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15 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

investors, or otherwise in furtherance of 

the purposes of the Act. 

IV. Solicitation of Comments 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views, and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the proposed rule 

change is consistent with the Act. 

Comments may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s Internet 

comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an email to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File 

No. SR–BOX–2012–009 on the subject 

line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 

20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File No. 

SR–BOX–2012–009. This file number 

should be included on the subject line 

if email is used. To help the 

Commission process and review your 

comments more efficiently, please use 

only one method. The Commission will 

post all comments on the Commission’s 

Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the 

submission, all subsequent 

amendments, all written statements 

with respect to the proposed rule 

change that are filed with the 

Commission, and all written 

communications relating to the 

proposed rule change between the 

Commission and any person, other than 

those that may be withheld from the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 

available for Web site viewing and 

printing in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20549, on official 

business days between the hours of 10 

a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing 

also will be available for inspection and 

copying at the principal office of the 

Exchange. All comments received will 

be posted without change; the 

Commission does not edit personal 

identifying information from 

submissions. You should submit only 

information that you wish to make 

available publicly. All submissions 

should refer to File No. SR–BOX–2012– 

009 and should be submitted on or 

before July 23, 2012. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.15

Kevin M. O’Neill, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–16088 Filed 6–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7939] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection, DS–5520, Supplemental 

Questionnaire to Determine Identity 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 Identity 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–5520. 

• Respondents: Individuals applying 

for a U.S. passport. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

69,011. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

69,011. 

• Average Hours per Response: 45 

Minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 51,758 

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 validate an 

identity claim for a U.S. Passport Book 

or Passport Card in the narrow category 

of cases in which the evidence 

presented by an applicant is insufficient 

to establish identity. The information 

may also be used in adjudicating 

applications for other travel documents 

and services, and in connection with 

law enforcement, fraud prevention, 

border security, counterterrorism, 

litigation activities, and administrative 

purposes. 

Methodology 

The Supplemental Questionnaire to 

Determine Identity for a U.S. Passport is 

intended to verify the respondent’s 

identity for purposes of determining 

eligibility for a U.S. passport. This form 

is used to supplement an existing 

passport application and solicits 

information relating to the respondent’s 

employment and residences that is 

needed to corroborate an applicant’s 

identity claim prior to passport 

issuance. 

Additional Information 

The DS–5520 is questionnaire is 

designed to help determine the identity 

of passport applicants. The DS–5520 is 

not designed to replace the DS–11, 

Application for a U.S. Passport, but 

rather to supplement the application 

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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] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

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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