[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 112 (Monday, June 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 33779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-9134]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5439]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-2029, 
Application for Consular Report of Birth of a Citizen of the United 
States of America, OMB Control No.1405-0011

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: Application for Consular Report of 
Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America.
    OMB Control Number: 1405-0011.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Originating Office: Consular Affairs, Office of Overseas Citizen 
Services (CA/OCS).
    Form Number: DS-2029.
    Respondents: Parents or legal guardians of United States citizen 
children born overseas.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 52,000 per year.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 52,000.
    Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes.
    Total Estimated Burden: 17,333.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.

DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to 60 
days from June 12, 2006.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
    E-mail: [email protected].
    Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): Department of State, 
Bureau of Consular Affairs, Office of Overseas Citizens Services, SA-29 
4th Floor, 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20037. Fax: 
202-736-9111.
    Hand Delivery or Courier: see above.
    You must include the DS form number (if applicable), 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 Monica Gaw, Department of State, Bureau of 
Consular Affairs, Office of Overseas Citizens Services, SA-29 4th 
Floor, 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20037, who may be 
reached on 202-736-9107, and [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 DS-2029, Application for Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a 
Citizen of the United States of America, is used by citizens of the 
United States to report the birth of a child while overseas. The 
information collected on this form will be used to certify the 
acquisition of U.S. citizenship at birth of a person born abroad and 
can be used by that child throughout life.

Methodology

    The DS-2029 will be available to download from the Internet. An 
application for a Consular Report of Birth is normally made in the 
consular district in which the birth occurred. The parent respondents 
will fill the form out and take it to a United States Consulate or 
Embassy, who will examine the documentation and enter the information 
provided into the Department of State American Citizen Services (ACS) 
electronic database.

    Dated: May 24, 2006.
Wanda L. Nesbitt,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. E6-9134 Filed 6-9-06; 8:45 am]
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