[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 27, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 66184-66185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23283]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

22 CFR Part 51

[Public Notice: 9715]
RIN 1400-AD97


Passports; Correction

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Final rule; correction; correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State published a final rule in the Federal 
Register on September 2, 2016 (81 FR 60608), amending the passport 
rules for the Department of State (the Department). The document 
requires certain corrections: A correction to a statutory citation; and 
adds a paragraph to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION relating to 
implementation of the rule.

DATES: This rule is effective on September 27, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Traub, Office of Legal 
Affairs, Passport Services, (202) 485-6500. Hearing- or speech-impaired 
persons may use the Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf (TDD) by 
contacting the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of State published a final 
rule on September 2, 2016 (81 FR 60608). This document corrects the 
final rule by changing ``42 U.S.C. 16935a'' to ``22 U.S.C. 
212b(c)(1)'', wherever it occurs; and by adding a paragraph to the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, regarding implementation of the rule.

Correction

    In the FR Doc 2016-21087, appearing on page 60608, in the Federal 
Register of September 2, 2016 (81 FR 60608) the following corrections 
are made:
    1. Remove ``42 U.S.C. 16935a'' and add in its place ``22 U.S.C. 
212b(c)(1)'' in the following places:
    a. On page 60608, in the second column, first paragraph, of the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION; and
    b. On page 60608, in the third column, first full paragraph.
    2. Add the following paragraph on page 60608, third column, after 
the first full paragraph and prior to ``Regulatory Findings'':
    Pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 212b(f), Sec.  51.60(a)(4) and (g) shall not 
be applied until the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, and the Attorney General certify to Congress that the process 
they developed and reported to Congress has been successfully 
implemented. Updates regarding the implementation of these sections as 
well as Sec.  51.60(a)(3) will be posted on http://travel.state.gov.

List of Subjects in 22 CFR Part 51

    Passports.

    Accordingly, for the reasons set forth in the preamble, 22 CFR part 
51 is corrected by making the following correcting amendments:

PART 51--PASSPORTS

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1. The authority citation for part 51 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  8 U.S.C. 1504; 18 U.S.C. 1621; 22 U.S.C. 211a, 212, 
212b, 213, 213n (Pub. L. 106-113 Div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(7) [Div. A, 
Title II, Sec. 236], 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-430); 214, 214a, 217a, 
218, 2651a, 2671(d)(3), 2705, 2714, 2714a, 2721, & 3926; 26 U.S.C. 
6039E; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 652(k) [Div. B, Title V of Pub. L. 
103-317, 108 Stat. 1760]; E.O. 11295, Aug. 6, 1966, FR 10603, 3 CFR, 
1966-1970 Comp., p. 570; Pub. L. 114-119, 130 Stat. 15; Sec. 1 of 
Pub. L. 109-210, 120 Stat. 319; Sec. 2 of Pub. L. 109-167, 119 Stat.

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3578; Sec. 5 of Pub. L. 109-472, 120 Stat. 3554; Pub. L. 108-447, 
Div. B, Title IV, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 2809; Pub. L. 108-458, 118 
Stat. 3638, 3823 (Dec. 17, 2004).


Sec.  51.60   [Amended]

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2. Amend Sec.  51.60 in paragraphs (a)(4) and (g) by removing ``42 
U.S.C. 16935a'' and adding in its place ``22 U.S.C. 212b(c)(1)''.

    Dated: September 20, 2016.
Michele Thoren Bond,
Assistant Secretary Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2016-23283 Filed 9-26-16; 8:45 am]
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