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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 

Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) 

provides for the nonimmigrant 

classification of a national of a country 

with which the United States maintains 

an appropriate treaty of commerce and 

navigation who is coming to the United 

States to: (i) Carry on substantial trade, 

including trade in services or 

technology, principally between the 

United States and the treaty country; or 

(ii) develop and direct the operations of 

an enterprise in which the national has 

invested, or is actively in the process of 

investing, Form DS–156E is completed 

by foreign nationals seeking 

nonimmigrant treaty trader/investor 

visas to the United States. The 

Department will use the DS–156E to 

elicit information necessary to 

determine a foreign national’s visa 

eligibility. 

Methodology 

After completing Form DS–160, 

Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application 

online (or, if the DS–160 is unavailable, 

DS–156, Nonimmigrant Visa 

Application), applicants would fill out 

the DS–156E online, print the form, and 

submit it in person or via mail. 

Dated: April 17, 2013. 

Donald L. Heflin, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Consular Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2013–09960 Filed 4–25–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8296] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: U.S. Passport Renewal 

Application for Eligible Individuals 

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 June 

25, 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 8296’’ 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: U.S. 

Passport Renewal Application For 

Eligible Individuals. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0020. 

• 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/S/PMO/ 

PC). 

• Form Number: DS–82. 

• Respondents: Individuals or 

Households. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

4,215,761. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

4,215,761. 

• Average Time per Response: 40 

minutes/0.66 hour. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 

2,782,402. 

• 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– 

82 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. 

The DS–82 solicits data necessary for 

Passport Services to issue a United 

States passport (book and/or card 

format) in the exercise of authorities 

granted to the Secretary of State in 22 

United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 

211a et seq. and Executive Order (EO) 

11295 (August 5, 1966) for the issuance 

of passports to U.S. nationals. 

The issuance of U.S. passports 

requires the determination of identity, 

nationality, and entitlement, with 

reference to the provisions of Title III of 

the Immigration and Nationality Act 

(INA) (8 U.S.C. sections 1401–1504), the 

14th Amendment to the Constitution of 

the United States, other applicable 

treaties and laws and implementing 

regulations at 22 CFR part 50 and 51. 

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the Application for a U.S. Passport by 

Mail are at 22 CFR 51.20 and 51.21. 

Methodology 

Passport Services collects information 

from U.S. citizens and non-citizen 

nationals who complete and submit the 

Application for a U.S. Passport by Mail. 

Passport applicants can either download 

the DS–82 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 previous U.S. 

passport. 

U.S. citizens overseas may download 

the DS–82 from the Internet or obtain 

one from the nearest U.S. Embassy or 

Consulate. As noted on the form, U.S. 

citizens overseas (except Canada) must 

apply for their passport at the nearest 

U.S. Embassy or Consulate in 

accordance with instructions on the 

Embassy/Consulate Web site. 

Additional Information 

In addition to general format changes, 

the following content changes have been 

made to the form: 

• Page 1, Instructions: Under the 

heading, ‘‘Can I Use This Form?’’, the 

following new statement and ‘‘yes’’ and 

‘‘no’’ checkboxes were added: 

‘‘My U.S. passport has not been 

limited from the normal ten year 

validity period due to passport damage/ 

mutilation, multiple passport thefts/ 

losses, or non-compliance with 22 CFR 

51.41. (Please refer to the back pages of 

your U.S. passport book for 

endorsement information.)’’ 

• Page 1, Instructions: In the third 

section that begins ‘‘U.S. PASSPORTS, 

EITHER IN BOOK OR CARD FORMAT, 

ARE ISSUED * * *’’, the following 

statement was added at the end of this 

section: 

‘‘PLEASE NOTE: YOUR NEW 

PASSPORT WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT 

PASSPORT NUMBER THAN YOUR 

PREVIOUS PASSPORT.’’ 

• Page 2, Instructions: In sentence 2), 

‘‘A Marriage Certificate * * *’’ the word 

‘‘certified’’ has been added before 

‘‘Marriage’’. Also, parentheses and the 

words ‘‘(Photocopies are not accepted)’’ 

have been added at the end of the 

sentence. 

• Page 2, Instructions: Under ‘‘Where 

Do I Mail This Application?’’, the 

following change has occurred: 

‘‘Note Regarding Mailing Addresses:’’, 

in the third sentence, the telephone 

number and words ‘‘at 1–877–487–2778 

or visit travel.state.gov’’ have been 

added at the end of the sentence. 

• Page 3, Instructions: At the bottom 

of the page, a new section was added 

with the heading: 

‘‘Special Notice to U.S. Passport Card 

Applicants Only’’. 

The section text follows: 

‘‘The maximum number of letters 

provided for your given name (first and 

middle) on the U.S. passport card is 24 

characters. The 24 characters may be 

shortened due to printing restrictions. If 

both your given names are more than 24 

characters, you must shorten one of 

your given names you list on item 1 of 

this form. 

• Page 1, Form: For Line Item 8, the 

following changes have occurred: 

Æ Mailing Address, Line 1: Replaced 

‘‘Street/RFD#, P.O. Box, or URB’’ with 

‘‘(Street/RFD#, URB, or P.O. Box, Apt/ 

Unit, In Care Of or Attn (e.g., In Care 

Of—Jane Doe, Apt # 100))’’. 

Æ Mailing Address, Address Line 2: 

Replaced ‘‘Clearly label Apartment, 

Company, Suite, Unit, Building, Floor, 

In Care Of or Attention if applicable. 

(e.g., In Care Of—Jane Doe, Apt # 100)’’ 

with ‘‘(If applicable)’’. 

• In the photograph box, the words 

‘‘Submit a recent color photograph’’ 

have been replaced with ‘‘Attach a color 

photograph taken within the last six 

months’’. 

• Under Line Item 11, ‘‘Please submit 

a certified copy of your marriage 

* * *’’, the language has been revised 

to now read ‘‘Please submit a certified 

copy. (Photocopies are not accepted!)’’. 

• In the section at the bottom of the 

page ‘‘For Issuing Office Only’’, the 

letters ‘‘BK’’ were added between ‘‘PPT 

C/R’’ and ‘‘PPT S/R’’ to now read ‘‘PPT 

BK C/R’’ and ‘‘PPT BK S/R’’. 

• In the section at the bottom of the 

page ‘‘For Issuing Office Only’’, two 

additional ‘‘checkboxes’’ and the words 

‘‘PPT CD C/R’’ and ‘‘PPT CD S/R’’ were 

added after ‘‘PPT BK S/R’’. 

• Page 2, Form: For Line Item 20, the 

following changes have occurred: 

Æ The words ‘‘Date of Trip’’ have been 

replaced with ‘‘Departure Date’’. 

Æ The words ‘‘Duration of Trip’’ have 

been replaced with ‘‘Return Date’’. 

The Department estimates that these 

changes will not result in an increase in 

the current burden time of 40 minutes. 

Dated: April 16, 2013. 

Brenda S. Sprague, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport 

Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2013–09953 Filed 4–25–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8295] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Application for a U.S. 

Passport: Name Change, Data 

Correction, and Limited Passport Book 

Replacement 

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 June 

25, 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 8295’’ 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: 

Application for a U.S. Passport: Name 


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