[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 177 (Monday, September 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55162-55163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23064]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 9267]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application 
Under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
Abduction

ACTION: Notice of request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. 
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 60 days for 
public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.

DATES: The Department will accept comments from the public up to 
November 13, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Web: Persons with access to the Internet may comment on 
this notice by going to www.Regulations.gov. You can search for the 
document by entering Docket Number: DOS-2015-0035 in the search field. 
Then click the ``Comment Now'' button and complete the comment form.
     Email: mailto:[email protected].
     Regular Mail: Send written comments to: U.S. Department of 
State, CA/OCS/PMO, SA-17, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20036.
     Fax: 202-736-9111.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of State, CA/
OCS/PMO, 600 19th St. NW., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20036.
    You must include the DS form number (if applicable), information 
collection title, and the OMB control number in any correspondence.

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 Kaye Shaw, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 
Overseas Citizens Services (CA/OCS/PMO), U.S. Department of State, SA-
17, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20036 or at mailto:[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
     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: Extension.
     Originating Office: CA/OCS/L.
     Form Number: DS-3013, 3013-s.
     Respondents: Person seeking return of or access to child.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 565.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 565.
     Average Time per Response: 1 hour.
     Total Estimated Burden Time: 565 hours.
     Frequency: On Occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
    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 requests 
for 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 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 
requesting the State Department's assistance in seeking the return of, 
or access to, a child or children alleged to have been 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 
Convention). 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 for the Convention, uses this 
information to establish, if possible, the applicants' claims under the 
Convention; to inform 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. 42 U.S.C. 11608 is the legal authority that permits the 
Department to gather this information.
    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 accessed through www.travel.state.gov.


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    Dated: September 1, 2015.
Michelle Bernier-Toth,
Managing Director, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2015-23064 Filed 9-11-15; 8:45 am]
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