The Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG), is submitting an information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This request is in line with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Comments are being accepted for 30 days, until October 27, 2025.

If you have comments about the time it will take to respond, how the collection is done, or suggestions to improve it, you can contact Nathan Graham, Program Manager at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. The phone number is (703) 632-4309.

The proposed collection was previously published for a 60-day comment period on September 17, 2025. The FBI welcomes written comments and suggestions on:

• If the collection of information is necessary.
• The accuracy of the estimated burden to the public.
• How to improve the quality and clarity of the information.
• Ways to reduce the burden, including electronic methods.

Written comments and recommendations should be submitted within 30 days of the notice. They must be submitted at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Use “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or search “OMB Control Number 1110-0011” to find the request.

The DOJ seeks approval for this information collection for three years. OMB cannot authorize for more than three years without another review.

Details about the Collection

ViCAP is a unit of the FBI that analyzes serial violent and sexual crimes. The ViCAP National Crime Database is the largest collection of major violent crime case data in the United States. It gathers data about the following:

• Homicides (and attempts) believed to be part of a series, random, or sexually oriented.
• Sexual assaults suspected to be part of a series or committed by a stranger.
• Missing persons cases that suggest foul play and the person is still missing.
• Unidentified human remains where the death is known or suspected to be homicide.

Overview of the Information Collection

1. This is a revision of a previously approved collection.
2. The collection is named “ViCAP National Crime Database.”
3. There is no specific agency form number.
4. The respondents are state, local, and tribal governments.
5. Participation is voluntary.
6. There are an estimated 5,700 respondents.
7. The estimated time per respondent is 20 minutes.
8. Users decide how often to respond, but for calculation, it is counted as once per year.
9. The total estimated annual time burden is 1,900 hours.
10. There are no other annual costs.

For more information, contact Darwin Arceo at the Department of Justice, at 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC 20530.

This information was published in the Federal Register on September 26, 2025.