E-FOIA

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form UnNumbered E-FOIA	Form	Modified	Available
1110-0053_83i.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-01-09	Available
1110-0053_Supporting_Statement.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2018-01-09	Available
LAW-EFOIA.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-11-17	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
200499	E-FOIA	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1110-0053	ICR Reference No: 201709-1110-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201408-1110-001
Agency/Subagency: DOJ/FBI	Agency Tracking No:
Title: E-FOIA
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/19/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/16/2018
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2021	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2018
Responses	33,491	0	3,000
Time Burden (Hours)	2,745	0	11,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	334,910	0	30,000

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Abstract: DOJ's FBI is requesting PRA approval of a revision to an existing collection that would request information necessary to complete a FOIA request by the general public.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 5 USC § 552 Name of Law: Public information; agency rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedings
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 47026	10/10/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 58822	12/14/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
E-FOIA	UnNumbered	E-FOIA

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	33,491	3,000	0	30,491	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,745	11,000	0	-8,255	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	334,910	30,000	0	304,910	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: With FOIA requesters increasingly wishing to have their requests processed electronically, RIDS needs this system as it continues to increase the speed of opening requests, while providing greater accountability and reducing the administrative time it takes to process FOIA request. Due to a typo in the last renewal, this IC is incorrectly displaying a decrease in burden when in reality it should be an increase (from 400 to 2,745). The previous Annual Time Burden (Hr) should have been 400 which would make the new burden of 2,745 an increase. Instead the number of responses (11,000) was filled in its place and now makes the collection appear to have decreased its burden. The system won't allow us to manually change the decrease to an increase so I wanted to make the discrepancy known.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $114,168

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 01/16/2018

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