[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 31336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15440]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 6679]


Notice of Request for Public Comment and Submission to OMB of 
Proposed Collection of Information

    Title: 30-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 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: 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: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
up to 30 days from June 30, 2009.

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: 202-395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may obtain copies of the proposed 
information collection and supporting documents from 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 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 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 Passport Services 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 Passport Services by 
e-mail, fax, or mail.

    Dated: June 18, 2009.
 Mary Ellen Hickey,
Managing Director, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E9-15440 Filed 6-29-09; 8:45 am]
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