The Justice Department is seeking public comments on reinstating a previously approved FBI whistleblower Request for Corrective Action information collection. Its October 16 notice accepts comments until December 15, 2026.
This is a paperwork-review notice under the Paperwork Reduction Act. It does not announce a finding that retaliation occurred or a new award of relief.
Who the form concerns
The notice identifies current or former FBI employees, and applicants for FBI employment, who allege reprisal for whistleblowing activities as the affected public.
It states that using the Request for Corrective Action form is voluntary. That description concerns the form; it does not establish that all procedural requirements for pursuing a claim are optional.
The proposed collection would be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval. Reinstating an information collection is a separate question from deciding the merits of an individual's allegation.
What the estimates count
DOJ estimates an average of 15 respondents annually, taking three hours each, for approximately 45 annual burden hours. It lists no estimated additional annual cost burden.
Those figures describe the expected work of completing the collection. They are not verified counts of whistleblowers, proven retaliation cases or successful requests. The notice does not measure the time or expense of an entire legal proceeding.
What comments can address
The department asks whether the information is necessary and useful, whether its burden estimate is accurate, how to improve the information's quality and clarity, and how technology could reduce the work required to respond.
The notice supplies an agency contact for the proposed form, instructions and additional information. The form itself was not read for this report.
December 15 is the comment date for this information collection. It should not be treated as an individual claimant's filing deadline; the notice does not establish that deadline.