6566 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 24 / Thursday, February 5, 2015 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 9032] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Statement Regarding a 

Lost or Stolen U.S. Passport Book and/ 

or Card 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment. 

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 April 

6, 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–2015–0009’’ in 

the Search field. Then click the 

‘‘Comment Now’’ button and complete 

the comment form. 

• Email: PPTFormsOfficer@state.gov. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of State, 

Bureau of Consular Affairs, Passport 

Services, Office of Legal Affairs and Law 

Enforcement Liaison, 2201 C Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20520. 

• Fax: (202) 485–6496 (include a 

cover sheet addressed to ‘‘PPT Forms 

Officer’’ referencing the DS form 

number, information collection title, 

and OMB control number). 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: PPT 

Forms Officer, U.S. Department of State, 

Bureau of Consular Affairs, Passport 

Services, Office of Legal Affairs and Law 

Enforcement Liaison, 2201 C Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20520. 

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 U.S. Department of State, Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Passport Services, 

Office of Legal Affairs and Law 

Enforcement Liaison, 2201 C Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20520, who may 

be reached on (202) 485–6373 or at 

PPTFormsOfficer@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Statement Regarding a Lost or Stolen 

U.S. Passport Book and/or Card. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0014. 

• Type of Request: Revision of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Passport Services, 

Office of Legal Affairs and Law 

Enforcement Liaison (CA/PPT/S/L). 

• Form Number: DS–64. 

• Respondents: Individuals or 

Households. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

461,667 respondents per year. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

461,667 responses per year. 

• Average Time per Response: 10 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 

76,945 hours per year. 

• 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 Secretary of State is authorized to 

issue U.S. passports under 22 U.S.C. 

211a et seq., 8 U.S.C. 1104, and 

Executive Order 11295 (August 5, 1966). 

Our regulations in the Code of Federal 

Regulations provide that individuals 

whose valid U.S. passports were lost or 

stolen must make a report of the lost or 

stolen passport to the Department of 

State before they receive a new passport 

so that the lost or stolen passport can be 

invalidated (22 CFR parts 50 and 51). 

The Enhanced Border Security and Visa 

Entry Reform Act of 2002 (8 U.S.C. 

1737) requires the Department of State 

to collect accurate information on lost or 

stolen U.S. passports and to enter that 

information into a data system. Form 

DS–64 collects information identifying 

the person who held the lost or stolen 

passport and describing the 

circumstances under which the passport 

was lost or stolen. As required by the 

cited authorities, we use the information 

collected to accurately identify the 

passport that must be invalidated and to 

make a record of the circumstances 

surrounding the lost or stolen passport. 

False statements made knowingly or 

willfully on passport forms, in affidavits 

or other supporting documents are 

punishable by fine and/or imprisonment 

under U.S. law. (18 U.S.C. 1001, 1542, 

1621). 

Methodology: This form is used in 

conjunction with a DS–11, ‘‘Application 

for a U.S. Passport’’, or submitted 

separately to report loss or theft of a 

U.S. passport. Passport Services collects 

the information when a U.S. citizen or 

non-citizen national applies for a new 

U.S. passport and has been issued a 

previous, still valid U.S. passport that 

has been lost or stolen, or when a 

passport holder independently reports it 

lost or stolen. Passport applicants can 

either download the form from the 

Internet or obtain one at any Passport 

Agency or Acceptance Facility. 

Dated: January 27, 2015. 

Brenda S. Sprague, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport 

Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02338 Filed 2–4–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 9031] 

Overseas Schools Advisory Council; 

Renewal of Committee Charter 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal of an advisory 

committee charter. 

Renewal of Advisory Committee: The 

Secretary of State announces the 

renewal of the charter of the Overseas 

Schools Advisory Council in accordance 

with the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act. 

Purpose: The main objectives of the 

Council are: 

(a) To advise the Department of State 

regarding matters of policy and funding 

for the overseas schools. 

(b) To help the overseas schools 

become showcases for excellence in 

education. 

(c) To help make service abroad more 

attractive to American citizens who 


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