[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65163-65164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18779]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5606]


30-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 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 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: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
up to 30 days from November 7, 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

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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 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: October 24, 2006.
Maura Harty,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E6-18779 Filed 11-6-06; 8:45 am]
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