62914 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 197 / Wednesday, October 13, 2010 / Notices 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0129. 

• Type of Request: Revision of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Passport Services 

CA/PPT. 

• Form Number: DS–3053. 

• Respondents: Individuals or 

Households. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,025,000 respondents per year. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

1,025,000 responses per year. 

• Average Hours per Response: 1 

Hour. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 1,025,000 

hours per year. 

• Frequency: On occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

DATE(S): Submit comments to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

up to 30 days from October 13, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: 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: 

• E-mail: 

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 the Passport Forms 

Management Officer 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 

information collected on the DS–3053 is 

used to facilitate the issuance of 

passports to U.S. citizens and nationals 

under the age of 16. The primary 

purpose of soliciting the information is 

to ensure that both parents and/or all 

guardians consent to the issuance of a 

passport to a minor under age 16, except 

where one parent has sole custody or 

there are exigent or special family 

circumstances. 

Methodology: Passport Services 

collects information from U.S. citizens 

and non-citizen nationals when they 

complete and submit the Statement of 

Consent or Special Circumstances: 

Issuance of a Passport to a Minor under 

Age 16. Passport applicants can either 

download the DS–3053 from the 

internet or obtain one from an 

Acceptance Facility/Passport Agency. 

The form must be completed, signed, 

and submitted along with the 

applicant’s DS–11, Application for a 

U.S. Passport. 

Dated: October 1, 2010. 

Barry J. Conway, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Passport Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–25749 Filed 10–12–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7202] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Form DS–11, Application 

for a U.S. Passport, OMB Control 

Number 1405–0004 

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: 

Application for a U.S. Passport. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0004. 

• Type of Request: Revision of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Passport Services— 

CA/PPT. 

• Form Number: DS–11. 

• Respondents: Individuals or 

Households. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

12.5 million respondents per year. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

12.5 million responses per year. 

• Average Hours per Response: 85 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 17,708,300 

per year. 

• 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 November 12, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: 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: 

• E-mail: 

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 the Passport Forms 

Management Officer 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 

information collected on the DS–11 is 

used to facilitate the issuance of 

passports to U.S. citizens and nationals. 

The primary purpose of soliciting the 

information is to establish citizenship, 

identity, and entitlement to the issuance 

of the U.S. passport or related service, 

and to properly administer and enforce 

the laws pertaining to the issuance 

thereof. 

Methodology: Passport Services 

collects information from U.S. citizens 

and non-citizen nationals when they 

complete and submit the Application 

for a U.S. Passport. Passport applicants 

can either download the DS–11 from the 

internet or obtain one from an 

Acceptance Facility/Passport Agency. 

The form must be completed, executed 

at an acceptance facility or passport 

agency, and submitted with evidence of 

citizenship and identity. 

Dated: October 1, 2010. 

Barry J. Conway, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Passport Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–25735 Filed 10–12–10; 8:45 am] 

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