[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 83 (Friday, May 1, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 20357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-10062]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 6603]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-3077, 
Request for Entry Into Children's Passport Issuance Alert Program, OMB 
1405-0169

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 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: Request for Entry into 
Children's Passport Issuance Alert Program.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0169.
     Type of Request: Revision.
     Originating Office: CA/OCS/PRI.
     Form Number: DS-3077.
     Respondents: Concerned parents or their agents, 
institutions, or courts.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,420.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 4,420.
     Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden: 2,210 hrs.
     Frequency: On occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.

DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to 60 
days from May 1, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     E-mail: [email protected].
     Mail (Paper, Disk, or CD-ROM Submissions): U.S. Department 
of State, CA/OCS/PRI, SA-29, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20520.
     Fax: 202-736-9111.
You must include the DS form number (if applicable), information 
collection title, and OMB control number in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
regarding the collection listed in this notice, including requests for 
copies of the proposed information collection should be made to Derek A 
Rivers, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Overseas Citizens Services (CA/OCS/
PRI), U.S. Department of State, SA-29, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20520, 
who may be reached on (202) 736-9082 or [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 through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of technology.

Abstract of Proposed Collection

    The information requested will be used to support entry of a 
minor's (an unmarried person under 18) name into the Children's 
Passport Issuance Alert Program (CPIAP). CPIAP provides a mechanism for 
parents or other persons with legal custody of a minor to obtain 
information regarding whether the Department has received a passport 
application for the minor. This program was developed as a means to 
prevent international abduction of a minor or to help prevent other 
travel of a minor without the consent of a parent or legal guardian. If 
a minor's name and other identifying information has been entered into 
the CPIAP, when the Department receives an application for a new, 
replacement, or renewed passport for the minor, the application will be 
placed on hold for up to 60 days and the Office of Children's Issues 
will attempt to notify the requestor of receipt of the application. 
Form DS-3077 will be primarily submitted by a parent or legal guardian 
of a minor.

Methodology

    The completed form DS-3077 may be submitted to the Office of 
Children's Issues by mail, by fax, or electronically through http://www.travel.state.gov.

    Dated: April 19, 2009.
Mary Ellen Hickey,
Managing Director, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E9-10062 Filed 4-30-09; 8:45 am]
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