[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 203 (Monday, October 20, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 62361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24908]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 6411]


 60-Day Notice of Proposed Renewal Information Collection: Form 
DS-0086, Statement of Non-Receipt of a Passport, 1405-0146.

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 an 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: Statement of Non-Receipt 
of a Passport.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0146.
     Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, CA/PPT/FO/
FC.
     Form Number: DS-0086.
     Respondents: Individuals or Households.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 60,000.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 60,000.
     Average Hours per Response: 5 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden: 5,000 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 October 20, 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 Ave, NW., 3rd 
Floor/Room 3040/SA-29, Washington, DC 20037.
    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 Andrina Agnew, U.S. Department of State, CA/
PPT/FO/FC, 2100 Pennsylvania Ave, 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 Statement of Non-Receipt of a Passport, Form DS-0086, is used 
by Consular Officers, Passport Specialists, and Acceptance Agents to 
collect information for the purpose of issuing a second passport to 
customers who have not received the passport for which they originally 
applied.
    The information is used by the Department of State to ensure that 
no person shall bear more than one valid or potentially valid U.S. 
passport book and U.S. passport card at any one time, except as 
authorized by the Department, and also aids in combating passport fraud 
and misuse.

Methodology

    Passport applicants who do not receive their passports are required 
to complete a Statement of Non-Receipt of a Passport, Form DS-0086. 
Passport applicants can either download the form from the Internet or 
pick one up from an Acceptance Facility/Passport Agency. The form must 
be completed, signed, and then submitted to the Acceptance Facility/
Passport Agency for passport re-issuance.

    Dated: October 10, 2008.
Brenda S. Sprague,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport Services, Bureau of Consular 
Affairs, Department of State.
 [FR Doc. E8-24908 Filed 10-17-08; 8:45 am]
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