to be between 4 minutes to 12 minutes for completion.
    (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated public burden associated with this 
collection is .5 hours. It is estimated that respondents will take .5 
hour to complete a questionnaire. The burden hours for collecting 
respondent data sum to 250 hours 500 respondents x .5 hours = 250 
hours).
    If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell, 
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, 
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two 
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, Suite 3E.405B, Washington, DC 
20530.

    Dated: December 11, 2017.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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information in your comment, you DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE collection techniques or other forms
should be aware that your entire of information technology, e.g.,
[OMB Number 1110–0053]
comment—including your personal permitting electronic submission of
identifying information—may be made Agency Information Collection responses.
publicly available at any time. While Activities; Proposed eCollection Overview of This Information
you can ask us in your comment to eComments Requested; Collection
withhold your personal identifying Reinstatement, With Change, of a
information from public review, we (1) Type of Information Collection:
Previously Approved Collection for Reinstatement of the FBI eFOIA form
cannot guarantee that we will be able to Which Approval Has Expired: FBI
do so. with changes, a previously approved
eFOIA Form collection for which approval has
Title: 30 CFR part 872—Abandoned
Mine Reclamation Funds. AGENCY: Federal Bureau of expired.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0054. Investigation, Department of Justice. (2) Title of the Form/Collection: FBI
Summary: 30 CFR part 872 establishes ACTION: 30-Day notice.
eFOIA form
a procedure whereby States and Indian (3) Agency form number, if any, and
tribes submit written statements SUMMARY: The Department of Justice the applicable component of the
announcing the State/Tribe’s decision (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Department sponsoring the collection:
not to submit reclamation plans, and Federal Bureau of Investigation, will be The applicable component within the
therefore, will not be granted AML submitting the following information Department of Justice is the Federal
funds. Additional information is collection request to the Office of Bureau of Investigation.
provided to OSMRE by state Management and Budget (OMB) for (4) Affected public who will be asked
reclamation agencies to determine review and approval in accordance with or required to respond, as well as a brief
eligibility of economic development the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. abstract:
projects requesting Treasury Funds This proposed information collection The general public who wish to make
allocated to the AML Pilot Program. was previously published in the Federal online FOIA request will be the most
Bureau Form Number: None. Register, on October 10, 2017 allowing affected group. This information
Type of Review: Revision of a for a 60 day comment period. collection is to allow the Federal Bureau
currently approved collection. of Investigation to accept and responded
DATES: Comments are encourages and
Respondents/Affected Public: State to FOIA requester as defined in 28 CFR
and Tribal abandoned mine land will be accepted for an additional 30 part 16.3.
reclamation agencies; and businesses day until January 16, 2018. (a) How made and addressed. You
and non-profit organizations. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If may make a request for records of the
Total Estimated Number of Annual you have additional comments Department of Justice by writing
Respondents: One State or Tribal AML especially on the estimated public directly to the Department component
reclamation agency which may submit a burden or associated response time, that maintains those records. You may
notification to cease their AML program; suggestions, or need a copy of the find the Department’s ‘‘Freedom of
approximately 54 AML Pilot Project proposed information collection Information Act Reference Guide’’—
applicants, and 6 State AML Pilot instrument with instructions or which is available electronically at the
Coordinators processing 9 projects each. additional information, please contact Department’s World Wide website, and
Total Estimated Number of Annual Leanna Ramsey, at 540–868–4292 FOIA is available in paper form as well—
Responses: 109. Public Information Officer, Federal helpful in making your request. For
Estimated Completion Time per Bureau of Investigation, 170 Marcel additional information about the FOIA,
Response: One hour for AML Drive, Winchester, VA 22602. you may refer directly to the statute. If
reclamation agencies to prepare written SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written you are making a request for records
statements to cease their AML program; comments and suggestions from the about yourself, see § 16.41(d) for
85 hours for AML Pilot Project public and affected agencies concerning additional requirements. If you are
applicants, and 155 hours for State AML the proposed collection of information making a request for records about
Pilot Coordinators to review each are encouraged. Your comments should another individual, either a written
application. address one or more of the following authorization signed by that individual
Total Estimated Number of Annual four points: permitting disclosure of those records to
Burden Hours: 12,961 hours. —Evaluate whether the proposed you or proof that that individual is
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to collection of information is necessary deceased (for example, a copy of a death
Obtain or Retain a Benefit. for the proper performance of the certificate or an obituary) will help the
Frequency of Collection: One time. processing of your request. Your request
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have should be sent to the component’s FOIA
Burden Cost: $0.
practical utility; office at the address listed in appendix
An agency may not conduct or
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies I to part 16. In most cases, your FOIA
sponsor and a person is not required to
estimate of the burden of the request should be sent to a component’s
respond to a collection of information
proposed collection of information, central FOIA office. For records held by
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
including the validity of the a field office of the Federal Bureau of
control number.
The authority for this action is the methodology and assumptions used; Investigation (FBI) or the Immigration
and Naturalization Service (INS),
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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 —Enhance the quality, utility, and
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). clarity of the information to be however, you must write directly to that
collected; and FBI or INS field office address, which
Dated: October 25, 2017. —Minimize the burden of the collection can be found in most telephone books
John A. Trelease, of information on those who are to or by calling the component’s central
Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. respond, including through the use of FOIA office. (The functions of each
[FR Doc. 2017–26931 Filed 12–13–17; 8:45 am] appropriate automated, electronic, component are summarized in part 0 of
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		30-Day notice.
Dates		Comments are encourages and will be accepted for an additional 30 day until January 16, 2018.
Contact		If you have additional 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 Leanna Ramsey, at 540-868-4292 FOIA Public Information Officer, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 170 Marcel Drive, Winchester, VA 22602.
FR Citation		82 FR 58822