[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 203 (Monday, October 20, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62359-62360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24906]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6412]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Renewal Information Collection: Form 
DS-0071, Affidavit of Identifying Witness, 1405-0088

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 renewal of 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: Affidavit of Identifying 
Witness.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0088.
     Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Department of State, Bureau of 
Consular Affairs, Passport Services, Office of Field Operations, Field 
Coordination Division. CA/PPT/FO/FC.
     Form Number: DS-0071.
     Respondents: Individuals or Households.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 336,000.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 336,000.
     Average Hours Per Response: 5 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden: 28,000 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 December 19, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     E-mail: [email protected].
     Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): Andrina Agnew, 
U.S. Department of State, CA/PPT/FO/FC, 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
3rd Floor/Room 3040/SA-29, Washington, DC 20037.
    You must include the DS form number (if applicable), information

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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 Andrina Agnew, U.S. Department of State, CA/
PPT/FO/FC, 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 3rd Floor/Room 3040/SA-29, 
Washington, DC 20037, who may be reached at (202) 663-2445 or 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 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 Affidavit of Identifying Witness, Form DS-0071, is used by the 
Department of State in making a determination of the applicant's 
eligibility to be documented as a citizen or a non-citizen national of 
the United States. The form is used by Acceptance Agents and Consular 
Officers to collect information for the purpose of establishing the 
identity of a passport applicant who has not submitted adequate 
evidence with his/her passport application. The primary purpose for 
soliciting the information is to establish identity and entitlement to 
issuance of a United States passport, and to properly administer and 
enforce the laws pertaining to issuance thereof. Lack of identity 
information may result in the application for a United States passport 
being denied. Inaccurate identity evidence could possibly result in 
issuance of a passport to a non-U.S. citizen or to someone using an 
assumed identity.

Methodology

    The Affidavit of Identifying Witness, Form DS-0071, is used in 
conjunction with the Application for a U.S. Passport, Form DS-0011. 
This affidavit is required to be included with a passport application 
only when the applicant for a passport is unable to establish his or 
her identity to the satisfaction of a person authorized to accept 
passport applications. The identifying witness must complete and sign 
this form in the presence of the person authorized to accept passport 
applications.

    Dated: October 10, 2008.
Brenda S. Sprague,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport Services, Bureau of Consular 
Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E8-24906 Filed 10-17-08; 8:45 am]
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