[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 190 (Thursday, October 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59220-59221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24997]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9309]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Affidavit of 
Physical Presence or Residence, Parentage and Support

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 November 2, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the Department of State Desk Officer in 
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management 
and Budget (OIRA/OMB). You may submit comments by the following 
methods:
     Email: [email protected]. You must include the 
Department of State (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 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 [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
     Title of Information Collection: DS 5507, Affidavit of 
Physical Presence or Residence, Parentage and Support.
     OMB Control Number: 1405-0187.
     Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection.
     Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Overseas 
Citizens Services (CA/OCS).
     Form Number: DS-5507.
     Respondents: U.S. Citizens or Nationals.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 17,716.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 17,716.
     Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden: 8,858 hours.
     Frequency: On Occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Application for Benefits. Although 
acquisition of U.S. citizenship at birth is not a federal ``benefit,'' 
U.S. citizen/national parent(s) will not be able to obtain a Consular 
Report of Birth Abroad of a U.S. Citizen or a U.S. passport for their 
children born abroad if they do not provide the information requested 
in the form and establish that all statutory requirements have been met 
to transmit U.S. citizenship to their children.
    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

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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 purpose of the information collection is to determine whether a 
U.S. citizen/national parent has met the statutory physical presence or 
residence requirements to transmit U.S. citizenship to his or her child 
born abroad or in the United States for U.S. noncitizen nationality; to 
establish parentage of the child; and to fulfill the requirements of 8 
U.S.C. 1409(a), which permits acknowledgment of paternity under oath 
and requires the U.S. citizen father's written agreement to provide 
financial support for his child born abroad out of wedlock. The 
affidavit may also be submitted by the U.S. citizen parent(s) to 
explain why a local birth certificate is unavailable and to state the 
facts that are relevant to the birth abroad.

Methodology

    The information is collected in person or by mail. The form may be 
accessed online, completed electronically, printed, and signed; or it 
may be downloaded, printed, and filled out manually. The Bureau of 
Consular Affairs is currently exploring options to make this 
information collection available electronically.

    Dated: September 14, 2015.
Michelle Bernier-Toth,
Managing Director, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2015-24997 Filed 9-30-15; 8:45 am]
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