[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 58 (Tuesday, March 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 15833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6015]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 6150]


 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-60, 
Affidavit Regarding a Change of Name, OMB Control Number 1405-0133

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: Affidavit Regarding a 
Change of Name.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0133.
     Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, CA/PT/FO/
FC.
     Form Number: DS-60.
     Respondents: Individuals and Households.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 202,920.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 202,920.
     Average Hours Per Response: 15 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden: 50,730 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 March 25, 2008.

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 Steven J. 
Jelinski, 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington DC 20037, who may 
be reached at (202) 663-2468, or at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are soliciting public comments to enable 
the Department to do the following:
     Assess 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 Affidavit Regarding a Change of Name is submitted in 
conjunction with an application for a U.S. passport. It is used by 
Passport Services to collect information for the purpose of 
establishing that a passport applicant, who has adopted a new name 
without formal court proceedings, or by marriage, has publicly and 
exclusively used the adopted name over a long period of time (in 
general five years).

Methodology

    When needed, the Affidavit Regarding a Change of Name is completed 
at the time a U.S. citizen applies for a U.S. passport.

    Dated: March 5, 2008.
Ann Barrett,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport Services, Bureau of Consular 
Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E8-6015 Filed 3-24-08; 8:45 am]
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