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10 17 CFR 240.9b–1. 

11 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(39). 

must be filed with the Commission not 

later than the date the amendment or 

supplement, or the amended ODD, is 

furnished to customers. The 

Commission has reviewed the proposed 

November 2012 Supplement, and the 

amendments to the ODD contained 

therein, and finds that, having due 

regard to the adequacy of the 

information disclosed and the public 

interest and protection of investors, the 

supplement may be furnished to 

customers as of the date of this order. 

It is therefore ordered, pursuant to 

Rule 9b–1 under the Act,10 that 

definitive copies of the November 2012 

Supplement to the ODD (SR–ODD– 

2012–02), reflecting changes to 

disclosure regarding adjustments for 

cash dividends and distributions in 

respect of options overlying less than 

100 shares, may be furnished to 

customers as of the date of this order. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.11

Kevin M. O’Neill, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–29930 Filed 12–11–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8110] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Statement of Consent: 

Issuance of a U.S. Passport to a Minor 

Under Age 16 

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 

February 11, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Web: Persons with access to the 

Internet may use the Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) to 

comment on this notice by going to 

www.Regulations.gov. You can search 

for the document by entering ‘‘Public 

Notice ####’’ in the Search bar. If 

necessary, use the Narrow by Agency 

filter option on the Results page. 

• Email: PPTFormsOfficer@state.gov. 

• Mail: PPT Forms Officer, U.S. 

Department of State, 2100 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Room 3030, Washington, 

DC 20037. 

• Fax: (202) 663–2410. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: PPT 

Forms Officer, U.S. Department of State, 

2100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 

3030, Washington, DC 20037. 

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 PPT Forms Officer, U.S. Department 

of State, 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Room 3030, Washington, DC 

20037 who may be reached on (202) 

663–2457 or at 

PPTFormsOfficer@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Statement of Consent: Issuance of a U.S. 

Passport to a Minor under Age 16. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0129. 

• Type of Request: Revision of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Passport Services, 

Office of Program Management and 

Operational Support, Program 

Coordination Division (CA/PPT/PMO/ 

PC). 

• Form Number: DS–3053. 

• Respondents: Individuals or 

Households. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,260,000 respondents per year. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

1,260,000 responses per year. 

• Average Time Per Response: 5 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 

105,000 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 information collected on the DS– 

3053, ‘‘Statement of Consent: Issuance 

of a U.S. Passport to a Minor under Age 

16’’, is used in conjunction with the 

DS–11, ‘‘Application for a U.S. 

Passport’’. When a minor under the age 

16 applies for a passport and one of the 

minor’s parents or legal guardians is 

unavailable at the time the passport 

application is executed, a completed 

and notarized DS–3053 can be used as 

the statement of consent. If the required 

statement is not submitted, the minor 

cannot receive a U.S. passport. The 

required statement may be submitted in 

other formats provided they meet 

statutory and regulatory requirements. 

The legal authority permitting this 

information collection assists the 

Department of State to administer the 

regulations in 22 CFR 51.27 requiring 

that both parents and/or any guardian 

consent to the issuance of a passport to 

a minor under age 16, except where one 

parent has sole custody. This regulation 

was mandated by Section 236 of the 

Admiral James W. Nance and Meg 

Donovan Foreign Relations 

authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2000 and 

2001 (enacted by Public Law 106–113, 

Div. B, Section 1000 (a)(7)), and helps 

to prevent international child 

abduction. 

Methodology 

Passport Services collects information 

from U.S. citizens and non-citizen 

nationals when they complete and 

submit the DS–3053, ‘‘Statement of 

Consent: Issuance of a U.S. Passport to 

a Minor under Age 16’’. Passport 

applicants can either download the DS– 

3053 from the Internet or obtain the 

form 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’’. 

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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 239 / Wednesday, December 12, 2012 / Notices 74045 

Dated: November 28, 2012. 

Brenda S. Sprague, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport 

Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–30022 Filed 12–11–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8111] 

Request for Information for the 2013 

Trafficking in Persons Report 

SUMMARY: The Department of State (‘‘the 

Department’’) requests written 

information to assist in reporting on the 

degree to which the United States and 

foreign governments comply with the 

minimum standards for the elimination 

of trafficking in persons (‘‘minimum 

standards’’) that are prescribed by the 

Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 

2000, (Div. A, Pub. L. 106–386) as 

amended (‘‘TVPA’’). This information 

will assist in the preparation of the 

Trafficking in Persons Report (‘‘TIP 

Report’’) that the Department submits 

annually to appropriate committees in 

the U.S. Congress on countries’ level of 

compliance with the minimum 

standards. Foreign governments that do 

not comply with the minimum 

standards and are not making significant 

efforts to do so may be subject to 

restrictions on nonhumanitarian, 

nontrade-related foreign assistance from 

the United States, as defined by the 

TVPA. Submissions must be made in 

writing to the Office to Monitor and 

Combat Trafficking in Persons at the 

Department of State by January 31, 

2013. Please refer to the Addresses, 

Scope of Interest and Information 

Sought sections of this Notice for 

additional instructions on submission 

requirements. 

DATES: Submissions must be received by 

the Office to Monitor and Combat 

Trafficking in Persons by 5 p.m. on 

January 31, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Written submissions and 

supporting documentation may be 

submitted to the Office to Monitor and 

Combat Trafficking in Persons by the 

following methods: 

• Facsimile (fax): 202–312–9637. 

• Mail, Express Delivery, Hand 

Delivery and Messenger Service: U.S. 

Department of State, Office to Monitor 

and Combat Trafficking in Persons (J/ 

TIP), 1800 G Street NW., Suite 2148, 

Washington, DC 20520. Please note that 

materials submitted by mail may be 

delayed due to security screenings and 

processing. 

• Email (preferred): 

tipreport@state.gov for submissions 

related to foreign governments and 

tipreportUS@state.gov for submissions 

related to the United States. 

Scope of Interest: The Department 

requests information relevant to 

assessing the United States’ and foreign 

governments’ compliance with the 

minimum standards for the elimination 

of trafficking in persons in the year 

2012. The minimum standards for the 

elimination of trafficking in persons are 

listed in the Background section. 

Submissions must include information 

relevant and probative of the minimum 

standards for the elimination of 

trafficking in persons and should 

include, but need not be limited to, 

answering the questions in the 

Information Sought section. These 

questions are designed to elicit 

information relevant to the minimum 

standards for the elimination of 

trafficking in persons. Only those 

questions for which the submitter has 

direct professional experience should be 

answered and that experience should be 

noted. For any critique or deficiency 

described, please provide a 

recommendation to remedy it. Note the 

country or countries that are the focus 

of the submission. 

Submissions may include written 

narratives that answer the questions 

presented in this Notice, research, 

studies, statistics, fieldwork, training 

materials, evaluations, assessments, and 

other relevant evidence of local, state 

and federal government efforts. To the 

extent possible, precise dates should be 

included. 

Where applicable, written narratives 

providing factual information should 

provide citations to sources and copies 

of the source material should be 

provided. If possible, send electronic 

copies of the entire submission, 

including source material. If primary 

sources are utilized, such as research 

studies, interviews, direct observations, 

or other sources of quantitative or 

qualitative data, details on the research 

or data-gathering methodology should 

be provided. The Department does not 

include in the report, and is therefore 

not seeking, information on prostitution, 

human smuggling, visa fraud, or child 

abuse, unless such conduct occurs in 

the context of human trafficking. 

Confidentiality: Please provide the 

name, phone number, and email address 

of a single point of contact for any 

submission. It is Department practice 

not to identify in the TIP Report 

information concerning sources in order 

to safeguard those sources. Please note, 

however, that any information 

submitted to the Department may be 

releasable pursuant to the provisions of 

the Freedom of Information Act or other 

applicable law. When applicable, 

portions of submissions relevant to 

efforts by other U.S. government 

agencies may be shared with those 

agencies. 

Response: This is a request for 

information only; there will be no 

response to submissions. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The TIP Report: The TIP Report is the 

most comprehensive worldwide report 

on foreign governments’ efforts to 

combat trafficking in persons. It 

represents an updated, global look at the 

nature and scope of trafficking in 

persons and the broad range of 

government actions to confront and 

eliminate it. The U.S. Government uses 

the TIP Report to engage in diplomacy 

to encourage partnership in creating and 

implementing laws and policies to 

combat trafficking and to target 

resources on prevention, protection, and 

prosecution programs. Worldwide, the 

report is used by international 

organizations, foreign governments, and 

nongovernmental organizations alike as 

a tool to examine where resources are 

most needed. Freeing victims, 

preventing trafficking, and bringing 

traffickers to justice are the ultimate 

goals of the report and of the U.S 

Government’s anti-human trafficking 

policy. 

The Department prepares the TIP 

Report using information from across 

the U.S. government, U.S. embassies, 

foreign government officials, 

nongovernmental and international 

organizations, published reports, and 

research trips to every region. The TIP 

Report focuses on concrete actions that 

governments take to fight trafficking in 

persons, including prosecutions, 

convictions, and prison sentences for 

traffickers, as well as victim protection 

measures and prevention efforts. Each 

TIP Report narrative also includes a 

section on recommendations. These 

recommendations are then used to assist 

in measuring progress from one year to 

the next and determining whether 

governments comply with the minimum 

standards to eliminate trafficking in 

persons or are making significant efforts 

to do so. 

The TVPA creates a three tier ranking 

system. This placement is based more 

on the extent of government action to 

combat trafficking than on the size of 

the problem, although that is a 

consideration. The Department first 

evaluates whether the government fully 

complies with the TVPA’s minimum 

standards for the elimination of 

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