5966 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 21 / Tuesday, February 3, 2009 / Notices 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

meeting is open to the public however 

advance notice of attendance is 

requested. Anyone wishing to attend or 

make a presentation to the NWBC must 

contact Katherine Stanley by Friday, 

February 20, 2009, by fax or e-mail in 

order to be placed on the agenda. 

Katherine Stanley, Operations Manager, 

NWBC, 409 Third Street, SW., Suite 

210, Washington, DC 20416, telephone 

202–205–6695, fax 202–205–6825, email Katherine.stanley@nwbc.gov. 

Additionally, if you need 

accommodations because of a disability 

or require additional information, please 

contact Katherine Stanley at the above 

information. 

For more information, please visit our 

Web site at www.nwbc.gov. 

Bridget E. Bean, 

SBA Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–2245 Filed 2–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 6506] 

Title: 30-Day Notice of Proposed 

Information Collection: Form DS–0071, 

Affidavit of Identifying Witness, 1405– 

0088 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment and submission to OMB of 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State has 

submitted the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Affidavit of Identifying Witness. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0088. 

• Type of Request: Revision of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Department of 

State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 

Passport Services, Office of Field 

Operations, Field Coordination 

Division. CA/PPT/FO/FC. 

• Form Number: DS–0071. 

• Respondents: Individuals or 

Households. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

163,300. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

163,300. 

• Average Hours per Response: 5 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 13,608 

hours. 

• Frequency: On occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

DATES: Submit comments to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

up to 30 days from February 3, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Direct comments and 

questions to Katherine Astrich, the 

Department of State Desk Officer in the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs at the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB), who may be reached at 

202–395–4718. You may submit 

comments by any of the following 

methods: 

• E-mail: kastrich@omb.eop.gov. You 

must include the DS form number, 

information collection title, and OMB 

control number in the subject line of 

your message. 

• Mail (paper, disk, or CD-ROM 

submissions): Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. 

• Fax: 202–395–6974. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may obtain copies of the proposed 

information collection and supporting 

documents from Andrina Agnew, U.S. 

Department of State, CA/PPT/FO/FC, 

2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 

3040, SA–29, Washington, DC 20037, 

who may be reached on (202) 663–2445 

or at agnewam@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

soliciting public comments to permit 

the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary to 

properly perform our functions. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the 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. 

Abstract of proposed collection: The 

Affidavit of Identifying Witness, Form 

DS–0071, is used by the Department of 

State in making a determination of the 

applicant’s eligibility to be documented 

as a citizen or a non-citizen national of 

the United States. The form is used by 

Passport Agents, Acceptance Agents, 

and Consular Officers to collect 

information for the purpose of 

establishing the identity of a passport 

applicant who has not submitted 

adequate evidence with his/her passport 

application. The primary purpose for 

soliciting the information is to establish 

identity and eligibility for a United 

States passport, and to properly 

administer and enforce the laws 

pertaining to issuance thereof. Lack of 

identity information may result in the 

denial of an application for a United 

States passport. Inaccurate identity 

evidence could possibly result in 

issuance of a passport to a non-U.S. 

citizen or to someone using an assumed 

identity. 

Methodology: The Affidavit of 

Identifying Witness, Form DS–0071, is 

used in conjunction with the 

Application for a U.S. Passport, Form 

DS–0011. This affidavit is required to be 

included with a passport application 

only when the applicant for a passport 

is unable to establish his or her identity 

to the satisfaction of a person authorized 

to accept passport applications. The 

identifying witness must complete and 

sign this form in the presence of the 

person authorized to accept passport 

applications. 

Dated: January 23, 2009. 

Brenda S. Sprague, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport 

Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E9–2243 Filed 2–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 6504] 

Notice of Request for Public 

Comments 

Title: 30-Day Notice of Proposed 

Information Collection: Form DS–0064, 

Statement Regarding a Lost or Stolen 

Passport, 1405–0014. 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment and submission to OMB of 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State has 

submitted the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Statement Regarding a Lost or Stolen 

Passport. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0014. 

• Type of Request: Revision of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: CA/PPT/FO/FC. 

• Form Number: DS–0064. 

• Respondents: Individuals or 

Households. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

122,500. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

122,500. 

• Average Hours per Response: 5 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 10,208 

hours. 

• Frequency: On occasion. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain a Benefit. 


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