[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 5, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38201-38202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10442]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5461]


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

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: 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.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 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: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
up to 30 days from July 5, 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.
     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: You may obtain copies of the proposed 
information collection and supporting documents from Mary Sue Conaway, 
CA/OCS/CI, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20520-4818, who may 
be reached on 202-736-9131 or via e-mail at [email protected].

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

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

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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: June 20, 2006.
Catherine Barry,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Consular Affairs, Overseas Citizens 
Services, Department of State.
 [FR Doc. E6-10442 Filed 7-3-06; 8:45 am]
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