[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34560-34561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14159]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 8766]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Birth Affidavit

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 information 
collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we 
are requesting comments on this collection from all interested 
individuals and organizations. The purpose of this Notice is to allow 
30 days for public comment.

DATES: Submit comments directly to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) up to July 17, 2014.

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:
     Email: [email protected]. You must include the 
DS form number, information collection title, and the 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: Direct requests for additional 
information regarding the collection listed in this notice, including 
requests for copies of the proposed collection instrument and 
supporting documents, to U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular 
Affairs, Passport Services, Office of Program Management and 
Operational Support, 2201 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20520, who may 
be reached on (202) 485-6373 or at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
     Title of Information Collection: Birth Affidavit.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0132.
     Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Passport 
Services, Office of Program Management and Operational Support, Program 
Coordination Division (CA/PPT/S/PMO/PC).
     Form Number: DS-10.
     Respondents: Individuals or Households.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 21,585 per year.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 21,585 per year.
     Average Time Per Response: 40 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden Time: 14,390 hours.
     Frequency: On Occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain a 
Benefit.
    We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to:
     Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is 
necessary for the proper functions of the Department.
     Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost 
burden for this 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 
information technology.
    Please note that comments submitted in response to this Notice are 
public record. Before including any detailed personal information, you 
should be aware that your comments as submitted, including your 
personal information, will be available for public review.

Abstract of Proposed Collection

    The Birth Affidavit is submitted in conjunction with an application 
for a U.S. passport, and is used by Passport Services to collect 
information for the purpose of establishing the U.S. nationality of a 
passport applicant who has not submitted an acceptable United States 
birth certificate with his/her passport application. The Secretary of 
State is authorized to issue U.S. passports under 22 U.S.C. Sec.  211a 
et seq, 8 U.S.C. Sec.  1104, and Executive Order 11295 (August 5, 
1966). Pursuant to 22 U.S.C. Sec.  212 and 22 CFR Sec.  51.2, only U.S. 
nationals may be issued a U.S. passport. Most passport applicants show 
U.S. nationality by providing a birth certificate showing the applicant 
was born in the United States. Some applicants, however, may have been 
born in the United States (and subject to its jurisdiction), but were 
never issued

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a birth certificate. Form DS-10 is a form affidavit for completion by a 
witness to the birth of such an applicant; it collects information 
relevant to establishing the identity of the affiant, and the birth 
circumstances of the passport applicant. If credible, the affidavit may 
permit the applicant to show U.S. nationality based on the applicant's 
birth in the United States, despite never having been issued a U.S. 
birth certificate. We use the information collected on the person 
completing the affidavit to confirm that individual's identity, which 
is relevant to confirming his or her relationship to the applicant and 
the likelihood that the affiant has actual knowledge of the 
circumstances of the applicant's birth.

Methodology

    When needed, a Birth Affidavit is completed at the time a person 
applies for a U.S. passport.

    Dated: June 10, 2014.
Brenda S. Sprague,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport Services, Bureau of Consular 
Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2014-14159 Filed 6-16-14; 8:45 am]
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