[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 57 (Friday, March 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14985-14986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4317]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5349]


60-Day Notice of Information Collection: DS-3013, Application 
Under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
Abduction, OMB-1405-0076

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

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accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
     Title of Information Collection: Application Under the 
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
     OMB Control No: 1405-0076.
     Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs. CA/OCS/CI.
     Form Number: DS-3013.
     Respondents: Individuals.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 500 per year.
     Average Hours Per Response: 1 hour.
     Total Estimated Burden: 500 hours.
     Frequency: On occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain a 
Benefit.

DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to 60 
days from March 24, 2006.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     E-mail: [email protected].
     Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): Margaret 
Cholis, CA/OCS/CI, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20520-4818.
     Fax: 202-736-9133.
     Hand delivery or Courier: Margaret Cholis, CA/OCS/CI, 4th 
floor, 2100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20037.
    You must include the DS form number, information collection title, 
and OMB control number in any correspondence.

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 Margaret Cholis, CA/OCS/CI, U.S. Department of 
State, Washington, DC 20520-4818, who may be reached on 202-736-9157 or 
via email 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 the Department's functions as 
the Central Authority.
     Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's 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 through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of technology.

Abstract of Proposed Collection

    The Application Under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of 
International Child Abduction (DS-3013) is used by parents or legal 
guardians who are asking the State Department's assistance in seeking 
the return of, or access to, a child/ or children alleged to be 
wrongfully removed from or retained outside of the child's habitual 
residence and currently located in another country that is also party 
to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
Abduction (Contracting State). The application requests information 
regarding the identities of the applicant, the child or children, and 
the person alleged to have wrongfully removed or retained the child or 
children. In addition, the application requires that the applicant 
provide the circumstances of the alleged wrongful removal or retention 
and the legal justification for the request for return or access. The 
State Department, as the U.S. Central Authority, uses this information 
to establish, if possible, the applicants' claims under the Convention; 
to advise applicants about available remedies under the Convention; and 
to provide the information necessary to the foreign Central Authority 
in its efforts to locate the child or children, and to facilitate 
return of or access to the child or children pursuant to the 
Convention.

Methodology

    The CA/OCS/CI contact collects the necessary information via mail, 
fax, or electronic submission.

    Dated: March 6, 2006.
Catherine Barry,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Consular Affairs, Overseas Citizens 
Services, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E6-4317 Filed 3-23-06; 8:45 am]
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