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Additional Information 

The DS–5513 is questionnaire is 

designed to help determine the 

entitlement of passport applicants. The 

DS–5513 is not designed to replace the 

DS–11, Application for a U.S. Passport, 

but rather to supplement the application 

when the applicant initially submits 

evidence that is insufficient to meet his/ 

her burden of proving entitlement. The 

Department estimates that such 

supplemental information will only be 

requested for a small number of 

applicants, estimated to be less than 

0.5% of applications received annually. 

For information on what documentation 

is required when submitting a DS–11, 

please refer to page two of the 

instructions. 

The DS–5513 is largely based on the 

original Biographical Questionnaire for 

a U.S. Passport, posted on the Federal 

Register for public comment on 

February 24, 2011 (page 10421) and 

closed April 25, 2011. 

Comments received from the original 

Federal Register posting were 

considered, and several suggestions 

were incorporated into the current 

version of the forms. The Department 

split the form into two shorter forms: 

the DS–5520 for identity questions and 

the DS–5513 for entitlement. Both 

revised forms assure applicants that 

failure to answer every question will not 

necessarily preclude passport issuance, 

as the responses to the questions in the 

forms are considered in their entirety. 

In response to comments regarding 

burden and privacy concerns, the 

proposed forms amend many of the 

questions to more accurately obtain the 

information the Department is seeking. 

For example, on the DS–5513, the 

questions concentrate around the time 

of the applicant’s birth and there are no 

longer any questions seeking 

information about periods of time 

beyond the applicant’s 18th birthday. 

The Department also received 

comments that expressed concern over 

the ability of an applicant who is 

adopted or elderly to answer the DS– 

5513’s questions on birth circumstances. 

The form asks a wide range of questions 

related to the circumstances and facts 

surrounding an applicant’s birth in 

order to accommodate the various 

situations in which Americans are born, 

whether hospital, home birth, noninstitutional birth, etc. The Department 

realizes that most information an 

applicant supplies for this questionnaire 

surrounding his/her birth and early life 

will likely come from other sources and 

takes this into account during the 

adjudication process. In addition, many 

of these questions may not apply to 

some applicants; however, in those 

instances where the questions are 

relevant, the supplemental form gives 

the applicant an opportunity to provide 

additional information that may support 

passport issuance. 

Dated: May 9, 2012. 

Barry J. Conway, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Passport Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 

Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7941] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Bodies 

and Shadows: Caravaggio and His 

Legacy’’ 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: Pursuant to 

the authority vested in me by the Act of 

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 

27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and 

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 

2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et 

seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of 

October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority 

No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as 

appropriate, Delegation of Authority No. 

257 of April 15, 2003), I hereby 

determine that the objects to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘Bodies and 

Shadows: Caravaggio and His Legacy’’ 

imported from abroad for temporary 

exhibition within the United States, are 

of cultural significance. The objects are 

imported pursuant to loan agreements 

with the foreign owners or custodians. 

I also determine that the exhibition or 

display of the exhibit objects at the Los 

Angeles County Museum of Art, Los 

Angeles, CA, from on or about 

November 11, 2012, until on or about 

February 10, 2013; the Wadsworth 

Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT, 

from on or about March 8, 2013, until 

on or about June 16, 2013, and at 

possible additional exhibitions or 

venues yet to be determined, is in the 

national interest. I have ordered that 

Public Notice of these Determinations 

be published in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit objects, contact Julie 

Simpson, Attorney-Adviser, Office of 

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of 

State (telephone: 202–632–6467). The 

mailing address is U.S. Department of 

State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 

5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505. 

Dated: June 22, 2012. 

J. Adam Ereli, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7940] 

Determination Under the Foreign 

Assistance Act and the Department of 

State, Foreign Operations, and Related 

Programs Appropriations Acts 

Pursuant to Section 654(c) of the 

Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 

amended (FAA), notice is hereby given 

that the Deputy Secretary of State has 

made a determination pursuant to 

Section 620H of the FAA, and Section 

7021 of the Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations, 2012 (Div. I, Pub. L. 

112–74), and similar provisions in prioryear appropriations acts, and has 

concluded that publication of the 

determination would be harmful to the 

national security of the United States. 

This notice shall be published in the 

Federal Register. 

Dated: June 22, 2012. 

Vann H. Van Diepen, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7942] 

Suggestions for Environmental 

Cooperation Pursuant to the United 

States-Korea Environmental 

Cooperation Agreement 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice of preparation of and 

request for comments regarding the first 

United States—Korea Environmental 

Cooperation Work Program. 

SUMMARY: The Department invites the 

public, including NGOs, educational 

institutions, private sector enterprises 

and other interested persons, to submit 

written comments or suggestions 

regarding items for inclusion in the first 

Work Program for implementing the 

United States—Korea Environmental 

Cooperation Agreement, which entered 

into force on March 15, 2012. We 

encourage submitters to refer to: (1) The 

U.S.—Korea Environmental Cooperation 

Agreement; (2) Chapter 20 

(Environment) of the U.S.—Korea Free 

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Trade Agreement; and (3) the 

Environmental Review of the U.S.— 

Korea Free Trade Agreement. These 

documents are available at: http:// 

www.state.gov/e/oes/env/trade/ 

c49687.htm. 

DATES: To be assured of timely 

consideration, all written comments or 

suggestions are requested no later than 

July 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments or 

suggestions should be emailed to 

(MartirTorresMC@state.gov) or faxed 

((202) 647–5947) to Maina MartirTorres, Office of Environmental Policy, 

Bureau of Oceans and International 

Environmental and Scientific Affairs, 

U.S. Department of State, with the 

subject line ‘‘U.S.-Korea Environmental 

Cooperation.’’ If you have access to the 

Internet, you can view and comment on 

this notice by going to: http:// 

www.regulations.gov/#!home and 

searching on docket number: DOS– 

2012–0040. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: 

Maina Martir-Torres, telephone (202) 

647–4750. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

U.S.-Korea Environmental Cooperation 

Agreement 

The United States—Korea 

Environmental Cooperation Agreement 

(ECA) entered into force on March 15, 

2012. The United States and Korea 

negotiated the ECA in parallel with the 

U.S.—Korea Free Trade Agreement. The 

ECA establishes a framework to promote 

cooperation on environmental 

protection, sustainable management of 

natural resources, conservation and 

protection of biodiversity, and 

strengthening of environmental law 

enforcement. Article 3 of the ECA 

establishes the Environmental 

Cooperation Commission (ECC), which 

is responsible for developing programs 

of work that reflect the parties’ priorities 

for cooperative environmental activities. 

We are requesting suggestions for 

cooperative environmental activities to 

consider for inclusion in the first Work 

Program. For additional information, 

please visit: http://www.state.gov/e/oes/ 

env/trade/c49687.htm. 

Disclaimer: This Public Notice is a 

request for comments and suggestions, 

and is not a request for applications. No 

granting of money is directly associated 

with this request for suggestions for the 

Work Program and Plan of Action. 

There is no expectation of resources or 

funding associated with any comments 

or suggestions for the Work Program or 

the Plan of Action. 

Dated: June 22, 2012. 

George Sibley, 

Director, Office of Environmental Policy, 

Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7943] 

Suggestions for Environmental 

Cooperation Pursuant to the United 

States-Singapore Memorandum of 

Intent on Environmental Cooperation 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice of preparation of and 

request for comments regarding the 

2013–2014 United States—Singapore 

Plan of Action for Environmental 

Cooperation. 

SUMMARY: The Department invites the 

public, including NGOs, educational 

institutions, private sector enterprises 

and other interested persons, to submit 

written comments or suggestions 

regarding items for inclusion in the next 

Plan of Action for implementing the 

U.S.–Singapore Memorandum of Intent 

on Cooperation in Environmental 

Matters (MOI), signed on June 13, 2003. 

In preparing such comments or 

suggestions, we encourage submitters to 

refer to: (1) The U.S.–Singapore MOI, (2) 

the U.S.–Singapore 2011–2012 Plan of 

Action on Environmental Cooperation, 

(3) the U.S.–Singapore FTA 

Environment Chapter, and (4) the 

Environmental Review of the FTA. 

These documents are available at: 

http://www.state.gov/e/oes/env/trade/ 

singapore/index.htm. 

DATES: To be assured of timely 

consideration, all written comments or 

suggestions are requested no later than 

July 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments or 

suggestions should be emailed to 

(MartirTorresMC@state.gov) or faxed 

(202) 647–5947) to Maina Martir-Torres, 

Office of Environmental Policy, Bureau 

of Oceans and International 

Environmental and Scientific Affairs, 

U.S. Department of State, with the 

subject line ‘‘U.S.–Singapore 

Environmental Cooperation.’’ If you 

have access to the Internet, you can 

view and comment on this notice by 

going to: http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!home and searching on docket 

number: DOS–2012–0042. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maina Martir-Torres, telephone (202) 

647–4750. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

U.S.-Singapore Memorandum of Intent 

on Cooperation in Environmental 

Matters 

The United States and Singapore 

signed the MOI on Cooperation in 

Environmental Matters, on June 13, 

2003. The United States and Singapore 

negotiated the MOI in parallel with the 

U.S.–Singapore Free Trade Agreement. 

In Section 3 of the MOI, the 

Governments state that they plan to 

meet at least biennially to review the 

status of cooperation and to develop and 

update, as appropriate, a Plan of Action 

for Environmental Cooperation. The 

Plan of Action is a tool which identifies 

and outlines agreed upon environmental 

cooperation priorities, on-going efforts, 

and possibilities for future cooperation. 

The mutually identified goals of 

cooperation under the 2011–2012 Plan 

of Action are: (1) Encouraging the 

bilateral and regional use of innovative 

and climate friendly environmental 

technology and pollution management 

techniques; (2) participating in regional 

initiatives on environmentally 

sustainable cities and sustainable 

management and trade in sustainably 

managed resources; and (3) further 

improving capacity to implement and 

enforce environmental laws, including 

further enhancing efforts of countries in 

the region to combat illegal trade in 

environmentally sensitive goods 

through bilateral and regional 

cooperative activities. 

For the 2013–2014 Plan of Action, we 

anticipate building upon cooperative 

work initiated under previous Plans of 

Action. We are requesting suggestions 

that may be considered for inclusion in 

the next Plan of Action. 

For additional information, please 

visit: http://www.state.gov/e/oes/env/ 

trade/singapore/index.htm. 

Disclaimer: This Public Notice is a 

request for comments and suggestions, 

and is not a request for applications. No 

granting of money is directly associated 

with this request for suggestions for the 

Work Program and Plan of Action. 

There is no expectation of resources or 

funding associated with any comments 

or suggestions for the Work Program or 

the Plan of Action. 

Dated: June 22, 2012. 

George Sibley, 

Director, Office of Environmental Policy, 

Department of State. 

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