[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 226 (Friday, November 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 71182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6521]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5237]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Form DS-64, 
Statement Regarding a Lost or Stolen Passport, OMB 1405-0014

ACTION: Notice of Request for public comment and submission to OMB for 
proposed collection of information.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State has submitted the following 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for approval 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: Required to Obtain Benefit.

DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
up to 30 days from December 27, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Direct comments and questions to Katherine Astrich, the 
Department of State Desk Officer in the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), who 
may be reached at 202-395-4718. You may submit comments by any of the 
following methods:
     E-mail: [email protected]. You must 
include the DS form number, information collection title, and OMB 
control number in the subject line of your message.
     Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
     Fax: 202-395-6974.

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 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.

Frank Moss,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport Services, Bureau of Consular 
Affairs, Department of State.
 [FR Doc. E5-6521 Filed 11-23-05; 8:45 am]
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