[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53038-53039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17636]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 5179]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Form DS-64, 
Statement Regarding a Lost or Stolen Passport, OMB No. 1405-0014

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment in 
the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. We are conducting 
this process in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
     Title of Information Collection: Statement Regarding a 
Lost or Stolen Passport.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0014.
     Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: CA/PPT/FO/FC.
     Form Number: DS-64.
     Respondents: Individuals or Households.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 105,000.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 105,000.
     Average Hours per Response: \1/12\ hour. (five minutes).
     Total Estimated Burden: 8,800.
     Frequency: On occasion.
     Obligation To Respond: Voluntary.

DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to 60 
days from September 6, 2005.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     E-mail: [email protected]. You must include the DS 
form number (if applicable), information collection title, and OMB 
control number in the subject line of your message.
     Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): Susan 
Cowlishaw, 2100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 
20037.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional 
information regarding the collection listed in this notice, including 
requests for copies of the proposed information collection and 
supporting documents, to Susan Cowlishaw, 2100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20037, who may be reached on (202) 261-8957, 
or at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are soliciting public comments to permit 
the Department to:
     Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is 
necessary for

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the proper performance of our functions.
     Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used.
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected.
     Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
technology.

Abstract of Proposed Collection

    The form is used prior to passport issuance and solicits 
information relating to the loss of a valid U.S. passport. The 
information is used by the United States Department of State to ensure 
that no person shall bear more than one valid or potentially valid U.S. 
passport at any one time, except as authorized by the Department, and 
is also used to combat passport fraud and misuse.

Methodology

    This form is used in conjunction with the Form DS-11 Application 
for a U.S. passport or submitted separately to report loss or theft of 
a U.S. passport. Passport Services collects the information when a U.S. 
citizen or non-citizen national applies for a new U.S. passport and has 
been issued a previous, still valid U.S. passport that has been lost or 
stolen, or when a passport holder independently reports it lost or 
stolen. Passport applicants can either download the form from the 
internet or pick one up at any Passport Agency or Acceptance Facility.

    Dated: August 18, 2005.
Ann Barrett,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport Services, Bureau of 
Consular Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 05-17636 Filed 9-2-05; 8:45 am]
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