[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5401-5402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1356]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5291]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Form DS-86, 
Statement of Non-Receipt of a Passport, OMB Control Number 1405-0146

ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of 
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 of Non-Receipt of A 
Passport.
    OMB Control Number: 1405-0146.
    Type of Request: Revision of the currently approved collection.
    Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of 
State, Passport Services, Office of Field Operations, Field 
Coordination Division. CA/PPT/FO/FC.
    Form Number: DS-86.
    Respondents: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 23,500.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 23,500.
    Average Hours per Response: \1/12\ hr. (5 min.).
    Total Estimated Burden: 2,000 hours annually.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain a Benefit.

DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
up to 30 days from February 1, 2006.

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.

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     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, U.S. Department Of State, CA/
PPT/FO/FC. 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 3rd Floor/Room 3040/ SA-29, 
Washington, DC 20037, who may be reached on 202.261.8957 or 
[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 Statement of Non-Receipt of A 
Passport, Form DS-86, is used by the U.S. Department of State to 
collect information for the purpose of issuing a replacement passport 
to customers who have not received the passport for which they 
originally applied.
    The information is used by the 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: Passport applicants who do not receive their passports 
are required to complete a Statement of Non-Receipt of A Passport, Form 
DS-86. Passport applicants can either download the form from the 
Internet or obtain one from an Acceptance Facility/Passport Agency. The 
form must be completed, signed, and then submitted to the Acceptance 
Facility/Passport Agency for passport re-issuance.

    Dated: January 12, 2006.
Frank Moss,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport Services, Bureau of Consular 
Affairs, Department of State.
 [FR Doc. E6-1356 Filed 1-31-06; 8:45 am]
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