[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 181 (Monday, September 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 48118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22638]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6766]


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

    Title: 30-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 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: 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, a 
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: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
up to 30 days from September 21, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the Department of State Desk Officer in 
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB). You may submit comments by 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.
     Fax: 202-395-5806. Attention: Desk Officer for Department 
of State.

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 at [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 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 filled 
out electronically or manually and then submitted to the Office of 
Children's Issues by e-mail, mail, or fax.

    Dated: August 4, 2009.
Mary Ellen Hickey,
Managing Director, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department f State.
[FR Doc. E9-22638 Filed 9-18-09; 8:45 am]
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