Federal Register #2026-20462

FBI Request for Public Comment on Monthly Arson Reporting Collection

The FBI is seeking public comment on continuing its monthly collection of arson offense data, not soliciting a product or service purchase. - Government agency: U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division. - Collection: Form 1-725, “Monthly Return of Arson Offenses Known to Law Enforcement,” supports the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program and national arson statistics. - Respondents and estimated burden: approximately 3,671 federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies submit reports monthly; each response takes about 9 minutes, for an estimated 44,052 annual responses and 6,607 annual burden hours. - Products, services, OEMs, and vendors: none requested or identified.

Description

The Department of Justice, FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division, is seeking OMB review and approval for an extension of a currently approved information collection. The collection requests monthly arson-offense data from federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies for the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program to collect, disseminate, and publish arson statistics. The estimated respondent population is 3,671 law enforcement agencies, with an estimated response time of 9 minutes per monthly submission. Public comments are accepted until December 7, 2026.

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