[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 108 (Monday, June 8, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 27229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-13337]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6654]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-3013 and 
3013-s, Application Under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of 
International Child Abduction, OMB 1405-0076

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: Application Under the 
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0076
     Type of Request: Revision
     Originating Office: CA/OCS/PRI
     Form Number: DS-3013, 3013-s
     Respondents: Person seeking return of or access to child
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,355
     Estimated Number of Responses: 2,355
     Average Hours per Response: 1 hour
     Total Estimated Burden: 2,355
     Frequency: On occasion
     Obligation to Respond: Voluntary

DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to 60 
days from August 7, 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 the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
technology.
    Abstract of proposed collection: The Application Under the Hague 
Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (DS-
3013 and DS 3013-s) is used by parents or legal guardians who are 
asking the State Department's assistance in seeking the return of, or 
access to, a child or children alleged to be wrongfully removed from or 
retained outside of the child's habitual residence and currently 
located in another country that is also party to the Hague Convention 
on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The application 
requests information regarding the identities of the applicant, the 
child or children, and the person alleged to have wrongfully removed or 
retained the child or children. In addition, the application requires 
that the applicant provide the circumstances of the alleged wrongful 
removal or retention and the legal justification for the request for 
return or access. The State Department, as the U.S. Central Authority, 
uses this information to establish, if possible, the applicants' claims 
under the Convention; to advise applicants about available remedies 
under the Convention; and to provide the information necessary to the 
foreign Central Authority in its efforts to locate the child or 
children, and to facilitate return of or access to the child or 
children pursuant to the Convention.
    Methodology: The completed form DS-3013 and DS 3013-s may be 
submitted to the Office of Children's Issues by mail, by fax, or 
electronically through http://www.travel.state.gov.

    Dated: May 20, 2009.
Mary Ellen Hickey,
Managing Director, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E9-13337 Filed 6-5-09; 8:45 am]
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