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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Justice.
Notice.
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). This notice provides the revised fee schedule.
This revised fee schedule takes effect October 1, 2026.
Mr. Mark Bland, Chief, Financial Management Unit, Resources Management Section, Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division, FBI, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Module D-3, Clarksburg, WV 26306. Telephone number 771-228-3066.
Pursuant to the authority in Public Law 101-515, as amended and codified at 34 United States Code (U.S.C.) section 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.
In accordance with the requirements of Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), section 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) and employed the methodology detailed in Federal Register notices 75 FR 18751 and 83 FR 48335. The fee study results recommended an increase in the fingerprint-based and name-based CHRI checks from the current user fees published in the Federal Register on August 29, 2024 (89 FR 70206), which have been in effect since January 1, 2025. The FBI reviewed the results of the independently conducted fee study, compared the recommendations to the current fee schedule, and determined the revised fee recommendation amounts for both the cost reimbursement portion and the 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 increased and the fee for name-based CHRI checks will also increase for federal agencies specifically authorized by statute, e.g., pursuant to the Security Clearance Information Act, Title 5, U.S.C., section 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.
| Service | Fee currently in effect | Fee currently in effect for CBSPs 1 | Change in fee amount | Revised fee | Revised fee for CBSPs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fingerprint-based Submission | $12.00 | $10.00 | $3.00 | $15.00 | 2 $13.00 |
| Fingerprint-based Volunteer Submission 3 | 10.00 | 8.00 | 3.00 | 13.00 | 4 11.00 |
| Service | Fee currently in effect | Change in fee amount | Revised fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name-based Submission | $1.00 | $0.75 | $1.75 |
Timothy A. Ferguson,
Assistant Director.
[FR Doc. 2026-11435 Filed 6-5-26; 8:45 am]
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