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when the applicant initially submits 

evidence that is insufficient to meet his/ 

her burden of proving identity. 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–5520 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 we 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, the proposed DS–5520 

limits the number of past employment 

and residences requested. The 

Department also removed the question 

regarding past supervisors and 

employers’ contact information based 

on public comment. 

After dramatically revising the form, 

the Department posted a second Federal 

Register notice for public comment. For 

this notice, the Department received 

comments remarked that providing 

information about one’s family members 

(living and deceased) is irrelevant for 

determining their identity. Others 

expressed concern regarding how it will 

be difficult for some applicants (such as 

applicants who lived overseas or people 

who are adopted or elderly) to provide 

some of the requested information. 

The details surrounding one’s family 

are usually one of the easiest pieces of 

information an applicant can provide 

that can also easily be verified via 

records by the Department. That being 

said, the Department is also well aware 

of how complicated family dynamics 

can be regardless of whether or not the 

applicant is adopted (a fact which 

would be reflected in the citizenship 

evidence an applicant submits with the 

initial application) which is why the 

form’s instructions stress that if you are 

unsure of the information, please 

provide a response to the best of your 

knowledge as Passport Services will 

consider all the information derived 

from this form in its entirety. This form 

instruction also applies to the comments 

regarding children who went to school 

overseas as well as elderly applicants 

who may not remember where they 

lived five addresses ago. The 

Department understands that when it 

comes to an applicant’s life history, 

there can be a wide variety of responses 

provided and the Department therefore 

accepts a wide variety of answers. 

Dated: May 9, 2012. 

Barry J. Conway, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Passport Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–16190 Filed 6–29–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7938] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: DS–5513, Supplemental 

Questionnaire To Determine 

Entitlement for a U.S. Passport, 1405– 

XXXX 

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: 

Supplemental Questionnaire to 

Determine Entitlement for a U.S. 

Passport 

• OMB Control Number: None 

• Type of Request: Existing Collection 

in Use Without an OMB Control 

Number 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Passport Services, 

Office of Project Management and 

Operational Support, Program 

Coordination (CA/PPT/PMO/PC) 

• Form Number: DS–5513 

• Respondents: Individuals applying 

for a U.S. passport 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

5,010 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

5,010 

• Average Hours per Response: 85 

Minutes 

• Total Estimated Burden: 7,098 

hours 

• Frequency: On occasion 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain a Benefit 

DATES: Submit comments to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

up to 30 days from July 2, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of State, 

Bureau of Consular Affairs, Passport 

Services, Office of Program Management 

and Operational Support, 2201 C Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20037. 

Direct comments to the Department of 

State Desk Officer in the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs at 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). You may submit comments by 

the following methods: 

• Email: oira_submission@omb.

eop.gov. You must include the DS form 

number, information collection title, 

and 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: You 

may obtain copies of the proposed 

information collection and supporting 

documents from PPT Forms Officer, 

U.S. Department of State, 2100 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Room 3031, 

Washington, DC 20037, who may be 

reached on 202–663–2457 or at 

PPTFormsOfficer@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 primary purpose for soliciting 

this information is to establish 

entitlement for a U.S. Passport Book or 

Passport Card. The information may 

also be used in connection with issuing 

other travel documents or evidence of 

citizenship, and in furtherance of the 

Secretary’s responsibility for the 

protection of U.S. nationals abroad. 

Methodology 

The Supplemental Questionnaire to 

Determine Entitlement for a U.S. 

Passport is used to supplement an 

existing passport application and 

solicits information relating to the 

respondent’s family and birth 

circumstances that is needed prior to 

passport issuance. 

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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. 

[FR Doc. 2012–16142 Filed 6–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2012–16139 Filed 6–29–12; 8:45 am] 

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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. 

[FR Doc. 2012–16196 Filed 6–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–27–P 

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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